"Husband's misfortunes are often accumulated in the slightest, and many of his wisdom and courage are trapped in drowning. How can he be the only actor?" [History of the Five Dynasties·Preface to the Biography of Lingguan]
According to the itinerary that had been discussed in advance, everyone first went to the Taiwei Mansion to receive the general's reward, and then went to the palace to see the emperor.
Before that, Cai Yong and Zhao Wen went to the palace to report the results to the emperor.
After knowing that Li Jue, Guo Si, Hu Zhen and others had entered the city, the emperor immediately became excited. This was the result of many days of discussion and conspiracy with Xun You. He was showing weakness to the enemy and pretending to kill 'Wang Yun'
After that, he took advantage of Li Jue and others' trust in Cai Yong and the luck of the court to invite the emperor to enter the urn.
Now that almost all the powerful generals in the Xiliang rebels have entered the city, it is time to start the third step of the plan, close the door and beat the dogs!
The emperor looked at Xun You, who was sitting silently, and told everyone: "Zhang Liao, Wang Zhong, you two immediately led the troops to the North Palace Gate. After Li Jue and others entered the palace, except Fan Chou, Dong Cheng and others.
Except for one person, everyone else will be killed on the spot!"
"Wei!" Zhang Liao, the commander of Lu Ben, and Wang Zhong, the right marshal, immediately took the order.
"Wei Jie, Zhang Meng." The emperor said to the infantry captain Wei Jie and others who were standing aside, waiting calmly: "The guards that Li Jue and others brought into the city must be elite confidants, and there are many die-hards among them. Li Jue
Once killed, the rest of the army will inevitably change. You can take two thousand Northern Army soldiers and rush to publicize the imperial court but kill the first culprit and pardon the rest of the army. If there are still resisters, they will all be executed."
Finally, the emperor looked at the cavalry general Huangfu Song who was present. Although the emperor did not like Huangfu Song's character of adapting to the wind, at this time, when it came to his prestige in the army, he had to step forward to suppress the 100,000 rebels outside the city.
Huangfu Song is needed to help.
"Mr. Huangfu, I will leave the rebels outside the city to you!" the emperor said slowly: "I will ask Jia Xu, Dong Cheng, Zhang Ji and others to come to the city gate to meet you. They can help you appease the morale of the army."
When Huangfu Song accepted the promise, he was completely different from the excited tone of Zhang Liao and others who were eager to build their achievements. He said calmly: "I would like to promise, but I am cautious about this matter. I am not talented at all. It may be difficult for one person to help. Please ask your Majesty to send another person."
Lieutenant General Yu Lin will lead the troops with Superintendent Yu Lin and rush to the outside of the city together with their ministers."
These words are enough to show Huangfu Song's shrewd and sophisticated character. He claimed that he came on board halfway and was not a direct descendant of the emperor. He was obedient to the emperor from the beginning. Therefore, out of caution, he did not dare to monopolize and conquer the outside of the city.
The great achievements of the rebels were intended to be mentioned here.
The emperor had this idea in mind, and when he saw Huangfu Song taking the road, he did not refuse and said: "Then I will hand over Yu Lin and Huben to you. After the rebels are subdued, the next actions will be the same as what Xun Shizhong did beforehand."
It goes as planned.”
"Everyone! Whether the imperial court can be revived, whether our wealth and lives can be preserved, success or failure all depends on this!" The emperor said loudly, making the final mobilization: "If the matter is successful, I will not hesitate to reward you, and I hope you will
Let’s work together to achieve a great cause!”
"How dare you disobey me!"
So everyone began to take action step by step. Huangfu Song and others were ordered to arrange their troops. Sun Rui, the minister's order, and Yang Zan, the minister's servant, were stationed at the minister's desk. Zhao Wen, the guard, and Yang Biao, Guangluxun, were in charge of Jinwu's Sima Fang.
They each led their men to guard Xiaoxiao in the city. Wang Bin, the commander of the Northern Army, personally went to the top of the city to supervise the army. The ministers, the minister of Huangmen, and others stood outside the palace with swords. They were on high alert and passed on information.
All the trusted ministers around him were burdened with important responsibilities, but Xun You, the servant, remained motionless, sitting in the Xuanshi Hall like an outsider.
The emperor let out a long breath, stood up and walked to Xun You. If it hadn't been for this person, he probably wouldn't have been able to mobilize so many resources and spend so much energy to come up with and perfect this plan.
"Thanks to Gongda for this matter." The emperor solemnly saluted Xun You.
"I don't dare. After Li Jue's death, Your Majesty still needs to come forward to win over the army and reorganize the court. Dong Cheng, in particular, has already made a promise in advance. After that, his power will grow, so how to restrain it still needs His Majesty's planning.
"Xun You didn't dare to take credit, so he moved his body to the side and bowed down.
"I'm not the kind of person who doesn't distinguish merit from fault. You don't have to be humble." After saying this, the emperor sighed. Thinking of the conditions offered to Dong Cheng, he thought of a certain agile figure in the palace: "It's just that
Trouble, I've just started."
After Li Jue and others received their rewards, they had to enter the palace to thank the emperor as usual.
Before leaving, Taiwei Ma Rixi said: "The imperial court has arranged a camp south of Weiyang Palace. Please note that soldiers are not allowed to enter the palace unless ordered to do so. The generals' troops can be stationed here temporarily."
This meant that Li Jue and others were asked to completely abandon their military guards and enter the palace with bare hands. In view of Dong Zhuo's death, Li Jue, Guo Si and others were reluctant in every possible way and were about to refuse, but Dong Cheng, who was granted the title of General of the Fuguo, was the first to respond:
"This is exactly the reason. The Holy Emperor has never seen weapons, so we should not collide with them."
Zhang Ji, who was on the side and was awarded the title of General Anji, also echoed: "Yes, since we have surrendered, we should respect the imperial system."
Li Jue frowned and looked at Jia Xu with inquiring eyes, and heard Jia Xu, who was worshiped as the minister, say calmly: "It should be so."
General Fan Chou, who was showing off his power, immediately shouted: "Then what's there to say? We've all come to the city, it's just a visit to the palace, what else is there to worry about?"
Speaking of this, even Li Jue couldn't object, so he had no choice but to accept the request and follow the leader to Weiyang Palace.
Weiyang Palace, North Palace Gate.
The leader responsible for bringing Li Jue into the palace was a young man in his early twenties. He flattered Li Jue a lot along the way, but he was not flattering. After all, Li Jue was a rough man, and he quickly developed a liking for this person, thinking that he would be a good person in the future.
If you want to exert influence in the DPRK, you have to support some people like this to be your mouth, tongue, ears and eyes in the DPRK.
"General, I see that you are very good at talking. I wonder what your name is?" Li Jue turned half of his face and asked.
The man smiled and ushered Li Jue and others into the palace. After passing through the North Palace Gate, he replied: "I am Wang Ling, the commander of Chang'an. By order of His Majesty, I am here to pick up and send off all the generals."
"Wang Ling?" Hu Zhen looked thoughtful when he heard this, and suddenly said in surprise: "You are Wang Yun's nephew!"
"My uncle is the prince." Wang Ling had already ridden his horse and distanced himself from everyone. He did not say Wang Situ, but just the prince, but this was enough to prove his identity.
Wasn't Wang Yun impeached and dismissed by Ma Rixi and others, and sentenced to death? As a member of his clan, why did he still hold an official position in the DPRK?
The more Hu Zhen thought about it, the more he felt chilled. He still dared to go forward, so he turned his horse back and wanted to run out of the palace.
I saw Jia Xu, Zhang Ji, and Dong Cheng standing in the doorway. The Beigong Gate slowly closed behind them. They were surrounded by more than a hundred halberd-wielding guards, who were watching them at leisure.