Three hundred and twentieth chapters of the Suzaku's mourning
Chapter 325: The Sorrow of Suzaku
It was supper time, and Emperor Dade stayed in the West Palace to eat. While he was eating, the eunuch Chunxi came quickly to report that there was urgent news about the rebels in the south of the Yangtze River. Emperor Dade put down his bowls and chopsticks, said goodbye to his mother, and left in a hurry.
As the emperor left, Concubine Tang stood up to see him off. After sitting down, she secretly felt sad.
Seeing this, Empress Dowager Zhang took Concubine Tang's hand and said, "Your Majesty, you are much more tired this year than before. In the future, when the Empress comes to the palace, she will definitely make things difficult for you. You must be of the same mind as the Emperor and don't cause trouble for him."
, and don’t go against the queen.”
Concubine Tang shed tears and said: "Queen Mother, you know that Your Majesty pities me the most, how can I distract him."
Empress Dowager Zhang sighed, Tang Guifei was Xuanyuan Zixiao's first wife, she was well-educated, virtuous and filial. She and Xuanyuan Zixiao were also loving husband and wife, and she would never cause any trouble for her son. Although Tang Guifei was born in a small family, her father is now just a
Husband, the Tang family's tutoring is excellent. If he hadn't won over Du Shanbo, how could Emperor De have made his first wife a noble concubine.
Queen Mother Zhang also knew that her daughter-in-law had been wronged, so she became even nicer to her.
Emperor Dade returned to the Yangxin Hall. Four people, Shi Yong, Minister of the Ministry of War, Gu Hongzhen, the left minister of the Ministry of War, Zhao Bu, the right minister of the Ministry of War, and Shi Taien, the minister of the Ministry of War, were here. Emperor Dade asked anxiously: "What happened?"
Shi Yong stepped forward and said: "The commander of the Suzaku Army, Heyuan Bo Zhaojie, was assassinated."
Emperor Dade was in a trance and took two or three steps back. Chun Xi hurriedly supported the emperor. Zhao Jie led the 50,000 Suzaku Army to quell the chaos in Jiangnan. Even if there were great changes in Longdu, Zhao Jie did not dare to leave Jiangnan, fearing that if he left,
The rebels in various places will grow bigger and sweep across the country. But Emperor De De never expected that Bo Heyuan would be assassinated. He quickly asked: "Who assassinated him?"
"The assassin is unknown, but the Skyfire Sect rebels must be behind the scenes." Gu Hongzhen said.
Emperor Dade said: "Who will be in charge of the Suzaku Army now?"
Ju Hongzhen said: "Deputy Commander-in-Chief Hengyang Hou Liu Yi."
Emperor Dade asked: "How is this person?"
Shi Yong said: "This man is a mature and prudent man. Although he has no ability to fight for merit, he sticks to the land and obeys the law. After Heyuan Bo died unexpectedly, Hengyang Marquis immediately restrained the three armies and contracted the front, without giving the rebels a chance to counterattack."
Emperor Dade frowned and said: "It seems that we can no longer rely on the Marquis of Hengyang. We must find another good man to command the Suzaku Army."
Shi Yong said: "Your Majesty, I have a plan to put down the rebellion in the south of the Yangtze River."
"Ai Qing, tell me."
"Your Majesty, please kindly ask Du Shanbo to lead the White Tiger Army to quell the rebellion and transfer the Suzaku Army back to Longdu." Shi Yong said, "The Suzaku Army has been away for five years and is exhausted. It must be repaired."
Emperor Dade nodded and said: "Happy spring, send someone to summon Uncle Dushan to the palace urgently."
"Here."
Dushan Bo was resting at home. At this time, he was urgently summoned to the palace by the emperor. Knowing that there must be something important, he brought his two adopted sons Yang Zhen, the double-sword tiger, and Luo Xiu, the blue-eyed tiger. The commander of the imperial army was exactly three men.
Li Canglan was an eye-catcher. When he learned that his adoptive father had entered the palace overnight, he immediately came forward to say hello. Dushanbo asked what happened as he walked. Li Canglan didn't know, but all the important officials from the Ministry of War rushed to the palace. It must be a military and national event.
Entering the Yangxin Hall, Emperor Dade hurriedly stepped forward with red eyes and said: "Uncle Dushan, you are here, what should we do?"
"Your Majesty, what happened?"
"Heyuan Bo Zhao Jie was assassinated."
"Ah?" Du Shanbo was shocked. He couldn't help but hold the hand of the Great Virtue Emperor and said, "This... when did this happen?"
"It happened three days ago, in Luyang City." Shi Yong, Minister of War, stepped forward and said, "The Suzaku Army exhausted three horses to deliver the urgent report."
Du Shanbo took a deep breath and said for a long time: "Zhao Jie and I have been friends for many years. When he went to the south to suppress the rebellion, I even asked him to enjoy the snow and drink in Leishan when he came back. I never expected that this parting would be unexpected.
This is the eternal farewell. Who is so bold?"
Shi Yong said: "We are investigating the case. It should probably be what the rebels call the evil beast of the Sky Fire Sect."
"Hmph! If the Heavenly Fire Sect is not eradicated, the empire will not be stable." Uncle Dushan said, "Poor Uncle Heyuan, when he was supposed to be enjoying his old age, he ended up dead in a foreign land and shrouded in horse leather..."
Everyone burst into tears. Compared with Heyuan Bo and Dushan Bo, who were both called the two pillars of the empire, who would have thought that Heyuan Bo would die in Jiangnan now, and the sky of the empire would change color.
Including the emperor, all the ministers were silent. However, the young eunuch Chunxi saw that everyone was tired and quickly asked people to bring chairs. The emperor invited everyone to sit down. After everyone was seated, no one spoke.
After a long time, Uncle Dushan sighed, and finally said: "The army cannot be without a commander for a day. Presumably at this time, the Marquis of Hengyang should be the acting commander in charge of the army."
"It's exactly what my uncle said," Shi Yong said.
Du Shanbo shook his head and said: "Hengyang Hou Liu Yi, this man is good at defense but not at attack. The important task of pacifying Jiangnan cannot fall on him."
Emperor Dade hurriedly asked: "Who do you think can be the commander of the Suzaku?"
Uncle Du Shan frowned and thought about several people in his mind. After turning over and over again, he still felt it was inappropriate. He could only sigh and said: "If Prince Nanyang's legs are not diseased, he can take on this important task."
Shi Yong and others cursed in their hearts. Who doesn't know that Nanyang County Prince, if Nanyang County Prince had no disability in his legs, he would be able to choose among the four commanders of the Forbidden Army. Du Shanbo turned his head and looked at Shi Yong and asked:
"What are the regulations for the Ministry of War?"
Shi Yong said: "The Ministry of War couldn't come up with an idea for a while. The Jiangnan rebels are very cunning. The Suzaku Army spent five years looking for a decisive battle, but they still couldn't find their main force. Five years, five years
, the Jiangnan rebels are like loaches, escaping from the hands of the Suzaku Legion every time, so how can they talk about a decisive battle."
Uncle Dushan said angrily: "Why are you talking nonsense? Is there nothing the Ministry of War can do?" He looked at everyone in the Ministry of War and suddenly saw Stein raising his head, then lowered his head again, pointed at Stein and said: "Shi
Minister, I think Mr. Ling seems to have some insights. People say that Mr. Shi is the second Gu Yong. I would like to hear your advice, Mr. Shi."
Stein was about to be humble when he heard Uncle Dushan say: "If you can't help it, I don't think you need to be a member of the Ministry of War, lest others say that the people in the Ministry of War are vegetarians, don't you think so?"
Stein was not angry at all, he smiled generously, stepped forward and bowed to the emperor and said: "Your Majesty, uncle, I really have an immature little suggestion. It would be very entertaining to tell it to everyone.
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"Say." Emperor Dade hurriedly said.
Stein said: "The rebels in the south of the Yangtze River are hiding among the people. Our Suzaku army of 50,000 people is in the open, and they are in the dark. As long as the army is in the south of the Yangtze River, the rebels will always be hidden underground. If the army doesn't let out the news, they will withdraw to the Longdu camp.
Such a thief
He must be overjoyed and thinks he has defeated the imperial court. As a result, the thieves will definitely not feel safe hiding underground and will definitely emerge from the water one after another. At that time, a capable general will be sent to lead thousands of elites, and all the thieves in the south of the Yangtze River will be killed."