284 Stop the Massacre and Hold the Emperor (7500 word chapters)
The first year of Chengye.
Mid February.
Jinling City was captured by the vassal rebels.
Later, it was recaptured by the Zhenbei Army's General Longxiang Li Mieling in a bloody battle and fell under the control of the Zhenbei Army.
Everyone in Jinling City originally thought that Master Wang was descending from heaven, but who knew that this was the real end of Jinling.
Xuzhou.
Sheriff's Mansion.
The king of Zhenbei stands in front of the world situation map.
On the king's bed, the head of the Han king of Shu sent by Li Mieling had long been dried, and the jade mace inscribed with "Han Army of Shu" had also been broken into pieces.
"The army led by Chang Tian has arrived at the Yangtze River. After crossing the river, they will reach Jinling."
The King of Zhenbei said quietly, and the middle and senior generals of the Zhenbei Army around him also nodded.
"...Now, Daqian Jinling cannot be completely taken away and occupied by the rebels."
Zhu Gongqi, the general of the unified army, heard the sound and tentatively asked -
"Does the King want General Ye to cross the river first, expel the rebels, and control Jinling?"
King Zhenbei nodded slightly, confirming Zhu Gongqi's statement.
The generals were talking among themselves.
suddenly,
A frontline sentry rider hurriedly entered the hall to report urgently——
"Your Majesty, I have received a letter from General Long Xiang. Jinling City has been taken back from the rebels, and all the rebels have been defeated and expelled."
When all the generals heard this, they all gasped in surprise.
They were just here discussing with the king how to seize and control Jinling City, but Li Mieling had already completed the siege of the city, like a divine soldier descending from heaven.
King Zhenbei's expression remained calm.
He took out a map of the world and signaled the generals to gather.
Zhu Gongqi stepped forward and immediately pointed at the map and said -
"The king and we decided to transfer General Longxiang to Shu in order to keep him away from Jinling."
"...I didn't expect that this kid would make such a long journey in a month and still end up in Jinling."
Zhu Gongqi said, and at the same time he couldn't help but laugh secretly.
Indeed, after learning that the king did not want Li Mieling to capture Jinling.
It was Zhu Gongqi and others who proposed such an idea to King Zhenbei - to transfer Li Mieling to Shu to destroy the Han.
But who would have thought that Li Mieling would be so stubborn.
King Zhenbei also smiled wryly, "Perhaps it is destined to be this way by God's will."
With that said, King Zhenbei turned to look at the sentry knight.
"... After taking Jinling City, Mie Ling didn't do anything impulsive, right?"
The sentry knight was a little confused and didn't quite understand what King Zhenbei meant by "impulsive things".
He reported it truthfully——
"Back to the king, General Long Xiang's letter is relatively brief. It only mentions the occupation of Jinling and the expulsion of the rebels. As for the rest, it has not been mentioned yet."
General Canglang Nanchuan Yue heard the sound and said -
"Master, Lao Ye's Tiger Roaring Camp is the closest to Jinling, just across the river."
"...Thinking about it, since Jinling has been captured, there should be a message from the Tiger Roar Camp soon. Then, we can see what Lao Ye has to say."
King Zhenbei nodded slightly, feeling that it made sense.
Then, he gave an order to the generals——
"The army immediately set off and headed south to Jinling to meet up with General Long Xiang."
All the generals responded in unison.
After the generals return to their respective military camps.
In the county hall, there were only King Zhenbei and the secret agent Zhang Chunhua who was accompanying King Zhenbei.
King Zhenbei suddenly said——
"Mie Ling's hatred for Jinling is too deep. I'm afraid that after seizing the city, he will do something that is not conducive to the people of Jinling and our subsequent rule."
"It's possible." Zhang Chunhua thought for a moment, knowing the connection.
She suddenly approached King Zhenbei and suggested -
"If Your Majesty is worried about the situation in Jinling, why don't Chunhua go to Jinling to take a look."
"...If you find anything wrong, you can advise and stop it in time."
Today, there are not many people who can persuade Li Mieling, but Zhang Chunhua is definitely one of them.
King Zhenbei thought, then smiled easily and said -
"It's possible, just pay more attention to safety."
"Don't worry, Your Majesty." Zhang Chunhua clasped his fists and saluted.
…
Jinling City.
The second day of occupation by Long Xiang's army.
Ye Changtian's army crossed the river.
Outside the city, there were not many sergeants from the Longxiang Camp who came to greet Ye Changtian's army. It could even be said to be very few. There was only one commander and several sergeants.
Ye Changtian was still confused. No matter how much troops were needed to maintain order in the city, Li Mieling still had tens of thousands of troops in his hands.
Until entering Jinling City.
Everything you see is in ruins, and the streets are stained with blood.
There were countless killings and the smoke was everywhere;
The ruins are broken and the walls are devastated.
In the huge Jinling City, there was not a single person alive at this moment.
Only the mountains of corpses exuded a stench. The blood and sewage pooled together, making people sick.
When Ye Changtian saw this, he was immediately stunned, and then he guessed what Li Mieling had done.
He immediately asked the commander of Longxiang Camp who was responsible for welcoming him.
The latter told Li Mieling's order to massacre the generals in detail.
After hearing this, Ye Changtian's eyes suddenly flashed with blood, anger welled up, and he said in a deep voice——
"Where is Li Mieling now?!"
The commander of the Longxiang camp was a little surprised by the obvious contrast between the general's front and back.
He was obviously a kind and polite general just now, but now he seems to be about to kill someone immediately.
"Li...General Li should be on top of the imperial city tower."
"...General Li personally controls the imperial city, waiting for the king to come and settle in the palace, and does not allow his sergeants and water thieves to enter and cause trouble."
When Ye Changtian heard this, he immediately turned his horse's head and hurried away.
…
Imperial City Tower.
Although it has been affected by the tragic war, it is still a beautiful building.
Li Mieling's mausoleum stands here.
From then on, the city wall was separated. On one side was the outer city of Jinling, which was completely destroyed into ruins, and on the other side was the gorgeous imperial city protected by the army.
Extreme prosperity and the most brutal hell have converged into Jinling at this time.
Li Mieling placed his sword on the arrow stack on the city wall. He took out a palm-sized brocade box from the ring.
When the brocade box was opened, there were only a few candied haws that had dried to a withered black shape.
Li Mieling's face was quiet and melancholy.
He recalled the scene when he and his eldest sister entered Jinling City for the first time...
Unexpectedly, those few candied haws of apples were the only thing left by the eldest sister now.
Li Mieling's thoughts drifted away.
His eyes were inexplicably dry and sore.
Suddenly, there was a sound of the armor and stomach scales rustling.
Li Mieling immediately glanced away fiercely.
Ye Changtian's face was extremely serious. He held a long sword at his waist in one hand and hurriedly climbed up the tower wearing armor and stomach.
"Li Mieling, do you know what you have done?!"
Ye Changtian is completely different from his usual image of a "kind-hearted and good person".
He called Li Mieling by his name and glared angrily.
"The Zhenbei Army has always maintained strict military discipline and never committed massacres."
"...How dare you fake the king's order and massacre the city privately! Insult the name of the Zhenbei Army and the name of the king!"
"Oh, Ye Changtian, why did I, the general, come up with this false rumor?"
Li Mieling sarcastically took back the brocade box with one hand, picked up his sword, and turned to face Ye Changtian.
The red and black armor is dazzling, and the scarlet cloak dances in the wind.
"...Ye Changtian, when my brother-in-law was in Jinling, he had already promised me to massacre Jinling. You, please don't be so self-righteous."
Ye Changtian looked cold and shouted angrily in a deep voice——
"Have your sergeants stop immediately!"
"The general order issued by this general is to 'slaughter the city for three days', so it must be three days and cannot be changed!"
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!"
Ye Changtian was furious and filled with righteous indignation.
He immediately drew out the [General Sword] from his waist, pointed the sword's edge directly at the person in front of him, and threatened——
"...Li Mieling, do you want to test whether my general's sword is sharp?" (1)
"My Long Xiang Sword is not at all disadvantageous!" Li Mieling drew his sword at the same time and faced off, his internal energy rising up like real substance.
For a moment, the two were in confrontation, filled with murderous intent.
Both of them were obviously wearing high-quality armor made of the same material, but they were of completely different styles and colors.
The scarlet cloak is flying.
The two majestic momentums spread and impacted continuously, like a dragon fighting a tiger.
The surrounding sergeants of the Longxiang and Huxiao battalions were also holding swords in their hands, holding their breath and concentrating, not daring to slack off in the slightest.
[To be honest, I have been using Yeguo Reading recently to catch up on books, change sources, and read aloud with many sounds, and it can be used on both Android and Apple.]
And in this tense and tense moment.
A gentle and dignified female voice suddenly came -
"The two generals are so impressive. I'm afraid that even if the king comes in person at this moment, he won't be able to stop you, right?"
It's secret agent Zhang Chunhua.
He is dressed in a dark and luxurious uniform, with a "golden pattern badge" on his chest that symbolizes the trust of the supreme king.
This golden badge gave her a supreme status, and she could even temporarily exercise the power of King Zhenbei.
"Mrs. Zhang!" ("Sister Zhang!")
When Ye Changtian and Li Mieling saw the person coming, they both restrained their murderous intent at the same time, raised their swords to the ground, clasped their fists and bowed to salute him.
Zhang Chunhua was accompanied by a large number of secret guards and spies.
The purpose of coming here was to control Jinling and prevent the likes of Daqian's secret door from lurking among the people.
But now Jinling City looks like a bloody ruin.
...it seems that it is no longer needed.
"Mrs. Zhang, Li Mieling falsely conveyed the king's order and secretly asked his soldiers to massacre Jinling." Ye Changtian immediately reported the matter.
Zhang Chunhua glanced at the two of them slightly, and then calmly said -
"General Ye is overly worried. Your Majesty, you did promise General Li back then that if General Li captured Jinling, you would massacre the city."
Ye Changtian was shocked for a moment.
"But... Zhenbei Army, we..."
Ye Changtian was a little in disbelief.
He is a benevolent general.
He also firmly believed in the strict military discipline of the Zhenbei Army.
But Zhang Chunhua would not deceive him.
Your Majesty, neither Zhang Chunhua is a murderous person.
Even when Zhang Chunhua led the Western Region Allied Forces to capture the city of Baikal, both the king and the other party gave repeated orders not to commit any unnecessary killings.
Ye Changtian couldn't figure out why for a while.
Li Mieling, on the other hand, was like a victorious lion, proud and proud.
Zhang Chunhua paused for a moment, then turned to Li Mieling and said, "General Li, although the king promised you at that time, you should stop here."
"...The sergeants have been looting and killing for a long time. If they continue to kill, there will be no one left in Jinling!"
"Sister Zhang, my general order is for three days. Even if you include the day of capturing the city, this is only the second day." Li Mieling tried to refute.
Zhang Chunhua immediately said coldly——
"Your Majesty will come to Jinling tomorrow."
"...Are you going to let the king watch your soldiers slaughter and plunder with his own eyes?"
Li Mieling's face suddenly froze and he was speechless.
He didn't expect Zhang Chunhua to react so strongly, nor did he expect his brother-in-law to come so quickly.
"I... will obey your orders!"
Li Mieling clasped his fists, and then added -
"...It's just that the sergeants under the general's command are okay, but I'm worried that the water thieves under Long Tao's hands will be difficult to stop."
Zhang Chunhua immediately took off the "gold pattern badge" on his chest and said firmly -
"The two of you, along with your sergeants, will do your best to maintain order in the city. You must stop the massacre before the king arrives at Jinling tomorrow."
"...The king's order is here, anyone who disobeys the order will be killed!"
"Yes!" Li, Ye and other generals saw this badge and they all clasped their fists together in response.
Immediately, a large number of soldiers from the Longxiang Battalion and the Huxiao Battalion were dispatched to curb the massacre and maintain order in Jinling.
…
North bank of the Yangtze River.
Zhenbei Army Camp.
The secret agent Zhang Chunhua sent the news about Jinling via pigeon.
Inside the commander's tent in the military camp.
Deputy secret agent Yi Qiuyue is reporting the secret message in her hand to the King of Zhenbei.
"Massacre the city? It's really difficult to do."
King Zhenbei was talking casually, focusing on an ink painting in his hand.
"But let's just kill it. I did promise to destroy the mausoleum at the beginning."
"...This is also the reason why I don't want Mieling to capture Jinling. Changtian and Chunhua were able to stop it in time, and they did the right thing."
The King of Zhenbei was talking to himself and did not seem to have any intention of punishing Li Mieling.
Yi Qiuyue thought for a moment.
As the deputy chief of the Zhenbei Secret Guard and the wife of the King of Zhenbei, she should not influence the monarch's thoughts.
But she still overstepped her authority and said——
"Your Majesty, Qiuyue is worried that if this matter is ignored, it will be spread out, which will affect the reputation of the King and the Zhenbei Army."
"Don't worry, it won't spread."
"...History is written by the victors, and the massacre in Jinling will ultimately be blamed on the vassal rebels, not the Zhenbei Army."
King Zhenbei made a conclusion in just a few words. He didn't care about this massacre.
"However, Qiuyue, what you said makes sense." King Zhenbei suddenly said.
He put down the ink painting in his hand.
"Mie Ling massacred Jinling this time. I don't know what they will do next time."
"...I may not care about reputation, but the reputation of Zhenbei Army cannot be tarnished. It is the name of iron-blooded loyalty and courage inherited from my father."
"...According to the king's order, the Longxiang camp under the command of General Longxiang Li Mieling was eliminated from the Zhenbei Army system. It called itself the 'Longxiang Army' and became the army directly under the king's jurisdiction."
"Your Majesty, this is...a demotion but a promotion." Yi Qiuyue thought secretly in her heart.
She heard another meaning in this royal order - placing Long Xiang's army under the direct control of the royal power. This had many impacts.
Indeed, it is impossible for the king to punish his most capable general and one of the people closest to him for the sake of Jinling City.
Moreover, the Longxiang Battalion was completely under the control of Li Mieling. From the time of training the sergeants, it was different from other Zhenbei Army battalions and was more harsh and cruel.
The same is true for the fighting style, Longxiang camp was too killing.
When Li Mieling defeated King Tuoba Wei's Hu Qi of the Western Court of Jin Kingdom and the Han army of Shu, they were all massacred together with the captured prisoners.
Letting the Longxiang camp separate from the Zhenbei Army not only preserves the reputation of the Zhenbei Army, but may also create a more terrifying reputation as the "Longxiang Army".
Yi Qiuyue nodded slightly, feeling that the king's move was a precautionary measure to avoid many possible troubles in the future.
...She is indeed my favorite sweetheart!
But even so, Yi Qiuyue still proposed again——
"Your Majesty, Qiuyue is worried that if Long Xiang's army is too independent and they only listen to General Long Xiang's orders, will..."
"Don't worry, it won't happen."
King Zhenbei said directly, as if he had a pearl of wisdom in his hand.
"I can understand everything."
"...General Longxiang obeys my king's orders, and Longxiang's army will naturally do the same."
…
…
February of the first year of Chengye.
This day, Dingmao day, is three quarters of the hour.
The king's chariot from the King of Zhenbei arrived at Jinling.
Long Xiang General Li Mieling, Tiger Roar General Ye Changtian, and the new Navy Commander Long Tao and many other military generals came out of the city to greet him.
On the straight Jinling Avenue.
Both sides are full of ruins after the war.
The smell of blood of corpses and gunpowder of war has not yet been completely suppressed.
Although the streets have been briefly cleaned and the bodies are no longer visible, the remaining blood stains still do not disappear so easily.
The extremely prosperous Jinling Twelve Squares City was burned to the ground.
Except for the armored and armed sergeant Zhenbei, there was almost no other living person in sight.
The entire Jinling City seemed to have turned into a dead city.
The elite knights followed Wang Jia.
King Zhenbei rode his war horse and arrived at the gate of the imperial city.
Eight armored warriors opened the door for King Zhenbei.
Inside the imperial city, it is quite clean and complete.
Before the rebels had time to invade, they were repulsed by Li Mieling's army.
Most of the eunuchs and maids in the palace have fled, perhaps died outside the city, or perhaps they fled out of the city.
King Zhenbei and other military generals rode into the palace together.
On the way, King Zhenbei suddenly said——
"I wonder, is Zhao Lingrui still there?"
Li Mieling, who had been controlling the imperial city until now, immediately stepped forward to report——
"Brother-in-law, two days ago, when the rebels were about to break through the imperial city, Emperor Zhao Lingrui first killed all the princes and concubines, and then committed suicide in the Qianqing Hall."
"Yeah." Zhenbei Wang Dandan responded, "This is not good news."
"...Where is Zhao Purui?"
Li Mieling was still a little confused about King Zhenbei's previous words, but when he heard the voice, he immediately replied——
"My sergeants searched the entire imperial city and did not find Zhao Purui. Nor did they find any other members of the royal family."
"...I also sent sergeants to the National Master Temple on the top of the Purple Mountain, but it was in ruins and there was no sign of anyone."
Li Mieling completed his report.
King Zhenbei said nothing.
Everyone was silent for a moment.
"Follow me to see Zhao Lingrui's body." King Zhenbei suddenly said.
"General, I will obey your orders." Li Mieling and other generals responded respectfully.
soon,
King Zhenbei and other generals arrived outside the Qianqing Hall.
Turn over and dismount.
The sergeants stepped forward and opened the closed palace door for King Zhenbei.
First, a burst of golden light entered his eyes, and then the smell of blood hit his nostrils.
This was once the highest ruling center of the entire Daqian Dynasty.
But now, there are only dead bodies everywhere.
Because most of them were the concubines of the new emperor Zhao Lingrui, no maids could be found in the palace at that time, so Li Mieling did not ask his sergeants to clean up the corpses here, and he did not even let the sergeants in.
Fortunately, the weather was very cold during this time.
Even if the corpse is left for two days, it will not become rancid or spoiled.
King Zhenbei walked straight past the corpses of the concubines and princes and came to the center of the hall.
He saw Zhao Lingrui lying in front of the dragon chair and Queen Gao Shan in his arms.
The two died together, without any trace of pain on their faces, which was very sad and beautiful.
"Although we should keep things simple during the war, we should still bury them with the etiquette that emperors and empresses should have."
King Zhenbei turned the whip in his hand and gave instructions to the palace officials behind him.
The etiquette officials all bowed their hands in response.
Regarding the death of the new emperor Zhao Lingrui and all the young princes.
King Zhenbei felt a little regretful.
It's not because of the deep friendship between him and Zhao Lingrui.
But just because the Emperor of Daqian died, although he was the King of Zhenbei, he did not have the right to claim the world of Daqian.
Li Mieling stepped forward at this time, with a hint of madness in his eyes, and suggested loudly——
"Since the bloodline of the Daqian royal family has been severed, and now Jinling is in our hands, why don't my brother-in-law take this opportunity to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor?!"
"...At that time, all barbarians in the world will definitely bow their heads and surrender!"
When the other generals heard the words, they also stepped forward together at this moment to persuade them to advance.
Even Ye Changtian, who had always been steady, did not raise any objections.
King Zhenbei said nothing.
The riding crop in his hand tightened for a moment.
Becoming emperor is both difficult and easy.
only……
If the name is not correct, the words will not be correct.
If I suddenly proclaimed myself emperor, I am afraid that all the ambitious people in the world will be angry at this moment, and all the heroes will inevitably rise up.
I'm afraid it will be another period of "melee among nations".
suddenly,
There was a sound of the candlestick being broken.
"Who is it?!" Veteran Guo Wei immediately shouted angrily.
I only heard the scared voices of girls and children.
Several Zhenbei sergeants immediately followed the sound and took out two children, a boy and a girl, from behind the screens.
The woman is a little older, about twelve or thirteen years old, and has a pretty face. Judging from her dress, she should be a palace maid.
The man is younger, probably only four or five years old, with handsome features and gorgeous clothes, like a prince.
"Is there anyone left alive?" Guo Wei said, with his unique murderous and joking tone.
"...General Li, it seems that your men did not search carefully enough."
Li Mieling took a few steps forward and carefully looked at the two children in front of him.
He responded directly to Guo Weidao——
"This Qianqing Hall is full of corpses. I didn't expect that there would be two living people inside."
Li Mieling said, then looked at King Zhenbei, "...Why don't you kill me, brother-in-law."
When the girl heard the voice, her face suddenly turned pale.
But she still mustered up the courage, immediately took out the boy, and said loudly——
"My lords, this...this is His Majesty's tenth prince—Zhao Yuanhong! You, you should protect him!"
"Zhao Yuanhong? The tenth prince?"
Li Mieling muttered to himself, and then his eyes turned fierce, "Then I will kill him even more!"
"...Brother-in-law, if you want to proclaim yourself emperor, the remnants of the previous dynasty should no longer be left alive."
As Li Mieling spoke, he directly stretched his hand to the sword at his waist.
When Ye Changtian saw this, he immediately stepped forward, stood between Li Mieling and the child, and said -
"There is no such thing as the tenth prince, they are just two children."
"...Your Majesty, judging from the future, there is no harm in letting them live."
The other generals were also divided into these two views for a while.
King Zhenbei remained silent.
Suddenly, King Zhenbei stepped forward slowly and gradually approached the two children in front of him.
When the generals saw this, they stopped arguing and watched quietly without saying a word.
King Zhenbei's every move is majestic and murderous, possessing an oppressive aura as if it were real.
The tenth prince, Zhao Yuanhong, was immediately frightened to the point of tears streaming down his face. He kept retreating and wanted to cry silently.
The girl originally wanted to comfort the boy in her arms, but she was so frightened by the momentum that she lost her sight, and was pulled away by the sergeant.
King Zhenbei came to Zhao Yuanhong, squatted slightly, and looked at him.
He had indeed heard of the existence of the tenth prince Zhao Yuanhong before.
That was Zhao Lingrui's youngest child, born from a common concubine.
The biological mother was a maid in Prince Yu's palace, not even a concubine. She was lucky enough to give birth to Zhao Yuanhong, so she had no influence from her mother's family.
Moreover, looking at the facial features of the person in front of me, they are indeed very similar to Zhao Lingrui, so it must be Zhao Yuanhong.
Although it is not clear what Zhao Yuanhong's mental ambition is, it is not important anymore.
The king of Zhenbei suddenly got up.
He walked behind Zhao Yuanhong and said quietly——
"Generals, from now on, this will be the new emperor of Daqian. Please all pay your respects to His Majesty."
When the generals in the army heard the sound, they were stunned for a moment and looked at each other from left to right.
After confirming that the king was not talking nonsense, all the generals half-knelt down to pay homage, thinking in their minds that they were going to pay homage to the king.
"General, I will pay my respects to Your Majesty!"
All the generals shouted in unison, and the sound resounded throughout the Qianqing Hall.
Suddenly seeing so many ferocious and murderous generals paying homage to him, Zhao Yuanhong was so frightened that he cried out and accidentally fell backwards.
And just when Zhao Yuanhong was about to fall to the ground, a strong arm supported him in time.
King Zhenbei supported the opponent's back while squatting down slightly.
The twelve beaded curtains on the crown slowly swayed, making Zhao Yuanhong feel for a moment that the man in front of him was the real emperor.
...More like an emperor than my father.
"Your Majesty, I am now going south under the orders of King Qin, and I will definitely quell the rebels for Your Majesty and help Yu Nei."
"...I and the late Emperor are brothers and close friends. Your Majesty can treat me as your uncle."
Zhao Yuanhong was in a daze for a moment, with tears welling up in his eyes, not knowing what to do.
The girl on the far side was extremely alert and immediately asked Zhao Yuanhong to pay his respects to his uncle.
When Zhao Yuanhong heard this, he did not hesitate. He immediately learned the etiquette of visiting his father taught by the nuns in the past, and paid his respects to this strange and domineering uncle in front of him.
While everyone knelt down to worship, King Zhenbei straightened up.
In the entire palace, only King Zhenbei still stood proudly, accepting everyone's kneeling ceremony.
…
After establishing the tenth prince Zhao Yuanhong as the new emperor,
The King of Zhenbei ordered people to take Zhao Yuanhong and others down to freshen up and change clothes, and prepared a sumptuous lunch for them.
The interrogator Lai Junchen was even ordered to go in person to inquire about the situation.
...Of course, in a very gentle way of talking.
Later, I learned from it——
The girl's name is "Hongmei" and she is a maid who has just entered the palace.
At that time, Emperor Zhao Lingrui wanted to kill all the members of the royal family. Hongmei happened to be on duty at the Qianqing Hall and secretly rescued the youngest tenth prince and escaped by hiding behind a curtain screen.
The fighting continues outside, and there are army massacres.
The two of them have been hiding in the Qianqing Hall, eating some fruits and vegetables from the dragon eucalyptus to survive until now.
After King Zhenbei learned about it, he admired the girl more.
He gave Hongmei many rewards and gave him extra permission to always be with the new emperor.
At the same time, Lai Junchen also found out about Hongmei's family who originally lived in the suburbs of Jinling, and the regent sent a special person to "look after and take care of" them.
In this regard, the regent's only request was to let Hongmei work for him as an informant around the new emperor.
…
The first year of Chengye.
Late February.
The rebels captured Jinling.
Emperor Zhao Lingrui almost killed all the princes and concubines before committing suicide.
Afterwards, King Zhenbei recaptured Jinling and found Zhao Yuanhong, Zhao Lingrui's only remaining tenth son, and made him the new emperor, changing his reign title to "Zhaowu".
The new emperor is young.
The king of Zhenbei was diligent in his work, and had a good personal relationship with the late emperor. He was a brother-in-law and was supported by the ministers as the regent of Daqian.
Take charge of the government.
Reorganize the political agenda.
When the new emperor comes of age, he will return power to the new emperor.
The regent intended to move the capital to Yanbei.
He held the emperor hostage and ordered the princes.
No one in the world dared to disobey, and all fell under the control of the Zhenbei Army.
Only the four kings, including Pingxi King, Dingnan King, Tubo King and Dongjin Queen Mother, and their territories were still enemies of the regent and had not surrendered.
…
(1) The old version of the classic lines of the Three Kingdoms.