Of course, it is impossible to completely block the news outside the city. Even if Lu Zhongtian's entire city is under martial law and the city gates and walls are strictly controlled, there are still experts who can come in and out freely. And there are many ways to deliver news, such as carrier pigeons
Entering the city, shooting letters into the city with arrows, etc. As long as there is intention, news will always be delivered. Therefore, news from outside the city is actually delivered continuously, but it is all done in secret.
For example, in the Battle of Qingshui River, the news that the Luoyan Army defeated the Jurchen Army was known to many people in the city, and even many officials in the court knew about it. The biggest news that caused widespread public dissemination was that Guo Kun was in Shili
The news came that Changgang was enthroned as emperor. That night, someone copied thousands of copies of the imperial edict of enthronement and the imperial edict to defeat the national traitor Lu Zhongtian, and spread it all over the city when the night was dark and the wind was high. At dawn, many people were in their homes.
These leaflets with edicts and imperial edicts were found scattered in the yard in front of the house and behind the house. Most of the people in the capital learned the news of the new emperor's accession to the throne. They also learned from those leaflets that Lu Zhongtian colluded with the Jurchens to betray the great Zhou Dynasty.
The sinister intentions of the Jurchen son emperor.
Although Lu Zhongtian quickly ordered the confiscation of these edicts and leaflets, and therefore conducted a search and killed many people who were said to be spreading these things. He also posted notices saying that this was a ploy by the Luoyan bandit army to deceive people. Those messages
They are all fabricated lies and rumors. However, the people in the capital actually already have their own judgments in their hearts. After many of them learned the news that Lin Jue supported Guo Kun as the throne, hope suddenly ignited in their hearts. Regardless of whether Guo Xu was Guo Xu or not.
The killing of Kun was also an internal matter within the Guo family. Guo Kun is qualified to ascend the throne as emperor. After the new emperor ascends the throne, he should unite the strength of everyone in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the Great Zhou Dynasty may usher in new vitality. For individuals
For me, that was also a turning point in life. So many people were secretly excited and happy after hearing the news. They hoped that Guo Kun and Lin Jue would return to Bianliang as soon as possible, so that their hard life would be revived.
Some things in the city were certainly the fault of Ma Bin. Ma Bin personally sneaked into the capital at the beginning of the Jurchen army's southern invasion. At first, Ma Bin's purpose was to lead his men from the Xuanyi Sect to find out about the Bianliang court.
Taking advantage of the unrest among officials in Bianliang City to win over some officials and generals, it not only provided Luoyan Valley with useful military and political intelligence, but also accumulated some usable strength.
Ma Bin did make a lot of progress. Ma Bin basically controlled the actions of the imperial court and the development of the situation. Moreover, Ma Bin also instigated more than ten officials and generals to rebel, and organized a large force. Lu Zhongtian was
Although the blockade in the city was tight, Ma Bin still secretly spread the news outside the city in various ways. After getting the news, Ma Bin gathered people to copy tens of thousands of copies of the edict for Guo Kun's accession to the throne, and then took advantage of the cover of darkness to
He personally led the martial arts masters from the Xuanyi Guards to run around on the rooftops of the streets and alleys of the inner and outer cities, dropping these leaflets.
A few days ago, the rumblings in the city suddenly became extremely tense. Lu Zhongtian immediately after leading his troops back to the city
A large-scale manhunt was carried out in Bianliang City. This manhunt was different from the previous martial law. Tens of thousands of forbidden troops searched house to house and conducted identity checks and interrogations on everyone. However, if they found anyone with suspicious behavior or identity, they all
They were arrested. And the methods were extremely harsh. The arrested people were massacred without any interrogation or verification. In a few days, thousands of people died, and most of them were ordinary people.
Ma Bin originally had a normal hidden identity, and Xuanyiwei's personnel in the capital all had normal identity protection. Some of them opened teahouses, some opened shops, and some were ordinary citizens, and they were all unverifiable. But under such high pressure,
Next, a court official whom Ma Bin had previously attracted was exposed because of his timidity. After being arrested, he immediately reported the news. Fortunately, the news came quickly. After Ma Bin got the news, he immediately moved from the inner city to a remote place in the outer city to hide, so he did not
He was arrested by Lu Zhongtian's people. But in this way, Ma Bin basically had no room to move in the city. Lu Zhongtian knew that Ma Bin was active in the city, and portraits were posted all over the city to arrest him, which greatly restricted Ma Bin's movements. Lu Zhongtian
Let's face it, as long as it is revealed that he has any contact with Ma Bin, he will kill everyone regardless of any reason. Under this situation, if Ma Bin wants to instigate officials in the DPRK and contact them, it will be basically impossible. Ma Bin
Bin felt that there was no need to stay in Bianliang anymore. The war was raging outside, and it was really depressing for him to be bored in the city and do nothing.
At this moment, Bai Bing entered Bianliang with Lin Jue's letter. According to the secret code, Bai Bing found the secret residence of Xuanyiwei on the side of Yehu in the southwest corner of the outer city, and found Zhengmeng.
Ma Bin sleeps under the quilt.
In the middle of the night, two figures climbed out from the southwest corner of the city wall. Before leaving the city, they killed eight soldiers who were on duty in the southwest corner of the watchtower. Ma Bin also dipped his clothes in blood and wrote on the wall, "You."
Grandpa Ma Bin went to vent his anger. Of course, this was done to let Lu Zhongtian know that he, Ma Bin, had left, so that he would not have to carry out random searches and killings in the city, and it could also be regarded as protecting the Xuanyi Wei brothers in the city and those who were instigated to rebel.
A behavior of some officials and generals.
At dawn, the two parted ways fifty miles west of Bianliang City. Bai Bing went southwest back to Funiu Mountain and Luoyan Valley to deliver a message, while Ma Bin was going to carry out an important mission. He was going northwest to Taiyuan Prefecture, and he was going to meet Northwest
Sun Wanchun, the leading general of the remnants of the army. The key to the success of Lin Jue's plan to lure the enemy to attack the mountain and intercept it was whether he could persuade Sun Wanchun to surrender to the new emperor.
Two days later, the exhausted Ma Bin arrived in Taiyuan Mansion. Soon, his whereabouts were discovered by soldiers of the Northwest Army. A small group of cavalry surrounded Ma Bin while patrolling outside Taiyuan Mansion. Ma Bin revealed his identity, and the soldiers
Not daring to make a mistake, he handed over Ma Bin's weapon, escorted him into the city, and quickly reported him.
Half an hour later, Ma Bin met Sun Wanchun, the deputy commander of the Northwest Army. Of course, he was not the only one. When Sun Wanchun learned that Ma Bin was the deputy commander of the Luoyan Army, he was Feng Linjue.
When Lin Jue was ordered to come to see him, he knew that Ma Bin's trip would not be easy, because he had already received a letter from Lin Jue, and he also vaguely knew the purpose of Ma Bin's trip. So
He asked more than a dozen senior generals in the army to come as witnesses and asked for their opinions.
Ma Bin rested for half an hour and felt much better after drinking some water. After entering the lobby of the magistrate's office, he saw the generals of the Northwest Army standing in the hall waiting for his arrival. Ma Bin accurately found the generals standing among the crowd.
Sun Wanchun, who was not impressive in appearance and short in stature, walked a few steps forward and saluted.
"General Sun, I, Ma Bin, are very polite."
Sun Wanchun was a little surprised, and returned the courtesy: "General Ma, you are polite, how do you recognize me? Have I met you before?"
Ma Bin smiled and said: "General Sun may not have seen me, but Ma Bin has seen you. When I was serving in the Imperial City Division, one time the commander of the Northwest Army, Mr. Yuan Zhenqian, returned to Beijing. I was the one who led the troops on the periphery. I was alert. Naturally, I got to know the people around Mr. Yuan Zhengqian. At that time, General Sun was riding a yellow gelding behind Mr. Yuan Zhenqian’s left head. He was wearing a black chainmail and a blue cloak. Neither?"
Sun Wanchun was stunned for a moment, then he laughed and said: "It's really good, I really mean it. What you said is absolutely right. I was dressed like that at that time. It was the first time I returned to Beijing with Mr. Yuan. It was already... six years ago Did you remember what happened before? I didn’t expect you to remember it so clearly.”
"Isn't that what General Sun left a deep impression on me? General Sun was energetic and majestic, and his energy was unforgettable to me at the time. So I remember it clearly."
Ma Bin laughed and said. Ma Bin had indeed met Sun Wanchun, but what he said now was a bit exaggerated and flattering. He remembered Sun Wanchun not because he had a special impression of Sun Wanchun, but because he was the deputy envoy of the Imperial City Department at the time. It's just the sensitivity of the job. People in the Imperial City Department are all police dogs, and their professional instincts require them to have a photographic memory of many people. The important figures in the Northwest Army are naturally extraordinary, and so is remembering Sun Wanchun's identity and appearance. It's just a professional requirement.
Sun Wanchun didn't expect Ma Bin to be so good at talking, and he was quite pleased with what he heard. He immediately laughed and said: "What the hell, General Ma is overly praised. He doesn't dare to live up to his reputation. He doesn't dare to live up to his reputation. If we say he is full of energy, this is true for everyone in our Northwest Army. That is the legacy left by the elder Privy Yang, and Commander Yuan has been teaching our officers and men all the time that they should have the spirit of the Northwest Army. It is not unique to me, Sun Wanchun."
Ma Bin nodded and said: "That's true. Alas, it's a pity. I didn't expect that the situation would change so quickly and reach this point in a blink of an eye. And the commander of the Northwest Army, Mr. Yuan, actually died on the battlefield not long ago. This is true. It’s hard to accept and extremely sad.”
Sun Wanchun's expression darkened, with a look of pain on his face. Although more than two months had passed since Yuan Zhengqian's death, it was still a pain in the hearts of everyone in the Northwest Army. Ma Bin's words evoked this pain.
