Chapter 3 Coping
To the north of Xuanhu, in the palace, the emperor, the queen mother and the prime minister were meeting officials from all over the country. Of course, Xuanhu was not included in the "all places", but the main officials of the surrounding prefectures and counties present were present.
The young emperor Yuwen Weicheng, wearing the emperor's robe, sat on the imperial throne with the Empress Dowager Yuchi Mingyue on the side of the imperial throne. The Prime Minister and Shu King Yuchi Dun sat upright, and there were also soldiers of the imperial guards standing on the left and right.
There was a screen behind the imperial seat, and behind it were the emperor's biological mother, Princess Zhu Yuchi Chifan, and the emperor's grandmother, and the wife of Duke Li, Wang.
At the steps, officials from all over the country lined up according to the ranks, dressed in newly made court uniforms and official uniforms, and saluted the emperor, the empress dowager and the prime minister who were sitting in the upper hand. They were presented one by one like flowing water and placed at the steps, and the ceremony officials sang the name, and then moved out.
These are all specialties from various prefectures and counties, including various cloths, precious herbs, as well as various jewelry, rare birds and beasts.
Yuwen Weicheng couldn't help but be immersed in the sight of the gifts in front of him. However, his aunt was beside him and his mother sat in a screen behind him. He did not dare to move around, so he could only sit upright and maintain the "magnanimity of the emperor".
After finally waiting for the tributes from all over the country to go through, Yuwen Weicheng was excited and prepared to speak according to the content he had memorized, but his aunt didn't say anything, so he had to wait.
Prime Minister and Shu King Yuchi Dun stood up and gave a long speech to the officials below the steps. Then he turned around and stood up to the emperor and the empress dowager on the imperial throne. Empress Dowager Yuchi Mingyue became nervous when she saw this.
He only heard Yuchi Dun take the lead and politely said: "I have the words of the official and minister Dun, and I am the queen mother, and the rituals are prepared and music are prepared. I am not worthy of the Daqing period, so I will live my birthday."
All the officials followed the same words, of course, the name after the "Guizheng" was the name of the officials. Whoever followed the "Dun" would make a joke.
Yuchi Mingyue coughed gently, now he is a puppet... No, it's time for the emperor to speak. Yuwen Weicheng said loudly as if he was reciting the text taught by his teacher in class: "I have just ascended the throne, and I am working hard every day and night, and I am still afraid that I will stagnate all the affairs..."
Yuwen Weicheng recited the book in front, and Yuchi Chifan, who was a grandmother, was worried behind. This kind of scene was full of words. His son didn't recognize many words, so he could only remember the pronunciation and sang it like learning to sing. She accompanied her son to memorize it for a long time last night, but now she is afraid of making mistakes and making people laugh.
The son's name is the emperor, but it is actually a puppet. This is a fact. Yuchi Chifan only wants his son to live safely. This is all in the thought of her uncle Yuchi Dun, so he can only hope that his son will perform as well as possible and be able to "retire after success."
In any case, she has to raise her son, grow up, get married, have children, and continue Yuwen Wen's bloodline.
Thinking of this, Yuchi Chifan felt sad from his heart, but he didn't cry. He endured the sadness and listened quietly to his son. After finally finishing his speech, the civil and military officials saluted and stepped down, she breathed a sigh of relief.
The process of summoning officials from all over the country was over, and many people left the main hall. The solemn atmosphere in the hall became active. Yuwen Weicheng was like a schoolboy who had finished class, cheering to watch the fun (tribute). He still didn't know what he was doing until now.
"My mother, I'm going to touch the pair of white deer."
"Jilang, deer can hit people, kick people, and don't touch them."
"oh..."
Seeing his grandson pouting, Wang felt a little heartbroken: "Oh, just let him touch the white deer..."
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Outside the main hall of the palace, Prime Minister Yuchi Dun was talking to the governor and county magistrates. This time he summoned officials from all over the country to meet the emperor outside Xuanhu City. Of course, it was not to receive gifts, but to show the majesty of the new king, and to knock on some people by the way to make them honest.
The emperor's majesty was not supported by the Da Jialuozhu and the magnificent palace, but was relying on the brave and warlike army. The army he commanded, distributed in a large number of cavalry stationed near various prefectures and counties, was the majesty of the new king.
It is also his majesty.
It is approaching the end of the year, less than a month before the New Year. In previous years, the emperor would hold a court meeting on the New Year's Day, that is, the Yuan Dynasty, to celebrate the most important festival of the year with civil and military officials, but it is impossible now.
The emperor was not in the capital, and all the officials and ministers could not go south outside Xuanhu City to celebrate the New Year with the emperor. They could not hold the Yuan meeting on that day, but this did not mean that Yuchi Dun would let the emperor blow the cold wind by the Ru River.
So he asked the main officials from the neighboring states and counties to come to Xuanhu to meet the emperor and create a big scene, which is considered the first Yuanhui of the new emperor, and also let these officials know which emperor to worship. By the way, they can see the troops he brought, so as not to have any ideas that they should not have.
Such an arrangement has accidentally become another move to make up for the failure.
Yuchi Dun's younger brother Yuchi Youqi was sneak attacked by the Chen army in Guangling, Jiangbei. He lost Guangling unexpectedly. The army was defeated and defeated. The situation in Huainan instantly reversed. After receiving the news, Yuchi Dun was almost vomiting blood.
Guangling suffered a defeat and was humiliated by the country. If it were someone else, he would have killed someone. However, his own brother could not pass the pass of his mother Wang even if he really wanted to kill him. Therefore, after Yuchi Dun was furious, he could only take measures to deal with it.
The official army was defeated in Huainan, and Yuchi Youqi, the commander-in-chief, could not refuse the blame. Yuchi Dun sent an envoy to Zhongli, who retreated to Yuchi Youqi, and announced the punishment decision in public: to seize the title, and to fight for one hundred, he still served as the Minister of Shangshu Ling of the South East Road, and made meritorious service on his crimes.
Although he was defeated, Yuchi Dun would never give up military power to outsiders. This is the principle of being unable to be shaken.
Therefore, even if the punishment for Yuchi Youqi was a bit concealed, Yuchi Dun had to be shameless and let his younger brother continue to hold military power and command the Huainan official army so as not to be taken advantage of by others and become another Gao Huan.
This big defeat, coupled with the big defeat of Yuchi Jing in Tongguan not long ago, made the situation facing Yuchi's family become more serious, from having a comprehensive advantage at the beginning to a stalemate.
The strategy of attacking Yuwen failed and was attacked by the opponent in a sneak attack of Xuanhu. The stalemate has been held until now, and the Chen State in Jiangnan showed his courage and actually attacked Guangling. In this way, his side would have to fight on both sides, which Yuchi Dun had not expected before.
Therefore, the originally planned event of officials from all over the country meeting with the emperor became a good opportunity for him to stabilize the hearts of the people, so that everyone knows that the main force of the official army will be able to protect Henan and Huaibei, so as not to lose anyone who drank too much and would be confused and do anything that should not be done.
The successive setbacks made Yuchi Dun a little anxious, but the situation had not yet gotten out of control. His main force was still there. Even if Chen Jun occupied Huainan, he was unable to capture Huainan, so the main and secondary things must be distinguished.
Looking at the Xuanhu City in the south, Yuchi Dun's eyes were still firm. If the situation in the world was compared to a game of chess, Xuanhu would be a life-and-death disaster, so he was determined to win Xuanhu.
Chapter completed!