Chapter 273 Good news!
The morning light is slightly dew, and in Kyoto City, fine raindrops are falling in the long and wide alleys.
The stone road was wet, and water was dripping in front of the tile eaves.
With the sound of dawn bells and drums floating in the distance, small stalls on both sides of the street began to open for business.
The charcoal fire is crackling in the stove and the steamer is steaming.
The guys stood in front of the store, shouting.
“Hot cooked bones, stuffed into the lungs, stir-fried lungs, only 20 yuan! It will keep you warm all day long!”
“Crispy honey food, fragrant candies...”
A blood-stained cavalryman, riding a horse, rampaged through the wide alley: "Eight hundred miles of military situation, the former dodge!"
Pedestrians and vendors who got up early to go to work hurriedly went The two sides hid.
Those who moved slowly could only sigh as they watched the stalls being kicked away by the horses' hooves.
Wherever the horse passed, pedestrians seemed to smell a vague smell of blood, along with the wind and sand from the border.
Suddenly, the delicious food that originally whetted the appetite seemed to have lost its appeal.
Especially at Fuquan Teahouse, the ordering soldiers flashed past the door of the teahouse, but the tea guests still felt their hearts sinking when they saw the embarrassed appearance of the ordering soldiers.
"No one has collected the bones for thousands of miles, and the souls are being buried under every city. Alas, the last time the eight hundred miles was rushed was because the three towns were about to be destroyed. This time, it is estimated that there is no way to save it."
In the lobby, no one responded to these words.
Everyone lowered their heads, silently feeling dumbfounded.
This time of peace talks, the Tatars in the north will definitely open their mouths. At that time, we don’t know how much more taxes the government will collect, and under what names will they collect taxes?
After all, it will be a hard time again.
In front of the gate of the most majestic palace in Kyoto, civil and military officials yawned and exchanged information in low voices.
"Both sides have reached an agreement. The Great Khan will not cross Hezhong County this time, but Shuozhou cannot be saved."
"It's just a few percent more annual payment, but it can get rid of Gu Nan Xi, it’s a good deal!”
The civil servants looked at each other and smiled. Without Gu Nanxi as a troublemaker, if they find a way to get rid of Cui Sanlun, everything can return to the plain and comfortable life before!
I feel very happy just thinking about it. Even going to morning service every day makes me feel more energetic.
At the beginning of the court meeting, the Minister of Household Affairs said: "I report to your Majesty that the civil uprisings in the two counties of Hezhong and Henan have been put down. The leader of the thieves has been put to death."
The young emperor frowned: "Since disaster relief has been provided in the two counties, why is there still a civil uprising? But the local officials are derelict in their duties?"
The Ministry of Household Shang wrote without changing his expression: "There is no dereliction of duty. It is just a lack of people's hearts. , thinking that if there is a leader, no one will be punished. "
The young emperor did not believe this argument. Just when he was about to say something else, he heard the eunuch say that there were eight hundred miles of military information to report.
"Xuan!"
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, I saw a blood-stained messenger staggering into the palace door, and then as if he was exhausted, he fell to the ground with a bang!
The Minister of Household Affairs was speechless and murmured in a low voice: "What kind of big event has happened to make such a grand ceremony?"
"Could it be that Fuming Town was broken?" "It's very possible. When I received the last letter, I almost couldn’t hold it anymore. ! Fortunately, we have already prepared, and the peace envoys, Sui Yi, are ready to go at any time."
The official did not deliberately lower his voice and called everyone in the court. Everyone can hear it clearly.
Especially the young emperor, whose face turned blue and white, obviously these words were meant for him!
Ever since Gu Nanxi disappeared, the prestige she had finally established in the court was like a flower in a mirror or a moon in the water, and was about to be broken.
The young emperor took a breath, calmed down the anger in his heart, and said majestically: "What is the military situation? Tell me quickly."
The ordering soldier raised his head, his forehead was already red and swollen, Tears burst into his face before he even opened his mouth: "Border Pass...Border Pass..."
The ordering soldier cried so hard that he couldn't finish his sentence.
Just this look of crying bitterly confirmed everyone's suspicions.
The Minister of War stood up and actively requested peace talks: "The border has been breached. Letting them go south to reach Henan and the two counties in Henan will only worsen the local disaster and cause turmoil in the Central Plains! How about direct peace talks?"
"I second the proposal!"
"I second the proposal!"
All the civil and military officials knelt down and expressed their desire for peace talks.
Hidden under the wide sleeves, the young emperor's hands were clenched tightly, and his nails were almost embedded in his palms.
Sister, sister, what are you doing? Where are you?
The messenger was obviously stunned by this scene, his eyes widened.
Seeing that the young emperor was about to speak, the messenger was afraid that these adults would destroy the good situation that General Gu had worked hard to earn!
The messenger hurriedly shouted: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, Congratulations, Your Majesty, a great victory at the border!"
What happened at the border?
Where's the big win?
The words Bianguan and Dajie are connected together, just like the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl separated at the two ends of the Milky Way, so rare!
The Minister of the Ministry of War picked out his ears with his fingers and scolded sternly: "Don't talk nonsense, lying about military information is a capital crime!"
A civil servant looked at the emperor suspiciously, could this be the emperor's? Direct and act on your own?
Even Li Aotian, who was always calm and sculpture-like, seemed to be greatly shocked.
Ask yourself, if he were the commander in chief at the border, under such unfavorable conditions, he would never be able to turn defeat into victory if he persisted for two more days at most.
After Master Tong heard the news, he frowned so hard that he could almost kill a fly.
On the contrary, the young emperor paused for a moment. After being stunned for a moment, he was so happy that he got down from the dragon chair directly and helped the kneeling messenger. His voice was almost so gentle that it could drip water. Come.
"Come on, give this hero a seat quickly! Don't be anxious. Since it's a great victory at the border, you can sit down later, drink some tea, and do it carefully, inside and out. Yes, tell me and all your lords the process!”
The young emperor emphasized the words [good] and [carefully].
Even the messenger realized what the young emperor meant.
The messenger sat tremblingly on the rose chair. The one at the top was the current emperor. Standing around him were officials with cultural relics that he could never see in ordinary times. He was sitting next to him. It’s the famous Master Tong!
The orderer's calves could not help but tremble, his throat became tight, and a thin layer of cold sweat broke out on his back.
He felt the eyes of the civil and military officials looking at him. They were not as happy as the emperor, but they were suspicious, fearful and quick to kill.
The messenger's nose felt sour. He thought of his comrades who died fighting at the border, the fellow villagers who died tragically under the iron heel of the northern border, and the soldiers who went deep into the grassland to solve the border crisis and whose whereabouts are still unknown. General!
A wave of pride surged into the hearts of the commanders!
The messenger gritted his teeth. This time, he must tell the whole Kyoto about the heroic deeds of the conquering general!
(End of this chapter)