The struggle of the reborn prince

As he learned more and more news about the coup, Xiao Zhonggong became hesitant and dared not move forward.The current emperor has gone mad, killing all directions in Beijing, and anyone who has the slightest relationship with those who participated in the coup will be executed without mercy.Although I don't have a deep relationship with Wan Yanyong, but I have been in Liaoyang City for a long time. If I say that I don't know anything about his "rebellion", it will be difficult to convince that psychopath anyway. In addition, I have written a letter to the court Zhong sang praises for Wan Yanyong's use of water as an army to retreat from the enemy. At least it is true that he knew about it and did not report it, and he must be classified as one of his party.

As Xiao Zhonggong, who has experienced the previous political turmoil in the Kingdom of Jin, he understands the power of it. Rebellion is often used by those who seize power as a tool to eliminate dissidents. The second is to really put it into action.Wan Yanyong was promoted as successor by mistake, and he was absolutely doomed, and he himself was innocently involved in it, and became a traitor, and the road back to Beijing might become a road of no return!

When Xiao Zhonggong was fighting with gods, he suddenly heard that someone broke into the post house and searched, claiming to arrest the accomplices of the coup d'état.Shocked, Xiao Zhonggong jumped out the window and escaped, snatching a horse and running away.vertex.novel.When he galloped out of the city, he found that he had nowhere to go, thinking for a long time that only Liaoyang City could temporarily settle down, so he turned his horse's head and went back the same way.In fact, the person who broke into the posthouse did not arrest him, but Xiao Zhonggong's guilty conscience caused the misunderstanding, but it was precisely the accidental events that changed the track of history...

Along the way, Xiao Zhonggong didn't take small roads, but hid everywhere, and fled back to Liaoyang City day and night.After entering the city.He immediately asked to see the left behind and said that there was something important to tell.Wan Yanyong was actually anxiously waiting, and was very surprised to hear that Xiao Zhonggong had returned.Calculating the itinerary, even if he travels day and night, he can just reach the capital.When he saw Xiao Zhonggong's panic-stricken appearance, it was even more strange, why the dignified envoy of the Kingdom of Jin did not see him for a few days, as if he had changed.Ragged, dusty, and tired, it seemed as if a gust of wind could knock him down.

Wan Yanyong wanted someone to wait for Xiao Zhonggong to take a bath and change clothes, eat something and drink some water before talking, but he rushed out the people in the house impatiently, and told him what he heard on the way.After Wan Yanyong listened to it, he was like thunder, he was completely dumbfounded, when he saw Xiao Zhonggong's nervous look.He had thought that the imperial court might have accepted the terms of the Southern Dynasties to cede the Liaoyang Mansion, or that the imperial court would not cede the cession and would not send additional reinforcements. He never thought that an indiscriminate disaster would fall from heaven and involve himself in a coup. Forget it, it became a rebellion against the Dajin Kingdom.

"Marshal, I guess the imperial envoy sent by the court must be on the way and will arrive in a few days, you still need to make a decision early!" Look at Wanyan Yong's flustered look.Xiao Zhonggong tugged at his sleeve and said.

"I...I will immediately report the truth to His Majesty and the Grand Master. I have absolutely no intention of rebelling, let alone usurping the throne. I have always served the emperor loyally, and I ask Prime Minister Xiao to testify for me." Wan Yanyong grabbed Xiao Zhonggong Shaking his hand vigorously, he said weepingly, and he, who had always been calm when he suddenly heard the news, became confused.

"Marshal. Under such circumstances, His Majesty probably won't listen to your excuse. On the contrary, his suspicion will be deepened." Xiao Zhonggong shook his head and said in a deep voice.

"Why? Your Majesty and I are called monarchs and ministers, but we are actually brothers in private. You treat me so well, how can you only believe the words of those traitors!" Wanyan Yong asked urgently.

"Marshal, Your Majesty is no longer the original Majesty. When we were besieged, His Majesty beheaded King Wanyan Yuan and Wanyan Zhali just because a rebel was posing as the emperor's younger brother. The empress and the concubines in the harem hacked to death with their own hands, and Zong Xian and others were afraid, so they planned the conspiracy and involved the commander in chief. How could he listen to the commander in chief's self-defense when he was so crazy." Xiao Zhonggong With a wry smile, he secretly thought that that psychopath would even kill his own brother, let alone a brother like you.

"Grand Master, Grand Master must know my loyalty, otherwise he would not let me guard Tokyo, and he will definitely plead with His Majesty for me." After Jing's death in battle, Wu Shu treated him as if he was his own, and devoted himself to nurturing him to succeed, so why would he sit by and watch now that he has something to do!

"Marshal, the grand master is in charge of countering the rebellion now, but the rebellion has always been a matter of killing thousands of people in vain rather than letting one go. Even if the grand master wants to help the marshal, it can't completely eliminate your majesty's remaining worries. Even if he dies, his title will be revoked, and he will be exiled to a remote and bitter cold place, living a life that would be worse than death." Seeing that he still had illusions about the Grand Master, Xiao Zhonggong could only patiently analyze the situation for him.

"God is going to kill me..." All the escape routes were blocked, Wan Yanyong couldn't control his despair no matter how hard he was, he couldn't help letting out a cry of grief...

"Now the city is besieged by the Song army outside, and traitors are framed inside. My whole Liaoyang mansion has become rebellious. Let's discuss with everyone how to deal with it!" It took a while for Wanyan Yong to calm down, but there was no good way at the moment, and he wanted to call everyone to discuss this matter.

"The commander-in-chief must not be like this. Once they know that the commander-in-chief has become a rebel against the court, they will be in chaos. It is inevitable that some of them will be against the commander-in-chief!" Xiao Zhonggong hurriedly stopped.

"Hiss, what Xiao Xiang said is reasonable." Xiao Zhonggong awakened Wan Yanyong with a single sentence, and he immediately realized the seriousness of the spread of the news.There are many ministers and generals in the city, but not all of them are his confidantes, and when the Song army is under the city, the imperial court sends troops to conquer, not only cannot catch him, but will be destroyed by the Song army.The only way is to send imperial envoys to come here to choose one person from Liaoyang City to be left behind, first cut his own rights and responsibilities, and then capture them.

"For the current plan, the commander-in-chief should first send his cronies and soldiers out of the city to intercept the secret envoys in Beijing, and then secretly summon his confidants to discuss the matter, deprive those who have different opinions of their military power, or simply get rid of them, so as not to leave future troubles for the court to use. " Xiao Zhonggong took the opportunity to offer advice.

"Xiao Xiang's words are very true, but even though this will ensure temporary peace, it will also completely turn against the court. What will happen next?" Wan Yanyong nodded and said with a sigh.

"What do you think the commander-in-chief thinks about the current situation?" Xiao Zhonggong pondered for a moment and did not answer, but asked rhetorically.

"The current emperor is stupid and absurd. Although the grand master is strong, he is dying of illness. Most of the ministers in the court are dead people who just want to sing songs every night and extort money to satisfy their own greed. The people are living in dire straits, complaints abound, and wars are raging everywhere." Wan Yanyong said with a sad face, obviously he was also very disappointed in the court.

"Honestly speaking, this time the Northern Expedition of the Song Army, what do you think the commander-in-chief will win?" Xiao Zhonggong asked again.

"Hey, there is no chance of winning! The left and right commanders' residences are the most elite divisions of our Dajin Kingdom, and they were wiped out in just over a month. Now the only ones who have the strength to fight are the pro-army of the Suwei capital. But facing The sharp firearms of the Song army might not be able to last two rounds, and now the Song army is attacking in two ways, they are also looking at one thing and losing the other, and it is difficult to care about each other. Now the Khitan people from all over the country are rebelling one after another, attacking the state and plundering the mansion, and the five kingdoms are also aggressively invading the territory. Go out and restrain the soldiers of the various prefectures, even if the capital is in trouble, it will be difficult to recruit the king's army." Wan Yanyong sighed again, and suddenly he seemed to be more than ten years old, obviously many things added to this young man The spirit has been broken.

In fact, after the Song army bombarded the city, Wan Yanyong discovered that the Taishi's offensive strategy of relying on the fortified city to resist the Song army had completely failed.No matter how tall and strong the city was built, it was no match for the artillery of the Song army. The artillery fire that day not only destroyed the resistance of the soldiers and civilians in the city, but also shattered his confidence. The seemingly strong appearance was only for outsiders to see. In fact, his spirit was already on the verge of collapse, and today's "rebellion" incident became the last straw that crushed him, and he was able to confide his heart to outsiders for the first time.

"Well, there are three roads before the Liaoyang Mansion!" Seeing that the time has come to tell the truth, Xiao Zhonggong stretched out three fingers and said, "First, wait for someone from the imperial court to take over the city. , how the ending will be, the commander should know for himself; the second, the ten-day deadline will come in a blink of an eye, the Song army will attack the city, the city of Liaoyang will be destroyed, and everything will disappear; the third, return to the Song Dynasty..."

"Xiancheng surrender?! I have a sworn feud with that Zhao Er, and I will never surrender to him." Wan Yanyong refused angrily without waiting for him to finish speaking.

"Marshal, how can there be no dead people in the war between the two countries? Back then, our Dajin went south twice and came to the city of Bianjing, and there were millions of dead. After entering the city, the royal family of the Southern Dynasty was captured and traveled northward. Five people died along the way. Sixth, there are many brothers and sisters of Zhao Er among them, but they did not kill Wanyan Xiyin, Tuhesu, Wanyan Zongqing and others who were captured, and they were released back to the country later. Even in the battle of Yanjing, Master Zongfu died in battle Under the city, Zhao Er still ordered people to confiscate the body and send it back to the Kingdom of Jin with gifts, and built a shrine in the city to pay homage to it, which is not an act of humiliation." Xiao Zhonggong said leisurely.

"This... There is some truth to this." Wan Yanyong said after a moment of hesitation. Song and Jin countries have fought for more than [-] years, and his father was the only one killed or injured.

"Marshal, the matter has come to this point, we must continue to suffer from it, and we need to make a decision early, otherwise it will be too late." Xiao Zhonggong persuaded after seeing his tone softened, and he often travels between Song and Jin. , has long given up hope for Jin Guo to turn around.

"Xiao Xiang, I already know the truth and the whole story, but this matter is not only related to my family and life, but also involves thousands of people and generals in the city, let me think carefully, you go down and rest first!" Wan Yanyong Distraught, he sent Xiao Zhonggong away. He sat alone in the handsome hall without saying a word, thinking about where he would go, whether he would die from this, whether he would return to Beijing and die, or go to the Southern Dynasty... (to be continued...)