Song Mingyue

Chapter 288
Above the city tower, Zhao Ji also stayed up all night, his eyes were red and his voice was hoarse.

Zhao Ji said, "Have I ever betrayed you?"

Zhao Hao raised his head slowly, and said in a deep voice, "Chen, have you ever been in charge of an official?"

Zhao Ji said angrily, "Why didn't you obey the decree?"

Zhao Hao smiled.

"I will not give you the orders of the emperor outside!"

"For Youyun Sixteen States!"

"For a hundred years of shame!"

"In order to prevent the bones of the three armies from filling up the Baigou River!"

"For the sake of the prestige of the official family, spread the word all over the world!"

"For the sake of the Zhao family's foundation for a long time to come!"

Zhao Ji was stunned for a moment, and then he said angrily: "My Song Dynasty's good generals are like clouds, and warriors are like rain, but you are the only one who can fight?"

Zhao Haolang said in a loud voice: "The humble official is the protector of the official family. He is a child of the Zhao family. There are mountains of swords and flames. If the Zhao family does not go first, who will go first?"

Just as Zhao Ji was about to say something, his heart suddenly felt cold, and then his throat itched, and he coughed violently, leaning back and forth, almost unable to stand still, Liang Shicheng hurried to support him, but he was helpless.

Suddenly, I heard a voice from under the city, "The officials take care!"

Zhao Ji felt a warm current surge in his heart, coughing stopped immediately, and then the warm current flowed through his limbs and bones, his whole body was full of strength like chicken blood, his originally pale face became rosy, and his haggard expression instantly brightened Yiyi gets up.

At this moment, Zhao Ji became dejected, and asked in a deep voice: "How should you deal with it, and how should I deal with it?"

Zhao Hao turned his head and saw Wang Xin standing silently behind him, and smiled: "I want the officials to restore Wang Wengong to be worthy of the Confucian Temple!"

"allow!"

"Wei Chen wants King Yan to go up the tower to apologize to Wei Chen's wife!"

"allow!"

"In this Northern Expedition, the blame lies entirely with the humble minister, and the meritorious service belongs to the soldiers of the three armies. It should be rewarded for meritorious service, and the humble minister should not be affected in the slightest!"

"allow!"

Zhao Hao finally took a deep breath and bowed slowly after three words of "Yun" in succession, "I thank the emperor for his great kindness, and ask the sage to punish me!"

Zhao Ji wiped his forehead, finally heaved a sigh of relief, and shouted in a deep voice, "Zhao Hao listens to the orders!"

"Wei Chen is here!"

"Tejin, General of Zhenguo, Shangzhuguo, Duke of Longde, Commander of Jinyiwei, Zhao Hao, has repeatedly resisted orders and disobeyed. Exempted from punishment, moved to Shaobao, General Hushi, made King of Chu, and Pan Yangzhou! Exempted from the post of capital control, and dismissed from the post of commander of Jinyiwei! From now on, leave Beijing to become a fan, and within three months, You must go to the feudal land, and if you are not recruited, you are not allowed to leave the feudal land for half a step, otherwise you will be punished for treason. The accompanying guards should not exceed five hundred, otherwise you will also be punished for treason!"

Zhao Hao slowly raised his head, looked at Zhao Ji on the tower, with mixed feelings, and after a long time, he said: "I thank the emperor for his great kindness, I only ask for one thing!"

"speak!"

"Back then, I accompanied the army and killed too many people in Muzhou. I would like to conquer Muzhou and meditate every day to eliminate my sins!"

Zhao Ji was stunned, and thought for a long time, but he couldn't find out the reason why Zhao Hao changed the domain from the wealthy Yangzhou to Muzhou, and finally agreed.

Zhao Hao shook the snowflakes all over his body, thanked the palace upstairs again, took out another jade bottle, put it on the ground, and said loudly: "In this bottle, there are life-sustaining elixir, taking one will cure all diseases, It can be used for three years. After three years, the official family can send imperial envoys to Muzhou to take it again. I wish the official family longevity and blessings without borders!"

After speaking, he led the crowd to leave slowly.

Above the city tower, there was a mournful cry: "Brother Chu Wang, take care!"

Zhao Hao paused for a moment, then turned around slowly, galloped to the palace building again, took out a kit, and put it on the ground.

He raised his head and shouted to the palace tower: "Sister Di Ji, you can wear this brocade pouch by your side. If you are in trouble in the future, you can pinch this brocade pouch and call for brother!"

After speaking, he turned around and left again without looking back.

……

1124 AD.

Muzhou.

In the past 4 years, Zhao Hao has not been out of Muzhou, nor has he seen any unruly behavior.If it hadn't been for the elixir of life extension running out, Zhao Ji would have almost forgotten that there is such a person as King Zhao Hao of Chu.

However, Zhao Hao has not been idle in secret for the past three years.

The original team of Jinyiwei has been disbanded, except Qianlongying...all the elite of Jinyiwei have been assigned to Qianlongying and work underground.

Mandrills and ghosts appeared in Muzhou Gangyuan Mountain. It is said that they were transformed by the ghosts of the Fangla uprising army. Therefore, there was no one in the area for a hundred miles. All the few people who moved out were all moved out. , Of course this is just a legend.

But in that unknown place, the local Xiang army once sent a thousand soldiers and horses to investigate the truth, but within three days, they were all tied up and thrown by the river hundreds of miles away. That forbidden area.

Bangyuan Mountain was originally a corner, not a rich place, and no one went to find out the root cause and touch the bad luck.

During these four years, Zhao Hao used the five hundred brocade guard elites and the three thousand tigers hidden in the mountains as a basis, secretly contacted the lost rebel elites through Fang Qifo and Fang Baihua, and formed an army in the mountains. There are 4 elite soldiers and horses, including more than [-] cavalry.

Using the money left by Fang La back then and the 800 million guan seized by corrupt officials seized in the west of Beijing, plus the self-reliance of the rebel army, the money and food are quite sufficient.

Wu Song, Lin Chong, Fang Qifo and Fang Baihua were the instructors of the infantry, and Yang Zaixing, Lu Junyi and others were the instructors of the cavalry. Except for some simple farming, they spent most of their time doing devil-style training.Coupled with the excellent weapons and horses of Bingjiapu, the combat effectiveness of this 3 soldiers and horses is not weaker than that of any soldiers and horses in the world.

At this moment, an urgent secret letter flew from the capital to the Chu Palace in Muzhou City.

……

After Zhao Hao's class returned to the court, the Jurchen conquered Xijing within three months, and King Xi Xiaoqian died in battle.And Yelu Dashi had already led his army to the Western Regions to establish the Liao Kingdom, which was called Xiliao in history.

Under Wanyan Aguda's insistence, the Jurchens fulfilled the contract and ceded the Sixteen States of Youyun to the Song Army.But this did not increase the military and economic power of the Song Dynasty.

Zhao Ji got the sixteen prefectures of Youyun, and his long-cherished wish has been fulfilled. He became more and more drunk and dreamy, and did not care about state affairs.Without the two heavyweights Cai Jing and Yu Shen, the original Cai Jing party gradually declined, and the newly added Youyun Sixteen States were all under the party of Liang Shicheng and Wang Fu, and the officials were even more corrupt. On the grounds that the six prefectures were newly attached, they cleverly set up various names to ask the court for money, and exploited the people in private.

The treasury and the people's anointing were all looted by corrupt officials.

Among the Song army, Tong Guan and Liu Yanqing regained power.Zhong Shidao, Zhong Shizhong, Yang Keshi and others, including the Baibing soldiers, were oppressed and their morale was low because of Zhao Hao's involvement.In the entire army, the spirit of malaise was reborn, and the blood and fighting spirit were increasingly lost.The original elite soldiers of a hundred battles are all strong, but due to neglect of training for several years, fat has gradually grown, and their combat strength is far from what it used to be.

And during these three or four years, Wanyan Zongbi and the others were gearing up day and night, ready to go south at any time, avenging the shame of the year, especially when they heard that Zhao Hao was demoted to the south of the Yangtze River, they were gearing up and eager to try.

However, the old emperor Wanyan Aguda's vigor has worn off, and he is a fan of Han again. In addition to the shock brought by Zhao Hao's stunning performance, he is determined not to have any friction with the southerners.

However, this balance was eventually broken.

In the autumn of 1123 A.D., Wanyan Aguda fell ill due to years of fighting, and died in Huining Mansion. Wanyan Aguda's younger brother and prince, Wanyan Wu, begged to take over the position.

Just after finishing the funeral, Wanyan Zongbi impatiently suggested to the new emperor to move south and attack the Song Dynasty. In order to stabilize the rule, Wanyan Wu begged for merit to prove himself, so a meeting was held within the Golden Aristocrats. A consensus was reached.

In October 1123 AD, Jin Emperor Wanyan Wu begged to buy, and with Wanyan Zonghan as his commander, he led the three armies of Wanyan Zongwang, Wanyan Zongbi, and Wanyan Loushi to the south, and the flag pointed directly at Bianliang.

The Jurchen, who had been holding back for nearly four years, swept across the Song land in the north and south of the Great Wall like a tiger descending from the mountain. In less than three months, the Sixteen States of Youyun, which Zhao Hao worked so hard to conquer, fell into the hands of the Jurchen again. Han corpses were strewn across the field, bleeding and floating on oars.

In the spring of 1125 A.D., Zhao Ji, who was in a panic, hurriedly sent Tong Guan as commander, commanding a total of [-] troops from the Western Army and the Beijing Imperial Army to crusade against the Jurchens.

The two sides once again deployed troops in front of the Baigou River, and Tong Guan used Zhao Hao's strategy again this time, while sending troops to the Baigou River to prevent the Jurchens from crossing the river, and at the same time sent people to guard Langoudian.

Unexpectedly, it was already a cold winter at this time, it snowed heavily overnight, and the Baigou River was frozen.

In this battle, 1000 white battalion soldiers fought a desperate battle with the Jurchens, beheading more than [-] Jurchen elite soldiers who grew wild in the Changbai Mountains abruptly, and then the entire army was wiped out.

The main general, Yang Keshi, killed several powerful generals of the Jin army in a row, but he was still standing still after being hit by nine arrows in his body. Before he died, he shouted "Young master is not here, how can you be like a common man?" before he died in anger.

Han Shizhong, Lu Zhishen, Yang Zhi, Guan Sheng and others were also killed and scattered, and they returned to Shaanxi with Liu Yanqing's defeated army.

The Jurchen, determined to revenge, defeated the main force of the Song army, burned, killed and looted all the way, supported the war with war, and finally crossed the Yellow River and came to Bianliang City.

Zhao Ji, who was frightened out of his wits, hastily abdicated to Prince Zhao Huan.

Zhao Huan ascended the throne, executed Tong Guan, who was ineffective in fighting, and killed Liang Shicheng, Wang Fu, and Cai You, who were greatly indignant by the people.

Only this time, Wanyan Zongbi was determined to break through Bianliang, kill the sons of the Zhao family's clan, plunder the Zhao family's concubine, and fulfill the cruel words he said to Zhao Hao back then. Although he could not attack for a long time, he refused to retreat.

Bianliang City is at stake!

……

Zhao Hao, who was in Muzhou City, was still hesitating when he received Jin Yiwei's secret security.

If you send troops at this time, even if you save Bianliang, but raising [-] private soldiers is a real conspiracy, and there is no turning back...

However, a few days later, after receiving another secret letter, he jumped up in shock and decided to send troops.

There was only one line in the letter.

"Brother Chu Wang, save Song quickly!"

(End of this chapter)