Chapter XVIII
Warning bell! It is the warning bell of Bianjing, the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty, and it is hung on the west corner tower of the imperial city, the bell body is thousands of catties, and the sound reaches dozens of miles, unless there is a foreign enemy, a rebellion, otherwise the bell does not ring.
After a hundred years of peace in the Northern Song Dynasty, the official Zhao Zhen Chengping for more than ten years, and the military and civilian people in Bianjing City have not listened to the sound of the national warning bell for a long time.
However, today, when the snow is falling, the sound of the warning bell rings again.
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Facing the heavy snow, a patrol of forbidden soldiers came from the direction of Yujie to step on the snow and came to the West Corner Tower Street to the north.
In front of the forbidden army, there is a young general riding a white horse, this person is wearing silver bright armor, it is actually a Mingguang armor transformed from the Northern Song Dynasty Buren armor, this Mingguang armor, made of 1,825 pieces of armor, the middle is more on the metal heart guard, weighing sixty-two catties, although the defense is amazing, but it is difficult for ordinary cavalry to wear this kind of Mingguang armor to gallop, it is too heavy, plus the weight of cavalry and weapons, unless the best war horse, it is difficult to move quickly.
The young general, the war horse that sat down, was snow-white, only a little red hair on his forehead, it turned out to be the famous horse of Tianbo Yang Mansion Xueli Red, and it was also a loss of Xueli Red, the general war horses of the Northern Song Dynasty were less than half a zhang, low and poorly loaded, except for those high-grade war horses of the Liao army captured by Tianbo Yang Mansion when he fought against the Great Liao, few war horses in the Northern Song Dynasty could bear the weight of more than two hundred catties.
This young general, with a slender and uniform figure, sword eyebrows and starry eyes, handsome and elegant, is definitely a beautiful man who can be counted, he is Yang Wenguang, the general from Tianbo Yang Mansion.
Yang Wenguang, the word Zhongrong, a native of Taiyuan, the grandson of Yang Ye, the son of Yang Yanzhao, is twenty-seven years old this year, serving as the general of the right Jinwulang, is a famous beautiful man in Bianjing, the entire Bianjing City, people who dare to use Zhongrong as the word, but only three or five, that one is pulled out, they are all beautiful men who can make the girl scream excitedly, not to mention Yang Wenguang, a young general born in Tianbo Yangfu and a young general with both civil and military skills.
Yang Wenguang took 300 forbidden troops under his command to patrol all the way from Chenzhou Gate to Yujie, turned around Xijiaolou Street, and went north to go to Tianbo Yang's Mansion to go around, but as soon as he turned around Xijiaolou, he heard a piercing alarm and warning fireworks flying into the sky.
What's going on, warning fireworks were released in Bianjing City, could it be that someone rebelled! Yang Wenguang rode on the red back in the snow, and thought in his heart.
Yang Wenguang raised his hand to signal his subordinates to stop, and immediately faintly heard the sound of shouting and killing from the southwest.
There is a man-made rebellion! Yang Wenguang was startled, and was about to speak, but the warning bell rang not far away, and it seemed that the night watchman on the west corner tower saw the warning fireworks at the same time, thinking that someone in the city was rebelling, and hurriedly rang the warning bell.
As soon as the warning bell rang, Yang Wenguang was even more shocked in his heart, and hurriedly beckoned his subordinates, took off the Xuantie spear hanging on Xuelihong's body, and rushed to the southwest.
"General! It's the voice from Taiping Xingguo Temple! Just came to the street of Zhuolu, Yang Wenguang followed the flying snowflakes, and had seen the lights in the Taiping Xingguo Temple flickering, shouting to kill the heavens, and a soldier next to him also appeared at this time The situation in the Taiping Xingguo Temple was abnormal, and he hurriedly said loudly.
"Rush!" At the gate of Taiping Xingguo Temple, the temple door was wide open, and Yang Wenguang gave an order, and three hundred forbidden soldiers rushed in like tigers and wolves.
Yang Wenguang, who rushed into the temple first, immediately saw a group of warrior monks, besieging more than 200 Kaifeng Mansion officials, and in the middle of the officials, it turned out to be Yin Fan Yong and Chen Xiliang, the imperial envoy of Kaifeng Mansion.
Attacking the imperial court officials and court officials, this is not a rebellion or something, Yang Wenguang was furious, and he sat down in the snow and rushed towards the outer monks, and the forbidden army wearing foot armor behind him also waved the sword in his hand and rushed towards the monks.
Yang Wenguang took the lead, the spear in his hand flashed with lightning, and the three stupid warrior monks who had been under the forbidden army who had rushed in were pierced through the chest by the Xuantie spear, screaming and dying.
Many warrior monks were all stupid at this time, first Haiyin was suddenly killed by Chen Xiliang, and then warned Zhong Changming, and then hundreds of forbidden troops rushed in, they finally figured it out at this time, Haiyin died, they lost the backing of the queen mother, and now they attack the court officials and court officials, this is a big crime of rebellion!
At this time, the attacks of Yang Wenguang and the forbidden army came one after another, and the stunned warrior monks were immediately killed dozens of people.
The warrior monks, who knew that they had caused a catastrophe, were awakened by the merciless killing of the forbidden army, and ran in all directions crying and screaming.
"Taiping Xingguo Temple Haiyin and the warrior monks conspired to rebel, attacked the imperial court officials, all of them were taken, and the rebels were killed!" Chen Xiliang, who killed Haiyin, said to Yang Wenguang and the soldiers of the forbidden army who he knew at this time.
After receiving Chen Xiliang's order, the forbidden army and the officials of Kaifeng Mansion began to chase and kill the warrior monks who were scattered and fled, and when the warrior monks heard Chen Xiliang's words, their hearts were full of remorse, and they knew that it was difficult to escape, so they knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.
After a while, Chen Xiliang, Fan Yong and Yang Wenguang arrested all the monks of the entire Taiping Xingguo Temple, and at this time, the roar of horses' hooves came, and the forbidden army stationed nearby finally arrived.
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Flying snowflakes, dotting the Bianjing City at the same time, but also embellished with the majestic sΓΉ Mu of the Great Song Dynasty Palace, Jiying Palace, Huangyi Palace, Vertical Arch Palace, Wende Palace, Zichen Palace, the red bricks and gold tiles of the five imperial palaces, are all painted by snowflakes into snow-white colors.
In the Jiying Palace, dozens of thick palace candles, emitting a soft light, dispelling the gloom of the entire hall, above the main hall, the official Zhao Zhen, is looking at the royal highness of the bow of several important ministers of the court, and now the Empress Dowager Liu, is sitting behind Zhao Zhen, hanging the curtain to listen to the words of the official family and courtiers.
Today's Empress Dowager Liu, a native of Huayang, Taiyuan, whose real name is Liu E, was born as a humble geisha, was the concubine of Chengdu silversmith Gong Mei, when Zhenzong was still the king of Han, she was dedicated to Gong Mei and Zhenzong, and then she was more expensive as the queen mother, creating a precedent for the curtain to listen to politics, so that the queen mother of the Song Dynasty to listen to the government reached as many as eight, when the curtain was hung, her ambition swelled, and she wanted to learn martial arts many times, and she degraded the loyal and upright ministers who opposed her.
Liu E, who is fifty-two years old, is no longer beautiful ten years ago, and the invasion of disease has made her even more thin and weak, and her eyes that used to be bright and bright have now become cloudy and colorless.
Liu E was originally sick and had not been in the court for a long time, but tonight she heard a warning bell that Bianjing had not heard for decades, and she supported her sick body and came to Jiying Hall to see what was going on.
The official Zhao Zhen, the first name benefited, is the sixth son of Zhenzong, born in the third year of Dazhong Xiangfu (1o1o year), in 1o18 became the crown prince, given the name Zhao Zhen, 1o23 years of the emperor's throne, and now has been an official for eight years, now twenty-two years old.
Zhao Zhen inherited the excellent bloodline of the Zhao family, with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, handsome and chic, coupled with these years of experience, calm and majestic, and already has the demeanor of a Ming Jun.
The five people kneeling under the hall were the ruling ministers of the Great Song Dynasty, Lu Yijian, a scholar of Jixian Palace, a member of the Pingzhang Department of Tongzhongshu, the right servant, Zhang Qi, the privy envoy, Xia Zhu, the deputy privy envoy, and Wang Shu and Chen Yaozuo, the governor.
"What's going on in Bianjing? Did someone rebel? Why is the warning bell ringing? Zhao Zhen, an official who was woken up from the beauty bed, said loudly in his heart very unhappy.
Hearing Zhao Zhen's words, the five people who knelt down under His Royal Highness looked up at each other, exchanged glances, and lowered their heads to each other without speaking.
This is not to say that they don't know, it's because they know too well that they don't dare to speak, they heard the sound of the warning bell, and when they hurried to the palace, Chen Xiliang, Fan Yong and Yang Wenguang had already escorted the monks of Taiping Xingguo Temple to the prison of Kaifeng Mansion and came to the palace to meet the court!
And they all knew what happened from the mouths of Fan Yong and Chen Xiliang, but if they knew it, no one dared to say it!
Thinking about the protector of the country, Haiyin, but the Empress Dowager Liu personally sealed it, and often enters the palace at night, and does not come out at night, fools know that the relationship between the Empress Dowager Liu and the Haiyin monk is not clear, but no one dares to say it clearly, the emperor's family affairs, or let the official Zhao Zhen take care of it!
But now that Haiyin is dead, and he was cut off by Chen Xiliang on the spot, such a big thing, who knows what the attitude of the Empress Dowager Liu is, it is not a fun thing to anger the Empress Dowager Liu, who will touch this moldy head, so the five of them bowed their heads and were silent.
When the official Zhao Zhen saw the five most important ministers of the imperial court, he was dumb at this time, and he immediately knew in his heart that something bad was wrong, and the following guys must know it, but they didn't dare to say it.
There was a big incident, but Zhao Zhen calmed down at this time, looked down at the five kneeling people sternly, and said sharply: "What's wrong!" I don't talk anymore! I'm asking you, what's going on? β
Seeing that the official family was angry, the five ruling ministers couldn't hold on, if they didn't answer the official family, it would be a table of incompetence, there were already many people in front of them, because they couldn't answer the official's questions because they were in their position and were demoted out of Bianjing, they didn't want to be the next person.
Thinking of this, the privy envoy Zhang Qi, the privy deputy envoy Xia Zhu, the governor Wang Shu and Chen Yaozuo looked at the prime minister Lu Yijian together, no way, who made Lu Yijian the prime minister! If he doesn't come out, who will come out!
Lu Yijian saw the look in Pao Ze's eyes, and knew that he couldn't say it, so he could only grit his teeth, and raised his head and said, "The Queen Mother of the Qiqi Official Family!" Monk Haiyin, the protector of the country, gathered three hundred warrior monks of Taiping Xingguo Temple to rebel, and was killed on the spot by the imperial envoy Chen Xiliang, and the rebellion has been quelled by Yang Wenguang, the general of the right Jinwu! β
"What!" Empress Dowager Liu's hoarse old voice trembled and asked.
When Zhao Zhen heard Lu Yijian's words, he sneered and gloated in his heart, he also knew about the Empress Dowager Liu and Haiyin, but he couldn't catch the evidence when he broke into the Empress Dowager's bedroom several times, so there was no way, and now he heard that Haiyin was dead, and he was still happy in his heart!
"Really?" Zhao Zhen was still afraid that it was fake news, so he confirmed and asked.
"It's true! The head of the Haiyin monk is now outside the palace gate! Lu Yijian cautiously looked at the Empress Dowager Liu behind the curtain and said tremblingly.
Burst! Hearing Lu Yijian's news, the old Empress Dowager Liu, with blood churning in her chest, spurted out a mouthful of blood, her eyes turned black, and she fainted.
"Queen Mother!" "Queen Mother!"
In the Jiying Palace, the sad calls of the ruling ministers such as Zhao Zhen and Lu Yijian resounded!
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