As the 30,000 elites were wiped out again, especially after the news of the loss of Juyong Pass reached Nanjing City, the entire city instantly became chaotic. Yelu Chun even fainted when he saw Yelu Han's head.
That night, in the Nanjing Palace, I saw that in just one day, the entire palace was already in a state of depression, and the wide palace gates were unguarded. In the palace, a famous maid was snatching precious things, carrying a bag on her back, her face expressionless. Fleeing in all directions.
Everyone understood that Daliao, which was once extremely prosperous and had everyone surrendering, perished in just a few days.
At this time, there were only a few people standing in a side hall. Emperor Yelu Chun of the Liao Dynasty was lying on the couch, breathing weakly. A middle-aged woman in gorgeous clothes and only two maids were guarding the side. , tears streaming from his eyes.
It was Yelu Chun's concubine Xiao Pu Xiannu.
"Empress!" Not long after, a chamberlain with his forehead full of blood hurried in, and he knelt down with a sad face and said: "The ministers are not willing to come. They locked the doors of the palace one by one, and the servants' heads were smashed. They I won’t come either!!”
After hearing this, Miss Xiao Pu showed a trace of despair and calmness on her face, as if she had expected this.
"Empress, what should I do now??"
"Dead, the Liao Dynasty died, but what I never expected was that it died in the hands of the Song Dynasty. This may be God's will!!" Xiao Puxian shook her head and looked at the people in front of her. He waved weakly and said: "You guys should leave quickly!"
"Empress" and several people immediately knelt down and cried bitterly.
"Now I just hope that the Song Dynasty can keep the centenary agreement and leave the last vestige of life to His Majesty!!"
"Mother, please rest assured, I am still here." As an old voice sounded, a large number of soldiers and horses rushed in quickly. When an old man over sixty years old, wearing official uniforms, led two generals step by step. After walking in, he looked at the surprised Xiao Pu virtuous woman, and immediately knelt down respectfully and said: "Your Majesty, Li Chuwen, pays homage to your Majesty, my empress!!"
"Li Xiang!!" A trace of excitement flashed on Xiao Puxian's face.
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On October 15th, the fourth year of Xuanhe in the Song Dynasty, when the Emperor of Liao was seriously ill, Xiao Puxian, the concubine of Liao, was persuaded by Li Chuwen, the Prime Minister of the Liao State, to formally surrender the throne, command all the civil and military officials of the Liao State, Kaicheng surrendered, and committed suicide. The Northern Liao Dynasty, which had just been established less than three months ago, was destroyed, and Youzhou, which had been lost for a hundred years, finally returned to the hands of the Chinese people.
Just three days after the recapture of Nanjing, another news reached Nanjing. King Song Jiang of Qi had personally led an army of 200,000 to enter the Liao territory.
On this day, in a mansion in Nanjing City, I saw Chen Tuo slowly taking off the official uniform and official hat that represented the Song Dynasty, and looked at the unbearable Shi Yi and other Nandou Six Star Guards next to him, with an expression on his face. He smiled calmly and said: "It doesn't have to be like this. I will have no regrets if I can regain Nanjing."
After saying that, he walked out accompanied by two soldiers. Just after he went out, he saw many generals from Hejian already waiting here. Seeing this scene, they all knelt down on one knee with reluctance. Some people There were even tears in his eyes. Although they had secretly surrendered to the Qi State, this time they sent troops under the banner of the Song Dynasty, because the Qi State signed a peace treaty with the Liao State for the sake of war horses. The king cannot bear the name of breaking one's word. , and at the same time, only Chen Yu's sacrifice can stabilize the situation in Nanjing as quickly as possible.
Chen Tuo, the number one contributor to the recapture of Nanjing and the destruction of the Northern Liao Dynasty, took one look, suddenly laughed loudly, and then headed towards the prison under the escort of soldiers.
Soon, Pharmacist Guo immediately sent an order to command all the armies and join His Highness the King of Qi. At the same time, Chen Yu was relieved of all official positions and put into prison to await his death. This news reached the ears of the nobles of the Liao Kingdom. They were surprised and originally thought The sorrow, anger and worry in his heart also dissipated a lot in an instant. It was even said that it was not shameful for the Liao State to lose to the Qi State, because the Song Dynasty was also overwhelmed by the Qi State. In addition, Chen Yu, a great hero, was arrested. It also means that His Highness the King of Qi will not kill the Liao people wantonly.
Five days later, Song Jiang, dressed in golden armor and billowing red robes, commanded an army of 150,000, and officially arrived outside Nanjing.
"Long live, long live, long live." I saw Guo Rong, Li Chuwen, Shi Yi and others leading dozens of civil and military officials to greet them. Violent cheers rang out from the city tower. The former Song flag became the Daqi flag in just a few days. flag.
After Song Jiang took one look at the towering city wall, he immediately got off his horse and led all the civil and military personnel to the front of Medicine Master Guo.
"The last general..." Just as Pharmacist Guo was about to salute in awe, Song Jiang immediately supported him and said: "The general's merits will last forever, and he will regain the lost land for a hundred years. I promise you today that as long as my descendants are still there, the Guo family will enjoy wealth forever. !!”
When Pharmacist Guo saw it, he was immediately moved and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
"This is Prime Minister Li, right?" Song Jiang then looked at Li Chuwen next to him.
"Exactly"
"Thank you for your hard work. In the future, Nanjing will have to rely on the prime minister," Song Jiang said warmly.
"Your Majesty, the situation is serious."
After Song Jiang made an introduction and met all the civil and military personnel who came to greet him, he officially entered Nanjing city with cheers.
After arriving at the palace, Song Jiang looked at Pharmacist Guo and said softly: "Where is Humber?"
"Your Majesty, we are in the prison. Brother Chen wants to go in there himself," Yaoshi Guo said helplessly.
"Your Majesty, Humber is doing this so that our Qi State can stabilize Nanjing as soon as possible!!" Gongsun Sheng said immediately.
"Your Majesty, if you don't punish the hatred for the country's subjugation, it will be difficult to win over people's hearts!!" Chen Dong also said.
Both of them were worried that Song Jiang's temporary love would affect the current good situation. Many of the people who came to greet him today were the civil and military nobles of the Liao Kingdom. That is to say, they had already joined the Qi Kingdom because of Chen Yu's incident. , Recovering Nanjing is only the first step, stabilizing and governing Nanjing is the most important, and no one understands the situation better than these former civil and military officials of the Liao Kingdom. In addition, if they surrender, it will be a matter of course for them to recover other state capitals.
Song Jiang thought for a while, turned around and said, "Li Xiang, what do you think?"
"Your Majesty, I can persuade you, but maybe you don't need to..." Although Li Chuwen was not very familiar with Chen Tuo, he still couldn't bear it at the moment. After all, it can be said that the recapture of Nanjing was entirely planned by Chen Tuo, and his merits are as great as heaven's. Such a great hero now not only gets nothing, but is himself imprisoned.
After Song Jiang was silent for a while, he didn't say anything more and said: "Tomorrow, call all the civil and military officers of the Liao Kingdom in Beijing and tell them that I will invite them to drink!!"
"yes!!"
That night, in the Nanjing prison, accompanied by Shi Yi, Song Jiang came here in person.
In the "King's" cell, when Chen Tuo saw it, he knelt down on the ground in surprise.
When Song Jiang saw it, he immediately stepped forward to help him up. Looking at his calm eyes, he said warmly: "Are you wronged?"
"If you are not aggrieved, I will only be excited and happy."
Song Jiang smiled and said happily: "Then how about going back to teach?"
When Chen Yu heard this, he was immediately moved: "This is exactly what I have always wanted to do. I am really tired of recovering Nanjing this time."
After Song Jiang nodded, he turned to look at Shi Yiyi: "Nandou Six Star Guards personally escorted Humber back. If something happens, I will punish him severely."
"yes!!"
Soon, when Song Jiang was about to leave, he walked to the door of the prison, turned to look at Chen Tuo who was saluting, and said seriously: "Uncle Heng, this time I failed you, but this love and this merit will always be with me." Keep it in my heart, and it will be recorded in the history of Daqi forever!!"
Chen Yu shuddered and immediately knelt down with tears in his eyes: "Long live the king, long live, long live the king!!"
