Chapter 13 Chapter Thirteen

Seeing King Shou's seriousness, Zheng Tian smiled, bowed his waist and asked, "Why do you dare to ask for advice? What the prince wants to know, I must know everything and talk endlessly." "Master Zheng has always been in charge of the battle in the past, why did he take the lead in the court meeting today?" Li Jie asked lightly, which made Zheng Tian stunned.He never thought that such a young prince who is concerned about the current situation is hidden in the Six Kings Court.Alas, it's a pity that he is not the emperor, otherwise Datang would be saved, he said silently in his heart.

"My lord, in fact, suppression and appeasement are not contradictory, nor is it the root of the strategy against the Cao army. I believe that the root of suppressing the rebellion is to restore the world's peace, not to kill it. At the beginning of the rebellion, the Cao army was full of energy. , the fighting power is strong, and they are bound to refuse to be appeased, so they can only be confiscated and dealt a heavy blow. But at this moment, at that moment, after Wang Xianzhi subdued the law, the Cao army's morale was slackened, and Huang Chao seemed to have the intention of surrendering. If the appeasement can work at this time Undoubtedly, it can reduce casualties, and it can also restore peace to the world. During the court meeting, it was also said that the Central Plains towns should not be slackened, but if Huang Chao has an act of disobedience, it is bound to be wiped out!"

Li Jie listened carefully, and nodded humbly: "Thank you Master Zheng for teaching." After speaking, he turned and went to the Six Kings Court. "My lord, don't you want to watch polo?" Li Jie stopped in his tracks, smiled and shook his head: "No, I want to think about a few paragraphs in it..." Li Jie's back gradually disappeared at the end of the stone steps. I was inexplicably moved: it turned out that he had been misunderstanding this courtyard.In the courtyard of the Six Kings, there actually lived such a wise and studious young prince! Li Xuan came to the polo field.

After sitting down, Tian Lingzi clapped three times outside the stadium, and then four officials in gorgeous clothes came up to him and saluted Li Xuan one by one.Li Xuan took a closer look and recognized these four people: the fat man in the middle was Tian Lingzi's elder brother, Chen Jingxuan who served as the general of Zuo Jinwu, and the other three were generals of the Shence Army: Yang Shili, Niu Xu, and Luo Yuangao.No matter how confused Li Xuan was, he could tell that these four people were Tian Lingzi's confidantes. "Father arranged for these four 'loyal ministers and good generals' to play ball with me?" Li Xuan's words were tinged with sarcasm.

"The emperor is wise. I really want to take this opportunity to recommend some virtuous talents to the emperor." "The four of them all hold important positions in the Forbidden Army, and I use them quite a lot. I don't know how Father wants to recommend them?" Tian Lingzi smiled apologetically and said, "Your Majesty, after Gao Qianli leaves office, it is inappropriate for Shu to have no good officials to govern." He said to himself: The land of Sanchuan is the back garden of the Tang Dynasty.Emperor Xuanzong escaped the "Anshi Rebellion" in Chengdu.Now that Huangchao banditry is rampant, if there is a mistake in Chang'an, it is the best strategy to imitate the emperor's luck in Shu.But before that, he had to place his most trusted people in Sanchuan, especially Chengdu in Xichuan.

A trace of sadness flashed across Li Xuan's heart: he knew that Tian Lingzi was polite, but secretly forced him to award Sanchuan's important position to his cronies.But what can he do?Although he is the monarch of the Tang Dynasty, he does not have much real power.When he was a child, he was always playful and unwilling to accept government affairs. Wang Xianzhi and Huang Chao rose up, which made him mature a lot suddenly.But at this time, he discovered that the power in the court had fallen into the hands of the eunuch who had supported him as emperor at the beginning, but now he kept calling him "Father".

Li Xuanmi glanced at the four people with squinted eyes, and said coldly to Tian Lingzi: "Sanchuan is the granary and stable shelter of my Tang Dynasty. It is time to select good talents. However, Xichuan has three ways. I have recommended four people, which is embarrassing for me! This Chengdu mansion is second only to Yangzhou's fat servants, I don't know who my father intends to appoint as the post?" Li Xuan's straightforward question blocked Tian Lingzi's mouth.He originally wanted to recommend his elder brother Chen Jingxuan as Xichuan Jiedu envoy immediately, but after thinking about it, this is an opportunity to test the little emperor, so he kicked the question back to Li Xuan: "Of course I know that the master of Xichuan has a great responsibility, so many I have recommended a candidate good minister to the emperor, please make a decision!"

Li Xuan gritted his teeth fiercely, but did not show his expression.If he appointed Chen Jingxuan as Xichuan Jiedu envoy, it would be tantamount to bowing his knees to please Tian Lingzi.Although he has no real power in his hands, he is not willing to give in easily.But once he appoints the other three people, then he will naturally know the consequences - if Tian Lingzi has the ability to put him on the throne, he can also abolish him.Li Xuan turned his head and looked at the horses beside the polo field. Suddenly, a thought occurred to him, and he asked Chen Jingxuan and the other four people: "You are all generals of our Shence Army. It is not a problem for the guards to kill, but I don't know how good the game is." ?” Without waiting for a few people to answer, Li Xuan went on to say: “You wait for four people, and play one game to bet on Sanchuan.”

The four of them looked at each other, and all turned to look at Tian Lingzi.Tian Lingzi smiled smugly in his heart, he was very satisfied, because in his opinion, the little emperor didn't pay attention to the importance of it at all, and was just anxious to watch polo.He smiled knowingly at Chen Jingxuan and the others, and they understood it and hurriedly agreed. Received a reward from the emperor, and the emperor came to watch it in person. This may be the most advanced polo match in the Tang Dynasty.According to the rules, a group of guards set up the goal on the field.Li Xuan ascended to the throne himself, while Tian Lingzi stood aside.With a wave of Li Xuan's hand, the four generals and all the guards knelt down to accept the order.After receiving Li Xuan's understanding, the young eunuch Deshun stood on the left side of Wuxie and read aloud: "...whoever hits the top spot will lead Jiannan Xichuan Road and rule Chengdu Mansion; whoever hits the second shot will lead Jiannan Dongchuan Road, governing Zizhou County; the one who hits the third place, leads Shannan West Road, governing Xingyuan Mansion...a conferment!" All the generals greeted him, and waited for the coach of the capital to release the ball on the field.Yang Shili, Niu Xu, and Luo Yuangao looked at each other, knowing that they wanted to make the emperor smile, so they gave way to each other. Chen Jingxuan was not polite, galloped his horse and raised his pole, and won the first place, so he became the envoy of Jiannan Xichuan Jiedu.Yang Shili and Niu Xu served as Jiedu envoys of Jiannan Dongchuan and Shannan Xidao respectively.

Seeing all this, Zheng Tian felt heartbroken: the most important officials in the Tang Dynasty were appointed like such a child's play.Thinking about Wei Zhuang's entrustment, he couldn't help shaking his head, in the eyes of the emperor and Tian Lingzi, there is no real talent!Over the years, he has become accustomed to the monopoly of eunuchs, the emperor's ignorance of political affairs, and many absurd choices made.But he would never have imagined that Tian Lingzi, the only important town in Sanchuan that Datang could rely on right now, would be in the palm of his hand.That kind of heartache, resentment and despair forced him to rush to Li Xuan, knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, Sanchuan is the lifeblood of the country, so don't be hasty!"

In a word, Li Xuan was pushed into an awkward position, and he blamed Zheng Tian in his heart: Do you really think that I am a fool?But I don't have any real power, how can I reject Tian Lingzi?He glanced at the arrogant Tian Lingzi out of the corner of his eye, gritted his teeth, and said to Zheng Tian coldly against his will: "Ai Qing is worrying too much, these people recommended by Tian Junrong are all loyal ministers and good generals, and San Chuan will be handed over to them, I can rest assured." "Your Majesty, how can you gamble on the important town of Sanchuan? I implore Your Majesty to think twice!" "Your Majesty," Tian Lingzi felt that Zheng Tian was clearly provoking him, and couldn't bear it anymore, "During the court meeting today, Mr. Zheng and Mr. Lu were blatantly arguing in the court, and there is no way to set an example for all officials. Now, ignore the emperor's golden words and speak disrespectfully, please. Punish Zheng Tian's crime!" "You..." Zheng Tian was so angry that his eyebrows were raised coldly, and he stared at Tian Lingzi fiercely.Tian Lingzi pushed his words to this point, and the only thing Li Xuan could do was to obey.He said in his heart: Don't blame me, I really can't help myself!I can only let you leave the imperial court for a while, and in the future, Zhen will use you even more! "The military appearance is justified," Li Yan said in a dull voice, "The appointment and dismissal of courtiers is a major national event. You are the prime minister and have the right to question it. I don't blame you. However, during the early court today, Qing and Lu Qing had a quarrel. , It’s true that I don’t want to set an example for all the officials, so let’s be a guest of the prince, and think about it behind closed doors for a month, so as to see the aftermath.” "Sir...thank you Lord Ron..." This is how a rare bet against Sanchuan ended, and Tian Lingzi satisfactorily placed his confidant behind Datang. Besides, after the rebel army captured Guangzhou, they did have the idea of ​​temporarily settling in a corner to watch the current situation.However, the climate on the surface of the mountain was hot and humid, and many soldiers died of miasma.Forced by the situation, all the generals of the rebel army persuaded Huang Chao to go north for great benefits.Thinking that Wang Xianzhi also wanted to submit to the imperial court at first, but ended up dead, Huang Chao gritted his teeth and decided to go north to fight this decadent dynasty to the end. At the same time, Wang Duo, who was ordered to camp in the south to recruit the capital, was stationing troops in Jiangling.Wang Duo was not good at commanding troops, so he appointed Li Xi as the deputy capital commander and Hunan observation envoy.Although Li Xi is the successor of the famous general Li Sheng, he only talks on paper.Hearing that Huang Chao was coming with elite soldiers, he was defeated by the wind.Huang Chao took the opportunity to go straight north.Interestingly, Wang Duo brought a group of concubines with him when he took office, but left his wife in Chang'an. After learning about it, his wife was so jealous that she went to Jiangling to inquire about the crime. Let's ask for an idea: "Huang Chao is going north, and his wife is coming south. Sooner or later, he will be worried. What should I do?" The staff around him joked: "It's better to surrender to Huang Chao to avoid my wife." Wang Duo had no choice but to flee in a hurry. Half a month later, Jiangling fell. With all his strength, Huang Chao conquered Xuanzhou and Ruzhou successively, and then broke through the Eastern Capital.Overnight, Tongguan Fortress became the last barrier of Chang'an.For a moment, the ruling and opposition parties were shocked! In the middle of winter.Although Chang'an City was still bustling with people, it appeared somewhat desolate in this season and under this situation.Wei Zhuang has gone through nearly 20 years on this road of taking exams in spring and autumn.The examination room is dim, and it has passed the age of forty years, but still has no fame, let alone the opportunity to display the ambition of Lingyun in his heart.Every day, Wei Zhuang only lives in the inn. After autumn, his body becomes more and more uncomfortable, and he can't roam around the Chang'an market like he did when he was young; Can hear the battle ahead.After repeated defeats, Wei Zhuang no longer cared about his scientific examination results, and every battle report from the front touched the heart of this talented man. When the triumphant song was sung, the troops were stationed everywhere and did not turn against each other. The son of heaven is strong only by his red hair, and the general is empty by his purple beard. Corpses fill the Han River to connect Jingfu, and blood stains Xiangyun to connect Chubo. Don't ask about the exile in South Vietnam, there are old mountains and rivers in Zhan Yukong. After reciting this poem, Wei Zhuang's eyes blurred.