Wang Qian'er seemed to see Gu Er's concerns. Shi Ran stood up and walked to the hall. She bowed her hands to Gu Er, Zhao Zongquan and others and said, "Second Uncle Gu! Third Uncle often said that he and Second Uncle are You can entrust your life and death to your closest friends.
The second uncle's troubles are the troubles of my Wang family. The friends of my second uncle are also the friends of my Wang family. If the second uncle can be useful, there are hundreds of villagers in the village who were trained by the second uncle himself. They can be returned to the second uncle. Dispatch! "
Listening to Wang Qier's generous words, even Gu Er couldn't help but be moved by them.
But Gu Er still looked at Minglan next to him. Wang Qier was only a half-grown child after all, but Minglan was now the mistress of the Wang family.
Minglan said: "The officials in my family have always treated Sister Qian as a man. Sister Qian's meaning is that of our husband and wife. Brother Gu and Zhao Tuanlian can live in the village with peace of mind before considering anything else."
As if she was afraid that Gu Er would be worried, Wang Qier said: "Second Uncle Gu, please relax. Third Uncle has long expected that there may be a situation where the end of the day is too big to be defeated, so he has already left manpower in the city. Now Uncle Shi Keng and Uncle Aunt Che has already gone to find a way to contact the manpower reserved in the city, and I guess there will be news soon."
"Zi Hou actually had arrangements for this?" Hearing what Wang Qian'er said, Gu Er was overjoyed at first, but his joy disappeared after a moment: "If Prince Yan really did such a treasonous thing, I'm afraid at this moment The city of Bianjing has long been under his control, and even if Zihou keeps a secret hand, I'm afraid..."
"The matter has come to this, we can only wait!" Minglan sighed and said helplessly.
The expressions on the faces of Zhao Zongquan and his son were all a bit wonderful, especially Zhao Zongquan, whose face was as dark as the bottom of a pot, and his eyes were full of fear.
Mrs. Sheng, who had been sitting silently at the top, actually looked up and said, "There should be room for improvement!"
"What do you think, old lady?" Gu Er immediately asked with his hands raised.
Old Mrs. Sheng said: "The official family has been in the imperial family for forty years and is famous for its generosity and kindness. The civil and military forces in the court and China were all promoted by the official family. No matter in court or in the opposition, the prestige is very high. Even if King Yan really raises troops to force the palace to rebel, It is also necessary to get the imperial edict written by the officials themselves, so that we can inherit the rule legitimately, otherwise we will offend the public, and then all the soldiers and civilians in the world, as well as the clans everywhere, will fight against it."
"The old woman lived in the palace for a while when she was young, and she is an old acquaintance with the official family. Although the official family is kind-hearted, they are also proud and proud. King Yan really put his sword on the official family. I'm afraid even the officials may not be willing to give in. The Queen is also a fierce general and is not someone who compromises easily."
Wang Qian'er frowned and said worriedly: "What if a shameless villain like King Yan takes advantage of the benevolence of the officials to threaten the lives of palace officials?"
"Things have priorities!" Old Mrs. Sheng couldn't help but frown when she heard this, as if she saw the scene of the mountains of corpses and seas of blood: "Although officials are kind, they are not pedantic..."
At this point, Mrs. Sheng couldn't bear to say any more.
After a conversation, the servants brought food and wine, allowing Gu Er, Zhao Zongquan and his entourage to fill their bellies first, and then they were led to settle in the prepared wing.
In the side room, Zhao Zongquan and his son could not sit still.
"If something happens in the city, and King Yan really dares to rebel and force the palace, wouldn't it be the day when he succeeds that my father and son will die?"
Zhao Zongquan was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, walking around the room, pacing back and forth, anxious.
Shen Congxing also paced back and forth, feeling very sad.
Zhao Ceying looked at Gu Er: "Does Zhong Huai have any other ideas?"
Gu Er pondered for a moment and then said: "The matter has reached this point. There is no other option but to fight to the death. My father is leading an army of troops in the western suburbs camp. However, I have been away from Tokyo for several years. I don't know the situation in Beijing. What should I do? Why don't I go to the western suburbs camp to find out the situation?"
Although Zhao Zongquan was timid, he was not ignorant. He knew that this was a life-and-death situation and they could not retreat just because they wanted to.
Zhao Ceying frowned and said with deep eyes: "It's a knife to extend your head, and it's a knife to shrink your head. My mother, wife and children have all been settled. The worst is death!"
"Zhong Huai, don't listen to his nonsense, everything is better to save your life!" Zhao Zongquan pulled Gu Er and said excitedly.
"Don't worry, team coach, Gu Er will be spared!"
After bidding farewell to Zhao Zongquan and his son, Gu Er took advantage of the fact that it was still early and rushed to the Western Suburbs Camp. The so-called Western Suburbs Camp, as the name suggests, was stationed in the western suburbs of Bianjing, nearly twenty miles away from Jinmingchi. There are nearly 100,000 elite Imperial Guards stationed all year round. In the past, these 100,000 Imperial Guards were the most elite troops in the imperial army. However, more than a hundred years have passed since Emperor Taizu, and as the older generation gradually passed away, As time goes by when the world is at peace, the top military in the country will inevitably gradually become decayed.
But the skinny camel is bigger than the horse. Although it is a bit rotten, it is still the Tokyo Forbidden Army. Whether it is equipment or treatment, it is the best in the country.
Gu Er flew all the way and didn't return to Wangjiazhuangzi until it was already dark at half hour.
As soon as Gu Er walked in, Zhao Ceying couldn't wait to pull Gu Er to ask about the progress.
Gu Er shook his head helplessly: "My father is not in the camp. I only saw my father's lieutenant, but he didn't know anything about what happened in the city."
"What should we do?" Zhao Zongquan immediately panicked: "Now that we have arrived in Tokyo, we can't even enter the city, let alone go to the official palace to file a complaint against King Yan."
Zhao Ceying immediately stood up and said, "Does father think that if we go back to Yuzhou at this time, King Yan will let us father and son go?"
"Dad, could it be that I have forgotten that if my uncle hadn't sacrificed his life to divert my father's pursuers that night, my father would have been killed by the assassin's knife!"
Zhao Ceying rendered Zhao Zongquan speechless with just a few words.
Zhao Zongquan spread his palms helplessly, looked at Zhao Ceying and said: "But what should we do now? Raise troops to attack the city? Let's not talk about whether we have troops and horses. Even if we do have troops and horses, in what name should we attack the city? Now? No one knows what is happening in the city, everything is just our guess, who is willing to risk the death of the nine tribes and follow us?"
Zhao Zongquan's few words left Zhao Ceying and others speechless. They didn't know how to answer. Even Gu Er didn't know how to answer for a while.
Suddenly, the whole room became quiet. Several people were sitting in the room, and no one was not feeling heavy and sitting on pins and needles.
"Second Master Gu! Second Master Gu!" I don't know how long it took, it seemed like hours, it seemed like days, months, a voice with rapid breathing woke up the silent people.
"My eldest lady invites you!" The person who came was Xiao Tao, who was next to Minglan. Gu Er recognized him. He was a close confidant of Minglan's confidants.
Xiao Tao spoke quickly: "Mrs. Che and the others are back, and they have brought back a very important news. The eldest lady has specially ordered me to invite Mr. Gu and Zhao Tuanlian to go to the front hall to discuss matters!"
"Walk!"
As soon as they heard that it was Che Sanniang and the others who had news, Gu Er and his party couldn't sit still, so they immediately hurried towards the front hall.
A few people walked to the front hall and saw Mrs. Sheng, Minglan and Wang Qian'er. In addition to the three of them, Gu Er also knew Wang Erxi, Shi Keng and his wife Sanniang, and a paralyzed man. A man sitting on the ground, his face as pale as paper and his clothes soaked through.
"Brother Gu Er!" Seeing Gu Er coming, Minglan didn't bother to salute and handed the white dragon-patterned silk in her hand to Gu Er.
Gu Er took the silk silk handed over by Ming Lan, and his expression suddenly changed. After all, Gu Er was also the legitimate son of the Hou Mansion. Naturally, he knew the etiquette and regulations of the court clearly. The silk silk in his hand at this moment, and the silk cloth on it. The dragon patterns and gold threads embroidered on it were clearly something only officials could wear.
"Is this?" Gu Er looked at Minglan with a shocked expression.
Minglan explained: "This Cao Gang brother desperately brought it out of the waterway."
Gu Er looked at the Caobang man next to him who was as pale as paper and soaked to the skin. Respect flashed across his face and he bowed his hands to the man: "Brother, I admire you for your righteousness."
"Thank you so much, Mr. Gu!" The man cupped his hands and replied, "It's all Mr. Wang's clever plan, the villain is just following orders."
Che Sanniang sighed and said helplessly: "It's just pity that the little palace maid who sent the edict out of the palace died tragically at the hands of those scum."
While speaking, Gu Er had already opened the cloth in his hand. The moment he saw the tiger charm wrapped in the cloth, Gu Er's eyes changed instantly. When he looked at the cloth full of blood words, his expression changed again. He walked up to Zhao Zongquan. , offering the cloth and tiger charm with both hands.
"Please watch the team training!"
Zhao Zongquan took the edict and the tiger talisman, and after just a quick glance, he was startled and almost dropped the edict and tiger talisman in his hands.
Wang Qian'er on the side couldn't help but frowned when she saw this. Looking at Zhao Zongquan who was like a snake, a thought suddenly came to her mind. The official chose such a timid person as the crown prince, how could he really shoulder the burden of the world? ?
"What does Tuan Lian mean? Could it be that he doesn't want to accept the edict and the tiger talisman?" Wang Qier asked in a deep voice.
"Sister Qian!" Minglan shouted in a low voice: "Don't be rude!"
Zhao Zongquan avoided the edict and tiger talisman in his hands like a snake and a scorpion. Zhao Ceying who was next to him immediately took the edict and tiger talisman from Zhao Zongquan. After reading it, he was overjoyed.
He quickly said to Zhao Zongquan with a face of surprise: "Father, this is a God-given opportunity!"
"What a good opportunity, this is a disaster, a huge disaster!" Zhao Zongquan was so anxious that he jumped.
Zhao Ceying said: "Father, you and I are also the direct bloodline of Taizong, not to mention that there are still imperial edicts written by the officials!"
Zhao Zongquan said: "Have you forgotten the candlelight ax shadow of Taizong of this dynasty?"
"Father!" Zhao Ceying knelt down on the ground and took Zhao Zongquan's hand to persuade him. Seeing that Zhao Zongquan was still struggling, Zhao Ceying hurriedly looked at Gu Er.
Gu Er also knelt down on one knee, cupped his hands and said: "Did Tuan Lian forget the purpose of our coming to Tokyo? Just an edict to ask for help attracted so many assassins, and Tuan Lian almost died. Now this seal canonize Tuan Lian as the crown prince. Once the edict comes out, Tuan Lian thinks, will King Yan let Tuan Lian and his family go?"
An idea flashed in Zhao Ceying's mind, and she immediately followed Gu Er's words and advised: "Even if my father doesn't care about the life and death of himself and his children, doesn't he care about the life and death of his mother, children, wives and children at home? My son's daughter is not yet two years old this year. She just She just learned to call her grandpa, can my father bear to see her die tragically at the hands of King Yan? If we don’t accept this edict, the lives of dozens of members of our family will be lost."
"Father, please save your son, save your granddaughter, save our whole family!" Zhao Ceying said and knelt down in front of Zhao Zongquan.
"Brother-in-law, if we retreat now, we will risk the lives of our whole family!" Shen Congxing, who was next to him, also knelt down and advised.
Seeing that Zhao Zongquan was still hesitating, Wang Qier next to him couldn't help but stepped forward and said: "After all, it's just for the sake of comfort. If you want to be a man in the group, you have a big beard, and you are not as good as a little girl like me." , squirming, looking forward and backward, the imperial edict for enthroning has been delivered to you, but you still don’t dare to accept it? Do you have to wait until King Yan puts the knife on Tuan Lian’s neck before Tuan Lian knows how to resist? "
Zhao Zongquan was speechless by Wang Qier's words.
Minglan took advantage of the situation and said: "Tuanlian, now that the official is in jail, how could he write a bloody edict if it wasn't out of helplessness? As Brother Gu said, Tuanlian is now being roasted on the fire, or beaten. There is still some hope if you turn around, or you can wait until King Yan succeeds and then kill him and silence him!"
Gu Er immediately added: "Regiment training, the city is still under martial law. It can be seen that King Yan has not succeeded yet. We still have time to catch him by surprise, attack him unprepared, and fight him. But if we delay for a long time, King Yan will force the officials to change." The imperial edict, if you free your hands to kill us when the time comes, we will be absolutely unable to resist!"
"Father!"
"Team training!"
Zhao Ceying and the others shouted anxiously again.
"Why are you still calling it group training?" Zhao Zongquan stood sideways, and the expression on his face changed accordingly.
Gu Er and others were immediately overjoyed, and they all called out: "Your Highness!"
Mrs. Lian Sheng stood up, pulling Ming Lan and Wang Qian'er along with her to salute Zhao Zongquan and call out to His Highness.
At the end of the Xu period, in the western suburbs of Tokyo, on the fields outside the city, a long dragon suddenly appeared. It was a long dragon composed of torches, approaching from far away, and moving at a constant speed towards Bianjing, which opened the far gate, also known as Wansheng Gate. Go to the main gate of the outer west city.
The defenders on the city tower have long been replaced by soldiers from the city defense bureau. The current commander of the palace department is Rongchang, Concubine Rong's biological brother. He was named Marquis of Fuchang, but he was not one of the founding lords. The pulse was obtained because of Concubine Rong. From this point alone, we can see the love that today's officials have for Concubine Rong.
It was precisely because of the support of Rongchang, the commander-in-chief of the palace front department, and the Rong family that King Yan dared to carry out such a rebellious act as rebelling against the palace.
The Division in Front of the Palace is the direct commanding body for the direct, infantry and cavalry commanders of the squadrons in front of the Palace. Master the names of the squadrons and infantry and cavalry commanders in front of the palace, and take charge of their control, training, shifts of guards and garrison, relocation, rewards and punishments.
The banzhi, infantry and cavalry commanders under the palace front department are the palace guards, and those who travel with the emperor are the emperor's guards, accompanying them on the left and right. For large-scale national festivals, we perform ceremonial, guidance, security, and escort tasks.
To put it simply, the palace minister is the emperor's personal guard. Their main task is to defend the imperial city and protect the safety of the emperor and the concubines in the harem.
But now most of the front officials of the palace have followed Rongchang and defected to King Yan. The few die-hard loyalists of Emperor Jiayou were either killed or imprisoned, which shows that this mutiny has been planned for a long time.
"Huh?" The defenders on the city tower also saw the long dragon approaching outside the city, but it was dark and their sight was blocked, so they could not determine the identity of the person coming.
Before the army could close in, the defender had already directed the defenders on the tower to fire a hail of arrows.
The arrow was stuck on the grass, and the arrow shaft with the tail fin was still trembling slightly.
"He who comes is stopped!"
"Who is under the city!"
The guard shouted loudly from the battlements of the city!
"I am the camp in the western suburbs. The commander of the Divine Guard Army, Song Chaozhong, has entered the city on the orders of His Highness King Yan to assist in defense and suppress Xiaoxiao! You, Su Su, open the door and do not delay the important matters of Lord Yan."
"Your Majesty King Yan's will? Do you have a letter to prove it?" After hearing what the people in the city said, the guard of the city tower was already on guard, but for the sake of caution, he still asked one more question. After all, what they did But losing one's head is a major event that affects the nine clans.
"It's a matter of confidentiality. How dare you keep the letter? At this time, you deliberately asked, if I miss the important matter of Lord Yan, can you afford to delay it?" Song Chaozhong got Gu Er's signal and immediately turned to him. The guard on the tower shouted loudly.
His preconceived attitude directly frightened the guard on the city tower. His guard went away, and his words softened a bit, "In extraordinary times, you must act with caution. Forgive me, brother!"
As he said that, he yelled at his subordinates to open the door.
Orders were passed down from level to level, and a moment later, in the middle of the tower, two huge doors slowly opened, and the door bolts turned with a loud noise.
The four gates outside Bianjing did not open in a zigzag manner like other city gates, but opened straightly. As soon as the gates were opened, the situation inside the city appeared in the eyes of Gu Er and others.
The soldiers behind the city gate holding torches and wearing armor naturally fell into the sight of Gu Er and others.
Just as the gate opened and the defenders behind the city gate moved out of the way, a burst of intensive line control sounds suddenly sounded behind the Song Dynasty. Countless crossbow arrows flew up to the city tower. The defender standing at the battlements was the first to bear the brunt and was killed by several feathers. The arrow was inserted into the face, throat and other vital places.
"kill!"
Gu Er shouted loudly, raised the bow in his left hand and the gun in his right hand, clamped his legs on the horse's belly, and rushed into the city gate at the head of the horse.
Following closely behind was a young general in black armor and red robes, holding a bright silver gun and riding a white horse.
The two of them were like tigers entering a flock of sheep, their horses galloping, their steel guns pointed out, causing countless blood.
The two men were followed closely by light cavalry armed with spears and spears. In an instant, before the defenders behind the door could react, they had already reached the front and caught them by surprise.
Gu Er and the black-armored young general did not stop for a moment, and rushed straight into the city with hundreds of light cavalry. Anyone who stood in front of them was an enemy.
The sound of horse hooves was like thunder, and in a moment the defenders behind the gate were rushed away. Then they formed a formation on the imperial street and used crossbows to greet the defenders near the city gate.
The infantry outside the city also took advantage of this gap to roar into the city.
A big war begins.
