The Royal Palace of the Le Dynasty behind Thang Long Palace in Annan is covered with snow. The 47-year-old King of Annam (canonized by the Ming Dynasty) and Emperor Shenzong (self-proclaimed), His Majesty Li Weiqi, is holding the canopy, half lying on a deck chair, and quietly looking at the imperial garden
There are more than a dozen plum trees covered in silver.
Drinking tea, admiring flowers, reading, listening to the piano, watching singing and dancing, and of course, eating and sleeping, this was the emperor's daily life. Don't get me wrong, he is not a foolish emperor, nor is he lazy in politics, but he has nothing to do. Annan
The great power of the Li Dynasty was all in the hands of the Zheng family, and the king of the Qing Dynasty, Zheng Jie, was even more obsessed with power. Once he grasped the big power and the small power, the emperor of the Li Dynasty naturally had nothing to do. It was also good to enjoy flowers and listen to music.
Ten years ago, His Majesty Shenzong Li Weiqi was not willing to "retire" in the palace. During the third Zheng-Nuan war, he expressed some opinions on political affairs, saying that the Ruan army's fortress was strong and this battle was not easy to fight. It was over, the Qing Dynasty
The king of the capital, Zheng Jie, was furious. What do you want to do? Back then, your father wanted to seize power from my father, but my father forced him to hang himself. I was merciful and did not kill you. Do you still want to overthrow the world?
After Zheng Ruan returned to Beijing, Zheng Jie forced Li Weiqi to give up the throne to his son Li Zhenzong Li Weiyou. After becoming the Supreme Queen, Li Weiqi realized a truth: The sky in Annan belongs to the old Zheng family, not our old Li family. So,
He changed his tune and treated the Zheng family with utmost respect. Once Zheng Zhe was ill, the Emperor prayed for him devoutly in the palace. God, please let King Qingdu get well soon! I, Annan Kingdom, cannot live without Qingdu.
King! Later, Zheng Zhi learned about this and secretly thought, this kid has become a lot more sensible after becoming the Supreme Queen!
Obedience will be rewarded. Five years ago, Li Weiqi's son Li Zhenzong, Li Weiyou, died of illness. Zheng Jie restored the emperor to the throne with a stroke of his pen. After regaining the throne, Li Weiqi became more and more submissive to Zheng Jie and obeyed his orders.
From now on, I wish I could kneel down and call Zheng Zhe daddy.
The reason why Zheng Zhao asked Li Weiqi to be reset was not only because he became obedient, but also mainly because he wanted to show it to the ministers. Did you see it? The sky of Annan Kingdom is the sky of my Zheng family. I, the emperor of Li Dynasty, am Zheng.
If you want to abolish it, you will abolish it; if you want to establish it, you will establish it. You must have your own account in mind and don't stand in the wrong team.
Different from the pink and white plum blossoms in ordinary people's homes, the plum blossoms in the imperial garden are all treasures, such as "Purple Plum", "Red Plum", "Green Calyx", "Gulihong", "Jade Butterfly", etc.
This plant is priceless. In addition to the common pink and white colors, there are also purple, light yellow, and light ink??
Li Weiqi suddenly felt something and chanted: "There are several plum blossoms in the corner, and Ling Han is blooming alone. I know it's not snow from a distance, because there is a faint fragrance."
"Wonderful, Wang Jinggong's poem was recited from the mouth of his father, and it shows the noble character of plum blossoms, which are not afraid of the severe cold." Li Weiyu, the second son of the emperor, praised it.
Li Weiqi said to Li Weiyu leisurely: "Under the biting cold, how many cold plum trees dare to bloom in defiance of the snow?"
Li Weiyu lowered his voice and said: "My son has already contacted Ruan Yi, the Minister of Rites, Ruan Shouchun, the Minister of Household Affairs, and others. They are all willing to be the cold plum blossoms that bloom proudly in the snow. As long as the father gives the order, they will go through fire and water without hesitation!"
"Yes." Li Weiqi suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes gleaming with light. In an instant, he closed his eyes again and lay on the recliner, just like the ancestor Chen Tuan who fell asleep.
"Father, I have received a piece of news." Li Weiyu's voice became softer, as close to his ear as a gnat. "The King of Qingdu drove to Qinghua in his car and did not show up again after entering the palace.
There were faint sounds of crying. In addition, some people said that Zheng Zha, who was stationed in Tuyen Quang, had already rushed to Thanh Hoa.
"You mean??"
Li Weiqi immediately sat up, no longer feeling sleepy, and murmured to himself: "The King of Qingdu is seventy-seven, and the fallen leaves have returned to their roots! Is there any news about the southern army?"
"There was news a few days ago that Hue City is about to be captured. It seems that the Zheng family has great hope of destroying Ruan this time!"
Li Weiqi felt bitter in his mouth and said to Li Weiyu: "Your Majesty, please quickly contact Zhang Mingzhen, the Marquis of Dingxi in the Ming Dynasty, and tell him that Zheng Jun's commander Zheng Zao has gone to Qinghua. Zheng Jun in Xuanguang area is leaderless. Please send troops to Xuanguang as soon as possible."
Shenglong. Once Wu Gong is defeated, Wu Gongjun and his son will cooperate with each other inside and outside to present Xuanguang City to the Ming army."
Li Weiyu was stunned: "Is it too early to start now? Why don't my father wait until he finds out whether King Qingdu is dead before taking action?"
However, Li Weiqi looked determined, "If Zheng Zhe is not dead, he will definitely usurp my Li family's position after destroying Ruan. We need to take action while his army has not returned; if Zheng Zhe is dead, we must take advantage of the fact that the Zheng family is leaderless."
This matter must be done quickly rather than slowly."
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Li Shenzong was afraid that the Ming army would not send troops, so in a letter to Zhang Mingzhen, the Marquis of Dingxi, he insisted that Zheng Jie was dead and asked him to lead troops quickly. Unexpectedly, he missed the mark.
Zhang Mingzhen was overjoyed when he heard the report, and ordered Hu Bo Ruan Jin to lead 5,000 navy troops to capture Haiyang Mansion along the waterway and Thanglong from the east. He himself led the Xibo Dynasty to defeat the Xibo Dynasty, and his deputy Huang Zhao led 15,000 Ming troops.
The Wan Mok army captured Tuyen Quang Town from Bei Kan Prefecture, and then along the Red River, captured Thang Long from the west. They also ordered the king of the South, Suriya Wangsa, to lead an army of 20,000 to capture the former home of Luang Prabang, which was captured by the Zheng family, and contain Jiaxing.
Zheng Jun in the areas of Dien Bien Phu and Thanh Hoa Province.
I was sharpening my sword and was about to go on an expedition when I suddenly reported to Gaoping Mo's Princess Zhao Baolian and the Annan Commander-in-Chief Mo Ying to increase the number of Mo Ying's troops accompanying the expedition from 20,000 to 35,000 and personally lead the expedition.
Zhang Mingzhen was overjoyed. As a result, the number of land divisions in his hands increased from 35,000 to 50,000, which was a lot more powerful.
Just as he was about to call someone to invite them into the big tent, the deputy general Huang Zhao said: "In my humble opinion, the commander-in-chief should go to the camp gate to personally greet Princess Mo and the commander-in-chief."
"The Ming Dynasty is the king, and the Mo family is the minister; I am the commander-in-chief, and they are my subordinates. Why should I personally welcome them?"
Huang Zhao lowered his voice and said: "The commander-in-chief doesn't know. The relationship between the Gaoping Mo family's Empress Zhao Baolian and our majesty is extraordinary. All the old generals in Guangxi know about this matter. It's better for the commander-in-chief to give her some sympathy, so as not to
The Holy Spirit blames you.
"Absurd! How could Your Majesty do such a thing that violates ethics?"
Although the Ming Dynasty, where Neo-Confucianism prevailed, did not prohibit widows from remarrying, they encouraged widows to observe chastity. It was clearly stipulated: "Widows who observe chastity and do not remarry will be exempted from serving as servants." In addition to policy encouragement, the chastity arches and "The Biography of Women" were overwhelming.
The widows can't breathe.
The majestic emperor, a model of moral character in the world, actually did such a cowardly thing with a widow who was the mother of Gaoping Mo family. In the eyes of Zhang Mingzhen, who believed in Neo-Confucianism, it was simply intolerable. He secretly said that the moral character of Emperor Guangwu was not as good as His Highness Lu Jianguo.
That’s it!
Zhang Mingzhen is a die-hard loyalist of Lu Jianguo, and he has always been brooding about the fact that Emperor Guangwu used means to force Lu Jianguo to abdicate and become a vassal. Of course, now that the situation has been decided, he is only grudged in his heart and has no thoughts of rebellion. However, privately,
I always like to compare Emperor Guangwu and Lu Jianguo. The more they compare, the more they feel that Lu Jianguo is a gentleman and Emperor Guangwu is a scoundrel. But I don’t know how, the gentleman can’t fight against the scoundrel. There are many similar examples, Xiang Yu can’t fight against Liu Bang
, Song Xianggong could not defeat King Chu Cheng. Could it be that the position of emperor cannot be achieved except by rogues?
The fight for the throne is just that. In Zhang Mingzhen’s view, the fight is still in the bowl of Lao Zhu’s family. But sleeping with a widow is absolutely intolerable! Although I, the Ming Dynasty, allow widows to remarry, you are the king of a country, so you should
Encourage widows to observe the festival and build a big memorial arch for them after they die. This is a good emperor. It would be better for you to just sleep with the widow. Wouldn't it be deviant? What's more serious is that this widow is the mother of the Mo family in Gaoping.
It’s really a shame to be sent overseas!
Immediately, his face sank, and he said to Huang Zhao proudly: "I am the commander-in-chief of the Celestial Dynasty, representing the dignity of the Ming Dynasty. Then Gaoping Mo is my minister of the Ming Dynasty, how can I welcome him personally? You go and greet me.
In a moment, I will be waiting for them in the big tent."
Zhao Baolian and Mo Ying walked into the big tent. Zhang Mingzhen said a few polite words, and then ordered a banquet to be held. His attitude during the dinner was very arrogant.
Concubine Zhao didn't take it seriously, but the sixteen-year-old Mo Ying showed injustice and dissatisfaction.
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"Concubine, the Marquis of Dingxi is really arrogant and arrogant. He doesn't take me, Mo, in his eyes. It's abominable." After the banquet, Annan Commander-in-Chief Mo Ying said angrily to Concubine Zhao.
Zhao Baolian smiled and said, "My son is already in charge and is the king of the Mo family in Gaoping. As a king, you must learn to suppress your anger and not act on your own initiative."
"But I, the Mo family, are fighting for the Ming Dynasty, but the Ming Dynasty does not take the Mo family seriously. This is intolerable, but what is intolerable?"
"To fight for the Ming Dynasty? To fight for the Ming Dynasty, do you need to dispatch 35,000 elite soldiers for your mother?"
Zhao Baolian shouted sharply: "Listen carefully, this battle is not for the Ming Dynasty, but for me, the Mo clan. Whether you can restore the great cause of our dynasty's great ancestor, Emperor Gao, and regain control of Shenglong City depends on this.
"War".
"Restore the great cause of Taizu? Concubine, what do you mean??" Mo Ying's young face showed a burst of excitement.
"That's right," Zhao Baolian said with a smile: "In the past, Taizu was able to abolish the Li Dynasty and build the Mo Dynasty, why can't my son?"
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After the banquet, Zhang Mingzhen became more and more angry as he thought about it, and decided to send an emissary to Zhu Hengjia to advise the emperor to behave better in his private life. Of course, he couldn't do it directly, he had to do it in a roundabout way.
So a request was drawn up to erect a memorial arch for the widow of Annan Kingdom and exempt her from the service.
Titled "In Commendation of Annan's Imperial Virginity"
The reputation of ministers is famous: loyal ministers and good generals, filial sons and grandsons, righteous husbands and chaste wives are the treasures of the country. Since Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, all dynasties have commended chaste women for observing chastity, raising young orphans, serving parents-in-law, and having a family can lead to a country. Therefore, Mr. Yichuan said, it is a small matter to die of starvation, but a big thing to be out of integrity. The Annan Kingdom is our country of the Ming Dynasty, and it must abide by the Ming Dynasty etiquette. Please exempt the house of the virgin wife of the Annan Kingdom from the servants, give a royal family title, confer a title, and erect a temple for the hometown. People offer sacrifices?? With little understanding, they wait quietly for the Holy Judgment.
After this book was sent to the Qianqing Palace in Nanjing, Zhu Hengjia was puzzled. As a general, what do you do to care about the widow's observance?
Take your time, Annan Kingdom, widow, keep your integrity, damn it! Zhang Mingzhen clearly knew about my affair with Baolian, and Shangshu advised me.
How can this be unreasonable! I am in love with Baolian, what does it mean for you and other false Taoists to learn? Besides, we are now thousands of miles apart, and we can't see each other even if we want to, but we are just writing letters, which is not okay?
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He threw the tea bowl and shouted: "I think Zhang Mingzhen doesn't want to live anymore!"
Good guy, Long Yan was so angry that the servants serving in Qianqing Palace knelt on the ground, not daring to raise their heads.
Angry and angry, Zhu Hengjia couldn't do anything to Zhang Mingzhen. That Zhang Mingzhen was a loyal minister. He fought bloody battles with the Qing captives many times and narrowly escaped death. The loyal minister was not afraid of death, so he killed him and made him famous in history. Besides, he didn't say it directly, he just said To commend Annan's chaste woman, killing him would make the incident between himself and Baolian known to the world. Therefore, he really cannot be killed!
He couldn't kill, and he couldn't express his anger, so he had to make a pun in the question book and replied sourly: "A chaste woman can be handled by the local magistrate of Annan. You are a military commander, so you can concentrate on fighting. I'll blow into a pool of spring water." ,What do you want me to do?"
This chapter has been completed!