Chapter 404: The Dragon Returns to the Sea
Zhao Gou's orders came dozens of letters a day, asking Lin'an to send troops to rescue the lords quickly. The court's ministers were also preparing to mobilize soldiers to rescue the lords, but at this time they discovered that the imperial generals were all leading the troops, but there was a lack of a person to command the troops.
They had no idea at this moment, and in the end someone mentioned Gao Chong. Zhao Ding and others' eyes lit up and agreed immediately. However, the people from the lords and sects led by Qin Hui believed that Gao Chong was the prince and the prince consort, and had no right to lead troops. The two sides started a verbal battle.
The pro-war faction and the surrender faction argued endlessly about whether to send Gao Chong to the battle. Someone passed this incident onto the Roufu Emperor Zhao Duofu. Zhao Duofu, also known as Zhao Huanhuan, is Zhao Gou's own sister. He was kidnapped by the Jin people, but was rescued by Yang Zaixing in Zhending.
I heard that Zhao Gou succeeded to the throne in Jiankang, and she left Zhending and returned to Jiankang. After she came back, Zhao Huanhuan went deep into the palace and almost stayed in the palace without caring about the world. Later, her mother, Wei, was released. The mother and daughter even moved together and ignored everything.
It was not until this time when Gao Chong entered Beijing and got married to Zhao Yuanzhu that the two appeared in everyone's sight. Zhao Huanhuan and Zhao Yuanzhu had a good relationship, and they were often in contact. Zhao Gou was surrounded and the court was still arguing over Gao Chong's affairs, so Zhao Yuanzhu revealed it to Zhao Huanhuan.
Zhao Huanhuan was very angry after hearing this. Her brother was in danger and these people were still arguing here. Not to mention that Gao Chong is now at ease and is his own Prince of Xiaoyao. Even if he is unwilling to accept his slaughter, he should save people first at this special time.
Thinking of this, Zhao Huanhuan returned to the palace angrily and reported this to her mother, Empress Xianren, Empress Wei. Wei thought more than Zhao Yuanyuan, and she also knew the danger of Gao Chong, and the worries of her husbands were not unreasonable; but now the lives of their mother and daughter are all on Zhao Gou. The Jin people in the north, Liu Yu from Kaifeng, and even a Zhao Zhen from Jingdong are waiting to take their lives.
So after weighing the pros and cons, Wei issued an imperial edict asking the court to arrange for Gao Chong to lead his troops to rescue Lin'an.
This imperial decree became the last straw to be held by the camel. Even the surrendered faction had no choice but to pinch his nose and agree. So the court sent Gao Chong, the prince of Kaiping, to recruit the five routes to control Yue Fei, Zhang Jun, Hu Yantong, Liu Guangshi and the five routes from Lin'an to Jingkang to rescue the guards.
Qin Hui and others did not let Gao Chong go like this. They ordered Hu Yantong to recruit the deputy chief and join the army with Gao Chong to secretly monitor Gao Chong. At the same time, they ordered Hu Yantong to take Gao Chong to the spot as soon as he found something abnormal. Even if Gao Chong did not have any abnormalities, he would take him back to Lin'an.
Hu Yantong received a letter from Qin Hui and sneered slightly. He looked at Qin An, the butler of the Qin family in front of him and said, "I know, please reply to the prime minister, I will definitely take good care of Gao Chong."
Qin An was very satisfied with Hu Yantong's statement. He curled his mouth and said, "General Hu Yan's family has been loyal and kind to the court for generations. This time he made great contributions for us. The Prime Minister will never treat you badly. Come on!" With his greeting, four people stood out from behind Qin An.
"General Hu Yan, these are the masters recruited by the prime minister. Decibel Shi Shen Gang, Pan Wen, Ying Ming, and Xu Tong. These people are very skilled in martial arts and have the courage to be inappropriate. Let them help you and capture Gao Chong!"
Hu Yantong smiled and said, "Okay! I have always been afraid that Gao Piao is rare in the world. With the help of a few experts, I can rest assured."
Qin An told a few words, and then hurried back and reported with your followers. Hu Yantong looked at Chen Gang and the others and suddenly smiled strangely, "Someone, come with me to welcome Prince Gao!"
Several people said unconvincedly: "I have always heard people say that Gao Chong is so powerful, but that is not allowed to meet us brothers. If he is obedient this time, it would be fine. If he wants to resist, he will teach him a lesson."
"You will have a chance!" Hu Yantong smiled, and without saying much, he ordered people to set up camp and go to meet Gao Chong. Soon they met together. Gao Chong asked the army to stay and took the people to Hu Yantong's camp.
Hu Yantong led the generals of the entire army out of the camp to greet him. This action made Chen Gang very unhappy. Ying Ming advised from the side: "Brother, this can eliminate the vigilance of Gaopeng's thief and facilitate us to act!"
Chen Gang nodded then, and the few of them waited patiently in the camp.
Soon there was heavy footsteps outside, then the door curtain was raised, Hu Yantong and others walked in surrounded Gao Chong.
Gao Chong entered the tent and glanced at the four dumb people. He smiled slightly as if he was looking at the air, then walked straight over and sat down in the main seat.
Chen Gang and the other two were furious. They were about to teach Gao Chong a lesson, but they saw Hu Yantong and others kneeling down and saying, "Welcome to the prince!"
The four of them were shocked, and Chen Gang cursed: "Hu Yantong, are you crazy? Are you going to betray the prime minister?"
Ying Ming sighed and said, "Brother, we were all deceived by this guy. He was just a group of Gao Chong. We are all fooled."
"Ah--" Chen Gang, Ying Ming, Pan Wen, Xu Tong and others were stunned. Hu Yantong sneered: "After all, there is one who understands. The person who comes will arrest them. Wait for me to use their heads to sacrifice the flag!"
Everyone rushed up and wanted to get someone. Ying Ming shouted: "Slow down! Gao Chong, we brothers have always heard of you how great you are. But we are not convinced. Since you are the number one hero in the world, how dare you compete with us?"
Gao Chong's martial arts have reached its peak. He now looks like a human and animal harmless, so he misunderstood this person.
Hu Yantong and others heard their words and laughed loudly. Cao Ning stepped forward and said, "Prince, let me teach them a lesson."
Gao Chong waved his hand and said, "Since I arrived in Lin'an, I have not had any serious attacks with others in the past three years. I finally came to provoke me, so let me do it!"
After saying that, Gao Chong took a step forward and said to Chen Gang and the other two: "Let me come together! Let me learn how your martial arts are?"
Chen Gang saw him coming empty-handed and shouted in anger: "Okay, you Gao Pet, you are so unreasonable. Don't leave, look at the whip!" This guy is known as the God of Heaven. He is a strong man with great strength. The steel whip in his hand weighs 40 kilograms. This swing is indeed amazing.
Gao Chong snorted coldly: "I have the strength to do it!" Not only did he not dodge, he took a step forward. At this time, Gao Chong's momentum changed suddenly, like a tiger rushing out of the hill.
Chen Gang felt cold all over his body and couldn't help but pause slightly. Gao Chong took the opportunity to rush up and then grabbed Chen Gang's wrist with a bang.
It was like a vise biting his wrist, and then Gao Chong used his force, and his bones almost slimmed. Chen Gang shouted with a whip and let go of his hand, and then landed on the ground with a clang.
Gao Chong relaxed gently, and with a thump, Chen Gang fell to the ground. Ying Ming, Pan Wen, and Xu Tong behind him were a little dumbfounded. Although Chen Gang was rough, his martial arts were the strongest among them. As a result, Chen Gang was dealt with by someone as soon as he met, which made them feel a little bitter. How could he fight with him?
Pan Wen gritted his teeth and said, "It's so useless now that things have come to this point. Brothers, let's do him together!" The three of them gritted their teeth, then suddenly stepped forward and swung their swords and slashed.
Gao Chong smiled slightly, and held the steel whip on the ground in his hand with his toes. "Woo--" The steel whip swept over, and with a sound of deception, the steel knives in their hands were shattered.
The three of them were killed and defeated as soon as they met. Gao Chong shook his head slightly and still whip on the ground, without chasing them. The warriors on both sides rushed up and tied them up.
"Pull it out, and use their heads to sacrifice the flag later." Hu Yantong ordered, and the warriors pushed Chen Gang and the others out.
Then Hu Yantong asked Gao Chong to sit in the middle, and he stepped forward and said, "Congratulations to the prince for returning to the sea and the tiger entering the deep mountains. Zhang Rong's navy is ready. Should we leave immediately?"
Gao Chong laughed and said, "Since I have done the other person's five routes to recruit people, I can't do anything. I will first remove the siege of Jiankang."
Hu Yantong replied with a smile: "This is the best way to work hard with the prince. In fact, there are tens of thousands of troops in Jiankang City, which is so easy to break? Let's leave it to us! After enduring for so long, it's time for the men to move on."
"Since the guys want to have an activity, let's follow me for a while! Let's go to Liu Yu's nest to see! I think he will continue to besiege Jiankang? Or come back to save his nest?"
Hu Yantong and others laughed and said, "It's a pleasure to fight with the prince. Zhao Gou doesn't understand military affairs, is brave and loves to command blindly! He gathers all the soldiers and horses in the world to save him. This is what the Jin people most want to see. Only when we fight with Liu Yu to the death will he be happy?"
Gao Chong nodded and said, "In fact, only Yue Fei is the one who really wants to save him. Everyone else is preserving his strength intentionally or unintentionally, waiting for others to make the first move. How can we win this battle?
Let's go! Let's go to the Central Plains for a riot, and I will go back from somewhere. If you lift the siege of Jiankang, even if you let me go, at most you will be implicated and there will be no danger."
"Thank you for your consideration for us. It doesn't matter whether the official position of the Song Dynasty is done or not. If he is exempted from my official position, I will just go back to Zhending to join the prince."
"Okay! I won't say much about this, let's start taking action! Lu Junyi will cooperate with our operation and send troops to Caozhou; this time we will teach Liu Yu a good lesson."
Chapter completed!