Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 289
Throughout November, the atmosphere in Jiankang City was always subdued. The only thing that was a little bit lively was Bei Zhonglang's General Guo Mo leading his troops back to the capital to defend Gyeonggi.

On the day Guo Mo returned to the capital, the east and south fence gates of Jiankang City were wide open, and the strict security in the city had been relaxed earlier, and the imperial guards even encouraged people in the capital to leave their homes to have a look at the military.

On this day, Jiankang City was once again lively, and many people flocked to the streets to look forward to the past.It wasn't until noon that Guo Mo entered the city from Qingxi in the east of the city, and led hundreds of knights to walk slowly across the street.

Shen Zhezi was also sitting on the attic beside the road watching Guo Mo's military appearance. It could be seen that the hundreds of knights, including the horses, were all carefully selected. There is a long spear hanging by the side.Looking at the past, there is a soaring evil spirit rushing towards the face, making people frightened by the military power and shaking their hearts, unable to hold on to themselves.

Sitting opposite Shen Zhezi were Guo Song and Ren Qiu. Ren Qiu was still on the verge of failure. They didn't know much about the military, but they were just like the people on the street. Looking at Guo Mojun's vigor and vigor, they couldn't help but wonder: "There is With such a brave warrior defending the capital, Liyang may not be in danger."

After hearing this, Guo Song in the other seat sneered, but did not speak, but looked at Guo Mo, who was riding a war horse proudly across the long street, with a chilly expression.

Shen Zhezi knew that Guo Song had deep resentment towards Guo Mo. If Guo Mo hadn't abandoned Li Ju lightly and fled south, the situation in Xingyang would not have been defeated so hastily.However, Guo Mo's betrayal accelerated the renunciation of the people in Xingyang. When Li Ju finally came to the south, only a few hundred people including Guo Song followed, and they died with hatred.

But now, Zhongshu has a clear attitude and regards Guo Mo as a trump card, and he is appointed as the rear general to lead the Suwei to defend the northwest line of defense in Gyeonggi.Once Liyang came to the east, it might become the first line to resist Liyang's offensive, and the responsibility was not insignificant.So for Guo Mo, Shen Zhezi has nothing to do at the moment.

However, in Shen Zhezi's view, Zhong Shuxin's move to respect Guo Mo is really a bad move.Guo Mo may have martial prowess, but his biggest disadvantage is that he does not have his own direct descendants. The greatest reliance of a refugee commander is not whether he is brave or not, but whether he has a loyal and brave direct descendant.Zhongshu cites Guo Mo to return to the imperial court, and wants to repeat the old story of suppressing Wang Dun's chaos in the early years, which is a bit whimsical.

Moreover, Guo Mo really lacks integrity, and he has abandoned the army and fled more than once.It is simply a joke to expect such an irresponsible person to entrust him with a heavy responsibility!

But in any case, the fact that Guo Mo returned to the capital to praise the army is of great benefit to the stability of people in Gyeonggi.The vast majority of people follow this pattern, and the reason why people fear Li Yang a lot is because of his army's bravery and ability to fight.But seeing Guo Mo's Huaibei Army return to the capital, whose military capacity is not inferior to that of the Liyang Department, the panic in his heart can be somewhat calmed down.After all, the imperial court still occupies the righteousness, and the army will have a large number of soldiers, and the advantage is obvious.

This atmosphere did not last long. In late November, major events occurred one after another. First, Yuzhou Zuyue sent troops south to join Liyang soldiers.Soon even Han Huang and Zhang Jian from the Liyang Department attacked Gushu and returned home after plundering salt and rice.At the same time, Su Jun formally announced the north and south in Dajiang, and sent Xingyi soldiers to punish power traitors.

The news spread to the capital overnight, and the entire Jiankang City was in an uproar, and the whole city was in turmoil.That night, King Pengcheng and King Zhangwu, who had been forced intolerable by Zhongshu, crossed the city and threw themselves into Liyang, which intensified the chaos.

In the afternoon of the next day, a group of guards rushed directly into the courtyard of the Princess Mansion and drove the Shen family disciples who were in charge of receiving visitors into the mansion. Immediately after that, a young general announced in front of the panic-stricken Shen family servants: "Brother Zhong Shuzhao, there have been frequent disturbances in the capital recently, and Princess Danyang is the direct relative of Su Zu, so she should be well guarded and not disturbed by thieves. No one in the mansion is allowed to enter or leave without authorization, and those who violate the prohibition will be beheaded!"

Hearing this, the servants couldn't help being even more frightened, rushing into the mansion to ask the person in charge to report.Diao Yuan, the family order, came in a hurry, and couldn't help frowning when he heard the old guard repeat the reason again, what kind of guards are these, they clearly want to put the servants of the princess mansion under house arrest.

There are not many people from the guards, but there are only two to three hundred people, and now there are nearly five hundred elite members of the Shen family gathered in the mansion, so they are not afraid.However, the person who came said that according to the order of Zhongshu, both the Lord and the Princess happened to be out to visit friends and were not at home. The mansion was surrounded, and people quickly climbed over the wall and went out to look for Shen Zhezi.

The invitation Shen Zhezi went to today was a banquet for Kong Hun, the son of Shangshu Zuo Cheng Kong Tan, and most of the attendees were the sons of Wu Zhong who were officials in the capital.In Wu Xing and Kuaiji, various families organized village braves to go outside the capital to welcome these villagers' children back to their hometowns. This gathering is to seek everyone's opinions, and to bid farewell to each other.

Among this group of people, Kong Hun is not very old, he has not reached the age of [-], but he is the host.His family was originally a high school in Kuaiji, but now his father is a senior official of the Shangshu, and his uncle Kong Yuguan is serving as a servant. Undoubtedly, his family's judgment on the direction of the wind and the current situation in Taichung is more convincing.

Therefore, everyone in the banquet asked Kong Hun's opinion, but Kong Hun was quite pessimistic, and sighed: "My father once said that the thieves are not weak, and Taicheng may not be peaceful. If you can leave the capital, you should leave as soon as possible. , if it is inconvenient for a while, you should also stay at home behind closed doors, and do not walk in the city in military uniform."

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help turning their eyes to Shen Zhezi next to Kong Hun.Shen Zhezi went out wearing a soft armor uniform today. This is because a small group of rioters attacked Nanyuan in the early morning. Shen Zhezi led the family soldiers to fight back, and came to invite him before returning home to change his clothes.

Kong Hun just relayed his father's words, not aimed at Shen Zhezi, once he realized something was wrong, he quickly turned around and apologized.Shen Zhezi waved his hand, indicating that it's okay.

To be honest, not only did he not have confidence in Zhongshu, Shen Zhezi did not have much confidence in those bigwigs in Taichung.It's not that these people are all mediocre and have no wise men, it's just that they each have their own plans and have too many thoughts, so how can they come up with an effective counter-insurgency strategy.

For example, Kong Tan, Kong Hun's father, Shangshu Zuocheng is already a high-ranking official second only to Shangshuling and Zuopushe. In such a situation, no matter what he thinks in his heart, maintaining stability is an unshirkable responsibility.This man has no one to guard his mouth, and his repeated attempts are not adopted, probably because he has a lot of resentment in his heart, and he even directly told others that the thief is so powerful that he will destroy Taicheng.

Although Su Jun has already raised an incident, he has not taken any further actions after looting Gushu. It can be seen that he also has hesitation in his heart, and he is still waiting to see the reactions of all parties, and has no firm judgment on the future.It turned out that brother Kong Tan had more confidence in Su Jun than Su Jun himself, which is really funny.This kind of discourse is said nowadays, rather than a precise judgment on the current situation, it is better to say it is a complaint against Zhongshu.

Although he had this thought in his heart, Shen Zhezi was not in a hurry to express his opinion.Although the relationship between the Kuaiji Kong family and his family is not as close and harmonious as that of the other families, the atmosphere between them is good now, and he doesn't need to contradict others to offend others.

"Yes, does Wei Zhou have any plans to leave the capital in the near future?"

Kong Hun's attitude can be said to represent Taichung's opinion, and when everyone asked Shen Zhezi again, they wanted to hear Fang Zhen's judgment.

When Shen Zhezi heard this question, he pondered for a while and then said with a smile: "Most of us are white. Just choose a safe place. As for me, after all, I have to ask the court for an edict before I can decide to stay or stay."

The implication is that he also agrees with everyone returning home.If you want to go, go quickly, don't stay in the capital and make irresponsible remarks to disturb people's hearts.

While speaking, Shen Zhezi saw Ren Qiu standing outside the hall and gesturing to him, so he apologized and went out. When he heard Ren Qiu report the situation in the mansion, his face suddenly sank.After pondering for a while, he returned to the hall and said: "Suddenly there is something at home to say goodbye. If you want to leave the capital, you should make a decision as soon as possible. Qu A Duo prepares boats and carts for the villagers to use."

When everyone heard this, they got up and saw each other off.

After going out, Shen Zhezi got on his horse, and then led Guo Song, Liu Meng and others to gallop away.Now the capital is under martial law, and it is strictly forbidden for idlers to gallop in the city.In order to facilitate things, Shen Zhezi took up the position of Marquis of the South Gate of the City in the Hujun Mansion, and gave it to Liu Chang as a title.Of course, this is just a cover-up, so as not to be criticized for blatantly breaking the law in the current atmosphere.

Today's Bird Clothes Lane is not as noisy as it used to be, even if there are families coming and going on the street, it is quiet and not making any noise.The permanent gates that represent ranks and titles in front of each house are no longer colorful, or covered with silk, and some are simply demolished, probably because they are afraid that these past honors will become a source of disaster after the rebellious army enters the city. .

Shen Zhezi and his team rushed across the long street without stopping them, and soon came to the front of their house. Soon after, they saw a circle of repelling horses in front of the mansion, and behind them were guards with a loose military appearance in front of the door. Come and go.

Seeing this scene, Shen Zhezi felt furious, picked up the longbow hanging on the saddle, drew the string and shot, and soon a guard soldier fell down with an arrow in his arm, rolling and screaming on the ground.

"Haiyan man, do you dare to disobey Zhongshu's ban and attack Suwei? Could it be that you want to rebel against me!"

A young general rushed out from the gate of the mansion, stood behind the horse and pointed at Shen Zhezi and shouted loudly.

After seeing the appearance of this person clearly, Shen Zhezi laughed back in anger. This person is no stranger to him, but Zhang Mu of the Zhang family of Danyang who was running against him for the emperor's son-in-law in the early years.Originally, the Zhang family in Danyang had been depressed a lot in recent years, but with Zhongshu's extensive maintenance of the guards, the Zhang family gave them full support, and gradually improved.

Without asking Shen Zhezi, he knew that Mu Nai was bluffing and taking the opportunity to avenge himself publicly.He didn't even bother to answer this person, so he raised his chin slightly, and Liu Chang came forward behind him, pointed at Zhang Mu with his hands on his hips and said loudly, "Which part of the Suwei are you? Who ordered you to harass the eldest princess?" Mansion? I am the Marquis of the Hujun Mansion, if you fail to hand in the edict, I will immediately take you into custody and deliver them to the Hujun Mansion for interrogation!"

That Zhang Mu really wanted to embarrass Shen Zhezi. In the morning, he heard his father say that the Zhongshu was very angry because the clan fled to the enemy, so he deliberately imprisoned many noble relatives of the clan in the capital, so he decided to come to the princess mansion to show off his prestige. One time, to avenge the old.At this time, seeing that Shen Zhezi didn't even talk to him, and only let a servant speak and scold him, he was even more angry in his heart, and shouted: "Haiyan man, how dare you insult me ​​like this?"

"It seems that there is no hand order, and I will capture them all!"

Chief Liu was very powerful, he pointed at Zhang Mu and others and yelled, he seemed to enjoy it, and then turned around and smiled at Shen Zhezi, not completely carried away.

(End of this chapter)