When the queen first came to the throne, there was a rebellion between King Langya and King Yue, but it failed within a month. The rebellion of the two kings was not so much suppressed by the imperial army as it was because they were incompetent and killed themselves.
It has been three years now? The capital of God? The political situation is stable. All over the world. Who? Unexpectedly, at this time, a rebellion broke out in the country.
Moreover, it is still in Yangzhou, which is rich in the world? and a thoroughfare from north to south.
In February, an urgent military report was sent back to Luoyang. Li Chaoge had already returned home, and suddenly heard the call from the palace, and immediately changed clothes with Gu Mingke and entered the palace.
In the middle of the night, the empress gathered many prime ministers to discuss the Yangzhou rebellion. The atmosphere in the Hall of Great Achievement was very dignified. The Minister of the Ministry of War said: "The rebel army raised troops in the name of the King of Wu and spread the proclamation. When they reached the states and counties, they gathered more than 100,000 soldiers within ten days. Yangzhou is rich and prosperous, and there is a canal connecting the north and the south. If you let it go, you may suffer serious trouble."
This rebellion was different from the previous one. The rebellion of the two kings was a group of mobs who made many fatal mistakes in just a few days, and soon killed themselves. However, the Yangzhou rebellion this time was well-organized, diseased but not chaotic, obviously organized and premeditated.
Another servant asked: "Wu Wang is in Shouzhou, why did he suddenly appear? Now in Yangzhou? Did they send someone to pretend?"
Many people have this question in their hearts. Although the queen acted secretly, she couldn't hide such a big movement from the dead. People in the court have heard faintly during this time that King Wu and Princess Wu are ill. I am afraid that the empress will let them "die of illness" in a short time.
The minister of the Ministry of War shook his head: "Before the governor of Yangzhou was killed, he sent a secret letter saying that he had indeed seen the King of Wu. If it was a fake, the governor of Yangzhou should have warned in the letter, but apart from reminding the court, he did not ?I mentioned the suspicion of King Wu. Either this person is enough to confuse the real one, or this is the real King Wu."
After Li Xu went to Yangzhou, he falsely claimed that according to the Queen's secret decree, he wanted the governor of Yangzhou to open the treasury, and also said that he would send troops to conquer Gaozhou. Yangzhou Governor Shi felt that something was wrong and wrote a letter to report to the court. As a result, he was killed as soon as the letter was sent. The rest of the officials who refused to submit were also beheaded for public display. Now, the rebels inside and outside Yangzhou are replaced by rebels, and the imperial court can't hear any movement in the city.
People debated whether King Wu was real or not. This matter is very important, and determines what strategy they will use next to suppress the rebellion in Yangzhou. Li Chaoge? The reason is that Li Xu is real for no reason.
Rebellion is a serious crime, and it has been infamy since ancient times. In order to rationalize their actions, the rebels often use a flag to justify their actions, just like when Chen Sheng and Wu Guang used the name of "helping the Soviet Union" when they rebelled. The Yangzhou rebels are similar. If they really want someone to pretend to be the prince, wouldn't it be better to pretend to be Li Huai? Why would they pretend to be Li Xu, who has a bad name and a bad name
Therefore, Li Chaoge is more inclined to be Li Xu himself. However, the problem is the same. Li Xu was imprisoned in Shouzhou by the queen. With the queen's heart, there will never be fewer guards around Li Xu. Then how did Li Xu escape to Yangzhou without anyone noticing
Even if the watchers were caught off guard for a while and Li Xu had escaped for so long, they didn't notice it at all
Bottom? Fang's courtiers are arguing about whether King Wu is true or not, while the Queen sits at the top, calmly watching the call to arms from the front line. After reading it, the queen pointed to the call to action and said to the people below: "This is your dereliction of duty. This call to arms is eloquent and talented, and the person who wrote it must be a rare talent. As prime ministers But he didn't dig out this talent and give him a good use, but let him wander with the rebels, it's really a mistake."
At the moment of great chaos, the queen was not in a hurry for the rebellion, but instead praised the talents of the writers. All the ministers bowed their hands to respond to the Queen's accusation, and Li Chaoge followed suit.
Mount Tai collapsed in front of his eyes and did not move. This is the bearing of a king. With the beginning of the empress, everyone in the palace calmed down.
Li Chaoge thought to himself, as expected of a person who can pave the way for him for ten years, the empress can still hold her breath. Yangzhou rebellion, is the queen really not in a hurry? If she was not in a hurry, she would not have called them into the palace overnight.
But Li Xu accused the empress of usurping the throne and vicious tyranny, in order to restore Li Tang's name to rebelling against the empress. The more this happened, the more the empress had to hold her ground and show the attitude of an emperor. If she gets angry and angry, it will prove that the proclamation? Li? The scolding is good. When the people's hearts are scattered, the Zhou Wu regime will be really dangerous.
The public discussed for a long time, and kept pestering whether Li Xu was real. The Queen said: "Whether King Wu is true or not, the Yangzhou rebellion is always a fact. There is no need to entangle whether King Wu is true or not. The truth is to quell the rebellion as soon as possible. Do you have any candidates for the rebel army? What recommendations?"
As soon as everyone heard the Queen's voice, they knew that the King of Wu in Yangzhou was real. They didn't ask why King Wu came back from the dead and came back to Yangzhou. They mentioned several people, and they didn't know whether they were intentional or not. No one mentioned Li Chaoge.
Luoyang can now mobilize about 200,000 troops. In a few days, the states and roads will support them, and more troops will go to Yangzhou to suppress the rebellion. The military power of 200,000 is enough to control the political situation. No one dares to hand it over to Li Chaoge.
Li Chaoge listened to it for a while, and understood in his heart, these courtiers were still thinking about Li Huai. They are so afraid that power will continue to fall into the hands of women? They are not willing to let go of such a major event as rebellion.
However, things are beyond their control.
In the early court, there was a three-day debate on the candidate for the head coach. On the fourth day, Jiangnan sent back an urgent report, saying that a strange person had appeared in the rebel army. They were invulnerable to weapons, water and fire. All kinds of descriptions are very similar to the changes in Shuofang back then.
Everyone was startled by this time, the queen called a meeting again, they talked for an hour, and finally decided to let Li Chaoge go to Jiangnan as the deputy general.
Back then, Shuofang's change disappeared inexplicably. After so many years, no one knows the whereabouts of the mastermind behind the scenes. If it is still the same group of people this time, the dynasty will be in jeopardy. At a critical moment, no one cares about the party and government. After careful consideration, the empress issued an order to appoint General Zuo Yuqianwei as the general manager of Yangzhou Road, leading 300,000 troops, and appointed Princess Shengyuan Li Chaoge as deputy. Dali Temple Minister Gu Mingke supervised the military and attacked Li Xu.
As for why Gu Mingke went, it was entirely at his own request. Originally there was already Li Chaoge in the team. Gu Mingke, as the Minister of Dali Temple, had no experience in handling military affairs before, and was Li Chaoge's son-in-law. According to avoiding suspicion, he should not accompany him. However, Gu Mingke took the initiative to ask the queen for orders, and the queen agreed that there was not much of him in the team.
The rebellion is imminent, and the army will soon be on the move. The maid of Princess Sheng Yuan's mansion heard that there was a rebellion in Yangzhou, but before she could find out what happened, she learned that the princess consort was going to march. The maids were taken aback and hurriedly packed their luggage.
The day before departure, Princess Sheng Yuan's Mansion was brightly lit, and Gu Mingke sat in the side courtyard to check the map. Li Chaoge opened the door and came in. Seeing him sitting here, he said, "You know how to hide, why did you come here?"
This is the place where Gu Mingke lived before moving to the main courtyard, and it has been idle for a long time. Li Chaoge came over to take a look, and found that he had also brought over the map he had drawn a few days ago. Li Chaoge picked up a volume and asked, "It's in the study? Okay? Why did you move these out?"
"There are too many people in the main courtyard. I got a headache from their noise in the study, so I just found a clean place." Gu Mingke retracted his long sleeves, put the scrolls aside, and asked, "Why are you here?"
Li Chaoge sighed: "The maids are packing their luggage. I told you to keep everything simple, but they think this is necessary, and that is also necessary. I don't want to hear what they say, so I came out to find you."
As he said that, Li Chaoge looked around and said, "You know how to hide. I searched for several places? Only now did I find this place?"
Gu Mingke didn't respond, and persuaded: "They are also for your own good. Although you often went out of the city before, but after all, you are in the vicinity of Luoyang, but this time you have to go out with the army. You don't know how many months you left. They don't Rest assured is also common sense."
"I understand." Li Chaoge nodded, "But I don't know how to take the things they prepared, and now I hear them remind me which one to put where? I'm quite embarrassed. I just don't listen and throw it away tomorrow? You won’t feel too guilty about it.”
Gu Mingke smiled softly. This is something Li Chaoge can do. He can't even imagine how shocked the maids would be when they found out that there was a lot of packed luggage after the army set off tomorrow. Gu Mingke said: "It's better to be more or less prepared. This time, I'm afraid it will not be peaceful."
"I know." Li Chaoge leaned against the table and let out a long breath, "Originally I didn't have to go out to fight, but invulnerable warriors suddenly appeared on the front line, and they were afraid that the court wouldn't see them. It looks different from ordinary people, and even put masks on the warriors. The people in Yangzhou are just reminding the court that this is not an ordinary rebel army, changing the law? Forced me to go to Yangzhou. I always feel that his plans are not small."
Gu Mingke didn't speak after hearing this, he was silent for a while, and suddenly asked: "How do you know it's not Li Xu?"
"Him?" Li Chaoge sneered, "Does he have such a brain? If it weren't for someone to support him, he might not even dare to oppose the queen."
The queen can be said to be owned by Emperor Gaozong? The nightmare of the children, when the queen is mentioned, let alone Li Huai, even Li Zhen and Li Xu are trembling. Thinking of Li Zhen, Li Chaoge said: "Li Xu has already arrived in Yangzhou, and Li Zhen is probably also there. Princess Wu and Li Zhen's son-in-law, are they both? More ominous than good?"
In Gu Mingke's heart, he was very sure that based on his understanding of that person, Princess Wu and Quan Da must have encountered an accident. However, on the surface, Gu Mingke was cold and cold, saying: "I have never received a report from Shouzhou or Yuanzhou, and I don't know."
Li Chaoge leaned on the table, staring at him with dark eyes: "You don't know?"
Gu Mingke didn't answer but asked instead: "Where did I know that?"
He didn't want to admit it, and Li Chaoge didn't force it. She sighed, looked vaguely at the dancing candle, and said, "I'll know who it is right away."
Jiangnan rebelled, and the imperial court's 300,000 troops were ready to go. On the day of the expedition, the queen brought civil, military and military officials, as well as domestic and foreign wives, to the city gate in person to practice for the army.
The coach swears an oath in front, his voice is like a bell, and he is full of pride. As the deputy general, Li Chaoge shouldn't show up on this occasion, so he quietly stayed aside. The six prime ministers, Wu Yuanxiao, Wu Yuanqing, Li Changle, and the two brothers are all present, and even the long-lost Li Huai also showed up. Li Chaoge understood that the empress deliberately brought Li Huai out to rectify her name. Li Huaicai was the crown prince conferred by Emperor Gaozong, and Li Xu is a concubine, what qualifications does he have to raise an army
Standing behind the crowd, Zhang Yanzhi seemed to have something to say. However, the coach was talking to the queen, Zhang Yanzhi didn't dare to show his head. Okay? It's easy to wait until the monarch and his ministers have exchanged pleasantries, and the commander-in-chief will go back to reorganize the army, and he will set off immediately. Li Chaoge got impatient for a long time, she turned and walked towards her horse. Zhang Yanzhi didn't care about the people around him, so he hurriedly called Li Chaoge to stop.
"Princess Sheng Yuan!"
Li Chaoge turned around and looked at Zhang Yanzhi unexpectedly. The surroundings were messy, no one seemed to pay attention to this place, but after all, there were many pairs of eyes around, Zhang Yanzhi was extremely bold to call her to stop. Zhang Yanchang squinted his eyes and looked at them. Even Li Changle and the Wu brothers seemed to have moved. Zhang Yanzhi knew that he was committing suicide, but he still stepped forward, raised his wine glass, and saluted Li Chaoge. Had a glass.
"Your servant is waiting for Princess Sheng Yuan's triumphant return."
The people in front were already waiting, Li Chaoge nodded and was about to return to the team. Zhang Yanzhi took a step forward by making a toast, and suddenly lowered his voice and said, "Don't trust people."
Li Chaoge raised his brows, looking at him in an unclear manner.
Under the pressure of the surroundings, Zhang Yanzhi fixed his eyes on Li Chaoge, as if there was a ghostly fire beating in his eyes: "Don't trust anyone."
Zhang Yanzhi's expression was not right, he seemed to know something, but more and more people were coming here? It seems that Li Chaoge pretended that Zhang Yanzhi didn't say anything, turned around, stepped on his horse, and rode away with a bang.
The team marched far away, like a great wall of steel, raising a sand wall in the rear. That black cloud drifted farther and farther away, gradually forming a line with the horizon, and could no longer be seen.
All the people in front of the city gate silently watched the army go away until the empress acted, and the rest of the people escorted the empress back to the palace as if awakened from a dream. Zhang Yanchang walked to Zhang Yanzhi's side, his eyes squinted, and he asked, "What did you say to her just now?"
Zhang Yanzhi shook his head: "It's nothing. It's just a farewell message."
In the team, Gu Mingke was also asking, "What did he tell you just now?"
Li Chaoge shook his head slowly: "Some strange words. It's nothing important, don't worry."
Gu Mingke quietly glanced at Li Chaoge, no? Ask again. He specially sent someone to inquire about the movements of the Pei family yesterday, but to his surprise, there was no news of the death of the eldest son of the Pei family from Yunzhou.
Ji An has recovered his memory, there is no need to stay in the world to play a role, but Pei Ji'an is still alive, which means that Ji An has not returned to heaven.
Gu Mingke looked at the iron armor in his eyes, and smiled slightly in his heart. He didn't know what kind of luck he had recently, and he seemed to meet old people easily.
It was Ji An before, and now, there is that person. After all, they haven't seen each other for too long.
The army hurried all the way, and soon arrived at Jiangnan Road. The rebels took advantage of their geographical advantage to occupy Liangshan, the capital, and the imperial army surrounded the foot of the mountain to launch their first attack.
There was a huge gap between the miscellaneous soldiers and the regular army of the imperial court, but when the imperial court gained the upper hand, a group of tall and mighty masked warriors suddenly rushed down the mountain. Their bodies are heavy, the stones vibrate even when they step on the ground, and many soldiers can be overturned with a sweep of the iron gun in their hands. What's even more frightening is that these masked warriors are not afraid of hardship or tiredness, and they charge forward without fatigue, even if they are cut by knives, they will not flinch.
How can ordinary soldiers be compared with such a war machine, and they will be defeated so quickly
In the evening, the generals argued fiercely with the battle reports from the front. Some people said: "Duliang Mountain is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and there are masked warriors guarding the mountain road. Ordinary soldiers can't beat masked warriors, and cavalry can't use it well on the mountain. Why don't we give up Duliangshan, soldiers Divide into two routes and go straight to Yangzhou. Once King Wu is captured, the rebels outside will surrender without a fight."
"No." Li Chaoge didn't even think about it, and immediately objected, "Li Xu only has a few hundred thousand people, but we have three hundred thousand. The number is our advantage. Once we disperse our forces, won't it destroy the Great Wall? Yangzhou has "The city wall is guarded, and there is a moat outside. It will be impossible to attack for a while. The rebels are likely to circle behind us. By then, we will be in a dilemma, and we will be in danger."
"But all? Let's see what is pretending to be a ghost."
In today's first battle, Li Chaoge did not go to the front line, but stayed behind to observe the battle situation. Fighting is different from fighting. In fighting, you just need to rush forward, but fighting is not a matter for one person. No matter how powerful she is in single-handed combat, she still cannot solve all the masked warriors. Finding a way to break the situation is the most important thing.
She observed the warriors all day, and just now went to the wounded barracks to look at the wounds. Li Chaoge had some vague ideas in her mind, but she hadn't had close contact with them, so she couldn't be sure. Li Chaoge planned to explore the capital Liangshan in the dark, and after finding out the weaknesses of these masked warriors, he would customize tactics.
However, the army is not the same as the town of demons. This is not her territory. She must discuss it with other people before she acts. Otherwise, she will go up the mountain to spy, but the others will retreat. What else will Li Chaoge fight. Li Chaoge revealed his own plan, and the rest of the generals had a heated discussion, saying that they had nothing to say. The coach silently listened to the debate. He looked at Gu Mingke who was sitting quietly and asked, "Gu Dujun, what do you think?"
Gu Mingke nodded: "I think this plan is very good, it is feasible."
All the people present were warriors. Hearing this, some people murmured in low voices: "He is just a literati, how can he know the art of war? He doesn't dare to offend the princess, so he must say anything."
The voice of the person who spoke was very low, but Li Chaoge heard everything. She couldn't help frowning, but Gu Mingke was very calm, looking calm and calm. Li Chaoge was working together for the first time, isn't it good? They fell out, so they put up with that person's rude words.
Li Chaoge thought to himself that when Gu Mingke was fighting, the ancestors of these people here didn't know where they were born? Even Gu Mingke? If you say yes, then it is really feasible.
In the end, the coach made a decision and waited another day for the time being. Li Chaoge took a few skilled soldiers to the mountain to explore the way. Gu Mingke, as a "literary man", could only stay at the foot of the mountain and wait for her.
The rebels occupied the capital Liangshan, and relying on their own cards, they were very negligent in defense. Li Chaoge slipped up the mountain easily, and she signaled the soldiers to split up, and once they found the masked samurai, they would immediately use the ? code to contact them.
The soldiers dispersed in twos, and Li Chaoge acted alone, looking for the masked warrior from camp to camp. These masked warriors reminded Li Chaoge of the Four Warriors of the Martial God Temple. Naturally, the fighting power of the four warriors of the Martial God Temple was much stronger, but their heavy and rigid attack styles were very similar.
If she guessed right, these warriors should not be living creatures, and they can only attack people after being activated with a special technique. The four warriors of the Martial Arts Temple are stones, and the warriors here should be similar.
Li Chaoge quietly sneaked into the tent to search, paying special attention to bronze statues, stones and other objects. She is good at lightness, with a dexterous figure, and she landed lightly and silently on the ground. The rebel soldiers in the tent were sound asleep, completely unaware that someone was passing over their heads.
Li Chaoge searched all the way, didn't he? He found any suspicious decorations. Li Chaoge turned around and went to the main tent, thinking that there might be some clues in the main tent. It was pitch black in the main tent, and there was nothing to be seen. When she entered the tent, it was like entering no man's land. The person behind the screen is snoring, completely ignorant.
Li Chaoge approached the table and was about to flip through the letters inside, when suddenly his eyes froze, and he waved a small knife to the side. That corner was hidden in the dark, and there was no? There was a sound of hitting, and it seemed that there was nothing?Nothing. But Li Chaoge had already drawn his sword, and attacked there without saying a word.
When the weapons meet, there is a crisp buzzing sound. Qian Yuanjian felt a strong enemy, and the spine of the sword trembled excitedly. Li Chaoge and the other party went through a dozen tricks in the dark, and they were both surprised.
The person behind the screen turned over, they both stopped at the same time, and left the main tent immediately. As soon as he came into contact with the outside air, Li Chaoge immediately let go of his hands and feet, injected true energy into the Qianyuan sword, and hit the opponent with all his strength.
The opponent caught Li Chaoge's sword move with his free hand, and a strong wind suddenly blew up on the flat ground. At this time, the moon passed through the dark clouds, slowly illuminating the entire surface of the earth. Li Chaoge saw the other party's face clearly by the moonlight, and was taken aback.
"It's you?"
"why you?"
The two said "?" almost at the same time. Li Chaoge put away his sword, raised his hand, and said to the soldiers ambushing around: "Put it down, my own."
The tents on all sides popped up silently? Many soldiers with bows came out. The visitor looked at the formation, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Have you joined the imperial court?"
"What do you seek?" Li Chaoge glared at him angrily, "I was originally a princess, and I just returned to the palace to restore my identity."
After Li Chaoge finished speaking, he paused and asked, "Old man Zhou, where have you been all these years?"
Zhou Changgeng shrugged his shoulders: "The whole world is home, so it counts wherever you go. You are here? What are you doing?"
"I still want to ask you." She stared at Zhou Changgeng closely and asked, "Why are you in the rebel camp?"
Zhou Changgeng folded his arms, stood completely out of shape, and said, "I don't care who is a rebel and who is a teacher of justice. I came here to find something."
Li Chaoge realized: "Those masked warriors of unknown origin?"
Zhou Changgeng nodded: "That's right. This kind of thing is very evil. I saw it once a few years ago, but unfortunately I didn't catch it. This time it appeared again."
Just now the movement of the two of them making moves startled people, and gradually there were footsteps coming towards this place. Li Chaoge glanced at it and said, "I also came here to solve the strange art. This is not the place to talk. Let's go to another place to talk in detail."
Zhou Changgeng didn't care, and followed Li Chaoge down the mountain. Zhou Changgeng was also an old fritter, and he went down the mountain very quickly, and they returned to the court barracks very quickly. When the patrolling soldiers saw a sloppy middle-aged man entering the camp, they were very vigilant, but Li Chaoge was very calm. She led Zhou Changgeng inside and said, "This is the camp we are temporarily stationed in. You don't have a token, don't wander around."
Zhou Changgeng impatiently? Listen, he doesn't like to deal with people in the court, but Li Chaoge has returned to the palace, what a trouble. Li Chaoge led him to his tent, and asked along the way: "What have you been doing all these years? Back then? Once you left and there was no news, I thought you died outside."
Zhou Changgeng scoffed disdainfully: "Fart, in this world? Is there? Who can beat me?"
When the surrounding soldiers heard Zhou Changgeng say such vulgar words in front of the princess, they were all surprised? Their eyes widened. But Li Chaoge adapted well? He was obviously used to it: "Then you don't say a word? You don't send it to the mountains? Many people in the village? Ask you."
Zhou Changgeng is used to freedom, he can leave when he wants, stay when he wants, and is most impatient to be restrained. But now that he heard Li Chaoge's words, he felt a little bit sorry: "It wasn't for saving my life. You also know that I was hunted down by my enemies, so it's inconvenient to reveal my whereabouts."
Li Chaoge sneered unceremoniously: "You just said, no one in the world can beat you."
"There is no such thing in the world, but there are other places." Zhou Changgeng muttered, "Who made those ice cubes linger? No matter where I go, I follow them. Especially the one surnamed Qin..."
Before Zhou Changgeng could finish his sentence, he saw the tent door opened in front of him, and a person came out from inside.
Zhou Changgeng choked on the remaining half of his words. Gu Mingke glanced at the person who came, and smiled at Li Chaoge: "You are back."