Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 299
The Taiji Front Hall is the grandest hall among the palaces and gardens, and it is usually only opened on major ceremonial days such as the new emperor's enthronement and the New Year's Grand Meeting.But right now, with the Liyang army breaking through Jiankang City, and the country is in danger, the emperor is also supported by the important officials who are still in the capital to come to this hall.

There is no lack of majesty in the grand hall, but there are only a few dozen ministers in the hall, and it looks unusually deserted.Especially outside the main hall, thousands of soldiers from the rebel army surrounded the main hall so tightly that it was completely dark and dense, giving people a sense of imminent danger.

On the throne, the young emperor sat there, his slightly plump face was not as lazy or confused as before, his lips were tightly pursed, and there was panic and even sadness in his eyes.He held a corner of silk tightly in his hand, on which was messy blood-colored writing "Don't worry, we will save".At a glance, he could tell that it was sister's handwriting, which was stuffed into his hand by an official who didn't know what kind of job it was before.

Seeing this handwriting, the emperor felt very complicated. On the one hand, he was relieved. Since my elder sister had someone send a letter to him, it meant that my elder sister should be safe at the moment.On the other hand, there is a kind of loneliness and sadness of being abandoned. The elder sister has escaped from danger, but he has fallen into the siege of the chaos.

On both sides of the emperor's imperial bed, sat the Taibao Wang Dao and Guanglu Doctor Lu Ye, and a little further away were Shangshu Xun Song and Zhang Kai.A crowd of senior Taichung ministers with gray beards and gray hair surrounded the emperor.Although the demeanor is full of solemn determination, looking at the picture from a distance, it always gives people a sense of desolation that is at the end of the road and waiting for the final verdict.

Sitting on the seat in front of the throne was Chu Yi, the waiter, holding a wat board in his hand, with menacing eyes, as if he was ready to die before the throne at any time.And behind the throne, stood the Right Guard General Liu Chao and the servant Zhong Ya.Zhong Ya's leg injury was not healed, but he tried his best to stand still, so that the wound on his leg burst open again, and blood flowed down the robe to the ground beside his feet, but this man's demeanor was calm, showing no signs of pain.

These are the only few important ministers who are still in Taicheng.As for the lower part of the main hall, there were more than a dozen ministers standing in silence, their expressions were either generous or calm, and they were all silent.

After a long time, there was a sudden commotion in front of the hall, which made the faces of all the officials in the hall change slightly.Director Wang subconsciously raised his hand and embraced the emperor to his side. Behind him, Zhong Ya and Liu Chao rushed to the front of the throne holding wat boards, using their bodies as shields.And Chu Yi and other officials in the hall also formed a row under the imperial steps, with their eyes fixed on the direction of the hall door.

The rebel soldiers crowded in front of the main hall spread out a small path, and Wang Yue walked through it. When he saw the situation in the hall, he was a little surprised at first, and then hurriedly saluted and apologized, and then paid homage to the emperor in the hall.

When they saw Wang Changyu walking in, although everyone was slightly surprised, their tense heartstrings finally relaxed a little, and they returned to their positions.

But when the Taibao saw Wang Changyu, his expression changed suddenly. He knew what kind of responsibility his son was taking on now.The location of King Langya can be said to be a record that he arranged after discussing with Zhongshu. Now that his son is here, could it be that King Langya has been controlled by the rebels?
After pondering for a while, Director Wang walked down from the royal bed and signaled Wang Yue to go to the side hall, and when there were no one around, he asked in a low voice, "Why is my son here?"

Wang Yue looked a little embarrassed, lowered his head and said in a low voice: "I have a responsibility to entrust, Chu Jiye first led the crowd to send King Langya out of the capital."

Director Wang couldn't help frowning slightly when he heard this, but he wasn't too moved.Although he had discussed this with Zhongshu earlier, he did not expect the chaos army to break through the city so suddenly, and he rushed into the garden to welcome the emperor to the Taiji Hall, and did not have time to take care of King Langya.

He also knew that Chu Jiye was a very loyal person, and Chu Yi, the servant in the hall, was Chu Jiye's cousin, a person who could be trusted.It is not unacceptable for King Langya to be handed over to him. If he stays in the city again, he will fall into the hands of thieves sooner or later.

"The person who conspired with Chu Jiye was Du Daohui. Du Daohui once said that His Majesty the Empress Dowager has also escaped from the city." Wang Yue whispered again.

Hearing this, Director Wang's expression suddenly changed, and his whole body trembled suddenly.Since Zhongshu came to power, although he has been silent since he was in Taicheng, he is no stranger to the basic personnel relations in the capital.Du Daohui is very close to the Haiyan Nanhang, if this person is involved in this matter, then the Shen family must be involved.

The empress dowager and King Langya are both under the control of the Shen family, especially at the moment of survival of the country such as the fall of the capital and the death of the emperor, the meaning of it makes people dare not think deeply!In other words, now the emperor in the palace, and even the ministers like them, are no longer the focus of maintaining the situation in Jiangdong. When necessary, let go if you can!And the key points of the situation outside the capital, after this incident, were usurped by the southerners!
"Why is Chu Jiye so ignorant..."

Even though he has always been very magnanimous, after Director Wang learned of this, his heart still suddenly turned upside down.As the helm of the current situation, although he and Zhongshu have different governance concepts and methods, they both adhere to a bottom line principle, that is, the southerners must not be allowed to overstep their vigilance and gain the power to control the current situation!Once this kind of thing happens, the situation of these overseas Chinese who live in a foreign land will take a turn for the worse!

Wang Yue saw his father's face fluctuating, and felt very weak in his heart, so he could only bow his head and say in a shy voice: "My son is incompetent, and he failed his father's trustworthy entrustment..."

Many thoughts quickly flashed through his mind, Director Wang also knew that something had happened, and there was no point in blaming his son.He just lamented the quick reaction of the Shen family, the sudden destruction of the city, even though he was still a little dazed, yet the Shen family snatched out the Empress Dowager with one hand and King Langya with the other, and seized the opportunity before everyone else. !

Thinking of this, Director Wang couldn't help turning his gaze to Shen Ke who was standing in a corner of the hall, and then he began to meditate again.He knew who the current leader of the Shen family in the capital was, and even though he already had a high opinion of that young man in his heart, but now it seemed that he still underestimated him.

At that time, Hai Yannan and his son were promised together, but judging from this incident, Changyu was still far inferior to this son. Now that he understood his responsibilities, he should immediately send King Langya to the city when the city was broken. Wang Shu's place outside the city, why is someone stealing his way out right now!
Could it be that the prosperity of the Shen family is already unstoppable?Even though he was already disappointed in his heart, Director Wang still had a little luck in his heart, and said in a deep voice, "Have you ever sent this news out of the city?"

Wang Yue was taken aback when he heard the words, and then his face became ugly.At that time, he was just full of frustration and confusion, and he only wanted to see his father as soon as possible to discuss, but he didn't think of going out of the city to pass the news!Besides, there was not enough manpower around him, and he was barely able to protect himself, so he didn't dare to allocate any more manpower to deliver the news.

Seeing Wang Yue's demeanor, Director Wang also knew that this question was a waste of time.The frustration on his son's face made him feel a little unbearable, and he wanted to say something to comfort him, but he didn't know what to say.It is true that the Empress Dowager and King Langya falling into the hands of the Southerners is worrying, but the situation is not at a dead end, at least now that Zhongshu is outside, and there is still Jiangzhou as a support, and the Shen family will never be allowed to have any problems in the current situation. What to do!

When the father and son returned to the main hall, Lu Ye and others looked at Director Wang with doubts in their eyes.Director Wang just nodded his head slightly, now that Xinba in Gyeonggi is a time when people are panicking, it is really inappropriate to tell this matter again to make people's hearts more turbulent.Right now, they are still able to gather around the emperor because of righteousness and loyalty. If they know that they and others may become abandoned children at any time, their hearts will collapse!
But Director Wang also knew that this matter could not be kept hidden for long, so he should find a way to inform Wang Shu outside the city as soon as possible, and let him do his best to remedy it, and he should not completely rely on Zhongshu.What's more, Zhongshu has lost its prestige, and all parties defend themselves, and Zhongshu may not be able to grasp the overall situation.

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After sending Wang Yue into the front hall of Taiji, Lu Yong went to the dilapidated Taicheng again.

When the fire was set under Fuzhou Mountain earlier, nearly half of Taicheng City has been burned to the ground. Only a few government offices such as Zhongshu in the center can still remain intact.This neighborhood has also become the gathering place for the generals of the Liyang Army who entered the city earlier, and the troops who rushed into the city from all sides are also gathering here, and the sweeping of the formed guards in the city is also coming to an end.

Lu Yong strolled in Taicheng, where he walked for the first time, and the comfort in his heart was beyond words.When passing through a government office courtyard, Lu Yong was quite displeased by the noise and yelling coming from it, where many officials who were driven from all sides of Taicheng were imprisoned.He went to the gate of the official office and said to the soldiers in charge of guarding: "If there is any noise and trouble again, no matter who it is, it will be whipped by military law!"

When the guards heard this order, they suddenly promised that someone would rush into the courtyard and tie up some restless ministers and beat them in public!

In the official office of Zhongshu, Su Jun sat in the position of Zhongshu earlier.He was also wounded several times because of the charge of the first soldiers before, and now his chest was exposed and the wound was being washed with liquid by the doctor.

Although he was injured a lot, Su Jun seemed to be undecided. He sat in the position of Zhongshu and looked proudly, with a very comfortable expression. Did he ever think that now his position has changed!"

When everyone in the banquet heard this, they all burst into laughter.To be honest, they themselves were greatly surprised by defeating the guards so easily and entering the city, and their hearts were filled with Ling Xiao's pride right now.

But there were also people who said angrily: "It's a pity that this thief's legs and feet are too fast. When he realized that the situation was not good, he immediately abandoned the city and fled. Now he has disappeared. If our army is stronger, how can we allow this thief to escape!"

Hearing this, Su Jun was also quite disappointed.Su Wei's combat effectiveness was so unbearable, which was something he hadn't expected earlier.Looking at it now, the long hesitation at the beginning of the incident was really a joke.If they had been determined and made no further trade-offs, they might have been able to spend the New Year in Gyeonggi.

But this is also helpless, the battle is full of surprises, and anything will happen.The success or failure of this matter is related to the lives of his family, young and old, and it is best to keep going.For him, the result of the current battle is simply a beauty that he had never expected at the beginning of the uprising.

Although he comforted him in his heart, Su Jun was still not lacking in disappointment.If he can add some more soldiers, it is indeed possible to directly capture Yu Liang in the capital, and then he will announce to the world that the power and traitors will be cut off, and it will be considered a satisfactory expectation.Now that Yu Liang has fled outside the capital, it is conceivable that the situation will change in the future.

Therefore, Su Jun did not completely forget himself because of the great victory. While the general public was still immersed in the joy of the great victory, he had already begun to think about the next aftermath.

　Correct a typo, the Lu Yong in the last chapter should actually be Lu Yong, I will revise it later, sorry, sorry.I just realized today that it’s the end of the month. Please ask for a monthly ticket. If you have any remaining monthly tickets, I hope you can vote for them.

　　
　
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