The tenant farmers in Shu rebelled, and Emperor Xuande was very angry!
The attack of the Liao State is a frontier war. It can only be said that the Liao enemy covets the Central Plains and intends to invade the south, but the people rebelled, but they directly expressed their dissatisfaction with him, the emperor, and the Great Zhou court. The people recorded in the history books rebelled. Didn't the common people react when they were forced by the imperial court to be unable to survive
Well now, this rebellion in Shu is simply telling future generations that he declares that Emperor De is not benevolent in government!
In the early dynasty, Emperor Xuande directly issued a decree, ordering the generals of Shu to send troops to suppress it immediately. Although there were internal and external troubles, Emperor Xuande only saw 200,000 iron cavalry and 20,000 tenant farmers in the northern Liao Kingdom. Emperor Xuande was only angry, but he did not think it would be difficult to suppress. The emperor thought so, but the courtiers did not take this trivial matter to heart.
Zhao Heng began to pay attention to the situation in Shu last year. Today, there is a real rebellion among the people, and the father seems to want to let go, so Zhao Heng walked out of the column of civil servants and said in a deep voice, "Father, my son has made a statement. ."
The second prince, Prince Rui, looked at him suspiciously.
Emperor Xuande hummed: "Say."
Zhao Heng raised his head and said calmly, "Imperial Father, the tenant farmers rebelled because of the purchase of goods, the ban on tea and silk, the interruption of the people's wealth, the severe drought, the sharp decline in land production, and the hardship for the people. My son thought that the tenant farmers rebelled because of their wealth. The poor will follow, and if the imperial court lifts the ban and exempts them for a year, if there is no more compliance, the rebels will be defeated.”
Ten thousand or two thousand rebels are not enough to worry about. I am afraid that other people in Shu will join the rebels for money. The more rebels, the more difficult it will be for the court to suppress.
With his suggestion, some of the courtiers nodded and some shook their heads.
Emperor Xuande frowned.
Seeing the wind, Prince Rui frowned and retorted Zhao Heng: "The third brother's words are bad. Everyone knows that the wealthy people in Shu are rich, and the people have surplus money. This rebellion is clearly trying to force the court to allow them to sell silk tea for more personal gain. They should be suppressed and annihilated, otherwise the court will do what they want this time, and next time they have other plans to rebel again, will the court have to let it go again and again?"
After speaking, Emperor Xuande on the dragon chair of the Rui Dynasty said: "Father, what the third brother said, my son thinks it is inappropriate."
"Shu is rich, how does the second brother know?" Zhao Heng asked coldly.
Prince Rui wanted to enumerate the land and business taxes that Shu landed to the court every year, but Emperor Xuande's mind was on the upcoming Northern Expedition. Seeing that his two sons were about to quarrel, Emperor Xuande said impatiently: "Alright, alright, Shu. The matter is small, just as I said earlier, but you two talk about how to deal with the Khitan cavalry?"
Prince Rui was stunned. Da Zhou suffered successive defeats under Liao. After the death of veteran Li Jizong, before Liao's momentum became stronger, at this juncture, he didn't want to rashly join forces to win. He was not sure. .
"Imperial Father, Empress Dowager Xiao personally went to the army. I have a leg problem and it is inconvenient to ride a horse. My son is willing to send troops to boost morale." Zhao Heng immediately said, his voice was a little higher than just now, as if he had suppressed his anger for a long time. Can Zhao Heng not be angry? In this Northern Expedition, the father emperor's battle strategy was feasible, but it was a mistake by the leading generals to fight for success, resulting in the fall of the city. It is a man with blood in his bones, not to mention the royal prince who sits in the country? What Liao wanted to rob, but his Zhao family.
Zhao Heng has long wanted to go to the battlefield in person!
Prince Rui glanced at him in astonishment, as if to find out what the third child was thinking, whether he had lost his mind in his eagerness to express himself, and a stuttering prince who liked to dance and play, even wanted to go to the battlefield. Zhao Heng looked solemn, and Prince Rui couldn't be sure, but no matter what the purpose was, this time, Prince Rui kept silent and did not fight, lest his father would send him, a healthy and well-spoken prince, to sit in the frontier.
Emperor Xuande was originally a little dissatisfied with the third child's suggestion to Shu, but seeing that the weak son actually had the ambition to go out on his behalf, Emperor Xuande immediately forgot the unpleasantness, but, thinking of the third child stammering, thinking that he had lost his arm The fourth child, Emperor Xuande suddenly hesitated, fearing that the third child would have another accident.
"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness King Shou has read a lot of books and learned to be rich in five chariots, but he has never brought soldiers. This minister thinks it is inappropriate." Li Long, the new privy envoy, pondered. He is the privy envoy and the elder brother of Queen Li. He is burly and sturdy, and he is a confidant of Emperor Xuande. He has made many military exploits, but his qualifications are not as good as that of his predecessor, Cao Yu.
Empress Li has no princes under her knees, and Li Long has no friendship with the princes. Now she opposes Zhao Heng's leadership, which is pure distrust.
The literati were disrespectful to each other, and the military attaché even looked down upon the literati when it came to fighting.
"Cao Yu and Wang Sheng are both generals, so what?" Zhao Heng asked calmly, he was going to the battlefield and no one could stop him.
Since the first Northern Expedition was reprimanded by Emperor Xuande in public, Prince Shou, who has become more introverted, suddenly became aggressive, like a cold sword unsheathed, and immediately shocked everyone. With a simple sentence, Li Long was stunned and speechless. Who made Cao Yu and Wang Sheng really lose the battle
"Imperial father, the fourth brother is injured, and the sons and ministers will go on his behalf, and the soldiers will know that the Tianjia will not be afraid of Liao, so that morale can be boosted." Zhao Heng knelt down on one knee and handed the decree.
"Good! My son is heroic, my luck is also the luck of the people of Dazhou!"
His son was full of pride, and Emperor Xuande was very proud. He left the dragon chair and strode to Zhao Heng, and helped Zhao Heng up with his own hands. Looking at the third child, who was taller and stronger than him, holding on to the strong and powerful arm, Emperor Xuande squeezed it hard, and gave a loud decree that the King of Lifeshou Zhao Heng would lead the East Road Army, on behalf of the monarch, to fight against Liao State invaded.
Since an exception was made to use literati to lead the troops, and then to discuss the battle strategy, Emperor Xuande finally did not dislike the ministers of Zhongshu Province, and ordered Prime Minister Li He, Deputy Prime Minister Lu Yu and others to discuss the matter together. Although the Northern Expedition was defeated and a few generals died, the battle strength of Da Zhou was not inferior to that of Liao.
For three days in a row, Zhao Heng rested in the front yard, and he was going to leave tomorrow. At dusk, Zhao Heng finally let go of the big things and went to the back yard. The little maid in the yard saw him and wanted to salute. Zhao Heng looked at the window of the room and stopped it. He walked quietly all the way to the door of Dongcijian. He didn't rush in. He stood behind the curtain and lowered his eyes to listen.
He wondered what the three of them would do when he was away.
"Where's my sister? Here!"
Zhao Hengqing couldn't help laughing when she heard her daughter's tender and smiling voice. Knowing that her daughter was playing hide-and-seek with her brother, she covered her face with her little hand, and then took it away to tease her brother. The daughter laughed constantly, and the almost three-month-old son also laughed out loud, but there was no movement from the princess. Zhao Heng looked at the door curtain unexpectedly and went in.
"Father!" Zhaozhao sat next to his younger brother and released his chubby hands covering his face. He was about to tease his younger brother, but when he saw his father walking in, the little girl was so happy that she would leave it mercilessly. Climbing brother, excitedly ran to the door.
Zhao Heng hugged his daughter, but his eyes turned to the warm couch. She sat cross-legged in front of the window sill, sitting with the sunset behind her back, looking up at him, her hair and face seemed to glow with a light golden light. At that moment, Zhao Heng couldn't see her eyebrows clearly, only saw that she was holding a needle and thread in her hand, and a cotton sock was almost finished.
"It's hard work again." Zhao Heng said displeasedly, holding his daughter with one hand and reaching out to her with the other.
Song Jianing didn't approach him as usual, and looked at Brother You, who was lying there with his head raised and looked at his father, Song Jianing smiled softly, "My lord will play with their sisters for a while, and I'll just sew a few more stitches. "The prince has the world in his heart, she can't stop and doesn't want to stop, the only thing she can do is to help him make a few pairs of socks, robes and other large items, and in just three days, she can't do it at all.
Zhao Heng understood her heart. Seeing her bowing her head to sew earnestly and her eyes gentle, he didn't force her to rest. He sat on the couch and teased Brother You with Zhaozhao. There was not much time together. Zhao Heng held his son who didn't understand anything, and then taught his daughter who was beginning to understand: "Mother takes care of you, it's very tired, Zhaozhao needs to be obedient, don't make the mother angry."
Zhaozhao tilted his head and looked back, Song Jianing cooperated with the prince to look at his daughter, Zhaozhao grinned and nodded obediently at his mother's beautiful face. Mother sews socks for her father, and she helps her to take care of her younger brother.
The daughter is well-behaved, and Zhao Heng gently rubbed the top of his little fairy's head. When he went, he was willing to wait, but the only thing he couldn't bear was their mother three. Afraid that his daughter would cry, Zhao Heng did not dare to tell his daughter that he would be leaving tomorrow. After dinner, Zhao Heng asked Song Jianing to rest first, and he sent his sister and brother back to their rooms to sleep.
"Father, tell a story." Being put under the quilt by the father, Zhaozhao was still reluctant to leave the father, and blinked his eyes coquettishly.
Zhao Heng smiled, lowered his body, touched his daughter's soft hair and asked, "Tell me about Mother Moon?"
Zhao Zhao nodded.
Zhao Heng whispered to his daughter. Grandma Yue is the bright moon in the sky, when the mountains are red and sunset, Grandma Moon climbs up to illuminate it for everyone.
Very simple story, Zhaozhao fell asleep before he finished listening, Zhao Heng kissed his daughter, read it for a while, and then left reluctantly. Exiting the house, Zhao Heng turned around, and when he looked up, he saw his princess wearing a long dress sitting on top of the beautiful woman in the corridor, her eyes met, she smiled, and stood up with the lantern, under the moonlight, her skirt swayed with the wind Swaying, like a fairy about to go home.
I don't know if it was because of the separation tomorrow, Zhao Heng was suddenly uneasy, and the battlefield was ruthless, and he couldn't guarantee that he would be foolproof.
"Why did you come out?" Zhao Heng walked over quickly, the Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching, and the night turned cold. She didn't wear a cloak when she went out. Heating and windshield.
"I miss you." Song Jianing leaned on his shoulder and said in a low voice. Thinking that he would leave tomorrow morning, she held back the tears for a long time, and slowly surfaced.
The two words were already crying, Zhao Heng tightened his arms and stepped back to his room.
It is said that children are separated from their parents. That night, Song Jianing became Zhao Heng's bone and Zhao Heng's flesh, clinging to him tightly, wanting to melt into him and walk with him.
"My lord, come back early..." When he was exhausted, Song Jianing lay beside his ear and begged vaguely.
"Okay." Zhao Heng pressed her hot profile face, his voice was low, "An An wait for me, soon."