A Thousand Hills

Chapter 297

I have to say that the fifth prince's persuasion letter, which is the letter to King Jingjiang, is very well written, especially the treatment of prisoners, which is written out of the psychological bottom line of the prisoners, so that King Jingjiang The group of officials under him all felt that if the Dongmu court was really willing to treat me well, that's all, except that it was a bit ugly in terms of integrity, it didn't really matter.

Of course, this is the deepest thought in my heart.In fact, these officials ran to the palace in groups and groups, waiting to meet King Jingjiang, and then expressed to King Jingjiang that they were unwilling to surrender even if they died.They want to express that they are loyal, they are innocent, they will not serve the second master, and they want to live and die with Your Majesty, the old man.Anyway, it is short of saying that we are His Majesty's people by birth and His Majesty's ghosts when we die.King Jingjiang's condition became more and more serious, so he ordered his grandson to come forward and dismiss these courtiers.

The grandson came out and said, "Grandfather knows everyone's thoughts, everyone go back." If King Jingjiang said this, these people probably wouldn't even dare to fart, so they had to go back obediently.In the end, it was Taisun who said these words. Taisun's temperament, how should I put it, his father is famous for his gentle temperament. When it comes to him, he is more than blue, it is simply too gentle.Therefore, when Taisun said this, everyone asked him, "Your Highness, what does Your Majesty mean?"

What's the meaning?Literally!If it is a tough personality, one sentence will block the mouths of these courtiers, but the grandson will not be tough in his life, so he just said, "Don't worry, everyone."

These people are also accustomed to dealing with the grandson, and they are getting more and more aggressive, "Your Highness, how is your majesty's dragon body?"

Hearing this, Taisun Fang turned cold, and looked displeasedly at the official who inquired about his grandfather's dragon body. The official also knew that he was a little reckless, but he didn't plead guilty in front of Taisun, and kept his neck shut, " In an emergency, please forgive me for your loyalty, and truthfully tell your majesty what the dragon body is like!"

Taisun was used to seeing his subjects respectful and polite in front of him, but it was the first time he saw someone dare to talk to him, and coupled with the precarious situation, he was even more disturbed, he had no idea for a while, and just reprimanded him lightly. One sentence, "Your Majesty's dragon body, is it possible for you to inquire about it?"

As the situation ebbs and flows, the overbearing minister, seeing that the grandson was not angry, became more and more proud, and forced him to question the grandson, and said loudly, "The body of the dragon is the body of the state, and you are the minister of the state, so you can ask yourself! "

Taisun's face was livid, trembling with anger, and the attendant beside him scolded, "How rude! Thanks to you, you still call yourself a minister. As a minister, there are such arrogant and rude people like you!"

As soon as the servant came out, Taisun breathed a sigh of relief. Unexpectedly, the servant strode forward, raised his arm and slapped the servant's face with a slap, so that the servant spurted blood, opened his mouth and spit out a ball of blood. Suddenly, this man didn't know how to stop, and pointed at the waiter's iron face and cursed, "I am a dignified minister of the country, talking to Your Highness, how can I let you and other eunuchs bark and shout!"

The grandson was so angry that his face turned pale, and he was not a clay figurine but also had a three-point earthy nature. He was about to teach this person a lesson, when he stopped drinking, "Li Mo, your sage book has been read in the dog's stomach, and your highness will dare to punish the servant right now. , I think you still want to attack His Highness, don't you?"

When the minister saw the person coming, Fang's sharpness slowed down slightly, he bowed his head and said, "I dare not, but I am impolite because I wish it temporarily, please forgive me, Your Highness." He bowed in front of the grandson to make amends.

The grandson snorted coldly, and said to the visitor, "The grandson is here." It was Taifu Zhong, who was also the grandson's grandfather.

Taifu Zhong glared at him, and Li Mo, who was looking directly at him, lowered his eyes and retreated, before asking his grandson to go to a secluded place to talk with few people, Taifu Zhong said, "Is your Majesty okay?"

Taisun is still very proficient in speaking at the scene, Taisun said, "The emperor's grandfather is in good health."

Taifu Zhong sighed subconsciously, originally he thought that his son-in-law was blessed, but in the end, he was poisoned to death for no apparent reason.Fortunately, the son-in-law died, and the grandson was made a great-grandson, Taifu Zhong felt that if the son-in-law was poorly blessed, he would not be able to be the lord of a country, but fortunately, the grandson was blessed, and he didn't want to, hey, the country would be ruined in a blink of an eye died.

Taifu Zhong comforted the grandson a few words, and said, "I heard that all the princes and grandsons are waiting in the palace. Your Highness, let's go, don't delay outside."

The grandson was hesitant to speak but stopped, after all the matter in his heart was related to his son's life, so he didn't say much with his grandfather, after saying a few words of greeting, he went back to Xizheng Palace.

There was a faint scent of medicine in the Xizheng Palace. When the grandson went to see King Jingjiang, King Jingjiang was being served by Concubine Qiu to take medicine. King Jingjiang never drank the medicine in one gulp. He always took it slowly. Not in a hurry, as if savoring the taste of this soup.People say that good medicine is not bitter. I don't know what else the emperor's grandfather can taste besides bitterness.

When King Jingjiang saw his eldest grandson, he still sipped the last sip of the soup in a leisurely manner, took the handkerchief from Concubine Qiu and wiped the medicine stains on the corners of his lips, and asked, "All gone?"

The grandson replied with lowered hands, "It's dismissed, but the grandson is watching, and the ministers seem to feel uneasy."

King Jingjiang is so old-fashioned, once he heard Taisun's words, he knew that it was not quiet outside, but he didn't pay attention to small things, and said calmly, "Anyone, let them go."

Concubine Qiu greeted softly, "Your Highness, come and have a meal."

The grandson responded and had breakfast with King Jingjiang and Concubine Qiu.

King Jingjiang has arranged for his descendants to abscond secretly, and the fifth prince did not know about it, but this did not prevent the fifth prince from arresting them.This matter was reminded by Nan'anhou to the fifth prince, Nan'anhou said, "The three caves of the cunning rabbit, Your Highness must be on guard."

The fifth prince was full of confidence, "We have an army of [-] besieging the city, forgive Jingjiang for being too difficult to fly."

Nan'an Hou Wen said, "It's difficult to get wings, but it's not impossible if you go underground."

The fifth prince seemed to have a deep meaning when he heard this, so he asked Nan'an Hou for advice. Nan'an Hou said, "When I was young, there was a reeling bandit. I thought I had a chance to win. Most of the bandits left, and they all said that the bandit leader was in the village. I ordered people to besiege the village for several days, but not a single bird flew out, but I searched everywhere for the bandit leader, and after searching the village, I found out that there is a secret tunnel.”

The fifth prince thought for a while, and said, "It's a cottage, and it's easy to dig a secret path. How can a big city like Jingjiang City dig a secret path leading directly outside the city? Don't talk about secret paths, I heard that the cellar They dug so deep that they couldn't breathe underneath."

Hou Don of Nan'an looked like a military general with good knowledge, he said, "The cellar is airtight because it is not ventilated, and the secret passage has access and exit, so the natural breath flows."

The fifth prince was taught the common sense of gas circulation, and he asked Nan'an Hou expectantly, and said, "Nan'an, you came here specifically to tell me that you probably have an idea."

Marquis Nan'an shook his head, "That's not true, I just suddenly thought of this section, so I came over to talk to His Highness."

It means that he is not jointly and severally responsible for success or failure.

The fifth prince cast a gloomy look at Nan'an Hou, and summoned Liu Fufeng and Jiang Xingyun to speak. Liu Fufeng has been in charge of the army for ten years, but he has never seen anyone escape from the secret path of the army besieging the city.What's more, the size of Jingjiang City is not small, and it is in all directions, even if there are secret passages leading to it, there is no clue.Still Jiang Xingyun said, "I have a way."

The Fifth Prince asked, "Master Jiang, speak quickly!"

Jiang Xingyun ordered Jiang Xun to go to her tent to fetch a tent of sheepskin pictures, and spread them out in the tent of the fifth prince. The fifth prince, Marquis of Nan'an, and Liu Fufeng went over to look at them together, and saw the twists and turns on it. What, fortunately, both of them have been in the army for many years, so they pondered for a while and said, "This is the standard of Jingjiang City, but this route is not like a street."

Jiang Xingyun didn't make a fool of himself, saying, "The entrance and exit of Jingjiang City's underground drainage pipelines are all on this."

The fifth prince was quite surprised, and said, "You even found out this?"

"Last year, I wanted to go to the city to kill Feng Feiyu, but I haven't found a suitable opportunity." Jiang Xingyun said lightly, making the fifth prince and Liu Fufeng feel, alas, fortunately, we are friends with Mr. Jiang, not enemies!What's more, Liu Fufeng thought, if he offended Mrs. Jiang, he had to think of another way, so that he could make amends with her again.Just listen to Jiang Xingyun said, "Now that the army is besieging the city, if you want to pass through our defense line without anyone noticing, there must be a tunnel through the moat."

The three of them looked at the picture carefully, and the fifth prince asked directly, "Xingyun, which road do you think Jingjiang took?"

"I'm afraid not." Jiang Xingyun touched his chin and said, "The underground drainage pipes in Jingjiang City are not too narrow, but they can't walk upright. If Jingjiang escapes, it is impossible to crawl out of the city. No matter what else, let's just talk about him. Old age can't bear it. Even if you don't talk about King Jingjiang, his children and grandchildren have been pampered and brought up one by one, even if their physical strength can support them, I'm afraid they won't have the ability to climb the drainpipe."

This, this is not for nothing.The fifth prince slandered, suddenly blissful to his heart, clapped his hands and laughed loudly, "I have a solution!"

The fifth prince measured Jiang Xingyun's sheepskin picture, which looked like he was holding a pearl of wisdom, and said, "This city has been built with great care, whether it is above ground or underground, look at the situation of the drainage pipes in Jingjiang City. , what can you see?"

Marquis of Nan'an and Jiang Xingyun were a little confused, what could be seen from this!As expected, Liu Fufeng turned from literature to martial arts. He slapped the table and said with a smile, "It's Fengshui!"

"Yes!" the Fifth Prince said, "Don't talk about digging a secret path that others don't know about. In the imperial capital, if someone digs a latrine, he has to invite Mr. Feng Shui to look at it. Find a Mr. Feng Shui, and you should be able to see something. Come here." Although the fifth prince thought of it, he didn't know much about Feng Shui.

There is no need for Mr. Feng Shui, Liu Fufeng has already enlightened, after measuring carefully, he took a pen from the fifth prince's case, added a stroke on the sheepskin picture, and said, "Qianlong bureau."

Although the fifth prince still couldn't see what was going on in Qianlong Bureau, he praised, "Fufeng, you are really knowledgeable."

Liu Fufeng smiled modestly, "Your Highness has a great reputation." This man had studied Fengshui when he was young, and mainly suspected that there was something wrong with Fengshui in his family's ancestral grave, or why his parents' house was so troubled.Not to mention the ups and downs of his grandmother and his father, Liu Fufeng also survived all kinds of disasters when he was young, so that people have to wonder if there is such a thing as fate in the world.After learning Fengshui, Liu Fufeng quietly buried three blue bricks behind his great-grandfather's grave, and then he met the fifth prince and went to the feudal domain. Seeing the opportunity, Liu Fufeng made a divination for himself at home, and went with his grandmother The fifth prince went to the mansion to recommend himself.Now it doesn't prove that he is good at Feng Shui, since he buried three green bricks behind his great-grandfather's grave, their long house's luck has improved.

Liu Fufeng asked the Fifth Prince to take the map of Jingjiang City, and looked at it side by side with the blueprint of the drainage pipe, and explained to the three of them, "Prince Jingjiang's palace is located in the center of the entire Jingjiang City, and Jingjiang City is the place where the return pipe is located. In the shape of the characters, four archways were built in the southeast, north and west, with the spirit of the king. The lower part is the Qianlong Bureau, which is to look forward to the day when the Qianlong will soar."

The fifth prince said, "King Jingjiang is about to ascend to the ascension soon." How can he bear the shame of being defeated and captured at such an age.The fifth prince had been hunted down by Feng Feiyu. As for the fifth prince himself, he would rather commit suicide than be captured.

To make a cold joke, the fifth prince carefully looked at Liu Fufeng's stroke and said, "Jingjiang is near the sea, Fufeng, your stroke can go straight into the sea." The fifth prince's face changed slightly, "Jingjiang is near the sea, don't they? I want to escape to the sea!" Thinking about it, this possibility is really great, if you go inland, you will escape for a while, and there will always be an investigation by the court, but it is better to go to the sea, the sea and the sky will be brighter.

Since King Jingjiang had the possibility of secretly fleeing to the sea, the fifth prince didn't want to lose all his efforts. If Jingjiang City was defeated and King Jingjiang's family disappeared, he would have no face to return to the imperial capital.The fifth prince said, "Nan'an, why don't you order some soldiers and horses?"

Nan'an Hou said, "Jingjiang and I are relatives of nephew and uncle, so we should avoid them according to the rules. Please forgive me, Your Highness."

The fifth prince sighed in his heart, thinking that the prince is really blind, Nan'an Hou is so upright, but he turned against Nan'an Hou because of Wu Guogong.The fifth prince asked the Marquis of Nan'an to go because it was the Marquis of Nan'an who first proposed this matter. Besides, there are four people in the room, the fifth prince can't go, Liu Fufeng is not good at walking, and Jiang Xingyun is not a general in the army. If he can really capture King Jingjiang alive , Another great achievement, the Marquis of Nan'an mentioned by the fifth prince Fang.Marquis of Nan'an would not be unaware of the great merit of this work, but Marquis of Nan'an dismissed it lightly.Since the Marquis of Nan'an didn't want to go, the fifth prince didn't delay, so he immediately asked Li Yu to come over, and after explaining to him, he ordered him to lead [-] soldiers and horses to go there.

Li Yu has always been efficient. He is known for his bravery in the army. He returned to the camp three days later and brought back Ning Zhiyuan in addition to some prisoners.Li Yu reported the battle in detail in the tent of the five princes, "It's really mysterious and mysterious. The entrance of the cave opened in a temple of the Sea God. Jingjiang sent 74 imperial guards to accompany him. After the war, there were only 130 people left. The descendants of King Jingjiang fled 78 six people, 58 casualties in the battle, and [-] others. Ten generals and civil servants fled together, seven died, and the remaining three." He said, and presented the list.

The fifth prince hurriedly asked, "Is King Jingjiang among them?"

Li Yu shook his head, "King Jingjiang and his grandson are not here."

The fifth prince nodded slightly, and Li Yu continued, "There is another person named Ning, that is, Ning Zhiyuan, who is full of nonsense, saying that he is the envoy of the Four Seas, and he originally wanted to bring these people to the city."

Ning Zhiyuan asked to see the Fifth Prince. The Fifth Prince hated Duan Sihai and his group so much, they took advantage of their gangs to rob and act like pirates, luckily they didn't succeed, otherwise he would have fallen into the sea.The fifth prince is no longer the prince who had no idea when he first came to the feudal clan. The fifth prince has been in power for many years and has a lot of tricks. Ning Zhiyuan wants to see him, but he has no time to see Ning Zhiyuan. He said, "Find someone to take care of him. Three miscellaneous grains, three bowls of cold water for each meal, let him dry for a while!"

The fifth prince first arrested dozens of descendants of King Jingjiang, and his heart became more and more determined. When the ten days came, the city gate was slowly opened before the fifth prince was used to attack the city. Su Yu, with all his subjects, went out of the city to accept the surrender.

The Marquis of Nan'an stepped forward to accept the letter of surrender, and forwarded it to the fifth prince. The fifth prince read it at a glance, and said softly, "Everyone, just rest assured, this king will keep his promise. I don't know where King Jingjiang is?"

Zhong Taifu wept, "Wang Wuyan is against His Royal Highness, and died of poisoning with His Highness Wang Taisun in Xizheng Palace."

The fifth prince sighed softly, "Jingjiang made atonement with death, this king knows." He ordered Liu Fufeng to go ahead and take over the affairs of the city defense.

Then, the fifth prince Fang boarded the king's car, surrounded by everyone, and drove into Jingjiang City majesticly.

So far, the war in the south of the Yangtze River, which lasted three years and four months, came to an end. Because the war began with King Jingjiang, it was called the Jingjiang Rebellion in history.

(End of this chapter)