Although under the step-by-step preparation;
Although under the impact of objective circumstances;
Although tempted by Yelu Tseqi’s beauty;
Emperor Liang finally chose to believe in Yelvshi and his bold loyalty, but his instinctive vigilance as an emperor and his suspicion of people with different surnames still did not subside.
When he entered the palace and discussed with Pei Shisheng the location of the White Bear Army and how to deploy defenses to prevent Wan Yanda's rebellion, he immediately summoned King Zhennan into the palace.
"Your Majesty, Xue Zonghan, comes to see you!"
"Uncle Wang, without any courtesy, will give you a seat."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
After a cliché and polite ceremony, Emperor Liang said, "Uncle Wang, what do you think of King Dingxi?"
Xue Zonghan, the king of Zhennan, did not expect that Emperor Liang would ask this kind of question when he came. Various answers ran through his mind, and finally settled on the rumor about the queen's establishment. He endured the grief of his daughter-in-law becoming a queen and said: "Your Majesty, I believe that the prince of Dingxi is loyal to the country. Although he is extremely favored, he is not domineering. He exerts his authority every day without losing his integrity. He is indeed a trustworthy minister."
Emperor Liang nodded slowly, "I have just received news that Pingbei King Wan Yanda has led 20,000 white bear riders south. Under the banner of meeting the new king, they have already passed Black Rock City."
King Zhennan's expression suddenly changed. Black Rock City was only two days away from going to Beijing. "What is he going to do? He can't force the palace!"
After the moment of shock, King Zhennan immediately expressed his stance, "Your Majesty, don't worry, I will do my best to prevent Wan Yanda from succeeding in this thief's conspiracy!"
Emperor Liang waved his hand, "Uncle Wang, don't worry, I already have a solution to this matter."
He looked at King Zhennan and said, "What I want is for Yelvshi to lead the Control Crane Army into the capital and take charge of the overall situation."
King Zhennan was stunned for a moment, then stood up and walked to the palace, his expression even more solemn than when he heard the White Bear Army entering the capital, "Your Majesty, you absolutely must not do this!"
"What's the difference between Yelvshi and Wanyanda? Neither of them is my Xue family, and they can't be trusted either! If they are allowed to control the overall situation of the capital, what should they do if they have two ambitions? What's more, since His Majesty ascended the throne, his Majesty has been The person has been stranded in Huaishuo City and has not returned. His thoughts are unpredictable. If he rashly entrusts him with such an important task, he may cause trouble!"
"Uncle Wang is worrying too much!"
Emperor Liang smiled and said, "The Kyoto Guard in the city is still led by Murong Chui. With such a team, Yelvshi can't change the world. As for his Crane Controlling Army, it is here to deter Wan Yanda's White Bear Army. It is a check and balance. , Haha. When the late Emperor was here, King Dingxi was also the mainstay of the court. Now that I am about to marry his granddaughter, and share the honor and disgrace, how can he have any different intentions?"
King Zhennan was silent for a moment, but finally he was still unwilling to go against his will. In line with his loyalty to the Xue family's imperial power, and at the risk of offending Emperor Liang, he said: "Your Majesty, with all due respect, these are just speculations, and there is still no way to prevent them." Yelvshi has a different intention. If he has evil intentions, what does a granddaughter mean? He has great power, and you are in danger of being ignored. The Kyoto Guard has 20,000 people, the Cowardly Xue Guard has 5,000, but the White Bear Army and the Crane Control Army They are all powerful armies that have fought many battles, and once they exceed two to thirty thousand, the situation is in danger of overturning!"
Hearing this, Emperor Liang's temptation finally ended, and he completely trusted Xue Zonghan, with a smile on his lips, "Uncle Wang! So I need you to protect my Xue family!"
Looking at the confused King Zhennan, Emperor Liang walked down the steps and looked at him, "What I mean is that Uncle Wang will go to Huaishuo City tomorrow to preside over the reception of the Snow Dragon Riders. These 60,000 Snow Dragon Riders and Tiger Leopards The remnants of the cavalry are still under the command of Uncle Wang. After that, Uncle Wang stationed himself in Huaishuo City and immediately sent 20,000 snow dragon cavalry to the capital. With your support, coupled with the Qixue Guard and the Kyoto Guard, I have nothing to fear ?”
King Zhennan instantly understood Liang Emperor's plan. If Yelvshi was honest, he would control the Crane Army and add the Kyoto Guard. The White Bear Army would not be able to stir up any trouble, and the Wanyan family would have no choice but to surrender;
If Yelvshi is not honest, how can the Kyoto Guard hold on for two or three days? By then, 20,000 Snow Dragon Riders will arrive and join the Kyoto Guard and Qixue Guard in the city. Naturally, they will be able to stabilize the overall situation. Even if there is a fight, he will lead Huaishuo to defend. If the army enters Beijing, the throne of the emperor can be protected without worries.
But he still had some doubts, "Why didn't Your Majesty send the Falcon Cavalry to Beijing first? Although the Falcon Cavalry lost 10,000 elites, there are still 40,000 troops in the headquarters. The war in the east is not serious for the time being, and 20,000 Falcon Cavalry is enough." Did you stop the White Bear Army?"
"The first point is naturally because the situation in Yuyanzhou in the Southern Dynasties is not optimistic. Sufficient troops must be left on the Guanshan Road. If Jiang Yuhu goes north from Guanshan Road, then I will really have trouble sleeping and eating. And there are still places on Guanshan Road. Rebellion in the subject country is also a mess and requires a strong army to guard it."
"As for the second point." Emperor Liang sighed, "Do you know what happened to Murong Chui and Yu Wenyun tonight?"
King Zhennan wanted to pretend not to know, but he still nodded honestly.
Emperor Liang said slowly: "He is so domineering, and the assassinations of Yu Wenyun and Uncle Wang are still unsolved. I really don't dare to let him go now."
King Zhennan really wants to say, after all, he is a person who has tied his head to his waistband with you and has been tested for great things. How can he be more trustworthy than Yelvshi!
However, His Majesty has clearly stated his attitude and has arranged various guarantees. If he continues to push back, he may be in trouble. Therefore, after a moment of silence, King Zhennan had no choice but to bow and accept the order, "I am willing to serve Your Majesty as a dog and a horse." Lao, your majesty, please rest assured,"
"Okay!" Emperor Liang was overjoyed, "Uncle Wang, you are the only one I can rely on. Don't let me down!"
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty! I will live up to my trust!"
"How is Wenlu's health?"
"There have been some recurrences, but it's nothing serious. Your Majesty, don't worry."
"Okay, when he gets better, I will give him a good official title. I heard that he really suffered a lot during his trip to the Southern Dynasties."
The biggest pain was caused by you. Xue Zonghan sighed in his heart and bowed to thank you, "I would like to thank Your Majesty on behalf of the dog!"
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In Huaishuo City, the governor of Huaishuo woke up from his beautiful concubine's broad mind and allowed her to serve him slowly to get dressed, then wash up, eat breakfast slowly, and called his close aides.
"Is that one still there?"
"Don't worry, sir, we are all watching!"
"Let's go. It's been three days again. It's time for us to pay a visit. After all, he is still a majestic prince."
Not long after, the governor of Huaishuo led his people and rode horses to an inn in Huaishuo city.
When Yelvshi first arrived that day, he did live in the governor's mansion, but because he might have to stay for a long time, he moved out again the next day and went to an inn in the city.
At least in the eyes of Governor Huaishuo, this was the situation, and he was not too suspicious. However, only Yelvshi himself knew the truth.
When the Huaishuo governor dismounted from his horse on a human horse stool in front of the inn, his subordinates who were calling the front station hurriedly ran out of the inn, "Sir, King Dingxi is missing!"
"What?"
The governor of Huaishuo suspected that he had heard wrongly, so he pushed his subordinates away and hurried into the inn.
The room where Yelv Shi originally lived was empty, with no trace of anyone.
He turned around and stared at his staff with a gloomy look, who looked sad, "Sir, we have really been watching, there are our people all around!"
"Then he can fly! Trash!" Governor Huaishuo cursed angrily, and when he glanced, he saw there seemed to be a note on the table.
He hurried over and saw eight words written on the note: Thank you for the hospitality, no need to send it far.
He immediately felt a chill rising from the soles of his feet. These eight words were like a loud slap in the face, making him understand that his management of Huaishuo City was simply incompetent in front of such people. Like a complete joke.
He sighed. Once the dragon goes into the sea, Liang Du may not be able to live in peace.
Thinking of this, his expression suddenly changed, and he dismissed everyone, leaving only his staff, "Send a letter quickly to Zhongjing and inform Zhongshu Ling that the King of the West has left Huaishuo and is missing, and it is very likely that he has gone to Beijing!"
Just as he was panicking, inside Qingchuan Pass, Xia Jingyun also received the news from Yelvshi through a secret spy.
He looked at Chen Fugui and said, "Yelushi has entered the capital."
Chen Fugui made a move with his hands, "Then we have to leave?"
Xia Jingyun hummed, "We don't need to worry too much about the rest of the things, and we can't worry too much about them. You ask people to invite Marquis Lieyang, I'll say a few words to him, and then we'll set off!"
Not long after, Jin Jiancheng, the deputy general of Wudang Army who was successfully granted a title for his merits in the Battle of Yinmayuan, came over.
Xia Jingyun smiled and teased: "Master Hou, I will leave shortly. I leave these three levels of defense to you."
Jin Jiancheng also smiled boldly, "Don't worry, Marquis Jianning, military affairs will definitely not go wrong. Also, if you want to talk like that, then I will turn around and leave!"
Xia Jingyun laughed and hummed, "Before I leave, I invite you to come. There is one thing. The court has returned the documents of the peace agreement with a seal. If everything goes well, they will come to deliver it within about three to five days. By then, It’s going to be hard on you.”
Jin Jiancheng's expression also calmed down, "This is true, I will definitely take strict precautions when the time comes."
"That's what I mean. All 60,000 prisoners have their right thumbs cut off. The people from Beiliang will definitely be angry and stir up trouble. If these prisoners are incited, it will be difficult to handle if there are more people. Therefore, we must make all preparations in advance, and we must not cause harm to our soldiers, let alone let them attack our defenses."
"Yes! I will pay strict attention to it!"
"Between you and me, why should we be so polite?" Xia Jingyun patted him on the shoulder, "Then I'll leave, General Jin. See you later. See you in Beijing!"
Jin Jiancheng solemnly clasped his fists, "See you later, see you in Beijing!"
Not long after, an ordinary-looking team left Qingchuan Pass.
Watching the team of more than a hundred people go away, Jin Jiancheng on the city wall expressed emotion.
The last time we met, this person was an ordinary person who had just become the adoptive brother of Concubine De;
This time, he was already the number one scholar, the founding prince, and a central minister;
What will he be like when we meet again? Is it possible to be crowned king?
Jin Jiancheng smiled, turned around and went to discuss with Qingchuan Hou Ying Rulong about the delivery of the prisoners later.
But Xia Jingyun and his party, after leaving Qingchuan Pass for more than ten miles, suddenly changed direction and galloped towards Yuyanzhou in the east.
After running and stopping all the way, we just found an inn in the city to stay at at night.
After Chen Fugui helped clean up the room, he was invited by Xia Jingyun to have something to eat together.
After drinking and eating, Chen Fugui looked at Xia Jingyun who was leisurely humming an unknown ditty, and couldn't help but ask: "Master, aren't you worried about the situation in Beiliang?"
Xia Jingyun smiled slightly, "What are you worried about?"
"If Yelvshi fails, if the forces in Beiliang are not well balanced during this process, won't your plan be ruined?"
"Hahahaha!" Xia Jingyun smiled, "You! Don't be affected by your fixed mindset!"
He looked at the confused Chen Fugui and said, "Let me ask you, even if Yelvshi loses, will it do any harm to us?"
Isn't the downside that your plan is ruined?
Chen Fugui subconsciously wanted to say this, but immediately realized the problem.
Xia Jingyun smiled and said: "If Yelvshi loses, can Emperor Liang tolerate him? But the crane-controlling army is not a decoration. No matter what, Beiliang will be in chaos. After the chaos in Beiliang, it is bound to be even weaker. For us, Isn’t it more advantageous?”
"And when the time comes, if we still want to continue to complete the plan, can't we go directly to Emperor Liang to talk?"
Chen Fugui was stunned when he heard this, and felt that a whole new way of thinking had opened up. He subconsciously asked: "Does Yelvshi know that the young master thinks so?"
Xia Jingyun nodded, "Of course I know, but he has his ambitions and he also has his confidence. At the same time, he was the first person I approached about this matter. As long as he succeeds, he will still be our first choice for cooperation, so he also Don’t worry. He even said that when he succeeds, it’s up to him to decide whether to cooperate or not. A direction, a train of thought, a choice, but don’t trap yourself in it. I don’t have to do it with him, and neither does he. It can’t be done without me.”
Chen Fugui swallowed his saliva. How could a rough guy like him play with these people and their brains?
Forget it, you should just do your job honestly. As for things that use your brain, let's see if your son or grandson has that ability in the future.
Amid Chen Fugui's shock, the small town on the border of Yanyuan Prefecture gradually became quiet.
Two days later, Jiang Yuhu, Xia Yunfei, and Xiao Fengshan were sitting together in Yuyan Prefecture City, and the atmosphere was slightly solemn.
As Dongfang Ping was crowned the head, the imperial court, under the wise advice of Mr. Su and Mr. Zhao, as Xia Jingyun expected, adopted a strategy of appeasing the wealthy families in Yuyan Prefecture. As long as they had not committed any major crimes, If you are evil, let bygones be bygones to the thief.
So in Yuyan Prefecture, it was almost decided by word of mouth that some of those who followed Dongfang Ping to do evil and knew they would die and tried to cause chaos did not wait for the court to take action. The other wealthy families who were eager to make meritorious deeds joined forces to deal with them and brought their heads to the prefecture city to claim credit.
Xia Yunfei, the Marquis of Xing'an, also sent troops northward to station in various states to stabilize order.
The situation was over, and the leaderless rebels had no choice but to surrender one after another in the face of the military might of Jiang Yuhu and the Wudang Army, as well as the huge formation of the Longshou Army.
A small number of people who were unwilling or unable to bear the military life followed the defeated soldiers of Beiliang and planned to occupy the mountain and become kings, and Xu planned the funeral.
But they didn't expect that this back road would also be blocked.
Xiao Fengshan made use of his experience and experience of "falling into banditry" to formulate a strategy for suppressing bandits. At the same time, he also personally led a team to complete the liquidations again and again with the Wudang Army. , and also wiped out all the original bandits in Yuyan Prefecture.
The current Yuyan State is even quieter than before the rebellion.
But in such a good situation, everyone was troubled by one thing.
Because the situation was settled too quickly, these rebels surrendered too neatly. Currently, Swift State has gathered a total of 30,000 rebels.
Among these 30,000 people, there are more than 10,000 elite members of the former Eastern Front Army, four to five thousand remnants of the Falcon Cavalry, and more than 10,000 Swift Army soldiers who were hijacked by Dongfang Ping.
According to what Jiang Yuhu muttered after listening to the report, there are still 60,000 prisoners at Qingchuan Pass who have not been thrown out, and there are another 30,000 here, and he is almost becoming a rebel camp!
How to deal with these 30,000 prisoners has become a big problem.
Among these people, except for the four or five thousand people on the Falcon Riders, the rest are all my people in Daxia. If we kill them all, it would be too cruel and will inevitably cause resentment among the people. At the same time, it is inevitable that a cruel and murderous person will be left in the history. reputation.
At the same time, who would be willing to surrender if he really wanted to kill the future and fight with the army?
But if you keep it, it will also be easy to cause chaos.
These people who had rebelled once would naturally not be able to take on the heavy responsibility of guarding the border again, and they were even worried about guarding the local area.
If they were broken up and divided into different armies, it might even be possible for one rat droppings to spoil the whole pot of soup.
Xia Yunfei frowned, "Rebellion is an absolutely serious crime. If we don't deal with it, we won't be able to avoid past mistakes and avoid future consequences. If these people are allowed to return home safely, it will be difficult for the court to explain them."
He rubbed his brows and said, "How about we follow the original plan and let them do hard labor as laborers!"
But then he shook his head again, "It's such a waste that so many capable soldiers died in the labor camp."
He suddenly looked at the other two people in the room and said, "You two say something, why am I the only one talking here like a chatterbox!"
Xiao Fengshan smiled awkwardly. With his status, it was really hard for him to say anything more on this issue.
Jiang Yuhu sat lazily, drinking tea slowly, "Among the three of us, one has a bad brain, one has a good brain but is too embarrassed to use it, and one has a good brain but is too lazy to use it. What good ideas can we come up with?" ?”
Xia Yunfei was stunned and didn't even bother to think about it, "Then we can't just ignore it, right? It's a big trouble for people to eat what horses feed!"
Jiang Yuhu put down the tea cup and said, "Then let's wait for someone with a good brain and someone who likes to use it to make an idea!"
"who?"
"Your Erlang!"
Jiang Yuhu was confused by what he said to Xia Yunfei, "Isn't Erlang at Qingchuan Pass?"
Jiang Yuhu glanced at him, "I guess he will be here soon."
As soon as he finished speaking, a soldier hurried out of the door and said, "Sir, Marquis Jianning's chariot has entered the city and is heading towards the Prefectural Shepherd's Mansion."
Jiang Yuhu smiled faintly and raised his tea cup.
Xia Yunfei looked at this true new military god of Great Xia, and saw that he and Erlang had a close connection, and suddenly felt a little bit disgusted. (End of chapter)
