I am not a deposed emperor of Han Dynasty

Chapter 374: Huo Guang is overthrown and the Prime Minister is indifferent. How can the people of Chang'an be helped? (Please subscribe)

The court is high and the rivers and lakes are far away.

But there are always people wandering around the rivers, lakes and courts.

The Son of Heaven, the Sangong and the Nine Qings, the second official of the Sangong and the Nine Qings, the second official of the second official, the subordinate officials in the house, the handkerchief of the poor Jing, the neighbor of the handkerchief...

In short, from the aloof emperor to the rogues in the cockfighting hut in Beichengguo, there are actually not many people in between.

Therefore, what happened in the court spread to the northern city faster than many people imagined.

What's more, the back house of the General's Mansion has been surrounded by Habayashi Lang, and the nine ministers and ministers related to him are locked up and imprisoned.

Such a big movement would naturally not escape the eyes of the people of Chang'an City.

Subsequently, many edicts issued by the emperor were posted in conspicuous places in Luxiang.

In just one day, the people of Chang'an City heard about many things happening in Beidi County, Anding County and the front hall of Weiyang Palace from different channels.

The sources of these messages are varied, and the content is half true and half false. The public is right and the mother-in-law is right.

They were mixed together through different channels, and then mixed with some people's saliva, becoming more and more bizarre.

The Xianheng Wine Shop in Beicheng Guo was as lively as usual, even busier than before - but there was a different kind of anxiety in the bustle.

The red-faced drinkers were talking incessantly, crossing several tables to exchange the gossip they had heard.

"The rebellious General Du Liao is the son-in-law of the general, and the county magistrate is also the son-in-law of the general. Since they are brothers-in-law, how can they rebel?!" Drinker A raised his glass and drank it all.

"It's not that old dog thief Cai Yi who actually let the county magistrate take away the power of the general. Without the general, how could I be in the situation I am in today?" Drinker B said, chewing broad beans hard.

"What the hell are you talking about? You're not trying to seize Huo's power. You're just trying to spread the word. It's clear that Huo has the power and Fan is taking the opportunity to cause trouble!" Drinker C waved his chopsticks and almost poked Drinker B. In the eyeballs.

"What you're talking about is bastard nonsense. The Huo family are all loyal and loyal, how can they be someone who is monopolizing power? The county magistrate is jealous of the virtuous!" Drinker B spat and cursed back without flinching.

"The county magistrate is the most benevolent and righteous, but the Huo thieves are nepotistic, unyielding, addicted to wine and sex, and cover the sky with one hand... I don't know how many wronged souls are imprisoned in the imperial prison!" Drinker B scolded him even more loudly.

"You and others are common people and stupid people. How can you know the general's loyalty? You are just spitting shit. It is only because of people like you that the big man has caused such a disaster."

Drinker B was one of the few people who spoke for Huo Guang. Originally, everyone was talking about drinking, so they didn't take it too seriously.

But he insisted on saying "you wait" and regarded everyone as his opposite. His look of "everyone knows that I am alone" naturally aroused public anger.

Even many drinkers in the distance stood up unsteadily and began to spray their saliva on Drinker B.

"The county magistrate is a benevolent and righteous person. He gives out money every month in Chang'an City and also releases the guilty women in Ye Ting. He has the demeanor of a wise king!" Ding, a drunkard, also joined the battle.

"That's all hypocrisy. The small favors haven't been extended, so the people can't follow them!" Drinker A still argued with a stiff neck, but there was already a bit of flinching on his face.

"You are speaking very forcefully at the moment. I have seen you begging for porridge at a porridge stall. Why can't you be so strong-willed when you are trying to take advantage of it?" Drinker Wu said with a smile.

"I also think of this brother. Every time he pretends to be a poor man to beg for porridge, he has been kicked out by the guards several times. I am afraid that he has complained to the county magistrate because he failed in his deception."

More and more drinkers came forward, laughing and cursing to expose Drinker B's old background. He suddenly became red from his forehead to his neck.

He himself also found that he seemed to have aroused public anger. He came to drink to escape and relax, so why bother to stand up for the irrelevant Huo family?

So, the drinker hurriedly said: "Hey, I am a Confucian scholar. How can the things of a Confucian scholar be regarded as cheating? It can only be regarded as deception!"

The embarrassed and flattering expression caused everyone to laugh again, and the place was once again filled with a happy atmosphere.

"Just think that I just said something wrong, and I will punish myself with three drinks!" After that, Drinker B raised his glass and drank it all in one gulp, and again, and again, which naturally attracted a burst of cheers from the surrounding people.

"In two days, the relatives of Thief Fan and the two Tian Thieves will be at Xiaoshou. I'll wait and see them together!" Drinker A shouted.

"Three days after serving in the palace, you will be punished with an inch of blood. That will be even more...tsk, tsk, tsk...it will be an eye-opener!" Drinker B said.

"Let's go together!"

"After watching this, come back to Xianheng Winery to enjoy the three great things!"

"Congratulations, congratulations!"

While the drinkers in the Xianheng Wine Shop were fooling around with half-truths and half-falsehoods, several gloomy-looking knight-looking men walked in.

They were the knights sent by Liang Yannian to Chang'an to deliver the message.

Today, they finally knew the whole story, and they had even guessed that the people who passed by them last night might be the messengers of the rebels.

The reason I came here specifically to find the thieves was to avenge the brothers Paoze who might have died in Lingwu City.

However, after searching inside and outside for several times, they still didn't encounter the bad guys, and they didn't know whether they had escaped or had been locked up by the county magistrate.

In the end, these knights from the North could only leave Xianheng Winery in anger, without any thought of trying Xuanjiu.

When they came to the noisy and chaotic street and looked at the bustling crowd, they were confused and sad.

They want to return to their hometown, but they know that their familiar hometown has become a battlefield.

They want to stay in the bustling Chang'an, but there is no place for them in Chang'an.

"How can we avenge our brothers if we can't find those bad guys?" the youngest knight asked reluctantly. "Those damn rebels will definitely come to Chang'an City. If we surrender to the army, we will always have a chance to go into battle and kill the enemy!" said the leader of the corps.

"Now Zhijinwu is recruiting troops, and the third auxiliary captain is also recruiting troops. Where are we going to join the army?" asked another knight.

"Go to Weiyang Palace and find the Prince of the Palace. He will definitely make the arrangements for us!" The Prince of the Palace is the Prince they saw last night. He is a kind-hearted person and has no airs.

"Very good! Then I must kill a few more rebels under Chang'an City to avenge Lingwu's brothers!"

"Exactly!"

"On the day when the rebels are defeated, we will come here to drink together again!"

"Very good!"

The few knights didn't say another irrelevant word. They each took the horses left in front of the Xianheng Winery and galloped side by side towards the Weiyang Palace.

The drinkers who come to Xianheng Restaurant to drink are always the happiest people in Chang'an City.

No matter what kind of big event happens, as soon as you walk into this Xianheng Wine Shop and have a few drinks with your friends, you can immediately forget all your worries and worries.

Who is right and wrong between the emperor and the general? How many days will it take for the rebels to reach Chang'an City? What is the current situation in Beidi County and Anding County? Will this year be good? How many people will die for this matter...

These things have no other function except serving as food and drinks when drinking.

Of course, there are only a few people who can take it calmly like them. As the terrible news in the court spread more and more widely, the entire city of Chang'an inevitably began to turmoil.

People were panicked and their thoughts were wandering. They couldn't help but look north from time to time to see if the beacon was burning at the top of the city.

Gradually, some people began to flee Chang'an City.

The first people to leave were well-connected people. They obtained the bamboo poles that allowed passage through different routes, and fled eastward with gold and silver.

Although there is no sign of the rebels yet, these wealthy households still plan to go to various counties in Kanto to avoid the limelight.

When the rebels come, the poor will suffer, and the rich will lose their money.

However, there are only a few people who can obtain bamboo joints, and most ordinary people can only find a way to escape to nearby Lingxian County.

The city of Chang'an is high and deep, but it will be the first place to bear the brunt.

As for those poor people who were far worse than ordinary people, they didn't even have a carriage to escape from Chang'an City. They could only stay in Chang'an City, waiting numbly and helplessly.

Prosperity, people suffer; death, people suffer.

No matter what the reason is, as long as there is a war, ordinary people will be the most harmed.

It's just that in comparison, they hope that the emperor, who seems to be more benevolent, can win.

This idea has little to do with the loyalty to the emperor and righteousness mentioned by those Confucian scholars.

Just because if the emperor wins, then Chang'an can win, and if Chang'an can win, the people can live in peace.

The people were fleeing one after another, which was just the beginning. Soon, the prices of food in the grain stores began to skyrocket.

In just three or four days, a handful of millet that originally cost only [-] yuan increased to [-] yuan, and the price continues to rise.

Although the Pingzhengguan under the jurisdiction of Dasi Farming Yannian sold a lot of grain on the market, it still failed to suppress the rise in rice and millet.

A [-]% profit would make merchants take risks; a double profit would make merchants forget about the laws of the Han Dynasty; and a triple profit would make merchants not even afraid of punishment.

The skyrocketing price of rice and millet indirectly pushed up the price of other foods. Some people who were not already wealthy gradually began to complain: Maybe Fan Mingyou is being scolded today, and maybe he will be scolding the emperor tomorrow.

Whether you can have enough to eat is a big question: it is more important than who can be the emperor.

Liu He naturally understands this truth.

When the matter reached Liu He's case in the form of a memorial, he issued the order to deal with it without hesitation.

Jin Wu Suchang was sent to directly arrest a group of grain merchants who were most eager to extort rice and millet. They were punished according to the law and their property was confiscated to help the poor.

In troubled times, heavy regulations were used, and under the warning of blood, the merchants restrained themselves slightly, and the price of rice and millet was stable at around 150 yuan, so it did not cause civil unrest.

People in Chang'an City are in panic. As long as the rebels are not eliminated, it will be impossible to truly settle down.

There is still more than a month left before the Chinese New Year. Can the rebels be defeated in this month?
……

On November 29, when Ren Gong's body was cut into strips of meat and looted by the people of Chang'an, Fan Mingyou's troops arrived in Anwu County.

It is less than [-] miles away from Chang'an City.

Anwu, Yinpan, Qixian, Chang'an...

Very close.

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