The heavens set sail from the courtyard

Chapter 416 Qing Dynasty
Wang Gang walked into the little emperor's bedroom under the leadership of the eunuch.

In fact, the emperor is almost 30 years old, and he can no longer be called a little emperor.

But Wang Gang still subconsciously treats the emperor as a child.

The closer he was to the little emperor's bedroom, the more dangerous Wang Gang felt.

Ever since he broke through the power of internal boxing and survived close to death on the battlefield, his premonition of danger is very effective. Sometimes he feels that this premonition is the supreme secret of internal boxing, and he avoids danger without noticing it.

When he came to the emperor's bedroom, Wang Gang suddenly stopped and stood at the gate of the palace, his eyes glanced around, and the corners of his mouth curled up.

"My lord, the emperor is waiting for you in the palace." The eunuch reminded Wang Gang not to leave.

Wang Gang straightened his chest and walked into the hall with a stride.

The little emperor was sitting in the hall waiting for Wang Gang, and he didn't look sick at all.

Wang Gang walked up to his nephew without saluting, and said directly, "I thought you wouldn't be in the hall."

The little emperor narrowed his eyes, and said, "Is there any reason for me not to see my uncle when he enters the palace?"

Wang Gang looked at the empty palace, puzzled and said: "I thought there should be other people in the palace."

The little emperor's face darkened, and he asked back: "Since uncle has already noticed, why did he still enter the palace?"

Wang Gang said calmly, "Because I want to see my nephew for the last time."

After finishing speaking, a large number of guards suddenly poured into the hall, each with weapons in their hands, aiming at Wang Gang.

There are also many guards around the little emperor.

"Uncle, I don't want to kill you, but your prestige is too high. If you don't die, I, the emperor, will be a puppet." The little emperor stood up, pushed away the guards around him, and said to Wang Gang.

Wang Gang stared at the little emperor and asked, "Why did you choose today?"

The little emperor's face became more and more gloomy, but he didn't answer Wang Gang's words.

Wang Gang said to himself, "Is it because I have a son?"

The little emperor nodded gloomyly, and said: "I believe that my uncle will not betray me, nor will I betray the Great Song Dynasty. I know your ideals, and I am willing to help my uncle to become a famous minister of a generation.

But I can't believe that my uncle's son will not threaten the imperial power in the future. "

There are many ministers who usurped power in history. Maybe they would not threaten the imperial power when they were alive, but once he died, the descendants immediately usurped power.

For example, Cao Pi, the son of Cao Cao, and Sima Yan, the son of Sima Zhao.

The founding of the Song Dynasty was not righteous. At the beginning, Zhao Kuangyin relied on military power and wore a yellow robe to bully the orphans and widows of the Chai family.

When the little emperor learned that Wang Gang had a son, he couldn't bear it immediately. He wanted to deal with Wang Gang quickly, because he was worried that his future descendants would end up with the Chai family.

"Alas, there is no family affection in front of power." Wang Gang sighed.

The little emperor said in a deep voice: "I know that my uncle has the last imperial edict in his hand. I can promise you that as long as you hand over the edict, I will not implicate the Sheng family."

Wang Gang raised his eyebrows and said, "The Empress Dowager is also from the Sheng family, what are you going to do to your mother?"

The little emperor took it for granted: "The empress dowager is old and frail, and she is plagued by many diseases. She will go to the palace to recuperate in the future. Doesn't she like Qi Heng? I will let Qi Heng accompany her forever."

Wang Gang nodded and said, "Finally, you haven't completely wiped out your humanity, that's good."

The little emperor suddenly felt something was wrong, and suddenly became frightened, and shouted to the guards around him: "Kill him quickly."

Just as the guard was about to make a move, the person next to him suddenly extended the steel knife towards his colleague.

The little emperor broke out in a cold sweat.

A large number of guards died under the knife of their companions, and then all gathered behind Wang Gang, and put away their weapons.

There was no one around the little emperor besides a corpse and a eunuch.

"You, you!" The little emperor pointed at the palace guards, speechless in disbelief.

"Official family, you are sick, so stay in the deep palace to recuperate!" Wang Gang sighed and turned around slowly.

"Uncle, do you want to trap me in the deep palace forever?" The little emperor roared unwillingly.

Wang Gang didn't answer, and slowly walked out of the palace. Instead of leaving the palace, he went to see Sheng Minglan.

Sheng Minglan seemed to have expected that Wang Gang would come to her, and no one was left by her side.

Wang Gang stood opposite Sheng Minglan and said, "Sixth Sister, I'm sorry."

Sheng Minglan asked: "Why didn't you abolish the emperor?"

Wang Gang shook his head and said, "I've thought about it for many years, and I finally understand the reason why the late emperor left me the abolition edict."

Sheng Minglan was puzzled and said, "What is the reason?"

Wang Gang said: "As long as I have an edict in my hand that can threaten the imperial power, the officials will never treat me as an uncle, and they will kill me one day."

Sheng Minglan was surprised and said, "The late emperor was plotting against you until his death?"

Wang Gang sighed: "This is the emperor's mind."

Sheng Minglan was still puzzled and said: "Could it be that the first emperor was not afraid that you would really abolish the emperor's son?"

Wang Gang laughed and said: "Of course the first emperor is not afraid. He has more than one son. If I really abolish the official family, I will anger the entire royal family. There will always be ministers who will support other royal descendants to fight against me."

Sheng Minglan sat down and said, "The Emperor Xian had such thoughts."

Wang Gang nodded and said: "What the late emperor wanted to protect was not you and his son, but the Zhao family. He was not afraid of me usurping power, but he was afraid that I would not usurp power."

Sheng Minglan's face was gloomy, she shook her head and said, "How is Third Brother going to treat my son?"

Wang Gang said: "I will never usurp the Zhao family in my lifetime."

Sheng Minglan raised her head in surprise, she understood another meaning in Wang Gang's words.

He himself will never usurp the Song Dynasty, but the descendants of later generations may not necessarily.

Wang Gang left the palace. Since then, the little emperor was completely trapped in the palace. Wang Gang also began to control the government and crazily implemented reforms.

The little emperor once wanted to contact his courtiers to overthrow Wang Gang, but Wang Gang found out every time, and none of those ministers was spared, and all of them ransacked their homes and wiped out their families.

Wang Gang was not merciful, he put away all his kindness, and in order to promote the reform, he went on a killing spree, killing all those who opposed him in the court.

In the [-]th year of Yuanyou's reign, all the stalls entered the country, and at the same time Wang Gang sent Gu Tingye to recover Xixia.

The Song army, equipped with firearms, drove straight in, broke through the capital of Xixia without much resistance, and completely wiped out the Xixia Kingdom.

Armed with the prestige of a great victory, there is no obstacle to Wang Gang's implementation of the integration of government and gentry to pay food.

After the destruction of Xixia, Wang Gang rewarded Gu Tingye for his meritorious deeds, and made Gu Tingye the Duke of Xia. He himself was promoted from the county king to Prince Qing.

Next, Wang Gang appointed cronyism and placed all the important positions in the court with his own people.

In the 12th year of Yuanyou, the little emperor died of depression. Sheng Minglan sent a white-haired man to a black-haired man. He was in so much pain that he completely lived in seclusion in the harem, ignoring worldly affairs.

Wang Gang helped the six-year-old prince ascend the throne, and he was known as Emperor Song'an in history.

In the third year of Xingye, Wang Gang presided over the reform and achieved success. The Song Dynasty was prosperous and the people were peaceful, and the country was prosperous and strong.

In the fourth year of Xingye, the Great Song Dynasty fought a decisive battle with the Great Liao Dynasty. The world was determined in the first battle. In the artillery fire, Liao Emperor Yelu Hongji was killed, and the Liao Kingdom officially perished.

In the sixth year of Xingye, after the remnants of the Liao Kingdom were wiped out, Wang Gang sent troops into Liaodong to wipe out the Jurchens who were still in the developing stage.

After nine years of Xingye and no foreign enemies, Wang Gang began to focus on internal affairs.

Sheng Hong passed away in the same year, and Wang Gang was buried with royal ceremonies. Three months later, Wang Ruofu and Lin Sushuang passed away successively, accompanying Sheng Hong.

Wang Gang was very sad that two relatives passed away within a year, and it was rare for him to rest for two days.

In the 11th year of Xingye, the emperor gradually came of age, intending to take back the power against the Sheng family, but Wang Gang detected it in advance, was defeated and captured, and committed suicide due to unbearable humiliation.

Wang Gang held a funeral for the emperor, because there were no heirs left, Wang Gang could only support his brother to become the puppet emperor, the power of the Sheng family reached its peak, and the emperor could be abolished at any time.

Some of the courtiers have advised Wang Gang to abolish the emperor and stand on his own, but Wang Gang refuted it.

Four years later, Hai Chaoyun brought up Wang Gang's only son, and finally died with a smile on his face. Wang Gang lost his beloved wife, and the whole country mourned for him.

Sheng Yong put on sackcloth and filial piety for his aunt Haishi to thank her for her kindness in raising her.

After his son grew up, Wang Gang began to teach him how to govern the country, completely cultivating him as a successor.

As the only son of Wang Gang, Sheng Yong has been striving since he was a child, and he is very good at studying and practicing martial arts. Wang Gang is very satisfied.

It may be because of practicing Neijiaquan. Wang Gang was getting older, but his body had always been strong. He ruled the government for more than 40 years and paved the way for future generations before he died suddenly.

After Wang Gang's death, his son Sheng Yong inherited the title of Prince Qing. With the support of the Sheng family, he continued to control the Song Dynasty. Three years later, he felt that the time was right to abolish the emperor and establish himself as "Qing".

Daqing established the country, treated the descendants of the Zhao family kindly, and named Wang Gang, the founder, Emperor Xiaowu.

Sheng Yong inherited Wang Gang's behest and never gave up on expanding the frontiers and lands. He conquered the grasslands in the north and conquered Fusang in the east, establishing a huge empire that had never been seen before.

But the moon waxed and waned, and 420 years after the founding of Daqing, it was still on the verge of destruction, and a new dynasty rose.

(End of this chapter)