Empress Chu

Chapter 10 Notice

The summer sun was venomous, but this did not slow down the post soldiers. Five post soldiers rushed into a post station covered in dirt.

The soldiers at the station skillfully checked their tokens and official certificates, and saw that they were from Yunzhong County.

Although the border war ended, it did not end in peace. Firstly, the rebellion of Empress Chu also involved the frontier army. The imperial court mobilized troops to surround Yunzhong County, which made all the places very nervous. Fortunately, the coach was replaced in time. Only then is it stable.

Not long ago, the coach was changed, and he was also the father of a queen. The news spread and caused various discussions.

It is not surprising that letters between the court and the frontier army were frequent.

While the postmen were thinking wildly, they quickly returned the official certificates and at the same time handed over tea soup for cooling down and detoxification.

"Hot water and clean clothes are all ready." They said, "Little buddy, go wash up first, and then we will prepare meals."

The post soldiers didn't go into the house, but just finished drinking the tea soup with their heads up.

"We rushed to the next place to rest after dark, and now change horses and hurry on the road." The leader of the post said.

It seemed to be an urgent letter, and the postmen didn't say any more. The postmen had strict schedules and couldn't delay. They quickly prepared new horses, packed dry food and water, and the postmen took a breather and got on their horses again.

"Oh, this." The leader of the post soldiers seemed to have thought of something, and took out a post newspaper from his jacket, "The general ordered to post announcements along the way."

This kind of situation often happens, usually when there is a victory report, or some soldiers will make meritorious service, and when they go to the capital to announce the good news, they will also convey it along the way, such as Lubu Feijie in wartime.

In non-wartime, it is probably to suppress bandits or something.

The post soldiers took over and responded, those post soldiers urged the horses to gallop up, billowing dust and smoke.

The postmen talked and laughed and walked towards the hall, one of them was shaking the post newspaper in his hand, and then lazily opened it.

"I don't know what's new recently, but it's worth announcing along the way." The postman shook his head and held it up in front of him. The first impression, he said, "The writing is quite big——"

It’s nothing more than those things, the postmen are not interested, and they prefer to go to the hall to listen to people passing by talking about interesting things from various places. For example, which adult took three days off not because he had diarrhea from eating too much, but because he was beaten by his wife.

"Whatever it is, post it." They said casually, "Anyone who wants to see it can watch it."

The voice fell, but the voice of the postman behind him was stiff and dry: "This, this, this can't be posted—"

Everyone couldn't help looking back, and saw the post soldier holding the post newspaper. They didn't know if it was the wind or what, the post newspaper was shaking and rattling.

"What news?" Everyone was puzzled, "Why can't it be posted?"

The postman raised his head to look at everyone, stammered and said, "This seems to be an imperial edict—"

Edict?call to action?Everyone was even more confused, and couldn't help but gather around and look at the paperwork in his hand.

"Empress Chu Zhao told all orders: The traitor Xie Yanfang, murdered Empress Chu Zhao, pretended to confuse the crowd, blackmailed the emperor, tyrannized the court, and the tiger and wolf have their hearts—"

Just looking at the first few sentences, it was like a thunderclap, several people were stunned, and the following words could not be read clearly.

"What are you looking at?" "What good news?" "Is this a new post?" "What is it about?" "Let me read it too."

There were a lot of people resting in the hall, some were coming in and some were going out, and a few postmen were crowded at the door, so they were naturally noticed by everyone, and they came over to look while asking.

Hearing the inquiry, a postman came back to his senses and subconsciously stretched out his hand to protect the postpost.

"Can't see—" he yelled.

But it was still too late, the post newspaper was unfolded, and the characters were written in big characters. People who looked over saw the big characters at first sight.

Empress Chu Zhao told all orders that the traitor Xie Yanfang——

Those who come and go to the post station are all officials, so they naturally understand what this means, and they are suddenly shocked.

Call for an appeal!

The absconded Empress Chu appeared!

The absconded Empress Chu wants to attack Xie Yanfang!

The postman who heard the news stood in the corridor, looked at the chaotic crowd, and listened to the postman who crawled out of the crowd, because he tore the postman who only held a corner of the post newspaper to report back.

His face was pale, and he stared at the chaotic station, staring blankly without saying a word.

"Hurry up and disperse these people." The postman said anxiously, "How to stop them from spreading?"

Yi Cheng glanced at him and smiled wryly: "What are you stopping, are you confused? Have you forgotten who sent this message?"

The postman was startled, his already pale face turned pale.

It's a post soldier.

Soldiers from the frontier army.

"Obviously, the frontier army in Yunzhong County is already in the hands of Empress Chu." Yi Cheng said, looking into the distance over the chaotic crowd, "The momentum of thunder is unstoppable."

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The momentum of thunder is not limited to the station.

In the bustling market, a group of soldiers and horses came galloping. They were well-armored and carried colorful flags behind them.

This is a rapid march.

After the previous war with Xiliang and the suppression of King Zhongshan's rebellion, the people were already familiar with marching, and hurriedly avoided it.

Soldiers and horses galloped through the street. They didn't speak or shout, but when they passed a street, they waved their hands, and some scrolls fell to the ground.

The people on the street were startled, thinking it was the soldiers who had fallen, and called them eagerly, but the soldiers had already disappeared in the blink of an eye.

There was no seal on the scroll, and it fell apart on the ground. Some people boldly picked it up and shook it away.

If a literate person sees it at a glance, his face will be stunned.

If you are illiterate, ask the people around you. When the literate people see it, they all take a step back as if they have seen a ghost.

"This--"

"It says, Empress Chu's call for rebellion against the Xie clan—"

"Empress Chu? It's the queen——"

"The queen is back—"

"The queen said Mrs. Xie is the traitor—"

The uproar exploded in the street in an instant.

When the government came in a hurry after hearing the news, even if the proclamation was recovered, it could not stop the proclamation from spreading.

Not all the rapid marches will pass through the city in a dignified manner during the day, and there will be people and horses sneaking in at night, and there will be low crackling sounds wherever they pass.

In the sound of piercing the sky, countless arrows are like shooting stars.

The arrows carried thick paper, flew down like petals in mid-air, rolled and scattered in the night, and then caused waves in the city in the early morning.

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Not only the towns, but also the villages have not been left out.

The old man who picked up cow dung tremblingly picked up a piece of paper from the ground in the early morning. The words on the paper were huge and looked scary, but it also had a big official seal, which made the illiterate old man think it was very important, so he ran back with it. In the village, looking for literate people.

"Look at what is written? Is it a new notice issued by the government?"

The only literate people in this village are a few children who study in the town. The children were very upset when they were woken up to read what they wrote. They didn’t study for a long time, and they didn’t learn very well. As long as you enter the school, you can do everything.

If you can't, you will be scolded for not working hard, and your parents will give you a good meal.

When I got closer to the paper, I suddenly became happy again.

"I know all these words." They said happily, not only did they lose their reluctance, they also read aloud, "Queen Chu, was murdered and fled, and the traitor Xie occupied the court. Neighbors, don't be alarmed, don't be disturbed, each stays in his place, and waits for peace."

There are so many words, I read them all in one breath, they are amazing!

The children stood with their hips akimbo, waiting for praise from their families and neighbors.

But the family members and neighbors looked dull, and scattered in the next moment.

"Something happened—"

"We're going to fight—"

"Martial Law—"

"Call all the villagers—"

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The world seemed to suddenly become noisy.

Even standing in the mountains, you can feel the atmosphere is different.

Ding Dachui put down the rope in his hand and squinted at the mountain road under his feet. During this time of burning incense, horses galloped past on the winding mountain road, people driving chariots and horses passed by, and some people were carrying burdens and carrying The child's person hurried past.

In the past, so many people rarely passed by such a remote place.

There are too many people in remote places, which means that something may have happened in other places, so avoid coming here.

"Ding Sier—"

With a loud cry, he pulled back the eccentric Ding Hammer, and he turned around to see a neighbor.

"Why are you being lazy again?" the neighbor said, "You still haven't caught a single prey today, how can you be a hunter like this?"

Ding Dachui snorted and said, "Take your time."

"What are you waiting for? It's been a long time, and you can't even kill a rabbit." The neighbor was heartbroken, "You go to your aunt, who is poor and can't help you, and you have to support her, you have to find a door Make a living, otherwise how do you support your family? How do you marry a wife? I told you that the eldest daughter of the Laoyang family in the east of the village has a crush on you, but if you can’t save a house, the daughter of the Laoyang family will not follow you. Your aunt sleeps together—"

The neighbors were chattering, but Ding Dachui suddenly interrupted him after he heard it but didn't hear it.

"Listen, what's that sound?" he said.

The neighbor was stunned for a moment and asked, "Did the prey fall into the trap?" He strained his ears to listen, but there were no animals whining, and the forest was quiet, with occasional birdsong.

The birdsong was crisp and long.

What did he want to say, Ding Dachui suddenly uttered a bird song, and the neighbors were startled.

"Do you think you can confuse the prey in this way?" The neighbor was funny and tried to teach him patiently, "It won't work—"

Before he could finish his sentence, Ding Dachui sang again, louder, sharper, and somewhat hoarse than before——

There are birds chirping in the forest.

"Are you going to learn how to sing like a bird?" The neighbor said again, "Birds are not worth much, if you want to sell them for money, you have to be a rabbit or a pheasant—"

Before he finished speaking, Ding Dachui threw the rope to him and said, "Brother Tieniu, I'm leaving."

Walk?The neighbor was taken aback, and then hurriedly said: "Don't give up on yourself, hunting can't be learned in a day or two, you have to be patient."

Ding Dachui smiled at him, walked over, took the bow and arrow from him, glanced across the forest, and suddenly raised his hand to shoot the arrow.

Accompanied by the arrows flying out, the bushes not far away swayed wildly, and a rabbit sprang out with an arrow stuck in its back, and immediately fell to the ground and remained motionless.

"You need to hunt steadily, but you also need to shoot quickly. Brother Tieniu, you are good at archery, but you tend to hesitate. Be more decisive next time." Ding Dachui said, handing the bow and arrow to the neighbors, and striding away.

Is this teaching him to hunt?The neighbors were stunned and asked, "Ding Sier, why are you going?"

Ding Dachui didn't look back and waved at him, saying, "Go hunting."

hunt?Isn't it hunting now?The neighbor looked at the thin and weak man, suddenly became flexible like a hare, and disappeared from sight in the blink of an eye.

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Catch the post soldiers who can't catch up.

Passers-by came out of nowhere at night.

Inscriptions were scattered and posted in the towns and cities, which were recited in cadence.

In the countryside and villages, word of mouth spreads the jingle that a military event is about to start, and quickly avoid it.

It's like shooting a rocket from the border county, igniting a raging fire all the way, and rushing towards the capital.

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The three counties outside the capital are waiting in strict battle, soldiers and horses have built numerous checkpoints, but anyone passing by will be strictly investigated, and their attitude is extremely fierce.