Chapter 280: The Rebellion in Yuzhou (Part II)
The shape of the land of Yuzhou is more complicated than what Han Jian knew in the past. After three dynasties, the Southern Wangfu was composed of some generals of the Southern Wangfu of the Wei Dynasty to resist the Southern Qi, although the Southern King had supreme authority in the Southern Wangfu, but the Nanwang system was the weakest of the four kings of the Wei Dynasty.
Many of the generals under the command of the Southern King have the right to support and recruit troops independently, which is very different from the structure of the Eastern Palace.
Han Jian has known since he was a child that although Jiangdu feels weak because of his youth, because of his more than a dozen aunts, coupled with the fact that the military power of Jiangdu is firmly controlled within the jurisdiction of the Dongwang Mansion, there has never been a situation in the Dongwang Mansion where the lord has been bullied. On the contrary, in the Nanwang Mansion, there are often situations where soldiers will be killed, or even lead the crowd to surrender to the enemy.
Therefore, Han Jian learned from Yi Die's mouth that the Nanwang Mansion might change, and he didn't feel surprised.
"Who can be found to be the ones who want to mutiny?" Han Jian asked.
Yi Die shook his head slightly and said: "Your Highness should not be too involved in the military and political affairs of the Southern Prince's Mansion, and it is the way to return to Jiangdu as soon as possible." ”
Han Jian smiled and said, "Xie Yi Buku is kind, and I also ask Yi Buku to prepare." If there is no progress in these two days, I will return to Jiangdu. ”
Yi Die bowed down to receive the order, as Han Jian's subordinate, she naturally knew that there were some words that could only be persuaded. She also saw earlier that although Han Jian was still young, he was assertive when he did things, and he would not be moved by others. She can only do what she is told at this time.
At this time, Han Jian thought that no matter what, he would take Yang Li'er away, which was an "explanation" he gave Yang Li'er. Whether he got married or eloped, he didn't want to live up to Yang Li'er's affection.
The next day, Han Jian went to the school in the west of the city with dozens of candidates who had passed the two selections together.
Han Jian was not too obstructive in the crowd, and when he arrived outside the school field in the west of the city, there were already hundreds of people waiting to watch. Because the Nanwang Mansion intended to make the selection of a son-in-law known to all the people, so the people were also allowed to watch, and the people in the city came like a grand meeting on this day, to the point that the alleys were empty by 10,000 people.
Han Jian was also observing the situation in the school grounds. Now that the people of Yuzhou have been mobilized, their enthusiasm has been mobilized. In the city defense, there will naturally be some links that are lax, and if someone wants to mutiny, it will be impossible to prevent it. Han Jian expected. There are some things that can be known since the details of the imperial court can be investigated. Then King Nan shouldn't have smelled any wind. If this is the case, then this king of the south is too sloppy. Now the king of the south suddenly wants to publicly choose a son-in-law for his daughter, such a flamboyant thing. What other purpose is there besides to show the empress that he has no intention of marrying into the East Palace?
"Brother Han, such a person...... All came to see us? Erzhu has never participated in such a grand celebration, nor has he enjoyed the scenery of being the protagonist under the gaze of everyone. Seeing the crowds of people inside and outside the school grounds, Erzhu was excited, and he began to be glad that he didn't sell the invitations yesterday, otherwise he wouldn't have enjoyed this glory.
"Yes." Han Jian said, "Take a good look at it for a while, maybe it will be your chance to get ahead." ”
"Okay." Erzhu rubbed his hands, as if he had been infected by the feelings of the people present.
The team arrived at the school grounds, which was an open space. People are allowed to approach on all three sides of the school field, but in the direction of due north, there is a high platform, like a rostrum. There were a few seats on the rostrum, and there were already a few people sitting on the seats, Han Jian glanced at the one he didn't know, and he thought that it should be the military generals of Wenchen under the command of Nanwangfu. As for Nanwang himself, he has not yet arrived, and Han Jian doesn't know if Nanwang Yang Luochuan will be there in person.
Han Jian and others arrived at the scene and were placed on the east side of the open space of the school grounds, where there were fewer people, and most of them were soldiers. Han Jian saw that although these soldiers looked energetic, they did not have blades in their hands, but those soldiers standing in the open space of the school field were more powerful, and because there were too many people present, Nanwangfu also prepared no less than a thousand soldiers to maintain order on the scene.
Han Jian stood in the crowd, and the candidates next to him were all talking about some "gossip" from different channels, mainly the content of the school competition that day.
This competition is unusual, it is Nanwang who chooses a son-in-law for his daughter, and no one can say clearly what the standard is. Han Jian was not interested in these discussions, he only wanted to know how the military mutiny in Nanwangfu mentioned by Yi Die would unfold, and if there was really a military mutiny in Yuzhou, how could he leave Yuzhou safely and take Yang Li'er with him.
Han Jian was thinking about it when the people present suddenly fell silent. I saw a group of cavalry galloping from the direction of the main gate of the school, some of the current generals are very prestigious in Yuzhou, Han Jian saw at a glance Huang Yicheng, who had attended the palace banquet, Huang Yicheng is the youngest of the three heroes of the Huang family, and is Huang Lie's uncle.
As Huang Yicheng entered the school field with a group of soldiers, a team of cavalry marched gently, and Yang Luochuan, the king of the south, and Yang Yu, the prince of the south, were impressively in the ranks. After Yang Lu, Huang Lie also rode in listlessly.
Seeing Huang Lie, Erzhu was a little excited and said, "Hey, isn't that yesterday's Brother Huang?" Brother Han, why is he here? ”
Han Jian didn't answer, because Han Jian saw Yang Li'er. Yang Li'er's spirit looks very ordinary, but she looks heroic in a military uniform, as soon as Nanwang arrived, the people present all cheered, and the order of the scene was also a little chaotic.
"Brother Han...... That person, with your lady...... Somewhat like. Erzhu looked at Yang Li'er from afar, a little puzzled, and suddenly glanced at Han Jian, who had a cold expression, and said, "Brother Han...... Your...... Could it be the second lady of Nanwangfu? ”
"I can't tell you clearly, but I'll do my best." Han Jian didn't want to explain in detail, but just admonished.
“…… Good. Erzhu hesitated, but still responded.
With the arrival of today's main lord, the eyes of those present also fell on the direction of the rostrum. At this time, someone suddenly approached Han Jian's side, Han Jian paid attention to these people, although they were among the candidates, they didn't seem to have seen them in the competition the day before.
"Say hello to the young man." A man stepped forward and saluted.
"Who are you?" Han Jian squinted his eyes and looked at these people.
A person stepped forward, Han Jian looked at it clearly, and realized that it was Yi Die, who was dressed as a man.
"Your Highness." Yi Die saluted.
"How did you get here?" Han Jian frowned.
Yi Die didn't go too far ahead, so as not to be noticed, he was also very calm, and said: "The subordinates have the obligation to escort His Highness away desperately, if His Highness has any three strengths and two weaknesses, his subordinates can't go back to explain to His Majesty and several princesses." ”
Han Jian frowned again, it is a fact that Yi Die needs to explain to the empress, when does Yi Die also need to explain to his aunt?
"So, you're going to come in with makeup?" Han Jian said.
"Yes." Yi Die said, "Although this is a bit risky. But once there is any change in the school grounds, the subordinates can escort His Highness away, which is the duty of the minister. ”
Han Jian didn't expect Yi Die to do his best in doing things, and he actually thought of mixing in among the candidates to join him in the election of Chenglong Kuaison-in-law of the Southern Palace. Han Jian expected that Yi Die should have spent a lot of money and connections for this operation, otherwise he would not have received so many invitations to place his subordinates.
"The subordinate qiē obeys the orders of His Highness." Yi Diedao.
Han Jian nodded again.
At this time, Huang Yicheng, the little yellow among the three yellows, had already re-ridden out and came to the center of the field. Then several carriages came from the main entrance of the school field, loaded with some things wrapped in cloth, and Han Jian didn't know what the situation was.
When the carriage arrived in the center of the venue, Huang Yicheng personally stepped forward and picked off the cloth covering the carriage with a spear. As the cloth was lifted, people finally saw what was hidden under the cloth, which turned out to be a wooden cage.
In the cage, some people whose origins are unknown are tied with their hands and feet, blindfolded, and constantly struggling but unable to do anything.
The scene that was originally a little commotion became silent at the moment, and no one knew why Nanwangfu recruited a son-in-law and actually escorted so many people who seemed to be prisoners to come.
Huang Yi raised his spear, pointed it at the sky, and shouted: "Rebels and thieves, everyone will be punished!" These are rebellious ministers who are trying to endanger the king of the south, and you say, what should we do? ”
Han Jian and Yi Die glanced at each other, could it be that King Nan had discovered the military mutiny earlier, and the people who were about to launch the military mutiny had been captured, and he wanted to take advantage of such an opportunity to make an example of the chickens and monkeys?
The people present shouted: "Kill! ”
Huang Yicheng grabbed the reins of the horse, the horse spun around in place, and Huang Yicheng continued to shout: "The rebellious ministers and thieves should be handed over to the king of Nan to deal with personally." ”
As he spoke, Huang Yicheng rode his horse to the side of the rostrum, went to the rostrum, and directly dismounted and half-knelt to salute, as if to ask for the opinion of King Nan.
Nanwang originally sat at the head of the rostrum, and with Huang Yicheng under the rostrum, Nanwang personally got up and went to the rostrum, and Nanwang stood up, and no one else could sit, so they got up on the spot and watched the changes.
"Go!" King Nan shouted, "Chop! ”
As he spoke, he handed a command flag to Huang Yicheng.
"Order!" Huang Yicheng took the order flag, got back on his horse, and then rode his horse to the school field, and shouted to the generals who escorted the carriage over, "Nanwang Ling, rebellious ministers and thieves, behead!" No forgiveness! ”
The generals guarding the carriage opened the cage door one after another, grabbed the prisoners inside, and pressed them to the ground. Then several executioners-like men took off their knives and axes from the last carriage, sprayed them with wine, and made it look like they were going to be executed on the spot.
Some of the people present were surprised, and some were shouting and cheering, and the scene was a little chaotic.
Han Jian looked at this scene, but felt a little weird, even if King Nan exposed the military mutiny conspiracy of the generals under his command, it would be impossible for him to behead the public with such fanfare, there must be something unknown in this.
"Your Highness, those who are about to be executed are not the senior generals of the Southern Palace." After Yi Die observed, he said to Han Jian. (To be continued......)