Mianzhou City,
Dudu Mansion;
"Alang, tea."
The old man delivered a cup of tea to Zu Zhuming.
Zu Zhuming reached out to take it, but put it aside, stretched out his hand, and rubbed his eyebrows.
"Alang, haven't you made up your mind yet?"
"They are forcing me."
Zu Zhuming's hair is already half white. At this moment, the word "Chuan" between his eyebrows is particularly obvious.
At the previous military meeting, the public was extremely angry.
Some people are shouting to return to the army and go to the capital to be King Qin,
Some people are shouting that the situation is over, why not...
But the problem is that those who are calling King Qin are not They must be loyal ministers who really intend to go. Those who shout that the situation is over are not all people who are greedy for life and afraid of death.
More than ten years ago, before the Yan people went south in large numbers for the first time, the Three Sides of Daqian formed a system of their own.
However, following the battle in which the Yan people went south and fought under the city of Shangjing, the trilateral system was continuously filled with troops from all walks of life. For a period of time, the imperial court continued to attack because of fear. The ground piles up the "elites" who can fight from all over the country.
And this has resulted in an extremely complex power structure among the three parties.
Each army has complex components, complex territories, complex connections, complex mountains...
Zu Zhuming clearly remembers that during the first national war between Yan and Chu, the court itself He wanted to cooperate with the Chu State in the Northern Expedition, but was eventually suppressed by the old Xianggong Zhong. In the end, due to the death of the old Xianggong Zhong, the Northern Expedition finally came to nothing.
Because the three-sided army is too "mottled" in color, it is difficult to find a real talker to take charge of the overall situation. Even the court itself understands this.
But until now, this situation has essentially never changed.
Although his ancestor Zhuming publicly "managed" the three parties before, now, with the issuance of the surrender edict from the imperial court in Beijing, his ancestor Zhuming has lost legal support. Finally,
How can a person from Jiangnan completely convince the public on three sides?
Before the rise of Zu Zhuming, the Zu family was just an ordinary general in Jiangnan, and his level was only average, or even a little lower.
At that time, banditry was rampant in the southeast. His ancestor Zhuming was able to rise rapidly and establish his ancestral army by eliminating the pirates.
So, to put it bluntly, Zu Zhuming came to serve as the governor of the three sides as a guest commander.
"Uncle Chen, we can't defend these three sides."
"Alang, you are in trouble."
Uncle Chen is the son of Zu Zhuming's father. My personal guard is loyal and has served my ancestors for two generations.
At this moment,
a personal guard came in and reported:
"Commander, there is...an old friend who wants to see you."
Zu Zhuming frowned slightly and looked at the veteran guard, asked doubtfully:
"Old friend?"
"Commander, let's go meet him, he is indeed... an old friend."
......
An old friend is signing a pledge room.
This makes Zu Zhuming very strange, because ordinary guests, even distinguished guests, will be placed in the front hall to wait for him to see them. In a place like the signed room, he, the owner, has to invite them Or just bring someone with you.
However, this group of people under his command, who have always followed the rules, actually took matters into their own hands this time.
In the signing room, there was a person standing, looking at the paintings and calligraphy hanging around.
At that time, Yao Zizhan also served as the governor of the three sides. This was also the governor's mansion he used, and he left many calligraphy and painting treasures. When Zu Zhuming took over, he first wanted to express his love for the governor. The respect of his predecessor, the second is... Ordinary powerful people often have to spend a lot of money to get a painting or calligraphy from Yao Zizhan, and they will remove the original work if they are mentally ill.
It seems that he heard his footsteps,
The people in the security room,
turned around,
in Zu Zhuming In shock,
he knelt down on his knees:
"Father!"
This call made Zu Zhuming feel like he was struck by lightning.
"Father, my son is back!"
Zu Zhuming looked at the face of the visitor and said in disbelief:
"Dong...Dongcheng ?"
"It's the child, father!"
"How...are you...still alive?"
"Father, the child is unfilial. The child is still alive."
"The young master is back!" Uncle Chen exclaimed.
......
"Have you been living in the Yan Kingdom all these years?"
"Yes, father, during the war,
< p>The child was photographed...By Zheng...
By Yan..."
Zu Dongcheng opened his mouth several times, but could not do anything. Say that person's name.
Zu Zhuming said:
"The Regent."
"Yes, after that battle, the child was captured by the Regent, but the Regent At that time, he was not a prince."
"So, the news that came out from the Yan Kingdom was that you were in Yanjing, and you would rather die than surrender. You cursed the late emperor of the Yan Kingdom and was immediately beheaded. It's all fake."
"Yes, father."
"You surrendered?" Zu Zhuming asked.
"My child... my child..."
"Don't hesitate, tell the truth."
"My child did meet the first emperor of the Yan Kingdom, but the first emperor, and "I didn't persuade the child to surrender."
"Oh."
Zu Zhuming smiled,
reached out, and
patted it on the thigh. Shoot,
"Yes, it should be an extremely humiliating thing for your biological son to be captured., and even my father and the ancestral army at that time may have been suppressed by the court because of this.
Beheading you and creating a reputation as a loyal and brave person who would rather die than surrender will not only eliminate the matter of being captured because of you, but also improve his status as a father.
Otherwise,
how could my father sit in the position of governor of these three sides?
Yan people,
The late emperor of the Yan Kingdom,
was really good at planning and calculating! ”
Zu Zhuming’s knuckles cracked.
He was very angry.
The reason for his anger was that,
Yan Guo The late emperor kept his son as a chess piece and didn't seem to worry at all that his ancestor Zhuming could control the three sides and pose any threat to his country of Yan.
The reason for his anger came from. Yu was underestimated.
But the anger came suddenly and went away quickly.
Because it was the late emperor of Yan who underestimated him.
Being looked down upon by someone like that doesn't seem to be a particularly humiliating thing.
"Is it the Emperor of Yan who sent you here? "Zu Zhuming asked.
"Yes, father. "
"Sent you to persuade my father to surrender? "
"Yes. "
Zu Zhuming looked at the eldest son in front of him who he was once proud of and regarded as his true successor, and said:
"You can try. "
Zu Dongcheng knelt down again and said:
"Father, you should already know the news about the destruction of Shangjing City. The regent's army has entered Shangjing City. , the official family and all the officials have been surrendered, so what’s the point of my father continuing to stick to the three sides?
Even,
With the loss of Beijing and the support of the three sides from Jiangnan, are they still able to hold on? "
"As a father..." Zu Zhuming took a deep breath, "My ancestral family has been a great general for generations, how can it be like this..."
"The official family They all bowed their heads, all the officials surrendered, father, the Zhao family themselves knelt before the Yan people, what happened to my ancestral family? "
"Dongcheng, the official family, can he represent the country of Qian? "
"The official family...isn't it the country? ”
“I, Da Gan, can’t be represented by the Zhao Guan family. "
"Father, the child understands what his father means. "
"Oh, you know? "Zu Zhuming was a little strange.
"Before the child came, His Majesty had specially met the child and said some words to the child, about his father's words. "
Zu Zhuming's eyes narrowed slightly,
and said:
"Emperor Yan, what did you say? "
"Your Majesty said, my father is a loyal minister, a loyal minister to the country of Qian, and a loyal minister to the people of Qian. My father's loyalty is so great that it can contain the waves of the entire East China Sea. "
"Heh...hehehe. "
Rao is as majestic as the ancestors of the commander-in-chief,
by the enemyThe emperor of the country was "praising" him so much,
I was also happy in my heart.
The same flattery, if told by different people, will have completely different effects.
"Your Majesty also said..."
"What else did your Majesty say?"
"He said that the last one was as loyal to the country as his father. The person...is Mr. Xiang Mian."
"..." Zu Zhuming.
The assassin-faced husband was imprisoned that year, and finally died in prison. It was almost a forbidden area in the political arena of Qianguo.
But there is nothing new under the sun. Things that are confusing to ordinary people are nothing more than... in the eyes of those who are truly powerful.
As a neighboring country of Qian State, Yan State also attaches great importance to the death of Mr. Xiang Mian. No matter how incompetent the Secret Intelligence Department is, it can still be done to deliberately inquire about such a big matter.
Zu Zhuming was silent for a long time.
Seeing that his father did not speak,
Zu Dongcheng broke the short-term calm:
"Father should have received...a letter from home, right?"
Zu Zhuming nodded.
Zhao Yuannian established a puppet dynasty in the south of the Yangtze River, and the ancestral home was within Zhao Yuannian's sphere of influence.
Part of the reason for the previous chaos in the military discussion was that everyone had received word that the Jiangnan ancestral family had defected to Zhao Yuannian.
From Taiwei to General, if you look at the official positions of first-class generals, there are a lot of them with the surname Zu.
So,
Zhao Yuannian was an official in Jiangnan, which had the absurdity of "Tai Er" Mountain,
but it also exerted real political influence. .
At any rate, Zhao Yuannian is still a bit of a "adopted son" as the regent.
Now, the trilateral army is divided into multiple factions, each with different political goals and needs.
Some want to surrender to the Yan people, let’s not talk about it.
Some want to lead their troops away from the three sides, go to their hometown to separate the kingdom, and then see which way the wind blows;
Some want to support a certain vassal king, and then establish a vassal. A new court.
There are quite a few people in the last category, because a hundred years ago, Emperor Taizu of the Qian Kingdom started and established the Hundred Years of Great Qian in such a troubled time.
Correspondingly,
Zu Zhuming was incompatible with the capitulationists because of his moral obsession;
And because of the defection and betrayal of the Jiangnan ancestral family, This made it impossible for Zu Zhuming to integrate into the resistance factions;
And because the ancestral family was based in Jiangnan... If he wanted to go back to separate the country, he would have to span the entire Daqian from north to south, which was almost impossible. Realize, do you really think the Yan people are blind?
Let you lead the ancestral army all the way home under your nose?
Therefore,
The dignified governors of the three sides have completely different positions and wills from the factions under them.
"Dongcheng, how have you been doing these years in Yan State?"
"Father...the child is living well."
Zu Dongcheng gritted his teeth and continued:
"The child has become his biological son."
"Son?"
" Yes, you have two grandsons and two granddaughters in Yandi."
"Congratulations, Alang," Uncle Chen said immediately.
Zu Zhuming quickly asked:
"Who is your wife?"
"She is Princess Xianshuo of Dayan, the late emperor... promised to marry ”
There once was a very famous princess in Dayan, the one who belonged to the Zhenbei Hou Mansion.
However, this does not mean that Dayan is the only princess... There are still many princesses in the Ji family royal family.
"The Yan people are really willing to...spend money." Zu Zhuming said with emotion.
My daughter-in-law’s father is the daughter of the brother of the late Emperor of Yan.
In the clan, they are considered a very distinguished group.
"Hehehe."
Zu Zhuming lowered his head and laughed,
"Co-author... I have been guarding the three sides for so many years. , are you blocking your own relatives?"
"Father... His Majesty said that he is willing to govern Qian with benevolence and righteousness, and the Qian people will be treated equally as the Yan people."
" You don’t need to talk to your father about these nonsense.”
Zu Zhuming looked at his son and asked:
“How old are the children? "
"Replying to my father, the eldest son and the second son are twins. They are thirteen years old this year. The elder Ya is eleven years old and the second Ya is ten years old."
"Both are thirteen. How old are you? Son, are you so anxious?"
Zu Dongcheng lowered his head in shame.
He knew what surprised his father. Judging from the age of the eldest son and the tenth month of pregnancy, after his ancestor Dongcheng was captured, he basically didn’t last long before he went to fight with the Ji family. The clan daughter... went to have a baby.
"Father, Your Majesty has something, please give it to the child."
"A letter?"
"No."
Zu Dongcheng took out two pieces of yellow silk from his arms and sent them to Zu Zhuming via Chen Bo.
"This is..." Zu Zhuming's eyes widened, "A marriage certificate?"
"Yes."
On the marriage certificate, a large seal was used .
Although it was the first time for Zu Zhuming to see the name, he could tell at a glance that these were his two granddaughters born to his eldest son.
Daya was granted marriage to the prince of Yan Kingdom.
Erya was granted marriage to the Prince Regent’s son.
This is Zu Zhuming's military life,
Faced with these two marriage letters,
I am also a little speechless,
There is truly nothing to say.
He originally thought that since he sent his sonAfter persuading people to surrender, that was probably just a few back and forth moves.
Who would have known that,
His Majesty the Emperor of Dayan, would be so...such...such...
Even Zu Zhuming could not Come up with suitable words to describe Emperor Yan's move.
Although, in the marriage certificate, it is not mentioned that they are the Crown Princess and the Crown Princess, so it is most likely that they are the concubines.
But no matter what...
Looking at the entire Qian Kingdom,
It is estimated that it is really difficult to find a second Qian Kingdom family with his ancestors. The relationship between the family and Yan State has become closer.
This is directly related to the Dayan Tian family and the regent's palace, and in terms of seniority, his ancestor Zhuming is one generation higher than the emperor and the regent.
Ten thousand steps back,
Even if there is a civil war in Dayan in the future.
Whether the emperor wins or the regent wins,
His ancestral family...
They are still relatives of the emperor.
"Dongcheng..."
"Father..."
"You beast!"
...
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A new round of military discussions was held again in Mianzhou City.
Because the Yan army stopped its offensive after conquering Liang Town, all generals were basically able to participate.
No matter what,
Everyone has to make plans for their future as soon as possible.
But the difference this time was that,
halfway through the military meeting, the soldiers suddenly rushed in and directly captured all the generals.
Subsequently,
The various departments of the Zu Family Army began to connect in series. In order to divide and control, Zu Zhuming's power did not account for a high proportion in the entire three sides, but every place , all have his people.
With mental arithmetic and unintentional calculations, coupled with the decisiveness of Commander Zu, the land-grabbing city was opened directly from the inside. In conjunction with the Yan army's takeover, Daqian's operation lasted for hundreds of years, consuming countless manpower, material resources and efforts. The three-sided defense line that kept the Yan people in their throats for countless days and nights...
Completely fell!
......
"The last general, Zu Zhuming, pays homage to Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live the emperor!"
"Hurry up, Marquis of Donghai. "
Ji Chengjue personally stepped forward and helped Zu Zhuming up.
Zu Zhuming, who was helped up by the emperor himself, felt a little dizzy. What is this name?
Immediately, he came to his senses.
After coming to his senses, he could only kneel down again:
"Your Majesty is so kind to me, but I am so unworthy of the guilty general."
The Great Yan Lord, Everyone knows this.
In the past, it was only for people with different surnames, but after the emergence of the late emperor and the current two mean emperors, even the title of the clan has shrunk several times.
I don’t see you, but among all the brothers, there is not even one prince.
And the Marquis, a military meritorious surname with a different surname, has an even more extraordinary meaning in Dayan.
The emperor's eldest brother is now only a military lord, but his dignity is much greater than that of the royal family before.
Now Dayan only has three princes with different surnames, Prince Regent, Zhenbei, and Jingnan. Their predecessors were all military lords.
With the word "Marquis of Donghai",
Zu Zhuming's title is really easy to calculate.
If the emperor is not included in the ranking, Zu Zhuming will be ranked fifth in the Yan Dynasty.
Ji Chengjue deserves to be a businessman. When it is time to spend money, he must spend money. But when it is time to be generous, he can also be more generous than anyone else.
"My dear, you deserve it."
The emperor once again helped Zu Zhuming up.
The significance of the three sides is great for Gan people, as well as for Yan people.
Although the Qian Kingdom is now almost destitute of generals due to its defeat, Zu Zhuming's "Hongmen Banquet" can be said to have directly eliminated the chaos and troubles that would arise in Dayan's future rule of Qian Land. Half done!
When the late emperor was in power and was "extremely military",
Ji Chengjue was the late emperor's logistics manager.
So he knows very well that
The cost of defeating the opponent's army and overthrowing the opponent's government is often not as great as the cost of rule and governance.
The former is often a one-shot deal, while the latter... is a constant bloodletting.
To appease Zu Zhuming,
The emperor laughed loudly in the imperial tent,
said:
"Okay, I , I can finally go to Beijing and see the man named Zheng!"
This is very convincing;
But only Wei is standing next to the emperor! My father-in-law knew that His Majesty said this through clenched teeth.
Because not long ago,
The Prince Regent sent a letter to His Majesty.
The letter said that the Prince said that he had already sat in the Daqian Palace. The dragon chair;
Moreover,
When he sat, he deliberately left some holes on his side, allowing His Majesty to bend his knees sideways and sit with him.
After the emperor read it,
he scolded the regent three times in succession,
they were:
“Beast, bitch, bitch. !"
Then,
the emperor planned to drive to Beijing in person.
When he came out, he would first sit on the dragon throne, and then leave a gap for the man named Zheng. Get the place back.
Eunuch Wei did not dare to remind the emperor that it is said that the regent has now entered the realm of a third-grade martial artist. Can your ass, your majesty, be able to squeeze the regent?
......
Two flowers bloom, one on each side.
In the north, Emperor Yan personally conquered almost all three sides, and was leading his army to go south to Beijing immediately.
But here in Shangjing,
it seems much quieter.
A cup of fruit drink was placed in front of me.
Zheng Lin put down the pen in his hand, picked up the tea, took a sip, and said:
"Godfather, this is too sour."
"This is refreshing."
The blind man stretched out his hand, and a stool next to him moved "by itself" Come here and sit down.
"I'm okay." Zheng Lin said, "It's not like I have to work hard to write documents."
"My godfather is very pleased. When he was in Jinghai City, your father You came out to take charge. Even though you were sitting there, you could tell that you were feeling angry.
Now,
You are a month younger and you can still keep your composure. ."
"Yes?" Zheng Lin asked.
The blind man nodded.
People’s temperament needs to be tempered, especially the temperament of young people.
And the best way to polish it is to give him something to be in awe of.
The blind man had to admit that the Lord succeeded in this regard.
"I just think that dealing with these things, although tedious, is still interesting."
"You didn't mean to say this to make me happy?"
" "No."
"Do you like this feeling?" The blind man asked, "Sitting in the royal study room, reviewing the papers; you know, there are thousands of people behind these papers. The lives of tens of thousands of people."
"I don't like it." Zheng Lin said, "It's just a kind of practice."
This answer is quite satisfactory.
The blind man can't be said to be very happy, and of course, it doesn't go well with being disappointed.
The desire for power is something that attracts people;
Those who have experienced hardship and oppression since childhood will often be extremely thirsty for power and status once they have the opportunity;
But this has nothing to do with his godson.
He was born to be the crown prince, even a status similar to the second crown prince of Dayan. Just like he was born into the ninth rank, he was born with it. If it is too easy to obtain, it is often difficult to produce it. Obsession.
But fortunately,
Lin'er is not like his biological father in two lifetimes, so he is not that Buddhist.
In short,
There is still hope for the future, and great achievements can still be expected.
"These things at the moment are actually small matters. Today, more than 80% of government orders do not leave the capital."
"I know."
< p> "But it's almost over." The blind man stretched out his hand and took out an orange from his pocket.Zheng Lin saw the orange color change.
Fortunately, the godfather did not peel it off, but played with it in his hand:
"The news I just got is that the emperor has tamed the three sides and is coming to us."
“Oh, are you worried, godfather?”
“I’m not worried yet. The world is not yet settled. It is estimated that counties and counties will be enfeoffed at the same time, and rebellions and suppression will be carried out in various places. It’s not something that can be over in a short time.
The dishes have just been served, and it’s very hot. It’s not even time to divide the dishes.
I guess it will be over in the next five years. Yandi returnsIs it Yandi of the imperial court, Jindong is still Jindong of the royal palace.
In the rest of the territory, I am among you, and you are among me.
As long as you don’t break your skin for a day, you won’t be able to distinguish yourself for a day. "
"Oh. "Zheng Lin nodded.
"That's all. I won't tell you this for now. The time is coming. You can go to the north of the city. "
"What kind of ceremony is father going to hold? ”
The blind man picked up the fruit drink that Zheng Lin had only taken a sip of,
took a sip,
and then his expression trembled slightly,
So sour!
After getting over the sourness,
the blind man replied:
"Arbor Day. ”
……
To the north of Shangjing City,
a piece of land was cleared.
The Regent of Dayan was among the crowd Under the watchful eyes of the generals, personal guards, ministers, nobles and common people;
Pick up the shovel,
and dig symbolically in the tree pit that has been dug.
Then,
reached out to take a small willow tree and placed it inside.
Finally,
< p>Picked up the shovel again and symbolically returned two shovels of soil;The guards in Jinyi quickly stepped forward and filled in the soil.
A new willow tree is here. Take root.
The prince clapped his hands,
took two steps back,
looked at the willow tree,
looked again. Not far away was the towering city wall of Shangjing.
A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
More than a hundred years ago,
the first generation of Zhenbei Hou broke through half a million. The Northern Expeditionary Army of the Qian Kingdom planted a willow branch at the border, which means that when the willow branch grew green, he had led the Yan cavalry to Beijing to avenge the Qian people's treacherous sneak attack. !
It’s a pity that the war in the north is urgent, and the Yan State can no longer allocate more troops to the first generation of Zhenbei Hou from the front line of the decisive battle with the barbarians.
The first generation of Zhenbei. Hou had no choice but to lead his army to conquer the three northern counties of Qian Kingdom to absorb the population and wealth back home. Later, for the sake of checks and balances, the first generation Zhenbei Hou, who was a southerner, was granted the title of Bei, and he was unable to fulfill his long-cherished wish to go south to conquer Qian.
More than a hundred years later,
The regent of Dayan planted a willow tree on the edge of Shangjing City.
He ordered a team of soldiers to take turns to guard it day and night so that it would not be damaged. .
At the same time,
erected a monument next to the willow tree,
and engraved a poem on it: Raising the whip to chase the silver waves, passing by the peach blossoms. < /p>
This poem describes the scene when the first Zhenbei Hou defeated the army, and it is also the origin of the name of Yinlang County.
What is surprising is that,
The inscription below the inscription,
is not the regent of Dayan,
but:
Cuiliu Fort, Yinlang CountyDefense - Zheng Fan.