Two months later, in the early autumn, a fast horse entered Chang'an from the west gate and went straight to the imperial city.

On that day, the whole city of Chang'an was under martial law, and the whole army was ready for battle, which was much more serious than before.

The Manchu civil and military forces in Beijing immediately entered the palace to listen to the announcement.

In the Weiyang Palace, above the main hall.

Yang Jiantie blushed and looked down at the many courtiers below, who didn't know what the situation was now.

The eunuch took the military newspaper from the front line and read it in a sharp voice: "Thousands of miles of urgent front-line military report, the Turkic army plundered deeply, and at the same time marched into Wuwei, Tianshui, Jincheng, Honghua, Yan'an, Anding (now north of Jingchuan County, Gansu), Shangdu (now Fu County, Shaanxi) and other six counties in northern Shaanxi. ”

As soon as the news came out, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty exploded.

Originally, the Turks and the Great Sui had their own victories and defeats in the past two months, but they did not expect that all of a sudden, the Turks divided their troops into six places and attacked on a large scale.

Moreover, these six counties are all in the northwest of Chang'an City, the nearest of which is Anding, Shangdu, is only more than 400 miles away from Chang'an, if it is captured, the next step for the Turks is to enter Chang'an.

This kind of explosive news made the group of people in the Manchu Dynasty who couldn't bear the matter panic, and the entire court was in an uproar for a while.

Immediately, an official stepped out first: "Your Majesty, the Turkic army is invading the south, and our army should strive to block it, and Weichen asks for orders to lead the troops to a battle." ”

"Your Majesty, no, according to the speed of the Turkic cavalry, if you can't stop it, it is likely that once the army is defeated, it will arrive at Chang'an City, then Chang'an City will be in danger, at this time the people everywhere are afraid of the Turkic cavalry, Wechen thinks it is not suitable to fight, Wechen asks for orders to go to the Turkic army to negotiate peace, so that it retreats."

"No, absolutely not, how can you raise the prestige of others and destroy your own ambition at this time."

"Do you not care about the lives of the people? The Turkic cavalry had no humanity and no grass wherever they went, and an early truce was a good thing for the people. ”

"The minister seconded the proposal, the food price in Chang'an City has soared recently, and it was slightly reduced in the first two months, but as soon as this news comes out today, the food price in Chang'an City will inevitably rise sharply, and there may be ......chaos in the city at that time."

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The controversy in the court is always a daily occurrence, and it is only more intense today.

The emperor is obviously not the master of peace, but now that the Turkic cavalry has attacked, the longer it drags on, the more passive the decision will become, and he cannot afford to delay.

Yang Jian got up, the ministers were silent, and only the emperor's voice remained in the hall: "Order the generals from all over the country to quickly retract and refuse to defend the city, and never let the Turkic cavalry cross the city and approach Chang'an." ”

The first order was given, and the messenger cavalry outside the imperial city rode out of the city gate and galloped towards the cities.

The ministers also understood the emperor's intentions, the emperor did not want peace talks, and the emperor wanted to fight back.

It's just that the two armies were facing each other in Lintao, and suddenly there was news that the Turkic cavalry had bypassed the main force of our army and invaded south, what is the situation of the main force of our army now, and there has been no military report yet, this is the thing that everyone is most worried about, in case our army has been defeated, then everything is over.

But if our army is not defeated, how the enemy army bypassed our army's southern invasion can only be guessed.

Yu Wenshu stood up and said: "Your Majesty, there is no contact with our army at present, the minister is worried that the enemy army is cutting off the communication between our army and the capital by detouring to the rear, so the minister asks for the child's life, and leads the elite team to set off immediately, looking for an opportunity to break through the siege and obtain a military report." ”

The situation of the army is very important, Yang Jian immediately nodded: "I canonized Yu Culture and is the general of Zuo Yiwei, leading five hundred elite soldiers to break through." ”

At this time, he was willing to let his son lead the troops to break through, Yu Wenshu also made preparations for wealth and danger, he had confidence in his son's martial arts, but he was not alone on the battlefield, and no matter how confident he was, he was also in danger, but only in danger could he rise in a short period of time, Yu Wenhua and was immediately named General Zuo Yiwei.

General Zuo Yiwei, in charge of the palace and forbidden the palace, as long as Yu Wenhua and this trip can do things well, I believe that the reward will not be less, and the emperor will rely on it.

The second order was issued immediately, and Yu Wenhua and since the matter of the board of directors of the Jin Wangfu was set in Yang Guang's Mansion that day, Yang Guang brought him to his firecracker workshop [Arsenal], so that Yu Wenhua could familiarize himself with the new firearms he planned as soon as possible, and Yu Wenhua and several of his most trusted subordinates have been cooperating with the development of firearms in the arsenal for a long time, giving suggestions for improvement.

At this time, Yu Wenhua immediately led his brothers on the horse, came to the military camp of the Beijing division and walked three hundred elites, and set off with the grain and grass for the breakout.

This is the shipwreck.

Before the five hundred elite soldiers set off, the eunuch handed Yu Wenhua and a secret letter encapsulated in a bamboo tube, and instructed: "Young Master Yuwen, this secret letter can be opened a hundred miles away from Beijing. ”

"What's in here?"

"The little one doesn't know, he acts on orders, Yuwen Gongzi is ordered to be in danger, he is bold and ambitious, and this battle will be won."

Yu Wenhua did not hesitate to take the secret letter and led the troops to set off.

Above the court, the courtiers said: "Your Majesty, the price of grain in Chang'an City will inevitably rise sharply this time, and please open a warehouse to boost grain and comfort the people." ”

"No, Your Majesty, now the Turkic cavalry is very likely to go south, and it is necessary to prepare enough grain and grass in case of emergency.

The emperor's face was embarrassed, but he quickly issued a third order: "Order the surrounding counties to transport grain to Chang'an City." ”

"Your Majesty, far water can't quench your thirst."

"I've already given the order!!"

A strong and wise emperor can listen to you, but he won't let you dictate his actions.

"Everyone retreats, King Jin, you stay alone."

After making up his mind not to move the military rations and not to provide disaster relief, the news dispersed at the court, and then spread all over the streets and alleys, and for a time the food in the city rose like crazy, almost to the point that there was no price and no market.

Li Dong and other big grain merchants took the opportunity to raise the price of grain to an unprecedented height, and only a small amount was released, and it was impossible for the war to be approaching in a day or two.

Li Dong was happy in the house, and raised his arms: "God help me, God help me." ”

"The owner has made a lot of money from the grain in our warehouse this time."

"It's not enough, it's not enough, all the money I made before will be bought for me, and if anyone dares to sell grain in the market today, we will take it all, and we will have to at least double it tomorrow."

He is now like a gambler who has bought a super bull in the stock market, and he doesn't want to cash out at this time, but continues to buy.

Human nature is greedy, when you see the gold mountain in the distance, how can you take care of a gold ingot on the table in front of you.

"The owner, Baoguo Gongyu Wenshu ordered someone to invite."

"Yuwenshu?" Li Dong suddenly received a message: "What did he ask me to do?" ”

Li Dong actively used his little brain: "At this time, he came to me most likely because of the military rations, now that the war is imminent, Your Majesty must be eyeing the military rations, and the deficit he resold before will definitely find a way to make up for it, so I can sell it back at a high price, but unfortunately if he wants to buy it, I really can't kill him." ”

Li Dong felt that no matter what happened now, Yuwenshu had a request for him, so he immediately went to the Baoguo Mansion first.

Seeing Yuwenshu's respectful salute, Yuwenshu pulled him up, laughed and said, "Brother, you still have a vision, I said before that you are not afraid of reducing the price of so much food?" I didn't expect that in this situation, would you be able to tell fortunes? ”

"Grandpa Guo has an overreputation, and the grass people are just lucky, lucky, thanks to the help of Grandpa Guo."

"It's all your own vision."

Seeing that there was something in Yuwen's words, Li Dong himself spoke first to offer sincerity: "Grandpa Guo, you see that I have so much grain in my warehouse, if you want, I can buy some of it for you according to the price I purchased before." ”

He thought that Yu Wenshu was going to buy grain to fill the shortfall.

Yu Wenshu said, "What? At this time, Shopkeeper Li was timid and didn't dare to stock grain? ”

"If Grandpa Guo is in need, we can earn money together, and I come to admire Grandpa Guo."

"Hahahaha, I'm not here to buy grain from you, but to sell grain from you to see if you have the guts to collect it."

"Huh?!"

Li Dong was greatly stunned, Yu Wenshu resold military rations before, and dared to continue to resell at this juncture?

"Grandpa Guo, this ...... Now you still have food. ”

"I am in charge of the military rations in Chang'an City, how can there be no food, this errand is a chore, how can I get by if I don't make some money? As long as you dare to accept it, I will sell you all the existing half of the military rations, and the price is slightly cheaper than what is currently on the market. ”

"Oh yo yo, this matter is too big, how can this be done if it is discovered."

"Discovery? Now that they're all in the city, who knows what tomorrow will be? And it's not just a matter of fire, as soon as the fire burns, there is no way to find out. ”

Li Dong sighed that Yuwenshu was really bold, only to find out that these high-ranking officials were really black-hearted, and they dared to make any money.

Seeing that he was still a little hesitant, Yu Wenshu added: "That's it, you give half of this money first, and the rest of the money is my contribution, it is expected that the price will peak in a few days, no matter how high it is, no one can afford it, and the emperor will definitely intervene, and when the time comes, the grain will be sold, and the money earned will be half of me." ”

Hearing such conditions, Li Dong was naturally moved, and Yu Wenshu personally participated in it, can he believe it? How can you not have the opportunity to make money and hug your thighs, and immediately decided: "Do it." ”

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In the main hall of the palace, only Yang Jian and Yang Guang father and son were left, and the main hall after everyone dispersed seemed a little deserted, Yang Jian stepped down from his high position, came to Yang Guang, patted him on the shoulder, and showed a smile: "This matter is done, the moths in the city can get rid of a lot." ”

"Father, several generals in Gyeonggi City still have to tell the truth first, so as to avoid turmoil caused by human turmoil."

"Yes, I'll arrange it."

The emperor, who was still anxious, was now completely victorious.

Because they not only have the military reports of the Sui Dynasty army, but also the secret reports sent back by the secret service organization behind the enemy lines of our army.

(End of chapter)