Emperor Renzong of the Great Song Dynasty

The Xixia man pulled out a broad knife from his clothes, and slashed at Di Qing horizontally.Di Qing stooped to dodge, and chopped down four weapons from all around.

He rolled to the ground, temporarily avoided the safe area, held the saber in front of him, and confronted the five people.

The original Xixia man rushed forward yelling "I'll kill you, kill you" out of control. Di Qing fought with him, thinking at the same time, it seems that their target is only himself, and Kou Zhun is temporarily unharmed.

They are making such a big commotion now, as long as Ouyang Chun, who has been protecting Kou Zhun closely, is disturbed...

He quickly glanced at Kou Zhun's tent.

Kou Zhun is a thoughtful literati, even if he heard the sound of fighting outside, he would not run out rashly.

But what about Ouyang Chun?

Although Ouyang Chun usually comes and goes without a shadow, but whenever there is something to do, he is always on call, so why didn't he come out today?

The Xixia man seized his opening and slashed at his neck with a knife. Di Qing narrowly escaped, and a strand of temple hair was chopped off.

"Are you counting on that Ouyang Chun to save you?"

The Xixia man laughed wildly: "Don't dream! He can't come!"

"And your big soldiers! We put ecstasy in the wine, and now they are asleep after drinking too much!"

Sure enough, I don't know when it started, the laughter and noise in the camp gradually fell silent.

Or, from the beginning, those voices were all disguised by these Xixia people who sneaked into the camp to confuse them!

Di Qing gritted his teeth and concentrated on dealing with the enemy in front of him.

No one came to rescue him, he could only solve these five people by himself.

Although his martial arts are not as strong as Ouyang Chun's, he can still deal with five people like this.But since they came prepared, they will definitely try their best to rescue Li Yuanhao.I was choked up, and the soldiers in the entire barracks were sleeping. It was easy for them to rescue Li Yuanhao.

Li Yuanhao must not be rescued!

Suddenly, he heard a piercing sound coming from the back of his head, and he was about to dodge it, but the thing brushed past his ear, and hit the back of a Xixia man's sword in front of him, shaking the man's steel sword from his hand.

Di Qing suddenly turned around, but saw a person falling from the top of the tent: "Brother Di, I'll deal with them, you go to the tent to protect Duke Lai!"

He took a closer look, and it turned out to be Zhan Zhao who had met a few times before.

Zhan Zhao is Bao Zheng's guard, and both Bao Zheng and him are loyal to the emperor. Although he spent more time with Duke Lai, he still has some friendship with Zhan Zhao.

At this time Zhan Zhao was dressed in red, holding the Juque sword out of its sheath in his hand - he had always treasured his sword very much, every time Di Qing saw him, he would hold Juque tightly in his arms.At this time, the sword was out of its sheath, with cold light shining and murderous intent everywhere.

Di Qing ran into the tent, and heard the unwilling roar of the Xixia people behind him, followed by the blunt sound of a sharp knife splitting flesh and blood, and then several screams and the sound of running away.

Looking coldly, there was no one in the camp, so Di Qing softly called "Duke Lai", only to see Kou Zhun come out from behind the screen: "What's going on?"

His face was ashen, and his teeth were clenched.

Such a thing happened on the eve before entering Beijing, and it was completely embarrassing!

Di Qing calmed down and said, "It's from Xixia. It should be Li Yuanhao's surviving palace guards who are coming to rescue Li Yuanhao and kill me by the way."

Those Xixia people were not ordinary soldiers at first glance, and the leader seemed to have a blood feud with him. It could only be that he killed his relatives when he was in the Xixia Palace, and came here for revenge.

Kou Zhun frowned and said, "Wake up the soldiers quickly and watch over Li Yuanhao."

Di Qing shook his head: "No, I have to be here..."

Ouyang Chun's whereabouts are unknown, and there are still many Xixia people fleeing in the camp, so he must protect Kou Zhun here...

"You go," Zhan Zhao walked in through the curtain, "I'm here to protect Duke Lai."

Di Qing was surprised: "So soon..."

Zhan Zhao held the sword in his right hand, blood was still dripping from the tip of the sword, and dragged something that could vaguely distinguish the shape of a human being with his left hand.

"It's the leader," Zhan Zhao gestured, "He's left alive."

The implication is that the rest of them are all dead.

"On my way here, I saw a few sneaky people. They knocked me out and piled up at the gate of the camp. I probably haven't woken up yet. Brother Di, hurry up and take someone to guard the false emperor. Don't wait until those people wake up."

Di Qing nodded: "Okay."

Go out and call someone.

Zhan Zhao threw the Xixia man on the carpet, held the sword and looked at Kou Zhun, not knowing whether to wipe the sword clean first or salute Kou Zhun first.

This is the Duke of Lai... But if you don't wipe the sword and wait for the blood to dry, it will be difficult to wipe it off...

Kou Zhun laughed and said, "I don't know the name of this righteous man Gao?"

He is used to seeing big winds and waves, even if he was on the verge of life and death just now, now he is out of danger, he can still speak and laugh with ease.

Zhan Zhao hurriedly saluted Juque with his arms in his arms: "Cao Min Zhan Zhao, I have met Duke Lai!"

Kou Zhun breathed a sigh of relief: "So it's Nan Xia. Ouyang Yishi told me about you."

Zhan Zhao smiled and said, "We are old friends."

Kou Zhun said: "Nan Xia is young and promising. By the way, why did Nan Xia come here tonight? Did Ouyang Yishi invite you?"

Zhan Zhao said: "That's right. There was a sudden news from Shaolin Temple that his father had passed away, so he was asked to come over. Ouyang was worried about the safety of Duke Lai, so he asked me to take care of him for one night. What's the matter. Lord Bao is playing chess with the Eight Sage Kings in Nanqing Palace tonight, and he is protected by the guards of the palace. If you don't need me, I will come here."

Ouyang Chun's father was an eminent monk in Shaolin Temple. He was strong in martial arts and strong in body. He passed away suddenly. Unexpectedly, Ouyang Chun would definitely go to see what happened.

Kou Zhun sighed softly: "Sure enough, things can't be so coincidental, everything is under the calculation of someone with a heart."

When Ouyang Chun bid farewell to him during the day, he felt that something was wrong. Why did the news of Ouyang Chun's father pass away come the day before he entered Beijing?

Fortunately, there was no danger.

He murmured: "Bao Zheng, in Nanqing Palace, playing chess with the Eight Wise Kings."

"Eight Wise King, when did you start making friends with foreign officials?"

Zhan Zhao said: "Master Bao is not an ordinary official who climbs the dragon and attaches himself to the phoenix, so the Eight Wise Kings are naturally willing to make friends with him."

Kou Zhun smiled and shook his head: "It's true."

I'm afraid that only these naive Jianghu people think that the eight sage kings didn't make friends with foreign officials because they disliked others, and they made friends with Bao Zheng because they liked his noble character.

emperor……

He touched the memorial in his sleeve, and suddenly became a little uneasy.

He already knew that Xia Song was demoted because of his mother's funeral.

but……

He faintly felt that things would not be so simple.

Kou Zhun said to Zhan Zhao, "I want to change the memorial, Nan Xia doesn't mind?"

Zhan Zhao hurriedly said, "Please go ahead."

Kou Zhun took out the memorial, thought about it for a while, crossed out the content asking the emperor to establish a crown prince, and added some modest words to make the tone more tactful.

This should be fine...

He copied the memorial again, and kept on the light until dawn.

Li Yuanhao was not rescued in the end.

Zhan Zhao came at the right time, those Xixia remnant soldiers split into two groups, one to rescue Li Yuanhao and the other to kill Di Qing.When Zhan Zhao entered the gate of the barracks, he bumped into the first road head-on, knocked him out and put him aside; when he arrived at the central army tent, he saw Di Qing and the second road fighting, and easily captured the leader of the bandit, killing the others.

Although the thief leader was a tough guy, he couldn't hold back Zhan Zhao, who had traveled all over the world for many years and had some tricks. After one night of interrogation, he revealed the hiding places of the rest of the gang.

It turned out that they had been hiding in the dark since Li Yuanhao was captured, planning to wait for an opportunity to rescue Li Yuanhao and try to restore the country.However, the Song army was heavily guarded and never asked them to find a chance.They followed Song Jun until Bianliang, and finally pinpointed Song Jun's most slack night, planning to kill with one blow.

As a result, the number of people was too small, and the situation was broken by Zhan Zhao who happened to appear.

They followed from Xixia to Bianliang, eating and sleeping all the way, suffering from hunger and hunger. They were able to maintain a little fighting power only by virtue of their anger and hatred.

Di Qing led his men to arrest the rest of the remnants and bring them to justice overnight. Since then, Xixia has no possibility of returning to the country.

In the early morning of the next day, before the cock crowed, the gongs and drums were already beating in the barracks. Everyone got up and got ready to go for the noon face-off.

It is said to be a face saint, but it is actually just a military parade.The emperor himself stood on the city tower, took a look at the neatly lined up army from a distance, and then performed the prisoner offering link. After using Li Yuanhao's remaining value, it was time to kill and pass.

Standing in front of the tent of the Chinese army, Kou Zhun looked at the busy barracks and thought that this might be the last time he would stand here as the commander-in-chief of the army.

Obviously, the emperor would no longer allow him to hold control of the barracks as a privy envoy.

As far as military power is concerned, the emperor has already selected a successor for him, and it should be Di Qing.This candidate is good, and he is also very satisfied.

As a privy envoy, Di Qing is a warrior, so he can't take the position. He should find a highly respected literati to take the position.The emperor has always been interested in Fan Zhongyan, so he should be the privy envoy.

Ye Hao, Ye Hao.

Kou Zhun thought.

He was old, and he had fought three big battles in his life, and he was able to win one or two of them.

This is enough.

In the future, it is actually quite taboo to be his Lai Guogong, Kou Xianggong, and the prime minister in charge of the army.

Moreover, he is also the prince's grandfather.

It's just that the emperor's delay in mentioning the establishment of the reserve makes people quite anxious.

Thinking so, he climbed on the horse that Di Qing had brought, and set off on the horse, heading for the city gate.

Although he is a literati, but during the military parade, riding in a car and sedan chair is a spoiler, but riding a horse is more beautiful.

Tens of thousands of troops marched mightily through the countryside, all the way to Bianliang City Gate.

After walking all morning, I finally reached the gate of the city.At this time, the people who were about to parade had already gathered at the gate of the city. Kou Zhun set up a pergola, looked into the distance, suddenly frowned, and asked Di Qing beside him.

"Look at that place, is it the empress dowager's canopy?"