Chapter 46: Corrupt Officials
Just when everyone was puzzled and didn't know what Shi Tai's move was, the vision of King Jing when he offered incense to the Buddha before reappeared, but this time it was more spectacular, a large handful of long incense suddenly accelerated the speed of burning, and the smoke condensed into a pillar and went straight to the sky...... Wuyu smiled and said: "How can the Buddha pity the demon? This incense is just a trick without fish. ”
Gushi also opened his mouth to explain that if there was no vision when King Jing worshiped incense, after the nobles made incense, all the rituals would be over, and the demon formation would not be able to be used.
What demon would willingly run into the demon subduing array by himself? Therefore, the fishless master was too clever and did his tricks on the incense, so as to set up a separate game for King Jing to add another 'prayer', and the king of annihilation returned the way It was a great opportunity to win people's hearts. Originally, it was a 'routine' discussed between Wuyu and King Jing, but now it has become the credit of Wuyu alone, Gushi did not deliberately tout Wuyu, the old nun was kept in the dark from beginning to end, she really thought that King Jing was a demon who died of Buddhist punishment...... Not counting the chanting in the past, what the old nun Gushi said tonight is probably more than the past three years combined, she didn't like nonsense, but this time it feels different: one person said, countless people didn't even dare to take a breath of the atmosphere, and it felt good to listen carefully, after tonight, I'm afraid there will be no such opportunity, she has to hurry.
After explaining everything, Lone Stone let out a sigh of relief, his eyes were slightly lonely, and there was nothing more to say...... Gushi clasped his hands together, turned to face Wuyu, bowed and saluted while saying, "Senior brother has worked hard." ”
After her, first dozens of penances, then the Dojo Buddhists, then to Lord Hu, Lord Du, and finally to tens of millions of phoenix people, bowed down in unison, the sound of thanks was scattered but loud, roaring endlessly in front of the palace, and the supreme glory was all attributed to Master Wuyu alone.
This 'thank-you gift' is also expected by Wuyu, in the name of my Buddha, punish evil and promote good, kill demons to quell the rebellion, and return to the south to sort out the peace and tranquility, do such a big thing, you can't do it without fame, Wuyu originally thought about pulling Song Yang to the stage at this time, and let Chang Chunhou follow with him, after all, Song Yang is the real key person in this matter.
However, when discussing before, Song Yang shook his head and refused, he is the son-in-law of Hongbo Mansion, and he is a person in the line of the king of Zhenxi. If Song Yang floats up, the taste will change, and it will add some meaning of 'two kings fighting for power', but it will not be perfect enough.
The next thing has nothing to do with the Buddhists, the Dharma is over, the people are dispersed, there is still a curfew tonight, everyone is not allowed to go out half a step after going home, Prime Minister Zuo and Lord Du have the support of the forbidden army and the inner court guards, and temporarily take charge of the government.
The two adults did not shirk, but made it clear that they were in front, only temporarily assisting the royal family to maintain the situation, and the real major matters should wait for the king of Zhenxi to return to Beijing to make the decision, and the first political affairs released that night was to summon the king of Zhenxi, tell all the things that happened in the capital in detail, and ask the prince to return to Beijing as soon as possible to preside over the overall situation. This move immediately won the favor of the royal family and the forbidden army.
After the overthrow of King Jing, the form of Jingzhong not only did not relax, but became more nervous, less than a moment after the end of the ceremony, the eagle falcon in Beijing roared, and one after another falcons were released, full of hundreds, hovering in the sky.
These falcons have been trained since they hatched, they are fierce and fast and have night vision, they are specially used to catch letter sparrows, and they are still the effect of training, the falcons will not catch the black larks of the forbidden army and the inner court guards, and the other finches will not let go. Phoenix wants to block the news and cut off the remnants of the rebel party from the outside world.
Another urgent matter that needed to be dealt with immediately was the Yamen Army on the outskirts of the city.
To be honest, the situation in the city has stabilized, and there is not much threat from the Yamen army.
There are 40,000 soldiers and horses in the outer city, and there are more than 30,000 guards in the forbidden army and the inner court, not to mention the high walls and heavy gates of the capital, and the armaments to defend the city are complete. But of course, it's better not to fight, after all, it's the elite of Nanli, and it's a pity to lose it like this.
At about the same time as the Saker took off, a gap opened at the west gate of Phoenix City, and a chief officer of the inner court guard went to the main camp of the Yamen Army with the head of King Jing, the letter of the Fishless Master, and the handwritten letter of Lord Hu stamped with the imperial court seal...... The next morning, the good news came, the Yamen army made a stand, supported the Nanli royal family, regarded King Jing as a traitor and rebelled against the party, and at the same time pulled out the camp and retreated thirty miles, in order to show that there was no rebellious heart. Such a result is reasonable, King Jing was defeated, the usurpation of the throne was confirmed, and even his old life was lost, and there was only one way to die if he followed.
Moreover, in the Yamen army, although there are many old troops of King Jing, they don't know the truth about his rebellion. The support from the army originally meant 'King Jing has a chance to ascend the throne, I will help', not 'King Jing wants to rebel, I will follow'.
However, on the same night, there was also a mutiny in the battalions of the Yamen Army, no need to ask, the leaders were all die-hard loyalists of King Jing, but fortunately they failed to set off a big storm.
Almost when the good news came, Song Yang went to Prime Minister Zuo's mansion.
Prime Minister Zuo was busy in the palace all night yesterday, and he had just returned home after sleepless night, when he heard that Song Yang came to the door, he greeted him without resting, took him to the inner hall, and asked after sitting down: "What's wrong?" ”
Song Yang responded: "On the order of Master Wuyu, come to return the clothes, it is not convenient for her to come to you at this time, so she asked me to do it for you, and when she settles down in the future, she will come to thank you in person." As he spoke, he untied the burden he was carrying, and inside was the Haiqing magic robe, and at the same time, Song Yang did not forget to explain: "Don't worry, the medicinal powder on it has been cleaned up." ”
Prime Minister Zuo also said that he came to the door to have a big deal, it turned out that he was just returning the clothes, and he relaxed a lot at once, and said politely: "The teacher is too generous, and he deserves it at the beginning, and he said that it is good to save it on his behalf, and it is natural for the master to take it away after leaving the customs, why did he send it back." ”
"Greetings are polite, you and Mrs. Shi go back and say, I don't care about conveying it." Song Yang smiled, and the words changed, looking very curious: "How much money did you donate at the beginning?" ”
Prime Minister Zuo was not polite at all this time: "You can't care." ”
Song Yang laughed: "I know you are rich, but I didn't expect you to be so rich, and I didn't expect you to use money to do good deeds......"
Before the retreat, Wuyu gave the sea green magic robe to a mysterious person in Beijing who donated money for disaster relief, and after leaving the customs, she borrowed the clothes back to deal with King Jing...... Now that Song Yang will return it, there is no need to ask if the mysterious person is Master Hu.
The amount of Lord Hu's disaster relief donation Song Yang does not know, but it is certain that it must be a huge amount of money. If it weren't for that, the master would not have given this precious robe as an encouragement; Second, there is no need to be anonymous, donations are a good thing, and no one wants to leave a good name, unless the money is so much that it should not be something that Prime Minister Zuo can take.
But on the other hand, even if you don't leave your name, you can't be sure that outsiders won't know about it. Disaster relief is a great good, but Prime Minister Zuo donated a huge sum of money that 'it is not enough to save ten lifetimes without eating or drinking', which is undoubtedly asking for trouble, so Song Yang is a little curious.
In front of Song Yang, Lord Hu did not deliberately conceal it: "The three generations of the Hu family are officials, big officials. The official is big, and it is difficult to ...... if he wants to get rich."
After making a major event to counterbalance the rebellion, Song Yang was in a good mood, and his eyebrows fluttered when he heard the words: "Three generations of corrupt officials? ”
"If you don't become an official, you don't know it, and if you don't be greedy, you can't be an official." Lao Hu didn't take Song Yang's little rudeness seriously, but he didn't want to explain much about the truth that 'if you are not greedy, you can't be an official': "By the time of the flood, my money was enough for future generations to be rich for ten generations... I am an official, not a businessman, and when the money comes to a share, no matter how much it is, it is useless to keep it in my hands, so it is better to donate it and do a little good deed, which can be regarded as accumulating some blessings. ”
"It's still the truth just now, you can't be an official if you don't be corrupt, and corruption is for the sake of being an official." Master Hu opened his mouth, yawned big, and stretched out his finger to point to his nose: "It's true that a corrupt official is a corrupt official, but I am a corrupt official, not a greedy official, and I am not a black-hearted official." ”
Song Yang smiled and asked, "Then should I praise you?" ”
Master Hu also smiled, waved his hand and said, "I don't need you to praise, and I won't be scolded by you, what should I do, the old man has to sleep." ”
…… In the following days, Lord Hu and Lord Du had a clear division of labor, the former was in charge of political affairs, and the latter devoted all his attention to the suppression of rebellion. Those in high positions are imprisoned and their families are under house arrest. Regardless of status, none of the officials who were found out were interrogated... This time the matter is complicated, Lord Du only kills people and arrests people but does not promote to the court, and the arrested criminals are waiting for the king of Zhenxi to come back to deal with it...... Four days later, the counterinsurgency came to an end, the government would be relatively stable, and order was restored to Phoenix, and the eighteen consecutive days of martial law since the Mid-Autumn Festival finally ended, and Phoenix returned to normal order.
The rebellion was swept away, Feng Long no longer had to hide in the prison, the palace could not go back, and temporarily lived in the suburban villa of Hongbo Mansion, Li Yifeng and Li Gonggong accompanied him, surrounded by Hongbo Guard, and temporarily settled down.
Song Yang received a notice from Hongbo Mansion two days ago, and with the 'second brother-in-law' who is now in charge of the palace, Xiao Fu and Chu Rong's second brother, left Phoenix City together, and went all the way west to welcome the team of King Xi.
After seeing the prince, Song Yang began to talk about the original intention of coming to Beijing, and told everything together, including the details such as 'no fish wants to build a wonderful fragrance auspicious place, and Fenglong will no longer ascend the throne', and other details are not concealed, after hearing it, King Zhenxi did not praise it as much as ordinary people imagined, but nodded: "Well done, hard work." ”
If Song Yang was just a stranger, King Zhenxi might really praise him, but Song Yang was the boy who married her two precious daughters, and the old man couldn't pull his face for a while.
Song Yang didn't take it seriously, so he retired and went to chat with Ren Churong. The lord of Chenghe was also in the team, and he returned to Beijing with his father...... Ren Churong's face was very ugly.
But Ren Churong is very beautiful.
The face is not good because the body is weak, and the beauty comes from the bright eyes...... The soldiers are bloodless to quell the rebellion, although the whole process seems like child's play, but no matter what, Song Yang saved Nanli seriously this time, and he deserves the evaluation of 'immeasurable merit'. The husband to be married and the person in his heart have done such a big thing, and the happiness and pride in Ren Churong's heart are the flying look in his eyes.
Song Yang smiled: "My eyes are so bright. ”
"It turns out that Chang Chunhou can not only kill people and set fires, but also reverse the situation to save the country and save the people, and he will be honored and honored." Ren Churong made no secret of her happiness: "If you do a good job, my eyes will naturally light up......" Even if they have been together for a long time, their names have already been decided, but she still can't help blushing when she says this.
Song Yang is quite modest: "I went to catch Wuyu but caught up with the rebellion, and found Fenglong in a daze, this time it was really a coincidence, I happened to catch up, and the words 'save the country and save the people' have nothing to do with me." ”
At the mention of the word 'coincidence', inexplicably, Ren Churong's eyes brightened even more: "Do you remember your other identity?" Celestial Demon Star. When you were born, Yan Guoshi said that you would bring disaster to the country in trouble...... The world of chaotic swallows, the country of woe Jingtai. According to me, this is not a coincidence, it is predestined. ”
Song Yang is not superstitious, but his experience is clear, almost everything is caused by Yanding's joke-like 'prophecy', maybe it has really been arranged in the dark.
Ren Churong smiled, his eyes bent into a pair of crescent moons, he stood up when he spoke, was made a cup of tea by Song Yang with his own hands, and held it forward: "I'm not just happy because you saved the country and the people, how many times have I said it a long time ago, Cheng He is just a little woman, and she doesn't ask about state affairs, she only asks her relatives... You brought down King Jing and helped my father and Hongbo Mansion a great favor, I don't thank you, but I am really happy. ”
When he was in the feudal town, the lord of Chenghe County presided over major events such as opening mines and building farms, raising money to replenish the army, and never gave Song Yang tea, Song Yang was flattered, and he was busy taking it in his hand, and at the same time shook his head and said: "King Jing is ordinary, it is not difficult to deal with him, even if the King of Zhenxi can't lose without my help, at best he is only passive for a while." ”
Ren Churong shook his head: "Intelligence is one thing, the current situation is another, this time King Jing has already gained the current situation, only with our Hongbo Mansion, it is really difficult to deal with it... I can't pass the hurdle in front of me, so let's talk about the future. ”
To Song Yang, the county lord was not polite or humble, but told the truth, when he learned of the Mid-Autumn Festival tragedy and the terrible time of King Jing's sudden control of the Beijing Division, the head of the county lord of Chenghe immediately became big. deliberately left the feudal town and went to the only way for the king of Zhenxi to return to Beijing to intercept and intercept his father.
Although the soldiers and horses in Western Xinjiang have been transferred, the king of Zhenxi is still determined to return to Beijing alone, he can't bring the troops back, the division is unknown, the soldiers are unwilling to fight in the civil war, the major battalions in Western Xinjiang are monitored by the eyeline, the Buddha family has become the mouthpiece of King Jing, and the elite of the Beijing garrison is solid...... Even if the king of Zhenxi returned with heavy troops, this battle would not be able to be fought, and it would only increase his notoriety.
But such a big event came out of Beijing, and the king of Zhenxi couldn't help but go back, staying in the western frontier was 'supporting the army and bullying the king', 'self-established as the king', the king of Zhenxi had been fighting hard for the country all his life, so that he had such a notoriety in his old age, he would rather return to Beijing and fight with King Hejing.
The daughter understands her father, and Ren Churong understands the old man's thoughts, and she just came to propose another method: the prince does not bring Nanli military horses, but he can bring the feudal army to 'accompany him'.
The mobilization of soldiers and horses in the western Xinjiang can't escape the surveillance of the Beijing division, but the forces in the fiefdom are 'non-existent', Ren Churong's idea is: On the surface, the father went back alone, but in fact, the fiefdom armed forces are stealth and follow, and it is best to be able to blend into the city, and if you can't get in, you will be ambushed outside.
This is indeed an idea, it is better than the king of Zhenxi going back to fight alone, but it is only a 'drop in the bucket'...... The three hundred mountain brook barbarians, the three hundred Uighur guards, and the 1,200 half-trained stone guys who could be called upon in the fiefdom were less than 2,000 people together.
As for the most elite Cicada Yaksha, they have not been able to really subdue or be armed now, and the 'Venerable Envoy' is not at home, so Cheng He has no way to transfer them out.
Perhaps it was because he felt that the fiefdom was useless; Perhaps he was reluctant to squander his daughter and son-in-law's family funds for no reason, and King Zhenxi hesitated for a while about Chenghe's proposal, and finally refused.
Ren Churong knew that he couldn't persuade his father, and he didn't say anything more, just wanted to be able to accompany him for a while and send his father off, but when he saw him off, he suddenly got the major news of 'the rebellion in the capital'. When she first heard the good news, Ren Churong's heart was about to explode with joy, but unfortunately Song Yang was still on the road at that time, if she was in front of her, she would definitely be able to get a soft hug...... Ren Churong sent good news to the little catcher in the fiefdom, and he did not leave the team anymore, but simply went to Beijing with his father. In the end, Ren Churong also explained: "Xiao Fu was left in Fengyi by me, and at that time, there must be an important person in the family... You don't have to preside over anything specific, but you have to have such a person. ”
Although it was only a general explanation, but in a Phoenix rebellion, Ren Churong was worried about Song Yang, worried for his father, and at the same time had to control the feudal city remotely, and the exhaustion can be imagined, except for those beautiful eyes that are still bright, it can only be described as 'haggard'...... Song Yang was really a little worried, because he was proficient in medical science, he understood that no matter how good a person is, there will be a limit, and if he exceeds the load, it will hurt the fundamental medicine and make it difficult to make up for it, and it is indeed a matter of overwork to become sick.
Ren Churong saw through his thoughts at a glance, shook his head and said: "The matter of Fengyi is now the time to go strong, and I can't let it go for the time being, but Hongbo Mansion doesn't need me to take care of it anymore, it's already a lot easier." ”
Song Yang also shook his head: "You leave some ...... to me about the affairs of Fengyi."
Before he finished speaking, Ren Churong smiled: "Either you go to kill people and set fires, or you go to save the country and save the people, Chang Chunhou should do those earth-shattering things, and I don't worry about handing over the feudal yi to you." ”
…… On the night of the sixth day of September, Phoenix City was finally in sight, and the king of Zhenxi and his party arrived in the suburbs. However, the prince was not in a hurry to enter the city, threw off the team, and hurried to the villa on the outskirts of the city, he wanted to see Emperor Fenglong first.
(To be continued)