Xia Shouzhong's answer was very clear, which was to let the emperor stick to his original strategy and get rid of Jia Ke first. As for the misbehavior of those generals, after getting rid of Jia Ke, it would take a few years to slowly clean up the mess.
Although Xia Shouzhong said this, the emperor was still a little worried. If this happened, although he got rid of one Jia Ke, there would be dozens more Jia Ke in the world, or it would become a separatist regime of Jiedushi in the Later Tang Dynasty.
On the one hand, don’t you take the imperial court into consideration?
If this is the case, what is the point of getting rid of Jia Ke? To put it bluntly, now that Jia Ke is in the court, all the princes and governors in the world dare not make any changes. If there is no suppression by Jia Ke, these people will
If you have money, food, soldiers and horses, you can't go back to heaven.
This put the emperor into a dilemma. Now the emperor is also very puzzled. How did the originally good dynasty become like this?
Before he ascended the throne, the world was peaceful and peaceful. But since he ascended the throne as emperor, all kinds of troubles have come to this dynasty. First, Jia Ke has ulterior motives, and then the Tatars are eyeing the Central Plains. Now the three major
The power of the merchant gangs has been revealed again. Depending on the situation, the strength of these people can even influence the decisions of the court. Coupled with the generals from various places, there are even signs of ceding territories to themselves. Is this still the dynasty in its prime? This is simply
More chaotic than the end of a dynasty.
As he thought about it, the emperor couldn't help but think of that dream again. Could it be that this was the result of the decline of fortune and the dragon's energy being swallowed up? Could it really be true to that sentence: When time comes, heaven and earth all work together, and heroes are not free when fate comes.
When the emperor was in a dilemma in the Yangxin Hall and didn't know how to deal with it, Xia Shouzhong next to him looked a little distressed, so he gave him an idea and said: "Long live my lord, the emperor has been in the imperial palace for many years, so he is very skilled in handling these matters."
, Your Majesty, why not go to Ningshou Palace to ask the Supreme Emperor for advice. What does it mean to see the Supreme Emperor?"
Xia Shouzhong's words woke up the man in his dream. In terms of rich experience in governing, even ten of his new emperors could not compare with the Supreme Emperor. The Supreme Emperor had experienced such a chaotic situation countless times.
Just like that time more than ten years ago, the risks were no different than now. But in the end, didn't the Emperor get through it safely with his skilled governance skills?
After the emperor figured it out, he immediately said to Xia Shouzhong: "I haven't visited the Supreme Emperor for several days. I don't know how the Supreme Emperor's health has been these days. There happened to be nothing important today, so I immediately went to Ningshou Palace.
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"Yes, I will prepare the chariot for Long Live Lord." Xia Shouzhong saw that the emperor understood what he meant, and immediately went down to prepare for the emperor. After all, there is still a long distance from the emperor's Yangxin Palace to the Ningshou Palace of the Supreme Emperor. If you walk
I'm afraid I'll be tired when I go to the Emperor.
Soon, the bright yellow sedan chair used by the emperor to walk in the palace was prepared outside the Yangxin Hall. The emperor left the Yangxin Hall and got into the sedan chair, which was carried by four eunuchs, followed by dozens of eunuchs carrying bags in their hands.
It carries various utensils for the emperor's travels, such as incense burners, food boxes, and toilets. Let's put it this way, there are no shortage of daily necessities.
This is still a short distance from Ningshou Palace. If the emperor goes out on an inspection tour, the things prepared for the emperor can be discharged hundreds of meters away.
In less than a stick of incense, the emperor's chariot arrived outside Ningshou Palace. The emperor got off the sedan outside Ningshou Palace, and then walked directly to Ningshou Palace. There were already eunuchs in Ningshou Palace.
Report inside.
The emperor came to the palace of Ningshou Palace. Dai Quan had been waiting outside for a long time. When he saw the emperor coming, he immediately took a few steps forward, knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the emperor, "Slave Dai Quan, give me long live the emperor."
Goodbye."
"Get up, there's no need to be polite. How is the Emperor's health these days? Is it getting better?" The emperor asked anxiously after letting Dai Quan get up.
In the past, the emperor wished that the Supreme Emperor would die early, but during this period when the court became more and more difficult, he instead hoped that the Supreme Emperor would live a long life, so that he could consult the Supreme Emperor from time to time in order to stabilize the current situation of the court.
After listening to the emperor's question, Dai Quan's eyes flashed with sadness. In fact, Dai Quan knew that the Supreme Emperor might not be able to hold on for much longer. "In reply to Long Live Lord, the Supreme Emperor has slept fairly well these past two days, and he has had three or four sleeps a day."
You can wake up in an hour."
When the emperor heard what Dai Quan said, he felt panic in his heart. A person who wakes up for three or four hours a day and falls asleep the rest of the time is not okay. I'm afraid he is already terminally ill.
"So is the Emperor awake or resting now?" The emperor came to see the Emperor today because he really had something to do, so he asked the Emperor if he was awake now.
"In reply to the Lord Long Live, the Supreme Emperor has just woken up, so the Emperor can go in just in time to talk to the Supreme Emperor."
The emperor then breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Go in and inform the Emperor that I have something to discuss with the Emperor."
"Look what you said, long live the Lord, come, the Emperor has already asked his servants to wait here, it is the right time for you to go in." Dai Quan quickly flattered the Emperor Xiang and said.
The emperor had no time to flirt with him now. When he heard that the Supreme Emperor asked him to wait for him here, he immediately entered the Supreme Emperor's palace.
After the emperor entered the palace, he saw the emperor lying weakly on the dragon bed, and the empress dowager next to him kept wiping his sweat.
The emperor who was sitting on the dragon bed saw the emperor coming in, and stretched out his hand to wave to him.
The emperor immediately walked a few steps to the emperor's bedside and said, "Father, I am here to see you."
"Don't be so petty. If you have anything to do, just tell me quickly. I don't have the energy to fight with you now." The Supreme Emperor lay on the bed and said in a weak tone.
As soon as the Emperor heard what the Emperor said, his face immediately felt hot and panicked. The Emperor could tell at a glance that he was here for something, and it didn't look like he was just perfunctory. It seemed that he really had no energy.
"Father, my son now has some problems that he doesn't know what to do, so I would like to ask my father how to solve them."
"If you have anything to say, please tell me. Don't worry about my mother-in-law." The Emperor still said in a weak tone.
Seeing that the Supreme Emperor was indeed unruly in energy, the emperor quickly said: "Some time ago, my son thought of a way to deal with Jia Ke and reduced the military pay of all Jia Ke's direct troops by four levels. Unexpectedly, this incident caused trouble."
"Have those Qiu Ba started to change their money themselves?" the Emperor said in a disdainful tone.
"Exactly, those at the border have begun to collect taxes privately, and this trend has spread to the inland. The generals in the interior have also begun to set up road cards privately to collect taxes from passing merchants. Now there are three major business gangs in the imperial court
They put pressure on me. My son really didn’t know what to do, so he came to ask his father for advice.” The emperor was not polite and told all his troubles at once.
After hearing what the emperor said, the emperor's eyes were red with anger. He told the emperor to put down other things and concentrate on having a child with Jia Yuanchun. It seemed that the emperor had already forgotten about it.
"Idiot, you are not trying to weaken Jia Ke. You have clearly taken off the reins on him."
The emperor did not dare to be dissatisfied at all when the Supreme Emperor scolded him. In the past, if the Supreme Emperor scolded him like this, he would still have a rebellious mentality. But since the Supreme Emperor handed over the power to him and now devotes himself to making suggestions for him, he respects the Supreme Emperor even more.
Don't look at the Emperor scolding him now. In fact, this is the Emperor's expression of concern for him. However, as an emperor, he cannot allow himself to be weak. Even if he, the Emperor, is dying, he must not show his weak side to others.
The Emperor rested for a while and then said: "The situation is now very clear. To say that the generals in the mainland did not get Jia Ke's hint is simply deceiving themselves. At this point, your only way is to have sex with Jia Yuanchun as soon as possible.
A prince."
When the Supreme Emperor said this, he was breathless and couldn't speak any more. The Queen Mother next to him quickly rubbed his chest to help him smooth out his breathless breath.
The emperor looked at the Supreme Emperor, who looked like he might die at any moment, and felt very uncomfortable in his heart. This was not the same father he knew before, the man who dominated the world with his anger.
The Supreme Emperor rested for a long time, and then said again: "If you deduct military pay, the soldiers below will naturally find ways to make a living on their own. And if this becomes a routine, they will not pay enough even if you increase the military pay in the future."
Stop, then they will have less and less respect for the imperial court, what should you do then?"
The Supreme Emperor paused for a moment and then said: "Do you really think that these little tricks can subdue Jia Ke? Do you really think that you can command the people in the three camps? Do you really think that Jia Ke will just sit back and wait for death?
I want you to deal with it?"
The Supreme Emperor asked three questions in a row, leaving the Emperor speechless.
Afterwards, the emperor thought about it and gritted his teeth and said: "My father is right. What my son did was indeed a little thoughtless, but this time I have to do it for him. My son thought that the generals from all over the country were a little deviant and waited until Jia Ke was controlled."
Without the military power at the border, these people are just fish and meat on the chopping board."
The Supreme Emperor was so angry that he had no idea that the Emperor was so stupid as to let the tiger out of the cage without repenting.
"Shut up, do you really think Jia Ke is afraid of you? In my opinion, Jia Ke is just teasing you. As long as the time is right, Jia Ke can throw you into hell with just a flip of his hand.
I’m still dreaming about spring and autumn here.”
The emperor is indeed without a master now, otherwise he would not come to the Supreme Emperor to ask for countermeasures, "Father, please think of a solution for your son, what should we do? Otherwise, our family's splendid country may be defeated by his son."
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"You are still somewhat self-aware. I have given you my ideas a long time ago, but you have never been obedient." The Emperor said weakly.
"Father, no more kidding. What does our family's empire have to do with Jia Yuanchun giving birth to a prince?" The emperor didn't take this matter to heart at all, and he didn't think this idea could save his empire.