inspire-indiana Chapter 566 Empress Song: This kind of favor is not even as good as Ran'er
Chapter 566 Empress Song: This kind of favor is not even as good as Ran'er
Chapter 566 Empress Song: This kind of favor is not even as good as Ran'er
In Kaifeng Mansion, the main hall of the government office is brightly lit and full of people.
Gao Yue entered the hall with heavy steps, surrounded by a few brothers who had escaped from Sishuiguan, they were in a state of distress, everyone was wounded, and there was a smell of hunting and blood filling the entire yamen hall, making Gao Yue's subordinates who greeted them, Seeing this, his complexion changed slightly, and he felt a bad premonition in his heart.
"Brother." When Zhan Weiyong saw the dejected people, his heart sank, and he asked anxiously, "This is... what happened?"
At this time, Shao Yingchen also entered the hall, and saw Gao Yue sitting on a chair with his head slightly lowered, his battle robe was stained with blood, his bun was loose, and he looked like an eggplant beaten by frost, frowning, but already Guessing some reasons, he secretly sighed.
Hearing the sound of sighing, Gao Yue suddenly raised his head, raised a pair of red pupils to look at Shao Yingchen, a seven-foot-tall man with tears in his eyes, and sighed: "Mr. Shao, I regret not listening to Mr.'s words."
If he hadn't thought of repeating the old tricks and making some unexpected moves, he wouldn't have suffered such a big defeat.
Three thousand brothers, some of them were old brothers who had followed him from the Northwest to Hubei for many years, and they were tossed away by him like this! .
At this moment, Zhan Weiyong and the brothers brought back from Gao Yue heard Gao Yue's voice choked up, and a heavy haze covered their hearts.
And following Gao Yue's choked-up voice, some brothers also cried out.
Seeing this, Shao Yingchen sighed, not knowing how to persuade him.
Hearing this, Gao Yue stood up abruptly, walked a few steps quickly, reached out and grabbed Shao Yingchen's hands tightly, and asked, "Sir, what should you teach me now?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at Shao Yingchen in unison.
"General, the only solution for now is... to withdraw from the Kaifeng mansion." Shao Yingchen said in a low voice, meeting everyone's gaze.
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was stunned.
Li Zimin beside Gao Yue yelled first, "Then our brother's blood will be shed in vain? My old Li wants to avenge my brothers!"
Gao Yue also froze in place, with a gloomy expression, speechless for a while.
Shao Yingchen said worriedly: "General, heroes from all walks of life are gathered in the Kaifeng mansion, good and evil are mixed, our department has just suffered a big defeat and lost [-], the news of this defeat can't be kept secret, I'm afraid it will be spread in the Kaifeng mansion tomorrow." Everyone knows that at that time, the general's prestige will be greatly damaged, and if he thinks about commanding the heroes as before, I'm afraid it won't be easy."
Of the 4000 people Gao Yue brought to Kaifeng, most of them lost, only a thousand or so, obviously not enough to control Kaifeng, where heroes from all walks of life gather.
There are more than a dozen groups, large and small, in Kaifeng Mansion, of which the four groups are the most powerful.
These four factions are headed by Luo Jinzhong, Wang Sishun, He Guosheng, and Li Yanqing, and each of them leads a thousand or two thousand bandits. The leaders of the various bandits who rushed to the news, originally had subordinates, and then quickly expanded their manpower by killing officials and rebelling, releasing prisoners, gathering and surrendering.
Gao Yue frowned into the word "Chuan" and asked with a serious face, "Mr.'s words are not unreasonable. Some people in the city were not very convinced of me as the leading brother."
Originally, he had more than [-] people with him, complete armaments and horses, which can be said to be a strong army, and he broke through the Kaifeng Mansion first, so he had the right to order these people in name, now that he is so damaged, can these people still Follow his orders?
Most likely it won't work.
Shao Yingchen said in a deep voice: "General, this time the imperial court has been prepared for a long time at Sishui Pass, and ambushed our army with light cavalry. It can be seen that the news of the fall of Kaifeng Mansion has spread to Shenjing, attracting the imperial court's army to suppress it. The only plan is now. It is still better to avoid the sharp edge. In my opinion, the general might as well abandon the city of Kaifeng, choose from among the heroic volunteers who responded, and choose those who are willing to leave with us, and go to Runing Mansion first, and then plan south to Jianghuai. I don’t know. What do you think the general wants?"
During the past few days in Kaifeng Mansion, he has already seen through that these heroes gathered here can only be used to consume the power of the imperial court, and they cannot conspire with each other.
This is also the reason why Shao Yingchen's evaluation of Gao Yue is higher than others. Although Gao Yue's subordinates also have some bandit spirits that are hard to change, but bandits have their own way, and things that hurt nature and justice are still isolated, unlike the lawless "rebels" who gathered at these times.
But to overthrow the Han court, it is impossible to do without these people.
As soon as Shao Yingchen said this, Li Zimin's face turned livid, and he said, "Brother, once we leave, what should all the heroes in the world think of us? Just set up the uprising flag, and because of a defeat, they are afraid of the court." Is it? I have the revenge of the old man, do you want to avenge it?"
Among a group of brothers, Li Zimin ranked third, and the eighth brother was Wei Song who died after being cut off.
Li Zimin spoke angrily, looked at Wei Bochuan, Lai Haiyuan and the pale Ma Liang, and shouted angrily: "Fifth brother, sixth brother, seventh brother, can we swallow this breath?"
Wei Bochuan frowned and shouted loudly: "Brother, we still have tens of thousands of people in Kaifeng, how can we fight the imperial court, how can we escape?"
Lai Haiyuan also said angrily: "Yeah, brother, brothers have been hiding in Tibet for so many years, and finally made such a big noise and gathered so many people, it's time to fight hard, and those good brothers before, they Die miserable."
Although several people did not accuse Gao Yue of being "reckless" because of their brotherhood, but it was this attitude of wanting revenge that made Gao Yue's heart sink.
Ordinarily in such a situation, it is undoubtedly wise to withdraw from Kaifeng Mansion. Gao Yue had better be "brother suffers, and the pain hurts me", and then spit out a mouthful of blood on his back, fainted, and while saving people's hearts, he can still vomit blood Fainted, the rest of the troops were withdrawn from Kaifeng Fucheng.
But Gao Yue didn't have this kind of talent for acting, but his complexion was as dark as the bottom of a pot, his intuition was as sharp as a knife, his forehead was throbbing with veins, and his heart was intertwined with shame, aggrievedness, embarrassment, and anger.
Looking at this scene, Shao Yingchen frowned, his face was gloomy and uncertain, but he didn't say a word.
If it is Wu Yong next to Song Jiang, this villain who is hated by others, for the sake of brother Gongming, Wu Yong should be it, but it is a pity that Shao Yingchen is not.
Gao Yue looked around at the brothers, and said in a deep voice, "Okay! You and my brother will fight here with the court."
Shao Yingchen's heart trembled when he heard the words, he opened his mouth, seeing the anger of the crowd, he finally swallowed back the words that came to his lips.
Just as he was sighing in his heart, Gao Yue turned his head to look at himself with complicated eyes.
"Mr. Shao, Gao has let you down." Gao Yue said suddenly.
At the beginning, the resourceful man persuaded him not to stay in Kaifeng Mansion. After breaking through Kaifeng City, he led the gathered heroes and righteous men back to Runing to attack Huainan. To lead Qingqi to attack Luoyang, he had just landed on such a field, and now he is asked to evacuate Kaifeng, he will go his own way again.
But people are in the rivers and lakes, and they can't help themselves.
"Where did the general say that?" Shao Yingchen calmed down and persuaded: "Although there is a small defeat now, tens of thousands of righteous men have gathered here to participate in the grand event of resisting the imperial court. If everyone is united and helps each other, there may be a chance to turn defeat into victory. , General, please don’t be discouraged, there is still room for improvement.”
In a flash, he also somewhat understood what Gao Yue was thinking. Leaving like this is not only a matter of reputation, but also a matter of people's hearts.
Just suffered a big defeat, many brothers under his command died tragically, and left Kaifeng Mansion without saying a word. Once such a cowardly act, the hearts of his subordinates will be scattered. In addition, there is also the problem of reputation. When the reputation is good, Even if the soldiers and horses are scattered, as long as there are core brothers, there is still the possibility of recruiting soldiers and horses in the future. If the reputation is bad, the foundation of standing will be gone.
As Gao Yue said, he looked at Li Zimin and the others, and said, "The brothers should go to have a good rest first, cheer up, and wait for a decisive battle with the imperial court. Brother Ma Liang also hasten to ask a doctor for treatment."
Li Zimin, Wei Bochuan, Lai Haiyuan, and Ma Liang clasped their fists and said yes.
Wait for the brothers to leave the Yatang.
Gao Yue looked at Mr. Shao and said, "Sir, I intend to lead the army to fight to the death with the imperial court, but the people in Kaifeng Mansion are not sure, so I ask you to give me advice and calm people down."
Now that he has just been defeated, he may not be able to command the heroes in Kaifeng Mansion.
Mr. Shao pondered for a moment, then said in a low voice: "The general should be inspired by righteousness and rewarded with wealth. Now that you brothers have lost their lives for resisting the imperial court, tomorrow you should set up a mourning hall, raise mourning soldiers, and unite people's hearts!"
Gao Yue's heart was shocked when he heard the words, and he somewhat understood what Shao Yingchen said.
It is to make a big deal of the funeral of the three thousand brothers, raise mourning soldiers, and then attack the court, then suppress it in the name of righteousness, then it is defeated, and there is still a chance to make a comeback.
Gao Yue looked at Shao Yingchen and said, "Sir, now Kaifeng is in danger of being overwhelmed. I am here to fight with the imperial army, but I am still worried about you, sir."
Even if his subordinates are defeated, he still has the confidence to lead a group of brothers to escape the siege of the imperial court and go to Runing, but it will be inconvenient to bring Mr. Shao, and Mr. Shao is his opportunity to build a great career in the future.
Said, looking at Zhan Weiyong at the side, said: "Fourth brother, you have always been cautious and prudent, you escort your husband to Runing, if things go wrong here, I will lead my brother back to Runing."
In Luoshan County, Runing Prefecture, there are Maliu and Zhang Sheng, the second-in-charge who is often doing logistics and military supplies, leading 1 core bandits and more than [-] people to stay behind.
Zhan Wei asked in a startled voice, "Brother, what do you mean?"
Shao Yingchen's complexion changed slightly, and he also looked at Gao Yue in surprise.
Gao Yue looked at Shao Yingchen aggressively, and said in a low tone: "It's not safe for you to stay in Kaifeng, sir. Let's leave this place first. If I win the decisive battle with the imperial court, then I will invite you to come over and conspire with me." It is a big event, if it fails, we will meet up with Mr. again at that time."
This was the idea he had made earlier, he led the remnant soldiers to gather all the rebels to fight the court to the death, and Mr. Shao fled first, even if he failed, he still had time to make a comeback.
Anyway, it's been so many years.
If you don't ask how Yue arranges his subordinates, he will fight to the death with the officers and soldiers.
Shenjing Castle, palace garden, early morning
The golden morning light falls on the roof ridge of the side hall of the Daming Palace, and the glazed tiles reflect the golden brilliance. In the study room of the Daming Palace, a thin figure stands on the Taishi chair, reflecting the morning light from the east window on the high table beside it. and bookshelves.
Emperor Chongping held the memorabilia in his hand, he stopped reading and put it aside, his face was gloomy and uncertain.
The middle-aged emperor only rested for two days, and his condition improved slightly. Regardless of the advice of the imperial physician and Empress Song, he got up at dawn and came to Daming Palace to handle government affairs.
Dai Quan stood behind the beams and pillars with his hands down, opened his mouth, and swallowed back the words of persuasion. It would be better for him to talk less and do more these days.
Emperor Chongping said coldly: "What a Wei and Zheng feudal vassal, buying thousands of households in brocade clothes, privately amassing armored soldiers, hoarding food and fodder, what is this going to do? Rebellion?"
This is a memorandum jointly signed by Yin Meng Jinwen and Jia Heng of the Henan Prefecture. It was urgently delivered to Shenjing with [-] yuan. It not only recorded in detail the process of recovering the rice grains of the Zheng and Wei feudal clans, but also participated in the impeachment of the two feudal clans for occupying grain fields in Henan Prefecture. , The children of the vassal mansion trampled on the laws of the country, and the evil slaves oppressed the good.
At the same time, in the Jinyi Mansion's secret memorial that Jia Heng attached, the story of the two people buying Luoyang Jinyi's thousand households was even reported to resist Jinyi's surveillance.
"Dai Quan, send someone to deliver these memorials to Chonghua Palace." Emperor Chongping pondered for a moment, suppressed the anger in his heart, and said coldly.
Zheng and Wei are the emperor's nephews, and now they are running amok in the local area, so he naturally has to deal with it, but he has to take into account the harmony between the emperor and the Tian family clan in the eyes of outsiders.
Dai Quan responded quickly: "Your maid obeys the order."
He went forward to collect the memorial, and then ordered the inner eunuch to deliver the memorial to Chonghua Palace.
Emperor Chongping picked up the memorial to review again, but continued to flip through the memorial, threw it aside, and then his face was filled with anger, he had rested for a few days, but his rosy cheeks were as cold as iron.
At this moment, the voices of court ladies and inner eunuchs came from the outside, and Empress Song stepped in from the outside, dressed in light yellow court clothes, walking gracefully and gracefully, and said softly: "Your Majesty, it's time, it's time to use it." It's breakfast."
Seeing her husband burying his head in the case and taking all his clothes and food, Empress Song narrowed her beautiful eyes and sighed inwardly.
How can it go on like this?
But His Majesty has always been stubborn. She persuaded her many times, but she still didn't listen very much.
Seeing the arrival of Empress Song, Emperor Chongping took the memorial in his hand and said angrily: "Zitong, I only dealt with a few censors, and now the scientific and clear streams are on the bullets, admonishing me not to be punished for my words, this Wang Shu, a A lot of age, old and confused, and still come to the school to persuade me to control my anger?"
Yesterday, Emperor Chongping asked Dai Quan to order Xu Lu, the censor of Zuodu, to strictly rectify the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and sent Gong Yanming, the censor of Yunnan Province, to prison for his crimes.
I don’t want to, it’s like stabbing a hornet’s nest today. Ke Dao Yushi and Qingliu of the Imperial Academy all wrote memorials, admonishing Emperor Chongping to open up his way of speaking, and not to punish Ke Dao’s officials for his words, and even some of the six departments of Jiuqing Officials, such as Wang Shu, the minister of Dali Temple, also went up to persuade Emperor Chongping to take care of the dragon's body, so as not to anger sinners.
And this just added fuel to the fire, making Emperor Chongping even more annoyed.
In fact, it is more like a self-dangerous move by the officials of the Ministry of Education. After all, the memorials to the impeachment of Jia Heng were piled up in the Secretary of General Administration, and many officials have a share. No one can say that he is alone, so the emperor's dissatisfaction with the Metropolitan Procuratorate will spread to himself.
Seeing that Emperor Chongping's face was not right, Empress Song approached, took Emperor Chongping's hand, and asked softly: "Your Majesty calm down, what do the elders in the cabinet think about this matter?"
If the cabinet ministers also agree to rectify the science and conduct, and investigate the relevant censors of the previous impeachment memorials, then things will be much easier to handle. This is also a strategy that Emperor Chongping often used in the past.
Emperor Chongping put down the memorial, left the book case, and said coldly: "In a moment, I will call a few cabinet ministers and Xu Qing from the Metropolitan Procuratorate to discuss the government affairs."
Saying that, as Empress Song headed towards Dongnuan Pavilion, Dai Quan hurriedly led a group of internal eunuchs to follow, serving the emperor with meals.
Empress Song followed up with light steps, and said softly: "Your Majesty has just recovered some vitality. Recently, it is necessary to take good care of your body. Don't be too angry about these things. Ziyu still said before leaving Beijing, Your Majesty still To take care of the dragon body, these are trivial matters."
"How can it be possible not to work hard?" Emperor Chongping sighed, and while cleaning his hands, he said: "The thieves are getting stronger every day, and I have neglected the government for the past two days. There is a backlog of memorials, some of which are not important , but the memorabilia of the old man Li Ge in the north, regarding the matter of northern Xinjiang, we need money, food, armor, and personnel orders from the generals, and these cabinets and military aircraft departments are waiting for approval."
When Empress Song heard the words, she sighed softly, and served Emperor Chongping glutinous rice porridge with red dates.
"Your Majesty, if the matter is not too important, let the cabinet and the military aircraft deal with it. Your Majesty is still recuperating recently. When Zi Yu returns from Henan, it will not be too late to make a fuss." Empress Song thought for a while, With a slight smile on his face, he persuaded softly.
She has discovered in the past few days that if Jia Ziyu is mentioned, her husband will get rid of his irritability and become calm.
Thinking of this, I can't help but feel a little complicated. This kind of favor is not as good as even Ran'er.
Hearing that Empress Song mentioned Jia Heng, Emperor Chongping's expression became more relaxed, and he said in a gentle voice, "It will take some time before Ziyu comes back. The chaos in Henan has not been settled for two or three months, so it is good to appease him after the war Common people, there is no need for the imperial court to send money and food to Henan, if Zi Yu is at the military plane, helping to make suggestions, I can also save a lot of worry about things in the north."
After falling ill this time, he has decided to leave some trivial matters to the cabinet and the Military Aircraft Department, otherwise, if he is really tired and has some problems, how can he be reconciled.
However, most of the auxiliary ministers of the court's military plan are empty-handed and do not understand military affairs. If there is another incident that hindered the military plan in Henan like before, Ziyu will let them cover the whole thing, I am afraid that there will be a catastrophe.
Empress Song held the spoon in her slender hand, and said softly, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, with Zi Yu's ability, the sound of success will come soon."
At this moment, the sharp voice of the inner guard outside the hall sounded: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Concubine Rong and Princess Jinyang brought the Eighth Prince and Princess Qinghe to visit Your Majesty."
It turned out that Emperor Chongping started to run to Daming Palace just a little bit better. Empress Dowager Feng knew about this, and she asked Concubine Rong and Princess Jinyang to persuade Emperor Chongping when they went to Changle Palace to pay their respects.
Emperor Chongping put down the chopsticks in his hand and looked up.
While speaking, Concubine Duanrong led the Eighth Prince, Princess Jinyang Chen Li and Li Chanyue into the East Nuan Pavilion of the side hall.
"Your Majesty, sister." Concubine Duanrong led the Eighth Prince Chen Ze to greet her.
Chen Ze called out to Emperor Chongping: "I have seen my father and my mother."
"Brother Huang, sister-in-law, why are you eating breakfast at this time?" Princess Jinyang held Li Chanyue's little hand and said in greeting.
The beauty is wearing a light red palace gown today, with a slender waist and high girdle, and a bun like a cloud. It's just that the luxurious and graceful makeup in the past has been painted lightly today, but it is still difficult to conceal the beautiful and beautiful appearance. At this moment, it is long and clear. There was a bit of concern in her phoenix eyes.
Li Chanyue called the emperor's uncle and aunt, with gloomy eyebrows and demure demeanor.
After seeing the ceremony, everyone sat down on the embroidered pier brought by Dai Quan and a few eunuchs.
"Brother Huang, you have only rested for a few days, why come to Daming Palace to watch the memorials again, and you forget to eat and sleep, so you have to pay attention to rest." Jinyang eldest princess frowned, said in a clear voice, and turned to look He said to Empress Song, "Why doesn't Sister-in-law persuade me?"
"As I said just now, it's just a little bit better, but again, alas..." Empress Song sighed softly.
This Jinyang... Didn't she persuade her?But His Majesty doesn't listen or speak, and sometimes looks cold, what can she do?
At this time, Chen Ze raised his fair face, pulled Emperor Chongping's arm, and said crisply: "Father, take care of yourself and take good care of yourself."
In front of the youngest son, Emperor Chongping's eyes were obviously warm, and he said: "Father's body, Father's body is well known."
Concubine Duan Rong frowned, and said: "Come here, Ze'er, your father is still having breakfast."
"Yes, Concubine Mother." Chen Ze replied softly, and then came to Concubine Duan Rong's side.
"Emperor brother, my sister heard that Jia Ziyu in Henan had a good news yesterday. I don't know what to say?" Princess Jinyang looked at Emperor Chongping and said with concern.
Emperor Chongping didn't hide anything, and his tone was a little imperceptibly brisk, and said: "The urgent memorandum sent from the General Administration Department this morning details the affairs of the Zheng and Wei feudal vassals. There is no shortage of rice and grain to pacify the chaos, and the next step is to wait for the tens of thousands of Beijing troops he has trained for me, so that we can wipe out the bandits."
When Princess Jinyang heard the words, her phoenix eyes drooped slightly, and a thought flashed in her heart.
Sure enough, she said how the emperor brother rewarded Ning Rong and the two houses yesterday, it turned out to be a good letter from Henan.
Hearing this, Li Chanyue's eyes were in a daze, and thoughts floated on Shaoyan's childish and clear cheeks.
I don't know how he and his cousin are doing now.
Ever since the person said that day that she would take her cousin to Henan to quell the chaos, there was always a vague irritability lingering in her heart... These days, anyway, it's very annoying.
Most likely because her cousin was not at home, she was getting bored by herself.
"The soldiers and horses have not moved, and the food and grass go first. Now that we have rice, the problem is half solved." The eldest princess of Jinyang said softly, and comforted: "The emperor should relax. Having said that, Brother Huang should eat first."
Emperor Chongping said: "It's okay to talk about the chaos in Henan. There was Ziyu in the past, and now it's in the north. There are many affairs, and there are court affairs. Everywhere is asking for money and food. You should also give more snacks to the Ministry of Internal Affairs."
Princess Jinyang said softly: "Recently, the treasury has been full of grain, fodder, gold and silver."
Emperor Chongping nodded and stopped talking.
The treasury has never been full, only the more the better, the Wei and Zheng clans are clans, and now the country is in trouble, and they use money everywhere, so they should do their part for the country.
Emperor Chongping ate here, while the others talked.
Emperor Chongping also had breakfast, and was just about to get up and go to Hanyuan Hall to summon his courtiers.
At this time, suddenly seeing an inner eunuch wandering outside the hall, he didn't dare to come in, and frowned.
Seeing this, Dai Quan hurriedly went to inquire. After a while, he turned back and said, "Your Majesty, Jia Ziyu's flying pigeon letter from Jinyi Mansion."
(End of this chapter)