"It is said that Princess Dangxiang was kidnapped and kept in bed, and she bit her off with a single bite | she died at the root..."
"Nonsense, as if you saw it with your own eyes. Where did you hear that someone died after his roots were bitten off? I have a member of my family working as an errand in Jianye Mansion, and I don't have as much information as you. I only heard that King Lu was the one who kidnapped Princess Xiang.
Siben was assassinated..."
"You have to have some brains to think about it! King Lu captured Princess Dangxiang and played with her, why didn't he strip her naked like a little sheep and then send her to the tent? She was naked and looked inside and out. Where could she find Dangxiang?
The place where the princess hides her weapons? Although King Lu is already old, he is capable of fighting a lion and restraining a tiger when he is strong. How do you think the unarmed Princess Dangxiang can be successfully assassinated? If you think about it now, will you still call me nonsense? "
"According to what you said, it does make sense..."
"Of course. Think about it. If you are unarmed, don't you have the hardest and sharpest teeth? And the heroic King Nalu, don't you let your guard down the most when you are happy and happy? If not, the red army will be the strongest.
How could he become so angry that he slaughtered hundreds of thousands of men, women, and children in Xingqing Mansion, not even the infants? The Chihu barbarians also went on a killing spree in Hehuai, but they still let them go in the end.
No taller than a young child with a riding whip..."
"These barbarians are really vicious. How can they kill all the old, weak, women and children who are not alive?"
"Otherwise, how can we say that people who are not of our race must have different intentions? Where are the people of Dai Viet who were slaughtered in Hehuai, Hedong, Guanshan, and Hebei? So we still have to rise up and resist. We really want to be called Chihu
If people are killed in Jianghuai, it will be you, my wife, children, old and young who have to face the catastrophe!"
As Qinzhou Xinqi arrived in Hanzhong, Chengdu, Jiangxia, Xiangyang, Wuyang, Jianye, King Chihu Khan was assassinated, and the news that the Chihu army withdrew after capturing Xingqing Mansion quickly spread to Chuanxia, Jinghu, Jianghuai, etc.
spread.
Newspapers from Qinzhou contained speculations about the death of King Lu, and the streets and alleys of Jianye City were immediately filled with all kinds of sexy secrets.
Jianye City has entered August, and the heat is as hot as ever, and the city is like a steamer.
The vendors and footmen on the long street walked around for a while under the sun, and their coats were as wet as if they had been showered with water. Occasionally, someone walked by leading an animal, with their ears drooped and looking weak.
Zheng Tu lifted up the lapel of his robe and walked into the Zhaoji Teahouse in Shipai Lane. The teahouse was not hindered by the midday heat at all. Everyone was listening with interest to a few well-informed people about the assassination of the king of the captives.
"Here comes a pot of xinyangchun, a plate of pine nuts, and a plate of sweet-scented osmanthus cake!" Zheng Tu is as thin as ever, his appearance is still unattractive, but he has a silk shirt, soft boots, a green scarf, a crown, and extraordinary clothes. The waiter in the shop who was informed and interested received the two
Sit down in front of the elegant seat next to the window upstairs.
Zheng Tu ordered tea and snacks, looked out the window, and saw Jin Longquan walking into the teahouse.
"How can Mr. Zheng come here to drink tea so elegantly today?" Jin Longquan walked up to the second floor and walked straight to the window seat.
When Ye City was built, there were not many people from Tongbai Mountain, and everyone openly served his master, but when fellow villagers met in a teahouse, there was no need to shy away from talking to each other.
In fact, during every festival, Zheng Tu would represent Chushan and send gifts to various prefectures, and they would not miss Jinzhuang Cheng's house. Jinlongquan would also pay a return visit to Zheng Tu with gifts on the orders of Jin Zhuang Cheng, and the outside world would regard them as
The superficial work of hypocrisy on both sides.
King Chihu Khan was assassinated in Xingqing Prefecture, and it was also confirmed that the Red Hut army was returning north in batches from Xingqing Prefecture. This allowed Dai Viet to breathe a sigh of relief.
At least it can be foreseen that before the new king of the Chihu people ascends the throne and stabilizes their internal situation, the possibility of the Chihu people again using large-scale troops against the Qinling-Huaihe defense line is infinitely close to zero.
This is a good opportunity for Dai Viet to calm down various internal conflicts and strengthen its military preparedness. However, as the threat is alleviated, some conflicts that were previously suppressed may be ready to stir up trouble.
Therefore, Zheng Tu and Jin Longquan have frequently found various opportunities to meet each other in the past few days in order to keep abreast of the trends among the officials.
"The assassination of King Lu was a great joy to everyone, and there were banquets in the palace for several days. However, Jin Zhuangcheng was a little worried when he returned from Zhou He's Mansion yesterday. He was summoned to the palace early today.
I haven't returned home yet, but I don't know what happened..." Jin Longquan whispered to Zheng Tu about Jin Zhuangcheng's today's itinerary.
Zheng Tu served in the Tongzhengyuan on behalf of Chushan and was responsible for delivering various official letters and reports, but his status was far inferior to that of Jin Zhuangcheng, who had served as the Minister of Rites at this time.
He couldn't guess what happened yesterday that made Jinzhuang worried, and he couldn't guess what happened today. Jinzhuang was summoned to the palace early in the morning.
After a brief exchange of greetings with Jin Longquan, Zheng Tu pretended not to comment and walked away. However, before he could even step out of the teahouse door, he saw a soldier coming over in a hurry and said: "Gong
The imperial edict was passed, and Master Zhao entered the palace immediately..."
"..." Zheng Tu couldn't figure out what was going on. He actually wanted to summon him into the palace. He grabbed the soldier's arm and asked hurriedly, "Who came here to deliver the edict?"
"Chen Mulangjun of Tongzhengyuan led the palace envoys to deliver the imperial edict. They are still waiting for me in the courtyard!"
Zheng Tu did not dare to delay. As he rushed back, he arranged for his soldiers to rush to Zhu Hang's house to find Zhu Hang. Wang Fan reported the news - Wang Fan arrived after handing over the dispatches deployed by the soldiers and horses on Jinghu North Road in early July.
Jianye, the new mission has not been finalized, so he stayed in Zhu Hang's mansion to recuperate his body and mind, and he has not left Jianye City at this time.
Zheng Tu thought that if something unexpected happened, Zhu Hang and Wang Fan should know the news earlier than him.
However, as soon as Zheng Tu walked to the door of his house, his soldiers, sweating profusely, rushed over from another alleyway and said, "Mr. Zhu Han, Mr. Wang Fanlang was summoned to the palace early in the morning.
Go back home!" Zheng Tu's heart skipped a beat, and he felt like something was wrong:
Jin Zhuangcheng was summoned to the palace early in the morning. Zhu Hang and Wang Fan were also summoned to the palace early in the morning. Now the palace envoys came to summon him directly. This must be a big change.
As the official representative of Chushan, he was stationed in Jianye. He usually dealt with the Tongzhengyuan, which was responsible for internal and external regulations, sealed complaints from the subjects, etc.; any edicts and decrees from the imperial court and Emperor Jianji were sent through the Tongzhengyuan.
Find him to communicate.
If it weren't for an imminent major change, there would be no way to bypass this procedure and directly summon him to the palace.
Zheng Tu thought for a while, then ordered his soldiers to rush to Puyuan, and asked the steward of Zhufengtang in Jianye to gather all the people. At the same time, he prepared the channels and manpower for sending messages inside and outside the city to ensure that if something unexpected happened, he would still be there.
It can be transmitted back to Chushan as soon as possible without being disturbed by unexpected factors.
After giving these instructions, Zheng Tu walked into the courtyard and saw officials from the Tongzhengyuan and the envoys from the Imperial Palace rushing to the palace.
The palace envoy was very tight-lipped and didn't say anything along the way, but the panic on his face made Zheng Tu even more sure that something was wrong.
Entering the palace, Zheng Tu was led to a wing in the southeast corner, where many people were already waiting for him.
It is obvious that something happened in the palace, and it is impossible to completely block the news. There are well-informed people whispering in the corner:
"I heard that it was the banquet the night before, and His Majesty became unwell after being drunk. At first, the imperial doctor diagnosed him and he didn't think it was serious, but he couldn't move or speak last night..."
Hearing this news, Zheng Turu was hit hard by a thunderbolt, and he was dumbfounded in disbelief:
King Chihu Khan was assassinated. As soon as such good news reached Jianye, something happened to Emperor Jianji?
Zheng Tu was definitely not a top person in the court, but at this moment he was also very aware that there was such a big problem with Emperor Jianji's physical condition. If he could not be cured, the Dai Viet Dynasty, which had just got a chance to breathe, would be in trouble.
What a shocking turn of events.
Since the fall of Bianliang, it is hard to imagine that Dai Viet could have preserved half of its country if Emperor Jian had not ascended the throne in Xiangyang.
It is hard to imagine that if Emperor Jianji had not worked hard and strategized day and night, and well balanced the intricate relationship between the commanders of the Western Army and Chushan, the Jianghuai region, the officials, and the Huai Palace, Dai Viet would have been able to gain a foothold in the Jianghuai and successfully build the Qinling Mountains.
-Huaihe Defense Line.
Nowadays, there are still various conflicts within Dai Viet, and the Dong Jinh Lake Bandits are still a serious problem. However, as long as Emperor Chien Ji is around, many conflicts can be temporarily suppressed, and no one thinks that the Dong Jinh Lake Bandits will never be eradicated.
But who would have thought that something so big would go wrong at this time?
At this time, in addition to the ministers, they also summoned them directly into the palace. This can only show that the palace is already preparing for the worst-this is to prepare them to report the bad news as soon as possible.
