Chapter 966: Lopsided
Chapter 966 Drifting away
Guangzhou in June is extremely hot.
The coastal ports are still prosperous, and merchant ships keep coming and going, but in the inland mountains and forests far away from the coastal ports, the rebellion of Xidong Liaoman is still like a spark. Although it has not started a prairie fire, it is still burning.
The Jinglue Mansion has been appeasement and quelling chaos, but it has also been controlling the scale of the war. For the people in the city such as Canton, it seems that they are not even aware that the war is still going on.
The official notice only said that there were some small disturbances, and the officers and soldiers had already controlled the situation. It was not clear exactly how and to what extent the disturbances had reached, but it did not affect the lives of the majority of the people, and the business was still prosperous. .
Not to mention coastal seaports and shipping, even the Xijiang inland waterway in the Lingnan inland river golden waterway is not affected at all.
The Jinglue Mansion opened a huge spider web. No matter how the barbarians rebelled, they always controlled their rebellion activities in remote mountainous areas. Not only were the big cities in Zhuzhou counties unaffected, even the important post roads and waterways were not affected at all. It is still completely under the control of the official army.
The rebellious Xidong Man was separated into deep mountains and old forests, and the officers and soldiers were not in a hurry to attack them.
The situation in the south remains the same.
The battle in Tonghai Mansion has been going on, but the orders from Jinglue Mansion have always been to let them defend, relying on several major fortresses, using the bunkers on several communication lines, allowing Heman to attack across the river again and again, and through The navy has never assembled a large-scale army to find them for a decisive battle.
have been playing piecemeal, engaging in defensive counterattacks.
As for the lucky Chief History King Xuance, now the inspectors, like the governor and governor of Linzhou, really forcibly pulled Liubailidi out of the mouths of Linyi people.
The queen of Linyi also sent people to Guangzhou to negotiate and protest several times, but Qin Lang's attitude remained the same, refusing to make concessions, only saying that he was recovering the old land.
On behalf of Qin Lang, Liu Rengui, the secretary in charge, went south to Linyi in secret, had a secret talk with the queen, and then held negotiations with the Linyi court. After giving the people of Linyi a lot of compensation, he especially sent a lot of benefits from the Tang Dynasty to those ministers. After stuff, the negotiation went well.
The two parties finally signed the Xianglin Treaty, and Lin Yi agreed to return the six hundred miles of land to Datang. It was a return rather than a cession. This was the word Liu Rengui insisted on using. For this reason, he also gave an additional amount to the person in charge of the negotiation. The Minister of Linyi has a shipment of Tang goods.
As both the Queen and Qin Lang signed the agreement with seals, and the original copy was presented to the Emperor of Luoyang, this matter was settled. No one expected that the people of Linyi could actually agree to this matter.
Throughout the summer, Lingnan seems to be in a stable and prosperous situation.
And in Chang'an, Guanzhong, thousands of miles away.
The Crown Prince Chengqian came back from hunting on horseback. As soon as he returned to the East Palace, he undressed and jumped into the swimming pool for a swim. He planned to call a few more palace people over to swim and play together, but the servant came to report that the prince Qianniu Helan Chushi came .
Now Helan Chushi is extremely trusted in the East Palace, because he sent his wife and sister to the East Palace, the two became brother-in-law, and both became Hou Junji's son-in-law, and the relationship went further.
Chengqian wanted to promote Helan Chushi as his prince's family order several times, but he was always opposed by his uncle and prince Zhan Shi Gao Shilian. Concerned about Gao Shilian's prestige, Chengqian did not dare to mess around. Shi is closer.
Helan Chushi entered and exited the East Palace without hindrance.
"Your Highness."
Helan Chushi came in and saw that the prince was still soaking in the swimming pool, so he stood on the bank and saluted with crossed hands.
"Come down and have a meeting together, the weather is so hot, it's really annoying." Cheng Qian greeted.
"It's good that I wait here."
"There's a frozen watermelon just picked up from the well over there, cut one."
"I am not thirsty."
"I just want to eat it."
The watermelon is cut, and the two sisters-in-law gather by the pool to eat a big piece. The cold watermelon is very refreshing.
Chengqian vomited while eating melons, "That Qin Lang is getting more and more excessive. I sent him orders over and over again, asking him to send Lingnan eminent monks and masters to Chang'an to participate in the Dharma conference, and asking him to take out one or two million coins. Money came to flatter the Buddha bone relics back, but in the end they all went nowhere, and it was like farting to the lonely prince!"
"Damn it!"
"Wei Gong is probably busy with official duties..."
"Busy with official duties, can the lonely prince ignore it? Does he still have loneliness in his eyes? As the crown prince alone, isn't he his king?"
After the emperor moved to Luoyang, Chengqian stayed in Chang'an, but suddenly no one was restrained, very free. Although there were many veterans and famous figures who stayed behind to assist, but all of them were in their seventies and eighties, Chengqian didn't bother to pay attention at all.
The only regret is that when Empress Changsun left, she specially asked Pei Hou to accompany her to Luoyang. The most irritating thing is that the queen let the Su family go with her, and let Li Xiang, the eldest son of the Pei family, adopt Su's name.
The emperor directly issued an edict, canonizing Li Xiang as the grandson of the emperor.
He, the crown prince, is still alive, but in the end he was crowned a grandson of the crown prince. He chose his successor for him early on. He really likes Li Xiang, but why should he adopt Li Xiang from the Pei family to him? Under the name of the disgusted Su family?
With a fire in his heart, Cheng Qian secretly competed in Chang'an.
Helan Chushi didn't dare to speak indiscriminately. Although Wei Gong Qin Lang was about the same age as him, and even two years younger than him, the sixteen members of his family were named Dukes for their contribution to Jingchao's conspiracy. He became a strange person in the Zhenguan Dynasty. In the court, he worshiped seven times and dismissed the prime minister seven times, but the prosperity of the holy family was unmatched.
Now that the town of Lingnan is sealed off, and one person controls Nantian alone, all those who have good deeds in Chang'an directly call Qin Lang the King of Zhennan or the King of Nantian.
With such a status and power, Helan Chushi is a mere Donggong Qianniu, how can he dare to offend easily.
Although the crown prince is dissatisfied with Qin Lang, what is the relationship between the two? After ten years of teacher-student friendship, Qin Lang is still the prince's brother-in-law, and next year he will formally marry Princess Changle. Wei Gong is getting better again, isn't he a human being inside and out?
After all, no matter how he looked at it, he felt that it was impossible for the crown prince to really fall out with Qin Lang. After all, the young and powerful man was still a celebrity by the emperor's side. The crown prince could not do without Qin Lang.
One thought of this.
Helan Chushi was more determined. At this time, he could not follow the prince to scold Qin Lang, let alone sow discord in the middle. On the contrary, he had to persuade the prince to maintain the relationship with Qin Lang.
"Your Highness, I just met the eldest Sun Shaoqing."
Changsun Shaoqing is talking about Zongzheng Shaoqing and Changsun Chong, he is the eldest son of Changsun Wuji, with a gentle personality and talent, which is relatively rare among all the descendants of honored relatives. He is not yet ambitious, so he is now in the post of Zongzheng Shaoqing.
Although it is far inferior to Qin Lang, there is only one Qin Lang in the world. Changsun Chong was trained on the real battlefield of blood and fire in Longyou.
He is also the brother-in-law of Changsun Wuji. He married the princess in the seventh year of Zhenguan, and now he has two sons.
"From Luoyang?"
"Um."
Chang Sun Chong also moved to the Luoyang court as Zongzheng Shaoqing. This time he was awarded the post of Chang'an Zongzhengqing by the emperor when he came back.
At a young age, he is already a Jiuqing. Although he is only a senior Jiuqing, he is not ordinary. This is not all because he is the son of Changsun Wuji.
"I heard that the sage also let the eldest son-in-law concurrently serve as the order of the East Palace Prince's house?" He Lan Chushi asked.
Chengqian nodded, "Originally Gu wanted you to be the prince's family order, but my uncle Gao Linggong insisted on blocking him, and Gu couldn't hold him back. Unexpectedly, the emperor sent Changsun Chong from Luoyang."
Although Helan Chushi was also moved by the official position of Prince Jialing, he also knew that his qualifications were far from enough, so he was not dissatisfied with the eldest grandson who came to take up this position. As long as the prince's trust in him remains undiminished, it doesn't matter much that Donggong Qianniu is still the prince's family order.
However, when I met Changsun Chong and chatted for a while just now, it also made him vaguely understand that Luoyang is very dissatisfied with the situation here in Chang'an.
Chang Sun Chong came this time with the emperor's command.
Feeling overwhelmed, He Lan reminded Chengqian.
"Recently, all the ministers on the stage are dissatisfied with His Highness's worship of Buddha. Things are getting more and more tense. It is estimated that Luoyang has also alarmed the saints, so there is the matter of sending the eldest son-in-law here. Your Highness, please pay attention. "
"Hmph, those old guys respect their old age, but they bully Gu Shao, this is not allowed, that is not allowed, the saint said it clearly in the edict before he left, stay alone in Chang'an, have the right to know the affairs of the military and the country, and lead them Yongzhou Mu and Chang'an Xingtai listen to Gu's restraint, so if Gu makes any decision, should everything go through them?"
Helan Chushi advised carefully.
"Your Highness, according to the system, Chang'an Xingtai, the three provinces and six divisions each perform their own duties, and His Highness is in charge, but even in the Luoyang court, the ministers under the Zhongshu sect have great authority, and the saints also rely on them to handle state affairs and military affairs. Sometimes there are conflicts of will, and it is not something that can be resolved with a single word. If His Highness wants to do something, he must respect the princes on the lower platform. After all, they are all veterans and important officials. If they get into a quarrel and go to Luoyang, it will not be good for His Highness. good."
"Helan Chushi, what's the matter with you today, why are you talking so much?" Cheng Qian threw the watermelon that was more than half left and stared at Helan Chushi.
"The ministers are all for the good of His Highness. For example, although Duke Wei did not follow the order of His Highness to send eminent monks to Beijing in Lingnan, the East Palace has been filled with squares in recent years. Don't they all rely on Duke Wei? Even if Duke Wei is in Lingnan now, the East Palace The various incomes are not affected in the slightest. What does this mean? It means that Wei Gong is still fully supporting His Highness the Crown Prince. Otherwise, if he really abandons the Crown Prince, he will definitely not be used by the Eastern Palace again. If you don’t bother with the income, and directly draw the salary from the bottom of the pot, our East Palace’s income will be reduced by 70%.”
Chengqian had a dark face, and Helan Chushi regretted speaking so bluntly. When they were in a stalemate, the servant came to report that the new Chang'an Zongzhengqing's son-in-law, Captain Sun Chong, asked to see him.
(end of this chapter)