After dozens of rounds, Yue Pingchuan signaled the archers to stop.
The tent was already riddled with holes.
"You guys, go take a look." Yue Pingchuan pushed the two people beside him and ordered.
The two people did not dare to refuse, so they walked towards the tent and walked out after a while.
"Dead?" Seeing that the two of them were fine, Yue Pingchuan breathed a sigh of relief.
The two of them shook their heads.
Yue Pingchuan frowned and ordered his men to tear the tent apart completely before stepping forward to check.
I saw that dozens of people who were originally in the camp were spread out on the table in several layers, and their bodies were covered with arrows.
But the area under the table that could accommodate people was not penetrated by arrows.
"You actually treat my people as meat pads..."
When Yue Pingchuan saw this, he became even more angry, and the black robe ran away anyway.
"General, that person must have escaped..."
A sergeant opened the table and saw a deep hole under the table.
Everyone was amazed: "You can actually escape to the ground?"
"Are you kidding? Are there really such capable people?"
Yue Pingchuan's expression remained as usual: "He is extremely skilled and good at maneuvering the earth. He should be Lin Hu, who is ranked sixth on the Emperor Zun Pavilion master list."
Among the world's masters, Lin Hu ranks sixth!
This person's reputation naturally resounds throughout the martial arts world, and Yue Pingchuan can certainly see it.
Martial arts such as ground manipulation are not about escaping from the ground. They are just using internal strength and portable tools to forcefully dig open the ground and sneak for a while under the shallow depth.
"General, someone stole the horse and escaped from the camp." At this time, someone came to report.
Yue Pingchuan snorted: "Chase!"
That person was naturally Lin Hu. Even if he knew how to manipulate the earth, his internal energy was consumed too quickly and he couldn't escape for a long time.
Once found, he would definitely die, so he had to snatch his horse and escape.
Afterwards, Yue Pingchuan checked and found that Lin Hu had taken less than a hundred steps from under the table to where he snatched the horse.
With this kind of ground manipulation, there is no chance of even breaking into the camp and assassinating him, so there is no need to take him too seriously...
"..."
After calming down, Yue Pingchuan said bitterly: "At least there is a royal family behind Lin Hu, and I was fooled by them..."
At this moment, he already understood what the other party's purpose was in instigating him to rebel and promising so many benefits.
As long as Yue Pingchuan rebels, the man behind the scenes in Beijing will naturally have one less opponent to fight for the heir apparent.
"With no one to respond to me, raising an army alone...is a dead end!" Yue Pingchuan smiled bitterly and was silent for a long time, starting to think about his own retreat.
…
"Yue Pingchuan is rebellious!"
"Yue Pingchuan has rebelled. Please inform your majesty immediately. Qinzhou Yue Pingchuan..."
"thump!"
A red horse came to Beijing, and the messenger who brought the news fell down with the horse and died at the same time.
The captain of the imperial army guarding the city got the secret message from the messenger's arms, and immediately sent the message to the palace, Jingzhao Mansion, the Ministry of War, and the Xuanjian Division.
The news of Yue Pingchuan's rebellion finally came back from the official channels. This was a secret message that had been urgently sent from eight hundred miles away. It was much more reliable than the secret report from the Xuanjian Division.
In an instant, almost the whole city knew about Yue Pingchuan's rebellion.
Moments after the messenger entered the capital, the Imperial Army, which besieged the Yue Mansion, as well as the residence and property of the Yue family in Beijing, launched an all-out attack with the cooperation of the Xuanjian Division.
Within half an hour, all relevant personnel were captured and reported to the cabinet.
"What? Yue Pingchuan is plotting rebellion?"
After Zhuge Qingshan heard the news, he immediately knew it was time.
"Mingfa's decree is to capture all of Yue Pingchuan's cronies in Beijing."
"Quickly, pass the order to the chief assistant of my cabinet and summon the cabinet ministers to discuss matters quickly!" Zhuge Qingshan quickly ordered. Then he felt uneasy and rushed to the imperial city with dozens of servants as guards.
In the Fengtian Palace.
It was already afternoon.
All the important ministers were summoned. The ministers who had just had lunch felt exhausted and yawned with their stomachs full.
"Yue Pingchuan is plotting rebellion..."
When the chief minister, Zhuge Qingshan, revealed the news, everyone was shocked.
Some people were summoned before they knew the news, and it was difficult to calm down at this moment.
"The Ministry of War?" Zhuge Qingshan asked first.
Xia Song, Minister of the Ministry of War, left the mission and said: "The official is here."
"Master Xia, do you have any countermeasures?"
For this kind of court meeting, just because the emperor hasn't come yet doesn't mean that matters can't be discussed.
In many cases, it is necessary for the cabinet to take the lead and discuss the matter almost before the emperor personally comes forward to confirm it.
Xia Song said: "The Ministry of War has gathered together to attack the rebels. We are only waiting for His Majesty's order to send out orders to encircle and suppress them."
Zhuge Qingshan nodded and looked at Hubu Yan Lanfeng.
"Lord Hube Yan?"
Yan Lan left the mission: "The lower officials have allocated money and silver to prepare military supplies... Food and grass can be raised along the way."
If you have money, it will be easier to do things.
It's not an expedition, it's just an internal counterinsurgency, so there's no need to prepare too much food.
All you need to do is mobilize the food stored in the granaries from surrounding state capitals for emergency response.
In addition, picking up food from local places along the way can also save the cost of transporting it all the way, which is also a means of saving.
Another advantage is that with less food baggage, fewer civilians are dispatched and mobilized, and the attack can be launched faster.
"good……"
Zhuge Qingshan glanced at the various ministries and said: "As a rule, the Ministry of Industry will lead a hundred craftsmen to accompany the army to build and maintain ordnance."
"Yes..." the Minister of Industry responded.
"..."
After discussing it for a long time, by the time Xiao Pingsi arrived, the arrangements were almost complete.
The cabinet and the Ministry of War have already received the emperor's secret order and have made preparations.
Therefore, this time the plan was not so panicked, and it was already known.
"My dear friends, Yue Pingchuan has conspired to rebel..."
Xiao Pingsi looked at the palace full of important ministers and said sadly: "This son has betrayed the divine grace, is greedy, and cannot be tolerated by the national law..."
"Your Majesty, the Yue family has been honored and favored, but a traitor like Yue Pingchuan... It is really hard to escape the blame!"
Before the revolt had even begun, Qin Shiyi from Yushitai immediately started to criticize, saying that he wanted to take down the Yue family in Huaixi.
"Master Qin's words are reasonable. The nine tribes should be punished for the crime of rebellion. I second my opinion!" Zhuge Qingshan was the first to express his position.
"I second the proposal!" All the cabinet ministers spoke, and everyone immediately understood that this should also be the emperor's attitude.
So, everyone seconded the proposal.
The Minister of Punishment felt that it was time for him to take action, and said:
"The Yue family usually ignores the law and is a slave to the common people. At this moment, the crime should be increased..."
The Yin of the Jingzhao Prefecture also spoke righteously: "Please take it down immediately. Yue Pingchuan's family and relatives are in the capital..."
As the saying goes, when a wall falls, everyone will push it down.
"Already captured." Mo Yuan stood beside the emperor, turned sideways and cupped his hands, reporting the fast movements of the imperial army.
Everyone understood.
This has been prepared for a long time... I'm afraid His Majesty already knows the news.
And this news... the courtiers all looked at the only female minister in the palace.
Ye Hongyi.
Since Xiao Chaoguo, the Secretary of the Hanging Sword, was away, someone was naturally needed to represent him in court, and Ye Hongyi was a good representative, not to mention that she was appointed by the emperor himself.
"In that case..."
As the emperor, Xiao Pingsi needs to affirm and implement the national laws at this time.
Therefore, everyone's request was granted.
Suddenly, no one knew who started in the court, and all the ministers shuddered.
"How many people will die..."
Ye Hongyi was also secretly frightened. Even counting Yue Pingchuan's relatives and the Huaixi Yue family... this major case would involve at least tens of thousands of people!
But at this time, no one dares to ask for mercy, and no one will ask for mercy.
Yue Pingchuan was not very popular to begin with, and the Yue family was also very domineering. With their military exploits and status as royal relatives, this family did a lot of bullying.
How could all parties let go of such a God-given opportunity? They would definitely kill the Yue family completely.
"There is nothing wrong with losing one arrogant noble." Some ministers whispered.
"I just don't know if Your Majesty will implicate... King Qin?"
There are many supporters of King Qin. Now that his own uncle is rebelling, how can he completely stay out of it? These courtiers who support King Qin are suddenly in danger.
"It's not that... Your Majesty is merciful... But King Qin, alas..."
And the fact is just as everyone expected.
The emperor issued implicating orders one after another, but only the Concubine Xian and the King of Qin were left behind, and it seemed that he had forgotten about them.
But no one dared to remind me.
At this moment, whoever dares to think about party fighting will surely die an ugly death.
But he still has a strong head.
Qin Shiyi, it's him again.
When Xiao Pingsi saw him leaving work, he knew something was going to happen.
"Your Majesty, I have a report from Qin Shiyi, the imperial censor of Zuodu... I believe that it is not appropriate for your Majesty to be partial and use different laws both internally and externally..."
"..."
Xiao Pingsi was speechless, but he really couldn't pretend that he didn't hear it. After all, what Qin Shiyi said was very correct.
He then said: "What Aiqing said is true... I almost forgot about the Concubine Xian and the King of Qin..."
Therefore, Xiao Pingsi had to make some measures to silence Youyou.
