Chapter 196: Duke Zhou fears the day of rumors (Chapter 3)
War is never achieved overnight. Every battle requires full preparation. Which side is well prepared, which side has a greater chance of victory.
Daxing City is richest in the world, has the largest financial and industrial strength in the world, and the radiation range of Daxing City can reach the entire Guanzhong region, and even the Sichuan-Shu region has become the economic vassal of Daxing City.
With its strong strength, Daxing City took the lead in preparing for war.
At the end of May, Daxing City dispatched troops and generals, attracting the attention of the world. All the spies from all sides of Daxing City were crowded with secret spies and inquire about the trends.
"What, the troops are divided into three groups." Soon the news came out and the world shook.
"Yes, it's just that the troops are divided into three groups." A young scholar in a restaurant said proudly.
"No! According to His Highness Dai King's usual big move, he should be a heavy blow!" Someone thought he knew Yang You's style and said in confusion.
"What are the three routes?" someone asked.
"That's it! Those three ways?" Many people gathered over and asked.
"The first way is that the gate general Pang Yu led 20,000 soldiers, Huo Lang general Huo Shiju, led 2,000 special bandit suppression troops to rescue Luoyang. It is said that the emperor personally ordered the troops this time, and he believed that this attack would definitely solve the siege of Luoyang." The young scholar said confidently.
Everyone nodded and took the initiative to put the war outside Jingzhao County. This is the style of Daxing City.
Some people also doubted: "It's impossible. The 200,000 troops in Luoyang City cannot defeat Li Mi. Can 22,000 troops be able to do it?"
As soon as the man finished speaking, he immediately found that he had aroused public anger and everyone was staring at him.
"Can those useless soldiers in Luoyang compare with the soldiers and horses of Daxing City? Our soldiers in Daxing City are all trained for a lot of money. Guanzhong Xiaoguo is brave and good at fighting. Pang Yu has also quelled the Sun Hua rebellion. The special bandit suppression troops are famous all over the world and specifically wiped out the thief Li Mi."
"That's it." Now the people of Daxing City are full of confidence in the officers and soldiers.
"What about the second road!" Five or six more people gathered over and asked anxiously.
The genius in Qing pride took a bite of wine and said, "The second route. It is even bigger. General Qu Tutong of the Zuo Xiao Cavalry Guard, personally led 30,000 Guanzhong Xiaoguo, plus 20,000 new recruits to attack Li Yuan."
"Okay, if General Qu comes out personally, Li Yuan will definitely not get any benefits." Everyone in the restaurant said excitedly.
"What about the third route? His origin must be even bigger! Could it be that His Highness Dai Wang went out to fight in person!" Everyone said excitedly.
"Uh!" said the genius in green, "It is said that His Highness Dai was preparing to go to the expedition in person, but all the court officials opposed it. As a last resort, he asked a general named Li Jing to lead two thousand troops to fight against Li Xiuning, who had recently made a big splash in Fufeng County."
"It's such a pity. How great would it be if His Highness Dai went on the battle in person!" Everyone sighed.
"Who is Li Jing?" someone asked in confusion.
"That's it! I haven't heard of it!" Everyone responded.
"It is said that he was the garrison of Mayi. He came to Daxing City to report Li Yuan's rebellion and was attracted by His Highness Dai." The Qing-clad scholar knew very much in detail, and even could tell the origin of Li Jing.
"Just an unknown man, how could His Highness Dai give him the world-famous special bandit suppression troops to lead!" Someone said sourly, envious of Li Jing's good luck.
"Now I am an unknown man, and it will not be there in a few days. Your Highness Dai Wang missed it. Imagine Du Ruhui from the Disaster Relief Department and Fang Xuanling from the Yan'an War." Someone retorted.
"But the nameless young man is fine. Li Xiuning is just a weak woman. Even if I lead the special bandit suppression troops, I can wipe out them." A young man said loudly.
"Just blow, Li Xiuning is so fierce. Now that the entire Fufeng County is in turmoil, Dou Fang, the prefect of Fufeng, has become angry." Others retorted.
"Hahaha." Everyone in the restaurant burst into laughter. No one took Li Xiuning seriously. A woman led a rebellion. It was a joke. She thought she was Mulan!
"Now the whole country is in war, only Jingzhao County is as stable as Mount Tai. Today, we can rely on His Highness Dai's wisdom and the loyalty of the court's princes." An old man dressed in a scholar shouted.
Everyone nodded, and many people began to shout loudly at King Ren and all loyal ministers.
"Hmph!" A cold snorted out, which seemed particularly harsh.
Everyone looked around and found that the person who was snorting coldly was the Qing-clothed scholar who had just revealed the news.
"Brother, what are you thinking?" said the old scholar dissatisfied. He felt that the literati in blue was very rude.
"I have no objection to thank Your Highness Dai. But thank the officials in the court, is it a bit too early for you to say?" said the genius in Qing disdain.
"What do you mean?" Everyone was surprised and stared at the scribes in green.
"In the distance, Yang Xuangan and Li Mi, and in the recent days, Li Yuan, Duke of Tang, General Liang Shidu of Yingyanglang, Xue Ju, Li Gui of Jincheng, and Li Gui of Hexi, were not rebelled, and no one was not a loyalty to the country, and what was different from the court?" The Qing-clad scholar snorted coldly.
Everyone was silent, yes! People's hearts were separated from their belly, who knew what others thought? If that position was placed in front of them, who could guarantee that they would not be moved.
"Donald Zhou was afraid of rumors, and Wang Mang was not yet welcoming the times. He wanted to die in the first place, but who knew the authenticity of his life?" The genius in green sang loudly and slowly walked out of the restaurant and disappeared into the crowd.
After a long time, everyone in the restaurant suddenly realized.
"That's right, who can tell the loyalty and treacherous?"
"It is said that the Minister of Justice has not been to court for more than ten days in a row. Isn't it necessary to protect myself?" Someone murmured in a low voice.
"I heard that Li Yuan sent a secret envoy to connect with Guanzhong family."
"Now the emperor is far away in Jiangdu, Luoyang and Daxing City are just two little princes taking in it. They are strong and weak!"
"I heard that..."
For a moment, everyone was talking about it.
Soon, this poem spread throughout Daxing City and spread to the entire Guanzhong area at an extremely fast speed.
All those who hear this poem think about the examples of Yang Xuangan and Li Yuan, and they all feel it. People's hearts are separated from their belly. Who can know what others think?
Of course, this secret cannot be hidden from the officials of Daxing Palace, but these old foxes all kept silent and worked as usual.
"Mr. Li!"
"Mr. Bone!"
"General Yin!"
"General Qu!"
Respectful titles were as usual, but everyone noticed that there were always eyes staring behind them.
But in private, everyone acts cautiously and strictly abides by etiquette in every word and action, for fear that a small mistake will cause misunderstandings from others.
Among all the rebellions, the military generals had the most profound experiences.
This made the two of them quite uncomfortable. Qu Tutong wanted to send troops to Taiyuan immediately and escape from the whirlpool of Daxing City.
Wei Mansion.
The imperial physician Ling Shibu, the Zhen brothers, Pang Shan and ten famous doctors of the world took turns to Wei Wensheng to take their pulse. Then, after all the famous doctors gathered together to discuss, they prescribed the prescription very carefully.
"Shangshu Wei was not seriously injured. He was too old and was too busy with state affairs. He was weak. He took some medicine and rested for a while." Shi Bu handed the prescription in his hand to Wei Du.
"Thank you all the miraculous doctors!" Wei Du bowed and thanked.
These are all famous doctors in the world, and it is not easy to hire one. How could there be such a place where the top ten famous doctors gathered in the Wei Mansion at that time? All this would still be thanks to Yang You. If Yang You had not compiled the Compendium of Materia Medica, how could so many famous doctors gathered?
The ten of them represented the highest medical skills at that time. With their joint diagnosis and treatment, Wei Wensheng had a high chance of survival.
Wei Wensheng is the guarantee of the glory and wealth of the Wei Mansion. As long as Wei Wensheng is alive for one day, the glory and wealth of the Wei Mansion will be one more day. Of course, Wei Du has to thank these miracle doctors.
"Your Majesty Wei, you are kind to me. I and others have been deeply favored by His Highness Dai and are able to participate in the revision of this extraordinary medical book. This small fact is not enough to repay His Highness Dai if it is." The Imperial Physician Ling Shibu said modestly.
Of course he knew the emotional entanglement between Yang You and Wei Mingyue, so he deliberately pulled Yang You.
"Weidu thanks His Highness the great kindness of His Highness." Weidu responded awkwardly, and his eyes couldn't help but aim at a pretty figure standing in the side hall.
Wei Mingyue was very proud. The top ten famous doctors sent by King Yang You of Dai to treat Wei Wensheng, which made Wei Mingyue feel very warm. She even couldn't help but guess that Yang You must have done this for her.
Shi Bu simply explained a few precautions and led the famous doctors away.
"It's all gone! Father is fine." Wei Du ordered.
"Yes!" The Wei family dispersed.
After everyone left, Wei Du returned to Wei Wensheng's room.
"What's going on in the court these days?" Wei Wensheng struggled to get up and asked on the bed.
Wei Du hurried forward and helped Wei Wensheng up and asked him to lean on the pillow.
"His Highness Dai Wang recruited 100,000 troops and summoned the Mayi County Chief Li Jing while inspecting the Ministry of Works. He also appointed Li Jing to lead two thousand special bandit suppression soldiers to quell Li Xiuning's rebellion."
"Li Jing! Han Qinhu's nephew, His Highness Dai Wang has good eyesight." Wei Wensheng's eyes flashed when he heard Li Jing's name.
"Ah!" Wei Du was shocked. He thought Li Jing was just an unknown man and a lucky man. How could he know that Li Jing had such a strong background?
"This Li Jing is very powerful!" Wei Du couldn't help asking.
"It's enough to pacify Li Xiuning!" Wei Wensheng said.
Wei Du disagreed with it. What is there to praise for suppressing Li Xiuning, a weak woman?
"Don't underestimate Li Xiuning. She, a woman, was able to make the originally stable Fufeng County uneasy and grow stronger through continuous encirclement and suppression. She can be said to be a hero among women. Li Yuan gave birth to a good daughter!" Wei Wensheng praised.
Immediately, when I saw my son who was still confused, I was suddenly discouraged. It is said that Li Yuan and his sons are all among the people, but their children are very mediocre.
"There is another rumor..." Wei Du stopped talking.
"Say!" Wei Wensheng shouted.
Wei Du stammered for a long time and finally said it.
"Duke Zhou was afraid of rumors, and Wang Mang had not usurped the times. He died in the first place. Who knows the truth or falsehood of his life?" Wei Wensheng suddenly sat up.
"Okay! OK! OK!" Wei Wensheng said three times in a row.
The next day, Wei Wensheng participated in the government affairs while he was ill. He asked His Highness Dai three times in a row. His Highness Dai Wang was wise and decisive, and answered in a good manner. He was very appropriate, which attracted the praise of all the ministers.
Subsequently, the monarch and ministers agreed on the date of the three armies' dispatch, vowed to quell the rebellion, and waited for the emperor to enter the pass.
PS:ps: There must be a third chapter for the outbreak.
Chapter completed!