Chapter 133

Chapter 133

"Marquis Tired!" a knight shouted from a distance. The scene in front of him made him both confused and nervous. He said that these people were the army, and they didn't even have a complete armor. The clothes were tattered and covered with mud. , more like clay figurines that had just emerged from the ground, but it could be said that these people were refugees, but they had a clear formation, divided into front and back, left and right, and many of them still had weapons in their hands.

The knight wondered if Marquis was really inside, so he planned to call only three times, and immediately turned around and returned to the team without a response. Just after the second call, two people came out of the team in front. They were also covered in mud, and their original clothes could no longer be seen. what is it like.

"Marquis Tien is here, who is the decree?" The King of the East Sea shouted loudly, volunteering to be the speaker of Han Ruzi. He was not willing to be subordinate to him, but was too curious. He believed that this imperial decree was not only very important to Han Ruzi, but also to himself. also has a huge impact.

The knight was stunned for a moment, and then replied in a stern manner: "Yes, it's the military commander Han, Lord Han, wait a moment."

The knight looked at it carefully for a while, then went back on his horse to report.

"It's not the eunuch in the palace, it's actually Han Xing." King Donghai was surprised, "There must have been a major incident in the DPRK, and my uncle may have other difficulties..."

Han Ruzi turned to Chao Hua and Jin Chunzhong and said, "Get ready and listen to my orders at any time."

The two bowed to take orders, and quietly ordered people to give orders to the centurions of each team.

Donghai Wang said: "What do you want? Resist the imperial decree? This is called rebellion. If I had known this, it would be better to act according to my plan. At this time, you may have sat on the throne."

A small group of knights approached in the distance. When they were more than a hundred paces apart, most of the knights stopped, and only one person continued to advance. In front of Han Ruzi, it was Han Xing, the military commander.

Han Xing smiled and said, "Come and help me dismount."

The King of the East Sea widened his eyes. Although he and Han Ruzi were juniors, they were one rank higher than Han Xing in terms of titles. There was no reason to help this old fellow dismount.

Han Ruzi stepped forward, and the King of Donghai whispered behind him, "Just let the guards help him."

Han Ruzi still walked up to the horse and stretched out his hand to greet him. Han Xing slowly dismounted from the horse, his entire body resting on Han Ruzi's hands. The bones of the body are about to shatter."

Han Ruzi smiled without saying a word. He remembered that the clan elder was taciturn in the Qinzheng Pavilion and hardly ever said much. When the palace changed last year, it was Han Xing who finally got the Taizu sword, but claimed that the sword was sent by the queen mother. sent by people.

Han Xing untied a bag from his neck and took out a scroll of imperial edict. He didn't read it out right away. He looked up at the crowd on the official road, "Is this the rebel army gathered by Marquis Tien?"

"Does the court already know?"

"Hehe, if you don't even know what happened in the land of Gyeonggi, the imperial court will not be the imperial court. Well, yes, the army is neat and fighting spirit is high."

"If you have something to say, don't be sarcastic." The King of the East Sea came over and stared at the imperial edict.

"sarcasm? Why did the King of the East Sea say this? The invasion of the northern invaders and the world are in a panic. At this critical moment, Marquis Juan and the people of the capital held high the banner of righteousness and took the lead in the world. Who wouldn't respect the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty?"

"Hey, that sounds nice, so you're here to seal an official?"

Han Xing nodded with a smile, "Exactly." Then he handed the imperial edict to Han Ruzi, "Marquis Tien read it out by himself."

When Han Ruzi received the decree, he didn't need to kneel and worship, but it was a bit strange that the decree was read out by himself. He took the imperial decree, opened it and read it again, becoming more and more puzzled.

The King of the East Sea watched together, "This, this..." grabbed it and looked at it again, "What the hell is going on?"

"Let's declare the decree first." Han Xing smiled.

"Come on." Han Ruzi was still calm.

The King of Donghai suppressed his doubts in his heart, turned to face the crowd, and said Lang: "The imperial edict: I have heard that I have praised you for being virtuous, and rewarding the most talented, and the friendship between ancient and modern times is true. An Sheji, I am very honored. It is added to the general of the north of the town, and it is beneficial to seal a thousand households."

The righteous soldiers gathered and broke the queue. Most of them did not understand the meaning of the imperial edict, and their faces were blank.

The King of Donghai said helplessly: "Marquis Tien... This is the one. He was named General of Zhenbei. From now on, you will all be officers and soldiers of Great Chu who eat imperial food."

Only then did everyone realize that they cheered in unison, and some people whispered to Chao Hua, "We originally wanted to avoid the conscription, and then we gathered in the village by the Yihe River. How...how did we become officers and soldiers again?"

Chao Hua waved his hand and used his prestige to persuade those around him to raise objections.

"Marquis Tien received the decree." Han Ruzi said, taking the imperial decree from the King of the East Sea.

The smile on Han Xing's face was put away a little, "Wanhou doesn't seem to be very happy."

The King of the East Sea took the lead and said: "Trapped in the wilderness for several days, someone attacked, no one came to rescue, both eyes were dark, and I didn't know anything about the affairs of the court, and I was suddenly named the general of Zhenbei - I was so happy. ?"

Han Xing put away his smile, "Please take a step to speak."

Han Ruzi hummed, turned around and signaled to Chao Hua and Jin Chunzhong, asking them to rearrange the queue, then followed Han Xing to the roadside, Donghai Wang followed, Han Xing stopped and shook his head slightly at him.

"I just want to ask one thing, my uncle... How is Mrs. Cui?"

"Master Cui? Everything is fine. He has already submitted a letter to fight and was named the Great General of the Destroyer."

The East Sea King was stunned on the spot.

Han Xing led Hou Juan out a few dozen steps, with no one left or right, and said in a low voice, "Marquis Juan has suffered a lot these days, right?"

"Fortunately, isn't this also coming out?"

Han Xing nodded with a smile, "I won't play quizzes with Hou Juan. Many things have happened in the DPRK in the past few days, some of which are related to Hou Juan."

"I am in doubt, I hope the Governor will inform you."

"Master Cui and the King of the East Sea intend to rebel, Hou Juan understands?"

Han Ruzi nodded, he didn't quite trust this person, he tried to listen more and talk less.

"Fortunately, the Empress Dowager was prepared, and fortunately, Marquis of Tiredness... Reined in the precipice and eliminated a great chaos."

"Is the queen mother ready?"

Han Xing didn't explain, and continued: "Marquis Tien will understand later. Just yesterday, Mrs. Cui took a risk and colluded with the Grand Sima Champion of the Northern Army, intending to attack the capital."

It wasn't until then that Han Ruzi was taken aback, "Champion Hou?"

The champion Hou Hanshi was supported by the queen mother, how could he join forces with Taifu Cui to rebel? Han Ruzi was incomprehensible.

"Of course, neither of them admits to the rebellion, and they are very cautious. They instigated the Marquis of Hengyang to attack the rebels, trying to take advantage of the chaos to kill Marquis Juan and the King of Donghai, and then preached that everything was done by the court, so as to disturb the hearts of the people and serve the interests of the north and the south. The army marched into the city to provide an excuse."

Han Ruzi was stunned for a while, and then asked, "The north and south armies have joined forces, and the capital is unmatched. Do you still need an excuse?"

Han Xing said with a smile: "Of course it is necessary, Marquis Juan may not know much about the North and South Army. The two armies below the Grand Sima, even if they are ninth-rank generals, must be appointed by the Ministry of War. Of course, the Grand Sima can be nominated, but in the end they still have to get them. The permission of the imperial court. At the end of Emperor Wu, the power of the Great Sima increased day by day, but it did not reach the point of covering the sky with only one hand. The roster of generals of the two armies are all in the Grand Governor's Mansion. According to my estimation, 20% of the generals of the Northern Army and 40% of the Southern Army The generals are nominated by the Grand Sima, and the rest are directly assigned by the Ministry of War."

Han Ruzi understood that the two armies in the north and the south were not completely loyal to the Great Sima, and most of the generals still obeyed the orders of the imperial court. He immediately had doubts, "When Taifu Cui returned to Beijing privately to capture the southern army, the imperial court seemed helpless."

"The situation is different. When Emperor Wu of Cui was serving as the chief Sima of the Southern Army, he was already powerful in the army. He returned to the capital with Yu Wei who defeated King Qi last year. Of course, he was supported by the military officials, and at that time..." Han Xing made an embarrassed look. , There are some things he can't say, whether in public or private.

"I understand." Han Ruzi said that last summer, he and King Donghai, as the only two remaining sons of Emperor Huan, were the most qualified to inherit the throne. Transfer, the bloodline of Emperor Huan no longer has the only qualification.

The Northern Army Grand Sima Champion Hou Hanshi, as the orphan of Emperor Wu's first prince, was even more qualified.

"Since the palace change, the imperial court has been working hard to take back all the appointment rights of the two armies in the north and the south. Taifu Cui was a little anxious. I didn't expect that the champion was so anxious that he was persuaded by Taifu Cui. Alas, he still..." Han Xing shook his head with a wry smile. Looking a little disappointed, "Anyway, Marquis Juan and the King of Donghai are safe, and Taifu Cui's plan failed again. The champion Hou regretted it, and immediately pleaded with the court and told everything. Taifu Cui also wrote a letter this morning to plead guilty. When employing people, it is not appropriate to kill the generals, so I forgave the two big Sima and asked them to commit crimes and meritorious service in the northern Xinjiang."

The so-called "court" and "Your Majesty" both refer to the Queen Mother. Han Ruzi tried hard to recall that he had seen many appointments of generals and officials in the newspaper, but the memorial would not specify "recommended by the great Sima" or "appointed by the Ministry of War". , As for the appointment of low-level generals, it will not appear in the newspaper at all.

The queen mother actually resolved the military power of the two big Sima through a group of ministers. The king of the East Sea always talked about the "100,000 Southern Army", but in fact, Taifu Cui commanded 100,000 people.

Han Ruzi still has many doubts, but Han Xing will not trust him. Han Ruzi can only stay in his heart for a while and ask: "The north and south armies are going to the northern Xinjiang, who will guard the capital?"

"The imperial court has its own arrangements. Please follow me back to Beijing to thank you. Marquis Juan wrote a letter to ask for battle, which is indeed a good start. The people who invited the battle before were all actual generals, and a large number of nobles and relatives watched on. After Marquis Juan made an example, he invited the battle There are more and more chapters all at once..."

"Have the Governor General invited you to fight?" Han Ruzi didn't ask who wrote the memorial for him.

Han Xing said with a smile: "Although he is an old man, he always has a heart of loyalty to the king. How dare he stay behind? The first battle memorial was submitted by the old man, but His Majesty has not yet approved it."

All the crises are gone for the time being, and Han Ruzi can finally breathe a sigh of relief, "Okay, please ask the Governor to lead the way."

"After Hou Juan returns to the capital, he will get more rewards. Since ancient times... Please invite Hou Hou." Han Xing swallowed the word "Abandoned Emperor" in time.

The two returned to their original places together, and Han Ruzi supported Han Xing on the horse.

"I'll order some horses to come over later. The rebels can be stationed outside the city. I've already arranged the camp." Han Xing patted the horse and went to meet Su Wei.

"What did the old guy say?" Donghai King asked.

"It's nothing, it seems that the problem has been solved, we can go back to Beijing."

The King of the East Sea didn't hear Han Xing's various explanations. He only heard the result from Han Ruzi, and his brows could not help but wrinkle, "The Queen Mother asked us to return to Beijing to thank you?"

"Let me go back to Beijing, I didn't mention you."

"It's the same, if you go back, I have to go back too." King Donghai suddenly grabbed Han Ruzi's arm, "You can't go back to Beijing, you mustn't go back to Beijing. Once you enter the city gate, we won't be able to come out again."

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