Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 1093
Under the warm winter sun, a strange scene appeared in front of Zhengyang Gate in Taicheng.

Due to the troubles in Jinai recently, the defense near Zhengyangmen has also been strengthened, and all officials in Taiwan have to go through layers of checks when they enter and leave.However, at this moment, there is an ox cart horizontally facing the Zhengyang Gate in the middle of the road. Not only the guards dare not approach, but even the other ministers have to go around here, not daring to take a second look, as if What a great person is riding on this bullock cart.

Indeed, the passengers in the car are very remarkable, and it is Wen Qiao who has been appointed as an official by the minister.There is no need to mention Wen Qiao's identity, but he is Zhongxing Yuanfu, which can be said to be the only one left at the moment.But if we talk about this identity alone, in the current situation in Kinai, it is just a symbol that is bigger than reality, and all parties may respect it, but not necessarily fear it.

What really made the Taiwanese ministers stay away from this was that the news of Xi Jian's death spread in the capital a few days ago, and then Wen Qiao, who had been recuperating behind closed doors for a long time, led his two sons to appear at Xuanyangmen in an ox cart Outside, neither enter Taicheng nor leave.

At that time, Zhongshu Supervisor He Chong heard the news and came to try to persuade him, but the old man ordered his two sons to come forward and knock him down with a stick, causing an uproar among the crowd.Although He Chong lost his face, he just retreated to Taicheng, and at the same time told the guards not to offend this man.

In the next few days, He Chong was not the only one who suffered. All officials dared to approach, even Xuancheng King Sima Yu and Zhang Wei Chong, once they dared to speak, they were all beaten by Wen Qiao and his son. .

The stage is full of difficulties right now, and they dare not act rashly to Wen Qiao's surly behavior, and simply ignore it.But even so, the father and son would come here every day, staying for one to two hours.

Taichen Shiliu might not understand why Wen Qiao did this at first, but gradually he figured it out. This is always hurt by Xi Jian's death, so he expresses his dissatisfaction and urges Taicheng to give an explanation as soon as possible.

But after understanding this point, it made people even more sad.Both Xijian and Wen Qiaona were chosen by the older generation of Fangbo, especially during the Su Zu Rebellion, each of them supported Wang Yishi and made great contributions to calming the chaos. But now, one died under the coercion of the rebellious villagers. The other one is already too sick to speak, so he can only use this almost rogue way to accuse the incumbent Taifus of their stupid behavior!
Their era and the order they created, and everything they fought for their country, has now become a matter of indifference to those in power.

However, procrastinating for so long is not an option. Wen Qiao blocked the Xuanyang Gate for a day, and Taicheng's face will lose a point.

It's not that they haven't tried to send guards to block Wen's house to stop the father and son. However, Taicheng is not the only one in the capital, and many people feel Wen Qiao's sad expression of accusation. When it is difficult to move, there is no lack of time flow from the nearby neighbors, just like the guards of Liang Gong last year, with their arms surrounded by people as a wall, walking shoulder to shoulder to send Wen's father and son to their destination, and then dispersed separately.

Although during the process, the Wen family and his sons were also very polite and seldom spoke to these contemporaries who helped them, and those contemporaries did not expect to be able to invite them to thank them for rewards.However, this silent action has a huge pressure, which falls in the eyes of the officials in the stage, making it difficult for them to breathe.

Finally, under such pressure, Taicheng had to face up to Xi Jian's death and gave a positive response.On this day, Wen's father and son also demonstrated silently. On the way, Chu Chong's son, Chu Xi, hurried over, bowed from a distance, and then ordered someone to send a letter to Wen Fangzhi, who was standing by the car, and said, "Hongzu Brother, Tainei is also saddened by Xi Gong's death. Recently, many things have been troubled, so it has not been resolved in time. At present, all matters concerning Xi Gong's mourning and honor are here, and I sincerely ask Wen Gong to rectify it. If there is no objection, an announcement will be made immediately."

After Wen Fangzhi heard the words, he took the draft of the edict, and then leaned beside the car and whispered the content in his father's ear.Under Wen Qiao's eyes, his body was already extremely sick, and he was completely speechless, and could only express simple wishes through blinking of his eyelids.

The content of the imperial edict is extremely long, except for the first half of the beautiful rhetoric, the most important thing is to arrange for Xi Jianyi to mourn and honor, posthumously present Dazai, posthumous title Wencheng, and the most important thing is to directly change the title of title to Gaoping, the prefect of the county. A rare honor since the dynasty.

It can be seen the urgency of the stage to calm down the matter, and the guilt of the stage assistants towards Xi Jian in their hearts.However, in the entire imperial edict, there is absolutely nothing involved in the investigation of the cause of Xi Jian's death.

After Wen Qiao finished listening, he flicked his fingers for a moment, and Wen Fangzhi hurriedly handed the draft of the edict into his hands, and then the whole edict was broken into pieces under the strokes of Wen Qiao's fingernails.

"Ho... Hui, Hui..." A few muffled whimpers came out from the corner of his mouth, and Wen Qiao closed his eyes, tears were already streaming from the corners of his eyes.

"Go home."

Wen Fangzhi understood his father's meaning, turned his head to greet his second brother Wen Shizhi, and the two brothers drove the ox cart together and slowly left Xuanyangmen.

Chu Xi stood in the distance, looking at the fragmented draft of the imperial edict on the ground. He didn't know what to do for a while, and then hurried forward to pick up the scraps of paper, and then hurried back to the stage to report.

"Duke Wen has already left?"

After listening to Chu Xi's narration, Chu Chong nodded slightly to show that he understood.

"But what exactly does Duke Wen mean? Will he come back tomorrow?"

Chu Xi was still a little puzzled.

"He won't come again. It is still necessary to quickly arrange for the guards to defend nearby to ensure the peace of Wen Mansion so that Duke Wen can rest in peace. As for the imperial edict, it will be announced tomorrow as before."

He Chong's cheeks were still bruised, and he replied after hearing Chu Xi's question.

Taichung's statement is obvious, they can't trace the cause of Xi Jian's death to the end to destroy the overall harmony.It is true that Xi Jian has made outstanding achievements in the past, but after he left Xuzhou, his greatest significance in the current situation is no longer there.

This point, Wen Qiao, who left Jiangzhou and returned to Taicheng after the Su Zu Rebellion, felt the most deeply. The party feathers echoed that the actual power was not even comparable to that of Shen Chong who came to power later.

And how did Xi Jian die?He was forced to death by his Qingxu Township Party!

Even if Taichung gave posthumous honors, it was not because of Wen Qiao's silent oppression, but it was because Shen Weizhou was too timid to use this as an excuse to encourage the Jiazhong from Xuzhou to come south.Although this possibility is getting bigger and bigger, it is better than doing nothing.

However, in any case, Xi Jian's death always made the situation more serious, and it gradually became uncontrollable.

"If I could have made up my mind before, instead of indulging in evil and cultivating evil..."

On the other side, Yu Bing said suddenly, and he also smelled more and more dangerous breaths.

"The matter has come to this point, it is useless to talk. Go to the Tingwei and ask Zhuge Boyan to send him back, and tell Ge Gong that if Wang Shenyou doesn't return to the capital immediately, and there are hidden dangers outside, then he doesn't have to come again!"

Chu Chong was even more anxious now, Shen Chong was attacked and his whereabouts were unknown, Xi Jian was coerced by the rioters to death, all kinds of things made the Jiangbei soldiers come south gradually.At the beginning, they didn't make a decisive decision to quell the chaos in Langya Township, and they embarked on a road of no return. If they go deep into the Qingxu Qiaozhong for an insignificant Xi Jian at this time, it would be tantamount to self-harm.

The only solution now is to unite all forces that can be united, which has become a point of no return.

"However, under such circumstances, how dare Wang Shenyou...the empress dowager is still urging the use of troops."

Yu Bing looked puzzled. In the past few days after Xi Jian's death, they had not only endured silent accusations from Wen Qiao, but also more and more severe reprimands from the Empress Dowager.Even if Wen Qiao doesn't pose any real threat, the Empress Dowager is a huge variable.

"Is there no way you brothers can do it? Go ahead and do it. Right now, survival and stability are the first priority. Everything can be coordinated for this."

Although Chu Chong was only asking rhetorically, the words actually hinted at a path.

After hearing the words, Yu Bing's expression froze, and then he bowed his head in silence, but the cold sweat was already dense on his forehead, which showed that the struggle in his heart was extremely anxious. After a long time, he opened his mouth and said in a trembling voice: "Zhi Gong's subordinates will follow in order. Come on, Dunan is already too narrow to stay here..."

"Stone City is currently occupied by the Marquis of Zhou, and it is currently full of residents. Zhoucheng, the successors will go to Zhoucheng. Also, you have to tell Zhigong that Yan Shu's tribes are all coming to different border towns. They are in the capital. Nan is making such a fuss, which is really outrageous."

After pondering for a while, Chu Chong replied, as Yu Yi's soldiers gathered more and more, the bad behavior of his soldiers was also revealed, and the whole capital was ruined. Fleeing helplessly.He let go of some of Yu Yi's soldiers to settle in the state city, but also wanted to separate them and monitor them separately.

"OK then."

Yu Bing nodded after hearing the words, and then led a group of people straight to the garden, traveling smoothly along the way, and came to Her Royal Highness the Empress Dowager almost without a notification.

The Empress Dowager has also been very angry these few days. She urged Yu Yibing to attack Langya before but failed, but Zhuge Hui said that the Langya rioters have realized their mistakes, and they will return to the capital soon to plead guilty and be punished. Seeing the best time to wipe out the Wang family When he was about to be away, the accident of Xi Jian's death suddenly broke out.

This naturally gave the empress dowager a chance to make use of the topic, but Yu Yi didn't dare to act rashly because of the frequent riots in the southern Wu people, so after seeing Yu Bing, the empress dowager naturally couldn't be in a good mood.

But before she had time to reprimand her, Yu Bing had already spoken out: "At present, there are signs of unrest in many places inside and outside the capital. Especially near Fuzhou Mountain, there are many chaos in Langya. Please Your Majesty the Empress Dowager and His Majesty the Emperor temporarily move to Jianping Garden, and return to the garden after the matter is settled."

"The situation is so critical? I ordered your brother to send troops quickly, but you were too timid, and now..."

After the Empress Dowager heard the words, her complexion changed suddenly, and then she couldn't help complaining to Yu Bing, but soon said to herself: "Forget it, forget it, your talents are just like this, you should call Wei Zhou into the arch... ..."

"It's just a small trouble! There are various parties involved in the chaos, because it's hard to decide for a while, so there's really no trouble Jiangbei."

Yu Bing took a step forward, pressed the empress dowager on the back of her hand, and said in a loud voice: "Sister, don't you even believe in your own brothers?"

"I just believe..."

The Empress Dowager replied subconsciously, and then noticed that Yu Bing's expression was different, and a sense of crisis suddenly surged from her heart: "Ji Jian, you..."

"There is no need to gossip, sister please get up and drive as soon as possible."

Subconsciously, Yu Bing took a small step back, and then his expression became serious, but there was no intention of asking for instructions in his tone: "But sister, please believe me, as long as my brother is alive, I will never allow anyone to insult Junwei!"

The Empress Dowager was sitting on the mat, her eyes fixed on Yu Bing, who was already very strange to her, her whole body was chilled, and she was stunned.

(End of this chapter)