Zhao Guangyi turned his head in shock, and before he could drink the sentence "what person", a sharp ox ear sharp knife stabbed into his throat with a "poof", straight to the handle.

"Shura Blood Prison, 100,000 unjust souls in Jiangzhou, are waiting for you!"

Zhao Guangyi didn't know when a person appeared next to him, that person was so close that he couldn't see his face clearly, only a pair of eyes, a pair of naturally charming peach blossoms, with a fierce murderous aura, staring at him coldly.

Zhao Guangyi's whole body froze, his throat hissed, and he couldn't spit out a word. What he wants to say, no one knows; What he was thinking, no one knew, and the two pairs of eyes looked at each other like this, until one of his eyes gradually lost their lustre, and completely turned into a pale gray sè.

At dawn, there was an exclamation from the big tent of the Chinese army, and a guarded guard of the forbidden army stumbled out, and after a while, the generals rushed towards the Chinese army one by one like burning eyebrows.

During the night, except for the Imperial Forest Army, no one else was allowed to approach the Imperial Tent, so the sāo movement only affected a small area, and although the soldiers who got up in the morning saw the solemn face of the general of the headquarters and hurriedly went to the Imperial Tent, they would not think much about it. When I met the Son of Heaven, I was usually similar to this, although today my face was a little heavier and my steps were hasty, who would have thought that the emperor would be taken off his head in the midst of thousands of troops?

"How is it good to be born? How is it good to live?" The generals were all unattended, and they looked at each other in a panic. Faced with this situation, no one knows what to do. Even Li Jilong was in turmoil.

"Don't make a noise, at this juncture, you can't make a noise!"

Luo Kedi said in a deep voice, although he has not been loyal to Zhao Guangyi, he won the trust of Zhao Guangyi, constantly climbed high positions, and mastered military power, the original rì was to be a Zhou Bo of the Great Song Dynasty, but Qiguangyi is Zhao Guangyi, and the Great Song State is the Great Song Dynasty, and now the Northern Expedition has failed, and the chasing soldiers are like wolves, and they have been chasing hard behind, it is conceivable that the Liao people will soon launch a counteroffensive to retaliate against Xìng, once the news of the emperor's bizarre death spreads, the Song State will collapse without attacking.

"Yes, I can't make a noise." After being reminded by Luo Kedi, his uncle Li Jilong also came to his senses: "I will not mourn and retire as usual." In the name of the Holy One, we will continue to deploy border defense. ”

A general plucked up his courage and said, "General Li, the murderer of Qi, we ...... Aren't we going to pursue it anymore?"

"Nonsense!" Li Jilong blushed and said, "How to track it down?" Once the culprit is arrested, this matter will be so troublesome that everyone will know, can it be said that the assassination of the saint is not dangerous? But the saint will never show up again, you are an idiot when hundreds of thousands of soldiers are stupid?"

The general's rank was not stingy under Li Jilong, but he was robbed by Li Jilong, making his face red, and Luo Kedi hurriedly said: "General Qiu, it's not that we are unwilling to track down the murderer, but at this time, the murder is small, and the country is important, besides, since the assassin sneaked into the big tent of the Chinese army unknowingly, killed the saint, and took the head, he must have fled at this moment, even if he is still there, finding an assassin among hundreds of thousands of soldiers is tantamount to looking for a needle in a haystack, how to find it?" Moreover, the most worrying thing is that if the assassin is a Liao, the Liao army will do whatever it takes to chase after the Shengshang when he learns that the saint is dead, and at that time, not to mention finding the murderer, we will all have to stay here. ”

As soon as Luo Kedi said this, General Qiu couldn't help but change his face, and he was secretly afraid. Luo Kedi turned to Li Jilong again and said, "General Li, there are two important things to do. First, keep the secret and not mourn, stabilize the morale of the army, bring the men and horses back to China safely, and deploy border defense in accordance with the strategy set before the death of the saint to prevent the Liao people from counterattacking. The second thing is to protect the remains of the Holy Lord, quietly return to Tokyo, and immediately discuss the establishment of a new emperor in order to stabilize the dynasty. The two things must be carried out simultaneously, and if one of them is late, my Song Kingdom will fall into a place of no return.

When Li Jilong heard this, he couldn't help but nod again and again: "What General Luo said is that the last general has been messed up, and he didn't think about it well enough, and he almost missed a big deal,"

Luo Kedi had no time to be polite to him, and said in a deep voice: "These two things, either one, must have a big future to preside over it." Roque's enemy presided over the Privy Council, and he was willing to take on the matter. Another matter needs to be borne by General Li. ”

Li Jilong excused himself when he heard this, Luo Kedi stretched out his hand and pressed it, and said: "General Yu Hou Cui in front of the palace has not rushed back at the moment, and you and I have the highest rank in the army, besides, this time the army was defeated in the Gaoliang River, and the army returned. Don't excuse yourself. It's just that...... He also asked General Li to choose one of the two things of returning the coffin to Beijing, discussing the establishment of a new lord and taking over the military power, and guarding the border passes.

"This ......"

For the ability of these two people, the other generals were all convinced, and they also knew that if it weren't for Luo Kedi and Li Jilong, the army that was able to return south now would not even be half of what it is now, so they had no objection to Luo Kedi's proposal, and urged one after another: "General Li, don't hesitate to pay it off, the situation is urgent, make a decision quickly." ”

Li Jilong's brows tightened, he groaned for a while, and stomped his foot heavily and said, "Cheng, then Li will no longer refuse." Following Long's wish to lead the three armies, return to the south safely, preside over the border defense, support the coffin to return to Beijing, and discuss the major event of the new monarch, there is General Lauro. ”

Luo Kedi was slightly stunned, and then nodded and said, "Okay, without further ado, let's start immediately."

Move.

Luo Kedi thought that Li Jilong would choose to return to Beijing, but he must know that he is not completely out of danger at the moment, and even if he returns to the territory of the Song Kingdom, he will not be able to relieve himself of the heavy responsibility, and he will immediately face a counterattack by the Liao army, and the responsibility is heavy. And returning to Beijing to discuss the establishment of a new monarch is a merit or disadvantage, and the new monarch ascends the throne, that is, from the dragon's work. You can imagine how a different person would choose.

Li Jilong did this because of this journey to the south, among the generals, only Luo Ke was the most disciplined in dispatching troops, and he had some sympathy for him, and intended to give him a more brilliant future. Of course, Roque is an enemy official

is taller than him, and he is the uncle of the country, if he returns to Beijing at this time, although everything is public, it will inevitably give people a handle for a relative to interfere in politics in the end, anyway, he is already the current queen and the brother of Li Niangniang, who is about to become the queen mother, no matter how glorious it is, it is just the icing on the cake, and he can't afford to have such a reputation.

In addition, it is dangerous to stay, but it is also equivalent to the command of the most jīng sharp forbidden army and the border pass army in his hands, he has just been promoted by Zhao Guangyi, after this matter is of great benefit to him to establish prestige in the army, he leads the army outside, what is the wind and grass in the court, he is also very important in Yun'er.

In a moment, thinking so carefully, Li Jilong's mind turned quite quickly.

At that moment, the two of them passed down a military order, ordering all the generals and guards in the current account to keep the secret of the assassination of the saint, and then immediately arrange for the return of the camp to the south.

The army, which was completely ignorant of the inside situation, quickly pulled out the camp and continued to set off in a mighty way, and there were always people who were temporarily convenient on the way, and would leave the brigade to go to the river ditch and woods, because the soldiers and horses were chaotic, the generals had secret concerns, and the soldiers were exhausted, and occasionally one or two people did not return to the team in time, who would notice?

After cutting off the enemy's head, he did not take it with him, but dug a pit and buried his head in it, and he wanted to take it to the grave of Shuiyue to worship. Where hundreds of thousands of troops were stationed, they were camped and buried in the stoves, and they were pinched and ditched to be arranged, and he was careful to cover up, who would pay attention to a loose piece of turf.

The Liao army has not yet caught up, it seems that it is getting closer and closer to the border of the Song State, and the Song army is also converging more and more, and the Liao army has gradually dispelled the idea of taking advantage of its defeat and retreat to destroy its strength, and they are shrinking their forces, they must be waiting for further news from Shangjing, preparing for a major counteroffensive.

When I returned to the place where I camped yesterday, I saw that there was a mess everywhere, flocks of birds foraging for food everywhere I passed, and occasionally a few wild dogs wandered among the piles of garbage abandoned by the Song army with their tails between their legs. Bisu found the place where he buried his head, and saw that it had been excavated, so he couldn't help but move in his heart, and hurriedly drew his knife to look around, and there was no half a figure in the vast plain.

He dug in the pit, but did not find the head, and it took a long time to find the unrecognizable head nearby, thinking that it had been gouged out and gnawed by wild dogs, and the blood was almost unrecognizable, and the wall stayed on the ground and raked a broken tarpaulin, wrapped the head and carried it on his back, looked up to the sky and laughed three times, stood stunned for a long time, and suddenly cried loudly again, the sky was high and the clouds were light, the four fields were vast, and the empty land "Only the late autumn wind spread his cry and whimpering far away......

It was late, and the chill in the wind was a little heavier, and the deputy commander of Chang'an commanded Lin Yuehuan to ride his horse back to his mansion.

The senior generals of the Xiang Army, only a very small number of them are promoted by hard work, most of the senior generals are parachuted by the officers in the forbidden army, he is the lucky one, but the salary of the Xiang army is only half of the forbidden army, not just in ordinary times, even if it is the same task in wartime, the salary of the Xiang army is also half of the forbidden army, and some other treatments of the forbidden army are not at all, so his rìzi is not as good as other senior generals of the Song army, he is a native of Guanzhong, and there is a large family to raise, The burden is heavy.

At present, there is no shadow of the Xixia soldiers under Chang'an City, but the news that the Xixia army broke through Xiao Pass, killed Shang Boqian, and the soldiers out of Qishan has come, maybe tomorrow morning, the Xixia soldiers will appear under Chang'an City, he is the deputy commander of Chang'an, and the top boss Tao Xuanyuan is an official sent from Bianliang after Zhao Guangmei's ambush, and he is not very familiar with this, and the defense can be said to be eighty percent to fall on his head, how can he not feel heavy.

Longguan and Dasan Pass have been lost, Baoji is afraid that it will not be able to be saved, the barrier in the central and western regions of the Ming Dynasty has been in the hands of Yang Hao, the king of Western Xia, the tribal army of the eight clans of the party has occupied Pingliang, Jingzhou, Taizhou is now unknown, the Western Xia army has broken the Dasan Pass, the next rì standard must be Jingzhaofu, the two Xiongguan will be broken overnight, I this Chang'an, can I hold it?

In particular, His Royal Highness King Qi's paper payment document has now caused a sensation in the world, not to mention the gentlemen, even the peddlers and pawns are discussing, the piles and pieces listed above are all earth-shattering events, which have seriously damaged the prestige of the saints, and most of the soldiers are locally recruited soldiers, and they have an inextricable relationship with the local people, although they are all confined to the barracks, but they also know these things through various channels.

A son of heaven who killed the king and usurped the throne and obtained the throne unjustly, and he killed his sister-in-law and nephew, and his morale was low for a while......

Lin Yuehuan frowned, and walked into the house worriedly, and his wife greeted him happily when he heard the news: "Master, why did you come back so late, there are guests at home, and I have been waiting for you for a long time."

Lin Yuehuan was stunned: "Guest? What guests?"

Mrs. Lin said with a smile: "I heard that he is the uncle of the businessman surnamed Hu who came to our family before, master, does the businessman surnamed Hu have ...... Haven't you been to the house for almost a year? This time, his uncle brought a lot of valuable gifts to our family, and a sable fur robe, tsk, that's called a beautiful, I don't know what to ask the master for help. ”

"A businessman surnamed Hu?"

Lin Yuehuan's face changed suddenly, and he couldn't help but panic.

This is a secret pressed in his heart, and no one knows. The businessman surnamed Hu is none other than Hu Xi'er, and this Lin Yuehuan is also a senior general of the Guanzhong local army who was won over by him, Zhao Guangmei was ambushed, Zhao Guangyi set off a big purge in the government and the opposition, and many officials and some innocent people fell one after another, but he avoided a catastrophe without danger.

Because Hu Xi'er recruited them to be prepared for the prince Zhao Defang, he didn't want Zhao Guangyi to strike first, so he took advantage of the assassin incident to force Zhao Guangmei to death, and Zhao Defang also died on the way

That's it. The matter has not yet broken out, and he has always been cautious in doing things, and he has not caused anyone's jǐng to feel, but he didn't expect that a year later, Hu Xi'er, who had long been missing, actually sent someone to find the door again, what was he going to do?

Mrs. Lin was still chattering: "Although you are a big official, our family has a large population, and the officials and families next to you are all clothed and fed, but the slave family doesn't even have a piece of clothing that can be handled." Isn't this mink robe worth a thousand gold? Seeing that it's getting cold on this day, hehe, this winter, the slave family can also go out in style, hey, why hasn't it snowed yet......"

"I said, can you say a few words!" Lin Yuehuan was upset, and suddenly stopped his fist in anger

Madame yelled.

"What's the matter, losing your temper at people for no reason." Mrs. Lin was stunned for a moment

Tunnel.

"Go, go, close the door, go back to the back house and stay, don't bother me."

Lin Yuehuan yelled at his wife again, then turned around and left, and when he arrived outside the small study for the guests, Lin Yuehuan suddenly stopped, and his face was uncertain for a long time, and he began to lift the curtain and enter.

In the study, Xi Chuyun was cross-legged, proudly sipping tea.

At the beginning, the Song State attacked the Han State, Zhao Kuangyin accepted Yang Hao's opinion, and the Han State did not recruit the bottom of the cauldron to draw salary, and moved the people of the Han State to leave their homeland, Lin Pengyu, Qin Jiang, Luxi-Xuan, Xi Chuyun The four famous people of the Han State were also driven out by the soldiers, and later Yang Hao moved to Luzhou to take soldiers on the spot and select talents, these four were the first people to become his staff.

Now among the four people, only Lin Pengyu is the most beautiful, although the other three also hold quite important positions, they are inevitably inferior to him, but there are only so many official positions, and their talents and abilities are not particularly outstanding, although their eyes are hot, but there is no way. This time, he needed someone to go to Chang'an as a lobbyist, and Xi Chuyun felt that his opportunity had finally come, so he took the initiative to invite Ying and entered Chang'an first.

This time, according to the military plan drawn up by the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion and the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of War, Longyou is determined to win, and Guanzhong must look at the progress of Longyou. And once it is decided to enter Guanzhong, it can be announced to discuss Zhao Jiong, otherwise this step cannot be implemented.

Cloth: "Seeking Zhao Jiongyi" is a double-edged sword, which can weaken Zhao Guangyi's ruling foundation to the greatest extent, hit his prestige, and win the hearts of the people in the world, but once this article is published, it will become an endless situation with Zhao Guangyi, so the opportunity to publish it is set when the troops go out of Qishan and enter the Guanzhong, once they come to this point, there will be no way back.

In the plan, the safe view is to besiege Chang'an without fighting, first take its peripheral states and counties, and take Tongguan to reinforce the Central Plains.

The four keys in the pass, the east gate is the Hangu Pass, the Hangu Pass is in the canyon, and the danger is as deep as the letter. Among them, the road is fifteen miles long, the cliff wall stands, the cliff is in the shade of the valley, and there is no rì. It is bordered by Hengling in the west, the Jiejian in the east, the Yellow River in the north, and the Qinling Mountains in the south. It is the throat road to Luoyang in the east and Chang'an in the west.

However, although the folk still mention the four keys in Guanzhong, they still mention Guguan, in fact, what they really refer to is Tongguan. Tongguan was built by Cao Cāo at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and after the completion of Tongguan, Hangu Pass has been abandoned. Tongguan is located in the three provinces of Qin, Jin and Henan. The north belt is the water of Wei and Luo. The confluence of the Yellow River hugs down; In the south, there are 12 cities in Tongguan; The east and south peaks are connected, and the valley is deep and the cliffs are extinct; Zhongtong sheep intestine trail, dangerous and steep.

Capture Tongguan, then Xiao Pass, Dasanguan, Wuguan, Tongguan four passes, Xiao Pass can ensure that grain, grass ordnance, reinforcements flow without hindrance, Dasan Pass and Wuguan, can cut off the possibility of the Song army attacking Guanzhong from the direction of Bashu, so as long as Tongguan is taken, Chang'an Cheng is just a turtle in the urn, and the hand is captured.

However, Yang Hao already knew that Zhao Guangyi's army had defeated Youzhou, and for so many years, the Feiyu communication channel that Ye Dashao had painstakingly laid was a hundred times faster than the horse, and the huge human and financial resources were paid in exchange for him mastering the latest battle report under Youzhou City a few times earlier than Bianliang. As soon as he learned the news, Yang Hao knew that Zhao Guangyi would definitely return to his teacher immediately, and once he returned to the Song Kingdom, God knows if he would go outside or be inside first? His original plan was only to seek Longyou, and he didn't want to enter the pass, let alone release anything to conquest Zhao Jiong.

The soldiers are fast, so Yang Hao decided to divide the troops into two ways, one route led by Yang Jiye himself to seize Tongguan, and the other route was led by himself to attack Chang'an directly, otherwise once Zhao Guangyi went crazy, the Liao people attacked Guanzhong regardless of it, and the defenders of Chang'an responded with all their strength from the inside, which was a big trouble after all. Quickly winning Guanzhong and living in Chang'an can not only further deal a blow to Zhao Guangyi's prestige, but also be of great significance to the wavering Zhao Pu, Lu Duoxun, Pan Mei, Cao Bin and other former ministers.

What Yang Hao didn't expect was that Yu Military didn't know anything, but Princess Yongqing, who was just confined to her identity and listened to the battle plan, first asked if Chang'an and Tongguan were good to fight? After receiving a negative answer, she said a few names, which were the names of several major generals of the Guanzhong garrison that the Zheng family had bought to her in order to win the letter of Yongqing and persuade Zhao Defang, the king of Qi, to flee to Guanzhong, including Lin Yuehuan, the deputy commander of Chang'an. So, Xi Chuyun came.