Not to mention the common people, there are hundreds or even thousands of officials in the six departments and nine temples. There may not be a few who can tell the specific location of Sizhou with just their mouths.
In Jinling City, which was as hot as a steamer in the heat, not to mention the riots in Sizhou, Li Zhigao, the commander of the Zuo Longque Army, was appointed Minister of War and the governor of Shuzhou, and led his troops across the river to Shuzhou to preside over the evacuation.
The war between the Anning Palace rebels in Shoushouchao and other states, as well as the news that Du Chongtao, the former commander of the Zuowu Guards and the governor of Shuzhou, was transferred to Jinling to serve as Minister of War, is just more talk for most ordinary people.
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Even though Jinling City has not completely escaped from the shadow of war.
Even though countless people are still struggling with the pain caused by the war, whether their family members or nephews have been killed or injured, or their houses have been destroyed, the grief in their hearts has not subsided.
However, how can ordinary people deal with such a world?
Instead of worrying about family and country affairs, and struggling with the fear of war, it is more practical to hope that the end of July will pass quickly and the weather will cool down as soon as August enters.
Living hard is the most positive and optimistic attitude of Shengdou Xiaomin.
The battle to recapture Jinling lasted for more than a month, but the fighting that broke out was mainly centered around the battle for the outer city.
In addition, when the Anning Palace rebels escaped, a fire burned many of the palace offices in the imperial city, but the area between the imperial city and the inner city wall suffered almost no damage.
The new dignitaries in the city and the children of the aristocratic clans who had moved to Jinling City and were lucky enough to side with the third prince when making their choices resumed their luxurious life of singing and dancing at a faster speed.
In the late Honglou, the relationship between the Xinchang Hou Mansion and the Shenling Division has almost become an open secret among the Dachu court.
In addition to Li Pu and others who were among the princes, Xu Jing, Yao Xishui and others were also incorporated into the Fang Division and the palace. Jinyun Division became the only legal secret espionage organization under the direct control of His Majesty, responsible for investigating and investigating treason.
No matter from any angle, the historical mission of Wanhonglou was destined to come to an end after the recapture of Jinling City.
It happened that the Jiaofangsi was completely burned down during the war, and it would take only three to five months to rebuild it. The Jiaofangsi requisitioned the old site of the Late Red Building, which had been relatively well preserved during the war, and used it as the East Campus.
The Jiaofangsi was affiliated to the Ministry of Rites, and managed the affairs of court music, dance and music records. In addition to recruiting girls from good families, it also demoted the wives and daughters of criminal ministers to music records to serve as kabuki performers.
To put it bluntly, in addition to being a palace song and dance troupe, Jiaofangsi is also a government-run brothel that is off-limits to civilians.
During the Anning Palace rebellion, although a considerable number of troops were evacuated to the north bank, there were always mistakes left in the haste. A large number of boats across the river capsized, and those who fell into the water panicked. Six to seven thousand people fled to the south bank in panic, including Yang En, Shang Wensheng, etc.
After all, there are only a few people who can be reused and trusted without being held accountable.
Therefore, a large number of generals and their families from Anning Palace and the Xu family failed to escape and ascended to heaven, and were detained and severely punished such as beheading and exile.
A large number of fair-looking female relatives were also demoted to Leqi, mainly placed in the East Campus Office which had requisitioned the old site of Wanhong Mansion.
From the dark perspective of human nature, even if these female relatives are slightly less beautiful and slightly older, they are still more loved by the guests.
This has also made the East Campus Office more lively and lively than the original Wanhonglou in the past few months. The sound of silk and bamboo continued in the morning and dusk, covering up too many joys and sorrows.
It was afternoon. The Wanhong Pavilion in the east courtyard had windows on all sides covered with silk velvet so that no light could come in. Giant candles were lit inside, as if it was a drunken night.
The frosty and snowy skin under the tulle is so delicate and alluring under the candlelight that you don't need to drink, those slender thighs are enough to make you drunk.
Han Jun, whose father was a political advisor in the current dynasty, whose sister had just entered the palace as a concubine, and who was a general on duty in the Wude Department, was definitely qualified to be called a new rich man in Jinling City.
However, at this time, surrounded by warblers and swallows, he was absent-minded, and could even be said to be a little irritable.
Although His Majesty and all the princes in the court are well aware of the grievances between the Han family and Na Shuzi, as well as what Shuzi has done to many people in the Han family over the years, but no matter what, Na Shuzi must be considered
As for the Han family, it is inevitable that someone in the court would gossip about this matter.
Especially when the old man is still alive, and others must say that the Han family will eventually get back together with that son, how can Han Jun jump out and say "no"?
This also puts the Han family in an extremely embarrassing position when the court handles affairs involving Xuzhou.
This time the civil unrest in Sizhou is no exception.
"The civil unrest in Sizhou is not caused by a mob of three to five thousand people making trouble, or by three to five hundred elites who can break it. Even if the early war did not go well, it was because the local military equipment was slack and laziness and incompetence. In any case, this kind of trouble is so far away that I don't know who
Is it really worth tossing around in a corner with all the princes of the political affairs hall discussing carefully around Your Majesty for a long time without coming up with an idea?" Huang Liu, who had brought Han Jun to the East Campus for entertainment tonight, saw Han Jun's sad face and exclaimed.
asked hoarsely.
As the second son of Huang Hua, the former governor of Huzhou, although Huang Liu did not participate in the battle to recapture Jinling with his father, he was influenced by his father's meritorious service and was the elder brother of Concubine De.
The newly rich man was able to be transferred to serve in the bodyguard army this time, and he served as battalion commander under Han Jun.
In the battle to recapture Jinling, Huang Hua, as the commander-in-chief of the Huzhou soldiers, was able to take the lead. He was wounded by an arrow at the top of the city. At this time, he was still recovering from his injuries in the house. Apart from being granted the title of Marquis of Jiaxun, he had not held any concurrent posts in the court for the time being.
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However, no matter what, in addition to the fact that Huang Hua's daughter entered the palace as a concubine, and that Huang Hua and Gu Zhilong were both representatives of the Jiangdong family, it was also he who led the Huzhou soldiers to follow the dragon and launch an offensive from the east, creating favorable conditions for the recovery of Jinling.
situation and made great contributions.
Now even though Huang Hua is recuperating in his house, whenever there is any major event in the court, Emperor Yanyou will send his palace envoys to ask for advice.
In the eyes of the world, Huang Hua's status will only be higher than that of Han Daoming, not lower than that of Han Daoming.
Therefore, if Huang Lu has no brains, Han Jun can't do anything to him.
Everyone is serving in front of His Majesty and the Queen Mother. They are all military attachés who are directly favored by the emperor. Even if there are differences in general positions, it will not be too obvious. As the presidential commander in name of the bodyguards, everyone is smiling when they see them.
Quite peaceful.
Both of them have younger sisters in the palace, so logically speaking, the relationship between the two should be somewhat distant.
Huang Lu had a very clumsy personality. He had only been in office for two months, and when he was not on duty in the palace, he would often drag Han Jun out to eat, drink and have fun, but Han Jun had nothing to do with him.
The other guards and military officers who invited Huang Lu to drink and have fun today were all on duty in the same class, but they were not as quick-witted as Huang Lu. Their experience and positions allowed them to guess that His Majesty and His Majesty would be there.
What are the princes in the court worried about?
In the past, when there were such monsters in Jizhou, and they even killed each other and conquered each other, the imperial court would only secretly rejoice. After all, it is located in a remote place and has a sparse population. No matter how hard it is, it will only hurt its own vitality. It is difficult to directly control the central government.
What threats do states and counties pose?
Now that there is civil unrest in Sizhou, the situation is a bit subtle, and the subtlety is that Xuzhou is located on the side of Sizhou.
"You guys are leaving the city soon, so as not to delay on the way." At this time, a guard opened the door and came in, urging Han Jun, Huang Lu and others to leave the city.
The imperial city was burned to pieces by the rebels. Only a few buildings such as Chongwen Hall and Changxin Palace were well preserved. The other buildings are being repaired intensively, but they will not be able to compete for merit in three to five months.
When Emperor Yanyou wanted to be alone on weekdays, he would return to his original palace to spend the night. The Queen Mother even moved directly to the Changchun Palace outside the East City for temporary residence.
The Wude Division also arranges the guards and soldiers to be responsible for the shift duty of the Changchun Palace.
Han Jun, Huang Lu and several other military attachés returned to the city to take a rest. After two days of rest, they had to rush back to Changchun Palace before dark today to take on a new round of shifts.
"What a disappointment," Huang Lu put his hand into the singer's skirt in his arms and touched her thin white thighs twice, but he didn't dare to stay and stood up with a grumble.
Come, open the door with Han Jun and the others. The scorching sun outside makes them unable to even open their eyes.
Under the wait of the retinue, Han Jun, Huang Lu and others put on the gorgeous armors required for duty, secretly left the East Campus Office from the backyard, and rode out of the city through the newly renovated Donghua Gate to Yandangji.
In the Changchungong Manor in the east, you can see many hungry people stranded along the road.
Although the great war did not turn the entire Jianghuai land into ruins, it also damaged a lot of vitality in Chu. At present, the money and food stalls transported from various states and counties are used in too many places, and there is not much spare power to relieve the victims, so that
Gyeonggi Province is also flooded with refugees.
This is different from the situation when Emperor Yanyou first came out of the palace and a large number of hungry people were blocked outside the city due to the epidemic.
Although the remnants of the Louchuan Army Navy retreated to Hongze Lake, they could fight their way back to the Yangtze River waterway at any time, and the Changchun Palace Manor was too close to the river embankment. However, the Empress Dowager insisted on living in Changchun Palace, so reinforcements could only be made outside Changchun Palace.
garrison.
Yandangji is currently a garrison of the Wuya Army Navy. More than a dozen warships are responsible for guarding the mouth of the river and the left and right rivers. The remaining branches of Baohua Mountain in the west, Baima Mountain and Jilong Ridge, are used by the imperial army and the guard army respectively.
There are two garrison camps, and there are even 3,000 elite guards and soldiers garrisoned in the Changchun Palace Manor for a long time.
Guo Liang, as the commander of the Zuodu Guard Army, set up the headquarters of the capital commander in Jilong Ridge, south of the Changchun Palace Manor, and did not need to be responsible to the Queen Mother.
The guards who closely guard the Changchun Palace are led by Han Jun and three other Duyu waiters who are on duty in turn. Generally speaking, it is necessary to ensure that there are two Duyu waiters on duty at all times.
Han Jun and his next group of military attachés returned to Changchun Palace to take a break. In addition to Li Chong, who was able to return to the city to take a rest and deal with personal affairs, there was also Du Yuhou, Du Tao, who stayed on duty and was Du Chongtao, Minister of the Ministry of War.
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The reason why His Majesty was so anxious to appoint Du Chongtao as the Minister of the Ministry of War was because Du Tao was very dedicated to the Queen Mother's birthday, and the Queen Mother then appointed Du Tao, who was a general in the bodyguard and army, to serve him.
Therefore, in the eyes of the world, Du Chongtao was closer to the Queen Mother than Emperor Yanyou who was not yet in his prime.
It's just that Han Jun accidentally heard the Queen Mother talking about Du Tao's coming over, which was Lu Qingxia's intention.
Seeing that after Du Chongtao, it was Li Zhigao who went to Shuzhou to take charge of the campaign to suppress Shouzhou. Han Jun felt that something was a little strange, but he wanted to ask something, but the Queen Mother did not say anything, and it was impossible for him to tell what was going on. Tell others the details.
Han Jun came to be on duty at this time. According to the rules, he had to go to the palace to greet the Queen Mother. He did not bring any other entourage. He went straight through the hall to transfer the property and walked to the corridor of the main hall. He saw Zhang Ping, the eunuch, sitting in the main hall, talking to the Queen Mother. .
Emperor Yanyou transferred Shen Yang to the Central Committee to preside over the political affairs hall, and procedurally prevented other ministers from directly reporting state affairs to the Queen Mother. However, as long as he was in the palace, he would come to the Queen Mother sooner or later to pay her respects.
Even if the Queen Mother came to live in the Changchun Palace outside the East City, Emperor Yanyou would not be able to leave the city frequently. He would send Zhang Ping, Jiang Huo, or Yuan Guowei to the Changchun Palace every day to pay respects, and at the same time, he would also report the matters discussed in the political hall that day. To the Queen Mother, to show her filial piety.
