Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

At this moment, there was a chaotic sound of horseshoes on the street below, and someone was vaguely yelling.

Han Xizai frowned. Who would dare to gallop a horse recklessly in Jinling City?

So I lowered my head to visit, and saw that several fast horses carrying soldiers galloped past on the street of Qingshiban Road, and then several fast horses galloped one after another, shouting something loudly, and the riders looked terrified.

Both Han Xizai and Xu Xuan were over fifty years old, and their ears were not so good, so they even went to the stairs to ask the accompanying servants to go down to inquire about something.

After a while, I heard the sound of thumping footsteps downstairs, as if they were about to step on the wooden stairs, they were very hasty and rude, but both of them were people who had experienced strong winds and waves, so they knew that something unusual must have happened. It was too late to pursue the scolding, and asked directly: "What happened?"

"It's not good, Mr. Han, Mr. Xu, something is not right. The northern army... The army of the northern army has already arrived outside Jinling City, boarded, landed on the south bank!" stuttered.

"What!" Han Xizai himself was taken aback, and almost threw the wine glass out of his hand. When he turned around, the jade porcelain cup in the hand of his old friend Xu Xuan really fell on the ground and rolled into the corner of the wooden floor.

"Quick, prepare the horse quickly, I'll go to the palace to see His Majesty!" Han Xizai reacted quickly, and hurriedly asked his servants to prepare the carriage, and then helped the old friend who was still in shock to go downstairs.

When we got downstairs, there must have been news from outside the city. The streets and alleys were in a mess. Many people panicked. Doing some illegal activities indiscriminately, the atmosphere on the street is completely different.

Han Xizai asked his servants to stop a soldier who reported from outside the city, and asked him about his situation in detail.

"How did the Northern Army cross the river?"

"Boat, a big boat for all purposes."

"How many boats are there?" Han Xizai asked.

"I don't know, from Jiangzhongzhou to Qilizhou, the river is full of their boats. I don't know how many there are, and I can't count them!" The soldier said with a terrified expression.

"Who is leading Zhou Jun?"

"It's Shi Congyun, their recruitment envoy, and the banner has been unfurled over Qilizhou!"

"Zhou Jun went to the south bank, how many people are there?"

"Many, hundreds of small boats went ashore. Foling Mountain is already full of their people. They killed the troops patrolling the river, and all the troops stationed in Jiangzhongzhou and Qilizhou.... "

Han Xizai was dumbfounded when he heard this, and he was terrified as if struck by lightning. The Zhou army not only arrived at the foot of Jinling City, but also landed on the south bank of the river!

How did they enter the Yangtze River!Did Shi Congyun, the recruiter of the Zhou army, want to cross the Yangtze River, capture Jinling in one fell swoop, and destroy their Tang Kingdom!

Han Xizai didn't dare to delay any longer, and hurried towards the palace.

.......

After entering the Jinling Imperial City, Han Xizai had already felt the oppression and fear in the air above and below the palace. Even the eunuchs and court ladies who were hurrying back and forth kept their heads down and dared not speak.

When he arrived at the side hall where the matter was discussed, the eunuch told him that His Majesty had been waiting for a long time and had sent someone to his home to invite them, so he hurried in.

Arriving in the resplendent palace, the king was already pacing anxiously above, and more than a dozen civil and military people below all lowered their heads and dared not speak. After entering, Han Xizai and Xu Xuan also stood aside, tactful and silent.

His Majesty was talking to a military general, and he was asking about the situation on the riverside. This person should be the guard guarding the riverside.

"The Northern Army has taken Jiangxinzhou in the south of Jinling and Qilizhou in the lower reaches, and sent a large army to the shore near Foling Mountain. I don't know why they surrounded Foling Mountain..."

"How many ships and men does the Zhou army have?" the emperor asked in a panic.

"I don't know, from the river in the south of Jinling to the Qilizhou in the east, their boats are everywhere. I dare to estimate that there are at least five hundred, at most... there may be a thousand. ....." The military commander was also afraid, and said that it was a conservative estimate.

Li Jing was so frightened by these words, his expression was in a trance, and he said with some collapse, "It doesn't count that the vicious Shi Congyun killed my [-] troops. He led so many troops to attack Jinling? He wants to destroy my Tang country in one fell swoop!"

"His Majesty........"

"Your Majesty is relieved." All the civil and military companies comforted.

"You guys are reassuring me, then you have come up with a way!" Li Jing looked at them anxiously, but all the ministers looked at each other and couldn't think of any way, Li Jing was immediately disappointed.

Han Xizai sighed at this moment, stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I have some ideas."

Li Jing suddenly felt as if he was grasping at a straw, "It's your time, tell me!"

"Your Majesty don't need to worry too much. There are tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in all the states along the river, and there are more than [-] garrison troops in Jinling. Your Majesty only needs to send a general to gather troops from all over the place and patrol the riverside. Shi Cong Yun did not dare to move rashly."

As soon as Han Xizai finished speaking, Chen Jue immediately said, "Your Majesty, don't listen to him, he is talking nonsense!"

Chen Jue and Han Xizai were at odds with each other. Ten years ago, Chen Jue was unfavorable in his work. It was Han Xizai who had been writing to force him to kill him. Last year, His Majesty appointed Chen Jue as the military supervisor. die.

So when Han Xizai opened his mouth, he subconsciously expressed his objection: "When Shi Congyun was in Huainan, an army of tens of thousands was no match for him. Now how can he hastily gather tens of thousands of troops to stop him?

If this annoyed the killing god and made him determined to capture Jinling, wipe out our country, and murder His Majesty, wouldn't Han Shilang lead his army to fight him to the death?I think you have bad intentions and want to harm His Majesty! "

As soon as these words came out, Li Jing became even more afraid. What he feared most was to offend Bei Chao and make Bei Chao determined to destroy him.

At the beginning when the Zhou army adjusted its strategy and wanted to concentrate its forces to besiege Shouzhou and withdraw from the states, many of the guards in various places planned to take advantage of the chaos of the Zhou army's retreat to pursue them. As a result, Li Jing ordered the generals not to pursue them, because they were afraid of offending Zhou. Army, the Northern Dynasty was determined to destroy him.

The emperor already had such thoughts, but now that Chen Jue said it, he suddenly felt that it was reasonable, and he was even more frightened: "Yes, if Shi Congyun is offended to death, he is determined to attack Jinling and destroy my country of Tang. ?”

The eldest son of the emperor, Li Hongji, couldn't stand it any longer, and his expression was not good. He glared at Chen Jue a few times, but he didn't dare to intervene. He had been competing with the emperor's uncle for the reserve position recently, so he didn't dare to disobey his father's intentions at this time.

"Chen Jue, tell me, is there any good strategy to defeat the enemy?" Li Jing looked at Chen Jue.

Chen Jue arched his hands, and then said: "Your Majesty, no matter how powerful Shi Congyun is, he is only a general, as long as his desire is satisfied, he will naturally retreat.

It is rumored that the Western Shu Kingdom used this trick at the beginning.

According to the old minister, His Majesty can send someone to bring a lot of money to see Na Shi Congyun, bribe him, and tell him that he is willing to cede the land in the north of the Yangtze River in exchange for the two countries to stop fighting. He must have been satisfied. "

Li Jing said repeatedly: "Okay! Who can go to Jiangzhong to meet Shi Congyun as my envoy?"

Chen Jue stopped talking immediately. He was sent to Shi Congyun in the morning. At that time, he had not yet called, so he dared to go. Now that he has killed him at the door, the situation is completely different, it is too dangerous.

Many civil and military officers also bowed their heads and kept silent. This is not a good job. Shi Congyun killed people like hemp, and the whole Huainan was killed with blood flowing into rivers. He must be a rude general. How can it be?

They don't believe that Shi Congyun would not dare to kill the ministers of the Tang Kingdom, nor do they believe that he would dare to avenge them if he killed the lord. In fact, trust and interests are mutual between the monarch and his ministers. Jun Xiao died?Unless it is a saint who wants nothing, most saints will not end well.

Seeing this scene, Han Xizai also saw that the face of the king turned black and he was about to get angry, so he took a step forward and said, "The old man is willing to go as an envoy..."

Li Jing was overjoyed seeing this, but the joy on his face gradually faded, and he didn't say yes for a while.

Han Xizai sighed in his heart. He knew why the emperor was happy and didn't agree immediately. To put it bluntly, he was from Qi, and Bei Chen took refuge in the south of the Yangtze River. His Majesty didn't trust him, and he was afraid that he would surrender to Shi Congyun directly when he went on an envoy.

The atmosphere was awkward for a while, but fortunately at this moment, Li Jing's friend and in-law Zhou Zong stood up and cupped his hands: "I am willing to go with Han Shilang."

"Okay! I have two lovers to share my worries, and my heart is at ease!" Li Jing was overjoyed, Zhou Zong was his own, and he could be trusted. If he went with Han Xizai, he would not be afraid of Han Xizai's rebellion, and he could rest assured.

Immediately, Li Jing ordered people to prepare gold and silver, and at the same time ordered all the officials and officials to recommend beautiful female relatives.

The most important thing is to get Han Xizai and Zhou Zong to prepare as soon as possible. Every morning when the gold, silver and letters are ready, they will go to Jiangxin to see Shi Congyun.

........

Han Xizai and Zhou Zong left the side hall together.

Han Xizai cupped his hands and said, "Thank you Duke Zhou."

Zhou Zongzhong smiled and said: "Han Shilang is joking, where is the thank you, you guys are capable people, I don't have your skills, I just do what I can."

Han Xizai felt even more grateful.

"Besides, the old man also has selfish intentions."

"selfish?"

"Well, I came from the north to report that my beloved daughter Zhou Xian and her husband, the sixth prince Li Congjia, were captured by Zhou Jun at Foling Mountain."

"What!" Han Xizai turned pale with shock. The prince of a country was captured, which is no small matter: "Why didn't His Majesty say anything just now?"

"Your Majesty is preoccupied with retreating from the enemy, so he can't take care of the sixth prince." Zhou Zong shook his head.

Han Xizai was silent. He knew the emperor's weak character. Although the sixth prince, Li Congjia, was very popular with His Majesty, because he was indifferent to fame and fortune, liked poetry and poetry, traveled mountains and rivers, and had double pupils and different appearances. His Majesty, who read Buddhist scriptures and Taoist scriptures, therefore also likes the sixth prince.

But if Shi withdraws from Yunken, His Majesty will definitely not care about the Sixth Prince. If the Sixth Prince is captured in Daliang as a hostage in exchange for a strike, His Majesty will definitely be willing...

"Duke Zhou wants to?"

"At least confirm the whereabouts of my beloved daughter and son-in-law." Zhou Zong said helplessly.

Han Xizai nodded silently, knowing in his heart what would happen if Zhou Xian fell into the hands of Zhou Jun. It is well known that Zhou Zong's beloved daughter is beautiful.

.......

On the wide deck, Shi Congyun looked at the pale woman in front of him, who was facing him sideways, and was stunned, almost drooling.

He didn't know where Li Chuyun got him such a beauty, he only felt that Li Chuyun was worthy of being his number one general!

In terms of beauty, Zhao Shijian, Fu Liu, and Empress Fu are all first-class beauties he has ever seen. Zhao Shijian is like an orchid in an empty valley, bright and independent; Whatever she does.Empress Fu......

Shi Congyun shook his head, thinking about Empress Fu, I don't want her life anymore!

But if you don't talk about temperament and just talk about beauty, Zhao Shijian, Fu Liu, and Queen Fu are all inferior to the beauty in front of you. She is really the kind of natural beauty!The qualifications are there, the capital is there, and people's eyes are straight, and the bottom is also straight.

"It's Shi Congyun, the recruitment envoy of the Zhou army. What's your name?" Shi Congyun leaned over with a smirk. He Fu Liu is already much taller.

The beauty gritted her teeth, refused to answer his question, closed her eyes and raised her head to reveal her white neck, "You kill me! I will not follow you to death!"

"Hey, I like backbone." Shi Congyun stretched out his hand, gently squeezed the beautiful woman's chin, and she shook her off, but as an old hooligan, he was very skillful in dealing with such a woman.

.......

Since the moment Zhou Xian was caught, she had vaguely predicted her own end, because he heard the leading vicious general say that he would dedicate her to the Northern Army commander.

Everyone in the south of the Yangtze River knows who the commander-in-chief of the Northern Army is. Zhou Guohuai's Southern Recruitment Envoy Shi Congyun, the legendary figure, is the commander-in-chief of the Zhou Army who is two or three years younger than her.

A murderer who makes the whole of Jiangnan fearful and murderous.

She watched her husband being dragged away by them but could do nothing, and was escorted by them all the way to the river.

She understood what these people wanted to detain her for, so she made up her mind and decided to keep the chastity for her husband. If Shi Congyun forced her on the boat, she would throw herself into the river.

She grew up in a scholarly family, and in such a family she was educated in ethics. She always remembers loyalty, filial piety and righteousness, and women's chastity in her heart.

But I was actually curious about what kind of person was that young man who made the whole of the south of the Yangtze River frightened and commanded a hundred thousand troops in the Northern Dynasty.

His reputation in the south of the Yangtze River is too great, far surpassing those fierce generals such as Li Chongjin, Zhao Kuangyin, and Shi Yanchao, so he is the most discussed and most feared by southerners. There are many legends and stories about him among the people.

Some people say that he is lustful and greedy for money, and can control ten girls at night; some people say that he is murderous, and he cannot sleep without killing hundreds of people every day; some people say that he likes to eat with children's hearts...

So she had imagined what kind of character Shi Congyun was in her heart, but she was more rational and didn't believe those bizarre rumors.

She felt that to be able to fight must be a tall man with a rough and vicious face, a face full of flesh, no education, even illiterate, five big three rough, smelly of wine and sweat, and messy beard and hair.

It wasn't until she was escorted aboard the huge battleship of the Northern Army that was four or five stories high and more than ten feet long, that she finally saw the legendary Shi Congyun on the deck.

One thing she guessed right was that Shi Congyun was indeed tall and tall. She was tall and slender. Many men in the Southern Tang Kingdom were not as tall as her, but in front of Shi Congyun, she suddenly became short, so she could only look up. he.

He was dressed in thin armor, with a sword at his waist, his back was straight, he was tall, with a broad chest, and he felt oppressive standing there. His hands were exposed with blue veins, and there was a trace of childishness on his face, which showed that he was indeed young. Small.

But his face is not so vicious, nor is his face full of flesh, probably because of the battles in the South and the North, and the running around, the outline is relatively clear, with a somewhat stiff and stern feeling, but he always has a smirk on his mouth. Not so serious.

From the moment we met, Shi Congyun's real appearance completely subverted her imagination, making her feel a little unreal. Such a person doesn't look like he killed tens of thousands of people, and Jiangbei's blood flowed into rivers , the executioner who killed the people in the south of the Yangtze River, the devil.

However, his lust may be the same as the rumors, because since boarding the boat, she has noticed that the other party's eyes have been sweeping up and down on her, and there is always a malicious smile on the corner of his mouth.

Zhou Xian was very ashamed and embarrassed, and also very afraid. She gritted her teeth to suppress the fear of death in her heart, and strengthened her mind. She must keep the chastity for her husband, and jump into the river to commit suicide if she finds a chance!And never let him be frivolous and humiliated in the hands of his big enemy.

So when the other party asked her name with a smirk and malicious intentions, she responded angrily. When the other party pinched her chin frivolously, she avoided it in embarrassment, and kept leaning against the side of the ship's deck.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, the villain took a few steps to the edge of the deck, looked at her with a smirk, then looked at the rippling river below, and said, "You don't want to find a chance to jump into the river and commit suicide, do you? "

Zhou Xian's breath was stagnant, he didn't expect to be seen through by him at a glance, and his heart was nervous and afraid, the villain then shook his head: "At first glance, you are a lady of every family, a girl from a deep family, and you have never seen anything in the world, you think the four words of throwing yourself into the river Is it that simple?"

As he said that, he suddenly stretched out his big hand and pulled her to the edge of the deck, so frightened that Zhou Xian forgot to resist for a moment.

"Look, the river is at least as high as a five-story building from here to below. If you jump from such a height, falling on the water is like falling on the ground.

First of all, it will break your muscles and bones, make you unrecognizable, and cause severe pain all over your body, but you will not die immediately.

You will then drown, and the drowning will first cause the cough, and the water will enter your lungs after the cough is choked by the water.

When the lungs are filled with water, your chest will feel severe pain like being torn apart, and it will feel like your chest is being cooked by fire.

The water will also pour into your beautiful little head along your ears, and then you will feel the pain as if your brain is about to explode. It hurts like tearing it off.

When you can’t breathe, your body will start to become weak, your consciousness will become weak, you will feel dizzy, you will struggle subconsciously, and the fractures in your whole body will hurt you to death..."

He whispered in his ear with a smirk, Zhou Xian was already trembling with fright, and the courage he had finally accumulated to go to death was instantly wiped out by this villain.

She didn't know what to do, and she was so wronged that she burst into tears and almost cried.

The man was still laughing at her: "Tsk tsk, there are so many ways to die in the world that you don't choose, but choose this one. Do you still want to die now?"

Zhou Xian was annoyed, and there was nothing he could do about him, he continued, "What kind of person do you think XX is?"

"You are a despicable, insidious, cunning, cruel and vicious villain!" She took the opportunity to curse without hesitation, venting out the unwillingness and anger in her heart, and then gritted her teeth to prepare to bear his anger.

Unexpectedly, Shi Congyun was not angry at all, and laughed, "Yes, I am a despicable, insidious, cunning, cruel and vicious person.

Think about it, if a person like me can't do what he wants to do, what happens if he wants to get revenge by any means? "

As he spoke, he looked over with a smirk, his naked eyes seemed to penetrate her, making her heart beat faster, fearful and ashamed.