A Timely Wife

Prince Zhong repeatedly rejected the request to ascend the throne. The courtiers only thought it was a trick of Prince Zhong to try to get him, so they also pretended to beg again and again. They thought that Prince Zhong would ascend the throne three times at most. He refused again, and expressed his attitude in front of the courtiers. He only acted as an agent of the government and proclaimed himself the regent prince. As for the throne, the late emperor had made other arrangements when he was in power. The last decree let him ascend the throne first, but considering his physical condition and heir problems, he did not want to bring more troubles to the already precarious Chu, so he did not ascend the throne. When the time comes, he will naturally There is a new emperor ascending the throne.

Naturally, the ministers would not believe it, but under the insistence of the loyal prince, they could only maintain the situation like this. Fortunately, Prime Minister Wan's family left Beijing overnight, and after Prime Minister Wan's party was completely wiped out, there were a lot of changes in the court The first thing that bears the brunt is the ethos. The previous ethos of flattery and opposition for the sake of opposition has been wiped out. Under the leadership of the newly appointed Prime Minister Hu, the courtiers moved efficiently, and various decrees were conveyed down in an orderly manner. and execute.

Prince Zhong sits in Chujing, and he is a little helpless in the face of Da Chu who is riddled with internal and external difficulties. Unlike Emperor Chu Cheng, Prince Zhong is a tough man. For Xi Zhong, Prince Zhong will not tolerate Xi Zhong. General Lu Sheng led an army of 20 to suppress the bandits, and an additional 28 troops were sent to the north to support them. The border guards increased from 30 to 50 at once, but even so, Prince Zhong knew that this number was not enough. Fengguo was completely eaten up there, and when they came back to fight them, there would be more than [-] troops, maybe [-] or even [-].

Now almost all the people arranged in the north have been eliminated. Even if a few people escaped, it is difficult to spread the news. The loyal prince has no news channels, so he is not sure when Mohe will call. Over here, we can only keep strengthening the frontier defense, waiting for a war that will break out at an unknown time.

Li Ruosong sent people to send a lot of landmines, grenades, mortars, and red cannons to Prince Zhong, but Jinghaiwei’s productivity was there, and even if he worked day and night, he couldn’t meet his needs. Comfort is better than nothing. Every time Prince Zhong arranges his confidants to send more than half of these things to the north, and the rest stays in Chujing for defense. It may be subconsciously that Prince Zhong has realized that the current Dachu is afraid that there is nothing he can do. Withstood Moher's iron hoof.

In such a tense atmosphere, Da Chu survived for another two years. Perhaps it was due to the bad luck of Da Chu. In the past two years, a flood occurred in the south, flooding more than ten prefectures and cities on both sides of the Chu River, and 30 people died. , corpses lay everywhere, the treasury of the Great Chu State was already empty, in order to relieve the disaster, Prince Zhong even sold a lot of valuables in the palace, killed several corrupt officials, ransacked the house, and managed to maintain the situation.

The flood in the south has not yet passed, and the drought in the north has caused no harvest, starvation everywhere, no crops, no food, and Xi Zhong led people to burn, kill and loot everywhere. The soldiers of Dachu faced natural disasters and man-made disasters. After the defeat, Lu Sheng's suppression was not ineffective, but that Lu Sheng was too kind. When those rebels were holding weapons, Lu Sheng would kill them mercilessly, but once these people put down their weapons, Lu Sheng They will let these people go and let them go back to farm and farm. However, for these rebels, they have already tasted the benefits of robbery and robbery, so how could they be willing to go back to work hard on the land? What's more, although Lu Sheng released them, he didn't give them any land or silver. People turned against each other again. It can be said that Lu Sheng's unfavorable suppression led to more and more uprisings in various parts of Dachu.

In just two years, wars broke out everywhere in Dachu, and Mohe in the north had to be put away, and the internal wars had to be suppressed. The loyal prince was devastated, tearing down the east wall to make up for the west wall, and the hole was getting bigger and bigger. The more I want to make up, the more I can't make up. I want to replace Lu Sheng, but it seems that no one is available.

Prime Minister Hu proposed to send Li Ruosong to suppress, but was sternly rejected by Prince Zhong. Not only did he not allow Li Ruosong to send troops, but he also sent his own soldiers to Jinghaiwei in thousands of people, and Li Ruosong made unified arrangements As for whether these thousands of people can reach Jinghaiwei smoothly, Prince Zhong does not know, and there is no way to guarantee it. With the more frequent uprisings and the more severe border situation, the traffic connection in Dachu is not as good as it was two years ago The flow is smooth. In the past, we could send two or three letters to each other every month to understand each other's situation. Now it is very good to receive one letter every three or four months.

Considering that the content of the letter is not something everyone can read, once it falls into the hands of other people, it might cause other troubles, Prince Zhong simply gave up contact with Li Ruosong and the others, and only said to let them immerse themselves in developing themselves, Don't think about the situation in the capital, and don't send things to the capital.

Compared with the west and north, the central part of Dachu is still stable, especially Nanjiang Mansion, as the most affluent city of Dachu, there is no difference from the past here, and it is even better. If people who don’t know the situation see it, It is estimated that Dachu is still peaceful. The headache for the people of Nanjiang Mansion has never been the war, but the interruption of business routes caused by the war. There are no novelties, no more gadgets, and Nanjiang Mansion is not as prosperous as before. For this reason, people in Nanjiang Mansion often scolded the imperial court for its ineffectiveness in calming chaos. God, the three major hatreds wrote: My great grandfather and father did not harm even a single inch of grass on the border of Chu. Chu provoked the frontier for no reason and killed my grandfather and father. , the former great He was divided into East Mohe and West Mohe, and the Chu Yue border used troops to help East Mohe, and tens of thousands of Mohe children died in unnecessary disputes. In the north, every year we steal the battlefield and wantonly destroy the villages. I will punish you according to my oath; Chu is in charge of the former alliance and blames me for killing without permission. Three, the bullying is really serious, and the feelings are embarrassing, so the three hates are used to levy it.

At that time, Dahe sent his troops to the south to attack Chujing, and the 30 troops of the Beifu were on standby to meet him head-on. Prince Zhong was sitting in Chujing, facing the [-] army assembled by Xi Zhong. Xi Zhong took the opportunity to move his troops eastward, and also took the Chu capital directly, and the big Chu was in danger.

Half a year later, Beifu's 30 troops lost to Dahe's 50 elite soldiers. The weapons that came were all destroyed on the spot, and the Dahe army had no one to slaughter if they wanted to slaughter the city.

Although the confrontation between the two sides was not long, only half a year, those new weapons caused huge losses to Dahe. Beifu was captured at an extremely tragic price, with an army of 50, and more than 30 people died.

After capturing the Beifu, Da Yuanfeng took advantage of the fact that Da Chu's defense had not been properly adjusted, and took the Zhongfu after three months. At this time, Dahe's army was only three hundred miles away from Chu Jing, and Xi Zhong's men It is only more than 200 miles away from Chujing.

Maybe it was God bless Da Chu, when Chu Jing was about to be besieged by both sides, Da He's army collided with Xi Zhong's army head-on, Xi Zhong's men were brave enough to face Da He's army that was several times their own , launching attacks again and again, when Prince Zhong got the news, he immediately dispatched 18 Chu troops to assist Xi Zhong in fighting against Dahe. The two teams that were supposed to be hostile became entangled in the face of foreign enemies, but it was a pity Even so, it was just a place less than a hundred miles away from Chujing, and Dahe's army was resisted for more than two months. Immediately, Dahe's [-] troops finally hit the Chujing city, and Dahe's other [-] troops The army is ready to go, ready to come to support.

According to the marching speed of Dahe's army, it only takes one month for the 10 troops to go south to reach Chujing, and Chujing is only [-] people at the moment. The loyal prince was carried up to Chufeng Pagoda in a soft sedan chair, and looked outside the city. The dark army had a solemn face, and behind him stood Prime Minister Hu, who had completely white beard and hair.

"My lord, follow me and leave, go to Jinghaiwei, Da Chu cannot do without you." Prime Minister Hu persuaded.

Prince Zhong shook his head and said, "I can't go, and I can't go either. Prime Minister Hu, you arrange two thousand elite soldiers to escort the selected people to Jinghaiwei. As long as these people don't die, Dachu has the hope of revival. It's a pity that we still misjudged Dahe's strength, and also underestimated the power of those spies. With so many weapons and so many elite soldiers in Beifu, if the spies hadn't opened the city gate later, they would definitely not have been killed Lay down.

Prime Minister Hu, there are spies in the North Mansion and the Central Mansion. We may not have them in Chu Jing. You can arrange them as soon as possible. These people are all good young people selected by each family. They are the future hope of our Great Chu. Send them to the south, to Jinghaiwei , Send it to Ruoshan, these kindling can’t be folded here, hurry up and make arrangements, otherwise they won’t be able to leave. "

Prince Zhong paused for a moment, and continued: "You guys go too, there are not many old ministers over there, just some young people, I'm afraid they won't be able to support a court in the future. With rich experience, I will rely on you in the future, you and I have been with me for decades, and from now on, Da Chu will be handed over to you."