After the 77th day of the suppression of the rebels, they rebelled again.
Emperor Zhaowu was furious. He had always been indecisive in governing and was criticized by later generations as a woman's benevolence, but he immediately ordered Yang Yue to be executed.
This time, he didn't need anyone to persuade him. He ordered the Luoyangping rebel army, which was already ready to go, to rush to Shu to destroy Bao Yunyong.
How could Bao Yunyong wait to die at the same place? Shu was almost plundered by them. As Yan Sikong expected, they took a boat down the Yangtze River and captured two small cities within seven days, growing the rebel army along the way. When they arrived in Kuizhou, there were already 50,000 people
Kuizhou is located in a dangerous position in the upper reaches of Jingzhou. If it is said that Jingzhou is the first to win Jingzhou, then Jingzhou must be the first to win Kuizhou. Thieves are no longer a mob, but one party can really be king.
Kuizhou is definitely not a place that is easy to attack, but Bao Yunyong has no better choice. If this road is blocked, when the Luoyang Ping rebels arrive and encircle them, they will undoubtedly die. Now the only way out is to occupy Kuizhou City , according to the danger and defending, there will naturally be heroes from all walks of life coming to join him.
In the past, 50,000 militiamen would definitely not be able to attack Kuizhou, which has a strong city and sufficient food. However, Kuizhou was also hit by snow. The relatives and soldiers shouted in the city every day, urging them to surrender, join the rebel army, and work together for a great cause.
Kuizhou's garrison was tough and unmoved.
When the two armies were in a stalemate, a small incident happened in the capital thousands of miles away.
When Zhou Mixing was looking for happiness in Tinglange, for Yeli, he fought with a man for the sake of being jealous. Killed your father Shuntian Fuyin.
The man ran away on the way to the yamen and disappeared without a trace, but his remarks caused quite a stir. Because of the cancellation of the annual ceremony, the reduction of salary, and the strict investigation of the encroachment on the fields of the common people, etc., he has enjoyed more than two hundred years of glory. The sons and grandsons of the phoenix and dragon dare not speak out. There are rumors that Emperor Zhaowu wants to take advantage of the snowstorm to cut down the vassals.
The Land of Smoky Willows is a place where fish and dragons mix, and it is normal for people with secrets to come and go. However, this man is drunk, but it makes people think that he speaks the truth after drinking, which is more credible.
The news spread like wildfire, and spread throughout the government and the public within a few days. Finally, it turned out that Liang Wang intended to rebel and wanted to raise troops from Jingzhou to encircle Kuizhou with Bao Yunyong.
Winning the second city means completely opening the waterway portal leading to the south of the Yangtze River. Following the trend, Jinling is just around the corner. If Jinling is lost, Dasheng Jiangshan will be divided into two. People all over the world have long complained about Emperor Zhaowu's lazy administration for decades, and King Liang proclaimed himself emperor in Jinling, so there is no need to worry about no one turning his back.
This matter was much more serious than the common people's rebellion. According to Yan Zilian, Emperor Zhaowu summoned his important ministers in the palace in the middle of the night to discuss countermeasures, and they lost a lot of weight.
Yan Zilian knew so much about such important matters, Yan Sikong couldn't ask any more questions, he just said with a sad face that Dasheng's national fortune has been bumpy in recent years, if it is God's will, manpower can't do it.
Yan Sikong sang the opposite tune in his heart, he didn't believe in the sky, if the sky had eyes, how could the world be so cruel, he only believed in himself.
When he thought that Emperor Zhaowu couldn't sleep at night, Xie Zhongren couldn't sleep and eat, and Ge Zhong would be caught in a dilemma, he felt extremely happy. When he was a child, he couldn't control his own destiny, and saw the people he loved died tragically one by one. , Now that he has grown up, he wants to control the fate of others, the fate of more people, and even the fate of the common people in the world!
A few days after the rumors spread, Jiang Ling, one of the six subjects who had the privilege of "hearing the wind and telling the story" and impeaching and criticizing the monarch, his subjects and the people, made a solemn edict, saying that the king of Liang intended to rebel, and advised Zhao Zhao Emperor Wu cut down the vassal.
After many days of silence, whether the emperor or the courtiers, I am afraid they are all waiting for such a person to stand up and say the word "cutting the feudal clan".
The weight and danger of these two words need not be repeated. The emperor could not take the initiative to cut down the vassals.
It was because Chao Cuo advocated cutting the vassals, which led to the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion, and finally the emperor abandoned the city in order to appease the anger of the vassal kings.
But no matter how corrupt the imperial court is, there must be people who are not afraid of life and death who dare to speak out. Although Chao Cuo died, he was listed in history.
Emperor Zhaowu feigned anger and fought ten battles with Jiang Ling in court.
This fight doesn't matter, the officials are deeply encouraged, and they take turns to speak out, if an official can be rewarded with a court battle, no matter whether he is killed or maimed, it is a matter of honor, because it is a matter of daring to risk the emperor's prestige and swearing in loyalty certificate.
In just a few days, the word "cutting the vassal" which was originally extremely taboo has become very popular.
In the end, no one could tell whether it was Emperor Zhaowu who wanted to rebel when he heard that King Liang wanted to rebel, or whether King Liang wanted to rebel because he heard that Emperor Zhaowu wanted to rebel. But riding a tiger is hard to get off.
Yan Sikong quietly crouched in the dark, watching the situation galloping towards his plan. And every time he thinks about the torture Ge Zhong is going through, he feels supreme joy. If he just wants the lives of these thieves, a few assassins are enough, but what he wants is not just their lives, he Let them be ruined and die miserably.
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Before the spring snow melted, an urgent report came from Kuizhou. The guards of Kuizhou were assassinated by spies, and then opened the city gate. Bao Yunyong took Kuizhou without a single soldier. When the 20,000-ping rebel army sent by Luoyang arrived in Kuizhou , It is already the "Chasing King's Banner at the Head of the City".
Although King Liang did not encircle Kuizhou with Bao Yunyong as rumored, it is a fact that Kuizhou fell. With 20,000 soldiers and horses, trying to capture a high city guarded by tens of thousands of people is tantamount to ascending to the sky.
People in the government and the public were panicked. They all knew that this crisis was unusual. If there was a slight carelessness, Jinling was afraid that there would be multiple emperors. It would be better if Liang Wang proclaimed himself emperor.
Emperor Zhaowu ordered Di Feng, the general of hussars, to be the commander-in-chief, to raise troops and horses from Luoyang and Huguang areas, and to join the Luoyang Ping rebels to fight against the rebels together, never to be destroyed or to return.
In the name of suppressing bandits, the soldiers and horses that were begged from the Huguang area mainly came from Jingzhou.
If you hand over your troops, you will be demoted, and if you don’t hand over your troops, you will obviously seek rebellion. This strategy of killing two birds with one stone can not only reveal the true face of King Liang, but also "account" to other vassal kings who are watching the changes.
Liang Wang was finally forced to the edge of the cliff.