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Chapter 11 Miao Liu Mutiny (2)

Everyone was speechless at the moment, and they sat silently in the hall waiting for the news.

Before they gathered here, they had already spread messages from various battalions and arranged for confidant soldiers to instigate the imperial guards, saying: "Tomorrow, kill Wang Yuan and Kang Lu, share wealth and honor, and divide the property of the treacherous ministers. If the court rules do not punish the masses, there is no way to deal with everyone."

Such encouragement, coupled with Wang Yuan's unpopularity, the camps clamored, and the morale of the army was immediately unstable.

Wang Yuan was originally a character, originally from the Western Army, good at riding and shooting, and was very wise. Under the leadership of Tong Guan, he defeated the Western Xia and attacked Fang La. He was a famous general during the Huizong Dynasty. Because of this, after Zhao Gou ascended the throne, he was the first general to serve and immediately became Zhao Gou's confidant and relied heavily on it.

During the Jianyan period, the so-called four generals of ZTE did not make their mark. Yue Fei had just stepped forward and was working as a policing envoy in Taizhou. The so-called Yue family army did not take shape; Han Shizhong and Liu Guangshixin were defeated, gathered the remaining troops and set up defenses along the river. Although they were all in charge and military commander, in fact, Wang Yuan was not as trusted as Wang Yuan in Zhao Gou's heart at this time.

However, since the Jingkang Rebellion, this person's personality changed suddenly and feared the enemy like a tiger and did not want to fight with the enemy. After Zhao Gou was defeated in Yangzhou, he originally wanted to accept the suggestions of Han Shizhong and others, settle down in Zhenjiang and wait for the enemy along the river.

However, Wang Yuan held the opposite opinion, saying that Lin'an had dangers in the river and suggested that Zhao Gou settle in Lin'an.

Zhao Gou was afraid of the enemy and was not inferior to him. The two hit it off and fled south from Yangzhou to Lin'an. Wang Yuan himself was also entrusted with important tasks and served as the envoy of the Privy Council and the commander of the Imperial Camp.

When he crossed the river in Yangzhou, he mastered the sailors, but he was unwilling to use the big ship to transport soldiers or the people. Instead, he loaded all the big ships with his accumulated property and transported them across the river.

After this incident, all the prestige and connections he had accumulated in the army were lost.

Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan were dissatisfied with him being trusted by the emperor and above, and were even more angry because of this.

In addition, the eunuch, the provincial governor Ban Kanglu, colluded with Wang Yuan with the emperor's favor and powerful generals. When he first arrived in Lin'an, these eunuchs did not care about the chaos and even made great efforts to watch the tide on the Qiantang River. This behavior made the entire army furious.

The lights in the room finally dimmed, and a few bright red lights were emitted from the white paper window.

Liu Zhengyan blew out the oil lamp, and the room was dark at first, but after a while, it gradually became brighter. He pushed the door out and saw that the sky was as clear as the sky was, and the red sun was gushing out from afar, which turned out to be a big sunny day.

He was overjoyed, but he did not show any expression. He just ordered his family to bring wine and meals to the gathered imperial guards.

Today's court meeting was not required to attend as Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan. Only after Wang Yuan and others arrived in court would they gather the generals and let them report on military affairs.

Everyone calculated the time and waited for the bell in the palace not far away to ring. Miao Fu suddenly stood up and said in a deep voice: "Brothers, it's time to destroy the thieves!"

"Yes, follow the general's order!"

Miao Fu smiled slightly and looked at Liu Zhengyan and said, "What else does General Liu have to say?"

Liu Zhengyan said: "There is nothing else to say, and the punishment of evil will be over."

Miao Fuzhong pointed his head and smiled and said, "I'll feel relieved if I do this."

Liu Zhengyan was unhappy and knew that the other party had other words, but he was not easy to speak out. His father Liu Fa was originally a general of the Western Army. When he was under Tong Guan, he died in battle because he was forced to go to war. Wang Yuan was originally a subordinate of Liu Fa. He recommended Liu Zhengyan to serve as an imperial guard in consideration of his old boss's affection. In fact, he has a lot of personal kindness to Liu Zhengyan.

He also knew that Miao Fu was not completely at ease with him, and most of the soldiers of the imperial guards were also led by Miao Fu. This time he followed Miao Fu to cause trouble, but he did not want to stay in the middle of the crowd for a long time.

A real man should cook for the five cauldrons!

Liu Zhengyan showed a grim smile and said to his confidant generals with a bad voice: "Set out and go to the north bridge of the city!"

The city's public security and defense were all led by these two people. They were prepared for a long time. A large number of imperial guards had been mobilized to the area around the north bridge of the city. When they arrived with hundreds of confidants, nearly 8,000 soldiers were already lying on both sides of the road.

The area around Chengbeiqiao is located outside the palace city and there is no people living there. Moreover, when the imperial guards were dispatched, the people not far away knew that something was wrong and that the chaos was about to arise. Everyone closed their doors and did not dare to go out.

Occasionally, people passing by or low-level officials were killed or detained by ambushed imperial guards, and no one was allowed to leak information.

When the court was dispersed, officials came out of the palace one after another, and the north bridge of the city was a must-pass place. Even Wang Qianshan, who was the right prime minister, was still blocked by the imperial guards and soldiers under the protection of the brigade of servants and soldiers and was not allowed to continue his journey.

This person is deceitful and has a lot of scheming. When he saw that something was wrong, he didn't care about his prime minister's son. After asking about the reason for the incident, he bowed to Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan and praised: "You all clear the traitors in the court and raise a military force for justice. Wang admires it, admires it."

The generals originally intended to kill the high-ranking officials of the sect, but they were disturbed by this, but they were unable to do so for the moment.

Miao Fu didn't want to kill civil officials. Wang Yuan was also a military general. Killing him was considered an internal fight in the military group. If he killed civil officials, he was afraid that he might not end well in the future.

Since the founding of Emperor Taizu of the Song Dynasty, no military generals have committed crimes, and no civil servants have become prime ministers and have been killed. However, he did not want to commit a taboo and offend the entire literati and official group.

When Wang Qianshan saw this, he knew that he would save his life for the time being. He immediately hid back in the sedan chair and wiped his sweat repeatedly, not daring to say a word more.

Except for him, many officials who went to court were detained and no one escaped.

Miao Fu was anxious. Although he had seized many officials, Wang Yuan was not there. If he knew the news and escaped from the city, he would mobilize the army stationed abroad to quell the rebellion with his qualifications in the army. He would not be able to resist Liu Zhengyan.

While he was irritated, several imperial guards generals shouted repeatedly: "Wang Yuan is here!"

Miao Fu was shocked and waved his hand and said, "Go quickly and bring him!"

With his order, hundreds of imperial guards with fresh armor and bright helmets immediately rushed forward, dispersed the guards around Wang Yuan from the people, and pulled him down from the horse.

Wang Yuan came out of the court. Although he felt that the atmosphere was wrong, he never expected that it would be a mutiny that had never happened since the founding of the Song Dynasty.
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