"There is a Hu family who bullies the five elements and neglects the three righteousnesses. Heaven has destroyed his life. Now I only respectfully carry out Heaven's punishment."
"In a few days, beacon fires were everywhere in Bingzhou, Hedong and other prefectures and counties. Is it true, as they said, that this was because the imperial court was in a state of disarray?" In the Qingliang Hall, facing a group of important ministers sitting below, the emperor relaxed.
Xu said: "A group of rebellious ministers and traitors took advantage of the situation to cause chaos. How dare they say they are asking for life for the people?"
"Your Majesty, those traitors are rebellious and disrupting the state and counties. It is time to send heavy troops to quell the war." Taiwei Dong Cheng solemnly asked for help and said: "I am willing to lead the army to conquer, and I hope that your majesty will do it!"
The emperor couldn't help but sneer in his heart. He had been planning the war for so long. Who else but himself could fully understand his intentions? How could he leave this matter to others?
"Your Majesty, Dr. Guanglu is familiar with wars and has made many meritorious deeds. He has also made great achievements in suppressing moth thieves in the east of the river. He is familiar with the local situation." Sikong Shi Sun Rui glanced at the emperor with some worry. He thought for a moment and said aloud: "This battle
, might as well let Dr. Guanglu take the lead, and be assisted by the Northern Army’s lieutenant?"
After Shi Sunrui finished speaking, he winked at Situ Ma Rixi. Although Ma Rixi had a very tense relationship with Huangfu Song, compared with Dong Cheng, he was more willing to let Huangfu Song be the head coach this time to make meritorious deeds.
Let Dong Cheng take advantage of this to build momentum.
"Huangfu Yizhen is very resourceful, and it is the right choice at the moment. I second the proposal." Despite this, Ma Rixi still had some selfish motives, and he continued: "In addition, Pingdi General Ma Teng has experienced many wars, and he has not established a position since he surrendered.
He often resents his efforts to repay the imperial court. This time to quell the rebellion, Ma Teng also asked for a battle. Your Majesty thought that his loyalty was a lesson, so why not allow him to play?"
"Ma Teng's newly surrendered person has unknown intentions and unknown abilities. Just because he fought in a few bad battles when he was a rebel army, can he be said to be experienced in battles?" Dong Cheng sneered at the side and said: "Situ
It would be too hasty to decide the matter, but don’t just ignore everything else just because you are a member of your own family!”
Ma Rixi's face turned red, and he became angry and said: "What do you mean by what Taiwei said? The rebellion in Hedong is such an important matter, am I not a person who doesn't care about the important and the important?"
Then, he ridiculed: "If we talk about surrendering, the Taiwei was not as glorious as before, let alone leading troops to fight!"
These words immediately hit Dong Cheng's pain point, and it was also a scandal that he had always regarded as a stain. The ministerial demeanor he had managed to cultivate over the past year was gone at this moment. He stood up, pointed at Ma Rixi and said: "
Ma Rixi, are you looking down on me?"
When Ma Rixi saw this, he immediately sneered and stopped arguing with Dong Cheng. Instead, he immediately bowed to the emperor deeply.
The emperor ignored Ma Rixi's bow. Like an outsider, he chuckled and asked, "Is the quarrel over?"
Only then did Dong Cheng react. He was so frightened that he took a step back. He immediately knelt down and apologized: "I was so anxious that I lost my manners before Your Majesty. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me!"
"If a quarrel can quell the rebellion, then it's better to just let you quarrel." The emperor showed a harmless smile on his face, but his tone was so cold that it made people fall into an ice cave. Not only was this moment
The two parties involved, Ma Rixi and Dong Cheng, and even the scholars Sun Rui, Yang Qi, Xun You and others all knelt down to plead guilty.
"I don't dare."
The smile on the emperor's face gradually disappeared and he snorted heavily. Dong Cheng knew he was guilty and was so frightened that he did not dare to raise his head.
"There is no need to discuss this matter anymore. I have already made up my mind. This time I will personally conquer Hedong!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Yang Qi suddenly raised his head and looked at the emperor. The Yang family was a behemoth in Hongnong. There were very few things that could be hidden from the Yang family, Zhang Yan and others in Hongnong.
Yang Qi generally knew a little about the little things he did in private. Although he was not involved directly or indirectly, Yang had always remained indifferent to, or even condoned, the connections between Zhang Sheng, Zhang Yan and others.
This was done because the emperor's authority was growing day by day. Although he still had a mild attitude towards the powerful, it still made Yang feel a little uneasy. That's why Yang planned to promote farmland and household registration all over the world like Emperor Guangwu did in the past, and finally caused a stir in various places.
The rebellion forced Emperor Guangwu to compromise with the powerful powers, and the reform of good governance was abandoned halfway. I hope that this rebellion by the powerful powers in Hedong will make the emperor retreat in spite of the difficulties.
Of course, Yang never thought of threatening the emperor from beginning to end. She just wanted Fan Xian and others to show the emperor the harm that would come if they continued to do this to the powerful. Therefore, Fan Xian was destined to be a fleeting flower in Yang's eyes.
The waves have already played their due role when they splash from the water.
Therefore, when they heard that the young emperor was going to fight in person, Ma Rixi, Shisun Rui and others were shocked. Yang Qi, who was originally the old god, was not calm at this time. Yang just wanted to frustrate the emperor, but he never thought about it.
Putting the emperor in danger! So he walked a few steps on his knees, came to the emperor and said: "Your Majesty, I think this is not allowed!"
He looked at the emperor very openly and fearlessly: "Your Majesty should be in charge of the important place in the capital, and you must not leave it lightly. Fan Xian, Cheng Yin, Zhang Yan, and other young men are not familiar with military strategy, and their subordinates are all exhausted."
Although these rabble seem to be powerful, in fact, as long as the court sends good generals and soldiers, they can be defeated in ten days. The court does not have no generals, why bother Your Majesty? "
"Yes." Dong Cheng answered hurriedly. Gaishun, his biggest rival in the past, had no tendency to be reused, but Huangfusong was rarely silent on this matter. Therefore, he thought he was the coach of this battle.
It was destined to fall on him, but who knew that it was the emperor who wanted to fight with him. He was unprepared for this, and said unhesitatingly: "Your Majesty, please act lightly. If there is a slight defeat, it will only encourage them."
Arrogance, isn’t this?”
"Shut up! Which one, Gaomiao or Shimiao, will not be conquered immediately? There are troubles in all directions and chaos in Guandong. It is the time when the imperial court is deploying troops and soldiers are fighting for their lives. How can I sit in Chang'an forever?"
Shisun Rui suddenly thought of what the emperor had said a long time ago, "The conqueror must respect the military power." When he heard this, he suddenly felt that the emperor's personal expedition was an irreversible situation. However, he still abided by his duty and hurriedly came to advise him and said
: "Even Emperor Gao and Emperor Guangwu had no choice but to go to the battlefield in person. Now the situation is still in the hands of the imperial court. Fan Xian and others are fighting independently, acting without rules, and there is no need to go to war personally."
The reason why the emperor asked Wang Bin to lead the Northern Army away first was to hint to everyone that they had made their own decision. But now that he saw them all coming to dissuade him, he felt a little unhappy.
At this time, Xun You, the Minister of Ping Dynasty, changed from his usual calmness and said excitedly: "Your Majesty, although Fan Xian and others suddenly rebelled, they saw that Hedong, Hongnong and other places were communicating with each other, and there was also a Huns rebellion in Bingzhou.
, this is obviously premeditated, and there may be another mastermind behind this matter, so don’t be cautious. At this time, your Majesty’s personal expedition will definitely boost the morale of our army. In my opinion, your Majesty’s personal expedition is the way to succeed in one fell swoop!”
"Listen to this, only Mr. Xun truly understands my thoughts." The emperor pointed at Xun You and praised him loudly.
After Yang Qi heard Xun You's words, he gave him a rare guilty look, but Ma Rixi understood something and his attitude was no longer tough.
Only Dong Cheng still looked reluctant, but the overall situation had been decided. He was alone and there was nothing he could do to save anything.
"Let's do it!" The emperor finally made the decision: "Yu Lin, Hu Ben, and the guards will go out with me tomorrow. Attendant Xun You will order Jia Xu and others to follow the army. When I am not in Chang'an, ordinary things will happen.
You will discuss it and decide what to do. If there are any unresolved problems or important military and state affairs, send your horse to the front of the army and leave it to me to make a decision on the battlefield!"