The title of Wang Zhifeng, who exceeded everyone's expectations, did play a great role in the southwest war at first after arousing great enthusiasm from both the government and the public.
Not only did generals from all walks of life request the battle, but even the baggage was quickly raised through the generosity of each family.
But after a few days, everyone who calmed down was no longer so easy to fool—especially the nobles.
It must be enough to be crowned king if the Southwest can take all the credit.
However, since the four kings of the Southwest were able to defeat Yong's army and could not take a step forward, even if they relied on the convenience of the natural chasm, they still had their own fighting strength. Besides, when the Yong army went to fight, the natural chasm was there. Could it be that when their nobles led their troops over, the natural chasm was not there. ? Not to mention Shen, Su, and Liu Zhong, who were the best at military strategy among the noble clans. The Shen family was afraid of being too public. They gave up early on the excuse that the Shen Zangfeng brothers had been in the army for several years and had accumulated hidden wounds and needed to be nursed back to health.
The Su family and the Liu family have this idea. They have more or less personal grudges. Even if they can't be crowned kings, they can rest assured that they can atone for their sins, right
But I also know that the support of the Su family and the Liu family for the new emperor was in the later period. The Xiliang army was severely weakened by the severe epidemic and its foundation was directly broken. Only then did they make a bet... Of course, people who are close to each other cannot defect to the new emperor in the early or middle period. The emperor's people compare.
So at this time, it is strange that this kind of opportunity can fall into their hands! It’s great to have them participate! How could they get involved in a serious battlefield
As for the other noble clans, they are not sure that they can take the credit alone.
The southwest can definitely be conquered - Dayong, who has occupied most of the former Wei territory, unanimously thinks so about the deprived southwest land.
The problem is that although the Southwest can definitely be conquered, this is relative to Dayong. For a certain family and a certain person... the four kings of the Southwest have also gone through many tests in the war and are still standing today!
Even though they have been restraining each other and huddled in the southwest corner, coveting the Central Plains but never seriously entering the Central Plains, at least in the southwest territory, they have defended it until now, with almost no losses in the original territory, and despite several major attacks, Victory, and the new emperor's accession to the throne, the Yong army who attacked several times suffered losses several times!
In this case, you lose everything... Even if you don't really lose everything, if you want to gain extraordinary achievements, you have to sacrifice your body and soul, and you have to go to the battlefield to fight - in the end, you bleed heavily and risk your life, but you have no chance of making a profit. Go back to Wangjue, only a fool would do it!
Therefore, the enthusiasm of the nobles suddenly diminished, and those who had donated the baggage even regretted that they were not calm enough and were carried away by the temptation of the king... But it was impossible to get back what they had taken out, so they had to regret it in private.
Of course, these are nobles.
The new Yongzhun group who were not from the gentry clan did not have the financial resources to support the battlefield. They would definitely need important people from the new emperor to fight. Therefore, the upstarts who had no worries could vigorously request to play, so much so that in order to compete for the position of coach at the court meeting, several military generals with low backgrounds and relatively bad tempers even beat their heads and bloodied them!
Seeing that the situation is getting worse and worse, the former Paoze is about to completely fall out and become enemies over this war involving the wealth and wealth of future generations. Naturally, the new emperor cannot let the matter continue to escalate - because Mo Binwei has already made the king, so in this battle for the coach, he It was directly excluded.
The rest of the generals, in terms of ability, qualifications, and force... quarreled again and again before the emperor. Finally, the new emperor couldn't bear it anymore and simply decided to lead the expedition himself!
This seemed like the new emperor was furious. In fact, after the generals had taken advantage of Southwest's contribution, the new emperor's personal expedition was a foregone conclusion.
Because this attack on the southwest involves the coveted kingship.
So it is conceivable that even if they reluctantly decide on a general, they will cooperate with each other to conquer the Southwest? impossible things!
They must be trying to undermine each other and take credit!
This is not usual! Even if the new emperor is generous, there will definitely be no such opportunity until the founding of the country. Obtaining a title has always been more difficult as you go later! Like the former Wei Dynasty, except for the hereditary nobles of the clan, if anyone else wants to get a title, they must first become a high official - and then be prepared to spend a lifetime!
Isn't it true that Wei Huan, a powerful official like Wei Huan who has been in the first rank for many years and the leader of the Fengzhou Guard, has become an official in old age. In order to reward his veteran officials, Emperor Ai of Wei granted him the title of Chang Shangong, but it cannot be hereditary
Considering Wei Huan's status in the former Wei Dynasty, if this is the case, let alone others! This was the case in the former Wei Dynasty. Even though Dayong was more generous than the former Wei Dynasty in rewarding meritorious officials, and kings with different surnames were granted titles, would titles be awarded as casually as cabbage? If that were the case, the title would be worthless.
If you miss this opportunity and want to be crowned king again in the future, it can be said that there is little hope.
After seizing this opportunity, if their descendants fail to live up to expectations in the future, as long as they maintain a good relationship with the court, and as long as Dayong is not destroyed, the hereditary and irreplaceable king will be enough to make them rich and prosperous for generations to come!
Therefore, for the sake of the future of our descendants, it is not surprising that even those who were upright and aboveboard in the past suddenly become vicious at this time.
If the new emperor didn't go there and take charge in person, it would be ridiculous for these people to talk about conquering the Southwest and undermine each other so that the Southwest can attack!
"So you must be careful." Weiyang Palace, Changle Hall, Princess Wen Yulan of Xian'an was doing the homework assigned by her aunt Qiu Baoniang in the side hall, but Qiu Baoniang herself was invited to the window of the main hall to talk to Queen Qiu .
After listening to Queen Qiu sighing about how long the new emperor had been in the imperial capital before he was worried about going on an expedition again, Qiu Baoniang suddenly said something that made Queen Qiu and Sun Mo and others in front of the queen stunned.
Sun Mo's eyebrows twitched and he scolded: "Don't talk nonsense in front of the Queen!" His words were scolding, but his tone was not fierce.
Not only did he see that Queen Qiu was not angry, but he also hoped that Queen Qiu could get wise guidance. According to his observation, Queen Qiu was considered to be among the best among country women. Even the daughters of ordinary scholars may not have the same skills. She is outstanding, but there is really a gap between her and a qualified queen.
But now in Dayong's harem, apart from the pregnant Concubine Shan, there are also concubines Zhao, Yu Jieyu, Li Meiren, Concubine Deng Shu... Not to mention the large group of Yingying Yanyan, none of them has a simple background: Concubine Shan is a branch of Jinxiu Duanmu. The adopted daughter; the Zhao concubine was presented by the Song family in the south of the Yangtze River; Yu Jieyu was related to the Qian family in Xinghe; Li Meiren was recently sent to the palace by Shen Xin from Xiliang; Concubine Deng Shu was known as the adopted daughter of the Deng family, but according to rumors, she was the daughter-in-law of the head of the Deng family. From the room…
These are just the more favored ones.
In such a lively harem, the queen's family still has little influence, and even if the deposed queen of Wei Ai, Gu, would be in charge of the middle palace, it would not be easy.
Queen Qiu... She, the queen, is almost discouraged by what she has done!
Qiu Baoniang appeared now and seemed to want to seduce the queen, but Sun Mo also wanted to give her a chance. After all, although Empress Qiu had the advantage of Yuan's wife and a son and a daughter, these advantages only looked glamorous on the scene. In fact, it is difficult to say how much status she had in the eyes of the new emperor.
Unless the new emperor takes action and obviously supports Empress Qiu.
Otherwise, if the harem fight continues like this, the best outcome for Queen Qiu is probably to be a queen in name only, with no real power. It's not uncommon for someone to accidentally take away the throne and die unjustly, even affecting the eldest prince and Princess Xian'an!
Of course, those were not what Sun Mo wanted to see.
So he scolded Qiu Baoniang, but silently prayed in his heart that since Qiu Baoniang took the initiative, she must have some real skills and be able to assist Queen Qiu to secure her position in the back.
"It's okay, just ask her to say... Why do you say that, Bao Niang?" Queen Qiu shook her head and said gently.
To be honest, although the queen once had the idea of breaking up the marriage between Shen Shuyan and Wei Shanshi, she was really considerate of the people around her. No matter what kind of blows and sarcasm she received from Concubine Shan and other concubines, she never took it out on anyone. At most, she would make people leave and cry alone to get through it.
After this period of time, people who were accustomed to the queen's temper gradually became able to talk and laugh as they pleased in front of the queen.
She was the Crown Princess of the former Wei Dynasty and served the empress who was recognized as the most powerful queen in the late Wei Dynasty. After Qiu Baoniang found out about Empress Qiu's temper, she naturally refused to waste time pretending to be meek or timid. Her courage had already changed in one fell swoop after her transformation in her youth. The years of wandering around had given her a courage and boldness that she did not even have when she was a crown princess.
As soon as the queen answered, Qiu Baoniang immediately said: "Have you forgotten, my queen? Concubine Shan was definitely diagnosed with pregnancy. There has been no such news among the other concubines, but the maid paid attention to the recent history of Tong. There are at least three of them, and they may not be able to conceive - but the Holy Spirit is about to go to the conquest in person right now. With the Holy Spirit gone, this harem will be left to you... You said that because Shan Guifei was cut off, she was pregnant with a male heir. With her You are so ambitious, how can you miss this great opportunity?”
Queen Qiu's current inability to be a qualified queen is largely due to the limitations of her background. She is not stupid either. After being reminded like this, she couldn't help but change her color and said: "Why would Shan take advantage of this opportunity..."
"You are the Lord of the Sixth Palace. Whenever something happens in this Sixth Palace, whether you know it or not, whether it is you who did it or not, and whether it was you who did it or not, in short, you must bear the responsibility!" Qiu Baoniang! He said decisively, "As for the four kings of the southwest, the army has been fighting since last year or the year before last, and they haven't taken it yet, so it can be seen that it is also difficult. This time the emperor's personal expedition also involves the matter of the ministers becoming kings - the servant said something To be honest, I don’t know how busy your majesty will be with this personal expedition! If you hear something bad happens in our palace, do you think your majesty will not be angry? "
Although Sun Mo expected her to assist Queen Qiu, he felt that what she said was too straightforward and did not give Queen Qiu face. It was clearly because Queen Qiu was extremely passive in the palace now. Although this was true, as a new I taught my aunt not long after entering the palace. Isn't this attitude towards the queen too casual
He coughed dryly: "Aunt Qiu, you have said so much, but do you have a good strategy to offer to the empress to overwhelm those short-sighted people?" (To be continued)