Red House Shoufu

Chapter 210

Kaifeng has been besieged for a long time, and the food in the city is not enough for three days.

Zhang Li, the cabinet assistant who presided over the overall situation of Kaifeng, now only thinks of killing the group of insensitive gentry and wealthy households in the city.

If the British Duke Zhang Yue hadn't dispatched an army, it is estimated that even a load of food would not be able to be taken out of the hands of this group of hoarding scum.

"Old Ge, the spies have come to report that fires suddenly shot up in the direction of Chenlong Town and Jinglongkou on the north bank of the Yellow River last night. A letter was shot from a feathered arrow at the North City Gate. On it is the imprint of Lord Lin, the governor of Henan Province."

Zhang Li, who was worrying about food, raised his head in surprise when he heard the attendant's report: "Huh? Bring it here!"

The attendant respectfully handed over the letter, Zhang Li opened it, and happily ordered: "Go and invite my elder brother... Forget it, arrange someone to go to the North City Gate, so that the guards there will keep an eye on the direction of Tao's shop." Case."

Then he put away the letter and hurried to the Nancheng camp.

Zhang Yue, the British public, is sixty years old.Dressed in a python robe and jade belt, he sat in the big tent and looked at the letter in his hand.

"Second brother, can this letter be verified as true or false? What if the thief forged it?"

It's unbelievable that a young man with a weak crown wiped out 5000 rebels with [-] people horses, and then called nearby officers and troops to wipe out the bandits in six counties on the north bank of the Yellow River.

Perhaps there is hope of solving the predicament in Kaifeng, Zhang Li, who has been worried for many days, smiled.

He pointed to a few places in the letter and said: "Look here, brother. Few people in the court know about the corruption of ink in the Zheng family and the various prefectures in Henan mentioned in the letter. And this seems to be a special seal. It's actually the pattern on the hilt of His Majesty's sword."

Zhang Yue took a closer look and found that it was just a dragon pattern.The great seal of the imperial envoy, the private seal, the seal of the imperial sword, and the special words embedded in the contents of the letter are so meticulous.

He sighed: "I have to say, you scholars are the ones who can play well, but this big bastard like brother really can't play."

Hahaha……

The two brothers looked at each other and smiled, dispelling a lot of the haze in their hearts these days.

"Report! There are letters from feather arrows in the north and west of the city, and there are marks on them, which must be handed over to the elders in the pavilion!"

Before the two of them laughed, the attendant brought two more letters, Zhang Li took it over and saw that the sealing wax had not been removed, and the handwriting on the envelope was Lin Shu's own handwriting.

"The content is the same as the previous one, and it is all about his plan. When he receives a letter, he will hang a red light on the north tower. After the three lights are lit, he will defeat the enemy in the north of the city according to his letter. Enemy, open a supply road for Kaifeng."

Zhang Li slapped the three letters on the table. As soon as the two brothers summed up, they immediately sent someone to find three red lanterns, and they were going to hang them on the North City Tower tonight.

……

On August [-]th, the moon is full in the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Unlike the war in Henan, the music of the capital has never stopped.

"It's really a business woman who doesn't know the hatred of subjugation, and she still sings flowers in the backyard across the river. The White Lotus Sect in Henan has made such a fuss, and it has come out of Beijing again...the matter of the water-soluble rebellion, they are better, they are not in charge of Prince Zhongshun, and they come out again What a mess!"

"I wish I could lift the three-foot sword and sweep away all the unbearables in the world."

"I was thinking of joining the army to work for Mr. Wen Kui, but when I went home last night and mentioned this, I was beaten by my father..."

"Oh, so do I. My father said that if you roll your name outside the Donghua Gate, you will be a good man!"

……

Guozijian is on holiday today, and many students are going to Nanchi to participate in the Mid-Autumn Festival poetry meeting.When passing through Nanchifang City, there were bursts of melancholy sounds from several brothels.Of course, the teasing voices of the wealthy children are also indispensable.

Because Yizhong Prince Gao Wanchun is still in a coma and there is chaos in Henan, the palace only gave festival gifts to the courtiers, and no palace banquet was held.

The emperor changed into a foreign attire, boarded the carriage and prepared to go to the Nanchi Poetry Fair to relax.As soon as he walked to Nanchifang City, he heard the supervisor of the Imperial College despise the dude in the brothel.

"These superintendents are interesting. Although they only heard a few words, they are also comforting. Companion, send someone to investigate and see which family they belong to."

Xia Shouzhong whispered a few words to the people next to him, and then got back into the car. Seeing that the emperor was finally in a better mood, he complimented him wittily: "When the emperor is in power, there are many talents in the world. The supervisors of the Guozijian are not prepared by God for the emperor. Is it?"

"God will not feel sorry for these thousands of creatures, we still have to rely on ourselves."

The emperor did not answer, but lifted the curtain and looked out of the car.There are many vendors on both sides of the road hawking, and pedestrians stop to pick things from time to time.

"The prosperity of the capital city is just an appearance. After all, the emperor's feet are richer. There are many poor people everywhere in these thousands of miles of land. I still need to work hard. Not to mention the harmony of everyone, but also to feed and clothe the common people."

The emperor sighed for a while, put down the curtain and said, "Forget it, I won't go to Nanchi anymore, let's go back to the palace."

"The Nanchi Poetry Fair is coming soon, your lord, aren't you going?" Xia Shouzhong asked in a low voice.

The emperor sighed and said: "There is no news from Lao Jiu so far, and the White Lotus Sect is still surrounding Kaifeng. How can I have the heart to go to some poetry festival?"

Just as the carriage was about to turn around, there was a burst of cheers from the direction of Suzaku Gate.

The cheers gradually spread from the Suzaku Gate to the north, and the emperor faintly heard someone shouting long live from the cheers.

"Great victory! Great victory! I ordered the governor of Henan Army and Political Affairs, and the Imperial Academy's attendant and lecturer, Master Lin, to lead the army to defeat the [-] white lotus bandits, and pacify the three prefectures and twelve counties north of the Yellow River..."

……

In the Hall of Qinzheng, Wei Qinghe, chief assistant of the cabinet, Qi Bohan and Ren Guocheng, who were urgently called into the palace by the emperor, the commanders of the five armies, and the chief and deputy officials of the three ministries of the Ministry of War, Ministry of Households, and Ministry of Officials were having a heated discussion about how to proceed Good news from Henan.

The emperor was looking at the secret letter sent by Lin Shu in his hand. As for the follow-up of the good news, he had already thrown it to the Chief Assistant Wei Qinghe to deal with.

Wei Qinghe, who used to be acquainted with each other, gave orders neatly: "The Ministry of Households, immediately mobilize grain and grass, and send it to Henan by water and land. Lin Xueshi, let him arrange for a suitable position as appropriate..."

Wei Qinghe didn't discuss with everyone, and quickly made arrangements for the food, grass, ordnance, and officials that Henan urgently needed now.

At this time, the emperor also finished reading the secret letter in his hand, raised his head and coughed twice, and the hall became instantly silent.

"Lin Shu has already found out the whereabouts of Shui Rong. Jia Baoyu of the Rongguo Mansion who was held hostage, and Feng Ziying of Feng's family, the general of Shenwu, have escaped safely. From their mouths, I learned that although the hostages have suffered a bit, their lives are still safe. .”

As soon as the words fell, several people in the hall let out a long sigh of relief.Their children and grandchildren were also hijacked by Shui Rong out of the capital.Now that I hear this good news, I naturally have hope.

The emperor continued: "Don't worry, you gentlemen, Prince Zhongshun has brought the army over there, I believe it won't be long before there will be good news..."

(End of this chapter)