A few days later, Duke Yu Jin of the State of Zhu, escorted by two thousand armored soldiers, took the lead in arriving at Tongzhou City.
At present, Tongzhou City is basically in a state of power vacuum. As Li Zhi led his troops to flee Tongzhou, the military and political affairs of the Chinese and Foreign Governments were completely suspended, and no one was responsible for the overall city defense affairs.
Yu Jin and his party arrived at the city gate. Seeing that no one came to contact them, and Yu Jin did not know what the situation was in the city, he did not dare to enter the city directly. Instead, he ordered his soldiers to go into the city first to inform them of the news.
While waiting for feedback from the city, Yu Jin was also observing the scene inside and outside Tongzhou City. Since he led his army south to conquer Jiangling and was trapped in Shannan last year, Yu Jin returned to Tongzhou for the first time. Today's Tongzhou City is different from his
It hasn't changed much compared to what I remember, but the atmosphere feels weird.
He had just arrived at Tongguan with the Heluo army. Before he had time to rest, he was appointed by the King of Taiyuan to return to Tongzhou first to appease the soldiers and people of Tongzhou and initially control those involved in the rebellion.
And Yu Jin also learned that a group of people led by Lueyang Gongyu Wenjue had been making a lot of outrages in the past period, so he was mentally prepared, thinking that it would be unreasonable to see any commotion after returning to Tongzhou.
It won't be a big surprise.
However, what he saw after arriving in Tongzhou was very different from what he imagined. First, there were no armored soldiers inside or outside the city. It looked like the door was open and completely undefended. Yu Jin led his troops all the way to the city gate.
No one came out of the city to question or contact anyone, which showed that the city seemed to be in a state of control.
However, as far as Yu Jin could see, there was no chaos at all. There were few traces of people inside and outside the city, and traces of cleaning could even be clearly seen on the streets in the city. There were also sounds of chickens and dogs coming from the doors of the houses near the city gate, and inside the fences
There were even more people looking out.
Yu Jin returned this time under orders to quell the chaos first, but everything he saw in his field of vision, except for the rare sight of people, gave him the feeling of an orderly city in Yanning, which was completely different.
It is a city that has just experienced severe turmoil.
Yu Jin observed the city in front of the city full of doubts for a while, and finally his eyes fell on a notice posted next to the city gate.
He turned over and dismounted, walked forward slowly, and saw that the notice showed signs of being vandalized. The paper had obviously been torn and shredded, but it had been smoothed, pieced together, and reposted.
The people who did these things should be very careful, because not only the writings were spliced clearly and completely, but also some paper fragments without writing were put back together according to the outline. Therefore, although this notice looks damaged, it is actually
It is still very complete and the content of the notice is very clear.
This notice is the chaotic message posted by Wang Kan of Taiyuan a few days ago. Although it was torn up and damaged, the paper fragments were recovered one by one and spliced back together carefully and patiently. In the message
It is clear that there is a content that the soldiers and civilians should stay in their respective places and not move around to cause chaos, which is exactly consistent with what Yu Jin saw in front of him.
"Even though I haven't arrived yet, I still have orders and prohibitions. How can one person's power be so great?"
Yu Jin looked at the content of the memorandum and the scene inside and outside the city. He was surprised for a while and felt a little unbelievable, but for a while he seemed to be unable to find any other explanation.
Just when Yu Jin was still a little surprised and uncertain, someone in the city finally came to greet him. The first to arrive were officials from the Chinese and foreign governments, including Da Xixi, Li Yan and several others. When these people saw Yu Jin standing in front of the city gate, their faces changed.
The superiors also showed secret joy, and bowed their heads one after another: "I pay my respects to Mr. Chang Shangong! Mr. Chang Shangong has finally returned to the government, and he finally has something to rely on for the complicated affairs of the government!"
"What's the current situation in the city? Why doesn't it even have basic defense?"
Yu Jin waved his hand to signal a few people to excuse themselves, then frowned and asked.
After hearing this question, Da Xixi and others looked at each other, each with a troubled look on his face. After a moment of silence, he explained: "The former soldiers came here to declare the order of King Taiyuan, and the soldiers of the army were guarding the camp.
Leave the camp at will..."
The King of Taiyuan had already conveyed the decree, and when Li Zhi rebelled from the Chinese and Foreign Governments, he took away many important talismans of the Chinese and Foreign Governments. The soldiers here were already very worried, so they simply used this as an excuse to follow the trend.
They each led their troops back to their garrison, no longer accepting dispatch orders from the Chinese and Foreign Affairs Office, but quietly waiting for the return of King Taiyuan.
It is also because the reputation of King Taiyuan is too loud, and most of the generals under the Zhongwai Mansion hold this idea. Therefore, in the past few days, there are no armored soldiers stationed inside and outside Tongzhou City, and the soldiers and civilians have also obeyed.
Everyone strictly abided by the anti-rebellion decree, so there was no chaos inside or outside the city.
Although Yu Jin had already guessed, when it was confirmed from the mouths of these Chinese and foreign government officials, he couldn't help but be amazed for a while. He served in the army for half his life, and his resume can be said to be rich. He participated in quelling the chaos as early as the Six Towns Mutiny.
, there have been many turmoils in the years since. When have you ever seen turmoil so easily suppressed?
In fact, not only Yu Jin, but also Da Xixi and other people who have personally experienced this turmoil feel like a dream when they think about it.
Before King Taiyuan's order was conveyed to Tongzhou City, the Chinese and Foreign Affairs Office had been brought into disarray by Lueyang Gong, Li Zhi and others. Even though these people wanted to bring order to the chaos, they had no decision-making power at all, and they could not mobilize it at all.
The army has a sense of despair that the building is about to collapse but there is no way to save it.
But when the order from King Taiyuan was conveyed, everything changed. The traitors who caused trouble in the government either defected directly or simply disappeared. Even if they could still be seen in the government, their previous arrogance and arrogance were gone.
He disappeared and became more polite.
Especially Lueyang Gongyu Wenjue, who is the source of this turmoil, although he has been living near the Zhitang of Zhongwaifu in the past few days, and there are usually new tricks every day, now he seems to have been taken away from him, like a wandering ghost.
sound.
The originally restless Zhongwai Mansion has been extremely quiet these past few days, as if it was suddenly forgotten by the whole world. As for Da Xixi and other people who stayed behind, they stay in the Chinese and Foreign Mansion government offices every day, even though there is nothing to do in the government offices.
However, he still strictly abides by the instructions of the King of Taiyuan that "officials should guard their affairs" and does not dare to leave the house casually.
Although the turmoil in reality was calmed down by King Taiyuan's decree, they, the Chinese and foreign officials, were still unable to calm down in their hearts. They were particularly worried that King Taiyuan might impose severe sanctions on those who were involved in the chaos after his arrival.
Now that Yu Jin returned first, they secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Compared with the people of Shannan Road who had been in a state of conflict before, Yu Jin, the Zhuguo, was undoubtedly friendlier. So everyone also seized this opportunity.
They complained and exposed one after another to Yu Jin.
Before Yu Jin could finish listening to everyone's complaints, someone else from the city came rushing towards him on horseback. They were Prince Guangping and Zhao Gui, who had gained the trust a little later, and everyone gathered at Taiyuan Prince's Mansion.
"I would like to ask Mr. Changshang, when will the King of Taiyuan enter the city? We are looking forward to the king's return to quell the chaos..."
Zhao Gui, who looked haggard and had messy beard and hair, stepped forward, grabbed Yu Jin's arm and asked, but his slightly embarrassed look made Yu Jin unable to hold back for a moment: "Why is Mr. Nanyang so haggard?"
Talking about this incident brings tears of bitterness again. Zhao Gui was already quite young. In the past few days, he had squeezed into the stable from the gatekeeper of the Wang family in Taiyuan. And because he was worried about being implicated, he could not sleep or eat well for several days. He was so worried that he couldn't help but feel haggard.
That's hell.
When Yu Jin was counterattacked by the King of Taiyuan and was trapped in Shannan Road and could not return, Zhao Gui also laughed secretly in his heart. But seeing that today Yu Jin is under the command of the armored soldiers and has returned in glory as the representative of the King of Taiyuan, he really wishes he could have wished for that time.
He took his own life and went to Jiangling.
Hearing Yu Jinshang's concerned question at this time, Zhao Gui's nose felt sour for a moment, he lowered his head and sighed: "I am fortunate to be from Yingmai. I am an elder in the hall. Unfortunately, someone is involved in chaos and is a prisoner under the rank. I beg you."
Chang Shangong felt nostalgic about the old days and was able to give some advice to someone before the king..."
When Yu Jin heard Zhao Gui's poignant words, he couldn't help but feel emotional for a moment. People's fortunes are always unpredictable, and the ups and downs often only happen in an instant. If he hadn't been trapped in Shannan back then, he might be now.
It is inevitable that Zhao Gui will be in this situation now!
However, Yu Jin did not have time to express any more emotions. Although the current situation in Tongzhou City had been calmed down by King Taiyuan's letter, the specific personnel involved in the chaos still need to be investigated, and this is where Yu Jin's mission lies.
He did not stay in front of the city gate any longer. He first sent a team of troops to the Zhongwai Mansion to imprison Duke Yu Wenjue of Lueyang and his accomplices. Under the guidance of King Guangping and others, he went to Taiyuan Palace to see the emperor.
After reporting all the events of King Taiyuan's return, he and the crowd returned to the Imperial Palace from the emperor.
With Yu Jin temporarily in charge, the situation in the Sino-Foreign Government became slightly more stable. Yu Jin did not make any large-scale personnel adjustments, but temporarily sealed up the personnel of the Sino-Foreign Government that had gone through turmoil, and detained those involved in the chaos.
However, Duke Lueyang and his followers, including Cai You and other people involved in the incident, were also imprisoned.
When Yu Jin got the situation under control, King Taiyuan also led a large group of troops to enter the pass. King Tuobazan of Guangping and others first rushed to Weiqiao with the emperor's imperial edict to greet him. They first appointed King Taiyuan as the Prime Minister of Otsuka, and the governor of all Chinese and foreign military positions.
, while King Taiyuan only accepted the title of Commander-in-Chief of the Chinese and foreign military affairs, and resigned from all other posts.
Later, the emperor personally led the civil and military officials of Tongzhou City to greet King Taiyuan in the southern suburbs on the day he arrived in Tongzhou. When he saw King Taiyuan's ceremonial banner appearing in the field of vision, the emperor, who had been frightened by the turmoil in the past few days,
Tuoba Kuo couldn't help but burst into tears.
"I have been thinking about it day and night, and now the king has finally returned to the court. I am responsible for all the affairs of the family and state, and they are all my responsibility to the king. The people have long been thirsty for governance, and only the king can comfort both internal and external. I ask the king to stabilize the country and not let down the expectations of the people of the world.
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When King Taiyuan came in to pay homage, the emperor went forward personally to lift King Taiyuan up during the ceremony, and said with sincerity and excitement.