Houmen's step-wife

Chapter 629 On the fall of King Jin!

Now that Emperor Xiande decided to fight the King of Jin with real swords and guns, and completely subdue the King of Jin by force, he would no longer procrastinate or make small troubles like before.

In the past, I was worried about the drought and didn't want to make things worse, so I endured it all the time. Now that King Jin has bullied him, there is no need to endure it any longer. It is better to cut the mess quickly and end this rebellion as soon as possible. .

Emperor Xiande valued the heroic uncle Fu Li very much, and specially appointed him as the Great General of Conquering the West to conquer the rebels. Not only that, he also dispatched [-] elite troops from various guards across the country to join the conquest army.

And the moment Emperor Xiande heard of King Jin's rebellion, he had already abolished his title and demoted him to a commoner. Those who took refuge in King Jin all became rebels and killed without mercy.

When the imperial court made all the preparations, King Jin had already conquered Huolu and Zhending counties in Zhending Prefecture on the border of Shanxi and Hebei in one go.After all, Jin Wang has been dormant for so many years, and he is well prepared, which can be seen from the strength of his troops.

Knowing that the imperial court was attacking him, because the process was so smooth that it was almost unimpeded, the King of Jin was immediately full of pride. Even though he knew that the imperial court sent troops to attack him, he didn't take it to heart, but rather looked down upon him.Therefore, instead of stopping the attack, the King of Jin intensified his efforts and continued to attack the city and plunder the city. He must completely take down the Zhending Mansion.

But this time, he was not as easy to talk as last time, his self-confidence had swelled to the extreme, and some ministers flattered and sang praises to him, he could no longer listen to any different voices. Come and listen.

Concubine Jin was anxious, so she wanted to repeat the old trick, so that this matter would reach Xia Fangfei's ears, and she wanted Xia Fangfei to persuade Jin Wang again.

However, Xia Fangfei's reaction surprised Princess Jin.

Because, Xia Fangfei simply scoffed at this matter and didn't take it to heart at all. In other words, like King Jin, she had inflated self-confidence and underestimated the court.

Moreover, the reason why Xia Fangfei went to trouble King Jin last time was not just to scold King Jin, but the most important reason was that King Jin favored two beauties, which she could not get used to. In order to keep her position, she had to And for it.

Although in the end, King Jin followed her advice and stopped indulging in female sex, but there was indeed a slight rift between the two.

Today's Xia Fangfei is different from before. The White Lotus Sect was almost uprooted by the court. It will take at least a few decades to recover. In other words, she no longer has the White Lotus Sect as a backer. If King Jin abandons her, she There is nowhere to go.

Therefore, now when she faces King Jin, she is not as confident as before, and there is a faint hint of flattery in getting along with her.

What's more, King Jin is not as addicted to women as last time, how could she try to persuade King Jin and spoil his interest like before?She is not stupid.

Moreover, even if she tried to persuade her, King Jin would not listen.

This matter was so delayed.

Fu Li directly led his troops to attack Liang Xuan's stronghold Taiyuan.

Liang Xuan built his base camp like copper skin and iron bones. He was very confident and did not fear the imperial army at all. After leaving behind the defenders of the city, he led his troops to continue to expand his territory around.

Who knew that Fu Li completely conquered Taiyuan City in just three days.

When Liang Xuan heard the news, he couldn't believe his ears. Shocked, frightened and angry, he killed the reporter on the spot.

However, the person who was more terrified than him was Xia Fangfei.

Instead of staying in Taiyuan City, she followed Liang Xuan out to fight, advised Liang Xuan, and at the same time cultivated a relationship with him, making him completely inseparable from her.

Unexpectedly, in just three days, his base camp was breached.

Without the base camp, no matter how many places they conquered, it would be a tree without roots and water without a source.

In this way, Liang Xuan would lose even a place to stand, not to mention conquering the capital.

Xia Fangfei has never felt so hopeless as now, as if she is in an ice cellar.

She was terrified in her heart, she wanted to escape, but she didn't know where to escape, so she could only continue to follow Liang Xuan in a daze.

There was a little luck in my heart, maybe the news was wrong, or maybe the matter was not that serious at all, and they still had tens of thousands of soldiers and horses around them, no matter what they were able to fight.

"My lord, what should we do now?" Xia Fangfei asked as she tried to calm herself down.

Liang Xuan was still frightened and furious at the moment. Hearing Xia Fangfei's words, his face was cloudy and he wanted to get angry. However, seeing Xia Fangfei's worried expression, he finally calmed down a little. With Xia Xia by his side, he knew that Xia Xia was always resourceful, so he took a deep breath and asked humbly, "What good strategy does Xia Xia have?"

Xia Fangfei was in a lot of confusion at the moment, how could she have a good plan?He could only say: "My lord, the top priority now is to take back Taiyuan City, which is where our foundation lies. Moreover, the princess and the eldest son, I am afraid they have already fallen into the hands of the imperial court."

A trace of hatred flashed in Liang Xuan's eyes, a trace of sternness flashed, and he said, "You are right, we must take back Taiyuan City."

If the imperial court wanted to threaten him with the princess and the prince to surrender, then he would have no choice but to abandon them.

After all, nothing is as important as his great career, I believe the princess will understand him.

As long as he is alive, there will be no shortage of women and posterity.

Seeing Liang Xuan's eyes, even Xia Fangfei couldn't help shivering.

She knows King Jin too well.

He can even abandon the princess and the eldest son, if one day she hinders him, he will probably abandon her without hesitation.

Xia Fangfei regretted it for the first time, and placed all her bets on King Jin, so that she couldn't get out now.

It seems that she has to make plans early.

However, what Liang Xuan did not expect was that Fu Li did not guard Taiyuan at all, and after learning of Liang Xuan's location at this time, he actually led his troops to attack Liang Xuan.

The two groups of people happened to meet each other, and the two armies faced each other, fighting hand to hand.

Although Taiyuan was captured, Liang Xuan's army did not suffer any defeats and did not affect their morale. When confronting the elite soldiers of the imperial court, it seemed that they did not lose the wind.

In the end, it ended with Fu Li's defeat.

It wasn't until then that Liang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, and he felt confident.

It seems that the imperial court is not as powerful as he imagined, and he has great confidence in taking back Taiyuan.

However, Xia Fangfei felt inexplicably uneasy, always feeling that the imperial court was defeated too easily.

Because of the uneasiness in his heart, he advised King Jin to be careful and not to take it lightly.

King Jin was proud of himself, and impatient with her persuasion. He felt that Xia Fangfei was making a big fuss. He looked up to the court and underestimated himself. He didn't listen to her advice at all, but persuaded her a few words instead.

In the end, Xia Fangfei persuaded Liang Xuan instead, and barely suppressed the uneasiness in her heart, thinking that maybe she was really thinking too much.

But he didn't expect that his worries would eventually come true.

Just when they were relaxing, they were attacked by the court.

Liang Xuan was caught off guard and fled in embarrassment, losing more than ten thousand troops.

While escaping, Liang Xuan was almost shot by an arrow. At the last moment, he pulled Xia Fangfei beside him and blocked an arrow for him, thus saving his life. To die, for fear that she would betray him after being captured, he drew his sword and stabbed her to death. He didn't escape under the protection of his confidants until he saw that she had completely stopped breathing.

Xia Fangfei knew that Liang Xuan was ruthless, but she didn't realize that he was so ruthless until she died. She had thought about her fate before, but she never thought that she would be killed by the most valued man in her life with a single sword. Do not rest in peace.

His wide-open eyes were full of disbelief, and perhaps a bit of unwillingness and hatred.

However, even if Liang Xuan escaped, he didn't last long.

Two days later, Liang Xuan was completely defeated. Nearly 3 soldiers died under his command, and the rest, wounded and wounded, surrendered.

Upon receiving the news, Princess Jin, who was under house arrest, committed suicide, and other women of King Jin hanged themselves to death.

Liang Xuan was captured, together with his eldest son and several other sons, were escorted to the capital by Fu Li, and all of them were beheaded for public display, and Jin Fan was removed.Those families who took refuge in King Jin were all exterminated.

No one expected that King Jin's rebellion would subside in just one month, which can be called amazing speed.

The vassal kings who were still a little ready to move couldn't help being more honest, and began to behave with their tails between their legs, and those vassal kings who were almost instigated by King Jin to rebel were very lucky at the moment. Fortunately, they did not agree in the end, otherwise, they might end up with Jin Wang. King is the same.

Because the King Jin's rebellion was quickly quelled, it did not cause too bad an impact, and everything was developing in a good direction.

Because of his meritorious service in rehabilitating Fu Li, he was conferred the title of first-class uncle. He was originally hereditary for three generations, but he has also become a hereditary replacement, not to mention gold, silver, and fertile land.

King Jin was dismissed, Emperor Xian De also lost one thing on his mind.

That's all that's left of the drought.

Nowadays, the drought is getting more and more serious, and many places are starting to lack water. Even if Emperor Xiande ordered many wells to be drilled at the beginning, they can't hold it anymore. Many lakes have bottomed out and there is no water to draw.

Emperor Xiande was very worried about this, and after trying various methods to pray for rain to no avail, Emperor Xiande decided to go to the Temple of Heaven to pray for rain and pray to heaven himself.

The rain-seeking ceremony was drafted by the Ministry of Rites, but the specific details were drawn up by the emperor himself.

Three days before the ceremony, Emperor Xiande had already started fasting, and the day before, he silently told his ancestors in Fengxian Hall in the palace.On the day of the ceremony, Emperor Xiande drove to the Huangji Gate, and the guards lined up in a rectangular line. After the ministers finished forming at the Dagan Gate, Emperor Xiande led the ministers to the Temple of Heaven on foot.

The Temple of Heaven is located in the southern suburbs of the capital, ten miles away from the capital.

Up to the emperor, down to the civil and military officials and eunuchs, all wore blue gowns, with black cloth borders around the neck and lower edge. There are two thousand civil officials on the left and two thousand military officials on the right. They are mighty and mighty, and they will go to the Temple of Heaven together with the emperor.

When the emperor usually travels, he needs to "cut the road", require all shops to close, and pedestrians to restrain their traces, etc., but this time they are exempted from implementation, allowing the common people to see the beauty of the sky.

(End of this chapter)