Three anecdotes

Shang Chengbi's heart was empty, Xiao Shunzi's words of retiring from the court hadn't finished yet, but Shang Chengbi seemed to have his soul taken away. He stood still, with all the officials standing under his feet. According to the Jiangshan of the fourth generation, he heard himself ask in a particularly decisive voice, "The Di people crossed the river, how many troops are there, and who is the leader?"

The scout replied, "It is said to be [-], and it is the banner of Cardinal Jin, the general commander of Beidi soldiers and horses, but the leader of the army is General Nehad."

Shang Chengbi's eyes were far away, and he seemed to be able to see through the gate of the palace and see the battlefield thousands of miles away. "Di Ren crossed the river, Huaizhou and Suzhou fell, and Jingchuan. Yin Liu Chengchou just used Guo Yi, which is enough to defend the city. What's more, it is May, water and grass are plentiful, Di Bing crossed the river at night, and went to two cities in succession. If you get frustrated here, your morale will inevitably be damaged. It would be unwise for Helian Xi to march into the army at this time and use this person as the vanguard." After he said this, the officials under his rank calmed down nine points. Everyone here knows that Shang Chengbi is a tyrant, and everyone knows that he knows people and uses troops wisely.

Shang Chengbi's heart ached a bit at this time, Helian Xi, a generation of heroes who unified the grasslands, was by no means a reckless man. He had hidden troops and dispersed for a long time, and he did not take advantage of the right time, place, and people, so he rushed into the army rashly. For what—for what, he was too clear—both of them, for that man—he slightly moved his index finger, and his voice became deeper, "He Shaoyou, commander of the Ma Jun, I order you to bring Five thousand forbidden troops will personally go to Quanxia, ​​a hundred miles away in Jingchuan, to help. In addition, according to my hand, the Pingkang, Shunkang, and Qiuluo armies are all at your disposal. Set off immediately!"

"Yes!" He Shaoyou bowed to accept the order, and immediately went out to order soldiers.

Shang Chengbi continued to order troops, and ordered the young general Chang Yu to lead [-] forbidden troops to take the road to Ezhou and detour to Jiangbei.

Then point two lines of forbidden troops, starting from Xuqing and Xiongzhou respectively, one goes north and the other goes south, forming a situation of encirclement, and heading straight to Dajiang.

He dispatched four batches of troops in a short time, [-] troops, but his face did not change.

Shang Chengbi stretched out his arm and pointed, nonchalantly, "Where is Zhang Zao?"

At some point outside the hall, a very handsome guard walked in. He was young and dressed as a commanding envoy. Shang Chengbi said in a calm voice, "He Lianxi leaked liquid and crossed the river, and sent [-] of them." Landlubber come over, you bring my divine guard navy, let him have a look."

"Yes." The boy named Zhang Zao knelt on one knee and accepted the order.

Only then did the officials all over the ground realize that the large sums of money sent to Taiming Pond these years were not given to Marquis Linyuan for fun.Shang Chengbi actually set up a navy in Jing'an besides Hedong Road and Huainan Road.

The last dispatch was for the Luan Guards. The order was too neat, so he directly gave it to the deputy commander, Kuang Wei, "Seal Dongyang Street, copy Linyuan Palace, dig three feet, and find him for me too." !"

"Yes." Kuang Wei took the order.

Until now, no one dared to speak up. Chen Zhuang, Minister of the Household Department, said, "Your Majesty, the army has not yet moved, and the food and grass are going first. Now the troops are suddenly dispatched, and the food and grass—"

Shang Chengbi smiled slightly, I don't have enough food for the four major warehouses in Daliang, Pingcang Mansion and Taixiang Mansion.

It was only then that Chen Zhuang understood the reason why he refused to approve the transportation of grain back to Beijing this year. It turned out that the love-losing emperor who had been absent from court for days and had no interest in state affairs, and even forgot to transport grain back to Jing'an, was planning thousands of miles. .

The bureaucrats who wanted to come out and ask Shang Chengbi to use King Jingbian also shut up. They only saw that Shang Chengbi employed people this time, either the imperial army or young generals. They finally understood that the Yu family, King Jingbian, and even the prince The former ministers of the mansion, they were not Shang Chengbi's confidantes long ago.

The people in Jing'an didn't believe the decree of King Linyuan's sealing of the mansion and confiscating his home just after it came out.The emperor and this prince are just tossing about prices every day, titles, official positions, gold and silver rewards, they can be taken away as soon as they are said, but in less than a moment, as long as the Marquis of Chengen sheds two tears and bleeds, how can they get it? How can I go back, I have to make up for the bumps and bumps, so the common people don't take it seriously.

rebellion?The crime of exterminating the Nine Clans!

That's true!It's not that his own father has never done it, the nine clans are extinct, no, the emperor is about to turn himself into Jin Chu's door-to-door son-in-law.

Therefore, when Dongyang Street was first closed, although the common people could not avoid the wolfish Luan guards, few people were aware of the crisis.Until, teams of Luan guards rushed into Yuanheng Bank.

Luan guards in flying fufu uniforms and embroidered gold knives went in, and boxes of white silver were brought out.At this time, Shengdou Xiaomin really panicked.At first I thought it was a bank run by the emperor, and it couldn't be more credible, but now, it's being censored.

Ordinary people don't care if the emperor sings every night, has no heirs, and doesn't care whether it's the empress or the man of Jin who is favored. Even if you exempt the Chu land from tax, you just mutter a few words in your mouth, which is a bit unfair.However, you sealed off the bank and said that their hard-earned money is stolen silver. This kind of life is really unbearable.

So, even if the reputation of the Luan guards could stop children from crying at night, they gathered in front of the bank with picks and hoes on their shoulders. The money was gone, so what else would they do?

Among the guards in Luan, there are many people who have saved money in Yuanheng Bank. Everyone is the guard of the emperor, and they know very well that the current emperor and his own uncle will sooner or later cut down the clan. Tongda Bank has a great reputation, and the backstage They are strong, but they are too close to King Jingbian, and they will always be torn apart. Therefore, most people put their money in Yuanheng Bank.There are even many people in charge of the bank, who are also Luan guards.

When I was saving money, I dreamed that one day I would copy Tongda, but I didn't expect to bring the seal, and the first one was sealed by Yuan Heng.

The people blocked the door, but the Luan guards didn't have to draw their knives. The massacre on Dongyang Street a few days ago made them no longer have to draw their knives. The leader just said, "Are you trying to plot rebellion?"

King Linyuan was not afraid of the reputation of treason, but the common people had trembling calves, so they had no choice but to hold on to the pole and watch the boxes being carried out one by one.

What the common people save is small money, and the real big households are officials.

So, on the next day's court, Shang Chengbi said, knowing that many people have put all their belongings in Yuanheng Bank, I know that you are definitely not rebels, and if you lure out the money within three days, you will return it in full .

Anyone who can be an official is not stupid.At present, countless people have already voted for Cardinal Jin. However, those who have been officials for ten years have received more money than their salaries for 20 years. Gao, as for the second-rank and first-rank ones, when he thought that the emperor dispatched the five-way army, the treasury was empty, and it was time to ask for money, how could he spit out the money that came into his mouth, so he hesitated a long time ago.

What worries me the most are those Jin parties who think they are hiding something. Qian Yin has a share in his hand, and Qianzhuang has a foundation. If the emperor finds out that he has a close relationship with the rebel Cardinal Jin, What can I do.

So, in the past three days, half of the officials of the imperial court in Daliang came and went, in constant panic, except for a few who thought they had nothing to do, none of them dared to ask Shang Chengbi for money.

Shang Chengbi withdrew the money of a dozen or so small officials, and on the fifth day, he extended his knife to the Jin party.

Those who bounced the most these days, the account books of the bank were brought out, Shang Chengbi called the name, and the Luan guards immediately sealed the mansion and ransacked the house. The action was much more tricky than copying the Linyuan mansion. The crime was very simple, not forming a party. , Not to mention rebellious, there is evidence to be corrupt. At one time, as many as 300 officials were found to be corrupt because of the inspection of Yuanheng Bank.For a while, everyone was in danger, and the government and the public were in turmoil.It is said in history that ghost money is chaotic.

When Jing'an City was flying like chickens and dogs, Cardinal Jin was sitting in the secret passage of his palace, waiting for the Luan guards to search.

When Yuanheng Bank brought out boxes of ledgers, he just smiled slightly.

Shang Chengbi ransacked his family and sealed his mansion, but Cardinal Jin's heart was more than half relieved. His eyes were far away, but his double pupils flickered when he bumped into He Lianxi, "He Shaoyou has gone out, ask Nehad to stand up for a while."

He Lianxi was just silent, Jing Chuan was unable to attack for a long time, and in the eyes of the Beidi people who had nowhere to go to conquer the city, it was already a great setback.

Cardinal Jin's hand rubbed the armrest of the armchair, and his fingertips felt like a solid chrysanthemum pear. Seeing that Helianxi was silent, he added, "Add troops."

Not all of Helianxi's [-] troops belonged to him.On the grassland, each formed a part, took down other people's land, recruited the original enemies, and followed you, because following you has meat to eat, and there is not much loyalty to speak of.This year's farmers are not doing very well, but the water and grass are still plentiful, and the cattle, sheep and horses can be raised strong. When there is no food in the cold winter, no matter how good the Beidi people are, they don't like to fight for no reason.

However, he agrees too much with what Cardinal Jin said, that Jingchuan must be captured. Huaizhou and Suzhou are still too barren. Really firm and enterprising heart of the Central Plains.

So, he only said one sentence, "I will leave tomorrow."

But Cardinal Jin didn't look at him, and walked straight into the depths of the tunnel, Helian Xi kept watching his back until he went down the earthen steps, and he couldn't see him anymore.

He sat on the armchair that Cardinal Jin had just wiped, and slightly closed his eyes. The whole city was under martial law, how would he get out.

He Lianxi wanted to go out, but Cardinal Jin wanted to come in.He can come in too.

The secret road left during the renovation of Xifeng Pavilion is leading to Linyuan Palace.It's just that the journey was bumpy and muddy, and his pair of cowhide boots also turned earthy.

The exit of the secret path is not in Qifeng Pavilion, the emperor's bedroom, no one dares to think about it, and Cardinal Jin is the same, so he set the exit in the prostitute's office.

Because of his abandoned brothel, it was even more desolate than the cold palace. He used to hate to be in this place, but now, he wanted to go back to Daliang Palace from here.

Cardinal Jin looked at the moon rising higher and higher, and with his toes on his toes, he sat on the newly blooming pagoda tree.Only when you are high can you come down.

Then, Wang Chuanxi came.

Came, but not alone.There were two little eunuchs following behind him, and he didn't go in as soon as he stepped into the field, as if this dirty place would insult him, so the two little eunuchs naturally did it for him.In the dilapidated door leaf, among the wildly growing wormwood, look for the lingering person.

"The emperor summoned Nanny Liang and your father-in-law."

Cardinal Jin was startled suddenly. At this moment, Shang Chengbi couldn't take care of himself, so he summoned two people from the sex agency to do something.

Wang Chuanxi seemed to be inadvertent, and dropped a purse into a tree pit full of fallen leaves.

Although the father-in-law and mother-in-law who came out with the two young eunuchs were downcast, they looked arrogant, and when they saw Wang Chuanxi, they just nodded.Wang Chuanxi immediately turned around, "Two masters, let's go."

The only remaining old man who knows the art of training, the guru—Cardinal Jin smiled wryly.

When they were far away, he jumped down from the tree and picked up the purse buried in the tree nest. Inside was a picture—the picture of the agency news.

He spent countless efforts digging this tunnel, not to enter the palace, but to take people out of the palace.

There are too many ways for him to enter the palace.But my brothers are already disabled, if they want to go out, there is only this way.This palace gate has always been much more difficult to enter than to exit.

Cardinal Jin knew that these institutions were not newly built, but were actually put into use in recent days.

So, he sat on the tree again, and he was waiting, waiting for the moon to be higher.

Shang Chengbi was also waiting, and when Chu Fuguang refilled him another glass of wine, he drank it all in one gulp, and Chu Fuguang added more.Shang Chengbi drank so much that Chu Fuguang, who wanted to get him drunk, was startled, and put a piece of beef in his bowl, "The emperor should also use some vegetables."

Shang Chengbi smiled.

Nanny Liang and your father-in-law were finally brought in. They had already bathed thoroughly and put on clean clothes.

Shang Chengbi suddenly grabbed Chu Fuguang's wrist for pouring wine, and threw him to the ground. The four little eunuchs immediately tied him up with ropes. Shang Chengbi didn't even lift his eyelids, "Didn't you want to seduce me? Learn how to be a male prostitute!" After he finished speaking, he immediately stood up in a huff, "I gave you the way but didn't take it, but I will be willing to be degraded!"

Wang Chuanxi hurried over to help him put on the cloak, Shang Chengbi said, "Has everything been arranged?"

It wasn't Wang Chuanxi who answered, but the voice came from behind the account, "The five hundred guards have already been arranged outside the dungeon. It's hard for him to fly even if he has wings."

Shang Chengbi tied up the cloak himself, "Follow me to meet our loving and righteous King Linyuan!"