Shi Le was in Chaoge City, and suddenly got a report, saying that he had captured Shi Hu, and he couldn't help but be stunned.

He thought to himself, why did that bastard kid get here? Could it be that he really wants to flee west to vote for the Jin people? Thinking about it again, no, it's been a few months, if he really has the heart to join the promotion, sneaking all the way, it is estimated that he can even drink Pei Gai's wine...... But what's the use of catching him now?

The ministry reported that Shi Hu had thrown himself into the net—"He was in front of the ya, shouting to see the king of heaven and ask for guilt, but we waited for the weapons to face each other, but he did not flee or resist, so he was captured." ”

Shi Lepo was surprised, so he ordered Shi Hu to come up. The time was not long, Shi Hu held his hands behind his back, his body was almost wrapped with a rope, strode in, and then "plopped", and fell to his knees in front of Shi Le.

Shi Le was dumbfounded and said, "Do you still have the face to come to see me?!" ”

Shi Hu slammed his head on the ground, and with a "bang", almost the entire hall trembled. I heard him say loudly: "The minister is guilty of death! In the past, he was resentful for a while, and he harmed the lives of the Guo brothers and sisters, and pursued and killed his father-in-law Guo Ao, and fled to the countryside for fear of His Majesty's thunderous anger. However, the minister was born as the nephew of His Majesty and died as the minister of Emperor Zhao, how could he have the slightest intention of disobeying His Majesty? Therefore, I have come to ask Your Majesty for my sins today! ”

Shi Le snorted coldly: "If you stop fighting in the capital, recite your high merits, or you can save your life, and then dare to flee in fear of sin—do you think that my laws are all false? I'm here to plead guilty, but I'm just a few days too late to die! He immediately ordered Shi Hu to be pushed down and beheaded for public display.

But several subordinates pounced on Shi Hu and pulled him, but they couldn't pull it. Shi Hu shouted while struggling: "I hope that Your Majesty will be magnanimous, and allow the guilty ministers to make contributions!"

"Killing the guilty minister today, although it will soothe the wrath of His Majesty, will not benefit the country in the end. The minister also knew that the situation was critical, and implored His Majesty to return to Xiangguo as soon as possible, gather troops and horses from all sides, and then fight to the death with the Jin Kou. The minister is willing to defend the song of the court for His Majesty, and not let the Jin Kou enter the city alone - if you want to enter, unless you trample on the bones of the minister!

"Your Majesty, the former ministers returned with the Queen Mother from the annexation of the state, and this body belongs to Your Majesty, and I hope to die in battle for Your Majesty, and I don't want to be tortured and killed-I hope Your Majesty will allow it!"

As he spoke, he kowtowed more than once.

He didn't mention the queen mother, but when he mentioned the queen mother, Shi Le couldn't help but feel deeply sad and showed a sad face. The generals on the left and right take a look, the king of heaven is tempted, right? It just so happened that no one dared to stay in Chaoge-that was basically the word "death"-so they persuaded one after another, saying that since Shi Hu had this thought, it would be better for His Majesty to temporarily pardon his sins and allow him to stay in Yujin.

Zhang Jing has always been in the same party as Cheng Yao, not only has a quarrel with Zhang Bin, but also tries in vain to get rid of Shi Hu. But at this juncture of life and death, Shi Hu has become a life-saving straw, besides, if Shi Hu keeps the song of the court, he will definitely die and be lifeless, but his head will be temporarily sent to the Jin people in the future, why not? In this regard, he also persuaded Shi Le: "Shi Hu has been hiding for several months, if he doesn't show up, how can His Majesty capture him?" Then he came here to serve His Majesty with sincerity.

"In the past, there were few generals who were brave and brave, and now among the defeated army, no one can match them. If the song can be kept, only Shihu and His Majesty's ears, only in case, His Majesty must not stay, only hope for Shihu. I implore Your Majesty to temporarily pardon Shi Hu's sins for the sake of the country, and allow him to make meritorious contributions for his crimes. ”

Shi Le had no choice but to order Shi Hu's rope to be untied, and then the halberd pointed and shouted: "Your name and lord, all the previous ones have been taken away, and now you will be pardoned for your crimes, and you will be signed as the Song Order...... "General Lingyamen" paused, and added a sentence-"General Lingyamen." If you can stick to the song and not lose it, the previous sins can be compensated; If you keep the song for a month and the reinforcements do not arrive, you are also allowed to abandon the city and return to Xiangguo, and the previous crime will be reduced by three degrees. Will you be willing? ”

Although Shi Hu was released, he still couldn't afford it, so he just lay on the ground and continued to kowtow: "If the minister wishes, he will defend the song for His Majesty!" ”

So Shi Le took advantage of the fact that the Jin army had not yet closed the siege, and hurriedly escaped out of the north gate of Chaoge, leaving Shi Hu and 5,000 people to garrison. Immediately, the Jin army surrounded the city, and Zu Ti sent a cavalry to chase Shile, but it was too late to go north for thirty miles, so he had to retreat gloomily.

The Jin army chased all the way from Hanoi and Xingyang, and for three or four hundred miles, it was actually gradually becoming the end of the crossbow, especially putting a lot of enemy cities behind them, which was always a disaster. At this time, it is okay to fight steadily, and if you want to rush forward with light troops and kill Shi Le, the danger factor will definitely increase rapidly, and no matter how much Zu Ti covets Shi Le's head, he must also weigh the weight and stop.

couldn't help but look left and right with self-deprecation: "I know that the thief is treacherous and slippery, and it is not easy to catch." Then he said: "Today, the army is surrounding the song, when it is urgent, re-wading into Qishui and going to Zhao and Wei, taking advantage of the enemy's shortcomings, and taking Anyang and Linzhang forward, then I will have a stable foothold in Hebei, and the situation will be like a fire in the wind, which will be extinguished overnight!" ”

It doesn't matter if we don't catch Shile, as long as we take advantage of the victory, cut more land, and push the front forward as much as possible, then there will be no hope of a resurgence for Qian Zhao.

So he ordered to storm Chaoge in order to get down with one drum. Who would have thought that the resistance in the city was extremely tenacious, and the most bizarre thing was that it actually played the banner of Shihu......

Shi Hu fled from Xiangguo that day in fear of crime, and then disappeared and traveled to various places. He has been in charge for many years, and the former officials of Hebei counties and counties, even if they don't feel the old feelings, they are afraid of the old prestige, and they dare not come out to denounce - besides, Xiangguo did not have an explicit edict to search for Shi Hu - and he hid it for a while.

And using those old officials, Shi Hu not only heard the news that Shi Lefa had poured troops into Jin, but also heard that Zhang Taifu was opposed to this. If you want to say that Shi Hu is convinced in his life, it is just Shi Le, Pei Gai, and Zhang Bin, and Cheng Yao, Zhang Jing and others are like rotten rats, so since Zhang Bin thinks that gambling is easy to lose, he also thinks that this battle is eighty percent impossible to win-

"If a certain is the king of heaven, he will also make this big gamble, and bet all the Qiankun Sheji on - the heart of the king can be known, and Zhang Jing's plan is hateful. And if the king of heaven has Zhang Mengsun as a supplement, and regains me as the vanguard, maybe he can win the big gamble, but now he has given up Zhang Mengsun and does not use me, then defeat can be expected......"

He heard that the army had a lot of food to gather in Fangtou, so he estimated that once the army was defeated and Shile fled north, he would definitely pass through here, so he lurked between Fangtou and Chaoge. The original intention was to take advantage of Shile's most frustrated time, when the generals were scattered, and they urgently needed the protection of the warriors, so they appeared in time, and it was expected that they would atone for their sins.

As for Toujin, Shi Hu didn't think about it at all.

This is not only because he is in awe of Shi Le, and cares about the love of his uncle and nephew, or the grace of the deceased queen mother, but for the vote of people in Luoyang, none of them can enter the eye of Shi Hu. If the eldest husband can't make a career on his own, he should rely on the hero, take it as a precursor, and fight for the merits of Xinbu, but the ancestors of the Jin people are barely half a hero, right? How could I have given up the whole hero of Shile and gone to the half-hero? Besides, Zu Ti is not a monarch yet, and he must be restricted by the shameless doctor in Luoyang.

Don't mention Pegai. Shi Hu and Pei Gai met in front of the battle before, and after a few words of dialogue, they had already broken off - Shi Hu confirmed from Pei Gai's expression and words that this teacher did not miss the old feelings at all, and was bent on killing my Shi clan. He is not stupid, he knows that Xiang Chang'an, the only thing waiting for him is a knife on his neck.

If I was willing to be tortured and killed, I would have stayed in Xiangguo in the first place, so why did I have to travel thousands of miles to Chang'an to die? died in Xiangguo, maybe the king of heaven will bury himself well when he thinks of his old feelings; If you die at the hands of the Jin people, you will definitely throw your corpse into the wilderness and be eaten by wild dogs!

So after hibernating for several months, he was finally caught by Shi Hu. He felt that he might not necessarily die if he stayed in Chaoge-mainly because he was too confident in his own force-if he could stay for a full month and return to Xiangguo as Shi Le said, the prince would not have to do it, and the general could still be a general. This is to take your fate into your own hands, even if you die, it is destiny, and you have nothing to do with others.

This is similar to Shi Lefa Jin, life is to gamble to be energetic!

Shi Hu has been lurking for a few months, and he has gathered two or three hundred old officials and subordinates, all of whom want to die for it. He took these two or three hundred people as the backbone and stuck to the song of the court to prevent the Jin Division.

To say that when this is critical, his murderous reputation can indeed play a certain role, and the morale of the Zhao army in the city is greatly boosted, even if the captives go to the city to help defend it, no one dares to disobey; The relative Jin army was originally tired from coming from afar and fighting for a long time, and knowing that there were stone tigers in the city, the soldiers were more afraid. So Zu Ti waved his division to attack for three days, it was difficult to trap the city, and several times the soldiers climbed to the top of the city, but Shi Hu himself went into battle, led the left and right hands to hold a spear, and forcibly blocked it.

Duan Wenyang hated Shi Hu, that is, he shouted and scolded outside the city, provoking him to fight, but Shi Hu ignored it. Duan Wenyang was furious, and wanted to go to the city in person, but was stopped by Zu Ti - this is a Xianbei fierce general, a good general cavalry, you let him go to the ant-attached city with the pawn? Isn't it too wasteful, once there is a good one, I will regret it.

Zu Ti was quite annoyed by this, and was considering whether to continue the onslaught, or be forced to change to a long-term siege plan, and let the soldiers take turns to rest first, when suddenly a clipper boat went down the river to convey the official document from Luoyang - the content, naturally he still implored him to return to the division. Zu Ti ignored it, who would have thought that what the angel read out was not the book of the imperial court, but the edict of the Son of Heaven!

Zu Ti couldn't help but sigh: "My work stops here! ”

In the past few days, there have been battle reports from the rear, and the Jin army has only conquered Guancheng, and in Yuli, Long, Juan County and other places, because of the desperate resistance of the Zhao army, it has never been successful. As a result, the grain road can not be regarded as completely unblocked, and then the pursuit of Shile is expedited, the army is very urgent, but the grain transportation is slow, whether it is the Hanoi Front Army or the Xingyang Front Army, it is somewhat difficult to continue - if it is not for the first time to seize nearly 10,000 Hu grain and grass, I am afraid that it will be cut off in a few days.

In this case, it is difficult to continue to advance unless you sing a song with a drum. Zu Ti had the intention of stopping before, wanting to follow the siege of the dynasty on the one hand, on the other hand, divide the troops and return, first seize the cities on the way, and consolidate the counties and counties, but he is still a little reluctant...... I also want to sigh as a "chicken rib". The edict of the Son of Heaven actually gave Zu Shizhi a step down, so that he could explain to his subordinates and even the people of the world.

So after sighing, he left Li Ju's department, and commanded the Guanzhong army and the Shao family army, followed the attack on Chaoge, and ordered Guo Yuxi to collect Shanyang, Huojia and other cities, and the main force crossed to the south of Tongguan, trying to recover the lost land in Henan. Of course, the city is to be attacked, and the land is to be collected, and the Son of Heaven has issued an edict, and he cannot delay it. Although Zu Shizhi was reluctant to return to Luoyang at this time, to face Pei Gai, who might advance eastward—especially this second angel, who was still confused about the current situation, and Yu Luozhong's situation was not clear—he had no choice but to return head-on.

So what is the situation in Luoyang City at this time?

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Let's say that Pei Pi was killed by an arrow that day, and Mingda fled into the palace in embarrassment, and ordered the doors to be closed and no one to enter. Then he ran to Sima Ye to complain, the little emperor heard his words, and couldn't help but look like earth, and a beloved jade cup fell to the ground, "snap", and fell to pieces.

Zhu Fei was on his side, and he couldn't help but be shocked and inexplicable, and immediately blamed Mingdadao: "I have warned you not to conflict with Pei Shenggong, why don't you listen?" Even if they don't listen, they shouldn't harm their lives...... How can this be good?! ”

Mingda argued, "How could I conflict with it? Originally, the camp gate was closed, but it was broken by Pei, and he ordered the soldiers to line up to block it, hoping that the elders of the DPRK and China would come and relieve the fight between the two families. I don't know who was bold enough to release arrows without an order......"

Zhu Fei shook his head and said: "It's always the monarch who has no way, and he can't restrain the mistakes of his subordinates." ”

Mingda smiled bitterly: "The quality of the soldiers of the five schools is worrying, and it will only be a few days since I took over, even if Sun and Wu are alive, it is difficult to prohibit ......."

Sima Ye reprimanded: "In the past, Sun Wuzi taught King Wu the art of war and played his palace people, but when the time is shifted, he can be neat, although he can go to fire and water, how dare you take Sun and Wu as an example?!" ”

Mingda really can't say it, and he said in his heart, Your Majesty, you really take those nonsense in the history books seriously...... Besides, Sun Wu is only training more than a hundred palace people who have no knowledge, so I have to lead thousands of brave and cowardly masters, how can I talk about the same day? But he didn't dare to argue after all, but bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty has taught you a lesson, after all, it is the incompetence of the ministers, and it is the cause of this catastrophe......"

Sima Ye asked Zhu Fei: "I don't know what the will of the right guard is?" If it is dispersed because it is about to die, then it is okay, if you come to disturb the palace ban for revenge, how can it be good? ”

Zhu Fei arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, don't be surprised, the right guard will not dare to rush to the palace forbidden ......" paused, and said: "If they dare to be rude, the crime is not forgiven, but the edict can take the right of the right guard, or even dissolve it." ”

Sima Ye smiled bitterly: "Now that the five schools have collapsed, what army can Shangshu mobilize?" Who will take over the right guard? ”

Zhu Feixin said, Your Majesty, you are patronizing the immediate disaster, and you don't think about the long-term at all...... The immediate disaster is actually easy to solve, and there is even a chance to turn the disaster into a blessing. If the right guard really dares to rush into the palace and hunt down Mingda, we will gather the guards and palace people to protect the Son of Heaven, and it is a big deal to flee to the province, in theory, the rebels will not be killed in Luoyang City. But in this way, the song is in the Pei family, and the suspicion of the heavenly family can be cleared, and the big Sima can't use this as an excuse to enter Luo afterwards.

Most of them will come alone and ask Your Majesty for their guilt.

But if the right guard stops in front of the palace gate, and simply follows the normal procedure to put pressure on the palace and demand that the murderer be severely punished, this matter will not be easy to do......

So he glared at Mingda fiercely, and then comforted Sima Ye and said: "Your Majesty is the king, and they are ministers, how can any minister dare to offend the king?" Even if it is forbidden to enter the palace, it is also for Mingda, and we will defend Your Majesty with death and not be disturbed by the rebels. ”

When Mingda heard this, he couldn't help but pull Zhu Fei's sleeve and shouted: "Please also ask Zhu Jun to plan for Your Majesty and save my life!" ”

Zhu Fei struggled to get rid of Mingda's pull, and said hatefully: "You have no way to live now, why bother to involve the Heavenly Family?!" Then he explained: "It was a panicked soldier who fired arrows to hurt people, but if you are the fifth colonel, the right guard will vent his hatred on your head; In the same way, it was your incompetence, and if you hide in the palace, then this hatred will reach your majesty. Even, I would think that it was Pei Shenggong who was instructed by His Majesty and ordered you to murder! ”