Chapter 275

"Vassal King + descendant of the sage + a group of gentry representatives", such a powerful lineup was almost an invincible combination in the Great Dayu Dynasty.

Without the slightest hesitation, Li Mu decisively retreated behind the crowd and handed the main stage to Marquis Wuyang.

It was not that he was not loyal, but purely because the status of a military general was not suitable for dealing with these people.

According to the unspoken rules of officialdom, a vassal king making friends with a military general was a life-threatening matter. Even when he saved Prince Fu in the capital, both sides deliberately kept a distance.

Now in this kind of scene, if Li Mu dared to come forward. No matter what the final result was, it would cause big trouble.

However, he could hide, but Marquis Wuyang, as the Regional Commander, could not flash away.

Fortunately, the status of the two was different. In the Great Dayu Dynasty, the Viceroy had always been held by a civil official, and Marquis Wuyang had also been granted the status of a Jinshi by the Emperor.

Although the civil official group was unwilling to accept this imperial relative Viceroy who leaned towards the meritorious officials, according to the political game rules, Marquis Wuyang's status now was indeed a civil official.

An imperial relative civil official dealing with a vassal king and Duke Yansheng was not so taboo.

No matter how the Ding Yushi caught the wind and grasped the shadow, he would not be stupid enough to impeach Marquis Wuyang for colluding with Prince Lu and Duke Yansheng to rebel.

Watching the three big bosses exchange pleasantries, Li Mu cast his gaze at the Shandong Provincial Governor on the side.

This scene in front of him, if there was no instruction from the local government, it was absolutely impossible to happen.

According to the "Great Dayu Law", vassal kings were not allowed to leave their fiefs without authorization. If they really wanted to leave their fiefs, they had to apply to the court.

In the process of specific execution, the right to interpret the fief was in the hands of civil officials.

The vassal king's title was broad; Prince Lu's fief could be understood as Shandong, or it could be regarded as the prefecture where the Prince's Mansion was located, and if it was stricter, it was not allowed to leave the prefecture city.

If the relationship with the Emperor was good, or if it was the current Emperor's son, the Ding Yushi would pretend not to see if the scope of activities was out of line.

If the relationship with the Emperor was not good, or if it was a distant branch of the clan, then it would be miserable.

The local yamen did not cooperate, and the Prince's carriage could not leave the prefecture city.

This was one of the means for local civil officials to pinch vassal kings.

After all, when this kind of creature as a vassal king became arrogant and domineering, the destructive power was not ordinary.

Whether the reputation was good or bad, they didn't care at all. As long as it was not a major crime of rebellion, the Emperor would not easily deal with them.

Compared to Prince Lu, Duke Yansheng on the side was more difficult to deal with.

The name "descendant of the sage" had too much lethality.

Regardless of Duke Yansheng's character and how many broken things he had done, the civil official group, for the sake of their own interests, could only help cover it up.

The Censors in the court even dared to scold the Emperor, but they never saw them scolding Duke Yansheng. Even if everyone knew that these descendants of the sage had long been decayed.

"..."

"Both of you are pillars of the country and should know how dangerous the capital is at this time. Once the capital falls, the consequences will be unimaginable."

"On the way here, this Viceroy received three imperial edicts urging the advance. If we delay too long in Shandong, there will be no way to account for it to the court!"

Marquis Wuyang decisively refused.

As the Prince of the Blood main army, it made little difference where they fought.

Compared to rescuing the capital, staying in Shandong to deal with the grassland cavalry coming to loot, the safety factor was undoubtedly much higher.

If there was a choice, normal people would choose to stay in Shandong.

It was just that besides realistic factors, political influence had to be considered.

Prince of the Blood saving the Emperor, not rushing to the capital, was simply unjustifiable.

"Marquis, everyone is a clear person, there is no need to pretend here."

"No matter where you fight, you have to fight the Northern Barbarian cavalry. Staying in Shandong to fight, it is good for you, good for me, and good for everyone."

"If you really go deep alone to rescue the capital, just with the troops under your command, it is not enough at all."

"If you are not careful, it will be the end of the entire army being wiped out."

"Since the Prince of the Blood edict was issued until now, the court has already lost seven routes of reinforcements one after another. Even the Beijing Camp, in order to return to rescue the capital, was severely damaged halfway."

"The Northern Barbarians clearly used the capital as bait to attract the various reinforcements of the court to go over and take the opportunity to annihilate our living forces!"

Duke Yansheng said with disdain.

The purpose of the Northern Barbarians besieging the capital, except for those in the game who couldn't see clearly, bystanders could all understand.

The classic "besiege the point to hit reinforcements" tactic was intended to weaken the military power of the Great Dayu Dynasty.

Attacking the city was impossible!

Using elite cavalry to attack the capital heavily guarded by the court, unless the high-level Northern Barbarians collectively had water in their brains.

Even for cities in the local area, as long as the defense was tight enough, the Northern Barbarians would decisively bypass them.

Occasionally forcibly attacking the city was also letting the gathered surrendered soldiers act as cannon fodder, rarely going down to fight personally.

"Duke Yansheng, imperial orders are hard to disobey!"

"Even if this is a conspiracy of the Northern Barbarians, since this Viceroy has received the imperial edict, I must act according to the edict."

Marquis Wuyang said pointedly.

Wanting him to help defend Shandong was fine, but the pot of disobeying the imperial edict, he definitely would not carry.

Unless the Emperor had a new imperial edict, otherwise he would continue to lead troops north.

As for whether to move closer to the capital, wait until landing in Tianjin Prefecture to see.

Judging from the current situation, the various reinforcements that arrived first all became sacrifices.

When it was his turn, Marquis Wuyang's heart was also very uneasy. Especially the generals he relied on most, who repeatedly reminded him to be cautious, which aggravated this anxiety.

"Marquis, Duke Yansheng's words have reached this point, and you are still holding on to the imperial edict so tightly, then you are too pedantic."

"The Northern Barbarian cavalry is ravaging all directions, and at this moment Tianjin Prefecture has almost all fallen into the hands of the enemy. Even if you want to land there, I am afraid you don't have the conditions."

"Anyway, it is all to rescue the capital, and it is the same from Shandong."

"If you are worried about the court blaming you, we can guarantee for you, proving that you are doing your best to rescue the capital!"

Prince Lu on the side followed up to persuade.

Theoretically, landing from Shandong and fighting all the way to the capital was also completing the Prince of the Blood task.

However, the prerequisite for this operation was that the troops under Marquis Wuyang were capable enough to sweep all the way.

If they were defeated by the enemy halfway, rescuing the capital would become a joke.

"Marquis, you decide!"

"For the sake of the elders of Shandong, this Duke will go all out today. Either you send troops to save the people from fire and water, or this Duke will hit his head and die here!"

While speaking, Duke Yansheng directly hit the bow of the ship, scaring a group of officials to intercept hurriedly.

Marquis Wuyang, as the person involved, was directly numbed by this scene.

If he had known that landing would cause such big trouble, he would rather stay at sea.

Duke Yansheng dying in front of him, the charge of forcing the descendant of the sage to die could crush him to death.

Even if the Emperor wanted to protect him, he could not withstand the spit stars of the scholars in the world.

Not only would he be unlucky, but the entire family would be liquidated in the future.

Even without hitting his head and dying, as long as Duke Yansheng was slightly injured, he would not be able to explain it clearly.

No one could guarantee how many stories this group of Shandong gentry in front of him would make up.

"Marquis, if someone has to die today, and you are willing to save the people of Shandong from fire and water, then count this Prince in!"

With the previous lesson, as soon as Prince Lu took action, Marquis Wuyang hurriedly pulled the person back.

A Duke Yansheng, plus a Prince, actually ran to him to play suicide, clearly someone deliberately set a trap.

Intuition told him that these two were masters who cherished their lives and could not really commit suicide in front of him, but he could not bet on the scene in front of him at all.

"Both of you, calm down, involving military changes, this Viceroy must first ask the court for instructions!"

Marquis Wuyang said, suppressing his anger.

Thinking about it yourself was one thing, being forced to do it was another.

Knowing that he was being calculated, even a clay figurine had three points of fire.

But now was not the time to get angry, no matter how big the fire was, he had to deal with today's affairs first.

(End of this chapter)