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Text Chapter 419 Atoning for one¡¯s sins

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    (Thanks to Tong Yi and Find a Dream to Feel the Mood for your support, thank you!) Yifeng stood on the tower and watched the scenery, smiling and feeling very happy.  Liu Wenjing stood aside and hesitated to speak, looking like she was scratching her head and ears.  "Zhaoren, if you have anything to say, don't act like you have fleas on your body." Yi Feng was in a good mood and teased him.  Liu Wenjing thought for a while and said, "We don't really need to arrest all the officials in Taiyuan. I have no objection to arresting Wang Kuan and others, but like Huangfu Chuan, His Highness knows in his heart that he is not with Yang Liang's group.  He was not involved in this case. Moreover, he was an important official in the imperial court and was highly trusted by the emperor. The emperor chose him to join the state to assist Yang Liang. If not for this, he would have been the governor of the three provinces.  "Then why is Your Majesty so rude and arresting them all?" Liu Wenjing always found it difficult to understand.  Yi Feng smiled slightly. In fact, he was not crazy, and he didn¡¯t want to do it all.  Although he made a comeback, it does not mean that he will take down all the officials in Taiyuan. Even if he is the emperor's grandson, he is not suitable for such nonsense.  The reason why he did that was because he said that to Huangfu Shi just now.  In fact, it was just to give Taiyuan officials a killing blow and to intimidate them first.  Then lock them up separately.  Let it dry.  Let these people calm down and know that they, the emperor's grandson, are serious.  certainly.  This is just a small trick of power, he will not really lock these people here like that.  Yi Feng will never forget that there are tens of thousands of Bingzhou soldiers and horses in the huge city of Chengliancheng and Chengtaocheng opposite him.  Although the king and generals have been captured, these soldiers and horses still have to rely on the people from Bingzhou Prefecture to settle things.  Otherwise, people will be in panic, and no one can guarantee what kind of accident will happen.  He didn't want to really force the Bingzhou soldiers and horses in the city to panic and rebel in the city. That would be a really big accident.  There are dozens of states under the governor's office.  Among them, the general administration office is located in Bingzhou, and has jurisdiction over 15 counties including Jinyang and Taiyuan. It has more than 175,000 households and a population of more than 1.15 million.  In the 19th year of Kaihuang's founding, when Yang Guang had not proclaimed himself emperor and built the Eastern Capital, and the capital was moved to Luoyang, Taiyuan deservedly ranked second in the world in terms of both city size and population.  In the south, Yang Yi Yi Er, Yangzhou and Chengdu.  During the Kaihuang period, it was still too far to surpass the three cities of Chang'an, Taiyuan and Luoyang in the north.  The population of Bingzhou Prefecture, which is more than one million, certainly does not mean that Taiyuan City has a population of one million. This is the population of Bingzhou¡¯s fifteen counties, but Taiyuan City has two counties, Taiyuan and Jinyang.  For example, the capital city supports Daxing and Chang'an counties, and Taiyuan has more than 50,000 households and a population of more than 300,000.  This does not include the garrison in the city and the garrison soldiers and civilians in the surrounding five acropolis and several military towns.  In addition, Taiyuan is the largest city in the north and has always been a large commercial city.  It is also an important transit station between Guanzhong and Hebei, which attracts a large number of travelers.  There is a large floating population.  In short, Taiyuan has high walls, a large population, prosperous commerce, and many garrisons. Due to Taiyuan's important military status, the gateway to the Central Plains, and the important connections between Guanzhong and Hebei, all dynasties have vigorously managed Taiyuan.  The city was built extremely strong and majestic, and a large amount of grain, grass, equipment, and money were stored here. According to important information obtained by Yi Feng, the money and grain in Taiyuan could last the army for ten years.  Even if the situation on the border becomes unstable, and even after being killed by the Hu tribe in the grassland and driven to Taiyuan City, Taiyuan City can rely on Taiyuan's abnormal three-dimensional and multi-layered defense circle to hold on alone for three to five years.  Yi Feng now sees Taiyuan City as a huge golden mountain, which is flashing golden light at him, almost blinding him.  Now that he had taken action and captured Wang Kun and his entourage, how could he let go of this Jinshan even said that the thief would never escape, and Yi Feng was not willing to let this go in vain.  Anyway, Yang Liang has been transferred to Jingzhou, and the state capital already belongs to Yang Guang, and Yang Guang is still under house arrest in the capital for the time being. The acting general manager, King Hejian, is coming from Yangzhou.  But before he arrived, the Northern Expedition Marshal and Prince Yang Yong was coming soon.  Yang Yong was the commander-in-chief of the Northern Expedition. At the same time, he established the camp in the middle theater. The preset headquarters of the general-marshal was to be located in Taiyuan, while the headquarters of He Ruobi's camp in the middle-route theater was to be located in Yanmen, Daizhou.  In short, Bingzhou Prefecture has become a big cake, and everyone wants to cut a piece and take a bite, or even keep it all for themselves.  If he doesn't take it, Yang Yong will definitely have to put it into his own pocket when he comes, and the rest will definitely belong to Yang Guang.  In that case, why be polite?  During the Kaihuang period, there were not many states with more than 100,000 households, and there were not even cities with a population of one million. The one million population of Daxing City actually included a large number of local government troops and many mobile merchants.  We have to wait until four or five years after Yang Guang ascended the throne. At that time, because the Sui Dynasty had completely won the victory over the Turks, the world was peaceful for several years. Then after Yang Guang built the Eastern Capital and opened the Grand Canal, the population dropped.  During the outbreak, after the state was changed to a county, Henan?A large number of counties with more than 100,000 households have appeared along the Hebei Canal, and some even have 200,000 or 300,000 households. For example, the population of Qinghe County will exceed 300,000, while the eastern capital of Luoyang and its affiliated counties will also have a combined population of more than 100,000.  With a population of 10,000, Yangzhou and Chengdu have grown rapidly, earning the title of "Yang Yi Yi Er".  At that time, major northern cities such as Taiyuan and Youzhou will be left far behind.  Bingzhou now has a population of more than one million, and Youzhou, which is already under the name of Yifeng, has only 80,000 households, nearly half a million, which is only half of Bingzhou.  After Yi Feng stood on the bridgehead and admired the scenery for a long time, he felt that it was almost done, so he asked him to invite Huangfu out.  Huangfu Shi was tied up and taken away without any regard for anything. They were tortured for a while. Although the Huaihuang soldiers did not beat or scold them, they were still quite embarrassed.  When he came out, his hands were still tied behind his back.  The official hat on his head has long been tilted off, and his gray hair was originally neatly combed.  But at this time, a lot of it was scattered, hanging on the face.  As soon as he saw Yi Feng, Huangfu became excited again and quickened his pace, "Your Highness, I have been wronged." At this time, Yi Feng also put away his previous face, and walked a few steps faster to greet the old man Huangfu personally, "Oh,  I misunderstood Mr. Huangfu and made you feel wronged." As he said this, he personally untied Mr. Huangfu.  After being caught this time, Huangfu Shi was angry, but he didn't yell too much.  "Your Highness, what is going on? Wang Yu really mobilized troops to assassinate His Highness?" "It's absolutely true. If it weren't for the desperate protection of the guards around him last night, the thieves almost succeeded." At this time, Liu Wenjing immediately acted as the commentator.  explanation.  What happened last night turned out to be that they had no idea about the enemy's conspiracy in advance.  After they heard that the Tianmen Pass guard said that they had caught the Black Mountain bandit who assassinated His Highness last year, they followed His Highness into Tianmen Pass.  That night Tianmen Gate guard general Li Heng hosted a banquet, but it turned out to be a conspiracy story with ups and downs and thrills.  The prince entered the customs with more than a hundred guards, but he fell into the enemy's conspiracy, and the banquet was filled with murderous intent.  Li Heng suddenly launched an attack, and hundreds of Tianmenguan soldiers came out.  There are also female assassins who have mixed up with the singers in the hall, and if it weren't for the Taisun's bodyguards, they would fight to protect him.  The consequences are disastrous.  "Then Li Heng was really ordered by Wang Kun?" Huangfu's face turned pale. It was impossible for the emperor to lie about such a big matter, but this matter was also too big.  "There is more than one traitor, Wang Qi. Wang Qi is just a messenger, and there is someone above him." "Hiss!" Huangfu Shi was really frightened now. There is someone above him, and it must be the King of Han.  But he really didn't want to believe such a thing. The previous assassination case in Beijing had already involved a King of Jin. It hadn't been found out yet, but now the King of Han was involved again.  But since Taisun dares to say this, there must be definite evidence.  Sure enough, Yi Feng quickly showed him some evidence, including some secrets found from Li Heng in Tianmen Pass, involving Wang Kun, Xiao Mohe, Pei Wen'an and others.  In addition, there is some evidence pointing directly at the five tiger generals in Bingzhou.  In addition, there is a lot of evidence that shows that a large number of civil and military officials in the Bingzhou Governor's Office and many soldiers were involved in this major case, which cannot be denied at all.  "I know that Mr. Huangfu has been deceived by them without knowing it." Huangfu suddenly jumped up, as if he had aged ten years. He was indeed not involved in this matter.  But he was Sima of Bingzhou. The emperor specially assigned him to assist the King of Han and put him in charge of general government affairs. He was in charge of civil affairs and common affairs, but the official position of Sima itself was responsible for military affairs.  In addition, Han Wang Liang was not in Bingzhou during the time of this case. He was nominally the top person in charge of the general administration. Now that something like this happened, he would not be able to escape no matter what.  He didn't participate, but he was guilty of poor supervision and unclear command.  Although the King of Han is said to be the mastermind, he is the emperor's son. He may be able to escape by then, but it will be difficult for him to escape.  He now has a feeling of despair. He originally had a great future. He was in his fifties and had done well in Bingzhou. He might be able to return to the capital. There were even rumors some time ago that Gao Jiong was about to step down and Yang Su would become the prime minister. Then the rest  The ranking of several prime ministers will also be advanced, and the emperor will promote an official to serve as prime minister in three provinces.  And he is one of the most likely candidates to become prime minister.  But now, if something like this happens, let alone going to the three provinces to serve as an official and pay homage to the prime minister, his official position and title will not be guaranteed, and he may even be stabbed at the Meridian Gate in the end.  Even my own family is afraid that it will be destroyed.  "Mr. Huangfu, now that something like this has happened, we must actively remedy it, but we must not cause a bigger disaster!" Yi Feng said with a solemn expression.  "A bigger disaster?" Huangfu saliva was already a little slow to react.  "Now that things are like this, how can there be any greater disaster?" Liu Wenjing reminded Huangfu, who was already obviously confused, "Although His Highness was wise and decisive, he personally captured Wang Kun and other traitors in one fell swoop."But there are still tens of thousands of people in Taiyuan City, most of whom are private soldiers of the King of Han.  Now they don't know what happened here, but this matter can't be delayed for long. If they know the situation here, once they panic and fear crime, they do more treasonous things, such as mutiny and rebellion, and rebel against Taiyuan.  This is an even greater disaster.  " Huangfu Xia already has the feeling that he doesn't have to worry about having too many debts, and he doesn't feel itchy after having too many lice. There is no way he can be saved from such a bad luck, and there will be another mutiny or something. So what. " Yi Feng also saw it.  The old man is now a little slow and numb, but he still needs to use this old man to control Taiyuan. He immediately said: "I know that Mr. Huangfu has been deceived. This is the critical moment.  As long as Huangfu Gong can abdicate his crime and perform meritorious service, help Gu control the situation in Taiyuan and eliminate the crisis of mutiny, then Gu will definitely defend Huangfu Gong to His Majesty.  If Huangfu Gong trusts me, I will be willing to recommend Huangfu Gong to your Majesty as the concubine of the emperor's grandson's palace. What do you think?  " Zuo Shuzi is an official position in both the Prince's and Taisun's mansions. He is the chief official of Menxiafang. Although it is only a fourth-rank official position, it is very important. Menxiafang is the most important department in the Prince's and Taisun's mansions. It is equivalent to the imperial court.  If the prince is appointed to the throne in the future, Zuo Shuzi will naturally become the prime minister of the new dynasty. As expected, Yi Feng is willing to protect him.  With such an official position, he became excited again. If such a big thing happened, without the emperor or the grandson to protect him, his career in Taiyuan would be over.  He was willing to protect him, and was also willing to give him an important concubine from the Taisun Palace to help him escape from this quagmire. He had nothing to hesitate about, just like a drowning man who found a straw, he grabbed it without hesitation.  . ¡°What should your Highness do if you need a guilty minister?  " "I need you to enter the city and stabilize the situation in the city.  " Huangfu Shi agreed without hesitation. Although he also knew that it would be dangerous to enter the city like this. But he had no other choice. " The guilty minister wants to ask His Highness for two people to enter the city with me.  " "Which two people do you want?  " Huangfu salivated: "One is the general Li Jing.  This man was one of the Eight Biao Generals of the King of Han's personal army and commanded the first battalion of the Eighth Guards.  " "Is this person trustworthy?  ". He was not very familiar with Li Jing. "This man is quite prestigious in the first battalion. He commanded a battalion of three thousand elite cavalry. He fought bravely and had a reputation for bravery in the army. He was originally the governor of Yanzhou in Guanzhong.  After the defeat of the expedition, he was demoted to Hedong as a town general. The King of Han kept wooing him and made him the commander of the first battalion. However, this man had always been lukewarm towards the King of Han, and he had always been aloof from other generals whom the King of Han had won over.  The first battalion has strong control. If he can be persuaded to enter the city, having his first battalion will be very helpful in controlling Taiyuan City.  " "Since you believe in Li Jing, then I agree.  "Liu Wenjing just whispered to Yi Feng that this Li Jing was not part of Wang Kun's group, and there was no evidence that he was involved in the conspiracy for the time being. In this case, he agreed. "The other one, I would like to ask His Highness to allow me to take Doulu as the chief administrator.  Enter the city.  "When Huangfu talked about the second helper, he felt a little guilty and his voice was much softer. "Master Doulu, is it Doulu Yu, the younger brother of Princess Han?  "Yi Feng was a little surprised when he heard this name. Huangfu Yan was a little nervous, but he still nodded, "It's him.  " "Brother of Princess Han, do you think it is appropriate to take him into the city at this time?"  Yi Feng asked. Huangfu nodded, "The guilty minister feels that Chief Doulu is trustworthy. Although he is the brother of the Han princess, he certainly did not participate in this rebellion."  Chief Doulu will definitely be willing to save the current crisis, and his identity will indeed help stabilize the situation and appease the morale of the army after entering the city.  "    "Um.  "    "What?  Huangfu asked salivatingly. "I agree to your request. You can take Li Jing and Dou Luyu into the city."  But Gu only gives you one day, tomorrow morning at the latest. If you can't calm down the situation and let the soldiers in the city leave, then you know the consequences.  " "The guilty minister understands.  Huangfu Yu nodded with cold sweat on his forehead. He knew that this was his last chance. If he could not appease the soldiers in the city, it would not matter much to the emperor. He had tens of thousands of people.  With the elite at his side, the rebels were leaderless, and even if they rebelled, they would not be able to harm the emperor's grandson. But it was different for him. If he failed, he could only become a benevolent person!  After telling the two of them about the situation, they were both shocked when they heard that Wang Hao and others were ordered by the King of Han to mobilize troops to ambush the emperor's grandson at Tianmen Pass.  He participated because of his performance all along, which made HanWang hasn't really trusted him yet, he hasn't really entered that inner circle.  Although Dou Lu Yu was trusted by the King of Han, Dou Lu Yu came from the Dou Lu clan, a wealthy family in Guanzhong, and often had nothing to do with the King of Han on many matters, especially the matter of mobilizing troops to ambush the grandson.  If he knows, he will definitely not agree, and maybe he will actually report it to the emperor.  Therefore, in the end, these two people, like old man Huangfu, were excluded from the plan.  "Master Doulu, I need you to follow me into the city. After entering the city, you immediately go to the Han Dynasty Palace and summon the officers above the rank of the Han Dynasty's army battalions to the palace to listen to the order in the name of Princess Han and the Crown Prince of Han." Huangfu said to him.  Doulu Yu said.  Then he turned to Li Jing and said, "General Li, I need you to mobilize your first battalion immediately after returning to the city to make full preparations. When the officers of the personal guard and above arrive at the palace, you will immediately lead the troops to control them. In addition,  Immediately send officers to take over each battalion, and then open the city gate to welcome His Highness Taisun into the city. "Can you do it?"  Huangfu asked, "This is our last chance to atone for our sins." Douluyu nodded groggyly, but Li Jing looked a little excited. He clenched his fists and said loudly: "No problem, don't worry, everything is fine."  Leave it to someone. " "Okay, let's go to the city." (To be continued) "
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