big song poppi

Chapter 383 0379 [Which foot steps out of Xuandemen first? 】

Liu Xi didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Now that His Majesty has escaped, what should we do?"

Originally, he wanted to make a fortune and help his old Liu family take a further step in the new dynasty.

In the end, it all turned out to be a mistake, and His Majesty ran away first.

What the hell is this?

Li Bangyan's mind was racing and he muttered: "The arrow is on the string and has to be fired. It won't be a problem if His Majesty runs away. If we open the imperial city and surrender, it will be regarded as a meritorious service."

"Alright!"

Liu Xi nodded and led his imperial army straight to the gate of the imperial city.

Not long after leaving the East Palace, he bumped into Cai You who had forged an imperial edict.

Looking around at the crowd, but not seeing His Majesty, Cai You couldn't help but ask: "Where is Your Majesty?"

Li Bangyan explained: "I searched the East Palace but couldn't find it. I guess I escaped from the palace last night."

"What should we do now?"

Cai You's heart suddenly went cold.

Li Bangyan said briefly: "Open the city gate and welcome the new king."

Cai You had just been deceived, and his blood was boiling. Now that he heard that His Majesty had escaped, he calmed down again.

He was still thinking of going south to seek refuge with the Supreme Emperor.

If the imperial city is opened, the opportunity to go south will be completely cut off.

"I'm not going!"

Thinking of this, Cai You shook his head.

"you dare!"

Li Bangyan looked at him pitifully, while Liu Xi's right hand slowly rested on the hilt of the sword at his waist.

How could they let Cai You go? Once this was revealed, they would definitely die.

"Haha, I was just joking."

Cai You laughed sarcastically, but he was extremely frightened in his heart.

As a result, Cai You was reluctantly carried away to Xuandemen.

There are six gates in the Imperial City, the most famous of which is Donghua Gate.

In previous years, the roll call for the imperial examination was held here.

And Han Qi's sentence, "Only those who are called out by Donghuamen are considered heroes" made Donghuamen even more popular among the people.

But in fact, Xuande Gate is the main entrance of the palace. The tower is more than ten feet high, with five gates listed below. The gates are all decorated with gold nails and red lacquer. The walls are carved with masonry and carved with dragons, phoenixes and flying clouds.

On both sides of the tower, there are corridors, halls and flying pavilions, which are magnificent and magnificent.

Along the way, with the forged imperial edict in their hands, a group of people came to Xuandemen easily and transferred all the Xuandemen defenders away.

……

At this time, the inner city had been completely occupied by the Qingzhou Army.

Teams of soldiers patrolled the streets and alleys, and people in the city were asked to stay at home and not go out easily.

The residence of Yiying Emperor's relatives and distinguished officials was even more surrounded.

These are Han Zhen's leeks, how could he let them go so easily.

It is no exaggeration to say that 99% of the wealth in the entire city of Tokyo, and even in Zhao and Song Dynasties, is in the hands of these people in the inner city.

Inside the princess's mansion.

A maid quietly leaned on the crack of the door and took a look, then ran into the attic in a panic: "Emperor Ji, Di Ji, the princess's mansion is surrounded by rebels."

Zhao Fujin sighed slightly and warned: "Don't call us rebels again in the future."

Although she didn't understand political affairs, she also knew that after Han Zhen occupied Hebei Lianglu and Gyeonggi, the general trend was achieved.

The world is divided into five points, which is a foregone conclusion.

"My slave understands."

The maid nodded solemnly.

Zhao Fujin comforted him: "Don't be afraid, stay in the house and don't go out."

The maid looked worried and said: "But Di Ji, there is not much food in the princess's house. The cook said there is only enough for one day."

"Eat sparingly."

Zhao Fujin looked towards the imperial city from a distance with a complicated expression.

……

Han Zhen rode his war horse, crossed the Zhuque Gate, and went straight along the Imperial Street to the Xuande Gate of the imperial city.

Behind him were three thousand personal guards.

Not long after, the tall tower of Xuandemen appeared in sight.

Lao Jiu observed for a moment and said in surprise: "Your Majesty, there seems to be no defenders on this tower."

"Ah."

Han Zhen smiled slightly and ordered: "Send someone to investigate."

No matter what ridiculous things happened to Zhao Song, he would not be surprised.

"Order!"

Lao Jiu waved his hand, and a group of guards behind him immediately mounted their horses and headed straight for Xuandemen.

At this moment, the city gate suddenly opened from the inside, and two officials in purple robes, surrounded by hundreds of forbidden troops, stepped out.

The bodyguard was not afraid at all. He mounted his horse and rushed forward, asking sternly: "Who are you waiting for?"

Li Bangyan cupped his hands and said, "I would like to ask you, general, to tell your majesty that the criminal Li Bangyan is here to welcome your majesty."

Han Thief, Han Zhen, County Magistrate Han, and now His Majesty.

If I really agree with that sentence, I will have a great Confucian to argue for me!

The guard asked again: "Are there any imperial troops in the tower?"

Li Bangyan replied respectfully: "The imperial army has been transferred away by the guilty minister."

The guard was worried, waved his hand, and his soldiers immediately rushed into the city gate.

After a while, the soldier came back and said: "Dutou, there is no one in the tower."

"Just wait a moment."

The guard said nothing and immediately mounted his horse and ran back.

Returning to Han Zhen, he reported: "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister of Zhao and Song Dynasties, Li Bangyan, has transferred all the forbidden troops from the imperial city. Xuande Gate is now empty."

"Li Bangyan?"

Han Zhen smiled playfully.

Hearing this, Xie Ding beside him reminded: "Your Majesty, Li Bangyan is a flatterer and a flatterer. A few years ago, relying on the favor of Emperor Zhao and Song, he preyed on the common people and roamed the countryside. He will definitely be a disaster if he stays."

"Ah."

Han Zhen nodded slightly. Seeing this, Xie Ding said nothing more.

As a minister, I have said everything I need to say. How to make a decision is your Majesty’s own business.

Han Zhen gently pinched the horse's belly with his legs, and the horse under him immediately took four hooves.

Da da da!

Horseshoes inlaid with horseshoes stepped on the royal street paved with bluestones, making crisp sounds.

Cai You swallowed, and felt a horse's shoe stepping on his heart, making him panic.

Not long after, the heroic and domineering figure slowly came to the crowd.

Looking around condescendingly, Han Zhen was immediately happy to see that they were all acquaintances.

"The guilty minister Li Bangyan (Cai You) has met your Majesty!"

Li Bangyan and Cai You had no integrity at all, so they immediately knelt on the ground and paid homage.

Liu Xi hesitated for a moment and then knelt down: "Liu Xi has met His Majesty."

Han Zhen said with a smile on his face: "Xiangong Li, you are fine."

Li Bangyan said with a sincere expression: "The guilty minister learned that His Majesty's troops were coming to the capital, and tried his best to dissuade Emperor Zhao and Song from opening the city and surrendering. However, Li Gang and other traitors opposed it, and with military power in hand, the guilty minister could only temporarily tolerate it. After several days of planning, today I risked my life. Dismiss the Imperial Guards and welcome His Majesty into the city!"

"good."

Han Zhen looked appreciative and suddenly asked: "I wonder which foot Li Xianggong stepped out of Xuande Gate first?"

what?

This endless question stunned Li Bangyan.

Even Lao Jiu and others looked weird.

After coming back to his senses, Li Bangyan said calmly: "I forgot, Xu... Xu is the right foot."

Han Zhen suppressed his smile and exuded an intimidating evil spirit: "I hate people who step out with their right foot first. I will drag them down and put them in prison!"

This……

Li Bangyan panicked and shouted: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I am completely sincere to Your Majesty!"

Two personal guards, one on the left and one on the right, dragged Li Bangyan away arrogantly.

Cai You was horrified when he saw Li Bangyan being dragged away.

At this time, Han Zhen turned his eyes to him again and asked, "Ms. Cai, which foot did you step out of the door first just now?"

Cai You quickly replied: "The sinner is the left foot, yes, it is the left foot!"

Han Zhen calmed down and said: "I just saw clearly that you stepped with your right foot first, how dare you bully me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Cai You was dragged away by the guards.

Xie Ding and Shi Wenhui's expressions remained normal. Being thick-skinned was a basic requirement for those in power.

When you want to kill someone, the other person can't even breathe correctly.

When you don't want to kill someone, there are 10,000 reasons to justify it.

Seeing this scene, Liu Xi hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, I jumped out of the house without waiting for Han Zhen to ask."

"..."

Han Zhen was silent for a while.

This fool...

Liu Qi was so smart, but he didn't expect his elder brother to be so stupid.

Lao Jiu lowered his head and tried to hold back his laughter, but his shoulders shuddered.

Han Zhen ordered: "Get up and lead the way."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Liu Xi felt relieved and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Standing up, Liu Xi led a hundred forbidden troops under his command, turned around and walked into the imperial city.

When he entered the door, he and all the forbidden soldiers under his command were really stunned. For a moment, they didn't know whether to step with the left foot or the right foot first.

As a result, a group of forbidden soldiers actually became succumbing.

The appearance of having the same hands and feet is particularly funny.

However, Liu Xi and a group of forbidden troops were not aware of it and strode forward to lead the way.

Lao Jiu's face turned red. He wanted to laugh but didn't dare. Instead, he choked and coughed.

Han Zhen turned his head and glared at him, and Lao Jiu immediately grimaced.

"Liu Xi."

When he heard Han Zhen calling him, Liu Xi suddenly became excited and quickly replied: "I'm here!"

Han Zhen asked: "Where is Zhao Huan?"

Liu Xi replied truthfully: "Reporting to your Majesty, Emperor Zhao and Song have fled."

"Escaped?"

Han Zhen frowned slightly.

Seeing this, Lao Jiu said: "Your Majesty, after Brigadier Yue captured the outer city last night, he immediately sent troops to surround the inner city. Even if Emperor Zhao Song escaped from the palace, he should still be in the inner city at this moment."

"Your Majesty, Emperor Zhao and Song did not go through the main gate, but through the tunnel inside the palace."

Liu Xi repeated the incident of the attack on the East Palace and what Li Bangyan said exactly.

Shi Wenhui's expression changed and he suggested: "The tunnel may lead to the outer city, and Emperor Zhao and Song are very likely to blend in among the people and escape from the city. I feel that we should immediately dispatch soldiers to seal the gates of the outer city and conduct house-to-house checks."

The inner city was strictly guarded, but the outer city was not controlled.

Just because there are more than one million people living in the outer city, shit and urine have piled up in mountains during this period.

Moreover, although the grain merchants were open for business, many people had no money and could not afford to buy grain, so they had to go outside the city to find food.

Han Zhen asked: "Does anyone know the location of the secret passage?"

Liu Xi shook his head: "I don't know, even Li Bangyan doesn't know."

Even favored ministers like Li Bangyan didn't know, let alone the others.

Han Zhen thought for a while, waved his hand and said: "That's it, Zhao Huan fled."

Song Huizong was still in Jiangnan, and even if Zhao Huan escaped, he would not be able to cause any trouble.

Following Xuande Gate, passing through Daqing Gate, Daqing Hall, and straight into the inner court, there was indeed no obstacle at all.

Han Zhen asked: "Where did Li Bangyan transfer the imperial army?"

"Donghuamen!"

Liu Xi replied.

Han Zhen ordered: "Lao Jiu, lead a thousand people and go to Donghua Gate to capture the Imperial Army."

"Order!"

Lao Jiu responded and immediately led a thousand personal guards straight to Donghua Gate.

(End of this chapter)