The first snow falls on the ancient city walls of Shangjing, and on the beautiful palaces in black and blue, but it does not bring the slightest refreshing and charming atmosphere, and no one takes pity on the thin layer of white snow like a wool blanket on the square. At daybreak, more and more officials began to trample mercilessly, trampling the white snow into mud.
These officials looked dignified and walked in a hurry. They had no leisure time to enjoy the snow at all. The battle reports from the south kept entering the capital and came to the Zhongshutai next to the imperial palace. At this time, the Zhongshutai was completely shrouded in a tense and depressing atmosphere, but fortunately, it was not too flustered.
The sky was extremely gloomy, and the ministers of the Northern Qi Dynasty in the Zhongshutai were arguing about something, and then a very deep voice stopped everyone's quarrel, and the Northern Qi cabinet returned to silence, and quickly decided to respond in the silence.
Regarding this war, the Northern Qi court has been preparing for several years. When the news of the Nanqing army's brazen attack came, no one was surprised. The control methods and responses during the war were extremely fast from the palace to Zhongshutai. , spread throughout this seemingly young country, but in reality it has stretched for thousands of years. In just one month, the entire Northern Qi Dynasty was mobilized.
As soon as the bright yellow royal driver left from the Zhongshutai, the officials did not watch from behind, but re-entered the busy military and political affairs. In this critical situation, if there are still officials who dare to show their flattering skills at this time, they You must be careful whether your head will be chopped off by the enraged His Majesty.
Before Yu Jia came to the main hall, His Majesty the Emperor of Northern Qi with a gloomy face waved his hands and jumped out of the car in a few steps, scaring the eunuchs and maids beside him, but he himself was not worried about the dragon's body being injured. Turning around on the stone steps in front of the main hall, Wei Hua, the commander of Jinyiwei next to the imperial driver, and the other three important ministers reprimanded coldly: "The civil strife in Nanqing has been delayed by you for a year." Now that the situation is imminent, and you are still in such a panic, why are you raising these wastes!"
The hearts of several important officials of the Northern Qi Dynasty trembled, knowing that His Majesty is not in a good mood today, because it was stated in the battle report after traveling thousands of miles last night that the Yanjing City Qing Army had already started to dispatch, the Great Qi Nanjing Garrison was defeated again and again, and the full-power commander Uesugi Tiger was not in Nanjing at this time, but was hiding in the small state city of Song State, and there was no movement at all.
After thinking about it for a while, the ministers didn't know the reason for His Majesty's fury, whether it was because of the panic of the ministers and workers in Zhongshutai, or because they were afraid of the hundreds of thousands of troops that Nanqing could not resist, or because His Majesty had doubts about Uesugi Tiger The general's deliberate silence
Wei Hua's body is extremely low. Today's Northern Qi court is already a solid iron plate held in the palm of His Majesty. No other force dares to challenge the dignity of the royal family. This trend has not been changed. What's more, now that the enemy is in front of him, no one dares to underestimate the authority of His Majesty the Northern Qi Emperor at this moment.
Wei Hua is a relative of the Empress Dowager, and even a confidant of His Majesty. He knows exactly what His Majesty's previous sentence referred to in Nanqing's civil strife, and he was able to delay the invasion of Nanqing for a year because of the Nanqing Supervisory Council The two previous masters rebelled one after another, and Wei Hua is more aware that whether it is the dead Chen Pingping or the lifeless Fan Xian, why did he betray Emperor Qing? His Majesty is probably the only one who knows the truth in the entire Northern Qi Dynasty. So he dared not say anything.
Among the three ministers, the old Shangshu of the Ministry of War was somewhat unable to stand up. He stood up bravely and tried to quell His Majesty's anger, because he was very worried that His Majesty, who was still young, would really doubt the loyalty of General Uesugi Tiger , now that the Qing army has launched a aggressive invasion, if there are doubts between the monarch and his ministers, the result of this great battle can be known without asking.
As the nominal commander of the Northern Qi military, it is impossible for this minister to just sit and watch the relationship between General Ishi Uesugi, the pillar of the Northern Qi Dynasty, and His Majesty the Emperor, who used his maturity and stability beyond his age to calm the mood of the ministers in the court. If there were any problems, he prostrated himself on the ground and tried to remonstrate.
The Northern Qi Emperor's face gradually calmed down, he flicked his sleeves, and let these ministers retreat to deal with the urgent military report from the south, while he himself brought Wei Hua into the main hall.
Beside the dragon chair in the main hall, behind the bead curtain, the Empress Dowager, who has not been behind the curtain for several years, is waiting for their arrival.
In front of the bead curtain, the Northern Qi Emperor bowed slightly, and Wei Hua also bowed. The Northern Qi Emperor's expression had completely calmed down at this time, he looked at Wei Hua and asked coldly: "Is there any new movement from the Southern Dynasty?"
Wei Hua was slightly taken aback. As the head of the Northern Qi secret spy system, he was in charge of all intelligence collection work from the court to the military. However, these intelligences were submitted to His Majesty's imperial study as early as night. For a while, he I don't know how to answer such a question. What exactly does His Majesty want to ask
After pondering over the words, Wei Hua frowned and said: "The garrison of the capital in the Southern Dynasty is still Shi Fei, but Xiao Jinhua was transferred back to the North Camp from Nanzhao. Not surprisingly."
The Northern Qi Emperor frowned slightly, and said: "Xiao Jinhua was the deputy general of the Great Prince of the Southern Dynasty back then, and his mediocre performance in the rebellion in Kyoto four years ago, coupled with his relationship with the First Prince, was expelled to Nanzhao by Emperor Qing. Going back to Beijing Daying is really a bit weird. What do you think of Wang Zhikun?"
"Wang Zhikun is a man who does not show himself, but no matter how the Southern Dynasty changes, he always sits firmly in the city of Yanjing. According to the observations of the court over the years, Emperor Qing kept this man in preparation for the current northern invasion. "Wei Hua had no choice but to repeat the analysis of Jin Yiwei and the Ministry of War.
After a moment of silence, the Northern Qi Emperor suddenly asked, "Ye Zhong is still in the capital?"
Wei Hua replied: "It's still there."
The Emperor of Northern Qi stared at his face, narrowing his eyes slightly into the moonlight with a cold light shining in his eyes: "Are you sure?"
Wei Hua's heart trembled slightly, and he said in a deep voice, "I'm sure."
"This is strange." The Northern Qi Emperor glanced at the Queen Mother behind the bead curtain, shook his head and said, "If Emperor Qing really prepared to complete his meritorious service, how could it be possible to keep Ye Zhong in the capital? The torment is enough, the famous generals who are really good at fighting will die, the rebels will die, the Qin family will die, and the eldest prince will rebel to Dongyi City... How can Emperor Qing feel at ease with just one Wang Zhikun? If this old guy didn't want to drive himself , at least someone like Ye Zhong should be placed in the north."
Wei Hua's heart moved slightly, and he couldn't figure out why the deployment of generals in the Southern Dynasty was arranged in this way. The war between the two great powers in the world is definitely not a trivial matter, even if Wang Zhikun has been planning and preparing for this matter in Yanjing City for 20 years , but if the Qing army didn't come up with a big man who could truly shake the country, how would they express their determination to the world and declare their domineering attitude to the Northern Qi
The Northern Qi Dynasty is not Dongyi City. This country succeeds the Great Wei Guozuo. It has a vast territory and a large population. The Northeast Plain is one of the granaries on the mainland. Under the means, youth has already gradually exuded. Even with Qing's strength and military strength, if they wanted to attack Northern Qi, it would be impossible to achieve the goal in a short period of time. Presumably with Qing's strong self-confidence, he would not make such an arrogant judgment.
The main hall of the beautiful imperial palace in Northern Qi suddenly fell into silence. His Majesty the Emperor was slowly pacing under the dragon chair, his eyebrows frowned into a beautiful circle, and he was analyzing what that powerful colleague from Nanqing wanted to do. The war has already begun, and there is no temptation or temptation. Hundreds of thousands of people have already paid their lives for it. However, since the war has already begun, why did Emperor Qing still not put on a tiger-wolf attitude? Quite well-behaved, and there is a bit of petty air in this kind of rules
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Wei Hua also fell silent, his eyes kept moving following His Majesty's footsteps, and he kept thinking. Although in his opinion, given the prestige of the Qing army, no matter who the Nanqing court chooses as commander, there is not much difference, but seeing His Majesty's opinion of the candidate for the commander of the Chongqing army, he also faintly felt a tinge of surprise.
Suddenly, he thought of General Uesugi Tiger, who was far away from Daqi's Nanjing defense line and was hanging alone in Song Guozhou City, his heart moved slightly, intending to say something, but he was afraid that His Majesty would get angry again. He looked at the blurry figure behind the bead curtain, gritted his teeth secretly, and said: "Perhaps... Emperor Qing was afraid of General Uesugi's strategy of using troops, so he refused to attack with all his strength, but the army slowly pressed forward, forcing me to have a big line of defense here. Under the huge pressure, a gap is exposed, and Nan Chao will use this gap to rush straight up... "
Before he could finish speaking, the Northern Qi Emperor had already smiled. To be more precise, there was a half-smile expression on his face, and he looked at Wei Hua's face calmly but full of oppression. The gap that Wei Hua mentioned before actually did not refer to the gap in the military deployment of the Northern Qi Dynasty, but the gap in the hearts of the people. Just like the former Minister of the Ministry of War knelt in the snow to remonstrate, the ministers of the Northern Qi Dynasty, all I am very worried that General Uesugi, who is the pillar of the imperial court, will provoke His Majesty's wrath because of the unfavorable war in the south.
The war between the two countries has been going on for more than a month. Uesugi Tiger, the commander of the south, not only failed to stop the invasion of the Nanqing army, but left the Nanjing defense line and hid in a distance. He ignored dozens of urgent orders from the imperial court and watched helplessly. The Nanqing army advanced more than a hundred miles.
Above the court hall of the Northern Qi Dynasty, His Majesty the Emperor's fury has been revealed without any concealment. That's why there were quarrels in the Zhongshutai today, the speculations of the ministers, the kneeling and remonstrance of the minister of the Ministry of War, and Wei Hua's bold code words at this time.
To Wei Hua's surprise, he did not receive the furious reprimand from His Majesty the Emperor. The Northern Qi Emperor just looked at him with an indifferent expression, and said slowly: "You underestimated me, and those people in the Southern Dynasty... also underestimated me."
Wei Hua's heart trembled slightly, not knowing where His Majesty's words came from.
"I have never doubted Uesugi Tiger's loyalty." The Northern Qi Emperor raised his brows with indescribable coldness, "No, to be precise, I don't care whether General Uesugi is loyal to me or not, as long as he is loyal to the imperial court. , loyal to this country, that's enough."
Wei Hua's complexion changed slightly, he didn't understand why, he thought to himself, the Emperor's Wrath that worried the officials of the Northern Qi court in the past half a month, and the voices reprimanding Uesugi Tiger from the palace, could it be fake
"If Emperor Qing really thinks that I will make mistakes under his pressure, I can only say that Emperor Qing is far less powerful than I imagined." The Northern Qi Emperor said calmly: "All of this is just for the southerners. You can also say that it is for you courtiers to see."
"If the Qing army really dared to go straight to the north, wouldn't they be worried about General Uesugi lying on the waist of the thin dragon, and the power of Dongyi City?" Is it right? I don't believe it, but I didn't expect that these officials in the court would jump in one by one."
After a moment of silence, Wei Hua said: "However, His Majesty's anger is enough to frighten the hearts of my ministers. I am just worried that some ministers in the court will misjudge His Majesty's will and implicate the frontline officers and soldiers."
Fighting is always about logistics, the generals are bloody in front of the battle, and the ministers are playing with the Sacred Heart behind the battle. The Northern Qi Emperor's face remained unchanged, he looked at Wei Hua and said, "That's why I want you to come today, but these days, following what I want, if Shangshu attacks General Uesugi's subordinates, they will all be separated from the court."
Wei Hua was startled, thinking to himself that now that the enemy is in front, is there going to be another upheaval in the party
"I know what you're worried about. Don't worry too much. Now that the crisis is over, it's not the imperial court in the past. These wastes who can only think about my heart will be captured as soon as they are captured. Who dares to say anything?"
The Northern Qi emperor sat on the dragon chair, looked back at the bead curtain, and found that the mother behind the curtain nodded slightly, sat upright, and said with a gloomy face: "From today onwards, any minister who dares to say that the general is not , beheaded! Anyone who makes mistakes in front-line warfare, beheaded!"
"You are good, and the Minister of the Ministry of War is also good." The Northern Qi Emperor looked into Wei Hua's eyes and said, "If you still dare to speak for General Uesugi at this time, I'm afraid I will kill you too. The dynasty is about to perish. At that time, I will not leave useless people, nor will I leave idlers."
Wei Hua's body trembled slightly. Only then did he realize that His Majesty was afraid that he had fully communicated with General Uesugi a long time ago, so that he could deal with the current tense situation so calmly. Only in this way, who can control the entire Northern Qi court? The Uesugi tiger in the far south? If Uesugi Tiger really has a different heart...
"Do you know how to march and fight?" The Northern Qi Emperor suddenly asked slightly sarcastically.
"I don't know anything about military affairs."
"I can't do it either. Since this is the case, things like fighting wars must be left to the people in the meeting. Since I have used Uesugi Tiger, I will continue to use it unswervingly." The Emperor of Northern Qi said calmly: "From today onwards, The military and civil affairs of the seven counties in the south will be dispatched by General Uesugi, and will gather all the power of the court to help General Uesugi fight against the enemy, and the will will be issued later."
For some reason, Wei Hua stared at the young emperor in front of him with some disrespect, and suddenly felt a little hot in his body. At this moment, his panicked mood became extremely calm and firm. He knelt down on one knee, and simply Response: "Minister, obey the order!"
Wei Hua withdrew from the palace, wondering what kind of turbulent waves His Majesty's decree of handing over one-third of the power of the Northern Qi dynasty to Uesugi Tiger would cause. The Northern Qi emperor who had just issued the decree was unusually calm. Looking at the thin white snow outside the hall, there was no trace of timidity at all.
Everyone in the world was afraid of the Qing army's unparalleled combat power, but the Northern Qi emperor was not that afraid because he had Uesugi Tiger, and he dared to use Uesugi Tiger more thoroughly than any other king.
More importantly, although he didn't know about military affairs, he knew that in the great war between the two countries, the competition was ultimately about national power. As long as the Northern Qi court made no mistakes, no matter how powerful the southern invaders were, it would be impossible to win the battle in just a few months. In the meantime, the Northern Qi Dynasty was wiped out.
After all, everything takes time, and the Northern Qi emperor is still young, but the powerful southern king is already old. The Northern Qi emperor can spend time with Emperor Qing, but Emperor Qing himself is not willing to spend too long.
The Northern Qi Emperor's eyes narrowed slightly, and there was a question in his heart that he couldn't let go of. If Emperor Qing really didn't want to spend time with him, why did the current war in the south seem so cold and entangled? Was Emperor Qing worried about Uesugi Tiger, Dongyi City, or something else
He should have arrived in Kyoto soon, right
The bead curtain moved slightly, and a girl in a floral padded jacket came out from behind the curtain, supporting the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager looked at the Northern Qi Emperor gently, and couldn't help feeling a strong sense of satisfaction in her heart. If you have a son like this, or say, if you have a daughter like this, what else can you ask for
The Northern Qi Emperor turned around, looked at Haitang Yao, who was wearing a cotton-padded jacket, and said with a gentle smile, "Little Aunt, if you can bring heavenly soldiers and generals from the temple, why should I suffer so hard?"
Haitang shook her head slowly, without saying anything, thinking what would happen if His Majesty knew that the support he most wanted in this life had been smashed by himself and Thirteenth Wang
"I remember Fan Xian told you before that this world belongs to them as well as us, but in the final analysis... it belongs to us." The Northern Qi Emperor didn't know what he thought of, and suddenly said calmly: "I never knew his confidence. Where did it come from, and now I am facing the crisis in the south, but I can faintly grasp this feeling."
Haitang Duoduo said after a moment of silence: "He said something when he was in Jiangnan, we are the sun at six or seven o'clock in the morning."
"Emperor Qing...it's just a setting sun." The Northern Qi Emperor frowned slightly, as if he didn't believe this judgment. The calmness on his face was mostly faked, because he didn't know that the power of the whole country was devoted to Uesugi Could Tiger's Hand be able to temporarily stop Qing Emperor from unifying the world? No matter how talented Uesugi Tiger is on the battlefield, he is still alone.
The queen mother, who had been keeping gentle and silent all this time, suddenly laughed out loud, and said, "It seems that the Ai family has no choice but to hug my granddaughter in the setting sun."
There was finally a burst of laughter from the oppressive Northern Qi Palace. The Northern Qi Emperor looked at Haitang, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Follow me to see the red bean rice."
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In the Imperial Palace of Kyoto, Nanqing, a setting sun hangs in the western sky. The climate here is still warm, and the twilight is like blood. It is reflected on the vermilion palace walls and bright yellow glazed tiles of the palace, as if it is about to burn.
His Majesty the Emperor Qing, with a slightly tired and haggard face, was lying on a recliner in front of the Tai Chi Hall, and his fingers were slowly combing the fur of a big fat white cat. The king's servant lay lazily, turning over from time to time, bringing his soft belly to Emperor Qing's fingertips.
Naturally, this fat white cat didn't know how terrifying His Majesty's fingers were.
A military general stood silently in the shadows, very close to His Majesty, without saying a word, just looked at His Majesty's white cat and the two stretching legs behind the wooden chair. A fat cat with an irresistible sense of absurdity.
These three cats are divided into yellow and black, black and white, and they all seem to be extremely obese. It's just that these small pets are rarely kept in the palace. I don't know how this very ordinary-looking cat won the favor of His Majesty. dear.
Of course, none of the emotions in his heart were expressed on the general's face, because even if a two-year-old baby died in front of his eyes, he would not be moved in any way, not to mention that he was not a reckless man who only knew how to fight. Before, before entering the palace, he had obtained enough information.
These three fat cats belonged to the Fan Mansion, and were raised by Princess Chen from childhood to adulthood. At some point, she was brought into the palace by Princess Chen to play with His Majesty, and His Majesty kept these three cats until now.
It seems that there are only three cats, but in the eyes of this general, I always feel that this seems to represent a deeper meaning, but he dare not ask, and he has nowhere to ask, because there is no one in the world who knows who that person is. dead, but still alive.
Emperor Qing withdrew his gaze from Mu Yunzhong, glanced at the general, and said, "That little guy from Northern Qi is just acting for you to see, the imperial court supports so many people in your Privy Council staff department, is it for nothing?" ?”
This general couldn't see how old he was, because his eyes were clear and cold, as if he was extremely young, but his face was full of wind and frost. After thinking for a while, the general said directly: "On the battlefield! No matter how cunning Uesugi Tiger is, as long as His Majesty gives an order, our Daqing Iron Cavalry and the three armies will surely live up to the holy hope. As for the use of troops, His Majesty's Sacred Heart can decide on his own, and there is no need for the Privy Council Do more useless work."
These words were not flattering, because the courtiers who flattered would never say such ugly words, but it was true, this general was very convinced of His Majesty's military talents, and he just sighed naturally.
"Northern Qi retreated again and again, intending to retreat to the front line of Nanjing, and trade distance for time... That little guy wants to spend time with me." Emperor Qing's lips showed a disdainful smile, "Uesugi Tiger is pinched at the waist and abdomen. , is really clever, but the general situation is like this, as long as this nail is pulled, who can stop my army from going north?"
"The north needs a coach." Emperor Qing closed his eyes and let the bloody twilight cover his thin cheeks. Passing through the corridors of Dongyi City, although I have no intention to go down, our king and governor is obviously a little afraid of the four thousand black cavalry and the boss's more than ten thousand troops, so how can we make things happen?"
Immediately afterwards, Emperor Qing glanced at the young general, frowned slightly and said, "You just came back from the grassland, and you don't know about the affairs of the Privy Council. Don't always quarrel with your father. As a son of man... what a shame!"
I don't know why the topic turned to this direction, the general felt a chill in his heart, bowed his head and said yes.
Emperor Qing stared at his face, and said slowly: "Don't expect me to send you to the north to pull out nails... You are not qualified enough, and the most important thing is that you have tempered your fierce wind this time when you entered and exited the grassland, but your ability to be cunning and patient But it still doesn't work...you are no match for Uesugi Tiger."
The general raised his head abruptly, a look of unwillingness naturally appeared on his face.
"Ye Wan, you are still too young." Emperor Qing said slowly, "The barbarians in the grassland are as cunning as the people in my middle earth. You went deep into the grassland this time and chased Shan Yu Wangting. Your aura and courage are commendable, but you think Have you ever wondered why the seven thousand cavalry from the northern barbarians were still unable to contact the royal court? If the royal court rendezvous with the seven thousand barbarian cavalry, on the ice and snow grassland, would you still be able to escape alive?"
Yes, this young general is a rising star of the Qing court. The Privy Council is envoy Ye Zhong’s son, Ye Wan, the commander of the Qingzhou victory. After the Qingzhou victory, Ye Wan led four thousand elite Qing cavalry Chasing down Shan Yu Wang Ting's remnant soldiers, he won a great reputation on the grassland, and finally came back from the grassland alive. Although only 800 of the 4,000 cavalry were left, such a feat was no match for anyone in Nanqing. In military operations, it's all pretty amazing things.
However, Emperor Qing's indifferent words at this time hit a certain corner of the young famous general's heart, and also awakened Ye Wan's faint doubts in his heart. The remnant soldiers in the court were still unable to contact the 7,000 barbarian cavalry
Ye Wan's heart trembled slightly, looking at His Majesty's aging face, he wanted to find an answer.
"Although Fan Xian took Begonia Blossoming to the temple, he still didn't forget to set up his back on the grassland." Emperor Qing said indifferently, "Kung Fu is always outside poetry, and the outcome is also outside the battlefield. You When you understand this truth, you will be the commander of the Northern Expedition."
Ye Wan stood silently beside His Majesty, feeling slightly heavy.
"The victory or defeat in this world is actually outside the battlefield. Within a year, if Fan Xian dies, I will naturally win. If I die... people in this world who don't like me will naturally win."
His Majesty the Emperor seemed to be narrating something about someone else, he lightly clenched his fingers, lifted the fat white cat into his arms, and combed its hair gently, very meticulously.
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(I should write more and more slowly, this is the kingly way, I began to feel lost in advance... Oh, what a middle-aged literary.) (, If you want to know what happened next, please log in, more chapters, support the author, support Genuine!)