Chapter 20: Flying Away
?In early April of the second year of the Elephant, the government completed the interrogation of the arrested traitors. The evidence was conclusive and the crime was extremely evil. A total of thirteen main culprits and accomplices first paraded the streets and then the court executed the main culprits and beheaded the other accomplices in public.
As for the rumors that Emperor Tianyuan's head appeared at the Duke of Sui State's Mansion, the government said it was purely a rumor. The Duke of Sui State was an important official of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and how could the Duke of Sui State be the mastermind behind the thief?
The scene was very lively on the day of the execution, and the surrounding trees were filled with people, walls, roofs, and roofs were crowded with people, and everyone opened their eyes wide to see how these traitors who were extremely guilty were punished.
Especially a few people were taken to the guillotine and shouted loudly when they were about to be stabbed: "Grandpa is another hero in 18 years!" Every time they won the audience cheers.
That's right. The thief who dares to kill the lord must be a fierce and evil spirit. He can bear the words "being brave but not afraid of death" in this way. When blood splatters, the timid faints on the spot, the bold ones make their blood boil, and more so scared that they blindfolded and then continued to look forward to the next person coming to the stage.
And Lingchi, who is said to be a person with great sins, is qualified to "enjoy". When he was executed, he cut the prisoner into 3,600 knives like cutting mutton. The last knives took his life. It was really exciting!
The people were happy to see it, and the officials present at the scene were relieved to see it. Everyone here knew what was beheaded on the stage, but what did it matter? The thief bowed his head and killed him. The court had the face, the majesty of the king's law, and the people's fun, then everything would be fine.
The Emperor of Great Zhou was assassinated and died in the streets of the capital, but he had nowhere to go. If this is spread, would it be a joke for the people of the world!
There were thousands of people in Chang'an City watching the execution of the traitors, while Yuwen Wen, the Duke of Xiyang County, was busy in the mansion.
Tomorrow is a good day, a good day to fly away!
He arranged all matters in the study as usual, tried his best to do everything as usual, and then he would take the hiking team to leave Chang'an. Previously, Yuwen Wen and his brother Yuwen Liang spent a lot of money to go on the way, and finally persuaded the right prime minister, one of the regent ministers. Wang Yuwen of the Han Dynasty agreed that his two brothers left Chang'an and "go out for a walk".
After the group of people left, the old housekeeper stayed. Yuwen Wen was quite surprised and asked what else?
"Master Lang, the spiritual card of the ancestor is gone."
The old steward mentioned by the old steward refers to Yuwen Yi, the Duke of Xiyang County, the previous generation, and was also the father of Yuwen Wen's patriarchal law. Yuwen Yi was named Duke of Xiyang County twenty years ago and had no heir after his death. So his brother Yuwen Liang adopted his second son Yuwen Wen to his name to inherit the incense and title.
"Well? I took it to reframe it and then came back in a few days. Butler, don't panic."
The old butler knelt down and kowtowed to Yuwen Wen a few times, "I am contented in the nine springs, and I wish the Lord a good journey."
"What's wrong with the butler? I will come back in a few days when I go out." Yuwen Wen looked at the old butler and was puzzled, not sure which one he played now.
"The Lord of the Langzhu doesn't need to be like this. The old slave, following Xianzun, dare not have a second thought for decades. However, the journey to Anzhou is long and cannot be with him. Please take care of the Lord."
Yuwen Wen was surprised when he heard this. He was indeed going to run away to Anzhou. After all, his biological father Yuwen Liang was the general manager of Anzhou, of course he had to go there to welcome the upcoming war, but how did this old housekeeper know?
When he was packing his luggage privately, he thought about it and brought the tablet of his father Yuwen Yi, who was in the patriarchal state. After all, he received the title. It was natural to sell incense sticks to the old man from time to time.
"Mr. Lang, one of the entourages is for the court this time, and I asked the lord to be wary of one or two." The old housekeeper respectfully handed over a note, "At the end of February, the old slave dealt with a court hearing, but he never thought that Huang Aqi sold the owner, it was the old slave who dereliction of duty."
I'll go, it turns out that you are a loyal servant. If I had known this, why would I have been alone and I would have been working hard for several jobs!
Yuwen Wen took the note and looked at it and felt aroused in his heart: Is it him? Then he nodded and put the note on the oil lamp aside to burn it.
"After I left, I will dismiss the servants in the mansion after a while. If the time is right, I will transfer the mansion and the housekeeper should also enjoy the peace and happiness."
"The old slave has a son living in Chang'an City. If the husband has something to do in the future, he can send him here to search." The old servant handed over another note, Yuwen Wen took a look and solemnly folded it into his arms.
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The next morning, the eastern suburbs of Chang'an City.
A carriage avoided pedestrians coming and going on the main road and parked in a forest far away. The carriage captain Chi Chifan was holding her head and crying with her mother. More than ten meters outside the carriage, Yuwen Wen was talking to his father-in-law, Duke Yuchi Shun of Angu County.
"The son-in-law concealed it for a long time before he told me that he had been worrying for more than a month, so he would also forgive him." Yuwen Wen apologized to Yuchi Shun.
After setting the departure date, Yuwen Wen invited the Duke of Angu County yesterday to meet quietly in the east suburbs of Chang'an City today. The couple came here and saw their daughter Yuchi Chifan, whom they thought they would never see again.
Yuwen Wen told his father-in-law and mother-in-law in detail about the incident and his upcoming trip to Anzhou, that is, "The emperor forced wine to get Yuchi Chifan to do something wrong, but fortunately, the thief assassinated that night, just escaped from the palace. In order to prevent accidents, he had to hide until now." Of course, the powerful information "your son-in-law is the real murderer of assassinating the emperor" cannot be said.
"Well, you should be more careful along the way to Anzhou." Yuchi Shun was open-minded. After all, his daughter was relieved to be a parent. "Sanniang has been spoiled by her mother since childhood, so her son-in-law has to be more tolerant."
"This is natural, but does my father-in-law have to plan too?" Yuwen Wen still wanted to remind his father-in-law more, "The situation is changing now, and all the people are ready to move. The son-in-law thinks he is afraid he will be bloody..."
Yuchi Shun looked at the sky and sighed. How could he not see what Yuwen Wen, a junior, could he see? The young emperor ascended the throne and all forces are still fighting in the audience, but it won't take long to break up.
Who doesn’t want to sit in that position? But in the end, you can only sit alone!
"The son-in-law has a letter, and I asked my father-in-law to pass it to the Duke of Shu." Yuwen Wen solemnly handed a letter with both hands, "The son-in-law met a strange person, and he can predict good fortune and avoid misfortune. He said that the Duke of Shu will have great trouble in a few months, and the method of avoiding misfortune is in the letter."
Yuchi Jiong, Duke of Shu, was the nephew of Yuwen Tai, the founder of the Great Zhou Dynasty. He was loyal to the Yuwen family and was the chief supervisor of Xiangzhou at that time and was also the father of Yuchi Shun.
According to the original historical trajectory, two months later, Yuchi Jiong saw that Yang Jian, the Duke of Sui, was willing to usurp the throne, so he clicked on his disciples, his sons and nephews' army to fight against Yang, and fought fiercely with the marshal Wei Xiaokuan, the famous general sent by Yang Jian. Hundreds of thousands of troops fought fiercely in various places for more than a month, and Yuchi Jiong was defeated and died.
Yuwen Wen thought of a way to try to reverse the history of Yuchi Jiong's defeat, but he was not qualified to attract the attention of Duke Shu, so he asked his father-in-law Yuchi Shun to give it a try. As for whether he succeeded or not, he could no longer influence it.
"If the situation changes, the Duke of Shu will definitely raise an army to help the royal family. At that time, my father-in-law will probably have a hard time living in Chang'an City. Please think twice!"
He was honest and sincere and hoped that Yuchi Shun would come up with a solution, after all, he was his wife's parents. If Yuchi Jiong revived his army, they would definitely not escape the disaster.
Emperor Tianyuan Yuwen Yun died under his own hands, but the subsequent history seemed to be moving along the trajectory of the old time and space. Although the Duke of Sui Yang Jian failed to "pass the tribulation" and was seriously injured, he still insisted on entering the palace to fight for power and get a seat. Like in history, he became the left prime minister of the regent and held real power.
When Yuwen Yun was reigned, he appointed four auxiliary officials in the first year of Daxiang: the above-mentioned Dazhu Kingdom's Datong Priest, the King of Yue, Yuwen Sheng, was the Daqian, the chief of Xiangzhou, Yuchi Jiong, the Duke of Shu, was the Dayoubi, the chief of Bingzhou, Li Mu, the Duke of Shen, was the Dazuofu, and the Grand Sima, the Duke of Sui, Yang Jian, was the Dahougong.
Among the four giants with real power, Yuwen Sheng was named King of Yue and had gone out to Fengzhou (now near Danjiangkou City, Hubei Province) to take up a vassal. Yuchi Jiong was in the Xiangzhou General Administration (under the Yecheng, near Linzhang, Hebei Province), and Li Mu served in the Bingzhou General Administration (under the Jinyang, near Taiyuan, Shanxi Province). Only the Duke of Sui Yang Jian stayed in Chang'an City.
At this time of great change, Yang Jian got the moon first. In addition, his daughter Yang Lihua is now the empress dowager in control of the harem, and the advantages of both inside and outside are obvious.
Wang Yuwenzan of the Han Dynasty is now the right prime minister of the regent. This playboy who is addicted to wine and sex will sooner or later be killed by Uncle Yang, so the subsequent plot is similar to the old time and space.
The only thing worthy of comfort is that Yuwen Yun was assassinated this time. His traitor Zheng Yi, Liu Fang had no way to forge the will to let Yang Jian take over the power. The leadership of the imperial guards in the capital and the palace is still fiercely competing for all parties. It was because Yuwen Wen spent money to please the Han Wang Yuwen Zan to leave Chang'an with justification.
We must go to Anzhou to make some preparations before Yang Jian truly takes power!
After lingering for a while, both sides said goodbye. Yuwen Wen and Yuwen Shiwu followed the carriage onto the main road, met with their own convoy parked on the side of the road, and walked forward for a while to work with their brother Yu Wenming's convoy.
At this time, Yuwen Wen and his brother Yu Wenming's family went out with their families. In addition to the guards, they tried to travel as lightly as possible, Yu Wenming took his wife Li, youngest son, and Yuwen Wen with his changed wife Yuchi Chifan.
The rest were all trusted servants, and the family generals had guards. After all, the journey to Anzhou was long, and there were not enough guards, and it was probably intercepted by bandits and horses halfway through. Last month, Yuwen Liang, Yuwen Ming, Yuwen Wen and his son had considered the current situation when they discussed secretly. When Yuwen Liang returned to Anzhou, he left a capable confidant in Chang'an and traveled together.
As for the "ears of the court" mentioned by the old butler in the guard he selected, he had already found an excuse to send it away.
Anzhou Prefecture Zhenganlu City is located in the modern Anlu City, Hubei Province. It is more than 90 kilometers northwest of Wuhan. It starts from Chang'an to the southeastern Wuguan Ancient Road, and can be reached by Xiangzhou (government of Xiangyang, now Xiangyang, Hubei), and Suizhou (government of Suicheng, now Suizhou, Hubei), and the whole journey is about 1,300 miles.
The other road is farther. Starting from Chang'an, you can go east through Luozhou (in Luoyang, now Luoyang, Henan) and Xingzhou (in Chenggao, now Xingyang, Henan) and then turn south. You can go south through Yuzhou (in Shangcai, now Runan County, Henan) and Shenzhou (in Pingyang, now Xinyang City, Henan). The whole journey is about 1,700 miles.
The relationship between the two routes is like a right-angle triangle. The road from Chang'an to the southeast of Wuguan is a short-angle triangle with a right-angle triangle. The road from Chang'an to the east of Tongguan is a right-angle triangle with a far-angle triangle with a right-angle triangle.
This time they cleared their relationship and left Chang'an in the name of traveling, and to conceal their eyes and distances, considering that their family members have to bear the ability to withstand long distances on a daily trip, it is expected that it will take nearly twenty days to arrive in Anzhou.
After Luoyang entered the boundary of Xingzhou and left Chang'an, he turned to the south. At that time, the power struggle in the capital was almost intensified, and all forces were waiting to see the red sword, but no one cared about where the two of them ran.
On Yuwen Wen's side, his wife Yuchi Chifan, actress Liu Caiyun and two maids were sitting in a carriage. Li Sanjiu, a young eunuch who could not ride a horse, guarded Yuwen Wen's strange home in another carriage, and the rest were riding horses.
The two families were united, and dozens of guards surrounded the convoy and marched eastward towards the Chaoyang. The current situation in the court was like a chess game. Yuwen Wen did not even have the qualifications to be a chess player, but he could only learn from the way the prince of Jin State Chong'er in the Spring and Autumn Period.
Holding the reins, Yuwen Wen turned around and looked into Chang'an City. "Confidant servant" Yuwen Shiwu, "I won't be the boss for many years", Zhang Dingfa rode his horse behind him. Looking at the majestic ancient capital in front of him, he silently said in his heart:
Chapter completed!