Chapter six hundred and fifty third hand edict (2)
Not to mention Feng Liao, Feng Yi, Guo Rong, Gao Shao and others, even the several Wen clan members behind Wen Muqiao were stunned.
Who would have thought that this edict would be in Wen Muqiao's hands?
Who would have thought that after so many turmoils, Wen Muqiao would treat this edict as a treasure and keep it close to him until now?
Feng Liao, who had been standing patiently behind Han Qian, couldn't help but take a step forward, took the edict and looked at it carefully, then handed it to Han Qian and whispered: "It is indeed the one that Mr. Han received in Lanting."
The edict..."
With this original letter, you only need to find any of Emperor Tianyou's handwriting and compare it with the handwriting and seal to identify the authenticity. Of course, since Wen Muqiao has kept this handwritten edict close to him all these years, Feng Liao can't imagine it.
It is possible that this handwritten edict is forged.
Of course, when he thought that Wen Muqiao was able to hide this edict in advance, Feng Liao took a breath of cold air and couldn't help but sneered: "Since Mr. Wen expected that one day he would be in trouble, at the time
And why do you act like a tiger?"
"..." Facing Feng Liao's angry smile, Wen Muqiao did not show off his anger and retorted that if the Feng family had not fallen in the Imperial Mausoleum case, the choice would have been even worse when the incident happened. Instead, he bowed to Han Qian.
He apologized, "The Wen family has indeed committed a heinous crime that cannot be pardoned..."
Guo Rong, Gao Shao and others were also shocked and speechless at this time. Not only were they shocked that Wen Muqiao actually kept this handwritten edict close to his body, they also knew in their hearts that there was a huge difference between the presence and absence of this handwritten edict.
Some things will become easier. For example, if Wen Muqiao and the Wen family are released, and the evil they did during the Jinling Incident is not investigated, everyone in Tangyi will be more accepting of it.
After all, the real culprits who harmed Han Daoxun were Emperor Tianyou and Empress Xu. Wen Muqiao and the Wen family could only be regarded as aiding the evildoers, or in other words, everyone was their own master at that time.
Even if we want to settle old grudges, we can't cleanse all the people who followed An Ning Palace to launch the rebellion?
With the original letter of the edict, Wen Muqiao and the Wen family were cleared of the suspicion of directly harming Han Daoxun, and they did not have to worry about being liquidated and bloodbathed when they arrived in Tangyi.
Then the subsequent negotiations with Wen Bo and the Luoshan garrison will become easier, and there will not be the insurmountable trust barrier that they were worried about before.
But now it seems that the reason why Han Donghu was able to successfully abduct Wen Muqiao and the Wen clan members to "Tangyi" was not entirely due to the "threat of cleansing the genocide" and Han Qian's handwriting.
Guo Rong and Gao Shao looked at each other, and they couldn't help but secretly felt that Wen Muqiao was really a treacherous person. None of the other people who followed the Anning Palace to rebel and usurp the throne would have thought that Wen Muqiao would leave a job for the Wen family.
Is this a way out?
Of course, some things can become more complicated.
First of all, this edict cannot be made public, otherwise it will only further sever the relationship between Tangyi and Jinling.
However, if it is said that when Han Qian was on an envoy to Shu to welcome his bride, Emperor Tianyou had issued a secret edict to Emperor Yanyou to guard against Han Qian. This would undoubtedly explain why Emperor Yanyou was so eager to take back Jinling City before it was recovered.
Han Qian had military power in his hands and even tried to use his marriage to Wang Jun to prevent Han Qian from returning to Xuzhou.
In other words, Emperor Yanyou should have long believed that this edict existed and was not forged by Empress Xu of Anning Palace, Wen Muqiao and others, right?
The logic behind this is interlocking.
It is no wonder that after Emperor Yanyou succeeded to the throne, he could not wait and almost unscrupulously connived at the influence of the Gyeonggi family to attack the soldiers and civilians of Guangde Mansion!
To put it bluntly, Emperor Yanyou was worried that the truth about Emperor Tianyou's harm to Han Daoxun would be exposed, and there would be no possibility of reconciliation between Jinling and Xuzhou.
Seeing that Han Qian remained silent for a long time after taking over the edict, Wen Muqiao continued:
"Han Gong came to see me with the imperial edict from the late emperor, and Zhao Mingting was waiting for me at my house. Niu Gengru, Yang Tai, I, and I could not persuade Han Gong to surrender. Empress Xu lost her patience and ordered Zhou Bin to carry poisonous wine to the prison, but Zhang
In the new year, he insisted on killing Han Gong in the market as a warning to others. Empress Xu was too serious about killing, and we couldn't persuade her - of course, the Marquis was able to get away with the engagement in Fanchang, and he and his wife must have expected this, so there is no need
Wen Mou defended himself bitterly about Han Gong’s matter. Of course, Wen Mou acted as a savior, and his sins were indeed serious..."
Hearing what Wen Muqiao said, Gao Shao, Guo Rong, Feng Liao, Feng Yi and others all looked at Han Qian and Wang Jun. Han Qian's hand was trembling slightly while holding the secret edict, which showed that he was emotionally excited, but Wang Jun was
It was calmer than they imagined, and they knew that what the old fox Wen Muqiao said was true, and they even expected that the edict was in Wen Muqiao's hands!
Han Qian had already guessed many things during the Fanchang period, but when he saw the edict, the corner of his mouth still twitched uncontrollably. After a long time, he asked in a hoarse voice: "Wen Bo, Cao Ba,
Does Xue Chuan know about the hand edict?"
"Wen Bo knows, but Cao Ba, Xue Chuan and others don't know. If the Marquis wants them to know, they will know it, and they will believe it without a doubt; and even if they are not told for the time being, it will not hinder what the Marquis has planned.
Something." Wen Muqiao said.
"There is no need to leave so many soldiers and horses to guard this place, but we must leave necessary guards to protect the special guests to prevent them from being taken advantage of by the enemy..." Han Qian had no intention of negotiating too much with Wen Muqiao at this time.
, did not answer his words, but gave instructions to Xi Faer, Han Donghu and other people who were responsible for the specific work, then put the edict into the sleeves of his robe and walked outside with Wang Jun.
"Master Marquis, please go slowly. I apologize for the inconvenience of sending Wen off far away." Wen Muqiao bowed and watched Han Qian leave.
Seeing Wen Muqiao like this, Feng Yite wanted to say to him, "I have to give it to you, too." But thinking about how this old guy kept this trick at the beginning of the Jinling Incident, he secretly felt that it was better not to provoke him.
Then he turned around and followed Han Qian and the others outside.
"You stay here with General Xi and General Han to settle down Duke Wen." Feng Liao saw Feng Yi coming from behind and whispered to him, asking him to stay and settle down with Xi Fa'er and Han Donghu according to Han Qian's instructions.
Wen Muqiao and the Wen clan.
Xi Fa'er and Han Donghu both have important roles around Han Qian. Once they get busy, they may not be able to take care of them. But at this time, Wen Muqiao and the Wen clan must have someone who knows them.
People who know secrets can take care of them at any time.
Feng Liao felt that it was appropriate for the idle Feng Yi to take over this matter.
Feng Yi accompanied Xi Fa'er, and Han Donghu stayed first. He was still frightened about the imperial edict at first. Looking at Xi Fa'er, Han Donghu called in the chief guard here and ordered most of the guards outside to be evacuated, leaving only
After setting down the necessary guards and surveillance personnel, and ordering the guards not to be disrespectful to the Wen family, Feng Yi suddenly thought of something, and pulled Xi Faer aside mysteriously, and asked in a low voice with surprise and joy:
"What Wen Laogou said to Han Qian just now means that Wen Bo and the Luoshan garrison can be used by me in Tangyi from now on?"
"Ah, did Mr. Feng finally react?" Xi Fa'er looked at Feng Yi in surprise and asked.
"Hey, I was just thinking about how cruel this old dog was to hide his secret decree to leave a way out for himself, and my mind didn't turn around for a moment." Feng Yi patted his forehead and said awkwardly.
"It seems that it is inconvenient to call Mr. Wen that way in the future." Xi Faer reminded.
"I just want to curse a few more times now, I know it in my heart," Feng Yi said happily, "If Wen Bo really can be used by Tang Yi, his father and son have such powerful characters, I won't be able to hide from them in time."
, Why did I provoke them? I really didn’t expect it, I really didn’t expect it! Han Qian asked Han Donghu to lead people to Xuzhou to rob people. I also thought that maybe I could only restrain Li Zhigao, and Chai Jian and others were not allowed to do anything without permission.
We used troops against Guanzhong, but we didn't expect that we could gain such a big harvest..."
"What are Master Feng and General Xi talking about?" Han Donghu came over and asked after giving instructions about the guards and supervision.
When Feng Yi saw Wen Muqiao, Wen Zhanyu and others were also looking this way, he shouted back to Han Donghu and said: "There are several houses in the neighboring street that have just been renovated. We haven't decided who will move in yet. Lao Xi told me that they can be used temporarily.
I want Duke Wen and his family to live in a more spacious place here, and I will discuss with him whether to add some more elegant furniture so that our Tangyi town won't look too shabby..."
"Thank you, Mr. Xiao Feng, for taking care of me." Wen Muqiao cupped his hands and thanked him.
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After Feng Yi, Xi Fa'er, and Han Donghu quickly gave instructions on these trivial but not careless matters, they hurried through the long bluestone street shrouded in mist and rushed to Lianyuan.
It was still dark at this time, and they saw Huo Li leading the two horses out from a distance. They stopped them at the gate of Lianyuan and asked them what they were going to do.
"Your Excellency orders us to rush to Dongguan Town immediately and follow Mr. Guo to escort Cao Gan to Liyang." Huo Li replied.
Feng Yi asked doubtfully: "Why, Han Qian really wants to encourage the Xianghou to usurp the throne? But according to Han Qian's previous analysis, even if Wen Bo is willing to lead the Luoshan garrison to surrender to us, he is even willing to send troops to reinforce Shu for us when the situation is urgent.
Even if it’s medium, it won’t be of much use, will it?”
Xi Faer and Han Donghu also looked confused.
There were more than 15,000 Luoshan defenders, among whom Wen Bo's direct lineage was less than 10,000.
If it really goes as predicted before, the situation in Shuzhong has completely deteriorated. With Wenbo's 10,000 elites and three to five thousand soldiers and horses from Xuzhou, they will go to Shuzhong where they are unfamiliar with the place and have no guarantee of logistical supplies.
Joining forces with the Yuzhou soldiers of Changxiang Marquis will definitely not play a decisive role.
Huo Li said: "Master Feng and Master Guo are also puzzled. They said that we should first let the chess piece Wen Bo come alive before talking about other things, but they didn't say anything else."
"That's true. Go and deliver the message quickly. Don't delay." Xi Fa'er and Han Donghu asked Huo Li and others to leave quickly.
They and Feng Yi strode towards Lianyuan, walked to the study, and saw Han Qian standing on the corridor in front of the meeting hall, looking up at the faintly visible green and black eaves and courtyard walls under the mist, and giving instructions.
Feng Liao, Guo Rong and Gao Shao beside them:
"You draft a memorial on my behalf and send it to the capital, saying that although we have all kinds of concerns about the development of the war in the Central Plains, since Your Majesty, the Queen Mother and the princes in the court have decided to join forces with Shu to attack Yongzhou, Tangyi will never stand idly by.
However, the traitor Wen is stubborn and leads more than 10,000 soldiers to defend Luoshan and refuses to surrender. This restricts the hundreds of thousands of elites of our Chu State from advancing and retreating freely. This is really a great harm to the use of troops. Please allow me, Han Qian, to lead the elites of Tangyi.
, join forces with the Marquis of Xinjin to attack Luoshan, and either surrender or annihilate them, this problem must be solved within a month, so that we can attack Wuguan and Shangluo troops in Dachu, relieve worries, and avoid unexpected changes in the situation.
Variety!"
"This method is good. We should give these people an ultimatum directly and see if Li Zhigao can capture Luoshan City within a month. If he doesn't have this ability, we should take over." Feng Yi walked into the yard, haha.
Said with a smile.
"There is no time to issue any ultimatums now," Han Qian sighed, and then said to the people beside him, "Gao Shao, you immediately draft an order letter and send it to He Liufeng, Tan Xiuqun, and Su Lie as soon as they receive the military order.
Get ready and wait for my new orders at any time! At the same time, send people to see Tian Cheng and ask him to transfer more people to the embankment. It is necessary to build the Anfeng Canal before early December. Also send people to see Yang Qin.
, first dispatch three thousand navy troops to Anfeng and wait for orders. There is no need to worry about the river freezing next. Just call in the men to cut the ice..."
At present, Kong Xirong, Lin Sheng, Guo Xiao, Zhao Wuji and others led more than 16,000 infantry and cavalry to gather in Le'an and Huangchuan cities in the east of Guangzhou.
At this time, if He Liufeng, Tan Xiuqun, and Su Lie's three brigades, which are already in a semi-assembled state, are transferred to Le'an or Huangchuan, it means that they are located somewhere between fifty and eighty miles away from Luoshan City.
Wing, will gather thirty thousand elites.
When Han Qian did this, he naturally did not go with the memorial to issue an ultimatum to the Chu court.
Once the soldiers and horses are assembled, he will lead his troops directly to the west, forcing Li Zhigao to withdraw from Luoshan City, ensuring that Wen Bo's troops can move as quickly as possible instead of continuing to be trapped in Luoshan City.
If you play the "ultimatum" trick, you will get stuck in each other's intrigues and bargaining for too long, and waste too much time.
Time is exactly what he can't afford to waste right now.
If we delay for a month or two and finally win the support of some people in the DPRK, and then send troops to force Li Zhigao to withdraw, the matter will still be far away.
not end yet.
Even if there is an edict proving that his father Han Daoxun died tragically, Wen Muqiao is not the direct culprit, but because of this, because his family and relatives are under the control of Tangyi, if they just send anyone there, Wen Bo will do it unconditionally.
, accept without reservation?
Even if Wen Bo agrees, he has nothing to worry about, but if the edict is not made public, the generals under Wen Bo are all puppets and will follow Wen Bo to the dark side without asking.
Not worried about being liquidated or mutiny?
Things are not that easy. We still need time to negotiate terms with Wen Bo and his core generals Cao Ba, Xue Chuan and others, and provide necessary comfort. We also need to use force to intimidate him, and then we need to reorganize his troops as necessary.
Rectify.
However, at the end of this whole process, when the soldiers and horses were barely usable, the day lilies were already cold.
Therefore, a two-pronged approach must be taken. It can even be said that the efforts on Jinling's side are only superficial efforts, but more about creating momentum, which in turn isolates Li Zhigao, Lu Qingxia and others, and also makes it easier for everyone to have a step down in the future.
By the end of November, the Feishui River in the north and south will basically be frozen solid.
At this time, Han Qian transferred a large number of navy warships to the vicinity of Anfeng Village. There was no well-defended navy camp there. The warships stayed in the waterway of Anfeng Canal and easily became the target of the Shouzhou Army's raid.
However, if more manpower can be invested and the river ice is dug along the coast every day, naval warships can still maintain a certain degree of maneuverability in the Bei Feishui River.
Of course, this requires building the Tong'anfeng Canal first.
The more important meaning of this is to call Lu Qingxia. Li Zhigao believes that if necessary, the Tangyi navy will break through the Zuolou fleet at any cost after the river ice melts at the end of January next year.
The blockade near the mouth of the lower reaches of the Beifei River, entering the upper reaches of the Huaihe River, and joining the defenders stationed in Luoshan or Huangchuan will also force the Xiangbei Army to be unable to gain a foothold in any city near the upper reaches of the Huaihe River!
Not to mention Feng Yi, Xi Fa'er, and Han Donghu who had just arrived. Feng Liao, Gao Shao, Guo Rong and others were also frightened by the imperial edict at this time, and secretly rejoiced at the opportunity to directly recruit and surrender the Luoshan garrison.
His mind was wandering, and he couldn't keep up with Han Qian's thoughts for a while. He couldn't help but ask: "What are your specific plans for the future?"
They are all people with independent opinions. Even if they follow Han Qian's orders, they must first ask Han Qian's true intentions.
"If everything goes according to the plans of Changxiang Hou Wangyong and the others, it will only make the overall situation of the world completely corrupt and difficult to deal with. If they really want to make trouble, they have to let us directly participate - you follow me in." Han Qian asked everyone.
Walk in with him and use the map to explain more clearly the plan he and Wang Jun deduced last night...
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It is only a hundred and ten miles round trip from Dongguan Town to the southern foot of Xuru Mountain to Liyang City.
The mountain dwarf horses from Nanzhao and central Guizhou have good endurance and can endure hardships, but their speed is too slow for rapid marches. A hundred miles a day is almost the limit. Camels can transport goods over long distances or serve as footsteps for horse infantry.
Basically, I will maintain an average speed of fifty or sixty miles a day, so as not to hurt the horse.
However, the best Tibetan war horses can run two hundred miles in three hours.
The sound of horse hoofbeats was like thunder rolling on the post road in front of the southern foot of Xuru Mountain.
Huo Li and his men rushed to Dongguan Town to deliver the message. In the early morning mist, Guo Que and Huo Li led more than ten cavalry to escort Cao Gan to Liyang City. The morning mist had just cleared.
The pale and feeble sun had just climbed over the treetops.
Yesterday we obviously met at the mouth of Yuxi River, and rushed to Dongguan Town to station together. However, apart from seeing Feng Liao and Guo Que at night, Han Qian suddenly said that he had something to do and left Dongguan Town without even meeting again.
Exposed, Cao Qian was extremely uneasy.
He didn't know if something really happened in Tangyi, or if Han Qian guessed his purpose and had no intention of supporting their plan, so he suddenly decided to avoid seeing him.
At this time in Liyang, it was already a severe cold weather. Cao Gan was galloping all the way. Cao Gan, who was wearing a coat and a merchant's attire, had dense beads of sweat on his forehead. He didn't have time to wipe it off, so he followed Guo Qian a little uneasily.
, Huo Li walked into Han Qian's residence Lianyuan in Liyang City.
In the study, only Feng Liao and Guo Rong stood beside them to discuss something. The others were nowhere to be found, or they were all busy.
Feng Liao saw Cao Qian and Guo Que walking to the corridor and came over to invite Cao Qian and the others in; Han Qian was at his desk writing a letter in his own hand and did not ask Guo Rong or Huo Xiao to do it for them.
Cao Gan hesitated for a while, and when he saw Han Qian raising his head, he raised his hand and asked, "Master Hou suddenly left Dongguan Town last night, but I don't know what happened to Tangyi suddenly?"
"Yesterday, there was a very special guest in Liyang City. He suddenly said that he had a handwritten letter left by the late Emperor of Chu and wanted to hand it over to me in person. I was eager to identify the authenticity of the late Emperor's handwritten letter yesterday. Please forgive me for any neglect.
Mr. Cao, please forgive me."
Han Qian put down his pen, stamped the written letter and put it into an envelope. He asked someone to take it over and seal it with fire paint. He also motioned to Feng Liao to take the edict from Emperor Tianyou that had harmed his father back then from the desk and show it to Cao Qian, saying
,
"By the way, please help me, Mr. Cao, to check whether this handwritten letter from the late Emperor of Chu is true or false..."
Cao Qian was about to say how could he identify the handwriting of Emperor Tianyou, but when he took the edict and looked down at the content inside, he was stunned as if struck by lightning.
Regarding how Han Daoxun was harmed by Anning Palace, Cao Qian naturally heard a lot of rumors that were true and false, but he did not expect that there would be such a hand edict, let alone that the hand edict would fall back to Han Qian at this time.
in hands.
"Master Cao, can we open the window and speak frankly now?" Han Qian stared at Cao Qian with dark eyes and asked.
At this moment, Cao Qian felt as if a huge weight was weighing on his palm. His purpose of coming had already been hinted to Feng Liao, and he believed that Han Qian did not need to use a forged edict from the late Emperor of Chu to trick him into saying anything.
And if this edict is true, the meaning it represents is too complicated and important. It is so complicated that even the well-informed man can't help but feel thirsty.
