When everyone was deeply aware of the difficult situation in the Marquis of Jin Mansion, Han Daochang came in, bowed to everyone, then walked up to Han Daoming and whispered a few words.
Everyone looked sideways.
Now that the gates of the imperial city are open, although not everyone can move around casually, everyone here is no longer restricted from communicating with people outside the imperial city. But they don't know what Han Daochang wants to tell Han Daoming when he walks into the political hall.
, or maybe Tangyi, who is very close at hand, has already learned about the palace change, and has any special request to inform Han Daoming urgently?
Thinking this way, everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Across the river from Gyeonggi is Tangyi County, and sixty miles east from Tangyi City is Yangzhou County Yangzhou.
Even though the gates of the imperial city were closed tightly after the incident, theoretically, Huaidong and Tangyi should have known about the unusual movement in the capital from midnight to early morning yesterday.
Not to mention that at dawn, Jingjiang and Haijingmen were engulfed in a sea of fire. Standing across the river at the head of Tangyi City, more than thirty miles away, you should be able to see the blazing fire, right?
At this time, Lu Qingxia and others fled directly to Yangzhou by boat. How could the Tangyi army not notice it?
Of course, Tangyi was aware of it at this time, and even Han Qian might have rushed to Tangyi City to take charge, but no one expected Tangyi to react in time and send troops to intercept Lu Qingxia. The assembly and mobilization of troops took time.
, what everyone is more worried about at this time is whether Han Qian will make any excessive demands at this time that are difficult for everyone to accept?
After Han Daoming heard what Han Daochang said, he didn't seem to see anyone's reaction. He just pondered for a while, saluted Qingyang and said: "Wei Chen reported to the Queen Mother that Lin Jinhou Li Changfeng followed his father's legacy and was unwilling to be coerced and controlled by the rebels. At Jinghaimen
He sacrificed his life heroically, and the imperial court should commend him for his ambition; and Li Xiu was deceived by traitors before, and had no intention of doing evil. He was captured in front of the political hall without making any big mistake..."
Everyone was slightly startled. Han Daoming's words were meant to protect Li Yu's life on behalf of the Han family and Tangyi. Wasn't it some other request?
Han Duan, who was sitting in the corner of the political hall with a group of retinue officials, waiting for instructions, was a little confused at this time - if it weren't for Li Changfeng, Li Xiu, Li Qi and others who had repeatedly colluded with Li Zhigao, Lu Qingxia and others in recent years.
Together, how could the Xiangbei Army be a threat to Tangyi at this time?
However, seeing his father walking into the political hall to deliver a message, Han Duan suspected that even if it was not Han Qian's intention, it was Feng Liao who had just sent someone to find his father, asking his uncle to intercede for the Li family at this time.
Han Duan was sitting in the corner, but Huang Lu was furious and asked Han Daoming: "If Duke Chang Guo didn't have a guilty conscience, he couldn't have committed suicide for no reason, right?"
"Why Duke Chang Guo committed suicide, or whether he died at the hands of thieves and was disguised as a suicide, is still unknown at this time. It needs to be thoroughly investigated by the Marquis of Liyang, but Empress Li is the daughter of Duke Li Pu of Chang Guo. She stands
Coming out to expose the traitor's conspiracy was the key to the two empress dowagers and the princes being able to put an end to the palace rebellion, and it was also witnessed by Marquis Jiang Yin..." Han Daoming said eloquently.
There are countless reasons to protect some people or to kill some people. The key lies in whether there are people with enough weight who are willing to speak out.
"Is this what Han Shangshu wants?" Qingyang asked hesitantly.
"Wei Chen feels that it would be better to demote Li Xiu and other generals to civilian positions first, and temporarily allow them to protect Empress Li and live in the Linjin Marquis Mansion, and then make other arrangements after the palace incident is thoroughly investigated - Huaidong really wants to listen to this
If she talks greedily, or takes the opportunity to cause trouble, if the Queen Mother can treat the descendants of the county and princes well, the people of the world will only say that the Queen Mother is virtuous and can rule the world..." Han Daoming said.
"Prime Minister Shen, King Shou, what do you think?" Qingyang was also very confused, looking at Shen Yang, Yang Zhitang asked.
Han Qian had already anticipated yesterday's palace incident and had even made many arrangements. Why would he ask the children of Li Zhigao, Zhou Shu, Zhou Yuan, Chai Jian and others to escape from the city?
However, she was very smart at this time not to express her own opinions, nor to directly follow Han Daoming's opinions, leaving the final decision to Shen Yang.
"What Han Shangshu said is true, we should ask the two empress dowagers to judge." Yang En was worried about Shen Yang and Yang Zhitang would use it to show his authority by visiting the Marquis of Jin, so he said it first.
When Qingyang saw Shen Yang, neither Yang Zhitang had any objections. She glanced at Huang E again. Seeing that Huang E was smarter and did not express her position at this time, she said: "According to what Han Shangshu said, for the time being, Li Xiu and other generals will be demoted. For the sake of the people, he protected Empress Li and lived in the Linjin Marquis Mansion. Before the palace incident was thoroughly investigated, the bodyguards and soldiers were strictly guarding it, so that no more thieves could take advantage of it! I would also like to trouble Han Shangshu to go there personally for this matter. …”
"Wei Chen obeys the order." Han Daoming said.
Li Xiunai is one of the key figures in yesterday's palace incident. At this time, he, forty or fifty other military attachés from the county and prince's palaces, and important figures such as Li Yao after the deposed people should be temporarily returned to the Linjin Marquis Mansion. It really needs a minister to take charge.
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There was no way to engrave the seals of the Empress Dowager in Changxin Palace and Mingcheng Palace immediately, but the emperor's seal was ready. He summoned the imperial edict to draft an imperial edict, using the emperor's seal and the minister's seal. Han Daoming took a team of guards and sent Li Xiu and others were brought out from Taiwan Prison.
At this time, the situation in the imperial city had generally stabilized. Du Chongtao, Guo Liang, and Zhang Han sorted out the middle and lower-level military attachés on the left and right of Wu Yi's army overnight.
Only a small part of Zuo Wuxiang's army directly participated in the palace rebellion and escaped from Jinghaimen. Even Zhong Yanhu did not control his three thousand elite troops to participate in the rebellion. More people followed blindly in panic.
Except for those who defected from Jinghaimen, other soldiers of Zuo Wuxiang's army, including Li Xiu's troops, all moved to a barracks in the west city wall to assemble.
These soldiers cannot even enter the main city at present, and they are waiting for Huang Lu to come and lead them to move to Chizhou directly.
In addition to Huang Hua, Chen Fan and others, the Huang family and the Jiangdong family have important figures in Jinling City. For example, Huang Hua's younger brother Huang Huixiang is the Minister of Household Affairs.
However, when Huang Huixiang's palace coup occurred, others were not on duty in the outer court; after the palace coup, he, Chen Jingzhou and others, even though they were considered senior officials of the Academy, were not included in the list of ministers participating in politics, and they were not able to temporarily enter the imperial city. Participate in decision-making.
Huang Huixiang waited until the palace uprising basically subsided and was summoned to the Shangshu Province together with Chen Jingzhou and other courtiers, but by this time the overall situation had been decided.
Fortunately, the empress dowagers of the two palaces of Mingcheng Palace and Changxin Palace co-existed, and the result that Huang Lu led Zuowu Xiang's army to move to Chizhou was not unacceptable to them.
Han Daochang continued to stay in Shangshu Province, watching the movements in the imperial city.
Han Duan spent a whole day and night in the imperial city. He didn't exert much effort, but he was extremely excited. There was nothing to do at this time, so he followed his uncle Han Daoming and led a battalion commander under Zhang Han. The bodyguards and soldiers escorted Li Xiu, Li Yao and others to Linjin Hou Mansion, and also brought Li Changfeng's body with them.
The Marquis of Linjin's Mansion and the Duke of Changguo's Mansion were not far from each other, and the streets and alleys looked like this, so Li Pu committed suicide in the deserted house.
The old servant rushed to Linjin Hou's Mansion to report the news, and Li Pu's body was snatched away by the soldiers of the Hou Mansion before the troops patrolling the city.
Li Xiuxuan read the edict to Li Xiuxuan in the Taiwan Prison where the suspect was temporarily detained. When he arrived at the Linjin Marquis Mansion, he had nothing to say. Han Daoming directly produced the edict and ordered all the soldiers and generals who were surrounded by the Linjin Marquis Mansion to withdraw and replace them.
The camp designated by the Imperial Guard's Governor's Mansion led the group of generals behind him and was responsible for guarding the front and rear gates of Linjin Hou's Mansion, and temporarily placed Li Xiu and the men, women, and children in Linjin Hou's Mansion under house arrest.
Han Daoming was at the gate of Linjin Hou Mansion, looking up at the flat forehead above the red gate.
This is also the house that Li Yu was given by Emperor Tianyou in Jinling. However, Li Yu retired to Hongzhou after relinquishing military power throughout his life as a soldier. He did not live in this house. However, it was Emperor Yanyou who gave this house to Li Changfeng after he entered Beijing.
The house was given to each other as if it were fate.
At this time, Han Daoming signaled for someone to untie Li Xiu and said: "Little Marquis Li, in addition to Lin Jinhou fighting to the death to keep the innocence of the county prince's palace, we also thought about the old relationship between the county and prince's palace, so we didn't do everything right. The prince's mansion
You can leave some swords inside to guard against thieves, but you should hand over all the heavy armor and hard bows so that Han can explain to the princes, and please ask Mr. Li for your forgiveness. In addition, if there is no decree from Changxin Palace, the Hou
No one is allowed to break out of the house without authorization. If the Han family needs help for the funeral of the Marquis of Jin and the Duke of Chang, Mr. Xiao Li will ask the generals on duty to come to my house and report..."
"Li Xiu knows." Li Xiu looked at the evacuating troops dragging away several beds and crossbows, and then saw the body of his elder brother Li Changfeng hastily wrapped in a torn mat. He was so shocked that he went to court in despair.
Han Daoming bowed and said.
Li Xiu and Li Yao entered the house, and the guards of the Hou Mansion quickly handed over a hundred heavy armors and more than a hundred strong bows and hard crossbows. At this time, the sun rose above the treetops.
Han Daoming, guarded by dozens of soldiers, had to rush back to Shangshu Province.
"Zhang Ping and Jiang Huo really don't know how to praise, and they almost ruined our family's plan!" There were no outsiders around. At this time, Han Duan couldn't help complaining to his uncle Han Daoming.
"Everyone has their own choice. If they can protect Empress Li, they can live up to their own conscience. How can they impose more demands?" Han Daoming said leisurely.
These years of hardships, twists and turns, and the stubbornness in Han Daoming's heart have been worn away too much; last night's thrilling move touched him even more; even at the beginning of the palace change, he still had the extravagant thought of directly replacing him, but now when he thought about it,
There may not really be a better choice than now.
And no matter how hard we think about it, if the Han family and Tangyi had continued to be separated without the original decisiveness, it would be hard to say whether the Han family would be as lucky as the Linjin Marquis Mansion after being involved in last night's bloody palace incident.
Thinking of this, regardless of Tangyi's interests, Han Daoming admired Zhang Ping and Jiang Huo's courage and determination to retreat bravely.
Han Duan still couldn't understand the state of mind of his uncle Han Daoming, but the uncle said so. He was not entangled with Zhang Ping and Jiang Huo, and asked in confusion: "Feng Liao, why did Guo let Li Zhigao, Zhou Shu, and Chai go?"
Did Jian and others escape from the city?"
Of course he had known that Feng Liao and Guo Que were in the city, but he didn't know at night that they had even sneaked into the imperial city and were right next to them.
Han Duan believed that Feng Liao and Guo were determined to intercept Li Zhigao, Zhou Shu, Chai Jian and others, and it would never be possible for these people to escape smoothly. In order to cope with the worst situation, Tang Yi had hidden weapons in Jinling.
It can't be said to be very strong, but it is enough to last until the forward troops of the Third Town Division arrive at the gates of Jinling City.
Feng Liao just sent someone to deliver a message, asking them to speak for the Duke and Prince in Shangshu Province to prevent the Li family's blood from splattering hundreds of steps. This may be the intention of Han Qian, but Han Duan is a little confused about Feng Liao, and why Guo is treating Feng Liao.
The families of Li Zhigao, Zhou Shu, Chai Jian and others are just letting things go. Aren't they worried that Li Zhigao and the others will unscrupulously unite with Huaidong to rebel?
"If we detain the families of Li Zhigao, Zhou Shu, Chai Jian and others, will they obediently hand over their military power, put themselves in a prison car, and be escorted to Jinling to await their disposal?" Han Daoming sighed and couldn't help it.
Some said softly, "Li Zhigao, Zhou Shu, Chai Jian and the others have no way of turning back, so what's the use of killing their children?"
"What if Lu Qingxia goes to Huaidong, Xiangbei, and Huaidong to cause trouble together?" Han Duan asked.
"Han Qian should send people to intercept Lu Qingxia and his party east of Aoshan Island..." Han Daoming said.
"On the condition of letting them go to Xiangbei, in exchange for them not going to Huaidong to stir up trouble?" Han Duan asked.
Han Daoming nodded and said, "In this way, Tangyi can complete preparations for sending troops to Hehuai in the shortest possible time."
"Li Zhigao, Zhou Shu, Chai Jian and others rebelled against Xiangbei. How will this matter be resolved? Will they attack Guanzhong, or join forces with Zhao Mengji and Wang Xiaoxian to plot Shu?" Han Duan asked.
"Li Zhigao seems to have 50,000 elites, but it is still uncertain how many of them he will be able to gather in the end. And even if they will definitely rebel in Xiangbei, food, crops, and people's hearts are the first problems they have to solve. At that time, the court will also adjust
Zhang Wei, Huang Lu and other troops marched in to suppress it. They will not be able to pose much of a threat to Huaixi in a short period of time. Attacking Guanzhong or plotting Shu in a hurry is a recipe for death!" Han Daoming said.
If we were to simply compare the size of troops and horses, the Tangyi Army would have had no chance to gain a foothold before the Shouzhou Army. But in the end, the Shouzhou Army was beaten like a dog. The factors that lead to war or defeating the enemy are far less important.
It is far from enough to calculate or compare the size of soldiers and horses.
Zhao Mengji and Wang Xiaoxian seem to have an army of 70,000 in Qinfeng, but Qinfeng and other states are vast and sparsely populated, and the food they can raise can barely feed 70,000 generals, which directly limits the mobility of this army or
Movement combat capabilities.
As time dragged on for more than a year, the people under Zhao Mengji and Wang Xiaoxian were exhausted greatly in terms of their hearts, morale, and physical strength. Food and grass were always in short supply, and the conflicts with the local people in Qinfeng and other states must be deep. At this time, there was no
Able to cross the Yinping dangerous road hundreds of miles away alone to fight back against Shu.
Before the palace coup, if they join forces with Li Zhigao, they can obtain necessary supplies of food and grass from Li Zhigao, restore a certain amount of combat effectiveness, and perhaps jointly pose a great threat to Wang Yong.
At this time, the supplies of Li Zhigao's troops would also be cut off, and the morale of the army was about to fall into chaos. It was still unclear whether they could hold the base of Xiangbei.
Besides, Wang Yong currently controls Shu, so he is not without the ability to fight.
As for the Liang Jun in Yongzhou and Huazhou, they are currently trapped in the cut and surrounded by Wang Yuankui and Tian Weiye. In a short period of time, Li Zhigao, Zhao Mengji, and Wang Xiaoxian tried to intervene, but they couldn't.
After Feng Liao and Guo Que lurked in Jinling this time, they deduced and analyzed these situations in detail. This is also the key to protecting the overall situation of Jinling during the palace coup. Even if they support the third prince Yang Ye, it is an outcome that Tangyi can accept -
-Only in this way will they not worry about major threats on the west wing before winter comes.
As for the subsequent development of the situation, the key is still
It depends on whether the Tangyi army can achieve certain results in Chen, Song and other states before winter begins, and whether Liang Emperor Zhu Yu can successfully capture the entire Heluo area before winter begins.
Otherwise, the situation in Hehuai is indeed not optimistic at all.
Han Duan had not participated in the secret discussion before, so Han Daoming patiently explained to his nephew Han Duan.
Of course, he doesn't particularly care how much Han Duan can listen. After all, in front of Tangyi, which is becoming increasingly powerful and has an increasingly complete system, even the Han family is already a bit insignificant; and if Han Duan fails to become a weapon, the Han family still has Chengmeng and Jianmeng.
Ji, Weiyan, Zhiyong and others supported it.
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The rising sun shines on the turbid and mighty river water. As the distance gets closer, the shadows of several sails between the water and the sky turn into five giant ships shining brightly under the rising sun.
A huge mast.
At present, only the Donghu Shipbuilding Yard can build five-masted giant ships, and the two five-masted giant ships currently built are all included in the Tangyi navy sequence. Isn't it obvious where the river-blocking warships floating in front of us belong?
Yao Xishui's fair face twitched ferociously.
At this time, I saw a small boat from a distance, being lowered from the side of the giant ship and paddling towards it.
"Mr. Lu, Miss Yao, we haven't seen each other for a long time. Can we allow an old friend to board the ship to say goodbye..."
After burning the incense, Feng Yi stood on the small boat, bowed his head and raised his hands and asked, "Compared to the small boats, the Qianshi official ship of the Weaving Bureau is still quite large."
"Since Han Qian has already calculated on us, why doesn't he dare to come over and meet us now?" Yao Xishui asked with the corner of his mouth twitching.
"Miss Yao really wants to see Han Qian. Then I'm afraid we can only wait until our Tangyi navy sinks a dozen of your broken ships and then ties up Miss Yao before we can see Han Qian," Feng Yi smiled.
He said, "Mr. Lu, Miss Yao, if you don't want to see your old friend, please ask Feng Yi to bother you."
Lu Qingxia signaled to the left and right to lower the rope ladder and pick up Feng Yi on the boat. He stared at him and said, "Master Feng, you are so brave. Or maybe Han Qian is really not worried that you will die in our hands."
"Of course I'm worried that Lu Gongji will jump over the wall, but your words to sow discord, Lu Gongji, are a bit out of character - as a person like me, I can't govern politics in Tangyi, and I can't run an army with force. If I don't want to be looked down upon by others,
At this time, I can only convince Lu Gong to turn around with his magical power." Feng Yi smiled and didn't care about Lu Qingxia's provocation. At this time, he turned to Chen De, Zhou Yuan, and Anji Xiang,
Zhong Yanhu, Chun Shisanniang and others raised their hands and said, "My lords, we haven't seen each other for a long time. Is there anyone who would like to be a guest in East Lake? As the saying goes, there is no end to the sea of suffering, and there is only one shore when you turn around. Going to Xiangbei with Lu Gong's envoy will also lead to a dead end.
But if you are willing to be a guest in East Lake, Feng cannot guarantee anything else, but he can also guarantee that you will live a happy life and have no worries about your life."
Chen De and Anji Xiang's face twitched, but in the end they remained silent.
Lu Qingxia didn't pay attention to Feng Yi's naked provocation, and just asked: "If we turn around, can we really pass through the mouth of Yuxi River safely?"
"Mr. Lu Gong should have thought that everything fell into our trap. You want to use our careful arrangements to help Li Zhigao, Zhou Shu, Zhou Yuan, Chai Jian and other young people escape Jinling City safely. You still think that
Aren’t we sincere enough?”
Feng Yiran smiled and said,
"Of course, most of the generals in Tangyi still advocate sinking you to feed the fish and shrimps, but Han Qian is eager to send troops to Hehuai to attack the Mongol people, so he can only postpone it and choose a day to settle the grudge with you.
, if you have any grievances, then let it be grudges; besides, Han Qian has no intention of harming his wife and children - surely Lu Gongshi will not be happy to see the Mongol fisherman gain at this time, right? By the way, there is another person, Lu Gongshi lets
I'll take you away, otherwise that boy Zhao Wuji insists on killing you, and Han Qian may not be able to persuade him..."
"Zhao Wuji?" Lu Qingxia closed his eyes and thought for a while, then opened his eyes again and said to Yao Xishui, "Bring Feiying up and give it to Mr. Feng to take away..."
Yao Xishui's eyelids twitched twice, and finally, in despair, he signaled for someone to bring Ye Feiying up from the bottom cabin.
Ye Feiying was not tortured at all, or Yao Xishui was eager to escape and did not have time to torture her, so he just dislocated her arms and tied them up.
Lu Qingxia asked someone to reattach Ye Feiying's dislocated arms. Yao Xishui was still unwilling to accept it and asked with a ferocious face: "How could it be you? Don't you know that your brother died tragically that year, even if it was not caused by Han Qian?
It was Han Qian who instigated Yang Yuanpu to do it! I have treated you like a sister over the years, teaching you everything step by step, but I don’t want to keep a poisonous snake by my side, and I don’t know how many times you have secretly bitten me over the years..."
"Miss Yao, please calm down. In fact, we have not been able to successfully instigate Miss Fei Ying from the beginning to the end. If Fei Ying had not saved Empress Li's life at the last moment, Miss Yao really thought that the chaotic bodyguards and pro-army troops would have been able to defeat 30,000 people."
Under the attack of the elite Tangyi army, can they support the Huaidong army or the Xiangbei army to cross the river?" Feng Yiran smiled and said, "We might as well tell Lu Gongshi, Ms. Yao, where the bottom line of Tangyi is. What if?
Miss Yao, Lu Palace succeeded in your plan, and it only temporarily succeeded in installing the second prince on the throne, but Tangyi will not compromise with you again this time. Thirty thousand elites will definitely cross the Yangtze River in two days to attack Gyeonggi.
, kill all of you rogue gangsters, and then hand over Jinling to Shen Yang, Yang Zhitang and the others to deal with it, and then send troops to the Northern Expedition! Wouldn't Lu Gongshi still think that at this time, he would take the second prince whose life experience is unknown to him?
Are you qualified to trade with Tangyi? Of course, Prince Lu may not really understand these things."
Being taught such a lesson by Feng Yi, Lu Qingxia jumped in shame and said nothing; Yao Xishui stared at Ye Feiying with a stern look. She ignored Feng Yi's nonsense, but she couldn't let go. But it was Ye Feiying.
As a result, they fell short of success!
Moreover, it was Ye Feiying who was responsible for the Changyang Court assassination. They did not expect that there would be a problem at that stage. So when Li Yao showed up in Shangshu Province, the situation was reversed in an instant. In addition to holding the Queen Mother, Chen De, Li Changfeng and others hostage, they
He fled hastily to Jingjiang and Jinghaimen, having no other choice.
How could she not hate this?
"Before the young lady sent someone to find me, Zhao Wuji went out of the city to catch up with my grandfather and gave me two pieces of cake. He said that the world is like a tiger and people's lives are like ants. It might be possible for me and my grandfather to go to the Taowu Army Mansion to avoid
I live a miserable life and don’t get entangled in my brother’s murder case anymore, but I didn’t expect that the lady would later come looking for me and grandpa.”
Ye Feiying held her swollen wrists from strangulation and said in a tearful voice,
"In these years, I have never betrayed my young lady or my wife. I have always hated my brother for his unjust death, and my hatred for God's unfair treatment of me and my grandfather. When we were in Maoshan and Guangde, Zhao Wuji secretly talked to me, but I didn't
Pay attention to him, but I can't help but still think, Da Chu is really going to be torn apart by his wife and young lady, how many ant-like lives will this wolf-tiger world have to swallow to be satisfied..."