In the eighth year of the reign of Emperor Xuanhe of the Song Dynasty, on the eighth day of the second lunar month, tens of miles west of the gate of Wei County in Damingfu City, countless gentry and common people had gathered at the crossing of the Yellow River. A newly built pontoon bridge is covered with red and green everywhere. A painted archway has been erected at the east end of the pontoon bridge. There is also a plaque hanging on the archway, with four big Chinese characters "Zou Kai Ban Shi" in flying phoenixes. It turned out that this was the officials and people of Daming Prefecture who were welcoming the King of Yun, Zhao Kai, who had defeated the golden thief and took advantage of the victory to regain Linzhang County.
Compared with the scene when Zhao Kai first arrived at Daming Mansion a month ago, the officials, gentlemen and people of Daming Mansion were too enthusiastic this time. They were not greeted at the city gate, but ten miles out of the city to the edge of the Yellow River. Moreover, the number of people who came out to welcome the king was extremely large. On both sides of the official road from the Yellow River ferry to the Wei County gate of Daming City, the people who came to welcome the king were crowded. Many of them were holding cups and pots of wine and food. The so-called eating in a basket is probably what Master Wang Ying said.
In just one month, the attitude of the gentry and common people in Daming Prefecture towards King Yun Zhao Kai had changed so much. Of course, it was because of the "Battle of Wei County Riverside" that took place from the 29th of the first lunar month to the 3rd of February.
According to the news spread throughout Damingfu City, King Yun Zhao Kai is showing off his power this time! He personally led 15,000 kings to cross the river on the ice and raided the Jin camp, catching the 30,000 gold thieves led by Liu Yanzong and Guo Yaoshi by surprise. The two armies fought bloody battles on the banks of the Yellow River for three days. The ground was shaken and the Yellow River changed color. For a time, it was difficult to tell the difference. In the end, King Yun Zhao Kai personally led the cavalry to launch a surprise attack and broke into the center of the Jin army's formation. The formation killed the gold thieves. Privy Envoy Liu Yanzong!
The Prince of the Song Dynasty killed the Privy Envoy of the Jin Dynasty! This thing doesn't even sound true... Who doesn't know that the Zhao and Song dynasties had a hereditary mental disorder, and they had been mentally ill for more than a hundred years, so how could a great king come out who could kill people?
The gentry and common people in Daming Mansion were all curious, so before Zhao Kai's victorious army crossed the Yellow River, they discussed it privately.
"What do you think is going on with these three kings? Are they really so powerful as the legends say? They actually killed the golden thief's prime minister?"
"Of course! Otherwise, the battle on the west bank of the Yellow River could have been won? The golden thief sent one Privy Councilor and one to stay in Nanjing, and two of them beat our Highness Prince Yun! In the end, His Highness Prince Yun killed the Privy Councilor with a sword. My father-in-law’s dog head!”
"I didn't expect that our Song Dynasty would actually produce a great king who could fight... I don't know how Emperor Daojun gave birth to such a great king?"
"Hey, isn't this simple? What a life!"
"How many lives?"
"That's right, the dragon gave birth to nine sons, each of whom is different... If there are more sons, naturally some will be martial, some will be literary, and some will be both civilized and martial. This is called having many sons and blessings! When it comes to the ability to have sons, nowadays The official family must be more powerful than the previous official families."
"It makes sense, it makes sense!"
"But how can we have more sons?"
"this......"
Just when everyone was talking about how to have more sons from the three kings who beheaded the living, they suddenly heard a cry: "The king has arrived!"
It turned out that the army of King Yun Zhao Kai had arrived, and the gentry and common people in Daming Mansion had no time to chat. They all stretched their necks, widened their eyes, and looked at the floating bridge on the Yellow River.
At a glance, he saw a large group of cavalry appearing on the other side of the Yellow River. A strong man like an iron tower, riding a tall horse and holding a long spear in one hand, was the first to get on the pontoon. Everyone looked at the tip of the spear and saw a round thing hanging below the tip of the spear.
What's this?
The big guy's doubts did not last long, because the knight quickly passed the Yellow River pontoon bridge and reached the east bank. Now people close to the pontoon bridge could clearly see that it was a huge head!
Whose head is this? Why was it so careless that someone picked it up and hung it on the barrel of a gun?
People's questions were soon answered, and the strong man carrying the big gun opened his throat and shouted: "Look, elders, this is the head of the golden thief Privy Councilor Liu Yanzong!"
It turned out to be Liu Yanzong’s great head!
Didn't Guo Tiannu carry a big burden when she came to Zhao Kai's camp that day? Zhao Kai originally thought it was a change of clothes, but it turned out that it was not. Inside the baggage was actually Liu Yanzong's "salty head" - rubbed with a lot of salt, it should be very salty and could be preserved for a long time.
There were several dignified officials standing beside the floating bridge on the Yellow River, including Cai Mao, Du Chong, Qin Hui, and Chen Ji, as well as Hebei East Road pacification envoy Li Lu who had just arrived from Jizhou, as well as Liang Fangping, Wang Xiaode, and Baiside Wait for a waiter.
Oh, and Zhao Zhi, the Prince of Shen, who stayed in the palace city and never showed up much after coming to Daming Mansion, also appeared on the bank of the Yellow River wearing the prince's clothes and a long-legged headdress. The king was doing well just now, chatting and laughing with Liang Fangping, Cai Mao, and Du Chong. Now he saw a "salty human head" and smelled the stench of the unsalted meat. He suddenly turned pale and felt nauseated. .
Just when he was about to vomit and covered his mouth with his hand, Zhao Kai, dressed in silver armor, came on horseback surrounded by a group of generals and soldiers.
"Twelve Lang, why are you covering your mouth? Do you want to cough or vomit?"
Zhao Kai saw Zhao Zhi's face pale and covering his mouth with his hand. He immediately reined in his horse vigilantly and asked questions from a distance.
"Three, third brother, I'm fine. I'm really fine. I'm just a little nauseous. It was too bumpy when I rode here just now..." Seeing his brother's reaction, Zhao Zhi had no choice but to forcefully remove the sour water from his throat. Swallow it.
Horse sickness?
Zhao Kai was doubtful, but he still rolled off his horse, then took two steps forward, keeping a relatively safe distance from Zhao Zhi.
Zhao Zhi forced out a smile, hugged his fists at Zhao Kai, and said with a smile: "Third brother is like a god in his military skills. He killed the golden thief and the Privy Council in formation, and achieved immortal achievements. I admire him very much."
Zhao Kai laughed when he heard this and said: "This is a matter that belongs to our princes! Twelve Lang is young and strong, and he will learn more about military arts and martial arts in the future. In a few days, you and I will be able to go into battle together to kill thieves!"
What? Going into battle to kill thieves together?
After hearing this, Zhao Zhi's face turned even paler, and he quickly changed the subject and said: "Third brother, since Hebei has won the victory, let's pack up the troops as soon as possible and go to Kaifeng Qinwang!"
"Do you want to go to Kaifeng King Qin?" Zhao Kai was startled by his brother's words and said in his heart: It turns out that I am not the most classy man in the Song Dynasty, but you are the best man in the Song Dynasty! Now there are 150,000 gold thieves in Kaifeng Mansion, 50,000 outside the city, and 100,000 inside the city - Zhao Ji and Zhao Huan together are equivalent to at least 100,000 gold soldiers! With so many golden soldiers, how can this king be so diligent?
Zhao Kai sighed: Why don't we wait until Zhao Ji and Zhao Huan go to the Five Kingdoms to drink the Northeast Wind, and we two brothers can play with the yellow robes... I will be Zhao Kuangyin, and you will be... Zhao Tingmei , we brothers work together to reopen the Great Song Dynasty!
However, these words can only be buried in the bottom of my heart now, and cannot be said in public. After thinking about it, Zhao Kai nodded and said: "Twelve Lang, we naturally want to go to Kaifeng Mansion, but now is not the time. .....There are a lot of gold thieves in Kaifeng Prefecture now, and it has been found that there are 150,000 of them! Brother Yu only has 20,000 soldiers and horses, and he can't break the siege even if he goes there. So Brother Yu plans to go to Xiangzhou to recruit soldiers first, and then concentrate them in various places in Hebei People and horses, gather together an army of 150,000, and it won’t be too late to break the siege.”
