Song Mingyue

Chapter 281 False Imperial Envoy

In the city of Zhuozhou, it was extremely lively.

The corpses in the city were carried out one by one and buried together.

The officers and soldiers went out to comfort the people, and the people in the city behaved differently.This place is close to the Song Dynasty, so there are naturally a majority of Han people. The Han people in Yandi have been ruled by the Liao people for nearly 200 years, and they have long lost the blood and passion to resist foreign rule.However, when the Han Wang Shi captured Zhuozhou, the Han people in the city were still very excited, and the whole city was full of Han voices welcoming the Wang Shi.

If it is said that in the Battle of Baigouhe, Zhao Hao completely controlled the Northern Expedition Army in terms of military spirit, then the Battle of Zhuozhou pushed Zhao Hao to the altar and became the military god of the Northern Expedition Army.

The well that fell from the sky in the night deeply shocked the Northern Expeditionary Army, and the massacre of the defeated Liao army raised the morale and fighting spirit of the three armies to the extreme.

Just as Yang Weizhong and others thought, even if Tong Guan left Xiongzhou at this moment and wanted to take charge of the affairs as the commander-in-chief of the three armies, I am afraid that not many soldiers would be willing to listen to his orders.

In less than three days, in the entire city of Zhuozhou, in the streets and alleys, tea houses and restaurants, inside and outside the barracks, and up and down the city towers, all the people talking about the wise and mighty Duke of Longde.

Some people say that the Duke is the descendant of the stars in the sky; One, they all believe that Zhao Hao is the descendant of a god.

Zhao Ji called himself the Taoist Emperor, and he only wanted to become an immortal. Lin Lingsu's generation repeatedly played tricks and claimed to be gods. Zhao Hao showed the "immortal art" in public, which naturally made the soldiers worship them as gods.

Three days later, a group of people came to Zhuozhou City under the protection of Shengjie Army.

At the south gate of Zhuozhou, a beautifully decorated carriage was guarded by hundreds of victorious soldiers and more than a hundred personal servants, and it stopped slowly three or four hundred steps away from the city gate.

The curtain of the car was lifted to reveal Zhang Di's haggard and wrinkled face. When he saw the word "Zhuozhou" on the tower, his face suddenly shone brightly.

This time the imperial decree finally arrived, and it lived up to the entrustment.

Due to the painful lesson of the imperial decree being taken away, Zhang Di was still worried all the way even though he was surrounded by heavy guards. Now that Zhuozhou City was in front of him, Zhang Di finally felt relieved.

As soon as he enters Zhuozhou City, the imperial decree will definitely not be lost, unless Zhao Hao resists the decree... Even if he resists the decree, it has nothing to do with Zhang Di.

Zhang Di touched the imperial decree in his bosom, finally heaved a sigh of relief, Lan Hua raised his fingers, and the duck voice sounded: "Enter the city!"

The sound of horseshoes sounded again, and a group of people entered Zhuozhou city in a mighty manner, and went straight to the capital.

Zhao Hao's residence is the former Zhuozhou city government office.

Zhao Hao, who had already received the news, led Zhong Shidao, Zhong Shizhong, Yang Weizhong, Wang Tian, ​​Liu Yanqing and others to the lobby of the government office, waiting for the arrival of the imperial envoy.

In the process of waiting, everyone's thoughts are different.

What Yang Weizhong, Wang Ting and others thought was that the imperial envoy arrived at this time. Calculating the time, it should be the news of the victory of the Battle of Baigou River in Bianliang City.

Zhong Shidao and Zhong Shi, the two of them have been in officialdom for a long time, so they naturally think more, and there is a hint of worry in their eyes, but they still have a little expectation in their hearts. After all, Zhao Hao has always been the number one favorite in front of the officials. No exception.

Apart from Zhao Hao, the one who really knew the content of the imperial decree was Liu Yanqing who stood behind Zhao Hao.Zhang Di first entered Xiongzhou City and stayed there for a whole day. After proclaiming the decree to Tong Guan, he came to Zhuozhou under the protection of the Shengjie Army. Report to Liu Yanqing.

So although Liu Yanqing also looked solemn, but there was a strange and proud smile on the corner of his mouth, looking at Zhao Hao with a mocking expression.

Langoudian was defeated in the first battle, and thousands of soldiers were lost. Although Liu Yanqing shifted the responsibility to He Shen, Zhao Hao is not a fool. Yanqing was demoted to deputy control.

If it were someone else doing this, Liu Yanqing would definitely question and make a scene, but in front of Zhao Hao, even if he felt a lot of dissatisfaction in his heart, he could only obediently obey his orders. It is by no means uncommon for him to behead a military official of the fifth rank.

Originally thought that this trip would be suppressed by Zhao Hao all the way, doing nothing, but Wang Fu, Tong Guan and Liang Shicheng, the three big bosses who planned the Northern Expedition for many years, all made wedding dresses for Zhao Hao, Liu Yanqing Since it is extremely depressed.However, receiving the news from Xiongzhou yesterday, Liu Yanqing was so happy that he almost jumped up.

Although the officials favor and trust Zhao Hao, they are not completely lost. Since Taizong, the fine tradition of defending the clan is like guarding against thieves has not been lost in the hands of the Taoist emperor. when.

The Northern Expedition army is still in charge of the Western Army, to be precise, his old boss Tong Shuxiang is in charge.

As for Zhao Hao, he was undoubtedly cocooning himself. Once he returned to Bianliang City this time, not to mention commanding the army, I am afraid that it would be an extravagant hope to gain a foothold in the court again.

"The imperial envoy is here!" A loud shout came from outside the door.

Zhao Hao's expression changed slightly, and he took the lead in striding out of the lobby door, followed by all the generals.

The smile on Liu Yanqing's face grew stronger, he looked coldly at Zhao Hao's back, and followed with strides.

With the sound of loud footsteps, everyone looked up and saw Zhang Di coming up proudly under the protection of hundreds of personal officials, without squinting, with an extremely arrogant expression.

Zhang Di didn't stop until he was five or six steps away from Zhao Hao, and looked at Zhao Hao coldly, with resentment, pleasure, and teasing in his eyes.

He slowly took out a golden scroll imperial decree from his sleeve, the look of complacency in his eyes became more intense, and he shouted loudly: "Zhao Hao accepts the decree!"

In the Song Dynasty, unless it was an important matter, in most cases, there was no need to kneel down to greet the imperial decree, but the imperial decree represented the official family, and it was still indispensable to bow down, so when Zhang Di shouted, all the generals behind Zhao Hao bowed down one after another. Yi salute.

Only Zhao Hao remained motionless.

Zhang Di froze, looked at Zhao Hao in a daze, with anger in his eyes, and shouted again: "Zhao Hao accepts the order!"

All the generals behind raised their heads slightly and looked at Zhao Hao puzzled.

Liu Yanqing also raised his head secretly, looking at Zhao Hao's tall and straight back, with a look of pity and satisfaction in his eyes.Jin Yiwei has always been well-informed. The Duke of Longde County should also know the government's will, so he is not reconciled, but... so what if he is not reconciled, does he still want to resist the order?
At this moment, Zhao Hao said: "Fake imperial envoy, take it down!"

In an instant, the audience was silent.

His voice was not loud, but it was like thunder on the ground.

Everyone was stunned, with incredulous expressions on their faces, staring at Zhao Hao in a daze.

Fake imperial envoy?

Not only the generals of the Northern Expedition Army were in disarray, Zhang Di and all the subordinates were also stunned, especially that Zhang Di opened his mouth into a big "O" and pointed at Zhao Hao, speechless.

Another thunderclap sounded: "Take it!"

This time, Jin Yiwei behind Zhao Hao heard it clearly, and two figures flashed out, like a hungry tiger rushing for food, and threw Zhang Di to the ground.

brush brush~
All relatives and officials were the first to wake up, and all drew their swords out, pointing at Zhao Hao.

Immediately afterwards, all Jin Yiwei also drew their swords out one after another, confronting all the relatives and officials.

Master Zhong Dao and other generals looked at Zhao Hao in bewilderment, not knowing what kind of medicine Zhao Hao was selling in his gourd.

Liu Yanqing was the first to react, pointing at Zhao Hao and said angrily: "Mr. Zhao, this Eunuch Zhang, I have met him in the palace, and he came here with official guards. How can it be fake?"

Zhao Hao smiled coldly, turned back to Liu Yanqing and said, "Eunuch Zhang Di, I naturally recognize him, but not only is he not Eunuch Zhang Di, he is not even a father-in-law, how can he be an imperial envoy?"

What?

Everyone was in a mess in an instant, not only did they not believe it, even more did the relatives and officials not believe it.

Zhang Di, who was pushed to the ground by Hua Rong and Zhang Qing, was even more speechless, pointing at Zhao Hao, speechless for a long time: "You...you..."

Hearing Zhao Hao's long laugh, he quickly drew his sword out, and with a flicker of sword light in his hand, he moved towards Zhang Diwu.

Liu Yanqing and all the relatives thought that Zhao Hao was going to kill people to silence them, they were shocked, and they were about to rush forward, but it was too late.

Zhao Hao's sword is really too fast!
As soon as the silver light was taken away, Zhao Hao had withdrawn his sword and returned, and shouted coldly: "Look at it clearly, this person is the father-in-law?"

Liu Yanqing and all the relatives and officials Qiqi stopped their figures and looked up, but their expressions changed drastically.

That Zhang Di saw Zhao Hao raising his sword and slashing at him, thinking that Zhao Hao was going to kill him, he was scared out of his wits, but now he saw Zhao Hao withdrawing his sword and returning without feeling any pain in his body, but he saw everyone staring at him as if they had seen a ghost It was only then that the legs felt chilly from the waist down——Zhao Hao's long sword had cut off the lower half of his robe, and even the upper half of the silk slit pants, so that the key parts could be seen at a glance.

Zhang Di just glanced at his part, then passed out.

The balls and the pillars are complete, even the pillars were stimulated by the cold wind outside the lobby, and they even raised their heads...

Without castration, it is naturally not the father-in-law, let alone the imperial eunuch Zhang Di!

Zhao Hao didn't wait for everyone to react, he shouted sharply: "Take him down, torture him carefully, without my order, no one is allowed to see him!"

With a promise, several guards in Jinyi stepped forward, like carrying a dead pig, and carried out Zhang Di who had passed out.

The relatives and officials didn't know what to do, and they were still in chaos. The scene in front of them subverted their world view, making them at a loss. They could only watch Zhang Di being lifted up, and no one dared to stand up.

Some of the generals behind Zhao Hao reacted and understood what was going on.

Brothers Zhong, Wang Ting, Yang Weizhong, and Liu Yanqing are not fools. If Lord Longde can conjure a well, he can naturally conjure other things...

Liu Yanqing tightly clutched the hilt of the sword at his waist, looked at Zhao Hao coldly, and finally let go of the hilt again, his expression as usual.

Although Liu Yanqing was extremely dissatisfied and hated Zhao Hao, he was not a reckless man. The person who could train his son to be one of the four generals of ZTE in the Southern Song Dynasty and become a high-ranking general in the Western Army was naturally the best of the best. Refined.

Since Zhao Hao dared to do this, he was obviously willing to go all out. If he forced himself into trouble at this moment, what awaited him would probably be bloodshed... Facts have proved that there is nothing that this crazy son of the clan dares to do.

Therefore, he can only admit cowardly.

What's more, since Zhao Hao has gone crazy, the final outcome is already known.

For Liu Yanqing, what he had to do was to save his life and not be bitten by Zhao Haofeng.

Liu Yanqing was not a fool, and the other generals were naturally not fools either, no one in the audience raised any doubts.

So the imperial decree that had not been read out was sealed up by Zhao Hao along with Zhang Di.

(End of this chapter)