Yutai Bi

Chapter 194 Reaction
six days ago?The guard was a little surprised: "We rushed back eight days ago. At that time, the Muzhou rebellion had subsided, and the rebels were attacking Shezhou. I only heard that General Du was fighting in Wuzhou. I heard that the soldiers and the rebels were dead or injured. Half. Suffering from the road blockade, I couldn't see him, and I was in a hurry to go back to Beijing. There is new news, thank you."

Seeing the group of guards gallop towards Chang'an City, Hei Qi lashed his horse and followed them.

The snowflakes were mixed with the cold wind, and he murmured: "Young Madam, Hei Qi is back!"

At this time, the queen's bedroom is still tightly closed.

The news in Jiangnan is still bad.

The courtiers of the two factions in the Jinluan Hall quarreled violently.

"Yangzhou Governor's News, Du Yansui did not cooperate with the Yangzhou government soldiers, and sent troops privately. Wuzhou lost 800 soldiers! The bandit women used a small force to contain them, and gathered 4 people to besiege Shezhou for ten days!"

"Fangzhou Inspector reported that Shezhou was in a hurry, and only a small group of defeated Huainan Daofu soldiers were seen along the way. I don't know where Du Yansui fled to."

Gaozong's forehead was throbbing with veins.

"Your Majesty, if you don't issue an edict at this time, I fear that the flames of war will spread, and the consequences will be disastrous!"

"Please issue an order from the emperor to capture Du Yansui and return to Beijing to ask for execution! Another general will be sent to increase troops to break the siege of Shezhou!"

Seeing the voices of petitions below one after another, Gaozong looked outside the hall, wishing he could fly to the south of the Yangtze River to see what happened.Why didn't Du Yansui send a secret letter.When will the spies sent by Yuchi Baolin return from Jiangnan.It is not difficult to sacrifice a Du Yansui, but the difficulty is to waste all previous efforts and return to the time of relying on veterans.

Gaozong found Yuchi Baolin's figure among his courtiers. Seeing his anxious expression, he looked forward to looking at him.Gao Zong was heartbroken, and no matter what, he had to drag his spies back: "Speaking of questioning crimes, I have been on the throne for three years, and the empress has no birth, no virtue, and practice the art of disgusting victory..."

"Your Majesty! The people in the south of the Yangtze River can't wait!" Liu Xiang shouted loudly, knocking his head down heavily, interrupting the emperor's words, and his forehead instantly became red and swollen.

Liu Xiang raised his head, his eyes were bloodshot, and he had already made up his mind to fight to the death: "The old minister was entrusted by the late emperor's will, and dare not ignore the common people just because it is the queen's uncle who inquired about personal affairs. The queen's crime has its own origin. The people's mansion and Dali Temple have been investigated in detail. Today, the old minister begged the emperor to call Du Yansui back to Beijing to question his crimes. He ordered Jiangnan Dao Fang Yang and the interim commander of the governors of the two states to transfer the Qianzhong Road, and the Shannan Dong Dao to fold the government soldiers into the east and west of the south of the Yangtze River. Two ways to suppress the rebellion!"

Liu Xiang raised his head, took out the written edict from his bosom and held it above his head.

Zhongshu Province drafted the imperial edict, reviewed it under the door, previewed by the emperor, and distributed it all over the country.

The corners of Gaozong's eyes twitched uncontrollably.

"Please issue an edict!" A large number of officials in the Jinluan Hall knelt down.

Wei Xiang knelt beside Liu Xiang tremblingly: "If the emperor does not issue an edict today, I will kneel and die here!"

Wu died in battle, Wen died in remonstrance.

In an instant, the civil servants responded one after another.

The edict has already been drawn up.Wang Xiang, who is in charge of Menxia Province, must have been interrogated long ago.As long as I ticked off the ink pen, the Shangshu Province presided over by Wei Xiang was already ready to send it out.

Gaozong recalled when he was a child, he watched a group of military generals surround his father, surrounded by stars and moons.At that time, how envious he was, how he hoped that one day he would be worshiped and guarded by his courtiers.He is 25 years old.In the three or four years since he took the throne, he has only known to respect the veterans and follow their advice.

What's the use of holding the queen?They didn't even care about the queen.As long as you admit defeat, listen to advice, kill Du Yansui, and rely heavily on their generals.In the future, they will send more prostitutes into the palace.Like a silkworm, spit out one thread after another, tightly binding herself from the front to the back.

Gao Zong sat on the throne dumbly, with a hint of sadness in his eyes.

"Old Duke Yuchi, please see me outside the hall!" The servant's sharp announcement broke the tense atmosphere between the monarch and his ministers in the hall.

Gaozong stood up from the dragon chair: "Xuan!"

After he said this word, he held his breath for a long time, and his eyes were dizzy, so Eunuch Hu hurriedly supported him.

Yu Chigong, dressed in imperial uniform, strode into the hall, and bowed down the jade pillars on the golden mountain: "The veteran sees the emperor, my emperor is overjoyed!"

Hearing the word "happy", Gao Zong's eyes couldn't help getting moist, and his voice trembled: "Old Duke, please come... Where does the joy come from?"

Yu Chigong stood up, glanced at the ministers who came out of the hall, and said loudly: "The old minister has a report, the Muzhou rebellion has subsided six days ago, General Du narrowly won Wuzhou, and has led his troops to Shezhou. The soldiers of Hongzhou Mansion formed a siege, and fought the rebels outside the city of Shezhou. This is the news six days ago. I believe that after a few more days, there will be good news!"

Yu Chigong's voice echoed faintly in the Golden Palace.

Gaozong sat down exhausted, his mind was in a trance, how could he win?

"You're talking nonsense! Where did you get the news?" Liu Xiang blurted out.

Yu Chigong's copper bell-like eyes stared at him: "This old man has followed the late emperor all his life, conquered the north and south, and I am not as good as you when it comes to writing articles. When it comes to fighting, you go!"

Liu Xiang fell back in anger, knocked his head hard, and became dizzy. He pointed at Yu Chigong but couldn't catch it, and fainted on the spot.

Gao Zong said in a trance: "Tell the imperial physician, and send the old man back to the mansion for treatment! Dismiss the court!"

Eunuch Hu helped him leave the main hall, but he couldn't hear the new quarrel erupting in the hall, so he left in a daze.

"Your Majesty, let's get on the chariot!" Eunuch Hu saw that the emperor pushed him away, strode towards the harem, and hurriedly called the maids in the palace to follow.

As the snowflakes fluttered down, Gaozong suddenly stopped, standing in the empty square outside Xuanzheng Hall and laughing loudly.

He raised his hands, his broad sleeves dancing in the wind.

"Your Majesty, oh my Majesty, the snow is too heavy, the dragon's body is critical!" Eunuch Hu bent over anxiously and muttered behind him.

Zhang Yang's laughter stopped, Gaozong gritted his teeth and said: "Decree, order Qianniuwei to quickly transfer a hundred Jingwei to Shezhou. I want to see Du Yansui come back alive! Order Yushitai to send patrol envoys quickly Sent to Yangzhou, Fangzhou, Hongzhou, Shezhou, and Muzhou for inspection. I want to know all the news about the suppression of the rebellion. If someone conceals it and does not report it, he will deceive the king and punish the nine clans!"

Eunuch Hu was terrified.The news from the east and west of the south of the Yangtze River is completely different from what the old Duke Yuchi reported in the palace. The emperor is going to kill someone with a knife. "Yes!" He answered and hurried away.

"Stop!" Gaozong shouted again.

Eunuch Hu stopped in his tracks.

"Ling Zongren's Mansion and Dali Temple Empress Zha do things that are disgusting! There must be no mistakes!"

Eunuch Hu was taken aback.He grew up watching the emperor, he hesitated: "The emperor..."

Gaozong has recovered his calm, his eyes and smile are as gentle as usual: "The empress is my first wife, and I am also thinking of the empress."

"Yes!" Eunuch Hu lowered his head and trotted away.

Gaozong got on the chariot, feeling dizzy again.He vaguely saw the imperial chariot walking towards Wu Zhaoyi's palace, and he patted the handrail.The chariot stopped.

"Go back to the bedroom and call the imperial physician." Gaozong ordered wearily.

Gaozong had the urge to cry.He closed his eyes.

Seven days later, the great victory in Shezhou, killing more than 3 rebels on the spot, and the news of Chen Shuo being captured alive spread to Chang'an.

Emperor Gaozong ordered that Chen Shuo should not be escorted back to Beijing, and he was executed in Muzhou Lingchi.The governors of Yangzhou and Fangzhou were escorted back to Beijing, and their families were beheaded.Liu Xiang, who drafted the imperial edict, resigned from office.

Hei Qi came back so embarrassed, rolled down at the gate of the mansion, grabbed Du Xifu's wrist and said: "Tell master, Jiangnan is fine." After speaking, he fell down.

The boy took off his clothes, and there were seven or eight wounds on his body, which were red and swollen, and thick water flowed out when he pressed his hands.

Hei Qi burned like a red-boiled shrimp. He invited a doctor and prescribed medicinal soup, but the fever still did not subside.Cen Sanniang knew that the wound was inflamed.But at this time there are no antibiotics or anti-inflammatory drugs, whether he can survive it depends on Hei Qi's life.

The doctor will not listen to her.Cen Sanniang found the veterans in the mansion and asked them to wash Hei Qi's wounds with salt water, and forced them to sew with boiled gut.Using Fang's mother's method, old ginger soaked in wine to wipe his body to cool down.

On the third day, Hei Qi woke up, so thin that he was out of shape.Seeing the brilliance in him, Cen Sanniang knew that he had saved his life.

He glanced at Cen Sanniang and smiled, then fell asleep again.

Hei Qi is like this, what about Du Yansui?Cen Sanniang was too scared to think about it.

A few days later, the steamed buns came back.The first person he saw was Du Xifu, and he burst into tears on the spot: "Brother Zhien has gone! The guards in the mansion went to 100 and over [-] died. There was no time to bury them, so the young master decided to set them on fire. I only brought Brother Zhien back."

Du Xifu's throat was choked, and he asked him tremblingly, "Where's Young Master Sun?"

Mantou squatted on the ground, he kept changing horses, his buttocks were worn out, and he couldn't stand up because of the pain: "We won the battle and captured the female bandit leader alive. The young master was seriously injured. Guard Jing asked me to come and report first."

"Is the injury serious?" Du Xifu was anxious.

Mantou cried and shook his head: "I don't know. Both horses ran away and died. I couldn't find the horse. I went to the farmer's house to get money and bought a mule and drove it back."

"Go back and rest first, don't tell the young madam and the old madam. Did you hear that?" Du Xifu subconsciously wanted to hide the news.His heart was in a state of confusion, so he asked two people to carry the steamed buns back, and was about to go to the inner courtyard.I saw people coming from the palace.

"Mr. Du, I have good news for you! Great victory in the south of the Yangtze River!" Eunuch Hu's face was full of joy, "Quickly invite the old lady and Mrs. Du to come out to receive the order!"

(End of this chapter)