In the middle of the Northern Song Dynasty, the Xiang clan on the western border rose up, established a dynasty and became emperor, and began a decades-long war with the Song Dynasty. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

In the sixth year of Song Xining, the Western Xia Emperor appointed Mole as the marshal of the Tuojing, and Wang Liao, the assassin of Xiazhou, was the vanguard, commanding 290,000 troops, and marched into Yanzhou and Liangzhou, and invaded and annexed the Song soil west of the Yellow River.

Mole was the proud protégé of Li Juncheng, the king of Suiyuan in Western Xia, who was resourceful and had excellent kung fu, and had gone through more than 300 battles and battles, and had never been defeated. This time, there is also Wang Liao, the pioneer of the three armies, and dozens of fierce generals, which can be described as magnificent, swallowing the sun and the moon.

At this point, the Western Xia army drove straight into and broke through the two major defense lines of Yanzhou and Liangzhou. The Song army was defeated and retreated, and in less than a month, the Western Xia army had crossed the Yellow River and attacked Jinzhou.

The border pass emergency documents were frequently sent to Bianjing, and Song Shenzong was both angry and afraid, and successively dispatched Xingzhou Assassin Shi Zhou Ming, Jizhou Jiedu envoy An Zhongguo and others to rush to the border pass to resist the Western Xia army. The two armies faced each other on the southeast bank of the Yellow River, forming a stalemate.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, the generals of the Great Song Dynasty wandered back and forth, anxious and uneasy. Jinzhou was the barrier of Bianjing, and if Jinzhou was lost, the Western Xia army could directly enter Bianjing and threaten the safety of the Great Song Dynasty. The main general had already sent the urgent document of the outnumbered soldiers to the imperial court, but he had no choice but to see the reinforcements and food for a long time.

Seeing that Jinzhou was about to be unable to hold on, the Xixia camp was in chaos, like a group of dragons without a leader. The Song generals were puzzled and did not dare to go out of the city to investigate easily, until all the Western Xia troops "broke and fled", and then they learned that in one night, the commander of the Western Xia Shuai battalion, Mo Le, and more than a dozen deputy generals all died violently. The incident happened suddenly, and the Western Xia army lost its commander, like a plate of scattered sand, and each ran westward. The Song army seized this opportunity, crossed the Yellow River, counterattacked, beheaded tens of thousands, and won a complete victory.

As soon as the news of Jinju's victory reached Bianjing, the whole country rejoiced. The people in Bianjing City were elated, hanging lanterns and burning incense in the temple to comfort the heavens to express their gratitude, and the civil and military officials in the court were all dressed in new clothes, eliminating the panic of fleeing Kyoto, and the above table congratulated.

At night, the Bianjing Imperial Palace is as quiet as ever, and the tender moonlight falls on the imperial city, and the people who like to be provoked are fascinated. The night is a different kind of beauty, quiet and peaceful. Accompanied by lush woods, with a hint of fragrance, it fills the entire palace. In this moonlight veil, it adds a bit of poetry.

At this time, the main hall of the palace was brightly lit, and it was "lively".

The Yuan Zheng Hall is the side hall where the emperor and the ministers discuss politics and affairs, this hall is quiet and quiet, and it is the address chosen by Emperor Taizong to build. Its terrain is flat, the environment is unique, and it seems that it can feel the "peaceful and prosperous era" the most.

The monarchs and ministers gathered in the Yuanzheng Palace, and Song Shenzong sat on the throne and said: "Since Emperor Taizu founded his business for more than 100 years, the territory of the Great Song Dynasty has been expanding, the national strength has become increasingly prosperous, and the people are healthy. However, in my generation, foreign Yi invaded, and the Quartet Dijon forcibly occupied the land. The lack withered, and the people's lives became difficult and difficult. I am ashamed of the ...... of the ancestors and ancestors, although it is a self-reproachful word, but it is inevitably "high-sounding", and all the ministers "brush" and knelt down: "The ministers are guilty!" Song Shenzong wiped away a few thin tears from the corners of his eyes, and said with a breath: "Everyone, Aiqing, today's discussion, is there any way to relieve my worries?"

The ministers began to look at each other and "buzz" about it. Zhongshu ordered Wang Anshi to worship and said: "Your Majesty, if you want to rejuvenate my Great Song Dynasty, it is still the minister's method: rejuvenate the new and eliminate the old." The ministers will carry the text up, hoping that His Majesty will think about it. The minister dares to guarantee that within ten years of the new policy, my Great Song Dynasty will stand tall above the foreign country. Wang Anshi had already proposed to Song Shenzong the reform of the old and the innovation, the promotion of the good and the elimination of the disadvantages, but Song Shenzong weighed the interests of the old school and hesitated. Now that the matter is being discussed, Wang Anshi just took this opportunity to make another statement to Song Shenzong.

As soon as Wang Anshi's words fell, only a few cold laughter came, and the ministers looked at him with "Ling Yan", a tall, thin and thin man with a long beard, about fifty or sixty years old, with a peaceful appearance, but a few cold lights shot out of his eyes, which hit Wang Anshi directly. This person is Sima Guang, a scholar of Hanlin. Sima Guang has always opposed Wang Anshi's new law, and at this moment, when he saw Wang Anshi reiterating this law, he sneered unhappily.

Sima Guang said: "If the king wants to seek benefits for my Great Song Dynasty, Wechen will not dare to stop him, but if he wants to infringe on the authority of other officials, cause trouble, loot wealth, and refuse to accept the opinions of others, even if Weichen goes to this court uniform, he has to advise." When Wang Anshi heard this, he knew Sima Guang's thoughts, and immediately refuted, "How can it be said that a minister is infringing on other people's powers when he is ordered by His Majesty to reform the legal system? How can a minister do things for the country and cause trouble! How can a minister be said to be a loot of wealth if he is managing money for the world! How can a minister refute erroneous remarks, and how can he say that he rejects opinions!"

When Sima Guang heard this, although he was reasoning, it was just a clever word, his sleeves were open, and he said: "The minister heard that there is a decree to reform the military system in the transcript of the Wang's phase change law, but is it true?" Wang Anshi nodded and said, "Not bad." Sima Guang sneered: "Now that my Great Song Dynasty is being invaded by foreign invaders on all sides, and the number of soldiers is already insufficient, Wang Xiang wants to reduce the army to expand agricultural needs. Dare to ask, isn't the lesson of a month ago enough to be vigilant?" Wang Anshi was stopped by the words, and when the ministers in the court heard about the invasion of the Western Xia army last time, they were frightened, and they couldn't help but look at each other's "fragile" looks, and their eyes were more biased towards Sima Guang.

Wang Anshi was not in a hurry, glanced at everyone gently, and said, "I'm afraid that the lord of the rank has misunderstood Jiefu's decree on reforming the military system. From Emperor Taizong to Emperor Renzong, the Song State experienced dozens of battles large and small, all of which were defeated and won few. What is the reason for this? It is that the legal system has not changed at all since the founding of the country, and most of the strict marching orders are the same as before, and the military discipline is lax, so how can such an army compete with Dijon? The purpose of Jiefu's dismantling of the army is to select a strong army. There are not many soldiers, but refinement. At present, the fertile fields in the Jiangnan area are not cultivated, and the distribution of these scattered soldiers to the Jiangnan reclamation can not only promote the development of agriculture, but also reduce the burden on the country, isn't it a blessing?"

I only heard someone say: "As Wang Xiang said, even if he is a loose soldier, how can he promote the development of agriculture?" We all obey Wang Xiang's new policy, but the changes in the law for so long have not had any effect at all, but have aroused the anger of the people, which shows that the new policy is unpopular. The minister felt that the new policy was inappropriate, and hoped that His Majesty would learn from it. "This person is Su Shi of Dali, young and vigorous, but he is heroic in writing, deeply appreciated by Song Shenzong, and is known as the first writer of the Great Song Dynasty. However, Su Shi, like Sima Guang, has always opposed Wang Anshi's change of law, and although he was demoted for his admonition to change the law, he still played according to his own opinion and "derogated" Wang Anshi's new policy.

At this time, Minister Han Wei said: "Zizhan's words are wrong, since ancient times, changing the law is to sacrifice the interests of a few people in exchange for the interests of the majority. In the past, King Wen of the Zhou Dynasty used Jiang Shang to change the law, the Western Zhou Dynasty was strong, the Shang Dynasty changed the law, the Qin was the strongest among the seven heroes, and the Northern Wei Xiaowen Emperor reformed and strengthened the Central Plains. We cannot use the view of a rat's eye to determine the overall situation of changing the law. ”

Han Wei's words were thorny, which aroused the dissatisfaction of most of the conservative ministers, and they responded to Sima Guang and Su Shi one after another, and attacked the reformers led by Wang Anshi. Naturally, there were also many ministers among the reformers who confronted each other and refuted them on the basis of reason. For a time, the Yuan Zheng Hall was boiling, and the two major factions "fought" in this court.

"Okay! Don't fight." I saw Song Shenzong's face slightly angry, and his expression was solemn. After a threat, the ministers fell silent. Song Shenzong's expression softened and said, "The crisis from January ago is still dangling in front of my eyes, don't heal the scars and forget the pain." The Great Song Dynasty is now eyeing the Khitan in the north, the Dangxiang clan in the west is constantly harassing the border areas, and the small countries of Dali and Tubo are also jumping to give it a try. The plan for today is to select generals who can fight well to defend against foreign enemies, and then try to be strong inside!" Speaking of this, Song Shenzong couldn't help but sigh, and after a long time, he said: "If there is still one person in the Yang family, why be afraid of him." ”

Song Shenzong's words reminded many old ministers of the past eighteen years ago, when Emperor Renzong was still in power:

Since the Duke of Yang Laoling, several generations of famous generals of the Yang family have emerged, arriving in the north and conquering Zhurong in the west, which has chilled the surrounding countries. By the time of the fourth generation of Yang Wenguang, the Yang family was full of talents, and more than half of the generals in the Manchu Dynasty were all members of the Yang family. Naturally, Yang Wenguang's military power was also better than that of one dynasty, and his position in the DPRK was unparalleled.

How could such a prominent military exploit not be jealous and suspicious, so rumors spread that the Yang family would replace the Zhao dynasty and establish a new regime, and there would be a situation of "yellow robes" again. These rumors spread in the court, and in the end, even Song Renzong was afraid, afraid that one day the Yang family would be too powerful to control, and worried that the Zhao family's foundation would not be guaranteed.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, some ministers slandered Song Renzong, gradually weakening the strength of the Yang family, and taking away the military power of Yang Wenguang and the generals of the Yang family, and imprisoning more than 130 members of the Yang family on Qingyun Mountain outside the capital on trumped-up charges. Song Renzong wanted to use this to suppress the momentum of the Yang family, but not long after, the news came that the whole country was shocked: Qingyun Mountain suffered a fire, and more than 130 members of the Yang family were all killed in the fire.

Such bad news shocked the whole country, and the Song court "collapsed" again and again like rotten wood, and the border countries jointly attacked the Song Dynasty and plundered a large area of land. As a last resort, Song Renzong had no choice but to accept the year and sue for peace. Since then, Song Renzong has deeply blamed himself, issued an edict to the whole country, blamed himself for his mistakes, and posthumously presented the Yang family. But it is precisely because of the "loss" of the Yang family generals that the prosperous Great Song Dynasty is no longer able to select generals who can defend the frontier against the enemy.

Just when the ministers were in the grief of that year, a group of Praetorian Guards suddenly entered the main hall, panicked, and bowed their heads and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, many black-clothed assassins have suddenly been killed in the palace, and they are coming straight to the Yuan Zheng Palace!"

"There are assassins attacking the palace at night, what people, this ...... How bold?" "This has never been the case, this is the palace!" "There are heavy guards in the palace, and there are assassins. "The ministers have different opinions.

When Song Shenzong heard this, he was first shocked, and then thought of Zhao Jing, the king of Liang. Zhao Jing and Song Shenzong are half-brothers, who have been favored by the first emperor since childhood, and have great military power. Before his death, the first emperor handed over the Praetorian Guard to Zhao Jing to take charge, hoping that their brothers would work together to defend the Song Dynasty. But Zhao Jing was not satisfied with Song Shenzong's accession to the throne, and had already calculated the usurpation in his heart. Although Song Shenzong had already noticed it, there was no evidence, and secondly, he couldn't bear to do it because he was in his brother's hands, so he was up to him. Now that Zhao Jing is in charge of the Praetorian Guard, if there is an assassin attacking the palace at night, it must have nothing to do with Zhao Jing.

Song Shenzong asked, "Who are they?" The Praetorian Guard said, "The ministers don't know, they only know that they are dressed in black and armed with double scimitars. The martial arts are extremely strong, and now they are approaching the Yuan Zheng Palace. As soon as he finished speaking, Zhenxi Jiedu made Wang Yuncheng speculate: "Could it be that they are the guards of the Western Xia Black-clothed Demon Palace? It is said that these guards are an assassin battalion organized by the Xiang clan of the Western Xia Party, and they are all first-class masters. They attack the palace at night, will they ......" Before he finished speaking, there was a sound of "bang" swords outside the door, and a Praetorian Guard fell in from outside the palace, dragging and hurting: "Your Majesty...... Your Majesty, in black...... The assassin has already killed Yuan, and the ...... outside the Yuan main hall spit out a few words, and he is breathing.

The ministers were shocked, panicked for a moment, and looked out anxiously, but they couldn't make up their minds. At this time, He Rui, the commander of the Praetorian Guard, was wounded and rushed into the Yuan Zheng Palace, his face was already covered with blood, dragging his broken arm, and he fell to the ground without a stable foothold for a while. The ministers hurriedly helped him up, and He Rui's hoarse voice said, "Your Majesty, these assassins are fierce, and now ...... The situation is critical...... Please...... Your Majesty, please take the ride. Seeing that the sound of the fight outside the door was also near, the ministers followed along: "Please move your majesty." ”

When Song Shenzong saw that his huge Song Dynasty was attacked by a small Western Xia assassin, and that he wanted to succumb to the Western Xia barbarians, he couldn't help but be furious, lifted his sword from the back seat, and said with a brushing of his sleeves: "Hmph! Such arrogance, I am still afraid that they will not succeed." ”

As he spoke, the sound of swords clashing resounded throughout the Yuan Zheng Palace, and in an instant, I saw dozens of Praetorian Guards retreating into the Yuan Zheng Palace, all of them were injured and fell to the ground, and then, dozens of black-clothed double-knife assassins poured in. He Rui dragged his body forward and said: "Your Majesty, now that I am outnumbered, this place is in danger! Please leave quickly!" Wang Anshi and Sima Guang also persuaded: "Your Majesty is a body of ten thousand gold, you should put the country first, please move Your Majesty." ”

I saw this group of black-clothed people rushing into the Yuan Zheng Palace, swinging a knife and slashing, the Praetorian Guards in the palace couldn't resist it at all, and there were more civil ministers among the ministers. Except for Wang Anshi, Sima Guang and a few more stable ministers who stayed in front of the emperor, the rest of the ministers all held their heads and ran around.

The knives of these black-clothed men fell, like cutting fish meat, and after a while, the Yuan Zheng Hall was already full of corpses. One of the black-clothed men shouted in the party language: "Kill Emperor Song." ”

In this kind of formation, even Song Shenzong, who was full of spirit just now, was bluffed, and had to be escorted by Wang Anshi, Sima Guang, Zhang Yunzhong and several other ministers and several Praetorian Guards to retreat into the apse and move towards the imperial garden. He Rui, Chu Jin and others were stuck in the Yuan Zheng Palace.

The flowers and trees in the imperial garden are dense, and the moonlight admires it, showing a bit of "leisurely" color.

The ministers escorted Song Shenzong to escape to the imperial garden, and after walking a few steps, they saw several maidservants hugging a woman in a green shirt and phoenix dress and walking quickly. Looking at the woman in the green shirt and phoenix suit by the moonlight, her thin eyebrows and red lips, her clothes and ribbons are elegant, her eyebrows are full of aura, and she wears a long sword at her waist, which shows a little pretty.

This woman is Princess Biyue, the sister of Song Shenzong. Biyue was favored by the first emperor, learned martial arts since childhood, practiced a good swordsmanship, when the first emperor was there, there was a compliment: "If it is a boy, marching and practicing martial arts, it is the blessing of my Great Song Dynasty." With a sword in her hand, she really has the chivalrous demeanor of the rivers and lakes, but she was born in this deep boudoir and didn't have the opportunity to go out for a walk, so she couldn't help but be a lot lonely.

Biyue saw Song Shenzong rushing over in a panic, and without knowing what was going on, she stepped forward and bowed: "Biyue see the imperial brother." Why is the imperial brother so embarrassed, is there something going on in the palace?" Song Shenzong saw his sister and was about to say something, but he heard the shouting of killing, and then, dozens of black-clothed people entered with knives and surrounded Song Shenzong and the others.

Bi Yue saw the panicked state of Song Shenzong and the ministers, and she already felt uneasy. At the moment, he drew his sword and shouted: "Who dares to break into the palace?" Before the word "palace" was finished, those black-clothed people had already swung their knives and slashed at them, and they acted quickly. On the side of Biyue's body, the black-clothed man's scimitar slashed diagonally, and Biyue hurriedly used her sword to protect herself and took a few steps back. The surrounding ministers hurriedly protected Song Shenzong in the middle, but most of these ministers were old and did not know martial arts, so they were cut by the blade of the man in black, and blood gushed in an instant.

Suddenly, several black shadows flashed, and in the blink of an eye, there were inexplicably more than four people in front of Song Shenzong. The four men were all dressed in black, but unlike the men in black who had been in front of them, they were dressed in black leather soft coats, while the assassins were dressed in black cloth and silk. These four people are dressed in strange clothes, their faces are covered with black scarves, and their hair is tied up and spread out, looking very fluttering and elegant. The four of them were dressed in the same way, the only difference was the ribbon wrapped around their hands, which were red, blue, black, and purple.

As soon as the four men arrived, they blocked the scimitars of the men in black, and several strong winds came out, containing the attacks of the assassins. Their movements are ethereal, their kung fu is strange, and a few points have changed, and they have already drawn a barrier a few feet away. Their hands were sharp, and their body skills were changeable, and for a time they actually restrained all the people in black, so that Song Shenzong and others were saved from being "slaughtered".

When Ben looked at being stabbed by these assassins, four "chivalrous" suddenly appeared to protect him, Song Shenzong was surprised and happy in his heart, and his nervous expression relaxed slightly, but he didn't know where these four people came from, and they were so capable.

After dozens of rounds of fighting, the black-clothed assassins were killed one after another, and the remaining few injured assassins hurriedly withdrew to avoid the wind of the four and fled into the depths of the woods. I only heard someone in the woods sneering "hehe", and said in impure Chinese: "It is worthy of being the four protectors of Wenxuan Pavilion." ”

Song Shenzong and the ministers, who had escaped the catastrophe, took a breath, and were about to thank the four masked "knights" when several Praetorian Guards suddenly ran from the west and said to Song Shenzong in a panic: "Your Majesty, Liang ...... King Liang rebelled, and he was regulating the army in the palace. Song Shenzong said "ah", thinking: At this juncture, Zhao Jing rebelled, what should I do?

Wang Anshi said: "Your Majesty, you can send an edict to mobilize troops to escort you to avoid the control of King Liang." Song Shenzong said: "Okay, Wang Xiang go!" Sima Guang bowed and said: "The minister is willing to go with Wang Xiang, Your Majesty can take advantage of the time to move to a safer place." Song Shenzong's expression was a little depressed, and he said, "It's okay, the two of you have a good look for each other." ”

Bi Yue on the side put away the long sword and said: "The troops in the palace are all dispatched by the emperor, and the two adults have no written orders, so I am afraid they will not be able to move." Biyue is willing to go with her and mobilize the Praetorian Guard as a princess. ”

Song Shenzong knew that this sister had been practicing martial arts since she was a child, and she was active, and she was usually "fierce and spicy", and no one in the palace was afraid of her, and her prestige was enough to replace the emperor's "authority". Song Shenzong said, "That's very good, Biyue. I will give you this Tiger Talisman, be careful. Biyue agreed, and went west with Wang Anshi and Sima Guang. Song Shenzong was escorted by scattered Praetorian Guards and moved towards a safe place.

Biyue and the two adults walked along the long pavilion towards the west, and the sound of fighting on both sides of the pavilion corridor continued, disturbing the hearts of the people in fear. This had just passed the long pavilion, and suddenly more than a dozen black-clothed people rushed out of all directions, as if they had spotted the tiger talisman in Biyue's hand, the cold light of the blade shot out, and several cool breezes approached instantly. Biyue and the others did not expect such a black-clothed assassin to attack, and they were all shocked and retreated.

Biyue swung her long sword to block the scimitar of the black-clothed assassin, but she didn't want the black-clothed assassins to have strong internal strength, and the blade fell, shocking Biyue's tiger mouth and almost losing the long sword. The black-clothed assassin approached, Biyue hurriedly retreated, and with a careless move, the placket of the front body was cut in half.

The two ministers, Wang Anshi and Sima Guang, who didn't know martial arts, saw the princess go out with a sword alone, and saw the cold light of the scimitars of more than a dozen black-clothed people, and couldn't help but worry. Although there were several Praetorian Guards around, they couldn't help the scimitars of the black-clothed assassins on the left and right, and they screamed a few times and died under the scimitars.

Suddenly, a cold light flashed, and a scimitar slashed from Wang Anshi's back, and at the last moment, Sima Guang pushed Wang Anshi away, and his right arm was cut by a long wound by the scimitar, and blood gushed out in an instant. Immediately after that, the cold light flashed, and several scimitars slashed over. Wang Anshi helped the injured Sima Guang and hurriedly retreated towards the left side of the pavilion.

Seeing the black-clothed assassin's scimitar approaching, Wang Anshi and Sima Guang could only look at each other, and they had nothing to do. But at this moment, only two "whirring" sounds were heard, and the scimitars in front of the second elder leaned back and flew out. The strong wind approached, shaking the arm of the black-clothed assassin, and in horror, he quickly retreated.

Wang Anshi and Sima Guang, who came back to their senses, looked behind them and saw a strong man standing in front of them. The strong man's sword eyebrows were raised, his eyes were sharp, and his slightly bulging cheeks looked very heroic. Under a gray cloth coat, a sturdy body and big arms seem to have a thousand powers.

But seeing that the strong man's palm power was swung out, it was extremely strong, and every move he made shocked those black-clothed assassins with churning and destroying their internal organs. Seeing this kind of power, the black-clothed assassins looked at each other, and their hearts were a little timid, avoiding the distance of three feet.

The strong man relieved Wang Anshi and Sima Guang, and looked ahead, Biyue was surrounded by other black-clothed assassins, and he was no longer overdrawn. The strong man let out a long roar, and his right hand poured out with a palm, followed by several palms in succession, and the palms were heavy, incomparably thick, like thousands of troops. As soon as those black-clothed assassins smelled the palm wind behind them, they felt the momentum of the roll, and they didn't dare to compete with them, so they quickly dispersed. Seeing the black-clothed assassin scattered, the strong man flew forward, his body was extremely fast, rushed in front of the palm force of the continuous fire, and stretched out his ape arm to move Biyue away. There was a loud "bump", only to see a few palms of the strong man passing, shattering the bluestone steps on the ground.

Bi Yue heard a loud noise, turned around and saw that the stone ladder she was standing on had become shattered, and she gasped in her heart, what kind of person is her heart with such a strong force?

When the group of black-clothed assassins saw such a powerful figure suddenly appear, they didn't dare to fight. I only heard one of them say in Chinese: "Tasha Divine Palm? Sure enough, it's the god of war, withdraw!" For a while, all the black-clothed assassins dispersed.

Wang Anshi and Sima Guang hurriedly came over and bowed to the strong man, but when they saw the strong man's appearance, they seemed to have a sense of acquaintance. Sima Guang held his arm and said, "Thank you for saving me." The strong man returned the salute with a fist and said, "No need to thank you." King Liang rebelled, and he went to arrest him and lay down the law, and the two adults could go back to the emperor first. The strong man's figure flashed, and he disappeared into the night.

Wang Anshi looked at the back of the strong man who disappeared and pondered for a long time. Sima Guang asked Bi Yue, "Is the princess injured?" Bi Yue also looked at the place where the strong man disappeared, she wanted to ask the name of the strong man, but before she could blurt out, the strong man had already left. Hearing Sima Guang's words at this moment, he came back to his senses and replied, "I'm fine." ”

Wang Anshi looked at Sima Guang's still bleeding arm, and hurriedly ripped off his shirt and wrapped it for him. Biyue came back to her senses from her blurry eyes and exclaimed, "Lord Sima, are you injured?" Quickly tore off the silk scarf from the damaged shirt and helped tie it.

Sima Guang's wrinkled cheeks smiled: "It's not in the way, the little thief of Western Xia can't kill me, haha." At this moment, Wang Anshi said gratefully: "Lord Sima, you and I are at odds in the political arena, but you sacrificed your life to save Jiefu's life today, I am grateful, I can't express it, please accept it." As he spoke, he bowed deeply to Sima Guang to show his gratitude.

Sima Guang picked up Wang Anshi with one hand and said with a smile: "Although there are disagreements in the political arena, I, Sima Guang, have always only talked about things. Putting aside political topics, I especially admire Wang Xiang's literary brilliance, and it is also a blessing to have fellowship with you. The two of them said this, looked at each other and smiled, thinking about the "enemy" who was competing against each other on the Yuan Zheng Hall just now, and at this moment, they saw that they had become friends of life and death.

Wang Anshi said: "That strong man just now asked us to go back to Your Majesty, wait for news, Princess, what do you think?" Biyue said: "That strong man's martial arts are extremely high, with the situation he saved us just now, let's listen to him and go back to Your Majesty!"

Sima Guang and Wang Anshi complied: "Yes." So, the three of them turned back to the long pavilion and went back to the imperial garden.

At this time, many Praetorian Guards slowly arrived along the way, and Biyue gathered them together and reorganized them as escort guards. When he went to the Imperial Garden, he learned that the emperor had gone to Chaoyang Palace, so he rushed to Chaoyang Palace. Seeing that this place is full of Praetorian Guards, and there is a momentum of vigilance and combat, Bi Yue said in her heart: "Tonight's situation, it seems that there is more than one bad luck, but I hope that God can protect my Great Song Dynasty and protect the safety of the emperor's brother." ”

As soon as these Praetorian Guards saw Princess Biyue, they all bowed down to see her. Biyue asked anxiously, "Where is Your Majesty?" The consul of the Praetorian Guard replied, "Your Majesty is in the Chaoyang Palace." Biyue, Wang and Sima hurriedly entered Chaoyang Palace, and when they saw that Song Shenzong and all the ministers were there, they were much more relieved. In addition, the four masked men in black leather were also there, each standing in one direction, fully engrossed, secretly raising their qi to prevent an assassin surprise attack.

As soon as Song Shenzong saw Bi Yue coming, he hurriedly got up and asked, "Bi Yue, how is it?" Seeing the blood stains on Sima Guang's arm, he couldn't help but ask worriedly: "Have you met those assassins?" Bi Yue nodded, and for the sake of Song Shenzong's heart, he told Song Shenzong about the scene just now. Song Shenzong took a deep breath and said, "The Great Song Dynasty can have such a strong man, I should thank you very much." Junshi, how is your injury? Imperial Doctor, show him quickly!"

As soon as Song Shenzong's words fell, he felt that a black shadow flashed, but it was the strong man from before who appeared in this Chaoyang Palace.

He was able to quietly enter Chaoyang Palace under the heavy guard of so many Praetorian Guards, and such a high level of martial arts cultivation shocked everyone in the hall. Song Shenzong was even more frightened, and said in his heart: "This person ...... It's amazing...... If you want to take my life, then ...... Wouldn't that be easy......" Thinking of this, there was a trace of fear in my heart, even more terrified than when I encountered an assassin before.

But seeing that there was a strong man under his ribs, with a tiger eyebrows and a phoenix face, it was Zhao Jing, the king of Liang. Everyone looked at this strong man in amazement, and they didn't know where it came from. Some people are afraid and worried, and some people complain about the sins of kings and ministers, and they talk to each other, and they have a lot of contempt for the strong man's opinion.

At this time, the four masked men in black leather clothes came over and bowed to the strong man, "See the lord!" This is just a matter of not speaking, but it is actually a "lord", which surprised the ministers. They had no respect in front of the emperor before, but now they were respectful and obedient to the strong man, which made the ministers have a lot of indignation, but they didn't see the emperor open their mouths for the time being, and they didn't say much, and they speculated with each other in private about the origin of the strong man.

The strong man threw King Liang on the ground, hugged his fist to Song Shenzong and said: "King Liang colluded with Western Xia, plotted against him, and has already captured him below!" The close ministers around Song Shenzong saw that the strong man neither knelt down nor bowed his head to salute, but just hugged his fists, so rude, and immediately shouted: "When you see the Son ......of Heaven, why don't you kneel down" Song Shenzong flicked his hand to stop the "scolding" of the close ministers, and looked at the appearance of the strong man slightly, and when he was about to speak, the strong man put away his fist, nodded slightly and saluted: "The palace is safe, and I am leaving." As he spoke, he led the four masked men in black leather clothes to "whoosh" and walked out of Chaoyang Palace.

Song Shenzong raised his hand and hurriedly said, "The strong man stays ......" but the words were not as fast as the pace of others, and the five of them went up to the eaves, flew away along the roof, and disappeared into the night in a moment.

Not to mention the words after the peace in the palace, but seeing that the strong man walked quickly, a shadow wind flashed, leaving a faint fragrance, and the four figures behind him followed, a good body of kung fu, once a poem commented: "When you come, there is no trace, and a light body falls red." Shuttle thousands of armies mighty, Ling sleeves breeze driving vines. Holding the chaos in hand to start the work, the four elephants respect Yi for three autumns. I have no intention of falling in love with him, and the literati write Kyushu. ”

After taking a step, the strong man suddenly asked: "Remnant Wind, Thunder, are you sure that all the people in the Demon Palace have withdrawn from the palace?" The strong man nodded and said, "King Liang, the Demon Palace has lost the opportunity, and it is impossible to return to the Palace." After saying a word, he sighed again, and said quietly: "My Great Song Dynasty is incompetent, and I actually let the little Xixia be so rampant...... I, Yang Jing, too...... Try your best to ...... this" At this point, he shook his head and couldn't help but spit out softly.

The strong man's surname is Yang Mingjing, and he is the head of Wenxuan Pavilion, the leader of the Central and Southern factions in the rivers and lakes.

Yang Jing turned his head to the other two and said, "Qingyun, have you received the news of the Yunzhuang Society?" A woman's voice responded: "Back to the lord, according to the dark line connection in the city, the people of the Yunzhuang Club have gathered in Yunjiazhuang and are waiting for the lord." Yang Jing said: "It's okay." Zidian, you fly the pigeon to pass the book back to the Wenxuan Pavilion, all the things you need to be prepared, let's go to Yunjiazhuang first. A woman replied, "Yes, my lord!"

It turned out that these four black leather-clad masked people were two men and two women, remnant wind, thunder, Qingyun, and purple lightning, it is said that before these four people followed Yang Jing, no one knew their details, only that they were loyal to Yang Jing, and no one could mobilize them except Yang Jing. These four people have extremely high martial arts skills, and they are Yang Jing's right-hand men, and when Yang Jing became famous, they were also known as the "Four Great Guardian Gods" by the world.

Yang Jing and the five of them walked very fast, and soon arrived at the gate of the palace, and when they were about to leave the palace, they heard someone shouting behind them: "Strong man, strong man...... Please wait. Yang Jing looked back and saw a white-haired old man panting and running over, it was Wang Anshi.

Wang Anshi caught up with Yang Jing, he was out of breath, but he still said happily: "It's okay...... His Majesty pointed to a shortcut to the palace, and finally ...... Finally caught up. Yang Jing clasped his fists and saluted: "What advice does this lord have?" Wang Anshi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Can I talk to you alone?" Yang Jing saw that he had no net worth, although he took the straight road, but it took a lot of effort, so he nodded and answered him.

Yang Jing waved his hand and motioned for Fengyun Thunder and Lightning to go out of the city first. The four of them understood, turned around and crossed lightly, pointed on the branches of the wall, and easily walked out of the imperial city.

Wang Anshi looked at it, feeling a little chill in his heart, and said in his heart: "What is the use of palace guards with such skills?" Slightly worried, he still stretched out his hand and said to Yang Jing: "Please." Yang Jing was not polite and strode over. The two arrived at a secluded place, and looked at each other by the faint moonlight, and then Wang Anshi asked softly: "The strong man saved the Great Song Dynasty tonight, can you tell me your name?" Yang Jing said lightly: "Such a thing, adults don't have to remember." We are the ronins in the rivers and lakes, and it is natural for us to have a name and surname, and adults don't need to know it. Although the words are decent, they are a little disrespectful, but Wang Anshi doesn't care, because the people in the rivers and lakes he knows are like this.

However, Wang Anshi didn't want to give up, and stroked his beard lightly and said: "The strong man doesn't have to be so obscure, there is no one here, I just want to know the name of the strong man, if he has any inconvenience in the future, I will do my best to repay the love tonight." ”

"Yang Jing. Yang Jing didn't want to say his name, but he didn't want to spend more time in this palace, so he simply said his name. When Wang Anshi heard this, he was slightly startled at first, and said in his mouth: "Yang ...... Yang Jing...... Yang, Yang Family ......" Although he was surprised, he also remained calm, pondered for a moment, and then asked: "I heard before, the strong man is a chivalrous warrior of Wenxuan Pavilion, can you know Master Ouyang?" Yang Jing replied: "It is the family teacher." Wang Anshi took a deep breath, half of what he thought in his heart had been verified, and then he sighed and said: "Ouyang Bachelor is both civil and military, a great hero." At that time, he lived in seclusion in the south of the Yangtze River and set up the Wenxuan Pavilion, although he was in the middle of the rivers and lakes, but it was still the safety of the country, and the Great Song Dynasty also benefited from the existence of the Wenxuan Pavilion, so that the Siyi fanatics did not dare to make a mistake. As he spoke, Wang Anshi looked at the sky, saw the stars in the sky, and said deeply: "It's a pity that he is no longer there." ”

Yang Jing didn't want to hear him sigh here, and when he put his hands together and was about to leave, Wang Anshi suddenly asked: "What is the relationship between Yang Wenguang and you?" Yang Jing was stunned at first, but he also said happily: "Yes, my father." When Wang Anshi heard this, he said "ah", immediately turned around and looked at Yang Jing carefully, looked at it for a long time, and said tremblingly: "You are the son of Yang Wenguang, the descendant of the Yang family...... However, but in the fire in Qingyun Mountain back then, didn't no one survive......? How did you escape?"

Yang Jing took a breath and revealed it by the moonlight, his sassy posture and righteousness seemed to be the Yang Wenguang who swept the world and swept away the crowd back then, and Wang Anshi's eyes seemed to see the hope of dawn.

Yang Jing didn't want to say it, but for some reason, he felt uncomfortable in his heart tonight, so he actually said it: "Eighteen years ago, more than 130 members of my Yang family were under house arrest on Qingyun Mountain on trumped-up charges. Immediately, the emperor cut the Yang family's military power, removed the Yang family generals one by one, and left the empty family on the mountain...... "Wang Anshi's face was embarrassed, and he said: "That's because the first emperor was blinded, so he ......"

Yang Jing ignored his explanation and said coldly: "I know that night, when everyone in the Yang family was asleep, the unguarded Praetorian Guards actually let countless black-clothed people kill in......" "Men in black?" Wang Anshi suddenly interrupted Yang Jing's words, looking very surprised, and asked: "How can there be black-clothed people, it was not caused by an accidental fire on Qingyun Mountain...... Tragedy. ”

Yang Jing sneered: "The fire? This can also be convincing? Those people in black are all first-class masters, break into the door, and kill people when they see them." At that time, everyone was in total unconsciousness, and they were powerless to resist......" Yang Jing's eyes revealed resentment, and after a while, he said: "The fire is just a means for those executioners to eliminate the evidence......"

After listening, Wang Anshi was surprised for a long time, and finally said slowly: "I see, no wonder the whole thing is very strange." The Yang family was brutally murdered, and we deeply regret it...... Then, will those black-clothed people be like these black-clothed assassins of the Demon Palace tonight?" Yang Jing said: "As far as the Demon Palace, I don't think it has that much ability, there must be other sources." ”

Wang Anshi was stunned for a while, then his face turned blue, and he said in a low voice: "Could it be the ...... of the first emperor" Yang Jing said coldly: "Yang Jing has already checked the file, and it is not the emperor's doing." However, the disaster of the Yang family was also caused by the emperor. If it weren't for the people of the Great Song Dynasty, Yang Jing would have sought this revenge. Wang Anshi took a deep breath and thought to himself, with such a high martial arts of this person, not to mention one emperor, a hundred emperors would not be enough to kill.

Wang Anshi asked, "Then you can find the real murderer." Yang Jing eased his expression and said, "I haven't found it." First, he was young at the time, and he didn't remember much, and second, the murderer's whereabouts were difficult to find and it was not an ordinary organization. Wang Anshi said: "Also, the Yang family will make enemies with many countries back then, which is also ......" Yang Jing sneered: "What is the enmity of many countries! If it weren't for the Yang family generals, how could the Great Song Dynasty exist to this day!"

Wang Anshi knew that he had said the wrong thing, nodded his head again and again, and then asked, "How did you escape?" Yang Jing said lightly: "Although I was slashed, I didn't hurt the vital point, but I just fainted, and I was awakened by the smoke in the spread of the fire." Thanks to the timely arrival of his mentor, Yang Jing's life was spared. Although a long time has passed, in retrospect, it is still sour and uncomfortable, and the feeling of unavenged revenge is like a thorn in the heart, and it will always be so painful!

When Wang Anshi saw Yang Jing's expression, he was also very sympathetic in his heart, and after a long time, he spoke: "God favored the Great Song Dynasty and left you as a lineage of the Yang family." You have the true biography of Master Ouyang, and you are a rare candidate. I will play Your Majesty tomorrow, let you regain the title of your father Ning Guogong, reorganize the Yang family, and reshape the majesty of my Great Song Dynasty......"

Yang Jing smiled coldly, interrupted Wang Anshi's words, and said, "My lord is kind, Yang Jing understands it." It's just that Yang Jing is used to wandering on the rivers and lakes, and he doesn't know how to deceive and intrigue in officialdom, not to mention that Yang Jing doesn't have much capital to let the emperor 'persecut' again. Yang Jing also didn't want to be restrained, and hoped that adults would forgive him. Wang Anshi was very disappointed when he heard that Yang Jing was unwilling to be an official, but when he heard what he said, the officialdom was dark, but it was not false, thinking of the tragedy of the Yang family in the past, he still had palpitations, so he did not force it. Looking back, think about why if it weren't for the country, why would you go to great lengths to change the law and offend the people of the world.

Yang Jing looked at the sky, it was almost dawn, and then looked at the minister in front of him, he must have understood it clearly, and immediately hugged his fists and said: "Yang Jing doesn't want others to know, what he said tonight is also a joke." Farewell. With that, with his best light skills, he walked out of the palace. At this time, the sky was already white, and when they arrived outside the imperial city, they met four people, and took advantage of the dawn to quietly leave Bianjing.