Northern Dynasties Imperial Industry

A few days later, Zhu Guo and Chang Shangong Yu Jin took the lead in arriving at Tongzhou City, escorted by two thousand armored soldiers.

At present, Tongzhou City is basically in a state of power vacuum. With Li Zhi's troops fleeing Tongzhou, the military and political affairs of the Chinese and Foreign Governments have been completely suspended, and no one is responsible for the overall city defense affairs.

Yu Jin and his party arrived in front of the city gate. Seeing that no one came to contact them, and Yu Jin did not know what the situation was in the city, he did not dare to enter the city directly. Instead, he ordered his soldiers to enter the city first to inform them of the news.

While waiting for feedback from the city, Yu Jin was also observing the scene inside and outside Tongzhou City. Yu Jin returned to Tongzhou for the first time since he led his army south to conquer Jiangling and was trapped in Shannan last year. Today's Tongzhou City has not changed much compared to what he remembered, but there is a strange atmosphere in it.

He had just arrived at Tongguan with the Heluo army. Before he had time to rest, he was appointed by the King of Taiyuan to take the lead in returning to Tongzhou to appease the soldiers and civilians in Tongzhou and initially control those involved in the rebellion.

And Yu Jin also learned that a group of people headed by Lueyang Gongyu Wenjue had been making a lot of outrages in the past period, so he was mentally prepared, thinking that it would be unreasonable to see any commotion after returning to Tongzhou. It won't be a big surprise.

However, what he saw after arriving in Tongzhou was very different from what he imagined. First of all, there were no armored soldiers inside or outside the city. It looked like the door was open and completely undefended. Yu Jin led his troops all the way to the city gate. No one came out of the city to question or contact anyone, which showed that the city seemed to be in a state of control.

However, there was no chaotic scene as far as Yu Jin could see. There were few traces of people inside and outside the city, and traces of cleaning could even be clearly seen on the streets in the city. There were also sounds of chickens and dogs coming from the doors of the houses near the city gate, and there were even people peering out from within the fences.

Yu Jin returned this time under orders to quell the chaos first, but everything he saw in his field of vision, except for the rare sight of people, gave him the feeling that the city was in Yanning and that it was orderly, which was not at all like It is a city that has just experienced serious turmoil.

Yu Jin watched in front of the city for a long time with doubts, and finally his eyes fell on a notice posted next to the city gate.

He turned over and dismounted, walked forward slowly, and saw that the notice had signs of being vandalized. The paper had obviously been torn and crumpled, but it had been smoothed, pieced together, and reposted.

The people who did these things should be very careful, because not only the writings were spliced ​​clearly and completely, but also some paper fragments without writing were put back together according to the outline. Therefore, although this notice looks damaged, it is actually still complete, and the content of the notice is also very clear.

This notice is the random message posted by Wang Kan of Taiyuan a few days ago. Although it was torn up and damaged, the paper fragments were recovered one by one and put back together carefully and patiently. It was clear in the memorandum that the soldiers and civilians should stay in their respective places and not move around to cause chaos, which was exactly in line with what Yu Jin saw in front of him.

"Although I haven't arrived yet, I have ordered and prohibited you. How can one person's power be so great?"

Yu Jin looked at the content of the memorandum and the scene inside and outside the city. He was surprised for a while and felt a little unbelievable, but for a while he seemed to be unable to find any other explanation.

Just when Yu Jin was still a little surprised and uncertain, someone in the city finally came to greet him. The first to arrive were officials from the Chinese and foreign governments such as Da Xixi and Li Yan. After these people saw Yu Jin standing in front of the city gate, their faces were also secretly happy, and they bowed their heads one after another and said: "I pay my respects to Mr. Chang Shangong! Mr. Chang Shangong has finally returned to the government, and he finally has something to rely on for the complicated affairs of the government!" "

"What's the current situation in the city? Why doesn't it even have basic defense?"

Yu Jin waved his hand to signal a few people to excuse themselves, then frowned and asked.

After hearing this question, Da Xixi and others looked at each other, each with a troubled look on his face. After a moment of silence, he explained: "The former soldiers came here to declare the order of King Taiyuan, and the soldiers of the army were guarding the camps. Leave the camp at will..."

King Taiyuan has already conveyed the decree, and when Li Zhi rebelled from the Chinese and Foreign Affairs Office, he took away many important talismans of the Chinese and Foreign Affairs Palace. The officers and soldiers here were already worried, so they simply took this as an excuse and led their troops back to their garrison. They no longer accepted the dispatch orders from the Chinese and Foreign Governments, but quietly waited for the return of King Taiyuan.

It is also because the reputation of King Taiyuan is too loud, and most of the generals under the Zhongwai Mansion hold this idea. Therefore, in the past few days, there have been no soldiers stationed inside and outside Tongzhou City, and the soldiers and civilians have also obeyed. Everyone strictly abided by the anti-rebellion decree, so there was no chaos inside or outside the city.

Although Yu Jin had already guessed, when it was confirmed from the mouths of these Chinese and foreign officials, he couldn't help but be amazed for a while. He has served in the military for half his life and has a rich resume. He participated in quelling the rebellion as early as the Six Towns Mutiny. After that, he experienced repeated turmoil for many years. When had he ever seen a turmoil that was so easily put down?

In fact, not only Yu Jin, but also Da Xixi and other people who have personally experienced this turmoil feel like a dream when they think about it.

Before the order of King Taiyuan was conveyed to Tongzhou City, the Chinese and Foreign Affairs Office had been put into chaos by Duke Lueyang, Li Zhi and others. Even though they wanted to bring order to the chaos, they had no decision-making power at all, and they could not mobilize it at all. The military personnel have a sense of despair that the building is about to collapse but there is no way to save it.

But when King Taiyuan's order was conveyed, everything changed. The traitors who caused trouble in the government either defected directly or simply disappeared. Even if they could still be seen in the government, their previous arrogance and arrogance were gone. Gone, became more polite.

Especially Lueyang Gongyu Wenjue, who is the source of this turmoil, although he has been living near the Zhitang of Zhongwai Mansion in the past few days, and there are usually new tricks every day, now he seems to have been taken away from him, like a wandering ghost. sound.

The Zhongwai Mansion, which was originally restless and restless, has been extremely quiet these past few days, as if it had suddenly been forgotten by the whole world. As for those who stayed behind, such as Da Xixi, they stayed in the official offices of the Chinese and foreign governments every day. Although there was nothing to do in the official offices, they still strictly abided by the instructions of King Taiyuan that "officials should stay at work" and did not dare to leave the government casually.

Although the turmoil in reality was calmed down by King Taiyuan's decree, they, the Chinese and foreign officials, were still unable to calm down in their hearts. They were particularly worried that King Taiyuan might impose severe sanctions on those who were involved in the chaos after his arrival.

Now that Yu Jin returned first, they secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Compared with the people of Shannan Road who had been in a state of conflict before, Yu Jin, the Zhuguo, was undoubtedly friendlier. So everyone seized this opportunity and complained and exposed Yu Jin one after another.

Before Yu Jin had finished listening to everyone's complaints, someone else in the city was rushing towards him on horseback. They were the people who gathered at Taiyuan Palace such as King Guangping and Zhao Gui, who were convinced later.

"I would like to ask Mr. Changshang, when will the King of Taiyuan enter the city? We are looking forward to the king's return to quell the chaos..."

Zhao Gui, who looked haggard and had messy beard and hair, stepped forward, grabbed Yu Jin's arm and asked, but his slightly embarrassed appearance made Yu Jin unable to hold back for a moment: "Why is Duke Nanyang so haggard?"

Talking about this incident brings tears of bitterness again. Zhao Gui was already quite young. In the past few days, he had squeezed into the stables from the gatekeeper of the Wang family in Taiyuan. And because he was worried about being implicated, he had been restless and worried for several days. How could he not feel haggard? Then be damned.

When Yu Jin was counterattacked by the King of Taiyuan and was trapped in Shannan Road and could not return, Zhao Gui also laughed secretly in his heart. But seeing that Yu Jin returned with glory as a representative of the King of Taiyuan today under the command of Jia Bing Gong, he really wished that he could not return. He took his own life to fight against Jiangling.

Hearing Yu Jinshang's concerned question at this time, Zhao Gui's nose felt sour for a moment, and he lowered his head and sighed: "I am fortunate to be a distinguished elder in the hall, and someone who is unfortunately involved in chaos and is a prisoner under the rank. Please, please Chang Shangong felt nostalgic about the old days and was able to give some advice to someone in front of the king..."

When Yu Jin heard Zhao Gui's bitter words, he couldn't help but feel emotional for a while. People's fortunes are always unpredictable, and ups and downs often only happen in an instant. If he had not been trapped in Shannan back then, he would probably be in the same situation as Zhao Gui now!

However, Yu Jin did not have time to express any more emotions. Although the current situation in Tongzhou City had been calmed down by King Taiyuan's letter, the specific personnel involved in the chaos still need to be investigated, and this is where Yu Jin's mission lies.

He did not stay in front of the city gate any longer. He first sent a team of troops to the Zhongwai Mansion to imprison Duke Yu Wenjue of Lueyang and his accomplices. Under the guidance of King Guangping and others, he went to Taiyuan Prince's Mansion to see the emperor. After reporting everything about King Taiyuan's return journey, he and the crowd returned from the emperor to the Chinese and Foreign Affairs Office.

With Yu Jin temporarily in charge, the situation in the Chinese Foreign Affairs Office has become slightly more stable. Yu Jin did not make any large-scale personnel adjustments, but temporarily sealed up the personnel of the Sino-foreign government that had gone through turmoil, and detained all those involved in the chaos, including not only Duke Lueyang and his party members, but also Cai You and other people involved in the incident. Inside, they are all imprisoned uniformly.

When Yu Jin got the situation under control, King Taiyuan also led a large group of troops to enter the pass. King Tuobazan of Guangping and others first went to Weiqiao to welcome him with the emperor's imperial edict. They first granted King Taiyuan the titles of Prime Minister of Otsuka and Commander-in-Chief of all military affairs at home and abroad, while King Taiyuan only accepted the title of Commander-in-Chief of all military affairs at home and abroad, and resigned from all other posts.

Later, the emperor personally led the civil and military officials of Tongzhou City to greet King Taiyuan in the southern suburbs on the day he arrived in Tongzhou. When he saw King Taiyuan's ceremonial banner appearing in his field of vision, the emperor, who had been frightened by the turmoil in the past few days, Tuoba Kuo couldn't help but burst into tears.

"I have been thinking about it day and night, and now the king has finally returned to the court. I am responsible for the affairs of the family and the state, and they are all dedicated to the king. The people have been thirsty for governance for a long time, but the king can comfort both internal and external. I ask the king to stabilize the country and not let down the expectations of the people of the world. !”

When King Taiyuan came in to pay homage, the emperor went forward personally to lift King Taiyuan up during the ceremony, and said with a sincere and excited expression.