The forty-fifth time to welcome the edict of the Sect is looking forward to Zhang Jue

But it was said that thirty or forty miles north of Yingzhou there was a high mountain. Looking from west to east, it was originally a mountain that stood abruptly. Looking from the south to the north, it is a pair of twin peaks, like a pair of rabbits' ears, so it is called Rabbit Ears Mountain. At the top of each of the twin peaks there is a pool of clear pools, and its water is as clear as blue. The ridge is extremely flat and can accommodate tens of thousands of people. Zhang Jue was born in Pingzhou, grew up in Yandi, and knows the danger of Rabbit Mountain well. As early as May and June, he planned to lure Yan Mu and his golden soldiers into the Rabbit Mountain and annihilate them in one fell swoop. Unexpectedly, the mother of the Emperor withdrew the army very early, which frustrated his wish. This time, the mother of the Jamu led the army to make a comeback. Zhang Jue was secretly overjoyed when he heard this, so he set this trap for him again. He hid tens of thousands of horses on the summits of the twin peaks, and deployed heavy troops around the Rabbit Ear Mountain. There are only more than 3,000 golden soldiers led by Yan Mu, as long as they enter the net he has set up, the golden soldiers will become turtles in the urn, there is no way to go to the sky, there is no door to enter the ground, and it is difficult to fly with wings. Since the victory of the anti-ambush at Loufeng Fengkou, Zhang Juezhi was very happy when he heard it. He thought that his mother would be proud of his consecutive victories, and he would definitely fall for his plan. Then he ordered the whole army to be ready for battle.

Two days passed, but it wasn't Jin Bing who made any moves. At dawn on the third day, I suddenly heard the neighing of men and horses in the valley, as if a large group of men and horses had sneaked into the valley. Zhang Jue was overjoyed when he heard this, so he ordered a signal. In an instant, two blazing fires ignited on the two poles of the confrontation on Rabbit Mountain, and they went straight to the sky. Accompanied by the light of the fire, up and down the mountain, the sound of shouting and killing was deafening. I saw that the arrows on the mountain were like rain, and they all slanted down to the valley, and the rolling stones also fell from the sky like a mountain waterfall. At first, you can still hear the mournful and desperate screams of the war horses in the valley. It didn't take long for it to fall silent. By this time, it was already getting dark. In the valley of Yuanwang, the blood flowed like a river, and the corpses were all over the field, and they were in disarray. Zhang Jue instructed Wang Xiaogu's troops to clean up the battlefield, and not long after, Wang Xiaogu ran over in a hurry and said to Zhang Jue: "Dashuai, we have been fooled, we have been fooled!" When Zhang Jue heard this, he was taken aback and asked, "What, what did you say?" Wang Xiaogu said: "In the valley, there are as many as seven or eight hundred war horses that have been shot dead and wounded, but the real golden soldiers are only a few people, and the others are clay sculptures and wood carvings that are tied to the war horses, looking from afar, they look like real people." When Zhang Jue heard this, he jumped like thunder and shouted loudly: "Chase me, I don't believe that Mother Yan can escape from my palm!"

Zhang Jun led the Yan soldiers, chased to a place more than five miles away from the camp, and suddenly killed a golden soldier from the depths of the mountains and forests. I only heard the first general shouting loudly: "Haha, the master has been waiting for you here for a long time." You have killed so many of our horses, and I will make you pay for them one by one. "It turns out that this person is none other than Wuyan Puluhun, the general of the Ministry of Justice. This Wuyan Puluhun was originally a native of the enemy of Wugu on the lazy road, and his father was named the general of the Dragon and Tiger Guard. From the young strength is unbeatable, strong and good at shooting, can reach more than 270 steps. He and his brother Shahu were the same generals of the Yan mother, and they were known in the army for their bravery. On the same day, he was ordered by his mother to be the rearguard to stop Zhang Jue's pursuers. All the generals felt that there were many Yan soldiers, and there was a huge disparity in numbers, so they did not dare to fight. Wuyan Puruhun climbed the mountain and looked at it, and said disapprehantly: "Although the enemy has many soldiers, but the troops are disorganized, scattered and disorderly, and a sudden attack can be broken by surprise. When they enter the city, it will be difficult to deal with them. When the generals heard this, they thought it was reasonable, so they came out and engaged Zhang Jun's soldiers. Zhang Jun saw that the Jin soldiers began to be fierce, but he didn't know how many men and horses they had, so he was afraid of losing his life, so he returned to the horse and ran first. When the Yan soldiers saw it, they also collapsed. Wuyan Puluhun led his troops to chase and kill for a while, and suddenly remembered the warning of Yanmu's "be careful not to chase the enemy", so he retreated.

Zhang Jun led his troops to flee, and met Zhang Jue's army again, and recounted how he encountered the Jin people ambushing the soldiers. When Zhang Jue heard this, he was even more furious, and gritted his teeth and said: "Mother of the Emperor, Mother of the Emperor, I am inseparable from you. If I catch you this time, I will definitely break you into pieces. Then he urged the army to chase after him until he was under the city of Yingzhou, but he did not encounter a single soldier of the Jin people. Zhang Juezheng was in a daze, and saw a wooden sign hanging above the city gate from a distance, with something written on it. When I walked in, I saw eight big characters written on it: "Go for the time being today, and come back this winter." There is also a payment later, but it is the words "handwritten by the mother". After Zhang Jue saw it, he was furious and drank all the soldiers to smash the wooden card.

It turned out that Yan Mu saw that the Yan soldiers had been defeated repeatedly, and there were not too many troops in each battle, so she had already been on guard in her heart. Entering the bottom of the Rabbit Mountain, looking up at the treacherous mountain, it was expected that Zhang Jue had no ambush here, and he might have planned to annihilate the Jin army in one fell swoop, so he designed to lure the enemy's ambush out. At this time, he got the exact news from the scout, the Yan people were very strong, and with his own 3,000 people, it was really difficult to have the confidence and courage to defeat Zhang Jue. immediately made a more rational decision, avoiding Zhang Jue's edge and avoiding a decisive battle with him. , sent Wuyan Puluhun to lead the troops to block the enemy, which was carefully arranged by the mother. Retreat for the time being, just wait for the opportunity. He didn't expect him to be able to stop the annihilation of the pursuing enemy, as long as he could cover the safety of the camp, and this battle, which had never been in contact with the two sides, was rumored to be boiling at that time. It is said that Zhang Jue won a great victory in Rabbit Mountain, and the Jin soldiers of the Yan Mu Department were defeated and retreated.

The news of the so-called defeat of Tu'er Mountain by the mother of Yan was transmitted to Huining Mansion in Shangjing, and Wu Qimai, who had just succeeded to the throne as emperor for more than two months, was very shocked after hearing it. Immediately sent Zong Wang to inquire about the sins of the mother, and led his army to reverse the situation in the Yanjing area as soon as possible. It was at this time that the envoys of the Song State also arrived at Huining Mansion and demanded the states behind the mountains from Jin Taizong Wu Qimai with an alliance on the sea. Jin Taizong Wu begged to buy because of the situation, out of helplessness, although he did not agree to the request of the Song Dynasty envoys, but promised to return the land of Wu and Shuo. Although Zongwang of the Northwest Metropolitan and Muhan of the Southwest insisted on not cutting off the counties of Shanxi and the Song Dynasty, Wu Qimai of Jin Taizong still said: "If you insist on doing this, it is against the order of the first emperor, and it is advisable to do it as soon as possible." ”

Zong Wang was ordered by Jin Taizong Wu to buy and quickly came to Jinzhou. When he saw his mother, he first greeted him as an uncle and nephew, and then told him with an edict. Then, Zong Wang asked about the battle between the two armies in Rabbit Mountain, and Yan Mu told him like this. After hearing this, Zong Wang said in surprise: "In this way, our army has not been defeated, and the decision to attack or retreat should be made accordingly according to the changes in the situation on the battlefield, which is something that the commander of the unified army should have the right to decide. Uncle, because of the rumors, you have been wronged. However, since Emperor Taizong has already issued an edict to punish crimes, and he has not been on the throne for a long time, he can only maintain it, not disobey. The younger nephew is temporarily hidden and does not report, and the uncle can also stay in the army. And when the nephew breaks Zhang Jue, then tell the emperor the truth, and the emperor will definitely be able to take back his life and forgive his uncle's sins. At that time, the emperor will also hand over the original army to his uncle, I don't know what his uncle wants. Mother Yan said: "What my nephew said is extremely true, a man sacrifices his life for the country, and forgets his family, so why not care about his life, and what grievances can he have at all. At that moment, he handed over the military power to Zongwang in his hands, and summoned the generals and said: "From today on, you will all listen to Zongwang's dispatch." If there is any disobedience, it should be dealt with by military law. ”

Zong Wang saw that his uncle and mother could take care of the overall situation and not suffer from gains and losses for personal reputation, and he admired it very much. The generals were immediately transferred and a powerful offensive was launched against the Yan soldiers. Everywhere the Jin soldiers went, they were invincible. Within a few days, all the coastal counties were attached to Jin. After entering Yuguan, Zongwang immediately sent the troops of Ali, Sandulu, and Kulu to supplement the three fierce ans, and captured Yingzhou with lightning speed. Zhang Jue did not expect that the Jin soldiers would carry out a counterattack at such a rapid pace, and his mother and wife were in Yingzhou, and they were all captured by the Jin soldiers before they had time to withdraw.

Since Zhang Jue forced away the army of the mother, although he did not capture a single soldier of the Jin people, he did not capture anything. But he lied to the Song court about the victory of Rabbit Ear Mountain, hoping to invite credit. The monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty were really overjoyed when they heard it and believed it. thought that Zhang Jue was a genius of the world, and he did not hesitate to reward him. Then Pingzhou was promoted to Fengning Army, and Zhang Jue was appointed as the envoy of the festival. At the same time, An Bi (i.e., Li Shi), Gao Jue, Zhang Jun, Zhang Dungu and others were also appointed to the post of Huiyou Pavilion to be systematized. He also ordered the Xuanfu Division to transfer tens of thousands of silver silks as a reward.

Zhang Jue was so overjoyed when he heard that the edict was coming, so much so that he got a little carried away and didn't know why. At that moment, he led the officials and subordinates of Pingzhou, and went out of the city gate before dawn, until sixty or seventy miles away to greet the envoys of the Song Dynasty. From the depths of Zhang Jue's heart, perhaps he felt that only by doing so could he express his loyalty to the emperor of the Song Dynasty. He received the edict at the post station on the side of the road, and rewarded the court envoys generously. After sending them away, Zhang Jue instructed his brother Zhang Jun to carry the edict and return to Pingzhou. Along the way, leisurely, so happy. As he was walking, he suddenly saw dust flying in the distance, as if thousands of cavalry were coming. Zhang Jue thought that his own troops had come to greet him, but in a blink of an eye, the cavalry had arrived in front of him. I saw a general majestic, leaping on his horse with a horizontal sword, standing in front of the formation, and shouting loudly: "I am the commander of the Liao army, Zhang Jue should not hurry up and surrender!" Zhang Jue listened, and when he opened his eyes, he found that the word in front of him was not the soldiers of Pingzhou, but the golden general who was like a wolf and a tiger. At that moment, he was shocked into a cold sweat, and the joy had already run to Java. At that time, he didn't have time to think about it, but he only knew to put a few lashes on the horse's buttocks, and then turned around, only caring about running for his life.

Zhang Jue ran desperately, but he didn't know how much time had passed, let alone how much distance he had escaped. I gradually felt that the voices behind me were thinning. When he looked back, he was nowhere to be seen. Looking at the surroundings, there are only a handful of three or five people. Things in the world are really changeable, Zhang Jue was still full of joy just now, but who knew that he became full of sadness in an instant. At the moment, I am standing in the wilderness, watching the sun set, but I don't know where to return. After thinking about it, I felt that Pingzhou couldn't go back, so I had to step on the darker and darker twilight and come towards Yanjing.

Zhang Jue's younger brother Zhang Jun also ran with him, and he was really panicked. At the moment, he only cares about running for his life, and he doesn't care about it, east and west, north and south. I don't know when, I got lost with his brother Zhang Jue. While he was running away, someone suddenly shouted from behind: "Second Master Zhang, Second Master Zhang." When he looked back, the person who called him was none other than Zhang Xiaoshan, a member of his family. Zhang Jun saw that there was no shadow of Jin Bing behind him, so he also restrained the horse. When Zhang Xiaoshan came to his side, Zhang Jun asked, "How is the old lady?" I heard that they were all captured by Jin Bing, how are they now? Zhang Xiaoshan said: "Second master, it is precisely for this matter that I came to look for you regardless of the danger of my life." Mrs. Tai and a family are all locked up in prison, and if they don't try to rescue them, they will immediately worry about their lives. When Zhang Jun heard this, he was anxious and said: "I am penniless now, how can I save the life of an old man!" After that, his hands turned helplessly around his body, as if he could find some savior on his body. flipped through it, but turned out the edict given by Song Huizong. Then he held on to a glimmer of hope and thought: "Maybe this edict will be useful to the Jin people, no matter what, I can't care much now, as long as it can save the lives of all the people." So, together with his family Zhang Xiaoshan, he went straight to Yingzhou.

It turned out that since Zongwang captured Yingzhou, he sent scouts everywhere to find out the news. And the news that Zhang Jue was far away from Pingzhou to meet the edict was found out by the detectives. Zong Wang suddenly came up with a bold plan: to win by surprise. Then he selected to send light cavalry, detoured from the road to the west of Pingzhou, and when Zhang Jue returned from receiving the edict, he suddenly attacked on the way and captured him. Who knew that Zhang Jue was fast, and finally escaped the pursuit of Jin Bing. Although Zong Wang didn't capture Zhang Jue, he forced him away, which was a big gain. When he returned to the army, he was stationed under the city of Pingzhou, and mobilized other golden soldiers from all walks of life to gather in Pingzhou. When the deployment stopped, the siege began.

After several days of siege, the people in the city were panicked, and it was rare to be consistent with whether they were fighting or not. Someone in the city insisted on binding Zhang Jue's father and his two sons to offer their ancestors' hopes, so they ordered them to be killed in the army.

The next day, someone suddenly came outside the military gate, claiming to be Zhang Jue's brother Zhang Jun, saying that he had something important to see. Zong Wang summoned him to the army, and Zhang Jun said to him: "I risked my life to come to see Dutong today, and my purpose is to save the lives of an old and young family. Zong Wang said: "It is not difficult to pardon your life, but there must be conditions." If you are able to recruit the officials and people of Pingzhou, I will not only agree to everything you ask for, but also appoint you to a high-ranking position. Zhang Jun said: "This is difficult, but I have one thing, which is enough to exchange for the life of my family." Zong Wang said: "What is it, it's so valuable, hurry up and show it to me." Zhang Jun listened to the words, did not hurry, took out the edict written by Song Huizong himself from his arms, and dedicated it to Zongwang. Zong Wang looked at it carefully and said, "Sure enough, it's a treasure!" He ordered the guards to store it, and immediately ordered someone to be sent to Yingzhou Prison to take out the Zhang family and return all the belongings. At the same time, Zhang Jun returned to Yingzhou and reunited with his family.

Besieged the city for several days, the city guards Zhang Zhongsi and Zhang Dungu received the edict of Jin Taizong Wu begging, and went out of the city to surrender, and Zongwang sent a messenger to enter the city with Zhang Dungu to get military equipment. Zhang Jue's younger brother and his nephew are still in the city, and they will not surrender. Then he killed the envoy of Jin, promoted Zhang Dungu as the capital, ransacked the treasury, plundered the residents, and took the city to defend it.