Chapter 374: The imperial conquest, destroy the rebels!
"Sir, there is something..."
Yan Ruchu, who was drawing a city map, looked at the old man and asked, "Tell me more."
The old man said respectfully: "Previously, His Highness asked for an investigation into corruption. His subordinates discovered that a shed official named Peng Tiancai and three of his subordinates were poisoned to death. When they were discovered, their bodies were covered with ulcers and their bodies were completely bruised."
Yan Ruchu raised his head when he heard this and asked, "When did he die?"
The old man said: "My subordinates took a look and I'm afraid it must have happened five days ago."
Yan Ruchu frowned slightly and asked, "Who did it? Has anyone been caught?"
The old man shook his head and said: "The corpse has been left there for too long. My subordinates and the military officers examined it together, but they couldn't find any clues."
Yan Ruchu's heart sank and she said, "Could it be that he is from Jianghu?"
"It's possible."
The old man added: "Moreover, the poison used was extraordinary. It only took five days for it to rot into the bones. This matter is neither trivial nor serious, but you must be vigilant."
Yan Ruchu waved her hand and said: "Here I am..."
"I guess there's no need to worry."
After hearing this, the old man had a guess in his mind, and then he said no more and quietly withdrew.
After the old man left, Yan Ruchu entered the study again.
The scholar in the study was holding a bamboo scroll and reading it. When he saw Yan Ruchu coming in, he said, "Young Master heard it just now. Don't worry, Your Highness. The person who poisoned me is not a threat. He just wants revenge."
"Is that so?"
Yan Ruchu calmed down and immediately asked, "Do you know who Mr. Zhu is?"
The scholar looked at him and said, "She is a woman."
"woman?"
Yan Ruchu paused, then asked again: "To be honest, Mr. Zhu, if I have a poison master under my command, he might be able to do a lot of things, and I would like to recruit him."
The scholar shook his head and said: "If His Highness wants to recruit, I'm afraid it may not be possible."
"You can try." Yan Ruchu said.
The scholar said: "I still don't recommend this to Your Highness. Your Highness can recruit a pharmacist, but you must not recruit a poison master. This may cost Your Highness his life."
After hearing this, Yan Ruchu paused and asked, "Even Mr. Zhu said this..."
Then I'm afraid this poisoner really has some skills.
"I know it now."
Yan Ruchu put her mind down and left here immediately.
After he left, the scholar put down the scroll in his hand and stepped to the desk.
A pair of eyebrows were painted on the table, and a pile of yin and yang fish were placed beside it.
The scholar took one look at it, then picked up the yin-yang fish and threw it down again.
Seeing the hexagram, the scholar couldn't help but sigh.
"Even the divination skills taught by my husband can't figure out this person's face..."
"Think about it, it's better not to worry about it."
The scholar put away his eyebrows, put the Yin Yang Fish back into his sleeve, picked up the book and continued reading.
…
Outside Qingshan City, there are mountains and mountains. There are many twists and turns in the deep mountains, and people often get lost.
But there was a veiled woman following behind one person.
That woman was none other than Ah Qing, but she was very different from before.
The man walking in front of Ah Qing was carrying a basket on his back, and in the basket was a bunch of herbs.
This man is not old, no more than twenty-one or twelve, but his appearance is a bit older, with a slight beard, and he is in full swing.
The man carrying the backpack looked back and saw the girl with a veil on her face lowering her head and saying nothing, so he asked: "People have been killed and revenge has been avenged. What else can't be let go?"
Ah Qing raised his head and said, "Dad, I'm not here anymore."
The man shook his head and said: "Separation between life and death is a matter of course. The more you can't let go, the easier it is for you to have heart problems."
"The poison method is harmful to nature and harms the principles. It will destroy both body and mind in the long run. I take you on this journey because I don't want you to go astray. But if you insist on doing this, then I won't let you go! Do you understand?
!”
The man's eyes looked with a bit of edge.
Ah Qing trembled obviously and did not dare to look at her.
"Let's go into the mountains."
"Um."
Ah Qing followed the man into the deep mountains in front of her. She looked back at the way she came and knew that the past could never go back.
…
In the spring of the thirteenth year of Xinglong.
Da Xiang's army approached Yuancuan and wanted to enter Qingshan City from Changguan Mountain Road.
The terrain of Yuanchuan is steep, easy to defend but difficult to attack. Tens of thousands of horses and horses are stagnant outside Yuanchuan. Looking at this situation, everyone shakes their head.
The counselor in Daxiang's tent thought for several days but could not find a solution, and sighed: "I read the history of Jing and knew that King Yu of Dajing was demoted here and stationed troops and horses. However, the original King of Jing broke into the mountain and surrendered to Qingshan City.
, King Yu, what kind of earth-tile wild dog is he? He can completely defeat him if he occupies such a favorable location."
"It's difficult to break through this abyss..."
"well."
Days of running around and the current helplessness caused the morale of the troops in the tent to be turbulent. Seeing this, the general knew that the situation was unfavorable and should not act rashly.
Because of these mountains, the two armies were deadlocked here.
"Can't wait any longer!"
"We will attack Changguan Mountain tomorrow. Otherwise, when their reinforcements arrive, they will really lose their momentum!"
"Reorganize the whole army!"
At dawn that day, there was a sound of fighting on the Changguan Mountain Road.
I also saw rolling rocks rolling down from the top of the mountain, crushing people into pulp.
"kill!"
Taking advantage of this terrain, the rebels were able to maintain a stalemate for several hours, and even got the better of them.
King Xiang's army suffered successive defeats, and its morale fell into a low state.
The battle was lost at the beginning.
Three hundred miles and hurried to Shangjing.
King Xiang Zhao Zhen was furious after hearing this. He overturned the table and shouted: "A bunch of useless things!"
He gritted his teeth and glanced around the officials in the court who dared not speak.
Everyone bowed their heads, fearing to touch the power of God.
"OK!"
Zhao Zhen said: "You think I am old, don't you?"
He snorted coldly and said, "Bring me the king's armor and halberd!"
"The Jingxuan Guards mobilized 3,000 horses, the city defense army mobilized 20,000 horses, and another 10,000 horses were mobilized from Wanjiang."
"This king wants to take charge of his army and conquer it himself! Defeat his enemy's army!"
After hearing this, all the officials in the hall could no longer sit still.
"Your Majesty, you must not go on a personal expedition! The country cannot live without a king for a day."
Zhao Zhen snorted coldly: "I will leave the affairs of government to the prince for the time being!"
"Who dares to say another word, I will kill him!"
As soon as these words came out, the officials who wanted to see him stopped immediately.
They knew the king's temper well, and those words were no joke. After all, many people had died in this court before.
"Assemble the three armies! The whole army is mobilized!"
Zhao Zhen changed her armor and immediately mounted her horse and rushed to the camp.
For a moment, the entire city of Shangjing was shaken.
Zhao Zhen personally conquered the Southern Territory, and her courage was still the same as before!
"Dong dong dong..."
The sound of drums from Chengtou Mountain shook the morale of the troops.
Zhao Zhen raised her halberd high and pointed to the south.
"All officers and soldiers, please go out with me on the expedition!"
"Destroy the rebels!"
"kill!!"
A killing sound shook the sky, and then sand and dust were seen everywhere.
Soldiers and horses from all directions gathered together and headed straight for the Southern Territory!