bookcurios Chapter 101: Recruiting Proclamation, Good Scolding
Chapter 101: Recruiting Proclamation, Good Scolding
The people in Qingzhou City, Xuzhou City, Yanzhou City, and Qiongzhou City also received the news and were immediately terrified.
"What? Sun Quan withdrew his troops and Zhang Liao chased after them! If this isn't treason, then what is it? It looks like the world is going to be in chaos!"
"What on earth is Chu Yang trying to do? If he is asked to return to Kyoto, he can just go back. What's the point of withdrawing the 100,000-man army now? Is he trying to show off that he, Chu Yang, is invincible?"
"Chu Yang is plotting rebellion, Emperor Yongning is furious and has sent the princes to lead the troops to attack. It looks like the world is going to be in chaos!"
Kyoto.
In the magnificent Golden Throne Hall.
Emperor Yongning's face turned livid. He threw the memorial in his hand fiercely onto the imperial desk and roared, "How can this be! How dare the rebellious son Chu Yang do this! Is he planning a rebellion?!"
Below, all the civil and military officials were silent as if they were mice of fear. No one dared to offend the emperor at this time.
"Tell me! What are you doing? A hundred thousand soldiers were defeated by a few hundred people. Is there any law or justice?"
Emperor Yongning pointed at the civil and military officials of the palace and cursed them.
"Your Majesty, calm down! We are guilty!"
"Your Majesty, calm down! There must be something fishy going on here!"
"enough!"
Emperor Yongning shouted angrily, interrupting everyone's pleas and excuses. He stood up suddenly, pointed at an official below, and asked sternly, "Minister of War, what do you think we should do now?"
The Minister of War was so frightened that he trembled all over, and quickly knelt on the ground, saying in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, the only plan now is..."
"Only what?"
The Minister of War took a deep breath and said through gritted teeth: "We can only send a large army to wipe out the rebellion!"
"Suppress the rebellion?"
Emperor Yongning laughed out of anger, "Good! Good! Good! My good son actually forced me to send troops to destroy him! Hahahaha."
at this time.
A young eunuch rushed into the Golden Palace, tumbling and crawling. His shrill voice echoed in the empty hall, breaking the suffocating silence.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Urgent military report from three hundred miles away!"
"How unbecoming is it to be in a panic!"
Emperor Yongning slammed the armrest of the dragon throne and shouted angrily, but he could not conceal the anxiety in his eyes.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I deserve to die, but this military report..."
The young eunuch knelt on the ground, trembling, but still did not forget to raise the military newspaper in his hand above his head.
"Read!"
Emperor Yongning waved his hand impatiently, but he had a bad feeling in his heart.
"Yes Yes."
The young eunuch quickly opened the military report and read in a sharp voice: "I, General Sun Quan, have been ordered to bring back the Seventh Prince Chu Yang and march to the city of Luoyang. However, reinforcements from various states and cities have arrived one after another, with a total of 200,000 troops surrounding me. I know I am no match for them, so I pretended to retreat in order to preserve my strength. I am now handing over the letters from various states and the Seventh Prince."
"What?! Two hundred thousand troops?!"
"How is this possible! Where do the states get the courage?!"
"Are they going to rebel?!"
The court was in an uproar, with civil and military officials talking and whispering to each other, and the already chaotic situation became even more out of control.
Emperor Yongning stood up suddenly, strode down the hall, snatched the military report from the young eunuch, and quickly scanned the text on it with his eyes like lightning.
The first letter was from the Governor of Qingzhou. His words were sincere and revealed his support for Chu Yang. He even boldly asked Emperor Yongning to abdicate and hand over the throne to the wise and brave Seventh Prince Chu Yang.
The second letter was from the governor of Xuzhou, who was cunning and old. He first complained that he was old and weak and could no longer govern Xuzhou. Then he changed the subject and claimed that he was willing to hand over Xuzhou to Chu Yang, only asking for a position under Chu Yang and to spend his old age in peace.
The third letter, from the governor of Yanzhou, was even more direct. It contained only one sentence: "If Emperor Yongning wants to kill the Seventh Prince, he must first step over the corpses of the millions of Yanzhou soldiers!"
"It doesn't make sense! It doesn't make sense!"
Emperor Yongning was so angry that he was shaking all over and tore the letter in his hand into pieces. "A bunch of traitors! I am not even dead yet! How dare they be so presumptuous!"
"Your Majesty, calm down!"
The Minister of War quickly knelt on the ground, "These traitors must have been deceived by Chu Yang's sweet words. As long as Your Majesty sends troops to suppress the rebellion, they will be wiped out in one fell swoop!"
"Suppress the rebellion? Suppress the rebellion!"
Emperor Yongning laughed in anger, "All these good sons of mine wish I would die sooner so they can divide my kingdom! Now, they don't even bother to suppress the rebellion and directly support that rebellious son as emperor!"
The more he spoke, the angrier he became. He kicked over the imperial desk in front of him and pointed at the civil and military officials of the palace, cursing loudly.
"You bunch of rubbish, you are so righteous and moral on weekdays, but now that something has happened, you just want me to calm down! What's the point of me keeping you around?!"
"Your Majesty, calm down!"
"Your Majesty, calm down!"
All the civil and military officials were terrified and fell to their knees. The entire Golden Palace was filled with the angry roar of Emperor Yongning.
After a long time, Emperor Yongning's anger gradually subsided. He slumped down on the dragon throne, his eyes full of fatigue and despair.
"Pass on my order!" Emperor Yongning's voice was hoarse and low, "Organize the troops and send them out to attack the traitor Chu Yang soon!"
"Your Majesty!" The Minister of War bravely asked, "Which prince do you plan to send to lead the troops?"
When Emperor Yongning heard that the prince was to be dispatched to fight, he became even more furious. He blew his nose and glared in anger, "We will discuss this later."
"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"
At this time, Emperor Yongning didn't care what these ministers were thinking. He waved his hand and gave the order.
"Pass the decree down and announce to the world that Chu Yang is rebellious and intends to rebel. His crime is extremely serious. I hope that all states and cities will be concerned about the Great Zhou and fight against this traitor!"
"According to the order!"
Soon, the news that Emperor Yongning personally led the army to attack Chuyang spread throughout the Great Zhou.
At the same time, a conscription notice spread throughout the streets and alleys:
"Chu Yang, the seventh prince of the Great Zhou, was originally a playboy who had no ambition to make progress. He indulged in wine and women all day long and did not work hard.
However, he had evil ambitions and harboured evil intentions. He pretended to request to be granted vassal status in Qiongzhou, but in fact he was secretly recruiting soldiers and building up his power, intending to usurp the throne and commit rebellion!
I, the Emperor of the Great Zhou, was appointed by Heaven to live long and prosper. I originally wanted to show leniency to Chu Yang's crimes and invite him to the capital. However, he was stubborn and refused to repent. He even became worse and dared to openly rebel and disregarded the country and people of the Great Zhou!
Today, I have made up my mind to call on the world to fight against the traitor Chu Yang, to uphold the law and to calm the people's hearts!
All men in the Great Zhou have the responsibility to defend their country!
I am now recruiting heroes from all over the world to fight against the rebels with me, make achievements, and go down in history!"
For a while.
The entire Great Zhou was in an uproar. People from all over the country responded to the call of the court and joined the army enthusiastically. A war was about to break out!
at the same time.
Chu Yang, who was on the Luoyang city wall, saw the conscription manifesto and laughed inadvertently!
"Okay, okay, it's really well written. Who wrote this?"
Hearing this, Suo Si, who was standing by, bowed and whispered, "It's the most talented woman in the Great Zhou Dynasty - Shangguan Wan'er."