"Um?"
"Um?"
Chu Tang and Chu Yangwei looked at each other and saw confusion in each other's expressions.
That's not just a simple doubt, it's a questioning of the worldview.
Looking at each other for a moment, both father and son understood.
Chu Tang sighed: "Although this Chen Qin is extremely intelligent, he was born a beggar after all. Since he is greedy for your body, it seems he has never eaten any good meat."
"Dad! What are you talking about!" Chu Luoling frowned, unhappiness written all over her face.
Chu Tang just nodded lightly: "Forget it, let's get this marriage done while he is still interested in you. Otherwise, after seeing those elegant women, he won't even be willing to give you a concubine."
Chu Yangwei also nodded: "There are not many smart people who are so hungry and picky about food. We must put Luo Ling's marriage on the agenda as soon as possible."
"You guys! Humph!"
Chu Luoling stamped her feet angrily, opened the door and left.
"Dad, please hurry up about my sister's matter. I don't think Chen Qin is an ordinary person. Be careful, after passing this village, there won't be this shop."
"Well, in two days, I will talk to my father about marriage."
Within a few days, the news of Chen Qin's ascension to the throne in Zhanfeng City was spread throughout the Great Yong Kingdom by Jin Ling Ziyan.
In the capital, in the palace.
The new emperor Chen Qian and the Queen Mother Wan Mengyan were sitting beside the case.
"What do you think, Your Majesty, about the impostor in Zhanfeng City to the north?"
Chen Qian said: "The emperor believes that this matter should not be rushed. It would be better to wait until enough food and grass are raised and soldiers and horses from all directions are mobilized before going to Kill the Wind City to suppress the rebellion."
"You and Li Yizhi, the Minister of Rites, said the same thing."
Hearing Li Yizhi's name, Chen Qian's eyes flashed with a cold look.
A person who oversteps etiquette and has no respect for others actually becomes the Minister of Rites! It’s really the most ridiculous thing in the world!
The Queen Mother's lover presided over his coronation ceremony, which was a great insult to him as the new emperor.
However, he had no ability to refuse.
Wan Mengyan took a sip of tea and seemed to be trying to suppress the anger in her heart: "However, the Ai family believes that it is better to wipe out Zhanfeng City sooner rather than later."
"What do you mean, Queen Mother?"
Although Wan Mengyan still tried her best to maintain the dignity of her mother, her hands were so angry that she couldn't help but tremble: "Hmph, didn't you listen to what he said in that statement?! He said that the Ai family was promiscuous in the harem for the sake of being with the sycophant. The affair killed the late emperor! The Ai family will never accept such shame!"
"The rebellious officials and traitors must be exterminated as soon as possible! There must be no survivors! And the few people who persuaded us to join at that time must kill all nine of their tribes as a warning to others!"
As Wan Mengyan spoke, her voice became hoarse, like an old hen whose nest had been dismantled.
Chen Qian wanted to persuade: "Mother, if you do this, I will worry..."
"What are you worried about?! Isn't it enough to worry about the Ai family being embarrassed?!"
Chen Qian knew that he could not persuade the Queen Mother, so he had to say: "My son is willing to listen to the Queen Mother's arrangements."
As an emperor, I might not be as comfortable as the substitute in the north.
Chen Qian's throne was obtained by the Empress Dowager who poisoned the late Emperor, even though her original intention was really just to cover up her adultery.
Now that the Queen Mother is in power, all officials in the court are Wan Mengyan's spies, and Chen Qian, the emperor, is in name only.
Who doesn’t know Wan Mengyan’s ridiculous story? But what other choice do the officials have besides taking refuge in her?
She is the most powerful one in the entire capital, and the military power of the capital guard is firmly in her hands.
Not only is she powerful, but she is also vicious.
Anyone who offends her will be killed at least, or his whole family will be executed.
It had only been ten days since the late emperor's death, and she had already sent several groups of people who had some contacts with the third prince to see the late emperor.
In this way, everyone in the court was in danger, and no one dared to disobey Wan Mengyan's wishes.
But no matter what, although Wan Mengyan is poisonous, tiger poison cannot eat its seeds. Mother and son are of the same mind, Chen Qian is her only bloodline, and Wan Mengyan is still sincere to him. Therefore, Chen Qian could only choose to turn a blind eye to the Queen Mother's misbehavior.
"The Ai family believes that Liu Hui, the newly promoted minister of the Ministry of War, is very knowledgeable in the art of war and often has suggestions for military management. It is better to let him command 50,000 troops to wipe out the rebels in Fengcheng. What does the emperor think?"
Chen Qian gritted his teeth and closed his eyes to prevent his anger from making the Queen Mother unhappy.
Chen Qian was miserable when his mother was sitting on his head peeing.
This Liu Hui, like Li Yizhi, was the empress dowager's male favorite.
But compared to the somewhat resourceful Li Yizhi, Liu Hui is a complete waste. Except for the bed, he knows nothing else.
Simply relying on pleasing Wan Mengyan, Liu Hui's promotion path was like a galloping horse. He was promoted to the position of Minister of War two days ago.
Liu Hui did not feel ashamed but felt proud. He was arrogant in front of all the officials, and even boasted that he had the ability of Minister of War.
As everyone knows, the person behind the scenes gave him the nickname "Niaobu Shangshu".
Chen Qian immediately understood that Wan Mengyan ignored Li Yizhi and his own advice this time and insisted on attacking Zhanfeng City. Liu Hui must have worked hard on her bed last night and blew the wind next to her pillow.
Now, it was necessary to use 50,000 soldiers to give Liu Hui, the minister of the Ministry of Birds, military merit. Chen Qian could not help but scold his mother.
But now he didn't have any strength to challenge the Queen Mother, so he had to endure it.
"My son, I think, what the queen said is absolutely true."
"Okay, then the matter is settled. Three days later, the army will set off!"
Do you only prepare for three days? Then how to defeat the heroic soldiers of Zhan Fengcheng and the experienced generals of Chu and Tang Dynasties? !
Chen Qian felt a throbbing pain in his heart.
But he still said something from his throat:
"good."
"Mother, although the coach Liu Hui is extremely talented, he has no battlefield experience after all. Can an experienced general be used as the deputy commander?"
"Your Majesty went with Li Yizhi again. Li Yizhi recommended Zhao Jian as deputy commander-in-chief. Zhao Jian also recommended Zhang Bin, Chang Yong, Geng Ran and Liu Dazhi as generals. The Ai family thought that these people were all capable people in the capital, but they It's worth it. I wonder what your Majesty thinks of the arrangements for the Ai family?"
Zhao Jian?
Chen Qian breathed a sigh of relief. Li Yizhi is quite reliable in employing people. Excluding the generals at the edge of the town, Zhao Jian's ability to lead troops was definitely ranked in the top three above the court. The four generals Zhang Changgeng and Liu were familiar with Zhao Jian and had a tacit understanding of their cooperation. With these five people accompanying him, they should be able to restrain Liu Hui from causing chaos.
"I think the arrangements made by the Queen Mother are appropriate."
"Okay, since His Majesty has agreed, let's settle this matter at court tomorrow morning."
"yes."
Huangzhou.
The state magistrate Shen Zhe, the uncle of the third prince, naturally also received the news of Chen Qin's ascension to the throne.
Over the years, relying on his relationship with the third prince, Shen Zhe has managed the entire Huangzhou into a monolithic entity, with the political, business and military parties all listening to his orders.
Shen Zhe invited the leaders of Huangzhou's political, business and military parties to discuss countermeasures together at the Prefectural Government House.
Shen Zhe stroked his long beard, and his face showed no emotion: "Everyone, please tell me what you think of the message sent by Zhanfeng City."
The people sitting down looked at each other and smiled helplessly.
One person said: "Lord Zhou Ling, in fact, we have nothing to discuss about this matter. As soon as the late emperor left, Wan Mengyan went on a killing spree. We are all on the poison queen's must-kill list. Except for Are there any other options to respond to Zhanfeng City?"
Shen Zhe said: "What everyone said is indeed correct. But the one in Zhanfeng City is just a stand-in supported by the old man Chu Tang. After all, he is not of the same mind as me. I am a little unwilling to directly ask me to support him with all my strength."
A man dressed as a wealthy businessman immediately said: "State order, please don't be confused at this time. If your uncle does not give full support, it is equivalent to telling the world that you do not recognize him as the emperor's nephew. Then the authenticity of his identity There will be doubts.”
"If his prestige drops, he will be isolated and helpless, and he will probably be poisoned and easily eliminated. If the person who can pretend to be the third prince is dead, all things that defy the new emperor will have no legal basis. Our title of rebel is firmly established, and we will lose We have upheld righteousness. When the time comes when the Poison Queen is free to deal with us, we may not be able to defeat the Poison Queen with just one state!"
Another man dressed in military uniform also immediately stood up to persuade him: "That's right, Lord Zhou Ling. Who among the discerning people in the world doesn't know that the one from Zhanfeng City is a substitute? But so what if he is a substitute? Neither the people nor the soldiers know it! I want to After the common people and soldiers support our anti-drug campaign, they must have sufficient legal rationality. Besides him as a substitute, who else can we support to challenge the new emperor?"
Finally, the man dressed as an official also stood up to persuade him: "Yes. Lord Zhou Ling, you have to know that many generals have been offended and poisoned, and now everyone in Dayong is in danger. After learning the news of the third prince's enthronement, everyone I'm watching your actions! If you don't fully support this substitute, how can they cheer for us?"
"It seems that the substitute is cheap, but in fact it is for our own safety!"
Although Shen Zhe himself was not that good at strategy, he was very good at understanding people and promoted well-organized subordinates.
Because Shen Zhe is kind to others and good at accepting advice, these talents are willing to serve under Shen Zhe.
Shen Zhe saw that the three forces of military, government and business, which were often at odds with each other, all wanted to support the substitute, so he had no choice but to accept this reality.
"Well, what you said makes sense. I didn't think carefully before."
"I am sending orders to all directions. I, Huangzhou, am willing to accept His Majesty the Fengcheng Slayer as my orthodoxy and discuss the great cause of defeating the false emperor together!"
