On the seventh day of the twelfth lunar month, in Qinzhou, there was chaos on the official roads, and the fleeing people lined up in a long queue, pushing and shoving each other. The sky is bright, the mountains and rivers are covered with light snow, and the road is full of snow.
"The barbarians are coming—"
"Everyone run—"
"Fucking kid—"
"what-"
"It's only been a few months since I went down the mountain, why did it change like this?" You Mengzhe said in amazement.
Yu Wenhong was also in a daze, and rode his horse to a stop on the side of the road. The father and son left Qinglong Town, Canghai Pavilion, and went north along the way from the East China Sea. This is a troubled time.
In just four months, the land of the Central Plains has changed. People fleeing south are everywhere. It seems that there is an army of Hu people pressing down on the land. All martial arts people from all over the world responded and went to Qinzhou in the northeast to defend their family and country.
"Hey, big brother." You Mengzhe grabbed the man and asked, "What happened?"
"The emperor is dead! The emperor is dead!" The man howled hysterically: "The princes are killing! Blood flowed like a river!! The son-in-law ran away with the princess! The only one left in the capital is dumb! Dumb!! Dayu Guang is dumb!! Dayu is over! The dynasty is about to change! The Xianbei people have come in! King Yuwen is here—everyone, run—"
"The explanation is clear enough." You Mengzhe said with a twitching corner of his mouth, "Father, what should I do?"
Yu Wenhong touched his head and asked, "What do you think?"
You Mengzhe suggested: "Why don't we go back to the capital first to have a look."
Yu Wenhong said: "Success, listen to you."
The two of them thought together for a while, and they couldn't go to Luoyan Mountain outside the Great Wall, so they had to walk southwest to the capital, and there were fleeing people everywhere along the way. You Mengzhe stopped and stopped, and arrived in the capital on December 15th. , is full of dilapidated scenes.
Since Li Xiao ascended the throne, Dayu has not experienced any wars for hundreds of years. The troops stationed on the frontier have not been trained for a long time, and Shuobian has become a place for a group of rich families to fight with falcons and dogs. When the Xianbei invaded, they were defeated one after another. , You Mengzhe asked someone to find out the reasons for the past few months, and then he knew that the country of Yu had undergone earth-shaking changes since the Dragon Boat Festival.
When the Dragon Boat Festival emperor went to Jiangzhou, many people were gonorrheaed by a heavy rain. Li Yi, the emperor of Yu Kingdom, was strong on the outside but weak on the inside. When I arrived in Jiangzhou on the third day of May, it rained a little, and on the fifth day of the fifth day, I watched the dragon boat with hundreds of officials under the scorching sun.
On the seventh day of the fifth lunar month, when he left for Beijing, he became ill on the way. If he had stopped for a few days on the way to treat with medicine and stones, at most the root cause of the disease would have fallen. However, Li Yi was in his prime, and thought he was fine, he took the medicine and hurried to set off. The exhaustion of the journey and the overwork and illness in the past all accumulated in one place. In the end, he died before reaching the capital and passed away.
This time everyone was in a mess, Li Yi died without leaving a word, the prince was young, in order to prevent the powerful officials from usurping the throne, the prince rebelled, the queen immediately ordered not to issue a funeral, only the queen, the prime minister, the son-in-law Yu Changqing, and the four princesses knew about it. people.
Zhang Yuanshan was currently planning to go to Canghai Pavilion in Jiangzhou, so naturally he didn't know anything about it.
Until the 15th day of the eighth month, news of Li Yi's death was reported in the palace, and the princes of Yu from all walks of life moved their minds, saying that the crown prince was young, and he was afraid that a traitor would take over the government, so they raised troops to calm down the emperor's side, Xichuan, Qinzhou, and Nanjing. Four princes surnamed Li from Mengze and Yanyun prefectures marched into the city, and it took only two months to fight all the way to the capital, where a brutal melee began.
It's a pity that Li Qingcheng counted the sky and the earth back then, but he didn't think that the country would be destroyed by a group of vassal kings in their own family.
At this time, Zhang Yuanshan was undergoing the cruelest baptism in his life on the Canghai Pavilion.
On August 20th, at the foot of Dianbing Ridge, fifty miles away from the capital, the great prince killed the second prince, and the fourth prince killed the great prince. Full of ambition, he went straight to the capital Huanglong and made a surprise attack from behind, killed the fourth prince, and incorporated a total of 180,000 remnants.
Immediately afterwards, the fifth prince, Li Zhi, entered the capital, and Yu Changqing only had five thousand cavalry soldiers at hand, who acted as suspicious soldiers to lure Li Zhi away. The queen was frightened and died halfway.
Li Zhi got his wish, sat on the dragon chair, and was planning to go to Yuheng Mountain in winter to worship heaven and change his year name. When he officially ascended the throne, on September 15th, Zhang Yuanshan returned to Beijing.
Seeing the appearance of the capital, Zhang Yuanshan was just startled, and stood outside the capital for an incense stick, then rode his horse and drove in. Single-handedly rushed into the Suzaku Gate, passed through the Tianzi Road, and entered the Meridian Gate, looking for Li Zhi to question him.
Along the way, Zhang Yuanshan followed him, knocked down the guards all over the ground, and finally entered the palace, and killed Li Zhi, who was discussing affairs, on the spot with one move. All the officials were so horrified that they all ran for their lives and begged for mercy. Li Zhi's subordinates were originally mobs, and the defeated soldiers of the other princes who were recruited halfway were not united. Once the master died, all the soldiers and generals became headless chickens, and many soldiers even fell down and scattered. I took refuge.
So Zhang Yuanshan sat on the dragon chair instead of Li Zhi, rectified the soldiers and horses of the capital, temporarily took the position of regent, and sent people to find the little prince, queen, princess son-in-law and others.
The imperial court of the Yu State was in chaos. The Yuwen clan of Xianbei in the north heard about the civil strife in the Central Plains, and finally encountered this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to lead an army to invade Luoyan Mountain. The Second Prince, who was supposed to be stationed in Qinzhou, was busy leading his troops back to the Central Plains to seize power and usurp the throne. He only left less than 8,000 troops at Luoyan Pass. Li Zhi guarded Weeping Blood Spring and Yubi Pass. The king of Xianbei, Yu Wenzhen, divided his troops into two groups, as if entering a land of no one, he wanted to take advantage of the civil strife in Dayu to occupy the Central Plains in one fell swoop.
When Li Zhi entered Beijing, he killed many civil servants, promoted his confidantes, and slaughtered generals who were loyal to Li Yi. As a result, when Zhang Yuanshan took over the court, he had internal and external troubles.
Zhang Yuanshan bloodbathed the civil servants who participated in the rebellion again, and there were even fewer people left who could do things. The foreigners were advancing step by step, so they had to mobilize all the troops to go north immediately. Yong, no one can fight, and the whereabouts of Yu Changqing, who can lead troops, and Tang Ze, the general who protects the country, are unknown.
Zhang Yuanshan had no choice but to summon his sworn brother Zhao Feihong. Zhao Feihong had read military books and martial arts and had led martial arts men in battle. He could help a lot. On the seventh day of November, Zhang Yuanshan handed over 100,000 soldiers to Zhao Feihong. Sending him out of Dianbing Mountain, Zhao Feihong set off with his army to meet Yu Wenzhen.
The people in the capital heard that Yu Wenzhen's army was pressing down on the country, the emperor died, and the prince's whereabouts were unknown. It was a reckless warrior who led the army to resist the Xianbei people. There were even more rumors spreading, saying that Tang Ze, the great general protecting the country, died in battle, and Yu Changqing, the son-in-law, hanged the princess, and went to find another new love for the rabbit, and everyone was in danger. In less than half a month, the capital city was empty, and the people and wealthy businessmen in the city packed up their gold and silver, and went south to Jiangzhou and Yangzhou to seek refuge. All the shops were closed. The scene that You Mengzhe saw.
You Mengzhe: "..."
Yu Wenhong: "..."
"It's a bit too much." You Mengzhe said, "I want to bring you to eat some vegetarian dishes from Ningcuixuan."
Yu Wenhong said: "Do you want to eat candied haws? There is one over there."
The sporadic people still stayed in the capital, You Mengzhe and Yu Wenhong walked the streets and alleys, the inns were closed, Yu Wenhong said: "Is there any food in the palace, or I will go find some."
You Mengzhe said: "Let's go together, I remember a few roads, let's go to the place where there are few people."
Yu Wenhong voluntarily bowed, and You Mengzhe pushed him on his back and let him carry it on his back. The two of them entered the inner palace as if they were in no one's land. Yu Wenhong nodded frequently. He was raised in the Canghai Pavilion since he was a child, and he has never seen such an aura.
"Why does that man have such a high-pitched voice?" Yu Wenhong said.
You Mengzhe whispered: "That's an eunuch, father, you don't understand."
Yu Wenhong asked again: "What is that thing they are holding?"
You Mengzhe said: "That's called Yu Ruyi, holding it to play with. Wait a minute, stop outside the imperial study for a while, I'll take a look at my father... look at my adoptive father."
You Mengzhe couldn't change his words for a while, Yu Wenhong didn't care, he let him down outside the imperial study room, the two held hands, You Mengzhe poked a hole in the window paper and looked in.
The imperial study room was brightly lit, Zhang Yuanshan still looked paralyzed, wearing a seven-star crown and a dark yellow robe with dragon patterns, sitting in front of the imperial case reviewing the military situation.
The two eunuchs stood underground and peeked at the regent, seeming to covet him for being handsome and manly.
"Let me see, what's inside?" Yu Wenhong asked nervously.
"Poke a hole yourself." You Mengzhe tilted his head, kissed Yu Wenhong, and motioned him to see for himself.
The eunuchs glanced at Zhang Yuanshan with nympho looks on their faces, Zhang Yuanshan frowned slightly, and glanced around the study room, two eunuchs were busy standing there. Zhang Yuanshan's eyes returned to the military newspaper, and the eunuch winked and snickered again.
You Mengzhe noticed that Zhang Yuanshan was wearing the tortoise shell ring again on his little finger, and suddenly had the idea of rushing in, to see if Zhang Yuanshan would vomit all over the table.
Has his dumbness recovered? You Mengzhe looked a little sad again.
After a while, Zhang Yuanshan got up, as if he had something difficult to decide, and paced slowly in the imperial study, You Mengzhe noticed the jade pendant hanging around his waist.
"Let's go." You Mengzhe said in a dejected and boring way.
"Hey." Yu Wenhong led him out, and You Mengzhe felt uncomfortable when he thought of his previous life. He stopped and walked, his eyes were red, and he squeezed and rubbed against Yu Wenhong's body.
Yu Wenhong smiled and said, "Why are you acting like a baby again?"
You Mengzhe didn't say a word, Yu Wenhong hugged him, and sat down in front of the porch. There was a silver moon in the sky, and the winter night was as cold as water. The two of them rubbed their ears and temples together for a while. You Mengzhe felt better and said, "Father, I'm hungry. .”
Yu Wenhong said: "Father went to find something to eat."
You Mengzhe said, "I'll take a stroll here."
Yu Wenhong thought for a while, and said, "If someone catches you, just shout."
You Mengzhe hummed, not to mention the guards in the palace, not even a bird, You Mengzhe learned some martial arts from Yu Wenhong, but it is not very dangerous, Yu Wenhong hooked the eaves with one hand and jumped to the top of Yanhe Hall , Flying over the eaves and walls, went to the imperial dining room to find something to eat.
You Mengzhe sat with his knees hugged for a while, got up and walked around in the imperial garden, and walked past the Changqing Palace. He still remembered that day when the sun was setting, Zhang Yuanshan held his hand, bathed in the afterglow of the setting sun outside the palace, and the princess in the palace Holding a round fan, looking at them sideways, with a smile full of charm.
You Mengzhe walked out of the imperial garden through the corridor. Behind the rockery was the place where Zhang Yuanshan was poisoned that day and lay on the ground incapacitated.
That night he rode on Zhang Yuanshan like this, and like that...
You Mengzhe turned around the courtyard wall and met Zhang Yuanshan face to face. Both of them were startled and took a step back at the same time.
You Mengzhe: "..."
Zhang Yuanshan: "!!!"
Zhang Yuanshan's expression became extremely strange, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.
As if struck by lightning, You Mengzhe backed away tremblingly, and said, "I, I, I... I didn't mean it, I'm leaving right now, hold back! What did you eat at night! Don't spit, don't spit. Hold back!"
You Mengzhe turned around and ran away, wondering if he should call Yu Wenhong, but Zhang Yuanshan chased after him, and You Mengzhe yelled ghostly all the way: "Dad-Dad!!"
"Father!!" You Mengzhi followed Yu Wenhong to flip over the eaves, and leaped up, with the sound of wind behind him, Zhang Yuanshan chased after him!
"Father!" You Mengzhe shouted.
"Wait." A jerky voice said from behind.
"and many more!"
You Mengzhe: "!!!"
He stopped and looked at Zhang Yuanshan unconsciously. An unnatural blush appeared on Zhang Yuanshan's thin and handsome face, and he strode to the corridor, panting slightly.
"You were the one talking just now?" You Mengzhe was dumbfounded.
Zhang Yuanshan nodded.
You Mengzhe: "..."
Zhang Yuanshan made a sign language, pointed to his mouth, and smiled at You Mengzhe, which meant that he could already speak, and then waved his hand lightly, indicating that he didn't want to talk now.