At this time, the waters from Yangzhou Pier to Gaoyou had been blocked. More than twenty strange iron boats were cruising on the river. As soon as they saw the Song Dynasty's navy ships, they all rushed up at full power.
He firmly rammed and sank the ship of the Song Dynasty, and then quickly rushed out from the inside of the iron knot to salvage the Song soldiers who had fallen into the water. All actions could be said to be done in one go, and a battle often ended with extreme violence.
It's done quickly.
These strange iron lumps are the modern large-scale fishing boats brought out by Suning. Not only can they catch fish and sell them in the past, they can also be used as extremely brave battleships in wartime. They can easily deal with the wooden ships of the Song Dynasty. Suning naturally
There is no real modern warship, otherwise it would be too bullying of the Song Dynasty court and the Zhao royal family.
A large number of merchant ships and cargo ships traveling on the canal have been intercepted. The people on the ship widened their eyes when they saw such a fast and violent water battle. They were trembling with fear and looked at what was in front of them like chaff.
All of them couldn't help but wait for the fate of Ning Yuan's army. After all, everyone understood that strength is stronger than others.
In fact, the Ningyuan Army is not completely unreasonable. If the merchant ships are carrying seasonal fruits and food, they will all be allowed to be unloaded at the Yangzhou Pier, and then quickly consumed by the Ningyuan Army and the people of Yangzhou City. Moreover, the Ningyuan Army
The prices given are also very fair. After all, the current Ningyuan Army is so powerful that there is no shortage of money. If a merchant ship wants to continue going north to Bianjing, it will be impossible.
News that a mysterious group of rebels suddenly appeared and occupied Yangzhou City and blocked the waterways along the canal and the Yangtze River soon spread to Bianjing. In addition, the waterways to and from Bianjing had been blocked. Everyone in Bianjing
They all felt the soaring prices of goods, and all the ministers and ministers of the Song Dynasty were collectively confused. Song Renzong, who was sitting on the dragon chair, looked at the ministers in front of him angrily and asked, "Everyone
Talk! Who can tell me what is going on over there in Yangzhou?"
"Your Majesty, calm down! This group of traitors appeared very suddenly. I have never heard of the formation of Ningyuan Army. They only occupied the entire Yangzhou City and did not spread the news to the world." Naturally, several Grand Prime Ministers looked at each other in confusion.
Then Mr. Han could only go out and play the duel with a wry smile.
"Oh? Does this make you all ignorant?" Song Renzong, who was sitting on the dragon throne, looked at the ministers and the civil and military officials with a sarcastic face, feeling that when the real crisis came, no one would be there.
Chinese use.
"Your Majesty, I deserve to die for my crime." Seeing Song Renzong's rare lapse in behavior, he realized that the old emperor was really anxious, and then everyone in the hall fell to their knees.
You must know that the scholar-bureaucrats in the Song Dynasty did not bow and kowtow three times when going to court. Naturally, they did not have the kind of shouts of "Long live, long live, long live, long live" that were used in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Therefore, it was unheard of for the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty to kneel down in large numbers.
However, the old emperor of the Song Dynasty who was sitting on the dragon throne had no joy at all. Instead, he was almost pissed off by these rogue officials of the Song Dynasty. What he wanted now was the detailed situation and solution.
"Your Majesty, Dong Liang, the deputy commander of the Imperial City Department, asked for an audience outside the palace." Soon an old eunuch walked into the hall in a panic, and then reported to the old emperor on the dragon throne.
"Hurry up." The old emperor was anxious and immediately announced that the deputy commander of the Imperial City Department would come to see him.
"Yes! Your Majesty."
"Your Majesty, Dong Liang, the deputy commander of the Imperial City Department, pays homage to Your Majesty." Then a burly middle-aged man came to the main hall and knelt down directly in front of the emperor.
"Dong Liang, please tell me the specific situation in Yangzhou."
"Yes! Your Majesty." Dong Liang immediately bowed and accepted the order and said yes, and then said in front of the emperor and all the ministers, "After the three major salt merchants in Yangzhou were massacred by the ruthless bandit Fang La overnight, Ningyuan Marquis
The second son, Gu Tingye, inherited the Bai family business as the grandson of the head of the Bai family, and then quickly annexed sixteen salt shops from Yangzhou to Gaoyou. The fourth and fifth brothers opened by Ningyuan Hou Gu Yan five days ago
He led a group of Gu family children and servants to Yangzhou. In the early morning three days ago, the rebels quickly took control of the entire city of Yangzhou. All the officials and wealthy businessmen in the city were captured and sent to the salt village to work as coolies. Their families were also
They all went to the workshops to work, and all the waterways from Jiangnan to Bianjing were closed."
"What? Ning Yuan Hou? Ning Yuan's Army?" At this time, all the officials of the Song Dynasty in the main hall and the emperor on the dragon throne understood what they were thinking. They did not expect that the Gu family would rise up in rebellion so frantically.
"Your Majesty, Ningyuan Marquis Gu Yan has rebelled against our Song Dynasty court. Please arrest the three Gu family members immediately and imprison them." Mr. Han, a young old man who always hated evil, immediately bowed to the old emperor and gave his advice.
"Your Majesty, I second the proposal." Another large number of courtiers concurred, as if they had never had any contact with Gu Yankai.
"Deputy Commander of the Imperial City Division Dong Liang?" The emperor took a few deep breaths with anger, and then looked at the Deputy Commander of the Imperial City Division in front of him.
"I'm here."
"Arrest the nine members of the Gu family and throw them into the heavenly prison, and don't let me let a single chicken go." At this time, the old emperor gritted his teeth and spoke out the death order word by word.
"Yes! Your Majesty."
Hearing that the emperor had actually abandoned Han Da Xianggong's plan to destroy the three clans, and directly arrested the nine clans of the Gu family, everyone couldn't help but look at each other in fear, and they all understood that the emperor must be extremely furious at this time, and wanted to
Otherwise, I would never have said that not even a chicken of the Gu family could be spared, but the scope of these nine clans is too broad, and it is very likely that most of the noble officials in the hall will not be able to escape.
Although all the ministers felt that the emperor's order was a bit unexpected, no one dared to warn them at this time. They did not want to have anything to do with the crazy Gu family. At this time, they wanted to cut off all relations with the Gu family.
Because everyone knows that Ning Yuanhou's Gu family is completely doomed this time.
"Your Majesty, the first thing to do next is to send troops to Yangzhou to exterminate the rebels." Seeing that the old emperor had almost vented his anger, Mr. Shen, who was standing next to him, came out and said to him.
"Where is Liao Wenjun, the commander of the front department?" The old emperor looked directly at another general.
"I'm here."
"I order you to lead an army of 50,000 to Yangzhou to exterminate the rebels. Jiangning Navy will assist you. You must kill all the Yangzhou rebels."
"Your Majesty! I accept your order."
...
The fact that Gu Tingye, the second son of Marquis Ningyuan, raised a flag to rebel in Yangzhou was like a depth bomb that exploded in Bianjing. The prosperous Bianjing city immediately became a sensation. Everyone thought that the Gu family and Gu Tingye were both involved.
He is so crazy that he would rebel against others without thinking.
Of course, no one can think that 50,000 Song troops cannot suppress the rebellion of the Gu family, because in their eyes, the rebellion of the Gu family is whimsical and crazy. Some casinos even offered bets on how many days Gu Tingye could last, and the dignitaries in Bianjing City were very happy.
The bets were placed as if this was a once-in-a-century farce, and everyone who thought they had nothing to do with the Gu family was reveling and getting excited.
"Master, our family is distantly related to the Gu family, what should we do?" Princess Pingning looked at Qi Guogong uneasily and asked.
"It's already an ancestral relationship. I'm sure Your Majesty won't involve us." Qi Guogong smiled disapprovingly, not believing that His Majesty would be so unwise to vent his anger on their Qi Duke's mansion.
"Hey! I hope! I've been feeling uneasy in my heart." Although what Qi Guogong said was very reasonable, and she was also the only daughter of the Marquis of Xiangyang, she still couldn't help but feel uneasy in her heart.
"It's okay! Otherwise, I have to go to the palace to see your majesty." Seeing the worry on Princess Pingning's face at this time, Qi Guogong couldn't help but sigh and prepared to go to the palace.
"No! Your Majesty is furious at this time. We'd better not run up and make him feel uncomfortable." Hearing that Duke Qi was about to take the initiative to cause trouble, Princess Pingning on the side quickly pulled Duke Qi back.
"Hey..." Seeing his wife's fear of wolves and tigers, Qi Guogong began to analyze it. He didn't feel like a fifteen-year-old child could do it. "Actually, I feel that Gu Tingye might be
Kidnapped by that ruthless bandit named Fang La?"
"Oh? Master, what's the explanation?" Princess Pingning looked at Qi Guogong in surprise and asked.
"Princess, think about it, Gu Tingye is only fifteen years old this year, and he has just lost all his relatives in the Bai family. How can he have the ability to control all the salt shops in Yangzhou and raise a flag to rebel?"
"That's right! How about we meet with His Majesty to explain the powerful relationship?"
"No! The strangest thing about this matter is why the fourth and fifth sons of the Gu family suddenly took people to Yangzhou. This makes the matter too subtle, so it is an unsolvable matter at all."
"Ah? Yes! Why are the Gu family going to Yangzhou at this critical moment?"
"Hmph! Based on my understanding of the Gu family, they must have heard that all the Bai family were dead, and it was reported that Gu Tingye controlled all the salt shops in Yangzhou, so they went to Yangzhou to snatch wealth, and unfortunately they collided
Being in the arms of a traitor, the traitor is naturally happy to use their Gu family as a banner."
"Ah? In this case, the people of the Gu family in Ningyuan Marquis Mansion are too greedy."
"More than that! Back then, Gu Tingye's father, Gu Yankai, married the daughter of the Bai family, a Yangzhou salt merchant. It was because the Gu family's children had too much money due to corruption and corruption, so he married the daughter of the salt merchant in order to use the Bai family's daughter's dowry to make up for the shortfall.
Girl, I didn’t expect that not long after this, they are still so greedy.”
"master......"
"Bang!" At this moment, the soldiers of the Imperial City Division knocked open the door of the Qi family, and then came to the panicked Duke Qi Guo and Princess Ping Ning. Dong Liang, the deputy commander of the Imperial City Division, cupped his fists and apologized and said, "Mr. Qi Guo, Ping Ning.
Princess Ning, Your Majesty has decreed that all the nine clans of the Gu family will be sent to the heavenly prison, and your Qi family happens to be among the nine clans of the Gu family."
"What?"
Naturally, the nobles of the Song Dynasty had a complicated relationship with each other. When the so-called nine tribes of the Gu family were captured, it was suddenly discovered that the prison in Bianjing could no longer hold it. It was only then that the furious emperor came to his senses and immediately started again.
The purpose was to arrest only three members of the Gu family, but it still made the prison in Bianjing City overcrowded.
And those noble families who had spent the "one-day trip to Tianlao" were all happy and ecstatic, and at the same time they began to hate the Gu family in their hearts. As soon as they returned home, they closed the door tightly and refused to go out. Maybe
Until this rebellion is completely settled, they will definitely not dare to come out and do casual activities again.
...
The Yangzhou rebellion made the entire Bianjing city feel solemn. Those high-ranking dignitaries who liked to hang out in the fireworks and willow lanes did not dare to come out. Many shops on the street were also closed because Ningyuan's army blocked all the rivers to and from Bianjing.
, land transportation alone is no more than a drop in the bucket for a big city with a population of one million, so the entire Song Dynasty was shaken by the Yangzhou Rebellion, and Daliao and Xixia naturally refused to let go of this good opportunity and launched another attack on the Song Dynasty.
The border attack made the emperor on the throne and all the grand ministers anxious every day.
"Your Majesty, although the border has been attacked by Daliao and Xixia at the same time, the British will definitely be able to withstand it when they come back from the letter." Seeing the anxious old emperor, Shen Daxiangong immediately came out to express his relief.
"Well, Mr. Ying is indeed the mainstay of our Song Dynasty. With him here, I can rest easy." Hearing that the old general Mr. Ying was stationed at the border, the frowning old emperor felt a little relieved.
"Your Majesty, the three armies have not moved, and the grain and grass go first. We should support the border grain and soldiers as soon as possible." At this time, Han Daxianggong also came out with a correct explanation and said that he knew that the British could not worry about the future. After all, Daliao and Xixia were the two countries.
The most dangerous enemy.
"Okay! Sir, you can make your own arrangements."
"Yes! Your Majesty."
"Mr. Han, has any news been sent back from Yangzhou?" Then the old emperor became concerned about the affairs of Yangzhou again, hoping to put down this absurd rebellion as soon as possible.
"Eh? Not yet."
"Mr. Han, now that I have calmed down and thought about it, it is quite puzzling that Gu Tingye suddenly rebelled against the imperial court. You must know that he is only a fifteen-year-old child, and he is usually a little naughty."
"Your Majesty, has the Imperial City Division obtained Gu Yankai's confession?" Han DaXianggong and Shen DaXiangong looked at each other helplessly, realizing that the old emperor finally woke up from his anger, and then looked at the old emperor and asked.
The confession obtained by the Imperial City Division.
"Hey! What's strange is that in this place, Gu Yankai, who had been beaten to pieces by the Imperial City Secretary, still only said that he asked Gu Laosi and Gu Laowu to go to Yangzhou to take over the salt store, saying that they were worried that Gu Tingye was too old.
I can't control such a big family business, after all, all the Bai family have been killed by Fang La."
"Your Majesty, do you think it is possible that Gu Tingye has been controlled by Fang La and others for a long time, and then they took a fancy to the prestige of the Gu family in the court and the army, and deliberately used Gu Tingye and the Gu family to stand in the way?" Han Da
Xianggong and Xianggong Shen looked at each other in surprise, and then Xianggong Shen came out and mentioned a possibility.
"Well, this possibility is not impossible, but the timing of the Gu family's trip to Yangzhou is too subtle." The old emperor naturally nodded in agreement. It was strange that the timing of the Gu family's trip to Yangzhou was too subtle.
"Ahem! Your Majesty, the fourth and fifth sons of the Gu family are well-known Huahua Taisui in Bianjing City. If they are allowed to have flower wine, they will definitely be top-notch experts. If they are asked to do big things... But...
....."
"Mr. Han, do you have any suggestions?" At this time, the old emperor also looked at the two prime ministers in front of him, realizing that they must have some new suggestions.
"Your Majesty, why don't we put the three members of the Gu family into prison for the time being. When Dong Liang, the deputy commander of the front department, returns in triumph, we will make a decision based on the specific situation." The two prime ministers did not want to kill indiscriminately before they figured out the matter.
Innocent, after all, once the Gu family's head is chopped off, it really can't be held on.
"That's fine." Thinking that this time the Nine and Three Clans of the Gu family would involve so many people, the old emperor also regretted his angry edict at that time.