I Have a Role in the Heavens

Chapter 2830 Wang Wenzhen Joins and Clears the Court

The Yunzhou delegation came to Beijing. They were domineering and arrogant. They proposed four peace conditions and forced Dafeng to agree.

First, Dafeng pays an annual tribute of 500,000 taels of silver and 600,000 pieces of silk to Yunzhou, which will take effect immediately after the peace talks.

Second, Emperor Yongxing was asked to issue an edict to declare to the world that the descendants of the Ji family in Yunzhou were also orthodox in the Central Plains. It was Wuzong who rebelled and rebelled and conquered the world.

Third, it requires Dafeng to cede territory to Yongzhou, Yuzhou and Zhangzhou. In this way, Yunzhou occupies the land of Dafeng's five states, nearly half of the territory, and its power will expand rapidly and will no longer be pacified.

The fourth condition is a bit better, but it requires handing over Jianzheng's weapon refining manual, which is nothing to Dafeng and is acceptable.

If Dafeng agrees to these conditions and recognizes the Yunzhou Qianlongcheng lineage as the orthodoxy of the Central Plains, it will definitely upset Dafeng's people. If he agrees to compensate for money and silk, he will definitely drain Dafeng's financial resources. If he agrees to cede three continents, Yunzhou will rebel. The army will become completely powerful and will no longer be able to be contained.

Every condition is harsh. If agreed, the consequences will be more serious than Dafeng's defeat. For a time, the government and the public were shocked, there were a lot of discussions, and the public was excited, but Emperor Yongxing turned a blind eye and still preferred to seek peace. At most, he would bargain on some conditions and then discuss it, which disappointed all the court officials.

In the palace, a figure walked through the door and came to the study to visit the chief minister Wang Wenzhen.

"Mr. Xu, you stayed behind closed doors to thank guests for so long, and why did you suddenly come to visit me today?"

Wang Wenzhen frowned, picked up the teacup and took a sip, focusing entirely on the figure next to her, not daring to relax even a little bit.

"You also know my character. I'm straight forward. I won't beat around the bush with you, Mr. Wang!"

Xu Zisheng went straight to the point, ignoring Wang Wenzhen's vigilance and said in a deep voice.

"I'm only here for one thing. I want to force Emperor Yongxing to abdicate. Do you agree or oppose it?!"

Xu Zisheng's words were so shocking that Wang Wenzhen was horrified and inexplicable. The tea in her mouth spurted out and soaked her clothes, making her extremely embarrassed.

"Are you crazy? Can you speak out about such a big thing at will?"

Wang Wenzhen looked at Xu Zisheng speechlessly. If he hadn't had a criminal record, he would have thought it was a joke.

"What's the matter? This isn't the first time I've done this. I've killed emperors before and forced Emperor Yongxing to abdicate. It's not worth mentioning!"

Xu Zisheng curled his lips and looked disdainful, which made Wang Wenzhen feel dizzy. Of course he doesn't care that you are a sub-sage. Even if His Majesty knew about it, he couldn't do anything to you, but I am just a scholar with no power. Although You are the chief minister of the cabinet, but you have no military power in your hands. Life and death, honor and disgrace all depend on the emperor's whim.

"Master Xu, I'm begging you, please keep your voice down, my whole family can't stand the torment!"

Wang Wenzhen showed an ugly look on her face, and begged in a low voice, whoever is rebelling would come to visit openly and openly, without first ventilating, testing and testing, and just forcing the emperor to abdicate. He is simply a madman.

"Hey! What a coward!"

Xu Zisheng sneered disdainfully, looked at Wang Wenzhen who was extremely troubled with contempt, and continued.

"Whether you agree or not, I have already decided this matter. You can't stop it and there's nothing you can do about it, so why bother?!"

"You also know the virtues of Emperor Yongxing. He is determined to negotiate peace. He doesn't care at all about Dafeng's 600-year-old foundation. He only thinks about the dragon throne under his own ass!"

"If Dafeng really agrees to Yunzhou's peace terms, then the building will really collapse and it will be irreversible!"

Wang Wenzhen's expression moved slightly, with a hint of approval on his face. The chief minister was also a man of principles, so he naturally knew that Emperor Yongxing's approach was undesirable and would plunge Dafeng into a bottomless abyss from which there would be no return. The power of heaven.

"Since Emperor Yongxing cannot be the great monarch of Dafeng, then replacing him with a courageous and capable monarch will be a good thing for Dafeng, the world, and the people!"

Wang Wenzhen sighed, knowing in her heart that now that the Great Fengjian was falling, no one could stop Xu Zisheng. As long as he made up his mind, Emperor Yongxing would definitely not be able to secure the throne. Thinking of this, he compromised and said quietly.

"Master Xu, which prince do you plan to support? Prince Yan!"

Wang Wenzhen took a deep breath. Since he couldn't stop it, he would join. He also had to consider the whole family. Anyway, he was completely disappointed with Emperor Yongxing and was holding a fire in his heart.

"No, Prince Yan and Emperor Yongxing are evenly matched. Even if he ascends the throne, he will never be a promising monarch. I choose Princess Huaiqing!"

Xu Zisheng picked up the tea cup, lowered his head and took a sip, and said casually.

Wang Wenzhen's expression was dull, her eyes were dull, and she looked at Xu Zisheng in disbelief. Did he hear it right? Princess Huaiqing was the princess. There was no precedent for a woman to be the emperor since ancient times.

"You're not kidding?"

Wang Wenzhen asked uncertainly, retreating in her heart. I don't know what the rebellion was. Don't ask me. I'm old and my ears don't work well. I didn't hear anything.

"I never joke, so what about women!"

"The eldest princess Huaiqing has outstanding talents, courage and bravery, and is better than all the princes and princesses. It is most suitable for her to be the emperor of Dafeng!"

Xu Zisheng's words are very reasonable. If Princess Huaiqing is a prince, Wang Wenzhen directly expresses his support without saying anything. But the other party is a woman. This is a big problem. He needs to weigh the pros and cons.

"Lord Wang, you don't need to hesitate. Now the general trend has been established. Even if you oppose it, it will be useless. Whether it is the Wei Party or the Wuxun Group, they have chosen to support Princess Huaiqing. I am here. What do you have to be afraid of?"

Wang Wenzhen took a breath of cold air when he heard this. Although he knew that Xu Zisheng would not fight a battle without confidence, he was still frightened by this situation. This is already a sure win. It doesn't matter whether he supports it or not.

"In this case, why did you come to me?"

"It is easy to force Emperor Yongxing to abdicate, but the stability afterwards is the key, so you, the Prime Minister who has been standing in the court for decades, need to stabilize the government!"

Xu Zisheng said openly and honestly without hiding anything.

Wang Wenzhen nodded, which was similar to what he guessed. He took a deep breath, frowned and looked at Xu Zisheng, and asked for confirmation again.

"Have you really thought about it?"

"Of course!"

Xu Zisheng answered without hesitation, without any hesitation or hesitation.

"In that case, I'll do it!"

Wang Wenzhen knew that Xu Zisheng was now the patron saint of Dafeng. Since he had made up his mind, he could only choose to support him.

Wang Wenzhen shook the bell beside the desk, and the official pushed the door open, bowed and asked.

"What do you want, sir?"

"Go and invite Qian Daxueshi, Sun Shangshu, Zhao Shilang...them."

Wang Wenzhen reported six or seven names in a row, all of whom were the backbone of Wang's party.

Xu Zisheng nodded with satisfaction, stood up and said with a bow.

"I'll take my leave first!"

Three days later, the negotiations between Yunzhou and the court ended, and the peace talks officially came to an end. Regardless of the attitude of the court and the public, Emperor Yongxing was determined to make peace, and the matter was set in stone.

Although the conditions for the peace talks have been changed, the changes are not big. The first condition remains basically unchanged. Starting this year, Dafeng will pay Yunzhou a tribute of 500,000 taels of silver and 600,000 pieces of silk every year. The only change was that in the first year, only 150,000 taels of tribute and 300,000 pieces of silk were required, and all of them had to be paid back in the second year.

The second condition remained unchanged. The Dafeng court had to immediately send a report to the government offices in various places, recognizing that the Yunzhou lineage was the orthodox lineage in the Central Plains, and post a notice to inform the world.

The third condition was that Dafeng ceded Yuzhou and Zhangzhou and saved Yongzhou, because Yongzhou was close to the capital city. Even if Emperor Yongxing was cowardly, he would not dare to cede Yongzhou to Yunzhou, which would really dig his own grave.

The fourth condition was not taken seriously by Emperor Yongxing at all. He agreed directly and asked someone to go to the Sitianjian to get the refining manual of the supervisor, which was very easy to complete.

Outside the gate of Kyoto, six riders galloped in. They were wearing cloaks, riding fast horses, and whistling through the city gate. Entering the city gate, the speed of the horses slowed down sharply. The leading rider pulled the reins and looked back at the city wall. His face was stiff and expressionless, as if he was carved out of stone. Night watchman Jinluo Yang Yan, Wei Yuan's adopted son.

After the Chuzhou massacre, Yang Yan stayed there. The court appointed him as the general of Chuzhou and the commander of Chuzhou. Even after Wei Yuan's death, he stayed in Chuzhou and never returned to Beijing.

"Call all the brothers lurking in the capital and wait for orders."

Yang Yan turned his head and looked at his subordinates on the left, and ordered in a deep voice.

"Yes!"

The subordinate clasped his hands together, then grabbed the reins, pulled gently, separated from the team, and galloped towards another road.

Yang Yan moved his sight, followed the spacious main road, and looked towards the direction of the palace, feeling extremely excited.

"This time it will definitely succeed, and it can be regarded as fulfilling the last wish of my adoptive father!"

In the palace, the backbones of the Wang party gathered together, surrounding Wang Wenzhen, with solemn faces, whispering about something, and shining in their eyes.

"We must not agree to Yunzhou's conditions, otherwise we will be the sinners of Dafeng and will be infamous forever!"

"That's right, so we must rectify the chaos and revive the power of Dafeng. We will never allow your majesty to do such a thing!"

"Is everyone ready?"

"Everything is ready, and the curtain can only be opened!"

Wang Wenzhen nodded, took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice.

"Everyone, all this is for the foundation of Dafeng for 600 years. I hope you will work together!"

"Don't worry, Prime Minister, we have no choice but to do it!"

The backbones of the Wang Party looked firm and spoke in unison.

In Wu'an Marquis's Mansion, Wu'an Marquis Xu Shijun sat on the main seat, and the Dukes, Marquises, and Earls sat below. All of them followed Xu Shijun's lead, with murderous auras on their faces, and they all looked at this leader of military merit.

"Brother Xu, the brothers have made arrangements. We are just waiting for an order to control all the troops in Kyoto!"

"In this case, thank you brothers. Since my daughter-in-law wants to sit on the throne, I, as a father-in-law, can only fulfill her wish. I have to ask for help from you brothers at the cost of my old face!"

"Brother Xu, what are you talking about? Isn't your business our business? Now the Marquis of Yong'an is the second sage of Confucianism. If Princess Huaiqing ascends the throne, he can show his strength and lead Dafeng to rebuild the country. The small Yunzhou rebels are nothing and not worth mentioning!"

"That's right, your majesty is too cowardly and narrow-minded. He is afraid of the Marquis of Yong'an and would rather cede land and pay compensation than negotiate peace. It is simply a disgrace to Dafeng!"

The Wuxun Group was very dissatisfied with Emperor Yongxing, a cowardly monarch. They were so frightened that they lost sleep and food and ceded territory to pay compensation after just losing one Qingzhou. This was simply too embarrassing. If it had been the Battle of Shanhaiguan twenty years ago, wouldn't he have He has to surrender directly and become a vassal. Such a monarch is really unable to convince the public.

At Mao o'clock the next day, when the sky was dark, the civil and military officials walked through the east and west side gates in an orderly manner and crossed the Jinshui Bridge. The officials of the capital were waiting at the Danbi, steps and square, and the princes entered the Jinluan Hall.

Today's morning meeting was held specifically for the Yunzhou mission. More than twenty negotiators wearing Yunzhou official robes entered the Jinluan Palace, high and mighty, with the strength and pride of victors.

Emperor Yongxing sat on the throne, and after a few casual conversations, he asked people to exchange documents.

"Thanks to your Majesty and your lords' hospitality, I am very happy to be on this trip."

The leader of the Yunzhou mission bowed to Emperor Yongxing and bowed to the princes with a smile on his face. In the Jinluan Hall, all the officials looked ugly, pretending not to see the mockery and wanton arrogance on his face.

Just as he finished speaking, he suddenly heard a loud boom and the sound of artillery coming from a distance, followed by the sound of intensive drums coming from the direction of the palace gate.

Emperor Yongxing was horrified, and the Yunzhou envoy's face was also full of panic, and a bad premonition was vaguely in his heart.

"Go and see what's going on."

Emperor Yongxing's personal eunuch took the order and retreated. He stepped out of the Jinluan Palace and looked down at the square outside the palace. The officials below were in chaos and looked anxious. Some of the palace guards rushed to the palace gate and some rushed to the Jinluan Palace to protect His Majesty and the princes.

"Your Majesty, something bad has happened! The rebels are coming in, and they are shouting Qing Junzi!"

Emperor Yongxing looked fiercely at where the royal family members were, and was stunned. Prince Yan was there. Logically speaking, Prince Yan should not be here at this moment. Could it be that it wasn't him?

All the princes and princes also looked at Prince Yan with strange eyes. There were several martial arts practitioners in the clan who quietly moved closer to Prince Yan.

If there is anyone in the court who can rebel, it is probably the prince born of the Queen Mother. No one understands the principle of capturing the thief first.

Prince Yan was also confused. He had done nothing. He was suspected of him no matter what. Although he was not willing to let Emperor Yongxing sit on the throne, he thought about committing a rebellion, but he did not have enough strength and did not dare to act rashly. Today, he really Not him!

It's just that these royal family members didn't notice the expressions of the civil and military ministers. They all looked at each other, calm and calm, as if they didn't care about the commotion outside.

Outside the palace gate, figures flashed. Yang Yan was the first to rush in, followed by two golden gongs, some silver gongs, copper gongs, and even the Royal Forest Army, Feather Forest Guards, Imperial Sword Guards, etc. The members were very complex, and their arms There is a piece of red silk wrapped around them.

These people held bloody swords and surrounded the princes, clans, and nobles in the palace.

"Yang Yan? It's you!"

A county king recognized him, was surprised and angry, and yelled angrily.

"Rebellious ministers and traitors, if you dare to do something rebellious, aren't you afraid that your nine clans will be punished?"

Emperor Yongxing suppressed all his emotions, maintained the king's calmness, stood up to support the case, glanced at Prince Yan, then looked at Yang Yan and others, forced himself to be calm, and asked.

"Who is your master?"

At the same time, the two clan members, one on the left and one on the right, restrained Prince Yan. Seeing Yang Yan and several Jin Luo appear, anyone with a discerning eye will know who is behind the scenes. These Wei Yuan's gang members had originally supported the fourth prince.

At this time, the fighting outside the palace stopped, and the winner seemed to be decided. There were still sporadic sounds of artillery and drums in the distance, but they were not intense, and the situation was under control.

"There is no need to embarrass Brother Fourth Emperor, this matter has nothing to do with him."

A cold and sweet voice came. Princess Huaiqing, dressed in a plain white dress with a graceful figure, crossed the threshold and walked in.

Emperor Yongxing was stunned. He didn't expect that this rebellion was actually led by her, and he said angrily.

"Huaiqing? What do you want to do? Answer me, what do you want to do?!"

Emperor Yongxing slapped the big case hard, his momentum was high, and he was extremely angry. He had never taken Princess Huaiqing seriously, and he did not expect that he would fall into her hands.

Huaiqing walked step by step under the throne, looked at Emperor Yongxing, his tone was calm, his voice was majestic and direct.

"Brother, please abdicate!"

As soon as these words came out, there was silence in the hall, and you could hear a needle drop.

"You? Huaiqing!"

Emperor Yongxing seemed to have heard a big joke. He put his hands on the case, looked down at the rebellious imperial sister, and roared loudly.

"Do you know what you are doing!!"

Emperor Yongxing did not look at Huaiqing again, but looked at Yang Yan and others, and angrily said:

"Are you crazy enough to accompany a woman in rebellion? How many heads do you have to chop off? Can she succeed? Ask all the princes in the palace, who will support her. Ask the people in the world, who will support a female prostitute? generation."

At this time, the first assistant Wang Wenzhen silently came out of the queue, bowed and said loudly.