Chapter 263: The emperor died
"His Royal Highness! Luoyang sent a request for help, wanting to dispatch General Pang and General Huo to defend Luoyang City. Fang Xuanling looked at the secret letter and said.
"That mess in Luoyang is a bottomless pit at all, it's not enough to pit your own people, you still want to pit the 20,000 soldiers and horses in Daxing City?" Yang Yu jumped to his feet in anger.
Yang Yu despised it in his heart, and with Yang Tong's little kid's command level, he transferred Pang Yu and Huo Shiju 20,000 soldiers and horses, which was like a sheep in the mouth of a tiger, and it was estimated that it would not be long before he would be swallowed without even slag.
"I want those 20,000 soldiers and horses, no way!" Yang Yu shook his head and said categorically, there are no windows, let alone them.
"His Royal Highness the Acting King, Luoyang has always been watching and helping each other with Daxing City, and now Luoyang is in danger, we can't help it!" Fang Xuanling persuaded rationally.
Luoyang is the eastern gateway of Daxing City, because although Luoyang has suffered successive defeats, if Luoyang had not blocked the hundreds of thousands of troops in Wagang, I am afraid that Li Mi would have attacked along the brick road to Daxing City.
Once Luoyang falls, Daxing City will also be implicated, and it is reasonable that Daxing City will not sit idly by and watch Luoyang fall.
Yang Yu calmed down, and when he knew that Dao was not acting rashly, he thought for a while and said: "Order Pang Yu and Huo Shiju not to be stationed in Luoyang, pay close attention to the battle in Luoyang, and once Luoyang is in crisis, immediately send troops to contain the Wagang forces." ”
"But Luoyang's request for help?" Fang Xuanling asked.
"Tell Luoyang, let them hold on, and then the king will personally rescue Luoyang!" Yang Yu added again.
"Rescue in person?"
Fang Xuanling raised his head and looked at Yang Yu in surprise, he didn't expect His Royal Highness the Acting King to go to the rescue of Luoyang in person.
Fang Xuanling wanted to persuade again, but a rush of footsteps came, and Wang Xi's hurried figure appeared at the door.
"His Royal Highness! A secret letter came from Jiangdu No. 10! Wang Xi's voice panicked.
No. 10 is a dark chess piece that Yang Yu played into Jiangdu, and it has never been activated, unless something terrible happens, No. 10 will risk being exposed and deliver the news.
"Jiangdu!" A bad feeling rose in Yang Yu's heart.
As soon as he took the secret letter, Yang Yu opened it and saw that a series of numbers appeared on the secret letter.
Yang Yu spread the secret letter on the table, and reached out to take out a spring and autumn book from under the throne. Follow the map. Immerse yourself in deciphering.
"The elephant is dead, the fox is dead!"
When these seven words appeared on the rice paper, Yang Yu was stunned for a long time and sat down on the throne. Cover your head.
The elephant is Yang Guang's code name. The fox is Yu culture and. Yang Yu originally thought that he had defeated Li Yuan in this time and space and kept Guanzhong stable. As long as Guanzhong is worry-free, those Guanzhong Xiaoguo will settle down, the turmoil in Jiangdu will be avoided, and Yang Guang's ending will change.
Where did I know that Yang Yu, a little butterfly, actually detonated the chaos in Jiangdu in advance, and Yang Guang died two months early.
"His Royal Highness!"
Fang Xuanling and Wang Xi looked at Yang Yu in front of them worriedly, in their eyes, they had never seen Yang Yu like this.
After a long time, Yang Yu raised his red eyes and said in a hoarse voice: "Invite all the important ministers!" ”
"Yes!" Fang Xuanling responded.
Today is the Lantern Festival, the ministers are reuniting with their families, although it is unreasonable to convene important ministers at this time, but Fang Xuanling knows that something earth-shattering must have happened, otherwise Yang Yu would not have summoned them at this time.
"Boom."
The gates opened.
A large number of East Palace guards rode tall horses, slamming out of the imperial city and rushing towards the homes of various important ministers.
Bone House!
Gu Yi sat comfortably on the soft couch and enjoyed a day's leisure time, although Gu Yi is a Tianzhu person, and does not value the Lantern Festival, but it is rare to have such a day of rest.
Now that the world is in turmoil, Daxing City is fighting in all directions, and there are many kinds of government affairs, and Gu Yi's excitement as the head of the ministers has not subsided, so he almost threw himself into the thick file without being burdened by the heavy government affairs, and he was exhausted every day.
"Sir!" The butler hurried over.
"What's so flustered?" Gu Yi scolded.
"Master Qiqi, His Royal Highness the Acting King invites you to enter the palace immediately!" The housekeeper of the Bone Mansion was busy.
"Enter the palace immediately, what is the reason for the come!" Gu Yi said solemnly.
The housekeeper shook his head: "The guards of the East Palace didn't say anything, and the carriage in the palace has stopped outside the mansion!" ”
The carriages were all waiting at the door, and Gu Yi was shocked, which had never happened before. I didn't have time to change into court clothes, so I put on civilian clothes directly and hurriedly walked out of the house.
Outside the Bone House,
A delicate four-wheeled carriage stopped there quietly, and a team of East Palace guards were standing quietly, not moving at all, led by Dong Yue, the commander of the East Palace guards.
"Bone-sama, please!" Dong Yue lifted the curtain.
"It's hard to be led by Dong!" The bone instrument said politely.
Gu Yi knew that this was not the time to greet at this moment, bowed his head and entered the carriage, the curtain was lowered, the four horses immediately galloped with their hooves raised, and the guards immediately followed with their horses, all the way unimpeded.
The carriage galloped all the way, and when it passed through the palace gate, Dong Yue raised the token in his hand, and the city gate guards immediately let it go, and the carriage did not stop at all, and directly entered the Daxing Palace.
Gu Yi quietly observed this situation, and his heart suddenly sank, it seems that something big has happened, otherwise His Royal Highness the Acting King would not be so anxious.
"Squeak!"
The carriage stopped in front of the Chengtian Temple.
"Lord Bone, it's here!" Dong Yue lifted the curtain.
Gu Yi turned over and got off the car, but before he had time to stand firmly, several carriages came one after another, Du Ruhui, the waiter of the East Palace, Ping Honggui, the waiter of the Ministry of Works, Kang Donghe, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, and Li Renzheng, the new waiter of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, arrived one after another.
When everyone saw each other, they couldn't help but be surprised, and they were secretly surprised in their hearts.
What a big deal happened that His Royal Highness the Acting King called out all the important ministers in Daxing City during the Lantern Festival.
Everyone's thoughts turned rapidly in their hearts, but their faces were silent, and they came to the Chengtian Hall together.
Entering the Chengtian Palace, he found that Yang Yu was sitting next to the throne in a daze, and Wang Xi and Fang Xuanling next to him were full of sadness. A solemn aura permeated the hall.
"See His Royal Highness the Acting King!" Under the leadership of the bone ceremony, the four important ministers bowed and saluted.
"Excuse me!" Yang Yoo's voice was calm, and he couldn't hear joy or sorrow.
"Dong Yue!" Yang Yu moved and sat upright.
"Humble duty!" Dong Yue saluted.
"Immediately block the Chengtian Palace, and no one is allowed to approach." Yang Yu ordered.
"Yes!"
Dong Yue didn't ask the reason, and immediately took the order to leave.
The door of the Chengtian Hall closed suddenly, and then the footsteps of all the guards gradually faded away, and the entire Chengtian Hall was silent, leaving only Yang Yu and Gu Yi and others.
"His Royal Highness! But something happened in Luoyang? Gu Yi asked softly, breaking the silence.
In their opinion. His Royal Highness called them over urgently. The biggest possibility is that Luoyang is there, Wang Shichong is newly defeated, and Li Mi is leading hundreds of thousands of troops to Luoyang, if something happens. That must be the Luoyang side. Several other armies in Daxing City are winning one after another. Occupy the advantage, it is impossible to fail in a short time.
"Oh!" Yang Yu reacted, pulled out a secret letter and said, "Luoyang is defeated again. Duan Da fled without a fight, the army collapsed, and Lord Weijin died in battle! ”
"Luoyang defeated!"
"Wezin is dead!"
The few people couldn't help but exclaim.
Wei Jin has been to Daxing City many times, but the officials of Daxing City have dealt with him many times, and the Gu Yi people are also familiar with him, where did they think that it has only been a few months, and Wei Jin has died in battle.
"Duan Da is simply extremely cowardly, he even fled without a fight, and even involved Lord Wei, it is simply a capital crime." Gu Yi was furious.
Against this kind of pig teammates, it is unbearable for individuals, and the two defeats in Luoyang fully reflect one word, not afraid of god-like opponents, but afraid of pig-like teammates.
For the first time, Wang Biao had already attacked the Wagang camp, and the defeat of Wagang was imminent, and at this time, Wang Shichong sounded the horn of retreat and killed Wang Bian, plus tens of thousands of troops.
This time, it was Duan Da who fled without a fight, killed Wei Jin, and accompanied tens of thousands of troops.
Wei Jin is Concubine Wei's uncle, could it be that His Royal Highness summoned us because Wei Jin died in battle? The ministers speculated.
Thinking of this possibility, the ministers reprimanded Duan Da one after another and mourned Wei Jin.
"Lord Wei is loyal to the country, and he ended up like this, God really can't open his eyes!"
"If Duan Da is a thief in front of the old man, the old man will spit on him."
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For a while, the ministers in the Chengtian Hall were furious.
"That's it!" Yang Yu raised his hand to stop.
The courtiers stopped being interested.
"Luoyang is just a trivial matter, this king summoned you here, not because of this." Yang Yu said.
Bagatelle? The defeat of Luoyang is just a trifle? The ministers glanced at each other, and the doubts in their hearts became even stronger,
If Luoyang is defeated, Wei Jin is killed, and Luoyang is about to fall, it is a trivial matter, so what is a big matter for His Royal Highness the Acting King to summon them?
Yang Yu slowly stood up, looked around at the ministers, and said with grief on his face: "There is news from Jiangdu, Grandpa Huang...... Dead? ”
"Boom!"
This news exploded in the Chengtian Hall like thunder, and everyone raised their heads in disbelief and looked directly at Yang Yu.
"Your Majesty...... Crashed! Gu Yi said with difficulty.
"Impossible?" Kang Hedong couldn't believe it,
"How can this be, the emperor is in the prime of life, how could the spirit of Ryoma die young?"
Gu Yi and the others were also shocked and looked at Yang Yu.
Wang Xi and Fang Xuanling finally knew that after His Royal Highness the Acting King received the secret letter, he looked like this.
"Yu Wenhua and his gang with Xiaoguo led Sima Deji to rebel and kill the emperor's grandfather?" Yang Yu said bitterly.
"Impossible? Guanzhong Xiaoguo is loyal to the emperor and will not rebel. Ping Honggui wondered.
"Yu Wenhua and spread rumors, rumors that Li Mi captured Daxing City, Guanzhong Xiaoguo returned home, under the provocation of Sima Deji, the soldiers admonished the emperor's grandfather, Yu Wenhua and ruthlessly killed the emperor's grandfather." Yang Yu told the story of the incident.
Hearing this, all the ministers in the hall believed this matter in their hearts, after all, they had already heard the news that Xiaoguo in Guanzhong had defected and returned to his hometown, and even the government had caught a few Xiaoguo who had fled back from Jiangdu.
"Your Majesty! You died so unjustly! ”
"The old minister is ashamed of the emperor's grace, when His Majesty is in danger, the old minister is not by his side, and the old minister has betrayed the emperor's trust."
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For a moment, the whole hall cried. Several old ministers had tears in their eyes and looked sad.
After a long time, the people stopped crying.
"Dare to ask His Royal Highness the Acting King, when did this happen?" Gu Yi wiped away her tears and asked sadly......
"The tenth day of the first month! The secret agent sent to Jiangdu by the king in Jiangdu passed the book, and only then did he get the news in advance. Yang Yu didn't shy away from the matter of secret agents at the moment, and said bluntly.
"The tenth day of the first month, today is the fifteenth, and it will take at least ten days for the news to come from Jiangdu." The bone meter calculated.
"The death of the emperor will definitely cause turmoil, we got the news in advance, and we will be able to deal with it in time!" Du Ruhui said loudly.
The ministers were shocked. Only then did I remember the reason why the Guanzhong area was able to be stable. In addition to the great force of Daxing City, there is another reason that Yang Guang is alive, and the counties are too guarded to settle down.
Now that Yang Guang has died suddenly, I am afraid it will cause an uproar. Unrest is not out of the question.
The ministers couldn't help but rejoice. Now they got the news just in time. If this news suddenly breaks out in Daxing City, I am afraid they will be very passive.
At this time, the ministers understood. The reason why Yang Yu ordered Dong Yue to block the hundred zhang radius, if it wasn't for the early arrangement made by His Royal Highness the Acting King, I am afraid that their cries just now would have leaked the news.
"The top priority now is to stabilize the military, as long as a few generals can stabilize and prevent the surrounding thieves from taking advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble, Guanzhong will be able to worry free." Bone Yi Dao.
Yang Yu nodded, Gu Yi was really old and spicy, and he could see the key to the problem at a glance, the gun is out of power, as long as he can catch the army, even if there is a rebellion, it will be an itch in the boots.
"Second, it is to secretly spread the information to the counties in Guanzhong, so that they can stabilize the local situation in advance, and suppress it in advance as soon as there are signs of turmoil."
"After the last, please also mourn His Royal Highness on behalf of the king, you are the backbone of Daxing City, and the heavy responsibility of revenge for the emperor will fall on you."
After Gu Yi finished speaking, he immediately bowed and worshipped.
Ping Honggui and the others felt a pang in their hearts, and suddenly raised their heads.
After the death of the emperor, a new emperor must be elected, and His Royal Highness the Acting King in front of him is amazing, brave and resourceful, and benevolent and unparalleled, and is in the hearts of the people, isn't it the best candidate?
Now the world is in turmoil, among the three capitals, Jiangdu has fallen, and Luoyang is only a lonely city, which is in danger. The only one who has the ability and strength to pacify the world is Daxingcheng.
When Daxingcheng calms the world in the future and ascends the throne on behalf of His Royal Highness, won't they become the heroes of the second founding of the country, and all the ministers are full of expectations at this moment.
The panic of Yang Guang's death gradually subsided, and there was a slight surprise in my heart.
The ministers discussed it secretly for a long time and finalized various strategies, and then they were relieved.
"Okay, let's agree so much first, and then all the Guanzhong area will be under martial law, and tonight will start from Daxing City." Gu Yi exhaled heavily and gave the order.
Immediately, a guard conveyed the order to the ministers on duty, and the ministers were suddenly incredulous when they saw the order, because tonight is the Lantern Festival, and the curfew will be lifted every year.
"Is this a mistake?" A minister in a scarlet official uniform asked.
"Lord Bone, it's in the Chengtian Palace, if you have any questions, you can go and ask in person?" The guard replied coldly.
The scarlet official minister couldn't help but shrink his head, this order was all correct, and there was the seal and signature of Lord Guyi, if he questioned this order with all the formalities, I am afraid that he would be immediately reprimanded.
Moreover, the annual Lantern Festival curfew is only a practice, not a law, and there is nothing wrong with the order of the bone instrument from a legal point of view.
"I guess the people don't think so?" The minister in the scarlet official uniform muttered, this order, I believe that the citizens of Daxing City will hate Gu Yi to the point of itching.
After Yang Yu's improvement, the administrative efficiency of Daxing City was extremely fast, and soon Su Sheng of Daxing County received an order, and after being silent for a while, he immediately ordered the government to carry it out.
"Yes!"
All the officials said happily.
The annual Lantern Festival Daxing City is very lively, but those lively have nothing to do with their officials, but they have to work overtime on duty, this year Daxing Palace suddenly came to the Lantern Festival to continue the curfew order, doesn't this mean that they can't help but be on duty tonight, they can go home and reunite with their families, how can this not make them happy.
"Lord Neishi has an order, continue the curfew tonight!"
The officials shouted excitedly along the main street.
"What?"
Everywhere the shouts went, there was an uproar.
"What kind of bullshit order is this, the lanterns of this shopkeeper are all hung up!" The two red lanterns of Hongfu Restaurant were hung high on both sides, and the shopkeeper stood below, angry.
Everything is ready, just wait for business to boom tonight and make a fortune? Where did I know that there was a curfew tonight, and I saw that the silver was about to arrive, but because of those faint officials who didn't know the suffering of the people, they flew away.
"Meat eaters despise and don't understand the sufferings of the people." The shopkeeper of Hongfu Restaurant scolded Wen Xuan.
"Ben Xiucai has been preparing for half a month, ready to show off his skills tonight, win the lantern, and give it to Widow Liu, and now the curfew is enforced, and the good things that Ben Xiucai is about to get are yellowed by the whole old man of Guyi." Wang Xiucai said angrily.
Immediately, there were many pretentious talents who lamented and scolded the bone instrument.
"The old man thinks that Lord Gu's order is very correct, if there is chaos today, but you are obsessed with the lights and wine, how can it be the way to serve the country." Dr. Wang said with emotion that he was worried about the country and the people.
As soon as these words came out, countless people immediately pointed at them, and Dr. Wang fled with his head in his hands.
But no one dared to violate the curfew, because the Sui Dynasty's decrees were extremely strict, and if they were caught for violating the curfew, they would be imprisoned for at least a few days.
What's more, some time ago, the bone instrument had just cleaned the entire Daxing City, and the flames were monstrous, and no one dared to provoke the bone instrument at this time.
At the same time, there are also many keen people who are aware of the strangeness of this curfew order, Gu Yi is not a day or two in Daxing City, it is impossible for him not to know that the curfew will be opened every Lantern Festival in Ludao, but they have very little information, just some random speculation.
Soon, night fell, the soldiers enforcing the curfew took to the streets, and some people who had a fluke mentality returned home one after another, and if they were seen, the soldiers enforcing the curfew could not get out. (To be continued......)