Chapter 69: Hearing Shishi's Death Stone Chong Conspiracy to Rebel, Duan Xian decided to go to Longcheng by himself
In Yecheng Tingwei Prison, a jailer came to deliver food and shouted: "Queen Dowager Liu, oh no, Dowager Liu, it's time to eat."
Concubine Liu just sat upright on the straw mat in the prison, her eyes closed, but her majesty did not diminish.
Empress Dowager Zheng secretly followed the jailer and observed secretly outside the wooden fence. Then she stepped forward and said, "Empress Dowager Liu is so aloof and arrogant. It seems that she has become a lot more depressed after this difficulty."
After hearing this, Concubine Liu opened her eyes and said, "It turns out to be Zheng Yingtao, oh, it should be Queen Mother Zheng now."
"Why should you and I be so formal?" Empress Dowager Zheng simply signaled to her followers to open the prison door.
"Squeak" the prison door opened, and Empress Dowager Zheng slowly entered the cell.
The maid took a brocade velvet cushion and put it on the ground. Empress Dowager Zheng and Concubine Liu were sitting opposite each other. Someone else took a pot and put it aside.
Empress Dowager Zheng ordered her to go out. One of the slaves was worried that Concubine Liu would do something inappropriate. Empress Dowager Zheng said with a smile, what's the point of fearing a weak woman?
Everyone withdrew, leaving only these two women in the cell. Empress Dowager Zheng poured a glass of wine for Concubine Liu herself, placed it in front of her and said: "After all, Shi Hu did not kill me because of Shi Sui's fault. Only then did I have my heart."
Today is the day for Gong and Zun'er. As I have said so far, you are a smart man and know why I am here today."
Concubine Liu looked at the wine glass in front of her and said calmly: "You were in a lower position, jealous of the talented, killed the Guo family, and framed the Cui family's daughter in Qinghe. Your eldest son Shi Sui was cruel, did not obey filial piety, and wanted to do rebellious things.
He was deposed and beheaded by the late king." Speaking of this, Mrs. Liu smiled and said, "The biggest mistake of the late king was that he still had a trace of womanly kindness towards you and did not kill you, a snake and scorpion woman."
When Empress Dowager Zheng heard this, she poured a glass of wine by herself without saying a word, raised the glass and said, "Concubine Liu, I'll do it first as a token of respect." The wine in the cup was drained in one gulp.
"You are also the daughter of the former Liu Yao. In these troubled times, we women are like duckweeds in the wind without any skills. How can we survive alone? If you want to blame, just blame this cannibalistic world."
Seeing Empress Dowager Zheng finish the drink in one gulp, Dowager Liu also raised her glass and drank it.
"This wine is refreshing and refreshing, just like the taste of my hometown."
Empress Dowager Zheng said with a smile: "This is Qinzhou spring wine. My son Shi Zunping got it from the Liangdu rebellion. You are also from Yongliang, so I think you have tasted it."
Empress Dowager Liu felt relieved and said, "Thank you very much, Empress Dowager Zheng. It's rare that you know that I am from Shanggui."
Concubine Liu's expression immediately became solemn, "You are from Zheng Shida's house in the Jin Dynasty. You also know a lot about etiquette, justice, integrity and human ethics. How could you be so cruel-hearted?"
Empress Dowager Zheng stroked her sleeves and suppressed her laughter, "With propriety, justice and integrity, we, the Han people in the Central Plains, have long been abandoned by you as stupid dogs. In these troubled times, only the strong can survive." After saying this, Empress Dowager Zheng suddenly couldn't bear it.
He stopped and smiled, "If your former master Liu Yuan had determined to kill Shi Le, how could Jie Zhao be today and things would be so unpredictable?"
The sun was setting in the west and gradually setting in the west. Outside the prison gate, Yang Huan came up and said, "I pay my respects to Empress Dowager Zheng and Concubine Liu."
Concubine Liu mocked: "Slave with three surnames, how long can you live?"
Yang Huan, however, was not angry and said slowly: "It doesn't matter how long your servant lives. What matters is that Concubine Liu can go back."
Concubine Liu couldn't believe her ears, and then she looked horrified and suddenly screamed, "I want to see Shi'er, where is Shi'er?"
Empress Dowager Zheng ignored Dowager Liu's madness and followed Yang Huan out of the prison gate.
Immediately, there was a "bang" sound behind her, and Mrs. Liu hit her head and died in the prison.
Shi Shi reigned for thirty-three days and was deposed as King Qiao. Finally, Shi Zun could not bear it and sought to kill him.
At this time, Shi Shiyi died, and those who guarded the four borders of the Zhao Kingdom, such as Pei Wang Shi Chong in Jicheng, Leping Wang Shi Bao in Chang'an, and Xiang Xin Wang Shi Zhi, all felt the sorrow of the death of a rabbit and a fox, and they were all ready to take action.
The Zhao State, which had been peaceful for less than a hundred days, was about to start turmoil again. At this time, Shi Chong's Jicheng defenders were the strongest frontier troops among the Jie tribe's army. News of Shi Shi's murder soon reached Shi Chong, and Shi Chong's He felt very unjust and wanted to raise his troops to go south.
But in Ye City, there was a person who felt even more sad because of Shi Shi's death.
"General, you are here. Shi Yun has been in Dongming Temple for three days without eating or drinking. It is useless for anyone to persuade him." In front of the general's house, Shi Yun's maid, Xiao Qiu, was waiting for Shi Min. When she saw Shi Min, When Min came back, he hurriedly greeted him.
"Why is this so?" Shi Min hurriedly got off his Zhulong horse.
Fa Rao was standing next to him at this time, and hurriedly stepped forward and whispered to Shi Min: "The general does not know something. During the time when the general left Yecheng, Empress Dowager Zheng ordered her personal guards to go to Prince Qiao's Mansion to capture Shi Shi's mother and son."
"What's going on? Shi Zun promised me in the palace!" Shi Min couldn't believe his ears, and then he smiled bitterly and said: "No wonder, no wonder I have been ordered to organize troops outside the city and inspect various states and counties in the past few days. That’s how it is.”
Immediately, Shi Min turned around and mounted his horse. He only grabbed the reins of the horse and wanted to gallop. Fa Rao hurriedly stepped forward to stop him and said: "General, although it is the order of Empress Dowager Zheng, it must be Shi Zun's approval. Where does the general want to go?"
"I know that he is the king and I am the minister, but even if he is the king, he cannot break the trust of the world. This happened all because of me. I will go to Dongming Temple to apologize to Shi Yun."
"Drive!" Shi Min was seen slapping his horse, holding a whip and holding his horse's head high. Fa Rao hurriedly flashed past, but Shi Min just turned around, pulled the reins and headed straight for Dongming Temple.
Immediately, Shi Min came to the outside of Dongming Temple and saw that the entrance was controlled by palace guards. Seeing someone coming on horseback, the two people in front of the door hurriedly crossed their swords to prevent Shi Min from entering.
"What do you want?" Shi Min shouted loudly from horseback.
The man was neither humble nor arrogant, and said: "We are ordered by the Queen Mother to protect the princess, and no one else can enter."
"Huh? Protection? Don't you know that you want to imprison the princess?" He just picked up the long knife behind him and pointed it at a guard and shouted, "Get out of the way!"
The man couldn't stop him and had to retreat. Shi Min quickly flew in.
The leader of the imperial guards quickly shouted to others: "Quick, report to the Queen Mother quickly."
Inside the temple, there are only fallen leaves covering the ground, and even though it is early summer, it feels like a sad autumn.
"Boom, boom." Shi Min tried it, but saw that it was locked inside. Shi Min just held his breath and banged hard, and "bang" the thick gate finally opened.
There was a faint candlelight in the room, and Shi Yun was lying there on the bed, with a paper kite beside him.
"Shidi, Shidi." Shi Yun murmured, his face was pale and his lips had no color at all.
Shi Min only approached and subconsciously reached out to touch his forehead, but it was hot.
Shi Min secretly cried out, "No, he must be suffering from cold and heat syndrome."
Shi Min just wanted to pick him up, but at this time Shi Yun was already burning badly, so he just babbled: "Save Brother Shi, hurry up and save Brother Shi."
"Yes, yes, definitely yes." Shi Min echoed him in a low voice.
When Shi Yun heard the voice, he reluctantly opened his eyes. Seeing Shi Min beside him, he tried his best to squeeze out a smile and said intermittently: "If you come, my brother will be saved."
Shi Min didn't want to expose the matter, so he only echoed in a low voice: "Yes, I will."
Shi Yun tried his best to raise his arm and gently stroked Shi Min's armor, "I knew you would come, and sure enough..."
After saying that, your arms couldn't support you and you immediately dropped down. You accidentally pulled a piece of cloth from the gap between his chest, and it instantly fell on his face. It turned out to be a plain handkerchief embroidered with plum blossoms, but it had
It is slightly reddish, and the color of the handkerchief is also slightly yellowish.
"So you still have it." Shi Yun closed his eyes after saying this, but there was a smile on his face.
The noise outside gradually sounded, and pedestrians mixed with the sound of horse hooves and wheels. Shi Min carefully picked up Shi Yun and walked out of the view. He saw the palace guards, generals of the beggar army Li Nong, Wang Tai and others.
Jiang Qian, the chief secretary of the general's mansion, and others have arrived outside Dongming Temple.
Shi Min shouted: "Send Shi Yun to the Taiyuan Hospital quickly. I want to see His Majesty." The accompanying sergeant quickly led out a Qinggai An car, carried Shi Yun on, and left quickly.
There was silence all around, no one spoke.
After a while, Li Nong said: "General, your Majesty is also about to summon you."
Shi Min was confused, and Wang Tai next to him said: "After receiving the military report in a moment, Shi Chong of Jicheng marched south to raise troops. Your Majesty summons you to discuss countermeasures."
Shi Chong was the town general of Jicheng. "King Wu of Zhou destroyed Zhou and granted Duke Zhao to Yan." Later, he annexed the Ji Kingdom and moved the capital to Jicheng. As the capital of Yan, he built massively. This place is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and the terrain is dangerous, and it is a remote place in Hebei Province.
The key to the city is locked, and if it is lost, the gate will be opened, and there will be no danger to defend the entire plain. Therefore, all dynasties have deployed heavy troops to defend the city to guard against the invasion of Rong and Di from the north.
Yan and Zhao have been fighting each other for many years. In order to avoid the attack of the Yan army, Zhao State also built a large number of buildings, and the defenders were all strong soldiers. There was a Liangdu Rebellion in the country. Although there were many defenders in Jicheng, Zhao Emperor Shihu
There was never any thought of mobilization.
Although Zhao Hu is a cruel man, he is well versed in military affairs and knows that Zhao's border is in Yan. If once Jicheng is captured, Yan's cavalry will be like an overwhelming force. They will drink horses and Zhang's water and cannot be restrained. When they reach the big river, Zhao will be defeated.
There will be great disaster in the heart. Therefore, the army of Jicheng was ordered not to attack lightly.
Who knew that after Shi Hu's death, the chaos in the Zhao Kingdom had intensified. Shi Chong, the general of Jicheng Town, went south to the Central Plains to seize the throne, regardless of the powerful Yan army behind him. Why?
It turned out that Shi Chong had already heard that Emperor Zhao Shi Shi was killed by Shi Zun, and Shi Chong was also the son of Shi Hu. How could he be willing to live under someone else?
It was early summer, and the grass in the wilderness of the north had just turned green. "Drive, drive," a carriage was driving on the wide and smooth official road in the Yan Kingdom. This carriage was exquisite, and it was an oil-walled carriage. One look at the grade
It was not low, and pedestrians were avoiding it, but strangely enough, unlike the vehicles of other princes and nobles, the driver drove carefully for fear of hitting others, and placed cattails around the wheels for fear of a little bump. One person was riding a tall horse to clear the way. The wind
A strong blow blew the curtain open, and a maid in the car quickly pulled her up and said to the pregnant woman: "Mrs. Duan, your body is getting heavier now, so don't get caught in the wind."
Duan Xian, who was in the car, said anxiously: "Coachman, hurry up, hurry up."
The coachman was also anxious, but said helplessly: "Madam, we can't go any faster. If we go any faster, I'm afraid my body won't be able to hold on."
As he spoke, Gao Bi arrived on horseback and said, "Madam, we have arrived at Shili Pavilion outside the capital. Do you want to take a rest?"
Xiao Min in the car also complained: "After traveling so long, my wife can bear it, but the little boy in her belly can't bear it." As soon as he finished speaking, the child in his belly kicked Duan Xian, and he paused.
Feeling sore in the back.
Duan Xian touched his belly and said lovingly: "Are you tired too? Well, take a rest and send a letter to Murong Ba in the capital. I'm already ten miles outside the city so he doesn't have to worry."
The group of people rested under the pavilion. The coachman rushed to feed the horses and feed them water. Xiao Min waited on them, and Gao Bi tied up the horses and rushed over.
Gao Bi sat down and said angrily while adjusting his clothes: "Madam, when you see Murong Ba, don't say I didn't stop you. It's such a long way from Tuhe to Longcheng, I'm really worried about the journey
What's the matter? Fortunately, we're almost at Yandu. If something happens along the way, I can't afford it."
"Well, I don't blame you this time," Duan Xian said, but he was also a little displeased, "Pingdi General Murong Ba, Beiping Prefect Sun Xing, and Tuhe Commander Sun Yong, the three of them came together to persuade Lord Yan to send troops.
Isn't it unconsidered that the three chiefs of the army, government and civilians should work together? It has only been so long now that Murong Ba has won the hearts of the soldiers in Tuhe. He even entered the capital without saying a word to me."
"Master, aren't you worried about Madam?" Gao Bi still didn't care, "Madam, you are too worried. Mr. Ba is devoted to the country. This civil war in Zhao is a once-in-a-lifetime event. If the opportunity passes in an instant, we will no longer be able to go south. Mr. Ba will
The young master is impatient and is thinking about his brother, King Yan."
"He is the king, and Murong Ba is the minister. This time he returned to the capital without permission. At the light level, he said it was to control discord, but at the most serious level, he said he was guilty of treason. You also know that I, Lord Su of Yan,
I don’t like a domineering young master who is generous on the outside but jealous on the inside. Isn’t this brother-in-law fighting rare in our country of Yan?”
Gao Bi seemed to realize his mistake and hurriedly defended: "Madam, if you say this, I have not thought it through. If there is a next time, I will try my best to dissuade you."
"Dong dong dong", as the sun set, the door-closing drum sounded, the city gate was about to close, and the group set off quickly.
When they came to the city gate, it happened that the city gate was locked. Gao Bi shouted from under the city gate: "This is Mr. Duan, the wife of Mr. Murong Ba, General Pingdi, please open the door quickly."
I saw the gate order on the city wall shouting: "Unless there is an emergency military situation, no one's wife can do it."
"You are a bitch looking down on others, Madam Tianhuang is a noble person, if..." Gao Bi was about to explode, but was stopped by Duan Xian: "Only because our Yan army has strict military discipline can we be invincible in the world. That city gate order does not condescend to be dignified and noble."
Good official."
The guarding soldier also tried to persuade me, "Military orders are like mountains, and there is also a post station outside the city. Madam will come back tomorrow."
"Wait a minute!" Everyone looked at the sound and saw that it was Xiao Min. She was holding the token in her hand and said, "Please present this to your general."
The guard was suspicious and didn't know the origin of the maid next to Mrs. Duan. However, he saw that she had a serious look on her face. She didn't look like she was joking. He took the token and presented it to her.
In about half a stick of incense, the city gate commander came downstairs in person and hurriedly apologized to the visitor: "I am from the queen's house. This Yan country belongs to my king. Naturally, this city gate will also be opened for my king's people. Please."
Under the last ray of sunset, a group of people came to the city,
After a long time, Duan Xian couldn't help but said in the car: "Xiao Min, you have returned to the queen."
"Madam, the matter is urgent. I have served you for a long time. Others must think that I and you are one. If my wife asks me to go back at this time, wouldn't it make others suspicious?"
Duan Xian didn't expect Xiao Min to say this, so he just stared at him for a long time and said, "You are indeed smart."
Xiao Min said calmly: "Everything that I have done is for the country of Yan."
