Wang Xun passed away suddenly, and for the generals of the main war faction, it was like a towering tree falling upside down. The deep anger in their hearts could no longer be suppressed, and they no longer cared about many taboos, so they came to Qingye Lane to pay their respects.
The Kaifeng government office was convinced, and for fear of causing some trouble, they urgently dispatched hundreds of government officials to maintain order.
Initially, the order received by the yamen was to allow officials and military generals to enter Qingye Lane to express condolences. In the royal residence, Yang Yongdong and others advised the generals and ministers to pay their condolences before leaving first; in order to avoid too much confusion, the yamen sent ordinary people who came after hearing the news to leave first.
People blocked the street outside the alley.
Since the Chihu people invaded the south, the situation experienced by the people in the inner city seems to be much better than that of the starving refugees in the outer (Guo) city. However, after being trapped in the city for several months, survival has become increasingly difficult, and I have already begun to feel sad.
There is too much dissatisfaction that is difficult to express.
In recent days, in order to collect enough money for compensation for peace begging, the imperial court ordered the Kaifeng government office to search for gold and silver in the city. Both officials and civilians were allowed to search their bodies and homes. The inner city was also disturbed and filled with complaints.
Not to mention that in addition to the majority of ordinary people who are timid by nature and afraid of weapons, there are also people in the city who are by no means eager to fight. They have always supported Wang Zhen to fight against the enemy, unyielding to his will, and knelt down to the imperial court.
Huru's posture was filled with resentment.
When they heard that Wang Chun had passed away suddenly, they regarded it as shocking news and rushed to Qingye Lane to pay their respects in the dark of night.
The Kaifeng Prefecture government officials initially wanted to keep these people out, but soon they could not control the situation. Hundreds of people came to express their condolences and broke up the blockade composed of two to three hundred government officials. A few government officials could not see the situation clearly.
, and also tried to attack the people paying homage, but were beaten to death by the angry people and fled away with their heads covered.
Hundreds of people were able to go to the mourning hall to worship the king, but this would not stop there.
Wang Cun died suddenly after only nine days of being dismissed from his post. How could everyone not care about or discuss the reason why? On the day when the Xuanwu Army was destroyed, the news of Wang Cun vomiting blood and fainting naturally spread at this time; today's grass
In the Puqiao Porridge Incident, although Qin Zhihui, Xu Jun and others were killed on the spot, no one thought that all the traitors in the court had been eliminated.
The public sentiment became intense, and soon someone proposed to knock on the palace gate and ask the officials to clear out the remaining traitors, so as to comfort the souls of the king and the three thousand Xuanwu soldiers who were in heaven.
Many middle- and lower-level military officials were also filled with indignation and wanted to follow them to knock on the palace gate. Liu Yan, Liang Wenjiang, Xu Pu and other generals were unable to stop them and had no intention of stopping them. Yang Yongdong and Zi Shi rushed to Kaifeng of the royal residence in the name of mourning.
The governor Wei Hong and other officials were afraid of being in trouble and becoming the target of public criticism, so they did not dare to come forward to dissuade him.
Seeing that the raging fire was about to start a prairie fire, Zhu Hang was worried that the situation would get further out of control. He held urgent discussions with Wang Fan and Lu Xiong for a while, found an excuse, and escaped from Qingye Lane with Lu Xiong, rushing to the alley south of Yushou Bridge.
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According to his memory, Zhu Hang and Lu Xiong walked in the dark to the small courtyard where Xu Huai had previously hidden. Before they could knock on the door, the courtyard door quietly opened from the inside.
The courtyard was dark, and Lu Xiong was holding a lantern in his hand. When Zhu Hang saw Zhou Jing standing in the courtyard, he lowered his voice and asked, "Is Xu Huaike here?"
There was no lamp in the yard, and it was completely dark. Zhu Hang didn't know if Xu Huai was here.
"Mr. Zhu Hang, can't you calm down at this little noise?" Xu Huai asked with a smile while standing on the ridge of the roof.
Only then did Zhu Hang vaguely see the blurry figures of Xu Huai and the others standing on the ridge of the roof, thinking that when he and Lu Xiong crossed the bridge, Xu Huai saw them.
Zhou Jing and Lu Xiong took Zhu Hang to the roof.
Zhu Hang tremblingly stepped on the tiles, sat on the ridge of the towering house, looked north, and saw hundreds of people holding torches or lanterns. At this time, they were already heading towards the palace. In the deep night,
It was like a winding and angry giant dragon, and the jailers and Kaifeng government officials who maintained order did not dare to stop it.
"Are you sure there won't be any trouble?" Zhu Hang looked at Xu Huai who was standing on the ridge of the room with some fear, and asked.
"Won't,"
Xu Huai said resolutely,
"The people in Guocheng are noisy, and the generals of the main war faction in the inner city are also very angry tonight. Is it the one in the palace who dares to suppress the boiling public opinion, or is it Wang Qiyong, Wang Boqian and his like who dare to act rashly? Wang Qiyong, Wang Boqian and their like will not hesitate to bend their knees to the Red Army.
When the Hu people beg for peace, do they really think they can eradicate the serious trouble? Do they really not see that doing so will only foster the bottomless pit-like greed of the Red Hu people? No, they are not that stupid, and they can handle all the consequences.
It can be seen, but from the beginning to the end, they only think about protecting themselves, thinking that if the soldiers are kept outside the city walls, they do not need to face the swords directly, and the world will be peaceful. They will not see how many civilians are suffering miserably outside the city walls.
They would not pay attention to the massacre. In order to prevent the captive soldiers from attacking Bianliang, they could offer tens of millions of gold and silver, or encourage the courageous man to offer his clan daughter to compensate for the gold and silver. They thought that even if the captive soldiers invaded the south again, they would not pay attention to it.
As long as they retain the strength of the Western Army and the Gyeonggi Forbidden Army, they can still defend this city that has long been riddled with holes. In other words, they think it is not difficult to defend the city; they can even continue to beg for peace next time and let the rebels go.
Slaughter and looting outside Bianliang - now it's better, the fire is burning in the city, burning right in front of their eyes and noses, and even the main war generals are threatening them. What do they dare to do? How dare they kill each other? Their rickets,
It was decided that they would only dare to massacre the rioters outside the city, but the rioters were right in front of them, so they would never dare to act rashly. This is the difference between a corpse lying thousands of miles away and a disaster in five steps. The ancients have long seen it through. Zhu Langjun
, you don’t have to worry about anything, they don’t dare. You should go back and be with Wang Fanlang as soon as possible. If my prediction is correct, the palace will summon you to the palace soon to discuss countermeasures, and if possible, they will give you something.
Get promoted to a higher rank with Mr. Wang Fanlang!"
"Promoted to a higher position?" Zhu Hang laughed at himself.
"It's not a bad thing to be promoted to an official position. Now that they want you and Mr. Wang Fanlang, you can pick and choose..." Xu Huai said with a smile.
Zhu Hang sighed and said: "I hope this matter can be settled tonight, otherwise it will be too bad for you! Then the world will only remember that it was you who caused trouble in Bianliang!"
"Even if we can calm down tonight, the world will have less of an impression of me having ulterior motives?" Xu Huai said with a faint smile.
"Alas!" Zhu Hang sighed lightly and said, "With your words, I feel relieved. I will go back this time."
"Master Zhou sent two people to escort Mr. Zhu Han across the bridge first. I have something to say to Xu Huai," Lu Xiong said.
"I'll take Mr. Zhu Hang across the bridge." After saying this, Zhou Jing slid down the eaves, jumped down, picked up Zhu Hang from the corridor, and quietly left the hospital.
Xu Huai sat down on the ridge of the room and asked Lu Xiong: "When Mr. Xiang passed away, did he leave anything for me, or did Mr. Lu have something to say to me?"
"Since you left last time, the prime minister didn't discuss much about the court affairs except for talking about common things with Miss Xuan. I don't know whether he saw through it or left full of worries," Lu Xiong said.
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"Who can possibly see clearly in this world!" Xu Huai sighed.
"Perhaps," Lu Xiong said, "However, the Prime Minister heard that there was a disturbance at Caopuqiao Porridge before noon, and said that this is your way of doing things. Sometimes you should neither break nor stand. He was still in good spirits when he said this;
Later, when Wang Fanlang took over, Miss Xuan had something to do, the prime minister sighed again and said that very few people in the world have the courage to neither break up nor stand up, and very few people can truly understand the meaning of neither breaking up nor standing up. I was confused at the time, but the house was in chaos just now.
It was so loud that even Mr. Zhu Kang was a little panicked and couldn't sit still. Then I remembered what the Prime Minister said again. In fact, the Prime Minister also misunderstood you. After returning to the capital, the Prime Minister also regretted it very much.
Lanzhou did not stop Wang Fan from recommending Cao Shixiong..."
"Those are just trivial details. Even if Cao Shixiong is prevented from taking charge of Lanzhou, nothing can be reversed," Xu Huai said.
"I don't have a clear idea of how the situation will develop, but I think many things happened today, which made Mr. Zhu Han a little bit unable to sit still. If this reaches King Jing's ears, I'm afraid he may not be able to fully understand your thoughts, right?
"Lu Xiong said, "I think this may be what the Prime Minister wants to leave you..."
"Whether King Jing can fully understand it will be a matter for the future. I can't take care of it now," Xu Huai said with emotion, "It's over now. Mr. Lu should go to Chushan too!"
"I'm going to Chushan. If Mr. Wang Fanlang doesn't understand anything about Chushan's operations, who can explain it? I'm not old enough to move anymore," Lu Xiong said with a smile, "Let's talk about prisoner
After the troops withdraw from the north, if the imperial court seizes Wang Fanlang's love, Miss Xuan will have to escort the prime minister's coffin back home. How can I rest assured that there is no one around to take care of Miss Xuan?"
Filial piety was still valued in this world. Since Bianliang was about to fall, it was impossible to bury Wang Zhen near Bianliang.
According to the etiquette, Wang Fan should carry the coffin back to Yingzhou and observe mourning at his ancestral home in Yingzhou.
However, if the imperial court now uses Wang Fan to calm down the incident, it will not be possible to kick Wang Fan away after the captive troops withdraw to the north. Most of them will win Wang Fan's affection and try to retain him.
Wang Fan is very utilitarian, and Lu Xiong understands that.
Especially now that the palace needs help from Wang Fan and Zhu Hang to calm down the troubles, Wang Fan and Zhu Hang will also have the opportunity to find the confidence to seek employment outside Bianliang that will help support King Jing. When the time comes, they will of course accept the opportunity to stay in office.
; Then Wang Xuan can only perform filial piety on behalf of her father and escort Wang Fan's coffin back to Yingzhou.
Of course, Lu Xiong could also understand that Xu Huai's original intention was to strengthen the strength of King Jing's line, and even use Wang Fan to gather the generals of the main war faction under King Jing's command.
Lu Xiong could understand exactly this, so he decided not to go to Chushan.
He thought of escorting Wang Xuan's coffin back home first, and continuing to serve in the Wang family. If there were any differences between Xu Huai and Wang Fan in the future, he would be able to mediate the issue.
This is obviously not an important task that Wang Kong and Zheng Shou can bear, or that they are willing to bear.
Lu Xiong couldn't help but sigh in his heart. With the Prime Minister's knowledge of people, it was inevitable that he had misunderstood Xu Huai. How could Wang Kong and Zheng Shou really understand Xu Huai's intentions?
"Okay, I've said everything I need to say. I'm going back first. The house is in a mess, and I really can't leave it for too long." Lu Xiong walked directly to one side, jumped from the ridge to the alley, and disappeared quickly.
In the darkness of night.
"Master Lu is the one who really understands you," Xu Wuqi had been standing aside without saying a word. At this time, he couldn't help but sigh, "Maybe you should accept Mr. Shi's suggestion. That should be an easier path."
road!"
"That road may be easier for us, but it will be more difficult in the end. Didn't you see that Xiao Linshi and the others almost gave up?" Xu Huai shook his head and said.
