Chapter 322: Return to Yangzhou
When Mu Wanqing heard Wang Jing say this, she smiled and said, "If Lang Jun has a plan, let them live for a while longer!"
Wang Jing took Mu Wanqing back to the lake where the two lived before, and after resting for three days, the internal injuries healed. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
At this time, it was already the middle of the month, Mu Wanqing said: "There are still ten days until the New Year's Pass, Lang Jun, should we go south to the Central Plains now or return after the New Year's Pass?"
Wang Jing said: "The grassland has always been a Turkic land, and we have stayed for so long, it is time to return to the Central Plains." Foreign places, there is no taste of the New Year!"
Mu Wanqing naturally had no opinion.
The two of them rode on a sleigh and rushed through the snow all the way south.
Ten days later, under the day and night journey of the two, they came to the border between the grassland and the Central Plains.
At this time, it was already the thirtieth of the Chinese New Year's Eve, and every family was preparing the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, and there was no one on the road.
Wang Jing performed the "Natural Breathing Technique", and after scanning it with clairvoyance, he found a small village a hundred miles away from them.
Wang Jing took Mu Wanqing and went to the small village, intending to borrow it for one night.
In a short time, the two arrived at a small village.
At this time, the folk customs were simple, Wang Jing and Mu Wanqing were both Han nobles, and they were welcomed into the house by the village chief to entertain them.
The village chief's surname is Zhang, as if he has read a book for a few years, he has some knowledge, and seeing that Wang Jing's bearing is far better than the big man he has seen, he only asks Wang Jing how to call him, and then asks more.
Wang Jing replied kindly.
When it was time for the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, Village Chief Zhang only took out a few small dishes from the farmhouse, and the meat was rare.
Village Chief Zhang apologized and said, "Let Wang Gongzi laugh!"
Wang Jing naturally knew that Yang Guang's construction of the canal and the conquest of Goryeo had cost countless national strength, and it was difficult for ordinary people to survive.
Wang Jing sighed: "The saint is not sympathetic to the suffering of the people, and wastes national strength, so that the smoke is everywhere, and he still does not want to repent, and the great rivers and mountains laid down by the first emperor will be difficult to protect sooner or later!"
When Village Chief Zhang heard Wang Jing say this, although he agreed in his heart, he didn't dare to answer, but only persuaded: "Wang Gongzi must not criticize the saint in public, it is easy to cause disaster!"
Wang Jing knew that these Shengdou people were timid, so he didn't say more, changed the topic, and asked some parents about their shortcomings.
Village Chief Zhang replied that life was not easy, the oppression of the government, the raids of the bandits, and the raids of the Turks were common, but the current weather was more peaceful.
Wang Jing and Mu Wanqing spent Chinese New Year's Eve dinner at Village Chief Zhang's house, stayed for one night, and left the next day with a piece of silver.
On the way to the south, the two encountered robbers again, and there were few people on the road, and the tea shed and other places on the way had been abandoned.
Mu Wanqing said: "I can't imagine that the north is like this, compared with the prosperity of the land of Bashu, it is a world of difference!"
Wang Jing said: "There is no war in Bashu, and it is naturally peaceful. Now except for the places controlled by the four major gates, other places are already in flames, and ordinary people are afraid that it is even more difficult than Village Chief Zhang's family. ”
Mu Wanqing said: "Does Lang Jun want to make a move?"
Wang Jing sighed: "Yang Guang has lost control of the world, but the orthodoxy is still there, if you want to clean up at this time, it is the best choice to coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes! Let's go to Yangzhou!"
Mu Wanqing said: "Lang Jun is not afraid of delaying the entry of the martial arts?"
Wang Jing said with a smile: "Kou Zhong likes to fight the world, I will build the platform well, and I will leave the things of charging into battle to him." ”
Mu Wanqing said: "It turns out that Lang Jun has already planned, no wonder he took them as apprentices from the beginning!"
Wang Jing said: "Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling are both talented and lucky, I just push the boat with the current, if Kou Zhong has no intention of fighting the world, I will not force him." ”
Since Wang Jing had made up his mind, he was ready to go to Yangzhou first, control Yang Guang, and slowly clean up other separatist forces based on Yangzhou and the Jianghuai Righteous Army.
Wang Jing remembered that Yu Wenhua and the rebellion were in March of the fourteenth year of the Great Cause, and there were still three months to go, so Wang Jing and Mu Wanqing were not in a hurry, and only rushed to Yangzhou at a normal speed.
Wang Jing and Mu Wanqing crossed Zhangjiakou, passed through Beijing, Langfang, Cangzhou, Jinan, Laiwu, Huai'an, and finally arrived in Yangzhou. On the way, he passed through the sphere of influence of Dou Jiande, Wang Bo, and Meng Haigong, although the war was raging, how could he stop Wang Jing.
After a month, the two finally arrived in Yangzhou.
Wang Jing came to Yangzhou City for the first time and didn't stay too long, so he left with Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling. Since he planned to rescue Yang Guang at the time of Yu Culture and rebellion, he naturally had to figure out the situation in Yangzhou in case of emergency.
After Yang Guang ascended the throne, he ordered the construction of Yangzhou City, where he was the governor, and changed the official name to Jiangdu. Not only expand the city outline, Guangxing palace, repair the garden, and in the north of the city by the mountains and rivers, there are "Shugang ten palaces" such as returning to the wild goose, returning to the flow, and pine forest. However, the most magnificent is the Linjiang Palace built on the bank of the Yangtze River, as long as Yang Guang has a whim, no matter morning or evening, he will go there to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Yangtze River.
Wang Jing went to these ten palaces to investigate, and soon found out the topography of all the palaces. Yang Guangda spent most of the time in Linjiang Palace, as if he had already used Linjiang Palace as his base camp. Linjiang Palace has been carefully built by Yang Guang, carved beams and painted buildings, flowers are splendid, all are excellent, magnificent.
In the process of investigating, Wang Jing naturally also saw Yang Guang's appearance. Although Yang Guang is the emperor, but perennial indulgence in wine, but at the age of fifty, he is already decadent, his face is pale, the emperor's nine dragon robe and crown are worn on Yang Guang's body, not only does not have a sense of majesty, but it is like a beautiful shroud, at a glance, you can know that Yang Guang's gas is exhausted, and time is running out.
To Wang Jing's surprise, the Goryeo female assassin Fu Junwu was still lurking outside the Linjiang Palace, ready to assassinate Yang Guang at any time. If Fu Junwu knew that Yang Guang's life would not be long, I am afraid that she would not want to take the risk in person, and just wait for Yang Guang to be killed.
Yang Guang's Praetorian Guards, most of whom were Guanlong, also fled one after another in the past two months.
At this time, the city of Yangzhou was not peaceful. A large number of civilians fled, and most of the shops on the streets without backgrounds were seized by the Sui soldiers for accommodation. Except for the elderly or women who were too bad, no one dared to go out on the streets, otherwise they would be plundered and ruined by the patrolling Sui soldiers.
The gangs and ruffians in Yangzhou City, taking advantage of the absence of the patrolling Sui soldiers, also kept an eye on the property of the civilians, and robbed them when they had the opportunity.
In the entire Yangzhou city, it is like a scene of the end of the world, the soldiers and bandits are difficult to distinguish, the chaos is incomparable, and it is close to the edge of collapse.
Yang Guang was lustful in Linjiang Palace, indulging in pleasure, and he didn't know anything about all this, which can be described as a model of drunken life and dreams. Even if Yang Guang knew, he might paralyze himself, a person who has lost his soul is like a walking corpse.
Wang Jing waited silently, just waiting for Yu Wenhua and a move, he would kill Yu Wenhua and Liwei, and then control Yang Guang with the Soul Shifting Great Law to stabilize the situation. (To be continued.) )