The situation in the south has generally stabilized. Xiao Zhige went here, firstly to accommodate young people who are willing to join the army among the refugees, and secondly, to escort a group of criminals back to Beijing to recover their lives after finishing the finishing touches. After all, it was Emperor Anqing who ordered him to pacify the chaos. He killed a lot of people in a drastic way, and moved the interests of many people in the court. Ye Jing and his party may have difficulties and obstacles, but he is imperative.
If it was according to his earlier plan, he would definitely not show his edge so early, it is best to smear himself and humiliate his name as the King of the Northern War to a higher level. At that time, he lived in the dark, watching the crown prince and the three princes fight, and finally sat down to reap the profits, forcing the Anqing Emperor to pass to him. After all, with Yanzhou heavily armed, there are many ways for him to seize the throne. Sitting and reaping profits is undoubtedly the easiest one. But after having An Changqing and having two children in a row, he was not ready to do so.
If he was alone, he would definitely not care about his reputation. But he now has a family. If he reaches the top, An Changqing will definitely stand by his side. Two children are their successors. Since ancient times, there have been many evil concubines by the side of tyrants, and the ruin of the country and family is even more the crime of disaster. What's more, An Changqing is still a man. He can almost imagine that if he is notorious, An Changqing must be the first sinner in the history books a hundred years later.
He is willing to bow his head and hold him to the position of supreme, and overlook the Great Ye River and mountains side by side with him, but he never wants him to be criticized by future generations of history books because of himself.
He can lead the iron cavalry to level the broken rivers and mountains, and he can also support the drifting mountains and rivers with his own hands. He wants the reputation of the future emperor and queen to be passed down from generation to generation in the population of history books.
So at this time, it is not enough to be afraid of directly facing the prince and the third prince. But there are many difficulties and obstacles, and it takes a little more effort.
When the people of Daye were still immersed in the Spring Festival, Xiao Zhige and his personal soldiers had already rushed from Yanzhou to Yongzhou.
The three states in Yenan, Zuoqiu in Qingzhou, and Kanghong in Yongzhou are all dead. On the surface of Qingzhou, the deputy general Zuoqiu took over, but Zhou Helan was secretly controlling it. When Kanghong of Yongzhou died, his generals surrendered and were also under the control of Xie Ling. Only Su Huaiyi in Suizhou is left. Su Huaiyi has always been under the command of Dazhu National Teacher Le Zheng. Shi Lezheng used to have a loyal face and never participated in the struggle for succession. However, according to what An Changqing saw in his dream, Shi Lezheng later helped the abolished prince to convene refugees to besiege Yejing, and his honest face hides the ambition of the wolf. At this time, Shi Lezheng had already had some friendship with the prince. Then Su Huaiyi in Suizhou is also biased towards the prince.
There are thirteen prefectures in Daye, Suzhou, Qizhou, Yuzhou, and four prefectures in Yuzhou guarding Yejing. Zhao Yue in Qizhou was the prince's party, Shu Lingting in Yuzhou was a close confidant of Concubine Shu, and Shentuxu in Suzhou was the emperor's confidant. It is very likely that he has secretly voted for the prince.
Among the four states, the prince occupies half of them.
Then think of it now that Emperor Yejing Anqing was ill to handle state affairs. Although the crown prince did not receive punishment or scolding, Concubine Shu Gui had regained her favor. Officials of the Three Princes One Party. Seeing that the scenery of the former prince's supervision of the country is no longer there, the prince's heart is afraid that he can't hold it back anymore.
Xiao Zhige changed his mind and did not rush to pull out the nail of Su Huaiyi. The left and right Qingzhou and Yongzhou have already fallen into his hands, so there is nothing to be afraid of.
All the refugees in Yongzhou have been properly settled, and many young men and women have joined the army in exchange for their merits in exchange for their fields. Xie Ling will not refuse anyone who comes, and will accept all of them according to the order. After that, they were disrupted with the original soldiers of Yongzhou, and then the formation was disrupted again, and they began to practice according to the Yanzhou training method.
There is no war in the south, and the soldiers are tired and lazy. Even if the Yongzhou army is much better than the Qingzhou army, it is still the tallest among the dwarfs, and it is not worth mentioning against the real Yanzhou army. The original Yongzhou vice-general was quite critical about this. But after Xie Ling asked the 20,000 Yanzhou troops who stayed to guard it to show it, these people closed their mouths convincingly.
After all, they are all military generals and are used to speaking with their fists. Now that Kang Hong has committed suicide in fear of sin, the rest of the generals always have to surrender to the Ming Lord for a good future for themselves. Originally, they had only heard of the fierce name of the Northern War King. Although they admired it, they never yearned for it. After all, such a murderous leader must not be easy to get along with. But it was only after seeing Xiao Zhige and seeing the momentum of the Yanzhou Army that they finally understood the horror of the rumors.
The Northern War King is indeed like a cold-faced Shura, but he is not bloodthirsty. Treating subordinates with clear rewards and punishments, and treating people with kindness, many concerns were dispelled. After some discussion, these people completely surrendered and pledged allegiance to Xiao Zhige.
After Xiao Zhige arrived in Yongzhou, he read the official documents and letters sorted out by Xie Ling, and called the group of people to discuss their merits and rewards, which completely reassured them. Afterwards, the affairs of Yongzhou were assigned to these generals.
At this point, Yongzhou affairs were all over. On the twenty-fifth of the first month, Xiao Zhige brought 20,000 Yanzhou troops, escorted a group of criminals and evidence, and returned to Beijing to return to life.
It was already February when we arrived in Yejing. The spring breeze melts snow, and everything rejuvenates. 20,000 Yanzhou troops were stationed a hundred miles outside the capital of Yejing. Xiao Zhige, the king of the Northern War, led a hundred personal soldiers to personally escort the criminals and rioters back to the city.
On this day, Emperor Anqing sat high on the throne, and there was a dull cough from time to time.
"Xuanbei War King." But after half a year, he was quite old, and even his voice was weak.
The eunuchs beside him sang sharply, one by one, one after another, all the way to the outside of the hall.
After handing the long spear to the servant in the palace, Xiao Zhige took off his armor again and strode towards the hall.
The courtiers in the hall were divided into two columns, and in the middle was the aisle covered with a dark-gold dragon-patterned carpet. Xiao Zhige strode in, his face was calm and composed. After the state, the sullenness between his brows and eyes gradually faded, and he even faintly had the bearing of the emperor.
Not to mention the crown prince and the third prince, even Emperor Anqing, who was sitting firmly on the dragon throne, was not as good as this son when he was young.
The censor doctor Ji Anmin, who was standing in the front row, also nodded secretly. Others might not have noticed, but he found out that Xiao Zhige became more and more like the middle-aged Emperor Taizu after his body became violent and restrained.
An unsheathed, murderous blade is not to be feared. But when this sharp blade has its own will and knows how to restrain its edge, it is time to be alerted.
Sitting on the throne, Emperor Anqing narrowed his eyes, looked at this increasingly unfamiliar son, tried to straighten his back, and stabilized his weak voice: "The second child did a good job this time."
Xiao Zhige knelt down on one knee and saluted: "Fortunately, I didn't disappoint the emperor."
Emperor Anqing smiled inexplicably, his eyes were like a dying beast, and he stared at Xiao Zhige. After complimenting him, he asked the guilt: "Although you have done a good job in pacifying the chaos, I have also received a lot of impeachments. Bar."
When the flowers fell, the eunuch beside him held a stack of impeachment papers and handed them to him.
Xiao Zhige knew what was written on it without turning it over. Whether it is Zuoqiu or Kang Hong, there is a big tree behind them. He killed people directly, and someone must be blamed. What's more, many aristocratic families in Beijing have to rely on the powerful landlords in the south to maintain their decent appearance every year. I want to know that these people are already gnashing their teeth in hatred behind their backs.
Pretending to flip through the pages, Xiao Zhige threw the book aside, and said solemnly: "Why do you want to add a crime? Zuoqiu fled at the front, leaving the people of Qingzhou in vain, and being a city leader in vain. The people are angry. As for Kang Hong, he raised private soldiers, colluded and incited the uprising of the refugees, and intended to rebel. There are witnesses and physical evidence.
After speaking, he continued: "Although Kang Hong has committed suicide, the accomplices have been escorted to Beijing, and there are many doubts in the case. In order to prevent Kang Hong's henchmen from being in the DPRK, my son is willing to join hands with Dali Si Qing to investigate this matter thoroughly, and we will not tolerate it! "
Kang Hong was the direct commander of Xue Qi of Dazhu Kingdom, and he and Shu Lingting of Yuzhou were both right-hand men of Xue Qi. And Xue Qizheng's wife is Shu Guifei's aunt, it's no secret. On the surface, Xiao Zhige wanted to investigate the matter thoroughly, but in fact, he wanted to take the opportunity to threaten the three princes and the party to shut up.
After all, Kang Hong himself absolutely did not have the guts to support a private army. If they really want to investigate, the third prince must be involved.
After the incident in Yongzhou, Qingzhou, whether it is the crown prince or the third prince, they must all hate him. Seeing his reputation in the market, faintly overshadowing the two of them, they naturally felt a sense of crisis.
Although it is reasonable to say that Xiao Zhige married a male wife, and Emperor Anqing would never let him succeed him, but Xiao Zhige had no choice but to be vigilant because he had a heavy army in his hands. As the saying goes, the enemy and the enemy are friends. If you want to come to Xiao Zhige to return to Yejing, the strength of the two sides must temporarily truce.
It's just that you have Zhang Liangji, and I have a wall ladder.
Xiao Zhige already had a plan to deal with it, but no, just one sentence made the people of the Third Prince's party shut up. And the officials who had been fighting with the Third Prince's party for many years subconsciously stepped on it. They also echoed the theory of thorough investigation.
This short-lived alliance collapsed in an instant.
Emperor Anqing was noncommittal about the thorough investigation. He is now more and more powerless when it comes to political affairs, and he is more concerned about his own interests. A pair of cloudy eyes stared at Xiao Zhige, and Emperor Anqing said hoarsely: "Let this matter be handled by the Dali Si Qing, you don't have to participate. I heard... You fired the Shi family? , I look at the number of gold and silver treasures sent back to Yejing... With the wealth of the Shi family, it should be far more than this number, right?"
The wealth of the Shi family is what he cares most about.
It is impossible for the imperial court to be unwilling to say that such a large piece of fat meat is placed there. It's just that Emperor Anqing wants money, but he can't bear his face and does not want to be infamy. Although he covets the huge wealth of the Shi family, he can only watch it all these years.
When he heard that Xiao Zhige had stolen the Shi family, he rarely felt that this unpleasant second son had done a pleasant thing, but he didn't want to copy the confiscated property of the family and transport it to the treasury. When Emperor Anqing looked at the account book, he was shocked and angry.
But he couldn't clearly say that he felt that the second son had swallowed the wealth of the Shi family, so he could only ask this question in the courtroom.
Xiao Zhige sneered in his heart, but his face was solemn: "Father Huang Mingjian, my son also had this question when he raided his home. All the property found by the Shi family was registered in the register. The fields were used to appease the refugees. , filled the treasury. Most of the remaining gold, silver and rare treasures were sent back to Yejing."
After speaking, the eunuch went to pass the message, and brought in the account book of Gyeongju to appease the refugees and help the disaster victims, and asked the minister of Taifu to read and check. Master Li of the Taifu Temple is an upright person. After asking people to read it roughly, he replied: "At a glance, the amount can be matched. If you want to check it carefully, it will take a few days to read it."
Emperor Anqing was silent, his face ugly.
Xiao Zhige said again: "My son also had doubts about the wealth of the Shi family, so he ordered someone to investigate. Later, it was discovered that the head of the Shi family, Shi Kairen, had raised countless beautiful concubines and singers, and gave birth to many daughters. He gave these daughters to many officials as concubines, and it is said that when they got married, they all had huge dowries..."
Halfway through his words, the face of the prince's party changed.
Not to mention others, isn't there a Shi family girl in this East Palace? Shi's daughter was exceptionally named Prince Liangdi, not because she had huge interests behind her. Not to mention that in order to cast a wide net, the Shi family sent many concubines out in addition to the direct daughter of the East Palace. At this moment, there are people who are standing in the hall with the Shi family's beautiful concubine hidden in their homes...
The needles could be heard falling from the hall, Xiao Zhige looked around, the corners of his mouth curved indistinctly.
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