Chapter 334 Feng Huang flies into the golden cage, and the rebellious general wants to face the saint
Zhao Ji rode an open carriage pulled by four white horses out of the temporary palace and arrived outside the palace gate.
He was surrounded by hundreds of personal officials from the Imperial City Division, and the honor guard was huge and shocking.
At this time, Yue Fei led his troops to escort the ambassador of the Xia Kingdom and the royal family of Princess Cao. They happened to arrive in front of the gate of the former Prince Pu's Mansion, which is now the Song Dynasty Palace, and happened to meet the Holy Master's ceremonial guard...
Yue Fei saw the imperial guard of honor, the vehicles were in order, the formations were bright, and the flags were flying...
Yue Fei, who was riding on a war horse, had eyes as bright as a torch.
He rode high and could see far away. He was shocked to see that the person sitting upright in the open-top chariot was the Zhao Guan family of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty.
Yue Fei opened his eyes angrily and looked unhappy.
He mistakenly believed that the Zhao Guan family actually bowed to the emperor's dignity and left the palace in person with such a grand guard of honor to greet a mere beauty presented by the enemy...
"snort!"
Yue Fei was so angry that he refused to fight!
He thought to himself: "Did the Zhao Guan family fall into the old habit of emphasizing beauty and neglecting state affairs again?"
If this is the case, I can’t wait to join forces with the elders and elders of the clan to come to Shu to remonstrate with me. When I meet the Holy Empress, I will definitely remonstrate directly..."
Yue Fei was worried, but he still followed the etiquette of a courtier.
He ordered in a loud voice: "The official's chariot is in front, and our carriages and horses should give way to the roadside. We are not on the battlefield at this time. Our officers and men will dismount and greet the chariot respectfully."
"Follow the order!"
Yue Fei led all the soldiers to dismount one after another and led the horses to the roadside.
The Xia State envoy, who was on foot, was also escorted and pushed to the roadside by Song soldiers.
Everyone is looking forward to it.
Xia Guoyi and his envoy were not summoned by Zhao Guan's family when they last sent envoys to Song Ying.
He thought that when the Emperor of the Song Dynasty left the palace and came to personally greet the beautiful Princess Cao who Emperor Xia reluctantly gave away her love for, it was the time for him to meet the saint;
When the time comes, the Emperor of Song will definitely be delighted when he sees that Concubine Cao is so beautiful and beautiful. Then I can say good words in front of the Emperor of Song, so that the Xia Kingdom can successfully beg for peace with the Song Dynasty...
The Siyu carrying the Xia Kingdom's imperial concubine Cao Shi was also driven by the Song Army's primary school and waited at the roadside.
The Song Army primary school commander who temporarily took over the driving force specifically asked Yue Fei for instructions:
"General, do you want the beauty in the sedan chair who was presented by Emperor Xia to get off the carriage and kneel down to welcome the holy driver?"
"No!" Yue Fei shouted:
"No!"
The Song Army primary school commander was puzzled.
Yue Fei asked in a low voice:
"If the officials are allowed to see such a charming beauty, then the officials will definitely agree to Emperor Xia's request for peace. Then can we still follow the officials to conquer the northwest and restore the Chinese territory during the Han and Tang Dynasties?"
After the primary school principal was reminded by Yue Fei in a low voice, he suddenly realized:
"Best greetings, General!"
"But the officials will eventually see this beauty."
"Humph!" Yue Fei said firmly with a solemn air:
"Even if I die to remonstrate, I will definitely let the officials return this girl to Xia in perfect condition!"
"Although I, Yue Fei, have only led the army for less than a hundred days, I can still see that this is a God-given opportunity for the Song Dynasty to destroy Xia. How can an official accept the peace of Xia for a mere beauty?!"
"Alas!" The colonel sighed, deeply moved, but he was also worried that such an upright General Yue would anger the officials sooner or later, and he might not be able to protect himself!
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At this time, Mrs. Cao was sitting in a sedan chair that was tightly covered with curtains and curtains. She also heard the military order loudly issued by Yue Fei outside: the entire army dismounted and stood on the roadside, preparing to welcome the holy driver...
Madam Cao couldn't help but feel curious, so she quietly opened the sedan curtain a thin slit.
Her pretty face was pressed against the silky and cool brocade sedan curtain, and she could only peek out of the car with one beautiful eye.
She saw that just as Yue Fei said, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty's majestic ceremonial front line had filed out of the palace...
The pretty Lady Cao saw this scene, and she believed what Emperor Xia Li Qianshun said was true.
She heard Emperor Xia say: Emperor Zhao Ji of Song Dynasty was a lustful and foolish king. Now it seems that it is indeed the case!
"Alas!" Cao sighed secretly:
"Emperor of the Song Dynasty, you went out to the palace to welcome the Nu family in person, but you didn't know that the Nu family had been coerced and lured by Emperor Xia, and they brought the Nine Poison Powder that could kill you..."
She secretly peeked out of the car window, becoming increasingly uneasy.
She was so nervous that she couldn't help but tighten her long white legs...
Her heart was pounding like a deer, extremely anxious, fearing that her secret would be revealed.
"Dang"! The front line of the emperor's imperial chariots sounded the gong to clear the way.
"Ah?!" Ms. Cao, who was secretly peeking outside the car, was startled, and her legs tightened.
"The holy driver is out on patrol, quickly avoid..."
The front team of Zhao Guan's imperial chariots rushed forward and shouted, while driving away those who did not stand on the roadside.
Zhao Ji was sitting in the open carriage that was slowly moving forward. He saw Xia Guoqi and the envoy who were escorted back by Yue Fei and his troops, kneeling respectfully on the roadside...
Zhao Ji raised the corners of his mouth and ignored Xia Guoqi and the envoy who knelt down and kowtowed.
He looked down at the people on the roadside,
His eyes swept over the extremely conspicuous Xia Guosi parked on the roadside.
He just smiled slightly and did not issue an order to stop here.
When the imperial driver came slowly, Yue Fei saw a scene beyond his expectation.
Zhao Guan's eyes did not stop at the closed-curtain carriage carrying the peerless beauty.
On the contrary, Zhao Guanjia's expression was as usual, his eyes only glanced at the carriage carrying the beautiful Cao family,
The deep gaze of Zhao Guanjia was cast directly into the distance...
Yue Fei's heart trembled: What does the Zhao Guan family mean by this move?
Didn't the officials personally come to welcome the beauty Cao Shi presented by Emperor Xia?
Could it be that the officials have other deep intentions?
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Zhao Ji just glanced at the carriage with the curtains tightly closed. He did not want to immediately summon the imperial concubine Cao Shi presented by Emperor Xia on such an occasion.
Because Zhao Ji knows that as long as the Cao family enters the Song camp, she will be like a phoenix flying into my golden cage, and it will be difficult for her to fly...
Then why should I be anxious?
The emperor of the Song Dynasty's royal guard of honor marched majestically toward Nancheng, preparing to greet Zhe Keqiu who was waiting to hear the announcement outside Nancheng...
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The open-top royal carriage that Zhao Ji was riding, and Yue Fei who was standing there, kneeling on the ground and shouting for help, the envoy of the Kingdom of Xia was hiding.
The beauty Cao who was peeking out of the carriage, as well as the thousands of soldiers of the Song Army who were excited to see the official's face and shouted long live, just passed by one by one calmly and elegantly...
Yue Fei suddenly realized that it turned out that the Zhao Guan family did not leave the palace for the beauties presented by Xia Guoxian, but the Guan family's patrol was most likely to inspect some of the Song army soldiers left outside the city, right?
He immediately felt a surge of respect in his heart and deeply regretted his previous misunderstanding.
But he still had an obsession: that is, the Zhao Guan family must not give up the great opportunity of the Song Dynasty to destroy the Xia Kingdom and restore the northwest territory of the Han and Tang Dynasties for the sake of a peerless beauty.
If that were the case, he would still risk his life to remonstrate directly with Zhao Guan's family...
At this time, Mrs. Cao was in the sedan chair and secretly caught a glimpse of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty's chariot having gone away. She felt mixed emotions in her heart.
She originally thought that with her beauty and her special status as the beloved concubine of Emperor Xia Li Qianshun, she would be cherished by the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, but unexpectedly, she was ignored by the Emperor of the Song Dynasty.
She was puzzled: The Emperor of the Song Dynasty did not want to summon the slave family, but why did he let Xia Guoyi and the envoy take the lead and force the Xia Emperor to bear the pain and sacrifice his love to the slave family? Why was this?
At this time, she thought of the five-day appointment that Emperor Xia had made with her when they parted, and she couldn't help but become even more worried.
She was extremely worried for herself and her family members...
"well!"
She was devastated and sighed sadly:
'The Xia Emperor's agency was too clever in its calculations, and it cost the lives of the slaves!'
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At this time, on the roadside, the envoy of Xia Kingdom was trembling with fear from the majesty of the Emperor of Song Dynasty. He was lying on the ground. He did not dare to raise his head for a long time.
When he heard the sound of the honor guard of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty on the road gradually getting quieter, he looked up in panic, and his intestines turned green with regret.
Emperor Song's chariot was already almost two hundred steps away from him.
He was extremely confused, didn't Emperor Song come to welcome the beauty Emperor Concubine Cao, whom Emperor Xia reluctantly offered her love to?
So why is Zhao Guan's family moving south now?
'Could it be that the second time I send a mission to Song Dynasty, I will not be able to see the Emperor of Song Dynasty like the last time?'
'If I can't see Emperor Song, how can I complete the peace negotiation mission assigned by Emperor Xia?'
'I encouraged Emperor Xia to put the country, the country, and the country first, so I did the extremely humiliating thing of devoting his beloved concubine to the emperor's face!'
'If I disgrace my mission, Emperor Xia won't be able to delay me after I return to the capital?!'
The envoy of Xia Kingdom, who was thinking deeply and fearfully, climbed up and quickly stood up. While shouting, he wanted to run to catch up with the Emperor Song Yujia who had gone away.
"puff!"
"thump!"
The envoy of the Xia Kingdom was kicked to the ground by the Song soldiers who were guarding him.
"Ouch!" He yelled in pain.
But he yelled and shouted:
"I am the envoy of the Xia Kingdom, and I would like to meet with the Emperor of the Song Dynasty!"
"Ah~ah, ah..."
"I want to meet the Emperor of the Song Dynasty and bring the Emperor of Xia's request for peace! Don't stop me..."
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Yue Fei stood quietly on the side of the road, looking at the imperial chariot going away, feeling in a daze.
Yue Fei, who was in a daze, was awakened by the shouts of Xia Guoyi and the envoy.
"Well?!"
Yue Fei saw that the imperial chariot of Zhao Guan's family had gone more than 200 steps to the south.
He was shocked to realize that if he didn't meet the Holy Spirit, how could he have completed the mission of escorting Xia Guoqi and the beauty presented by the envoy and Emperor Xia?
Suddenly enlightened, Yue Fei hurriedly got on his horse. He ordered his soldiers to guard the Xia envoy and protect the carriage carrying the beautiful Cao family.
"drive!"
Yue Fei was alone, riding his horse and whipping his whip, and rushed after Zhao Guan's chariot...
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Zhao Ji, who was sitting in the open carriage, did not pay attention to what was happening behind him;
His thoughts now were all on Zhe Keqiu, the magistrate of Fuzhou who was waiting outside Nancheng to enter the city to meet the saint.
The traveler Zhao Ji naturally knew that the Zhe family, a Dangxiang tribe that had returned to the Song Dynasty, had guarded the northwest border for generations for the Song Dynasty. Their loyalty and bravery were touching. However, he also knew that the Zhe family was unfortunate and had a rebellious descendant.
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Historically, in April of the second year of Jingkang in the Northern Song Dynasty (i.e. 1127 AD), the Jin army captured Kaifeng, the capital of the Song Dynasty, and the disgrace of Jingkang occurred. In November of the following year, the Jin general Lousu captured Yan'an, destroying the territory held by Keqiu.
Fuzhou is in a situation of running out of food and aid.
Lousu sent people into the city, threatened and persuaded Zhekeqiu and his tribe to surrender, and promised them the land in Guanzhong. Zhekeqiu had no choice but to surrender to Lin, Fu, and Fengzhou. He was coerced by Lousu to persuade Zhekeqiu to surrender to Jinning.
The army did not succeed.
In December of the third year of Jianyan, Zhe Keqiu and the Jin general Lou Su led troops to jointly attack Shaanzhou...
In the fourth year of Jianyan's reign, the Jin people discussed establishing a puppet regime in the Han region, and Zhe Keqiu and Liu Yu were among those considered.
Finally, the Jin court listened to the opinions of the powerful faction and established Liu Yu.
In November of the seventh year of Shaoxing (i.e. 1137 AD), Wan Yanchang (i.e. Ta Lan) deposed Liu Yu.
Before the incident, Zuo Jianjun Wanyan Gao (Salihe) had made a wish to Zhe Ke that he could replace Liu Yu as emperor, but Wan Yanchang vetoed his wish.
Wanyan Gao was afraid of losing Keqiu and had a large number of soldiers, so he changed his mind due to resentment. In September of the eighth year of Shaoxing, he was poisoned to death by a trick.
In March of the ninth year of Shaoxing, Xixia took the opportunity to capture Fuzhou, and Zhe Keqiu's son Yanwen took his family to the east of the river. The Xia Kingdom then occupied Fuzhou.
The Xixia generals hated the famous generals of the Zhe family who had fought against Xia for generations, so they destroyed all the Zhe family's tombs...
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At this time, sitting in the carriage that was slowly heading south, his mind flashed through the major historical events about Zhe Keqiu's life that he was familiar with in his previous life, and he couldn't help but sigh:
'Zhe Keqiu, this rebellious general, should I kill him in advance in the same way that I used scheming to kill Liu Yu and his son?'
'Or should I influence his heart and help him avoid the situation of being out of ammunition and food and being isolated and helpless when defending the city or fighting a war, so that he can still serve the Song Dynasty and be loyal to me like his ancestors, like his father and brother?'
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