At dawn, the night is filled with darkness, the mountains are all silent, and there is no sound of the wind.
Zhao Heng suddenly woke up, swept his left hand over his right arm, and touched a hard-shelled mountain worm, which he threw out. When the army was out, Zhao Heng didn't know how many bugs he had killed, and he never cared, but when he woke up, he could no longer fall asleep. She was the one who thought about her before going to bed, and she was the first thing that came to mind when she woke up.
Zhao Heng closed his eyes and touched his side with one hand, wanting to touch his princess, pulling her into his arms, wanting her to lie softly on his chest, looking at him with almond eyes. It is said that tenderness is like water, she is his water, always quiet and quiet, seemingly cowardly and reverent, but at some point, she quietly used her eyes to suck his heart into it.
After the wedding, he left Beijing three times in total. The first two times, he knew that she was waiting for him in the palace. Although he missed her, he was determined. It was not until this time that she was kidnapped that Zhao Heng had a real taste of leaving her. Everywhere in the body is empty, Jiangshan Limin forced him to stick to the northern border, the poor little daughter needs him to force a smile, but his soul is long gone, and his daily life is like a walking dead.
Footsteps came from outside the tent.
Zhao Heng slowly loosened his clenched fists and sat up.
"My lord, the army is ready to attack at any time." Eunuch Fu reported in a low voice.
Zhao Heng looked outside the tent, and his voice was cold: "Wait for General Murong, the arrow will be fired, and the barrier will be broken immediately."
Before Murong Zhao led his troops out, he had made an appointment with him to send troops at the same time before dawn today.
Eunuch Fu went to spread the word, Zhao Heng got up and changed his clothes, and in an instant he put on a light armor and put on a silver helmet. Zhao Heng walked to the gate of the big tent, and was about to lift the curtain when he heard a sound of "hi", like fireworks in the sky. Bloom in midair. Zhao Heng abruptly opened the heavy curtain, and the army outside was like a tidal wave, rushing towards the sword gate above.
When the sword gate was closed, Guo Xiao also woke up early. Suddenly, he heard the enemy's situation from behind. Guo Xiao immediately woke up all the soldiers, leaving 500 people to guard the pass. Of these 5,000 people, 3,000 were brave men selected by Guo Xiao from the civilian uprising army, and 2,000 were elite officers and soldiers who surrendered, but no matter how elite his soldiers were, how could they compare to those selected from thousands of places from all over the world? The forbidden army, not to mention, Murong Zhao led 10,000 horses!
As the sky was getting brighter, Murong Zhao rode on his horse and spotted Guo Xiao among the rebels at a glance. Guo Xiao was wearing a mask, but Murong Zhao didn't recognize him, but Murong Zhao knew that he was the leader of the 5,000 rebels, and he was the one the prince had ordered him to capture again and again, so Murong Zhao shouted and waved the meteor hammer at Guo Xiao. go.
He didn't recognize Guo Xiao, but Guo Xiao recognized him. Murong Zhao was one of the great generals of the Zhou Dynasty. Guo Xiao was born in the sect. When he was a child, his father took him to various palaces as a guest. Guo Xiao also received advice from Murong Zhao. If he fights alone, Guo Xiao is confident that he can defeat the nearly fifty-year-old veteran Murong, but at this time, he has won the melee. He could not escape the siege of the imperial imperial army.
Guo Xiao was unwilling to retreat, and he did not expect the Imperial Army to attack from the rear, but the situation was in front of him, Guo Xiao did not want to die in vain, especially when he had prepared a back road, Guo Xiao would not be able to do anything until the mountains and rivers were exhausted. Will be brave.
"Withdraw the troops! Follow me to break out of the siege and reward you with a hundred taels of silver!"
Everyone wants to live, and they want to live even more with the hope of rewarding silver. As soon as Guo Xiao finished shouting, the remaining rebels immediately surrounded Guo Xiao and escorted him to break through. Shu Road was narrow, so he could only abandon his horse. It was difficult to break through and defend. Just when someone from the forbidden army led by Zhao Heng finally succeeded in ascending the Jianmen city wall, the rebels also fought their way out for Guo Xiao.
Guo Xiao led seven or eight people into the uninhabited mountains, and Murong Zhao personally led them to pursue them, and they were reluctant to give up. After chasing after noon, there was only one soldier left by Guo Xiao's side. He was exhausted to the point of exhaustion. He could only hold on with one breath. To the sheer cliffs a few feet away.
"Sir!" The only remaining soldier said with a white face, his legs trembling.
Guo Xiao turned around, Murong Zhao held a knife in one hand, and said coldly, "If you surrender, the lord may give you a way out."
Zhao Heng gave him a life
Guo Xiao suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed loudly, not to mention Zhao Heng wishing that he would not die, even if Zhao Heng was willing to let him go, Guo Xiao was not uncommon!
"A stammer is also suitable for recruiting Laozi?" The laughter echoed in the valley, and before it fell, Guo Xiao laughed sarcastically again, and looked contemptuously at the direction of Jianmenguan, Guo Xiao suddenly grabbed the soldier beside him and rushed forward a few steps, pulling Take each other through the valley together!
"Ah!" The soldier who didn't want to die screamed in despair, but the mountain wind was howling, and no one could save him.
Murong Zhao walked quickly to the front of the cliff, only to see the two figures getting smaller and smaller, and finally disappeared. The cliff was bottomless, and the sight was daunting, but Murong Zhao had some admiration for this rebel general who would rather die than surrender. He stopped for a moment and returned to his life. Zhao Heng had already entered Jianmen Pass, and when he learned that the guard guard jumped off a cliff and committed suicide, Zhao Heng frowned and asked Murong Zhao about his face first.
Murong Zhao answered truthfully.
Guo Xiao had already faked his death once. Although his appearance did not match this time, Zhao Heng would not allow any further mistakes. He ordered Murong Zhao to personally take people under the cliff to check. The army continued to enter Shu to destroy other rebels.
As soon as the sword gate was broken, the 80,000 imperial imperial army was like a no-man's land, and all the way, the rebels fell. Zhao Heng only imprisoned officials and generals above the fourth rank of the "Shu Kingdom", and all other minor officials and commoners adopted a policy of leniency. The common people learned that the court was exempted from the extortionate and miscellaneous taxes that were placed on their heads. How can they still remember their previous hatred, they all knelt down. Thanks to the emperor and Shou Wang's kindness.
When the news reached the mountain, when he learned that the prince was fine and his eyes were not injured, Song Jianing wept with joy, and again begged Ah Si to send her to see the prince as promised. Since Ah Si agreed, this time he happily took the two men dressed as men down the mountain. On the way to chase King Shouwang's army, Ah Si secretly inquired about the battle situation at Jianmen Pass, and learned that someone jumped off the cliff, Ah Si immediately guessed it. , that must be the prince.
Since the prince did not fall into the hands of King Shou, then no matter whether the prince survives or not, when the prince catches him, he will force him to explain every move of the prince. Ah Si couldn't bear to detain the innocent Princess Shou, but he didn't want to betray the prince, and he didn't want to face the various interrogation and punishment that King Shou might impose on him.
At the beginning of April, Zhao Heng's army cooperated with Gao Zai, who was defending Zizhou, and attacked Li Shun's 200,000 rebels at the same time. After a bloody battle, Li Shun and other rebels were captured alive, 200,000 rebels died and 50,000 were killed, and the rest all surrendered. On the second day after Zhao Heng recovered Chengdu, Ah Si finally drove the carriage outside Chengdu.
Song Jianing's return was like an arrow, but the carriage suddenly stopped when the city gate was visible.
"Why didn't you leave?" Wu Niang asked for her, and opened the car curtain.
Ah Si looked at her with complicated eyes, and Wu Niang blushed and lowered her head, Ah Si retracted her gaze, knelt down in front of Song Jianing and said, "Princess, my lord jumped off a cliff and committed suicide, which can be regarded as retribution, and please ask Wangfei to honor everyone in the capital. Come on, hide the true identity of the lord from the lord, and don't ruin the reputation of the lord for the rest of his life because of the fault of the lord."
Song Jianing listened, and her eyes fell. If Guo Xiao is captured alive by the prince, what will happen to the manor of the country will depend on the prince's decision. Now that Guo Xiao is jumping off the cliff, if she exposes Guo Xiao's identity again, she will probably harm the step-parents who are in the dark. However, the lord will definitely ask her who the robber is, and who else in the world would go to great lengths to rob her, and finally relented and didn't touch her
What's more, can she hide it? The prince's eyes could see through her every time.
"I can't hide it, but I will do my best to beg your lord for mercy." Song Jianing said with a heavy heart. There is her mother and younger brother in the palace, and she treats her like her own grandmother and stepfather, so she cannot just sit back and ignore it.
In this way, Ah Si was satisfied, and kowtowed: "I swore to God that I would never reveal the identity of your lord. If you go into the city with the princess, the lord will try to force me to speak, so I can only send the princess here. My lord. I am dead, I want to find a place where no one knows me, live the rest of my life in peace, and never do anything against my conscience again, I hope the princess will be fulfilled."
"Are you leaving?" Song Jianing said in shock, turning to look at Wu Niang, didn't the two tell each other's heart
Tears rolled in Wu Niang's eyes, unable to believe that Ah Si was leaving.
Ah Si looked at the hem of Wu Niang's clothes, as if there was a huge boulder in his chest, he couldn't bear to give it up, but he couldn't force it. If possible, he wanted to take Wu Niang with him, but he did not dare to ask, for fear that Wu Niang would refuse, and even more afraid that Wu Niang would agree, and that Wu Niang would be rounded up by King Shou's troops and suffer in vain after following him. Rather than wandering with others, it is better to stay by the princess's side and be able to go to Beijing to reunite with her relatives.
"Farewell." Without daring to raise his eyes, Ah Si quickly jumped out of the carriage.
"A Si!" Wu Niang chased out and cried.
Ah Si stomped his feet, the blue veins on his forehead were exposed, but in the end he didn't look back and disappeared at the intersection as if fleeing.
Wu Niang covered her mouth, sobbing.
"Going to find him?" Song Jianing took Wu Niang into his arms and asked softly while patting the little girl's thin back. She also has a man she cares about. She has experienced the pain of separation, and she is most afraid that she will never see each other again.
Wu Niang cried and shook her head. She liked Ah Si, but she wanted her sister and niece in the capital more.
Song Jianing understood, and silently waited for Wu Niang to cry enough, and the two walked towards the city gate together. The gate of the city is strictly investigating the people who enter the city. Song Jianing and Wu Niang can't tell their identities. They are about to be arrested as suspects. Song Jianing is anxious and asks the officers and soldiers of the city: "I have something important to report to His Royal Highness King Shou, please help. If you pass on a message, say that an old friend asks to see you…”
"What old friend?" The guards were very busy. Seeing that Song Jianing and Wu Niang were disgraced, they waved their hands and ordered the two daughters to be taken away.
Song Jianing was in a hurry to argue, and when they were pushing and shoving, there was a sudden commotion in the city. Song Jianing looked around on tiptoe, and saw a group of people kneeling on the ground, shouting the prince a thousand years old in unison. There was only one prince in the entire Chengdu city. Song Jianing burst into tears and stared at the man on the horse in a daze. The officers and soldiers wanted to kneel down on her. She did not know where to get the strength to break free of the other party's restraints and ran towards the city with all her strength.
Zhao Heng didn't sleep all night. From Jianmen to Chengdu City, he was looking for her, and he searched the traitor's mansion in the city, but he didn't find her. Fu Gonggong tried every means to comfort him, saying that the princess, Jiren, had her own celestial appearance, and Zhao Heng couldn't listen to him, and couldn't wait any longer, so he rode out of the city. The rebels were defeated, maybe she fled in the chaos, knowing that he was in the city, she would definitely come to him...
From the mansion to the city gate, Zhao Heng did not spare a single street person. Everyone was kneeling. He looked one by one, looking at each other, Zhao Heng heard footsteps, eager and powerless. He looked up, and in the crowd of kneeling people, a thin man ran towards him desperately, but the next moment, he was stopped by officers and soldiers.
It was at this moment that Zhao Heng could see the other's face clearly, although it was dirty and skinny...
"Go!" A thunderous roar suddenly sounded in front of the silent city gate.
The kneeling people were frightened. I don't know why King Shou was angry. The officers and soldiers who wanted to capture Song Jianing were also frightened. The sound of "go away" is all over my ears. Lord, are you yelling at her
Before she had a cold heart, before the tears in her eyes fell, a big hand suddenly had a big hand on her waist, and with a hard pull, she was carried to the horse. Song Jianing subconsciously hugged the familiar narrow waist, and the horse continued to gallop forward, as fast as lightning, not knowing where it was going. But Song Jianing didn't care anymore, she felt her arms tightly around her waist, and the warm kiss on her neck on the top of her head, eagerly as if she would disappear if she slowed down. For more than three consecutive months, Song Jianing's first Once relaxed.
Don't be afraid of anything, don't think about anything, just cling to him like a vine.
She was not afraid to think, but the people inside and outside the city gate widened their eyes, unable to believe that this handsome and heroic Shou Wang actually ran away in front of the public with a thin man of unknown origin! Looking at the back, King Shou seems to be holding the little man very tightly
Everyone was drunk, only Eunuch Fu secretly wiped his eyes, the princess finally came back, and if she didn't come back, the lord would be crazy.