After August, on the battlefield in the south of the Yangtze River, the Wuchang army gradually overwhelmed the Su Jun rebels; Moreover, Shen Chong was also ordered to reintegrate the garrisons of Wu County and Wu Xing County, and attacked Ma Xiong again.

In a big battle in early September, Wang Han, the brother of Wang Dun, led his soldiers and horses by land, defeated Guan Shang and Zhang Jian between Danyang and Yuhu, and immediately advanced into Moling. Wang Dun carried troops in boats and ships, and successively reinforced Bailuzhou, and there were nearly 10,000 people on the island, which posed a great threat to the nearby Jiankang City. Su Jun was forced to move Pei and Sima Chong to the stone city, which had been built quite strongly, and moved most of the courtiers into the palace city to defend the danger.

Deng Yue suggested to Wang Dun: "Jiankang is easy to attack, but Su Jun has added stones and palaces, and a certain person has sent people to secretly attack, and the momentum is quite solid and difficult to overcome. And now our army is tired from a long battle, and the grain and straw materials are not sufficient, and Ma Xiong is Shen Shiju to contain Yangxian, Zhang Jian, Guan Shang is to make his brother Chuhong (Wang Han) surround Moling, if the three thieves struggle to break through to save and join Su Jun in one place, I am afraid the situation will be reversed. It is better to select elite soldiers, send the boat to the east, go around to the side of the Zhoushan Mountain, raid Jiankang, take the outer city first, and surround Su Jun in the stone and palace.

"If things go well, Su Jun can be destroyed; If it doesn't go well, it can also cut off the connection between Su Jun and the three generals, and then break the three generals to calm Su Jun's desire for help. ”

After Wang Dun discussed with his staff officer Qian Feng and others, he adopted Deng Yue's plan, and ordered him to lead 3,000 elite soldiers, quietly release the ship to the north, bypass Lulong Mountain and Shogunate Mountain, land in the northeast of Jiankang, and then go straight to Fuzhoushan to kill.

Although Zhoushan is not very high, after all, it is an important commanding height in the north of Jiankang Palace, if it can be defended, the situation of the palace can be half seen, which is absolutely beneficial to the Wuchang army. However, Su Jun's reaction was very fast, and as soon as he heard the warning, he boarded the boat first, condescendingly, and attacked the incoming Wuchang army.

Deng Yue folded his arms and shouted: "We are not coming down from Hong Kong, if we retreat, if we don't have time to return to the boat, we will be defeated by the traitors, I am afraid that there is no place to die, today we can only strive forward, kill the Su thief, in order to stop this chaos!" "Taking the lead, fighting fiercely and not retreating, Su Jun couldn't help him for a while.

At the same time, taking advantage of Su Jun's attention being attracted to the northeast of Jiankang City, Wang Dun used Qian Feng's strategy to patrol between the stone mountain and Yundu in a big boat, and fired arrows to suppress the rebels on the shore. Su Jun was shocked when he heard the report, so he ordered his son Su Shuo to lead more than a dozen horsemen to take the lead, and after the infantry was combined, he went down the mountain to break through the Wuchang army, intending to defeat Deng Yue in one fell swoop, so as to remove the threat in this direction as soon as possible and return to the palace to help.

However, at this time, Deng Yue had also received an order from Wang Dun, so he no longer tried in vain to capture Zhoushan, but lined up in Baimupi and changed to a defensive position to contain the main force of the rebels, which led to Su Shuo's three successive charges, but he was not allowed to enter.

Su Jun was furious, repelled Su Shuo, personally led the troops to charge, and was really killed by him into the Wuchang army array. Seeing that the situation was not good, Deng Yue hurriedly put all the soldiers around him, threw them with spears, and finally penetrated the heavy armor, stabbed Su Jun off his horse, and then cut off the head.

Su Jun was dead, his troops were scattered, and although Su Shuo fought hard and broke through the siege, he did not dare to return to Miyagi again, and was forced to go south to join Ma Xiong. So Wang Dun and Deng Yue worked together to conquer Jiankang City and return to the palace, Wang Bin, Zhuge Hui and others saw that the rebels were scattered, and hurriedly opened the gate and knelt to welcome Wang Dun. Wang Dun ignored Wang Bin, but ordered Zhuge Hui to be tied up, that is, to correct the law in front of the door.

- Zhuge Hui is Sima Rui's cousin after all, if he is executed afterwards, maybe Sima Rui will intercede for him, it is better to cut it now, and then the crime on the dead person, isn't it as safe as he wants?

Only Su Jun's brother Su Yi is still guarding the stone city, and there are still more than 3,000 people in the department, because the terrain is dangerous and the city defense is firm, and the Wuchang army can't kill it for a while. But Deng Yue immediately used a long pole to pick up Su Jun's head and scold at the bottom of the mountain, but it inevitably made the people on the mountain panic, Su Yi desperately pressed and warned everyone: "The southerners hate us and other gnashing teeth, if we fall, we will not die well." It's better to stick to it, the city is still full of water and half a month, and waiting for Zhang, Ma and other generals to return to the division, they will be able to turn defeat into victory. ”

At this time, Concubine Pei and Sima Chong were in the city, besieged by Su Yi and cut off from inside and outside, but they didn't know that Su Jun was dead and Jiankang had been defeated. But they could still hear the noise of the outside world, so Pei Shi comforted Sima Chong and said: "The army is four, the thieves will be destroyed, don't be alarmed." ”

Sima Chong raised his little face and asked his grandmother: "If Grandpa comes, will he kill me?" "Although he is still a child, he has been in a political turmoil for a long time, and it is impossible for him to really not understand anything.

Concubine Pei comforted him and said: "My nephew used to be Zeng Yun: 'Although the tiger is vicious, it does not eat its children. 'And thy father is kind, how can he kill thee?' If he wants to kill you, he will kill me first. ”

Sima Chong asked: "However, the Su thief wanted to kill me in the past, why did my grandmother want to push me to kill him?" ”

Concubine Pei was speechless for a while, thinking about how to explain it, when suddenly a report spread outside the door, saying that Shangshu had ordered Xu Wei to ask for Hajj. Pei Shi replied angrily: "No! ”

But it was useless for her to refuse, and before the words fell, Xu Wei strode directly into the house. Concubine Pei said angrily: "You wait for the emperor to be here, how can you be so rude?!" ”

Xu Wei bowed and saluted, and then asked in a low voice: "Does the concubine really want the king to stay in this position for a long time?" ”

Hearing him call him "the concubine" instead of the "empress dowager", and also called Sima Chong a "tyrant", Pei couldn't help but wonder, so he asked: "What does Xu Qing mean by this?" ”

Xu Wei bowed to the ground and explained: "The minister had no intention of betraying China, and was forced to come here, and persuaded the Su thief to serve the concubine and the king of Wu Xing, occupy Jiankang, and welcome the Chinese army, but the Su thief did not listen and forced the king of Wu Xing to usurp the throne." The reason why the minister does not die and does not leave, in order to stay this useful body, in order to save the concubine and the king from the tiger's mouth when the chaos is ......" then took out a letter from his arms and presented it with both hands: "Duke Pei has a letter here, and when the concubine sees it, she knows that what the minister said is true." ”

Concubine Pei is still wondering which "Pei Gong" it is, could it be that Pei Wei sent a letter from Luoyang all the way? took it and took a look, only to know that it was Pei Ren......

In order to facilitate the control of Pei's ancestors and grandchildren, Su Jun forced Sima Chong to be the emperor and moved into the palace, of course, he blew Pei Ren and other old family members away, and replaced them with slaves and maids from the old Jin Palace. The excuse he made was: "The Son of Heaven should use eunuchs, can't Pei Ren and others be castrated first and then used?" But not all the servants he sent were maidservants and eunuchs - it was not customary for the palace to use eunuchs, but it was not against the system, so Sima Rui had eunuchs around him - and he didn't care about slapping himself in the face.

Pei Shi was isolated from Pei Ren and the others, not only worried about their safety, but also felt like walking in the dark night, wandering helplessly. She once thought about running away, and said in her heart that I had even escaped from the camp, but what about this Jiankang City surrounded by a fence? However, running at sunset is all up to Pei Gai's ability, but now he is alone, even Yun'er is not around, and he can't find a reliable person to discuss, so how can he run away with a child? Where to go?

Now seeing Pei Ren's letter, it seems that a drowning person is fishing for a straw, and he can't help but be surprised. Pei Ren's letter was very brief, only saying that Xu Wei was credible, and his father and son had never been killed, all relying on Xu Wei's protection; Now he has set up a plan to get rid of the main mother and the little master in prison, but just listen to Xu Wei's arrangement.

Concubine Pei immediately looked at Xu Wei and asked in a low voice: "My ancestors and grandsons are all thanks to Qing's scheme, what plan does Qing have to make my ancestors and grandchildren get rid of it?" ”

Xu Wei hurriedly replied: "Don't hide it, the Su thief is dead, Su Yi is really guarding the stone, and he is the king...... The Jin army was besieged. Today's ministers have made arrangements, tied a small boat under the cliff, and implored the concubine and the king to go down the rope, and Pei Gong and others can meet in the boat, but they can cross the river and go to Luoyang - the Son of Heaven is eager for the concubine to stay for a long time! ”

Concubine Pei didn't ask anything anymore, so she picked up Sima Chong and said, "Go!" ”

Things are going very well, Su Yi is bent on resisting external enemies, and his internal control will inevitably weaken, and Xu Wei is originally a staff officer and confidant of the Su family, and it really doesn't take much effort to deceive Su Yi's trust, and then replace the internal and external soldiers who are imprisoned in the Pei family's ancestors and grandsons with his own people. So he sneaked out of the living room, avoided the pawns, and climbed up a ladder from a certain section of the city wall northwest of Stone City, and arrived at the edge of the cliff, where a rope had already been prepared, that is, to tie Pei's waist, and put the two of them down first.

Pei Ren's father and son and Yun'er were indeed in the boat under the cliff, and when they saw the Pei family's ancestors and grandchildren getting down, they cheered in a low voice. As soon as Concubine Pei's feet landed, she immediately sat down - on the one hand, because she was nervous, and at the same time, she was not young after all, holding a ten-year-old child to climb down, she was already exhausted, and her limbs were weak.

- Of course, a ten-year-old child can get down and walk on his own, but Pei Shi is not at ease, so it is more practical to hold it in his arms.

Here the rope was untied and retracted to pick up Xu Wei, and Pei Ren and the others knelt in the boat and cried with joy to the Pei family's ancestors. Yun'er was also busy talking about the previous situation, saying that we have long been in contact with Luoyang, you know, so the news was passed to Luoyang early in the morning, and the Son of Heaven was furious, so he wanted to lead the army to save his aunt, but he was blocked by the ministers. The Son of Heaven ordered the prince to set up a plan to save the main mother, and the prince said that Xu Wei was moved, so he conspired with us and others to take advantage of the chaos......

Xu Wei had opposed Su Jun forcing Sima Chong to be the emperor, but Su Jun didn't take it to heart afterwards, but he secretly panicked and was forced to appear more deferential on the surface. It's just that these causes and consequences can't be hidden from Wang Gong's eyes and ears inside and outside Jiankang after all, especially Xu Wei deliberately protected Pei Ren's father and son in order to leave a way out for himself.

Since Wang Gong was ordered by Pei Gai, he pondered how to rescue the ancestors and grandchildren of the Pei family. The only possibility is to find someone who can be used within the Su family's army, or coercion, or inducement, to ambush the chess pieces, and wait for the right time. So after a period of observation and screening, Pei Ren finally ordered Pei Ren to secretly show off his cards to Xu Wei.

Xu Wei naturally agreed, but said that the time has not yet come, and he must not move lightly, otherwise I am afraid that it will hurt the ancestors and grandchildren of the concubine - I think Su Jun's momentum will not last long, and when the Wuchang army is fully approaching Jiankang, he is busy with military affairs and the city is chaotic, we will have a chance to do it. Therefore, when Su Jun moved Pei and Sima to Stone City and ordered Su Yi to guard, Xu Wei volunteered to serve as Su Yi's staff and deputy......

While speaking, Xu Wei and several of his cronies also stepped down one after another, and ordered Kai to start the boat.

Pei asked, "Where do you want to take me and wait?" ”

Xu Wei replied: "As the minister said, I should send the concubine and the king to the north, go to Luoyang, and meet the Son of Heaven." ”

Pei Shi frowned slightly, and then asked again: "Wuchang Boat Master, across the river, can we cross it?" ”

Xu Wei said with a smile: "Don't worry, the concubine, this minister has already planned." It was getting late, most of the boats were moored in the harbor, and Wang Dun would surround the mountain with his army, not worrying about Su Yi escaping from the river - did Su Yi dare to cross the river? ”

As soon as the words fell, I suddenly saw a warship coming from the upstream, as fast as a galloping horse, and it was approaching in an instant. Pei Ren and the others couldn't help but change their complexions, but Xu Wei was safe, and only ordered someone to tie a white towel on the mast of the ship.

- The warships of Wuchang have been patrolling around Bailuzhou for a long time, and they want to take the opportunity to plant a nail or two and bribe one or two sailors to bribe one or two boats of sailors, but it is not very difficult, as long as they plan in advance.

However, Concubine Pei stood up suddenly, and shouted towards the coming boat: "I, Concubine Wuxing, and King Wuxing are also here, you can come to meet me!" ”

Seeing this, Xu Wei couldn't help but be taken aback, and regardless of etiquette, he hurriedly pulled Concubine Pei, and said repeatedly: "Why is the concubine like this, don't you want to go to Luoyang to see the Son of Heaven?" ”

Concubine Pei saw that there was movement on the opposite boat, as if she was turning the rudder - you sneaked away one or two traitors, as long as the wealth and silk were enough, we could let you go without seeing it; But the ancestors and grandchildren of the tyrants, this is resolutely impossible to let go, if you get it and give it, a great achievement, which is a little wealth can be exchanged - then he turned his head and said to Xu Wei with a kind attitude: "If I want to return to Luoyang, I can return the day before yesterday, why wait for Su Junzhi to come?" ”

Xu Wei smiled bitterly: "The concubine doesn't want to see the Son of Heaven, and she doesn't care for herself, doesn't she think of being a tyrant in her arms, if she falls into the hands of Wang Dun, how can she be spared?" ”

Concubine Pei said: "If you talk about tyrants, Yu Jin is like this, what is the difference between Yu Hua?" If you talk about his relatives, the king of Jin is the father of this son, how can he bear to do harm? The king of Jin can't bear to be harmed, and Wang Dun dares to act recklessly? And Hua Tianzi has nothing to do with this son, that is, a local guard, and he can also kill and then play. Then we will stay in Jiangdong and Luoyang in the north, who can hope to survive? ”

Xu Wei continued to smile bitterly: "If the minister is returned to the ancestor of the concubine, Yu Hua has merit and can avoid death, but Yu Jin may not be...... Is the concubine trying to kill me? ”

As he spoke, the warship had arrived in front of him, and the general on the ship lowered his head and asked, "Is it really King Wu Xing and the concubine in the boat?" ”

Pei raised his head so that the other party could see it more clearly, and asked, "Do you want me to die, or do you want me to live?" ”

The other party hurriedly replied: "Please also invite the concubine and the king to board the boat, and I will wait for the escort to go to Bailuzhou and meet the king of Jin." "Just kidding, one is the biological son of King Jin, the other is his uncle, even if it is a tyrant, it will not be our turn to kill, what if King Jin or even Wang Dun don't plan to kill him?

Pei Shi said: "All the righteous people who rescued me in this boat, you can let them return to the north; Otherwise, I will take King Wuxing and throw himself into the river and die, then the King of Jin will be the same as you! ”

(Battlefield Literature)