【Shangyuanyi Incident】
Li Keyong arrived in Bianzhou and, as usual, led his troops to camp in the suburbs.
Zhu Wenyuan met Gao Ying and warmly invited Li Keyong to the city to reminisce about the past and have a good time over wine.
Li Keyong refused at first. The field army did not enter the city. This was the rule. Did he forget the "Xuzhou Mutiny"? Wasn't it because Xu Shuai and Xue Neng insisted on placing Xu soldiers in the city that the mutiny was triggered and the body and head were missing?
"Don't bother me, my friend. It doesn't matter where you drink. I won't go. I won't go."
"Brother Xian, I have arranged for a beautiful woman in the city."
"Let's go, let's lead the way."
Li Keyong was very honest physically, but not very honest with his mouth. He left his wife, Mrs. Liu, outside the city, and took only 300 trusted guards with him (only trustworthy comrades could be brought along for such a thing). Zhu Wen entered the city.
The banquet was held at Shangyuanyi.
This is the main transportation line in and out of the city center of Bianzhou. It is a well-deserved commercial center, a holy place for Internet celebrities to check in with feasting, entertainment, and anti-vulgarity. Two major events that will go down in history happened here, and today is the first one.
Here, Zhu Wen hosted a banquet for Li Keyong.
At the beginning of the banquet, Li Keyong was still able to control his words and deeds. After all, he was a senior state cadre, so he should still be more sanctimonious. He should also learn to sit upright like a human being and greet him in a serious manner.
With the compliments and a few glasses of wine, Li Keyong finally let himself go and could no longer hide the superiority deep in his heart.
His sense of superiority is not groundless. First of all, he was born into a noble family, a Hu noble. He is no longer a "second generation official". Let's give him a brief summary:
Liezu Zhu Xie Jinshan was named the "Governor of Golden Manchuria" during the Wu Zetian era. He was elevated to the rank of Duke of Zhangye and became the regional agent of the Tang Dynasty;
Zhu Xie, the ancestor of Tianfu, succeeded to the title of "Captain of Jin Manchuria" in the Xuanzong Dynasty. He was elevated to Yongshou County Prince and already enjoyed the title of king;
The great ancestor Zhu Xiegu Duozhi became the tribal chief;
The great-grandfather Zhu Xie was loyal, and the Xianzong Dynasty led the clan to annex;
Grandfather Zhu Xie was Zhiyi and served as the military envoy of the Yinshan Governor's Mansion;
The father, Zhu Xie, has a pure heart (Li Guochang), so I won’t go into details.
In terms of background, Li Keyong and Zhu Wen are completely different. Li Keyong's ancestors were descendants of tribal chiefs, dukes and kings for eight generations; Zhu Wen's ancestors were poor and lower-middle peasants for eight generations.
Capital beyond capabilities is equal to zero.
Then let’s take a look at their personal abilities:
At the age of 13, Li Keyong had the unique ability to kill two birds with one stone. At the age of 15, he followed his father to put down the "Pang Xun Rebellion"; at the age of 13, Zhu Wen was cutting cakes and grabbing stuffed cakes in the village, beating the streets and scolding the alleys. "People here are quite disgusted with him". When he was 15 years old, he remarried with his mother and was fostered in Liu Chong's family.
Li Keyong regained Chang'an at the age of 28; Zhu Wen "had to be replaced as captain" in the bandit army at the age of 28.
With a good background, strong abilities, and life-saving grace for Zhu Wen, Li Ke is much more useful than Zhu Wen.
Perhaps, what Zhu Wen can save face is his appearance.
There is not much description of Zhu Wen's appearance in the history books. His portrait...the sky is full, the earth is round, the nose is straight, the mouth is wide, and the big ears are facing towards the chest...a standard imperial appearance. The royal painters of feudal emperors all had their own imperial filters, and the emperors of all dynasties basically looked the same.
As for Zhu Wen's true appearance, he should not be particularly ugly or handsome, otherwise it will always be recorded in the history books.
For example, Li Keyong's appearance is clearly recorded in history books: one eye is big and the other is small, so he was nicknamed "One-eyed Dragon".
In terms of appearance, Zhu Weneng passed the exam, while Li Keyong was on the make-up exam list.
Zhu Wen looked at Li Keyong's big and small eyes, and became more and more upset. The big eyes were filled with arrogance and rudeness, while the small eyes concealed filth and indecency.
After three rounds of wine, five flavors of food. Li Keyong lost all his manners. He opened his mouth to laugh at the mud-legged man, but closed his mouth and cursed the thief and bastard. His words revealed his unabashed cynicism towards the people at the bottom.
The cronies around him hurriedly kicked their legs and winked under the table. Only then did Li Keyong wake up a little and realized that Zhu Wen was also the mud-legged and thief bastard he said. So I quickly reconciled the situation and went back to make amends:
"Brother Zhu, don't take it to heart. Little brother, I am not criticizing Sang and Huai. You are not a thief. Although you once went astray and became a thief, you were able to rein in the cliff in the end and rebelled. You deserve credit. Otherwise, you would still be the target of my sword."
very eloquent.
Zhu Wen's face turned blue and white for a while, and he could only force a smile and drink with him.
The half-drunk Li Keyong suddenly thought of something and said: "I heard that when I was in Tongzhou, I arrested a stunning beauty. Can you reward me today so that I can have a taste of it?"
The noisy room suddenly became silent. All the Bianzhou generals changed their faces and looked at Zhu Wen.
Zhu Wen was low-pitched for a while, and then said with a small smile: "Brother Xian is talking about... I am a humble concubine."
Li Keyong originally had one big eye and one small eye. Under the influence of alcohol, his eyes were blurred and unruly, "Bitch? That's right! Just like this!"
The cronies hurriedly leaned into Li Keyong's ear and explained the whole story clearly. Li Keyong also knew that he had made an own mistake, so he quickly went back to make amends, "Brother, don't worry, I mean what I say but I don't mean it. I just don't touch it. I just seized Huang Chao's wife, children and children two days ago, a bunch of beautiful and beautiful people." Little bitches, I didn’t touch any of them, I packed them all and sent them to Chengdu for the emperor to enjoy..."
Zhu Wen changed the topic with wine, and the atmosphere became lively again.
The beauty Li Keyong mentioned was Zhu Wenxin's wife, Zhang Hui.
Zhang Hui and Zhu Wen were from the same hometown, and were from Dangshan in Songzhou. Their father was the governor of Songzhou (some say he was a wealthy businessman). They were promised a rich daughter, the goddess Bai Fumei, who fled to live with relatives in Tongzhou to escape the war. After the city was broken, he was captured by the bandits and given to Zhu Wen as a trophy for his enjoyment.
Zhang Hui has always been Zhu Wen's dream lover, but the situation between the two was so different that Zhu Wen couldn't eat swan meat. Time flies, the sun and the moon travel. The short and poor girl back then had a counterattack and successfully married her former dream lover, which became a good story. Many historical novels use this period of real history to interpret it.
How many men turn their anger into beauty. Li Keyong didn't know that his dissolute and rude behavior completely angered Zhu Wen.
After the banquet was over, Li Keyong was already drunk. He was helped to the guest room by his cronies and fell asleep.
That night, the sky in Bianzhou was covered with dark clouds. You couldn't see the stars and the moon when you looked up, and you couldn't see your fingers when you stretched out your hand.
The dark moon kills people on a night, and the wind blows high and sets people on fire. A crime is approaching quietly.
Bianzhou soldiers used vehicles and tree trunks as roadblocks to block the streets and alleys. They also piled firewood around the post where Li Keyong was resting, and ambushed countless swordsmen and archers outside.
Suddenly, fire broke out and arrows rained down.
Several of Li Keyong's cronies, such as Xue Zhiqin, Shi Jingsi, Guo Jingzhu, etc., immediately woke up. Among them, Guo Jingzhu Laojianghu, the first reaction was to blow out the candles.
Don't let your dog scratch you in front of water thieves. Xue Zhiqin, Shi Jingsi and others just copied the guy without saying a word. Guo Jingzhu turned over and kicked open the door of the back room, pulled Li Keyong out of bed, pushed Li Keyong into the bed first to avoid stray arrows, "Commander, Commander!"
Li Keyong snored like thunder.
Historical records state that Guo Jingzhu woke up Li Keyong by covering his face with water. Or maybe he unbuttoned his belt out of desperation...
Li Keyong then opened his sleepy eyes. But when he saw the fire outside the window, the noise and the rain of arrows, he immediately woke up.
Xue Zhiqin sealed the gate and used the firelight to kill dozens of Bianzhou soldiers, slightly slowing down the Bianzhou soldiers' offensive.
Li Keyong's life should not have been cut off. At the critical moment, there was sudden lightning and thunder in the sky, followed by a heavy downpour.
The fire around Guanyi was extinguished by heavy rain. Under the protection of his close associates, Li Keyong broke out over the courtyard wall by taking advantage of the intermittent light of thunder and lightning.
Xue Zhiqin and others fought hard to protect Li Keyong and broke through a bridge to continue his escape, while Shi Jingsi stood at the end of the bridge and said, "Commander, leave quickly, I will cut off the rear!"
The Bian soldiers only knew how to chase the moving figure in front of them, but they did not know that this person at the bridge was also an enemy of Shatuo. As soon as they arrived at the bridge, they were hacked to death in a confused manner. In the blink of an eye, dozens of Bian soldiers lay dead on the bridge.
The following Bian soldiers rushed around and shouted, only to know that someone was blocking them at the bridge.
"Crack——" There was a thunder.
Under the flash of electric light, the Bian soldiers finally saw the outline of this man: broad shoulders, thick back, broad arms and round waist, holding two sabers. This person is like a stone sculpture, indistinguishable from face to face and expression.
Around him, dozens of people lay scattered, some motionless, and some still twisting and moaning in pain. The soil mixed with rainwater and blood, turning into a fishy-smelling dark red mud.
People kept rushing over and people kept falling.
The Bian soldiers shouted and stopped stepping forward to die. Spears and halberds formed an insurmountable wall, and the crossbowmen behind them poured out their weapons.
The arrows are gone.
Under the electric light, the man remained motionless.
The soldiers were so frightened that they didn't know whether the person standing in front of them was a human or a ghost.
The spear array moved forward slowly, and when the tip of the spear was almost piercing him, someone dared to stab him with his gun. Shi Jingsi suddenly fell to the ground. Amidst the lightning, people discovered that his body was already covered with arrows.
Only then did the Bian soldiers dare to get closer and take a look, but they were still afraid that this man would suddenly jump up and pretend to be a corpse. For a long time, the soldiers did not dare to step over his body and pursue him.
Shi Jingsi is a hero like Dian Wei. His heroic and tragic death bought Li Keyong valuable time.
Under the protection of Xue Zhiqin and others, Li Keyong fled to Weishi Gate, the south gate of Bianzhou City. In desperation, he escaped from the city and fled back to the base camp in embarrassment, finally saving his life.
Shi Jingsi and more than 300 close followers all died in Bianzhou City.
