[Rebirth] The lord wants a minister to die

Chapter 65

He Zhan's prediction was indeed correct. Not long after that, for half a month, a dark cloud shrouded the sky over Yasukuni.

He Zhanbu's eyeliner in the capital came back to report that King Ningping had replaced all the imperial guards in the palace, and that he would go to court with Prime Minister Fang Yuexiu, Shangshu Fu Shiming, Prince Ning Qi and other princes and ministers, holding the tiger talisman that governs the Northern Yanwu Army, and entered the palace to remonstrate. Ask the emperor to execute Dong Ziyi, the servant of the sect.

King Ningping named Dong Ziyi's chaotic and evil deeds since the reform. After hearing this, the emperor sat on the throne with sweat on his head, so he had to put Dong Ziyi in prison and punish him with five horses.

Dong Ziyi was pushed out of the Meridian Gate, and the emperor thought that the court meeting would end safely, but he didn't want the main hall door to close slowly, and the real highlight had just begun.

The gate of the palace was closed, and King Ningping's soldiers surrounded the main meeting hall tightly. Even the historian didn't know what they were saying or what they were doing.

But when the court opened again, the emperor issued an imperial edict to the world, announcing his abdication, and gave up the throne to Ningping Wang Ningyuan in the name of "the world cannot be emptied of its lord, and everything cannot be ruled without."

Seven days later, the new emperor ascended the throne, worshiped heaven and earth, the ancestral temple, and the country, took over the book of treasures, took the title of Emperor Jingzhao, and changed his year name to Yuanjia.

A coup d'état was as fast as a bamboo, and it was as urgent as a thunderbolt. It resounded throughout the Yasukuni land, making people panic and uneasy.

The capital's eyeliner had just reported the letter, and the new emperor's edict had arrived in Yongzhou——

Emperor Jingzhao called the third prince Ning Jin back to Beijing, and was escorted by Fengming Wang Ningqi all the way.

"King Fengming led the Yanbei army to escort His Highness back to Beijing. The journey is far away, and it may take a few days to arrive. The Emperor misses His Highness day and night, and hopes that His Highness can properly handle the affairs of Yongzhou. When King Fengming arrives, he will follow immediately. Return to Beijing."

Ning Jin knelt on the spot and listened to the eunuch read the imperial decree, and he couldn't get up for a long time. He only felt that the imperial decree was as heavy as a thousand catties.But the imperial edict has been issued, and he has no choice but to return to the capital.

The change of dynasties is only a short period of time. It can be seen that the world is changing rapidly, and it is beyond human power to contend.

It was night, Ning Jin slept alone in the study room, and never met anyone.

When the eunuch came to read the imperial decree, He Zhan went to Yongzhou Mansion to discuss matters with Zhao Tingxun. When he heard the news, Zhao Tingxun was shocked, immersed in the shock of the new emperor's enthronement, unable to recover for a long time.He Zhan was quite calm, and after saying goodbye to Zhao Tingxun, he rushed back to Weiyuanhou's mansion immediately.

He Zhan had waited ten years for this edict.

He brought a jug of wine to see him, but he didn't think that Ning Jin was already very drunk.He Zhan helped Ning Jin to lie down on the soft couch to sober up, and Ning Jin managed to regain some consciousness.

He held He Zhan's hand, and said drunkenly, "King Ningping...no, it's Emperor Jing Zhao, calling Gu back to Beijing."

Ning Jin put his hand between his lips, and kissed delicately: "Uncle...he finally remembered...there is a son named Gu..."

"Is the Lord open-hearted?"

"Unhappy... It's something I don't want at first, why do I have to force it? I want to stay in Yongzhou with my uncle, always...stay in Yongzhou..." He propped himself up, with his head resting on He Zhan's leg, feeling drowsy He asked, "Uncle...can you go with Gu? Go back to Kyoto. Uncle...do you want to go back to Kyoto?"

Think, really think too much.

He Zhan leaned over and kissed Ning Jin on the forehead: "I promised my lord that I will always be with you in the future. No matter where you go, I will be with you."

"Really... have you promised? I forgot, I dare not take what my third uncle said seriously, nor dare I believe it."

He Zhan stroked his hair and said softly: "I still have one thing to do. After this matter is resolved, I will return to Beijing with my lord."

"What are you going to do?"

"At that time, the Lord will know."

After a pause for a while, He Zhan looked down at Ning Jin's slightly drunken eyes, and added in a low voice: "Wuchen, you must trust uncle. Uncle will definitely come back."

Ning Jin had never heard He Zhan say such a thing before, and his heart was terrified. The drunkenness subsided by three points, and he grabbed He Zhan's sleeve: "Where is uncle going?"

"Uncle promises you that he will definitely come back."

Ning Jin's eyes were getting darker and darker, he suddenly realized that something was wrong, but it was too late.

The horse galloped out from Weiyuanhou's mansion, and the cold wind in the middle of winter made He Zhan's bones ache. Even though he was wearing mink fur to avoid the cold, his hands and feet were still stiff from the cold.

He Zhan left the customs overnight and rushed to Wuhuyan.

On the third day after the imperial decree arrived in Yongzhou, Han Guangyi, the border general, led the four barracks in the east, west, north, south, and north to surround Tianjifu City. He threatened Ning Jin to surrender and leave the city with the lives of the people in Tianjifu City.

Han Guangyi was enlisted as an official by the former emperor and guarded the country for dozens of years. The words "loyalty to the emperor and clear righteousness" are firmly engraved in his mind, which is his lifelong belief.For Han Guangyi, it is against the law of heaven for Emperor Jing Zhao to force the palace to usurp the throne!Heinous!

He didn't want to hurt the people in Tianji Mansion, nor did he want to hurt Ning Jin's life.But now the crown prince is under house arrest in the deep palace, if he can hold Wei Yuan Hou Ningjin as a hostage in exchange with Emperor Jing Zhao, even if he can't save the emperor, he can still save the crown prince's life.

As long as the prince is not dead, the hope of regaining the country will always exist.

What's more, Han Guangyi has controlled Yongzhou for many years. If Yongzhou can be relied on, the prince will make a comeback, and the restoration of the mountains and rivers will be just around the corner.

The day after Han Guangyi forced Ning Jin out of the city, He Zhan, the envoy of Chengxuan, appeared in Dongying and asked to join hands with Han Guangyi to restore the old dynasty.

He Zhan was captured and brought into Han Guangyi's tent.No one in the military camp believed him, he was Wei Yuanhou's confidant, and also Wei Yuanhou's third uncle, if such a person appeared in the military camp out of thin air, anyone would be suspicious of him.

Han Guangyi looked at He Zhan calmly, and clenched his fists: "Chengxuan Envoy is indeed extraordinary, and will eventually encircle the city of Tianji Prefecture, and you will be able to overcome all obstacles and appear at Yuping Pass."

"It's not that General Han's deployment is not strict enough, it's just that I left Tianji Prefecture before you dispatched your troops."

"Oh?"

He Zhan spread his hands: "I will not assist a traitor, let alone help a tyrant. My purpose of this trip was to persuade General Han to send troops. However, it seems that you and I agree."

Han Guangyi narrowed his eyes slightly, and spoke straight to the point: "The last general doesn't dare to trust Cheng Xuanshi."

"The man's ambition is to help the world. Now that the country is about to fall, it is our bounden duty to protect the prince." He Zhan took out a roll of parchment from his arms and wanted to hand it to Han Guangyi, but was stopped by soldiers on the left and right.

Han Guangyi fixed his gaze on the parchment in his hand, motioned to step back, and allowed He Zhan to step forward.

He Zhan slowly unfolded the parchment, and it turned out to be a strategic defense map of the surrounding towns of Tianji Mansion, dotted with stars, surrounding the city of Tianji Mansion like stars holding the moon.

"This is the force point that Ning Jin deployed to prevent accidents. Even if the general besieges the city of Tianji Prefecture, if Ning Jin goes to any of the force points, he may break out of the encirclement and escape from Tianji Prefecture. It doesn't matter whether the general believes it or not. , just send a small group of people to these places to find out."

Han Guangyi caressed the parchment with his hand, as if carefully distinguishing the authenticity from the false.

"What about your conditions? What do you want to get by doing this?"

"If the prince is rescued, General Han can still remember the credit for my subordinates, what else can I not get?"

"Okay. You will stay in the barracks tonight. I will send someone to protect you. I have wronged Mr. He."

He Zhan nodded silently, and was led by the soldiers back to the camp where he used to live.

The guards guarding the door followed him day and night, staring at him tightly.He Zhan didn't show any signs of impatience. He slept peacefully all night, sleeping comfortably and in good spirits.

Not long after, news came from the front that the deputy general led troops to destroy Wei Yuanhou's force point.

The deputy general returned to the camp to report on his duties. He said that he ran into Wei Yuan Hou Ningjin who had fled from Yongzhou City head-on at a military point.

When the deputy general reported his duties, He Zhan was also present, and Han Guangyi turned his attention to He Zhan.He didn't even shake the hand holding the cup, and a strategizing smile gradually appeared on his handsome face.

Ning Jin already knew what He Zhan was doing, otherwise he would not have been able to confront the lieutenant.Ning Jin is risking his life to protect He Zhan, to ensure that He Zhan has the trust of Han Guangyi, and to ensure that his plan is safe; he is also risking his life to bet with He Zhan that He Zhan will feel distressed and will definitely come back.

He Zhan raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Nice job! Cut off Ning Jin's last way out, I don't believe he won't come out of Tianji Prefecture!"

Han Guangyi's eyes lingered on He Zhan, and finally he believed He Zhan somewhat.

Putting down his guard a bit, Han Guangyi frowned and said, "It's not an option to spend it like this, I heard that Emperor Jing Zhao sent King Fengming, if King Fengming's troops arrive at Yongzhou, I'm afraid they won't be able to control Ning Jin then. "

"Since we can't delay, we can only attack by force!"

Han Guangyi objected: "The people of Tianji Mansion are innocent and cannot be attacked by force!"

"It's not about the city, it's about the heart." He Zhan paused for a while, his eyes were like Gutan, "May I ask the general, how did you deal with Yang Yingzhao?"

Yang Yingzhao is Ning Jin's junior sister. In order to prevent Yang Yingzhao from causing civil turmoil in the barracks, Han Guangyi detained her alone before dispatching troops, and put all Tie Xiaoqi in the dungeon.

At that time, Yang Kun tried his best to protect Yang Yingzhao, but Han Guangyi had no choice but to put them in the prison and sent people to guard them day and night.

Hearing this, He Zhan said: "The general will give you the next night. I can persuade Yang Yingzhao to lead the troops to attack Tianji Mansion. Yang Yingzhao is Ning Jin's last support in Yongzhou. If she can stand against Ning Jin with swords, Ning Jin will definitely surrender without a fight."

"you sure?"

"Even if Ning Jin doesn't surrender, that's the last line of defense in his heart. Is it difficult to win Ning Jin? General, the situation is urgent. Before the emperor deals with the crown prince, he must win Ning Jin!" He Zhan raised Kneeling in the robe, with a calm voice, "I wish to issue a military order, and I will fulfill my mission!"

Han Guangyi has already seen He Zhan's ability.Ever since Marquis Weiyuan governed Yongzhou, this veritable big butler has made a difference in the political arena, not only taking down Atole in one fell swoop, but also uprooting the old tree of Changfeng.

He knew what kind of ability He Zhan had.

"Yang Yingzhao and Yang Kun are being imprisoned in Dongying prison." Han Guangyi threw him a token, "Tomorrow, this general will see Yang Yingzhao go to war."

He Zhan firmly held the hard and cold token, and said, "Thank you, General!"

He came here for Yang Yingzhao. In his previous life, he placed Yang Yingzhao in the Han family army, but he didn't want Han Guangyi to rebel in the end. Originally, He Zhanning Jin just planned to spend time with Han Guangyi, waiting for the arrival of Ning Qi's reinforcements.

However, Han Guangyi listened to the villain's words and threatened Ning Jin with Yang Yingzhao to leave the city.

Ning Jin couldn't just watch Yang Yingzhao being humiliated, so he had to come to Han Guangyi in person and exchange Yang Yingzhao with himself.

Later, Ning Qi arrived and tried every means to rescue Ning Jin with a group of soldiers.

That time, Ning Jin almost lost his life.

Thinking of this, He Zhan's hands trembled unconsciously. He pressed his right wrist with his left hand and took a deep breath.This time he came early, and saved Yang Yingzhao before Han Guangyi used Yang Yingzhao as a threat, so that Ning Jin could avoid the threat.

He Zhan walked to the gate of the prison. The surrounding guards were not tight, and there were only two soldiers.

They blocked He Zhan's way with embarrassing faces, and one of them said: "Master He, Young Master Jin is inside, please wait a moment, Master He."

Hold on…

Wait a minute!

He Zhan's eyes turned hard, he raised his blade and slashed at the backs of the two men's necks, knocked them down instantly, and then dragged them inside.

After walking a few steps, He Zhan heard Yang Kun's roar: "Jin Yuansheng! Don't touch her! Jin Yuansheng! You bastard!"

The iron chain rattled and rattled, the door rattled and dust flew in the cold prison. He Zhan frowned and walked in quickly.

He Zhan rushed in, and what caught his eye was Yang Yingzhao's back, which was covered with bruised whip marks, and the whip in Jin Yuansheng's hand was dripping with blood.

He pinched Yang Yingzhao's chin with one hand, and kissed with foul smelling mouth: "Yang Zuodu, why are you so stubborn? Pretending to be so chaste, who is it for? Anyway, you are surrounded by men." I grew up here, how can this body be good? Show it to Yang Kun?! Do you think he can help you?"

Yang Kun was locked in the iron room, and couldn't see the situation here at all, so he could only slam the door hard.

"Jin Yuansheng."

He Zhan walked over.

Jin Yuansheng looked at the oncoming person vigilantly, blocked himself with Yang Yingzhao's body, squinted his eyes and asked, "What are you doing here? Since you surrendered to General Han, you should be a tail wagging dog and don't violate the rules!"

He raised the token in his hand, and walked slowly to Jin Yuansheng's side: "General Han ordered me to interrogate Yang Yingzhao."

"why?"

When He Zhan saw Yang Yingzhao, his eyes were still clear, and his beautiful eyes stared at Jin Yuancheng. Even though she was humiliated like this, she didn't say a word.

He Zhan untied Yang Yingzhao's rope. Seeing this, Jin Yuansheng drew the knife from his waist and said to He Zhan, "Who allowed you to let this bitch go!"

He Zhan slammed Jin Yuancheng's wrist sideways, and the knife fell at the sound. Jin Yuansheng was startled by his fast speed, and before he could react, He Zhan turned over and picked up the knife on the ground, and inserted it straight into Jin Yuansheng's abdomen .

If he hadn't learned that Jin Yuansheng would be guarding Yang Yingzhao and Yang Kun, he would have killed Jin Yuansheng as early as when Jin Yuansheng instructed Jia Can to provoke the wolves!

He Zhan gritted his teeth: "A bastard raised by a dog! You can scold her too?"

Jin Yuansheng had a dull pain in his lower abdomen, and his stomach and intestines were twisted together. He knelt down on the ground holding the blade, and looked at He Zhan with startled eyes.

Jin Yuansheng fell to the ground with a bang, uh uh huh: "He...He Zhan...you..."

It is certain that Jin Yuansheng took his last breath.He Zhan turned around, wrapped Yang Yingzhao in his fur coat, and rescued her.

Yang Yingzhao leaned against He Zhan, only loosened her clenched teeth a little, and sobbed out of nowhere, but in the end she held back her crying, her eyes were red, and she did not shed tears.

"I'm sorry...Yang Yingzhao, I'm late." He patted Yang Yingzhao's back and comforted him in a low voice, "I'm sorry...it's okay...it's okay..."

Yang Yingzhao asked in a hoarse voice, "Did senior brother ask you to come and save me? They said that senior brother's father forced the palace to rebel... He can't come here! Third uncle, senior brother can't come here!"

He Zhan held Yang Yingzhao's trembling shoulders, looked into her eyes and said, "Ning Jin is fine, he's still in Tianji Prefecture. I'll save you....Can you still walk?"

"can."

He Zhan gave Yang Yingzhao a bunch of keys: "I brought down two soldiers at the gate, you change into his robes before leaving. Tie Xiaoqi is trapped in the dungeon to the west, and I have changed the guards. Now the defense is empty, you take them out of the barracks, remember to win quickly, and don't get entangled with the Han family's army. Once you go out, don't look back, go straight to Tianjifu city. General Han's soldiers have surrounded Tianjifu city, But the deployment on the south side is the weakest, you enter the city through the south gate, and Ning Jin is waiting for you in Weiyuanhou's mansion."

Yang Yingzhao opened his eyes and was stunned for a long time before nodding firmly.

He Zhan said: "Counting the days, King Fengming should be here soon. You go back and tell Ning Jin that I have persuaded the monarch of Wuhuyan to send troops. At that time, we will attack from both sides and attack Yuping Pass together. The Han family's army has already been torn apart. Let Ning Jin make good use of it." at this point."

Yang Yingzhao stood up and looked at He Zhan worriedly: "What about the third uncle?"

He Zhan patted Yang Yingzhao's shoulder, his eyes darkened: "Don't worry, you go first, I will arrive later. Ning Jin is very worried about you, so... Yingzhao, don't get hurt."

"Uncle, you must come back."

He Zhan put on a relaxed tone: "Don't worry, who am I? Can this group of people play and live?"

Yang Yingzhao pursed her lips, still hesitating, but she knew that now was not the time to be indecisive, so she nodded emphatically, and rushed out immediately without further delay.

Yang Kun was still in the iron room, knowing that it was He Zhan who came to save him, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.The iron chain rattled, the door was creaked and pushed open, and He Zhan stood there like a divine soldier descending from the sky.

Yang Kun's embroidered moon scimitar was hidden in He Zhan's sleeve, only a little bit of it was exposed.

"Let's go."

Yang Kun said, "What are we going to do?"

He Zhan gathered himself together, took out the embroidered scimitar in his hand, and said: "It's not us, it's you. I want you to stay, tell him the truth that I am a spy, and kill Han Guangyi when he is unprepared. After that, you can blame me for the murder, and you can get away safely."

Yang Kun was shocked all over: "You said...what did you say?"

He Zhan repeated: "I said, I want you to kill Han Guangyi."

"No way! General Han has guarded Yuping Pass for more than 30 years and made great contributions to the Yasukuni. How can he...!"

"If you don't kill him, he will kill Ning Jin."

"He just wants to take Ning Jin as a hostage and restore Jingguo. General Han is dedicated to the country and the people, and he will not hurt Ning Jin. He just wants to change the life of the prince. As long as the prince is fine, General Han will not hurt him." ! King Ningping usurped the throne first, and committed such heinous crimes in vain. Pei Zhi, you are disloyal and unrighteous by doing this!"

"You let me watch Ning Jin become a prisoner?"

"...No, Pei Zhi...You can't do this...Pei Zhi, we will definitely find a way to achieve both."

He Zhan closed his eyes, settled his thoughts, and tightened his grip on the scimitar.He opened his eyes, his eyes were as light as waves, without any waves.

"Yang Kun, do you remember what I said to you after Duke Zhong's mansion disappeared?"

When Yang Kun heard him mention Zhongguo Gongfu, he thought that He Zhan wanted to use this matter to persecute him, and said: "I am sorry for you about the matter of Zhongguo Gongfu. But I will never help you with this matter. Restoring Jingguo Jiangshan , It is everyone's responsibility, and it is definitely not human."

"At the beginning, I let you and Shen Yu go, but you still wanted to fight me. It was my miscalculation that ruined my family. At that time, I told you, the sea is gone."

Shen Yu was like a small gear, and He Zhan just fiddled with it lightly, but it drove the biggest wheel to spin rapidly, twisting his whole He family in, making it bloody and mutilated beyond recognition.

Yang Kun froze and stared at He Zhan.He Zhan repeated it heavily, holding the knife in his hand, pointing the tip at Yang Kun: "The sea is gone..."

The Canghai Spear was the last bit of affection between him and Yang Kun, but Canghai had been completely burned in the sea of ​​fire in Duke Zhongguo's mansion.