The Legend of the Long Room in the Red Mansion

Turning his head to look at Jingzhong, the usually unrestrained and calm King of Beijing could only stumble and sigh in his own palace. He had a good plan, but someone had to obey the command.Even if he has the talent of crouching dragon and phoenix, he can't stand up to Adou whose subordinates are all unable to support him. What can he do?King Beijing Jing is also very desperate!

The imperial decree of King Nan'an's change of defense was issued together with the secret decree of General Li's transfer to Northern Xinjiang.This old general Li was originally a partial general under Ning Shan's grandfather, Ning Lao Hou Ye. In the early years, he followed the defense of the northern border, and later he was seriously injured on the battlefield. Fortunately, the soldiers of the Ning family rescued him and saved his life. Old Hou Ning is very loyal.

Old Hou Ning had a high prestige in the army, so it was good for his subordinates. Old General Li was seriously injured that year and had to return to Beijing to recuperate.However, it coincided with the rebellion of Prince Xianyizhong. The emperor at that time and now the emperor Taishang was broken into the forbidden palace by the rebels. He suffered a big loss and almost lost his life.

Old General Li was not old back then, he was in his prime, but it was difficult to recover.In the end, it was Old Hou Ning who used his military exploits to ask for an order for him to join the Xihai region, which has always been peaceful and rarely fought, as a general of the Chinese army.Old General Li always kept this in mind. Later, when Ning Shan led the army in northern Xinjiang, this old general Li wrote many letters to him, imparting a lot of experience.

This time, King Dongping was sent to garrison the northern border to find an excuse to convict him and seize military power. However, the people in the border towns are innocent. It is suggested that General Li be in command and lead the garrison of Xihaiyanzi to guard the border town, in case King Dongping is defeated, and there is still a support.

Of course, the reason Ning Shan gave to the emperor was not so noble, he just said that the transfer of the Xihai garrison was to force the King of Nan'an to expose his private soldiers.

The emperor thought this idea was very good, so according to what Ning Shan said, the old general Li was ordered to be stationed in northern Xinjiang with King Dongping.

King Dongping knew that Old General Li had been the deputy general of the North Conquering Army, and was very experienced. He was afraid that he would rush to attack, so he secretly made up his mind to force him to stay in the inner city as the main general.Such an arrangement was exactly what Ning Shan wanted. In this way, regardless of whether King Dongping wins or loses, Old General Li will be able to guard the defense line of the border city, so that the change of court regime will not affect the people of the border city.

Originally, the matter of seizing the heir was supposed to be for the royal family to die by themselves. It is the worst and incompetent thing to implicate the lives of civilians.The sons and grandsons of the dragon who have made trouble to this point will not be a wise king even if they sit on the dragon chair.As for the courtiers and generals standing in line, since they dare to do it, they must have the responsibility and preparation to bear the consequences of failure.Otherwise, you will have fewer dreams of spring and autumn, and be a straight minister honestly, so as not to harm others or yourself.

What Ning Shan admired most about the Sui and Tang Dynasties was that no matter how they fought, they only selected the emperor himself to attack. Basically, they would send troops suddenly - kill or maim the emperor - take over the court - change the dynasty.Therefore, although wars were raging and dynasties changed as usual in those years, a large number of educated people, farmers, craftsmen, and merchants fled to the south in order to take refuge, which greatly promoted the local economic and cultural development, and made Jiangnan more prosperous and prosperous. , and finally became a granary and treasury sufficient to support the entire Central Plains, laying a solid foundation.

The dynasties after that basically raised troops from the south, relying on the prosperity of the south of the Yangtze River to conquer the world, and there was even a saying that those who win the south of the Yangtze River win the world.This dynasty started its army from Jinling, and it is said that it finally achieved success and established Daxing with the continuous support of wealthy merchants in the south of the Yangtze River.

On the other hand, Wuhu Luanhua was just a random killing, which caused blood to flow in the north at that time, the population dropped sharply, and large areas of land were abandoned, so that the people were in dire straits. In the end, the rule was overthrown one after another, and it lasted for more than a hundred years.

Ning Shan was born in an aristocratic family that had experienced that period. Under the influence of family education, she was very disgusted with the dynasty that involved too much in order to seize the heir, stirred up bloody and bloody winds, and even shed blood.Although, as an aristocratic family, they have always been sincerely drawn and invited respectfully, so there is little worry of extermination.

However, this group of princes and grandchildren have long since lost their original constraints. With the decline of the family, the unspoken rules of the dynasty that did not hurt the family have also infinitely approached the bottom line.Ning Shan looked down on the group of leaders who formed cliques to seize the throne for their own selfishness, and didn't want to end themselves, but pushed their subordinates to the front.

If you are really pushed to the limit and have to rebel, you can learn from the king of Qin if you have the ability. Whether it is Fu Jian or Li Shimin, they will rush into the palace with a hundred people, kill the monarch directly, and add their own yellow robes.On the contrary, those who have inflated ambitions, have no ability and think they are inferior to others, let the country live in prosperity and the people live in peace. It's all out of turn.

Since the founding of the country, this dynasty has ceased for three generations, which can be regarded as a long time. Since the two emperors were side by side in the court, the signs of seizing the throne have been gradually revealed.It would be all right if there were the embryos of Mingjun, but all the great talents that can be seen in front of us, not to mention governing the country, even the Qi family would be troublesome.

Ning Shan doesn't want to see these mediocre people tossing around the world, if they have the skills, can't they fight against other races?Everyone hit a piece of land, and those useless wretches who don't even have the ambition to become kings will only stare at the dragon chair.Ning Shan was full of contempt for this group of people, so she couldn't help thinking of reducing the power of the royal family and making them powerless to win the heir.

Fortunately, most of the royal family in this dynasty are simple-minded, and they can be divided with a little trickery.It is better to sit on a dragon chair with an idiot who is willing to listen to others than to sit on a pair of tyrants who are weak externally and cruel internally.

During the days when Ning Shan repeatedly weighed and revised his strategy, King Nan'an led the forced private soldiers to the sea, and confronted Qianxiang Kingdom head-to-head.Old General Li was left guarding the inner city by King Dongping, while he himself led troops deep into the grassland, intending to wipe out the nomadic tribes in one fell swoop.

However, King Dongping, who was too proud to follow General Li's advice, lost his way and never met the enemy.In vain, he traveled countless circles in the depths of the grassland, and ended up in a situation where food and grass were exhausted, people were exhausted and horses were exhausted. Old General Li couldn't wait for the news, so he sent reinforcements led by Tanma who was familiar with the terrain.That scene was truly ashamed, and a pot of black mud was washed out of everyone's body.King Dongping's ugly face was enough to scare off his own soldiers.So much so that rumors spread among the people in the border town that Dongping Wangsheng's face was like a ghost, and that his face could scare the grassland tribes into fleeing.When this rumor spread back to Beijing, many ministers who were at odds with King Dongping couldn't stop laughing for several months.

The war in northern Xinjiang failed, and there was no excuse for wanting to seize the military power of King Dongping.The emperor racked his brains, and finally he had to convict him on the grounds that he was useless in the battle and wasted food and grass, and fined Dongping Palace a large sum of money for the crime.On the contrary, there is an advantage, that is, Old General Li was able to take over half of the army, which weakened the inherent power of King Dongping, which was also a great gain.

On the other hand, the king of Nan'an was greedy for meritorious deeds, and fought against the Qianxiang country at sea in a hurry. The number of soldiers was several times larger, but because he was not good at water stations, he retreated almost as soon as they fought, and was beaten to Daxing by the Qianxiang country. offshore.

What's more embarrassing is that the king of Nan'an saw that he could not attack for a long time, he lost his troops and lost his generals, and his warship was also seriously damaged.While raising the flag of truce, he sent people to send news to Beijing. In order to take his own responsibility, he lied that Qianxiang had a large population, brave sailors, and countless warships.

This is quite ugly for the Central Plains, which regards itself as the upper kingdom. The two emperors were very angry. The Supreme Emperor advocated increasing the number of troops and dispatching generals, or letting Dongping King return to the West Sea to take command. In short, he must fight back; But he believed King Nan'an's exaggerated words, and at the same time thought that the purpose of punishing crimes had been achieved, so he felt that it was all right to negotiate a peace.The great thing is to kiss a princess princess, it's no big deal.

Unexpectedly, at the time when the DPRK and China were arguing endlessly, Qianxiang Kingdom assembled all its warships and launched the biggest offensive, taking advantage of the night to attack soldiers. Even the king of Nan'an himself was captured as a prisoner.This time, Daxing was completely passive. On the contrary, Qianxiang Kingdom made many demands, such as compensation for gold and silver, some requests that Daxing return the queen's imperial power, stop paying tribute, and instead establish diplomatic relations between the two countries on an equal footing.The envoy proposed that King Nan'an and the captured soldiers would not be released until all requirements were met.

As soon as this proposal was brought up in the dragon case, the two emperors were overwhelmed. The emperor said angrily, "Such incompetent people deserve to die for the country. What else can they save? Is it going to fuel the ambition of Qianxiang Kingdom?"

The Supreme Emperor also hated that King Nan'an was unfavorable in leaving the army and was ashamed of himself, but many ministers in the court who had advocated and opposed the war from the beginning all jumped out at the opportunity to criticize the current militarism, which is not what Mingjun said.Qianxiang Kingdom was originally a vassal state. It has been honored as a minister and paid tribute over the years. It is very honest, but it insists on sending troops.

As soon as the Supreme Emperor heard that he wanted the emperor to punish himself, this was a great opportunity to suppress his prestige and rights, so he stopped talking immediately.

There is even a group of four kings and eight lords who actually narrated the merits of their ancestors in court, revealing in their words that they not only want to save King Nan'an, but also cannot convict him, otherwise they will chill the hearts of many frontier guards who are loyal to the king and serve the country.

Ning Shan couldn't bear it anymore, said: "Could it be that King Nan'an's 30 troops were defeated by Qianxiang's [-] sailors, not only was there no fault, but it was meritorious?"

King Beijing immediately said: "It seems that Marquis Ning was the one who proposed King Nan'an's defense against Xihai Yanzi at the beginning. You know that King Nan'an is not good at water stations, but you made such a bad plan. What's your intention?" The officials who supported King Beijing rushed To cheer and cheer, Ning Shan's return to Beijing is too short, the title is too high, and the promotion is too fast, which has already hindered the eyes of many people and blocked the interests of many people. Many people are happy to see him now. arrived.

With an elegant wave of his hand, King Beijing stopped the helpers' tongues. He moved his hands and feet with ease, exuding a natural kingly air, and actually controlled nearly half of the court.Right now, facing Ning Shan, a stumbling block that cannot be wooed, he is determined to win and get rid of it.