Born short-lived

Dong Sheng didn't wake up right away, and when he returned to the world, he had already passed the first seven days of the old marshal.

The queen stayed in the general's mansion until he woke up, and then told him everything, from the beginning to the end, without missing a single thing, until the childish boy turned pale and couldn't say a word.

The empress also specifically ordered the servants of Zeng's mansion, and the burial was delayed after the first seven days, and the mourning hall was not cleaned up.Just let Dong Sheng kneel for a whole day in front of the dark and heavy coffin and the Thunder Blade across it in the mourning hall.

Dong Zeyuan personally re-inscribed a door plaque for the renovation of the Zeng Mansion when Dong Zeyuan was entrusting his son, and now he has written a tombstone for this old general who has dedicated his life—a white marble stele with dark handwriting—"A soldier and a horse live a life of guarding the border." Thirty years. I have devoted myself to death and died. With my flesh and blood, I will build the Great Wall and change the rivers and rivers for generations." He was also named Hai Dinghou, and people built Hai Ding Temple at the mouth of Wuyou River to worship him.

Zhou Zirong came to the mourning hall several times on the way, but it was useless to try hard and softly. The boy's knee seemed to be stuck to the ground, motionless as a mountain.

At this time, there were only these two people left in the mourning hall.

The only owner of the Zeng Mansion died, Marshal Zeng had no heirs, and most of the servants were dismissed by Anton.When Luo Geng brought Luo Chi and several other generals under Zeng Fenglei's command over to worship, the entire mourning hall was about to be blown down by these crying rough men.

The queen really couldn't stand it anymore, so she asked Zhou Zirong to discuss the future deployment with them, and then hurriedly sent these people away.And the empress herself was reluctant to come again after the first seven visits. At this time, she was being served by two personal maidservants in the study of the Zeng residence.

"Dong Sheng." This is the number of times Zhou Zirong called him, and his tone was almost earnest, even imploring, "That's not your fault."

Dong Sheng hadn't spoken for a long time, his lips were so chapped that they stuck together, and if he moved a little, he would be pulled bloody and painful, so he didn't want to talk even more.

When he was punished to kneel by Zeng Fenglei before, it was only a few hours, as long as Zeng Fenglei was not around, he would cry and cry out of pain and tiredness.But now he seems to be numb, ignorant, he only feels that there is something heavy in his heart that makes him breathless and untenable.

He thought: now no one will talk to him so presumptuously, and no one will treat him like a child with such affection and sincerity.

The person who raised him for nearly ten years, treated him as his own, taught him exercises, taught him literature, history, and classics, and taught him the way of the world and the way of being a leader is gone, just like that.

There is so much helplessness in the world, and in the end I only sighed that it was only normal at that time.

Dong Sheng tried his best to look back at Zhou Zirong for the last time, his eyes were red and swollen, and there seemed to be something about to break the embankment between his brows and eyes.At that moment, Zhou Zirong's thousands of words were blocked in his throat, and he felt his heart twitch like pain, and he suddenly had an urge to rush up and hug this person.

I want to say that in this life and in this life, no matter how the wind and rain fluctuate, I will never leave.

Thinking of this, he himself was taken aback, secretly pinched his palm, and finally endured it.

The two were relatively silent, and after a long time, dawn had dawned in the sky, and the east was bright.

Zhou Zirong knelt with him in the mourning hall until dawn without saying a word, and Dong Sheng finally kowtowed three times in front of the coffin in the mourning hall.

In the early morning of the next day, Prince Dong Sheng returned to Beijing with the Queen.Before leaving, the empress specially gave Zhou Zirong a verbal order, saying that the East China Sea matter will trouble you for the time being.

As for Luo Chi's matter, the empress didn't react much after hearing about it - this matter is considered to be a turning point, the emperor's grace is mighty.

The queen returned to the capital to face the uproar, of course there were people with ulterior motives.Fire cannot be contained in paper, and there is no wall that does not leak in the world.Although Dong Haijiang concealed everything, it still leaked the news.So the fact that Pan Yang hurt the prince was spread with embellishment, which seemed to be a righteous and solemn speech, but it stirred up panic.The main combat faction that had been intimidating for more than ten years was almost revived, and for a while there was a lot of turmoil in the city of Huajing, and people's words were terrifying.

It wasn't until the empress returned to the capital with Dong Sheng, who was full of beards and feathers, and announced to the world that the prince was safe, that she managed to suppress the public opinion.Coupled with all kinds of strategizing afterwards, they finally blocked the mouths of those politicians.

Then he had to think about how to secretly arrange to confront the people in Panyang. Presumably, the Palace of Longevity in Panyang was also in chaos.

But at this moment, the crown prince Dong Sheng, who was on the cusp of the crisis, suddenly disappeared from the world, and according to the emperor, he had other appointments.So the East Palace, which had been empty for more than ten years, became deserted before it was warmed up.

As for the whereabouts of the prince, it has always been kept secret.So this matter also left a lot of gimmicks, and gave the officials and censors in the court who had nothing to do in the court a lot of opportunities to show their strengths.

Gradually, everyone put aside the difficulties in the East China Sea for the time being, and felt that even if it was really Panyang, with that mere land, it would not be able to cause Wancheng's momentum.

With the death of the coach in Donghaijiang, the young soldiers and generals under him will definitely quit, especially after being provoked by some distorted remarks, they are out of control.Fortunately, Zhou Zirong is the king of a county, and he has a deep foundation in the East China Sea. His father is Zeng Fenglei's friend of Jinlan, and his power in the East China Sea can be regarded as intertwined.So those shrimp soldiers and crab generals don't necessarily listen to other people's words, they will always listen to him.

During those few months, Zhou Zirong was so busy that he could hardly leave his feet on the ground. He was in a state of desperation, running around in the long East China Sea to clean up Zeng's old department.In the end, they joined forces with the Luo Brothers, which at least stabilized the morale of the army.

Logically speaking, with such a long line of defense in the East China Sea, a new coach should be selected as soon as possible.According to the military qualifications and military exploits, the next coach should be none other than Luo Geng.He was known as the No.1 general under Zeng Fenglei's command back then, and it was definitely not for nothing.

But the candidate for the new coach has been pending for a long time, and it has been delayed again and again.

It dragged on until the ninth and ninth day of the Chongyang Festival—the Wutan Festival.

At the time of Chongyang Ninth Nine, Zhou Zirong had almost arranged the East China Sea, but there was one Dongsheng missing from the Wutan sacrifice, he was indomitable and invincible, and the Wutan laurels came to him almost without any suspense.

And this Martial Altar Festival is actually the emperor's use of the lottery to call all the generals to a military meeting to discuss how to organize the next year, whether to expand military expenditures, and so on.

So in the meeting after the Wutan Festival this year, the selection of the coach of Donghai was also put on the agenda.

Dong Zeyuan took advantage of Zhou Zirong's limelight during this period of time, and offered him the position of head coach of Donghai.

So it is conceivable that Dong Zeyuan had just drafted an edict, and the next day there was an uproar in the court.

It used to be said that women cry, make trouble, and hang themselves when they act violently, but these well-dressed adults with purple robes and black hats are even worse than that.A group of old men who were about to run out of lamps, whose trembling legs could not be straightened on weekdays, but now they had some energy coming from somewhere, they knelt down in a row, full of spirits. Crying for the sky and grabbing the ground, there is a tendency to grab the pillar with the head.

"General Zhou is still young, and his qualifications are still inexperienced. I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to take on the great responsibility of the East China Sea!"

"King Beizhao is the king of a county. It is wrong to have heavy troops! Please think twice, Your Majesty!"

"The matter in the East China Sea is of great importance! Please think twice, Your Majesty!"

"My minister agrees!"

"Your Majesty! The 50 troops in the East China Sea must not fall into the hands of the county king!"

"Your Majesty, please take it back!"

"I seconded the proposal!! Don't let King Beizhao have a heavy army! Please think twice, Your Majesty!!"

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Dong Zeyuan watched this group of court veterans spitting and arguing endlessly, and felt that his brain hurt when he was fighting with each other.

Handing over the East China Sea to Zhou Zirong, Dong Zeyuan naturally has his own considerations. Only those who have been stationed in the East China Sea in the past dynasties know best about the situation in the East China Sea.She thought that the Zhou family had been stationed in the East China Sea for generations, and that Zhou Zirong was young and successful, so he was quite praised and had some prestige.Coupled with the close personal relationship between Zhou Zeng and Zhou Zirong, it may not be difficult for Zhou Zirong to clean up the army.

Most importantly, Zhou Zirong is different from ordinary generals.Before the founding of the country, King Beizhao was the first vassal king to surrender to the late Emperor Huaxu. After that, he followed the late emperor to fight everywhere, and he was regarded as the founding hero of the country.

Moreover, the King Beizhao was quite knowledgeable about current affairs, and he knew what it means to hide a bird's bow. After Huaxu established the dynasty, he handed over his military power very consciously. Up to Zhou Zirong's generation, he has always been a loyal minister and good general, so he is in the court. All the power and connections that he had had were preserved—not many, but fine.

However, Dong Sheng has not been in the temple for more than ten years, and there are very few contacts in the court, so he needs someone like King Bei Zhao to support him.

Dong Zeyuan knew that Dong Sheng and King Bei Zhao had a close friendship, and everyone regarded him as the prince's man, so he had to stand in this team, and he had to stand if he didn't.

If Zhou Zirong stood in the prince's team obediently and used the 50 army in his hand for the prince's use, then he would still be a loyal minister and good general, the king of Beizhao County who guarded a stable side; , the plot is wrong.After all, Hua Xu had learned from the division of the princes in the previous dynasty, so he was very sensitive to the fact that the county king was in charge of the army.But the current situation is not the same as it was back then. Even if King Beizhao had 50 troops in his hands, he still couldn't start the chaos of the princes back then.

The reason for the objection of the censors was simply that King Beizhao had too much military power, and this statement could not stand up to scrutiny at all-if it is said that there are 50 troops stationed in northern Xinjiang, southern border or western border, it is indeed a bit threatening, but The 50 troops in the East China Sea are all naval forces. If they are allowed to point their swords at Gyeonggi, what is the difference from letting ducks land?

If the emperor wanted to punish him at that time, he might not even know how he died.

Therefore, King Beizhao has no other choice but to support the prince, and now handing over the full power of the Eastern Navy to Zhou Zirong, no matter what, it is equivalent to letting Dongsheng continue to control a quarter of Huaxu's military power.

——The Zhou family cautiously shrank in the East China Sea for so long, but was finally pushed into the fire pit by the queen.

As a result, the cabinet and the princess party jumped one by one, constantly learning from Hua Xu's mistakes in advance, and bringing along a group of shit-stirring sticks with ulterior motives. It can be said that they are afraid that the world will not be chaotic. The collective is like grabbing the pillar with the head.

However, when a lot of people have ghosts and stick to their own opinions, there are still some people who obviously don't understand anything, but still want to fish in troubled waters and make up for it.Howl casually to find his own sense of existence, to prove that he is not a vegetarian, and he still has some opinions.

However, when it comes to playing hooligans, these ministers are still a bit over their own. After all, Hua Xu, the originator of hooligans in the Central Plains, is sitting on the throne of the hall at this time—how could she, Dong Zeyuan, let her arrangement for so long be disturbed? Yellow is disturbed?She came prepared.

I saw the queen wave her sleeve robe, and said without hesitation: "My intention has been decided, there is no need to discuss it! Retire!"

Do you think I'm here to discuss with you?No, I'm just here to inform you, just keep your mouth shut and listen.

Then he walked away, and went back to her harem happily, leaving behind a group of little old men who hadn't reacted yet, staring at each other with big eyes and small eyes.

It's really...the world is going downhill, the fate of the country is worrying...

But in the matter of accepting elegant words, you must first have elegant words before you can accept it.

As for whether someone will use this incident to trip her up in the future, that is a matter for the soldiers to cover up.

Taking ten thousand steps back, even if King Beizhao really slapped her in the face in the future, he would support his own self-respect and deliberately conspire against her.The Yangling Tiger Talisman that can mobilize the world is still in Dong Zeyuan's hands. Although it is still a bit powerless to mobilize the armies of the four realms with their own ghosts at the same time with this Tiger Talisman, if you want to say that a Tiger Talisman can take It is still very unlikely that none of them can be mobilized.

Furthermore, the East China Sea is a frontier fortress, open to foreign trade, infinitely prosperous, and a land of red dust and golden powder for hundreds of thousands of miles. If you want to fill your own pockets, it must be a fat job.Besides, there are many people who want to bring down King Beizhao, and the East China Sea Gate itself has enough weight. If King Beizhao wants to mutiny himself, those who want to replace him can line up from East China Sea to Qinglongmen in the capital.At that time, the wall will fall and everyone will push it, and the generals of the four realms will gather together to attack it. His current King Beizhao is no longer the princes and kings he was back then. .

However, the military power of the navy is also military power, and there are 50 people anyway. If it is said that it is completely safe this time, Dong Zeyuan knows that it is impossible.

On the day of the Martial Arts Conference, after the empress personally appointed Zhou Xi as the coach of the East China Sea, she suddenly said: "The disaster in the East China Sea caused me Hua Xu to lose the coach. I don't want to repeat the same mistakes. It is not too late to make up for it. Appoint Jiangqing to go to the frontier with the general to improve the Great Wall. Let him be the military inspector of the East China Sea, and lead the repair of the Great Wall, so as to eliminate the general's worries."

The military inspector assigned to the East China Sea was from the Jiang family. His name was Jiang Huaikong. His father, Jiang Jiling, was the governor who was in charge of building the Great Wall. Now it seemed natural for his son to inherit his father's work.

I saw this young man in a moon-white brocade robe wearing a one-foot white crown on his head, standing tall and tall beside an elder of the Jiang clan. Unable to restrain himself, he nodded condescendingly towards Zhou Zirong.

Zhou Zirong was stunned for a moment, then put on a calm smile, and returned the gift.

Luo Chi, who was kneeling behind Zhou Zirong with a long bow on his back, was a little puzzled for a while. Although he didn't know what the East China Sea incident had anything to do with the Great Wall, he just felt that the Queen was really kind to us, that is Ling Cha Make it look tight ass.

After Zhou Zirong cleaned up the East China Sea, he placed Luo Chi by his side as a general. Veteran players are generally difficult to control.

Zhou Zirong, who was kneeling in front of him, hesitated for a moment, and finally put a calm air on his back, accepted the order, and said loudly: "Thank you, Lord Long En!"

After the dry-smiling foxes, big and small, had enough chatting with each other, and finished performing a good show of being a gentleman and minister, the queen waved her hand very satisfied: "You all go away, I Going to have fun.

Zhou Zirong brought Luo Chi out, and with a smile on his face, he talked nonsense and complimented each other to a group of court officials who were taking advantage of the limelight to flatter their horses, and then humbly said "Your Excellency's absurd praise", Finally escaped out.

They had just walked a hundred or eighty steps away from the crowd, and the smile on Zhou Zirong's face was quietly put away by him, and it became more and more dignified.

"General?" Seeing his hesitation, Luo Chi asked tentatively.

"It's nothing." Zhou Zirong forced the corners of his mouth into a smile, his expression was gloomy, he moved his lips slightly, and finally sighed and said nothing.

In fact, the people above the main hall could see that even though the empress had given him the position of head coach of the East China Sea, she didn't fully trust her.Regardless of whether the empress is a willful person who spends half her life in the palace, she still has to have an exquisite heart, and she has saved her hand in the end-although this can be regarded as avoiding suspicion.

The emperor easily pinned the blame for the disaster in the East China Sea to the dead thing on the Great Wall that would not cry out for injustice. However, people outside the East China Sea may not know it, but Zhou Zirong who is in the East China Sea and Dong Zeyuan who has been to the East China Sea to inspect it must be. I know—this has nothing to do with half a copper plate of the Great Wall, and the black boat and spirit ghosts have never crossed the border—this army spirit inspector, who was sent to help him, was clearly here to keep an eye on him.

The blood of the Jiang clan is connected to Bai Jing, so as long as something happens to Jiang Huai Kong, his clan will immediately sense it.Zhou Zirong, a king with a different surname, has 50 troops stationed in the sea, which makes people feel terrified no matter how they think about it.If something happened to Jianghuaikong, Zhou Zirong might not be able to protect himself.

And the first emperor once appointed Zeng Fenglei, the former coach of Donghai, as the head of the seven generals to lead the army of the four realms.Now that the position of the East China Sea is in the hands of Zhou Zirong, he is somewhat "not worthy of his name", and the emperor naturally ignored the matter of giving him military power in the four realms, and Zhou Zirong naturally has no position to question.

But this position has not been given to anyone. As for who it will be reserved for, the answer is self-evident.

Zhou Zirong thought about it for a while, his expression was solemn for a while, then he was a little pale for a while, and suddenly he smiled with his eyebrows stretched.Luo Chi looked at the cloudy Zhou Zirong for no apparent reason, and his skin crawled all over the ground with goosebumps.