Jiankang City, the residence of Da Sima.
"Quick, quick! Reinforce the main entrance to prevent traitors from entering the city!"
"promise!"
"Hurry up, you guys, and be smarter."
"promise……"
"Give me the order to distribute all the crossbows brought from the arsenal, and arrange a few more crossbowmen on the high wall..."
Xu Wen, a member of the Guards Department, was ordered to lead 500 people from the Jinyiwei Guards Department to garrison the palace with all their strength and be responsible for guarding Xu Zongwen's family members.
At this moment, the offensive and defensive battles inside and outside the city had begun. The fire at Jianyang Gate was soaring into the sky. As soon as Xu Wen was awakened, he immediately began to arrange the defense in the palace to prevent the Xifu soldiers from invading the city and causing chaos in the city.
"Have the madam and young masters settled down?"
"Going back to the office, people and horses have been deployed around the inner palace. Guo Jijiu also ordered Mr. Tan to arrange the elite of the Zhenfu Division in the workshop..."
Huan was engaged in Tan Daoji in Fusi, Jinyiwei Town.
"Is there any movement in the city?" Zhang San led his troops out of the city to pursue him. Xu Zongwen turned around and suddenly asked, "Is there any news from Zijin?"
Zhang Si, who was in charge of the attendant, said truthfully: "Mr. Zijin has taken over the arsenal, and the other city gates are also tightly guarded. There is no report of the defeat of the city."
Xu Zongwen ordered Guo Shang to open the treasury and take control of the troops and horses in the city. He was supplemented by Jiankang Order Shen Shuren and hundreds of yamen servants under his command. At the same time, the Queen Mother and the Emperor ordered Zuo Yu Lin Wei to be under the command of Guo Shang and summoned all the officials. In the middle part of the song, people gathered to defend the city.
In order to prevent officials in the city from having an affair with the Huan family, Guo Sang made intensive arrangements to defend the city. At the same time, he ordered Shen Shuren to inspect the city and strengthen the defense.
In addition, Xu Zongwen's sharp weapon Jinyiwei also participated in the battle to defend the city of Jiankang.
Wang Zhi, the Intelligence Department of Jinyiwei, was responsible for arranging and liaising with generals at all levels to instigate rebellion against Jingzhou soldiers, and promised to lure them with huge profits.
The Jinyiwei assassination department was responsible for activating hidden stakes near Jiankang and secret operations lurking among the Jingzhou soldiers to eliminate those generals loyal to the Huan family and create chaos.
Jinyiwei Zhenfusi was the first to focus on Taiwan Province and ban Zhong, in order to prevent the Huan family's supporters in the Jiankang Palace from taking the opportunity to cause chaos.
The Guards Department stayed behind to guard the Grand Sima Mansion with all its strength. The Experience Department cooperated with Guo Shang to distribute weapons from the arsenal to the Jinyi Guard divisions. The Secret File Bureau directly joined the Guards Department to guard the base camp of the Grand Sima Mansion because it had the least manpower...
"No news is the best news. Huan Shiqian's army is defeated tonight and the Jingzhou soldiers will be unable to attack the city again. Let Zijin prepare for the next step."
"No, my lord."
The defeat of Jingzhou has been decided, and Xu Zongwen has arranged the relevant matters and is ready to go to the palace.
"Go and invite... here." Xu Zongwen said.
"promise."
Jiankang Palace, inside the Tai Chi Hall.
Queen Mother Chen was sitting on pins and needles, but the little emperor knew nothing about the rebellion and was playing with the grasshopper in his hand and couldn't put it down!
"Do you all agree to negotiate peace?" Huan Yi's voice was not loud, but it was heavy and had a deterrent effect.
What is peace negotiation? Isn't that just showing weakness and giving in to the rebels?
"If we don't negotiate for peace, how can Jiankang be able to defend it with just 20,000 troops?" Shangshu Zuopushe Wang Guobao chuckled.
"What the Prime Minister said is true! The city will be broken sooner or later. We have been fighting all night and there is still no battle report. Maybe the city gates have changed hands and we still don't know!"
"As long as you agree to Huan Shiqian's court, it will still be the same court, the Queen Mother and Your Majesty will still be fine, and Jiankang City will still be impregnable."
"The left and right positions are nothing more than the positions of governors. Didn't the former Emperor of Yuan also agree to General Wang?"
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Several censors and doctors, as well as subordinate officials of the subordinate Cao, gathered around Wang Guobao to express their support. For a time, the court hall of Taiji Hall was full of peace talks, and it was very noisy.
"You! You guys!" Huan Shiqian's rise of troops was naturally not just about deposing Xu Zongwen. At this moment, Huan Yi was not just standing in the perspective of Xu Zongwen's father-in-law. He had been in border towns for several years and served as the governor of Jiangzhou. How could he Don’t you know Huan’s ambition?
Now, people like Wang Guobao, who are short-sighted, compare Huan Shiqian to Wang Dun, and seem to be content and even proud of the dynasty's alliance under the city!
Huan Yi was really speechless about this!
Wang Guobao continued to smile and said: "Mr. Huan, this is the Queen Mother's will. I'm afraid..."
"Mr. Wang means that the Queen Mother has ordered you to preside over the peace talks?"
"Where is Duke Nan!"
"Huan Xuan is here!"
Everyone was shocked when they heard Huan Xuan's name.
Before Wang Guobao could respond, he hurriedly exclaimed: "Huan Xuan, aren't you already in Yixing?"
The official Cao Shangshu Wang An also jumped out and shouted: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother. Huanxuan is the prefect of Yixing. There are laws in our court. Foreign officials are not allowed to enter the capital without an edict. Huanxuan has violated the important rules. Please come to the Queen Mother immediately." Put him to death!"
Huan Yi ignored them, but asked Queen Mother Chen: "Empress Dowager, do you think that at this moment when the two armies are fighting with no certainty of victory or defeat, what will happen if the generals are changed on the spot?"
Chen said: "Changing generals before the battle is a taboo for military strategists, it may destroy Jiankang's defense!"
"Then Shangshu Zuopushe Wang Guobao is here to deceive people's hearts, saying that he will change generals before the battle and negotiate peace with the rebels. Does this count as shaking the morale of our army?"
"this……"
"Of course!" Seeing that the Queen Mother was somewhat relieved, Wang Xun, one of the three ministers, watched the play for a long time and finally couldn't help but speak.
Huan Yi enforced the law very strictly and was once the envoy of Dushui. Wang Xun respected him very much because he knew that Huan Yi was a very upright person.
"Then how should we deal with it according to military law?"
"According to military law, he should be executed immediately!"
Wang An was stunned for a moment, then laughed: "Huan Yi, you are a guilty person, what qualifications do you have to convict me! The Xifu soldiers were able to march eastward to Jiankang so smoothly, isn't it because of your dereliction of duty as the governor of Jiangzhou... "
Before Wang An could finish his words, Huan Yi suddenly said: "Come here, drag out the traitor Wang An and chop him down!"
Huan Yi immediately stood up and said loudly: "Yes!"
He turned around and grabbed Wang An's collar with his left hand and dragged him out.
Wang An couldn't react, he was dragged down like a dead dog, and the officials around him were frightened.
Especially the other officials who had cooperated with Wang An just now shut up immediately.
"I am the Minister of the Capital! You have no right to kill me!"
"Push it out." The Queen Mother and the Emperor were face to face, and in front of all the officials, Huan Yi decided Wang An's life or death with one sentence.
Huan Xuan on the side had a cold face, slowly pulled out the knife, and remained silent.
"Huan Yi, kill me. The emperor will not let you go. Jingzhou soldiers are about to break the city. Duke Huan and Wang Lingjun made the wrong mistake. Your subordinate just said the wrong thing. Please spare me, spare me... Huan Thief Yi! If you dare to kill me, Prime Minister Wang and General Huan will not spare you..."
Wang An has been dragged outside.
There was still a faint sound outside, but after a while, there was no sound.
Wang An's head was brought in.
At this moment, Wang Xun waved his hand, and Wang An's head was taken away.
Some officials remained silent, and some officials were still happy to kill well. Wang An, a guy like Wang Gong, was trying to flatter Wang Gong. After Wang Gong was executed by Xu Zongwen, he immediately turned to Wang Guobao's camp.
It's not a good thing to look ugly even before death.
"Who else is in favor of changing generals on the spot and negotiating peace with the rebels?"
Before he finished speaking, Xi Jian, who was wearing armor and holding a long sword, led his people to open the door of the palace. Then two teams of elite soldiers stepped inside and instantly surrounded the entire palace. What followed Xi Jian was the commander of the Imperial Army. Zhang Songzhi!
Everyone was silent. After Wang An's head fell to the ground, Wang Guobao did not dare to say a word.
No wonder Huan Yi was able to overstep his authority and directly ordered Wang An, a minister of Cao Cao, to be killed in front of the Empress Dowager. Even Wang Xun, the prime minister and assistant minister, came out as a guarantee. It turned out that the shogunate had a back-up plan...
Although Xi Jian was only the chief historian of the left side of the Grand Sima, and there was also Xie Wang, the chief historian of the right side, but no one knew that the chief historian of the right side could not be compared with Xi Jian. They all followed Xu Zongwen's orders.
Xi Jian was different. Not only could he give advice to Xu Zongwen like Guo Shang, but he also had a firm grasp on the running of the shogunate!
Before Xi Jian, it was Pei Qing who occupied this position.
No one can predict whether Xi Jian will become the second Pei Qing and get Xu Zongwen's full support and trust from the town.
"If no one agrees, the peace talks will be invalidated."
After Xi Jian finished speaking, he said to Zhang Songzhi: "Please ask the commander-in-chief to restrain the soldiers and guard the palace closely to prevent rebels from sneaking into the palace and harming the Queen Mother and the Emperor."
"Yes." Zhang Songzhi nodded lightly, glanced at his brother in the hall, and then walked out of the Tai Chi Hall.
When Xi Jian met the Emperor and Queen Mother for the first time, he felt as if he was in another world.
A few years ago, he was just a local petty official. Now, with the power of Xu Zongwen, he can enter and exit the forbidden area at will without notification, and even hold hundreds of officials and two palaces hostage!
"Your Excellency, Chief Sima Zuo, Xi Jian, pays homage to the Queen Mother, and pays homage to Your Majesty!" Xi Jian was polite and bowed deeply towards the mother and son in the high position.
Wang Guobao reminded: "This is the Tai Chi Hall. Does Xi Changshi want to splash blood in the court and defile the temple?"
Zhang Xuanzhi said in a low voice behind him: "Who among the people in the world has no parents? They support and support others, fearing that they will not live long. Who has no brothers? They are like feet and hands. Who does not have a couple? They are like guests and like friends. What is the kindness of life? Why kill?"
This means how many innocent people were involved in the war started by the Huan family? What's wrong with those who died in vain?
If someone like Wang An, who is a pickpocket, doesn't deal with another disaster in the future, who else can serve the court?
Xi Jian sneered, then without looking at Wang Guobao, he faced the Queen Mother Chen directly: "I obey the orders of the Grand Sima. Anyone who colludes with the rebels and causes rebellion in wartime will be dealt with according to military law. If not, where is the law and where is the military law? ? How can the hearts of the people be at peace, and how can the morale of the army be at peace?"
"Just now, Prime Minister Wang said that he wanted to negotiate peace with the rebels, and he also said that this proposal was approved by the Queen Mother..."
"I came here on orders from Grand Sima to report victory to the Queen Mother and Your Majesty. Our army has defeated the rebels at Jianyang Gate..."
"Wow..."
"God bless my great advancement, God bless the Queen Mother and Your Majesty!"
"God bless Da Sima!"
As soon as the officials in the Taiji Hall heard that the imperial army had defeated the rebels and successfully defended Jiankang City, the matter of Huan Yi, Wang Xun, and Huan Xuan teaming up to kill Wang An seemed to disappear at this moment, and no one cared about it anymore.
"Wang Guobao speaks without shame, makes arbitrary claims, and shows no signs of being a subordinate. I immediately ordered the officials to remove him from his position as prime minister, and build a prison to await the rigorous trial and conviction of the three divisions after the war!"
Mrs. Chen also immediately decided to stay out of the matter and draw a clear line with Wang Guobao. Half an hour ago, she had not commented on the peace talks made by Wang Guobao and others in the palace, and even had some inclinations!
All of this is thought to be that Shangshu Ling Wang Xun, Jiangzhou Governor Huan Yi and other veterans once supported Xu Zongwen, and that the current Taiji Palace was actually controlled by Xu Zongwen's people.
You must know that the people Xi Jian led into the palace were the Imperial Army!
