The Child Emperor

Baiqiao Town is located in a critical position, but there is no danger to defend it. Han Ruzi has captured the town and has to find a way to defend it.

The Confederate prisoners were gathered together, Cai Xinghai read out the imperial decree in public, and then all the generals and military officials were called out and took turns to "appreciate" the first imperial decree issued by the imperial court in the past few months. True or false, but several military officials in charge of document exchanges nodded, believing that the imperial decree must be true.

The prisoners were not tied down with ropes, but soldiers and officers were kept separate.

Next, more than ten senior generals were taken to a room, and Han Ruzi personally came forward to persuade them.

"The queen mother and the emperor were indeed seriously ill, but they have already recovered. They knew that someone wanted to make trouble, so they sent a secret order, ordering me to be the chief commander of the northern army and lead the army south. General Han Xing has also mobilized troops from all over the country. The two army generals will cooperate with the Suwei Eighth Battalion to quell the civil strife." Han Ruzi said solemnly, and he didn't even think he was lying.

The generals looked at each other in dismay, especially Cui Sheng. He knew that the matter was not so simple, but he dared not open his mouth to refute, nor could he come up with clear evidence.

"I had no choice but to seize Baiqiao Town. The Southern Army is a strong general of the Great Chu, and will definitely not participate in the rebellion, right?" Han Ruzi asked.

Everyone hurriedly shook their heads.

"If you have any questions, even if you ask them, I can answer them on behalf of the Queen Mother and Her Majesty."

No one said anything, Cui Teng stood up and said loudly, "I'll ask."

Han Ruzi made a gesture of begging, hoping that the second son of Cui would not ask questions, the two of them hadn't discussed it beforehand.

Cui Teng opened his mouth and thought for a long time before saying, "Brother-in-law, let's just go to the capital and make you the emperor. You are the emperor anyway."

"Bold!" Han Ruzi's fears became reality. He wanted to be emperor, but now is not the time to make it public.

Several soldiers of the Northern Army came over and pushed Cui Teng out.

"Hey, brother-in-law, just say if you don't agree, why are you turning your face? I'm doing this for your own good..." Cui Teng was taken out, and there was a cry from a distance. He got angry and began to scold the soldiers.

Han Ruzi said to the others: "I know what you are thinking, so I will answer it directly. The rioter is the champion. He lost the fight for the throne and refused to admit defeat. He lied and deceived the Southern Army into Beijing. Taifu Cui was fooled, he thought he was leading the army to pacify the chaos, but in fact he returned to Beijing without a purpose and committed a serious crime, but the Southern Army was innocent, and you are even more innocent."

The room was silent, no one refuted or agreed.

Han Ruzi glanced at Cai Xinghai. Before the attack, Cai Xinghai made a suggestion to kill a group of southern army generals to build military might. Han Ruzi did not agree. The Confederate soldiers will only make themselves more isolated.

But if these people continue to remain silent, he will have to accept Cai Xinghai's suggestion.

"The soldiers of the Southern Army are not Taifu Cui's personal part. You are the army of Da Chu. Now the court is in trouble, so you can make a choice." Han Ruzi didn't want to talk too much. Although he didn't care about lying, the less lies the better. .

After waiting for a while, someone finally spoke up. It was a young general who was a little more daring, "Marquis Tien Lijing, don't you plan to fight for the throne?"

"Quiet the chaos is more important than the fight for the throne. Since the Queen Mother and Her Majesty have passed on me, it is my duty."

Someone started, someone followed, and another general asked, "What are we? Prisoners, or prisoners?"

"I said that the Southern Army is innocent, and I request..." Han Ruzi shook his head, "I order you to accept my command and join me in pacifying the chaos."

"But the Chief Sima of the Southern Army is not here... Marquis Tien said that the Chief Sima was in charge, why didn't he persuade him, but instead came to seize the town?" An old general spoke up. Except for Cui Sheng, he had the highest official position, and the more he spoke.

Han Ruzi turned to Cui Sheng, "Please explain this matter."

"Ah? Explain what?" Cui Sheng looked flustered.

"Cui Sheng, you can hide it for a while, but you can't hide it for the rest of your life. The future life and death of the Cui family is in your hands at this moment. Mrs. Cui has done something wrong, and it has to be redeemed. implicated."

Han Ruzi lacked confidence in the unfamiliar generals of the Southern Army, but he was very sure of Cui Sheng.

Sure enough, with just a little intimidation, Cui Sheng was so frightened that he lost his mind. He hesitated for a moment and asked, "General... Really sent troops from Hangu Pass?"

"It's not just the general, the main force of the Northern Army has already been ordered to set off secretly, and it will arrive soon." Han Ruzi could only continue to lie.

The generals of the southern army believed, because only in this way could explain why Marquis Juan dared to take three thousand northern troops to capture Baiqiao Town. Cui Sheng had no doubts, his whole body was trembling, he turned to the others, and said in a trembling voice: " An imperial decree came out from the palace to remove... my father's post as the Southern Army Commander..."

The generals were in an uproar, and the old general asked, "Who is the new Grand Sima?"

"I haven't been appointed yet." Han Ruzi didn't lie this time, "but I was ordered to pacify the chaos, and the governor of the military affairs in the north of Beijing ordered you to obey the command. This is not a request or negotiation, but an imperial decree. The recipient will follow me back to Beijing to pacify the chaos, Those who have made meritorious deeds and received awards, and those who do not accept them are guilty of treason.”

The generals were shocked again. They had seen the imperial edict, and it didn't say anything about pacifying the chaos, but no one could think too much about it at this time. The actions of Marquis Juan showed that he was indeed acting in accordance with the edict.

"My father... our Cui family..." Cui Sheng was confused.

"Master Cui was bewitched by the champion, but he just returned to Beijing without a purpose. He hasn't made a big mistake. If he can rein in his horse, he can still save his life. As for the Cui family, it's up to you."

"Me?" Although Cui Sheng was the elder son of Cui, he was not ready to take over such a big responsibility.

Han Ruzi asked Cui Sheng to think for himself, and turned his eyes to the old general, knowing that he was the key person.

The old general sighed, "The Southern Army is the army of the imperial court, and we take the national salary. Since Marquis Tien has an imperial edict, I am willing to obey."

The old general had some doubts in his heart, but he still knelt down. What he cared most about was not the imperial decree, but the Marquis Juan who really stood in front of him. Compared with the capricious Mrs. Cui and the cowardly and incompetent Cui Sheng, Marquis Tien clearly knew what he was doing. what.

The others knelt down with them. They didn't think much about it, thinking that they were accepting the imperial edict.

Cui Sheng also knelt down and finally figured out what to do, "Marquis Tien... Da Sima, please allow me to return to Beijing immediately to persuade my father to change his mind."

Han Ruzi smiled and expressed encouragement, "Very good, if you can persuade Mrs. Cui to abandon the dark and surrender, you will make a great contribution."

Cui Sheng also laughed, and Cai Xinghai at the door winked at Han Ruzi, indicating that he could not let Cui Sheng go.

Han Ruzi blinked, indicating that he understood, and continued: "But before that, you must first go to the soldiers of the Southern Army north of Baiqiao, tell them what happened here, and ask the generals of each battalion to come and obey immediately."

"Yes, I'll go right now."

Cui Sheng was eager to make a contribution and was about to set off. Han Ruzi thought over and over and decided to go with him. Baiqiao Town was temporarily safe. The Northern Army led by Cai Xinghai was enough to keep a small amount of the Southern Army. As long as one camp refuses to obey orders, the advantages he has built up can be wiped out in a blink of an eye.

Cai Xinghai and others insisted that they did not agree with Hou Juan to take risks, but Han Ruzi was stubborn. He knew very well that if he did not take risks at this time, he would not even have the chance to take risks in the future.

Cai Xinghai stayed behind in Baiqiao Town, and Han Ruzi and Cui Sheng led 500 sergeants out of the town, half of them from the Northern Army and half from the Southern Army.

Before leaving, Han Ruzi personally went to see Cui Teng, who was detained. He neither apologized, nor reprimanded, nor even mentioned his release. He just said coldly, "Come with me."

Cui Teng was overjoyed, "Brother-in-law came to let me go in person, how embarrassed. I reflected, I was wrong just now, and I shouldn't have said that in front of everyone. In the future, when you want to hear, give me a hint... Where are we going?"

When the group set off, it was just after the fourth watch and the night was deep. Not far from the town, they bumped into a group of southern troops. They came to support after receiving news. They did not expect that the situation had changed drastically.

Cui Sheng and the old general personally greeted him and went forward to pass the order, and it was much easier for them to come forward than Han Ruzi to persuade the generals.

Han Ruzi did not explain much, and ordered the southern army to turn around and go to various camps with him.

As a result, the Southern Army in the team had an absolute advantage. Han Ruzi was not afraid or wary, and even allowed the soldiers of the Southern Army to approach him. It came out as if I had seen it with my own eyes.

The Southern Army camps were scattered over a range of more than 30 miles, and there were more than 20 camps in total. Frontier positions of the army.

When Cui Hong led the army back to the capital, he thought that Marquis Juan had already sneaked back to the capital. The people he feared were the Eighth Battalion of Suwei in the capital, and the main force of the Northern Army in Mancangcheng. Ten thousand people were not mobilized, and they didn't pay much attention to Baiqiao Town, thinking that the eldest son Cui Sheng could hold on to it, and the small number of northern troops outside the town would never dare to act rashly.

Han Ruzi went north all the way. At dawn, he had already taken in more than ten battalions of the Southern Army. The number of soldiers behind him increased to 6,000. He and more than 200 Northern Army became embellishments. The weak, sick, and laborers stayed behind, and the others followed suit.

Three poles in the sun, the team behind Han Ruzi has reached more than 20,000 people, but it is very long, and the head and tail are separated by more than ten miles. The generals of several camps are willing to obey the order, but they have not had time to leave the camp.

In front of the army village, Cui Sheng and the old general went to persuade them to surrender as usual. It was smooth before, but something went wrong at this time. The 10,000 southern troops in the village refused to obey the order, and even refused to open the gate of the village.

Han Ru had to subdue this army before noon, so that he could turn around and return to Baiqiao Town.

If everything is normal, Mrs. Cui, who has been out for two days, should have received the news and sent troops to counterattack.

Han Ruzi had to fight two tough battles in one day.

(It will be updated tomorrow and uploaded at around 18:00 in the afternoon, please know.)