Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

Chapter 444 Soldiers Surrounding Jixia Academy
In the middle of the night, the palace gate that had been locked was suddenly opened.

All the palace servants in the Kunning Hall of the harem were suddenly awakened and came to serve in the hall.

As the candlesticks were lit, the entire hall was suddenly brightly lit.Against the backdrop of the candlelight, two figures could be vaguely seen sitting behind the beaded screen curtain.

Yao Guangxiao, who was dressed in a black monk's robe, walked quickly into the hall together with Tao Ai, Nan Jiyun, Wen Tiren and other high-ranking officials in Beijing. They all knelt down on the ground and shouted:

"My lord, please pay my respects to the two empresses!"

Yao Guangxiao respectfully raised the imperial decree with both hands, bowed his head and apologized:

"According to His Majesty's order, I hurried back to Beijing. Due to the urgent situation, there was no delay, so I had to enter the palace late at night and report to the two empresses. If there is any disturbance, please forgive me!"

Behind the screen, Bian Liuyun hurriedly asked the palace servants to take the imperial decree from Yao Guangxiao's hand, and said:

"Insinuating the imperial decree, I and Nanrong Zhaoyi have already checked it, and it is indeed true... Your Majesty sent someone back suddenly, and there is still such a movement, what is the reason?"

Yao Guangxiao heard the words and hurriedly replied:
"Reporting to the two empresses, Your Majesty was furious when he learned that there were thieves who wanted to attack the palace. He immediately ordered his ministers to return to the capital with the imperial decree to thoroughly investigate the rebels in the capital."

The imperial decree was delivered to the two of them, Nan Rongshu hurriedly got up to take it, opened the imperial decree and glanced at it, nodded solemnly to Bian Liuyun, and said:
"It was written by His Majesty himself, and it was also stamped with a jade seal."

After hearing the words, Bian Liuyun accepted the imperial decree, but after seeing the content of the imperial decree, she hesitated a little.

Nan Rongshu on the side looked at Bian Liuyun with a hesitant look on his face, seeming to be worried. He frowned slightly, and approached her ear, asking in a low voice:
"It is indeed His Majesty's will, no problem!"

Bian Liuyun frowned, looked at the content of the imperial decree in her hand, and replied in a low voice:

"I know, it's just..."

The imperial decree in her hand at this time is that Xiao Cheng asked Yao Guangxiao to return to the capital immediately, to preside over the thorough investigation of the traitors in the capital, and all the yamen inside and outside the capital should cooperate without any mistakes.

The reason why Bian Liuyun hesitated was not to doubt the authenticity of this edict.

But this imperial decree is really inappropriate.Yao Guangxiao can rely on this imperial decree to control all places in Beijing in a legitimate manner.

Zhongqing City is the capital of Yunguo, it is really too important, one cannot be too careful!

For example, the Forbidden Army guarding the capital sounds like one body, but in fact, there are 24 battalions within the Forbidden Army, which are controlled by each individual.The places where each battalion is responsible for patrolling and guarding must be rotated every month.

Even if Tao Ai, the governor of the Chinese army's governor's mansion, and Nan Jiyun, the central guard, suddenly ordered the transfer of the battalions of the imperial army, the generals and schools of the battalions had to ask for military amulets and imperial edicts.

It is too dangerous for the authority inside and outside the capital to belong to one person.After all, people's hearts are unpredictable, and the safety of the country must not be gambled on a person's loyalty.

Nan Rongshu couldn't understand this at the moment, but all the officials in the hall, even Yao Guangxiao who came here with the will, felt that the imperial decree was a bit inappropriate.It's just that when he received the order, Xiao Cheng was furious, and no one dared to say anything.

For a moment, all the officials in the Kunning Palace fell silent.

The atmosphere in the hall was dignified and quiet, and even the slight sound of candles exploding on the side, to everyone's ears at this time, felt like hearing thunder, and the heart was jumping.

Nan Rongshu also noticed the strange atmosphere, she quickly shut her mouth and didn't speak anymore, just watched Bian Liuyun silently, waiting for her to make a decision.

After a moment of silence, Bian Liuyun took a deep breath and handed the imperial decree to Nan Rongshu, then slowly got up, folded her hands in front of her belly, and said loudly:
"Your Majesty's decree, this palace already knows."

"Where is Nan Jiyun, the Central Guard!"

Nan Jiyun heard the words, immediately stepped forward, cupped his fists and shouted:

"Chen is here!"

"General Nan rushed to the Imperial Army's Yamen quickly, and cooperated with the Marquis of Changzhou to preside over the transfer of the Imperial Army. There must be no mistakes!"

Nan Jiyun immediately cupped his fists and shouted:

"I would like to obey my mother's orders!"

Bian Liuyun nodded and continued:

"Old Lieutenant!"

Tao Ai also came out, saluted and said:

"The old minister is here."

"Six battalions of the 24th Battalion of the Central Imperial Army will accompany His Majesty on a tour of Beijing. The remaining [-] battalions will not only guard the palace and take over the city defenses, but also enforce the law in the city and suppress traitors. I am afraid that there will be insufficient troops. Please also invite the old man Taiwei, get out of the city quickly, and transfer the troops and horses of the large battalion from the outskirts of Beijing to Beijing!"

When Tao Ai heard this, he said without hesitation:
"The old minister obeyed."

"It is inevitable that the Marquis of Changzhou will not be able to separate himself, so all the yamen in the capital invite Wen Shangshu to assist him!" Bian Liuyun continued.

Wen Tiren also stepped forward to salute, saying:
"Please rest assured, the two ladies, I will do my best!"

"To encircle and suppress the rebels, maybe they will jump over the wall in a hurry and send masters to attack the palace. The imperial army will inevitably be caught off guard. Wang Zhi, Lu Bing!"

Wang Zhi and Lu Bing stepped forward quickly, clasped their fists and shouted:
"The servant (subject) is here!"

"Transfer another batch of masters from the Dongji Incident Factory and Shangyu Preparatory Office to enter the palace as guards!"

"Yes!"

Bian Liuyun glanced at everyone, her expression was firm, and her tone was dignified:
"Your Majesty's will, the affairs of Beijing and China will be presided over by the Marquis of Changzhou, and you should cooperate with all your strength. The situation is urgent, so arrange it quickly, and there must be no delay!"

"Yes!"

When everyone heard the words, they immediately bowed in salute, turned around and left quickly.

Watching the crowd leave, Nan Rongshu, who was at the side, suddenly tightened the imperial decree in his hand with some unease.

This imperial decree should have been returned to Yao Guangxiao at this time, and let him use it to dispatch soldiers and horses in Beijing.

But at this time, whether it was Bian Liuyun, Yao Guangxiao, or the ministers in the palace just now, it seemed that they all forgot the imperial decree, and they didn't mention it before leaving.

Nan Rongshu is not a fool, after thinking about it carefully at this moment, she somewhat understands the arrangements made by Bian Liuyun just now.

Although the various matters in the capital are still presided over by Yao Guangxiao, Marquis of Changzhou, they are not monopolized.

Instead, they were led by Nan Jiyun and the old Taiwei Tao Ai, the Central Beijing Imperial Army and the Beijing Suburban Camp.The various yamen in central Beijing were also assisted by Wen Tiren.Even for the defense of the palace, the East Factory, the sticky pole, and the Imperial Army were arranged together to check and balance each other.

Everyone also withheld this imperial edict at the same time, so that Yao Guangxiao could not rely on it to completely take over the power in Beijing.

Nan Rongshu belatedly looked at Bian Liuyun beside her, only to find that she, who always had only a gentle smile on her face, showed a trace of tiredness and panic that could not be concealed when the ministers left .

These methods used by Bian Liuyun are actually somewhat chilling from Yao Guangxiao's point of view.

But now that Xiao Cheng is outside, Liu Yun is a woman who wants to do everything possible to maintain the stability of the capital, but also to protect Xiao Cheng's only two princes, and Nan Rongshu, who has always been big-hearted by her side, is also the only one. Such a method is useful...

Nan Rongshu opened her mouth, but then stopped.

At this time, she just realized a little bit, since the situation in Beijing and China changed, Bian Liuyun's helplessness and fear that had been hidden under the gentle smile.

After another moment of silence, Nan Rongshu stood up abruptly, her eyes bright, she grabbed Bian Liuyun's hand, and said loudly:
"Go, bring Ze'er and En'er, let's go to Yongxin Palace!"

Bian Liuyun was taken aback for a moment, and said softly:
"Concubine Zhang's Yongxin Palace? It's so late, why bother the Concubine all of a sudden?"

When Nan Rongshu heard this, she lowered her voice, and said in a voice that only two people could hear:

"In Yongxin Palace, there is a secret passage left by the former emperor, which can lead to the outside of the palace. Back then, I led my people into the palace from there..."

Then Xiao Cheng, who was waiting for a long time by the leader of the army, was wiped out...

"In short, if something happens, we can leave from somewhere!"

Speaking of this, Nan Rongshu firmly grasped Bian Liuyun's hand with both hands, looked straight at her eyes, and said very seriously:
"Your arrangement is good enough. Anyway, I can't arrange it immediately. Even if what happens next, it's not your fault. Anyway, with His Majesty around, the big cloud can't mess up. We just need to do our best to protect Ze'er and En." Just do it!"

Hearing this, Bian Liuyun felt a little certain in her heart, and held Nan Rongshu's hand, smiled gratifiedly, and said softly:
"Okay, let's go now."

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Outside Zhongqing City, Jixia Academy.

The majestic school in front of him was rebuilt from the old site of the Buddhist Ganye Temple, and it is the highest school in Yunguo.Xiao Cheng used this to introduce the forces of a hundred schools of thought, hoping to use the power of a hundred schools of thought for his own use.

With the prosperity of Yun Kingdom and its tendency to annex the world, many scholars in this world have ambitions and want to show their strengths, and scholars from hundreds of schools with a long history have flocked here.

To this day, hundreds of schools of thought from all over the world have given lectures in Jixia Academy.There are many schools of thought, and there are many debates among them. They argue with each other about the ideas of each school, which reproduces the grand scene of a hundred schools of thought contending at the beginning.

However, under the Jixia Academy today, only the neighing of war horses, the clashing of armor, and the clanging of swords and swords can be heard, but this conceals the previous high-spirited manner.

Tens of thousands of forbidden troops gathered at the foot of the mountain at this time, with tents stretched across the sky, banners covering the sky, awe-inspiring and murderous on the battlefield, they rose to the sky, their power was extremely frightening.

With such a sudden use of troops, there was a sudden panic in the Jixia Academy, and the atmosphere was particularly tense.

In the academy, the principals of each family gathered in the lobby.

"what happened?"

The one who spoke was a dark-skinned man dressed as a farmer.This person's name is Jiao Shan, and he is the head of the farm family of Jixia Academy.

Ge Shang, the master of the military family, said calmly at this time:
"It's okay, there is a sudden epidemic in central Beijing. Unimmunized diseases are raging, and the forbidden army is dispatched to take over the city defense. The forbidden army at the foot of the mountain is to protect our Jixia Academy."

"Master Ge Bing, don't think that you are the only one who knows how to use soldiers! The posture of the tents stationed at the foot of the mountain is clearly a battle to deal with incoming attacks on the mountain. Is this a battle of protection?" Gongsun Song Can't help but speak.

Legalist Ji Fang also said with a cold face:

"My disciples have seen it with their own eyes. The army at the foot of the mountain has prepared a battlefield killing tool like the bed crossbow. To prevent the spread of the disease, do we need to use these methods?"

Hearing this, Ge Shang slightly shrugged his shoulders and said:

"In the Jixia Academy, among the disciples of hundreds of families, there are many young and energetic people. The Forbidden Army at the foot of the mountain is afraid that some scholars will not accept the banning of the Academy. Just in case, this is the arrangement. As for the bed Crossbow... Uh, the disciples of the Yi family must have misread it!"

"You fart! It's clear that you and I are here for the disciples of the Baijia! The emperor of Yunguo has stopped pretending and has a showdown. He is planning to attack our Baijia!" Gongsun Song immediately retorted.

Xu Su, the patriarch of the Onmyo family who hadn't been to Jixia Academy for a long time, was actually in the Academy at this time.Hearing Gongsun Song's words, he chuckled lightly and said lightly:

"Famous people are eloquent, and this old man has even witnessed your famous family being the head of the family. When you were young, you used your tongue as a sword, and finally forced a villain to be so angry that he committed suicide in shame. His eloquent posture at that time was definitely not like that of Mr. Gongsun. Like a shrew screaming..."

As soon as this remark came out, Gongsun Song was speechless.

This is the benefit of being older, no matter how sharp your tongue is, as long as you say "you are not as good as your father, what happened to him back then", you can make people dumbfounded.

Jin Shengyuan, the Patriarch of Miscellaneous Family, came out with a kind smile on his face at this time, and said:
"Didn't I just say that it will be sealed for three days. Anyway, rice, meat, water and wine are delivered every day. There is no shortage of food and drink in the academy. You just have to wait patiently for three days!"

Confucian teacher Mingzhe, who had been silent all this time, also spoke at this time:

"In that case, let's wait for three days!"

Having said that, Shi Mingzhe got up and left under the astonished gaze of everyone.

At this time, Ji Fang and Gongsun Song nodded directly in agreement with Shi Mingzhe, and their hearts were even more flustered and anxious. They didn't care about other things, and hurriedly chased Shi Mingzhe away.

When there was no one around, Gongsun Song couldn't help but said:

"Shi Mingzhe, are you planning to smash the jar? The cloud army at the foot of the mountain is clearly coming for you. If you don't hurry up and find a way, do you want to sit and wait for death?"

"Shi Siye, at this point, we have to find a way out as soon as possible!" Ji Fang followed suit.

Although the two had decided before, they put all the responsibility on Shi Mingzhe.But after all, the suspicion on his body could not be washed clean, so it was inevitable to panic at this time.

As for Shi Mingzhe's face, when he walked out of the lobby, it was already gloomy and ugly.

Hearing the words of the two at this time, I couldn't bear to feel irritable in my heart, and said in an unhappy tone:

"What can you think of? This is in Zhongqing City, in Yunguo, there are tens of thousands of troops up and down, and Yunguo enshrines countless masters. What can we do?"

Confucianism is very powerful and has many masters.But relying solely on the manpower in Jixia Academy, it is impossible to attack the formation of tens of thousands of troops.

The influence of Confucianism is also great, but it needs to be given time to create public opinion, stir up scholars all over the world, stir up an uproar, and force Xiao Cheng to bow his head.At this moment, no matter how powerful the influence is, it is useless.

Thinking of this, Shi Mingzhe couldn't help but gritted his teeth and cursed:
"Dangtang Yunhuang, who is so impatient, flips the table at the slightest sound, really makes people look down upon him!"

What Xiao Cheng showed in front of the world has always been a foresight and sophisticated appearance.Shi Mingzhe originally thought that with the influence of Confucianism, as long as there is no evidence, he should not do anything.

But he never expected that this time, Xiao Cheng really did not play his cards according to common sense!

"Really, there is no other way..." Ji Fang said with an ugly face.

After a moment of silence, Shi Mingzhe spoke again:

"Emperor Yun should, but he was dazzled by a moment of anger. When he calms down and weighs the power of the three families of you and me, he should hold it up high and put it down gently... In short, if the Yun army arrests us later, let the door go Middle school disciples must not act rashly or resist, lest they fall into the trap of others!"

"Why do you make such a conclusion? If Emperor Yun fails to calm down..." Gongsun Song frowned.

Upon hearing this, Shi Mingzhe said in a deep voice:

"So, we have to make some arrangements! After Yunjun takes action, secretly arrange for someone to go to the bakery at the foot of Jixia Xuegong Mountain to inform."

"Bake shop? What bakery?"

"The contact location arranged by the Embroidery Envoy of the State of Xia was discovered by Confucianism unintentionally...Let them take this opportunity to mobilize their hands and encourage the scholars in Beijing to protest. If Yun Kingdom can be in chaos for a while, they will be happy to see it happen. Definitely go all out!"

(End of this chapter)