Chapter 68: The Jinyang Crisis (2)

(The readership is not popular enough, and the old goose still wants to listen to more opinions~~~~ยท)

Du Huangsheng's complexion gradually softened, and he said:

"Judge Su, please get up, it's your mistake to blame you. Judge Su, in this way, someone manipulated it with bad intentions? โ€

Su Hongdao:

"Exactly. The man used the matter of the lower official's unscrupulous brother to provoke the lower official. The lower officials know that the younger brother is guilty of rebellion, and the emperor does not condemn my family, it is already a great grace of heaven, where do you dare to hold grudges? Xia Guan wanted to refuse at that time, but he knew that the situation was critical at the moment, and when he saw that the man was right, he wanted to hear some secrets, so he was vain. Everyone knows about this. If it weren't for Du Xianggong's personal arrival, the lower officials would not dare to listen to a third person. Since the grace sent the lord out of the city, the lower officials have been instructed every day, and they really have the heart to die. โ€

Then he fell on the ground and wept. Du Huangshang continued to ask:

"And how much have you heard?"

"That person didn't trust Xia Guan very much, but just asked Xia Guan to wait for his news these days. The lower officials speculated about his words, and the matter seemed to be related to an ambitious powerful vassal with a heart. โ€

Du Huangshang nodded and said:

"Judge Su was loyal, and after the matter was settled, the prime minister decided to unite with Li Jiedu to protect the emperor. The emperor is benevolent, Liu Pi is chaotic and should destroy the nine clans according to the law, and the emperor only punishes the three clans; Li Qi, as a rebel of the clan, has a reason to discuss the crime and great merit, and His Majesty only punishes his father and son. The emperor once said that those who are treasured by me are only virtuous and talented, and once said that if Su Qiang is still there, if he is really talented, he should also use it, let alone Su Honghu? Judge Su is well aware of the righteousness, and if he can make a great contribution this time, His Majesty will definitely reward him greatly. In the past few days, I have to bother Judge Su to continue to be wronged. โ€

Su Hongdao:

"The lower officials only hope to be able to wash the lintel, where do they dare to ask for any reward?"

Du Huangshang said a few words of soothing words and let Su Hong go. Here Su Hong left, and over there Du Huangshang called the staff and said:

What Su Hong said is not far from the report of the Grain Statistics Department. If it weren't for His Majesty's benevolence and kindness, Su Hong would be grateful, this turmoil would inevitably endanger the country. โ€

At the end of the Sui Dynasty, Li Yuan and his son raised troops from Jinyang, entered the main Guanzhong, and finally settled the world. Because of this, Jinyang also became the metropolis of the Tang Dynasty second only to Chang'an and Luoyang, and was one of the three capitals of the Tang Dynasty. If Jinyang fell, the blow to the Tang court was unimaginable, since the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, Jinyang has only fallen twice, once in the early Tang Dynasty when Liu Wu and Zhou went south, and once during the Anshi Rebellion.

Standing on the north gate of Jinyang City, looking at the Fen River in the distance is like a silver-white belt meandering (a familiar sentence), the mountains are undulating, it is really the land of Longxing, and the weather is extraordinary. It's just that the dense tents under the city have ruined this magnificent northern scenery. The tents were brought in from the barracks warehouse, and were inhabited by veterans of many battles, although they were probably in their early thirties. If it is not handled properly, these people will take up arms, and they will become a force that shakes the world, and if it is handled properly, then the Tang court's army reorganization plan will be implemented as scheduled, and there will be hope for the Zhongxing of the Tang Dynasty.

The curtain of a tent outside the city was lifted, and the soldiers standing on either side bowed and said:

"Your Excellency."

It was Li Yong, the envoy of the Jin Festival in the river, who came out. Although the Jiedu envoy is in charge of both the military and the people, he is generally called the marshal and the prince, but Li Yong was born as a civil official and came from the central government, knowing that the imperial court has the ambition to cut the domain, so he forbade his subordinates to call him handsome.

"Master Li!" "Master Li!" "Master Li!"

As soon as Li Yong came out, many people outside the tent hugged him. Li Yong ate and lived with the veterans in the past two or three days, a harmonious atmosphere, smiling and welcoming people, and there was no official arrogance at all, plus he served as the envoy of the Jin Festival in Hezhong to govern in a good way, and the official reputation was quite good, so the veterans were not embarrassed by him, but Li Yong had visited all the camps in the past few days. I often chatted with veterans, especially veterans who returned to their hometowns and came back, and when a few leaders saw him, they only asked how the political affairs were doing, and did not persuade people to go back, and they did not take very close care of him.

Li Yong glanced at them, they were all leaders, and said:

"What are you doing here?"

One of them said loudly:

"The brothers who were just at the south gate saw the consolation and pacification sent by the imperial court to drive into the city, and I have come to ask Master Li to show me how the imperial court will settle us?"

Li Yongdao:

"Didn't you tell you this section a long time ago? The emperor said that all of you are loyal and brave soldiers who have made military exploits, and it is very sad for the old man to have no food and clothing. How could the imperial court watch everyone starving from the cold? The emperor said that everyone will not be left without food and clothing, not only must they have it, but they must also eat well and dress well. Actually, what are we not going to do after the army, the emperor has already thought about it, and the emperor is sage. Originally, the purpose of giving you severance pay was to let everyone go back to their hometowns to see, and as soon as the New Year passed, there would naturally be township officials who would come to your door and inform you of what to do. Unexpectedly, you listened to the rumors that came from nowhere, thinking that the imperial court didn't care about you, and they all came to Jinyang, and they couldn't sleep at home on a cold day. โ€

There was a burst of laughter from the crowd, and a white-haired veteran was squeezed out of the crowd, kneeling down and kowtowing:

"The festival makes the adult a good official, and the festival has alarmed the adult grass people's hearts are not stable, and the little emperor respectfully kowtows to you to accompany the sin. I just want to ask Master Li to reveal a thing or two, how the imperial court will settle us. Also, it's been a long time since the Lord entered the city to appease and appease you, so why didn't you come to comfort and appease me? โ€

Li Yongdao:

"Well, I say, everyone, the Comfort Ambassadors are not just here to comfort you. Besides, do you know who it is? It was Du Xianggong, who was the prime minister of the ruling ministry. Everyone has arrived, are you afraid to wait a little longer? โ€

A young man couldn't hold his breath:

"The little ones don't know what Du Xianggong is, and the little ones only know that people will starve to death if they don't eat, and they will freeze to death if they don't wear clothes. It won't work any longer. โ€

Li Yong said sharply:

"Since you came to Jinyang, have you ever frozen to death or starved to death? It stands to reason that everyone is no longer in the military, doesn't the imperial court still open a warehouse to provide you with food and clothing? The emperor is benevolent, I hope you will be calm and not impatient, and don't fall for the villain's tricks. Du Xianggong is nearly seventy years old, and he rushed to Jinyang in less than six days from Chang'an, can't you see the sincerity of the imperial court? โ€

In terms of lip service, these veteran soldiers are naturally not Li Yong's opponents, but if Xiucai meets soldiers, it will be a big trouble. The veterans who lived everywhere gradually got the news and rushed over, the noise and shouting became louder and louder, and Li Yong could even feel that someone was fanning the flames, and fine sweat broke out densely on his forehead. Several soldiers around him surrounded him tightly, and their hands were already on the handle of the knife, and at this moment, a sharp-eyed soldier shouted:

"My lord, here, here!"