Su Yuanbai had to remind him, "Grand Governor, once you massacre the city, I'm afraid you will trigger massive revenge from Meng Shanming in the Song Dynasty!"
Luo Zhao grabbed his wrist and said forcefully: "There is no advantage in retreating on the battlefield! Elder Su, step back ten thousand steps and say, even if you don't massacre the city, as long as you capture Yanjing and have a city of hostages, The Song State also has a bargaining chip with the Yan State! Once the court asks us to retreat, we will have to cross the Dongyu River. What if Meng Shanming blocks the river and wastes us here, running out of food and grass? Okay? No matter what the final situation is, we will get enough bargaining chips for the imperial court! But the imperial court may not think so, I am afraid it will just rush it, elders, please give me a helping hand!"
His words were sincere, and his expression was full of anticipation.
He now needs the support of the three major sects so much, and the fact that he can easily obtain the support of the three major sects is also related to the fact that he is the son-in-law of Lingxiao Pavilion.
Su, Dong and Chang looked at each other and felt that Luo Zhao's words were reasonable.
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"Ha ha ha ha… "
Shang Chaozong, who was standing on the hillside and looking at the Song Army in the distance, looked up to the sky and laughed happily. He was holding the good news from Meng Shanming in his hand.
The Song Dynasty's two million Jiang defense elites were wiped out by Meng Shanming in such a short period of time. The danger of national annihilation faced by Dayan finally gave people hope. The Shang family's foundation can be preserved, so how could he be unhappy?
He pointed at the Song soldiers in the distance and said: "Luo Zhao is now in a dilemma. Even if he can go back alive, he will probably face the dilemma of adding insult to injury. It's really retribution. It's so satisfying!"
On the side, Huang Lie, the leader of Dachan Mountain, also excitedly clapped his hands, "Commander Meng is Commander Meng. It is really extraordinary to go out personally. Two million elites wiped out the whole army like a ruthless enemy. With 600,000 prisoners in hand, the crisis in Yanjing should be solved." ”
The battle had reached this point, and the situation had been reversed against the odds. He finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The war can be ended as soon as possible, and Nanzhou's interests in Dachan Mountain can be preserved. How can we not breathe a sigh of relief
Speaking of the 600,000 prisoners, Shang Chaozong looked down at the victory report in his hand and sneered: "Luo Zhao is so rampant that he actually used a white horse as a gift of mourning. Now that the heavy gift from Commander Meng has been sent, I wonder what Luo Zhao thought after receiving it. .”
Speaking of the gift in return, Huang Lie couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth. The gift from Meng Shanming was really too domineering and intimidating!
There is also some cruelty, the gifts are returned without courtesy, even bloody, and it is also generous!
Meng Shanming gave an order to cut off one of the ears of the 600,000 prisoners, put them in boxes, and ordered them to be given to Luo Zhao, who was already on the way!
It is conceivable that once this matter spreads, Meng Shanming's gift of 600,000 ears in return will greatly increase the national prestige of Yan!
What the two of them didn't know was that neither the Song court nor Luo Zhao knew that Meng Shanming had 600,000 prisoners in his hands.
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In the Yanjing Imperial Palace, the women in the harem were chattering everywhere and it was a mess.
Some news cannot be concealed. The Song army is about to attack Yanjing, and His Majesty is about to evacuate. He will take everyone away today. The nobles in each room are packing their luggage, so as not to disturb the schedule and anger His Majesty if it is not packed properly before departure.
"Your Majesty, every hospital is packing their luggage. Do we need to pack something?"
The maid Xiao Hong returned to the deserted courtyard and informed Zhou Qing, who was building flowers and plants, about the situation.
Zhou Qing paused for a moment and replied sadly, "Do we have anything else to deal with?"
The two maids looked at each other and lowered their heads sadly. The only belongings here that should be taken care of were all gone. Except for a few clothes, there was really nothing to take away. They could pack it up and take it away at any time after receiving the news. It would not be troublesome at all.
At this moment, there were a lot of footsteps outside, as if they were running in all directions. There were neat steps and the sound of armor rubbing against each other.
Zhou Qing listened intently, and Xiao Hong immediately turned around, ready to see what the noise was.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he reached the door, he was blocked by several eunuchs. The contents of the tray held by the leading eunuch scared Xiaohong back again and again.
There was a folded white silk ribbon and a jug of wine on the tray. As a person who has lived in the palace for a long time, he knew very well what it meant to bring out this thing.
Xiaohong backed away in fear and scolded: "What do you want to do?"
The leading eunuch ignored her and went straight to Zhou Qing with his things. Two eunuchs guarded the courtyard gate.
"I have met the imperial concubine." The leading eunuch stood in front of Zhou Qing and saluted respectfully.
Zhou Qing was shocked when he saw what was in the other person's hand, and the scissors in his hand fell to the ground with a clatter.
The leading eunuch sighed, "Your Majesty, I won't talk too much about the Zajia family. The Zajia family has no choice. There are two things. Please choose one."
Zhou Qing tensed his lips, "Who do you mean? Is it the Queen?"
The leading eunuch said: "The general manager's intention is that the Zajia family will also act according to the orders. There are many people in the family. I have any regrets in the past. The Zajia family would like to apologize here. I also hope that the empress will not blame the Zajia family after she is happy."
Zhou Qing smiled and smiled miserably. She knew very well that no matter how powerful Tian Yu was in the palace, he would not dare to do this to her. After all, she was the emperor's woman. Even if Tian Yu had a hundred courages, he would not dare to kill her. .
Pointing out the chief steward, she already guessed who meant it, and said with a sad smile: "I am about to go on my way, and I have only one request. I want to see your majesty one last time, and allow me to bid farewell to your majesty."
The leading eunuch shook his head and said: "No! All the passages outside have been blocked by the imperial army. No one is allowed to enter or exit without permission, not even the imperial concubine."
Zhou Qing had tears in his eyes, "I want to know why you want to kill me, can't you do it? Can't you let me know why you want to die?"
The leading eunuch hesitated for a moment, and finally sighed: "I must have heard that the Song army is about to attack the capital. In order to facilitate the evacuation, everyone cannot be taken away. The chief steward also thinks about your majesty. There are so many beauties in the harem. If they are all mixed in, The temporarily evacuated army is too large in number and is eye-catching. It is really indecent and affects the morale of the people. If the empress and others are left behind, once the city is broken, they are afraid that the enemy will desecrate the empress. The chief manager really has good intentions, and you don't want to Blame him, you are not alone on the road, there are other ladies accompanying you!"
It turns out that was the case. Zhou Qing's eyes were filled with tears, he shook his head and choked up: "Your Majesty is so ruthless, I don't even remember the gentleness of my past."
She had no choice in front of her. All she could choose was the two things on the tray. She only hated that her father died early. If her powerful father Zhou Shouxian was still there, the emperor would not dare to treat her like this.
"Your Majesty, get on your way as soon as possible." The leading eunuch urged.
Zhou Qing slowly stretched out his hand, grabbed a piece of white silk from the tray, and slowly turned around and walked into the room, looking lost.
"Empress!" The two maids cried and stopped, but were held down by two eunuchs.
The sad Zhou Qing moved too slowly. When he returned to the room, he saw that the beams were not moving. The leading eunuch became impatient and waved his hand, "We have to evict the next family. We can't afford to delay things. Please help." Give me a hand and send you on your way!"
An eunuch snatched the white silk from Zhou Qing's hand, pulled a stool and stood on it. He threw one end of the white silk in his hand over the beam and tied both ends together.
Zhou Qing's body lightened up and he found himself being picked up by a eunuch. He cooperated with the eunuch standing on the stool and put her neck into Bai Ling.
As soon as the two eunuchs let go, one stepped away, and the other jumped off the stool and kicked it over. Only Zhou Qing was left hanging on the beam and struggling with his legs.
"Your Majesty!" The two maids who were pulled outside the door screamed sadly.
Unexpectedly, several eunuchs turned around, held down two maids, and pinched their mouths open.
The leading eunuch poured the poisoned wine into his hand and said coldly in front of the two of them: "I'm afraid that I'm alone on the road and no one will take care of me. You two go to accompany me. Remember to serve me well."
The two women were frightened, and the leading eunuch was rude and poured two cups of poisonous wine into their mouths. Another eunuch covered the two women's mouths to prevent them from spitting out.
The two women quickly tensed up and twitched.
Zhou Qing, who was on the beam, gradually became unable to move. There were two lines of tears on his face, and his eyes were filled with despair. He recalled that when he was in glory, His Majesty the Emperor doted on her in every possible way, and even the Queen Mother wanted to give her three points. She was as luxurious as a dream. ,Ma'am!
The leading eunuch turned back and glanced at Liang Shang, "Leave two people here and make sure they are all dead before coming to me. The others will follow me to the next house." After that, he hurried away.
It didn't take long before corpses were hanging on many roof beams throughout the harem, or lying on the ground with black faces.
Standing on the high pavilion in the palace, listening to the begging and crying in the harem, Meng Xuan, the leader of Lingjian Mountain, closed his eyes and showed no expression. He knew that he would not interfere in such a matter.
Not far away, the queen led a group of harem beauties out. All the beauties looked ugly, including the queen, who was frightened.
Even the maids around the queen were suddenly dealt with a lot. Except for the queen who could take four maids, each of the other empresses could only take two. The rest were all sent on the road, right in front of their eyes. Lu, how can these noble people not be afraid? They are almost scared to death.
A group of eunuchs who went to various places to kill him quickly gathered together and gathered in a courtyard to resume their lives.
Unexpectedly, as soon as they arrived, a group of forbidden troops surrounded them. A group of archers appeared from upstairs. Under the rain of arrows, the screaming eunuchs fell to the ground, blood flowing gurglingly, including those who had previously attacked Zhou Qing. A few eunuchs took action.
Afterwards, the Imperial Guards surrounded the corpses and struck again, not sparing anyone...
The court hall was empty except for Shang Jianxiong who was sitting on the dragon throne.
The chief steward Tian Yu quickly stepped inside, went up the side steps, and came to Shang Jianxiong's side. He whispered: "The nobles are all on their way, and all the slaves who were rude to the nobles have been dealt with. Your Majesty, it's getting late. Okay." Let’s set out.”
Shang Jianxiong, whose facial muscles were slightly squirming, stood up, left the dragon chair, and walked down the steps, followed by Tian Yu.
As soon as the two of them reached the door of the hall, they heard someone shouting outside, "Good news! Good news! Your Majesty, good news!"
I saw Grand Sima Shang Yongzhong rushing in waving the news of victory. He didn't even care about his basic posture. He ran up the steps in a hurry, panted heavily and saluted to announce the good news, "Your Majesty, our army has won a great victory. The two million elite troops of the Song Dynasty are defending the river." Overturned!"
He almost cried with joy. Damn it, the emperor asked him to lead an army of 100,000 to defend the capital and fight the enemy to the end. He couldn't agree even if he didn't agree.
There is really no one more suitable than him. Who calls him the Great Sima of Yan State