The Tyrant's Beloved Empress

It is said that the day has thoughts, and the night has dreams.

That night, an Changqing had a dream about the last life. In fact, many years after his death, he couldn't remember much about the past, but his dream at that night was very clear, and he could even feel that he was dreaming.

In his dream, Xiao Zhige was still far away in Yanzhou. He was sitting alone in the pavilion of the palace garden reading a book. Under the service, people are not very careful, and they are lazy and gossiping outside the pavilion.

He did not care, there is a page without a page of the book.

There was a low cry not far from the pavilion. He followed his voice and recognized that the one crying should be a little servant girl. He covered her face with a handkerchief and cried intermittently: "so many people, so many people are dead My home is just beside Surabaya. No one dares to send a letter to me. I'm sure there's no way to live... "

Two servant girls immediately nervously cover her mouth, low low scold: "you don't want to die, the king housekeeper all ordered, forbid us to discuss this matter!"

The sad servant girl seemed to be very angry. She suppressed her voice and said, "there are so many people on the edge of Surabaya, all of them are called the third prince poisoned! If we don't say that, it's not going to happen? "

"Don't talk nonsense." Another older servant girl looked back at an Changqing warily. An Changqing immediately lowered her head and pretended to read seriously.

She sighed and continued: "I heard that all the villages on the edge of Surabaya were surrounded by soldiers. Your majesty ordered that they were all" baiding army ". It's not a pity to die."

"If your house is on the edge of Surabaya I'm sorry... "

The little maid began to cry again

Knowing that she was dreaming, an Changqing tried to wake herself up, but she was even more dazed. Instead, the picture turned and she went to another place.

He was standing in a book shop, picking out books. There were several scholars in the shop talking in a low voice.

"It's said that the third prince was assassinated by the rebel army. Is it true or false? Some people say it was actually the king of the Northern War. "

The other one, with a mysterious face, looked around and said in a low voice, "what's the matter with the king of Northern Warlords This is retribution. "

"How do you say that?" One asked.

Then the scholar looked disgusted, but continued: "don't you know the turmoil in Surabaya two years ago? My family lives not far from Surabaya. At the beginning, the third prince poisoned the upper reaches of Surabaya in order to fight against the uprising army. The uprising broke the river, and they all fell ill. The third prince took the opportunity to lead the soldiers to kill them and defeated the uprising army. "

The former scholar frowned: "this method is really insidious."

One man interjected: "it's justifiable to be honest in war."

"Excusable?" The scholar sneered: "that's what you don't know. There are many tributaries in Surabaya, extending in all directions. He poisoned not only the uprising army, but also the people on the edge of Surabaya. Along with the crops in the field, many of them are poisoned. A lot of people only know that they have stomachache and get sick after using the river. Later they know that they have been poisoned! "

His voice was indignant: "later, when the government knew about it, it did not detoxify the people. Instead, it was an imperial edict from the upper authorities, which turned all the villages in Surabaya into Anti thieves and sent troops to encircle and suppress them. Poor villagers, those who died died died, those who were killed were killed. For most of that month, Surabaya was red. If my family hadn't gone into hiding, they would have died long ago! "

After listening to him, the scholar hesitated: "don't you make it up? How come we've never heard of it. "

When the scholar saw that his companion didn't believe him, his face became more and more angry: "the leader has given an order. Who dares to talk about it? He will be pulled out and beheaded immediately. Who dares to say? If you don't believe it, it's just retribution that the three princes died in the hands of the rebel army! "

Surabaya The rebels

An Changqing was startled and suddenly sat up from the bed, panting with sweat on her face.

He remembered.

He said why day to see "Surabaya" always feel inexplicable feel familiar, originally he had no intention to hear. That was the "Sishui turmoil" in the 16 years of Qingli period!

"What's the matter? Have you had a nightmare? " Xiao Zhige on his side woke up after hearing the news and saw that his face was covered with cold sweat. He took a handkerchief to wipe his face with concern.

An Changqing has not yet completely separated from the dream, and her eyes are still a little absent-minded, looking at the dull. Xiao Zhige got up and pushed the window open to breathe. The sky outside had turned white, and a ray of morning light poured down from the clouds, illuminating the room.

"I dream again." An Changqing returned to his senses and managed to manage his thoughts. He said, "there will be a big event in Surabaya."

Xiao Zhige's eyes were slightly sharp. Seeing his expression, he knew it would not be a trivial matter. He put his palm on his back and poured him a glass of water: "don't worry, speak slowly."

An Changqing took a sip of water and managed to calm down his ups and downs: "I dreamt that when the third prince was in peace, he poisoned the upper reaches of Surabaya. It was not only the uprising army that was poisoned, but also the common people around Surabaya..."

He remembered everything. After hearing this accident in the garden pavilion, he was curious and asked about it. Although he didn't know the whole picture, he could guess the cause and effect.Because the third prince poisoned the river in Surabaya, most of the uprising troops who used the river fell ill. The third prince took the opportunity to attack. The battle was easy and nearly ten thousand uprising troops were annihilated. After the headmaster returned to Beijing, Emperor anqing wantonly rewarded the third prince, who was in the limelight for a while. However, shortly after the battle, local officials reported that many people living near Surabaya fell ill because of the residual poison in the river, and the crops in the field were yellow and poisoned to death.

Before that, Anqing emperor praised the third prince wantonly. At this time, if the news that ordinary people were poisoned came out, it would not only be harmful to the stability of the situation, but also to the reputation of Anqing emperor. In order to block the news, Emperor anqing directly beat the villagers of that village into Anti thieves and ordered to encircle and suppress none of them. After that, it was forbidden to talk about it. It was only when the violators were killed that the matter was suppressed.

Later, the uprising troops appeared one after another, and they were not recruited by the imperial court. After Xiao Zhige ascended the throne, sending officials to appease him still had no effect, so that he could only personally lead the troops to wipe out the rebels and stabilize the situation.

Once upon a time, an Changqing didn't understand the reason, but now he wants to understand it. With so many people dead in Surabaya, it's impossible to keep the slightest information. With the lessons of the baiding army, there will be no more rebel troops who dare to be recruited.

Even the death of the third prince was due to the old affairs of the baiding army.

In the area of Surabaya, the baiding army alone has nearly ten thousand people, not to mention the villagers living nearby. Such a huge number makes an Changqing feel creepy when she thinks about it.

Clench the palm, but the palm is a wet wet wet cold sweat. An Changqing said incoherently: "so many lives It can't be like this... "

Xiao Zhige put his hand on the back of his hand and said, "don't worry, I'll find a way."

He knew that emperor anqing had always regarded the common people as mole ants, and that his third brother's mind and nature were not as pure and kind as they showed, but he never thought that they could do such crazy things. But it's not surprising that they will be so careful.

As a young man, if he wants to fight with the prince, he must have enough achievements. Emperor Anqing, however, always cared only about himself. In his eyes, the life and death of the common people were just a number.

Don't know just, now know, Xiao Zhige but can't sit back and ignore.

Baiding army or Huangding army, after all, are the people of Daye.

Xiao Zhige's eyes were dark. Seeing that an Changqing was still palpitating, he took people into his arms and coaxed him to sleep again. After coaxing people to sleep, he quietly got up and went to the barracks with the light in the sky.

Several days have passed since the news of Yejing came to Yanzhou. According to his calculation, the third man must have arrived at Surabaya by this time. If he wants to save these people, he has to move faster.

He wrote two letters to Shentu Xu and the leader of the baiding army.

It is said that the great leader of the baiding army is a butcher with boundless power. He has a pig killing knife, which makes people kill and Buddha kill. It was his second brother, a serious scholar, who gave him advice. Only when the two brothers were both civil and military did they expand the baiding army to nearly ten thousand people.

After sealing the lacquer, Xiao Zhige called a messenger in. He was about to send the letter out, but he thought it was not right. After pondering for a moment, they called Xie Ling to come over. They had a secret talk, and then asked Xie Ling to be a lobbyist himself.

Yanzhou is adjacent to Suzhou. The fast horse goes there day and night. It can be reached in three days. But a single letter may not convince the two forces.

Shen Tu Xu was indecisive, and his ability was inferior to his father's. fortunately, he was not brave enough, because Shen Tu Bo's teaching was good for the soldiers and the people. It would be much easier to persuade him to agree to be an insider.

It's the baiding army that is hard to deal with. They are in a fierce situation with the imperial court now. Even if Xie Ling goes in person, he may not be convinced.

Xiao Zhige turned his back and looked into the sky. He sighed slowly. Now, he can only do his best to listen to the destiny.

***

Xie Ling's horse arrived in Suzhou on the third day and first went to Xuanwei general's residence to see Shen Tu Xu.

When Shen Tu Xu saw him, he was very surprised. Suzhou was adjacent to Yanzhou, and Yanzhou was in front of him to resist Beidi. In addition, there was no conflict of interest, so the relationship between the two sides was pretty good. Shentu xudang even invited people into the mansion.

Because of the urgency of the situation, Xie Ling didn't say much nonsense. After holding back for four times, he sincerely relayed Xiao Zhige's words to him.

The more Shen Tu Xu listened, the worse he looked: "this Is there any evidence? Poisoning in water has been despised since ancient times. Why is the third prince here

It's not only the enemy, but also the people nearby. All generals with some bottom line will not use such inferior means. In the former dynasty, the generals who used this strategy were criticized by the history books for their outstanding achievements.

"There's no evidence, but if it's false, it's good for the general, isn't it?"

Xie Ling looked sincere and said, "the Lord asked me to remind the general, but I can't bear to see the people in Suzhou suffer in vain. If the third prince is really ready to use this strategy, general Shentu only needs to persuade the third prince to give up the plan after the rumor that the third prince is going to poison in Surabaya has spread. There was no harm to the general. On the contrary, in case of successful poisoning, the victims are not only the baiding army, but also the people near Surabaya. As far as I know, half of the generals are from Suzhou, right? At that time, the morale of the army will be unstable... "He did not finish his words, but Shentu Xu already understood his meaning. He walked anxiously in the study with his hands behind his back. After a long time, he said, "I believe you for the time being. It's just how does this rumor get out? What will the White army do? "

Xie Ling said: "the Lord has arranged to spread the news. As for the White army It's the people of Daye. If it had not been for Kangyong county officials who forced the people, they would not have risen. The general will calm down the peace talks, or there may be a turn for the better. "

Shen Tu Xu sighed, a little worried: "what are these things?"

But Xie Ling didn't say much. Seeing that he should come down, he left in a hurry and went to Kangyong County in Sishui. There is another more important task for him.