Chapter 447: Doubts in the Eastern Capital
Princess Bo Tangwei of Hanoi reported the report again after the customs clearance order. Xinxiang County where the customs clearance is located also reported the report. The report from the Hanoi County Government came late, but it still came. It also submitted the emergency documents of Bo Tangwei, Xinxiang County and Linqing Customs Clearance. All information proved that a large number of military and political officials, including Yang Xuangan, the Left Imperial Guard General Li Zixiong, Wu Benlang General Wang Zhongbo, and Ji County Zanwu Zhao Huaiyi, raised troops to rebel in Liyang on the third day of June. Li Yang was then lost, the Yongji Canal was interrupted, the transportation artery of north and south was interrupted, and the eastern expedition battlefield and the northern border defense lost the support of food and supplies.
Yang Qing, the prefect of Xingyang, reported urgently.
On the evening of the fourth day of the lunar month, Yanjin Wei received a call from Yanjin Pass on the other side of the river, saying that on the morning of the fourth day of the lunar month, Bo Tangwei, the princess of Henoi forcibly took over the customs clearance and ordered the closure of Linjing customs clearance and cut off the Yongji Canal. The reason was that Yang Xuangan, the Minister of Rites, raised troops to rebel in Liyang. Then Tang Wei sent someone to forcefully take over Yanjin Pass, closed the Jinkou, and cut off the water passage connecting the two banks of the river.
This water passage is an official passage connecting Xingyang and Hanoi. It is not only a transportation passage, but also a post station transmission passage. It must be kept open day and night. Without special circumstances, both counties have no right to close, otherwise the east will be held accountable. However, after the news reached King Yang Qing of Xun, the minister of the royal family first thought of not the consequences of the severance of a Jindao, but the consequences of the interruption of Yongji Canal. There are too many forces involved and too much interests, so he must figure out the whole story and cannot report it at will, so as not to expose an uncontrollable "horse nest".
But at this moment, Cui Baode, the commander of Xingyang City in Junyi City, urgently reported that the white-haired thieves' army suddenly retreated rapidly from the Tongji Canal line, crossed the Ji River from the direction of Jiyang, and rushed north along the old Yellow River channel, and was very likely to enter the Dahe Line. Cui Baode found out from various channels that the white-haired thieves suddenly evacuated from the Tongji Canal to the Dahe River. There may be two reasons. One is that the King of Qi was dispatched. After the King of Qi stabilized the situation in Qi County, he immediately went west to the Central Plains to suppress the white-haired thieves. Another reason may be that Yang Xuangan from Liyang was dispatched to cross the river to support Baima City, and enter the southern part of the Dahe River to suppress the thieves, forcing the white-haired thieves to concentrate their forces on the Dahe Line to fight against Yang Xuangan. Another reason may be that Yang Xuangan from Liyang was dispatched to cross the river to support Baima City, and enter the southern part of the Dahe River to suppress the thieves, forcing the white-haired thieves to concentrate their forces to fight against Yang Xuangan on the Dahe Line.
Yang Qing immediately had a premonition that something happened in Li Yang, and the news about Princess Bo Tangwei of Hanoi may be true. Yang Xuangan may have raised troops to rebel. Yang Xuangan's primary target after the rebellion must be Dongdu. The Dongdu crisis broke out, but this is not the most terrifying. The most terrifying thing is that King Yang Nan of Qi took the opportunity to enter Dongdu, and the situation would be completely out of control.
Yang Qing was very cautious and decided to slow down again and again, because whether it was Yang Xuangan's rebellion or the King of Qi's advance westward, it was a major event that affected the overall situation. He could not suspicion randomly, and absolute evidence must be produced. Yang Qing immediately hurriedly wrote to the Dongjun County and Jiyin County Government to inquire about the situation in the two counties. Whether it was a coincidence or God's will, his letters were sent to Xingyang shortly after he was sent out.
Dugu Yanshou, the governor of Dongjun County, was not trapped in Baima City by the rebels, but retreated to Baima Mountain first. Baima Mountain and Liyangcang were across the river, so Dugu Yanshou naturally asked for help from Yang Xuangan, and the two sides maintained close contact. However, on the second day of the lunar month, the contact between the two sides was interrupted. On the third day of the lunar month, Dugu Yanshou saw a large number of rebels crossing the river, and was not blocked by Yang Xuangan. He immediately realized that something had happened in Li Yang, and then sent someone to disguise the White Horse Temple to go down the mountain to inquire. As a result, he heard that Yang Xuangan had raised his troops to rebel. Dugu Yanshou was surprised and doubtful. He did not dare to report to Dongdu without evidence. Considering that if Yang Xuangan rebelled, he would most likely take the Dongdu to Xingyang, so he urgently called Xingyang, saying that rumors were flying all over the sky recently, so he would rather believe that he had it than not. Please be careful about Wang Yangqing.
Wei Baoluan, the governor of Jiyin County, also called the police for 100,000 yuan. On the fourth day of the first lunar month, Dong Chun, the prefect of Pengcheng, was deployed in Si. All the troops on the He line entered Jiyin County and advanced rapidly along the two sides of the Heshui River. If nothing unexpected happens, they will arrive at Tongji Canal in five days. In addition, Wei Baoluan also obtained news from Jibei County that the main army of Qi had left Licheng and was moving westward along the Ji River. Wei Baoluan made inferences based on this that the King of Qi was going to enter the Central Plains west, and the target was definitely Dongdu, because this time the charge for the King of Qi was Dong Chun, the general of the Left Guard of Pengcheng, and Dong Chunzhu
Taking charge of the military and political power of Xuzhou, helping the King of Qi to rebel Qi County before was a serious violation of the law. Now he is even more lawless and directly advancing to the Central Plains. If he is to pursue this, it is a serious crime of treason. Why did Dong Chun even want his own life? The answer is self-evident. The King of Qi wants to take risks and go all the way to the dark. However, Wei Baoluan has no direct evidence. The King of Qi's army is still in Qilu, and he knows nothing about where Dong Chun is. Everything is speculation, so he dare not report to Dongdu, so he can only call the police to Xingyang and ask King Yang Qing to prevent problems before it happens.
Yang Qing was sweating profusely. Based on the information from various channels, a storm was coming, and the storm was Yang Nan, King of Qi and Yang Xuangan, the Minister of Rites. Once these two people joined forces to attack the Dongdu and seize the imperial throne, the sky and the earth would collapse and the mountains and rivers would change color.
However, all this is speculation. So far, it has been heard and there is no direct evidence. Therefore, Yang Qing did not dare to report to the Holy Lord and the Palace. He could only call the police to Dongdu. Please be careful when asking Dongdu to be careful. Although it is already terrible that King Yang Nan and Yang Xuangan join forces, if Xijing is added, then even Dongdu cannot resist it, even the Holy Lord may be defeated.
At the same time, Yang Qing asked for help from the Dongdu. With the current garrison troops in Xingyang, he would definitely not be able to stop King Yang Nan of Qi. This is not a matter of the number of troops, but a matter of contradictory between people and people. Middle and lower-level officials in the military and political circles of China and Turkey basically know very little about the high-level game, and the new round of imperial unification dispute launched by the Holy Lord is even more confusing. Many aristocratic families are in vain, let alone ordinary nobles. Therefore, in the minds of most bureaucrats and military and civilians, King Yang Nan of Qi is the only legal imperial unification inheritor in Zhongtu today.
The inheritor is known to everyone in the world, and the advantage is too great, so if King Yang Nan of Qi takes advantage of the situation where the Holy Lord is far away on the battlefield thousands of miles away, he will basically be unstoppable, destroying and destroying the enemy, and the East will not be able to stop him at all. As for the defense line of the natural chasm, it is even more vulnerable to him. Yang Qing can only ask for peace of mind. No matter what the result is, I will still support the Holy Lord, oppose the murder of father and son, and even oppose bloody battles by force.
Late at night on the sixth day of the sixth month, the Dongdu Imperial City and Shangshu Province, in the hot and stuffy lobby, from the King of Yue to the Central Committee, everyone was sweating profusely, and the atmosphere was so depressing that it was breathless.
Yang Xuangan, the Minister of Rites, raised an army to rebel, which was incredible.
The Yang family of Hongnong is one of the six wealthy families of the Han surname of Guanlong nobles. Especially after the unification of China and Turkey, the royal family was born in the Yang family of Hongnong, making it surpass the Wei family, Pei family, Liu family, Li family and Du family, and firmly ranks first among the six wealthy families of the Han surname of Guanlong nobles. The Heluo political group headed by the Yang family of Hongnong also jumped to the four major political groups of Guanzhong, Longxi and Hedong, and formed the four major political groups of the Han surname within the Guanlong nobles.
A pattern of standing in a squad. With the support of two generations of emperors, such a huge political group, led by the old Duke of Yue Yang Su, has reached a point where people are "respected" after decades of hard work. Now, it has betrayed the Holy Lord, betrayed the royal family connected with its bloodline, rebelled and mutiny. Why? What is the purpose? What is the shocking secret hidden here?
The purpose of the Hongnong Yang family's rebellion was nothing more than to change someone to be the emperor, either to choose one among the princes or to be independent. The risk of independence was too great. The lessons in history were all seven. When the late emperor was the prime minister of Northern Zhou, he had just revealed a trace of usurpation of the country, and he was immediately attacked by Yuchi Jiong and Wang Qian and Sima Yingnan, and he almost died and died. Besides, the current political situation of the two capitals does not allow the Hongnong Yang family to have such "ambitions". Yang Xuangan should also be self-aware, so the best candidate for the new emperor must be one of the King of Qi Yang Nan and King of Dai Yang You.
However, while Yang Xuangan raised his troops in Li Yang, he did not raise the banner of the new emperor, which brought unpredictable variables to the future political situation of Dongdu.
Why didn't Yang Xuangan raise the banner of the new emperor? Although it seems that he intends to choose one among King Yang Nan of Qi and King Yang You of Dai, and the snipe and clam fight, and the fisherman can benefit, and win the greatest and most political benefits for himself, the risk is too great. Once King Yang Nan of Qi and King Yang You of Dai are not fooled and both point the finger at him, he will be done and eventually become a huge laughing stock.
With Yang Xuangan's talent, it is impossible to do a bad move, so this must be a situation and a trap. If you take it for granted, Yang Xuangan is arrogant and confused, or even have the idea of usurping the country and becoming independent, then you will be deceived. You will definitely fall into the trap and will definitely be swallowed by Yang Xuangan.
So Li Zixiong became a key figure.
Dongdu knew that Li Zixiong had been arrested by the Holy Lord secretly issued an edict, but why did he suddenly appear in Li Yang? It can be explained that he fled halfway and fled on the way to Lai Huer to send someone to escort him to the palace. The relationship between Li Zixiong and the old Duke of Yue Yang Su and the relationship between Qi Wang Yang Nan is known to everyone in the world. Since Li Zixiong appeared in Li Yang and rebelled with Yang Xuangan, then Qi Wang Yang Nan must be involved.
Is the new emperor Yang Nan, the King of Qi?
Although King Yang Nan of Qi was abandoned by the local aristocratic group of Guanlong after the "deviant" case, he was the only legitimate heir of the Holy Lord and the only legal heir of the imperial throne. His political advantages are unique and unparalleled. More importantly, his political philosophy is in line with the interests of the conservative forces headed by the local Guanlong and Heluo political groups. Therefore, the local aristocratic group of Guanlong and Heluo once again supports King Yang Nan of Qi. The key is whether it can reach a political compromise with the Heluo noble group.
As for the young Dai Wang Yang You, as one of the grandsons of the Holy Lord, he really has no advantage. Especially in this special period, at a critical moment of life and death, if he is pushed to the throne, he will first be "attacked" by King Yang Nan of Qi. Secondly, Xijing will definitely not be able to satisfy Yang Xuangan and the Heluo noble group in terms of political interests. As a result, he turned against each other and eventually both sides suffered the defeat, giving the Holy Lord and the reformists in vain, and even giving the King Yang Nan of Qi. Therefore, Xijing will not be so stupid that he seeks death in any case.
Since the purpose of this military coup was to change the imperial regime and to push King Yang Nan of Qi to the throne, and the Heluo noble group and the local noble group in Guanlong could reach an agreement on political interests, why did Yang Xuangan not raise the banner of King Yang Nan of Qi at the beginning of the mutiny? Is it just to paralyze the Dongdu and give them enough time to capture Dongdu?
Chapter completed!