Chapter 515 The Xia Kingdom Court Decided to Move the Capital to the North
Jinling City, Wuxiang Marquis Mansion.
When the Embroidered Clothes Envoy was involved in the assassination of King Yu Zhaoqi of Liang, Zhong Ziguan was dismissed from his post and stayed at home, awaiting investigation.
But after all, Zhong Ziguan is an old minister of His Majesty's current residence. He has made many meritorious deeds and is quite trustworthy. Therefore, without Yu Zhaoling's nod, how could the Xia court dare to arbitrarily determine Zhong Ziguan's crime?
And because of the urgency of the war on the front line, Yu Zhaoling has never been able to take care of this matter. Therefore, to this day, Zhong Ziguan's punishment has not been agreed upon.
On the surface, Zhong Ziguan was relieved of all responsibilities and placed under house arrest.
But in fact, because the embroidery envoys of Niangan were already all over the place, especially the embroidery envoys of Xia Kingdom and Gyeonggi who had been personally controlled by Zhong Ziguan for several years, they directly became the base camp of Niangan!
Zhong Ziguan, who is the envoy of the Preparatory Office of Yun State, does not leave the house every day, but he is still very familiar with the affairs inside and outside Jinling City, as well as the battle reports on the front line!
When he saw the news from the front that the Xia army had been defeated, and that the Yun army had disembarked from Wuzhong County and was approaching Jinling City, Zhong Ziguan finally breathed a long sigh of relief.
He knew that his fearful undercover career should be over soon!
But Zhong Zi's good mood did not last long.
A guard at Sticking Branch, with a piece of information, hurriedly handed it to Zhong Ziguan.
"Sir, the spies suddenly came to report that Gong Yingzong returned to Jinling City, went to the palace to meet the Crown Prince of Xia, and convened all the ministers in the court to discuss matters!"
Hearing Gong Yingzong's name, Zhong Ziguan was slightly startled and subconsciously said:
"Gong Yingzong, he's back? Hasn't the rebellion started by Li Weining been put down?"
Upon hearing this, the guards at Sticky Bar reported immediately:
"The Li Weining Rebellion has indeed been put down. But this Gong Yingzong saw that the situation was not going well on the battlefield, so he made a decisive decision and ran away. I, Nianganchu and Dongchang, under the command of Mr. Zhang Yi of the Ministry of Rites, joined forces to pursue and kill him.
After several months, I finally let him run away."
"I thought this person should hide in the rivers and lakes. From then on, he would remain anonymous and dare not show his face. But I didn't expect that he would dare to return to Jinling City!"
When Zhong Ziguan heard this, he frowned slightly and said to himself with a hint of doubt:
"But now that the situation in Xia Country is so bad, why would he come back?"
Anyway, if he, Zhong Ziguan, saw that the overall situation of the world has been decided, he would immediately hide and escape, and would never return to the Xia Kingdom, a ship that was destined to sink.
After pondering for a moment, Zhong Ziguan said in a deep voice:
"This Gong Yingzong has some abilities, which should not be underestimated. Immediately send someone to find out what happened when he met with the Crown Prince of Xia and summoned all the officials."
"In addition, immediately send someone to contact General Zhendong's troops and ask him to lead his troops to Jinling City as soon as possible no matter what, otherwise things will happen too late and there will be endless trouble!"
Upon hearing this, the guards at the stick-stick area quickly handed over their hands in response, turned around and left quickly.
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Xia Kingdom's Imperial Palace, in Jinshen Palace.
The Crown Prince of Xia, who was only twelve years old and still had a look of confusion and panic on his face, sat tremblingly beside the dragon chair.
All the ministers from the Xia Kingdom who stayed in the capital gathered here.
After hearing what Gong Yingzong said, someone immediately exclaimed:
"What, moving the capital?"
Gong Yingcong, who was full of beard, slovenly and slightly thin, said with great seriousness at this time:
"You are all important ministers in the court, so there is no need to hide some information from you!"
"Now that the front line has been defeated, Your Majesty and the civil and military personnel who accompanied him are now besieged in the Caishiji camp. The more than 100,000 troops in Qichang City were besieged internally and externally. Under the leadership of the commander Liao Gu, most of them surrendered.
country."
"Daxing County was captured by the Yun army, and the elite troops and horses from several counties in the adjacent Jin and Henan areas were restrained by Di Qing, the general of the Yun State Zhennan, and were unable to move. Even the soldiers and horses guarding the northern border had to guard against these.
Dubu Khan, the grassland who has risen in power in the past year, has no troops to mobilize in Daxia!"
"It just so happened that at this time, Yang Dayan, the Zhendong general of the Yun Kingdom, led an army of 30,000, attacked from the sea, broke through Wuzhong County, captured twenty-one cities in a row, and was approaching the capital!"
It seems that the intelligence force that Gong Yingzong maintained has not suffered any losses. At Sticking Point, under the pursuit of Dongchang, Gong Yingzong, who had been on the run for several months, was still able to accurately know so much.
intelligence.
And Gong Yingzong's words immediately silenced all the Xia Kingdom civil and military officials in the palace.
They only knew that the battle situation on the front line was unfavorable, and that there was a Yun army coming to attack Jinling City, but they did not know that the situation in Daxia was now so serious!
Gong Yingzong stood in the main hall. Thinking of Zhang Yi, who had personally led the team to hunt him down in the past few months, a trace of determination and madness flashed in his eyes, and he shouted sharply:
"Move the capital! Only by immediately moving the capital to Yecheng in the north, abandoning the land south of the Yangtze River, using the Huaihe River and the Yellow River area as a barrier, and regrouping, can we resist the Yun army!"
I, Gong Yingzong, haven’t lost yet!
All the court officials did not know that Gong Yingzong was going crazy at this time, but they still objected categorically:
"But now your Majesty, the important ministers of the court, and hundreds of thousands of elites are still on the front line, how can they easily move the capital?"
"Jinling City is the capital of Daxia that I have managed for hundreds of years. How can a great city in the world be so easy to conquer?"
"Yes, at this time we should quickly summon local county soldiers and Qin Wang's capital! The Yun army led a surprise attack from the rear. The foothold is unstable and cannot be sustained. In the end, we will have no choice but to retreat."
What these courtiers said does have some truth to it.
Given the strength of Jinling City, even if the Yun army mobilized artillery to attack, it would probably take more than a month of continuous bombardment before the city wall could collapse.
In this case, why move the capital in a hurry?
"Unsteady on your feet?"
Gong Yingzong sneered and continued:
"Why do you think Emperor Yun supports so many people in his family, spreads his name of benevolence and righteousness everywhere in the city and countryside, and even spent huge amounts of gold and silver to resettle the suffering people?"
"The people of Wuzhong County do not resist the arrival of the Yun Kingdom's army. Some even regard the Yun Kingdom as their destiny and actively become obedient citizens!"
Gong Yingzong's merciless words made all the ministers in the palace frown in dissatisfaction.
"Your Majesty is still on the front line, how can we move the capital with our own eyes?"
"That is, who will bear this responsibility?"
Gong Yingzong looked at the opposing officials, and couldn't help but feel violent in his heart, and immediately said in a cold voice:
"My lords, haven't you recognized the current situation? Now the land south of the Yangtze River is completely under the attack of the Yun army. Defending the capital is a way to die!"
Having said this, Gong Yingzong suddenly turned around, faced the young prince of Xia Kingdom who was sitting on the dragon throne, cupped his fists and said:
"The only way to preserve the country of Great Xia is to obey the edict left by His Majesty before his personal expedition, immediately invite the crown prince to succeed him, and honor this emperor as the Supreme Emperor. Move the capital to Yecheng and regroup."
Gong Yingzong's forces in the world have not been lost. According to the intelligence received from his subordinates, he knows more about the current situation in the world than these officials above the main hall.
The victory of the Yun Army is now determined. As long as the Caishiji Camp is captured, Jinling City will not be able to defend it at all.
Once Jinling City is lost, the entire south of the Yangtze River will lose control. If the Xia Kingdom continues to defend Jinling City, it will only be determined by a battle by the Yun Army!
But even though what Gong Yingzong said made sense, it did sound a little unreasonable to let the prince succeed him and move the capital, regardless of the emperor and soldiers who were still fighting on the front lines.
Some ministers who couldn't stand it immediately frowned and shouted angrily:
"The original edict was to be obeyed only if your Majesty was unlucky enough to do something unspeakable in front of the battle. But now, His Majesty is in the Caishiji camp, safe and sound. How can you be sure that Your Majesty cannot turn defeat into victory, or that
Break through the siege of the Yun Army?"
"You, Gong Yingcong, are only a second-grade commander of the first-grade embroidery envoy, with a rank of only a thousand stones, but you dare to speak nonsense in the main hall! Who gave you the courage? What happened behind this,
Can you take the responsibility?"
Faced with the opposition of the ministers, Gong Yingzong became more and more impatient, and the suppressed anger could not help but show up on his face. He suddenly turned his head to look at the Crown Prince of Xia, gritted his teeth and said:
"What do you think, Your Highness?"
On the contrary, this gesture made the ministers furious.
"Bold Gong Yingzong, are you threatening His Highness the Crown Prince?"
"Come here, suppress this bold maniac!"
But at this time, no imperial guards showed up to capture Gong Yingzong.
The officials looked towards the palace, and this time they realized belatedly that the people standing inside and outside the hall were all replaced by embroidered messengers!
Nowadays, Feng Chu, the Yipin embroidery envoy, is on the front line, and Zhong Ziguan, the Marquis of Wuxiang, is under house arrest. The embroidery envoys in Beijing are all headed by Gong Yingzong!
At this time, the embroiderer turned a deaf ear to the orders of the courtiers, and just looked silently at His Royal Highness, who was sitting next to the dragon chair.
The embroidery envoys did not move, and of course they were not controlled by Gong Yingzong.
It was because the embroidery envoys of the Xia Kingdom, as personal soldiers of the emperor, only obeyed the instructions of the emperor and the higher-level embroidery envoys.
Now that the emperor is not in the capital, only the prince's order can mobilize the embroidered envoys who obey Gong Yingzong's orders.
At this time, the crown prince of the Xia Kingdom, who was only twelve years old and did not have outstanding qualifications, had a look of worry and uneasiness on his face, and said tremblingly:
"It's better not to mention the matter of enthroning the throne again! But I still agree with the relocation of the capital."
Gong Yingzong entered the palace in advance and clearly reported the situation in the world to His Highness the Crown Prince.
As an abandoned disciple of the political strategist, Gong Yingzong described the extremely dangerous Jinling City in just a few words, which scared the prince.
In addition, Gong Yingzong said again that only by moving the capital to the north, regrouping, gathering troops, and possessing a certain level of strength can the Yun army not dare to harm his father easily.
Prince Xia listened to these words.
Seeing that the prince agreed to move the capital, the opposing courtiers suddenly became anxious and said:
"Your Highness, don't let this person talk nonsense from now on!"
"This matter should be discussed in the long term."
"Your Highness, please think twice!"
Prince Xia's face suddenly showed hesitation. After all, with the talent and knowledge of a twelve-year-old child, it is really difficult to make any decision.
The opposing ministers saw that the prince was hesitant and undecided, so they immediately turned around and shouted at Gong Ying:
"Gong Yingzong! You deceive His Highness because he is young, and you only talk about moving the capital to the north to reorganize the army. But you don't know, without the taxes from the south of the Yangtze River, where will you get the money to raise the army?"
Gong Yingzong immediately faced Prince Xia and said:
"I have also secretly contacted Chen Youliang of Taishan County. This man was forced to become a thief. Now he wants to return to the right path and has sworn allegiance to the imperial court. Soon he will lead the army back and forth, waiting for dispatch! With Chen Youliang of Taishan County, he has financial resources and military strength.
On the other hand, we can definitely defend the Huaihe and Huaihe regions!"
When the ministers heard this, they immediately continued to shout:
"Chen Youliang of Taishan County is the commander of the army who betrayed the imperial court?"
"How can such a villain be relied upon as a pillar of support?"
Facing the many courtiers who kept finding various reasons to object, Gong Yingzong finally couldn't suppress the anger in his heart. He turned around suddenly and shouted ferociously at the objectors:
"You are determined not to move the capital. Do you want to see the Yun army come to the city and overthrow our Daxia Sheji Ancestral Temple? Are you the daughter of the Yun Kingdom who is a spy?"
Facing Gong Yingzong, who held down a hat with his backhand, the opposing courtiers suddenly became speechless.
At this time, other officials also stood up and said:
"The situation in Jinling City is indeed critical now! As the saying goes, a son of a rich man will not sit down in court. To persuade the capital to move to the north is to be wise and uphold the country!"
"If you don't agree to move the capital, you might as well set up a companion capital and ask the prince to hunt in the north to stabilize the country!"
"I second the proposal!"
Not all courtiers are bold and courageous.
Don't be afraid of the Yun army approaching the city.
The courtiers who came forward to support the proposal at this time, although they had not spoken just now, were very willing to move the imperial court to the north.
The prince nodded in agreement, and there were courtiers in the court who supported him. No matter how reluctant the opponents were, it was difficult to stop him at this time.
In this way, the Xia Kingdom's court quickly made a decision to establish auxiliary capitals in Bianzhou and Yecheng. The court first moved to Bianzhou to see the changes in the situation on the front line before deciding whether to continue the northern hunt.
After the imperial court's decision was issued, all the officials and dignitaries in Jinling City immediately went into chaos and hurriedly packed up their belongings and prepared to leave.
As a result, the news of the imperial court moving to the north could no longer be concealed. Jinling City, which was originally still stable, suddenly fell into panic. The people did not avoid the war and fled the city in a hurry. In the past, it was extremely prosperous.
Jinling City, which is worthy of being the greatest city in the world, is declining at an extremely fast speed——
Xia Kingdom’s capital city, Yunyang City.
When Yang Dayan, who was sitting in the city, received the urgent information from Sticky Rod, it was already two days later.
Knowing that the young prince of Xia Kingdom was planning to move to the north with all his officials, Yang Dayan slapped the table, stood up suddenly, and said loudly:
"Damn it, you actually want to run away?"
"Come here!"
When the soldiers outside the door heard the noise, they quickly walked in, cupped their fists and saluted:
"Commander!"
"Pass this commander's military order, mobilize the elite of the army, and quickly support General Le Yi. In addition, send someone to bring a message to Le Yi!"
"At all costs, rush to Jinling City as soon as possible, and never let the Xia Kingdom escape!"
