In the Daning Palace in Kaifeng Mansion, Tokyo, Queen Li, oh no! She should be called Queen Mother Li now.
Before Shi Jingtang's body was still cold, the Empress Dowager wisely moved to the Yanshou Hall, which symbolizes the Empress Dowager. The only requirement was that Shi Chongrui, who was over one year old, should move in with her.
Feng Dao is still the same Feng Dao, slippery, cowardly and without any persistence.
Late that night, after Shi Jingtang passed away, Shi Chonggui received the news from the palace and immediately led his troops to rush to Feng Dao's house.
Feng Dao took less than a minute and made a smooth decision immediately.
No favors or favors are as important as the lives of yourself and your family.
Feng Dao immediately expressed his willingness to be loyal to Shi Chonggui, and then followed Shi Chonggui to Daning Palace.
Immediately afterwards, Jing Yanguang, the commander of the guards and troops who controlled the military power of Daning Palace, also opened the palace gate and took refuge with Shi Chonggui.
Jing Yanguang had long been dissatisfied with the Khitan people's wanton insults to Jin's imperial guards. It happened that Shi Chonggui didn't want to see the Khitan people either, so the two of them hit it off.
Immediately, with Jing Yanguang's support, Feng Dao and others changed the time of Shi Jingtang's death and postponed Shi Jingtang's death by two hours.
The function of these two hours is reserved for Shi Chonggui.
Under Feng Dao's arrangement, Jing Yanguang's action of opening the palace gate late at night to let Shi Chonggui in was changed to Shi Jingtang knowing that he was about to die soon and urgently summoning Shi Chonggui into the palace.
Then, right in front of the sickbed, in front of Jing Yanguang and Feng Dao, he appointed Shi Chonggui as the King of Qi and concurrently served as the minister.
This Shizhong was not the Shizhongshilang official position mentioned in Zhuge Liang's apprenticeship list. Even if he was Shizhongshilang, Fei Yi and others dared to interfere with Liu Chan's concubine affairs at that time.
Shi Chonggui's servant has been the most important official position in the central government since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty increased his power. During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, he had monopolized power and was called the prime minister among prime ministers.
This kind of appointment means that Shi Jingtang wants to pass the throne to Shi Chonggui.
And this is also in line with ordinary people's guesses. How could Shi Chonggui, who was twenty-seven years old, not choose Shi Chongrui, who was one and a half years old?
Sure enough, on the second day, none of the ministers were dissatisfied with Shi Chonggui's succession to the throne. Shi Chonggui was able to put on mourning in Daning Palace and staged the scene of taking the throne before the funeral with three resignations and three concessions.
He also expressed affectionately that he was in great pain and would not change his reign, but would still use Shi Jingtang's Tianfu reign title.
At this time, Shi Chonggui was still somewhat sober to be honest. He also knew that the empire Shi Jingtang 'left' to him was not a high-quality asset.
To the north, the Khitans were watching eagerly, waiting for his next move.
Zhang Zhao's Liang Kingdom in the northwest is like a tiger or leopard hiding in the shadows, never knowing when it will pounce out to bite someone.
Meng Chang, who lived in Meng Shu in the southwest, was determined to make great efforts to rule the country and was always peeping at the Guanzhong area of the Later Jin Dynasty.
In the Southern Tang Dynasty in the south, although Li Min lost his enterprising spirit, the Southern Tang Dynasty, including the previous Wu Kingdom, has always been the most developed among the many princes.
The Central Plains was in turmoil, but the Southern Tang Dynasty was peaceful and prosperous. If Li Min suddenly rose to prominence, he would be able to display his considerable strength.
Therefore, Shi Chonggui was still very humbly seeking opinions from the ministers and letting everyone discuss how to deal with the future.
Feng Dao was the first to present his report. Since Shi Chonggui was the first to come to him, Feng Dao dramatically became the first important minister to support Shi Chonggui. He was immediately put in high regard by the new emperor, granted the title of Duke of Yan, and received additional awards.
Taiwei.
"At this time, we, the Jin Dynasty, still have three parties that need to be dealt with immediately. The Khitan in the north has hundreds of thousands of cavalry. How should your majesty treat the Khitan leader with etiquette?
In the Liang Kingdom in the northwest, he originally returned to the country, but then returned to it again. The king of Liang, Zhang Zhao, was quite talented and had tens of thousands of elites to peer into Guanzhong. It must be observed!"
Shi Chonggui pointed out that the biggest external threats to the Jin Kingdom are the Khitan and Liang Kingdoms.
"What about another party? Did the Lieutenant miss one?"
Feng Dao hesitated for a moment before continuing: "Although Yang Guangyuan of Xijing was originally a minister of the late emperor, he has always been repetitive and cruel. Your Majesty should make plans early."
Originally, given Feng Dao's tactful and cautious nature, he would not have said that.
However, this Yang Guangyuan has now successfully made himself disgusted with being a human being and a ghost.
The three of them, father and son, were in Luoyang, Xijing, killing officials, common people and passing merchants at will, just to collect money.
The Jiedu Ya soldiers in the three towns of Heyang below also followed the same example, making Luoyang as rare as a ghost town. It was even less popular than Du Chongwei, who was regarded as a plague prince by the people.
At this moment, seeing Feng Dao saying that he was going to deal with Yang Guangyuan, all kinds of civil and military officials started to add insult to injury.
Everyone bluntly said that Yang Guangyuan should be killed, but Jing Yanguang, who always spoke passionately and cheerfully, had different opinions.
Because she knew very well that although Yang Guangyuan was angry and deserved to be killed, he had also raised the tooth soldiers in the three towns of Heyang to be extremely tough and had the support of these tooth soldiers under his command.
Because Luoyang, Xijing and its surroundings are actually shared by Yang Guangyuan and his son and the Yabingya generals of the three towns in Heyang.
If there were thousands of tooth soldiers loyal to the Yang family and their sons, wearing armor to guard the Xijing area, it would not be something that the imperial army could easily wipe out.
At this moment, Shi Chonggui has just ascended the throne. Once the war prolongs, things may change easily.
So Jing Yanguang quickly stepped out of the queue, saluted Shi Chonggui and said: "Your Majesty, from what I can see, Yang Guangyuan has not shown any signs of rebellion, so it is not advisable to act too hastily.
Moreover, since His Majesty has recently ascended the throne, he would kill the former ministers, fearing that His Majesty's reputation would be damaged.
Du Gong, who is left behind in Yedu, is your Majesty's uncle and a veteran in the late emperor's trust. It would be better to transfer Duke Du to Xijing as a stayer, and then transfer Yang Guangyuan to Yedu as a stayer. I think he will be happy.
Feng Yu, a member of Zhongshushe next to Shi Chonggui, frowned and said: "Yedu is the prosperous place of the country, with a prosperous household registration, and it is also the gateway to the north of Tokyo.
If people like Yang Guangyuan go to Yedu, the harm will be far worse than in Luoyang, Xijing, and I will not take it for Your Majesty."
After Jing Yanguang heard this, he smiled coldly. This Feng Yu was the younger brother of Shi Chongyin's wife, Feng.
Feng was quite beautiful, and after Shi Chongyin was killed by Li Congke, she fell in love with Shi Chonggui.
Now that Shi Chonggui had just ascended the throne, Feng Yu started to tremble.
"Whenever a military commander moves a town, I have never heard of anyone who can bring thousands of soldiers with him to move a town.
When Yang Guangyuan leaves Luoyang, Xijing, he can only take with him three to five hundred people at most. When he reaches the vicinity of Tokyo, Your Majesty can change his appointment to be the envoy of Pinglu Festival.
If Yang Guangyuan agrees, then His Majesty is being lenient and lets him live. If he doesn't agree, it will be easy to destroy him.
"This is a great kindness!" Shi Chonggui imitated Shi Jingtang's past behavior, patted the armrest of the throne and praised.
Jing Yanguang's method was indeed good, and it immediately relieved Shi Chonggui's two worries.
One is that Yang Guangyuan has ulterior motives.
Second, Du Chongwei, as his uncle, was stationed at an important place in Yedu, and so far no one had been sent to congratulate him on his ascension to the throne.
If we can take the opportunity to deal with Yang Guangyuan and transfer Du Chongwei from Yedu, changes can be avoided.
After discussing Yang Guangyuan's matter, it was now the turn of Khitan and Liang Kingdom Zhang Zhao, but everyone had a tacit understanding and did not mention Liang Kingdom.
Because everyone here was an old fox, they could also see that although Zhang Zhao's words were fierce, he was opposed to Shi Jingtang's surrender to the Khitan and the cession of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun. He did not say that he would oppose the imperial court.
Moreover, Zhang Zhao's opinion coincided with that of many people in Daning Palace, such as Jing Yanguang and others.
Of course, part of the reason is that the character Zhang Zhao created before he took a clear stand against Shi Jingtang's treason was very successful.
In the eyes of most people, His Royal Highness the Prince of Liang, who suddenly rose to prominence in Hexi, is a person with strong characteristics of the Tang Dynasty.
The loyalty and benevolence he values can be said to be out of place in this era.
If we could go back two hundred years to the time when the great dynasty was prosperous, it would be just right.
So in their hearts, these people actually regarded Zhang Zhao as Wang Zhongsi, Ge Shuhan, Gao Xianzhi and others in the past.
In the silence, it was Feng Yu who spoke first, "Now that His Majesty has ascended the throne, the envoys to Khitan to report the funeral should be leaving.
It was not a shame that the late emperor's father was a Khitan man, because in the past when the Khitan emperor Abaoji ascended to heaven, he and Emperor Wu were brothers, and the queen mother in the palace was the granddaughter of Emperor Wu.
Although the late emperor was older than Yelu Deguang, the leader of the Khitan Kingdom, he served him as his father, which was exactly the code of ethics he followed.
Therefore, I suggest that Your Majesty, you should continue to serve Yelu Deguang as your grandfather, and I, the Jin Dynasty, should profess your vassalage to the Khitan as usual before I become fully fledged."
Jing Yanguang on the left was even more dissatisfied after hearing this. He immediately looked at Feng Yu angrily, while Shi Chonggui also looked a little hesitant.
Because his adoptive father, Shi Jingtang, was ridiculed by people all over the world because his father was a Khitan man. In the past, Shi Chonggui was also one of those who opposed his father's work with the Khitan family.
Now he must be very unhappy if he continues to regard Yelu Deguang, a man in his thirties, as his grandfather.
Jing Yanguang saw Shi Chonggui's displeasure from below and immediately stood up. He spoke passionately and eloquently to Shi Chonggui.
"Your Majesty is the Emperor of the Central Plains, the most respected one in the Nine-Five Years. The Khitans are nothing but a bastard outside the Great Wall. If the decline of the great dynasty had not given the Khitans a chance, they would not only threaten the Central Plains, but they would also face the Jiedushi like Fan Yang, Lu Long and others in the past.
, also have to grovel.
I believe that although the Jin Dynasty did not dominate the world, it still occupied the rich land of the Central Plains and had plenty of food. However, within a few years, a hundred thousand people were sharpening their swords.
With such great national prestige, and having my father serve the Khitan, I fear that I will be ridiculed by all the countries in the world and undermine your majesty's majesty.
If the minister Jianyi is to replenish his energy, then it is okay to call him a minister, but to call Yelv Deguang my grandfather is too much!"
Jing Yanguang's words made Shi Chonggui's heart surge with excitement and relief.
"What Mr. Jinggong said is exactly what I want!"
It has to be said that as Jing Yanguang often hangs out with Shi Chonggui, their temperaments are very similar. Shi Chonggui only feels that every word Jing Yanguang speaks goes to his heart.
Did he actually care too much about whether he would be called a Khitan minister or not? He just didn't want to call Yelu Deguang his grandfather. This was just a matter of face.
Feng Dao sighed deeply in his heart. He turned to look at He Ning, who was standing beside him. He Ning was also sighing.
Because Jing Yanguang and Shi Chonggui actually went in the wrong direction.
Whether to surrender to the Khitan and whether to call Yelv Deguang his grandfather are actually two different things. And the former is far more important than the latter.
Because professing vassalage to the Khitan was a matter of national importance, while calling Yelv Deguang his grandfather was a private matter between Shi Chonggui and Yelu Deguang.
As Feng Yu said before, Yelu Deguang was indeed the generation of Shi Chonggui's grandfather in terms of ethical generation.
Shi Chonggui called Yelu Deguang his grandfather, which was actually not that humiliating.
But the most critical thing was to become a vassal, because the Jin State professed its vassalage to the Khitan, which on the basis of legal principles, had almost destroyed the legitimacy of the ruler of the Central Plains of the Later Jin Dynasty.
For example, although Shi Chonggui is now proclaimed emperor, if we look deeper, he is claiming the title of emperor because Shi Jingtang's status as emperor of the Jin Kingdom was conferred by the Khitan.
If Shi Chonggui had not been canonized by Yelu Deguang, he could not be said to be the emperor of Jin!
He Ning also saw Feng Dao looking at him, and he knew that he had to clarify the matter.
Because of Feng Dao's slippery manner, since he and Ning couldn't bear it after seeing him, Feng Dao would never speak out about it.
So He Ning, as the privy envoy, could only go out and look at Shi Chonggui and said.
"What I and Commander Jing saw were slightly different.
If your majesty wants to wash away the shame of the late emperor, the important thing is whether to be a minister or not, and whether to serve Yelv Deguang as his grandfather is actually a private matter for your majesty, but to be a minister is a state matter.
Just as Hexi Zhang Zhao said, it is a mistake for my father to serve the Khitan, and to be a minister to the Khitan is an eternal shame!
I sincerely request your majesty to think of the world and exercise restraint and tolerance. You can send envoys to Khitan to proclaim yourself a grandson instead of a minister."
After He Ning came out, a large wave of civil servants and generals immediately came out and agreed with He Ning's statement, because it was correct.
Shi Chonggui thought about it secretly and found that He Ning's theory did make sense.
The most urgent task now is to take the legal principles from the hands of the Khitans and into our own hands.
He, Shi Chonggui, did not want to be said to be an emperor canonized by the Khitan. He was the upright emperor of the Central Plains.
As for calling Yelu Deguang his grandfather, that can be solved later.
So Shi Chonggui nodded, "Then leave the two masters alone and the privy envoy. I will immediately order you to form an envoy to go to Khitan.
Please choose more eloquent people to go and inform my grandfather Yelu Deguang about the death of the late emperor!"
When Shi Chonggui mentioned the word "grandfather", he sneered. Now everyone knew what Shi Chonggui was thinking.
In fact, there are some people today who want to persuade Shi Chonggui to continue to surrender to the Khitan, but they can't say anything at the moment.
Feng Dao sighed in his heart. If they wanted to avoid war with the Khitan, they said it was useless and they had to recall Sang Weihan.
Because when he was in Jinyang in the past, Shi Chonggui respected Sang Weihan very much.
This chapter has been completed!