I understood, and I was a little moved, but I didn't seem eager. I asked hesitantly, "I am a young man with little talent and little virtue, so I'm afraid it's inappropriate?"
Long Xiu: "Your Majesty is the Great Sima of the Yan Kingdom. He commands the army to suppress the rebellion. His name is justified. No one is more suitable than you."
Shang Yongzhong smiled bitterly, "Palace Master, I'm afraid this matter will be difficult to handle. I don't have the one hundred thousand cavalry at my disposal, and I can't shout the slogan of not suppressing the rebels, but only suppress the princes, let alone do it. In fact, the Palace Master is also worried in his heart.
It is clear that I cannot command the five princes at all, and asking me to replace Shang Chaozong is making things difficult for me."
Long Xiu: "You don't have to worry about this. At this time, at that time, the Wu Gongling rebels were nothing more than this. The five princes were very confident in annihilating them. At present, they are just afraid that they will fight independently. Someone needs to be in the middle to coordinate. Regardless of his status, the prince
They are all the most suitable candidates, and I have already said hello to Gong Lince and Meng Xuan."
Shang Yongzhong understood that he was not asked to order the five princes, but was asked to mediate and coordinate.
But he still didn't dare to agree easily and said hesitantly: "How does the palace master plan to deal with the Shang Chaozong?"
Long Xiu: "The elders of Xiaoyao Palace cannot die in vain. I have to give an explanation to the superiors and subordinates of Xiaoyao Palace. The army from the east has dispatched the manpower of Xiaoyao Palace to rush there. They will wait for the opportunity to capture the Shang Chaozong and take him to the capital for His Majesty's disposal.
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Shang Yongzhong reminded: "Shang Chaozong has 100,000 cavalry around him. Once there is an attack..."
Long Xiu waved his hand and interrupted: "You don't need to worry about this. I will take care of the matter naturally and won't cause trouble for you to take over. Now I just ask if you are willing?"
Shang Yongzhong immediately raised his hands and said, "How dare you disobey the palace master's orders?"
Long Xiu suggested: "It is taboo for military strategists to change generals on the spot. They are afraid of objections. You can find a way to deal with the people in the court. I will cooperate with you on the others."
"Okay, I understand." Shang Yongzhong responded.
After the two separated, Shang Yongzhong immediately went to the central location and found Da Sikong Tongmo and Da Situ Gao Jiancheng. He made his intention clear and hoped that the two could help cooperate. As long as these two help, there will naturally be no trouble in the court.
Criticism.
Tong Mo and Gao Jiancheng didn't object to this. They were both people who knew Shang Jian's ambitions. Now that Long Xiu had spoken, things would be easier to handle.
The three of them then asked to see Shang Jianxiong together.
Shang Yongzhong did not hide it from Shang Jianxiong. He knew that he could not hide it from Shang Jianxiong when he met Long Xiu in the palace, so he told the truth.
The result was no surprise. The impact of the momentum of the Shang Dynasty's suppression of the rebellion had already left Shang Jianxiong with a knife in his throat.
However, he was more cautious and did not issue a decree rashly. The decree was given to Shang Yongzhong first. The premise was that Xiaoyao Palace could settle the matter and confirm that it would not cause trouble.
It would be foolish for an emperor to issue such a decree...
The speed with which the rebels of the Yan State were defeated, or rather the speed with which the Yan State's troops put down the rebellion, shocked all forces in the world.
Wu Gongling's troops attacked all the way to the east. They led almost Cangzhou's troops, all of whom were battle-hardened. It was difficult for the state capital to block its momentum along the way, so they avoided its sharp edge and fought with them. However, Wu Gongling did not follow them at all.
Be entangled and leave quickly.
As for the counter-rebellion army chasing from behind, Wu Gongling gathered 500,000 horses and cut off the troops, and ordered a newly promoted general to be the commander-in-chief.
The name of this newly promoted general was Tu Mingguang, who was already a tyrant in the market. After the rebellion broke out, he decisively gathered a group of refugees and turned into bandits. At its peak, they gathered more than 100,000 people. Later, the Cangzhou rebels defeated the imperial court in a row.
Out of fear, he took refuge in Wu Gongling, followed by siege, plundered the land, burned, killed, looted, raped women, drank heavily, and ate large amounts of meat, living a very unhappy life.
However, no one in the market could be a match for Wu Gongling regardless of his ability or knowledge. This time, Wu Gongling took full advantage of him.
When I heard that I was promoted to be the commander-in-chief of 500,000 people, I was really excited. It seemed that the opportunity to become a prince was right in front of me. I patted my chest to show my loyalty to Wu Gongling and promised to hold on for a day.
So he led 500,000 people to guard the pass. According to his thinking, with so many people, they could hold on for a day, and then quickly run away to join the general.
As a result, Shi Xinmao, the governor of Fuzhou, came personally with an army of 50,000.
In the earlier fight with Wu Gongling, he actually did not try his best to protect himself. Now he is doing his best and his morale is high. How could Shi Xinmao take this group of rabble in his eyes?
It was indeed a mob, and almost all the Cangzhou rebel headquarters left with Wu Gongling.
However, after all, there were many people and Shi Xinmao did not dare to underestimate the enemy, so he faced off and observed for a while.
But when he saw the opponent's formation, he knew nothing about it. After Shi Xinmao understood the situation, he sneered, and the army immediately launched an attack.
He sent two groups of troops to the left and right, and directly attacked with rockets. They burned the mountains and forests, and the flames shot up into the sky, burning the large group of rebel troops ambushing in the mountains and forests until they howled like ghosts and wolves.
Tu Mingguang originally wanted to rely on the cover of the mountains and forests on his left and right to block the enemy's attack. Unexpectedly, his own personnel were thrown into chaos when they were set on fire. The personnel rushed and ran around, unable to kill them. Instead, they disrupted his own position.
Shi Xinmao's main force took advantage of the chaos to attack and broke through the pass with all his strength. The chaotic mob was defeated in one fell swoop.
The monks from Korea and Song Dynasty who were sent by Wu Gongling to cooperate were also in bad luck. They were also exploited by Wu Gongling, causing many casualties. The army was in chaos and they were unable to save the day. Facing the attacks of the other monks,
Attacked, he could only flee in panic.
Tu Mingguang failed to escape and was captured alive by Shi Xinmao.
The hundreds of thousands of rebels, who should be called rioters, did not even have formal uniforms. They wore all kinds of clothes, laid down their weapons, and squatted on the ground.
Tens of thousands of people were burned to death in the flames, some were killed, and others fled. The remaining almost 400,000 people all surrendered. At a glance, it was a mess, and everyone looked frightened, not knowing what would greet them.
What a fate.
Shi Xinmao, riding on a tall horse, looked back and forth among the mob, with a heavy heart. How to deal with these people would be a problem.
Kill them all? He couldn't afford the reputation of this massacre.
Let them all go? Once they are reunited, he cannot bear that responsibility.
If we keep them, how much food and grass will be consumed?
Just guarding these people was a drag, because the hundreds of thousands of people in front of him hindered his pursuers and could no longer pursue Wu Gongling's troops.
He knew very well that these people were incomparable to Wu Gongling's own men and horses. The real men and horses in Wu Gongling were all battle-hardened. It was impossible for him to send a small group of men and horses to pursue them. That would simply mean sending people to death.
At this time, they discovered that they seemed to have fallen into Wu Gongling's trick. These people were the people Wu Gongling used to delay the pursuit of the army.
This delay lasted for almost a day. It was still bright at night, and the fire on the mountain was still not extinguished, spreading and burning all the way.
Early the next morning, the sky was still covered by wildfire smoke, the air was filled with a burning smell, and ash visible to the naked eye continued to float down from the sky, like falling snow.
There was a rapid roar of horse hoofbeats, and after receiving the news, Shang Chaozong led the cavalry and rushed over.
It was impossible for hundreds of thousands of rebels to squat all the time. They had been lying on the ground in a mess all night, trying to survive the night. At this time, they were all awakened by the rumble of horse hooves.
Knowing that Shang Chaozong was coming, Zu Ande, the elder of Lingjian Mountain, avoided it.
Seeing Shang Chaozong again, Shi Xinmao had a complicated expression. How could he not know Shang Chaozong when he was under the command of King Ning, and he was very familiar with it.
Seeing the much older Meng Shanming coming with the army, and being stared at by Meng Shanming, Shi Xinmao felt ashamed and ashamed. He did not dare to look at Meng Shanming and slowly lowered his head. Many generals here in Fuzhou
They all lowered their heads.
Shi Xinmao finally bit the bullet and went forward to pay his respects.
After that, the bandit leader Tu Mingguang was escorted over, and all the bandit leaders were forced to kneel down. Only Tu Mingguang stood firm and refused to kneel down, and roared loudly: "Kill if you want, chop if you want. Thirty years later it will be again
A good man!"
Shang Chaozong, who was sitting on horseback, said coldly: "Burning, killing, looting, raping prostitutes, and committing all kinds of evil, do you deserve to call yourself a hero? Drag him down and be executed in a hurry! The rest of the gangsters will all be the leader!"
Tu Mingguang roared: "Shang Chaozong, how dare you fight with grandpa..."
Before he could finish his words, he was slapped in the mouth by the blade of a sword, shattering his teeth, bleeding from his mouth and nose, his eyes dazzled, and he was dragged down without making any sound.
"My lord, have mercy on me! My lord, please have mercy on me..."
A group of bandit leaders were dragged away screaming miserably, and then bursts of wailing sounded. Ling Chi felt uncomfortable.
"Continue the pursuit immediately!" Shang Chaozong turned around and ordered Shi Xinmao.
"Take the order!" Shi Xinmao accepted the order and left with all his troops. Hundreds of thousands of prisoners were handed over to the Shang Chaozong.
Half a day later, several groups of anti-rebellion troops arrived one after another. In addition to Shi Xinmao's remaining troops, Shang Chaozong sent two more groups to continue the pursuit.
The remaining people discussed how to deal with the prisoners, but they had different opinions.
What Shi Xinmao was worried about was similar to what Shi Xinmao was worried about before. What Shang Chaozong meant was that they were all innocent people trying to survive. They should be let go without accountability. The places that had been devastated by the war needed to restore their population.
Ga Miaoshui refused to agree. To the court, they were all rebellious people. What would they do if they rebelled again?
But if he said he would kill them all, he would not dare to say so. No one can bear the reputation of massacring hundreds of thousands of people...
In the mountain, a golden wing fluttered down. Guan Fangyi took the letter and walked towards Niu Youdao who was silent under the tree.
"News from the red-faced monkey." Guan Fangyi came closer and waved the letter in her hand in greeting.
Niu Youdao took a look at the letter and found that it was written in words that only he and Yuan Gang could understand. After reading the content carefully, he slowly crushed the letter into pieces, his eyes flickering as if he was thinking about something.
Guan Fangyi knew that whenever she saw a secret message with this kind of writing, there must be something important, so she couldn't help but ask, "What's the matter?"
Niu Youdao held the sword inserted in front of him with both hands and sighed, "Something happened with Shi Shi Sheng Sha. Xiaoyao Palace is going to take action against the prince."
Guan Fangyi looked suspicious, "How did you know that Xiaoyao Palace was going to take action against the prince? Do you still have spies in Xiaoyao Palace?"