Clear and Muddy Loss of Love

The battle between Wei and Wei is imminent

Nangong was anxious like an ant on a hot pot. On the night before Qingming Festival, Weiyang Palace suddenly burst into flames.

He immediately dispatched hundreds of patrol soldiers to fight the fire, but with little success.

The fire burned all night.The 36 palaces of Weiyang Palace were reduced to scorched earth.

Fortunately, Weiyang Palace was restructured from the former Eastern Palace. When it was built, like Ganquan Palace, a large open space was left around to prevent assassins from sneaking into other palaces to assassinate the prince.

Therefore, although the Weiyang Palace was completely burned down, it did not affect other palaces.

The early spring is dry and in previous years, occasionally the palace will be flooded, but who doesn't know that Princess Zhenzhen is His Majesty's favorite treasure?

Nangong Wei had been busy all night, and after presiding over the court meeting early the next morning, he didn't even have time to drink a sip of water and hurried back home to discuss countermeasures with his advisers.

The counselors were divided into two factions. One faction advocated: immediately send a herald to report the matter to His Majesty, admitting that he was negligent and asking the Holy One to judge.

The other faction advocated that: since your majesty appointed the second prince to supervise the country, he should take the attitude of supervising the country.

If it wasn't Weiyang Palace that caught fire but an ordinary palace, would he still report such trivial matters to His Majesty?After reading the report, will His Majesty think that the second prince does not have the ability to be a crown prince?

Although Nangong Jingnv is favored, she is only a princess, and the second prince's fuss over a molehill will only make His Majesty look down on her.

What should be done at this time is to find out the cause of the fire in Weiyang Palace, imprison all the dereliction of duty palace personnel and hand them over to Dali Temple, and handle the court affairs in an orderly manner.

Nangongwei felt that what both sides said was reasonable: reporting could minimize his own faults, but it lost the style of the State Reserve.If you don't report your father's return, you may be blamed, but you will not lose the demeanor of the prince...

Nangong Wei finally adopted the second opinion, and detained several female officials in charge of Weiyang Palace and the chief guard in charge of patrolling to Dali Temple, and sent people to actively investigate the cause of the fire.

He thought: he handles the big and small affairs of the court in an orderly manner, and his father may not blame himself when he comes back.

Just yesterday, Nangong Wei received a secret letter from the fourth prince Nangong Zhen: On the eve of the Qingming Festival, the ancestral grave caught fire and the father went up to the mountain alone to worship; Lost in a hard battle, Yizhou fell...

Nangong Wei's eyes went dark, and he fell to the chair and didn't recover for a long time.

The ancestral tomb and the palace caught fire on the same day, what would the father think?

The herald unexpectedly bypassed himself, the "supervising country" prince, and the general reported it to the royal hunting ground...

Isn't this clearly telling the emperor that some ministers don't recognize his status as supervisor of the country?

Originally, he had hoped that his father would be in a good mood during his tour, and it seemed impossible not to pursue his faults.

Nangong Wei discussed with the counselor for a day and a night, but failed to come up with a good solution.

The guard rushed over in a hurry, knelt outside the hall and reported: "Your Highness, Your Majesty has called you into the palace immediately."

"What!? Father is back? When did it happen?" Why so fast! ?

"The villain is not sure, I heard that he just returned to the palace."

Nangong Wei didn't even have time to change his court clothes, so he rode on a fast horse and rushed to the palace.

Nangong Rang sat on a high seat and looked at the three memorials in front of him with a gloomy expression.

"The second prince is here."

Nangong Wei strode to the center of the hall with the hem of his robe in his hands, turned around and bowed: "My son kowtows to my father."

Nangong Rang picked up the pen on the case and smashed it over: "Nizi! Let's see what good things you have done!"

With a "bang", the heavy pure gold pen rest hit the main hall, smashing the hard black floor tile into several pieces.

Nangongwei looked at the pen rest that had slid in front of him, and broke out in a cold sweat: "My son deserves death, please take care of the dragon's body, father."

Nangong Rang snorted coldly: "Now you only have this clever mouth left! Nizi! It was in vain to entrust the huge court to you, but such a big thing happened in just one month!"

Nan Gongwang stood aside and bowed his head in silence, but secretly snickered: Qi Yan's plan is really vicious, and the second child is a failure this time!

"My son deserves to die. I have detained all the palace officials who neglected that day and sent them to Dali Temple, and immediately blocked the news to minimize the influence of the people..."

Nangong Rang was silent for a moment: "You stand aside first."

"Thank you, father." Nangong Wei got up from the ground and took the initiative to stand at the end of the line.

Only now did he have time to see the people in the hall clearly, all the adult princes were present, and most of the officials in the court also came.

Nan Gongrang handed over a newly written imperial decree to Sijiu, and the latter came to the front of the imperial steps and read aloud: "Fengtian Chengyun Emperor, the edict said: Gongyang Zhong, Minister of Zongzheng Temple, Guan Da, Minister of Rites, Minister of Weiwei Temple Yan Yun, neglected his duties, failed my great trust, and made a big mistake. Immediately dismissed, detained in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs, and convicted the three of them after the rest of the crimes are cleared, I respectfully."

After listening to the imperial decree, the three knelt down on the ground to thank them silently, took off their black gauze hats and put them in front of them, and retreated to the entrance of the main hall to be escorted down by the guards.

From the beginning to the end, there was not a single sentence of defense, and there were many ministers in the palace who had always been friends with these three people, and no one came forward to intercede for these three people.

Nangong Rang overshadowed the fire in the ancestral tomb with a sentence of "negligence of duty".Although Nangong Rang deliberately blocked the news, all the important officials in the court heard the news.

No one dared to stand up and intercede, and the three could only plead guilty.

It is a blessing in misfortune that the family is not involved.

Nangong Rang rubbed the center of his brows, and said with a strong spirit: "There is another matter to be discussed. I just received the latest report. The remnants of alien races in Kitakyushu gathered secretly, invaded several pastures, and looted the government treasury and armory. After the state, Qingzhou Prefecture is also in danger. I have ordered Zhenbei General Shangguan Yuan to return to Youzhou to lead the army to quell the chaos, but these aliens are gathering more and more like locusts. Let’s talk about it as a minister, let’s talk about it, a few The emperor also talked about it."

Zhongshu ordered Xing Jingfu to stand up with a jade wat in his hand: "Your Majesty Qi Zuo, I have something to say."

"speak."

"I also heard that the aliens are murderous and massacre the local people wherever they go. Now the people of Kitakyushu are in panic, and the people of all the prefectures are fleeing with their families. If it continues to develop, the 81 counties of Luobei Kyushu will be reduced to several empty cities. The imperial court more than ten Years of painstaking efforts will be in vain, and the built strong city will be used as a wedding dress for others. The money that His Majesty rewarded the people from all over the country to move to the north will be in vain. Completely eradicate the aliens, otherwise the state capital will be lost at the least, and the country will be shaken at the worst."

Nan Gongrang was silent for a while, then sighed: "If it is not my race, its heart must be different. I should not be kind to a woman back then. If I listened to you and Lu Taiwei's advice, it would not lead to today's disaster."

Xing Jingfu was a brawny minister who was single-handedly promoted by Nangong Rang after he ascended the throne.

They have always been the backbone of the fight against the Taiwei Party, but after the grassland was calmed down, the two people who were incompatible with each other had a rare unity of opinion.

Lu Quan thinks that the aliens are vulgar and difficult to teach; they should be ganged up and killed on the spot to avoid future troubles.

However, Xing Jing Fu suggested that the aliens should be bundled into groups in batches, driven by cavalry and archers to jump into Luochuan, and strong crossbowmen should be deployed in the downstream where the water is gentle to shoot them alive.This can not only save the manpower of the court, but also avoid the epidemic caused by the accumulation of a large number of corpses.

Nangong Rang rejected the advice of the two, but only out of political considerations.

He has always ruled the world with virtue, such a brutal act will make him lose the hearts of the people.Although he psychologically agreed with the two people's views on aliens, he was unable to do so.

Xing Jingfu saw through Nangong Rang's intentions, and once again proposed to classify the aliens as lowly slaves, and ordered them to build a city for the imperial court on the spot, which can also save a fortune...

It can be said that after the defeat of the prairie people, Nangong Rang, who was in power, was to blame for the current situation after the defeat, but Xing Jingfu and Lu Quan also played a big role in promoting it.

Deng Hongyuan, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, stood up and remonstrated: "Your Majesty, it is not too late to make up for the dead sheep. In my opinion, the imperial court should send several imperial envoys to Kyushu to appease the people, and order the state governments to actively impose vigilance and dispatch troops to Luoyang. Peking puts down the rebellion."

Nangong Rang nodded: "What the two Qing family said is true, what about the others?"

Shi Hongzhi, Minister of the Ministry of War, stood up and said, "Your Majesty Qi Zuo. At present, there are 42 sergeants stationed in various schools in the court to practice day and night. In addition to the 34 capital guards who are not easy to mobilize, there are [-] sergeants who can go out at any time."

Wu Lingshan, the servant of the household department, said: "By the sixth year of Jingjia, according to the statistics in the files reported to the household department from all over the country, there were 180 million civilian households who were registered as military households, and they could also enlist in the army at any time."

Xing Jingfu said: "The 34 army is enough to deal with lowly foreign slaves. It is time for spring plowing, so let the military households stay at home and do farming."

The Minister of Household Department cupped his hands: "What Master Zhongshu Ling said is true."

Nangong Rang's face turned pale: "Do you have any recommendations for the general who will lead the army?"

Nangong Wang, who had been waiting for a long time, stepped forward: "Father, my minister recommends someone."

"who."

"Taiwei Lu Quan, Mr. Lu."

Nangong Rang looked down at Nangong Wang, with no fluctuations on his face that made it difficult to see his emotions: "Lu Aiqing is certainly the first choice, but he is approaching sixty and I can't bear to work on him anymore."

"My son knows that my father has worked hard, but I still think that Master Lu is the best candidate for this battle."

"Oh? Tell me your reason."

"Yes. My son believes that this battle must be won. It is best to win the first battle and wipe out the alien rebels in one fell swoop. Only in this way can the people of Luobei return home with peace of mind. Second, Lu Taiwei took command in the past and personally conquered Luobei. It swept across the entire grassland in a few months, and even after a few years, the residual prestige is still there, with him in command, the army will be at peace, and the imperial army will be even more powerful."

Nangong Rang nodded, and his initial thought was the same.

However, after careful consideration on the way, he changed his mind: the Taiwei Mansion was finally emptied, and it will be uprooted soon...

But what Xing Jingfu and the third son of the emperor said was right: Lu Quan's way of using troops has always been known for his fierceness and swiftness, and other generals are indeed not as good as him.

Nangong couldn't help but take a look at Nangong. Compared with the "negligence" of the second child, the third son is much more pleasing to the eye.

Just when Nangong Rang was about to make an order, someone suddenly jumped out.

Shu Li, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, reported: "Your Majesty Qi Zuo, the Taiwei is not in Beijing at this time. A month ago, the Taiwei relapsed from his old injury and submitted a handwritten letter to the Ministry of Officials to go to Lishan Yaoquan to recuperate. approve."