My Chinese ancestors

Chapter 117 The completely crazy emperor

The sounds of people and cars were mixed together, and a long queue was coming out of the three gates. In order to avoid the disaster of war, many people headed for other places along the official road.

Yanzhou, Yanjing.

Under the sunshine of early summer, under the majestic and simple city walls, a large number of people and wealthy households in the city gathered here, either saying goodbye to each other, taking their families, or pulling home belongings, and walking in a long line with maids, servants, and guardians. among.

Longyang was broken, the western barrier was lost, and the next step was the capital city of Yanjing.

Almost everyone saw this.The imperial court suffered repeated defeats, and no one dared to stay any longer. Once the war became serious, many people would be recruited by the army to assist in city defense. During these days, many people had heard about the affairs of the Qi family in Yantang Pass, and they were concerned about the situation in the court. As an emperor, they have no reason to sacrifice their lives for him.

Carts and oxcarts loaded with rich belongings were scolded by wealthy people who were guarding the courtyard, and servants dispersed the crowd in front of them; a man holding a child led his wife to avoid the arrogant motorcade; an ignorant child sat on his father's shoulder, He pointed at the crowded crowd and laughed.

This scene has lasted for two days.

When Yanjing ordered Xu You to receive the imperial decree, he sighed deeply and sent officers to count the population of each household. People in the city were prohibited from leaving. Almost everyone in the southeast and west gates, except for the caravans holding the government's official order, was arrested. Keep out the door.

Yanjing became only allowed in but not allowed out.

With this order, the people in the city became even more panicked.

In the Grand Master's Mansion, there were not as many Jianghu people left in the mansion as before. Many people heard yesterday that the dozens of religious masters who had been dispatched were all killed. They were all hung on the top of the city in public, and they secretly escaped from Yanjing under the cover of night. .

Xiao Wenbi walked to the study window and looked at the maid running through the rain in the courtyard.

More than 60 experts from the church were sent over, but they all hung up on the tower without even killing a single general from the other side.

He knew that there was a huge difference between fighting in the rivers and lakes and fighting in battle, but this was too exaggerated. Where did his little nephew recruit such a group of powerful generals?

Judging from the previous intelligence, the Ding'an City general was just a fat old pawn, but now there are more than a dozen generals who are not only highly skilled in martial arts, but can also lead troops in battle.

For a moment, Xiao Wenbi believed the rumor that the little nephew had secretly communicated with Wei Guo about music and received a large amount of funding from the other party.

The intelligence coming from various states in the past few days, the uprisings of people in the northwest and northeast, the rebellion of slaves, and the simultaneous advance of three groups of rebels gave him the shudder and chill that the building was about to collapse.

He worked conscientiously in planning the crown prince's ascension to the throne, and he was a highly respected minister. Before his ass could get hot, the Yan Kingdom was about to be overthrown by his nephew. The abilities he displayed were so crazy that the old man felt that everything he had done in his life was beyond his reach.

It seemed that at that moment, the story he heard when he was a child about the founding of the Yan Kingdom and his sweeping victory over everything was about to reappear.

Xiao Wenbi now felt some sympathy for Bei Gongye, who was sitting on the dragon throne.

As long as the Rongzhou rebels to the west make the slightest move, the whole Yanzhou will definitely be shocked. The civil and military officials in the court and the emperor on the dragon throne will stay up at night, planning the opponent's next move.

After being forced to this point, even a fool knows that he must take action. The last way left is to have a real battle with the rebels in Yanzhou.

……

"Master!"

A voice outside interrupted the old man's thoughts. Outside the door was an old servant in the palace, "There is news from the palace that His Majesty lost his temper today, smashed a lot of things, and killed several young eunuchs."

"Why did Your Majesty lose his temper?" Xiao Wenbi went over and opened the door, "But because Longyang fell?"

"I don't know, I don't know. There is no news from the palace."

"Well, go prepare the car."

After sending away the old servant, Xiao Wenbi sighed. After adjusting his robes, he took a look at the intersection leading to the hidden courtyard, then walked straight out of the Taishi Mansion, got on the carriage, walked through the streets, and went Suzaku Avenue.

The car swayed slightly, and he lifted the corner of the curtain. It was still lively outside, with panic on the faces of passers-by, or groups of small groups gathered in small circles, muttering.

Pedestrians on the streets also sensed that war was approaching.

The majestic capital of a country, Kyushu Antai and Gyeonggi had 20 soldiers and horses a year ago. It is hard to imagine that it has become like this in just one year.

After the frightened streets passed, the carriage turned onto Zhuque Avenue, and then drove into the Imperial City. Xiao Wenbi saw Che Jin, the commander of the Imperial City, and after casually saying a few words, he let the carriage enter the palace. This was a special treatment for the old man.

The emperor was in a palace in front of the back garden, and the carriage stopped in front of the palace. On the way there, the guards and eunuchs around him were acting tremblingly. It was obvious that the emperor was venting his anger today and taking action on those around him.

Bah!
Before Xiao Wenbi entered, he heard the sound of porcelain being smashed. He stepped across the threshold and walked in. From the innermost tent, several palace maids came out with their clothes in disorder, and ran away from the old man with their arms around their chests.

"Your Majesty seems to know that the assassination failed." Xiao Wenbi walked to a seat on one side and sat down. He took the still warm tea and took a sip. "My teacher told you before that no one should be merciful when serving the emperor, but there is no such thing. I have taught you that emperors must not lose their minds." "What do you want to say, master? That I am acting on my own initiative?!"

The tent was opened, and Kitamiya came out with his naked upper body. He was sweating and sat opposite the old man. He pressed his knees with his hands and looked fiercely: "Every step I took, where did I go wrong? Eliminate those marquises and consolidate local power. This is what an emperor should do, and you have taught an emperor to do whatever it takes!"

The old man held the tea cup and his eyes darkened.

"Then your Majesty used all means to do anything, but what did you accomplish? The vassal was reduced, but rebels appeared again. A large army crusaded! But the rebels grew stronger and stronger. How can you cut down the vassal... You personally killed the great vassal Yan gives it away!"

Bah!
The emperor smashed the small table next to him and the tea on it to pieces with one palm, "Master, you can say whatever you want about my affairs. Then you tell me, Longyang has been lost, and the rebels will be Yanjing next. What should I do?" how to respond?"

Xiao Wenbi looked at him, opened his mouth slightly, and confided in a monotone voice.

"beat!"

"Who is going to fight? Master, are you going to fight?!" Kitamiya was like a crazy ferocious wolf, staring at the old man fiercely. He stood up and walked back and forth.

"Fight... we must fight... If we don't fight, the slaves will soon go south and fight down."

He paused and lowered his voice slightly: "I'm angry today... because the envoy sent to the snowfield was sent back with only one head left. I promised gold and silver but it didn't work. Now there are several large tribes of slaves. Jointly dispatching 1 troops... In normal times, I would not look down upon it, but they are rebelling at this time. This is to rub salt into my wounds. They want to take advantage of Dayan's weakness to come and take a bite!"

Xiao Wenbi listened quietly for a while and probably understood what he meant.

"Your Majesty wants to concentrate his forces first to deal with the Rongzhou rebels, then go north to the slaves, and finally deal with the rebel marquises on the east and south roads!"

"Those princes are not strong enough, so stay at the end!"

Kitamiya closed his eyes, raised his face and took a few breaths, "The one hundred thousand soldiers and horses in the capital are almost trained, and there is no need for an expedition. The food in Yanjing is enough to last more than two months!"

The old man nodded silently, knowing that some things would eventually come, so he stopped trying to dissuade him. He chatted with the emperor for a while, explained a few words, then stood up and left.

Watching the old man walk out of the hall, Kitamiya suddenly snorted coldly, returned to the tent and sat down. Under the long desk pillar, he picked up a piece of paper and looked at it with a gloomy look in his eyes.

There were only four words on the note: Su Yong is not dead.

"Old stuff!"

He cursed softly.

Soon after, shocking news came out of Yanjing, which was in panic and panic, and the emperor ordered to send troops to quell the rebellion.All the troops in Gyeonggi Province began to mobilize, and their equipment and equipment were inspected and repaired before the war.

Troops from the counties and counties near Gyeonggi were also mobilized frantically to Gyeonggi. In the three counties and seventeen counties around Yanzhou, except for the soldiers guarding the city, other soldiers gathered in Yanjing after receiving the order.

late may.

The entire Gyeonggi Province is full of troops. Standing on the city wall, you can see endless tents, including Hu Ben, Longxiang, Shengnu, Shibuya, Yanshan Cavalry and other armies.

15 people gathered together, and the daily consumption of food and fodder was huge astronomical figures. Every day, countless civilians could be seen pulling carts and pushing flatbed trucks in and out of the rear camp.

On May [-]th, the emperor inspected all the armies and swore an oath to sacrifice the flag. With Guo Xin, a veteran of the two dynasties, as the commander, the three armies marched towards Longyang County in the west to crush them.

……

On this day in early June, Su Chen watched the news that soldiers and horses from the capital were approaching. Next to him was a slave man wearing a leather jacket and leather boots.He arrived at Longyang County at noon yesterday. He represented the Xueyuan tribe and wanted to unite with Su Chen to discuss the conquest of Yanjing. He was only received today when he arrived. At the same time, he also heard the news that the imperial court's 15 troops were coming to kill him. .

"The general has won consecutive battles. We have also heard about it in the snowy fields. Now that the court is looking out for face, 15 troops are coming to attack. Has the general ever thought about retreating?"

"If you don't withdraw, you can't withdraw." Su Chen looked at the map without raising his head, "It took a lot of effort to bring the imperial court's majesty to a low point. If we withdraw, wouldn't it be possible for him to resurrect!"

"... Then as I proposed before, the general is willing to join forces with us?!" The snowfield envoy did not hesitate, but was very happy to hear this young commander say this, "The warriors on the snowfield are brave and good at fighting, and the general and When the imperial troops are fighting, we can intervene from the north..."

"Who said I want to join forces with you?"

At this time, Su Chen raised his face and looked at the tall and tall Snowfield envoy wearing a leather jacket and leather boots in front of him, "This is our own internal matter in the Yan Kingdom, you better not get involved."

Su Chen dropped the brush that was used to draw the map and waved his hand.

"Dianwei, see you off!"

(End of this chapter)