Chapter seven hundred and eighteenth bird choose good wood
Jingzhao Yin Du Wenxing had trouble sleeping in his bedroom for several days. Five days ago, he received a secret order from Emperor Zhu Si, asking him to cooperate with Zhu Jinqing to move 120,000 wealthy households in Guanzhong to Luoyang via Shangluo Road.
This matter was about to be implemented when the capital was moved, but due to pressure from Guo Song, it had to be suspended. After more than half a year, Zhu Si started to initiate this matter again.
Du Wenxing knew Zhu Si's motives very well and also knew what this incident meant. Zhu Si wanted to seize the wealth in Guanzhong, and these 120,000 wealthy households would inevitably face the end of their families being ruined.
This is the third time Zhu Si has issued an order, and he has to send Yuan Xiu to supervise the progress, which really puts Du Wenxing under great pressure.
As soon as he leaked a little bit of information to Xinfeng County Magistrate Zhao Shu, Zhao Shu resigned and Du Wenxing also knew that he would not last long.
Of course, he couldn't do this for Zhu Si and ruin the entire Guanzhong. The Du family's reputation for hundreds of years would be completely destroyed, and he would never have any good results.
Du Wenxing is in his early forties, tall and thin, with fair skin. He is not the direct son of the Du family, nor does he have a professional background, so his highest official position is only county magistrate. No one in the Du family is willing to come out to work for Zhu Si, so in the end he had to
Push him out.
Du Wenxing was indeed capable and had managed Chang'an in an orderly manner in recent years, but the reputation of working for Zhu Si weighed on his back like a mountain, making him breathless.
Now he finally had to face the final choice, but he had no control over this matter. It had to be decided by the Du family, but the head of the family refused to refuse, which made his life very difficult.
At the door of the official room, an official whispered: "Your Majesty, King Qi is here!"
Du Wenxing was startled, then sighed for a while and said, "Invite him in!"
At this time, a rough voice came from outside, "Why are you trying to stop me? Will Lao Du not see me?"
Du Wenxing showed a trace of helplessness on his face. This Zhu Jinqing was indeed rough, but fortunately he didn't do many evil deeds. Apart from drinking all the wine in the palace, hunting down the wild beasts in the forbidden garden, or going to Pingkangfang to spend the night, he didn't seem to have any other evil deeds.
, the key point is that he was able to restrain the soldiers and did not act tyrannically in Chang'an, which Du Wenxing was quite satisfied with.
But he really didn't want to see Zhu Jinqing in the past two days. Zhu Jinqing had nothing to do except moving to a wealthy family. Zhu Si was very anxious. He excused himself to avoid it because of illness yesterday, but now Zhu Jinqing bumped in and he avoided it.
It won't open.
The burly Zhu Jinqing barged in directly. He laughed and said, "Great, Du Shijun seems to have recovered from his illness."
"General, I have a heart problem." Du Wenxing said calmly.
Zhu Jinqing grinned and said, "As long as I can get promoted and make a fortune, I won't have any worries at all."
Zhu Jinqing sat down carelessly. He suddenly found that the chair was good and very comfortable. He turned around to study it and asked: "What kind of chair is this? Damn it, it's so comfortable to sit on!"
"This is called a brocade chair. It is an official chair in the Jin Palace. Many people like this kind of chair. The general likes it, so he gave it to you."
"Okay! Then I'll accept it."
Zhu Jinqing did not forget about business, he added: "The Emperor said that if you accomplish this, I will make you the Prince of Jingzhao County, the Prime Minister of the Left, and you will be rewarded with a thousand hectares of manor."
Just as Du Wenxing was about to speak, Zhu Jinqing waved his hand and said: "Don't say anything first. I'm a rough man. I only know how to force people, but I can't reason. Yuan Xiangguo has already set off from Luoyang. If you really don't want to do it, you can give it to him."
If he agrees, it has nothing to do with me."
Du Wenxing nodded, "The general is a smart man."
Zhu Jinqing scratched his head and said: "I am embarrassed to have your envoy praise you like this. In fact, the emperor just asked me to persuade you again. I have said everything I should say, so you can think about it yourself! I would like to remind your envoy that you have nothing to do with Yuan Xiangguo.
There is no Plum Blossom Guard among us!"
After saying that, Zhu Jinqing stood up and cupped his hands, picked up the chair and walked away.
Du Wenxing was dumbfounded. There was also Plum Blossom Guard coming with him. What did he mean? If he didn't do it, would he attack the Du family?
Du Wenxing couldn't sit still anymore, so he got on the carriage and hurried back to Du Mansion.
Du Mansion is located fifteen miles east of the city. It is a small village surrounded by mountains and rivers. Most of the people in the small village have the surname Du, and Du Wenxing was also born here.
Although this is the old residence of the Du family, the head of the family's house is in the city. However, due to the death of his mother, the head of the family, Du You, lived in the old house to observe mourning for his mother for three years.
The head of the family, Du You, was still an official in Chengdu the year before last and was appointed Shangshu Youcheng. However, his mother passed away and he resigned from the post. He returned to his hometown to observe his filial piety for his mother and lived in the village.
Du Wenxing met the head of the family in the back house. Du You was in his fifties and had a majestic appearance. Emperor Li Shi originally wanted to appoint him as prime minister, but after his mother died, he resigned and returned to his hometown.
After listening to Du Wenxing's report, Du You pondered for a moment and said, "Do you know why I asked you to be Jing Zhaoyin?"
"I don't know, I hope my brother can give me some advice!"
Du You said slowly: "Although it is said that if you are poor, you can take care of yourself, and if you are rich, you can help the world, but our Du family is the Du family of Jingzhao, and Zhu Si usurped the throne. We must step forward to protect the people of Jingzhao. Although our reputation will be affected.
, But this is our responsibility. Now that Zhu Si wants to plunder the wealth in Guanzhong, we must do everything possible to stop it, instead of just evading it if it doesn't concern us."
"But the Plum Blossom Guard is coming."
"So what if the Plum Blossom Guards are here? Do you think Zhu Si can do whatever he wants in Guanzhong? Do you think Guo Song really doesn't care about Guanzhong's life or death?"
Du Wenxing perked up and asked quickly: "But is there any news about the Jin army?"
"There is no news, but this is something that is clear. When Zhu Si moved the capital, Guo Song did not allow him to move the people in Guanzhong, and even captured Wuguan. Zhu Si was forced to agree. Do you think Guo Song now doesn't know that Zhu Si
What’s going on in Si?”
Du Wenxing rubbed his hands and asked, "What should I do?"
Du You said slowly: "Put it off if you can. I have an intuition that Guo Song's army will come to Chang'an soon."
.........
Night finally came. In a mansion covering an area of 20 acres in Changlefang, 1,500 scouts of the Jin army were ready. They were wearing the armor of Zhu Si's army. The only difference was that they had a piece of white cloth wrapped around their right arm and slung around their waist.
war knife,
With bows and shields on their backs, the rooms and open spaces in the mansion were densely packed with soldiers, and everyone was waiting silently.
Next door to Changlefang is Daozhengfang. During this time, the soldiers have dug a small hole between the two houses. Through the small hole, you can see the big house against the wall in Daozhengfang. There are several Changle trees beside the wall in the backyard.
The big green trees, lush even in winter, were just enough to shield them from their large-scale march into the city.
At this time, a soldier hurriedly ran over and said to Zhang Yun: "To inform you, Judge Shao has entered the Kongfu in Daozhengfang. The general can take people there at any time."
Zhang Yun nodded, "Go and tell Judge Shao that we will go there at two o'clock. If we are too early, we will alarm the people in the village."
"Follow the order!"
The soldier turned around and went back to report...
The time gradually reached two o'clock, the back door of the mansion opened, and 1,500 scout soldiers were running in formation. The twenty or so soldiers at the front had already enlarged the hole in the wall, allowing three people to enter side by side. The soldiers
They drilled through the big hole two by two and entered Daozhengfang.
The mansion they were going to was just dozens of steps away from the big cave. The side door had been opened. The soldiers sped up and ran into the side door.
This mansion covering an area of more than ten acres is an empty mansion. It should be the private residence of a minister who went south. It is not an official residence. There are many such mansions in Chang'an City. Zhu Si did not confiscate it. After all, he is not a noble of Guanlong.
These ministers were the die-hard supporters of the Tang Dynasty and could be won over, and Zhu Si retained their interests to a certain extent.
There was no one in the mansion, and the judge, Shao Jianzhi, had already borrowed it in advance.
One thousand and five hundred scouts moved to the empty house in Daozhengfang. There is still more than half an hour before the action time, and they still need to wait patiently.
But in the inner hall, Zhang Yun summoned twelve brigade commanders. This operation was not only to seize Xuande Gate and Danfeng Gate, but also to seize all the gates in Chang'an City, so he would divide 500 people to seize them.
Twelve other city gates.
Zhang Yun hung the Chang'an city gate map in front of everyone and said to everyone: "I have told everyone repeatedly before that we only control the city gate. If Zhu Si's army builds a ladder to enter the city, it has nothing to do with you, and time will not
Too long, at most half an hour, our army will enter the city to help everyone defend the city."
"General, have our reinforcements arrived?" a brigade commander asked.
Zhang Yun nodded, "We should be here, right outside Chunming Gate."
At this time, Song Tian and two of his men hurried over carrying a big bag. He said apologetically to Zhang Yun: "The other party's new password has just been decided, and it is called Dragon and Phoenix Chengxiang."
Zhang Yun then said to everyone: "Everyone, please remember, the password is dragon and phoenix presenting auspiciousness."
Two of Song Tian's men made a sound of "Crash!" and dumped the contents of the cloth bag on the table. They were hundreds of bronze medals.
Song Tian said to everyone: "This is the bronze medal of the Chang'an Army Disciplinary Soldiers. They often go back to patrol various city gates at night. We have made five hundred copies. It will be good for everyone."
Everyone picked up the bronze medals one after another. They were very well prepared and basically nothing went wrong.