Drunk House

Two days after Zhou Shen and Zhou Che sent out their escorts, they received a message from Su Rongqiu's relief army to send troops to the Wei Dynasty. Their expressions changed drastically, and they immediately broke camp, entered Nanchu with 200,000 troops and horses, and rushed to battlefield.

A few days later, the Prince of Daliang, Yan Huihui, also received a letter from Su Rong. His face darkened, and he immediately took the letter and hurried into the palace.

 In the palace, the emperor recovered from his injuries, but he did not resume going to court. Instead, he still asked the prince to supervise the country and regent.

 The courtiers gradually understood that His Majesty had turned a corner and started to delegate power to the Prince. If this continues, His Majesty must be preparing for the throne.

An old minister went to the emperor to test him. The emperor did not shy away and said bluntly: "I was confused before. I have worked hard for most of my life. Now that the prince has grown up, it is time for me to rest."

 The old minister nodded repeatedly, "The prince is very talented. Your Majesty will gradually let go and rely on the prince. It will be feasible for him to take a short rest."

“I’m not just taking a break, I’m preparing for the Zen position,” the emperor said.

 The old minister was startled and immediately said: "Your Majesty, you are in your prime, there is no need, no need to be so early..."

The emperor sighed, "I couldn't understand it before, but now I feel that having the prince here is Daliang's blessing, and it is also my blessing."

If he could wake up earlier, maybe his two sons, Yan Li and Yan Lin, would not have to die, and their brothers would not be fighting to the death, and they would not have to drag down Daliang's national power, which is still unable to catch up with Daliang. Wei.

 It's his fault.

The old minister didn't know whether to continue to persuade him. After all, it would be very beneficial for your majesty to abdicate early and for the prince to ascend the throne early. Your majesty is not as capable as the prince. If your majesty abdicates early and becomes the supreme emperor, the new master of Daliang will ascend the throne early, the old and new will replace the old smoothly, and the court situation will be smooth. It was a good thing that everything was smooth and stable, and there were no more disputes, which made the following little princes completely stop thinking.

Although now, with the death of the eldest prince and the second prince, the younger princes no longer dare to have any thoughts, but there is no guarantee that as time goes by and the years grow older, they will have thoughts that they shouldn't have.

How can the emperor not understand that most of the courtiers attach great importance to looking forward to the crown prince's ascension to the throne, but now, he no longer fears the prince's thoughts. He said: "Let the Ministry of Rites prepare in advance! I will abdicate next spring at the latest , the crown prince ascends the throne."

 The old minister nodded, "Since His Majesty has made the decision, the old minister and others will naturally have no objections."

 After the emperor revealed this, the trend in the court changed again. The courtiers respected the prince even more. The fourth prince Yan Shen and the other younger princes continued to behave as they should, without any sign of dissatisfaction. Especially Yan Shen, who had long since taken refuge in the East Palace, has now entered the court, taken over the errands, does ordinary things, and does his best. Prince Yan Huisheng did not just give him a sinecure, but relied heavily on this younger brother.

Yan Huisheng himself mentioned it to the emperor once, saying that he was not in a hurry so that his father would not have to abdicate early, but the emperor rejected it, saying that he wanted to have a good rest. Although he had recovered from his injuries, he still had a heart. Being powerless will inevitably lead to chaos and turmoil in the future, and will allow the young princes to grow up and regain their ambitions. It is better for him to take over early and make a smooth transition, or to stabilize the court early and use his fists and kicks to manage the court.

Yan Huisheng saw that the emperor was really thinking about it now, so he no longer refused. He followed the emperor's actions and allowed the Ministry of Rites to start preparations.

After the emperor had some free time, he realized the benefits of leisure. He and the queen once had a friendship as a young couple. Later, they became obsessed with power and the couple gradually separated. Now he looked back and remembered the past, and he often stayed with the queen in the palace. With the queen. In fact, the queen had already been disappointed by the emperor, but she thought that although the emperor had been confused for many years, he never really thought about deposing the prince. Now that the emperor turned around and wanted to rebuild the old relationship with her, although she did not like her very much, she would not push him out. , in her later years, in this palace, if the emperor and the queen can live in harmony, she can be regarded as a blessed queen.

 So, on this day, Yan Huisheng entered the palace and heard that the emperor was in the queen's Fengyi Palace, so he hurriedly looked for him.

The emperor and empress were having dinner when they heard someone reported that the prince was coming. The emperor was startled and looked at the sky, "It's getting late. If the prince comes at this time, I'm afraid there will be something urgent again."

 A few days ago, news came back that the Wei Dynasty was attacking the border. The old protector had already gone to the border. Now, judging by the time, people must have just arrived at the border. I wonder if it is the Wei Dynasty who has launched another army.

Yan Huisheng entered Fengyi Palace and greeted the emperor and empress, "Father, the emperor, mother."

The queen stood up and said, "Prince, are you ready for dinner? Why don't you use some first and then talk to your father?"

Yan Hui shook his head, "Mother, this is an important matter. I need to discuss it with my father first."

The queen nodded when she heard the words. She was not far from the imperial study room from Fengyi Palace. She waved the maids and eunuchs to leave. She also planned to go out for shelter and leave a place for the father and son to talk.

Yan Huisheng stretched out his hand to stop her, "Mother, there is no need to avoid it, let's continue eating!"

After he finished speaking, he stretched out his hand to help the queen sit down. At the same time, he sat down next to her and said to the emperor: "Father, I just received a message from Xiaoqi Feiying. The prince Yuan Zhao of the Wei Dynasty personally led 800,000 troops." , invaded Southern Chu with great momentum, Su Rong only had less than 500,000 troops and horses in her hands, and she had sent a message to transfer Chen Bing’s 200,000 troops on the border of Nan Chu to Nan Chu.”

"What?" The emperor was shocked, "The Wei Dynasty actually wants to attack Southern Chu?"

Yan Hui nodded, "Eight hundred thousand soldiers and horses. Obviously the Wei Dynasty is well prepared. I don't know how long it took to prepare, and I don't know if Su Rong can withstand it. After all, news came from Xingze the day before yesterday that after the Wei Dynasty sneak attack, he sent people to check After verification, it was found that the weapons of the Wei Dynasty had been improved, and the crossbows and arrows were more powerful and had a longer range than the crossbows currently used in the Liang Army. On the battlefield, with the same strength, slightly more powerful weapons will play a key role, not to mention such a disparity in strength. situation. Nanchu is in danger."

The emperor's face suddenly turned ugly, "Nan Chu cannot be lost, otherwise Daliang will be in danger."

"Yes, so after I got the news, I immediately came to discuss with my father. I thought about it all the way. The prince of Wei led 800,000 troops to attack Nanchu. How many troops are left in Wei? What if? How about letting the old protector of the country lead troops and horses to directly fight against Wei? Can we encircle Wei and rescue Zhao? Or, can we seize the three or five cities of Wei?"

The emperor looked solemn when he heard this, "Su Rong took away 300,000 troops and horses. Zhou Shen and Zhou Che added another 200,000 troops to rescue Nanchu. Now, 500,000 troops and horses have gone..."

"But please don't forget, Father, we conquered 450,000 soldiers and horses just because Zhang Ping rebelled." Yan Hui replied: "Our original reserve strength in Daliang was only 500,000 soldiers and horses. Today's The Wei Dynasty, if my expectations are correct, we can have up to 400,000 troops and horses. Even if the weapons are slightly inferior, we are still capable of fighting."

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