Outside Yecheng, the bronze camel on the Zhongyang Gate is still the same as before, and the bronze phoenix on the Fengyang Gate is still fluttering. Maybe it is clear after the rain, and after being washed away by the rain, it looks even more shining. It seems that the bronze phoenix in Yecheng is still shining.
The killing never happened.
At this time, Ran Minhe, the leader of the Wei Dynasty, fought desperately to fight out a group of people, including Zhang Ai, Dong Run, Zhang Wen and more than ten cavalry, lurking in the dense forest of Hualin Garden. The city of Ye was very close, but the situation in the city was unknown.
At this time, Dong Run rushed into the small camp in the dense forest and said: "Your Majesty, the spies who went to Yecheng have returned."
"Please."
"What's the situation in Yecheng now?" Ran Min asked.
"Your Majesty, it is now reported in Yecheng that Wei Lord Ran Min died in the rebellion, and the Yan and Zhao troops marched southward. If you want to save your life, give up resistance and meet the Zhao army."
Ran Min only exclaimed: "Why, why is this like this? Although I have mobilized my troops to go north to help us in the battle of Xiangguo, I still have tens of thousands of generals like Wang Tai left to guard. How can we give up Ye City?"
At this time, the man brought one person over and said, "This is a sergeant captured by the villain when he was investigating the situation in Yecheng. Let him explain."
Everyone looked at him angrily. Ran Min treated the Wei army very well. They never thought that the Wei army officers were so greedy for life and afraid of death. Now Yecheng is in chaos, Xiang State has not been conquered, and the Wei state is in danger.
Ran Min only asked coldly: "I ask myself how I treat you all so well, why are our Yecheng defenders so vulnerable?"
The man dared to look directly at Ran Min. He only lowered his head and replied: "Your Majesty, it is not the last general who is greedy for life and afraid of death. There are many people who are dissatisfied with the changes in Yecheng. Li Tekang only has a thousand barbarians, so he can't do anything to us."
Dong Run asked anxiously: "But why?"
"General. First, Li Tekang controlled the families of civil servants and generals, so Wang Tai was hijacked by him and had to order the entire army to restrain his hands, eventually making him powerful. Second, your majesty..." The man choked up as he spoke.
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Ran Min said angrily: "Say it quickly."
"Your Majesty, Li Tekang has taken Prince Ran Yin hostage. We are afraid..."
"Pah." Ran Min angrily broke the branch next to him and said angrily, with a ferocious expression on his face, "I don't think the whole world of our country, Wei, has been defeated by our sons."
"No!" the man said with tears streaming down his face, "Your Majesty wrongly blamed the prince. It was rumored in the city that the prince had just been captured to save his mother and younger brother. From the time he was captured, he had repeatedly begged for death but failed. Houli Tekang heard this
I heard about the defeat of His Majesty Xiangguo..." The man choked with sobs and only said intermittently, "Prince, His Highness the Crown Prince has already been killed at the neck. I heard from the side that the Crown Prince cursed Li Tekang before he died, and felt sorry for him.
My father was merciful and did not kill you all." The man knelt down in front of Ran Min and shouted: "Your Majesty, the prince died unyieldingly, and the sound shocked the world. All the soldiers heard about it and shed tears. The prince did not embarrass your majesty."
After Ran Min listened to his story, he just sat quietly. For a long time, Zhang Wen tried to step forward and say, "Your Majesty, fortunately, the queen and the youngest son are safe."
Ran Min just came back to his senses, gently closed his slightly moist eyes, and said: "Ran Yin didn't make me fall in love with him by mistake after all. It's a pity."
Seeing that Ran Min's expression had gradually softened, the sergeant said: "Your Majesty, thousands of people in the Wei Kingdom are hoping that Your Majesty can return to Ye City to take over the world. As long as Your Majesty raises your arms and calls out, our Ye City defenders will all obey your orders. The thief
The beheading only takes a moment."
The spy said: "Your Majesty, this is indeed the case. In Yecheng today, Li Tekang can only rely on killing people to establish his authority. Sikong Shi Pu, Shangshu Ling Xu Ji, Zhongshu Superintendent Lu Chen and Hu Mu died at the hands of Li Tekang
We have no less than a dozen important ministers of the Wei State, and most of the other ministers also have their hearts set on our emperor." The man was so moved that he couldn't keep his voice out and just said, "This Wei is still your Majesty's Wei."
Seeing this, Zhang Ai advised Ran Min, "If my emperor can show up in one fell swoop, the thieves will surely fall apart."
The former Yecheng sergeant who was lying on the ground also raised his head and said: "It's true, the leader of the thieves is also worried. Now the Hu troops are all over Zhongyang Gate, Fengyang Gate and other places in the city defense, going in and out of Yecheng for inspection
It's very strict. There are very few guards in the city. As soon as Your Majesty shows up, our Wei army officers and soldiers will instantly turn around. Only Your Majesty can do this in the course of the mountains and rivers."
The spy said: "Your Majesty, although Ye City is generally stable now, I see that the soldiers of the Hu tribe have the intention to lead Ye City's army north to surrender to Jie and Zhao. If by then everything will be over."
At this time, a sergeant on guard came in hurriedly and said: "Your Majesty, it is clearing up after the rain. There seems to be a group of people outside the camp. Come here and hurry up."
After hearing this, everyone hurriedly withdrew their tents and hid. Only a group of people passed by the forest. Dong Run, who was on guard, only paid attention to both sides of the road. A sergeant whispered to Dong Run: "General, they are just a group of peasant women."
Dong Run took a closer look, his eyes lit up, and he said to the sergeant beside him: "Look at that group of people, although they are dressed like peasant women, but if you look closely, their faces are like powder, and their hands are like green onions. Look at those shoes again."
The sergeant looked at the group of people carefully, his eyes flashed and he exclaimed: "It's silk shoes. General, there must be some deceit in this."
"Yes, it won't be too late." I saw Dong Run and his men rushing out of the dense forest, shouting for death, and stopped the group of people.
As the sergeants approached the group, they heard a boy next to him raise a short sword and shout: "Don't hurt my mother."
Dong Run was a member of Queen Ran Min's clan. He often traveled to and from the palace, and most of Ran Min's family members were familiar with him. The voice was so familiar that Dong Run was in a daze. For a moment, the childish man just slashed at him with a knife. If it was normal,
Dong Run blocked them with his sword at regular intervals. If he didn't take that person seriously, how could he hurt them? At this time, he was a little stunned. He couldn't dodge and injured his arm. The boy turned around and struck back, intending to chop.
The sergeant next to him was so anxious that he drew his sword and slashed at the man, but he heard Dong Run shout: "Stop."
Then he called out, "Ran Zhong."
The visitor was stunned and took off the bamboo hat on his head. Ran Zhong saw clearly that the person with dirty blood on his face was Dong Run. At that moment, he put down his sword, but tears flowed out. He turned around and said to the woman
: "Queen mother, this is General Dong."
Dong's shock had just subsided, and she couldn't help but be overjoyed when she saw that it was one of her own, and hurriedly said: "Hurry and help me up." The group of people all took off their hats and raincoats, and it turned out that they were Ran Min's relatives.
Dong Run bowed down and said: "I will disturb the holy master at last, but I hope the queen will atone for her sins."
Seeing Dong Run's respectful attitude, Mrs. Dong took a long breath and said, "What crime is this general guilty of? Now that the general is here, I feel at ease."
But Dong suddenly looked a little nervous, and said uneasily, "General, I heard that our Wei army was defeated, and now your majesty..."
Dong Run got busy and stepped forward and said: "Queen Qi, your majesty greets you."
Dong Run felt uneasy when he saw that the Queen had been in the dust for a long time and that the team was covered with mud. He hurriedly said to the sergeant below: "You are waiting for me to serve you well. Quickly lead the Queen to see Your Majesty."
In the camp in the dense forest, Dong Run led the team to come.
"Your Majesty, the Queen and the Second Prince are safe and sound." Dong Run reported to His Majesty from the front.
"Hurry." Seeing this, Ran Min was so excited that he got up and went in person.
When he finally saw the queen and Zhong Er, Ran Min didn't care about the dignity, but at that moment the three of them hugged each other tightly.
At this time, Mrs. Dong pushed Ran Min away and said, "Your Majesty, send someone quickly to bring Ran Yin out. He is still in the city. If you are late, it will be too late."
Ran Min only slowly lowered his open arms and turned his back to the mother and son.
There have been many changes in the past few days, and in troubled times, life and death are determined by fate. Although Ms. Dong knew it in her heart, she understood at that moment. She still could not accept the great grief of losing her son.
The accumulated fear, wandering, grief, anger, and grievances were poured out at this moment. He just crawled down at Ran Min's feet.
He cursed angrily: "Just because Your Majesty took in Li Tekang, my son died in vain. Give my son back..."
After a country, she behaved like a woman. Although it was not in line with etiquette in normal times, Ran Yin's death was probably due to Ran Min. Ran Min felt guilty and turned his back to the Dong family, unwilling to turn around for a long time.
Na Ran Zhong hurriedly knelt down and said: "Mother, my father didn't mean it. My father wants to be the lord of the world, and we don't have enough troops. It is helpless to invite the barbarians to surrender. How could I expect that Li Tekang was so vicious that he ignored the past?"
feelings."
Mrs. Dong just glared at Ran Zhong and said: "Love?! Your brother's misfortune is your great fortune."
Ran Zhong was so anxious that he did not avoid the mud and hurriedly kowtowed and said: "Mother, my son and I have no such intention. My eldest brother, your father, my son and I have always obeyed my elder brother. Heaven and earth can teach us how to think of this."
Seeing this, Dong Run hurriedly advised: "What the second prince said is true. Queen, please forgive me. Now is not the time to complain. Ye City is now in the hands of the enemy, and Your Majesty has also gone through many difficulties and dangers to fight his way out of the siege and reach this place.
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Dong Run pointed at the soldiers in front of him and said: "We are defeated, and we only rely on this point."
Dong Run suddenly woke up from the pain of losing his son. He hurriedly held Ran Min's hand and said, "Ran Min, where are you injured? Let me see."
Ran Min only turned around, looked at Dong's empty eyes, suppressed the grief in his heart, and said to the attendant beside her: "Quickly, help the queen find a dry place to rest."
The queen was helped away by others, and she muttered: "Ran Min, show me, show me."
Dong Run saw that the queen who had been carried away had a strange look on her face. She cared about her own people and hurriedly spoke to His Majesty: "Your Majesty, the Queen has no intention. I still hope..."
Ran Min just waved his hand and said: "Don't say anything, it's my fault. If she is returned to Luan, I will still treat her well and treat her."
Ran Zhong, who was next to him, heard this and hurriedly kowtowed and said, "My son, thank you father."
Ran Min murmured: "I have already lost one person, and I don't want to lose another person."
Ran Min suddenly looked at his few soldiers and said: "Hu Mu's words are right: 'Although Chu has three households, the Qin will be destroyed by Chu.' If I lead my generals to sneak into Yecheng and raise my arms, my soldiers who have been coerced will definitely fall from Yunjing."
Jing Cong, there is such a great potential."
Ran Min said to the people who followed him closely and broke out of the siege: "The loss of Yecheng is all my fault. You have followed me for many years and have been killing and conquering day and night. Now it is very difficult to go to Yecheng.
The clan must be more vigilant. If you are not willing to put yourselves in danger, you can leave now."
There was only a moment of silence, and then someone suddenly said: "We Han people have been bullied for many years, but because of Your Majesty, we were able to rise to prominence and were not despised by the Hu people. In the end, we are willing to go."
One person then said: "I have followed Your Majesty for many years and have long since put life and death aside. I will follow wherever Your Majesty goes."
Ran Min's eyes lit up again and he said with a smile: "Okay, in ancient times, there were five hundred warriors from Tian Heng who bravely went to die. Now you all are going together. I am truly not alone."
Zhang Ai said at this time: "Your Majesty, I have a plan."
"Your Majesty lives in heaven and doesn't know many people. If someone pretends to be Your Majesty and comes to Ye, others will be unprepared. During the commotion for an hour or two, the defense will be relaxed. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
Unexpectedly, Ran Min refused, "No, you have broken out of the encirclement by following me. If so, you will definitely die if you go, and I really don't want you to die."
Dong Run, Zhang Wen, and Zhang Ai all stood next to them, kneeling down and saying, "Your Majesty, we are just going to die together. This is our only chance. I am willing to give it a try for Your Majesty."
The remaining sergeants also knelt and said: "We are willing to give it a try for your majesty."
Ran Min was hesitating when he saw Zhang Ai stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the appearance of the person dressed up is the same as your Majesty. Looking at others, who can compare with me."
Dong Run said anxiously: "Zhang Ai, I am your Majesty's in-law, it should be me..."
Zhang Ai only said: "Stop talking. Everyone is destined to die. What is the difference between today's death and tomorrow's death? I only hope that your majesty can restore my Han family. I hope that your majesty will do it."