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Volume 3: Blue Tile and Red Wall (Part 2) Volume 4: Stormy Jiangnan Chapter 81: The Power of an Old Man

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    Volume 4: Stormy Jiangnan Chapter 81: The Power of an Old Man

    They are both princes, but their gold content is completely different.

    Take the current dynasty as an example. They were all princes granted by the imperial court. Many princes were not as good as the King of Yue and the King of Dian. However, the King of Yue and the King of Dian were not as good as the King of Han and King An. But among all the princes, King Wu  , but the King of Shu is obviously outstanding. Not only does his fiefdom be vast and rich, but his financial resources are far beyond the comparison of others.  What's more, the King of Wu also has three Dongjiang guards, and the King of Shu also has Qingfan guards. These princes who have military power are the only two people in the current dynasty, and there are no others.

    However, the titles of these princes, even if they are Wu Wang Zhang Xiu and Shu Wang Zhang Heng, cannot be mentioned together in front of Zhang Dengchan, who is known as the Eighth Prince.

    The Eighth Prince Zhang Han at that time was capable of ruling the country with military force, able to bring peace to the country with literary skills, and his ability to support both civil and military affairs was beyond the reach of others.  What is even more admirable is that when the throne of the Ninth Five-Year Plan is vacant and thousands of miles of land are at your fingertips, no one would even hesitate, let alone refuse. Since ancient times, how many people have killed their relatives for the throne?  How many people have shed thousands of miles for the throne However, after pacifying the two frontier fortresses in northern and western Xinjiang, Zhang Han retired and gave up the throne to Zhang Xuan.

    Fame and wealth are like floating clouds, and the world of mortals is endless.

    In order to avoid the troubles in the world and gain a bit of peace and tranquility in life, he finally chose to fake his death, escaped from his shell, and lived in seclusion in the deep courtyard of Changning Mansion, where he had nothing to do and went hiking and fishing for fun.  However, only a few top figures in the royal family knew about this matter. Even Emperor Qiyuan was informed about it after he succeeded to the throne.  What the world knows is only the great achievements and integrity of this prince, and his final death in the Bodhi Temple in Jiangnan.  It is precisely because of such a legendary life that Zhang Han, the prince, carries far more weight in the hearts of people in the world than others.  It can be said that since ancient times, there have been countless princes ranked eighth in the past dynasties, but in the Dajian Dynasty, these three words were spoken without naming them, but they only represented Zhang Han.

    However, just in the past few days, this person who had been dead for many years and seemed to have been separated from the mortal world for a long time suddenly came back to life.  He also issued a personal announcement with great fanfare, calling on Wu Wang Zhang Xiu to put down the war and turn back the prodigal son.  According to the facts, even if Zhang Han has great prestige and appeal among the government and the public, this kind of announcement should not be issued personally.  After many years, when it comes to real power, there is no doubt that the official language of the imperial court is more intimidating.

    However, if you look at it from another angle, this matter may be very understandable.  Generally speaking, it is the imperial court that is countering the rebellion, but from a small perspective, one of the two warring parties is actually the imperial court, represented by the emperor; the other is the rebels, represented by Wu Wang Zhang Xiu.  But these two people are nephews and uncles. They are both relatives of royal blood.  It is precisely because of this that this counter-insurgency war, from a military and political perspective, is naturally a confrontation between the imperial court and the rebels, but at the same time, it is also a dispute within the royal family and a domestic matter of the Zhang family.

    Because of this, at the beginning of the Southeast War, the Dongyang Guard rebels led by Li Xian made a surprise attack hundreds of miles away. This was not only because of their powerful combat power and elite soldiers, but also partly because of the psychology of the imperial generals.  , the reason is not reflected from this kind of thinking.

    They were also aware of this, so later on the two princes personally joined the counter-rebellion army and went to the battle formation in person.  The joining of the Sixth Prince Mingzhong and the Ninth Prince Mingyong is actually an attitude and determination expressed by the current emperor to the world.  Even if the two princes themselves do not have military qualities, as long as they sit in the army and do nothing, this status alone is enough to stabilize the morale of the army.  Fortunately, Emperor Qi Yuan had many princes, and some of them had outstanding military skills. Now the two princes not only stabilized the hearts of the people on the front line, but also played a big role in actual combat.

    Despite this, the current war situation in the southeast is still in a stalemate.

    With the military power of the imperial court, it is actually not difficult to completely win this war.  But the problem is that when things have progressed to this stage, Emperor Qiyuan has already achieved the original political goal of removing the vassal state.  I believe that if the current situation continues to develop, Emperor Qi Yuan will continue to withdraw from the vassal, and no prince will stand on the opposite side and resist fiercely.  Now that the political goal has been achieved, there is little point in continuing this war.

    ¡°Thousands of miles of land and rivers are all your own territory.  Wu Wang Zhang Xiu was willing to risk everything in order to gain power without feeling any pain.  But Emperor Qi Yuan was different. He had his own courtyard all over the country, and it would hurt even if he destroyed that area.  The two sides fighting now are called the two phalanxes of the imperial court and the rebels, but in the final analysis, these are all soldiers of the imperial court. Each one dies and the other is missing, and they have to be replenished afterwards.  What's more, the floods are not over now, and wars are happening one after another.The southeastern half of the country, which has always been prosperous, was affected. The greater the war progressed and the wider the scope, the greater the country's losses.

    Fighting is not a problem, the problem is that after fighting, you have to rebuild.  No matter how much things were destroyed and how much supplies were consumed, everything had to be done again after the war. Food, money, supplies, troops, resettlement of the people almost everything had to be paid for by Emperor Qiyuan, the biggest boss, and this payment was not a small one.  number.  With today's national finances, it is very difficult to pay for such a huge amount of resources.  What's more, the current crisis in the imperial court is not limited to the interior, but to the southeast. Only in the northern frontier, there is still a hungry wolf waiting for an opportunity to take a bite.  If the imperial court spends all its energy and financial resources on internal consumption at this time, then when foreign enemies come, it will no longer have enough power to defend and counterattack and defend its homeland.

    That day, in the Baohe Hall, after a long discussion about the current complex situation of internal affairs and foreign enemies, Emperor Qiyuan finally decided to play his biggest trump card.  And this trump card is surprisingly the Eighth Prince Zhang Dengchan, who is still alive but nearly octogenarian.

    Although Emperor Qi Yuan is the Ninth Five Supreme Being who is inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people, he has a natural moral advantage in countering rebellion, but he does not dare to take it easy when it comes to the final handling of the matter.  After all, in addition to state affairs, there are also family affairs.  From a family perspective, Emperor Qiyuan's appeal was not that strong among the royal clan named Zhang. In contrast, the eighth prince Zhang Han and Zhang Dengchan's intangible influence among the clan was indeed absolute.  The highest peak!  Emperor Qiyuan believed that as long as he stood up and stood up for himself, no one in the clan would dare to oppose him.  And as long as you keep your clan's backyard in order, everything else will be easily solved.

    ¡° But it¡¯s not that easy to get this emperor to help.  Zhang Han is not someone who can easily be restricted by the world. If this were the case, he would not have given up his kingdom and supreme status so freely and freely, and cheated his death by becoming a monk just to enjoy a peaceful and natural life.  Emperor Qiyuan knew that in order for the emperor to support him, the first prerequisite was that he had to show a certain ability, an ability that matched the position of the Supreme.  The reason why Zhang Han gave up the throne to Zhang Xuan back then was not just because he had a good relationship in private, but also because Zhang Han was also a capable person, enough to stabilize the country!  Because of this, Emperor Qiyuan did not use Zhang Han as a killer at the beginning of the rebellion. Even if the situation in Xiangyang was critical, even if the kings of Huai and Yue rebelled one after another, and the other kings were secretly preparing to make a move, Emperor Qiyuan still did not use it.  This trump card.  After the kings were suppressed and frightened one after another, and the overall situation was decided, in order to avoid unnecessary heavy losses, Emperor Qiyuan sent people to find the Eighth Prince Zhang Dengchan.

    And the following facts also proved that even though Zhang Dengchan's glorious life has passed so many years, even though he is now an octogenarian, even though the announcement he issued only represents himself, it does not have any impact on the people surnamed Zhang.  According to the king, these are enough

    As soon as the announcement from the Eighth Prince Zhang Han was issued, the government and the public were in an uproar.  At first, the princes and grandchildren of the princes were still a little unconvinced, thinking that Emperor Qiyuan was behind the scenes and making a mystery. However, when the King of Shu, Zhang Heng, and his eldest son, Prince Xiangyu of Kaiping County, went to Changning Mansion in person to confirm, the previous doubts suddenly disappeared.  Without a trace.  In addition, although the kings of Huai, Yue and Dian and their families have been escorted to Beijing one after another, at this time, they were the first to react.  One after another, either himself or his son, made statements in response to the call.  Suddenly, King Zhang Xiu of Wu became completely alone. The King of Huai and the King of Yue, who were originally comrades in the trenches, in turn stood on opposite sides

    At the same time, the royal group headed by Shu King Zhang Heng and represented by An Wang Zhang Tai, Han Wang Zhang Yue, and Zong Zheng Zhang Mo, the leader of the Zongren Mansion, not only issued a proclamation to denounce Wu Wang Zhang Xiu, claiming that everyone was on the side of Emperor Qi Yuan, but also  The three princes also each donated part of their wealth for disaster relief and counterinsurgency purposes.

    Regarding this move, Emperor Qiyuan had no scruples about being shameless and accepted it with a smile.  Although King An and King Han are not as wealthy as King Shu, their lives are quite wealthy. Even if it is just a superficial form, it will help the current situation.  The assistance from the King of Shu, in addition to its superficial meaning, also seemed to be of practical help.  The 200,000 shi of grain previously provided to the imperial court for disaster relief have already been put on the road one after another.  The Eighth Prince Zhang Dengchan ascended to the throne and shouted, and the King of Shu immediately allocated another 300,000 shi of grain and 50,000 taels of gold as help in rebuilding the imperial court.  Seeing such a generous act, Emperor Qiyuan expressed his admiration for the King of Shu's response on the one hand, and on the other hand he couldn't help but be jealous. As the Supreme Lord of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, his wealth could not keep up with that of the King of Shu, a prince who lived in a corner. He was the real one.  Rich man!

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