Chapter 806: The Great Princess
The news of the Siamese coup soon spread throughout Nanjing, and just like Chen Ming and Chen Cong's shock, countless important ministers and ordinary people were also full of surprise. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
It's incredible.
After the initial shock had passed, the next thought arose – what should they say about Siam?
Is Zheng Xin too good at death, or is Tongluan too stupid?
Zheng Xin wants to be the head of Siamese Buddhism, which is really dying; And even if Tongluan gains momentum for a while, Zheng Xin has Chen Han as a backer behind him, unless Tongluan can defeat the crusading army sent by Chen Han and Chen Han again and again, but this is impossible no matter how you look at it.
But in any case, the news of the Siamese coup d'état greatly seized the limelight of His Royal Highness's marriage, although it was impossible to completely overwhelm the waves caused by His Royal Highness's marriage in Nanjing, but it finally added a new topic for Nanjing to talk about and laugh about.
Chen Ding has a special status, both descendants and long, and the candidate for the eldest princess is likely to be the future crown princess, followed by the queen, which is very important for the whole of China, whether it is a noble line, or a civil and military official of the Manchu Dynasty, they all look at the throne of the princess and salivate.
No way, Chen Ding's advantage is really big.
Because the queen's position is as stable as a golden mountain, this congenitally brought an opportunity for Chen Ding to compete for the throne, although the abolished princes in history are not all finished in the case of losing their mothers, such as the abolished prince Liu Ju of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, but the existence of the queen, especially a queen who has a good relationship with the emperor is still alive, and the help of the prince in law is absolutely not negligible.
The Manchu Yinren is not an example, but Li Chengqian is a living example. Queen Dugu of the Sui Dynasty is the most obvious negative example of the abolished prince Yang Yong.
The eldest prince has the support of the queen in the palace, but what he lacks is the support of important ministers from other dynasties, and now the emperor acquiesces to the eldest prince to contact the two descendants of the Taishang, Huang family, and Gao family, which can be regarded as making up for the biggest shortcoming.
No matter how far-reaching the impact will be, at least it looks like his momentum is even louder. Moreover, Chen Ding himself is sensitive and studious, and he is in Yuanliang, and he is very favored by the emperor.
How could his position as the 'Zhenggong Niangniang' not attract the attention of the Manchu Dynasty?
Of course, although the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty have attracted attention, no one will show too much enthusiasm, you must know that His Majesty is only in his thirties, and he is in the prime of life, and he is like a mountain of gods that is suppressed on everyone's heads. Who would have no brains to chirp at the 'Prince'?
Not to mention who killed the deer now, I don't know yet, even if there is really a 'prince' god in the current court situation, how many people dare to invest?
Today's emperor is in the prime of his youth, although no one would think that His Majesty the emperor who raised the army as a young man can live as a person, but in the next thirty years, the whole world will still be shrouded in the majesty of today.
Not to mention that the position of the crown prince is still undecided, even if the eldest prince really sits on the throne, the eldest prince himself is very dangerous.
Today, he is the founder of the country, wise and martial, and having such a Lao Tzu on the top of his head is not only sad, but also dangerous.
Kang Mazi's Yinren, who has been the prince for thirty-four years, is a good example.
Although the emperor is not a violent person, he does not kill meritorious heroes, nor does he play a glass of wine to release military power, and is benevolent and lenient to his subordinates, but this is not because the emperor is a perfect holy lord, but only because he has added too many constraints to the power structure. Each official position is followed by a number of deputies, and the law stipulates that each deputy must bear the responsibilities, that is, each deputy has a certain 'guarantee' of real power. Just infighting, monitoring and restraining each other is enough for people to spend energy, let alone squeezing others and monopolizing power.
Except for a small number of frontier governors who also held some military power in their hands and could dispatch local garrison troops, the inland provinces were already full of cultural relics. Like the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the phenomenon of the governor holding the standard camp in his hand has been completely extinguished. Coupled with the financial allocation, the majority of the financial power belongs to the central government, and those local tax balances can support the local officials, thank God, they don't even have the expenses to comfort the garrison during the New Year's holidays, they need to lick their faces to raise donations from businessmen and enterprises, how can they expect to win over the army?
Moreover, there are several intelligence departments in Jinshang's hands, and they are all Jinyiwei and East and West Factory. Deaf and clear-sighted!
In the current situation of the national dynasty, even the first and auxiliary ministers of the cabinet are not at all able to become powerful ministers who block the Holy Hearing. Today, the emperor can rest assured of his subordinates, and in fact it is. Ten years after the dynasty was established, look at how many more founding heroes have committed trouble? Not only are they honestly keeping their duties, but even the descendants of the family are also very obedient.
Looking through the history books of China, in all dynasties, there are no such honest and conscientious sons and daughters.
This is because the emperor took out a 'feudal country' to make carrots, hanging everyone's appetite, and the way of the world has changed today.
The Ministry of State Security and the Military Intelligence Bureau in the hands of the emperor, together with the news media all over the country, the large number of officials of the Supervision Yuan who are not afraid of things, and the accountability system of officials at all levels, are like a dense and unventilated sky net, hanging down from everyone's heads, covering every noble family and every inch of land in the country.
Therefore, Emperor Chen seems to have divided a lot of power, and also took the initiative to pave the way for 'cooking', but now China's imperial power is still so supreme, and the glory and power of the royal family are naturally supreme.
Wei Xiuzhi, as a veteran who has been rolling in Chen Han's army for many years, of course hopes that his family can ascend to that shining throne. Even more so than he was doing now.
Although he was far away in the northwest, he let his family in Nanjing send a book to him in the fastest time whenever there was news.
This kind of mood is not at all comparable to the money and expenses that come and go.
The imperial court set up a post office in the local area, and there was a pigeon nest under the post office, which kept a well-conditioned carrier pigeon. Now it is not only the official emergency report, but also the common people, as long as they can afford it, they can go to the flying pigeon to pass the news back and forth.
But the latter is expensive.
From Nanjing to the northwest, more than 20 stations are traveled, and it costs two or three hundred yuan at a time. However, since the start of this business, with the rapid development of China's economy in recent years, it has become an indispensable part of the annual income of the postal system.
The number of rounds in a single round, this flying pigeon is far from being compared with land and water mail, but it is really expensive and expensive, and the cost is really low and very low.
Wei Xiuzhi, who was worried about such a thing in his heart, didn't care about Kazakh affairs anymore.
The breeding of fine wool sheep has been spread in Qinghai, Mongolia and the mainland, but Kazakhstan is still one of the important sources of wool and livestock in China, and with the development of time, China's economic influence on Kazakhstan is increasing. The economy drives politics, and sinicization is becoming more and more effective.
But none of this was a matter in Nanjing.
When he first heard the news of 'the eldest prince choosing a concubine', he knew that Taishang was also involved, and Wei Xiuzhi also thought of his own daughter. But it's a pity that he doesn't have a concubine of the right age, and it is impossible for a concubine to become a concubine of His Royal Highness.
Moreover, he is a senior general in the army, and marrying him is related to military power and involves very sensitive aspects.
As far as Wei Xiuzhi himself is concerned, now that the emperor is in full bloom, it is not a good time to bet on treasure at all. However, the eldest prince's selection of concubines was vigorous, which was almost equivalent to opening the curtain of the battle for the throne. In the future, the relatives represented by the Liu family will not 'let go' the eldest prince after this.
But Wei Xiuzhi himself is labeled as a Taishang, and now he is afraid that some people have been classified into the family of the eldest prince.
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Chen Ming would not consider Wei Xiuzhi's mood, he only needed to know that the Wei family would fly northwest with pigeons every once in a while. And the letters are all passwords.
It's just a small thing. As an emperor, it is never possible to face only one thing, and it is never possible to do only one thing in a period of time. Grabbing the eyebrows and mustache is the normal state of the emperor's daily handling of government affairs.
Chen Ming also has to pay attention to the progress of the navy's shipbuilding, the rocket has leaked, and it is not appropriate to build too many flying scissors bow ships, so let's honestly play battleships. Of course, the hardness of the shell of the battleship will be a common concern for everyone, is it better to use a single wooden board, or to play with composite armor [composite board]? It's all a problem.
Chen Ming also pays attention to the post-disaster affairs in the northern region, the affairs in Siam, the school enrollment rate of school-age children this year, the migration points in the coastal areas of the Northeast and the Outer Khing'an Mountains, the immigrants in the Xinjiang area, the immigrants in Nanmingzhou, Nanyang, Myanmar and North America, and the upcoming Tingtui, and then the formation of the army's outfit and combat effectiveness......
Now it is the spring of the year, it is the beginning of the year, and the whole country has a lot of things waiting for Chen Ming to make up his mind and set the tone, how can his energy be all focused on choosing his eldest son and concubine? In this matter, the opinions of the queen and Chen Ming themselves also account for a large proportion.
So, don't feel that being an emperor is easy.
Especially for those who aspire to be a good emperor, it will be even more tiring.
Chen Ming's heart is divided into countless petals, so if you want to say that Chen Ming's heart is nailed to the matter of his son marrying a daughter-in-law, then this proportion will really be very small.
Perhaps, in the eyes of Emperor Chen, the affairs of Siam are more important than Chen Ding's marriage. Chen Mingke had no intention of using Zheng Xin as a urinal.
Didn't you see that after the Burma war, he had already given up his plan to annex Siam?
In terms of the structure of power he constructed, Zheng Xin was an outward extension of Chinese power and an example set by China, and the geographical location of Korea determined its annexation, but this was not the case with Siam.
Chen Ming, who had already obtained Burma and Annam, did not have too much enthusiasm for Siam, and the previous idea was based more on the fact that Zheng Xin was seized by the Tai, and not only Siam, but also Phnom Penh, Vientiane and Luang Prabang.
Zheng Xin shoulders the role of role model and benchmark, and his 'loyalty' and 'role', the treatment and rewards he enjoys, have a very important definition in diplomacy. This is by no means a urinal to be compared.
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Thonburi in February is still at the end of the 'cool season', this is the best time of the year in Siam, and in half a month, Siam will enter the rainy season for half a year, 85% of the rainfall throughout the year is concentrated in the rainy season, and the average monthly temperature is maintained at about 27 or 8 °C, but the rainy season in Thailand has its unique side, that is, the rain of the day will be more concentrated in a certain period, after this rain, today will be very cool.
Although it is the cool season, the weather in Siam is not the same, it is located in the tropics, and the temperature does not drop below 20°C all year round. The cool season is just relatively and not really cold.
But now the city of Thonburi is a winter slaughter. It's like a cold air sweeping through the city, and the wind is biting, much colder than the coldest and coldest time.
Thongluang controlled the military and political power in Siam, but his attack on Tran Han and Boon did not go well. Both were supported by Chinese, although the Chinese army in Burma had not yet officially intervened, and after the Nanyang naval division captured Bangkok, it did not launch an attack on Thonburi, which was close at hand. It's just that a large number of arms were given to Chen Han and Wen.
But the foundations of Thongluang's 'rights' are already shaking.
The day before yesterday there had just been a light rain, and it was not heavy, but Chao Phraya Kerimu was sick.
After receiving the news in the palace, Tongluan's first reaction was - what the hell is Chao Phraya but Krimu going to do? He didn't believe that Krimu was really sick and bedridden.
As a veteran under Zheng Xin, Chao Phraya Chok Krimu initially had a much higher status than Thong Luan. At the beginning, Chao Phhaya Kerimu was the main general, and Tong Luan was one of the three deputy generals in the army, and his status was equivalent to that of Wen Mo.
But a decade or two later, Chao Phraya Krimu was dying, and Thongluan could still grasp the tail of his prime, and he was only forty-seven years old.
Zhao Phraya but Krimu has long handed over the military power, but as a mascot, Zhao Phraya Krimu still has his own meaning and value of existence.
For Tong Luan, this is the most critical moment, and he must notice every hint of change. Except for his own brothers and nephews, no one dares to believe it now.
Zheng Xin trusts Phiyasaka enough, right, but Pyezuka didn't betray him?
At critical moments, only one's own blood relatives can be believed.
Thongluan will not ignore Chao Phye Chak Krimu, because with Zhao Phye Cha Krimu's connections and prestige in the army, at this current moment of internal and external pressure, it may not be possible to really provoke trouble.
Thongluan didn't think that Chao Phraya Chak Krimu would really fall ill at this critical moment. And this old tiger, even if he is sick, can still eat people.
Thongluan sent his son, Ishara Songtun, to the house of Chao Phraya Chok Krimu, and then found out that Ishara Songtun was not the first person to visit him. What kind of person is Zhao Phaya Krimu, Zheng Xinjun is an old man, and although he has retired now, his reputation is high.
A person who doesn't even dare to underestimate Tongluan, who is in power, how can he be so popular?
This makes Tong Luang even more vigilant.
The monks of Yuefeng Temple showed a disappointed look on their faces, and Tongluan's vigilance against Chao Phhaya Kerimu was really strong.
"Amitabha, if you want to let your guard down, the old general still needs to lie down for a while......," Fan Wei, dressed as a disciple of the Siamese Buddhist family, said to Chao Phhaya Krimu.
Since coming to Yuefeng Temple three years ago, Fan Wei seems to have become a pure monk. But his inner essence is immutable.
As one of the fumes planted by the Military Intelligence Bureau in Siam, Fan Wei also constructed his own network. But he was derelict in his duty in this great change in Thonburi.
Although the rebels had invaded Thonburi before, when Zheng Xin failed to escape, it was the elders of Yuefeng Temple who went out of the city to communicate with Phaya Chanka, so that Zheng Xin abdicated and became a monk, and was imprisoned in the temple to save his life.
But this has nothing to do with Fan Wei, and this is even more of a rebellion group that does not dare to do anything.
This coup d'état occurred in Siam, and the Military Intelligence Bureau did not even notice it before the incident broke out, which caused serious dissatisfaction with the emperor Lao Tzu. At present, the personnel of the military intelligence agency in Siam are tasked with two important tasks - first, to find out who is involved in this matter; 2. Make every effort to rescue Zheng Xin.