I am not a deposed emperor of Han Dynasty

Chapter 551 The emperor has entered a critical situation, and Liu Bing has raised troops to serve the king!

The corpses were piled up in layers under the commanding platform, and the Changyi men were still guarding the surroundings like gods of murder.

After the sound of the three-way drums stopped, Liu Bingji took his eyes away from the corpses under the stage and calmly looked at the subordinate officers and military academy in the field.

"The traitor Zhang Pengzu has conspired to commit regicide. The people lying under this military platform are all dead soldiers of Zhang Pengzu's followers..."

"I am the Protector of the Western Regions personally appointed by the county magistrate. I have the responsibility to protect the territory and the people, and I have the heart to be loyal to the emperor and protect the country..."

"Today, I have been ordered to send troops to Chang'an to protect the ancestral temple and defeat the rebellious party!"

There was still silence in the review ground, and everyone had not recovered from the violent incident just now.

From "King of Diligence" to "Aiming for the Top", and from "Aiming for the Top" to "King of Diligence" - the changes here have made it difficult for many people to accept, let alone accept it.

Liu Bing stood on the high platform with his hands behind his back and shouted the last words with all his strength.

"Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world! You are willing to go together!"

His voice was as loud as a bell, surging back and forth in the school parade ground and reaching everyone's ears.

The world belongs to the Liu family, and the Tian family is fighting for the royal couch in Weiyang Palace, so why should the common people in the world get involved?

But how could the current world of the Han Dynasty not only belong to the Liu family, but also the world of the common people of the Han Dynasty.

Today, for more than ten years in a row, we have suppressed the wealthy families and supported the poor families. This is something that everyone in the world can clearly see.

Not talking about the so-called kindness of the king, nor the so-called loyalty.

Once the county magistrate is in danger, the wealthy family will definitely make a comeback.

This wealthy family is like a big insect that has been hungry for more than ten years, and its appetite is at its best.

Once the cage is broken, thousands of Han people from poor families will fall into the tiger's mouth.

In the end, the people may be chewed to the point where no bones are left.

In this case, the Han Dynasty has long been closely linked to the Han Emperor.

If King Qin comes to the capital at this moment, he is not acting as a pawn seeking death, but rather giving up his life for the world.

The rise and fall, everyone is responsible! How magnificent!

"Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world! You are willing to go with us!" Liu Bing shouted again.

This time, there was no longer silence in the review field, and a loud "WEI" soared into the sky.

"Tomorrow at noon, send troops to serve the king!"

"only!"

All the secret lines Zhang Pengzu left in the city were eliminated, but as a precaution, Liu Bing already had a backup plan.

All the relatives and friends of the rebels were arrested, bundled and sent to the garrison team near Wulei City for custody.

Liu Bingji also ordered the city of Wulei to be sealed off, and all merchants coming and going were carefully interrogated, and all suspicious people were directly captured and imprisoned.

Han De and Liu Xiang originally brought 5,000 Changyi Lang to rescue Wulei City, but in order to reach Wulei City as soon as possible, they changed their horses and kept people, so only a thousand people arrived at Wulei City.

Han and Liu received the emperor's order half a month ago. They were in Anxi Province at the time, so it was not easy for them to arrive on time.

Bringing this Thousand Changyi Lang was already a timely help. It was not known whether Liu Bing would be able to kill all the rebels in a few days.

The situation in Wulei City has been calmed down, and it is time to send troops.

That night, in the main hall of the Western Region Protectorate, Liu Bingji, Han De and Liu Xiang were sitting around a small table, discussing the matter of sending troops.

This day is February 22nd, eleven days before Shangsi Festival.

The Western Region Protectorate is four to five thousand miles away from Chang'an City. Even if they rush to rescue quickly, time is very tight and it will take at least fifteen days.

"The elite troops in Chang'an City have been sent out, and the county magistrate has no more available troops. We must quickly return to Chang'an to help Chang'an to appease His Majesty." Han De said.

"I have something unclear..." Liu Xiang asked.

"What's the matter?" Hande said.

"Since the county magistrate has seen through the wolfish ambitions of Zhang Anshi and others, why didn't he take them down instead of putting himself in danger?" Liu Xiang was always straightforward and asked the doubts in his heart.

Several people had already reviewed the secret edict they had received. Although the county magistrate had not been able to see the whole plot clearly before, he had at least sensed the danger.

The county magistrate could have captured Zhang Anshi and others as long as he issued an order in Chang'an City. Why take such risks?

"Don't forget that more than ten years ago, when the county magistrate was suppressing cholera, he also took risks in this way. The magistrate wanted someone who was justified!" Those who witnessed Hande's incident would certainly speculate in this direction.

"At this moment and at that moment, if you arrest and interrogate slowly, you will definitely find evidence of the crime. Why bother about being justified? The witchcraft chaos of the past..."

When Liu Xiang said this, he swallowed the rest of the words.

He looked apologetically at Liu Bingji, who had always been silent.

"I made a mistake." Liu Xiang said.

"This matter has been going on for decades, so don't worry about it." Liu Bing already waved his hand and replied.

During the witchcraft rebellion in the past, Emperor Xiaowu directly sent people to search the Prince's East Palace.

Today, the emperor has full control of the real power. He can directly send people to Zhang's house and Wei's house to search them, and they will naturally gain something.

Once the evidence is available and handed over to Yousi for interrogation, the truth of many things will be revealed immediately.

"It's not just Zhang Anshi or Zhang Pengzu who the county magistrate wants to kill..." Liu Bing already said slowly.

"Then..." the two asked together.

"This rebellion is the last chance for Zhang Anshi and other aristocratic families. They will definitely attack with all their strength in order to complete their success in one battle..."

"Of course the county magistrate can also see that this is a trapped beast of a wealthy family, so he wants to give them this opportunity and let them think they have an opportunity to take advantage of it."

"Luring out all the aristocratic families and giving them a fatal blow, this is the county magistrate's plan."

"The county magistrate does not want to deal with any particular family or clan, but rather wants to deal with all the aristocratic families who still have illusions."

Liu Bing spoke slowly, expressing everything in his mind.

"But Chang'an City is too dangerous after all, and the emperor put himself in danger..." Liu Xiang was still puzzled. In his opinion, it was not worth it for the emperor to put himself in danger in order to eliminate the wealthy family.

"If you enter the game with your own body, you will win half the battle."

Liu Bing said these eight words calmly, which made Han and Liu think deeply, and the doubts in their hearts gradually disappeared.

It seems that the county magistrate is about to finish his work in one battle.

"Since we know that Thief Zhang is going to cause trouble on the Shangsi Festival, we only need to rush to Chang'an on the Shangsi Festival. The county magistrate will plan the rest." Liu Bing had already enlightened.

"Yes, the county magistrate is far-sighted. All we have to do is obey the orders." Han De said with a smile, feeling grateful that he had never stood opposite the magistrate.

Early the next morning, three thousand cavalry filed out from the east gate of Wulei City.

These three thousand cavalrymen came from different places and were composed of three parts. One is the Hu cavalry from the Five Kingdoms of Wusun, the second is the Changyi Lang who followed Liu Xiang and Han Delai, and the third is the local field soldiers of the Western Region Protector.

Most of these field soldiers were originally from Chang'an City or the first generation of Sanfu, and of course they included Zhou Chushou's 200-stone city gate Sima.

There are more than ten thousand soldiers gathered in Wulei City, but only these three thousand can set off immediately.

Liu Bingji personally led the three thousand cavalry to attack Chang'an. Five days later, Liu Xiang led more than 10,000 people to follow.

As for Han De, he stayed in the Protectorate of the Western Regions and temporarily took over the duties of the Protector of the Western Regions for Liu Bing, presiding over the overall situation of the entire Western Regions.

In this way, it can not only return aid to Chang'an, but also stabilize the situation of protecting the Western Regions, killing two birds with one stone.

These three thousand cavalry were all traveling lightly, and each man was equipped with three high-quality horses.

Even without the help of pavilions along the way, he can still travel three hundred miles in a row.

Zhang Pengzu stood in front of him with the imperial edict, and Liu Bing already had the emperor's true edict in his hand.

The governors of the counties and counties along the route, whether they were loyal or traitorous, could not stop Liu Bingji and his three thousand elite cavalry.

There are still eleven days left before the Shangsi Festival, and Liu Bing and the others have to travel thousands of miles, which is still a big challenge.

After the last cavalry rushed out of Wulei City, Liu Bingji appeared under the east gate with dozens of personal guards.

He looked at the billowing dust on the official road ahead, and then looked at the plaque on the city gate behind him.

The plaque is carved from fine ebony, four feet long and one foot high, with three big characters "Wulei City" and four small characters "Hanxi Lock Key".

This plaque has been exposed to wind and sun for more than ten years, and the paint has long since cracked and peeled off, making it look very mottled and dilapidated.

But these seven words are painted every year, so they are still clearly legible no matter when you look at them.

Liu Bing remembered clearly that these words were mentioned by the emperor himself.

The three big characters are for Wulei City, and the four small characters are for Liu Bingji.

From the day the Western Region Protectorate was built, this plaque has always been hung on the city gate and has never been taken down.

It has gone through the wind, sun and moonlight, and it has become so broken.

No matter how precious the wood is, no matter how prominent the achievements are, they are not worth mentioning in the face of time.

A flatterer once suggested to Liu Bingji that the plaque with the emperor's authentic signature should be kept in the Western Regions Protector's Mansion, and another "fake" should be hung on the city gate.

This is certainly a good idea.

It can not only express Liu Bing's awe for the emperor, but also let the world know that Liu Bing has been deeply trusted by the emperor.

But this flatterer was immediately sent to the most remote farming team by Liu Bingji. When the emperor found out about this, he even issued an edict to reward Liu Bingji.

From that day on, no one dared to think about this plaque anymore, knowing the closeness between the emperor and Liu Bingji.

But in fact, deep down in Liu Bingji's heart, there was still a trace of dissatisfaction, or a rift.

This word was mentioned by the emperor himself, but it was not given to Liu Bingji by the emperor himself.

Sixteen years ago, Liu Bing had followed Chang Hui to command the Wusun army and the Western Regions Allied Forces to defeat the Huns and completely drive them out of the Western Regions and Mobei.

After the victory, when Liu Bing was ready to return to Chang'an City to resume his life, he received an edict that made him feel mixed.

Fortunately, the emperor promoted him to the position of Protector of the Western Regions with this edict, with a rank of two thousand shi, and the fiefdom of his Haihun Marquis was also increased from 500 to 1,000 families.

This was not only a reward from the emperor to Liu Bingji, but also gave Liu Bingji an opportunity to establish greater achievements, so as not to bury the reputation of his ancestors.

What is worrying is that this edict contains a stipulation written in black and white: Officials with more than 600 shi in the Western Region Protectorate are not allowed to leave the area under the jurisdiction of the Western Region Protectorate without an edict.

This is how today's emperor takes precautions against Liu's illness.

It was not uncommon for the emperor to be suspicious, but it still made Liu Bing feel a little insulted.

Along with the edict, this heavy plaque was delivered to Liu Bingji.

Every time Liu Bing passed under this plaque, he always felt like he was being stared at.

This feeling is hardly pleasurable.

Even Xu Pingjun's family of three were sent by the Emperor to the Western Region Protector's Mansion for Liu Bing.

From that day on, Liu Bing never returned to Chang'an City, and he never had the opportunity to pay homage to his grandfather and father.

Liu Bing was already the Marquis of Haihun, but he had never lived in the Haihun Kingdom for a day. He was probably the only one among the Han Dynasty who "didn't live in the country".

After being promoted, Liu Bing has worked conscientiously and loyally as the Protector of the Western Regions without any dissent.

But he still couldn't calm down and rest assured.

He is no longer the naughty boy who hangs out in the cockfighting room in Beichengguo. Naturally, he knows why the emperor reuses him but is wary of him.

Many nights, Liu Bingji would dream that the emperor's edict was suddenly sent to Wulei City, and his clan was exterminated on the charge of "coveting the throne."

This fear gradually subsided until the emperor's eldest son Liu Zhe was born.

Because from this time on, Liu Bing was no longer the "first heir to the throne of the Han Dynasty", which meant a kind of security.

Therefore, Liu Bing was friendly to Liu Zhe, not only because of similar temperaments, nor just because blood is thicker than water, but because he had relieved Liu Bing of a burden.

Although Liu Bing has become much calmer since then, he still has lingering fears.

For many years, the emperor had to worship Gaomiao, Taizong Temple and Sejong Temple every year, and princes had the opportunity to go to Chang'an to offer gold.

Although this is not a good job, but more like a burden, Liu Bingji really wants to participate.

He not only wanted to gain status recognition, but also wanted to pay tribute to his grandfather and parents.

However, every year, the emperor would issue an edict in advance to prevent Liu Bingji from entering Chang'an to donate gold.

It's not that the emperor is unreasonable, it's that the emperor doesn't want Liu Bing to appear in front of his clan officials.

Therefore, Liu Bingji's worry has never disappeared: he hopes that he and his children can live a smooth life.

The best way to dispel the emperor's doubts is to prove his loyalty with practical actions.

A few days ago, he used a trick to let Liu Zhe go and thwarted Zhang Pengzu's plan. Half of his loyalty had been demonstrated.

Now, the emperor ordered Liu Bingji, Han De and Liu Xiang to lead their troops to Chang'an City for King Qin, which was an opportunity to show the loyalty of the other half.

Originally, it would have been the best arrangement for Han De to lead the troops first, with Liu Xiang following closely behind, and Liu Bing already staying at Wulei City.

But Liu Bingji snatched this "pioneer" opportunity.

He wanted to personally prove to the emperor that he was a descendant of the Liu family who "knew the general idea and had no ambitions."

After standing under the door and thinking for a long time, Liu Bing finally took his eyes away from the plaque, whipped the horse hard with the whip, and rode away.

(End of this chapter)