Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

"Although Wang Xiaobo, Li Shun and others had a lot of difficulties when they gathered people to kill officials, they proclaimed themselves kings afterwards, forced the good people to join the rebellious army, and led the crowd to attack and plunder the land, causing war and chaos in Shu. They are all greedy for power. Selfish people, now that the chaos is over, you are nothing but their pawns, if you repent, there is still a way out."

"You don't need to waste your time! We will not surrender!"

"Now that you have no food and grass, you will die if you continue. You don't have to rush to answer. The lonely king can let you think again."

The leader of the rebel army was very surprised when he heard that Defang claimed to be the lonely king, and asked loudly, "Are you the prince? Which prince are you?"

"The lonely king is Zhao Defang, the eight sage kings!"

"Eight Sage Kings?" The rebellion army was in an uproar when they heard this, and the leader of the rebellion army shouted, "How is this possible? The Eight Sage Kings are far away in the capital, how could they be in Meizhou!"

"The lonely king came here to quell the chaos by His Majesty's secret order, and hundreds of thousands of troops are under the control of the lonely king. If you surrender, the lonely king will plead with your majesty and spare the lives of these followers."

The leader of the rebel army thought for a long time and said, "My lord, we have no way out. Even if the lord pleads for mercy, our lives will not be saved. We follow Li Shun just to let the court know the suffering of the people in Sichuan and Shun. Serious government, then our sacrifice today is worth it.”

"Why are you bothering? The two armies are fighting, and those who die are not innocent people. Whether it is yours or the soldiers of the lonely king, they also have parents, wives and children. If you order to surrender, you will die alone, otherwise They all lost their lives."

"This is my oath to Li Shun, and I will never betray it even if I die!" The leader clenched his knife and shouted, "In today's battle, if I die under the sword of the Eight Sage Kings, I will die without regret. Torture by corrupt officials is better than a million times! Hahaha, my lord! Come on!"

Defang looked at the messy subordinates of the rebellious army, and saw the resolute expression on everyone's face, and couldn't help sighing, "The people are not afraid of death, so why are they afraid of death? So sad."

Jin Hule immediately stepped forward and said, "My lord, the emperor's order is imminent. Now, whether it is the rebel army or us, there is no way to retreat. This battle is inevitable. Even if they are kind people, today they gather the crowd with knives. Confronting the imperial court is an unforgivable crime, my lord! Order it!"

Defang gritted his teeth and raised his saber. Seeing this, the army was ready to fight. Their spears were pointed at the rebel army. The archers drew their bows and stood by. Seeing the chaos army coming like a tide, Fang immediately ordered "Archers prepare!"