Shi Liancheng asked: "What is the purpose of you two coming here today?"
Liu Yan said: "The general is invincible in the world. We dare not be enemies with the general, so we have come to surrender to the general!" Shi Liancheng was surprised, thought for a moment, and said: "It's hard for me to believe that you will surrender to me. ! Everyone in the world knows that the people of Huaxu are loyal to the emperor and the emperor, how can they betray you? You are lying to me!"
Liu Yan said: "We also know that the general cannot believe us, so we have prepared a gift, which is a map of our secret strongholds in Dali. We would like to use this to show our sincerity in surrender!"
Shi Liancheng asked: "Where are the drawings?"
Liu Yan untied a small package on her back, opened it, took out a scroll, and said: "The distribution map is here!"
"Bring it to me and see!"
Shi Liancheng's request played into Liu Yan's hands. Liu Yan responded and walked towards Shi Liancheng holding the scroll. Behind her, Zhao Xiang'er stared at Shi Liancheng.
Liu Yan walked to the handsome case holding the scroll, knelt down on one knee, placed the scroll in front of Wu Song, slowly opened it, and introduced the specific situation of each stronghold while opening it. Shi Liancheng looked at the drawings and listened to the other party's introduction. He was surprised to find that Hua Xu had so many strongholds and so many spies in Bagan, Dali. He had no idea about these situations before.
When the scroll was opened to the end, a cold light suddenly appeared, and a sharp dagger suddenly appeared. Liu Yan grabbed the dagger and stabbed Shi Liancheng in the chest. Shi Liancheng was completely unprepared. In a hurry, he subconsciously fell backwards and made a thud. Although the dagger failed to penetrate Shi Liancheng's heart as expected, it did. off his shoulders! Shi Liancheng was a veteran on the battlefield, and he reacted very quickly. He immediately kicked off his right foot and sent the commander flying out, hitting Liu Yan! Liu Yan was blocked by Shuai Ben and could not continue the attack. At this time, Zhao Xiang'er had already leapt up, jumped over the overturned Shuai Ben and rushed towards Shi Liancheng, stabbing Shi Liancheng's throat with the gleaming dagger in his hand! Shi Liancheng had no time to block, so he could only roll on the spot. With a hiss, the dagger made a half-foot-long bloody gash on his back, and blood splashed out!
The two women continued to attack fiercely, but Shi Liancheng was too busy to take out the horizontal sword, so he pulled the horizontal sword from its scabbard and blocked the two women's extremely fast and desperate attacks. For a moment, he was overwhelmed and surrounded by danger. Seeing the desperate attitude of the two women, I felt very depressed.
The guards outside the door heard the sudden sound of fierce fighting inside and rushed into the tent. Seeing the two women attacking the general like crazy, he was shocked and quickly stepped forward to help, blocking the two women's attack. Shi Liancheng finally escaped from danger and shouted breathlessly: "Don't hurt them, catch them alive!"
Seeing that the opportunity had been lost, the two women immediately got rid of the soldiers and rushed out of the tent. Several soldiers also rushed out of the tent, shouting at the same time: "Catch the assassins, don't let them escape!" The entire military camp was in commotion, and groups of soldiers and horses gathered from all directions. The two women had no time to escape. The military camp was surrounded by thousands of soldiers and horses!
The injured Shi Liancheng came to the front of the army with the support of his own soldiers and shouted: "Don't hurt them, catch them alive!"
Hu Yanbixian shouted sternly: "As leaders of Huaxu Pavilion, why do you want to assassinate the general?"
Seeing that she couldn't escape today, Liu Yan simply said loudly: "We are here for your majesty and for the Ming Dynasty! Shi Liancheng, as your majesty's step-brother and the general of the southwest, conspired to rebel. Shouldn't he die as soon as he said this?" , there was an uproar at the scene. Everyone had heard similar rumors more or less before, but they didn't believe it. However, now it was two Huaxu Pavilion leaders who said this, and they even risked their lives to assassinate Shi Liancheng. Obviously No lie! Everyone's eyes fell on Shi Liancheng, and several legion political commissars asked: "General, they are telling the truth!"
Shi Liancheng was anxious and shouted: "Don't listen to the rumors. They are planning to assassinate me. Take them down immediately!"
All the sergeants subconsciously wanted to take action.
However, Hu Yanbixian and other generals and political commissars shouted: "Don't move!" When the sergeants saw this, they stopped.
Hu Yanbixian frowned and said: "General, if a common man speaks like this, we can think that he is talking nonsense! But today it is two cabinet leaders who said this. General, you must give us an explanation! Otherwise, brother There’s nothing more to do!”
Liu Yan and Zhao Xiang'er were overjoyed when they saw this scene. Liu Yan said loudly: "Generals, and all the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, you are the warriors of our Ming Dynasty and your Majesty's loyal and brave ministers! Listen to me, our People have long discovered that Shi Liancheng was conspiring with others. Not long ago, our spies obtained conclusive evidence at his home and reported it to the cabinet and His Majesty. That’s why Your Majesty ordered the Cabinet to mobilize the military and civilian armies from Sichuan and other places to respond! This is absolutely true, otherwise my two sisters would not risk their lives to come and assassinate him!"
Everyone couldn't help but believe it. Hu Yanbixian looked at Shi Liancheng and asked, "General, what do you say?"
Shi Liancheng frowned and said, "I have nothing to say!"
Hu Yanbixian frowned and said, "In that case, don't blame the brothers!" Then he raised his voice and said, "Shi Liancheng is plotting a rebellion, let me capture it!" All the soldiers agreed in unison, and the army immediately turned their weapons. Surrounded Shi Liancheng.
The captain of the soldiers beside Shi Liancheng shouted loudly: "Protect the general!" He then pulled out his long sword to protect Shi Liancheng in front of him. However, only a few soldiers followed suit. Although the other soldiers looked in pain, they all stood up. Huyan will show up on their side. The military system of the Ming Dynasty is completely different from previous dynasties and any current country. Coupled with continuous education, although the army is led by various generals, the soldiers will not be loyal to a certain general. They are loyal to the Ming Dynasty and Yang Peng, under such circumstances, it cannot be said that it is completely impossible for anyone to rebel, but it is very difficult.
Liu Yan and Zhao Xiang'er were very excited. They didn't expect that things would turn out like this. They just felt that if they had known that all the soldiers were so loyal to His Majesty, there would be no need for their two sisters to take this risk.
Huyan Bixian shouted at the soldiers of Shi Liancheng: "Are you going to rebel against the Ming Dynasty and His Majesty?" The soldiers were shocked and their faces turned pale. The captain of the soldiers shook his head and said, "We dare not rebel. Ming Dynasty, we dare not rebel against His Majesty! However, we believe that the General is innocent!"
Hu Yanbixian said: "Your Majesty will deal with it impartially! Your Majesty will make a clear decision whether General Shi Liancheng deserves what he deserves, or whether he is innocent and trapped! Your holding of weapons at this moment is the same as betrayal. Put down your weapons quickly!"
Several soldiers looked at each other, and the captain of the soldiers said to Shi Liancheng: "General, I believe you are innocent, but I can't fight against His Majesty!" Then they threw away the weapons in their hands, and the other soldiers saw this. , also threw away their weapons.
Hu Yanbixian said to Shi Liancheng: "General, please go back to the big tent!"
Shi Liancheng smiled bitterly and said, "Huyan Bixian, I have something to tell you." Then he went to the tent with the support of two soldiers.
Hu Yanbixian raised his voice and said: "Each army keeps its position. No one can move without my order!" Everyone agreed in unison.
Hu Yanbixian walked into the tent, followed by Liu Yan and Zhao Xiang'er.
Shi Liancheng sat down on the commander's seat. Hu Yanbixian saw that Shi Liancheng was seriously injured and quickly ordered medical officers to come and treat Shi Liancheng. Shi Liancheng said with a smile: "If I die as a traitor, wouldn't it be a relief to people? Why save me?" Hu Yanbixian said: "Whether the general is a traitor or not, it is up to your Majesty to decide!"
Shi Liancheng smiled bitterly. He looked at the wound on his shoulder, then at Liu Yan and Zhao Xiang'er, with admiration in his eyes, and asked: "Aren't you afraid of death when you come to assassinate me?"
Liu Yan snorted and said, "For Your Majesty, why don't you fear death!"
Shi Liancheng nodded and sighed: "Brother is such a person, anyone is willing to risk his own life for the sake of eldest brother!" Zhao Xiang'er couldn't help but said: "You still have the nerve to call His Majesty eldest brother!"
Shi Liancheng smiled bitterly and asked, "It must be your own idea to assassinate me, right?"
Liu Yan said: "Not bad!"
Shi Liancheng nodded and said to Huyan Bixian: "Brother Huyan, you must immediately send an order to the army to block the news. No one is allowed to leave without permission!"
Hu Yanbi asked in confusion, "Why is this?" Liu Yan said angrily, "Why would General Hu Yan listen to such a rebellious person like you?"
Shi Liancheng smiled bitterly, picked up a letter from the commander's desk, threw it at the feet of the three of them, and said, "You will understand after reading it!"
The three of them felt a little confused. Liu Yan took a step forward, bent down to pick up the letter, took out the letter paper, read it again, and said in surprise: "This is a letter written by His Majesty?!" Hu Yanbixian and Zhao Xiang'er were greatly surprised. Liu Yannian said: "Brother Liancheng, there have been rumors that are not good for Liancheng that have been reaching my brother's ears recently. Brother Wei absolutely believes in Liancheng, but he feels that these current situations are not ordinary rumors. It seems that someone is planning a conspiracy. . I decided to use the trick. Since they want Liancheng to rebel, Liancheng might as well really rebel, so that I can lure out all these ghosts and snake gods!" Everyone was shocked when they heard this, and Liu Yan exclaimed: "This , this is all His Majesty’s plan!?”
Shi Liancheng nodded and said, "That's it." The three of them looked at each other, speechless for a moment.
Hu Yanbixian asked: "Are you sure this letter is written by His Majesty?" Liu Yan said: "Absolutely! The handwriting cannot be imitated by others, and it is also stamped with His Majesty's personal seal. This letter should be sent by His Majesty from Japan!"
A smile appeared on Hu Yanbixian's face and he said: "Okay! This matter has finally come to light! Shi Liancheng is still the same Shi Liancheng, I am so happy!" Shi Liancheng smiled and said: Shi Liancheng will always be the mine slave. Shi Liancheng, even if he is shattered to pieces, he cannot betray his eldest brother! "
With two thumps, Liu Yan and Zhao Xiang'er knelt down towards Shi Liancheng. Liu Yan blamed herself very much: "Please punish me, General. I didn't know it. I almost, almost caused a catastrophe!"
Shi Liancheng laughed and said, "You didn't know anything about it, so what's your fault?" The two women were grateful.
Hu Yanbixian clasped his fists and said, "I will immediately order the entire camp to be cordoned off. No one is allowed to leave without an order!" After that, he was about to leave.
Shi Liancheng shouted: "Wait a minute." Hu Yanbixian asked: "What other orders does the general have?" Shi Liancheng frowned and said: "I am afraid that the blockade of the camp can no longer prevent the news from leaking. The enemy must have someone nearby to check the situation. Just now Most likely, they have already discovered what happened." Almost at the same time Shi Liancheng said this, the lookout soldiers in the camp saw two fast horses galloping out of a forest not far away and galloping towards the south. , the behavior is very suspicious. A lookout soldier immediately pointed to the fast horse in the distance and said to his companion: "Go and report to the general!" The companion responded and ran down.
Shi Liancheng said: "Your Majesty hopes to take this opportunity to wipe out all the rebel forces hiding in Dali. My original plan was to wait a little longer and wait until all the demons and ghosts in Dali jumped out before getting rid of them. Now this plan may be difficult. It has come true, we must act in advance!" Liu Yan and Zhao Xiang'er felt guilty.
At this moment, a sentry ran in and subconsciously reported to Shi Liancheng: "General, two suspicious knights were found outside the camp running out of the woods and running to the south. Who are they?"
Shi Liancheng immediately said to Hu Yanbi Xian: "It must be their spy, send light cavalry to chase!" Shi Liancheng promised and ran down. Soon after, more than a hundred cavalrymen ran out of the military camp and chased southward according to the instructions of the sentry at the sentry post.
Huyanbixian returned to the tent, cupped his fists and said, "The cavalry have been sent out, they can't escape!" Huyanbixian was able to have such confidence because the Ming Dynasty war horses were rare in the world. There are rivals, and this kind of war horse is not available to the people anyway. Folk horses are generally not comparable to war horses in terms of endurance and speed. Therefore, from this aspect, it is only a matter of time for the Ming war horse to catch up with those two people. Just a problem.
Shi Liancheng frowned and said: "I'm afraid there are other spies." He said to Huyan Bixian: "Immediately send an order to all places, ordering the prefectural garrison in each place to clear out the noble forces trying to rebel, and at the same time send elite cavalry to raid Shanju County and Lanxi. County, completely eliminate the rebels!" Huyan Bixian clasped his fists in agreement and ran down.
More than a hundred warriors chased them for more than twenty miles before catching the two suspicious guys and bringing them back to see Shi Liancheng. Shi Liancheng asked, "Who are you?" The one on the left looked panicked, but the one on the right pretended to be stupid and said, "We are kind-hearted people, why would the general arrest us?"
Shi Liancheng snorted coldly and said: "Stop pretending to be in front of this general! I know that both of you are Duan Zhichun!" The expressions of both of them changed. The man on the left hurriedly kowtowed and begged for mercy: "General, have mercy! General, have mercy! The villain is forced!..." The man next to him shouted sternly: "Shut up! Beg for mercy from them. What are you doing?" Then he said proudly to Shi Liancheng: "Yes, we are the subordinates of General Duan! Since you have found out, you can kill me if you want! If grandpa frowns, he is not a hero!"
Shi Liancheng nodded and said: "Very good. Drag him down and chop him down." The two soldiers standing behind the man immediately dragged him down. The man kept shouting and cursing, while the other man was shaking with fear, his body He couldn't help but shudder.
The man's yelling and cursing suddenly stopped, and then a bloody human head was brought in. The other person felt weak all over and fell to the ground, crying and begging: "General, please spare your life!"
Shi Liancheng waved to the soldiers, who held the heads and retreated.
Shi Liancheng looked at the man lying on the ground and asked: "What did Duan Zhichun send you to do?" How dare the man hide it? When he heard the question, he quickly said: "Duan Da, no no no, Duan Zhichun It's just him, he is worried, worried that things may change, so he ordered us to follow the general all the way to check the situation, and if anything happens, we will report to him immediately!" Huyan Bixian and others could not help but show admiration towards Shi Liancheng.
Shi Liancheng asked again: "Besides you, is there anyone else who is Duan Zhichun's spy?"
"Yes. To be on the safe side, Duan Zhichun sent a total of three teams of informants, and we are just one of them."
Hu Yanbixian frowned and said, "Our sentries only found one team of informants, and the other two teams must have fled back!"
Shi Liancheng said to the man: "I really want to spare your life, but you have committed a crime that is not pardonable to death, and you have not made any meritorious service, so I can only put you on death row and release you. "
The man turned pale with fright, and kowtowed hurriedly: "General, have mercy on me, General, have mercy on me! I am willing to do anything that the general wants me to do! I can take my merits as punishment, I can take my merits as punishment! Although the villain is in Duan He has a low status among the pure rebel party, but he knows the location of one of their important strongholds, and he is willing to tell the general!"
Shi Liancheng said: "If the information you provided is indeed useful, I can intercede for you and save your life." The man was overjoyed and kowtowed quickly: "Thank you, General! Thank you, General!"
Shi Liancheng turned to Liu Yan and said, "I'll leave this person to you." Liu Yan nodded, cupped her fists and said, "General, we are leaving."
Duan Zhichun successfully captured Shanju County. He was so excited that he couldn't wait to raise the banner of the Dali Empire. With the help of everyone, he openly sat on the throne of the Dali Emperor. Immediately, Duan Zhichun issued a general amnesty, sent a messenger to contact Shi Liancheng, and issued the first edict as the new emperor, ordering all the prime-age people in Lanxi and Shanju to gather and join the army. Duan Zhichun's messengers scattered in all directions, but the towns and counties they visited were all deserted. Except for the nobles and landowners, almost all the ordinary people fled into the nearby mountains.
At noon that day, Duan Zhichun's envoy came to the eastern border of Shanju County. In the distance, I heard the sound of horse hooves in front of me. I followed the sound and saw two knights galloping from the front. The messenger immediately reined in his horse and signaled the team to stop.
A moment later, the two knights galloped in front of them, reined in their horses suddenly, and one of them asked loudly: "Excuse me, are you a subordinate of General Duan?"
The messenger raised his fists to the sky and said, "General Duan has succeeded as the new king of Dali!" The two knights looked surprised. The envoy asked: "Are you two the spies sent by His Majesty to monitor Shi Liancheng?" The two nodded, and the man on the left said anxiously: "Sir, the situation has changed. We saw that Shi Liancheng was killed by his subordinates in a mutiny. Arrested!" The envoy was taken aback and asked anxiously: "How could this happen? With Shi Liancheng's prestige and ability, how could he not be able to control his subordinates?" The two men shook their heads, unable to answer. His question.
The envoy frowned and murmured: "Your Majesty sent me as an envoy to Shi Liancheng. Now that Shi Liancheng has been captured by his mutinous subordinates, there is no need for me to go there anymore. I'd better report the situation quickly." At this point, Yan Nian immediately ordered to turn back. The group of people turned around and headed towards Shanju County.
Duan Zhichun was horrified when he heard that Shi Liancheng had been captured by his subordinates in a mutiny. He couldn't help shouting: "This is impossible! This is absolutely impossible! With Shi Liancheng's prestige, how could he not be able to control his subordinates?"
An eyeliner clasped his fist and said, "This is what we saw with our own eyes. It's absolutely true! At that time, it seemed that two female assassins assassinated Shi Liancheng, and then Shi Liancheng summoned soldiers and horses to capture them. Thousands of soldiers and horses were seen attacking her. The two men were surrounded, but for some reason a mutiny suddenly broke out. Shi Liancheng's soldiers turned their weapons and surrounded Shi Liancheng! We saw with our own eyes that Shi Liancheng was taken into the tent, but the two female assassins were safe and sound! "
Duan Zhichun was pacing back and forth in the lobby, looking extremely anxious and mumbling to himself.
An officer rushed in anxiously, shouting with infinite fear: "It's not good, it's not good!"
Everyone's hearts trembled, and Duan Zhichun shouted: "What's wrong?"
The officer swallowed his saliva, pointed outside and said urgently: "Da Ming Army, Daming Army," because he was too frightened and anxious to say the next words. As if in response to his words, a thrilling shout came from outside.
Everyone's expressions changed drastically, and Duan Zhichun shouted: "What's going on? What's going on?"
The officer finally regained his breath and said urgently: "The Ming army suddenly appeared outside the city and has launched an attack!" Although everyone had expected it, they were still shocked when they heard this. At this moment, another officer rolled in, fell to the ground with a thud, and yelled: "The enemy, the enemy is coming!"
Everyone was shocked again, only to hear the rumble of horse hooves and thunderous shouts approaching quickly. Obviously what the officer said was true. Duan Jiang, who was named Prime Minister Zuo by Duan Zhichun, said urgently: "Your Majesty, the situation is urgent, take shelter quickly!" After saying that, Duan Zhichun ran towards the back with a hesitant look on his face, and everyone quickly followed him. Go up.
Everyone ran out from behind the 'Imperial Palace' and ran straight towards the north gate, trying to escape out of the city. The streets ahead were filled with flags, and the Ming army had blocked the north. Everyone hurriedly turned to the west, only to see that there were also banners and cavalry in the west. In panic, they quickly turned to the east, but a group of cavalry turned around the corner and blocked the way to the east.
The people had no way to escape and were at a loss as they saw the enemy troops surrounding them.
The Ming army surrounded Duan Zhichun and others, and the leading general Ma Jin shouted: "Surrender and avoid death!"
Everyone looked at each other in shock. The royal soldiers and ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, without waiting for the emperor Duan Zhichun's order, couldn't wait to throw away their weapons and knelt on the ground to beg for mercy. Duan Zhichun stood alone in the middle of the crowd in a daze, feeling as if he was in a dream.
Ma Jin pointed at the crowd and said: "Tie them all up!" Then he pointed at Duan Zhichun and joked: "Tie up this emperor too!"
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
