But not long after he slept, as soon as the sky was slightly bright, Li Chaoen, the chief eunuch, woke him up.

"Your Highness, Chief Chen is here to report, and Lord Tang of the Secret Service Division has an urgent military situation to report!" Li Chaoen said cautiously.

Chen Kefu shook his head a little dazed, "Biography!" ”

When Chen Kefu got up to change his clothes and came to Wenhua Pavilion, Chen Lei was already waiting there with Tang Jinyun.

"I entered the palace so early, but what happened to me?"

"Your Highness, according to a secret report sent by Liu Si, a secret agent of the Secret Service Department of Gaoyang County, the monks who held the Wujiao meeting in Gaoyang County yesterday afternoon were cultists. They took advantage of the opportunity of the meeting to attract a large number of people to gather in Gaoyang, and nearly 10,000 cult members rushed to Gaoyang from all directions in the name of participating in the Lent meeting. As a result, on the basis of yesterday's fasting meeting, the abbot of Hengshan Tianlong Temple, Tan Sheng, the abbot of Hengshan Tianlong Temple, issued a heresy and gathered a crowd to rebel. They attacked the county city of Xianyu, seized the official offices, and killed the people who resisted. ”

And the evil monk Tan Sheng has plotted rebellion and rebellion, established himself as the Buddha Kingdom, established himself as the Mahayana emperor, and set up the nun Jingxuan as the queen of the evil wheel, and changed the Yuan King Kong. Moreover, this Gao Tansheng had already planned, and actually connected Gao Kaidao with Gao Kaidao, who was defeated in the river last time. Tan Sheng also named Gao Kaidao as the king of Qi, and he had 5,000 soldiers under his subordinates, and now he has gathered nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses in Gaoyang, and coerced more than 20,000 people. ”

"Bang" Chen Kefu slapped his palm on the desk, his face was gloomy. He didn't have a good impression of these monks for a long time, and when he dealt with the family this time, he also planned to deal with them together. And also informed the following to guard against these religious people, but I didn't expect it. Not only is he careless, but he is also careless below, these evil monks have taken advantage of the loopholes, and what is even more odious is that they are actually under their noses. Make such a big mess. Those families haven't done anything yet, but they didn't think about it, and these bald donkeys did it first.

With a black face. Chen Kefu said coldly, "How is Xianyu City now?" ”

"Xianyu City, the county town of Gaoyang, has now fallen into the hands of Gao Tansheng and Gao Kaidao, and the officials in the city and a small number of garrisons have resisted for a long time. At night, he fled from Xianyu City with a large number of people. He fled south to Gucheng, where General Luo Yi was stationed in the north of Zhao County. ”

Chen Kefu snorted coldly, "Do you know the identity of this Gao Tansheng?" This king does not believe that with this big move, these bald donkeys will not have the slightest clue in advance. ”

"It's a dereliction of duty on the part of my subordinates, and I ask Your Highness to punish you. At present, it is only known that Gao Tansheng was born in Hengshan when he was twenty years old, and as for the situation before the age of twenty, it has not yet been investigated. ”

"Humph!" Chen Kefu was very dissatisfied.

"Your Highness, Lord Li Wangsheng, the director of the Investigation Department, is asking to see you outside the palace." A chamberlain ran to report.

"Horses called him in. I know how he explained it to me. Chen Kefu said coldly.

Li Wusheng quickly rushed to the Wenhua Pavilion and immediately knelt down as soon as he entered, "Your Highness." The matter of Xianyu City is a dereliction of duty on the part of the lower officials. Please punish Your Majesty. ”

"Have you found out the details of this Tan Sheng now?"

Li Wusheng knelt on the ground with his head bowed, and he didn't dare to get up without permission. secretly said in his heart, His Royal Highness really asked about this as soon as they met, but fortunately he tried his best to inquire about it, otherwise, I am afraid that after this incident, it will be difficult for him to stay in the position of director anymore.

"Back to Your Highness, after the Investigation Department has done its best to investigate, it has found out the details of Gao Tansheng. Gao Tansheng is the great-grandson of Emperor Gao Huan of Shenwu Emperor of Northern Qi, his grandfather is Gao Cheng, Emperor Wenxiang of Northern Qi, and his father is Gao Changgong, King of Lanling, a famous general of Northern Qi. In the fourth year of Wuping, the king of Lanling was poisoned to death by Gao Wei, the queen of the Northern Qi Dynasty, because of his meritorious service to the city lord. His wife Zheng then entered the Buddhism and entered the Hengshan Hanging Heaven Nunnery to practice, but after entering the Buddhism, he found that he was pregnant, and finally secretly gave birth to a son with the help of the owner of the nunnery, which was Gao Tansheng. Gao Tansheng has been fostered in a family at the foot of Heng Mountain when he was a child. It was not until he was twenty years old that his mother, who was already the abbot of the Hanging Heavenly Nunnery, entered the Tianlong Temple of Hengshan and became a monk. Then until now, this year, Gao Tansheng is forty-two years old, according to the investigation, as early as the seventh year of the Great Cause, there were people from the former Northern Qi who knew his identity, and it was suspected that from then on, he began to plan. ”…,

Knowing Gao Tansheng's identity, even Chen Kefu was taken aback.

He never thought that a rebellious monk would be the queen of the royal family like him. And Gao Tansheng is even more fierce, and he is actually a member of the Gao family, the most famous perverted royal family in Chinese history. In his last three generations, his great-grandfather Gao Huan was a hero, from a robber to the founding emperor. Although his father, King Lanling, was only in his thirties when he died, the prestige of the battlefield made the world look sideways at that time. In the first battle of Luoyang, the Northern Zhou army could not find the north.

Historical records record that this Lanling king is very handsome, and together with Dugu Xin of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, he is known as the two most beautiful men in the world. Therefore, when he went to the battlefield, he had to wear a very hideous mask every time, and he was invincible on the battlefield. According to the records of the "Book of Northern Qi", the soldiers sang him for this battle, which is the well-known "Lanling King's Entrance Song".

》。 In his short life, he was loyal to things and waited for the next, and repeatedly made military exploits, which was known as the people of the time.

Although Chen Kefu knew that after the Sui Dynasty unified the Central Plains, there were many royal families that were destroyed in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, but even a monk was actually a royal family, and he was still such a famous person, which made him a little surprised.

However, after the accident, he also paid more and more attention to this Tan Shenglai in his heart. If it's just a monk, then even if it's a rebellion, it won't be too threatening. But if he reveals the identity of this Northern Qi royal family, it will be a big trouble at that time. Today's Hebei and Shandong lands are mostly the territory of the Northern Qi Dynasty, maybe he can call out a group of old ministers of the Northern Qi Dynasty.

"Didn't General Luo Zhong, who was stationed in Hengshan, send a message from a flying pigeon yesterday, saying that his soldiers and horses had arrived in Hengshan and Gaoyang? Where are his soldiers and horses now? Did you start attacking Gao Yang? ”

"According to his subordinates, General Luo's 3,000 soldiers and horses have surrounded Gaoyang City, and General Luo is still sending troops and horses to continue to Gaoyang. Although there are many evil monks and rebels, as long as General Luo's soldiers and horses arrive, they will be wiped out. ”

Chen Kefu said solemnly, "No matter what, this Tan Sheng must be caught, and if he can't be captured alive, he must be killed." I will see men in life and corpses in death. ”

"Yes"

Gao Tansheng gathered a crowd to rebel in Gaoyang Xianyu City, which undoubtedly completely ignited the already tense powder keg in Hebei.

On the second day after the fall of Xianyu, Cui Xian, the head of the Cui family in Qinghe, also openly rebelled against the imperial court, and raised troops in Qinghe, such as private soldiers and slaves, and he established himself as the king of Zhao.

Subsequently, Gao Kui, the head of the Bohai Gao family, established himself as the king of Wei, and the Li family of Zhaojun and the Liu family of the plains also responded, Gao Kui named Li Cheng, the head of the Li family, as the king of Gaoyi, and Liu Ming, the head of the Liu family, as the king of the plains.

On the same day, the Lu clan, which had a huge influence in northern Hebei, also rebelled, and Lu Che, the head of the Lu clan in Fanyang, proclaimed himself the king of Yan in Zhuo County, gathering the three clansmen of the Lu clan.

Soon, the powerful families of Shandong on the south bank of the Yellow River also rebelled, Shandong Zheng, Xiao, and Wang rebelled in Huaibei, Shandong, and Wang Zhi, the head of the Langyu Wang family, established himself as the king of Lu, and Feng Xiao was the king of Lanling, and the Zheng family was the king of Jinan.

From Zhuojun, the northernmost part of Hebei, to Pengcheng, Huaibei, the southernmost part of the Liaodong Army, large and small clans and landlords rebelled one after another, and they raised troops according to the fort and united with each other to attack the county seat. Overnight, the entire Hebei and Shandong provinces were in chaos. Local officials in Hebei, Shandong and other places closed the city one after another and retreated into the city to protect themselves. All of a sudden, the entire Hebei and Shandong were full of private soldiers of those powerful people. Even many temples have followed suit, coercing the people and causing chaos in the place.

Such turmoil caused shock to the government and the opposition.

Even one of the Lu family's rebellious soldiers in Hebei went directly to the outside of Beijing.

All of a sudden, people in Beijing were panicked, and rumors were flying all over the sky.

Even the eldest grandson Wujian and other wives and women also came to ask Chen Kefu one after another. For these people, Chen Kefu is naturally kind words to comfort them. …,

The turmoil in Hebei has made many families in Beijing also stupid. As the rebellious army of the Lu clan rushed to the outside of Beijing under the banner and left arrogantly, the entire Beijing city became more and more impetuous.

The crown prince Pei Shiju trotted all the way into the He'an Palace where the little emperor lived, and as soon as he entered, he burst into tears with excitement and shouted, "Your Majesty, great joy." ”

"Master Pei, why are you happy?" The little emperor has always regarded Pei Shiju as a confidant, so when he is in front of him, he never hides what he thinks in his heart.

Pei Shiju said excitedly, "Your Highness knows that Chen Pojun doesn't know what to do, and he actually dares to target all the Hebei and Shandong families, and now, the Hebei and Shandong clans are all against each other, according to the minister's opinion, Chen Kefu is now in the land of Liaodong and Hedong in Huaibei, Shandong, this big chaos together, maybe Chen Kefu will suffer a defeat that has never been seen in his life." At that time, the powerful families of Hebei will inevitably support His Majesty to regain control of the government and restore the imperial power of the Sui family. ”

The little emperor was also a little happy when he heard this, and as he got older, he became more and more dissatisfied with Chen Kefu treating him as a puppet emperor. Especially after listening to the words of Pei Shiju and some other Hebei ministers, this feeling in my heart became stronger and stronger.

The little emperor stood up and walked around a few times, still a little worried, "But although Chen Pojun is rebellious, he has always been a fierce soldier, and the Liaodong Army has unparalleled combat strength in the world. Although those heroes of the clan are loyal and brave, most of their subordinates are private soldiers and slaves, and if they really want to fight, I am afraid that they are not Chen Pojun's opponents. ”

"There are many ants and elephants to death, not to mention that Chen Pojun has offended all the clans and powerful landlords this time, and the whole world wants to oppose him, even if he is brave, how many enemies can he have? Your Majesty doesn't have to worry, anyway, we will sit on the wall and watch the fight, if Chen Pojun wins, we will have no loss. But if Chen Ke is defeated, it will be a great thing. ”

The little emperor nodded with fiery eyes, and his heart was full of anticipation. (To be continued)