In the huge Zichen Hall, it was extremely quiet, with not a single person speaking. The latest chapter of the Holy Temple
In the deathly silence, you can hear the drop of a needle.
There was only a slight sound of an hourglass, and what seemed to be the sound of objects colliding, scratching, clicking. In this silent hall, it seemed particularly clear.
Out of curiosity, Fatty Hong turned his head and followed the sound. When he saw an official from the Ministry of Rites, he was shaking with fear, with big beads of sweat rolling down his face. He couldn't help but burst into laughter. It turned out that this voice
, it turned out to be this guy who was so frightened that his teeth chattered.
The civil and military officials were as silent as a cicada, with their heads lowered, not daring to say a word. How could they not understand what was going on after seeing the scene just now?
Those who can climb to their position and accompany the king are not people with a clear mind.
From entering the palace gate, I saw the new faces of the guards, and the heart-stopping tight security. When I entered the main hall, the door suddenly closed. Then, suddenly darkness came, and there was noisy noise. Then Your Majesty
The arrival at the right time. And the bloody dagger in King Wu's hand.
At first glance, each of these events seems to be a messy combination and chance encounter. But if you examine it carefully, you will find that these events are all connected by a clue.
That is, the unlucky guy who was pulled out and thrown into prison - King Wu.
All the arrangements were specially designed for that notorious prince.
Oh, it’s all interconnected and airtight. It’s really a good trick!
Hey, King Wu is also true. Now His Majesty has appointed King Zheng as the crown prince, and it is obvious that he is determined to support King Zheng to ascend the throne. Moreover, now almost all the forces in the court have begun to move closer to King Zheng, trying to become the prince's camp.
Part of it. At this time when it is extremely unfavorable to you, you don’t want to be alone, but you are still jumping up and down to win over ministers, forming cliques for personal gain, and delusional to get the throne that is no longer possible. Isn’t this asking for death?
Hey, King Wu, if you don't tease women at home, why do you come all the way to the capital?
It's better now, except that you yourself are thrown into prison, and your life or death is unpredictable. It makes everyone panic, just like you have done something wrong.
Damn it, damn it!
In the blink of an eye, the sympathy and compassion the courtiers had for King Wu were wiped out in the oppressive atmosphere of the hall. They were replaced by deep resentment and resentment.
After the mood in their hearts changed, the ministers nodded unanimously, praising His Majesty's broad-mindedness for killing relatives with thunderous means.
The emperor, who was sitting on the dragon chair, holding a tea cup and sipping tea carefully, saw that the courtiers had changed from panic to unified opinions. (《》) smiled slightly and put down the tea cup.
After sitting on the table, he straightened his bright yellow dragon robe, stood up slowly, glanced at the civil and military officials in the audience, and said slowly: "My dear friends, it has been a long time since the King of Jin rebelled.
It’s been two months!”
The emperor took a deep breath, leaned on the chair, and said calmly.
Below, after hearing these words, the officials did not dare to talk casually, but just nodded in agreement.
"The King of Jin colluded with foreign tribes to rebel, and his crime cannot be pardoned. I sent a large army to conquer, maintain our century-old society, and inherit the Chinese Taoism. This is an act of justice for heaven!" The emperor's eyes were neither happy nor sad, and his words were sonorous and powerful.
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"Your Majesty, Holy Ming!"
After hearing this, the officials below nodded and knelt down to praise the emperor for his sage and wisdom.
However, a few smart people finally breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that His Majesty no longer seemed to talk about King Wu's affairs.
Oh, it’s finally over! It’s so scary!
The emperor smiled slightly and stood up holding on to the armrest of the chair. He raised his hand to summon the eunuch, then took a wax-sealed wooden box from the eunuch's hand and held the wooden box in his palm. After taking a deep breath,
, said to the officials in a deep voice: "This is the military report just sent to me from Taiyuan by my master, Mr. Lu, the Emperor of Zhou Dynasty!"
When the emperor said this, he had a gratified smile on his face. He looked at the courtiers who raised their heads and looked expectantly. His lips moved, but no words came out. He was a little choked with excitement.
He raised his head and looked at the top of the hall with hazy eyes, where Emperor Shengwu personally inscribed the plaque for the unification of the Great Zhou Dynasty. He took a deep breath and said in a trembling voice: "In the fifth year of the Qingyuan period of the Great Zhou Dynasty, winter, the fifth day of the tenth lunar month, Taiyuan was restored.
Got it!"
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Taiyuan was restored!
This voice sounded like a thunder in the Zichen Palace.
After hearing the news, the hundreds of civil and military personnel were shocked and looked at the emperor and the military report in the emperor's hand with dumbfounded eyes. For a moment, it was hard to believe that this thing was true.
You must know that Lu Heng's departure from the capital was strictly kept secret. Except for the emperor, Hong Quan and several big bosses from the Ministry of War, everyone in the Zichen Palace was kept in the dark.
Now, when the courtiers were still worried about whether the Jin King's army would break through the Yellow River defense line and approach the walls of Tokyo, news of Taiyuan's recovery suddenly came.
this……
How is this possible? It's too sudden!
How to regain Taiyuan? This strategy of concealing the truth is simply unbelievable.
Below, the courtiers were talking a lot. ("" 7* speculated on Mr. Lu's method of using troops, sometimes shaking his head, sometimes nodding. Then he was filled with doubts, and then he shook his head again, saying in confusion, "It's impossible, this is absolutely impossible."
The emperor stepped forward on the throne. Seeing the surprised expressions of the courtiers, the emperor smiled in his eyes and nodded happily. Then he stretched out his hand and pressed it.
When the hall became quiet, the emperor handed the wooden box to the hands of the chief steward at the side.
"read!"
The emperor turned around and walked back to the chair. He lifted up his dragon robe and sat down. He raised his big hand and pointed at the main pipeline inside the palace.
"Yes!" The chief steward nodded respectfully upon hearing this. Then he turned around, faced the courtiers, opened the wooden box, and took out the military report.
After slowly unfolding it, he coughed. The head general held his head high, his face was serious, and he followed the handwriting on the military newspaper and recited word by word: "Your Majesty, since I secretly arrived at Baoding Mansion in early September of the fifth year of Qingyuan.
General Wang Xirang of the Baoding garrison and General Duan Peng of the Jiangsu Coast Defense Army organized their troops in one place. On September 20th, they sent troops across the Taihang Mountains. At the end of September, the army passed through Taiyuan Prefecture and captured Xinzhou. On the second day of October, they arrived
Under Taiyuan City, they launched an attack on Taiyuan City overnight. In the early morning of the next day, Taiyuan City Defense was breached. The King of Jin was captured, and the rest of his troops surrendered. At this point, Taiyuan was restored! Lu Heng paid his respects! Written on the sixth day of October in the fifth year of Qingyuan of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
In the palace of Prince Jin!"
After reading the military newspaper, the voice continued to echo in the empty Zichen Hall and lingered for a long time.
Below, the civil and military officials held their breaths and suppressed their trembling bodies until the Chief Supervisor read the last word.
When the voice of the chief internal officer fell, the breathing of the civil and military officials became disordered.
They were still worried last night about whether they should move their family members south to escape the war. However, unexpectedly, after waking up, they suddenly heard this exciting good news.
The mood changes so much, it’s a world of difference!
After confirming the authenticity of the news, the civil and military officials were extremely excited. After looking at each other, under the leadership of Zhang Wenshan, they all knelt down, raised their hands and praised His Majesty in a loud voice: long live the eternity, and live forever.
For a time, the depressing and cold atmosphere in the hall was swept away. All the ministers were discussing the exciting good news, praising His Majesty's sage and the unpredictable nature of the Imperial Master.
Use military means.
The hall was enveloped in the joy of victory. A sincere smile appeared on everyone's face. Even those enemies who usually didn't talk to each other when they met, hugged each other happily at this time.
Among these officials who were extremely happy, only Zhang Wenshan and Hong Quan seemed particularly calm.
Yesterday, His Majesty summoned them into the palace overnight, pointed at several large boxes of letters shipped from Taiyuan Mansion, and became furious.
Recalling the way His Majesty was so angry that he smashed chairs and cups in the imperial study last night. Zhang Wenshan still feels his scalp numb until now.
He raised his head and saw that the smile on the emperor's face gradually disappeared, replaced by a deep murderous aura.
Zhang Wenshan's heart skipped a beat and he secretly said: Here it comes.
"My dear friends!" After the emperor took a deep breath, the smile on his face disappeared, replaced by a look of sorrow. He raised his hand, shook the military report in his hand, and said with a stern face: "The outcome of this battle is
Everyone may be happy about the victory. However, Lu Heng, the imperial commander as the commander-in-chief of the front line, is not satisfied with the outcome of this war. In the military report, Lu Heng first did not disclose in detail how many people our army has.
There was no celebration for the generals. Do you know why?"
After hearing this, Baiguan, who was overwhelmed with joy, realized that the matter was not over yet.
After they all stood back to where they were, they lowered their heads and thought about His Majesty's words.
Perhaps with victory as a catalyst, these officials were not as restrained as they were just now. After hearing His Majesty's question, an official stood up after thinking for a while and said: "Master Lu is a model for scholars in the world. He is a noble and upright person. A saint.
As the saying goes, a villain is a metaphor for profit, and a gentleman is a metaphor for righteousness. I thought, Mr. Lu wants to set a standard for us to be an official! Therefore, I will not ask for credit from your majesty in this military report!"
The words were said in a smooth and precise manner. Even Hong Quan on the side felt that this was the truth.
Zhang Wenshan curled his lips in disdain after hearing this, thinking of Lu Heng's usual scoundrel appearance, and secretly chuckled. Lu Heng has never considered himself a gentleman, and always puts profit first in everything he does, even in small business matters.
, as big as national diplomacy. This kid is all about taking advantage. The difference is that others take advantages that are visible right before their eyes, but what this kid is planning is a foundation that will last forever!
Take Korea as an example. Lu Heng's initiative to encourage Koreans to learn Chinese and wear Hanfu was implemented locally and funded by the imperial court. It was truly a cruel and desperate move. In the short term, it seemed that the imperial court had lost some money.
But anyone with a discerning eye can see at a glance that Lu Heng’s move was intended to bring peace and prosperity to Goryeo for a thousand years.
This is a big bargain!
Therefore, when Zhang Wenshan heard what this official said about Lu Heng being a gentleman and being righteous, Zhang Wenshan felt nothing but amusement in his heart.
And the emperor obviously knew what Lu Heng was like.
Therefore, after hearing what this person said, I felt quite disdainful.
After the emperor smiled, he stroked his gray beard and nodded slightly: "Mr. Lu's character is noble and pure, just like the lotus in the pond, rising out of the mud but not stained..."
The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was intentional. As soon as these words came out, Zhang Wenshan and Hong Quan, who often hung out with Lu Heng, both rolled their eyes.
Old man, it’s not kind of you to criticize Sang and Huai like that!
Weichen has not offended you, old man, what are you doing! He called us mud for no reason, isn't that too much?
The dejected looks of Zhang Wenshan and Hong Quan certainly caught the emperor's eye.
The emperor glared at them both, blaming them for being ignorant. After that, the emperor turned around, smiled slightly, and continued to say to the officials: "Lord Lu didn't ask me for credit, so naturally there is a reason for this!"
"But..." Suddenly, the emperor's words changed. His voice became as cold as winter, and the murderous intent appeared in the tiger's eyes, making people's hair stand on end.
His face darkened, and his eyes were filled with murderous intent. After staring at a few of the officials, he looked away, looked at the ministers, and said slowly: "But besides this reason, there is another more important reason.
For this reason, even the Imperial Master is shocked!"
The emperor took a deep breath, stretched out his fist, hit the table hard, and said word by word: "There is a traitor in the court!"
As soon as the words came out, everyone was shocked.
When all the civil and military officials heard this, their expressions suddenly changed. They stood up in panic, staring at the people around them angrily and suspiciously, fearing that the people around them were the traitors that His Majesty just mentioned.
When these officials heard the good news of the recovery of Taiyuan Prefecture, they were extremely happy. At this time, they had long thought of going home and telling their wives and concubines that there was no need to move their families and live in a foreign land.
However, before they could tell their families the good news, they heard His Majesty say that there were these hateful traitors in the court, and they ignored the justice of the world and considered thieves as their fathers.
This, this is simply forcing myself to leave home!
Damn it, really damn it!
After seeing the indignation and hatred of the traitors among the civil and military officials, the emperor, who felt that the time had come, suddenly stood up, raised his head and said in a deep voice to the Qianniu Guards surrounding the hall: "Where are the Qianniu Guards!"
Hundreds of thousands of cattle guards took a step together with a terrifying momentum. The leader, the armor-clad Zhonglang General, strode forward. He bowed his hands and saluted the emperor, and replied with full force: "I am here to serve you!"
After the emperor nodded slightly, he turned his head and said to the eunuch beside him: "Nian!"
"Li Feng, Huang Sa, Feng Chao..." The eunuch opened a scroll and read the names on it word by word.
It wasn't until he recited it for no less than twelve or three times that he stopped.
"Catch these traitors for me!" After the emperor waited for the eunuch to finish reciting, his face was filled with murderous intent, he waved his sleeves, turned around, and issued an order to arrest Qian Niuwei.
"Yes!" The leader of the Qianniu Guard, Zhonglang, took the order in a deep voice, then waved his hand, pointed at the thirteen officials who were slumped on the ground with ashen faces, and said to the Qianniu Guard behind him: "Take it!"
The Qianniu Guards moved, their armors rustling, and they strode forward, tying up the twelve people with great ease.
"Be thrown into the sky prison and wait for punishment!" The emperor, who had his back turned to everyone, took a deep breath, waved his hand, and said calmly to the Qianniu Guards Lieutenant General.