choke element

Chapter 118 Rules

In the tenth year of Dading, the court decided that Lugou should be used to connect the capital to the capital by water, so that all things could reach the capital.

So they mobilized thousands of miles of civilians, and used hundreds of officials to help them, and dredged Lugoushui from Jinkou to the north of Zhongdu City to enter the trench, and east to the north of Tongzhou to enter Lushui.However, due to the high terrain of Jinkou, after the Lugou River was directed eastward, it ran and swirled along the way, biting the bank and collapsing. When it reached the downstream, it was muddy and silted, and the dregs became shallow, making it impossible to win a boat.

In the 27th year of Dading, the Jinkou Sluice outside Tongxuan Gate was closed again. In order to prevent the river from surging, camps were built around the sluice, and grain troops were dispatched to guard it. .

In the following decades, Jinkou Gate has been safe and sound, and the camps in this area, with the increasing military pressure in the north, were transferred to the subordinates of the Wuwei Army and used to garrison troops.

At this time, it was Hu Shahu, Deputy Marshal Quan You, who led a part of the Wuwei Army stationed here.

In the past few years, Hu Shahu has had ups and downs, his official career has not been smooth, and because of his violent reputation, he has been regarded by many people as a rude warrior.In fact, he became an official very early, and his qualifications in the court are very deep.In the eighth year of Dading, Emperor Sejong's crown prince Yungong was still alive, and Hu Shahu was just over ten years old, and became the crown prince's guard, and was later promoted to the crown prince's servant.At that time, Tu Shanyi was just a poor man, and Wanyan Gang hadn't been born yet.

Needless to say, Xu Chiguo, the powerful official of the Zhangzong Dynasty, was the prince Sicang, and his qualifications are similar to those of Hu Shahu.

However, the prince died early, and the later emperor Zhangzong was the grandson. Although he treated his father's old ministers very well, they were separated by a layer after all.Xu Zhiguo is good at management and has skyrocketed, while Hu Shahu is always impeached for various reasons and has been wasted for a long time.

But Hu Shahu's temperament is really stubborn, the more he is hostile because of his violent and ostentatious demeanor, the more he will show you his tyrannical and ostentatious behavior.

At this moment, he nominally leads [-] military guards to garrison here. In fact, counting his own private soldiers and the servants he recruited during this period, the number of soldiers and horses is [-].

Hearing that the emperor sent envoys to the barracks to spread the message, Hu Shahu immediately mobilized the ten thousand people, showing off his prestige.

At this time, on the entire winding road from the hall at the top of the high slope to the gate, there are two tall soldiers in armor and holding bows and knives facing each other every ten feet.The total number of soldiers is nearly a thousand. Surrounded by soldiers, there are also dozens of officers, such as Qianju, generals, and lieutenants, wearing distinctive armor, and attendants around.

Such a mighty and majestic appearance was exactly what Hu Shahu wanted the emperor's special envoy to see.

According to Hu Shahu's guess, now that Jinshan has suffered disastrous defeats and Juyongguan is lost, then Wanyan Gang, who is in charge of military affairs in Jinshan, the province, will definitely not be able to please him, and Shuhu Gaoqi will only follow Wanyan Gang closely , and must be disgraced.

If the rules of ups and downs of the prime ministers over the years were followed, Wanyan Gang must take the responsibility and step down, and Hu Shahu, the veteran general who was second only to Wanyan Gang, was very qualified to take over the battle against Mongolia.

Two days ago, I heard that the DPRK and China were discussing to mobilize local strong troops to return to the capital to serve as King Qin.However, Marshal Youdujian Pucha Ali on the other side of the river east led [-] cavalry to aid Zhongdu. On the way, he collided with the main force of the Mongolian army.

In this way, the only ones who discussed the transfer between the court and the central government were Wanyan Sala, the commander of the Shandong Army.

Wanyan Sala is an old acquaintance of Hu Shahu. Back then, when Hu Shahu was the commander of the two armies in Shandong Province and sent troops to attack the Song Dynasty, Wanyan Sala was Hu Shahu's deputy as the envoy of Dinghai Jiedu.

The relationship between him and Hu Shahu is like Shuhu Gao Qizhi and Wan Yangang.If Wan Yansa entered the court, Hu Shahu's status would definitely rise.

Perhaps, the key to this discussion is not Wanyan Sasa, but me, Hu Shahu?

Every time he thinks of this, Hu Shahu always feels itchy.

On that day, Wanyan Gang recruited Hu Shahu in order to use Hu Shahu to fight against the military leaders of the various ministries in the Central Capital who were close to Youcheng disciple Shan Yi.But Hu Shahu has never regarded himself as Wanyan Gang's subordinate, if there is a chance to rise up, how can he let it go?

If Wanyan Gang wanted to be a stone blocking the way, he would just kick it away.

In the past few days, Hu Shahu has worked hard on this, and also sent people to visit the familiar nobles in Zhongdu.

As the war situation continued to deteriorate, Hu Shahu's mood became better and better.He hoped that the emperor's special envoy would bring him good news and make him feel better.

Therefore, Hu Shahu greeted the emperor's special envoy with a grand posture.

And when the emperor's special envoy left, Hu Shahu returned to the hall with a livid face, as if he were a beast about to devour people.

The gap between expectations and reality is so drastic that it is unbearable; what is the reason behind this is even more incomprehensible.

"Did you all hear that?" He asked through gritted teeth.

All the generals bowed their heads, and no one dared to answer.

"Wanyan'an and this guy, how dare they scold me like that? If it wasn't for Wanyan Gang, how could a mere servant in the bureau have the right to stand in front of me and speak? He is a young man who can't even ride a horse. How dare you say that I'm only doing hunting and not military?"

It turned out that the special envoy sent by the emperor this time was actually Wanyan Gang's eldest son, Wanyan Anhe, and the emperor's message he brought was neither a promotion nor a consolation, but a merciless reprimand .

When Wanyan Anhe stated the emperor's message, his contemptuous demeanor and demeaning tone were like a knife stabbing Hu Shahu's heart.

What's even more frightening is that the emperor's message actually urged Hu Shahu to rush to the front line as soon as possible to face the enemy head-on with the Mongolian army?
How does this work?This is against the rules!

Hu Shahu walked back and forth in the hall, I don't know how many times he walked.

Dozens of generals and school attendants bowed their heads, not daring to speak.

After more than half an hour, someone rushed in from outside the hall, panting.

Those who come are dressed as servants.Some cronies know that the master of this servant is Li Sizhong, the great eunuch and head of the palace of servants who was recently bewitched by Hu Shahu secretly and generously gifted with gold, mountains and silver seas.

Hu Shahu reluctantly nodded and asked, "What's going on?"

The servant kowtowed, and said: "Today Wanyan Zuocheng is discussing the military situation with the emperor, there was nothing wrong with it. It just so happened that Tu Shan Youcheng came to see him, and he also brought a memorial, saying that the military situation at the front line is like this, we need to gather veterans and brainstorm, It is absolutely impossible to tie life and death to one person. As a result, Wanyan Zuocheng was furious, and the two argued for a few words... cough cough... for some reason, Marshal Heshilie was mentioned, but the emperor was furious and threw Tudan Youcheng away After Tu Shan Youcheng left, Wanyan Zuocheng told the emperor that Shuhu Gaoqi's troops had suffered successive defeats, and it would be better for a general like Marshal Heshilie to go to the former enemy. The emperor immediately agreed, He also said that Marshal He Shilie is always flying eagles and lackeys to be absurd, and it is time to do something for the court!"

With his rambling words, the blue veins on Hu Shahu's forehead slowly bloomed, and his whole face gradually turned purple.

"I see!" He waved his hand: "Go!"

The servant kowtowed again and stepped back.

Hu Shahu continued to circle in the hall.

Next to the hall, there is a gilt and jade eagle frame, on which stands a very handsome Costinus with pure white tail feathers and golden wings.This is what Hu Shahu likes very much. No matter where he goes, the falconer will follow him with a scaffold.

Hu Shahu reached out and caressed Hai Dongqing slowly.The bird of prey had been trained so well that it cooed twice and did not avoid it.

In the next moment, Hu Shahu suddenly exerted force with his palm and tightly strangled Hai Dongqing's throat.Hai Dongqing neighed miserably, the huge wings suddenly opened, flapped wildly, and the sharp claws tore fiercely, tore the leather armguard in a few strokes, leaving deep scars on Hu Shahu's arm .

White and golden feathers flew into the air, and bright red blood flowed down Hu Shahu's arm, to his elbow, and then dripped to the ground.

Hu Shahu's complexion was iron, he neither let go nor avoided.

It wasn't until Hai Dongqing's movements stopped that Hu Shahu threw it to the ground with its wings and sharp claws hanging down feebly.

He shook his injured arm as if nothing had happened, returned to his seat, and said with a sneer, "Wanyan Gang, that bastard, won't give up his throne after losing the battle! The emperor actually believed him...he's also an idiot!"

(End of this chapter)