Chapter 403 Double tears fall before the king
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A long team of chariots and horses were marching on the mountain road among the magnificent Yanshan Mountains. In the hands of the knights in front of the team held a seven-foot bamboo joint made of bronze, and a series of striking sticks were tied to it - this is the stick, which is the special purpose of the envoys for a country to serve.
This team of chariots and horses with more than 1,500 people was the Jin Dynasty's mission group. In fact, the members and guards of the mission group were less than 200 people, and the remaining 1,300 people were all gifts given to the Tianshu forces.
Among them are the royal princess, concubines, palace maids, tribute girls, slaves, as well as ordinary Song officials and their relatives. Qin Hui, Zhang Xiaochun, Yuwen Xuzhong, Hong Hao and other captured officials were all among them. It’s okay for the latter two, but the first two Jin Kingdom didn’t want to return them, but on Di Lie’s list, these two were ranked first in the list of repatriation personnel. It was too eye-catching and I couldn’t help it.
In this team, in addition to the Jin envoys, guards, and deported captives, there is also a team of fifty men, with another mission. This is the new Yanjing left-behind Wanyan Pharmacist - or Guo Pharmacist Guo.
That's right, after being idle by Jin Guotou for nearly four years, Guo Yaoshi was appointed again. His bleak life seemed to have some turning point, but he didn't know that blessings were a disaster.
After Guo Yaoshi helped Jin to destroy the Song Dynasty, he returned to Yanjing. When his subordinates, the eight thousand eternal soldiers were immediately disarmed by Wushu following Zong Wang's orders and repatriated to his hometown. The eight thousand eternal soldiers, who were unarmed and no different from civilians, were surrounded by the Jin army who had already been ambushed when they passed Songting Pass, and they were killed with big sticks.
Since then, Guo Yaoshi, whose minions were cut off, completely lost the capital to dominate the Liao, Song and Jin dynasties. After that, Guo Yaoshi, the toothless tiger, was transferred to Shangjing and was given a casual official title as the General of Jinwu Guard. He was controlled in Shangjing's mansion.
After this attack, Guo Yaoshi refused to talk about military affairs, and he was just a wise man to protect himself every day. Until last year, the Jin Dynasty suffered repeated losses and generals and needed a combat-capable military. The most combat-capable military in the entire Jin Dynasty was naturally the Haner Army in Yan. Therefore, Guo Yaoshi was recommended as the guard of Pingzhou (now Lulong, Hebei) and used his old people's expectations to recruit Haner Army, but before he could take office, news of the destruction of the Jin Dynasty's Nanluo army came. The master of the Jin Dynasty immediately issued an order, and Guo Yaoshi changed his position to be the one who stayed in Yanjing and took office immediately.
The reason why the Jin Kingdom was able to control Guo Yaoshi in history, but Song Kingdom could not be because the Jin Kingdom regarded Yanjing as the rear, while Song Kingdom took Yanjing's front line. Since it was the rear, of course it did not need this indigenous person; but since it was the front line, of course it had to rely on local warlords. This is the fundamental reason why the Jin and Song Kingdom had completely different methods of handling Guo Yaoshi.
The current situation has been changed by Di Lie's Tianzhu army. Nearly 10,000 troops spread along the lines of Cangzhou, Bazhou and Xiongzhou, only more than a hundred miles away from Yanjing. As long as Di Lie gave his order, the troops could approach the city of Yanjing at any time. In this dilemma, the Jin Kingdom had to be forced to use Guo Yaoshi, who was almost treated as a "lack dog" like the Song Kingdom, and use his reputation in Yan land to recruit Han troops and assist in defending the city.
However, the Jin people were really worried about this general who had lost all his moral integrity and had a lot of records, so they only gave him the title of high-ranking official in Yanjing and the right to recruit, but did not give him the command. All the recruited military soldiers and the original army in Yanjing were under the command of the defense matters of Yanjing, Li Cheng, the chief general of the Yanjing Cavalry and Infantry Army, who was commanding the defense matters in Yanjing at this time.
At this moment, Guo Yaoshi was riding his big green horse and talking to the two chiefs and deputy envoys, laughing and giving instructions to the scenery. No one could see what he was thinking. Compared to the high spirits when he guided the Jin army south to destroy the Song Dynasty four years ago, Guo Yaoshi was obviously much older at this time: his face was still white, but his muscles were loose, his eyes were obviously blue, and his sharp eyes were so sharp that he could no longer see them. Three strands of black and shiny beards were also visible...
It is obvious that these four years have not been easy for Guo Yaoshi. It is unknown whether it is tortured by the evil spirits of the Eight Thousands of betrayed Changsheng Army, or because of his merits, he is suspicious and feels depressed and angry.
At this time, Wuling Simou was smiling at the whip and pointing to the front: "Here, I seem to see the Great Wall."
Pharmacist Guo nodded: "After passing the Luan River ahead, you can walk more than ten miles to Luanyang, the border town of the Great Wall. Our carriage team can stay overnight in Luanyang. After entering the Great Wall, you will reach Jizhou, which is not far from Yanjing..."
Xiao Zhonggong smiled and said, "Guo Junzhen is worthy of being a geographical feature that has been guarding Yanjing for many years."
Guo Yaoshi said calmly: "The pharmacist has no other skills, but this army's minor skills made the two messengers laugh."
Whenever he went to a place, he was the strength of Guo Yaoshi. It was through this skill that he could lead the Jin army to enter and hit Tokyo City.
There is a wooden bridge on the surface of the Luanshui River. In order to prevent the heavy pressure from being too high when crossing the bridge, the bridge body is difficult to load. All the female members of the carriage must get off the car and let the empty car cross the bridge, and then follow.
When nearly a thousand women got off the carriage, the scene was really amazing. The Jin soldiers who were accompanying the guards were drooling, but no one dared to make any changes. When they set off from Shangjing, the deputy envoy Wuling Simou had already warned in front of all the guards that none of these women could be touched.
"Finger touches the broken finger, hand touches the cut hands, tongue touches the cut tongue, body touches the crimp body!"
This is the original words of Wuling Simou, and it is definitely not intimidation - along the way, there were five Jin soldiers guards who had broken their hands and fingers for offending the female family, and one of them was killed because they were killed. Once the killing was opened, no one dared to ignore Wuling Simou's warnings since then.
Before the female family got off the car, Guo Yaoshi only took four followers and walked away from the river a hundred feet away. Those who didn't know that he was a gentleman who did not treat him as a rude man, but the real situation was that he felt guilty - in a sense, these women were all pushed into the devil's cave by him.
When Guo Yaoshi was immersed in the mood, he suddenly heard a "strung" sound of the bowstring. Even though he had been indulging in the voices and emotions for many years, the muscles and bones he had been slapping over the years and the reactions he had been hovering between life and death for many years made Guo Yaoshi instinctively turn his head - one arrow shot his helmet down. His hairpin was loose and his hair was dispersed like a ghost.
"There are assassins!"
Four guards hurriedly showed off their cards and drew their swords and opened their bows, guarding Guo Yaoshi. Ten eyes shot towards the reeds by the river more than thirty steps away. But they saw seven or eight men covering their faces rushing out of the reeds, holding swords, bows, guns, forks and other weapons, and surrounded them.
Although these masked men had few people, they had very good rules for attacking. They were short-soldiers in front, long-soldiers in the middle, and archers in the back. They looked like a military formation. With swords and guns, two guards fell down in an instant.
Guo Yaoshi only had a three-foot green edge around his waist, and the long soldiers and bows and arrows were both at the saddle more than ten steps away, while the Jin soldiers were even further away, and the closest ones were eighty steps away.
The third guard beside him was shot by a sword grid. The third guard beside him fell down. The man Guo reached out to hold the guard. Just as the assassin thought he was going to run with him, the man Guo pushed the guard into the arms of an assassin who was rushing toward him, and at the same time, he passed under the guard's ribs with a sword and stabbed the assassin over.
The other assassins were all shocked and shouted, waving their blades to kill them.
Yaoshi Guo drew his sword, but unexpectedly he was held tightly by the assassin, and blood gushed.
Yaoshi Guo made a quick decision, abandoned his sword, ran a few steps, and suddenly rolled on the ground, dodging a cold arrow. He then turned over and rushed to the front of the war horse, picked the bow and took the arrow, and quickly turned around - the last guard, who was pleating hemoptysis in the county.
Guo Yaoshi had a bow and arrow in his hand, and his godless eyes suddenly became sharp. He opened his bow, hit the arrow, and shot - swish swish! Three arrows were beaded in succession, injuring two enemies in a row, and the third arrow was blocked by an assassin with a side card.
At this time, the sound of hooves behind him was loud and Jin soldiers rushed to help.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the assassins immediately supported their injured companions to retreat. One of the assassins' eyes blew fire, and while retreating, he pointed at the stern of Pharmacist Guo and cursed: "The traitor who sells friends for honor!"
Yaoshi Guo was taking the fourth arrow at this time. He was very sure that he could send another assassin, but when he heard this suddenly, he was shocked all over. The bow and arrow in his hand stopped and could not shoot it out again.
The assassins retreated into the reeds in a hurry, jumped into the water and escaped.
More than a dozen Jin soldiers rushed by like a whirlwind, shooting wildly at the river surface. Arrows, like water, have no lethality and are naturally useless.
Two Jin Dynasty officials and deputy envoys arrived quickly and said one after another: "Are Guo Zhenjun injured?"
Pharmacist Guo slowly lowered his bow and arrow and said calmly: "Nothing happened, I've scared the two envoys."
Xiao Zhonggong said in shock and anger: "I don't want to enter Yan land, there are such bold and arrogant people! Guo Zhenjun must be rectified when he takes office this time."
Guo Yaoshi put his bow and hair, picked up his helmet and put it on, turned his horse on his back, and said calmly: "It's just a disaster. It's not surprising that there are so many such young people in Yanshan," he said with a look.
The robbery? Seven or eight people robbery the robbery at an army of hundreds of people? Xiao Zhonggong and Wuling Simou looked at each other, and both saw the meaning of deep thought from each other's eyes.
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The assassination scene just now was short and fast, and it was far away from the bridge deck, so basically no alarm was alarmed and sent back to the Song people. After the empty car crossed the bridge, the female family got on the bus one after another.
Zhao Hu'er lifted the curtain and looked anxiously: "Where did Saiyue run? Why haven't you got on the bus?"
The Emperor Rongde Ji Zhao Jinnu in the car was holding the eight-year-old Princess Chunfu Ji Zhao Jinling, and sat side by side with the 14-year-old Princess Lingfu Ji Zhao Jinyin. Although the car was narrow and the seats were a little crowded, the young Zhao Jinling and the second Emperor Zhao Jinyin, who was underage, instinctively wanted to snuggle with their second sister to feel safe. Zhao Saiyue naturally did not want to leave Zhao Hu'er. In this way, the Five Emperors simply squeezed into a car. Anyway, these women were thin and small, and they couldn't occupy much place.
Zhao Jinnu was also very worried: "It seems that something was going on by the river just now, but nothing happened..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Jinling on her knees looked sharp-eyed and her fingertips pointed forward: "Sister Thirty-first is back!"
Zhao Saiyue ran back with her face flushed and very cute. When she saw Zhao Hu'er, she smiled and said, "Sixteenth sister, do you know what news I just heard? And, what happened on the other side of the river?"
Zhao Hu'er pulled Zhao Saiyue, slapped the dust on her body, and said angrily: "I don't care about the news. You can't run around like this anymore. You're almost home. Nothing can happen..."
"I understand!" Zhao Saiyue responded quickly and crisply, carrying the train lightly like a deer.
As soon as the carriage started, Zhao Jinyin couldn't wait to ask: "Thirty-first sister, what news are you trying to find out? Tell me quickly."
Zhao Saiyue raised her finger on her chest. She looked to the north bank of Luanshui mysteriously: "Assassination happened there just now..."
Zhao Jinyin widened his eyes and opened his mouth: "Who are you stabbed?"
"Pharma Guo!"
"So it's this dog thief! He actually accompanied him?" Zhao Jinnu was second only to the captive emperor's concubine Zhao Yupan. He experienced the most disasters and knew the most about the destruction of the country back then. How could he not know the evil deeds of this thief and said angrily, "Good stab! Are you dead?"
"The assassin killed four of his guards, but Pharmacist Guo was fine."
"What a pity... why do evil people always live long?" Zhao Jinnu sighed regretfully, touching the feelings of the country and the family. He couldn't help but burst into tears.
"Second sister, don't bother. This time, Guo Yaoshi went to Yanjing to serve as the left-behind. The emperor's sister-in-law and the 'evil spirit' will never let this wolf go!"
At this moment, even Zhao Hu'er, who claimed that she was not paying attention to any news, raised her ears. Zhao Jinyin shone brightly and kept urging Zhao Saiyue to speak quickly.
"I heard from Hong Hao - you don't know who Hong Hao is, right? He is the envoy of the Jianyan Dynasty of Brother Jiu. He was held hostage by the rebel Guo Zhongxun and is now being repatriated. He is the latest court official to be captured, so he knows a lot of things..."
"What's the situation? Is the situation of the emperor's sister-in-law? I heard that she was captured and headed north with us. When the emperor's sister-in-law passed Yishui, she was rescued by a magical and powerful god with Concubine Shen... Isn't it true?" Zhao Jinyin's expression was both relieved and envious - why wasn't she the lucky one back then!
The eight-year-old Zhao Jinling even widened her eyes: "Did the emperor's sister-in-law learn magic from that god? That's why she scared the Jin man to release us?"
When talking about this, Zhao Saiyue's face turned red with excitement: "How can there be any magic? But the one who rescued the Emperor's Sister-in-law and Concubine Shen back then was really a very powerful person. The Jin people were very afraid of him and called him the "evil spirit."
Zhao Jinling shivered: "He must be very fierce, ugly, and scary."
Zhao Jinnu stroked the young girl's hair lovingly and said softly: "Little sister, don't say that, a person's appearance does not represent his heart - just like Guo Yaoshi. I have seen him before. He is handsome and has a magnificent appearance, but his behavior is a despicable villain. Compared to this, I think the emperor's sister-in-law is more willing to face this 'evil spirit'."
Zhao Saiyue nodded frequently: "I heard from Hong Hao that this 'evil spirit' is Di Lie. After saving the emperor's sister-in-law, he established a Tianshu City in Taihang Mountains, gathered many Taihang righteous men, defeated the Jin people many times, and even occupied the land of Hedong, living in Taiyuan... Now it seems that he has reached Chang'an. He is so powerful!"
Zhao Hu'er was confused: "It sounds like this is just a rebel army... Why can't Brother Jiu's Jianyan Song take us back? Instead, a rebel army forces the Jin people to give in?"
Zhao Saiyue shook her head blankly: "Hong Hao said that the Jianyan Song Dynasty of Ninth Brother had been suppressed by the Jin people to the south of the Yangtze River and had been defeated. But looking at the Jin people's appearance, it seemed like they had suffered a great loss... I don't know if it was the Song army of Ninth Brother, or the Emperor's sister-in-law who led the rebel army to fight."
"No matter who wins, in short, whoever puts pressure on the Jin people to exchange for our new life, we will have to repay us in this life." Zhao Jinnu finally made a summary of this matter in the form of a vow.
These princesses who were fished out of the bitter water, including the eight-year-old little Jinling, all looked solemn, put their hands together, and sweared in unison: "Give me rebirth, and hold my ring to repay me!"
Yishui, the north bank is the boundary of the Jin Kingdom, and the south bank belongs to the Tianshu force. This is the official location where the Tianshu force and the Jin Kingdom hand over to repatriate the Song people.
In mid-July, the negotiators of Tianshu forces, Ling Yuan, Ma Kuo, the royal family representatives Zhao Wei, the prime minister Zhao Ye, and Zhao Huanhuan, Zhao Yuanzhu, Zhao Chuanzhu, Zhao Tanxiang, Zhao Yuping, Zhao Hanyu and other royal family women gathered in the south bank of Yishui to welcome the miserable sisters home.
When the long team of chariots and horses appeared on the other side, Zhao Huanhuan and other royal women could not help but feel excited. They held their skirts in their hands, running lightly along the river bank one by one, with tears in their eyes... Behind them were standing with bridles, neatly and mighty Five Hundred Days of Iron Armored Cavalry.
It is precisely because of the strong backing represented by this cavalry that those who have lost come back and those who have plundered are returned.
The justice in the world is only strength.
When one carriage after another drove onto the Yishui floating bridge, a melodious sound of pipa came from some carriage, and a sad and moving chant came:
"The homeland is three thousand miles long, and the deep palace has been 20 years old. He Manzi's tears fall before you."
Chapter completed!