I am not a deposed emperor of Han Dynasty

Chapter 362: Zhi Jinwu and Fan Thief conspired to rebel. I am punishing them according to the emperor's order. Anyone who violates them will be killed! (Please subscribe)
"There are changes in the north. There may be rebellion in Chang'an City tonight. I will temporarily take charge of Jinwu according to the emperor's order. If you don't obey, you will kill him for me!"

"Wei!" This reply resounded through the sky, startling all the small dogs in the alleys and barking wildly.

"Let's go!" After saying that, Anle and Jian Kou immediately got on their horses and led the three hundred infantry towards Jinwu's government office in Shangguanli.

Along the way, Anle and the others met many pavilion soldiers patrolling the city. Suddenly they saw such a team appearing under the night, and the pavilion soldiers came up to inquire.

The soldiers patrolling the city were under the command of Zhijinwu, and they would definitely report to Zhijinwu any emergencies. In order to avoid complications, Anle tied them all up.

If Jian Kou hadn't been there to dissuade them, Anle would have killed them on the spot and thrown them into a corner.

Shangguanli is only four or five miles away from Beique Jiadi. Although these three hundred Mingguang soldiers are mostly infantry without riding horses, it does not take much time.

In less than two-quarters of an hour, Anle led them to the outside of Zhijinwu Mansion and surrounded the place.

Because the patrol pavilions under the charge of Zhi Jinwu had to patrol the city day and night, there were no subordinate officers on duty in the yamen at night.

The sleepy pavilion guards guarding the yamen outside suddenly saw this murderous group of people. They had no idea what was going on and were all stunned.

Only one or two clever pavilion soldiers fled into the Yamen to report.

An Le did not dissuade him. He was riding a big black horse and was neither in a hurry nor dismounted.

If you can't help it, don't kill. If you want to kill, kill cleanly.

"Jian Kou, mobilize another group of troops and divide them into two teams to block the official roads on both sides of this place. No one is allowed to approach."

"only!"

Anle looked at the neatly formed Mingguang soldiers, and then at the soldiers patrolling the city whose faces turned pale with fear, feeling very happy.

I have been in Chang'an for a few months, and I don't know how many people I have seen cold faces, and I don't know how many arrogances I have received.

The accumulated resentment was swept away at this moment.

Anle suddenly had a deeper understanding of "officialdom", "official career" and "power".

What is power? It is not a seal or a reputation, but the trust of the emperor.

At this moment, the emperor trusted him, so he had supreme power - even the nine ministers, whose rank and status were higher than his, were as inconspicuous as ants.

This feeling of having great power is fascinating and irresistible. An Le, who has always been cautious, has never experienced it before.

He made up his mind in his heart that he must be the emperor's minion.

The complacent Anle didn't know that he had disturbed Su Chang's good deeds.

Just now, Su Chang was about to fall in love with Mrs. Ru, so when the official ran into the back house in a panic and told him about An Le's visit, he was angry and annoyed.

After putting on his robe, he didn't bother to coax Mrs. Ru, so he rushed to Qianya with a livid face.

What Su Chang didn't know was that the official might have been too frightened and forgot to report that there were three hundred Mingguang soldiers outside the palace.

So when Su Chang came to the front office angrily, intending to scold Zuo Fengyi for showing his bad temper, he was shocked and overwhelmed by the menacing Mingguang soldier.

The disheveled Su Chang looked at An Le who was riding on the horse, and then at Jian Kou who looked angry next to him, and an ominous feeling surged in his heart.

But Su Chang didn't think much further. He just thought that some thieves from Zuo Fengyi's boundary had escaped. An Le wanted to claim credit in front of the emperor, so he went out of bounds to arrest people in a big way.

Before Su Chang took up the post of Jinwu, he had served as Jing Zhaoyin, and he also acted out of bounds to get people, so he thought he had seen through Anle's little thoughts.

He knew that An Le was backed by the emperor, but after all, he was Jiu Qing and Huo Guang's confidant, so after thinking about it clearly, he had no worries about An Le.

Su Chang straightened his robes and came to the door without thinking about life and death. He stared at Anle on the horse with squinted eyes for a long time, his expression becoming increasingly ugly.

After the anger on his face was full, Su Chang took a few steps forward, stepped out of the gate of Zhijinwu's Yamen, and said with a sinister face: "Anle, do you know where this is?"

"Of course I know, isn't this the boundary of Jing Zhaoyin's jurisdiction - Zhi Jinwu's government office?" Anle replied in a nonchalant manner.

"Since you know that this is the territory that Jing Zhaoyin is responsible for, and you know that it is the government office of Jinwu, you, Zuo Fengyi, lead troops here late at night to mobilize troops, but what are your intentions..."

"What's more, if I remember correctly, His Majesty asked you to leave your post and stay in the post. Do you want to rebel against the order?"

On weekdays, Su Chang was the least conspicuous among the Huo party, and he did not even dare to show off in front of the general's chief, Shi Chen Wannian.

However, this does not mean that Su Chang does not have official authority or is approachable.

Being fierce in appearance but soft in heart, bullying those above and hiding those from those below are the abilities and common faults of many people in high positions.

Anle is actually the same type of person as Su Chang, so he knows that the other person will not shed tears until he sees the coffin.

"Mr. Su said he will be called the Emperor, and he seems to be my first-class loyal minister..."

After Anle said this sentence coldly, he changed the topic and suddenly said: "Zhijinwu Su Chang has accepted the order, and the county magistrate has an edict for you!"

Then, Anle revealed the emperor's edict.

Since the birth of rice paper, the covers of all edicts issued by the emperor have been printed with red dragons, clouds and thunder patterns on a black background, which is very eye-catching.

So Su Chang could tell what this thing was at a glance.

At this moment, although he still had dissatisfaction and doubts in his heart, he had to kneel down.

"The minister Jin Wu Su Chang respectfully welcomes the emperor's edict."

"I have received a secret report that General Fan Mingyou of the Liao Dynasty, Tian Guangming, and Hu Ya Tian Shun of the Qilian Army have raised troops in Beidi County to plot rebellion. They are so bold and unpardonable..."

"Zhijinwu Su Chang has close contacts with Fan Tian and others, and is suspected of colluding and treason..."

"Therefore, Zuo Fengyi Anle will temporarily take over the post of King Wu, while Su Changyou stays in Houya, waiting for his resignation!"

Although Su Chang was loyal to Huo Guang, he had not yet been included in the "Zuojun Alliance" by Fan Mingyou and Huo Yu. Naturally, he did not know that they had become so bold.

However, he is Jiuqing after all, and has lived in Chang'an for a long time. He has a good grasp of the wind direction in the court and has a keen sense of smell.

There was only a brief moment of hesitation and hesitation in Su Chang's heart, and he immediately woke up.

Whether Fan Mingyou and Tian Guangming really conspired to rebel may not yet be determined.

But what is certain is that the emperor is probably going to take action against these Huo gang members tonight.

Then...does the general know about this?Does the general have any countermeasures?

Su Chang was promoted by General Huo Guang to Jin Wu. What should he do at this moment?

Are you going to sit still?

Su Chang knelt on the ground, feeling very conflicted. He was afraid of the general, but now he was also a little afraid of the emperor.

If he had a choice, of course he would trust the general who had been running the court for more than twenty years.

But at this moment, the emperor's edict was in front of him. If he didn't accept the edict, wouldn't he be openly disobeying it?
In this way, if one day the emperor and the general reconcile as before, wouldn't he be pushed out as a scapegoat?

Living examples such as Xia Housheng, Ren Gong and Lecheng were right in front of him!
Just as Su Chang was kneeling on the ground covered in sweat, wondering whether he should accept the emperor's order, a fast horse broke through the defense line set up by Mingguang soldiers on the official road.One person and one horse arrived at Zhijinwu's door - the person who came was the messenger sent by Huo Guang to deliver the message.

The messenger who sent the message was quite clever. He had just seen the crisis of the current situation, and he cleverly guessed that the secret order sent might be related to the current situation.

In order to obtain the reward promised by the general, he got off his horse and presented the secret letter to Su Chang without saying a word.

And he said loudly and triumphantly: "The general has an order for Zhijin Wujun Sufu!"

Such as Su Chang was pardoned, the general's order came at the right time.

The general must know what happened in Chang'an City. Su Chang should be able to find a way out as long as he reads this secret order!

Su Chang didn't care that there was another edict from the emperor that he had not accepted. He quickly grabbed the letter, opened it and read it.

In just a short moment, Su Chang's expression changed from worry to joy, and then from joy to surprise.

There were only a few words in the letter, and it did not mention the affairs of Fan Mingyou and Tian Guangming, let alone the emperor.

The general just asked Su Chang to be loyal to his duties and to be careful of thieves causing trouble tonight.

Sure enough, the general was so good at predicting things that he guessed that someone was going to cause trouble. Wasn't the thief right in front of him?

No matter whether the edict in Anle's hand was issued by the emperor or not, it was not as convincing as the order of the general.

Although the emperor personally governs the country, how can he have the high prestige of a general?
Thinking of this, Suchang stood up proudly and looked at Anle fiercely.

Anle naturally felt the changes in Su Chang before and after. He knew that Huo Guang's secret order must have contained content that was contrary to the emperor's edict.

The emperor guessed correctly, Huo Guang would definitely resist.

When encountering each other on a narrow road, the brave will win. These words said by the emperor kept echoing in Anle's ears.

"Su Chang, why didn't you accept the imperial edict? Do you really want to resist the edict and rebel?" An Le said, pressing his sword.

"Anle, I have an order from General Sima. This order requires me to perform my duties faithfully and beware of thieves causing trouble. I think the thief is none other than you, Anle!"

"You..." Anle still wanted to speak, but he didn't expect that the wily Su Chang would beat him to it again.

"All soldiers, listen to your orders. I am the commander of Jinwu Su Chang. The general's order is here. Zuo Fengyi falsely conveyed the emperor's edict and had evil intentions. Whoever captures him will be rewarded with a thousand pieces of gold!"

This was Su Chang's brilliance. He did not try to persuade Anle at all, but raised his voice and shouted directly to his own and the other party's soldiers.

The general's prestige cannot overwhelm An Le, but it can overwhelm all the soldiers - in the eyes of these vulgar people, the general's prestige is higher, perhaps even higher than the emperor.

Sure enough, after Su Chang finished shouting, the dozens of patrol soldiers guarding Zhijinwu's gate immediately became energetic.

Their spears were held flat, their swords were unsheathed, and they looked like they were really going to kill Anle on their horses.

Immediately afterwards, another 30 people ran out from Zhijinwu's government office.

The frightened Anle rode back, fearing that he might die accidentally.

He looked back with lingering fear, and felt relieved after making sure that Ming Guangzu was not incited.

"I have in my hands the emperor's edict, the national jade seal and the emperor's private seal. How dare you tell lies!?"

"Humph, I only know that in the past ten years, General Sima has been in charge of military affairs. I have never seen the emperor in charge of the army!"

Su Chang was obviously messing around.

But at this moment, he has Huo Guang's order, and due to the inertia in people's hearts, he can naturally be so rampant.

And his purpose was not to make Anle surrender, but to force Anle back. He had made great achievements in front of Huo Guang.

For a moment, the soldiers from both sides stood in a tense stalemate in front of Zhi Jinwu's government office, making the air around him extremely depressing.

Anle was very upset. It was clear that something was almost done just now, but unexpectedly there were many complications.

If he delays it any longer, he will betray the emperor's trust.

Just when Anle was thinking about how to break the situation, Jian Kou, who had been silent for a long time, rode up behind Anle and said something in a low voice that made him enlightened.

"Master Fu, don't forget that the county magistrate said that anyone who resists the order will be killed without mercy!"

Yes, there is such a sentence in the emperor's edict.

Anle couldn't help but laugh at his timidity and cowardice: when he suddenly heard Huo Guang's name just now, he forgot that he was working for the emperor.

What does Huo Guang mean? He is just an ant in front of the emperor!
Zhi Jinwu is nothing, as long as you kill Zhi Jinwu, you will be Zhi Jinwu!

Anle smiled ferociously and suddenly lowered his speaking posture.

"Hey, Master Su, I'm afraid there is some misunderstanding. Maybe the general and the county magistrate are talking about the same thing. How about you and I check the edict and the warrant and make a conclusion?"

Anle's sudden surrender made Su Chang a little confused, but he could only go on.

"How does the security officer want to check?"

"Let me change the edict and the warrant first, and distinguish them clearly. What do you think?"

"Okay!" Su Chang hesitated and then agreed.

An Le dismounted and walked towards Su Chang with a smile, about to hand over the edict in his hand.

However, when Su Chang came over to pick him up, Anle suddenly became angry!

Anle skillfully pulled out the sword from his waist, and without saying a word, he slashed Su Chang's neck with the sword.

Jiu Qing's blood spurted out immediately, covering Anle's face.

Well, Jiu Qing's blood is also hot.

"I, Su Chang, who holds the title of King, have evil plans and have been executed!"

"We will attack the government office, wipe out the rebels, and kill them all!"

Jian Kou was shocked. He didn't expect Anle to have such good skills and be so vicious - not only killed Zhijinwu, but also wiped out the entire government office.

However, it was too late to stop him. Anle took the lead, rushed forward a few steps, and chopped down two patrol soldiers who were preparing to resist with his forehand and backhand.

Under his encouragement, the Mingguang soldiers who were already ready to attack shouted killing sounds, rushed towards the earth-colored soldiers patrolling the city, and entered the Zhijin Wu Mansion Yamen.

For a time, from the front office to the back house, there were killings and blood flowing everywhere.

Tonight, the first drop of blood was shed in Chang'an City, but it was by no means the last drop.

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