Hu Hai sat on his exclusive throne of emperor with a calm face.
In the four years since Hu Hai ascended the throne, there have been countless court gatherings. Although there are not many, there are still more than twenty times. However, this is the first time that the ministers in the court have seen that the power of the court has not begun to follow them.
The young emperor's dark face became more and more dark as time went by.
If Hu Hai was still a happy and angry young man in the first two years after he ascended the throne, then although Hu Hai has only been on the throne for four years now, few people can tell the emperor directly from his face.
What are you thinking about and what do you want to do?
The only thing the ministers in the court can do is to try their best to handle everything in their hands, instead of trying to figure out the emperor's thoughts.
At least in the eyes of most courtiers today, the young Emperor has all the qualities of the original Emperor, but lacks some of the weaknesses in the character of the original Emperor.
Not angry, not partial, not partial, and even his previous habit of liking women seems to be gone. Most importantly, he doesn't seem to care much about power. Otherwise, how could the Cabinet Office be created?
Before the grand meeting had even begun, the atmosphere in the main hall of Xianyang Palace had already become heavy because of Hu Hai's dark complexion.
As Hu Hai sat on the emperor's throne above the main hall, Wang Yan led dozens of maids to appear in the main hall of Xianyang Palace, and placed documents in an orderly manner on the desks of the civil and military officials of the DPRK and China who were sitting in the main hall.
above.
There are four copies of the paper placed on the bronze case of hundreds of officials in the DPRK.
"You all, please take a look at the four pieces of paper in front of you." After Hu Hai said this, he propped up his head with his arms and stopped talking.
Obviously, all the secrets and reasons are on those four pieces of paper.
The huge main hall of Xianyang Palace fell into dead silence for an instant, with only the sound of paper being turned.
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At the same moment, the city of Jinyang (later the southern Jinyuan of Taiyuan, Shanxi), thousands of miles away from Xianyang City, the capital of the Qin Empire, was facing a scene of dark clouds looming over the city.
Early in the morning, the Jinyang guards, who had opened the city gate a crack and were still looking sleepy, discovered that the entire Jinyang City had been occupied by a force that appeared from nowhere and had no idea what they wanted to do.
Surrounded by countless black-armored cavalry. These black-armored cavalry who appeared in the morning mist were like ghosts crawling out of hell. They stood motionless and silently outside Jinyang City, leaving the sleepy Jinyang City gatekeepers behind.
The soldier was so frightened that he lost his mind. He hurriedly closed the city gate, which was open a small crack, and then rang the alarm bell.
This situation is happening in the entire four gates of Jinyang City at the same time.
The piercing warning bell instantly broke the morning silence of Jinyang City.
Nowadays, the guards from dozens of counties in Da Qin are trained in six camps and have not returned to garrison in each county. Therefore, now and for at least the next six months, except for those stationed in various counties who have been registered and written by the Ministry of War.
In addition to the eighteen regular legions, most of the counties in Da Qin are actually in an undefended situation. Most of the people guarding the gates of each county are county soldiers who originally belonged to each county. When the 10,000 guards of each county are completed,
When the soldiers return, these county soldiers should be eliminated, and the rest will be used to enrich the yamen in each county.
News of the siege by the army was quickly sent to the governor's mansion of Taiyuan County Governor Ma Sheng. Ma Sheng, who was doing morning exercises with his two concubines in his arms, was so frightened that he almost died in bed immediately.
The first thing Ma Sheng did when he woke up was to order his concubine and his family to pack up their gold and silver and prepare to run away. As the governor of Taiyuan County, Ma Sheng naturally knew the situation in Jinyang City. Jin Dynasty did not have any available soldiers.
Yangcheng was just a dead city. As a result, Ma Sheng, who was just about to flee, was blocked at the door by a group of Taiyuan County officials who had received the news.
When a group of county officials saw the disheveled county guard with a lot of bags, they naturally knew what he was planning. Because they had planned the same way before. But now the entire Jinyang City has been destroyed by the cavalry who did not know when they appeared.
The water surrounding the city is suffocating. Unless they can fly from the sky or dig a hole in the ground, no one in the entire Jinyang City can escape.
A group of panicked officials from Taiyuan County discussed for most of an hour, and finally decided to go up to the city wall to have a look. Although they were afraid of death, they were not brainless idiots. Now the entire Qin Dynasty is under the control of the Holy Emperor. And in Jinyang
There is also a 10,000-person Suzaku Army cavalry stationed near the city. How could it be possible that cavalry would appear and surround the entire Jinyang City?
Could it be Da Qin’s own cavalry?
Ma Sheng and others who had just walked out of the Sheriff's Mansion were blocked again.
"Who?..."
Before the general who was opening the way could ask questions, a dragon-patterned waistband appeared in front of his eyes and blocked all his remaining words. When more than a hundred county soldiers saw the dragon-patterned waistband, they were like a flood of beasts.
Generally spread out towards both sides of the road.
More than twenty big men in black robes and fine attire appeared in front of Ma Sheng and other officials.
"Your Excellency, the Sheriff, Longwei Mansion, and the Suzaku Army have entered the city under your Majesty's order to apprehend the rebels. Please also ask Governor Ma and all the gentlemen to wait at ease in the Sheriff's Mansion. Someone is here to take you all back to the mansion."
The leader of the Longwei Mansion guards showed their cards in front of Ma Sheng and cupped their fists.
When more than twenty dead soldiers of Longwei Mansion heard the leader's words, they appeared around Ma Sheng and others without saying a word. They tightly guarded the group of people. Their expressions were also obvious, should they go or not? If they cooperate,
Maybe nothing happened. If you don't cooperate, I'm afraid there will be another result.
Even Ma Sheng and others from the Longwei Mansion didn't dare to say anything, not to mention that the Longwei Mansion was still ordered to arrest the rebels. Although Ma Sheng and the others were worried, they kept saying "Don't dare, be good".
Escorted by more than 20 dead soldiers from the Longwei Mansion, they arrived at the Sheriff's Mansion again.
At this time, many personal guards who also held Longweifu waistbands had taken control of all four gates of Jinyang City. The city gates were wide open, and groups of Suzaku Army cavalry waiting outside Jinyang City marched into Jinyang City.
, these Suzaku Army cavalry who entered the city divided their work in an orderly manner, and quickly deployed at key points throughout Jinyang City. They kept shouting to comfort the people of Jinyang City who were awakened from their sleep.
The Suzaku Army is the emperor's personal army, and it has long been spread throughout the world. The people of Jinyang City, who were originally a little confused and frightened when they heard the sound of the alarm bell, gradually felt at ease when they saw the black-armored Suzaku Army cavalry walking in the streets without committing any crimes.
Come down.
This is Da Qin's own army, so it will naturally not harm the people of Da Qin.
"Brother, what should we do next?" When the news came that the army had taken control of the whole city, Wang Chong finally breathed a sigh of relief and said to the man in black robe standing beside him on horseback.
Wang Chong is the commander of the ten thousand Suzaku Army cavalry. After the flood in Shangdang, he commanded the ten thousand Suzaku Army and was ordered to garrison in a temporary camp fifty miles away from Jinyang City.
Last night, the commander of the Longwei Mansion, who claimed to have come under the imperial edict, suddenly appeared in the military camp and took out a hand letter with the emperor's seal to mobilize troops. After reading the hand letter with the emperor's seal, Wang Chong couldn't help but
Dare to neglect, he hurriedly led an army of 10,000 to Jinyang overnight.
"General Wang, just ask the Suzaku Army under your command to arrest people according to this list. My men will lead the way for the general. Remember, don't let anyone go." Long Shiba smiled and cupped his hand, handing Wang Chong a piece of paper with a long
A piece of paper with a long list of names.
"All of these? Are they all going to be arrested?" Wang Chong took the piece of paper and glanced at it casually, almost falling off his horse. The long list was probably no less than a hundred people.
"Well, none of the people on the roster can escape, and the families of these people. This is His Majesty's order." Long Shiba nodded solemnly.
"General, take your orders!" Wang Chong solemnly raised his fists and saluted.
As the rows of Suzaku Army cavalry, led by the guards of the Dragon Guard Mansion, dispersed towards their respective goals, Jinyang City, which had just calmed down, began to boil like boiling water in less than a moment.
Ma Sheng and other officials, who were closely protected by more than 20 Longwei Palace guards in the county governor's mansion, heard more and more cries coming from all over the city, but their expressions were grim.
He is getting whiter and whiter, and he is constantly wiping large drops of cold sweat from his forehead.
The emperor directly dispatched 10,000 troops to Jinyang to arrest the rebels. Listening to the commotion outside, I am afraid that there are no less than a few hundred rebels. No matter what the final result is, will they be involved? They, the prefectures in charge of Taiyuan, will be involved.
At least the officials can't get away with the crime of negligence.
More than an hour passed.
The cries and noises in Jinyang City gradually faded away and finally disappeared. The huge Jinyang City finally became quiet again.
Ma Sheng and others knew that Treason should have been captured.
Sure enough, after the tea time, the roar of a large number of horse hooves came from far to near and stopped outside the governor's mansion.
After a while, a burst of footsteps appeared outside the lobby.
Ma Sheng and others got up in a hurry when they heard the footsteps.
Long Shiba in black robes and Wang Chong in armor appeared at the entrance of the lobby.
Just like the first time Wang Chong saw Long Shiba, the first thing Ma Sheng and others saw was the golden dragon-patterned waistband hanging on Long Shiba's waist that was different from the ordinary guards of the Longwei Mansion.
Everyone knows that in the Longwei Mansion, only the emperor's personal entourage can wear golden dragon-patterned waist badges.
"I have seen you, sir." Ma Sheng and others hurriedly came forward to greet him and bowed in unison.
"This lord is Taiyuan County Governor Ma Shengma?" Long Shiba had a harmless smile on his face.
"The official is none other than Ma Sheng!"
Strictly speaking, Long Shiba was only a fifth-grade military general, while Ma Sheng was a fourth-grade county guard. Ma Sheng didn't have to be so groveling to Long Shiba, but the gold-medal dragon guards around the emperor were probably those in the court.
The Minister of Finance did not dare to neglect him when he saw it.
"Take it!"
Hearing Ma Sheng's answer, the expression on Long Shiba's face suddenly calmed down and he said sternly. (To be continued)