Chapter 658: Life and Death

"Of course, the closer the better! Mobilize the troops of the former division of the palace in the surrounding towns! Zhao Ding said. The front division of the palace belongs to one of the "three ya", but since the imperial court moved south, the three yas have no real name, and the army is actually under the control of the major Xuanfu divisions. The former division of the Dudian also retained some soldiers and horses for the guards to protect the emperor.

Xu Liu nodded, but then shook his head again: "No! Since the traitor has done such a great thing, he must have prepared beforehand! How could they ignore the Chief? The palace marshal Zhang Zhongxiong stayed in the city, and I am afraid that it would not be guaranteed, and the troops of the palace front division could not be counted on! ”

Between the two of them talking, Zhao Chen couldn't wait, bent down, and wrote hard. After a while, he grabbed the yellow robe and said quickly: "Xu Qing, you go to transfer troops with this robe!" ”

Xu Liu took a look, only to see the back of the yellow robe, written "The thief is plotting rebellion, I am trapped, the society is in danger of exhaustion, and the court is in urgent need of hanging upside down. Zhao Ding stepped forward to see Bi and asked, "Xu Shenzheng, where are you going to recruit troops?" ”

Xu Liu grabbed the yellow robe tightly and said with a solemn expression: "Now, I'm afraid I can only count on the troops of the Xuanfu Division of Liangzhejiang." ”

Zhao Chen grabbed his hand and said eagerly: "No matter which way the soldiers and horses are transferred, Xu Qing should go and return quickly!" Late ......"

"Official, this is exactly what the minister is worried about!" Xu Liuzheng said. "Since the traitor has come prepared, he will return to the official's house. There are only 500 soldiers here, and if you start to do it, you won't be able to last a long time! ”

Zhu Shengfei, who was standing in front of the door, heard this sentence and lost his voice: "Then the official family has to ......"

Zhao Ding pondered Xu Liang's words, and said in a deep voice: "What Xu said in politics is not bad, I can stop it for a while, but I can't survive today." If the troops of the front division of the palace can't be counted on, even if Xu Shenzheng can transfer troops within today's time, I'm afraid he won't be able to save the emergency. ”

Zhao Chen's face turned pale: "What do you mean by waiting for me, I can't avoid being escorted back to the city by them no matter what?" ”

The three prime ministers were silent, and I am afraid that this is indeed the case. Zhao Chen sat down on the stool weakly, he knew in his heart that when things reached this point, his father must have been restored in the city. Once he is brought back to the city, he will be immediately placed under house arrest, and his ministers will be controlled, and then demoted to a distant position......

As soon as he thought of this, he couldn't help but sigh: "In that case, what is the use of transferring troops?" ”

"The official family, even if it is held by the traitor, must not make the slightest concession! The Son of Heaven has no loss in virtue, and since he ascended the throne, he is determined to recover, and the military and people of the world are all grateful! The traitor is unpopular! As long as the officials do not let go, there is hope for the ministers! Xu Liang said loudly. He was only afraid that at the same time as he went to transfer troops, the emperor would be captured and returned to the city, and then he would be forced by the emperor and Luàn's ministers to agree to abdicate. At that time, even if he mobilizes the army, I am afraid that he will not be able to return to the sky.

Zhao Chen nodded slowly, and said helplessly: "In this case, Xianqing should move quickly, and it will change later." ”

Zhao Ding also urged: "Xu participates in politics, let's move quickly." Take a dozen sergeants with you to protect you in case of accidents! ”

"Nope! Too many people are a bad thing! I'll just go alone! Zhu Xiang, Zhao Xiang, if you can't hold the mountain and return to the city, no matter what happens to the two of you, you must not lose your integrity! Xu Liu solemnly reminded.

Zhao Ding said angrily: "Why do you need to say more? Even if you give up this life, you will never do anything to do nothing! ”

Zhu Shengfei was shocked, and said repeatedly: "Don't worry, don't worry." ”

Time is pressing, so I can't say more, Xu Liu folded the yellow robe, held it in his arms, and was about to say goodbye, when the emperor said: "Xu Qing is dressed in plain clothes, I'm afraid of attracting people's attention!" Zhao Qing, go get a set of Taoist robes! ”

Zhao Ding didn't say a word, turned around and ran out. Zhao Chen looked at Xu Liang for another moment and said, "Xu Qing, I wear this yellow robe." ”

Xu Liu had always been quite calm, but when he heard this, his face was distorted in shock, and he fell to the ground all of a sudden, and said in a trembling voice: "The minister will never dare!" "The yellow robe can only be worn by the Son of Heaven, and the courtiers wear yellow robes, do you want to learn from Emperor Taizu?

"Don't be rigid in extraordinary times!" Zhao Chen raised his voice. "You are in your arms, but it is eye-catching!"

Xu Liang insisted on refusing, and after a while, Zhao Ding came in with a ball of clothes. Xu Liu picked up the plain clothes on his body, and the emperor directly picked up the yellow robe, draped it on him, and insisted that he wear it. In desperation, Xu Liang had to put the yellow robe with the edict of the Son of Heaven on the inside, and covered it with a wide Taoist robe, he was taller than the emperor, and the yellow robe was tightly wrapped around his body, but it would not show out.

As soon as he was dressed, there was an uproar below, and Zhao Ding ran out and asked, "What's the alarm?" ”

The ministers below shouted one after another: "The Luàn army has surrounded the mountain!" ”

Xu Liu listened to it clearly, and didn't dare to stop at the slightest moment, bowed at the feet of the Son of Heaven, and said with a resolute expression: "If you go here, if you don't succeed, you will become benevolent!" ”

The emperor personally helped him up, gritted his teeth and said: "I and the imperial court are all on Xu Qing!" ”

Xu Liu paused, then stood up, shook Zhao Ding and Zhu Shengfei, pulled out tuǐ and ran outside. The emperor and the prime minister chased after them, only to see that the others had already rushed downstairs and rushed out of the courtyard under the blank gaze of the ministers.

"I hope he succeeds in this trip......," Zhao Chen sighed.

The mountain where Geling is located, called Baobao Mountain, is in the west of the West Lake, on the side facing Hangzhou City, there are stone steps to go up the mountain. But behind the mountain, there is no road at all, because further west, there is a mountainous area. Xu Liu went out of Hupu Lu, went to the back mountain and no man's land, tied his robe tightly, and slid down the not steep mountain. When there was a place near a foot high, he jumped and moved very quickly. After descending Geling, he lay on his stomach in the grass, observing his surroundings very vigilantly. But that's when the hell happened, and he heard a human voice!

"Quick! It's all neat! A majestic male voice roared. The location where Xu Liu was at this time was a mountain col between Qixialing and Geling. He had planned to descend from here, but the sound came from the south, and it was clear that the other party was already climbing here. If you want to go down the mountain, there is no longer any possibility. If you want to go out, you can only turn over the Qixia Ridge in front of you!

made up his mind, didn't dare to hesitate for a moment, got up and ran to Qixia Ridge. When encountering a steep place, grab the grass roots, pull the branches, and strive to climb up. It's hard to imagine that a deputy minister who was born as a scholar and assisted the king in the court could still do this. When he climbed halfway up the mountain, he looked down, and sure enough, he saw a group of soldiers climbing up and blocking Geling. If he had stayed in the col for a while, he would have been arrested by now.

didn't dare to make a sound, didn't even dare to breathe in the atmosphere, and desperately climbed to the top of Qixia Ridge. Fortunately, this is in the south, the mountains are not high, if it is in the west, I am afraid that if I am not careful, I will fall to pieces! After crossing the Qixia Mountains, there is still a vast mountainous area in front of him, and occasionally a few families can be seen, but he does not dare to go, so he chooses a secluded place to walk. When he walked out of the mountainous area, he turned north after making sure it was safe. It is estimated that after walking for most of the day, I finally walked on the post road.

Along the way, he only kept his head down and hurried, making no contact with anyone. Even if there are passers-by, no one will be suspicious when they see him dressed as a Taoist priest, let alone think that he is participating in politics in the court. He kept walking north, until he was hungry and thirsty, and he realized that he had no money on him. Then he asked the people next to him to ask for a bowl of water to drink, and took the opportunity to ask for directions, only to know that he had arrived in Yuhang.

The destination of his trip was Zhenjiang Mansion, the location of the Xuanfu Division of Zhejiang and Zhejiang. He is going to recruit Zhao Dian, the envoy of the two Zhejiang Xuanfu, and let him raise troops to serve the king!

On the other hand, after Xu Liu left, Zhao Chen got a report that the Luàn army was going to forcibly climb the mountain. Although Shen Xue was in control of the internal guard forbidden army, he was a eunuch after all, not a general, and after ordering the officers and soldiers to block it, he actually broke away from the front line and ran back to the emperor's courtyard.

There were more than a dozen monarchs and ministers, trembling and trembling, as if they were about to end......

At the critical juncture, the second prime minister Zhao Ding came out, he didn't want to learn from Zhu Shengfei to theorize with the traitor, but to make things clear, even if it was death, I had to die to understand! From the emperor to his colleagues, he was not allowed to go. But Zhao Ding insisted on his opinion, and the emperor had no choice but to let him come forward and spy on the news.

In the middle of the stone steps up the mountain, the officers and soldiers who protect the Son of Heaven have set up barricades, they are not field troops, and this trip is also a guard of honor, so they don't even carry bows and arrows, only knives in their waists and guns in their hands. The soldiers lined up their guns behind the barricades, and opposite them, there was a dense military formation! The knife is out of the sheath and the arrow is wound!

When Zhao Ding came here, the officers on the mountain were talking to the people sent by the other party, both sides were very nervous, and the iron guns in the hands of the officers and soldiers behind the barricade were almost on the bodies of the people.

As soon as he appeared, the officer who was talking greeted him and said in a trembling voice: "Xianggong, how is it good?" ”

Although Zhao Ding is a scholar, he is quite bold, facing the black and oppressive people under the mountain, he forced his composure, stared at the few people in front of the barricade and asked, "Who are you waiting for?" Do you know Zhao Ding! ”

After all, the prime minister is the prime minister, except for the emperor, just count him. When the officers saw him, they were a little scared for a while, and then when they heard him drink, they all leaned over and saluted: "I've seen Xianggong, I'll wait for the former division of the military academy of the palace." ”

"Whose orders did you take?" Zhao Ding asked.

Several officers did not dare to look up and did not know how to answer. Seeing this, Zhao Ding waved his sleeves: "Go!" Find someone who can talk! "Those officers really obediently retreated.

As soon as they left, the "Inner Temple" beside them all said: "Xianggong, if we really fight, we won't be able to last long." ”

"You are all in the class, you are the guards of the Son of Heaven, and you are all excellent in martial arts, how can you still be afraid of the rebels?" Zhao Ding said angrily.

When he heard this, he bowed his head and said: "I don't hesitate to die, but I am afraid that the saint will not be able to meet the accident." I have only 500 men under my command, and there are thousands of people on the other side, and ......"

"And what?" Zhao Ding asked.

"Xianggong, the soldiers and horses under this mountain are all the troops of the front division of the palace in the towns of the court." Na Zhi replied. Zhao Ding's heart tightened, and sure enough, as Xu Liu expected, the front division of the palace was controlled! The reason why we say control, rather than defection, is that today's Empress Zhang is from the family of the palace marshal Zhang Zhongxiong, and the Zhang family has no reason to oppose the water.

At this moment, he saw a man, surrounded by soldiers, climbing the stairs. When he saw who this person was, Zhao Ding was furious!

"I've seen Xianggong." Luo Ruji had already stopped at the foot of the seven or eight steps in front of the barricade, and the soldiers surrounded him in the center, for fear that something would change.

Zhao Ding held back his monstrous anger, gritted his teeth and asked, "Luo Ruji, why are you here?" ”

"Coming by edict." Luo Ruji said loudly, he deliberately wanted the officers and soldiers to hear clearly.

"The official family is on the ridge, and the edict has not been passed on to you!" Zhao Dingdao.

Luo Ruji didn't respond to his words, but raised his voice and shouted to the crowd above and below the mountain: "The Son of Heaven is immoral, unhonored, and dishonest, and he can't be an Anli Shu and a courtier inside, and he can't be with Fanbang and Jingbian. I am a great Song Dynasty and rule the world with benevolence and filial piety. The officials and the military are reckless, not only resentful of the Jinren, but also cause the people to suffer, which is unkind; Taishang lived in Deokshou Palace, the official family did not visit the palace for several months, and the Taoist monarch died, and he refused to preside over the funeral and attend the ceremony, which was unfilial. After the ministers of the court and the central government deliberated, they reported to the Emperor Taishang for approval and decided to welcome the Emperor Taishang to the throne, and the ......"

Zhao Ding couldn't hold it back, and cut it off: "Luo Ruji! You reverse black and white, hún confuses right and wrong, it's complete nonsense! At this point, he raised his arms and exclaimed, "The Son of Heaven is in a time of danger!" Since ascending the throne, I have thought of the world and the foundation of my ancestors! Determined to restore the homeland and expel the Beiyi! There has never been a loss of morality! Luo Ruji and other thieves, taking advantage of the official family's filial piety for the Taoist, committed misdeeds and were heinous! Such thieves will be punished by the whole world, and the whole world will be punished! Armies, those who kill this thief should be honored! ”

His voice was loud and resounding in all directions, and the armies under the mountain, hearing this, were in an uproar! Luo Ruji's face changed greatly when he heard this, and when he looked back, he saw the army moving, and hurriedly said: "Hugh wants to listen to his evil words!" Emperor Tairang has been restored, and now we are waiting for the edict to come, one is to protect the official family to return to the city, and the other is to arrest Zhu Shengfei, Zhao Ding, Xu Liang and other Jiān dun! The name is justified, and the ghosts and gods are admired! ”

Zhao Ding was furious! Snatch the spear from the hand of the soldier next to him and throw it over! Although the gun was swept away by Luo Ruji's guards, he was still squatted down in horror! Shouted in horror: "This guy is angry! Get back! Go back! Then, wrapped in soldiers, he fled down the mountain in a hurry.

Zhao Ding faced the thousands of troops and spread the voice in all directions: "Listen to the armies!" The holy drive is in Geling, and whoever dares to take a step up the ladder is a rebellion! It will inevitably bring disaster to parents, wives and children! If you can fight back and help Ping, it will be a great achievement! ”

Luo Ruji returned to the bottom of the mountain, stretched his arms and shouted: "Zhao is against the Gu people's heart, don't listen to him!" Rush up the hill and arrest Jiānchen! He gave the order, but the soldiers looked at each other and couldn't make up their minds. Even if someone went forward, but saw that his companions did not follow, he also retreated in a daze.

Seeing that the situation was urgent, Zhao Ding turned his head to Na Duzhi and said, "Go and invite the official family to come!" ”

Ge Ling is so big, Zhao Dingzhen's deafening shout, the emperor who is in the hugging Pu Lu can actually faintly hear it. When the officers came to ask him to come forward, the ministers thought that the Son of Heaven could not be in danger, but the young emperor only hesitated a little and then stepped forward.

When the ministers saw it, the Son of Heaven was not afraid of death, where did we still have the reason to steal life? Let's go, die today! It also went down in history!

However, it was said that Luo Ruji was forcing the army to attack the mountain, and Zhao Ding had also ordered the guards to fight to the death to protect the saint Zhouquan. Caught off guard, someone shouted: "The Holy Lord has arrived!" ”

The noise died down instantly, and all eyes converged on the end of the stone steps. I saw Emperor Zhao Chen, accompanied by the ministers led by Zhu Shengfei, coming slowly.

The officers and soldiers on the mountain all knelt on the ground and shouted long live, this action made the Luàn army under the mountain not know how to deal with themselves, should we also kneel to welcome the saint? When Luo Ruji saw the official family come forward, he was a little afraid, but after thinking about it, back then, didn't Xu Shao, Zhu Shengfei and others launch a coup d'état to support the official family to ascend the throne? Why should I be afraid of what we do today as they did then?

Thinking like this, his confidence regained a little, and he stood in front of the battle, and did not follow the principles of a courtier.

Zhao Chen came to the barricade and looked at the dense troops under the mountain, but he was still a little timid. He is the emperor, where has he ever seen such a scene? But when it's very time, you have to bite the bullet!

Only, where does this come from?

"The official, the one who led the troops here was Luo Ruji, who slandered the saint for his immorality, deceitfulness, and dishonesty." Zhao Ding reminded on the side.

As soon as he heard this, Zhao Chen had something to say, only to see the emperor gently push away an officer who was blocking him, and called in a loud voice: "Where is Luo Ruji?" ”

Luo Ruji stood in front of the formation, but he didn't dare to respond at this time.

"Silent? It doesn't matter, I have a word, the armies will listen quietly! "Zhao Chen's tone is a little shaky, but it is still loud." Those who are reluctant to slander me for losing morality, morality, and dishonesty. However, since the practice of 柞, every day jī Ming is up, and it is lying late at night! What is it that you do? It is because the land has fallen and the people of Li have suffered! Jin people started in the north, and in the past few decades, they have swept the world! Take away my land, harm my people! Over the years, Wang Shi fought bloodily, although the region was recovered, but Lianghe, the Central Plains, Shandong and other places are still in the hands of Beiyi. In the meantime, the people here are all looking forward to the Northern Expedition of the King Division! Every time I think about this, my heart is like a knife! Hate virtue and shallowness, you can't expel Di Yi in one fell swoop, and return my mountains and rivers! ”

"I ask myself, since I ascended the throne, there has been no arrogance, and there is no perverse behavior! But I don't know where to treat people like Luo Ruji, so that they lead troops to commit crimes! Swords and guns are the most ruthless, I can't bear to see you and wait for blood! Put down your instruments quickly, don't bear the reputation of a traitor! ”

Zhao Chen's words came out, and the armies under the mountain shook! Luo Ruji heard a strange noise behind him, and when he looked back, he saw an officer getting off his horse, putting down his weapon, and bowing to the ground. As soon as the officer took the lead, the soldiers dared to hesitate, threw their weapons one after another, and knelt all over the ground!

We just acted on orders, but we didn't want to be sorry for the saints! Besides, we don't have the guts!

"What are you waiting! The Emperor has been restored! The person who spoke is no longer the lord of the Great Song Dynasty! Get up! Get up! Luo Ruji was so anxious that he jumped and jumped, and shouted angrily.