At this moment, at Haohua Gate, which was a little far away from the battlefield, groups of Dinghai officers filed in and began to reiterate the curfew and disperse the people who gathered randomly.
While the soldiers were entering the city, some people in the city were running out. After all, Zhongdu has suffered from repeated wars, and the people have become frightened. Although the situation doesn't seem to be getting out of control today, it doesn't hurt to go out of the city for a while.
It is not harsh to order the navy officers to these common people. As long as they do not affect the movement of soldiers and horses entering the city, they can be allowed to go.
Among the thousands of people, a few were deliberately dressed in rags and mixed in with the large number of poor people. They also wore cloaks and hoods, making it difficult to see their faces. After they left the city, they immediately separated from everyone else. They did not use pine torches and did not avoid the muddy ravines. They walked quickly to the depths of the remote wilderness, several miles away from the city.
It was the end of the night, the middle of the night, the city had been left behind, and everything around was quiet. Under the dark night, suddenly there were chirping birds.
Those people suddenly stopped and leaned down to take cover. Only one person at the front of the queue threw off his rags and stood up straight: "Liangzuo, it's me!"
The grass and trees in the field shook, and a group of capable knights emerged from the shadows. The leader, Monk Wanyan Chen, separated the bushes and weeds with his hands and strode up to the man: "Brother is indeed free!"
Monk Wanyan Chen laughed and hugged his brother Wanyan sideways. The two brothers beat each other's backs, making a sound of dongdong.
"Brother, Ding Haijun has very strict control over the surrounding military camps. I haven't been able to collect many horses. There will be a steady stream of pursuers. We have to set off quickly and find a way to capture some more horses on the way."
"well."
Monk Wanyan Chen added: "I wonder if your majesty can ride a horse for a long distance. If not, I will have someone prepare a soft bag..."
Wanyan Xianlie shook his head: "No need."
"Why don't you need it?" Monk Wanyan Chen was stunned and frowned: "Your Majesty, can you hold on without a soft bag? This time we have to charge all the way to Kaifeng Mansion in Nanjing!"
"I mean, His Majesty won't come with us."
"Do we have other arrangements?" Monk Wanyan Chen looked around.
Wanyan grinned sideways and said helplessly: "There are no other arrangements. Liang Zuo, Your Majesty has not left the city."
"What?"
Monk Wanyan Chen finally came to his senses, and shouted in shock: "Brother, are you kidding me! Mr. Pusan led the men to kill this time to create an opportunity for His Majesty with his life! How can we keep His Majesty?" In the city? This, this..."
He was so anxious that he clenched his hands into fists and sweated on his forehead: "After this incident, Guo Ning will definitely suppress our Jurchens in the city. He may even raise his butcher knife to kill people. How dangerous is it for Your Majesty to stay in the city? Besides, he didn't say that before. Are you okay? Mr. Pusan has attracted Guo Ning’s attention. Let’s take some people to protect His Majesty as he goes to Kaifeng Mansion in Nanjing to meet with King Sui and rebuild the Jin Dynasty..."
"Ha ha."
Wanyan Xilie only chuckled twice.
"Brother, what are you laughing at?"
"Do you really think that King Sui needs the emperor to come forward to rebuild the Jin Dynasty? Do you really think that King Sui is happy to see the emperor appear in Kaifeng Mansion in Nanjing?"
Wanyan pointed obliquely at the dozens of people behind him and introduced Monk Wanyan Chen one by one:
"This is General Wanyan Saibu, the left deputy in front of the palace. This is General Chizhan Hexi, the commander of the army and horse. This is Yilapu Adutong. This is the same as us, running back from the grassland. Pu Chaguan slave, oh, by the way, there is also this one, Pusanna Tanchu, the eldest son of Lord Pusan. According to King Sui’s arrangement, we are enough for the people going to Kaifeng Mansion in Nanjing! We These people are the ones who can help the promising master and rebuild the Jin Dynasty! As for the emperor...
Wanyan Xielie also looked at his hot-blooded and reckless brother, took a step forward and asked: "At the beginning of the year, the Mongols invaded Zhongdu, and we fled with the emperor... You also saw how the emperor behaved at that time, Do you really think that the emperor’s talent and magnanimity can accomplish anything? If he really comes to Kaifeng Mansion, will it cause bad things? "
"But, but..." Monk Wanyan Chen was trembling all over: "That's the emperor of our Kingdom of Jin!"
"The Great Jin Kingdom does not lack an emperor! What it lacks is an emperor who can turn the tide! The one who is in Kaifeng now is the one!"
Wanyan drank in a deep voice and waved to the knights behind the forest, asking them to bring their horses over. Then he got on his horse, raised his whip and left.
While the Wanyan Xielie brothers were quarreling with each other, Yi La Chucai stood in front of the main hall of his mansion, feeling a little dazed.
In the current situation, Yizai Chucai estimates that three-thirds of it is due to Pu Sanduan's promotion, three-thirds is due to the encouragement of Zhang Xingjian and other old foxes, and three-thirds is due to the deliberate connivance of Guo Ning and Xu Jin.
Each of these three parties has its own purpose, has its own mistakes, and is intertwined with each other. There is no need to hide it. The assassination of Chucai was excluded from the beginning. It was obvious that Guo Ning did not want the future minister to be too involved in this muddy water. As for fighting, Guo Ning would never suffer, and he didn't have to worry about Chu Cai.
But Yi La Chucai was on the outside, so he still habitually thought more. So after thinking about it, I found that there was still a doubt in it. The question is, why is Pusanduan so desperate?
Pusanduan can be regarded as a figure who has stood firm among the Jurchen warriors for decades. When Emperor Zhangzong passed away, King Wei Shao violently usurped the throne. Pusanduan fished in troubled waters, cut off the bloodline of Emperor Zhangzong, and made his own family jump For the Prime Minister, it can be seen that this person is not a person with outstanding moral integrity. What was he trying to do when he suddenly acted so violently? The situation is so chaotic tonight, what is the key?
I thought about it repeatedly but couldn't figure it out.
The family he belonged to was originally a famous Khitan high sect. Because of his high status in the Dinghai navy for smuggling Chu materials, many branches of the family in Zhongdu had defected to him recently, so the number of people in the mansion was very prosperous. At this time, seeing Yi La Chucai standing motionless in front of the hall, many relatives and clan guards came out and looked at him worriedly under the corridor.
Several loyal guards held shields in their hands and listened to the chaos outside. They were ready to rush outside at any time to block the loss of their master, but they did not dare to say anything to persuade Chu Cai to return to the room to hide.
Fortunately, Yi La Chucai's brother Yi La Bancai heard the news and came across the hall from another courtyard to transfer the property. Yili Biancai was a talented man in both civil and military affairs. He was currently serving as a temporary officer in the Marshal's Mansion, and was one of the staff members who organized the new army.
"Jin Qing, what's wrong with you?" Yi La Biancai strode up to Yi La Chucai and patted him hard on the shoulder.
But Yi La Chu Cai jumped up violently.
"Are you okay?" This sudden action frightened Yitan Biancai.
"It's the emperor! I figured it out, it's the emperor!" Yi La Chucai shouted.
He violently tore off his long-sleeved toga, pointed at the men beside him and shouted repeatedly: "Hurry up and bring the horses! Get your men, and come with me!"
In the past few months, who has ever seen the always prudent Yiza Chucai acting like this? Moreover, he was very strict in running his family and had strict rules. He would immediately do something immediately after giving an order.
In an instant, a team of horses came, stabbed Chu Cai, jumped on the horse, and shouted: "Open the door! Open the door!"
As soon as the door of the house was opened, the noise of people outside poured in like a tide. Yi Ya Chu Cai took the lead, whipped and beat anyone who dared to block the road, and ran rampant onto the road.
Meng Cong followed him for dozens of steps and couldn't help but remind him: "Master just said that it concerns the emperor? The palace is in the north. We should turn right on Danfengmen Street."
"The emperor is no longer in the palace! Come with me!"
Yi La Chucai shouted and galloped south along Danfengmen Street. To the south is Fengyi Gate, which is where many military fortresses that Guo Ning regards as the Marshal's Mansion are concentrated.
These days, the emperor is a figure with almost no presence in Zhongdu. As Ding Haijun moved in with strong force, the emperor's original method of driving the personal bureau to monitor the ministers was like a joke, and there was no room for it to be used.
What's more, the emperor's own appeal was almost non-existent when the situation in the Kingdom of Jin was turned upside down. Ding Haijun doesn't need this cover, and King Sui of Nanjing doesn't need this biological father to get in the way. There are so many Jurchen nobles in Zhongdu, and there is no need to get involved with the emperor, because even if he gets involved, the emperor can't bring them a single soldier. One pawn.
So most of the time, the emperor was just a prisoner in the palace.
Even if chaos breaks out again in the city tonight, Guo Ning and no one in Ding Haijun will take the emperor seriously. The Dinghai navy officers who were responsible for garrisoning around the palace just raised their alert as usual. But in fact, the emperor is the real target in this incident, and he is also an important tool that will be thrown into the chaos!
A living emperor seemed worthless. Because King Sui didn't need this hot potato to get in the way anyway, so he had no choice but to stay in Zhongdu. The result of his stay in Zhongdu was that King Sui surrendered and was restrained in his actions. Guo Ning, a true rebel, became the marshal of the capital and began to openly rob the power of the Kingdom of Jin.
So, is a dead emperor valuable?
In other words, what will happen when the emperor of the Kingdom of Jin dies in the hands of Ding Haijun?
Yi La Chu Cai didn't dare to think about it for a while. Although he is a Khitan, he is also a courtier who has served Dajin for three generations. The environment he grew up in and the education he received prompted him to try his best to maintain the delicate situation between Ding Haijun and the Dajin court, and strive not to tear the last bit of dignity. Over time, and by slowly using water milling skills, the result was that Tang and Yu surrendered and led their guests to return to virtue.
But if something happened to the emperor, Ding Haijun would have to use extremely drastic means to seize power and subdue the entire court in one fell swoop. The Jurchen allies in the northeastern hinterland, and even the ambiguous propaganda envoys on Xijing Road, Hedong Road and other places, were all forced to make a choice, and had to choose between friends and foes.
As for King Sui, who was on Nanjing Road, he was instantly relieved.
If you think about it with your toes, you can arrange one, two, three or four possible paths for King Sui. The most effective thing is to immediately fall to the Song Dynasty of the Southern Dynasty, even to ask for help, and then ascend to the throne under the banner of revenge for the emperor, holding half of the Kingdom of Jin and Ding Haijun to death!
This situation is completely different from Yiza Chucai's expectation, and the variables are too great. This is not necessary! This shouldn't happen!
But this is how Pusanduan arranged it!
Pusanduan's plan was to let the emperor die in the Marshal's Mansion in full view of the public. As soon as the emperor died, the originally chaotic and delicate situation disappeared instantly, and the rigid chess game of the Great Jin Kingdom had room for moves again!
Is this old dog planning to use this ruthless hand to show off to King Sui? He is really ruthless... I think his son Pusanna Tanchu has escaped from the city and gone straight to Kaifeng Mansion in Nanjing!
He stabbed Chu Cai and whipped the horse repeatedly.
But no matter how splendid the war horse under his crotch is, it will never be able to keep up.
Pu Sanduan held a spear and rushed to the front of the Du Marshal's Mansion surrounded by his guards, and then began to climb the ladder. The Jurchens who saw this situation all exclaimed, praising the veteran general who was still so vigorous at the age of seventy or eighty. No fewer than two to three hundred people clamored and rushed forward from the ladders on the left and right sides to cover Pu San Duan.
At this time, inside and outside the marshal, natural pine torches were held high and the lights were brightly lit. Therefore, the soldiers and civilians in Zhongdu who were observing the battle situation from far and near also saw a man in black robe behind him, being pushed up by others and following closely behind Pusanduan.
After climbing a few steps on the ladder, the black robe finally got in the way and kept stumbling. Others simply pulled the black robe away.
This time, the man's light yellow robe and black rhinoceros belt around his waist were revealed.
The man was thin. Under the restraints of several people around him, he twisted desperately and shouted repeatedly: "Let me go! I want to go back to the palace! What do you want to do? Do you want to kill the king?"
The others were well prepared and immediately shouted in unison, overwhelming the weak voice of the man who was out of breath. What they shouted was: "Your Majesty is personally going into battle! Your Majesty is here in person, and Guo Ning will be killed today!"
When these slogans were shouted, countless people near Marshal Du's Mansion fell silent for an instant.
Is this man the emperor of Dajin?
Is this man really the emperor of Dajin?
The emperor actually took action personally and fought against Marshal Guo?
Countless people looked around at the same time, and even Dong Jin, who was guarding the high wall of the Marshal's Mansion, couldn't help but put his head out to take a look. Dong Jin had actually seen the emperor. He immediately shrank back and said in surprise: "This Jurchen emperor is actually very brave!"
