Chapter 223 Imperial Edict
Huang Xuan, the general manager of the Imperial Household, walked into the duty room of the Political Affairs Hall with his back hunched and his neck hunched.
Today happens to be the time when Bachelor Zhizhi Gaozhou is on duty.
Stepping into the small room where Bachelor Zhou rested, Huang Xuan closed the door tightly and looked at Bachelor Zhou, with hesitation and timidity in his eyes.
“Have you brought it?” Xuexianshi Zhou asked in a low voice.
Huang Xuan took out a box from his arms and held it tightly in his arms.
Scholar Zhou grabbed the box impatiently and opened it, revealing the Jade Seal of the Qin Empire in front of him.
Pull out a yellow scroll from the bookshelf behind you, spread it out, and then Scholar Zhou reaches for the jade seal.
Huang Xuan suddenly stretched out his hand to cover the lid of the box and said, "Bachelor, if Prime Minister Wei and Dayin find out about this, the two of us will die without a burial place!"
Xueshi Zhou burst into laughter: "You What are you afraid of? Linghu Ye's hundred thousand troops enter the Pass. Who can stop him? When he succeeds, you and I will be the founding heroes, not to mention our glory and wealth, even our children and grandchildren will be able to protect us. How many lives have it been?”
"What if it doesn't succeed?" Huang Xuan obviously lacked confidence.
"If it doesn't succeed, then Linghuye will naturally be faking the imperial edict. What does it have to do with you and me?" Academician Zhou laughed and said: "Linghuye is arrogant and domineering. What does it matter if he fakes a jade seal?" ?”
Hearing this, Huang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief and raised his hands.
Xueshi Zhou picked up the jade seal and placed it on the scroll that had been written long ago with a snap.
"Tomorrow, I will have this decree sent outside the customs. With Linghuye holding this decree, he can enter the customs in a clear and correct manner." Academician Zhou said proudly.
Huang Xuan stuffed the jade seal into his arms and said repeatedly: "Then I'll leave it to Academician Zhou, but don't dare to make any mistakes!"
"What can go wrong?" Academician Zhou disagreed: "Don't worry! ”
The night slowly drew the curtain, and the bells for closing the city came and went one after another from a distance. The soldiers guarding the city gate were preparing to close the city gate, while saying He shouted loudly to those outside who had not entered the city in time, asking them to walk a few steps faster. Once the city gate was closed, it would never be opened again unless there was an emergency military situation.
Suddenly there was the sound of horse hooves in the city. The soldiers guarding the city looked back and saw three fast horses galloping towards them like lightning. Before they could recover, these three horses had already It was swept out like a gust of wind, and a soldier guarding the city was blown a little bit, and he immediately fell to his knees, and his forehead was on the ground and he swallowed a bag. Looking up, the three riders didn't even look back, running further and further away.
“Go ahead and reincarnate!” The soldier lying on the ground yelled, “Whenever you fall into my hands, you will be unable to survive or die.”
In fact, this guy also knew that guys who dared to gallop in the city and rush to the city gate were definitely not something that little soldiers like them could afford to offend, so he just kept talking happily.
Next time I meet these people, I'm afraid I will have to grovel to please them.
Life is so unfair.
A group of cursing soldiers pushed the heavy city gate halfway up, closed the thick gate bars, and then pushed back the horses and other obstacles piled behind the city gate. The day's work was over. It’s come to an end.
Although I still have to be on duty at night, it is much more relaxed.
Those three knights were the men placed by Commander Ling Huye in Chang'an.
Today, they finally got the coveted emperor's edict.
The emperor ordered that the commander-in-chief of the Andong Protectorate outside the Pass, Zheng Guogong, and Shangzhu Guoling Huye enter the Pass and put down the rebellion!
Do you think this thing is useful?
He is really useful.
This means that Linghuye entered the pass because he was a famous teacher, not a rebel. He came back to be loyal to the emperor. Although everyone with a discerning eye knows what is going on, with this thing, at least in terms of face, he can still get by.
If Ling Huye really succeeds one day, then this thing will be of great use.
But do you want to say that he is very useful?
Not necessarily.
At least Ma Liang from Yangguan didn’t buy it at all,
Regardless of whether you have a will or not, it doesn't matter if you pay one million taels for travel expenses or a penny less.
And Linghuye has really entered the customs. With this decree, will the wealthy families buy it?
I’m afraid I have to say two things.
Chang'an Luoyang must say that Linghuye is a false edict.
According to what Changan Luoyang said, others must oppose this principle. Rich families in other places may also support Linghuye.
Everyone's first goal is to capture Chang'an first and kill the emperor who was obsessed with refining elixirs and taking medicine in the deep palace of Chang'an. Then everyone can show off their talents to see who can have the last laugh.
The selection of these three people at this point in time is quite clever. Once the city gate is closed and the inside and outside are isolated, the city really finds something wrong and wants to go out of the city to chase them. Even those privileged departments, such as Heibingtai, After completing a set of procedures, they had already escaped without a trace.
However, it was not Heibingtai who was staring at them, but another group of people from outside the pass.
The sound of hooves can be heard as they gallop along the official road. The bright moon in the sky illuminates the ground like daylight, but it is no wonder that the war horses cannot see the road clearly.
Just when the three of them were relaxing, a sudden change occurred.
In the middle of the seemingly smooth official road, a large net suddenly rose from the ground and came over overwhelmingly. The three knights on the horse had good martial arts skills. Almost at the same time, the three of them jumped up from their saddles and drew their swords at the same time.
There was a chirping sound, and the incoming net was cut into several pieces.
But when the net cracked, the sound of the intensive firing of crossbow arrows made the three knights feel cold.
This is not an ordinary Jianjingdao, this damn one is coming for them.
The only one who can equip this kind of crossbow is Black Ice Platform.
"It's the bastards from Black Ice Platform, fight with them!" After falling to the ground, the leading knight looked back to the left and right. Both of his men had several crossbow arrows inserted into them. Although they were not in vital parts, they were still dripping with blood. The ground flowed down. As for those horses, they were lying on the ground for a long time, only breathing out but not taking in.
The three of them stood in the shape of a cross, looking at their opponents coming out of the darkness.
There are at least a dozen.
"Leave no one alive!" The leader waved his hand and said in an understatement.
The battle was extremely boring. Not only were there many of these people, but their martial arts skills were much higher than those of the three knights. They also came up and besieged them without any sense of martial ethics.
In just a moment, the three men who were alive and kicking just now turned into corpses on the ground.
Drag the bodies of the men and horses to the grove, where a big pit has been dug. They throw the bodies of the men and horses into it, fill it with soil, and cover it with dead branches and leaves. They can no longer see it from the outside. Not any trace.
An hour later, in a small town inn dozens of miles away from Chang'an City, Zhang Qingyun spread out in front of him the imperial edict covered with the country's jade seal, shook his head and sighed: "Even this thing It can be done casually. It is really unreasonable for the Qin Dynasty to survive!"
"Director Zhang, what should we do next?" asked a man.
"Send someone to send this thing back to the Protectorate!" Zhang Qingyun said with a smile: "Maybe it will be of great use!"
Outside the pass, at Longgou Fort, the army's retreat began in an orderly manner. in progress.
Zhang Ruo was looking for Chen Liang everywhere angrily. He thought he had convinced Chen Liang to stop following Linghu Ma’s lead, but the reality was that he was slapped in the face. hand.
Chen Liang wanted to see Xiao Changche and Li Dachui, and he was the one who pulled the string. Li Dachui came to Longgou Fort in person to meet Chen Liang.
It’s just that this time the two met, there was no third person present.
Even Zhang Ruo didn't know what they said.
Anyway, after Li Dachui left, Chen Liang began to prepare for the retreat.
The talks should have collapsed!
This is what Zhang Ruo is thinking.
When I found Chen Liang, he was pulling weeds in front of the slope.
"General Chen, why do you want to retreat?" Zhang Ruo asked unceremoniously: "Are you worthy of your seniors and relatives buried here?"
Chen Liang smiled: "Scholar Zhang, yes It’s time to retreat in order to move forward better.”
“What are your plans?”
“Sorry!” Chen Liang shook his head and said, “Since Deputy Governor Li didn’t tell you. , there will be no more news from me.”
“I am the supervisor, I have the right to know”
Chen Liang laughed: "Then you go ask Deputy Protector Li. Sorry, Bachelor Zhang, tomorrow, our main force will return to Yuntaihuang. There will only be one guard team left here, and next will be the Yuan Renhui Come and take over, bachelor, you also pack up and go with us, you decide whether to go to Yuntaihuang or Duxian!"
Throwing a handful of weeds in your hand on the ground, Chen Liang raised his voice and said clouds.
Looking at Chen Liang's back, Zhang Ruoleng was stunned for a long time, and then followed closely.
Aquarius City, Protectorate.
Mao Daxian looked at Li Dachui and asked: "Do you really want to tell Xueshie Zhang about this matter? With his temper, I'm afraid he will stir up trouble again!"
"Let him stir it up!" Li Dachui said with a smile: "If he doesn't stir it up, it will be abnormal. It just makes Linghuye feel relieved about Chen Liang. This time we have a big plan. If everything goes as we imagined, Then the battle outside the pass can be decided, and Linghuye will no longer be a threat, and Zhebie will have to go back in despair."
"Is the stall too big?" Mao Daxian said a little. Worry.
"There is no way, look at it, they are all connected one after another. It won't work without any one. I have tried my best to simplify complicated things." Li Dachui said.
“It’s so simple. A plan involves so many people and things, and all of them want to achieve the best results. It’s really difficult!”
“It depends on the people. It's all in the sky!" Li Dachui said: "The net is already set up, and if a few birds fly away, there will be nothing we can do to catch the big ones."
(End of this chapter)