"When you go to Jingnan to see your grandfather, just tell the truth about what you saw and heard. Don't add any exaggeration. Everything else is in the letter. You should keep it close to your body..."
Wei Chujun warned his eldest son Wei Minglun, but he still grabbed the reins and checked the saddle again, and then bowed to the four guarding post riders to thank him.
When the eldest son Wei Minglun, escorted by four post riders, turned into the long street and his figure was obscured by the houses, Wei Chujun withdrew his reluctant gaze. Not knowing whether the separation was between life and death, he turned and walked back to the mansion.
After Emperor Shaolong ascended the throne, most of the Ge family's women and children moved to Jianye to settle down. Ge Boyi was granted the title of Duke, Ge Yu was granted the title of Marquis, and Wei Chujun was also granted the title after he became Minister Youcheng. The mansion also has a deep courtyard and densely covered pavilions.
Wang Boqian, Luo Wang, Jin Zhuangcheng and others gathered around Emperor Shaolong to leave Beijing for the east, and they did not forget to take the women, children and slaves of the Ge Mansion with them. Because there was no one to guard them, they were broken into by the refugees at the first moment. Not only were they worth a little
Most of the items had been looted, and there were still signs of arson in several places.
Fortunately, the riot was quickly stopped, and the tens of thousands of refugees who poured into the city were expelled. Manpower was rearranged to guard the city, but it was in a mess compared to before.
At this time, hundreds of slaves were nowhere to be seen. Han Gui went to Zhufeng Hall to select a dozen healthy women, and the nursing home came over, saying they were taking care of Wei Chujun's daily life, but in fact they were under surveillance.
Standing in the yard where weeds sprouted up and flowers and trees were scattered in just a few days, Wei Chujun also felt desolate.
"The once beautiful flowers are no longer there, only a mess is left. Mr. Wei must be feeling a lot of emotion, right?"
Han Gui walked into the yard, walked to the plum tree where Wei Chujun was standing with his hands behind his hands, and said,
"The rebels kidnapped His Majesty out of the capital, and the ministers did not mobilize the Niushoushan rebels into the city until noon. Before that, tens of thousands of refugees poured into the city happily. They didn't know that Wei Gong transplanted this old plum to the yard flowers.
After so much effort, I broke all these branches, maybe in the hope of collecting firewood to cook some food in the courtyard, what a waste of a good thing..."
Wei Chujun turned around and glanced at Han Gui. At this time, a middle-aged man wearing a jacket came lamely into the yard following Han Gui and sneered:
"These refugees eat grass buds in spring, elm bark in summer, white soil in autumn, and change seeds in winter. How can they understand the sadness of Duke Wei?"
Seeing Wei Chujun looking over with anger, the middle-aged man saluted and said, "Chen Songze has met Prime Minister Wei!"
"Wang Boqian, Luo Wang, in Gaochunnian, Jin Zhuangcheng hurriedly persuaded His Majesty to leave the capital. Chen Qian must have done a lot of credit, right?" Wei Chujun knew that Chen Songze was the younger brother of Dong Cheng's wife. He was not good-looking and argued with people in the county.
He was lame after being imprisoned, but after joining Jingxiang, he became very successful and became a very important figure in the Jingxiang Military Intelligence Department.
"Prime Minister Wei was poor when he was young, and both his parents died of hunger and illness. Fortunately, he received help from his tribe and did not die of starvation. He was also fortunate to follow his tribemate Wei Mingyong to teach poetry and articles. Wei Mingyong was admitted to Ge Boyi's tent, and Prime Minister Wei was appreciated by Ge Boyi for this.
, married the concubine of the Ge family and became the son-in-law of the Ge family, and then he rose to great heights. Today, he is the prime minister, which can be said to be the pinnacle of success. However, the son of a poor family who survived by eating the food of hundreds of families may have long forgotten to support his clan, and now
What's the situation?"
Wei Chujun served as Shangshu Youcheng and also led the five-way envoys. He was granted the title of Marquis of Kaiguo County and was one of the dozen people in the court. Chen Songze was not at all restrained in front of him and had no intention of responding to Wei Chujun's questions. Shi Shiran asked,
"Does Prime Minister Wei know the current situation of the Wei family and the family of his mentor Wei Mingyong?"
Chen Songze did not listen to Wei Chujun's answer, and said to himself: "Shaanzhou City fell, and Zhuxiang Wubao still held on for more than three years before falling one by one. Weijia Fort fell in the fourth year of Jianji, and when it fell, there was no time to evacuate.
More than 400 tribesmen who left, including infant babies, were also slaughtered;
Wei Mingyong led his villagers to escape to Xiaoshan and persisted in resisting until the second year of Shaolong. He was betrayed by the rebels and was captured and imprisoned in Shaanzhou City. He refused to surrender and was cut into pieces by five horses and died. According to verification by the Military Intelligence Department, Wei Mingyong's family was 27 old.
Xiao, no one is alive anymore; the Wei clan still has dozens of people scattered in the Xiaoshan Mountains. I don’t know how long they can last, but no one is willing to surrender to the Hulu..."
Wei Chujun's face twitched slightly, suppressing the fluctuations in his heart, and asked coldly: "Han Langjun, Chen Qianshi broke in early in the morning, could it be just to tell these allusions?"
"Allusion?" Han Gui smiled coldly and said, "People don't say secret words in front of Ming people. You know very well that even Prime Minister Zhou doesn't want to see the fate of the man who fled to Runzhou in embarrassment. In the end,
Fortunately, you can still barely maintain the dignity of the court - therefore, in order to take good care of you, you are offered such generous terms, but to be honest, is Runzhou a river of blood and will that person die in the rebellion?
Among them, as well as the Ge family, the Luo family, the Jin family, the Gao family, and the Luo family, are all the families raiding the house, killing all the nine clans, and not leaving any children behind? Does Wei Gong think we really care?"
"If Mr. Han doesn't tell you what you really care about, how dare Mr. Wei fall into the trap?" Wei Chujun narrowed his eyes and looked at Han Gui and asked.
"Move the capital to Xiangyang!" Han Gui said.
"Move the capital to Xiangyang?" Wei Chujun was surprised and looked at Han Gui suspiciously.
Xiangyang was originally the location where the capital was moved for the first time after the fall of Bianliang. Later, in order to better organize the Jianghuai defense line and resist the large-scale southward invasion of the Chihu people from the east, Emperor Jianji was able to override the opposition and move the capital to Ye.
For Jingxiang, even if they succeed in bringing Emperor Shaolong back to Jianye and use the soldiers and horses directly from Jingxiang to guard the palace, Jianye is still too far away from Nanyang Prefecture, the core of Jingxiang, to govern Biyang.
, whenever there is any trouble, the summons will take five or six days.
Xiangyang is only more than 200 miles away from Biyang City, which is governed by Nanyang Prefecture. Emperor Shaolong was placed under house arrest in Xiangyang City. Jingxiang City can be said to have truly imprisoned Emperor Shaolong in a cage controlled by Jingxiang City.
Another point is that where the capital is, the center for issuing edicts and arranging the money, food, troops and horses of the road supervisors is there. What Jingxiang and Xiang really want to have a more complete control over the money, food, troops and horses of the road supervisors is to control the money, food, troops and horses of the road supervisors.
For the appointment of the Road Supervision Department and state and county officials and the implementation of the New Deal, this center is of course close at hand and easier to control.
Others might have believed Han Gui's words at this time, but Wei Chujun didn't believe that Han Gui would reveal Jing Xiang's bottom line so easily. He frowned and said:
"Whether it is to bring His Majesty back, to establish a new young emperor, or to move the capital, it is just a decision between Jingxiang and Xiangyang. I also believe that the current situation is generally under the control of Jingxiang and Xiangyang, but at this time it will definitely
If there is anything else that Jingxiang cannot fully control, it is probably that the three thousand Imperial Guard soldiers are desperate and insist on not handing over His Majesty. Jingxiang will be helpless, right? No matter how deep Jingxiang's plot is, even if it appears on the surface at this time,
There seems to be no trace at all, but it is impossible to hide it from so many discerning people in the world..."
"Haha," Han Gui smiled in admiration and said to Wei Chujun, "I said Duke Wei is a smart man, but Duke Wei still shouldn't forget it. This is also to show your kindness and not to cause trouble. Otherwise, it is just a delay.
It’s just the Northern Expedition across the Huaihe River in three to five years, we can afford to wait..."
Emperor Shaolong, Wang Boqian, Luo Wang, Jin Zhuangcheng and others left the capital. If they could finally successfully rescue "Emperor Shaolong", it would undoubtedly be the most perfect result.
On the one hand, Wang Boqian, Luo Wang, and Jinzhuang were charged with "treason and kidnapping", which perfectly covered up a series of plots by Jingxiang and Xiang.
The troops came forward to "guard" Emperor Shaolong and banned the entry and exit of the palace.
Only in this way can the disturbance to the world be controlled to a minimum, and at the same time, the matter will be resolved so smoothly and quickly that the Chihu people will have no chance to take advantage of it.
However, the desperate Imperial Guard soldiers were the most likely to lose control. Even if they were surrounded by heavy troops in Danyang City, it was difficult to say that they had successfully rescued "Emperor Shaolong".
Once Emperor Shaolong "unfortunately" died in Runzhou, the subsequent problems would be much more troublesome.
First of all, no matter how powerful Beijing and Xiangyang are, and no matter how covert these plots are, they cannot be hidden from the eyes of everyone in the world and the mouths of everyone in the world can be blocked.
Secondly, even if 99% of the people in the world understand the righteousness or follow the trend, there is no way to prevent a few "hard bones" who are loyal to the Zhao clan from jumping out to stir up trouble.
Furthermore, in addition to Zhou He, Qian Zerui, Wuwei County Prince Zhao Yi, Liu Yan, Qiao Jien, Kong Changyu and others who do not want Jingxiang to use too violent means to resolve this incident, Jingxiang must also consider the actual separatist rule of Western Qin.
, the reaction of the Gao family and the Gu family of Dongchuan, as well as Han Shiliang, who held heavy troops and had not made any move in Chuzhou; not to mention that Ge Boyi's foundation in Jingnan can be said to be quite deep.
Jingxiang was able to successfully eliminate the rebels and "rescue" Emperor Shaolong, leaving the Gao family, Gu family, Han Shiliang and Ge Boyi speechless.
He said that without a righteous cause to seduce the generals, no one would dare to make any changes. They would only find ways to distance themselves from those who rebelled against the party.
Even if they subsequently opposed moving the capital to Xiangyang, it would only be a lip service.
If Emperor Shaolong "unfortunately" dies in Runzhou, once there are voices criticizing Beijing and Xiangzhou in Jianghuai and other places, Han Shiliang in Huaidong, Ge Boyi in Jingnan, and Gao Junyang in Western Qin will most likely confuse his generals.
It is not impossible for him to completely separate from the central government, engage in armed confrontation with the central government, or even raise an army to rebel or openly surrender to the Red Husbands; in the end, Gu family may be easier to talk to and make the right choice.
In that case, if Jingxiang wants to stabilize the situation, it will take at least three to five years, not to mention that the Chihu people will never stand idly by when the time comes.
It is not difficult to encircle and annihilate three thousand imperial guards at the moment, but it is difficult to prevent three thousand imperial guards from going wild under the noise of people like Luo Wang. We need to work from within the Qiandi department, or first
Disintegrate the hidden system.
"Since Mr. Wei is a smart man, let's not be dumb." Chen Songze took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to Wei Chujun. "How can Mr. Wei be willing to write a letter to Duke Ge again?
Tell us to listen..."
Wei Chujun's eyelids twitched slightly when he saw that the secret message he had hidden under the saddle of his eldest son Wei Minglun's horse could not be hidden from Jing Xiang's eyes after all.
"The eldest son is very safe and has not suffered any injustice. He just needs Wei Gong to write a new letter to continue on his journey," Chen Songze said. "Of course, in the new letter, Wei Gong is not interested in teaching Duke Ge anymore.
It's a shameful thing. As Mr. Han said, Beijing and Xiangzhou have plenty of time. It will not be a big problem to delay the Huaibei Expedition for three to five years, but whether the Ge family and even the nine tribes, old and young, can bear the consequences, please Wei Gong.
consider."
"I can persuade Duke Ge to surrender Jingnan," Wei Chujun stared at Han Gui and Chen Songze and said, "But you should also know that if you want to persuade Luo Wang and the imperial guards to surrender His Majesty, you must have someone who makes them feel
A safe place to go - I thought there was probably no better place to go than Liangzhe."
"Shall Duke Ge be re-appointed as the pacifier of the two Zhejiang system, and then Duke Ge will go out to face the rebels and recruit them?" Han Gui asked, "You have a bigger appetite, and the envoy did not grant me such great authority. Southern Zhejiang
Let’s do it! With the Qianjiang River as the boundary, southern Zhejiang has mountains and rivers, with the ocean at its back, which should make you feel safe! It’s up to Han Shiliang to decide whether he wants to go to southern Zhejiang..."
