As a special envoy, Lin Yan, the internal military ambassador who ran between the north and the south of Chang’an City several times, walked through the streets with the latest replies. As expected, he saw the sound of the trumpets and the shaking flags. The flags that belonged to the Taiping Army finally settled down a block away from the south of the Imperial City.
Then, they turned to a strictly guarded defensive position, and in a horrifying silence, waiting for the follow-up order to come; therefore, Lin Yan had no doubt that they had already made any preparations, as long as With a single order, they can come back into the big inner wall, just like an army of officers who had been defeated and expelled from the 3 big inner walls.
However, when Lin Yan crossed the Taiping Army's line and returned to the line maintained by several large Qi army horses, what he saw was a different situation. The expressions and emotions of tension, confusion, fear, and bewilderment were almost undisguised and intermingled on the faces of these great soldiers. There was even a hint of rejoicing.
Obviously, even those great meritorious deeds and pillars, in front of the King Huang, would like to immediately break with them and turn their faces on the spot, or vowed to claim that they would not hesitate to fight to the death and the life, they would also return the account. But obviously most of the soldiers underneath are not yet prepared to go to war and be hostile; or as far as he knows, at least in the recent period of time, things are impossible.
On the one hand, because the Yellow King army left most of his essentials and marched quickly when he moved to the war; therefore, after returning to the city, everyone needs to maintain follow-up trading channels with the southern Guangda land controlled by the Taiping army to obtain the corresponding rest and recuperation. The food and grass materials will be used until the situation in Gyeonggi-do is mastered again.
On the other hand, it was entirely due to the weakness and emptiness caused by this sudden change. The military order garrisons in the city were almost emptied by more than half, and there was even less than 30% to 40% of the camp rate. Therefore, all these forces and manpower that can be mobilized apart from Huangwang's guards that can be put on the bright side to maintain confrontation with them.
Therefore, in their apparently prosperous rear garrison, they are already very empty. So the dilemma facing right now is that if you can't fight and you won't necessarily win, but you can't back down on the face of it, otherwise the most basic people's hopes and aspirations will be dissipated. Therefore, he could only suffer from his running and coming, acting as the middle-level messenger of the upper-level figures.
Therefore, Lin Yan didn't know that he should be grateful to the Taiping Army for its ruthless handling of the chaos with a sharp knife, so that after returning to the original, the somewhat lax and slack heart had to be reunited with King Huang in order to survive and protect himself. I still have to learn from other people who are connected with such a good resentment and cursing, because this turmoil that has swept the whole city has led to the source of weakness and serious crisis in the new dynasty.
And since the chief governor of the Taiping Army had already responded to the request of Empress Cao, the last military suppression operation in the city finally stopped. The next thing is how to do everything possible to stop the loss and restore it. At least the approximate number of escapees returned by the various ministries, in most of the urban areas controlled by the Taiping Army, there are probably 10,000 or 20,000 soldiers involved in the chaos trapped in them.
If you can ask for the surviving part of the captured, it will undoubtedly be a lot of potential help that is enough to thank Dade. However, Lin Yan, who was responsible for communicating the news on this issue, inevitably encountered another setback. The general governor's attitude towards this is very firm, and all participants must be interrogated and punished accordingly before they can consider follow-up matters.
Therefore, some of the other people represented by Lin Yan had to consider taking the next step and rescuing the people they were close to and acquainted with. After all, this matter is really too much trouble, so the Daqi New Dynasty is almost involuntary, and many people's relatives or children and nephews are inevitably involved.
If it is placed on any person in the Daqi court, it would be unimaginable to clarify the truth from it, and it will only be reduced to the end of a thousand words and criticisms. However, it was the decision of the more powerful Taiping Army Chief Superintendent, which inevitably made people really unthinkable or helpless.
Lin Yan thought about it this way, as he rode his horse through the numerous palaces, but under the Zuoyintai gate, he saw a figure who had already been waiting here, and bowed and saluted him:
"Danayan (Shizhong) has invited the military envoy to come and talk..."
"Then lead the way..."
Lin Yan also waved his hand without any surprise: After all, at this moment, in addition to the mission entrusted by King Huang, Lin Yan also shoulders the entrustment and oral messages from several parties within the new dynasty of Daqi. The situation is not something to be seen.
After a while, as the only surviving civil servant in the imperfect court of Daqi, Zhao Zhang, the sick-faced attendant, watched Lin Yan, who was returning to the backyard, and sighed again. He breathed out, and then faced the screen behind the screen as if he were a patient, who could only lie on the bed and leaned against the transfer agent in Qianguan, the household assistant Liu Tang said:
"This matter is still irretrievable, and you can make a decision early..."
"Yeah, it's just that it's hard to let go of it when things happen to you. After all, it's because of the reasons and affection that have been here for so many years..."
Liu Tang also smiled bitterly: And his appearance like this is not unrelated to this.
Although after King Huang returned to the city, Liu Tang, who had participated in presiding over the temporary court hall, categorically resigned from all official positions and positions of power, and became ordained at the Guangjiao Temple in the city. However, it turns out that even if he wants to stay out of the world by renunciation, his past experience will eventually involve right and wrong on him.
On the night of the riots in the city, along with all kinds of crimes and tragedies that were omnipresent under the twilight, a group of "rebellious soldiers" also touched the Guangjiao Temple to hack and kill and set fire all around; More than a dozen monks practicing in the temple were all killed, and Liu Tang, who hid in the Buddhist niche, was almost killed by fireworks.
Therefore, when he was rescued again, he took the initiative to ask for his order to come to Zhao Zhang who presided over the situation in the imperial city.
"Although I knew there would be such a day; but the old man always had a fluke, or wanted to be able to heal it with his own power, so that this day is not so fast... Now it is time to let go!"
Zhao Zhang smiled self-deprecatingly again:
"The only thing that is worrying about now is that the sage wants to use this as an agreement to reconcile the hearts of the people above and below; it's just that the things of the hearts of the people have always been unpredictable. Isn't it like a sword that can kill the enemy without worrying about hurting yourself? How difficult it is to self-denial and return to rituals, perhaps the method of the south of the city is the upright benevolent way of relief, right?"
"Maybe the Lord has no choice..."
Liu Tang pondered for a while before he said carefully:
"Actually, let me say a false statement, there is no place for the waiter there! Why bother..."
"Of course I know, but the old man's heart is not to be a Feng's wife anymore..."
Zhao Zhang said with some interest:
"In the early years, I also secretly laughed at Senior Brother's stubborn stupidity. Now it seems that he is the one who understands that this world is non-righteous and the direction of the great road! On the contrary, I was deliberately advancing and lost the original. He’s righteous and original. But in any case, the old man is still the king’s trusted minister and the father of the king, so please let me be a little bit vain and decent, and continue to persevere..."
At this point, he couldn't help but faintly reveal to Liu Tang what he meant by Tuogu;
"But in any case, if some children are spared after this time, they will have to take care of you in the future..."
After all, since he learned that Shangshu Ling Shangrang, who was the first person under the Yellow King, had never returned because of the opportunity to attack Shannan Xidao; he also understood that such a split in the hearts of the people, but he did not taste it. As a result of being restrained and punished, the once noisy Daqi New Dynasty can no longer conceal its decline.
As for him, the prime minister of the imperial government office, it is even more ridiculous; in the current situation, it is not possible to say that the Tang Post is not as good as outside Gyeonggi, and even the Great Inner Seongcheon Gate cannot go out and work. No wonder he had to prepare and plan for the things behind him early. (End of this chapter)