Battle of the Fifty-Six Imperial Cities (1)

Just when Yan Wei, Ling Xiang, Ye Muxue, Tie Chenglin, Zhang Wei and others were leading the Song army and chasing the rebels, they suddenly heard the sound of killing on both sides, and saw countless rebels rushing towards the two wings of the Song army.

Yan Wei saw that the rebels still had reinforcements, and seeing that the sky was dark, he didn't know how many rebels were still hidden, so he didn't dare to continue the pursuit, and hurriedly ordered to return to the army. The rebels saw that the Song army had withdrawn, but they were also beaten by the impact just now, and they were busy readjusting the formation first, and they were not in a hurry to catch up for a while, so they allowed the Song army to calmly withdraw to the imperial city.

In fact, the harvest of the Song army's attack this time was not small, a total of nearly 500 rebels were killed, and the Song army's own losses were less than 100 people, so after returning to the imperial city, the morale of the Song army was high, Yan Wei hurriedly arranged troops to defend the city wall, and then waited for the reinforcements in the city to arrive.

Taking advantage of this gap, Zhao Yueru took Ye Muxue to Jin to see Zhao Chen. When Ye Muxue first debuted, because of her transcendent identity and beautiful appearance, she caused a sensation in Lin'an Mansion. Although Zhao Chen was young at that time, he also knew that after listening to Zhao Yueru explain her origin, he knew that if she hadn't rushed to Yang's Mansion in time to report the news, so that his side could be prepared a moment in advance, just now he also saw with his own eyes in the city, the rebels are not small, otherwise it is really hard to say what the consequences will be now, so he is also very grateful to Ye Muxue.

After seeing Ye Muxue, Zhao Chen comforted her with kind words, and promised her in front of Zhao Yueru that after the rebellion was quelled, Ye Muxue would marry Yang Yan as a disciple of Tianji Palace. Because at the beginning, for Zong Tianxuan and others, they were determined by the imperial court to be the remnants of Manichaeism, and they did not involve Tianji Palace, so there was no obstacle for Ye Muxue to restore the identity of a disciple of Tianji Palace.

After Ye Muxue heard this, she was naturally very happy in her heart, on the one hand, the emperor gave her marriage, and her reputation with Yang Yan was confirmed, and she also had a foothold in the Yang family in the future, and on the other hand, she also restored the reputation of Tiangong Ji, although Tianji Palace still could not be rebuilt, but after all, it still left a good reputation.

At this time, Zhao Qianru temporarily settled Yang Yan's other wives and concubines in the palace, after all, she was not at ease outside, but she was worried about Zhao Yueru's body, so she ran out again, planning to persuade Zhao Yueru to take a rest. However, outside the city at this time, the number of rebels was as high as five or six thousand, but because they were afraid of the bows and arrows of the Song army, they all retreated a hundred paces away. Everyone looked very sad, but at this time, the reinforcements in the city had not yet arrived, and everyone couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

At this moment, I only heard the rebels suddenly shouting "Long live" in unison, the sound was all over the clouds, and in the joyful sound, the fire flickered, shining like day, and the rebels were divided to the left and right, and a few war horses were embraced.

One person in the middle is fifteen or sixteen years old, wearing a golden crown on his head and wearing a yellow robe of five dragons, and it is the proud Deng Wang Zhao Hong, who welcomes the cheers of the rebels. Zhao Hong was also accompanied by Zong Tianxuan, and several other people, Ye Muxue knew each other, and they were the first generation of disciples of the original Tianji Palace, such as Xie Qingfeng and Song Yiren. There is another person she doesn't know, but Ling Xiang, Tie Chenglin, and Gu Xueping do, it is Chen Yichao, who has not appeared for a long time. And behind them there are two big flags, one with the book "Pull out the chaos and set it right" and the other with the book "Revenge."

When the group came to a distance of about fifty steps from the imperial wall, they stopped, and Zhao Chen shouted at the top of the wall: "Zhao Hong, since I ascended the throne, I have been treating you well, I can't imagine that you don't think about it, today you dare to raise troops to rebel and trap the imperial city, aren't you afraid of being ruined and ruined?" Although he has rarely fought in battles, he often admonishes the soldiers when he inspects the army in peacetime, and he has practiced some breathing and breathing skills, so these words are also full of energy, and everyone present can hear them more clearly.

After Zhao Hong heard this, he sneered and said, "Zhao Chen, this throne was originally my father's, it was you who usurped the throne and killed my father, thinking that I was young at the time, don't you know?" Now I am meeting to get rid of you, the hypocrite, and regain the throne, but also to avenge my father. ”

Zhao Chen burst into laughter and said, "Joke, when Shu succeeded to the throne, he was still edicted by Emperor Tai, and was supported by the Chinese and military ministers of the dynasty, so that he could ascend the throne and be justified." It was your father Zhao Kai, who was suspicious, confused, and colluded with the remnants of Manichaeism, but he didn't measure himself, stood on his own, and dared to compete with me. The result was a complete failure. After the defeat, your father Zhao Kai cut himself to thank the world. At that time, how many people persuaded me to kill your brothers and sisters and cut the grass and eradicate the roots, but I remembered that your brothers and sisters were all from the Zhao clan, and they were young and knowledgeable at the time, and your father's disobedience had nothing to do with you, so this opened the net, not only leaving your brothers and sisters' lives, but also allowing you to inherit King Deng and enjoy the glory and wealth. I can't imagine that not only do you not want to repay the news, but you have evil intentions and try to seize the throne in vain, which is really ridiculous. You must know that your father was not my opponent back then, let alone you. ”

Zhao Hong was so angry that he stomped his feet on the horse, and shouted at the top of his voice: "You lie, you are the hypocrite, this throne should have been mine, I will kill you and avenge my father." After all, he is just a sixteen or seventeen-year-old child, how many worlds can he see, he can talk about Zhao Chen, and before he can say a few words, he was provoked by Zhao Chen and became angry, and he was in chaos.

Zhao Chen saw it, and said with a smile: "Zhao Hong, for the monarch, you must be happy and angry, as the so-called Mount Tai collapses in front and the color is not chaotic, the elk is happy on the left and does not move, and look at you?" Before he said a few words, he was angry like this, and his etiquette was greatly lost, how could it be the bearing of a monarch. He turned back to Song Jun and said, "You see, he's just a little hairy kid who hasn't dried up, and he actually wants to be the emperor?" Isn't it ridiculous? ”

Hearing the emperor say this, the Song army on the city wall immediately burst into laughter, and some people also followed suit, shouting: "Little child, go home and nurse!" Stop messing around. There are also humanitarians: "Little doll, don't be scared to pee your pants at night." ”

When Zhao Hong heard this, he was angry and anxious, but he couldn't refute a word, his face was flushed, and his whole body trembled.

Zong Tianxuan saw it, and he also knew that he would not be noisy, if they were allowed to continue talking, Zhao Hong was afraid that he would be amused by Zhao Chen to cry, and he was busy saying on the side: "Your Highness, don't fall for him, this hypocrite is deliberately trying to provoke you." Then he shouted at the city wall: "Zhao Chen, don't be rampant, you hypocrite, wait for us to attack the imperial city, catch you, and see what else you have to say." ”

His skills are profound, and as soon as he speaks, he shakes the audience, and immediately suppresses Song Jun's laughter.

Zhao Chen said: "Could it be that the person who spoke was Zong Tianxuan, who was pretending to be a disciple of Tianji Palace?" Back then, you were the one who instigated Zhao Kai to establish himself as the king, but Zhao Kai was defeated and died, but you ran away. In my opinion, Zhao Kai was actually killed by you. Now you are stirring up your son to rebel and kill yourselves. I heard that Zhao Kai regarded you as a gentleman and treated you well before his death, but why did you frame their father and son so much? It can be seen that the remnants of Manichaeism are acting strangely and cannot be lived in the attitude of ordinary people. ”

When Song Jun heard this, he burst into laughter again. And Zong Tianxuan was also so angry that he smoked, but what Zhao Chen said was exactly where he hurt, and he didn't know where to start if he wanted to refute it.

In fact, Zhao Chen is not just to show his tongue quickly, but to see Zhao Hong appear, which greatly improved the morale of the rebels, so he deliberately used language to provoke Zhao Hong, making Zhao Hong behave in a gaffe, and also intended to hit the momentum of the rebels. Sure enough, after a verbal battle between the two sides, the rebels saw that Zhao Chen was calm and calm, while their leaders Zhao Hong and Zong Tianxuan were both speechless, and they couldn't help but feel a lot more discouraged. However, the Song army was full of excitement, and the morale of both sides suddenly made a judgment.

Then Zhao Chen said loudly: "The rebels in the city are all listening, you are just ordinary people, why rebel against the court, you must know that betrayal is still the crime of raiding the house, have you ever thought that your parents, brothers, wives and children will die because of your actions." I believe that you have only been deceived and bewitched by Zhao Hong, Zong Tianxuan and others, not your heart, so as long as you lay down your arms, I promise not to pursue your crimes. Let you leave Jiankang safely and go home to reunite with your loved ones. If you can kill Zhao Hong and Zong Tianxuan, I will reward him as an official and reward him with a thousand taels of gold. ”

As soon as he said this, it immediately caused a riot among the rebels in the city, although most of them were brainwashed and bent on following Zong Tianxuan and their hearts. But there are also many people who were deceived by Zong Tianxuan and others, and followed them in a daze. And Zhao Chen is still the emperor after all, so after listening to Zhao Chen's words, many people also began to move in their hearts, thinking about what to do.

Chen Yichao, who was on the side, saw that Zhao Chen actually began to instigate the rebels to come, and he also knew that it was not good, if Zhao Chen was allowed to perform like this, I am afraid that the rebels would be in chaos without a fight. So he drew his horse back to battle at once, and then turned back at once, but at this time he was carrying a bloody human head on his spear.

And Yan Wei, the commander of the Japanese army on the city wall, couldn't help but be shocked, and said: "This is Xiao's command." "It turned out that this was the head of Xiao Yong, the commander of the Gong Holy Army.

Chen Yichao shouted loudly: "Listen to the Song army in the imperial city, Xiao Yong has died, and the Gong Saint Army has also been killed by us, you want to wait for them to come to the rescue, it is impossible, now that you are in a big situation, what else can you say." There is still a way to survive if you surrender quickly, otherwise, Xiao Yong will be your end. ”