Chapter 11 Unpredictable People
Shendu is a magnificent house.
"Old Chen, that little emperor is really as powerful as you said?"
The one who spoke was a tall man with a ghost-headed mask.
"If it wasn't that powerful, would Li Shifang fall into his hands all at once? It wouldn't be too late to react?"
Chen Ting, sitting on the chair of the Grand Master in the middle hall, slowly put down the fragrant tea in his hand and said expressionlessly.
"Yes, this little emperor is indeed powerful enough. He actually created such a great power under our noses. Our spy department didn't notice any movement."
The tall man wearing a ghost-headed mask seemed very puzzled tone. You should know that this secret spy department was a secret spy organization secretly established by the King of Jin with the help of the Liao Kingdom. It has been ten years since then, and its tentacles can be said to be spread throughout the corners of the Great Zhou Shendu...
Speaking of which, when the late emperor passed away, he was afraid that after his death, the young emperor Ma Jin would be undermined by the court officials, so he asked his brother, King Jin, Ma Lin, to join the court to assist in the government, and let the brother, King Yan, Ma Di, leave Bingzhou, and the brother, King Wu, Ma Qi, leave Yangzhou, and guard the north and south to deter the local area, thinking that the imperial power could be excessively stable.
But who knew that these people were all people with ulterior motives. After the little emperor ascended the throne, the King of Jin disappeared from people's sight and ignored the matters in the court, which made Li Shifang and others control the government unscrupulously.
You should know that since the late emperor asked the King of Jin to join the court to assist in the government and monitor the court officials, there was a reason for him. This was because the King of Jin held a famous cavalry army, which was the famous ghost-faced cavalry, known as the most elite cavalry brigade in the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Of course, the late emperor was also worried that King Jin was in the local area. He was afraid that he would do anything, so he sent someone to call him back to Shendu, in order to restrain him and the ministers of the court and prevent one side from becoming bigger. But who knew that the King Jin did not accept the move at all, and disappeared as if he had disappeared...
"Oh! Now that Li Shifang's party has been wiped out by the little emperor, no one has taken the lead and attracted attention. His Royal Highness Jin wants to do things, it is probably not that simple!" Chen Ting did not answer the question of the ghost-faced man, but said meaningfully.
"Old Chen, I think you look down on that little emperor too much, so what if you can destroy Li Shifang's party? How long has this little emperor ascended the throne? He dared to kill the ministers of the court. What do you think about the court officials? Will they be disloyal?
Besides, even if the little emperor controls the court? Don’t think that with the support of a few people, you can do whatever you want. You should know that people’s hearts are in a way that can be controlled by a little emperor with no foundation?”
"His Highness King Jin has the help of the two kings of Yan and Wu, and there are 100,000 elite soldiers in Bingzhou. At that time, he will rise up and come to clear the emperor's side. It will be easy to do that position!"
The tone of the ghost-faced man was very disdainful. In his eyes, Ma Jin was just a young boy. Who knew what luck he had left? He actually let him get rid of Li Shifang, but what can he do?
This kind of luck is not something that can be achieved every day. In terms of ability, Ma Jin is mediocre, cowardly, cruel and bloodthirsty, but how can he compare with His Highness King Jin? Emperor Xuanwu did not keep the alliance between the two countries and had to let Ma Ying succeed to the throne, otherwise how could he be the turn of that position? This Great Zhou world belongs to His Highness King Jin.
"You go back and tell His Highness the King of Jin that the little emperor is in power and has controlled the military power of the Shendu. It is not advisable to do anything big, so as not to alarm the enemy and turn the little emperor's eyes to us.
I think we should wait until our people turn to the capital of God and then be the district office, so that your highness can endure it for a few more days." Chen Ting looked at the ghost-faced man and said seriously. When the ghost-faced man heard what Chen Ting said, he bowed, turned around and jumped to the window and left.
"Hey! His Majesty Emperor Xuanwu asked to marry the Princess of the Daliao back then, and I don't know whether it was right or wrong!" After taking a sip of tea, Chen Ting said with some sigh.
You should know that there are many countries in the eastern region, including four powerful countries, Daxuan Empire, Daliao Empire, Dasong Empire, and Dazhou Empire.
When Emperor Xuanwu ascended the throne, the Great Zhou Dynasty was not one of the four powerful countries in the Eastern Region. Although it has been established for hundreds of years, it is just an ordinary small country in the Eastern Region. Its national strength is only stronger among the small countries, far less than the three empires at that time.
At that time, the most powerful one in the Eastern Region was naturally the Great Liao Empire, followed by the Great Xuan Empire and the Great Song Empire.
When Emperor Xuanwu ascended the throne, the Zhou Kingdom had frequent chaos after hundreds of years. The court was corrupt, there were many vassal states in the local area, and the enemy country occasionally plundered border towns, which was already the sign of a dynasty in the end.
In order to save the Great Zhou and bring the Great Zhou back from the brink of death, Emperor Xuanwu married Princess Deyue, the pearl in the palm of the Great Liao emperor at that time, as the empress of the Zhou Kingdom.
Emperor Xuanwu was also a hero of generations. With the power of the Liao Kingdom, he quickly quelled domestic rebellions and repelled the enemy's attacks one after another. However, the Liao Kingdom also had an increasingly serious influence on Zhou Kingdom. The wise and divine Emperor Xuanwu naturally would not be controlled by others, and would not let the Liao Kingdom take the opportunity to erode and annex the Great Zhou Dynasty.
So Emperor Xuanwu secretly attacked the forces deployed by the Liao Kingdom in Zhou Kingdom and supported the forces loyal to the Zhou royal family. However, after all, the Liao Kingdom was a strong country with strong national strength and the number one in the Eastern Region. It was far from comparable to the Zhou Kingdom at that time. Therefore, Emperor Xuanwu did not dare to do it too obviously, but the secret battle and destruction made the Liao Kingdom a little impatient.
In the end, the Liao Kingdom compromised, but the condition was that the next emperor of Zhou must be the son of Empress Yelu Huanxiu. For the stability of Zhou Kingdom, Emperor Xuanwu had no choice but to agree.
With the protection of the Liao Kingdom, under the efforts of Emperor Xuanwu, the national strength of Zhou Kingdom became stronger and stronger. In the inner and Zhou Kingdom, the people lived in peace, and the warehouses were rich. It swept across the countries and expanded its borders to tens of thousands of miles, and was known as one of the four powerful countries in the Eastern Region.
In the 54th year of Xuanwu, before Emperor Xuan passed away, he did not pass the throne to the queen's son Ma Lin as agreed, but to the ordinary nineteenth prince Ma Ying.
This made the emperor of Liao feel fooled by Emperor Xuanwu, but at that time the national strength of the Great Zhou was no longer inferior to that of the Great Liao. If the two countries started a war lightly, both sides would have to suffer losses, so the Liao Kingdom did not dare to act rashly.
Moreover, since Ma Ying was able to allow Emperor Xuanwu to be elected as the throne, he was naturally not a mediocre person. He controlled the Zhou regime shortly after ascending the throne. In order to stabilize the Liao Kingdom and not to set off a war, Ma Ying still followed the then empress Yelu Huanxiu as the empress dowager, and promoted Ma Lin, the son of Yelu Huanxiu, to become the King of Jin, and was appointed as the governor of Bingzhou to appease the Liao Kingdom.
This time it took nine years. Unexpectedly, there were unexpected storms in heaven. Emperor Zhaowu Ma Ying suddenly became seriously ill and died without treatment. The young emperor Ma Jin rushed to the throne, and for a moment, the Great Zhou Empire was in a state of turmoil, which made these ulterior motives think that there was an opportunity to take advantage of it.
Chen Ting's mother is a descendant of a nobleman of the Liao Kingdom. You should know the relationship between Zhou and Liao Kingdom. If people know that his mother is a Liao native, let alone being an official, even his life may not be able to be preserved.
Not to mention that he lived in Liao Kingdom for a while when he was young, so he concealed his past and just wanted to be a small official and spend the rest of his life safely. Who would have thought that he would gain the trust of two generations of emperors, be promoted step by step, and be the chief minister.
After all, after being the most powerful minister for a long time, even Chen Ting himself forgot everything he had before. If it weren't for this ghost-faced man, he...ah! Sometimes people are involuntarily involuntarily, even if they don't care about themselves, they have to think about their family.
Chapter completed!