There was smoke everywhere in Guanzhong, and the wealthy and powerful people formed a coalition and quickly marched towards the surrounding cities. But they found that the other party had been prepared.
A surprise attack was impossible, and all the generals suggested that under such circumstances, the only option was to attack by force.
Siege warfare is too unfamiliar to the coalition forces. Building a ladder ant to siege a city seems simple, but how to organize it and how to boost morale when morale is low are problems.
Many problems need to be solved slowly, and a strong team must be forged with blood and fire in the smoke of war. But the emperor obviously does not want to give them this time.
The coalition forces were attacking the city, and the family heads were shouting at the top of their lungs to encourage the group of slaves. But the people on top of the city were professional soldiers, and their defense was tight. The army was squeezing in from all directions in Guanzhong.
The city was difficult to break, but the army was not far away. The coalition forces were panicked. When the army was encircled, a big battle was just around the corner.
Those wealthy and powerful people who were not involved in the rebellion are all paying attention to this battle.
In Chang'an City, Chun Yudian and others used fast horses to continuously fetch the latest battle reports. The emperor in the palace remained motionless.
Occasionally a few words came out.
"In my eyes, they are nothing more than chickens and dogs!"
The Northern Liao army, their sworn enemy for many years, was defeated by this emperor, and the Southern Zhou army, which had been piled up with money, became their captives... and the ferocious Southern Xinjiang rebels were able to drive the puppet emperor to Shu.
, but was destroyed under the hooves of the Northern Xinjiang Army.
"Those people are not stupid, they just don't give up their interests." Han Ji said with a smile. This is the palace, and Han Ji and He Lianrong are waiting for the emperor to receive them.
"Man perishes for wealth, and birds perish for food."
He Lianrong didn't think these people deserved sympathy. The emperor was here.
"I have met Your Majesty!" "Sit down."
The emperor pointed to the side in an easy-going manner and took the lead in sitting down.
The chamberlain came in with the tea, and the emperor took it, took a sip, and said: "I said that in ten years I will go overseas and make the East Palace become a favorite. "Everyone said that the prince will be able to ascend the throne in ten years. Your Majesty,
The East Palace is uneasy!" Han Ji said.
"Are you afraid that I will regret it?" the emperor smiled.
"Yes!" He Lianrong said: "Your Majesty, if the East Palace is uneasy, it will inevitably cause some accidents."
"I asked you two to come here because of something..." The emperor's eyes were dark, "Yesterday, a gentleman from the prince gave a lecture and said that the most important thing in a country is class. Emperors, generals, ministers, farmers, industry and commerce. If
Without class, the world would be in chaos. It's unreasonable for a mud-legged person to be able to break into a house... "This is an insinuation that Your Majesty will take action against the wealthy people in Guanzhong!" A flash of light flashed in Han Ji's eyes, "I am willing to deal with this matter."
That was the prince's husband. If the emperor took action, it would inevitably hurt the friendship between father and son. The friendship between the Tian family is already small, and if it happens a few times, father and son will become enemies.
"I will deal with this matter and let you two come. I have an idea, which I cannot explain. I am going to hold a debate in the Imperial College. The topic is... reincarnation!"
Han Ji was startled, "Is Your Majesty planning to suppress those people through public opinion?"
"It's not suppression, it's refutation!" the emperor said, "I have attacked the powerful and powerful families, and many people in the world have criticized me. If someone uses this to stir up trouble, some evil will inevitably arise. In this way, we can refute it openly in the Imperial College."
He smiled and said: "Why does a cycle of rise and fall occur every few hundred years? Who is the most guilty of this? What are the pros and cons of a powerful family absorbing the population? Explain them all clearly to set the record straight!"
Afterwards, the emperor went to the prince.
The swordsman lay lazily under the eaves, his wealth and wealth gone. "Your Majesty!"
Everyone saluted, and the emperor waved his hand, "Don't disturb the prince." The emperor entered the palace all the way.
A Liang was taking a nap, and two palace ladies were sitting on the bed. When they saw the emperor, they got up hurriedly. The emperor pointed outside, and the two of them retired.
The emperor sat down.
The day was getting a little hot, and A Liang was sleeping on his side, his face turning red. The emperor picked up the fan beside him and fanned it gently.
Just like when I was in Taoxian County.
I don’t know how long it took, but A Liang opened his eyes suddenly.
His eyes looked at the emperor with a dull expression.
The emperor sat on the edge of the bed, quietly looking at the table beside him, and gently fanned the fan with his right hand, bringing some cool breeze. "Aye!"
"Are you awake?" The emperor put away his fan and said, "You're sweating on your head. Wipe it off."
Ah Liang sat up and raised his sleeve to wipe his forehead, "I always sweat during my nap for some reason."
"You are still young, and your body has not yet grown up. It doesn't matter if you sweat occasionally." The emperor stood up and picked up a piece of paper on the desk. On it was an article written by A Liang.
"The people are satisfied but the king is not satisfied. This topic is interesting." The emperor put down the paper and asked, "What should the emperor in A Liang's heart be like?" A Liang was still a little confused and said, "It should be...kindness"
Right!」
After saying this, A Liang realized that his father made his fortune by killing, and quickly stood up and said, "My child is wrong."
"There is no need to apologize for your persistence." The emperor said softly: "When my father was your age, he was also very stubborn."
"Ah!" Ah Liang was a little surprised, "Why was Ah Ye so stubborn at that time?"
"Aye ran into some trouble at that time, but there was actually a better way to solve it." At A Liang's age, the emperor encountered the second major crisis in his life.
"Yang Lue was discovered by the people in the mirror and fled all the way to the Southern Zhou Dynasty. The family had no money and income, so they bullied his father... and his father went into the mountains to hunt and sold the prey to please them.
.”
Is that so? A Liang was surprised.
"At that time, my father was not very tall, and the long knife on his waist was on the ground." The emperor's eyes were filled with memories. "My father went into the mountains and was in danger many times. Later, he was able to make a living easily in the mountains, but he still hunted.
Do you know why you sold it to that family?"
A Liang shook his head.
"You must think you were stupid when you were a father, right?" The emperor smiled. "No, um! A little!" A Liang chose to tell the truth.
"As a father, I can support myself, but I am still bullied by that family. Why?" The emperor smiled, "It's just for friendship!" "Friendship?" A Liang was a little confused.
"Being a father is for the friendship of someone yelling at Saburo to get up every day, for the friendship of a family sitting together to eat, for the friendship of always feeling that someone is standing with you behind you no matter what you do..."
The emperor touched A Liang's head and said, "Desire can drive a person to become a demon that he doesn't even recognize. This is the case with the false emperor. He became a slave of desire, acting like an animal, but he was complacent. In his eyes,
Friendship is a weakness, and friendship is a tool for oneself to exploit. Ah Liang, as a father, I don’t want to be such a person."
Ah Liang couldn't help but shudder when he thought of the things about the false emperor. "Ah Ye, can a person really have no love in his eyes?"
"There are both good and evil sides in the human heart, and excessive desires can bring out the ugly side deep in the heart. The only thing that can resist all this is love and justice."
The emperor smiled and said: "Why is the emperor called a loner? It's just that he and the people around him have been changed by desires and interests. As a father, I hope that our family can be an exception. But it is difficult to achieve this."
"Aye, actually...it's okay if I don't want to be the prince." A Liang hesitated for a moment and said bravely.
"I know." The emperor sat down, hugged his knees and looked at his son, "My father said this just to tell you that in my father's eyes, power is just a burden. What my father yearns for are mountains and seas, and the vast world. And
Chang'an will only confine my father's flying wings. Therefore, in my father's eyes, my son will always be my son! As for the prince, it is just a piece of clothing on my son's body."
A Liang's spirit was stronger than ordinary people. After the emperor said that he would go overseas in the future, there was a lot of excitement around him. The gentlemen began to speed up the teaching speed and mixed in their own views on various political affairs.
The people in the chamberlain around him were obviously more respectful, but A Liang was a little uneasy. He felt that he had forced his father away.
That feeling made him sad. But he had no one to talk to.
"Aye..." Ah Liang didn't expect that in his father's eyes, the throne was just the throne.
, and I am his eternal son.
"Tomorrow, my father will take you out for a walk."
The emperor got up and went out. Outside, Han Ze was waiting. "Is Lang Shiren coming?" "He's coming."
"To confuse the prince and alienate the family ties of the heavenly family, what is enough for the common people but not for the king. Do you really think I will turn a blind eye? Take it and bring it to the side. I will ask you personally."
"yes!"
Han Ze personally went to find Lang Shiren with two big and round chamberlains.
A Liang still did not occupy the East Palace, but lived next to his brother King De not far from the residence of the emperor and empress. However, there were still many officials staying in the East Palace.
Lang Shiren is one of them.
The prince has six gentlemen, each of whom teaches with different emphasis.
According to the emperor's arrangement, the prince's husband will change next year, and Liu Qing and others will be added. The important ministers will be the husband. This is the emperor's preparation for the prince to enter the status of crown prince.
In addition, the emperor often took the prince by his side and taught him personally, so people have reason to believe that the prince will become a wise king in many years.
Lang Shiren had an elegant demeanor, but when he appeared in front of the emperor, he was particularly embarrassed: he had been punched in the face, his cheeks were swollen, a few of his teeth were probably knocked out, and his mouth was full of blood.
In the side hall, the emperor looked at the calligraphy and paintings on the wall with his hands behind his hands. "Your Majesty." Han Ze came in.
"Bring it in." The emperor looked away from the calligraphy and painting. "Yes."
Lang Shiren was brought in, "Your Majesty, I am wronged!"
"When I led my troops south to fight against rebellion, someone from Guanzhong came to ask for me. They hinted inside and outside that as long as I followed the pseudo-emperor's tactics against those powerful people, they would immediately turn against them and help me defeat them.
Shi Ni. Opened the gate of Guanzhong and welcomed my army. But in my eyes, this group of people was more hateful than Shi Ni. Therefore, I drove that man out."
The emperor turned around and looked at Lang Shiren, "Those people felt that they could not influence me, so they looked at me coldly. They felt that I did not dare to touch them. So when the army was dispatched, they panicked. But what could they do? I have great righteousness and reason.
At the mouth, they either bowed their heads or turned around. They felt that they had no way to deal with me, so they turned their attention to the prince. They can save the country through curves! What a good trick!"
"In their eyes, the prince is the emperor's natural enemy. Even if he is not, they can trick him into being. After all, under the temptation of the desire for power, father and son will become enemies."
The emperor said coldly: "But they all misjudged me. Some people say that I am an evil dragon, but these idiots don't know that this dragon is the most protective of calves. Whoever touches my baby, I will kill him!"