Compared with the main hall of Jingzhao Palace, the only difference between this palace and the main hall is that Danbi has been reduced from level five to level three. The number of roof beasts on the roof of the palace was changed from twenty-one pairs to thirteen pairs. The main seat in the palace was changed from the golden nanmu in the palace to a rosewood that is slightly low-key, but more luxurious, with nine pythons carved throughout the body. Moreover, the pillars and beams in the hall are also made of rosewood and huanghuali.
Because of the properties of red sandalwood, there is always a faint fragrance in the entire hall. The floor was changed from gold bricks to piebald stone. Although it is not as tall and majestic as the main hall of the palace, it still reveals the luxury and nobility in its majesty. At that time, the Wuying Hall was specially approved to be built by Emperor Taizong in order to win over the descendants of the Guilin County Prince's Palace after he came to the throne.
Of course, this Wuying Hall is the same as the main hall in the palace and is not used inside on weekdays. The princes of the past dynasties handled the government affairs of the royal palace in a two-story hall at the back called the Yangxin Hall, which is elegant and majestic. Except for the Wuying Hall, which was renamed the Fengtian Hall on the day he came to the throne, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty usually met with ministers in the court in the Yangxin Hall.
At this time, in this Yangxin Hall where important officials of the Han Dynasty gathered. The extremely angry roar of the Han emperor, who wore a crown of wings and a dragon robe every day except when he was resting, was heard. However, because he could not find so many officials, among the ministers kneeling in front of him, there were only six ministers and three so-called bachelors who temporarily replaced the responsibilities of the prime minister.
Compared with the one in Jingzhao Mansion, the organizational structure is extremely complicated, and the powers are not only coordinated with each other, but also used to restrain the court in disguise. His ministers are simple and simple. There is only one Liubu in the three provinces, and each of these six bureaus has only one minister and one minister. As for the chief officials below, only the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Rites are more complete. As for the other four departments, there are only one or two people.
Especially the Ministry of Household Affairs, because there is no place to collect taxes except Guangnan East Road, and large sums of money are still paid by the palace. The person in charge of the inner treasury of the palace can take over most of the responsibilities of the household department. Therefore, the entire household department now consists of a minister, a minister, and a warehouse manager. Responsible for the daily government affairs of the DPRK and China is a cabinet composed of three bachelors.
There was no other way. The officials he led northward either died in battle or were taken prisoner. The remaining places still need to be managed by people, and they cannot all be removed to the center. He also tried to hold the imperial examination, but Guangnan's East and West Road was already poor in writing style. In the end, he had no choice but to give up. He recruited a group of civil servants or people with honors to manage the most important matters.
As for those institutions that are not important for the time being, such as the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Punishment, they will be put aside for the time being. Originally, this master thought that he had spent a lot of money on those officials and scholars over the years, and that his banner would be responded to by a cloud of people. But it wasn't until the rebellion that he discovered that he had raised too many white-eyed wolves. It cannot be said that there are not many officials and scholars who went south to defect to him, but they are really not many.
Originally, when he invaded Jiangnan West Road, many local scholars surrendered to him. But as the elite officers and soldiers entered Jiangnan West Road, they were defeated all the way back to Guangnan West Road, and few of the surrendered soldiers were left. After all, for those scholars, a gentleman should not stand behind dangerous walls, which is their true motto. It is not unusual for thousands of people to descend on you when you are in prosperity, but when you are defeated, the trees fall and the hozens scatter.
However, what makes this so-called Emperor of the Han Dynasty, who has always been deeply scheming and rarely reveals his emotions, really angry is that the situation is getting worse and worse. The officers and soldiers have divided into two groups and entered Guangnan West Road, cutting off the connection between Guangnan East and West Road. Even outside the city of Jingjiang Prefecture where he was located, the army's cavalry heading south had been spotted. Even the tombs of previous kings were occupied by government troops.
And he, the founding emperor of the Han Dynasty, could no longer even get out of the gate of Jingjiang Mansion. He could only watch helplessly as the scouts from the army occupied the burial place of the ancestors of the past kings. If it weren't for the officers and soldiers who had no interest in discovering antiques, I'm afraid he would have been ashamed of his ancestors. He, the founding emperor of the Han Dynasty, became a big joke because his ancestral grave was dug up.
Of course, he didn't know that he had received Huang Qiong's secret order long before the army prepared to go south to Guangnan West Road. Not only must we protect the palace of the county prince, but also the people and property in the palace, and we must also protect the tombs of the princes of Guilin in the past. However, the tomb of the first founding hero of the country, because he was buried in the Xiaoling Mausoleum of Taizu, is not located in Yaoshan Mountain outside Jingjiang Mansion, where the tombs of past Guilin princes have been located.
Otherwise, he would really have no face to see the world. He originally thought that when going south, the officers and soldiers would first capture the easier things and then the more difficult ones. They would capture the Guangnan East Road first, cut off their retreat to the sea, and cut off the connection between the Guangnan East-West Road and the Fujian Road. Then turn to the west and attack the hinterland of Guangnan West Road. However, they did not expect that the official army would capture Meiguan with a small force and launch a threat to Guangnan East Road.
However, the main force advanced westward at Meiguan, captured Lianzhou and Pinglefu successively, cut off the connection between the east and west roads of Guangnan, and quickly moved towards Jingjiangfu. Guo Chen's army, which was heading south from Huguang South Road, unexpectedly crossed the miasma-ridden and sparsely populated Yuecheng Ridge, and in less than half a day, they captured Quanzhou, the gateway to Guangnan West Road. Quanzhou is only more than 200 miles away from Jingjiang Mansion.
What's even more dangerous is that there is no danger from Quanzhou to Jingjiang Mansion. The officers and soldiers were able to successfully cross the city ridge, which meant that the barbarian tribes that they expected did not carry out their orders at all, and did not put any restraint on the officers and soldiers at all. There are dozens of large and small barbarian tribes in Yuecheng Ridge. Although there are too many troops to gather together, there is still no problem in mobilizing tens of thousands of people.
Moreover, they are familiar with the terrain, the climate, and the people's sentiments, so if they want to intercept them all the way. Even if the officers and soldiers heading south from Huguang South Road could pass, they would lose at least half of them. Those damn barbarians really looked down on themselves less and less. They thought that when the government troops came, they would have support, but they even dared to violate their own imperial edicts. Do they think they can make a difference?
And that damn Lu Wentao, who swore that he would persuade Shanchanhoufu of Dali to send troops, but it had been more than a month since he left, and he had not seen a single soldier of Dali. Even the original supply of ordnance has now been completely cut off. I never thought that I would face the day when I would be surrounded by enemies from all sides. The fragments on the ground represented the anger in his heart at the moment.
But the so-called ministers kneeling in front of him were very submissive and could not even say a single word. But for them, it is actually more about their inner weakness and infinite regrets. When the Lord rebelled, who could have imagined that the seemingly menacing army of hundreds of thousands would collapse into this in just over two years.
He rebelled and risked his life and fortune, so why not others like him? After he became the first hero of the founding of the country, even if the court killed him, at least it would not do too much to his people. But for people like myself, the court may not be so open-minded. Today's young emperor may not be a little merciful in dealing with rebellious people like himself.
After quelling the rebellion in Zhengzhou, he killed hundreds of rebellious officials in one fell swoop. Afterwards, he ransacked the homes of those officials and exiled their families to Longyou and Qianzhong. People like him still remember it. new. Thinking of this, these officials couldn't help but feel waves of regret. At the beginning, the Han emperor swore that he would succeed with his strength.
But now, the officers and soldiers have already reached Jingjiang Mansion. Even his ancestral graveyard on Mount Yao has been lost to the army. But he himself had nothing to do except indulge in wine and sex every day. Now, they don't believe his words at all, and they all have small calculations in their hearts. If it weren't for the man in front of them and the surveillance by his men, they would have been defeated long ago.
There were once several officials who wanted to escape from the city with their families. But before he even had time to leave his mansion, he was discovered by his spies. As a result, the female family members were sent to the army. The men were executed en masse, and their heads are still hanging on the city walls. With these lessons learned, even if they want to run away, they don't have the courage now, let alone come up with any ideas.
And looking at the ministers in front of him who were not only submissive, but even farted, the Han emperor said angrily: "I was really blind at the beginning. I actually thought that you people were all talented people. You have placed so many hopes on me. I hope that you can help me to stabilize the world. Now at the critical moment of life and death, you can't even let out a fart."
"Don't always think that when the officers and soldiers arrive, you can become a hero of the Qi Dynasty by lowering the flag and a tree. Don't forget that your wealth, life, honor and disgrace are all closely linked to me. As for the Qi Dynasty, there has never been a shortage. Officials, your life is worthless to them. Let me tell you, they are here to replace you. These so-called rebellious officials have already arrived at Jiangnan West Road."
"There are many clouds in the sky, but since you set foot on my ship, you will only have this one cloud above your head. Thinking too much will only make your whole family set off early. If you can't think of it anymore, My idea is that if the army breaks through Jingjiang City, if I go to hell, you and your family members will go to hell with me. I will never be merciful to rebellion."
Facing the threat of this Lord, how could everyone present really not understand. But now, although there is sufficient food and grass in Jingjiang City, there are no reinforcements from outside. The number of troops defending the city was quite large, with a total of 20,000 troops and horses. But the generals among them all fled from Huguang South Road and Jiangnan West Road. As for the soldiers, everything from the people to the armor on their bodies to the weapons in their hands were brand new.
Twenty thousand new troops, formed in less than half a year, faced off against tens of thousands of tiger and wolf troops from the imperial court. No one knows what the outcome will be. Even now, there are nearly a hundred cannons placed at the top of the city of Jingjiang Mansion. But what's the use of just cannons without an army to fight? These ministers dared to bet that if the 20,000 troops and horses in the city were pulled out, they could hold out for more than an hour against the four battalions of elite soldiers.
But when faced with the Lord's repeated questioning, all the ministers knew that they had reached the point where they could not answer the question. Finally, a minister tremblingly replied: "Your Majesty, in my humble opinion, facing the Qi army's repeated pressing, our only retreat at the moment is to leave the city alone. Or retreat to Guangnan East Road and hold on to the seaport. , or retreat to Nanning Prefecture and Wuzhou Prefecture in the south."
"Your Majesty, although there is still sufficient food and grass in the city, there are still 20,000 troops. However, the defenders are newly formed. Compared with the four battalions of the Qi army, which are known as the most elite in the world, the difference in combat power is too great. Now we We are trapped in the isolated city, and we don’t know where the reinforcements are yet. Once the Qi army gathers, it will be difficult for us to hold on to the city. Rather than burning together here, it is better to let the city stay."
