Fang Zheng has never thought about such things as meritorious service. Putting aside some unrealistic national righteousness and empty talk about loyalty to the emperor and serving the country, the ultimate goal of meritorious service is to be promoted to an official position. For this, Fang Zheng has no idea.
Hobbies, he is now an earl, and he still has a fifth-grade sinecure, and his family has a rich and powerful industry waiting for him to inherit. He feels that he does not need to pursue anything else in this life, so he can marry a few wives in a down-to-earth manner.
, wearing the halo of the emperor's son-in-law, guarding the family's property, living an ordinary life for decades, and finally died in a woman's belly.
It cannot be said that his idea is wrong. After all, not everyone has the ambition to dominate the world. Fang Zheng was just a college student from an ordinary family in his previous life. After traveling to ancient times, he was very satisfied with the days of being an official, a noble, and rich.
However, the common people's idea of being a rich man still occupies a dominant position in his heart.
The capital city outside Fang Mansion has been occupied by rebels. Now the emperor wants him to perform meritorious service. If you think about it, you will know that performing meritorious service at this time must be a very dangerous thing. To say that he will die in the blink of an eye is to be polite. It is simply a life of ten deaths.
.For dangerous things, Fang Zheng has always stayed as far away as possible.
Fang Zheng looked at the emperor with a horrified expression, and said with trembling lips: "Your Majesty... Weichen is feeling a little unwell, probably because he drank too much at night, and wants to go back and lie down for a while. You and the other ministers can chat, Weichen
Resign..."
"Changping, come here quickly. Help my brother to go back to his room to rest. Brother, let me tell you a story. What? Zhao Zilong went in and out of Changbanpo seven times to save Adou? No, no, no, that story is too nonsense. I will tell you Zhuge Liang's six outings.
The story of Qishan being beaten to disgrace..."
Fang Zheng and Chang Ping walked towards the backyard with silent thoughts. Because Fang's mansion was too big, it was impossible for the three to four thousand forbidden troops who followed the emperor to defend them all. Therefore, the generals of the forbidden troops decisively reduced the defense and reduced the scope of defense to Fang Zheng.
From the front door of the mansion to the backyard, everyone in the Fang mansion is concentrated here, while other areas are abandoned.
"Fang Zheng, if you run away at this moment, the rebels will attack sooner or later. Those people in your house today, including your parents and wife, will all end up with their heads missing. You have to think clearly!"
The emperor's stern voice came from behind Fang Zheng.
Fang Zheng curled up his lips and almost cried.
Reluctantly, he turned around and faced the emperor. Fang Zheng said helplessly: "Your Majesty, what do you want to do?"
The emperor looked at the hands held tightly by Fang Zheng and Chang Ping, with some warmth flashing in his eyes. The emperor smiled slightly and said, "I want you to move the reinforcements!"
Fang Zheng's legs went weak when he heard this, but Chang Ping was there to support him.
Fang Zheng looked at Changping and said with a tearful tone: "Mi'er, did you hear that? Your father is trying to kill me..."
Surrounded by powerful enemies, it was too difficult to expect Fang Zheng, a man who couldn't even ride a horse, to rush out of the city to fetch reinforcements.
Chang Ping had already regarded herself as the young lady of the Fang family, and of course she wanted to help her husband speak. Hearing this, he snorted dissatisfied towards the emperor and said softly: "Father, of course it is necessary to bring in reinforcements, but my husband does not need to do it himself.
Go? There are so many ministers here, as well as thousands of soldiers of the Forbidden Army. Who can you send? You have to let my husband go."
Fang Zheng was so moved that his eyes filled with tears, and he kept nodding in agreement: "That's right! We haven't had sex yet. If we go out in a while, we will be shot into a hedgehog. It's unjust for you to be a widower!"
Chang Ping blushed, stamped his feet and shouted: "Shut up! How long has it been, and you are still thinking about the wedding!"
Fang Zheng begged: "Your Majesty, there are many people who are suitable to move the reinforcements, why do you have to choose me? If you really can't find anyone, can I recommend a few for you? The killer brother next to me is quite suitable.
He loves money too much and the price he asks is too high, but don’t worry, I will give you the money. For the sake of the country and the emperor, I will pay for the assassin brother’s errands!”….
The emperor smiled and shook his head, "Only you can handle this matter, no one else can."
"Why?" Fang Zheng asked puzzled. Could it be that I have the face of a rescuer, similar to a cannon fodder such as a victim or a scapegoat?
"Because the one I want you to invite is Feng Qiudao's Longwu Army." The emperor said with a straight face.
"Feng Qiudao... Your Majesty, even if you want to invite Feng Qiudao's army, you don't necessarily have to ask me to go." Fang Zheng said with a bitter face.
The emperor said worriedly: "The city was invaded by the rebels, but the Longwu Army and the Shence Army stationed sixty miles away showed no movement. I'm worried..."
"Your Majesty, I guarantee with my head that Feng Qiu Dao will never betray you!" Fang Zheng said with a serious face when it came to the loyalty of his friends.
The emperor nodded slightly and said: "I also hope that Feng Qiudao will not surrender to the enemy. After Feng Qiudao became a loyal man, he led his army deep into the Turkic grasslands and made great achievements. He also served as the general of the Longwu Army for only half a year. He should not be dismissed so quickly.
buy……"
Fang Zheng said anxiously: "Your Majesty, please don't misunderstand him. No matter how long he serves as general, he will never be bribed."
If an upright and bloody man like Feng Qiudao could be won over by Pan Shangshu, he wouldn't believe it even if he were beaten to death.
"Hmph! The city is in such chaos. If he really has the heart to be loyal to the king, why hasn't he sent troops to rescue him for so long?" the emperor snorted coldly like ice on his face.
"Maybe he was delayed by something, such as eating something bad and having diarrhea or something..."
In order to prove Feng Qiudao's innocence, Fang Zheng thought about it seriously and said: "Feng Qiudao failed to rescue King Jiaqin. There may be many reasons. One is that he was worried that the emperor had fallen into the hands of the rebels, so he did not
Dare to act rashly. Secondly, Feng Qiudao has only taken over the Longwu Army for half a year. If some of the generals of the Longwu Army have been bribed by Pan Shangshu, he may not be able to command his soldiers even if he wants to lead his army to rescue him at this moment. What's more,
What's more, it's related to rebellion. If his soldiers don't have enough trust in him, they will definitely not dare to follow him into the city rashly..."
To put it simply, Feng Qiudao's current situation may not be very good.
The emperor smiled: "I saw you living in a muddleheaded way every day. I thought you had been this confused all your life. I didn't expect you were not stupid enough to see the situation clearly..."
Fang Zheng is not happy. Are these words praising me or hurting me?
"My guess is the same as yours, so I plan to send you out of the city, with my own handwritten special order, to order Feng Qiudao to organize the army, and then lead the army into the city to serve the king and defeat the rebels."
Okay, back to the old topic again.
"Your Majesty, why do you have to let me go? Isn't it the same who you send? As long as it's someone you trust, it's fine? For example, who is that? Eunuch Cao, come quickly, the Emperor has a fat job
, I’ve given the position to you... Hey, what are you hiding from... greedy for life and afraid of death!"
The emperor's face sank, "That's enough! Stop fooling around! Time is urgent, and this matter can only be handled by you. I know that Feng Qiudao has a close relationship with you. At this critical juncture, you are the only one who will adhere to my personal edict."
If I send troops, he will believe me. If I send others, he may think that I gave the order under the coercion of the rebels."
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Outside the West Palace Gate of the Imperial Palace.
Pan Shang's face was as heavy as water, staring at the tightly closed palace door.
The resisting garrison in the city had been almost wiped out. The capital city suffered a catastrophe that had not been experienced by the Chinese Dynasty for more than a hundred years. Fires broke out in the city, and the people fled in fear. There were sounds of killing, shouts, and wails, and it was chaos.
There are ruins and corpses everywhere. The rebels under Zhao Hu have tightly controlled all the streets and government offices in the city. Anyone who dares to resist, whether they are soldiers or civilians, will be slaughtered. Countless defenders and civilians have died.
Under the knife attack, since there were not many defenders in the city, the rebels attacked fiercely and soon reached the west gate of the palace...
"My lord, do you want to order an attack?" Zhao Hu stepped forward and asked respectfully. He knew that the palace in front of him, which had the greatest concentration of power, fame and wealth in the world, had always been what the lord had longed for.
Since the mansion was besieged by the Forbidden Army, Pan Shangshu knew that the situation had reached a critical stage and decided to launch an uprising. After he opened the secret passage in the study, he ordered the whole family to leave the city through the secret passage and meet Zhao Hu.
After the rebels gathered together, they issued an order to attack the capital.
He had built the secret passage ten years ago. He originally thought that with the emperor's favor, he would never need it one day, but he didn't expect that he would still use it today.
The palace looked majestic and solemn as usual, and the golden palace roof symbolized how noble and luxurious the person who occupied the palace was, possessing all the power and wealth in the world. He kowtowed and watched for a lifetime.
The expressions on other people's faces have finally arrived today. As long as the army attacks, everything inside will be his, including the dazzling golden dragon chair in the Golden Palace.
After taking a few deep breaths, he forced himself to suppress the excitement in his heart. The more he was at this time, the less proud he was. Pan Shangshu narrowed his eyes slightly and said in a deep voice: "Why are there no movements from the other four armies that were scheduled to start an uprising?"
?Could something have changed?" This matter was so strange that Pan Shangshu vaguely felt that something was wrong.
Zhao Hu shook his head and said: "I don't know, but I have sent spies to find out."
Pan Shangshu's expression remained unchanged, but there was a slight panic in his eyes, and he murmured: "I hope there won't be any changes..."
Zhao Hu asked softly: "Sir, do you want to order an attack?" The palace is right in front of you, within easy reach. Once you enter the palace, the matter is half successful.
Pan Shangshu was thinking about another thing: "He is in Fang Zheng's mansion? Are you sure?"
Zhao Hu nodded and said: "I'm sure, today is the big day for Fang Zheng and Princess Changping, how could he not go?"
Pan Shangshu narrowed his eyes and said: "That's very good. Fang Zheng is a thorn in my heart. Since they are all here, I just go and kill them all. - Zhao Hu, how many troops are left in your hand?"
Zhao Hu calculated it silently and said: "After we invaded the capital, we fought with the defenders and suffered a lot of casualties. Now we only have less than 30,000 soldiers capable of fighting."
Pan Shangshu frowned: "If the other four armies cannot arrive in time and wait for the Shence Army and the Longwu Army outside the city to counterattack, I'm afraid they won't be able to support it for long with just the 30,000 people in hand. I don't know what those four armies will do.
Why did Lu Dajun not rise up as promised? Before the troops stationed outside the city counterattack, I must capture the emperor alive, so that he can remain invincible."
"Send out 10,000 soldiers and horses to attack the palace. Send out another 10,000 troops to tightly control the key points in the city. The rest will all follow me to Fang Mansion. It's time to face him face to face."
"yes."
Ignoring the dying screams of the people or defenders that kept coming to his ears, Pan Shangzhi walked expressionlessly on the blood-stained ground under his feet, walking towards the Fang Mansion step by step.
"Crack!"
A dazzling bolt of lightning pierced the night sky, illuminating the earth. Amidst the lightning and fire, corpses in miserable death shapes lay scattered on the ground. They were clear and eye-catching, just like hell on earth.
"One general's achievements lead to thousands of dead bodies. They all deserve to die." Pan Shangshu walked past these corpses without squinting and said silently to himself.
Behind him came the sound of the horn of the army gathering. The sergeants wearing iron armor and iron helmets lined up in a neat queue, holding the steel knives in their hands high, like a group of hungry wolves being released from the cage, following Pan Shangshu.
, went straight to Fang Mansion.
At the same time, the horn sounded to attack the palace.
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Inside Fang Mansion.
War was approaching, and the guests and ministers who had come to congratulate Fang Zheng and Chang Ping on their wedding were still gathering in the courtyard outside the front hall in panic, each thinking of surrendering or fighting. The Forbidden Army soldiers were not panicked, and the officers
Under their command, the trees planted in the Fang Mansion were cut down and piled up in front of the gate, and simple defenses were temporarily built...
Fang Zheng is still trying to convince the emperor.
"Your Majesty, if I leave the palace, I don't have the ability to rush out of the city..."
"It doesn't matter, I will allocate three hundred forbidden troops to you. If you go through the North City Gate, it shouldn't be a problem to open a bloody road in a short time." The emperor's calculations were very accurate, and he even thought out the route for him.
"Your Majesty, if the minister goes, what will happen to my family?" Fang Zheng turned back to look at Mr. Fang and Mrs. Fang, as well as Changping, Yanran, Sister Feng, Xiaolu... They all need to be protected by themselves. At this moment,
How could I leave?
"I will protect them." The emperor said calmly: "Even if you stay here, do you have the ability to protect them? If the rebels come in, your parents, wife, including you, will all die.
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"That's not necessarily true...if we all escape from the city together, everything will be fine, right?" Fang Zheng said with luck.
"Escape? How to escape?" The emperor said with a half-smile.
Fang Zheng turned his head and said to the other master with expectant eyes: "Dad, is there a secret passage in our house? The kind that leads directly to the outside of the city."
Mr. Fang rolled his eyes and said, "No."
Fang Zheng said sadly and angrily: "How could it not be possible? Pan Shangshu has them all..."
Mr. Fang said angrily: "I am an upright person and never do anything wrong. Why do I want to build a secret way?"
Look, people in ancient times were very rigid.
Just as he was about to continue cheating with the emperor, the sound of neat footsteps and horse hooves suddenly came from outside the door. The sounds struck everyone's hearts, faintly carrying a bloody and murderous aura, like the call of the god of death, calling everyone from hell.
invitation...
Outside the gate of Fang Mansion, the first cavalryman to appear ran straight through the gate of Fang Mansion without stopping. Then a large number of troops swarmed in, silently and orderly surrounding Fang Mansion. In the square outside the gate, more than five thousand people
A rebel soldier held a steel sword and spear in his hand and stared at the pair of red lanterns hanging high at the door with cold eyes.
Everyone in the mansion changed their colors, the rebels finally came.
The emperor's eyes were filled with evil thoughts and his face was horribly gloomy. He stared at the closed door and said nothing for a long time.
"Old minister, I have met the emperor and respectfully welcome the emperor back to the palace." Pan Shangshu's voice came from far outside the door.
Fang Zheng was furious when he heard this, Damn it! Old man, my big day today was ruined by you, the old bastard!
The emperor sighed and said in a deep voice through the heavy door: "Old Minister, I didn't expect you to take this step."
Pan Shangshu's voice did not waver at all, and was as respectful as ever: "Old minister, I will die! Please forgive me!"
"Why? Old Minister, why? Have I ever treated you badly in these years?"
In the past, the atmosphere where the monarch and his ministers were friendly to each other and were at ease with each other has long been replaced by the atmosphere of tense war between the two sides.
One is inside the door, the other is outside the door. A pair of old people who have known each other for decades, through the thick door panel, talk about their years of grievances and conflicts in a calm tone.
"Times and trends. Your Majesty, please forgive me for speaking frankly. In recent years, you have been surrounded by too many villains. As a result, the country has been in ruins, government affairs have been in chaos, people have been displaced, and rebellions have occurred in various places. Your Majesty, I have nothing to ask for.
I am willing to lead the army to clear the emperor's side and bring peace to the people of the world! In this way, even if the old minister is cut to pieces by the emperor, it is not a pity to die!"
Pan Shangshu's words were upright and awe-inspiring, and his actions of leading troops to cause rebellion seemed to have no selfish motives.
"You fart! Pan Wenyuan, you bitch! You interfered with my marriage, started an army and started a rebellion, and you still said it was sanctimonious. If you want to be the emperor, just say it. Don't always use common people, villains, etc. as a cover. You think everyone in the world is blind.
Really? Bah! Anyone who finds the rebellious ministers and traitors will be punished!" Fang Zheng jumped to his feet and cursed fiercely.
Since no one could survive anyway, it was better to curse him out. New grudges were added to old grudges, and Fang Zheng cursed heartily...
"Shut up!" the emperor reprimanded in a low voice: "Do you want to talk too much at this time? Quick! I will allocate three hundred forbidden troops to you, and rush out to find Feng Qiudao to mobilize troops. The safety of me and your family depends entirely on you.
Got it!"
Fang Zheng stiffened his neck and said forcefully: "No! I'm not going anywhere, so who is it? Find me a knife! I'm going to rush out and fight this old bastard named Pan! Let this old bastard know, I
He is a loyal minister, not a villain!"
Obviously, the "villain" in Pan Shangshu's words angered Young Master Fang, who considered himself a loyal minister.
Everyone in the Fang Mansion knew Fang Zheng's temperament relatively well, and when they saw that he was showing a rare display of iron-bloodedness at this moment, they all opened their eyes in surprise.
You know, among the many people trapped in the mansion, although Fang Zheng cannot be said to be the least capable person, he is definitely the one who is most afraid of death. Now this person who is most afraid of death actually has such a strong and brave side.
It really has to be awe-inspiring.
"Fang Zheng, don't be ridiculous!"
"No! I'm going out to fight with him!" Fang Zheng was as stubborn as a willful child.
The emperor said angrily: "You... well! Come here, give him a knife and let him go out and fight."
Fang Zheng took the steel knife and weighed it in his hand, with a cold and violent look on his face. Then his face suddenly changed and he smiled flatteringly at the emperor and said: "Your Majesty, don't take it seriously. Wei Chen just said it casually.
Just to show that Wei Chen is a loyal minister who is not afraid of death. Such a dangerous matter of risking one's life should be left to your soldiers..."
After speaking, he carefully handed the steel knife in his hand to the Forbidden Army soldier on the side, and kept mumbling: "Hey, be careful, don't cut me, hold it well, stay away from me... Oh,
This murder weapon is really terrifying..."
Everyone: "…………"
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