Song Yi

Chapter 597 The culprit
When Du Wenhao and the others heard the news, they were stunned. Unexpectedly, so many things happened in the two months since they left.Da Song has changed beyond recognition!

Du Wenhao didn't know that he himself was the instigator of all this!
Historically, after the death of Emperor Huizong of Xia, Emperor Chongzong succeeded to the throne, but he was a puppet emperor for more than ten years. The military and political power of Xixia was in the hands of her mother, Queen Mother Liang (the queen of Emperor Huizong) and her uncle Liang Yibu. Here is the second generation of Queen Mother Liang. Under her leadership, Xixia and Song Dynasty fought for more than ten years.This is a very important and inseparable part of the entire Song and Xia history.However, this chain was interrupted by Du Wenhao!
He first killed Liang Yibu and Queen Liang, and cut off the ten years of history when they were in power. Under the chaotic direction of history, there was a big earthquake between heaven and earth, and now they killed Emperor Chongzong, This led to chaos in the world.

Because after the death of Empress Dowager Liang and Liang Yibu, Emperor Chongzong took charge personally and joined forces with the Kingdom of Jin to carve up the Northern Song Dynasty.The reign of Emperor Chongzong spanned more than ten years from the end of the Northern Song Dynasty to the beginning of the Southern Song Dynasty. The decades of Emperor Chongzong's reign affected the four dynasties of Song, Xia, Liao, and Jin, and the historical chain of decades was also severed. resulting in a large change.

The Marxist materialist view of history believes that history is created by the people and is the main cause that drives the wheel of history forward, while emperors, generals and key figures in history are only auxiliary factors, or only play a certain role on individual occasions.However, as far as the individual is concerned, the change of the destiny of an ordinary people by the traverser is just like the spring breeze blowing the wheel of history, and history will not be changed because of this.However, if the traveler changes the fate of an emperor or a key person who decides history, it will be like a mad bull hitting the wheel of history!It is very likely that the wheel will be knocked out of the original track of history, and history will change, and the consequences of this change are unpredictable, because it will become a new history!Just like people today don't know what will happen tomorrow!
Du Wenhao and the others killed Empress Liang, Liang Yibu, and especially Emperor Chongzong of Xixia, which caused chaos in the entire 50-year history!It is no longer the true colors of history, but has embarked on another unknowable road!

As for where this road leads and how this period of history will evolve again, no one knows!
Du Wenhao naturally didn't know this, he only knew that the whole history is now in chaos, and the Dajin Kingdom that should not have appeared has appeared, which means that the end of the Northern Song Dynasty is coming!But he didn't know that this period of history has become chaotic. Who is the gravedigger is no longer the final decision of history. In the next 50 years, history can no longer control the fate of the country and individuals, even himself. .

Du Wenhao now understands why there is almost no Xixia army in the south of Xixia. It turns out that the great changes in the Song Dynasty and the melee of warlords have no time to take care of the Western Expedition, and Xixia is facing the attack of the Jurchen army from the east, so the army has been transferred to deal with the Jurchen. .

He also understood why Emperor Chongzong of Xixia decided to attack him at that time, regardless of the relationship between the two dynasties. It turned out that he had been dismissed from his post by the new emperor of the Song Dynasty, King Cao, and wanted to be arrested by sea.Emperor Chongzong wanted to capture himself and hand it over to King Cao in exchange for reinforcements from the Song Dynasty to deal with Jurchen.

The special forces members heard that the Great Song Dynasty had undergone such drastic changes, and soldiers from all walks of life were fighting with each other. These soldiers were almost selected from all walks of life. They originally wanted to go to Beijing to join the special forces. The first thought is to go home and see if the family is safe.There was a lot of discussion all of a sudden, all with worried faces.

Li Pu said to Du Wenhao: "My lord, since the world is in chaos and all heroes are rising together, let's also raise troops. With your prestige in the national army and your current status, you will definitely be able to recruit heroes and sages from all over the world and make a difference. of."

Li Pu and the others didn't know Du Wenhao's time-traveling identity, but Du Wenhao had vaguely guessed from the two simultaneous earthquakes that caused chaos in the world that he probably killed Emperor Xia Chongzong and Queen Liang who was in power. Liang Yibu's behavior messed up the whole history.If I continue to mess around, I don't know where it will take history, and I don't know how many people will die.

After the historical chain is interrupted, it is beyond human control.This was a result that Du Wenhao didn't want, and he shook his head sadly: "You're flattering me. My new office is inspected in three offices. The time is very short and I don't have much prestige. Moreover, I'm not good at military affairs. If you really want me to lead the army When fighting a war, I am afraid that I will lose it in all likelihood. Forget it, I am just a doctor, not a general. My world is only in the pharmacy, not on the battlefield. In the shadow of swords and swords. Since you have ambitions, you should develop them yourself!"

Li Pu's expression was also a little sad, he was a professional soldier after all, seeing the chaos in the world, he couldn't help feeling itchy.But Du Wenhao treated him so well, he couldn't let him go.

Du Wenhao ordered the captives to be taken down, and looked around at the generals: "Now the court has changed dramatically, and I have been dismissed by the new emperor. That is to say, I am no longer your commander. I am going to the capital to find my family members Everyone must be concerned about their relatives, so let’s go our own way! In addition, General Li Pu intends to raise troops. If anyone is willing to follow him to build a career, I suggest you follow him. He is a very good general. It must make a difference!"

The soldiers started talking in low voices again.

Hearing what Du Wenhao said, Li Pu felt even more embarrassed.Xu Huaqiang said to Li Pu: "General Li, what the Duke said is the truth, don't worry, the Duke's safety depends on us."

Du Wenhao also smiled and said: "Yes, after you build a career in the future, we may come to you again."

Li Pu was very grateful, cupped his fists and said: "Since the Duke of the Kingdom values ​​the junior general so much, he will definitely live up to everyone's expectations. ——Brothers, the Duke of Guo asked us to fight the world, and if you are willing to fight for the cause with me, please Come out!"

These special forces members are all elites. They have practiced martial arts since they were young, just to be able to fight in the battlefield and achieve a career. dequeue.The remaining small number of special forces members expressed their willingness to continue to follow Du Wenhao.

Li Pu took most of the special forces team members, bid farewell to Du Wenhao, and rode away.

Du Wenhao said to Murong Yulan: "Miss Murong, great changes have taken place in our Great Song Dynasty. Both emperors have passed away, including Emperor Zhezong you are going to marry, and your Prince Bingsheng of Xixia has also died. This marriage must be ruined. You There is no point in going to the capital. How about you go back to Xixia?"

Murong Yulan turned the horse's head without saying a word, and walked slowly north.

Lin Qingdai thought for a while, galloped to catch up, and asked, "Miss Murong, where is your home?"

"I have no home, my parents are dead..."

"Ah? Then where are you going?"

Murong Yulan raised her head blankly and looked at the vast mountains behind her, she really didn't know where to go.

Lin Qingdai said: "If you have nowhere to go, why don't you come with us?"

A look of joy flashed on Murong Yulan's face, she nodded.

The reason why Du Wenhao issued the deportation order was because he was afraid that his wives and concubines would think too much. Now that they are homeless and have saved their lives, naturally they can't ignore them. He said: "In this case, Miss Murong, let's go to the capital together. Well, but now that various warlords are fighting, there must be a lot of hardships on the road."

Murong Yulan smiled shyly and shook her head, expressing that she didn't care.

"Okay, let's go!"

Du Wenhao took the rest of the special forces and his own guards, bypassed Huanzhou, and headed for Kaifeng, the capital.

In a small town, they found the official document of the sea arrest. Du Wenhao went up to check it masked, and saw that besides his own name and those of Lin Qingdai and Wang Runxue, the documents of Pang Yuqin, Lian'er, and Xue Fei'er who had stayed in the capital were on it. They all had their first and last names, and they were immediately relieved, which meant that they were all still alive.In addition, the names and portraits of apprentice Qian Yi, Qian Bushou, Xu Huaqiang, Li Pu and other guards are also on the official document of the sea arrest.

Since the route is within the sphere of influence of King Cao, and there are official documents issued by the sea, they can only avoid towns and take small roads. The main troops were deployed on the northern and southern borders, and there were very few troops in the hinterland, and the soldiers were in chaos. Although there were checks and checks, they were not very strict.In addition, Du Wenhao and the others took the trail as much as possible, so the journey was relatively smooth.

This day finally arrived at the capital.

There are heavy soldiers around Kaifeng, and there are card checks at the gate of the city.Since there are a lot of people going in and out of the city, beggars fleeing from famine, people with their families, and people pushing carts and goods, there is an endless stream, so the interrogation is not too strict. Du Wenhao and the others left two special forces to look after the horses, and then mixed in with the refugees , into the city.

The once prosperous city is now in ruins!
There are ruins and ruins everywhere, and there are refugees and beggars sitting or lying on the side of the road.Tents or simple wooden houses are set up on the open space.The whole city is filled with the choking stench of rotting corpses, which is the smell of rotting people who died in the earthquake before they could be buried in time.

Du Wenhao and the others hurried to their own Duke Zhen's mansion behind the palace.

From a distance, I could see the high walls of the imperial palace. Judging from the degree of newness and oldness, it was obviously just built. Even the walls of the imperial palace collapsed, which shows the huge destructive power of this earthquake.

The palace was surrounded by soldiers, Du Wenhao and the others circled far behind the palace, raised their eyes to look in the direction of their mansion, and saw ruins, not a single house was intact!The prime minister's mansion on both sides and the Yang family's Tianbo Yang mansion were all razed to the ground.

The ruins of the mansion were pulled by ropes, and there were soldiers guarding all around. They did not dare to approach and could only watch from a distance. There were no figures or tents in the ruins of the mansion.

Lin Qingdai whispered: "What should we do now?"

Du Wenhao said: "I don't know, I can find one or two people to ask in the end. This is too close to the imperial palace and the security is strict. Let's go to Wuweitang to have a look, maybe we can find someone to ask."

A group of people turned back and were about to leave when a young man came over and said softly beside Du Wenhao: "Master!"

Du Wenhao turned his head and saw that this person's face was dark, only his eyes were bright, his teeth were white, and that silly smile made Du Wenhao immediately guess who this person was - his apprentice, a silly head!
Hantou is an apprentice who doesn't take money, that is, Du Wenhao's grandson. He has a very good memory. He basically relies on his back when he studies medicine, but he doesn't know how to be flexible.

The joy on Du Wenhao's face was also swept away. Seeing that Hantou was dressed like this, it was obvious that he was avoiding people's eyes and eyes, and he couldn't meet him rashly.There are officers and soldiers all around.

Hantou didn't stop, gave him a wink, and walked forward slowly.

Du Wenhao didn't say a word, and waited for him to walk away before slowly following behind.

Wang Runxue didn't hear the two of them talking, so she asked in a low voice, "Husband, where are we going?"

"Don't ask, just follow along."

Seeing the direction Hantou was walking in, Du Wenhao immediately understood that it was a haunted house!
The ghost house is a large mansion bought by Du Wenhao. Because the pond inside emits a hallucinogenic gas every night, people who inhale this gas will have hallucinations and have encountered ghosts in the past.So people nearby are afraid to approach.

Du Wenhao bought this house at a very cheap price, few people know about it.However, this house is located in the capital after all, and they have been wanted by the sea, why didn't they abscond out of the city, instead hid in the ghost house?

But then again, there is a saying that "the more dangerous the place, the safer it is." Everyone thought they had escaped, but in fact they hid in the haunted house, which is not easy to be discovered.

Hantou really went to the ghost house. Most of the walls of the ghost house have collapsed. Because the ghost house is relatively remote and there are relatively few pedestrians, it is easier to see if anyone is following behind.

Hantou was very cautious, speeding up his pace for a while, then stopped suddenly, and then slowed down, while observing whether there was any follower behind him. After making sure that no one was following him, he turned into the haunted house through a gap in the fence.

Almost all the buildings in the haunted house have collapsed, leaving nothing but ruins.There are cracks all over the place under the tall weeds, people have to be extra careful, otherwise they may fall into the cracks if they are not careful.

Hantou walked quickly, stopped in a low-lying area, looked around first, and then waved to Du Wenhao.

Du Wenhao hurried over: "Stupid head! What about your patriarch mother?"

Hantou smiled slightly, pointed to the ground: "It's just below!"

Du Wenhao hurriedly took a closer look, it turned out that under the tall weeds was the mouth of a well!Immediately, she remembered that after Lin Qingdai inhaled the hallucinogenic gas, she was frightened by the hallucinations and fell into a dry well. No wonder the scenery around here is so familiar, it turned out to be the well that she fell into.

Hantou lay down by the well, took a stone, and knocked it a few times.After a while, there was also a sound from the well. The rhythmic sound should be some kind of agreed signal.

After a while, the well gurgled, and a big basket popped out soon.

Hantou said: "Okay, master, you sit in the basket, the people below will put you down."

Du Wenhao was anxious to see Pang Yuqin and the others, so without saying much, he sat in the basket and lowered slowly.

"Husband!"

A surprise call came from the bottom of the well, and it was Pang Yuqin who heard the voice!
"Qin'er!" Du Wenhao was overjoyed, it was pitch black below and he couldn't see clearly, he said anxiously, "Qin'er, where are you?"

Pang Yuqin was in the dark, she could see Du Wenhao, and hurriedly waved: "I'm here!"

Du Wenhao opened his eyes wide, and finally saw a few figures faintly.Then I heard someone say hello:
"master!"

"elder brother!"

"Master!"

"Master"

"Wen Hao!"

……

A lantern appeared, and Du Wenhao's hanging basket also arrived on the ground. When he stepped out of the hanging basket, his eyes were full of acquaintances, including Pang Yuqin, Lian'er, Xue Fei'er, Qianbu, and the store clerk. , Wu Cong, Yingzi, the twin sisters Huaya Ruoyun, Ruoyu, Yuzhen, etc., Xuefeier's father Song Shopkeeper, Pang Yuqin's parents Pang Jinghui, Liu Shi, concubine Yuer, fourth girl Snotch Douer and others , In addition, I saw the county magistrate Zhuang Jimou's family, including Meier, who is extremely coquettish as a godmother!And the little tiger cub, Xiao Ke.

Du Wenhao remembered that although the well had dried up, it was not a big place, but now it is very spacious, with several rooms, just like an underground air-raid shelter.

Pang Yuqin held his hand and wept with joy: "I'm so worried to death. After you've been away for so long, two big earthquakes occurred in a row. The emperor died one after another, and the empress dowager also passed away. Then the damned Cao Wang became the emperor?" , made an order to arrest us..."

Du Wenhao hugged her into his arms and stroked her beautiful hair: "Yes, we also narrowly escaped death in Xixia, but fortunately everyone is safe."

Lian'er and Xue Fei'er also looked at him and wept with joy.Du Wenhao comforted them softly.He also met with other people.

When Lin Qingdai and the others came down one by one in bamboo baskets, they entered a large basement room with lanterns and mats on the floor. They each sat cross-legged, and Pang Yuqin and Wang Runxue sat beside him. Xiao Ke, the tiger cub, lay down in front of Du Wenhao, and everyone started talking about the story.

It turned out that when the first major earthquake occurred, Song Zhezong and others were crushed to death. When the throne was decided, King Cao proposed to inherit the throne with the support of a group of trusted ministers.Without Du Wenhao by her side, the Empress Dowager lost her mind. Wang Gui and others advocated for Zhao Ji to inherit the throne.The empress dowager had no choice but to let Zhao Ji inherit the throne, that is, Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty, and the regent of Cao Wang. She no longer listened to the government behind the curtain, and the regent was equivalent to the emperor. This calmed down the dispute between the two factions.

After Cao Wang became the regent, the Du family realized that the situation was not good. Du Wenhao had held Cao Wang as a hostage before, and cut him on the neck again. He was afraid that he would retaliate. Pang Yuqin, Lian'er and Xue Feier three Together, they decided to dig a basement in the haunted house as a hiding place.Pang Yuqin and the others only brought along Wu Cong, Hantou, Shapang, Ruoyun, Ruoyu and other cronies and maidservants, and started digging.

This ghost house has never been visited by anyone, it is very hidden, and the excavation is progressing smoothly.After the basement was dug, Pang Yuqin and the others transferred valuable gold and silver to the basement, and stocked up a lot of food and drinking water.

(End of this chapter)