In less than a cup of tea, Zhao Zongquan was in front and Wei Chen was half a step behind. Under the guidance of the British soldiers, the two strode into the Chinese army's tent in the western suburbs camp.
Dozens of steps away, the British Justice stood behind a few short men, staring eagerly at Zhao Zongquan and Wei Chen who were entering the camp, with dozens of soldiers wearing heavy armor separating them.
When he saw the positions of Zhao Zongquan and Wei Chen, the British Duke couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, with a look of surprise in his eyes.
Although the British Duke and Wei Chen were different in civil and military affairs, they were both officials in Bianjing, and they met often when they went to court. Wei Chen's image and temperament were so outstanding among civil servants. The British Duke's attitude towards Wei Chen The impression was naturally quite profound.
Therefore, even though Wei Chen's face was covered with blood and mud at this time, and he looked very embarrassed, the British Duke didn't take much effort to recognize the young man in front of him. It was the little Bachelor Wei who was loved by His Majesty. .
As for Zhao Zongquan, he stayed in Yuzhou most of the time except when he went back to Beijing to worship heaven and ancestors. He was a little transparent person in the court. Before today, the British Duke only knew that there was such a person.
The British Duke stared at Zhao Zongquan's face for a long time, and then he reluctantly matched the person in front of him with the Yuzhou regiment envoy in his memory.
But then, the British Duke frowned deeply, and the doubt in his eyes became more intense.
It stands to reason that with Wei Chen's status in the court and his status as an edict angel, he should be placed in front of a small training envoy of the Yuzhou regiment. Why did Wei Chen act like he was following Zhao Zongquan when he entered the account? Respectful look?
Could it be...
Just as the British Duke was looking at the two people in the tent in shock and confusion, Wei Chen had already walked out with the blood edict and tiger talisman held high, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, Wei Chen, was entrusted by your majesty in times of crisis to go out of the palace to mobilize troops to serve the king. Now I have the blood edict and tiger talisman." Here, please take a look at it from the British public!”
The British Duke's face suddenly became solemn, and he motioned to the soldiers beside him: "Send it up!"
The soldiers crossed the human wall of heavily armored sergeants, took the blood edict and tiger talisman from Wei Chen, and placed them respectfully on the low table in front of the British Duke.
After unfolding the bloody edict, the British Duke's eyes suddenly became sharp. He stared at the contents of the edict carefully for a long time, and then suddenly said out loud: "It is indeed your Majesty's handwriting!"
The British Duke took a deep breath, and took out the other half of the tiger talisman from his arms, and compared it with the tiger talisman brought by Wei Chen to verify the authenticity. The two were also a perfect match. As expected, the tiger talisman could no longer be authentic!
At this point, the British prince no longer had any doubts in his mind. He stood up suddenly, dispersed the soldiers in the tent, walked quickly to Zhao Zongquan, pushed the gold mountain and poured out the jade pillar, bowed his head.
"Old minister Zhang Lie, see His Highness the Crown Prince!"
Zhao Zongquan took half a step forward, wanting to support the gray-haired British Duke with both hands: "Old Duke, you are an elder, you don't need to be so polite, please get up quickly!"
"The etiquette cannot be revoked!"
However, the British Duke's temper was very stubborn. After bowing to Zhao Zongquan, he slowly stood up with Zhao Zongquan's help.
The old man's white hair is full of traces of time. The tall and majestic body when he was young has gradually become thinner as time goes by.
But as long as he stood there, his back would always be straight, like a majestic mountain, making everyone around him respect him from the bottom of their hearts.
Zhao Zongquan couldn't help but feel heartbroken. Looking at the British Duke, he sincerely praised: "As he grows older, he becomes stronger. He is truly the pillar of the country!"
Wei Chen urged from the side: "The rebels have entered the palace city. Your Majesty is in danger. Please ask the Duke to send troops to quell the rebellion quickly!"
When the British Duke heard Wei Chen's words, he nodded solemnly, and immediately ordered people to summon all the generals in the camp, and began to mobilize the troops based on the tiger talisman.
However, there are tens of thousands of troops in the camp. Just gathering everyone together is a big project, and it will not take a moment to get ready.
The British Duke made a decisive decision and ordered his powerful generals, the Divine Guards, to command the Song Dynasty to lead 3,000 elite soldiers to rush to Bianjing to rescue them.
When the troops were ordered at the school, Zhao Zongquan incorporated Gu Tingye, Shen Congxing and others as well as his own generals into the vanguard team.
The British Duke didn't say much about this. Although Zhao Zongquan was now the prince, his foundation was very shallow. It was the right thing to find ways to promote his cronies.
However, when he saw Gu Tingye, the British father was still a little surprised.
Unexpectedly, the legitimate son of the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion would have such a close relationship with His Highness the Crown Prince, and even become a brother-in-law.
That old boy Gu Yankai is really lucky. With the relationship between Gu Tingye and His Highness the Crown Prince, even if Gu Yankai is gone in the future, Ningyuan Houfu will still be prominent.
On the general stage, looking at the heroic appearance of Gu Tingye riding his horse and whipping his whip in the distance, the British man couldn't help but feel infinite emotion in his heart.
At this time, the three thousand Qingqi, who were the vanguard of the counter-rebellion, had been assembled. Under the leadership of Song Chaozhong, the commander of the Divine Guard Army, they were setting off outside the camp one after another.
In the marching team, Wei Chen, who was wearing heavy armor, was walking side by side with Gu Tingye.
On the front side of Wei Chen's saddle, two four-sided iron slips were hung, which were still shiny after maintenance. They were standard weapons in the army. Wei Chen's slips were sparse and were only used for self-defense.
There is also a bow bag hanging on the back of the saddle, and the horn bow contained in it is Wei Chen's favorite.
The size of this horned bow is not large, but its strength is enough to weigh one stone and five buckets, which is far more than the nine buckets of battle bows commonly used by the imperial army of the Great Zhou Dynasty. It is also well-made and was a treasure given to Wei Chen by the British Duke before he left.
Even Gu Tingye was quite envious of Wei Chen's treasured bow. He picked up the long bow from Wei Chen's bow bag, flicked the bow string and listened to the beautiful string sound, and asked casually: "Xingyun, just now Before setting off, what were you and Commander Song Du talking about Didi?"
Wei Chen said calmly: "Nothing, I just suggested that the Song Dynasty commander should take a detour to the Xuanhua Gate in the south of the city to enter the city."
"South of the city, Xuanhua Gate?"
Gu Tingye's heart moved and he looked up at Wei Chen: "Xiao Duan mentioned to me before that he was the one who met you in the south of the city. Is it possible that there are loyal ministers at Xuanhua Gate who have never rebelled?"
"King Yan has no king and no father, and he is rebellious and disrespectful. Apart from a few stubborn people, how many of them are true thieves?"
Wei Chen laughed and said: "Although the rebels currently control all the city gates in Bianjing, as far as I know, the west city gate where Wu Mou is personally in charge is more difficult to attack. The rest of the city gates are just relying on Wu Mou's cronies could barely suppress it.
My eldest brother-in-law Yuan Wenshao is stationed at Xuanhua Gate. Although he is monitored by Wu Mou's cronies, he has always been lenient in running the army and is very popular among the soldiers. He was able to secretly send me out of the city before. As soon as Wang Shi arrives, Xuanhuamen will surely fall without a fight! "
"Great! Previously, I was worried that Bianjing City was impregnable and that I would not be able to enter the city easily. Now that Brother Yuan is here to support me, the high walls and deep fortifications are no longer a fear!"
Gu Tingye was in great spirits, and Kang said passionately: "Without the city wall to rely on, the rebels are just like chickens and dogs. They will make great achievements today!"
After saying that, he roared loudly, whipped his horse and galloped towards the front of the team, taking the treasured bow that Wei Chen had just received along with him.
Seeing this, Wei Chen couldn't help but shake his head. He immediately clamped the horse's belly with his legs and whipped to keep up.
