Chapter 62: Shi Zun finally made up his mind to fight, Li Nong ran away and surrendered to Bai
On the official road to Hanoi County, a group of people walked forward slowly, dragging the setting sun behind them. The leader was Shi Zun. It was strange to say that he was the leader. The sergeants crowded around him, never leaving, and Shi Zun was named.
The leader is actually a prisoner.
When they arrived at a post station, Shi Zun wanted to get off his horse and rest. Not long after, a sergeant shouted: "King Pengcheng, get up quickly, we have to rush back."
"Bold!" Meng Zhun, who was following Shi Zun, yelled angrily, "If it weren't for the discord between the Lord and the Lord, how could you guys be so presumptuous? Zhang Jack, for showing off his temporary power and not letting the father and son meet, is already rebellious.
This move. Qian Chengzhi, King of Pengcheng, is the elder brother of the current crown prince. He is serving the army according to the order. I advise you to treat my king well for your own sake."
But I saw an escort general coming forward and saying with a smile on his face: "It's Mr. Meng. The soldiers under my command don't know the importance, so they still hope for Haihan."
"General, Lord Zhang asked us..." The soldier still wanted to argue.
But the general suddenly slapped him and angrily said, "Zhang Jackal only asked us to give gifts to Shi Zun. You want to frame General Zhang for being unkind and unjust, and accuse him of treating the clan members harshly."
After speaking, the general leaned down and carefully helped Shi Zunyu up. As he spoke, he saw smoke and dust rising from the northeast and flags flying. He saw the person wearing fine five-color armor and holding a black spear. He was originally an envoy from Yecheng.
The envoy held the edict high, held the reins, and shouted: "Pengcheng King Shizun listens to the announcement, Your Majesty has an edict."
"I accept the edict." Shi Zun knelt down.
"The new emperor's edict: Shi Zun, the king of Pengcheng, is my elder brother. Now that the previous emperor has passed away, I have succeeded to the throne for the first time, and the emperor has been established for the first time. It is difficult to make the right decision, and I do not dare to give the important task of assisting the government lightly. I have specially ordered Shi Zun and Shi Jian.
In order to control the prime minister, he returned to the capital to assist in government affairs and assisted the great Zhao."
After hearing this, the escorting sergeants knelt down and said, "I congratulate King Pengcheng on assuming the position of prime minister." The sergeants shouted in unison.
Shi Zun stood up slowly and tried to take the edict from the envoy, but did not thank him. The emissary was also surprised, but could not, so he handed him the edict.
"Father, why did you die?" Shi Zun asked in a low voice.
The envoy said helplessly: "It has been ten days since the late Emperor's holy bow broke the peace. As ministers, we can only comply with the destiny of heaven."
"Destiny?" Shi Zun held the edict tightly and said, "Gu, I went to Yecheng that day and wanted to see my father, but the people in the palace stopped me and said that my father had caught wind and cold occasionally and would recover soon. Lord Zhang Jiao specially
I sent 30,000 imperial guards in the palace, and sent me to Guanyou to work for the army. Why am I here?"
The messenger didn't know how to answer for a moment, "This..."
Seeing that the situation was delicate, Meng Zhun, the commander of the army, hurriedly admonished: "Please wait a moment, envoy. My king is sincerely grieving and speaks without hesitation, hoping to atone for his sins."
Meng Zhun signaled to his sergeants to send the envoy back to the camp to rest.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty." Meng Zhun advised, "Don't engage in verbal disputes now. You are ordering your Majesty to return to the capital to assist in the government. I think it is inappropriate."
"Shi Yun has something to say, telling me again and again not to go back. How could I not know this? However, as the son of the late emperor, all the land of Zhongzhou is the territory of Zhao. If I were to join the Jin Dynasty or Murong Yan, I would be alone.
No such thoughts."
"King Pengcheng, now the Lord is Chongyou. The late emperor originally wanted the king to assist Shi Shi, but now Shi Shi is isolated and helpless. There is Empress Liu who is promiscuous in the inner court, and there are Zhang Jackals outside who are interfering in politics. The Holy Emperor wanted to be the late Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty, but all the courtiers were gone.
All Wang Mang, Cao Cao and his ilk are afraid of the disaster of sacrificing the emperor. I hope that the king will give up the false reputation of loyalty to the emperor, filial piety and brotherhood, raise righteous soldiers, protect the country of Zhao, and protect the country of Zhao."
"Protect the country of Zhao." Shi Zun muttered to himself.
"How can I rely on it if I have no soldiers to use?" Shi Zun sighed.
Meng Zhun reminded him carefully: "King Pengcheng, Shi Yun asked you to find Shi Min's handwriting. Now he has tens of thousands of beggars in his hands. If you can use this as a basis."
At this time, Shi Zun was still undecided about the incident. At this time, Meng Zhun walked to the big tent door and said, "Come, don't hide." Meng Zhun only said to the people outside the big tent.
I saw the escorting Longteng Zhonglang general, opening the tent door and coming in, standing side by side with Meng Zhun. It turned out that Meng Zhun had secretly colluded with him earlier, and now he analyzed the situation and lured him with the power of the dragon.
Jiang Yuan was also the Longteng Imperial Guard who was slaughtered that day. He was not on duty due to a change of defense. He was frightened by Zhang Jackal's power and succumbed to his command. That man was also a person who licked blood with the blade of his sword.
It made sense, so he shouted outside the tent: "Come here, generals." All the generals in the tent knelt down. The man who took the lead bowed and said, "I am willing to lead my own guard and be driven by the king."
Upon seeing this, the guards in custody also shouted: "I am willing to be driven by the king."
Shi Zun couldn't help but said with great joy: "The military spirit is available, and Guding will treat everyone well. If there is more external force, great things can be decided."
Seeing this, Meng Zhun said: "Your Majesty, now that the new leader of the Zhao Kingdom has ascended the throne, the country is unstable, and the powerful ministers and generals are still on their way to the army after the rebellion of Pingliangdu. I invite you to be an envoy to contact the king."
"Yao Yizhong, Pu Hong, and Shi Min are all powerful generals. If we can get the strength of these few people, the whole country of Zhao will tell me. I will order you to be the plenipotentiary envoy. The guards will set out for Li City and join us, Zhao Guo."
The rebel army gathered together to fight against the national traitors."
"I accept my order."
Meng Zhun knelt down and did not get up for a long time. He said for a long time: "Your Majesty, since ancient times, those who do great things should kill cattle and sheep as sacrifices to heaven and use their blood to swear oaths of alliance. Now, if your Majesty wants to do great things, you should give up all other thoughts. I would like to join all the officers and soldiers with your Majesty.
We vow to work together to uphold righteousness."
All the generals under the tent said in unison: "We are willing to go."
Shi Zun hurriedly leaned over to help Meng Zhun and wanted to speak, but as soon as Shi Zun touched Meng Zhun, Meng Zhun immediately stood up and shouted: "Come here, please bring the envoy from Yecheng to sacrifice the flag."
I saw people dragging the envoy from Yecheng over. When the envoy saw Shi Zun, he cried out: "King Pengcheng, save me."
Shi Zun leaned out, but as soon as he stretched out his hand, Meng Zhun blocked him in front of him. Meng Zhun raised his arms and shouted: "Drag him down!"
At this time, in the Jinhua Hall of Ye Palace, although the palace was full of pure and simple materials, there were sounds of shyness coming from deep in the palace from time to time.
"Ah, Zhang Taibao is so powerful." Empress Liu said shyly, "You are the king of bed."
"Princess An Ding, don't forget the ten-year period. I'm as good as before, haha." Zhang Jack stroked every inch of her skin as new as snow and laughed wantonly.
On the imperial couch where Shi Hu once was, Zhang Jack and Empress Liu were doing all kinds of things without scruples. They spent the spring dawn in the tassel tent, singing and singing every night. When they were in high spirits, they saw Yang Huan coming in a hurry.
Come and report hurriedly: "Sikong Li Nong has done something strange."
All the ministers inside and outside Yecheng complained that the government was controlled by Liu Hou and Zhang Jie's party. Unfortunately, they were weak and they dared not speak out when they were angry. For example, the order of Zhongshu: Liu Qun, the minister of Zhongshu: Lu Chen, etc., this is the reason.
The descendants of Liu Kun, the minister of the Jin Dynasty, and his staff were fortunate enough to be taken in by Shi Hu and managed to save their lives. How could they care about him?
But Sikong Li Nong did not want to sit still and wait for death. He had conquered the south and the north in the past three dynasties, and had made great achievements in the conquests. He also had a foundation in the Han people's begging army. He and Shi Min were Han generals in the Zhao army. Zhang Jack was only because of Empress Liu.
, that is, the former Liu Yao's youngest daughter, Princess An Ding, was promoted to a high position. She was small in stature, arrogant, and intolerant of others. She also cultivated personal favors. Li Nong was very unfair.
Recently, he has been frequently entering the palace of Zhao Emperor Shi Shi. In the past, the Huns had reported the incident to Zhao Emperor, hoping to eliminate the traitors, depose Zhang Jack, and take sole control of the imperial power. Unfortunately, Shi Shi was still young and had no idea. In addition, he was
Empress Liu had very strict control and was unable to make the trip.
Li Nong also secretly contacted Shi Zun's mother-in-law, Zheng Yingtao, hoping to contact Zhao State's army externally and recruit people from various palaces to carry out things to sideline the Qing emperor in order to welcome Shi Zun.
Although Li Nong was careful in his work, the eyes and ears of Zhang Jie and Empress Liu were all in Ye Palace and they had already noticed.
"It's Li Nong again, I'm so annoyed when I hear him." Empress Liu was very angry on the couch, "Zhang Taibao, tell him to get out of here as far away as possible."
Zhang Jack stroked Empress Liu's chest with one hand and said, "Empress Liu, this person has been a veteran for three generations. It's not easy to kill him suddenly. Please allow me to think about it carefully."
Empress Liu only focused on dressing herself and said, "Although Zhang Taibao has worked hard, I still leave this matter to Zhang Taibao."
Zhang Jack thought for a while, and now in the capital of Ye, the only one who can compete with Li Nongxiang is Zhang Ju. He should be able to allow his high-ranking officials to show their nobility. He expected it and said: "Manager Yang, please quickly send Lieutenant Zhang to the palace to discuss matters.
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That night, Li Nong sat alone in his mansion. The night was deep. Now the Zhao country was in crisis and the government was in chaos. Li Nong just poured and drank by himself.
"Father, it's getting late today. It's time to rest early." The young son came to say hello.
"How can I sleep? There are treacherous ministers at home causing chaos, and enemy countries are watching eagerly outside. I used to be in charge of all the military affairs in Youzhou, and the patient I treated was Murong Yan. The army and the people are united, and the ministers are wise and virtuous, so they should not be underestimated."
Then he sighed and said, "In the past few years, everything outside the four borders has been pacified, and all the barbarians in the north have listened to the Murong family's orders. Their ambitions are not small."
The young master only consoled him and said: "Father, the first leader of the Yan Kingdom was mourned last year, so it is natural that the country will encounter such changes. At the time of the national mourning, the internal affairs must be in chaos, and it will take three to five years to sort it out. Father must be worrying too much.
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"You have never fought with him, and I don't blame you for saying this. But, look at how quiet the northern border of Zhao is now. Although the former lord is dead, the country is peaceful as usual. It's terrible. My father often wakes up in his dreams.
, it seems like the Murong family has a pair of eyes that have been staring at us."
"Master Li, there is someone outside the house asking to see you." As he spoke, a servant came into the room and bowed.
Li Nong's young son said smoothly: "Call that man in quickly."
The servant stood there motionless, but did not get up. Li Nong's young son was a little angry and was about to step forward to scold him, but Li Nong quickly stopped him and asked the young son to step aside for the time being.
"Old servant, don't blame me for your ignorance. There are many troubles in Yecheng now and everyone is in danger. You have worked hard during this period."
The old servant looked nervous and stepped forward and said: "Sir, that man asked me to bring you a message. You must go outside the house to greet him."
Li Nong, however, said with some sullenness: "I've already allowed him to come in when Wei Ye is here, so why go to all this trouble."
"The man knows that your Majesty has said this, and I have specially ordered this little person to show you this thing." The servant took out a jade and gold hairpin, with a red gemstone shaped like a cherry suffixed on it. Li Nong only glanced at it.
Shocked, it turned out to be Mrs. Zheng.
Li Nong hurriedly followed his servants out of the mansion, and saw two bright and dark awning cars parked at the gate of Li Nong's mansion. Li Nong walked forward quietly, and it turned out to be Zheng Yingying: Zheng Taifei. Li Nong was about to salute, but saw another person sticking out from behind.
Come, it's Zhang Ju.
Before Li Nong came back to his senses, Zhang Ju said: "Master Li, we are all in danger now. Zhang Jack has the intention to kill you. Tonight he sent someone to consult me. He wants to kill you and promises me the military power of the living army."
I. I agreed on the surface and contacted Concubine Zheng secretly to discuss it. Now you can’t stay in Yecheng anymore. You must leave the city tonight to save your life.”
Li Nong was shocked and said: "The Zhao Kingdom is so big, where should I go?"
"Li Sikong, there are still tens of thousands of begging troops in Guangzong City. This is the seal of my Taiwei. He has the power to mobilize troops. Sikong can go there." After saying this, Zhang Ju pulled the seal he had with him and gave it to him.
Li Nong took it carefully and said uneasily: "I am about to leave, how will you and the concubine live in peace?"
"Li Aiqing, jackals and rats, will not dare to harm us as long as we are hostages. I have sent a letter to my son Shi Zun, and he will lead the army back. When the time comes, he will join forces with you inside and outside, and the country will be determined." Zheng
Cherry held Li Nong's hand and said, "The louder your voice is, the safer we will be. Let's go quickly."
"In that case, I would like to express my gratitude to the concubine and the prince." After saying this, Li Nong hurriedly boarded the carriage behind him and disappeared into the empty night of Yecheng.
Tuhe River of Yan State
"Duan Xian is here." Duan Xian's pregnancy has become more and more obvious in the past few days. Murong Ba frequently looked at Duan Xian's residence and felt distressed, "Is the Xiao Min sent by the queen still useful?"
"King Yan's reward should be accepted with a smile." Duan Xian smiled.
"The queen must have bad intentions. I saw her interacting with people in the capital. Didn't I know that she was an apprentice arranged by the queen to be with us?"
"Murong Ba, in troubled times, you and I are like duckweeds in the water, and the love between children is nothing. I already have great love for you when I meet you, how dare you have any more delusions."
Murong Ba said unhappily: "It's a pity that I have wronged you, and it depends on the color of the person."
"This is nothing. I think she is quite diligent and doesn't have any bad intentions. If you can treat her sincerely, it wouldn't be a bad idea to help her." Duan Xianzai took Murong Ba's hand and said, "I have
I am overjoyed to marry you. Since ancient times, it has been difficult for lovers to leave each other. Do you know the story of Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty? 'The official is regarded as the king.'"
Murong Ba smiled and said: "'You should marry Yin Lihua'. I have married you, and I am even more fortunate than Guangwu."
Duan Xian asked: "If time changes and the world changes, what can be done?"
Murong Ba stroked Duan Xian's pregnant belly and said, "How could it be possible? If I betray you, I will kill the little one in your belly when it is born."
"Nonsense, what can't be split?" Duan Xian hurriedly stopped Murong Ba's lips, then changed his expression and looked a little coquettish. He stroked Murong Ba's hand and said, "I think it's enough to follow Xiao Min this time."
Hun'an is quite fascinated by you, asking questions here and there, and even asked you to teach her how to ride a horse on an excuse. I think she is interested in you."
Murong Ba gently let go of her hand and said, "What are you arguing with the little girl about? She just does it for Brother Wang's sake, she only has goodwill intentions and has no other thoughts."
"General, Gao Bi outside the mansion wants to see you, saying that there are great changes in the Zhao State." At this time, Xiao Min came into the room to report.
"Oh, really. It has only been a few days since the changes in the Zhao Kingdom. What could happen?" Murong Ba had no good impression of Xiao Min and made many sarcastic remarks.
Xiao Min only said solemnly: "General, when the king collapses and the country changes, it should be a huge change."
"The Emperor of Zhao is dead." Murong Ba was shocked when he heard this.
Duan Xian heard this and knew that the military situation was urgent, so he hurriedly said: "Murong Ba, go quickly, Xiao Min must do his best." After saying this, he looked deeply at Xiao Min.
Xiao Min also said respectfully: "Don't worry, General. I know my duty is to serve my wife and I have nothing to do with him."
"You know your duty very well." After Murong Ba finished speaking, he kissed Duan Xian's forehead and left for the main hall.