Baby Peng was already frightened by the giant blue python and lost her mind. Coupled with Tang Yunhe's kiss, she just felt like a ball of mush in her head, and she didn't know what she should be thinking.
"Tangmen disciples obey orders!"
"Here!" The Tang Sect disciples who were still on the city wall responded in unison.
"Guard the princess out of the city from the east gate and send the princess safely to the capital! Don't make a single mistake!"
"Senior Brother, it's not too late, let's go together..." All the Tang Sect disciples persuaded him.
"Let's go!" Tang Yunhe shouted. No one dared to persuade him anymore. They came to Peng Baby and grabbed Peng Baby to leave.
The disciples of the Tang Sect helped Peng Baby and hurried down the city wall. It was not until he came under the city wall that Peng Baby realized what he was doing and screamed loudly: "Ah!!! Let me go! Tang Yunhe, what do you want to do!"
Tang Yunhe walked to this side of the city wall, stretched his head and looked down, and saw the panic of the people, the fear of the soldiers, and the fear in Peng Baby's eyes.
"Tang Yunhe, Ma Ye of Sichuan and Shu County! Let's live and die together with Rongcheng! I will stop the pursuing troops for you. Soldiers and civilians, please flee eastward to Chuxiang to save your lives!"
This shout contained Tang Yunhe's deep inner strength and spread throughout half of Chengdu.
"Prince Ma Ye? When did the princess get married?"
"Why don't you run for your life? No matter what, you don't care when we get married. Do I still want to tell you?"
"Tang Yunhe, it seems to be the name of the young knight from the Tang Sect! That's right, hurry up, hurry up!"
Both soldiers and civilians believed Tang Yunhe's words and fled east of the city.
Peng Baby was still struggling: "Let me go! Tang Yunhe is still up there! That's Senior Brother!" But no matter how she struggled, the Tang Sect disciples picked her up and headed east without any explanation.
"Tang Yunhe! You bastard! You said you were always here!!!"
When Tang Yunhe saw Peng Baby being taken to the east of the city, a wry smile appeared on his lips: "I'm sorry, Baby, I'm going to break my promise this time."
During this commotion, the giant green python had already arrived at the edge of the city carrying Cao Qingxing. The python's head was raised high, overlooking the only person left on the city wall, Tang Yunhe.
"Brother, he's quite handsome." Cao Qingxing said with a smile as he was confident of winning.
Tang Yunhe grinned: "There is someone more handsome!"
Cao Qingxing nodded in agreement: "Then show me!"
Tang Yunhe opened his hands and bent his fingers. Upon closer inspection, he found that the tips of seven of his fingers were each tied with a steel wire. The wires extended to the bottom of the city and were tied to something unknown.
"Seven stars lend me your life!"
Tang Yunhe took two quick steps, jumped up, and rushed towards Cao Qingxing on the giant python's head. As Tang Yunhe moved, something tied with thin threads appeared under the city wall. It turned out to be seven puppets. Different from the ordinary wooden puppets of the Tang Sect, these seven puppets are actually made of iron, and their faces are exactly the same as Peng Baby!
And this is not an ordinary puppet, it can only do some simple actions. These seven puppets bend over, bend their knees and move their elbows, and their movements are the same as those of living people.
"come!"
Later, according to the memories of a Sichuan and Shu soldier. That day, he saw with his own eyes that the commander-in-chief led seven heavenly soldiers and generals to rush towards the big snake. Eight people surrounded the big snake and fought bloody battles without retreating...
A good person once said with a smile that the princess of Sichuan and Sichuan had never married in her life, so where did she come from?
The Sichuan and Shu soldiers just shook their heads and refused to listen, speaking with certainty...
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Capital City, Imperial Palace.
The news from Sichuan and Shu finally reached the capital. During the morning court, Zhao Yizhi announced the news to the officials.
The whole hall was in an uproar.
"Your Majesty, King Xigui openly led troops to attack Sichuan and Shu, which is really disrespectful to the imperial court! He should raise troops to hold him accountable!"
"Master Zhang, you heard wrong! It was not King Xigui who led the army, but King Xigui's second son Zou Tao! Your Majesty, in the opinion of the minister, you should send an envoy to question and order King Xigui to tie up his son and send him away. Entering the capital is the best strategy!"
"Absurd! Things are not priorities, how can there be no order of priority? Sichuan and Shu have always been weak, and they may not be Xigui's opponent. Your Majesty should make a quick announcement to rescue Sichuan and Shu. Only in this way can the court's face be saved!"
Since Chu Xiang was suppressed, in today's morning court, the ministers in the court have changed from the past to have nothing to do with their own affairs. Every matter as big as sesame seeds and green beans will be fought over. Not to mention such a major event as Xigui's attack on Sichuan and Shu, the court had already become a mess, and everyone was quarreling.
Three of the eight vassal territories have been collected. Daqi sees that ZTE is imminent, and everyone wants to compete for a name.
"Quiet! Silence!" Wang Zhenliang couldn't stand the commotion in the court and shouted for silence, but it had little effect.
A man in white clothes came in unannounced from outside the court. When the officials saw this man, they all stopped and shut their mouths. This man is the current head of the Zhou family that has been in the capital for six hundred years, and he is also the literary minister of the court. , Zhou Ziru.
The Zhou family has been entrenched in the capital for six hundred years and has remained standing, and the post of minister is hereditary. No matter how it is changed, it will always be held by the Zhou family. Competing for favor in front of the Zhou family is simply nonsense. Perhaps His Majesty is kind and will not blame the ministers for quarreling, but if he offends Prime Minister Zhou Wen, it is hard to say what the future will be like.
Zhou Ziru didn't pay attention to the ministers, didn't even glance at them, and just walked to the main hall step by step, the leader of the ministers.
People with good eyesight have already noticed that Zhou Xiang seems to be injured, quite seriously...
After Zhou Ziru stood still, he said: "Your Majesty, I am willing to lead a large army to rescue Sichuan and Shu, and to punish Xigui!" After speaking, he coughed twice. Although he tried his best to suppress it, the ministers who were close still heard it.
Zhao Yi looked at Zhou Ziru and pointed directly: "Is Prime Minister Zhou unwell?"
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. It's winter, a little bit cold, but nothing serious." Zhou Ziru lowered his head and replied, making it difficult for people to see the expression on his face.
Zhao Yizhi nodded: "During the twelfth lunar month of winter, all dear friends, please take care of your health. It is not appropriate to send troops now. Let's go first to inquire about news from Sichuan and Sichuan. Everyone should think about this matter and discuss it after some time! Retreat from the imperial court! "
The ministers paid homage to the emperor and left the hall in twos and threes. Some people couldn't wait to discuss the matter before they left the hall.
"Is the Zhou family about to lose power? His Majesty took the initiative to invite you, but he didn't agree!"
"Master Li, be careful what you say! How can the Zhou family lose power? Haven't you heard? It's just because of the cold."
"I think it's really not appropriate to use troops in the cold winter. Hey, let's stop guessing. His Majesty has no idea for a while. Let's think about whether to use troops against Sichuan and Sichuan or against Xigui."
"Moving troops against Sichuan and Shu? Ah! I understand, take this opportunity to regain Sichuan and Shu. Isn't this person who has made great achievements in history easy to capture? Gao! Mr. Sun is really Gao!"
After all the ministers had left, Zhou Ziru slowly turned around, coughed softly and prepared to leave.
"Prime Minister Zhou, your majesty has summoned you. We are waiting for you in the imperial study!" A young eunuch came to Zhou Ziru and conveyed Zhao Yizhi's oral instructions.
Zhou Ziru nodded slowly: "I understand, thank you, father-in-law."
"Don't take it, don't take it! Prime Minister Zhou, you are not feeling well, do you want a servant to bring you a sedan chair?" The little eunuch was frightened, busy and attentive.
Zhou Ziru waved his hand: "No need, father-in-law, you go and do your work."
The little eunuch nodded and left. After leaving the palace, he felt a little strange: "Prime Minister Zhou seems to have changed. He is not as arrogant as before, but he is a lot more kind and polite..."
There is not much snow in Jinling City, but snowstorms as heavy as today are really rare. In the heavy snow, Zhou Ziru lowered his head, covered his face with his hands, and walked slowly in the wind and snow.
After a windy and snowy journey, we finally arrived outside the imperial study room.
"Hey! Prime Minister Zhou, why are you not feeling well in such a heavy snow? You don't know how to find a sedan for this damn messenger! You bitch, let's see how the old slave will deal with him when he comes back!" Wang Zhenliang saw Zhou Ziru He walked over on foot, hurriedly walked down the steps, supported Zhou Ziru, and protected him from the wind and snow.
"Thank you, Mr. Wang. The young father-in-law also said to find me a sedan. I don't want it, it's none of his business." Zhou Ziru replied with a slight smile.
Wang Zhenliang helped Zhou Ziru to the door: "Your Majesty is inside, Prime Minister Zhou invites you."
Zhou Ziru slowly pushed the door open, and a wave of warm air rushed into his face. Zhao Yizhi sat in front of the desk and looked up to see Zhou Ziru coming. With a wave of his hand, the snowflakes on Zhou Ziru's body were brushed off by Zhao Yizhi from the air.
"Your injury hasn't healed yet. I didn't let anyone inform you to go to court. Why are you still here?" Zhao Yizhi stood up, picked up the hot tea that he had not touched on the table, walked over and handed it to Zhou Ziru, holding him Take him to the side and sit down.
Zhou Ziru sighed softly: "Oh, I always feel bored at home, so I sent my family to the palace to ask about the situation, and then I heard about this incident, so I came here."
Zhao Yizhi smiled bitterly and said, "This matter... no one expected it. King Xigui seems to be respectful on weekdays, but he didn't expect to hide it so deeply."
Zhou Ziru took a sip of hot tea: "Your Majesty, you should have known about it for a long time, right?"
Zhao Yizhi said nothing.
"If you suddenly learned about it, Your Majesty, with your character, would have been eager to dispatch troops and generals."
"Really?" Zhao Yizhi asked.
Zhou Ziru smiled: "Your Majesty, you are kind-hearted and always want to make peace with everything. Now Xigui is leading his troops to invade Sichuan and Shu, but you said that it is not appropriate to send troops in winter. If it were normal times, you would have been tempted to go there yourself. "
Zhao Yizhi did not deny that Zhou Ziru was indeed right.
"Your Majesty, please tell me the truth. What is the situation in Sichuan and Shu now?" Zhou Ziru asked again.
Zhao Yizhi thought for a moment and said: "The king of Sichuan and Shu died first, and then the Xigui army attacked Rongcheng. The little princess Peng Baby in Sichuan and Shu escaped, and now she has arrived in Chuxiang..."
"There are no pursuers?" Zhou Ziru was a little surprised that a little girl could break out of the encirclement.
"The eldest disciple of the Tang Sect fought to the death, and one person actually stopped the Xigui army from entering the city. In addition, he encouraged the people to flee for their lives, and the Xigui army did not notice it. When they found out, the little girl had already run away."
Zhou Ziru didn't ask Zhao Yizhi how he knew so much information. Knowing that he had his own way, he said, "Your Majesty, it's not easy for this girl. Please save her."
Zhao Yizhi glanced at Zhou Ziru in surprise: "I thought you would let me get to know her so that I could legitimately regain Sichuan and Shu in the future, but I didn't expect that you would actually offer to rescue her?"
"One moment, another moment. Ge Cifeng is very ambitious and will not settle down. He cannot stay for a long time. As for the Princess of Sichuan and Shu, she is just a woman. Not to mention that the King of Sichuan and Shu has died, and even the top disciples of the Tang clan have died in the battle. Now, what else does she have to rely on? How can she control the land of Sichuan and Shu?"
Zhao Yizhi nodded: "Yes, I think so too. We have already sent Sun Hong and his assistant guards to respond."
"Then what are your Majesty's plans in Sichuan and Sichuan? Send Duke Wu Ding again?"
Zhao Yizhi shook his head: "Yi Xiaodao can no longer be used lightly. He already wants to leave. Even if he doesn't leave, he still has hundreds of thousands of troops under his command..."
"If we are wary of his hundreds of thousands of troops, then the Imperial Guards in the capital must not mobilize too much. Qian Shuai cannot leave the capital easily!"
Zhao Yizhi sighed: "Oh, I am also worried about this matter..."
Zhou Ziru sipped the tea silently. For a moment, his eyes suddenly lit up and he touched Zhao Yizhi's ear...
