Faced with the tactful words of the neutral veterans, the emperor affirmed that Yan Huisheng, as the prince of the country, exercised power that transcended all ministries.
The old minister heard the words and said: "Your Majesty, is this inappropriate? Since ancient times, official promotions have to go through discussions. Special promotions do exist, but they are limited to a limited number of people. Now His Highness has promoted dozens of people in one fell swoop. This is really shocking.
shocked."
"In extraordinary times, the prince was forced to have no choice. Otherwise, the imperial court would be in such great turmoil, and Yan Lin would create such a big trap. If we don't quickly stabilize people's hearts, how can we deal with internal and external troubles?" Although the emperor also felt that it was too groundbreaking, but
I still think what Yan Huisheng said is reasonable. The position of imperial officials has always been a carrot and a hole. No, there may be a hole filled with countless people waiting to be filled. If the hole is not filled as soon as possible before everyone can react, it will delay the replacement.
In a few days, everyone will be staring at the trap and fighting openly and secretly, which will only delay things and easily lead to trouble. The most urgent task is to put down the rebellion of Zhang Ping as soon as possible. If the big hole in the court is plugged as soon as possible, the court can be stabilized as soon as possible.
The old minister made sense after thinking about it, but he had nothing to say, "Your Majesty, please get well quickly! The East Palace was brightly lit again last night. If this continues, His Highness the Crown Prince's body and bones will not be able to bear it. Fortunately, there are four His Highnesses who can help His Highness the Crown Prince and share some of the burden."
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The emperor nodded, "The fourth child is better than his two brothers."
He thought about waiting for Zhang Ping's matter to be settled, and then looking at the performance of the fourth child. If it was good, he would give Libi a promotion. Of course, this matter would have to be agreed by the prince, Yan Huisheng.
Yan Huisheng planned to ask the old protector to lead the troops and set off early the next morning, giving him an extra day to prepare. However, the old protector was afraid of a long night and many dreams, so on the evening of the day when the imperial edict was issued, the old protector went to the military camp with Su Xingze.
He ordered his troops, took 180,000 soldiers and horses, and hastily prepared provisions, and left the capital in a hurry.
The eldest princess of Sheng'an sent people to the city gate, patted the armor on the old protector's body and said: "You old man, I didn't expect that you are still very useful at your age. It's not in vain that I have eaten and drank so well all these years."
I’ve taken care of you until my body and bones are pretty strong.”
The old Protector raised his eyebrows and said, "You old woman, why don't you say that I am guarding the country for your Yan family? If you marry me, you will naturally take good care of my old bones."
The eldest princess of Sheng'an laughed, "Okay, haven't you always said that you are doing it for the people of Daliang?"
The old Protector coughed, and when he saw Su Xingze retreating far away, he wisely avoided letting the two of them talk. He lowered his voice and said, "That's for outsiders. When I married you, I made an oath.
Just to protect your family."
The eldest princess of Sheng'an was deeply moved. This oath was true. The old protector of the country really did not lie. He had suffered so many grievances from his majesty today, and he gritted his teeth and endured it. If he endured it like this, he was just an old man. She
He smiled and wiped his eyes with a handkerchief, "I know, I've always known. I'm waiting for you to come back in Beijing. You can't leave before me."
"That's natural. We've also agreed that I'll let you go in front of me. Don't worry! That wolf bastard Zhang Ping can't beat me. He only ate a few kilograms of salt." The old protector patted his chest.
He promised, looking at his old wife, "Go back quickly. It's very cold today. Even though you are old, you are still tired and crooked, making the younger generation laugh."
Princess Sheng'an also felt a little embarrassed and waved to Su Xingze, "Xingze, come here."
Su Xingze came over quickly.
Princess Sheng'an said to him: "I'll leave this old man to you. Please help me keep an eye on him. Sometimes, he doesn't take good care of his own body."
Su Xingze handed over his hand and promised, "Don't worry, the younger generation will definitely think highly of the old Duke."
The eldest princess Sheng'an smiled and nodded when she saw the old protector glaring at the side and waved her hand, "Okay, you guys leave quickly! It will get dark if it gets too late."
"You also know it's getting dark, so go back quickly." The old Protector muttered, and together with Su Xingze, they got on their horses and headed towards the military camp.
Naturally, the eldest princess of Sheng'an did not go back immediately, but watched the old protector disappear and remained standing there for a long time.
Until the Duke's wife got off the carriage and came to her side, "Mom, I'm going back. It's very cold today. Please take care of yourself."
The eldest princess of Sheng'an nodded and sighed, "At noon this afternoon, I heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince received news again. Zhang Ping did not raise 400,000 soldiers and horses, but 450,000 soldiers and horses. Zhang Cheng led 20 soldiers and horses.
If the remaining 250,000 were sent to Nanping, Zhang Ping would personally lead the troops and send them to the capital. This is a shortfall of 70,000 troops. It is said that His Highness the Prince's face changed at that time, but this news
He did not dare to reveal it to the outside world, but it was still said that Zhang Ping had raised 400,000 troops and divided the troops into two groups. He and Zhang Cheng each had 200,000 troops. For fear of causing panic among the courtiers, they also concealed the truth and took away all the soldiers and horses in Beijing.
There are no sixty-one soldiers in the capital, but even so, there is still a shortfall of fifty thousand soldiers and horses."
When the Duke's wife suddenly heard the news, her face turned pale and she said, "Mother, since ancient times, there have been countless battles in which a small number of people have defeated a large number. My father-in-law is a god at transporting troops. Everything will be fine."
"But he is old after all, and people's energy is limited. How can a veteran compare to young people and young adults?" Princess Sheng'an was actually very worried, but she didn't dare to show it on her face. "It is said that the Zhou family has a distinguished family.
I have outstanding military exploits, but I think I would rather not have them because I also want my husband and children and grandchildren to be safe. But my surname is Yan, and everyone can say no, but I can't. Now the old and the young are all gone again.
Yue'er is the only young boy left in the house."
Zhou Yue was born to the eldest son Zhou Wei, Zhou Gu's nephew, and the only great-grandchild of the Zhou family.
Because Zhang was rehabilitated without warning and the war broke out in such a hurry, Zhou Wei could not spare time to return home, and the Crown Prince's wife could not even say farewell to her old father like Princess Sheng'an.
After all, the military camp is still a bit far away, and women and children cannot go there.
The eyes of the Duke's wife were a little wet. Why could she have such a good relationship with the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the eldest princess of Sheng'an? Firstly, it was because they were both kind and sensible people. Secondly, it was also because the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were both the matrons of the house and shouldered the responsibility of protecting the country.
The responsibility of the mistress of the palace is deeply felt.
Back then, the eldest princess Sheng'an sent away the old Duke and several sons. Later, the old Duke came back with his life, but none of his sons came back. Now the eldest princess Sheng'an has sent away the old Duke and her.
Among her grandchildren, there were two of her sons. One was in Nanping and she didn’t know what the situation was. The other was about to leave Beijing and go to put down the rebellion. She hoped that nothing would happen to them, otherwise she wouldn’t be able to hold on.
