Ming: I am fake, walking on thin ice
Chapter 156: Kill the False Emperor, Kill the Demon Queen, and Restore the Ming Dynasty
Chapter 156: Kill the False Emperor, Kill the Demon Queen, and Restore the Ming Dynasty
Sorghum River.
Zhu Qizhen carried Sun Ruowei to the riverside. He looked at the river and said speechlessly, "At this season, why go swimming in the river? The ice has just melted."
"I have to swim in the river. I have to swim in the river."
Sun Ruowei, who was lying on his back, seemed to be drunk. Her beautiful face, flushed with red, was buried in his neck, and she held his neck tightly with both hands.
It was Zhu Qizhen's first time to visit Gaoliang River. He glanced at it and thought that it would be a nice attraction if he came in spring.
"Two rivers flank the embankment, with willows hanging for more than ten miles. The current is fast and clear, and the scales and manes of the fish that sink to the bottom of the water are all visible." This is the description of the Gaoliang River. It's a pity that the willow trees have not sprouted yet, and it's freezing.
However, he still found a boat, a pleasure boat that was specially designed to take people on a trip. After getting on the boat, he put Sun Ruowei down and stood at the bow, facing the cold wind.
Sun Ruowei leaned in his arms, already slightly tipsy. Zhu Qizhen held her slender waist, fearing that she would fall into the river. The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty easily dissolves in water, but don't let the Empress Dowager drown.
Besides, this Queen Mother is still of great use.
"Xiao Shuai, look, she's so beautiful." Sun Ruowei's charming eyes were filled with a hint of confusion.
"I didn't notice it." Zhu Qizhen said.
Sun Ruowei raised her hand and patted him speechlessly. He looked down at her beautiful face, with a few strands of hair falling at the corners of her mouth, and her lips were extremely rosy. Sun Ruowei also looked up, her beautiful eyes were lazy and charming, half-closed, and there was a myriad of charm in her blinks.
Zhu Qizhen was about to move forward, but Sun Ruowei turned her head slightly and dodged.
Suddenly, a sound of breaking air was heard.
Zhu Qizhen held her in his arms and rushed to the side of the cabin.
Shuo Shuo Shuo!
Several arrows pierced through the place where they had just stood, and then a voice came: "Kill the false emperor, kill the evil queen, and restore our Ming Dynasty!"
……
Zhu Qizhen looked up and saw three ships rushing over and surrounding their ship. A cold light flashed in his eyes. How could the assassin discover their whereabouts?
"Squat down, don't move!" Zhu Qizhen forced Sun Ruowei to squat behind the door.
Sun Ruowei was no longer drunk. She squatted behind the door and reached out to hold Zhu Qizhen's hand. Her beautiful face was full of worry: "You...you should be careful."
Zhu Qizhen looked outside and laughed at himself: "Fake emperor, evil queen, haha, we are really a pair, neither of us is a good person."
Sun Ruowei tightened her grip on his hand and glared, "You're still talking about this at this time? Someone wants us all dead!"
Zhu Qizhen reached out and stroked her cheek, smiling: "It's not that easy for me to die, you wait here, don't move."
He let go of her hand, bent down slightly, and walked out of the cabin. Sun Ruowei was about to reach out to grab him, but stopped, looking at his burly back, and bit her red lips.
Zhu Qizhen dodged behind a pillar.
Shuo Shuo Shuo!
A rain of arrows fell, several of which pierced through the ship's windows and shot into the cabin, scaring Sun Ruowei, who was squatting behind the door, so much that her face turned pale.
"Kill the false emperor, kill the evil queen, and restore our Ming Dynasty!"
"Kill the false emperor, kill the evil queen, and restore our Ming Dynasty!"
"Kill the false emperor, kill the evil queen, and restore our Ming Dynasty!"
As the shouting outside continued, Sun Ruowei was no longer nervous. Her expression was complicated. She had never expected that she would become the demon queen in the eyes of others and be killed together with the false emperor.
choke!
The sound of a long sword being unsheathed was heard, followed by screams. Sun Ruowei's heart tightened, but she didn't dare to stand up and look. She didn't want to see the false emperor die at this time, because then the only one who would ascend the throne would be King Qing.
"Shoot! Shoot quickly, shoot him to death!"
"Don't let him get close!"
"The fake emperor is so terrifying!"
"Retreat! Retreat quickly, the Royal Guards are coming!"
"Brothers who are still breathing can't leave. Help them and don't leave any alive."
The noise outside gradually faded away, and Sun Ruowei stood up carefully. She saw the three boats rushing downstream. She hurried out of the cabin and looked up to see Zhu Qizhen standing at the bow with a knife in his hand, blood gushing from his shoulder.
"You...you are hurt?" She looked flustered.
She wanted to stop the bleeding, but she didn't know how. Zhu Qizhen held the hilt of the knife with both hands, and the long knife stood still, using the force to prevent himself from falling.
"Hurry, hold me up." He said, "The Royal Guards are here, I can't lose face in front of them."
"Ah?" The Queen Mother was stunned for a moment, then she walked to his side and put her hand on his arm.
At this time, four or five boats approached. Standing on the bow of the front boat was Shi Biao, the commander of the Imperial Guard. When the boats approached, he jumped onto the pleasure boat and ran to Zhu Qizhen and bowed: "Your Majesty, I am late to save you. I will die sooner or later."
Dozens of Jinyiwei came over and knelt on the ground. Zhu Qizhen glanced at them and said in a deep voice: "It's okay for me, they are just a bunch of scoundrels, you go down the river and catch them."
"Yes, Your Majesty!" All the Jinyiwei bowed together.
They looked at Zhu Qizhen with fiery eyes. Almost all the Jinyiwei knew that the best fighter in the Ming Dynasty was the emperor. They admired him for fighting against a group of assassins with a single sword.
Sun Ruowei looked at this scene with mixed emotions.
After Shi Biao ordered the Jinyiwei to pursue quickly, he came to Zhu Qizhen again. Zhu Qizhen raised his foot and kicked him, saying, "Stop the bleeding for me, it hurts so much."
"Your Majesty, I thought you could hold it in." Shi Biao hurried forward to stop the bleeding.
Sun Ruowei had a strange look on her face. It turned out that this king and minister knew that the other party was acting, and they cooperated very well.
……
An hour later, Zhu Qizhen had returned to the Qianqing Palace.
The wound on his shoulder had been bandaged. He sat in a chair with his eyes closed, his brain working rapidly.
Who leaked the whereabouts of the Empress Dowager and I? Only a few eunuchs and maids in my own Qianqing Palace and the Empress Dowager's Kunning Palace knew that we had left the palace incognito.
Did someone leak our whereabouts?
Who arranged the assassin?
"Your Majesty, it's time to take your medicine." Cao Jixiang came forward with a bowl of medicine.
"Put that aside for now." Zhu Qizhen narrowed his eyes, murderous intent flashing across his face. "You have to sift through my Qianqing Palace, the Empress Dowager's Kunning Palace, and even the entire harem. I was traveling incognito with the Empress Dowager today, and unexpectedly encountered an assassin. Who leaked the news?"
Cao Jixiang knelt down with a thud: "I am guilty of not being able to manage the eunuchs and palace maids."
"I won't punish you, but you go and investigate for me." Zhu Qizhen said coldly.
"Yes!" Cao Jixiang looked embarrassed, "It's just... the people in the Queen Mother's Palace, I can't interfere. The Queen Mother doesn't like me anyway."
Zhu Qizhen frowned and said, "You investigate secretly first." Cao Jixiang nodded and walked out.
Zhu Qizhen rubbed his eyebrows, and a thought came to his mind: Could this be arranged by the Queen Mother? Then, he denied it again. If he died now, the most likely person to ascend the throne would be the Prince of Qing.
King Qing? Could it be him?
"Your Majesty, Yu Shaobao requests to see you." Cao Jixiang came in to report.
"Announce." Zhu Qizhen sat up straight.
Soon, Yu Qian hurried to the palace with a worried look on his face. After paying his respects, he asked, "Your Majesty, you and the Queen Mother were attacked while you were on the river? How are you injured?"
"Some superficial injuries." Zhu Qizhen raised his hand to let him get up. "You are really quick in getting news."
"I just ran into Shi Biao." Yu Qian frowned. "He was assassinated twice in a row. He is too bold. Your Majesty, I suggest that the whole city arrest him."
Zhu Qizhen calmly took a sip of tea and said, "No need! That will only disturb the people and increase tension."
Yu Qian insisted: "We need to create a tense situation to make the assassins lose their composure, and then we will have a chance to catch them."
"Don't disturb the people, the Royal Guards will investigate." Zhu Qizhen changed the subject, "How is the situation in the northern border?"
Seeing the emperor say this, Yu Qian did not insist and bowed, saying, "Yesen's army has approached the Great Wall. The battle is expected to take place in the next few days. Guo Deng, Yang Guifang and others adopted the strategy of 'fighting outside the country' as Your Majesty said. I am also very nervous now, waiting for the battle report."
Zhu Qizhen walked to the border map and asked, "Is it Yang Guifang who led the elite cavalry to patrol outside the Great Wall?"
"It's him!" Yu Qian said, "After this guy went to the northern border last year, he personally led a team of spies into Mobei countless times. He also summarized the map information left by the previous spies. It can be said that he is now more familiar with Mobei than the grassland people."
"Very good!" Zhu Qizhen was very much looking forward to it.
……
In the northern border, outside the Great Wall, Yesen’s camp.
Yesen was drinking with his generals when Boyan came in hastily, walked up to him, leaned close to his ear and whispered:
"Khan, another grain transport team was attacked behind us. Just like last time, the grain was burned and no one was left alive."
"Humph, this Ming army is weird. They appear and disappear like ghosts, and they leave after fighting. They don't want any prisoners. This is the third time, Khan, we have to find them. Otherwise, when we attack Datong, they appear behind us, which will be troublesome."
Yesen's face was gloomy, and he said angrily: "Have our spies become blind? Haven't they found the whereabouts of this Ming army? Find them, Boyan, you personally lead the team to destroy them."
He was about to attack the Ming Dynasty, and he could not tolerate a Ming cavalry in the rear, which would not only affect the battle situation, but also disrupt the morale of the army. Those tribes that he had deceived were easily shaken.
Boyan took the order and retreated. Yesen regained his smile, raised his glass to the generals, and said, "Everyone, the fine wine of the Central Plains and the young ladies of the South are all waiting for us. This time, we will cross the Great Wall and sweep across the Central Plains. Even if I, a grassland warrior, have to die, I will die further south, on the shores of the South China Sea."
The morale of the soldiers was greatly boosted and they all raised their glasses.
Yesen sneered. On the battlefield, these people's tribes would become his vanguard, and they would die first. For them, they didn't care about being used, as long as they had food.
"Everyone, the generals of the Central Plains, the lifelong wish is to divide the land and become kings." Yesen raised his glass and continued, "As long as you conquer the Central Plains, this Khan will make you kings! The Central Plains is so big that it can accommodate kings like us."
"Long live the Khan." The soldiers were in high spirits.
……
Somewhere in the grassland.
A group of Wala tribes were destroyed, and corpses were lying on the ground, and blood stained the grass. Yang Guifang put away his long knife, his eyes were as fierce as a wolf, and ordered: "Still only bring seven days of food, and burn all the remaining food, grass and livestock."
A lieutenant looked at the sheep and smacked his lips, "What a pity."
Snapped!
Yang Guifang slapped him on the back of the head and glared at him: "Following this general, will you ever be hungry? If you bring too many, you will only become a burden."
"Yes!" The lieutenant laughed, "Not only did we not starve, we also had good food and drinks. General, we moved around Yesen's army of several hundred thousand as fast as the wind, and they didn't even see our shadows. It was a great battle."
Yang Guifang sneered, "This is not enough. I have to irritate Yesen. People tend to make mistakes when they are angry."
The captain asked in confusion: "How to provoke him? Kill him in his base camp?"
Snapped!
Yang Guifang slapped him on the back of the head again and said speechlessly, "They have hundreds of thousands of people and we only have 10,000 people. Are we going to charge into their base camp? Are we going to die? You've followed me for so long, can you please use your brains?"
"Then why are you so angry?" asked the captain, touching the back of his head.
"Cut off the heads of these two thousand people, I want to build a Jingguan!" Yang Guifang looked sharp.
The captain felt a chill down his spine.
Jingguan: Jing means a high hill; Guan means a gate. In ancient times, when people killed an enemy and displayed the corpses after winning the battle, they would build a Jingguan.
The lieutenant knew what General Yang meant, that is, to use human heads to build a Jingguan, which would indeed anger Yesen. But if he did so, the enemy would retaliate in the same way.
"Why don't you go quickly?" Yang Guifang ordered coldly.
The captain took the order and left. He could never have imagined that a young and elegant general could be so cruel.
……
Datong City is shrouded in night.
After Guo Deng inspected the area, he came to the tower. Wang Yue, who was on duty tonight, clasped his fists towards him and said, "General, are you worried about me being on duty? Go and have a rest. I'll be watching you."
"It's not that I'm worried, it's that I can't sleep." Guo Deng smiled.
"The war is imminent, how can a veteran like you still be nervous?" Wang Yue asked.
Guo Deng exhaled a breath of foul air and said, "Before every battle, I get nervous because I don't know how many people will die. They are all soldiers I trained myself."
Wang Yue suddenly felt a little sad. He could not imagine how veterans like Guo Deng survived, because too many people died in front of them, including comrades and soldiers he had trained himself.
"General, after this battle, you can return home to recuperate." Wang Yue patted his chest and said, "Leave Datong City to me. I will guard it for you and will definitely not lose it."
Guo Deng laughed out loud: "Hahaha, go back to take care of my family? This is my home, where else can I go to take care of my family? Some of my old brothers who joined the army with me died in the Onon River, some died in Lingxiao Peak, some died in Hulanhushiwen, some died in Yingchang, some died in Shahunyuankuo, some died in Luanhaizi, and some died in Dalan Namur River. I want to die on the grassland like them, so why should I go back?"
Wang Yue listened, tears welling up in his eyes, and bowed to him deeply: "Salute you!"
"Young people are easily moved." Guo Deng smiled. "I told you so much because I want to tell you that this time we will fight outside the country, and I will be the one leading the troops out of the country. You will stay in Datong City."
Wang Yue was stunned. How could this be possible?
Guo Deng spread his hands: "You have to help me, right? When you reach my age, you will be like me, hoping that a young man will help you. You also hope that young man will be sensible, right?"
Wang Yue: “!!!”
What an old fox! I can't refute him.
(End of this chapter)
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