The Deyang Hall of the North Palace was already full of hundreds of officials and ministers, and Liu Hong, the son of heaven, was sitting in front of the imperial case, still a little frightened.

Just now he was playing in the Dragon Garden, when suddenly a messenger hurriedly came over and said: "Your Majesty, Yang Zhi, the captain of the city gate, sent Ti Cai to report that the Qianghu soldiers outside Luoyang City have rebelled!" Liu Hong was shocked, and he didn't care about losing his manners, so he hurriedly ordered: "Quickly summon the hundred officials and ministers to the Deyang Palace to discuss matters." No, when he was dressed neatly, and even the etiquette of the court meeting was omitted, he went directly to the imperial desk and sat down, and asked with a pale face: "Zhuqing, what is the situation in the city now?" "The hundred officials and ministers in the palace are all looking at me, I look at you, and I can't help but look at each other.

They just heard from their subordinates that the Qianghu soldiers were killed, but they really didn't know what the specific situation was.

At this time, although the entire Luoyang City was already in chaos, no one knew the cause and effect.

In just half an hour, all the officers and soldiers in Luoyang City gathered and prepared to meet the attack of the Qianghu soldiers!

The doors of each mansion were locked, and all the servants were summoned to stand by. The people also fled frantically, hiding in various hidden places, trembling.

Seeing that there was some coldness in the Deyang Palace, the Taiwei stood up when he heard the attack, and said: "Back to Your Majesty, the ministers are in a hurry, and they haven't figured out what the situation outside the city is!" After speaking, he continued: "The minister has already ordered someone to escort the Broken Qiang General Duan Cheng and others over, and His Majesty will ask him later, so that he can know the cause and effect." ”

"When will it arrive?" Liu Hong asked eagerly. This sentence was also what the officials and ministers in the palace wanted to ask, and at this time they didn't know anything about the situation outside the city, and they were all panicked in their hearts.

"It's probably not more than half an hour, please wait patiently for Your Majesty." In fact, I don't know if Duan Cheng is still in the city, but at this moment, as the imperial court's captain and one of the three dukes, he must calm down in order to appease people's hearts, and at the same time, in order to calm down the Son of Heaven, he said again: "Your Majesty, don't worry, Luoyang City is impregnable, even if there are 100,000 Qiang Hu soldiers, it may not be able to break through in a short time." After hearing this, Liu Hong breathed a sigh of relief, leaned back on the circle chair, and looked at the top of the hall with blank eyes, not knowing what was in his heart.

And the hundreds of officials and ministers below were all silent, and they didn't dare to make a sound, for fear of upsetting the Son of Heaven and being pulled out to sacrifice the flag.

At this moment, a speaker suddenly outside the hall said: "General Duan Cheng, the commander of the Qiang Guard, Tian Yan, Xia Yu and Zhang Kai, the captains of the Qiang Guard, bring it!" Liu Hong's thoughts immediately turned around, and he hurriedly shouted, "Bring them in!" In a moment, the four Tiger Ben guards pressed the bound Duan Cheng and the others into the Deyang Palace.

Liu Hong, who was sitting in front of the imperial case, immediately glared at Duan Cheng viciously, slapped it heavily on the imperial case, and asked sharply: "Duan Cheng, the court treats you well, what do you say is going on?" Duan Cheng also didn't know anything at this time, and when he heard the Son of Heaven's inquiry, he immediately shouted: "Your Majesty, the ministers are wronged, today Weichen has been teaching his young son to read at home, but he has never stepped out of the house for half a step, and he doesn't know anything about the Qianghu soldiers outside the city!" Tian Yan and the others also shouted loudly: "We don't know at all, and please let Your Majesty know!" Liu Hong, the Son of Heaven in the Deyang Palace, and all the hundred officials and ministers were dumbfounded, they didn't expect that Duan Cheng, who was most involved in the Qiang Hu soldiers, didn't know anything about this matter.

At the same time, I thought to myself: Isn't it the detained Qianghu nobles who are in tandem to make trouble? Thinking like this made them feel uneasy again, and the panic that they had managed to suppress became uneasy again.

Liu Hong once again looked around at the ministers and officials of the Manchu Dynasty, and asked with a calm face: "Do you think what General Duan Cheng said is credible or not?" "The hundred officials and ministers in the palace are all you look at me, I look at you, and no one wants to stand up and speak for Duan Cheng at this time.

After all, they didn't know the situation outside the city, and if they misjudged the situation and said the wrong thing at this time, they might be wiped out.

At this time, Taifu Hu Guang stood up and said: "Your Majesty, General Duan is brave and brave, accustomed to side affairs, hanging his hair and serving Rong, and his achievements are heroic. In particular, it has something to do with Xiqiang, which has been more than ten years and has a remarkable function. The old minister thought that he would never do anything to endanger the society of the country. Liu Hong, after hearing this, couldn't help but nod slightly, thought seriously for a while, and then said: "Taifu's words, I deeply think that General Duan can soothe soldiers and calm Qiangrong." Wash away the snow for a hundred years, in order to comfort the souls of the loyal generals. I also believe that he was not involved in this incident. When Duan Cheng heard this, he burst into tears, and then plopped down in front of the Son of Heaven, knocked his head on the ground, and was reluctant to get up for a long time.

"Weichen can win the trust of His Majesty, and a hundred deaths are not enough to repay!"

"Uh..."Being worshiped by Duan Cheng like this, Liu Hong couldn't help but be slightly moved, in fact, he also knew in his heart that since Duan Cheng was tied up in the hall, he had already cleared his suspicions, and today's incident had absolutely nothing to do with him.

The Qianghu soldiers outside the city were in turmoil, even if Duan Cheng got a hint of wind in advance, he would not be blocked in the mansion by the officers and soldiers, and he would be captured.

Moreover, Duan Cheng pacified Dongqiang, and obtained countless cattle, horses, mules, donkeys, felt, and Qiu Lu tents, which made the prestige of the Han army resound throughout the Western Regions again, and the land of Qianghu no longer dared to have two hearts.

This also made him, the son of heaven, gain a lot of popular support, and maybe there will be a place where Duan Cheng will be used in the future, so it is not appropriate to make him dissatisfied at this time.

Thinking of this, Liu Hong sighed slightly, and said weakly: "General Duan, get up!" I will definitely send someone to find out about this and clear the general's innocence! It's just that before that, please ask the general to be aggrieved and be guarded by the tiger guards for the time being. ”‘

"Your Majesty is so holy, Weichen doesn't feel wronged at all!" Duan Cheng hurriedly leaned over and bowed again. Liu Hong nodded, and was about to ask someone to take Duan Cheng down to take care of him, when suddenly someone shouted: "Yang Zhi, the captain of the city gate, asks for an audience." ”

"Xuan!" Liu Hong was stunned for a moment, and then he was overjoyed. Since Yangzhi is here, it means that the problem of the city gate has been solved, and there is no need to worry about the Qianghu soldiers breaking through Luoyang City.

With the permission of the Son of Heaven, Yang Zhi strode into the Deyang Palace, and at this time, all the officials and ministers looked at him curiously.

Yang Zhi didn't talk nonsense, came to Duan Cheng and the others, and immediately arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen has found out that the Qiang Hu soldiers are in turmoil, it is really a rumor!" ”

"Hum ~" The hundreds of officials and ministers in the Deyang Hall all started talking like a fried pot.

"How is it possible, many people have seen the Qianghu soldiers chasing and killing officers and soldiers with their own eyes!"

"Yes, my servant told me that the Qianghu soldiers are crazy to kill, and they will cut down when they see people."

"This~ Who the hell is telling the truth? Now the people in Luoyang City are all rumors, if people know that this is fake, wouldn't it mean that the court is incompetent! ”……

"Silence!" Liu Hong slapped the case table heavily. The discussion in the hall suddenly disappeared, and Liu Hong asked, "What the hell is going on?" Yang Aiqing talk about it in detail! Yang Zhi didn't dare to slack off, so he told the news he had heard loudly in this Deyang Palace.

"Your Majesty, after many inquiries by Weichen, I know that today's incident is completely provoked by Wang Gui for his own selfish interests!" Then, he started with Wu Yong and his party going to Huangzhuang, and then encountered Wang Gui oppressing the people, after the two groups clashed, Wang Gui led the officers and soldiers to put Wu Yong and others to death, and then Wu Yong and others fled to Huangzhuang, and after being besieged, they were fortunately rescued by the passing Qianghu soldiers.

"That's how things happened, Yuan Shu didn't want Wang Gui to escape, so he led the Qianghu cavalry to pursue, but he didn't expect that this Wang Gui spread rumors that the Qianghu soldiers rebelled and came to attack Luoyang City in order to survive. In fact, there are dozens of horses in total, all of which are falsely rumored by the people to lead to today's incident. Yang Zhi's voice was very loud, and the narration was clear and clear, and the hundreds of officials and ministers in the palace quickly figured out the ins and outs of today's incident, and couldn't help but start whispering.

In fact, Yang Zhi's words were obviously biased towards Wu Yong and others, and even the Qianghu soldiers invited by the disabled soldiers in the Huangzhuang were also said to be passing by, in order to weaken the influence, which was also a statement that he had thought about for a long time before he came up with it.

Today's matter has caused a storm in the city, and if it is not handled well, the prestige of the imperial court will be greatly reduced.

Therefore, one of the two parties must always come forward to take responsibility. The personnel on Wu Yong's side are involved in a wide range of situations, not only the Jiuqing of the imperial court, but also the soldiers at the border gates, and they represent the righteous side, so it is obviously impossible for them to be held responsible.

Although Yang Zhi already knew that this Wang Gui was the person who held Jinwu Dong Pet, but after thinking about it, Yang Zhi still decided to let Wang Gui bear all the faults, even if he offended Dong Chong, it was better than offending the people of the world.

After hearing this, Liu Hong's face turned pale, and he couldn't help gritting his teeth and asking, "Who is this Wang Gui's subordinate, how dare you be so bold!" Yang Zhi glanced at a figure in the hall, and did not answer the question of the Son of Heaven, but said: "Your Majesty should ask him in person, the relevant parties are all detained outside the palace by Weichen!" Liu Hong was stunned for a moment, and saw that all the officials and ministers in the palace were looking at him, and finally gritted his teeth and said: "Bring them all in, so that I can also see what arrogant capital this Wang Gui has." So Wu Yong and his party were brought into the Deyang Palace, the difference is that Wu Yong, Zhu Yuan, Zhang Xun and others were brought in by Hu Benwei, while Yuan Shu and Wang Gui were tied up and pressed in.

Many officials and ministers in the palace recognized the identities of everyone at a glance, but they didn't say much. Liu Hong glanced at Wu Yong, then skipped him, then stared at the two bound people and asked, "Which of you is Wang Gui?" Wang Gui immediately knelt on the ground and said in an urn voice: "Back to Your Majesty, the next official is Wang Gui!" Liu Hong casually picked up the inkstone on the desk, smashed it at Wang Gui, and then said sharply.

"You still know that you are an official! Fish and meat people, ambush the Son of Heaven to read, is there anything you dare not do? Say! Who gave you the power? Wang Gui was silent, he knew the current situation, saying the wrong word was not just as simple as death.

At this time, he suddenly raised a kick and kicked Wang Gui down, scolding and scolding: "Something like a dog, this general will be miserable by you today!" Wang Gui remained silent.

Seeing that he still didn't say anything, Liu Hong couldn't help but say angrily: "Drag it out, kill with a cane!" Wang Gui was really frightened at this time, and he couldn't care about anything else at this time, and struggled to shout at Dong Pet: "Lord Dong save me, I have always been loyal to do things for you!" ”