Prince's Revenge

Chapter 44

In the autumn of the fifth year of Yude, He Dichi, the founding emperor of the He Dynasty, suddenly developed symptoms such as headache, dizziness, and vomiting on the night of the prince's wedding.The eunuch Wang Fu hurried to invite the queen, the prince and the imperial physician, but the imperial physician on duty was helpless, and the imperial hospital made Wang Mao too happy tonight.

Before dawn the next day, He Dichi died!

When the whole country is sad, the country cannot be without a king for a day. After the first emperor was buried, the prince He Yaodu was summoned to take the throne.

After He Yaodu came to the throne, he ordered Zheng Tuo to end the war in the west as soon as possible, and Zheng Tuo wrote a letter requesting more troops.Military expenditures are needed to increase troops. He Yaodu first checked the treasury. After years of wars, the former prince was called to build the mausoleum, the prince was married, and the former emperor was buried, and the treasury was already empty.He immediately issued an order to increase taxation to boost armaments, but this year's spring and autumn taxes have already been collected.He Yaodu punished several officials who wrote to oppose it, and the tax increase was enforced.

After the autumn tax was collected by the common people, more than half of the food left behind was taken away by him. The people complained a lot, and there were frequent riots in various places, but they were all suppressed.

Some Sichuan officials confiscated the money donated by the people to build Buddha statues for the sake of political achievements, and sent craftsmen to serve as soldiers.This completely angered the people, and Sichuan took the lead in raising troops and broke through Xindu County within three days.

There were uprisings all over the country, and the imperial court quickly ordered to suppress them, and those who dared to rebel would be punished by the nine clans.

The king of Lingnan Zong issued a call for thieves, led the people all over the world to drive away the He people, and returned the Han people's rivers and mountains.

Immediately afterwards, Fu Heng, the son of Zhennan Prince, led an army of 15 to respond to the Zongwang, and Fujian, Guangdong, Yunnan and other places belonged to the Zongwang within a day.

Within a month, the two armies headed north separately. King Zong crossed Guizhou, Sichuan, and Hubei from the southwest to the south bank of the central Yangtze River, and General Fu crossed Jiangxi from Fujian to East China, Zhejiang, and Anhui to reach the south bank of the eastern Yangtze River.

The He people also divided into two groups and went south to meet them. He and Han faced each other along the river, and the war was imminent.

Zong Wang Zong Qikun led his generals to cross the river, but was blocked by the He people. Zong Qikun took the lead and stood on the front of the warship and rushed to the He people's army, but was shot to death by random arrows.

Just when everyone thought that the commander of the Zong army was killed in battle and would surely retreat, Zong Qixiu, the younger brother of Zong Wang, dressed in plain clothes, took advantage of the victory of the He tribe and forcibly crossed the river.

The other army easily crossed the river with an overwhelming advantage, from Nanjing to Shandong and Hebei, and finally formed a situation where the two armies encircled Dayong.

The unpredictable situation happened in just two months. The city of Dayong was already in chaos. The defenders of the capital were sent to the north bank of the Yangtze River to stop the Han army as early as half a month ago. Now the capital is an empty city. , There are only more than [-] palace guards. This is the last force in Dayong City. Compared with the soldiers of Zongwang and Fubu, it is really a pebble against a stone, and there is no chance of winning.

But the He tribe still had a last ray of hope in their hearts. The main force of the He tribe, General Zheng, had led his army back to Beijing. If they persisted for two more days, General Zheng would be able to solve the urgent need of Dayong's siege.

He Yaodu, who was sitting on the dragon chair, was not so optimistic. Zheng Tuo's military strength was only enough to resist the attack of the western allied forces. Now, he divides his troops to break the siege of Dayong, and the western part is in danger. Without Zheng Tuo's guard, I don't know How long can Zheng Xian last.

On the other hand, the three tribes in the north were in civil strife. Just a few days after the death of the former emperor He Yaodu, the Bojin tribe and the Taiji tribe beat the Naer tribe by surprise, and it was he who led the Taiji tribe. His fourth brother, He Yaoqian, who did not attend the funeral for his father.Everyone wants to be the next He tribe and be able to rule the Central Plains, but now they are watching the He tribe besieged by the Han people.The only thing that the three tribes in the north were afraid of was the cavalry of the He tribe. They never paid attention to the Han people. They waited for the Han people to eat the He tribe, and then fought against the Han people who were seriously injured.They firmly believe that the Han people are nothing to worry about.

He Yaodu didn't panic, he was very calm.

Among the four brothers, he is not as good as the eldest brother when it comes to leading troops and fighting; he is not as good as the second brother when it comes to ruling the world; he is not as good as the fourth brother when it comes to seeking talents and accepting advice.

But he became the emperor, because the elder brother is irritable and irritable, the second elder brother is incessant, and the fourth younger brother is pretentious.

All this was seen and remembered by a person with ulterior motives. This person infinitely magnified his brother's shortcomings, inspired the dark side hidden in their hearts, until he did something that the late emperor could not tolerate.And he was just a spare to let the first emperor know that besides these three sons, there was another well-behaved son who could succeed him.

And this person was Zong Qixiu whom he had cited as his confidant.

It was not difficult to think about all this when the soldiers were pressing down on the city.But he still has a little doubt, why him?

Today's situation, no matter who among the four brothers succeeds to the throne, it is a dead end. Even if Zheng Tuo is a god, he must not fight against the 20 Han army with an exhausted army of [-].

After three days of siege, why didn't you attack!What is he waiting for?

Unknowingly, He Yaodu walked to the gazebo beside the lotus pond. The lotus had long since fallen, and the withered lotus leaves were drooping. It was a desolate winter scene.

"My lord, General Zheng has arrived in Yanqing, is he entering the city or stationed outside?" Wu Enqi cautiously replied that the original eunuch Wang Fu had been buried with the late emperor, and now Wu Enqi is following He Yaodu. Grace.

"Stationed ten miles outside Dayong City." He Yaodu said displeasedly when his thoughts were interrupted.

"Yes." Wu Enqi was about to retreat when He Yaodu suddenly stopped him and said, "Bring me a letter."

In Zongwang's camp, Sijing anxiously handed a letter to Zong Qixiu. He was waiting to be scolded by his master, but he didn't regret it, so he would repay his favor. If Wu Enqi hadn't fished him out of the sea, he would have This would have fed the sharks long ago.

"Go out." Zong Qixiu read the letter and calmly said to Si Jing.

"What is written in the letter?" Si Jing asked boldly.

Zong Qixiu suddenly laughed and said, "He asked me to have a party tonight."

"What!" Si Jing asked in surprise, "Your Highness must not go, who knows what his plan is."

"Then you still dare to send the letter privately? According to the military law, this is regarded as an affair with the enemy and should be executed."

On the surface, Si Jing was submissive, muttering in his heart that you should watch it, just burn it, but he didn't dare to say it directly, so he knelt on the ground with a plop, pretending to be pitiful.

"Get up." Zong Qixiu said in a relaxed tone, "It's time to tell him clearly."

"Where is General Fu..." Si Jing looked up at Zong Qixiu and asked tentatively.

"Fu Heng?" Zong Qixiu thought for a while and said, "I heard that his wife is pregnant."

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