Although the Duke of Jingguo's Palace has not changed, everyone in Bianjing City knows that the Duke of Jingguo's Palace is now the most wealthy family in the Song Dynasty. Every day, there is an endless stream of people sending greetings and wanting to visit, but they are all ignored by Zhou. Chen ordered that visitors should be declined.
Zhou Chen knew very well that although he had helped the Empress Dowager successfully take power this time, he had also become a thorn in the flesh of countless people. He didn't know how many people wanted to unseat him openly or covertly. Therefore, during this period, he must not Make mistakes.
There are some people that Zhou Chen can not see, but there are some people who come to visit and Zhou Chen has to see them.
For example, when Qi Heng and Sheng Minglan arrived, Zhou Chen had to entertain them.
But during this process, Qi Heng kept a straight face. Even a fool could see that he was very unhappy. He was indeed a person who couldn't help himself. Even though Minglan pulled her again and again, he still couldn't help but explode.
"Brother-in-law, what you are doing is really against the principles of being a minister. The Empress Dowager is doing this, and you are actually helping others to do evil. I..."
Minglan pulled Qi Heng hard, trying to stop him, but she still couldn't, so Qi Heng spoke out in one breath.
Hualan's face suddenly turned ugly. She didn't care what the court said or what outsiders said about Zhou Chen. Zhou Chen was her official and had led the family to the highest peak. In her heart, Zhou Chen Chen is the most amazing man in the world.
"Sixth sister, sixth brother-in-law is too drunk. Please take him back quickly."
Minglan hurriedly apologized: "Okay, elder brother-in-law, elder sister, don't blame me, I will take him back now."
She was really angry. In fact, she didn't want to bring Qi Heng over because she knew Qi Heng and his character.
But the parents-in-law insisted on letting them come because Qi Heng was originally from the late emperor. After the late emperor left, he was disgusted by the empress dowager and was directly demoted to the sixth rank.
Qi Heng is the only child in the Duke of Qi's palace. Both Duke Qi and Princess Ning are counting on him to succeed, so they are very anxious during this period. Princess Pingning even wants to rely on the kindness she had raised by the Empress Dowager. Meet the Queen Mother.
But after several visits, I saw him once, and he was sent away without even saying a few words.
Duke Qi and Princess Ning had no choice. After much deliberation, they could only ask Zhou Chen for help.
Zhou Chen is now the most popular person around the Empress Dowager, the head of the military attachés of the Song Dynasty, and one of the most powerful among the civil servants. With his help, Qi Heng's problem will definitely be solved.
And they also have a big advantage, that is, Zhou Chen and Qi Heng are brothers-in-law, so they let Minglan and Qi Heng come to the Jingguo Palace to visit.
But none of them expected that Qi Heng would be so out of control and ask for help, but ended up offending Zhou Chen by speaking first and saying such ugly things.
"Don't hold me back, I just want to have a good talk with the eldest brother-in-law. Now everyone in the government and the public is saying that he is a sycophant. I remember that eldest brother-in-law, you were not like this before. Why did you do such a rebellious thing this time?"
Qi Heng threw Minglan away and shouted at Zhou Chen still angrily.
"Obviously it was you who asked me to..."
"Shut up."
Zhou Chen shouted loudly, pointed at Qi Heng and shouted: "Qi Heng, look at yourself, you are no longer a child, why do you still look like you haven't grown up all day long? Whenever things don't go your way, you just do this
You look like that, let me tell you, with a character like yours, if you don’t change, you will never achieve anything in your life. Go back and think carefully about what you should say and what you shouldn’t say.”
"Sixth sister, take him back, and give your parents-in-law a message. If he continues to behave like this in the future, tell them not to let him out at all. When he figures it out, let him out again, otherwise
If you can't control your mouth someday, it doesn't matter if it harms yourself, but don't harm your whole family."
After saying this, Zhou Chen walked away directly. He was really too lazy to talk to an immature child like Qi Heng. It was a waste of time.
Seeing that Zhou Chen was angry, Minglan did not dare to stay any longer and even dragged Qi Heng away.
When she returned to the carriage, she yelled at Qi Heng with great dissatisfaction: "What's the matter with you? I didn't tell you before I came here. Don't be angry. Brother-in-law, don't be angry. But what about you? What should you do with your parents when you go back now?"
Explain?"
Qi Heng hummed and said: "To be honest, I didn't do anything wrong. We are ministers and we should be loyal to the official family, but he went to the Empress Dowager behind the official family's back, and even caused a change in the palace.
Change, what is this if not treason and immorality?”
Minglan sighed, Qi Heng's character and simplicity really made her helpless.
Marrying Qi Heng, she feels very happy emotionally, but there are always some conflicts in life. She often gives in because she knows Qi Heng has this kind of character.
"Official, the eldest brother-in-law is not fighting with the late emperor and the empress dowager as you think. If the eldest brother-in-law had intervened from the beginning, it would not have lasted so long. I think the eldest brother-in-law must have wanted to help the two at the beginning, but
Later, the late emperor obviously did not trust the eldest brother-in-law, so the eldest brother-in-law had to come to this point. This matter is not entirely the eldest brother-in-law's responsibility."
In fact, she didn't think there was anything wrong with what Zhou Chen did. Looking at Zhou Chen's current status, it proved that Zhou Chen was right.
If the late emperor had succeeded, the current Duke of Jing would definitely not be so glorious, and might instead be suppressed. So no matter what Zhou Chen's intention was, she felt that this result was good.
"Can it be the same? He asked me to go to Yuzhou in the first place, but in the end he became like this again."
Qi Heng was very angry. He felt that he had received Zhou Chen's guidance, joined the late emperor, and had a smooth career. However, Zhou Chen suddenly showed up, and all his efforts in the past few years were in vain.
That's why he felt so angry because he felt that he had been tricked by Zhou Chen.
Minglan persuaded Qi Heng for a few more words, and Qi Heng gradually calmed down his anger. In fact, he also understood that although he was demoted, he was in a much better position than many others. This may not be because of Zhou Chen.
Thinking of this, he sighed depressedly. The matter was over. In fact, no matter how much he said, it was useless. He just felt unhappy and wanted to vent.
Minglan rolled her eyes. Of course she knew what Qi Heng was thinking, but if you want to see who she was targeting, her eldest brother-in-law had such a temper. Even if her father-in-law and biological father came, they would have to smile with them. Qi Heng dared to be so loud today.
He is really brave enough to speak.
With the new emperor's accession to the throne, the Empress Dowager took power, and after a period of stalemate between the civil and military officials and the Empress Dowager, they seemed to have reached a tacit understanding and began to perform their respective duties.
In the fourth month after the new emperor Zhao Yong ascended the throne, the border was in crisis. The Xixia people tore up the agreement and blocked the border again. War broke out again and the court was shocked.
The Empress Dowager urgently ordered Zhou Chen, Duke of Jing, to lead an army to support the border. Zhou Chen took the initiative to recommend the new Ningyuan Marquis Gu Tingye as his deputy general to lead the army on the expedition.
Gu Tingye inherited the title of Marquis of Ningyuan a few months ago, and on the day of the palace change, the battle between Gu Tingye and the Xiao Qin family also came to an end. The Xiao Qin family had never fought against Gu Tingye, so in despair, he burned him
He lost his ancestral temple and burned himself to death.
The war with the Xixia people lasted for more than half a year. Finally, in winter, it was no longer suitable to fight anymore, and the Xixia army had to leave.
Zhou Chen did not pursue him this time, firstly because of the empress dowager's will, and secondly because he did it intentionally.
Having been an emperor and a minister, he knew one thing very well: great achievements can shock the master.
He is now at the pinnacle of power, and has participated in two palace coups. Although he helped the Empress Dowager both times, people's hearts can change.
Now that the Empress Dowager has taken control of the court situation, he is no longer needed as much as in the past, so it is inevitable that there will be changes in his heart, and even if not, he has to guard against it.
Therefore, he does not need to show his talents now. Instead, he looks like he is struggling to hold off the Xixia army. He will no longer make great achievements, which will make the Empress Dowager feel at ease.
So under Zhou Chen's deliberate manipulation, Xixia blocked the pass for the second consecutive year, and he "struggled" to resist.
Even during the war between Song and Xia, the Liao Kingdom tore up the agreement and participated in the attack on the Song Dynasty. The northwest border was in chaos, and it was all up to Zhou Chen to lead the Song army to resist.
Finally, because he had not returned home for several years, Zhou Chen took the initiative to ask the Queen Mother for permission to reunite with his family, and he was able to return to Bianjing once.
But as he returned to Bianjing, the border wars resumed. Without his leadership, the border wars were difficult and they were defeated in succession, so the Empress Dowager had to send him again.
This continued for another two years. When Zhou Chen asked to return to Beijing again, the Empress Dowager did not trust others to guard the border. She only wanted to have peace in the world, defend the country well, and live a good life as the Empress Dowager.
Expand the territory, and don't want to be invaded by Song and Liao into the Song Dynasty.
So she thought of a compromise and moved the Duke of Jing's palace from Bianjing to the border, and ordered Zhou Chen to guard the northwest border for a long time.
But she didn't know that this was exactly what Zhou Chen wanted. In Bianjing City, his goal was too big and he would be easily targeted and impeached. But when it came to the border, it was different. He had planned the border for many years, and it had already become a
He has conquered his world, and here, he doesn’t need to guard against this and that all day long.
Although Zhou Chen is not planning to rebel and become emperor himself, he still has to plan for future generations.
Decades later, Jin soldiers entered the Pass, attacked Bianjing City, and captured the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, countless civil and military officials, and their families.
At this time, Duke Jingguo, who had been guarding the border, and the Zhou family army rose up to compete with the Jin people, conquered the sixteen states of Yanyun, established a new dynasty, and made Damingfu its capital, which was later renamed Yanjing.
From then on, the world returned to Zhou.
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This dungeon has been written for a long time, so let’s end it like this. The next dungeon has been decided. I’ll go to a windy place. If you haven’t seen it, you can check it out. It’s pretty good.
Chapter completed!