Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 9 The Bells Ring Through the Capital
Great Wu Empire,

inside the palace,

At this time, Changle Palace also heard the sound of teacups breaking.

"Trash, it's all trash, King Zhongshun deserves to die!"

The angry roar of the Supreme Emperor Zhou Shengzhuo came from the palace,

"There are also those generals with four kings and eight males, don't they all eat dry food? Shit generals are worse than pigs!"

"The Supreme Emperor calm down, now that things have happened, don't get angry."

Xia Shouzhong was also so frightened that his face paled. It had been a long time since he had seen the emperor get so angry.

"What does the emperor say?"

The Supreme Emperor asked directly,

"Go back to the Emperor Taishang. After the Emperor knew about this, he lost his temper. The people from the Taishang Hospital have already gone."

Xia Shouzhong immediately replied.

"What, is your majesty alright? I told Shi'an that he must not lead the army, but he didn't listen!"

"Reply, Taishanghuang, the emperor is in a hurry, it's okay. Now I've finished drinking the medicine and got up."

"It's fine, it's fine, it's fine, it seems that people with four kings and eight males are not so reliable!"

Xia Shouzhong heard this,
Even lowered his head even lower, these words are unhearable.

Empire Northeast,

Southeast of Luoyun Plain

Zhongshun Wang Zhou Shi'an led part of the defeated army with less than 1000 people and fled all the way here.

It's been three days of eating and sleeping in the open. How have I ever suffered such a crime.

"Where are you now?"

Zhou Shian asked with a tired face,

"Going back to the prince, we are almost at Pingyao City, but there is no way to go. The Pingyao guard and the prefect have long since fled, and there are Jurchen cavalry chasing us behind us. If Pingyao City has already fallen, it would be a sheep in the mouth of a tiger. "

It was Liu Fang, the grandson of Liu Biao, Duke of Li, who spoke.

"Yes, my lord, there is nothing wrong with being careful."

Chen Ruiwen, the grandson of Qi Guogong Chen Yi, echoed.

"What should I do?"

Zhou Shi'an suddenly asked helplessly,

"Go directly to the south, go to Luoyue Pass, the safest."

Niu Jizong, the grandson of Zhenguo Gong Niuqing, has been hammering the final word,

"Okay, let's do this. In order to avoid long nights and dreams, let's go now."

Zhou Shi'an led the generals of the Duke's Mansion to continue southward.

Daming Palace Hall of Mental Cultivation,

After Zhou Shihong drank the medicine, he returned to the Nuan Pavilion of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and was not in the mood to look at Concubine Wu's weak face.

"Dai Quan, go and ring the Golden Sun Bell!"

Emperor Wu thought for a long time before saying such a sentence.

"This this,"

Dai Quan thought he had heard wrong,
This golden sun clock can only be struck by Dawu at a critical moment.

If it is sounded now, it will undoubtedly cause an uproar in the capital, this?

"I've thought about it. This time may not be an opportunity. How can I know whether they are loyal or traitor if I don't knock. Besides, I have to take a gamble. Go!"

Dai Quan knew that the emperor was determined to seize power, and even took out the Northeast and released it, but is this really okay?
Is it too impatient, but seeing Emperor Wu being so aggrieved in recent years, hey, that's all!

"Your servant complies with the order. Now arrange someone to knock on it. The emperor is ready to go down, and he will go to court soon!"

"Yes, it will be up soon!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

Great Wu Empire,

On the eve of the silent dawn,

After many years, the Golden Sun Bell rang again.

Everyone in the capital was awakened.

All the officials and noble families got up and dressed immediately, ready to go to court.

"Hurry up, hurry up, something big has happened!"

Hubu Shangshu's house was full of chickens and dogs,
"Still staring blankly? Why don't you get up quickly and put on my armor, waiting to be cleaned up?"

In General Shenwu's mansion, Feng Tang roared loudly.

Prince Teng, the envoy of the Jingying Jiedu, happened to be inspecting the military camp these few days. When he heard the bell, he immediately blew the horn to gather, changed into his official uniform, and immediately rode into the city and ran towards the palace.

In Ningguo Mansion, Jia Zhen is drunk and dreamy every day, and doesn't care about government affairs, just stays at home and hangs out with concubines, and when she gets bored, she sends housekeeper Lai to buy some Qingshou to continue the fun.But every month she has to pay a lot of money to Jia Jingna, Jia Zhen is still very tight on cash, afraid of losing face in front of her colleagues, she rarely goes out to drink flowers and wine, and even left a lot of good impressions in the court.

Tianxiang Building,
Jia Zhen was sleeping soundly with her two concubines in her arms. When she heard the bell, she was so frightened that she almost rolled off the bed. It had been many years since she heard the bell. At first glance, she lost her soul. By the way, my official uniform is not in the room. leave it alone

"Ma'am, ma'am, where is my official uniform?"

"You still know how to call me? Here it is!"

Outside the door, Youshi took Yindieer and brought in the official uniform,
"Help me change my clothes quickly, something must have happened in the palace today."

"Hmph, hurry up then."

Rongguo Mansion,
Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng drank some wine together last night, and they are also groggy now.

Even though the old lady arranged for the mandarin ducks to call Mr. Zheng over to discuss Baoyu's birthday banquet, she did not go. It turns out that the Ningrong and Rongfu governments have a large number of Zhuangzi in the Northeast, and each family has at least twenty big Zhuangzi, but in the past few years. Seeing that the woman in the northeast really invaded, Zhuangzi couldn't keep it.

All of them have been sold off to Tianbai Chamber of Commerce at a low price in recent years, leaving only a few villages near Luoyueguan, and their output has been declining year by year. The situation is particularly tense recently. Can it be stabilized? If not, get rid of Zhuangzi as soon as possible, so that no one will give it away for nothing later, and the next year he will talk about homework and drink too much and sleep with his clothes on.

Who would have known that the golden sun bell rang loudly, waking up the two of them, and they also knew that the matter was serious, so they changed into their official uniforms and prepared to go out.

But before taking her away, she turned her head and went to Jia Mu's room again. The old lady got up and said,
"If something really happened in the palace, what do you two mean by looking at the Supreme Emperor? If you didn't look at Xungui, what would you say, follow them!"

"My son knows!"

The two agreed, got on the sedan chair and walked straight towards the inner palace.

Gradually, the Qianqing Hall of the Imperial Palace was full of officials and dignitaries in the capital, and they all gathered together to discuss.

"Old Zhao, have you heard anything?"

"No, what about you?"

"I haven't heard that either. What do you think it could be?"

"What can it be my turn to ring the Golden Sun Bell!"

"Yes, yes!"

While everyone is guessing wildly,

"His Majesty is here!"

Dai Quan shouted,
"I bow to Sheng An, long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live!"

Zhou Shihong went straight to the throne and sat down. He glanced at the officials, how many of them are his own!

"Be flat!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Wait for the ministers to stand up and stand firm,
"Something to play!"

Dai Quan gave another soft drink.

Emperor Wu glanced directly at the people in the Ministry of War. It is impossible for the Ministry of War to not know about such a big matter.

"Chen, Wei Zhanying, Minister of the Ministry of War, has an urgent matter to report! It is about the life and death of 25 troops in the Northeast!"

This sound frightened the officials, and they were stunned for a moment. They had just woken up and were still in the circle.
"Speak to the ministers,"

"Yes, Your Majesty, I have three urgent secret letters from the Imperial City Division of Pingyang County, and the red urgent secret letter from the garrison general of Pingyang County. It is not so much a secret letter as it is their pre-written suicide note. Verify things back and forth. Eighty-nine is close to ten."

"Then you read it, take out Zhang Jinyu's letter and read it to everyone!"

"According to the decree, Zhang Jinyu, the last general, wrote this letter eagerly at the time of crisis. On October 10, the guard general and prefect of Pingyao City abandoned the city and fled. The Jurchen soldiers took the city without bloodshed. On the 19th, the commander-in-chief of the reinforcement army refused to listen to the general’s advice and insisted on going out of the city to fight the Jurchen cavalry, and his whereabouts are unknown now.”

"No way?"

"How is this possible?"

"Didn't you be fine a few days ago?"

"It has long been said that King Zhongshun will not be allowed to lead the army,"

"Speak carefully!"

Dai Quan saw the quarrel in the court, and gave a shout at the right time;
"quiet!"

Wait until the ministers are quiet,

"Ai Qing continues,"

"Yes, Your Majesty, at the end of the afternoon, I will lead only 2 soldiers out of the city for rescue. There is only one general left in Pingyang to command the lone army to defend the isolated city. Now Pingyang County is surrounded by Jurchen Khan Huang Jitai with 25 elite soldiers. Pingyang City is at stake. , The humble Zhang Jinyu has been a member of Dawu for generations and will never back down. He decided to stick to Pingyang County until he died in battle. He will be loyal to Dawu and the emperor. In the 55th year of the Dawu calendar, on October 10st, at night, on the east wall."

"Have you heard it soon? If you have any opinions, just say it, you can discuss it, I can't wait!"

All the ministers were horrified after hearing this, especially the nobles in the Qiankun Palace,
There are four kings and eight kilometers of descendants who followed the generals who sent troops to lead the army, and now several state officials are unable to stand firmly.

(End of this chapter)