Chapter 373 Internal Contradictions
In Jiangdu, in the Eastern Prince's Mansion, Han Jian couldn't help but sigh in his heart as he looked at the information coming from Luoyang City.
After Yun Jin took 6,000 remaining troops to withdraw, Han Jian realized that chaos was going to happen. As expected, in mid-June, the 6,000 remaining troops led by Yun Jin made a turmoil around Luoyang. Although Luoyang City was not captured, Yun Jin's appeal in the defense of Luoyang's capital was awesome. Luoyang's outer city was lost. According to further information, after Yun Jin's rebels entered the city, they burned and killed and looted in the name of the East Prince's Mansion of Jiangdu, and did everything they could do.
The chaos in Luoyang was in trouble, and it had nothing to do with Jiangdu. But Yun Jin was sinister, so he naturally didn't want to bear the infamy, so he put the blame on the Dongwang Mansion. He himself claimed that he was accepting the surrender of the Dongwang Mansion and preparing to "restore" Luoyang. As a result, this happened. In addition to hating those bandit-like rebels, the people of Luoyang passed on their anger to the Dongwang Mansion and Han Jian.
When Han Jian heard this, he could only shake his head helplessly. Nowadays, in the face of strong public opinion, if you want to explain it clearly, you will usually only become darker and darker when you describe it.
"Is there any movement in the Northern Palace?" Han Songshi couldn't help asking when he saw Han Jian was silent.
After Han Song heard about the chaos in Luoyang, he also expressed his concern. She was mainly worried about the people in the capital. As for the matter of Yunjin's rebel guy Dongwang Mansion, in her opinion, it can be resolved through time, and some things can be explained clearly over time.
Han Jian heard this and said, "The Northern Palace has withdrawn its troops across the Huai River, and the war has subsided. What remains is that the areas that have experienced the war have returned to normal earlier, and it is time for summer grain to start sowing. If you don't plant it, you may not be able to harvest it before the end of the year."
"You Sanniang and I will take care of the summer grain matters. Now Luoyang is in chaos. Are you ready to continue to advance? If the Eastern Palace does not make any moves, I am afraid that the Western Palace and the Southern Palace will have any moves. We will be at a disadvantage when we are not prepared enough." Han Song said very worriedly.
Han Jian shook his head slightly and said, "Er Niang, Jiang Du has just experienced this war, it's time to rest. As for Luoyang, let's not worry about it for now. Even if the Western Prince's Mansion and the Southern Prince's Mansion want to take Luoyang, they still have to ask the Northern Prince's Mansion first. Or even if they attack Luoyang, they have to consider legitimate issues. After all, Your Majesty is still alive."
Han Song thought for a while and nodded.
The main contradiction of the Wei Dynasty now is that the four vassal kings have self-respecting their troops and have conflicts with the court, but it is reflected in it. It is Yang Yu's usurpation of the throne and plotting against the queen's orthodox struggle.
Originally, the Northern Palace supported Yang Yu in order to clear the obstacle of the empress first. However, this time the war was reversed by the Eastern Palace, and Yang Yu's situation was very bad. The meaning of his existence was just to check and balance the orthodox status of the empress. Everyone wanted to capture Luoyang, but they did not want to be the one who killed Yang Yu. Keeping Yang Yu, he retained the title of the royal family and could command the world.
But the outside world doesn't know that, as the orthodox queen of the Wei Dynasty, she has disappeared, and now Jiangdu is just holding a name.
Han Cui said on the side: "But your Majesty, you have never found it."
Han Jian sighed: "This is also the problem I am worried about. Once the war is over, the officials of the court in Jiangdu will inevitably mention His Majesty's rule and will invite him to see His Majesty again. His Majesty has been ill for half a year and will not show up in public again. I am afraid... more rumors from the outside world will spread more and more, and the more they spread, the more unfavorable it will be for the Eastern Prince's Mansion."
Han Jian said this with evidence. Over the past six months, whether it was the public opinion war launched by Yang Yu in Jiangdu or the word of mouth by the people, they all believed that the queen had been "housed under house arrest" by the Dongwang Mansion, rather than being really sick. Jiangdu had been in war before. Even if there were rumors about the people, some people believed it true, but they could never break out. They also knew that it would be like to cause trouble during the war. Now that the war was over, they no longer had any concerns. The Queen's affairs in charge of the Dongwang Mansion and Gu Weipan were constantly mentioned. It would be useless to rely on the Dongwang Mansion and Gu Weipan forcibly defending them for a few words.
Han Songshi said: "Jian'er, the officials of the court may not be in a dilemma with the Eastern Prince's Mansion."
Han Jian smiled bitterly and said, "Let's watch it. Those people in the court will inevitably make trouble these days."
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Within two days after Han Jian finished speaking, on June 20, officials from the Luoyang faction in the imperial court collectively visited the East Prince's Mansion and demanded to see the Queen.
These people deliberately avoided Gu Weipan and came under Lin Ke's leadership, as if they were asking for help, but they were coming in full force.
At present, Jiang Du had just won a great victory in the battle with the "rebels". The Eastern Palace was originally full of joy, but the atmosphere was very awkward by the arrival of these people.
Originally, Han Jian was inspecting the military outside the city. After receiving the message from Han Song, he immediately returned to the Dongwang Mansion. At this time, at least more than a hundred officials had arrived in the Dongwang Mansion. Gu Weipan came after inquiring, but with Han Jian, he arrived in front of the Dongwang Mansion.
"Teacher Gu, what happened?" Han Jian looked at Gu Weipan. When he saw Gu Weipan's anxious look, he knew that Gu Weipan was also a little confused. He probably did not expect that the officials of the Luoyang faction in the court would skip him to come to the Dongwang Mansion.
"Your Majesty has not come out of illness for a long time, and the court has long criticized him. They came here and did not know that I had known me before. How did I know?"
What Gu Weipan said seemed to have nothing to do with him. But Han Jian realized that Gu Weipan's ability to control the overall situation was not qualified.
Logically speaking, Gu Weipan, as the chief minister of the court, was the prime minister of the Wei Dynasty. His existence was outstanding in the court, and his subordinates should follow his leader. However, when it comes to asking for help, he was isolated. In addition to Gu Weipan's always close relationship with the Eastern Palace and acting as the Eastern Palace and the imperial mediator, it is also related to his lack of courage.
To put it bluntly, many people in the court do not believe him.
"Teacher Gu, please."
Han Jian did not say anything to Gu Wei and Pan, and after making a request gesture, he and Gu Wei and Pan entered the courtyard of the East Prince's Mansion. At this time, many officials were waiting for the main courtyard of the East Prince's Mansion. When Han Jian saw these people, these people were looking at the direction of the main hall of the East Prince's Mansion, probably waiting for news inside.
However, with the guards' notice, when they learned that the King of Eastern power was back, the officials immediately put away their mentality of watching the fun and bowed.
Han Jian ignored it and went straight to the main hall of the East Prince's Mansion. When he arrived in the main hall, several old ministers were talking loudly, not one, but a group, as if they wanted to use their aura to suppress the momentum of Han Song and Han Cui.
At this time, Han Song and Han Cui were obviously not able to deal with it, and they did not expect that the people of the court would be so aggressive. They repeatedly tolerated, feeling that they would win the battlefield of the Eastern Prince's Mansion and not cause internal conflicts. However, a little tolerance made the officials of the court feel that it was a loss.
"What's the matter?" Han Jian shouted with a dark face. Many people who were originally talking to the audience suddenly became quiet.
At this time, the people present noticed that Han Jian and Gu Weipan were already standing at the entrance of the main hall, and Han Jian was following a large group of guards after he was exercising. These guards were all equipped with swords and stood upright, and it was obvious that they were not easy to meet.
"The King of Eastern has been here in person, I've been waiting for a long time." Lin Ke walked over with a smile. The smile on his old face made Han Jian feel very strange.
This smile seemed to be relieved, rather than facing a great enemy.
Since Lin Ke tripped by him in the Queen's bedroom, his nose was crooked and he recovered in a month, although Lin Ke still acted as a "thorn" in many things, he has never had a head-on conflict with him. Originally, Han Jian was worried that he would notice that the Queen was a fake identity and exposed the matter. Looking at him in the past few months, he seemed to have not noticed it.
"Shangshu Lin, all the ministers, why did this happen? I suddenly visited my Dongwang Mansion? I wouldn't even tell me in advance?"
Han Jian walked forward and arrived in front of Han Song. Han Song breathed a little relieved when he saw Han Jian.
After all, she had handed over the East Prince's Mansion to Han Jian for management. When she saw Han Jian, she believed that Han Jian could handle the matter well, although sometimes Han Jian's approach could not be fully recognized by her and Han Cui.
"The King of Eastern asked knowingly, and we naturally came to see Your Majesty." A middle-aged official in the crowd said.
Han Jian said: "When you see Your Majesty, just go to the bedroom and see me. When you go to the East Prince's Mansion to cause trouble, is it a demonstration with my East Prince's Mansion?"
There were immediately tough people among the officials who wanted to speak, but Lin Ke said first: "The King of the East misunderstood. We came here mainly to ask Your Majesty's condition to see if it is appropriate, and let Your Majesty come out to meet all the officials, so that the rumors outside can be eliminated? This is also for the stability of Jiangdu..."
Han Jian Miyan looked at Lin Ke and asked, "What do you mean?"
Lin Ke laughed and said, "What else would it be like? This time, the Eastern Prince's Mansion has made contributions to protecting the emperor. We came here this time to congratulate the Eastern Prince's Mansion, and we will ask His Majesty to report to the Eastern Prince to increase the title... As a prince, the Eastern Prince is always unreasonable... "
Lin Ke's meaning was to ask the queen to ask Han Jian's prince to be promoted to prince. However, in the ancestral system of the Wei Dynasty, the highest title of foreign surname was only the prince, and most of them were posthumously named as prince after death. When they were alive, it was extremely honorable to be named Duke and Mausoleum. Han Jian's young age who was not a royal surname could be regarded as a prince, and he was also a special favor to be a prince, and he was a vassal and subject.
As for what prince he wanted to be, Han Jian was not interested. When he made him the prince, the area under his jurisdiction was still so large, and the population and troops would not increase. But he had to bear the infamy of being a usurpant.
"As the Minister of the Dongge, Shangshu Lin felt that doing so would not violate the code of the Wei Dynasty?" Han Jian asked coldly.
Lin Ke smiled again and said, "North King is the backbone of my Wei Dynasty. Even if there is a small conflict with the Code, as long as Your Majesty makes temporary changes, I believe that people in the world will not say anything. King Dong, do you think?"
Chapter completed!