The sun was shining too brightly, leaving people with oily faces and sweaty backs. There was not a breath of wind in the city, and everything seemed to be frozen.
Late spring in Chang'an is like a beauty waking up from a hangover, looking a little lazy.
Zheng Yuandong hurriedly entered the Ministry of War.
"Shilang Zheng!"
A clerk came over and said, "Mr. Zhang invites you to discuss matters."
"knew."
"I've met Mr. Liang!" The clerk immediately changed his smile and raised his hands behind Zheng Yuandong.
Zheng Yuandong's thick eyebrows frowned slightly.
"Shilang Zheng!" Liang Jing came over.
"Is something wrong?"
Ever since Zheng Yuandong humiliated Liang Jing last time, the relationship between the two has been on the same level.
Liang Jing said: "You have always supported strengthening Northern Xinjiang."
"Is there a problem?"
"The problem is huge!"
Liang Jing's eyes were gloomy, "Just the news, Huang Chunhui vomited blood."
Zheng Yuandong's heart skipped a beat, "Have you ever fallen ill?"
Liang Jing shook his head, "No."
That’s okay!
"Then Northern Xinjiang began to prepare for war."
Zheng Yuandong stopped and turned around.
Liang Jing looked at him, "The news is on its way to the palace."
He met Wang Shou on the way, who was about to enter the palace, and learned the news... Originally, the mirror station would also send the news to the Ministry of War, but it happened to be one step ahead.
"Huang Chunhui wants to bear the anger accumulated by Bei Liao before he takes office!"
Zheng Yuandong looked to the north, "A role model for our generation!"
"If he is defeated, his reputation will be ruined!" Liang Jing also admired Huang Chunhui's courage, but the price was too high, "His Majesty will be furious!"
"He launched troops without Chang'an's permission?"
"You think you shouldn't be angry?"
"Once he vomits blood, how long can he live?"
"I don't know!"
"I assert that Huang Chunhui will not live more than two years!"
Zheng Yuandong looked at Liang Jing, "What's the point of being angry with a dying person? Your Majesty will definitely not do that."
If there is no following sentence, this is domineering.
"What a pity."
Liang Jing did not think Huang Chunhui was an enemy, but instead thought he was a capable minister.
"Nothing to regret!"
Zheng Yuandong walked towards Zhang Huan's room.
"Don't you feel sorry for Huang Chunhui?" Liang Jing felt that this was not in line with Zheng Yuandong's temperament.
Zheng Yuandong stood outside the duty room, turned around and said: "Die for the country, die without regrets!"
After Zhang Huan learned the news, his first reaction was...
"The latest batch of armored clothes is on the way. Let's go and urge them. Even if the horses and oxen are exhausted, the batch of armored clothes must be sent to northern Xinjiang within a month."
Later, Zheng Yuandong walked out of the check-in room.
Liang Jing walked side by side with him.
"Huang Chunhui raises troops without warning, and if he doesn't die, he will die!" Liang Jing said.
"What do you think people do in life?" Zheng Yuandong asked a very boring question.
Liang Jing said: "Of course it's about eating, drinking, having fun and expressing our ambitions."
"Man is born to die." Zheng Yuandong moved forward slowly.
"Huang Chunhui is dead, the soldiers and civilians of Northern Xinjiang will remember him, and Qing Shibanban will remember him. This is life for death!
And if you and I die, who will remember?"
"Who cares about the annals of history!"
"I care."
"Since you want to leave a name in history, do you dare to speak for Huang Chunhui?"
"Of course I want to speak for Huang Chunhui."
"Aren't you afraid of His Majesty's wrath?" Liang Jing stopped, his eyes dark, wondering what he was thinking.
Zheng Yuandong waved his hand, "I'm even more afraid that I won't be able to sleep at night!"
Behind him, the staff approached, "Lang Jun, do you want to impeach Zheng Yuandong?"
Liang Jing shook his head, "Let our person, that fool, the fool who was discovered to be corrupt by our people last time, let him speak in a more subtle way and put aside our relationship."
The staff took out charcoal and a pamphlet, "Zheng Yuandong acts recklessly, and it is easy to find charges for impeachment..."
Liang Jing looked at the north, "Let him cry out for Northern Xinjiang!"
The staff raised their heads in disbelief: "..."
"Don't look at Yeye! Yeye is not a good person." Liang Jing showed off the aura of a bad boy that he had not seen for a long time, and said fiercely: "Impeach him after he speaks out!"
The staff agreed and immediately went to make arrangements.
Liang Jing stood there.
The sun was shining brightly. He touched the top of his head and said, "It's warm, like a good person."
…
In the palace, the emperor was furious!
"Old dog!"
Looking at the broken porcelain pieces on the ground, Han Shitou whispered: "Your Majesty, anger hurts your body."
A few strands of the emperor's hair were scattered on his cheeks, his eyes were filled with coldness, his right fist was clenched, and he said in a deep voice: "Call the medical officer who went to Northern Xinjiang last time!"
The medical officer who went to Northern Xinjiang to diagnose Huang Chunhui's pulse last time is here.
"Huang Chunhui vomited blood, how long do you think he will live?" the emperor asked calmly.
The medical officer thought about it and said: "Your Majesty, I went to treat Huang Xianggong last time and found that his meridians were severely atrophied, but he was just using his deep inner breath to hold on.
If we talk about longevity, I felt at that time that it should be several years. However, I would not dare to lie about the important matter of life and death."
The emperor asked: "I heard that he vomited blood."
"Vomiting blood?" The medical officer was startled, with a sad look on his face, "If he is vomiting blood, it must be because his meridians are in trouble. If he can calm down and nurse himself back to health, there is still something that can be done."
The emperor waved his hand and the medical officer resigned.
"But he provoked Beiliao!"
The emperor's anger lessened a little, "He wanted to defeat Bei Liao before leaving... No! Bei Xinjiang is not strong enough to defeat Bei Liao. The only possibility is that he wants to weaken Bei Liao's energy. In this way,
Pave the way for Liao Jin!"
The emperor's mood seemed to be improving again, and he even had people singing and dancing, and started rehearsing a song he had arranged the day before.
Han Shitou left the opera garden and walked slowly in the palace.
"I've met Young Inspector Han!"
"Young Master Han is well!"
Han Shitou nodded silently until he returned to his residence and took out the stone.
"Your Majesty, Huang Chunhui wants to raise troops without warning, which violates the taboo of officials. I don't know why he is so decisive, but I think it must be related to the situation in northern Xinjiang.
Huang Chunhui became official, and Liao Jin took over. Liao Jin was a general, and no one dared to say whether he could stabilize Northern Xinjiang. Huang Chunhui's move was to pave the way for him. It can be called a bold act.
This servant is thinking, Liao Jin can’t hold on for a few more years, who will be after him?”
The next day, the news from the mirror came.
"Shaojian Han, Zhao Sanfu is here."
Han Shitou came out, glanced at the sunshine outside, and said, "The weather is nice."
Zhao Sanfu came in a hurry.
"Shaojian Han."
"Pick up the important ones and tell them."
"Yes." Zhao Sanfu said, "It's mainly news from Northern Xinjiang."
Wang Shou was still on his way into the palace. He came here now to inform Han Shitou, the emperor, of the important news. Then, Han Shitou would respond to the two pieces of news. If there was a mistake, who was responsible for it?
Who are you looking for trouble?
This is also a check and balance.
"Huang Chunhui vomited blood, and then the city arrested the leaker..."
"Huang Chunhui then reviewed the Northern Xinjiang Army and praised Liao Jin in the street, and..." Zhao Sanfu glanced at Han Shitou, "and Yang Xuan, the governor of Chenzhou."
Han Shitou said calmly: "It's an overstep!"
"Yes." Zhao Sanfu continued: "Then Liao Jin took action and persuaded the general of Nangui City to surrender, Sun Yan, a descendant of the Sun family of the Northern Liao clan..."
"Is there more?"
"No more."
"Thank you for your hard work, Your Majesty remembers your loyalty."
Zhao Sanfu shed tears of gratitude and said, "Thank you so much, Young Supervisor."
Zhao Sanfu resigned.
A female official happened to come to the Liyuan. When she saw Han Shitou, she smiled and said, "Why is Young Inspector Han in a daze? Is he relaxing in the sun?"
Han Shitou raised his head and smiled, "Yes! Comfortable."
Then, the emperor's roar came again from the opera house.
"The appointment of the Northern Xinjiang Jiedushi came from me. Does that old dog think he is an emperor?"
Things are serious!
Then the king and his ministers discussed matters.
"Take it down!" Zheng Qi suggested without hesitation to take down Huang Chunhui, "Order the important ministers to suppress him. In the prosperous Tang Dynasty, who dares to risk the disapproval of the world and rebel?"
"If Beiliao is aroused and invades on a large scale, who will resist?" Left Prime Minister Chen Shen glanced at Zheng Qi, his eyes clearly filled with contempt.
Zheng Qi is just a mad dog kept by the father-in-law, and his suggestions are mostly against people and things.
"There are so many famous generals in the DPRK..."
"Who?" Chen Shen rarely spoke, but he was aggressive.
Zheng Qi's eyes turned...
Look at those generals, they are said to be famous generals, but how many of them have been baptized by the war?
The most recent one is Zhang Huan, but this man once served as the military governor of southern Xinjiang. If he were to take over as the military governor of northern Xinjiang, Zhang Huan would be begging for his bones!
Who can resist the hundreds of thousands of cavalry from Northern Liao?
Zheng Qi glanced at the emperor and found that the emperor's anger... seemed to be gone.
In other words, the emperor had no intention of dealing with Huang Chunhui at all.
Chen Shen said: "Your Majesty, Huang Chunhui vomited blood and will not die soon. We all know his intention to provoke Beiliao.
He was worried about what would happen to Northern Xinjiang after he left.
I want to say that since you are not at ease, just throw the problem to Chang'an and let the Dukes of Chang'an solve it.
But I thought about it and thought about it again, but found that it was difficult!
There are more than 100,000 troops in Northern Xinjiang and hundreds of thousands of cavalry in Northern Liao. Who can take over such a situation and such a mess?"
The ministers were silent.
yes!
Who can take over?
There is something in Chen Shen's words...it's not just a question of ability, but also a question of running-in.
Northern Xinjiang has been suppressed for many years. How much resentment do the soldiers and civilians in Northern Xinjiang have?
Zheng Qi also shamelessly talked about taking down Huang Chunhui to see who dares to rebel... Someone really rebelled and the situation in northern Xinjiang collapsed. Who will bear the responsibility?
But Huang Chunhui arranged a successor in public in Taoxian County. This was an overstep and a big mistake!
This shows that Huang Chunhui is desperate for the emperor.
I am desperate for Chang'an.
He believed that after he left, the emperor would take action to disrupt the inherent structure of Northern Xinjiang and turn Northern Xinjiang into a tool of checks and balances... This is what Huang Chunhui cannot tolerate the most!
Therefore, he would rather take the risk of being whipped after death and announce his successor in public, and even said that Chang'an was also satisfied.
This is the style of powerful ministers.
Once Beijiang continues to follow his arrangements, the relationship with Chang'an will become increasingly alienated. Chang'an's subsequent response will be nothing more than two methods:
First, wait for Huang Chunhui to go before easing the relationship and slowly bringing Beijiang back.
Second, after Huang Chunhui leaves, he can deploy people to transform Northern Xinjiang. But if this method is not done well, it will trigger a backlash in Northern Xinjiang. Once there is a stalemate, Northern Xinjiang may become a country within a country.
Has the emperor thought about this consequence?
Chen Shen looked at the emperor calmly.
The emperor looked very calm, almost indifferent.
"Medical officer, we have already set off."
The emperor's words made the hall breathe a sigh of relief.
This is a conciliatory gesture.
"Let's break up!"
The ministers dispersed.
Chen Shen walked with several close officials.
"His Majesty has already acquiesced to Liao Jin's succession. Anyway, Liao Jin couldn't hold on for a few more years. But he went on to recommend Yang Xuan... the Zhou family's son-in-law. This is the main reason that angered His Majesty."
Chen Shen nodded, "What does Zhou Zun mean?"
Everyone looked and saw Zhou Zun walking alone behind.
"Invite him." Chen Shen usually talks little and does little, but today he changed his past style and became proactive.
Zhou Zun came over.
"Your son-in-law is young, and it is a bit taboo for Huang Chunhui to recommend him." Chen Shen said bluntly.
"I know."
"Then, please forgive me for speaking bluntly."
"Please speak, Mr. Chen."
"Do Zhou and Huang Chunhui have any friendship!?"
Chen Shen stared at him.
"My son-in-law... Before we got married, I was dissatisfied with him, and everyone knew about it. But the child likes me, and I can't do anything about it."
Yang Xuan was rejected by the Zhou family for a long time and was ridiculed by insiders for a long time.
"He went to Northern Xinjiang, and the letters he exchanged were about good news but not bad news, but I frequently heard his name in the good news."
Zhou Zun looked at Chen Shen and raised his voice.
"I love my daughter, so after we got married, I asked him to stay in Chang'an, but he flatly refused.
The old man asked him, how is Chang'an?
He said that Chang'an is good, but Chang'an is good because there are countless loyal and brave people guarding the country in northern and southern Xinjiang.
If you don’t go, and I won’t go, then, who will protect Datang? Who will protect our homeland?”
The ministers stopped and turned around slowly.
Zhou Zun said: "When he went to northern Xinjiang, many people said he was going to die, but he still had no hesitation.
In Taiping, he managed a sinful city in an orderly manner, which is now known as Jiangnan beyond the Great Wall.
In Chenzhou, he destroyed three major tribes and defeated the Northern Liao Army in Tanzhou... I don't know Huang Chunhui's intention in recommending him, but I want to ask..."
Zhou Zun looked at Chen Shen, "Is he worthy of this respect? Why do we have to wait until Huang Chunhui comes to see him?"
boom!
The atmosphere suddenly exploded.
Zheng Qi whispered: "Zhou Zun is blatantly criticizing His Majesty for his ignorance of people."
"The head of the Zhou family has the confidence to say this!" Yang Songcheng said calmly: "Huang Chunhui's move brought Yang Xuan into the eyes of everyone. Whether he wanted it or not, he became a thorn in His Majesty's side. Zhou Zun probably regretted it at this moment.
At the beginning, he did not beat the mandarin ducks. Now, he can only support Huang Chunhui and Yang Xuan."
Zheng Qi's heart trembled, "Zhang Zhang, do you think it was too early for Huang Chunhui to push Yang Xuan out in public?"
"It's not early, but there is no need to use such a sensational method." Yang Songcheng raised the corners of his mouth slightly and said sarcastically: "Huang Chunhui is trying to help.
He pushed Yang Xuan out, and Zhou had to stand on his side.
Think about it, how wrong it is to provoke Bei Liao without permission? One can imagine the heavy pressure on Huang Chunhui.
He brought the Zhou family in, and the officials in the DPRK who were sympathetic to Northern Xinjiang kept making noises, so His Majesty could only temporarily cease all activities.
This method is amazing!"
"What about Yang Xuan?" Zheng Qi sneered, "This boy caused a lot of trouble for the father-in-law."
Yang Songcheng said calmly: "By coincidence, it seems that I can soar into the sky, but if I lose my footing, I will fall into the abyss in the next moment and never be able to stand up again!"
A customer came to Huang's blacksmith shop.
Sister Huang was not here, so the guests came straight in.
"Your Majesty."
"What's the matter?"
"Huang Chunhui vomited blood, then pushed Liao Jin and Yang Xuan out in public, and provoked Bei Liao."
King Wei asked while forging iron, "Is the palace furious?"
"Yes, the ministers were discussing the matter, and the left prime minister took the initiative for Northern Xinjiang. Later, Zhou Zun questioned that your majesty did not know the person. This is too courageous."
"It's not that he doesn't know people well, but that he is arrogant!"
The guard was stunned and immediately said: "Shijun Yang, I'm afraid there will be big trouble in the future."
King Wei remained silent.
Clang clang clang!
The sound of hammering in the blacksmith's shop became louder and faster.
Boom!
The hoe blank was shattered and splashed everywhere.
The guard took a few blows but did not dare to cry out in pain.