Chapter 147: The Solution Among All the Solutions
When the emperor was in poor health and began to protect himself and reuse his confidants, Ruichun's power increased more than tenfold without him noticing.
How did the emperor treat eunuchs in the past? For example, Ruichun beheaded Ruichun's master because he didn't do a good job.
Now, Ruichun didn't have the fear that his master faced at that time. He knew that the emperor couldn't do without him at this time.
The reason why Yunchu gradually became domineering was exactly the same as Ruichu's arrogance.
It's the same as when the tide recedes, more land will appear.
The exposed land is not only Yunchu and Ruichun, but also more people.
Among them, the two largest pieces of land, one is called the prince, and the other is called the queen.
The reason why the bloody night in Luoyang happened was that the emperor was buying time for himself.
In politics, the weak will inevitably be attacked, no matter how good the relationship between friends is.
Ruichun, Zhou Xing entered the imperial city.
Summon the generals of the sixteen guards to read the emperor's will.
Then, the imperial city was blocked at the first time.
There are offices for the sixteen guards in the imperial city. This time, all generals above the rank of lieutenant general are among those summoned.
At the same time, Yun Chu took out the seal of the general of the Zhenjun Army and the military dispatch document, summoning a total of 6,000 soldiers from Chang'an Prefecture to enter the city.
He also took out the seal of the Chang'an garrison and the imperial edict to recruit 14,000 Chang'an civilians and block the city of Chang'an.
For a time, the people in Chang'an were in panic.
Fortunately, the people saw the county lord patrolling the city in armor through the cracks in the door, and somehow they felt at ease. Chang'an City was under curfew, and the gates of the streets that had not been closed for a long time were completely closed. The people could only live in the streets where they lived and were not allowed to go out.
Since the county lord ordered the closure of the streets, something bad must have happened, but these bad things must have nothing to do with ordinary people like them.
Anyway, there is everything in the streets, except that you can't go to other streets to hang out, nothing else is affected.
It was just hard for Ji Wangshen and others who were having their last feast in Pingkangfang.
The gate of Pingkangfang was naturally closed, and even the royal family could not get out. So, during the three days of closing the city, they celebrated all night long and did everything they dared not do on weekdays.
Yunchu did not ask what Ruichun and Zhou Xing were doing in the imperial city, although the emperor's decree clearly stated that Yunchu could take over the matter of eliminating rebellion when things could not be done.
Yunchu still did not ask.
The gate of the imperial city had been closed for three whole days.
Yunchu patrolled Chang'an City for three days with the palace soldiers, civilians, and bad people.
There is a difference between hunting down military generals and hunting down civil officials.
Civil officials like to surrender most of the time, but military generals are different. Most of them have personal guards and troops around them, and some powerful people even have private soldiers. When things go wrong, resistance becomes the main theme.
Yun Chu led his men to patrol the Wannian County government office again. When he was about to drink some tea and continue patrolling, Lu Xiu, with red eyes, grabbed Yun Chu's armor and said, "My Lord, how can you do this?"
Yun Chu said calmly, "Your Majesty's order."
Lu Xiu said, "How can you be so indiscriminate?"
Yun Chu smiled and got off his horse. As he walked into the government office, he said, "Don't ask about the things in the imperial city."
Lu Xiu said in a trembling voice, "The Jinwu Guard stationed outside the imperial city suffered heavy casualties. The generals were slaughtered and the rest The government soldiers are in a state of panic, and there are only a few secret agents from the Hundred Cavalry Division. If the camp riots, it will be a catastrophic disaster. "
Yun Chu came to the official residence and poured a cup of tea and took a sip and said, "No, you should go to the market more often to see if the food supply is enough. It has been three days, and many people's food reserves are running out. "
Lu Xiu hurriedly said, "How can you kill so many people?"
Yun Chu glanced at Lu Xiu and said, "Aren't you His Majesty's confidant? You also have the power to make secret reports. Why not write a secret report to ask? Your Majesty, what is the reason? "
Lu Xiu trembled and said, "County Lord, Chang'an cannot use weapons without authorization. This killing will make Chang'an's hard work for more than two years go to waste."
Yun Chu smiled and said, "I heard that you also killed many people in Hebei. Why are you so scared when you come to Chang'an?"
Lu Xiu waved her hands and said, "Different, different, very different. Yi County is just a small place. The damage caused by closing the city for three days is very small. Chang'an is different. After such a bloody killing, people's hearts will be unstable, and it will also cause merchants to flee and exile. The transactions on the water sign will also be completely stopped, and the transactions that have been reached cannot be continued, resulting in heavy losses. "
Yun Chu looked at Lu Xiu strangely and said, "You actually know all this?"
Lu Xiu came to Yun Chu and said, "The sound of fighting in the imperial city is endless, the sound of firearms exploding is earth-shaking, and the palaces inside are on fire. Even if the rebels inside are unforgivable, there are still officials and servants in Chang'an in the imperial city. How innocent are they?"
No matter how Lu Xiu begged Yun Chu, Yun Chu remained indifferent.
When the emperor made great efforts to suppress the rebellion, it was better for him to act rigidly according to the emperor's will. It was definitely not a good thing to have a very active mind at this time.
When the emperor, a giant, swept everything with a wooden stick, it was nothing to hurt some flowers and plants. If you wanted to protect those innocent flowers and plants, the wooden stick would probably fall on you.
The emperor had already known what the loss was. Whether it was worthwhile or not, the emperor also knew that when he wanted to get rid of the rats in his house, he had to be willing to smash some bottles and jars.
People don't feel sorry for Chang'an when they say it belongs to the emperor. If Yun Chu feels sorry for those people at this time, it is very likely that the emperor will feel that Chang'an is not his, but that bastard Yun Chu's.
Lu Xiu is a nice person. He came to Chang'an to serve as an official for a short time and was treated roughly by Yun Chu. However, he still regarded Chang'an as his own city and maintained it carefully.
In the end, Yun Chu didn't tell Lu Xiu what he was thinking.
After drinking tea, he continued to patrol the city with his troops. When he passed by the Yong'anfang station of Jinwu Guards, he went in and took a look. He found that all the soldiers had taken off their armor and were sitting quietly on the ground, showing no signs of resistance.
After Yunchu arrived at the Jinwu Guard camp on horseback, he sat on his horse and asked the soldiers sitting in front of his horse: "Have you eaten yet?"
The soldier looked up at the general and said, "I haven't eaten for a day."
Yunchu said loudly: "Where is the Huotou Army?"
Hundreds of soldiers immediately stood up in the crowd.
Yunchu immediately said: "Hurry up and make some food. Take out all the delicious food. When you're full, take out the blanket and put it on. Let's cook for a while and we'll be done."
Seeing that the gang leaders were going to make food, several Baiqisi troops in cloaks came over quickly and said: "General, this is wrong. I don't give them food just to make them weak."
Yun Chu glanced condescendingly at the leader of the Baiqi Division eunuch, and ignored him. He rode his horse and searched around the crowd. After searching for a long time, he found that the highest official here was actually the captain.
He said to the eunuch who was following him in the ranks: "Are all the brigade commanders and above executed?"
The eunuch said: "Only the Zhonglang generals, the left and right Lang generals and the Bing Cao were executed. The captains and brigade commanders were imprisoned. It has nothing to do with others."
Yun Chu said: "Release the captain and brigade commander. The military's morale needs to be appeased."
The eunuch cupped his fists and said, "General, isn't this inappropriate?"
Yun Chu said indifferently: "The Imperial City has been sealed by Chang'an soldiers. I don't care about the things inside. The Jinwu Guards are different. They are outside the Imperial City. If you treat them harshly and cause unnecessary riots, you will die. It’s settled.”
The eunuch shook his head resolutely and said: "General, you promised the chief steward not to participate in the affairs of the Sixteenth Guards."
Yun Chu glanced at the soldiers in front of him and sighed: "Okay, I don't care, but don't treat them as enemies no matter what. Those who deserve to be fed must be fed. They don't want to resist now. If they want To resist, just a few of you are not worthy enough to be honest.”
The eunuch frowned and said, "If the general wants to overstep his authority, kill a certain family first."
Yun Chu couldn't help but touch the horizontal knife at his waist. After all, he didn't draw the knife. He sighed and led the people away.
After the people left, the gang leaders who had been arranged by Yun Chu to make food were driven back by Baiqisi and sat cross-legged on the ground.
Only this time, the originally quiet soldiers looked at the Baiqisi people with vague murderous intent.
Everyone in Baiqisi soon discovered the difference. One eunuch said to the leading eunuch: "It's almost unsteady."
The leader of the Hundred Cavalry Division said: "Don't offend them again."
After Yunchu left Yong'anfang, he said to Lu Xiu who was guarding the door: "Now, you can deliver meals to the soldiers of Jinwu Guard."
Lu Xiu nodded, and then walked into Yong'anfang with a large group of common people and bad guys carrying numerous pancakes, pickles, and kelp and egg drop soup.
Lu Zhaolin, who was accompanying Yun Chu, said: "It is okay for the county magistrate to force the soldiers to eat."
Yun Chu said: "The only people who can really appease the soldiers in Guanzhong are the people of Guanzhong."
Lu Zhaolin said: "Actually, the Sixteenth Guards are stationed in different places. Do they follow the same method?"
Yun Chu did not answer Lu Zhaolin's words, but looked at the empty streets of Chang'an and whispered softly: "The officer was killed, why did the soldiers stand by and watch?"
On the other side, Yang Jiong, who knew a little bit about military affairs, said: "I can only say that the top and bottom are separated."
Yun Chu nodded and said: "There are big problems in the army. Ruichun, Zhou Xing and others are really good at doing things. They also saw through the corruption in the army. They let the generals enter the imperial city with their personal guards and confidants. They closed the door and opened fire." Dog, let Baiqisi enter the camp again and eliminate some helpers who can't summon the whole army... It's great. It must have been planned for a long time. It is a big plan.
We really shouldn't get involved.
The only bad thing is that you can't win back the morale of the army after killing people. Baiqisi and the Criminal Department are actually not suitable for this job. "
Lu Zhaolin said softly: "The county magistrate can gather the morale of the army."
Yang Jiong shook his head and said: "It is better to let the people in Guanzhong gather the morale of the army."
Yun Chu looked at Yang Jiong and said, "Don't keep saying nonsense like "I'd rather be a centurion than a scholar" from now on. After this matter is over, you can lead the people of Chang'an to win up the military morale for Chang'an." ”
Yang Jiong said: "No money, no food, no one, what can I do?"
Yun Chu sneered and said, "If I have everything, what else do I need from you?"
Yang Jiong said with a bitter face: "We in Chang'an can't take advantage of others by taking advantage of others."
Yun Chu said with a bitter look on his face: "We just can't take advantage of ordinary people. There are no such rules for those extraordinary people, right?"
Yang Jiong looked around, raised his hands again and said, "Please speak clearly, the county magistrate."
Yun Chu shouted angrily: "Idiot!"
After saying that, he raised his whip and tapped it on the stirrup, and the horse hurried forward.
Yang Jiong looked at Lu Zhaolin who was not moving and said, "Aren't you an idiot?"
Lu Zhaolin nodded and said, "No."
"Why not?"
"I'm recalling the action of the county magistrate swinging his riding whip just now."
Yang Jiong said: "There is nothing wrong."
Lu Zhaolin said: "It's really not smooth to hit the stirrup on the left with the whip in the right hand."
Yang Jiong's body was shaken, and he turned his head to look to the left. He saw the archway of Pingkangfang standing on the left, and the gold characters on it were shining golden light in the sun.