Emperor Xiaojing had five children. The eldest son Li Yao died of illness after Li Yuan ascended the throne that year, but many people said that he was poisoned on the order of Li Yuan.
There are three sons left. The second son, King Zhen, Li Xin, has a strong temper.
The third son, Yong Wang Li Zhen, was the most timid. He was afraid of being poisoned by Li Yuan and his son and cried endlessly.
Another woman died of illness.
The youngest son is unknown. After Emperor Xuande and Emperor Wu were both poisoned, Emperor Xuan ordered Yang Lue to escape from Chang'an with the youngest son from his concubine, and went all the way to the Southern Zhou Dynasty.
At first, there were still people speaking for Li Xin and Li Zhen, but gradually, those who spoke for them disappeared.
From then on, not only birds, but even mice disdained to pass by the gates of the two palaces.
Some people say that these two heirs who were filial to the emperor were abandoned by the emperor.
But what about a young son?
Careful people have discovered that the masters of the mirror frequently went south in those years, and occasionally a few of them returned.
It means that Yang Lue is still alive, and the child is also alive.
Zheng Yuandong quietly left Prince Zhen's Mansion, wandered around, changed his official uniform, and returned to the imperial city again.
"Shilang Zheng!"
Ahead, Zhou Zun held his hands.
"Shilang Zhou!"
Zheng Yuandong cupped his hands and smiled, "You still don't know, Minister Zhou!"
"I've been busy cleaning up paperwork recently, but is there something wrong?"
Recently, the Zhongshu Provincial Department was doing a big cleaning. Zhou Zun and his people were sorting out the documents, and they were very busy.
"The news from Jingtai reached the Ministry of War, and his son-in-law Yang Xuan led the Chenzhou Army to destroy the Tanzhou Tiger Control Division. Now only one of the three major divisions is weak, the southern part of the town..."
Zitai is indeed amazing...Zhou Zun smiled, "It's just a fluke."
"Oh!" Zheng Yuandong said with a smile: "If we were lucky, my son-in-law also defeated more than ten thousand elites from the Northern Liao Dynasty in Tanzhou."
Zhou Zun: "..."
The emperor said to be cautious, don't take the initiative to attack. Although these words will not be discarded later, at least you can show some respect!
If this move makes such a big noise, what do you want the emperor to think?
But why am I so happy?
Zhou Zun was overjoyed and called his followers, "Go and find out the news!"
Looking back, Zhou Zun sighed to his aide Chang Mu: "Shuzi doesn't know the heights of the sky, why would he offend the emperor rashly?"
The corners of Lang Jun's mouth were slightly raised, it was clear that he was happy in his heart, but he was pretending to be unhappy... Chang Mu smiled and said, "How can I be promoted in Northern Xinjiang without offending the emperor?"
"How can he be promoted if Chang'an doesn't allow him to be promoted?" Zhou Zun said with a smile.
"My uncle destroyed the Yuhu tribe and defeated the Northern Liao army in Tanzhou. This achievement can be surpassed by countless others. Promotion is a matter of course."
Zhou's son-in-law has been promoted because of his merits. If anyone wants to stop him, let's do it first. In the future, if the person waiting for you wants to be promoted, Zhou will take action, so be confident!
The attendant hurriedly ran to inquire about it, and when he came back he said excitedly: "Mr. Lang, it has begun to spread outside. They say that my uncle is like a god with soldiers. That Khan who controls the tiger department is called cunning, but he is fooled around by him. Still.
There was that Northern Liao general who was defeated and vomited blood..."
"Where did the news come from?" Chang Mu asked.
"The Ministry of War also has General Wei Zhong of Youwu Guard. General Wei and his colleagues are talking about this matter and say that my uncle is very good at using troops."
"good!"
After the news was confirmed, Zhou Zun ordered, "Go home and tell Aye."
"I'm afraid Alang has already gotten the news."
"Just go!" Chang Mu smiled and said, "It's good for you."
For the elderly, it would be more comfortable to hear such good news several times and to be flattered by more people!
Zhou Qin smiled and said: "A Ning is about to give birth to a child. I thought about my family and sent someone to have a look. By the way, I asked what the child was named."
Chang Mu smiled and said: "I bet that my uncle will never choose the names given by A Lang."
Unless your biological father or grandfather intervenes in naming your first child, it won’t work for anyone else.
The feeling of giving your child a name is indescribable.
Zhou Zun smiled and said, "I don't care, wait until they return to Chang'an, and then I will file a lawsuit with Aye."
"Shilang Zhou!"
"Wang Shangshu!"
Wang Douluo happened to be passing by, smiling and holding his hands.
"By the way, I just heard about the great victory in Northern Xinjiang, so I'm excited!"
"You're welcome." Zhou Zun smiled.
After Wang Douluo left, Chang Mu said: "The Wang family had the opportunity to keep my uncle, but in the end, he abandoned him like a worn-out shoe and repaid his life-saving grace by recommending him to the Imperial College. Unexpectedly, my uncle became a good friend in the Imperial College.
The little lady."
"The same is true for that woman!" Zhou Zun said, "If her brother and sister valued Zitai at the beginning, they would definitely use marriage to win him over, but in the end they pushed Zitai to Northern Xinjiang."
"This is fate!" Chang Mu exclaimed: "For many things, being early is not necessarily a good thing. Maybe something better will be waiting for you later. You have to work hard and wait patiently."
Wang Douluo returned to the check-in room and sat in a daze for a long time. He shook his head and laughed, "If you miss it, you will miss it. It's just a pity for Xian'er!"
Wang family.
Wang Douxiang also got the news.
"That young boy from the countryside has now become one of the few generals in Northern Xinjiang. If time passes, he will probably be the youngest military commander in the Tang Dynasty. What a pity!"
The staff member said: "On the way to Chang'an from Yuanzhou, that young man was very alert. But he was a bit naive. He received a favor from the Wang family and killed someone to repay it.
I thought at first that even if this son would have some achievements in the future, they would be limited. Unexpectedly, he would soar into the sky... Time is also a destiny!"
There was a faint sigh in the room.
Aristocratic families never lacked channels for becoming official, let alone civil servants.
But they lacked a general.
Producing a general can increase the family's influence in the military and last for many years.
The staff member said: "A while ago, the mines in Northern Xinjiang ran out of Taiping ore..."
This matter had been going on for a while, and Mrs. Wang scolded the mine manager and fined her a monthly fine.
"It tastes good!" Wang Douluo took a sip of tea and squinted his eyes happily.
Just when the staff stood up and walked quietly to the door, they heard Wang Douluo say calmly:
"The manager of that mine is called Zuo Sheng, right?"
"Yes!" The staff member turned around, but did not say that Zuo Sheng was his mortal enemy.
Within the aristocratic family, there is still strife and intrigue everywhere, just like the officialdom.
"Replace him!"
"yes!"
…
In the palace, the concubines, brother and sister sat opposite each other.
"Zitai is very good, but I still underestimated him!" Liang Jing said with a wry smile.
"Is it very powerful?" The imperial concubine didn't understand military affairs and asked curiously.
"The Ministry of War has previously discussed Zitai's battle. Although the battle report is not very detailed, we can still get a glimpse of his methods.
At the beginning, he made a big show of saying that he would destroy the Tiger Control Department, which made the Tiger Control Department very nervous, waiting for the Chenzhou army to attack. But he feinted a shot and did not move.
After a while, he suddenly sent troops, making it impossible for the Tanzhou Army to rescue them in time.
After four days of fierce fighting, just when the Tiger Command thought he would withdraw his troops, he did.
But what I never expected was that he would lead his troops to set up an ambush on the road where the reinforcements must pass, and defeat the Tanzhou reinforcements in one battle."
Liang Jing said seriously: "Amei!"
The imperial concubine was entranced, "Yeah!"
"Really, what a pity!"
The imperial concubine's eyes were hazy, as if she saw the young man lying at her feet again, looking at her, and said dreamily:
"Your Majesty, you are so beautiful!"
Liang Jing resigned later.
"Hurry up, Your Majesty has something to reward you."
When I went out, I saw some chambermaids running towards the main hall happily.
"But there is a happy event?" Liang Jing asked an acquaintance of the chamberlain.
"Your Majesty discovered that a few white hairs had turned black. Shaojian Han was very happy and rewarded the palace servants on behalf of your majesty! Hey! I haven't seen Shaojian Han smiling so happily for a long time!"
…
Ning Xing.
As the capital of Northern Liao, Ningxing seems a bit crowded after years of development.
There are more and more dignitaries, and every household needs spacious mansions to enjoy, to show their family status and their nobility. Therefore, the rise of each new group of aristocrats means the fall of a group of old aristocrats.
and the displacement of a group of people.
"The existence of the common people is to work for the superiors, to fight for the superiors, and to obey the orders of the superiors..."
In the East Palace, several gentlemen are discussing with the Emperor Taishu.
He Lianchun sat there, looking like a piece of meat.
He opened his mouth, and the flesh on his cheeks trembled, "So, how do you say you love your people like your own children?"
A middle-aged man smiled and said, "Uncle Emperor, it is said that you love the people like your own children. If you want to drive the people to work and fight, if you want to make them obedient, you have to give them some benefits occasionally, right?"
Another gentleman stroked his beard and smiled: "It's like feeding a hound. If you want the hound to obey the command, you have to feed it some meat."
"Gu, I understand."
Several gentlemen resigned.
After leaving here, someone said: "Zhang Miao didn't say a word before. What did you mean?"
Ahead, a gentleman stopped, turned around slowly, and sighed: "That's the Emperor's Uncle, the Emperor who once suppressed the three major tribes and made them dare not move.
He has guarded Tanzhou for many years and has never made any mistakes. Do you think he really doesn't know how to be a herdsman? He just smiles secretly while watching you being complacent."
"Acrimonious!"
"I have studied hard for many years and taught the prince. This kind of knowledge is not said to be unparalleled by anyone, but it can be said that the Liao Dynasty only has three or five sons."
Zhang Miao frowned, "Do you know the emperor's gang name back then?"
Everyone shook their heads.
"Helian peeled off!" Zhang Miao said: "The emperor's uncle was plundering the land while suppressing the three major tribes, but both the people of Tanzhou and the extremely vicious khans of the three major tribes were happy with it.
Being extorted from time to time, but still willing to accept it as sweet wine, let me ask you, how clever is this method of controlling people, why do we need to talk so much?"
Everyone was red-faced and argued with him.
"Urgent report."
An official came in hastily.
Zhang Miao asked: "What is it?"
The official was sweating profusely and said, "The Yuhu Department is destroyed. Tanzhou is defeated."
"What?"
He Lianchun was resting in the palace, drinking tea.
"Uncle Emperor."
"What's the matter?"
"The Yuhu tribe was destroyed and Tanzhou was defeated!"
He Lianchun slowly put down the tea cup, "Yang Xuan will not tolerate the Tiger Control Department to continue to harass Chenzhou, so the Tiger Control Department will be destroyed. I told He Lianrong to be careful... What did this idiot do?"
The official said: "Yang Xuan ordered the Chenzhou Army to attack the Yuhu Department and besieged it for four days. The Yuhu Department was in danger..."
"etc!"
He Lianchun raised his hand and asked slowly: "A four-day siege?"
"yes!"
The official said: "The Tiger Control Department is very fierce."
"madness!"
The emperor's uncle's roar echoed in the hall, "Chen Zhou's army is much stronger than Liu Qingshi's, and Yang Xuan is very skilled. Although I don't have much knowledge in battle formations, I also know that if Yang Xuan really wants to attack the Yu Hu Department, he won't be able to do it at all."
It won’t take four days!
He is fishing!
That idiot He Lianrong was so eager to achieve great results that he forgot Gu's instructions and didn't even know he had become a fish, so he just took a bite of the bait..."
"Great uncle, the Emperor." The official was shocked, "It is indeed true. Tanzhou sent more than 10,000 reinforcements. Yang Xuan suddenly abandoned the siege on the fifth day. The troops who controlled the tiger thought that Yang Xuan had withdrawn, but who knew that he actually led the army in
The Tanzhou reinforcements were ambushed on the road they must pass through..."
"His attack on the Yuhu Department was a false shot. The real target was the Tanzhou Army!" He Lianchun pressed the table and stood up hard. "When I was alone in Tanzhou, why didn't I use troops in Chenzhou? There are many reasons, but
There is one thing, that is, once Tanzhou mobilizes its troops, it will definitely win!
You must win the first battle! Otherwise, if your morale is ebbing and flowing, how can you fight in the future? You idiot!"
Everyone looked at each other.
"Go to His Majesty!"
He Lianchun's bloated body was a sight to behold in the palace, and the palace attendants avoided it, secretly mocking the emperor's uncle for his size.
An old palace man watched the emperor's uncle go away and sighed: "It's difficult to be the emperor's uncle's woman!"
This old palace man had served the late emperor personally, so someone asked: "Why is it so difficult?"
The old palace man said: "It is impossible to be arrogant at the front and respectful at the back. How can it not be difficult?"
The kings and ministers of Liao Dynasty have just gathered.
"Tanzhou was defeated. I thought that I would attack with a large army!"
"Tanzhou has not suffered a defeat for many years. After this battle, the morale of the army has completely disappeared. I believe that He Lianrong should be severely punished to serve as a warning to others."
"He Lianrong has failed to live up to His Majesty's high expectations and should be severely punished!"
"Severely punish He Lianrong!"
The topic quickly changed from discussing the gains and losses of this battle to how to severely punish He Lianrong.
"His Majesty."
He Lianchun coughed dryly.
He Lianfeng nodded.
He Lianchun said: "He Lianrong made no big mistakes in this battle."
"Uncle Huang Tai is wrong!" Someone said dissatisfiedly: "Thirteen thousand cavalry, placed on the grassland, can slaughter countless beings, and they will be invincible. How many men and horses does Chenzhou's army have? Less than 20,000, right? They actually lost their lives.
Humiliating the country, why should he be left here?"
"Yes! If you don't kill such an idiot, you will be exiled to Mobei."
An important minister remained silent.
This is He Lianrong's backer.
There is a lot of talk now, and once he opens his mouth, he will be implicated.
But seeing that the momentum is getting bigger and bigger, if he doesn't take action, He Lianrong will be in danger!
"Quiet! Quiet!" Emperor Taishu roared, "Stop it!"
"...I'm just talking about that thief..."
"...don't kill him..."
The sound gradually disappeared.
Everyone slowly looked at the Emperor Taishu.
The Emperor Taishu coughed dryly and said, "Yang Xuan besieged the Tiger Control Division for four days. If you were waiting, would you be wary of him ambush the reinforcements on the way? He laid siege for four days, calculated the location of the reinforcements, and then left the siege. Sooner or later.
Late. Maybe you can think of it later?"
He slowly looked at everyone, "Who would have thought?"
No one said anything.
He Lianchun said: "He Lianrong could not have thought of it. Even if Gu was there, he would not have thought of it. So, what should we do with him? At least he did not hide it after the incident, but immediately asked someone to report it. This is
It’s responsibility!
I thought it was easy to get ministers, but hard to get responsibilities!"
Encirclement and reinforcements, the most classic tactic in another world, shined brightly in different time and space, making the monarchs and ministers of Northern Liao feel disappointed.