The First Marquis Li’s Family Has a Daughter Chapter 111 Linzhou’s Urgency The early morning dispersed the darkness, and the silence covered by the night was also broken by various sounds.
In Linzhou, in the main hall of the Lu Palace, the emperor covered his face and sat on the dragon chair, listening to the noise.
"There are messages coming from Jiangnan Province and Henan Province."
"We also captured a few prisoners and have confessed."
"It is absolutely true that they are soldiers and horses of Ande Zhong."
"No, no, no, the key now is not the intrusion of the rebels in western Zhejiang, but Ande Zhong! Ande Zhong!"
"The prisoner said that Ande Zhong went to Hedong Road!"
"How could Ande Zhong get to Hedong Road? Look at the map. There is an iron wall between western Zhejiang and Hedong Road."
"What an iron wall? This prisoner said that not only did Ande Zhong pass by, he also passed by Huainan Road!"
Upon hearing these words, the emperor threw down his sleeves and stopped everyone's quarrel: "Don't use what the rebels said as evidence!"
The emperor's words stopped the quarrel among the ministers, but outside the door a eunuch hurried in with a dusty soldier.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please report urgently." The eunuch screamed.
The eyes of everyone in the hall were focused on Xin Bing, who knelt down and said, "Generals Zhang An and Wang Lin are reporting urgently that Ande Zhong has entered Hedong."
There was a dead silence in the hall, and then there was an uproar.
The emperor once again covered his face with his sleeves and was surrounded by a commotion.
"How is this possible?"
"Did Zhang An and Wang Lin make a mistake? These two people are unreliable!"
Because of Li Mingyu, the emperor did not need Zhang An and Wang Lin at his side to lead troops to fight the rebels outside Linzhou. The two did not dare, and the court did not trust them to go, so they arranged for the two to patrol and spy.
Hedong Road is the place that attracts the most attention. The disturbance there is related to the safety of Linzhou, especially when the emperor is preparing to return to Beijing.
So I got the news about Hedong Road right away.
Cui Zheng, who had been silent all this time, said: "Don't deceive yourself at this time. Good news may not be reliable, but bad news is often true. News of rebels crossing the border are suddenly reported from various places. This is not an accident. This must be the result of rebels."
If you have action, you are Ande Zhong."
The ministers were silent for a while.
"Ande Zhong is going to Taiyuan Mansion." A general thought, "Isn't it empty in western Zhejiang?"
An official banged a handful of official documents in his hand and said, "The letter from the Governor of Qi just arrived yesterday. The traitor Chengqing made a sneak attack and captured the three cities on the Southeast Road. The situation is critical."
Another general frowned and looked at the place marked on the map where the rebels in western Zhejiang were found. "Furthermore, according to reports from various places, the rebels in western Zhejiang are not many in number. They are in groups of three or five, and there are only a hundred people at most.
So it can be known that Ande Zhong did not take away many soldiers and horses in western Zhejiang."
Yes, such a big place in western Zhejiang is also Ande Zhong's hometown. How could he give it up?
"Let's put it this way, Ande Zhong didn't bring many troops." An official had an idea, "It's okay to go to Taiyuan Mansion..."
This statement was immediately rebuked by everyone.
"That's Ande Chung!"
"Ten rebels can become a hundred warriors in his hands!"
The emperor on the dragon throne once again shook off his sleeves and asked in a trembling voice: "What's going on! Why did Ande Zhong go to Hedong?"
Yes, there is such a distance in between, and the guards are all there!
"Your Majesty, neither Henan Road nor Jiangnan Road is a match for the rebels."
"I am issuing an order to rebuke the local officials."
"There is also Huainan Road, Mrs. Chu..."
The emperor put down his sleeves and said: "Mrs. Chu is in the capital, she is not in Huainan." At this point, he sighed, "If Mrs. Chu were here, it wouldn't be... Young Master Xiang is still young after all."
The ministers nodded when they heard the words, yes, yes, but some were a little distracted. It seemed that Mrs. Chu was not very old either?
"So when it comes to fighting against the Guards, it has to be Wu Ya'er and his wife..." an official sighed.
Before he finished speaking, another eunuch stumbled in with his soldiers from outside.
"Your Majesty," the eunuch shouted, "Master Zhang and Master Wang have sent another urgent message."
These words made everyone in the hall suffocate. Although they didn't know the content yet, it became everyone's consensus that as long as Zhang An and Wang Lin sent back, there would be no good news.
Is it possible that Ande Zhong brought the rebels from Hedong to fight?
"Your Majesty." Xin Bing knelt down and said, "Shi Chao has also arrived in Taiyuan Mansion."
As soon as these words came out, the palace fell silent again.
With a crash, the emperor stood up from the dragon throne.
"This is impossible!" he shouted, "How could Shi Chao go to Taiyuan Mansion!"
Compared with Ande Zhong's Zhejiang Province and Taiyuan Prefecture, which were separated by several defensive roads, there was only one defensive road between Shi Chao and Taiyuan Prefecture, but this defensive road was guarded by Wu Ya'er!
Wu Ya'er!
Which rebel can pass under his nose unharmed?
unless.....
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At night, the palace is rarely brightly lit, and many people cannot sleep tonight.
The emperor sat on his chair, covering his face with his hands and sobbing.
Cui Zheng walked in after being busy. When he saw this scene, Xian Surong reassured the emperor: "Wu Ya'er and his wife will not rebel."
The emperor raised his head with a haggard face and a thick nasal voice: "But how did Shi Chao and Ande Zhong get to Taiyuan Mansion? At first, it was said that Ande Zhong went to Taiyuan Mansion. Someone wanted to hold Mrs. Chu to account, so I specially gave them
She made a rescue, I don't want everyone to blame her, but Shi Chao, this..."
He opened his hands to Cui Zheng, his hands trembling.
"I really can't explain it!"
"Master Xiang, what they did is now visible to everyone in the world."
"What is this if not rebellion?"
So from the beginning he suspected that it was the problem of Mrs. Chu. Cui Zheng looked at the emperor and placed the results of the day's verification and deliberation on the Long Case.
"Wu Ya'er and his wife are unruly and disrespectful to the imperial court and His Majesty." Cui Zheng said. "But when it comes to rebellion, I don't think they can do it."
Cui Zheng had always disliked Wu Ya'er and his wife, but now he actually spoke for them? The emperor's hands on his knees were clenched tightly, and his nails dug into his flesh...
Cui Zhengdao: "They were rebellious, greedy for fame and fortune, and became rebels. They could not enjoy His Majesty's kindness to them in Ankang Mountain. Without the trust of the people in the world, they would have nothing. This couple could not
That would be so stupid."
The emperor asked: "Then why did they do such a thing?"
Cui Zheng looked at the map and said coldly: "Because they don't want His Majesty to return to the capital, and they don't want to leave the capital themselves."
The emperor sighed: "If you don't want to come back, just tell me. If you want anything, tell me. How can I not give it to them? They don't believe me and do such a crazy thing."
"They want too much, and they know they can't ask for it." Cui Zhengdao, "They just want His Majesty and the court to take the initiative to give them. What they want is nothing more than greater power, more wealth, and more prestige. These are the most important things in the capital."
It is easy to reach Hebei Road, so they are reluctant to leave at this time."
The emperor said: "When the world is at peace and there is such a heavy rain in the summer, what kind of wealth, power and prestige can they want?"
Cui Zheng glanced at the emperor. What he said... the emperor knew the answer in his heart, right?
Of course they won't be able to get it then.
It seems that Wu Yaer and his wife also know this, so they are so bold now.
"Then what should we do now?" the emperor said, "I will write them a letter and promise to give them whatever they want..."
Cui Zheng interrupted the emperor: "Your Majesty, you can no longer indulge them. Previously, you were unruly and did not listen to your Majesty's orders. You only sold your official position to make money and killed aristocratic families. Now in order to blackmail the imperial court, you have colluded with the rebels and put the world and its people at risk."
To ignore it is not to be arrogant, but to be evil."
The emperor said: "What can we do? Prime Minister, if you accuse them now, I'm afraid they will really rebel."
Cui Zheng said: "Don't ask for guilt. Now is not the time to ask for guilt, but we have to put shackles on them."
The emperor smiled bitterly: "Who can put them on?"
Cui Zheng said: "Your Majesty, there is Xiang Yun."
Speaking of Xiang Yun, the emperor became even more angry. He asked him to do things, but he hid when he was assassinated. And his nephew, how could he guard the Huainan Road, and he was obsessed with the beauty of the Lady of Chu and being a lover, so that Ande Zhong
Just like this?
The young one was fascinated by Mrs. Chu, and Xiang Yun couldn't tell for sure!
"Your Majesty." Cui Zheng knew the emperor's thoughts by looking at his face. The emperor was now less and less concealing his thoughts, "Captain Xiang is a safe man. As long as he is ready, he will definitely do something."
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The people out for spring outings outside the capital were all dispersed, looking at the soldiers and horses confronting each other in front of the checkpoint from a distance, distinguishing the fierce military flags.
One side is very familiar, with the flags of Zhenwu Army and the flag of Chu flying, while the other side is unfamiliar, the flag of Yingwu Army and the flag of Xiang.
"Captain Xiang," the general at the checkpoint said respectfully, "You can go to Beijing if you want, but the troops will have to wait at the camp here."
Xiang Yun said gently: "I won't go to Beijing anymore. I'll stay here and ask Mrs. Chu to come and see me."
The officials who got the news came on horseback. After hearing this, they hurriedly saluted and said: "I'm sorry, Mrs. Chu is not in good health. Please ask the governor to move."
"That's really unfortunate." Xiang Yun said apologetically and took out a scroll, "But the Holy Apostle is of great importance here, so I'd better ask Madam for your hard work."
Imperial decree?
The officials looked at each other and realized that they really couldn't refuse.