The Chronicles of Longevity on Liaozhai Road

"Marshal, do you want to wait a few more days before sending the letter of victory to the court?"

"why?"

"Back to Commander, General Liu Yue led his cavalry to chase after the false king of Song. I don't know if he took the other's head, so I thought that it would not be too late to report victory to the court when there is a definite reply on this matter."

Yang Heng thought for a while, and then said: "No, how can such a big event as the capture of Kaifeng be delayed? You should report it to the court immediately. As for the matter of the false king of Song, just send a document after a while."

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Besides, the capital is still the same as before, with people coming and going and shouting constantly, which makes people think that the world is still peaceful.

But if you are careful, you will find that the price of the food sold now has increased by [-]% compared with before.

At this moment, there was a sound of horseshoes and some shouting on the street.

"Eight hundred miles, hurry up, Kaifeng Dajie."

"Eight hundred miles, hurry up, Kaifeng Dajie."

Following the shout, people on the street involuntarily moved to the sides, and then looked curiously at Tanma from far to near.

There were also people talking about it.

"Brother, didn't Kaifeng City be taken over by the false king of Song? Could it be that the court defeated him this time?"

"I think so. This is also a good thing. In this way, the price of food in our capital should drop."

"Well, you want it well. King Song is gone, and there are other kings. If the world is not peaceful every day, we ordinary people will not have a good day."

"You are too pessimistic. You didn't see that the national division led the army, and defeated King Song in just a few days? What if it took a few months to clean up all the anti-kings in the world?"

"It's also the same reason. I hope the national teacher will give me some strength to put down the rebellion as soon as possible. Otherwise, we ordinary people will not be able to survive."

When he said this, the fast horse passed through the crowd like lightning and quickly came to the gate of Wuchao.

When he got here, he dismounted from his horse, and then rushed inward holding the order flag.

"Eight hundred li urgently, Kaifeng City urgent report."

Following his words, the Imperial Forest Army, which was blocking the way forward, hurriedly gave way to him.

However, there were still dozens of Yulin soldiers, with their swords out of their sheaths and their bows drawn up, they went in with the soldiers who reported the news.

But when they reached the inner gate, they couldn't get in anymore. An eunuch went up to take the bamboo tube handed over by the soldier, looked carefully, and found that the sealing paint on it was not damaged.

Only then did the eunuch below arrange for the soldier to rest beside him, while he went directly to the inner palace with the bamboo tube in his hand.

At this time, the Emperor Shunde was getting angry in the Qianqing Palace.

It turns out that the White Lotus Sect in Shandong has conquered the city for a while, and has already occupied a large area. If Dugong Li hadn't guarded the city tightly, Jinan's achievements may have fallen into the opponent's hands again.

Emperor Shunde didn't understand why this White Lotus Sect kept sticking to the court like brown candy, and couldn't get rid of it.

The old eunuch next to the Emperor Shunde brought a cup of tea to the Emperor Shunde, and then said: "The White Lotus Sect is just a minor problem, and those who can really shake the court are those who are against the king with the support of cultivation sects."

"Don't I know this truth? But now that the imperial court's route to the south, Henan and Shandong are in trouble, how will the water transport from the south of the Yangtze River be sent to the capital? Without the grain transport from the south of the Yangtze River, the north will also be in chaos."

The old eunuch naturally knew this truth, but what can he do now?I can only hope that Yang Heng, the national teacher, will wipe out the false king of Song quickly, and then a passage to the south will be opened.

At this moment, a eunuch stumbled in from outside.

The old eunuch next to the Emperor Shunde was about to get angry, but the eunuch below held up a bamboo tube and shouted loudly: "Hurry up for eight hundred miles, Kaifeng is a big victory."

When Emperor Shunde heard this, the displeasure just now was swept away, and he didn't need anyone else, he went down the imperial steps by himself, came to the side of the eunuch, and took the bamboo tube with his hand.

Afterwards, he glanced at the sealing lacquer on the bamboo tube and saw that it was intact, then immediately opened the bamboo tube and took out a document made of silk from inside.

After reading it, the smile on his face couldn't stop anymore.

"Hahaha, it's still Yang Guoshi's ability. How long does it take? The false King of Song was wiped out by him."

After speaking, he handed the document in his hand to the old eunuch.

The old eunuch just smiled after reading it, and then became serious.

"Long live, this Yang Heng has great supernatural powers and is quite familiar with military discipline. I'm afraid that Pudu Cihang back then could not compare to him."

The Emperor Shunde, who was very happy at first, immediately became gloomy after hearing what the old eunuch said. He frowned and thought for a while, but the more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.

Back then, Pudu Cihang only relied on his supernatural powers to control some courtiers, so he dared to confront him in the court, and even almost forced him to retire to the harem at one point.

But now Yang Heng saw that his supernatural powers were no less than that of Purdue Cihang, and he was even more in control of an army of tens of thousands. If this continues, he might just want to retreat to the harem, leaving a whole body behind.

But now it's just a matter of using people, and the world is in turmoil. If he hadn't used Yang Heng, he might have died even faster.

This is completely an unsolvable cycle, no matter what it is, I am afraid that he will not end well in the end.

Just when Emperor Shunde was in a dilemma and didn't know how to face Yang Heng next, the old eunuch spoke.

"Long Live Lord, now that the Fifth Emperor is under Yang Heng's command, as a senior disciple, I think he has some reputation. Why don't we let the Fifth Emperor be the supervisor of the army? What do you think?"

After hearing this, Emperor Shunde's eyes lit up like light bulbs, and he patted his palm.

"That's a good idea. Immediately decree that my fifth emperor's grandson be the supervisor of the army, to monitor the army on behalf of the royal family. As for Gao Jin, let him come back first."

"Long live God is wise!"

Emperor Shunde was also very satisfied with his method. He stroked his beard, and finally said: "But this time, the national teacher has indeed made great contributions. We must not be rewarded for our merits. Let me tell you my will from the treasury." 50 taels of silver will be allocated to the national teacher."

Although Emperor Shunde rewarded Yang Heng with silver, he didn't even reward the tens of thousands of troops and dozens of generals.

As for the old eunuch who was making suggestions just now, it seemed that he didn't see any flaws in the words of Emperor Shunde, so he immediately ordered the eunuch who was writing next to him to draw up an order as soon as possible.

Soon after an imperial decree was written, it was brought in front of the Emperor Shunde. After the Emperor Shunde glanced at it, he sealed it with a jade seal and sent it to the army.

After writing this imperial decree, Emperor Shunde finally sat down with him, frowned and thought for a while and said: "Henan is considered peaceful now, but Shandong's judgment has not subsided. Tell Xiao Lizi to send troops to wipe out as soon as possible. White Lotus Sect, don't let the White Lotus Sect revive."

The old lady frowned after monitoring, and then said: "Xiao Lizi is now divided into two groups, one is on the border between Shandong and Henan, and the other is near Jinan City. If you want to launch an attack, I'm afraid it will take a while to prepare."

The Emperor Shunde heard the same reasoning. Since he wants to destroy the White Lotus Sect, he must go all out. If he divides his troops into two places, he may not be able to succeed. On the contrary, the army may be destroyed.

"Okay, then give him a grace period of half a month and let him mobilize his armaments and prepare food and grass."

The old lady nodded after monitoring, hurried out, and passed a word to a young eunuch.

Chapter 557

Besides, in the city of Kaifeng, Yang Heng has already started to make a list to calm the people in the past few days.

The people in Kaifeng knew that it was Yang Heng, the national teacher, who came this time, and everyone knew about his reputation, so the city was still calm and there was no chaos.

The only trouble is that due to the war, there are many refugees in Kaifeng City. These people gather under the city wall, and some people starve to death every day.

Faced with this situation, Yang Heng naturally couldn't ignore it, but the food and grass under his hands were limited and could not support the food and drink of so many people, so Yang Heng was very troubled these days.

On this day, Jin Chanwen walked to Yang Heng's study with a pot of bird's nest porridge.

"Xianggong, the porridge is ready, you should eat something at least."

Yang Heng glanced at the pot of bird's nest porridge, then shook his head and said: "The people in the city don't even eat food now, and I don't know how many people die of starvation every day. I can't eat it either."

Jin Chanwen smiled slightly, then sat next to Yang Hengde gently, touched his hand and said, "Sir, what is there to worry about? Every rich man in the city has a lot of money, and the money they saved The food is enough to last ten years, so you can borrow some from them to settle the victims.”

Yang Heng smiled wryly, and then replied: "These people don't even bat an eyelid when they spend money on themselves, but if you ask them to spend a tael of silver to help the victims, they feel that they are cutting their flesh. You said they would Take out food for disaster relief?"

After hearing Yang Heng's words, Jin Chanwen's face also became serious, she looked into Yang Heng's eyes and said: "Sir, it is necessary to do it at an extraordinary time, and this is the time, you should put these rich businessmen Call them together and force them to donate money and food."

Yang Heng thought for a while and didn't agree, because he knew that each of these wealthy households was supported by officials. If he did this by himself, there would be a sea of ​​offenders.

When Jin Chanwen saw Yang Heng, he was hesitant, knowing that he was also a little afraid of the strength of these people, so he thought of an idea for him.

"Sir, you don't have to worry about the forces behind these people."

"Oh, why is that?"

Jin Chanwen smiled coldly, and then said: "The Puppet Song King has occupied Kaifeng for so long, and they are safe and sound. This shows that they have colluded with the Puppet Song King. When the time comes, they donate food and pay it back. If they don't donate food , this is the evidence that they betrayed the imperial court, killing their whole family is light."

After Yang Heng listened to it, he thought for a while, the truth is such a truth, but if he really implements it, he will be in a lot of trouble in the future.

Jin Chanwen was still hesitant when she saw Yang Heng, a little angry, she glared at Yang Heng and said, "Master, whoever achieves great things must go forward bravely."

Looking at Jin Chanwen's pretty angry face, Yang Heng finally let go.

"Okay, I will do as you said, and you will pass on the order. I will entertain the gentlemen in the city in the mansion tonight."

After listening to Yang Heng's words, Jin Chanwen's expression softened a lot.

"That's right, this is the husband in my mind."

After finishing speaking, Jin Chanwen stood up and wished Yang Heng a blessing, then withdrew to deliver the order.

And Yang Heng looked at Jin Chanwen's leaving figure, and he didn't know what was going on in his mind.

In the evening of that day, in the mansion where Yang Heng lived temporarily, Yang Heng had a big banquet in the hall.

This time, he has invited all the well-known wealthy households in the city.

These rich people in the city don't know the purpose of Yang Heng's banquet with them.

So one by one sat at the round table and whispered to each other, trying to find out the reason.

At this time, suddenly someone outside shouted: "The Great Master has arrived."

Following this shout, everyone in the room quickly stood up and divided into hatchbacks, waiting for Yang Heng to come in.

It didn't take long before I saw a middle-aged man leading a pretty woman into the banquet hall.

Everyone knew that the middle-aged man in the middle must be Yang Heng, and the one next to him was Jin Chan Wen who was hiding behind Yang Heng and advising him.

Regarding Mrs. Yang, there are a lot of rumors in the army, most of which say that she is resourceful and strategizing, and that she is Yang Heng's first think tank.

Yang Heng walked into the banquet hall with the golden cicada pattern, and when he saw the crowd waiting there, he just nodded slightly, then turned around a few banquet tables, and came to the table in the middle, slowly sit down.

And Jin Chanwen was by his side to accompany him.

After Yang Heng sat down, he smiled at the wealthy households standing there and said, "Everyone, hurry up and take your seats."

These gentlemen got Yang Heng's words, so they dared to go back to the banquet with trepidation.

Yang Heng first picked up a glass of wine, and then said to the others: "This time I put down the rebellion and invaded Kaifeng, thanks to everyone's support, I'm here to respect everyone."

After Yang Heng finished speaking, he drank the water and wine in his hand, and then lit up the glass.

The wealthy businessmen who accompanied him below saw that Yang Heng drank, and hurriedly paid for a glass.

Yang Heng's face became serious after drinking, he looked at the people below and said: "You already know that there are many refugees in Kaifeng City, these people have no food or clothing, and starve to death every day people. But the food and grass in our army are limited, so we can’t help them.”

When he said this, Yang Heng threw the wine glass in his hand directly on the table.

The sound of "Dang Clang" made those rich businessmen sitting in this quiet restaurant feel excited.

These people looked at each other, knowing in their hearts that Yang Heng was hitting them this time, and it seemed that some blood was bleeding, otherwise they would not be able to pass this level.

So a wealthy businessman stood up and bowed and clasped his fists like Yang Heng.

"National teacher, the truth is that the world will rise and fall, everyone is responsible. Since many refugees in Kaifeng city have no food and clothing, I can't just sit back and watch. I will donate ten loads of food." After he finished speaking, he sat back down again.

When other people saw this situation, they hurried forward to donate food, some with two loads, and some with five loads.

After a while, he donated more than 100 dans of grain to Yang Heng.

Yang Heng looked at these people actively donating food, with a sinister smile on the corner of his mouth.

At this time, they still want to fool themselves. Since this is the case, they can't blame themselves.

Then Yang Heng bowed his hands to everyone, and then said with a smile: "Thank you for your enthusiastic support, a certain family has thanked you here."

"Don't dare, this is what I should do."

"My lord, you are welcome."

The rich merchants below also stood up quickly, each talking in reply.

But then Yang Heng's face suddenly became serious. He slapped the table and said, "This time the false king of Song Dynasty occupied Kaifeng, and some of you even colluded with the rebellion against the court. Do you know who it is?"

After Yang Heng asked this sentence, the faces of all the wealthy businessmen below turned livid, and many of them began to feel weak in their feet.

It turns out that these wealthy businessmen can occupy Kaifeng for such a long time in the pseudo-Song King, and they are safe and sound, so there must be some ulterior secrets.

Originally, these people had backgrounds in the imperial court, and they also thought that Yang Heng would not lift the cover, but they did not expect that Yang Heng would directly lift the table in front of so many people.

Yang Heng stood up from the banquet, walked around the living room for a few times, and suddenly walked behind a wealthy businessman, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Boss Wang, I heard that your pawn shop has been closed for a while. Lots of good stuff? Isn't it?"

This time, Boss Wang was so frightened that he fell to his knees and kept kowtowing to Yang Heng.

"Master of the country, please forgive me, Master of the country, please forgive me."