Chapter 113 To be a king who loses his country
An envoy of the Jin Dynasty?
Cui Heng was stunned when he heard this.
Since he left the novice space, although he has been using the political environment to collect the emotions of the people, he has never dealt with the royal family.
After all, the fortune of the Jin Dynasty has been declining since a hundred years ago. To this day, the central government orders of the court cannot even leave Zhongzhou, and the letters recommending local governors are just 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 take action to destroy it.
Because, even if he ignored him, it was not certain whether the name of the Jin Dynasty could continue for another ten years.
Emperor Jianyan Wei Yi was already 49 years old, but he didn't even have a son.
He killed all the loyal ministers and generals.
The Wang family of Langya, who had always supported the Jin Dynasty, has been busy lately.
It can be said that as long as Emperor Jianyan Wei Yi died, the Jin Dynasty's court would fall apart.
There would be almost no possibility of concentrating power.
The governors of various states would not allow another emperor to be above their heads.
Not even in name.
However, Emperor Jianyan is still alive and is still the emperor.
Therefore, his envoys would be entertained in any state.
In order to maintain superficial obedience, the local governors would also build good relations with the envoys and even show a humble attitude.
It's not that they are afraid of the emperor.
The main concern was that if they were not humble and respectful in front of the envoys, they would be easily caught by the neighboring states.
The neighboring states could use this as an excuse to form an alliance and come to attack.
In name, it was to maintain the emperor's authority, but in reality it was to seize territory and divide up the land and population.
Of course, the superficial respect and humility were only on the surface. As for the emperor's decrees brought by the envoys, they would usually be ignored by the governors, or they would pretend to obey but secretly disobey.
Therefore, the emperor generally would not send envoys to the prefectures.
After all, it was very embarrassing
to have one's own decrees ignored after they were issued. But now, a court envoy suddenly came to Fengzhou, which was really strange.
"What is your position?" Cui Heng asked.
Most of the envoys sent by the court to the local areas were eunuchs in the inner court, who could judge the importance of things by the level of their official positions.
"It's the attendant Wang Chun." Liu Litao said solemnly.
"The attendant of the imperial guards?" Cui Heng raised his eyebrows slightly and smiled, "What does the Emperor Jianyan want to do? He actually sent such an important official from the inner court to me. Did the eunuch say why he came?"
According to the official system of the Jin Dynasty, the attendant of the imperial guards was the chief official of the Sanqi Province, which had four people. They shared the memorials of the Shangshu with the Shizhong Province, served the emperor's daily life, and were also responsible for consulting and admonishing.
The power was extremely heavy.
"The eunuch didn't say why he came." Liu Litao shook his head and said, "He had to see you before he could tell me."
"Let him come." Cui Heng nodded lightly, and was also a little curious about the purpose of the Jin Dynasty court.
"Yes, envoy!" Liu Litao bowed and left.
...
Accompanied by Liu Litao, the envoy of the Jin Dynasty court came to the reception hall of the governor's office with a servant.
The envoy looked to be in his forties, with a white face and no beard, and a feminine temperament. He was obviously a eunuch.
The attendant beside him looked to be in his fifties, with ordinary looks, lowered eyebrows and humble eyes.
"Wang Chun greets the envoy."
The eunuch was not arrogant at all. He was very respectful to Cui Heng and bowed in a proper manner.
"Please sit down." Cui Heng nodded lightly and smiled, "What is the honor of coming to my Fengzhou?"
At the same time, he glanced at Wang Chun's attendant standing beside him.
This follower was obviously not an ordinary person. Although he was submissive and humble on the surface, he was still noble in his bones and was obviously a person in a high position.
"It is indeed an important matter for the country." Wang Chun said only this sentence and stopped talking. He first glanced at Liu Litao next to him, and then looked at Cui Heng, wanting to say something but stopping.
"Liu Zhizhong is my deputy and will be the second-in-command soon. Wang Changshi, please tell me what you want to say." Cui Heng shook his head lightly.
Of course, he could not dismiss his deputy because of a eunuch.
Since Wu Yin was still in the position of the second-in-command, Liu Litao was now temporarily in the position of Zhizhong's historian, the main Cao Wenshu, and his position was only second to the second-in-command. When Wu Yin resigned in the future, he could be the second-in-command of Fengzhou.
Liu Litao was deeply moved when he heard this, and his intention to follow Cui Heng to the death became even stronger.
"In that case..." Wang Chun was silent for a while, but finally made a decision. He stood up and said to the attendant beside him, "Prime Minister Chu, you should talk about this matter."
"Prime Minister Chu?!" Liu Litao looked at the attendant in astonishment.
"So it's the prime minister of the current dynasty." Cui Heng was still sitting there, looking at the old man dressed as an attendant, and was quite surprised.
Although he didn't care much about the court of Dajin, he knew that the prime minister of the current dynasty was called Chu Yuanliang, and he was not an ordinary prime minister.
Prime Minister, Recorder of Shangshu Affairs, Commander-in-Chief of All Military Affairs at Home and Abroad, Envoy with Special Powers, and Governor of Zhongzhou.
This is Chu Yuanliang's current official position.
In terms of power, he can manage all military and political affairs of the whole country of Dajin, and kill the governor and officials below at will.
Simply put, it is almost equivalent to the emperor.
Normally, these official positions cannot be added to one person.
But under the reign of Emperor Jianyan, such a prime minister with boundless power really appeared.
This made Cui Heng very curious about what kind of thing made the prime minister of the current dynasty come to Fengzhou in person.
"I have met Envoy Cui." Chu Yuanliang did not have the slightest airs of a top official. He was very respectful and bowed to Cui Heng and said, "Please save Dajin from the predicament!"
As soon as these words came out, the surroundings suddenly became quiet.
Cui Heng looked strange, and Liu Litao was also stunned.
In this day and age, are we still asking local governors to save Dajin?
It's good enough that we don't give them a push!
"This is not only for Dajin, but also for you, the envoy." Wang Chun suddenly said, "I believe the envoy should have received the news that the barbarians from the grassland are heading south to attack the city."
"Yes." Cui Heng nodded lightly and frowned, "Is it related to this?"
"Indeed it is related." Chu Yuanliang nodded, his face full of bitterness and said, "The emperor issued an edict, saying that Hu Zheng Chanyu of the grassland is kind and loves the people, and should not be trapped in the seven states of the grassland. Therefore
, the ownerless Fengzhou was handed over to Hu Zheng Chanyu. "If this edict is used, Fengzhou has already belonged to the barbarians from the grassland. Their southward attack on Yunshu County is actually to take back the land that belongs to them."
"?" Cui Heng almost thought he had heard it wrong.
"Is the emperor crazy? ! "Liu Litao's eyes widened, looking at Chu Yuanliang in disbelief.
Is this Emperor Jianyan Wei Yi out of his mind?
Wasn't he satisfied with the fact that two states were taken away by the grassland barbarians?
Now he is actually taking the initiative to cede land? This
is totally unheard of!
A wonder of all time!
...
Zhongzhou, the imperial capital of Dajin.
At this time, the court was in chaos.
A few days ago, Wei Yi suddenly told all the court officials that he had secretly sent an imperial edict to the grassland, ceding the entire Fengzhou to the leader of the grassland barbarians, Hu Zheng Shanyu.
Immediately afterwards, the court of Dajin received the news that the grassland barbarians were marching south with their entire army and were about to attack Yunshu County.
The angry Prime Minister Chu Yuanliang vomited blood and fainted on the spot.
He has not returned to the court until today.
All the court officials were stunned by this explosive news.
They never dreamed that Emperor Jianyan, who usually looked like he was just waiting to die, would do such an outrageous thing.
The grassland barbarians have not gone south for three years.
At this time, they actually took the initiative to cede... Giving a state to
Hu Zheng Chanyu? ! Not a county or a city, but a state!
There are only eleven states in the whole Dajin!
No, there are only ten left now...
No one with a normal mind would do such a thing.
There were endless arguments in the court about how to deal with this matter.
Emperor Jianyan Wei Yi yawned and staggered to the court.
Many court officials suddenly quieted down.
But Wei Yi ignored these court officials.
He came to the jade steps, tilted his body, and lay sideways on the dragon chair.
His eyes were half-closed, and he looked like he hadn't woken up yet.
A court official couldn't help but step out and said, "Your Majesty, the emperor has the responsibility to defend the land and herd the people. How can he cede the land and the people to the barbarians for no reason? "
Then another court official stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, although there have been many kings who ceded land to seek peace after being defeated in battles since ancient times, we have never heard of a king who ceded land to others without fighting. Please withdraw your edict!"
With the two people taking the lead, more and more court officials stood up one after another, and their words became more and more intense. In the end, they even shouted words like "king of a ruined country.
" "King of a ruined country?" Wei Yi, who was lying on his side on the dragon chair, suddenly spoke.
He seemed to be stimulated by something, and instantly became full of energy, not at all sleepy as before. He stood up from the dragon chair and stood on the jade steps, in front of the dragon chair.
"Who said that I was a king of a ruined country just now? "Wei Yi's eyes were cold as he scanned the ministers from top to bottom.
There was silence in the court and no one dared to speak.
Bang!
Wei Yi suddenly kicked over the table in front of him and laughed, "Hahaha, you're right! Yes, that's right, I am the king who lost the country!"
The court officials were shocked and stunned, with expressions full of disbelief.
How could an emperor say that he was a king who lost the country?
At this time, Wei Yi seemed to be in a state of spiritual excitement. He no longer looked down at the ministers, but spoke to himself on the jade steps.
"I ascended the throne at the age of eighteen, and worked hard to govern the country. I wanted to be a ruler of revival and leave my name in history. So I appointed the general Chen Pengju to go north to fight. In just three years, I regained the land of Fengzhou and recovered the country!
"But what then? What I waited for was not praises, but advice from my ministers, asking me not to waste military resources on war, destabilize the country, and disturb people's livelihood, and to issue an imperial decree to summon Chen Pengju back to the capital.
"I thought you were all loyal ministers, devoted to the country, but I listened to you. As a result, Chen Pengju lost his life on the road, and hundreds of thousands of troops lost their backbone and were easily controlled by the aristocratic families.
"At that time, I knew that I could not be the leader of the revival of the country. I was not cruel enough, I was too soft-hearted, and I had a group of good ministers. I could not accomplish anything great. Thousands of years later, those who are not familiar with history books may not know my name.
"This won't do! I came to this world, ascended the throne as an emperor, dominated the universe, and ruled over all living things. I am special and different from the ordinary people. How can I be drowned in the dust of history like the mediocre people?
"Among those who can be remembered by the world, the founding emperor is the best, the king who lost the country is the second, and the ruler who revived the country is the worst. Since I can't be the ruler of revival, it is also very good to be a king who lost the country. It is easier to be remembered by the world than the ruler of revival!
"So I didn't have a son, so I slaughtered my brothers, so I appointed treacherous people, so I killed loyal ministers, so I ignored the government, so I let the local governors secede!
"Great! It's really great! Now the country is on the verge of destruction, and the court exists in name only, but why hasn't anyone come to capture the imperial city? I'm still waiting to burn myself in the palace, shock the world, and let countless people remember it in their hearts!
"The hundred-year period is approaching, and the immortals and Buddhas from the upper realm are about to descend. By that time, it won't be so easy for me to destroy the country. I don't have time. If no one comes to destroy Dajin, I will destroy it myself!
"I also want to tell you that what was sent to the grassland was not only the edict of ceding land, but also the Hongwu Sword that killed all the gods in the world three hundred years ago!
"This Dajin will definitely perish! Hahahaha!"
The laughter of Emperor Jianyan Wei Yi echoed in the court.
The ministers were shocked and dumbfounded, and no one dared to say even a word.
Crazy!
The emperor is really crazy! !
It would be fine if he ceded Fengzhou, but he even sent the Hongwu Sword to the grassland.
That is a sword that can kill the gods and Buddhas in the upper world!
What should he do? !
...
Chu Yuanliang finally failed to get Cui Heng's promise on the spot. He
had to leave in a hurry with Wang Chun.
As the prime minister of the current dynasty, he could not leave the capital for too long, otherwise there would be trouble.
In the Fengzhou pastoral office.
Cui Heng asked Liu Litao to call Zhang Shuming and Wu Yin over, explained the previous situation, and asked: "How credible do you think what Chu Yuanliang said is?"
Zhang Shuming thought for a while and said: "Chu Yuanliang is the most powerful person in the dynasty. He came here in person to ask for help. This should be true."
Liu Litao also said: "Chu Yuanliang and Wang Chun came together, probably to make you believe the truth of this matter."
Wu Yin nodded and said: "I think so too."
"Yes." Cui Heng nodded lightly and said: "It is likely to be true, but what Emperor Jianyan did is too incredible. It is probably not as simple as ceding Fengzhou."
At this point, he said to Liu Litao: "Don't write a reply to Chen Tong. I will go to Yunshu County in person."
"Yes, lord." Liu Litao nodded.
...
Twenty miles outside the city of Yunshu County in Fengzhou, the camp was set up. Soldiers were at the gates
of the city. The situation
was tense.
In the Yunzhou king's tent in the back, there was peace and prosperity. Hu Zheng Shanyu was
in his prime. Faced with the great gift from Wei Yi, he naturally ate it without hesitation, determined to capture Yunshu County before the gods from the upper realm descended.
At this time, he was wiping a seemingly ordinary fine iron long sword with a yellow silk edict, looking far to the south, and smiled: "Maybe next winter, my clan will be able to rule the Central Plains!
"I also want to thank your emperor for the gift he gave me. When I capture the Yunshu County City, I will definitely massacre the city as a thank you."
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