Chapter 427 Driving Fish
The dusk is deep, it is the end of spring and also the end of the day.
In the twilight, the wind howled, passing through the streets and alleys, mixed with shouts, screams, the friction of armor and weapons, footsteps, and the sound of doors and windows opening and closing, rolling up the northern half of Yanjing City.
It's not like Yanjing has never been in such chaos before. Similar riots occurred about fourteen years ago and twelve years ago.
Fourteen years ago, it was Jin Taizu Wanyan Aguda who personally led his troops to break through Juyong Pass, and then led the second crown prince Wulibu and his brave general Lou Shi to Yanjing. Upon hearing the news, Concubine Xiao De and Yelu Dashi fled hastily from Gubeikou. At this time, Liu Yanzong, Zuo Qigong, Yu Zhongwen and other Yanjing clans sent Concubine Xiao De and Yelu Dashi out of the city with courtesy, while controlling the city defense overnight. At dawn, Jin Taizu Wanyan Aguda arrived at the city, and the Han leaders of Yanjing opened the city gates and calmly surrendered.
Fourteen years have passed in a daze.
Looking back now, among the main figures in that great change in Yanjing, Jin Taizu Aguda died of illness, Second Crown Prince Olib died of illness, famous general Lou Shi died in battle, Concubine Xiao De was killed by Emperor Tianzuo of Liao, Yelu Dashi fled west to establish a country, Yu Zhongwen and Zuo Qigong were killed by the rebellious general Zhang Jue, and Liu Yanzong died in depression because of being involved in the infighting between Nianhan and Aguda.
In fact, things and people have changed.
As for the turmoil twelve years ago, there was no trace of the Yanyun clan, at least not in the center of the stage. This was because long before that, Liu Yanzong and Zuo Qigong had both urged Aguda not to hand over Yanjing to Zhao Song. After the handover, these two people and the great Confucian scholar Yu Zhongwen simply abandoned their homes and followed Jin. They would rather temporarily leave Yanjing, where their ancestors had lived for hundreds of years, than be willing to be subjects of the south.
In fact, the main initiator of that turmoil was Guo Yaoshi. The commander of the Ever-Victorious Army, Guo Yaoshi realized the weakness and ridiculousness of the Song Dynasty, and also realized the intention of the pro-war faction of the Jin Kingdom to invade the south, so he decided to surrender to the Jin Kingdom. He kidnapped Lu Yihao, who was the transport envoy of Yanshan Prefecture at the time, wrapped him in the army and brought him to the Jin Kingdom. He was not released until the Jingkang Incident, which was regarded as the greatest shame of his life by Lu Yihao.
And it was at that time, when Guo Yaoshi led most of the Ever-Victorious Army in rebellion, Liu Yan, the general of the Yanzhou Camp among the Eighth Camp of the Ever-Victorious Army, did not waver at all and insisted on leading his troops to stay in the Song Dynasty, and thus earned the name "Red Heart".
Now Lu Yihao and Liu Yan have made a comeback. Guo Yaoshi was played around by Nianhan until he had nothing left, but he did not die immediately. Instead, he lived in seclusion in Jinzhou. His son Guo Anguo is still the garrison commander of Pingzhou and is still by his side. This can be regarded as a continuation of the old friendship.
"What happened outside?"
Inside the palace city southwest of Yanjing, in a side hall, the eighteen-year-old King of Jin, Wanyan Hela, was discussing something seriously with his mentor Han Fang. Relatively speaking, although the Prime Minister Qin Hui was able to sit on a chair very close to them, he was never able to participate in it until Hela suddenly heard a noise outside and could not help but ask.
There is no way. They have been teacher and student since childhood. Who do you think you are, Qin Hui? What's more, you came in and said that the eldest prince asked Han Shangshu to go with you? Where is the face of the king?
"I'll go and take a look." Qin Hui didn't hesitate at all. He stood up and hurried out with several guards, just like a doorman.
Hela and Han Fang each glanced at Qin Huizhi's back, and then continued to talk in a low voice... There was nothing they could do about it. Although the two of them were teacher and student with a father-son relationship, they were not talking about personal issues at this time. Han Fang needed to consider the survival of the three major clans, and what he wanted to say was what the three families had discussed in the afternoon. As the lord of the country, Hela also needed to consider the "foundation of the country."
"Master Han."
Seeing Qin Hui leave, Hela simply changed his address. "It is impossible to let the emperor's uncle stay in Yanjing to fight a battle. This will make him die in vain. Fourth uncle and sixth uncle are also not allowed... According to me, Master, Zuo, Liu, and even the three families, why don't you follow us to escape from the border? Didn't Prince Yun (Liu Yanzong) choose to follow Taizu and temporarily leave Yanjing?"
"It's different." Han Fang also looked exhausted. "Back then, Prince Yun and his men knew they would be able to come back sooner or later, and they only left this city to go to Pingzhou or Dading Prefecture, both of which are nearby places... In today's situation, not to mention never coming back, no one would be willing to go to Huining Prefecture... Besides, if that day really happens..."
"His Majesty!"
Before Han Fang finished speaking, Qin Hui, who had just left with a few guards, hurried back and said something shocking from a distance: "Hide quickly... A large group of rebel soldiers have entered the palace!"
"Where did the rebels come from?!" Hela was already eighteen years old. Instead of panicking, he became angry. "Has Yanjing already reached this point?"
"That's right!" Han Fang's scalp was tingling, but he spoke quickly, but he was obviously panicked. "Zuo Liu and the others will never send troops to the palace! Minister Qin, don't talk nonsense!"
"Can I lie about something like this?" Qin Hui helplessly spread his hands in the side hall. "If your majesty doesn't believe me, just ask the guards directly... The rebel army has indeed entered the palace! And they poured in from the east and north! They are of different sizes, and the largest group is estimated to have more than a thousand people, and they are on their way to the palace."
Several trusted imperial guards showed no intention of refutation or interruption, and the noise outside was getting closer and closer, and Hela finally became a little flustered.
Han Fang also turned pale.
"Your Majesty, please listen to me."
Qin Hui panted and walked up to Hela and said, "Just now, when Minister Han scolded me, he naturally thought that the rebel army coming here was the new army led by the big families in Yanjing. They did have this motive, but please forgive me for being frank. It may not be the Zuo or Liu families..."
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