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Chapter 571 Situation

In response to the sudden rebellion of the previous army, His Majesty urgently dispatched Linshan General Wang Lin to deal with it. At the same time, the deputy general under the command of Changping Hou Zhou Changzong also led [-] elite soldiers to assist Wang Lin in dealing with the rebellious soldiers.

The city of Chang'an is still peaceful and lively, and 20 years is not long. Although the turmoil of 20 years ago has not been completely forgotten, even the old people in those days have been too far away when talking about the war, and some can't remember it clearly.

It doesn't matter if you don't remember clearly, Chang'an City at the foot of the emperor is so easy to fight over?
Furthermore, Your Majesty is a wise ruler, who conquered the world on the battlefield.Is there any general in this world who is more powerful than His Majesty?I can't beat it!

The people in Chang'an City didn't think so.Compared with the military tactics that are far away and can't be understood.Cursing the rebels of the previous dynasty who stirred up the war for no reason is what the people like to do most at this time.

"It has been 20 years since Dajing died. After all these years of peaceful life, why do these soldiers and horses of the former dynasty still miss the tyrant?"

"That's right! The tyrant did more than one evil thing back then. When he became mad, he might be caught and killed if he walked on the street."

The drinkers in the tavern were talking about it.

"However, our Majesty is not the tyrant of the past, so powerful! These soldiers and horses of the former dynasty are homeless dogs, so there is nothing to worry about!"

"Speaking of which, what did Master Yang do? I passed by the gate of Yang's residence these two days, and I saw the imperial guards guarding it! After Mrs. Yang and Miss Yang were escorted to the palace, there was no news. "

"Why doesn't Your Majesty transfer Zhao's army? Who is this Linshan General Wang Lin? I have heard about Changping Marquis. I heard that he is greedy for money and lustful. He is not a good person!"

"How can Zhao Jiajun be used to deal with those bereaved dogs from the previous dynasty? Just finding two of them is enough to crush those bereaved dogs!"

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Listening to the discussions of the drinkers, Zi put down the abacus in his hand and walked towards the backyard.

Things have been going on for the past few days, and it's not just these drinkers who are talking about these things, even the people who are whispering about these things can be seen everywhere on the roadside.

In the backyard, the "injured" Lin Yan was recuperating on the bedside.

"Your Majesty used Wang Lin and Marquis Changping." He sighed, looked at Ji Chongyan, and said, "You are really right!"

Like Jiang Shaoyan next to him, he was originally confused.However, with Ji Chongyan's general mention of the military situation in Dazhou, looking at it now, it is clear that His Majesty's move to call these two people is clear, and he won't be talking nonsense like those drunkards outside who don't know anything.

The soldiers and horses who returned to the battalion loyally from the previous dynasty should not be underestimated, after all, they were all good generals from the previous dynasty.There is a problem with the tyrant, but it does not mean that there is a problem with the soldiers and horses who returned to the camp from the previous dynasty.

Compared with ordinary people watching the excitement, Ji Chongyan, who received the news early, knew more about the inside story than ordinary people.

"Dongchuan Wang Duan's father and son also turned against each other, and brought their soldiers and horses into the Zhonggui camp." Speaking of their old acquaintance Duan Feilai, Ji Chongyan's reaction was calm, not at all surprised, "They are It's really clean, if you come out like Zhongguiying, you will have to go back if you don't."

As the sons of the former clan, the Duan family had no choice. Of course, their bodies were indeed not clean.Otherwise, where did the soldiers and horses who rescued his mother come from?

Ji Chongyan doesn't dislike Duan and his son because of this matter, but it doesn't mean he won't be his enemy.

With different positions, there will always be a battle.

"Yang Yan this time...Although he was a little caught off guard, he didn't delay, and he made a decisive decision." Lin Yan thought for a while and said, "Now everyone is calling him a traitor and disrupting the war. If things go on like this, it will be bad for the people. He must show evidence that His Majesty has committed crimes as soon as possible."

Although Yang Yan relied on the 30 troops loyal to the camp to win the world, not the people.But people's hearts and other things, as long as anyone who is interested in the throne, will not be easily shaken.

"Yang Yan's move should come soon, in the next few days." Ji Chongyan paused, turned to look at Jiang Shaoyan, and said, "The news of Jiangnan Daoist generation has been cut off for the time being."

The rush to raise troops caught off guard not only the court, but also the common people.

But overnight, they found that the gate of the city was surrounded by officers and soldiers.

"Many cities in the Jiangnan Dao generation were surrounded by loyal soldiers and horses, and the unsuspecting soldiers in the Jiangnan Daofu were also drugged overnight and imprisoned in the capital camp," Ji Chongyan said, looking at Jiang Shaoyan, and specifically mentioned something , "Gusu and Baoling are also among them."

In other words, starting from the rebellion of Zhonggui Ying, the people of Jiangnan Road have been "hijacked" by Yang Yan.

Jiang Shaoyan pursed her lips when she heard the words, and said, "Yang Yan and the others won't move the common people right now!"

"He has ambitions in the world, so he would never do such a thing." Ji Chongyan looked at Jiang Shaoyan and comforted her when he said this, "Although the news has been cut off, Jiang Pingping and others will be fine for the time being."

Unless it is absolutely necessary, Yang Yan and others will not touch ordinary people.

It's just that the officials of the original Dazhou may be a little hard to bear.

It is better for Wu Youcai to dawdle like this, but Zhuang Haoran, the county magistrate of Gusu, has already been imprisoned.

Now that it's the other way around, Yang Yan doesn't mind revealing what happened to Zhuang Haoran.

"Master Zhuang stays in the county government well. You don't have to do anything. It doesn't matter whether things succeed or not, it has nothing to do with Master Zhuang." Yang Yan's confidant who came to inform Zhuang Haoran said, "Master Zhuang is a smart person and knows what to do. Selected."

Zhuang Haoran looked at the long knife lying in front of him, pursed his lips, and said in a harsh voice, "I understand."

These days, he had vaguely guessed that Yang Yan might not just want to be an ordinary courtier, but his true identity was beyond his expectation.

"Your Majesty is a wise ruler today, unlike the tyrants of the previous dynasty. Now you are rebellious, the people dare not speak out when they are angry, and the people's hearts are in turmoil. It is not a good time to rebel at this time," he said.

Yang Yan's confidant took a look at him when he heard the words: "Master Zhuang is indeed a smart man, but His Majesty has already surrounded Yang's residence, do I have any other choice?"

From His Majesty's siege of the Yang Mansion, if you don't go against it, you have to go against it.That being the case, simply start early.

"Jiangnan Road is rich, and the supply of rice, grain and supplies is sufficient." Yang Yan's confidant asked the officers and soldiers to take away the key to the warehouse at Zhuang Haoran's waist, and said, "We will not move now, but just in case, this Gusu The city’s granary still needs to be borrowed for the time being.”

Now that it has been discovered, it can simply turn against it, and take advantage of the local people and officials not reacting, and seize the materials of Jiangnan Road.

Zhuang Haoran looked at the key to the warehouse that was taken away, his hands hanging on his sides tightened, and then he let go.

There are officers and soldiers inside and outside the Gusu County Yamen, if he resists, what else can he do but die?
Yang Yan's confidant who took the key turned around, but when he was about to leave, he turned to Zhuang Haoran and said: "Master Zhuang is too worried, the turmoil of the people's hearts is inevitable, but it may not be because of us."

It seems that their sudden rebellion only affected Jiangnan Road, which was besieged overnight by soldiers and horses of the Zhonggui Battalion.Even within Jiangnan Road, on the main street, shops, teahouses, and taverns are open and closed as usual. Although people are uneasy, they are not turbulent.

The real turbulence will start slowly next.

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Overnight, the entire Jiangnan Road was surrounded by officers and soldiers. It seemed that the sky had changed, but everything seemed to be as usual.

After being stopped by Zhuang Haoran, Jiang Pingping and others who had returned to Baoling were standing on the side of the street, looking towards the end of the street, the house sold by the uncle of the Zhao family.

At first, Fang Zhiyao went to the house and felt that the woman in the house was suspected to be Xiaoli.At first they only thought it was suspicious, but looking at the large number of soldiers and horses surrounding the house, they were almost certain that the woman was Xiao Li.

So, what purpose did Yang Yan have to purposely bring Xiao Li to Jiangnan Road?
……

In the house, several men who looked like craftsmen were sitting there, listening to the people in front of them.

Not far in front of her was Xiao Li, who was being held in the middle by two guards armed with swords, with an uneasy expression on her face.

"The box is about this big," Xiao Li flinched and gestured. "The box is square in shape, and the box is dark in color. Looking at its surface, it is no different from an ordinary box..."

"...Okay, you don't need to describe the box anymore." One of the men who was writing at the desk stood up, held up the sketch in his hand to Xiaoli, and asked, "Is it like this?"

After staring at the sketch for a while, Xiaoli nodded, "It seems...it seems to be like this."

"Okay, that box can be made." Handing the sketch in his hand to the apprentice next to him, the man looked at the shivering Xiaoli, knocked on the table, and asked impatiently, "Is the box right?" It doesn't matter, the biggest problem is not with the box at all, but with what's inside."

"There is an imperial decree, two letters, and a list. The imperial decree is the secret decree of His Majesty Rendi, and Zhao Dalang, that is, His Majesty, is ordered to go to Liangzhou."

There is a date of departure in the secret decree, so it can be deduced that when the "horse bandits invaded" Liangzhou, His Majesty's soldiers and horses had already arrived. He was present when everything happened. said.

"Those two letters, one is a secret letter from General Dongying to His Majesty, thanking him for helping to deal with the aftermath in secret, and the other is from His Majesty to Lieutenant General Qian Qing, ask him to search carefully, and don't let anyone die."

"The list is for people who survived the horse bandit raids in Liangzhou and other places. They are natural witnesses."

Xiao Li said with a pale face: "But I can't remember the names on the list. When I was friends with Qian Qing, although he was fascinated by me, I only saw this box once."

Compared with her elder sister Dali, Xiaoli is very low-key, and her relationship with her is also inferior to that of her sister Dali.But inferiority is not necessarily a bad thing.

Just like Qian Qing, who was the deputy general in the army back then, although it doesn't look obvious, but he has another identity in him, he is the confidant of Emperor Ren.She saw these things by accident once, and pestered Qian Qing for a long time to ask, but only heard him vaguely say that these things are very important after drinking.

Not long after, Qian Qing died suddenly, and the box of things disappeared.

People like Xiao Li don't know how to keep chastity for Qian Qing, so they have another man to rely on.

These years, compared to her elder sister, she is really low-key.

If it hadn't been for the few fish raised in the pond last year, Master Ji, Master Ji, Master Xu and others had a quarrel, she would still be working as a concubine in Chang'an City right now!Not to mention being captured here by Yang Yan.

To be honest, at first she didn't know what Yang Yan was doing abducting her, and she was locked up after being taken away by Yang Yan's people.

It wasn't until a few months ago that Yang Yan came to see her once when she was suddenly sent to Jiangnan Road and settled down in Baoling.

Xiaoli originally thought that after her sister Dali disappeared, Yang Yan wanted to find someone to replace her, but it turned out not to be.

Compared to her only looking for mediocre people like Master Ji and Master Ji, sister's ambition is far greater than hers, and the men she provokes are even more dangerous.

She tried to hook up with Yang Yan presumptuously once, but after learning the lesson, she never dared again, not only dared not, but she was even more afraid of Yang Yan.

At this time, what she said was the truth.

"Think about it again," said the man dressed as a craftsman, "what does the letter look like, what is written on it, do you still remember?"

Xiao Li shook her head with a pale face: "I only glanced at it, and never took it to heart. I just remembered that it looked like an ordinary letter. As for the content inside, I don't even know."

When she spoke, she subconsciously dragged her tone, with tears in her eyes, and looked at the craftsmen in front of her with a delicate and pitiful posture.

This picture of Master Ji and the others is quite impressive, but these people in front of them seemed to be invisible, and said: "Think about it if you don't know it, until you think about it clearly."

Xiaoli's complexion became more and more ugly, her eyes were bloodshot, and she begged: "Can you let me sleep, I haven't rested for two days."

"In the past two days, I will definitely get those letters out." The few people were indifferent to her pleading. The craftsman looked at Xiaoli without raising his eyelids, "You can rest after you think clearly!"

……

The finished box was finally sent out of the mansion early the next morning.

Along with it... there was also a corpse sent to a mass grave.

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Jiang Pingping looked at the unrecognizable body that had been turned over with a complicated expression.

Fang Zhiyao squatted down, stretched out her hand and tore off the sleeve on the side of the corpse, and when she saw the birthmark on her arm, she nodded and said, "That's the birthmark I saw when I measured her clothes that day."

Although the face has been destroyed, the birthmark shows the identity of the person.

"It's her!" Fang Zhiyao said, "She's dead."

When a person dies, he can rest naturally.

"People are sent out together in the same box when the cock crows." Jiang Pingping looked at the corpse in front of him, and sighed, "If it's useless, I can't live anymore."

An Israeli servant like Xiao Li can only live well in front of people like Elder Ji and Second Master Ji. When she meets someone like Yang Yan, she is destined to live a short life.

In this respect, Dali is smarter.

But it was just a little bit, Yang Yan didn't care about Dali's disappearance at all, and it wasn't much better.

"Actually, this pair of sisters are not stupid, but they are crooked in their bones." Fang Zhiyao said, looking away.

Before the Jiangnan Taoist generation was besieged, the last message they received was hibernating and waiting for orders except for a brief mention of Yang Yan's identity and what he was looking for. Naturally, they did not act rashly these days.

"Right now, Yang Yan has that reason, so he must spread the word about what His Majesty did back then." Jiang Pingping touched his twitching eyelids, "The morals of the world are really about to start to turmoil!"

(End of this chapter)