Royal Road - Chapter 177

[Chapter 176 | City]

Hearing the news brought by the messenger, Sima Teng almost fell to the ground.

The emperor died?

How could it crash like this?

Didn’t those bandit soldiers want to grab food and grass and attack the back of the camp?

What do the escort and retinue that Qi Hong brought with him eat?

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His lips trembled for a long time before he asked tremblingly, “What about King Yuzhang?”

King Sima Chi of Yuzhang is the half-brother of the emperor, and he was named the emperor’s younger brother before, and he is the rite of passage to the throne. By.

If he is lucky enough to escape, he can succeed…

“King Yuzhang died in order to protect the holy car…” The messenger whimpered and cried.

What a disaster it is to lose two princes in one day.

Is God about to die?

Sima Teng was completely speechless.

After the deathly silence, he suddenly jumped up: “Prepare the horse! Go back to Luoyang! Quickly return to Luoyang!!”

“Ah?” The messenger was stunned.

Don’t you want revenge for the emperor?

At the very least, they have to pick up the funeral of the emperor, how can they just go back to Luoyang?

Sima Teng didn’t have the time to talk nonsense, and he didn’t care about dealing with the aftermath, so he went straight to Luoyang with more than a thousand guards.

This is a major event that shakes the world, and I must inform my brother as soon as possible!

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Looking at the adopted son kneeling under the steps, his face full of excitement.

Liu Yuan was also speechless for a long time.

Jin Tianzi actually collapsed!

He still died at the hands of his own generals!

Even if he had the intention to replace it, he never thought that such a thing would happen one day.

At the same time of shock, there was also a trace of indescribable daze in my heart.

Liu Yuan served as a minister of Jin for most of his life, and he personally met the Son of Heaven countless times.

The timid and gentle monarch, every time he sat on the throne, was like a puppet placed by others.

But that person is the Son of Heaven after all, even if he is worried, even if he is afraid, even if he is confused, he represents the only righteousness of the dynasty.

Each of his official positions came from the imperial mouth of the emperor, and every reward he received also came from his majesty’s pro-seal.

Such a ninety-five-year-old deity actually died in the wilderness?

Got stabbed to death?

Just thinking about it makes it feel like a dream.

In the hall, there was silence, but before the atmosphere became weird, Liu Yuan opened his mouth and laughed: “As expected of my son!”

After being shocked, after being at a loss, there was ecstasy.

what does that mean?

It means that he has finally come to an end when he deviates from the Jin Kingdom that he abandoned.

Its monarch will be beheaded in the wild, and its qi will be cut off abruptly.

Just like the big man who lasted for 400 years and seemed to be able to live forever, there will be a day of defeat.

Loud laughter echoed in the hall, and the magic of silence was instantly broken.

The ministers were excited and congratulated in unison.

This is the biggest victory since the Han Dynasty was established!

“Pingyang has a purple qi, and it is also the old capital of Tao and Tang. His Majesty moved the capital, up to welcome Qianxiang, and down to help Kunxiang. The change of Zigong, Jin Dynasty will decline, and within three years, Luoyang will be defeated.” Congrats loudly.

He had not been able to calculate the solar eclipse before, which almost cost him his life. With such a good opportunity, how could he not speak well?

Hearing this, Liu Yuan couldn’t help Long Yan’s joy: “Pingyang fruit is the land of Longxing! Yongming is also a lucky general of our emperor Han, this merit should be rewarded!”

Liu Yao kowtowed again excitedly, this kind of credit is enough to wash him away The party’s defeat.

However, this adopted son is happy in his heart, but some people are secretly anxious.

Liu He took a step forward and said worriedly: “Father, King, beheading the emperor of Jin is a great victory. But if Jin knew about it, wouldn’t it bring disaster to the army? Now that the country is not strong, it seems that the enemy is swarming with ants and eating elephants. .”

At this time, openly sing the opposite, but not everyone can bear it.

However, Liu Yuan valued the eldest son very much, and was not annoyed. He smiled and said, “There is no need to worry about this matter. The sudden collapse of the emperor of Jin and the undecided emperor’s heir are the omen of the country’s death. What’s more, the king of Donghai is in power, and the king of Chengdu is still there. These two People must fight again. How can there be time to distract him?”

This is inevitable.

Finally, he won the battle, took back the emperor, but let the emperor die on the road.

For love and courtesy, Sima Yue could not be blamed.

In terms of etiquette, Sima Ying, the king of Chengdu, is the son of Emperor Wu, the younger brother of the Son of Heaven, and once served as the emperor’s younger brother.

Once the throne is vacant, both himself and the people around him will fight to the death.

At that time, how could Sima Yue, who was in charge of power in Luoyang City, give up and let it go. It was strange that the two of them didn’t fight to the death.

Who can spend their troops to fight the Han kingdom and avenge the dead emperor?

Nobody would do that.

“Strictly guard the cities of Pingyang, and after the civil strife in Jin, send troops to Chang’an!” Liu Yuan straightened up and ordered loudly.

God has given him the best chance, and it is time to seize the power of this heavenly family!

Thinking of this, Liu Yuan sighed in his heart.

Unfortunately, as soon as this happened, the Shangdang would have to be stable for a while.

Anyway, now his goal is the plastered Guanzhong, Bingzhou and other bitter and cold places, but it is tasteless.

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“Your Majesty has passed away, and King Yuzhang has passed away?” Hearing this news, Sima Yue was shocked and pale, and immediately jumped like thunder!

It took almost a year to attack Chang’an, but the city was conquered, but the emperor was lost. This is simply unacceptable!

“Where’s the people of Qi Hong? Has anyone caught the king-killer!”

“General Qi never saved the holy car, he vomited blood and fell into a coma, and is still in the army. The thugs who killed the king… I’m afraid they are the Huns!” Sima went all the way. Teng had already thought of a countermeasure.

Eight out of ten who were able to send three thousand light cavalry to attack the imperial car, nine out of ten were the troops of the Xiongnu and the pseudo-Han.

It’s just this matter, be sure to put aside the relationship with Hongnong Camp.

Otherwise, just a charge of poor escort will make him poked in the spine by everyone.

Unable to sit still, Sima Yue got up and turned around the table: “This is not possible! We must quickly establish a new emperor!” The

chaos of war caused the emperor to die in the wilderness.

This kind of guilt is definitely not something he can bear now.

What’s more terrible is that now the King of Chengdu is still fleeing, he is the son of Emperor Wu, the former emperor’s younger brother, there must be someone who wants to use this as a reason to elect him to the throne.

This is from a disease of ringworm and scabies to a problem of confidants!

Zhengshuo must be in their hands!

“Or can the King of Qinghe be established?” Sima Teng also knew the seriousness of the matter and suggested in a low voice.

Sima Tan, King of Qinghe, was the grandson of Emperor Wu and descended from the direct descendant of King Kang of Qinghe.

After Emperor Daxing died out, he was canonized as crown prince.

Only the political turmoil has been repeatedly abandoned.

The first person to abolish him was the King of Chengdu, Sima Ying.

In terms of etiquette, he is the only one who is more qualified to succeed than the King of Chengdu.

However, Sima Yue hesitated.

The son of King Qinghe is really too smart.

Before Luoyang had no owner, when the king of Changsha had Shangguansi rampant, he led a night attack and expelled Shangguansi from the city in one fell swoop.

Such a brave and resourceful person, if he is a few years older, can he still be controlled by him?

After two more laps, Sima Yue finally gritted his teeth: “It’s okay, there are priorities, but the country should still be the most important thing. Immediately send an order to recruit the King of Qinghe to enter!”

Now, his biggest enemy has changed back to Chengdu. Wang, everything has to be based on the overall situation.

As for whether he is smart or not, this son is only thirteen years old after all, and he is far from being able to govern.

Wait until the King of Chengdu is eliminated, and then plan slowly.

Hearing this, Sima Teng breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as the new emperor in Luoyang City is still in their hands, everything will be easy.

However, as soon as he relaxed, Sima Yue looked over and said, “There is still the matter of the Xiongnu…”

“Brother Wang!” Seeing his brother’s eyes, Sima Teng suddenly panicked, “Teng is incompetent, lost to the powerful soldiers of the Xiongnu…”

Injustice There has to be a debt and owner, and there must be a way to kill the emperor.

As the prefect of Bingzhou, he had the duty to resist the Huns.

Now that something went wrong at Hongnong Camp, it is even more to blame.

But now, how dare he take such an errand?

Go back to Bingzhou to fight with the Huns?

That is a murderous species that even the Son of Heaven can kill!

Seeing Sima Teng’s panicked appearance, Sima Yue was so angry that his teeth were almost gnashed.

However, it has always been short-sighted, and now is not the time for infighting.

Efforts to suppress the anger in his heart, he said: “It’s okay, it’s better to be safe inside and then outside. Now Yecheng has to send someone to guard it. After the succession ceremony is completed, you can go there.”

Yecheng is the old nest of the king of Chengdu. , Recently, Gong Shifan has turned the world upside down, and it’s really not a good place to go.

But even so, it is a bit stronger than Bingzhou.

Sima Teng nodded again and again: “My younger brother must guard Ye City for Brother Wang!”

What else can Sima Yue say?

With a long sigh, he said, “I will take you back to His Majesty’s funeral and prepare a national shirt. For the rest, let’s take a long-term view.” Bingzhou

naturally had to redo the arrangements.

But who will be sent to guard, we have to wait for the state funeral and the succession ceremony before making plans.

Such a good situation can actually fall into such a situation.

Could it be that he was really abandoned by God?

Ji Lingling shuddered, and Sima Yue put the thought behind him and started to arrange all the matters needed for the funeral.

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Although Sima Yue tried his best to keep secrets, the hundreds of ministers scattered on the battlefield had no intention of keeping their mouths shut.

The news of the emperor’s death was spread all over the place with a fast horse.

Shangdang, which is only a distance away from Luoyang, also got the news early.

“The Son of Heaven has died!” Liang Feng was also shocked when he heard the news.

After so many wars and turmoil, the foolish emperor who had suffered many disasters was able to survive. How could he have been killed on the way back to Luoyang?

“It’s the Huns’ cavalry! No wonder they attacked Lishi a few days ago, and they didn’t receive a massive counterattack.” Duan Qin sighed, yes, it must have been the Huns who moved the battlefield and placed their troops in Sizhou, and this situation happened. .

However, who could have predicted that this change would actually take away the life of the emperor!

“In this way, I’m afraid there will be criticism about the solar eclipse…” Cui Ji thought more.

If they hadn’t captured Yangyi during the solar eclipse, maybe the Huns would have stayed in Bingzhou.

Duan Qin immediately shook his head: “The Huns won’t recognize this. I’m afraid it will be pushed to the locust plague.”

Liu Yuan was stupid to admit that he was scared away by the solar eclipse.

On the contrary, the Son of Heaven was not benevolent, the country was about to fall, and a plague of locusts drove him to Sizhou, and it was more in line with his own interests to follow the sky.

Speaking of which, thanks to Shangdang’s efforts to control locusts in the past two years, the number of locust eggs has been slightly controlled. Now the locust plague in Xihe Kingdom is rampant, but there are not many pests in Shangdang.

It’s like a godsend.

Seeing the two turned their heads and chatting about political affairs, Liang Feng was also a little dumbfounded: “But the emperor, after all, has collapsed.”

Aren’t you feudal scholar-bureaucrats?

How can there be no sadness for the death of the emperor?

In the face of Fu Jun’s words, the two were silent at the same time, and finally Duan Qin said: “After Emperor Daxing succeeded to the throne, there have been many disasters in the country. Now it may be a good thing to change fate.”

Yes, How many wars and disasters have occurred since that Son of Heaven took the throne.

The population of the country is ten to five or six. How many people will maintain a minimum respect for the person on the throne?

On the contrary, everyone is eager to change to someone who is stronger and more able to control the government.

A true dragon who conforms to etiquette and destiny.

The death of the late emperor was a real relief.

Hearing Duan Qin’s words, Liang Feng couldn’t help but be dumbfounded.

After a while, he still sighed: “You still have to wear mourning, and you should walk with courtesy.”

This is a serious reason.

The Son of Heaven is the ruler and father of all ministers. According to ancient rituals, a state mourning must also observe filial piety for three years, and all entertainment and marriage are prohibited.

However, the Son of Heaven is very human. If all the people in the country go to mourning for three years, the world will be in chaos.

Therefore, since Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty issued an edict to change the three-year mourning to thirty-six days, many state mournings have acted in this way.

At most, it’s only March.

During these days, the marriage between Liang’s residence and Wang’s family could not go on anyway.

Duan Qin did not show any anxiety this time, but instead said: “I should be like this. If I want to come to Dongyan King, I will not return to Bingzhou for the time being, and the lord can also have more time.”

This is also natural.

As far as Sima Teng’s virtue is concerned, after the Xiongnu killed the emperor, he still dared to return to Bingzhou to take charge of military affairs?

Avoiding it is the right thing to do.

The rope around his neck finally loosened.

However, Liang Feng also knew that this was only temporary.

I don’t know who the court will send to succeed him.

Whether it can be better than Sima Teng is still unknown.

With a light sigh, Liang Feng finally said: “First observe the national mourning, and the rest, let’s take a long-term view.”

After the funeral is over, it is not too late to get married again.

It’s just that I don’t know who in Luoyang City will succeed the ninety-five position.

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