When Zhou Yi, who was outside Baiyu Pass, received Sejong's secret edict, Duan Jiji, the general of Baizhou Duwei, had already led his troops into Fengzhou to quell the rebellion for half a month. Zhou Yi had no way of understanding the war in Fengzhou, so he could only obey Sejong's order, handed over the army outside the pass to Yang Rui, the marshal of Baiyuguan, and ordered 8,000 elite cavalry by himself, entered the pass overnight, and galloped away to Fengzhou in the starry night.

Among the 8,000 elites led by Zhou Yi, Shangguan Yong was also among them, and he was ordered by Zhou Yi's generals to lead the vanguard battalion.

"Fengzhou is adjacent to Gyeonggi," before entering the customs, Zhou Yi deliberately talked to Shangguan Yong, and said to Shangguan Yong, "After quelling the rebellion of King Xin, you can go back to Beijing to have a look, at this time, your son should be almost a year old, it's time to go back and see." ”

Since the last time he received a letter from An Jinxiu and Shangguan Rui, Shangguan Yong has never received a letter from Kyoto, which makes Shangguan Yong truly appreciate what it means to be in flames and letters to his family. Since the second day of the wedding, he left Beijing to go to the border pass, and more than a year has passed in a flash, Shangguan Yong sometimes misses An Jinxiu, and feels that the appearance of his little wife in his mind has been a little blurred, and their children, Shangguan Yong still doesn't know whether it is a son or a daughter. Shangguan Yong never had the idea of being a deserter, but the taste of this kind of longing was really uncomfortable. No matter what purpose Zhou Yi took him to quell the rebellion, just for Zhou Yi's few words that were considerate of his longing, Shangguan Yong was grateful to Zhou Yi.

By the time this elite iron cavalry from the northern border pass made a long-distance attack to Fengzhou, it had already been half a month. Duan Hei's army had already swept the entire territory of Fengzhou at this time, and except for Xiang'an City, where King Xin's mansion was located, there were no rebels in Fengzhou. Because of this, Duan Jiji did not welcome Zhou Yi's arrival at all, and coming at this time was undoubtedly to compete with him Duan Jiji.

Just when Duan Ji wanted to compete with Zhou Yi about who would capture Xiang'an City first, Sejong's holy decree was brought by Le'an Hou Xiang Xi. Sejong ordered Zhou Yi to attack Xiang'an City, and Duan Jiji was strictly ordered by Sejong to lead his troops to retreat 300 miles from the boundary of Xiang'an City.

The holy purpose was there, and Duan Ji didn't dare to say no matter how much he complained in his heart, and he retreated with the army of counterinsurgency on the day he received the order.

While ordering people to set up camp outside Xiang'an City, Zhou Yi asked Le'an Hou, "Master Hou, how should the Holy Lord deal with King Xin?" ”

Le'an Hou had a wooden face, "The general only needs to take down Xiang'an City, and King Xin will be personally disposed of by Benhou." ”

Zhou Yi said, "But Master Hou, as soon as I attack the city here, if my soldiers meet King Xin, what will they do?" ”

"I don't think King Xin will go into battle in person," said Le Anhou, "the general should think carefully about how to capture Xiang'an City." ”

"What's that?" Zhou Yi's subordinates listened to Le Anhou's painless words, and their hearts were all angry, why did this person become big in front of their generals?

"He thinks this is his barracks?"

"Does this kid know martial arts? Do you know what it means to fight? ”

"Don't look at what kind of Hou he is, Lao Tzu will kill him now!"

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"Don't say a word," an old man in the army saw that everyone was about to make a fuss, and immediately whispered to a group of martial artists, "Who do you think Le Anhou is?" ”

Shangguan Yong asked at this time, "Who is he?" ”

"His surname is Xiang, how many Hou Ye with the surname can there be in the court? Le Anhou is the younger brother of the empress's mother," the old military attache whispered, "Otherwise, what would our general do to him so politely?" You all don't say a few words, don't cause trouble for the general. ”

A group of martial artists has just stopped, the emperor's relatives and relatives, no matter how high their martial arts are, they can't be provoked.

After Zhou Yi exchanged a few words with Le'an Hou in the tent, he didn't want to deal with this uncle who had always relied on the queen and the prince in the court, so he ordered someone to call Shangguan Yong to the tent.

"Is he going to siege the city?" Le Anhou saw that Zhou Yi ordered Shangguan Yong to attack Xiang'an City, so he asked uneasily, "You must not let Bai Yongxin escape." ”

"You go and gather the army," Zhou Yi gave Shangguan Yong an arrow and asked Shangguan Yong to retreat.

"How did you let him go?" Le Anhou saw that Zhou Yi didn't give him a chance to talk to Shangguan Yong, and immediately became dissatisfied.

"He is the second son-in-law of Taishi," Zhou Yi said, "I think that even if Hou Ye doesn't believe in others, Shangguan Weichao can still be trusted by you." ”

Le Anhou's expression froze, and then he said, "It turns out that he is the son-in-law of the Taishi in order to repay his kindness." ”

Zhou Yi didn't answer Le Anhou's words again, and hid his disgust for this country's uncle in his heart.

After nightfall that day, Shangguan Yong led the vanguard battalion to attack the north gate of Xiang'an City. I thought it would be a vicious battle, but I didn't expect that after they rushed and killed for a while, they didn't have to make any effort from building a ladder to capturing the city.

After the soldiers who attacked the city head first opened the city gate and lowered the drawbridge, Shangguan Yong even hesitated, afraid that this was King Xin's plan to lure the enemy. At this time, Shangguan Yong showed his prudence and sent a team of soldiers and horses into the city to test, and after determining that there were not many soldiers and horses in the city, and had no intention of resisting, Shangguan Yong rushed into Xiang'an City with the remaining soldiers and horses of the pioneer battalion.

Xiang'an Fortress was built for nearly 1,000 years, and it is also a necessary place for the northern state capitals to lead to Gyeonggi, so it has been a rich place where rich merchants gathered since ancient times, and most of the buildings in the city are gorgeous, not inferior to Kyoto Castle, the capital of the Qishun Dynasty.

After Shangguan Yong entered the city, he didn't have the intention to take a few more glances at the scenery of Xiang'an City, and went straight to the Xinwang Mansion with his soldiers and horses.

By the time Shangguan Yong arrived at King Xin's Mansion, the soldiers he had sent into the city earlier had already surrounded King Xin's Mansion.

"King Shin is in the palace?" Shangguan Yong sat on his horse and asked the generals who arrived first.

"In," this will be the official said, "Brother Shangguan, are we going to fight?" ”

Shangguan Yong looked at the Xinwang Mansion in front of him, the high wall and deep courtyard, the black and gilded gate, the two stone lions in front of the door opened their mouths and opened their eyes angrily, looking like a royal style. "Persuade them to surrender," Shangguan Yong ordered his subordinates. Although the Xinwang Mansion is large, the surrounding streets are narrow, which is not conducive to the army's rush and killing, and Shangguan Yong does not want to waste his brother's life here.

"Listen to the people inside, you ......"

As soon as the soldiers in the front row had said a few words, the door of the palace was opened from the inside with a creak.

"Don't let go of the arrows," Shangguan Yong shouted.

A man who looked like a housekeeper of the palace walked out of the door, glanced at the generals present, walked straight to Shangguan Yong's horse, bowed and said, "This general is the chief official here?" ”

"Yes," Shangguan Yong said, "is King Xin about to surrender?" ”

The butler, who was nearly sixty years old, leaned to the side and said, "My prince is in the palace, please bring your soldiers and horses into the palace." ”

Shangguan Yongchong, who was standing in the front row, said to his brother Qing Nan, "You take someone to go in first." ”

Qing Nan was the first to rush into King Xin's mansion with a bloodstained sword in his hand, and the soldiers who surrounded the mansion soon poured into the mansion like a tide.

When Shangguan Yong dismounted and walked into the Xinwang Mansion, he saw Qing Nan coming out of the hall in the front yard of the palace, ran to him and said, "Big brother, the people in the Xinwang Mansion are all in the hall, what should we do?" ”

The housekeeper of the Xinwang Mansion said at this time: "Won't the military masters search the palace?" If a key criminal escapes, the villain is afraid that the military masters will not be able to bear this responsibility. ”

Qing Nan looked at the housekeeper and said in a vicious voice, "What's the matter with you here?!" ”

"Take someone to search for it," Shangguan Yong waved his hand at Qing Nan, what is there to worry about with an old man who is nearly sixty years old?

"General, please come with the villain," the butler whispered to Guan Yong after Qing Nan left with the people.

Shangguan Yong said, "Where are you going to take me?" ”

"General, now that everyone in our mansion is a prisoner of the general's ranks, can the general still be afraid that the little old man will harm the general?" The housekeeper said to Shangguan Yong, "Some people want to see the general, and they hope that the general will be fulfilled." ”

Shangguan Yong was really not afraid that this steward would hurt him, "You lead the way," he wanted to see what tricks this butler of the Xinwang Mansion was going to play with him.

The housekeeper took Shangguan Yong to the inner courtyard of the Xinwang Mansion, passed through several courtyards, and then passed a long waterfront verandah, and finally the two of them entered a courtyard near the water of the palace.

"General, please," the butler pushed open the door to one of the rooms in the courtyard.

Shangguan Yong put his hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist and walked into the room.

In an empty room, a haggard young man sat on a Taishi chair with a baby in his arms.

"You are?" Shangguan Yong stood not far from the young man.

The young man looked at Shangguan Yong and said, "This king Bai Yongxin." ”

Shangguan Yong frowned, "You are the King of Faith?" ”

The young man laughed and said, "There is no longer such a title as King Xin in this world, right?" ”

Shangguan Yong didn't know much about the affairs of the royal court, so he asked King Xin, "Do you have something to tell me?" ”

The king said, "I said I didn't rebel, do you believe me?" ”

"What?" Shangguan Yong was shocked and said, "You didn't rebel, can the Holy Lord still make a mistake about the rebellion?" ”

King Xin laughed so much that his body trembled twice, "Duan Hei's army entered Fengzhou, and I only knew that I had rebelled, isn't this ridiculous?" ”

Shangguan Yong didn't look like he was crazy when he saw King Xin, and after hesitating for a moment, he said, "I'll take you to Kyoto, and you can tell the saint yourself." ”

"I won't live to Kyoto."

"What?"

"Some people want me to die," said King Shin, "and my whole family will not be able to get out of King Shin's mansion alive." ”

Shangguan Yong unconsciously asked, "Who wants you to die?" ”

King Xin took out a book in the shape of an account book from the sleeve of his robe, handed it to Shangguan Yong, and said, "Look at this." ”

Shangguan Yong opened the book, and there were some names in it, as well as red seals, and there were some numbers under the names that I didn't know what they were for.

"Do you understand?" King Xin asked Shangguan Yong.

Shangguan Yong shook his head.

King Shin sighed a little disappointed, "It seems that your official rank in the court is not high, and you are not from a family." ”

Shangguan Yong said, "What exactly do you want to tell me?" ”

The baby in King Xin's arms made a few snorts at this time, King Xin patted the baby's back, and said to Shangguan Yong in a tired voice, "What I want to tell you below will definitely hurt you, but I can't find a second person to talk to now, so I'll apologize to you first." ”

"You say, I listen," Shangguan Yong said, "I am loyal to the country, what is there to fear?" ”

King Xin said, "We are all loyal people to the country, look at what happened to me." Well, we don't have much time, so let's make a long story short, you have a roster of people who were sold by the queen and the prince in the army, as well as the number of their private armies. ”

Shangguan Yong's hand shook and dropped the roster on the ground.

There are some things in this world that it is best not to know, Shangguan Yong looked at the roster that fell at his feet, and began to regret that he came to this house, how could he interfere in the matter of the royal succession?

"I'm sorry," King Xin looked at Shangguan Yong's appearance and said with some reluctance, "I have no intention of harming you." ”

Shangguan Yong took a deep breath and bent down to pick up the roster, after all, he was a person who fought on the battlefield, and panicking was only a matter of moments, "You said that the queen mother framed you for rebellion, so how do you explain this battle in Fengzhou?" Shangguan Yong asked the king.

"I want to go to Beijing," Xinwang said, "It's just that I can't get out of Fengzhou." ”

"There is no one who can bring you a message in such a big Fengzhou?"

"If I don't hand over this register, who will believe me? The general is from the border pass, and he is not in the ranks of the court, but I can trust the general once. ”

"You don't have any cronies?"

King Xin smiled bitterly, "After Duan Hei led the troops into Fengzhou, I knew that the most trusted person around me was the queen's person, how dare I trust my cronies?" I believe in the old housekeeper outside the door, but he is already old, and everyone in Fengzhou knows that he is the housekeeper of my palace, and he can't get out of Fengzhou either. General, people are dying and their words are good, you remember my words, people's hearts are unpredictable. ”

Shangguan Yong's heart was in a mess, and he asked King Xindao, "What do you want me to do when you give me this thing?" ”

King Shin said, "Find an opportunity to give it to the Holy One." ”

Shangguan Yong said, "You also know that my official rank is not high, and I can't see the saint at all on weekdays." ”

"Then find someone you can trust and have him submit this roster."

"Can the Holy One believe it?" Shangguan Yong thought about the two people who wanted to sue King Xin, one was the queen and the other was the prince, no matter how much Shangguan Yong thought about it, he felt that no one of these two people could sue him.

"The Holy Lord knew that someone was privately organizing an army, and Wang Yuan died for this," King Xin said.

Shangguan Yong was shocked again, "Wang Yuan is dead?!" ”

At this time, Qing Nan's voice came from outside the door, "Big brother, who are you talking to here?" Le'anhou has arrived and wants to see you. ”

"Remember my words," King Xin whispered to Shangguan Yong, "people's hearts are unpredictable. ”

Shangguan Yong hesitated for a moment, and said to King Xin fiercely, "You come with me, I'll take you out." ”

King Xin was stunned for a moment, and then rushed to Shangguan Yong and smiled, "You can't save my life, I didn't want to live anymore, thank you for the general's kindness." ”

"That," Shangguan Yong thought about what King Xin had told him before that the lives of everyone in King Xin's Mansion could not be saved, and pointed to the baby in King Xin's arms, Shangguan Yong asked King Xin, "This child is your son, Lord Wang?" ”

King Shin looked down at the baby in his arms, "He is my youngest son, and the moon is still seven days away." ”

"Then," Shangguan Yong stepped forward and said, "Then I'll take him away." ”

King Xin looked up at Shangguan Yong, as if he wanted to see Shangguan Yong's thoughts, "You want to save him?" ”

"The prince doesn't want to stay behind?" Shangguan Yong asked the king, "Le Anhou has already come, he is the younger brother of the queen, and it will be too late if he doesn't leave." ”

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