The Reborn Lao Tzu Is the Emperor

Chapter 67 The Empress Dowager Assassinated
On the chariot, Zhao Dongting and Wen Tianxiang sat opposite each other.

Zhao Dongting's guards and Wen Tianxiang's soldiers of the Xingguo Army stopped slowly, speechless.

The flag fluttered and spread to the distance of the road.

Zhao Dongting fixed his eyes on Wen Tianxiang, and suddenly said in a soft voice: "Master Wen's trip is full of dangers. Yuan General Ali Haiya has always been famous for his ability to fight well, and he has many soldiers. Master Wen has to save his life no matter what. In this imperial court, there are not many people we can rely on..."

Wen Tianxiang's eyes were a little red, "I'm waiting for the minister to wipe out the Yuan thieves, and I will definitely come to serve the emperor again!"

Zhao Dongting held up the wine glass in front of him, forced a smile and said, "Come on, I will do it for Master Wen! I wish Master Wen a successful start and defeat Ali Hague."

Wen Tianxiang also picked up his wine glass when he heard the words, "I am not afraid of death, but for the emperor and the people of the Great Song Dynasty, he will definitely defeat Ali Hague. I only hope that the emperor will rest more in the palace, and don't worry about political affairs all day long. Xiao, the burden of resisting the Yuan Dynasty and restoring the Song Dynasty will definitely fall on your shoulders in the future, so you must not be exhausted."

"Come!"

Zhao Dongting raised his glass and touched the cup in Wen Tianxiang's hand, "You and me, the monarch and minister, I rule the inside, and you rule the outside, let's fight against the Yuan Dynasty and recover the Song Dynasty together!"

As he spoke, he drank the wine in the glass.

His face was red, and his eyes were also red.

After getting along with each other these days, Zhao Dongting was also impressed by Wen Tianxiang's righteousness.If it wasn't a last resort, he really didn't want Wen Tianxiang to lead his army there.

"Your Majesty, take care!"

Wen Tianxiang put down his wine glass heavily, and strode away from the carriage.

"Master Wen!"

Zhao Dongting suddenly called him to stop.

Wen Tianxiang turned around.

Zhao Dongting said: "It doesn't matter if you lose the battle, we still have a chance in Song Dynasty. You...you must come back with your life."

Wen Tianxiang was stunned, then suddenly fell to his knees, but said: "The emperor's grace, my minister... If you are not victorious, death is not a pity!"

After finishing speaking, he turned his head and walked out of the chariot, got on his horse, and galloped towards the front of the battle.

Zhao Dongting looked at Wen Tianxiang's leaving back and was in a daze.

Wen Tianxiang's temperament is too resolute, if he is overwhelmed, he may really not choose to come back alive.

Zhao Dongting murmured in his heart, "I am too kind to him, will I hurt him instead?"

Seeing Zhao Dongting's expression, Yinger next to him comforted him softly: "Your Majesty, the empress dowager has already gone to Wuliang Temple to pray for Lord Wen, and Lord Wen will definitely come back victorious."

Zhao Dongting sighed softly, "He said that the Yuan thief would never return, but when will the Yuan thief be destroyed..."

Compared with the Southern Song Dynasty, the power of the Yuan Dynasty at this time was really too great.Even if Zhao Dongting had traveled through time, facing such a hero as Kublai Khan, he really didn't have much confidence in overthrowing the Yuan Dynasty.

The morning breeze blew into the chariot carrying coolness.

Not long after, Wen Tianxiang's Xingguo Army marched out slowly, and countless soldiers carried the flags, and followed the big flags away.

Zhao Dongting didn't order to return to the palace until he couldn't see clearly.

For some reason, there is always a faint sense of foreboding in his heart, not strong, but like a gangrene, it can't go away.

The guards' horse army was in front, and the infantry was behind. Yue Peng and Li Yuanxiu rode on horseback to protect Zhao Dongting's chariot on both sides, and walked slowly towards Zhizhou's mansion.

Still on the way, there was a galloping horse coming.

Immediately there was a commander wearing an iron helmet and red tassels, with a silver shawl on his left shoulder, but he was the commander of the left guard of the left and right guards under Yang Yidong's command.

After the victory in Qizhou, Zhao Dongting sent many more troops to Yang Yidong's command, and there are still more than a thousand soldiers.

The commander rode his horse and rushed to the front of the guard's horse army, but he didn't stop, he just shouted: "Let him go quickly, I have something urgent to report to the Holy Majesty!"

But the guards would not let him pass, they just shouted: "Stop coming!"

The commander looked anxious, and when he saw the guards' guns facing each other, his expression became even more anxious. He got off his horse and said loudly: "I want to meet the emperor!"

Jiang Cunzhong, the official guard of the horse army, saw the commander's appearance clearly from behind, and said in surprise: "Commander Zhang!"

The commander surnamed Zhang saw him talking, and quickly looked at him, "General Jiang, hurry up and take me to meet the emperor."

Jiang Cunzhong asked in surprise: "What happened? You are so anxious."

Commander Zhang surnamed did not answer, but ran to the imperial chariot of the Central Army.

Seeing that he was so anxious, Jiang Cunzhong waved his whip, rushed to his side, and said, "Commander Zhang, get on the horse!"

This commander is also very skillful, he kicked his legs fiercely, shouted softly, but just stretched out his hands to put on the horse's back, and he was already on the horse.

Jiang Cunzhong urged the horse to run quickly to the front of the imperial chariot.

Commander Zhang surnamed got off his horse, knelt down in front of the imperial chariot, and shouted in a low voice: "Your Majesty, disaster has happened! Disaster has happened!"

Zhao Dongting frowned slightly in the chariot, then opened the curtain of the car, stepped out and asked, "What happened?"

Commander Zhang surnamed replied with red eyes: "The empress dowager was ambushed by thieves on her way back from the Wuliang Palace to pray for blessings..."

"what?"

Before he finished speaking, Zhao Dongting already exclaimed.Even though he had a calm mind, he couldn't help feeling a little flustered at this time.

Perhaps it was because of the flesh and blood relationship, he always cared about Concubine Yang Shu very much.

The commander surnamed Zhang said: "Master Yang led the army to resist the bandits in blood. The Queen Mother is fine, but..."

Zhao Dongting's heart sank slightly, "What's the matter?"

The commander surnamed Zhang said: "Those thieves are highly skilled in martial arts, Mr. Yang... He was stabbed with swords in order to protect the Queen Mother. Now I am afraid it is..."

"Where are they?"

Zhao Dongting's voice was so gloomy that it could drip water.

He didn't expect that now that the army was in Leizhou, someone would dare to assassinate Concubine Yang Shu so blatantly.

Commander Zhang surnamed: "They are still fighting with the thieves, Master Yang asked Mo to deliver the letter in the future."

"Take me there quickly!"

With a cold face, Zhao Dongting stepped out of the chariot, asked Yue Peng beside him to pull him onto the horse, and shouted: "Ma Jun follows me! Go to the Wuliang Palace!"

The commander surnamed Zhang also hurriedly got on Jiang Cunzhong's horse and went to the army.

Zhao Dongting left behind the infantry, led the [-] horse army, and followed the commander surnamed Zhang, and headed towards Wuliang Palace.

Although Yang Yidong is only serving a vacant position in the court, he has made great contributions in saving Concubine Yang Shu many times before.Moreover, he and Concubine Yang Shu are in love with each other, which is allowed by Zhao Dongting.If something happened to him, Zhao Dongting didn't know how much Concubine Yang Shu would be hit.

Speaking of it, Concubine Yang Shu is really pitiful. She is a concubine and queen mother, but she can't enjoy court life, so she can only flee with the imperial army year after year.

The luck in the misfortune is that Zhao Dongting and the others are not too far away from the Wuliang Palace.

In less than two quarters of an hour, they had arrived at the foot of Wulianggong Mountain more than ten li away.

There are nearly a hundred guards fighting with those masked thieves, there are already many corpses lying on the ground, most of them are guards.

There were screams and muffled groans, and the light of the knife flickered.

There are nearly a hundred thieves, all of whom are skilled in martial arts, and they have already forced the guards around Concubine Yang Shu's chariot.

"kill!"

Zhao Dongting shouted sullenly.

More than [-] cavalry guards and Ma Jun immediately brandished their knives and guns, shouting and killing the thieves.

Among the thieves, a masked man looked back, raised the eight-ring knife in his hand and shouted: "Get out!"

"Sawanli!"

Zhao Dongting exclaimed in a low voice.

He always remembered the time of the great battle, when Sha Wanli passed hundreds of guards and forced him to approach him.Didn't expect him to appear here.

A group of thieves were quite disciplined, they actually ordered and prohibited them, abandoned the guards in front of the chariot, and ran towards the nearby woods.

Both sides of the road are mountain walls more than ten feet high. They are all strong and strong, and they climbed up easily, and disappeared into the dense forest in a blink of an eye.

The guard Ma Jun chased him, but he was helpless looking at such a high mountain wall.Some people dismounted and climbed the mountain to chase, but the thief had already run far away.

Yue Peng said angrily: "Damn it!"

Zhao Dongting jumped off his horse and ran towards Concubine Yang Shu's chariot.

"emperor!"

The guards guarding the chariot knelt down on the ground, and some of them were already crying.

Zhao Dongting is sympathetic to the sergeants. Although he doesn't lead many troops, he has a lot of prestige among those old soldiers.Otherwise, he would not have been able to instigate Yang Wanli and those guards to assassinate Zhao Dongting before.

Zhao Dongting hurried to the chariot, opened the curtain, and froze on the spot.

In the chariot, Concubine Yang Shu knelt on the ground, holding Yang Yidong, tears streaming down her cheeks, but her expression was dull.

Yang Yidong's face was no longer as handsome as before, and the corners of his mouth were bleeding.In front of his chest, there is still a sword, which is shining brightly.

Blood flowed almost to the edge of the chariot.

Zhao Dongting could tell that although Yang Yidong was not dead, he was on his deathbed.

Just seeing Zhao Dongting coming, his eyes suddenly burst into light.

(End of this chapter)