Chapter 1355 Yang Guang, who is dying to save face
Zhou Fangpei, the prefect of Yanmen County, was originally waiting for the emperor to inspect Yulin County. Unexpectedly, when he heard the news that the emperor had fled to his own territory, he was so frightened that he quickly vacated his official residence for Yang Guang and a palace concubine who Yang Guang did not give up.
Knowing that His Majesty the Emperor had abandoned all the maids along the way and only a few eunuchs were following him, he sent all the maids from his palace to serve him.
Then they coordinated with the city officials and noble families to arrange accommodation and food for the officials. As for the 100,000 forbidden troops, they could only be arranged in private houses.
After all this fuss, people screamed and the city was in chaos.
Only 70,000 Forbidden Army soldiers entered the city, and there were only more than 70,000 people in the city, so almost every household's house was occupied. Moreover, when the Forbidden Army soldiers came to the people's homes, they did not rent them, but requisitioned them. Not only
Without paying, the original owner was kicked out. However, in many cases, the original male owner was only kicked out, while the female family members and young women stayed. Countless people were in bad luck again.
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In the Yanmen County government office and the prefect's study, Yang Guang's face was pale, with a lingering look of fear in his eyes, and his brows were always tightly knitted together. He hadn't ridden like this for a long time, and he was exhausted from running for his life all the way here.
I just ate something, drank a bowl of ginseng tea, rested for a while, and then slowly recovered, but I still haven't recovered yet.
After a good northern patrol, why did he end up like this? He, the majestic emperor of the Chinese dynasty, was forced into this situation by a large army sent by a small affiliated Turkic country. He fled in panic. It really made his proud but already battered heart suffer another heavy blow.
, extremely uncomfortable.
Fortunately, we have now escaped into Yanmen City, and a large number of rescue messengers have been dispatched on the road as soon as possible. I think that the various Qinwang troops should be able to arrive as soon as possible. In any case, there is no need to worry about life for the time being.
Yang Guang suddenly remembered something, his expression suddenly became tense, and he said hurriedly: "Come here, Yuwen Chengdu comes to see me quickly."
Yuwen Chengdu was arranging the imperial army, and together with the county soldiers in the city led by General Ying Yanglang of Yanmen County, they were setting up defenses at the top of the city. After receiving the order from the eunuch beside the emperor, they hurried over immediately.
Without waiting for Yuwen Chengdu to salute, Yang Guang asked urgently: "Have you sent all the messengers for help to the counties north of the Yellow River?"
Yuwen Chengdu was confused, but he did not dare to neglect, and immediately replied: "Reporting to your Majesty, I have sent messengers to each county, and considering that there are bandits on the road, each county has sent three messengers, and they have taken different routes.
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Yuwen Chengdu's arrangements were very thorough. Yang Guang's face calmed down slightly, but he still hesitated a little and asked unnaturally: "Have the counties in Hebei sent more messengers?"
Yuwen Chengdu immediately understood that His Majesty the Emperor actually wanted to ask if a messenger had been sent to Wang Junlin. It seemed that although His Majesty wanted to kill Wang Junlin, he also knew that the only one who could deal with the 400,000 Turkic cavalry was Wang Junlin, or in other words only Wang Junlin.
Only when you have Yang Guang can you feel 100% assured.
It's just that His Majesty the Emperor wanted to save face and was embarrassed to ask, so he asked Yuwen Chengdu in a roundabout way.
Yuwen Chengdu's thoughts were spinning in his mind, and he sighed secretly, and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, each of the six counties in Hebei has sent three messengers, and they will definitely receive the letter asking for help from Yanmen Pass. Although King Junlin of the Far East Army has the intention to rebel,
But he has always been good at righteousness, and I think he will definitely lead the army to serve the king."
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At dawn, the prefect Zhou Fangpei led dozens of government officials to deliver the food and wine prepared by various wine shops to the county government office. The county government office had been temporarily converted into Yanmen Palace. Thousands of Forbidden Army soldiers surrounded the county government office like iron barrels.
, the wine and food were brought in first, Zhou Fangpei waited for a long time, and a eunuch came out to announce the decree, saying: "The Holy One has a decree, and the prefect Zhou Fangpei is here to see you!"
Zhou Fangpei followed the eunuch into the county office that originally belonged to him, and walked to the emperor's temporary study room. He couldn't help but feel a little frightened. The emperor's study room actually chose his study room. He had some very secret things hidden here, such as and
The Turks contacted some rebels in the county through private messages. If they were discovered, they would probably die without a burial place.
"Master Zhou, Your Majesty declares your presence before me!"
Zhou Fangpei followed the chambermaid into the study room that belonged to him with trepidation. When he saw that the secret door in the corner was still intact and no one should have noticed it, he was relieved of his worries.
It's just that His Majesty the Emperor's face was gloomy, with a cold light flashing in his eyes from time to time, and murderous intent flashing across his face. He didn't know who he wanted to kill, which made him tremble with fear.
"Your Majesty, Zhou Fangpei, comes to see you. Long live your Majesty. Long live your Majesty." Zhou Wenpei knelt down respectfully and saluted.
"Zhou Aiqing, you said the Turks have 400,000 cavalry, can your little Yanmen City withstand it?" Yang Guang didn't waste any time and directly asked what he was most concerned about.
Zhou Fangpei said quickly: "Reporting to your majesty, the Yanmen city wall is tall and strong, and the defensive equipment in the city is well prepared. Now there are 70,000 forbidden troops brought by your majesty, 20,000 county soldiers in the city, and more than 70,000 civilians. We should be able to defend all areas."
King Jun Qin’s army has arrived.”
When Zhou Fangpei said this, Yang Guang breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Yes, you are a better governor than that good-for-nothing Zhang Zibin. Yesterday, I had someone behead that good-for-nothing Zhang Zibin. Five counties under his command were actually controlled by the Turks.
He didn’t even know about it and didn’t report it to me or the court, otherwise I wouldn’t have been able to see the Turks’ plot to go south to harm me.”
"Your Majesty is wise, and it's all Zhang Zibin's fault." What else could Zhou Fangpei say? This was all he could say when meeting such a face-conscious and tough-tongued emperor.
The emperor of a country was forced to flee by the Turks in his own territory, and now he is in a critical situation. He is still shirking responsibility and leaving the dead Zhang Zibin to take the blame.
You said that as an emperor, you don't need to let others take the blame? No one will punish you. Besides, this mistake is nothing compared to the other mistakes you have made.
On the other hand, you, the emperor, are already synonymous with the faint emperor in the hearts of the world's ministers and people. Why are you trying to defend yourself? Do you need to explain it to me, the governor, as soon as we meet?
"How many troops are there in the city now?" After Yang Guang explained, even though Zhou Fangpei's acting skills were very good, and his expressions and words matched well, Yang Guang still couldn't help but his face became hot, and he felt a little embarrassed, so he quickly changed the topic.
"Reporting to your Majesty, there are 20,000 county soldiers and more than 70,000 ordinary people in the city, but..." After Zhou Fangpei finished speaking, he suddenly remembered another most important question that he had not yet said.
"Don't talk nonsense, just tell me what you are talking about?" When Yang Guang saw Zhou Fangpei's expression, he immediately felt an ominous feeling in his heart and asked hurriedly.