Chapter 551 Emperor Chongping: All parties are guilty, and I am the one to blame
In Xihe Palace
Seeing several cabinet ministers and Xu Lu coming to the front hall to appease the ministers, Jia Heng turned to look at the worried-looking Prince Consort of Yongchang and Nanyang Prince Consort, cupped his hands and said: "Two Prince Consort, please lead the vassal and the Prince Consort.
His Royal Highness the King of Wei invites you to wait in the side hall."
He still doesn't know what's going on with the emperor's body.
It probably wasn't a stroke. The emperor was probably sick from overwork, and he was so angry that he fainted for a while. He was still breathing, so he didn't need any first aid.
At this time, a young man in the clan who looked like a prince changed his face and said loudly: "Jia Ziyu, what do you mean? We also want to kneel down and pray in front of the Holy One and not go anywhere!"
As soon as this statement came out, all the clan members were ready to make a move and started making noises one after another.
Jia Heng said coldly: "Now the dragon's body is not in good condition and it needs to rest. You still dare to make a noise and show off. Someone, please quickly take down this animal and fork it out!"
Immediately, several big-bodied and round-waisted guards from the Jinyi Mansion dragged the royal family out of the hall.
The other vassal clans looked at each other with a chill in their hearts.
Jia Heng said, looking at Empress Song, whose eyelashes were filled with tears, and looking at Emperor Chongping with concern, and bowed and said: "My Lady, the Holy One is in a coma and needs to rest. The feudal vassals are making noise here, which is not beneficial to the situation of the Holy One."
, please please calm down."
It is not good for him to just suppress the sect. In other words, too many conflicts at this time are not a good thing.
At this time, Empress Song was holding a towel to help wipe the blood from the corner of Emperor Chongping's mouth. Her beautiful eyes under her willow eyebrows were full of anxiety and concern. After hearing this, she steeled herself, first looked at the sects, and then raised her eyes to look at
The two princes-in-law said softly: "Please, two princes-in-law, please lead the clan to the side hall. Don't make any noise or cause trouble in the hall."
After saying that, he glanced at King Wei who was helping, hesitated, and said: "King Wei, you come over too."
Wei Wang Chen Ran's face paused, and he cupped his hands and said: "Mother, my father is still in a coma, and my son and ministers are heartbroken, how can we leave?"
Queen Song's eyebrows were raised, her phoenix eyes were standing upside down, and she scolded: "You can't get over yet!"
The King of Wei was startled for a moment and responded: "My son, I obey."
Empress Song turned to the female official on the side and whispered: "First, take Princess Wei to the west wing of the palace."
At this moment, because the edict of the Ministry of Rites canonizing Princess Wei has not yet been issued, but after the ministers watched the ceremony, Princess Wei's identity has been confirmed and cannot be shaken, otherwise it will damage the face of the Tian family.
However, something like this happened during the ceremony for King Wei to be crowned a concubine, which undoubtedly cast a gray cloud over this supposedly joyful wedding.
The female officer responded quickly and headed towards the side hall with her nanny and maid supporting Yan Yiliu, the daughter of Nan'an County Prince.
At this moment, the faces of the two kings of Qi and Chu were gloomy and frozen as ice, but they did not say a word. When they heard the name of King Wei, they felt relieved.
As long as King Wei doesn't stay here, they don't have to worry too much.
At this time, you must not act rashly, otherwise, in the eyes of the officials, you will become ignorant, and once the father wakes up, there will be no good results from his plan!
Chen Cheng, the king of Qi County, looked pale and his voice was filled with tears. He cupped his hands and said: "My son, I would like to obey my mother's order and go to the side hall to pray for my father."
When I stood up, tears were streaming down my face.
When the King of Chu saw this, he choked up and said, "My son, I would like to obey my mother's order and go to the side hall to pray for the Holy One."
The two princes-in-law from Yongchang and Nanyang, escorted by the guards of Jinyi Mansion, led the clan kings to the Dongbian'er Palace.
Jia Heng turned to look at Liu Fang, Shi Guangzhu and Wu Xun, the commander-in-chief of the fifth army, who were kneeling on the ground with frightened expressions. His eyes were cold. Now was not the time to settle accounts with them.
At this moment, Xia Shouzhong, the eunuch of the Sixth Palace, opened the beaded curtain in the back hall and said urgently: "The Queen, the Imperial Concubine, the eldest princess of Jinyang, the princess of Xianning, and the princess of Nanyang all came to visit you when they heard that your majesty fainted.
."
Concubine Duanrong led the female officials to ask all the wives to wait in the stands, and then she did not stop, but anxiously led the royal family daughters and concubines to visit Emperor Chongping.
Empress Song, with crystal tears hanging on her snowy face, said sadly: "Let them all wait in the west side hall first. Your Majesty needs to rest at this moment."
If so, if all the concubines from the harem come over, there will be another loud noise, and all the ministers will kneel in the Xihe Palace. What kind of behavior will it be if the harem concubines and royal family daughters come over?
After about a while, Jia Heng looked at Imperial Physician Li who was retracting the injection, and asked urgently: "Physician, how are you doing?"
Empress Song also cast a pair of beautiful eyes as full as water and said, "Your Majesty, why did he faint?"
"Your Majesty has been given the acupuncture." Dr. Li frowned, sighed, and said: "Your Majesty has been eating and sleeping for a long time, and has been reviewing memorials day and night. He is already very angry, and in addition, he was happy first and then sad just now.
, I had palpitations for a moment, which led to vomiting blood. Madam, Your Majesty needs to take good care of your health in the future."
When Jia Heng heard this, he felt a little enlightened.
To put it bluntly, staying up late for a long time leads to lack of sleep. At this time, it is easy to get angry. In addition, after hearing the battle report, he would have palpitations and eventually vomit blood and faint. Maybe Emperor Chongping had some hypoglycemia.
And just after Dr. Li finished speaking, accompanied by several violent coughs, Emperor Chongping opened his heavy eyelids and felt that his consciousness gradually became clearer, and the surrounding sounds gradually became clearer.
"The Holy One is awake!"
"The Holy One is awake!"
Accompanied by the shouts of joy one after another around them, the civil and military ministers who were kneeling inside and outside the palace were all shocked, with a mixture of joy and sorrow.
Those who are happy, the world really cannot withstand such a torment; those who are worried, are afraid that the angry emperor will punish all his ministers later.
At this moment, Emperor Chongping faintly woke up and turned around. The emperor's face was as golden as paper, and his expression was haggard. His eyes gradually focused. He looked at Empress Song, who was approaching with red and swollen eye circles and pear blossoms with rain, and called out: "Zitong..."
"Your Majesty, my concubine is here." Empress Song called in a trembling voice, sobbing.
Emperor Chongping suddenly asked: "Where is Ziyu?"
All the ministers were shocked. When they woke up, the first one asked about Empress Song, and the second one asked Jia Heng?
"I'm here," Jia Heng hurriedly approached and answered with cupped hands.
Emperor Chongping took a deep breath and whispered to Empress Song and Dai Quan: "Help me up."
Then, with the help of the two people, Emperor Chongping stood up. His face was gloomy at this moment, and he stared closely at the young man in the python suit who stood bowed, with complicated eyes, and he was speechless for a moment.
What to say?
If he had listened to the young man in front of him earlier, maybe Henan would not have ended up in a situation where the government of the province was broken and the civil unrest was difficult to control!
I think the Han Dynasty has never had such a thing since Taizong, and Liaodong fell... Now the thieves have gathered hundreds of thousands, Henan is in ruins, and Luoyang is also in danger.
At this moment, Yang Guochang, Han Huang, Zhao Mo, Xu Lu and other important officials in the palace came into the palace from outside the palace after hearing that the emperor had woken up. They all knelt on the ground and looked up at Emperor Chongping.
"Ziyu..."
Emperor Chongping looked dazed for a moment, suppressed his thoughts, muttered, and called again.
"Your Majesty." Jia Heng suddenly lifted his robe, knelt down, and bowed his head. As he raised his head, tears shone in his eyes and said, "Your Majesty, please don't worry too much about the affairs in Henan.
It is necessary to take care of the dragon body. Although I am stupid and vulgar, I can say something frivolous. Even in Henan, everyone is rebelling. I boast that I can suppress it calmly. However, the Holy One fainted to the ground because of the war, but I felt like burning inside.
, It’s hard to use force! Thanks to the Holy Spirit’s wise eyes, I was promoted to the position of military assistant minister and in charge of Privy Council. Now there are changes in Henan and the situation is corrupt. It’s all my fault! I hope the Holy Spirit doesn’t have to worry. Although the rebels were powerful for a while, I am not.
There are no countermeasures. The Beijing camp has deployed cavalry and military supplies, and is ready to send reinforcements to Luoyang at any time."
The faces of the ministers below listened to the young man's confession, and their faces changed, and their hearts were inexplicably shocked.
Is this to take the initiative?
No, where does this put the civil and military power of their Manchu Dynasty?
They were fooled by the thieves and acted like normal people, but the foresighted old Jia Heng took the initiative to take over.
No matter how thick-skinned you are, it still feels like a thorn in your back.
Jia Heng was actually helpless at the moment.
Only in this way can this field be saved. Who made Emperor Chongping feel so humiliated and so anxious that he vomited blood and fainted?
It's okay to say that he is unpredictable, prophetic and foresight now, but what about afterward?
You are laying the groundwork for yourself. Are you smarter than the emperor? The emperor was so ashamed that he vomited blood and fainted. This destroyed your ability.
Of course, this is not to say that all this will happen, but there is a hidden danger.
The only remedy is to stop whitewashing the situation for the emperor, instead try to downplay the impact of this matter, and take the initiative to think of a strategy for the emperor without being too showy.
The most stupid thing to do is to shout: "If the emperor had listened to my words in the past, he would never have been defeated like this again!"
With this kind of argument, the emperor and his ministers could secretly murmur, but they must not think this way.
Of course, just because he took the initiative, he didn't really take the blame for it.
What is his crime?
His foresight is known to everyone in the world, so no one can let him take the blame, but this is a kind of political responsibility, and the prime minister is broad-minded.
If you step down for the emperor now, even if you think about it in the future, you won't feel any discomfort.
Emperor Chongping looked at the young man who knelt down to plead guilty, and was silent for a moment. In addition to feeling guilty, he felt a strong shock in his heart.
"Everyone in Henan rebelled, and I was able to calmly suppress him. But he fainted, but his insides were burning, and he couldn't use his strength..."
Yes, no matter who among the civil and military officials in the dynasty most wanted something to happen to him, it was Zi Yu. Apart from me, no one could make him fulfill his life's ambition.
And what he said after that was clearly trying to help him take the blame...
At this time, the officials' thoughts were somewhat complicated, and they were mostly relieved about the situation in Henan.
Although Jia Heng calmly suppressed his "frivolous" remarks, because he had just discovered that the chaos had not yet started, he was so powerful that even his political opponents did not think it was frivolous.
Emperor Chongping closed his eyes slightly and murmured: "Henan, Luoyang..."
"Your Majesty, Luoyang will not suffer any loss." Jia Heng said firmly.
At this time, Shi Jie knelt down, walked a few steps, looked solemn, and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, I am leading the army and the Privy Council, and cannot investigate the chaos in Henan in advance. My colleagues have police, but I am stupid and ignorant, so I can still stop it. Now the situation is
, I am responsible for dereliction of duty."
The three ministers in the cabinet could no longer stand still at this moment, and they all kowtowed and apologized.
At this moment, Liu Fang and others, who had been frightened to death and fell to their knees on the ground, opened their mouths after hearing these words, but they did not dare to speak, for fear of becoming the target of the anger of the officials in the palace at this moment.
However, Emperor Chongping remained deathly silent and did not say a word.
Jia Heng knew that Emperor Chongping still had a problem that he couldn't overcome. He took the military report and shared it with the ministers. As a result, no one in the civil and military officials of the court could see through it.
But he is too stupid. He is stupid, and the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty are also stupid. The key is the former...
Jia Heng thought for a while and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, once the military report received the military report, it was not responsible for submitting it to the Holy Majesty without waiting for screening. However, it is a happy day, so they can claim credit without checking, which is...
"
After talking about it, there are some things that I can't wash anymore, so I can only choose to lighten them.
At this time, Dai Quan knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, this servant did not verify the details and came to report on his own initiative. It is my fault that I asked the Holy Master to blame me."
As he spoke, he kept kowtowing and his blood flowed profusely.
Emperor Chongping waved his hand and ordered: "Dai Quan, get up."
Dai Quan kowtowed and thanked him. His forehead was bleeding profusely, but he didn't dare to wipe it.
At this time, Empress Song took Emperor Chongping's hand and whispered, "Your Majesty."
"Everyone is guilty, and the fault lies with me." At this time, Emperor Chongping looked at the ministers below and suddenly said.
"Your Majesty."
For a moment, all the ministers in the palace were in an uproar and shouted, because this was the emperor admitting his fault.
Of course, this does not mean that the ministers are completely freed from their responsibilities. Not to mention other things, the Secretary of General Affairs' impeachment notice against Jia Heng is still there. Previously, the ministers looked like they were shouting and killing, but now they have become a complete joke.
Previously, both the Cabinet and the Military Air Force were nailed to the pillar of shame.
Besides, the emperor has admitted his mistake and said, "I was wrong." How should you ministers deal with it?
"Ziyu, get up and answer." Emperor Chongping turned to look at Jia Heng with gentle eyes.
When Jia Heng heard this, he was startled for a moment, then bowed his head and said: "My lord, my lord... I don't dare."
"Get up, I will listen to you explain the situation in Henan in detail later. How can you explain it while kneeling?" Emperor Chongping said.
Empress Song looked at the young man who was still kneeling and couldn't get up. Her eyes were kind and she said softly: "Ziyu, listen to Your Majesty and get up quickly."
Jia Heng had no choice but to kowtow and say, "Thank you so much, Your Majesty."
Emperor Chongping looked at the young man opposite him quietly for a while, but he still couldn't suppress the complicated feeling in his heart.
Everything that happened in Henan was as expected, and it was almost exactly the same as what he had deduced, and he had made arrangements in advance.
It’s a perfect strategy, the power of ghosts and gods.
"Zi Yu, you have already anticipated the situation in Henan. Now you have a strategy for Luoyang..." At the end of the sentence, her face turned pale and she coughed quickly. Queen Song on the side quickly stretched out her slender hand to caress the emperor's back.
back.
If Luoyang is also lost and water transportation is cut off, the country, the country, the country...
Jia Heng said: "Your Majesty, the situation in Henan has been planned in my mind, but can your Majesty agree to a condition?"
When Emperor Chongping heard this, he looked at Jia Heng in surprise.
"Your Majesty, you must never go too far like this again. As the imperial doctor said before, Your Majesty was ill from overwork because of the late night clothes and Sunday food. He fainted because of the anxiety attack in his heart. Now that there is chaos in Henan, I hope Your Majesty will not be too worried."
Without waiting for Emperor Chongping to ask, Jia Heng's face straightened and he cupped his hands.
Although there was a sense of immediacy similar to asking the leader to "get more rest and not work too hard", because he had been upright and unyielding under the pressure of the officials just now, there was no impression of flattery at this moment.
In fact, he didn't want Emperor Chongping to have problems at this time.
On the other side, all the officials were shocked by the young man's words.
Even Xu Lu, the imperial censor of Zuodu, did not find these words to be disgusting in any way. Instead, they were indescribably sincere.
As for Han Huang, he raised his head and stared at the young man in the python robe, his eyes narrowed, and he didn't know what he was feeling.
After this incident, the young man's holy family will reach its peak, and the Military Aircraft Department will also become Jia Heng's voice. If he successfully suppresses the rebellion in Henan, the Military Aircraft Department will even have the same status as the cabinet in terms of war decision-making power!
Unless this young man lost the battle and made some other big mistake.
Emperor Chongping nodded, his eyes a little softer. Although he did not respond directly, he said warmly: "I will pay attention to it in the future."
Jia Heng said in a low voice: "How can the country of the Han Dynasty be separated from the Holy One? It cannot be destroyed more than it is. The imperial doctor said before that the reason why the Holy One fainted was because he had been busy with state affairs for a long time and forgot to eat and sleep. I was worried about the chaos in Henan, and the Holy One was too worried.
I still don’t care about my body, so please relax, Your Majesty, I will do my best to put an end to the chaos in Henan!”
After hearing these words, Emperor Chongping felt that the deepest ice in his heart melted. Looking at the young man in front of him, he felt that there was an unspeakable admiration on his stern face, and whispered: "I listen to Ziyu.
"
All the ministers below were shocked.
I listen to Ziyu, this... holy family, more than just follow his advice?
Jia Heng didn't dare to say anything, and then said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty. Although Kaifeng is captured by the enemy at the moment, Luoyang will not be lost. I will immediately take the 20,000 cavalrymen who have been mobilized, and go to Luoyang at night under the stars."
Reinforcement, if we travel day and night, we should be able to reach Luoyang tomorrow."
Speaking of this, he said loudly: "Liu Jixian."
"Yes." Liu Jixian responded with clasped fists.
"The people immediately sent an order to the capital camp to mobilize the four Wei camps and Fenwu, and the Shenshu cavalry from the two Yaowu camps. Shan Ming, the general of Guoyong camp, was the main general, Qu Guang, the general, and Cai Quan, the guerrilla general.
Lieutenant general, immediately go to Luoyang for reinforcements without any mistakes." Jia Heng said in a deep voice.
At this moment, no one in the civil and military circles of the Manchu Dynasty said anything about not being able to mobilize troops.
Emperor Chongping nodded and felt relieved as he listened to Jia Heng's orders.
At this time, Empress Song took a bowl of honey water from the hand of the palace maid and said softly: "Your Majesty, you haven't eaten your lunch yet, so just drink some honey water."
Emperor Chongping waved his hand, indicating that he didn't need it. At this moment, the military situation was so fierce, how could he drink it?
Jia Heng's face paused, and he cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, since morning till now, Your Majesty has not touched a drop of water. It was not without reason that he fainted earlier. Why not drink some honey water first, and then add some gruel later?"
I have also prepared a map so that I can explain the situation to the Holy One."
Emperor Chongping is not too fat, and is even a little thin. He must have some hypoglycemia.
Emperor Chongping met those concerned eyes and nodded. Then he took the honey water and drank a few big sips of the honey water. He felt better and felt much more energetic.
Empress Song looked at the young man with grateful eyes and bright autumn eyes, her thoughts were somewhat complicated.
At this time, the internal supervisor prepared the map and hung it on a screen that was brought up. Jia Heng pointed at the map of Henan and explained: "Your Majesty, I have the counselor general Xiao Lin, the guard general Xie Zaiyi, and the four brave camp cavalry.
The soldiers first went to Nanyang Prefecture for reinforcements, and then attacked Runing, waiting for an opportunity to cut off the enemy's return. What the bandits now relied on was to capture Runing and other places and hijack the people. If the imperial court attacked Runing first and destroyed the nest, the bandits' momentum would be greatly reduced!
"
If you run behind the bandits, you will be tired of running for your life and will be defeated by them. Now, taking advantage of the bandits' victory in Kaifeng Prefecture, the rear is empty, and it is just right to cut off their return route to Runing.
Emperor Chongping looked at the map and murmured: "If you don't save Kaifeng, how about saving Runing Mansion first?"
Jia Heng explained: "Your Majesty, Kaifeng will rescue you, but Runing is particularly urgent. It is even related to the overall situation of annihilating the bandits, so we have to divide our troops in Runing."
Without waiting for Emperor Chongping to ask, Jia Heng said in a deep voice: "As for Kaifeng, I will personally lead the remaining cavalry from the Beijing camp and join the cavalry heading to Luoyang Mansion to wipe out the bandits!"
When Jia Heng said this, he looked at Emperor Chongping with a clear look, cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, in the name of the Military Aircraft Department, please strictly order Shandong Admiral Lu Qi to have troops and horses guard the headquarters and strictly block the main road from Henan to Shandong.
, don’t move any soldiers rashly!”
At this time, when the kneeling ministers heard this, some people were surprised and asked: "Why don't you mobilize troops from all provinces to suppress it?"
Emperor Chongping also looked over and waited for explanation.
Jia Heng glanced at the minister and saw that it was Yao Yu, the minister of the Ministry of Rites. He didn't pay much attention, but explained to Emperor Chongping: "Your Majesty, since the thieves can use the trick they used to conceal the truth to confuse the public, I think they are wise.
The soldiers' plans for them should not be ignored! Since they dared to raise a rebel flag in Kaifeng, they clearly wanted to call on the bandits from all over the world to respond. There are many bandits in Shandong who are entrenched in the mountains and forests, and they still need soldiers and horses to suppress them. For example, if the soldiers and horses in Shandong act rashly,
If anything goes wrong, the situation in Shandong will become even more corrupt, and this is why the bandits broke into Kaifeng Mansion first, they just want us to mess up our position."
When Emperor Chongping heard this, he was shocked and his eyes were deep.
The other ministers were equally awestruck when they heard this.
Jia Heng continued: "The harm of the bandits is that they fight in all directions and come and go without a trace. Now the bandits have gathered in Kaifeng to create a great momentum. They are just trying to shock the world and call on all provinces to rebel. Therefore, I took advantage of the enemy bandits all the way to Kaifeng Prefecture."
To control Panhuan, attack Runing's nest directly to prevent them from escaping to Huainan and disturbing Xu Si! In addition, use Lu Qi to control Shandong and prevent the bandits from Shandong from acting rashly, just like the bandits from Kaifeng who lead the rebellious people to the north. We have Xingtai in Hebei and Datong in Shanxi.
The imperial court has heavy troops to guard against the Donglu."
As he spoke, he pointed to several provinces and other places, paused, and said: "This is a game of Go. The four corners are laid out, and the nets are set up to wait. In this way, the provincial capitals gather in Kaifeng for suppression. If the officers and soldiers of the provinces are defeated along the way, they will be defeated by the bandits.
If they raise their voice with great momentum, all the provinces will be shaken. At that time, the northern land will be filled with smoke, and several provinces will be in chaos."
Natural disasters are constant in the north of Chen and Han, and there are many people displaced, and many people have become bandits. If the officers and soldiers are transferred away, trouble will easily occur in the province. If they don't move, there will be no trouble at all.
When Emperor Chongping heard this, he seemed to have thought of the scene of wars and smoke rising in the northern provinces. He shuddered and nodded and said, "This is exactly what Ziyu said."
After hearing this explanation, all the ministers in the palace had no objections.
The previous deduction and judgment of the situation in Henan has proved that what Jia Heng said is true. On the other hand, none of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty have said it right. If they make further comments, will they still delay the military plane?
Jia Heng continued: "I gathered my elite troops and advanced to Luoyang. After a short rest, I transferred the infantry from the capital camp to follow. They attacked with Lu Qi from east to west and completely put down the rebellion of bandits in Kaifeng Prefecture!"
His current strategy is to use troops quickly and quickly, and to have both priorities and urgency. He must attack steadily but also attack quickly and violently.
On the one hand, they made arrangements to block the movement of bandits, and on the other hand, they used the power of thunder to extinguish the bandits' chaos.
If the provinces are eager to unite their forces for a annihilation, there is a high probability that the province's military strength will be empty, and then the bandits will flee to other provinces, destroy prefectures and counties in other provinces, and then be annihilated.
Or, if he kills a group of officers and soldiers, the world will be shaken, and then more explosions will be carried out, and the entire northern provinces will be in chaos. Even if he has three heads and six arms, he can't restore the complete decay.
situation.
At that time, the longer the delay, the more severe the shake to the central authority's authority.
Fortunately, the imperial court's capital camp has sufficient troops and has just been reorganized, so it can be used to deploy troops from the north and south.