Chapter 986 The dust has settled
Not long after Chen State declared war on the Western Regions, the Western Regions, Grasslands, Chu State, and Houliang all declared war on Chen State at the same time. In a very short period of time, Chen State fell into a situation where it was besieged on all sides.
There is no doubt that the cause of this series of events is Chen Guo's attitude towards the Western Regions.
Chu State has a marriage alliance with the Western Regions, so it is not surprising that it would support the Western Regions.
But since when did the grassland and Houliang establish such a close relationship with the Western Regions that they would not hesitate to declare war with Chen State for the sake of the Western Regions?
Regardless of the reason, there is one fact that the people and officials of Chen State are well aware of.
That is, Chen State has a little difficulty in dealing with the Western Regions, and it will definitely not be able to withstand the siege of the four countries. If the armies of the four countries cross the border, Chen State will be completely destroyed in less than a month.
Their Chen country has reached the point of life and death.
And all this is because today's emperor, regardless of the advice of the court officials and the opposition of the people, forcibly launched troops in the Western Regions.
It is the people who suffer the consequences of the country's subjugation. This directly leads to the fact that before the court has come up with any countermeasures, the people have already exploded. The people spontaneously organized themselves and signed the Letter of the People, requesting His Majesty to withdraw the order to attack the Western Regions and negotiate peace with the four countries. .
Negotiating peace is the general trend, and Chen Guo has to bow his head. If he does not bow his head, he will suffer the end of his country.
The public discussion about this goes far beyond peace talks. There are even voices calling for His Majesty to abdicate in favor of others. Your Majesty, without his order, the Chen State would not have fallen into a situation where everyone in the world was the enemy.
Nourish the temple.
Chen Huang had been sitting on the chair for a day and a night, his face was haggard and his eyes were dull.
What was placed on the table was the Book of Ten Thousand People, which was submitted by the people of the capital, asking him to order the withdrawal of the troops. The tens of feet long silk was densely printed with the fingerprints of hundreds of thousands of people.
Outside Yangshen Temple, hundreds of officials knelt on the ground and jointly petitioned him to withdraw his order to attack the Western Regions.
In the hall, Wei Jian slowly walked over, carrying a bowl of soup, and comforted him: "Your Majesty, eat something. You haven't eaten for a whole day."
"My son has rebelled against me, my ministers have rebelled against me, and now even my true subjects must rebel against me..." Emperor Chen did not look at the soup. He withdrew his eyes from the Book of Ten Thousand People and asked in a low voice: "Could it be that I Is it really wrong?"
Wei Jian put down the soup, was silent for a moment, and then said, "Yes, Your Majesty is wrong."
Chen Huang raised his head and looked at Wei Jian slowly. This was the first time he heard such words from Wei Jian in the past decades.
This was the first time he didn't follow his lead.
"Even you think I'm wrong?" Emperor Chen asked in a hoarse voice: "Emperors are supposed to be ruthless. What's wrong with me doing this?"
Wei Jian lowered his head and asked in a low voice: "If your Majesty is not wrong, then what fault does His Highness King Huai have? If your Majesty is not wrong, why do you often dream of the Queen and Concubine Yang, and ask for their forgiveness in your dreams? If the fight for the throne should be ruthless, then what's wrong with those officials kneeling outside? Isn't the current King Run the same as His Majesty more than 20 years ago? "
Wei Jian looked at him and said, "If Your Majesty didn't feel that he was at fault, how could he have lived so hard for so many years and been awakened by nightmares every night?"
Emperor Chen lowered his head for a long time before sighing and said: "Brother, they want to kill me, and my father protects them. I don't regret using those methods to deal with them. The only thing I regret is that I am sorry for Rou'er and Xuan'er. They are innocent, I failed them..."
"I, I was really wrong..."
He sat on the chair with a gloomy expression. After a long time, he slowly raised his head and said, "Let Wang Xiang and others come in..."
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After the atmosphere in the capital was extremely depressed for two days, news finally came out from the palace.
A notice with His Majesty's jade seal was posted at the entrance of the palace. Every piece of news on the notice was earth-shattering.
Nearly a month after declaring war on the Western Regions, His Majesty finally changed his focus and sent envoys to the Western Regions to negotiate peace. At the same time, the envoys to Chu, the grasslands, and Houliang were also preparing to leave.
In addition, the edict establishing Run Wang Zhao Yuan as the crown prince was finally issued today. After today, the young crown prince will supervise the country's administration and take charge of state affairs in place of His Majesty, who is ill.
The people in the capital breathed a long sigh of relief. For them, there was not much difference whether King Zhong became emperor or King Run became emperor. As long as the four countries could withdraw their troops and stop invading Chen State, they would be satisfied.
Of course, those with a discerning eye know that in this game between His Majesty and King Run and his officials, His Majesty finally took a step back.
Although he is still the emperor in name, he no longer performs the duties of the emperor. The sentence that the prince oversees the country's administration and is in charge of state affairs explains everything.
His Majesty's actions before establishing the crown prince almost plunged Chen Guo into eternal disaster. It is enough to show that he is no longer suitable to sit in that position. Although King Run is young, there are many capable ministers in the court. With their assistance, Chen Guo's The situation will definitely improve slowly.
The letters of credence for the peace talks were rushed to Wanzhou, Shengzhou, Fengzhou and other places. When the news of the withdrawal of troops from various countries came from the front, the stone in everyone's heart finally fell.
At this time, Tang Ning was standing at the gate of Runzhou City, holding a letter in her hand, and the expression on her face was particularly wonderful.
After leaving the capital, they took a detour to Jiangnan and did not arrive in Runzhou until today. It was not until this moment that Tangning received the news from the capital.
He just learned that after he left, Emperor Chen announced to send troops to the Western Regions. After the news spread, Chen was surrounded by Sushen, the Western Regions, Chu, and the Later Liang...
Even if Chen was powerful, it could not withstand the siege of the four countries. Under pressure, Emperor Chen sent envoys to negotiate peace, established Zhao Yuan as the crown prince, retreated behind the scenes, and no longer took care of court affairs. Since then, the court dispute in Chen has officially come to an end. King Huai's ultimate goal has been achieved, and the Fang family has also achieved its own goals. The series of disputes in the capital have finally come to an end.
Fang Xinyue finished reading the secret letter in Tang Ning's hand, looked up at him, and asked in confusion: "Brother Tang Ning, are daddy and uncle... traitors?"
Tang Ning did not give her an answer. Everyone has a different answer to this question.
As for whether they are treacherous or loyal, it can only be left to future generations to judge.
After a few years, with the efforts of Tang Yaoyao, Runzhou has become the back garden of the Tang family. Tang has long become a commercial giant in Jiangnan. Tang Ning found the shopkeeper who was in charge of the Runzhou store and asked him about the whereabouts of his parents.
"Two months ago, the master and the lady left Jiangnan." After the shopkeeper told him the news, he took out a letter from the box and handed it to Tang Ning, saying respectfully: "Before leaving, the master left a letter for you."
"They left?" Tang Ning was stunned when he heard it. If the two of them had left Jiangnan, then they came here in vain this time?
He opened the letter and saw only a piece of paper in the envelope with a line of words on it.
"The world is so big, let's go and see it."
Tang Ning was stunned for a while, and then a bitter smile appeared on his face. It seemed that they did not want to be disturbed by others in their world of two people. This trip to Jiangnan was destined to be in vain.
At this time, the shopkeeper looked at him and asked with a smile: "Miss Tang Shui is still in Runzhou, do you want to meet her?"