Bright Spring

Gao Xianning was silent for a while, and then said in a deep voice, "Kill Yang Qing!"

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Hu Guang, the imperial envoy and chief assistant of the cabinet, took the imperial decree and headed straight for Peiping at an accelerated speed of [-] miles.At this time, he had just arrived at Zhao Wangfu.

Hu Guangxian was welcomed to the front hall to announce the decree.In the imperial edict of the imperial court, King Zhao was commended, saying that he had made great contributions to the military equipment of the imperial court in northern Xinjiang;He also decreed to give King Zhao a large reward for repairing the old palace, and wished the brothers to guard the country together in harmony.

Then Hu Guang asked to borrow a step to speak.

So Gao Sui and Hu Guang went to the side hall to have a secret talk alone.Hu Guang took out another edict, Mizhao.

Gao Sui took it and buried himself in the content of the secret edict.

Hu Guang said in a deep voice: "Xue Yan, the Minister of Dali Temple, has already verified it. The eunuch Wang Jinghong, Hou Xian and others have already confessed. This is all caused by the conflict between Huang Yan and Zheng He! Fang caused Zhao Wang to be wronged, and the brothers of the Holy One Centrifugal; sinners can be punished, and the Holy One will punish these culprits severely. Dali Temple Minister Xue Yan and others will publicly finalize the case in the name of the Sanju Division. The court will never wrongly wrong King Zhao with this matter. King Zhao can rest assured! "

Gao Sui didn't hesitate at all, and without even thinking about it, he immediately cursed at Huang Yan, and then said with a grateful expression: "Fortunately, my elder brother is the master of enlightenment! My elder brother has sheltered and tolerated my brothers and sisters since he was a child. Of course, I believe in my elder brother."

As he spoke, he paid attention to Hu Guang's eyes, and saw that Hu Guang was also observing him very carefully.

Hu Guang said again: "As soon as Wang Yu told the truth, the Holy Majesty said, 'Gao Sui is not that kind of person', and he trusted Zhao Wang very much. After Xue Yan checked the facts, it was as the Holy Majesty expected!"

The two then had a secret conversation for a while, Zhao Wang mostly said that he was loyal, and Hu Guang kept praising Zhao Wang for the court, and the conversation was very harmonious.

... King Zhao and Hu Guang had a private conversation alone, without anyone else in; even Huang Yan, the eunuch who was a close friend of King Zhao, was not allowed to enter.At this time, Huang Yan was like an ant on a hot pot.

Finally, Huang Yan couldn't wait anymore, and walked quickly to his residence.

He walked into a courtyard, came to a locked secret room, opened it and walked in.Inside, a fat young eunuch with a round face greeted him, and the eunuch bowed and said, "I pay my respects to Eunuch Huang."

Huang Yan hurriedly closed the door, and asked directly: "If we raise an army, can the King of Han help?"

This white and fat eunuch was from the Han Palace, and he was acquainted by Huang Yan.He is Cao Fu, Wang Gui's godson. He has met several times before. Cao Fu has not been in Zhao Wang's residence for a long time.Zhao Wang was worried that there were spies in the house, so he asked Huang Yan to hide him, and don't let Cao Fu show up casually.

Cao Fu said: "Of course! The imperial army is dealing with our prince. As long as King Zhao occupies Beiping, the government and army will have no spare power to deal with King Zhao."

"This can't convince our lord!" Huang Yan frowned, "Is there no more help? Can the King of Han send troops to Beiping to help King Zhao?"

Cao Fu looked embarrassed, but he still said: "As long as the king of Zhao is willing, it should be possible. Let's go back and tell the king of Han!"

"It's too late!" Huang Yan turned around anxiously, "His mother!"

Cao Fu hurriedly asked what happened.Huang Yan roughly told Cao Fu about the secret report he received yesterday.

"Did King Zhao and Eunuch Huang really do it?" Cao Fu asked.

"It's a fart! Our family has never stayed in the imperial palace, have we not worked in Yanwang's mansion? Is it that easy to kill the emperor? Besides, King Zhao wanted to be the crown prince before, just because the late emperor favored him, and he wanted to use his favor to let the late emperor Just support him; when the first emperor passed away, the king of Zhao had given up on this idea and had no chance at all!" Huang Yan said, "The king of Zhao never thought of rebelling. Those who slandered our lord did not slander his loyalty, But they are mocking the prince's wisdom..."

He cursed and said: "Zheng He's treacherous party did it. In order to frame our family, they even killed King Zhao. This is to wipe out our family and everyone else. It's vicious, too vicious!"

Cao Fu nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, "Then you have to raise your troops quickly. If King Zhao doesn't raise his troops, maybe there is still a way to survive. Eunuch Huang, you are doomed!"

Huang Yan walked quickly back and forth for a while, and said: "Grandpa Cao set off early in the morning, hurry to see the King of Han, and let the King of Han find a way to send some elite soldiers to Beiping. Our family will try our best to persuade King Zhao."

Cao Fu thought for a while and asked: "Are you sure King Zhao will raise troops? Otherwise, even if our prince can find a way to send someone over, wouldn't he be sent to death? Can Eunuch Huang persuade King Zhao?"

Huang Yan let out a long sigh, and finally said in a deep voice, "It's not a matter of whether you want to or not, how did you raise your troops?"

"Isn't Meng Xian, the commander of the guards, one of yours?" Cao Fu asked.

Huang Yan said: "The three guards of Prince Zhao's mansion, which general does not show loyalty, but who knows what he thinks in his heart?"

Cao Fu frowned and said, "Wang Yu, Wang Yu's in-law, Gao Yizheng, Wang Yu, Wang Yu's in-law, Wang She, the eunuch Yang Qing, are all yours?"

"Bullshit!" Huang Yan was full of obscenities today, and he was already extremely angry, "Among these people, our family only knows the guard commander Meng Xian and the eunuch Yang Qing...Yang Qing is indeed from our family , but I don’t even know those other people! How did you become a partisan?

Gao Yizheng from Changshi Mansion, our family has heard of this person; the worst thing is that Wang Yu, our family has never even heard of his name before! "

Cao Fu said in embarrassment: "How do you raise an army?"

Huang Yan thought for a while and said, "Meng Xian can be wooed temporarily. He is in charge of the military and suspected of treason. He will die just like our family."

Cao Fu nodded solemnly: "It makes sense."

Huang Yan was silent for a long time, then suddenly said: "Isn't it rumored recently that the imperial court has stationed troops in Huguang, and is going to fight against the King of Han's army? If the King of Han wins this battle, everyone will be very optimistic about the King of Han! At that time, we will convince the King of Zhao's mansion. It will be easier for the guard generals, and even the military generals stationed in Beiping City; everyone will want to use the power of the King of Han to oppose the imperial court together, so as to gain some credit."

"However... we still have to convince King Zhao." Huang Yan looked hopeless.

Chapter 5 and Seven

Regarding Zhao Wang's rebellion, the capital is far from finding out the truth; but Dali Temple Minister Xue Yan put forward a speculation of "framing".Emperor Zhu Gaochi immediately grasped this statement, and sent Hu Guang, the chief assistant of the cabinet, to appease Gao Sui.

Zhu Gaochi doesn't dare to worry too much at the moment, let alone liquidate all kinds of forces; at this critical juncture of the national destiny, Zhu Gaochi only wants to maintain the expediency and stability of all parties, in order to devote the power of the court as much as possible to the In this battle!

The emperor not only sent envoys to appease King Zhao, but also ordered Wei Guogong Xu Huizu to write a letter to He Fu himself; He Fu was told to put the overall situation first, and as long as he made meritorious service on the battlefield, he would be treated fairly after the war.

At the same time, the imperial court sent court eunuchs to the Changsha mansion to reward Zhang Fu for his loyalty, and decreed to grant Zhang Fu the right to beheaded before playing on the battlefield; of course, the imperial court would never mention that Zhang Fu wanted to frame Wu Gao...

After announcing the decree, the eunuch went to the Changsha Mansion Zhongjun Xingyuan Hall to take his seat.

The eunuch said to Zhang Fu: "The emperor said that the rebel army of the King of Han swept across the southwest fiercely. If the British Duke can quell the rebellion for the imperial court, he will have made great contributions to the Ming court. The British Duke has made great contributions to the world, and he must be the humerus of the emperor!" The Royal Highness has great trust in the UK and entrusts him with a heavy responsibility, and I also hope that the British Royal Highness will put the overall situation first and live up to the Royal Highness's ardent heart."

Zhang Fu hurriedly stood up and paid homage to the northeast, choking with tears of gratitude, and said: "The Holy One is worried, and it is all the crime of the ministers! I have received the grace of the Holy Master, and I will never dare to slack off in the slightest. I will definitely put down the rebel army and repay the mighty emperor's favor." !"

But within two days, Zhang Fu learned that the Jinyiwei sent to Hengzhou had stopped questioning He Fu... Those Jinyiwei officers and soldiers mainly obeyed the commander of Jinyiwei and the chief of Beizhen Fusi.

So Zhang Fu understood that it was impossible to seize the military power of He Fuzhi's left deputy general for the time being.Zhang Fu still doesn't trust He Fu very much, so he can only plan secretly to avoid putting He Fu in a key position when deploying military affairs.

At this time, it is late September, late autumn and early winter, and the wind in Huguang is getting cooler day by day.

A military general hurried in from outside the lobby, came forward with a report, and said directly: "General Liu (Changde Liu Sheng) sent a horse to report that the Guizhou Department of the rebel army is heading east and has arrived at the Chenzhou government. Chenxi County!"

After hearing this, all the civil and military people present looked sideways. After reading the report, Zhang Fu looked at the map without saying a word.He silently picked up the paper and waved it, motioning the guards to pass it on to the surrounding generals.

One of the most important official roads from Guizhou Dusi to Huguang Province is the "Huguang Road", which enters Huguang from Guizhou City to the northeast.And Chenxi County is an important station on the Huguang Road.

To the east of Chenxi County is the northern foot of Meishan (Xuefeng Mountain). The area is surrounded by mountains and the roads are difficult. Only the post road leading to Changde Mansion is easy for the army to travel.Because the Yuan and Ming dynasties developed and repaired the "Guangdao into the Lake" many times.

After a long time, Zhang Fu suddenly raised his head and said, "Immediately write the military order, and transfer the main force of the Liu Sheng Department to march towards Changsha Mansion!"

The crowd quickly became noisy, and after a while, a general clasped his fists to persuade him: "The rebel Guizhou army is marching towards the 'Huguang Road', which leads to Changde Mansion. Why did the commander transfer Changde army at this time? Can sit back and watch the rebels occupy Changde Mansion!"

Several military generals around took the lead in echoing.

Looking around, Zhang Fu said, "What I just said was a military order."

When the generals in the lobby heard this statement, they all fell silent.The civilian officer accompanying the army hurriedly clasped his fists and said, "I obey the order, and I will submit the military order later, and ask the commander to sign for it!"

The civil servant got up and walked to the hall behind.At this time, Zhang Fucai said to the crowd: "The 10,000+ rebels of the King of Han, including Wu Gao's soldiers, are all in the south of Guilin Mansion in Guangxi. So why are the Guizhou rebels going to Changde Mansion?"