Before hanging himself, Chongzhen lifted the table

Chapter 125
Not to mention anything else, just because of his status as emperor, he actually wants to challenge himself. This is unimaginable!

Zhang Tianlin's first thought was, why is this emperor so naive?

Duel between generals was something that happened in the ancestors' time. How old is this? They actually proposed a duel!

But in a flash, he looked back and took action again: If he defeated the emperor in a duel, the emperor would avoid him when he saw him in the future!If this kind of thing is true, who else in the world has their own prestige?

But don’t use this kind of prestige, what if the emperor doesn’t admit it?If I win, I will capture him directly and present him to His Highness, so that those old brothers can open their eyes to see who is the best?

Thinking of this, Zhang Tianlin suddenly became excited, and even a little afraid that the emperor outside would go back on his words about a duel, so she didn't wait for the emperor's reply and immediately shouted loudly: "I heard it, it was you who said you wanted to duel. So. Many people have also heard it, if you don’t keep your words, you are not worthy of being the emperor!”

When the guards around him heard this, they quickly reminded him: "The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is very accurate in archery, and he must be very strong. Didn't His Highness get shot in the arm by him!"

When Zhang Tianlin heard this, she said disapprovingly: "So what, it's like grandpa and I are no longer great!"

His subordinates still tried to persuade him earnestly: "If the emperor dares to challenge him in a one-on-one fight, he must have powerful martial arts, so he has to guard against it!"

Hearing this, Zhang Tianlin really thought about it seriously.

He is not stupid. The emperor dared to challenge him in a single fight. He would definitely not dare if he didn't have a few brushes. This should be a natural thing.

While Zhang Tianlin was thinking about it, she heard Emperor Chongzhen shouting from outside: "Yes, it's a one-on-one challenge. Are you afraid?"

As soon as she heard this, Zhang Tianlin became angry and immediately cursed: "I'm afraid of you, so I'll fight in a one-on-one fight!"

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he was immediately delighted.

He was actually afraid of death, and that was true. Because he had to lead the army in war, he had been practicing hard on the battlefield.

During daily practice, whether it is Fang Zhenghua, Zhou Yuji or others, as long as he makes good use of his strength, he can often lose ten times with one effort.Therefore, he is still somewhat confident in his abilities.

But he was the emperor after all. When Fang Zhenghua, Zhou Yuji and others heard that the emperor was determined to challenge the thieves to a duel, they could no longer bear it. They quickly began to admonish them, regardless of the emperor's gesture not to let them speak.

"Long Live Lord has a body of ten thousand gold. How can he be like a thief? I am willing to pick this thief on behalf of Lord Long Live!"

"Your Majesty, you must not do this. The general is willing to fight!"

"Your Majesty, please don't take any chances! Never!"

"..."

Emperor Chongzhen didn't want to hear what they said, and immediately asked them: "Then I ask you, is there any way to easily win Guguan?"

As soon as this question was asked, Fang Zhenghua, Zhou Yuji and others couldn't help being speechless.

Emperor Chongzhen looked at their expressions and asked them again: "If you go to challenge him, will he agree?"

After hearing this, no one could answer this question for sure.They can even be sure that if they ask for a duel with a thief, it is basically impossible for the thief to agree unless his head is caught in the door.

However, they quickly came to their senses and could not bear the responsibility for what happened to the emperor, so they began to admonish him again.

"Long live the Lord, the worst case scenario is that we don't go to Gugu Pass. We can go back to the capital or go south to Shandong!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, the worst thing is not to hit Gugu Pass!"

"Your Majesty, the general is willing to issue a military order, and we will definitely capture Guguan within ten days!"

"..."

After hearing their words, Emperor Chongzhen shook his head again. He knew that they were doing it for his own good, but these suggestions were not good.

No, just listen to what he said to the generals in front of him: "The people in Jin are suffering from famine. I don't know how many people will starve to death, and how many human tragedies will occur? Every moment, there is separation between life and death. Just thinking about it makes my heart hurt!" Now that I have food in my hands, how can I abandon it and turn around?"

"If you want to attack Guguan by force, how much loss will you suffer? The people of Jin are my subjects, and the officers and soldiers in the army are also my people. If possible, how can I favor one over the other and exchange the lives of the officers and soldiers in the army? Now I have found it. How can we not use a method that does not harm the lives of soldiers but can save the people of Jin?"

"As the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, how can I be greedy for life and afraid of death, retreat at the slightest danger, and let the soldiers fight for me?"

"I have made up my mind, there is no need for you to persuade me."

Hearing the emperor's compassionate and categorical words, Zhou Yuji and others' eyes turned red, and they immediately knelt down and saluted Emperor Chongzhen.Their personal guards, as well as the emperor's personal guards, etc., everyone who heard the emperor's words all knelt down and saluted the emperor.

There is no sound, only this action, but it can make people feel that they are also full of emotions: With the emperor like this, how can the ministers not die in service!

At this time, I heard Zhang Tianlin shouting from the top of the city: "You can fight in a one-on-one battle, but you are not allowed to use bows and arrows!"

Zhou Yuji and others were furious after hearing this. This was going too far and bullying others!
But before they could react, Emperor Chongzhen loudly replied: "Okay, let's bring up everything else we're afraid of!"

When Zhang Tianlin heard this, her face immediately turned red.

Originally he would not ask for this bow and arrow, but his subordinates said that the emperor's bow and arrow were powerful, so he was a little bit shy.

Unexpectedly, after he brought it up, the emperor not only agreed, but also said, "If you have anything else you are afraid of, bring it up together." Suddenly, he couldn't bear it anymore.

Zhang Tianlin looked around at her men, feeling that they looked at him with a little contempt. When she was annoyed, she shouted loudly: "That's it, when are you dueling?"

"I'm always with you!"

When Zhang Tianlin heard this, she felt contempt again, and she was so angry that she wanted to scream, and immediately shouted: "Then immediately, immediately, grandpa will fight you for three hundred rounds!"

Emperor Chongzhen was speechless after hearing this. Three hundred rounds of fighting?As long as he uses his strengths to attack, Zhou Yuji doesn't even dare to say how many rounds he can go!

This set the stage for a duel, and it was also a duel between the guard at Guguan and the current emperor. The news spread quickly.Some good people even spread the news everywhere.

"Quick, our commander is going to challenge the current emperor to a duel, do you understand? Come and see!"

"Brothers, the greatest show in the world is about to begin. Go and watch. Our commander is dueling with the current emperor!"

"..."

Suddenly, almost all the garrison troops who were stationed at the gate were moved upon hearing the news. Even those who were not on duty and were resting in the camp, or even those who were on duty in other places, heard the news that their general was going to challenge the current emperor to a duel. Everyone on this side of the city wants to witness a rare event in their lifetime.

While they were greeting their friends, they were talking happily, as if they were celebrating a festival:

"This emperor is so powerful, he actually dares to fight in a duel! If I were the emperor, I definitely wouldn't do it!"

"Which emperor do you think would challenge others to a duel? It's too late to hide behind him! I think this emperor can do it!"

"I heard that the emperor is an expert archer and is very good at shooting arrows! If he dares to fight one on one, he must be capable."

"You came later, didn't you hear the emperor promised not to use bows and arrows?"

"Damn it, is this okay? You're going to fight the emperor one on one, and you have to bully him into not being able to use a bow and arrow. You're going to lose your face!"

"Shhh, if the marshal hears that you are annoyed, then he will be careful. This is what our marshal brought up himself."

"Come on, let's take a gamble and see who can win this one-on-one challenge!"

"Then we must win, right? Our commander was killed out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood, and we don't know how many lives he has in his hands."

"No, the emperor probably listened too much to storytelling and thought that duel is just like playing house!"

"If you ask me, it must be because he is the emperor, so when he competes with others, others give in to him, and then he thinks he is invincible!"

"Haha, good now, let our commander teach him a lesson and let him know what it means that there is a sky beyond the sky and a mountain beyond the mountains!"

"..." Zhang Tianlin saw his subordinates from all over the place rushing this way, but he did not stop them and allowed them to watch and boo.

This kind of one-on-one challenge, the more people watching, the more enthusiastic he will be!
On the contrary, as for the imperial officers and soldiers, after the news reached the military camp, no one dared to come to the pass to watch without receiving military orders.But they were all in the camp, and there was a lot of discussion.

"In order to prevent us from causing casualties by storming Gu Pass, Your Majesty took the risk to challenge the traitor generals alone!"

"Why don't the commanders give me advice? There's no reason to let Your Majesty take the risk!"

"I persuaded you. His Majesty said that there was no other way. He wanted to save the people of Jin, but also didn't want us to suffer too many casualties, so he had no choice but to fight alone."

"Your Majesty is a man of great wealth, and we are at risk of death. We really cannot let Your Majesty go out and challenge the thieves in a one-on-one battle. What if something goes wrong?"

"Yes, it took me several lifetimes of cultivation to be lucky enough to meet such a good emperor. God bless me and nothing will happen to me!"

"..."

Almost all the officers and soldiers of the imperial court were moved and worried, fearing that something might happen to the emperor!
At this time, Emperor Chongzhen was standing on the official road in front of the pass, outside the cannon range of the city, riding alone, under the sun, his armor reflecting the sun, standing with a gun, like a golden-armored god of war.

Zhou Yuji and other generals' personal guards had to listen to Emperor Chongzhen's orders and retreat far away so that the thieves could safely escape.

Seeing this scene, the gate of Guguan City was opened. Zhang Tianlin was also dressed in military uniform, with an excited expression. After riding on the war horse, she loudly said to the guards and subordinates around her: "Blow the drum to cheer me up, and let me go and kill the emperor." You guys can catch me and play with me!”

Upon hearing his words, his men all started complimenting him.

"The commander-in-chief secures the pass and challenges the emperor single-handedly, and from then on he becomes famous all over the world!"

"That's right, the commander-in-chief will be the best general in the world from now on. Even your lords will not have this chance!"

"A duel with the emperor is beyond my wildest dreams. Marshal, remember not to beat the emperor to death. Capture him and present him to His Highness!"

"..."

Hearing their words, Zhang Tianlin laughed immediately, then held a big ax and drove out with a "driving" sound.

Damn it, he was accidentally captured alive by the emperor once before. This time, both sides are clear about their weapons. They must capture him alive and humiliate him before he can vent his anger!

On the top of the city, I saw the coach riding out on horseback. Suddenly there was a lot of movement on the top of the city. It could be said that the drums were beating loudly, and the sound of "dong dong dong" was accompanied by Zhang Tianlin's men shouting "oh!". The sound was huge and ten miles away. The sound could be heard eight miles away.

When Zhang Tianlin's horse was still within a stone's throw of Emperor Chongzhen, he reined in his horse and stopped, then raised his ax in his hand, and the movement on the top of the city suddenly disappeared.

Then, he looked at the military commander in the distance in front and shouted loudly: "How dare you come to challenge me in a duel? I admire you for being a good man and you have the guts! But today I must let you know..."

Before he finished speaking, Emperor Chongzhen interrupted him in a calm tone and said: "There's a lot of nonsense!"

When Zhang Tianlin heard this, she immediately became furious and dared to scold him for "a lot of nonsense"!
So, he stopped talking, or else he lived up to his reputation of talking too much nonsense. He immediately pulled down his mask, started to accelerate his horse forward, and took the initiative to launch an attack.

When the defenders on the city saw the sight, they immediately started beating drums and shouting. Their excitement could be heard miles away.

When Emperor Chongzhen saw this scene, he didn't know why. Before the battle, he felt very calm. He also pulled up his mask and immediately drove his horse to fight.

Far behind him, Fang Zhenghua quietly held the black iron bow used by Emperor Chongzhen in his hand, but it was too far away and he had no confidence at all.It can only be that when the emperor is in danger and flees back, he can shoot arrows to help.

If the emperor did not flee back, there would be nothing he could do.I hope the emperor can perform as usual, then it probably won't be a big problem.

With this thought in his mind, Fang Zhenghua, like everyone else, could only stare with worry on his face.

Just when he was preparing for a duel, he had suggested wearing Emperor Chongzhen's armor and fighting on his behalf.

However, this suggestion was also rejected.The emperor's words especially rang in his ears: "I am the emperor, and I have a golden tongue, how can I break my promise! How can the world trust me in the future?"

Even though Fang Zhenghua believed in the emperor's ability, he was still worried!

If the emperor makes a mistake, he will be entirely responsible for his death!

Zhou Yuji, on the other hand, was quietly making arrangements. Once the emperor was in danger, he would be able to rush to help quickly, and he had to be somewhat prepared.

At this moment, at the top of Guguan City and the officers and soldiers in the distance outside the pass, almost everyone was staring at the two figures in front of the pass, watching them getting closer and closer.

The drums on the top of the city were beating more urgently, like a storm, and the sound of "dong dong dong" hit everyone's heart.

In the camp of the imperial officers and soldiers in the distance, no one spoke anymore. Almost everyone turned their heads and looked in the direction of the duel at Guguan, listening to what was going on over there, and at the same time praying in their hearts that the gods and Buddhas in the sky would bless them. emperor.

On the official road, Emperor Chongzhen clenched his spear and stared at the oncoming Zhang Tianlin.

The spear in his hand was a spear specially designed for mounted combat, and it was the longest of the two spears he used.It is longer than ordinary weapons.

Emperor Chongzhen and Zhang Tianlin drove their horses closer and closer. When the two sides were already very close, they saw Emperor Chongzhen thrust his spear straight into Zhang Tianlin's neck where the armor was weak.

Zhang Tianlin's ax was not as long as Emperor Chongzhen's spear, but he was not panicked at all.After all, they were killed by mountains of corpses and seas of blood. Those with poor abilities would have long since become a pile of dirt.

If you have a long weapon, you can attack first, but once you close the distance, you will be at a disadvantage if you have a long weapon.How to deal with it, Zhang Tianlin knew how to do it without even thinking about it.

He immediately raised his ax in his hand, trying to fend off Emperor Chongzhen's spear. Then it would be his turn to attack, and he could easily hit him with the axe.

However, what he never expected was that his big ax was holding Emperor Chongzhen's spear, but he didn't expect that the head of the spear suddenly shook several times, and gun flowers sprouted out.

The most important thing is that with every shake of the spear head, the spear shaft turned into heavy punches, hitting his ax hard.The strength was so strong that Zhang Tianlin held it with the first blow, and the tiger's mouth was numb with the second blow. She could no longer hold it with the third blow, and saw the ax in his hand fall out of his hand.

But it wasn't over yet. The next time the shaking gun barrel hit his armor, it made a "clang" sound. It was vaguely visible that Zhang Tianlin's iron armor was slightly dented.

Zhang Tianlin tilted her body and was knocked off her horse by Emperor Chongzhen.His horse ran for a few steps, then stopped without its owner and turned to look back.

However, Emperor Chongzhen saw that after Zhang Tianlin was knocked off his horse with one shot, he immediately reined in his horse.

The war horse was in pain and stood upright with a cry of "咴咴", but Emperor Chongzhen still sat firmly as if he was attached to the horse's back.

When the front hooves of the war horse hit the ground, Emperor Chongzhen's spear tilted downwards, and the tip of the spear was aimed at the neck of Zhang Tianlin, who fell to the ground and looked confused.If he sent the spear lightly, he could pierce Zhang Tianlin's neck and pin him to the ground.

Seeing this scene, suddenly, the world seemed to lose color.

On the top of the city, almost all the defenders opened their eyes wide and stared in disbelief. Many of them even opened their mouths wide enough to stuff goose eggs without even realizing it.

The loud sound of drums and the passion of shouting almost disappeared without a trace.

How can this be?Are you dazzled?

The current emperor defeated his own general in just one round?

Didn't you agree to capture the emperor?
When did the emperor become so powerful?
Question after question popped up in their minds, but no one could answer it.

However, the scene in front of them, where the emperor on horseback pointed a spear at their commander's neck, was impossible to fake.

On the side of the imperial officers and soldiers, it was as if time had stopped, and everyone who was paying attention was watching motionless.

Their faces slowly changed from shock to joy, and then to ecstasy.

Fang Zhenghua came to his senses first, and immediately screamed with joy: "Long live my emperor!"

When Zhou Yuji and others heard his shout, they immediately came to their senses. With their hearts returning to their stomachs, they also shouted ecstatically: "Long live my emperor!"

(End of this chapter)