Chapter 249: The Pillar of the Country, Lu Sheng's Court is Destroyed
Chapter 249 The Pillar of the Country, King Lu Sheng’s Court is Destroyed
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Chapter 249 The Pillar of the Country, King Lu Sheng’s Court is Destroyed
At the end of September in the third year of Shenghua.
The weather in Kyoto has turned cooler, especially the wind in the morning and evening, which sometimes makes people shiver.
After the morning session, Qin Wei returned to the study, put on a thick cloak, then picked up the memorial on the desk and read through it.
The first one came from Ji Yuanchen, the chief minister of the cabinet.
Those who are too old and sick to take care of themselves are asked to retire and return home!
Looking at Ji Yuanchen's memorial, Qin Wei was a little stunned.
Qin Wei was actually quite satisfied with Ji Yuanchen.
This old man had served as the chief assistant for thirty years when the old emperor was in power, and after he succeeded to the throne, Ji Yuanchen could be said to have stabilized the court situation for him.
Since he succeeded to the throne, he has implemented reforms several times. Although each reform caused a lot of commotion among the people, the court has always maintained a high-efficiency operation. This is all the credit of Ji Yuanchen.
It's not that Li Ru and Di Renjie are incompetent, but that their qualifications and reputation are simply not comparable to Ji Yuanchen's.
In the court, Ji Yuanchen was a lubricant, stabilizing the relationship between the emperor and the court, and mediating conflicts within the court. Although Ji Yuanchen rarely intervened in specific affairs, he still played an indispensable role.
Now that Ji Yuanchen wanted to apply for an official position, Qin Wei had already thought of it.
After all, Ji Yuanchen is old. Although he is a Confucian scholar, his lifespan and body are no different from ordinary people. He is nearly eighty years old and can no longer handle government affairs.
Since last year, Ji Yuanchen has suffered from serious and minor illnesses. Qin Wei sent imperial doctors to diagnose and treat him many times, and even Li Shizhen treated him several times.
"Eunuch Lu!"
Qin Wei called.
"I'm here, old slave!" Eunuch Lu, who was next to him, hurriedly came forward and said.
"Lao Ji wants to retire, how do you think we should handle it?" Qin Wei asked.
Eunuch Lu was slightly stunned and looked at him in surprise.
In the past two years, Qin Wei has been very good at handling government affairs and rarely asks for his opinions, but today he asked him unusually, which made him a little confused.
"Mr. Ji has devoted his whole life to the government, so he should be treated favorably!" Eunuch Lu said after a slight hesitation.
Qin Wei nodded slightly, "Then how should I award the reward?"
"You can be granted the title of Young Master, especially Guanglu Doctor." Lu Gong said.
These are the old rules of Dali. As long as you work in the position of chief assistant until retirement, you can get a title and then become an official.
Qin Wei thought for a while and said: "Let's add a national pillar!"
"Old slave, I obey!" Eunuch Lu responded and was about to prepare the imperial edict.
"Wait!" Qin Wei called him again, "Prepare pens, ink, paper and inkstones!"
After a while, the pen, ink, paper and inkstone were ready, a large piece of paper was spread on the table, Qin Wei took a pen and wrote four big characters "Pillar of the Country".
Ji Yuanchen gave him a calligraphy back then, and now he wants to give Ji Yuanchen a calligraphy as well.
This character represents his recognition of Ji Yuanchen and Ji Yuanchen's contribution to Dali.
At the same time, this character also means to stabilize the political situation.
He wanted to show all the civil servants and generals in the court that this was not me trying to kill a donkey, but that the boss was really old.
no way.
Ji Yuanchen's influence in the court was too great. If he suddenly became an official, it would inevitably affect the hearts of some ministers.
Qin Wei also granted titles and titles because he did not want chaos in the court.
"Fram it up and send it to the boss's mansion together." Qin Wei looked at his pen and ink, nodded with satisfaction and said.
"Here!"
Eunuch Lu responded and quickly called two young eunuchs to carefully dry the ink and then put it away.
When Ji Yuanchen took office, the cabinet needed a new chief minister.
Qin Wei didn't hesitate and pushed Di Renjie up directly.
At the same time, adjustments were made to the cabinet, increasing the number of cabinet ministers to eight.
Di Renjie, Li Ru, Luo Zheng, Song Yuange, Wang Lu, as well as Fu Chengyi, Sun Wenjian and Wang Shouren.
Li Siyuan, the former Second Assistant to the Cabinet, died of illness a year ago, and Di Renjie took over his position as Second Assistant.
Everyone in the court knew that Di Renjie was the successor of the first assistant prepared by Qin Wei, so there was no problem in letting Di Renjie take over as the first assistant.
As for why it wasn't Li Ru.
How to say?
There is no problem with Li Ru's ability, but Li Ru prefers resourcefulness and is slightly inferior to Di Renjie in government affairs.
Qin Wei still felt that Di Renjie was more prudent and more suitable for stabilizing the political situation.
As for why Fu Chengyi joined the cabinet, it was something that Qin Wei had considered for a long time. After the ceremonial department was divided into the Ministry of Culture and Education and the Ministry of Performance and Military Affairs, Fu Chengyi served as the minister of the Ministry of Culture and Education. The first reason why he was allowed to enter the cabinet this time was because of Yan Zhen
Secondly, because Dali will carry out education popularization in the future, Fu Chengyi needs to be responsible for this.
Sun Wenjian's entry into the cabinet was something Qin Wei had promised before, so naturally he could not break his promise.
Finally, there is Wang Shouren. Wang Shouren is too old. To be honest, Qin Wei did not intend to let him join the cabinet at first. However, considering the lineage of Confucianism represented by Wang Shouren, he still let him join the cabinet. Anyway, it will be a matter of time, sooner.
It doesn't matter.
In this way, the cabinet will be controlled by Di Renjie, Li Ru and Wang Shouren, and other assistant ministers will be replaced, and they will control the entire court for Qin Wei.
Similarly, the military aircraft department will also be controlled by Bai Qi and Yuwen Chengdu.
As long as the cabinet and the military department are under control, the Dali court will not be in chaos, and the whole of Dali will not be in chaos.
…
The next day.
Ji Mansion placed the incense table, opened the middle door, and knelt down to welcome the imperial edict.
Eunuch Lu brought a group of young eunuchs and a team of Tianwu guards to the Ji Mansion in person to announce the decree.
"Thank you God!"
After the announcement was over, Ji Yuanchen led his family members to kneel down and thank him.
"Mr. Ji, please get up quickly!"
Eunuch Lu quickly stepped forward to help Ji Yuanchen up.
Ji Yuanchen is really old. The age spots on his face can no longer be covered. He can't stand up even when he is kneeling on the ground.
"Thank you for your hard work, Eunuch Lu! I have prepared some wine, and I would like to ask Eunuch Lu to reward me!"
But Ji Yuanchen was in good spirits.
"Haha, why are you so polite, Sir? You and I are also old acquaintances!"
"Back then, we worked together in the late emperor's palace. Alas, fifty years have passed in the blink of an eye."
Eunuch Lu said with some emotion.
At that time, he was the little eunuch beside the old emperor, while Ji Yuanchen was the long history of the old emperor's palace. Later, when the old emperor came to the throne, Eunuch Lu gradually became the eunuch of the Chief of Ceremonies, while Ji Yuanchen went through twenty years of official career.
Became the chief minister of the cabinet.
Both of them were people that the old emperor valued, and they were also the people who helped the old emperor the most.
"By the way, this is His Majesty's royal pen!" Eunuch Lu asked him to bring over Qin Wei's handwriting.
Ji Yuanchen's eyes couldn't help but turn slightly red when he looked at the words on the plaque.
"Old minister, I thank you, Your Majesty!"
The pillar of the country!
This is probably the greatest honor for him.
After serving as a minister for fifty years, there are really not many people who can retire with success.
Ji Yuanchen felt both happy and fortunate at the same time.
He was glad that he was able to meet these two saintly kings, which made his life successful.
Eunuch Lu didn't stop him, he just stepped aside and let him kowtow in front of the plaque.
In the next three days, Ji Mansion held a grand banquet.
Although Ji Yuanchen retired from office, Qin Wei's awards and handwritten imperial letters raised his reputation in the court to a new level.
Civil and military officials from all over the dynasty came to congratulate him, including Di Renjie, Li Ru, Wang Shouren and others.
But on the first day of October, Ji Yuanchen passed away.
This is something no one expected.
Even Qin Wei didn't think of it.
But now that the matter has come to this, Qin Wei can only ask the court to arrange his funeral.
The rewards that should be given cannot be less.
Qin Wei even attended Ji Yuanchen's funeral in person, which could be regarded as a final farewell to the old man.
But just as the funeral for Ji Yuanchen was being held in the court, the court of King Lu Sheng was caught in a war.
Under clouds as thick as lead dust.
Lu Zhiqing stood in the chariot, with three horses pulling the chariot.
The target is directly in the direction of Lu Sheng's capital.
Behind him, thousands of Donghai Navy soldiers waved their weapons, drums beat, and horns blew.
When Dalishui's troops arrived at the royal capital, Lu Sheng's royal court was completely thrown into chaos. Many ministers were frightened and trembling.
Everyone knows the reputation of Dali.
Three years ago, Lu Sheng's court dared to provoke Dali, but now they no longer have any qualifications to challenge Dali.
The earth is shaking and the dust is churning.
The army is pressing down on the territory, and the aura of iron and blood is paving the way, like a stream of heat, causing dust to fly all over the sky.
The cavalry battalion of the Donghai Navy led the way, followed by the 30,000 marine battalion.
Naturally, the Donghai Navy not only has sailors, but also 30,000 marine battalions and 3,000 cavalry battalions, which serve as the main combat force of the navy for landing operations.
When the soldiers arrived at the gate of the royal city, Lu Zhiqing showed a cruel smile when he saw the panicked behavior of the soldiers on the city wall.
The war to destroy the country!
Such a battle is simply a great blessing for him.
In the past two years, as the court invested more and more in the navy, he, as the commander of the navy, lived a happy life.
Although Qin Wei had fined him thirty military sticks because of the incident on Xiaoyao Island and Qingfeng Island, he was still grateful to Qin Wei because Qin Wei gave him the opportunity to strengthen the navy and give him a chance to fight with his talents.
Now that he was fighting again, and it was a war to destroy the country, he was even more excited.
The only thing that made him regretful was that Lu Sheng's Royal Court was too weak. In just over a month, their Donghai Navy attacked the royal capital from the northern end of Lu Sheng's Royal Court.
suddenly.
Lu Zhiqing's heart moved.
He turned his head and looked to the south. In that direction, there was smoke and dust billowing, and the earth was shaking.
There was a flash of light in his eyes.
The generals around him were also looking towards the south.
"roar!"
"roar!"
The army was roaring, and a large number of soldiers were wearing fine armor. Every time they took a step, they would wave their weapons and roar.
The might of its army shook the heaven and earth, and the chilling atmosphere fell like ice and snow.
Looking at the slowly approaching army, Lu Zhiqing's mouth twitched slightly and he couldn't help but curse secretly.
"Damn, this old guy Liu Zhen is really unwilling to be second to others!"
When the army arrived in front of the formation, a figure wearing bright silver armor rode a tall horse and galloped in, surrounded by a group of personal guards.
Arrive before anyone arrives.
"Hahaha, Mr. Lu, I didn't expect you to come first!"
Lu Zhiqing's face turned darker.
"Old man Liu, what are you doing here with your old arms and legs?"
The person who came was none other than Liu Zhen, the commander of the Nanhai Navy, and Dali Nanshan Bo.
As the commanders of the naval forces in the two major sea areas of Dali, Lu Zhiqing and Liu Zhen have been competing with each other.
When Lan Yuehou dispatched Nanhai troops to enter Yunzhou from the Nanyuan River and ambushed a hundred thousand barbarian troops, Liu Zhen showed off in front of Lu Zhiqing.
Later, Lu Zhiqing led troops to destroy Xiaoyao Island and Qingfeng Island, and he also boasted in front of Liu Zhen for a long time.
It's okay if the two don't meet, but they will quarrel for a while if they meet.
Even if they don't meet, the two will bicker in letters and show off their wealth.
That's right, it's about showing off your wealth.
Today, their Donghai Navy has added a large warship, and tomorrow their Nanhai Navy has recruited tens of thousands of elite soldiers. Both of them are eager to put all the treasures under their command to have a good competition.
As for the attack on Lu Sheng's Royal Court this time, the two major naval forces also fought at the same time. The two sides were competing with each other. Although they did not say anything openly, the generals of the two major naval forces knew what their boss was thinking.
Liu Zhen looked at him with a smile, "What? I'm here to help you, but you still don't want to!"
In this contest, on the surface it was the Donghai Navy that won, but in fact it was the South China Sea Navy that won.
This is because the troops from the East China Sea landed from the north of Lu Sheng's Royal Court, which was only eight hundred miles away from the royal capital, while the troops from the South China Sea landed from the south from Lu Sheng's Royal Court, but were a thousand miles away from the royal capital.
Both sides attacked the city, and the progress of the Nanhai Navy was much faster than that of the Donghai Navy.
"Tch, why do I need your help, general?" Lu Zhiqing said disdainfully.
Liu Zhen was not annoyed. He turned to look in the direction of the royal capital, with a serious look on his face, and said: "Okay, stop talking nonsense, it's time to attack. Try to work hard and capture King Lu Sheng, so that we can return to your Majesty!"
Lu Zhiqing also knew that now was not the time for bickering, but he instead ordered the army to attack the city.
"Send the order and attack the city!"
He gave the order directly without any concealment.
Seeing this, Liu Zhen's old face suddenly dropped, "I came to discuss the siege with you, but you ended up attacking the city like this."
However, the Donghai Navy's Marine Battalion had already taken action, and he could no longer stay here and quickly galloped towards his own military formation.
DONG DONG DONG!!!
War drums beat and horns resounded across the sky.
Thousands of soldiers swarmed towards the city wall.
They had no ladders or even any siege equipment.
But they still launched a siege.
Because they don't need any siege equipment at all.
For the navy's marine battalion, siege equipment is a burden. It cannot be carried with the ship, let alone manufactured on site.
As for how to climb the high city wall, they naturally have their own ideas.
When the soldiers approached the city wall, the two of them put their hands together and stood under the city wall, and each of the soldiers stepped on their palms and leaped into the air.
Yes, this is how they entered the city.
Although the ordinary soldiers of the two major naval forces are low-level warriors, with the cooperation of the two soldiers, they can leap several feet in one leap. Even the three-foot-high city wall of King Lu Sheng's capital cannot stop them at all.
As a famous soldier jumped onto the city wall, the soldiers of Lu Sheng's Court were completely panicked, and their morale was at its lowest point.
Under the menacing Dali soldiers, they were defeated in just a moment.
"kill!"
"Capture King Lu Sheng alive, and the reward will be a thousand taels!"
Lu Zhiqing stood on the top of the city and shouted loudly.
Suddenly the soldiers became excited.
The bounty is one thousand taels, which is ten thousand taels of silver. For the soldiers at the bottom, such a reward is definitely a big reward.
Click!
The heavy city gate opened, and the army from outside the city poured directly into the city.
Liu Zhen stood outside the city and looked at Lu Zhiqing at the top of the city. He chuckled and said, "It's good to be young and energetic."
But at this moment, he looked stern and said, "Be careful!"
On top of the city, I saw a figure flying from the city, slashing down with a sharp blade, pointing directly at Lu Zhiqing.
In an instant, Lu Zhiqing felt that all the hairs on his body were standing on end and his face turned pale.
"Innate Warrior!"
Without any time to think, he retreated and jumped directly to the top of the city.
But even if he didn't hide, the blade wouldn't be able to hurt him, because a figure had already appeared in front of him.
There was a crisp sound, and a sword light blocked the blade.
The person who drew the sword was Lu Qingfeng.
How can a large army go on an expedition without being equipped with innate warriors?
This time when they came to Lu Sheng's royal court, Qing Fushan dispatched seven innate warriors, with Lu Qingfeng as the leader.
The person who attacked Lu Zhiqing was Hai Mingxin, who had followed Lu Zhi to Dali Kyoto.
Lu Qingfeng looked at Hai Mingxin, his expression unwavering, and the long sword in his hand pointed directly at Hai Mingxin's chest like a poisonous snake spitting a message.
The sword almost reached its extreme speed. In his haste, Hai Mingxin did not react at all and was directly pierced by the sword's edge.
Hai Mingxin is an innate warrior, but Lu Qingfeng is a top innate warrior in the three innate realms. He is only one step away from suddenly reaching the Jiezhao realm.
In the past two years or so, the changes in Dali are not just changes in internal affairs, the strength and cultivation of the innate warriors have also been greatly improved.
For example, Lu Qingfeng, Situ Changkong, Yan Zhen, Li Xun, etc. have all reached the threshold of Ji Zhao Realm.
However, they have only touched the threshold. The really powerful ones are the chess pieces.
In more than two years, Qin Wei gained a total of nearly one million chess energy. He did not transform new chess characters, but invested all these chess energy into existing chess characters.
It costs 150,000 Qi to upgrade a chess character's cultivation level from the third level of Xiantian Realm to the early stage of Jingzhao Realm and the first level of Divine Intention Realm.
The energy of millions of potentials is enough for Qin Wei to upgrade the cultivation level of the six chess pieces to the early stage of Jingzhao Realm and the first level of Divine Artistic Realm.
However, Qin Wei has only improved the cultivation level of five people: Ye Gucheng, Zhao Gao, Huang Yaoshi, Zuo Ci, and Cao Zhengchun.
In terms of the number of powerful people in the Jingzhao Realm alone, Dali has surpassed Yuehai Island.
However, their cultivation levels are at the early stage of Jingzhao Realm and the first level of Divine Intention Realm, and their strength is far inferior to those of the top Jingzhao Realm experts.
Although they have an advantage in terms of numbers, Dali is still inferior to the Dongfang family on Yuehai Island in terms of strength.
Currently, Qin Wei is gathering momentum and is preparing to transform a top Jingzhao Realm powerhouse to become the support of the Dali Dynasty.
Hai Mingxin did not expect that he could not block Lu Qingfeng's sword, but he had no time to think about this. The severe pain and loss of life made his consciousness fall into a coma.
There were no further surprises in the ensuing battle, which lasted from morning until dusk before it ended.
Most of the princes and ministers of Lu Sheng's court were captured alive. Except for one of the six innate masters who escaped, the remaining five were either beheaded or captured alive.
This was a battle without any suspense. From the moment Dali sent troops, Lu Sheng's Royal Court was destined to be destroyed.