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Chapter 244 0241 [Han Zhen challenges Zhao Jixi! 】

early morning.

Waves of mist rose in the military camp.

Outside the canteen, many soldiers were holding bowls, gnawing on steamed buns, and craning their necks to watch the excitement, gathering together in the dark.

Han Zhen walked out of the main tent and frowned when he saw this scene.

Lao Jiu behind him saw him and immediately scolded: "What are you doing here? Do you want to rebel?"

Whoa!

When the onlookers saw Han Zhen, they immediately dispersed.

As the soldiers dispersed, Wei Da and Nie Dong were seen looking embarrassed and surrounded by more than a dozen prisoners of war. One of the prisoners pointed at their noses and cursed.

"Fuck you, Wei Da, you bunch of bitches ran away, but why didn't you take me with you? I got twenty military sticks!"

"Now that we are so powerful and have become the commander-in-chief, it's pity that we brothers are left to suffer in the frontier army. Now we are prisoners again, and we can't even eat a piece of cake!"

"..."

Han Zhen listened for a moment and roughly understood what was going on.

This is when I met my former Paoze, and the relationship was still very close.

This is normal. After all, Wei Da and Nie Dong joined the army when they were young. They worked hard in the frontier army for more than ten years and knew as many as eight thousand people.

"What happened?"

Han Zhen stepped forward and helped Wei and the other two men escape the siege.

"The county magistrate!"

Wei Da and Nie Dong clasped their fists in greeting.

The prisoner of war also closed his mouth and looked at Han Zhen secretly, with an uneasy look in his eyes.

After glancing at the prisoners of war, Han Zhen asked, "What's the matter?"

Wei Da said with a slightly embarrassed tone: "They are the last generals in the Western Army. I never expected to meet them today."

Han Zhen asked again: "How is the relationship?"

Wei Dazheng said seriously: "We are brothers and sisters!"

It is too easy to cultivate friendship in the military. Two soldiers who have never met each other may form a deep friendship because of a war.

"Since we are the former heroes and brothers, we should take good care of him and not let our brothers feel cold."

After Han Zhen finished speaking, he ordered the soldiers who were managing the prisoners of war: "From now on, these people will be treated the same as our Qingzhou Army. They will be sent back to the Western Army after the war is over."

As soon as these words came out, more than a dozen prisoners of war looked moved.

Wei Da said gratefully: "I will thank the county magistrate on their behalf."

Seeing Han Zhen turning around to leave, the leading prisoner of war glanced at the majestic gold-painted tiger-patterned black light armor worn by Wei Da and Nie Dong. Suddenly he knelt down on one knee, cupped his fists and said, "If your husband will not give up, I am willing to follow your husband and charge into the battle. Don’t give up even if you die!”

When the other dozen or so prisoners of war saw this, they couldn't help but be slightly startled. When they realized what they were doing, they all knelt on one knee and shouted: "We are also willing to follow our husband!"

Hearing this, Han Zhen stopped and said with a half-smile, "Think clearly, I am a rebel!"

"Ms. sir, although I am just a small captain, I am not a villain who is unjust and unjust. In fact, the Western Army is getting worse day by day. We have been fighting at the border to defend the country, and we are short of food and clothing. That’s fine, but the military merits earned through hard work have also been taken away by those generals and disciples. How can such a soldier have any strength in front of you?"

The leading prisoner of war paused and continued: "Last year, I, Wei Da and a group of brothers had already discussed and prepared to leave. As a result, this guy took his brothers and ran away first, and I suffered the consequences. A meal.”

Wei Da lost his composure and hurriedly explained: "It's not because I am unethical. The situation was chaotic at that time. The Northern Route Army where I was was chased by the Liao Army and eventually got separated from the main army. We were at the end of our rope and there was really nothing we could do. Then he fled to Qingzhou."

After the two of them finished reminiscing about old times, Han Zhen asked condescendingly: "Whose last name is it?"

The prisoner of war replied: "Your Majesty, my name is Liang Feng!"

Han Zhen did not express his position immediately, his mind was racing.

Wei Da just thought that he did not trust these Western troops, so he clasped his fists and said: "County magistrate, I am willing to guarantee them!"

Liang Feng listened and cast a grateful look at him.

"Since you are willing to guarantee them, then I will take them under your command!"

Han Zhen smiled slightly and made a favor.

Wei Da said happily: "Thank you so much, County Magistrate!"

"Thank you, Xianggong!"

Liang Feng and other Western prisoners of war were overjoyed and expressed their thanks one after another.

When they stood up, Han Zhen said seriously: "I happen to have an errand here. I wonder if you dare to take it."

Liang Feng didn't hesitate at all, he immediately clasped his fists and said: "I am humbled and willing to take over the job!"

A year ago, Wei Da was just like himself, a small leader in the Western Army.

But now, he has become Zuo Dutong, wearing hundreds of pieces of black light armor, and commanding more than ten thousand soldiers under his command. It is impossible to say that he is not envious in his heart.

Therefore, when he saw the opportunity to make meritorious deeds, Liang Feng was not willing to let it go.

"it is good!"

A trace of satisfaction flashed in Han Zhen's eyes, and he said: "After breakfast, you will lead your brothers back to Licheng!"

Muharram?
Liang Feng was stunned at first, and then immediately understood Han Zhen's intention, which was to make him a secret agent.

Thinking of this, he responded loudly: "I humbly accept my order!"

Han Zhen waved his hand: "Go and eat first. Brothers from the scout camp will contact you and others later."

Make the best use of it!
He now does not lack the combat power of these dozen Western troops. Instead of staying in the army, he might as well make full use of them and convey the movements of the Western troops to himself.

"Report!"

At this moment, a scout galloped over with his horse.

Han Zhen asked, "What's the matter?"

The scout turned over and dismounted and reported: "Reporting to the county magistrate, a small group of Western troops stationed sixty miles away will break out of the camp and return to the direction of Licheng at the beginning of Yinshi today."

Han Zhen sneered: "You run pretty fast!"

But his target was not this small group of Western troops.

……

"Damn it, this is how people live!"

Liang Feng took a bite of the cooking cake, and then took a sip of the fragrant and steaming meat porridge, his eyes filled with satisfaction.

"Big Brother Wei..."

As soon as a Western soldier opened his mouth, he was interrupted by Liang Feng, who scolded him: "When you are called a position in the army, you are called the capital commander."

Wei Da waved his hand: "It's okay."

The Western Army was not really ignorant, so he quickly changed his words and said, "Wei Dutong, do you eat this on weekdays?"

Wei Da replied: "It's almost the same. There is no meat in the porridge on weekdays, but every three days, I will eat a meal of meat to replenish oil and water."

Hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up.

Another Western soldier asked: "How many pieces of meat per person?"

"Eat until you're full!"

Wei Da chuckled.

Gollum!

Everyone, including Liang Feng, swallowed.

They still believed what Wei Da said.

One meal of meat every three days until you are full. How wealthy!

In fact, the treatment of the Western Army was not bad before, and they could eat meat from time to time.

But later on, he was taken advantage of by those corrupt officials, and his condition became worse day by day.

After finishing the cooking cakes in three or two mouthfuls, he drank the meat porridge in the bowl in one breath. Liang Feng rolled up his sleeves and wiped his mouth. He came close to Wei Da and said in a low voice: "Now we brothers are stirring up trouble in the same pot again." Piao, tell me, brother, what kind of person is my young husband?"

Wei Dazheng said solemnly: "In our Qingzhou Army, merit will be rewarded and deeds will be punished. It is your credit to run the mission with confidence and boldness, and no one can take it away!"

Liang Feng laughed loudly: "Haha, having brothers makes me feel at ease!"

After breakfast, Wei Da stood up and said: "I still have military affairs to attend to. When the war is over, we brothers will have a good talk."

Liang Feng nodded and said: "It should be so."

As soon as Wei Da left, Luo Jing came back with the soldiers from the scout camp.

After a while, the three scouts put on the uniforms of the Western Army, mixed with Liang Feng's team, and walked all the way out of the valley, heading straight for Licheng.

An hour later, the entire army started moving towards the new town.

At the same time, the scout teams were running in all directions, like a huge spider web.

……

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Dongping Mansion.

A newspaper vendor was selling newspapers on the street, carrying a stack of newspapers.

"Selling newspapers, selling newspapers! Today's big event, Qingzhou Han Zhen issued a crusade, Qingzhou and Zizhou fell one after another, and the Western Army was defeated in Zhangqiu!"

Xing Wanli, who was having breakfast at a stall, suddenly changed his expression when he heard what the vendor shouted.

When he came to his senses, he hurriedly ordered: "Newspaper sellers, please give me a newspaper quickly!"

"okay!"

The hawker took out a newspaper and stretched out his hand with a smile: "Seven cents for Chenghui!"

Xing Wanli took out a handful of copper coins from his arms, without counting them, and stuffed them directly into the vendor's hands, and then grabbed the newspaper.

"Thank you so much for your reward. I wish you good fortune, success, many children, good fortune, and a long life!"

The hawker was overjoyed and spread out his nice words for free.

Xing Wanli had no time to pay attention to him. He waved his hand and signaled the hawker to leave, then opened the newspaper and read it.

At a glance, the pupils shrank suddenly.

I saw an article of crusade printed in the most eye-catching position of the Di newspaper. "Han Zhen's Challenge to Zhao Ji"

Just the title of the statement is horrifying enough.

In the more than a hundred years since the Song Dynasty, there have been countless rebels, but Zheng'er Ba Jing is the only one who has issued a crusade against them.

Xing Wanli was a martial artist. Although he was literate, his education level was not high.

He just glanced at the words of Pian Si Li Liu and then turned his gaze downwards.

The Western Army was defeated in Zhangqiu, with [-] killed and [-] captured. Liu Guangshi, the commander of the Western Army's left army, was captured alive!
The Western Army was defeated!

Moreover, it was a disastrous defeat. Even Liu Guangshi, the leader of the first army, was captured alive.

Xing Wanli's face was filled with disbelief and disbelief.

As a warrior, he knew how much impact this news had on the entire Song Dynasty.

The Western Army, as the last trump card of the Song Dynasty, has always maintained an image of being invincible and invincible when suppressing rebellions in the country.

So much so that when the rebels talked about the Western Army, their expressions changed, and they were as frightened as the heavenly soldiers and divine generals.

It is precisely because of this that countless ambitious people who are ready to act have no choice but to suppress their inner impulses and behave like good citizens.

Everyone knows that once the Western Army arrives, the rebels will be destroyed.

But now, the Western Army's unbeaten golden body has been shattered.

Although the Di newspaper stated in detail that the main force of the Western Army was only [-], and the remaining [-] were prisoners of war.

But no matter what, this was the first time that the Western Army suppressed the rebels in the Song Dynasty and suffered a disastrous defeat.

As a result, it will make people think that the Western Army is nothing more than that.

Thinking about this, Xing Wanli broke into a cold sweat.

However, when he saw another piece of news, he was overjoyed.

[Qingzhou and Zizhou fell, and Zhao Ting, Liu Mi, Chang Yukun and other officials from the imperial court surrendered to the traitors. 】

Sure enough, Xianggong's inference was correct. Qingzhou had already fallen, and officials such as Zhao Ting and Liu Mi had also surrendered to the rebels long ago and had been helping the rebels to cover up.

The officials misunderstood my husband!
Since that warning, although the officials in the county and city have not ridiculed him face to face, there is a hint of amusement in their eyes every time they look at them.

These days, Xing Wanli has been holding his breath in his heart. Now that the truth has been revealed, he can finally feel proud.

Mr. Xianggong will definitely come back again, and he can go one step further.

In such joy, Xing Wanli didn't even bother to eat the wontons. He dropped a handful of copper coins and ran away towards the Guanyi Station with Di Bao.

"Mr. sir, sir, what a happy event!"

Xing Wanli rushed into the study and shouted loudly.

Seeing his expression of surprise, Zhang Shuye put down the book in his hand and scolded: "What's the decency of yelling and screaming? All the words I taught you fell on deaf ears?"

"My lord, Qingzhou has fallen, and Zhao Ting, Liu Mi and other officials have surrendered to the traitors!" Xing Wanli said, handing over the imperial newspaper in his hand.

"really?"

Uncle Zhang was shocked at night.

"Sure enough, my husband will be reinstated this time..."

Xing Wanli looked excited, but when he saw Zhang Shuye's solemn expression, he couldn't help but wonder: "Mr. sir, why are you unhappy?"

Zhang Shuye looked at him with a complicated expression and asked: "Pengcheng, do you know what it means when a high-ranking official of the imperial court surrenders to a traitor?"

"Zhao Ting is timid and greedy for money. When he was the governor of Hangzhou, he abandoned the city and fled. It is reasonable and reasonable for him to join the bandits this time." Xing Wanli said matter-of-factly.

"Ah!"

Zhang Shuye smiled bitterly: "Since Emperor Taizu set down the ancestral precepts and shared the world with the scholar-bureaucrats, in the past 160 years, there has never been a precedent for an official to defect to the thieves in our Song Dynasty. Even if it is a low-ranking official, he has fled from the ninth rank. I have never had an official."

"Now, Zhao Ting and Liu Mi have surrendered to thieves. This has set a precedent, and countless officials will follow suit."

"This……"

Xing Wanli couldn't help but be stunned, not realizing how serious the consequences would be.

Seeing this, Zhang Shuye shook his head and laughed. Without explaining, he raised his hand to take the newspaper.

A crusade?

Zhang Shuye's expression changed, and he watched every word with deep concentration.

When you see [the nature is not gentle, the earth is cold and cold.In the past, when Emperor Shizong was under Chen, he once regarded himself as a dog and horse.The young master was newly established and deceived foreign barbarians into bandits.Chenqiao's mutiny was really a wolf's ambition. ], he couldn't help but get furious.

These words were merciless and pierced Zhao Song's heart every word.

He almost pointed at Zhao Kuangyin's nose and cursed him as a beast who seeks to seize the throne and bully his young master!

The key point is that there is no way to refute it, because there is nothing wrong with what they said. The old Zhao family got its position improperly by bullying the orphans and widowed mothers of the Chai family.

Taking a deep breath, suppressing the anger in his heart, Zhang Shuye continued to look down.

As he watched, the anger in his heart gradually turned into horror.

[I, Han Zhen, have been poor farmers for generations. I am well aware of the sufferings of the people, and I often hear about the hardships of the subordinate officials... Now I am willing to help the people to be rich and poor, and share the world with the subordinate officials! 】

Share the world with your subordinates!

In the study, the three heaters continued to emit waves of heat, but Zhang Shuye could not feel the slightest warmth. Instead, he felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.

The subordinate's magic sword, which has been gathering dust for a long time, is finally held by a rebel!

Zhang Shuye could already imagine that when the rebel Han Zhen raised his arms and shouted, all the subordinate officials in the world responded one after another, killing officials and opening up the city to welcome the new emperor!

Looking at the signature at the bottom of the letter again, Zhang Shuye's eyes darkened.

Xie Ding!

The Xie family in Fuyang also surrendered to the thieves!

Mr. Xi Shen has worked hard and accumulated the scholarly reputation for several generations. Will the Xie family not want it?
Or does Xie Ding think that Han Zhen can definitely replace Zhao Song?
Thinking of Zhao Ting and other imperial officials turning to traitors, Zhang Shuye felt dizzy.

The amount of information in this newspaper was so great that he hoped that the current news in the newspaper was fabricated.

The imperial court ordered officials to surrender to thieves, Xie Ding wrote a crusade against the enemy, and the Western Army was defeated...each of these things was enough to cause a major earthquake.

At the same time, thousands of copies of Di newspapers were being sent to various prefectures and counties along official roads.

For a time, the world shook!
……

……

"Bastard!"

"This is unreasonable, I am going to chop off Zhao Ting's head!"

Song Huizong threw away the Di newspaper in his hand. Feeling upset, he kicked the case over again.

Below the main hall, Li Bangyan and Cai You lowered their heads slightly, their eyes full of horror.

Wang Fu on the side also lowered his head, looking terrified, but there was a sneer flashing deep in his eyes.

The last time I wanted to kill someone with a borrowed knife, I didn't expect it to happen accidentally.

Zhao Ting actually turned into a traitor!

You know, Li Bangyan and Cai You helped Zhao Ting speak up, covered up for him, and gave Zhang Shuye a hard kick.

Now that the situation has reversed and the officials are furious, these two people will definitely be implicated.

"And that Xie Ding!"

When Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty remembered the crusade, he became even more furious. He laughed angrily and said: "Fuyang Xie family, what a Fuyang Xie family! Come here, tell me that according to my decree, you will surrender to the families of officials and Fuyang Xie family. Take them all to prison!"

The imperial court ordered officials to surrender to thieves, which was too bad.

If there is no severe punishment, officials will surely follow suit.

The rock-solid foundation of the Song Dynasty is to share the world with the scholar-bureaucrats. If the scholar-bureaucrats do not rebel, Zhao Song will always rest easy.

Can a bunch of bastards be able to change the world?

But now, someone has set a precedent.

This is digging into his Zhao Song roots. Zhao Ji is just mediocre, but he is not an idiot!

In addition to anger, Song Huizong also felt a sense of fear deep in his heart.

The Western Army was defeated!

He was invincible in every battle and relied on his trump card to quell the Western Army, which rebelled against the rebels like divine soldiers and generals. However, he was defeated by the rebels.

How does this make him not afraid?
Gollum!

Li Bangyan's mind was racing, but he had no clue. He had to use his eyes to ask Cai You for help.

Seeing this, Cai You gritted his teeth and defended: "Your Majesty, calm down, the tabloids must not be believed at all. Maybe the rebels deliberately confuse the public and alienate the emperor and his ministers. Has your Majesty forgotten the guilty edict of the past few years?"

Guilt!
Song Huizong was stunned, and his anger immediately subsided.

When Cai Jing resigned as prime minister for the second time, a tabloid in Beijing compiled a semblance of a self-incriminating edict in the name of Song Huizong.

At that time, the whole city was in turmoil. Song Huizong also ordered a strict investigation of tabloids and even offered a reward.

Li Bangyan echoed: "Yes, your majesty, in order to make profits, private tabloids often go to great lengths to compile news without shocking anything, and they are bold and reckless!"

Seeing that Song Huizong's expression had softened, Cai You continued: "Let's not talk about why Zhao Ting, as an official of the imperial court, wanted to surrender to the traitors. Xie Ding is the current head of the Xie family in Fuyang, and he is willing to give up the prestige accumulated by the family for more than a hundred years to write for a traitor. , isn’t it ridiculous?”

"Well!"

Song Huizong thought thoughtfully and said: "There is some truth in what you are saying. It is not surprising that those tabloids dare to use my name to compile the imperial edict and compile these current news for some small profits. ."

"Your Majesty is wise!"

Li Bangyan secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "These tabloids actually said that the Western Army suffered a disastrous defeat. Little did they know that Manager Liang just sent back the good news yesterday. Now all Zhang Di's remnants have been killed, Gaotuoshan has surrendered, and only the Black Mountain bandits are still there." We are struggling to the death, and I believe we can capture Licheng before the New Year's Day and return to the court with our troops."

Thinking of the good news sent back by Liang Fangping yesterday, Song Huizong couldn't help but believe Li Bangyan and Cai You's words.

The main reason is that tabloids have become too rampant in recent years.

Even the imperial edict of sinners dares to make up random articles, what else can tabloids not dare to make up?

Song Huizong said coldly: "The tabloids really need to be rectified!"

Regardless of whether the other current affairs content was true or false, the crusade article actually pointed at him and Emperor Taizu and cursed him.

(End of this chapter)