A knife in love

Chapter 196

Liu Yong said: "When I was in Huashan, I heard many absurd legends about the former emperor, but I didn't know there were these twists and turns behind it."

Li Qiufeng said: "The first emperor had a lively temper, and he was indeed not as calm as he is today. It's just that the first emperor was very smart, and he also had the determination to reform the government. It's just that he was too impatient, and he was very happy, and he trusted Qian Ning, Jiang Bin and others. Although forced Yu was helpless, but gave Jin Yiwei and Dongchang too much power, so that the tail was too big to lose. Later, in addition to the personal bodyguards, civil servants and vassal princes colluded, and the late emperor became a real loner, and it was not enough to be taken advantage of by others It's strange."

Liu Yong said: "But I don't know what happened next?"

Li Qiufeng said: "The two factions in the court joined forces to help King Xingxian ascend the throne. They thought they could maintain their power in the court. It's just that Emperor Jiajing's thoughts are much stronger than theirs. In the first year of his enthronement, he will use these The strength of the old ministers stabilized the political situation, and he never rejected it based on the papers written by several cabinet scholars. But from the second year onwards, he promoted a large number of old people in the mansion. Key positions such as eunuchs and eunuchs were all replaced by the confidantes he brought to the capital, and then officials of all sizes, such as officials, households, rites, punishments, and workers, were replaced, and the political situation in the capital was completely controlled. The attitude of the cabinet scholars changed drastically. The memorials submitted by these people were either rejected by reprimands or not published.

"Until this time, these big bosses realized that Emperor Jiajing was not what they thought. These big bosses were not idiots. When the emperor was in Huguang, they sent many cronies to Xingxian Palace to inquire about King Xingxian. At that time, King Xingxian was cowardly and cowardly, and locked himself in the palace all year round, not even taking a step to the gate of the palace. These big brothers thought that they could continue to manipulate power after helping King Xingxian become the throne, so In the end, King Xingxian was elected to inherit the Datong. Unexpectedly, King Xingxian was persevering, and his original cautious appearance was completely pretended to fool everyone. Now that the political situation has stabilized, he no longer has to deal with these big people like before. Lao Xu and Wei Snake are about to completely wipe them out and wipe out the old forces before the real Xijing Dynasty can be established.

"These big bosses were caught off guard by the emperor. Some of them saw the opportunity quickly and asked to resign themselves to avoid the catastrophe. Some were reluctant to leave, hoping that the emperor would change his mind. Emperor Jiajing was merciless, and through" The dispute over "Great Etiquette" drove all these old officials back, and supported Zhang Cong and other people who had no foundation in the court to become scholars. These new officials did not attach to any faction in the court, but were only under the orders of Emperor Jiajing. The government was completely new. However, Yang Tinghe and others were expelled from the court and returned to their hometowns in disgrace. This humiliation was worse than killing them.

"Over the years, although veteran officials such as Liu Kang Liu, Yang Ting, and Yang have retired from office, centipedes are dead but not stiff, and their disciples and former officials are still all over the court and the public. Emperor Jiajing cleared the court through the "Great Etiquette" dispute. There are a large number of ex-officials, but there are still many governors and governors from all over the country who belonged to old officials such as Liu and Yang. In particular, although the ministers of the Ministry of War have changed several times, the ministers, hall officials and other officials in charge are still the old people of the first emperor. Emperor Jiajing regards it As a thorn in the side, it is necessary to get rid of it quickly. It is just that the Ministry of War is in charge of the soldiers, and the soldiers are the major affairs of the country. One mistake is the disaster of the country's subjugation, so the emperor dare not take the Ministry of War lightly.

"And how could Liu, Yang and others be willing to be humiliated? They have been playing tricks behind their backs all these years, intending to make a comeback. In the past ten years, there have been constant mutinies in the garrisons in various places, and there are usually two shadows behind them. Although these mutinies ended in They were all suppressed, but the imperial court and others spent countless amounts of food and food, and they did not dare to conquest in the face of the provocations of the Tartar soldiers. Even the thousands of Japanese pirates along the southeast coast were unable to completely eliminate them.

"Since the end of last year, the Tazi soldiers have assembled a large number of troops north of Hetao, and they will go south at any time. The court war and the grand plan are still undecided. Some mediocre people. Some people think that this is a great opportunity to change the political situation, so they start to move. One faction wants to use Sang Liangtian's troops to attack the capital, while the other faction is loyal to Emperor Jiajing in the name of stopping the rebels. The soldiers and horses of Shanhaiguan Commander-in-Chief were mobilized to sneak into the pass and hide near the capital, waiting for the opportunity to attack the capital..."

Liu Yong's heart was shaken, and he said in a trembling voice, "Young man Li said that the soldiers and horses in Shanhaiguan were controlled by Liu, Liu...?"

Li Qiufeng said: "Mr. Liu, whether it is the soldiers of Shanhaiguan, the soldiers of Sang Liangtian, or even the defenders of Yong'an City and the troops of Xuanfu and Datong who came to help, there is not just one force behind them. , and the commanders of these armies are by no means just listening to the orders of one person. Everyone is observing the current situation, watching the ebb and flow of various factions. They will not bet their wealth until the political situation is clear. "

Liu Yong murmured, "Then we have become pawns at the mercy of others?"

Li Qiufeng said: "They not only want us to be pawns, but also want us to be cannon fodder and their scapegoats. Mr. Liu, I dare to make a bet with you that no matter what the outcome of this matter is, even if those big bosses miscalculate, they will still do it in the end." A happy and happy rich man. Sang Liangtian and others will still lead their troops back to the town to do their best. And these martial arts masters from various factions will most likely be placed in a "robbing the imperial tomb with the intention of plotting rebellion" For the crime, the family was ransacked and the family was wiped out, and the reputation was ruined."

Liu Yong looked frustrated, and said to Li Qiufeng: "Then we have all ways of life blocked, so we can only wait for death?"

Li Qiufeng said: "That's not entirely true, we still have a way."

Liu Yong was startled, and then said eagerly, "I would like to hear more about it."

Li Qiufeng said: "Thirty-six strategies are the best! Mr. Liu, we should let the heroes of all factions leave Yong'an City as soon as possible, and stay away from this den of right and wrong. The success or failure of right and wrong is the business of those big bosses and emperors, let's not be their tools. Yong'an City is now just a cover. If we really want to attack, even if we resist desperately, the fall of the city will only happen in the blink of an eye. Sang Liangtian is not stupid, and Yong'an City is now a pawn in his hands. If this pawn is not Use it, the imperial court, bosses, and the rebels will turn this pawn into an abandoned pawn at any time, and even if they want to leave here, it will be difficult to fly."

Liu Yong nodded and said, "Young Xia Li is right. Well, the Huashan sects look up to each sect and let Liu give orders. To help the defenders defend the city in Yong'an City, Liu agreed. , the Huashan faction will become the public enemy of the martial arts, I am afraid that there will be no place to stand in the future."

When Liu Yong said this, there was a burst of fear in his heart, and cold sweat dripped down his forehead.

Li Qiufeng said: "Mr. Liu, it's not too late to leave Yong'an City at this time. Let's split up and tell the group of heroes to leave here as soon as possible."

Liu Yong nodded, and the two discussed again, because there were the most sects in Dongcheng City, so Liu Yong went to inform them.The south, west, and north gates were notified by Li Qiufeng.Right now, there are the camps of Sang Tianliang and Duoyan Sanwei outside the east city, the south of the city faces Nanshan, and there is an army from Shanhaiguan in the south of the city, and the troops of Xuanfu and Datong are stationed outside the west city, but there are no troops stationed outside the north city, so the two decided Inform Qunhao to leave Yong'an City from Beicheng.

After the two agreed, they split up and acted according to the plan.Li Qiufeng rushed back to Zhou's old house first, asked Murong Danyan and Ma Dongqing to pack up and prepare to go, and then went to the main hall to meet Mrs. Zhou.Li Qiufeng was afraid that the women of the Zhou family would be killed if something changed, so he repeatedly told Mrs. Zhou to leave Yong'an from the north gate with her family as soon as possible, and find a remote place to hide first.If it is too late to leave the city, they will temporarily hide in the cellar in the backyard.

After the three of them packed up, they hurried out of the Zhou family's old house.Li Qiufeng remembered that Xiao Zhanpeng was still at the gate of the east city, so he asked Murong Danyan to find Xiao Zhanpeng, and made an appointment to gather in the south city, then took Ma Dongqing and hurried to the south city.

At this time, the situation in the city is relatively stable, pedestrians can already be seen on the street, and some shops on the street have also opened their doors to accept customers.The two of them walked for a stick of incense before they arrived in Nancheng.When they got to the city gate, they saw Xiao Zhanpeng and Murong Danyan had already arrived.It's not because of the two people's lightness skills, but because Ma Dongqing doesn't know martial arts, and Li Qiufeng walks with her, so the pace is naturally slow.

Li Qiufeng found more than a hundred martial arts heroes in the Nancheng City, and only said that the overall situation of Yong'an City has been determined now, and the heroes can leave the North City and return to their own faction.The crowd cheered thunderously, and immediately followed Li Qiufeng and others to the west city.

When the group arrived at Xicheng, they saw that about five miles away from Xicheng, they could already see the camp where Xuanfu and Datong came to help the troops.Li Qiufeng didn't dare to stay, and told the group of heroes guarding the west city about the evacuation of Yong'an City.Naturally, everyone had no objection, so they set off for Beicheng again.When everyone arrived in Beicheng, Liu Yong had already brought more than 500 heroes from Dongcheng to wait there.Li Qiufeng and Liu Yong knew that Yong'an City was already a den of dragons and tigers at this time, and the sooner they left, the better, so they led people out of the city gate and headed northward until they had walked more than twenty li, before the group of heroes stopped and bid farewell to each other , each returned to the faction.

(End of this chapter)