Six hundred and seventy four: The demise of the dynasty
Ye Mengxiong said in surprise: "Brother Quan Gao and I have the same view!" Ye Mengxiong sat forward slightly excitedly and said: "The largest force in the southwest is the Yang family in Banzhou! My strategy is to subdue the weak ones first,
Then defeat the powerful ones, and those who are neither strong nor weak, you will naturally be in control!"
Wang Jiguang nodded, and then said thoughtfully: "Well said! I saw a colorful opera performance in the capital a few years ago, and I think it is the most appropriate word to describe the situation in Southwest China!"
Ye Mengxiong became interested as soon as he heard this: "Please tell me." Wang Jiguang muttered: "That kind of colorful play is where a person takes off his clothes, rolls on a nail board, and then rolls a few times, and there are no wounds at all on his body!
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Wang Jiguang continued: "Later I asked those people and I found out the secret. It turns out that the nail board is not a fatal thing. It just looks like a bluff at first glance. In fact, it can't hurt anyone at all!"
When Ye Mengxiong heard this, he wondered: "Why is this?" He had also seen the nail rolling, but it was a torture that was carried out a long time ago. It was said that beating the drum to file an imperial petition required rolling the nail... In reality
It's just a bluff. It doesn't matter. This rule only existed in the last dynasty. Anyone who petitioned for a higher-level petition had to roll back to the nail board with his shirt off before the government would accept it.
But the torture of nail rolling does indeed exist. When Ye Mengxiong watched it before, every time he saw it, people would be ripped apart and bloody. Therefore, Ye Mengxiong was really curious about what method could be used to make people survive the nail rolling without any damage.
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Wang Jiguang said with a smile: "Brother Hua Yun, if you are interested, you can try it yourself. According to the Cai Opera team, as long as the nails on this nail board are dense enough and numerous, then lying on it will feel like lying on a steel plate."
It’s the same, at most it’s a bit of a sting, but it can’t hurt anyone at all!”
Hearing this, Ye Mengxiong suddenly realized that everyone is a person who has read the book. This way he can roughly understand that there are enough nail points to basically form a whole. When a person lies on it, he has other powers.
With support, the nails will naturally not be able to penetrate into the flesh!
Ye Mengxiong couldn't help but marveled. Wang Jiguang returned to business and said: "To me, the situation in the southwest is like a nail board!"
Wang Jiguang stretched out his hand and compared it to a nail board and said: "Now all the toasts are on the same level. People can rest easy when lying on them. But as long as one toast is a little higher than the others, it will stab people.
The blood is flowing profusely! And this Yang family of Bozhou is the highest nail on this nail board!"
Ye Mengxiong nodded in agreement, and then sighed helplessly and said to Wang Jiguang: "But you should have seen the situation in the southwest. The current governor of Sichuan, Li Hualong, is shielding Yang Yinglong. We have to bypass Li Hualong to move Yang Yinglong.
I’m afraid it will be even more difficult!”
Wang Jiguang smiled and said: "This is the purpose of my coming here today!" Ye Mengxiong was stunned when he heard this, looked at Wang Jiguang, his eyes lit up and said: "Quan Gao, what do you mean?"
Wang Jiguang smiled and nodded: "As far as I know, the reason why the imperial court agreed to Yang Yinglong's request to donate money for atonement was because the White Lotus Sect in Sichuan and Shaanxi was making trouble, and the Duke of Qi had repeatedly failed on the battlefield in Sichuan and Shaanxi, but now
, the situation has changed!”
Hearing this, Ye Mengxiong slightly twitched his beard and said: "Could it be..." Wang Jiguang nodded and said: "Yes, just before I came here, there were already results in Sichuan and Shaanxi, and Qi Guogong had already conquered
In Lueyang City, it is estimated that the leader of the White Lotus Sect has been captured, and the dilemma between Sichuan and Shaanxi has been solved, so naturally there is no need for Yang Yinglong now!"
Wang Jiguang took out his appointment letter from his arms and said: "Li Hualong will return to Beijing to report on his duties soon. During this period, the successor official has the right to investigate and review the political affairs of the previous official!"
Ye Mengxiong took a breath of air, and Wang Jiguang smiled and said: "I'm going to take office now. Besides returning to Beijing as soon as possible to report on his duties, what qualifications does Li Hualong have to stay and stop me from reconsidering Yang Yinglong? Besides, Li Hualong is really willing to do it for Yang Yinglong."
Is this the case?"
Li Hualong landed safely, he didn't care whether Yang Yinglong lived or died! Furthermore, even if he wanted to take charge, he was no longer the governor of Sichuan, so what qualifications did he have to interfere in the political affairs of the Chief Envoy of Sichuan?
Wang Jiguang narrowed his eyes slightly and said: "Since the imperial court let Yang Yinglong go because he proposed to go to the battlefield to testify against his merits, now that the battlefield is gone and the battles are over, the previously set rules about his merits will definitely be reduced."
It doesn’t count anymore! Is there any reason not to reconsider it again?”
Ye Mengxiong slapped the table and said: "Okay! What Brother Quan Gao said is true! Without the help of that old man Li Hualong this time, I want to see if Yang Yinglong dies!"
Ye Mengxiong excitedly said to Wang Jiguang: "Yang Yinglong has been arrogant and domineering in recent times. Because he had a grudge against the Five Sis and Seven Surnames when they joined me in the memorial, he has repeatedly violated the Five Sis and Seven Surnames during this period and instigated the Miao people.
Along with him, we burned, killed, and looted, and even killed two families for this! Now everyone in Bozhou is in danger, so we can discuss this matter with Yang Yinglong again! You and I from the two provinces ordered him to discuss it at the same time, so he has to come!"
Wang Jiguang stood up and clasped his fists and said: "In that case, let's make an agreement. In three days, Brother Yunhua, let's meet in Chengdu!"
“See you in Chengdu!”
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Tian Jiucheng, who had messy hair and a gray face, looked at the soldiers in front of him with a livid face and shouted angrily: "What did you say?"
The soldier was also disgraced. When he heard this, he choked and cried: "Back to your majesty, the front, the defense line of Houhe in front... has been lost! Maitreya Buddha, the old man, was captured by the Yan army!"
When Tian Jiucheng heard this, he said angrily: "Impossible! Impossible!" As he spoke, he swung the sword in his hand wildly. Seeing how crazy he was, the people around him hurriedly dodged away.
Tian Jiucheng looked at the soldier with blood-red eyes: "Absolutely impossible! The Houhe defense line is rock solid! How could it be lost so easily? You lied to me! You lied to me!!!"
The soldier was frightened and hurriedly kowtowed: "It's absolutely true, Your Majesty! I saw it with my own eyes! The Yan army swarmed up, and two wings came from the upper and lower reaches of the Hou River to support it. Our army couldn't resist it at all! It was dispersed in an instant.
! We can’t stop it at all, and now the Yan army is coming towards our camp!”
Tian Jiucheng originally wanted to be tough, but when he heard the last sentence, he immediately became weak. His face turned gloomy and he pursed his lips tightly. Seeing this, He Miaoshun hurriedly stepped forward and said, "It's time for your Majesty to retreat! Otherwise, the Yan army will attack soon.
I simply can’t resist it!”
Tian Jiucheng swung his sword fiercely and shouted: "No one is allowed to retreat lightly! I will never retreat! I am right here! I am waiting for them here! I will fight them to the death!"
He Miaoshun hurriedly hugged Tian Jiucheng and cried loudly: "Your Majesty! It's time to go! We can't defend this place at all! The green hills left behind are not afraid of not having firewood! Let's withdraw!"
Tian Jiucheng gritted his teeth and said angrily: "Go away! Our heavenly army is invincible! How can we be defeated by a mere Yan army? A bunch of idiots! What is there to be afraid of? I am the emperor! Invincible
Have you forgotten the courage that my birth mother gave you?"
He Miaoshun and other generals were almost speechless when they heard this. What's the use of mentioning Wusheng Old Mother now... How can Old Mother block Yan Jun's swords and guns now?
At this time, Zhou Junchen, who was equally disgraced, hurriedly hugged Tian Jiucheng and said: "Your Majesty! Even if it is a decisive battle, this is definitely not a suitable place! Let's retreat to Ma Mian Mountain! Let's go back to Ma Mian Mountain, where there are still some luggage or supplies.
We can stop the enemy! We can't stop the Yan army's cavalry here! Moreover, our brothers have run out of ammunition and food! Your Majesty, retreat!"
Tian Jiucheng, who was furious when he heard this, could only hold back his anger. He thought for a long time with a sullen face, and then nodded and said: "Okay! Then let's go to the mountains! That's where we made our fortune, right there.
, I want to fight to the death with the Yan army!"
Zhou Junchen, He Miaoshun and others could not care less about flattering Tian Jiucheng's bragging. Once they heard that Tian Jiucheng agreed to retreat, they hurriedly took Tian Jiucheng and fled towards Mamian Mountain!
Mamian Mountain is where Tian Jiucheng and others secretly trained their troops before the uprising. At that time, they also relied on deceiving some nearby Yi tribes and poor people, gathering people to hide in Mamian Mountain, causing arrows to miss, and training troops.
Prepare for war.
It's just that at that time, Wang Jingangnu was responsible for these things. They hardly came to Mamian Mountain very often, so it took a lot of effort to find their previous location again.
He Miaoshun saw that most of the facilities here were in ruins, so he hurriedly asked people to repair them, and took stones from the mountains to prepare deep trenches and high fortresses to resist the Yan army's attack.
He Miaoshun reported this to Tian Jiucheng. Zhou Junchen stood beside Tian Jiucheng with a sad face, while Tian Jiucheng sat there looking very depressed. After hearing the words, he lowered his head for a long time, and then nodded slowly: "You can arrange it yourself.
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He Miao took the opportunity to go out to arrange the decorations. He went there until the evening to finish the decorations. At this time, it was still very cold at night, not to mention that it was still in the ravines. The soldiers were hungry and cold, and lost all their thin clothes. They were exposed to the cold wind.
Trembling in the middle.
He Miaoshun curled up his neck helplessly and went to find Tian Jiucheng, but saw Tian Jiuzheng standing on a high place, looking at the sky with his hands behind his back and tears in his eyes. He Miaoshun couldn't help but said hurriedly: "Your Majesty! It's cold up here, please come down!"
Tian Jiucheng didn't seem to hear it. He just stood there like a statue. If it weren't for the tears that kept falling from the corners of his eyes, he might have really frozen to death!
"Last night, the lights were fragrant, and many heroes were drunk. Where are the drunken people today? Their dreams are gone and only their shadows are gone. The country is pitiful. Where heroes are buried, all the tears of men will be shed!"
After saying this, he was choked up and unable to speak. Although He Miaoshun could not understand what Tian Jiucheng was saying, he could hear the sadness in it. Thinking of the situation of everyone at this time, he couldn't help but kneel down and howl in sorrow.
Zhou Junchen on the side also knelt down and cried loudly, you said he was doing a good job as the prefect of Hanzhong, so why did he rebel? Now that he is fine, who knew that the White Lotus Army was so ineffective? Although it did block the Yan Army for a long time.
Time, but now it has ended up like this!
Thinking about his parents, wife and children who had just been taken to Hanzhong to enjoy the blessings, they had probably fallen into the hands of Yan Jun and were probably imprisoned!
Before coming here, his father had been persuading him that the rebels had no future at all, and it was better to find an opportunity to abandon the dark side and join the bright side. However, he believed that the White Lotus Army was so powerful that although it could not really invade Shenjing, it might not be a problem to split Sichuan and Shaanxi!
What's the fun in being a prefect all your life? Although the Han and Ming dynasties don't look very good, who didn't start from a young age?
He is now the Prime Minister of the Han Ming Dynasty! When the Han Ming Dynasty really takes over the land of Sichuan and Shaanxi and establishes a country, then won’t he truly become the Prime Minister under one person and over ten thousand people? This will last his whole life.
A position that cannot be reached!
So Zhou Junchen did not resist the temptation and still thought that the White Lotus Army had a future. Who would have expected that it would lose so quickly! He has not yet taken the position of Prime Minister!
The more Zhou Junchen thought about it, the sadder he became. He couldn't help but burst into tears. After the three of them cried for a while, Tian Jiucheng put away his tears and then said to He Miaoshun: "Scatter all the food and clothing in my tent."
As soon as we are done, let the brothers be well fed and clothed."
He Miaoshun wiped away his tears, and Tian Jiucheng let out a long sigh, and then said to Zhou Junchen: "Prime Minister, I have decided to fight to the death with the Yan army tomorrow."
Zhou Junchen was still sobbing and wiping his tears. You are fighting to the death. How can you defeat the Yan army if you fight to the death? At this time, they all know in their hearts that even if they fight to the death, they cannot defeat the Yan army!
They were defeated like a mountain, and it was only a matter of time before they were completely wiped out...
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Tian Jiucheng wiped away his tears and then said to Zhou Junchen: "I have one last thing to ask you, sir." Zhou Junchen no longer wanted to talk to Tian Jiucheng, but he still
Crying and bowing slightly.
Tian Jiucheng thought that Zhou Junchen valued affection and righteousness, and the emperor and his ministers could not bear to part with him. He couldn't help but feel a little moved in his heart. It's not like I left this life in vain. I also became an emperor for once, and I got so many "loyal and reliable" ministers.
, what more could I ask for...
Tian Jiucheng said to Zhou Junchen: "Tomorrow I will use all my strength to fight with the enemy! But if we are still defeated in the end... I hope that for the sake of you and me as a monarch, I will kill myself before I cut my neck."
When the time comes, you can collect the body for me."
When Zhou Junchen heard this, he immediately felt even worse. But then he thought about it, if he committed suicide by cutting his neck, then if I just took the sword and told Yan Jun that I killed him, wouldn't that be regarded as abandoning the dark side and turning to the bright side? Maybe.
Maybe there's a chance of escape!
So Zhou Junchen made up his mind, but with pain on his face, he knelt down and begged Tian Jiuzheng to take back his life. Tian Jiuzheng cried silently and closed his eyes: "Manpower is sometimes exhausted, so I have to think about it early... If I die,
Just try your best to escape, maybe the Yan army will let you go."
Zhou Junchen was even more sad when he heard this. Yan Jun would put a hammer. Why did he choose such a place? Yan Jun only had to surround such a ravine. There was no place to run!
Zhou Junchen wanted to give him a mouthful, but he couldn't. He could only lie on the ground and cry bitterly. For a while, the entire ravine of Mamian Mountain echoed with faint cries...
The next day when the sky became clear, the Yan army blew the horn of attack. Song Qing stood on the top of the mountain with narrowed eyes and watched the Yan army rush towards a lonely "rock" in the ravine like a tide!
Song Qing held his breath, once, twice, three times... it broke!
Song Qing suddenly opened his eyes, with light flashing in his eyes. As if they had found a vent, the Datong Army rushed in through the narrow gap with all their strength!
Just like a surging tide, the White Lotus Army was like a small bag of dirt, being submerged in an instant! Although He Miaoshun and others fought back hard, they were no match for the Datong Army!
Soon they were pressed near Tian Jiucheng's "palace". The Datong Army was just about to annihilate the White Lotus Army in one go, but only heard a loud roar!
Everyone was stunned for a moment, then looked at the roof of the "palace" and saw Tian Jiucheng, dressed in a messy dragon robe, holding a sword in his hand and roaring hysterically.
The general of the Datong Army said: "Stop!" All the Datong Army stopped at the same time, but still surrounded the Bailian Army. Then the Datong Army looked at Tian Jiucheng on the roof like a monkey.
Tian Jiucheng's eyes were about to burst, and he stared at the soldiers of the Datong Army who were looking at him coldly and jokingly. He wanted to act bravely, so as to leave a good story about Wu Jiang, the overlord of Chu, committing suicide, but there was something in his eyes.
Unstoppable tears streaming down my face!
Only Zhou Junchen, who was close, could see Tian Jiucheng's slightly trembling body. He was trying his best to suppress the fear of death in his heart!
Tian Jiucheng swallowed, and then shouted to the soldiers of the White Lotus Army: "Brothers of the White Lotus Sect! I'm sorry for you! I know! I brought you out, and I promised to let you all live.
A good life... I, oh oh oh, I didn't realize it! I'm sorry!"
Although the soldiers of the White Lotus Army were extremely frightened at this time, they could not help but shed tears after hearing this. Tian Jiucheng then shouted to the Datong Army on the opposite side: "Which of you is in charge! Come out! I want to talk to him!"
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A general slowly walked out of the military formation and said: "This is me, Tian Ni, what do you have to say?" Tian Jiucheng gritted his teeth and said: "I, I am the Emperor of the Han and Ming Dynasties. Although I have no merit, I can still be regarded as the emperor.
!The emperor cannot be killed by an axe! The only one who can kill me is myself!"
The general of the Datong Army sneered, looked away with disdain and said: "There can only be one emperor in the world, and that is the one in the Forbidden City! Your Majesty, Emperor Hanming, if you have finished speaking, just come down and capture him without mercy!"
Tian Jiucheng laughed hysterically and said: "Surrender? Hahahaha! Surrender!" Everyone was staring at him, and Zhou Junchen behind him was even more anxious. Are you going to die or not...
Tian Jiucheng looked up to the sky and sighed, looked at the sun and suddenly shouted: "I am dead! I will shoulder all the sins! It has nothing to do with the soldiers! If you are really the master of the king, don't kill innocent people indiscriminately! Let them go!"
horse!"
The general of the Datong Army was silent for a moment, and then said in a deep voice: "I can't make the decision on this matter!" Tian Jiucheng sighed helplessly, and then said softly: "I tried my best..."
Then he suddenly raised his sword and was about to wipe it off his neck: "I! Bintian is going!" Everyone exclaimed in shock, Zhou Junchen was so excited that he almost stood up!
Who knew that Tian Jiucheng put his sword on his neck and wiped it hard! Hard! A wipe! A......
Tian Jiu stood there like a stone statue, with tears streaming down his face. He tried hard to wipe it off, but found that his arms were extremely stiff and could not move at all!
He gritted his teeth, closed his eyes, and stamped his feet! Stomped his feet!
Still can't give up...
Zhou Junchen on the side clenched his fists tightly, feeling extremely nervous, and even wanted to step forward and do something for him!
The Datong general below looked at the distance with boredom, crossed his arms and said loudly: "Hey! Are you going to die or not?"
Tian Jiucheng stood there blankly. After a long time, he threw the sword in his hand on the ground in despair, knelt on the ground and cried bitterly in despair, and said sadly in a frustrated forward bending posture: "I dare not take action.
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The officers and soldiers of the Datong Army rolled their eyes and made disdainful sounds in unison. The general sneered and said disdainfully: "If you don't dare to attack, what the hell are you doing? Come on! Kill him! Let's do it for him!"
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Zhou Junchen stepped forward anxiously, hurriedly helped Tian Jiucheng, who was crying bitterly, and shouted: "We surrender! We surrender!"
Then he slapped Tian Jiucheng's face hard one after another: "Say it quickly! Say it quickly! Say you surrender! Say it!"
Tian Jiucheng was in a daze, and when he heard the words, he could only cry weakly: "I surrender! I surrender!"
"He said he surrendered! He said he surrendered!"
Song Qing looked at what was happening below. The Datong Army had stopped attacking. On the contrary, the rebels from the White Lotus Sect raised their weapons and walked out in a row.
Song Qing couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief, and then he saw the messengers under his command hurried over and said to Song Qing: "My lord! The White Lotus Army has surrendered! The leader of the thieves, Tian Jiucheng, He Miaoshun and others, have been captured without mercy. Please give me your orders!"
After hearing this, Song Qing was completely relieved. He had been on tenterhooks during this period because Sichuan-Shaanxi Bailian had not been resolved for so long, and there was a lot of criticism against him from both the government and the public. Now he can finally breathe a sigh of relief...
Song Qing knew that there would still be countless censures waiting for him when he returned, but at the very least, the matter was finally resolved!
Song Qing said in a deep voice: "Tian Jiucheng, Gao Fuxing, He Miaoshun, Zhou Junchen and other rebel leaders have all been taken into custody in Mian County. Tomorrow they will be publicly executed in Mian County! As for the remaining party members, they will be executed! They will be dismissed and they will be in front of the tomb of the magistrate of Mian County."
implement!"
This has been an order of the imperial court for a long time. It is impossible to kill all tens of thousands of people. Only the leaders and high-level leaders will be killed. The rest will be demobilized. As for the magistrate of Mian County, the Song and Qing Dynasties regained Mian County before.
When I was a child, I heard what the folks in Mian County said about him. Many of them admired such people, so naturally they gave him a generous burial.
After giving all these instructions, Song Qing looked at Tian Jiucheng who was pulled out by a group of soldiers in the distance, and couldn't help but narrow his eyes. There, Long Qi was finally kicked down by the soldiers of the Datong Army, and slowly fell into the valley...
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The Han and Ming dynasties perished after just a few months of long reign...