Chapter 18 Petitions
In front of the wide and majestic Beiping Palace, the bluestone-paved square has been occupied by thousands of people. Not only the 200 people brought by Zhang Yanwei, but after making a disturbance, many soldiers from the Wujie and Xingjie armies in and outside Jinyang City also rushed to join them under the leadership of the officers.
Subsequently, one after another, some grassroots officials of the Hedong Government Office also guided many seniors, prominent families, business travelers, and people from hundreds of workers to come to the meeting. Even, there are some monks and Taoist priests, who also coaxed, and all kinds of identities are complete.
Inside and outside the walls of the palace, the soldiers of the personal guards were already in full array, with vigilant expressions, ready to suppress the "turmoil" at any time, but they did not show excessive tension. Obviously, these people in front of the palace had come from organized and premeditated gatherings, and they were all well restrained.
In fact, in the past half a month, the control in Jinyang City has been strict, and these thousands of people of all colors can gather in front of the palace, but the patrol soldiers and horses in the city have done nothing, which is strange in itself.
In the courtyard of the atrium, the high-level civil and military clubs in Hedong rushed to hear the news, and everyone more or less received some news, and when they exchanged eyes, they all had a little tacit understanding.
When Liu Chengyou came leisurely, Liu Zhiyuan was standing on the stone steps and reprimanded his younger brother Liu Xin fiercely: "What's the matter with you? Well? Lone asked you to inspect Jinyang, a serious city, why did you let so many people gather in the palace and make trouble? Lone needs an explanation! ”
In the face of Liu Zhiyuan's stern reprimand, Liu Xin was not afraid at all this time, stiffened his neck, did not speak, and behaved like a hob. Seeing this, Liu Zhiyuan was even more angry, and swept to Liu Chong, Shi Hongzhao, and Chang Si, the senior generals of the Hedong Army: "With so many soldiers gathered, could it be that you let it go?" ”
glared at Yang Wei and Wang Zhang: "What's going on with those officials and people?" ”
Similar to Liu Xin's reaction, these people also calmly accepted Liu Zhiyuan's reproach, but did not return the favor.
"I'm waiting to see the King of Beiping!"
Outside the door of the mansion, another shouting broke out, and in the noise, Zhang Yanwei's big voice was extremely high, and it clearly reached the ears of everyone inside the wall. Among those people outside, Zhang Yanwei has the highest rank.
Liu Chengyou stepped forward slowly, and was immediately caught and scolded by Liu Zhiyuan: "You are rectifying military discipline in the Longqi Army, is this the result?" Can't even control his subordinates? ”
Facing Liu Zhiyuan's angry gaze, Liu Chengyou reacted as calmly as his face, and said: "The officials, soldiers and civilians outside the palace will not gather for no reason, and they will definitely have something to ask for." My father has always loved the army and protected the people, so why not go out and listen to what they have to say? ”
When the words fell, Yang Wei immediately stood up and calmly echoed: "The words of the servant are very reasonable, the crowd outside the palace is turbulent, and it is impossible to calm down if you are not the king." Listen to what the listeners have to say, my lord. ”
Yang Wei's face clearly had a bit of a scheming smile, but Liu Zhiyuan directly ignored it, snorted coldly, flicked his sleeves and walked towards the door: "I want to see if I want to see what they want to do with such a big movement!" ”
With the "squeak" sound of the door shaft turning, the door of the house was opened, and surrounded by a group of ministers, Liu Zhiyuan walked out first.
Seeing Liu Zhiyuan, Zhang Yanwei was in great spirits, led people, bowed down, and called the king. Some people took the lead, and the participants followed suit, kneeling down in unison.
Staring coldly at Zhang Yanwei in front of him, Liu Zhiyuan asked, "Zhang Yanwei, what do you want to do!" Ignoring military rules and discipline, instigating so many soldiers to come to pick quarrels and provoke trouble, don't you dare to kill you? And wait, don't you know that the national law is strict, and dare to gather people to make trouble? ”
Liu Zhiyuan asked, and the scene gradually quieted down.
In the face of Liu Zhiyuan's anger, Zhang Yanwei had no stage fright this time, straightened up, looked at Liu Zhiyuan, and said excitedly: "The last general will not dare!" I am waiting to come here to ask for the lives of the people of Hedong and the people of the world! ”
Zhang Yanwei said this loudly, Liu Zhiyuan seemed to be angry, and sneered: "I want to hear it, where did you come from such crazy words!" ”
Hearing this, it seemed to be rehearsed, Zhang Yanwei then said quickly: "The king, Hu Lu Nankou, enter the Central Plains, and Shenzhou will sink." Today, there is no owner, there is no basis for social security, and Hu Kou is rampant, and the people are suffering. The king is the Kyushu Fang Bo, Weide and people, meritorious deeds, please the king for the people of the world, for the country's social plan, that is, the emperor's throne, the handsome teacher to take prisoners, clear the world, to the people of Fu people's ardent hope! ”
When Zhang Yanwei's words fell, the soldiers and civilians who petitioned immediately echoed it, and the shouts broke out again in front of the mansion, and they couldn't help themselves with excitement, but the picture was chaotic and orderly. Some people simply shouted "Your Majesty", "Your Majesty", "Your Majesty", and "Official Family......
Liu Zhiyuan's attitude finally softened, raised his hands high, suppressed everyone's persuasion, and muttered for a while, before he said emotionally: "The hearts of all of you are very grateful. However, he is lonely and virtuous, thinks that his virtue is meager, and his knowledge is shallow, so he really does not dare to occupy the position of the Son of Heaven. Don't mention this again! ”
It's still the same old-fashioned refusal, but this time, Liu Zhiyuan didn't brush his sleeves and leave again. As soon as he finished speaking, a scribe stepped forward on his knees, kowtowed, and said: "We are all sincere and supportive, please do not be humble, and the military and people of the world are sincere!" ”
"No! The lonely elder received the favor of the country, and he was ashamed to not report the picture in time. Is it possible to transgress it? Liu Zhiyuan still shook his head.
"King!" Zhang Yanwei immediately spoke again, kowtowed a few times, didn't care about the blood on his forehead, and said to Liu Zhiyuan hoarsely: "Jin Zuo is dead, the new dynasty is prosperous!" The king practiced Zuo, not for the honor and disgrace of the family, but for the well-being of the people in the world. The last general wept blood and pleased, as long as the king is supreme, even if the king governs the crime of rebellion, although he has no regrets, I just hope that the king will not retreat! ”
Zhang Yanwei and others, for a while, are for the people of the world, as if they can really represent the will of the people of the world. However, the atmosphere was extremely hot.
The civil and military forces behind Liu Zhiyuan all watched this huge petition, and they were all moved, and many people looked at Liu Zhiyuan's tall back eagerly.
Su Fengji stood beside Yang Wei, his eyes were full of wisdom to see through everything, and on a whim, he whispered and laughed at Yang Wei: "Zhang Yanwei is just a vulgar martial artist, isn't it strange that he can hear such a generous statement from his mouth?" ”
Glancing at Su Fengji, Yang Wei said lightly: "I look at what General Zhang said, all of which are heartfelt and heartfelt, why is it strange?" Judge Su, don't be presumptuous, so as not to chill your loyalty. ”
"Yang Zhiya is right, he is making a lie......" Receiving such an answer, Su Fengji's expression changed, and then he replied.
That face became a little colder, but soon, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, the kind that didn't smile. Glancing at Yang Wei coldly, Su Fengji set his eyes on the young man who remained cold behind Liu Zhiyuan.
Liu Chengyou watched all this silently, his expression was calm, this "big show", he can be regarded as one of the executive directors, he has casual performances, but he has not departed from the outline of the script at all. The only thing that surprised Liu Chengyou was that Zhang Yanwei, a martial artist, had such profound acting skills......
Liu Zhiyuan's words could not extinguish the enthusiasm of the petitioners, and as the situation fermented, more and more people rushed to join in the excitement when they heard the news.
In order to avoid chaos, after thinking about it, Liu Zhiyuan had to say helplessly: "You will disperse for the time being, and tomorrow, I will give you what you have asked for, an exact answer!" ”