Chapter 1015 Immediately Return to Beijing (Part 1)
Today, Youzhou City has become very different from before. Not only does it lose the tense atmosphere of everyone being in danger when Guirong attacked the border last year, but it also seems particularly lively. There are cars and horses and people, and the various supplies entering and exiting the gates are even more dazzling. It is no less than the Central Plains City, and there is no feeling of a northern border city.
The people in the city all had joy and smiles on their faces. Even though the Lantern Festival has passed, the New Year Festival has ended, but they still did not let everyone come out of the joyful atmosphere. The reason for this result is naturally very obvious, that is, the Great Vietnamese official army achieved an unprecedented victory in the Northern Expedition, which ensured the safety of the people in both the Central Plains and the Northern Xinjiang, and had enough confidence in their hearts.
In the past, even though Gui Rong had not invaded the border for several years, border towns like Youzhou were tight. The soldiers guarding the city were always careful, and the people of the Central Plains rarely took the initiative to come here. But now Youzhou is different. Gui Rong can no longer pose any threat to this place. After the strong men and soldiers in the city arrived at the permanent residence, the most shrewd merchants naturally came to do business.
So in just one or two months, the stores in Youzhou City have increased by at least twice as much as before, and there are even more business opportunities, which has brought more business opportunities and attracted more businessmen who are interested in it. In this cycle, Youzhou City has become a prosperous city that is not inferior to the Central Plains City.
And Li Ling believed that this was just the beginning. As time goes by, Youzhou's urban development will be faster and more powerful. After all, it has a unique plain and convenient location and is well-connected. It is really suitable for the material distribution center of the entire northern border. This was also quickly understood after he took over the entire Northern Expedition logistics affairs. Therefore, many dynasties in history have their roots in building capitals here.
Of course, Li Ling is unlikely to think too much about future generations now. He still has extremely important things to deal with.
This matter is not to provide military rations and supplies to the soldiers on the front line. This matter has been completely on track. At a time when the grassland tribes are beaten to no avail and only have to survive, logistical support for the front line has become a very simple thing.
As long as the court transported the supplies from the Central Plains to the northern border in time, Li Ling could quickly send the things and the grassland according to the rules and routes that had been in place, and then along the routes that had been opened, the supplies were delivered to each army that wandered around the grassland and looked for the whereabouts of the enemy.
In this matter, Li Ling now only did a little coordination and then conveyed a few instructions, which was not a problem at all. What could make him feel a headache now is a more important thing, or the most important thing at the moment, which is more important than the major events of the Northern Expedition - it was to find Sun Bi and ask him to come back quickly!
When the news came from the capital ten days ago, even Li Ling was stunned for a while, and it was difficult for a moment to accept that such a huge change would have happened.
The emperor actually died... The impression that Li Ling was of a shrewd, cold, and selfish emperor. He died suddenly after the complete victory of the Great Vietnamese Northern Expedition! And he was killed by the prince!
The impact of this fact was even when Li Ling heard it, and he was shocked for a long time. Killing his father with his son and killing his king with his ministers is not something that will happen easily in this peaceful court. Even in Li Ling's impression, in the unified dynasty, there seems to have almost never had such a human tragedy.
But this has finally become a fact. When the emperor died and the prince became a prisoner, it is beyond doubt.
Perhaps the prince was lost because of the emperor's step-by-step pressure. Only when he was desperate would he be anxious. Li Ling made this judgment because he knew very well how the emperor suppressed the prince over the years and how he continued to launch new competitors to the throne, just to prevent the prince from becoming a big shot...
Therefore, he did not have much sympathy for Sun Yong's death, and even thought of the comment that he was selfish. Although the emperor always valued him after he entered the court, it was considered to be a kindness to him, but Li Ling could not have much favoritism for this cold-blooded and selfish emperor who only wanted to do his own selfish desires but ignored the lives and death of the people in the world.
The royal tragic script of the royal family has nothing to do with Li Ling, but when he knew that the King of England would inherit the throne in the end, Li Ling's spirit was still cheered up and almost blurted out - it was a good kill!
Yes, it was really good to kill. If the prince hadn't killed his father and the emperor, but his sudden condition worsened and his death, I'm afraid the throne would have been natural and steadily fallen into Sun Cong's hands. After all, before that, he was the Prince of Dayue for many years and was the only legal heir.
In fact, Sun Bi took the initiative to request the Northern Expedition this time, and he was able to make great achievements again, so he would seize the right to inherit the throne at the last moment. But this was a risk after all. Whether he could win was on the one hand, and on the other hand, just like now, if the emperor died suddenly, Sun Bi, who was in the north, would naturally not be able to return to Luoyang. When he heard the news and rushed back to the capital, he was afraid that he would have already set the title of a monarch and a minister.
But the prince's spear completely reversed the most unfavorable situation for the British King, and finally made him become a new generation of Emperor Yue with the will!
To be honest, if the prince had not killed his father, even if he had also given out his will, there would probably be many people in the court who supported the prince's succession. After all, he was the prince for decades and was the future king recognized by everyone, and there was no big mistake. The will would naturally be called a forgery, and then Sun Bi was not in the court. The final result was probably Sun Cong was pushed to the throne.
But now, all possible problems have completely disappeared because of the prince's act of killing his father, and Sun Bi's right to inherit the throne has become reasonable and legal.
However, Li Ling still had a headache at this time. Even if it had been more than ten days since he received the news, his emotions not only did not calm down with time, but instead became more and more worried about gains and losses. Because Sun Bi had not yet responded at this time, it was not even known whether he had received an urgent letter from him who sent him to the grassland.
This is the sequelae of the Ghost Rong power after the current victory. Hundreds of thousands of troops were divided into dozens of scattered on the vast grassland. It was too difficult to find a certain group of people accurately. Even Li Ling didn't know where Sun Bi was now.
What makes people even more distressed is a letter sent by the court in the next few days. The funeral of the late emperor will be scheduled on the auspicious day of the third day of the second lunar month. As the new king, Sun Bi may have been able to drag it on before, but on that day, he must appear in front of the ministers no matter what.
That is not only because of the great affairs of the court, but also a manifestation of filial piety. For the past century, Dayue established the country with loyalty and filial piety. As the emperor, everyone naturally had strict requirements on this. If this new king had not even attended the funeral of the late emperor, it would be difficult for the people of the world to convince him, and he might even shake his throne and be stolen by someone.
This is not Li Ling's worrying about the whole world. He had already learned about the various changes that happened that day from the letters of other members of the British Royal Party. He knew that Sun Lin was still willing to give up. In the court and the public, there must be many people who were willing to fight for King Yong.
At least before Sun Bi really sat on the throne, either one would have happened.
Because of this, in the past few days, Li Ling sent more than ten people into the grassland to find Sun Bi's whereabouts, just to let him come back quickly and ascend the throne. Compared with such a major event, the pursuit of the death of the grassland and the elimination of the grassland has become no longer important.
But after this period of time, there was no reply at all. Li Ling felt so distressed. Today is the 20th day of the first lunar month, and it is only more than ten days before the funeral of the late emperor, which is only enough to get from Youzhou to Luoyang. If it is a few more days late, it will be too late.
Thinking of this, Li Ling couldn't sit still, so he stood up and came to the huge northern topographic map again, which was too detailed than before. With the victory after victory, the many mountains, rivers and terrain details on the grassland were also mastered by the Vietnamese army, and then added to the map. This was also the order Li Ling had made early in the morning - he was sweeping everywhere without stopping, guessing where Sun Bi led the army.
"If he really goes north, he may not be able to find it until today. In this way, even if he can successfully find the prince in the next few days, he will not be able to rush back to the capital before the third day of next month." Li Ling made an unacceptable guess, and his fist hit the wall hard.
In fact, this idea has come to his mind in the past few days. After all, even if it is a fast horse galloping from the grassland to Youzhou, it will take a few days, not to mention that it has to rush to Luoyang from here. Even if it can be replaced, this person can't stand it.
"What should I do... If he had entered the northern border from another place and rushed back to Luoyang." Li Ling said expectantly at the end.
At this moment, a sudden commotion outside interrupted his thoughts, which made Li Ling feel quite unhappy. Just as he was about to scold him, the closed door was also opened by someone. Li Moyun shouted in surprise: "Young Master, he is back, the prince is back..."
"Ah?" Li Ling was stunned at first, then suddenly reacted, turned around and ran out of the door, and then saw a man covered in dust and bearded, looking particularly haggard, being supported by someone, and staggeringly walked over. If it weren't for Sun Bi, who else would it be?
Chapter completed!