Chapter 290 Who is the side door of the East Palace opened for?
The morning meeting was disturbed by Zhao Xi.
Once a hat is put down like this, no one will mention it again, and then it will be shelved.
It's this method again. Shelving itself is a kind of muddle-through approach.
The imperial court has put it on hold. As for the reception of envoys...the ministers in the imperial court are all good at playing Tai Chi or mixing mud, so there is really no need to worry about this.
But things eventually need to be resolved.
Maybe the princes have taken Zhao Xi's mood into consideration, or maybe everyone needs to carefully consider how to handle this crisis.
During the subsequent meeting, no one mentioned it, or in other words, they all avoided the issue.
Sadly, Zhao Xi also chose to avoid it.
He really wanted to expel this so-called envoy directly, and then the country and the dynasty would prepare for war as a whole... Unfortunately, the country and dynasty today simply did not have the strength to fight on both sides.
Even when fighting against any party, if you want to win, you need to be cautious. In this era, there are too many factors that determine the outcome of a war.
The whole meeting ended with a lot of worries.
Zhao Xi seemed to be able to understand the mood of the court officials and even his father.
Counting the foreign wars of the dynasty since Taizong, although the dynasty has recorded too many victories, Zhao Xi knows it, all the ministers of the dynasty know it, and so does his father.
These so-called victories are just other people's cavalry coming to harass, and our soldiers defending the city.
Occasionally he can kill thirty or fifty cavalry, and he dares to report a great victory to the imperial court.
And in the battles that the country lost...the number of dead and injured soldiers was counted in the thousands or tens of thousands.
This was the country's experience in foreign wars, and it shaped the entire court's attitude towards foreign affairs.
Even Zhao Xi has the feeling that a clever woman cannot make a meal without rice.
The military is a profession that pays most attention to inheritance. In later generations, even every company will have its own historical tradition.
But the current military force of the country and the dynasty...
The Guo Dynasty originated from the Later Zhou Dynasty. No one dared to underestimate the combat power of the Later Zhou Dynasty. However, in just a hundred years, the Guo Dynasty was reduced to a situation where it had no available troops.
The reason... Zhao Xi really didn't want to criticize his ancestors, but the facts forced him to think more about it.
Taizu's cup of wine to release military power only caused those generals to resign. Fundamentally, it did not separate the relationship between the army and those generals.
In view of this, the Taizong Dynasty launched the Yongxi Northern Expedition...
That time, Cao Bin captured Gu'an and even Zhuozhou. Pan Mei went all the way to defeat Shuozhou, Xiayingzhou, and Poyunzhou. In the end, it was a huge defeat...
Just this time, it should be said that the fierce soldiers of the country were buried together, and it also caused the entire country to switch from strategic attack to compromise defense.
As a result, the military commanders completely lost any foundation, and as a result, the entire country could no longer straighten its backbone, and the country truly entered an era of promoting culture and restraining military force.
Forget it, it's useless to think about this, the current situation is like this. Even Zhao Xi needs to consider what benefits should be given up in order to appease one side...
Very bitter!
Until late at night, Zhao Xi still couldn't sleep peacefully. He couldn't get over the hurdle in his heart.
No matter what kind of disputes there are within the country, Zhao Xi can choose to compromise.
Even if the civil servants provoked him again and again, even if Zhao Xi had the means and methods to counterattack, and even had the power to kill him several times, Zhao Xi would brake.
Because this is an internal contradiction.
Externally, Zhao Xi does not want to compromise at all.
This is also the reason why he did not hesitate to take risks and led only tens of thousands of soldiers to fight deep inside Annan.
Never be kind to your enemies.
But now, even if there are hundreds of thousands of available troops fighting against Liao and Xia at the same time... there is no chance of winning.
How to break the situation.
"Your Highness, there was a knock at the side door of the East Palace. It was the Prime Minister Fu and the Prime Minister Han..."
Why did Fu Bi and Han Qi come to seize the side door of the East Palace in the middle of the night?
Zhao Xi was very confused when he heard Wang Zhongzheng's report.
The palace doors were locked at night. Only the inner garden would call the princes for important events. How could you ever see the princes locking the palace doors at night?
Now, instead of locking the palace gate, we directly lock the side door of the East Palace that only Zhao Xi can enter and exit freely.
Fu Bi and Han Qi would never do this at this time unless it was a major emergency.
Zhao Xi quickly dressed...
"Your Highness, something big is suspected to have happened in Bei Liao. We judge that Emperor Taishu Yelu Chongyuan is plotting a rebellion..."
"We were afraid that holding the palace gate at night would attract criticism from the subjects, so we used the side door of His Highness's East Palace to enter the palace. This matter needs to be dealt with."
How could this... be such a coincidence?
When Zhao Xi was thinking about all the responses, he once thought of letting the escort battalion cross the border to Beiliao to cause trouble.
I just couldn't bear to use the soldiers of the guard camp as dead soldiers. As for the Imperial City Division distributed in Beiliao... If they really had the ability, they should have done it long ago.
Unexpectedly, someone in Beiliao actually cooperated with him. At this juncture, the emperor's uncle actually rebelled.
"Li Xian, contact the Imperial City Secretary Bingwu and inform His Majesty. We will go to Chui Gong Hall to wait..."
My husband-in-law is definitely not here to discuss things with me, at least it shouldn't be that way on the surface.
When they arrived at Chui Gong Hall, no one spoke, they were all waiting for the officials to arrive.
"My dear gentlemen..."
"Officials, because the matter is urgent and we do not want to harass the subjects, we use the side door of the East Palace to enter."
"The official family, Emperor Taishu of the Northern Liao Dynasty, Yelu Chongyuan, is suspected of treason..."
"Ah...this..."
Zhao Zhen pinched his arm quietly. It was real, not a dream.
"Officials, the specific report has not yet been received. The border suddenly became tense, and the Northern Liao Dynasty suddenly increased the number of border guards, but they did not face the imperial court."
The court has never relaxed its attention to Bei Liao, and the princes know all about the tricks of the Bei Liao court.
Nowadays, the border seems to be facing a formidable enemy, but it is in a defensive posture...
"Big companion..."
For this kind of thing, the Imperial City Secretary should have received the news earlier than the court. But the palace door was closed, so even if there was news, it could not reach the inner garden.
Lao Chen Lin has not been out for a while...
"Going back to the official residence, it is true that this happened. The Northern Liao Emperor was stationed at the Luan River, and Nerugu led a group of guards to assassinate the Northern Liao Emperor."
"The Imperial City Department has learned that after learning about this incident, they were worried that the crossing would be difficult, so they have not yet found out the specific situation."
Things seem to be settled...
Regardless of whether they were hostile to Bei Liao or not, it was inappropriate for officials to gloat over the matter of rebellion.
However, from the perspective of the interests of the country and the dynasty, the Bei Liao rebellion and the resulting chaos were of great benefit to the country and the dynasty.
The key is that when facing the official family, the princes want to analyze the pros and cons...it is all disrespectful to the royal family.
Therefore, even though the news had been confirmed, the Chui Gong Hall fell into silence.
Zhao Zhen was happy, secretly happy in his heart. But it was not appropriate to show it, as it would be treason, and as a royal family, this was the most taboo.
Zhao Xi was thinking about how this accident in Beiliao would benefit the current predicament.
As for rebellion and the royal family... Beiliao would be very happy if he saw that there was a rebellion.
The royal family of Beiliao has nothing to do with their old Zhao family.