chsdbacks Chapter 115: He who wins the hearts of the people wins the world, the imperial edict of Emperor Xing
Chapter 115: He who wins the hearts of the people wins the world, the imperial edict of Emperor Xing
Chapter 115: He who wins the hearts of the people wins the world, the imperial edict of Emperor Xingwu
[The scene of 400,000 Jiangdong men crossing the Ling River once again shocked the world]
[No one would have thought that the King of Chu, who was not well-known on weekdays, would actually disregard the danger to the country and the people, and wanted to commit treason and bring chaos to the world]
[There was a lot of scolding at once]
[The talented people of the entire Dawu Dynasty are cursing you, cursing the King of Han, cursing the King of Zhou, the King of Jin, and even the other vassal kings are affected]
[You don’t care about these insults]
[After crossing Lingjiang River, you took Guangling in just three days]
【at the same time】
[Your teacher, the contemporary Confucian scholar Dong Zhongxian, began to clear your name: it was not a rebellion, but to purge the emperor, punish evildoers, seize lost territory, suppress the rebellion, and restore peace to the Dawu Dynasty.]
[So, the people who cursed you are gone]
[On the contrary, under the deliberate guidance of Confucianism, the army under your command has become a righteous army, supported by the people]
[You are grateful for Mr.’s actions.]
[After conquering Guangling, you did not lead your army northwards, but stayed in Guangling. You always understood one truth, that is, whoever wins the hearts of the people wins the world.]
[So what you should do now is not to go north to take Chang'an and ascend the throne to become emperor]
[Instead, he wanted to take advantage of the endless fighting between the King of Han, the Dali Dynasty, and the Queen Mother Xiao to lead his army south and recapture Lingnan and the lands captured by the Wei Dynasty in one fell swoop]
【Three days later】
[The army has finished resting, you lead the army south]
[Along the way, the people came to greet you in tears, begging you to recover the lost territory and restore order to the Dawu Dynasty. You readily agreed.]
[Ten days later, you will lead your army to Lingnan first]
[A bloody battle with South Vietnam]
[Under your command, the 400,000 elite troops of Jiangdong were unstoppable and invincible. It took less than half a month to recover Lingnan.]
[Afterwards, you left 100,000 elite troops to guard Lingnan, and led 300,000 elite troops northward to Jianping, where you began to gradually recover the prefectures that were captured by the Wei Dynasty]
[The elite troops of Wei are very strong, and cannot be compared with the barbarians of Nanyue. You have to concentrate on dealing with them, and dare not be careless at all.]
[Just when you and the Wei Dynasty were fighting to a standstill]
[The King of Han led his army northwards, and no one could stop him. In less than a month, he captured Lin'an Prefecture and fought outside Chang'an City. He was in high spirits.]
[At the same time]
[More than 500,000 elite troops of the Dali Dynasty also captured Ding'an Prefecture and, together with the King of Han, surrounded Chang'an tightly.]
[Empress Dowager Xiao was furious and negotiated with the King of Han, asking him to work with the court to defeat the elite troops of Dali first, and then talk about his own affairs, but was rejected by the King of Han]
[Once this matter is disclosed]
[The King of Han was instantly condemned and cursed by everyone]
"madness."
"This King of Han is really brainless."
Seeing this, the empress couldn't help but sneer.
A hint of sarcasm flashed in his narrow eyes: "Before this, I thought that although the King of Han was rough and unruly, he was meticulous and had strategies in his mind, otherwise he would not have taken over Shu before everyone else before the rebellion."
"But now it seems that he is a brainless one."
As the empress spoke, she shook her head again, and her fear of the King of Han decreased a little.
In this situation.
The fact that the King of Han could make this decision is enough to show that he has no strategy in his mind.
A reckless man is not enough to make her afraid.
It is easy to guess who is behind this situation where everyone is condemning and scorning him.
On one side, everyone despises it, while on the other side, it is what the people support.
So what even if you take Chang'an now?
The people are like water, and the king is like a boat.
Water can carry a boat, and it can also overturn it.
The King of Han, who had lost the support of the people, defeated the elite troops of the Dali Dynasty even after taking Chang'an.
Recaptured many state capitals in the northwest.
Even if he could take back Chengwu Pass, would he be able to secure the throne?
The answer is yes.
But that was under the premise that the King of Chu had no ambitions.
Once the King of Chu leads his army north and finds any excuse to replace the emperor, that will be what the people want.
[The King of Han, who was reviled by the whole world and criticized by thousands of people, did not care at all and did not compromise at all. He only wanted to capture Chang'an and enter the palace.]
[In his opinion, as long as he can enter the palace]
[He will be able to ascend the throne and become emperor. After he becomes emperor, what will a few hundred thousand elite Dali soldiers mean to him? ]
[After receiving this news, you shook your head, thinking that you had also made mistakes. The King of Han, who was so reckless and had no strategy, and who only had a brave appearance, was not worthy of your fear.]
【after】
[You didn't pay much attention to what happened in Chang'an, but focused on dealing with Wei.]
[You fought with the Wei army in Jianping for more than a month, and finally defeated the Wei army, recovered lost territory, and even recaptured Xilin Pass]
【That’s when】
[You received a message from Chang'an]
[Chang'an fell, and the King of Han got what he wanted. While he was charging into Chang'an City, he also defeated the elite troops of the Dali Dynasty and captured Ding'an Prefecture, forcing them to retreat to Gu'an.]
[You are not surprised by this]
Although the King of Han was a reckless man with no strategy, his bravery was enough to rank him among the top three in the world, the first being Xu Chu, the second being Huo Qubing, and the third being the King of Han.
This is your own evaluation.
[To be honest, you are still somewhat envious of the one in the North.]
[Under his command, he not only has the peerless warriors Xu Chu and Huo Qubing, but also the world's best elite troops, the Xianzhen Camp, the blue-clothed woman of the heavenly realm, the mysterious Black Ice Platform, and so on. How can one not be jealous of all these? ]
[What a pity]
[Although you have never met the King of Zhenbei, you also know that you can only be rivals in this life]
[Especially, after you knew that the empress escaped from Chang'an and went straight to the northern border, I was even more certain of your previous guess that the King of Zhenbei wanted to help the empress.]
[But what you can’t understand is]
[Since that person has decided to support the Empress, why hasn't he made any move yet?]
[There are also the King of Yan in Jiangnan and the King of Ning in Donghai]
【Yes】
[Compared to the King of Han who has taken Chang'an and is preparing to ascend the throne, you are more afraid of the above three. As for Empress Dowager Xiao, she disappeared as early as when the King of Han captured Chang'an.]
[You were afraid, and after successively recovering Lingnan, Jianping, Xilin Pass and other places, you did not directly proceed to the next step. Instead, you left 100,000 elite troops to guard Xilin Pass and led your army back to Guangling.]
[When you just returned to Guangling]
[Amid the curses of the people of the world, the King of Han ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, changing the era name to Xingwu and taking the title of Emperor Tianhuang]
【One Year of the Emperor】
[As soon as Emperor Xingwu ascended the throne, he issued several imperial edicts to various vassal states. One of them was sent to Guangling, and another was sent to the northern border.]
(End of this chapter)