Chapter 920 "Dragon and Snake Rising from the Land (Knot)"(2/2)
Bloody wounds opened on Li Kui's body, and both sides soon turned into bloody men. However, the Song army fell down, but Li Kui still charged forward bravely, cutting down the last two Jiedu envoys and the bodyguards to the ground.
Because none of the injuries he suffered were fatal, this man was murderous and crazy, but he instinctively avoided the damage. He did not just go deeper, but turned around and came back to kill again.
If you keep cutting like this, unless you are completely exhausted, you can really kill seven in and seven out of the group of enemies.
But it was precisely this red-eyed attitude that made Song Jiang unable to let Li Kui go: "Bring him back quickly!"
But this guy rushed too fast. Even when he turned around, he was still far away from Mu Hong, Mu Chun, Bao Xu and Deng Fei. Only Zhang Qing and Sun Erniang shouted when they saw him: "Brother, let's go first. Let's go."
Bring Iron Bull back!"
Song Jiang nodded subconsciously, but his heart jumped again, and he felt a strong sense of uneasiness: "Be careful!"
But at this time, it was too late to stop them. Zhang Qing and his wife led dozens of elites and rushed into the crowd to meet in the direction of Li Kui.
"Tieniu! Brother Gongming wants you to leave quickly!"
Zhang Qing took the lead, jumped behind him, and roared loudly.
One good thing about Li Kui is that no matter how powerful he kills, he will not attack Song Jiang and others. This has been proven repeatedly, so Zhang Qing dared to pull him, but the guards behind him stayed away for fear of
He died under the blood-stained axe, inexplicably.
But precisely because of this avoidance of danger, Zhang Qing's body was exposed under the cover of the shield.
"Whoosh!"
Soon enough, a crossbow arrow hit Zhang Qing's face at an extremely tricky angle, piercing deeply into his eye socket.
The man who followed Song Jiang into the battle and had survived a hundred battles had a look of astonishment on his face, and he fell softly.
"If you can't kill Song Jiang... you might as well kill his men..."
The person who fired the crossbow was none other than Guo Kang, who fell to the ground after being attacked. He actually pretended to be dead. His crouched body was not trampled to death. Instead, he seized the opportunity and launched a final counterattack.
"ah--!
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Seeing her husband fall, Sun Erniang let out a shrill scream, rushed to Guo Kang, and chopped off his head with one knife. Then the knife flashed, and the bones and flesh were separated at the fastest speed, turning him into a skeleton.
Even though he was so proficient in business, Zhang Qing's spirit had faded. Sun Erniang hugged his body and cried: "Didn't we agree at the beginning to open a small shop and recruit a few capable clerks, and the business will be booming and we will be free...
Why am I the only one left! Why am I the only one left!
"
The red light in Li Kui's eyes dissipated and he rushed over, crying: "It's all Tieniu's fault! It's all Tieniu's fault!"
This was not the time to cry. Sun Erniang wiped away her tears and put her husband's body on her back. This time she would not sell it to the government to receive the reward: "Let's go! Brother is still waiting for us!"
When they rushed out of Song's camp, it was already a sea of fire, the soldiers fled in all directions, and countless soldiers fell in a pool of blood.
Standing on the hillside, Song Jiang witnessed this scene and was extremely uncomfortable. When he saw the body on Sun Erniang's back, he couldn't help but shook his whole body and burst into tears:
"Brother Zhang Qing!
It hurts me!
"
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"Wang Yin, we are allies and we are fighting against the tyranny of Beiyan. Why did you betray your alliance and attack my palace!"
When the Song camp fell into a sea of fire, Meng Yue was also shouting loudly on the wall of the Shu Palace in Chengdu, Sichuan, with his voice full of despair.
Wang Yin stood at the foot of the city, looked at the magnificent palace, and said coldly: "The tyranny of Northern Yan? You might as well look at the evil deeds Yang Thief has done in Shu, and the palaces he built, and then talk about such nonsense!"
This palace was built by King Yang Tian when he claimed to be the "King of Xing Shu". Only three-fourths of it has been completed. It is already extremely extravagant and spectacular, on par with the famous architect Yang Guang.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! It is not surprising, Sichuan and Sichuan are indeed wealthy.
During the middle and late Tang Dynasty and the Song Dynasty, there was a proverb among the people, which was called "the prosperity of the world is led by Yang", and there was another saying, "Yang Yi Yi Yi Er".
This Yang is naturally Yangzhou, and Yi is Yizhou, which is Chengdu.
In the early Tang Dynasty, these two places were not so critical. After the Anshi Rebellion, the economic status of the north declined, and the status of the Yangtze River Basin rose. Yangzhou and Chengdu became the most prosperous commercial cities in the country, and their status even surpassed Chang'an and Luoyang for a time.
In the Song Dynasty, this trend did not change much. At most, the former Bianliang was put at the forefront, but now the wealth of Sichuan and Shu was used by King Yang Tian for pleasure, so any palace could be built.
Similarly, one can imagine what kind of life the people in Sichuan and Sichuan lived, but King Yang Tianwang had a hundred thousand soldiers, reached a tacit agreement with wealthy merchants and nobles, and did whatever he wanted in the dangerous land. He did not care about the lives of the people at the bottom.
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As a result, less than half of the 100,000 soldiers died under Xiangyang City, and King Yang Tian went to hunt in the north. Although Sichuan and Shu did not invent such a euphemistic word, Sichuan and Shu really lost their king.
In fact, this heir did not have the prestige to succeed him. He reluctantly succeeded him as King of Shu under the recommendation of Meng Yue and other ministers who had fled back. The situation was precarious.
Under such circumstances, when Wang Yin led his elite troops into Shu, Meng Yue welcomed him, not because he completely trusted him, but because he chose the lesser of two evils. After all, outside Xiangyang City, Wang Yin worked hard to rescue the Shu army...
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But he never expected that the other party would flip out like a book and attack directly in front of the palace.
Anyway, it was already Tu Qiong's meeting, and Shi Bao shouted: "Meng Yue, I know that you are a friend of Yang Thief's hometown. His Highness King Yan has said that he will only kill the first culprit and not involve the three tribes. If our army really enters the city,
You must also know what the soldiers are going to do!"
"King Yan...King Yan...is there anyone in the world who doesn't vote for Yan?"
Meng Yue huddled at the top of the city with a mournful face, murmuring: "Your Majesty, hand over Shu to me, and I will not surrender even if I die."
Seeing that there was no response in the palace, Wang Yin was not in a hurry: "We will welcome the Weiyuan Army into Sichuan and Shu. How long can this palace city, which has lost all people's hearts, be able to defend it!"
When the Weiyuan Army led by Qin Ming appeared outside the Shu Palace, the other Shu troops in the city collapsed completely.
Meng Yue, who still wanted to hold on until the last moment, was killed directly, his body was thrown out, the city gate was opened wide, and the eldest son of King Yang Tian, who inherited the throne of Shu King, walked out with a surrender watch.
After Qin and Ming bowed to the north, they accepted the descending order on behalf of King Yan.
Since then.
After Jingxiang in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, Sichuan and Shu, which lived in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, were most likely to form a state within a state in troubled times and officially belonged to the Yan Kingdom.
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Yanjing.
The Jiying Hall in the southeast of the palace became busy.
Tomorrow is the time for the imperial examination and the final round of the palace examination.
More than a hundred tables and chairs were neatly arranged at the east and west ends of the hall. The center of the hall was left empty for candidates to bow to King Yan after entering.
This is a must to bow down, because the palace examination is actually to become a disciple, to be a disciple of the emperor, so a big ceremony must be performed.
Although he has not yet ascended the throne, His Royal Highness King Yan, who is no different from the emperor in people's hearts, will sit in the center of the hall. The higher the ranking in the provincial examination, the closer he is to King Yan in terms of seating arrangement.
The greater the chance of attention.
So a group of waiters filed in. Lan Congxi, the leader, took the list and compared it with the names and place of origin on the table, not daring to make any mistakes.
Compared to Lan Congxi's concentration, the other chamberlains were a little absent-minded, even whispering after making eye contact.
Because His Highness King Yan has not returned to the palace yet.
Tomorrow is the imperial examination, can you make it in time?
"I heard that His Highness's southern expedition has already wiped out Fang La in the south and captured the rebels in Shu alive. The rebels will soon be taken to the capital!"
"Why did I hear that Fang La was surrendered but the old court was destroyed?"
"No matter who is destroyed or surrendered, the world is settled. It was all in vain to worry before. If you can't catch up with the imperial examination, those Jinshi will have to cry and see who dares to say one more word..."
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Lan Congxi listened with his ears open. The servants in the palace like to chew on their ears. When they are together, they have nothing to talk about. However, because of his sensitive status, he does not dare to be careless until he has fully established himself, so he will take advantage of this group of servants.
Inquire for information. Once there is a new situation, once it is confirmed, report it to the princess, the prince's father, and the queen mother immediately.
After listening for a long time, he realized that the same thing was said. Lan Congxi snorted coldly: "Shut your mouths. If you violate a taboo, the king and the princess are both good-tempered, but this old slave has to fulfill the responsibility of the internal servant."
, to rectify the family law!"
There was a sudden silence in the palace, and all the servants were working obediently, until suddenly excited shouts came from outside: "He's back! The king is back!"
Lan Congxi, who was still calm just now, opened his legs and ran out.
When Li Yan, riding on the back of a lion, entered the city gate, the whole Yanjing rejoiced. The layer of anxiety that shrouded the court suddenly disappeared, leaving only the shock and joy of the achievements of the Southern Expedition.
The heroes are at a loss...
King Yan returns to the palace!
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[Dragon and Snake Rising from the Land] is over, please look forward to the last volume of the Song Dynasty Chapter [The King Rules the World]
Chapter completed!