Summoning the world to be one

Chapter 673 Jinyang Change
Chapter 674: The Change of Jinyang
In the tenth year of Tiantong, on July 29, Deng Zhong led Wudangwei to capture Qi County, and continued to march all the way north. In the tenth year of Tiantong, on the fourth day of August, he broke through Yangyi. So far, the city in the south of Jinyang City has almost All were captured by Deng Jun, and further north were Fenshui, Jinshui, Dongguoshui,

These three rivers are the last barriers to the south of Jinyang City, but whether they are Fenshui, Jinshui or Dongguoshui, they are not big rivers, and they cannot become natural barriers like the Yellow River and Yangtze River. Therefore, On the banks of the three rivers, Zhao Guo built two fortresses, Ganyang and Chiutai. In addition, he vigorously reinforced Yuci City, and deployed heavy troops in the three places all year round.

But that was already a thing of the past. Since Deng Zhong led Wudangwei to the north, Zhao Guo withdrew all the garrisons in the three places back to Jinyang, and assumed a posture of defending Jinyang City.

In the tenth year of Tiantong, on the fifth day of the eighth month, Deng Jun crossed the cave and crossed the water, captured Chiutai and Yuci, and approached Jinshui with troops. After crossing Jinshui, it became Jinyang City, the capital of Zhao State.

On the edge of Jinshui, Deng Zhong led a group of generals to stand here, looking at Jinyang City on the other side of the river. At this time, Jinyang City was very quiet, and seemed to have no reaction to the arrival of Deng Jun.

"General, Jinyang City is on the opposite side. As long as we can successfully take Jinyang City, then we will win this battle!" But the achievement of destroying a country is something that can be met but not sought after. Although Wudangwei also went south to destroy the Southern Kingdom that was entrenched in the south of the sky, can the Southern Kingdom be compared with the Zhao Kingdom?
Deng Zhong also said with a smile on his face: "Do you know? Since Han Gao Wang Liu Bang canonized Zhao Cheng Wang Zhang Er as Zhao Wang 300 years ago, and Zhao Cheng Wang moved the capital from Handan to Jinyang. In the past 300 years, there has never been a Some people can hit here, but Han cannot do it, Wei cannot do it, Yan cannot do it, Qin cannot do it, and now we have done it.”

When Zhang Er was granted the title of King of Zhao, the struggle for hegemony between Chu and Han was at its most intense. At that time, the whole world was divided into two camps. In a strong position, Han, Wei, and Yan were all leading powers at that time, but they were all defeated by Zhao. After Zhao Xin defeated Han Qing, Zhou Shen, Pang Lang and other famous generals at that time, Zhao King Wei once uttered bold words that Jinyang City is the safest city in the world, and no army that does not belong to the State of Zhao will be able to reach Jinyang City. Do what you don't do.

"General, generals, don't be too optimistic, but don't forget that we only have 5 people, and according to the report of the spies, the garrison in Jinyang City used to have 5 people, and later we recruited strong soldiers from the Jinyang area. Join the army, and now there are no less than [-] Zhao troops in Jinyang City, and there is Jinyang City, a strong city in the world, can we fight it?" Seeing Deng Zhongge, Li Pingzhang and others eagerly waiting to try, it seems that they are determined Just like Jinyang City, Su Yun, as a military adviser, felt that it was necessary to pour some cold water on them.

"Military Master, after all these years, you still can't change your bad habits, and you still like to spoil the fun so much!" Chang Mao said with his mouth curled up.

Everyone laughed out loud when they heard the words. Everyone has worked together for many years, and when Wudangwei was established, everyone was in their teens and 20s. After nearly 20 years of ups and downs, everyone has passed and stood up. Years, approaching the age of [-], Su Yun is still the same.

"Okay, everyone, don't laugh. The military advisor is right. We just came outside Jinyang City, but it doesn't mean we will be the first to enter Jinyang City. Jinyang City is the capital of Zhao State for many years. Zhao Guoren will never be caught without a fight. With our current strength, it is indeed a bit reluctant to take Jinyang City, but no matter how difficult it is, since we have already come here, we must give it a try, otherwise it is really not good. I am willing." Deng Zhong said.

It is true that Deng Zhong is also very clear that it is very difficult to take down Jinyang City with his own strength as a guard, but it does not mean that if it is difficult, he will not do it. He has come to this point, no matter how difficult it is, it will be difficult. Gotta give it a try, what if it works?

Su Yun on the side was very pleased with Deng Zhong's attitude. Why did Deng Sheng and the big men in the General's Dudu Mansion choose Deng Zhong to become the general without guards?It is nothing more than because of his calmness, and for so many years, Deng Zhong has not let them down, he is neither humble nor overbearing, he is not arrogant in victory, and he is not discouraged in defeat. Now, the famous generals of the older generation of Deng Guo are getting old, and Deng Zhong is not yet in his prime. , is in the prime of life, it is conceivable that in the future, one of the three top positions in the general's capital will definitely belong to Deng Zhong, a proper star of tomorrow.

"The general is right. Although it is difficult, you have to give it a try. Otherwise, how can you be willing? According to the report of the spies, the gates of Jinyang City are now closed and martial law is in full swing. Once the information is transmitted, if we really want to fight, it will be a tough battle." Su Yun said.

"Whether it's hard or not, you'll know if you touch it. Pass the order, and the whole army will cross the Jinshui River, and then I will go down to Jinyang City!" Deng Zhong ordered.

"Here! The general has an order for the whole army to cross the river!"

At the same time, Meng Si brought Meng Chen to the top of Jinyang City, which is only a step away from Jinshui. From a distance, Meng Si can still see Deng Jun's banner .

"Father, Deng Jun moved!" At this moment, Meng Chen saw Deng Jun's movement, it was about to cross the river,

Meng Si looked in the direction of Jinshui, and said: "It's finally here, Chen'er, send someone to inform Xing'er, let the servants in the palace trick Zhang Ying and Zhong Xing into the palace, and then send them, together with the Queen Mother, Take control, Your Majesty, and wait for your father!"

"Here!" Meng Chen responded.

Soon, after Meng Xing in the palace received a summons from his father, he found a servant to summon Zhang Ying and Zhong Xing into the palace in the name of Queen Mother Meng.

An hour later, Zhang Ying and Zhong Xing met at the gate of the palace. In the past year, the conflicts between the two continued. They fought openly and secretly for the power of the court, but now that Deng Jun was about to approach the city, they also let go of each other. Contradictions between the unanimous external.

"Master Zhong, do you know why the Empress Dowager called us into the palace in such a hurry?" Zhang Ying asked Zhong Xing.

Zhong Xing thought for a while, and said: "Now Deng Jun is on the other side of the Jinshui River, and will soon cross the river. The Queen Mother must be a little anxious. At this time, I must have called you and me into the palace for this purpose!"

Thinking of Deng Jun, Zhang Ying asked cautiously: "Master Zhong, do you think we can hold Jinyang City?"

Zhong Xing nodded and said, "Your Majesty Zongzheng, there is no need to worry. The spies have already found out that the number of Deng troops outside the city is only [-], while Jinyang City already has [-] elite soldiers. He is as strong as Deng Jun. Although his combat power is not good, it is not a big problem to defend the city. As long as the Marquis of Yuzhong does not rush into the city, Jinyang City will have no problems. Besides, Gu Tu, Gongsun Lang's Qin King's division is already on the way, as long as we can support their arrival, even if Deng Jun continues to increase troops, it is impossible to shake Jinyang City."

"That's good!" Zhang Ying breathed a sigh of relief, and then said with a lonely face: "This old man is nearly half a hundred years old this year. He has experienced the heyday and decline of Dazhao in his life. When the old man was just born, it was Emperor Wei. During his reign, General Xin Zhao commanded the three armies, which officially opened the unprecedented prosperity of my Great Zhao. With the passing of the emperor one after another, Dazhao will no longer be prosperous, but I believe that as long as I, Dazhao, can overcome this hurdle, I will definitely be able to return to the top."

"What Lord Zongzheng said is exactly what the truth is thinking, let us work together for the revival of Dazhao!" Zhong Xing said.

The two looked at each other, and then they both laughed heartily, as if they saw the day when Zhao Guo would be revived.

Afterwards, the two entered the palace together, but after entering the palace, Zhang Ying and Zhong Xing realized that something was wrong.

Zhong Xing said to Zhang Ying: "Master Zongzheng, don't you think that the palace seems a bit strange today, why are there so many more guards than in the past?"

Zhang Ying nodded and said: "Indeed, but this is not surprising. Deng Jun is on the other side. It is only natural for the Queen Mother to strengthen the guards for the safety of the palace. As for what the Queen Mother thinks, we will see you soon." After the Queen Mother, we will naturally know."

The two soon came to the imperial study room where Emperor Zhao Guowen worked daily. Since the death of Emperor Zhao Guowen Zhang Xian, this place became the place where Song, the Empress Dowager of Zhao Guo, handled the government affairs. Queen's place.

At this time, the Meng family was leading the little emperor Zhang Yuan, teaching Zhang Yuan how to manage the government. Zhang Yuan was already 11 years old, and he was no longer the ignorant child at the beginning, so the Queen Mother Meng also began to teach Zhang Yuan how to deal with the government. The arrival of Zhong Xing and Zhong Xing made Meng Shi very strange.

"I pay homage to Your Majesty and the Queen Mother!" After seeing the Queen Mother Meng and the little emperor, Zhang Ying and Zhong Xing saluted.

But Empress Dowager Meng was a little puzzled by their arrival, so she asked, "Zhang Qing, Prime Minister Zhong, why did you two enter the palace suddenly? But what happened?"

Empress Dowager Meng's words made Zhang Ying and Zhong Xing completely incompetent. Didn't you ask us to be summoned into the palace?Why do you ask us the other way around?
"Queen Mother, didn't you send someone to summon ministers and Xiang Zhong into the palace?" Zhang Ying asked.

"The Ai family sent someone to summon you? No way, the Ai family didn't summon anyone today, let alone send anyone out of the palace. How could it be the Ai family who summoned you?" Queen Mother Meng said suspiciously.

Hearing this, Zhang Ying and Zhong Xing felt very uneasy at once. At this moment, Meng Xing, who was in charge of guarding the palace, suddenly broke in with a team of imperial guards.

Seeing Zhang Ying, Zhong Xiang, Empress Dowager Meng and the little emperor, Meng Xing breathed a sigh of relief and finally arrived.

Seeing Meng Xing who broke in suddenly, Queen Mother Meng said displeasedly: "Meng Xing, what are you doing here? Didn't you see that the Ai family had some important discussions with Mr. Zongzheng and Mr. Zhong? Do you understand the rules? Get out!"

Facing Queen Mother Meng's words, Meng Xing was unmoved, just smiled and looked at the crowd. Seeing this, Queen Mother Meng was very angry and was about to reprimand, but Zhong Xing took a step ahead.

Zhong Xiang looked at Meng Xing meaningfully, and said, "Meng Xing, if the truth is correct, you sent someone to summon the truth and Lord Zongzheng into the palace by falsely conveying the Queen Mother's order?"

"Haha!" Meng Xing laughed loudly when he heard the words: "Zhong Xiang is worthy of being the prime minister of a country. No wonder my father often said that after the death of Lin Situ and Zuo Sikong, Zhong Xiang was the smartest person in Zhao. To be honest, I am the one who sent someone to invite Prime Minister Zhong and Lord Zongzheng into the palace, and to tell you the truth, the entire palace is now under my control!"

Hearing this, everyone was startled. What on earth did Meng Xing want to do? Zhong Xing frowned and asked, "Meng Xing, what on earth do you father and son want to do?"

Now that Jinyang City is under the control of Meng Si, and the palace is under the control of Meng Xing, Zhong Xing can think with his toes that the Meng family father and son must have some schemes.

Meng Xing said with a smile: "I don't want to do anything, I just hope that the Queen Mother can sign the surrender letter and ask Deng Jun to surrender!"

"What!" The Queen Mother Meng and Zhong Xing hadn't moved, but Zhang Ying became violent, pointing at Meng Xing and yelling: "Meng Xing, do you know what you are talking about? You can't even say such words without a king or a father." It’s easy to say, do you want to rebel? Someone, quickly take Meng Xing down!”

Facing Zhang Ying's hysteria, Meng Xing shook his head and said, "Master Zongzheng, don't waste your efforts, have you forgotten? Now the entire palace is mine, and they will only listen to me, not you Yes, save it!"

Zhang Ying wanted to continue scolding, but was stopped by Zhong Xing. Empress Dowager Meng hugged the shivering little emperor, and asked Meng Xing sadly: "Meng Xing, we are a family, why do you do this?"

Meng Xing said: "Auntie, because we are a family, the first person who came to see Auntie was my nephew. Otherwise, Deng Zhong, the commander of the Deng Army, would come now. Auntie, Da Zhao is already exhausted. Struggling to the death, it is better to let go, as the saying goes, those who know the current affairs are heroes, aunt, you don’t think about yourself, you have to think about your cousin, if you carry on, you will not end well, on the contrary, Deng Guo The royal family has always given preferential treatment to the surrender, as long as my aunt signs the surrender letter, they will be rich and honored in the future."

"Hmph!" Zhang Ying sneered and said, "It sounds so good, it's not because of your Meng family's wealth, Meng Xing, no matter how eloquent you are today, you can't change your Meng family's reputation for betraying the master."

Meng Xing ignored it, but looked at Queen Mother Meng and said, "Auntie, Deng Jun is about to enter the city, and I hope Auntie can make a decision early, so don't make mistakes!" After that, Meng Xing left, but followed Meng Xing The guards who came from the stars did not leave.

After Meng Xing left, the study fell into silence for a long time. After a long time, Zhong Xing raised his head and said to Queen Mother Meng, "Queen Mother, surrender!"

Zhang Ying and Queen Mother Meng looked at Zhong Xing in surprise. They didn't expect Zhong Xing to give up first.

Zhang Ying said loudly: "Zhong Xing, do you know what you are talking about? Do you also want to be the eternal sinner of Da Zhao?"

Zhong Xing smiled bitterly: "Otherwise, what can we do? Now the entire Jinyang City is under the control of the Meng family and his son. If General Li Rubing is around, he can rely on his prestige to take back the control of Jinyang City from the Meng family and his son." , but now in the entire Jinyang City, no one can compete with the Meng family and his son. No matter whether the Queen Mother signs the letter of surrender, it will not change the fact that the Meng family and his son have offered the city to Deng Jun. Why should we do the dying struggle? The first emperor only Your Majesty has such a little blood, since we have no ability to keep Da Zhao, then no matter what, we must keep His Majesty, the last bit of Zhang's blood."

Hearing this, Zhang Ying was stunned for a while, Zhang Ying didn't know that they had no chance, but Zhang Ying was from the Zhang family, so it was hard for Zhang Ying to accept him to surrender, but if he didn't surrender, once Deng Jun entered the city , as the regent queen mother and the emperor of Zhao, the fate of the queen mother Meng and Zhang Yuan will not be good, so Zhang Ying is also speechless at this time.

Empress Dowager Meng left a line of tears, closed her eyes, and said, as if exhausting all her strength, "Sign, this surrender letter, Ai's family signed it!"

"Queen Mother!" Zhang Ying and Zhong Xing fell to their knees instantly after Queen Mother Meng said this.

Soon, Zhong Xing personally drafted the letter of surrender. Empress Dowager Meng took a look at it, and helplessly stamped Zhao Guo's jade seal on the letter of surrender, and then said to the guards guarding the study: "Go and tell Meng Xing, Aijia down!"

After the imperial guards left, the little emperor Zhang Yuan looked at his mother in a daze. Although Zhang Yuan was still young, he was not a person who knew nothing. People of the same age are more precocious. He knows very well that after his mother signed the letter of surrender, the country of Zhao has already perished, and he is no longer the supreme emperor of the country of Zhao. Thinking of this, Zhang Yuan tightly Hugging his queen mother.

The Empress Dowager Meng looked at her young son and didn't know how to comfort the poor child, so she could only hold Zhang Yuan in her arms.

After getting the news from Queen Mother Meng, Meng Xing walked into the imperial study with a happy face, carefully read the letter of surrender, and after confirming that there was no problem, he said to Queen Mother Meng: "Auntie, don't blame us, in fact, father and nephew My son is also for the good of my aunt, since the letter of surrender has been signed, I invite my aunt, Your Majesty, Minister Zhong, and Lord Zongzheng to come with me!"

Meng Xing took the Empress Dowager Meng, the little emperor Zhang Yuan, Zhong Xing, and Zhang Ying out of the palace, rather than taking them with them, it was better to say they were holding them. In order to avoid complications, Meng Xing didn't inform the other courtiers, so he couldn't wait. Take Queen Mother Meng and the little emperor to Kaesong to surrender, because no one was notified, so no one else knew that the little emperor was going out of the city to surrender.

The Empress Dowager Meng and the little emperor both took off their emperor and queen mother's attire and put on ordinary clothes. The little emperor, holding the letter of surrender, walked towards the gate of the city under the leadership of Meng Xing.

After arriving at the city gate, Meng Si rushed up to greet her. Seeing the surrender letter in the little emperor's hand, Meng Si breathed a sigh of relief. Looking at the lovely and pitiful Queen Mother Meng, Meng Si couldn't bear to say: "Sister, don't blame me. As an older brother, Da Zhao is already powerless, and as an older brother, there is nothing he can do about it."

The Empress Dowager Meng didn't pay attention to Meng Si, but her face was cold, like an iceberg.

Seeing that the Empress Dowager Meng ignored him, Meng Si was a little embarrassed, and instead of continuing to make fun of herself, she said to Zhong Xing and Zhang Ying: "The two adults are so knowledgeable about current affairs. I am very happy. Both adults are People with great talents, Emperor Deng has always valued talents and appointed people on their merits, presumably after arriving in Luoyang, the two lords will be reused, and this Marquis once again congratulates the two lords in advance."

"Hmph!" Zhang Ying sneered and said, "Meng Si, why bother to put on a show again? Everything you have done today will eventually be despised by the world."

Meng Si shook his head and said, "I don't care what the world thinks of me, Meng Si. If my life is gone, what's the use of such a false name? I won't talk nonsense, Deng Jun will cross the river soon. , let’s go out of the city early to meet him!”

Soon, under the leadership of Meng Si, a group of people walked out of Jinyang City. As the emperor of Zhao State, although Zhang Yuan was young and had no real power in his hands, he was also the real master of Zhao State, so Zhang Yuan surrendered Book, standing at the front, waiting quietly.

At the same time, Deng Zhong led Wudangwei to cross Jinshui, and when he was about to march to Jinyang, the spies who went to investigate came quickly and reported to Deng Zhong: "Report to the general , the gate of Jinyang City was wide open, and the emperor of Zhao State held the letter of surrender in his hand and asked the general to surrender!"

Everyone was shocked when they heard the words. Why did Zhao Guo surrender all of a sudden?

"Can you see clearly? Is he really the Emperor of Zhao?" Su Yun, the military adviser, took a step forward and asked.

The spy nodded and said, "Yes, this is what Zhao Guoyuzhong Hou Mengsi told the villain. Meng Si also asked the villain to ask the general to go quickly to accept the surrender."

"What kind of tricks is this Zhao Guojun playing?" Deng Zhong murmured in disbelief.

(End of this chapter)