The five hundred and ninetieth chapters of the ghost return to the sun
The Red Eyebrow Army now wanted to withdraw to the Taihang Mountains, but they could no longer retreat. When they retreated to Zhuolu City, they met Wang Liang's army, who was coming to reinforce Xiuwu. The two sides fought in the north of Zhuolu City.
Just as the fierce battle between the two armies was in full swing, Liu Xiu's personal garrison army, Imperial Army, Yulin Army and Xiuwu County Army, totaling more than 4,000 people, came up from behind the Red Eyebrow Army and killed them.
Under the attack from the front and rear of the Han army, the Red Eyebrow Army, which was struggling to support itself, was finally overwhelmed and collapsed.
The whole army was dispersed, and the fighting lasted from early morning until dawn.
In this battle, there were about 14,000 red eyebrow troops who attacked Xiu Wu. After the battle, less than 2,000 red eyebrow troops escaped, and more than 10,000 troops were either killed or captured.
This battle, which the Red Eyebrow Army had planned for a long time and took the initiative to provoke, not only failed to succeed, but also suffered heavy losses and was severely damaged.
The idea of the Red Eyebrow Army is to surprise Xiu Wu and capture or kill Liu Xiu who lives in Xiu Wu. In this case, Luoyang will be in chaos. The Red Eyebrow Army in Chang'an can take the opportunity to march eastward and capture Luoyang.
, occupying the Central Plains region.
However, the Red Eyebrow Army underestimated the fighting will of Xiuwu County soldiers, and even more underestimated Liu Xiu's strength.
Even though Liu Xiu only had more than 3,000 soldiers and horses, these more than 3,000 soldiers and horses included both the Beijing Guards Army, the Ben Ming Army, the Forbidden Army and the Yulin Army. They were all elite and good at fighting, and could hold up ten soldiers.
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Liu Xiu dared to bring such a small number of troops to Hanoi, the area hardest hit by the rebel army, so he was certainly confident.
In one fell swoop, more than 10,000 soldiers were lost, and nearly half of the original 30,000-strong Red Eyebrow Army was lost. Their arrogance was extinguished in an instant, and they all retreated back to the Taihang Mountains, never daring to leave the mountain easily again.
The reason why Hanoi is the hardest-hit area by the rebel army is that there are not only the Red Eyebrow Army, but also the remnants of the Qingdu Army, You Lai Army, and the Bronze Horse Army. At present, the remnants of these rebel armies have gathered together to promote Sun Deng as the leader.
, activities are rampant in Gong County and Ji County in Hanoi. This area is not far from Xiu Wu.
Liu Xiu came to Hanoi in person this time, firstly to pacify the Red Eyebrow Army in the Taihang Mountains, and secondly to deal with Sun Deng's tribe.
In the past few days, a strange thing suddenly happened in Qinghe County, Jizhou.
After Xian Yuji, the governor of Qinghe County, died of illness, Zhao Gao took over the post of governor. Before Xian Yuji died of illness, the county government had a project to repair the mansion.
Xian Yuji reported four million yuan, but Zhao Gao took over as the prefect and checked the accounts and found that only two million yuan was reported, and the other two million yuan was missing.
This is no small matter. It involves two million dollars. It is impossible to hide such a big hole.
There was a big hole worth two million dollars in the county government's project, so the prefect was naturally responsible. Xian Yuji had died of illness, and Zhao Gao could no longer find his head. Zhao Gao could only go to Xian Yuji's family and ask for the money.
money.
Xian Yuji's family couldn't afford the two million yuan, so Zhao Gao arrested Xian Yuji's family.
Up to this point, everything seemed reasonable, but what happened next was very strange.
In broad daylight, Xian Yuji, who had died of illness, suddenly appeared in the county town. It is said that at that time, Xian Yuji was accompanied by many ghost servants and rode an underworld carriage.
Xian Yuji went to the county government, found Zhao Gao and the officials of the county government, and reconciled the accounts one by one.
In the end, the missing two million dollars was finally found.
It turned out that county officials Huang Bing and Liu Shi secretly embezzled the money. After finding out the culprits, Xian Yuji picked up his pen and wrote a memorial to Liu Xiu.
The general meaning is that people with noble moral character will pay attention to details, and only common people who farm the land will be interested in wealth. It is the misfortune of loyal ministers to be in power when a mean person who appears noble but is actually despicable and hypocritical is in power.
After writing this memorial, Xian Yuji asked Zhao Gao to go to the emperor on his behalf. Then he left the county, took a carriage from the underworld, traveled thirty miles westward, and disappeared.
After Xian Yuji left, Huang Bing and Liu Shi died suddenly on the spot in the county government, and right under people's noses.
This incident not only caused a sensation in Qinghe County, but also alarmed the Luoyang court.
The matter was even spread among the people, and those who were interested in it lost no time in instigating it, saying that the current imperial court was unjust, which resulted in loyal ministers being unjustly killed, and after their death, they became ghosts and gods, and they had to return to the world to seek justice.
Liu Xiu, who was practicing martial arts, was quite surprised when he learned about this incident. He summoned Li Tong, Fu An, Zong Guang and others to discuss Xian Yuji's soul-returning investigation and what was going on.
Li Tong, Fu An, Zong Guang and others looked at each other and were silent for a long time. Zong Guangfang said: "Your Majesty, there should be no lie in this matter! Zhao Gao is a student of Fu Situ and has no friendship with Xian Yuji.
Moreover, since he is the successor of the prefect, there is no reason to risk his head by helping Xian Yuji deceive the court and your Majesty!"
Liu Xiu raised his eyebrows and asked: "So, Zong Shangshu believes that Xian Yuji really appeared after death?"
"Uh..." This matter sounds a bit weird and ridiculous, but the actual situation is like this, and the people who saw Xian Yuji appearing at that time were not only Zhao Gao, but also so many county officials, as well as people in the city
of people.
Seeing Zong Guang lowering his head and saying nothing, Liu Xiu asked again: "Has it been confirmed that Xian Yuji has indeed died of illness?"
This time Zong Guang did not hesitate, nodded repeatedly, and said: "Xian Yuji was a prefect during his lifetime, and many people went to pay homage to him after his death. He indeed died of illness."
Liu Xiu squinted his eyes. A man who was obviously dead showed up in the county town in broad daylight and went to the county government to investigate the case and seek an explanation for himself. No matter how this happened, it made people feel weird, even
It's creepy.
The most critical issue is that this matter has had a great impact on my reputation. If this matter cannot be controlled and spreads more and more, I will suddenly change from a wise king to a coward and a villain in the hearts of the people.
Li Tong answered: "Your Majesty, I also think that the possibility of Xianyuji cheating to death is really low! The person who embezzled two million yuan was not him, but Huang Bing and Liu Shi. Xianyuji did a great job as a prefect."
Okay, there is really no need for him to fake his death."
Liu Xiu rubbed his chin and remained silent. As Li Tong and Zong Guang said, there was no reason for Xian Yuji to fake his death, and there were so many people going to express their condolences at that time. If he had faked his death, people would not be able to see the slightest clue.
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A man who was clearly dead suddenly appeared in the county. It was unbelievable and there was no explanation.
When Liu Xiu was troubled by the matter of Xian Yuji's return to the soul, Xu Xiling and Hua Feiyan came to Xiuwu. They also came because of Xian Yuji's matter. Liu Xiu met them in his room.
Xu Xiling said bluntly: "Your Majesty, I believe that Xianyu Ji's return to the soul was done by Jianghu people."
After hearing this, Liu Xiu perked up and asked curiously: "Is there anyone in the world who is good at witchcraft and can bring back the soul of the dead?"
Xu Xiling smiled slightly, turned around, and turned his back to Liu Xiu. Before Liu Xiu could react, Xu Xiling said, "Who do you think this concubine is?"
Her voice was almost exactly the same as Yin Lihua's. If he just listened to the voice without looking at the person, Liu Xiuding would have thought that Yin Lihua had also come to practice martial arts. When he was surprised, Xu Xiling said again: "I am here to see your majesty!"
This time she made Deng Yu's voice, which was about 70% or 80% similar. If you didn't listen carefully, you would have thought it was Deng Yu who was speaking.
After changing his voice twice in a row, Xu Xiling turned around, looked at Liu Xiu with a smile, and said in his own voice: "There are so many talented people in the world. I am good at changing my voice. As far as I know, I am good at Yi."
There are more people who can disguise themselves, and my senior sister is a master of the art of disguise."
Hua Feiyan nodded at the side and said: "Your Majesty, there are indeed people in the world who are good at disguise. Through disguise, they can change their face shape, facial features, and even their voice."
Liu Xiu looked at Xu Xiling in surprise. After a moment, he nodded slowly and asked: "Then, why did the person disguised as Xian Yuji do what he did? His purpose was just to help Xian Yuji escape justice?"
Hua Feiyan continued: "The incident of Xian Yuji returning to investigate the case has greatly damaged His Majesty's prestige. I believe that this person's disguise as Xian Yuji is just a lure. The real purpose is to come to Your Majesty."
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Liu Xiu patted down the table without hesitation, stood up and asked, "Can Feiyan find out who the disguiser is?"
Hua Feiyan shook his head and said: "There are many people in the world who are good at disguise. Some of them have been famous for a long time, and many are unknown. It is difficult to find out who specifically did this.
Easy, but my subordinates think that we can start the investigation from Xian Yuji’s family first. Some clues should also be found from the corpses of Huang Bing and Liu Shi. In addition, His Majesty should also vindicate Xian Yuji in time, so as to
Demonstrate His Majesty’s holiness and benevolence!”
Liu Xiu nodded and said with a smile: "Fei Yan's words are reasonable. I'll leave it to Fei Yan to investigate Xian Yu Ji's return to the soul!"
"Your Majesty is serious, your subordinates will personally investigate the matter." Hua Feiyan's face was serious, but her eyes were filled with excitement. It was rare to encounter such an interesting thing, and she wanted to solve the mystery herself.
Hua Feiyan came to Xiuwu with Xu Xiling, but Hua Feiyan did not stay in Xiuwu for long. He said goodbye to Liu Xiu the next day and went to Qinghe County. wavv
Xu Xiling stayed. Her interest in Xian Yuji's return to the soul was far less than her interest in staying with Liu Xiu.
Two days later, Wang Liang came to Xiuwu and met Liu Xiu.
After the monarch and his ministers met, Wang Liang first kowtowed and saluted, and then he said: "Your Majesty, I think that the red-browed thieves will no longer leave the Taihang Mountains in a short period of time. I plan to lead the army into the mountain to quell the thieves!"
Instead of passively waiting for the Red Eyebrow Army to come out of the mountain, it is better to take the initiative and enter the mountain to eliminate the thieves.
Liu Xiu frowned slightly and said meaningfully: "Taihang stretches for hundreds of miles, and the bandit army is hiding in it, just like a stone sinking into the sea. If Jun Yan wants to find them, he will undoubtedly be looking for a needle in a haystack."
Wang Liang said confidently: "Your Majesty, don't worry. In the past few days, I have also sent smart and capable scouts into the mountains to find out the traces of the traitors. At present, I have learned the specific hiding place of the traitors."
Liu Xiu's eyes lit up and she said, "Oh?"
Wang Liang turned to look outside the house and called an attendant in. He held the parchment scroll in his hand, knelt down and handed it forward.
Zhang Kun stepped forward, took the sheepskin scroll, placed it on the table in front of Liu Xiu, and unfolded it. Wang Liang explained: "Your Majesty, this is the map of Taihang drawn by the scouts. The location of the bandit army is between Wangwu Mountain and Taihang Mountain."
between."
Liu Xiu lowered his head and looked at the parchment. The map inside was very illegible, but it was still roughly legible. There was an area between Wangwu Mountain and Taihang Mountain. Looking at the markings on the map, it was clear that this area was full of forests. Not only was the terrain hidden,
, and also extends in all directions.
Wangwu Mountain is part of the Taihang Mountains. It is located in the southernmost part of the Taihang Mountains and is very close to Taihangxing. The Red Eyebrow Army has chosen to leave the mountain from Taihangxing many times. This must be the reason.