"A mountain of corpses and a sea of blood is not a beautiful sight in the world, but Marquis Yun enjoys it endlessly. It is said that people travel thousands of miles for fame and kill countless people for their own selfishness. Is the blood-stained fame really what Marquis Yun wants?
After becoming a marquis, he wanted to be a prince, and after becoming a prince, he wanted to be an emperor. His greed is endless, and so is the human heart. With his desires unfulfilled, the road of the marquis has come to an end.
For your own sake and your descendants’ sake, why doesn’t Marquis Yun quickly turn around?”
Seeing that Yun Zheng really didn't care about those women and children, Xigu Zunren couldn't help but feel good about him. He knew a lot about Yun Zheng's affairs. Seeing that Yun Zheng was already running at the end of the road, he couldn't help but give him some advice.
Yun Zheng smiled and said: "The one who runs into the dark and doesn't know how to turn back and has to hit the wall is a bull. Yun Zheng is not a bull. The choice is all in one thought. Before I hit the wall, I will walk away to the right."
Xigu Xunren smiled and said: "When I think about heaven and hell, I worry that Marquis Yun is too carried away and doesn't know where the wall is."
"Where is the wall between Mr. Yun and Mr. Yi?"
"The land of Yanzhou!"
Yun Zheng nodded and said: "I think so too. Yanzhou may be the peak of my life. I plan to go down the mountain immediately after reaching the peak of Yanzhou, and then find a more majestic mountain to continue climbing."
Xigu Xunren's expression dimmed and he cupped his hands and said, "I will go back to Zhongjing tomorrow morning. I will bid farewell to Marquis Yun now."
Yun Zheng returned the greeting with a smile: "Sir, you were worried about a certain family just now, but now it's the turn of a certain family to worry about you.
In the battle of Xijing, 30% of the elite troops of the Liao Kingdom were lost. At this time, the Liao Emperor must have lost the last bit of his humanity. In the evening, a certain family received a secret report that the Queen of your country had been hanged in the Grand Palace. At the same time, he was
The murderers were also members of the Xiao family. It is said that Emperor Liao beheaded seven hundred and sixty-four people in one day. It would be very unlucky for Mr. to go back at this time."
Xi Gujun said with a sad smile: "Your Majesty did the right thing. The queen had many complaints in the harem. I have tried to remonstrate with her several times, but she did not repent. Now Xiao Dahu has once again humiliated the country by losing his troops in Xijing, and the queen's lineage has been demoted."
Sin is a punishment according to our Daliao law!"
Yun Zheng shook his head and said with a smile: "The Yelu clan and the Xiao clan have been your royal family and descendants of the Liao Dynasty since ancient times. This tradition has been going on for many years. Now it has been broken by the Liao Emperor. To me, the Song Dynasty, it is a miracle.
This is a great good thing, but it is not good news for you, the Liao Kingdom."
"A son never talks about his father's faults! Especially in front of the enemy!"
Yun Zheng continued to smile and shook his head: "Since Sir is planning to save these women and children, it would be extremely inappropriate to go back now. If you take them back now, you will not save them but harm them.
It is estimated that the number of Liao troops who can escape from Xijing back to Zhongjing will not be very large, and the lives of those people cannot calm the anger of the Liao Emperor. If you go back again, you can imagine what will happen."
Xigu Xunren shook his head and said: "In the battle of Xijing, Daliao suffered heavy losses. Xiao Dahu lost his army and humiliated the country. In order to survive, I will not hesitate to grovel to the enemy. Beheading is not an exaggeration."
It’s useless to say more, I’ll take my leave now and leave Xijing tomorrow!”
The Xigu people once again handed over their hands and left the Chinese army's tent. Yun Zheng no longer stopped him. Since the old guy was no longer prepared to live, he still wanted to take a group of old and weak women and children back to die. This had nothing to do with him. After all, these people were
He is from the Liao Dynasty. He wants to die and cannot blame others.
Wang Anshi and Su Xun followed him out to say goodbye. They admired such a man of character from the bottom of their hearts.
Yun Zheng raised his wine glass and called to the generals: "Gentlemen, as soldiers, the happiest thing for us is to win a battle. Now, we are able to kill Xiao Xiao and tigers, and defeat the Liao army. This is something we have never done before in the Song Dynasty."
As a soldier, you must rejoice at this great victory. Come on, gentlemen, drink in your victory!"
The generals happily raised their glasses and drank with the general.
Three days later, Li Dongchu and Yunwu, who were chasing the Liao army, returned to Xijing. At this time, Xijing became bustling again. After vigorous repairs by more than 30,000 civilians, the ancient city regained its original appearance.
Yun Zheng and Monkey were standing on the street walking casually. Although the people in the city were all men, it was more reassuring than the desolate appearance of the previous few days.
The saying that talent is the soul of all things is absolutely true. If a city or a house loses its popularity for a long time, the city and house will become lifeless, no different from barren mountains and valleys.
Unknowingly, we came to the west of the city. The Liao people in this city had been taken away by the Xigu people. Yunzheng also lost a large amount of grain and sledges. Now there are only a few households in the city who have not been killed.
The Han people who were killing tigers to vent their anger saw a three-foot-long white flag hanging on the roof of a house. This was used to summon spirits. They didn't know who the family was summoning for.
The monkey pointed at the flag that should have been placed on the grave and snickered, but Yun Zheng began to smile bitterly. It seemed that he couldn't escape what was coming.
Cui Da had been gone for half a month. Yun Zheng didn't ask when he left, and Cui Da didn't say goodbye to Yun Zheng. The cars running on the two roads had nothing in common.
However, Cui Da left a letter before he left. There were only a few words written in the letter, asking Yun Zheng to go to a house with flags and flags next to the west wall to find someone after he entered the city.
The letter was casually burned by Yun Zheng. He originally didn't want to pay attention to Cui Da's matter anymore, and he immediately forgot about it. But when he was walking around the market today, he suddenly saw the flags and banners, and he felt a little moved.
, I want to see what Cui Da left for me.
The monkey opened the courtyard door, and a green-clothed servant stood in the courtyard with his hands folded, as if waiting for someone. After a while, the generals of the Yun family filled the small courtyard, and everyone began to rummage through boxes and cabinets in the courtyard.
, but the servant in green didn't seem to notice, still standing with his hands clasped in his sleeves like a bow.
The generals quickly completed the search, and no one bothered the servant who was standing quietly on the side. Yun Zheng walked into the yard, took a look around, and said to the servant in green: "I'm here!"
The servant looked at Yun Zheng, took out a portrait of Yun Zheng from his sleeve, looked at it carefully, and then solemnly invited Yun Zheng to follow him.
Yun Zheng stopped the monkey from getting angry. He shook his head with a smile and followed the servant into the house.
This is a courtyard with two entrances. The servant did not enter the house. After passing the hall, he came to the patio. The patio was not big. He could barely see a square of sky about ten feet in size. There was a well in the open space of the patio.
, it was covered with withered yellow moss. The servant pointed to the mouth of the well, took a baggage hanging at the door, and then left.
The monkey waved his hand, and a general slowly climbed down along the wellhead. Yun Zheng stood at the mouth of the well and looked down, and found that the well was very deep. The general stepped on the dimples on the wall of the well and raised his head and shouted halfway.
: "Commander, there is a hole here!"
Yun Zheng asked his general to come up, sit at the mouth of the well and think for a long time, and said to the monkey: "Open a new hole in the direction of the hole without going through the wall of the well. After you have dug it, tell me and pass on the order. No one is allowed to come near this place."
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The monkey whispered: "Do you think there is danger here?"
"Be careful when sailing for ten thousand years. Since the beginning of the Northern Expedition, I no longer trust any outsiders. In the country of the Song Dynasty, there are far more people with ill intentions towards us than people with good intentions."
The monkey followed Yunzheng outside and said as he walked: "Hanniu and I are not from the Song Dynasty, we are from Dousha Village!"
Yun Zheng smiled and said: "This is natural. If you and Han Niu are both unreliable, I will not be wronged no matter how I die."
Yun Zheng returned to the military camp. He could not live in the accommodation prepared by Wang Anshi. This had nothing to do with trust, but only had to do with habits. The Jingxi Army was integrated from top to bottom, and the head coach of the first army had not had much specialness in his life for a long time.
If we talk about the word trust, Yun Zheng would rather trust Wang Anshi than Cui Da. Even though Cui Da and Yun Zheng have been close friends since childhood, the word trust is too heavy and he dare not trust others easily.
Yun Zheng could actually guess what Cui Da was going to do. Cui Da wanted to ask Yun Zheng's opinion several times, but Yun Zheng cleverly avoided him. Many times, he even didn't even see Cui Da's face.
Cui Da himself also knew that Yun Zheng was unwilling to get involved in some private matters. Seeing that Yun Zheng did not express his position for a long time, he returned to the south in disappointment.
Yun Zheng knows exactly what the capital is like now. The line of Hua Niang has never been cut off, so he knows better than anyone how dangerous the current situation in Tokyo is. The only thing Yun Zheng hopes for now is
Lanlan's attack on the emperor and empress can be postponed until the beginning of spring. Otherwise, under the chaotic political situation, God knows whether the Northern Expedition can continue.
Once spring has begun and we have entered the territory of Nanjing, the Liao Kingdom, no matter who is in power in the Song Dynasty, we must resolutely complete the Northern Expedition. Otherwise, once hundreds of thousands of Song Dynasty elites are trapped in the Liao Kingdom, the Song Dynasty will definitely be in danger of overthrowing.
The time has entered March. At this time, the grass in the south of the Yangtze River has already grown and the orioles are flying. The remaining snow in Xijing City has still not melted away. The fresh wind is blowing on the wasteland, and there is no warm breath.
The only thing that has changed is that the sun is rising higher and higher.
The winter in the north lasts very long and the temperature is very low. Yun Zheng heard that the sea ice in the distant North Sea thaws later every year. Sometimes, bears wake up from hibernation. That familiar figure
The Great Lakes still show no signs of thawing.
The Little Ice Age has begun again. As long as the north becomes colder, it will be time for the barbarians to move south. Yun Zheng just wants to leave a space for his ancestors to resist, or room for resistance, before the barbarians move south.
The rolling mountains in the north have protected his race time and time again, and Yun Zheng hopes that he can do the same this time.
The cold wind came in through the gaps in the tent, making the flames on the brazier roar and fluttering the paper on the table.
"Help me save a whole body!"
This was Cui Da's last request. He was already praying for the next life and no longer had any hope for his current life.
Any No. 2 figure who murders the emperor will be killed by the No. 1 figure. This is an inevitable law of history and an inevitable law of the development of things.
It is very in line with the national conditions of the Song Dynasty! (To be continued)