Zhao Wei angrily went to the Shangshu Mansion and apologized to Song Shangshu. Seeing that his goal was achieved, Song Shangshu smiled and asked Zhao Wei to stand up: "I, Song, am not a petty person. General Zhao and I are loyal to the emperor. I also hope that General Zhao will

You need to be more restrained in the future.”

Zhao Wei ran into trouble with Pharmacist Zhu and naturally lost his temper: "Master Song is magnanimous, but it's a villain's fault. From now on, you must obey your orders! Be loyal to the emperor!"

Song Shangshu nodded: "That's good, General Zhao, you have to know that the Emperor's military parade is very particular about not making any mistakes, so you have to be careful."

Zhao Wei nodded quickly: "Master Song, just give me your instructions. I will try my best to get it done!"

Song Shangshu took out a list: "General Zhao will prepare the chariots, horses, umbrellas, and court uniforms according to the list. The route must be a straight line from the palace city to the south gate! All the residents on the road will move out of the city and change into

When our soldiers enter, His Majesty's safety is the first priority, and there is no chance of escape! All those chaotic corners, high-rise buildings and sheds must be demolished, and all the houses on this road must be neat and uniform! By the way, enter these households.

The sergeants must also choose those who are eloquent. When the time comes, the mountains will shout long live the emperor and the emperor will be mighty! The momentum must be loud and not chaotic!"

Zhao Wei handed over the order and said, "Master Song, just look at it. I, Zhao Wei, will definitely handle this matter beautifully."

The civil and military officials here were eager to perform their duties, and the people in Jinling City suffered.

Many people had their doors broken down while they were sleeping, dragged in, dragged out and driven away. Men, women, old and young were crying for their fathers and mothers. The officials did not want to see people crying, and the soldiers understood the situation and tied the people's mouths with cloths and drove them out of the city with swords and guns.

The Shangshu of the Song Dynasty was kind-hearted and had people build straw huts and bamboo houses outside the city for these people to live in. However, each person had to pay one tael of silver.

Soon a nursery rhyme was recited in the city: "The former Liang Dynasty, the latter Liang Dynasty, the former dynasty still lived in the city, and the latter dynasty lived in thatched huts outside the city; Emperor Liu, Emperor Zhu, who cares if the people are angry, just change the king's flag at the top of the city."

On the day of the military parade, Zhu Yaoshi set off from the palace city amidst the sound of drums. At the front was Zhao Wei, and behind him were eight hundred cavalry in neat military appearance, all of which were white horses brought from Mobei.

Behind these eight hundred cavalrymen is an internal eunuch, riding on a sweaty horse. He is tall and holding a yellow umbrella. To the left of the yellow umbrella are ten front guard generals and internal eunuchs, all of whom are tall and tall.

He is powerful and has a solemn expression. Then there is Zhu Yaoshi, wearing a five-clawed golden dragon robe, a jade belt around his waist, and a crown on his head. Zhu Yaoshi is accompanied by a carriage each side. It is none other than Wan Jun'er and Li Yufeng, the two beloved concubines.

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Following Zhu Yaoshi on horseback were Song Shangshu and Jia Taiwei, in case the emperor had any inquiries at any time. Behind him were the ministers of civil and military affairs, concubines, palace maids, eunuchs, etc. walking together.

The soldiers guarding the city knelt on both sides of the avenue to greet them. Starting from the street outside the palace gate, and ending in the streets along the way after entering the city, civilians dressed as soldiers had cleaned up, and set out incense tables and countless fruits to express their enjoyment of food and wine.

Meaning.

Pharmacist Zhu waved his hand once, and the kneeling people on both sides shouted: "Long live the emperor, long live the emperor! The emperor is mighty!"

Pharmacist Zhu waved his hand dozens of times, but he felt nothing. In the past, when he came from the north, many people stopped their horses to bring food and wine, and some wanted to sacrifice their daughters. The list was too numerous to mention. But

Although the momentum was grand today, the closeness was no longer there, and the people on both sides were separated from him by the Imperial Guard.

Pharmacist Zhu wanted to say a few words, but at this time he was already the emperor and could not shout at will, so he had to shout a few words: "The soldiers are mighty, Liang Jun is mighty!"

After shouting, he felt it was inappropriate, so he blamed himself for not even changing the name of the country. Now when he shouted "Liang Jun Mighty", the people thought it was the restoration of the Liu family and the Liang Dynasty.

But everyone on the left and right shouted together: "The Emperor is mighty, the Emperor is invincible in the world, he is invincible in all attacks, and he will rule the world for tens of thousands of years!"

Zhu Yaoshi waved his hand again and continued the military parade.

The military parade was going on here. Wang Tiezhu from Wuchang City took the lead and hit the city gate with a wooden stick. Seeing that the city gate was about to be broken, Murong Ling had already

Waiting inside the city gate, arrange for Meng Wuwu and others to escape.

Suddenly Wang Tiezhu's army shouted: "Urgent report! Urgent report! The emperor's envoy has arrived!"

Wang Tiezhu originally wanted to storm the city and then receive the order, but the emperor's envoy had already ordered several lieutenants to retreat.

Wang Tiezhu had no choice but to throw down the wood and run back to his own army's main formation: "Sir, Wuchang City will fall soon. If we withdraw our troops at this time, I have lost more than 20 days in vain!"

The envoy snorted: "Marshal Wang is indeed domineering. The Emperor has a decree, ordering you to deliver the army and return to Jinling to report on your duties!"

Wang Tiezhu knelt down to receive the edict: "Why is the emperor so anxious to order me to go back at this time? What a pity for this opportunity!"

The envoy said angrily: "Marshal Wang, they say you are a good fighter, but you have been defeated by others and let thousands of enemy cavalry into the south of the Yangtze River. The emperor ordered you to capture Wuchang and Chenzhou within one month. Now you only have

There are only a few days left, but you haven’t captured a single city! Why doesn’t the emperor order you to go back?”

The hammer in Wang Tie's hand fell to the ground, and he looked up to the sky and shouted: "Your Majesty!"

Murong Ling climbed up the tower and looked over, and saw Wang Tiezhu turn around and face the Wuchang city wall, pick up a spear and throw it over, directly drilling into the wall a foot.

Wang Tiezhu stared at Murong Ling on the city for a long time, and the envoy quickly urged: "Marshal Wang, do you want to resist the decree?"

Wang Tiezhu turned around and came back: "Let's go now. How could Wang, a loyal emperor, resist the decree?"

He Wuji's side has surrounded Suizhou and cut off the city's water sources and food routes. Chen Kuan tried to break through He Wuji's defense line several times, but was pushed back by the tide of He Wuji's army.

Seeing that it was impossible to rescue Suizhou, Chen Kuan and Xiang Xiaoyu discussed diverting water to flood He Wuji's army, but they gave up immediately when they saw the countless trenches in front of He Wuji's formation.

Zhu Yaoshi's edict came in time, and He Wuji, who was not impatient or impatient, accepted the edict and ordered the soldiers to beat drums and attack fiercely for a while during the day, and then led the army to retreat to Jinling at night.

When He Wuji walked to Huaiyang, a second group of envoys came to collect his military talisman and seal letter, and his troops and horses were handed over to the new general, and he returned to Jinling alone.

Wu Shizhong went to replace Qiu Xingzhi. Qiu Xingzhi persuaded Wu Shizhong to be kind to the people, but Wu Shizhong ridiculed him: "For the sake of his own reputation, the prime minister ignored the imperial court's plans. He couldn't even gather 50,000 troops in two months. Don't persuade me."

For your majesty and the imperial court, I, Wu Zhenchang, can be shattered to pieces!"

Qiu Xingzhi sighed: "It doesn't matter, I'm leaving now, you can take care of yourself!"

Qiu Xingzhi thought that he would go back to Jinling and persuade Pharmacist Zhu to focus on recuperation and to protect the land south of the Yangtze River before making progress, but he did not think carefully that Pharmacist Zhu was already trying to seize his power.

Qiu Xingzhi, He Wuji, Wang Tiezhu and the others met at the gate of the palace. They were each surprised: "Why have we all been recalled? This is not good."

The three of them couldn't say much at the palace gate, so they could only mutter in their hearts.

Enter the palace to see Pharmacist Zhu. Pharmacist Zhu, the Minister of Song Dynasty, Jia Taiwei, and other civil servants and generals have been waiting for them in the main hall.

Wang Tiezhu was impatient after all. When he entered the palace, he knelt down and started crying: "Your Majesty, I have been fighting fiercely in Wuchang City for dozens of days, and the city is about to be broken. Why do you want me to go back to Jinling? If I wait for you to return, I'm afraid the enemy will

Additional reinforcements have been sent to strengthen the city defense!"

Zhu Yaoshi said coldly: "It's really sad to ruin your good deeds of establishing yourself as king in the south of the Yangtze River! You are a strong general who can conquer several cities in a day, but you can't defeat Chenzhou and Wuchang. It seems that you are really raising the bandits."

Respect yourself!"

Wang Tiezhu snapped his head and broke the floor tiles, bleeding out: "Your Majesty, I have coveted some gold and silver beauties, but I have no second intention! If your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can send someone to investigate carefully!"

Qiu Xingzhi couldn't stand it anymore and pulled Wang Tiezhu: "Tiezhu, stop knocking! Your Majesty! These are all the old buddies who followed you in the uprising! Moreover, Wang Tiezhu is a simple and honest man and will never betray your majesty. I am willing to guarantee it with my life and property!"

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But Pharmacist Zhu ignored him: "Bring people up here and let the Prime Minister see Marshal Wang's loyalty!"

After that, some internal guards reported the previous incident to Wang Tiezhu

Several envoys who wanted to win people's hearts and plot to become independent were brought up.

Wang Tiezhu knew what was going on as soon as he saw these people: "Your Majesty, I see these people are pitiful, and it was Marshal He who sent the envoy to give them some gold and silver, but they came to harm me! This is unjust.

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Pharmacist Zhu chuckled and touched his nose: "What do you guys say?"

Several envoys insisted that Wang Tiezhu bribed them. At this time, He Wuji couldn't help but shouted: "Beasts, you are not doing your job well and you dare not return to the camp! You are here to frame Marshal Wang!"

Pharmacist Zhu turned around and shouted: "Shut up! What do you want to do by privately sending an envoy to Wang Tiezhu's army?"

He Wuji was not to be outdone: "His Majesty also said that day that the two of us should cooperate in mutual rescue. I am acting according to your Majesty's instructions!"

Pharmacist Zhu blushed: "When will I have an edict? Your army was trapped under the fortified city, destroying many of my troops and horses, and 30,000 rear troops disappeared for no reason. I'm afraid you have ulterior motives!"

Qiu Xingzhi took off his hat and threw it on the ground: "Your Majesty, it seems that you won't believe what the three of us say. We won't say anything anymore. If you want to kill us, then kill us. I just ask you to kill us after you kill us."

Our heads are hung on the west gate, let us guard the west gate to prevent the city of Jinling from being destroyed!"

Hearing what Qiu Xingzhi said, Zhu Yaoshi recalled the past when several people fought side by side, and waved his hand: "I will not kill you. I will not do such a thing as killing a hero. You can do it for yourself!"

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Song Shangshu coughed and said: "Your Majesty is merciful and merciful. But the Prime Minister and the two marshals must also know moderation, what is the way to serve as an minister, what is etiquette! Yelling, drinking and making noise in front of Your Majesty, isn't this contempt for Your Majesty?"

?You keep saying that you are loyal ministers, but you ask His Majesty to persecute His Majesty. Is this what loyal ministers should do?"

Taiwei Jia also stood up: "Prime Minister Qiu has always attached great importance to reputation. I, Mr. Jia, dare to guarantee that the Prime Minister is a loyal minister. However, in order to fulfill his reputation as a loyal minister, Prime Minister Qiu wants to trap His Majesty in injustice and unkindness. This

I’m afraid it’s not what a loyal minister did!”

When Zhu Yaoshi saw these two people rescuing the siege, he quickly stepped down from the throne and helped Wang Tiezhu: "I also have difficulties. I also know about the emperor of the Han Dynasty who killed heroes. The most shameful thing for me is to kill donkeys! I hope to be like you.

The founding brothers enjoy wealth and honor together, but your appearance today makes me know that when Han Xin and Peng Yue were killed, it was not the fault of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, but the governance of the country. You roared at the court, how will these hundreds of officials go to court in the future?

How to restrain officials?"

He Wuji and Wang Tiezhu knelt down to plead guilty. Qiu Xingzhi smiled: "The peace has not yet been determined. General, please plead guilty first. That's all. I came here alone, so I will resign today to practice Taoism!"

Pharmacist Zhu quickly grabbed Qiu Xingzhi: "Mr. Qiu, you are the only one who can serve as prime minister. You can't leave."

Qiu Xingzhi suddenly raised two fingers and poked them into his eyes. Two lines of blood came out of his eyes. He gritted his teeth and said: "Your Majesty, I am a cripple now. Please forgive me."

I will take care of myself as long as I can!"

Pharmacist Zhu immediately supported Qiu Xingzhi: "Quickly tell the imperial doctor, hurry up and tell the imperial doctor!"

Qiu Xingzhi breathed a sigh of relief and immediately passed out. He Wuji and Wang Tiezhu hugged Qiu Xingzhi and cried: "Mr. Qiu, why are you suffering!"

When Zhu Yaoshi saw that the matter had reached this point, he ordered everyone to retreat, leaving these three former comrades behind, and asked the medical officer to bandage Qiu Xingzhi's wounds first.

Originally, he just wanted to beat them, but he didn't expect it to happen like this. Zhu Yaoshi could only smile bitterly.

A banquet had been prepared for the three of them in the palace. Zhu Yaoshi was determined to have this meal with them: "Come here, give me a banquet!"

Although He Wuji and Wang Tiezhu had not read books, they had heard the story of the Hongmen Banquet. When they finally heard the order from Zhu Yaoshi to give the banquet, the two of them were heartbroken.

"Thank you, Your Majesty! Even if we die, we will still be Your Majesty's loyal souls! It's a pity that we won't be able to see the day when Your Majesty will rule the world!"
Chapter completed!