Chapter Seven hundred and fifty fifth: Jiangling Palace
Jiangling City was originally the old capital of the Western Liang Dynasty. Since Xiao Cong, the last emperor of the Western Liang Dynasty, was recruited into the court by Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Jian, the Western Liang City was destroyed, and Jiangling City was also included in the Sui Dynasty.
A member of the city.
With the chaos in the world, another descendant of the Western Liang royal family emerged, Xiao Mian, who now proclaimed himself emperor in Yueyang, established the Houliang Dynasty, and later moved the capital to Jiangling, turning Jiangling into the capital of the South again.
Although the world is in chaos, it is obvious that the old capital of Xiliang has not been affected too much. This is also related to the peaceful atmosphere in Jiangnan. In Jiangling City, the people are still living and working in peace and contentment, and the prosperity is grand, which seems to be in line with the chaos in the world.
Somewhat out of place. Even if there were sporadic news about Du Fuwei and Zhu Can's invasion, to these southern people who were accustomed to a stable life, the war was just a distant rumor.
Located in the southernmost part of Jiangling City, it is where the imperial palace of Xiliang was. Because Xiliang was destroyed and the Sui Dynasty did not abolish any soldiers, the palace did not suffer from the war, but was well preserved. Xiao Mian took over.
After Gangneung, they also moved directly to the old capital palace, without even replacing a piece of furniture in the palace. It is precisely because of this that there is a twilight atmosphere everywhere in the palace, like a decaying coffin.
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"I have seen Master Cen!" In front of the palace gate, several chamberlains bowed respectfully to a middle-aged official, but their sharp voices sounded like a steel needle scratching an iron plate.
The sound makes people feel uncomfortable all over.
The middle-aged official was wearing a brocade robe and official uniform. He had regular facial features, a white face and a long beard. He looked like a distinguished gentleman in his movements. After hearing the words of the chamberlain, the middle-aged official nodded slightly and walked towards the palace gate.
He walked inside. But before he could take a step forward, the servants moved their steps and actually blocked his way.
Seeing the actions of these chamberlains, the middle-aged official immediately frowned, displeasure flashed across his face, and said in a deep voice: "What do you mean by this?"
"Please forgive me, Lord Cen!" The attitude of the chamberlains was still respectful, but they were blocking the way of the middle-aged official. They did not move their feet at all. One of the chamberlains bowed and said with a smile on his face: "Master Cen.
If you want to enter the palace to see His Majesty, I'm afraid, I'm afraid you have to wait a little longer! It's not convenient for Your Majesty to see you now!"
"Huh?" The words of the chamberlain made the middle-aged official frown. This middle-aged official's name is Cen Wenwen, who is Xiao Mian's newly appointed Vice Minister of Zhongshu. Although his official position is not the highest, he is in charge of confidential affairs, which is considered important.
He is a close confidant of Xiao Mian. In recent times, he has won the trust of Xiao Mian. He does not need to give permission to enter and leave the palace. Why was he blocked outside the palace gate today?
Although he was a little unhappy in his heart, Cen Wenwen did not get angry casually. Instead, he took a deep breath and asked in a deep voice: "May I ask, what is your Majesty's important business now? Why is it inconvenient for you to see me?"
Several chamberlains seemed to know that Cen Wenwen was the popular person in front of Xiao Xian, and they did not dare to offend him too much. They all bowed and said: "Master Cen, please don't make things difficult for us slaves! This, this is your Majesty's matter,
How dare we inquire casually?"
There is some truth in what the chamberlain said. Cen Wenwen couldn't force him to question him. He could only wave his hand and signal the chamberlains to leave. However, Cen Wenwen did not leave just yet. Instead, he stood outside the palace gate and squinted his eyes.
Looking at the palaces in the palace, he seemed to be thinking about something.
"Is that Master Cen in front of you?"
Not long after Cen Wenwen thought about it, a shout came from behind. Cen Wenwen turned his head and took a look. He immediately turned around, bowed and shouted: "I have seen His Highness King Song!"
Not far away, I saw a group of four or five people walking quickly towards the palace gate. These people were all wearing fine armor. They were all tall and strong. The leader had a square face and a long face.
With a full beard on his face, you can tell at a glance that he is a tiger general. This man is none other than Song Dynasty King Yang Daosheng, one of the seven kings with different surnames conferred by Xiao Mian!
Although Xiao Mian is a descendant of the Xiliang royal family, after decades of destruction of the Western Liang Dynasty, all that was left in the Jiangnan area was some good reputation of the Xiliang royal family. Xiao Mian was able to stand out among the heroes in the last years of the Daye and achieve great success.
Fan Hegemony relies on the help of a group of heroes under his command, and the most outstanding among them is the seven heroes headed by Dong Jingzhen!
After Xiao Mian proclaimed himself emperor in Yueyang, he naturally could not wipe out the merits of all the heroes under his command. Naturally, he awarded many heroes. Among them, seven of them, Dong Jingzhen, were named kings with different surnames. Their power was second only to Xiao Mian himself! Yang Daosheng
Although it was the end of the Seven Kings, it was still much higher than Cen Wenwen. Therefore, when Cen Wenwen saw Yang Daosheng, he did not dare to show any slightness, let alone show favor and arrogance!
Different from Yang Daosheng's rugged appearance, Yang Daosheng, who walked quickly to Cen Wenwen, was actually polite and thoughtful. He cupped his fist at Cen Wenwen and said, "Master Cen is here to meet with His Majesty?"
Yang Daosheng was polite, but Cen Wenwen didn't dare to put on airs in front of Yang Daosheng. Instead, he saluted with more respect and said: "King Song! I am going to the palace to meet the emperor! However, I just found out that His Majesty seems to have other important matters.
No lower officials are allowed to enter the palace!"
"Huh?" After hearing Cen Wenwen's words, Yang Daosheng's brows immediately wrinkled, and subconsciously he raised his head and glanced into the palace gate. The few chamberlains who had blocked Cen Wenwen before had not left yet.
When Yang Daosheng looked over, he immediately stepped forward respectfully and repeated what he had just said to Cen Wenwen. Immediately, Yang Daosheng's brows furrowed even more, and after a moment of pause, he said: "My king
If there is something urgent, you must meet the Holy Spirit immediately! You can go immediately and pass the message, saying that I have the latest war in Yueyang, and your Majesty needs to make a decision!"
"This..." After hearing Yang Daosheng's words, the servants all showed hesitant expressions. You look at me, I look at you, but they don't know what to do. If they listen to Yang Daosheng's words, who will
I can't bear the responsibility of disobeying the Holy Order, but if I don't follow Yang Daosheng's words, then the current King of Song Dynasty will not be so easy to offend!
"King Song!" Before the servants could respond, Cen Wenwen, who was next to him, took a step forward, raised his hands to Yang Daosheng in surprise and said: "The battle report from Yueyang has come? How is the battle situation?"
Du Fuwei and Zhu Can teamed up to invade. This information is nothing new in Jiangling. Before, it was only known that Zhu Can captured Jiujiang. Now the coalition forces of Zhu Can and Du Fuwei are attacking Yueyang, and Yueyang has King Qin Lei.
Shi Meng, King Zheng Wenxiu of Chu, and King Zhang Xiu of Qi, three kings with different surnames, led the troops to guard the place. As for the situation of the battle, it is not yet known. Although Cen Wenwen was only a civil servant, how could he treat this battle that was related to the success or failure of the Later Liang Dynasty?
Do not care?
Regarding Cen Wenwen's question, Yang Daosheng only hesitated for a moment, but immediately answered: "Judging from the battle report just obtained, the battle situation is quite stable. After all, Du Fuwei and Zhu Can only joined forces, rather than truly becoming one.
They were suspicious of each other, so they failed to attack Yueyang with all their strength. Yueyang can still be defended for the time being! However, the enemy force is strong. It is still a bit difficult for me to stop Du Fuwei and Zhu Can with only Yueyang's 10,000 Jiangnan Army!
When I enter the palace this time, I also want to ask Your Majesty to issue an order as soon as possible to mobilize troops and horses to go to Yueyang to relieve the siege!"
The battle report that Yang Daosheng received was actually the information sent by Yueyang before the war began. Yang Daosheng did not know that Yueyang was already in danger at this time, and that the Seventh King of Qi, Zhang Xiu, had also died outside Yueyang City.
After Yang Daosheng said this, Cen Wenwen breathed a sigh of relief, and then frowned and said: "But our army is also in a tight situation now. King Jin and King Yan have to deal with Lin Shihong, and King Lu is also attacking the gorge.
State, where will we mobilize our troops at this hour and a half?"
"Yes!" Yang Daosheng nodded, seeming to understand the meaning of Cen Wenwen's words, and said in a deep voice: "If it doesn't work, we can only dispatch the soldiers and horses in Jiangling City!"
As soon as Yang Daosheng said these words, Cen Wenwen was also startled. He looked at Yang Daosheng with his eyes wide open and said in astonishment: "King Song! This, I'm afraid, your Majesty will not agree to this! In Jiangling City
Why would Your Majesty use the troops and horses?"
"At this point, this is the only way!" Yang Daosheng also knew why Cen Wenwen had such a big reaction, but there was no hesitation on Yang Daosheng's face anymore. Instead, he gritted his teeth and said: "Your Majesty is in Yueyang.
As emperor, if Yueyang is lost, the morale of the entire Jiangnan army will also be affected! Besides, Yueyang is our gateway to the Back Liang Dynasty. If Yueyang is breached, the enemy troops will march straight in. By then, Jiangling will be in danger!"
Although Cen Wenwen was not familiar with military affairs, he also knew that Yang Daosheng's remarks were by no means alarmist. His face became more solemn, he nodded lightly and said nothing more. After Yang Daosheng explained this, he had no patience anymore.
After waiting for a while, he turned around, glared at the servants, and shouted: "Are you going to pass the news? If not, don't blame me for being rude!"
Those few chamberlains had no control. Being forced by Yang Daosheng, they panicked and didn't know what to do. Seeing this, Yang Daosheng simply waved and led a few followers behind him.
He took a step forward and rushed towards the palace gate! This palace gate is not a large palace gate for entering and exiting the palace, and there are no palace guards guarding it. How can a few internal servants with thin arms and thin legs block Yang Daosheng and others?
It was Yang Daosheng who forced his way in.
Seeing Yang Daosheng and others just barging in, the chamberlains were so anxious that they shed tears. When Cen Wenwen saw it, he also frowned. After hesitating for a moment, he simply took a step forward, striding like lightning.