Chapter 6 Success in the 22nd Day of December, Taifu Ma Riyan, Great Sima General Li Hong, Great Situ Zhang Wen, and Great Sikong Yang Biao jointly signed and resigned

"Liaison Shangshu Shi". Considering that the Son of Heaven was young and did not know much about political affairs, the four princes proposed that the eldest princess should be the secretary of Shangshu.

The next day, the Son of Heaven summoned the four princes and tried their best to keep them. The four lords resolutely resigned. The Son of Heaven granted.

On the third day, the Son of Heaven issued an edict to worship the eldest princess to lead the affairs of the book and assist him in handling state affairs. On the fourth day, the Son of Heaven drove north.

In mid-December, the Son of Heaven drove into Wu County, Taiyuan County, Bingzhou. At this time, the first heavy snow of the winter came in the morning.

The Son of Heaven's car then stopped. The state assassin Cui Jun, the Taiyuan County Taishou Cui Yan, and Jin Yang ordered Li Li to rush to the Son of Heaven camp to meet the Son of Heaven.

The three of them played the Son of Heaven, because this winter came too early, it is difficult for the temporary palace in Jinyang to be completed before the end of the year, and I implore the Son of Heaven to give grace.

The Son of Heaven frowned, a little unhappy,

"Without the palace, I will celebrate the New Year in the ice and snow." Shangshu Feng Shuo saw that the Son of Heaven was very unhappy, and hurriedly said to the three ministers: "The New Year is coming soon, this matter is not negotiable, immediately recruit more people, levy more labor, and rush to work day and night, otherwise, you will bear the consequences." The three ministers didn't dare to say any more, so they had no choice but to retreat.

After the Son of Heaven decided to live in Jinyang temporarily, General Sima immediately urgently told Cui Jun, Cui Yan, and Li Li to immediately repair Jinyang Palace.

Jinyang had been the capital of Zhao for 74 years during the Warring States period, and when it came to this dynasty, Emperor Gaozu named his son Liu Heng as the acting king and built the capital of Jinyang, so there has always been a palace in Jinyang City.

Although these palaces have been damaged by war, after ten years of renovation in northern Xinjiang, a large part of them have been restored and have become the seat of the government offices of the northern Xinjiang prefectures.

When the Son of Heaven arrived in Jinyang, of course, he could no longer live in a tent under Longshan like the eldest princess, so General Sima asked to rebuild Jinyang Palace.

It is said that it is to rebuild Jinyang Palace, in fact, it is to move the government offices of the northern Xinjiang provinces and the people on the nearby streets, and then build these streets with walls, and then expand several main palaces to form a simple palace.

It's a way to save money and effort. It's just that because the relocation volume is large and the time before the Chinese New Year is very short, the construction period is particularly tight.

Now that it is snowing heavily, it is even more impossible to complete the project before the end of the year and move the Son of Heaven and the imperial court into Jinyang.

Everyone knows what will happen if you disobey the holy decree. The three of them looked sad and discussed in a whisper. Cui Yan said, should we go to the general and talk to it?

Only he can save us at this time. Cui Jun hesitated. Let the general come forward, the Son of Heaven did not dare not agree, but the Son of Heaven must be very disgusted, which is not good for the general.

If something big happens because of this little thing, we will be guilty. Li Li said that Lord Cui's father is now the Zongzheng of the imperial court and is directly under the jurisdiction of the Great Sikong Department.

Lord Yang Biao is an old minister of Chang'an. If Lord Yang Biao comes forward to intercede, there may be a turnaround.

Cui Jun, Cui Yan and Li Li did not follow the decree of the Son of Heaven and immediately went out of the camp to return to Jinyang, but quietly ran to the imperial court camp where Zongzheng's mansion was located.

Cui Lie didn't wait for Cui Jun to finish telling the whole story, and scolded the three of them with their heads and faces. You can't do such a small thing, you deserve it.

But scolding is scolding, people still have to be saved. Cui Jun is his son, Cui Yan is the side branch of Cui Valve's clan, and Li Li is his protégé, so he can't save it.

"Go to the eldest princess, she can solve this matter."

"Eldest princess?" Cui Jun smiled bitterly,

"She is the sister of the Son of Heaven, how can she help us?"

"She'll definitely help." Cui Lie smiled,

"If you three make the situation more serious, the eldest princess will definitely not be able to sit still." Then he told the eldest princess about the affairs of the eldean and the chief scholar.

"Why did the Great General do this? What's in it for him? Cui Jun asked suspiciously,

"If the eldest princess stands on the side of the Son of Heaven, Hebei will be in trouble."

"How can you let the eldest princess stand on the side of the Son of Heaven?" Cui Lie sneered,

"If the outer dynasty wants to get back all the power in peace and stability, it is necessary to make the eldest princess deeply feel the harm of excessive imperial power to the society. For example, today's incident ......" Cui Yan was taken aback and blurted out: "If the Son of Heaven turns against the eldest princess, then this government ......"

"The general recklessly pushed the eldest princess to the court, the purpose of which was to use the special status of the eldest princess to balance and ease the power struggle between the Son of Heaven and the foreign court. But his mind is too simple, he thinks that the eldest princess will listen to him, how is this possible? The eldest princess and the Son of Heaven are a family, when the power of the foreign dynasty seriously threatens the imperial power of the Son of Heaven, she will not hesitate to help the Son of Heaven deal with the foreign dynasty, and then the court will repeat the situation of the harem, relatives, and clans taking turns to interfere in the affairs of the court. Cui Lie shook his head and sighed,

"The general is too confused. In order to restore Hebei's strength as soon as possible so that he could conquer the world as soon as possible, he did not hesitate to retreat again and again, in order to get the power balance in the court. Not only did he retreat on his own, but he also forced us to advance and retreat with him, which was simply self-defeating. He wants to die, and we don't want to die yet. We finally found a way to prosper the Han, how can we give it up easily? ”

"So, we have to do our best to let the Son of Heaven and the eldest princess make trouble first." Cui Lie looked at the three of them and continued,

"The struggle for power in the court is directly related to the survival of the society. When the society is in danger, the eldest princess and the son of heaven will no longer take care of that bit of family affection. ”

"If the matter is big, the general will definitely come forward to stop it." Cui Yan said worriedly,

"It's about the peril of Hebei, the Han Dynasty is prosperous, and the general will not turn a deaf ear and stand by. Without the strong support of the Great General, it would be difficult for the eldest princess to continue to ......."

"Then you'd be wrong." Cui Lie waved his hand and interrupted him,

"If the Han Dynasty wants to prosper, it is very important to ensure the correctness of the national policy strategy, and in order to achieve this, the foreign dynasty must obtain absolute power. However, at the critical moment of the implementation of the new official system, the Son of Heaven was in trouble, and the general shrank his head and hid behind the scenes, which made us very passive. ”

"Today, there are only two ways for us to ensure the integrity of the prime minister and the lasting correctness of the national policy. The first is to do everything possible to help the eldest princess, and strive to make the eldest princess form a powerful force in the shortest possible time, and firmly control the power of the eldest princess and part of the imperial power. The rise of the eldest princess's power is very important to the Zhongxing of the Han Dynasty. In the future, the world will be stable, and the power of the generals and warriors will be very huge, and if we want to effectively curb and weaken the power of the warriors, we can only join forces with the Son of Heaven and the eldest princess. ”

"The eldest princess is powerful, and we can use her power to smoothly control the Son of Heaven and the imperial power. Behind the eldest princess, there are generals and a group of warriors, and we are a group of scholars, how can the Son of Heaven be her opponent? This is our second method, first let the Son of Heaven and the eldest princess turn against each other, and then let the eldest princess control the Son of Heaven. Cui Lie coughed lightly, looked at the three people sitting there in a daze, and continued,

"The matter is getting bigger, the general will definitely come forward, but it's too late, the eldest princess has already become a force, even if she doesn't have the support of the general, she can confront the general head-on with our help."

The general learned the lesson of Dong Zhuo, Li Dao and others who were rebellious and defeated, and he did not dare to come forward to openly control the authority, so as not to sit on the blame of the Son of Heaven to command the world. He let the eldest princess lead the affairs of the book, and let the warriors of Northern Xinjiang enter the court as the secretary, in fact, the purpose was to indirectly control the authority through the eldest princess and his subordinates. His plan was not bad, and it could have avoided the disaster caused by his public hostage of the Son of Heaven, but unfortunately his hand was stretched too long. ”

"Whether for the sake of the society or for our own survival, we must keep the power of the Great General within an acceptable range. To put it bluntly, it is to prevent the general from holding power alone and endangering the society. The general uses the eldest princess to control the authority, and we will do what we want, and in turn use the eldest princess to restrain the general and make him cocoon. ”

"My lord, so far, the general has not done anything to endanger the society, on the contrary, ......" Li Li was a little dissatisfied.

"You're right, I also believe in the loyalty of the Great General now, but what about the future? In the future, when the world is settled, will he still be able to maintain his loyalty as he does now? If the Son of Heaven deliberately wants to kill him in the future, will he rise up and resist, or will he tie his hands? Even if the general is willing to tie his hands, what about his subordinates? The iron horsemen in the desert and the soldiers in the northern frontier are all willing to tie their hands? Cui Lie asked loudly,

"Do you know why we are changing the bureaucratic system? The purpose of revising the official system is to allow effective checks and balances on authority, that is, to enable a person with high achievements like a general to get a good death. Authority can govern the country, but it can kill people even more, and can turn a loyal minister into a traitor to the country. ”

"Now you get it?" Cui Lie calmed down a little and asked, pointing to the three of them. The three nodded.

"It's good to get it." Cui Lie said,

"Let's go see the eldest princess. Anyway, you don't need me to teach you, do you? The Son of Heaven saw the eldest princess walking into the big tent dressed in snowflakes, and hurriedly greeted her.

"Sister, it's snowing so hard, what are you doing here? It's too cold, come and make a fire. "The Son of Heaven has been in a good mood lately.

The ministers succumbed, and the generals bowed their heads. Although it is the eldest princess who is the secretary of the Lingshang, this is enough to show the power of her own son of heaven.

The eldest princess is still in charge of the book, but she still has the final say. The eldest princess's face was full of anger and she didn't say a word.

When the Son of Heaven came to her side, she suddenly rushed up, grabbed the Son of Heaven's arm, and dragged him out of the tent with all her might.

"Sister, what are you doing here? It's snowing outside, and it's cold. The Son of Heaven didn't know why the eldest princess was angry, and shouted in panic.

The Son of Heaven was thin and weak, and he had little strength. The eldest princess has been insisting on practicing martial arts in northern Xinjiang in the past few years, and she is skilled in arches and horses, and has great strength.

The Son of Heaven was pulled by her and staggered out of the big tent. Several Shangshu, Shizhong, and Shilang who served the Son of Heaven did not dare to stop them, and followed behind in fear.

Outside the tent, the north wind was howling, the snow was falling, and it was extremely cold.

"Sister, it's cold outside, let's go back." The Son of Heaven shrank his little head and pleaded pitifully.

"You know the cold, too?" The eldest princess screamed,

"Aren't the people who built you palaces cold? Aren't the coachmen who deliver the stones and timber to your palace cold? Aren't the soldiers who guarded you in the snow cold? If you go to Jizhou to see, how many victims have no food to eat, no clothes to wear, and on such a cold day, they can only wrap a layer of grass on their bodies to keep out the cold, do you know? You are young, you have not learned anything else, but you have learned decently and luxuriously. The more the eldest princess spoke, the more angry she became, and she reached out to pull off the fur on the Son of Heaven.

"You take it off for me, stand here and think, are you doing the right thing? The world is gone, the country is lost, you still want the palace here, you want the people to die, how can you prosper the Han like this? ”

"Sister, sister, ......" The Son of Heaven saw the eldest princess's apricot eyes wide open, her face was pale, her anger was soaring, and her voice was almost hoarse, and she was so frightened that she cried,

"It's cold, sister. I don't want the palace, I don't want it......" Feng Shuo, the waiter of the Yellow Gate, turned over and knelt down, and begged loudly: "Your Highness, Your Highness, this is all the fault of the minister, you punish the minister." Your Majesty is not in good health, so you must not let him freeze to death. ”

"Get out of here." The eldest princess raised her leg with a kick,

"The mediocrity and incompetence of being the Son of Heaven are all because of you ** ministers. Get the hell out of me. Feng Shuo's eyes darkened, and nosebleeds suddenly erupted.

Jia Xu, Yang Qi and others were shocked, knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly, begging bitterly. The strength of the Son of Heaven is small, and the fur is dragged down by the eldest princess three or two times.

"Take off your boots for me, take them off...... How many people in this world have never worn shoes in their lives, do you know as the Son of Heaven? Today I want you to taste what it is like for people to not wear shoes. Take it off for me. The Son of Heaven hugged the eldest princess,

"Sister, sister, I don't want a palace anymore, I live in a tent with my sister......"

"You don't know the suffering of the people, how can you be a good emperor?" The eldest princess trembled, and pushed the Son of Heaven to the ground,

"If you don't take it off, I'll take it off for you." Jia Xu and Yang Qi climbed with a roll, one left and one right to support the Son of Heaven,

"Your Highness, the Son of Heaven is young and ignorant, it is all the fault of the ministers, and the ministers are willing to be punished."

"Get out of here...... the eldest princess shouted angrily as she pressed her hand to the hilt of her sword at her waist and pointed at the two of them.

"Your Highness......"

"Sigh ......" The long sword was unsheathed and slashed Yang Qi directly. Yang Qi was shocked and instinctively let go of his hand. The eldest princess kicked him away, and the long sword went straight to Jia Xu.

Jia Xu screamed, got up and ran. The princess pointed her sword at the Son of Heaven, gritted her teeth and shouted,

"Take it off." The Son of Heaven sat on the cold snow, crying and scrambling to take off his boots.

"Stand up for me." The eldest princess pulled him up,

"You are a man, the son of a great man, a fourteen-year-old man. In the Northern Xinjiang Army, many soldiers of your age have already rushed to the battlefield with swords. What about you? What did you do? Besides playing chess, apart from crying, apart from making people die, what else have you done? Don't you even have the courage to stand barefoot in the snow? ”

"Sister......" The Son of Heaven shivered from the cold, his lips were purple, and he was staggered and frightened.

"What did you say?" Li Hong jumped up,

"The eldest princess beats the Son of Heaven?"

"General, go quickly, go and save Your Majesty." Jia Xu was out of breath and out of breath,

"The eldest princess is mad and has lost her mind." Li Hong pulled him up and rushed out of the big tent,

"Quick, urgently tell the ministers of the three princes, go to the camp of the Son of Heaven. Ma Riyan, Zhang Wen, Li Hong, Yang Biao, and the ministers of Jiuqing rushed into the camp of the Son of Heaven one after another, and fell to their knees.

"Your Highness, why are you doing this?" Li Hong was so angry that he almost vomited blood,

"Your Highness, that is the Son of Heaven, the Son of Heaven of the Great Han." The Son of Heaven was miserable, barefoot, with his neck shrunk, his clothes covered with mud, and his fur had been cut to pieces by the long sword, and he stood in the snow with a painful face.

The eldest princess held a long sword, tears rippled,

"There is no hope for Dahan, there is no hope. Do you remember the thousands of displaced people who froze to death on the embankment of the Yellow River? Remember the hundreds of thousands of people who were swallowed up by the flood? What did he do with this son of heaven? He considered his palace more important than the lives of the people. This is also the son of heaven of the Great Han? Li Hong understood, and the ministers also understood.

The eldest princess was angry about the affairs of Jinyang Palace.

"You all go back." The eldest princess pointed to the ministers who knelt on the snow,

"I stood with the Son of Heaven until he confessed his mistake."

"Your Highness......" Ma Riyan threw himself to the ground despite the mud and pleaded loudly,

"Your Highness, this is all the minister's incompetence, and it has nothing to do with Your Majesty......"

"The Son of Heaven wants to live in Jinyang Palace immediately, and he ordered Taiyuan County to levy more people and levy conscription, do you know about this?" The eldest princess said angrily,

"I have lived in a tent in Longshan for six years, in the past six years, I have not worn new clothes, I have not applied powder, I have recited scriptures and history every day, I have ridden and shot on horseback, what am I for?" The eldest princess pointed to the Son of Heaven and cried out in a sad voice,

"It's all to save him, for him to revive the Han, and to keep this country, but what did he do? Before a person arrives in Jinyang, he wants authority and palace, will he still bury this great river and mountain in the future? ”

"Your Highness......" Ma Riyan wanted to persuade again, but when he saw the sword flashing and the long sword was coming with lightning, he was so frightened that he closed his eyes and didn't dare to make a sound.

Eight hundred miles of fast riding came at a gallop. After a short time, Bo Sima Yi, the lord of the General's Mansion, held an urgent book in his hand and ran into the camp of the Son of Heaven.

"General, General Yan Rou of Duliao urgently reported that the Hun Dadan Yu Fuluo died." Li Hong was taken aback,

"Where's Liu Bao?"

"In the autumn, Budu and Tuoba Tao had a fight, Liu Bao led the army into the desert, helped Pang De and Yan Wudaunt, the two generals, to suppress the Xianbei people, and still stay in the Golden Snow Plain." Sima Yi said anxiously,

"Now that the snow is closing the mountain, King Zuo Xian can't rush back to Shan Yuting in time to succeed Shan Yu, and the situation is complicated."

"Is there any movement in Meiji?" Ma Yi said,

"General Yan Rou asked, do you want General Yang Ming to immediately lead the army into Meiji?" Li Hong didn't speak, he took the urgent book in Sima Yi's hand and held it high,

"Your Highness ......" jumps to