Chapter 1 Curfew
"There is a curfew in the whole city, and all idlers and miscellaneous people are allowed to return home, and they are not allowed to stay on the streets.
The drums of the curfew sounded suddenly and dullly in Lin'an City, shaking people's hearts again and again, and the people who were still laughing and enjoying the night view of the Lantern Festival in Lin'an City suddenly became like panicked quails, plunging into the night on both sides of Tianjie, panicked to find their way home.
The sound of cheering and cheering can no longer be heard in the big and small tiles, only the anxious parents are calling for their children; The sound of singing in the hook bar, the sound of guests and girls laughing and playing, came to an abrupt end; The beautiful ladies on the long street could no longer care about the embroidered shoes that had been stepped on and the hairpins that had been knocked off, and hurriedly ran in the direction of home. Some of those who didn't have time to go home simply hid in the nearest store and endured the long night.
The people were panicked and frightened, whispering and speculating.
"Oh my God, the Jin soldiers came over so quickly, what about the forbidden army? What about the princesses? It's a good block! ”
"God, my mother is about to give birth, what is this, my old Liu family has three generations of only seedlings, and I am counting on this baby to get a male ...... in one fell swoop"
"My mother is still at home, I have to go back and take her to run with me......"
"Run? Where to run? There is only such a big place left in the Song Dynasty, the Jin people really called, let's wait for death together! ”
One hundred and eight all-night ban drums have not been beaten, the crowding Lin'an City suddenly became uninhabited, from the palace to the small lonely mountain of more than ten miles of long streets, the forbidden army five steps and one post, ten steps and one sentry, according to those who did not have time to go home afterwards recalled, the sound of horses' hooves on the heavenly street "da-da" echoed back and forth all night.
Half an hour ago, Yang Yizhong, the "Sanya" management army, knocked on the locked palace door and reported a horrific incident to the Southern Song Dynasty Emperor Zhao Gou.
It is also strange to say that most of the battalion roars occur in wartime, and the soldiers either have too much training intensity, or the combat pressure is too great, and some people are terrified at night, and suddenly shouting and causing riots, and if one is not handled properly or not handled in time, it may trigger a chaotic fight that affects the whole battalion or even the whole army, causing immeasurable casualties and losses.
The old camp in Gushan is all veterans of forty or fifty years old, the Southern Song Dynasty has not fought for many years, the military equipment is lax, and the military discipline is lax.
In any case, since the matter has happened, Yang Yizhong does not dare to slack off, and must report to the emperor as soon as possible, asking the emperor to order the implementation of a city-wide curfew, and the forbidden army will take over the defense of the whole city.
That's why the people of Lin'an City turned their horses on their backs.
The veteran ministers who had just returned home from the Lantern Festival Palace banquet were invited back into the palace, and they were all people who had experienced strong winds and waves, and after an initial shock, they quickly settled down.
Zhang Tao, the secretary of the ministry, glanced around, but didn't see Yang Chun, the secretary of the military department, and immediately asked, "What caused the camp to roar?" Can someone be sent to appease and persuade on the spot? What is the current situation? ”
Although Yang Yizhong's official rank was higher than Zhang Tao's, he knew that there was a ruthless man opposite who even the emperor dared to point his nose and scold, so he immediately replied: "Lao Yang of the military department has rushed over, and it is not clear what caused the camp roar at present. As a precaution, the palace gate has been re-locked, and the city gate and Ouchi have been heavily guarded, and Lin'an Castle has become like an iron bucket, so please rest assured that Your Majesty and your lordships will be relieved. ”
Now that the situation is unclear, Zhang Tao didn't say anything, and the other ministers are all looking at their noses and noses, and their noses are looking at their hearts, like an old monk entering the country, and the needles in the Dongnuan Pavilion can be heard for a while.
The candle flame made Zhao Go's face darken.
Eighteen years ago on Chinese New Year's Eve, Qin Huan hammered Yue Fei to death in Dali Temple Prison on "trumped-up" charges, and the remaining three "Zhongxing Four Generals", Liu Guangshi, died of illness that year, the living Zhang Jun ran all the way on the road of luxury, and Han Shizhong led the fashion trend of Lin'an City with his innovation. Now, the four generals of Zhongxing have all died, and the forces in the army attached to them have all collapsed, and only Wu Lan and Wutai Junjiedu in Xingzhou are struggling to support Liu Qi.
Seeing that the martial artists of the entire Southern Song Dynasty were trembling again under the imperial power and the power of the prime minister, Zhao Gou finally found his place after the fright and humiliation he received in the "Miao Liu Change".
In order to appease the sensitive and fragile heart in his chest, Zhao Gou didn't mind crushing a nest of ants at his feet, even if the ants didn't cause him substantial damage.
Time passed minute by minute while waiting, Zhao Gou Junchen waited for about a meal, and the eunuch in charge of communication ran to the emperor with small steps, and bowed down to report: "Qi Qi Guan, good news." Lord Yang of the military department has successfully entered the old camp of Gushan and controlled the situation. The old camp in the lonely mountain is not a howling camp, but a crying camp—"
It was rumored that the eunuch said that he presented the secret report he had just received, and Zhao Gou and the important ministers took turns to read it, and Tang Siwei, the left minister, couldn't help but get angry: "Nonsense! What do you cry under the big festival? It has caused panic in the hearts of the people, and the people are in turmoil! ”