Chapter 413 I'm out of money
A heavy rain made the entire capital city dark as night, and it was still like this even at noon.
In the heavy rain, there were very few pedestrians on the street, but in those big restaurants and teahouses, the curses were like thunder, which gathered together to drown out the sound of raindrops hitting the ground.
Countless people gathered in major restaurants, teahouses and theaters, uttering foul language that was unbearable to hear.
Even some educated people were cursing in the crowd.
If someone had cursed like this in the past, people would have talked about it a long time ago. But today, every time someone cursed, someone would immediately applaud!
It was because this morning, the events in Yan were announced to the world in the temple.
It is outrageous to both humans and gods!
This caused a sensation in the capital city!
Since the founding of Daxia, there have been people who have defected to foreign races! have!
But not much!
Officials in the court and generals in the army have defected to foreign races! Yes, there are!
but!
The royal family of Daxia defected to foreign races!
No!
But now, the matter of Xia Chenfeng colluding with foreign tribes has not been completely settled. Not only did Xia Chenfeng’s son defect to foreign tribes, he even gave away the territory of our Great Xia and even gave away our Great Xia people!
So shameful!
It makes people even more angry!
Even though everyone knew that Xia Zhixu was killed by the traitor Zhang Jue, his head and body were separated, and his body was eaten clean, they still couldn't understand the anger of the people in the capital!
If Xia Chenfeng and Xia Zhixu were not from the royal family, someone would have gone to dig up their ancestral graves long ago!
Hatred for traitors and hatred for traitors are ingrained in the bones of the people of Daxia, even those who cannot read or write.
but
There is no way to find the ancestral tombs of these two people, but the common people can find ways to find the ancestral tombs of traitorous generals like Zhang Jue. There is no way to find those that are far away, but it happened that there was a general of the Yongshan Camp whose hometown was in Yong County, one of the 18 counties around Luoan.
Some young people were extremely angry. After learning about this, they left the city in the heavy rain.
I can't do anything more, but doing this can also help me vent my anger.
but.
Amidst all the verbal abuse, many people gradually began to show sad expressions on their faces.
Just because the emperor announced it to the world privately, Du Yu of Danzhou led 7,600 soldiers to rush to the rescue of Liuzikou Pass.
Everything was written in great detail, as if the emperor wanted the whole world to know what these soldiers had done.
Of the 7,600 people who left Danzhou, only 200 survived.
The 7,600 men were facing the 48,000 men in the Yongshan camp led by Zhang Jue, and the more than 30,000 people from Mobei who were welcomed in by Xia Zhixu.
They first captured Huiluzikou, suffering more than a thousand casualties. The remaining 6,600 men, together with the people inside the pass, held out for six days in the face of attacks from a total of more than 78,000 men.
Of course, ordinary people can imagine how tragic and difficult it was just by listening to the difference in numbers.
Especially since they could have stayed away, but just because of Du Yu's words "save people", 7,600 men from Tanzhou rushed to the battlefield.
Only two hundred people were able to return home.
Those who cooperated to defend the people inside the pass suffered countless casualties.
Of course, they finally held on, and as written in the notice, none of the remaining 20,000 rebels in the Yongshan camp were spared, and all were beheaded to comfort the heroic spirits and innocent civilians.
Moreover, under the command of Marshal Zong Ze and Marshal Meng Qin, not only was the Wuhe Mountain Pass successfully recovered, but the 30,000-strong Mobei army was also completely killed!
Moreover, Marshal Meng Qin personally led light cavalry into the Mobei grassland to rescue the people, saving more than 20,000 people.
However, the people were still furious.
Even though they knew that Xia Zhixu's head had been found, it was placed in a cage and thrown at the gate of Jizhou City.
But it was really hard to calm down the anger, many people even wanted to run to Yanzhou and spit on Xia Zhixu's head.
certainly
For such things, the punishment will naturally be announced to the world.
Xia Chenfeng and Xia Zhixu were deprived of the royal family genealogy. In addition to the two of them, they and some generals in the Yongshan camp, such as Zhang Jue, erected bronze kneeling statues, which were placed in Jizhou and Liuzikou Pass in Yan area, making them kneel and apologize forever. Their crimes were recorded in inscriptions and placed in various places in Yan area so that people would never forget their crimes.
Officials in Yanyun who followed Xia Chenfeng and Xia Zhixu were beheaded and their families were exiled.
Those who were suspected of persecuting the people in Yan and profiting from the two wars were beheaded and their families were exiled.
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The flatterers Xia Chenfeng and his son in Yan were dismissed from their posts, and those in serious cases had their property confiscated and were exiled!
After more than a dozen of them, the people could clearly feel the anger of the current empress.
…
The Empress was indeed angry!
Even Su Changan, his wife's partner, had never seen her so angry.
but
Su Changan could see that his wife was right to be angry at Xia Chenfeng and the others, but she was more angry because of self-blame.
Moreover, when Xia Fengxiang was alone with Su Changan, he even said, "If I had thought of this earlier and made arrangements earlier, this would not have happened."
Su Changan didn't say anything.
Just hugging Xia Fengxiang.
A year ago, no one could have imagined that Xia Chenfeng would let the Mobei people in.
Although Su Changan traveled through time from the time of escape, he clearly remembered that on the day the Mobei people arrived, there was a wedding banquet in the village.
There are some things that, after all, humans cannot fully think of or calculate.
Sitting in the hall of Lingqi Pavilion, Su Changan looked at the heavy rain outside, with countless raindrops falling on the bluestone slabs in the yard.
Xia Fengxiang summoned his ministers to the imperial study to discuss matters.
Many things in Yan had been decided as early as that night, and Li Xuance personally went to Yan with the imperial edict.
The state affairs discussed in the past few days were still the affairs of Yan and Jiaodong, as well as many things about the future reconstruction of Yan. Moreover, this time, Xia Fengxiang also made some changes to some of the decisions made by the King of Shu and the upright people in the south.
After all, I am afraid that another Xia Zhixu will appear.
Su Changan was also full of thoughts. He glanced at the [Carp Jue] beside him. He had to change his way of thinking about some things in the future.
Su Changan retracted his gaze and looked at Xun Xia and others.
Not to mention the capital, the entire palace was gloomy because of the events in Yan.
Most of the palace maids were homeless and had no other way to go, so they sold themselves into the palace. They were helpless and the Daxia Palace was their home.
Xia Chenfeng and his men's actions brought shame to the royal family.
Especially when I think about how so many people have become homeless because of them, I feel so angry.
Su Changan had heard from Sun Shanggong that some people had been found making dolls with the names of Xia Chenfeng and Xia Zhixu written on them, and then stabbed them with needles, saying that doing so would make them suffer in hell.
Su Changan just laughed it off and told Aunt Sun to handle it without any punishment.
Look back at the desk.
The three letters that had been sent from Yan were still there.
Su Changan also read all three letters.
The contents of the three letters are roughly the same, except for some differences in the content of the reports due to their identities.
However, the content of Lin Huaimu's [Ding Ting] spies was the most comprehensive, ranging from what was happening in Prince Yan's mansion to how the common people were doing, as well as Du Yu's injuries, how Marshal Zong Ze and Marshal Meng Qin handled the follow-up, etc. It was written in more than ten pages and was very comprehensive.
The content also describes the whole process of why the people voluntarily went to Jizhou.
Meng Shaoan's name is naturally among them.
The letter did not take a stance, but was just being realistic. It wrote about what Meng Shaoan had done for the people, how Meng Shaoan was the first to come forward to "solve a dilemma by himself", and some plans found at Meng Shaoan's residence for the people after they went to Jizhou.
And how the people of Yan currently hate Meng Shaoan.
certainly
It also wrote that Meng Shaoan was found.
It is said that Meng Shaoan was found in Xuzhou City after following his trail. Judging from the signs, he should have been walking all the way to the capital for a long time.
But when Meng Shaoan was found, he had gone crazy and was fighting with a dog for food.
He kept muttering things like "save people, tell the capital to save people" and "it's not me, I didn't mean it".
but
The letter also wrote that after finding Meng Shaoan, the spies tried to treat Meng Shaoan so that they could learn more about Xia Zhixu from Meng Shaoan. However, when they told Meng Shaoan about the tumor, Meng Shaoan suddenly stopped talking.
That night, Meng Shaoan committed suicide.
Only one letter was left.
The letter was delivered as well.
'I hope that in my next life, I will not be a disciple of a saint or sage, but just a farmer who cultivates the land. '
As for Meng Shaoan.
Xia Fengxiang didn't say much, but just asked someone to inform Yan that Meng Shaoan was dead.
There are no other arrangements.
Many scholars who did not understand politics and only read books of sages died in the court, and Meng Shaoan was just one of them.
Even though Meng Shaoan was wholeheartedly serving the people, he still turned a deaf ear to Du Yu's reminders. Moreover, Xia Fengxiang had reminded Meng Shaoan about this at the Shihua Pavilion, but Meng Shaoan still turned a deaf ear to it.
But we must not forget that Meng Shaoan did some things for the people of Yan, and these achievements cannot be forgotten, so just leave it like this.
People will comment on the merits and demerits.
Su Changan didn't have a deep impression of Meng Shaoan. He just remembered that he seemed to be the person who wanted to compete for the title of the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet.
Later we met at the Shihua Pavilion.
but
Many scholars at that time either failed or made the list.
Su Changan remembered a man named Li Hun. When he was chatting with Su Wenqing when he returned to the Su Mansion one day, Su Wenqing brought him up.
He had taken refuge with the Yang family at first, but Li Nishang soon fell and the Yang family's empire also collapsed. As a result, he passed the imperial examination but was not appointed an official for a long time. Later, Yang Shanchang found Su Wenqing, and then he was appointed the position of magistrate of a remote small county on the southern coast.
Su Wenqing didn't say much about the details because they were not worth mentioning.
But Su Changan knew that this man named Li Hun would probably have to stay in the position of county magistrate for the rest of his life, and might even be dismissed before long.
The rest of the content in the letter was mostly about the current situation in Yan, and about which troops directly opened the city gates, which hesitated, and which simply ran away when the military officer You Lian, together with General Meng Wu, the son of Marshal Meng Qin, and Zhou An'an's father, Zhou Qing, the Earl of Huai'an, led troops to seize military power in the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun.
Except for those who opened the city gate directly, all others became the victims of You Lian and Zhou Qing, who had received Xia Fengxiang's instruction before to kill anyone with rebellious intentions.
The letters from You Lian and Zong Ze were not so detailed, but many of the things within their responsibilities were written clearly.
Such as the current government affairs in Yan written by You Lian, the number of garrison troops, the number of rebels, the number of deaths, how the people are doing now, and the next military deployment in Yan, etc.
Zong Ze's side was mostly responsible for military affairs, but the Yan area was not under his jurisdiction. This time the troops were sent out because of the previous order from the emperor, but he was only responsible for suppressing the rebellion!
Therefore, Zong Ze wrote in the letter how many people were dispatched, the military rations were available, and how much military rations were left for the people in Yan and Jizhou. The rest was all about military affairs in the northern border, including the training of the artillery team, musketeers, cavalry, etc. It was very detailed.
Obviously he has a different personality from Zhu Huang.
I sorted out the three letters and put them on the table. I didn't put them away because Xia Fengxiang said they were a "wake-up call". After reading these three letters, I won't be indecisive about some things, so I have to keep them.
Lian Wei held an umbrella and shook it a few times at the gate. Then he stood under the corridor of the hall and said, "Madam, Miss Sheyue has left the city."
Su Changan nodded.
Shentu Sheyue was unwilling to stay in the Chixia army, saying that he was afraid.
Whether it was Su Changan, Xia Fengxiang, or Yan Yunxiao, no one tried to keep them.
Because according to what Yan Yunxiao said, Shentu Sheyue belongs to the underworld.
However, Shentu Sheyue told Su Changan that she owed Su Changan a favor and would find a way to repay it in the future.
And before leaving, Shentu Sheyue wanted to ask Su Changan for something, a handkerchief or something like that.
Su Changan knew that he had become the white moonlight and cinnabar mole of Shentu Sheyue, but
It definitely couldn't be given, so Shentu Sheyue was simply fired.
After asking Lian Wei not to go out and resting in the hall, Su Changan looked at the rain outside.
Pull out the [Carp Ring] casually.
The blade is facing upward and extending outside.
Su Changan's breathing suddenly became even and even.
Just above the blade of the Li Jue, raindrops suddenly fell, looking like water beads, without being cut.
but.
Su Changan's breathing suddenly became disordered, and the water droplets immediately flowed down the blade.
Su Changan smiled helplessly, then put the [Carp Jue] aside and looked at the gloomy sky.
Counting the days, we should set off to the south in two days.
Lian Wei looked at the Queen's blade and sighed, thinking that the Queen had practiced this breathing method for just a few days and had already reached this level. He also practiced it after getting Shentu Sheyue's permission, but he had only just entered the threshold.
And just when Su Changan was looking at the sky.
The two teams left the palace.
Both teams were from the Huanglong Guards, and were led personally by two deputy commanders of the Huanglong Guards, and they were filled with murderous intent.
A team went to Qi's house.
A team went to Zuo's house.
All of them brought the current empress's handwritten instructions.
The content of the imperial edict was exactly the same, just four words.
'I have no money. '
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