Chapter 726 The Prelude to the War
Overcast, light rain.
According to the Dayanlu book etiquette system, the emperor's official trip was a very troublesome matter.
Even not counting the imperial guards, the number of guides, guides, court musicians, and all kinds of flag formations that showed the emperor's majesty was already over 10,000.
Once traveled, it often stretches for several miles.
In addition, it also requires coordination and cooperation between various departments in the court, inside and outside the palace, and the Great Yan Forbidden Army, and is finally submitted to Zong Zheng, who is in charge of the clan, for approval.
It will take at least a decade to complete a set of procedures.
But this is the treatment of an ordinary emperor.
As the "Lord of ZTE" in Dayan, if the prime ministers are eliminated, Li Yaoxuan's control over the court has even surpassed that of Taizu Taizu of Dayan. He is so powerful that he should not have to respect this gift.
In the autumn of the forty-seventh year of Jiajing,
At the request of Emperor Li Yaoxuan,
After simply organizing an honor guard of less than 500 people, Emperor Dayan allowed the second prince to **** him to Beishou.
Huanglong Forest is located a hundred miles northwest of Di'an City.
This is this endless maple leaf mountain forest, which has been used as the royal hunting ground of the Dayan Tian family since the founding of Dayan.
In addition to more than a thousand forest rangers who take care of the area all year round, there is also a golden-armored imperial army stationed all year round to drive away poachers who want money rather than their lives.
The morning sun is not over, the sky is slightly bright,
The maple leaves in the mountain forest, dyed red due to late autumn, create a peaceful mood in the hazy mist and rain.
On the distant skyline, the emperor's guard of honor came in force.
above the sky,
Countless scouts on birds were suspended in the air, monitoring a radius of hundreds of miles.
Ground officials said,
Tens of thousands of heavy armored infantry marched in formation, neatly guarding the mammoth palace in the center dragged by nine majestic earth dragons.
The land palace of Emperor Dayan is nine stories high, which means nine tripods. The exterior decoration is gilded and dark, elegant and heavy and majestic.
And on the top of the palace, a huge yellow umbrella shielded the drizzle along the way. The five-colored clouds, golden branches and jade leaves outlined on it ended at the emperor.
And beneath it,
Three of the most powerful men in Dayan sat around a bronze stove carved with a Pixiu.
The middle-aged man with gray hair and an elegant demeanor sat on his knees with his eyes closed to relax.
The skinny old man in imperial robes sipped the fragrant tea from the cup with half-closed eyes.
The sturdy old man at the end seemed a little idle, with his hands spread out beside the bronze stove, dispelling the autumn cold that could not enter his body at all.
Walking with hooves, it is silent.
Since setting off from Di'an,
Oh no,
It should be said that the three of them have not said a word since they got together last night.
Until we are completely close to Huanglong Forest,
Ran Jianli seemed to be unable to help but laughed and said in a rough voice:
"I remember that the last time I came to this Imperial Dragon Forest was when the late Emperor was on the throne. At that time, His Majesty, you were just an inconspicuous prince. After a short period of time, decades have passed and we have all become old people."
Li Yaoxuan placed the porcelain cup on the low table in front of him and responded:
"National Master, the Prime Minister's face is not that old."
Xu Yinhe opened his eyes and said calmly:
"Your Majesty only sees people at face value?"
Li Yaoxuan's old face was smiling, and his cloudy eyes could no longer clearly see what he was thinking:
"Some people are invisible from the outside."
Speaking of which, I will stop here.
Li Yaoxuan turned to look at Ran Jianli and said softly:
"There have been a lot of rumors about my recent imperial case. Rumor has it that the incident that caused the collapse of Zhenxi Mansion was led by the Clan Alliance. I wonder, Grand Master, how do you, as the leader of the Clan Alliance, view this matter?"
"If your Majesty has reviewed the memorial, you should know that Ran had already petitioned to send an outer disciple to investigate the matter thoroughly when it was reported to Di'an."
The so-called outer disciples are the sect alliance army. The actions of the hidden sects of the Qin family angered many senior officials in the sect alliance.
Some senior leaders of the sect alliance were angry because they were deceived. Although some people knew some inside information, they did not get their approval when executing it.
But in the final analysis, the reason why the senior leaders of the sect alliance are angry is not because of the Hidden World Sect's plan against the Western Desert, but because these insects of the Hidden World Sect eat alone and do not take them with them, and they also fail, allowing the Prime Minister's Mansion to pick the peaches.
Hearing the words of the Imperial Master, Li Yaoxuan's eyes showed a hint of surprise and said:
"It turns out that the imperial master has handed over the secret document, but I didn't see it. I guess there must be some treacherous villain who deceived me."
Whispering softly, the words are soft, but the killing intent is cold.
Xu Yinhe ignored the singing and harmony of the two people in front of him, lowered his eyes and sat silently.
With the current administrative efficiency of Dayan Chaotang, if a major event such as the West Desert Incident occurs, the tone will be set in one day at most, and the corresponding policies will be distributed to the grassroots in three days.
Whether it is sending troops to provide disaster relief or staying on the sidelines, government orders will always be issued. However, after such a long period of fermentation, the West Desert Incident finally began to be mentioned more frequently in court.
This is indeed the result of the Xiang party's deliberate suppression in the court.
Because it takes time for Xiangfu to swallow Zhenxifu,
Therefore, the Prime Minister's party will try every means to delay it in the court.
But at this moment when their faces are about to be broken, the scruples in everyone's hearts are gradually disappearing, and even Xu Yinhe's power can no longer suppress the voices in the court.
After all, no one wants to see the Zhenxi Mansion smoothly integrated with the Xiangguo Mansion.
The West Desert Incident served as the fuse that lit the barrel of explosives.
The royal party demanded a thorough investigation into its causes and consequences.
The Zongmeng side, headed by the National Preceptor, wanted to assist the imperial party in a thorough investigation.
Unlike before,
In the past, after everyone had gone to court, they would first exchange interests in the court, discuss a result, and then work together to solve the problem.
Now, while the various parties are calling each other a country-destroying insect in the court, privately they have directly mobilized their troops to the west.
Regardless of the royal family or the clan alliance.
These two families have already deployed more than 100,000 troops on the border of Xizezhou, and they have forced their way into Xizezhou one after another, regardless of the guards blocking the road.
The royal family wanted to get a piece of the pie, or prevent the Prime Minister's Office from monopolizing Zhenxi Mansion.
Zongmeng is even simpler,
The hidden sect has already made a compromise with the current sect alliance.
They sent troops to defend and take over the legacy of the Hidden Sect in Xizezhou that had been run for decades in the hands of the Prime Minister.
It was quiet for a while,
Xu Yinhe just whispered a name in a low voice:
"Jin Yue."
Ran Jianli raised his eyebrows: "What?"
Xu Yinhe calmly glanced at the two of them and glanced at the mighty military columns beside the emperor's palace:
"A seventh-grade petty official, Xizezhou, the magistrate of Suxi County, was killed. He was killed by a group of elite soldiers who came from nowhere. And with him, there were also people stationed in the area who died with him. Yiqu Zhenxi Army in Suxi County."
Xu Yinhe received this internal reference two days ago.
However, those stationed in Suxi County are not the Zhenxi Army, but the Heilin Army directly under the Prime Minister's Mansion. There are not just one, but two troops.
They used the city defense formation to guard the main route into Xizezhou, but they only lasted less than half a day before being wiped off the map.
Ran Jianli narrowed his eyes, thoughtfully:
"Who did it?"
"I don't know."
Xu Yinhe looked away, shook his head expressionlessly and said:
"But it is foreseeable that Nishizawa will be in chaos for a long time."
The words fell silent.
Although it has not been revealed, the hearts of the three of them are like bright mirrors. In this solemn silence, the emperor's palace is driven into the emperor's forest hunting ground.
Belonging to the civil war of the Dayan Dynasty,
The curtain has already opened on the border of the Western Desert, which is thousands of miles away from Di'an.
(End of chapter)