Chapter 749 More than enough decisiveness, not enough ruthlessness
Before Yun Guang and Tao Ran broke camp and retreated, Jia Lian had already left for the north.
Traveling lightly and quickly, we soon arrived at the Juyong Pass.
At this time, Feng Sheng, who had taken over the defense of Juyongguan, learned of Jia Lian's intention and came out to greet him personally.
After they had just exchanged greetings for a while, he impatiently asked Tao Ran and Yun Guang about the movements of their troops. Feng Sheng was naturally overjoyed when he learned that both of them had accepted Emperor Ning Kang's offer and led their troops to retreat.
After arriving at Juyong Pass, what he was most worried about was that Tao Ran and Feng Sheng's troops would march northward and attack him from a flank with Wang Ziteng outside, so he really wasn't sure they could stop them.
Jia Lian relieved his worries.
Moreover, he was quite surprised that Jia Lian could regain Emperor Ning Kang's trust so quickly, and wanted to get close to Jia Lian.
Now that Emperor Ningkang succeeded in seizing power, they, the "heroes of peace", should naturally unite to help Emperor Ningkang consolidate his imperial power faster, and seize more rights and interests from the die-hards (the Supreme Emperor's lineage) who were destined to lose power.
Jia Lian was naturally grateful for Feng Sheng's invitation to form an alliance. Emperor Ning Kang had clearly stated that he would be kept in cold storage for a period of time, so he could not participate and there was no need to participate in the troubles that would follow.
So he took the initiative to ask Wang Zi about Teng's situation.
Knowing that Wang Ziteng had arrived at the gate of Juyongguan, Jia Lian followed Feng Sheng to the city gate to see what was going on.
As a world-famous pass, Juyong Pass deserves its name.
Not only is the city gate majestic and tall, but the terrain on both sides is steep, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.
This is also the capital of the Wei Dynasty, the largest and most important barrier connecting the northern part of the Great Wall.
At this time, Jia Lian was standing on the high city gate, and he saw that the open space three or four miles away was covered with military formations and tents. Looking down across the night sky, he saw dots of stars, which were very powerful.
After exchanging some simple information with Feng Sheng, Jia Lian went down to the city gate with only two followers.
After arriving outside the military formation, not long after I submitted my greeting card, I was led to a large central tent and met Wang Ziteng.
Naturally, Jia Lian and Wang Ziteng were very familiar with each other, but when they met this time, they couldn't help but feel a little sad when they looked at each other.
After sizing up Jia Lian for a long time, Wang Ziteng said, "Tell me what your purpose is."
"Please uncle to retreat."
"Who means that?"
"Your Majesty's will."
After a brief and direct conversation, the two sides fell into silence again.
"Do you know that it is the Emperor's order that I lead troops to Beijing this time?"
"Know?"
"Then what do you think I should do?"
"Follow the decree and retreat."
"What happens after we withdraw?"
"Follow me to see your Majesty."
Wang Ziteng's brows furrowed completely. After hesitating for a moment, Wang Ziteng said, "What do you plan to do with me?"
Jia Lian was a little surprised by Wang Ziteng's reaction, because he was not like Yun Guang and others who asked about the situation on the Supreme Emperor and Tienwang Mountain.
Seemingly seeing something strange in Jia Lian, Wang Ziteng sighed: "At any rate, I have been operating in Beijing for more than ten years. At such a critical time, it shouldn't be a strange thing for someone to pass on information to me, right?"
Jia Lian understood.
Since Wang Ziteng was not completely ignorant of the situation, he just spoke openly and honestly.
"Your Majesty means, uncle, you definitely can't continue to be the commander of the nine provinces, at least you can't really control the border troops of the nine provinces like before.
His Majesty thought of two places for his uncle to go.
First, he was granted the rank of first-grade general by his uncle, and was given the general's palace and permanently stationed in the capital.
The second is to become an assistant minister of the cabinet and assist in the management of government affairs."
Wang Ziteng raised his eyebrows: "General? I have never heard of any general in this dynasty. Is this a false title?"
Jia Lian nodded.
At the level of Wang Ziteng, it is no longer easy to find any fixed positions for them.
Basically, they are all specially set up according to needs.
For example, Wang Ziteng's control of the nine provinces did not exist in itself. It was Emperor Ningkang who wanted to replace Wang Ziteng from his position as the Jiedushi of the Beijing Camp and give him an errand to patrol the nine provinces on behalf of the emperor.
In itself, he is considered an imperial envoy.
Originally this was nothing, it sounded majestic, but after a few years when the prince reached the age of retirement and returned to his hometown, this position would be abolished along with him.
This incident did not occur unexpectedly, and what Ning Kangdi did not expect was that Wang Ziteng, a person transferred from the central government to the border control, seemed to be doing well.
You can actually mobilize tens of thousands of border troops to Beijing in one breath!
Although it was because of the Supreme Emperor's imperial edict, it also shows that Wang Ziteng is indeed capable.
Now that Emperor Ning Kang has just succeeded in seizing power, it is the time when stability in all aspects is needed.
Wang Ziteng, a person who could influence the nine sides and was loyal to the Supreme Emperor, naturally became the fear of Emperor Ningkang.
Therefore, according to Emperor Ningkang's wishes, Wang Ziteng cannot be like Yun Guang and Tao Ran and just let them go back to where they came from.
A dangerous person like Wang Ziteng must have his fangs pulled out and thrown back to the capital to watch.
Therefore, Emperor Ningkang gave him two options. One was to give him a false title of Wei Guangzheng, which could block the mouths of all parties and successfully take away Wang Ziteng's military power.
As for the second one, let the prince enter the cabinet...
According to Jia Lian's guess, one reason is that Wang Ziteng was originally a civil servant, and secondly, after this incident, there may be some vacancies in the cabinet that need to be filled.
Of course, these two choices are based on the premise that Wang Ziteng is sensible and does not cause trouble.
Wang Ziteng naturally understood what Emperor Ningkang meant. He glanced at Jia Lian and suddenly asked: "As far as I know, yesterday the Supreme Emperor publicly acknowledged your identity as the grandson of the emperor and asked you to lead troops to help.
Although you stood on His Majesty's side in the end, but... His Majesty really trusts you so much that he even asked you to persuade us to surrender?
Your Majesty is not afraid, are you planning to take advantage of the opportunity to escape, and as soon as you leave his side, you will immediately raise the banner of the Supreme Emperor and join forces with us to fight against him?"
Jia Lian smiled and said: "Then I ask my uncle, if I really have this intention, would my uncle be willing to help me with all my strength and achieve the feat of following the dragon?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Jia Lian said it very seriously, and Wang Ziteng couldn't tell whether Jia Lian was joking for a while.
But he thought for a while, shook his head and said: "This is a move that will lead to death and no life. Moreover, even if we are lucky enough to succeed, I'm afraid you and I may not get any real benefits."
Jia Lian laughed.
Yes, so what if he really helped the Supreme Emperor defeat Emperor Ningkang?
At that time, countless people will jump out and snatch the benefits from them.
Even the Supreme Emperor may not really be willing to recognize him as his grandson when the time comes, let alone hand over the country to his illegitimate bloodline.
Taking a closer look at ancient and modern times, there are very few illegitimate sons of rulers who can be recognized. Those who want to compete with those legitimate bloodlines to win the legitimate throne, at least Jia Lian has never heard of them.
The reason why the prince is willing to believe in the emperor is because he is the legitimate heir!
After understanding Jia Lian's thoughts, Wang Ziteng asked again: "If I agree to His Majesty's conditions, how can I ensure that His Majesty will not regret it in the future or make excuses to settle the matter?"
It's normal for Wang Ziteng to be worried. In any case, why waste so much energy on a problem that can be solved with one blow?
This may be why Yun Guang and Tao Ran were both determined to surrender to Emperor Ning Kang. They never wanted to go to Tien Wan Mountain to pay homage to Emperor Ning Kang unless he forced him to do so.
They were all afraid that Emperor Ningkang would regret it and kill them with one blow.
And Emperor Ningkang cared much more about Wang Ziteng than Yun Guang and the others.
Jia Lian thought for a while and said to the prince: "I don't dare to guarantee to my uncle whether your Majesty will break his promise in the future.
But does uncle have any other choice now?
It is said that he was once an emperor and a minister, and his uncle happened to be in such a special position. It was already very rare to find a chance to die a good death.
and……"
Jia Lian glanced at the military tent that had long been cleared by Wang Ziteng, and lowered his voice and said: "According to my observations of Your Majesty over the years, I think I know Your Majesty quite well..."
"oh?"
Wang Ziteng moved his head closer, looking quite interested.
"I won't say much else. I believe that my uncle can make his own judgment. I will only say one thing... Your Majesty's nature is more decisive than ruthless..."
Wang Ziteng was stunned for a moment, and then said angrily: "At the age of Mr. Xiao Ge, he was beaten to death with a cane and was not even given any dignity after his death. Do you call this 'not being ruthless enough'?"
Jia Lian didn't take it seriously at all: "Xiao Jing is an exception. He seeks benevolence and gets benevolence. It just so happens that His Majesty also needs someone's corpse to suppress the scene. If Xiao Jing doesn't die, who will die?"
Wang Ziteng had also known Emperor Ning Kang for more than a day or two. Looking back on the past seriously, Wang Ziteng couldn't help but nodded, somewhat agreeing with Jia Lian's view.
Lack of ruthlessness... Perhaps this can only be called a shortcoming if it is placed on the emperor.
But this is obviously a good thing for the ministers.
Wang Ziteng also understood what Jia Lian meant.
"So, since your majesty is willing to give my uncle a chance to join the team again, he will not break his promise easily. As long as my uncle does not make any mistakes that offend your majesty from now on, then why will your majesty tolerate so many ministers left behind by the emperor?
No less than an uncle?"
Wang Ziteng said: "Okay, you don't need to say anything anymore, I will just go with you to see His Majesty."
Jia Lian nodded, not too surprised. He knew from the beginning that it would be easier to convince Wang Ziteng than Yun Guang.
Because he was very familiar with Wang Ziteng, and also because Wang Ziteng was born as a scholar. Compared with those vulgar warriors, he was a little less reckless and more refined and had the loyalty of a scholar.
In other words, scholars are more willing to accept the truth than soldiers.
But Jia Lian was also a little curious: "How dare I ask my uncle, which one does he like more, the general or the cabinet?"
Wang Ziteng thought for a while and replied: "Let's join the cabinet."
Jia Lian understood. It seemed that Wang Ziteng had no intention of retreating yet.
Yes, he is only in his fifties, which is the right age for him to work.
But Jia Lian suddenly felt something unspeakable. Why did he feel that the world line had shrunk again inexplicably?
In the original work, Wang Ziteng also served as a military envoy in the capital, rose to control of nine provinces, inspected nine provinces, and finally died on the way to the cabinet.
I hope that he can successfully enter the cabinet and take charge of the government in this life. After all, the relationship between the two is very good now.