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Chapter 306 His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Zhou has passed away!

Yelu Guozhen was defeated!

With just one move, he was knocked off his horse by Wei Yuan!
Many Liao generals, including Yelu Renxian, were deeply shocked when they saw this scene.

"Wei Yuan, what a fierce general!"

"No wonder the commander-in-chief once said that if only one of Wei Yuan and Zhang Fu led the army, our army would never be able to reach the outskirts of Bianjing."

"Wei Yuan is coming to kill us!"

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A Liao army soldier suddenly cried out in surprise.

Only then did they notice that Wei Yuan was only twenty steps away from them!
Wei Yuan directly passed by the heavily guarded banner and rushed towards Yelu Renxian at all costs.

In order to protect their commander, several Liao generals had to hold their weapons tightly to stop Wei Yuan from moving forward.

But without exception, like a pawn, he was chopped to the ground by Wei Yuan in just one encounter.

At this moment, Wei Yuan was like a killing god. No matter whether it was the generals or soldiers of the Liao army, they couldn't help but feel frightened when they saw him.

How dare I fight him?
The Liao soldiers, who were originally known for their bravery and fighting skills, were actually afraid of Wei Yuan and did not even dare to confront him head-on.

Yelu Renxian knew very well that if he continued like this, Wei Yuan would kill him.

If he died at that time, the morale of the Liao army would inevitably drop and they would be defeated.

But if he escaped, he would never have the chance to attack Bianliang again.

While Yelu Renxian was deep in thought, he suddenly looked at Wei Yuan.

Even though it was just a quick pass.

However, Wei Yuan's terrifying look still made him tremble.

At this moment, Yelu Renxian stopped hesitating and shouted, "Retreat!"

withdraw?!

When he issued the order, many Liao army generals were surprised.

"General, if we withdraw our troops now, won't our Liao warriors die in vain?"

"What else can we do if we don't retreat? If Wei Yuan comes to kill us, who can protect the Marshal?"

"Retreat! As long as the Marshal is safe, we will have a chance to attack again!"

"withdraw!"

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In the end, they obeyed Yelu Renxian's orders and dared not continue fighting.

Wei Yuan's sudden attack completely disrupted Yelu Renxian's deployment.

Soon, the Liao army blew the horn to retreat. No matter whether it was the Liao army soldiers who were attacking the city or the Liao army scattered around the city of Bianjing, after hearing the horn, they all retreated in an organized manner.

Moreover, even if they withdrew, the Liao army was still able to maintain a very complete formation.

Once upon a time, the northern nomadic peoples were not good at taking advantage of this kind of military formation.

But now, it is the army of the Central Plains regime that has gradually lost this advantage, and, whether it is war horses or weapons, they have gradually fallen behind the nomadic peoples in the north.

Soon, under the cover of the army, Yelu Renxian quickly left here and distanced himself from Wei Yuan.

The moment Wei Yuan heard the horn of the Liao army's retreat, he did not chase after Yelu Renxian, but gathered his troops in time and charged towards the city of Bianjing.

The Liao army soldiers who were originally attacking the city, after receiving the order to retreat, ran into the cavalry brought by Wei Yuan. However, neither side wanted to fight, but let each other leave.

When Wei Yuan approached Bianjing City, all the Zhou army soldiers who survived the disaster raised their weapons high in excitement, and shouted the name of "Wei Yuan" over and over again:

"Master Wei is mighty!"

"The Liao army has retreated! We won! General Wei is mighty!"

"God bless the Great Zhou, God bless Bianjing!"

"General Wei! General Wei!"

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Wei Yuan didn't care about these voices. To him, winning this battle was just the beginning.

The thing he cannot waste the most now is time.

There is still a lot that needs to be done and dealt with.

He rode Zhuifeng and rushed into the capital city, where he saw Han Zhang in an extremely miserable state.

However, at this moment, he did not laugh at Han Zhang because of his embarrassment.

Instead, he looked at this former prime minister with great respect.
"Han Xiang, thank you for your hard work!"

Han Zhang, who was still standing on the top of the city wall, was helped by the guards and soon stood in front of Wei Yuan.

The latter immediately dismounted.

Han Zhang looked at him and did not speak in a hurry. Instead, he patted his shoulder and looked at the countless fallen bodies around him, tears gradually welling up in his eyes.

After a long while, he slowly said, "I finally waited for you to come."

Wei Yuan clasped his fists and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Prime Minister Han. Leave the rest to me."

Han Zhang nodded and was about to say something when he suddenly felt dizzy and fell to the ground with his head tilted back.

Fortunately, Wei Yuan supported him in time.

No matter how much Han Zhang had targeted Wei Yuan before, no matter how much Han Zhang had targeted military generals, it is undeniable that in the Battle of Bianjing, Han Zhang embodied the spirit that a scholar-official should have.

He did not choose to retreat, but chose to fight to the death.

If Han Zhang had not been defending Bianliang, if it had been any other civil official, then the city of Bianliang would have been captured by Yelu Ren long ago.

Even if Wei Yuan arrived, it would be in vain, and he would be easily wiped out by the Liao army that had just rested.

at the same time.

Imperial City.

Crown Prince Zhao Xi stood on the top of the city wall, frowning tightly, waiting for the Liao army to attack or for news of war from the front.

Just then, a scout came on horseback.

When Zhao Xi saw this, he couldn't help but feel nervous.

The scout dismounted and walked quickly to the front of the imperial city, shouting:

"General Wei led his army to help and defeated the Liao army. The Liao army has retreated!"

"General Wei leads the army."

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He repeated it more than ten times.

Zhao Xi also listened carefully no less than ten times.

Each time it sounds more real than the last.

"He said, the guards are here, and they defeated the Liao army?"

Even after hearing it more than ten times, Zhao Xi still asked Wang Anshi beside him with some disbelief.

The latter nodded solemnly and said, "Your Highness, you heard it right. The Marquis of Wei has arrived and the Liao army has retreated!"

Afterwards, Wang Anshi looked at the officials' families and said loudly:

"The Marquis of Wei has come to our aid and has already defeated the Liao army. Bianjing has been defended!"

If it was said that the previous scout's voice was not loud enough for everyone to hear clearly.

However, what Wang Anshi said really fell into everyone's ears.

"The Liao army withdrew?"

"Is it the loyal and brave marquis who has arrived with the reinforcements?"

"As expected of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery, he has guarded the border for many years, and the Liao army is most afraid of him!"

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More and more people started talking about it.

Zhang Guifen's side.

Minglan excitedly supported Zhang Guifen's arm and said with a happy smile:

"Aunt, did you hear that? It's my uncle who has come and has driven back the Liao army!"

Like many other people who felt they had survived a disaster, she cheered and jumped for joy.

She also looked at Zhuang Ge'er and Jing Jie'er who were held by the maids, pinched their cheeks with her fingers, and revealed two cute, shallow dimples. She smiled and said:

"Your father is a great hero!"

Zhang Guifen looked at Minglan and her two children in silence for a long time. Finally, she slowly exhaled a breath.

The worry that had been hanging in the balance finally settled down.

A number of military heroes, such as the Marquis of Fuchang and the Duke of Qi, were also discussing Wei Yuan enthusiastically.

"As expected of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery, I thought I would have to fight to the death with His Highness today, but I didn't expect that the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery would arrive in time and defeat the Liao army!"

"If one of the Duke of Ying and the Marquis of Zhongyong had taken command, they would never have allowed the Liao army to attack our Bianjing!"

"yes."

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The successful defense of Bian Jing gave them hope of victory in this battle.

I don’t know why, maybe it was because Wei Yuan lifted the siege of Bian Jing, but at this moment, everyone had a sense of trust in Wei Yuan.

He firmly believed that under the leadership of Wei Yuan, the Great Zhou would be able to repel the Liao army.

Not long after, in the Xuanzheng Hall.

Zhao Zhen, who was sitting on the dragon chariot, also heard the report from the guards saying that Wei Yuan had defeated the Liao army.

When he heard the news, Zhao Zhen, who had originally looked a little dim, suddenly seemed to be refreshed. He slowly opened his heavy eyelids and whispered in an extremely weak voice:

"Hurry up and let Wei Qing come to see me. Quickly."

Although Zhao Zhen seemed to have regained his spirits, his eyes looked dead.

Manager Zhu had seen the appearance of a dead person before.

It is undoubtedly the same as Zhao Zhen in front of him.

For some reason, he suddenly had a thought: Zhao Zhen, this is over.

So, he hurried to the Imperial City, "Your Highness! Your Highness!" At this time, Zhao Xi had already left the Imperial City and was planning to wait for Wei Yuan to arrive. Suddenly, he saw Zhu Zongguan, who was guarding his father, running over in a hurry, and he felt something was wrong.

"How did you come?"

Zhu, the chief steward, was breathing heavily. When he calmed down a little, he said anxiously, "Your Highness, His Majesty has summoned the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery to the palace. Will you stay by His Majesty's side?"

Zhao Xi realized something instantly, and without saying a word, he trotted towards the Xuan Zheng Hall.

Zhu Zongguan said to a soldier, "Give me a horse, a fast horse, fast! Fast!"

This scene was seen by many people.

They all vaguely guessed something.

Manager Zhu rode a fast horse and left the city.

At this time, Wei Yuan was making some arrangements.

Although the Liao army has retreated now, if they knew that I only brought 20,000 people with me, they might intend to attack the city again.

Han Zhang has fainted.

Now, he is the only coach in Bian Jing.

He must ensure that Bianjing is safe.

To be honest, he had already used up most of his strength in the battle just now. After all, he had rushed here day and night and his body was extremely tired.

More than half of the 20,000 soldiers he brought with him were already leaning against the wall and falling asleep.

While Wei Yuan was making arrangements for the defense of the city, Chief Steward Zhu arrived in a hurry, dismounted from his horse, and moved among the crowd, ignoring the disgusting smell of blood that permeated the place.

When he came to Wei Yuan, he quickly grabbed his wrist and walked towards the city.

Wei Yuan asked curiously, "Manager Zhu, what are you doing?"

General Zhu said: "His Majesty has summoned you, Marquis Wei, please go quickly, go quickly!"

Wei Yuan frowned slightly.

Although he had many doubts, he knew that the matter was of great importance and did not dare to hesitate at all. He quickly rode on a fast horse and headed towards the imperial city.

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Xuanzheng Hall.

Zhao Xi came here, knelt down in front of Zhao Zhen, and held Zhao Zhen's hand, "Father."

At this time, Zhao Zhen's eyes were completely lifeless and appeared crystalline, as if he was blind.

From Zhao Zhen's perspective, everyone he saw was extremely blurry.

How long has it been? I can't even speak clearly.

He just looked at Zhao Xi, who was becoming increasingly blurry and gloomy, his lips trembling. He wanted to say something, but he couldn't utter it.

Zhao Zhen was very anxious, so anxious that his arms were shaking slightly.

His legs seemed to have lost all feeling and were already 'dead'.

"Father, Wei Qing will be here soon, Father..."

Although Zhao Xi had never experienced life and death, he knew that Zhao Zhen's health was extremely bad at this moment.

Zhao Zhen didn't even have the strength to nod.

Zhao Xi could only yell to the people around him, "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and get the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery here! Hurry! Hurry!"

As he spoke, he suddenly burst into tears.

Zhao Zhen raised his arms with great effort.

There seemed to be something in the loose sleeves of the dragon robe.

Zhao Xi saw it, it was an imperial edict.

Only after he took out the imperial edict did Zhao Zhen stop raising his arm.

Zhao Xi slowly opened the imperial edict, which contained only one content: from that day on, the throne would be passed to Zhao Xi, and Wei Yuan would be appointed as the Prince's Tutor and Privy Councilor, Qin Lie would be appointed as the Commander-in-Chief of the Palace Guard, and Wang Anshi and Fan Chunren would be assistant ministers.

As a son, Zhao Xi could no longer hold back and burst into tears.

Wang Anshi, who was standing behind Zhao Xi, didn't know what to say, so he simply left the hall and stood outside, quietly waiting for news to come out.

Perhaps, Zhao Zhen had already anticipated that he was about to die.

He asked Wei Yuan to come, not because he wanted to see Wei Yuan before he died.

Rather, only with Wei Yuan's arrival and the support of the imperial edict could Zhao Xi ascend the throne smoothly and prevent Empress Cao from interfering with the imperial power.

Although Zhao Zhen did not explicitly point out in the imperial edict that Wei Yuan should be the assistant minister of the current dynasty.

However, once he became the Prince's Tutor, Privy Councilor, and in charge of the national army, he had truly become the top military official, reaching the height that Zhang Fu was at at that time.

No one would fail to regard him as an assistant minister.

Following Zhao Xi's loud roar.

Then, someone from the Xuanzheng Hall said loudly, "Xuan, the loyal and brave Marquis Wei Yuan is here to see you!"

All the guards and eunuchs who heard this shouted in unison:

"The Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery, Wei Yuan, is here to see you!"

"Proclaim"

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The sound reached the imperial city.

All officials, military honors, and their families heard those words.

Your Majesty wants to summon the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery?

They think it is natural.

At this moment, Wei Yuan had also arrived outside the imperial city.

After hearing the guard's recitation, he dismounted without saying a word and walked into the imperial city.

At this moment, the eyes of all the officials' families turned to him at the same time.

He was covered in blood and you couldn't even see his face.

Every step he took left a faint blood mark.

I don't know how much of the blood on his body came from the enemy and how much came from his own body.

"hiss!"

"Loyal and Brave Marquis, this..."

"Woo-"

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Everyone was amazed, everyone subconsciously gasped, even some children burst into tears the moment they saw Wei Yuan.

The same thought came to their minds - is this still a human being?

Every time Wei Yuan took a step forward, the officials would consciously make way for him and witness the miserable condition he was in.

Not far away, Zhang Guifen, Minglan, Wei Shuyi and others couldn't help but look at him with amorous glances when they saw what happened to him.

Zhang Guifen covered her mouth, trying her best to prevent her crying from being heard.

That bloody man, that devil-like killer in the eyes of others, is his husband!
Her husband was willing to do this for the country.

As his woman, how could I not feel heartache?

Wei Yuan didn't have time to pay attention to whether there were any of his relatives in the crowd. Now, he just wanted to see Zhao Zhen as soon as possible.

His steps were heavy and powerful.

At this moment, the road leading to the palace in front of him seemed to be more than just a simple road.

It is also a road to heaven.

It was just like when he returned victorious many years ago, riding on horseback, riding along the imperial road, and enjoying the reception of officials and the people.
At that time, that road was a highway to heaven for him.

Now, the road leading to the palace is the same.

Last time, he became the Earl of Loyalty and Bravery and stayed in Bian Jing.

This time, what can he get as the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery?

Below one person, above ten thousand people?

Wei Yuan, vigorous and confident, continued to move forward.

Wherever he went, the imperial guards bowed their heads, angels made way, and officials gave way to him.

Passing through the palace, under the gaze of everyone, he headed towards the Xuan Zheng Hall.

However, it was too late.

At this time, Zhao Xi felt that Zhao Zhen's hands were getting colder and colder.

No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't keep it warm.

He even asked the eunuchs to light the stove.

But nothing helped.

Zhao Zhen's body temperature was gradually dropping.

Suddenly, his body twitched violently.

My eyes seemed completely dead, unable to close or snap shut, and my mind became increasingly cloudy.

He used the last of his strength to hold Zhao Xi's chubby little hand tightly, and two tears suddenly flowed from the corners of his eyes.

Breathing stopped abruptly.

"Father!"

"Father!"

No matter how Zhao Xi called out, Zhao Zhen did not respond.

"Father!"

Zhao Xi's voice became hoarse.

Outside the hall, Wang Anshi felt the change in Zhao Xi's voice, slowly closed his eyes, and knelt for a long time.

After about a cup of tea, a eunuch walked out of the hall and shouted, "His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Zhou has passed away!"

On March 28th of the eighth year of Jiayou, Emperor Zhao Zhen of the Great Zhou died.

(End of this chapter)