Yuan Xiangru has never been a qualified minister.
Loyal to the imperial power but ignoring the general trend, living in the temple but unaware of the dangers. He is just a literary man with a sense of justice and a senior troll with explosive fighting ability.
Even if you achieve the position of Yin God, it is difficult to change your nature. He doesn't think about what his actions will lead to, he just knows that he can't let that scolded old castrate die because of him.
The people in the capital woke up from their dreams, all terrified and at a loss.
Normal people would not do anything in reality just because of a nightmare. But with so many people in the capital, there are always a few dumbfounded people among a hundred. In addition, this dream is so real that many people have to believe it.
First, some people tentatively walked out of the door and found someone looking at them as well. After a brief communication, the reality of the dream was confirmed.
The city emperor has an order, how can he disobey it?
They picked up those who could pick them up and rushed to the Yuan family mansion together.
Before rushing to the place, he met a eunuch first.
"You, what do you do?" The middle-aged eunuch was a little confused.
Qi Eunuch was in charge of the prison, but the imperial army was unable to enter the room. The middle-aged eunuch felt that this was not possible, so he made a decisive decision to report the news to the emperor. As a result, there was a riot in the city on the way, and I happened to bump into a group of people.
"Let's go rescue Eunuch Qi!" someone shouted.
"Save Eunuch Qi?" The middle-aged eunuch was stunned for a moment, then became furious, "It turns out they are rebels! Eunuch Qi rebelled, do you want to rebel too?"
The common people were also stunned for a moment, and then they came to their senses.
"Okay, so it turns out you are the one who is unfavorable to Father-in-law Qi."
"Everyone, come on and beat him up!"
A group of people rushed to fight.
Apart from this small incident in the streets, more people rushed to the vicinity of Yuan's house. Encountered the Imperial Guards at the street entrance and blocked their passage.
There were not many people arriving in twos and threes at first, and they did not dare to attack the guard posts of the Forbidden Army. But as the crowd continued to gather, the fear in my heart gradually faded.
"What's going on with you people? What are you doing out here without sleeping at night?"
The Imperial Guards guarding the perimeter were a little confused and instinctively scolded the people who had gathered.
"Help!"
"Yes, we are here to save people!"
Someone shouted.
"Save someone!" The Imperial Guards felt more and more strange, and the captain who led the team yelled loudly. "Go home now, or arrest them all."
Most ordinary people will be frightened, but few people can come here just because of a dream.
Besides, this isn't a royal palace, it's just an ordinary street. With the support of gods behind it, there's nothing you dare to break into.
"What home do we need to go back to? We came here according to the oracle's instructions."
"The city emperor Yuan Gong asked us to come. We want to save Eunuch Qi!"
"Get out of the way..."
As the number of people increases, people become more and more courageous. I don't know who took the lead, but a group of people started to rush in with shouts.
"Bold, do you want to rebel?"
"Stay back...hey young..."
The Imperial Guards had not received the order, and they all had carrying poles and rolling pins on the other side, so they could not use their swords or guns immediately. The two sides crowded together in a noisy manner and became a mess in an instant.
Su Qing saw it clearly in the clouds.
"The city emperor is responsible for protecting the safety of this place, but your actions have caused turmoil, especially on the day of the canonization." Su Qing said to Yuan Xiangru, "When tonight is over, you will definitely be punished by the gods, and you will definitely be burned by the evil fire."
"Ah? What did you say?" Yuan Xiangru turned around.
He was just staring at Eunuch Qi below and didn't notice what Su Qing said.
Su Qing's expression was calm and speechless.
It wasn't that he was being cool and airy, but he suddenly realized that he had said nonsense.
When he first met Yuan Xiangru, he did not hesitate to endure the burning pain of Yin Fire in order to punish the evildoers. It is impossible for the old gentleman to care whether he will be punished for causing a scene now.
When Yuan Xiangru saw that Su Qing was silent, he thought he had heard wrongly and turned his head back, looking at Eunuch Qi who was anxious below.
The stunned young men who were woken up by him had already rushed outside the courtyard, but the main force of the Forbidden Army was guarding here. They were already in formation, and even senior generals were there.
"What's going on with these people? Form a formation! Stop them!"
“Kill, kill, kill!
"
The Forbidden Army formed an array under the command of the general, and yelled "kill" several times with murderous intent. Those who rushed over to make trouble immediately stopped eating collectively.
On one side is the regular army under the command of the general, and on the other side is the unorganized rabble.
There is no suspense at all.
However, the number of mobs was really large, and the Forbidden Army did not dare to move rashly after they stabilized their position. The internal attack had to be temporarily stopped, and the rescue goal was achieved.
"What's going on? Where did these rioters come from?" The commander was a little confused.
"I don't know, they just appeared out of nowhere." A soldier reported, "But from what they shouted, it was said that the Emperor of the City called them to save people."
"What is the City Emperor?" The commander was confused, and the soldiers also looked at each other.
If Shinto is not prosperous, yin and yang are disordered, and people have no relevant concepts. When a person in his sleep witnesses the conferring of gods with his own eyes, the memory will be left in his mind. But to those who are awake, the City Emperor is still an unknown existence.
While the circle was being closed, there were more and more people on the street.
On such an ordinary night, there are only a few people who are awake. The vast majority of people in the capital have been summoned in their dreams.
The ones who came out at the beginning were the stupid ones, and those who weren’t stupid couldn’t stay. People have a herd mentality and want to join in the fun no matter what, let alone if they have the same dream echo. After a while, the street became more lively than during the day.
Usually in this situation, it is either a rebellion or a riot. The capital's defense mechanism activated itself, and the four gates blocked the soldiers from leaving the camp. People on the streets screamed, horses neighed, guns stood in armor, and the atmosphere in the capital instantly became tense.
The crowd was noisy and the soldiers were fully armed. In addition to the streets around Yuan's house, contact also occurred in various other places in the capital.
In a chaotic situation like tonight's, usually as long as the army and the crowd come into contact, there is almost no suspense about a conflict. But this time it was different. The scene was unusually harmonious.
Because the soldiers who were sent out were all sleeping just now. Basically everyone received Emperor Yuan Cheng's summons order.
"Brothers soldiers, we are not rebelling, we came out following the orders of the Emperor of the City."
"Really? We also saw him, and he was asked to go to Yuan's house in the west of the city, right?"
"Yes, yes, we are all our own people."
"It turned out to be a misunderstanding."
"He's such a jerk. He's one of his own, there's some misunderstanding, and he's forgotten that he's a member of the Imperial Guard?"
"Lord Captain, we are just talking."
"Oh, let's talk about it. In fact, I also had that dream..."
At night in the capital of Qi State, a strange scene appeared.
Soldiers and civilians were confronting each other in the streets and alleys. From a distance, they seemed to be at war with each other. But when you get closer, you will find that they are very harmonious, and they are communicating with each other about the ghosts and spirits in dreams.
The army and the people were cordial and friendly, only the generals of the imperial army and the chief official of the capital suffered.
Many of them had just been sleeping and dreaming, knowing that Yuan Xiangru had been made a Yin God by the immortal. But they are also ministers of Qi State. Whether they listen to the emperor or the city emperor is obviously a difficult question.
Those who listen to the emperor may be punished by the gods, and those who listen to the city emperor may be executed.
"Your Majesty, you are rebelling, you are rebelling! Eunuch Qi is rebelling, and many people are rebelling. There are mobs on the streets, and they are all rebelling!
"
The middle-aged eunuch ran into the palace out of breath to report the news. His nose was bruised, his face was swollen, and his clothes were in tatters. He was very embarrassed.
After being surrounded, he finally escaped. Weaving around to avoid the crowd, we ran all the way back to the palace.
"Stupid slave, I see you want to rebel!"
The emperor rushed over and kicked the middle-aged eunuch out.
Sending people to Yuan's house before was not disrespectful to the gods. In fact, he had just experienced a cruel fight for the throne, and suspicion was a normal state of mind. In addition, I had made similar rumors when I was the prince, so I would naturally arrange things according to my heart.
But because of a dream, the emperor knew that he was wrong.
After being awakened by the dream, I asked people around me to interpret the dream. After asking, I found out that they all had the same dream. If you can't think of it this way, you won't be able to sit on the throne.
Just when he was regretting and getting angry, the middle-aged eunuch came back and shouted for rebellion, and he happened to be hit by a gun.
However, after all this trouble, the emperor was reminded.
"Go and tell me the order for the commander-in-chief to withdraw his troops!
! No, one edict is not enough, I need to send out a few more...I personally draft the edict, not only to the commander-in-chief, but also to send people to shout it throughout the city, so that everyone can hear it...Also, I want to put incense eucalyptus in the palace. Apologize and pray for blessings..."
Of course the emperor would not admit his mistakes easily, but it also depends on what the mistake was.
A decree has been written here and a group of eunuchs have been driven out to deliver the decree, while an altar of eucalyptus has been set up over there. All the princes and concubines shouted, and the emperor took the lead in burning incense and offering sacrifices.
"Your Majesty has decreed that Yuan Xiangru enfeoffs the city emperor, which is a blessing for the country of Qi. He will grant amnesty to the whole world and celebrate together. He will shape his body for the public temple of Yuan Dynasty and enjoy the incense of thousands of families. When the temple is completed, your Majesty will personally wait for the ministers to pay their respects... …”
Dozens of eunuchs were riding horses, going wild in different directions. Holding the imperial edict high in his hand, he ran and shouted loudly.
"Long live! Long live! Long live Your Majesty!
"
When the people heard the decree, they immediately shouted long live the mountain.
But it was impossible to go home, and he continued to scream and run through the streets.
After that, several more decrees came from the palace, and colorful ribbons and lanterns were quickly hung on the streets to celebrate the birth of the Emperor of Kyoto and pray for peace in the coming year.
What was originally an ordinary day turned into a carnival like a festival.
The emperor immediately decided to make amends, and the commander-in-chief also received the order amidst cheers.
Yuan Zhai also received an order to withdraw his troops, and the imperial army quickly collected their bows and arrows to clean the battlefield. The commander-in-chief did not care about his own serious injury and immediately took out the antidote and wanted to give it to Eunuch Qi.
It's just that at this time, it's useless.
Sitting on the steps at the door of Yuan Xiangru's bedroom, looking ahead with cloudy eyes, no heartbeat or breath at all.
In the carnival of the whole city, on the festive day. Eunuch Qi followed Yuan Xiangru and died.
…………
The emperor was tolerant, respectful and thrifty, and loved the people and their goods. The people were frightened by their dreams and ran around shouting at night. I request a curfew and arrest the rioters. The emperor refused and said that the people are happy, and I should share the joy. Silk lanterns were hung to make the ministers and the people rejoice. Later generations said that an emperor who is benevolent in the world will be a benevolent king for thousands of years.
"Qingzhou Zhi·Qi Ji"
