Volume 1 Chapter 303 Palace Gate Farce
After Xiao Guazi left, Xiang Yun sat back on the dragon throne with a heavy heart, looking at the flowers, trees and palace walls outside the imperial study, and fell into deep thought.
Appointing Xiao Guazi as the governor of Weihaiwei was really a helpless move. The imperial court had very little control over the Canghai area, and it could even be said that it had no way to do anything to them.
This time, Gan Ce had no ambition and surrendered voluntarily. Otherwise, he would have to spend a lot of manpower and material resources to unify the eastern Canghai territory, and even a large-scale war would have to break out. It was unknown how many people would die and how much time would be spent.
Even if they all surrendered now, the court had spent generous treatment to appease them. These people are actually officials of the court now, but if any one of them were to be removed from office, it would probably cause public indignation, and the generals under Gan Ce would band together again to threaten the court.
So now his ability to command the officials and generals in the Canghai area is extremely low. You can arrange them to do things, but you must never touch their positions and salaries.
It was precisely because he clearly understood this that he could not entrust such matters as going out to sea to expand the territory of the Dayun Empire and developing the islands to any official in the Canghai area, and he could only select people from the capital.
However, going out to sea means the unknown, being out of his control, and once a large amount of wealth is obtained, the person in power is very likely to have selfish desires and want to break away from the constraints of the Dayun Empire and establish himself as king!
In this way, the territory around Canghai was directly given away.
Xiang Yun has been thinking hard these days. After much thought, he came to the conclusion that the only person who is suitable to sit in this position and do this job is Xiao Guazi beside him.
Although Xiao Guazi has no great talent and has not read much, he is absolutely loyal to his master. He grew up in the palace and developed a ruthless character. For the sake of his master, he knows what to do and what not to do.
Xiang Yun knew clearly that even though Xiao Guazi was submissive and docile in front of him, acting like a well-behaved and obedient servant, once he left him, no eunuch or maid in the palace would dare to show disrespect to him.
In fact, to put it bluntly, he has high emotional intelligence, knows how to read people's expressions, and has strong ability to do things, otherwise he would not have been sent by Yuan Ping to serve the emperor at such a young age.
Xiao Guazi has no relatives in this world and is all alone. He is also a eunuch and cannot have any offspring. Therefore, only if someone like this takes power and does things for him can he feel completely at ease.
However, Xiang Yun was very clear that there were many cases of eunuchs disrupting politics since ancient times, so Xiang Yun did not dare to let Xiao Guazi be an official in the capital, but let him go to the Canghai area to take on the great responsibility of the Dayun Empire to explore the Canghai.
Now that the imperial edict has been issued, Xiang Yun's heart is very conflicted. He doesn't know whether this decision is right or wrong.
Does Xiao Guazi have the ability to calm down those arrogant generals? Can he withstand the stormy waves on the ocean? Can he resist the temptation of power and money?
Xiang Yun is not sure, but this is the best candidate he can think of at the moment. Whether it is right or wrong, time will tell.
A few days later, a large group of Fire Cloud Army soldiers suddenly appeared outside the south gate of the capital. Leading them was General Qin Su, followed by Xuanyuan Dabing, Wu Guotao and other generals.
When the common people and guards at the south gate of the capital saw them, they were all shocked, and then they made way to let Qin Su and others enter the city.
Qin Su and others led the army slowly into the capital city. They said nothing along the way and their faces were calm. However, the people around them were also very quiet at this moment. No one said a word of welcome or applause, nor did anyone curse or express disgust.
Everyone knows that the order to withdraw troops was given by the current emperor himself, so these generals and soldiers cannot be blamed.
When Qin Su, who was at Hongri Pass, received the imperial edict to withdraw Xiang Yun's troops, she was extremely shocked. No matter how she thought about it, she could not understand the purpose of Xiang Yun's action.
However, out of trust in Xiang Yun, Qin Su chose to withdraw his troops and give up Hongri Pass.
For Qin Su, Hongri Pass is not important, the common people are not important, and the Dayun Empire is not important either. The only thing that matters is Xiang Yun.
She is a very selfish person, which can be seen from the fact that she abused her power to open the palace gate and let her father Qin Yu into the palace.
So as the commander-in-chief, she directly made the emperor's edict public, and then, despite the sworn opposition of several generals under her command, she resolutely led all the Fire Cloud Army to withdraw from Hongri Pass, leaving only a part of the army to guard other cities. She herself led the large army back to the capital at full speed.
On this day, they returned to the capital with a large army. They did not return in triumph, nor did they return in defeat. Therefore, Qin Su had already been prepared for the current attitude of the people and was not surprised.
However, the generals and soldiers under his command were in a very bad mood, especially Wu Guotao and Xuanyuan Dabing. The two of them had not looked good throughout the journey. They had a stern face and looked unhappy, as if their parents or spouses had died.
This situation made Qin Su very angry, but he just couldn't get angry with these generals.
At the Hongri Pass battlefield, whenever she gave any military orders, these generals obeyed them. On the battlefield, each one was braver than the other. None of them was afraid of death, and they bravely served as pioneers, taking pride in dying on the battlefield.
Especially Xuanyuan Dabing, who had a high level of cultivation and wielded a pair of iron hammers with great power. It was unknown how many soldiers of the Chixiao Dynasty had died under his hammers.
It is also because of this that Hongri Pass was able to be defended and the eight million troops of the Chixiao Dynasty were kept outside the pass.
They wanted to fight to the death, but the emperor withdrew his troops...
This imperial decree to withdraw troops was too ridiculous and absurd for all the soldiers in Hongri Pass.
The army entered the capital. Qin Su looked at the magnificent palace in the distance and said in a cold voice: "This general will go to the palace to meet His Majesty. All of you return to the barracks or go home. Do not make trouble or talk nonsense. This is a military order!"
Xuanyuan Dabing hesitated for a while after hearing this, but still said: "General Yun, I also want to go to the palace to meet His Majesty..."
"Are you going to get scolded?" Qin Su scolded decisively, then softened his tone and said calmly: "This general knows what everyone is thinking, and will explain it to Your Majesty one by one."
Qin Su looked around at the soldiers and said loudly: "The court will not fight a meaningless war. This general will definitely give everyone an explanation for your sacrifice."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Su left decisively and rode alone towards the palace.
Along the way, Qin Su became angrier and angrier, and she was also thinking in her heart that she must make Xiang Yun give her an explanation.
If Xiang Yun really changed his temperament and became a tyrant, as Concubine Qin, she would have nothing to say. However, as General Yun of the Great Yun Empire, she would wake Xiang Yun up even if it cost her life.
Qin Su ran madly to the palace gate. He had no intention of getting off the horse. Instead of slowing down, he sped up and rushed straight towards the palace gate.
The guards at the gate were startled when they saw the horses galloping. They quickly drew their swords and blocked the door. The leader pointed at the horses in front and shouted, "The palace is a restricted area. You are not allowed to trespass. If you dare to take another step forward, you will be killed without mercy!"
Eight imperial guards surrounded the small palace gate, leaving not even enough room for a war horse to pass through, thus blocking Qin Su's entire way.
Seeing this scene, Qin Su angrily shouted: "Get out of here!"
But no matter who they are, the palace is the palace, and guarding the palace gate is their duty. Anyone who wants to enter the palace must be respectful and follow the rules. Even if they are of noble status, there is no reason to ride a horse straight into the palace.
Therefore, these imperial guards had no intention of giving way, and they stepped forward with knives in hand, and also rebuked Qin Su: "Retreat immediately, otherwise, I will kill you without mercy!"
At this moment, a large number of archers appeared inside the palace gate and were rushing towards this side to provide support.
Qin Su became even angrier when he saw this scene, and in a fit of rage, he drove his horse directly towards the royal guards who were blocking the way. It looked as if he was determined to fight to the death.
Seeing the war horses getting closer and closer, the guards blocking the way became frightened one by one. If they were hit, they would be seriously injured if not killed. And the identity of the opponent was the emperor's most beloved Concubine Qin. With such an identity, even if they were hit to death, they probably would not be severely punished.
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