Great reputation, the eighteenth year of the Apocalypse.
Beijing.
Chen Ping set out on August 9th, and in addition to the southwestern recruiter Lu Wei, he also had an army.
"Senior Brother Li?"
Li Feng was riding on a horse, wearing a light leather armor and carrying a sword at his waist, looking at Chen Ping. The moment he saw Li Feng, he was overjoyed. He didn't expect that this accompanying army was actually led by Li Feng!
"Chen Ping!"
When old friends met, they were extremely enthusiastic. Chen Ping looked at the small group of soldiers behind Li Feng and said to Li Feng: "I didn't expect it was you. These people are all elites, right?"
Li Feng nodded with a smile. Even though he only led an army of less than a thousand people, these people were definitely top-notch elites in the Peking University camp, and all of them were good equestrians. He also specially assigned one man and two horses.
, once they form a formation to charge, even if there are ten thousand people like the White Lotus bandits, they cannot resist it. They will only end up being overwhelmed and fleeing in embarrassment.
"Hey, General Li, you're fine!"
Lu Wei also poked his head out of the carriage at this time, smiled and said hello.
Since they were all acquaintances, there was no need for so much politeness. After chatting for a while, the three of them set off south. On the way, Chen Ping asked Li Feng some things about the sergeants of the Beida Camp.
"Having been in the rear for a long time, I have neglected training and my combat power has declined."
"Is that so?"
Chen Ping murmured that it was just as he thought. Although the soldiers in the Beida Camp were still the Northern Army, they were different from the Northern Army on the border.
The sergeant of Beidaying who originally stayed and served as a guard for the capital because the imperial army was unable to fight, has now followed the old path of the imperial army and has become no longer good at fighting.
It's just that compared with the Northern Army on the border, compared to the Imperial Army, the soldiers of the Northern Camp are still formidable.
As for the three yamen of the Imperial Palace Division, Infantry Army Division and Sima Military Division, which were the troops guarding the palace, he also knew about them through Xie Zhiyuan.
Within the border, whether it was the Peking Camp, the Forbidden Army, or the three yamen directly under the emperor, all had degraded to varying degrees, which made Chen Ping more and more sure of his own judgment.
In such a large country, except for the Western Army and the Northern Army, which have only about 100,000 troops, there is no one capable of fighting!
Once internal turmoil occurs, small ones can still be extinguished, but if there is a big one, troops will have to be mobilized from the border. The key is that the army on this side is not stable internally.
It looks like, it looks very similar!
Isn't this how the Anshi Rebellion in the Tang Dynasty came about? After An Lushan raised his troops, it swept through Guandong, and the Tang court had to send troops from Longxi to suppress it. As a result, Tubo invaded, occupied Hexi and cut off the Western Regions, and further invaded Guanzhong and even captured Chang'an!<
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"By the way, Brother Nangong, have you been in contact with me recently? I heard that not long after the death of the late emperor, old General Nangong was bedridden. I'm afraid..."
Li Feng shook his head: "I have never seen him, but I heard that Nangong Ming has returned to Nangong Mansion. The current situation is such that he can no longer hide in the world."
Chen Ping affirmed this. Nangong Ming and Luo Li both left because the Nangong family was attacked and impeached, which led to the Northern Army being controlled by various civil servants and even eunuchs.
Now the situation has turned around. As the King of Chu and Emperor Yongxing compete for power, the two frontier armies, the Northern Army and the Western Army, have become increasingly important. They are proud to return to the army and wash away their past grievances and humiliations.
"Brother Luo, you heard what General Li said. Brother Nangong has gone back. Don't dislike the general I found for you."
Luo Li, who was riding a horse not far away, paused when he heard this and continued walking for a long time before replying.
"Don't dislike it."
After hearing this, Chen Ping smiled and said to Li Feng: "Senior Brother Li, won't you be angry if you can serve as Brother Luo's deputy?"
"You kid, you just arranged this for Brother Luo without telling him, but you didn't even tell me."
Chen Ping dodged Li Feng's fist and said with a smile: "I didn't know it was you. I was thinking about how to appease him. But when I saw it was you, it became easier to talk."
Li Feng shook his head and laughed. Even though this kid Chen Ping was rising up the ranks step by step in the government, he never forgot his former classmates. He would not be angry because of this.
"Am I that easy to get rid of? Why don't you give me some good treasures from Tianxiang Pavilion when you come back!"
"Okay, okay, how could I treat my senior brother badly?"
Talking and laughing all the way, this team of southwestern recruiters slowly marched southward.
What they don't know is that at this time, scenes of human tragedies are already happening on the land of Jingzhou.
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"Chen Ping, Chen Ping!"
While sleeping, Chen Ping suddenly heard someone calling his name. After tossing and turning twice, he stood up suddenly and saw Li Feng beside him.
"Senior brother? Why are you here in the middle of the night?"
Li Feng stared at him with those bright eyes: "It concerns the great reputation of the country and our life and death, so I am looking for you in the middle of the night."
Chen Ping's heart skipped a beat. After nodding slightly, Li Feng continued to ask.
"Do you know about the late emperor's edict?"
"The late emperor's edict?"
Not many people know about this. How did Li Feng know about it?
Chen Ping was stunned for a moment and then said that he knew it, but no one inside or outside the palace found the edict, so he left it alone, and then asked Li Feng why he said this.
"The late emperor's edict is not a fiction, it is indeed true!"
"Moreover, the edict is not elsewhere, but on you!"
Buzz——!
This call instantly cleared up Chen Ping's mind. His eyes widened, he got out of bed and stared at Li Feng.
"Brother, are you kidding?"
Li Feng was silent and his silent movements showed his affirmation. Seeing this, Chen Ping racked his brains and thought about it. Is the edict on him?
"Impossible. I have only seen the late emperor a handful of times. How could there be any imperial edict given to me? If you mean the imperial edict, it has been checked long ago. There is no such edict at all."
"Are you sure there is nothing else?"
Chen Ping grinned and began to recall, and started groping with his hands on his body. Suddenly, his body stiffened, and he slowly raised his hands from his waist.
"You mean, this goldfish bag?"
At this moment, Chen Ping was holding a goldfish bag in his hand, which was given by the emperor. He had always carried it with him but had never opened it.
Li Feng was not sure. The two looked at each other, and Chen Ping quickly opened the goldfish bag carefully.
"Sasha!"
When Chen Ping twisted a piece of paper and took out the goldfish bag, his breath stopped and his eyes were fixed on it!
Really, really?!
The depth of Emperor Tianqi's calculations has reached this level?!
Doesn’t that mean that Emperor Tianqi also knew all the causes and consequences of his mentor’s death?
Chen Ping didn't think about anything else. When he saw this piece of paper, his thoughts expanded and he thought of the various actions of Emperor Tianqi over the years. It turned out that everything was for himself, for his way of balance, for his
In the name of friendship, the King of Chu was allowed to accumulate strength and collude with officials. Until now, he has left a mess and kicked off his legs to seek credit from his ancestors!
Look, how well I have governed Dayu. There has been no fratricide among brothers, no invasion by foreign enemies, and the people can barely survive. How many emperors can there be in the world like me?
Doesn't he know what kind of turmoil the mess left behind will cause? Of course he knows, but this old bastard doesn't care about the things behind him at all, he only cares about his false reputation and the so-called balance, and the rest is no different from him.
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"Haha, posthumous edict?"
Chen Ping gritted his teeth and looked at the thin piece of paper. It's not enough for me to toss and plot while alive. He still wants to use me as a spearman after he's dead. Mr. Tianqi, I really belong to you!
The sun in August is no longer as fierce as July. This kind of climate is the most comfortable, and the same goes for marching.
When the recruiting team arrived at Zhongzhou, news came that the White Lotus bandits had invaded Jingzhou. After learning about this, the whole team couldn't help but be in an uproar. Chen Ping took the opportunity to find Lu Wei to discuss countermeasures.
"Stay here and observe the situation?"
"That's right, Sir, I have seen that since I entered Zhongzhou, the local officials have not taken it seriously. If Zhongzhou is like this, Jingzhou, as a fiefdom of the King of Chu, will definitely be even more uncooperative, and may even shut us out."
"Furthermore, the White Lotus bandits are so powerful. Your Excellency only has less than a thousand cavalry at hand. How come you have to recruit soldiers in Zhongzhou to formulate a plan?"
"Furthermore, in order to ensure that this trip to suppress the thieves is foolproof, I want to go to Xiazhou to see if I can borrow an elite force from the Western Army to assist in the battle. If I can succeed, I will get twice the result with half the effort in suppressing the thieves!"
After hearing Chen Ping's argument, Lu Wei felt that it made sense and agreed to his request after thinking for a moment.
When Lu Wei took the remaining troops to garrison in Zhongzhou Fucheng, Chen Ping, Luo Li and Li Feng took dozens of light cavalry and turned westward, running towards Xiazhou.
All the way west along the south bank of the river, after passing Tongguan, we entered Guanzhong, which only took seven or eight days.
"Jingzhao Mansion is just ahead. His Highness is still in Prince Qin's Mansion. Do you want to go directly?"
Li Feng glanced at Chen Ping and asked.
"Go, without further ado, the news may be leaked even a day later. You also know His Majesty's capabilities. General Chang's support means the support of the Western Army. The Nangong family will also support us, which also means the support of the Northern Army." p>
"With the support of the western and northern armies, and the great efforts of the King of Qin, great things can be accomplished!"
Chen Ping made up his mind decisively, which surprised Li Feng, but when he thought about it, it suddenly became clear that it was Chen Ping.
"Let's go then. I didn't expect that you and I would be able to do such a big thing one day. Success or failure depends on this."
Chen Ping nodded. These past few days could be said to be the most stressful time in his life for him. Although his decision had been finalized as early as the night he saw the edict, the importance of the matter still made him unable to sleep or eat well.
But when we arrived at Jingzhao Mansion, these worries disappeared, leaving only single-minded determination.
It doesn't matter to him whether he is in the sixth grade or he is rich and noble. What he has always wanted to do is to help the world and make the people rich and the country strong.
The path he took before was to become an official through the imperial examination, but Chen Ping sacrificed too much on this path. When he first entered the officialdom, he had to barely survive in the cracks of various forces.
Even though it has only been a few months since he entered the imperial court, he has gone from writing in the Hanlin Academy to becoming a lecturer in the Hanlin Academy, but his enemies are more powerful than him, and there are more bumps and difficulties on the road to realizing his long-cherished wish.
He was not sure that he would be able to work hard all his life, so in the face of this shortcut that could be achieved overnight, Chen Ping chose to risk everything without hesitation.
Who told him that he didn’t have much wealth to begin with?
If you lose, you lose. Even if you don't gamble, you probably won't end up well. The business left by Emperor Tianqi is really bad.
Xiazhou, Jingzhao Mansion.
This is the state where the Western Army is located, and it is the border facing the northwest Hulu, but it has nothing to do with Jingzhao Mansion, just because this is the sage land of the entire Xiazhou.
The King of Qin, the uncle of Emperor Tianqi, has his fiefdom here.
Chen Ping and others showed their identities and entered the city smoothly, and then went straight to the Prince of Qin's Mansion.
"The deputy envoy is being recruited from the southwest. Chen Ping, the left minister of the Ministry of War, wants to see His Highness the King of Qin!"
Not long after he reported his name, Chen Ping was invited into the palace. Following the guidance of the Chief of the Palace of Qin, he walked through the corridors and courtyards and arrived outside a study.
"Your Majesty is inside, please invite me."
"Thank you!"
Chen Ping walked to the study, knocked on the door for a moment, and heard a vicissitudes of sound coming from inside.
"But Mr. Chen? Come in."
Chen Ping pushed the door open and entered the study. He saw an elderly man sitting on a recliner and taking a nap in the study. The incense in the room was slightly moving. There was also a young man standing next to the bookshelf, reading books.
Come to think of it, this is the person I'm looking for, right?
He took a deep look at the young man, then came to King Qin and bowed his hands.
"I have met His Highness!"
The old King Qin was already very old. When he saw Chen Ping come in, he didn't do much. He just moved his arms slightly and said, "Master Chen is young and talented. He is worthy of being the person chosen by the late emperor."
"If there is too much, I won't say more. I believe you know what to do. Jialuo, go out and talk with Mr. Chen."
When King Qin's words came, the young man named Jialuo turned his head and looked at Chen Ping.
Chen Ping also looked over, and the first thing he felt was that he looked like Mr. Tianqi, and similar to the little bastard Yongxing. Mr. Tianqi was indeed so sinister that he hid his eldest son in the Qin Palace for more than ten years.<
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"Your Highness, please move on to explain."
"Master Chen, please go first."
Shi Jialuo had upright features and a delicate face, and his speech was gentle and elegant. When Chen Ping heard this, he nodded and took the first step.
The two sat down in the small pavilion outside the study. There was no tea, only green bamboo for company.
"Your Highness, are you ready?"
"I grew up in the royal palace since I was a child, and the memory of my first birth has long been forgotten. If my grandfather had not told me about my life experience two years ago, I am afraid I still don't know all this."
Shi Jialuo's voice was calm, as if he was telling other people's stories, not his own.
"Since you were born into an imperial family, how can you decide many things by yourself? My father...if your Majesty can manage the country well, you won't need me anymore."
Chen Ping listened quietly to what the young man who was supposed to inherit the throne said.
Shi Jialuo, the eldest son of the famous Emperor Tianqi, was found to have an eye disease when he was less than a hundred days old. Therefore, he was secretly sent to the Prince of Qin's Mansion for foster care, but it was announced that he had died in infancy.
It’s just that no one expected that this child who was born with eyesight and could not become an emperor suddenly regained his sight at the age of six. Logically speaking, he should be taken back to the palace and made a prince. However, Emperor Yongxing had already been born at that time and was made a prince.
Prince.
Shi Jialuo, the eldest son, had no choice but to continue to stay in Prince Qin's Mansion until now.
"If Your Highness is unwilling to take risks, I will not force you to do so."
"Haha, that's not necessary. Mr. Chen, do you know what it feels like to be in captivity for twenty years?"
Chen Ping narrowed his eyes and looked at the almost trembling body of the man in front of him and his somewhat crazy expression.
"Why should I stay here when I have the chance to go out? The throne should be mine, and I should take it back openly!"
There was a hint of madness in Shi Jialuo's eyes, and his dancing hands made Chen Ping's heart quicken.
Damn it, old man Tianqi gave birth to two great sons!
One of them was imprisoned in Prince Qin's Mansion as a spare tire and almost went crazy after being imprisoned for twenty years.
A person who has been left alone has become the biggest and the biggest, arrogant and arrogant.
The plan was perfect. If Shi Jiachi couldn't do it, Shi Jialuo would be replaced. But what he didn't expect was that neither of his sons could do it!
"What His Highness said is absolutely true. I am willing to overcome all obstacles for His Highness and become the master of the capital!"
In the courtyard of Prince Qin's Mansion, Chen Ping looked at Shi Jialuo, who was so crazy that he entered his own fantasy world and couldn't extricate himself. His eyes flickered and he replied respectfully.
With these three men on the stall, the great reputation of the court is in chaos!