Chapter 295: The Fall of the Song Dynasty
With a "bang", the closed door was kicked open.
The woman in the room was shocked, and the sleeping baby in her arms woke up immediately, and screamed out with a "wow", so frightened that the woman hurriedly held the baby in her arms, constantly comforting her mouth, and her eyes were also with fear, staring at the door that was kicked open.
Two or three strong men broke into it, searching the room with greedy eyes, and immediately found the woman hiding there.
"Hey! I thought there was no one! I didn't expect to hide a little girl's skin here?"
The woman was suddenly frightened, so she could only hold the baby in her arms tightly, and asked, "What do you want to do when you suddenly break in?"
"Hey, hey. What do you think our brothers are going to do?"
The first big black man smiled lewdly, and immediately instructed the younger brother behind him: "You two, go to the kitchen to see if there is any food." As for this little girl, let me enjoy it first. He unbuttoned his shirt and walked towards the woman.
"You, you trespass on people's houses, do you still have an official mansion in your eyes?"
Seeing the black man coming like a mountain, the woman suddenly felt desperate and shouted again.
The black man laughed, "Wang Fa? The Yuan army is here, and those officials are too busy to take care of themselves, where are they interested in paying attention to these." You still obediently obey me, at least you can save your life, can't you?" Without concealing the desire in his heart, he directly stretched out his big hand and grabbed the woman.
"Don't, don't, help me, who's going to save me!"
The woman held the child in her arms and tried to retreat backwards, the only way she could take in the face of this man's oppression was to let out a sharp roar at the top of her throat, wanting to call the passing god and save herself.
It's just that Lin'an is like this now, will anyone come to the rescue?
The black man was disdainful: "Do you think there are still people now? Those officials have already fled a long time ago, where will they pay attention to you." I advise you to be well-behaved, so that at least it won't be too uncomfortable. Do you understand?" Seeing that he hadn't caught the other party for a long time, he also felt anxious, and immediately jumped and threw himself towards the woman.
The woman felt desperate, so she had to huddle in the corner with the child in her arms.
"Bang!"
Out of thin air, a thunderbolt exploded, and the black man was like a cloth bag, and was directly knocked out a few feet away, smashing a wall in the distance directly.
"Are you okay?"
The woman looked up, and saw a thin gentleman standing in the distance.
This gentleman is about forty years old, dressed in a soap-colored robe, and his appearance is also handsome, but his eyebrows are always wrinkled, revealing a sad color, but I don't know who it is, and he actually made a move at this time.
The woman was about to thank the woman when the men from before heard the sound and ran out of the back kitchen, carrying bags of rice, apparently trying to collect food.
"Where did the stinky scholar come from, who dared to stop us?"
Seeing that the boss was beaten, those few shot together and hit the scholar. "Bang bang bang" a few times, and before those people got close to the scholar, they flew out directly, and like the big black man, they were also disabled.
"Thank you, sir, for your help? The little woman is unforgettable, and she hasn't asked for her life yet?"
Seeing that she was saved, the woman quickly knelt down and bowed to the scholar on the ground.
"Alas. The world is so bitter, it is clear that those people are doing nonsense, but it has affected you. The gentleman sighed, walked into the room, lifted the bag of rice, handed it to the woman, and said, "You have the baby in your arms, you really shouldn't stay here, you better get out of here quickly." Waving into the distance, a carriage came galloping and stopped beside the man.
The horseman said to the gentleman: "Mr. Dongjiang, don't forget the purpose of Li Tingzhi sending us here, there is no time to waste. ”
"I understand. But she always has her life, how can she sit idly by?"
Lu Xiufu nodded, then beckoned, let the woman hold the baby and get into the carriage, and instructed: "You take her to escape from Lin'an, don't let her be frightened, understand?"
"Alas. You are still so merciful that you do not see others suffer. The horseman shook his head, probably accustomed to seeing Lu Xiufu's behavior.
Lu Xiufu replied: "Saving one counts as one." And the reason why this tragedy is caused is also our sin, isn't it?"
"Okay. I understand. The groom shook his head helplessly, and immediately waved his whip, urging the carriage to drive out of the city.
Seeing the carriage drive out of Lin'an, Lu Xiufu felt relieved, but thought in his heart: "Alas. Unexpectedly, in just a few months, this Lin'an has become like this, and if it is allowed to continue, I don't know what it will become. ”
Of course, he knew why he was the way he was.
Since the battle of Jiaoshan, Lin'an has begun to fall into chaos, and the news from the north is more like a plague, and it has begun to spread in Lin'an.
Whether it is the scholars in the temple or the Li people in the alleys of the market, they all understand that Lin'an is now in a catastrophe, especially after discovering that many official mansions have been emptied, which increases the panic.
The powerful men began to swell, and with their own force, they robbed others of their food and weapons, and even extended their claws to the women, just as the women had happened before.
What's more, the officials in the government are also out of control, and with the weapons in their hands, they also occupy a place and oppress the people under their rule. Only those wealthy families, with the attendants in the house, can maintain a little tranquility.
It's just that this tranquility doesn't know how long it can last.
Thinking of this, Lu Xiufu immediately ran towards the palace.
"I hope I'm not late, or it will be too late. ”
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Stepping slowly, Xie Daoqing sat down on the dragon chair that had been prepared for a long time.
She looked down and saw that in the huge Qinzheng Palace, there were only a few people left, Chen Yizhong, Wu Jian, and Lu Shimeng, which was more than half less than before.
For this scene, Xie Daoqing did not make any efforts, for example, she complained to everyone a few days ago.
"My country has been treating scholars for 300 years. I and the heir have suffered a lot of hardships at home, and the little minister can't come up with a plan to save the times, and the internal officials will leave the second, and the outside will be entrusted to abandon the city, take refuge and steal their lives, who is still who? and how can I see the first emperor underground? The mandate of heaven has not changed, and the national law still exists. Those who are in the official guard, Shangshu Province will be transferred once, and those who flee from the country will be noticed by the imperial history. ”
However, it had little effect, and it was not possible to stop everyone from fleeing for a long time.
Looking at this scene, Xie Daoqing felt cold, although she knew that there was little hope, she still opened her mouth to ask, wanting to understand what the situation was now.
"Where's Wang?"
"The Empress Dowager. Wang Yao was already sick and ill, and his life and death were only in the blink of an eye, and he really couldn't go to court. ”
"Where's Liumengyan?"
"According to the minister's information, he has escaped and is now missing. ”
"So, has it reached this point?"
Biting her lip, Xie Daoqing endured her grief, but her eyes were moistened with tears, and she didn't know how to deal with it, as for the officials under the hall, they were even more silent, like a dead corpse, unable to do anything.
"The Empress Dowager!"
Chen Yizhong sighed and walked out: "Now there is nothing we can do about it, only by escaping from Lin'an can we save our lives." The minister implored the Empress Dowager for permission to move the capital. ”
"Move the capital?"
Xie Daoqing smiled bitterly a few times, raised his head suddenly, and stared at Chen Yizhong deadly: "This Lin'an is the hard work of the former emperor for many years, how can it be left behind? It's not that she doesn't know the threat of the Yuan army, but when she thinks of her husband's wishes, she is even more unwilling to give up, after all, the Yuan army has not yet arrived, and she may be able to wait for a glimmer of life, isn't it?
"Perhaps, that person can do it? But why hasn't she shown up yet? Could it be that God has really abandoned us?"
At this moment, Xie Daoqing suddenly recalled Xiao Feng, that arrogant and unruly appearance really made her remember deeply, and it was also the object of her worship all along.
"Well, if that's what I'm destined for, then forget it. ”
Xie Daoqing's expression was calm, as if he had seen through all this, and he made a silent decision in his heart.
"The Empress Dowager!"
Chen Yizhong shouted loudly and persuaded again: "The Yuan army is currently outside Lin'an, and it will arrive here in ten days, although there are palace guards guarding it, it is difficult to ensure that the queen mother is thorough." If I don't run away, it's all over. ”
"Aiqing's worries, and the mourning family also knows. ”
Xie Daoqing shook his head, and there was a quiet in his eyes, as if he had seen his end.
She said: "But there are still many people in this Lin'an, they have not abandoned my dynasty, how can I abandon them and go, not to mention, now I am just a dying person, even if I escape, how long can I support it?" Thinking of her husband's words, she calmly replied: "In this case, why did you flee? At least here, I can also protect the people that my husband once sheltered, so that they will not be embarrassed by the Yuan army." ”
Chen Yizhong still didn't give up, and continued to persuade: "But the Queen Mother! After you are a country, what if you are captured by the Yuan army?"
"I've made up my mind, so don't say more. ”
Xie Daoqing shook his head, his attitude was quite resolute, he beckoned, and asked the four guards next to him to go down, but after a while, a few boxes were brought up, and the boxes were opened up with a "click", revealing the silver taels and jewelry and other things inside.
Chen Yizhong looked at this scene and was a little confused: "This is?"
"Alas. At this time of chaos, you are still willing to be here with the mourning family, which can be regarded as a high degree of hard work. He complained: "These are the savings of many years in my inner treasury, and they are not much, so if you don't take them away, they can be regarded as entanglements on the road." After all, I have been raising a soldier for a hundred years, and I can't treat you badly, and I have accompanied the mourning family in these days and gone through this journey. ”
The ministers were silent, looking at the box of silver taels, and they didn't know what it was like in their hearts.
"Your Excellency understands. ”
Chen Yizhong bowed, turned around, and left from here.
The rest of the people followed him, and departed in turn, but none of them went to take the silver taels, and they were also to blame for what they had done, and they were still guilty of what they had done.
"Queen Mother, shall we go back?"
"Nope. Let me sit here and see what my husband has seen. ”
Xie Daoqing shook his head and refused the maid's request, she just sat silently on the dragon chair, quietly looking at the Qinzheng Hall that fell into tranquility, which once controlled the central hub of tens of millions of people up and down the Song Dynasty, but now it was a dead silence, and there was no longer any livelihood.
As the sun set, the light in the palace gradually dissipated, until it was completely engulfed in darkness.
And Xie Daoqing was still sitting on the dragon chair, without any reaction, and the maid next to her didn't know when she left, after all, the Yuan army had already invaded the palace, and if she didn't escape, she wouldn't have a chance.
It wasn't until there were countless footsteps outside the hall that the tranquility of the Qinzheng Palace was broken, and the rising fire also illuminated the Qinzheng Palace very transparently.
A person slowly stepped into the hall, it was the Boyan who led the army to attack the Song Dynasty.
Boyan raised his head, looked at the woman sitting on the dragon chair, couldn't help but be a little surprised, and asked, "Are you Xie Daoqing, the empress dowager of the Song Dynasty?"
"It's the mourners. ”
Xie Daoqing reacted at this time, Xu had been doing it for too long, she was just about to stand up straight, she felt her body stumble, and almost fell to the ground, and after it was easy to stabilize her body, she slowly walked down from the dragon chair, and then knelt on her knees, bent down towards Na Boyan, and bowed down respectfully.
At this point, the Song Dynasty fell!