Chapter 39: The Siege of Bianliang
After Qin Hui left Beijing, the original dispute gradually became dull, Wang Kai initially also found some local ruffians in the city to make trouble in the incense shop, but fortunately, Wei Qing and Cao Lu often came to support, Xiao Qinchuan often came to help after class, and after a few fights with those ruffians, the other party suffered a loss, and slowly stopped coming, Cao Lu guessed that the ruffians hid the truth from Wang Kai, and lied that the incense shop could not do business, or Wang Kai had other fun, and faded the heart of the dispute with his own side, anyway, as long as the other party no longer came to make trouble, Wei Qing and they didn't bother to pay attention to the reason, let alone take the initiative to provoke the other party。
A month later, Qin Hui went to Yanshan Mansion to send an envoy to Jin Ying to return, he held a strong claim in Jin Ying, only willing to cede a town in Yanshan, and after returning to the court, he said that the Jin army background of what the envoy had seen and heard on this trip was detailed, saying that the spontaneous anti-Jin movement of the people in Hebei rose one after another, and the Jin people were restless in the rear, and they could not stay in Bianliang City for a long time. Emperor Qinzong summoned hundreds of officials to discuss countermeasures in the Yanhe Palace, and seventy people led by Fan Zongyin, the right counselor, agreed to cede the land, while Qin Hui contacted 36 other courtiers to oppose it, and Emperor Qinzong couldn't make up his mind, so he shelved the matter again and did not form a final resolution.
Soon after, the Jin army besieged the city and had no choice but to retreat, Qin Hui became famous because of it, and was promoted to the position of Zhongcheng in the imperial history, in charge of the Manchu Dynasty official and supervision affairs, which can be regarded as officially stepping into the center of the imperial court. Wei Qing also practiced the martial arts taught by Zhou Peng every day, and he did not leave behind the broken palm technique of the master Lin Hu Church, and the time turned to the second year of Jingkang.
On this day, a disciple of Daxin suddenly informed Wei Qing and Cao Lu to assemble for deliberations in the evening. Daxin rudder has always not restrained their two temporary attachment to the outer rudder gang, today suddenly convened is very unusual, under the two of them asked, the disciple of the Daxin rudder whispered: "First give the two of you a breeze, go to the south of the golden dog, the court agreed to cede Taiyuan, Zhongshan, Hejian three towns to each other, in exchange for the two sides of the retreat of the army to strike the war, and then after the army of King Qin gathered in the capital, the court repented again, unwilling to cut the land, the golden dog did not get the benefits, this year it went south again, and now it has crossed the Yellow River."
Wei Qing was shocked when he heard this: "My senior brother is closed to news in the capital, I don't want so many things to happen, these people are really insatiable, they only left long last year, and they actually came again this year."
The Daxin disciple said: "Who said no, the hateful thing is that the court actually healed the scar and forgot the pain, there is no defense at all, it is said that the golden dog is like a bamboo, not long ago the Qin King's seed army was defeated, this time it seems that it will not be good to give up, it will be fought until Bianliang comes, this rudder only called all the nearby beggar gang disciples, regardless of their affiliation, to the Beijing division to gather, to help the official army defend the city."
After this Daxin disciple said goodbye and left, Wei Qing said to Cao Lu: "How can the official army be so useless, and it was actually driven straight into the Jingshi by the Jin army commander again, junior brother, do you think this Bianliang City can be defended, will it be broken like Lu'an."
Cao Lu thought for a while and replied: "In my opinion, it is not easy to break through this Bianliang City, Jingshi is different from Lu'an, there are twelve gates here, there are few Jurchens, to prevent the defenders from going out of the city to sneak attack, there is no way to besiege the city, even if the outer city is broken, there are also inner cities and imperial cities, and the golden dog is good at field battles, but not good at attacking fortifications, as long as there is no chaos in the city, the plan will be fine."
Wei Qing stroked his chest and said, "You have a lot of opinions on military affairs, since you have said so, I am relieved."
That night, the beggar gang disciples near the capital gathered in the Daxin rudder, a total of about five or six hundred people, everyone agreed to Daxin rudder-based, to assist the defenders to explore the military situation and help defend the city, Wei Qing and Cao Lu are attached to the outer rudder disciples, the bag level is low, is not arranged to go out to spy and other dangerous tasks, as usual to do the same as Lu'an, in the city to sit in the city to guard against the old business, the second day, the two began to be familiar with the assigned block to check if there is any abnormal situation. Soon after, the Jin soldiers defeated the defenders of Bianliang outside the city, but because the army of King Qinlu of Zhulu was all cowering, the garrison in the city was insufficient, and the disciples of the beggar gang were temporarily recruited into the city defense force, and Wei Qing and Cao Lu were also assigned to the Xuanhua Gate in the southeast corner of the outer city to assist in the defense.
After the siege of the Jin army, there was no major attack, the two armies have been facing each other across the city, except for the occasional exchange of greetings with bows and arrows, thunderbolts and other distant greetings, there was no major action, Wei Qing and Cao Lu naturally did not have the opportunity to meet with the Jin soldiers in short arms, until one day, Qin Hui suddenly sent someone to invite the two to meet at his home. After Wei Qing and Cao Lu arrived at Qin Hui's house, they saw that Xiao Qinchuan was also there, and after a few words of greeting, Qin Hui said to Wei Qing: "Brother Xian is now assisting in guarding Xuanhua Gate, I don't know what the battle situation in the city is."
"What else can there be in the battle situation, even if it is not much stronger than Manghan Doujie", Wei Qing replied casually, but saw Qin Hui continue to look at him with concern in his eyes, and immediately regretted that he had answered too casually, and immediately added with a straight color, "The Jin army is probably afraid that the casualties of the ant siege of the city will be too large, and since the siege of the city, it has not launched a large-scale offensive in the real sense, and the threat to the city is almost none, and at present, the city defense of Bianliang is quite safe."
Qin Hui kept bowing his head and didn't say anything after hearing this, but the index finger of his right hand kept rubbing his thumb, obviously thinking about things in his heart, and after a while, he raised his head and said with a puzzled face: "Shangshu Zuocheng Li Bangyan said in front of the palace yesterday that the Jin army was attacking fiercely, and said that the defense of the city head is already in danger, if there are no reinforcements into the city, the city will be broken, and the sacred heart is very uneasy.
Cao Lu said with a smile: "Although I have not traveled to the entire outer city of Bianliang, but the beggars are all over the city, I rotate down the city every day to return to Daxin to rest at the helm, I have never seen or heard of anyone killed or injured while defending the city, the pressure of guarding everywhere in the city can be seen from this, probably the same as Xuanhuamen."
Qin Hui's brows furrowed even tighter when he heard this, and said: "Although I have not entered the city to participate in the defense, I have never heard a fierce shouting and killing sound from anywhere in the city, let alone seen the reserve troops moving back and forth for emergencies.
Xiao Qinchuan snorted coldly and said: "I have also heard of the name of Li Yanbang in Taixue, it is said that this person is good at bantering secular lyrics and songs, and can kick a good bow, it is by flattering Liang Shicheng, the great eunuch, that he has risen to prominence, but he is just a sycophant, not long ago, a famous guard sent a thunderbolt to attack the golden soldiers outside the city, and he was said to be a good provocation, and the head of the soldier was executed."
"In this way, Li Yanbang wants to be alarmist to shock His Majesty's heart, and finally wants to bluff His Majesty's approval of his cession of land and peace", Qin Hui smashed the table next to him with his fist, and said hatefully, "It's infuriating that Your Majesty was so frightened by his few words that he was completely distracted, and he actually came up with a way to find a Jianghu warlock to ask the divine soldiers to retreat from the enemy, and he was really sick and rushed to the hospital."
Wei Qing and the three of them couldn't help but be stunned when they heard this, and asked in unison, "Please divine soldiers?"
Qin Hui smiled bitterly: "A few days ago, there was a pawn named Guo Jing in You Weijun who claimed to have the secret skills of the Buddha and the Taoist family, which could make the Buddhist Bishamen Heavenly King Law come to capture the enemy generals, and he could use 7,777 people to set up a formation to use the Taoist Liujia method to repel the Jin soldiers, and the Privy Council also knew that Sun Fu heard this news from somewhere, and actually recommended it to His Majesty, I thought that His Majesty would laugh it off even if he did not give an order, but His Majesty was quite moved, and intended to send this magic stick to give it a try, you are ridiculous."
Xiao Qinchuan comforted Qin Hui and said: "Brother Hui doesn't have to worry too much, you will know the truth of such a deceptive trick as soon as you try it, Your Majesty has already intended it, if you insist on blocking it, it is not beautiful, it is better to wait and see what happens, and when this fake trick is exposed, it just strengthens Your Majesty's heart to defend it."
Qin Hui nodded yes, then turned his head and said to Wei Qing and Cao Lu: "Then Guo Jing boasted that he would try to capture a Jin Future in the city tomorrow, and the location was chosen in Xuanhuamen, if his spell is not effective, and he can't capture the enemy in the future, please keep an eye on the two, don't let this guy run away secretly, I think there must be someone secretly masterminding this matter, since I am the post of the Imperial History, I should fulfill the responsibility of supervision, and I must dig out the real mastermind behind this Guo Jing's mouth, and I will never let such a treacherous villain go unpunished."
Wei Qing and Cao Lu hurriedly clenched their fists and promised, the atmosphere in the hall eased up, Qin Hui then asked a few words with concern about the recent situation of Li Rui and Xiangdian, Wei Qing and Xiao Qinchuan informed that due to the siege of the Jin soldiers, the Xiangdian had already closed its doors, and a large number of refugees had poured into the city, and it had long been impossible to find a place to rent, Wei Qing and Xiao Qinchuan did not have their own residence in the city, so they had to temporarily arrange for Li Rui to live in the refugee settlement temporarily set up by the government, and receive porridge from the government to live.
Qin Hui was dissatisfied when he heard this, and said angrily: "How can she live in such a place as a girl's family, if there are no relatives and friends in Beijing to take refuge in, it's just that, now my family is here, how can you hide it from me, don't you treat me as a friend."
Wei Qing and Cao Lu said no, Qin Hui relieved his face and urged them to send Li Rui over as soon as possible, and everyone chatted casually for a while before leaving. After leaving Qin Hui's house, Wei Qing felt Qin Hui's anxious friendship, so he discussed that Xiao Qinchuan would find Li Rui and send him to Qin Hui's house, and he and Cao Lu immediately set off to return to Xuanhuamen.
On the way, Wei Qing said to Cao Lu: "Brother Hui is really a warm-hearted person, he can't make a mistake in what he asked us to do, and tomorrow he will definitely keep an eye on the liar named Guo Jing."