Outside the gate of Duke Yun's Mansion in Luoyang, in front of the monument that reads "Civil officials got off their sedan chairs, military generals dismounted their horses", there was a large silver-topped sedan with eight carriages parked in front of it.
A sedan is a traditional means of transportation in China. Those carried by two people are called "two-person sedan chairs", those carried by four people are called "four-person sedan chairs"; those carried by eight or more people are called large sedan chairs, such as "eight-carried sedan chairs".
Etc. Under the hierarchy of feudal society, sedans, like other things, have strict hierarchy regulations for use, and violations will be punished.
There are clear and strict records on this in the history books of the past dynasties, such as "Civil and military officials who are required to ride in sedans are assigned four people to take care of the affairs of the five mansions, guard inside and outside, and guard the Duke, Bo, and Governor. No matter how old or young, no one is allowed to ride."
For example, in the second year of Longqing in the Ming Dynasty, Sun Wendong, the uncle of Yingcheng City, was found guilty of riding in a sedan chair illegally and was immediately fined with a suspension of salary. The "Manuscript of Qing History" also records that "Han officials above the third rank,
The head of the capital hall is made of silver, and the curtains are covered with soap. There are four courtiers in the capital, eight civil servants below the fourth rank in the capital, and two courtiers.
Above the official position, four people with miscellaneous duties ride horses... Common people's cars, black oil, flush heads, flat tops, soap curtains and sedans are made with the same car, and those with cloud heads are prohibited. "Officials must follow the rules, and ordinary people who have money are not allowed to exceed the rules.
According to the regulations of the Wei Dynasty, officials of third rank and above can use silver-domed eight-carriage sedans, double-character kings can use gold-domed ten-carriage sedans, single-character kings and eight-level hereditary princes can use gold-domed twelve-carriage sedans.
, the emperor has a jade-topped, gold-rimmed sedan chair with sixteen carriages
Needless to say, this eight-carrying sedan chair is undoubtedly Yun Dai’s.
In the side hall in the backyard, two brothers, Yun Lan and Yun Dai, were having a drink.
"So, what do you mean, brother, I am afraid that we will suffer defeat in all three battlefields in the east, south and west of Wei Dynasty right now?" Yun Dai asked with a slight frown.
Yun Lan looked grave and nodded: "Yes, that's exactly what I mean for my brother."
Yun Dai pondered for a moment and asked: "Brother, have you ever thought about another possibility, that is, the emperor conscripts a large number of troops and wins with an absolute advantage in military strength?"
"That's hard to say." Yun Lan shook her head: "With the commotion outside now, I think the emperor still doesn't seem to think that a disaster is coming. Instead, he still has the leisure to create such a big show for a few scholars, including interviews and meetings.
...For the new army, even if the emperor really faced the dangers of the rebels and made up his mind to recruit new soldiers, I think he would still follow the usual practice of selecting people from among the military households of the Central Army? Can the military households of the Central Army be the same as those of our border towns?
Different, they can buy land and hire people to help them farm military fields. This has been the case for decades. How many of the current central military households actually work in the fields? These people have never fought in a war.
, has never done anything, just plays around and hangs around the fence all day long. No matter how many soldiers are recruited, what's the use? Besides, I think the biggest problem of the Central Army is that the generals are hereditary.
There is nothing wrong with it. Just look at our Yun family and Zhou family. However, there is a big difference between the hereditary generals of the Central Army and ours. That is, each generation of our generals has truly grown up through war.
The Central Army has not fought a war for three consecutive generations. With such a general and such soldiers, Yuanshan, how do you think it is possible to win the war?"
Yun Dai sighed: "There is nothing we can do about it. Now the emperor can no longer listen to what is said. Well, to be precise, now the emperor can no longer listen to what we, the 'old party', say. Now that the new party controls the government, it has been continuously
Some senior members of the Central Army also had to bow to Qiu Linjiang and Xue Zongting. Qiu Linjiang was aloof and thought he had all the world's major events in his mind, but he didn't know that although the world's chaos had long been caused, his new method was correct.
It's the firecracker primer (it means the fuse, well, the term fuse is probably not available yet). If it weren't for his new method, I don't know whether the Yueyang Rebellion and the Jiangsu-Zhejiang Rebellion would have broken out, but at least, even the rebellion would have happened.
There won’t be so many people willing to become thieves... The emperor is so stubborn this time, which is rare. I feel that there may be something unknown in this."
Yun Lan took a sip and said: "My brother is very surprised that the emperor is so determined. Although he has wanted to suppress our four major border towns since he came to the throne, he also knows that our four families have long been deeply rooted in their respective jurisdictions. On weekdays,
Although there are grievances among them, as long as the imperial court dares to deal harshly with any one family, the other three families will definitely oppose it with all their strength. It is not an ordinary family that can be dealt with. Therefore, even if they take action, it will be temporary. Once they are opposed by the four major border towns, they will immediately change their ways.
He had distanced himself, but now he turned around and tried his best to fight against the four inner families. This is quite puzzling. Although the four inner families have some power in the court, they do not hold military power after all. In fact,
It is not a threat to the emperor's rule. I am really puzzled by the emperor's behavior..."
Yun Dai smiled slightly: "The emperor simply believes that 'in order to fight against the outside world, we must first calm down the inside.' He has discovered that no matter what he says in the capital, we and other border towns can still know it quickly; no matter what he wants to do, as long as it harms the
Bian Zhen, there must be someone in the capital speaking for Bian Zhen... He failed for a long time, so he thought of getting rid of the noise in the court first, so that he was the only voice in the whole court. At that time, he would have to deal with
Border Town would be much easier. Furthermore, he probably really felt how good and miraculous Qiu Linjiang's new law was, how it could quickly enrich the country and strengthen the army. By then, the court would not be like now, only focusing on economic pressure.
If you cross the border town, you will be at a military disadvantage. If it is as Qiu Linjiang and others said, there is sufficient food and grass, excellent soldiers and armor, and the soldiers are not afraid of death and want to fight... Then the emperor will naturally be very happy, and I am afraid he will not forcefully cut it.
It’s possible that the vassal clan will be defeated.”
Yun Lan nodded: "I think it is true." He was about to speak when he suddenly heard Ning Wanting calling from the inner hall: "Husband"
Yun Lan was surprised. The two brothers were having dinner. According to the rules at this time, Ning Wanting, the sister-in-law, was generally not allowed to appear, so Ning Wanting was always in the back hall. But Ning Wanting was not a person who did not understand the rules.
, the two of them were talking, why did they suddenly call themselves?
Yun Dai hurriedly said to Yun Lan: "Sister-in-law must have something to say. Brother, please invite me. I can just drink by myself."
Yun Lan nodded: "I'll be back, just wait a moment." Then she got up and entered the back hall. Seeing Ning Wanting's face looking anxious, she couldn't help but feel a move in her heart, but there was no trace of urgency on her face, and her voice was extremely calm and thick: "Mrs.
Why did you call me?"
Ning Wanting pulled him aside and whispered: "There are two major events, one in the imperial court and one in Yanjing. Which one will you listen to first?"
Yun Lan's heart stirred again, but her face remained unchanged at all. She said calmly: "The imperial court."
Ning Wanting naturally knew what her husband meant, which was to reassure Yanjing and her son's abilities, so she said: "The emperor suddenly vomited blood and fell into a coma when he was receiving the new Jinshi."
"What?" No matter how calm Yun Lan was, she couldn't help but be moved by it: "He vomited blood and passed out??"
Ning Wanting nodded: "At that time, the Hall of Supreme Harmony was in chaos. A group of new scholars were so frightened that the ministers present in the court were also panicked. After announcing that the imperial doctors had passed, the imperial doctors could not tell the whole story. Finally, they thought
It's just that the emperor was overworked and was distracted, so he vomited blood and fell into coma."
Yun Lan frowned and said, "Are you upset?" He pondered for a moment, then breathed a sigh of relief: "I understand, what about Yanjing?"
Ning Wanting smiled bitterly and said: "Zheng'er is going to send troops to the Liao Kingdom. Now... I'm afraid he has already deployed troops on a large scale."
Yun Lan was finally shocked: "What?!" He gasped: "What's going on with Zheng'er? Keeping the Liao Kingdom is the foundation for our Yun family to settle down and live. It's not like he doesn't know! Giving aid to the Liao Kingdom,
Isn't it also his idea to give aid to the Jurchens and let them fight invincibly? Why would they do such a ridiculous thing now? Attack the Liao Kingdom, attack the Liao Kingdom, why attack the Liao Kingdom at this time!"
Yun Lan hurriedly said: "Zheng'er is confused! I know that the Liao Kingdom is currently fighting with the Jurchens. It is estimated that the entire southern Liao Kingdom's military strength will not exceed one hundred thousand, and the combat effectiveness of these one hundred thousand soldiers is probably the Liao Kingdom's combat effectiveness."
The worst thing is that Zheng'er can definitely see this. He thinks this is a great opportunity to send troops to fight back the places where the Han people live... But he never thought that if the Liao Kingdom lost the entire south,
How much will its population and food production be reduced! Moreover, the Han people in the south are the gathering place for their craftsmen. With the Han people in the urban area and the south, the weapons manufacturing of the Liao Kingdom will be severely hit. By that time, Wanyan will be in vain.
The family members took advantage! Zheng'er... why are you so confused this time!"
After Yun Lan finished speaking, Ning Wanting smiled bitterly: "My husband misunderstood, but Zheng'er did not send troops for this reason."
Yun Lan was slightly startled and frowned: "That's not the reason??" He thought for a while and asked, "Then what other reasons prompted him to send troops to the Northern Expedition??"
Ning Wanting smiled bitterly and said: "The Empress Dowager Xiao of the Liao Kingdom arranged for Princess Qionghua to marry her, but Princess Qionghua did not agree. The Empress Dowager Xiao pressed for the reason, and the princess told her that it was with our family Zheng'er.
We have a lifelong promise, so I will not marry anyone but Zheng'er from my family... Then, Queen Mother Xiao found out that this matter had a huge impact, so she asked Xiao Tianzuo, the king of the North Academy, to write a letter to Zheng'er, asking about the matter, and said that Xiao Zhiqiong was a member of the Liao Kingdom
The princess could only marry a noble of the Liao Kingdom, and she hoped that Zheng'er would write to the princess to reject the matter. Unexpectedly, Zheng'er was furious after receiving the letter, and the next day he set off for the Northern Expedition." She sighed: "The news came from Yanjing.
It has been three days since we arrived here, so now Zheng'er... I'm afraid he has to cross the Luan River."
----------------------------------------Hazy, I originally wanted to post a chapter early this morning
, but in the end I was still too tired and fell asleep. Now I write new and old books together every day, 10,000-12,000 a day. I am really lacking in energy and have to find an opportunity to burst out to make up for it.
