It would be dark for another two hours, but the falling snow between the sky and the earth blurred the vision, as if the snowy night had arrived early.
General Chongwu is eating.
The weather was good in the morning, so he practiced his troops once, but did not withdraw his troops until the afternoon, and he was more than an hour late for dinner.
The food was simple. The army had killed two wild boars in the mountains a few days ago and had almost eaten it. However, two pieces of good meat were left for the commander, so General Chongwu could still eat braised pork. It was so fat and soft that it filled his mouth with one bite.
Oil.
The dignitaries of Tianshui City have long disliked this fatty meat, but on the northern border, being able to eat a big mouthful of meat like this makes them feel as happy as gods. The only thing General Chongwu is dissatisfied with is that the new cook does not know his taste.
I also prepared a portion of fish stew with herbs and served it to him.
The fish was freshly caught from the nearby glacial lake. It was very big and fresh, but it was added with ginger oil and lemongrass. General Chongwu didn't like the spices!
He is a native of Vixia, and he has no love for the herbs that the Yao people are deeply intoxicated with. The Vixia people eat simple and lively, and do not use complicated seasonings.
After serving as an official in the Yao Kingdom for many years, he still couldn't change his taste for military generals. His former military colleagues often used this as a prank on him.
"This plate of fish is for you." General Chongwu pointed at the fish and said to his soldiers, "Tell the cook not to do it again in the future."
During this meal, he was still very worried about it.
The emperor's fluid was about to explode, and the drama prepared by the palace master was about to take place. General Chongwu knew from the beginning that he had no choice, but when the matter came to a close, he still had the slightest hesitation.
What if the palace owner fails?
Although she is great, this is Yao Country after all, not the Bega she is most familiar with;
The officials of Yao Kingdom have just been won over by King Yao, and now they are closely surrounding him.
The actions of the Palace Master do have the possibility of failure.
Once she fails, her life may not be in danger, but as one of the important participants, Chongwu is also a Bixia native, so there is absolutely no way for her to survive!
But if the palace lord's action is successful, he will no longer have to sit on the bench in Yao Kingdom, he will no longer have to be looked down upon by the Yao people, and he will not have to guard the cold Beiguan!
The probability of success or failure seems to be 50%.
What should he do?
The Lord of Qingyang Palace is making trouble, should he respond quickly?
He thought over and over again, and the braised pork in his mouth lost all taste. At this moment, there was a sound of flapping wings outside.
He opened the door and went out, and saw a peregrine falcon sitting on the big tree in front of the house, saying: "General Chongwu, urgent news."
As soon as General Chongwu stretched out his hand, he took out a small blue tube from his belly and put it into his hand.
Cyan? Chongwu was slightly shocked. This was an urgent message from Qingyang Supervisor, and the fastest flying raptor was used!
He returned to the house in three steps and closed the door before opening the Qingguan.
There is a note inside, just a line of small words:
"King Yao has given you a secret order. Wang Sili will go north this morning and lead two hundred elite troops!"
In less than twenty words, General Chongwu's pupils shrank suddenly.
King Yao wants to replace him!
The master of Qingyang Palace finally helped him win the position of Zhenbei. He had only been in office for less than three months, and King Yao was about to send someone to replace him!
What does this mean?
King Yao knows!
Not only did King Yao know that Qingyang was preparing to deal with him and subvert his regime, he also suspected that Chongwu was also going to lead troops to cooperate, so he had to replace Chongwu with his trusted Wang Sili before the emperor's liquid erupted!
How terrible is it to be jealous of a king? These few dozen words made General Chongwu sweat all over his clothes in the snow.
He has no way out.
Since King Yao has become suspicious, no matter whether Qingyang's incident succeeds or fails, and whether Chongwu is involved or not, he will not let Chongwu go!
Chongwu became powerful because of Qingyang, and in everyone's minds, he had long been branded as Qingyang.
If King Yao wins and clears out the remaining forces in Qingyang, why would Chongwu be left out?
"Done!" He clenched his fist hard, then swallowed the note, grabbed the plate of braised pork on the table, opened the door and put it on the ground, "Eat it."
When the peregrine falcon flew down to feast, he also ordered a few of his confidants to enter the house, put down the barrier, and closed the door to discuss matters.
These confidants are all from Vixia. They followed him from his hometown to Yao Kingdom, followed him all the way up, and were loyal to him.
Therefore, Chongwu did not mince words and said directly: "Your Majesty secretly changed generals and sent Wang Sili to replace me!"
Everyone was shocked and said angrily: "How unreasonable!"
"Once it is changed, we will have no way to survive." Even if he obediently handed over the military power, King Yao would not be lenient. How ruthless the Tian family's methods were, General Chongwu did not want to risk his life.
Without military power, he is a lamb to be slaughtered.
Everyone also understood that the situation was serious, and they all said in unison: "General, just give your orders, and we will obey you!"
"If Wang Sili enters our camp in the north and pronounces orders, in full view of everyone, I won't be able to touch him." General Chongwu has already thought through it and is determined, "We have to kill him on the road so that he can't get there.
here."
Qingyang Shiwan urgently sent him a message, which is what he meant.
Someone took out the map and spread it on the table.
"Wang Sili wants to get here as soon as possible, so he has to choose a shortcut, which is -" General Chongwu drew a line on the map with a red pen, "this road."
He knew it very well because he came here like this more than two months ago.
On this road, there were not many suitable places to ambush two hundred elite soldiers. Everyone worked together and quickly reached an agreement.
"In half an hour, Yu Wenyong will have a meeting with me. We will set off after the meeting."
He and Yu Wenyong were stationed separately, and the two armies were several miles apart.
Then a confidant reminded him: "Lord, has General Yuwen already received the news and is waiting for you to come to your door?"
General Chongwu was shocked.
It is indeed difficult to rule out this possibility. Qingyang must have received the information later than King Yao issued the order. Now that the peregrine falcons sent by Qingyang have all flown to the northern camp, who knows whether King Yao’s flight information has already reached Yu Wenyong’s hands.
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After Xue Zongwu died, the generals who replaced him in Zhenbei were Yu Wenyong and Chongwu.
Unlike Chongwu, Yu Wenyong was a member of a well-known family in the Yao Kingdom with upright roots. When King Yao sent him to join Chongwu in conquering the north, he also wanted him to keep an eye on Chongwu.
Now that King Yao is suspicious of Chongwu, will he secretly order Yu Wenyong to take Chongwu preemptively to prevent him from resisting later?
From this point of view, Yu Wenyong might be the one to decide the meeting half an hour later and invite him to join the meeting.
Chongwu immediately said: "Send someone to find Yu Wenyong and tell him that I injured my leg during military training during the day and am no longer able to walk. Ask him if he can come to our army to discuss matters."
The confidant went as he was told.
More than half an hour later, he came back and reported:
"General Yuwen said that since your legs and feet are inconvenient, you should take good care of your injuries. He also asked if there was a military doctor. He could send one. I said that the general had one nearby, so he said he would come to see you the day after tomorrow."
Then Chongwu understood: "He has indeed received the secret order from your Majesty!"
Yu Wenyong wanted to lure him over, but Chongwu refused to leave, and Yu Wenyong did not dare to come over, fearing that he would be ambushed as soon as he entered Chongwu's camp.
If you don't mean to harm anyone, why would you be so vigilant?
This means there is something wrong in your heart.
Everyone asked: "General, what should we do now?"
"The original plan remains unchanged." Chongwu made a decision immediately, with a ruthless look in his eyes, "It's getting dark, let's get out of the camp and head towards Tianshui City. Kill Wang Sili first, and everything else will be easier to handle."
For him, the curtain of this chaos finally slowly opened.
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Messy.
When He Lingchuan was sitting in Yongquan Villa, slowly eating herbs and baking eggs, a shocking riot suddenly occurred in Tianshui City:
A total of 1,200 refugees from four huts in the south of the city attacked the warehouses of two grain stores at night and stole more than 13,000 kilograms of grain. They also attacked the Xie family, a famous noble family in the north of the city.
All the silver jewelry and food were snatched away, and even the herbs grown in the garden and the owner's pet dogs were taken away!
In these two attacks, a total of more than 180 people were injured or killed in the warehouse, Xie's house, and the refugees.
When He Lingchuan heard the news, he sighed: "It finally started."
Food prices have soared, and people's livelihood has become difficult. The refugees living at the bottom of Tianshui City are the first to bear the brunt and become the hungriest people.
They worked exhaustingly all day long, and the money they earned was not enough to buy a steamed bun.
What's more, the landlords don't have any surplus food now, and even the wealthy families are cutting down their expenses. How can anyone still hire them to do work?
In the past few days, more than 300 refugees, mostly old, weak and young, have starved to death.
If you can't make money or buy food, there is only one last resort -
Rob!
In fact, refugees have been committing crimes in Tianshui City recently, and the government even received 300 cases in one day. But before, it was just sporadic small fights, small robberies and small violence, which had no impact on the lives of the upper class.
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The nobles and wealthy people of Tianshui City live in the North City and Northeast Districts, completely isolated from the common people and refugees in the south. The environment is quiet and the years are peaceful. Those with disheveled appearance, ragged clothes and stinky bodies are all kept outside and walk on
No further.
Of course there will be no homeless houses here.
However, in the robbery that night, the refugees gathered together and rushed into the house of Xun Gui in the north, smashing, looting and burning!
This is a heinous riot!
During the riot, nearly 200 people were killed or injured, including warehouse clerks, Xie's nursing home, and homeless people living in squatter houses.
By the way, two of Xie's nobles also died, the twelve-year-old young master and his mother.
But the supplies that the refugees grabbed were really rich, and they didn't have to go hungry for several days.
In the lean years, we dug out a rat hole.
The refugees who had grabbed the food scattered and fled, no longer caring about the team, they had to quickly find a corner to eat, and sometimes they couldn't help but eat pasta and flour on the road.
The beautiful trees in Beicheng District have also suffered. Houses in Tianshui City are generally made of stone, so more than a hundred precious ancient trees growing safely on the roadside have been cut down for firewood.
Dinner, delicious dinner!
Beside every wild campfire, you can see a few gorging mouths.
On this night when there was food to eat, at least for the first half of the night, they were even happier than most civilians.
The riots by the refugees shocked the entire upper class of Yao Kingdom.