Qian Song

Chapter 267 Don't Worry (Ask for a Monthly Pass!)

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On the second day of peace between the Qian and Song Dynasties, heavy snow was flying all over the sky, and the cold wind was howling. The city of Bianliang in Tokyo was covered in silver everywhere, and the sky was still gloomy.

In order to appease the soldiers and civilians in the inner city so that they would no longer commit rebellion, Zhao Huan climbed to Xuande Gate early in the cold, wind and snow.

Zhao Huan first announced that there had been a peace agreement between the Qian and Song Dynasties and the war was over, and then issued an edict to amnesty all the officials, soldiers and civilians in Bianliang City, Tokyo for the crime of falling behind, and then comforted and persuaded the officials, soldiers and civilians to return to their respective professions.

After tens of thousands of officials, soldiers and civilians in the inner city heard about this incident, they flocked to the square in front of Xuande Gate from all directions.

Hearing Zhao Huan's announcement that the war was over, the people below cried and shouted long live.

The scene is tragic and intense.

After Zhao Huan saw it, he burst into tears and waved to the people below.

At this time, Song Jiang, Wu Yong, Xiao Rong, and Zhao Liangsi also came to the Xuande Building, proving that Zhao Huan's statement that the two countries are negotiating peace and that the war is over is not without purpose.

Seeing Song Jiang and others coming, Zhao Huan tentatively said, "I would rather harm me than my soldiers and civilians!"

Song Jiang said with a smile: "I have made it clear to the emperor that the officials, soldiers and civilians in the city are innocent and will not be punished, so there must be no crime in the city."

When Zhao Huan heard this, his heart tightened.

——Li Cun only said that the officials, soldiers and civilians in Bianliang City in Tokyo were innocent and would not be punished, but he did not say that the royal family and clan of the Zhao Song Dynasty were innocent and would not be punished.

Zhao Huan thought: "This matter is still a long way to go."

After sighing for a long time in his heart, Zhao Huan asked Sun Fu to put up a list in the streets and alleys of the inner city, and announced to all the officials, soldiers and civilians in the inner city: The peace talks between the Qian and Song Dynasties have been concluded, and the war is over. The conditions of the Daqian Dynasty, the two countries will jointly issue an oath.

So far, the inner city is still extremely chaotic.

Empress Mingda is the old house of Zhao Fujin and their mother Concubine Concubine Liu's old house, Shenwei Camp, Wuyue Temple, Meng Changling's house, Lan Congxi's house, etc., were all set on fire maliciously.

The fire burned thousands of houses in the inner city to ashes, causing a large number of casualties to the people in the inner city.

Amidst the fire and thick smoke, helpless people fled in all directions.Among them, some fled from the west to the east of the city, some fled from the east to the west of the city, and some were at a loss as to where to flee.

In the chaos, many couples got separated, many fathers and sons got lost, and some even committed suicide due to suffering.

These fires were not set by the Qianjun. Under Li Cun's restraint, except for the soldiers patrolling the outer city, the rest of the Qianjun soldiers did not leave the city wall within ten feet. released by the outlaws.

The chaos magnified the evil thoughts in these people's hearts infinitely, allowing them to take the opportunity to loot, and even pretend to be a city army to attack mansions, burn, kill and loot.

A large number of wealthy businessmen, nobles, nobles, princes and ministers, and families of nobles in the inner city have been violated to varying degrees. In order to conceal their identity, they had to wear ragged clothes and pretend to be beggars; in order to conceal their true colors, women had to smear mud on their faces and wear coarse clothes that could not identify their gender.

Of course, there were also many smart people who ran from the east and west corner gates of the inner city to the outer city, and then escaped unharmed.

However, more people in the inner city still experienced two days of hell-like life. As a result, in addition to being killed, looted, and healthy, there were also many old and weak women and children who were trampled to death or squeezed to death.

This kind of tragedy seen everywhere caused wailing to be heard everywhere in the inner city, which was unbearable to hear.

In contrast, in the outer city, almost no burning, killing and looting happened.

——Most of the broken soldiers and outlaws who wanted to make trouble were beheaded by the patrolling soldiers last night. Now, thousands of heads have been hung on the top of the city.

Zhao Huan heard that the chaos in the inner city had not stopped, so he asked Kaifeng Mansion to suppress it immediately.

After Wang Shiyong, the prefect of Kaifeng, took the order, he immediately announced: "The two countries have reached peace. Anyone who burns, kills and loots will not be forgiven. I hope the residents will have a safe career. Don't commit crimes."

Not long after, after Wang Shiyong asked Zhao Huan for instructions, he made people walk around the streets to announce: "The two countries have reached peace, and there is no need for street fighting. All the weapons and armor issued before have been taken back, and the holders are limited to return them to the Kaifeng government within three days. , those who do not pay within the time limit will receive thirty sticks."

At [-] noon, Zhao Xu and He Li returned from Qingcheng.

As soon as he saw Zhao Xu and He Li, Zhao Huan couldn't wait to ask: "What's the big deal?! What does Emperor Daqian want?!"

He Li glanced at Zhao Xu, seeing that Zhao Xu didn't mean to answer Zhao Huan's words, he answered, "Emperor Dagan wants to invite His Majesty out of the city to discuss peace with him."

When Zhao Huan heard this, his face turned pale with fright.

Seeing this, He Li persuaded: "Emperor Dagan is also the Son of Heaven, only when His Majesty leaves the city can he have an open and honest talk with Emperor Dagan."

What He Li said is not unreasonable. In terms of status, it is true that only Zhao Huan and Li Cun are equal, and they can sit down and have a good talk.

But when Zhao Huan thought of meeting Li Cun, his calf turned and his limbs became weak.

However, Li Cun has already set out the conditions. If Zhao Huan is not invited to go out of the city to meet Li Cun, and Li Cun is angered again, then the opportunity to negotiate a peace that he finally won by sending away his six younger sisters may end here. Give it up, and in that case, whether it is the Zhao Song Dynasty or Zhao Huan himself, it will definitely be over.

But after thinking for a long time, Zhao Huan still couldn't make up his mind to meet Li Cun.

In the end, Zhao Huan asked He Li to go to Qingcheng again tomorrow to see what Li Cun's attitude was like, and it would be best to find out why Li Cun wanted to see him.

Zhao Huan also hinted that He Li could find a way to let Zhao Yuanzhu and the other six sisters find out about Li Cun.

He Li took the order and went down.

At this time, Zhang Jun, Zhao Huan's personal servant, rushed into the Xiangxi Palace in a panic, and reported in a hurry: "Your Majesty, something is wrong. The imperial guards opened the left door with a sharp ax and rushed into the palace. They claimed that Ask to see His Majesty, and I am looking for His Majesty everywhere!"

Zhao Huan was shocked when he heard the words, and ran out in a panic, trying to find a place to hide.

But as soon as Zhao Huan ran to the gate of Xiangxi Hall, hundreds of guards rushed into the hall under the leadership of Jiang Xuan, the commander of the Yellow Gate, Li Fu, the commander of the Yellow Gate, and Lu Wan.

Seeing Zhao Huan, all the guards shouted: "Please come out quickly!", "The palace is no longer safe, it is not the residence of the officials!", "We are loyal ministers, and we want to save the lives of the officials!"... …

Although Jiang Xuan, Li Fu, Lu Wan and other guards were full of words of loyalty and courage, they were aggressive and eager.

In Zhao Huan's view, Jiang Xuan and his guards wanted to kidnap him, or even harm him.

Zhao Huan asked, "Where do you want me to go?"

Jiang Xuan replied: "If we want to give up our lives, we will win a life for the officials, and guard the officials to fight out of the city!"

Soon, Jiang Xuan brought a very handsome white tall horse, and wanted to help Zhao Huan get on the horse.

From Zhao Huan's point of view, he would definitely die if he rushed out like this.

Moreover, Song Jiang has already told Xie Ke's family that there are all soldiers in the five hundred miles outside, and the army has [-] cavalry, how can they run away?
The point is, Li Cun has already promised to negotiate peace with them Zhao Song Dynasty, there is really no need for him, Zhao Huan, to run away.

Therefore, Zhao Huan struggled desperately, unwilling to mount the horse.

Seeing this, Mr. Zhang rushed forward and angrily reprimanded Jiang Xuan and other guards: "This is the Son of Heaven, don't be rude!"

Jiang Xuan was furious, and cut Zhang Jun on the spot with a single sword, blood gushing everywhere.

Zhao Huan, who grew up in the greenhouse, had never experienced such a bloody scene, he was immediately frightened stupid.

Seeing that Zhao Huan was stunned, Li Fu hurriedly stepped forward and kowtowed, and at the same time explained to Zhao Huan: "It's not that Jiang Xuan was daring to be rude, but it's because we want to save the official family from disaster. The thief is cunning, If you want to deceive the official's family out of the city, the peace agreement is not credible. The prime minister and the servants are all thieves and secret agents. The destruction of our capital in the Song Dynasty must be caused by the cooperation between the thieves and the thieves. May your majesty make a quick decision!"

How could Zhao Huan listen to the arrangement of a group of Qiu Ba?

So Zhao Huan remained silent and didn't answer Li Fu's words at all.

Seeing that Zhao Huan was hesitant and trembling with fright, Jiang Xuan stepped forward to support Zhao Huan and entered Xiangxi Palace, forcibly changed Zhao Huan into clothes suitable for riding a horse, and then dragged Zhao Huan out.

Zhao Huan, who didn't want to go with Jiang Xuan and the others at all, was angry and anxious. While struggling, he said, "You wait for An to treat me like that?!"

Jiang Xuan dragged Zhao Huan out, and said: "I don't care about life and death, I don't care about my family, I just want to be loyal to the official family and save my Song Dynasty. Hey, he will be killed by gangsters!"

Seeing that Zhao Huan was too tough, he had no choice but to delay his troops: "Even if I want to go out of the city, I must make preparations. Besides, you can only wait for a few hundred people to protect me from the thousands of horses and thousands of horses. out?"

At this time, only He Li, Sun Fu, Mei Zhili and Lu Haowen followed Zhao Huan and Jiang Xuan into Xiangxi Palace, and the rest of the ministers were all scared away by the murderous Jiang Xuan and the others.

Zhao Huan quickly winked at He Li and others, telling them to come forward to dissuade Jiang Xuan.

So Sun Fu stepped forward and scolded Jiang Xuan, telling Jiang Xuan to wait outside first, so as not to startle Sheng Jia.

Jiang Xuan stepped back and said loudly: "The state affairs have come to this point, and the prime minister trusts the treacherous ministers, so there is no need to speak out."

Lu Haowen came out with Jiang Xuan, persuading him: "If you forget your family and risk your life, and want to protect your driver and kill him out of the capital, you can learn from the sun and the moon in his loyalty. However, when the holy driver leaves the city, how can you act rashly? You should have a careful plan."

When Lu Haowen said so, Jiang Xuan and other guards were still convinced.

Just when Lu Haowen was keeping Jiang Xuan and the others in check, Zhao Huan urgently ordered Tan Shiji, who was also the attendant during the incident, to transfer the commander of the four chambers, so that Zuo Yan immediately led the troops into the palace to suppress Jiang Xuan and other guards.

In order to stabilize Jiang Xuan and other guards, Zhao Huan sent Zhao Qi to say to Jiang Xuan: "Your Majesty has issued an imperial decree, allowing you to be the regimental training envoy and the former secretary of the palace."

Jiang Xuan was overjoyed, thanked him immediately, and then commanded a group of guards to sit under the verandah with his sword, waiting for Zhao Huan's fate.

Soon after, Zuo Yan led his troops into the palace and arrested all the guards who hadn't dispersed. That night, Jiang Xuan, Li Fu and Lu Wan were executed.

in fact--

At this time, Zhao Huan still had more than 1 guards.

The armor on these guards was the most elite of the Zhao Song Dynasty, and they also had nearly [-] good horses. It can be said that this army is the elite of the Zhao Song Dynasty's elite, and it is also the final guarantee of Zhao Huan's rule.

Especially the [-] elite cavalry at its core, they were the guards and horses built by Zhong Shidao for Zhao Huan, and each of them could count as ten.

The key point is that Zhao Huan's guards now all hope to get out of Bianliang City in Tokyo, and they are unwilling to sit and wait for death.

If Zhao Huan can effectively organize these guards, it is really possible to break out of Bianliang City in Tokyo.

It's a pity that Zhao Huan didn't have such courage at all, and the proposals of such courageous people as Zhang Shuye and Liu Yanqing were not adopted by Zhao Huan.

All in all, Zhao Huan is not an outstanding person at all, so, no matter in history or now, he can't turn things around and rewrite history.

On the night when Jiang Xuan and others were killed by Zhao Huan, the comet appeared again, and it approached Bianliang City in Tokyo straight, with its tail stretching across the sky.

Seeing this scene, Zhao Huan was very worried about the future of the Zhao Song Dynasty.

However, some people comforted Zhao Huan, saying that this was a sign of the prosperity and decline of the Daqian Dynasty.

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It was also on the night when the comet appeared, Zhao Gou in Xiangzhou received a report from Tanma, saying that a Qin Sheren from Bianliang City, Tokyo asked to see him.

When Zhao Gou heard that someone was coming from Bianliang City in Tokyo, he hurriedly took Wang Boyan, Geng Nanzhong and others to meet this Qin Sheren.

This Qin Sheren was Qin Zai, a martial arts student sent by Zhao Huan to deliver a letter to Zhao Gou before Bianliang City in Tokyo was besieged.

After Qin Zai saw Zhao Gou, he hurriedly handed the wax pill secret letter hidden in his hair to Zhao Gou.

After the wax pill was opened, a four-inch square silk decree appeared.

This imperial decree is written by Zhao Huan himself in the imperial pen:

Knowing Qing's rebellion against Qin Wang, he can get rid of Generalissimo Wang Boyan and Deputy Marshal Zongze.Officials should be appointed to act, and they should be cheap.The family is happy and carefree. Don't worry about giving five thousand coins the day before yesterday.

After reading Zhao Huan's imperial edict, Zhao Gou burst into tears.

At this moment, Zhao Gou is actually really worried about the country and society of the Zhao Song Dynasty, and also really worried about his hard-working mother Concubine Wei Xian and his concubine Kang Wang Xing Bingyi who is very affectionate with him.

But so what to worry about, Zhao Gou doesn't have too many soldiers and horses in his hands at present, even if he wants to go back to Bianliang City in Tokyo to serve the king, he doesn't have the strength.

There was no way, Zhao Gou could only look in the direction of Bianliang City in Tokyo, without saying a word.

Within two days after that, seven more people came to Xiangzhou successively with Zhao Huan's imperial edict, and the contents of the wax pill secret letters they brought were all the same. , Hurry up and gather all the soldiers and horses from all over the world to come to King Qin's rescue.

turn out to be--

Zhao Huan was afraid that this important imperial edict would not be delivered to Zhao Gou, so he sent eight people to Xiangzhou to deliver the letter.

So far, Zhao Gou has the righteousness to call and control all the soldiers and horses of the Zhao Song Dynasty.

In order to demonstrate Zhao Gou's great power, and also to vote for Zhao Gou's name, Geng Nanzhong said to Zhao Gou: "I hope that the king will be the commander-in-chief of the world's soldiers and horses, and call the four parties."

Don't underestimate the word "tianxia". With the word "tianxia", Zhao Gou can learn from Tang Suzong's Lingwu story and call on the Quartet King's troops in the name of "Generalissimo of the World's Soldiers and Horses".

And once Zhao Gou had this guise, the legitimacy and appeal of Zhao Gou's status would be enhanced, laying a solid foundation for becoming a king.

In other words, Geng Nanzhong now has the idea of ​​"if there is any change in Zhao Huan, he will support Zhao Gou to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor".

Zhao Gou understands Geng Nanzhong's meaning, but the Zhao Song Dynasty has not perished yet——Zhao Gou and the others don't even know the news that Bianliang City in Tokyo has been broken by Li Cun.

Therefore, Zhao Gou considered that if he had the idea of ​​ascending the throne and proclaiming himself emperor at this time, then if the Zhao Song Dynasty escaped from this catastrophe, he would definitely be convicted of a serious crime of usurping the throne by Zhao Huan.

So Zhao Gou didn't immediately adopt Geng Nanzhong's suggestion...

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Let's talk about the Dagan Dynasty here.

After 10,000+ engineering troops and civilians rushed to work day and night, taking advantage of the time when the Zhao and Song Dynasty focused on negotiating peace with the Daqian Dynasty, under the instructions of Li Cun, the Qianjun built a gun mount on the wall of Bianliang City in Tokyo There are all kinds of fortifications, such as Piliba, and the runway in the city, and [-] troops have been stationed on the city wall for a long time, achieving complete military control of Bianliang City in Tokyo.

From now on, the people of the Zhao and Song Dynasties can be said to be hard to fly.

However, in Li Cun's view, there are still some precautions that need to be thoroughly resolved before he can completely occupy Bianliang City in Tokyo.

These precautions are that there are hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in the inner city, and the key point is that they still have a lot of weapons and even [-] to [-] war horses.

If these troops are well organized, they will be quite a force.

What's more, Zhao Gou and the others are still summoning Qin Wang's soldiers and horses. If they cooperate internally and externally, they may let the ducks that have reached their mouths fly away.

Therefore, Li Cun had to find a way to completely wipe out the resistance of the Zhao Song Dynasty, as well as defeat the King Qin's division of the Zhao Song Dynasty.

At that time, the Zhao Song Dynasty will be slaughtered by Li Cun...

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