Chapter 4: Qu Guide Walks Better in Winter (Final)

Of course, it is possible to crack the car.

This was one of the standard conditions for the death penalty that had been widespread since the Spring and Autumn Period, and although many benevolent and Confucian scholars in history had explicit intentions and recommendations to abolish this punishment, in fact they were quickly restored.

At the end of the Han Dynasty, this punishment was the standard for dealing with those who openly rebelled.

For example, the leaders and participants of the Yellow Turban Rebellion and the subsequent large-scale peasant uprisings, once captured alive, were basically escorted to Luoyang Che Crack unless there was a prior political commitment. It was Zhang Jiao's early death, and he was specially ordered by the later Jizhou Shepherd Emperor Fu Song to open the coffin and kill the corpse, cut off the head, and teleport to Luoyang.

And in terms of what Yuan Shu has done in the past few days, especially the insult to the little emperor's personality, in all fairness, the car crack is the car crack, there is nothing to say.

But back in front of him, after the Son of Heaven said this, Yuan Shu was still curled up on the ground waiting to die, but Deng Zhi next to him almost immediately flashed out of the black shadow and expressed his objection: "Supreme must not!" ”

"Why?" The Son of Heaven held the sword that he had finally drawn out, and looked at each other angrily. "Isn't 'Dog's Foot' worth a car split?"

"That's not what I mean," Deng Zhi hurriedly persuaded again. "Although it is not a pity for Yuan Shu to die, but at this time, the people's hearts are calm, the army's heart is undecided, and they have obeyed Yuan's orders before...... Add another sword and kill it in the wilderness. ”

The Son of Heaven was slightly stunned, but shook his head angrily: "It is precisely in this way that the canonical punishment should be clarified, you must know that once Yuan Shu dies, the military heart does not belong to me, who else can it belong to?" It is necessary to torture and kill this person openly, so that he can take advantage of this to win the hearts of the army. ”

This time it was Deng Zhi's turn to be stunned.

Because it seems to be the truth, in the current situation, as soon as Yuan Shu dies, Lu Bu also dies, and everyone is in a semi-isolated situation, who can these troops be loyal to if they are not loyal to the Son of Heaven?

It's like Lu Bu fell into the dung pit before, and many of the accompanying 'ministers' who started from Nanyang and wanted to surrender at this time talked about it, saying that Gongsun Xun was dishonest in the world and killed people without permission, so that they didn't dare to surrender, so they could only go south to Jiangxia, which was just too much......

But when Yuan Shu learned about this, the general who had killed his son-in-law scoffed at it, and in his words-Gongsun Xun broke his trust in the world if he killed a general? Even if it's really broken, who can take its place? If no one can replace him, then his people will win the righteousness of the country, and they will be better than Han Gaozu!

A group of lost dogs, who is more sorry than whom?!

Landing made the team honest.

"Your Majesty." At this moment, Jing Ze, who had just saved the Son of Heaven, finally put away his sword and spoke, but he raised objections from another angle. "It's not a pity that Yuan Highway died, of course it is feasible for the car to split, but there is not enough strength in the army...... There are only a few good cars, which are either used by the Supreme and the nobles of the harem, or by the Taiwei and some seriously ill ministers. Moreover, the car crack requires too much time and preparation, we are in a hurry at this time, no one knows how long Cai Mao can last behind him, enter Jiangxia as soon as possible, and get in touch with Liu Yuzhou and Liu Jingzhou is the right topic. Besides, with such a posture, it's hard to say whether Yuan Highway can survive until tomorrow daytime. ”

The Son of Heaven looked at Yuan Shu, who had gradually become angry on the ground, and was silent for a while, neither denying nor approving it.

Obviously, he was moved by Jing Ze's words, and the objective conditions were also here, but he was unwilling to spare this person on the ground so easily from the bottom of his bones.

And to put it mildly, this little genius is really not so angry with Yuan Shu because of just 'dog's feet'.

In other words, Liu Xie, who is not yet seventeen years old this year, may be because of his young age and lack of family life, as well as his special identity, he is not grounded in acting at all, but he is really not a fool, and he is really smart...... It is impossible for all ministers to be blind.

And it is such a recognized smart genius, before he tied his hair, he had a peaceful life in Chang'an, at that time, he was at a critical stage of his life, and his channels for receiving education and contacting information were not deliberately cut off. And that period was precisely the period when Yuan Shao was trapped and died at the mouth of the Yellow River, and the public opinion in the world gradually reversed.

At that time, more and more people began to examine the social model of the family and the powerful serving the Son of Heaven, and in this case, even Xun Shuang, who had an excellent reputation, was talked about because of his filial piety to Yuan Feng, not to mention the Yuan family who was in the center of the target?

That's right!

Even if the little Son of Heaven hates Gongsun and rebels to the bone, he actually believes a little bit of Gongsun Yan's rebellion What family, Haoqiang pills sooner or later, what big Han pills In addition to the mediocrity of the Son of Heaven, these two families are also the culprits!

Moreover, from the perspective of Xiao Tianzi, as the core experience of the whole process of Dong Zhuo's rebellion back then, there are some things that he can see even more clearly than those outside...... It's hard to say anything else, but now that I think about it, the Yuan family's harboring evil intentions that day are simply not too clear!

Therefore, in the heart of the little emperor, the Yuan family is actually no different from the Dong family and the Gongsun family, and they are all one of the several evildoers of the Han family.

In fact, it was the Yang family who went east to Wuguan with him, in fact, Xiao Tianzi also had such a tacit understanding with Yang Biao, not that he regarded Yang as something to rely on - he relied on Yang just because there was no one else to rely on.

So now, if this person who was the first to attack Nangong and provoke that disaster, and who gave him such a great humiliation a month ago, died so happily...... How could Xiao Tianzi be willing?

And this guy is still the direct sinner who lost the national seal that day!

"It's better to cut it in half!" And after thinking of the national seal, Xiao Tianzi looked around and suddenly thought of an idea. "It's simple and straightforward, and it doesn't waste time but also solves the hatred in my heart...... Taking advantage of the fact that this thief is still angry, he immediately passed on my will and summoned the ministers, officers above the rank of commander in the army, to watch the punishment! After being cut in half, he took the opportunity to scatter the golden beads to reward the ministers and soldiers, and the right to collect troops was in hand! ”

Deng Zhi and Jing Ze each glanced at each other, knowing that this was the last plan that the Son of Heaven could accept, so they didn't say anything more. Only just stabbed Yuan Shu with a knife, and more than a dozen horsemen behind Yuan Shu dispersed, Jing Ze did not dare to slack off, so he could only assign twenty armor soldiers to Deng Zhi to call people, and he continued to guard the Son of Heaven and Yuan Shu with a sword.

However, the black light is blind, Deng Zhi is a young scribe, this kind of thing is too inexperienced, he can't tell which is more important, he is now instinctively called a lot of Wenchen and the like, and then Yang Biao, who seems to have been prepared today, took the initiative to remind him, and then went to call some officers who have always been steady and polite on the periphery. But that's all, as Yang Biao and his party rushed here panting, Yuan Lugen, whose intestines flowed all over the ground, couldn't hold it.

The Son of Heaven had no choice but to suspend the gathering of civil and military forces, so he raised the torch in front of the Broken Snake Hill on the bank of the water, first left two stones in the gap, and then put Yuan Shu on and held it, and then called the two strong men in the army, and took the long knife, and prepared to cut Yuan Shu in half on the spot.

Things are not going well...... I don't know if it's because of the lack of strength, or the long knife he carries is not sharp enough, or the waist chop itself is also a technical job, the strong man struggled to cut it, but he only cut it in half, so he had to lift it up again and fight hard to cut it again! The result was still not good, so he changed people to cut again, and the two wrestlers took turns to chop, and it took seven or eight knives to cut it successfully.

What's even more incredible is that Yuan Highway, who may have been pierced through his internal organs by Jing Ze's sword and had long been unable to even struggle and make a sound, was actually stimulated by pain in the process of slashing for a while, and then looked at Tianzi, Yang Biao and other people and laughed weirdly.

Like a demon.

But no matter what, Yuan Shu was not the famous big snake after all, after being completely cut in half, he could no longer die, and the Son of Heaven also took out the treasure brought out from Chang'an in front of the Broken Snake Hill and rewarded the officers on the spot, and promoted almost everyone.

However, the bonfire flickered, the Son of Heaven, who had completely lost his shackles, was indescribable, Yang Biao was dying, Yuan Shu was divided into two, Jing Ze sighed, and the ministers had their own thoughts...... But at this moment, the rear army suddenly caught fire, and then some soldiers began to make noise!

The Son of Heaven was dumbfounded, and even Jing Ze, Yang Biao, Deng Zhi and others were also at a loss for a while.

The reason is very simple, Yuan Shu is dead, his son has not even tied his hair, and he has been taken by Yang Biao's unpredictable prophet from Baishui Township to the front army by Mrs. Yang Biao, that is, Yuan Shu's own sister, which is also one of the reasons why the Son of Heaven and Jing Ze, Deng Zhi and others have just been unscrupulous...... Who can motivate the soldiers at this time?!

"It must be that it was too dark, and it happened suddenly, so there were rumors spreading." Yang Biao thought for a moment and came to a conclusion. The soldiers were horrified, and did not know that the Supreme had not only pardoned them, but also given them a reward, so they made a noise with each other...... This kind of mutiny, which has no backbone, cannot be called a real rebellion, just send someone to shout and explain, and wait until tomorrow morning, it will be stable! ”

The Son of Heaven was also a little relieved when he saw Yang Biao presiding over the situation, even if he wanted to promise.

But at this moment, a little eunuch who had just returned to Dong Guiren's side came to report in a hurry, but he delivered a message that made people completely speechless:

"Supreme! The noble asked me to report, she just learned that the Yuan thief was beheaded, and wanted to take the opportunity to let me wait to capture the pseudo-queen Yuan, but I didn't expect the slut to know the opportunity quickly...... actually ran away from the back tent, and also agitated hundreds of soldiers and followers along the way! ”

Everyone was stunned by the bonfire, and Yang Wenxian, the Tai Lieutenant who had just been in good spirits, coughed constantly, and Jing Ze was silent for a moment, but he suddenly stepped forward and killed the eunuch with a knife, and then looked back proudly in front of the Han courtiers who had already fainted: "Supreme, this person is not inferior, and he actually insults the queen!" It's a big rebellion! ”

The Son of Heaven suddenly woke up, and immediately bowed his head, but hurriedly ordered: "This is exactly what I mean, please ask Hu Ben Zhonglang to go to see the queen on my behalf immediately, just say that I have no intention of connecting with each other!" She is not only the daughter of Yuan Yi, but also the niece of Taiwei, and she is still the lord of the harem! Even her younger brother and sister were also properly placed in the former army by Mrs. Taiwei, and everything is fine! ”

Of course, I don't dare to connect again...... Now on the way to escape! That's 2,000 soldiers! As long as Empress Yuan can hold four or five hundred soldiers and horses, she can form a confrontation! And this kind of confrontation is simply asking for your own life!

The Han Dynasty can't stand the toss!

Jing Ze, who stabbed Yuan Shu with his own hands, hurried away, but was not slaughtered by Queen Yuan, on the contrary, the latter actually maintained a certain rationality, and did not feel angry at all because of Yuan Shu's death.

But Empress Yuan also resolutely rejected the will of the Son of Heaven to return to the Chinese army, for the simple reason that the Son of Heaven was not trustworthy!

From Empress Yuan's point of view, the Son of Heaven is certainly not credible!

Not only that, Empress Yuan also put forward an unbelievable tough request - except for Jing Ze and Deng Zhi, the secretary of state and the family of the minister must come to the Houjun to settle here, she will never hurt the minister, just to protect herself, and will continue to maintain the team to follow the Son of Heaven to the south of Jiangxia, but if the Son of Heaven is unwilling to ask from this, she will encourage the two Qu Junhou on her side to attack the Chinese army overnight!

Kyozawa was dumbfounded.

He was both helpless and inexplicable...... Helplessly, in this case, Empress Yuan really has the confidence to be willful; And inexplicably, he couldn't think of a reason for Empress Yuan to do this!

If you say, at the beginning, she just saw her own father killed in the Chinese army, and then Dong Guiren persecuted, and then there happened to be two songs where the army that was rewarded by her was not called by Deng Zhi and took advantage of the situation, but now this kind of insistence is meaningless?

She is a weak woman, her ex-husband is dead, her father is dead, her brother and sister are in the hands of others, her aunt and uncle are also standing opposite, and the most important thing is that it is her newlywed husband who she is facing now!

Why?

In fact, this is also the reason why everyone did not count this Empress Yuan at the beginning, because her only reliance now is precisely her father-killing enemy, that is, her new husband Liu Xie, the son of heaven.

But that's what happened.

Jing Ze tested Empress Yuan's attitude, and then tested the attitude of these people on her side, and found that he was really helpless, so he could only turn around and report to the Son of Heaven.

The Son of Heaven and Taifu were also stunned and inexplicable, but they were helpless!

Moreover, seeing that the Houjun was constantly clamoring, they really wanted to add up the swords and soldiers, but the Son of Heaven and Taifu had no way to deal with it. In other words, after all, they are the ones who escaped once, and they have already seen how terrifying the ranks are when the hearts of the people are scattered, not to mention that this is the army? So if there is a real fight, then no matter what the victory or defeat, the order will definitely collapse!

At that time, there will be no Son of Heaven and Ministers, only chaotic armies are rampant, and the Son of Heaven, Ministers and nobles will be grassy!

"Minister......" Yang Biao was out of breath and thought for a long time, but he could only raise his head and sigh. The minister took the liberty to resign, and took the minister to persuade the queen! ”

This is the promise, but the Son of Heaven who had just slaughtered Yuan Shu couldn't refute and organize.

Everyone was helpless, and they could only watch the dignified emperor and queen make a split on the way to escape, and the last bit of the Han family's system and people's hearts were also cut in two like Yuan Shu.

The ministers happened to gather together, and they shouted again, but when they were about to go, Yang Biao held Jing Ze's hand again. Before Taiwei Yang could speak, Jing Ze's scalp was already numb.

"Don't hide it from General Jingzhonglang, I have always suspected that you are a spy of the Gongsun clan." On the side of the bonfire, on the side of the corpse of his brother-in-law Yuan Shu, beside the Son of Heaven with a blank expression, Yang Biao held Jing Ze's hand and sighed. "But the overall situation has come to this point, my body is gradually not good, the so-called heart but powerless, so I have to gradually rely on you, and today at this point, it is really beyond my expectations to be able to kill Yuan Shu and protect the Son of Heaven...... Such a demeanor is really between the Gongsun clan and the Son of Heaven is no harm in entrusting the Son of Heaven to you. ”

The Son of Heaven, who was hit by his own queen, came back to his senses and was speechless for a while.

And Kyozawa has nothing to say...... You must know that he was really helpless before, because the task he got never had the option of killing the Son of Heaven, and without Gongsun Xun's approval, how could he choose to kill the Son of Heaven for no reason? In fact, this time he got a new task just to kill Yuan Shu!

So in that situation at that time, it can only be said that that sword was the best solution in desperation.

"My body may no longer be enough to support Jiangxia, even if I can get there, I don't have the strength to deal with things." Yang Biao sighed faintly, and turned his head to look at the Son of Heaven again. "Supreme, if you really encounter a life-and-death situation in the future, this person can be relied on!"

The Son of Heaven bowed his head again and again, but he didn't care...... It's not that I don't think so, but I think Yang Biao is talking nonsense!

The Han Dynasty has reached this point today, and even the queen has rebelled! The minister is also going to be coerced by the queen to be a hostage, there are only Deng Zhi and Jing Ze on his side, and Deng Zhi is a typical scribe, the real big thing is not to count on Jing Ze, who has been following him all the time, who else can be counted on?!

And Yang Biao continued to hold Jing Ze's hand, but asked again: "Old man remembers that he has never married a wife, only two concubines and a son, and they all stayed in Kansai?" ”

Jing Ze's heart tightened, but he could only bow his head.

"In this case, the old man has a strategy before leaving, maybe he can calm the queen's heart a little, in case he can solve this dilemma in the future, and I ask the Supreme for permission, and also ask General Jing to be a little aggrieved." Yang Biao finally attracted the attention of the Son of Heaven.

"Captain, just say it." Jing Ze became more and more vigilant and helpless.

"Empress Yuan still has a sister, barely as good as Xuan, and she is also an old niece, but Xu Hu Ben Zhonglang will be his wife." The first half of Yang Biao's sentence was said by facing the Son of Heaven, and the second half of the sentence turned to Jing Ze. When the old man and his wife arrived at the queen's place, they proposed it...... What do you think? ”

Jing Ze's mouth was dry, but the Son of Heaven suddenly woke up and immediately bowed his head.

Yang Wen first saw the promise of the Son of Heaven, and Jing Ze also acquiesced, so he didn't say more, but took the initiative to lead the ministers to the north with Yang Liang's support. At the third watch in the evening, sure enough, Empress Yuan officially sent someone over to reiterate and put forward a new complete condition:

First, the minister belongs to the rear army and is led by the queen;

second, the queen's sister promised Jing Ze as his wife;

third, the queen's brother acted with the Son of Heaven and Jingze;

Fourth, Yuan Shu collected the corpse, not seeking to enter the soil for peace, but seeking to burn and enter the river.

The Son of Heaven had already expected it, so he could only accept it.

In this way, the general ambushed, but the queen rebelled, and after the rebellion, she did not take revenge on her father, did not ask for her younger siblings, but just hijacked the minister and followed her, which really made everyone feel inexplicable, and I couldn't figure out what the result of the queen's move could be? But there is nothing to be done!

And after more than half a month, in late November, the Son of Heaven and his party were divided into two, separated by a distance of seventeen or eighteen miles, and then crossed the green forest mountain, Yunmengze, and came to the bank of the Yangtze River. On this day, Empress Yuan suddenly sent a minister to inform the Son of Heaven of two major events:

First, Taiwei, who is also the queen's uncle, Yang Biao Yang Wenxian, after seeing the Yangtze River, his body completely collapsed and died on the riverside;

Second, when she got married in Baishui Township that day, she dreamed of the sunset, and she has been unwell since she woke up, and she guessed that she might be pregnant with a dragon seed. Now, more than a month later, as the body becomes more and more unsuccessful, it should be really sure that it is pregnant!

When the Son of Heaven heard the news, he didn't know whether to be sad or happy. But in any case, it was completely at a loss and finally came to my heart.

I see.

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β€œβ€¦β€¦ To the broken snake hill, the emperor protruded, captured Yuanshu, and slashed in the water, and the army vibrated for a while. However, Queen Yuan gave her leniency and won the hearts of the people, and when she saw her father's death, she rushed to the rear army, and the rear army was all Lu Bu's old people, and because Yuan Shu died suddenly, they all followed it...... The emperor and the queen fought each other, each according to the soldiers and horses confronted, and the captain Yang Biao relieved the fight, and the princess returned to the rear army from the queen, and the Son of Heaven led the front army. And will leave, Biao first entrusted the overall situation to Hu Ben Zhonglang will Jingze, and Fu Da sighed: "The emperor and queen are divided, and the current situation is compelled, and each has no idea of doing evil." However, before the Son of Heaven took his own initiative, the queen was hostage to the minister, and the Han room was already divided into two. The broken snake can be restored, and the Han family can be revived! 'To Jiangxia, he died, and he said loyalty. - "New Yanshu". Volume sixty-two. Biography 12

"The Yang family is loyal, tired of Ye Gongfu, the minister's room, the court is relied on, unfortunately displaced, the danger is hindered, and the prevention is industrious, which can be described as a common thing! And the Han family has declined, the big event has gone, the swallow has risen, and the destiny of heaven has been fulfilled. And Biao left his son Yu Yan, who died on the riverside, can be said to repay the Han family's kindness with one life, isn't it? β€”"Shilin Miscellaneous". Recorded by Yan Anonymous