The dream of a lonely hero

Yan Yun said:"Your Highness, please don't be apologetic! Giving me such an important errand is a show of respect for me. How did Your Highness come to Zhangzhou?" How did his younger brother Zhao Guangyi, the king of Liangcheng County, come to Zhangzhou.

Let’s start with the assassination of the four civil servants and three martial artists who jointly impeached Zhao Guangyi for secretly raising dead soldiers on the eve of Yan Yun’s departure from Bianliang City in Tokyo and coveting the artifact. Prince Xima Wang Yuanji, Prince Zhongshe Wang Zhi, Cangbu Yuanwailang Chen He, Supervisory Yushi Lu Qiu Shun, Yi Ding Jiedu Envoy Tongping Zhangshi Sun Xingzhou, Cangzhou Heng Haijun Jiedushi Right Leading Army Guard General Shi Yanzuo , Huazhou Yicheng Army Jiedushi You Qianniuwei General Sang Jinxing was assassinated. The next day, the entire Bianliang City seemed to explode. The three Wus were all princes who were in charge of one side, especially Sun Xingzhou, the envoy of Yi Ding Jiedu, who was also the envoy. They came to the capital to meet the emperor, but were assassinated for no apparent reason before they even entered the Jinluan Palace. The emperor Zhao Kuangyin was shocked and urgently ordered his younger brother Zhao Guangyi, the king of Liangcheng County in Kaifeng Prefecture, to investigate the case and find the murderer. How could Zhao Guangyi solve this case? The three towns of Yizhou Yidingjun, Cangzhou Hengjunjun, and Huazhou Yichengjun heard that their coach had been assassinated in Beijing, and they were ready to make a move, and mutiny was brewing rapidly. The emperor Zhao Kuangyin started his career as a soldier, and Chenqiao rebelled against the Yellow Robe. Why didn't he know how powerful it was? He urgently announced to the Six Dynasties veterans Wei Wang Taishi Wei Bojun Jiedushi Fu Yanqing (Zhao Guangyi's father-in-law), Zhongshu Lingzuo Tianwang Tianpingjun Jiedushi Shi Yanzhao, Su Tinghou Xishan inspected Shiling Pass and deployed Guo Jin to go to the three towns to appease him. However, the commanders of Yizhou Yi Dingjun, Cangzhou Hengjunjun, and Huazhou Yichengjun were assassinated in the capital. There is a general explanation. Kaifeng Prefecture Prince Zhao Guangyi, Liangcheng County Prince, has been unable to arrest the murderer. Punishing Kaifeng Prefecture Prince Zhao Guangyi naturally became a deterrent. An indispensable means of mutiny in the three towns. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Zhao Kuangyin's fourth brother, Fangcheng County Prince Zhao Guangmei, who can't miss it? Gathering fellow party members to jointly impeach Kaifeng governor Zhao Guangyi for neglecting his duties and leaving his body empty, allowing the murderer to go unpunished. As a result, more than 100,000 border soldiers in the three towns were about to rebel without a leader. Zhao Guangyi must be killed for the sake of the country and the country of the Song Dynasty to thank the world. The situation forced Emperor Zhao Kuangyin to make an immediate decision, and he issued an order: Zhao Guangyi was dismissed from the posts of Imperial Capital Deployment, Tongping Zhangshi, Kaifeng Yin, and Zhongshu Ling, and was demoted to the fifth-level governor of Zhangzhou. He took thirty of the palace's entourage to Zhangzhou three days later. The prefecture took office; Jia Su was dismissed from the post of Kaifeng Prefecture judge; Kaifeng Prefecture judge Lu Ping, Kaifeng Prefecture official Liu Qian, and Kaifeng Prefecture ambassador Song Qi were dismissed from their official positions; the envoy Sun Xingzhou was assassinated by the murderer in the inner Tibetan warehouse. Liu Zhijin was sent to the house, but Liu Zhijin could not escape from the relationship and was dismissed from his post as the envoy of the Neizangtang Storehouse. He was sentenced to eighty stabs with a cane and sent to Salmon Island.

Lu Duo, a doctor in the Ministry of War of Zhao Guangmei's party, strongly recommended Zhao Guangmei as the prefect of Kaifeng. The emperor Zhao Kuangyin was not allowed to play, so he promoted Lu to be a doctor in the Ministry of War and seized power to know Kaifeng Mansion.

Zhao Guangyi bid farewell to the Holy Emperor and took the Prince's Chief Shi Jia Su and the Prince's Sima Chai Yuxi to"see and hear the Taoist guests" and understand the Taoist Zhang Yugui and the"Five Braves""，""The brave military guest" Youzhike Yaya Cen Chongxin, the"yongyong military guest" Shang Feng, the"fierce and brave military guest" Ge Ba, the"strong and brave military guest" Fu Qian, the"strong and brave military guest" Sangzan;"，"Zhou Ying, the"Fighting Wu Ben", Dai Xing, the"Fighting Wu Ben", Wang Neng, the"Cao Meng Wu Ben", Zhang Ning,"The Fierce Wu Ben", Lu Bin,"The Fierce Wu Ben", and"The Fierce Wu Ben" Zhang Xu; five of the"Seven Tigers of Shannan": Zeng Yangang, the"slim-faced tiger", Ding Yanqiang, the"jade-faced tiger", Bai Yanwang, the"white-fronted tiger", Li Yanchang, the"golden-haired tiger", and Deng Yanfei, the"eye-catching tiger", Wangfu Medicine Cheng De, accompanied by the"golden-haired sex ghost" Yang Mao and the royal family's entourage, left Xincaomen and came to Wuli Duanting. They met Zhao Pu, the king of Hancheng County, Tongzhong Shupingzhangshi, and all the officials of Kaifeng Prefecture and various yamen who were friendly with Zhao Guangyi. The officials saw him off. After saying goodbye, they each mounted their horses.

Zhao Guangyi walked to the ten-mile pavilion and saw a group of officials surrounded by a gold-pinned green umbrella. Under the umbrella stood an official wearing a purple python robe, with his waist Hanging a sword, he is in his twenties with a fair face, thin eyebrows and eyes, a straight nose and a square mouth, with a sad face, but there is unconcealable joy between his eyebrows. This is Zhao Guangyi's younger brother Fangcheng County Prince Tongzhong Shumenxia Pingzhang It was Zhao Guangmei. He led Li Mu, the"Shenji Military Advisor", the chief of the palace, Yan Ju, the Sima of the palace,"Xiao Chenping", Sun Yu, the"sick child room" of the palace, and other personal followers of the palace to stand in the ten-mile pavilion.

Zhao Guangmei bowed and saluted, saying:" Brother Wang, my foolish brother has been waiting for you for a long time! Brother Wang was framed by a villain for no reason and suffered this kind of suffering. Brother Yu was filled with righteous indignation. When Brother Wang gets to the bottom of the matter, he will be cut into thousands of pieces to relieve the hatred in his heart! We say goodbye today and don’t know when we can meet again." He burst into tears.

After hearing this, Zhao Guangyi turned livid with anger and thought: If Zhao Guangmei hadn't added insult to injury, he would never have fallen into such a situation. Today, he is crying like a cat and pretending to be compassionate. It is extremely shameless! He came to see him off, and it was simply to see him off. He wished he would leave and never return; this is the ruthless mockery of the winner to the loser! The words that penetrated his throat were forced into his stomach, and he said:"The water in Peach Blossom Pond is a thousand feet deep, and it is not as deep as Shiro (Zhao Guangmei) sending me love." Shiro doesn't have to worry about Brother Yu's departure. Zhangzhou is far away from Kyoto and wants to be at ease."

Zhao Guangmei said:"I'm afraid I won't be able to be free and at ease. The grass bandits are rampant in Zhangzhou, and all the governors are helpless. Yao Shu, the governor, has just been demoted; the prime minister's princess is still trapped in Guyue Ridge by the grass bandits, and there are many dangers."

Zhao Guangyi sneered:"Haha! Then let Laoshiro collect the body for Brother Yu!"

Zhao Guangmei's face changed suddenly and she said:"Silang is trying to remind you, but you are biting Lu Dongbin and not recognizing a good heart! Chai Yuxi, the Sima of Zhao Guangyi's palace, saw that the two brothers of Zhao Guangyi were not interested in each other, so he hurriedly explained:"

The two brothers are brothers and can be regarded as a model for our dynasty. His Royal Highnesses, Prince Fang, sent their brothers to the pavilion in the pavilion, and they are deeply affectionate. How can Prince Liangcheng have any ill intentions?". It's a special feeling for brothers to say goodbye. I was so hasty that I misunderstood it. I misunderstood it!"

Zhao Guangmei had just slammed a soft nail and was about to vent her anger. Seeing Chai Yuxi interrupting, she became angry and said:"Du! Bold slave, you have no rules, you have no place to speak here!"Raising his hand towards Chai Yuxi was a slap in the face.

Chai Yuxi laughed loudly:"Haha! Your Highness can give a low-level official a slap in the face, so you think highly of the low-level official!"

Zhao Guangmei was furious and said:"It's a waste of talent, but a rotten chicken has a tough mouth! Grandpa chopped off your dog's head!" He was about to pull out the sword from his waist.

Li Mu, the palace chief of Fangcheng County Prince Zhao Guangmei, the"Shenji Military Advisor", hurriedly pressed Zhao Guangmei's hand and said:"Your Highness, calm down, Your Highness, calm down!" Your Highness was so angry that Prince Liang was demoted that he couldn't sleep all night. He was extremely sad to say goodbye today, and was in a state of chaos, unable to control himself. His Royal Highness Prince Liang, Haihan, Haihan!"

Zhao Guangmei was furious on the surface, but happy on the inside. Although his confidant had Liu Zhijin expelled, he still drove Zhao Guangyi out of the capital. His minions in Kaifeng Mansion, Jia Su, Lu Ping, Liu Qi, and Song Qi, were dismissed from their posts. It was a real victory. , Chief Shi Li Mu said something and just moved the boat along, crying:"Brother Wang! When I heard that you were going to the dangerous Zhangzhou, my heart was as sharp as a knife, and I was confused. I didn't know what to say. I hope Brother Wang will forgive me!"He bowed after receiving his head.

When Zhao Guangyi saw Guangmei flying domineeringly and beating the dog to bully his master, he was so angry that he was on the verge of collapse. He suppressed his anger and helped him up, saying:"Silang is worried about his brother. Others don't know, how can I? I don’t know! Chai Yuxi was just a poor official, and Silang was a relative of the Song Dynasty. How could he care about the royal family's reputation? Zhao

Guangmei said:"Brother Wang is right in his lesson. Chai Yuxi doesn't know the rules so much that he made me lose his temper and yell at me. If I don't care about Brother Wang, how can I spare him lightly?""

Zhao Guangyi said:"Du! How dare Chai Yuxi not apologize to Prince Fang! Chai

Yuxi bowed her head to Zhao Guangmei and said,"Meng Lang, a lowly official, I hope your highness will forgive me!""

Zhao Guangmei ignored it.

Zhao Guangyi said:"Chai Yuxi can't get up yet! Can't you ask Prince Fang to help you?"

Chai Yuxi stood up and stood back.

Zhao Guangmei laughed wildly and said:"Hahahaha! Chai Yuxi, Chai Yuxi! What a blessing! With the guidance of Prince Liang, he was appointed as the pillar of the imperial court."

Zhao Guangyi said goodbye to Guangmei and left with his entourage.

Zhao Guangmei looked at the back of Guangyi and his entourage walking away, full of ambition and joy, and said to his left and right:"Zhao Tingyi (Zhao Guangyi) used to deploy the imperial capital and add Tongping Zhang. He served as the Yin of Kaifeng, and as the Secretary of the Central Committee, he had overwhelming power and arrogance. Now he is really a bereaved dog, and he rolled out of the capital in despair with the defeated army. How could there be anything happier than this for a lonely king!"

Xiao Chenping" Yan Ju, the Sima of Prince Fang's Mansion, said:"If you don't kill the snake, you will end up with trouble in the future!" Your Highness must not ignore the fact that the dog that fell into the water today will become even more ferocious the day it comes ashore."

Zhao Guangmei disagreed and sneered:"Haha! Look, look, Zhao Tingyi has exhausted all his strength, almost the whole army was wiped out, and he still wants to make a comeback, haha! It would be a great blessing not to become a prisoner of the Zhangzhou grass bandits!"

Li Mu, the chief historian of Fangjun Prince's Palace,"Shenji Military Advisor", said:"Yan Sima is worrying too much! His Highness is extremely talented and clever. He kills three birds with one stone. One is to expel the Prince of Liang, the other is to depose his accomplices in Kaifeng Mansion. The third is to use the hands of Zhangzhou Centipede Mountain grass bandits to skin him even if they cannot kill him. It is simply a fantasy to think of regrouping and fighting with His Highness!"

Zhao Guangmei was overjoyed and overwhelmed with pride, and said:"Also, Zhangzhou is the territory of Li Weidong, the governor of Anguo. Li Weidong's adopted son died at the hands of Yan Yun, an official in Fangjun Prince's palace. Li Weidong will not take it lightly. well! It's really unbearable for the prince brother of the Gu family to be in such a situation. Why doesn't he ask for help from the Gu family? He asks for help from the Gu family. The Gu family will definitely be soft-hearted. Are we brothers who fight tigers?"

Li Mu said:"He can't blame His Highness. It's all his own fault. If he hadn't been crazy and crazy to compete with His Highness for the position of crown prince, how could he have suffered such a huge defeat today. He is trying to block the car by mantis and overestimating his own abilities!"

Zhao Guangmei was even more proud, beaming with joy, and said:"With Li Changshi's comfort, the Gu family feels at ease, haha!"

Zhao Guangyi was ridiculed by Guangmei. He was furious. After walking for four or five miles, a mouthful of dirty blood spurted out. He fell off the horse and fainted. Yangmao rushed to help Guangyi up, crying like a mourner. Said:"Your Highness - Your Highness——"

Cheng De, the royal medical officer, hurriedly stepped forward to diagnose and treat him. After half an hour, Zhao Guangyi's face turned from clear to white and he regained consciousness.

Prince Shi Jiasu burst into tears and said:"Your Highness is seriously ill, how did you get to Zhangzhou? I will risk my life to report it and ask the officials to take it back."

Zhao Guangyi struggled to shout:"No - no - Ju Ping No!"

Chai Yuxi said:"Jia Changshi, you can't cut it off! If you report it, you are giving excuses to Fangjun Wang and his party. If they report it again, His Highness will use excuses to resist the decree. The two crimes will be the same. Even if the officials care about the deep love between flesh and blood, No more punishment is the best result. How can we take back our lives?"

Jia Su beat her chest and feet anxiously and said,"What should we do? What should we do?"

Zhao Guangyi said,"Yu Xi's words are true!"

Zhao Guangyi took a rest for a while, Under the escort of his entourage, he marched towards Zhangzhou.

Yang Mao was originally a clerk in the palace of Zhao Guangyi, the prince of Liangcheng County. He speculated and climbed into the palace of Yuhou Anxi and became his godfather. Yangmao framed Yan Yun, and Zhao Guangyi wanted to pursue him, but An Xi interceded to absolve him of the crime. Later, An Xi recommended Zhao Guangyi, the prince of Liangcheng County, to become the prince's personal attendant.

Zhangzhou was under the jurisdiction of Li Weidong, the envoy of Anguo Jiedu in Xingzhou, and Zhao Guangyi was demoted to Zhangzhou. There were early reports from close aides in the capital. Li Weidong discussed with his principals Wang Yong, Ding Yong, Luo Yong and He Yong.

He Yong said:"Haha! Zhao Guangyi also came to the palace master (Li Weidong) today, and how could he get an advantage in this three-acre land!"

Luo Yong said:"Yes! Blood debts must be repaid with blood. The young marshal was killed by Zhao Guangyi. Yan Yun was killing people, but he ignored them and didn't even send a single message to the palace master. He was really like a"Tian Ling Gao with long eyes"——?Arrogant'! This time he must hand over the murderer."

Wang Yong said:"That's too cheap for him. He wants to use his and the murderer's heads to pay tribute to the young marshal's soul!"

It is said that the fourth principal of Li Weidong, the governor of Xingzhou Anguo, cursed Zhao Guangyi and threatened to use Zhao Guangyi and Yan Yun to pay tribute to the soul of Li Weidong's adopted son Yuan Chao.

Li Weidong said:"You have all eaten the heart of a bear and the gall of a leopard! Who is Zhao Guangyi? Today's imperial brother, if he wants to kill him, he is rebelling!

Wang Yong said:" So what if you rebel!" Didn’t the current emperor become the emperor only because of rebellion? Nowadays, the commanders of the three major vassal towns of Yizhou Yi Dingjun, Cangzhou Hengjunjun, and Huazhou Yichengjun have been killed in the capital. One hundred thousand soldiers want to avenge their commanders and are eager to test the Qing emperor's side. The palace master must not miss this opportunity! Is the emperor willing to have the seed? The master of the palace also wears a yellow robe."

Li Weidong shouted:"Shut up, everyone! Do you want to kill the nine tribes in this town?"

Wang Yong said:"Then - then, I can bear this anger, then Zhao Guangyi is so arrogant, instigating his subordinates to kill the young commander, just to show the master of the palace."

Li Weidong said:"Shut up! Our Xingzhou vassal town only has 40,000 to 50,000 troops and horses, but we also want to compete with the Song Dynasty? The guards and troops all commanded the envoy Li Chongjin, and the Zhaoyi Jiedushi envoy Li Jun, who was not stronger than our Xingzhou, rebelled. As a result, each of them had their heads missing, pitifully for hundreds of tribesmen and hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers. Burial. Although the three major vassal towns of Yizhou Yidingjun, Cangzhou Hengjunjun, and Huazhou Yichengjun are currently unstable, their old master Wei Wang Taishi Wei Bojun Jiedushi went to comfort them, and they will be stabilized in less than a month. If you say those words again, don’t blame me for being ruthless!"

Li Weidong gathered five hundred elite soldiers and rushed to Xingzhou Fan Town to wait for Zhao Guangyi, the king of Liangcheng County. Zhao Guangyi was so depressed: the assassination of Siwen Sanwu in Kyoto made him infamous, and Zhao Guangmei, the king of Fangcheng County, and his party took advantage of the situation to rob and pursue him. After a fierce beating, not only did he lose the governor of Kaifeng, but also all the important positions in the court were stripped away, leaving only the title of a county king with no position and no power. He could have been demoted anywhere, including a fifth-class state, but he was demoted to a grass bandit. Rampant Zhangzhou.

On this day, Zhao Guangyi and his party were two or three miles away from the boundary of Xingzhou Fan Town. Looking ahead, the flags were fluttering, and a group of men and horses flew in front of them. He had a general under his command, six feet tall, with a white face and crooked mouth, and a golden helmet. Wearing a golden armor and rolling saddle, it was Li Weidong who dismounted from his horse. He bowed to Zhao Guangyi and saluted, saying:"Li Weidong, the governor of Xingzhou Anguo, welcomes your highness!"

Zhao Guangyi dismounted from his saddle and said,"Why does Commander Li Jie need this gift?" The king was convicted and demoted to Zhangzhou, where he was only a minor official under the jurisdiction of the Commander-in-Chief.

Li Weidong said:"Why did your Highness say this?" Damn Li."

Zhao and Li exchanged pleasantries and, surrounded by soldiers from Xingzhou and the royal family's entourage, headed for Zhangzhou. After walking for half a day, they arrived at the foot of Centipede Mountain. There was a sudden blast of cannon, and a sentry of men and horses came out from the mountain, led by more than a dozen mountain kings. Five thousand minions lined up to block the road. The leader of the mountain king was in his twenties, less than seven feet tall, with a bronze face, small eyes, and a big belly. He wore a pointed dry red concave turban on his head and bronze armor. , a bow, a pot of arrows, holding a pair of thirteen-section gourd whips, and a yellow gelding horse under his crotch.

This is Chen Xin and Chen Congyi, the great king of Centipede Mountain,"Xiao Meng Shang Sai Bian Que", the master of the Three Mountains and Eighteen Villages. Some spies had already reported to Chen Xin: Zhao Guangyi, the king of Liangcheng County, was demoted to Zhangzhou and passed through Centipede Mountain. Chen Xin wanted to save the embarrassment of the green forest heroes from the three mountains and eighteen villages besieging Gu Yueling without achieving anything, so he mobilized Yuan Da, the leader of the eighteen villages, and" Silver Halberd Invincible Peach Blossom Xiao Wenhou" Wang Rong,"Kaishan Yaksha" Wang Xijie, Wang Cheng, Yang Jian, Zhu Ao, Sun Hong, Li Jun and Lin Bin intercepted and killed Zhao Guangyi and looted some gold and silver treasures for the village.

Chen Xin shouted loudly:"Hey! Zhao Guangyi gathered the birds and left the money to buy the road. I will let you live. Otherwise, I will kill all you birds!"

Zhao Guangyi was frightened when he saw that the minions were ten times more than the official army.

Li Weidong had repeatedly suggested to Zhao Guangyi to bypass Centipede Mountain and take the road to Zhangzhou. Zhao Guangyi insisted on taking a shortcut. Li Weidong could not directly say that the grass bandits in Centipede Mountain were powerful and brave, so he had to force himself. He kept his head and walked forward, but now that he saw the powerful thieves from Centipede Mountain actually coming out, he had no choice but to take a bold shot and said:"Du! The bold grass bandits don't know whether to live or die, and even dare to rob the king of Liangcheng County! This town advises you to get out of the way quickly, otherwise when the heavenly soldiers arrive, they will raid the mountain and destroy the village and kill you, leaving nothing behind!"