Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 320
noon.

The sun is shining.

Zhao Kuangyi looked like a beggar, fell headfirst to the ground, almost fainted.

He barely turned over, only to feel pain in his muscles and bones.

"Brother!"

"Uncle Three!"

Zhao Kuangmei and Zhao Dezhao knelt beside Zhao Kuangyi, shouting in panic.

The two are 11 years old and the other is [-] years old.Although he was born in a general family, he is delicate and fleshy, far less brave and invincible than his brother and father Zhao Kuangyin.

In particular, Zhao Dezhao went with his mother, the He family. He was not as tall as Zhao Kuangyin at all, and was very thin.

In this situation, the two are completely helpless.

Thanks to Zhao Kuangyi's care along the way, he gave them all the food and drink first, so that he couldn't support himself.

Historically, because of the imperial power, the relationship between Zhao Kuangyi, Zhao Kuangmei, and Zhao Dezhao was not very good, but when there was no imperial power dispute, Zhao Kuangyi still had the responsibility as an elder brother and uncle.

That night Zhao Kuangyin decided to act hastily, the odds of winning were extremely slim, so he was prepared with both hands.

While fighting for himself, Zhao Kuangyi took Zhao Kuangmei and Zhao Dezhao out of the city to escape.

Zhao Kuangyin was worried that his younger brother was not skilled in martial arts, Zhao Kuangmei and Zhao Dezhao were too young to resist in danger, so he specially arranged for Liu Qingyi, one of the ten brothers of Yishe, and several old servants with strong martial arts skills to escort him.

Zhao Kuangyi's goal was the Northern Han Dynasty, and they had nowhere to go except the Northern Han Dynasty.

Jiangnan and Bashu are too far away, and Li Jing and Meng Chang are two cowards.

Zhao Kuangyi felt that if he went to these two places, let alone show off his strengths.As long as Luo Youdu stomped his feet, they had to arrest themselves and send them to Bianjing.

The Northern Han Dynasty has always been the enemy of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the two sides fought almost every day around the border.

Zhaoyi Jiedu envoy Li Yun has made a lot of achievements by virtue of the Northern Han Dynasty in recent years, and his prestige in the frontier is comparable to that of Fu Yanqing and Wang Jing.

There was also a general in the Northern Han Dynasty who made a profit, and Liu Jiye directly earned the reputation of Liu Wudi.

So Beihan is their only place to go.

They fled westward overnight, and when they approached Mengjin Port, they encountered trouble.

After Da Zhou got the news of Zhao Kuangyi's absconding, he immediately sent people to various ports and gates to post notices and portraits, ordered the sentries to check the passers-by, and offered generous rewards to arrest Zhao Kuangyi and his party.

They can't go to the regular ferry crossing the Yellow River. The only way they can go is some wild boatmen or unguarded pontoon bridges.

Moreover, they have no guides on them, so they cannot stay in the villages and towns, and they sleep in the wilderness every day.

Just when they were looking for a way to cross the Yellow River, Liu Qingyi became murderous.

Liu Qingyi is Zhao Kuangyin's sworn brother, and he had a very good relationship in the past.

Zhao Kuangyin entrusted his own younger brother and son to him, which is also normal.

However, as the days became more and more bitter, Liu Qingyi couldn't stand it anymore.

Liu Qingyi served Zhao Kuangyin, he could die for Zhao Kuangyin, but he had nothing to do with Zhao Kuangyi, Zhao Kuangmei or even Zhao Kuangyin's son Zhao Dezhao.

This Zhao Kuangyin is dead, and he is all martial arts, so where can he go?
Why do you suffer with these Zhao family members?

Liu Qingyi broke his heart and killed all the old servants accompanying him.

Knowing that he was no match for Liu Qingyi, Zhao Kuangyi threw all the money and goods to Liu Qingyi in horror, and protected his younger brothers Zhao Kuangmei and Zhao Dezhao and begged Liu Qingyi to spare his life.

Looking at the trembling Zhao Dezhao, Liu Qingyi couldn't bear to do anything, picked up all the money and fled alone.

The main people wanted by Dazhou are Zhao Kuangyi, Zhao Kuangmei and Zhao Dezhao.

Liu Qingyi, a small person, was not in the wanted portrait at all, and he ran blatantly.

As a result, Zhao Kuangyi became impoverished. Looking at his brothers and nephews, he gritted his teeth, motivated by hatred and humiliation, and led Zhao Kuangmei and Zhao Dezhao at the mouth of the river east of Tongguan. He met an old ferryman who privately crossed the Yellow River and forced him to send himself to the river. to the other side of the Yellow River.

In order not to expose his whereabouts, Zhao Kuangyi also killed the other party, robbed the money and continued northward.

He took a younger brother and a nephew with him, ate and slept in the open, and stole chickens and dogs all the way. The most difficult time was sleeping in the cemetery and eating grass roots. Finally, he entered the border of the Northern Han Dynasty and arrived at a small place called Yindi in the south of Fenzhou.

The three brothers, uncles and nephews lost their way and came to a wasteland with no one and no water. After walking around for a long time, they couldn't see a single family or a river.

Under the scorching sun, Zhao Kuangyi collapsed from dehydration.

"Live, must live!"

"Luo Youdu!"

"Liu Qingyi!"

"Zhang Qiong!"

"I'm going to kill you alive!"

Zhao Kuangyi supported his fat body and got up little by little.

Sitting on the ground, panting heavily, I felt my throat was about to smoke, and it hurt to breathe.

Looking at the scorching sun in the sky, he didn't even have the strength to complain.

"There is still urine, I really can't hold it anymore."

Zhao Kuangyi looked at his younger brother and nephew, and saw that they all shook their heads, feeling helpless.

Suddenly his expression changed, and when he looked north, he saw billowing smoke and dust, as if soldiers and horses were coming.

Zhao Kuangyi let Zhao Kuangmei and Zhao Dezhao hide behind him in amazement, and looked ahead in horror.

A cavalry team of 500 men came nearby, the leader of which was full of flesh, tall and majestic, looked at the three men in front of him, and said with a smile: "There are three more heads, so it's easy to get them!"

He got off his horse, pulled out the sword from his waist, and walked towards Zhao Kuangyi, Zhao Kuangmei, and Zhao Dezhao with a murderous look.

Zhao Kuangyi saw their identity as the Han army, and shouted in amazement: "I am Zhao Kuangyi, my brother is Zhao Kuangyin, and I want to see Emperor Liu."

The visitor was stunned, spit on Zhao Kuangyi's face, and said with a smirk, "Zhao Kuangyin, Zhao Kuangyi, what the hell? The one who was shot into a hedgehog during the rebellion in the Central Plains? It is said that he won the three armies bravely, but he has never met him." I'm Hou Barong. If we really meet him, I'll kill him three times and get off his horse. You little pawn, if you still want to see the Son of Heaven, go see the King of Hades."

Hou Barong, a native of Longgang, Dengzhou, was a robber between Bing and Fen in his early years, causing harm to the village.Let Liu Jiye defeat and capture him to the Northern Han Emperor Liu Chengjun.

Liu Chengjun saw that Hou Barong was very powerful and good at shooting, and he ran as fast as a galloping horse, so he took it into his account and served as a commander.

The border wars between the Han and Zhou dynasties continued, and Liu Jiye and Hou Barong often led troops south to plunder.

Liu Jiye, a famous general of his generation, used his troops flexibly and often had miraculous effects.

But Hou Barong was brave and foolhardy, and his effect was far less than that of Liu Jiye.

In a panic, Hou Barong thought of a way to kill Liang and pretend to be meritorious.Regardless of whether it is the Han people or the Zhou people, they all cut off their heads and acted as the heads of the thieves.

As a result, on the Zhou-Han border, there were dozens of miles of bones, and no one was alive.

It also caused Zhao Kuangyi, Zhao Kuangmei, and Zhao Dezhao to be unable to even ask for their saliva.

Zhao Kuangyi saw Hou Barong approaching him ferociously, under the shock, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed, pointed at Zhao Dezhao and shouted: "He, he is Guo Zongxun, the eldest son of the Emperor Guo of the Central Plains!"

When Zhao Kuangyi was absconding, he heard the news that Guo Rong's princes were missing. He didn't know what was going on, he didn't even know that Empress Fu had been rescued from the beginning. scattered.

Seeing that he is about to die under the sword, Zhao Kuangyin's name doesn't work, so use Guo Rong's name.

It works wonders.

Hou Barong stopped in his tracks for a moment, his face was full of surprise, and the situation was so great that they often placed spies in Bianjing, Luoyang and other places.

Zhao Kuangyin's mutiny and the disappearance of the emperor's heir of the Great Zhou Dynasty were all known to the court and the public in the Northern Han Dynasty.

Hou Barong looked at Zhao Dezhao.

Zhao Dezhao was also considered witty, and said tremblingly, "Family, my father, the Son of Heaven."

In an instant, Hou Barong quickly walked back to the horse, handed over the water in his horse pouch, and said, "Hou Barong has met King Liang! Please drink water! Fan the king..."

He fanned Zhao Dezhao with his hands, his eyeballs rolled, and he thought, "I was under the pressure of Liu Jiye in the Han Dynasty, and I couldn't turn over. Why don't you take this King of Liang to the Central Plains...to fight for great wealth. Without that Liu Invincible, who is still my opponent?"

Just as he was thinking, he saw Liu Jiye coming on a fast horse in the distance, and there was a wave of cavalry behind him, who cursed secretly: "Unlucky!"

He waved someone to prepare some food for Zhao Kuangyi, Zhao Kuangmei, and Zhao Dezhao.

Liu Jiye stopped the horse and said, "Li Yun has shrunk the battle line, and there is no trace of invincibility around here. Let's withdraw to Jinyang for now..."

Hou Barong didn't want to move, so he said, "Why? Liaozhou doesn't want it anymore?"

Liu Jiye said helplessly: "There is internal turmoil in the Central Plains, Li Yun has no intention of fighting with us. Our national strength is limited, and the casualties in the storming of Liaozhou can't bear it. Let's talk about it when we go back to Jinyang."

During the Northern Expedition of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Khitan sent troops to ask Liu Chengjun for help.

Liu Chengjun sent Liu Jiye out of Jingxing Pass to attack Hebei, killing Li Chongjin and defeating Cai Shenting for ten miles.

But when Li Yun in Hedong took advantage of Liu Jiye's attack on Hebei, he suddenly went north to Liaozhou and took Liaozhou by surprise.

Liu Jiye was originally in Hebei to contain Li Chongjin's army. Seeing the fall of Liaozhou, Liu Chengjun ordered Liu Jiye to withdraw to Hedong and fight Liaozhou.

Li Yun and Liu Jiye fought many times, knowing that the Northern Han Dynasty was strong, and Liu Jiye was both wise and brave, and it was extremely difficult to deal with, so he shrank in the city of Liaozhou and could not hold out.

Liu Jiye had nothing to do, and the two sides struggled for several months.

It wasn't until Zhao Kuangyin's rebellion and changes in Beijing that Li Yun left a troop to garrison Liaozhou and led his troops back to Luzhou.

Liu Jiye knew that Hou Barong had committed crimes of killing good men and taking meritorious deeds, so he was worried about keeping him here, and wanted to take him back to Jinyang.

At this time, his eyes fell on Zhao Kuangyi and his party, and asked, "Who are they?"

Hou Barong knew he couldn't hide it, so he pointed at Zhao Dezhao and said, "This is Guo Zongxun, King of Liang, son of Emperor Guo of the Central Plains!"

Liu Jiye was moved instantly, and hurriedly got off his horse and said, "Liu Jiye has met King Liang." He said happily, "Commander Hou, this is a great achievement..."

He is a decent man and doesn't like Hou Barong, but this time he can capture Guo Zongxun, which is great news for the Northern Han Dynasty.

Hou Barong was secretly anxious, chattering.

Liu Jiye was not worried about Hou Barong's character, and said with a smile: "I didn't get much credit for this expedition, and I will be honored with the commander, and you and I will return to Jinyang together."

Hou Barong had no choice but to let his subordinates escort Zhao Kuangyi, Zhao Kuangmei, and Zhao Dezhao to Jinyang.

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