Chapter 86 Triumphant return to the city
Yang Yiqing suddenly broke the identity of Zhengde in front of everyone and really caught everyone present off guard, even if it had been a long time, the emperor had flattened them, and many people still felt a little in a trance, that was the Son of Heaven, it was the supreme existence, and he was a border soldier who was fortunate to have Mu Tianyan here, what a rare opportunity this must be, so the mood of everyone present at this time was quite excited.
But there are only two of them, although they also bow down to Zhengde with everyone, they still have their own ideas. One of them is not too far from Yang Yiqing and Zhengde, only outside Zhang Xu, although he also has a lot of injuries on his body, and his face is full of dust, but his appearance is that he risked running out of Biguan Pass with Yang Chen before, went to Datong together, and finally stayed there because of his injuries Huang Feng, the head catcher of Biguan County.
However, at this time, both his eyes and temperament were completely different from the original mediocre and incompetent small county catcher, at the moment when the emperor signaled everyone to get up, his whole person shook the ground like a bowstring full of strength, and he quickly pounced on Zhengde in front, and at the same time, his right hand hung together, and a short knife was already held in his hand, stabbing the throat of today's great tomorrow like lightning!
This change came too quickly, and it was too sudden, not to mention Zhengde, even Yang Yiqing beside him, as well as the guards who had been guarding him before, were also caught off guard, and they didn't have time to react to the next step, let alone stop it, so they could only watch in an exclamation as the assassin came to the emperor, and the knife was barely a foot away from his throat.
Yang Yiqing was surprised and regretful in his heart, he really didn't expect that there would be such a malicious assassin hiding by his side, otherwise he would not have made the identity of the emperor public in public.
One of the reasons why he so abruptly revealed the identity of Zhengde in public was to ensure the safety of the Son of Heaven. Now that the battle has just begun, although the Tartars have retreated, it is difficult to guarantee that those corpses on the ground will not suddenly jump up and suddenly start a sneak attack. In order to eliminate this possibility, he simply broke the identity of the emperor, so that the whole army would do their best to protect the emperor's safety.
The second reason is that he hopes to see Zhengde in this way, so that he can no longer get out at will. was in Datong before, and it was precisely because he did not break the exact identity of Zhengde with others that he had the opportunity to leave secretly. He Yang Yiqing didn't want to make the same mistake again, and this time he had to send the emperor back to Beijing.
But who would have expected that this would lead to even more terrible consequences. The head catcher of Biguan County, who has always been ignored by himself, will suddenly attack in public and assassinate the Son of Heaven, who is he? Why did you do such a thing?
Of course, now is not the time to ponder these problems, he subconsciously wanted to grab the knife for Zhengde, but unfortunately the action was still a little slower, seeing that this knife was about to hit the defenseless Zhengde, so that Yang Yiqing, who had always been calm, let out an exclamation.
And at this moment, a figure suddenly flashed, and suddenly appeared on Zhengde's side, just when the short knife was about to cut to his throat, a black light flashed, only to hear a proper sound, this fatal knife was actually blocked by an iron ruler.
And after this determined knife was easily blocked by such a sideways iron ruler, the hideous look on Huang Feng's face was quickly replaced by surprise, and he didn't even need to look back to know who this person who had ruined his good deeds: "Yang-Chen!" Those two words almost burst out between his teeth.
And at this moment, the other guards and soldiers had quickly come back to their senses, and dozens of people pounced on them together, and immediately threw Huang Feng, who had just wanted to change his moves, directly to the ground, and then pressed him to the ground with all his hands and feet, but he couldn't even struggle.
At the same time, others had also rushed forward and surrounded Zhengde in the center, and even if any Assassin wanted to assassinate him, it would be impossible to find his target. And on the side of the crowd, Yang Chen looked at Huang Feng, who was being held down, with one hand on his right shoulder, and a large area of blood oozed out there.
He is another person who has not been called out by the emperor and feels uncertain, and unlike Huang Feng, who has always focused on Zhengde, his attention has always been on this former colleague and friend, and he is ready to take precautions and prepare at any time. So when Huang Feng suddenly broke out and wanted to assassinate Zhengde, Yang Chen was able to strike in time to block the fatal knife before he could succeed.
It's just that this time the force was too much, so that the wound on his shoulder that he had just bandaged burst again, and blood suddenly poured out. However, Yang Chen didn't take it to heart, and only reminded after staring at Huang Feng a few times: "Be careful, maybe he has a highly poisonous ...... in his mouth."
These words really alerted the guards, and they immediately skillfully reached out and pulled Huang Feng's chin, dislocating his jawbone. In this way, even if he really had poison in his mouth, he couldn't bite it and kill himself.
And in this way, Huang Feng's eyes showed a look of despair, he didn't even have a final choice, which made a roar of sorrow suddenly come out from the depths of his throat, just like the unwilling and resentful roar of the dying beast. Then, his gaze also fell on Yang Chen in front of him, which was both resentful, but more doubtful -
Why, this time his deliberate assassination was actually blocked by Yang Chen? Could it be that he had already seen through his identity? But he has always hidden his true identity and motives very well, where did he see the problem and make a move at this critical moment?
It's a pity that these questions can't be asked anymore when he has been captured and his jaw has been removed, and Yang Chen has no intention of explaining everything to him at this time, but bows down towards Zhengde: "Your Majesty is frightened, this is all the fault of the minister, and I hope Your Majesty will punish it." ”
The frightened Zhengde had just wanted to call Yang Chen to him, and thanked him again for saving his life, but he didn't expect the other party to come to such a hand, which was too unexpected for him, and he said after a while: "Yang Chen, why did you say this?" I should be grateful to you, but in just half a day today, you have saved me three times in succession, and you have been seriously injured because of it, so why should you ask for sin? ”
However, Yang Yiqing, after looking at Yang Chen and then at Huang Feng, thought of the two of them coming to Datong together before, and already had some guesses in his heart, so he said: "Your Majesty, it seems that this matter is quite inside, and it should not be clear in one or two sentences." But now this is not the place to talk, so let's go back to the head first, and then talk about other things after ensuring safety. ”
"Okay." This time, Zhengde is as good as a stream, after all, he has walked through the ghost gate several times, even if he is as bold as him, he has palpitations, and he no longer dares to take it lightly.
At that moment, under the escort of all the soldiers, the Son of Heaven remounted his horse and turned back to the direction of the Biaotou Pass.
At this time, it was already dusk, and the autumn sun on the west slope was shining down like blood, illuminating this battlefield with a rainbow, making the continuous flow of blood and the corpses of both sides become more and more demonic.
When Yang Chen turned his head suddenly, what he saw was such a strange scene, which made him sigh in his heart: "Although we have won the final victory in this battle, the sacrifice we have paid is really not small. But in fact, if there were no officials with ill intentions, as well as the Mongol spies who made an obstacle from it, this battle would not have happened, and the Bitou Pass would not have been almost breached, and the Great Wall would still be as stable as Mount Tai......" At this moment, he seemed to have a certain idea in his heart, since hundreds of thousands of border soldiers can always defend the Great Wall in order to keep the border peaceful, then can he also do something within his power for this wall to resist foreign enemies and for this Ming Dynasty?
When the army drove to the front of the Yaotou Pass, the city gate there was opened, including the county commander Zhu Xuan, all the officials who remained in the city ran out to meet this triumphant division, Zhu County Commander was full of red light and said to all the soldiers: "This time I have been closed to the end of the pass is really thanks to all of you for fighting bravely to kill the enemy, please let Zhu Xuan and I thank you for your rescue on behalf of the people of the city." With that, he respectfully slammed it to the ground.
The other officers and officials who were guarding the city also bowed deeply, and everyone was very excited, because this battle was too difficult, and the situation at that time was too dangerous.
Seeing this, Yang Yiqing smiled: "Zhu County is too polite to you, you have the responsibility to defend the territory, and our soldiers also have the responsibility to defend the frontier. If you really want to thank you, hurry up and prepare the food and drinks, and reward the soldiers who came not far away. ”
"What the old man said is that you are invited to come into the city and speak. Xia Guan has already asked people to prepare all the wine and meat in the warehouse, as well as the folk pigs, sheep, chickens and ducks, etc., and this time you will definitely be satisfied! ”
Naturally, these words won a burst of cheers from the soldiers. So in a cheer, several people slowly entered the city, and a celebration banquet began in this partial pass.
Soon, the city was filled with nothing but laughter and the smell of wine and meat, and everyone had forgotten the previous crisis.
In contrast, the defeated Tatar army, which fled back to the northern steppes in disarray. In this battle, they not only failed to lay the wrong pass as they wished, but also lost their troops and lost their generals, I am afraid that it will be impossible to commit the Ming border again in a few years.
And among them, the most hurt is the little prince Boyan Mengke, this battle, his cronies and tribes suffered heavy losses, and because of his obstinate behavior, all tribes have suffered a lot of damage, I am afraid that his prestige on the grassland will be reduced a lot.
So when he looked back at that gate, his heart was full of anger and helplessness, I am afraid that it will be difficult for him to wave his army here again in the future......