Chapter 1212: The old general leaves, Changbai Mountain Palace
Chapter 1212: The old general leaves and goes to the palace in Changbai Mountain
After resting for a day in Xianping Mansion, the group set out again. After two days of walking, they crossed Posu Road and entered the territory of Huining Mansion in Shangjing.
The boundary of Huining Prefecture is long and narrow from north to south, much larger than Xianping Prefecture and Posu Road. The location of Changbai Mountain is at the southernmost end of Huining Prefecture, right at the intersection of Huining Prefecture, Posu Road and Haelan Road. land!
It was already September, and the climate in the North had become a bit chilly. The green grass on the barren mountains was gradually turning yellow, and there was no human habitation as far as the eye could see.
Most of the places where people travel are covered by famous mountains and rivers, and there are very few human traces here.
Fortunately, because of the importance of Changbai Mountain, there is a straight official road that can pass through. Otherwise, it would take a lot of effort to go there.
We walked southeast along the branch of Songwa River. After walking in this wilderness for three full days, we finally arrived at the foot of Changbai Mountain!
Shen Tang got off the bike and looked around, only to see that the mountain peaks were undulating like a tiger sitting on a dragon's plate. Moreover, there was snow on the top of the mountain that had not melted for many years. In addition, many places on the surface were covered with white pumice. Sure enough, It lives up to the name of Changbai Mountain.
"The last general pays homage to the general, and pays homage to General Shen Tang!"
At the foot of the mountain is a small village! It is said to be a village, but it is actually a military camp. However, soldiers and horses are stationed here all year round, so the families of these soldiers and generals gather together to form such a place.
Shen Tang and his party had just stopped the carriage when a fast horse came in front. The leader, a general in black armor, came near, got off his horse and saluted Shen Tang, He Shiliezhining and his party.
Heshi Liezhining stepped forward and nodded slightly and said, "General Shen, the princess and others are going to Changbai Mountain. You have got the decree here, right?"
Due to the importance of Changbai Mountain, ordinary people cannot enter it at all. Even if Shen Tang and others want to visit the mountain, they need an order from the court.
"General, the order from the imperial court has arrived a few days ago. Your Majesty has decreed that General Shen and his party can live in the Changbai Mountain Palace and can visit the mountain at any time. In the end, he will lead people to protect them!"
At the foot of Changbai Mountain, there is a magnificent building! Occasionally, the royal family would come to offer sacrifices and would stay in this palace.
"good!"
Heshi Liezhining nodded, "Shen Tang, you can go in directly. I will take people to the military camp, and then head south to the border with Korea! They are just clowns. They will come back after I send them away." Meet you."
"General, you must be careful. If anything happens, send a message at any time."
Shen Tang bowed respectfully. Although they belong to two countries, Heshi Liezhining is kind to him and can be regarded as his elder. Naturally, Shen Tang will not be presumptuous.
"Hahaha, don't worry! Apart from my inexplicable defeat at the hands of your boy, Heshi Liezhining, there are few people who are my opponents on the battlefield! It's just the Kingdom of Korea. If His Majesty hadn't been worried, I would have directly I will take the Kaijing and present it to His Majesty, so that I won’t have to worry about it later.”
Kaegyeong was the capital of the Koryo Kingdom, located to the north of the center of the entire Koryo Kingdom. It was called Kaesong in later generations.
After saying that, Heshi Liezhining left directly. Escorted by the black-armored general, Shen Tang and his party passed through the simple village and arrived at the palace.
Although this palace is not used frequently, it is still fully equipped with all the necessary things, maids, and slaves! Shen Tang and others do not need to worry or prepare anything, they can just live in it directly.
And while Shen Tang and his party were enjoying the scenery leisurely in the north, another big event happened in Lin'an, Jiangnan in the south.
Make Prince Deng the Crown Prince and grant amnesty to the whole world!
Yes, under the pressure of civil and military officials, Zhao Shen had no choice but to establish himself as prince!
Zhao Wei, the eldest son of Queen Chengmu Guo and Zhao Shen, once served as the general of the gate guard of Youjian, the governor of Rongzhou, and the defense envoy of Jizhou! After Zhao Shen came to the throne, he appointed Zhao Mei as the Shaobao and the Jiedushi of Yongxing Army. And was named King Deng.
His wife, Mrs. Qian of Guangguo, was named Crown Princess!
Then Zhao Ming took charge of the East Palace, and Zhao Shen also ordered to increase the number of guards and other corresponding personnel in the East Palace!
This matter is simple to say, but the matter of canonizing the crown prince will naturally not be so sudden! And there are indeed many reasons behind this matter.
According to common sense, Zhao Shen did not object to making his son a prince, and was even happy to see it happen.
After all, this also consolidated his status and legitimacy from the side. However, Zhao Shen was obviously not satisfied with the canonization this time, and was even furious! Without him, the reason why he was canonized as prince was not out of his original intention.
This matter still needs to be connected with some previous things!
After Shen Tang went north, Zhao Shen began to rectify things in the officialdom and the army. However, at the beginning, he encountered great resistance. Even in the court, all civil and military officials were very angry about this. Therefore, Zhao Shen's measures were not only extremely difficult to implement, but also made the entire court become intimidated!
Whether it is the officialdom or the military, the interest groups involved are extremely large, and even the emperor Zhao Shen will not be able to control them easily.
However, Zhao Shen had also been holding back his energy for a long time, thinking of making some achievements to show to his father, ancestors and the people of the world! Therefore, the opposition of civil and military officials and the difficulties he encountered not only did not let Zhao Shen's retreat only made him become more radical! This time he wanted to try it out, whether he, the emperor, would have the last laugh, or the civil and military officials would have the last laugh.
To solve the problem of redundant officials, the Lin'an Prefecture was first targeted. Dozens of officials of all levels were dismissed and transferred to other positions! Among the armies, the Jiangyin Army in Jianghuai was directly targeted! If the attack was directly targeted at the Beijing Camp Forbidden Army in Lin'an, Once trouble occurs, it will be difficult to control, and it may even cause great trouble. The Jiangyin Army is also located in the north of Taihu Lake in the land of Zhejiang and Zhejiang. Even if the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, even if something happens, it will not affect Lin'an. .
Moreover, this time Zhao Shen did not involve Zhongshu Sheng and the Sixth Ministry, and even Zhang Jun's Privy Council was excluded. Instead, Wang Quan and the newly appointed Imperial City Secretary Tiju Zongjie directly investigated secretly!
Leaving aside the Lin'an Mansion, the Jiangyin Army's investigation surprised Zhao Shen!
The Jiangyin Army, which should have had 18,000 soldiers, actually had more than 7,000 soldiers left without pay, and the rest were so old and weak! The few horses equipped among them were directly turned into old mules, and the rest were There are countless problems!
The Jiangyin Army was located in the north of the two Zhejiang provinces and was one of the most important defensive forces in the north of Lin'an Prefecture. He never expected that an army so close to him would be so absurd.