Early the next morning, before the gate of Taiyuan City was opened, a fast horse rushed directly to the city gate like lightning. The knight on the horse was covered in dust, and there was a layer of dust on his clothes and face.
.His lips were dry and cracked, and his face was so pale that he almost looked like a dead man. This man was extremely tired, but he still managed to hold on without falling.
At this moment, when he arrived at the foot of Taiyuan City, he relaxed in one breath. He could no longer hold on and fell off his horse. But even so, he still held tightly to a small package in his hand.
Although his clothes are in tatters, it can still be seen that they are the uniform of the Fuyuan Army in the South!
"Hurry... open the city gate quickly..."
This soldier of the Fuyuan Army only struggled to say a word and then passed out. His voice was so soft that the soldiers guarding the city gate did not hear him at all.
The city gatekeeper who was on duty today was none other than a thousand-man commander from the Gyeonggi camp, named Dewey. It was he who led 500 elite soldiers to attack the Forbidden Army camp, and after a fierce battle, he killed Han Sui, the leader of the Imperial Army, from his horse. Taiyuan
The original garrison of the city was transferred to the garrison of the Gyeonggi Camp, and the soldiers of the Gyeonggi Camp took turns guarding the city.
Because of Qin Wang's meritorious service, Dewey has become a partial general.
Dewey is a man who is cautious and loyal to his duties. Last night, he led thirty soldiers to the city wall and took over the city gate guard. He didn't sleep all night. Now that the overall situation of the Northern Han Dynasty has been decided, there is no chance that some treacherous people will take the opportunity to do evil.
After Dewey arranged the personnel on duty, he stayed on the archery tower of the city wall, drank a few glasses of wine, played a few games of chess with his soldiers, and made inspections every half hour throughout the night.
Seeing the bright light in the east, it would be time to open the city gate in more than an hour. His own soldiers advised him to rest for a while. Dewey thought that nothing would happen at this time, so he lay down with his clothes on without taking off his clothes.
A. Not long after he fell asleep, he heard a panic among the soldiers outside.
Dewey was sleeping very lightly, and his heart tightened when he heard the sound. He thought someone was causing trouble, so he grabbed the saber beside the bed and walked out of the watchtower quickly.
"What's up!"
Dewey put on his helmet and asked as he walked.
"General Qi, there is a man outside the city gate who seems to have fainted."
"Have you ever seen who it is?"
Dewey was stunned for a moment and walked quickly towards the city gate tower. A soldier replied: "It's still dark and I can't see clearly from the city tower. I vaguely saw that I was wearing Yuhou clothes, but it didn't look like us."
Those from the Gyeonggi camp don’t look like those from the original garrison, so I can’t see clearly.”
Dewey was shocked, and an ominous premonition suddenly appeared in his mind. He did not dare to delay, strode forward, and asked as he walked: "Is there only one person?"
"Only one person!"
"Open the city gate and rescue the man. I want to question him!"
Dewey gave an order, and several soldiers quickly ran down the city tower, and worked together to open the heavy city gate. Several soldiers carefully went out, and seeing nothing unusual around them, they trotted up to the man and looked at him carefully.
After a while, a soldier said: "Why does this costume look like that of the Fuyuan Army in the south?" Several other soldiers did not dare to delay, and immediately lifted the unconscious Fuyuan Army soldier, and a soldier pulled the soldier
People and horses quickly entered the city gate.
A soldier saw the Fuyuan sergeant holding a package in his arms and wanted to take it over to take a look, but he tried hard to snatch it away for a long time. Although the Fuyuan sergeant was unconscious, he still held it tightly and tried his best to snatch it away.
At this time, Dewey had also gone down to the city gate tower, ordered the soldiers to close the city gate, and then walked in front of the Fuyuan soldiers.
Four of Dewey's soldiers were carrying the man. Before the sky cleared, Dewey bent down to identify it carefully, and then he saw that it was indeed the uniform of the Fuyuan Army. The man's body was covered in dust, and his clothes were also torn.
On the inside of his pants, blood was already sticking to his body!
Dewey took a deep breath when he saw it!
This man must have been galloping all the way, changing horses without changing people, and ran from the southern border to Taiyuan City in one breath without rest. It was not until he persisted here that he finally collapsed and passed out. This shows that something big must have happened in the south!
Judging from this person's clothing, he should be a Du Yuhou.
During the Five Dynasties, because most of the emperors were vassal generals, Du Yuhou was promoted to the senior commander of the bodyguards. The guards of the Sixth Army (referred to as "Sixth Army Division") were subordinated to Zhujun, Mabu, Duyuhou and Zhujun.
Du Yuhou; in the west of the Houliang camp, there are Xingying Ma Bu Du Yuhou and Xing Ying Du Yuhou; in the Later Tang Dynasty, there are also Youlong Wujun Du Yuhou, Left and Right Xiang Mabu Du Yuhou, etc.. Among the ten kingdoms,
Some set up guards to serve as governors of all armies, as governors of all armies, as governors of control cranes, as governors of Huangtou, as governors of military forces, as governors of inner teeth, and so on.
This man stayed awake all the way, and now his crotch was dripping with blood from the saddle, which showed that he was a persevering warrior.
Dewey asked someone to bring a bowl of warm water, and poured it in slowly while holding Nadu Yuhou's head. After a while, Nadu Yuhou's throat made two noises, his eyelids opened slightly, and he woke up.
He opened his eyes, and then something woke him up. He grabbed Dewey beside him and said, "Quickly... take me into the city quickly! The next week... we will violate the border!"
The next week is a mistake!
These five words were like a thunderbolt in the clear sky, shocking Dewey and all the soldiers, and their minds went blank. Dewey, who had been on the battlefield for a long time, was the first to react. He ordered: "Quick! Find a carriage, I want it."
Take him into the palace."
"Come here, go to Prince Zhong's Mansion quickly and report to Prince Zhong... Hou Zhou has violated the border!"
After arranging his own soldiers to continue guarding the city gate, Dewey took the horses sent by the soldiers, got on his horse, and ordered the soldiers to drive the carriage. He took the lead and headed straight for the imperial city.
The person on duty at the Military Aircraft Department today was University Scholar Su Xiu. He only slept for a while in the early morning and then got up again to sort out the memorials. Although the Northern Han Dynasty only occupied an area as small as the central and northern Shanxi today, Sparrow
Although it was small and well-organized, there were still many trivial matters in the court every day. Looking at the thick pile of memorials on the desk and the documents from various states, Su Xiu couldn't help but frowned.
I was opening a memorial and reading it when suddenly there was a noise outside the door.
"Who is this person! This is an important place for military aircraft. The rest of the gang should leave immediately!"
An imperial guard guarding the outside shouted.
Then a rough voice shouted: "Who is on duty today? Go and report quickly. I tell you that General Dewey, who is on duty at the city gate and guarding the Gyeonggi camp, has something important to report!"
Seeing Dewey's anxious look, the guard on duty didn't know what was going on. Not daring to delay, he turned around and entered the low-rise building of the Military Aircraft Department. Just when Su Xiu opened the door, the two of them almost bumped into each other.
Together.
"What's up?"
Su Xiu ignored the guard's recklessness and asked Dewey directly.
If Dewey and the leader of the imperial army who were on duty to guard the imperial city today were not both acquaintances of the original Gyeonggi camp, he would not even be able to enter the imperial city at this moment. When Dewey saw that the person who opened the door was none other than University Scholar Su Xiu, he lifted his robe and knelt down.
Said: "Sir! We need urgent documents from the border area. In the next week... we will violate the border!"
Su Xiu didn't react at first, but after a second or two, there was a bang in his head. His head was dizzy, and he staggered and almost didn't fall. Holding the door, Su Xiu asked with trembling hands: "You...
…Say it again!"
Dewey shouted eagerly: "The next two weeks, a hundred thousand troops will invade the border. The Fuyuan army is outnumbered. Tanzhou has been lost. Yuzhou is also besieged. It is in danger!"
Su Xiu panicked all of a sudden. He was stunned for a while before he remembered to rush into the palace to meet the saint. He shouted randomly: "You, follow me to the Chengxian Palace!"
After taking two steps, he suddenly remembered something, pointed at a guard and said: "Go to Prince Zhong's palace quickly and ask Prince Zhong to enter the palace quickly!"
The guard knew that the matter was urgent, so he agreed and ran out quickly.
Emperor Xiao, who had only slept for more than an hour, had just gotten up to freshen up, prepare to eat something, and review the memorials for a while before it is time for the morning court. Since he ascended the throne, there is no shortage of things to do, and this diligent and heart-warming emperor spends every day
I don't sleep for more than two hours.
Rubbing his eyes, Emperor Xiao opened a memorial and read it. The Chengxian Hall was brightly lit day and night. At this time, several young eunuchs were extinguishing the unused candles in the corner. One of the young eunuchs was knocked down because his hands and feet were not neat.
He picked up a candlestick, and with a clang, the sound of the copperware falling to the ground was particularly harsh in the silent hall!
Emperor Xiao was startled. He raised his head and said angrily: "Take this damn slave out and kill him with a cane!"
The two guards at the door immediately rushed over, picked up the little eunuch and walked outside. The little eunuch was so frightened that he even forgot to beg for mercy. The two guards drove the little eunuch out of the palace door, Xiao Xiao
The emperor said coldly: "Forget it, let him work in the horse breeding prison from now on, instead of being on duty in Chengxian Hall."
The little eunuch then came to his senses and kept kowtowing: "Thank you for not killing me, thank you for not killing me!"
Emperor Xiao waved his hand, and the little eunuch rolled out and ran out. Emperor Xiao himself was stunned, watching the other two silent little eunuchs hurriedly packing up things on the floor. He couldn't help but feel annoyed. Why was it so big today?
Anger? I always want to get angry and I can hardly control it.
Maybe I've been too tired these past few days. Maybe it would be better to sleep for half an hour more tomorrow.
Emperor Xiao comforted himself a few words, remembering the little eunuch who was almost beaten to death by his own thoughts. His name was Xiao Liuzi, who was promoted after he ascended the throne. This Xiaoliuzi was still very clever, why was he so unlucky today?
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Xiao Liuzi, Emperor Xiao chuckled to himself, he was a clever guy who knew how to watch what was happening. Every time he felt tired, he would come over and rub his back and legs. Every time he got irritated, that guy would always come up with something.
He did weird things to amuse himself. But the bad thing was that because of his love for him, he was usually very arrogant towards other servants, which made people angry. Emperor Xiao told him to go to the stable to feed him.
It doesn't matter if he is a beast for a few days, just bring him back after a while.
This was just a trivial matter, but it inexplicably made Emperor Xiao feel even more irritable. At first he could still read the memorial, but gradually he couldn't read a single word. Emperor Xiao stood up, walked a few steps, and pushed
Opening the window and looking at the gray sky outside made me feel a little less depressed.
The air in the morning was very cool. Emperor Xiao stretched out and took two deep breaths. The cool air entered his organs along the nose, and his mood actually improved.
Just as he was about to go back and continue reviewing the memorial, he suddenly heard the young eunuch outside shouting: "Your Majesty, the Minister of Military and Aircraft Su Xiu has an audience!"
I don’t know why, Emperor Xiao’s heart trembled violently! (To be continued)
