Hundreds of households in Liaodong, covering the light with one hand

Chapter 150 White Lotus Burns the City, Maitreya Comes to the World

In the Wenhua Hall, several cabinet ministers have arrived.

The chief assistant of the cabinet is Ye Xianggao, the Minister of War is Sun Chengzong, the Minister of Personnel is Zuo Guangdou, the censor of Zuodu is Yang Lian, and the Ministry of Rites is Liu Zongzhou.

Several ministers and ministers who were in charge of most of the Ming Dynasty were frowning and saying nothing at this moment.

Wei Zhongxian, the Superintendent of Ceremonies, Bingbi, smiled and could hardly help laughing: Han Xu took action, and within five days, the city of Jizhou was about to be destroyed.

If this spreads out, the public opinion in the world will be fierce. Donglin will criticize Sheji in his spare time, and will fold his sleeves and frown when trouble comes.

It has always been true that one can only see the truth when things happen. Now it seems that even Han Xu, who has no local experience and is an official, has lived in the capital for a long time. Suddenly he went out to serve, with more than a thousand capital camps at his disposal, and faced tens of thousands of refugees. , being able to persist for five days is pretty good.

Emperor Apocalypse lowered his head and kept pacing in the palace. The notebook in his hand was beating rhythmically on his palms, clicking, clicking, making an annoying sound, making the already low air even more disturbing.

"Your Majesty, Duke Lang is here!" The little eunuch ran in panting.

"Quickly, let Duke Lang have an audience!" When Zhu Youxiao, who was pacing, heard this, his original sad face immediately turned to joy, as if he had finally waited for his savior.

The expressions of everyone in the hall, including Zuo Guangdou and Yang Lian, changed from solemn to relaxed in an instant.

When Duke Lang came, everyone felt confident.

Duke Lang is here, and this complicated mess can be saved.

When Duke Lang comes, the country of Ming Dynasty will be stable.

"Xuan, Duke Lang has come to the palace to pay his respects!"

As the young eunuch rolled his name, Wang Qi slowly entered the palace.

"Your Majesty, Wang Qi, bows to your Majesty," Wang Qi paid homage in accordance with the ceremony.

"Please get up, Aiqing, get up quickly," Zhu Youxiao stepped forward quickly, grabbed Wang Qi's arm and pulled him up from the ground, with an eager look on his face: "Aiqing, do you have any good ideas? ?”

When Wang Qi heard this, his expression did not change, he bowed and said: "Your Majesty, I would like to ask you a question first, but what about Jizhou Prefecture?"

Snapped!
  Zhu Youxiao first brushed his face with his hand, and then put the memorial in his hand into Wang Qi's hand: "If you love me, watch for yourself."

Not long after, Wang Qi had read the memorial. The message written by Han Xu was very different from the news Wang Qi got:

When he first arrived in Jizhou Prefecture, Han Xu adopted the strategy of recruiting people to provide disaster relief and defeat them one by one. However, he did not expect that the White Lotus Sect deliberately provoked conflicts between the officers and soldiers and the refugees. Within three days, more than ten officers and soldiers were killed by the refugees, and Many villages around Jizhou Prefecture were also plundered wantonly, and the official army did not have any extra troops to encircle, suppress or pursue them. When Han Xu reacted and concentrated his troops to attack the White Lotus Sect, the White Lotus bandit leader gathered refugees and besieged them under the cover of night. Jizhou Prefecture, there were White Lotus cultists who had ambushed the city in advance. The city was unprepared for the moment and was about to break through in almost three hours. Fortunately, Pang Lianwei, the commander of Zuo Qian of the Beijing Camp, resisted desperately and led his soldiers to block the gap between Wengcheng and the outer city. At the corridor, they tried their best to kill back the rebels who were attacking the city, and then they were able to hold on to the city.

When Wang Qi raised his head again, seven people in the entire hall looked at Wang Qi eagerly.

"Is there a good strategy?"

Handing the memorial in his hand back to Zhu Youxiao, Wang Qi thought for a moment and said: "Jizhou Prefecture can hold on for a few days. We can use this time to mobilize troops from Liaodong or Jiaodong to encircle and suppress it. It will not be difficult to relieve the siege."

"Lang Guogong, it is not difficult to mobilize troops, but Jizhou Prefecture is related to the face of the imperial court. Before the troops from Jiaodong arrive, if Jizhou Prefecture is captured by the rebels, it will be detrimental to the overall situation. By then, there will be great chaos in Shanxi, Shaanxi and Southwest," Sun Chengzong Lao Cheng was cautious and explained the reason to Wang Qi.

Hearing this, Wang Qi almost wanted Little Bear to show his hands.

Without soldiers, do we have to rely on words to influence the refugees?
  Besides, literati are best at keeping things under wraps. Wouldn’t it be unnecessary to ask yourself to do it?
  "The people sent by Han Xu also brought a message," Ye Xianggao, who was standing aside, said calmly. Wang Qi frowned and felt a bad feeling in his heart.

"The leader of the White Lotus Order named Duke Lang to go to Jizhou Prefecture in person. Otherwise, White Lotus will burn the city and Maitreya will come to the world." Sun Chengzong added at the right time: "There is a news that I don't know whether it is true or not. Duke Lang was executed in Shanhaiguan. The man killed was one of the three great protectors of the White Lotus Sect."

Wang Qi's eyes twitched when he heard this: How can things be so coincidental?

"In any case, the imperial court will not allow the rebels to burn the city," Zhu Youxiao looked at Wang Qi earnestly: "I will give you five thousand troops to rush to Jizhou Mansion early tomorrow morning."

Everyone in the hall looked at Wang Qi, waiting for his answer.

"It's your own business, your Majesty, you don't have to do this." After a while, Wang Qi bowed and accepted the emperor's order.

No one noticed that when Wang Qi bent over, there was a slight smile in his eyes.

In any case, things had developed in the direction he expected, because when he arrived at Jizhou Mansion, it was when Han Xu was far away from the central court.

In any case, it is a certainty that Han Xu will be removed from the cabinet this time.

Wang Qi seems to be getting closer and closer to his goal.

As for the unexpected factor of the White Lotus Sect, Wang Qi didn't take it to heart at all. They were just a group of rioters who were bewitched by the cult. After the culprit was killed and without guidance, they would soon turn back into a tough, hard-working and pain-bearing common people.

Seeing that Wang Qi did not have any complaints or refusals about the appointment because of the Liaodong incident, Zhu Youxiao put down the hanging letter for a while and muttered: "The pillar of the love country, I have the Duke of Lang, who is the country of Sheji." What a blessing!"

After deciding on the strategy, Zhu Youxiao was in a better mood. He returned to the throne and issued a decree to Sun Chengzong: "The Ministry of War will sign and issue the troop deployment document, and at the same time appoint Lang Guogong as the commander of the Beijing Camp of Beizhili, and the governor of the left Lead the five military camps, the Shenji Battalion, and the Three Thousand Battalions, with a total of five thousand people. We will set off tomorrow! Rush to Jizhou to relieve its siege!"

"I obey the order!" Sun Chengzong bowed to accept the order.

After a while, after the discussion was over, everyone retired again. The deployment of troops and generals required a lot of procedures and involved many yamen, so all ministers needed to go and handle it.

Zhu Youxiao was left sitting in the hall blankly, not moving for a long time, as if thinking about something.

"Your Majesty, it's lunch time," Wei Zhongxian stepped forward at the right time and spoke.

"Do you think it was a wrong decision for me to transfer Wang Qi away from Liaodong?" The incident in Jizhou Mansion made Zhu Youxiao doubt his behavior.

Without Wang Qi, can the Liaodong generals really wipe out the remaining Jurchen forces?

At this moment, a big question mark appeared in Zhu Youxiao's heart.

"Your Majesty," Wei Zhongxian said respectfully: "Your sage judgment and long-term planning are not easy for a slave to guess."

"Just say what you need to say, why bother to hide it here?" Zhu Youxiao glanced sideways at his pen-holding eunuch: "I forgive your innocence!"

"I only know that there are rumors in the capital that before Duke Lang, Liaodong had not won a single victory. After Duke Lang, most of Liaodong was recovered. Now the Hou Jin Dynasty is able to survive, all because Duke Lang left Liao and returned to Beijing." Wei Zhongxian. With a hint of consideration and hesitation in his voice, he repeated what he heard to Emperor Tianqi.

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Zhu Youxiao pursed his lips tightly and knitted his brows together. The self-doubt that had just arisen was immediately extinguished and turned into a deep fear of Wang Qi again. After a while, he said in a deep voice: "Give Xiong Tingbi an oral instruction." , tell this to Xiong Tingbi and ask him to immediately come up with a strategy to destroy Hou Jin!!"

(End of this chapter)