Chapter 529: The Imperial Palace Forced to Abdicate
Cao Youwen asked with a smile: In this battle, General Gao made great contributions, and the Ministry of War even transferred the general to the western marginal military district. It is impossible for you to say that you have no idea at all, right?
Gao Jin still said seriously: "No, really not."
He said: Before the war, Lord Cao told him that he would go to Lanzhou to exchange positions with Brother Hao. He knew this clearly and wanted to finish the battle before leaving.
Zhao Yulin laughed and said he was a madman. How can a war ever end?
He told Gao Jin and Hao Xiaoming about their strengths and weaknesses, and asked Gao Jin to pay more attention and learn from them, and to train a good army in preparation for his future expedition to the desert to conquer the Wolf's Lair.
Zhao Yulin told him: We can't just keep on being passive like this. One day we'll make the grassland empire feel the unrest in the royal court. In this battle, we have already defeated the main force of the Mongolian grassland cavalry. The overall situation between the enemy and us is evenly matched, or even stronger than the Mongolian army.
Next, it will be the home court of our New Song Army.
Gao Jin immediately perked up and sat up straight to listen to him explain in detail...
Lao Cao asked him with a smile: Do you understand what the Third Young Master means? Go and work hard and don't be lazy. He is not working alone, there are brothers working hard together.
Gao Jin understood immediately and stood up to attention, saluted them and gave them his assurance.
Zhao Yulin waved his hand and said no, raised his wine glass and said, "If you have any requests, just ask. We are all brothers. Take care of yourself and keep our New Song safe and sound."
The three of them finished the banquet together.
The next day, Zhao Yulin accompanied Cao to review the three armies and then returned south.
Baturu stood at the city gate, looking at the team moving further and further away and said: It looks like the third young master is in a bad mood.
Wu Jie told him what else could be good. The Third Young Master shot at Hubili's hot air balloon until it passed over his head, and his guards jumped over and covered it with their bodies so that he survived. Thunder from the sky fell like hail, and three of the five guards were blown to pieces. Even the head of the guard captain was not found. It was too dangerous.
Baturu was immediately stunned.
Li Shichang said: The third young master is not afraid of death like us. He just felt sad when he saw Coach Lu leave.
Wu Jie smiled faintly and said, "It's the same for everyone. Let's get down to business. Please give the orders, commander."
Baturu asked how to give orders? The Third Young Master said that Brother Wu should be responsible for the use of troops, and Brother Shichang should be responsible for the training of the troops. I will be responsible for gathering the grassland tribes.
The three of them laughed, and Wu Jie told him not to shirk his responsibility, saying that we have division of labor and cooperation, and the coach has to make the decision. Then he added: Shichang is also responsible for supervision, and he has to supervise the coach to drink moderately, which is difficult.
Batulu said seriously: "What's so difficult about that? How dare the commander disobey the orders of the Third Young Master?" Batulu was the first to disagree. He asked his two brothers to watch and reduce the amount of alcohol he drank by half in the future.
The three of them laughed again and walked towards the government office.
The next day, Baturu led 5,000 elite cavalrymen to clear out the grassland tribes along the way and publicize Zhao Yulin's policies and strategies for governing the grassland to every tribe.
Li Shichang also had to go out to inspect the border.
Wu Jie said that he had a big responsibility and it was not the right time to expand Linzhou City in such a cold weather.
Li Shichang asked cheerfully: "What can stop our Zhuge Liang?" The Third Young Master praised Brother Wu as being better than three Zhuge Liangs.
Wu Jie waved his hands repeatedly, telling him to stop being jealous of him, saying that it was the Third Young Master whipping him, forcing him to rack his brains to think of a strategy.
Li Shichang laughed and bowed in farewell.
Snowflakes were already falling on the Mobei prairie. In the royal court, the empress was half-lying beside an exquisite stove, drinking tea with a gloomy look on her face.
The lady-in-waiting advised her to continue governing and not to think of giving up.
Haha, this is because the empress saw that Linzhou in the south was defeated, most of the fertile Hetao region was lost, and the main force of the army under her control was lost. The royal court was shocked and planned to return power to her own son Guiyou.
This was something the empress could never have expected.
After her own son Guiyou returned from the Western Regions with a large army and joined forces with Kuoduan, she thought that this southern expedition would be able to recapture Guanzhong, or at least take over Yan'an Prefecture of the New Song Dynasty, greatly increasing the prestige of the grassland empire. However, the result was contrary to her expectations. Not only did she not gain an inch of land, but she also lost Linzhou and her three beloved grandchildren due to heavy casualties.
As a result, the status of the royal family on the grassland was greatly reduced, and the voices of disobedience and rebellion immediately increased. She had to consider giving up the throne and letting her own son sit on it first, otherwise, the grassland royal court might be transferred to another family.
At this time, a lieutenant outside the palace ran in and reported in a panic: Something terrible has happened. Your friend, the Crown Prince, has led 30,000 soldiers into the city, and as soon as they entered the city, they confiscated the weapons of the soldiers guarding the city.
The empress sat up in surprise, and her attendants said in panic that the prince was here to force her to abdicate and seize the throne, so they should run away.
Then he called on the guards on both sides to pull the empress up and escape.
The empress broke free and asked where she was escaping to. This was her home. She had never thought that the relationship between the two mothers would develop into this. She smiled bitterly and said, "Come on, I just want to see my own son..."
Three days later, the royal court of the grassland issued an edict that your friend would inherit the throne. The royal court issued an order to gather all the kings to complete the ritual ceremony and nominate your friend to inherit the Khan throne.
It turned out that after Guiyou and Kuoduan fled into Jiuyuan City, a group of princes and nobles who followed him clamored and urged him to ascend the throne and inherit the throne.
This time, no matter they are close to him or those he has won over, all those who contributed money and sent troops have suffered huge losses. They must find a way to get some money back. What to do?
Only the little nobleman in front of them could become the boss of the grassland and have the right to distribute the cake, so these people surrounded your friend, put a yellow robe on him, and begged him to become the Khan and the emperor no matter what.
Of course, Xiao Guizi was eager to climb up the ladder and chop the crabs.
But he still asked in fear: How can this be done? It's not possible. After refusing again and again, Xiao Guizi accepted the support of the ministers, and quickly gathered tens of thousands of soldiers from the surrounding areas and came to the royal court in a mighty manner to perform a drama of .
Your friend's staff had originally planned eighteen plans to seize power, but unexpectedly her mother had already decided to withdraw, and the mother and daughter happily completed the peaceful transfer of power, and all the plans became redundant.
Your friend has moved into the palace and invited me to drink and chat, waiting for the meeting of kings before he can wear the Khan's hat.
This fellow generously invited Kuo Duan to toast and said that he would hand over all his troops to the imperial brother and build an invincible royal guard belonging to the royal court like the little Nanman.
Here, we turn the camera to Chengdu in the south. The streets and alleys of the city are already full of joy.
The news that the Shenwei Army defeated the main force of the Mongolian Army in the battle of Linzhou and crossed the Yellow River to recover the Hedong counties immediately made the headlines of the "Chengdu Weekly". The officials in the central government were excited, and the common people in the market were delighted. The good news spread quickly across the country, and the whole country was as lively as New Year's Day, with firecrackers celebrating the great victory one after another.
The queen Zhao Feiyan held a grand banquet for her ministers in Jinguan City. All officials above the rank of deacon from various departments gathered together to celebrate the peace and prosperity of the country, and cheered for the mighty army of Shenwei, hoping that the New Song army would win.
Zhao Feiyan led the vice-lords of the Central Council to toast the officials in the court, praising the bravery of the New Song army and thanking all the adults for their great help, which made the court so prosperous.
Zhao Feiyan took the lead in bowing deeply to everyone to express her gratitude.
All the ministers were excited.
Throughout history, has there ever been a king who thanked his subjects? Today, the king even bowed to us, and everyone shouted in awe, "Long live the king, and the new Song Dynasty will last forever."
This made Zhao Feiyan so happy that she didn't know how to respond. The beautiful woman waved and greeted her with a smile, and shouted "cheers, cheers".
After the banquet, Zhao Feiyan ordered the guards to drive to Danfeng Garden.
Madam Danfeng was drinking tea and chatting with Eunuch Luo and a few eunuchs. When she heard that her beloved daughter, who was the head of state, had arrived, she immediately came out to greet her. The young lady had already entered the door.
Kuang Sisi said happily: "The great victory in Linzhou, the new Song Dynasty has great fortune, our king is blessed. Yulin brother is really our Yan Zi's lucky general."
Zhao Feiyan shook her head and told her not to say that. Brother Yulin was injured. Lord Cao and General Meng had already set off to return to Chengdu. Brother Yulin would have to wait for some time.
When several eunuchs and Luo Mingqiu heard Zhao Feiyan reveal state secrets, they immediately walked away tactfully.
Kuang Sisi immediately asked nervously: Yulin is injured, is he seriously injured?
Zhao Feiyan shook her head and said that she didn't know the truth and really didn't want to be the ruler of the country anymore. It was her brother who should do it. Brother Yulin would not have been injured in Chengdu.
Kuang Sisi was stunned, and then said that Feiyan was being stupid again. It was Yulin who was asking her to defend the country. They should cooperate as husband and wife, one fighting outside and the other sitting firmly in the court. Only then could the New Song Dynasty be peaceful for thousands of years. The mother and daughter spoke more and more quietly.
At this time, Zhao Yulin and Cao Youwen had returned to Suide Prefecture, and Meng Gong had also returned from Hedong. The three of them were brewing tea around the stove.
Lao Cao was very envious of Meng Gong's huge harvest this time, as he almost took over the entire Hedong Road.
Meng Gong was delighted and in a very good mood. He said very humbly that it was because of the great battle in Linzhou that they tied down a large number of Northern Barbarians' troops, which led to the great victory in the Eastern Expedition. He kept shouting "Drink, drink", and drank a glass of wine heroically.
Zhao Yulin felt mixed emotions as he looked at the weak Wu Yuqi beside him.
As soon as he entered the government office and saw Yuqi's sickly appearance, he was stunned. When Luzhu told him that his wife had a miscarriage, lost a lot of blood, and had no child, he raised his hand and slapped himself twice, blaming himself for harming Yuqi and making the woman suffer.
The couple hugged each other and cried, and then continued their work as usual after dawn.
Meng Gong already knew that Wu Yuqi was in poor health and could not travel long distances, so he told Zhao Yulin that it was almost the end of the year, and he and Cao Gong had to leave first and return to Chengdu, leaving the couple to recuperate before setting off again.
Zhao Yulin nodded and thanked the two brothers for their consideration and care. He and Yuqi followed them back.
The next day, Zhao Yulin and his wife sent the two elder brothers back home to rest. Yuqi said happily that she could walk and could definitely go with Cao Gong and the others.
He hugged the woman and told her that she must listen to him this time and that he would arrange her future journey for her.
