Chapter 109

Although the theory of dreaming is absurd, it cannot be held up to be simple and easy to use.

Moreover, before Hua Yang only fooled Chen Jingzong with Tuomeng, this time it was the first time to persuade his mother and father-in-law to beware of King Yu's rebellion, and he was less worried.

Regarding the rebellion of the king of Yu in the previous life, the rebel army won several victories because of several generals at the beginning of the war. In the middle period, the court began to gain the upper hand, and Chen Jingzong died at the critical moment when he chased and killed the last 40,000 troops of the king of Yu. The war endedSoon, King Yu was captured by the court, and the chaos came to an end.

At that time, although Hua Yang was also concerned about the battle situation, he had no way to understand the situation on the battlefield. The queen mother didn't want her to inquire about it, and Hua Yang couldn't ask her father-in-law. Only the younger brother would tell her more, but basicallyJust to give her good news.

In the end, all Hua Yang knew were the generals in the rebel army and the battle where Chen Jingzong died.

In the imperial study room, even though Hua Yang had already considered how to narrate at night, she could read those words fluently like a storyteller, but she still acted nervous, as if frightened by her father's dream, sometimes stuttering, sometimes repeating some words, messy and disorderly.

Empress Qi and Chen Tingjian listened silently, and no one tried to interrupt her.

Tuomeng seems absurd and unconvincing, but Hua Yang actually knows the names of so many local generals, some of whom are not even in important positions at this time, and even Chen Tingjian has never heard of it or even cared about it.Chen Tingjian paid attention to it.

Hua Yang only mentioned that King Yu gathered 200,000 troops to attack Capital City.

This is enough to make the queen mother and father-in-law pay attention to vigilance. It would be too detailed to finish the four-month war. She only had a maximum of two hours of sleep last night.

"Queen Mother, Elder Ge, Father wants me to tell you that King Yu must be stopped in advance."

Empress Qi looked at Chen Tingjian, she would rather trust her son's position as emperor.

Chen Tingjian pondered for a few breaths, then nodded towards Hua Yang and said: "Princess, don't worry, the minister and the empress will definitely come up with a perfect plan, but the princess must keep this matter secret, and don't tell anyone, including His Royal Highness, including the son-in-law. PrinceAs a young man, I am afraid that I will frighten him, while the son-in-law is afraid that he will reveal the heavenly secret unintentionally."

Of course Hua Yang complied.

Chen Tingjian said again: "It's time for the imperial concubine, the princess of Nan Kang, etc. to come to guard the spirit of the late emperor, and I ask the princess to go ahead, lest they suspect something when you and the empress are not here."

Empress Qi added: "Did your father say whether their mother and daughter knew about it?"

Hua Yang: "I didn't say it, I probably didn't know."

When news of King Yu's rebellion in her previous life spread to Capital City, Concubine Lin was so frightened that she lost control in public. If this was an act, Hua Yang would really admire her.

Of course, regardless of whether Concubine Lin Guifei was pretending or not, she was confined in the bedroom hall until King Yu was abolished, and Concubine Lin Guifei was released.

Empress Qi nodded and signaled her daughter to leave.

After Hua Yang left, Empress Qi immediately asked Chen Tingjian: "How does Mr. Ge plan to deal with it?"

Chen Tingjian: "If the former emperor's entrusted dream is true and wants to prevent King Yu from rebelling, I have three strategies."

"First, call King Yu back to Beijing for the funeral in the name of the empress or the prince, and take this opportunity to keep King Yu in Capital City, and then gradually disintegrate the rebels in He Nan."

Empress Qi frowned, and said in a deep voice: "Since Emperor Chengzu passed away, there have been no cases of vassal kings going to Beijing for funerals in this dynasty. Don't say that it is inconvenient for me and the crown prince to issue this edict, even if the late emperor still has spare energy before he dies, he will not."Summon King Yu to Beijing."

Chen Tingjian: "Yes, this plan is indeed inappropriate. The second plan of the minister is to ignore the king of Yu first, and use the reason that Capital City needs to strengthen security after the death of the first emperor, and transfer several generals who will assist King Yu in the dream to Capital City first., and then appoint reliable generals to take over, so that King Yu has no army to use."

Empress Qi's brows did not relax because of this: "They were willing to support King Yu in just one month, they must have colluded with King Yu long ago, the court's plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain is too obvious, they may not obey the order,Instead, support King Yu to start the incident early."

Chen Tingjian: "Your Majesty is worried that although the minister's two strategies can be used without fighting, they have their own shortcomings. Therefore, the minister's third strategy is to act first and deploy troops to garrison the borders of He Nan to deter King Yu., so that they dare not send troops, and take the initiative to hand over those traitors."

Empress Qi was a little anxious, and looked at him in disbelief: "Why did Mr. Ge have all these unreliable ideas today? The imperial court really sent a large army to suppress the situation. Of course, it is good for King Yu to be knowledgeable. I am afraid that he will be caught by the fish.He justifiably rebelled against his name, saying that our mother and son can't tolerate him!"

Faced with Empress Qi's complaints, Chen Tingjian was not flustered, looked up at her, and said: "I am stupid, these three strategies are indeed the only three strategies I can think of, I wonder if your empress has other ideas?"

Empress Qi did not, and all she could think of was these three strategies, either against the ancestral precepts, or not sure of complete success, or taking the initiative to give King Yu a reason to rebel...

Suddenly, something seemed to flash through Empress Qi's mind, and seeing Chen Tingjian's calm and calm posture, Empress Qi calmed down instantly, took two steps closer to Chen Tingjian, and said in a low voice: "Don't be foolish, Mr. Ge, what are you doing?"What do you think?"

Empress Qi trusts Chen Tingjian as much as Chen Tingjian trusts Empress Qi. Empress Qi recommended him to Emperor Jingshun to teach the prince, and later he became the Inner Pavilion Chief-of-Staff.Queen Qi's support is indispensable.

Seeing that Empress Qi understood his deep meaning, Chen Tingjian no longer concealed it, and first promised: "Madam, Henan is indeed very close to the capital, but Henan is also surrounded by the capital, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Huguang, Nanzhili, and Shandong.If you want to rebel, you can only hope that the army will rise up suddenly and take the capital quickly before the imperial court sends troops to encircle and suppress. However, let alone that we already know his plan now, we have time to deploy in advance, even if the first emperor did not entrust his dream,The three prefectures of Daming, Baoding, and Zhending are also enough to stop King Yu's army, and I am willing to guarantee this with Xiang Shang's head."

Empress Qi was silent for a moment, and believed him, Chen Tingjian, the most important place in the capital, had discussed with Emperor Jingshun on the appointment of guards in each government, and Empress Qi also knew that they were all powerful generals of the dynasty.

Chen Tingjian first persuaded Empress Qi not to worry about the stability of the capital, and then mentioned the situation of the vassal kings in He Nan to Empress Qi.

"My lady, including King Yu, there are currently eight vassal kings in He Nan, namely King Jing, King Zheng, King Zhou, King Tang, King Zhao, King Lu, King Hui, and King Yu. Besides these eight vassals,The king, his brothers, nephews and other hundreds of county kings, and the county kings also have family members such as the generals of Zhenguo and generals of Fuguo, totaling more than 30,000 people. These clans occupy 30% of the land in He Nan. In addition, only last yearIn He Nan, the salary of clan relatives accounted for more than 40% of the local tax and food, which was more than the salary of the local garrison.”

Empress Qi nodded, motioning for him to continue talking.

Chen Tingjian: "The king of Yu rebelled, and the conscription and transportation of food cannot avoid the eyes and ears of the other seven vassal kings. If they take the initiative to report to the court, it will be in line with the painstaking efforts of the Taizu and his old man who canonized the vassal king. The vassal king and the emperor jointly protect the country.Anwen. If they conceal the truth and do not report it, they are assisting King Yu to rebel together, they are treacherous ministers and traitors, and they should be put to death together with King Yu."

Empress Qi completely understood what Chen Tingjian meant.

King Yu's raising troops is nothing to worry about, but if the court first allows King Yu to gather strength secretly and bring all seven vassal kings with him, in the future the court can justifiably abolish all eight vassal kings in He Nan.

The eight vassal kings and their brothers and grandchildren together have a total of more than 30,000 clansmen, accounting for more than 30% of all clans. If they are all abolished at once, it is equivalent to cutting off a big tree that is burdensome for the court.Thirty percent of bloated branches and leaves.After that, the private treasury of the vassal king was confiscated, the good land was returned to the people, and the people grew food and continued to pay taxes to the court.worth mentioning.

"Elder Ge is far-sighted, I admire it very much." Empress Qi said solemnly.

Chen Tingjian bowed and said: "I can only offer advice, and your majesty dares to use this trick, which is also courageous and insightful, and I also admire it."

Empress Qi smiled: "The elder Ge just pretends that he doesn't know that King Yu is rebellious, and deploys troops secretly."

Chen Tingjian stroked his beard, and said: "Tuomeng's theory may not be completely reliable, maybe King Yu will not rebel, but I will not lose anything if I wait for the rainy day."

Empress Qi still hoped that King Yu would rebel. The emperor only had two sons, the crown prince and King Yu, and the son was still young.

Of course, there is no need to tell Chen Tingjian this.

"The princess..."

"I'll explain to her that it's enough for Mr. Ge to focus on state affairs."

After a while, Empress Qi went to the Palace of Heavenly Purity first, and Chen Tingjian also went to meet several other court elders. Today, the Inner Pavilion will lead the ministers to implore the crown prince to succeed him.

The enthronement ceremony is not urgent, but the succession to the throne cannot be delayed.

When the courtiers came to support the crown prince, Hua Yang knelt aside and watched.

Although the crown prince is only thirteen years old, he has been studying since he was three years old, and began to learn how to be a good prince. Although he was sad when his father passed away, he also knew that he had to cooperate with the next succession process of the ministers.

The crown prince proclaimed himself emperor, and Empress Qi became the empress dowager at the same time. As for the other royal relatives, there is no rush to confer them.

Hua Yang secretly observed Lin Guifei and Princess Nan Kang.

Of course, the mother and daughter would not be happy for the queen mother and younger brother, but they didn't show any resentment. The overall situation was settled, and they accepted their fate.

At night, Hua Yang finally had the opportunity to meet the queen alone again.

Empress Dowager Qi, who was just thirty-nine years old, was also tired from a busy day, leaning on the side of the Arhat bed.

Seeing the haggard-looking daughter, Mrs. Qi showed affection behind her, beckoning her to sit beside her.

"Father left, and entrusted you with such a dream again, Pan Pan must have had a hard time today, right?"

She took her daughter into her arms and patted her shoulder gently.

Hua Yang's tears fell again.

The mother is the most irreplaceable person in the world, the stricter the mother is, the more she desires such gentleness.

Empress Dowager Qi took out her handkerchief and wiped her daughter's tears with her own hands.

The death of Emperor Jingshun didn't affect her too much emotionally, and she was also sad, but it just passed away in a while.

She cares more about major issues, and her only personal relationship is the pain of the loss of a father for a pair of children.

"Don't worry, Pan Pan, Mr. Chen Gel and I have already decided on a precautionary measure regarding King Yu's matter. Just focus on keeping watch for your father, and rest well when you can sleep. You don't have to worry about anything else, you understand?"

Hua Yang nodded.

She trusted both her mother and her father-in-law, and the two of them joined hands to defend against King Yu, and she felt more at ease.

She was responsible for the previous things, but at this moment, Hua Yang felt his whole body relaxed, leaving only the remembrance of his father.