Having decided on the strategy of rebelling against the Tang Dynasty, Pu Gujuan secretly used his commander's seal, together with Sima, judges and other civil servants, to write a military transfer letter and let his generals secretly seize military power. At the same time, he dispatched troops and generals, planning to leave Ji
Zhouzhou, heading to Taiyuan, the northern capital of the Tang Dynasty.
Taiyuan is a key stronghold at the intersection between Mobei and the Central Plains. Once Pugujun occupied Taiyuan, the Uighur cavalry could take advantage of the situation and move south from Yinshan Mountain, bypassing the layers of defense of Shuofang Army, attack Yunzhou (now Hohhot), and enter the Yima Pingchuan.
Plain areas.
On the day when the army was about to set off, Pugu Jun entered the commander's mansion, found Pugu Huai'en who was under house arrest, and asked in a deep voice: "Father, things have developed to the point where they are now. Aren't you still awake?"
Pugu Huaien walked tremblingly, and his body was still not in good condition. When he saw Pugu Jian, he became very angry and shouted on the spot: "You treacherous son, you should be the one to wake up! If you act like this, you will destroy everyone."
Everyone was pushed into the fire pit!"
Pu Gujue: "The official tea has been detained, the Uighur people have also been contacted, and the imperial guards have been killed. How can I turn my bow back? I have made up my mind and plan to lead my troops to surrender to the Uighurs."
"If you had lost your way and found your way back, my Pugu family would still have had a chance to survive..." Pugu Huai'en said sadly, "Now that you are acting like this, it will bring the Pugu family's infamy!"
Pu Gujue: "Father, let's stop talking today. I'm here to persuade you to support me."
Pugu Huaien: "Support you to rebel against the Tang Dynasty? Unless I die!"
Pu Gujun said: "I won't kill you, but I won't let you go either. After the army sets out, you need to sit in the army to suppress the situation."
Pugu Huai'en glared at Pugu Jian: "What do you want to do? Do you still want to tie me up and imprison me in the army?"
Pu Gujian was silent for a moment and shouted to the door.
After a while, several soldiers rushed into the room, tied up Pugu Huai'en, put him on a chair, and moved him out of the room.
Pugu Huaien sat on the chair, cursing angrily, but to no avail.
On the other side, Xuanwei envoy Yang Lun and Jin Yiwei Zhang Yanling did not dare to stay all the way, and hurried back to Liangcheng as if running for their lives.
After entering the palace, Yang Lun did not hesitate. As an ambassador, he crawled to the palace and cried loudly in front of the civil and military ministers: "Your Majesty, Pugu Huai'en wants to rebel!"
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A large number of refugees from the south moved back north. Zhou Jun was in the court palace at this time, explaining to Feng Changqing and other ministers some matters concerning the resettlement of the refugees.
Suddenly hearing Yang Lun running in shouting regardless of etiquette, Zhou Jun couldn't help but frown slightly.
Fan Jinian, the chamberlain supervisor on the side, saw this and knew that Yang Lun had broken the rules. He quickly stepped forward and kicked the latter violently, and shouted in a low voice: "How do you behave in the imperial palace?!"
Zhou Jun stretched out his hand to stop Fan Jinian and said to Yang Lun, "You said Pugu Huai'en wants to rebel?"
Yang Lun knelt on the ground, nodded sharply, and elaborated on what happened in Jizhou, which surprised all the ministers in the palace.
At this time, the governor of Nanzhen Fusi, Gong Zai, first came out of the queue, and then raised his hands and said: "Nanzhen Fusi went to Jizhou with the Xuanwei envoy, and found a lot of evidence of the Pugu family's crimes, and specially compiled it into a memorial.
I present it to Your Majesty."
Zhou Jun nodded, and a chamberlain took the memorial from Yuan Zai and handed it over again.
Zhou Jun opened the memorial and recorded in detail the evidence of the Pugu family secretly seizing official tea in Pinglu, collaborating with the enemy Huihe, and even assassinating Jin Yiwei.
Seeing that the emperor was carefully reading the memorial, Yuan Zai looked proud and at the same time, he also glanced at Wang Hong, the governor of Beizhen Fusi beside him.
Although the two are both governors, one in the south and one in the north restrict and supervise each other.
Moreover, as the chief official of Jinyiwei Mansion, Yushi Zhongcheng Kong You doesn't manage Jinyiwei very much on weekdays. There are rumors that sooner or later, Kong Zhongcheng will be put to another important use.
This means that Yuan Zai and Wang Hong have become candidates for the position of chief officer of the Jinyiwei Mansion. They are called colleagues, but in fact they have become competitors.
Facing Yuan Zai's gaze, Wang Hong showed disgust, but did not take any action.
Zhou Jun read the memorial submitted by Nanzhen Fusi and handed it to Chang Qing, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel and Tongping Zhangshifeng.
After obtaining permission, Feng Changqing read it with the ministers beside him. They couldn't help but were stunned by the content.
After a while, Feng Changqing took a deep breath and said to Zhou Jun: "Your Majesty, if the rumor is true, Pugu's family, Jizhou camp, and Pinglu officials will all be punished with death!"
Zhou Jun didn't speak, but exchanged a look with Kong You on the other side.
Seeing this, Kong You stepped out and said: "The Pugu family must have thought that their crime was exposed when the Xuanwei envoy escaped from Jizhou. In this case, there are not many choices left for them."
Hearing this, Feng Changqing suddenly reacted.
The most important thing at the moment is not to investigate the crimes of selling tea, collaborating with the enemy, and killing officials, but that the Pugu family holds the military power in Jizhou, and these people are so anxious that they may do anything.
Thinking of this, Feng Changqing quickly said to Zhou Jun: "Your Majesty, I am afraid that there has been a military disaster in Jizhou. I think we should quickly warn the governors of Shuofang, Hedong, and Fanyang, and then notify the prefectures and counties in Hebei to order them.
Be on guard against the Jizhou Army, and then remove the military power of the Pugu family!"
Kong You shook his head, turned to Yang Lun in the palace and asked, "When did you escape?"
Yang Lun quickly replied: "I escaped from Jizhou twenty days ago."
Twenty days?
Upon hearing this number, Feng Changqing's face turned ugly for a moment.
If Yang Lun fled, Jizhou Army would issue an order to mobilize.
Then twenty days are enough time to collect supplies, set off the army, and travel a certain distance.
Moreover, if the Jizhou Army went into battle lightly and only used light cavalry as the main force, then twenty days would even be enough time for the cavalry to invade Hedong.
At this time, even if the imperial court rushed to send orders eight hundred miles away, it would not be able to warn the surrounding prefectures, counties and military envoys in advance of the Jizhou Army.
Thinking of this, Feng Changqing punched his thigh hard and let out a fierce sigh.
From beginning to end, Zhou Jun's expression remained normal.
He stood up from his throne and issued an edict: "Order Li Guangbi to stop going south, start from the Handan Camp and go north to Fanyang to stabilize the situation in Hebei; order Hedong Jiedushi Deng Jingshan to close the passes of Daizhou and Yunzhou.
He ordered the Donglai Shou Zhuang Yuanying to seize the Laizhou Sea Road and control the coastal supply lines; Hebei Navy Du Huan was ordered to start from Dengzhou and go north to Yuyang Port to block the Jizhou sea route.
Sea route.”
After completing this series of actions, facing the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, Zhou Jun finally laid his eyes on Feng Changqing and said: "I will write an imperial edict, you take it with you, and the chamberlain supervisor Fan Jinian will accompany you.
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Feng Changqing was stunned and asked: "Your Majesty, who is this imperial edict for?"
Zhou Jun: "This imperial edict is for Pugu Huai'en... Now you can set off from Liangcheng and go to Taiyuan quickly. You should be able to see him."
Feng Changqing was puzzled: "Taiyuan?"
Zhou Jun: "By the time you arrive in Taiyuan, the fighting will probably have stopped. Give this imperial edict to Pugu Huai'en. After he sees it, he will naturally know what to do."
Feng Changqing still had doubts in his heart.
But since the emperor made such arrangements, he must have deep intentions, and Feng Changqing took charge of the matter.