As expected of the former No. 1 Scholar, he spoke a few words in a low voice, but every word touched his heart.
As a witness to the "King of Chu's violent death", Huang Hao suddenly blushed and was speechless.
On that day, the Queen Mother personally acted as an internal agent for King Yong, which led to the collapse of the imperial city. In despair, the guards and eunuchs fled for their lives. No one could care about the lives of the imperial concubine and the emperor's eldest son.
Only Han Qing hid Concubine Liu Guifei and the eldest son of the emperor in the Zichen Palace, and then held a spear in hand to win over the emperor. He defeated the rebels' many obstacles and killed King Yong Zhao Yuanfen with the gun.
In order to protect the royal family's face and avoid turmoil in the country, Zhao Heng and the court could declare that King Yong died of illness. As a witness, Huang Hao could not open his eyes and tell lies in front of Wang Shu.
He knew very well that if Han Qing had not sacrificed his life to fight that day, the imperial city would have fallen into the hands of the rebels.
Even if the officials rush back with the imperial army, the rebels can still, under the leadership of King Yong, use the imperial city to fight to the death. By then, there may not be other forces rising up to respond to King Yong. It is really hard to say who will have the last laugh.
.
To take a step back, even if the officials led the imperial army and quickly suppressed King Yong and his party members, I am afraid that Concubine Liu Guifei and the emperor's eldest son would definitely die.
Likewise, if an official's henchman like him falls into the hands of King Yong, he will only die.
As we all know, in addition to King Yong, the official family has another elder brother and three younger brothers living in the world. And among the Zhao royal family, there have always been elders who believe that the official family is not worthy of their morality.
Now that the official family has returned to Huazhou, Bianliang City is as empty as before. What if someone becomes the second king of Yong, or someone takes the opportunity to cause trouble, where can we find the second Han Jiajun?!
"I know that Huang Douzhi is also entrusted by others." As if he didn't poke deep enough, Wang Shu thought for a while and slowly added, "So, I would like to trouble Huang Douzhi to explain something to me. But I still have something to do.
There is no other way to do this. Not to mention offending people, the brothers below are also tired and complaining. Although it has caused a lot of inconvenience to everyone, at least it has prevented ambitious people from causing trouble again. If I still do
Like before, if something goes wrong, everyone will not face any inconvenience. It is hard to say whether they can save their lives."
"That, that's natural!" Huang Hao felt very embarrassed after hearing this, and nodded vigorously with a red face, "Our family, our family has also been asked for help, and we can't shirk it, so we shamelessly came to ask. As for how to do it specifically,
Please make your own decision, Mr. Wang, and we will never comment."
"Huang Du knows how to be open-minded!" Wang Shu heard this and immediately handed over his hands gratefully.
Huang Hao stepped aside to avoid it, and then he held his hands and discussed in a low voice, "It's just, can the Prime Minister give our family a word, when will this kind of life end? Our family has no other intention, we just want to be with others after we go back.
I have an explanation. To be honest with the governor, our family is not looking for gifts from them. Everyone knows that our family has just been promoted to the right class, and we want to save face..."
"To be honest with Huang, Wang is not sure." After hearing Huang Hao's honest words, Wang Shu simply told the truth, "Either wait for the Liao army to retreat and the officials return to Bianliang. Or, the judge returns from the Yongxing army.
, help Wang to take charge of Kaifeng. But Wang is not able to decide on both of these two things."
"This..." Huang Hao grinned and was speechless again.
On the surface, King Yong's rebellion did not cause much harm to the Song Dynasty. Even many officials and people from other places may not know that King Yong's rebellion happened until now. However, it caused great damage to the Yellow River defense line of the Song Dynasty.
Big impact.
Li Jihe was poisoned by King Yong's minions, resulting in nearly 10,000 elite troops in the right wing of the Zhenrong Army, unable to go to the front line to fight, and unable to assume the important task of defending the capital.
Among the various forbidden troops on the front line, countless generals and colonels have their homes in Bianliang. And many of the generals and colonels’ family members and friends have had some indirect contact with King Yong’s minions.
After the death of King Yong, no matter how generous the court was, it still needed to cleanse the officials and generals of the Divine Guards who participated in the rebellion. And it is difficult to guarantee that this kind of purge will not affect people outside the Divine Guards. It is even harder to guarantee that it will not affect people outside the Divine Guards.
Affects the morale of other Forbidden Forces.
In fact, the four prefectures of Xing, Ci, Xiang, and Pu fell one after another, which was one of the influences. The soldiers of the Song Dynasty stationed in these four prefectures learned about the Bianliang turmoil, and their military morale was turbulent. Some even had close contacts with King Yong's minions in the past.
, or they themselves were the minions of King Yong and quietly escaped to the Liao army.
The Liao Dynasty was founded by war, and its queen mother and emperor certainly would not miss the opportunity! They immediately mobilized troops and horses to capture the four states, forming a three-sided encirclement of Chanzhou!
Therefore, the officials of the Song Dynasty returned to Huazhou at night, completely out of help. In Huang Hao's view, it was very rare that the officials, Kou Zhun and others could stabilize the situation on the front line in a short period of time and prevent the Liao army from crossing the Yellow River.
.How is it possible that such a miracle as the Liao Kingdom's withdrawal of troops could happen?
As for the second condition mentioned by Wang Shu, I'm afraid I can only listen to it.
The reason why the Yongxing Army is also called the Zhejia Army is because before the founding of the Song Dynasty, the Zhe family had already controlled this group of soldiers and fought against the Khitan people for decades. The loyalty of the entire army to the Zhe family was far greater.
Far more than the officials of the Song Dynasty.
The reason why the officials entrusted Zhe Weizhong with important responsibilities at a young age and married off the princess was largely because they wanted to win over the Zhe family.
Now that the life and death of the commander of the Zhejia Army is unknown, Zhe Weizhong returns to the army to stabilize the team, and it is his unshirkable duty to do so. Unless the Song Dynasty no longer wants the elite Yongxing Army, it is absolutely impossible to send Zhe Weizhong back to the army before Zhe Weichang recovers.
Loyal recall.
"How is Liu Douzhi's injury? Can he walk around now?" Seeing that Huang Hao didn't answer his question, Wang Shu smiled, picked up some tea to soothe his throat, and diverted his conversation elsewhere without leaving any trace.
The Liu Douzhi in his mouth refers to Liu Chenggui, the internal leader. When the imperial city was captured by the rebels, Liu Chenggui decided that there was no way to save the situation and set fire to himself in the Wende Palace.
However, the fire did not spread fast enough and was quickly controlled by the rebels who rushed over. He himself was also in a coma and was captured by the rebels.
Later, King Yong was executed by Han Qing, and the rebels were defeated, so Liu Chenggui was thrown aside as a corpse. As a result, the old man was so desperate that he regained his breathing when the eunuchs collected his body.
It took until noon the next day for the imperial city to be breached by the rebels. Liu Chenggui's contribution was unparalleled. And Liu Chenggui himself had always been regarded as an absolute confidant by Zhao Heng.
Therefore, when he learned that Liu Chenggui was still alive, Zhao Heng immediately ordered the imperial doctor to save him at all costs. With the accumulation of various precious medicinal materials, he was finally pulled back from the gate of hell. However, his limbs and face were all damaged.
He was roasted to pieces and the fire poison entered his lungs. He didn't know how long it would take to fully recover.
"Thank you for your concern, Liu Douzhi is already able to get out of bed and walk around. It's just that his vitality has been damaged. It is estimated that he will have to recuperate for three or four months before he can come out to work for the government." Huang Hao was Liu Chenggui's confidant who was promoted by Wang Shu.
When he saw the other person, he stood up with a smile and answered truthfully.
"What about the imperial concubine and the emperor's eldest son? How are they two?" Wang Shu smiled again and asked one sentence after another.
"The imperial concubine is well. The emperor's eldest son suffered some wind that day, but after the imperial doctor prescribed medicine, it didn't cause any serious problems." Huang Hao hesitated for a moment and responded in a low voice, "The emperor's eldest son is a lucky man and has the blessing of the gods. A minor illness.
A small disaster will definitely not hurt him."
"Where is the Queen Mother? Is she okay?" Wang Shu keenly judged that the health of the eldest son of the emperor might have been affected, but Wang Shu did not get to the bottom of it and asked other people with a smile.
"On that day, the Queen Mother was said to have been drugged by someone around her, so her behavior was beyond her control." Huang Hao looked around and gritted his teeth in response, "Officials govern the country with benevolence and filial piety, and I have to set an example for the whole world. So.
After killing the traitors around the Queen Mother, she treated the Queen Mother and her son as before. However, in the harem, the imperial concubine is now in charge. The Queen Mother said that she was old and did not want to work hard anymore. She just wanted to be in the harem.
Eat fast in the palace, chant Buddha's name, and pray for the official family and the emperor's eldest son!"
This is an obvious political exchange.
Although the Queen Mother may not have anything to do with Li Jihe's death, the Queen Mother's other brother Li Jilong is currently sacrificing his life to guard Chanzhou for the Song Dynasty. The two biological mothers of the officials Zhao Heng and Yong Wang died early, and it was the Queen Mother who single-handedly
The two of them brought him up.
Therefore, no matter how much he hated him, Zhao Heng could not do anything to the Queen Mother. He had no choice but to bite the bullet and accept the theory that the Queen Mother was drugged and controlled. On the one hand, it would prevent Li Jilong from being distracted, and on the other hand, it would also strengthen the official's "benevolence and filial piety".
"Good reputation.
As a counselor in political affairs, Wang Shu of course participated in the small-scale internal discussions on how to deal with the Queen Mother. But when he heard that Queen Mother Li finally just handed over control of the harem and everything was fine, he still felt very uncomfortable. His face was livid, and he sighed.
But sigh.
For the ambition of King Yong and the favoritism of Empress Dowager Li, thousands of men killed each other. Thousands of soldiers were defeated because of the turmoil in the military morale, and the battlefield was stained with blood.
In the end, Empress Dowager Li recited a few lines of Amitabha, so she did not have to take any responsibility. The news spread, so how could the soldiers who sacrificed their lives to protect the imperial city rest in peace under the Nine Springs?
"The Prime Minister Wang is busy with official duties, so we won't disturb our family too much." Huang Hao knows how to watch people's words and take the initiative to say goodbye. "After our family goes back, we will definitely explain clearly the difficulties faced by the Prime Minister to the people around us.
.Sigh, in fact, our family understands many things in our hearts, but we are just powerless to do anything about them."
"Yes!" Wang Shu sighed again after hearing this, then took steps to send Huang Hao to the door.
You can see clearly, but you can't do anything about it. This is the heaviest reality right now.
Even if he is as capable as Kou Zhun, he still has to compromise with reality, let alone a rookie in the court who was promoted hastily and has not even established his feet?
"Alas -" Huang Hao failed to complete the request from others and felt very uncomfortable. As he walked, he sighed and shook his head. Seeing that one foot had already crossed the threshold, he suddenly stopped his legs again.
He asked in a very low and fast voice, "Xiang Wang, our family actually doesn't understand anything. Therefore, our family would like to ask Xiang Wang for advice. The Han ambassador has made such a great contribution and can intimidate Xiaoxiao to invite him."
Isn’t it enough to just come back? It’s better than being surrounded by the wind and the roar of the cranes all day long?!”
"This..." Wang Shu quickly looked left and right, and his voice also turned low, "I have also thought about it, but I don't know where the Korean Embassy has gone. Moreover, there must be a reason to invite him back.
, and it would be better if the right person comes forward. I’m not going to hide it from Huang Douzhi, I’m afraid I’m not qualified.”
