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- In the study, Zhao Mingcheng hugged a beautiful concubine and read the letter sent by Li Qingzhao together.
After Zhao Mingcheng took office this time, he only went to work alone, while Li Qingzhao still stayed in the countryside.
When the beautiful concubine saw in the letter that Li Qingzhao was coming to look for Zhao Mingcheng again, she couldn't help twisting her body in Zhao Mingcheng's arms and said coquettishly: "The officials don't want her to come."
This beautiful concubine was taken in by Zhao Mingcheng just after he took office. She was only 28 years old at this time, which was her tender age, while Li Qingzhao was already thirty-six years old.
Zhao Mingcheng pinched his pretty face and said with a smile: "Do you still want to pamper me, little beauty?"
The beautiful concubine twisted her body and said: "You have been married for more than ten years, and she has not given birth to a boy or a girl to the official. She is good when the official is in trouble. How can you still indulge her? I wrote back to her last time, asking her to She has settled down in the country, and now she has received a letter to make a fuss. Why don't the officials reply and reprimand her, and divorce her if she doesn't behave like a woman again."
Zhao Mingcheng was also a little annoyed that Li Qingzhao was ignorant, but thinking about the years when the two of them had been together, discussing poetry and studying epigraphy, he still smiled and said: "She is the wife my father gave me to marry, how can I divorce her casually?"
Hearing this, the newly acquired concubine immediately acted like a coquettish girl in Zhao Mingcheng's arms, pestering her relentlessly.
Zhao Mingcheng liked this new concubine very much, so he listened to her instigation and did not want Li Qingzhao to come. Being childless was also a pain in his heart. Although the concubines he took in successively were all childless, he never doubted that the problem was with him. Instead, he felt that those women were not living up to expectations.
When Zhao Mingcheng was coaxing the beautiful concubine in his arms, he saw a man suddenly barging in.
Zhao Mingcheng¡¯s face immediately darkened and he shouted: ¡°Bold.¡±
When the gentleman saw Zhao Mingcheng holding his concubine, both of whom were disheveled, he quickly lowered his head and said in a panic: "Sir, it's not good, the Liangshan bandits have entered the city."
At this time, Zhao Mingcheng also vaguely heard some shouts of killing. He was so frightened that he pushed his beautiful concubine away and ran out.
Nowadays, Liangshan can be said to be famous in Jingdong, especially to big officials. Because corrupt officials are now in power, and most big houses are unkind because of their wealth, Liangshan is targeting them.
Seeing Zhao Mingcheng abandoning her and running out, the concubine hurriedly shouted: "Master, wait for me."
Zhao Mingcheng, however, ran straight out of the Yamen without looking back.
The people in the yamen turned their heads and saw Master Zhizhou running out, and hurriedly shouted: "Sir, the troops outside are in chaos and it is very dangerous. It is better to wait in the yamen and wait for the soldiers and horses in the city to come to rescue. We can resist for a while."
Zhao Mingcheng originally wanted to escape quietly alone so as not to attract the attention of the Liangshan troops. Hearing this, he felt it was reasonable and said to the capital: "Liangshan's attack on the city is impossible. Now that the city gate has been broken, how can we defend it? You protect me." My lord, leave the city and wait for the imperial reinforcements to arrive before retaking the city."
They were all afraid of Liangshan soldiers and horses, but they still had a sense of responsibility in their hearts and wanted to defend the Yamen. After hearing what Zhao Mingcheng said, they no longer had the intention to fight, and took a dozen men to protect Zhao Mingcheng. Simon comes.
When Zhao Mingcheng arrived at the west gate, he immediately opened the city gate and fled to Tokyo.
Seeing that Zhizhou had fled, the officers and soldiers guarding the city abandoned the city gate and dispersed.
After Chao Yong's army broke into Zizhou, he sent brothers Xie Zhen and Jie Bao to sneak into the city, and then raided the city gate with light cavalry. They cooperated internally and externally and captured Zizhou easily.
After Chao Yong led his army into the city, he went straight to the government office. Although they rushed here non-stop, when they arrived at the government office, the building was already empty.
Chao Yong then sat in the Yamen and asked his soldiers to post notices to calm the people everywhere.
When Chao Yong was looking through the yamen¡¯s account books, he saw Shi Wengong coming in with an official in his forties with a pale face. His official robe had already revealed his identity.
"Kneel down."
Lu Fang, who was standing behind Chao Yong, shouted loudly.
Zhao Mingcheng shivered with fright and almost knelt down, but thinking about the dignity of the court officials, he still managed to stand and said: "I am an official of the court, how can I give you the courtesy of kneeling down?"
Although Zhao Mingcheng spoke forcefully, his trembling voice betrayed his inner timidity.
Lu Fang smiled and said: "This dog official seems to look down on us Liangshan heroes. The children will make him suffer."
Zhao Mingcheng looked at the Liangshan soldiers gathered on both sides, and his face turned pale with fear.
"Stand back."
Chao Yong stopped the soldiers at the right time and said with a smile: "Don't be rude to Mr. Zhao."
Zhao Mingcheng secretly wiped his cold sweat and said to Chao Yong: "Since Zhao Mingcheng took office, although he dare not say that he does not pick up things on the road or close his house at night, there is no big corruption and perversion of the law in the city."?I wonder why the heroes from Liangshan attacked me, Zizhou? "
Chao Yong smiled and said: "Master Zhao must also know about Fang La, Wang Qing, and Tian Hu's rebellion. Zhao Ji is fatuous and traitorous ministers in the court are in power, killing loyal and good people. The Song Dynasty has lost the support of the people. It is time for heroes like us to rise up. Liangshan is also taking advantage of the trend and is about to make a career."
Zhao Mingcheng originally thought that Liangshan would retreat after another robbery. When he heard Chao Yong talking about rebellion, he couldn't help but sweat, for fear that Chao Yong would say something about inviting him to join the gang.
Chao Yong looked at Zhao Mingcheng, whose expression was changing, and said with a smile: "Master Zhao, don't panic. Although we are at odds with the court, we will not harm an honest official like Master Zhao. What's more, I respect Master Zhao and your wife. His talent has long been heard, and it would be Chao Yong¡¯s blessing if he could always be around to listen to his teachings.¡±
When Zhao Mingcheng heard what Chao Yong said, he was even more horrified, and hurriedly said: "The lower officials have few talents and little knowledge, how can I teach the king?"
Chao Yong said with a smile: "Master Zhao has a good academic background. He has been famous for his talents since he was young. He has also lived in seclusion in Qingzhou for many years. He must have more profound knowledge. Why should he be modest?"
Hearing this, Zhao Mingcheng hurriedly said: "Xiaguan has been studying gold and stone for these years, and his knowledge has been lost long ago. He is really an unteachable king."
Although Chao Yong admired Li Qingzhao's talent and reputation, he really had no intention of becoming a disciple. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "In that case, that's it. But I also heard that Mr. Zhao is an upright official and has good governance. Chao Yong dared to invite you." Mr. Zhao will serve as the Prime Minister of Liangshan. When Liangshan is unified, Mr. Zhao can regain the glory of your father. "
After hearing this, Zhao Mingcheng shook his head in fright and said: "I have been loyal and loyal for generations, how can I do this and betray the imperial court?"
Rebellion is a serious crime that affects the nine clans. Not to mention the death penalty for the living, even the ancestral graves will be dug up, the bones crushed and ashes thrown away. I am afraid that following the rebellion in Liangshan will not bring back the glory of my late father, but it will bring back his bones.
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Fang shouted: "In that case, what use do you have?"
As he spoke, Fang Tian¡¯s painted halberd in his hand suddenly struck Zhao Mingcheng¡¯s neck.
"I¡¡"
Zhao Mingcheng screamed in fright, but as soon as he said a word, Fang Tian's painted halberd came with lightning. Zhao Mingcheng could already feel the coldness of the blade, and he was so frightened that he closed his eyes and waited for death.
But Zhao Mingcheng did not wait for the severe pain he imagined. Instead, he felt a chill on his neck. He mustered up his courage and opened his eyes to see that it was Chao Yong who had grabbed Lu Fang's painted halberd.
Fang Tian¡¯s painted halberd was stopping next to his neck. The sharp blade was close to his neck and seemed to have cut the skin. Zhao Mingcheng could see a trace of blood spreading on Fang Tian¡¯s painted halberd from the corner of his eye.
Chao Yong grabbed Fang Tian¡¯s painted halberd and said, ¡°What else does Mr. Zhao have to say?¡±
Zhao Mingcheng said hurriedly: "I surrender, I surrender."
Chao Yong pushed away Lu Fang's Fang Tianhua halberd, stood up and said: "Okay, okay, Mr. Zhao is willing to help, it is a blessing for the people of the world."
When Chao Yong sent troops, he discussed Zhao Mingcheng's matter with Chao Gai. Chao Gai listened to Chao Yong's analysis for a while, and then he agreed to make Zhao Mingcheng prime minister.
Chao Yong also asked Shi Qian to inquire about it. Zhao Mingcheng's political performance can be said to be quite satisfactory. He is not outstanding but not incompetent. His official career is also considered clean. If only his political talents are considered, Zhao Mingcheng may not be able to serve as prime minister, but Chao Yong thinks It was Zhao Mingcheng's background that caught his eye. He and Wang Fu were attracted by Zhao Mingcheng's background. They both wanted to win over Zhao Tingzhi's disciples and former officials.
Liangshan has no shortage of soldiers who can conquer and fight, but civil servants who govern politics are scarce, so wooing court civil servants becomes the only option. Winning over Zhao Mingcheng can get twice the result with half the effort, and Chao Yong believes that he can get Zhao Mingcheng to join the army.
Chao Yong knew Zhao Mingcheng¡¯s weakness, not because Zhao Mingcheng was a historical celebrity, but because Zhao Mingcheng had a wife who was the most talented woman in history. However, Li Qingzhao's poems were widely circulated in later generations. Chao Yong loved the house and the crow. He also carefully investigated Li Qingzhao's life and learned about Zhao Mingcheng's past.
The first half of Zhao Mingcheng's life can be said to be unremarkable, but after the Jingkang scandal, he did something that will be remembered for thousands of years.
That year when he was the prefect of Jiangning, his subordinate generals rebelled. Someone in the city noticed it in advance and reported it to Zhao Mingcheng, but Zhao Mingcheng thought it was impossible, did not take it to heart, and did not take any action. Unexpectedly, a rebellion really broke out that night. When Zhao Mingcheng heard the commotion in the city, he was so frightened that he climbed up to the top of the city alone, hung up a rope and fled the city. But the generals in the city organized themselves and put down the small rebellion.
When word of Zhao Mingcheng's abandonment of the city reached the court, he was naturally unable to escape and was immediately dismissed from his official post.
Li Qingzhao did not expect that Zhao Mingcheng would leave her and run away alone. In addition to being sad, he felt ashamed of Zhao Mingcheng's failure to escape before the battle. Within a few months, he wrote the famous "Summer Quatrains", "Live as a hero, die as a ghost." . I still miss Xiang Yu and refuse to do so.Cross Jiangdong. "
Later generations often interpreted it as Li Qingzhao was satirizing the Southern Song Dynasty court for fleeing, but at that time, the Southern Song Dynasty court had not yet settled down, and Yue Fei and others were still in full swing against the Jin Kingdom. After Zhao Mingcheng heard this poem, he became depressed and died of illness soon after.
After Chao Yong learned about Li Qingzhao's life, he felt that this poem was written by Li Qingzhao to satirize Zhao Mingcheng's escape. However, later generations seemed to be suffering from the disease of elevating celebrities. It seemed that Li Qingzhao satirized Zhao Mingcheng and fell into inferiority, so he had to misinterpret it as a satire of the Southern Song Dynasty.
After Zhao Mingcheng joined the army, Chao Yong left Luan Tingyu with a thousand-man team to garrison Zizhou. When Wenbin became the magistrate of Zizhou, a large team of people came to Qingzhou.
When they arrived in Qingzhou, spies came to report that Chao Gai fought several battles, but could not take Qingzhou, and instead lost Ou Peng and Ma Lin.
It turns out that after Chao Gai led his troops to Qingzhou, he also wanted to send Ou Peng and Ma Lin into the city to act as internal agents and seize Qingzhou. Unexpectedly, the city was heavily guarded, and the two of them were arrested as soon as they entered the city.
The incident was caused by Kong Ming, the Mao Tou Xing, and Kong Liang, the Du Xing Xing Xing. These two people were also wealthy in the past, and they were not peaceful masters. When they were young, they loved to learn guns and clubs, so they learned from Song Jiang, who was very famous in the world. When he was exiled in the world, he also lived in Erren Village.
The two of them learned some of Song Jiang¡¯s three-legged cat skills and started to run rampant in the countryside.
A few days ago, the two of them had a dispute with a rich man in their area, and they killed all the rich man's family members. They were afraid of being pursued by the court, so they simply gathered hundreds of people, occupied Baihu Mountain, and robbed homes and homes. The prefect Murong of Qingzhou arrested their uncle Kong Bin and prepared to execute them.
When the two heard that their uncle had been arrested, they immediately issued a message to attack Qingzhou City. Therefore, Magistrate Murong asked people to be vigilant day and night to prevent thieves from sneaking into the city and causing trouble in Qingzhou. Ou Peng and Ma Lin didn't know it, so they rushed in with others and were caught.
Unable to sneak into the city, Chao Gai had no choice but to attack by force.
But the last time the Qin and Ming Dynasties fell and Chao Yong's army forced Qingzhou, the prefect Murong felt that Qingzhou's troops were insufficient and asked Gao Qiu and the Privy Council for help. Everyone in the Privy Council was afraid that his sister was a noble concubine, so they sent Qingzhou to make up for the 5,000 forbidden troops, and Gao Qiu sent him A strong general guarded it.
This person is Gao Qiu who recently found a fierce general from the side court, named Ji Anbang. He was born in Jizhou. He has always been effective in the side court. He is skilled in literature and martial arts, and has great strategies in his chest.
Liangshan defeated Gaotang Prefecture, killed Gao Lian, and ruined Gao Qiu's plans for several years. Gao Qiu then looked for fierce generals and prepared for revenge. But Qingzhou is the capital of Jingdong, and Magistrate Murong has noble people taking care of him. So Gao Qiu sent Ji Anbang to Qingzhou to wait for the opportunity to destroy Liangshan.
Chao Yong led his troops to Dazhai, where they met Chao Gai.
Chao Gai was a little disgraced when he heard that Chao Yong easily captured Zizhou City.
"But I was very happy to hear that Zhao Mingcheng was willing to surrender.
Although Chao Gai had revolted and turned from the mountain king to the rebel king, deep down in his heart, he still felt that his Chao family was just a wealthy country man, while Zhao Mingcheng was the son of the prime minister of the Song Dynasty. Zhao Mingcheng surrendered, as if Liangshan had also improved. An average level.
Chao Gai had just summoned the leaders to meet Zhao Mingcheng when he heard a small army reporting: "Ji Anbang is provoking a fight outside the camp."
It turns out that Ji Anbang heard that reinforcements were coming from Liangshan, and he wanted to show off his power, so he led troops and horses to fight.
Chao Gai led the leaders out of the stronghold and deployed their troops and horses.
Ji Anbang stepped out and said with a smile: "Liangshan grass bandits, more than ten leaders in the previous series were unable to defeat me. Today some more mobs have come, but anyone dares to fight me?"
Suo Chao heard this and immediately went out into battle to capture Ji Anbang.
The two of them were fighting with their axes and swords.
After only twenty or so, Suo Chao became timid and forced Ji Anbang away, then rode back to the Liangshan formation.
Ji Anbang did not pursue him and said with a smile: "Are Liangshan just so picky with grass bandits? If there is no one who can defeat Ji, just retreat quickly. Otherwise, don't blame Ji for catching them one by one, taking them to the capital, and beheading them for public display." "(To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!) - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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