From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 233

Zhou Yuan's words made all nine people present completely silent, and their faces turned pale.

Liu Daguang breathed rapidly, muttering: "I said something was wrong, how could a forest fire bring us all here."

"Oh my God, King Jing is plotting a rebellion, what's going on!"

"What's going on in the Fifth Army Camp!"

He Xiangnian was sweating profusely, he knew that following Zhou Yuan would cause trouble, but he didn't expect to be involved in such a thing again.

Zhou Yuan knocked on the table, the sound was not loud, but everyone quieted down, the study was silent, and you could hear a pin drop.

Zhou Yuan looked at the heavy-faced people and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, I'm not kidding you, the situation is very urgent."

Everyone's throat was dry and they kept swallowing saliva.

Zhou Yuan continued, "I called you here for serious business and important tasks."

"My Wucheng Bingmasi has been established for more than a hundred years. We have been doing lowly work such as firefighting and cleaning, and have been looked down upon for years."

"Do the hardest work, get the least money, bear the greatest responsibility, and receive the heaviest scolding."

"Haven't you had enough of such days? When you encounter this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make meritorious contributions, is your first reaction to fear?"

Liu Daguang gritted his teeth and said, "Boss Zhou, I, Old Liu, have not read many books and don't understand those great principles, but I am a soldier, I know Whose soldier am I!"

Hong Bo also said: "Yes, we are all rough and don't understand those great principles, but we know loyalty to the emperor and the country."

Luo Kun nodded and said: "Anyway, our glory is given by Boss Zhou. We will do whatever Boss Zhou says. The worst that can happen is that we lose our heads. We brothers are not alone down there."

Zhou Yuan looked at everyone and said in a deep voice: "With the words of the brothers, I, Zhou Yuan, feel at ease. From now on, I will accept all the troops and all the authority of the Wucheng Bingmasi and temporarily become the commander-in-chief of the Wucheng Bingmasi. You have no objection, right? "

"No!"

Liu Daguang said loudly: "We don't know the details, just listen to Boss Zhou!"

Hongbo also said: "Prosperity and adversity are common, I understand this idiom, our Five City Army should unite, we must always come up with something famous, and let others see that we can also fight. "

Zhou Yuan took a deep breath, clasped his fists to everyone and said: "Zhou Yuan is here to thank all the brothers for their strong support, and hereby promise that if the great event is accomplished, I will never let you brothers down, and there will definitely be generous rewards. "

"At this moment, please Brothers, hand over the tiger talismans of each department and let me command them all. "

"For the subsequent actions, do not ask the reasons or the purpose, just strictly follow the orders."

"In order to prevent leaks, from now on, you will be watched by the female guards of the inner court. This is not a lack of trust, but a matter of great importance. Please understand, brothers."

"This year, everyone has a hard time, and so do I."

"But I believe that the new year will definitely be the year of our turnaround!"

Hong Bo shouted directly: "Fuck! Fight with Boss Zhou!"

He handed the tiger talisman directly to Zhou Yuan.

The other people followed suit and handed over the tiger talisman.

Zhou Yuan clasped his fists again and said in a serious tone: "Brothers, trust me, Zhou Yuan, and I will not let you down!"

"Listen to my orders now, go to the foothills of Yanshan Mountain immediately, reorganize the soldiers, abandon the water dragons and hold swords, abandon the supplies and wear armor, and assemble!"

"Qingying, you will dispatch the inner guards to patrol along the twenty miles along the way. If you encounter suspicious people, arrest them directly to prevent spies and secret agents from any forces from noticing our actions."

So far, the five commanders and five governors of the Wucheng Bingma Division have all set off.

…

The fourth hundred and twenty-first year of the Great Jin calendar, the ninth year of Zhaojing, the New Year's Eve.

The imperial palace and the palace gates were open, and the Holy Lord and the Empress, with the royal family, nobles, civil and military officials, and 6,000 imperial guards, went to Wanshou Mountain to worship the heavens and ancestors, and to ensure that the Great Jin would have good weather and good state affairs in the coming year.

The mighty carriages and the majestic army made the people in the city admire them. On New Year's Eve, everyone was in a happy mood.

Wanshou Mountain is about 40 miles outside the city of Shenjing. It has beautiful scenery and is the place where the tombs of the emperors of the Jin Dynasty are located.

The ceremony of offering sacrifices to the heaven and ancestors organized by the Ministry of Rites was extremely grand. Nine tripods and 24 copper pillars were cast, and a spacious square for offering sacrifices to the heaven was built in front of the imperial tomb.

More than 7,000 civil and military officials, royal nobles, palace maids, and imperial guards left the city in a grand and magnificent manner.

So much so that many people in Shenjing wanted to watch the excitement and followed them.

In response, the commander of the imperial guards in charge of security asked whether they needed to be expelled.

But Empress Zhaojing said: "It is fortunate that the people are willing to help.There is no need to expel them. "

I don't know where this sentence came from, but the people of Shenjing knew it anyway. His Majesty did not object to going to watch the ceremony of offering sacrifices to the heaven, so more people followed him out of the city, wanting to join in the fun, broaden their horizons, and maybe even see His Majesty's face.

But when the city gates were opened, refugees from nowhere rushed into Shenjing.

There were tens of thousands of refugees, endless and crowded. The defenders could not resist the attack. They entered from the south of the city and ravaged Shenjing. They were like locusts passing through the border.

The detectives of Shenjing came out in full force and opened They began to suppress the refugees, but how could those few constables suppress hundreds of thousands of refugees!

In just one or two hours, the refugees swept the entire Shenjing, smashing, looting, burning, and eating whatever they saw. Shenjing almost became a purgatory.

But Shenjing is different from Yunzhou. There are too many big families here, and there are countless soldiers and servants. It is impossible to suppress the refugees, but it is possible to guard the house.

So after these refugees had enough food and drink, some people stood up and shouted: "We are all the people of Dajin. If you have any grievances, you can ask your majesty to judge. Your majesty will offer sacrifices to the heavens on Wanshou Mountain, and go to complain! "

But it wasn't just one person shouting, but hundreds of people stood up and shouted. Finally, someone in the refugee group raised his arms and shouted, and rushed straight to Wanshou Mountain with hundreds of thousands of refugees.

Wanyan Daichan was on the roof of the inn, watching these scenes, and her brows furrowed tightly.

She could see that it was not a coincidence that these refugees came to Shenjing from thousands of miles away. There must be a large number of people who instigated them at least a few months in advance and brought them all the way here.

The refugees closest to Shenjing were in Shandong, and it would take at least a month to walk all the way to Shenjing.

This means that at least two or three months ago, someone started to incite the refugees.

Hungry people don't care about any laws. As long as they are given food, they will go wherever you tell them to go.

As long as you set up tents and give out porridge along the way and incite people's hearts along the way, these refugees will be more obedient than dogs.

Who can benefit from the hungry ghosts entering the city?

Wanyan Daichan has already realized that something big has happened, but she still doesn't understand what it is.

So she followed the refugees out of the city, her eyes lit up, and finally saw someone she hadn't seen for a long time.

"Yu Feng!"

Her figure flashed, and she quickly ran to Yu Feng and grabbed his collar.

She said coldly: "Where have you been in more than 20 days?"

Yu Feng was startled and hurriedly said: "Protector, that... I went back to my hometown."

Wanyan Daichan sneered: "Back to my hometown? Going back to my hometown with the elite masters of the sect? Who gave you the courage to lie to me! "

While she was speaking, her inner strength was about to explode, which put Yu Feng under great pressure.

Yu Feng couldn't help but tremble and said, "Protector, spare my life. I... I am on the order of the Holy Envoy to go to Shandong to do business."

"Shandong?"

Wanyan Daichan was stunned for a moment and murmured, "Could it be that these refugees were brought by Zhou Yuan..."