Chapter 664: Enthroned Grandson

As the advance plan formulated by the General Governor's Office was approved by Deng Sheng, the huge war machine of Deng began to operate rapidly. Countless civilians transported a large amount of money, grain and supplies to Luoyang and the Central Plains to hoard them. The guards who were ordered to participate in the attack on Zhao next year also began to gather on the Yellow River. Deng's big moves must be hidden from Zhao, which is separated by a river. However, Zhao's troops had already been assembled. However, Zhao's court had different opinions on whether to mobilize Li Rubing and the northern army to move south.

"Reported to the Empress Dowager, according to the Central Plains spies, Deng State used more than 400,000 troops this time, and this is not the case with the troops stationed in Luoyang. In the Dongjun, which is across the Yellow River from Wei County, there have been 300,000 Deng troops gathered, and there are 100,000 Deng troops in the direction of Henei County. Our army has only 150,000 troops on the front line of Wei County, and the strength is very different. I advocate mobilizing General Li Rubing to lead the army south." In the Chengqian Hall, the king and ministers of Zhao State gathered together, and the new Prime Minister of Zhao State Zhong Xing said.

Zhong Xing was promoted by the Empress Dowager Song after Zhuang Ping's death. However, since he was not one of the regent ministers, he was suppressed by a group of regent ministers everywhere. He did not have much real power. Although his status was high, he was just a melody bulletin launched by the Empress Dowager Meng and a group of regent ministers.

However, Zhong Xing is also an ambitious person. Since he became the prime minister of a country, he would definitely not be willing to act as a sound tube. He finally survived until Lin Qingfeng and Zuo Sheng, the two old guys, thought he could take the opportunity to gain some real power, but at this time, among the five auxiliary ministers, Zhang Ying, who had always had a very low presence, emerged from the army. After the death of the Empress Dowager Song, he took the initiative to move closer to Meng, received support from Meng, and controlled the government. Even Li Rubing, who was one of the auxiliary ministers and the general of the dynasty, was excluded to Yuyang.

At this point, if Zhong Xing wants to fight for the great power in the court, the five auxiliary ministers will never be able to avoid. If they want to realize their ambitions, they must be supported by the auxiliary ministers. Now, among the five auxiliary ministers, only Zhang Ying and Li Rubing are the only ones who remain. However, Zhang Ying is a representative of the royal family and is naturally hostile to the foreign ministers such as Zhong Xing. The power of the country is just that. If the royal family wants to grasp power, they can only rob it from the hands of the foreign ministers, so Zhang Ying cannot let Zhong Xing, a foreign minister, get too much power.

Since Zhang Ying's road cannot be understood, he can only move closer to the last minister of the regent, Li Rubing. However, after Zuo Sheng and Lin Qingfeng's death, Li Rubing was suppressed. After the death of Song, he was even excluded from the power center and went to Yuyang. He could not give Zhong Xing too much support, so Zhong Xing had to find a way to bring Li Rubing back to Jinyang. However, now Zhang Ying and Zhao Kuo, the two military and political leaders, were very afraid of Li Rubing, and it was very difficult to suppress Li Rubing.

But now that Deng's army is heading north, he gives Zhong Xing the opportunity. Li Rubing holds the most elite northern army in Zhao State. If Li Rubing can lead his army south, with Li Rubing's prestige, he can easily seize the command of the Hebei army from Zhao Kuo. In this way, Zhao's military power will be concentrated in Li Rubing's hands again, holding hundreds of thousands of troops. Even if Zhang Ying is unwilling, he will not be able to stop Li Rubing from returning to Jinyang.

"Okay!" Meng said angrily: "The Ai family has decided, Zhong Xiang doesn't need to say much!"

Meng has always been quite dissatisfied with Zhong Xing, the prime minister promoted by Song. Now that Zhong Xing is in opposition to him, how can he show him a good look?

When Zhong Xing saw that Meng was angry, he immediately did not dare to say more. He knew very well that although he was the prime minister of the current dynasty, he did not have any real power in his hands. Meng would be able to deal with him easily.

In December of the ninth year of Tiantong, the end of the year was approaching, and Deng's preparations for attacking Zhao were almost done. Now we will wait for the war to start in March next year.

On December 15, 2018, the ninth year of Tiantong, Deng Hao brought his eldest son, King Wei Deng Huan into the Zichen Hall. Deng Sheng had just finished handling government affairs and was very happy to see his eldest son and grandson coming.

The ancestral teaching of Tiantong decided that after Deng Sheng's death, Deng Hao was the emperor of Deng State, and Deng Huan was the crown prince of Deng State. Therefore, although Deng Sheng rarely involved Deng Huan's affairs over the years, he attached great importance to Deng Huan's cultivation.

"My son (Sun Chen) pays homage to his father (Emperor’s grandfather), and wish his father (Emperor’s grandfather) to live forever!" Deng Hao led Deng Huan to salute.

"Please be calm, it's rare for you father and son to come to see me together!" Deng Sheng said with a smile.

"Your father, the Ministry of Rites has chosen the wedding date for Huan'er's wedding, which is on the 10th year of Tiantong, on the second day of the second month." Deng Hao said.

Deng Sheng nodded. When Deng Huan was fifteen years old, Deng Sheng made the decision and made a marriage contract for Deng Huan and Cui Hao's granddaughter. Deng Huan is not young now and the marriage should be put on the agenda, so Deng Sheng asked the Ministry of Rites to choose a good day for Deng Huan.

"The Ministry of Rites has reported this to me. It is auspicious day for the dragon to raise its head on the second day of the second month. Your mother is also very satisfied. However, it should not be worthy of your personal take on Huan'er to Zichen Palace to see me, right?" Deng Sheng asked. Although Deng Huan's wedding is a major event for the royal family, the specific matters will be handled by the Ministry of Rites. The Ministry of Rites has also reported to Deng Sheng. This matter will not be that Deng Hao personally brought Deng Huan to Zichen Palace to see him. There must be something else.

"The father is clearly seeing Wanli, but I am not good at it!" Deng Hao complimented: "That's the case. Huan'er will be nineteen years old next year, and it's time to contribute to the court. So I plan to let Huan'er go to the three provinces and six ministries after Huan'er's wedding next year to accumulate experience."

So that's what happened. Looking at the young Deng Huan in front of him, Deng Sheng couldn't help but sigh. He was as old as Deng Huan and took over the power of the Deng State. Now forty years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Deng Huan was born in the 19th year of Qianyuan. He is eighteen years old this year. After the Chinese New Year, he is nineteen years old. His father Deng Hao had already started to participate in politics at his age.

Deng Sheng nodded and said, "Okay, Huan'er is the future crown prince of Deng. He is not young anymore, so he should also experience it. Let's do this. At the New Year's Day Grand Court meeting next year, I will appoint Huan'er as the crown prince, so that he can walk in the three provinces and six ministries as the crown prince. In addition, your concubines and Han'er and Yu'er's sons should also be crowned with the title of the crown prince, so I will do it at the New Year's Day Grand Court meeting."

Deng Sheng has few descendants, only five sons, but there are indeed many grandsons. Deng Hao, the eldest son of the legitimate son, has a total of six sons, Deng Huan, Deng Song, Deng Dong, Deng Ying, Deng Ying, Deng An, and Deng Bai. Among them, Deng Huan, Deng Huan, was named King of Wei when Deng Sheng became emperor. This is the title of the prince. It has the same status as Deng Han, Deng Yu, Deng Zun, and Deng Fu. This is actually the position of Deng Huan as the crown prince, and it is only one official title.

Deng Hao's second son Deng Song was enthroned as the Prince of Changping. After Deng Hao ascended the throne, he would be promoted to the prince. Deng Hao's remaining four sons were all concubines. Deng Sheng was not enthroned when he was emperor. Among the four concubines, Deng Dong, Deng Ying and Deng An were already ten years old, and Deng Bai was not yet at the age of being crowned king.

The eldest son of the concubine Deng Han had three sons. The eldest son of the eldest son Deng Quan was named Prince Yong'an County when Deng Sheng became emperor, the eldest son of the concubine Deng Gao and the second son of the concubine Deng Gou.

The second son of the monk, Deng Yu, had four sons. The eldest son of the monk, Deng Zhi, was named the prince of Yongning when Deng Sheng became emperor, the second son of the monk, Deng Hang, the eldest son of the monk, Deng Li, and the second son of the monk.

The second son of the legitimate son Deng Zun has two sons, the eldest son of the legitimate son Deng Shu, and the second son of the legitimate son Deng Xi are only four or five years old, and are not as old as the king.

The third son of the sacred son Deng Fu had only one son, the eldest son Deng Ke, who was only three years old and was not as old as the king.

Among Deng Sheng's grandchildren, only Deng Dong, Deng An, Deng Ying, Deng Gao, Deng Gou, Deng Hang, Deng Li and Deng Zhu were the seven people. These people would all be awarded the title of county prince. Deng Dong, Deng An and Deng Ying were Deng Hao's sons. After Deng Hao ascended the throne, their titles would be promoted to prince. Deng Han's eldest son Deng Quan and Deng Yu's eldest son Deng Zhi were still held the title of county prince.

According to the ancestral teachings of the Heavenly Union, they should also remove the title of county prince and be appointed as the crown prince of Jin and Wei prince. However, Deng Sheng has been dragging this matter all the time and has not done so. Now it is just right to take advantage of the opportunity to enthrone Deng Huan as the crown prince and enthrone them together.

"Here!" Deng Hao was very happy. He originally wanted Deng Huan to travel to the three provinces and six ministries to enhance the influence of the Eastern Palace. Unexpectedly, Deng Sheng would directly propose to appoint Deng Huan as the crown prince, which would undoubtedly further improve the status of the Eastern Palace. Although with the ancestral teachings, as long as Deng Hao can ascend the throne smoothly and Deng Huan did not die prematurely, Deng Huan's position as the crown prince is a foregone conclusion, but now with Deng Sheng's recognition, it would be different. Even if Deng Hao ascends the throne in the future, he would not dare to act as the crown prince.

In the tenth year of Tiantong, the New Year of the New Year, a new year, a new beginning. After Deng Sheng accepted the congratulations from all civil and military officials in the Huangji Palace, he immediately announced an edict to appoint the eldest son of the Crown Prince Deng Hao as the crown prince, and walked in three provinces and six ministries to participate in the government affairs.

In addition, the title of Prince of Yong'an, the eldest son of King Deng Han of Jin, was reclaimed, and he was crowned as the crown prince of King Jin, and the title of Prince of Yongning, the eldest son of King Deng Yu of Wei, was reclaimed, and he was crowned as Prince of Yongning, and he was crowned as Prince of Wei.

The crown prince Deng Hao's second son Deng Song changed his title to the King of Wu County, the eldest son Deng Dong was the King of Pengcheng County, the second son Deng Ying was the King of Langya County, and the third son Deng An was the King of Donglai County.

The eldest son of King Deng Hanshu of Jin, Deng Gao, was the prince of Hedong, and the second son of Shu, Deng Gou, was the prince of Chenliu.

Deng Hang, the second son of King Deng Yu of Wei, was the prince of Xiapi, the eldest son Deng Li, the prince of Jinan, and the second son Deng Zhu, the prince of Yuzhang.

After the end of his title of king, Deng Sheng also announced that the marriage of the crown prince Deng Huan was scheduled to be held on the 10th year of Tiantong, on the second day of the second month.

This dynasty meeting is of great significance. The most important one is to confer the eldest son of the crown prince Deng Hao as the crown prince, which further determined that the status of the inheritance of the throne of the Eastern Palace lineage is unshakable.

On the second day of the 10th year of Tiantong, Deng Huan married on the second day of the second month. Deng Sheng took this opportunity to gather all the generals who were about to go to the expedition to attack Zhao to Luoyang. After he once again determined the direction of his march, all the troops waited for the moment of war after Deng Huan's wedding.

On March 18, in the tenth year of Tiantong, Deng Sheng saw him off at the Huangji Palace in Luoyang.

"You guys, I have been in the process of inheriting the Great Deng for 16 years since Wang'an Deng inherited the Great Deng for 16 years. I have been in great dangers all the way. Now I have finally seen the dawn of the unification of the world. Today, hundreds of thousands of elite troops of our Great Deng went north to destroy the Zhao State entrenched in Hebei, unify the land of China, restore peace to the world, and restoration to the people. I hope that all the ministers will do their best to live up to the emperor's grace!" Deng Sheng sat on the throne and said.

"I will receive the order! May the great Deng be strong forever forever!" Everyone bowed in unison.

"General General of the General of the Governor's Office, British Duke Xue Rengui obeyed the order!" Deng Sheng said to Xue Rengui.

"I am here!" Xue Rengui responded.

"I ordered you to attack Grand Marshal Zhao, command the three armies, coordinate all the troops, and give you the Grand Marshal's Seal and Shangfang's Sword. You are allowed to make a decision at the moment and take action first and then report!" Deng Sheng said.

"I accept the order!" Xue Rengui responded.

Then an eunuch came to Xue Rengui with a seal and a sword. Xue Rengui took the seal and sword and said solemnly: "Thank you Your Majesty for your deep kindness. Please rest assured. This warrior must do his best to defeat the Zhao army, and advance to Jinyang to establish a country for Your Majesty!"

"I am naturally relieved to be able to Xue Qing, come and present the wine. I want to do a strong journey for all the generals!" Deng Sheng nodded with a smile.

Soon, palace maids came to the generals who went to fight against Zhao with a cup of fine wine. Deng Sheng raised his wine glass and said, "The generals are about to go to war. I would like to see you off with this cup of American wine. I will return to the court to win the victory in the future. I will hold a banquet in this Huangji Hall to ask for merits for you. Please drink this cup full of this cup. I wish you all the generals a victory in the flag and a success!" After that, he drank the wine in the cup.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" the generals said in unison, and then drank the wine in the glass one by one.

Then Deng Sheng personally led all civil and military officials to the Taimiao for sacrifice. After the sacrifice, Deng Sheng personally awarded the Anding Gate of Luoyang. Outside the city, there were 100,000 troops ready to go to war. This was only one-quarter of the troops of Deng's attack on Zhao this time. The remaining troops had already gathered on the border. The 100,000 people came to Luoyang, but it was just a form.

After Deng Sheng said some excited words, he waved his hand and shouted: "The army is on the battle!"

Xue Rengui, who was under the city, rode on a war horse, holding the Shangfang sword, shouted loudly: "All the soldiers, Your Majesty has an order, the army will go to war!"

Then, the back team turned into the front team, and a hundred thousand troops set out in a mighty manner and headed east.

Looking at the army that was leaving, Deng Sheng murmured: "The world has been disturbed for three hundred years. Now it is finally time to unify. I hope that after this battle, the world will be peaceful and the people will live in peace, and there will be no more wars!"
Chapter completed!