Chapter Seventy-Four—The Imperial Chen Family

Now facing the gate of the county where Wu Yue is located, the figure who walked over briskly was none other than yesterday, when he was freed from the illusion yesterday, he heard the news of Chen Xinyu's official dispatch of troops, and hurriedly rushed to Feng Yuchong and Feng Shanshan, two brothers and sisters who came from Chen County. If they hadn't seen the distance of the departure army, they had really planned to go to the city, and after a night's rest, their strength had recovered a little. In their opinion, these county forces, which were originally neutral realms, took the initiative to declare their allegiance to Chen Xinyu, which was a good thing for the stability of the situation.

Of course, after walking on the streets, they felt the depression of this Lichen County first-hand. Originally, the street was still a commercial street with frequent pedestrian traffic, but now it is basically uninhabited, Feng Yuchong and Feng Shanshan, two brothers and sisters, walked all the way from the inn to the door of the county government, and only saw a few people on the road occasionally appeared, and there was no longer a prosperous scene in the past.

However, Feng Yuchong and Feng Shanshan, the two brothers and sisters, did not expect that they had just walked to the gate of this county government and saw a person they were relatively familiar with. Feng Yuchong and Feng Shanshan, the two siblings, couldn't help but smile knowingly, it was indeed very easy to deal with him, and there was no need to worry about anything else. Feng Yu rushed forward, smiled and said, "Wu Zhutou, I didn't expect us to meet again so soon, in the past few days, it seems that the situation here is very bad."

Feng Yuchong's understatement had already expressed the great worry of this Wu Yue in front of him, he couldn't help but sigh secretly, and said slowly: "It's not a secret, now that the big war is imminent, if you don't choose to take sides with Chen County and these surrounding neutral counties, it is likely to lead to a situation that is not pleasing to both sides in the future." I think the current situation is obviously that Empress Shengde has the advantage, but the county commander just can't see the current situation clearly. is still blindly pursuing the strategy originally discussed with the royal Chen family, which makes our officials very helpless, but after all, we are only subordinates, and we can't make such a risky persecution move unless we have to. Since you are here, please help me persuade the county magistrate, so that the people can be saved. ”

This time it was Feng Shanshan who said with a smile: "Brother Wu Yue doesn't need to worry about this, we came here today to comfort the county magistrate, hoping that he will not pursue unrealistic things, let's see what is most important in front of him and now."

Wu Yue was overjoyed, so that he no longer had to be afraid every day. Although he was not afraid of death, he had always been worried about the people who had not left Lichen County yet, and once they chose the wrong team, it was likely to lead to a catastrophe in the city. Such a result is something that Wu Yue can't accept no matter what. Since now, Feng Yuchong and Feng Shanshan, two brothers and sisters, who are considered the special envoys of Empress Chen Xinyu of Shengde, are willing to take the initiative to persuade the county order, which is exactly what he can't ask for.

"In that case, let's go in together. Wu Yue turned around and pushed open the gate of the county government behind him, and after walking in, Feng Yuchong and Feng Shanshan, the two brothers and sisters, could be regarded as seeing the situation clearly. The officials who used to stand in a row on each side of the surrounding area are now gone, and the vitality that the entire county government was originally filled with is now invisible. In its place, there is a depressing emotion, even a somewhat low and helpless emotion.

Feng Yuchong and Feng Shanshan, the two siblings, couldn't help but feel a little stunned, now that such an obvious situation has happened, and the officials have basically disappeared, could it be that this county magistrate still can't see the situation in front of him clearly? Is he blind? They couldn't help but secretly wonder, did something happen in this that directly caused this county magistrate to still cling to his small and hopeless illusion desperately?

Wu Yue, who was walking on the side, saw the stunned expressions of Feng Yuchong and Feng Shanshan, the two siblings, and he couldn't help but sigh again, and slowly explained: "This is also the most incomprehensible place for us. Now that the situation is very clear, why should he insist on such an unrealistic thing when he hears that the orthodox army of the country has arrived and eighty percent of the people have moved their families. I can't figure out why it's all that."

Feng Yuchong and Feng Shanshan, the two siblings, could hear Wu Yue's helplessness and unwillingness, but after all, he was a subordinate, and as a subordinate, many things were not impossible to understand, but this difference between superiors and subordinates made the current situation very complicated, and Wu Yue could not persuade this county commander. can only pin his hopes on the two siblings Feng Yuchong and Feng Shanshan. Perhaps, they can rely on their persuasion ability and status to persuade the county order to succeed.

Regarding this matter, Feng Yuchong and Feng Shanshan, the two siblings, did not refuse, after all, at this time, they themselves came here to fight for the greatest interests through this opportunity, that is, to win over these officials and ordinary people who were originally neutral. So, the two brothers and sisters readily agreed to Wu Yue's request. Not only that, but they also wanted to know more about the inside of the royal Chen family from Wu Yue.

Wu Yue guided Feng Yuchong and Feng Shanshan, the two siblings, all the way into the second hall of the county government in front of them. Among the two halls that were originally the most lively, now due to the impending war, the current two halls are also very deserted, Wu Yue motioned to Feng Yuchong and Feng Shanshan, the two brothers and sisters, to rest here first, and he went to make tea first.

The two siblings, Feng Yuchong and Feng Shanshan, were not in a hurry now, they were not in a hurry to observe the situation around them. I saw that the shocking wood and the surrounding shocking boards, and even the mahogany plaques above their heads were still neatly arranged here, but the officials and guards who were originally standing here were gone. The reason for this, Feng Yuchong and Feng Shanshan, the two siblings, both know it very well in their hearts, but it doesn't make much sense to mention it now. The two siblings sat across from each other, their eyes closed, quietly contemplating the next words.

After a while, Wu Yue walked back from the back of the second hall quickly, holding a wooden cup in his hand, on top of which were two teacups made of ordinary wood, and in this teacup were still bubbling tea. Obviously, this is the tea that Wu Yue just brewed.

Wu Yue put down the tea he was holding in his hand, but his movements were already very light and careful from beginning to end, but his footsteps had already taken Feng Yuchong and Feng Shanshan, the two brothers and sisters in front of him. Looking at the situation in front of him, Feng Yuchong couldn't help but smile dumbly: "Brother Wu, I can't see it from the outside, I really didn't expect you to be so ingenious. ”

Wu Yue touched the back of his head curtly, he looked at the thoughtful appearance of Feng Yuchong and Feng Shanshan, the two brothers and sisters in front of him, Wu Yue put down the two cups of tea in his hand, and asked with a smile: "What are you thinking about?"

Feng Yuchong took the two cups of tea in Wu Yue's hand with some helplessness, and handed one of them to his sister Feng Shanshan, who was sitting next to him. Only then did he turn around and say to Wu Yue: "Brother Wu, to tell you the truth, we originally wanted to go to Checheng to deliver a message for Your Majesty. It was only later that there were some problems that caused us not to go to the city, and now we are back because we are about to go to the civil war, and we will do our best to protect the safety of innocent people. Brother Wu doesn't have to worry about this. I just want Brother Wu to tell us what kind of existence is there in the Chen family of the royal family?"

Feng Yuchong is very smart, he knows that Wu Yue is a person who attaches great importance to the safety and suffering of the people, and he once said that it is his greatest responsibility to let the people live in peace. Speaking of this first, Wu Yue's heart settled down a lot, and then it became a lot easier to ask him about the news of the Chen family of the royal family.

Wu Yue lowered his head and pondered for a while, pacing back and forth in this second hall, and the two siblings, Feng Yuchong and Feng Shanshan, did not urge him, but quietly drank tea and waited. After about half an hour, Wu Yue said slowly: "Actually, I don't know a lot, but I have probably heard about it, after all, the number of people in the royal family is at least two or three hundred. Where do we remember this?"

"Brother Wu doesn't need to worry, we're just asking a few important people. Who is the head of the Chen family of the royal family now?" Feng Yuchong didn't plan to know everything, he only needed to know a few of the most important people.

Wu Yue nodded, "The head of the Chen family of the imperial family is named Chen Xuan, and in terms of generation, he is the uncle of our departed monarch Empress Chen Xinyu, and he is also the younger brother of the previous generation of monarchs, His Majesty Chen Xinyu's father, Emperor Kagura. Due to the fact that the state affairs of the country have been subjected to the interference of the imperial Chen family for a long time, His Majesty the Emperor cannot fully control Chaozheng. This was the only defeat left behind by the founding emperor of the country, who had strengthened the power of his family too much to control at this time. After the previous generation of monarchs, Kagura Emperor came to power, he is said to have had a dream of being able to get rid of his family since he was a child. So, despite the opposition of his family, he united a group of officials and people who were unwilling to stay in the city, and immediately announced the relocation of the capital to Weicheng after the preparations were complete. The intention of moving the capital to Weicheng is very simple, that is, to get out of the control of the power of the Chen family of the royal family. Otherwise, in such a situation, every departing monarch will not be able to escape the fate of being controlled by the family. ”

Wu Yue sighed and continued: "It is precisely because of the full preparation that the imperial Chen family was caught off guard when the Kagura Emperor made such a move, and they jointly wrote against the strong pressure to no avail, and the Kagura Emperor had already made up his mind. As a result, the forces that left the monarch and supported him left the city at this point, and also left the control of the royal Chen family. The imperial Chen family did not have much to do about it, fortunately, Emperor Kagura was not a very strong monarch, although he was disgusted with the imperial Chen family, but he did not make any overly excited choices, in the more than ten years he ruled the country, there was no war in the country, but it was very calm. ”