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Volume 3: Blue Tile and Red Wall (Part 2) Volume 4: Stormy Jiangnan Chapter 80: The Eighth Prince Zhang Dengchan

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    Volume 4 Stormy Jiangnan Chapter 80 The Eighth Prince Zhang Dengchan

    Later, Li Donglu, the great scholar, Wang Yuan, the Minister of the Ministry of War, Zhao Guang, the Duke of Dingguo, Xianghe, the Duke of Qinguo, Zheng Huan, the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and Du Ning, the commander of the Feiling Guards several people were summoned to the palace one after another.  See you in the palace.  After some combing and discussion, the final opinion was finally determined. In the following days, Emperor Qiyuan remained silent. After handling daily official documents, he returned to Yangxin Hall to rest.  The fighting in the southeast ahead was still indifferent and seemed to be let go.  And those discounts that I had suppressed before seemed to have been forgotten for a long time.

    As a result, some people in the Imperial Palace of the Metropolitan Procuratorate could no longer sit still.  At this time, it is their opportunity to show off their skills, and it is also the time to risk their lives to express their opinions and gain their status.  The Yanguan group, headed by Zhong Liang, the imperial envoy of Qiandu, and Li Qingshan, the deputy censor of the capital, were suddenly like wasps that had their nests stabbed. News about the war in the southeast, generals at all levels who were greedy for money and wages, and oppressed the people, and floods in the southeast were all revealed.  There were accusations of improper handling by the officials of the prefectures and counties, and there was even a case of impeaching the emperor for indulging his ministers After two or three days of this, Emperor Qiyuan was so annoyed that he finally became angry.

    The existence of these officials is undeniable to have a certain positive effect.  However, sometimes, due to the limitations of their own position, personal resume and life experience, as well as the interests of the class they represent, they inevitably lack correct judgment on some things.  Especially when it comes to military affairs, not only these officials, but also most civil servants are laymen. They only focus on the results of the war and have no fundamental understanding of the many internal factors involved in each war.  understanding of sex.

    ??For example, this is the same situation in the southeastern war in front of us.  At the beginning, the Wu army had the upper hand with overwhelming force. Not only was it passive on the battlefield, but the court was also stunned by this sudden result.  Except for a few people who knew the inside story, most people were confused and at a loss for the first time.  As soon as the war reached the middle stage and the imperial court struck back and gained a superficial advantage on the battlefield, the civil service system, which had been unable to find its direction before, finally began to speak out.  But they only knew how to sing praises crazily, praising the emperor's wisdom and prowess, and at the same time praising the brave generals and soldiers at the front. They only saw the result of the victory, but ignored the battle losses of both sides after the previous battles.  Sometimes, even if they knew this, they would not tell them. The battle losses were a matter for the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion and the Ministry of War, and had nothing to do with them.  There is nothing wrong with doing this when you are victorious, but now, when the situation ahead is not good, it is not something Emperor Qiyuan can tolerate if he continues to make noises regardless of the situation.

    According to the military reports sent from the front and the intelligence sent by the Feilingwei system¡¯s spies, it is confirmed that after the bloody battles from the front, although the King of Wu¡¯s rebels suffered heavy losses, the imperial army also suffered heavy losses!  The battle at Sanchakou lasted for more than seven days. At this narrow and dangerous pass alone, the imperial court lost more than 8,000 men and horses!  In comparison, although the number of Dongyang Guards' defenders was only one-quarter or even one-fifth of the imperial army, in addition to the elite Dongyang Guards, the opponent also had a huge geographical advantage, so the Dongyang Guards  The losses of the elite troops were relatively small. After several bloody battles, Dongyang Guards only lost more than 2,000 men. The remaining more than 1,000 men and horses, although there were many wounded and disabled soldiers, still fought and retreated.  Withdrew the front line of Dongjiang and Lianghe!

    In the battle of Jiangyang on the northern front, although the imperial army stabilized the situation in the end and still forced the rebels on the front line of Jiangyang, due to the previous heroic advances, most of the soldiers were arrogant and a moment of negligence led to the collapse of Jiangyang.  The passive situation of the First World War, although the situation did not change, but after the First War, more than 10,000 combat forces were lost in vain!  After this battle, the Wu army also suffered heavy losses, but most of the losses were refugees and skirmishers, and the rabble of pirates and pirates recruited from the sea and rivers. On the contrary, the three guards and horses of the King of Wu who were attacked by the enemy were relatively well preserved.  Over time, the huge advantages that the imperial court had accumulated before suddenly became less obvious.

    However, even so, the situation is still controllable.  Under such circumstances, even though the court did not say a word, the soldiers at the front must know their mistakes, and they would make appropriate adjustments and strict investigations before the battle. At this time, as the decision-makers and controllers at the rear,  , we must have a certain overall view, allow the soldiers at the front to make mistakes, and give them the opportunity to correct themselves. Even if they are very serious mistakes, they cannot be stabbed in the back at such a critical moment.  What's more, the previous mistake was not that the soldiers were weak and lazy in fighting and refused to move forward, nor was it collaborating with the enemy and treason and defecting before the battle. Since it is not a sin of beheading, why bother in a hurry?  However, Emperor Qiyuan could only think about this truth in his own mind, but he could not express it with his mouth. It was the duty of the public officials to speak, and he could not silence them.

      So in the next few days, Emperor Qiyuan began to be very annoyed, but he was still patient, because he knew that it was time to play his biggest trump card.  Three days later, while the two sides in the southeastern war were confronting each other and each was gathering strength to prepare for the last stand, suddenly news came from the land of Hannan.

    The news came from Changning Mansion, where Lin Wu had been in office for several years. On the eve of the two armies facing off at the front, and on the eve of the final battle with all their strength, an old man walked into the lobby of Changning Mansion.  According to rumors, this old man claimed to be Zhang Dengchan, and he was holding a royal token in his hand, including a gold book and seals, which turned out to be the prince's seal and ribbon!  At the same time, the old man declared to Changnyeong Mansion that he hoped Changnyeong Mansion would issue an emergency statement to the two warring parties ahead and call for a truce.  At the same time, he called on Wu Wang Zhang Xiu to put down his sword and spear and apologize to the current emperor.  If Wu King Zhang Xiu does not listen to the dissuasion, then he will issue an announcement in his own name to the kings of the entire Dajian Dynasty, calling on all princes to give up all their military and wealth to help the court put down the rebellion.

    The current magistrate of Changning Prefecture thought he had encountered an old lunatic, and initially planned to kick this man out. Who would have thought that the other party showed the royal seal.  The prefect's first reaction was naturally that it was a forgery, but looking at his dress and behavior, he had a scornful demeanor. Therefore, although the prefect did not believe it, he did not dare to neglect anything. He dealt with it carefully and hurriedly wrote the report.  News like this naturally spread very quickly, but before the news reached the capital, someone came over to testify that the old man who walked into the lobby of Changning Mansion was the real prince of the Da Jian Dynasty!  The prefect was suspicious at the same time, how could the people from the court arrive so quickly, but at the same time he did not dare to make any mistakes, so he quickly started working with great fanfare While raising the reception standards, he followed the old man's instructions and announced  A notice to Zhang Xiu, King of Wu.

    While the ignorant prefect was busy in confusion, he had no idea how much chaos the news he inadvertently reported would cause between the government and the public.  During the rapid spread of this news, many people who came into contact with this news, including those who had been officials for more than 45 years, were so shocked that their eyes widened!

    Zhang Dengchan!

    In today¡¯s Dajian Dynasty, due to deep-seated and inhumane secret reasons, in today¡¯s officialdom, perhaps many future generations do not know this name.  But among the older generation of officials, especially those who have experienced two or even three dynasties, no one knows better than them what this name actually represents.

    When a dynasty is established today, the first person to establish it is naturally the emperor.  But in the past, before the current emperor became the emperor, this old man's name had already been in the sky.  It's just that at that time, he was not called Zhang Dengchan, but Zhang Han.

    Speaking of Zhang Dengchan, perhaps very few people know about it. Only some people who participated in certain events at that time, and only the younger generations who have passed down the word of mouth have heard about it.  But when it comes to the Eighth Prince Zhang Han, this name is still heard by both the government and the public, even though nearly sixty years have passed.

    "I think back then, among the royal family of Emperor Qi Yuan's father and ancestors, if Zhang Han was recognized as the first in terms of military strategy, no one would dare to recognize the second.  At that time, Zhang Han was the best candidate for the throne. Unfortunately, God did not seem to have mercy on him. During a battle against Beirong, Zhang Han was stabbed in the lower body by an enemy soldier and could no longer stand.  Fertility.  As for Zhang Han himself, although he was a combination of civility, Taoism and martial arts, he had little interest in the throne. Although the government and the public were unanimous, he was not moved at all.  In the end, he supported Zhang Xuan, the kind and humble brother of the prince, and succeeded to the throne.  Then he became a monk and died young ten years later at Bodhi Temple in Hannan

    The descendants of the descendants who established the dynasty talked about these deeds as if they were vividly remembered. Who would have expected that during the recent great changes in the court, the ruins of the southeast, and the bloody soldiers, the eighth prince Zhang Han, who was rumored to have been dead for several years, would  , Zhang Dengchan, who became a monk, suddenly died and was reincarnated, and appeared in front of the world again!  Despite the clear evidence from the court, many court officials who were far away from the center still refused to believe it. Various corresponding rumors immediately spread all over the country

    Zhang Han before he became a monk, and Zhang Dengchan after he became a monk, according to their seniority in the clan, are already the ancestors of the current Emperor Qi Yuan!  Even King Wu Zhang Xiu, who Emperor Qi Yuan wanted to call uncle, had to call him uncle when he saw him!  And if Lin Wu was alive and Lin Nan was in Changning Mansion at the moment, he would definitely be shocked when he saw this old man.  Because the Eighth Prince, who was causing uproar in both the government and the public, and whose rumors spread all over the land of China, was actually the old man whom Lin Nan had known since childhood, and who later often visited the mansion to receive his teachings, without any identity barriers!

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