Chang'an.
In the Duke's Mansion of Jin State, it was extremely quiet at the moment.
Occasionally, soldiers on patrol passed by on the road, but they did not say a word. They looked at each other and nodded.
A faint light can be seen from the window of the inner room.
In the house, Yu Wenhu was sitting in front of the case, with many documents placed in front of him. A young man held the lamp for him, and knelt down beside him, watching him carefully handle government affairs.
This young man has a dignified appearance and extraordinary appearance. Even in front of Yu Wenhu, he never showed any timidity.
Yu Wenhu picked up another memorial, read it carefully, then put it down with a solemn expression, "That boy from the Yang family wants to keep filial piety for his father."
"Chu Dao, this is your tribe, what do you think?"
The young man's eyes instantly became a little complicated, and he said calmly: "My lord, this is just a way to avoid disaster and nourish hope."
"He also said that he hopes to avenge his father before inheriting the title."
The young man's face changed drastically, "In order to avoid disaster, can you go to this extent?"
Yu Wenhu smiled and said, "This Zhuzi is trying to earn himself the reputation of a filial son. He really does everything."
The young man's face was solemn, "Not only that, Yang Jian not only wants his own name, he also wants your name."
"oh?"
"Why do you say this?"
"If the lord really doesn't let him inherit the title, what will the people think? What will the princes think?"
"Just because you have a disagreement with your lord, you die in battle but you can't let your heirs inherit your title?"
"This will be extremely implicated and will alienate the Dukes!"
Yu Wenhu woke up with a start. He looked at the document in his hand again, but suddenly threw it on the ground. Those words of justice suddenly became very sinister, as if he wanted to eat people.
Yuwen Hu cursed: "What a fool! Do you want to continue to fight against me?!"
"Someone is coming!"
"Lord."
The young man spoke again. He looked at Yu Wenhu and said, "The Duke of Sui died for the sake of the country. No matter what, we cannot do anything to his heirs and relatives at this moment!"
"My lord should reject Yang Jian's petition, give him a bigger reward, reward the rest of his clan, and then let him return to Chang'an to observe filial piety for his father in Chang'an."
"Yang Jian has great ambitions and extraordinary talents. However, as long as he stays under your eyes, he will not be able to do anything. In a few years, he can be punished with other crimes."
The young man who accompanied Yu Wenhu was called Yang Su.
His father, Yang Fu, was the governor of Fenzhou in Zhou Dynasty. Like Yang Jian and others, the Yang Su family also said that they were Hongnong Yang.
Yang Su became famous at a young age and had extraordinary talents, so he was valued by Yu Wenhu, who recruited him as a planner, stayed by his side, and entrusted him with important tasks.
Yu Wenhu was more persuasive. Hearing what Yang Sudu said, he smiled and nodded.
"Okay, let's do as you say."
Yu Wenhu then looked at other documents.
The more Yu Wenhu looked, the more depressed he became, and his face became uglier. The situation everywhere was not very good.
The previous battle had squandered all the national power that Yu Wenhu had accumulated over the years. Twenty-four military offices were dispatched together, spending millions of manpower and material resources, but in the end there was no result at all, and they were beaten so miserably.
The memorials in various places are reporting sorrow.
They all say that they need support from temples, and they all say that they need to be exempted from some taxes.
Yu Wenhu rubbed his eyes and sighed.
He put these documents aside for the time being, ignoring them, and then looked at some memorials about the front line.
They are mainly from Wei Xiaokuan's memorials.
"Liu Taozi officially established the military mansion!"
Yu Wenhu's face looked a little ugly, "This little thief!! He still uses my military system of Dazhou!!"
"Look"
Yu Wenhu handed the memorial in his hand to Yang Su. Yang Su was very knowledgeable in military matters. He picked up the memorial and read it carefully.
"Hu Luxian's Lingzhou Military Palace, Yao Xiong's Shuozhou Military Palace, Zhang Heizhu's Youzhou Military Palace, Pi Jinghe's Yingzhou Military Palace, Kou Liu's Jizhou Military Palace, and the exposed Bingzhou Military Palace,
Hu Luguang’s Hengzhou Military Mansion, Qingzhou Military Mansion that defeated Duo Luogu, and Zhaozhou Military Mansion that vomited Xiyue.”
Yang Su glanced at it for a few times and handed the memorial to Yu Wenhu.
"My lord, even the enemies have begun to imitate our military system. Doesn't this just show the excellence of our military system?"
Yu Wenhu was still a little worried, "It was already worrying when Liu Taozi had two armies under his command. What should we do if there are ten armies?"
Yang Su calmly replied: "Although Liu Taozi is strong, the elite soldiers and generals under our command are not weaker than them."
"We have the 24th Military Mansion, which Liu Taozi cannot easily catch up with."
"My lord, don't worry. Liu Taozi is openly rebelling against Qi. If the north and south cannot work together in the future, we will defeat them one by one."
Yu Wenhu seemed a little relieved and nodded.
"A Xian said the same thing. He said that we should not easily fight the enemy at the moment. We should wait for the opportunity, develop ourselves, and accumulate more food and grass. As long as we can maximize the role of the Twenty-fourth Army and have a head-on confrontation, we don't have to worry about Liu Taozi.
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"On the contrary, it's Wei Xiaokuan. Reading too many of his memorials is really worrying!"
"Your Majesty, I don't know why he is so afraid of Liu Taozi!!"
"Be timid before fighting, maybe we should let Yu Wenxian replace Wei Xiaokuan!"
"No!"
Yang Su spoke again, and he said seriously: "Although Duke Qi is brave, he is young and inexperienced after all. Duke Yun seems timid, but in fact he is mature. He will not show his flaws easily when facing Liu Taozi."
"Gong Yun probably won't be able to defeat Liu Taozi, but he won't lose to him, at least he won't be completely defeated."
"The Duke of Qi may defeat Liu Taozi, but he may also return in defeat."
"Based on the current situation, it would be most appropriate for Duke Yun to be stationed here."
Yuwenhu once again listened to the other party's advice.
He looked out the window, the sky was completely bright now.
Yu Wenhu didn't sleep all night, and he felt a little dizzy and extremely tired. Yang Su also noticed this, so he ordered the food officials to come in to serve him, and he said goodbye and left.
Yu Wenhu ate a little. He didn't have a big appetite, and he didn't like to eat too extravagantly.
Yu Wenhu has relatively high requirements for himself. He doesn't like to build luxurious mansions, nor does he dress excessively. He is relatively frugal in all aspects. However, most of his cronies cannot do this, especially his sons.
, they compare with each other, their food and drink expenses exceed the standard, and no one dares to treat them.
After simply eating something, Yu Wenhu lay down to rest.
But he couldn't rest for too long. Not long after he closed his eyes, someone came to him.
Yu Wenhu had no choice but to stand up and greet him.
The person who came was Li An, a doctor under the Ministry of Food, who was one of Yu Wenhu's confidants.
Li An sat in front of Yu Wenhu and whispered about the situation in the palace.
"Yu Wenzhi has been in and out of the palace frequently recently to meet with the emperor."
"He went to see Yu Wenxian yesterday and came out soon."
Li An whispered: "My lord, after all, Yu Wenxian is close to His Majesty. You trust him too much. You can send a few people to keep an eye on him and understand what they are talking about."
Yu Wenhu was stunned and looked at Li An, "He is close to the emperor? Could it be that I am not?"
Li An was stunned, "He is your Majesty's brother."
"Am I not?"
"I"
Although Yu Wenyong treated Yu Wenhu as a junior, Yuwen Hu was indeed Yu Wenyong's cousin.
Li An didn't know what to say. Yu Wenhu laughed and said, "Don't worry, both your Majesty and A Xian are very respectful to me and will not do anything inappropriate."
"It's just this Yu Wenzhi"
Yu Wenhu's eyes gradually turned evil.
"This guy used to get close to me and wanted to get an official position. I was about to appoint him as a general, but after I appointed Yu Wenxian, he began to alienate me and said things that were not conducive to me outside."
"If he doesn't correct himself, then let him accompany his brothers."
Li An trembled all over and hurriedly lowered his head.
"Is there anything else?"
"Your Majesty wants to see you and says something happened to the Queen Mother."
Yu Wenhu stood up helplessly, rubbed his eyes, and looked outside, "I'm extremely tired. I really don't want to go out."
"If my lord is tired, it won't be too late to go tomorrow."
"Forget it, because of my fault, the country suffered losses. If we are not diligent at this moment, how can we defeat the powerful enemy?"
Yu Wenhu sat on the carriage and drove towards the palace.
Sitting in the car, Yu Wenhu looked outside in a daze.
Li An sat next to him, not daring to speak.
Yu Wenhu looked at the white flags hanging on the mansion outside and couldn't help but turn his head.
"Have all the rewards for the fallen soldiers been distributed?"
"Lord, it was completed twenty days ago."
"What a pity. I was hesitant to send troops at the beginning. If the Turks had not repeatedly persuaded me, I would not have sent troops. It would have been better if I had not sent troops. I have continued to accumulate strength for many years, and it was just lost."
Looking at Yu Wenhu who was a little sad, Li An advised: "The war will be won or lost. My lord will definitely be able to pacify Qi and fulfill the last wish of the late king."
Yu Wenhu shook his head and said calmly: "I don't have the ability to go out to fight, as long as I can protect the great Zhou Dynasty, it will be fine."
The carriage continued to move forward, and there were children chasing and playing on the roadside, humming nursery rhymes.
"If the grass is not protected, people will be buried in the ground, and springs will spring from the sand."
When a group of people came to the entrance of the palace, the soldiers opened the door directly. Yuwenhu could drive directly into the palace. Yuwenhu was the only person with such special treatment.
Yu Wenhu got out of the car and looked around. There were soldiers everywhere.
Seeing Yuwenhu, everyone bowed to him one after another. Yuwenhu asked Li An to stay here while he walked quickly towards the main hall.
Yu Wenhu is now over 50 years old. Although he does not have any diseases, his legs and feet are not as good as before, and it is still difficult to walk up the stairs.
As he walked, he was thinking about various things in the country and was very worried.
Liu Taozi's rise was too fast. Although there were elite soldiers and generals in the country, many of these generals could not be trusted.
If they delegate too much power, they will bite back. If they don’t delegate power, they will have no one to use them.
After the defeat, help was needed everywhere, but the temples were not rich. In the next few years, they could only watch Liu Taozi grow bigger. Fortunately, the other party could not limit themselves and focused their energy on the local area.
, now it’s a fair competition for everyone, it depends on who rises first, who recovers first, and then comes to the fight in an upright manner.
Yu Wenhu held the jade tablet in his hand and walked up the steps step by step, finally arriving at Wen'an Hall.
But the emperor is not here, so Yuwenhu is waiting here.
There were several eunuchs here, so Yu Wenhu called them over and asked them about the emperor's recent studies.
The eunuch naturally told the truth.
Yu Wenyong was very smart, but he didn't like reading and liked drinking very much.
Listening to the eunuchs' narration, Yu Wenhu frowned and kept shaking his head, "How can this be so?"
A moment later, Yu Wenyong was seen hurriedly appearing here. He was wearing short clothes and sweating profusely. He walked quickly in front of Yu Wenhu. Yu Wenhu could even smell the stench on his body.
Yu Wenyong smiled bitterly and saluted, "I'm sorry, I didn't know you were coming. I was just playing a game with some guards."
Yu Wenhu frowned and said seriously: "As the emperor, how can you despise your studies?"
"Your Majesty drinks wine all day long and plays games with the guards. He just doesn't pay attention to his studies. The teachers I found for Your Majesty are all very talented people. Why doesn't Your Majesty study?"
Yu Wenyong looked bitter, "This reading is really boring. I will definitely study hard in the future."
Yuwenhu said a few more words to him, and suddenly asked about Yuwenzhi.
"I heard that Duke Wei came to the palace several times to meet with His Majesty alone. What was the purpose?"
Yu Wenyong said helplessly: "I was just about to talk to you about this matter."
"He wanted to be in charge of the army like Yu Wenxian and be the commander-in-chief of the army. He came to me several times and begged me to make him a general."
Yu Wenhu thought for a while, and it seemed like something Yu Wenzhi could do. He sneered and said, "Your Majesty, don't pay attention to him."
"He is jealous of the Duke of Qi, so he came up with this idea. As long as you ignore him, he will not bother your majesty again."
Yu Wenyong nodded, thinking this was the case.
The two talked for a while, and Yu Wenhu said: "I heard someone said that Your Majesty wants me to meet the Empress Dowager?"
"I wonder why you went to see her?"
Yu Wenyong sighed, "Brother, I don't know something."
"The Queen Mother is getting older, but she is becoming more and more fond of drinking. If she is not the closest person, she is not allowed to see her. Sometimes she is happy, sometimes angry, and her temper is very abnormal."
"I tried to persuade her several times before but to no avail. She just couldn't listen."
"I just think she loves her brother the most. If he can persuade me a few words, I think she will definitely agree."
Yu Wenhu nodded, "Okay."
Yu Wenyong quickly took out a copy of "Jiu Gao" from his arms and said with a smile: "You can use this to persuade the Queen Mother."
Yu Wenhu took the book, and Yu Wenyong took the jade tablet in his hand.
Under the leadership of Yu Wenyong, the two of them walked towards Hanren Hall together.
There were fewer and fewer soldiers on both sides, and more female officers and eunuchs.
Yuwenhu strode forward and walked all the way into the palace.
The Queen Mother Chinu was sitting on the upper seat, looking a little sleepy. When she heard the footsteps, she quickly raised her head. This Queen Mother Chinu was actually just Yu Wentai's concubine. She became the concubine only because Yu Wenyong succeeded to the throne.
Queen Mother.
Yuwenhu met the Queen Mother with a formal courtier's bow.
Then, he knelt down, took the book in his hand, and began to read aloud.
"Wang Ruo said: The great destiny of the Ming Dynasty lies in my sister's country."
Yu Wenyong lowered his head and stood behind him, listening to Yu Wenhu's chanting.
Yu Wenhu's speaking speed became faster and faster, and there was the sound of wind coming from outside, which was mixed with Yu Wenhu's chanting.
"Bang~~~"
Only a loud noise was heard.
Yu Wenyong raised the jade wat in his hand and hit Yu Wenhu hard on the back of the head.
Yu Wenhu only felt a pain in the back of his head, and then fell to the ground. Yu Wenhu didn't know what happened. The heavy blow to the back of his head made him lose consciousness for a moment and fell into confusion.
The eunuchs on both sides hurried forward, and Yu Wenyong shouted: "Kill him!! Kill him!!"
The eunuchs looked at Yu Wenhu who fell on the ground, but they did not dare to take action and were trembling all over.
At this moment, I saw a person rushing out from the side.
That man was Yu Wenzhi. He was holding a sharp blade and had been hiding here for a long time. When he saw Yu Wenhu falling to the ground, he rushed over quickly, raised his sword, and started to kill Yu Wenhu.
"Poof!"
"Pfft!"
"Pfft!"
Yu Wenzhi had no intention of stopping. He was in a state of extreme excitement and kept slashing.
He didn't know how many times he chopped it, but Yu Wenhu in front of him was completely chopped into pieces, and he couldn't put them together even if he tried to piece them together.
Yuwen gasped for air and took a few steps back, his face full of fear.
He was covered in blood.
Today, he came to the palace in advance. As soon as he arrived at the palace, Yu Wenyong asked him to hide with the Queen Mother.
Yu Wenzhi and Yu Wenyong were both born to the Queen Mother and were brothers.
Yu Wenzhi never knew what his brother was going to do or his plan. It wasn't until he saw Yu Wenhu being knocked to the ground that he understood why he was hiding here.
He looked at Yu Wenyong beside him, his chest rising and falling violently.
"Brother, I will kill him!"
"Brother!! Success!!"
Yu Wenyong stood aside, looking at the pile of flesh in the pool of blood, but his expression was still the same as before, as if nothing had happened, there was no excitement about killing powerful officials, nor hysterical venting, he was so calm.
Looking at Yu Wenhu's body.
He slowly raised his head and looked at the Queen Mother who was sitting in the upper seat with a look of horror on her face.
He immediately saluted the Queen Mother.
"The Queen Mother was frightened."
"No problem, no problem, just do it. What are you going to do about those people outside?"
"These people are easy to talk to. I have already contacted them. As soon as Yuwenhu is dead, I can take action against them."
"Please mother, don't be afraid and wait here for me."
"Azhi, come with me."
Yu Wenyong led his younger brother and walked outside.
Yu Wenzhi had countless problems at this moment. He had killed people, but he had so many people and generals under his command. What should he do with these people?
"Pass on my edict to ask Sun Lan, the eldest uncle of the right palace, to come and pay homage to me!!"
Yu Wenyong said loudly, and then looked at his brother beside him.
Chapter completed!