Dafeng Night Watchman-Chapter 742 Rebellion

Imperial Study.

Emperor Yongxing unfolded the document and carefully reviewed the "agreement" between the two parties. The content of the agreement was complicated and involved many details. The first condition remained unchanged:

Starting from the first year of Yongxing, Dafeng would pay tribute of 500,000 taels of silver and 600,000 pieces of silk to Yunzhou every year.

Extension and modification of the details:

In the first year, only 150,000 taels of tribute and 300,000 pieces of silk were required, and they must be paid back in the next year.

The second condition remained unchanged. After the peace talks were over, the Dafeng court would immediately send a report to the government offices in various places, acknowledging that the Yunzhou lineage was the orthodox lineage of the Central Plains, and post a notice to inform the world.

The third condition took the longest time to wrangle.

Yunzhou asked the court to cede Yongzhou, Yuzhou and Zhangzhou.

Yongzhou was further north, which was the border of the capital, so it was impossible for Yongzhou to be ceded. This was a matter of principle.

During the negotiation, Ji Yuan once again used Yunzhou's extraordinary strongmen to put pressure on him, but this time it didn't work. The Minister of Rites and the Minister of Honglu Temple refused to give in.

Yuzhou and Zhangzhou, the former is rich in iron ore resources, and the latter is one of the three major granaries of Dafeng. If these two continents are ceded to the Yunzhou rebels, one can imagine what the result will be.

But if Yongzhou is saved, Yuzhou and Zhangzhou will have to be given up. From a geographical point of view, these two states are still far away from the capital, not as fatal as Yongzhou. .

The fourth condition is the refining notes of the supervisor.

Emperor Yongxing had sent someone to the Sitianjian yesterday to get it. Unexpectedly, Song Qing of the Sitianjian gave it out very happily.

It was so happy that it seemed that this was not the relic of the deceased teacher.

"Your Majesty, although the peace talks have been successfully concluded, the Yunzhou rebels are ambitious and cannot be trusted."

The elderly Li Wang was also in the imperial study at this moment. He was the only person who was given a seat.

"Uncle, don't worry!"

Emperor Yongxing finally had a smile on his face, and said in a relaxed tone:

"I have already discussed this matter with you. After sending off the Yunzhou delegation, I will personally find Xu Yinluo and ask him to go to the southern border to get reinforcements. There are many extraordinary strong people in the Gu tribe and the demon tribe. Let Xu Yinluo invite them.

"The spring festival will be in another month. After the spring festival, the earth will return to spring, the cold disaster will be resolved, and the situation will definitely get better."

King Li heard this and nodded slightly:

"I heard that your majesty and Xu Yinluo had an unpleasant quarrel a few days ago?"

Emperor Yongxing waved his hand:

"It's just a small matter. I respect him three points on weekdays, but I have my own ideas on national affairs. I won't allow him to show off his courage. "

As for the matter of calling for reinforcements, Emperor Yongxing had never thought about how Xu Qi'an would ask for help, whether it was difficult or not, it seemed that everything was what Xu Qi'an should do.

Just like he developed the Gu tribe and the demon tribe into allies.

King Li said "hmm", his face relaxed a little, and he said slowly:

"It turns out that your majesty has already made plans, then I am relieved. "

What Emperor Yongxing was planning was clearly stated just now. First negotiate peace, stabilize the rebels, and then let Xu Yinluo risk his face to ask for help from the allies in southern Xinjiang. At the same time, wait for the spring to come and the cold disaster to subside.

King Li also did not consider the difficulty of the task.

.......

Outside the city gate, six riders galloped in. They were wearing cloaks, riding fast horses, and whistling through the city gate.

Entering the city gate, the horses' galloping speed dropped sharply. The leading rider pulled the reins and looked back at the city wall.

His face was stiff and expressionless, as if he was carved out of stone.

Yang Yan!

After the Chuzhou massacre, Yang Yan stayed there. The court appointed him as the general of Chuzhou and the commander of Chuzhou.

Even after Wei Yuan's death, he stayed in Chuzhou and never returned to Beijing.

"Call all the brothers lurking in the capital and wait for orders." Yang Yan tilted his head and looked at his subordinates on the left.

"Yes! "

The subordinate clasped his hands together, then grabbed the reins, pulled gently, separated from the team, and galloped towards another road.

My adoptive father failed to help the Sixth Prince ascend the throne during his lifetime. Now, it is our turn to take charge of the world....... Yang Yan moved his sight along the spacious main road, looking towards the direction of the palace.

........

The night watchman's office.

The four golden gongs gathered together, with the doors and windows closed.

Golden gong Zhao Jin stared at the silver gong Song Tingfeng opposite, squinted his eyes, and said:

"Did Xu Yinluo really say that?"

Xu Yinluo has become a title, not an official position.

In Dafeng, as long as the three words "Xu Yinluo" are said, everyone knows who is referring to.

Song Tingfeng smiled and said:

"Now that the Central Plains is in turmoil and the court is also in crisis, whether the golden gongs can seize the opportunity in this torrent depends on today's choice.

"Ning Yan is the disciple of Duke Wei. The four of you have a good relationship with him and are not strangers to him. Are you afraid that he will cheat you? Besides, let me say something extremely treasonous. In Dafeng today, who is the most promising to be loyal to?

"It's not the one sitting in the Golden Palace, begging for mercy from the Yunzhou rebels, but my brother."

Zhao Jin and the other three Jinluo looked at each other, pondered for a moment, and said:

"Why didn't Xu Yinluo come by himself?"

Song Tingfeng did not answer, but took out a note:

"You will know after reading it."

Zhao Jin took it, unfolded the note and took a look. He breathed a sigh of relief and commented:

"It's his handwriting. "

Then, his eyes fixed, staring at the paper for a long time.

Zhao Jin took a deep breath, suppressed the excitement in his heart, and handed the note to the other three Jinluo calmly. After reading it, he said:

"You reply to Xu Yinluo, as long as he didn't lie to me, I, Zhao Jin, can give him this life, but we want to meet him."

........

Post station.

Ji Yuan held the conch shell and said:

"Boring!

"The little emperor of Dafeng is boring, the officials in the court are also boring, and the students of the Imperial College are even more boring.

"I heard that when the body of the King of Zhenbei was transported back to the capital, Yuan Jing closed the palace and did not see the officials. There was a scholar named Xu Xinnian who blocked the Meridian Gate and scolded from morning to night, and scolded Yuan Jing to compromise and open the door.

"It's a pity that I didn't see this guy in the court, nor in the negotiations. Maybe he is of low status and has no right to debate with me on the same case."

As for Xu Xinnian, he occasionally heard people muttering in private during the negotiations in the past few days:

The kid from Yunzhou is sharp-tongued. If Lord Xu from the Hanlin Academy can come, he will definitely scold him and make him cry on the spot and go back to Yunzhou obediently.

The laughter of Ge Wenxuan came from the sound transmission conch:

"Then you may not have the chance to see him. Xu Xinnian is the cousin of Xu Qian'an and the cousin of Yuan Shuang and Yuan Huai.

"He is not in the capital, but fighting in Qingzhou with the Dafeng Army. Well, after Qingzhou fell, he was slashed by Zhuo Haoran and his life or death is unknown."

Ji Yuan shook his head:

"A scholar who was stabbed by General Zhuo is probably in danger. Let's not talk about him, General Ge. The Xu has not appeared yet. "

Ge Wenxuan pondered for a moment and said:

"It seems that it is similar to what we guessed before. The donkey surnamed Xu has run out of tricks and acquiesced to the peace talks, thinking of buying time to survive the cold winter and then asking for help from Nanjiang. "

This is something that can be easily deduced. Dafeng is short of extraordinary combat power. It is all third-grade and it is impossible to compete with first-grade and second-grade strongmen.

And when you reach the extraordinary realm, starting from the third grade, it will be difficult to advance.

Those with poor qualifications, like Wulin League Kou Yangzhou, barely advanced to become second-grade warriors after five hundred years.

Those with outstanding qualifications, such as the national teacher and Luo Yuheng, are second-grade at a young age, but they have been stuck in the second-grade realm for a full twenty years.

Since it is impossible to catch up with the combat power by self-promotion in the short term, asking for help is Xu Qian'an's only choice.

Ji Yuan sneered:

"The Nanjiang Gu tribe is limited by the power of the Gu God, and it is difficult to give birth to a first-grade. Among the seven tribes, only Tian Gu Granny is a second-grade, but she is not good at fighting. The extraordinary strong men of the Southern Demons are even rarer.

"That terrible corpse cannot leave the Southern Frontier. The Nine-tailed Sky Fox may intervene in the Central Plains dispute. However, if she comes to the Central Plains, the Western Regions will have no constraints, and a part of the troops can be used to attack the Central Plains.

"In fact, the only variable is the Wushen Cult. After Nalan Tianlu escaped, the Wushen Cult had a great wizard, a rain master.

"If they form an alliance with Dafeng, it will be a bit of a headache."

"Mr. Jiu is smart." Ge Wenxuan said with a smile:

"I think so too, but the teacher said that we don't need to pay attention to the Wushen Cult for the time being. As for the reason, I don't know."

After a pause, he continued:

"Since Xu Qian'an is willing to be a coward, let him go. A third-rank warrior can't make any waves. Leaving Beijing tomorrow?"

Ji Yuan said "um":

"Tomorrow morning, we will exchange documents, and then we can leave Beijing and return to Yunzhou."

This is a necessary procedure. After the negotiation, the two sides will exchange documents and then "say goodbye" in a public place like the court meeting.

After the voice transmission, Ji Yuan returned the voice transmission conch to Xu Yuanshuang, and asked Xu Yuanhuai beside him with a smile:

"Yuanhuai, the courtesans in the Beijing Jiaofang Division are all top beauties. We are leaving Beijing today. While there is still time, Brother Jiu will take you to enjoy it?"

Xu Yuanhuai ignored him.

Ji Yuan didn't care at all. He went out playing with his folding fan. He just said it casually, but he didn't dare to really go to the Jiaofangsi. What if he was assassinated?

........

The next day, the court meeting.

At the hour of Mao, the sky was dark. Civil and military officials passed through the east and west side doors in an orderly manner, crossed the Jinshui Bridge, and the officials of the capital waited on the steps, steps and squares. The officials entered the Jinluan Palace.

Today's morning court was held specifically for the Yunzhou delegation, and the protagonists were Ji Yuan and his entourage.

More than 20 "negotiation groups" wearing Yunzhou official robes entered the Jinluan Palace, arrogant, with the strength and pride of the victors.

Emperor Yongxing sat on the throne, and after a few words of insignificant chat, he asked people to exchange documents.

"Thanks to your majesty and the adults for the hospitality, this official is very happy on this trip."

Ji Yuan bowed to Emperor Yongxing and the officials with a smile on his face.

In the Golden Palace, the ministers looked grim, pretending to be blind to his mockery and wanton arrogance.

"By the way, the people in the capital have been boiling with resentment recently, openly insulting the court and Your Majesty. I suggest that those who should be killed should be killed to serve as a warning to others." Ji Yuan said with a smile.

Xu Yuanshuang beside him remembered that his ninth brother had been inquiring about the news from the people these days, and he had been listening to the people in the capital and the students of the Imperial Academy scolding the Yunzhou envoys and the Qianlongcheng lineage every day. At that time, he waved his folding fan and seemed to be indifferent.

It turned out that he had secretly remembered it in his heart.

Emperor Yongxing now just wanted to send off the Yunzhou envoys as soon as possible, and said:

"Don't worry about it, Envoy Ji, I will take care of it. In addition, the silver and silk have been prepared and can be taken away by Envoy Ji."

As for the cession of land, there is still a lot of work to do, such as notifying the local government, withdrawing the gentry and local troops, etc.

It is impossible to complete it immediately.

"In that case, thank you, Your Majesty..."

Just as Ji Yuan finished speaking, he heard a "boom" and the sound of artillery came from a distance, followed by dense drum sounds, coming from the direction of the palace gate.

Everyone in the palace was shocked, including the Yunzhou envoys represented by Ji Yuan.

It happened at this critical moment.

Emperor Yongxing's eyes flashed with panic, and he tried to remain calm and looked at Zhao Xuanzhen:

"Go and see what's going on."

Zhao Xuanzhen took the order and retreated. He stepped out of the Golden Palace and overlooked the square outside the palace. The officials below were in chaos and looked anxious. Some of the palace guards rushed to the palace gate, and some rushed to the Golden Palace to protect His Majesty and the officials.

In the Golden Palace, Ji Yuan frowned, held the silver bone fan tightly, and pondered in silence.

Xu Yuanshuang and Xu Yuanhuai, the former frowned, and the latter looked out frequently.

The civil and military officials and royal family members in the hall looked at each other, not knowing what had happened.

Until Zhao Xuanzhen ran back, holding the hem of his robe, running like a stray dog, screaming:

"Something is wrong, something is wrong......

"Your Majesty, the rebels have broken in, they have broken in."

The faces of the people in the hall changed drastically, and they subconsciously looked at Ji Yuan. Since the uprising in Yunzhou, the word "rebels" has been associated with Yunzhou. After hearing the word "rebels" for more than two months, the instinctive reaction was that the Yunzhou rebels had entered the capital.

Ji Yuan and others were also stunned.

Then Zhao Xuanzhen took a breath and continued:

"Shouting to clear the court..."

The noise started again in the hall, and Emperor Yongxing looked at the royal family members fiercely, and then He was stunned because he saw Prince Yan.

Logically speaking, Prince Yan should not be here at this moment. Could it be him?

A group of princes and dukes also looked at Prince Yan with strange eyes. Among the nobles, there were a few who had cultivated themselves and quietly approached Prince Yan.

If anyone in the court could and dared to rebel, it would probably be the prince born by the queen mother.

Everyone understands the principle of capturing the prince first.

Prince Yan was confused.

"What do you mean by breaking in? Did you break through the palace gate?"

Among the nobles, a duke strode out and glared at Zhao Xuanzhen fiercely:

"Speak clearly. "

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Zhao Xuanzhen, who was pale, was about to speak when there were shouts, clashes of weapons, and screams outside the palace.

There was no need to say more.

The rebels had internal support, and their scale was not small... Everyone in the palace immediately made a judgment.

The Imperial Guards guarded the palace gates, and the Twelve Guards guarded the Imperial City. No army could capture the Imperial City and the Palace City in such a short period of time, unless the rebels were the Twelve Guards and the Imperial Guards.

Who could actually instigate the Imperial Guards and the Twelve Guards of the Capital to rebel? Guard?

As everyone's thoughts flashed, the shouting and killing sounded closer and closer, until a palace guard screamed and fell into the Golden Palace.

Outside the palace gate, figures flashed. The first to rush in were two Jinluo wearing night watchman uniforms, and Yang Yan wearing light armor and holding a spear. Behind them were Yinluo, Tongluo, Yulin Guards, and Yudao Guards.

The members were very complicated, but they all had a red silk wrapped around their arms.

Holding bloody knives, they surrounded the officials, clan members, and nobles in the palace.

"Yang Yan?

A county prince recognized him and was shocked and angry:

"Rebellious minister, you dare to commit treason, aren't you afraid of killing your entire clan!"

Emperor Yongxing suppressed all emotions, maintained the composure of the monarch, propped up the case, looked at Prince Yan, turned to look at Yang Yan and several Jinluo, forced to be calm, and said:

"Who is your master. "

At the same time, two nobles clamped Prince Yan on the left and right.

Seeing Yang Yan and several Jinluo appear, anyone with a discerning eye knew who was behind the scenes.

These Wei Yuan's followers had supported the Sixth Prince at the beginning.

If Wei Yuan had not died early, after Xu Qian'an killed Zhende, it would definitely not be the Crown Prince who ascended the throne, but the Sixth Prince at the time.

Ji Yuan knew how to keep a low profile at the critical moment, holding a folding fan and watching coldly.

"Ninth Prince, there is a turmoil in the Dafeng court."

An official in a scarlet robe said with half joy and half worry.

This is consistent with their goal. If the peace talks can cause chaos in the court, then success or failure does not matter, and it may even be better than negotiating a peace.

Once the center is in chaos, the Dafeng court will collapse and disintegrate at a surprising speed.

Of course, the safety of the envoys' lives is somewhat unprotected, so it is half joy and half worry.

"Just wait and see." Another official in red robe whispered:

"No matter who wins or loses, if you don't want your country to be destroyed and your family to perish, you must be polite to us."

According to the current situation in Dafeng, it is a dead end to tear your face with Yunzhou. The rebels will not fail to see this fact.

"This, this has nothing to do with me..."

Prince Yan is only in the Qi training realm, and he was restrained by two nobles with profound cultivation and had no ability to resist.

At this time, the fighting outside the palace stopped, as if the winner had been decided.

Of course, there were still cannons and drums in the distance, and the fighting in other places was still going on.

"Don't embarrass my sixth brother, this matter has nothing to do with him."

A cold and pleasant voice came, and everyone in the palace turned around or looked sideways, and saw a graceful figure in a plain white dress outside the Golden Palace, crossing the high threshold, with the hem of her skirt dragging on the ground, and walked in.

The eldest princess?

People who didn't know the truth were stunned.

Emperor Yongxing was stunned. He didn't expect that the person who appeared in front of him would be her.

"Huaiqing?"

Emperor Yongxing pointed at her and said angrily:

"What do you want to do? Answer me, what do you want to do?!"

He slammed the table hard, and his momentum rose a little.

Huaiqing walked to the throne step by step, looked at Emperor Yongxing, and said in a calm tone, but his voice was not low:

"Please step down, brother!"

As soon as these words came out, there was silence in the hall, and you could hear a pin drop.

Ji Yuan was dumbfounded, looking at Huaiqing's back, with an unconcealable surprise in his eyes.

"You? Huaiqing..."

Emperor Yongxing seemed to have heard a big joke. He supported his hands on the table, looked down at his rebellious sister, and suddenly roared:

"Do you know what you are doing!!"

Emperor Yongxing hit hard.

If it were any other brother, he would be cautious and vigilant, but now the one who asked him to abdicate and rebel was a woman.

What a joke!

He did not look at Huaiqing again, but looked at Yang Yan and the golden gongs, as well as the rebels who surrounded the ministers in the palace, and shouted:

"Are you crazy? Rebelling with a woman? How many heads can you chop off?

"Can she succeed? Ask all the gentlemen in the palace, who will support her. Ask the people of the world, who will support a woman like her."

At this time, Liu Hong silently stepped out, bowed, and said loudly:

"Your Majesty, please abdicate!"

Then it was Qian Shoufu, who stood side by side with Liu Hong, bowed, and said loudly:

"Your Majesty, please abdicate!"

Then, Right Censor Zhang Xingying, Minister of Punishment Sun, and Minister of War stepped out together and said in unison:

"Your Majesty, please abdicate! "

As if it triggered a group effect, a large number of officials bowed and said:

"Your Majesty, please abdicate!"

The number of people accounted for nearly half of the people in the hall.

For the first time, the Wang Party and the Wei Party were so united.

Emperor Yongxing's face suddenly froze, and then slowly turned pale. He stared at the officials who bowed and bowed in the hall for a long time, and murmured with trembling lips:

"Crazy, you are all crazy......"

On the royal family side, the princes and dukes were at a loss, only Prince Yan was ecstatic and trembling with excitement.

The Dali Temple Minister couldn't believe it, and went to help the officials who bowed one by one, scolding:

"Are you all crazy? Going crazy with a woman, who gave you the courage? Don't be quick, it won't work. "

It's just a surprise attack now, what's next?

The number of royal relatives is huge, and they can put down the rebellion with just a call from a high place.

Because no one will support a woman.

Following a princess in rebellion, what else can you do but be crazy?

Huaiqing folded his hands on his lower abdomen and said lightly:

"Take him away and let him write an abdication edict."

Yang Yan led several Yinluo and strode forward, walking towards Emperor Yongxing on the throne.

"Don't be presumptuous!"

The seal-holding eunuch Zhao Xuanzhen opened his arms and blocked in front of Yang Yan and others. His face was slightly pale, and he said sternly:

"His Highness Lin'an is engaged to Xu Yinluo. If you rebel, Xu Yinluo will not let you go! "

This sentence, like a wake-up call, awakened the hesitant royal family members, nobles, and officials from the Wang Party and Wei Party.

The Yongxing Emperor's gloomy eyes suddenly burst into light, just like a desperate man who saw a ray of light.

Yes, he still has Xu Qiyan.

As long as Xu Qiyan supports him, no matter how arrogant Huaiqing and Prince Yan are, they can't achieve anything big.

Those who hesitated also realized this problem.

The Yongxing Emperor calmed down, looked around at Yang Yan and others, and said loudly:

"I will give you another chance. If you stop before it's too late, I will forgive you. If you take down the traitor Huaiqing, I will reward you.

"Otherwise, you should know what the consequences of treason are."

Zhao Xuanzhen's courage grew, and he shouted at him: "Why don't you retreat!"

"Traitor, you still don't repent."

"Following a woman to rebel, do you think your life is too long?"

"Quickly capture Huaiqing, otherwise, when the imperial guards come and Xu Yinluo comes, you will all die."

The officials and nobles who supported Emperor Yongxing shouted loudly.

"Alas!"

A huge sigh echoed in the hall, and in the shadow behind Huaiqing, a figure swelled and stretched. It was Xu Qi'an who had just suppressed the five battalions of the imperial guards.

Just now, Xu Qi'an was still on his lips, and the real master came the next moment. As soon as the joy in Emperor Yongxing's eyes floated, he saw the first warrior of Dafeng looking at him coldly and said:

"Yongxing, abdicate, I can guarantee your survival.

"Otherwise, the fate of the late emperor will be yours. "

Emperor Yongxing's face turned pale as snow, and he swayed as if he had lost the strength to speak, and fell on the dragon throne.

The faces of the officials and nobles who supported Emperor Yongxing were all stiff.

The silver bone fan in Ji Yuan's hand fell to the ground with a "click", and his pupils shrank violently as if they were exposed to strong light.

The one who wanted to rebel was Xu Qian'an........