During the period when Yuan Baifu rebelled, not only Yizhou and Ningzhou were in panic, but almost the whole world was in turmoil. The people of Nanyong began to flee collectively, and the people north of the Huai River stayed indoors. Song Suo was worried that there might be traitors in the city, so he carried out drastic reforms. As for those unfortunate members of the Yuan family, he had locked them all up the day after Song Suo learned of Yuan Baifu's rebellion, and was waiting for Qu Yunmie and the others to come back to deal with them.
More than a thousand miles away, even if the people in Chenliu knew the bad news, it was useless. They could only stare anxiously here.
The news of Xiao Rong being kidnapped was delivered together with the news of his rescue. The mood of the people who read the letter was like a roller coaster. When Xiao Rong heard this, he immediately asked Chen if she knew about it. Zhang Biezhi answered carelessly: "Of course I don't know. Madam Xiao hasn't caused any trouble in the past few months. She has been staying in the room, saving everyone a lot of trouble."
Xiao Rong frowned: "Then my grandmother's body..."
Zhang Biezhi: "It's good! I can still eat three pancakes in one meal."
Xiao Rong: “…”
It seems that there is really nothing wrong.
Everyone was fine. Song Suo didn't come out to greet Xiao Rong and the others, not because he was sick, but because of another reason. As for the reason, Zhang Biezhi asked Xiao Rong to go and see for himself. ...
After not seeing each other for a while, Xiao Rong discovered that Zhang Biezhi's temper had worsened, and Xiao Rong was really frightened by him.
In order to wait for the army to pass, they went into a nearby teahouse. After sitting on the mats in the teahouse, Xiao Rong was startled. He reached out to touch the mat on the ground. Zhang Biezhi chuckled, "Don't you know what this is? This is called a floor bed. Not long after you left, a craftsman came up with this method. Now all the restaurants in the city use this, and many chairs have been removed."
Xiao Rong: “…”
He was just surprised, not that he couldn't tell what it was.
Xiao Rong's patience with Zhang Biezhi was wearing thin, but unfortunately the latter didn't notice it at all. He was still blabbering about the changes in the city. Xiao Rong waved his hand and said, "Alright, alright, let's talk about this later. Has anything happened in the city?"
Zhang Biezhi scratched his head and said, "No, everyone is worried about the king's departure, fearing that bandits or refugees will rush in, so almost no one is causing trouble."
Xiao Rong asked again: "What about Nan Yong? Has there been any movement recently?"
Zhang Biezhi opened his mouth to answer, but Mi Jing at the side spoke first: "There was no big movement, but there were constant small movements. Shen Yangrui was dismissed."
Xiao Rong was stunned: "Dismissed?!"
He is a great general and Sun Renluan's most capable assistant. How could he be dismissed?
Mi Jing nodded: "Outsiders don't know the specific situation. Now the general of Nanyong is someone else. Grand Marshal Sun Renluan is recruiting soldiers from various cities. They also know that this time they have completely angered the king. If the king does what he said and attacks again in the spring of next year, it may not be so easy to take down Nanjing."
Xiao Rong suspected that he had heard wrongly, so he asked not very confidently: "What do you mean..."
Mi Jing: "Try to persuade the king. It's best to attack as soon as possible."
Xiao Rong: “…………”
It’s terrible. Even the monks have come to suggest starting the war as soon as possible.
Xiao Rong understood Mi Jing's intention. The sooner they started fighting, the sooner it would be. If they really had to wait until Sun Renluan tried every means to plunder the defenders from various cities, Nanjing would be an iron wall to begin with, and with more soldiers and horses, it would be even more difficult to attack.
Jinling is best at defense, and the trick of climbing over the city wall and opening the gate has already been used by the Xianbei, so it is estimated that it cannot be repeated in Jinling.
But Xiao Rong thought for a while and shook his head: "I know your heart. You want to reduce the casualties between the two armies, but these few months are not suitable for fighting. The soldiers are already very tired. Now the left army is seriously injured and cannot be trusted. The front and right armies have been dispersed and left in the lands of Xianbei and Khitan. The rear army is even worse. General Wang injured his leg and I don't know what internal injuries he has left in his body. Now we need to recuperate. The king also knows this, so he decided to go south next spring."
At this point, he paused for a moment and comforted Mi Jing, "Don't worry, Nanyong is now only one step away from destruction. Even if you fight later, the king will win. Based on my understanding of the Shen family army, I think the defenders of Jinling probably have the same mentality. If we really fight them, they will surrender very happily."
Mi Jing: “…”
Zhang Biezhi: “…”
Logically they should be happy, but knowing that all their compatriots are such cowards, they still feel a little mixed.
No one spoke for a while. Mi Jing picked up the tea on the table and was about to drink it. Suddenly, he remembered something and said, "Oh, Youjun is back."
Xiao Rong was also drinking tea. Hearing this, he almost spilled the tea on his clothes. "He's back? Gongsun Yuan returned with his troops in triumph?"
Mi Jing nodded, "The military report that came in just two days ago said that the Khitan had surrendered. Gongsun Yuan escorted the Khitan king back to Chenliu, while Yu Shaocheng stayed behind with his troops, waiting for the king to give him new military orders."
Xiao Rong was a little PTSD now. He frowned and asked, "Why didn't Gongsun Yuan wait for the military order?"
Could it be that he is just as depressed as Yuan Baifu? Or is it that his good brother died, so he has to express his dissatisfaction with Qu Yunmie in this way? ?
It's no wonder that Xiao Rong had such an idea. In the official history, Gongsun Yuan and Yuan Baifu rebelled together. Yuan Baifu rebelled first, and Gongsun Yuan joined later. After that, a series of events happened. Yuan Baifu died quietly, but Gongsun Yuan survived for a while, but only a few months at most. Later, he died in a small battle, and a few months later, the person who killed him also died on the battlefield.
Once the world is in chaos, all kinds of wars will break out one after another. Without a leader, the whole world will be like a swarm of demons dancing wildly, and no one will submit to anyone else. Although Qu Yunmie was criticized, people still lived quite peacefully during the years when he was powerful, because he was so powerful that few people dared to challenge his authority.
Xiao Rong sincerely hoped that Gongsun Yuan would stop acting on impulse. Yuan Baifu had already consumed the last bit of friendship that Qu Yunmie had for them. If he insisted on following in his footsteps, he would probably die a more miserable death than Yuan Baifu.
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