Chapter 166
"The official family..."

This sleep was deep, almost the most peaceful sleep in the days after Liu Bang returned to Lin'an. He slept from noon to evening. If it wasn't for his thirst, he didn't know how long he would sleep.

The No.1 he saw when he opened his eyes was Zhong Yu sitting on the edge of the bed with his big belly supported. After this girl became a mother, her eyebrows and eyes were indeed a little more gentle.

"Why are you here, where else?"

"Others..." Concubine Zhong hesitated, "The golden soldiers have retreated, you should rest for a while."

"Enough rest."

He sat up straight, he was embarrassed to order the pregnant woman, so he held the teapot on the table and drank it.

After pouring most of the pot of tea into his mouth, Liu Bang burped comfortably.

"Since you are pregnant, you should rest more. Even if you want to accompany you, you should let someone else come."

Zhong Yu smiled and said: "It's all the same, it's not that I can't move anymore."

"What time is it now?"

"It should be You time, do you want some food?"

Liu Bang didn't pay attention to the second half of her sentence, but murmured to himself:
"It's time..."

Putting the robes on his body indiscriminately, he was about to go out immediately, dressing while walking, as if he had not done any important business.

Zhong Yu was worried, and just wanted to persuade him, but the emperor who had already stepped out of the house with one foot turned back, and without asking, he stamped her forehead.

"It's good to rest, I will go back as soon as I go."

She nodded, looking very well-behaved, seeing the emperor wanted to leave, she subconsciously took his hand.

"Officials... no matter what happens, you should cherish your own body."

Liu Bang looked into her eyes and nodded slightly.

According to the time, it was evening at this time, but according to the face of God, it was already night, and it was completely dark.

There are still crowds of people in front of the gate of Jiahui, the city gate is wide open, just like when Zhang Taiwei led the army to attack just now... The Jin people came and dispersed faster, and as soon as Zhang Taiwei's men left the city, they all retreated go.

If it is said that this is a siege, it will not even last a day; but if it is not, the people of Lin'an really feel the feeling of soldiers approaching the city.

The common people said they wanted to go out to show their strength, but they had already been stopped by the people of the Imperial City Department. The place one mile outside the city gate was full of imperial guards from the Song Dynasty. Far, you can only see the situation on the other side clearly from a distance.

When the golden people dispersed and Zhang Taiwei returned victorious, everyone didn't feel much victory. On the contrary, everyone felt a burst of anger in their hearts but couldn't get it out, so they had to swallow it in their stomachs and fight alone. Aggrieved.

The people in the city behind didn't know the situation, they only heard that the Jin people had been repulsed, and they were all overjoyed. For a moment, the people inside the city gate and those outside the city gate turned into two completely opposite appearances.

Some people were puzzled, and when they met a familiar person, they asked:

"Why is Xiongtai so sad? Isn't this great victory just a great joy?"

The man who came back from outside the city couldn't help sighing, seeing this appearance without knowing the situation, he had to be regarded as the secret agent of the Kingdom of Jin.

"My virtuous brother doesn't know, although Sheng won, but, but... alas!"

His appearance made the people in the city even more confused:
"Brother, be blunt, don't sell so many tricks."

Both of them had studied. The man who came back from outside the city shook his head for a long time, and finally found an open space and started talking to him.

It turned out that the officials suddenly gave way to open the city gate, not only to allow Zhang Taiwei to lead the army to retreat from the enemy, but also to leave an opportunity for everyone to witness the might of the Great Song Army with their own eyes. They rushed out and occupied a good viewing position.

It's just that the Taiwei army hasn't arrived yet, but Jin Ying has made moves...

The man saw that there were quite a few people around him, so he didn't care about so many people at this time, he just asked:

"Why do you think they cut down trees?"

The people in the city didn't even think about it: "Isn't it building siege equipment?"

The man shook his head: "No, they are putting on airs!"

"shelf?"

The Jin man built a three-foot-high frame with the trees he cut down in the morning. When Zhang Taiwei led the troops out, the frame had just been erected.

"Then, what is this for?"

As soon as the people outside the city wanted to speak, they felt that their throats were blocked by something, which was exactly what Li Yi'an said, "Tears flow first when you want to speak".

After he cried for a while, the people around him heard clearly what happened outside.

"They hung one person up, then wrapped his head in a sackcloth, and from his head to his feet... beat him up!"

"Who is that person?"

"It is His Majesty the Holy Emperor Xiaociyuan!"

Hearing that he announced the name of this person, the person who kept asking was taken aback for a moment, and then followed suit, crying loudly.

The other common people did not read as many books as the two of them, and their emotions were not as rich as them, but for a moment, the sense of humiliation couldn't help flooding their hearts... The joy brought by the victory was instantly washed away, and from The circle began to spread, and more and more people heard about it.

Huang You, a general in the planting division back then, after being captured by Wan Yan Zonghan, was painted with wax oil by the golden men because he vowed not to surrender, and was hung head to foot on a tree, and burned died.

This kind of death is already tormenting, and the person who was lit this time was none other than the famous emperor of the Song Dynasty...

It seems that the ancestral grave was spat on by someone, and it seems that the elders of the family were bullied by outsiders. Anyway, no matter how unbearable the Emperor Xiaociyuan was in everyone's heart, it was serious, and they recognized it back then The emperor, the king of a country was tortured to death in this way... If it was the people of Song Dynasty, how could there be a way out!
Maybe it's the sadness of the lips and teeth, maybe it's the horrified feeling of this horrific horror, but no matter what, the word "humiliating" that has been settled for more than ten years has been turned up again, and together with the things that happened in Kaifeng Mansion back then, it came even more violently. !
Liu Bang boarded the top of Jiahuimen, looked at the high shelf in the distance... It was dark, so he could only see the general shape, but he could no longer see clearly whether someone had been hanged from it.

Zhang Jun and Wang Qi, Zhao Ding and Hu Quan, the civil and military ministers stood on the left and right, and they all dared not say a word. Maybe someone had already thought of something, but at this moment, no one dared to think about it further.

Because this Zhao official family really knows how to kill people.

And that His Majesty Xiaociyuan... To be honest, the people here are either Jinshi when Emperor Huizong was, or officials when His Majesty is today. After all, the emperor who has only been in office for more than a year, the people who used him died He is dead and old, and he invests in gold. Not many people have any feelings for him at all.

He is dead, humiliation is humiliation, but thinking about the good, isn't today's official family alive and well?
However, if it is said that the Song State betrayed the alliance, and the Jin people did not want to go to war, they still had to talk, then after this point, it is true that there is no way out for half a point.

In fact, it has long since disappeared, but many people did not fully believe what the emperor said at that time. After all, this majesty is used to repeating it. Now that the golden man has cut off his retreat, he will never stop.

Being silent all the time is not a big deal, Zhao Ding, as the prime minister, is naturally the first to come up with this kind of thing, he nodded and said:
"A person cannot be brought back to life after death, and the officials please mourn."

All the officials persuaded together: "The officials also ask for condolences."

Even if Zhao Guan's family doesn't have much affection for his elder brother, his own mother is dead after all... No matter who falls on this matter, it will be uncomfortable after all.

Liu Bang let out a long breath: "Is there still a living?"

Zhao Xiangye and Zhang Taiwei stood up at the same time, and immediately gave way to each other.

But after all, this matter was Zhang Juntui's enemy, and he also went to the camp in person. After all, it was better for him.

Zhao Ding stepped back, Zhang Jun understood, and replied:

"Reporting to the officials, when I got there, there was only one person left besides the corpses of Emperor Xiaociyuan... the Empress Dowager and those officials."

"Huh?" Liu Bang turned slightly, "Who is it?"

Taiwei Zhang lowered his body even lower: "It's Lin Yifei... He's standing in a circle formed by ropes, he's already crazy."

"crazy?"

"It's really crazy, he can't speak clearly, he just keeps smirking, but if anyone gets closer to him, he will immediately punch and kick him, trying to drive them away."

Although he didn't react for a while, Liu Bang still thought of it.

The two former officials of the Qin Mansion must be thinking about their old friendship with Qin Hui, so they stayed here.

only……

It's none of your business to pay back the love.

You can't use your own business to show favor, neither Liu Da nor Qin San did it properly.

He frowned, now that so many people were watching, he couldn't say anything directly, so he could only trouble those two in private.

"Lin Yifei should have died early, but I was kind for a while."

"Now that he's crazy, let him go. It's not good to do things too badly."

Everyone praised the goodness, and Zhang Taiwei went on to say:
"Empress Dowager... Her body has been transported back, the official family's funeral..."

"The Empress Dowager is dedicated to the country, and she will guard the people of Lin'an until she dies, so just bury her by the Qiantang River."

"That Xiaoci Yuansheng..."

Liu Bang looked at Zhang Jun expressionlessly:

"Can you confirm that the one who was lit with the sky lantern is Zhao Huan?"

Zhang Taiwei was startled, not knowing what the emperor meant, he hurriedly replied:
"I haven't seen it with my own eyes, but many people have seen it from a long distance. His attire is indeed the same as that of Emperor Xiaociyuan."

"That would be too much to do."

He quickly made a decision: "If you can't meet with your own eyes, you can't directly judge that someone is dead. After all, you are also the emperor, so you can't be so sloppy. If there is an accident...it will be unlucky."

"Official, then..."

"I don't know whether I'm alive or dead. When I invade the capital in the future, I'll find out by asking the Jin people."

What the emperor said made some sense, the situation was indeed such a situation, and Zhao Huan's life and death were determined so sloppily, it really seemed a little anxious.

Seeing that the officials really didn't even ask about the whereabouts of the golden man, the few people who were closer finally harbored some doubts in their hearts.

However, these doubts were quickly suppressed by other things, because the latest military situation had already been reported when the Jin soldiers retreated, and now Zhao Ding must tell the emperor.

Zhao Xiangye first dismissed some other officials, leaving only a few officials from the Ministry of Education and the Privy Council, and the city gate was instantly vacant.

I also heard that the people below seemed to have got the news that the one who was burned to death was not necessarily the Holy Emperor Xiaociyuan, and everyone began to come back to life. Although the empress dowager also died, the atmosphere was more enthusiastic than before a lot.

When Liu Bang saw Zhao Ding's appearance, he knew that it was probably not a good thing, but he didn't expect it to be so bad.

"The Wu Lin Department of the Left Han Army came to report that on December [-]th troops would be dispatched from Qinzhou, and they would go to Gongzhou, Taozhou, and Hezhou within one month. They should have continued to go to Yuanzhou first and then take Fengxiang, but Xia Brother Li Cha was attacked by the national thieves!"

I know it!
Liu Bang kicked on the city wall: "Wu Lin? How much did you lose?"

Zhao Ding sighed: "The Zuo Han army was beheaded for more than [-] ranks and injured more than [-]. All the counties that Wu Lin acquired fell into the hands of Xia Guo. Now he just sticks to Qinzhou and cannot move forward."

I don't know what Li Ganhui is doing, but he has already reminded Wu Lin before, telling him to be careful, it's okay to march slowly, and he must be wary of Xixia.

But something went wrong!Still something went wrong!

"Has the envoy from Xia Kingdom left?"

"I already left during the Chinese New Year, presumably I received the news in advance."

Calculated according to the time, more than 20 days have passed since Wu Lin was attacked. Liu Bang thought about it and said:

"Let Wu Lin stay in Qinzhou first, and don't send troops for now... When Yue Fei enters more, the number of Jin people there will naturally decrease."

"As for Xia Guo, let me just say that I have sent someone to ask, and see what they say."

As he was speaking, someone beside him memorized it, and when it was finished, Huang Yanjie read it again, and after confirming that it was correct, he handed it over to the Privy Council.

Tonight, someone brought the news directly to Hanzhong.

Zhao Xiangye saw that the emperor took a few breaths before calming down. At first, he was a little reluctant to talk anymore, after all, his mother died.

But seeing the emperor staring at him all the time, he was a little helpless, so he continued:
"Bozhou is still in a stalemate. After Wang De, the former commander of the army under the jurisdiction of Zhang Taiwei, left, the three generals led the army to attack the city seven times within three days, but they all returned without success. Even Wang De himself also lost money. One eye."

"They're all fucking trash, three trash, all trash!"

Liu Bang cursed directly, Yang Yizhong and Zhao Mi, who usually acted like they were some good generals in the world, but when they really went to the battlefield, they immediately revealed their secrets.

The same goes for Wang De, bragging that Li Qiong started running when he heard his name, what happened?
Even the eyes are blind!

Xiao Yasha on the side was worried about his father, but he was even more worried about His Majesty's state, because now it seemed that the officials were very angry.

Unexpectedly, someone noticed his expression and patted him on the back lightly. Wang Qi turned her head to look, and it was the Governor of Lin'an, the emperor's beloved minister Xin Ciying, who it was.

"Don't worry about children, the official family is fine."

"Thank you, but..."

He looked at the emperor, who seemed to be doing nothing.

Xin Ciying laughed and said, "You still don't understand our Zhao family, the more harshly he scolds, the easier this matter will be, and the easier it will be for him to get over it."

"When the official doesn't say anything, that's when he's really angry. If you don't believe me, just watch."

The emperor scolded his mother for a long time, and then asked Zhao Ding:
"Is there any more? Yue Pengju is still in Ruzhou? Is there any news from Han Shizhong?"

Zhao Xiangye nodded and said, "Yue Pengju has left Songzhou and Xuzhou, and is now besieging Zhengzhou."

The distance from Zhengzhou to Bianjing is only more than a hundred miles, if Zhengzhou can be achieved.

Liu Bang shook his head, he entered too fast.

The Han army in the west was completely restrained by the Xixia people. Now that the Jin people are inserting from the west, Yue Fei's front and rear troops will be easily cut off.

Cut off contact, and Liangdao.

"Let him take it easy and tell him the situation on Wu Lin's side. He should know the seriousness."

This is the same as what Zhao Ding thought, the old man paused:

"Han Liangchen also had some troubles."

Liu Bang started to play completely, except for Liu Kai who didn't move, all the three front lines of the Song Dynasty were in trouble, right?

He didn't speak, and looked at the old man with hanging eyes, to see what other tricks he had.

Zhao Ding only felt that his back was a little cold, maybe it was because he was old, and he was very sensitive to the weather this night.

"Han Liangchen supported Haizhou and took down Huairen County, but these days, there have been a lot of naval harassment. These people are somewhat different from the Jin people. They are good at water and come from the sea. Intercept and kill the people of the East China Sea, fishermen and some small groups of soldiers."

"Whenever Han Liangchen's army approached, these people disappeared... You also know that Han Liangchen is also a person who is good at using naval forces, but he has encountered several times at sea, but he has not gained the upper hand. These ships It’s not much, but it’s quite annoying to harass.”

"And I don't know how many people are on the other side, so for a while, Han Liangchen's troops became a little bit tied up."

Han Shizhong is indeed a person who is good at using boats. The battle of Huang Tiandang destroyed Wanyan Wushu's aura, and even he couldn't deal with those sailors, so...

Liu Bang said in a deep voice, "Bring the map."

It was still the same map with cinnabar, but it was drawn again with black ink by someone. Huang Yanjie and Zhong Lei held it aside, and Wang Qi held up a candle to let the emperor see it more carefully.

His hand stroked from left to right, and then from right to north. He stopped every time he reached a key city, thought for a while, and then continued to stroke.

Just paddling like this, apart from the occasional voices of the common people coming from below the city, the gate of Jiahui was extremely quiet, except for the sound of the emperor's fingers stroking the map, only the sound of people panting.

"It's Gorye, right?"

He seemed to be asking, but he didn't address any specific person, but he didn't wait for the answer, and directly stated his arrangement.

"Zhang Jun, order the soldiers and horses..."

"Tomorrow, let's go together."

Zhao Ding and the other ministers heard it, and immediately wanted to persuade him. After all, this person only went out once, and all those monsters and ghosts jumped out.

If he goes out again this time, maybe something will happen.

But obviously, the emperor didn't give them this chance.

Because he went straight down the city gate after saying this, and disappeared into the crowd along with a group of forbidden soldiers.

(End of this chapter)

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