Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 154 Movement in the Capital
Trust is an extremely precious existence at any time. Once it is affected by certain things and cracks occur, it becomes even more extravagant to imagine that there was no suspicion at the beginning.

"Quickly give up~"

"Squeeze what to squeeze!"

"Hey, have you heard that many officials in this court have been promoted recently?"

"Isn't this kind of thing normal? If an official is not promoted, what else is there for?"

"This time is really different. I heard from my seventh uncle's second cousin and my third sister's nephew that all the gentlemen who were promoted this time were all specially promoted by the emperor. .”

"Isn't it the minister?"

"Hey! That's the word. You know a lot about it. It would be a pity not to be an official."

"Why are you scolding people and saying that I am a shitty person? Don't compare me with officials..."

In the Guangqumen area, countless people queued in and out. There were various noises among the crowds. The capital city in February was still a bit cool.

"Brother Wenru, tell me why this world has become like this!"

A car was driving slowly, getting further and further away from Guangqumen. Zuo Guangdou, who was sitting in the car, said emotionally: "Everyone's words are completely different from what they think in their hearts. Zou Yuanbiao and the others actually After accepting the imperial edict, the disadvantages of teaching are so serious..."

"Zhi Zhi, these are not things I have to consider anymore."

Yang Lian, who looked haggard, looked at Zuo Guangdou and said: "The capital is no longer the capital it was before, and the court is no longer the court. What I have to consider now is to inspect Huanghuai and other places. Speaking of which, What qualifications do we have now to criticize others? Don’t we accept the truth of what we preach?"

"Brother Wenru, when you were in prison, why did you persuade me to accept the imperial edict?" Zuo Guangdou, who heard this, frowned and said to Yang Lian.

"A scholar cannot be killed and cannot be humiliated. When we kowtowed at the Meridian Gate in the first place, we did so with a public heart. Even if there was some misunderstanding during this period,..."

"What happened in the past, let him go."

Yang Lian waved his hand and interrupted: "The reason why I advised you to accept the edict is because of your public heart. Floods have always troubled the country. Instead of dying miserably in the imperial prison, it is better to stay useful and truly serve for the country. Wanmin does something, Yi Zhi, I’m tired, let’s take a nap first.”

When talking about this, Yang Lian closed his eyes and leaned against the soft cushion without saying anything. When Zuo Guangdou saw this scene, he didn't know whether he should say the words or not.

Is this still the same Yang Lian?

As he looked at Yang Lian, who was concentrating with his eyes closed, Zuo Guangdou felt surprised and suspicious in his heart. In the past, Yang Lian was so confident and proud, but now he could no longer see that. Zuo Guangdou even noticed that Yang Lian's temples were He actually has a lot of gray hair. What exactly did he go through in prison?

If it weren't for years of friendship that made Zuo Guangdou trust Yang Lian, he would really have doubted whether Yang Lian had succumbed to the imperial edict.

"Stop off!!"

"avoid!!"

Just as Zuo Guangdou was deep in thought, there were shouts outside the car, the car he was driving suddenly stopped, and even the sound of horse hooves made the ground tremble slightly. These changes made Zuo Guangdou come back to his senses and saw that Yang Lian was not there. Without any reaction, Zuo Guangdou frowned and leaned forward, asking the groom outside the car: "What happened?"

"Sir... Master, there are a large number of soldiers marching, they seem to be heading to Tongzhou..." Before the coachman finished speaking, Zuo Guangdou had already walked out of the carriage.

"Cough cough~"

Enduring the incoming flying dust, Zuo Guangdou squinted his eyes and saw several long dragon-like armies marching forward. The soldiers in the team were high in fighting spirit, either wearing mandarin duck war jackets or wearing mandarin duck jackets. Cotton armor, some carrying guns, swords, or bows, hundreds of flags scattered everywhere, fluttering in the cool breeze, and from time to time, a small cavalry team was seen running towards them, attacking the soldiers marching everywhere. Shouting. "hurry up!"

"Follow!"

Zuo Guangdou was deeply shocked when he saw the scene in front of him. He had never seen such an impressive army in many years.

"What a mighty master!"

When Zuo Guangdou was shocked and suspicious, the sound in his ears made Zuo Guangdou's heart tighten. When he saw that it was Yang Lian, his expression was solemn, but his eyes were shining with light.

"Brother Wenru, what are you talking about..."

"If you don't know, don't ask. It's not our concern."

Such a large-scale army was dispatched and caused such a big commotion. Yang Lian knew the reason without even thinking. It was probably because of the emperor's order to leave the capital to aid the Liao Dynasty. Although Yang Lian did not know the details, Yang Lian was very familiar with the emperor. temperament...

In fact, it was just as Yang Lian thought.

"General Rong, I'm waiting for you to make such a big noise when you are ordered to leave the capital."

At a certain place, Tong Zhongkui was riding a horse and looking at the marching team in front of him, he frowned and said to Chen Ce: "To cover Qi Jin and the others, they secretly went to Tianjin Sanwei. But even if they board the ship here, once it docks in southern Liaoning area, wouldn’t their traces still be known to people with ulterior motives?”

"No, they don't know."

Chen Ce, who was silent, said in a sonorous tone: "At present, all the ministries ordered to aid the Liao Dynasty have left Xishan or Fengtai camp, and I can tell you some things.

It is true that the elite partial divisions commanded by Qi Jin and Qin Bangping were crossing the sea by boat from Tianjin Sanwei, but the place they were going to was not Jinzhouwei under the jurisdiction of Liaonan. "

Ok?
Tong Zhongkui was stunned when he heard this and looked at Chen Ce suspiciously. If he didn't stop at Jinzhou Guard, where could he stop at Fuzhou Guard?Gaizhou Guard?

"Pi Island."

Chen Ce sighed with a look on his face: "The emperor is not only good at martial arts, but also knows martial arts. This place is an important place isolated overseas, close to the vassal country of Korea."

"This……"

Tong Zhongkui looked surprised.

"His Majesty has sent a secret edict on this matter, and you and I just need to know about it."

Chen Ce continued: "The elite troops who arrived at Pi Island will, after a short rest on Pi Island, enter the DPRK and try to get in touch with Liu Hongxun, the envoy to Korea. They will then try to land on the right channel of the Yellow Sea and go straight to the adjacent Kuandian Forts. Xiangjing Road, and recruited laborers there to build a pontoon bridge for the elite troops to cross the river. The strategy of attacking and building captives in a roundabout way is to achieve an unexpected effect. "

"!!!"

Tong Zhongkui was completely shocked. He had never expected that the military deployment planned by the emperor would be so meticulous.

Looking at the huge team in front of him, Tong Zhongkui suddenly realized what he had not thought about before. No wonder the emperor wanted them to send the main force to aid the Liao Dynasty, pass through Shuntian and Yongping Prefectures, rush to Shanhaiguan, and then enter Guangning via the Liaoxi Corridor. Then he rushed to the Liaoqian area, just to attract attention and shock Xiaoxiao.

Although the march route to support the Liao took a long time, at least 20 days of marching. After all, the main force supporting the Liao carried a lot of armaments. However, in Zhu Youxiao's eyes, the marching training during this period was conducive to this. Support the growth of the main force of the Liao Dynasty, and at the same time leave a certain amount of free time. When they successfully arrive at the Shenyang front line, they can take a certain amount of rest and prepare for the subsequent war.

(End of this chapter)