If you resist the decree, do not obey it, or disobey your father, you will be punished one hundred times!

Xiao Feng never dreamed that one day he would be reduced to such a state of embarrassment.After Empress Xiao Guanyin poisoned him that day, he was so weak that he had to temporarily live in the East Palace.Prince Yelujun is kind-hearted and admires Xiao Feng's bravery, but he treats him as before, arranges a lot of servants and maidservants to take care of his daily life, and arranges Zhan Shi of the Prince's residence to share with him the various forces in the court, and to supplement him with official knowledge.

If it was seven days, Yelu Hongji, the leader of the Liao Dynasty, sent people several times to ask, would he lead the army to attack the Song Dynasty?Xiao Feng sternly refused, finally angered Yelu Hongji and wanted to take his life.When Xiao Guanyin and the crown prince heard about this, they kowtowed and pleaded for him. In the end, Yelu Hongji beat him with a hundred sticks because of his wife's and children's face and because of Xiao Feng's efforts to save him.

Even if Xiao Feng had internal strength to protect his body, even after this hundred sticks, he was beaten to pieces and left him bedridden.Perhaps Liao Lord Yelu Hongji felt a little ashamed of him after he woke up, but in the past few days, he has sent many imperial physicians to treat him and give him good medicine.Empress Xiao Guanyin also came to visit him several times, sitting on the head of his bed and weeping.However, even so, Xiao Guanyin still never mentioned the matter of giving him the antidote.That day Xiao Guanyin interceded for him, kowtowed until his forehead was red, swollen and damaged, dripping blood covered the jade steps, making people feel miserable just looking at it.But even at that time, Xiao Guanyin also didn't intend to give him the antidote, so that he could escape by himself.

Xiao Feng has been recuperating in bed for the past few days, after thinking about Xiao Guanyin's words and deeds for the past few days, he finally understands that his cousin treats him very well.However, this kindness is based on not shaking their mother-child status.Xiao Feng knew that he didn't care about imperial power, fame and fortune, but he couldn't ask the empress mother and son to be as indifferent as he was.For this, he could only sigh.

But the prince is really a thoughtful and good man.He was afraid that Xiao Feng would feel ashamed, so during his recovery period he no longer arranged for Zhan of the Prince's Mansion to talk to him about ancient times, but took time out every day to chat with him to relieve boredom.

Originally, the two were only talking about the officialdom of the Daliao Dynasty, but the topic of gossip inevitably drifted away, talking nonsense all over the place.On this day, they chatted about the martial arts conference held in Shaolin in the seventh year of Yuanyou.Yelu Jun couldn't help clapping his hands and laughing when he heard Murong Fu's tactics of forcing those martial arts heroes to kneel down. "Master Murong is really a wonderful person!"

Xiao Feng obviously disagreed with this point. "The crown prince doesn't know those martial arts heroes. They are famous in the rivers and lakes. They were forced to kneel down to see Murong that day. They must hold grudges. It is really unwise for Murong to gain face but plant hidden dangers."

As soon as Xiao Feng said this, the prince couldn't help looking at him strangely.

But Xiao Feng saw that the prince didn't say a word for a long time, he couldn't help saying: "Why, what did I say wrong?"

"So that's how it is! That's how it is!" The prince was silent for a long while, but suddenly he burst out laughing. "Uncle, Gu finally understands why you are always arguing with your father, and why Gu is so close to you at first sight. It turns out...it turns out to be so simple!"

Xiao Feng looked at him in amazement, he was as confused as Zhang Er King Kong.

The prince laughed for a while, then said seriously: "Uncle, let me ask you, that Mr. Murong, who lives in the fourth rank and is ordered by the emperor to patrol all roads, should ordinary people kneel down and salute him when they see him?"

Xiao Feng nodded and replied: "It should be so."

"Since this should be the case, then why can ordinary people kneel, but the grass and lakes can't kneel? Could it be that they also have meritorious officials, so they can see officials without kneeling?" the prince asked again.This time, without waiting for Xiao Feng to speak, the prince had already smiled and said coldly. "I don't think so! Since that's the case, according to the rules, they should kneel! These heroes of the rivers and lakes refuse to kneel before the superiors, but they rely on their personal bravery and feel superior to others. However, in front of the court laws, they and ordinary people are actually No difference."

Xiao Feng was speechless at once, after a long time, he said: "These heroes are all loyal, they are grateful for a little courteous treatment from the court, maybe they have to think about repaying..."

"These words are the result of the cause!" Before Xiao Feng finished speaking, the prince interrupted him bluntly. "Uncle, don't forget that the reason why my uncle won the title of Great King of the South Courtyard is because my father quelled the chaos first, and my father rewarded me later. If my uncle threatened his father with his official position before he was willing to rescue him, it would be disloyal!"

"This..." This time, Xiao Feng was unable to answer.His mind was very chaotic, and there was a faint thought that was about to come out, but it was always like a layer of fog, which made him unable to see through it.

"Uncle, don't you understand?" The prince looked at Xiao Feng and said slowly, "Uncle has been at ease in the Jianghu for a long time, so he doesn't pay attention to the imperial power. Although he also knows that the father is the lord of the world, but he never I don’t think that my father can be my own master. However, even though my uncle is a champion of martial arts, has no fear of life and death, and regards fame and fortune as dung, but if my father really sends an army to deal with you, who will win and who will lose? In the world, Everyone is afraid of imperial power, why is uncle not afraid?... Uncle, ask yourself, do you really think you can sit on an equal footing with your father?"

The prince's words fell on Xiao Feng's heart like a bolt from the blue, his hands trembled and his complexion was snow white, he couldn't utter a word for a while.

"Uncle, you should be afraid of the emperor father. Just like the queen mother and the lonely are afraid of him, just like the people of the world are afraid of him!" The prince said every word, "Only the imperial power is supreme in this world. Even if you don't love fame and wealth and fear life and death , Father also has other methods to make you feel so heartbroken that life would be worse than death!"

Xiao Feng's mind went blank, and it took a long time for him to murmur a few words. "Class...class...Murong, you..." Why did you know that this class is insurmountable, but you are still willing to devote yourself to the officialdom to drive others?Are you sacrificing so much because of Su Xueshi and my persuasion, or because of your Murong family's great cause of restoration?

The crown prince didn't know what Xiao Feng was thinking, when he heard Murong Fu mentioned he smiled and said: "Master Murong is an official of the fourth grade, but uncle was a commoner at that time. Originally, when uncle saw Lord Murong, he also had to kneel down. He spared you I think it's because I'm close to you. Uncle doesn't know that people in the world are afraid of imperial power, and if they fear it hard, they will inevitably become slavish, which is really unpleasant."

Xiao Feng shook his head, and suddenly asked seriously: "What about martial arts? The prince got close to me because I was never afraid of imperial power like a tiger. Could it be that the prince is not afraid that I will violently kill people with my martial arts, and the prince cannot resist?"

The prince couldn't help laughing when he heard the words, and said with a smile: "With my uncle's martial arts, can I fight against one, ten, or a hundred people, maybe a thousand or ten thousand?"

Xiao Feng honestly shook his head.

"Since that's the case, why should Gu be afraid?" The prince casually brushed off the non-existing dust on his knees, and said in a deep voice. "People in the rivers and lakes regard martial arts secrets and unique skills as rare and cherish them to heal their lives, but in Gu's eyes, how can even the best martial arts master in the world be able to match a strong army with arms and fingers? Gu does not hide it from uncle In Daliao, there are quite a few strange people who work for the imperial court, but most of their jobs are not seen in the light and cannot be seen on the stage. It was at that time that my uncle rescued and quelled the chaos. The three armies, the more important thing is that the army's heart is in the father, and the soldiers are unwilling to rebel!"

"It turns out...but it turns out...martial arts are not important?" Xiao Feng said in disbelief.

The prince looked at Xiao Feng with a face of compassion, and shook his head slowly but firmly. "Uncle, the arena is different from the officialdom. In the arena, an uncle can subdue someone if he disagrees with him. In the officialdom, can an uncle still do this? For example, Yelu Yixin, who repeatedly slandered and framed his uncle in front of the imperial court, Why didn't uncle..."

Xiao Feng really didn't want to listen to the rest of the words, he could only think of one thought, like thunder rolling, he was so shocked that he couldn't speak.Murong Bo lied!Murong didn't make friends with me because of my martial arts!It is he who is lying!Ten years, why did Murong make friends with me in these ten years?Murong, why is this? !

On March [-]th in the ninth year of Yuanyou, the post-horse moved, and the fire forced the gold line, which greatly benefited the west.It's time to send troops!

Just after the time of Yin, Chong Er, the appeasement envoy of the Fuyan Army, ordered the [-] soldiers of the Fuyan Army to assemble in the school grounds.The Yanyan army is a powerful army in the world, and orders are prohibited.As soon as the general's order came out of the camp, within half a stick of incense, a hundred thousand soldiers were already waiting in the school grounds with their flags clearly set, and the place was chilled by the cool breeze.

Not long after, Zhong Er appeared, and saw him in full armor, walking up to the general's platform majestically, and looked around coldly at all the soldiers in the audience.

There was only a soft sound of armor, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers bowed down and shouted loudly: "I have seen the general!"

"Excuse me!" Zhong Er said in a deep voice.He didn't speak until all the soldiers got up. "Brothers, what is the reason why our Yanyan army has been in the west for many years?"

This truth, one of the soldiers of the Yanyan Army, has heard it from the superiors often since the Yuanyou period, and it has long since heard it.At this time, Zhong Er asked this question, and all the soldiers immediately answered in unison: "Destroy Xixia, protect the family and the country!"

"Okay!" Zhong Er put one hand into his heart, and continued. "The whole army of Yanyan worked hard, and never slacked off for a single day. The empress dowager knows that our army has worked hard, and there is never a shortage of food, equipment, and rewards. The empress dowager is so trustworthy, do you feel grateful?"

The eyes of the soldiers were instantly ignited, and they shouted in unison: "I will never forget it even if I die!"

"Now that the Empress Dowager has bestowed flintlock guns and cannons to help our Yanyan army destroy Xixia, do you dare to go to battle and kill the enemy?" Zhong Er opened his angry eyes and roared loudly.

"Nine deaths with no regrets! Nine deaths with no regrets!" No need for further encouragement, the school grounds were full of courageous voices.

Seeing this situation, Ma Juan, who was wearing a sixth-rank civil official uniform, couldn't help but smiled at Murong Fu who was beside him: "Zhong Jinglue is well-respected in the army and loyal to his service, let alone these soldiers, they are just like subordinate officials." The blood is boiling!"

Murong Fu smiled lightly and was about to speak, when he suddenly heard the sound of horseshoes in the distance, and a familiar voice shouted loudly: "Planting the strategy, wait a moment to send troops! The imperial decree! The imperial decree has arrived!" Everyone followed the prestige and looked, But it was Master Meng Taimeng, who had been promoted to the prefect of Gyeongju, riding a fast horse and shouting "imperial decree" to the school grounds.

After a while, Meng Tai, who was stunned by his horse galloping wildly, rolled off his horse, climbed onto the general's platform, took Zhong Er's arm and said out of breath: "Plan... kind of strategy, wait a moment to send troops! Imperial decree... ...imperial decree..." He gasped for a while, then burst into tears. "On the fifth day of March in the ninth year of Yuanyou, the Empress Dowager passed away! There is an order from the government to ban ceremonies, music, singing and dancing, and the military and civilians wear mourning!"

After Meng Tai finished speaking, Murong Fu staggered suddenly, his complexion turned pale. "The empress dowager... is dead?"

But the soldiers of the Yanyan Army were already crying loudly.Over the years, Murong Fu used the name of the Empress Dowager to give the soldiers of the Yanyan Army many generous treatment, all the soldiers were grateful for the kindness of the Empress Dowager, and were willing to die for her.Now that the soldiers and horses have not moved, but the Empress Dowager has let go, how can it not make them cry?

But at this moment, Meng Tai supported Zhong Er's hand and said in a low voice: "Zhong Jinglue, according to the rules, you can't send troops at this time!"

As soon as Meng Tai said this, Zhong Er's brows twitched immediately, and Murong Fu also instantly raised his head to stare at Zhong Er firmly.

The two people on and off the stage exchanged a wordless glance, Zhong Er suddenly smiled, and turned to face the soldiers. "Soldiers, the empress dowager has passed away, and everyone is heartbroken. However, there is an important matter that needs to be decided by everyone. Brothers, stop crying and listen to a certain word!"

After one word, the soldiers quieted down one after another, watching Zhong Er silently.

I saw Zhong Er cupping his fists to the south and saying loudly: "Although the empress dowager is a woman, she has always been ambitious, and she is dedicated to fulfilling the legacy of her ancestors to destroy Xixia! Now, the empress dowager has given us powerful firearms and ordered our army to destroy Xia. However, the officials issued an imperial decree to order our army to guard the funeral, who should we listen to?"

As soon as Zhong Er's voice fell, there was a buzzing sound in the school grounds, and there was a commotion.Some said: "Follow the Empress Dowager's last order, and attack Xia Guo first!"; some said: "The government has an order, and it should be obeyed!".Someone was smart and said, "We should observe the funeral first, and then send troops!"; unexpectedly, there was a more clever rebuttal immediately: "Then why not send troops first, and then observe the funeral?" They said in unison: "Please show me the general!"

"The military situation is like fire, and the country's mourning is like a mountain!" Zhong Er was silent for a long time, and finally said in a deep voice.He tore off a piece of white cloth from the middle layer of his armor and tied it on his forehead, and said sharply: "All the officers and men of the Yanyan Army listen to the order, today we will go out with filial piety to destroy Xixia and pay homage to the spirit of the Empress Dowager!"

Deathly silence in the entire school grounds!

After a while, all the officers and soldiers suddenly burst out, and everyone shouted in unison with tears in their eyes: "Go out with filial piety, wipe out Xixia, and pay homage to the spirit of the Empress Dowager!" His sadness is unforgettable for a long time in his ears.

The mourners will win!

Murong Fu thought about his friendship with the Empress Dowager for many years, his eyes were reddish at this time, he tore off his robe like a Yanjun and tied it on his forehead to show his filial piety to the Empress Dowager.

But when Meng Tai saw Zhong Er's reckless behavior, he couldn't help but turn pale in shock, he grabbed Zhong Er's arm and fell down and shouted: "Zhong Jinglue, if you ignore the sacred order and act recklessly, you won't be afraid that the officials will punish you for resisting the order." sin?"

Disobeying the imperial decree is a serious crime for punishing the nine clans, and the soldiers couldn't help but looked at Zhong Er anxiously.

Zhong Er was silent for a while, then suddenly smiled brightly, and said loudly: "Soldiers, do you still remember what Prince Yue said when he received twelve gold medals in Zhuxian Town to send him back to the court?"

When Zhong Er asked this question, Murong Fu's heart sank and he gave a "click", and said to himself: It's over!

Unexpectedly, all the officers and men of the Yanyan army laughed loudly at this time, and shouted loudly: "The general is outside, and the king's life will not be tolerated!"

"Okay!" Zhong Er immediately clasped his fists to the soldiers in the audience and said in a loud voice, "Brothers, break out of the camp! Let's go!"

"Break out the camp! Go out! Pull out the camp! Go out!" Hundreds of thousands of soldiers shouted in unison, and the mighty and agitated voices were like huge waves rising from the ground, vowing to stir up the situation and change the world!

From hell to heaven, that's all!I saw Murong Fu supporting Ma Juan with trembling arms, and said in disbelief, "Yue Wangye received twelve gold medals... Didn't he say 'Your life is hard to break'?"

Unexpectedly, just as he finished speaking, Ma Juan gave him a contemptuous look, and said in a low voice, "My lord, Zangzhuo! Zangzhuo!"

Murong Fu choked immediately, and then suddenly remembered that "The Complete Biography of Shuo Yue" had been changed by Qin Guan long ago.Brother Qin, I will never forget your great kindness today!Murong Fu burst into tears instantly, he bowed his head and took out two memorials from his sleeve and handed them to Ma Juan: "You will issue the first copy of these two memorials for me today, and the second copy in three days, remember! Remember!"

Murong Fu was going to go out with the army, but Ma Juan was left behind to look after the family.Seeing Murong Fu explain the important matter, he immediately nodded his head seriously, and said decisively: "Don't worry, my lord, I will never dare to delay important matters!"

"You guys! You guys..." Meng Tai couldn't help but let out a sigh and sighed helplessly, seeing that he was unable to recover. "That's all! This officer will go with you!"

"Master Meng, are you not afraid of the crime of resisting the order?" Zhong Er laughed.

Meng Tai glared, and said like a dead pig who is not afraid of boiling water: "I will fight together with Jinglue, but if you have merits of size, you can also be punished! If the officials don't recognize it...if they don't Admit... I'll go home and farm!"

"Good! Good! Good!" Meng Tai was so magnanimous, and such kindness was also highly appreciated, so he couldn't help but sighed three times.

Murong Fu was filled with emotions when he heard this conversation, he knew that they would definitely win this battle!There are such soldiers who sacrifice their lives and officials who are so loyal to the country, if the victory of this war does not belong to them, who else can it belong to? !

The author has something to say:

Xiao Feng: People don't fear death, so why do they fear death?

Lord Liao: You are not afraid of death, are you afraid that life is better than death?

Murong: Hehe!

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