Chapter 138 - Post-Confusion
Zhao Chen hastily finished writing the imperial edict. He brought along the Imperial Jade Seal and used it to seal the seal on the imperial edict. Then, he ordered some people to bring the imperial edict to Shu Dao to attract the remaining 30,000 Home Breaker s.
"Your Majesty, please be at ease, General Wu Jie must not be an ordinary person to be able to defeat the Jin Army in the Monk Origin Stage! He can definitely control sixty thousand Home Breaker s! " Wang Shu smiled from the side.
"Let's hope so!" Zhao Chen nodded!
As they were talking on top of the city walls, a clamor suddenly came from below!
"What happened?" Zhao Chen was shocked, and anxiously asked.
Your Majesty, Lord Li Gang is here! A soldier kneeled on the ground and said.
"What!" Zhao Chen's face revealed a pleasantly surprised expression. He immediately walked down with large strides, and Wang Shu and countless of soldiers followed him down as well!
At this time, Li Gang was also heading up, and when he saw Zhao Chen, he was extremely excited! Li Gang had left the Hanzhong City in October of last year, and it was already the 21st of May now. It had already been half a year since he had seen Zhao Chen!
At this moment, he did not have the time to run over to Zhao Chen's side, and was already kneeling on the ground, tears streaming down his face.
He still remembered when he had left the Middle Han Area. On the surface, Zhao Chen had chatted with him, but in reality, she had used her toes to write the words "This Heart doesn't Change" on his feet! His Majesty was only slightly over ten years old, but under Zhe Keqiu's oppression, he had no choice but to use such a method to spread the news. As for the matter of Zhe Keqiu forcing Zhao Chen to kneel after he left, he already knew of these matters, and his heart felt as if it was being twisted by a knife!
At this moment, seeing Zhao Chen safe and sound, it was obvious how he was feeling!
"Teacher, please get up!" Zhao Chen came in front of Li Gang and helped him up as he smiled.
"Is His Majesty well?" Li Gang said.
Li Gang nodded.
"Come, let's talk on the city wall!" Zhao Chen said.
The sky was getting brighter and brighter. In the midst of the drizzle, he could see that everything outside had become incomparably fresh! After being washed by the rain, it was much cleaner than before!
"From the moment Kai Feng escaped to now, I have finally truly grasped my own fate! Henceforth, no one will force me, no one will dare to force me! From today onwards, I am the true ruler of the Song Dynasty! " Zhao Chen laughed.
"Congratulations Your Majesty! After killing Zhe Keqiu, his Majesty would be free to do whatever he wanted! From today onwards, I hope that Your Majesty will continue to work hard and work hard to eliminate the Emperor Kang and Valkyrie, and rescue the two emperors from death! " Li Gang said.
"Of course! Not only will I destroy the Emperor Kang and the Valkyrie, I will also rescue the two emperors! I will also take back Yan Yun and Mo Bei, and bring them down to the world of the Han people! From now on, we Chinese will never be insulted by outsiders again! From now on, all the outsiders must act with the eyes of my Chinese! " Zhao Chen said word by word.
"Your Majesty's ambition is truly great! His Majesty's ambition far surpassed that of the two Emperors! This old official believes that His Majesty will be able to realize these ambitions in the future! " Hearing Zhao Chen's words, Li Gang's heart stirred, and he immediately replied!
"From now on, I have to rely more on teacher!" Zhao Chen laughed.
"Your Majesty, we have something extremely important to do right now!" Li Gang said.
"What is it?" Zhao Chen said.
Li Gang looked at his surroundings, and pulled Zhao Chen to a corner of the city wall.
"Your Majesty, the reason why Zhe Keqiu forced you to do so was mainly because he had over a hundred thousand troops under his control! Although Zhe Keqiu had been killed, the Jingyuan Army had entered the Middle Han Area! Your Majesty should learn from the lesson back then, and not let Jingyuan Army grow up, and not allow Jingyuan Army to become another Zhe Keqiu! " Li Gang said softly.
"I understand! I have already thought about it! " Zhao Chen nodded.
"Already considered?" Li Gang was startled.
"Ever since we met Wu Jie and Wang Gui that day, we knew that the Jingyuan Army had pledged allegiance to us. We had been thinking about how to kill Zhe Keqiu, how to stabilize the world after killing him, and how to prevent the Jingyuan Army from becoming like Zhe Keqiu! I have been a carpenter every day just to numb Zhe Keqiu, and I am not really out of control! He had been thinking about these things when he was a carpenter, and now he had a result! Let's go, let's head to Southern Zheng now to meet those warriors there! " Zhao Chen said.
"Your Majesty, the Southern Zheng has just surrendered, I'm afraid their emotions are unstable! Your Majesty, you should wait for a few days before you head over! " Li Gang hesitated for a moment and said.
"This is the perfect time to win the hearts of the people. We can't wait!" Zhao Chen shook his head and said.
Li Gang thought for a moment, then nodded his head, and agreed with Zhao Chen! Now that Home Breaker had just experienced a great mess, Zhe Keqiu and Zhe Yanwen had been killed, along with Yang Zongbing, they had all been killed as well. Home Breaker was a state of panic, and if Zhao Chen were to personally go over to pacify the soldiers, he would definitely receive the support of the soldiers of Home Breaker. If a few days passed, without waiting for Zhao Chen to pass, his heart would gradually calm down, and going with him would not be of much use! When Li Gang thought of how Zhao Chen had thought about it so thoroughly, he felt both admiration and excitement! Although the little emperor had just obtained power, he had already displayed an extraordinary side of his. In the future, the hopes for the Song Dynasty would definitely be great!
Zhao Chen, Li Gang and the rest rushed to follow along, the countless soldiers behind them followed them out of the city wall and down!
Just as he was about to leave, a soldier suddenly ran over and kneeled down, and said: "Your majesty, Yang Shi, Zhao Ding requests to see you!"
Zhao Chen coldly snorted, and said: "What time is it now? How did I have the time to see them? Let them stay in the inn and not come out! "
At this moment, dealing with the matters of the Home Breaker was of the utmost importance, he would definitely not find the time to meet those two people! And for the two of them, it was fine with Zhao Ding, but Yang Shi was just messing around, he was simply too infamous, and Zhao Chen would rather not meet such a person!
The soldiers below had already brought Zhao Chen's Bright Jade Lion Horse here, so Zhao Chen immediately rode towards the south, followed by thousands of soldiers behind him who jumped on their horses to follow him towards the Southern Zheng!
The rain had been getting smaller, but now it was getting bigger!
Zhao Chen was already drenched, but he did not care! If he was like this, the soldiers behind him would not care!
Two hours later, they had already arrived at the Southern Zheng's camp!
Zhao Chen had already seen countless people kneeling on the ground from afar!
Some of them were wearing armor, and their weapons were thrown to the side. Some of them were not fully dressed, but they were still kneeling on the ground! There were heads everywhere, and Home Breaker Soldiers who were kneeling on the ground everywhere! They had knelt for several hours since last night, and now their legs were numb! Even if someone told them to get up, they wouldn't be able to get up for a while!
The soldiers of the Home Breaker all had pale faces. They had already received the news that Zhe Keqiu had been killed, and the soldiers of the Jingyuan Army had told them that Zhe Keqiu had rebelled and caused chaos. They really did not know how Zhao Chen would treat them, nor did they know how great their fates would be in the future! He was either killed or sent to the border. In short, there would be no good ending for him!
There were some who wanted to resist, but if they were to kneel for too long, even they were unable to do so. How could they resist? The surroundings were densely packed with Jingyuan Army soldiers. The Jingyuan Army soldiers pointed their spears and bows at them, afraid that if anyone made a move, they would be killed immediately!
"His Majesty is here!"
"His Majesty is here!"
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Suddenly, there was a commotion coming from outside!
The soldiers of Jingyuan Army were stunned at first, but then they kneeled down in the rain.
For a time, the entire place was filled with the sound of "Long live the tsunami"!
Zhao Chen had already arrived at the front of the army, and two high-ranking officers had rushed over! One of them was over thirty years old and had a tall stature. The other person was not even thirty years old, and his face was delicate and pretty, it was Liu Qi!
The two of them started to size up Zhao Chen, only to see that although Zhao Chen was wearing a dragon robe, he was completely drenched, only that Zhao Chen's face was extremely gentle, but his gentle face also carried an unspeakable determination and calmness!
Zhao Zhe and Liu Qi looked at each other, nodded lightly, and knelt down at the same time, saying: "This humble subject's Zhao Zhe, Liu Qi greets Your Majesty! Long live Your Majesty! "
Zhao Chen dismounted from his horse and came to the two people's side. He helped the two of them up and smiled: "General Zhao, General Liu, I have heard a lot about you! You are all the most outstanding generals of the Song Dynasty who have accomplished outstanding deeds in the Northwest! Today, we will rely on you all to clear the king's side, and kill Zhe Keqiu's traitorous thief! Your contributions are great, I will never forget your contributions! In the future, the Northwest, Guan Shan, and Middle Han Area would still need to rely on the protection of the two generals! "You are all my right hand men!"
Hearing this, Zhao Zhe and Liu Qi were overjoyed! They had painstakingly come to the Middle Han Area only to seek a name and future! Although Zhao Chen did not say it explicitly now, he had faintly expressed his wish to let them lead the Northwest, Guan Shan and Middle Han Area. How could they not be happy in their hearts?
Zhao Zhe said: Thank you, your majesty! Your Majesty, how should we handle these sixty thousand Home Breaker s? "
Zhao Chen said: "They are also soldiers of the country, it's just that they have uncontrollably become Zhe Keqiu's subordinates! Now that Zhe Keqiu has been killed, we have decided to forgive them for their crimes! "
Liu Qi thought for a while, then said: "Your Majesty, if we forgive them today, will they avenge Zhe Keqiu in the future?"
Zhao Chen said: "Soldiers are only there to pay for their meals! Other than a few, who would be loyal to Zhe Keqiu? If I forgive them today, it will only make them feel at ease and not cause any mishaps to occur! "
There were many people in this era who could not survive and became a soldier. They did not serve to protect their family and defend their country, not to be loyal to a general, but to get paid and eat their fill! There was a saying, "A good man is not a soldier." If it wasn't for the fact that they couldn't live on, the ancients would definitely not have joined the army! Of course, Zhe Keqiu had been in the army for many years, so he naturally had his own loyal followers! Zhao Chen would temporarily not deal with all these loyal subjects, only when he truly had control over the situation would he be able to deal with the loyal subjects of Zhe Keqiu!
Immediately, Zhao Chen brought Li Gang, Yue Fei, Wang Shu, Zhao Zhe, Liu Qi and the others and headed towards the front. Gradually, he got closer and closer to the Home Breaker soldiers who were kneeling on the ground!
"Your Majesty! It's his majesty! "
"His Majesty is here!"
"I heard that Master Fold attempted to assassinate His Majesty on the day of his wedding. It's just that the warriors of Managed were loyal to His Majesty, and in the end, the Master Fold was killed!"
The Home Breaker Soldiers s who were kneeling on the ground were terrified, but they whispered amongst themselves!
"Since the Emperor has arrived, why aren't you all paying your respects?" Yue Fei followed behind Zhao Chen and bellowed!
This voice did not sound very loud, but it actually suppressed all of the voices in the discussion! Feeling Yue Fei's astonishing inner force, the expressions of Wang Shu, Zhao Zhe, and Liu Qi slightly changed!
"We pay our respects to Your Majesty! Long live Your Majesty! "
Immediately, the Home Breaker also let out a thunderous cry!