The two of them stopped panting, and Hua Rong said: "Girl, please go home quickly, don't run around alone, it's too dangerous..."
She hesitated to speak and whispered: "To be honest, sister, I wanted to flee, but there were golden soldiers outside the city gate. I couldn't escape, so I ran back..."
In the chaos, the woman's headscarf had escaped and her cheeks were red. Hua Rong took a closer look and discovered that the girl had bright eyes and white teeth, and a beautiful face. She was very beautiful. The danger of such a woman wandering on the street can be imagined.
"Girl, where is your home?"
The woman turned to look at Yue Pengju, who had just saved her life, and slowly lowered her head: "Thank you both for saving me. My name is Wanwan. I have been separated from my family. I can't go back now..."
Hua Rong was a little embarrassed. At this time, neither he nor Yue Pengju had anywhere to go. How could he settle her down
Wanwan smiled sadly: "I got separated from my servants. They will come to find me, so we made an appointment here..."
Hua Rong breathed a sigh of relief when he saw two people running from a distance, panting and protecting the girl from left to right, urging her in a low voice to move quickly. They looked very impressive.
Wanwan was very polite and saluted the two of them: "Thank you."
"No, just say goodbye."
Wanwan looked at Hua Rong, then at Yue Pengju, blushed, was pulled by the servant, and turned around to leave.
Yue Pengju also said: "Sister, it's not suitable to stay here for a long time. Let's leave quickly... Let's leave the city first."
"good."
The two of them finally escaped from the gap in the west city gate with the chaotic crowd. After running for more than ten miles, they saw that the first few houses were in a mess. They had obviously suffered countless lootings and were already empty. Uninhabited.
The two stopped in a yard where even the ground had been pried up, and sat on a stone slab looking for some water to drink.
After pausing for a moment, there was another rapid sound of horse hooves outside the door.
The two of them almost ran out of the door, but saw that there were only two or three plainclothes Jin men outside, and the leader was still Jin Wushu.
Jin Wushu laughed out loud: "There is no place in life where we don't meet again. Haha, no, girl, we are destined to meet each other thousands of miles away..."
Hua Rong looked around and was sure that he only had two or three followers. He was half relieved: "Thief, you..."
"Girl, to be honest, I have been searching for you incognito in the past few days, and at the same time checking the terrain inside and outside Tokyo. You may have also seen that the Song Army and the Jin Army are better at plundering the people. The cruelty of war is Why are you still protecting your Song Dynasty, which is about to be destroyed?"
Jin Wushu looked at her slightly frightened face with interest: "Girl, are you scared?"
Yue Pengju held her hand tightly and said proudly: "Jin Wushu, you are no better than my defeated general, why is my sister afraid of you?"
Hua Rong smiled, with a very calm expression on his eyebrows: "Jin Wushu, today we will capture you first to pay homage to the millions of people of the Song Dynasty who were killed by you..."
Jin Wushu waved his hand and looked very proud: "You two, wait a moment. Do you want to destroy the peace that your emperor has worked so hard for?"
"What peace?"
"Look..." Jin Wushu pointed with his hand and saw a group of people coming hurriedly from behind. They were all officials from the Song Dynasty. The leader was actually dressed in prime minister's clothes. Behind them, there were soldiers carrying belongings. Followed by dozens of beauties, they were filing in.
"Did you see it? This is your prime minister, He Shu, who personally led the civil and military ministers to come to discuss peace. To express his sincerity, those properties and beauties are all gifts given to my eldest and second brothers by your emperor..."
Hua Rong and Yue Pengju breathed rapidly, knowing that what Jin Wushu said must be the truth, because the group of people had already approached, but when they saw someone talking here, the leader shouted, and a soldier next to Jin Wushu raised his order After drinking the card low, the man seemed to be very afraid, smiled flatteringly and left...
They were heading towards the Jinbing camp.
After the group of people filed away, Jin Wushu looked at the two of them again, and saw that their faces were red and white. He suddenly said: "You two, it is useless for your prime minister to come to negotiate peace. My eldest brother will definitely want the emperor himself." Come… "
"What nonsense are you talking about!"
"Girl, I'm not talking nonsense. If you look at it, you will know it right away..."
Just as he was talking, he saw several fast horses galloping past, and soon after, a sedan chair was carried out. It turned out that the commander-in-chief Zong Han had already announced that no representation was allowed, and the emperor had to come in person.
At this time, the city of Kaifeng had been plundered, and King Qin's army that was coming one after another was blocked. The kings and ministers of the Song Dynasty were already frightened. They sent He Shu, but when they saw that the Jin army came to press them again, they did not dare to respond. The newly succeeded puppet The emperor, the son of Emperor Daojun, was forced to lead his ministers, following He Shu, to the military camp.
"You two, if you are interested, why don't you follow me to the Jinbing Camp to see the peace talks between your Song monarchs and ministers? Maybe, when needed, you can also defend your supreme sacred emperor..."
Hua Rong saw that his face was so aggressive that he almost spurted blood. He was about to pounce on him, but Yue Peng held him back and calmed down: "Sister, we might as well go and take a look..."
Hua Rong hissed: "How can you trust this thief?"
Jin Wushu threw a token over with a "whoosh" sound. Hua Rong took a look and saw that it was the token they had just used to scare away the prime minister and his party. It had the words "Fourth Prince" engraved on it.
"With this token, you two can pass unimpeded in the Jinbing camp, and at the same time, you can also pass unimpeded inside and outside Kaifeng City. I will never do any harm..." Jin Wushu laughed and took a command arrow in his hand. , he bent his hand and broke it into two parts, "Girl, if I break my oath, I will have such an arrow!"
It was a sign that the invader had an absolute advantage and had a superior attitude. Hua Rong felt dizzy, pulled Yue Pengju and left: "Okay, let's go and see how these shameless monarchs of the Song Dynasty knelt down to negotiate peace..."
Yue Pengju heard that the emperor had also gone. He knew that the emperor was rash and if he was detained by the Jin people, the Song Dynasty would be destroyed. He was anxious in his heart. Although he knew that he could not save him with his meager strength, he wanted to do his best and nodded. : "Let's go take a look."
Jin Wushu heard that Hua Rong was so angry that he couldn't speak any more. He also saw that Yue Peng showed an unmoved face. Even though he was angry, he did not lose any sense of control. He felt that this person was unfathomable and secretly wondered in his heart. These two were obviously brothers and sisters. , how did you call yourself brother and sister again
"Okay, I'll take you two to have a look."
Jin Army Camp.
In a state of great joy, Jin Wushu and the two men in casual clothes sat down at a distance, and no one noticed. Everyone was immersed in the upcoming generous rewards for the invasion.
When the two of them saw it, the leader of the tent, Zong Wang, was holding a wine glass, his voice was like a bell, and the emperor and his entourage sitting side by side had lowered their eyebrows and looked at each other carefully. This was the first time Hua Rong saw this puppet emperor. He was in a weak body. , is the eldest brother of the Ninth Prince. Although his features are similar to those of the Ninth Prince, he lacks a strong look and is completely like a frail and romantic young man.
She sighed secretly, how could a man who was so dependent on a purdah woman provoke the sins committed by his frivolous father
Zong Wang was heard saying loudly: "This military reward, one million gold ingots and five million silver ingots, must be delivered within ten days."
The emperor looked nervous, and He Shu said: "The imperial treasury is empty, and we can't get so much money together at the moment. Can we give it an extension of three months?"
"March? It's been too long!" Zong Han laughed loudly. He only asked for 5 million gold and 50 million silver from the Song Dynasty last year. The monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty had already devoted all their efforts to collect it. It is said that the emperor's utensils were sold They paid a lot. This time, the lion opened his mouth again because he knew they couldn't pay.
All the councilors and officials knelt down together and begged with one voice: "Please, Marshal, please forgive me..."
"Hahaha, I can tell you a good way to pay off debts..."
The emperor was overjoyed: "What method?"
"Everyone, listen up. If you can't collect the above gold and silver within ten days, you can use beautiful women to pay off the debt... The converted price is as follows... "
Everyone looked at each other in shock, but saw that he had been prepared. He took out a booklet with names densely listed on it. As soon as he threw it away, an attendant next to him read loudly: "Princess, the princess each deserves one thousand gold coins; the princess One person is worth 500 gold ingots; a clan princess is worth 200 gold ingots, a clan wife is worth 500 gold ingots, a clan wife is worth 200 gold ingots, and a noble woman is worth 100 gold ingots..." Then, a long list of names came out loudly, from royal princesses to folk beauties. , with a roster of tens of thousands of people, there were 26 single princesses, including the one-year-old little princess, and none of them were left behind!
The list even includes the Ninth Prince's family members, especially Princess Xing and his biological mother, Concubine Wei Xian.
Only then did Hua Rong understand why he had been unable to rescue the princess and others. It turned out that they had already been the subject of "key surveillance", probably because the Ninth Prince was leading the army outside.
How much she longed for such a humiliating treaty. The weak emperor of the Song Dynasty jumped up, slapped the case, and refused on the spot. In this way, even if she and Yue Peng shed blood on the ground and were pierced by thousands of arrows, they would still be loyal to him.
All I could hear was Prime Minister He Shu say: "You must not..."
She closed her eyes, opened them, and suddenly saw Jin Wushu's eyes next to her—the kind of extremely mocking eyes.
Looking at it again, I saw that the emperor was overjoyed and ignored the Prime Minister's objections. He took the note and said: "Okay, okay, as long as it can repay the debt..." He actually immediately signed a pledge on it and agreed.
"After these women are delivered to the military camp, they are left to the commander's office to make their own choices..."
"yes."
…
Hua Rong didn't know how she followed Yue Pengju out. Jin Wushu kept his promise and did not stand in the way. The two of them held the tokens and went all the way without hindrance.
In front of them was the young emperor, who led a group of ministers who were suing for peace, and went to the palace in peace for the time being.
Hua Rong only felt weak in her legs, as if she was afraid when she first fell into the hands of pirates. After this day, I wonder how many women will fall into a more terrifying situation than herself
Along the way, there were countless rampant Jin troops coming and going, immediately carrying the plundered property, women... During the siege, all the shops in Kaifeng city were closed, all the property was looted, and there was no place to eat. When we arrived, everyone was hungry and cold.
"Pengju, the power of the Song Dynasty has been exhausted, where will we go?"