The Legend of the Long Room in the Red Mansion

Although Ning Shan didn't like the emperor's back-and-forth and procrastination, she was also happy to use the ability of a powerful minister in front of him to benefit herself.When the emperor asked him to discuss how to suppress the four princes and eight princes, he seemed to forget that among the people who followed Ning Shan were the two families after the eight princes, and the King of Beijing Jing, who always wore the hat of a virtuous king to win over civil servants all over the capital. It seems to be the head of the four kings, but in fact it is a solid wall.

It's just that King Beijing's city mansion is far from comparable to that of a rising star like Wang Ziteng.The Supreme Emperor felt that he was loyal, and now he also thinks that he is quite knowledgeable about current affairs.The princes and lords even thought that the Beijing Palace was behind him, but they couldn't see how the only king with a different surname who didn't command soldiers was able to sit at the head of the four kings.

Born in the Dugu family who had experienced the background of the Five Hus and Sixteen Kingdoms and the end of Sui Dynasty and the beginning of Tang Dynasty, it was very difficult for Ning Shan to adapt to the short-sightedness and simple mind of the current dynasty, whether it was the royal family or the royal family.Think back to those years when the Five Hu and Sixteen Kingdoms rebelled, they all started to attack suddenly after winning the trust of the superiors first, so that the superiors were caught off guard, and they won with the speed of their soldiers. Overthrow is calculated.

But now it is necessary to do it before starting to make plans, almost wanting to do it step by step, and I don't even want to roll up my sleeves and do it first.

The change of style was too great, making Ning Shan's inherent thinking useless, so she had to follow the simple and rude way.

The emperor asked how to destroy the power of the four kings and eight princes, and Ning Shan suggested dividing up the interests: "Among the four kings, only King Nan'an and King Dongping still have military power. First, we have to find a way to recover it. Once the military power is lost, King Beijing who wins over civil servants It is not enough evidence. It is necessary to know that it is not a lie that a scholar rebelled and failed for three years." Moreover, the King of Beijing Jing himself is a fool.Ning Shan didn't say this, because firstly, he had no evidence, and secondly, he didn't want King Beijing to take his place.

The current King of Beijing is called Shui Rong, and he is a young man with a weak crown. He is about the same age as Ning Shan. occupied.Although he looked down on today's stupidity, a stupid emperor has the advantages of being a stupid emperor. If the emperor is shrewd, it will be difficult for his subjects to hold power.

The Supreme Emperor was too shrewd, so that he shut his ambitious and capable son to death early, so that no one could use him when the situation came to an end, so he could only order a fool to come on stage.It is convenient for me to hold the power when I am old, but once the Supreme Emperor dies, this court cannot be controlled by the current Emperor, unless he dies in front of the Supreme Emperor today, and then chooses a wise emperor and grandson to take the position, otherwise the world must be There must be chaos.King Beijing Jing has been waiting for this moment by not revealing his position for a long time.Ancestors who started from dragons were able to win the throne, if he had the opportunity to become a dragon himself, wouldn't he be able to honor his ancestors even more.

For this ambition, King Beijing had to try to keep the military power of King Dongping and King Nan'an even if he had no military power.This is the reason why he can firmly occupy the head of the four kings without any soldiers in his hands. Who doesn't like a good companion who does his best to plan benefits for his own people?

As for the civil servants who have been wooed, they also appreciate King Jing's modesty and gentlemanly demeanor. To put it bluntly, a superior person who is generous and courteous to corporals and a petty, arrogant and cold superior person will know how to choose. former.The higher the reputation of Prince Jing, the more he is disliked and suppressed today.And if it continues to develop, the Supreme Emperor should also become suspicious.

What Ning Shan wanted was to arouse the suspicion of the Supreme Emperor in advance, let him come forward to suppress the four kings, and personally destroy his own power, because he did not trust the emperor's mind, thinking that he might not be able to fight the North at all. Jing Wang.If the power of the King of Jingjing continues to expand until it becomes too big for the Supreme Emperor and the present to stop, this dragon chair will have to be replaced sooner or later.But with King Beijing's shrewdness and patience, if he blocked his way by himself, he would definitely be found out.Ning Shan didn't want to make herself a victim of the change of dynasty, so the king of Beijing Jing had to fight, and it had to be done as soon as possible.

The emperor himself can't use his brain, so he had to ask Ning Shan to speak clearly.Ning Shan said: "It is only necessary to replace the generals of King Nan'an and King Dongping on the charge of being unfavorable to the enemy, and replace the emperor's superiors." The Daxing Dynasty was surrounded by mountains on one side and the sea on the other. There are many ethnic minority tribes, among which Miaojiang has the largest scale and the most complex terrain. Not only does it have a natural advantage in geographical location, but also has many poisonous weeds and insects. Even the various ethnic groups living in it are also good at healing and poisoning, and can drive poisonous insects and beasts. It is impossible to guard against. If it weren't for the small number of people, they would have been unable to defend at all, and would have entered the Central Plains long ago.

The emperor didn't have many confidant generals at all, except for the concubines who were born in the harem who had to follow him, the others still supported the emperor. "How do we accuse them?"

Ning Shan really wanted to say: If you want to commit a crime, there is nothing wrong with it!Yue Fei is already stuck on this, and you still can't get two kings with different surnames?

In the end, I held back, and casually proposed an idea: "Let the king of Nan'an and the king of Dongping switch defenses. The king of Nan'an has been stationed in southern Xinjiang for a long time, so he must not be able to fight in the water; and the king of Dongping is also the same, and he can't defend the southern border. It's just now The Xihai Yanzi area is not peaceful, and the female leader of Qianxiang Kingdom is in power, and the court of her country is dissatisfied. Didn’t the queen send envoys to pay tribute, and she used the excuse of fighting for the queen’s peace. If she wins, our country will have another vassal state, If you lose, you will just seize the military power of King Nan'an."

The queen of Qianxiang Kingdom is also a scheming person. She seized her younger brother's throne, and secretly colluded with the king of Beijing Jing to say good things for her. It was so big that even his accomplices didn't dare to tell the truth, so the other three kings didn't know that the Queen of Qianxiang Kingdom was the accomplice of King Jingjing, so they let them fight themselves, and whoever loses is a good thing.

The emperor knew nothing about military affairs, but he believed in Ning Shan who had defeated Beijiang, so he agreed to this idea.

On the second day at court, the emperor spoke first, and without waiting for anyone to discuss the distribution of the princes, he mentioned the civil strife in Qianxiang, the queen asked for help from the first kingdom, and he planned to send troops to quell the chaos.

It is said that when the Queen of Qianxiang Kingdom succeeded to the throne, she was conferred by the Supreme Emperor, and the tribute sent was also received by the Supreme Emperor.Almost three years have passed now, when the emperor suddenly mentioned this matter, everyone didn't react for a while.

The emperor had been arguing with the Supreme Emperor for a long time, and he knew how to deal with him. He only said that the queen of Qianxiang Kingdom had surrendered to the Shang Kingdom of the Central Plains, and they had no choice but to lend a helping hand.The Supreme Emperor didn't think too much about it, he felt that there was something to distract his attention, and it would be good for him to think about how to prevent the emperor's grandsons from dividing the territory, so he agreed.

Both emperors have passed the proposal, so it is natural to choose a general, and the Qin Tianjian will predict the auspicious day to send troops.The emperor asked everyone to recommend generals, and the Supreme Emperor spoke first, and King Dongping, who had been stationed in the West Sea for a long time, would play the battle.However, the emperor objected, saying that there was a probing horse in the northern border to report that the alien race was about to move, and he wanted King Dongping to guard the northern border, and King Nan'an to fill the vacancy in Xihai Yanzi.

Although the Supreme Emperor wondered why the Emperor didn't want to let Ningshan, the ready-made Marquis of Zhenbei, return to Northern Xinjiang, but he was also happy that this young general, who was increasingly unable to see his position clearly, would not be able to get military power, so he agreed without much consideration.Although the king of Beijing Jing felt that something was wrong, he had always established himself in the court as a calm and virtuous king, and it was inconvenient to express his opinions on the war.Therefore, it was settled as Ning Shan wanted.

After the court, Ning Shan stayed alone to see her.The Supreme Emperor and all the courtiers thought that he wanted to ask Ying Ying to go back to the northern border by himself, and they sneered and disdainful in their hearts. They all felt that he had fallen out of favor and was nothing to be afraid of, so no one bothered to find out what happened.

But Ning Shan suggested to the emperor: "The soldiers along the West Sea should not be lost in vain. It is better to let the king of Nan'an take the private soldiers he raised in southern Xinjiang to the sea battle. This will not damage the imperial army, but also take the opportunity to weaken the king of Nan'an. Power, even if he can win, the loss of private soldiers is not worth the loss." The four kings have raised private soldiers earlier, and they have long since disobeyed the court's order. Once a war starts, it is all personal power. In order to change the dynasty, it is inevitable that people will suffer. It is better to simply cause disaster It's all over, so even if they want to usurp power, they can only rely on assisting the little puppet emperor to usurp power peacefully and quietly.

The emperor was very satisfied with this proposal, and promised that if he could reduce the power of the four kings this time and cut off the wings of the Supreme Emperor, he would definitely reward Ning Shan.Ning Shan thought to herself: I don't dare to count on your big reward, as long as I don't cheat him.After the plot between the monarch and his ministers was over, Ning Shan left the Qianqing Palace with a depressing look on purpose, and went home.

After hearing the eunuch's report, the Supreme Emperor laughed at the Emperor in the Daming Palace and said: "Ignorant boy, it is a taboo for military strategists to change generals before the battle. This idea has no common sense. Let's see how he will deal with the defeated army." The emperor who had been on the battlefield, and his mother was favored back then, so his ascension to the throne was smooth sailing, he only paid attention to honorable officials, and did not put the lives of the people and soldiers in his eyes at all.Such an emperor would have been overthrown if he had been born in the late period of the previous dynasty, but his fate was good. After the killing and rectification by Emperor Taizong and Taizong, the court gradually became peaceful, and the dynasty steadily moved towards prosperity. Few people know about Xungui, and the common people live well, so they don't know, nor are they curious about how the emperor despises them.

But he said that King Beijing was more intelligent than the emperor, so he went back to his residence to write a letter as soon as he came to court, and was going to send a message to King Nan'an, telling him to be careful about the war with Qianxiang Kingdom. The king of Dongping went to fight.However, he didn't know that the other three kings also had their own ulterior motives. Everyone wanted to make profits for themselves. The southern border was remote and the products were not abundant, while Xihai Yanzi was in charge of maritime merchant ships and was extremely rich. As far as Dongping Wang's furniture is concerned, he is more enthusiastic than anyone else in this change of defense.

King Dongping was naturally unhappy to leave this place of wealth and honor, but when he thought that Xihai Yanzi had not fought for many years and could not make meritorious service, his prince could not guarantee that he would not be degraded.His eldest son has given birth to the eldest son and has not yet passed the canonization of the eldest son. He is also anxious to make some military exploits, just like the king of Beijing Jing, to keep the king's title.Among the four seas, the northern border had the most frequent wars. He was also willing to change the fief this time.

If Shuangfang Lang has a concubine and intends to do so, the King of Beijing can't stop him, so he can only let him go. He only hopes that the King of Nan'an will succeed in one day, while Beijiang has not yet recovered his strength and cannot fight.Back then, Old General Ning fled Northern Xinjiang in the face of the wind, and Ning Shan was also ruthless. Once the city was captured, he would burn, kill, and loot. It was the efforts of two generations that defeated the grassland tribes and fled to the depths.However, the nomads have such a strong folk style that even women can mount horses to kill enemies, and they live together in the water and grass. As long as there are people with horses, they will definitely make a comeback in ten years or so.King Dongping was used to watching the small-scale rebellion of the natives in the southern border, and he had never understood the ferocity of the grassland tribes. If he didn't want to fight, it was hard to say whether he could save his life if the war resumed.

However, the king of Nan'an was only thinking about the rich filial piety of the sea merchants, but he didn't care whether his family could fight the sea battle, so Xingxing rushed over.His private soldiers are all raised in the [-] mountains, and they are good at offensive and defensive warfare, but it is hard to say how many of them can stand upright when they are on a warship.