I made a rebellion, and I became the emperor of Ming Dynasty through the ages Chapter 51 The Rebellion of the Eight Kings: The Southward Movement of the Power
Chapter 51 The Rebellion of the Eight Kings: The Southward Movement of the Power
The head of the Lu family nodded and bowed: "Here."
He had heard a little about the grudges between King Pengcheng and Xie Yuan.
It just so happened that he also hated Xie Yuan.
Anyway, the late emperor is no longer here, so if he destroys the academy, no one will take care of it.
Huo family? Cui family?
Oh, it will soon become theirs - how can they care about things far away in Youzhou when they have too much time to take care of themselves?
…
On the 10th, Lu Zhong received a letter from the head of the Lu family.
It said that Youzhou was not peaceful recently and he had to leave for a while.
However, Longgang Academy has been living in the mountains for a long time. Except for the students from poor families who come here to visit, no one cares about it all year round. Isn't this the best place? Why go anywhere else?
Lu Zhong was puzzled and wanted to write a family letter to reject the Lu family's head.
The head of the Lu family sent someone directly. Seeing that Lu Zhong was about to refuse, he directly took the person away by force.
Everyone: "???"
"Lord, Shaohan left in such a hurry, but what happened?" Huo Qubing had a trace of worry in his eyes.
Xie Yuan bent down to pick up the opened letter, glanced at it and then said with a solemn expression: "Tell everyone to pack your belongings before tonight and follow me out of Longgang Academy."
Huo Qubing: "??"
He came over and took a look at the content of the letter, feeling baffled. Thinking of Xie Yuan's serious expression that he had never seen before, he still followed the instructions.
At night.
A group of people suddenly appeared in front of Longgang Academy.
No one in the academy was holding a lamp, so I thought it was time to rest.
The head of the Lu family stared at the plaque with sinister eyes, kicked him down, then raised his chin and raised his hand: "Archers, prepare!"
The waiting archers immediately took out the arrows from their backs, lit the fire and strung their bows. In just a moment, countless fires like meteors appeared on the mountain.
The firelight illuminated the long night, and the head of the Lu family turned his head to the sky and left with a smile.
Xie Yuan, the grudges between you and me will be wiped out from now on.
If you can still come out alive, just come to him for revenge.
At that time, he already held great power, with one person subordinate to ten thousand people.
Xie Yuan, a poor man, why should he fight with him?
…
The fire burned for three days and three nights, burning the entire mountain bare before it stopped.
When everyone came back, they could not help but gasp when they saw the mountain that had been burned to ashes, with only broken walls and ruins left.
Fortunately, the master ordered them to leave early. If they didn't leave, they would not be burned to ashes by the fire.
"Lord, the books in the library have not been moved!"
“The fields on the hills are burned!”
"We still have some un-dried Xiteng paper, and they're all in there too!"
"..." "..."
After the diners who had passed by Lord Yama came to their senses, they all began to feel annoyed.
There are so many precious things that have not been moved away, so it would be a pity to be burned down by fire like this.
Xie Yuan looked calm: "The copies of the book collection are all in Longxi, and some food is still in the cellar. Take these things out and let's go to Longxi."
The diners bowed in response.
While moving things, Luo Chen quietly asked: "Master, is this Central Plains..."
"Well, there's going to be chaos." Xie Yuan nodded and looked to the north, his eyes filled with worry for a moment.
Soon, the entire north will no longer be Han territory.
In the first year of Yongkang, on July 18th, King Pengcheng, King Langya, and King Hejian, with the support of Fan Yanglu's family, launched a rebellion on the grounds that the new emperor was incompetent and his relatives were interfering in politics.
Someone set a precedent, and five more princes, led by King Taiyuan, rose up in rebellion one after another.
King Pengcheng led an army of 300,000 people who came from nowhere and quickly occupied the entire north.
The remaining princes, under his instructions, quickly led their troops to capture Chang'an.
Seeing that something was wrong, Empress Wang fled to Jiankang with Emperor Yongkang and his ministers, surrounded by soldiers from the Wang family in Taiyuan and guards from Chang'an. They continued to rule, and the country was still called the Great Jin.
In order to distinguish it from the previous Jin Dynasty, which controlled the entire Central Plains, historically, the former Jin Dynasty was called the Western Jin Dynasty, and the later Jin Dynasty that separated the south was called the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
However, because Emperor Yongkang was still the son of Emperor Tianwu of the Western Jin Dynasty, this place was still called the Western Jin Dynasty.
This chaos was called the Rebellion of the Eight Kings.
During the Rebellion of the Eight Kings, each of the princes established their own political power. Among them, King Pengcheng, headed by King Pengcheng, established the Kingdom of Zhao, and the remaining princes also established their own countries one after another. The political power in the north was in chaos. When those northern families saw this situation, they
They fled south one after another.
There were also some who were unwilling to move south to the backward Jiangnan area, so they stayed in place with their family soldiers.
During this period, the Huo family in Taiyuan and the Cui family in Qinghe received a summons sent by Emperor Yongkang to risk their lives, and prepared to join forces to suppress the Eight Kings Rebellion.
Huo Qubing received the letter from the Huo family governor and left immediately.
Before leaving, Xie Yuan presented him with a very beautiful Zhaoye jade lion.
"This is a good horse of a thousand miles, and my lord is so willing to give it to me?" The young man stroked the horse's mane, his eyes shining brightly.
"I want to help the world unjustly. Without a good horse, how can I accompany the Huo family to conquer all directions." Xie Yuan smiled, "Go ahead and do what you want to do."
Huo Qubing's eyes turned red, he nodded heavily, bowed to him and then rode away.
The young man in bright clothes and angry horse left, and Luo Chen asked: "Master, is it our turn next?"
As the sun set, Xie Yuan looked at the retreating figure, nodded and smiled: "Yes, it's our turn."
He wants to survive in this troubled world and does not want to participate in the disputes, but this does not mean that he will absolutely stand by and watch.
In order to prepare for the Eight Kings Rebellion, he started making preparations early in the morning.
Now, it just comes in handy.
Qi Yan was a little confused. When he followed Xie Yuan and Luo Chen back to Longxi County, he was stunned when he saw the scene in front of him.
Outside Longxi County, there was a line of uniformly dressed soldiers as far as the eye could see.
In front of a chariot, a flag fluttered in the wind, and the word "Luo" was hung high.
"I have met my lord!" When they saw Xie Yuan, the soldiers all clasped their fists and bowed, and the loud voice spread throughout Longxi.
Qi Yan calmly came to his senses: "Xiaoyuan, this is..."
"Well, I had anticipated King Pengcheng's ambition two years ago, so I started to take precautions." Xie Yuan nodded, "These 200,000 Luo family troops are our trump card to suppress the Eight Kings Rebellion."
Seeing the young man in front of him ascending the high platform and lecturing the army, Qi Yan's eyes were complicated.
He originally thought that Xie Yuan was in the academy, doing nothing else except farming, talking about ancient books with the disciples, and tinkering with novel wooden tools.
Unexpectedly, he actually started preparing for today two years ago.
Looking at him again, he wanted to avenge his father, but he couldn't even see the real culprit behind the scenes, so there was no way to talk about revenge.
Qi Yan lowered his gaze.
"Brother, how about we use this army to fight to the north, confront King Pengcheng and the head of the Lu family, and ask them to reveal the real culprit who killed my uncle back then?" A gentle voice suddenly rang in my ears.