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Nightwatcher - Chapter 748

Published at 21st of April 2023 06:31:23 AM


Chapter 748

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Just after Mao, Ji Yuan, who was lying on his side on the straw mat and covered with a smelly and dirty broken quilt, was awakened by the sound of "bang Dang" opening the door.

The sound came from the iron gate at the end of the corridor, followed by footsteps.

Soon, more than a dozen watchmen appeared in the vision of Ji Yuan and the officials of Yunzhou.

"Get up and take you out in the sun."

A gong took out the key and opened the chain around the gate.

Ji Yuan was roughly pulled up by a silent Gong and left the cell with a rough push.

It was his third day in the dungeon of the watchman. The dry straw mat and broken cotton quilt saved his life and prevented him from freezing to death in the cold dungeon.

But since he was a child, how could he have suffered such a crime?

In just two days, his hands and feet were covered with frostbite, his face was blue, his lips lacked blood color, and his hair was disheveled.

In the past two days, he has been regretting his role as the envoy of the peace talks.

Ji Yuan is erudite and eloquent, all of which are genuine talents. But after all, he is a noble young man who has no social experience or experience in the world.

Being talented doesn't mean being able to work under pressure.

Two days of experience, as well as fear of the future, put him on the verge of emotional collapse.

The only hope is that he still has value. Xu Qi'an should not kill him, but will use him as a bargaining chip to negotiate with Yunzhou.

It was this hope that supported him to hold on.

I'll freeze to death sooner or later... Ji Yuan staggers along the dark corridor, with more than 20 Yunzhou officials following him.

Out of the dungeon door, the air is cold but sober, the sun is not sullen hanging in the sky, bringing a trace of warmth.

Ji Yuan stops and holds his head high, enjoying the sunshine on his face.

The causeway behind him kicked him on the butt and knocked him to the ground.

Ji Yuan difficult to get up, toward the name of the Gong cast angry and subdued eyes.

"What are you looking at? Believe it or not."

The Gong pressed the handle with one hand, and there was no expression on his serious face

"Aren't you very arrogant? If you want to enter the capital, you need the Minister of rites, the first assistant of the current Dynasty, and the prince to go out of the city to welcome you..

"Don't you reprimand the princes in the Jinluan hall, and you can't lift your head against the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty.

"Don't you make the people in the capital doubt the prestige of Xu Ningyan just by making a small plan.

"You continue to be arrogant."

Ji Yuan clenched her fists and gritted her teeth.

When Yunzhou conquers the capital, he will destroy the watchmen's Yamen. All the watchmen who are close to Xu Qi'an are late.

At this time, a middle-aged silver Gong came over, his eyes severely swept the crowd.

The gongs arranged their clothes, straightened their chests, and confirmed that everything was symmetrical

"Chief."

The middle-aged silver Gong nodded slightly and looked back with satisfaction. He did not look at Ji Yuan, whose hair was disheveled and whose clothes were dirty and full of wrinkles.

"Let's go. Don't delay the time."

Let's go. Where are we going? Jiyuan heart a Lin, want to ask, but feel doomed not to get the answer, but will be a beating.

The silent Gong escorted Ji Yuan out and said casually:

"Chief, Ning Yan wants to drink with us tonight."

The middle-aged silver Gong was silent

"GouLan or jiaofangsi?"

"GouLan, he said that he would not go to Jiaofang in the future." The Gong answered.

The middle-aged silver Gong is slightly gratified:

"A promise is worth a thousand dollars, and he has a good reputation."

Li Yuchun knew that after Fuxiang died, Xu Qian promised not to go to Jiaofang in the future.

Zhu Guangxiao was slightly silent, adding:

"He said he could invite all the Huakui of Jiaofang department to GouLan."

Li Yuchun doesn't want to talk.

Go through the back of the yamen, walk along the corridor, then go through the office halls and courtyards, and finally come to the yamen gate.

At the yamen gate, there is a prison car.

Looking at Ji Yuan, Zhu Guangxiao said faintly:

"Get in the sun."

Ji Yuan's face was stiff and stood there.

............

In the early morning, a new notice was posted on the notice walls of the Yamen in the capital and at the gates of the inner and outer cities.

The notice is an important channel for people in Beijing to obtain official information.

In the past, ordinary people would not pay special attention to the notice wall unless something big happened recently.

At present, the biggest thing in Beijing is to negotiate peace.

"What does the notice say?"

As soon as the notice was put up, the people around them poured in, or talked about it, or asked the officials who posted the notice.

An hour before the notice was posted, officials would be responsible for "singing the list" and telling the people the contents.

After all, there are still a small number of people who are literate.

And this kind of official notice of the imperial court, the reading threshold is very high, even the literate, did not receive a certain education, also can not understand the content.

In the end, it will become a situation that "everyone knows every word, but they don't know what it means when connected together".

"It must be the content of peace negotiation. The imperial court lost the battle and Qingzhou was lost. I heard that it seemed that it was going to seek peace from other places."

"It's just a bandit state. It's so arrogant. Since the new emperor ascended the throne, people's life has become worse and worse, and corrupt officials are rampant."

"Shh, keep your voice down. Don't talk nonsense."

"What are you afraid of? There are no soldiers on the side. Besides, everyone scolds like that."

With that, the topic went from "peace negotiation" to the incident of Qingzhou's fall.

"Can't Xu Yinluo defend Qingzhou? He's a strong man at yuyangguan who killed 200000 troops of wushenjiao."

"I've heard this question countless times. Who knows? It's been a long time since Xu Yinluo appeared in the capital."

"What I hear is that the prison officials are all dead in Qingzhou, and Xu Yinluo is not the opponent of the Yunzhou rebels."

"Oh, no wonder Xu Yinluo is so low-key. He can't help but beat others."

After venting their emotions for so many days, although most of the people are not angry, they still scold the decision of the court and Yunzhou in private, but they can't help it.

The opposition is not that high.

Especially when Qingzhou was lost and Yunzhou mission came to Beijing, a series of rumors began to ferment and spread. The people in the capital have gradually found out the whole story and learned the news that Dafeng's Guardian Shenjian was fighting to death in Qingzhou.

Although in their eyes, the prestige of the supervisor is far less than that of Xu Yinluo.

In the understanding of the people at the bottom, prison is just a title, a concept.

At this time, the official standing by the notice said in a high voice:

Since I ascended the throne, I have been in a disadvantageous position in governing the country. As a result, Yunzhou rebellion broke out, Kyushu was boiling, the overall situation was in danger, the people were in distress, and my life was ruined. I am ashamed of my ancestors

"Princess Huaiqing, who is virtuous, is much better than me..." that is to say, Princess Huaiqing ascends the throne with the help of Xu Qi'an, helps the country, pacifies the rebellion, and greatly honors heaven and earth? Thank you very much

The notice was more than 400 words, and when the officials finished reading it, the people around them were stunned, just like a statue standing in the same place.

"What, what do you mean?"

"It seems that the emperor abdicated to the eldest princess?" The speaker's eyes widened

"The princess wants to be emperor?"

All of a sudden, the frying pan, the crowd in an uproar.

The content of the notice has a strong impact, shock and loss on the people.

This made them have a heated discussion regardless of the disaster.

"How can a woman be an emperor? Isn't that nonsense. Do you want to embroider with officials? "

"Princess, can she read? Why does your majesty abdicate to the princess? When a woman is emperor, she is not afraid of being ridiculed by people all over the world? "

Their first reaction was resistance and anger. They couldn't accept it. They just thought it was the most ridiculous thing in the world.

Then someone said:

"Did you listen in the teahouse? It seems that there used to be a woman who was an emperor. What was her name

"The female emperor of Dayang?"

"Yes, yes, you've heard of it."

It's obvious that many people have heard similar content in restaurants, teahouses, brothels and other places of entertainment these days.

Then it was said:

"The notice says that Princess Chang ascended the throne with the assistance of Xu Yingong."

Oh, assisted by Xu Yingong.

The voice of opposition was a little lower, but some people still murmured:

"Why does Xu Yinluo assist a woman to become emperor? Isn't this nonsense. There is no such precedent when I was founded six hundred years ago. "

"Yes, I don't know what the official master and Xu Yinluo are thinking. They are negotiating peace with Yunzhou and holding the princess as emperor."

"Xu Yinluo is confused."

The people who originally regarded Xu Qi'an as a hero and patron saint were disappointed with the loss of Qingzhou, and regarded the negotiation of peace as a disgrace. Although no one publicly accused Xu Qi'an, they were certainly disappointed.

As soon as the notice was posted, the disappointment immediately fermented and turned into discontent.

Suddenly, a burst of noise attracted the attention of the people around the notice wall.

Following the prestige, I saw a prison car slowly coming, followed by a large group of people, constantly throwing stones and spitting at the prisoners on the prison car.

There are also people carrying toilets, throwing manure at the prisoners in the prison car.

Among the leading riders, one of the watchmen, standing high on the horse's back, beat a gong and exclaimed:

"At the order of Xu Yinluo, he showed Yunzhou's anti party tour to the public."

On both sides of the street, people were in high spirits. After hearing the news, some of them joined the ranks of throwing stones, some of them pointed and yelled, some of them clapped their hands and sang songs to cheer people up.

Ji Yuan's head is full of blood, and his heart is like ashes.

The accompanying officials of Yunzhou shivered and wept bitterly.

...........

dusk.

In the imperial library, Huaiqing sits behind the case of laying yellow silk. In the hall are Liu Hong and Qian Qingshu, two party leaders, as well as the Minister of rites.

The Minister of rites bowed

"Your Highness, the accession to the throne has been made."

Huaiqing, wearing a simple palace skirt, nodded slightly.

After the Minister of rites returned to his position, Liu Hong went out to bow

"Today, the city is boiling, the people's resistance is still there, but it's not serious, and Xu Yinluo's reputation has improved. Most of the people in the capital still love it. "

With that, Liu Hong couldn't help laughing

"With the reputation of Xu Yinluo, it is most suitable to escort his highness. No one in this dynasty is more popular than him. "

When a princess ascends the throne and becomes emperor, the aristocracy is more easily accepted than the common people. As long as the interests are in place and then coerced by force, there are not a few who yield.

Most importantly, in the eyes of the ruling class, although Huaiqing was a woman, she was of royal blood.

It is an exception for women to call themselves emperor. The next new monarch is still the royal family.

This greatly reduced the resistance of the ruling class.

However, the common people do not care about this. They need to appease the people and convince them. Huaiqing's prestige is not enough, and so is the prestige of the public. Only Xu Qi'an can do it.

Qian Qingshu echoed

"Whether your highness can unite the people depends on tomorrow."

Huaiqing lowered his head and examined the fold in his hand. He didn't look up and said, "well."

"It's getting late. Let's step down first."

Three people bow and withdraw from the imperial study.

Huaiqing's paper was handed over by the cabinet. The contents of the paper were all the trivial matters after he ascended the throne. However, one of the most important ones was to summon the governors and commanders of each state to return to Beijing to report their duties.

In fact, this is a negotiation, a solicitation, and an ideological work for the leaders of the States.

............

The next day.

On this day, the atmosphere of the capital is very strange. From the princes and nobles to the common people, they all know that this is a day destined to be recorded in history.

Because Princess Huaiqing ascended the throne today, setting a precedent not seen in 600 years.

When the emperor ascended the throne, ordinary people could not see it, but it did not prevent them from paying attention to and discussing it.

All walks of life have different views. The students and scholars of the Imperial College are very sad about Huaiqing's accession to the throne. Even if the Yunzhou mission is shown to the public on the streets, they can't win their favor.

The most is not to scold Xu Qi'an.

The common people have the most mixed opinions. Some of them can't accept it, some don't care about themselves, and some choose to believe in Xu Yinluo.

Xu Fu and his aunt also expressed their views on behalf of the gentry.

"Master, Ning Yan is not making trouble. How can a woman be an emperor. I dare not go out. I'm afraid I'll be recognized as Xu Ningyan's aunt. What if I'm beaten with rotten eggs? "

My aunt is as beautiful as ever, and the years seem to show special pity for her.

Although sitting with her daughter, she has no sense of girlhood, but she is not old, her face is tender and white, and there are no wrinkles.

Xu Er Shu bowed his head to eat and did not express his opinion.

"Big brother has his own sense of propriety."

Compared with her mother, Xu Lingyue appreciates her brother's feats.

Seeing that her topic was cold, she sighed:

"When Qingzhou is lost, Erlang has no news. Lingyin is practicing in Gu nationality. I don't know when she will come back. Will she be bullied by barbarians in southern Xinjiang.

"Xu Ningyan, a heartless bastard, went back to the capital and didn't know to go home to have a look."

Just then, my aunt's eyes were stiff and she looked out of the hall.

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