"He Guan, do you recognize the lonely king?"
Zhao Kai, who was riding on a tall horse, opened his eyes angrily, pointed his spear at He Guan who was standing on the stone bridge in front, and shouted loudly.
And He Guan shook his head blankly - I really don't recognize him! who are you? He was so smart that he came to break into Donghua Gate with two to three hundred soldiers and horses. It seems that nothing like this has ever happened since the founding of the Song Dynasty!
Seeing He Guan shaking his head, Zhao Kai was also a little dazed. He Guan knew him well, so why was he shaking his head? Could it be that because he became a treacherous official who protected the Hunjun's escape, he turned his back on him?
"He Zhongyuan, do you recognize Mr. Huang?" A tall man with a face called Zhang Guo shouted angrily, following closely beside Zhao Kai on horseback.
He Guan recognized the man's face and figure immediately. This man was originally a fighting man from the Western Army, and joined Tong Guan's Shengjie Army. Now he is Huang Wuji, the fifth commander of the personal subordinates.
Seeing He Guan nodding, Huang Wuji pointed at Zhao Kai again, opened his throat and shouted: "He Zhongyuan, you can see clearly, this is His Highness King Yun who promoted the Imperial City Division, and now leads the fifth commander of the personal subordinates. 300 steps are riding into the palace to be on duty, please get out of the way quickly and don’t delay His Highness’s entry into the palace!”
After listening to Huang Wuji's words, He Guan rubbed his eyes and looked carefully at the man next to Huang Wuji with messy beard and hair, red and swollen cheeks (this was a swollen face to look fat), a fierce look in his eyes, and A grown man wearing chain armor and holding a spear. Only then did I realize that this crazy guy seemed to be King Yun Zhao Kai.
What's going on, Your Highness King Yun? Normally he is a gentle and talented prince. Although he has thousands of soldiers and horses from the Imperial City Division, he has never shown himself as a warrior in public, let alone as murderous as today... Who is he trying to kill? Are you going to kill me?
Thinking of this, even He Guan, who had experienced many battles, felt a little numb. However, he still knew his duty, so he hugged Zhao Kai and said, "Your Majesty, I have been ordered to guard here. I dare not let His Highness in without orders..."
"That's nonsense!" Chen Ji, Zhao Kai's dog-headed military advisor, shouted, interrupting He Guan and saying, "Who doesn't know that your Majesty promotes the Imperial City, and it is your duty to guard the palace gates. You are in charge of the army, how dare you stop it? Your Majesty, your Majesty, led your warriors to defend the imperial city? Do you know what the ancestral family law is?"
Chen Ji is right. In the Song Dynasty, how could there be any situation in the Song Dynasty where the Sanyaguan Army led troops to block the promotion of the Imperial City Secretary to the palace? Normally this would be considered a crime of rebellion. Even if He Guan was ordered to set up defenses outside Donghua Gate, he was not allowed to block Zhao Kai's intention to enter the palace!
Moreover, Chen Ji was not just talking nonsense. He also brought "witnesses" - 300 tough men wearing armor and strong swords. As long as Zhao Kai gives an order, He Guan can immediately let He Guan know what the truth is. !
Although there were 300 infantry troops behind He Guan, they were not wearing armor or carrying long-handled weapons - none of them, including He Guan, were actually outside Donghua Gate and the Imperial City. The Secretary's relatives had the courage to start a war with the officials.
This was in the Song Dynasty!
If He Guan really led 300 elite soldiers of the Infantry Division to kill people outside Donghua Gate and achieved a great victory, Zhao Huan would definitely kill him when he became an official! Moreover, the infantry soldiers who followed him to kill people would not have a good end, and they would all have to be sent to the front line to die... He Guan had been a warrior for forty years and was old in the world, and the 300 he brought with him The soldiers are all Kaifeng soldiers who have become elites. How could these people not know what the officials of the Song Dynasty were most afraid of?
Therefore, they simply did not wear armor, long weapons, or crossbows, and did not enter Donghua Gate. The prime ministers of the two governments have orders, and they just have to give it a go. If we really want to fight, then I'm sorry, I didn't bring the guy who took advantage of me, I have to go back to the barracks to get it...
However, He Guan cannot lead his troops back to "get weapons" yet because he still has bad news to tell Zhao Kai.
He clasped his fists at Zhao Kai again, "My minister He Guan has just received the news that the official has issued an edict to the crown prince. The matter has been decided. Your Majesty is late!"
After hearing He Guan's words, Chen Ji, Huang Wuji, and Wang Xiaode, who came with Zhao Kai, lost most of their arrogance and their faces changed drastically.
Because once the imperial edict was issued, Zhao Huan was no longer the prince, but the successor emperor!
The rightful name has been given to Zhao Huan. If Zhao Kai breaks into the palace again, it will be a rebellion. If King Yun Zhao Kai's was still the original, he would have gone back home in despair and prepared to become a cuckold king.
If the current Zhao Kai's thoughts were more mature, for example, if he were replaced by a scheming guy, then this scene would not happen at all - it is easy to not want to be a cuckold king, and escape from Kaifeng with Zhu Fengying and a small number of confidants. Just go to your house. If you stay outside for a few months, hide in Kaifeng for the second time and then jump out to hold high the banner of resistance to the Jin Dynasty, you can still find a job as an official.
But this Zhao Kai is not as cowardly as the original Zhao Kai, nor is he cunning enough. He has a soul of only 17 years old, and he is very convinced that he is the hero chosen by God!
Where can the chosen hero find a deserted place to hide and wait for Kaifeng Mansion to fall, and wait for his girls to become the enemy's playthings?
"Hahaha!" Zhao Kai suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed, startling the three people who were a little overwhelmed as well as He Guan in front of him, and also attracted the attention of everyone outside Donghua Gate. .
"The emperor is the most powerful person in the world. He enjoys all the splendors and wealth in the world. After Yao and Shun, who else is willing to abdicate the throne of emperor to others? The so-called abdication was all forced by rebellious ministers and traitors... Besides, I My father was at his peak in the Spring and Autumn Period. How can he be willing to give up his throne now when the emperor is no longer around in thirty years? Therefore, my father must have been forced by rebellious ministers and traitors to give up the throne!"
As he spoke, Zhao Kai pointed the spear in his hand at He Guan, posing as if he was about to ride his horse forward to fight, but the old general was shocked - he really wanted to fight!
King Yun really wants to lead his troops to capture the palace! Is this still King Yun of the Song Dynasty?
Seeing that Zhao Kai was about to drive his horse forward, He Guan immediately realized that His Highness King Yun was right!
He quickly shouted: "Wait a minute, Your Majesty, please wait a minute. Since Your Majesty promoted the Imperial City, you can naturally enter the palace to meet with the officials. How dare you, the foreign minister, stop me? Your Majesty, He Guan, immediately led his troops back to the camp..." "
Zhao Kai also breathed a sigh of relief. He hadn't killed anyone yet, so he was still a little panicked if he really wanted to do it. Moreover, his horseback riding skills have not yet been fully "recovered", so he can show off just fine, but if he really wants to fight on horseback, he might fall off.
"Your Majesty, you can't let him go!" At this time, Zhao Kai's dog-headed military advisor Chen Ji suddenly reminded him, "He Guan is the Marquis of Yu, the infantry capital of the guards, and he has a lot of troops. If you let him go, maybe a large army will be called in." !”
Zhao Kai pointed at He Guan again with the tip of his spear, "It's better that Lieutenant He enters the palace with me!"
He Guan took a breath and asked with a sad face, "I wonder what the king wants after entering the palace?"
Zhao Kai said sternly: "Of course I am asking my father to take back his orders, be a good official for the people of the Song Dynasty, and lead the big guys to guard Kaifeng and protect the country of our Han people!"
Just pretend!
He Guan didn't believe a word of Zhao Kai's words. This king had such a big stake in the affairs and even led troops to seize the throne. How could he not be concerned about the throne? Even if he won't seize the throne immediately, he still has to seize the crown prince's seat first, right?
However, I understood in my heart, but I still had to talk about the situation, so I bowed to Zhao Kai: "The king is concerned about the country and the people. The old minister admires him very much. He is willing to attach his tail to protect the Song Dynasty.
"Okay!" Zhao Kai nodded heavily, then raised his head and looked at the three hundred infantrymen behind He Guan, "You and other infantrymen are all good imperial guards of the Song Dynasty. Are you willing to go to the palace with Gu Gu to plead with the officials to take back your orders, and work together? Protect the Song Dynasty?"
"I am willing to follow your Majesty!"
"I am willing to protect the Song Dynasty!"
"I am willing to follow the king into the palace!"
How could three hundred soldiers dare to say no? He will be chopped down! Moreover, most of their family members live in Kaifeng City or nearby areas of Kaifeng. Of course, they do not want Zhao Ji to run away - even if Zhao Ji abdicates first and then runs away, it will greatly shake people's hearts and take away the most elite Shengjie Army in Kaifeng City ( Tong Guan's army) will escort Kaifeng Mansion. By then, the defense of Kaifeng Mansion will be greatly weakened. It's hard to say whether it can be defended!
Zhao Kai laughed again, then pointed at the half-opened and half-closed Donghua Gate with the tip of his spear (the guards guarding the Donghua Gate were also close subordinates of the Imperial City Department, so of course they would not prevent Zhao Kai from entering the palace), and shouted loudly He said: "Everyone, please follow me into the palace!"
