Chapter five hundred and thirteen ceding territory and seeking peace
He Qizhou did not sleep well, but more people in the imperial city stayed up all night. Dozens of key members of the Chen Party who were preparing to support King Cheng after he succeeded were arrested overnight. After a little torture, more officials were implicated.
For a time, the city was full of Jin Yiwei and officials from the Ministry of Justice who were arresting people. In the two Imperial Forest Army camps in the east and west, more officers were arrested. The family members of those prisoners were also imprisoned, waiting to be punished. The night sky in the capital
, the wailing of women and children rang out all night long.
The lights of the East Palace were lit all night long. Tomorrow there will no longer be King Cheng and Tang Taicheng in the court. It is an important moment for Prince Jiang Shan to inherit the great treasure, so there cannot be any mistakes. Those who closely follow the Prince
The important ministers no longer have to hide at the bottom of Tao Ranju's lake. At this time, they are checking for leaks and filling in the gaps, thinking about every detail. During the meeting, people kept coming to report on the progress of various actions, and many questions were answered.
Jiang Shan was a little hesitant to make a decision.
The entire palace was under Jiang Shan's control, Concubine Chen was imprisoned in the palace, and King Qi was imprisoned in prison. The news of the emperor's death made the entire harem cry loudly, and even more people were panicked;
King Cheng persuaded several close associates of the Imperial Guard to surrender, but several uninformed officers were executed on the spot because they were unwilling to surrender their military power. Some officers who were not close associates of the Crown Prince were replaced. Almost in the middle of the night, 80,000 Imperial Guard troops
All returned to Jiang Shan, but the morale of the army was not stable. Moder Zheng and Zhang Zhiren personally went to the east and west camps to control the situation;
Purging Chen's party is a relatively difficult matter. More and more people are involved, including people from the six ministries. It is questionable whether half of the people can go to court tomorrow morning;
Qingfengguan was also in big trouble. Although Jiang Xian surrounded the State Education Forum with heavy troops, Yuan Qing was unwilling to hand over Lu Baogen, and even pretended to be destroyed together. Jiang Xian was hesitant for a while and sent someone back to ask Jiang for instructions.
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He Qizhou was the biggest problem. Although Xu Xuan was sure that He Qizhou was still under siege, Jiang Shan still mobilized more troops to guard the inner city, outer city and even the outer city airtight. There was news that He Qizhou was a traitor.
Lists have been posted all over the city overnight, offering 50,000 taels of red money, no matter whether they live or die! Although there were many disciples making noise in the armaments hall, the army surrounded them, and King Cheng's personal letter persuaded them to calm down temporarily.
If you want to sit firmly on the throne, the above problems must be properly solved. If you need to use force to deal with King Cheng, then you will have to rely on civilian officials, and the biggest helper is He Yan, the second assistant, at least one-third of the people in the court.
Among the officials, only He Yan took the lead. After removing the influence of Chen Dang, He Yan was even more needed to stabilize the government. Therefore, what Jiang Shan heard the most during the meeting was He Yan's advice.
"The harem has countless connections with the former dynasty. His Highness governs the country with benevolence and filial piety. Those concubines in the harem also look to His Highness to express condolences and appease them one by one as a junior, which means he appeases a large number of officials, big and small, in various places.
." Liu Yan suggested.
"It should be so." Jiang Shan nodded.
"Chen's party has deep roots, and Concubine Chen is the master of the harem. If there is no direct evidence, she should not be implicated too widely." This is Liu Yan's second suggestion.
Jin Yan, the governor of Nanzhili, who rushed back to the capital from Jinling in the name of reporting on his work, said: "When Mr. Liu just returned home, Your Highness and I had a talk with Concubine Chen and Chen Yu."
"What did they say?" Liu Yan asked.
"Chen Yu said that the Chen family accepted defeat and was willing to support the prince as emperor and strive to maintain the stability of Jiangnan. He had already sent someone to ask the family head for instructions, so it shouldn't be a big problem. Concubine Chen said that as long as the life of King Qi was saved, she would also
Your Highness will obey orders." Jin Yan said.
"This is the best. Has His Highness agreed to them?" Liu Yan asked.
Jiang Shan said: "Gu made two conditions, one is your suggestion to cut down the vassal state! I will go to King Wu's vassal in the name of chaos. Without the vassal king, the Chen family has nothing to worry about, but this matter requires the Chen family
The other thing is that I will station an army in Jinling in case the northern border is unfavorable and can defend it according to danger."
Liu Yan praised: "Great kindness! Your Highness is wise! The Chen family can take care of it, and there must be no officials in the court. Those arrested officials should be released as soon as possible. Tomorrow His Highness will ascend the throne, and all officials will need to congratulate him!"
Jiang Shan said: "I have asked Chen Yu to send people to argue the case. Except for those stubborn people, they will be released before dawn. As for King Qi, if the Chen family agrees to Gu's conditions, I will make him a marquis.
Let him live."
Liu Yan said: "Your Highness's benevolence and righteousness will surely win the hearts of the officials and the people."
Jiang Shan smiled and said: "How do you think Aiqing should deal with the Quanzhen Sect?"
Liu Yan said: "Your Highness, there is something unclear about Liu Yan. Why did Master Yuanbao help King Cheng rebel? Is He Qizhou really a rebel? He was responsible for the victory of Yuguan and Tuyuhun. If they are included in King Cheng's party, this will
It’s too far-fetched.”
Zou Jinlin was also invited to join the meeting. Seeing Jiang Shan looking at him, he said tepidly: "Master Cifu, Zou has been present all the time. He Qizhou rushed here to cooperate with King Cheng's uprising. He can also be regarded as
The disciples of King Cheng. If His Highness Jiang Di had not been prepared and stopped in time, thousands of students led by the Military Academy would have also come to Jiuzhouchi to force the palace. There is another matter that Mr. Liu may not know about. According to our report in Zhongjing of the Northern Zhou Dynasty,
The spies reported back and confirmed that He Qizhou is the son of He Qingshan and Helian Mingyue. He and Lu Baogen should have gone to visit He Qingshan in Zhongjing. It is likely that they were instructed by He Qingshan at that time and came back to shake the foundation of our government."
Jiang Shan added: "My father couldn't stand their temptations and left a secret passage for He Qizhou. I wonder if he also gave him some secret decree. If the content of the secret decree was to abolish or abolish the establishment of the country, which would cause turmoil in the world,
I will be ashamed of the ancestors of the Jiang family."
Liu Yan had a headache, and after pondering for a while, he said: "I still don't believe that Lu Baogen would rebel against Zhou. Quanzhen is the state religion that the late emperor believed in. Now that the late emperor has just passed away, it would be harmful if His Highness stormed Qingfeng Temple without conclusive evidence.
In the name of benevolence and filial piety, and the Quanzhen sect has countless followers, if the former leader who has just stepped down from office is arrested, it may cause a change in people's hearts!"
Zou Jinlin said: "Yang Zheng brought back He Qingshan's scoundrel, and after he recovered, he went to secretly meet with He Qingshan. His rebellious heart was clearly revealed. And Lu Baogen was the one who brought Yang Zheng back, and he could be regarded as Yang Zheng's brother, both overtly and covertly.
Party leaders, those remnants of the Yang Party have been entangled in the issue of Yang Zheng and are enemies of hundreds of officials in the DPRK. Now that He Qizhou has absconded, it can just prove the crimes of the Yang Party. If we can prove Yang Zheng's crime of collaborating with the enemy, we can make him
Many officials and nobles have settled down, which will help His Highness stabilize the government."
"Veteran, I agree with Commander Zou's proposal. The Yang party is unclear and the world is uneasy." Jin Yan said.
Pang Yuan, Bu Hang and others all agreed, and Jiang Shan turned his attention to Liu Yan again.
Seeing that Liu Yan was still hesitant, Hu Mao advised: "His Majesty left suddenly and did not leave a stable situation for His Majesty. Ming'an, no matter what the original intention of Yang Zheng and He Qizhou was, if we want to quickly stabilize the situation in the court,
, eliminating Yang’s party is the best way to appease the nobles in the court and the three major families. Did you know? Lu Baogen and He Qizhou also forced Zhang Xingchu to death in the name of investigating Yang Zheng’s death! His Highness has already signaled to the Ganzhou and Bingzhou armies.
Eliminate Yang Zheng’s old party..."
"Did Zhang Xingchu really participate in the assassination of Yang Zheng?" Liu Yan asked.
"Everyone who finds a traitor to the country will kill him! The late Emperor was kind and thinking that he had the grace to save his life was actually too soft!" Jin Yan said angrily.
"Since everyone has made up their mind, I have nothing to say." When Liu Yan saw this situation, he knew that it was not something he could control with a few words, and continued: "However, I think the Quanzhen Sect should not act rashly."
Jiang Shan said: "Then listen to Aiqing, I will send someone to have a good talk with Yuan Qing. As long as the Yuanbao lineage gives up the position of headmaster, I can let Daochang Lu go and ensure that the Quanzhen Church will be more prosperous than before.
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"Your Highness is wise." Liu Yan complimented, but his attitude was obviously a bit stiff.
"Ming'an, I have something else I want to discuss with you."
"Your Highness, please speak."
"Now that Lin Hu has surrendered, the Northern Zhou Dynasty will no longer have any worries. The army will quickly move south. Yanjing is already an isolated city. Even if all the strength of the country is devoted, it may not be able to hold it. Now the morale of the army is unstable. Several important generals in the Yulin Army have persuaded Yanjing to leave alone.
Abandon Yanjing, withdraw the defenders, population and property in a timely manner, and then try to take back the northern border when our dynasty becomes stronger." Jiang Shan said harmoniously.
Liu Yan was shocked and said anxiously: "Your Highness, you must not do this! How can the people of the world accept the city's sacrifice without fighting? Back then, Your Majesty was trapped by the Northern Zhou army for so long and did not give up. This made all the people unite and unite.
Try to prevent Zhou Qi from going south! Chang Feng is not a coward, as long as he shows his righteousness, he will guard the border for the country!"
Jiang Shan said: "The emperor's uncle has written a letter to persuade Chang Feng to withdraw his troops and go south, but I guess he may not listen. Chang Feng is a powerful man and has always been ambitious. He alone controls half of our elite Qi. Once my father is gone, I will be alone and worried."
The king's military order may not recall him.
Ming'an, as the crown prince of a country, how can I be willing to cede territory and seek peace? But now that the people in the world are living in poverty, I really can't bear to see the people suffer the disaster of war. If I can exchange a city for a chance to breathe, wouldn't I be more willing to do so?
good?
I have already prepared for the worst. We control at least a quarter of the generals in the Youzhou Army, and with King Cheng's confidants, we can bring back as many as we can. Our military strength cannot suffer any more losses.
Let Chang Feng face Helian Qingfeng..."
"But I don't want to come back. The army that dares to fight against the Zhou people is the real backbone of Qi!" Liu Yan shouted.
"Ming'an, if you force the Royal Forest Army and the Southern Hebei Army to go north, there may be a change in the army! I originally wanted you to talk to the Northern Zhou Dynasty..."
"I'm sorry that this is a difficult matter!" Liu Yan said.
"Forget it, Gu will arrange someone else. But Chang Feng has already been ordered to evacuate Yanjing. If he insists on disobeying the order, Gu can't do anything." Jiang Shan said.
Liu Yan understood Jiang Shan's wishful thinking, which was to ask Northern Zhou Dynasty to kill Chang Feng who was too big for him, and he was extremely unhappy: "Your Highness, Xu Xuan is acting erratically. I am worried about my daughter. If there is nothing else, I want to go back to my home in the inner city.