Liu Yang felt tired and tired when he talked about the troubles in the court. Xiao Chuo was very considerate to Liu Yang. When he saw him chatting happily, he didn't bother him much, but supported him.
Go to sleep on the couch.
However, I wanted to have a peaceful sleep in Yuehua Courtyard, but I couldn't get it. Not long after I lay down, a figure appeared outside the curtain and called softly: "Have you had a rest, Your Highness?"
When Xiao Chuo heard the sound, he couldn't help but turned his head and glanced down at the sleepy Liu Yang. He stood up and took a small step out. The sound of lifting the bead curtain was controlled very softly.
Standing outside was a chamberlain, about forty years old, with a kind face. He was Liu Yang's personal attendant Wang Yue. Perhaps it was because of the prince's temperament. Most of the people around him were kind-hearted. Wang Yue at least looked like him.
Loyal and good person.
"Your Highness just went to bed, what happened?" Xiao Chuo asked.
After glancing at Xiao Chuo, Wang Yue bowed, but still did not dare to speak loudly: "Senior Murong wants to see His Highness. It seems he has something important to do."
"Senior Murong." Xiao Chuo murmured, and immediately said: "Let him wait a moment, I will wake up His Highness!"
"yes!"
There were not many people with the surname Murong in the imperial court. The only one who could be called a scholar Murong, and who could directly enter the East Palace and pay homage to the prince, was Murong Defeng, who was then a privy scholar.
Under the arrangement of Liu Yang, Murong Defeng worked hard in the local area for seven or eight years, and served in two provinces and three states before he was transferred back to the capital and served as a Privy Councilor with the approval of Emperor Liu.
This position is not simple. It is now a fourth-rank official position and ranks high in the Privy Council. It belongs to the role of liaison, attendant, and advisor between Emperor Liu and the Privy Council. His position is not humble, but he is powerful. At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Duke Yu
Wei Renpu once held this position, but its status and importance were established through successive military reforms after Emperor Liu ascended the throne.
It can be seen that Murong Defeng was very valued both by the prince and Emperor Liu. And Murong Defeng came to visit him overnight. Xiao Chuo immediately made a judgment that what he did was not a trivial matter.
Don't dare to be negligent in any way.
What's more, even if she didn't take into account Murong Defeng's title or his relationship with the prince, she would have to pay more attention to the surname "Murong". Now that the Xiao family has gained a foothold in the court, apart from the favor of the prince
, the Murong family should also be more helpful, otherwise the pressure and criticism she would face would be more serious. Who taught her to give birth to a son for the prince?
He turned back inside and approached the brocade couch. Just as he was about to speak, he saw that Liu Yang had already opened his eyes. Liu Yang said, "I'm looking for something again."
"Scholar Murong is here!" Xiao Chuo nodded.
"Hey" Liu Yang sat up and breathed a deep sigh of relief: "Just rest, I'll go take a look!"
Xiao Chuo didn't try to hold him back, he just quickly helped Liu Yang put on his shoes and clothes, and said respectfully: "Your Highness, go slowly!"
Liu Yang waved his hand and said no more.
In front of Yuehua Courtyard, there was a thin layer of mist, which made it feel cold. Murong Defeng was waiting there. When he saw Liu Yang coming out, he immediately went up to greet him and saluted.
Liu Yang asked: "What happened?"
Murong Defeng's expression was serious and he immediately reported: "Your Highness, news has just come from Yulin that Yanzhou has rebelled! The traitor Yuan Ke colluded with the local party members, gathered people to cause chaos, attacked towns and villages, killed officials, and attacked the salt works. The thieves kidnapped them
The people, many of them, were bewitched and threatened by him, so they had no choice but to follow the crowd. Coupled with the local powerful, they joined the thieves. According to reports, there are more than ten thousand thieves."
Murong Defeng quickly finished his explanation. Liu Yang was stunned for a moment. He was not too surprised, but an obvious complex look flashed across his face. He smiled bitterly at Murong Defeng and said: "I heard that you asked for a meeting all night, and I knew that it would be difficult to sleep tonight.
Have a good sleep!”
Taking a deep breath, he asked: "What is the situation in Yanzhou now?"
Murong Defeng said: "The leader of the thieves, Yuan Ke, led a crowd to attack Dingbian of the prefecture city, and Wang Xuanzhen, who was patrolling the northwest, repulsed him. However, outside Yanzhou, there was chaos and it was difficult to control the thieves. According to Wang Xuanzhen's report, the government now
Only the city, Yanchi and a few forts are under control, and the rest of the areas are temporarily unable to suppress them.
In order to prevent the rebels from expanding and affecting the prefectures and counties, Wang Xuanzhen has asked Ling and Xia for help to wipe out the rebels. The Yanzhou Rebellion broke out on September 27th. It has been nearly ten days since then. What is the situation now?
Further information is needed, but in my opinion, I’m afraid I’m not optimistic!”
Liu Yang sniffed and took in the coolness of early winter, as if he wanted to calm himself down, and said: "Li Jiqian rebelled in Xiazhou, and the number of people was only a few thousand when the situation was fierce. The rebellion in Yanzhou can easily
, there are more than ten thousand thieves. How can the chaos in Yanzhou not affect Yulin? Even within the pass, it will be shaken!"
"What your Highness said is true!" Murong Defeng said: "Your Majesty, Long Yan was furious because of this, and ordered me to summon His Highness to discuss matters!"
"Prepare the car and enter the palace!" Liu Yang immediately ordered Wang Yue, the chamberlain beside him.
"yes!"
He strode towards the outside of Yuehua Courtyard, his steps unavoidably hurried. Murong Defeng followed closely behind and continued: "In addition, during the Yanzhou Rebellion, Xiazhou Li Jiqian once again led an attack and went south to attack Zhen'an Fort.
.The Duke of Yan sent his troops and horse commander Meng Xuanzhe to the rescue, but was defeated by Li Jiqian. Zhen'an Fort fell, and all two hundred garrison soldiers were killed!"
Although the rebellion in Yanzhou was obviously more serious, Liu Yang was obviously more surprised when he heard the news from Xiazhou. You must know that Li Jiqian had been struggling in Xiazhou for a year and suffered repeated blows, but he had never been defeated.
After passing the official army, the rebels attacked the fortress several times, and each time they were met with a bloody blow. But this time, they not only defeated the official army, but also breached the Zhen'an Fort.
A small fort wall is nothing, but the impact it has is huge. It is likely to increase the arrogance of the rebels and seduce the party members to rebel. Yulin is likely to slide into an unpredictable and bad situation.
Liu Yang couldn't stand it anymore and asked: "How did Meng Xuanzhe fight? He failed to defeat the rebels and just killed Li Jiqian. How could he still be defeated by thieves?"
Obviously, there is something wrong with this. Murong Defeng's face showed something strange, he thought about it and said: "It is said that when he learned that Li Jiqian was going south, the Duke of Yan ordered Commander Meng to attack and only gave him one battalion.
Horses galloped two hundred miles to help, but they were outnumbered, so the army was defeated.
In addition, after Commander Meng's army was defeated, he was taken into custody by Duke Yan and reported to the court to punish him for the crime of the defeat. The officials thought that the generals of Yulin were at odds with each other and the conflict was already deep. However, Duke Yan's move was really inappropriate!
"
Hearing such an explanation, Liu Yang's face was full of disbelief. He remained silent for a while, and without caring about his bearing, he burst into anger and scolded: "Is Wang Qian confused? How can he be allowed to act so recklessly in a major military matter? Even if
If there is a conflict between generals, doesn’t he understand the principle of mutual tolerance for the sake of the country? I think there will be chaos in Yulin, and he, Wang Qian, will be the first to bear the blame!"
Murong Defeng did not intend to say anything more about Wang Qian. Since the emperor and the prince were at odds, what he was more worried about was the chaos in Yulin.
After Liu Yang's anger calmed down a bit, he added: "Judging from the information obtained so far, the two rebels, Li Jiqian of Xiazhou and Yuan Ke of Yanzhou, are likely to have been linked together. Otherwise, Li Jiqian would attack and rebel against Yuan Ke."
The timing is not such a coincidence.
If this is the case, the current situation in Yulin will be even more dangerous. What is even more worrying is that Li Jiqian started a rebellion, and his power was always suppressed by the officers and soldiers. Although there were many party members who followed the crowd, the overall situation was still under control.
Now that there is chaos in Yanzhou and there are so many gangsters in Yulin, I am afraid that all the gang members in Yulin will be affected by it. Once the gangs respond and cause chaos, the situation in Yulin will be completely out of control!"
"This is what I have been worried about!" Liu Yang couldn't help but feel a little annoyed.
After thinking for a moment, Liu Yang raised his eyes to the northwest and sighed: "The matter has come to this, and we are just dealing with it with all our strength. Your Majesty has already prepared for the worst. Since Yulin is in chaos, let's clean it up."
At this time, Liu Yang already knew very well that if the current situation continued to develop, Yulin would inevitably shed blood. Since it was unavoidable, he could only deal with it actively.
Murong Defeng carefully observed Liu Yang's expression, wondering if it was an illusion, but the prince felt a little relieved.