Although Shen Yang didn't ask to say goodbye again, he was sitting there in a daze at this moment. He didn't know what he was thinking for a moment. Everyone was worried that he would be too hard hit by Qin Wen's incident. At this time, they all looked at Yang Zhitang , let’s see what his opinion is on this matter.
Du Chongtao's wife, the old Princess Deqing, was working in the House of Internal Affairs, so it was not inconvenient for him to say anything more.
"This matter must be in compliance with the Queen Mother's decree,"
The House of Internal Affairs is currently mainly composed of Yang En, the elders of the clan, and the female deacons of the clan. Yang Zhitang has been shocked enough today and cannot think too carefully for a while. However, between the ministers and the clan, he naturally prefers the clan. Naturally, he does not Will oppose strengthening the authority of the clan.
As for the Queen Mother Changxin, she would not particularly care if she could cut ties with Tangyi, even if she was a little stronger.
Besides, no matter how strong the Queen Mother Chang Xin is, can she be more powerful than the Huang family after King Fu succeeded to the throne?
Yang Zhitang didn't want others to get entangled in this matter, so he changed the subject and said,
"What is more urgent now is to find out whether Han Qian really went to Heluo, and to find out what was the real intention of Emperor Liang in asking Han Qian to lead his troops into Heluo?"
Everyone has been deeply shocked today, but nothing else has been as impactful as this indistinguishable news.
"Is it possible that Emperor Liang was really seriously ill, and his eldest son, King Luo, was wounded by poison, so he had to be left alone in Tangyi when powerful enemies surrounded Heluo?" Zhang Chao asked hesitantly.
"If he was only entrusted by Emperor Liang to protect orphans, why would Han Qian need to expose the Chishan Society's hidden strength over the years and gather all these people in Tangyi and Donghu?" Zheng Yu shook his head, feeling that the whole thing There were still too many doubts, so he said, "I don't think Han Daoming's words are credible."
"It may be true that Emperor Liang was in critical condition and he left him alone, but Han Qian may not be willing to do so, or he may have greater ambitions?" Du Chongtao said with a frown.
Of course, he would not believe in a mere Tuogu. As a great Chu general who had commanded troops for many years and was even as famous as Li Yu and others in his early years, he believed in the judgment and analysis of the military situation and basic situation.
At present, except for a part of Tangyi's navy and Chishanhui troops who are gathering on the southern front, the main force of Tangyi's real elite infantry is deployed on the northern front or the northwest flank.
In addition to the nearly 20,000 elites who directly entered Heluo, it is actually unknown how many vassal soldiers Yu Ding Kong Xirong's troops could recruit from Deng and Jun states. They were not as many as the 12,000 Tangyi boasted, but Du Chongtao was certain. At least 20,000 troops were elites transferred from Huaixi territory.
Another point is what Empress Dowager Changxin mentioned in the main hall of Changxin Palace.
Zhou Bingwu, Zhang Zhi, and Zhao Zhen have more than 80,000 troops in Xiangbei, and King Xin Yang Yuanyan has more than 30,000 elite soldiers in Chuzhou, and they can gather 60,000 to 70,000 troops at the fastest near the capital.
Under this situation, it was really hard for him to believe that Han Qian really coveted Jinling at this time.
Even if Han Daoming's words should never be taken lightly, Du Chongtao could not see any other suitable understanding to explain the current situation except "Emperor Liang was critically ill", but he must say that Han Daoming had something to hide. He felt that Han Qian personally commanded the troops. Entering Heluo, your motives should be impure.
Only in this way can we explain why Tangyi tried every possible means to conceal the truth, but did not hesitate to expose all the Chishan Society members and gather in Tangyi, Donghu, Xichuan and other places.
To put it bluntly, he was just worried that Jinling and Chuzhou would hold him back.
Du Chongtao's words immediately caused everyone to fall into deep thought. They couldn't help but think about the possibility of this speculation and the subsequent consequences and impact on Dachu.
Yang En frowned at this time and hesitantly muttered: "If the so-called entrustment by Emperor Liang is to say that he wanted to hand over Heluo to Han Qian, he even made the Liang generals directly appoint Han Qian as the new leader.
Woolen cloth?"
"How is that possible?" Du Chongtao subconsciously shook his head to deny Yang En's guess, and said in a deep voice, "Zhu Yu has three sons alive, how could Emperor Liang not support his son instead of establishing an outsider? And the famous ministers and generals of the Liang Kingdom are all there, so how could he not?
What’s the point of enthroning Zhu Yu’s son and welcoming outsiders?”
Zheng Yu, Zhang Chao, Zheng Chang and others also shook their heads, thinking that Yang En's conjecture was too incredible.
"May I ask Mr. Yang, why do you say this?"
Zhou Qinian, who was standing in the crowd with Zhang Xian and other officials from the Ministry of Secretariat and the Imperial Palace, could not help but stand up and ask.
Du Chongtao's and Yang En's guesses can both explain the current situation, but their impact on the next situation will be very different.
If, as Du Chongtao thought, Emperor Liang was just an orphan in the ordinary sense, but Han Qian had the ambition to take advantage of him, even if Han Qian could succeed by chance, he would not be able to do so under the military oppression of the Mongols and the Dongliang Army.
To establish a foothold in the Heluo area, in the end it may only result in hundreds of thousands more soldiers and civilians retreating hastily to Huaixi.
This situation is not too bad for Jinling. In the future, Tangyi will still need to continue to support the northern line to resist the southern invasion of the Mongol people.
If it is as Yang En thinks, it will be too bad for Jinling.
Even Zhou Qinian felt that what Yang En said was impossible, but he couldn't help but ask one more question.
"To compare with Marquis Yang's guess, Han Qian should be less able to take advantage of Heluo's ambition at this time." Shen Yang, who had been silent for a long time, said in a hoarse voice.
Shen Yang is disheartened, but that doesn't mean that basic judgment doesn't exist.
The guesses of both Yang En and Du Chongtao are quite incredible, but one must choose between the two guesses. Shen Yang is more inclined to agree with Yang En's guess.
Hearing what Shen Yang said, Zhou Qinian was also surprised. He couldn't help thinking that they all could have imagined the consequences of Han Qian taking Heluo at this time. How could Han Qian not think of it himself?
But is the reality really what Yang En said?
Yang En sighed softly and said: "With the loss of Yongzhou and Bianjing, the Liang Kingdom has become a ruined country. If Han Daoming said that Zhu Yu was terminally ill and that Zhu Zhen, the king of Liang Luo, was poisoned and injured, was true, Zhu Yu would be worried about his death.
, Heluo is difficult to defend alone, and there are not many choices available. And he just wants to leave Han Qian alone, and even wants to temporarily entrust the military affairs of the remaining beams to Han Qian. He can definitely think of the possible results:
First, Han Qian failed to hold Heluo, and the remnant Liang forces fled south and must be merged into Heluo; second, Han Qian held Heluo and returned power to his son after his youngest son grew up; third, Han Qian replaced him.
For Han Qian, even if he had the ambition to replace him, he would not choose to act hastily at this time. After guarding Heluo, he would have more time to win over and divide the old officials of the Liang State. As for the Liang Emperor Zhu Yu, he
If he really wants Han Qian to return power to his son in the future, then when he sends an envoy to see Han Qian, he should send an envoy to Jinling so that we can check and balance Han Qian's ambition... In my humble opinion, Emperor Liang is
A generation of heroes, the fate is
There are disadvantages, but his plans are very unpredictable, and we cannot treat them as ordinary people. He may have expected that even if Han Qian was temporarily in charge of the military and political affairs of Heluo, it would not solve the dispute between Tangyi and Heluo.
Harmony could not fundamentally resolve the crisis faced by Canliang, so he had the idea of letting Canliang's generals welcome Han Qian and combine the efforts of the two families to control the Hulu. This should also be what Han Qian has been doing this month.
, why did he try every possible means to conceal the true purpose of leading his troops to Heluo?"
"How could the generals of Liang be willing to welcome Han Qian? You must know that the new system of Tangyi is too contrary to the old system of Canliang..." Zhang Chao still thought it was impossible and questioned.
"In the previous battles between the Hehuai River and Huaihe River, Gu Qian, Han Yuanqi, Chen Kun, Lei Jiuyuan and other generals from Liang Dynasty were all favored by Tangyi, and these people are not clinging to the weak," Yang En said, "If I were
The generals of the Liang Kingdom, Emperor Liang was critically ill, and the King of Luo could not survive. It was the most realistic choice to welcome Han Qianshi. As for the new system and the old rules, mediocrity may disturb them, but really speaking, isn't it more important to survive? Isn't it difficult?
Gu Qian, Han Yuanqi, Chen Kun, Lei Jiuyuan and others think they can get better results by surrendering to the Mongols or the Dongliang Army?"
"Yes or no, just send three people to meet Han Daoming, Yun Puzi and Qin Wen separately," Du Chongtao was somewhat persuaded by Yang En and said decisively, "If it is true as Yang Hou guessed, we will use this guess to test them.
It’s impossible for the three of them not to reveal any clues..."
Shen Yang nodded solemnly and said to the Queen Mother Changxin: "Please give the Queen Mother an edict to send people to see Han Daoming, Yun Puzi and Qin Wen..."
Qingyang sat behind the imperial case in astonishment.
At this time, she had already believed Yang En's guess, because only in this way could she explain why Han Qianming knew that she would choose to cut off from Tangyi, and would also try his best to teach her how to take the initiative through the imperial palace.
If Yang En's guess is true, it means that Huaixi will also be merged into the Xiliang Kingdom, making the territory of the Xiliang Kingdom directly across the river from Jinling. This is a situation that no one in Jinling wants to see.
And if the two sides meet each other at all costs, how will the situation evolve?
Tangyi gathered tens of thousands of sailors and horses in East Lake. In Tangyi, the soldiers and horses of the various departments directly controlled by the imperial court, such as the Guards' Army, Youlong Wujun and Zuowu Xiangjun, could only stick to the south bank of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River in the capital and Xuanchisu on both sides.
area, but because the Western Liang Army after merging Tangyi, the strategic focus must be on the northern front to defend the Mongols and the Dongliang Army. At this time, the imperial court wanted to recapture Huaixi, in addition to having the Chuzhou Army attack Huaixi from the east wing.
, and can also mobilize the recruiting army to attack Dengjun, Huaixi and other places from the west flank.
However, this situation was definitely not what she wanted to see.
In addition to the fact that the Chuzhou army was personally led by King Xin Yang Yuanyan, at this time, if the rebel army was to attack Huaixi from the west flank, it would have to be dominated by the Youwuxiang army stationed in Suiyang and Fancheng; and the Youwuxiang army and the capital commanded
This makes Zhao Zhen a direct descendant of King Xin Yang Yuanyan.
If in the end it was Xin Wang Yang Yuanyan's direct troops who captured and occupied Huaixi, would this be a situation he wanted to see?
Shen Yang, Yang Zhitang, Du Chongtao and others did not dare to discuss the abolition of the establishment before. They were mainly worried that they would be taken advantage of by Han Qian. However, if they saw the merger of Tangyi and Heluo, Han Qian would have to focus his troops on the north.
If we defend the Mongolians along the line, they will certainly not be so worried.
If they want to take back Huai at this time, whether it is to gain fame as a division, or to win the full support of Jiangdong clan clans in sending troops, they may directly oust Bin'er from the throne!
Thinking of this, a chill ran down Qingyang's back. She sat there in a daze. At the moment, she could only follow Yang En and Shen Yang's tone, and asked them to select three mature and capable clan elders from the inner servant's house and go find them separately. Han Daoming, Yun Puzi, Qin Wen Tankou Feng.
To be honest, as long as the train of thought is not disturbed and returns to the normal track, no matter how impossible or unbelievable the guess is, more clues will be unearthed.
The people sent out to test the mouths of the three people quickly rushed back to Chongwen Hall. Yang En and Du Chongtao asked them one by one about the details of testing the mouths of the three people. The facts did not make them optimistic.
Everyone sat in the main hall looking at each other, listening to the cold wind of early spring whistling on the top of the hall.
Listening to Shen Yang, Yang En, Yang Zhitang, and Du Chongtao sitting in front of the main hall discussing various countermeasures, Qingyang was also upset and said: "Many things are still speculation, but in addition to the commander of Youlong Wujun, Xin'an Hou Yang Fan from Runzhou is sending troops and horses from the capital to go north to strengthen the defense of Yangzhou to the west of Tangyi. It may not be appropriate to act rashly on other matters for the time being - what do you think?"
"Although it is not advisable to act rashly, in addition to the capital, Suiyang, Fancheng, Chuzhou, Xinyang and other places must prepare for the worst." Shen Yang, Yang Zhitang, Yang En, Du Chongtao and others insisted.
They have all been teased by Tang Yi for more than a month. Even if they don't want to break up, they must be ready to break up at this time.
Otherwise, could it be possible that they had to wait until the news of the Liang generals welcoming Han Qian as the new lord was spread to the world, and then watch helplessly as Han Qian dug out the important town of Huaixi from the territory of Dachu and merged it into the Western Liang country?
Seeing everyone's insistence, Qingyang saw that Huang Mo, a wretched servant, remained silent. She would not go against the will of so many people, and said: "The ministers will quickly draw up the terms and leave them to the Ai family and the Queen Mother Mingcheng for decision... "
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After Zhuo drove back to Changxin Palace and took care of Bin'er to sleep in the inner hall, Qingyang personally made sure that the doors and windows were closed from the inside before he walked back to the dormitory exhausted.
Suddenly, he saw a familiar figure standing at the door of the dormitory. Qingyang frowned angrily, staring coldly at the old palace attendant, gesturing to the left and right to leave first.
"Following the order of the Queen Mother, there are seven unsightly servants in the palace who have gone to Master Zhang and Master Jiang to guard the late emperor's mausoleum. The old slave has come to speak to the Queen Mother and will leave the city to go to the imperial mausoleum tomorrow." said the old palace servant. He stepped into the bedroom as a servant and bowed his body before replying.
"Are there really only seven of you in the palace?" Qingyang asked coldly.
"The Queen Mother has already issued an order to the Palace of Internal Affairs to remove all those involved with Tangyi from the palace and court. Is there anything else that makes the Queen Mother uneasy?" the old palace servant asked in return.
"What's your name? Why didn't I have any impression of you before? If you hadn't taken the initiative to come out this time, the Inner Palace would not have been able to detect your presence if it really wanted to track down the officials involved in the Inner and Outer Courts and Tangyi, right? Qingyang stared at the old palace attendant and asked.
To be honest, she has been secretly paying attention to people in the palace who may be involved with Tangyi in the past six months. As one of the two queen mothers, she can also access various confidential documents, but the old palace eunuch in front of her has never appeared before. From what she could see, it seemed that she couldn't tell from the available information that he had any involvement with Tang Yi.
"It is true that the old slave could not be regarded as a person of Lord Han before, but from now on, Heluo and Tangyi will regard Lord Han as their new master, and the old slave will become the Lord of Han."
He is one of the master's people - if the palace servant's investigation is only based on the line of involvement with Tangyi, it is true that it may not be able to detect the existence of the old slave." The old palace servant said with a smile.
"Are you the Zhehu of Chengtiansi?" Qingyang took a breath and stared at the unattractive, trembling old man in his sixties. Unexpectedly, he turned out to be Liang Guo lurking in the secret room of Jinling City.
This time, Han Qian did not ask someone who was more likely to be exposed to contact her, but instead asked this old man to come forward. This undoubtedly proved that the merger of Heluo and Tangyi was already in progress.
"I don't want to disturb the Queen Mother's rest. I will go to the imperial mausoleum tomorrow and will not bother the Queen Mother again." The old man saluted and left.
"You said that Heluo and Tangyi will regard Han Qian as their new master from now on. Do you mean that Han Qian has already ascended the throne in Luoyang?" Qingyang couldn't help but ask.
"Early this morning, a flying pigeon sent a letter from Luoyang back to Jinling. Lord Han arrived in Luoyang nine days ago. My Majesty made abdication in Luoyang four days ago. Lord Han has also officially become the head of the Liang Kingdom. Yesterday my family
His Majesty unfortunately died of illness at Qianxi Temple in Longmen Mountain..." The old palace eunuch wiped away two lines of tears that he couldn't help but shed. He stood under the candle and said, "Speaking of which, the old slave and the Queen Mother are old friends. The old slave and the Queen Mother are old friends.
In his early years, my brother Lei Jiuyuan was a junior eunuch in the Shenling Division of the Eastern Capital City. Hundreds of years of prosperity in the Eastern Capital City were destroyed by the war, leaving a population of more than one million people. The old slave and his brother were disheartened and took refuge in the Taolin Mountains.
He made a living by farming and studying. When His Majesty went to Luoyang, the old slave and his brother worked in front of His Majesty. My brother took care of the affairs of the Chengtian Division for Your Majesty, while the old slave yearned for prosperity in the south of the Yangtze River. Over the years, he has been living in the palace of Dachu to cultivate students.
Cultivate your character..."
"What exactly does Han Qian want to do?" Qingyang asked.
"Instead of asking Mr. Han what he wants to do, why not ask my majesty what he wants to do?" the old man said, "What Han Shangshu just said in Chongwen Hall is true and false. Prime Minister Shen, King Shou and others have generally guessed the truth, but there is something else.
It was absolutely unexpected - it might take five or six days to verify the news."
"What didn't you expect?" Qingyang asked hesitantly.
"His Royal Highness the King of Luo is in Shangluo at the moment. Not only was he not injured by the poison, but he is in good health. It was my Majesty who determined that the overall situation in the Hehuai River and the Huaihe River would not be able to turn the tide, so he made this shocking decision..." the old man said.
"..." Qingyang was stunned there, thinking to herself, probably all the princes in the court would not think that Zhu Zhen, the king of Liangluo, was still safe and sound at this time, even if they smashed their heads, right? However, she could not confirm for the moment that what the old eunuch said was true.
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"My Majesty did not establish His Royal Highness as the King of Luo, but asked the generals to welcome Mr. Han to take over Heluo. Is the Queen Mother still worried that Mr. Han has any ambitions that cannot be told to outsiders?" The old eunuch continued to ask, "Don't you think the Queen Mother is still worried?
Understand that Lord Han and the Queen Mother have never been enemies."
Qingyang thought sadly for a while, but the next moment his voice turned cold again and said: "I'm afraid Han Qian won't be able to help himself when the situation gets to that point, right?"
"Isn't it that the situation has not reached that point yet?" the old eunuch said with a smile, "I dare to ask the Queen Mother if the Marquis of Han lives in Heluo and Huaixi. Would the Queen Mother feel more at ease? Or should she call her King Xin?
Yang Yuan's performance of Huaixi has made the two Huaihe and Jingxiang become one, and the Queen Mother can feel more at ease in the palace of Dachu?"
"The Ai family can allow you to stay in the palace, but how many of your people are still in the Dachu Palace? The Ai family will see the list - if the inner palace finds out that you have something to hide, don't blame me at that time.
The Ai family is ruthless." Qingyang said coldly.
"Being a stinging tiger is a very lonely thing. There are really not many people in the world who can persist for so many years. What's more, the Dachu Imperial Palace has experienced many major changes over the years, and the old friends are even more withered. Currently, there are only old slaves in the palace.
Lei Cheng is an old friend of Chengtiansi,"
The old man looked at the candlelight in front of the desk and said quietly,
"But outside the palace, Cai Chen, the eldest princess of Emperor Tianyou's time, was attached to the horse. In his early years, his father Cai Zhihuan was punished by Emperor Tianyou for the crime of genocide. Only Cai Chen, the eldest princess, was attached to the horse and could avoid death - even if he was kidnapped by the emperor.
In Shouchun, he disdained the rebellious queen and the Xu family, but was willing to be used by my majesty..."
Cai Chen was the sister-in-law of Emperor Tianyou. When Liang and Chu negotiated peace the year before last, he and the other clan members returned directly from Shouchun to Jinling.
Jinling suspected that some of these clan members would inevitably be bribed by Xu Mingzhen, but Qingyang did not expect that Cai Chen had been bribed by Liang Guo long ago and had been hiding in Shouchun watching Xu Mingzhen's every move; later, because he returned south with the clan,
He lurked in Jinling and even served as an elder of the clan in the Imperial Palace.
The Cai family was implicated in a counter-insurgency case, and everyone in the court was executed or exiled. At that time, many princes and ministers in the court, including the Xu family, Xin Wang Yang Yuanyan, Shou Wang Yang Zhitang, etc., chose to add insult to injury. Qingyang even thought of using it first
Cai Chen was mainly responsible for the investigation of the old officials in Tangyi, and later he was asked to be responsible for supervising the officials of the government and the public.
Who would have thought he would have problems?
"Besides Cai Chen, how many hidden stakes does Chengtiansi have hidden in the imperial city?" Qingyang suppressed the shock in his heart and asked.
Lei Cheng said: "Among the people who returned south this time with Yang Fen, the grandson of God Blessed Emperor, there are two young eunuchs who are also willing to be used by my Majesty. In addition, because Tangyi and Heluo have just begun to merge, the old slave is now
I don’t know if the Tangyi Secretary will leave some people around the Queen Mother. However, after the cleanup of the Chamber of Commerce, even if there are still people from the Tangyi Secretary, there will definitely not be many. After a while, the situation will
Once things stabilize, the Queen Mother may write a secret letter and personally inquire about this matter with my new master, Daliang..."
"Waiting for the situation to stabilize? How can this situation be stabilized? Even if the Ai family is not willing to engage in war, but the Ai family is a womanly family, no one around them can be trusted, life and death are in danger, what words can really work?" Qingyang Youyou
sighed.
"My Majesty asked the generals to welcome Mr. Han as the new master. He definitely did not intend to cause a military disaster in Jianghuai. He made many arrangements to avoid this situation. The Queen Mother only needs to guide the situation to the best of her ability." Lei Lei
Cheng said.
"Can Liang Guo learn from Shu and become a vassal to Chu?" Qingyang stared at Lei Cheng and asked.
"If the Queen Mother is determined to promote this matter, why not?" Lei Cheng said.
Qingyang pondered for a long time before resolutely saying: "Those two young eunuchs who followed the emperor's grandson Yang Fen back to the south, find an opportunity to place them in Mingcheng Palace, and watch every move of that cheap maid for the Ai family! In the future, you and
Cai Chen will stay with the Ai family. If he has any contact with Han Qian, he needs to let the Ai family know, and I will also arrange for someone to serve you..."
"I sincerely follow the Queen Mother's decree - the Queen Mother needs Lao Nu and Cai Chen, Lao Nu and Cai Chen are here; if one day the Queen Mother feels that Lao Nu and Cai Chen are an eyesore, Lao Nu and Cai Chen also know how to behave and will never become the Queen Mother's
Obstacle." Lei Cheng saluted, then left the dormitory, hiding in the cold wind howling night...
