The former question is basically a matter of free will. As long as the Liao army did not take the initiative to retreat, the blame can be placed on Han Qing. It does not matter whether the Liao army's large-scale march southward has anything to do with him.
Then the last question pierced everyone's heart.
The imperial city can no longer be defended. Hand over Han Qing and let him bear all the charges. Everyone still has a chance to stay out of the matter. Even if King Yong succeeds in usurping the throne and becoming emperor in the end, in order to appease people's hearts, he will not defend the city tonight.
The person has been involved in too many incidents.
If you continue to persevere, the result will inevitably be that everyone will be shattered to pieces, and their families will have to suffer!
Immediately, 40% of the brothers behind Liu Chenggui also quickly retreated to both sides. In the blink of an eye, there were only more than a hundred people left, and most of them were still hesitant and might withdraw at any time.
Even though Liu Chenggui had experienced the Chenqiao Mutiny, he would never have imagined that Empress Dowager Li would become so shameless. Holding her sword trembling in front of her, she panted and asked, "Empress Dowager, do you know that if King Yong replaced the official family, the Yellow River defense line would be
It will inevitably collapse. By then, the Liao army will attack Bianliang. You and King Yong will both be sinners through the ages!"
"Who said King Yong would replace the official family? King Yong sealed off the inner city and attacked the imperial city just to capture Han Qing, the reincarnated man!" Empress Dowager Li pointed her sword at the tip of his nose and emphasized sternly, "Caught.
Han Qing, King Yong will lead the Divine Guards back to the camp. The Ai family will also write to the official to clarify everything to him and help him stabilize the morale of the army."
Putting down the sword as a crutch, she quickly scanned everyone around her, "If you are still not satisfied, the Ai family can also promise you. After killing Han Qing, King Yong can hand over Bianliang to Wang Shu, and our mother
The two sons took the initiative to leave Bianliang and headed to the south of the Yangtze River along the canal to supervise the provision of food and fodder for the frontline army. From now on, they will not follow the imperial decree and vow not to return to the court!"
After hearing this, the guards, eunuchs and servants became more and more reluctant to continue making unnecessary sacrifices. They lowered their heads one after another, avoiding eye contact with Empress Dowager Li, and even more avoided looking at Han Qing.
Empress Dowager Li's words may not be credible. However, at least she revealed a piece of information: King Yong would take the Empress Dowager to Jiangnan to avoid disaster before the Yellow River defense line collapsed.
If the Yellow River defense line collapsed and the officials died at the hands of the Liao army, King Yong could rely on the natural dangers of the Yangtze River to defend half of the Song Dynasty.
If the officials were lucky enough to hold the Yellow River defense line and the Liao army retreated, the Imperial Army, which was severely weakened, would not be able to quickly launch a counter-insurgency war. By then, the two great Song Dynasties in the north and south would rule across the river, and King Yong would also be able to sit back and relax.
"How can you, if you do this, stand up to the hundreds of thousands of soldiers who risked their lives fighting on the front line?" Unexpectedly, Empress Dowager Li had even thought of moving the capital. Yang Xu was furious, pointed at this person, and asked loudly. "They are all day long.
He risked his life to stop the Liao army just to..."
"Shut up! You're just a kid with a dirty mouth, who gives you the right to talk to the Ai family like this?" From the reactions of the guards, eunuchs and servants, Empress Dowager Li judged that the overall situation had been decided, and her courage and temper suddenly increased. She raised her sword.
It was a sweep towards Yang Xu.
Yang Xu dodged sideways, and then he was about to continue angrily scolding the old lady for being shameless and short-sighted, but unexpectedly, his arm was held tightly by Han Qing.
"Forget it, don't worry about it. The Queen Mother wants to destroy the Zhao family. It's none of our business!" Han Qing, who had been watching with cold eyes since the Queen Mother appeared, persuaded his good friend Yang Xu with a smile. "Let's go, the world is so big.
There is nowhere to find a place to stay!”
"We, we, we..." The autumn sun was shining directly above his head, but Yang Xu was so cold that his teeth chattered together, and he could not keep his words intact, "Where are we going? We were born here,
Long, long than this..."
"Then there's no need to make unnecessary sacrifices! It's not worth it!" Han Qing pulled him again and interrupted with a smile. She turned a blind eye to Queen Mother Li and the minions around this person.
Affected by the thinking of another world, his loyalty to the emperor had already become very weak. Today, he witnessed a farce with his own eyes, and even the last trace of loyalty turned into smoke.
Therefore, since the imperial city cannot be defended and the Queen Mother still eats everything, then she can go wherever she likes.
The Emperor of the Song Dynasty was named Zhao, and the Zhao family didn't care. Why should he, an outsider, worry about it?
Zhao Heng's son is also the grandson of the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother doesn't care about her grandson's life or death. As an outsider, what obligation does he have to protect the eldest son of the emperor to break out of the encirclement?
Yang Xu was originally feeling as cold as ice, but when he pulled him, he immediately followed him involuntarily. Han Qing turned around and pushed away several guards, bent down, and stretched out his hand to Ye Qinglian who was sitting under the tree to recover her strength, "Come on,
I'll carry you on my back. This is not the place we should stay."
"Well!" Ye Qinglian immediately smiled and stood up slowly following his pull, "No need, I can leave on my own. Master couldn't bear to harm me after all. She gave me anesthetic. I haven't given any food since last night.
Yes, the medicine has almost dissipated by now."
"Then be careful!" Han Qing grabbed a steel knife from the nearby eunuch and handed it to her. At the same time, he quickly turned around and opened the way with a gun in one hand.
The guards, eunuchs and servants all evaded one after another. No one was willing to stop him from leaving. Empress Dowager Li finally deduced that he was the scapegoat she was looking for, Han Qing. She raised her sword and pointed it at his chest, "Stop.
, are you Han Qing? Why don’t you behave like a monarch and a minister when you meet the Ai family? "
"You're not worthy!" Han Qing didn't even bother to look at her, dropped these three words, led Yang Xu and Ye Qinglian, and headed straight to Xihua Gate.
"Come here, help the Ai family capture this traitor!" Ever since she married Zhao Guangyi, how many times had Queen Mother Li been treated so lightly? She was immediately furious. She held up her sword and chased after her, shouting orders at the same time.
"Stop the traitor!"
"Get the traitor!"
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Around Queen Mother Li, shouts and cries were heard one after another. However, not even ten people were able to take action.
Most of the palace guards, eunuchs and servants who fell in love with her did so because they knew it was impossible to hold the imperial city, so they looked for a way out for themselves. They did not really want to help others.
And how could a mere seven or eight idiots who had never been on the battlefield touch the corners of Han Qing's clothes? They rushed within five steps in front of Han Qing, and were knocked down one after another by the latter with a long spear. One by one, they were holding their wounds.
The ground rolled wildly.
"Ah -" Unexpectedly, Han Qing dared to resist. Queen Mother Li was startled, screaming and retreating quickly. She accidentally bumped into a guard and immediately fell to her feet.
"Get out of the way if you know what's going on. I don't want the blood of the Song Dynasty to be on the tip of Han's spear!" Han Qing swung the spear left and right to clear a restricted area. Han Qing shouted loudly as he walked.
Empress Dowager Li's minions who had temporarily gathered together could clearly see that the wounds of the accomplices thrown to the ground by Han Qing were not in critical areas. They were immediately more unwilling to help the tyrants, and each one shouted at the top of their lungs, but no one moved forward.
Take one more step.
"Traitor named Han, if you escape, will I kill you all over the house?" Empress Dowager Li got up from the ground, furious, pointed her sword at Han Qing's back, and shouted a threat.
"My grandfather only has one grandson, me. If I die, he will definitely not be able to live alone." Han Qing turned his head and responded with a sneer, "As for my great-uncle's descendants, they have long had nothing to do with our family. If you waste
After a glass of wine, we released the agreement on military power, so feel free to touch them!"
I remember back then, in order to avoid the third yellow robe, Zhao Kuangyin specially held a banquet and invited Shi Shouxin, Han Chongyun and other generals with heavy troops to attend the appointment. At the banquet table, he frankly told each other that instead of the monarch and his ministers being wary of each other, it is better for you to hand over your military power.
The imperial court, in exchange for the glory and wealth of several generations.
As a result, the generals of the Song Dynasty and the royal family had a verbal agreement. If the generals did not cause chaos, no matter who became the emperor, they could not find excuses to harm them and their descendants.
As a result, the chaos of the Five Dynasties, when monarchs and ministers were constantly fighting each other, was replaced by the internal peace of Taizu and Taizong of the Song Dynasty for more than fifty years now.
If Empress Dowager Li harmed Han Chongyun's descendants without any reason, it would be equivalent to destroying the agreement between Zhao Kuangyin and the general. The consequences would probably be far beyond what she and King Yong could bear.
"Liu Chenggui, Zhang Fu, and Huang Hao, take him down for me. Otherwise, all three of you will not be able to escape the crime of treason!" Seeing that she could not threaten Han Qing, Empress Dowager Li immediately changed her target.
Liu Chenggui sighed, placed the sword across his chest, and closed his eyes in silence. Both Zhang Yaban and Deputy Huang knew the difference, but they looked at each other, in a dilemma.
Although both of them are eunuchs, they have their own families in Bianliang City. If they refuse the order of the crazy woman in front of them, I am afraid that the latter will really kill them and their families.
"And you, if you want to clear away the suspicion of treason, let Han Qing be captured by the Ai family!" Lest Huang Hao and Zhang Yaban were no match for Han Qing, Queen Mother Li pointed her sword at the other defenders.
, a stern threat.
All the soldiers felt chills in their hearts and were in a dilemma. While they were struggling between their conscience and their families, suddenly, they saw a figure flashing past their eyes, and immediately after, there was a crisp sound in their ears, "Bah!"
"
"Ah -" Queen Mother Li's roar immediately turned into a scream, "If you dare to attack the Ai family, you are a traitor, and the Ai family will punish all nine of your clans."
The incident happened so suddenly that no one knew what was going on. After taking a closer look, they realized that the woman whose hand was held by Han Qing earlier had rushed to the side of Empress Dowager Li, raised her arms, and aimed at the latter's face one after another.
Pump hard.
"Execute my nine tribes, come on, go ahead and kill them. My nine tribes have long died under the swords of your Zhao family. I will send you to Jiuquan to continue to punish them." While lashing, the woman cursed, every time,
They all showed determination, "You black-hearted old woman, remember, my name is Ye Qinglian, I am a saint of the Red Lotus Sect, and I am a traitor. Our leader is your son Zhao Yuanfen."
How has Queen Mother Li ever suffered such a loss since she was a child? In desperation, she turned her sword and stabbed Ye Qinglian. However, Ye Qinglian easily avoided it, then grabbed the sword and threw it to the ground, and continued to raise her arm towards her face.
He slapped her hard and said, "Old woman, you are evil-hearted. No one can stop you from helping your younger son seize the throne of your eldest son. Anyway, it is the Zhao family that will be destroyed. If you dare to use Brother Han as an excuse, I will make you look good."