Chapter 410 National consciousness, national consciousness
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"It's my duty to go south. But I didn't report this matter to the higher authorities..."
As soon as Huangfu Jian finished speaking, the Minister of Rites, who had been dissatisfied for a long time, loudly continued: "What Huangfu said is right. Not only did Huangfu go to the three southern states, but he also sent fast cavalry to the three states of Qu, Yu, Mu, and ordered
The governor of the state gathered troops and horses to prepare for the Zhongshan Army, but it was inappropriate to fail to report to the king. He even expelled the king of Tang's envoy and sent an envoy to Beijing. These matters were of great importance, and if he did not ask for an order, he might not be able to make arbitrary decisions.
Power comes from above, not from below. Even though the king is ill and he is a minister, how can he hide it from the king?"
As soon as the Minister of Rites finished speaking, the atmosphere in the political hall suddenly became tense. From the perspective of "rituals", he said these words with great justice. Everyone refuted him for a moment. How could he easily bear the charge of "emptying the king"?
Started?
Even Yunhan couldn't help but hesitated and said, he wanted Ji Yun to take the throne of the Northern Han Dynasty, but he didn't want to leave an uncontrollable situation for his grandson. "Maybe it will be delayed for a day or two, when the king recovers from his illness.
If you calmly tell the story, you won't make any mistakes."
Zhu Biao felt that Yu Ziliang was looking at him, and he quickly glanced at Yu Ziliang. He wanted to see how Gao Shouxun would respond, and from the bottom of his heart he supported Gao Shouxun's tough stance.
Gao Shouxun glanced at the faces of the ministers and generals in the hall one by one. Just as he was about to speak, Cai Jueshen, who had been sitting silently, suddenly scolded: "We uphold the principles of the country and look forward and backward! Why does the king need a prime minister like this? The prime minister is the prime minister.
It is designed to exercise the power of the king! The national situation is so critical. The so-called military speed is valuable, so it is appropriate to use power at this time. The Minister of Rites, as an important minister of the court, said that he should be calm and respectful. How can this be loyal to the king and the country? It is just a mediocre minister who is harming the country!
"
Yun Han's face turned red but he did not refute. The blame lies with Gao Shouxun and Cai Jueshen who has appeared now. If the King of Tang wanted to blame, just push these two people out. But the Minister of Rites refused to admit it and snorted coldly.
, "I don't agree with this statement of the Taiwei. How difficult is it to find a high-sounding excuse for such military and national affairs to be arbitrary? What is the difference between this approach and the powerful officials of ancient times? The second prince has a lotus tongue.
.If you do it without asking for orders, it is ultimately not the right thing to do.”
Zhu Biao knew why the Minister of Rites acted like this, and everyone present in the political hall also knew why he acted like this. This guy got on the broken boat of the four highnesses and could not get off now. So at this time, he did not hesitate to openly fall out with the Prime Minister and the Taiwei, just for the sake of
Finally save the sinking ship under your feet.
Zhu Biao did not take Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites seriously. Among the six ministries, the Ministry of Rites was the youngest in terms of actual power. Even though the Ministry of Works had a large amount of money flowing through it every year, and hundreds of thousands of laborers were deployed, the Ministry of Rites still had
What?
"What the Minister of Rites said, I'm afraid he may not be loyal to the emperor, right!?" Zhu Biao thought about these things. Yu Ziliang was already shirtless. The Taiwei stood on the side of the prime minister, and the army in the DPRK was already stationed. He took the words and used his belt to
He said in a lightly sarcastic tone, "Even if the king's condition has improved, these things may be detrimental to the king's recovery. If it is true that the children of Zhongshan have violated the boundaries on a large scale and for the sake of the ancestral temple and the country, we will have no choice but to report to the king.
But what will happen today is not necessarily certain. The arrangement of the Prime Minister is just in case, to show the toughness of my big man. Whenever there is any trouble, I will use these things to bother the king. Forgive me for speaking frankly. Let’s see it from the facts.
There’s no point in being loyal to the emperor!
If the princes think that ministers need to avoid something, why not ask the Crown Princess for advice on this matter before proceeding? The Crown Princess is the crown prince of the female kingdom and has always been virtuous, so why not ask her? If the Crown Princess allows it, even the king will do it.
Approved!”
When Yu Ziliang said these words, he didn't even look at the Minister of Rites. He just looked at Gao Shouxun and Cai Jueshen. Zhu Biao secretly praised him, and Yun Han was even more happy. Without waiting for the Minister of Rites to react, he nodded and said: "What Yi Beihou said is quite good."
To be appropriate.”
Everyone in the political hall agreed one after another. The Minister of Etiquette was very angry, but his arms could not twist his thighs, so he had to sit down with a pale face and said nothing.
Yu Ziliang said again: "But from what I see, the three southern states of our country must be on guard as the prime minister said to prevent trouble before it happens. But whether the King of Zhongshan dares to bear the world's infamy and act rashly, I don't think it is possible.
Dare to take action.
Although our dynasty is broken, we will never fear war. If the Zhongshan Kingdom dares to invade its territory, it will be struck with thunderous fury. However, the country is in a troubled period. If the war can be resolved, even if it is postponed for a year or two, when the disputes in the Central Plains arise, the situation will definitely be
There will be unexpected changes, and you need to fight for them if you can."
No one is a fool. The reason why the king of Tang blatantly intervened in Beiyu was because the old emperor in the Central Plains was seriously ill and the prince lacked prestige and could not convince the public. The "Five Kings Rebellion" was about to happen again.
If the matter can really be delayed until one or two years later, the King of Tang may not be able to intervene in Beiyu.
"Having said that, Zhongshan is a small country. I'm afraid..." Huangfu Jian shook his head. As a veteran on the battlefield, he obviously did not want to have illusions about the treacherous Zhongshan Kingdom.
The discussion in the political hall started again. Cai Jueshen glanced at Zhu Biao, but did not say much. Zhu Biao nodded, stood up, crossed his arms to the left and right, and said: "Masters, please listen to what Zhu said. Although our army
There are few soldiers, but the elites are far superior to Zhongshan. When the war begins, Zhu Biao is fully confident that he can win, and he only needs 20,000 elite cavalry.
The only one who is worried is the King of Tang. His mother-in-law's home is in Zhongshan, and it is also the backing of Zhongshan. Two hundred thousand troops are stationed in Zhongshan. If Zhongshan is broken, the army of the King of Tang will definitely come out.
However, although the Tang army was 200,000 strong, it was not enough to defeat the Northern Han Dynasty. The princes were afraid of the king of Tang, but they were actually afraid of the millions of troops in his hands. They were afraid that the king of Tang would raise his flag and attack us, and our country of the Northern Han Dynasty would be destroyed.
But according to Zhu Biao's opinion, the Tang King's army is not a worry. Because the northern border is the Northern Territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty, not the Northern Territory of the Tang King. With power planning, both the current emperor and the current prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty will deploy people to deploy troops.
In the midst of military and civilian affairs in northern Xinjiang, if the king of Tang wants to bring peace to me, the Northern Han Dynasty, he is afraid that his army will not be able to move for a while.
After time has passed, even if the King of Tang gathers his troops, the imperial edict from Shendu should have arrived. Unless he wants to raise troops to rebel immediately, the Tang army will have no worries." When things have developed to this point, Zhu Biao has seen clearly.
Emperor Zhou raised his eyebrows, and another "Five Kings Rebellion" was definitely going to happen. The King of Tang was one of the "Five Kings". And the Northern Han Dynasty had suffered heavy losses in recent years, and it was very possible that the iron brand organization, that was the King of Tang
In order to weaken the "orthodox stream" of the Northern Han Dynasty - a staunch supporter of the Shendu Prince.
When great chaos breaks out, if the Tang army wants to move south with confidence, the six northern kingdoms must take care of themselves. That's why there are a series of causes and effects...
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Zhongshan Kingdom was about to invade the north on a large scale, and the king once vomited blood and fell into a coma...
The same news is undoubtedly a heavy blow to Gao Shouxun and others; but to Ji Kun, Ji Feng and the other four, it is like nectar from heaven.
As a prince who is determined to compete for the throne, it is essential to establish some secret information channels in the capital; and Ji Kun, Ji Feng and other four people are paying close attention to the palace these days no matter which family they belong to.
and the movements of the two mansions. [The Prime Minister's Mansion, the Taiwei's Mansion, and the Censor's Office is the Censor's Terrace]
When they learned that the three ministers, nine ministers, and six generals had gathered in the government hall of the Prime Minister's Mansion for a meeting, these four people immediately knew that something big had happened. After the meeting was over, the Minister of Rites reported the news, and all four people who knew the whole story were
ecstatic.
"This is God's will! This is God's will!"
For example, when the king died of illness, the Han Dynasty was in danger of the Huru to the north and the Zhongshan Kingdom was in danger to the south. At such a moment, people's hearts would naturally want to establish a eldest king. I would overwhelm the East Palace in the hearts of the people. At that time, even if I took the measures
With drastic measures, the whole country will encounter much less resistance.
What is this if it’s not “the destiny”?!
But if they take ten thousand steps back, it will be difficult to move back. When Donggong succeeds to the throne, they will never dare to touch themselves easily when there are internal and external troubles. Their lives can be saved, and their wealth is still worry-free. The risk of fighting for the throne is suddenly reduced to a minimum.
Ignore the cost to the point where it is irrelevant.
The second prince, Ji Kun, was born from the same mother as the prince. After the prince passed away, he became a direct descendant and a eldest son. His status was not inferior to that of the eldest grandson of the king. He was also the most powerful among the four highnesses.
"Gao Shouxun doesn't want anyone to report the news to his father. He... seems to be able to get through it..."
Indeed, as Ji Kun and others expected, the changes in the Zhongshan Kingdom attracted almost all the attention of all the important ministers of the imperial court. Starting from the night when the political affairs hall was discussed, Gao Shouxun and Cai Jueshen reported to the Crown Princess that the king was seriously ill and that the ministers were in the Wei.
In the name of the emperor, they began to take turns to keep vigil at the palace to prepare for "emergency". What they were guarding against was not the four highnesses, but in this name, they controlled the details of the palace. The city of Beiping can be in chaos, but the palace must not be in chaos. In addition,
, in the event that the king dies and important ministers are around, the fairness of the edict can also be recognized.
These measures did not arouse suspicion. The condition of the King of Han had been disclosed to the whole country, and both the government and the public were well prepared. The actions of the two governments only let the world know that the King's condition had reached a very serious stage.
Some rumors soon appeared in the capital, and the people were worried, but the market was generally calm, and it was not panicked or panicked.
At this time, only the important ministers who knew the inside story would feel nervous. Zhongshan Kingdom had never been a threat to the Northern Han Dynasty for five hundred years. The cities in the three southern states were far inferior to those in the north, both in terms of strength and height. Their war readiness was even worse.
Incomparable!
Therefore, if the war really breaks out, the three southern states will be in disaster.
In addition, the Northern Han Dynasty's rear area was threatened, and its important land of money and food was threatened. The gap in tax money and food, which was already seriously insufficient, will widen even further in the coming year. This is simply to put another heavy burden on the already crumbling house of the Northern Han Dynasty.
foot.
On the seventh day of March, Gao Shouxun asked the King of Han to transfer the royal family's internal funds to the national treasury. On the eighth day of the third month, the King of Han's edict was approved. On that day, the Crown Princess issued an order to cut the expenses of the East Palace by half and donate ten boxes of jewelry to replenish the national treasury.
On the tenth day of the lunar month, all the dignitaries and wealthy merchants in Beiping City donated money and materials, raising 73,000 shi of grain, 110,000 jins of copper and iron, 700 war horses, 2,000 slave horses, and more than 1.22 million gold and silver every day.
two……
Among the last ones was Zhu Biao's donation of 100,000 taels of silver.
