Red Mansion: Bastards rule the roost

Chapter 567: For the first time
"Master Hou, the leader of the thieves." Du Dapeng, the commander of the Modao Army who replaced Yan Shuangying, offered the head of the Song Dynasty who would not rest in peace.

Jia Cong nodded and said: "Tietou, you did a good job. I have told you a long time ago that you have to use your brains in war and don't always act recklessly."

Du Dapeng chuckled and said: "Yes, I will obey the Marquis's teachings. Please tell me how to deal with these prisoners."

"Cut it off." Jia Cong waved his hand.

"Yes. The Marquis has an order, kill!"

"kill!"

It was not Mo Dao's turn to take action yet. The foreign soldiers and Tiqi who were escorting the captives had already cut down hundreds of rebels.

Wu Lang couldn't bear it, and just when he wanted to dissuade him, the prisoner was already dead on the ground, so please save a word.

Seeing that he was hesitant to speak, Jia Cong said, "Uncle Shi, it's not that I'm cruel. There's no one to watch over them at this moment and chop them off."

After all, Wu Lang was the general in charge of the army. He nodded and said, "That's what Marquis Huan said."

Seeing that the battle was over, several spies from the Jinyi Guards hurriedly ran over and reported: "Admiral, a large number of rebels are attacking Xungui's residence in various places in the city. The brothers of our guards and infantry commander's Yamen and the Five Cities Army and Horses Division have joined forces. They handed it over."

Jia Cong said: "Shibo, the first priority is to stabilize the inner city. Please immediately mobilize your troops to join forces with our Tiqi to put down the rebellion."

"I'll go right away!" Wu Lang was also worried. Jia Cong was attacked here, and he didn't know what was happening at home.

"Come here, escort Mr. Wu."

"Order."

"Leitai, Emptiness, and Jiehui, please guard Ningrong Street."

"I humble my duty and obey my orders."

"Come in, you guys." Jia Cong pointed to the "foreign mercenary group."

"Yes, sir." All the barbarians knew that Jia Cong was the boss behind the scenes, and they said politely.

Sister Wanyan's trusted clan members directed everyone to enter in an orderly manner.

"Nalandu, place them all around the house to help with defense."

Jia Cong gave an order, went in and said to Pang Chao: "Sir, I am going to take people out to eliminate the remaining enemies in the city, and I will leave the house to you."

Pang Chao asked: "What happened?"

Jia Cong told the story of the rebels attacking and killing nobles everywhere.

Pang Chao frowned and said: "No, since the rebels want to plot rebellion, why do they need to attack and kill nobles? There must be something going on in the palace. This is a plan of suspicion."

Jia Cong said: "His Majesty just sent someone to convey the decree and gave the golden arrows. What changes could happen in the palace? If there were changes, wouldn't Shenwu General Feng Tang or Dai Neixiang not send someone to convey the message?"

Pang Chao couldn't explain it for the moment, because he was also guessing, but he just felt something was wrong intuitively. After all, he had too little information at this moment to make a conclusion.

"Don't worry, sir. No matter what changes occur, it won't be too late to enter the palace after I wipe out the rebels in the city."

After Jia Cong said that, he turned around and left. Now that he has a wife and children, he still has to prioritize the safety of his family.

Pang Chao thought for a long time and suddenly slapped his thigh: "That must be it! Brother Cong!" When he looked up, Jia Cong was already gone, and he hurriedly ran to the inner house without caring about etiquette.

In the Shenshi Hall, the girls heard the shouts of killing gradually extinguished, and they all breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Jia Cong coming in safely.

"Brother Cong, is it safe outside?" Mother Jia pointed at the door and said tremblingly.

Baoyu in his arms was already trembling with fear.

Jia Cong smiled and said, "It's safe and sound. Don't worry, old lady." He then teased, "Baoyu, you are such a big man, why are you still hanging on the old lady's arms?"

Ruyi was born in the Tian family and knew it was not that simple, so she said, "What happened? Someone rebelled?"

Jia Cong said: "There were a few rebellious ministers and traitors who rebelled, and I just killed Nangong Hou Songjian.

I will go out later, lead the imperial guards, and cooperate with the infantry to command the Yamen and the Five-City Military and Horse Division to level the inner city.

The family has personal soldiers and a thousand foreign warriors to guard it. If they come with thousands of people, it will be a dead end. You can rest assured. "

Everyone was shocked when they heard that Jia Cong beheaded a marquis and treated it lightly, and their hearts that had just been put down were raised again.

"You... just bring your soldiers with you. It's safer." Ruyi said.

Jia Cong shook his head and said: "No need, they are just a bunch of rabble, and Tiqi is enough. I can rest assured if I leave my own soldiers at home."

"You must be careful and don't show off." All the girls comforted in unison.

Jia Cong glanced at everyone, nodded, and his eyes met a soft wave. He was so frightened that the other party quickly lowered his head to count the ants, how dare he look at him in public.

But is Qing so shy? Jia Cong secretly smiled in his heart. Seeing Sister Feng looking at the two of them with deep meaning, he glared at her and said, "Yan'er, after I leave, all the troops will be under your command. Shan'er, Yi'er, and Lingsu will assist you."

"Yes." The three of them had already put on strong clothes and carried swords on their backs, and said in unison.

Ruyi's eyes were filled with tears. When she knew she was not being verbose, she nodded and said, "I know."

Jia Cong was about to go out when he suddenly heard a girl blocking him at the door: "Mr. Pang, there are all family members inside, you can't go in."

"You bastard, get out of the way! Brother Cong, quickly lead your troops to serve the king! It's too late or it's too late!" Pang Chao said loudly.

Jia Cong was stunned. Pang Chao rushed in regardless, scaring the girls into hiding.

"Sir, what are you..." Jia Cong laughed dumbly. He had never seen Pang Chao be so rude.

"Quickly, lead the troops into the palace...into the palace to serve the king!" Pang Chao took a breath and grabbed Jia Cong's hand.

"What kind of king is Qin? Now the rebels are raging in the city, I will wipe them out first."

"No! If we don't enter the palace, it will be too late! The reason why the rebels have no intention of leaving the imperial city and plotting rebellion must be to build plank roads openly and secretly attack the warehouse!" Pang Chao said anxiously.

"Why is it too late? Sir, we have seen through the conspiracy to rebel against the party and we have a plan in mind. Besides, the four guards are all His Majesty's people, so why worry?" Jia Cong said.

Pang Chao said quickly: "There is a huge chaos in the city now, and there are not even a few words from the palace. Isn't that enough to explain the problem?"

Jia Cong said: "Perhaps the eunuch who came out to deliver the order was killed by the rebels, which is normal. Or maybe His Majesty knew that Wu Lang and others were here, and a few rebels could not do anything. I guess he was concentrating on dealing with the Supreme Emperor. stop."

"Brother Cong! If you don't go to the palace, I'm afraid you and I will both die without a burial place!" Pang Chao shouted.

Jia Cong frowned and said, "Why is this? There is news that there is no fighting at the palace gate. What can happen? I heard you right, Sir, you want me to attack the imperial city?"

"Yes, attack the imperial city immediately!" Pang Chao said decisively.

All the girls were shocked. Why are they saying that they are going to attack the imperial city? Isn't this to suppress the rebellion?
Jia Cong smiled disapprovingly and said: "Sir, I have never been in a war, so I am too nervous.

Don't worry, with Cong here, just a few rebels can be determined at a click of a finger, what's the value? Even if I want to attack the imperial city, I have to make sure my lair is safe first. "

Pang Chao was so angry that he was shaking all over. He pointed at Jia Cong and cursed angrily: "Shuzi, Shuzi! Do you want to be Lu Fengxian?!"

Jia Cong was startled. He had never seen Pang Chao so excited before and asked hurriedly: "Sir, what do you mean?"

Pang Chao's face was livid and he sneered: "If you wait a moment longer, everyone in your room will die without a burial place!" He circled his fingers.

Jia Cong wiped the saliva from his face, looked back at the crowd, pondered for a moment, and said, "Sir, do you really mean what you said?" "That's it for now. You can handle it as you see fit." Pang Chao sighed, turned around and left. .

"Sir..." Jia Cong couldn't stop him, so he glanced at everyone again, gritted his steel teeth secretly, and said with a heartbeat, "I will lead my own troops to attack the city, and leave a thousand people at home to protect me."

"Go quickly, be careful yourself, don't worry about your family." Ruyi wiped her tears and said.

Seeing Baochai and Daiyu looking at him with tears in their eyes, Jia Cong made up his mind and said, "Sister Baochai, I'll be back as soon as possible, please take care of yourself." After that, he quickly left.

He didn't dare to look at the women's eyes anymore, for fear that he wouldn't be able to harden his heart. At this critical moment, he decided to follow Pang Chao's advice.

"Come here, send the signal and summon all the nobles!"

"Yes, Lord Marquis!"

Bang, a burst of fire shot into the sky, exploding a ferocious tiger head in the night sky!

"Where are Lei Tai and Kongxing? Take people with golden arrows to Zhengyang Gate and raise a few cannons to wait outside Chengtian Gate! Anyone who obstructs them will be killed!"

"Your humble position is worthy of your order!"

Jia Cong pondered for a moment and said: "There are chaos in the city. Xie Hui, take Tiqi and quickly go to meet the nobles from all over!"

"I humble my duty and obey my orders."
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"Report! Your Majesty, the Gate of Supreme Harmony has been lost, and the officers and soldiers of the Zhenwei Battalion have retreated to the Hall of Supreme Harmony."

"Report! Your Majesty, the Hall of Supreme Harmony has been lost. The soldiers of each battalion have retreated to the Hall of Preservation and are fighting with the rebels."

There was deathly silence in the Qianqing Palace. When everyone heard the news of the retreat, their hearts sank. It seemed that the rebels would reach the Qianqing Palace in less than an hour.

Li Meng's heart was bleeding. He never expected that this bastard Tu Fei had hidden his secret. Now that he had boarded the wrong "imperial ship", it was too late to regret.

Emperor Xifeng clenched his fists and his eyes flashed coldly. He didn't expect that Li Meng would be taken advantage of. Now the information could not be spread. Several reliable Beijing camps that had been arranged were in front of him, but they couldn't be transferred in.

One careless move and everything is in danger.

However, he has a resolute temperament, and even if the sky falls, there is no way he can be captured without help.

The eunuch who had reported the news was about to speak when he suddenly saw everyone looking towards the back of the palace.

Looking sideways, I saw Empress Chen wearing a court crown and court clothes, walking slowly with the support of palace attendants.

"I will pay my respects to the Queen."

"My son, I pay my respects to my mother."

"Stay flat." Empress Chen raised her hand lightly and sat beside Emperor Xifeng.

"Queen, this is..." Emperor Xifeng said.

"I come to see who is so bold and dares to break into the palace to rebel!" Empress Chen said calmly, with an elegant expression and no fear at all.

Emperor Xifeng was greatly pleased and said: "It's okay. In the past, the queen always accompanied me when I did important things. Today, you and I are of the same mind and will do this rebellion together."

Huo Peng said hurriedly: "Go back to your Majesty, it's Tu Fei, Cao Jin and other rebellious gangs. I think there are also Jin Yiwei, Infantry Commander Yamen, Wucheng Army and Horses Department and other people in the capital. As long as they find something wrong, they will rush into the palace." Help."

Empress Chen smiled and said: "I don't know about others, but Jia Cong has always been very clever. He will definitely be able to detect changes in the palace."

Huo Peng said hurriedly: "What the empress said is absolutely true. Marquis Huan has been in battle for a long time, has a reputation for bravery, and is extremely alert. He will definitely arrive in time."

Jiang Feng also echoed: "What Prime Minister Huo said is true. I speculate that Marquis Huan is on his way to rescue the enemy at this moment. However, the rebels are strong and are fighting. Due to the lack of information, the news has not been transmitted."

Gu Tao said hurriedly: "It should be so. I worked with Marquis Huan to suppress bandits in the south of the Yangtze River. I know that Marquis Huan is brave enough to be incompetent, and his subordinates are extremely elite and fierce. If he comes, there will be more of these rebels." Ten times, it’s useless.”

Empress Chen looked at Emperor Xifeng with a smile and said: "Marquis Huan is still the emperor's son-in-law, and he can be regarded as half a son. As the saying goes, there is no better son than a father. I guess the Holy Heart has already predicted it, so I will give the command."

Emperor Xifeng smiled and nodded: "The one who knows me is the queen."

"Your Majesty is holy."

Although they knew that what everyone said were words of relief, everyone felt a little calmer. I couldn't help but secretly admire Queen Chen, who stabilized the morale of the army with just one sentence.

At this moment, the only hope was pinned on Jia Cong. Everyone was so anxious that they broke out in cold sweat. This bastard usually played amazingly. The chaos was over, but now the emperor is almost gone, and no one has been seen yet. If you don’t come now, when will you wait?

Suddenly, another eunuch came running in.

"Your Majesty, the Palace of Preservation and Harmony has been lost, and the rebels have approached Qianqing Gate."

Everyone felt chilled. If the Qianqing Gate was lost again, the rebels would rush straight to the Qianqing Palace.

Sun Chi couldn't help it anymore and shouted: "Come here, put on my armor!"

"Chi'er." Queen Chen couldn't help but stop her.

Sun Chi cupped his hands and said: "Father, Emperor and Mother, if my child can die in battle and die in a worthy place, better than the prisoners below, please allow me to kill the thieves side by side with the soldiers!"

Emperor Xifeng showed admiration in his eyes. Lao Shi was really good, but this was not the time for him to act heroic.

Because he waved his hand and said: "I am very pleased that you have this ambition, but at this moment, I don't need the courage of an ordinary man to retreat."

Sun Chi had already put on his armor under the service of the guards, put his helmet on his head, and said loudly: "Father, the art of war says that if you are going to be outside, you will not accept your orders... If you are going to be inside, it will be the same. Let me go." "

After saying that, he turned around, picked up the big gun, and strode out.

Emperor Xifeng was so angry that his chest hurt, and he cursed fiercely: "You bastard."

Empress Chen hurriedly advised: "Your Majesty, Chi'er is also loyal to the emperor and serves the country. I don't know whether it will be good or bad when I leave. I am a concubine..." She choked up a little and couldn't say any more.

Emperor Xifeng comforted him: "Queen, don't worry, Lao Shi is proficient in martial arts and everything will be fine."

"Old Shi, I'll go with you!" Several bloody princes hurriedly stood up.

Sun Chi didn't look back, waved his hand and said: "Are you going to cause trouble? Just stay here for a while."

The princes murmured and retreated. In terms of martial arts, they were indeed not as good as a fierce soldier.

Sun Chi rushed out of the Qianqing Gate with dozens of guards. He saw countless torches lit outside the door. The two parties had already been killed in a group. If the open space outside the Qianqing Gate was not limited and the rebels could not move, the battle would have ended long ago. .

Sun Chi shouted loudly and rushed into the formation. A big spear, as powerful as a dragon and a snake, flew up and down, killing four or five rebels in an instant.

Seeing this, the surrounding sergeants shouted in unison: "Your Highness, Shenwu! Your Highness, Shenwu!"

Immediately, the morale of the army was boosted. Sun Chi rushed from left to right and immediately gathered a group of people around him, shouting: "Brothers, follow me to kill the thieves!"

"The order is given!" The sergeants were inspired by him, roaring with red eyes and fighting hard.

After Sun Chi arrived, the precarious situation immediately stabilized.

When the commander of Zhenwei Battalion, Yong Ye, saw this, he hurriedly shouted: "Brothers, hold on, the heavenly soldiers will arrive in an instant. The rebels will be defeated, and we will win!!"

"We must win, we must win!"

"Protect Your Highness carefully!"

Although the Zhenwei Battalion had a small number of people, their morale was now up, and they were fighting neck to neck with the rebels for a while, firmly guarding the Qianqing Gate.

(End of this chapter)