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Chapter 543 Right and wrong, history and present

Hillside, lake water, jackdaws. The cold water sparkles. Under the hillside, the green of the woods and the withered yellowness of the wetlands are reflected. The winter is awe-inspiring.

In the misty rain building, Emperor Yongzhi was looking at the scenery outside the glass window in the exquisite small hall. He was still weighing the pros and cons of the book. There were three points of information on the desk. They came from: He Shuo, Jinyiwei, and Guo Yongying. They were talking about the same thing.

The left-behind minister He Shuo, on the ninth night of the 10th month, the day before yesterday, when the prince said that his troops were refused, he left the capital and went to the Jingying camp to persuade the Jingying camp to send troops to quell the rebellion. When Guoyong camp arrived, the overall situation was settled.

Emperor Yongzhi's backup plan was almost useless. The prince's group was beaten up. The three parties had different opinions on this.

He Shuo apologized and urged the emperor to return to Beijing immediately to take charge of the overall situation. The Jinyiwei objectively described the detailed process, including the reactions and movements of the ministers. He also mentioned the younger brother of the Yuan Concubine Jia Huan, why the Grand Secretary’s front pawn? The Beijing camp sent troops, and some of the troops were rescued by the Jia Mansion.

Guoyong Camp accused Xianwu Camp of disobeying the imperial edict and sending troops to quell the rebellion without authorization. His tone was fierce (mainly because he was robbed of merit). Especially the general Le Bai, what if he led Xianwu Camp to rebel?

The eunuch general manager Xu Yan came in from outside and whispered: "Your Majesty, Liu and Han are here."

Emperor Yongzhi turned around and said, "Please come in!"

Xu Yan took the order and turned to the outside of the hall to bring the Grand Secretary Liu Feibai, Han Run, the commander of the Jinyiwei Mao Kun, and the general of the Guoyong Camp Qi Xia to the exquisite and magnificent hall. Then, he quietly retreated to the side.

Liu Feibai, Han Run and others met the emperor. After reading the memorial, Liu Feibai, a great scholar in Wenhua Palace, took a deep breath and said bluntly: "Your Majesty, although He Shuo has arbitrarily mobilized the capital camp to quell the rebellion, he is loyal and can be called the Gancheng of the country. This is the case in ancient times!"

Grand Secretary Liu has a mellow temperament. With his eyes, he certainly understood what the emperor's summoning this time meant and what is the key point: He Shuo overthrew his post and mobilized the elite Beijing camp to quell the rebellion without an imperial edict. Is it a merit or a fault?

What are the consequences of the prime minister's involvement in military power? How could the lord have no taboos? However, he still admires He Shuo's talents and political ethics. He Shuo is in the center and is a blessing for the country and the people. At this time, of course, He Shuo has to speak.

The general of Guoyong Camp Qi Xia relied on being the emperor's confidant, and the achievements he received from his command were robbed of the rebellion. He did not respect the more kind Grand Secretary Liu, and said disapprovingly: "A famous minister can't even wait for half a day, right? Your Majesty has made arrangements for the overall situation."

Grand Secretary Han was upright and immediately scolded: "It's better to shut up, General Qisan! Don't just talk nonsense because of his merits. Is the rules important or the people's heart important? It's true that Your Majesty has left an imperial edict, but it's not good to quell the rebellion earlier?

He Shuo was loyal to His Majesty, what was wrong? Could it be that if he sat in the mansion, he was worthy of His Majesty's responsibility to keep him in the capital?"

Mao Kun, the commander of the Jinyiwei, looked at Qi Xia's unhappy face and smiled gloatingly. Qi Xia relied on the emperor's favor and forgot how much he weighed! A general dared to say that the Grand Secretary had ulterior motives?

Grand Secretary Liu bowed to Emperor Yongzhi and said seriously: "Your Majesty, Emperor Wu (Liu Yu), the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, went on an expedition, and repeatedly left Liu Muzhi to take charge of the overall situation in Jinling. When Emperor Wu of Song Dynasty made a northern expedition, if it were not for Liu Muzhi's death, history would probably be a different person. He Shuo was His Majesty's Liu Muzhi."

At that time, Liu Muzhi won more than just military power. It was the position of the Han prime minister Xiao He. However, Emperor Wu of Song could trust him and appointed him to stay in the rear so that he could fully utilize his military talents to establish the Liu Song Dynasty.

As a left-behind minister, He Shuo took the initiative to safeguard the orthodox emperor of Yongzhi and dispatch troops to quell the rebellion without an imperial edict. This is exactly what an excellent left-behind minister should do. This is the most elegant demeanor of a famous minister.

Things are important and secondary. What is the most important thing about the prince’s rebellion? It is to maintain the orthodoxy of today, rather than to worry about whether it violates normal rules and exceeds power (to touch military power). He hopes that the emperor believes in any of the truth.

Emperor Yongzhi nodded slightly and said, "Tomorrow, the army will set off for the capital! Liu Qing, you are responsible for arranging this matter."

The emperor ended the summoning, and Liu Feibai, Mao Kun, Qi Xia and others were about to leave. Han Run suddenly said, "Please stay with me." He saw that the emperor still had doubts about Grand Secretary He.

Emperor Yongzhi looked at Han Run in surprise and said, "Sure."

After all the ministers and eunuchs left, Han Run bowed and said slowly: "Your Majesty forgot Liu Qumao, the Prime Minister of Emperor Wu of Han, and Ren An, the Northern Army envoy guarding the army?"

The prince of Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Ju, started a coup and received the support of his mother, Emperor Wu of Han, Master Wei. That night, the prime minister Liu Qumao, who was supposed to be in charge of the overall situation in Chang'an, escaped and even lost the prime minister's official seal. Emperor Wu of Han was very angry: Liu Qumao did not have the style of Duke Zhou. Didn't Duke Zhou kill Uncle Guan and Uncle Cai?

A year later, Liu Qumao was beheaded in half for crimes.

Ren An, the envoy of the Northern Army, was extremely famous in history because of the "Letter to Ren An" by Ma Qian, the Taishi Company), and the elite Northern Army, although they accepted the imperial edict of Prince Liu Ju, they remained unmoved.

It seems to be a contribution! However, the result was that Emperor Wu of Han believed that Ren An "sitting to see success or failure", "having a deceitful and unfaithful heart", and was beheaded in half regarding his crimes.

Emperor Yongzhi looked at Grand Secretary Han thoughtfully and said, "Han Qing's words are reasonable." The concern in his heart was gone. However, he still had to talk to He Shuo in person to see what He Shuo was thinking!





Emperor Yongzhi set out on October 12th to return to the capital.

Various news came from the capital, which made Emperor Yongzhi know the situation well on the way. Grand Secretary He was in charge of the overall situation and the capital was stable. He was just waiting for the emperor to return to the capital to deal with the aftermath. Rewarding and punishing princes, ministers, and soldiers is the power of the lord! Grand Secretary He did not cross the line.

At the same time, on the morning of the tenth day of the lunar month, seeing that the limelight was wrong, Grand Secretary Xie sent his son out of the city to report to the emperor, trying to express his position. However, Grand Secretary Xie's son just left the east gate and arrested the Beijing camp, which was guarding the official road.

When the cold wind in early winter blew past the leaves of the locust trees in Xie's mansion, Grand Secretary Xie could not wait for his son's reply. He sat in the quiet pavilion, alone, and sighed softly.





The outside of the Liang Palace was surrounded by the Beijing camp, like an isolated information island. However, the news that the Crown Princess Zhen Jing'er committed suicide on the night of the 10th day of the lunar month was still spread to the mansion.

Princess Liang Zhen Shuer looked at the exquisite white porcelain bottle on the sandalwood square table on a drizzling afternoon, but she could not make up her sister's determination.

Tears flowed!

Zhen’s mansion is dead.

At this time, King Liang was still detained in the palace, in the room next to Prince Ning Pu.





Outside Desheng Gate, in the camp of Jingying, three guerrilla soldiers, including Xianwu Camp and Xie Jing, had returned. In the camp, the matter of suppressing the rebellion was discussed everywhere. In terms of merits or failures, but more about the Beijing camp's unparalleled combat power.

It was drizzling, and the Wuying Gang General Le Bai and his confidant subordinate Hu Guerrilla were watching the rain in a room in the camp.

Waiting for the judgment of fate is anxious.





Qiuye Hutong, Wang Ziteng's mansion, was ruined and the mansion was dilapidated. The people in the mansion were wearing filial piety. Too many people died, including Wang Chengsi's wife and Wang Ziteng's many beautiful concubines.

Wang Ziteng did not go to the yamen, but was lying in bed with anger at home, gritting his teeth and scolding: "Zhao Yu, you old man is too bullying others! I swear to destroy your whole family."





In the Jia family, the trauma caused by the war is gradually subsided. Burying dead servants, resettling injured young and strong, elderly, weak women and children, recruiting and purchasing new slaves, all of which are going on in an orderly manner.

Jia Huan also recovered from weakness.

The new happy event in the Jia family is: Xue Ke, Aunt Li, and Mrs. Xing’s brother and sister-in-law arrived. Four beautiful girls with different temperaments were brought: Xue Baoqin, Xing Xiuyan, Li Wen, and Li Qi. The Grand View Garden became lively again.

In the Zhujin Pavilion on the west side of the main hall of the Grand View Garden, Jia Huan climbed up to look into the distance, looking at the empty Ruyang Marquis Mansion (all in prison) across the street, looking at the houses further away. He was thinking a lot. He was also waiting for the result.

The winter sun sets.

Inside the building, two beautiful girls Xiangling and Qingwen were waiting quietly, looking at Jia Huan's back.




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