Therefore, with their efforts, the Song army was almost on the verge of approaching the capital of Qi State.
But in the end, he still failed.
The failure did not lie in Bi Chong's incompetence, nor in the soldiers' refusal to fight to the death, but in the timing.
This time, because the messenger Liu Wenxing was killed, Zhao Yun was furious and directly raised troops to attack. Not only Zhao Yun was furious, but everyone in the entire Song Dynasty was also angry.
It is precisely because this nationwide anger is rare in the world that everyone in Ziqi Country is in danger, and Ziqi Country, which was originally in a loose tribal alliance, has become unprecedentedly united, thus erupting with astonishing combat effectiveness.
In the end, with a little luck, Zi Qi won, and the Song Dynasty suffered heavy losses.
Afterwards, Zhao Yun reflected, if the time to send troops had been chosen more cleverly, so that there was no such urgent sense of crisis in Qi State, could the outcome have been avoided?
So in the face of failure, Zhao Yun bravely took on his responsibilities, issued his own edict, personally comforted the soldiers, and did everything he could. In addition to comforting the soldiers, he also wanted to deepen his understanding, remember the lessons, and never commit the crime again.
Three days later, the three generals Bi Chongzhi, Quan Zicai, and Er Dongcheng, as well as the corpses of more than 5,000 soldiers, arrived in Yongzhou first. Zhao Yun, Bi Nian and others came out of the city to greet him, as did more than 100,000 people in Yongzhou.
Everyone is sad and has tears on their faces.
When Bi Chongzhi's coffin appeared in front of his eyes, Bi Nian could no longer bear it and threw himself on the coffin and howled loudly.
Zhao Yun was also filled with emotion and sadness.
But when everyone was grieving, a voice suddenly came, "I'm wronged, I'm wronged. I beg your majesty to redress the injustice of this little people."
Everyone listened and looked at him sideways. At this moment, a middle-aged man in his thirties, dressed in mourning clothes, waved vigorously in the crowd and shouted injustice, hoping to attract everyone's attention.
And he also tried his best to squeeze in front of Zhao Yun, but because there were guards in front of the palace guarding him at all times, he naturally couldn't get even closer.
Seeing that he kept complaining, an old man immediately yelled at him angrily: "Are you a fool? What do you want to do? On an occasion like today, you have to swallow your grievances even if you have them. Go to the government office tomorrow.
Will you die if I complain?"
The world is full of wonders, and injustice, falsehood, and wrongdoing are no exception. They all happen from time to time, and there is nothing we can do about it. After all, any law can be manipulated by villains and take advantage of loopholes. This has happened throughout the ages, year after year.
It cannot be completely eliminated, and the world has long become accustomed to it.
However, it is too inappropriate to choose an occasion like today to cry out for injustice. Even though many people sympathized with the wronged person, they could not sympathize with him at this time. They all blamed him for disturbing the heroic spirit of the soldiers regardless of the occasion.
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However, this middle-aged man had no intention of retreating. On the contrary, he roared louder and more intensely.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please redress the injustice of the common people. The common people have been wronged."
Zhao Yun frowned, feeling angry in his heart. However, in full view of everyone, and because this person said that he had been wronged, Zhao Yun was naturally not easy to get angry.
Zhao Yun suppressed the anger in his heart and waved to the guards to bring them over.
Soon, the man was brought to Zhao Yun.
The man was extremely excited and his face was red. When he saw Zhao Yun, he knelt down on the ground with a thump and knocked his head down hard. Blood immediately oozed out from his forehead.
Zhao Yun didn't take it seriously and said calmly: "You said you had a grievance, why didn't you complain earlier or later, but why did you complain now?"
But the man said: "Your Majesty, the grievances of the common people are related to this war, and even more to that Bichongzhi. Please make the decision for the common people."
Zhao Yun looked stern, obviously very surprised. He didn't expect that this person would be related to Bi Chongzhi and make him suffer injustice, but he didn't know what the relationship was between them.
Thinking of this, Zhao Yun glanced at Bi Nian.
Bi Nian looked confused, shook his head at Zhao Yun, and said softly: "Your Majesty, I don't know him."
Zhao Yun looked at the man again and said, "If you have any grievances, tell me."
The man replied: "Your Majesty, my name is Lu Sheng, and he is the son of the fortune teller Lu Ci. Before Bichongzhi went on this expedition, he asked his late father to observe Feng Shui and predict good and bad luck.
At that time, my father made a calculation for the first time, and the result was auspicious. Bi Chongzhi was very happy after hearing this, and promised to build a temple for his father after the victory to repay his calculations.
However, later, my father looked at the sky and found that the situation had changed suddenly and the hexagrams had become very dangerous, which was no longer conducive to the Song army's expedition. The matter was so important that my father did not dare not to report it, so he immediately went to report to Bichong and persuade him to give up the expedition.
However, who would have thought that Bi Chongzhi not only refused to listen, but actually killed his late father with a knife. This happened in full view of everyone. If your majesty does not believe it, you can ask the generals. If you tell a lie, you are willing to be punished by being torn apart.
Now that the Song army has been defeated, the facts have confirmed that my father's calculations were accurate and he was wrongly and unjustly killed by Bi Chongzhi. I ask Your Majesty to make decisions for the common people and give my father justice."
As soon as Lu Sheng said these words, the scene suddenly became silent. Everyone was stunned, looking at everyone in the scene in disbelief, not knowing what to do.
If Lu Sheng's words were true, wouldn't it mean that Bi Chongzhi, knowing that he would fail but still moving forward, was the culprit of this defeat?
After Bi Nian was shocked, he became furious. He angrily yelled at Lu Sheng: "You are so brave, how dare you insult my father!"
Lu Sheng was not afraid at all, as if he had already guessed that Bi Nian would be angry. He said calmly: "If you dare to come here today to redress your grievances, you have already put your life and death at risk."
Lu Sheng raised his chest, looked directly at Bi Nian, and said: "Every word I, Lu Sheng, said is true. Anyone can inquire and investigate. But if there is a word error, you can point it out. I am willing to use it."
Come redeem that word with your own head."
Bi Nian was furious, "I'll kill you!"
How could Bi Nian accept others saying bad things about his father, especially when his father died in order to protect him and his soldiers. This image has already been extremely glorious and cannot be tarnished.
Not only Bi Nian, but also Chen Batian, Zhang Biqing, Jia Zhu and others also glared at Lu Sheng, wishing to kill him with a knife, which shows Bi Chongzhi's status in everyone's hearts.
Bi Nian was furious and wanted to kill Lu Sheng on the spot.
"stop."
Zhao Yundan said calmly: "Bi Nian, don't act rashly."
Bi Nian had no choice but to give up.
At this moment, Zhao Yun was also in a dilemma. If what Lu Sheng said was true, then judging from the process of Lu Ci's killing, he was indeed unjust.
But now Lu Sheng is in full view of the public, asking Zhao Yun to redress his injustice. If Zhao Yun ignores him, it means that the emperor has no virtue. If he redresses his injustice, then Bi Chongzhi will have to be held down!