Seeing the city in front of him, the emperor had an unreal feeling.
How did it all happen?
He was restless day and night in Linzhou. There was chaos and noise everywhere, but no one could really help him solve his problems.
Cui Zheng only wanted to be decent, while Li Mingyu, a crazy kid, only wanted to dominate alone, and no one was willing to sacrifice their lives to help him return to Beijing.
Suddenly Han Xu came, and the first thing he said when he saw him was to ask His Majesty to return to Beijing immediately and refute the civil servants in the court.
"Precisely because the rebels have gathered together, it will be more dangerous in Linzhou. We can fight the rebels when we have more troops in the capital. Even the rebels know the strength of the gathering, so why do you want to divide and weaken yourselves?
It’s not a good idea to settle in a corner!”
Cui Zheng stopped talking, and the civil servants also became silent. This Han Xu's appearance has not changed, but his character has become so aggressive... But that's fine, he forced everyone to leave. If the people want to resent him, then they can resent him.
Han Xu reprimanded Li Mingyu again, "Achievements are not obtained by guarding His Majesty. If you want to grab it, isn't now the best opportunity?"
Li Mingyu immediately went straight to the capital, "Wait until I personally behead Ankang Shan for Your Majesty!"
They set off like this, walking silently in the middle of the night, in batches, with the vanguard opening the way, followed by the emperor, his concubines, the princess's children, eunuchs and maids, as well as some generals headed by Li Mingyu, and finally Cui Zheng with a group of civil servants.
Of course, not the entire imperial court left, but some people stayed. In addition, officials and their families were not allowed to take them with them.
Everything is aimed at traveling as fast as possible, with light vehicles and easy travel, flexible advancement and retreat, day and night, everyone is peeling off a layer of skin...
"Your Majesty, please come to the city and have a rest." Zhang An rushed over and said, the corners of his mouth were chapped and thinned, "Your Majesty's palace has been prepared by Mr. Han."
The emperor nodded. There was no need to worry about the front. The vanguard army had already inspected it. Li Mingyu also personally led the troops to inspect at this time. They dug up three feet of ground inside and outside the city and left no trace.
The carriage Linlin moved forward and soon arrived outside the city. Soldiers and horses were arrayed outside the city. The people had long been under martial law and were not allowed to go out at home. There was no noise or chaos.
The emperor sat in the car and looked around. This city is not small.
"Father, my son and I saw along the way that the outer city is all newly built." The third prince said from the side, "The stones are all made of good quality materials and are very strong. Lord Han is so considerate in his work!"
The emperor nodded with a smile: "Yes, Mr. Han is the pillar that the late emperor valued."
But at that time, hadn't the late emperor already ignored the government affairs and Cui Zheng was in control of the government? Then Han Xu should be said to be the pillar that Cui Zheng valued, right? The third prince thought to himself, of course, there is no need to say this.
The emperor made a sound and looked outside the carriage curtain. The third prince hurriedly followed and saw Li Mingyu waving his riding crop not far away, as if he was losing his temper. In front of him was a general kneeling on the ground with his shirtless body...
"What happened?" the emperor asked with concern and uneasiness, "Did someone make a mistake? It was a good journey, and the soldiers worked hard too."
The third prince said: "There are military laws for making mistakes, but he seems to be venting his personal anger like this!"
He immediately stopped the car and asked Zhang An, who was accompanying him.
Zhang An said happily: "The Third Highness is right, he is just venting his personal anger! Not only is this young general right, but he has also made great achievements. It was he who helped Mr. Han stabilize Songzhou and shocked the entire Henan Province."
The emperor and the third prince were even more surprised. Is this because Li Mingyu was jealous of his meritorious service...
"This young general was originally from Jiannan Road. When Governor Li passed away, the eldest lady got married to the Xiang family..."
Zhang An was unreliable in asking about the enemy situation ahead, but he always inquired about this kind of thing very clearly and told the emperor and the third prince in detail.
So it turned out that this was the case. The emperor understood and still defended Li Mingyu, saying: "It is indeed a violation of military law to lose the dowry and not return it for a long time..."
The third prince couldn't bear the punishment of the young general, so he called out to his father: "But now it can be considered that the merit has been paid off."
The emperor looked hesitant. Over there, Li Mingyu had already seen the emperor driving over, squeezing Zhang An aside and calling to His Majesty: "Your Majesty, come in quickly. I have checked carefully. I asked them to arrange the palace as in Linzhou."
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The emperor smiled and said hello.
Zhang An curled his lips and said, "We also checked it first." Then he deliberately turned around and looked around, "Where is General Xiao Qi? It was said to be arranged by Mr. Han, why is he missing?"
His exaggerated complaint made the emperor a little embarrassed, but Li Mingyu was generous. Knowing that he had been seen, he said aggrievedly: "Your Majesty, this sinful slave has deceived Master Han!"
When he opened his mouth, the emperor comforted him: "If there is a crime, then there will be a punishment. It is good if the reward and punishment are clear."
Li Mingyu responded, turned around and shouted, Zhong Qi hurriedly came over and knelt down: "Long live your Majesty"
He was lying on the ground with his upper body naked, and several whiplash wounds were glaring on his back.
The young third prince couldn't help but said: "Director Li, why are you beating people!"
Li Mingyu was younger and more unruly: "If you make any mistakes according to military law, you will be punished. Otherwise, how can we have strict military discipline? Your Highness will know it when he personally leads the troops to fight."
The third prince's face turned red. Everyone said that Cui Zheng controlled the court, but Cui Zheng had never been so rude to him! These generals with heavy troops are really...
The emperor tried to smooth things over: "Guilty deserves punishment, but meritorious deeds should also be rewarded. Is this General Xiao Qi that Mr. Han was talking about?"
Zhong Qi kowtowed on the ground and loudly said: "Sin Ding dare not call himself a general!"
Li Mingyu pouted: "What kind of general? He is just the leader of the first brigade of our army."
The emperor smiled and said: "Since Mr. Han calls you a general, then I will give you the title of general."
Zhong Qi was overjoyed and kowtowed "Thank you Lord for your kindness", then raised his head and quietly looked at the emperor's true face...
The emperor didn't think it was strange and smiled kindly at him, and Zhong Qi also grinned.
"We will discuss your title of general when Prime Minister Cui and others arrive." The emperor said kindly, not forgetting to appease Li Mingyu, "Now that you have returned to the Jiannan Dao army, you should listen to Mingyu's instructions."
Zhong Qi responded loudly and kowtowed to Li Mingyu, "Please give the guilty general a chance to perform meritorious service!"
Li Mingyu hummed twice: "For the sake of His Majesty and Master Han, I will not argue with you anymore."
Zhong Qi thanked the emperor loudly and kowtowed to the emperor again.
Zhang An looked at Li Mingyu and said happily: "Your Majesty, everyone has been waiting for you for a long time. Come into the city quickly."
At the gate of the city, the Jiedushi of Henan Province led the civil and military generals who could come under the rule of Henan Province to kowtow and wait.
The emperor nodded and lowered the curtain of the carriage, and the eunuchs got up and drove the carriage forward.
The group settled in Songzhou City and rested for five days before they regained their composure. The third group of Cui Zheng and others who set off also arrived.
There is no need to elaborate on the hardships and embarrassment of the journey. Everyone has experienced it. The emperor asked eagerly about Linzhou.
The emperor's departure is equivalent to sneaking, how can the people be safe?
When Cui Zheng and others set off, capable people can follow them on their own, but they are not allowed to hinder the court's itinerary. Han Xu said that the court's troops and horses are not allowed to be distracted by private use. Moreover, not all courtiers are leaving. Han Xu said
, the rest will wait until His Majesty returns to the capital, and will be responsible for transporting court documents and collections, etc... Although the truth is clear, how can the relatives of the left-behind courtiers be safe?
Thinking of this, the emperor couldn't help but wipe his tears.
"Your Majesty, please rest assured that everything is fine in Linzhou."
"Your Majesty, Master Han declares that Linzhou has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses and the city is stable."
"Your Majesty, Mr. Han said that once Your Majesty goes to the capital, the rebels will stop coming to attack Linzhou. It is safest to stay in Linzhou."
"Your Majesty, Mr. Han actually arrested and killed a group of people who were spreading rumors and driving up prices. He also said that those who do not abide by the law will be driven out of Linzhou."
Everyone was vying to tell what Han Xu had done, whether it was true or false, ferocious or evil, but there was no chaos in Linzhou...
"The people have settled down, and the officials are performing their duties." Cui Zheng said in his own words, "Your Majesty, please rest assured."
As expected, it was Han Xu! The emperor was elated. Looking at Cui Zheng again, he couldn't help but sneer. He had already said that leaving Linzhou was no problem. It was not that he couldn't do it, but whether he dared to think about it or not.
Obviously, Cui Zheng neither dares nor wants to!
I don't know whether it was because he had grown a year older or because of the hard journey, but Cui Zheng looked even more tired. The emperor looked at him condescendingly, and it was time to replace him.
"Thank you for your hard work," he said with tears, "go and have a rest."
But before the group left, a eunuch ran in.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, report urgently, report urgently, Mrs. Chu and Governor Wu are attacking Taiyuan Mansion!"
The Taiyuan Mansion is being attacked! The emperor stood up quickly and clenched his hands in front of him. Oh my God, this day has finally come!