After three hundred years of cultivating immortals, he suddenly discovered that he was a martial arts man Chapter 112: To be a king of a subjugated country
Cui Heng couldn't help being stunned when he heard this.
From the time he left the novice space until now, although he has been using the political environment to collect the seven emotions of sentient beings, he has never dealt with the royal family.
After all, the national fortunes of the Jin Dynasty have been declining since a hundred years ago. Today, the central government decrees of the imperial court cannot even go out to Zhongzhou, and the letters of recommendation for local state pastors are only burned in the air.
This court can basically be said to exist in name only.
Even if the Jin Dynasty stole the fruits of Hong Fugui's struggle two hundred and sixty-one years ago, Cui Heng was too lazy to destroy it.
Because, even if we don't take care of him, it's not certain whether the name of the Jin Dynasty can continue for ten years.
Emperor Jianyan Wei Yi was forty-nine years old, but he didn't even have a son.
All the loyal ministers and good generals were killed by him again.
The Langya Wang family, who has always supported the Jin Dynasty, has been busy with themselves recently.
It can be said that as long as Emperor Jianyan Wei Yi dies, the Jin Dynasty will inevitably fall apart.
There is almost no possibility of centralization of power anymore.
Each state pastor will also have another emperor above his head.
Not even in name only.
However, Emperor Jianyan is still alive and still the emperor.
Therefore, his envoys will be welcomed in any state capital.
In order to maintain the surface of obedience, the local state pastor will also establish a good relationship with the envoy and even show a humble attitude.
It's not that I'm afraid of the emperor.
The main reason is that I am worried that if I am not humble and submissive in front of the envoy, I will be easily caught by the neighboring state as a pigtail.
Neighboring states can use this as an excuse to form an alliance and come together to conquer.
In name, it was to safeguard the emperor's authority, but in reality it was to seize territory and divide the land and population.
Of course, the superficial obedience and humility are only superficial after all. As for the emperor's decrees brought by the envoys, they are usually ignored by the state pastor, or they follow the rules and make a show of it.
Therefore, the emperor generally would not send envoys to the state capital.
After all, it would be very shameless for someone to ignore your order even though it was issued.
But now, suddenly an envoy from the imperial court came to Fengzhou, which is really strange.
"What's your position?" Cui Heng asked.
Most of the envoys sent by the imperial court to local areas are eunuchs from the inner court, who can judge the importance of things by their official positions.
"This is Chang Shi Wang Chun." Liu Litao said solemnly.
"Standard Sanqi?" Cui Heng raised his brows slightly and said with a smile, "What does Emperor Jianyan want? He actually sent such an important member of the inner court to me. Did the eunuch say why he came?"
According to the official system of the Jin Dynasty, the Sanqi Changshi was the chief official of the Sanqi Province. There were four people. They worked with the Shizhong Province to coordinate the affairs of the minister, serve the emperor in his daily life, and also had the responsibility of advising and admonishing the emperor.
Very powerful.
"The eunuch didn't tell you why he came." Liu Litao shook his head and said, "He will tell you only when he sees you, the envoy."
"Then let him come over." Cui Heng nodded gently, and he was also a little curious about the purpose of the Jin Dynasty.
"Yes, your Majesty!" Liu Litao bowed and resigned.
…
Accompanied by Liu Litao, the envoy from the Jin Dynasty came to the reception hall of the Prefectural Pastoral Office with a servant.
This envoy looked to be in his forties, with a pale face and a feminine temperament. He was obviously a eunuch.
The attendant next to him seemed to be in his fifties, with an ordinary appearance, low eyebrows and a humble look.
"Wang Chun pays homage to the envoy."
This eunuch didn't have any arrogance at all. He was very respectful to Cui Heng and actually bowed politely.
"Please take a seat." Cui Heng nodded gently and said with a smile, "I often come to Fengzhou, what do you want me to do?"
At the same time, he glanced at Wang Chun's entourage standing beside him.
This entourage is obviously not an ordinary person. Although he is respectful and humble on the surface, he still has a sense of nobility in his heart. He is obviously a person in a high position.
"It's really an important matter for the country." Wang Chun just said this and stopped talking. He first glanced at Liu Litao next to him, then looked at Cui Heng, but he hesitated to speak.
"Liu Zhizhong is my deputy, and I will be leaving in the near future. If Wang Changshi has anything to say, please feel free to tell me." Cui Heng shook his head gently.
Of course, it was impossible for him to reject his deputies because of a eunuch.
Since Wu Yin is still in the position of Biejia, Liu Litao is currently occupying the position of being engaged in history in the government. He is in charge of Cao Cao's documents and is second only to Biejia. When Wu Yin retires from his post in the future, he can serve as Fengzhou Biejia.
Liu Litao was deeply moved when he heard this, and his desire to follow Cui Heng to the death became much stronger.
"In that case..." Wang Chun was silent for a while after hearing this, but finally made a decision, stood up, and said to the entourage beside him, "Prime Minister Chu, it's up to you to talk about this matter."
"Prime Minister Chu?!" Liu Litao looked at the entourage in shock.
"It turns out he is the prime minister of the current dynasty." Cui Heng was still sitting there, looking at the old man dressed as an entourage, quite surprised.
Although he didn't care much about the Jin Dynasty, he also knew that the prime minister at that time was called Chu Yuanliang, and he was not an ordinary prime minister.
The prime minister records the affairs of the ministers, supervises the military affairs of China and foreign countries, envoys are responsible for the festival, and leads the shepherds of Zhongzhou.
This is Chu Yuanliang's current official position.
In terms of authority, he could direct all military and political affairs throughout the Jin Dynasty, and kill officials at the prefecture and below at will.
To put it simply, he is almost the same as an emperor.
Normally, it is impossible for these official positions to be assigned to one person.
But under the rule of Emperor Jianyan, such a prime minister with boundless power really appeared.
This made Cui Heng very curious as to what was the reason for the prime minister to come to Fengzhou in person.
"I have met Cui Shijun." Chu Yuanliang, however, did not have the airs of a top official, and his attitude was very respectful. He bowed and saluted Cui Heng and said, "Please Shijun, please save the Jin Dynasty from dying!"
As soon as he said this, the surrounding area suddenly became quiet.
Cui Heng looked strange, and Liu Litao also looked stunned.
Are you asking local state shepherds to save Dajin these days?
It’s interesting enough without pushing it!
"This is not only for the sake of the Jin Dynasty, but also for your own sake." Wang Chun suddenly said, "I think you must have received the news about the grassland barbarians going south to attack the city."
"Hmm." Cui Heng nodded slightly and frowned, "Is it related to this?"
"It's indeed relevant." Chu Yuanliang nodded, with a bitter look on his face, "The emperor issued an edict saying that the grassland Huzheng Shanyu was kind and caring for the people. He should not be trapped in the seven grassland states, so the ownerless Fengzhou was handed over to Huzheng.
Chanyu.
"With this edict, Fengzhou has been owned by the grassland barbarians. They are actually taking back the land that belongs to them by going south to attack Yunshu County."
"?" Cui Heng almost thought he heard wrongly.
"Is the emperor crazy?!" Liu Litao's eyes widened and he looked at Chu Yuanliang in disbelief.
Is this Jianyan Emperor Wei Yi's brain filled with water?
Are you still not satisfied with having two states taken away by the prairie barbarians?
Now they are actively ceding land?!
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An eternal wonder!
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Zhongzhou, the imperial city of Jin Dynasty.
At this time, the court hall had become a mess.
A few days ago, Wei Yi suddenly informed all the courtiers that he had secretly sent an edict to the grassland, ceding the entire Fengzhou to the leader of the grassland barbarians to summon Chanyu.
Immediately afterwards, the Jin Dynasty received news that the prairie barbarians had marched southward and were about to attack Yunshu County.
The angry Prime Minister Chu Yuanliang vomited blood and passed out on the spot.
To this day, he has not returned to the court.
All the court officials were stunned by this breaking news.
They never dreamed that Emperor Jianyan, who usually looked like he was just eating and waiting to die, would actually do such an outrageous thing.
The barbarians on the grassland have not gone south for three years.
At this time, he actually took the initiative to cede the land of a state to the Chanyu?!
It’s not a county or a city, it’s a fucking state!
The entire Jin Dynasty only has eleven states!
No, there are only ten left now...
No one in their right mind could do such a thing.
There was endless debate in the court over how to handle this matter.
Jianyan Emperor Wei Yi yawned and staggered to the court.
Many courtiers suddenly fell silent.
But Wei Yi didn't pay attention to these courtiers.
When he came to the jade steps, he tilted his body and lay directly on his side on the dragon chair.
His eyes were half-lidded and half-open, as if he was completely awake.
Some courtiers couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, the emperor has the responsibility to protect the land and herdsmen. How can he cede the land and people to the barbarians without any reason?"
Later, another courtier came out and said: "Your Majesty, although there have been many defeated people who ceded territory and asked for peace since ancient times, I have never heard of a king who ceded territory to others without fighting. Please withdraw your edict!"
After two people started, more courtiers came forward one after another, and their words became more and more intense. In the end, they even shouted the words "the king of the country is subjugated."
"The king of subjugation?" Wei Yi, who was lying on his side on the dragon chair, suddenly spoke.
He seemed to have been stimulated by something, and instantly became more energetic, without any trace of his previous sleepiness. He stood up from the dragon chair and stood on the high jade platform in front of the dragon chair.
"Who said just now that I am the king of a subjugated country?" Wei Yi's eyes were cold and he scanned the officials from top to bottom.
There was silence in the court, no one dared to make a sound.
boom!
Wei Yi suddenly kicked over the desk in front of him and burst out laughing, "Hahahaha, you're right! That's right, that's right, I am the king of subjugation!"
The courtiers looked horrified and stunned, with expressions full of disbelief.
How can any emperor say that he is the king of subjugation?
At this time, Wei Yi seemed to have fallen into a state of mental excitement. He no longer looked down at the ministers, but talked to himself on the jade steps.
"I ascended the throne at the age of eighteen and worked hard to become the leader of the ZTE and leave a name in history. So I appointed General Chen Pengju to launch the Northern Expedition. In just three years, I recaptured the land of Fengzhou and restored the mountains and rivers!
"But what happens next? What I am waiting for is not to sing praises, but to be exhorted by the ministers, asking me not to resort to violence, destabilize the country, and disturb people's livelihood. Let me issue an imperial edict to summon Chen Pengju back to the capital.
"I thought you were all loyal ministers who were dedicated to serving the country. After listening to your words, Chen Pengju died on the way. The army of hundreds of thousands lost its backbone and was easily controlled by the powerful family.
"At that time, I knew that I could not be the leader of the ZTE. My heart was not ruthless enough, my ears were too soft, and I still had a group of good ministers. I could not achieve great things. Thousands of years later, I will not be familiar with history books.
No one may know my name.
"This is not okay! I came to this world, ascended the throne as emperor, ruled the world, and ruled the people. I am special and different from the ordinary. How can I be drowned in the dust of history like those mediocre sentient beings?
"Those who can be remembered in the hearts of the world are the founder of the country first, the king who subjugated the country next, and the leader of ZTE last. Since I can't be the leader of ZTE, then it is better to be the king of subjugation. This is better than the leader of ZTE.
The Lord of ZTE is more likely to be remembered by the world!
"So I didn't have a son, so I slaughtered my brothers, so I appointed traitors, so I killed loyal ministers, so I ignored government affairs, so I allowed the local states and pastoralists to seize control of one side!
"Okay! That's great! Now that the country's subjugation has been revealed, and the imperial court exists in name only, why hasn't anyone come to capture the imperial city yet? I'm still waiting to burn myself in the palace, causing a sensation in the world, and making countless people remember it in their hearts!
"A hundred years are coming, and the immortals and Buddhas from the upper realm are about to come. By that time, it will not be so easy for me to subjugate the country. I have no time. No one will destroy the Jin Dynasty, so I will destroy the Jin Dynasty myself!"
"I also want to tell you that what was sent to the grassland was the edict to cede the land, and the Hongwu Divine Sword that killed all the gods in the world three hundred years ago!
"This Great Jin Dynasty will surely perish! Hahahaha!!"
The laughter of Jianyan Emperor Wei Yi echoed in the court hall.
The ministers were horrified and dumbfounded, and no one dared to say even a word.
crazy!
The emperor is really crazy!!
It was just a matter of ceding Fengzhou, but even the Hongwu Divine Sword was sent to the grassland.
That is a divine sword that can kill immortals and Buddhas in the upper world!
How can this be done?!
…
In the end, Chu Yuanliang failed to get Cui Heng's commitment on the spot.
He had no choice but to leave in a hurry with Wang Chun.
As the prime minister of the dynasty, he cannot leave the capital for too long, otherwise there will be trouble.
Inside the Fengzhou Pastoral Office.
Cui Heng asked Liu Litao to call Zhang Shuming and Wu Yin over, explain the previous situation, and asked: "How credible do you think what Chu Yuanliang said?"
Zhang Shuming thought for a while and said: "Chu Yuanliang was the most powerful person in the dynasty. He came to ask for help in person. This should be true."
Liu Litao also said: "Chu Yuanliang and Wang Chun came together to convince you that this matter is true."
Wu Yin nodded and said, "I feel the same way, too."
"Yes." Cui Heng nodded gently and said, "It is indeed very likely to be true, but what Emperor Jianyan said is too unbelievable. It is probably not just as simple as ceding Fengzhou."
Having said this, he said to Liu Litao: "There is no need to write a reply to Chen Tong. I will go to Yunshu County in person."
"Yes, your Majesty." Liu Litao nodded.
…
Twenty miles outside the city of Yunshu County, Fengzhou, a large camp was set up.
The troops came to the city.
The situation is tense.
In the royal tent of Yunzhou in the rear, there was peace and prosperity.
Huzheng Shanyu was in his prime, so he naturally accepted the gift from Wei Yi without hesitation, determined to capture Fengzhou City before the gods from the upper world came.
At this time, he was wiping a seemingly ordinary fine iron long sword with a yellow silk edict, looking far to the south, and said with a smile: "Perhaps next winter, our clan will be able to take over the Central Plains!
"I also want to thank your emperor for the gift he gave me. When the city of Yunshu County is conquered, I will definitely massacre the city as a thank you."