14. Lone asks again, is this city gate open or not!?
Shaoxing Mansion, formerly known as Yuezhou, at the beginning of the Southern Crossing of the Great Song Dynasty, Song Gaozong Zhao Gou stayed here for a period of time, with the meaning of "Shaoxing Yishi's grand rest, Xing a hundred years of Pixu", changed the Yuan Shaoxing, and then ascended to Yuezhou for Shaoxing Mansion.
Later, because of the inconvenience of grain, I went to Lin'an, and regarded it as a line, and Shaoxing became a 'companion capital', and became the residence of the royal family and the mausoleum of the emperor and queen.
The city of Shaoxing is a pattern of one city and two counties, with Huiji County in the east and Shanyin County in the west, that is to say, there is one prefect and two counties that can make decisions about urban defense matters.
Now that Zhao Mengqi is locked out of the city gate, if you think about it, you know that it was intentional, and you don't know which of the three chief officials is the handiwork.
King Zhong is going to Shaoxing today, and the local government must have known it in advance, even if it didn't know in advance, these more than 100 cavalry guards the mighty, as long as they are not deaf and blind, how can they not know.
Zhao Mengqi looked at the sunset hanging above the city gate tower through the car window, and thought for a moment, "Chang Geng, go and call the door!" ”
Hehe, Da Ming has called the door emperor, but I didn't expect to do it again.
Chang Geng is the commander of the class, and he also has the rank of Ning Yuan, who is a five-grade general, if you put aside the difference between civil and military, he is also a high-ranking official in the Great Song Dynasty, after all, there are only six grades in ordinary Zhizhou.
He struck his horse and walked towards the city gate, when suddenly an arrow was fired at him from the head of the city, and he could not help but be startled, and in an instant he tightened the reins of his horse, and the man on his mount stood up, his front hooves waving in the air.
The arrow was nailed five feet in front of the horse, the arrow feathers trembled, and a loud shout came from the head of the city, "The city gate is closed!" If you dare to go forward, you will be killed! ”
"Straight sissy thief! Are you blind!? Didn't see the armor on Lao Tzu's body? Didn't you see the guard of honor of King Chung in the back!? Enter your mother's door and welcome the loyal king! ”
If he hadn't stopped the horse in time just now, Chang Geng would have been cold, and he couldn't help but be angry.
The people at the head of the city did not raise their heads, and continued to shout, "No matter who you are, there is no reason to open the city without permission when the city gate is closed, and the Sprinkler family advises you, or wait until tomorrow to enter the city!" ”
Chang Geng's stomach was on fire, "Are your mother's ears deaf, this is the car of the current prince, His Royal Highness the Loyal King, don't open the door quickly, otherwise you will be punished for snubbing the prince and despising the imperial power!" The sun hasn't even set, how can it close so early!? ”
"This is a strict order of the prefect, these two days are the birthday of the princess of King Rong, there are many dignitaries and nobles in the city, in order to prevent the small night from mixing into the city to make trouble, it is natural to strengthen precautions, anyway, this city gate is impossible to open, please leave quickly, the front of the door is a forbidden place, and those who are close to it die!"
Immediately, a row of archers emerged from the various battlements at the head of the city, and the arrows flashed with cold light on the strings, and the eight-bull crossbows on the enemy platform were ready to be fired at any time.
Outside the hundred zhang, Zhao Mengqi has been paying attention to the situation, and seeing that the people in the city seem to be iron-hearted, he knows that it is unlikely to enter the city today, but he wants to know if there is only one Shaoxing prefect behind it.
"Huang Wolf, you take care of Su Niang, I'll take a look." Zhao Mengqi jumped out of the carriage.
Huang Zhi hurriedly shouted, "Ah Lang, don't do it, a gentleman doesn't erect a dangerous wall!" ”
"Don't be noisy!"
"Fourth brother, don't go!" Zhao Yan was in a hurry, and then jumped down and grabbed his brother's sleeve, "Those people are so fierce, you are too dangerous in the past..."
Zhao Mengqi was afraid of throwing his sister down, so he stopped, reached out and rubbed Zhao Yan's withered yellow hair, "Don't worry, the fourth brother is the loyal king of the Great Song Dynasty and the only prince, they don't dare, the fourth brother will go back when he goes." Huang Wolf, take care of the little lady! ”
Carrying Zhao Yun back to the carriage, Zhao Mengqi continued to walk towards the city gate, a group of Banzhi guards hesitated, and finally a few people gritted their teeth and followed.
"You don't use it! Alone! ”
When Zhao Mengqi heard the movement, he didn't look back, just waved his hand, but shook his head in his heart, it seems that this group of soldiers is not very reliable.
Walking forward unhurriedly, the sunset pulled Zhao Mengqi's thin and emaciated body into a long shadow, pointing at this group of banzhi like a sharp sword.
Originally, many people in Banzhi were still secretly laughing at King Zhong's stupidity and stunned, and they were very disapprehensive of his single move to break into the city, but at this moment, there was some inexplicable trembling.
Chang Geng was very anxious, under the threat of a strong bow and crossbow, he couldn't advance or retreat, and the mount under his crotch was also uneasy to shake his hooves and dig a pit on the ground, and suddenly found that a thin body had crossed him, ignoring the little cold light at the head of the city, and continued to walk towards the city gate!
Loyal to the king? This is not the time to be stupid! After Chang Geng saw that it was Zhao Mengqi, he was stunned and anxious, "Your Highness!" Dangerous ......"
Zhao Mengqi had already walked thirty zhang away, did not stop, raised his head and drank, "Lone is the king of Song Zhong, Zhao Mengqi!" ”
Stepping into the thirty zhang, the footsteps are still solid, but Zhao Mengqi also muttered a little in his heart, in case there is really that stunned young man, as soon as his hand is loosened, his journey through the journey will end here.
He walked unhurriedly, but the cold light at the head of the city began to tremble, and without waiting for the general to order, they all raised their bows one after another...
Ban Zhi was there, looking at this scene, a young man couldn't help it, "The lord humiliates the ministers to death!" Damn, I can't be so shitty! ”
Then he grabbed the horse's belly and rode out.
Then, the other guards also followed one after another, and finally, all the guards moved, rode horses and quickly came to Zhao Mengqi's side, surrounded him and guarded him, and stared at the city in silence!
Huang Zhi also wanted to step forward, but thinking of Zhao Mengqi's strict order, he had to guard Zhao Yun in the carriage, looking at the city with his eyes blank, praying that those arrows would never be shot.
The head of the city began to panic.
"This stupid king is really stupid, how can any noble person dare to be so afraid of death!?"
"What the hell is going on above, no matter what King Zhong says, he is also a prince, let us do this, it shouldn't be because we want to rebel, right?"
"Yes, yes, we don't have the courage to do this, even if it's not a rebellion, a little accident, it's not that we are guilty, don't pit the family......"
"Put the bow away, take it all, let's not do this kind of messy thing!"
The soldiers all put their bows and arrows back, and continued to make noise, one by one wondering whether there was a spy on the top, whether they should open the city gates, and embrace the loyal king to arrest the traitorous ministers and rebels.
Seeing that his subordinates were out of control, the leading commander was also numb, and he was terrified, he was really afraid of provoking a mutiny, after all, this kind of thing often happened in the Great Song Dynasty, so he didn't dare to scold his subordinates.
As for the people in the city, he dared to shoot that arrow just now because he had the support of Wenchen, and he was not afraid of offending a class commander who was many grades higher than him, but let him directly face the prince, he still didn't have the confidence, so he didn't dare to make a sound.
Zhao Mengqi stopped at the city gate, naturally he also sensed the changes in the city, and he was a little playful in his heart, looking at the dark city gate hole, "Chang Geng, you say, at this time, do we have a chance to break the city?" ”
Chang Geng was stunned for a moment, "Your Highness!" This is our own city...... Well, well, now that most of the army in the city has lost their hearts, if you quickly break through the city gate, it should be no problem after attacking it, and your banner is a dozen, and the garrison inside is likely to fall in the wind on the grounds of traitorous rebellion. ”
"Your Highness, let's attack it!" The one who answered the call was the first to chase out the young man, and he looked eager to try.
With the deterrence of hundreds of arrows and a dozen eight-bull crossbows, he finally scared them all back, which made him very enthusiastic, and many other guards were also aroused to have a little blood in their hearts, it seems that if Zhao Mengqi gave an order, they would kill into the city.
"Zeng Ba! What's the combination of blind ginseng? Don't you understand that we're amusing Your Highness? If it's true, you can knock this gate open? ”
Chang Geng glared at his subordinates, and he still liked this bloody Zeng Ba very much.
Zhao Mengqi smiled and didn't say anything, in fact, the city gate was just closed, and it didn't enter a state of war, so it wouldn't be blocked, and it was estimated that if you got a few dozen catties of gunpowder, it should explode.
Thinking of this, he raised his head again, "Lone asks again, is this city gate open or not!?" ”
Immediately, more than a hundred guards shouted in unison, "His Royal Highness the King of Chuan Zhong has an edict, ask Lone again, is this city gate open or not!?" ”
The sound is shocking, and the momentum is huge!
And after the reverberation effect of the city gate hole, it adds a bit of murderous aura!
The city was quiet, and the soldiers all looked at the commander Cai An, who was weak in his feet, and he had lost his initial determination and arrogance.
At this time, a green-robed official hurriedly came to the city, rushed to the female wall, dragged a soldier away, and leaned out of the battlement out of breath, and saluted the city, "The prince is a person, Zhishanyin County, Zhang Nanming, see His Royal Highness King Zhong, it is a dereliction of duty, which makes people open the city gate, please wait for Your Highness." ”
"Yes!" Zhao Mengqi nodded, he couldn't figure out what the details of this Nanming were, just wait.
Zhang Nanming turned around and walked up to Cai An angrily, and scolded angrily, "Ignorant martial arts!" Who gave you the guts to stop His Highness outside the city!? Is there any condescension and humility, and the law is disciplined!? Quickly open the city gate for this official and welcome the loyal king inside! ”
Zhang Nanming is from the seventh grade, and Cai An, the commander, is the sixth grade, but under the system of the Great Song Dynasty, the military attache is not qualified to compare with Wenchen at all, so Cai An can only pretend to be an official in front of Zhang Nanming, and he does not dare to have any temper when he is pointed at his nose and scolded.
"Giving up people to calm their anger, lowly duty is also acting according to orders, and this city gate is really not open to lowly duty."
"Ordered!? Whose order? Why doesn't the official know!? ”
"This ......" Cai An hesitated, and his eyes frequently peeked at the arrow tower.
"It's an order from so-and-so!" The door of the arrow tower opened, and an official in a scarlet robe came out, but it turned out to be Qian Guozhong, the governor of Shaoxing Prefecture.
"The lower official will meet the Taishou." Zhang Nanming saluted neither humbly nor arrogantly, and then asked loudly, "I don't know why Taishou wants to put His Royal Highness King Zhong outside the city!?" Are you disobedient!? ”
If you want to say that the civil officials of the Great Song Dynasty have some waist poles that are really hard, if you think you are reasonable, whether you are an official or not, you dare to hit it with an iron head.
"You!" Qian Guozhong's face darkened, and he was pushed to the chest tightness, "This mansion acts, do I need to explain to you!?" also said that others are not inferior and inferior, and that's how you talk to your superiors!? ”
"Hehe, the prefect of Qian Quan, what you say is unreasonable, you and I are ministers in the same palace, and it is right that the positions are up and down, but where does the dignity come from!? What's more, Xiaguan is a serious Jinshi background, where do you think you respect the Qian Governor's Mansion?! ”
Zhang Nanming didn't have a dirty word in his words, but it was a naked humiliation to say it, not only deliberately pointed out the word 'quan', saying that Qian Guozhong was just a temporary prefect, but also secretly poked and poked and said, you are a shadow official, what kind of superiority do you have in front of me, a jinshi?
Qian Guozhong suddenly felt a big loss of face, and shouted angrily, "Shaft! Lie to me too much! Left and right, pull him aside! ”