All Heavens and Worlds Modified History System

Chapter 234 Where are your million-strong army?
"Official~Official~~"

Liang Shicheng, sweating profusely, shouted outside the palace without caring about his dignity, "Your Majesty, please get up quickly~~~"

In the past, this hidden prime minister would definitely not disturb the emperor from teaching the pretty eunuchs how to paint and write in the palace.

But now the situation is urgent, the enemy troops have already entered the palace, and there is no time to care about many things. "Please get up quickly, Your Majesty!"

A dissatisfied hum came from the bedroom. "What's the matter?"

"Your Majesty," Liang Shicheng said anxiously, "there are thieves causing trouble and have already entered the palace!"

There was a sound of something heavy falling to the ground in the bedroom, mixed with the eunuch's cry of pain.

Not long after, Zhao Ji, barefoot and wearing a silk robe, opened the door of the bedroom and came out. "What did you say?!"

Because of some shameful hobbies, Zhao Ji did not allow eunuchs and palace maids to serve him when he was resting, and he had to dress himself and open the door by himself.

"Official!"

Liang Shicheng didn't care about etiquette and directly grabbed Zhao Ji's sleeve and said, "The thief has entered the palace, your Majesty, leave immediately!"

Zhao Ji did not ask, "Where did the thieves come from?", "How did the thieves enter the palace?", "Where are my troops?"

His first reaction was to follow Liang Shicheng hurriedly, even running faster than Liang Shicheng.

As for the creamy call faintly coming from the handsome eunuch in the bedroom, Zhao Ji seemed to hear it unheard.

Just like the women in his own harem in history, he remained calm when being humiliated by the Jin people.

As soon as you leave the bedroom, you can hear the screams of the eunuchs and palace servants all around.

The flickering flames between the shadows were like countless fire dragons, spreading towards the entire palace.

On the way, he met many guards and palace maids running around. Zhao Ji wanted to call everyone to protect him, but was stopped by Liang Shicheng.

"Your Majesty," the hidden minister said anxiously, "The most urgent thing now is to leave the palace as soon as possible. There are too many people around, and something unexpected might happen!"

"Your words make sense."

Zhao Ji, who learned the skill of escape without any instruction, nodded in praise.

The more people there are and the bigger the team is, the more obvious the target will be, which will naturally attract the attention of thieves.

Don’t worry about anything else for now, just escape first.

However, Chen Ran regarded him as his first target, so how could he let him escape easily!

After a short while, it seemed as if the entire palace was shouting, "Whoever captures Zhao Ji will be rewarded with three thousand strings of cash, and no one will be held accountable for his crimes~~~"

Countless people shouted in unison, their voices as deafening as thunder.

Zhao Ji was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly comforted the eunuchs around him, "You have done a great job in protecting the emperor, and I will definitely reward you handsomely. Everyone will be rewarded with a huge amount of money and promoted three levels!"

The eunuchs expressed their loyalty again and again, patting their chests to pledge that they would definitely escort His Majesty out of the palace.

When he ran to the Yingyang Gate and was about to enter the back garden, he was shocked to see that the Yingyang Gate was already wide open, and there were soldiers holding torches and searching everywhere inside and outside.

In this situation, the only way to escape is to fly.

I saw more and more torches coming from all directions, and they were getting closer and closer.

A group of people hiding in the shadows in a corner of a building were about to be exposed.

Zhao Ji was about to ask the eunuchs to take off their clothes and change for him, but before he could open his mouth, he saw a eunuch suddenly rush out and shout to the soldiers outside Yingyang Gate, "The official is here, the official is here~~~"

Zhao Ji recognized this man and thought he must be Liang Shicheng's godson.

He looked at Liang Shicheng and was about to scold him, but was surprised to see Liang Shicheng and his other godsons slapping their thighs anxiously.

Zhao Ji was deeply moved, but he heard Liang Shicheng and others speak subconsciously, "How could he get there first?"

Several people turned to look at Zhao Ji, their eyes flickering, "Sir, I'm sorry~~~"

Chen Ran stood in the vast Daqing Hall, looked around, and was amazed at this huge palace with nine bays.

"The Song Dynasty has reached the peak level of the classical era in terms of art and technology."

"It's a pity that such a great civilization was eventually destroyed by the hands of the barbarians."

Outside the hall, teams of armored soldiers came from time to time, escorting the royal relatives and important officials captured from various mansions to the hall one by one.

Everyone's eyes were filled with fear.

After all, this incident was too sudden and too unexpected.

There was no news at all beforehand, and they immediately broke into the palace to arrest people. When they arrived at the palace, they found out that even the palace had been breached!
When Zhao Ji was escorted here, he happened to meet a group of princes who were also escorted here.

None of the princes escaped and all appeared here.

When he arrived at the hall, Zhao Ji was pushed to the ground by the soldiers.

Looking up with difficulty, I saw a tall figure in full armor about ten steps away, talking to a monk with his back to his confidant.

The monk's voice was like a bell: "There are soldiers causing chaos in the palace."

This is completely understandable. The ancient imperial palace was basically the place with the most beauties in the world.

It is quite normal for a young soldier with vigorous blood to lose control.

"You are a military judge." Chen Ran looked at Lu Zhishen in confusion. "If a soldier violates military discipline, he will be dealt with according to military law. What do you mean by coming to ask me? Are you asking me to do your job?" Lu Zhishen's face froze, he hesitated for a moment, saluted, turned around and left the Daqing Hall to enforce military law.

It was not until this time that Chen Ran turned his gaze to Zhao Ji.

"The official is here?"

Faced with the question, Zhao Ji opened his mouth but didn't know what to say.

He stood up with difficulty, trying to maintain his imperial demeanor. "Who are you?"

He really didn't know Chen Ran. He had never seen him, let alone heard of him.

Many people from the imperial court nearby also had puzzled looks on their faces.

The person in front of me looked very unfamiliar. How did he manage to bring so many soldiers into the city of Bianliang and accomplish such an earth-shaking event?

"My name is Chen Ran, courtesy name Zihou." Chen Ran chuckled and replied, "I used to work in the Privy Council."

Many people looked at the depressed Zheng Xianggong, "Is this your man?"

"Thief, thief!" Prime Minister Zheng was so angry that he vomited blood. The stain he, as the Privy Councilor, had done was bound to be recorded in history books!

"What are you trying to do?" Zhao Ji glared at Zheng Juzhong, then turned around and forced a smile. "If you want to be rich and powerful, I am willing to make you a king, and share the throne with you. How about that?"

"The price is quite high."

Chen Ran smiled again, but shook his head, "I don't need you to confer the title. I will take the throne of the Song Dynasty myself."

The atmosphere in the Daqing Hall was very depressing.

Zhao Ji was filled with rage. This was the first time someone was so bold as to speak such treasonous words in front of him.

His voice rose involuntarily. "There are more than tens of millions of loyal and righteous people in the Song Dynasty. There are also millions of brave soldiers in the various places! Although you have taken advantage of the situation, once the millions of people in the Song Dynasty get the news, they will definitely respond to the call and come to the king! Once the army arrives, you will be crushed to dust!"

These words were so majestic that they greatly boosted the morale of everyone in the hall.

Although the government has been performing poorly, I never expected that it would be so courageous when facing danger.

But then, Zhao Ji changed the subject and said something surprising: "I don't want to start a war and cause the people to suffer. If you are willing to stop, how about I share the country with you?"

This exposed his true colors, revealing his weak character.

"Loyal and righteous people?" Chen Ran smiled and stretched out his hand, indicating the many court officials in the Daqing Palace. "These people should be considered loyal and righteous people, right?"

"Whoever wants to be a loyal and righteous person, please stand up now. Let the emperor see where the loyal and righteous people of the Song Dynasty are."

He gave a wink, and immediately a team of soldiers drew their swords and came up behind the crowd.

It is obvious that anyone who dares to stand up and act like a loyal and righteous person will be beheaded on the spot!

Chen Ran asked three times in succession, but everyone avoided looking at him and no one dared to come forward.

In fact, there are still some loyal and righteous people in the Song Dynasty.

Such as Zong Ze, Li Gang, Li Ruoshui, Zhang Shuye and others.

However, most of these people were still serving as officials in other places, or had been demoted to military states. The few who were in the city of Bianliang were also circled out by Chen Ran in advance and guarded around their residential courtyards.

Those who are in the Daqing Palace at this moment are either treacherous ministers, vampires, parasites, or treacherous villains.

Let them die for the government?
It's ridiculous.

"As for the millions of common people." Chen Ran stepped forward slowly. "I'm afraid the emperor has never seen real common people, right? The common people you saw in the memorials are just cold numbers. The common people outside Kaifeng Prefecture are just like the Southeast Volunteer Army, wishing to eat you alive!"

"Local people are burdened with heavy taxes and are exploited by the government. Many are forced to sell their homes, land, children, and themselves. When they can't even sell themselves, they can only become bandits."

He stared at Zhao Ji's evasive eyes and said, "Do you think these millions of people who have nowhere to live will come to save you? They would rather boil you in a pot."

"Even if it's the common people in Kaifeng Prefecture, do you really think they live well? There are countless officials in and outside Kaifeng Prefecture, as well as royal relatives, generals, nobles in the court, and their families. Which one of them is not oppressing the common people? Do you think they will come to save you?"

"As for the million-strong army you mentioned, that's even more ridiculous."

Chen Ran's eyes became more and more contemptuous. "The local soldiers from all over the country are almost starving to death. They are naked like beggars. Not to mention fighting for you, they will starve to death on the road even if they walk to Kaifeng Prefecture."

"As for the Imperial Guards, the elite Northwestern Imperial Guards who can really fight are all in the southeast. Do you want them to fly back to defend the king?"

"There are hundreds of thousands of imperial guards inside and outside Bianliang City." At this point, Chen Ran's eyes were filled with even more contempt. "The court's generals have no dignity as warriors under their exploitation, and they live like ants. Now that they have all joined my army, who will come to save you and defend the king?"

"The Song Dynasty was once a great country, but it has already been crippled by you!"

When he came in front of Zhao Ji, Chen Ran raised his hand and threw a big bag at him.

He was so strong that he slapped Zhao Ji so hard that he flew up into the air.

Blood mixed with broken teeth spurted out, and he fell heavily to the ground, twitching.

Half of Zhao Ji's ear was deafened and half of his face was swollen like a pig's trotter.

With tinnitus and dizziness, the whole person fell into a state of chaos.

"Killing you with one knife is too easy for you."

Chen Ran, holding the hilt of the knife with one hand, walked over step by step. "I have to let you experience all the sufferings of the world, so that I can comfort the suffering and blood of the people of the Song Dynasty!"

(End of this chapter)