Summoning the world to be one

Chapter 663

Chapter 664: Canonize the Emperor Grandson

With Deng Sheng's permission for the marching plan formulated by the General's Dudufu, the huge war machine of Deng State began to run rapidly. The guards who participated in the next year's attack on Zhao also began to gather on the front line of the Yellow River, and Deng Guo's big move must not be hidden from Zhao Guo, who is across the river, but Zhao Guo's soldiers and horses have already assembled. Mobilizing Li Rubing and the northern army to go south, Zhao Guochaotang had different opinions.

"Report to the Empress Dowager, according to reports from the Central Plains spies, Deng Guo used more than 40 soldiers and horses this time, and this is not counting the soldiers and horses stationed in Luoyang. It is just Dongjun, which is across the Yellow River from Weijun, There are already 30 Deng troops assembled, and there are also 15 Deng troops in the direction of Hanoi County, while our army has only [-] troops on the front line of Wei County. Zhao Guojun and ministers gathered together, and Zhao Guoxin's prime minister, Zhong Xing, spoke.

Zhong Xing was promoted by the Empress Dowager Song after Zhuang Ping's death, but because he was not one of the auxiliary ministers, he was suppressed by the auxiliary ministers everywhere, and he didn't have much real power in his hands. It's just a mouthpiece put forward by the Queen Mother Meng and a group of auxiliary ministers.

However, Zhong Xing is also an ambitious person. Since he became the prime minister of a country, he must not be reconciled to be a sounding board. After the two old guys Lin Qingfeng and Zuo Sheng passed away, he thought he could take the opportunity to gain some real power, but At this time, among the five assistant ministers, Zhang Ying, who has always had a very low sense of existence, suddenly emerged. After the death of the Empress Dowager Song, she took the initiative to move closer to the Meng family, got the support of the Meng family, and controlled the government. One of them, Li Rubing, the great general of the dynasty, was also pushed out to Yuyang.

Up to now, Zhong Xing even said that if he wanted to fight for the power in the court, the five assistant ministers would never be able to get around the hurdle. If he wanted to realize his ambition, he must get the support of the assistant ministers. Only Zhang Ying and Li Rubing are left, but Zhang Ying is the representative of the clan, and is naturally hostile to foreign ministers like Zhong Xing. The power of the country is so little. , so it is impossible for Zhang Ying to allow Zhong Xing, a foreign minister, to gain too much power.

Since Zhang Ying couldn't go this way, he could only move closer to Li Rubing, the last auxiliary minister. However, after the deaths of Zuo Sheng and Lin Qingfeng, Li Rubing was suppressed. After Song's death, he was even excluded from the power center If you go far away in Yuyang, you won't be able to give Zhong Xing much support at all, so Zhong Xing must find a way to bring Li Rubing back to Jinyang, but now Zhang Ying and Zhao Kuo, the two military and political leaders, are very afraid of Li Rubing He suppressed Li Rubing vigorously, and it was very difficult to get Li Rubing back.

But now that Deng Jun is going north, Zhong Xing is given this opportunity. Li Rubing holds Zhao Guo's most elite army in the north. Over the command of the Hebei army, in this way, the military power of Zhao State will be concentrated in Li Rubing's hands again, with hundreds of thousands of troops in his hands. Even if Zhang Ying is unwilling, he will not be able to prevent Li Rubing from returning to Jinyang.

On the high platform, Zhao Guo's young emperor Zhang Yuan was expressionless, because he knew very well that he was just a puppet with no power in his hands, and the one who could call the shots was the Queen Mother Meng sitting next to him.

But the Meng family was a little flustered at this time. Although the Meng family did not understand military affairs, they still knew the most basic arithmetic problems. Zhao Kuo only had 15 soldiers and horses in his hands, while Deng Jun had 40 troops. No matter from which point of view, Zhao Kuo is at a disadvantage.

"Lord Zongzheng, what do you think?" Meng Shi is just a woman who lives in the harem, and she has only been in charge of the government for a year. I had no idea, so I asked Zhang Ying.

At this moment, Zhang Ying was very entangled in his heart. Deep in his heart, he was unwilling to let Li Rubing lead the army south, because he knew that as long as Li Rubing went south to Wei County, with Li Rubing's prestige, the military power of the Hebei army would definitely fall to In Li Rubing's hands, even if Zhao Kuo is the son of Zhao Xin, but he has no military achievements, how can he be Li Rubing's opponent?
And once Li Rubing successfully repelled Deng Jun, his prestige will catch up with that of Zhao Xin back then, and Li Rubing, who returns to Jinyang with his inexhaustible achievements, will become the most powerful person in Zhao State, and he will be in charge of the government. Not to mention, in this way, the results of Zhang Ying and others' hard work for so long will be wiped out in an instant.

But Zhang Ying was also worried that Zhao Kuo would not be able to stop Deng Jun. Although Zhang Ying and others had been trying their best to suppress Li Rubing, Zhang Ying had to admit that in the current state of Zhao, Li Rubing was the person who was most capable of commanding troops and fighting Moreover, Zhao Guo's most elite soldiers and horses and the most capable generals are all under Li Rubing's command. In addition, although Li Rubing faced Deng Jun, he won less and lost more, but whoever has the most experience in beating Deng Jun is It was Li Rubing, so for a while, Zhang Ying couldn't make up her mind.

And just when Zhang Ying was undecided, Zhao Kuo sent someone from Yecheng to send a booklet. Meng looked at it and said: "The memorial sent by Zhao Taiwei from Yecheng said that the barbarians in northern Xinjiang are capricious. Unless it is absolutely necessary, the northern army must not move, and Zhao Taiwei also stated in the memorial that although the Deng army is powerful, he is confident that he will keep the Deng army out of Yecheng. What do you think, Mr. Zongzheng?"

Zhang Ying took the memorial from Meng Shi, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Since Zhao Kuo is confident, there is no need to let Li Rubing come back. Taiwei Zhao has confidence, so the court should give him enough trust. Moreover, Taiwei Zhao is the son of General Zhao, with a profound family education. With the ability of Taiwei Zhao and the 15 elites in Yecheng, I dare not say Taiwei Zhao can defeat Deng Jun, but keeping Deng Jun out of Yecheng is still no problem."

Mrs. Meng nodded and said, "In this case, the Wei County affairs will be decided by Taiwei Zhao. As for General Li Rubing, let him concentrate on guarding against the barbarians in northern Xinjiang."

"Queen Mother, absolutely not!" Seeing this, Zhong Xing said quickly, "General Li Rubing is the No. General Li coordinated all parties, and resisting Deng's army is the best policy!"

"Okay!" Meng Shi said angrily: "The Ai family has already made a decision, so there is no need for Zhong Xiang to say anything!"

The Meng family has always been quite dissatisfied with Zhong Xing, the prime minister who was promoted by the Song family, and now Zhong Xing is contradicting himself, how can he show him a good face?
Zhong Xing saw that Meng Shi was angry, and he didn't dare to say more. He knew very well that although he was the prime minister of the dynasty, he didn't have any real power in his hands, and Meng Shi wanted to deal with him easily.

In December of the ninth year of Tiantong, the end of the new year is approaching, and Deng Guo's preparations for defeating Zhao are almost done, and now we will wait quietly for the start of the war in March next year.

On December [-]th of the ninth year of Tiantong, Deng Hao took his eldest son Wei Wang Deng Huan into the Zichen Palace. At this time, Deng Sheng had just finished handling government affairs, and he was very happy to see the arrival of his eldest son and grandson.

The ancestral precepts of Tiantong decided that after Deng Sheng's death, Deng Hao would be the emperor of Deng State, and Deng Huan would be the heir apparent of Deng State. But it is very important.

"My son (Sun Chen) pays homage to my father (grandfather), and may my father (grandfather) live forever!" Deng Hao led Deng Huan to salute.

"Let's get back together, it's rare for you father and son to come to see me together!" Deng Sheng said with a smile.

"My father, the Ministry of Rites has already selected a wedding date for Huan'er's wedding, which will be in the tenth year of Tiantong, the second day of February." Deng Hao said.

Deng Sheng nodded. When Deng Huan was 15 years old, Deng Sheng made the decision and made a marriage contract for Deng Huan and Cui Hao's granddaughter. Now that Deng Huan is not young, marriage should be on the agenda, so Deng Sheng Let the Ministry of Rites choose an auspicious day for Deng Huan.

"The Ministry of Rites has already reported this matter to me. On the second day of February, the dragon raises its head. It is an auspicious day. Your mother is also very satisfied, but it shouldn't be worth it for you to bring Huan'er to Zichen Palace to see me in person?" Deng Sheng asked. .Although Deng Huan's wedding is a major event for the royal family, the specific matters are handled by the Ministry of Etiquette, and the wedding etiquette department has already reported to Deng Sheng. This matter is not enough for Deng Hao to personally bring Deng Huan to the Zichen Palace to meet him. There must be other things .

"Father and emperor can see thousands of miles, and my son can't do it!" Deng Hao complimented: "That's the thing, Huan'er will be 19 years old next year, and it's time to contribute to the court, so I'm going to make Huan'er next year After the wedding, let Huan'er travel to three provinces and six provinces to gain experience."

It turned out to be such a thing. Looking at the immature Deng Huan in front of him, Deng Sheng couldn't help expressing emotion in his heart. Back then, he was also the same age as Deng Huan, and he was in charge of the power of Deng Guo. Now 40 years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Deng Huan was born in the 19th year of Qianyuan. This year, after the new year, he will be 19 years old. His father, Deng Hao, has already started to participate in politics at his age.

Deng Sheng nodded, and said: "Alright, Huan'er is the future heir of Great Deng. He is not young, so he should experience it a bit. How about it? At the Yuan Dynasty next year, I will confer Huan'er as the grandson of the emperor." , let him travel in the three provinces and six departments as the grandson of the emperor. In addition, your concubine sons and the sons of Haner and Yuer should also be canonized as princes. Let's do it."

Deng Sheng's descendants are not many, only five sons, but there are indeed many grandsons. The eldest son Deng Hao has six sons in total, the eldest son Deng Huan, the second son Deng Song, the eldest son Deng Dong, and the second son Deng Ying , the third son of the concubine, Deng An, and the fourth son of the concubine, Deng Bai. Among them, the eldest son, Deng Huan, was canonized as the king of Wei when Deng Sheng became the emperor. These uncles are of the same status, which has already confirmed Deng Huan's position as the heir apparent, only a formal title is missing.

And Deng Hao's second son, Deng Song, was canonized as Changping County King. After Deng Hao succeeded to the throne, he would be promoted to prince. Deng Hao's remaining four sons were all concubines. There is no canonization, and among the four concubines, Deng Dong, Deng Ying, and Deng Yu have already reached the age of ten, and Deng Bai has not yet reached the age of becoming king.

The eldest son, Deng Han, had three sons. Among them, Deng Quan, the eldest son of the concubine, was canonized as the king of Yong'an County when Deng Sheng became emperor, Deng Gao, the eldest son of the concubine, and Deng Gou, the second son of the concubine.

The second son, Deng Yu, had four sons. Among them, Deng Zhi, the eldest son of the concubine, was canonized as the king of Yongning County when Deng Sheng became emperor, Deng Hang, the second son of the concubine, Deng Li, the eldest son of the concubine, and Deng Zhu, the second son of the concubine.

The second son, Deng Zun, had two sons. The eldest son, Deng Shu, and the second son, Deng Xidu, were only four or five years old, not yet old enough to become kings.

The third son of the concubine, Deng Fu, has only one son, the eldest son Deng Ke, who is only three years old, not yet old enough to be crowned king.

Among Deng Sheng's grandchildren, Deng Dong, Deng Yu, Deng Ying, Deng Gao, Deng Gou, Deng Hang, Deng Li, and Deng Zhu were the only seven who reached the age of becoming kings. Deng Dong, Deng Yu, and Deng Ying are the sons of Deng Hao. After Deng Hao succeeds to the throne, their titles will be promoted to princes, while Deng Han's eldest son, Deng Quan, and Deng Yu's eldest son, Deng Zhi, are still in charge of the princes. Knighthood.

According to the regulations of the ancestors of Tiantong, they should also remove the title of county king and canonize them as the sons of Jin and Wei. It's just that Deng Sheng has been delaying this matter and didn't do it. The chance of Huan becoming the crown prince was canonized together.

"Here!" Deng Hao was very happy. He originally wanted Deng Huan to go to the three provinces and six departments to enhance the influence of the Eastern Palace. He did not expect that Deng Sheng would directly propose that Deng Huan be the grandson of the emperor, which would undoubtedly make the status of the Eastern Palace a step further. As for promotion, although there is an ancestral precept, as long as Deng Hao can successfully ascend the throne, and Deng Huan does not die young, Deng Huan's position as the crown prince is certain, but now with Deng Sheng's approval, it will be different Even if Deng Hao ascended the throne in the future, he would not dare to touch Deng Huan's position as the heir apparent.

The tenth year of Tiantong, the first day of the first month of the first month, a new year, a new beginning, after Deng Sheng accepted the congratulations from civil and military officials in the Huangji Palace, the current decree canonized the crown prince Deng Hao's eldest son, Deng Huan, as the grandson of the emperor , Walked in three provinces and six ministries, and participated in government affairs.

At the same time, Deng Quan, the eldest son of Deng Han, the king of Jin, was taken back as the prince of Yong'an County, and he was canonized as the son of the king of Jin.

Deng Song, the second son of the crown prince Deng Hao, was named the king of Wujun, the eldest son Deng Dong was the king of Pengcheng, the second son Deng Ying was the king of Langya, and the third son Deng An was the king of Donglai.

Deng Gao, the eldest son of Jin Wang Deng Han, was the king of Hedong County, and Deng Gou, the second son of the concubine, was the king of Chenliu County.

Deng Hang, the second son of Wei Wang Dengyu, was the king of Xiapi County, Deng Li, the eldest son of the concubine, was the king of Jinan County, and Deng Zhu, the second son of the concubine, was the king of Yuzhang County.

After the conferment of the king, Deng Sheng also announced that the grand wedding of the emperor's grandson Deng Huan was scheduled for the tenth year of Tiantong, on the second day of February.

This time the great court meeting is of great significance, the most important of which is the canonization of Deng Huan, the eldest son of the crown prince Deng Hao, as the grandson of the emperor, which further confirms the unshakable position of the successor to the throne of the Eastern Palace.

In the tenth year of Tiantong, on the second day of February, Deng Huan got married. Deng Sheng took this opportunity to gather all the generals who were about to attack Zhao to Luoyang. Passers-by waited quietly for the time to set off.

In the tenth year of Tiantong, on March [-]th, Luoyang Huangji Hall, where Deng Sheng saw off the generals who defeated Zhao.

"Misters, it has been 16 years since Deng Wang'an inherited Deng Wang'an in 40 years. I have traveled all the way with many difficulties and dangers. Now I finally see the dawn of the unification of the world. Today, hundreds of thousands of elites from my Great Deng are heading north. , I want to overthrow the country of Zhao, which is entrenched in Hebei, to unify the land of China, to restore the peace of the world and the safety of the people, and I hope that all the ministers will do their best to live up to the emperor's grace!" Sitting on the throne, Deng Sheng said.

"The ministers and others lead the decree! May the Great Deng last forever, and the country will last forever!" All the people worshiped in unison.

"The Great General of the Governor's Mansion, the British Duke Xue Rengui listens to the order!" Deng Sheng said to Xue Rengui.

"The minister is here!" Xue Rengui stepped forward and responded.

"I ordered you to be Generalissimo Zhao, command the three armies, and coordinate the troops from all walks of life. Now I give you the seal of the Generalissimo and the sword of Shangfang, and allow you to make decisions when the opportunity arises, and to kill first and then fight!" Deng Sheng said.

"The minister takes orders!" Xue Rengui responded.

Then a servant came to Xue Rengui with a seal and a sword. Xue Rengui took the seal and sword and said solemnly: "Thank you for your kindness, please rest assured, this warlord will definitely do his best to defeat the Zhao army." , Soldiers enter Jinyang, and set a tripod for Your Majesty!"

"Xue Qing's ability, of course I can rest assured, come here, present fine wine, I will do my best for you generals!" Deng Sheng nodded with a smile.

Soon, one by one Gong'e came to the generals who were going to conquer Zhao with a cup of fine wine in their hands. Deng Sheng raised his wine cup and said: "You generals are about to go to the expedition. I would like to see you off with this cup of fine wine. Victory and return to court, I will hold a banquet in this Huangji Hall to celebrate the achievements of the generals, please drink this cup to the brim, and wish the generals a victory and success in no time!" After finishing speaking, he drank the wine in the cup in one gulp.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" All the generals said in unison, and then drank the wine in their glasses one by one.

Then Deng Sheng personally led all the civil and military officials to Taimiao to offer sacrifices. After the sacrifice, Deng Sheng climbed to the tower of Andingmen in Luoyang. There were 10 troops outside the city preparing to go out. One of the troops, the remaining soldiers and horses have already gathered at the border. The [-] people who came to Luoyang are just a form.

After Deng Sheng said some passionate words, he waved his hand and shouted: "The army is marching!"

Xue Rengui at the foot of the city rode on a war horse, held Shangfang's sword, and shouted loudly: "All soldiers, Your Majesty has an order to march!"

Afterwards, the rear team changed to the front team, and the one hundred thousand army set off in a mighty manner, heading east.

Looking at the army going away, Deng Sheng murmured: "The world has been disturbed for three hundred years, and now it's finally time to unify. I hope that after this war, the world will be peaceful, the people will live in peace, and there will be no more wars!"

In the tenth year of Tiantong, on March [-]th, Xue Rengui led an army of [-] from Luoyang and headed towards Dongjun. The final battle between Deng and Zhao is about to begin!

(End of this chapter)