The momentum is overwhelming.
If you want to use one word to describe the march of the "rebels", I am afraid that only the word "unstoppable" is the most appropriate.
Yunzong panicked.
His method of controlling the court has always been to suppress virtuous ministers and famous generals, and to rule the people he relies on harsh administration and harsh punishments. He relies on the people under his command. Whether he can rise to the top does not depend on his ability, but on his ability to flatter others.
Therefore, the people who work are basically eating and drinking, and the soldiers and horses in the barracks are all pustules. Usually, they are relatively good in the fish and meat village, but when they face the northwest army who has experienced hundreds of battles, they will be beaten to pieces. Just ran away.
Yun Zong was so angry that he wanted to ask the officials to send people to step up the recruitment of troops. However, because of Qian Shangshu's incident, the officials were full of resentment towards him, and they resisted him when he started to do things, and did not want to obey his orders at all.
Then he asked the Ministry of Household Affairs to allocate money from the treasury for military expenses. Only then did he discover that Xi Chenzhou had already planned:
He conquered Beirong, and the trophies he sent were all useless calligraphy, paintings, ritual vessels, jewelry, etc. He kept all the gold, silver, money, grain, grass, soldiers and horses that could really be used as army supplies and stayed in the northwest!
"Bastard Xi Chenzhou, he is so deep and cunning! He is so ambitious and lawless!"
Yun Zong was so angry that he overturned the desk in the study and threw all the urgently delivered war report folders on the ground. His facial features were deformed ferociously, and his voice was so sharp that it wanted to tear the roof apart.
The staff and cronies knelt on the ground in fear and said in a practiced voice: "Nine thousand years old, calm down..."
"Xi Chenzhou, that rebellious minister, will definitely not be able to win. Don't worry!"
"He is just rebelling in the name of the Queen, but how can he really be willing to surrender to a woman? Let's expose his true face, expose his wolfish ambitions, and ask for trouble. Let's see who will follow him!"
Yun Zong nodded thoughtfully and smiled sinisterly.
"That makes sense. His Majesty was fooled by him when he was young. Do you really think that he is a loyal minister? As he ran away, in fact, he was sold and still helping to count the money! Wait until Xi Chenzhou gathers power and ascends the throne in person When the time comes, she will have no choice but to die—I don’t think she will regret it when the time comes!”
Yun Zong showed a sneer.
"Also, don't forget, the general guarding Qin City is General Lin, and his favorite granddaughter has longed for Xi Chenzhou for a long time. I want to see how Xi Chenzhou chooses this time between the country and the beauty! "
There were a lot of discussions in the court, but these words did not reach Tong Su's ears.
Xi Chenzhou led his troops bravely, and after capturing the city, he did three things:
The first one is to declare that he is marching to protect the empress and punish Yun Zong. Only the empress' rule is orthodox. Everyone must consciously worship the empress, support the empress, and fight for the empress throughout their life;
The second one was to send people to destroy Yunzong’s shrine, enumerate the 18 major crimes of Yunzong, including bullying others, killing loyal people, killing innocent people indiscriminately, disregarding human life, setting up tyranny, etc., and creating a statue of Yunzong with his shirtless body kneeling on the ironwork. To be beaten to vent one's anger;
The third thing is to strictly prohibit the soldiers and horses under his command from robbing the people's property, and make three chapters with the people: those who kill must die for their lives, those who hurt others must be punished, and those who steal commit crimes. All other stringent laws were abolished.
These three things allowed him to gain the support of the people. After the New Year, the Northwest Army raised a rebellion. In just four months, the soldiers and horses had reached a position 900 miles away from the capital, only separated by Qin City!
Qincheng's location is dangerous, easy to defend but difficult to attack. However, once it is breached, the capital will be a vast expanse of plains. There is no way to stop it. The only option is to allow Xi Chenzhou's cavalry to flatten the capital.
Everyone knows the importance of this city and is paying attention anxiously. The person guarding the city is an old general Lin.
The old general's only son died in battle at an early age, leaving only a daughter. The girl grew up pampered and loved by the old general.
When Xi Chenzhou's troops approached the city, he sent troops to persuade General Lin to surrender, but General Lin only sent a message.
"I am old and my time is running out. I have no regrets except that I can't let go of my granddaughter. Mr. Xihou, since you want Qing Jun to kill Yunzong, you are also an upright hero. I have no position to stop you, so why not fight with you? I swear: As long as you are willing to marry my granddaughter as your main wife, I will bring the entire Qin City to surrender!"