Chang'an, in the main hall of the imperial city.
Empress Cao, surrounded by a group of fateful wives of different colors, was also faintly disapproving and indifferent, listening to the flattery and temptation of these great family members.
However, her thoughts were already flying far away; because Huang Chao, who was the husband and the emperor of Da Qi Xinchao, had already been ill a few days ago and completed the soldiers and horses reading outside the city, and then went on a non-stop conquest.
Also conscripted were Shang Shu Ling Shang Rang, Zhong Shu You Shu shot Li Junru, Left and Right Secret Envoys Pang Shigu, Fei Chuangu, Duguan Junrong Envoy Gai Hong, etc., and more than half of the Twelve Generals. . It can be said that the star-studded and extraordinarily prosperous lineup.
Therefore, in the huge capital today, the confidential affairs of the four states of Gyeonggi are connected; Empress Cao, who is in charge of the affairs of the inner court, plus the servants Zhao Zhang, Pingzhangshi Cui Miu, and the doctor Zheng Hanzhang, also There is a similarly decorated Wang Duo who is accepting the pairing and co-signing together.
As for the defense and military preparations in the city of Chang'an, they are once again unified under the command of Huang Chao’s confidant generals, the guards of the sects, Jing Zhao Shao Yin Meng Kai, and Meng Kai; even Jing Zhao Yin Huang Rui, one of the eight sons of the Huang Men Inside, many of the Huang clan and clan members have been suspended and isolated in disguise.
Therefore, in a sense, Empress Cao, who now has a group of trusted members and guards, is the most powerful and prestigious figure in Chang'an City. It is also the most powerful and prestigious figure of those husbands and princes who are out of the country, the biggest backbone and source of information.
However, she didn't have much power to be happy and useful. On the contrary, she was a little tired or unable to do what she wanted. After all, many years ago she was just a showgirl who entertained people with sensuality.
Over the years, I have learned and experienced a lot, and then I have the current pattern and skills. However, even though she did her best to play the role of Queen Huang's House Xian's internal helper, after standing in the position of the mother's ritual world, she still lacked some foundation and knowledge.
What makes her even more annoying is that although the twists and turns after this serious illness have been greatly bridged and brought closer, she has some indifferent relations with each other. But before Huang Chao left the battle, he went to meet the little Liu in secret.
He also asked Huang Yi, the Ouchi selection envoy who was far away from his family, to take charge of the daily security arrangements for the two kings of Yidu and Xiangping. This is obviously a matter of checks and balances and precautions, or is it that you don't believe that your own temperament and the city can accommodate the two children of the Yellow King's blood.
And her biggest heart disease was that she didn't have a child raised by her own hands to be her side; the only adopted daughter who was brought up also married far away in the south, which was beyond her reach after all. So after a certain Xinna concubine was born pregnant, she quickly reached an agreement with her.
As long as the other party can give birth to an heir, she will be raised in the name of the queen, so that she will naturally have the name and righteousness of the family, and then slowly manage and arrange, but before that, she will absolutely Will not do anything that will shake the country's roots and foundations.
Just as Empress Cao became more and more impatient and bored, she planned to find a way to hold these various thoughts and thoughts, and then gathered at her side to send out the wives. However, she saw an eunuch who happened to be stepping down and down. The voice report said:
"The old man sent me a post, asking my mother to move to the Hall of Propaganda to listen to politics..."
After that, Empress Cao looked at an urgent report with mixed feelings; but she secretly sighed in her heart, has her adopted daughter already reached this point. But what should I do for myself.
"The emperor has personally confiscated and asked the empress for a suggestion..."
Zhao Zhang, the thin and wise servant, spoke again.
"I'm talking about a woman... Don't you want to avoid suspicion..."
Empress Cao opened her mouth to speak but stopped, and finally sighed after a few more thoughts:
"If the emperor Xu Yi wants to avoid suspicion, how can my generation be alone..."
Zhao Zhang continued to persuade him, and by the way, he glanced at Ping Zhangshi Cui Miao who was sitting opposite; he remembered that the other party had a daughter who was also married by the governor.
"Never mind, I don't know anything about other things. I just think that the holy sage is out there, so I don't want to make people confused..."
Empress Cao also sighed when he heard this:
"Suppress this news for the first time, confirm it, and then send it out. What do you think..."
"Niangniang is really a serious argument... the minister is the deputy..."
Zhao Zhang agreed without hesitation and added.
"Ambassador Meng is also asked to seal the nine gates to guard against those who break out in private..."
—I am the dividing line of hesitation —
In Yuzhou, the westernmost part of the Xiajiang Road, it is just between the clouds and rain in Wushan.
A messenger from Xichuan's high and benevolent place in the upper reaches of the Fujiang River also appeared again in front of the local Walled City of Tiancheng with full of moisture, in front of the Taiping Army Du Wei Minxue who was staying behind.
"Brother Min hasn't thought about it yet. If he missed this opportunity, then the jade and the stone would be burned..."
"After all, you are from a former court officer and army, but unfortunately you are hidden among thieves. How can you have a real future and opportunity..."
"If that's not the case, why should it be sent to the frontier of the Xiajiang River that hasn't happened for a long time because of the mere postponement of drinking, just like the scattered management of these towns?"
"However, it is different now. Gao Junhou is a special sect of the two rivers of the East and the West. The authority is very special and it is very popular. It is also possible to hear about the father of the former Emperor Da...
"As long as Brother Min can perform meritorious service in time, he will at least be the future of the soldiers or generals of the town after he casts in... If the Gorge River is restored in the future, even the defender of a state will be a low-hanging fame."
"If the brothers want to serve the emperor, the emperor can also recommend it. Now that the central government is using a large number of people, it is a god-given opportunity for you and me..."
This messenger speaks so blatantly, it is naturally because of the corresponding confidence.
Since Gao Renhou led the troops to the south, the eight states of Xichuan, south of Chengdu, have almost collapsed. Those guards and generals appointed by Chen Jingxuan or Tian Lingzi fled without a fight, or were consecrated by their subordinates.
Moreover, thanks to his past reputation and kindness, those who could not bear the erratic exploitation and squeeze of the government, re-emerge in chaos and screaming places, and cut off the roads of various village barriers, are also determined by the wind.
They even handed over grain and grass and Ding Zhuang one after another, and drove the pigs and sheep to join Gao Renhou's army; as for the former subordinate departments that were originally sent to them, they were also driven out or killed.
After all, the claims and benefits claimed by the Taiping Army are few and far away from the horizon; but the kindness that Gao Renhou brought to them in his early years has actually happened.
Therefore, when Gao Renhou's growing army arrived in Luzhou, the originally integrated Lushuiman and other local Tu tribes also stopped the conflict and asked for arbitration in fear of its momentum.
As a result, Gao Renhou got the help of nearly 10,000 brutal soldiers in Luzhou, and he became stronger and stronger. Even if it is a generation stationed in Hejiangkou, it will put a lot of pressure on Yuzhou downstream.
As a result, the situation that the Taiping Army had to face in the five states of the Xiajiang Road deteriorated in an instant. Especially after the waterwheels and ships that have certain advantages on the Xiajiang water roads are mostly dispatched eastward.
He even began to persuade the local defenders and divide the offensive; although the vast majority of ordinary soldiers and migrant households in the armed reclamation group, because of the obvious separation of the land and the resettlement of the family business, or the relatives of the family in Jinghu Lake Unmoved.
However, among the middle and lower classes of the Taiping Army left behind, some generals from former officers and even the old rebels were unavoidably shaken and uneasy, or pessimistic and disappointed.
Just as the messenger was making generous speeches, a military academy hurriedly walked into the tent and whispered a few words to Min Xie. He suddenly showed some kind of open expression and suddenly said:
"It's so good. Thank you very much for helping me in my future."
Then, in the messenger's unknown but faint expression, Min Xie continued to order:
"Take him down, as well as those people who have been in contact with the army, so they will be loaded onto the boat so that they can't be sent away.
"Next, let us have a good time, that Xichuan people praised as'benevolent and generous'..." (End of this chapter)