Chapter 50: What is the Lord?
An Zidao has never been so embarrassed in his life.
The failure of the Third Northern Expedition was the greatest danger he had ever encountered, the defeated army was scattered, the pursuers were behind, and there was no one to rely on, but in the end the danger was saved.
But this time, he knew that there was no way out of the way.
From time to time, there were chaotic soldiers rushing over, first three or five people, and more than a dozen people, and then they encountered a squad of fifty people, although these unorganized soldiers could not withstand the hard work of five hundred sword swingers, but then there would be hundreds of thousands of people, east, west, and south three sides lost, Xiao Yushu and Shen Muzhi were all people who knew the soldiers, how could they keep the north gate and let him escape calmly?
Looking around, there are crying palace maids everywhere, panicked eunuchs, some only care about fleeing for their lives, and some are carrying gold and silver property in the palace.
"Frost Tiger!"
Seeing the Xianyang Palace, An Zidao shook off Lin Shuanghu's hand and stopped. Lin Shuanghu said anxiously: "Lord, it is not advisable to stay here for a long time, it is better to get out as soon as possible." Come, carry the Lord on their backs, and keep the queue ......"
"Frost Tiger, I'm not leaving!"
An Zidao sat on the stone steps in front of the Xianyang Palace, with an old face and tired eyes, there was no longer the domineering of swallowing mountains and rivers in the past, at this time, he was just a frustrated person who was exhausted and lost everything.
"Lord!" Lin Shuanghu was so anxious that he almost vomited blood, just now he and Bai Chang used his life's work with his palm, his internal organs were almost displaced, he suffered serious internal injuries, and he urgently needed to find a place to meditate for treatment. But this situation is urgent, so he can only forcibly use his luck to suppress the injury, and he is afraid that An Zidao will find out that he is worried, who wants to give up before he leaves the city.
"You don't have to persuade! Even if he escaped from the city by luck, Xiao Xunqi had already cut off all the roads leading to the various armies, rather than falling into the hands of those children outside and suffering humiliation, it was better to wait here and let the prince take his life! ”
"Long live the Lord, the real dragon protects the body, and it will never be taken advantage of by Xiaoxiao!"
An Zidao laughed and said: "Since ancient times, there has been no long live, no thousand-year-old, hundred-year-old Son of Heaven, I have lived to this day, it is a rare longevity among the emperors of the Han and Wei dynasties, it is time to be content!" ”
Lin Shuanghu knelt on his knees, begged bitterly, and said, "Even if the old slave dies, he must also keep his master safe and sound." Five hundred sword swingers are driving, how can they have the strength to fight, the lord can't give up lightly......"
An Zidao's gaze swept over the surrounding sword swingers, his young face full of determination in the face of death, and his eyes were loyal and fearless, as if he had seen them for the first time many years ago.
Time goes back to the fourth year of Longping, An Zidao finally killed the four auxiliary countries with the help of Xiao Xunqi, and took power in person, feeling that the Chinese army and the gate lord were too deeply implicated, and they wavered every time they were in danger, so they imitated the old system of Yulin, and selected the strong and healthy people from the descendants of the soldiers who died in the previous Northern Expedition and the battle to suppress the barbarians, and after strict military training and elimination mechanism, they finally formed an army based on the merits, and the combat effectiveness was the crown of the Southern Dynasties.
It is precisely because of the royal sword swingers sitting in Taicheng to deter the Chinese army and foreign armies that An Zidao completely sat on the throne, lightly punished the meager endowment, innovated the rule of officials, and created a prosperous era in China. It's just that tonight, this heroic army that has made great contributions to him will eventually become a victim of the power struggle.
Pity! Also hateful!
With a hiss, An Zidao tore off the hem of his robe, bit his index finger, and quickly wrote the blood edict as if he was thirsty and angry, and then handed it to Lin Shuanghu along with the heirloom jade seal he carried, and said: "You are a second-grade grandmaster, and sneaking alone is enough to avoid the eyes and ears of the rebels." After leaving the city, he went to Jingzhou to find the king of Jiangxia, and asked him to uphold the will of his father, welcome the king of Yiyang as the new king, and tell the four seas to fight the traitors! ”
Lin Shuanghu kowtowed again and again, and with the ability of the second grade, there were blood stains on his forehead, and said: "The old slave dare not abandon the master to escape......
"Even you want to disobey me?"
An Zidao grabbed Lin Shuanghu's shoulder and said sharply: "Only if you live to bring the edict to Xiu Ruo, the news of the prince's improper position can spread throughout the twenty-two states...... You stay here, but accompany me to Huangquan, if I die, I will die, are you still afraid of going on the road alone? ”
"Let's go! If I do this again, I will kill myself immediately! ”
Lin Shuanghu almost gritted his teeth, leaned over, knocked three times, and then put the blood edict and jade seal into his arms, turned around and disappeared behind the Xianyang Palace.
The horses' hooves were bursting, and the black pressure of the subordinates embraced the prince and the king of Hengyang to appear in the wide square in front of the palace, An Zidao straightened his clothes, sat upright like a court discussion, and indifferently watched the prince riding a horse and slowly walked forward.
"Lin'er, good means. Even my most important lieutenant Sili is in cahoots with you, my father will not lose this time, and he will be convinced! ”
This voice is really infinitely sad, infinitely ridiculous, and with the rarely self-proclaimed me, it makes people sigh. An Zidao has been fond of the prince since he was a child, and the second rate of the East Palace has not been cut off before the first 10,000 soldiers, well-trained, well-equipped, and unique in all dynasties. If it weren't for the disagreement on the Northern Expedition, the two had a disagreement, one wanted to abolish the prince, and the other wanted to compile the emperor's throne, why did today's father and son become enemies and meet each other?
"Father!"
The prince did not dismount, condescendingly looked at this father, who was once taller and more powerful than the sky in his mind, with a bit of indescribable pleasure in his eyes, and said: "It's not that the son is a good means, but the father is old and faint, and he only knows how to favor traitors and kill innocents indiscriminately. ”
Xiao Xunqi stood in the distance, looking at An Zidao, who was covered in dust and tattered clothes, and was silent.
Saying that the two were embarrassed and treacherous actually wronged Xiao Xunqi, and the relationship between him and the prince was not as close as An Zidao thought. At first, it was just political speculation, providing some resources and convenience for the prince, doing some black work that was inconvenient for the East Palace to do, and then blocking some less positive news so as not to reach the emperor's ears.
Other than that, the two don't have much to do with each other!
After all, he is the prince, earn some impression points in advance, and make a good fate for the future development of the family. But this kind of interaction must be hidden from An Zidao, otherwise the emperor is not dead, and he is in a hurry to find another backer, which is the way to bring about his own destruction.
Until the White Thief Rebellion, Xiao Yu established immortal merits, but his merits were not rewarded, but he was almost convicted, Xiao Xunqi was completely disappointed in An Zidao and began to actively help the prince. During this period, the prince's position was shaken many times, and Xiao Xunqi secretly made a lot of efforts, which indirectly affected An Zidao's determination to abolish the reserve, otherwise how could he be so lucky, and turn evil into good fortune again and again?
Xiao Xunqi didn't like the prince's personality, and even despised it a little, but if he supported An Zidao to abolish the prince, and then went to the newly established prince, it was not a better choice for him and the Xiao family. The crown prince has been a prince for more than 20 years, and his strength is strong, and he can completely eliminate his influence between the government and the opposition by simply abolishing the prince. Waiting for the new prince to ascend the throne, the strength is weak, the emperor has killed the four auxiliary ministers left by the first emperor to him, personally experienced the so-called auxiliary country constraints and strength, and in his later years he was too jealous, and he will not let the new monarch repeat the same mistakes, before he dies, he must clear the obstacles for the new monarch, and the powerful Sili Mansion, not surprisingly, will be the first to be opened.
If the prince has the courage to ascend the throne through abnormal channels, he can only rely more on Xiao Xunqi to suppress dissidents for him, control the Chinese army, and stabilize the political situation.
How many generations has this been dreaming?
Xiao Xunqi doesn't need to think about the consequences of failure, compared to the possible benefits of success, the risk of failure can be completely forgotten!
Wealth and danger are sought, the former is afraid of wolves and the latter is afraid of tigers, and nothing can be done!
However, tonight's trouble, in terms of time, is still too impatient. Xiao Xunqi used the privileges of the Sili Mansion to cut off the emperor's ears and eyes during this time, and covered the soldiers and horses of the Heavenly Master Dao and the Shen clan to sneak into the vicinity of Jinling.
Rebellion, there are also ways to rebel, such as poisoning An Zidao, or secretly assassinating, forcing the palace is just a strategy. Who knew that the Wu Gu Jade Statue suddenly erupted, and An Zidao deposed the prince overnight, and what was even more strange was that he didn't know what had happened when he received the news of An Zidao's summons, but the prince's side seemed to have been prepared, and without notifying him, he and Shen Mu raised troops to besiege Taicheng.
Xiao Xunqi didn't know that the prince had secretly buried the witch jade statue in front of Hanzhang Palace, and if he knew, he would have to execute all the insiders anyway. As a result, the emperor was in a hurry, the prince was panicked, and this palace rebellion broke out without preparation, and both sides suffered heavy casualties, which can be called a defeat for both sides.
"Choose the Lord to live in?" An Zidao sighed and said, "Xiu Ming, although your father gave you a name with a Ming character, are you really the Ming Lord?" ”
The prince's grievances over the past ten years came to mind, his eyes were red, and he said: "I was born by you, taught by you, and grew up with you, if I don't know, it's not my fault, it's all my father's sin!" ”
An Zidao was stunned and said with a wry smile: "It's my sin!" ”
Having said this, continuing to confront the world can only make the world laugh, and the king of Hengyang said in his ear: "He is the Son of Heaven, known as majestic, if he is not punished early, I am afraid that the army's heart will float......"
The prince's face was hideous, he drew his sword and rushed straight to the head, and said: "All the soldiers listen to the order, the sword swingers hold the Son of Heaven hostage, and resist stubbornly, whoever kills one person will be rewarded with a thousand gold, and those who kill ten people will be sealed off the inner marquis!" ”
Xu You and Qingming escaped, went down the Qinhuai River, and went ashore to hide in hussars. Originally, according to the plan, the two of them were going to the outskirts of Taicheng to see the battle situation, and maybe they could fish in troubled waters to get some cheapness. However, frightened by Sun Guan's words, Xu You exposed Lin Tong's false identity again, and Jinling must not stay any longer, so he looked at Taicheng, the fire almost ignited half of the night, and immediately quietly went south, preparing to cross the South Fence Gate from Changganli, and then return to Qiantang along the waterway to Taihu Lake.
Just after the Vermilion Bird Voyage, and was about to blend into Changganli, Xu You suddenly stopped, and there were two people in ambush in the small alley not far from his left, one at the end of the alley, and the other at the end of the alley, and Qingming made a look, flew up to the roof of the house on the right, and found a corner to hide.
God shines on all things, there is nothing to hide, although the cultivation of these two people in ambush is not low, one of them is still a small grandmaster, and he is good at concealing his breath, not under Nian Guihai and Lan Liuxiang, but he can't hide Xu You's Dao heart subtlety.
Seeing the great master is like a mouse seeing a cat, that is a huge gap in the realm, and non-exercises can make up for it. But below the Great Grandmaster, even if Bai Changjue is here, Xu You is confident that he will at least have the power to fight.
The strange thing is that when the Jinling chaos was in turmoil, almost all the forces involved put all the force into it, and even Sun Guan and Zhu Daorong personally went down to do it, and there was still a shameless squatting point for the little grandmaster here?