Nine hundred and fiftieth IX discussion of moving the capital
The old eunuch Xu Shiqi whispered from the side: "Queen Mother, I heard that His Royal Highness the King of Jin has entered Chengdu and the Tubo army has withdrawn to the west."
"So what?"
The Queen Mother sighed softly, "Can the Shence Army and the King of Jin's army jointly fight against the Tibetan army?"
Xu Shiqi was silent. Indeed, the Queen Mother had no right to speak now. The officials from Beiya would not come to seek the Queen Mother's opinion at all. After they moved into the palace, they never saw Ju Wenzhen again and were basically under house arrest in this palace.
In the courtyard, the food supply was very poor. There were only two meals a day, and for several days, they only had a little pickled vegetables and brown rice.
At this time, a palace maid reported in the courtyard outside, "Ju Gong is here!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Ju Wenzhen's tall and fat body had already appeared in the lobby. Ju Wenzhen glanced at the emperor Li Wen who was playing with some pieces of wood in the corner, smiled evilly and said: "The emperor is very focused on doing things!"
The Queen Mother asked calmly: "Eunuch Ju is here in a hurry. Is there anything important?"
Ju Wenzhen snorted and said: "We got news that the King of Jin claimed to have received the Queen Mother's decree and came to Bashu to serve the King. I just want to know when the Queen Mother gave him the decree?"
The old eunuch Xu Shiqi next to him shivered all over, and his heart immediately reached his throat.
The Queen Mother said calmly: "The Ai family wants to make a decree for him to serve the king. Does Ju Gonggong think the Ai family has this opportunity?"
Ju Wenzhen looked at the Queen Mother for a moment and said: "The Queen Mother means that Guo Song is falsely conveying the Queen Mother's will?"
The Queen Mother shook her head, "The Ai family doesn't know anything about what happened outside, but I didn't write any decree."
"It seems that you just pretended to convey the decree. Guo Song has always been shameless. It's not surprising that he would do such a thing. But I want to remind the Queen Mother not to do things that you shouldn't do in a daze. No one can save you then.
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The Queen Mother turned her head away in disgust, "If nothing happens, Eunuch Ju, please leave!"
Ju Wenzhen snorted heavily. He glanced at the palace maid who was playing with the young emperor with a puzzled look. He always felt that her figure seemed vaguely familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen her before.
Now he was anxious to see Huo Xianming, so he turned around and left without paying attention to the palace maid.
The Queen Mother was so angry that she was shaking all over. These eunuchs were becoming more and more outrageous.
The palace maid who accompanied the young emperor to play with wood slowly raised her head and stared at Ju Wenzhen's back, with an imperceptible murderous intent flashing in her eyes.
"Put... Mumu."
The young emperor Li Wen, who never spoke, suddenly said something to this palace maid.
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Ju Wenzhen hurried to the Beiya government office on the other side of the palace and saw Huo Xianming and Dou Wenchang.
"I've already confirmed it. She probably didn't write the edict. Besides, I keep a close eye on her. If she writes the edict, I will definitely know about it."
Huo Xianming shook his head, "It's no longer important whether she wrote it or not. Guo Song announced to the outside world that he was loyal to the king, and everyone in the world believed it. The question now is, what should we do?"
"What else can I do!"
Dou Wenchang interrupted Huo Xianming unhappily and said angrily: "Either attack or retreat. If you stay in Yuzhou, you can only wait for death!"
Ju Wenzhen was startled and asked quickly: "Excuse me, Dou Weng, how do you launch an attack? Where do you retreat to?"
Huo Xianming explained: "What Dou Weng means is that while Chengdu's troops are now empty, we send troops to recapture Chengdu. This is an attack, or we abandon Bashu and move the capital to the south of the Yangtze River."
Ju Wenzhen took a deep breath and sent troops to Chengdu. Wasn't this looking for death?
He said anxiously: "Guo Song will definitely send spies to keep an eye on us. As soon as our army moves, he will immediately find that sending troops to Chengdu is simply unrealistic. Besides, the Chengdu Imperial Palace was burned down by the Tibetans, so what's the point of our return to Chengdu?"
Dou Wenchang smiled sinisterly, "So, Brother Ju has agreed to move the capital to Jiangnan?"
Ju Wenchang saw the two men staring at him like eagles, and he immediately understood that counterattacking Chengdu was just a talk they had, and they had already decided to move the capital to Jiangnan.
Ju Wenzhen was a little confused, "Will Liu Qia and Han Huang agree to move the capital to Jiangnan?"
"This is not up to them. As long as the Queen Mother gives an order, they have to obey it. This is called holding the emperor in power to order the princes. Do you understand, brother Ju?"
Ju Wenzhen felt really bitter in his heart. He had too many interests in Bashu and really didn't want to leave. But if he didn't leave, Guo Song would not spare him. It seemed that they had no choice but to leave Bashu.
He could only sigh and said: "I have no opinion, you two can decide!"
Huo Xianming and Dou Wenchang looked at each other and said happily together: "Then it's decided. Pack up the ship immediately and set off for Jiangnan in three days!"
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Under the coercion of Ju Wenzhen, the Queen Mother had to issue an edict. The situation in Bashu was unstable, and the court decided to move the capital to Jiangnan and set off in three days.
When the news came out, the officers and soldiers of the Shence Army were immediately in an uproar.
Most of Shence's soldiers were from Bashu, and some were from Guanzhong. They all had their own families in Bashu or Guanzhong. When they heard that the capital was to be moved to Jiangnan, all the soldiers were anxious.
The soldiers in the temporary military camp made a fuss and refused to follow the imperial court to Jiangnan.
In front of the Chinese army's tent, more than a hundred middle- and lower-level generals gathered together and asked Jiedushi Li Wanrong to give a clear explanation.
Li Wanrong, the military governor of the Shence Army, is about fifty years old. He is tall and handsome. He has been in the army for more than thirty years and has a high prestige in the army. He was originally a subordinate of the general Sun Quanxu.
, veterans like Dugu Dashi went home to retire, and these prime-age factions began to show their prominence.
Li Wanrong has senior qualifications, is not stubborn, and can accept the command of eunuchs. Therefore, Huo Xianming and Dou Wenchang agreed that he should serve as the military governor of the Shence Army. However, there are three military governors of the Shence Army, and Li Wanrong is only one of them.
To differentiate, everyone calls him the Eastern Jiedushi, and the other two are the Middle Jiedushi Shen Quan and the Western Jiedushi Zhu Yao.
Zhu Yao led 8,000 troops and surrendered to Guo Song in Jianmen County. Now the only Jiedu envoys in power are Li Wanrong and Shen Quan.
When Li Wanrong walked out of the tent, the soldiers suddenly became excited.
"Jiedushi, we are not going to Jiangnan!"
"Our family is in Bashu, and we will never abandon our family and children!"
Everyone's roars became louder and louder. Li Wanrong waved his hand to ask everyone to quiet down.
"I can understand everyone's mood. Don't be too anxious. It's said that going to Jiangnan is thousands of miles away. It's not that easy. I guess you won't be able to go to Jiangnan. The best you can do is stay in Jingnan."
"General, Jingnan has also left his hometown. What will happen to our family when we leave?"
A general said angrily: "It was already too much to leave our family in Jianzhou. Now we are asked to leave Bashu. Who can accept it? General, if this matter is not handled well, the army will mutiny!"
Li Wanrong's expression changed and he shouted angrily: "General Liu, don't talk nonsense, or I will deal with you with military law!"
The general also knew that he had gone too far, so he had no choice but to bow his head and remain silent.
Li Wanrong glared at him fiercely, and then said to everyone: "Everyone, I understand everyone's mood, and I will definitely respond to this matter. In addition, I know that I still owe you three months' salary, and I also ask the higher-ups to make up for it."
Send. Everyone, please go back! I will write a report now."
After everyone had been clamoring for a long time, they had no choice but to go back. Li Wanrong returned to the main tent. His eldest son Li Nai stepped forward and whispered: "Father, have you really decided to move the capital to Jiangnan?"
Li Wanrong sneered, "These eunuchs know that the end is coming. They dare not stay in Bashu and want to move their capital to Jiangnan. They think they can escape the hands of Guo Song, and they can escape the clutches of Ma Sui, Liu Qia and the others."
"Father, the morale of the military has been seriously shaken, and there may be a large number of deserters."
"Deserts will definitely appear, but this is not important. What is important is our own interests. If you think too much about others, think about yourself!"
Li Nai was stunned. Did his father also have an idea? He hesitated and asked: "Father, you mean that we have other plans?"
Li Wanrong glanced at his son and said coldly: "You are too young to see such an obvious situation?"
Li Nai was panic-stricken and quickly lowered his head and said: "My child is stupid, please teach me father!"
Li Wanrong sighed, shook his head and said: "Do you really think that Guo Song came to resist the Tubo army? The Tubo invasion gave him a good opportunity to go south. Even if there was no Tubo invasion, he would have gone south. The World Information Newspaper has already
He has done enough public opinion for him. His banner must be to attack the eunuchs and Qingjun. He has been waiting for this day for a long time. These eunuchs have disrupted the imperial court, killed the late emperor, and poisoned the Tang Dynasty. The world has long tolerated them. They can escape to
Where to go? Do we have to die for them?"
"But he has turned a blind eye to the eunuchs' rebellion for so many years," Li Nai said angrily.
Li Wanrong sneered, "The eunuchs destroyed the Tang Dynasty for him. He couldn't ask for anything. He is already the lord of Chang'an. Does he still want to save the Tang Dynasty and be willing to be his minister? Don't be naive anymore."
Only then did Li Nai realize that he was too naive to understand Guo Song's ambition.
"Father, the child understands, what should we do next?"
Li Wanrong pondered for a long time and said: "There is an opportunity before us. It depends on whether I can seize it?"