Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 4119
The captain guarding the city was terrified, stepped forward to salute, and asked, "Dare to ask the general why you are here?"

Although he was very afraid of Niu Jinda's reputation, but after all, his responsibility lies, knowing that his coming to take over the defense is not in compliance with the rules, so he can't sit still.Soldiers of the Tang Dynasty have their own backbone, and will never shy away from facing the strong, let alone tarnish their responsibilities.

Niu Jinda sat on the horseback, and said calmly: "Your Majesty is dead, beware of any changes in the situation, I am here to take over the defense of Chunmingmen under the military order, and the handover should be done quickly without delay, otherwise military law will be followed."

"what?!"

The captain of the Shoucheng school was taken aback, and then reacted, first knelt down on one knee, shouted "Your Majesty!", and then hurriedly said: "The last general obeys orders!"

No wonder Youhou Wei dared to leave the camp and approach Chunming Gate without authorization. His Majesty passed away, but Niu Jinda did not mention the succession of the throne. It can be seen that the crown prince is still the crown prince. Some people may want to follow the example of the "Xuanwu Gate change", but they don't know Is it Yu Chigong outside the city, or Niu Jinda in front of him...

However, this kind of thing is too high-end for him, a small city guard captain, even if he can't get involved, he doesn't dare to get involved. He obediently handed over the defense, and then took his own soldiers to brave the rain and rush to the Ministry of War to hand over the errand. , Hurry up and stay away from this place.

Sitting in the tower, Niu Jinda commanded the deployment and took over the defense of Chunming Gate, checked whether the defense equipment was complete, and whether the gates were safe, and a soldier came to report: "General, the right guard outside the city keeps approaching the gate area, we He has been repeatedly warned to stop advancing, but the other party has ignored him, so I ask the general to make a decision."

Without saying a word, Niu Jinda got up, picked up the horizontal knife on the table and hung it on his waist, strode down the tower, took the reins from the soldiers, got on his horse, and walked under the city gate. He shouted, "Open the city gate!"

"Here!"

The soldiers didn't dare to say anything, so they quickly took down the huge door latch. Five people pushed the city gate open, while the soldiers on the tower turned the capstan with wooden bars. on the moat.

Niu Jinda galloped through the city gate and crossed the suspension bridge first, followed by dozens of soldiers behind him. For a moment, hoofs were rumbling and murderous, and he arrived at the front of the Youhouwei vanguard who was advancing slowly like a wind and clouds.

"Stop! Stop! Line up! Line up!"

The vanguard deputy general of You Houwei was startled by a group of cavalry that suddenly appeared in the torrential rain. He thought it was a surprise attack from the defenders. Although it is not an iron cavalry, it seems to have a strong impact. It is all infantry on my side, and once it is rushed into the formation, it will be over.

Fortunately, the other party reined in their horses and stopped within a stone's throw before joining the battle. One of them took a few steps forward and said loudly: "If you dare to advance half a step, you will be killed without mercy! Where is Yu Chigong? Niu Jinda is here, please come out say!"

The guards of Youhou trembled in fear. It turned out that it was the God of Killing who was in front of him. He couldn't help secretly rejoicing that he hadn't advanced too fast just now, otherwise, once he took over the battle, the consequences would be disastrous...

Hurry up and let people run to the rear to inform the commander Wei Chigong, and at the same time send orders to restrain the soldiers under his command, absolutely not to move forward, otherwise this god of death may launch a charge and enter the formation...

In the heavy rain, the two armies confronted each other, dozens of people on one side were murderous, while the vanguard array of hundreds of people on the other side formed on the spot, not daring to go one step further.

After a while, there was a sound of horseshoes, and Yu Chigong, who was dressed in coir raincoat, came riding from the rear, not daring whether the opponent would surround him, and stopped only ten feet in front of Niu Jinda, laughing loudly on the horse: "It turned out to be Lao Niu. Why didn't you accompany your general to drink in the Chinese army on this stormy day? Why did you run out of the city? Could it be that we missed Wei Chi and wanted to get together for a few drinks?"

Niu Jinda was expressionless, wiped the rain off his face, and said in a stern voice: "The last general was ordered to take over the defense of Chunming Gate, and it's none of my business for Youhou Wei to go out of the camp without the military order, but it's not my business to come close to Chunming Gate and threaten the city defense." Absolutely not, and I ask Duke E to be considerate of the general's responsibilities, and retreat ten miles immediately, and withdraw from the Chunmingmen defense zone."

Blocking his sight with a bamboo hat, Wei Chigong in coir raincoat raised his head slightly, his expression of astonishment was undisguised. He stared blankly at the flag fluttering in the wind and rain on the top of the city, and suddenly raised the whip in his hand to face the captain of the Pioneer Battalion beside him. Pulling it up, he cursed: "You trash, you don't even know how to change defenses in the city, you grew up eating shit?"

The captain was caught off guard by a whip on his face, covered his face with a cry of pain, rolled off his horse and knelt in the muddy water, begging for mercy: "Calm down, commander, you will know your mistake..."

But Yu Chigong was not willing to give up, he just turned over from the horse's back, whipped the whip in his hand thoughtlessly, and kept cursing in his mouth: "Bastard, why did I raise you bastards, I'm afraid I didn't even know that I was killed by you on that day..."

He hit hard, the whip slapped down, the captain could only cover his face with his hands, rolling on the ground in pain, but he didn't even dare to say begging for mercy.

The two parties stood in the wind and rain, watching Yu Chigong whip his subordinates...

It wasn't until the school lieutenant couldn't even roll over, lying in the muddy water out of breath, that Yu Chigong angrily threw away the whip, looked up at the towering Chunming Gate, and suddenly knelt down on his knees, his forehead stern. Smashing into the muddy water, hissed and mourned: "Your Majesty!"

He knew well that Cheng Yaojin's behavior style seemed rough but in fact he was the most cautious. Being in Chang'an Suwei palace confinement had already aroused the jealousy of all parties, so he must restrain his temper. How could he do such a taboo thing as taking over the defense of Chunmingmen?

The only explanation is that something major happened in the city.

But apart from His Majesty's death, he really can't think of anything else...

Zhenguan Xunchen not only regards His Majesty Li Er as a king, but also as a leader. Even if a rebellious person like Hou Junji sits down to rebel, there are actually too many shadows of the clan behind it, and it may not be his true identity. Intent, not to mention the rest of the courtiers who are loyal to His Majesty Li Er?

Guessing that His Majesty Li Er had passed away at this moment, Yu Chigong couldn't help feeling sad and wept bitterly on the spot.

Sitting on the horse, Niu Jinda looked expressionlessly at Yu Chigong who was crying in the muddy water and had no image at all. The corners of his mouth twitched, and he reminded: "Please return the army to the camp. Come later, if you can't find Duke E, it will be troublesome."

He is usually not good at speaking or dealing with people. He always feels that his brain is turning slower than others, and he will suffer a bit from time to time when he hangs out among a group of people, but this does not mean that he is a fool.

When the news of His Majesty's death was unknown, he dared to lead an army to leave the camp and approach Chang'an City without purpose. This is already a serious crime of beheading. Now that he heard the news of His Majesty's death, he was crying so heartbrokenly, and he behaved as if he was so loyal. Who can he show?

Of course, there must still be loyalty, but compared to one's own interests and the future of the family, this loyalty is inevitably greatly discounted.

Yu Chigong got up from the ground, wiped away the tears, snot, and muddy water on his face, shook his head and said: "No, I will wait here for the obituary, and then go to the palace to see His Majesty for the last time."

Niu Jinda frowned, and said displeasedly: "Your Majesty passed away, and the situation in the city was unstable, so the commander-in-chief dispatched a general to take over the defense of Chunming Gate, just to prevent the lesser people from taking advantage of the fire to loot. If you refuse to retreat, wouldn’t it make others feel suspicious? It’s better to retreat quickly, lest the last general be disrespectful.”

"Fart your mother!"

Yu Chigong yelled: "Who are you, dare to talk like this in front of this commander? When I was fighting with His Majesty, you don't know how to sneak and lick that bitch under the bed! Today I leave the words here, Never take a step back, you, Niu Jinda, really have the guts to come here and chop off the head of this master, otherwise you will go as far as you want!"

"presumptuous!"

"Do you really think we dare not kill you?"

"How brave!"

The soldiers behind Niu Jinda cursed angrily, they didn't care what Duke of E or what kind of Duke, as long as Niu Jinda gave an order, they dared to ride and charge and cut down this old guy who insulted his general!
"Whoa!"

The Pioneer Battalion behind Yu Chigong didn't give way too much, they all stepped forward two steps forward, holding up their weapons such as horizontal knives, long burr spears and so on.

Tensions.

At this moment, there was a sound of horseshoes from the direction of the city gate behind him, and when they got close, someone shouted: "By order of Prince Jun, send the obituary to Duke E..."

A fast horse approached, and when the cavalry saw Yu Chigong, they hurriedly got off their horses and handed a thing wrapped in oil paper to Yu Chigong with both hands: "Your Majesty is dead, and the crown prince Jun ordered us to go out of the city to report to the Sixteenth General of the Guards." The obituary has been delivered, please enter the palace immediately, Duke E!"

Yu Chigong, who was still crying about being loyal to His Majesty and waiting for the obituary, stretched out his hands to pick it up, but just after receiving the oiled paper package, he suddenly remembered something, and his complexion changed.

If he enters the palace at this moment, the You Hou Wei under his command will be leaderless, how can he cooperate with King Jin?
What's more, the crown prince Jun ordered the sixteen generals of the guards to enter the palace together. If this is simply a Hongmen banquet, and all the sixteen guards are under house arrest under the guise of funeral for His Majesty, this Guanzhong has become the crown prince's world ?

What's more, if the crown prince simply assassinated the general who didn't listen to him...

Yu Chigong suddenly realized that what he received was simply a hot potato, and it was very likely that once he entered the city, he would never come out again, but when the obituary arrived, he, Yuchi Gong, was His Majesty's loyal minister, no matter what, it was impossible not to enter the palace to mourn for His Majesty's funeral ...how can this be done?
Niu Jinda looked at Yu Chigong stunned on the spot, and wondered why he was so hesitant, so he didn't give him a chance to back down: "Grand E is His Majesty's humerus, he is extremely favored, and he should enter the palace to cry for His Majesty." ... Please, Duke E, order the troops under his command to return to the station, and the general will personally escort you into the palace."

Yuchi Gong held the obituary in his hands, in a dilemma.

Could it be possible to take a pee escape while leading the army back to the camp?
As a loyal minister of His Majesty, if you don't even attend His Majesty's funeral, then your reputation will be rotten...

(End of this chapter)