Northern Dynasties Imperial Industry

"Wine, wine, get the wine! Get the wine quickly!"

In the dormitory of Jinyang Palace, it was late at night and no one was quiet. Emperor Gao Yang's furious roars mixed with a hint of pain were heard constantly.

Since the sixth year of Tianbao's reign in Buddhism, Lord Qi Gaoyang has become more sincere in worshiping Buddha. He not only builds temples and repairs Buddhist services, but also practices the precepts personally. Since the seventh year of Tianbao's reign, the emperor has been vegetarian for the whole month of May to respect the Dharma and promote kindness.

But May of this year was extremely painful for Gao Yang. Due to the invasion of the powerful enemies of the Western Wei Dynasty, he had made a vow in Yedu not to drink alcohol until he defeated the enemy army. Since coming to Jinyang in Yedu, he has been abiding by this agreement, and he is quite energetic and working hard. look.

However, more than a month has passed since the war started, and the time has entered the middle of May. Not only has this war not ended, but the situation has become worse.

The dual torture of giving up meat and alcohol has made Gao Yang's mental state extremely unstable. As a result, bad news came one after another from the frontline war, which naturally made him more and more restless. Not only his mental condition, but also his physical condition was greatly affected.

This morning, another memorial letter was delivered to Yedu. After reading it, Gao Yang's condition became worse and worse. He stayed in his dormitory all day in a coma and could not see anything. The imperial doctors and eminent monks who served in Jinyang Palace One after another went into the palace to see the diagnosis and treatment, chanted sutras and prayed for blessings. After struggling for a long time, the emperor's physical condition gradually stabilized. In the evening, he was able to get up and eat a bowl of rice, rice and several chickens.

But after nightfall, the emperor became manic again, shouting and running around in the palace, and no one could get close. All the palace people were also frightened and gathered in a corner of the palace, not daring to come forward.

"The wine is here, the wine is here! Please drink to the Supreme Lord!"

An eunuch rushed from outside the palace, holding a lacquer tray with wine and wine utensils in his hand. He walked into the palace and presented it to Gao Yang. At the same time, he said respectfully: "Your Majesty, the wine is here. Please enjoy it, Your Majesty!”

The familiar and haunting smell penetrated his nose, and the mania in Gao Yang's eyes immediately subsided slightly, and he regained some clarity. He swallowed hard the saliva that came out of his mouth, and he couldn't wait to drink it. He raised his hand to grab the rhinoceros horn cup filled with wine in front of him.

But when his fingers just touched the outer edge of the wine glass, he suddenly shuddered, slowly took his hand back, and said in a deep voice: "Gao Zijin, have you forgotten the shame of being forced by the Qiang thieves and being uneasy day and night? In one word, If you can't keep your promise, how can you control the masses and defeat stubborn thieves?"

After saying this, the obsessive desire on his face suddenly turned into determination and perseverance. He pulled out his sword and knocked over the wine glass on the tray, letting the wine spill on the floor. He took a deep breath and turned He leaned over to look at the eunuch offering the wine with a fierce look and said angrily: "The dog thief did not obey my orders, but even offered wine to seduce me! Who asked you to murder your master? Could it be that he is also a remnant of the Qiang thieves with five surnames?"

"Slave, I don't dare... How dare I, how dare I plot to kill my lord! The master just shouted for wine, and my lord, my slave, came out of the palace to look for..."

When the eunuch saw this scene, he was so frightened that he collapsed on the ground and defended softly.

Gao Yang naturally ignored the eunuch's excuse. He had just knocked over the drink that was brought to his mouth with great perseverance. He was in high spirits. Then he put the blade of the knife against the eunuch's neck and continued to rage. He shouted: "I have ordered the palace to ban all drinking utensils and drinks. Where did the dog thief come from to harm me?"

"Lord, have mercy on me, Your Majesty, please have mercy on me!"

The eunuch was so frightened that he could only keep crying and begging for mercy.

Gao Yang soon lost his patience due to his noisy begging for mercy. He cut the blood vessels on the side of the eunuch's neck with the blade in his hand. The blood on the side of the eunuch's neck was gushing out like a spring. He was so frightened that he hurriedly raised his hands to cover it. Holding on to the bleeding wound, Bulkhead tried to run out of the palace, but he staggered and fell to the ground before running a few steps.

This fresh bloody smell further stimulated the ferocity in Gao Yang's heart. He stood up with a knife and shouted loudly: "Liu Taozhi, get in! With my warrant, we will quickly conduct a thorough investigation within the palace prohibition. If there is any private possession of alcoholic beverages, All of them will be punished severely, and they will be killed if they fight with each other for drinking!”

After hearing this, Liu Taozhi and several other imperial commanders who were stationed in front of the palace hurriedly entered the palace to receive orders, and then led their soldiers to search among the palaces and gardens.

Not to mention the turmoil in Gaoyang's dormitory, when Yujia returned to Jinyang for the first time a few days ago, because Jinyang's armor was not strong at that time, he recruited troops from various noble families to serve as bodyguards.

Although more and more people are gathering inside and outside Jinyang City, most of them are border troops drawn from the surrounding areas. Naturally, they are not suitable to serve as bodyguards. Therefore, the bodyguards of Jinyang Palace are mainly composed of nobles and nobles. The family is responsible. Most of these distinguished officials are ministers who have contributed to the founding of the country. They share the glory of the country and are naturally loyal and trustworthy.

Although Su Wei Gong Jin's job is important, it is actually quite boring. Every day they only carry weapons to mark the ground, or patrol along fixed regional routes and communicate internally and externally. You can persist in it for a short period of time, but it will inevitably make people feel boring after a long time.

Especially now that the border war is tense, most of these noble disciples are also martial and aggressive, hoping to kill the enemy and perform meritorious deeds. As a result, they are trapped in the palace and garden every day with nothing to do, and they inevitably complain frequently.

When they are not on guard duty, these noble disciples often gather together to discuss current situations and express their opinions. Just two days ago, another battle report came from the south. It was said that the Western Wei army had invaded Qinshui and Jianzhou one after another, and the battle line had advanced a big step eastward.

After learning about this incident, all the noble disciples felt anxious and angry. While they were surprised by the menacing force of the Qiang thieves, they couldn't help but cursed the frontline soldiers for their incompetence and burdening the country. When talking about things that interest people, they naturally cannot help but express various personnel opinions that they think can remedy the current disadvantage.

"More than 100,000 soldiers have been gathered in Jinyang, why not rush out of Queshu Valley in one go? This way we can not only rescue Jinzhou, but also defeat the bandit army!"

In an empty palace room, several noble disciples who had finished their duty as guards gathered here to take a break. When the current border war situation was discussed, some people couldn't help but speak.

Hearing this, someone else sighed and said: "Queshu Valley and Qianlijiao Road have been lost one after another. It is not easy to attack southward! This is why the Qiang thieves dared to ignore the Jinyang armored soldiers and go east to attack Qinshui, Intimidating the party."

"King Baishui is also a hero of the country and has made great achievements in battle. He went south before and was intercepted by thieves. It's really disappointing!"

Hearing this, the noble disciples also started chatting one after another. The topic was nothing more than the many setbacks suffered by the distinguished kings during the war with the Western Wei Dynasty, which was quite suspected of deceiving the world and stealing their reputation.

"You crazy people, you don't know how strong the thieves are, so you are just here making wild remarks!"

A general in his thirties who was an outsider came in. After hearing what everyone was discussing, his face darkened and he scolded. After hearing this, everyone shrank their heads and did not dare to refute, because this man happened to be in the right place. It was Hou Mochen Jingui, the son of Mochen Xiang, the prince of Baishui they were discussing.

After Hou Mo and Chen Jingui stopped everyone's discussion, he sat down and said: "In my opinion, the reason why this battle is unfavorable is not that the frontline soldiers did not try their best, but that the judgment was wrong from the beginning. , delaying the opportunity to fight. The first division and brigade are all heading to Heyang, and the key points are empty. My father went south to guard the key roads a few days ago, with only a few thousand troops, how can he be considered a huge number of thieves? "

After everyone heard this, they all nodded in agreement, not because they wanted to flatter Hou Mo and Chen Jingui, but because in this battle, their strategic mistakes in Northern Qi were obvious. Now, as the war progresses and the situation becomes more and more unfavorable, these people will inevitably become dissatisfied and complain against the high-ranking decision-makers.

At this moment, someone else spoke up and said: "Now that the army has gathered, it is blocked from marching south. It would be better to start with elite troops and go south to rescue Jinzhou. After relieving Pingyang, the troops from the two places will join together and then join forces on the plain where the party is advancing westward. In the King's Brigade, the thieves will not be as rampant as they are now!"

As soon as this statement came out, several people nodded in agreement. They mentioned the slow movement of military aircraft in Jinyang, Pingyuan King Duan Shao's reluctance to patrol the Shangdang area, etc., which are one of the reasons for the current rampant thieves.

As this topic unfolded, even Hou Mo and Chen Jingui could not help but admit: "The current generals in charge of the army are indeed old-fashioned and not as open and enterprising as they were in the early years. For example, when King Xianyang attacked the enemy's rear, although he regrettably failed to win, But I finally achieved great things and dared to fight!”

"In recent years, those who have led the army and controlled the people in the central government are magnificent, brave, and able to win people's hearts. I would like to give my highest honor to the King of Shangdang! The King of Shangdang has repeatedly led the army to conquer the north and south, and has achieved many victories. If he had not retreated to avoid trouble in recent years, he would have been I’m afraid today’s fame and prestige will be no less than that of the Qiang thief Li Boshan!”

Whether Zang is a person or not, and the level of discussion are topics that many people like to discuss. Now that it is a private gathering, everyone is relaxed, and the topics of discussion are naturally quite casual.

"Yes, King Shangdang is indeed a rare hero in the clan. Even the Supreme, his appearance in recent years is not as good as..."

However, at this time, someone else passed by the door. It was Xu Xianxiu who was leading his team on patrol. Hearing the discussion in the room, Xu Xianxiu immediately frowned and said in a deep voice: "It's time to stay in the guard. Let's go back to camp and rest. Don’t gather here to talk and talk!”

Everyone was secretly shocked when they heard this. Knowing that the topic could not continue, they hurriedly stood up and dispersed.

After Xu Xianxiu drove these people away, he inspected the area again before leading his team back to where he stayed. However, when he just returned here, he was swarmed and captured by a team of armored soldiers who had been waiting here. The leader was Liu Taozhi.

"May I ask Governor Liu, what crime did you commit?"

Xu Xianxiu was naturally shocked when he was captured. He hurriedly struggled and looked at Liu Taozhi and asked quickly.

Liu Taozhi stepped forward with a cold face, signaled his entourage to bring out a few jugs of wine, and then said to Xu Xianxiu: "I was ordered by the Supreme Being to search for prohibited items in the palace. These drinks were all found in General Xu's tent. Does the general know you?" "

"I'm just drinking and enjoying myself. It's harmless. Please show your respect to the governor..."

Xu Xianxiu's face changed slightly after hearing this. He didn't feel how serious the situation was yet. He was still begging Liu Taozhi for mercy with a smile, and winked at his subordinates, indicating that he could come forward and offer Liu Taozhi a small bribe.

However, Liu Taozhi turned a deaf ear to this and directly waved his hand and ordered: "Take him away!"