My Chinese ancestors

Chapter 60 Undercurrent
"Good news!"

"Everyone come!"

"Good news, the Ding'an Army has won a great victory!"

More than a dozen policemen shouted loudly and walked quickly through the streets. The people on the streets who were busy at first were stunned one by one. Then some people reacted and shouted in joy, or told their neighbors who had enlisted in the army.

The news reached Ding'an in the early morning of the next day. The first person to receive the news was Sun Shuwu, the governor of the government office. During the period when the army went out, he hardly slept at all. Although he had won the battle before, he was faced with a large number of people. With similar troops and horses, the Ding'an Army, currently less than [-], is facing an army of nearly [-] from three states.

The moment he heard the news, he seemed to be in a dream. He took his wife's hand and slapped his face a few times. Feeling the burning pain, he grabbed the scout who came back with the news and asked again. Then, his face was full of Blushed and laughing, he rushed out of the backyard. He didn't even have time to tie up his robe, and rushed to the Su Mansion in a car. He wanted to inform Lord Su of the news as soon as possible.

When he came over, Su Mansion was as calm as usual.

However, most people in the family were absent-minded. During this period, Su Congfang would send people to the government office every day to ask for news. His wife Xiao Wei recited sutras all day long to pray for her son to return safely; Yin Suhuan also prayed with her mother-in-law and prayed for her deceased husband. I hope he can keep my uncle safe. Sometimes after serving my mother-in-law, she goes to the south wing to help clean the courtyard, but it is always clean and tidy.

The second brother Su Lie has an impatient temper. After his younger brother went to war, he often drank to make himself forget that he was a useless person. He also became indifferent to his wife's bonus. Women sometimes complained that he only knew how to drink, which caused a lot of trouble. Drinking and cursing.

This morning, the gate of the mansion had just been opened, and the prefect of Ding'an came running like crazy, shouting as soon as he entered the courtyard.

"Win!"

"Master Suhou, we won—"

The Su family members who came here all shouted excitedly when they heard the news. The huge pressure of the army pressing down on the border made them almost breathless these days. Among them, several young people were the most happy. , they were running around in the city, lobbying the wealthy households to collect food, or publicizing the victory of this battle in the city. The court did not dare to look down upon us... just a few words.

"Uncle, Third Brother Su led the troops to defeat the imperial court!" A young man named Su Ting jumped and screamed. His originally fair face had turned dark after running around these days.

Su Congfang nodded repeatedly, with a smile on his face, and said "Okay!" several times, and then hurriedly invited Sun Shuwu, the prefect, to come to the front hall to talk and asked about the whole story of the war. Su Lie, who was concerned about the war, and the young people among the relatives rushed there. Go to the hall and listen to the prefect talk.

Compared to men, women think much simpler.

If they win the battle, the Su family will not collapse, nor will they be destroyed, and they will not be picked up like goods and then distributed to strange and rough men to suffer a cruel and unknown fate.

Looking at the happy faces in the courtyard, Yin Suhuan was rarely happy. She immediately went to the backyard to tell her mother-in-law the good news; Hua Hongzhen stood under the eaves, watching her husband sitting in the hall, listening with a silly smile. Listening to the prefect talk about the war made her feel inexplicably angry.

"So the army is entering the city?"

In the hall, Su Lie was still as impatient as before. Hearing that the army was about to leave for the city, he shouted to his father to bring his family to greet them.

There are many spies from the imperial court in the city at this time, but there are almost no assassins. The followers of the three religions and nine sects are more careful than the arresters of the government. They are more sensitive than anyone else to whether there is murderous intent in their eyes.

Now that the army is entering the city, no one dares to cause trouble.

The Su Mansion suddenly became lively. Men and women put on brand new clothes and were guarded by a large number of soldiers in the mansion. They took carriages, horses, or walked together to the main street inside the East City Gate, and stood on the second floor of the street tea house to watch.

The street at the moment was already full of people standing on the inner and outer three floors. Those who could not be seen from behind could only stand on their feet and stretch their necks to look towards the city gate.

In the wilderness, war horses galloped into the camp, and only a few hundred horsemen followed the four generals to the gathering position.Su Chen and Guo Jia had been waiting with hundreds of people. When they saw the four people approaching at a gallop, Su Chen got off his horse and silently raised his hands.

Zhang Liao also dismounted, and returned the salute with his hands. Then the generals Xu Qinghu and Zhang You dismounted, dragging their cloaks and kneeling down, "General Xu Qinghu (Zhang You) pays homage to the Third Young Master!"

Lu Bu hesitated on the horse. When Zhang Liao called out "Fengxian!", he got off the horse and casually held his hand.Su Chen knew Lu Bu's temperament and was not annoyed. After returning the courtesy one by one, he invited two more generals to stand up.

At this time, another team came back. It was Dong Zhuo and Le Jin who handed over the command to a deputy general and asked him to lead the soldiers back to the camp. He consciously defended Su Chen with only a few soldiers and horses.

Soon, the victorious army entered the city from the east gate.

The people in the city crowded the streets and looked quietly at the few people who were riding horses. Su Chen was wearing a silver chainmail armor, a silver helmet on his head, and a knife hanging from his waist. His face was slightly dark, and his body was strong and his bones were strong, fully supporting the armor. It makes people forget what the young master looked like back then.

"Changsheng has changed so much in these days!" Su Lie stood next to his father and said enviously as he looked at the figure passing by.

"It's getting better and better."

Su Congfang just smiled on her face, but she was extremely happy in her heart. Her youngest son, who had been neglected before, supported the family in the blink of an eye and became the mainstay of the family.

Listening to the praise from her father-in-law and her husband, Hua Hongzhen looked at Su Chen who was riding past. Thinking of the sarcastic remarks she made before, she felt even more uncomfortable and a little uneasy.

On the long street, people crowded the streets and watched several riders.

"Who is that general in red robes and animal mask? He is so majestic. What weapon is he holding?!"

"No wonder you can win the battle. With such a general here, why are you afraid of the imperial court?"

"It's just a few months of drought, and they don't care whether we live or die, so what use does the court have!"

"Oh, I really don't know where the Third Young Master recruited so many powerful generals."

As the words rang out, there was another commotion at the front, and several soldiers and horses from the rear were seen entering the city. Although the number was small, the armor of every infantry and cavalry was mottled with scratches and scratches from swords. Some of them were covered in blood, and they were carrying swords. The gun was filled with murderous intent, causing the noisy soldiers to suddenly become quiet when they looked over.

The spies who had blended into the crowd were horrified when they saw this scene. In such a short period of time, there were such tiger and wolf soldiers in Ding'an City.

Soon, the news spread from them as quickly as possible, and the first one reached Yunqi County. Tang Huaiyuan, the governor of the third state who was ordered to send troops, took his time to gather the troops. Under the urging of Fei Zhong, who had been recovering from his injuries for half a month, This horrifying news was received before leaving Changchuan County.

Fei Zhong almost fell off his horse. He turned over the note containing the news several times, sat down on the ground, and stared in the direction of Ding'an with his mouth open.

The stone in Tang Huaiyuan's heart finally fell to the ground. He was also shocked at the same time. He didn't recover for a long time. After a while, he took a breath and sighed: "Su Congfang, you have a good son! He is ready!"

In the house of Marquis Yunxuan Wu, Wu Huizhi, who also recovered from the shock, clapped the handrails repeatedly in excitement. After walking back and forth in the hall with his hands behind his back for a long time, he called his youngest son Wu Zixun.

"Father, I remember that our house still owes a merchant in Ding'an a batch of grain. At night, you will bring the grain from the two villages outside."

Naturally, Wu Zixun could hear the meaning of the words. He excitedly raised his hands towards his father and said loudly: "Yes!" He turned around and ran out excitedly.

Wu Huizhi looked at his youngest son's excitement and couldn't help but shake his head.

"If you were half as good as Su Chen, I would still be able to smile even if I died now."

However, the smile on his face fell again, he defeated the soldiers and horses of the two states, killed one governor, and captured another governor. This undoubtedly gave the court and the emperor in the Jinluan Palace a resounding slap in the face.

Next, it’s time for the army to invade. "I've had enough of this cowardice. If you can win the battle against the imperial army, I will rebel with you!"

He thought so.

……

Housing.

The Fang family gathered together again. Listening to the news brought back by the housekeeper from outside, dozens of members of the family became silent. Someone asked: "Is it true?"

"I've found out for sure. The government has posted a list asking everyone to try not to go to Ding'an City."

The steward stood in the middle of the hall, gesticulating with his hands and said: "Now it has spread everywhere that [-] soldiers and horses in Huaizhou and Lingzhou were defeated in one night, with [-] to [-] dead and wounded, and the prisoners were killed one after another. They were tied up and brought back to Ding'an City, and Yang Jun, the governor of Lingzhou, was captured alive."

Fang Wenye opened his mouth slightly, listening to these news seemed like fantasy. He had been to Ding'an City, and there were very few soldiers and horses. Due to the drought, there was not much food to help the victims. How to maintain an army with [-] soldiers and horses? Fighting?Still defeated overnight.

"Don't worry, the imperial army should be here soon... Moreover, all this has nothing to do with my Fang family, do you understand? You are not allowed to say a word about the marriage between Mr. Xue and the third son of the Su family. .”

The conversation in the hall was slow, and there were also maids listening to the wall outside. They ran to the backyard with the news, and said through the closed doors and windows: "Miss, Mr. Su has won a great victory!"

boom!
The door leaf that was originally hung with a copper lock was kicked directly, and the door frame flew into the courtyard. Fang Xuejun rushed out of the house, grabbed the maid's thin shoulders, and shook her hard twice.

"Really?"

The maid felt that her brain was about to be shaken apart like an egg yolk. She quickly shouted: "It's true, I just heard the adults talking."

"so smart……"

Fang Xuejun retracted his hand and held it behind his back. His somewhat sluggish expression perked up, and he looked at the sun in the sky and smiled so hard, "He is indeed the man I like!"

……

The news of the defeat of the two states passed through Yunqi County without stopping for a moment. The fast horses of the post station ran wildly all night, covered with stars and moons, and after killing another horse, they finally brought the news into the imperial city.

Spring thunder exploded above the imperial city. When the emperor saw the news, he knocked down everything he could with a cry of "Ah!" and even overturned the books and desks.

boom -- boom --
Lightning flashed across the gloomy sky, and the patter of spring rain fell on the bustling city.

A carriage carrying steam passed through the streets and entered the imperial city. Grand Master Xiao Wenbi heard that the emperor was furious and rushed to the palace early in the morning.

Entering the palace, he asked the eunuchs nearby and learned that the emperor was not going to court today and was reviewing memorials in the Wenhua Hall, so he hurried over.

There were guards everywhere outside, as well as a group of civil and military officials waiting to be summoned. Many eunuchs came in and out with official documents. The old man pulled over a familiar eunuch and asked what happened last night.

The other party looked around and whispered: "The soldiers and horses of the two states were defeated, the governor Yang Jun was captured, and your majesty smashed up the palace last night."

Xiao Wenbi was shocked, then his eyes widened and he whispered: "The rebellious Su family?"

"That's right. There were 6 people. The Ding'an Army killed them all overnight."

"Overnight..." Xiao Wenbi was so horrified that he couldn't say the next words. Looking at the little eunuch leaving, he had a ridiculous feeling.

Stunned, then silent, the old man immediately stepped towards the main hall and asked the eunuch to go in and report. Soon, the eunuch who came out let him in, and several generals went in with him.

Stepping into the threshold, there were already a group of civil and military personnel standing in the palace. Emperor Kitamiya threw some memorials into a basket for the eunuchs to take away, and then stood up to speak.

"...a group of veteran ministers and a state's top officials used to boast about how great they were, but instead they were beaten and lost their troops. It's really embarrassing!"

"... How many soldiers and horses can there be in one county and several counties? How many elites can there be? Look at the news that was handed over to me. There are less than [-] local soldiers, but they are so rampant. Don't you feel ashamed?!"

No one dared to follow the angry words from above. They all lowered their heads and let the emperor scold them. Only General He Jinchen was stubborn. He was already fifty-five. How could he swallow this breath and step forward to hand over his hand: "Your Majesty, don't worry. The soldiers and horses in the capital have been trained. I will immediately mobilize the troops and personally lead the troops to kill Rongzhou and present the heads of the Su family and his son to Your Majesty!"

"Go down and prepare. I promise you one hundred thousand elites!"

Kitamiya tapped the table with his finger, "If you lose, what is in front of me is your head!"

After explaining a few more words and finishing the military affairs, the emperor dismissed everyone, and Xiao Wenbi, who had been staying nearby, had the opportunity to come over and pay his respects.

"There are no outsiders here, Master, there is no need to salute...I..."

Kitamiya rubbed the bridge of his nose, pressed his hand, and asked the old man to lower his hand. He sat back behind the dragon case and said, "I know what Master is going to say and ask when he comes here, but I am already tired today."

The old man was about to speak, but was interrupted by Bei Gongye: "I have told the world that the Su family in Ding'an, Rongzhou, is full of rebels. Everyone will be punished. The army will set off in a few days. I must capture Ding'an." Ancheng, otherwise..."

"Otherwise, I'm afraid we won't be able to implement the plan to reduce the vassal state, and the marquis from each state will inevitably have other ideas."

Xiao Wenbi looked at the carefully cultivated emperor with complicated emotions in his eyes.

In the afternoon, official documents informing the world were delivered to all states.

After the news of the Su family's murder of officials and rebellion was announced, all states became a sensation, and it was confirmed that the soldiers and horses of the two states were defeated in the previous rumors.

There are many states near and far, mostly based on hearsay. Now that the list is announced, it is shocking news to many people. It will undoubtedly cause huge waves in Yan State, which has been peaceful for decades.

The princes from various states who came back from Yanjing also heard about it on the way or at home. They were so shocked that they could not speak, and their parents at home were even more silent.

The entire Yan Kingdom was undercurrent, and everyone's eyes were fixed on the imperial court's [-]-strong army to rebel.

The end of January.

Yanjing soldiers and horses surged towards Rongzhou.

　There’s another chapter to come, I’ll write it right away

　　
　
(End of this chapter)