Wishing You Eternal Happiness

In the fourth year of Yongxi, at the turn of the spring and the beginning of summer, Emperor Yongxi called the prince of Yunzhong to enter the capital to worship his ancestors. The king of Yunzhong did not comply and killed the envoys in the fief. The news spread to the capital. The emperor was furious and cut the princes of Xiao Lie on charges of treason. , Ordered the provincial governors of Sichuan and Guizhou to mobilize troops and horses to enter Yunnan in two ways to capture the enemy. Xiao Lie issued a letter to the world in Wuding in his own name.

The book says that out of trust, the eldest emperor’s brother Tianxi entrusted the young emperor to the two kings before his death. The two kings should be believed and practiced and assisted the young emperor. Many doubts. And he kept in mind his father’s instructions, for many years in the fief to defend the frontiers and settle down the people, follow the rules, never overstepped the rules, only because of the young emperor, not tolerant of the second king, this incurred today’s crime, he wanted to bear the humiliation, but by his side Everyone persuaded him that even for the young emperor who died in the past, he cannot let tigers and wolves wreak havoc like this today. After learning from the pain, he has to act. The original intention is not rebellious. In addition to self-protection, it is to save the future. Restoring the orthodox little hope of the young Emperor, I hope that the people of the world will understand, stand shoulder to shoulder with him, help justice, and eradicate the traitors.

Xiao Lie's letter to the world, the sentiment is in the fifth chapter of the seal, the enthusiasm is enthusiastic, and the text is spread, the world is widely disseminated, the streets and alleys, after tea and dinner, the people are all talking about it.

At the end of May, the imperial army and the Wuding army fought for the first time, which opened the prelude to the battle between the imperial brothers. At the beginning of the war, the imperial court rallied to encircle the imperial court. Although Xiao Lie's troops were not as good as the imperial court, his men were not short of cadres. At first they had victories and defeats. After a while, they suffered repeated setbacks. The situation was precarious and the most dangerous. In November of this year, the Wuding Army was in Hoi'an on the border between Yunnan and Guizhou to fight against Liu Jiushao, who was then named the General of the Rebellion and Pingxi.

In the past few years, after King Shun'an became the throne, with the decline and disappearance of a group of military generals such as Dong Chengzhuo, Liu Jiushao became the most useful warrior in front of King Shun'an due to his outstanding merits. Prior to this, Xiao Lie's army had already left Yunnan and occupied part of Chuangui's city, but it was constantly shrinking and retreating by him. This time he led his troops and attacked Hoi An in one breath.

If Hoi'an falls again, the Wuding army will be cut off and go out to the last stronghold in Yunnan. The battle can be described as a life-and-death battle. Therefore, Xiao Lie attaches great importance to it, leading the son Xiao Yintang to personally go to war.

The battle of Hoi An continued one after another. After half a month, Xiao Lie tried his best, and Liu Jiushao’s side also suffered considerable casualties. At the critical juncture, a strange army used the terrain to enter from the flanks. With lightning speed, Liu Jiushao's army was cut into three units, and the transmission of military orders was quickly cut off. Liu Jun’s position was in chaos, Xiao Lie immediately cooperated with the counterattack, and the final juncture. He turned defeat into victory, captured Liu Jiushao alive and captured countless prisoners.

The leader of this strange army is Pei Youan. He had not participated in the frontal battle between the Wuding Army and the imperial court. He stayed in Yunnan to coordinate and dispatch. This crisis not only helped Xiao be in danger, but also became the number one contributor to the life and death of Wuding Army.

After Liu Jiushao was captured, Xiao listed in Mu Cai's heart and sent people to persuade him to surrender. Not only did Liu Jiushao refuse, but instead scolded Xiao Lie loudly. Many generals under Xiao Lie were all indignant and demanded that Liu Jiushao be executed in order to boost morale and deter those imperial generals who were still abusing the imperial army like him. The only son, Xiao Yintang, who was thirsty for talent, proposed to keep his life and spread the news of his surrender. In this way, the court must anger Liu's family. Once the family is killed, Liu's retreat will be cut off. Liu can only vote for Xiao Lie.

Xiao Lie hesitated and asked Yu Pei Youan privately.

Pei Youan told him that King Shun'an had the name of a virtuous king in the past, and the reason why he is now able to get the support of many court officials is because the prince used the name of the young emperor to rise up. , To all the family members and usable people in the capital, all will be more comforting. For example, the Zhou family of Princess Zhou's mother, after submitting a memorial to King Shun'an, who denounced the prince's conspiracy, was awarded by King Shun'an. For example, the Pei family, uncle Pei Quan wrote a letter saying that he would be removed from the ancestral hall, and Pei Xiuzhi asked to fight against the rebellion, to show Pei family's loyalty to the court. Not only did King Shun'an not blame him, but instead wrote down the book that had been hanging for many years. Zhun Pei Xiuzhi inherited the title of his father, Duke Weiguo, and went to fight against the rebellion from generation to generation.

Pei Youan also said that at the beginning of Wuding's uprising, he noticed Liu Jiushao, and he was very likely to become a powerful enemy of the prince in the future. This person emerged in the past few years when King Shun'an became the emperor. He was naturally loyal to King Shun'an. In addition, his temperament and the plan of the world cut his back. However, it is very likely that things will go against his wishes and encourage him to reconcile. The prince is not at the same time, his subordinates are very fond of him, and they will continue to be hostile to the prince. If this is the case, the future will be endless. It is better to let the prince go to see Liu Jiushao in person, do not have to persuade him to surrender. Wei Zhongchen's position, let him go back, and wait for later results.

Xiao Lie accepted Pei Youan's words and let Liu Jiushao politely. Liu returned to the capital alone and pleaded guilty to Emperor Yongxi. Emperor Yongxi ordered him to renounce his merits. Liu was defeated and captured, and received great courtesy from Xiao Lie. Ashamed to go to battle again, he shied away with his injuries and incurred Emperor Yongxi’s Suspicion and dissatisfaction, he was thrown into the Dali Temple for questioning on charges of colluding with rebellion and shaking the morale of the army. There were dozens of people in the family and none of them were spared.

Liu Jiushao was first born in the middle and lower ranks and became a general with meritorious deeds. In the past few years, he has been in the north and won the hearts of the military. After the news of his imprisonment came out, many of his generals were very dissatisfied. It was a perfunctory matter. It was precisely by seizing this opportunity to change the situation. Starting from the end of the year, Xiao Lie struck Chuangui in one breath and stabilized the rear hinterland, and the army moved towards the capital.

Only then did Emperor Yongxi realize what was wrong, and released Liu Jiushao, who had been imprisoned for half a year, threatening his family's life, and ordered him to lead troops to resist the rebels. At that time Liu's mother had died of illness in prison. Xiao Lie did not hesitate to expose the important hidden lines that had been buried in Beijing before, and did his best to rescue Liu Jiushao's wife and children from the city, and brought them to him before the battle. Liu Jiushao burst into tears on the spot. Kneel down to Xiao Lie and lead the troops to surrender. Since then, the Wuding army has been smashed all the way. In the early summer of the following year, the capital was breached. On the way to Yangzhou, Emperor Yongxi was chased and surrounded by Xiao Yintang, and finally trapped in the other palace of Yangzhou. Under the pressure of his nephew, Burning Palace killed himself. .

On this day, almost a year has passed since Xiao Lie's uprising.

In the capital city, the streets were sweeping and dusting, the city gates were open on all sides, civil and military officials, aristocratic families, except for the accused confidant of King Shun’an who had not had time to escape, the rest were nearly a thousand people, majestic, lined up one by one, kneeling down in the city. On both sides of the road outside the door, greet Xiao Lijing,

On the second day, the officials supported Xiao Lie as the emperor. Xiao Lie refused, saying that he had started the incident as a last resort. He accidentally added the yellow robe, and the young emperor's life and death were unknown. No definite news was seen for a day, and the throne in the palace still belonged to the young emperor.

The ministers were all moved and burst into tears. Under the impetus of Jiuqing, headed by Lord Yasukuni Chen Tingjie, Minister Shangshu He Gongpu, Ritual Shangshu Zhang Shiyong, and Zhou Xing's father Zhou Xing, a hundred officials of civil and military affairs submitted a petition to Wanmin, saying that the Book of Rites has something to say," On the road, the world is the public", the young emperor’s life and death can be found slowly, but the country cannot have no king for a day, let alone the people without a king and father. Resignation, to no avail, finally reluctantly agreed, and the dynasty was full of celebrations. Every household in the capital, rich or poor, decorated the ceremony. Zhang Shiyong, Zhou Xing and others were responsible for running the ceremony. The etiquette system concerning the enthronement of the new emperor came out.

Xiao Lie was the most talented among the three royal brothers. When he was young, he was also the most loved by the old emperor. It was just because he was in the third place and his biological mother was not visible. The old emperor sealed him far away from the border for various considerations, and he forbeared him. For many years, after passing middle age, he finally sat on the chair in the Golden Temple where his father, two emperor brothers, and a nephew he had met in his childhood had been seated in turns. , On rewards and punishments, things can be described as a multitude of things. For several days in a row, I have a good night and sleep. I never return to the harem at night. I can’t stay sleepy. I slept in this temporary palace apse. Ascended to the throne, turned a few times, and threw it aside, groaning silently.

Zhang Shiyong checked his words and thoughts, thinking he thought it was too late to set the date, so he hurriedly explained: "The emperor, Qin Tianjian circled the two days of this month, one is eighteen and the other is 26. Ziwei is a big auspicious day. Twenty-six is ​​a little bit late, and the ministers have chosen eighteen as the emperor’s enthronement celebration. What does the emperor think?"

Xiao Lie was slightly lost, as if thinking about something, Zhang Shiyong and Zhouxing held his breath, and after a while, he listened to him: "Change to 26."

After Xiao Lie ascended to the throne, there will be a series of canonization ceremonies for the queen and the prince.

Zhou Xing was taken aback and hurriedly persuaded: "The emperor, today is the ninth day of the day, and there are still nine days before the eighteenth. Although there are more things, but the ministers make sure that by the eighteenth, everything can be prepared and the emperor will be enthroned as soon as possible. It is the hope of ministers and the blessing of all people."

Xiao Lie said: "Just change it to 26. It doesn't matter a few days later."

Although Zhang Shiyong and Zhou Xing were puzzled, he also saw that the new emperor did not seem to be in a hurry to hold the enthronement ceremony, so he promised and retired.

After leaving with his predecessors, Xiao Lie turned to an **** who was nearly fifty years old and asked, "Is there a letter from Pei Youan today? Can you say when you will arrive in Beijing?"

The eunuch's name was Li Yuangui, and he had served Xiao Lie since he was a teenager. Princess Zhou might not know about certain things, but Li Yuangui knew it well.

Just now Xiao Lie wanted to postpone the ceremony to the 26th. Zhang Shiyong and Zhou Xing were puzzled, but he guessed the reason.

Two months ago, when the Wuding army swung its arms all the way to the capital, rumors of Uszang in the southwest were rampant, saying that the king of Yunzhong was dissatisfied with the local His Holiness’s support for Yongxi Emperor. Take back the hereditary possessions of the Eight Kings. The Eight Kings are in a commotion.

Wusi Zang is adjacent to Yunnan, and the whole people are religious. Once the chaos occurs, the consequences are unpredictable. When Xiao Lie learned the news, he immediately sent Pei Youan to Wusi Zang to refute the rumors. Now more than two months have passed, and the capital has changed. He sent a message only half a month ago, saying that the crisis has been resolved, and he will return soon.

Based on Li Yuangui's measurement, the emperor's reason for postponing the date was because he wanted to wait for Pei Youan's return before going to the throne ceremony.

Sure enough, as soon as the minister left, the emperor asked this.

Li Yuangui bowed and said, "Enlighten to the emperor, the slave remembers the emperor's instructions, if there is a letter from Master Pei, it must be submitted in time. No yesterday, no today..."

He glanced at the new emperor, saw his brows furrowed, and hurriedly said, "Don't worry, the emperor, maybe there will be news tomorrow."

Xiao Lie kept flipping through the piles of papers in front of him. Li Yuangui knew that he had been at the desk for a long time, so he went out lightly and was about to ask someone to bring tea in. He saw Zhang Fengtong with two court ladies behind him, but he handed a hand to him. Only a delicate food box was coming over and greeted him: "Is the little lady Zhang coming?"

Zhang Fengtong is now out of her filial piety period, but last year, she fought almost every day for a whole year. Although Zhang Fengtong often served by Princess Zhou, her marriage to Xiao Yintang was naturally delayed. Yesterday, although she entered with Princess Zhou Li Yuangui still calls her as a woman who has not yet left the pavilion.

However, her marriage date with Shizi should also be near.

Zhang Fengtong was very polite to Li Yuangui, smiled and called him "Gong Li", and then said: "The princess knows the emperor's hard work for these hours. Only then did she personally make a snack and ask me to bring it. Can the emperor be in it?"

Li Yuangui asked her to wait and hurried in. After a while, he came out and smiled: "The emperor lets you in."

Zhang Fengtong thanked Li Yuangui, and Li Yuangui hurriedly said, "Don't dare. The old slave's birthday was broken."

Zhang Fengtong smiled and said, "Gonggong Li has worked hard to serve the emperor. He has been doing what we should have done for us for decades. I am young. Father-in-law thanked me. What counts?"

Li Yuangui gave in with a smile, led her in, and stood at the door waiting for the summons.

Zhang Fengtong set the refreshment and knelt down to Xiao Lie in the seat, "Fengtong kowtowed to the emperor. The princess personally made this snack. The princess told me to tell the emperor that the people are important, but the emperor shouldn't be overworked. Feng Tong courageously asks the emperor to take a break, even for a moment. This is also the filial piety of the elder son."

Xiao Lie had always had a good impression of Zhang Fengtong. In addition, he pityed her for poor luck. He has not been able to marry his son so far. He has always treated her as a daughter, so he nodded with Yan Yue and asked her to get up and talk, but Zhang Fengtong couldn't kneel down for a long time. Xiao Lie said: "Do you have something to do? If so, just talk about it."

Zhang Fengtong kowtow again: "Thank you, the emperor, so Fengtong spoke boldly. One time before, when the elder son went to Quanzhou, he was in danger and was trapped in the city. Later, he was rescued by someone surnamed Yi Zhen, and he was able to get out of the city. Know this?"

Xiao Lie knocked on his forehead: "When I was told by you, I remembered it. I remember that Yintang actually mentioned something in front of me earlier. What's the matter?"

"When Feng Tong knew the news before, she had an idea in her heart. One day, she would repay the Zhen family’s help for her son. It used to be inconvenient, but now it’s different. I heard that the Zhen family has a daughter. I’m a few years younger, and I’m still in my boudoir. Feng Tong has an idea. I want to take the Zhen family’s daughter for generations and make her a concubine. In this way, this is a thank you to the Zhen family for helping the elder son on the day. In the future, I can also have a sister to share my worries for me and serve the world together. Therefore, I boldly come to the emperor today and ask for permission from the emperor. If Fengtong has said something wrong, please forgive the emperor."

Xiao Lie was taken aback, and glanced at her: "Is this your own meaning or Yintang's meaning?"

Zhang Fengtong said: "Don't dare to deceive the emperor. The elder son should have a good impression of the Zhen family's daughter, but I only mentioned one sentence before. There is no more to say. This is my own wish. Today I am here as the emperor. The prince doesn’t know yet. I’m thinking, if you can ask the emperor for your permission first, and then let the prince know, it’s not too late.”

Xiao Lie hesitated, and slowly said: "Fengtong, you and Yintang's big marriage, I think I will do it for you in a few days. Your idea is good, the family in Quanzhou, presumably It is also willing, but you honestly told me that you really want to?

Zhang Fengtong bowed his head respectfully again, and said, "I am willing. I am looking forward to having a sister to help me as a director soon."

Xiao Lie smiled and nodded: "Okay. That's it, I'm allowed. Yintang is really blessed to have you such a virtuous internal helper who knows his kindness and is magnanimous."