beggar prince

The battle report submitted by Eunuch Liu also panicked the civil and military officials and the queen mother who were discussing matters in the Jinluan Hall.They knew that Xiangyang was about to fall, that the Great Wei Dynasty was over, and that the 200-year-old foundation was about to collapse.

All civil and military officials were in panic, and Xiao Heng, who was sitting on the throne of Jinluan, felt like he was facing an enemy. He clenched his fists, stared at the battle report, and bit his lips.

The queen mother thought that she could not sustain herself, and she wanted to release the grand master and the prime minister from the prison to take charge of the overall situation.

She said to Eunuch Liu: "Go and invite the Grand Master and the Prime Minister to the Golden Luan Hall!"

Soon the grand master and the prime minister walked into the Golden Luan Hall in official uniforms. They were ashamed, with thick blood scabs on their faces, and whip marks all over their bodies.

They knelt down and bowed while coughing: "See the emperor, long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live!"

Xiao Heng: "Free from courtesy!"

The queen mother thought about half the salary, she wanted to make a last-ditch effort, she knew that Zhao Yuanjian's only weakness was Xiao Heng.She was going to send Xiao Heng to the imperial conquest to influence Zhao Yuanjian's morale, and asked Xiao Heng to set a trap to capture him alive.

If the southern army loses Zhao Yuanjian, there will be no leader for a while, and the morale of the army will be in chaos, and the Great Wei will still have a chance of survival.

The Empress Dowager lightly opened her lips: "The enemy is at hand, and the emperor should personally lead the expedition to boost morale."

The prime minister knelt on the Golden Luan Hall and begged: "Queen Dowager, Your Majesty is the Ninth Five-Year Supreme. How can you fight on the battlefield in person? Your Majesty's going here is extremely dangerous, and your life may be in danger."

The queen mother got up and walked out of the bead curtain. She said: "Xiangyang is about to be captured, and the rebel is about to open the gate to the north. He led a large army and drove straight in. The great Wei is at stake. The emperor is the monarch of the great Wei. There is still a glimmer of hope for him to go out. Even if the emperor does not Going out to war must also be the emperor of the subjugated country, and become a prisoner of the rebels."

The prime minister was speechless after hearing this. The Great Wei Dynasty was on the verge of collapse, and no one could stop it. Indeed, only Xiao Heng personally led the army to boost morale, and there was still a glimmer of life.

Xiao Heng is not afraid, he wants to fight in person and kill Zhao Yuanjian, the rebel who robbed him of the country.After hearing what the queen mother said, Xiao Heng took the initiative to ask to go to the imperial conquest.

He said: "I am willing to go to Xiangyang to drive the imperial conquest!"

All civil and military officials knelt down to dissuade: "It is absolutely impossible, please take back the order, Your Majesty!"

Xiao Heng stood up and said firmly: "My dear friends, you don't need to persuade me, I've made up my mind!"

The civil and military officials under the Jinluan Palace held wat boards and talked a lot, but they couldn't come up with a good idea, so they had to give up.

Before Xiao Heng's personal conquest, he went to Fengtian Temple to hold a sacrificial ceremony, praying to the gods of heaven and earth and the ancestors of the Xiao family.

At night, the bright moon hangs high, and the stars are as dazzling as jewels.Xiao Heng held the hand of the little prince Xiao Luan, and walked on the white jade stone corridor in front of the Golden Luan Hall, and the little prince looked at the carved embroidered thresholds and the majestic palaces.There are countless deep palaces, high walls, golden bricks and yellow tiles, and rare treasures in the Forbidden City.

The ladies in pink lined up in a long line, holding octagonal lanterns and standing on both sides of the corridor to illuminate the emperor. The bright lights were bright and gave off a hazy light.The wind blew the tassels of the lanterns, making a creaking sound, and the maids lowered their heads, not daring to look at the emperor and the prince.

The wind slowly blew Xiao Heng's dragon robe, and the clothes fluttered. Xiao Heng was so hazy under the lantern that he didn't seem like a real person.The shattered hair on his forehead flew forward, and he looked at all these magnificent scenes, worried. He didn't know what his fate would be after the subjugation of the country.

He knew that his prince Xiao Luan was Xiao Zhengxuan's little grandson, not his own son, but he also liked him very much. He knew that Xiao Zhengxuan's family was killed and only this orphan was left. He felt sorry for this child.

Xiao Heng never wanted to share the bed with the queen and others, he did not give birth to a son or a daughter.He loves this little orphan very much, and he keeps him by his side every day, coaxing the little doll to eat and sleep.

Xiao Heng said: "Father will go to war tomorrow, you have to listen to your grandma."

Xiao Luan lay on his lap, grabbed his dragon robe, and begged childishly: "Father, please don't go, I'm afraid of grandma."

Xiao Heng looked down at Xiao Luan's big watery eyes, flickering, bright and crystal clear.Xiao Heng knelt down and pinched his little face, and said with a smile: "Father must go to the imperial conquest, otherwise the Great Wei will destroy the country, and you will not be able to be the crown prince."

"The queen mother said that she wanted to ask the father to go to the Palace of Compassion and Ning to have some snacks."

"Father doesn't want to go, father only likes you."

They walked down the steps of the corridor of the Golden Luan Hall, when Xiao Heng felt a sharp pain in the back of his head, and his headache began to attack again, causing him to fall down the steps in pain, falling on the bluestone slab and rolling with his head in his arms.

Xiao Luan cried out in fright: "Father, Father!"

The maid hurriedly threw down the lantern and stepped forward to help Xiao Heng up, and put Xiao Heng on the dragon chariot.The eunuch drove him and Xiao Luan back to Changchun Palace in a dragon chariot.

Xiao Heng fell into the low bed curtain, with cold sweat on his forehead, and the maid twisted a brocade to cover his forehead.He was so uncomfortable being shaken by the light, he asked the maid to turn off the light, put the Ye Mingzhu in the brocade box, and it took a long time before he calmed down.

Xiao Luan slept soundly lying beside him, and Xiao Heng covered Xiao Luan with a brocade quilt.

The next day, all civil and military officials went to Shenwu Gate to see Xiao Heng off. They knelt under the steps and said loudly, "Your Majesty's trip is very dangerous, please take care of the dragon's body!"

Xiao Heng, dressed in Shu embroidered silver frost Kowloon armor, stood on the red carpeted steps, raised the altar wine cup, spilled the wine on the ground, drank the farewell imperial wine, and smashed the wine cup.

He turned around and left, got on Longyu driven by six horses, and drove out of the capital mightily with his soldiers and horses.The Empress Dowager sent five generals and the Royal Army to protect Xiao Heng, as well as a 30 army. They carried [-] dans of food and grass to Xiangyang City.

When they arrived in Xiangyang, the general of Xiangyang came out of the city to bow down and greet him. The soldiers of Xiangyang knelt down in groups, looking at their young emperor, who walked into the barracks majestically in armor.

Xiao Heng climbed to the highest point of the tower, drew his sword, and shouted: "I will personally come to Xiangyang to show off the prestige of the Great Wei! I will live and die with the soldiers of the Great Wei!"

His clear voice echoed in Xiangyang City, and his arrival shocked the morale of the soldiers and generals in the barracks.

On the eighth day of October, Zhao Yuanjian sent General Zhongwu, General Xishu, Qi He and other generals to attack Xiangyang City.He sat in the camp and discussed with the military division about the siege of the city.

The soldier came in and knelt on one knee to offer a letter.

Zhao Yuanjian took it and saw that it was Xiao Heng's letter. He frowned and opened it with trembling hands: I am at the gate of Xiangyang City, please come to the gate of the city for a statement.

Zhao Yuanjian immediately threw away the letter, put on his war robe, rode his horse and rushed to Xiangyang City.

When they arrived at the city of Xiangyang, the Wei army beat the drums, the banners of the Wei Dynasty rolled, and the gate of Xiangyang opened wide, and the generals and vanguards were put in.

The soldiers of the Great Wei followed the vanguard commanding the command flag on the high platform, and set up the Suzaku formation, waiting for a battle with the Southern Army.

The southern army also prepared their battle formation. Qi He and others rode horses and put on armor and stood in front. The soldiers in the rear formed a wild goose formation.

The general of Wei personally went into battle and insulted: "Zhao Yuanjian, this rebel, don't get off your horse and surrender! This local dog quickly rolled off the horse and barked a few times for the grandfathers to hear. You are unfaithful, unrighteous, unkind, unfilial, and can't get enough." Dog, what face do you have to confront the Wei army, how can the generals of Wei allow you, a lackey, to cause chaos in the country..."

Zhao Yuanjian was so far away that he could see the spit from the general who insulted him, but he didn't care.

Zhao Yuanjian would not fight unless he saw Xiao Heng. He wanted to take Xiao Heng back, so he asked Qi He to lead the troops to retreat.

He then asked the herald to shout loudly: "Please, His Majesty the Emperor, come to the city of Xiangyang and challenge the vassal king one-on-one!"

Standing on the Xiangyang city tower, Xiao Heng was about to explode with rage, and he beat the city wall hard.He didn't expect the rebel Zhao Yuanjian to ask him to go out of the city to fight alone.

Zhao Yuanjian's southern army quickly withdrew and attacked Xiangyang City in the middle of the night, throwing huge stones, setting off artillery, and building ladders to storm Xiangyang City, causing the soldiers in the city to suffer terribly.

Within half a month, Zhao Yuanjian raided Xiangyang City several times and burned the food and grass in Xiangyang City, causing the morale of the soldiers in the city to be low.Faced with the impending fall of the city and the crisis of starvation, Xiao Heng couldn't hold back anymore.

Zhao Yuanjian called out to Xiao Heng, and Xiao Heng had to go out of the city to fight one-on-one. Xiao Heng became impatient and planned to meet Zhao Yuanjian in person.

The generals of the Wei Dynasty knelt down and begged Xiao Heng not to single out.Xiao Heng stood up and said coldly: "If I don't go, I have to be his prisoner. Why don't I go and capture him alive? You must cooperate with me!"

Xiao Heng sent Eunuch Liu to read the imperial decree at the southern army barracks.

Zhao Yuanjian led the generals to kneel on one knee and listen to the imperial edict.

Eunuch Liu stood in the barracks, looking at the imposing Zhao Yuanjian and the soldiers of the Southern Army standing on both sides holding up their weapons, he was trembling with fear. : Zhao... Zhao... the dog rolls to the city of Xiangyang at noon tomorrow, and I will personally take your neck... the dog's head on it! Here it is!"

After Zhao Yuanjian listened, his icy eyes instantly shone brightly, and the corners of his mouth curled up into a warm smile.

After reading it, Eunuch Liu threw down the edict, turned around and fled, galloping to the royal chariot like a bereaved dog.He asked the eunuch to drive away the imperial chariot, and fled without looking back.

Zhao Yuanjian picked up the imperial decree, opened it, and saw that the imperial decree was written by Xiao Heng himself, and the handwriting was not very attractive.Zhao Yuanjian picked it up and read every word seriously.

Zhao Yuanjian walked quickly on the camp road, he wanted to go back and prepare his armor, and put on the best outfit, so as not to make his sweetheart feel cold tomorrow.

Seeing Zhao Yuanjian's beaming expression, Qi He was a little worried. He caught up and asked, "Do you really want to fight the Emperor one-on-one? Will the general of Wei set up a trap to lure you into the game?"

Master Xu also caught up and said: "The feudal lord must be calm, as long as we continue to besiege Xiangyang, Xiangyang will be yours sooner or later, and you can bring the emperor here and make peace with him."

Zhao Yuanjian turned his head and raised the corners of his mouth. He looked a little childish at this time, and he said: "This king is worried that when our army breaks through the gate of Xiangyang, the emperor will be angry and draw his sword to commit suicide and die for the country. This king will take the emperor into captivity." Come back, and keep the emperor safe."

Zhao Yuanjian turned around and went back to his tent in the barracks. He sent Qi He to find the best suit of armor.Qi He took back a set of frost-colored imperial dragon chain armor, which included a frost-colored embroidered robe, and a pair of black dragon-scale combat boots.

Zhao Yuanjian dressed neatly and drew his sword.He looked at himself in the bronze mirror, very satisfied, thinking that tomorrow he would not be so fascinated by the precious emperor, he took off his pants and begged himself to sleep with him, since they hadn't shared the same bed for a long time.

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No reason why Mao has not passed the audit for so long