Chapter 86: The Battle of the Capital (5)
More than 100,000 troops rushed into Lin'an, Kyoto, which was famous for its prosperity in the Southern Song Dynasty, and most of the rich families in the capital were destroyed in an instant, and the rebel soldiers were like tigers, and the houses of Hong Jin were looted with valuable items. And the soldiers of the Vermilion Bird Army didn't care about whether the security in the capital was stable or not, and they just rushed to the "Jinluan Palace", the political center of the entire Great Song Dynasty.
Shi Miyuan watched the fire in the homes of former officials on the boat in the river south of the city, and sighed with emotion about his wise move. Suddenly, the housekeeper Shi Fu hurriedly ran to Shi Miyuan and reported in a panic: "Qi Qi Xiangye, there are unknown boats on the river, and they want us to stop the boat for inspection." ”
"Oh! Who is so bold and daring to intercept the official ship? "Shi Miyuan can't figure out at all now, there were only sailors of the Great Song Dynasty on the river, why now let unknown ships spread wild here.
Just as he was thinking, there was a loud "boom", and a ship loaded with sundries behind him now inexplicably broke in two and sank into the river.
Butler Shi Fu suddenly broke into a cold sweat and said loudly: "Xiangye, stop the boat quickly, now they are already warning." ”
At this time, Shi Miyuan looked in the direction that Shi Fu was pointing, and he was suddenly startled by the scene in front of him: "This is??" What kind of ship is this and why is it so huge? ”
The butler Shi Fu's pale face looked at Shi Miyuan like an ignorant child pointing to the huge ship in front of him, he quickly stood up and pressed Shi Miyuan's arm and said, "Xiangye, don't dare." ”
"Toot! Why didn't my dignified prime minister dare point to this unknown ship? Shi Miyuan was angry, but the housekeeper Shi Fu didn't care about him so much now, he just hugged him hard. Shi Miyuan didn't break free of Shi Fu's hands for a long time, he looked at Shi Fu viciously, and couldn't understand why Shi Fu was treating him like this now.
Shi Fu simply didn't look at Shi Miyuan's eyes at this time, he said with tears in his eyes: "Master, look at the capital now that the capital has been occupied by rebels, the emperor him, he~!" Misfortune must have befallen you, haven't you thought about it? ”
At this time, Shi Miyuan, who was furious, looked up and looked at the capital in a sea of fire, and suddenly his tears flowed down silently from his eyes, "Poof!" Shi Miyuan took Shi Fu's hands loose and knelt down on the boat and cried: "Emperor Xian, I, Shi Miyuan, can't compare to you, I~~Woo woo~~!" ”
"Master, please don't do this, don't do this." Shi Fu was also extremely sad and indignant on the side.
In the palace in the capital, Song Lizong Zhao Yun is now like a frightened bird, shouting loudly to the eunuchs, but no one came to answer him, only Jia Guifei still insists on guarding his side.
Finally, there was a "clang", and at the feet of a soldier, Zhao Yun's bedroom gate was kicked open. Zhao Yun looked at the strange soldiers in front of him in fear, but Jia Guifei took out her sword to protect Zhao Yun, and loudly reproached the soldiers who came in: "Who are you, why did you trespass into the palace, do you know that you are going to punish the nine clans at this time?!" ”
But the soldiers who came in didn't pay attention to this beautiful woman at all, but just asked vigorously: "The person in front of you, let me ask you, are you Zhao Yun?" ”
Looking at the fierce soldiers, Zhao Yun was afraid that they would hurt his beloved concubine Jia, and hurriedly replied: "Soldiers, don't hurt my beloved concubine, you can take whatever you want, as long as you spare our lives." ”
"Don't talk nonsense, are you Zhao Yun?" The soldiers didn't have time to talk nonsense with the man in front of them, so they asked directly in a streamlined and economical way.
Zhao Yun looked at the steel knives in the hands of the soldiers, only to see that there was a trace of blood on them, he nodded with a pale face, it was considered to admit his identity, but what made him rush to the novel was that when these soldiers knew that he was Li Zong Zhao Yun, they didn't use it at all, but just sent four people to prevent him and the concubine from committing suicide. Then the others closed the door to the dormitory and withdrew without saying a word.
The Empress Dowager Yang of the harem is not worried at all now, because she has the gold medal talisman that Liren sent in first. Seeing that the soldiers had already rushed into the palace, she immediately found the commander of the rebels' guards and ordered: "I am the Empress Dowager Yang, and now I order you to guard the palace and not let this grass and trees be plundered by unscrupulous soldiers." ”
The commander of the guards didn't take the Empress Dowager Yang in his eyes at first, thinking that an old woman, what kind of fun is there now, but when he saw the gold medal in the queen mother's hand, he immediately knelt on the ground and respectfully obeyed the order.
The queen mother leisurely accompanied by the soldiers to the gate of the palace, watching the wolf-like soldiers rush into the palace, she frowned and asked the guards around her: "Which side of the army are you, why didn't you rush into the palace in moderation, didn't Chaozhou Hou give you orders?" ”
"Empress Dowager Qi, the Hou Ye has already instructed us to defend the palace as soon as possible to prevent it from suffering from unwarranted disasters." The commander of the guards hurriedly returned.
"Why, why are you rushing in?" The Queen Mother was obviously not satisfied with his answer.
"Empress Dowager Qiqi, now those who have entered the palace are all troops of the Suzaku Army, and there are no rebel troops of Li Zhixiao. This was also arranged by Hou Ye in advance. Please rest assured that none of the soldiers of the Vermilion Bird Army dared to touch a single grass or tree in this palace. Suddenly, the commander of the guards broke out in a cold sweat on his forehead and truthfully reported to the Queen Mother Yang.
This time, Empress Dowager Yang didn't embarrass the guard in front of her anymore, she just nodded lightly and said, "Well, it's very good, Liren's nephew, I still know how to love the mourning family." When he enters the city, let him come to me in person. "The commander of the guards hurried to be.
At this time, Empress Dowager Yang thought of a person and asked the commander of the guards: "Well, the emperor's side, how do you deal with him now?" ”
"The Queen Mother refers to the puppet emperor?" The commander of the guards replied without hesitation, which immediately made the queen mother a little unhappy.
The Queen Mother said with a hanging face: "Bold, who said that it was a pseudo-emperor, it was the descendants of the Zhao family who were recognized by the mourning family." Didn't your lord tell you? ”
The commander of the guards wondered in his heart, why were the royal people some weirdos, but he didn't dare to say what he thought in his mouth, he only lowered his head and said to the Empress Dowager Yang: "Empress Dowager Qiyu, it is a mistake to be humble, and you should not waste the royal business." ”
Hearing the commander of the guards bowing his head, the Empress Dowager Yang felt a lot better, and she immediately said: "Well, that's right, as long as there is no evidence to say that he Zhao Yun is not a member of the Zhao family in front of the hundred officials, which Zhao Yun is a descendant of my Zhao family, do you know?" ”
"Yes! The Queen Mother, the humble position knows. The commander of the guards had to bow his head again.
Empress Dowager Yang nodded, and praised the soldiers brought out by Liren very much in her heart, and she immediately ordered: "Go to the Heart Cultivation Hall and see if the emperor has anything to do." ”
The eunuch beside her immediately shouted in his own sharp voice: "The Queen Mother~!" Drive the heart palace~! ”
Zhao Yun is now trembling and holding the noble concubine Jia Shi and looking at the door of the Heart Cultivation Palace, for fear that someone will rush in and ask for his own life. Suddenly, there was only a creak, and the door of the Heart Cultivation Hall was slowly pushed open.
"Let's click", a person wearing armor walked into the Heart Cultivation Palace, Zhao Yun was suddenly like a frightened bird, and he was so frightened that he sighed. But after a while, Zhao Yun relaxed his mood again, because he saw that the Queen Mother Yang, whom he had not seen for several years, was being served into the Heart Nourishing Palace.
Suddenly, Emperor Lizong Zhao Yun and Concubine Jia both came to the Queen Mother and bowed to the ground: "Meet the Queen Mother." ”
"Excuse me~!" Empress Dowager Yang looked at Lizong Zhao Yun and Concubine Jia Shi as if she didn't want to look at it, and then looked at the surrounding environment and said, "What, what about the maids and Tai Fake who are waiting?" Why can't anyone see it? ”
"Empress Dowager Qi, they have all been detained by us." The commander of the guards next to him hurriedly said next to him.
Empress Dowager Yang didn't estimate such a thing, she muttered and said, "What does Chaozhou mean at this time? ”
"Empress Dowager Qi, what my marquis means at this time, he is afraid that someone will plot against Shi Miyuan and secretly collude with Shi Miyuan to hurt the emperor and the concubine." The commander of the guards hurriedly replied according to Rihito's pre-arranged words.
Empress Dowager Yang nodded and looked at the four soldiers guarding the surroundings, pointed and asked, "Are they reliable?" ”
"They are the most loyal fighters of my Vermilion Bird Army, and they are the personal guards of Lord Hou, and their identity and loyalty are beyond doubt." The guard praised his soldiers with great pride.
Empress Dowager Yang nodded and walked out with the eunuch palace maid, at this time, Emperor Lizong Zhao Yun hurriedly came to the Empress Dowager and wanted to say something, Empress Dowager Yang glanced at him and walked out quickly.
Seeing the expression of the Queen Mother, Li Zong knew that his affairs might be very bad, so he immediately collapsed to the ground, and the concubine Jia Shi in the back hurriedly ran to Li Zong's side and hugged Zhao Yun and cried.
In the end, the rebel forces in the capital were defeated one by one by the combined forces of the rebels and the Suzaku Army, and half of the capital was in ruins. When Rihito entered the city and saw the scene in front of him, he immediately frowned and asked the guards who came to report, "How did it become such a place?" Didn't the Judge Advocate General's Office take care of it? ”
"Master Qiqi, it's not that the people from the Military Justice Department didn't ask about it, but these people are not soldiers of our Vermilion Bird Army, and they can't control it at all." The guard replied.
At this time, Li Ren looked at Li Zhixiao, who had been smiling beside him, and then said, "You generalissimo, you are very good." ”
"Oh! Hou Ye, what virtue can I Li have, so that Hou Ye is so praised? Li Zhixiao suddenly pretended to be confused and said to Liren with a smile.
Li Ren smiled, looked at the sky and said, "Now we are attacking the capital, but in the future, the court will still be the original upright ministers. If they knew that it was all the credit of Lord Li that the capital was like this, what would they do? What will the Queen Mother and the Emperor do? What will the vassal kings do? When the time comes, do you say that I am towards you, Lord Li, or towards the ministers of the court and the vassal kings? Hehe~~" Speaking of this, Liren didn't say anything anymore, put down his eyes looking at the sky, and stared straight at Li Zhixiao.
At first, Li Zhixiao could still laugh out loud, and after a while, the sweat on his forehead rolled down, and he immediately ordered his own soldiers hoarsely: "Quickly, organize soldiers, strictly investigate all robbers, if you resist, you will not be spared~!" ”