At nine o'clock in the morning, drums were beating and roaring outside the imperial city gate. The soldiers guarding the imperial city changed their expressions when they heard the sound, and they all climbed up the city wall to look ahead.
As everyone expected, the northern rebels detained more than a hundred people in the capital and arrived at the gate of the imperial city.
In recent days, the northern rebels have been beating drums in front of the imperial city gate every day at noon and sunset, and then appeared with relatives of the people of the capital and the imperial guards...
Today was no exception. Song Xiguang led 3,000 northern rebels and escorted more than a hundred people from the capital, and came to the gate of the imperial city arrogantly.
More than a hundred people in the capital, like prisoners, with their hands and feet shackled, lined up in front of the imperial city gate.
The clothes and appearance of the common people were quite neat, probably so that the imperial city guards could better identify them.
Almost all the imperial city guards were worried, standing on the city wall and looking into the distance, praying that their relatives would not be caught by the rebels.
At this moment, Song Xiguang walked to the front of the rebel team and spoke majestically.
"The time has come! Brothers stationed in the Imperial City! Please listen to what I, Song Xiguang, say. You shoulder the heavy responsibility of protecting your home and country, isn't it just to protect the safety of the old, young, women, and children at home? Look at the people kneeling outside the gate of the Imperial City,
They are all ordinary people in the capital!"
Song Xiguang clapped his hands, and the northern rebels rushed the captured hostages to the gate of the imperial city like they were chasing ducks.
"You must watch carefully! Listen carefully! See if there are any of your relatives among them, and listen to their painful pleading! Then think carefully about whether you really want to go against the Sixteenth Prince of the Emperor, whether you really want to fight against
The people of the capital are desperate and will not save you!"
As more than a hundred people approached, an imperial city guard's face became increasingly pale because he saw a familiar figure among the hostages.
"Mom...that's my mother!"
"Lang Chun, where are you going! Stop! Someone is coming...!"
"Let me go! My mother was caught by them! Let me go!"
"You guys detain him first! Don't let him do stupid things!"
In just a few days, hundreds of relatives of the Imperial City Guards have been brutally killed by the rebels. The most tragic thing among them is that a whole family of young and old was wiped out.
The captain of the imperial city guard ordered his subordinates to detain Lang Chun, who was in a shaken mood, to prevent him from doing something stupid because of his temporary thoughts.
The day before yesterday, the fiancée of an Imperial City guard was caught by the rebels and brutally humiliated and killed outside the Imperial City gate. As a result, the Imperial City guard went insane and fell off the city wall.
Such a tragic situation is not only horrifying, but also seriously shaken our morale. In order to prevent the above situations from happening one after another, the generals guarding the imperial city issued military orders to detain all guards whose families fell into the hands of the rebels.
However, seeing his biological mother fall into the hands of thieves, the Imperial City Guards were so sad that they broke free from the restraints of their companions, ran to the city wall and shouted heartbreakingly... "Mother!"
The man did not shed tears easily, but he had not reached the point of sadness. The imperial city guards who were ordered to detain Lang Chun saw the seven-foot-tall man bursting into tears. He clenched his fists and looked down at the city. His compassion was so painful that he didn't know it for a moment.
What to do.
Since ancient times, there has been a dilemma between loyalty and filial piety. We are both brothers in the imperial city guard. When Lang Chun faced this cruel decision, no one could think of anything to say to comfort him.
Song Xiguang glanced at Lang Chun on the city wall, couldn't help but sneered, and then shouted to the guards on the city wall as always: "I'll give you half an hour now! As long as you open the gate of the imperial city and pay allegiance to my sixteenth son, the emperor, the capital
The common people and your relatives can be saved by this. Otherwise, the headless corpses piled up at the city gate will be their fate..."
"What on earth do you bunch of traitors want to do! Kill innocent people again and again! Let the people of the capital be plunged into dire straits! What on earth do you think of the people!" Before Song Xiguang could continue to speak, a 50-year-old man
The woman was already glaring at the rebels and yelling: "Think about what you did after you invaded the capital! Burn, kill, loot, rape/plunder! You can ravage whoever you want! You can massacre whoever you want! You can do whatever you want and do no evil!"
Can we still call them human beings? Even animals are stronger than you!"
Bang! Song Xiguang walked up to the fifty-year-old woman, raised his hand and slapped her.
"Stop! Don't hurt my mother!" Lang Chun's eyes were bloodshot and he glared at Song Xiguang like a cannibal.
"It turns out that he is your son. Very good, the mother of the rebel should be killed, but I will definitely not let you die easily. Go and get the torture tools. I will execute this old woman at the gate of the imperial city, so that her son can open his eyes wide.
Take a good look at the consequences of opposing the Sixteenth Prince of the Emperor!"
Song Xiguang laughed wildly, Lang Chun's face turned pale after hearing this, and the guards on the city wall gritted their teeth without exception, hating the rebels' inhumane behavior.
"You clowns want to usurp the throne! Even if the people in the world are blind, they will not support a tyrant like you to become emperor! The sixteenth son of the emperor wants to be the emperor? Bah..." Fifty-year-old woman
He was upright and spit out blood at Song Xiguang: "God is watching what you do! Your evil deeds will be punished by God! Even if we are ghosts, we will not agree with you beasts! Let's wait for retribution!"
"The old shrew is uttering arrogant words. Wait until I cut off your flesh and feed it to the dogs. Let's see if you still dare to speak harshly! I'm really looking forward to what kind of expression your good son will show when he hears your screams!" Song Xiguang said gloomily.
He looked at the pale-faced Lang Chun with an evil smile.
Hearing this, the fifty-year-old woman inadvertently showed a proud smile and shouted to the guards on the city wall with all her strength: "My son, listen! If you want to be filial to your mother, you will never allow yourself to be disrespectful to these rebellious officials.
Bow the thieves! Be loyal to the Lord who loves all the people! Don’t let your mother be ashamed! Let the people of the capital live a peaceful life as always! Chun’er! Mother is proud of you!”
"Mother... the child is unfilial..." Lang Chun had mixed feelings. The people kneeling in front of the city gate were crying, because no one was not afraid of death. They were facing death and cried miserably and helplessly, but... the people in the capital were all
There was no begging for mercy, no begging the imperial city guards to open the city gates.
Because through this rebellion, the people of the capital have come to understand that the sixteenth son of the emperor is a cruel and unkind king. Once he succeeds to the throne, the people of the whole world will be in dire straits.
In addition, family affection is mutual. The son wants to save his mother, and the mother also wants to save her son. The people in the capital know that if the imperial city gate is opened, the northern rebels will definitely march in and kill the soldiers guarding the imperial city.
Keep.
After the fifty-year-old woman said her last words, she looked like she was about to bite her tongue and commit suicide. Unfortunately, Song Xiguang had noticed her for a long time and saw that she was trying to commit suicide. He immediately grabbed the fifty-year-old woman's jaw and stuffed her mouth with a piece of cloth.
Prevent her from biting her tongue.
Seeing his mother being humiliated, Lang Chun rushed down the tower regardless of his own safety. Even if he was alone, he still wanted to kill Song Xiguang and save his mother.
It's a pity that the imperial city guards, who were on guard for a long time, fell into groups and knocked down Lang Chun...
"Let me go! Let me go out and kill that beast!"
"Lang Chun, calm down! We can't open the city gate!"
"My father was killed by bandits less than three months after I was born. It was my mother who worked so hard to bring me up. Captain! I beg you, please let me go... I can't just watch my mother die in Ling Chi!"
No matter what others say, Lang Chun cannot tolerate others hurting the mother who raised him.
"No... the sixteenth son of the emperor is cruel and unkind, we must stop him from treason!" The captain of the Imperial City Guards refused cruelly. Opening the city gate now would undoubtedly play into the enemy's plans.
"Let me go! Ah!" Lang Chun yelled angrily, and he almost struggled to break free from the five people who were holding him captive. Fortunately, the guards next to him saw this and immediately swarmed up and worked together to hold him down.
However, just when Lang Chun still refused to give up and struggled hard, a deep voice came from behind...
"Let him go."
The soldiers in the imperial city turned around one after another, and after seeing the person clearly, they immediately knelt down and saluted: "I'd like to bow to His Highness the Crown Prince."
"Gentlemen, please rise." Han Feng came to the city wall wearing heroic armor. If Zhou Xingyun saw his handsome appearance like Zhao Yun in silver armor, he would definitely not be able to help but curse Han Feng... damn pretty boy
.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince...I..." Lang Chun saw His Royal Highness the Crown Prince arriving in person, and his thoughts suddenly became confused, because he wanted to open the city gate, which was equivalent to assisting the rebels in rebellion...
"If you can't even protect the people who support the country, why do you follow me? Why support me?" Han Feng showed a friendly smile: "Leave it to me, I won't let your mother suffer!"
After saying that, Han Feng's brows revealed a touch of determination, he passed by the imperial city guards, walked up to the tower with extraordinary magnanimity, and shouted at the rebels below: "Stop it now!"
"The defeated general has finally come out."
Seeing His Royal Highness the Crown Prince appear on the tower, Song Xiguang immediately let go of the fifty-year-old woman.
It is true that Song Xiguang let the old woman go for the time being, not because he was soft-hearted, but because the people in the capital were important bargaining chips for him to negotiate with Han Feng.
"Let Brother Sixteen come to see me. There are some things that I must ask him clearly." Han Feng looked down at the northern rebels.
"Delaying time is useless. If you want to save the people of the capital, open the city gate!" Song Xiguang ignored Han Feng's suggestion and drew a knife on a civilian's neck. He seemed to be threatening Han Feng. If you don't open the door, I will kill him.
"You are not qualified to negotiate with me." Han Feng responded coldly and said categorically: "From now on, if another innocent person is killed, I will not say another nonsense to you, and you can never expect me to give orders.
Open the imperial city gate!"
Song Xiguang originally wanted to kill a hostage first to establish his authority and make His Highness the Crown Prince jealous, but before he could take action, Han Feng had already put aside his words.
Now that the matter is serious, Song Xiguang does not dare to act recklessly.
After all, it was rare for Han Feng to stand up for negotiations. If he arbitrarily killed the hostages and caused the negotiations to end without success, he would not be able to bear the blame of the Sixteenth Emperor.
Song Xiguang hesitated for a moment and had no choice but to ask the soldiers to ask the Emperor's Sixteenth Prince for his opinion. Anyway, the Emperor's Sixteenth Prince was watching a play nearby.
However, before the soldiers could inform the Sixteenth Prince, the Sixteenth Prince had already arrived at the gate of the imperial city on horseback under the cover of hundreds of people.
"Why is the emperor so free today to go to the city tower to see the scenery? Brother, I thought you were going to do nothing to save the people of the capital again." The Sixteenth Prince of the Emperor chuckled. The moment Han Feng stood on the city tower,
Someone informed him.
After hearing the news, the Sixteenth Prince of the Emperor immediately rushed to the Imperial City from behind the camp to hear what Han Feng wanted to say.