An Lingrong's Rebirth: The Lock of Qingqiu

An Lingrong was about to leave, but was stopped by Zhen Huan. The brother of the Zhen family took out two boxes of hazelnut cakes and durian cakes from the bag he carried with him and gave them to An Lingrong. The quantity was not much, and he showed his gratitude.

An Lingrong immediately turned around and opened it, giving it to Ju Qing, Liu Zhu, and Cui Jinxi to taste first, and then everyone divided it up in a few seconds. Everyone thought it was delicious and asked Zhen Heng to bring it over next time.

After hearing this, An Lingdao said: "I have allergic skin and can't eat too much durian cake. Thank you brother Zhen."

Zhen Heng was stunned and smiled and said: "I almost forgot about this. I have to remind you, I have to remind you. I must remember it."

As An Lingrong expected, the emperor appointed Zhen Heng to temporarily replace Nian Gengyao. The first urgent matter was to convey the emperor's imperial edict to the west and gain military power.

Zhen Yuandao was worried, Zhen Heng was also frowning, things were not clear.

Zhen Heng said: "The first time he went to the western border with the emperor's imperial edict, where Nian Gengyao's 200,000 troops were stationed. The leader was a general named "Zuo Yuxian". This person did not buy Zhen Heng. Heng's account, although he also respected Zhen Heng very much and respectfully invited him to enter the account and accepted the imperial edict honestly. However, when it was time to hand over the military affairs, he used Nian Gengyao's absence as an excuse and said that he did not know Qing, if you want to mobilize soldiers, you must have soldier symbols.

Zhen Heng said that Nian Gengyao had proclaimed himself king in Anhui, and the emperor had removed him from all posts and wanted to arrest him. He explained the serious consequences of the matter to Zuo Yuxian. No matter how Zhen Heng persuaded him, Zuo Yuxian There is only one sentence: use military symbols as an example.

In the end, Zuo Yuxian simply ignored Zhen Heng. Zhen Heng only brought a thousand men and horses. Facing an army of 200,000, he did not dare to act rashly, so he had to return to the Forbidden City to find the emperor to revive him.

Nian Gengyao was the king of land. In just one month, he quickly expanded his land area to cover the entire Anhui Province. With Huaiyuan as the central stronghold, his troops spread to all directions.

In Anhui Province, with Baili as the benchmark, three key points were set up: "Tutangguan", "Dulong'ao" and "Changzhifudi" to block the invasion of foreign enemies.

The emperor sent Zhen Yuandao to Anhui to lobby Nian Gengyao, but he was scolded by Nian Gengyao. Nian Gengyao also scolded the emperor for being stupid and incompetent. Not only was the government incompetent, but he also had three thousand concubines in the harem, but not one of them had given birth. The emperor's heir.

The emperor was extremely angry, the entire civil and military officials in the court were extremely angry, and the harem was in an uproar.

With the bow on the crossbow, it is inevitable to shoot.

Zhen Yuandao asked for the mobilization of troops to attack Anhui. He believed that Nian Gengyao had a rebellious intention, but the troops he led were always soldiers from the imperial court. As long as the emperor came to the scene in person, he would surely regain the morale of the army.

The emperor visited the western key point in person. Zuo Yu, the leader, saw the emperor in person and did not dare to take any action. However, he also said that soldiers have always served only those with military talismans in battle.

Even if the emperor has an order, it only stops at standing still.

Subsequently, the emperor followed Zhen Yuandao and Zhen Heng to Anhui Province. They had to break through "Tutang Pass" and "Dulong Ao" first, and then "Long Branch Lie on the Ground". Nian Gengyao may have been fighting for many years and was tired at this moment. Relaxation, unexpectedly has the practice of extravagance and enjoyment.

The emperor led his people to preach at "Tutangguan", and Nian Gengyao was holding a bunch of beauties on the left and right of "Long Branches Lying on the Ground", drinking and having fun, singing and dancing.

But in the year of Shilan, Concubine Hua was like an ant in a hot pot. Compared with the cold palace "Liu Li Palace", she would rather stay in Liuli Palace. This place is thousands of miles away from the emperor. In Liuli Palace , she was at least close to the emperor, and she also looked forward to one day being able to leave the cold palace and always be by his side.

Concubine Lan Hua of Nian Shi was anxiously thinking of a solution in the palace. She knew that the emperor was coming, but this long branch is hundreds of kilometers away from "Tutang Pass". Even if you ride a horse, you can run continuously for a day, and you can run up to 100 kilometers. I had to run for three days and three nights without rest to reach Tutangguan.

Nian Gengyao had many horses, one of which was covered with red hair, called "Xijiang Red". Its speed was amazing. Concubine Hua set out alone in the middle of the night and stole the "Xijiang Red" horse. It actually took only one day and one night to reach "Tutang Pass". She stood on the high city wall, holding high the flag of the Qing Dynasty, waving the flag and shouting.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I'm here!" Concubine Hua cried and shouted.

"Nian Shilan, you go down, and Nian Gengyao comes up to speak!" The emperor was moved.

Zhen Yuandao said that Concubine Hua was an infatuated woman who was obsessed with love. She abandoned her parents and brothers, ignored the soldiers on the city to stop her, and climbed to the top of the city wall, crying.

But no matter how Concubine Hua stood on the city wall and asked the soldiers to open the city gate, the people below were indifferent.

The terrain of "Tutang Pass" is dangerous, surrounded by mountains on three sides and a valley on one side. It has a great formation of "one man can guard the pass, and no one can open it". Nian Gengyao used the land for war and drove all the people to live in the rear of the province. , the back of the province is full of dense forests, and there is no land to cultivate. Every household will select strong men to be used as soldiers, and the people's livelihood is difficult.

The emperor asked Concubine Hua to open the city gate and Xuan Nian Gengyao came to see him. As long as Nian Gengyao withdrew his troops, he would still absolve him from the death penalty and retire from the army to enjoy the rest of his life. Even if Concubine Hua could not be restored to her original position, she could still retain her position. With the title of "Mrs. Xihua", she will enjoy a life of glory and wealth.

Concubine Hua cried bitterly. Later, when Nian Gengyao arrived, he ordered not to open the city gate. Even if the emperor attacked for a long time, he might not be able to capture it by force, so he ordered them to defend the city.

The emperor and Nian Gengyao were in a stalemate, and the emperor's persuasion was ineffective. The 200,000 troops in the west were blocked by the 100,000 troops sent by Zhen Heng, and they did not dare to act rashly.

Zhen Heng's other 100,000 troops moved forward, constantly recruiting men from all walks of life to join the army, and gradually grew the team to about 200,000 people. These 200,000 people marched to "Tutang Pass" to prepare for a storm.

Nian Gengyao did not expect that the emperor would concentrate his forces against him so quickly.

When he saw the mighty team approaching "Tutang Pass", there were 30,000 cavalry rushing in front, and the sound of horse hooves was deafening.

Originally, the emperor just wanted to fight quickly, but because Concubine Lan Hua of Nian Shi was on the city wall, the emperor couldn't bear to take action. He even hoped that Concubine Lan Hua of Nian Shi could persuade Nian Gengyao to surrender.

Nian Gengyao, who was like a hungry wolf, pushed Concubine Hua to the ground. Zhen Yuandao said at this time that maybe Nian Gengyao cherished his sister Nian Shilan, which was just an excuse for him. Nian Shilan was in the palace. Nian Gengyao was humiliated, but Nian Gengyao took advantage of this opportunity and used this as a reason to start the prelude to supporting his troops and establishing himself as king.

Zhen Yuandao's consciousness was a little late at this time. Since he used this as an excuse, the rebellion did not happen suddenly, but must have been well prepared.

Zhen Yuandao sent the emperor back to the Forbidden City overnight, and he himself followed the emperor back to bring in reinforcements and think of countermeasures.

Besides, the 200,000 soldiers "borrowed" for requisition were temporarily mobilized from guarding key places in the east, and they had to be returned as soon as possible. There were 400,000 soldiers guarding there, and 200,000 were seconded. Originally, we thought The matter can be dealt with in one day and one night, but now the facts are unexpected. We cannot attack by force. The emperor is thinking about his old feelings again. An army of 200,000 has been guarding the gate and cannot attack the city. So many people are camped outside the gate, eating and drinking. All are problems.