Chapter Nine: Empress Yin Yang (1)
The bloody and burnt smell of Xijing had not yet dissipated. Quan Qing, who was in Luo Chen, issued an order in the name of Quan Bo, and announced the relocation of the capital.
After learning about this, Quan Bo just shook his head and smiled slightly, saying nothing, but his eyes revealed regret and helplessness.
In March of the first year of the Ming Dynasty, Quan Bo's last decree was issued from Luo Chen, informing the world that all the power of the Ling Dynasty was handed over to the independent woman Quan Qing due to physical problems, and announced his abdication. This decree shocked Quan Qing.
She wanted to continue to use her father's hands to control power, but she didn't expect her father to be so decisive and not leave any affection for her.
"You are the plan of your father to push me to the position of your father at this time!" Quan Qing said to Li Zhengqian and others with a haggard face.
"Your Highness, if you don't ascend to the throne, do you have to give other children from the sidelines a chance?"
Li Zhengqian knew that this was Quan Bo's last plan. No matter how he chose, it would be wrong. The two powers should take the least. Besides, all Zhongyuan knew that the actual controller of Ling Chao was Quan Qing, and it would be even more heartbreaking to cover up the truth.
"Li Xiang, I want to talk to my father again last time." Quan Qing had an idea in her mind. She knew her father so well that she didn't believe that her father would give up so willingly with the means and thoughts she had when her father first entered Xijing.
"The old minister is willing to accompany Your Highness!" Li Zhengqian is also one of the people who know Quan Bo's best. He was responsible for his advice and execution of a series of operations back then.
"I am willing to go!" Xu Shaoting and others quickly expressed their attitude.
Quan Qing raised her hand to stop her and said, "Thank you for your kindness. I will talk to my father by myself. Li Xiang, you can go down and prepare. No matter what the result is, you will do as you said."
Quan Qing kept twisting until the evening breeze blew up and slowly walked towards the side hall. Since Li Zhengqian put Quan Bo under house arrest, he blocked the side hall. After Quan Qing arrived in Luo Chen, he asked the Wo Xuejun to take over the defense of the palace.
The Wo Xue Army was Quan Qing's private army. The commander Du Zhongting was elected from refugees. Du Zhongting was born in a poor family and knew the words and literate. When he was young, he practiced the martial arts of Tai Shi by chance. Although it was just a life-saving fur, he created a martial arts practice based on Tai Shi's "Tiger Roar, Dragon Roar". Li Qingque and Xue Che tried it and believed that his martial arts practice had at least reached the realm of the Heavens.
Seeing Quan Qing coming, Du Zhongting hurriedly came up and said, "Your Highness, are you still here so late?"
"Well, I come to see my father. How is my father feeling today?"
"Report to Your Highness, Your Majesty has been quiet these days. Every day, he only fishes, walks birds and plants flowers. The people around Your Majesty are also very peaceful."
Quan Qing nodded, took a breath and then said, "Open the palace gate, you can accompany me in."
Quan Bo, who was having fun, saw Quan Qing coming over and just glanced at him, ignored him, and in fact he was too lazy to pay attention to him.
"The son is in charge of the father, and the father is in good health." Quan Qing still abides by etiquette as always.
"Hmph, okay, your opinion is so positive! If you come to thank me, there is no need to go." Quan Bo snorted coldly and said disdainfully.
"Father, you taught me all these, did you forget?" Quan Qing was not polite when she saw this.
Quan Bo was stunned. Quan Qing was turning against the enemy. She looked up and down at this cruel daughter and shook her head. What's the use of verbal disputes?
"Tell me, what are you doing for you?"
"Father, if it is for the benefit of Daling, I hope you will not give me any more plans. No matter how you plot against me, the only thing that will harm Daling is the interests of Daling. Let Xuan and Ning benefit." Quan Qing said calmly.
"Yes, I can calm down and question me. I am a qualified successor. I give you two choices and know what you will choose. Daling's interests have been seriously damaged since the moment you killed someone in Xijing. You abandoned Xijing and moved the capital to Luochen because of some difficult things. This is the biggest mistake."
Quan Qing was sweating all over when she heard this. Now he believed that his father had no need to lie to him because what he said made sense.
"Father, what do you mean is a wrong choice?"
"Yes, Xijing is our foundation. It took me so much time to make the people of Guanzhong accept us again. You gave up easily. Luo Chen has long lost the style of the imperial capital in the past. The people here probably only hate the Quan family, and you can see what Luo Chen's situation is!" Quan Bo became more and more angry as he spoke.
Quan Qing was stunned while she found that maybe she was really wrong, "Father, since you can let the people of Guanzhong accept us, I believe that I can also restore Luo Chen's confidence in Quan." Quan Qing said it with a tough word, but there was a hint of panic mixed in his toughness.
"I believe you have this ability, but do you think the Montessors and Xiao will give you time to manage it? Do you think the Montessors withdraw from Funiu Mountain simply because the defense line is too long? Or do you think the Xiao has no idea about Jinnan?" Quan Bo was hitting her confidence. There was no way. The transfer of power was already a certain fact. Quan Qing must grow up quickly. She was too young, so tender that she was not comparable to the rulers of the other Three Kingdoms.
"What if we take the initiative to attack Nanyang?" Quan Qing had a bold idea in her mind. She had studied Meng Xuan's battle examples, and many times she had difficulties that were ultimately won because she fought.
"Where are your confidence? Daxuan has the most famous generals. Do you think that the general I am on is still confident in Nanyang's defense? You are angering Meng Yan. On the day you attack Nanyang, the soldiers of Hanzhong and Kaifeng will immediately move. Then, let alone Luo Chen, it is all different whether Daling can still be there."
Quan Bo felt it was a bit ridiculous and too simple. He dared to fight because he had confidence in his subordinates. His group of people had just grown up and their abilities were not on the same level in terms of empiricism and ability. He always focused on cultivating Geng Chao in the entire Daling Army. Later, he got Long Tingfei. In his heart, the future of the Daling Army was with them, but their growth still takes time.
Quan Qing sighed. She had to admit that what her father said was reasonable, but she still insisted on herself. What she hoped was that Quan Bo would give her advice rather than preaching.
"Father, things have come to this point, no matter what, it is too late. Now the interests of Daling are the most important, right?"
Quan Bo also sighed and said, "If you have a way to transfer one of Geng Chao and Long Tingfei back to defend Luo Chen, Daling will have a chance. The civil servants trust Li Zhengqian, but they have to use Xu Shaoting to reuse it. It is difficult to grasp the standard here. This is your situation."
Quan Qing respectfully gave Quan Boyi a blessing and said, "Thank you for your teachings. Father, Jingyang Palace is good, or what do you think is good, your daughter will try her best to satisfy her."
Quan Bo really pondered for a moment and said, "Although Jingyang Palace is big enough, it is not comfortable. Let's do this, give me the Royal Garden of Longmen."
Longmen Villa has beautiful scenery and is surrounded by mountains and rivers. It is a place where emperors of all dynasties cultivate. The most important thing is that it is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Of course, if the guard is Quan Qing's person, it is impossible for Quan Bo and others to run away or cause trouble. This is giving Quan Qing a chance to reconcile.
"Then according to my father's wishes, I will have someone escort you to the next day. I can ask me any requests. My daughter will try her best to satisfy her. I also hope that my father will not do anything that will damage the Daling or the father-daughter relationship." Quan Qing was not relieved of Quan Bo, and the blood of Li and Xue had not dried up.
The father and daughter reached an agreement in a peaceful manner. The next day after the conversation, Quan Bo escorted the Longmen Villa by Wo Xuejun, claiming to the public that Quan Bo needs to rest. At the same time, when Quan Bo left the city, he deliberately did not block the imperial carriage. Many people saw Quan Bo, who was pale and half lying, squeezed out a smile to interact with the people.
Quan Bo has done everything he should do, and now Quan Qing is completely in charge of the Daling Dynasty.
The people of Luochen City suddenly seemed to feel that they had returned to the moment of the Empress of Zhaoyang, a thousand years ago. The role of the Empress is acceptable to Luochen's people. Although it has been a long time ago, the style of that past event is still something that the people can't forget.
"Your Highness, everything is ready. The Imperial Heaven Supervision has been selected for three times. Do you want to choose?" Xu Shaoting said with a flattering look at his all-white beard. Xu Shaoting has not been valued since he became effective. Quan Qing has been lukewarm to himself since he took power, but this time he suddenly gave him such an important matter as the throne ceremony. He was flattered!
Li Zhengqian snorted coldly. Although he was very dissatisfied with handing over the throne ceremony to Xu Shaoting, he felt relieved when he thought of Quan Qing going to his mansion to explain to himself last night. After all, he was a surrendered minister and he still had to give face.
At the same time, Quan Qing also missed a signal to Li Zhengqian that the Li clan would be valued. He understood that this was Quan Qing's compensation for him, but when he saw Xu Shaoting's face as if it was blooming chrysanthemum, he felt disgusted. Li Zhengqian suspected that this old guy survived with this old face to please everyone.
"I have a hard time and I can't bear to do this. I will take a good rest after finishing this period."
"For Your Highness, no, it is my duty to serve Your Majesty. If you have any hard work, your Majesty will ruin the old minister." Xu Shaoting immediately responded with a panic look.
Li Zhengqian coughed as he wanted to vomit. Xu Shaoting was really good at climbing up. He couldn't catch up with the old man when it comes to flattering himself. He looked at Quan Qing with joy and quickly said, "Your Majesty, General Geng has sent someone to urge him. The old minister thinks he will not refuse to return to Beijing."
Quan Qing nodded and said, "Western Regions cannot be released. What has Li Jing been doing recently?" This was a question on purpose. The two had already discussed letting Li Jing leave the Western Regions.
"Li Jing has been accepting the army adapted from Luobei recently, and is quite diligent."
"Well, after you are sure that General Geng will return to Beijing, let him take charge of the Western Regions, so that he can remember that the Western Regions cannot be misunderstood!" Quan Qing pretended to be stern.
"I obey the order!" Suddenly Li Zhengqian thought of something. He has been busy recently. Feng Youke is still in detention. It is really troublesome to deal with this person. He quickly continued: "Your Majesty, Feng You is still in detention."
After saying that, Quan Qing looked up and felt a little embarrassed when she heard the name. Looking at Xu Shaoting who was pretending to be closed, Quan Qing smiled slightly and asked, "Xu Xiang, what do you think Feng You should do?"
Xu Shaoting slowly opened his eyes, and then said respectfully: "Your Majesty, Feng You tried to kill the monarch after surrendering, and mixed poisons into the Emperor's diet. Fortunately, Your Majesty had foresighted advice to General Mu to deal with it carefully before saving the Emperor's life."
The three of them smiled at each other. This was indeed the best excuse and the reason why Quan Bo Chuan was located in Quan Qing's best quality.
Chapter completed!