"Boom...... Rumble ......"

A loud thunder that shook the heavens and the earth shook the edge of the window and interrupted the conversation between the two people in the hall.

Zhao Guangyi raised his head, slammed the royal case, walked to the window, pushed open the window and looked out, the window was dark and dreary, although there were palace lamps under the corridor, but could not be seen ten steps away, the palace was in the wind and rain, waiting for a lightning bolt to light up, only to see the palace in the vast white, the rainstorm was like a note, the rain flowed on the ground, and there was no water on the road, Zhao Guangyi said anxiously: "This thief God, the rainstorm is pouring, the next one is not over, it has been raining for seven days intermittently, and I don't know when it will be the end, Si Tianjian's group of rubbish can't say why. ”

Wang Jien leaned around and said with a smile: "Official, although there is more rain this year, but the river is dredged every year, and the river is strengthened every year. ”

Zhao Guangyi sighed, slammed the window, walked back to the table with a calm face, and said, "You wait for two more days, and when the heavy rain stops, you will go on the road immediately." This time, let you be the assassin of Hebei Province and serve as the interview envoy of Hebei West Road, although I will give you a reward according to the previous appointment, and at the same time, there is also a major event entrusted to you to do, and if you do it well, it is a great achievement. ”

Wang Jien hurriedly took a step forward, bent his waist down again, and listened carefully to Zhao Guangyi's instructions: "I entrusted you to Hebei West Road because it is the closest to the Han State, and now although the Khitan has promised to give up the Han State and the two countries will cease their troops, how can the barbarian people be credulous?" When the Khitan country stabilizes in the future, Empress Xiao may not be able to backtrack, besides...... After I ascended the throne, I always had to expand the territory and make great achievements, so as not to let the first emperor specialize in beauty. This Han country must be planted in my hands, you go to Hebei Province, you must be cautious of garrison, distant scouts, gather troops, accumulate military might, accumulate grain and grass...... cooperate with Guo Jin, run the place, and make all kinds of preparations for my imperial expedition. ”

Wang Jien bowed down and said: "The slave and maid understand, the slave and maid have handed over everything in their hands clearly in the past two days, and concentrate on this important matter, three days later, don't say that it is still raining heavily, even if the knife is used, the slave and maid must immediately go on the road to do this big thing for the official family, and the performance over there in Luzhou ......"

Zhao Guangyi sneered, and at the right time, a flash of lightning reflected his face blue and gloomy, and then there was another thunderstorm, which shook the window edge for a while.

Zhao Guangyi pursed his lips and said slowly: "This person is cunning in nature, I never expected that he had already prepared, befriended some strange people in the rivers and lakes, and relied on their help to escape from my palm safely, but ...... Under the whole world, it is not the king's land; On the shore of the land, it is not the king's minister. Can he escape for a while, for a lifetime? After he returned to Luzhou, he showed off his military might, and he wanted to crusade against Yinzhou without his strength. If I am so faithful, can I fulfill him? ”

"Let him go, he can't defeat Yinzhou, Luzhou will lose his troops and lose his generals, and he will consume his own strength, and I will want to conquer it again, it will be as easy as a hand. If he can really lay down the ...... of Yinzhou, Yinzhou is the hometown of the Li family in Xiazhou, can Xiazhou allow him to occupy his own foundation? ”

Zhao Guangyi smiled gloomily, and said: "He played a sparse and generous speech, to lead the soldiers and horses of Luzhou for me to recover the lost land, so loyal, the great festival and righteousness, how can I not allow the gift, tomorrow I will issue an edict, declare the will, carry the palace report, tell the world, commend his loyalty, if he can recover Yinzhou, I will title him as the generalissimo of the right soldiers and horses of Hexi Long." He is a loyal and courageous minister, of course I want to be a king with clear rewards and punishments, hahaha......"

Wang Jien hesitated: "This ......, doesn't it mean that Fuzhou Zheyuxun, Linzhou Yang Chongxun, as well as the leaders of the Qiang people of the party and the Tubo people, are married to him with Jinlan?" If these people help, he can really defeat Yinzhou......"

Zhao Guangyi rolled his beard, stared at him with a smile and said, "How can I lose my trust? If he really can defeat Yinzhou, I will really make him the generalissimo of Hexi Longyou, so what? ”

"Ah...... Ah......, the slave and maid understand, the official is wise. Wang Jien bowed down in convincing.

The official family is going to roast Yang Hao on the fire, Yang Hao used to be an official in Beijing, although the official is big, he has never had any real power, and the two major interest groups in Beijing, Zhao Pu has fallen, his faction is dying and desperately seeking self-preservation, and the other faction is Nanya, and Yang Hao is swaggering outside under the sign of Nanya, so no one has ever impeached him. This time it didn't work, the place he went to was where the Tiangao Emperor was far away, surrounded by the grass king.

Although this generalissimo of Hexi Longyou's soldiers and horses is just a false name, just like the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses of Wuyue King Qian Yu, except for his own soldiers and horses, no one can command it, and he can't really control the Hexi Longxi domains, but this nominal generalissimo, who can accept the arrogant and untamed northwest domains? An outsider who wants to climb on his head with three fists and two feet?

Two peaches kill three soldiers, even if they want to unite with Yang Hao and fight against Xiazhou's Fuzhou Zhiyuxun, Linzhou Yang Chongxun and their generals, I am afraid that they are not willing to let this hairy boy dictate to them, this peach is very likely to disintegrate the alliance of the three parties, even if the two sections of Linfu are far-sighted and unwilling to be fooled, and they cannot destroy their tripartite alliance, but they will definitely let Xiazhou list Yang Hao as a mortal enemy that must be eliminated.

Yang Hao took advantage of the fierce war between Xiazhou and Tubo and Hui to occupy his ancestral land, and shook the status of Xiazhou's actual first domain in the northwest, which added fuel to the fire.

Zhao Guangyi smiled solemnly, and was just about to say something more, when the door of the palace was suddenly pushed open, Zhao Guangyi was furious, without his permission, who would dare to trespass on his palace! Wang Jien also hurriedly turned around to look at the door, and at the right time a lightning bolt fell, and he saw a white-robed man standing under the door, and the lightning struck down, reflecting his body's blue seepage, this person was covered with hair, and he couldn't even see his facial features clearly, like a ghost, followed by a thunderous explosion.

Zhao Guangyi was not afraid, and shouted: "Without my permission, who dares to ban the palace?" ”

"Dad, it's a child, and the child asks Daddy for advice if he has something."

The white-robed man with his cloak at the door spoke, and when he heard the voice, it was his eldest son Zhao Dechong, Zhao Guangyi couldn't help but be stunned, the anger on his face disappeared, and he softened his voice and said, "Is it Dechong?" It's so late, why are you running here in the heavy rain without resting? ”

The white-robed man walked in, only to see that he was drenched in a white robe, the rain flowed down the robe to the ground, his hair was also scattered, wet on his cheeks and neck, and his two eyes were faintly shining between the hair, seeing Wang Jien stunned, he hurriedly bowed to Zhao Dechong and saluted: "Slave Wang Jien, I have seen the prince." ”

Zhao Guangyi waved his hand and said, "Jien, you go down first." ”

"Yes."

Wang Jien agreed, hurriedly retreated out of the hall, closed the palace door for them, turned his head and saw a few little eunuchs running down the corridor in a panic, carrying a coat in his hand, an umbrella under his ribs, one by one drenched like a chicken in soup, and when he arrived at the bottom of the palace corridor, he saw Wang Jien standing there with a gloomy face, and these little eunuchs hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "I have seen the chief manager." ”

Wang Jien shouted gloomily: "How did you serve the emperor's eldest son? On such a rainy day, if you get drenched in the body of the emperor's eldest son and cut off your head, can you afford to accompany you? ”

As soon as the door of the palace was closed, the wind and rain of that day and Wang Jien's reprimand were separated from the door, and the hall was much quieter.

Zhao Guangyi looked at his son's appearance, couldn't help frowning, hurriedly turned around and took a robe from the screen, and said with concern: "Come here, change my father's clothes first, so as not to catch the wind and cold, on such a rainy day, why do you have to see your father, so anxious that you don't even hold an umbrella?" You, what a big man......"

Zhao Dechong is the son of Zhao Guangyi and Concubine Li of the main room, is his eldest son, a talent, smart and witty, and very filial, now Zhao Guangyi's other children are still young, only such a relatively big child, according to the rules should be in another secluded mansion outside the palace, but Zhao Guangyi is not outside the palace, but next to the Donghua Gate he opened a palace alone, as if it is the status of the prince of the East Palace, and his love for him can be seen.

"Dad, I have a very important thing to ask you, I hope Daddy can tell the child the truth."

Zhao Guangyi was a little surprised, stared at his son for a long time, and then smiled and said, "Okay, you ask, what's the matter that is worthy of your recklessness." ”

Zhao Dechong took a long breath, took two steps closer, and asked in a deep voice, "Dad, uncle, ...... Was it really a violent illness? ”

"What?"

Zhao Guangyi's fingers trembled, the robe on his fingertips slid to the ground in response, his eyes opened openly, and a fierce cold light burst out: "Dechong, what are you talking about?" ”

"The child is asking his father, and his uncle is ...... Was it really a violent death? ”

Zhao Guangyi's face turned pale, his face twisted, and Sen Ran shouted, "What have you heard?" ”

Zhao Dechong said angrily: "The child heard that the uncle did not die of illness, but murdered someone. The child also heard that the uncle originally intended to establish Dezhao's brother as the prince, and did not want to pass on the throne to his father; The child heard that on the night of his uncle's death, his father had entered the palace at night, and the child also heard that the guard in the southern yazhong that night was ......"

Before he finished speaking, Zhao Guangyi had already stepped forward, raised his hand and slapped Zhao Dechong: "Animal, is this what you said to your father?" ”

A stream of blood flowed from the corner of Zhao Dechong's mouth, but he was not afraid, and hissed: "Why didn't Daddy answer me, is there really any conspiracy in this?" Is it a plot by Daddy to usurp the throne? Is it a crime of killing a king by a father? Isn't it ......"

"Rebel!"

Zhao Guangyi was furious, he grabbed Zhao Dechong's collar and raised his big hand in the air, but at a glance he caught a glimpse of the five purple finger marks on his son's pale cheeks, and his heart couldn't help but soften, and he sent Zhao Dechong forward, shogging Zhao Dechong to the ground, and shouted: "You can ask such a big rebellion?" If it weren't for you who said this, Daddy would have broken him to pieces today."

Zhao Dechong asked reluctantly: "Daddy, the child only asks you, are these rumors true?" The child only wants to know the truth, only wants to know that my father is not such a mean and sinister villain, and his father does not dare to answer the child. ”

"No, of course not!"

Zhao Guangyi roared: "Because of the frequent changes of regime since the end of the Tang Dynasty, the first emperor took it as a warning, worried that my Zhao family was initially decided, once he was gone, he would establish a young son to become the lord of the weak and the minister strong, so that my Zhao Song Dynasty was unstable, so I decided to pass on my younger brother but not my son, in order to consolidate my Zhao family's country, how to usurp the throne and seek rebellion?" ”

Zhao Dechong said suspiciously: "Is Daddy telling the truth?" ”

Zhao Guangyi was furious: "Bastard thing, do you still have to swear by your father to the sky to believe it." ”

Zhao De got up and said: "Okay, I will believe what my father said today, this rainstorm is pouring, and the sky is sad, but no matter how fierce this rainstorm is, it can't wash away a sin!" The son does not dare to deceive the father, let alone the king, the son does not want to be an unfilial son, but he does not want to be an unfaithful minister, if one day let the son know that the father deceived the child, the child would rather die than be a rebellious minister and thief with his father! ”

Zhao Guangyi was so angry by his son, who has always been filial and obedient, that he grabbed the teacup and threw it to the ground, the teacup fell to the ground and shattered, but Zhao Dechong was stubborn, he wiped a handful of blood from the corner of his mouth, turned around and left. Zhao Guangyi shouted: "Stop, where did you hear the rumors, such gossips to confuse the public, their hearts can be punished!"

Zhao Dechong stopped and raised his head and said: "The clear ones are self-purifying, and the turbidity are self-turbid, since it is a rumor, it will naturally disperse over time, and my father wants to kill and stop slander, and he is not afraid of confirming the crime of killing the king?" ”

Zhao Guangyi was furious and shouted: "Rebel, get out!" ”

Zhao Dechong pulled his legs and left, Wang Jien stood outside the door, bent down to Zhao Dechong, Zhao Dechong did not squint, and went straight into the rain curtain, the little eunuchs hurriedly chased after him, wearing the clothes of the robes, holding the umbrellas, and protecting Zhao Dechong through the deep water and shallow feet.

"This little animal, this little animal......"

Zhao Guang scolded angrily, but he was helpless, his son was smart and filial, everything was good, but he had a stupid personality and liked to drill the horns of the bull, and when he met such a son, he was a father except blowing his beard and staring, but there was nothing he could do.

Zhao Dechong just walked on the front foot, Wang Jien squeaked like a mouse and got in, Zhao Deguang's eyes narrowed slightly, and he asked in a cruel voice: "Dechong is disheveled, his hair is scattered, it seems that he is about to go to bed and came to see me, this child is weak on the outside, strong on the inside, he must have heard some unbearable words, this is ......, have you ever asked, who has entered Dechong's dormitory?" ”

Wang Jien said: "Official, it's this time, who will go to the prince's residence, the slave has asked, it has been raining all day, and no one has ever been to the emperor's palace." ”

"Oh?" Zhao Guangyi looked at Wang Jien, and the knife-like scraping gaze made Wang Jien's heart cold for a while.

"Jien, you changed all the people around Dechong, and then ......, well, no, you can't change it, if you change people, I'm afraid my son will be more suspicious, you arrange a few reliable people to take care of Dechong, who dares to talk nonsense, I will never spare it."

"Yes!"

"Well...... there is the imperial sister-in-law, there is Dezhao, and ...... Yongqing, including Xiao Defang, was all watched, confined to the palace, not allowed to enter and exit, and was not allowed to see each other. ”

"Yes!"

"Go, I'm going to rest."

Wang Jien nodded and withdrew from the hall, Zhao Guangyi sat down beside the bookcase, and couldn't help but feel frightened, only to realize that the cold sweat had soaked through his clothes.

"Where did Dechong hear the news? The elder brother died violently, and the younger brother succeeded to the throne, and the government and the opposition had many doubts, but there was no evidence, even if they discussed it in private, who would dare to mention it to my son? Is it because of the heavy rain for several days, the thunder and earthquakes, the palace maids are afraid of Tianwei, and they are accidentally heard by my son when they talk nonsense, or ...... Wang Jien released his foreign post this time, afraid that I would cross the river and tear down the bridge, use the method of dealing with Yang Hao to deal with him, and deliberately instruct his ears and eyes in the palace to spread the news to demonstrate to me? ”

Zhao Guangyi thought about it, but he couldn't think of what went wrong, he was now living in the palace, no matter what happened, he had to make someone do it, but at this time, there was a sense of vigilance in his heart, and everyone had to guard against it, listening to the sound of the wind and rain, he really felt a sense of loneliness.

At this moment, the door of the palace was knocked again, Zhao Guangyi jumped up, he was really annoyed, who had the courage to go to his dormitory again without being summoned?

As soon as he shouted, he heard the voice of a small yellow door outside the door: "Official, there is an urgent message from outside the palace, and the slaves and maids dare not delay, disturbing the official's rest, and it is a capital crime." ”

"Outside the palace?" Zhao Guangyi was taken aback, and hurriedly said, "Come in quickly and show me." ”

Since Zhao Guangyi ascended the throne and became the emperor, he reformed the palace system, before the Song Dynasty palace ban was not strict at all, said that it was time to lock the key, in fact, nine and a half days in ten days are not forbidden to the palace door, confidant ministers, including royal families like him, but what is the matter, still come and go freely, Zhao Kuangyin never stopped, but after he became the emperor, but changed this lazy habit, when the time came, the palace ban nine doors were locked, no one was allowed to enter or exit, if there were 100,000 urgent events, foreign ministers were not allowed to enter the palace, Can only write down the things to be present, sealed in a small box, from the palace door opened in the small hole handed in, if not important, turn back is to be punished, now is the first time after he ascended the throne that a foreign minister at night to report an urgent letter, how can he not be nervous.

The door opened, a small yellow door with a box hurriedly walked in, the corners of the robe were soaked, tightly glued to the body, Zhao Guangyi opened the brocade box, took out the chapter to see, couldn't help but change his face: the Yellow River is flooding, the water is raging, there have been three gaps in the upstream Jun County fortunately were found and blocked in time, this evening, the officials who lifted the embankment of the Yellow River inspected Jun County, and found that the county commander Kan Sandao had fled with his family, and the people of Jun County helped the old and the young, and fled for their lives overnight, and the inspection officials were intercepting Zhuangding and requisitioning troops to strengthen the river embankment, I ask Your Majesty to take immediate refuge in the capital.

Once Jun County bursts, the flood pours down, and the entire Kaifeng City will become an ocean, what a dangerous situation? Escape from danger? How to avoid danger? Zhao Guangyi was so anxious that his eyes turned black, countless money and grain were in Kaifeng, and seven or eight out of ten of the Great Song Dynasty's savings were here, once this place became an ocean, even if he escaped, what else would he have? Escape, he can escape, how can the millions of people in Kaifeng escape? If the opening is flooded...... Zhao Guangyi's face turned pale with horror, he didn't expect that the first major crisis after his succession to the throne did not come from the Khitan, nor because of the usurpation of the rebellion from the government and the opposition, but from natural disasters. With the power of the Son of Heaven, in the face of unfathomable natural disasters, how much strength does it have to resist?

If Kaifeng is flooded......, there is no place that is not dangerous...... Just a few months ago, the first emperor proposed to move the capital in Luoyang, one of the important reasons is that Kaifeng is vulnerable to flooding, and now the rumors of usurping the throne are spreading in the government and the opposition, if Kaifeng is lost, all the doubts and suspicions, and the condemnation of all the people in the world, is enough to pull him off the horse as the emperor, this urgent opportunity, he must rush head-on, absolutely unable to escape.

Zhao Guangyi grabbed the telegram and shouted: "Open the palace door, Xuan, immediately announce the six departments of the two governments, the Manchu Dynasty, and all the officials above the fourth rank to wait in the Wende Palace." I want to lead the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty to go to the Yellow River to guard the embankment, the embankment is in the people, and the embankment is dead! ”

※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※ under the city of Yinzhou, the sharp arrowhead pierced the bones, and the sand entered the face. The host and guest fight, and the mountains and rivers are dizzy...... The wide and wet moat was filled with corpses, both noble and cheap, both dry bones and ......, and the night wind was blowing in the face, and there were still bursts of bloody gas, which showed the fierceness of the two armies during the day.

Yang Hao never thought that the defense of Yinzhou City was so strong, so unshakable, there were murderous traps everywhere, four city walls, he was only responsible for one side, and it was the weakest side of the defense, Rao was so, after more than ten days of fighting, he also lost two adult horses, 10,000 soldiers and horses lost two percent, and how much did Yelu's 50,000 army lose?

Yang Hao didn't dare to think about it, but he could see the corpses and wounded soldiers that had been transported to the rear like a stream all day long, and his will was about to collapse, two thousand dead, three thousand wounded, so many casualties, it was a weight he couldn't bear. Before that, he thought everything was too simple, but the bloody reality finally made him realize what a cruel war it was to dominate the world. His glory and authority will be built on the bones of many men.

How did Yinzhou turn this city into a hell of death? Yang Hao knew that his weapons were sharper than the other party, and the siege equipment was extremely complete, but there was always a feeling that he could not show his strengths, every time, when he wanted to adopt some kind of siege tactics, the city always seemed to be able to take a step ahead of the corresponding countermeasures, so that he could not use them.

He is the attacking side, but every time he makes a move, it seems that the other party can always find his weakness first, and counter it first, this huge war machine is driven in front of a clever opponent and he is powerless, a sledgehammer weighing hundreds of pounds can undoubtedly smash the boulder in front of him, even if he can't smash it at once, he can also cut it into pieces piece by piece, but it is a small child who lifts this hammer, and it is good to smash it without smashing his feet.

Obviously, Yinzhou was on the defensive, and they were attacking, but Yang Hao had a feeling that he was being attacked on all sides. If he wins this battle, all the losses can be compensated ten or a hundred times over, but when he runs out of money, if he still can't capture this Yinzhou City, what will he do at that time? Luzhou will collapse without attacking, and he, the person with the most hope of unifying the Western Regions, will fall as quickly as possible.

The sky is not cold, one day of stars and moon, only looking at the starry sky, extremely romantic, but Yang Hao is cold. He knew that this siege was no longer something he could advance and retreat freely, the Khitan had a deep foundation and could afford to consume it, he couldn't afford it, and if Yinzhou couldn't be captured, it would be his biggest failure.

He also knows what he lacks the most, with his special identity and his personality, he can gather generals and generals, but he is not good at generals, he does not have such clever tactics and tactics, and he lacks the ambition to see the right time and throw all his troops into a desperate attempt to achieve a fame for him. And what he lacks around him is the famous ministers and good generals who can be Wenneng Anbang and Wu Neng Dingguo, otherwise this battle may not have been fought so badly.

Ke Zhenwei walked to his side gently, Yang Hao clasped his hands on his knees, looked up at the vast galaxy, and still did not say a word.

"Jie Shuai, victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, it is just a temporary setback, the initiative is still in our hands, why should the festival marshal be discouraged. The commander is the commander of our three armies, and if the marshal is depressed, the morale of the three armies will be greatly affected. Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, established the hegemony of the first generation, but he was so embarrassed that he even pushed his two sons out of the car in order to escape for his life; Liu Bei fled back and forth, less than a thousand soldiers, will only be closed, panicked like a lost dog, compared to them, our current situation is not much stronger? At least, we are attacking, but the siege has been frustrated, we are not defeated, and the commander and the two hidden armies have not been dispatched, so there may not be no chance to turn defeat into victory. ”

Yang Hao shook his head lightly: "You don't have to persuade me, these truths ...... I understand it, but it's one thing to understand, and it's another thing to be able to do it. That knife, gun, and life seemed to poke at my heart. ”

"The marshal has compassion, which is the reason why we support the marshal, but on the battlefield, death and injury are always inevitable, and the marshal does not have to blame himself for this. There is nothing wrong with us taking the initiative to attack Yinzhou this time, this is an opportunity, an opportunity to strengthen ourselves and protect ourselves, if we don't come, we have to sit and wait for Yinzhou to sit big and attack our Luzhou. Once the city of Luzhou is broken, countless women, children, old and children will die in their hands, it will not be 2,000 casualties, 10,000 casualties, my Luzhou 60,000 or 70,000 soldiers and civilians, men will be slaughtered by them like pigs and dogs, and the women will be humiliated and reduced to slavery. ”

"Now, is there a difference...... how can Yinzhou have such a strong defense? It's not that they have the advantage of troops, and the advantage of defending the city may not be able to restrain our large number of siege equipment, we have made full preparations before coming, but ...... When we are in battle, we always miss the opportunity, and the city ...... There must be a master of defending the city in the city, the king of Khitan Qing, a man on the grassland, he will be so good at guarding the city? ”

Speaking of this, Yang Hao's eyes flashed, and he suddenly woke up from his confusion, his eyes regained a little clarity, he slowly turned his head, as if he knew Ke Zhen evil for the first time, and said slowly: "I have always remembered that Brother Ke is the hunter in the cottage, but I forgot that Brother Ke's ancestor is also a general of the Tang Dynasty, the last time I reminded me to pay attention to the back, today's conversation is ......, I don't know what Brother Ke can teach me?" ”

Ke Zhen said evilly: "I'm ashamed, although my ancestors were generals in the Tang Dynasty, they were not famous generals with great military achievements, and when they were passed on to Ke's generation, the ancestors' abilities were inherited less than one-twelve, but ...... There may not be no people in our army who are familiar with military books and make good use of the art of war. ”

"Who?"

Ke Zhen bent down with his evil fork hand: "The fifth son of the folded family!" ”