"Report! Cao Hua threw 20,000 bandits into Chengdu Prefecture. The observer Liu Yu and the governor Wang Lun guarded the streets and alleys. He fought bloody battles in the middle of the night and was captured alive by Cao Hua..."

On the morning of March 27, a thunder blew sounded in the Wende Hall of the Palace City.

Zhao Zhe and the court officials, who were discussing the matter between Liao, Kang and Jin, were shocked.

Cao Hua killed the emperor and fled, but did not hide in the mountains and avoid the limelight, so he even rebelled directly?

Forget it if you rebel, just news came that it was to defeat Chengdu, the important city in the southwest?

Dazai Zheng Juzhong was furious and looked at the officials who ran in to make a message:

"How is it possible? The Chengdu Prefecture defenders have more than 20,000. Cao Hua had just fled to Shu for more than half a month. The Shu Prefecture is being mobilized to clear the enemy. How could the Chengdu Prefecture be broken? Will the city wall be destroyed by the water again?"

The official's face turned pale, and it was also inexplicable:

"According to the news, the Black Feather Guard rushed to Chengdu for dozens of miles overnight. An inner man in the city opened the west gate, causing Cao Hua and Xie Yijun to march straight into the city. The defenders in the city were unstoppable. Twenty thousand bandits arrived later, and the defenders were forced to abandon their weapons and surrender..."

“…”

All civil and military officials were silent.

When Fang La attacked Hangzhou, he had to lead an army of 200,000 to travel a long distance. In addition to natural disasters, the Hangzhou defenders were scared and defeated.

Two thousand black feather guards broke Chengdu, can the city wall be covered with paper?

As the news came to the point of view, the defenders of Chengdu Prefecture surrendered directly and gave Cao Hua a complete city, and also sent 20,000 troops.

This is not even as good as Yan Tan and Wang Xiu. At least Yan Tan, Wang Xiu only sent weapons and supplies, and the person was killed.

The Northwest Imperial Guards attacked Hangzhou for a month, and now they ran over to chew Chengdu Prefecture. If there were a hundred "Grandmaster Gun Guns" on the city wall, how to attack?

Zheng Juzhong frowned and thought for a while: "It is impossible. Even if the officials in Chengdu are a bunch of sticks, they cannot surrender so quickly. There must be other reasons..."

The minister Su Mu thought for a little while and said:

"DiankuiSi supervises all officials for more than 20 years and knows the list of all officials well. I'm afraid it's Chengdu that has been broken from the inside..."

Zhao Zhe rubbed his forehead and thought for a moment:

"Since Cao Hua raised his troops, Chengdu has been destroyed, so it is useless to say more. The 150,000 imperial guards in the six northwest routes quelled Fang La and were turning back, so that they could directly change their way into Shu..."

"Master!"

When Zheng Juzhong heard this, he became nervous and took a step forward:

"The Northwest Imperial Guards fought in Jiangnan for a year and were already exhausted and were transferred to Shu without any revision. The soldiers may have complaints..."

"Cao Hua just occupied a city and mobilized 150,000 elite troops to suppress the rebellion, which would be a big deal. Nearly 200,000 troops stationed in the fourth Sichuan Gorges..."

Qin Hui, the chief censor, thought for a while and spoke:

"There are turmoils in all directions of our dynasty. The rebellion in the south of the Yangtze River is to quell it. According to the eyes of the empress, we can use the strategy of driving tigers and swallowing wolfs, recruiting bandits such as Liangshan and Qingzhou, and pacifying the rebels of Western Shu."

This proposal made many court officials lit up.

Nowadays, soldiers are used everywhere, and no matter how rich the Song Dynasty is, it is too difficult to recruit bandits such as Liangshan and Baidao Alliance. I am afraid that they can gather nearly 100,000 troops, and also stabilize the two groups of Shandong and concentrate on dealing with the wars in the north.

Zheng Juzhong did not reject this proposal. After all, Liangshan had been asking for help for help for many years. He thought about it for a while:

"After recruiting the amnesty, we will run from the easternmost part of the Song Dynasty to the westernmost part of the Song Dynasty. It will take at least two months to get there. The Northwest Imperial Guards will be able to complete it... But Cao Hua has already raised his troops. In two months, Cao Hua may have built the solid foundation of Chengdu Prefecture. With the prosperity of Chengdu Prefecture, it is probably no problem to stay for two years..."

Zhao Zhe was silent for a little: "He ordered Han Qi, the governor of Luchuan Army, to be the Xuanfu envoy, to rule over all the troops and horses of the four routes of Chuanxia. In the past two months, Cao Hua was suppressed, as long as Cao Hua did not allow him to conquer the city and plunder the land."

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At the end of March, Chengdu Prefecture.

Good rain knows the season, and it happens when spring comes.

Sneak into the night with the wind, moistening things silently.

The wild paths are black and the clouds are black, and the river ships are bright and the fire is bright.

Look at the red wet place in the morning, and the flowers are full of golden trees.

This "Jinguan City" refers to Chengdu Prefecture, and this poem also reflects the scenery of Shu. From the Western Zhou Dynasty to the modern era in later generations, Chengdu has been the capital of Shu. The scenery of Chengdu Prefecture in the Song Dynasty is completely different from that of later generations, but it is not very prosperous. There are many high-rise buildings in the city, not as hazy as the misty rain in the south of the Yangtze River, with wooden buildings and green tiles, small streets and corridors, and pavilions, which have a unique taste.

The Hejiang Pavilion along the Fu River is supported by ten pavilions and pillars, which can see the beautiful scenery of the two rivers. Officials and civilians gather together and the city is mostly visited here. There is a station and it is also the main port for boats to leave Sichuan.

Cao Hua stood in the Hejiang Pavilion and used a telescope to observe the movements everywhere in the city.

Thirty thousand miscellaneous soldiers slowly entered through the city gate, and the residents and shops along the way closed the doors, and many people looked carefully at the window.

However, no major unrest occurred. Most of the bandits driven from the mountains of Western Shu were scared and walked honestly in the middle of the road to the camp of the wing army in the city.

The Black Feather Guard is more of a supervising team than a vanguard army. One of the responsibilities of Diankui Shi is to hunt and kill green forest bandits to protect the people from invasion. There has been no change now and he still acts according to his original responsibilities.

Cao Hua is not a bandit or a leader of the rebel army. He does not kill the rich and help the poor, nor does he use indulging his subordinates to burn, kill and plunder to boost morale. What he wants is a peaceful transition.

On the night he entered the city, he fought with the soldiers led by Liu Yu, and there were indeed generals who refused to listen to the dissuasion and insisted on fulfilling loyalty to the Song Dynasty. Cao Hua was arrested and imprisoned.

No one was willing to fight, including the local garrisons and officials in Chengdu. Liu Yu, Wang Lun and the chief officials took the lead in appeasement, and the subordinates ran to appease the minor officials. Anyway, the surrender was carried by Liu Yu and Wang Lun, and they did not take responsibility. As for the local defenders, the chief officials ordered, and their military pay was doubled, so naturally they were unwilling to fight to the death with Cao Hua's soldiers.

In order to appease the people, Cao Hua was loose on the outside and tight on the inside. The yamen departments were still operating as usual, and the port still fed goods. Zhao Tianluo also rode the carriage around the streets, proclaiming to the people that this is the eldest daughter of the current emperor, and trying to minimize the sound of winds such as "rebellion and rebellion".

Secretly, the Eagle Claw Room was ordered to monitor the movements of all officials and the aristocratic families in the city, to break up the original defenders and re-form, and if there was any sign of something wrong, they would be strangled to death in the cradle to avoid being attracted by public opinion and provoking the defenders to resist.

Judging from the current situation, the handover is quite stable.

As for the people of Chengdu, as long as they don’t fight, it’s good that the official has nothing to do with them. Even if the imperial court guards the city and forces them to go to the city wall to be cannon fodder, it is impossible to avoid the fact that the full scholars will cause trouble indignation. These thorns are naturally locked in the dungeon and cool down.

In the Hejiang Pavilion, most of the original Chengdu officials were here. Liu Yu stood at the edge of the pavilion wearing an official palace, observing the movements in the city, and spoke:

"Governor Cao, I just hope that you keep your promise and do not drag hundreds of thousands of people in Chengdu into the war. If you are the one who is in charge of the government, please stay in prison, so as not to go back to the prison.

Cao Hua put down his telescope and looked at the group of nervous officials behind him:

"The court just ordered to recruit bandits in Qingzhou, enter Shu in the west to suppress the rebellion, and the imperial guards on the sixth routes of the northwest have just returned from Jiangnan. Including the repair and replenishment time, it will take about two months to get there. Even if they really come here..." Cao Hua raised his hand and pointed to the bandits coming in from the city gate: "...... They are holding on the city wall, trying to avoid their families from meeting each other."

Liu Yu hesitated for a moment: "Han Qi, the governor of Luchuan Army, is still there, and soon he will send troops from Shu to suppress the rebellion. Governor Cao...he really may not be able to defend it."

Cao Hua smiled: "I'll go and chat with Han Qi in a few days and let him let the water go."

Zhao Tianluo sat in the pavilion, touching his stomach, looking at a group of officials: "Don't worry, sir, don't worry, love the people as yours, your husband is more concerned than you. Last year, Qingxi was broken, and the county magistrate Chen Guang abandoned the city and fled. It was his husband who took thousands of refugees to take refuge in Muzhou. The governor of Muzhou also fled. He risked his scolding and defended for six days until Wang Xiu was defeated and fled. He was helpless to abandon the city. Taking Chengdu is a helpless move. If your husband wants to, he can kill you all. How long can the 20,000 defenders who have not used their troops for many years be able to resist? I think you know."

Wang Lun was quite respectful when facing the emperor's daughter, and raised his hand and bowed: "Since the princess spoke, we will naturally feel at ease."

As he said that, he took a group of officials to retreat.

In the Hejiang Pavilion, Chen Jingliu sat next to Zhao Tianluo, looked at the soldiers all over the city and sighed slightly:

"The princess's method is not good. If the court does not attract peace, wouldn't my husband really become a traitor in troubled times and drag millions of people in Shu into the war?"

Zhao Tianluo's expression was calm and he touched his stomach:

"The Empress Dowager used a poisonous plan to kill the lineage of the late emperor, and blamed her husband for being in trouble. We were forced to meet her father and husband in a war. We were involuntarily. Only by fearing the court can we block the mouths of the people in the world... However, if the court is really scared, the father will definitely be afraid of his husband and want to ask for peace. It is not easy... I am afraid in the end, we can only occupy one place to defend and return to Bianjing... I am not at ease..."

Zhao Tianluo was born in the imperial family and knew very well that the current situation was. Even if he respected his father very much, he was not so stupid that he would believe an emperor and monarch. After his subjects had the ability to compete for the world, he still allowed him to live safely.

After the revenge, he was recruited and he would definitely be liquidated.

If you don’t raise an army, you will stay in the mountains of Western Shu all your life. What will you do in the future? What will your children and grandchildren do?

The only thing Zhao Tianluo can do is to assist Cao Hua and occupy one party’s capital to protect himself.

Cao Hua fought until Bianjing and destroyed Zhao Song, and she would definitely stop him, but before that, she still had to protect herself.

She is the eldest daughter of King Kang. If she gets married, she has to give her some dowry.

Cao Hua sat in front of him and held Zhao Tianluo's hand:
Chapter completed!