End of Chapter 84 (2)

Outside the Jiade Palace, He Hao saw Ma Riyan, hurriedly dismounted, and arched his hand: "I've seen the captain!" ”

Yuan Shu beside him did not dismount, but shouted: "The eunuch is inside, why don't you kill them all?" ”

Ma Riyan didn't care about Yuan Shu's rudeness, and agreed: "Eliminate the evil, at this time!" ”

Song Dian Zhang Gong, who led the way for He Hao, was so frightened that he immediately knelt on the ground and said in a wailing voice: "Tai Lieutenant, we are supporting the general, we have merit anyway!" ”

Yuan Shu got Ma Riyan's words, turned his head and shouted, "Ji Ling still doesn't do it?" ”

Ji Ling was eight feet tall, his face was full of meat, and when he heard the words, he came out of the horse, and stabbed at Song Dian with a gun. Song Dian dodged to the side, but he couldn't avoid it completely, he was shot in the shoulder, and immediately fell to the ground screaming. Ji Ling laughed and rode over, stepping on Song Dian's legs.

Zhang Gong was also pressed to the ground by the soldiers, first his hands and feet were cut off, then his ears and nose were cut off, and his eyes were gouged out. The two of them were dripping with blood and rolling and wailing on the burned dark ground, while the soldiers on the side laughed.

Inside the main hall, Han Yan and the others heard the screams outside, and sent people out to investigate the situation to see what was going on. When the little yellow door ran in and told the situation incoherently, the sound of shouting and killing had already sounded outside. The soldiers attacked Nangong during the day and were beaten very badly, and they were not less oppressed by the eunuchs on weekdays, so they had already accumulated a stomach full of resentment, and after rushing in, they killed people when they saw them.

A few of the lieutenants, dressed in gorgeous clothes, were dragged out of the crowd by the soldiers, and chopped into meat sauce with knives.

If it weren't for Ma Riyan who led the troops to come in and stop the rebellion, even the Empress Dowager Dong and Liu Xie would not have been spared, and the palace maids around the Empress Dowager were also hacked to death.

Ma Riyan walked in front of the Empress Dowager Dong with a sword, and saluted: "Minister Ma Ripan, meet the Empress Dowager." ”

Empress Dowager Dong just saw the behavior of the soldiers, and the fear on her face could no longer be suppressed, and when she saw Ma Riyan, a slightly familiar person, tears flowed, and she said in a lamented voice: "Tai Lieutenant saved my life!" ”

Ma Riyan said: "The queen mother can rest assured, but the ministers are here, and the soldiers dare not come nonsense!" ”

Several generals came over with the heads of the middle attendants, and blood fell to the ground dripping, frightening Empress Dowager Dong and Liu Xie. Ji Ling held Zhao Zhong's head and said with a cruel smile: "This old dog has a good life, he has already committed suicide in advance!" ”

Yuan Shu looked at a few heads and asked, "Why can't you see Zhang Rang's head?" ”

Ji Ling said: "I heard that I have been killed by Julu Hou." ”

Yuan Shu was stunned for a moment and said, "Aren't they in a gang?" ”

Ji Ling said nonchalantly: "Dog eats dog, who knows?" ”

Yuan Shu laughed and said, "That's what I said." ”

He said to his subordinates around him: "Hang the heads of these people on the city wall, so that everyone in the world can see what kind of fate will happen to the rebellious ministers and thieves!" ”

When the eunuchs in the palace were cleaned up, He Jin still didn't come over, but waited until after dawn the next day before bringing hundreds of civil and military officials to come in to pay homage to the emperor who had already been in business. As for some of the rebels who ran away while the fire was in full swing, he didn't pay attention to it at all, and randomly sent some Changshui Hu cavalry to chase after him, so he didn't pay attention to it anymore.

Someone also reported to him that the Chen thief had kidnapped Princess Wannian, but so what? The queen and the eldest son of the emperor are in his hands, and the eunuchs who have brought power to the country have also been killed, and from now on, it will be his time!

The general He Jin was dressed in mourning clothes and led hundreds of officials to bow down to the emperor's coffin. The blood on the ground had not yet dried, and there was a strong smell of blood in the hall, but everyone's attention was not focused on these aspects. In the square outside, there were some burnt brown colors, which were also ignored.

After three knocks and nine bows, He Jin stood up, faced the hundred officials, and said according to his sword: "The death of the Son of Heaven is a great misfortune for the country, but the country cannot be without a king for a day, now the ministers are here, who do you think can inherit the unification?" ”

He gestured to Yuan Kui, the Taifu standing in the front row, but Yuan Kui kept a straight face and didn't say a word. He Jin was furious and said in his heart: "If you don't want to stabilize people's hearts, you have to kill this guy!" ”

Taiwei Ma Riyan came out of the ranks and said: "Establish a long and long-standing heir, and the eldest son of the emperor should succeed to the throne!" ”

He Jin's anger in his heart was a little less, and he said, "Do you have different opinions?" ”

Since Ma Riyan spoke, others also followed up, saying that Liu Yan, as the eldest son, should be the new son of heaven. He Jin squinted at Yuan Kui and asked, "Why didn't Taifu say anything?" Could it be that there is a different opinion? ”

Yuan Kui arched his hand, and the etiquette was impeccable. He straightened up and said, "The eldest son of the emperor should join the succession!" ”

He Jinxin said: Count you as acquaintances!

Since the courtiers were unanimous, the matter was settled. Everyone put on a dragon robe for Liu Bian in front of Liu Hong's mourning hall and supported him as the new emperor. Because the Son of Heaven was young, according to the old practice of the Han family, he was assisted by the Queen Mother and the general. Empress He upgraded Queen Mother He, the joy on her face was almost irrepressible, she stood up in plain clothes, issued an edict, named Liu Xie as the king of Bohai, and then mastered the government with her brother He Jin.

So above the court, the traitors are gone, everyone is in the court, the officials and the people are all happy, and it seems that everything is developing in a good direction.

However, he said that that night, Chen Cheng led his troops out of Luoyang City, and there were less than 2,000 riders behind him. Seeing that they were getting farther and farther away from Luoyang, many soldiers took advantage of the night to secretly leave. Yan Zhong caught up and hurriedly said: "Prince, the army's heart is unstable, and the soldiers are scattered, so you should be deterred by severe punishment!" ”

Chen Cheng shook his head and said, "Their families are all near Luoyang, how can they force it?" Let them go. ”

Yan Zhong knew that although Chen Cheng was extremely brave, he was too soft-hearted, so he had to give up. He jumped off the horse, put Zhen Mingda down, and said, "Do you still have relatives in Luoyang?" ”

Zhen Mingda said: "When my father was here, I was kind to Cai Yilang. ”

Yan Zhong was surprised: "Is it Cai Yong?" ”

After receiving an affirmative answer, Yan Zhong said: "Cai Yilang is outstanding, then you will ......"

While the two were talking, Wei Li came to Chen Cheng with a horse, and said expectantly: "General......"

Chen Cheng turned his head to look over, but Wei Li lowered his head, not daring to meet his gaze.

"But you want to leave?"

Wei Li's face was embarrassed, and he said in a low voice: "As the general said, either our family is near Luoyang, or we take care of the family's reputation, but we can't continue to follow the general. ”

Chen Cheng said: "I said, if you want to leave, even if you want to leave, I will never force you to stay." But when you go back, aren't you afraid of being reckoned? ”

"In the past, the turmoil in Luoyang has only punished the evil, and I have never heard of the killing of soldiers."

Chen Cheng smiled: "I see, then I am also relieved." ”

Wei Li's face was even more ashamed, and he was about to say something, when the rear army was in a commotion, and someone came over with a horse, and said loudly: "General, the chasing soldiers are almost here!" ”

Chen Cheng asked, "Who is it?" ”

"It's Changshui Huqi!"

Their troops were mixed with infantry and horses, some of them were originally infantry, and some of them were shot on horseback, so they could only walk, so naturally they were not as fast as the chasing troops of the cavalry troops. On the official road in the rear, a long queue of torches was rapidly catching up like a fiery dragon. Seeing that the pursuers were coming so quickly and with such great momentum, the troops in front of them also became a little commotion.

Seeing this, Chen Cheng said loudly on horseback: "Some of you want to leave, I will never stop you!" But the pursuers are so close, if you leave now, you may be killed by these people as a military merit, why don't you follow me to defeat the pursuing enemy first, and then sneak back to Luoyang? ”

Both the generals and the soldiers were moved by him and expressed their approval. So Chen Cheng put Liu Qian, who had woken up, down from his horse and asked her to go to the pavilion next to the road with Zhen Mingda, as well as other infantry and crossbowmen.

He straightened up on horseback and said in a loud voice: "We were ordered by the Son of Heaven to guard the Nangong and fought with the enemy several times, all of which were broken!" Today's embarrassment has nothing to do with you, it is all the master, that is, my fault. Today is about to separate, I am willing to fight quickly for the kings, we will win three victories, break the enemy for the kings, behead the generals, and hold the flag! Let everyone know that our current situation is caused by providence, not because it is not possible to fight! ”

His voice was loud and full of emotion. Although the soldiers could not see him clearly in the dark, there was no one who was not infected by his spirit. Yan Zhong listened to the pavilion on the side of the road, but suddenly remembered that this seemed to be the words on the "Xiang Yu Benji", and he couldn't help but feel a little unlucky.

But most of the soldiers had never read the "Historical Records", and they all bowed to the ground and said in unison: "The general is mighty!" ”

Chen Cheng then ordered the cavalry to mount their horses and divide them into front and rear teams. The rear team was cultivating their horsepower in place, and he himself led sixty cavalry to meet the pursuers. The sound of hooves sounded, and the sixty-odd riders disappeared into the darkness in an instant.

Changshui Hu rode away with torches, and heard the figure in the darkness in front of him, and the blue-eyed and purple-haired cavalry lieutenant shouted: "What person? ”

In the firelight, Chen Cheng jumped on his horse with a gun. He now has thousands of catties of strength in his arms, and he uses the speed of the horse to draw the spear, and the spear is like a dragon out of the water, with a little cold. The cavalry captain shouted, and hurriedly drew the ring head knife to block. The knives and guns intersected, and he didn't have enough strength in his hands, and the ring-headed knife was actually picked up and flew out.

He was horrified, then felt a chill in his chest, and then fell from his horse.

Since Chen Cheng had killed the enemy general, he pulled up his horse, raised his front hooves, and turned his body in mid-air, completing a 180-degree turn. Chen Cheng lightly stretched his ape arm, grabbed the flag, pulled it hard, and snatched the flag over.

Hu Qi on the side was in an uproar, and many people exclaimed: "The captain is dead!" ”

Chen Cheng held the banner in his left hand and laughed loudly, "Yes, the enemy general has been killed by me, Chen Cheng!" ”

The nearest dozens of enemy horsemen rushed over, and Chen Cheng put away his spear and pulled out the "Seven Star Treasure Knife". Then he picked up the flagpole with his left hand and stirred, knocking over several enemies, and then the "Seven Star Treasure Knife" slashed horizontally, and the blade passed through, and blood gushed like a spring.

After seizing the banner, he killed more than a dozen people in a row, and then returned on horseback. Changshui Hu cavalry broke one of the lieutenants, but there were other officers, who immediately blew their horns and ordered the cavalry to rush over. The horn sounded, and the horsemen threw away the torches in their hands, drew their blades, and howled and pounced.

Chen Cheng took Yue Qi forward and shot arrows backwards. When returning to the horse to shoot arrows, because of the small relative speed, the accuracy is much higher than when circling each other. The cavalry shot arrows, and many of the horsemen or their horses were hit by arrows, screaming and falling down the road. The lucky ones were able to roll into the ditch by the side of the road, and the less fortunate ones were trampled into meat by the horses' hooves.

Chen Cheng fired five arrows in a row, shot down five enemies and dismounted, took the enemy around in a circle, and then quickly whipped his horse, rushed to the front of the cavalry rear with the enemy's banner, threw the flag on the ground, and said loudly: "I have killed one enemy general and captured one flag!" ”

Behind him, Hu Qi arrived, and the crossbowmen on both sides of the road fired arrows in unison, disrupting Hu Cai's formation. Changshui Hu Cavalry didn't expect to encounter ambushes here, and was immediately shot on his back, and his morale dropped wildly. Seeing this, the Hu cavalry behind turned their horses' heads one after another, and fled back and forth.

Yue Qi, who had been repaired for a while, immediately rushed out and chased for a long distance.

By the time Chen Cheng returned to the original place with the Yue cavalry, the infantry had already lit torches under the command of Yan Zhong and lined up neatly on both sides of the road.

Chen Cheng searched on the ground for a while before he found the flag that had been thrown down earlier, he rode back and forth, pointed to the battle flag of the Changshui Battalion on the ground, and asked, "How is it?" ”

The soldiers bowed down and replied, "As the general said!" ”