"PS: Made up for yesterday's second update. Also, I suddenly discovered that the timeline of the story was calculated incorrectly. It was missing ten years, so it was not the eighth year of Zhaowu, but the beginning of the eighteenth year of Zhaowu. The author will correct it, sorry."
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In the 21st year of Zhaowu, the power of King Jing Zhao Yuancai also gradually grew, but it was still not worth mentioning compared to the prince of the East Palace, Zhao Yuanqi.
Compared with Zhao Yuansi who focused on expanding his momentum in the court, Yu Wang Zhao Yuandai tended to hold an army.
Because in his view, only by possessing military power can one have the right to speak in the country, and can advance and attack, and retreat and defend.
It didn't take long before the opportunity came.
In the 22nd year of Shaowu, South Korea planned to capture Tianmen Pass and Mengmen Pass, causing Wei to lose these two important passes guarding Hedong County.
All the men of the Sima clan, the guards of Tianmen Pass, died in battle at the gate of the pass, sacrificing their lives for the country. Only one son was lucky enough to escape because he was selected as Zongwei Yulinlang when he was young.
This man was the Zongwei of King Zhao Yuansi of Jing Dynasty, and also the future general of the Dangshan Army, Sima An.
Soon afterwards, a national war broke out between Wei and South Korea. The hero of the Korean people, who would later be known as Kang Gong Han Hu, led his troops out of Shangdang and Handan to attack Hedong County. Xiao Boyuan, the Marquis of Southern Yan in Wei State, raised his troops to go to northern Xinjiang.
To intercept.
This battle frightened the whole country of Wei, and Wei King Zhao Kang was so frightened that he almost issued an edict to move the capital.
At this time, the King of Yu, Zhao Yuandai, took the opportunity to pay an audience and persuade his father Zhao Kang to prepare for the establishment of the "Yu Shui Army".
At that time, in order to support the national war, Zhao Yuanxi helped his clan guards, which made the Yu Shui army full of talents. Many generals who would become generals a few years later served as generals in this army, such as Li Zheng, Zhu Hai, Baili Ba, Xu
Yin, Sima An, Shao Hu, etc.
At the same time, King Jing Zhao Yuanzuo also met with Zhao Kang and planned to establish the "Shunshui Army".
During this period, Prince Zhao Yuanmin of the East Palace, King Yi Zhao Yuanyan and others also sent their own Zongwei to provide full support, making the generals of the Shunshui Army worse than those of the Yu Shui Army. This was just because later "the Yu Shui Army and the Shun Shui Army fought in the same room."
Moreover, the Shunshui Army was ultimately defeated, so the reputation of these generals with Zongwei origins was not prominent and they were deliberately erased by the court.
This national war lasted for two full years. With the assistance of King Yu Zhao Yuanzuo and King Jing Zhao Yuanzuo, Nan Yanhou Xiao Boyuan finally resisted the Korean army from Shangdang County and defended most of the territory in Hedong County at that time.
However, due to the strength of the Korean army, Wei's border cities such as "Dangyin", "Linlu", and "Jixian" were eventually captured by the Korean army.
However, in the view of Wei Wang Zhao Kang, this loss is still acceptable. After all, when the "Wei Wu Army" was completely wiped out, he no longer had the ambition to fight against South Korea.
Through this national war, King Jing Zhao Yuanzuo and King Yu Zhao Yuanzuo were hailed as royal athletes, and with the efforts of the Zongfu to spread the word, they became heroes in the hearts of Wei people throughout the country.
The "Yu Shui Army" and the "Shun Shui Army" also replaced the defunct "Wei Wu Army" in terms of reputation and became the most prestigious army in the Wei State, so much so that the disciples of the martial arts family in the country rushed to join the army, making the Yu Shui Army
The Shunshui army gradually grew stronger.
From then on, the king of Yu, Zhao Yuanke, secured his position as the commander-in-chief of the Yu navy through his outstanding military exploits.
However, although Yu Wang Zhao Yuanji controlled the Yu Shui Army, Jing Wang Zhao Yuansi was still not as powerful as the East Palace Prince Zhao Yuanji.
At this time, the female official Wang Quan, who would later become Princess Jing and Empress Wang, gave Zhao Yuansi advice.
At that time, Xiao Qing was pregnant, but it was hard to say whether the son in her belly was the son of Zhao Yuanqi, the prince of the East Palace, or Zhao Yuancai, the king of Jing. However, this did not prevent Wang Quan from planning to drive a wedge between the Li family and the Xiao family.
relationship.
She spoke alarmingly to the Crown Princess Zhai: "The Queen had said that whoever gives birth to a grandson would be crowned as the Crown Princess. Now that Concubine Xiao is pregnant, if she gives birth to a grandson, I am afraid that your status as Crown Princess will not be guaranteed."
Crown Princess Li listened to the advice of the female official Wang Quan and ordered people to put medicine in Xiao's meals, causing Xiao's miscarriage.
Later, Wang Ao deliberately asked people to reveal the news, spreading the news that the Crown Princess Li wanted to murder Xiao.
At that time, Xiao Luan, the youngest son of Xiao Boyuan, the Marquis of Nan Yan, was in Daliang, accepting the imperial reward on his father's behalf. After hearing about this, Xiao Luan became furious, broke into the palace, and went to the East Palace to confront Crown Princess Li.
On that day, Xiao Luan, in front of the Crown Princess Zhai, killed several palace maids and eunuchs suspected of poisoning her sister's food with a cane on the spot. This incident angered the Crown Princess Zhai.
As a result, the conflict between the Zhai family and the Xiao family of Nanyan intensified, reaching the point where it was difficult for them to coexist.
After Wei Wang Zhao Kang learned about this, he felt deeply troubled. Considering various reasons, he did not punish Xiao Luan, but sent someone to send him back to Nanyan.
Before Xiao Luan returned to Nanyan, Zhao Yuanci met Xiao Luan secretly at Wang Kuan's suggestion and revealed to Xiao Luan his relationship with his sister Xiao Qing, leaving Xiao Luan stunned.
At that time, Zhao Yuancai promised Xiao Luan that if Xiao Luan was willing to help him become the king of Wei, Xiao Qing would become a noble one in the future. Since Xiao Qing had already married Zhao Yuanni, the prince of the East Palace, she would definitely lose the position of queen.
The next day, Xiao Luan went to the palace to see his sister Xiao Qing on the pretext of saying goodbye to her. He inquired about the matter privately and learned that her sister Xiao Qing's heart was in love with King Jing Zhao Yuansi, so she had an idea in her mind.
After returning to Nanyan, Xiao Luan added fuel to the fire and told his father Xiao Boyuan, Marquis of Nanyan, that his sister Xiao Qing was deliberately targeted and humiliated by Crown Princess Zhai in the East Palace. Xiao Boyuan did not doubt that he was there and became furious.
Immediately, Xiao Luan struck while the iron was hot and persuaded his father Xiao Boyuan to change his support to King Jing Zhao Yuansi.
Afterwards, Xiao Luan sent someone to inform Zhao Yuansi.
At this time, in the Daliang Palace, the female official Wang Kuan was planning a plot to frame the prince of the East Palace, Zhao Yuanqi.
Over the years, Zhao Yuanzhen has been troubled by the affairs between the Zhai family and the Xiao family. It is not that he is unaware of the Zhai family's wanton bullying of the Xiao family, but because Zhai family's father is Zhai Xu, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Zhao Yuanzhen is not easy to deal with.
punishment.
Therefore, he could only treat Mrs. Xiao secretly, although this would only make Mr. Zhai even more jealous.
One day, the female official Wang Quan proposed a "beauty trick" to the Crown Princess Zhai, suggesting that she choose a beautiful maid from the palace to distract the East Palace's enthusiasm for Xiao.
Zhai happily accepted it, so at Wang Quan's suggestion, Zhai sent a young and beautiful palace maid to the prince's couch in the East Palace at night.
Originally this was just a trivial matter, but the bad thing was that the young eunuch Feng Lu who was bribed by Wang Quan had been promoted to the eunuch at the time and was serving the daily life of King Zhao Kang of Wei. Under Feng Lu's arrangement, Shang, the eunuch at the eunuch.
In the sleeping room, the palace maid was sent to Zhao Kang's bed by mistake.
One night later, Shang Bingju was shocked to find that the palace maid was no longer in perfect condition. After asking, he found out that this woman had served Zhao Yuanqi, the prince of the East Palace, a few days ago.
Is it okay for a father and son to sleep with the same woman?! This goes against the ethics of father and son.
Therefore, Shang Bingju immediately hanged the palace maid with white silk and reported the matter to Wei King Zhao Kang.
Wei Wang Zhao Kang also felt a little uncomfortable, so a few days later, without knowing what had happened, Zhao Yuanqi, the prince of the East Palace, was ordered by Zhao Kang to go to the meditation room of the clan house to think about his fault because of a trivial matter.
After learning about this incident, King Yu Zhao Yuan'ai seized the opportunity and vigorously created public opinion in the city. Rumors spread that "Your Majesty wants to depose the crown prince and establish King Jing", which shocked the government and the public.
However, Wei Wang Zhao Kang was not a complete fool after all. He immediately realized that he and the prince Zhao Yuanyi had been set up by others, and he immediately released Zhao Yuanyi from the clan.
Seeing this, King Yu Zhao Yuanqi sent someone to spread a rumor, saying that "the prince has lost his moral character", and the rumors became more and more unfavorable to the prince of the East Palace Zhao Yuanqi.
This rumor caused controversy between the government and the opposition.
People who believed this rumor believed that it was the prince who had lost his moral integrity, so Wei King Zhao Kang would imprison him in the palace to reflect on his mistakes.
Those who did not believe this rumor believed that it was a conspiracy against the Prince of the Eastern Palace, Zhao Yuanqi.
So invisibly, people who once stood by Prince Zhao Yuanqi began to hesitate and hesitate, because they discovered that King Jing Zhao Yuancai had risen strongly and competed with Prince Zhao Yuanqi in a separate court.
By the 30th year of Zhaowu's reign, King Jing Zhao Yuansi was powerful enough to compete with Prince Zhao Yuanqi. At this time, King Zhao Kang's health was deteriorating.
However, in the end, Wei King Zhao Kang still chose to let Prince Zhao Yuanqi inherit the throne instead of King Jing Zhao Yuansi, his "unlike" son.
At this time, Tong Xian, the young eunuch supported by King Jing Zhao Yuanxi, had become one of the powerful eunuchs in the Shang Dynasty Bureau. He informed Zhao Yuanxi, which finally caused Zhao Yuanxi to cut off the last trace of father-son relationship with his father Zhao Kang.
, decided to raise troops to force the palace.
At the same time, King Jing Zhao Yuanzuo also believed that in order to support Prince Zhao Yuanqi of the East Palace to ascend to the throne, the Yu Shui Army of King Yu Zhao Yuanqi must be eliminated!
Therefore, he secretly contacted the Xiao family of Nanyan and invited Xiao Luan's Nanyan army in an attempt to jointly deal with the Yu Shui army.
In the 31st year of Zhaowu, which was the day when King Zhao Kang of Wei made his will, King Jing Zhao Yuanzuo decided to strike first and led the Shunshui army to attack Yu Shui army. However, King Yu Zhao Yuanke had already received Xiao Luan's secret information and angrily rebuked King Jing.
"Conspiracy to cause rebellion" and lead the army to counterattack.
The two most powerful armies of the Wei State fought against each other on the outskirts of Daliang City, and staged the most brutal civil war to date. During this period, Xiao Luan led the Nanyan Army to defect on the battlefield, resulting in the defeat of King Jing Zhao Yuanzuo.
Unable to defeat the combined attack of the Nanyan Army and the Yu Shui Army, the Shunshui Army was defeated miserably, and King Jing Zhao Yuanzuo retreated to the palace.
However, he did not expect that under Zhao Yuanli's Prince Yi's Mansion, there was a secret passage that led directly to the interior of the palace, so that the Yu navy invaded the palace. King Yu Zhao Yuanqi, who was seriously injured in this battle, forcibly killed him.
Brother Wang, King Jing Zhao Yuansi helped him ascend the throne.
"I'm very happy that you didn't choose me in the end. In this way, I can fulfill the vow I made at the beginning and take back what I lost with my own hands."
When King Zhao Kang of Wei was dying, King Zhao Yuansi of Jing came to the imperial couch where his father was recovering from illness, and Fu Er said to his father: "I told you, father, you will regret it."
After that, he executed all of Queen Zhang's family in front of Zhao Kang and tore up his will. Zhao Kang was so angry that he died suddenly on the spot.
After that, King Jing Zhao Yuansi imprisoned Zhao Yuanli and his son, and exiled King Jing Zhao Yuanzuo to Nanliang.
A few days later, Zhao Yuansi ascended the throne as the king of Wei, and his reign was changed to the first year of Hongde.