"Oh, I really didn't realize that Wang Xiang is old, but he is much more flexible than young people."
I don’t know how Wang Ciweng survived until now. He was in his sixties, but at this time, he was like a bottle of war god, standing in the middle of the circle made of rope, and no one could get close to him.
It was not a big place, but his fists forced him into a safe position. Wang Cweng's clothes were already in a mess... But at this time, who had time to care about whether his clothes were in a mess?
This circle of more than a hundred people has been reduced several times, and is now only half the size it was at the beginning. The outside of the circle is full of corpses. Although the people inside are still alive, they may lose their lives at any time.
"General, this is..."
Queen Mother Wei was still on the horse, but she no longer dared to look at her. Zhao Huan put on a smile and asked.
Qin Da was also smiling, but his smile was much more sincere than the emperor's. He nodded slightly:
"I forgot to tell you beforehand. As soon as you went out, we found that there were more people here."
"My emperor doesn't need so many craftsmen. As you know, food and money are very expensive in the north, and we can't support so many idle people."
"This is another person sent by Emperor Zhao. If I send him back later, I'm afraid of offending him. Don't blame us, we are really not easy to do."
After speaking, Qin Da waved his hand and shouted towards those people:
"Everyone, get ready, it's about to start again!"
"Old rule, three numbers!"
"three……"
As soon as he said it, the soldiers on both sides pulled back the rope in their hands...
The circle was a lot smaller, and the people in the outer circle who were trying to squeeze in were instantly outside the circle before they could react.
The dozens of people looked stunned. Just when they were about to ask for mercy, they saw Qin Da angrily scolding the two soldiers:
"I said three numbers, why did you start taking action after just one!"
"Didn't I deceive you all? It's true, it's true!"
When everyone saw him talking like this, they thought there was a turn for the better, and they all agreed:
"Uncle Qin is wise, Uncle Qin is wise! It is true that he only counted one number!"
"It's just that you've pulled it out, and you can't put it back again. Everyone...be more careful in your next life and don't stand in the wrong position again!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the soldiers who had been guarding over there raised their swords and dropped their swords... In an instant, they heard bursts of mournful cries. Whether they were dead or alive, all these people were chopped to the ground.
If they died immediately, it would be a relief. If they were still breathing... Then the soldiers pulled out the daggers on their waists and cut off their heads.
Those who have not yet died have endured a lot more hardships, but they can't scream out and they only know their pain.
Zhao Huan couldn't bear it any longer, turned around and retched uncontrollably. It was not that he had never seen murder before, but like this, the method of killing the heart first and then taking the life was a real shock to Emperor Xiaoci Yuansheng. Too big.
Even if this was the case for the bystanders, how about the people inside who experienced all this personally... Death happened in front of them. Several people could no longer resist and began to run outside like crazy.
As soon as he stepped out of that circle, he immediately died here, only a dozen miles away from Lin'an City.
They were all once wealthy people, but now they are as humble as ants... They have been ants for a long time. Ever since the emperor assigned them to do coolies, their fate and luck have long been different from before.
Some of the people left in the circle were still squeezing in. If they stood an extra inch in the middle, they would have an extra inch of life. There were also some old and weak people who knelt down on the spot and kept moving. Kowtow to Qin Da:
"Uncle Qin, for the sake of our old acquaintance, please spare my life, please spare my life!"
"You and I are both serving Prime Minister Qin. Even if you don't look at the monk's face, you should look at the Buddha's face. In the future, we will be happy to see Prime Minister Qin, and we can have a few words with him together."
"Uncle Qin, spare your life, spare your life!"
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, save me!"
"Didn't you tell me that Lin'an is better? Why did Your Majesty harm us like this!"
They could say anything, but judging from their tone, what many people could think of was the relationship between the Qin Mansion's chief steward and Qin Hui. These people were indeed brought out of the city by Zhao Huan himself. At this time, he Turn your back to them, not daring to meet their eyes.
For fear of going to hell, these people become ghosts and miss themselves.
While retching, Zhao Huan also intermittently recognized the identity of the golden man who gave orders.
How could Qin Hui's officials become the Jin people's generals?
He was already suspicious, but he still didn't dare to look back. He just asked in a low voice:
"I don't know how many people the general wants to keep. Is there a specific number?"
He spoke softly, but those people still heard him. For a moment, everyone forgot to speak and focused their attention on Qin Da.
What Zhao Huan asked was what they wanted to know most.
If you have a specific number, it is only right to form an alliance quickly and push others out to die.
Qin Da held his chin, thought carefully for a while, and then reported the number seriously.
"One, just one is fine."
This has almost cut off everyone's life. No one is sure that they can survive to the end, but no one is willing to give up just like that.
Soon, people in the circle began to crowd in again.
Qin Da smiled apologetically at Zhao Huan:
"Look... I have to be busy here for a while, and I really can't entertain you. Why don't you go to the camp to see the marshal yourself? He has been waiting for you for a long time."
Zhao Huan quickly got up and retched for a long time. His face was now full of tears and snot, but he couldn't care about so much now. He just wanted to leave here and leave this place of slaughter.
The sight of Jin people killing Song people for fun reminded him of many things. Many, many memories kept coming out of his mind. Countless familiar faces kept intertwining in front of his eyes. He pulled The reins didn't even stand firm in the first step, and he fell directly to the ground. It was Qin Da who helped him up.
"Don't be afraid. This matter has nothing to do with you. You'd better go in early. When the work here is over, I will come back to find you."
Zhao Huan didn't dare to answer him. He pulled the reins and walked forward with his head buried in the reins. No matter how loud the people behind him screamed or how they begged him, he would not look back.
Step by step, very determined.
Life and death matter, this place can't protect itself, and it really can't protect other people.
As he kept comforting himself, he heard Empress Dowager Wei begin to sob again, and couldn't help but feel a little irritated:
"Don't cry! I told you just now, nothing is nothing!"
"Those people are not important either. It was Jin Guo who remembered the wrong number. I have already explained it... It's annoying to cry like this. You have to think about how they behave and don't cause trouble for yourself!"
His words had an effect, and the sobs really subsided.
After finally arriving at the door of the big tent, I saw a table set up outside, with a person sitting in front of it. Next to that person, there was a large box half a person tall, filled with gold. silver jewelry.
Even in broad daylight, it was so dazzling that one could hardly keep his eyes open.
When the two got closer, Zhao Huan helped Queen Mother Wei off the horse, and then she could see clearly the person in front of her...
Queen Mother Wei cried several times, and the white powder on her face had already become a mess. She now had a painted face and looked extremely ugly.
She recognized this person at a glance, and was a little frightened at this moment, but mostly she was extremely surprised.
"It's you!"
She recognized it, and so did Zhao Huan. If this wasn't the commander of the Imperial City Division, who was Lao Jiu's brother-in-law?
Why did he appear here, in the camp of the Jin people?
The uneasiness in his heart became stronger and stronger, Zhao Huan cupped his hands towards this person and said:
"Commander Zhong, you..."
On other days, in other places, Zhao Huan would never provoke this person, nor would he want to deal with him, but today, in this place.
Zhao Huan could neither ignore nor ignore him, and after all, he adopted a low profile.
Zhongfeng is still unable to move his legs, and it is very likely that he will be unable to move for the rest of his life, but no one can tell what will happen in the future. Just like now, he can at least sit up straight and move his hands. .
"Wait a moment, ladies and gentlemen. Here are some things prepared by the officials for the Queen Mother. They are all Her Majesty's favorite things. It's a long journey, and I'm here to see her off."
He didn't call me 'Chen' but 'I', which was already a violation of the rules, but at this time, no one cared about it at all.
Instead, I heard him say that he was sent by the emperor. Each of them was more confused than the other. This was clearly the camp of the Jin Kingdom. Both of them had lived in the Jin Kingdom for fifteen years. They were from the Jin Dynasty or the Song Dynasty. Whether the Jin people are pretending to be Song people or the Song people are pretending to be Jin people can be seen through at a glance.
If not, Zhao Huan would not be so convinced.
Zhongfeng stretched out a hand and motioned for the two of them to sit down and talk. The tent was behind him. The two noble men no longer had the coquettishness they had when they were in Lin'an Imperial City. They exchanged glances with each other and finally sat down. Come down.
He then saw Zhongfeng slowly making tea for the two of them. While making it, he said:
"The Queen Mother suffered in the north. This is known to the whole world. It is right to come back to Lin'an and enjoy it more."
"But the officials were confused and sent me to ask..."
He looked at the woman in front of him and directly ignored Emperor Xiaoci Yuansheng beside him. Empress Dowager Wei was originally timid. After so many years of hard life, she had become as temperamental as a mouse. The thunder was even louder. It can shock her.
This is normal. After all, the bolder ones, such as Zhao Gou's Queen Xing Bingyi and Zhao Huan's Queen Zhu, are already dead. How can they still survive today?
Then she thought about how she hadn't even spoken to her son since she came back. She didn't wait for Zhongfeng to finish, and then asked:
"Brother Ninth..."
"Queen Mother!" Zhong Feng also interrupted her, "Let me tell you one last time, the Son of Heaven is the Father, Heaven and Mother. Even if you are the biological mother of an official, please be careful what you say!"
Empress Dowager Wei originally hated him very much, but now she didn't dare to show her anger at all. After a pause, she finally changed her words:
"What are the officials asking about?"
Satisfied with her performance, Zhong Feng pushed two cups of tea in front of the two of them with his fingers:
"The officials want me to ask you, why did you say that you would give up the throne to Emperor Xiaoci Yuansheng?"
Before Queen Mother Wei could answer, Zhao Huan quickly explained:
"This is the opinion of the Queen Mother alone and has nothing to do with me...!"
"I'm asking about the Queen Mother."
"Yes Yes."
When the two of them answered like this, they didn't look like monarchs and ministers at all. There was only the difference between the superior and the inferior.
Queen Mother Wei did not expect that the emperor would be thinking about this matter, nor did she expect that he would always remember it. Thinking that her son was alienated from her because of these words, she couldn't bear it and began to cry again.
Zhao Huan did not dare to speak, and Zhong Feng did not persuade her, so she cried and said:
"How can a country have two emperors? After all, the eldest brother is a legitimate prince, and he is also the prince appointed by the late emperor himself... The noble man also said that it is best for the eldest brother to be the emperor, so that the two countries can be safe."
"I don't have any selfish motives. I just think about Song Dynasty and my son."
Zhongfeng looked at her: "Which noble person?"
"That's right, the noble man from the Kingdom of Jin who brought us back."
"who is he?"
"No, I don't know."
"I don't know?!"
If his leg hadn't been broken, Zhongfeng would have stood up and slapped the table.
Such a nonsensical thing, what on earth is the Empress Dowager pretending to have in her mind!
Sighing slightly, Zhongfeng said a little speechlessly:
"I have already asked what the officials asked me to ask. I have nothing else to say."
Queen Mother Wei was a little anxious: "If you don't have it anymore, do the nine... officials still have anything to say to me?"
Zhongfeng grabbed a handful from the box on the side and took out a lot of gold and silver:
"No more, it's all gone. Even if there was, I'm afraid you wouldn't want to hear it."
"I want to hear it, I want to hear it!"
'Crack~'
Those precious objects were scattered on the table casually by Zhong Feng without raising his head, as if he was fascinated by these things:
"You can be forgiven for being greedy for money, but you will not survive if you force Daoji's parents to death."
The three words 'cannot live' were like thunder, causing the two people in front of the case to widen their eyes.
"This, this is not what the officials said, this is not what the officials said!"
"You rebellious minister, you dare to falsely pass on the emperor's oral instructions, you have several heads that are worthy of being chopped off!"
"Rebellious ministers and traitors, rebellious ministers and traitors!"
Empress Dowager Wei's voice was so sharp that Zhong Feng felt it was harsh. She clapped her hands lightly, and the golden soldiers on both sides came forward... They didn't even say a word, and the woman became quiet.
Of course she didn't lose her mind, it was just that she didn't want to put her mind on Song Chen.
"Your Majesty, please be patient. Once you bring the things that the officials have given you, your mission will be over."
She looked at the table full of gold and silver, as well as the things in the big box beside it, thinking that her son still missed her after all, and indeed, too,
Eyes glowed.
She saw many familiar objects, which were clearly the things that Zhao Ding had used to honor her. She picked up a bracelet casually and subconsciously put it on her hand.
But he was restrained by Zhong Feng again.
"Queen Mother, this thing is not for you to wear."
Queen Mother Wei was a little puzzled: "This bracelet is not for wearing. Could it be that it is for eating?"
"As expected of the Queen Mother, it is just for eating."
Zhao Huan looked at Queen Mother Wei and then looked back at Zhong Feng... He had a very unreal feeling.
Lao Jiu...really dare? !
Queen Mother Wei's hand holding the bracelet froze. After a while, she seemed to remember something and quickly threw the bracelet on the table.
"You really know how to make fun of me."
Zhongfeng shook his head and said very seriously: "This is not a joke."
"Your Majesty has said that murder must be repaid with life. Daoji's parents need you to repay their lives. Otherwise, he will be embarrassed to see Daoji for the rest of his life."
"You like these things, so just swallow them. Swallow as much as you can until you...die."
Queen Mother Wei's face couldn't help twitching. She shook her head gently and glanced at Zhao Huan beside her from time to time, as if she was saying to Zhao Huan: 'I don't know what he means at all.'
The latter lowered his head, not daring to look or listen anymore.
Regarding this matter...it doesn't matter that Lao Jiu is related to the Jin people, it doesn't matter that he wants to kill his mother.
As long as you let yourself know this, it will be very relevant.
"Don't say it as a joke, don't say it as a joke..."
Zhongfeng is very serious, very serious, and there is no sense of joking in him at all.
It's just that Queen Mother Wei couldn't see it, or she saw it and didn't want to admit it.
This matter is not something to be joked about.
"Queen Mother, you can do it yourself, at least be dignified."
"Allowing others to help will ultimately destroy your identity."
A bird from nowhere in February flew over the heads of the three of them. It did not chirp, but made a flapping sound of wings.
When the tea on the table had gone cold, Queen Mother Wei tremblingly picked up a ring.
"Really, do you really mean what Brother Nine means?"
Zhongfeng turned his face away and did not answer her.
The commander didn't look at it, but the soldiers around him could see it clearly. They didn't care who the person was, they only knew that she had to die today.
And they must die by swallowing gold, otherwise, even if they commit suicide by biting their tongues, it would be a dereliction of duty on their part.
People will not die from swallowing gold, unless they swallow raw gold, because raw gold is poisonous.
The reason why he died was because something in his stomach was scratched. Empress Dowager Wei dropped a ring and it was stuck in her throat for a long time before she finally swallowed it.
But she really didn't want to go through such an ordeal a second time, so she fell back and crawled to the ground on her hands and knees.
She didn't know where to crawl, she only knew how to run, she only knew how to escape.
A group of people swarmed up and pinned her hands and feet to the ground, followed by finger rings, earrings, and hairpins... Each one was heavier than the last, and each one was sharper than the last.
Blood was spurting out of her mouth, but people kept stuffing it into her mouth. If she couldn't swallow it, they used a knife handle as a pestle and stuck it in her mouth.
In the first year of Daguan in the Song Dynasty, in the imperial city of Kaifeng, the talented man Wei gave birth to the prince Zhao Gou in May. In June, he was given the title of Jieyu, and in the second year of Daguan, he was given the title of Xiurong.
From the time when the city of Kaifeng was destroyed to when Zhao Gou ascended the throne, she was never visited by Emperor Huizong again. As a woman who gave birth to a prince, Zhao Ji gave her the highest status in her life, which was nothing more than this. Just contouring.
Not even a royal concubine.
After the fall of Kaifeng, her name was written in the family tree recorded by the clan, but among the concubines, she was born an ordinary person. Even when she arrived in the Kingdom of Jin, she was only sent to do hard work in the laundry yard.
Although there was a night of fun in the Gaitian King Wan Yan Sai, it was more like venting than an affair between a man and a woman. As a queen mother who was born as a maid, she was already very lucky;
But as a relative of the emperor, as the emperor's woman, or as a woman of the Song Dynasty, she was really unfortunate.
She thought that when she entered the palace, her life of wealth would begin, but it was not the case.
She thought Zhao Ji had blessed her and her destiny had finally changed, but it didn't.
She thought that after giving birth to the prince, some changes would occur, at least she would be the same as other concubines, but she still didn't.
Now, when her son has become the emperor of the Song Dynasty, and she has become the empress dowager of the Song Dynasty, all of this can really be regarded as the end of all hardships...
Everything was different from what she thought. One fate, two fortunes, and three feng shui, but she didn't know where the fate went wrong to torture her like this.
At least he died not far from Brother Jiu... She thought so at the moment when she closed her eyes.
When the sound gradually disappeared, Zhongfeng poured another cup of tea:
"I have nothing to say to you. Just drink this cup of tea. It will be regarded as a good practice for you... go ahead and put it into your account."
Zhao Huan didn't dare to raise his head at all: "All of this is his arrangement, right?"
"Is there any room left? Is there any room for negotiation?"
"I don't care about the throne. As long as Lao Jiu is willing, I can be a commoner or a monk and never appear in front of him."
"I just want to live."
He just wants to live. As an emperor, he just wants to live, that's all.
But even this requirement seems to be very difficult.
Zhong Feng didn't speak for a long time. He finally raised his head, his face full of tears, and in front of him, except for the tent, there was no one.
If I had known this, staying in the Northland would be a bit frustrating, but at least I could still be alive.
What are you doing back here?
If Empress Dowager Wei's life has never been as she wished, then Zhao Huan's life should have been full of regrets.
I regret not listening to Li Gang's words, I regret going out of the city when the Jin soldiers besieged the city, and I regret that after being besieged in Kaifeng for the first time, I forcibly withdrew the defense line that the teacher had set up.
Now, the thing he regrets most is coming back from the north.
"Bang!"
There was a loud noise in Jinying outside the Jiahui Gate, startling people within dozens of miles.
Liu Bang looked at the slowly rising fireworks, which seemed much dimmer in the daytime.
After drinking a glass of wine, he finally felt a little drunk.
"Open the city gate."
"The official family..."
"Open the city gate!"
After giving this last decree, he leaned on Wang Qi's shoulder and fell into a deep sleep.
(End of chapter)
