When everyone was deeply aware of the difficult situation in the Marquis of Jin Mansion, Han Daochang came in, bowed to everyone, then walked up to Han Daoming and whispered a few words.

Everyone looked sideways.

Now that the gates of the imperial city are open, although not everyone can move around casually, everyone here is no longer restricted from communicating with people outside the imperial city. But they don't know what Han Daochang wants to tell Han Daoming when he walks into the political hall.

, or maybe Tangyi, who is very close at hand, has already learned about the palace change, and has any special request to inform Han Daoming urgently?

Thinking this way, everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Across the river from Gyeonggi is Tangyi County, and sixty miles east from Tangyi City is Yangzhou County Yangzhou.

Even though the gates of the imperial city were closed tightly after the incident, theoretically, Huaidong and Tangyi should have known about the unusual movement in the capital from midnight to early morning yesterday.

Not to mention that at dawn, Jingjiang and Haijingmen were engulfed in a sea of ​​fire. Standing across the river at the head of Tangyi City, more than thirty miles away, you should be able to see the blazing fire, right?

At this time, Lu Qingxia and others fled directly to Yangzhou by boat. How could the Tangyi army not notice it?

Of course, Tangyi was aware of it at this time, and even Han Qian might have rushed to Tangyi City to take charge, but no one expected Tangyi to react in time and send troops to intercept Lu Qingxia. The assembly and mobilization of troops took time.

, what everyone is more worried about at this time is whether Han Qian will make any excessive demands at this time that are difficult for everyone to accept?

After Han Daoming heard what Han Daochang said, he didn't seem to see anyone's reaction. He just pondered for a while, saluted Qingyang and said: "Wei Chen reported to the Queen Mother that Lin Jinhou Li Changfeng followed his father's legacy and was unwilling to be coerced and controlled by the rebels. At Jinghaimen

He sacrificed his life heroically, and the imperial court should commend him for his ambition; and Li Xiu was deceived by traitors before, and had no intention of doing evil. He was captured in front of the political hall without making any big mistake..."

Everyone was slightly startled. Han Daoming's words were meant to protect Li Yu's life on behalf of the Han family and Tangyi. Wasn't it some other request?

Han Duan, who was sitting in the corner of the political hall with a group of retinue officials, waiting for instructions, was a little confused at this time - if it weren't for Li Changfeng, Li Xiu, Li Qi and others who had repeatedly colluded with Li Zhigao, Lu Qingxia and others in recent years.

Together, how could the Xiangbei Army be a threat to Tangyi at this time?

However, seeing his father walking into the political hall to deliver a message, Han Duan suspected that even if it was not Han Qian's intention, it was Feng Liao who had just sent someone to find his father, asking his uncle to intercede for the Li family at this time.

Han Duan was sitting in the corner, but Huang Lu was furious and asked Han Daoming: "If Duke Chang Guo didn't have a guilty conscience, he couldn't have committed suicide for no reason, right?"

"Why Duke Chang Guo committed suicide, or whether he died at the hands of thieves and was disguised as a suicide, is still unknown at this time. It needs to be thoroughly investigated by the Marquis of Liyang, but Empress Li is the daughter of Duke Li Pu of Chang Guo. She stands

Coming out to expose the traitor's conspiracy was the key to the two empress dowagers and the princes being able to put an end to the palace rebellion, and it was also witnessed by Marquis Jiang Yin..." Han Daoming said eloquently.

There are countless reasons to protect some people or to kill some people. The key lies in whether there are people with enough weight who are willing to speak out.

"Is this what Han Shangshu wants?" Qingyang asked hesitantly.

"Wei Chen feels that it would be better to demote Li Xiu and other generals to civilian positions first, and temporarily allow them to protect Empress Li and live in the Linjin Marquis Mansion, and then make other arrangements after the palace incident is thoroughly investigated - Huaidong really wants to listen to this

If she talks greedily, or takes the opportunity to cause trouble, if the Queen Mother can treat the descendants of the county and princes well, the people of the world will only say that the Queen Mother is virtuous and can rule the world..." Han Daoming said.

"Prime Minister Shen, King Shou, what do you think?" Qingyang was also very confused, looking at Shen Yang, Yang Zhitang asked.

Han Qian had already anticipated yesterday's palace incident and had even made many arrangements. Why would he ask the children of Li Zhigao, Zhou Shu, Zhou Yuan, Chai Jian and others to escape from the city?

However, she was very smart at this time not to express her own opinions, nor to directly follow Han Daoming's opinions, leaving the final decision to Shen Yang.

"What Han Shangshu said is true, we should ask the two empress dowagers to judge." Yang En was worried about Shen Yang and Yang Zhitang would use it to show his authority by visiting the Marquis of Jin, so he said it first.

When Qingyang saw Shen Yang, neither Yang Zhitang had any objections. She glanced at Huang E again. Seeing that Huang E was smarter and did not express her position at this time, she said: "According to what Han Shangshu said, for the time being, Li Xiu and other generals will be demoted. For the sake of the people, he protected Empress Li and lived in the Linjin Marquis Mansion. Before the palace incident was thoroughly investigated, the bodyguards and soldiers were strictly guarding it, so that no more thieves could take advantage of it! I would also like to trouble Han Shangshu to go there personally for this matter. …”

"Wei Chen obeys the order." Han Daoming said.

Li Xiunai is one of the key figures in yesterday's palace incident. At this time, he, forty or fifty other military attachés from the county and prince's palaces, and important figures such as Li Yao after the deposed people should be temporarily returned to the Linjin Marquis Mansion. It really needs a minister to take charge.

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There was no way to engrave the seals of the Empress Dowager in Changxin Palace and Mingcheng Palace immediately, but the emperor's seal was ready. He summoned the imperial edict to draft an imperial edict, using the emperor's seal and the minister's seal. Han Daoming took a team of guards and sent Li Xiu and others were brought out from Taiwan Prison.

At this time, the situation in the imperial city had generally stabilized. Du Chongtao, Guo Liang, and Zhang Han sorted out the middle and lower-level military attachés on the left and right of Wu Yi's army overnight.

Only a small part of Zuo Wuxiang's army directly participated in the palace rebellion and escaped from Jinghaimen. Even Zhong Yanhu did not control his three thousand elite troops to participate in the rebellion. More people followed blindly in panic.

Except for those who defected from Jinghaimen, other soldiers of Zuo Wuxiang's army, including Li Xiu's troops, all moved to a barracks in the west city wall to assemble.

These soldiers cannot even enter the main city at present, and they are waiting for Huang Lu to come and lead them to move to Chizhou directly.

In addition to Huang Hua, Chen Fan and others, the Huang family and the Jiangdong family have important figures in Jinling City. For example, Huang Hua's younger brother Huang Huixiang is the Minister of Household Affairs.

However, when Huang Huixiang's palace coup occurred, others were not on duty in the outer court; after the palace coup, he, Chen Jingzhou and others, even though they were considered senior officials of the Academy, were not included in the list of ministers participating in politics, and they were not able to temporarily enter the imperial city. Participate in decision-making.

Huang Huixiang waited until the palace uprising basically subsided and was summoned to the Shangshu Province together with Chen Jingzhou and other courtiers, but by this time the overall situation had been decided.

Fortunately, the empress dowagers of the two palaces of Mingcheng Palace and Changxin Palace co-existed, and the result that Huang Lu led Zuowu Xiang's army to move to Chizhou was not unacceptable to them.

Han Daochang continued to stay in Shangshu Province, watching the movements in the imperial city.

Han Duan spent a whole day and night in the imperial city. He didn't exert much effort, but he was extremely excited. There was nothing to do at this time, so he followed his uncle Han Daoming and led a battalion commander under Zhang Han. The bodyguards and soldiers escorted Li Xiu, Li Yao and others to Linjin Hou Mansion, and also brought Li Changfeng's body with them.

The Marquis of Linjin's Mansion and the Duke of Changguo's Mansion were not far from each other, and the streets and alleys looked like this, so Li Pu committed suicide in the deserted house.

The old servant rushed to Linjin Hou's Mansion to report the news, and Li Pu's body was snatched away by the soldiers of the Hou Mansion before the troops patrolling the city.

Li Xiuxuan read the edict to Li Xiuxuan in the Taiwan Prison where the suspect was temporarily detained. When he arrived at the Linjin Marquis Mansion, he had nothing to say. Han Daoming directly produced the edict and ordered all the soldiers and generals who were surrounded by the Linjin Marquis Mansion to withdraw and replace them.

The camp designated by the Imperial Guard's Governor's Mansion led the group of generals behind him and was responsible for guarding the front and rear gates of Linjin Hou's Mansion, and temporarily placed Li Xiu and the men, women, and children in Linjin Hou's Mansion under house arrest.

Han Daoming was at the gate of Linjin Hou Mansion, looking up at the flat forehead above the red gate.

This is also the house that Li Yu was given by Emperor Tianyou in Jinling. However, Li Yu retired to Hongzhou after relinquishing military power throughout his life as a soldier. He did not live in this house. However, it was Emperor Yanyou who gave this house to Li Changfeng after he entered Beijing.

The house was given to each other as if it were fate.

At this time, Han Daoming signaled for someone to untie Li Xiu and said: "Little Marquis Li, in addition to Lin Jinhou fighting to the death to keep the innocence of the county prince's palace, we also thought about the old relationship between the county and prince's palace, so we didn't do everything right. The prince's mansion

You can leave some swords inside to guard against thieves, but you should hand over all the heavy armor and hard bows so that Han can explain to the princes, and please ask Mr. Li for your forgiveness. In addition, if there is no decree from Changxin Palace, the Hou

No one is allowed to break out of the house without authorization. If the Han family needs help for the funeral of the Marquis of Jin and the Duke of Chang, Mr. Xiao Li will ask the generals on duty to come to my house and report..."

"Li Xiu knows." Li Xiu looked at the evacuating troops dragging away several beds and crossbows, and then saw the body of his elder brother Li Changfeng hastily wrapped in a torn mat. He was so shocked that he went to court in despair.

Han Daoming bowed and said.

Li Xiu and Li Yao entered the house, and the guards of the Hou Mansion quickly handed over a hundred heavy armors and more than a hundred strong bows and hard crossbows. At this time, the sun rose above the treetops.

Han Daoming, guarded by dozens of soldiers, had to rush back to Shangshu Province.

"Zhang Ping and Jiang Huo really don't know how to praise, and they almost ruined our family's plan!" There were no outsiders around. At this time, Han Duan couldn't help complaining to his uncle Han Daoming.

"Everyone has their own choice. If they can protect Empress Li, they can live up to their own conscience. How can they impose more demands?" Han Daoming said leisurely.

These years of hardships, twists and turns, and the stubbornness in Han Daoming's heart have been worn away too much; last night's thrilling move touched him even more; even at the beginning of the palace change, he still had the extravagant thought of directly replacing him, but now when he thought about it,

There may not really be a better choice than now.

And no matter how hard we think about it, if the Han family and Tangyi had continued to be separated without the original decisiveness, it would be hard to say whether the Han family would be as lucky as the Linjin Marquis Mansion after being involved in last night's bloody palace incident.

Thinking of this, regardless of Tangyi's interests, Han Daoming admired Zhang Ping and Jiang Huo's courage and determination to retreat bravely.

Han Duan still couldn't understand the state of mind of his uncle Han Daoming, but the uncle said so. He was not entangled with Zhang Ping and Jiang Huo, and asked in confusion: "Feng Liao, why did Guo let Li Zhigao, Zhou Shu, and Chai go?"

Did Jian and others escape from the city?"

Of course he had known that Feng Liao and Guo Que were in the city, but he didn't know at night that they had even sneaked into the imperial city and were right next to them.

Han Duan believed that Feng Liao and Guo were determined to intercept Li Zhigao, Zhou Shu, Chai Jian and others, and it would never be possible for these people to escape smoothly. In order to cope with the worst situation, Tang Yi had hidden weapons in Jinling.

It can't be said to be very strong, but it is enough to last until the forward troops of the Third Town Division arrive at the gates of Jinling City.

Feng Liao just sent someone to deliver a message, asking them to speak for the Duke and Prince in Shangshu Province to prevent the Li family's blood from splattering hundreds of steps. This may be the intention of Han Qian, but Han Duan is a little confused about Feng Liao, and why Guo is treating Feng Liao.

The families of Li Zhigao, Zhou Shu, Chai Jian and others are just letting things go. Aren't they worried that Li Zhigao and the others will unscrupulously unite with Huaidong to rebel?

"If we detain the families of Li Zhigao, Zhou Shu, Chai Jian and others, will they obediently hand over their military power, put themselves in a prison car, and be escorted to Jinling to await their disposal?" Han Daoming sighed and couldn't help it.

Some said softly, "Li Zhigao, Zhou Shu, Chai Jian and the others have no way of turning back, so what's the use of killing their children?"

"What if Lu Qingxia goes to Huaidong, Xiangbei, and Huaidong to cause trouble together?" Han Duan asked.

"Han Qian should send people to intercept Lu Qingxia and his party east of Aoshan Island..." Han Daoming said.

"On the condition of letting them go to Xiangbei, in exchange for them not going to Huaidong to stir up trouble?" Han Duan asked.

Han Daoming nodded and said, "In this way, Tangyi can complete preparations for sending troops to Hehuai in the shortest possible time."

"Li Zhigao, Zhou Shu, Chai Jian and others rebelled against Xiangbei. How will this matter be resolved? Will they attack Guanzhong, or join forces with Zhao Mengji and Wang Xiaoxian to plot Shu?" Han Duan asked.

"Li Zhigao seems to have 50,000 elites, but it is still uncertain how many of them he will be able to gather in the end. And even if they will definitely rebel in Xiangbei, food, crops, and people's hearts are the first problems they have to solve. At that time, the court will also adjust

Zhang Wei, Huang Lu and other troops marched in to suppress it. They will not be able to pose much of a threat to Huaixi in a short period of time. Attacking Guanzhong or plotting Shu in a hurry is a recipe for death!" Han Daoming said.

If we were to simply compare the size of troops and horses, the Tangyi Army would have had no chance to gain a foothold before the Shouzhou Army. But in the end, the Shouzhou Army was beaten like a dog. The factors that lead to war or defeating the enemy are far less important.

It is far from enough to calculate or compare the size of soldiers and horses.

Zhao Mengji and Wang Xiaoxian seem to have an army of 70,000 in Qinfeng, but Qinfeng and other states are vast and sparsely populated, and the food they can raise can barely feed 70,000 generals, which directly limits the mobility of this army or

Movement combat capabilities.

As time dragged on for more than a year, the people under Zhao Mengji and Wang Xiaoxian were exhausted greatly in terms of their hearts, morale, and physical strength. Food and grass were always in short supply, and the conflicts with the local people in Qinfeng and other states must be deep. At this time, there was no

Able to cross the Yinping dangerous road hundreds of miles away alone to fight back against Shu.

Before the palace coup, if they join forces with Li Zhigao, they can obtain necessary supplies of food and grass from Li Zhigao, restore a certain amount of combat effectiveness, and perhaps jointly pose a great threat to Wang Yong.

At this time, the supplies of Li Zhigao's troops would also be cut off, and the morale of the army was about to fall into chaos. It was still unclear whether they could hold the base of Xiangbei.
To be continued...