nucmednet Chapter 406: War Begins in the South
Chapter 406: War Begins in the South
Ningyuxuan.
"Xiao Xiangzi, go to the Yangxin Palace and find Xiao Yinzi. Ask him to quickly get you and me a map of Nanzhao Kingdom. I need it urgently."
Huang Ye just forgot to tell the emperor this.
However, this task will eventually fall on Xiaoyinzi, so she can just go to Xiaoyinzi and get it done.
Seeing Xiao Xiangzi leave, Huang Ye started writing the prescription again.
After writing down the prescription, Huang Ye gave it to Hong Dou.
"Go to Qiyun Palace again and see if the emperor and his men have left. If they are still there, give this directly to the emperor."
Huang Ye felt that the emperor and his men should not leave so early.
Going to war with the Kingdom of Nanzhao is a matter of life and death for the Great Xia Dynasty.
Those people are the top ones in the Great Xia Dynasty.
If the Great Xia Dynasty was over, they would be over too.
So they must discuss this matter together.
As Huang Ye expected, Hongdou came back soon.
"Your Majesty, the Emperor and his men are still in the Qiyun Palace. I will return after giving the prescription to the Emperor."
"What did the Emperor say?"
Huang Ye wanted to know the emperor's reaction.
"The Emperor directly handed the prescription to Eunuch Yu and asked him to go to the Ministry of Revenue and ask the people in the Ministry of Revenue to collect the medicinal materials as soon as possible."
Huang Ye was very satisfied with the emperor's reaction.
The emperor was not like those petty-minded people and took her prescription to the Imperial Medical Bureau for examination.
He trusted her with all his heart.
This made Huang Ye feel a little touched.
In the afternoon, Xiao Xiangzi brought back the map of Nanzhao Kingdom.
Huang Ye opened the map, spread it on the table and looked at it carefully.
This map is very simple, and it can be said that it only shows the geographical outline of the Nanzhao Kingdom.
It only simply marked the locations of a few larger towns.
In addition, there are the names of several counties surrounding the State of Nanzhao.
"Cangyuan County..."
She murmured to herself in Huang Ye's mouth.
If she remembered correctly, she was now the county magistrate of Cangyuan County.
If the Great Xia Dynasty and the Nanzhao Kingdom go to war, Cangyuan County, which borders the Nanzhao Kingdom, will be the first to bear the brunt.
She had to write a letter and have the prince take it back that night, asking her family to remind the young man as soon as possible.
If he had taken precautions in advance, he would not have panicked and lost his mind when the war broke out.
However, given Wansheng's alertness, it is not impossible that he could discover something was wrong in advance.
Not to mention that Huang Ye was busy and having a great time in Ning Yuxuan.
On the tenth day of the first lunar month, the emperor announced a series of major events that were enough to shock the entire court.
First, it’s about Concubine Lin.
Concubine Lin colluded with Concubine Shu and murdered the concubines in the harem. She was sentenced to death and executed on the same day.
Since she was once a concubine in the harem, she was only given a bowl of poisoned wine to end her life.
Lin Jieyu's family had no idea what she was doing in the harem.
Therefore, the emperor exempted their family from punishment because of his father's loyalty to the Great Xia Dynasty for so many years.
Her father and brother were only required to make meritorious contributions while serving their sentence, and their salaries would not be paid for five years.
What that means is that during these five years, Concubine Lin's father and brother worked for the court for free, and the court did not pay them any wages.
Concubine Lin's father burst into tears in the court, knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly to thank the emperor for not killing him.
You have to know that at this time when the relationship with the Nanzhao Kingdom was at its most sensitive, Concubine Lin happened to get involved.
Not only her, but also her family members will be sentenced to death.
The emperor then announced that the deposed queen had contracted a serious illness in Heyuan and had died.
Although this statement was a bit far-fetched, some of the court officials present had different ideas in their minds.
But the person is already dead, what else can they say now?
Didn’t you see that Censor Zhao didn’t say anything?
Next comes the matter of the Southern Zhao Kingdom.
The Nanzhao Kingdom ignored the warnings of the Great Xia Dynasty and insisted on appointing Xuanyuan Jing, who had fled after treason, as the crown prince. It also sent envoys to provoke the Great Xia Dynasty.
All these incidents were enough for the Great Xia Dynasty to use force against them.
No court official raised any objection to the emperor's decision to use force against the Kingdom of Nanzhao.
Nanzhao was a tiny country, yet they were bullied even in the court.
Isn't it right to beat them up?
Shortly after the emperor announced war against the Kingdom of Nanzhao in the court, news came from the south.
The Prince of Zhennan rebelled.
The reason why the Prince of Zhennan rebelled was that the emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty was vicious and framed his other brothers.
Prince Zhennan couldn't stand the emperor's vicious behavior, so he decided to rise up in rebellion to overthrow the current emperor's tyranny.
Then restore peace and order to the Great Xia Dynasty.
In fact, even the Prince of Zhennan knew that his reason was untenable, so he wrote a very brief manifesto of rebellion.
It's just finding an excuse.
The war between the two countries officially began.
The rebellion of Prince Zhennan caught the Great Xia Dynasty off guard.
His troops quickly captured several towns and their morale was greatly boosted.
The 200,000-strong army led by Yu Lei was intended to guard against Prince Zhennan and prevent him from noticing it too early.
They were stationed far away from any of these towns.
But this is only a temporary situation.
Soon, Yu Lei's army attacked the King of Zhennan's army in batches.
At this time, the Nanzhao Kingdom also began to send troops.
Under the pretext of revenge for their Princess Nanzhao, they openly invaded the territory of the Great Xia Dynasty.
The war in the south is now in full swing.
But in the harem, there was still peace and tranquility.
Huang Ye is a person who worries a lot.
She requested the emperor to have Xiao Yinzi send a copy of the intelligence on the war in the south to Ning Yuxuan every day.
The emperor knew that she was a promising person, so he agreed to her request without hesitation.
The Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month is here again.
Huang Ye originally thought that because of the war in the front, their Lantern Festival in the palace might be cancelled.
With the country in crisis, who has the time to eat, drink and have fun?
But the emperor didn't think so.
Fighting on the front line is important, but it cannot affect the mood of the court and the harem.
He was very confident that this time the territory of Nanzhao Kingdom could be incorporated into the Great Xia Dynasty.
Besides, those lanterns have been made in advance, and it would be a shame not to hang them up for appreciation.
She knew the yellow leaves liked this.
Last year she wanted to bring two back, but failed.
This year he must fulfill her wish.
The Lantern Festival banquet was naturally hosted by Concubine Du.
"Mrs. Huang, your little cutie is here to see you."
Huang Ye heard the eldest princess' voice in the bedroom.
Hongdou opened the door.
As soon as the eldest princess entered the room, she threw herself into Huang Ye's arms.
"Madam Huang, look at my clothes. They are very beautiful, aren't they?"
The style of this dress was designed for her by Empress Huang.
She likes this new dress very much.
"Our eldest princess is a little beauty. This dress suits you very well."
Huang Ye praised her.
"I like Lady Huang the best."
The eldest princess held Huang Ye's neck tightly and refused to let go.
She didn't know the news of the deposed queen's death yet, and everyone in the palace was hiding it from her.
"Madame Huang..."
The eldest prince cried out in grievance.
He is such a big man standing here, doesn’t the imperial sister see him?