Naturally, the imperial court also knew that Duke Cheng Guo led his army into Yizhou.
Huang Cheng would never hide this kind of disobedience to the Holy Order for Duke Cheng, so he reported it to the emperor with embarrassment, and the Jin envoys who negotiated the peace also made a fuss.
At first there was no news about Duke Cheng Guo, and then there was news that he was killed in battle and his entire army was annihilated.
The whole country was in uproar.
Although Duke Cheng Guo has not been to Beijing for many years, the people are no stranger to him. After all, he first expelled the gold thieves and relieved the people of the North from danger, and then stationed at the border to save everyone from the invasion of gold thieves.
Although I have become accustomed to stability and peace in the past ten years, sometimes I feel that Duke Cheng Guo has been forgotten, but when I heard that Duke Cheng Guo died in battle, everyone panicked.
What about the border?
After making peace, there will be no more war.
Not fighting? How can the Jin people be trusted?
They had negotiated peace twenty years ago, and thirty years ago they were still vassals of Da Qi. As a result, Da Qi was destroyed, the North was swept away, and the emperor of Zhou was robbed.
How can you trust what these barbarians say?
What's more, three more counties were ceded, and the Jin people were closer to the mainland. In the past, it was difficult to cross the vast rivers between them, but now they are almost close to each other.
The sadness over the death of Duke Cheng Guo and the panic about the future made everyone who heard the news burst into tears.
The adults cried, and the children cried too. For a moment, almost the whole world was sad.
This scene surprised the court.
Unexpectedly, the news that Duke Cheng Guo died in battle would cause such a big shock.
There are also some rumors circulating, saying that Duke Cheng was killed by the imperial court because he wanted to negotiate a peace and to please the Jin people, he deliberately sent Duke Cheng to die.
Of course, there were different theories soon, saying that Duke Cheng was so overjoyed that he refused to return, and as a result killed his best soldiers and horses. Some even said that Duke Cheng was not dead, but surrendered to the enemy.
This statement quickly swept the entire capital, and the uproar overshadowed the previous rumors.
"His Majesty has repeatedly asked the troops to retreat, but only Duke Cheng Guo refused to retreat. Why?"
It was a bright spring day in March, and a skinny man in a teahouse near the river said with foaming foam at the mouth.
There was a circle of people around, sitting or standing, with complicated expressions.
"Mr. Cheng Guo's heart is in the North..." a man replied.
Before he could finish his answer, the skinny man bit his tongue.
"What? It's for himself. He has withdrawn his troops and negotiated a peace. How can he, Duke Cheng, show off his prestige in the north?" He snorted, "Let me tell you, the one who likes to fight the most in the world is
Duke Cheng, he is not willing to negotiate for peace, otherwise what reason would he have to show off his power in the north?"
It seemed that this was also the case, as there were low voices of discussion all around.
Chen Qi looked at the river, stretched out his arms and crossed his arms.
"It's so cold," he said.
Shopkeeper Liu on the opposite side also had a complicated expression.
"Yes, it's so cold." He said, "It's already March, but it still makes people feel chilly."
The man on the side saw that the people around him had listened, looked triumphant, and stepped on the bench with his feet up.
"So, Duke Cheng Guo must have gone to Yizhou on purpose to sabotage the peace negotiation..." he said loudly.
But as soon as the words were spoken, someone outside was heard shouting, and something hit him immediately.
The man felt a stench hitting his face, almost making him sick, and then he felt severe pain.
He screamed and stepped back. He was about to lean on a table, but suddenly something happened under his feet and he fell down.
People around were in an uproar.
"What's going on? What's going on?" Chen Qi jumped up and went to help the man.
The man got up and kicked away the dirty shoes that hit his face.
"Thank you, brother." He said gratefully, then looked outside angrily, "Who is it?"
People around them also looked out and saw four or five beggars in rags. The leading one was a skinny beggar with only one shoe left on his feet.
beggar?
If the beggar doesn't beg for food now, is he going to be robbed?
The beggar who was cowering in the capital and begging for food now looked angry, even fierce.
"What are you doing?" The man walked over angrily.
"You, why did you call me a duke?" the leader of the beggars shouted.
The tone of voice was stiff and stiff, with an obvious Northland accent.
The man chuckled.
"The Duke of Chengguo brought disaster to the country and the people..." he said.
This time, before he could finish his words, the beggars all shouted.
"You are not allowed to be disrespectful to Duke Cheng."
Not only did he shout, but this time people rushed up and beat the man head-on.
The man was caught off guard and knocked to the ground.
There were shouts and shouts, and the tea shop suddenly fell into chaos.
"Don't hit people, don't hit people, talk to them if you have something to say." Chen Qi shouted, jumping left and right in the field, as if he wanted to start a fight, but inadvertently pushed away those around him who wanted to stop the fight.
This is the capital city after all, and the situation in the North is unstable. The Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division stepped up patrols and quickly arrived to restrain both sides.
The man was beaten extremely badly by several beggars, and his face was scratched several times. While wiping his nosebleed, he angrily complained that he wanted to arrest him.
Of course, if a beggar attacks someone, he must catch the beggar, and the soldiers of the Five Cities Military and Horse Division will step forward.
"Why are you beating people? Beggars hit people at will." Chen Qi shouted from the side, "If we don't explain clearly, beggars all over the city will be kicked out."
"That's right, tell me clearly why you hit someone." A voice echoed behind him.
That's true. Nowadays, there are more and more beggars and homeless people in the capital. If there is trouble, everyone will be affected.
Then more voices sounded.
This shout made the soldiers stop their movements for a moment, and the beggars spoke with a sense of grievance and anger.
"Because he scolded Cheng Guogong." A man said, with red eyes and lingering anger, "If it weren't for Cheng Guogong, we wouldn't even be able to come to the capital to be beggars, and we would have starved to death in the north. You
But you are talking nonsense by saying that becoming a prince brings disaster to the country and the people."
Is it because of this?
Everyone present was stunned for a moment. These beggars actually got angry and hurt someone because someone spoke ill of Duke Cheng.
Is this stupid or do you respect Duke Cheng Guo to the core?
"You guys are just talking nonsense. I'm scolding PR Cheng Guo for what's wrong with you." The man jumped to his feet angrily.
"Of course it's none of our business."
The beggars shouted together, looking sad and angry.
"You're not from the North, so why do you say it's not good to be a Duke?"
"We are from the North, do you know what kind of life we live?"
"If Duke Cheng Guo hadn't protected us, we would have died by the golden sword. He stopped the golden thieves from protecting the people, but you said he was embezzling power. This is called embezzlement. Go ahead and embezzle. Go ahead. Look.
Look how easy it is."
"Now Duke Cheng is willing to put himself in danger to stop the Jin soldiers. His wife and his son are giving porridge along the way in the north. We are not allowed to be shut out by various places. They say he is showing off his prestige. Why don't you show off this prestige?"
Go try it out and see how easy it is."
"In order to allow the people of the three counties to evacuate safely, Duke Chengguo sent his son and his wife to help with soldiers and horses. You said he likes to fight. Is it okay if he doesn't fight? If we don't fight, we will die."
As the beggars talked, several women started to cry.
"You have a good life and it's easy. To slander people like this is too bullying." An old beggar choked with sobs and said sadly.
These beggars are all refugees from the Northland. What they said about the affairs of the Northland and Duke Cheng was indeed convincing.
These words caused a moment of silence in the surrounding area.
Yes, after Cheng Guogong has done so many things, it is a bit bullying to be speculated like this.
Seeing that something was wrong, the man was a little embarrassed.
"Don't listen to their nonsense." He said, looking at the soldiers, "Hurry up and arrest them."
Several soldiers looked at him coldly.
"You are not allowed to cause trouble in the street." The leader said, "If you do it again, you will be thrown into jail."
As he spoke, he looked at the beggars.
"Get out of here quickly."
The beggars were stunned for a moment. Although they were impulsive with righteous indignation, they were still scared in their hearts. Unexpectedly, the officers and soldiers did not arrest them, so they hurriedly helped the old and the young away.
The man was stunned.
What do you mean? Who is this warning? How do you let people go?
"Hey you guys..." He shouted and tried to catch up, but someone rushed behind him and bumped into him.
The man was caught off guard and was knocked forward and fell forward. His legs were held on the corner of the table. He screamed in pain and did not bother to speak or question.
"I borrowed it, borrowed it." Chen Qi shouted and hurried out, "It's going to be late. It's going to be late."
Shopkeeper Liu held back his laughter and followed him.
The soldiers looked at the people in the tea shop with cold expressions.
"Let's just let it all go." The leader said, "Don't spread rumors and confuse people's minds."
This was such a serious crime that the people in the tea shop were startled and dispersed immediately.
In a blink of an eye, the man was left alone in the tea shop, hugging his feet with a nosebleed and a swollen eye, cursing in anger and embarrassment.
In response to the curse from the man behind them, Chen Qi and Shopkeeper Liu looked back and smiled at each other.
They looked at the beggars slowly walking away on the street, and sighed softly at the same time.
"After all, it's spring, so it won't always be so cold." Shopkeeper Liu said.
"No one in the capital can see what Duke Cheng Guo did, but everyone in the north can." Chen Qi said, "There is justice in heaven and earth."
As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of horse hooves was heard, and there was a commotion in the street.
But everyone is also familiar with the fact that there are many urgent messages in this section of the capital.
Chen Qi and Shopkeeper Liu took shelter on the side of the road. When they looked back, they saw a soldier galloping towards them.
But unlike before, this soldier now raised the silk flag that was originally placed behind him in his hand.
"Urgent report." He shouted loudly, his voice excited, "Chengguo Gong Yizhou has returned with his army."
Duke Cheng!
This shout made the street quiet for a while, and then exploded.
Duke Cheng! Duke Cheng is not dead!
Chen Qi held his hands, looking a little surprised.
"I just said casually, God is really fair," he said.
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Thanks for an inch of agarwood,?The last shot?,Bingyi from the South,MAX Stone,Jing Sanshao’s reward for He Shibi (*^__^*)
It’s over twice, thank you all, thank you, bow. (To be continued)