Chapter 765: Winning in Stability (Part II)
"Why is the King of the East here?"
Lin Ke felt sad in his heart, by this time he had already felt that his qi was about to run out, and the East King was standing alive in front of him, which showed that the previous preparations were in vain. Even if Luoyang City would really be taken according to the plan, he would not be able to open his eyes and see that the Dongwang Mansion was removed.
Han Jian took a few steps forward, and by the moment there was already a shout of killing in the Lin Mansion, and some people who were still resisting in the Lin Mansion were either cut down or held to their necks with knives. Lin Ke felt a sadness in his heart, but he was also glad that he sent his family back to his hometown earlier, and did not let them suffer with him today. But thinking that the Dongwang Mansion wants to cut down the grass and eradicate the roots, he will definitely not let go of his family members, and it depends on whether the family members in the old family can get the news. Now there are not many places to take refuge, either go to the Southern Dynasty, or simply seek refuge in the local gentry in Hebei, after all, they instigated this rebellion.
Han Jian said: "Some people have bad intentions, take advantage of the night in Luoyang City to create trouble, and even instigate the generals of the defending army in the city to make a rebellion, and open the city gate to welcome the rebel army into the city. Fortunately, the king found out in time and let people calm down earlier, but there is no result so far. This king was originally in the military station, but he was also a little uneasy, so he had to go to Lin Shilang's mansion to take a look, but he didn't expect that Lin Shilang's mansion was also occupied by traitors. ”
"This ......" Lin Ke couldn't say anything.
Han Jian stood in front of him so confidently, and he didn't send troops to take him down, and he talked to him in a very relaxed tone. This also shows that Han Jian is a bamboo in his chest.
Han Jian's whereabouts were a mystery before, but now it can basically be explained, Han Jian did not lead his troops north at all, but stayed in Luoyang City and waited for him to throw himself into the net. But he couldn't figure it out, with so many eyeliners in the city, how could he not even investigate the whereabouts of the East King?
Han Jian walked into the courtyard, and many people were twisted from the hall or backyard to Han Jian, and some of these people were very arrogant. Even if the body is restrained, it is still unyielding, and some people bow their heads with a disgraced face, as if they have accepted their fate.
Han Jian looked at these people, but asked Lin Ke in his mouth, "Does Lin Shilang recognize these people?" ”
Lin Ke smiled sadly and said, "Why should the East King ask knowingly. As it has been, the king is defeated and defeated. I have nothing to say here, but I can't be loyal to Your Majesty, and I only have regrets for death! ”
Han Jian sneered: "Lin Shilang wants to be loyal to His Majesty? But I don't know which one is loyal? Has Your Majesty ever made you faithful? ”
As he spoke, a large group of officers and soldiers poured in outside, but this time it was not the soldiers of the new army, but the men and horses of the Dongwang Mansion, and these soldiers and horses were more majestic than the soldiers and horses guarding the city. This is also what Lin Ke can't understand, as far as he knows, there were soldiers and horses from outside the city transferred into the city last night. But the identity of these soldiers and horses is doubtful. Whether it was the people of the Eastern Palace, or the people of the imperial court, he still couldn't figure it out.
"Take Lin Shilang down." Han Jian gave an order to the guards, but the guards were very polite, stepped forward to hold Lin Ke, and then tied up. By this time, the "headquarters" that Lin Ke was in charge of had been personally taken over by Han Jian.
The group was escorted out of the Lin Mansion, and although it was already dawn at this time, there were still no people on the streets of the city. The streets are under martial law. Soldiers came and went in groups, and checkpoints were set up at the street entrances. And the soldiers stationed in the garrison are not all men and horses from the Eastern Palace, but also soldiers from the new army of the imperial court. As for Liu He, who went out of the city yesterday to receive the new army outside the city, his whereabouts are unknown.
Lin Ke knew very well that Liu He's personality and integrity would definitely not betray the imperial court, and after Liu He left the city, the new army camp stopped interfering with the rebel army outside the city, which shows that Liu He still plays a role in maintaining order. But as for why even the new army was finally under the control of the East Prince's Mansion, and the East King could transfer the new army into the city so confidently and without scruples. This is beyond Lin Ke's comprehension.
"Young son, the princess of the county sent me to greet the young son." When Han Jian also came out of the Lin Mansion, people from the Eastern Wangfu came over to inquire about Han Jian's situation.
These people were sent by the Han Song clan, Han Jian's whereabouts had been unknown before, and the entire Dongwang Mansion was actually very nervous. After all, even the women on Han Jian's side, such as the pregnant Lin Xiaoshu and Gu Xin'er, didn't know Han Jian's whereabouts, and Han Song's family only thought that Han Jian was going out of the city to the north, but they didn't know that Han Jian had been in the city to quell the rebellion in the city today.
Han Jian said: "Go back to the princess of Tongyu County and say that I am safe." She didn't have to worry too much about what was going on in the city. ”
"Yes, young boy." The guards of the East Prince's Mansion left, and Lin Ke noticed that the soldiers around Han Jian were not the guards of the East Prince's Mansion on weekdays. He realized that he was put in a position by the East King, and Han Jian disappeared in the city, because he noticed from the intelligence that a link of the East King was missing from the East King Mansion system, and the guards who followed Han Jian in the East King Mansion on weekdays were all left in the East King Mansion. This is also the reason why it was determined that Han Jian would lead his troops north.
Han Jian didn't leave the Lin Mansion immediately, there was still a bit of chaos in Luoyang City, and the news from the various city gates in it gradually reached Han Jian. Each time it was a detailed report, not only Han Jian could hear it clearly, but even the soldiers of the Dongwang Army and the New Army on the side, as well as the officers and generals who were tied up outside the Lin Mansion and participated in the rebellion.
The gates of the city are passed one by one, and then the palace guards are well guarded. And the situation of the chaotic army in the city is not only what Han Jian cares about, but also the last straw in Lin Ke's heart. If the rebel army can take advantage of the chaos to control the city gate of Luoyang, and if Liu He's men and horses outside the city can enter the city, and Yang Rui exerts his strength, then Luoyang's defense can still be taken. But the final result was that the news of the annihilation of the rebellious army was transmitted.
Lin Ke felt a little sad when he heard the news, but he still held on to hope, maybe these were just intelligence mistakes, or maybe Han Jian was building momentum to make him die? Lin Ke experienced the feeling of being the commander of the Chinese army last night, this experience was very bad, too much chaotic news made him take care of one or the other, and even made him unable to distinguish the authenticity of the news.
But the intelligence system of the East Prince's Mansion is not as bad as Lin Ke thought, the East Prince's Mansion can control the entire Luoyang City, and the intelligence system has long been complete, as for Han Jian making people deliberately lie about the news in front of Lin Ke, Han Jian is not that interested. Han Jian put a long line to catch a big fish, from the beginning he didn't attack Lin Ke, he just wanted to annihilate the forces behind Lin Ke in one fell swoop, and it was also very important that Han Jian wanted to know whether Gu Weipan, who was the first assistant of the imperial court, had anything to do with this rebellion.
By this time, he still had no conclusive evidence of Gu Weipan's involvement in the rebellion. It is true that someone has looked for Gu Weipan before, and these people also have a purpose behind their backs, if it is said that these people are secretly in contact with Gu Weipan, but it is Lin Ke who really comes forward to stand in front. At this time, Lin Ke also completely regarded himself as the organizer of this rebellion, and Gu Weipan still did not play the connection and role of his former first assistant at this time.
There is no evidence. Han Jian naturally didn't accept it. Maybe from the beginning, Ning Yuan wanted to pull Gu Weipan into the water and falsely accuse him, no matter how Gu Weipan said, he was also a veteran of the two dynasties, and now he is making an attack for the stability of the imperial court and the Eastern Palace, and more importantly, he is Gu Xin'er's father and the grandfather of the child in Gu Xin'er's womb. Even if Yang Luochuan, Yang Li'er's father, conspired to steal Luoyang City and sent troops and horses to attack Luoyang, in the end, he was only placed under house arrest and not killed. Han Jian only admired in his heart, and he couldn't kill him.
"Escort these people to the palace gate and wait for Your Majesty's ruling!" Han Jian finally ordered.
At this time, Lin Ke and others got into the prisoner car under the escort of the soldiers. The prisoner cars were all pulled from the Tingwei Mansion, as if they were specially prepared for Lin Ke and others to parade through the streets, but now there are no pedestrians on the streets. The people of Luoyang are still accustomed to martial law and curfews under this kind of power struggle, even if the wind is not released in advance, but in the morning someone goes out and realizes that something is wrong on the road. Naturally, they went home and closed their doors.
This also provided convenience for the passage of soldiers on the street, and the Dongwang Mansion did not know how many people were mobilized. On the way that Lin Ke was escorted to the main gate of the palace, he saw too many soldiers from the Dongwang Mansion, but on the contrary, he didn't see a single rebel army. Only blood stains were found on some streets, but the bodies and the wounded had already been removed, and people had already begun to clean up on the streets, which showed that Dongwangfu did not want to let last night's rebellion expand.
Han Jian rode his horse. As if escorted, the prisoners who accompanied the escort arrived in front of the main entrance of the palace. At this time, the palace gate was closed, and the palace guards and soldiers were standing on the palace tower and the platform and looking nervously below, and the crossbowmen had already prepared. When Lin Ke saw this well-guarded palace, he was also thinking in his heart, even if he could take advantage of the chaos to take down the defense of Luoyang City Gate. It was also even more difficult to rely on the rebel armies outside the city to attack such a well-guarded palace. At that time, even if Han Jianren was in the north of the Yellow River, after getting the news, he would raise troops to the south, and it would be too late to kill Luoyang in a few days.
Compared with the city defense, Han Jian appointed many old courtiers of the Eastern Palace, while Han Jian completely appointed the upstarts who had risen in the past two years in the palace guard system. These people have no connection with the court faction, and they have no loyalty to the monarch and patriotism, and they are bent on stealing power and intrigue. These people were a group of professional soldiers, and Lin Ke couldn't open the gap from the palace guards from the beginning. After today's incident, Han Jian no longer needs to take into account the opinions of the old courtiers of the Dongwang Mansion, which will make the entire city defense of Luoyang change its face, and it will be even more difficult to plot against Luoyang at that time.
"Open the palace door!" As Han Jian and his entourage arrived outside the main gate of the palace. Immediately, the soldiers who gave the order stepped forward with the order flag, and in the extraordinary times, Han Jian's order flag alone was not enough to open the palace gate, but then Han Jian appeared on a horse, and the palace guards recognized Han Jian even if they didn't recognize the order flag. The palace gate slowly opened, and the soldiers who came with Han Jian crossed the Yushui Bridge in the palace moat, but did not step into the palace gate.
Since they are all generals who can fight well, they also know the rules. The scope of the soldiers' guards was clearly defined, and people other than the palace guards were not allowed to enter the palace unless there was an edict. On weekdays, even if Han Jian would bring the guards into the palace, he would not trespass according to the etiquette.
When Han Jian arrived at the gate of the palace, he was not in a hurry to enter the palace, but was waiting for the follow-up people to arrive.
More soldiers poured in from the wide streets of the main gate of Luoyang, most of these soldiers were men and horses of the Dongwangfu, but they were not the original people of the Dongwangfu, but were mobilized from outside the city. Lin Ke had always wanted to know where these horses came from, and when he saw the faces of some familiar generals in the Eastern Prince's Mansion, he was a little surprised.
These generals, as well as the soldiers and horses transferred by Han Jian to the city, are not just the guards and horses around Luoyang, many of them are originally placed in the north by the Dongwang Mansion to accompany Lin Ke to conquer the northern human horse system. In other words, the reason why Han Jian was able to lose the lead in last night's rebellion without being in a hurry was mainly because Han Jian did not use the people around Luoyang and paralyzed Lin Ke and his subordinates.
Escorted to the city, there were also several generals of the imperial court system who went to seize the city gate last night under the command of Lin Ke, as well as the soldiers who secretly colluded with Lin Ke to defend the Eastern Palace. These men were also escorted to the palace gates like prisoners of war.
There was some congestion outside the palace gate, and for a while it seemed that all the people in the city had gathered in front of the palace gate. Lin Ke already had the intention of dying, but at this time, he raised it again in his heart, and he thought to himself that Han Jian was ready to take the opportunity to "force the palace" and let Yang Rui abdicate the throne?
Lin Ke did not inform the palace in this rebellion because he knew that Yang Rui was no longer the old minister who unconditionally supported the imperial court faction like before. This time, Lin Ke hopes to help the prince ascend to the throne, with the support of the local gentry and people in the north, it is very difficult to completely solve the legacy of the East Prince's Mansion, and the most important one is how to subdue the several generals assigned by the East Prince's Mansion in the local area. There is Lin Zhan, who has made great achievements in the north and is preparing to fight against the Xianbei people, and there is also Su Tingxia, the deputy marshal who has just been recruited to the north and kills people. There are also Han Jian's third aunt and ninth aunt, Han Cui's and Han Zhao's who are now guarding Chang'an and the Western Capital in Guanzhong, if these two people knew that Han Jian was killed and the Eastern Wangfu was removed, they would definitely raise troops to avenge Han Jian.
However, all this was stopped because the incident did not succeed, and Han Jian did not spend much effort to quell the incident, which also brought a crisis to the court of the Wei Dynasty. At this time, if Han Jian put the crime of raising troops and rebellion on Yang Rui, he would have enough reason to depose Yang Rui and establish himself as emperor. Although there is not much difference in power, in the eyes of the court, it is very different. This will mean that the Wei dynasty will be history, and Han Jian will start a new dynasty.
"His Royal Highness the King of the East, His Majesty has summoned you to the palace."
When the soldiers and horses outside the palace were in chaos, the palace still sent people out to deliver the decree.
Such a big thing happened in Luoyang City, Yang Rui couldn't be ignorant. At present, Han Jian's soldiers and horses are hoarded in front of the palace, and the intention of forcing the palace is obvious, and at this time, Yang Rui summoned Han Jian into the palace, which also has the intention of easing the contradiction. (To be continued......)