After becoming the villain

Chapter 285 "Stop the Massacre" and "Hold the Emperor" (7500 words chapter)
The first year of Chengye.

mid-February.

Jinling City was captured by the vassal rebels.

Later, it was recaptured by the Zhenbei Army's General Longxiang Li Mieling in a bloody battle and fell under the control of the Zhenbei Army.

Everyone in Jinling City originally thought that Master Wang was descending from heaven, but who knew that this was the real end of Jinling.

Xuzhou.

Sheriff's mansion.

The king of Zhenbei stands in front of the world situation map.

On the king's case, the head of the Han king of Shu sent by Li Mieling had long been dried, and the jade mace engraved with "Han Army of Shu" had also been broken into pieces.

"The army led by Chang Tian has reached the Yangtze River. After crossing the river, it will be Jinling."

The King of Zhenbei said quietly, and the middle and senior generals of the Zhenbei Army around him also nodded.

"...now that Jinling is going all out, it must not be completely taken over by the rebels."

Zhu Gongqi, the commander-in-chief of the army, heard the sound and tentatively asked -

"Does the King want General Ye to cross the river first to expel the rebels and control Jinling?"

King Zhenbei nodded slightly, confirming Zhu Gongqi's statement.

The generals were talking.

suddenly,

A frontline sentry rider hurriedly entered the hall and reported urgently——

"Your Majesty, I have received a letter from General Long Xiang. Jinling City has been taken back from the rebels, and all the rebels have been defeated and expelled."

When all the generals heard this, they all gasped in surprise.

They were here just now discussing with the king how to seize and control Jinling City, but Li Mieling had already completed the siege of the city, like a divine soldier descending from the sky.

King Zhenbei's expression remained calm.

He took out a map of the world and signaled the generals to gather.

Zhu Gongqi stepped forward and immediately pointed at the map and said——

"The king and we decided to transfer General Longxiang to Shu in order to keep him away from Jinling."

"...I didn't expect that this kid would make such a long journey in a month and still end up in Jinling."

Zhu Gongqi said, and at the same time he couldn't help but laugh secretly.

Indeed, after learning that the king did not want Li Mieling to capture Jinling.

It was Zhu Gongqi and others who proposed such an idea to King Zhenbei - to transfer Li Mieling to Shu to destroy the Han.

But who could have imagined that Li Mieling would be so fierce and stubborn.

King Zhenbei also smiled faintly and bitterly, "Maybe it is destined to be this way by God's will."

With that said, King Zhenbei turned to look at Sentry Qi.

"... After taking Jinling City, Mie Ling didn't do anything impulsive, right?"

The sentry knight was a little confused and didn't quite understand what King Zhenbei meant by "impulsive things".

He reported it truthfully——

"Back to the king, General Long Xiang's letter is relatively brief. It only mentions the occupation of Jinling and the expulsion of the rebels. As for the rest, it has not been mentioned yet."

General Canglang Nanchuan heard the sound and said -

"Master, Lao Ye's Tiger Roaring Camp is the closest to Jinling, just across the river."

"...Think about it, since Jinling has been taken, there should be a message from the Tiger Roar Camp soon. Then, we can see what Lao Ye has to say."

King Zhenbei nodded slightly, feeling that it made sense.

Then, he gave an order to the generals——

"The army immediately set off and headed south to Jinling to meet up with General Long Xiang."

The generals agreed in unison.

After the generals return to their respective military camps.

In the county hall, there were only King Zhenbei and the secret agent Zhang Chunhua who was accompanying King Zhenbei.

King Zhenbei suddenly said——

"Mie Ling's hatred for Jinling is too deep. I'm afraid that after seizing the city, he will do something that is not conducive to the people of Jinling and our subsequent rule."

"It's possible." Zhang Chunhua thought for a while, knowing the relationship.

She suddenly approached King Zhenbei and suggested -

"If Your Majesty is worried about the situation in Jinling, why don't Chunhua go to Jinling first to check it out."

"...If you find anything wrong, you can advise and stop it in time."

Today, there are not many people who can persuade Li Mieling, but Zhang Chunhua is definitely one of them.

King Zhenbei thought about it, then smiled easily and said -

"It's possible, just pay more attention to safety."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty." Zhang Chunhua clasped his fists and saluted.

……

Jinling City.

The second day of Long Xiang's occupation.

Ye Changtian's army crossed the river.

Outside the city, there were not many sergeants from the Longxiang Camp who came to greet Ye Changtian's army. It could even be said to be very few. There was only one commander and several sergeants.

Ye Changtian was still confused. No matter how much troops were needed to maintain order in the city, Li Mieling had tens of thousands of troops in his hands.

Until entering Jinling City.

Everywhere you see is ruins, and the streets are stained with blood.

There were countless killings and the smoke was everywhere;

Ruins and ruins, devastated everywhere.

In the huge Jinling City, there was no one alive at this moment.

Only the mountains of corpses exuded a stench.The blood and sewage pooled together, making people sick.

When Ye Changtian saw this, he was immediately stunned, and then he guessed what Li Mieling had done.

He immediately asked the commander of Longxiang Camp who was responsible for welcoming him.

The latter told Li Mieling's order to massacre the generals in detail.

After hearing this, Ye Changtian's eyes suddenly flashed with blood, anger welled up, and he said in a deep voice——

"Where is Li Mieling now?!"

The commander of Longxiang Camp was a little surprised by the obvious contrast between the general's front and back.

He was obviously a kind and polite general just now, but now he seems to be about to kill someone immediately.

"Li...General Li should be on top of the imperial city tower."

"...General Li personally controls the imperial city, waiting for the king to come and settle in the palace, and does not allow his sergeants and water thieves to enter and cause trouble."

When Ye Changtian heard this, he immediately turned his horse's head and hurried away.

……

Imperial city tower.

Although it has been affected by the tragic war, it is still a beautiful building and a jade house.

Li Mieling's mausoleum stands here.

From then on, the city wall was separated. On one side was the outer city of Jinling, which was completely destroyed into ruins, and on the other side was the gorgeous imperial city protected by the army.

Extreme prosperity and the most brutal hell have converged into Jinling at this time.

Li Mieling placed his sword on the arrow stack on the city wall. He took out a palm-sized brocade box from the Najie.

The brocade box was opened, and there were only a few candied haws in it that had dried to a withered black shape.

Li Mieling's face was quiet and melancholy.

He recalled the scene when he and his eldest sister entered Jinling City for the first time...

Unexpectedly, those few candied haws of apples were the only thing left by the eldest sister now.

Li Mieling's thoughts drifted away.

His eyes were inexplicably dry and sour.

Suddenly there was a sound of armor scales rustling.

Li Mieling immediately glanced away fiercely.

Ye Changtian's face was extremely serious. He held a long sword at his waist in one hand and hurriedly climbed up the tower wearing armor.

"Li Mieling, do you know what you have done?!"

Ye Changtian is completely different from his usual image of a "good-natured and good man".

He called Li Mieling by his name and glared angrily.

"The Zhenbei Army has always maintained strict military discipline and never committed massacres."

"...How dare you fake the king's order and massacre the city privately! Insult the name of the Zhenbei Army and the name of the king!"

"Oh, Ye Changtian, why did this general come up with this false rumor?"

Li Mieling sneered. He took back the brocade box with one hand, picked up his sword, and turned to face Ye Changtian.

The red and black battle armor is dazzling, and the scarlet cloak dances with the wind.

"...Ye Changtian, when my brother-in-law was in Jinling, he had already promised me to massacre Jinling. You, don't be so self-righteous."

Ye Changtian looked cold and shouted angrily in a deep voice——

"Have your sergeants stop immediately!"

"The general order issued by this general is to 'slaughter the city for three days', so it must be three days and cannot be changed!"

"Whoa, whoa, whoa!"

Ye Changtian was furious and filled with righteous indignation.

He immediately drew out the [General Sword] from his waist, pointed the sword's edge directly at the person in front of him, and threatened——

"...Li Mieling, do you want to test whether my general's sword is sharp?" (1)

"My Long Xiang Sword is not at all disadvantageous!" Li Mieling drew his sword at the same time and faced off, his internal energy rising like real substance.

For a moment, the two faced each other, filled with murderous intent.

Both of them were obviously wearing high-quality armor made of the same material, but they were of completely different styles and colors.

The scarlet cloak is flying.

The two majestic momentums spread and impacted continuously, like a dragon fighting a tiger.

The surrounding sergeants from the Longxiang and Huxiao battalions were holding swords in their hands and holding their breath, not daring to slack off at all.

And in this tense moment of tension.

A gentle and dignified female voice suddenly came -

"The two generals are so impressive. I'm afraid that even if the king comes in person at this moment, he won't be able to stop you, right?"

It's secret agent Zhang Chunhua.

He is dressed in a dark and luxurious uniform, with a "golden pattern badge" on his chest that symbolizes the trust of the supreme king.

This golden badge gave her a supreme status, and she could even temporarily exercise the power of King Zhenbei.

"Mrs. Zhang!" ("Sister Zhang!")
When Ye Changtian and Li Mieling saw the person coming, they both restrained their murderous intent at the same time, put their long swords on the ground, clasped their fists and bowed to salute him.

Zhang Chunhua was accompanied by a large number of secret guards and spies.

The purpose of coming here is to control Jinling to prevent the likes of Daqian's secret door from lurking among the people.

But now Jinling City looks like a bloody ruin.

...It seems that it is no longer needed.

"Mrs. Zhang, Li Mieling falsely conveyed the king's order and secretly asked his soldiers to massacre Jinling." Ye Changtian reported immediately.

Zhang Chunhua glanced at the two of them slightly, and then calmly said -

"General Ye is overly worried. Your Majesty, I did promise General Li back then that if General Li captured Jinling, he would massacre the city."

Ye Changtian was shocked for a moment.

"But... Zhenbei Army, we..."

Ye Changtian was a little in disbelief.

He was a benevolent general.

He also firmly believed in the strict military discipline of the Zhenbei Army.

But Zhang Chunhua would not deceive him.

Neither the king nor Zhang Chunhua are murderous people.

Even when Zhang Chunhua led the Western Region Allied Forces to capture the city of Baikal, both the king and the other party gave repeated orders not to commit any unnecessary killings.

Ye Changtian couldn't figure out why for a while.

Li Mieling, on the other hand, is like a victorious lion, with his toes high and high.

Zhang Chunhua stopped for a while, then turned to Li Mieling and said: "General Li, although the king promised you at that time, you should stop here."

"...The sergeants have been looting and killing for long enough. If they continue to kill, there will be no one left in Jinling!"

"Sister Zhang, my general order is for three days. Even if you include the day of capturing the city, this is only the second day." Li Mieling tried to refute.

Zhang Chunhua immediately said coldly——

"The king will come to Jinling tomorrow."

"...Are you going to let the king watch your soldiers slaughter and plunder with his own eyes?"

Li Mieling's face suddenly froze and he was speechless.

He didn't expect Zhang Chunhua to react so strongly, nor did he expect his brother-in-law to come so quickly.

"I... will obey your orders!"

Li Mieling clasped his fists, and then added -

"...It's just that the sergeants under the general's command are okay, but I'm worried that the water thieves under Long Tao's hands will be difficult to stop."

Zhang Chunhua immediately took off the "gold pattern badge" on his chest and said firmly -

"You two, along with your sergeants, will do your best to maintain order in the city. You must stop the massacre before the king arrives at Jinling tomorrow."

"...The king's order is here, anyone who disobeys the order will be killed!"

"Yes!" Li, Ye and other generals saw this badge and they all responded with clasped fists.

Immediately, a large number of sergeants such as Longxiang Camp and Huxiao Camp were dispatched to curb the massacre and maintain order in Jinling.

……

On the north bank of the Yangtze River.

Zhenbei Army Camp.

The secret agent Zhang Chunhua sent the news about Jinling via pigeons.

Inside the military tent.

Deputy Chief of Secret Service Yi Qiuyue is reporting the secret message in her hand to the King of Zhenbei.

"Massacre? It's really difficult."

King Zhenbei spoke lightly, focusing on an ink painting in his hand.

"But, let's just kill it. This king did indeed promise to destroy the mausoleum."

"...This is also the reason why I don't want Mieling to capture Jinling. Changtian and Chunhua were able to stop it in time and did the right thing."

The King of Zhenbei was talking to himself and did not seem to have any intention of punishing Li Mieling.

Yi Qiuyue thought for a moment.

As the deputy chief of the Zhenbei Secret Guard and the wife of the King of Zhenbei, she should not influence the monarch's thoughts.

But she still presumptuously opened the mouth and said——

"Your Majesty, Qiuyue is worried that if this matter is ignored, it will be spread out, which will affect the reputation of the King and the Zhenbei Army."

"Don't worry, it won't be passed on."

"...History is written by the victors. The massacre in Jinling will ultimately be blamed on the vassal rebels, not the Zhenbei Army."

King Zhenbei made a conclusion in just a few words. He didn't care about this massacre.

"However, Qiuyue, what you said makes sense." King Zhenbei suddenly said.

He put down the ink painting in his hand.

"Mie Ling massacred Jin Ling this time. I don't know what they will do next time."

"...I may not care about reputation, but the reputation of Zhenbei Army cannot be tarnished. It is the name of iron-blooded loyalty and courage inherited from my father."

"...According to the king's order, the Longxiang camp under the command of General Longxiang Li Mieling was eliminated from the Zhenbei Army system. It calls itself the 'Longxiang Army' and is the army directly under the king's jurisdiction."

"Your Majesty, this is... an apparent demotion but a real promotion." Yi Qiuyue thought secretly in her heart.

She heard another meaning in this royal order - placing Long Xiang's army under the direct control of the royal power.This has many impacts.

Indeed, it is impossible for the king to punish his most capable general and one of the people closest to him for the sake of Jinling City.

Moreover, the Longxiang Battalion was completely under the control of Li Mieling. From the time of training the sergeants, it was different from other Zhenbei Army battalions and was more harsh and cruel.

The same is true for the fighting style. The Longxiang camp was too murderous.

When Li Mieling defeated King Tuoba Wei's army in the west of Jin Kingdom, Hu Qi and the Han army in Shu were massacred, along with the captured prisoners.

Letting the Longxiang Battalion separate from the Zhenbei Army not only preserves the reputation of the Zhenbei Army, but it may also create an even more terrifying reputation as the "Longxiang Army".

Yi Qiuyue nodded slightly, feeling that the king's move was a precautionary measure to avoid many possible troubles in the future.

...As expected of the sweetheart I like!

But even so, Yi Qiuyue still proposed again——

"Your Majesty, Qiuyue is worried that if Long Xiang's army is too independent and they only listen to General Long Xiang's orders, will..."

"Don't worry, it won't."

King Zhenbei said directly, as if he had a pearl of wisdom in his hand.

"This king can understand everything."

"...General Long Xiang obeys my king's orders, and Long Xiang's army will naturally do the same."

……

……

In February of the first year of Chengye.

This day, Dingmao day, is three o'clock in the hour.

The king of Zhenbei King arrived at Jinling.

Longxiang General Li Mieling, Tiger Roar General Ye Changtian, and the new Navy Commander Long Tao and many other military generals came out of the city to greet him.

On the straight Jinling Avenue.

Both sides are full of ruins after the war.

The smell of blood of corpses and gunpowder of war has not yet been completely suppressed.

Although the streets had been simply cleaned and the bodies were no longer visible, the remnants of the blood stains still did not disappear so easily.

The extremely prosperous Jinling Twelve Squares City was burned to the ground.

Except for the armor-clad Sergeant Zhenbei, there was almost no other living person in sight.

The entire Jinling City seemed to have turned into a dead city.

The elite knights followed Wang Jia.

King Zhenbei rode his war horse and arrived at the gate of the imperial city.

Eight armored warriors opened the door for King Zhenbei.

The imperial city is quite clean and complete.

Before the rebels had time to invade, they were repulsed by Li Mieling's army.

Most of the eunuchs and maids in the palace have fled, perhaps died outside the city, or perhaps escaped from the city.

King Zhenbei and other military generals rode into the palace together.

On the way, King Zhenbei suddenly said——

"I wonder, is Zhao Lingrui still there?"

Li Mieling, who had been controlling the imperial city until now, immediately came forward to report——

"Brother-in-law, two days ago, when the rebels were about to break through the imperial city, Emperor Zhao Lingrui killed all the princes and concubines first, and then committed suicide in the Qianqing Hall."

"Yeah." King Zhenbei responded lightly, "This is not good news."

"...Where is Zhao Purui?"

Li Mieling was still a little confused about King Zhenbei's previous words, but when he heard the voice, he immediately replied——

"My sergeants searched the entire imperial city, but did not find Zhao Purui. Nor did they find any other members of the royal family."

"...I also sent sergeants to the National Master's Temple on the top of the Purple Mountain, but it was in ruins and there was no one around."

Li Mieling finished his report.

King Zhenbei said nothing.

Everyone was silent for a moment.

"Follow me to see Zhao Lingrui's body." King Zhenbei suddenly said.

"General, I obey your orders." Li Mieling and other generals responded respectfully.

quickly,

King Zhenbei and other generals arrived outside the Qianqing Hall.

Get off your horse.

The sergeants stepped forward and opened the closed palace door for King Zhenbei.

First, a burst of golden light entered his eyes, and then the smell of blood hit his nostrils.

This was once the highest ruling center of the entire Daqian Dynasty.

But now, there are only dead bodies everywhere.

Because most of them were the concubines of the new emperor Zhao Lingrui, no maids could be found in the palace at that time, so Li Mieling did not ask his sergeants to clean up the corpses here, and he did not even let the sergeants in.

Fortunately, the weather was very cold during this time.

Even if the corpse is left for two days, it will not become rancid.

King Zhenbei walked straight past the corpses of the concubines and princes and came to the center of the hall.

He saw Zhao Lingrui lying in front of the dragon chair and Queen Gao Shan in his arms.

The two died together, without a trace of pain on their faces, which was very sad and beautiful.

"Although we should keep things simple during the war, we should still bury them with the etiquette that emperors and empresses should have."

King Zhenbei turned the whip in his hand and gave instructions to the palace officials behind him.

The etiquette officials all bowed their hands in response.

Regarding the death of the new emperor Zhao Lingrui and all the young princes.

King Zhenbei felt a little regretful.

It's not because of the deep friendship between him and Zhao Lingrui.

But just because the Emperor of Daqian died, although he was the King of Zhenbei, he did not have the right to claim the world of Daqian.

Li Mieling stepped forward at this time, with a hint of madness in his eyes, and suggested loudly——

"Since the bloodline of the Daqian royal family has been severed, and now Jinling is in our hands, why don't my brother-in-law take this opportunity to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor?!"

"...At that time, all barbarians in the world will definitely bow their heads and surrender!"

Upon hearing this, the other generals also stepped forward to persuade them to advance.

Even Ye Changtian, who had always been steady, did not raise any objections.

King Zhenbei said nothing.

The riding crop in his hand tightened for a moment.

Proclaiming the emperor, how difficult it is, and how simple it is.

only……

If the name is not correct, the words will not ring true.

If he suddenly proclaims himself emperor, I am afraid that all the ambitious people in the world will be angry at this moment, and then all the heroes will inevitably rise up.

I am afraid that there will be another period of "melee among nations".

suddenly,

There was the sound of a candlestick being smashed.

"Who is it?!" Veteran Guo Wei immediately shouted angrily.

I only heard the frightened voices of girls and children.

Several Zhenbei sergeants immediately followed the sound and took out two children, a boy and a girl, from behind the screens.

The woman is a little older, about twelve or thirteen years old, and has a fresh appearance. Judging from her dress, she should be a palace maid.

The man is younger, probably only four or five years old, with handsome features and gorgeous clothes, like a prince.

"Is there anyone left alive?" Guo Wei said with his unique murderous and joking tone.

"...General Li, it seems that your men did not search carefully enough."

Li Mieling took a few steps forward and carefully looked at the two children in front of him.

He responded directly to Guo Weidao——

"This Qianqing Hall is full of corpses. I didn't expect that there would be two living people inside."

Li Mieling said, then looked at King Zhenbei, "...Why don't you kill me, brother-in-law."

The girl suddenly turned pale when she heard the sound.

But she still mustered up the courage, immediately took out the boy, and said loudly——

"My lords, this...this is His Majesty's tenth prince—Zhao Yuanhong! You, you should protect him!"

"Zhao Yuanhong? The tenth prince?"

Li Mieling muttered to himself, and then his eyes turned fierce, "Then I will kill him even more!"

"...Brother-in-law, if you want to be emperor, the remnants of the previous dynasty should no longer be left alive."

As Li Mieling spoke, he directly reached for the sword at his waist.

When Ye Changtian saw this, he immediately stepped forward, stood between Li Mieling and the child, and said -

"There is no such thing as the tenth prince, they are just two children."

"...Your Majesty, judging from the future, there is no harm in letting them live."

The other generals were also divided into these two views for a while.

King Zhenbei remained silent.

Suddenly, King Zhenbei stepped forward slowly and gradually approached the two children in front of him.

When the generals saw this, they also stopped arguing and watched quietly without saying a word.

King Zhenbei's every move is majestic and murderous, possessing an oppressive aura as if it were real.

The tenth prince, Zhao Yuanhong, was immediately frightened to the point of tears streaming down his face. He kept retreating and wanted to cry silently.

The girl wanted to comfort the boy in her arms, but she was so frightened by the momentum that she lost her sight, and was pulled away by the sergeant.

King Zhenbei came to Zhao Yuanhong, squatted slightly, and looked at him.

He had indeed heard of the existence of the tenth prince Zhao Yuanhong before.

That was Zhao Lingrui's youngest child, born from a concubine.

The biological mother was a maid in the former Prince Yu's palace, not even a concubine. She was lucky enough to give birth to Zhao Yuanhong, so she no longer had any influence from her mother's family.

Moreover, looking at the facial features of the person in front of him, they are indeed very similar to Zhao Lingrui, so it must be Zhao Yuanhong.

Although it is not clear what Zhao Yuanhong's mental ambition is, it is not important anymore.

The king of Zhenbei suddenly got up.

He walked behind Zhao Yuanhong and said quietly——

"Generals, from now on, this will be the new emperor of Daqian. Please all pay your respects to His Majesty."

When the generals in the army heard the sound, they were stunned for a moment and looked at each other from left to right.

After confirming that the king was not talking nonsense, all the generals half-knelt down to pay homage, thinking in their minds that they were just going to pay homage to the king.

"I will meet your Majesty at the end!"

All the generals shouted in unison, and the sound resounded throughout the Qianqing Hall.

Suddenly seeing so many ferocious and murderous generals paying homage to him, Zhao Yuanhong was so frightened that he cried out and accidentally fell backwards.

And just when Zhao Yuanhong was about to fall to the ground, a strong arm supported him in time.

King Zhenbei squatted down slightly while holding the opponent's back.

The twelve beaded curtains on the crown slowly swayed, making Zhao Yuanhong feel for a moment that the man in front of him was the real emperor.

...More like an emperor than his father.

"Your Majesty, I am now going south under the orders of King Qin, and I will definitely quell the rebels and help Yu Nei for Your Majesty."

"...I and the late Emperor are brothers and best friends. Your Majesty can treat me as your uncle."

Zhao Yuanhong was in a daze for a moment, with tears in his eyes, not knowing what to do.

The girl on the far side was extremely alert and immediately asked Zhao Yuanhong to pay his respects to his uncle.

When Zhao Yuanhong heard this, he did not hesitate. He immediately learned the etiquette of visiting his father taught by the nuns in the past, and paid a visit to this strange uncle who was extremely noble and domineering.

While everyone knelt down and saluted, King Zhenbei straightened up.

In the entire palace, only King Zhenbei still stood proudly, accepting everyone's kneeling ceremony.

……

After establishing the tenth prince Zhao Yuanhong as the new emperor,

The King of Zhenbei ordered people to take Zhao Yuanhong and the others down to freshen up and change clothes, and prepared a sumptuous lunch for them.

The interrogator Lai Junchen was even ordered to go in person to inquire about the situation.

…in a very gentle way of talking, of course.

Later, I learned from it——

The girl's name is "Hongmei" and she is a maid who has just entered the palace.

At that time, Emperor Zhao Lingrui wanted to kill all the members of the royal family. Hongmei happened to be on duty at the Qianqing Hall and secretly rescued the youngest tenth prince and escaped by hiding behind a curtain screen.

The fighting continues outside, and there are army massacres.

The two of them have been hiding in the Qianqing Hall, eating some fruits and vegetables on the dragon table to survive until now.

After King Zhenbei learned about it, he admired the girl more.

He gave Hongmei many rewards and gave him extra permission to always be with the new emperor.

At the same time, Lai Junchen also found out about Hongmei's family who originally lived in the suburbs of Jinling, and the regent sent someone to "look after and take care of" them.

In this regard, the regent's only request is to let Hongmei serve for him as an informant around the new emperor.

……

The first year of Chengye.

end of February.

The rebels captured Jinling.

Emperor Zhao Lingrui almost killed all the princes and concubines before committing suicide.

Afterwards, King Zhenbei recaptured Jinling and found Zhao Yuanhong, the only remaining tenth son of Zhao Lingrui. He made him the new emperor and changed his reign title to "Zhaowu".

The new emperor is young.

The king of Zhenbei was diligent in his work, and he had a good personal relationship with the late emperor and felt like brothers. He was supported by the ministers as the regent of Daqian.

Take charge of the government.

Reorganize the Chao Gang.

When the new emperor comes of age, he will return power to the new emperor.

The regent intended to move the capital to Yanbei.

Holding the emperor hostage and giving orders to the princes.

In the whole world, there is no one who dares not to obey, and it will be under the jurisdiction of the Zhenbei Army for a while.

Only the four kings and their jurisdictions, including King Pingxi, King Dingnan, King Tubo, and Queen Mother Dongjin, were still enemies of the regent and had not surrendered.

……

(1) Old version of classic lines from the Three Kingdoms.

(End of this chapter)