Chronicle of Emperor Jing

It's just that when the people of the whole country are focusing on the Ministry of Public Affairs, there are dark clouds coming from the southwest.

The southwest of the Jing Dynasty was Rongzhou, and there was a Yi Kingdom to the south of Rongzhou.

At that time, because the monarch in the country of Yi was incompetent, the government was corrupt, the people were in dire straits, and the people's grievances were boiling. In order to quell the people's grievances and divert attention, the Yi country's court turned this idea on Jing Chao.

At the end of April in the third year of Tianxi, when the grass was growing and the warbler was flying, the army of the Yi State brazenly crossed the border and entered the territory of the Jing Dynasty.

Because the army of the Yi State fought unannounced, the border defenders in Rongzhou were caught off guard and lost several cities in a row. They retreated again and again until they reached Yuncheng.

Yuncheng has always been a battleground for military strategists.It curbs the traffic arteries from the border to the interior, with steep peaks on both sides, easy to defend but difficult to attack, and is one of the important cities in Rongzhou.Once Yuncheng is lost, there will be nothing to occupy behind, no danger to rely on, and the inland plains, the Yi army can drive straight in and gallop thousands of miles.

After the Zhizhou of Rongzhou reacted, he quickly mobilized the army to reinforce Yuncheng, and urgently reported to the court for help.

At that time, General Chen Tianyao was guarding Chuzhou in the northwest, trying to suppress the barbarians in the northwest.The Northwest Camp is the closest to Yuncheng. If reinforcements are transferred from there, they can reach Yuncheng in the shortest time. However, Emperor Jing did not use Chen Tianyao because he considered that transferring Chen Tianyao to Yuncheng might cause disturbances among the barbarians in the Northwest. He mobilized some of his generals to reinforce Yuncheng.

Such considerations are logically not a big problem, but it is a pity that the reinforcements still do not have much effect in the future.This battle has been going on for several months, and in the battle reports sent, there is still no news that can make Emperor Jing relax his brows a little.

The Rongzhou defenders and the Yi army began a long tug-of-war outside Yuncheng, and because the Yi kingdom began to take root in the previously occupied city, the battle became more and more difficult.

There are many reasons why such a war situation occurred when the Jing dynasty was strong and the Yi country was weak.

One is that the days of peace have passed for so long that there are no generals who are good at fighting in the court, and there are no soldiers who can fight in the army.From the beginning of the first emperor's reign to the reign of the Empress Dowager, in the past 30 years, there has never been such a big battle in the frontier of the Jing Dynasty, so that the generals, officers and soldiers of the Jing Dynasty only practiced on paper, and never had real combat. No surprise.

The second is caused by the military command policy implemented by the imperial court.The first emperor didn’t talk about him, but when the Empress Dowager was in charge, she was hidden in the harem because the heroine was in charge of the government, so she couldn’t really hold the military power in her hands. It is the practice of civil and military mutual monitoring and containment.Military officers lead troops but do not have the right to deploy troops, and civilian officials have the right to dispatch troops but have no troops to dispatch. Mutual supervision and containment ensures that military power will not be left behind.

This kind of military command policy may not be a big problem when there is no war. Once the war starts, there will be frequent conflicts and serious internal friction, so that the battle has already been lost by several percent.

Even if Emperor Jing didn't realize these problems at first, after several months of failure, he understood.

Naturally, there is the best solution to this matter, but there are various advantages and disadvantages attached to it. Emperor Jing weighed it for several days. Between the country and the country and the struggle for power, he finally chose to put the country first.

In October of the third year of Tianxi, Emperor Jing announced in the morning of the second day that he would go to the imperial court in person, and all matters in the court would be decided by the queen mother.

A few days later, Emperor Jing led [-] reinforcements to Yuncheng and started the first personal expedition in his life.

At the end of January in the fourth year of Tianxi, after three months of marching, reinforcements arrived in Yuncheng.

Yuncheng is a heavy city with a pass and fortress, and now it faces the enemy on one side, and the inland plain of the Jing Dynasty on the other.At this time, although the defenders of Yuncheng fought against the Yi army for nearly ten months, fortunately the city has not fallen, so when the reinforcements arrive, they can directly enter Yuncheng without much effort.

Yuncheng belongs to Yi Nan Mansion of Rongzhou, and is the seat of Yi Nan Mansion.

After the emperor arrived on this day, the magistrate of Yinan Prefecture, who was waiting outside the city to greet him, led all the officials under his command to kneel down three times and kowtow nine times. Everyone respectfully welcomed the emperor into the city and sent the emperor away accommodation.

The residence prepared by the magistrate for the emperor is called Wu Garden, which was presented by the Wu family of the Yuncheng family.

Soon, Yujia arrived at Wu Garden and entered the gate. The magistrate sent the emperor to the resting place to wash and rest, while he himself led a group of civil and military officials from Yuncheng to wait for the emperor to receive him. Those who came down were summoned for a meeting.

Wu Garden covers a large area, with exquisite and luxurious buildings. The flowers, plants, trees, pavilions, pavilions, rockeries and lakes in the garden are all arranged by masters. After several generations of repairs and maintenance by the Wu family, it can be regarded as the most secluded and beautiful garden in Rongzhou.

However, this southern land is quite famous. Many literati and poets in the past have left behind the famous garden of poems and calligraphy.

This time when he came to Yuncheng, Shen Mo, the commander of the Guards Battalion, did not accompany him, but stayed in the capital to guard the imperial city, and Wei Yan was in charge of the emperor's security.

Wei Yan is usually a naive and naive mentality who is too lazy to think too much about daily trivial matters, especially after being favored and favored by the emperor, he is less defensive when speaking and acting in front of the emperor. From time to time, I have to act recklessly according to my true temperament and small temper, and my life is so difficult that people can't look directly at it.But when he was outside, when he was dealing with business, he immediately brought up all his energy to deal with it.

Besides, after several years of strict instruction from Commander Shen Da, he can now do well in official affairs, and he naturally knows how to do these things.

On this day, after arriving in Yuncheng, he escorted the emperor to the Wu Garden, and first took people to search the emperor's sleeping place carefully to ensure that everything was safe, and then respectfully invited the emperor to take a rest inside, while he himself was outside. After deploying the guards, he led people to patrol the garden, leaving guards at various critical places.

After doing this, he came to the place where the officials were waiting, and talked to the magistrate.

"Lord Wei!" Seeing him bringing people over, the magistrate didn't dare to trust him, so he stepped forward and saluted first.

"Master Yao!" The magistrate's surname is Yao, so Wei Yan called him that. Seeing him salute, Wei Yan immediately bowed his hand in return.

Wei Yan is now a first-class bodyguard of the third rank. Although the magistrate Yao is in charge of the government decrees and commands the county officials under his jurisdiction, even the military officers in Yuncheng are under his command, but his rank is the fourth rank.In terms of rank, Wei Yan is higher than him, but according to the practice of the past dynasties, the status of military officers is lower than that of civilian officials, so the theory of their equal rank also makes sense.

However, Wei Yan is a real emperor's close minister and favorite minister. This time he is in charge of the emperor's security and defense. He has countless powers and powers. When things happen, he can act cheaply. He kills first and plays later. Naturally, the prefect of Yao dare not trust him when he sees him, and he is very respectful to him. .

After the ceremony between the two, Zhifu Yao welcomed Wei Yan into the side hall where the driver was waiting, and wanted to invite him to take a seat, but Wei Yan refused to do so, and after giving way to each other, they sat next to each other.

After tea was served, Prefect Yao exchanged some pleasantries and asked, "I don't know why Master Wei came to look for the next official?"

Wei Yan picked up the teacup, only touched his lips, thought for a while, and then talked about business.

"Master Yao, I just went around the garden and found some mistakes. There are a few things that I hope your lord can quickly arrange for people to rectify."

"Master Wei, please tell me." Hearing the word sloppy, Yao Zhifu dared not neglect even more.

"The things in this garden are too cumbersome. In my opinion, the flowers, plants and trees must be cut down and removed one by one, the rockery and the like must be bulldozed, and the lake must also be filled up." Wei Yan explained his request one by one. Come together.

"Master Wei's words are very true. This matter is due to my lack of thoughtfulness and improper actions. I will immediately order someone to correct it." Prefect Yao understood the meaning of Wei Yan's words after a little thought.

The garden is full of flowers, plants and trees, the rockery is winding and secluded, and there are all kinds of winding places near the water. The beauty is beautiful, but there are places where people can hide everywhere, which is very unfavorable for the guards to patrol.Only by pushing all places into flat ground can we ensure that all places can be seen at a glance during patrolling.

The emperor's safety cannot be compromised.

Under this righteous name, Yao Zhifu naturally did not dare to have any objection to Wei Yan's order, and he had to flatter Wei Yan for being thoughtful, while he himself was too stupid.

"Then I will leave this matter to Mr. Yao. I still have some things to do, so I will take my leave first." Seeing that the magistrate Yao agreed without saying a word, Wei Yan did not stay to answer the story, but got up and said goodbye.

"Master Wei, please don't worry, the lower officials will fix it as soon as possible." Seeing that he was about to leave, Prefect Yao quickly stood up and sent him out.

"Master Yao, please stay." Wei Yan walked out the door, turned around and cupped his hands.

"Master Wei, please go slowly." Prefect Yao replied.

The two gave way again at the door before Wei Yan turned and left.

After finishing the matter smoothly, Wei Yan summoned the chief guards of the Guards Battalion who accompanied him this time, and arranged for the guards to take turns.

The outer part of Wu Garden is guarded by the imperial guards, while the inner part is guarded by the Guards Battalion.Wei Yan arranged a total of three lines of defense, interlaced with bright and dark whistles, to ensure nothing goes wrong.

"Your Majesty's safety must not be compromised. I hope that all colleagues will work together to fight the powerful enemy. When the matter is over, I will ask Your Majesty to reward you." After explaining everything that needs to be explained clearly, he again Subordinates encouraged.

The way of employing people is nothing more than giving grace and power, with clear rewards and punishments.Commander Shen has taught him this truth for several years, and Wei Yan has been around the emperor for these years, so he has long understood it.

"My lord, please don't worry, we will do our best to repay the emperor's favor." After hearing his words, all the subordinates were really motivated and agreed with a loud voice.

After everything was arranged properly, Wei Yan returned to the emperor's sleeping place.This sleeping place is located in the main courtyard of Wu Yuan.

When he arrived, the emperor was no longer here, but went to the audience to summon the officials of Yuncheng.

Seeing him coming back, Fudge hurried up to meet him.This time, both Gao Yong and Fuji Fuxiang's master and apprentice followed Yuncheng. Gao Yong was naturally serving the emperor at this time, and Fuji was left by the emperor to serve Wei Yan.

"Master Wei, the soup for bathing is ready, my lord hasten to wash up, have a meal, and take a good rest." Fudge said.

"Okay." Wei Yan nodded.

At the moment, the waiters were in a hurry.Soon, Wei Yan washed the dust off his body, changed his clothes, ate his meal, and lay down on the couch to take a nap.When he woke up, the emperor had returned and was resting beside him.

This scene that was so familiar to him and the peaceful atmosphere made Wei Yan a little unresponsive. He was confused for a moment, then slowly sat up, leaned over, and opened the curtain to look at the sky outside.

From the screened windows, it was completely dark outside.

He estimated the time, and was about to stand up, when the emperor below him suddenly opened his eyes, reached out and hugged his waist, and pulled him into his arms.

"Your Majesty..." Wei Yan snorted softly, and quickly put one hand on the couch to stop the castration of his body and prevent his whole body from being pressed heavily on the emperor. "I still have things to do."

"Just right, I have something to do!" Emperor Jing raised his head, kissed his chin, and said maliciously.

"Your Majesty, I really have business to do. I beg Your Majesty not to hold you back." Wei Yan begged him helplessly.

It was the emperor who asked him to take charge of the defense, and now the emperor is coming to make trouble and hinder him from doing his business. Is this what a king should do?

"Okay, okay, business matters." Emperor Jing kissed him a few more times, then reluctantly let go of Wei Yan's waist, called someone to come in to change his clothes, and reluctantly watched him go out when he was fully dressed Went on the night watch.

When Wei Yan inspected around and came back covered in dew, Emperor Jing had already woken up.

"What time is it?" He heard the sound outside, opened his eyes, and asked.

"Your Majesty, it's almost Hai time." Gao Yong was watching people waiting for Lord Wei to change his clothes, and at the same time ordered people to put Lord Wei's supper on the table. He heard the emperor asking inside, and bowed back.

"Does Your Majesty want some supper?" Wei Yan turned his head when he heard the sound, looked inside, and saw the emperor said "Oh", he was speechless and asked him.

"I'm not hungry, you can eat." Emperor Jing shook his head and signaled Wei Yan to just do it himself.

After saying this, he didn't say anything more, just tilted his head and looked at Wei Yan, without thinking about anything, just looked at him like this.

Soon, Wei Yan finished his supper, rinsed his mouth and hands, took off his clothes, got on the couch, and lay down beside him.

At this time, he stretched out his hand to wrap Wei Yan's head, and continued what he had just done.

"Your Majesty..." Wei Yan was so dazed by the emperor's kiss that he couldn't help hugging him tightly.

"Go to sleep." After kissing for a long time, Emperor Jing let go of Wei Yan.

They have been marching all the way these days, and none of them have had a good rest. Tonight, he will kiss to satisfy his hunger, and save the other things for later.

"En." Wei Yan was really tired, and closed his eyes after answering.

Emperor Jing had already taken a nap before, and when he slept again, he didn't sleep very deeply, and he always vaguely felt that there were some noises coming from outside, but Wei Yan beside him never moved, so he guessed it should be fine.

Don't look at Wei Yan who is a bit silly in front of him on weekdays, and sometimes wants to act coquettishly and quarrel with him, in fact, Wei Yan is very alert when encountering troubles, and he will wake up immediately if there is any danger.At this time, Wei Yan was still sleeping peacefully, Emperor Jing didn't pay much attention to those small noises, and didn't bother to pursue the matter, so as not to wake Wei Yan up, and continued to stay in a daze with his eyes closed.

On the second day, after breakfast, he led people out of the main courtyard, went out to discuss matters, and after walking for a while, he realized what the noise was all about last night.

Yesterday, what Emperor Jing saw was still an exquisite courtyard, now, what he saw before his eyes was a garden with only flat ground except for various buildings, and it was empty everywhere, no longer the same as yesterday.

"What's going on here? How did Yao Qizhang do it?" Seeing this scene in front of him, he couldn't help but ask in a deep voice, with a hint of anger in his voice.

Yao Qizhang is the magistrate of Yao, and all the officials in Yuncheng are headed by him. If Emperor Jing wants to find someone to settle accounts, he will naturally be the first to look for him.

Emperor Jing has always claimed to be a romantic emperor who knows how to be humorous and elegant. After he arrived yesterday, although he took a casual look at the scenery and layout of the house, he was quite satisfied with the layout of the house and respected Yao Qizhang. It is also more satisfying to know how to do things.

But the bare garden in front of him, with only flat land left, is far from his aesthetics, and Yao Qizhang didn't come to ask for his instructions, so he did this kind of thing without authorization, turning his living place into such a humble appearance , Did he put him in the eyes of the emperor?

No matter how good his self-cultivation is, he can't help getting angry when he thinks of this, not to mention that his self-cultivation used to be more pretentious, and he only used it when necessary.

"Prefect Yao is really a capable official. I just told him yesterday that he has rectified here today." Wei Yan, who was following the emperor, obviously had not correctly received the emperor's emotions, and looked at the flat ground everywhere in front of him. Yuanzi was very satisfied, and even praised Zhifu Yao.

"You asked Yao Qizhang to do this?" Emperor Jing didn't expect that Wei Yan was the culprit, and turned around to stare at him.

"It's my minister." Wei Yan didn't understand why the emperor was angry. As long as he could better protect the emperor's safety, bullying a garden is no big deal. Does the emperor need to be angry? "I think that your majesty's safety cannot be compromised."

"You idiot! Forget it... I'm too lazy to talk about you!" Facing the innocent and puzzled expression on this idiot's face, Emperor Jing didn't know what to say no matter how dissatisfied he was.

Comparing the various joints here with a person who doesn't understand elegance and taste is completely playing the piano against the cow, while others are admiring the spring flowers and autumn moon, and he is worrying about daily necessities, rice, oil and salt. If you really seriously argue with him, Emperor Jing feels that he will be angry with him and live a little less Year.

In order not to let himself die young, he can only persuade himself to forget about some things, don't bother with Wei Yan, an idiot, and he can do whatever he likes.

In this way, under the order of Wei Yan, under the rectification of Yao Zhifu, and under the sound of the emperor's final calculation, this famous garden in the south, except for the house, was pushed away within a few days. It's flat.If some literati and poets heard about this, I'm afraid they couldn't help crying and weeping bitterly, criticizing Wei Yan's act of burning pianos and boiling cranes.

Although Emperor Jing tried his best to convince himself not to argue with some idiot, his anger was not going well after all.

This account cannot be settled with Wei Yan. After all, he is an idiot and is busy with business. Yao Qizhang is acting on Wei Yan's order. Obviously, this account cannot be settled with him. In the end, the account was settled by Emperor Jing. Yi Guo.

If the Yi Kingdom hadn't started the war, this gorgeous garden would not have been destroyed in Wei Yan's hands, so it was obviously a matter of course for them to blame them.

He walked all the way, thinking all the way, and the group quickly arrived at the meeting place.