The dream of a lonely hero

Zhao Guangyi smiled slightly and said:"Don't worry Juping, hurry up and give the order."

Zhao Guangyi also summoned"Zhanwen Taoist" Zhang Yugui, a Taoist priest, and ordered him to go to the Yamen of the Anguo Army Jiedu Envoy to find the Anguo Army Marching Sima Yinxian and borrow eight elite soldiers. Thousands, secretly gathered thirty miles outside Zhangzhou City within ten days to listen to orders.

When Zhao Guangyi was in the central position, he not only secretly formed cliques with court officials, but also secretly befriended the generals of the vassal towns outside the court. Many of the civil servants and generals in the palace were recommended to him by the generals of the vassal towns, such as Li Chongsi, the personal guard of the prince of Liang County, and his relatives. Wei Wang Zhaorong,"Chuanyun Tuanpeng" Yang Qiong,"Chi Fierce Wu Ben" Zhang Ning, and"Jiangyongjunke" Fu Qian were respectively composed of the sworn brothers of the founding hero Song Taizu, Yitian Wang Zhongzhengjunjiedushi Wang Zhongqi, and Yingtinghou Yingzhoujie. The governors Ma Renyu, Lingting Hou Jingnan, the military governor Feng Jiye, the inspector general Dingguojun military governor Zhang Mei, and the Jizhou military governor Zhang Tinghan were recommended. Liu Yong, an official in the royal palace of Liangjun, was Chengde, the sworn brother of Song Taizu. The son of General Liu Shouzhong of Jiedushi Zuo Xiaowei,"Zhanwen Taoist" Daoist priest Zhang Yugui is the second son of Hezhong Yin Huguo jun Jiedu Zhang Duo, and the leader of the army, horse and infantry under the Kaifeng Mansion. Zhao Yanpu was the son of Zhao Zhuo, the commander-in-chief of the Heyang Festival. Ma Sheng, the commander of Kaifeng Prefecture, was the son of Ma Renyu, the Marquis of Yingzhou. Zhou Ying, the"Fighting Wu Ben", was the right-leading army general Ding. The son of Zhou Jing, the envoy of Yuan Jiedu. The reason why these dominating generals can sit securely is inseparable from Zhao Guangyi Zhouquan, who was at the center at that time. Although Zhao Guangyi is in trouble now, he is the younger brother of the emperor after all. It is only a matter of time for him to make a comeback. There is no reason not to borrow money from Zhao Guangyi.

Anguo Army Marching Sima Yinxian was Zhao Guangyi's confidant who had been placed under the command of Li Weidong, the governor of the Anguo Army. Zhangzhou was originally under the jurisdiction of the Anguo Army, so there was no reason for him not to borrow troops.

Ten days later, in the back hall of the Zhangzhou Yamen, Prince Palace Chief Shi Jiasu reported to Zhao Guangyi:"Returning to your highness, Wang Zhongqi, the envoy of the Zhongzheng Army in Yitian, sent his relatives to send one hundred thousand guans, and Yin Huguo's jundu in Hezhong sent his relatives to Zhang Duo. The school sent a gift of 300,000 guan, the Chengde Jiedu envoy Zuo Xiaowei, General Liu Shouzhong, sent his own school to send a gift of 200,000 guan, and the inspector general Zhao Zhuo of Heyang Jiedu sent his own school to send a gift of 200,000 yuan. Zhang Tinghan, the Jiedushi envoy of Guan and Jizhou, sent his own school to send 100,000 guan. Feng Jiye, the military governor of Lingtinghou Jingnan, sent his own school to send 100,000 guan. , the inspector-general Dingguojun Jiedu envoy Zhang Mei sent a gift of 100,000 guan, the inspector-general Jingnan Junjiedu Yuan Yan sent a gift 100,000 guan, and the right-leading army general Wei Dingyuan made a gift of 100,000 yuan. Zhou Jing sent his pro-school to send money of one hundred thousand guan, as well as millet, flour, pigs, sheep, cattle, damask, silk, and winter cotton."

Zhao Guangyi interrupted him and said:"The Anguo army marched Sima Yinxian's eight thousand Have the elite soldiers arrived?"

Jia Su said:"They have arrived, and they have all followed His Highness's instructions: all the soldiers do not wear military uniforms and dress like ordinary people, hide their weapons, travel at night, and live in inns ten miles outside the city; they are now living in various inns ten miles outside the city; they are waiting for His Highness's order. Your Highness! I'm an old man. Stupid, now we have soldiers and money, are we going to fight with the grass bandits in Centipede Mountain or make peace?"

Zhao Guangyi said with a smile:"The secret must not be leaked, Ju Ping quickly summoned Ma Si."

Jia Su accepted the promise and left in time. Not long, leading the horse to come in. Zhao Guangyi winked at Jia Su, and Jia Su hurriedly exited.

Ma Xi stumbled and hurriedly saluted Zhao Guangyi and said:"Xiao-xiao, have you ever seen your Highness? Your Highness, have you given any - orders?"

Zhao Guangyi said with a pleasant look,"I'm sorry. No gifts! Are you satisfied with the accommodation and food?"

Ma kowtowed again, and said:"Okay--well--satisfied. If it weren't for His Majesty's grace, let alone food and accommodation, that's all. Wearing - wearing - not wearing warm - warm!"

Zhao Guangyi helped him up and said:"As long as you are satisfied! The lonely king wants to go hunting, do you think there is no rain or snow in the past few days?"

The horse was silent. He ran out of the main room in a panic, stood on the patio, built a pergola and looked at the sky. After a long time, he hurried into the house and said:"Today - today - tomorrow - tomorrow - good - good hunting - hunting."

Zhao Guangyi Then he asked:"What about the day after tomorrow?"

Ma muttered:"The day after tomorrow - no - not good." He blushed and his neck became thick.

Zhao Guangyi said:"Why don't you be quiet and don't be hasty?"

Under his comfort, Ma Wei gained more confidence and spoke less stammering, saying:"The day after tomorrow - there will be - heavy snow."

Zhao Guangyi said:"You Are you sure?"

Ma whispered:"Dare! It's sure - there must be, one - there must be!"

Zhao Guangyi said:"Okay, go down and call Yan Yun."

Ma whispered and retreated, and after a while, Yan Clouds come in.

Yan Yun felt extremely guilty and thought: The master values ​​​​him so much, but fails to complete the errands assigned to him. One hundred thousand yuan can't be obtained by selling iron to little Zhangzhou! The master did not blame himself at all.

The less Zhao Guangyi didn't blame Yan Yun, the more guilty Yan Yun felt. On this day, Yan Yun stayed in the errand room of the Yamen gloomily, waiting for his master's summons. He was determined to do the errands assigned by his master well next time. Just as he was thinking about this, Ma Wei sent a message saying that his master had summoned him. He hurriedly met Zhao Guangyi.

As soon as Yan Yung stepped through the threshold, he felt guilty again. Zhao Guangyi saw that he was sluggish and said:"Huailong is not feeling well. The lonely king asked the doctor to take a look at it for you?" Yan Yun felt guilty and moved, with red eyes and a hoarse voice, and said:"I've ruined His Highness's errands." Now, His Highness doesn’t blame you, so I’m ashamed of myself!"

Zhao Guangyi exclaimed in surprise:"The errand was ruined! How can this happen?"

Yan Yun said:"One hundred thousand guan, Zhangzhou doesn’t have 100,000 guan, what can I redeem it for? There are still documents in the big seal! The small ones are useless, please punish your Highness."

Zhao Guangyi said humorously:"Haha! The 'Feiyan' of the lonely king is only 100,000 strings! Let the lonely king punish you for this trivial matter."

Yan Yun was surprised, He opened his eyes wide and said:"One hundred thousand guan is the finance and tax of more than a dozen military states!"

Zhao Guangyi said:"Don't worry Huailong, the lonely king has already raised it. If you can, Huailong will go to Centipede Mountain again and tell your second brother. , The property and goods are all ready, the day after tomorrow the solitary king is waiting for him at Huangniu Tan, thirty miles away from Zhangzhou, please don't miss his words."

Yan Yun took the order and went straight to Centipede Mountain, and redeemed the county with property at Huangniu Tan at the time of day after tomorrow. Wang Dayin, the official secretary, and Li Weidong, the Jiedushi envoy, informed Chen Xin, the king of Centipede Mountain, and Chen Xin happily agreed.

In the early morning, it was snowing and the wind was blowing. At Huangniutan, Zhao Guangyi is dressed in light fur, riding a white rabbit and a horse, standing under a gold-plated green umbrella. He is full of energy and high-spirited. Gathered around him were Prince Palace Chief Shi Jiasu,"Yong Zhike" Youzhike Yaya Cen Chongxin,"Fierce Wu Ben" the beautiful bearded Duke Dai Xing, and"strong and brave military guest" Sang Zan, all of them looked ashamed, and they were like Shijun. Lu shared your worries for the king. As an official of the county prince's palace, he had nothing to do against the grass bandits in Centipede Mountain. This made the master feel ashamed when he tried to make peace with the grass bandits. They all wondered: This would be a big deal for his master's imperial brother, the Prince of Biancheng, even if he redeemed the big army from the grass bandits. Seal and documents were a disgrace to the court and a great humiliation. How could Zhao Guangmei, the rival in the court, the Prince of Fangcheng County, miss the opportunity to add insult to injury again, but the master could still be content?

Zhao Guangyi turned to his guest, Cen Chongxin, who was in charge of the Yamen on the right, and said:"Chongxin, are all the goods and vehicles here?"

Cen Chongxin pointed to the motorcade behind him and replied:"Your Highness, there are eighty-one cars of goods and eight hundred pigs." Five hundred sheep and two hundred cattle are waiting. With such heavy snow, will the bandits from Centipede Mountain come?"

Zhao Guangyi said firmly:"They will come, they will definitely come."

Shi Jiasu, the palace chief, put up a pergola with his hands and looked into the distance. Looking ahead, he couldn't help but ask:"Your Highness, this time to redeem the seal, the document, and Li Jieshuai, I'm afraid Prince Fang won't make some articles about it in the future, right?"

Zhao Guangyi said with a smile:"Haha! He won't take advantage of the situation. Then it's not him!"

Jia Su, Cen Chongxin, Dai Xing, and Sangzan were even more doubtful.

After a moment, a whistle of men and horses loomed in front of the snow curtain. It was Chen Xin and Chen Congyi, the king of Centipede Mountain,"Xiao Meng Shang Sai Bian Que" and a group of minions.

Three days later, Zhangzhou lobby. Zhao Guangyi, the governor of Zhangzhou, the prince of Liangcheng County, was sitting upright with a radiant face and full of ambition. Sitting beside him was Li Weidong, the envoy of the Anguo army. The marching commander of the Anguo army, Ma Yinxian, Wang Yong and Luo Yong, the principals of Anguofan town, and Zhangzhou's staff were arranged on two sides. , everyone was in high spirits, and the atmosphere of victory filled the hall.

Yao Shu, the judge of Zhangzhou, came out happily and said:"Your Highness! It was expected that there would be heavy snowfall three days ago. He used property to lure the tiger away from the mountain to lure Chen Xin, the owl leader of Centipede Mountain, down the mountain. The eighty-one carts of property, eight hundred pigs, five hundred sheep, The two hundred cows were a big burden for Chen Xin. The wind was blowing and the snow was dancing. It would take Chen Xin two or three hours to carry this burden up the mountain. Before he could reach the halfway point, his nest was captured by Sima Yin, an army marching by An Guo. The 8,000 tigers and wolves of the Anguo army disguised as minions led by Wang Rong of the Xian and Zhangzhou regiments were defeated. Chen Xin's shrimp soldiers and crab generals were so frightened that they heard the sky soldiers' trumpets and fired, and they all went to loot the property in the car, but there was nothing left. Thinking of resisting the heavenly soldiers! The defeat is like a mountain. Your Highness! You are really planning and making decisions, and using the troops like a god! It really makes me admire you. It is an eye-opener. It is an eye-opener!"

Zhao Guangyi said:"Judge Yao has overrated. Why use the troops like a god? , The lonely king also made some mistakes. Unexpectedly, Chen Xin's trapped beast was still fighting, and he was extremely brave. Cen Chongxin, Dai Xing, and Sangzan fought against Chen Xin. If the lonely king hadn't claimed to capture Chen Xin alive, Cen Chongxin's left arm might not have been killed by Chen Xin. That guy was discounted. Although he is fine, he will no longer be able to charge forward and kill the enemy with force in the future. It is all because the lonely king did something wrong."

Chai Yuxi, Sima of the Royal Palace, said:"Your Highness, don't blame yourself. Although you were injured this time, A Cen Chongxin, but the bandit leader Chen Xin was injured by Dai Xing and Sangzan and lost all his martial arts. What is even more gratifying is that he wiped out the Zhangzhou bandits in one fell swoop, and his illustrious achievements are obvious to the sun and the moon. As the saying goes, if the earthen pot is not broken away from the wellhead, the general will inevitably be in front of the battle. He died."

Zhao Guangyi asked with concern:"How is Cen Chongxin's injury?"

Chai Yuxi said:"Reporting to His Highness, Your Highness carefully selected Wang Yuanyou, a famous doctor in our department, to treat him carefully. He can be cured in less than ten days and a half. In the future, if he cannot go into battle to kill the enemy, he will be treated exclusively. Is your guest escorting you to the Yamen?"

Zhao Guangyi said:"It's what you have told me."

In the battle of Huangniutan, Zhao Guangyi not only won a complete victory, but also received more than one million guan of money, cattle and sheep from the ten major vassal towns, and he was rewarded according to his merits. One thousand guan each will be given to the families of Zeng Yangang, Deng Yanfei, Bai Yanwang, Li Yanchang, and Ding Yong, the pro-camp of Anguofang Town, who were killed in the battle; to the disabled generals Wang Neng, Zhang Xu, Lu Bin, Fu Qian, and Cen Chongxin who were injured in the battle. , Anguo Fangzhen pro-school He Yong each received 2,000 guan, and Yangmao, Wang Rong, and Yanyun were each rewarded with 1,000 guan. Li Weidong, the governor of the Anguo Army, was shocked and gave him 10,000 guan. The other civil and military officials were rewarded according to their merits, and ordered Chai Yuxi to arrange a celebration banquet.

After Zhao Guangyi read out the rewards, Yan Yun came out and knelt down and said:"Your Highness! Yan Yun is willing to exchange the merits he has made and the rewards given by His Highness for the lives of Chen Xin and Yuanda!" He spoke sincerely. Everyone in the lobby immediately looked at him with a strange look. They were really shocked, and the lobby was silent for a moment.

Ma Xi came out of the queue and knelt down, saying:"Little--little--I--also--please--your highness--your highness."——"

Yang Mao couldn't wait to get out of the queue and shouted:"You--what the hell you are, you dare to plead for the bandit leader! Yan Yun! It's really a dog sitting in a sedan chair who doesn't know how to raise his forehead. His Highness treats you so kindly, but you take advantage of it and dare to do it for thousands of people." Chen Xin and Yuanda, who were cut into pieces, begged for mercy, are they seeking death?"

Ma was silent and did not dare to speak.

Zhao Guangyi's face was gloomy.

Yan Yun ignored Yang Mao and said:"Chen Xin and Yuanda are loyal and loyal sons of the Liang family. They are forced to fall into the grass. We have no choice but to ask for your mercy!"

Prince Palace Chief Shi Jia Su said:"One day, you will be a bandit and you will never recover. The leader Chen Xin, Yuanda is extremely evil. You can't put His Highness in danger of bending the law for personal gain!"

Yan Yun said:"Chen Xin and Yuanda are highly skilled in martial arts and have the courage to be invincible. It would be a pity if they are not used by the imperial court. Your Highness is thirsty for talents. , I beg Your Highness to be more generous and give them a chance to make meritorious deeds."

Jia Su said:"Yan Yun is confused! You are also familiar with the laws of the Song Dynasty. Even though Chen Xin and Yuanda are geniuses in the world, they committed such a heinous crime. If Your Highness pardons them, then You bear the name of harboring filth and evil!"

Yangmao interjected:"Master Changshi, please don't waste your breath on this guy. It's not clear why a scholar encounters a soldier. If he pleads with the bandit leader Chen Xin, he is guilty of the same crime as the bandit, and he should be punished. Cut into pieces with ten thousand swords!"

Wang Yong, the principal of Anguofan Town, said viciously:"Yan Yun has a bad habit and has no law. He is good at killing Li Jieshuai's cockroaches. How is he different from a bandit? He should have been cut into pieces with thousands of swords long ago. It's gone!"

Luo Yong, the pro-schoolmaster of Anguofan Town, also shouted loudly:"Yan Yunxian should have died!" Li

Wei, the governor of the Anguo Army, heard that Tingdong's face suddenly changed. Such a sensitive topic suddenly touched his nerves, and his nephew Yuan Chao died at the hands of Zhao Guangyi's personal follower Yan Yun, but he could not ruin his future because of this. Zhao Guangyi was not only the current emperor's younger brother, but also the son-in-law of his old master Wei Wang Fu Yanqing. If he offended him, he would easily lose his official position. Those who abandon the nobility will be sent to the army and beheaded.

He glared at Wang Yong and Luo Yong fiercely. Wang Yong and Luo Yong were silent.

Zhao Guangyi, who was ecstatic, was upset by Yan Yun and Wang Yong. He announced his withdrawal and walked away.

At midnight, Yan Yun tossed and turned, unable to extricate himself from the guilt he felt towards Chen Xin and Yuanda. He thought: Chen Xin and Yuanda were both his sworn brothers, and it was because of his lobbying on the mountain that they fell into the trap of their master. Although he was kept in the dark at the time, if it weren't for him, Chen Xin and Yuanda would never be in the disaster they are today. Now they are about to be sentenced to death, but he is helpless. No, no, it must be just them. life. Yi Gulu got up, quickly put on his clothes, put them into his belt, and stopped suddenly. How to save him? Robbery? No, that would be tantamount to openly betraying the master. If it weren't for the master, Yan Yun would have gone to the King of Hell's Palace to report. Why isn't his second brother, Chen Xin, his savior? what to do? ? ? After much thought, he still asked his master for help.

Yan Yun wanted to save Chen Xin and Yuanda, but he couldn't think much at the moment and went straight to Zhao Guangyi's bedroom in the state government office. He is Zhao Guangyi's personal bodyguard, and the state government officials will not stop him. Yan Yun came to the door of Zhao Guangyi's bedroom and was thinking about how to speak, but saw two masked men in black, each holding a bright steel knife, running towards Zhao Guangyi who was sleeping soundly and slashing him.

How could these two assassins get to Zhao Guangyi's bedroom so easily? Where were the many guards on duty? The grass bandits in Centipede Mountain were defeated by Zhao Guangyi in one fell swoop. Zhao Guangyi held a grand celebration banquet. Zhao Guangyi got drunk and guarded the"violent Wu Ben" handsome bearded Duke Dai Xing, the"brave military guest" Sang Zan, and the close servant Yang Mao. He wanted to kill the Centipede Mountain thieves. Death is falling, and there are no thieves who dare to disturb Tai Sui's head. They all drink happily and neglect to take precautions.

How is Zhao Guangyi's life?