Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

Chapter 449 Emperor Dayun Returns to Beijing!

Yao Guangxiao walked quickly into the yamen of Dali Temple, surrounded by a group of imperial court priests and generals of the Forbidden Army.

As soon as he entered the cell, Di Renjie, who received the news, hurried out of the cell to greet him, saluting:

"I have seen Hou Ye!"

Yao Guangxiao nodded solemnly upon hearing this, and said:

"Have you ever explained anything?"

When Di Renjie heard this, he quickly said:

"The lower official has already used some tricks to make the two of them flustered. He also took the initiative to promise that this matter will only be pursued on the two of them, and that he will not pursue the crimes of the legalists and famous scholars. Ji Fang and Gongsun Song He took the initiative to explain everything he knew."

While talking, Di Renjie handed the dossier that he had just compiled and recorded in front of Yao Guangxiao.

"It's just that my lord, what these two people have done is not enough to convict Shi Mingzhe! If it is based on these alone, there must be some ways to shirk it on the Confucian side..."

Shi Mingzhe, Ji Fang, and Gongsun Song are only in a cooperative relationship, and the connection is not close.Shi Mingzhe was clearly prepared for the failure of the two to grit their teeth.

All the conclusive evidence that could prove that Shi Mingzhe participated in planning the assassination was never known to the two of them.

Listening to this, Yao Guangxiao took a deep breath, his eyes were calm, and he said in a concentrated voice:

"It's okay, it's not important anyway..."

Speaking of this, Yao Guangxiao said again:

"Bring Benhou, and meet Shi Mingzhe!"

"Yes!"

Hearing this, Di Renjie quickly led Yao Guangxiao to see Shi Mingzhe.

In the prison cell, Shi Mingzhe sat on the cushion, and when he saw Yao Guangxiao and Di Renjie's arrival, he once again acted calmly and calmly, which gave people an unfathomable feeling, which was very bluffing.

"Marquis of Changzhou, don't come here without any harm!" Shi Mingzhe raised the teacup, pointed at Yao Guangxiao, and said with a light smile.

Yao Guangxiao looked at Shi Mingzhe in front of him, and after a moment of silence, he opened his mouth and said:

"Congratulations, Shi Siye, the plan has been completed!"

When Shi Mingzhe heard this, the corner of his mouth curled up, and he couldn't help showing a smug smile. He pointed to the window in the cell, and said:
"Thank you, Lord Hou, for telling me, but I have already heard the commotion outside just now."

Yao Guangxiao nodded, looked at Shi Mingzhe again, nodded and praised:

"Good trick!"

"Ha ha……"

After finishing this conversation, Yao Guangxiao didn't speak again, but turned and left.

When Shi Mingzhe saw Yao Guangxiao turn around and leave without hesitation, the smile on his face froze for a moment, showing surprise.

He originally thought that even if Yao Guangxiao would not choose to give in immediately for the sake of the stability of Zhongqing City.That's right, threaten yourself again, or say something serious.

The fact that he turned around and left straight away made him a little surprised.

Seeing Yao Guangxiao leave like this, Shi Mingzhe couldn't bear it anymore, and immediately shouted:
"Marquis of Changzhou, just left like this?"

Yao Guangxiao paused as he was leaving, turned around slightly, pondered for a moment, and then turned back again.

Seeing Yao Guangxiao returning, Shi Mingzhe's wise smile reappeared on his face.

But before he could speak, he heard Yao Guangxiao speak directly:

"Benhou, I don't want to waste too much time on a dead person! But Shi Siye's resourcefulness and methods are all superb, and for a person like you, you have to show some dignity!"

When Shi Mingzhe heard this, his face froze, his brows were slightly frowned, and he said in a deep voice:

"My lord, what does this mean?"

Yao Guangxiao stood outside the cell, looked down at Shi Mingzhe in front of him, and said coldly:

"That's what it means!"

"Before this Marquis, I thought of using gentle methods, but Shi Siye and those Confucian disciples in Beijing didn't know what to do, so they had the guts to collude with the Xia Guoxiuyi envoy... How could this Marquis not help you if you are so courteous? ?”

At this time, Yao Guangxiao's sinister inverted triangular eyes were filled with awe-inspiring murderous intent.

"You think that the Marquis will be restrained, but you don't know that when the Marquis entered the capital, he gave the order to attack the palace and city gates and disturb the people in the capital. The soldiers of the army can kill them directly regardless of their status!"

Hearing this, Shi Mingzhe, who was able to maintain a calm surface, suddenly trembled in his heart, opened his eyes wide, and looked at Yao Guangxiao in disbelief.

"Yao Guangxiao, the people in Beijing are all students from Jixia Academy. These people are the pillars of the world's elites! They are also Emperor Yi Dayun, who issued an imperial edict to the world to recruit The talents who came here! Do you really have the courage to kill them all?"

"At that time, even if Emperor Yun has great trust in you, he will not blame you. But if he wants to continue to send troops out of the Central Plains and dominate the world, he must appease and give an explanation to the hearts of all the scholars and scholars in the world. come out!"

Shi Mingzhe's greatest reliance now is nothing more than his Confucian reputation, influence, and the use of many means to make all the schools of thought share the same hatred with him, put pressure on Yunguo, and finally force the Yunguo court to bow its head.

If it caused dissatisfaction among all the scholars, not to mention the turmoil in Zhongqing City, the prestige and reputation of the court of Yunguo, and the benevolent destiny of Emperor Yun Xiaocheng would also be completely wiped out!
But if the court of Yunguo didn't care about the influence behind the various schools of thought, then his teacher Mingzhe's trump card would be useless.

Among the two to three thousand disciples of hundreds of schools in Jixia Academy, there are naturally outstanding talents and masters like clouds.

But in the end, these people are just ordinary students. Facing the tens of thousands of Yunguo forbidden troops in Zhongqing City and the large camp soldiers and horses in the suburbs of Beijing, they are nothing more than insignificant diseases.

Hearing Shi Mingzhe's shocked voice, Yao Guangxiao sneered and said murderously:
"After entering the capital, you did not obey His Majesty's will, and quickly cut through the mess, which led to your plan advancing to such a point. It is a betrayal of His Majesty's trust. This Marquis must not make mistakes again and again! Even if Your Majesty has to explain something later, Ben Hou And I will never regret it!"

"Only by killing people's heads rolling and dripping blood, can you let people from a hundred families fully understand the situation!"

While speaking, Yao Guangxiao's inverted triangular eyes were full of blood, and his cheekbones twitched slightly, showing ferocity and ferocity. There is no trace of the compassion of a monk.

Shi Mingzhe was a little frightened by Yao Guangxiao's expression, his back felt a shudder, and he suddenly thought of this guy, who was responsible for the chaos in Jinling City.Its ruthless methods, even among the embroidered clothes envoys of the Xia Kingdom, are also kept secret...

At this time, Shi Mingzhe suddenly stood up and exclaimed:

"That's not the case..."

At this time, he finally felt fear and panic from the bottom of his heart, and subconsciously wanted to turn around a little.

"Not so? It's too late! You Confucianists dare to spy on the palace, colluding with enemy countries, plotting wrongdoing, and intending to control the court! If you don't punish severely, how will you deter people from all schools?"

Having said that, Yao Guangxiao took a deep breath, clasped his hands together, and whispered:
"Amitabha! Your Majesty's benevolent reputation must not be damaged, and the court's prestige must not be lost. Then the crime of massacring people from hundreds of families should be borne by my demon monk Daoyan."

After finishing speaking, Yao Guangxiao tossed off his robe, and walked away quickly surrounded by everyone.

Shi Mingzhe's eyes were wide open, looking at Yao Guangxiao's leaving figure, he couldn't say a word, only showed a complex expression of shock and anger, panic and fear, mixed with regret...
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At this time, in Zhongqing City.

In a panic, the disciples of the Bai Family who chose to rush out of the encirclement of the Forbidden Army were hurriedly avoiding the general of the Forbidden Army who was chasing after them.

Then I heard someone shouting loudly:

"Leave the city as soon as possible, and return to the school palace, and ask the elders of the various schools to preside over the overall situation!"

The hundreds of disciples who rushed out of the encirclement were quite a number, and there were also a hundred or so.

But these people come from different schools of thought, and they don't have a convincing backbone, so it's hard to be united. They can't even guarantee the basic order, and don't expect them to be able to resist the imperial army's pursuit.

Therefore, the best choice at this time is to go to Jixia Academy immediately and ask the elders of each school to preside over the overall situation.

But immediately, someone retorted:
"City gate? The city gate has long been guarded by the forbidden army, and it is impossible to rush out... Each family must have a hidden stronghold in the capital, and disperse and flee, so as to have a chance of survival!"

The downside of not having a core is here, at such a critical juncture, it should have been united.But when faced with a life-and-death choice, everyone has their own opinions.

Although they didn't waste time arguing, they soon chose to part ways.

Someone rushed towards the city gate in an attempt to get out of the city.Some people also fled in all directions, wanting to temporarily hide in the hidden strongholds of various schools to avoid the limelight.

Hundreds of scholars fled in such a haste in the city recklessly, and made such a big commotion, which also made the already extremely tense situation in Beijing suddenly become agitated.

Xia Guoxiuyi envoy arranged in advance, and the people who had not been captured by Dongchang and Sticky Rod began to create riots in various parts of the city according to the original plan.

There are also people secretly arranged by the Confucian teacher Mingzhe. In order to force the court to bow their heads, they also started to disturb the city.

All over Beijing, the order suddenly became chaotic.Shouts of killing and begging for mercy, screams, and howling rang out everywhere.

Before they could figure out the situation, the people in Beijing who were in a daze also started to flee in panic.

After the order was lost, even the unworthy gangsters in the past dared to take advantage of the chaos and started looting and smashing around the city.

Zhongqing City, which has been stable for hundreds of years, is full of chaos today. There are even fires burning, and black smoke billowing up, as if it was suddenly changed by war.

Just when all order was lost and the turmoil was unbearable, the neighing of war horses, the clanging of golden spears, and the sound of heavy military columns stepping forward could be heard.

The sound of violent drinking resounded all over the capital.

"I am ordered to restore the stability of the capital. Those who disobey the orders and plot wrongdoings shall be beheaded! Those who attack the army formation and intend to plot rebellion shall be beheaded! Those who wait for the opportunity to cause chaos, burn and kill looters shall be beheaded!"

The generals of the Forbidden Army who were in charge of suppressing the capital were dispatched brazenly at this time.

The cold and heavy military spirit hovered over Zhongqing City at this moment.The array of guns was like a forest, the light of swords was like snow, and the orderly army was called out in unison, and the order in Beijing began to be restored.

The mobs who burned, killed and looted, or the reckless scholars who rushed straight into the army without knowing how to dodge, were crushed into dust under the power of the army.

At this moment, several cavalry teams, carrying command flags, drove out from the Yamen of Dali Temple, galloped around the city, and shouted loudly:

"Changzhou is under orders, and the common people go home, shut their doors tightly, and are not allowed to go out. If soldiers and horses in the capital meet hundreds of disciples, they will take them all and hand them over to the commander to screen them! If there is resistance, life or death will be ignored! "

"Changzhou is under orders, and the people go home..."

The sound of violent drinking quickly spread to all parts of Beijing.The forbidden troops of each battalion immediately obeyed the order and began to search for the scholars of hundreds of families in the city.

At this time, the scholars who wanted to venture out of the capital also ran to the city gate.

And those who greeted them were elite soldiers and horses who were fully armed and armed with bows and crossbows.

The leading general of the Forbidden Army, facing the slightly panicked scholars, said loudly:

"If it is true that there is no rebellion, he will be arrested without a fight, and his life will be saved! If there is any resistance, he will die!"

"Hey!" All the guards shouted in unison.

The fierce killing spirit and the heavy military power came at this moment, making the hearts of all the scholars of hundreds of families tremble.

A group of scholars from hundreds of families never imagined why they and others would be so muddle-headed and fell into this field.I don't know how many people have started to regret why they were obsessed with ghosts for a while, and their blood was hot...

Just when these people were hesitating whether to surrender, they heard someone in the crowd shout loudly:

"It's unbelievable! Shi Siye was deceived into Dali Temple by such means, and he still doesn't know if he is alive or dead!"

"Only by rushing out of the city can we have a chance!"

As soon as the words fell, someone pushed and shoved the people next to them, and rushed towards the city gate together.

The crowd, who were already confused and full of thoughts, rushed towards the city gate with their heads dumbfounded.

The general of the Forbidden Army at the city gate saw the crowd rushing towards him, his eyes turned cold, and he said without hesitation:

"Stubborn, kill!"

"Kill!" The shouts of the soldiers of the forbidden army rang out.

The next moment, the massive army rushed straight into the sky, and the vision of the army instantly condensed, coercing everyone.The masters among the hundreds of scholars, being suppressed by the army, suddenly felt that their breath was weakened, and their hearts were terrified, and their martial arts suddenly lost [-]% to [-]%.

What followed was the sound of the bowstring vibrating.Arrows shot out and fell one after another.A group of scholars from hundreds of families rushed forward, covered by the rain of arrows, only heard the sound of screams and wailing, and many people fell to the ground with arrows in their bodies, not knowing whether they were alive or dead.

At this time, outside Zhongqing City.

Sensing that something was wrong, the members of the Hundred Families of Jixia Academy who hurried here heard the clear and audible screams of the disciples of the Hundred Families coming from the city at this time.

Looking at the closed city gate and the soldiers of the Forbidden Army standing on the city wall with bows and crossbows, ready to fight, the eyes of these people from a hundred families were tearing apart.

"The imperial court has really taken action!"

"Damn it, my closed disciple is still in Zhongqing City!"

"Hurry up and save people!"

People from a hundred families can never imagine why the situation has developed to the present situation.

Then there was an impatient master of hundreds of schools who made a bold move at this time.

Under the change of breath, various visions manifest.

The awe-inspiring spirit of Confucianism burst out majesticly, turning into a vision of books, standing against the vision of the army above the sky, and withstood the coercion of the army.

A master of the Legalists condensed a vision of an iron ruler several feet in size, and smashed it down from the city wall. There was a loud "bang", and the city gate made of refined iron trembled violently when it was smashed, and it seemed to be deformed.

A famous master opened his mouth to spit out, and the vision of the white horse manifested. He leaped to the top of the city wall, swayed from side to side, and knocked the soldiers of the imperial army over on their backs.

The Taoist master waved his Taoist robe, and the yin-yang and taiji diagrams condensed and manifested, circling endlessly, blocking all the feathered arrows shot from the city wall.

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These hundreds of elites in the Jixia Academy, in order to meet the disciples who were trapped in the city at this time, did everything they could.Even though there are no soldiers and horses to respond, this ninth-level master who resets numbers is not a vegetarian.

Even if there are thousands of soldiers and horses on the city wall, it is extremely difficult at this time.If it weren't for the condescending city walls, these forbidden troops would have been dispersed by these masters at this time.

The leading general of the imperial army, with the help of his own soldiers, killed a master of hundreds of schools who was attacking the army formation. Looking at the soldiers under his command who tried their best to resist and showed signs of decline, he gritted his teeth and shouted:
"Hurry up and ask for reinforcements!"

Before the soldiers could respond, there was a sudden, subtle vibration on the city wall.The tiny gravel on the ground had already started to vibrate.

"Boom boom boom", thunderous war horses galloped, and the muffled sound of iron hooves trampling on the ground sounded.

This kind of movement immediately attracted two groups of people to stop fighting, and they all looked out of the city.

On the official road in the distance, suddenly there are more than a thousand cavalry, lined up in an orderly and chilling army formation, like a white wave, coming from a distance.

And the most eye-catching thing is the big cloud dragon flag fluttering with the wind in the cavalry team ahead, and the dazzling and unusual canopy of the emperor!

"Emperor Dayun has returned to the capital, and the holy car has arrived, and Xiaoxiao retreats, kneel down to welcome him!"

The sound of drinking loudly resounded in everyone's ears immediately.

Xiao Cheng, back!

(End of this chapter)