Conquer the World

Chapter 458: My Country

It had been more than a month since the imperial court had passed Qinshui, and the concerns of the court officials had not happened, and everyone could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.Although the fighting strength of the civilians is average, the fighting has been quite smooth so far, so the morale is very high.The initial fighting was done by soldiers. With the cooperation of the sailors, it was not too difficult for the trained Sui to kill Qinshui elitely.In the early days, the bravery who had been clamoring for the soldiers, especially after crossing the river, gradually took part in some battles. Although their qualities are still not outstanding, after all, the equipment is much better than the rebels.

After fighting some victories, the morale of these brave people increased.The rebels' defense line was compressed step by step, and after gaining confidence, Xiaoyong Camp gradually became able to take the lead.

Qinshui is the biggest natural barrier for the rebels, but the biggest weakness for the rebels is that they do not have a naval division.

The sailors of Da Sui have always been low-key, but their strength is beyond doubt.When Nanchen was defeated, Nanchen Master, who claimed to be the world's first, did not persist in front of the Great Sui Master.Twenty years ago, when the Shang State was attacked, the Shang State Army, known as a sailor, was also unable to fight back under the crush of the Sui Navy.

The strength of the army is based on national strength.

The Sui naval divisions are fully equipped, the battleships are sturdy, and mature tactics have been formed for 100 years.

After crossing Qinshui, the army entered the Hexi Road and had to fight almost every day.The rebels' defense lines are very heavy, and every village and every fortress must fight for it.Li Yuanshan asked his generals to constantly press the rebel soldiers, telling them that they would not resist and have no way out.Their participation in the rebel army was an unforgivable crime for the court, and to live, they could only take up arms to resist.

Therefore, although the progress of the imperial army was not slow at the beginning, few rebels surrendered voluntarily.

Regarding this point, most of the court officials accompanying the army were puzzled.They really couldn't understand why those stupid people would rather believe Li Yuanshan's gossip than the court's successive measures of amnesty.Your Majesty made a decision before the Western Expedition. All the rebel soldiers who laid down their weapons and surrendered can be blamed as long as they have not done great evil.But the amnesty was issued for a long time, and not many people believed the rebels.

In fact, this is no wonder. Although the people were forced to follow the thieves, it was the same as having to go to theft. The government issued a notice saying that as long as they voluntarily surrendered, they could be exonerated.

In the final analysis, there is nothing more than a ghost in my heart.

In November, the army conquered Hengyuan, and His Majesty recovered in one of the seven palaces in the northwest.Although the things in the palace were looted long ago, it was a relatively encouraging victory after all.Shi Lei, the rebel general stationed in Hengyuan, led his army to retreat forty miles to the west and re-armed on the front line of Yangjiao Mountain.

The scale of Hengyuan Palace is not large, nor is it as rich as the Guangyang Palace in Xiangzhou.A grain and grass armor stocked by the Guangyang Palace is enough to equip tens of thousands of troops.

The emperor, who had obviously lost a lot of weight, refused to help Su Wuwei help himself to the stone steps of Hengyuan Palace.This is only two or three years old, this palace is beyond recognition.Although this is also the first time His Majesty the Emperor entered here, he can still feel the decline of the palace in the past two years.

The slab-covered yard was already full of wild grass, and no one was taking care of it. The wild grass was easily drilled through the slab gap, and it took only one spring to capture the entire palace.Without maintenance, the rate of house breakdown always seems so alarming.Originally painted as a vermilion palace wall, the walls have been peeled off and mottled, and there are many arrow towers and watchtowers on the city wall, which makes the palace wall look nondescript.

Rejected horses lined up outside the palace gate, looking even more desolate.

The emperor stepped on the dust and weeds on the stone steps and walked slowly up.He kept looking around, there was a faint anger in his eyes.

This is his palace, representing the majestic place of the emperor, and now it has turned into a stable, a cattle pen!

His eyes stayed on a rebel flag on the roof of the palace that he hadn't had time to pull up, and his face became more difficult to look at.Su Buwei immediately understood the emperor's meaning, and pointed his finger at the position of the flag to reprimand a few words. Several guards wearing brocade clothes immediately ran over to find a ladder and climbed the house to pull the flag.

The Ou Nai Guards Office is now dead in name. After Luo Weiran was expelled from the Chang'an City by the Emperor, it was Su Wuwei's dark guard who took over the duties of the Ou Nai Guards Office.The dark guard referred to the bright place from the dark, using the name of the Ouchi guards office, but for the sake of distinction, people now call Su Weiwei the Jinyi School.

Flying fish robe declined, Jinyi school posthumously.

"Although I haven't been here, this courtyard is my private house. As an emperor, I can't even keep my own private house. I'm sorry for the ancestors."

The emperor stood on the platform whispering to himself, terrifying the ministers behind him.General Wen Chen knelt down and no one knew why the emperor suddenly had such emotions.The emperor said that he was sorry for the ancestors and ancestors, so those who were courtiers were unforgivable sins.

"His Majesty……"

Su Wuwei opened his mouth, but was blocked by the emperor: "No need to persuade me, I just blame myself. The great ancestor founded the country, the Taizong started a business, and the powerful empire built by the Yang family for more than 100 years was handed over to me. But I didn't keep it well. It has nothing to do with you, it is my own business. "

It's irrelevant, why is it irrelevant?

The courtiers quickly knocked on their heads: "The courtiers are waiting for death!"

"Get up."

The emperor waved his hand: "I just feel something. You don't need to be so trembling. You have to experience some unsmooth things before you can make people work harder and more cautiously. Without Li Yuanshan's rebellion, I wouldn't easily rectify the officials. No rebels Raging, I will not see the other side of the people. The predecessors said that after breaking through, the northwest has been chaotic to the roots, and governance from scratch. It is only easy to change from governance to chaos, not easy to turn from chaos. Now it has recovered a lot Lost the ground, you should now think about how to make the people obey and stop being thieves! "

"Chen waits for His Majesty's teachings."

Everyone got up and followed the emperor step by step.

"Before I arrived in the northwest, although I hated Li Yuanshan for rebellion. But why not think this person has some scheming and audacity? When I was in Chang'an, I told myself to face this opponent. But when I arrived in the northwest, I relaxed a lot. , Look at ... "

The emperor pointed his finger around: "Even if it was robbed, it will be lost sooner or later. If Li Yuanshan only knows about plundering and not raising people, how can it last forever!"

After this sentence was finished, it immediately attracted a rebuke and curse to Li Yuanshan and praise to the emperor.

The emperor stood in front of the palace hall, looked up at the mottled plaque, and shook his head: "Pick this plaque too ... make a new one. After standing up, all the old and useless ones must be scratched. Only when there is a new one ... "

Nobody understood the latter sentence.

Only the emperor knew what he said.

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Leaning in the tidied hall, the emperor pulled the nugget tightly.The weather in the northwest made him uncomfortable, especially at night, the two layers of quilts still felt unwarm.The lights in the room were very bright, but there were always corners that couldn't be seen, just like the emperor's heart.

Su Wuwei carefully waited for the emperor to take the medicine, then bowed and stood aside.

"The medicine residues are all handled, don't let people see them."

The emperor took out his handkerchief, wiped his mouth and instructed, then looked at the show from the capital and frowned slightly.These discounts were picked by Pei Yan, mostly trivial.The court's biggest problem now is rebellion. As for how many people died in a snowstorm in a certain place, and the officials in a certain place neglected their duties, the emperor now has little intention to deal with it.

"Send a person back to Beijing to tell Pei Yan that such discounts will not be sent over again. Miles, how much manpower and resources were wasted! There is disaster in the local area, and the local government relief is that if there is a shortage of grain and grass supplies, Pei Yan will be a household official. Transfer. Really can not turn around, I opened a position. I let them three as assistant ministers, not to let them do the postman will only send the discount to the northwest. Although the prince is young, but the common sense, know the gains and losses, know the general, There is also the queen ’s advice, many things he can make up his own mind. "

"Princes and political assistants also worry that they are not doing well."

Su Buwei bowed his head and said, "The slave-servant arranged for Minger to go back early in the morning, and to inform His Majesty the Prince's will and the three ministers of secondary administration."

"Ok"

"I'm in the northwest, it's not these foldbacks ... Where did the left avant-garde march to now? How about the mobilization of the Jiangnan counties? Why didn't a foldback come up, and the person sent to ask Pei Yan how he is Sifting off! "

"The slave-servant obeyed."

As he was talking, suddenly someone outside was asking for advice.The night was already deep, and it was obviously an urgent matter for someone to come in at this time.The emperor signaled that Su did not dare to open the door quickly.

As soon as the door opened, the wind poured into the room, and the blowing candlelight wavered.

The emperor seemed dissatisfied, looking sideways to see who was so late and asked to enter.

Su didn't come back very soon, followed by General Xu Xiaogong of General You Zuowei and General Liu Enjing of General Zuo Wuwei.Seeing the two of them coming in, the emperor's heart tightened involuntarily.

"So late, but there is urgent military service?"

He straightened up and asked.

"His Majesty……"

Xu Xiaogong and Liu Enjing saluted first. Xu Xiaogong raised his head and said cautiously: "Someone came from Lang Ru Mountain today, ran for more than a month, and passed through the place occupied by the rebels. Several dead people found it here. Bring a message ... "

"Oh?"

The emperor couldn't help but smiled: "What good news has Yang Kai sent to me? I know he is not easy. After the defeat, he gathered the defeated soldiers on the spot. In the past two years, he has regained a lot of places. No The court supply, without logistic support, a lone army insisted until now, it is difficult for him. "

"Not ..."

Xu Xiaogong hesitated, and said in a low voice: "King Xujun ... No battle ..."

The emperor's smiling expression gradually solidified, and the hand holding the tea cup was stiff in the air.

With a click, the tea cup fell from the emperor's hand and fell to pieces.

"When……"

"Your Majesty, it was a month and a half ago. In order to cooperate with the Western Expedition of the Imperial Army, when the Lord went down the mountain to investigate the rebel army's West Camp, he was found by the rebels. Eventually outnumbered ... "

"I know."

The emperor waved his hand: "Go down ... I'm tired."

He sat back slowly, pulling the quilt over and covering it.

Xu Xiaogong and Liu Enjing looked at each other and got up to leave.Just when the two of them came to the door, they suddenly heard a strong cough coming from behind.The two were startled and quickly turned around, only to see that the emperor sitting on Tu Kang had coughed up, and clutched the horn tightly in his hand.

The two were startled and hurried back, only to take a step, and saw the emperor spurting blood.

The emperor glanced at the scared and bloodless two generals, shaking his hand and reaching out to pick up the handkerchief and wipe the corners of his mouth: "If this matter is known to outsiders today, I will punish your Nine Clan."

Xu Xiaogong and Liu Enjing immediately knelt down: "Don't dare ... Your Majesty, let's go back to the capital, the dragon is the most important."

The emperor shook his head slowly: "It's time to go back, but it wasn't the time. I had planned to give you a will in a few days. Since you are here today, I will simply confess the matter to you."

He glanced at Su Wuwei: "You go out."

Su didn't dare to startle, but retreated with a bow.

"I will send you two soldiers to the south tomorrow, and the left rebel Luo Yao besieged the rebels of Yin Poshan. But the two of you will take the troops to the south and immediately return to Chang'an City. 'S fleet is waiting in the lower reaches of Qinshui, don't show your tracks ... "

The emperor took out the secret message from his body: "Look at it on the road, remember, the errand I gave you is the river that protects the great Sui!"