rebel
On the first day of October in the ninth year of Jinghe, Emperor Jing of Song suddenly passed away, shocking the entire court and the country.
At the same time, an informant reported that Prince Jing had rebelled in Huzhou and was leading a large army to attack the capital.
People in the court and the country were in panic. The Regent Song Yizhou was missing, the emperor passed away suddenly, and Song Ting rebelled again. All of this told the officials that the situation in the Song Dynasty needed to change.
The Empress Dowager came back from the temporary palace and took charge of the situation. She said that the Song Dynasty could not afford a rebellion and that after His Majesty's death, the country could not be without a ruler for a day. It would be better to welcome the Prince of Jing to the capital to have the best of both worlds.
The people from the Empress Dowager's faction in the court naturally supported it, but the ministers with upright ideas refused to obey. Prince Jing rebelled in the past, killing countless innocent people and causing heavy damage to the Song Dynasty. Now, how could his son be qualified to sit on that throne?
Now the Regent Prince An is missing, and the other princes have been demoted or died, so it is naturally difficult for them to take on important responsibilities.
Apart from the neutral ministers, the ministers from the two major factions were arguing fiercely and neither of them would give in.
This scene was clearly seen by Song Yizhou's men in the dark.
Making Song Jing fake his death was not only to induce Song Ting'an to rebel, but also to expose all ministers with ulterior motives.
Just when they were arguing the most, Song Yizhou appeared and quieted down all the ministers in the court.
When the Empress Dowager saw Song Yizhou unharmed, she secretly cursed her subordinates for being useless and for not being able to hold Song Yizhou back at all.
Song Yizhou's appearance made people in the court look different. Some were regretful, some were happy, and some were relieved.
But no one in the court dared to mention letting Song Ting enter the capital. Nonsense, if you dare to mention it at this time, you will die early. What does it matter if His Majesty dies? This person is the top priority right now.
The regent could have ascended the throne himself back then, and no one dared to object, but he just didn't want to.
The Empress Dowager looked at him with deep eyes and asked warmly, "A country cannot be without a ruler for a day. May I ask if the Regent intends to take the position himself?"
"Who said I want to be the emperor?" Song Yizhou said casually, "Isn't there Prince An? He is the biological son of the late emperor, so he is more qualified to inherit the throne than me."
When these words were spoken, some people sneered in their hearts, while others ignited hope.
The Empress Dowager's expression was intriguing, "May I ask where His Royal Highness Prince An is?"
"He is on his way back to Beijing now," Song Yizhou replied.
"But now Prince Jing has rebelled, and the country is temporarily without a ruler. I'm afraid the Song Dynasty cannot withstand a second war," the Empress Dowager covered her face and cried, "Letting the prince go to Beijing is probably the best option."
Song Yizhou sneered and asked loudly: "It was Prince Jing who started the rebellion that turned the Song Dynasty into what it is today. Your Highness may have almost forgotten it. That's right, I almost forgot it. Prince Jing's son is your grandson, so you naturally support him. This makes me wonder if you were also involved in the rebellion back then."
The Empress Dowager shuddered, intimidated by Song Yizhou's wire work. "Your Highness must be joking. I am considering the Song Dynasty."
Song Yizhou smiled and continued, "I remember that the late emperor issued an edict not allowing Your Highness to serve as regent. What does this mean now?"
The Empress Dowager forced a smile and said, "Since there is no one to take charge of the situation, I volunteered. I will now withdraw."
Afterwards, Song Yizhou announced that Zhenguo Gongzheng would lead his troops to stop Song Ting's rebellion and would capture Song Ting soon.
When the Empress Dowager heard the news, she was so angry that she smashed the teacup and sneered: "So what if he is the Duke of Zhenguo? Ting'er will definitely be able to kill him and capture the capital."
At this time, Lin Yan was rushing to Quzhou at full speed, hoping that everything was still in time.
To explain what happened, we have to start from when Lin Yan opened the book he got from Zhong Yuxi again.
It was a coincidence that Lin Yan had kept the book in Lin Yi's house. The cleaning servant saw that it was covered with dust and wanted to wipe it, but accidentally dropped it into the bucket.
I hung it up to dry and reported it to Lin Yi. Strangely enough, a wet book should have wrinkles when dried, but this book didn't have any.
The cover of this book was strange, but there was no content inside. Lin Yi was curious and took it to ask Lin Yan.
Knowing that the book would not change at all after getting wet, Lin Yan didn't care much about it. He casually opened it and took a look, and found something wrong.
When Lin Yan first read this book, except for the dozens of pages after the ending, the first ten pages near the ending were also blank.
But now, those ten pages inexplicably have words on them.
Those ten pages mainly talk about how Song Ting confronts the male protagonist, and explain in detail the strongholds of Song Ting scattered throughout the Song Dynasty.
The most crucial thing is that Song Ting’s lair is in Quzhou, which is exactly where Song Xuan found something wrong.
Lin Yan thought to himself that this was not good, that was not a stronghold at all, it was a trap set by Song Ting for Song Xuan.
After informing Lin Yi of all the strongholds mentioned in the book, Lin Yan immediately set out to find Song Xuan, hoping that he had not taken any action yet. Otherwise, entering there would be his death.
Song Ting was in the capital, but he left quietly and went to Huzhou, all thanks to Zhong Yuxi's help.
Song Ting had always thought that no one knew his identity as Gu Shi. It was not until Song Yizhou's men surrounded the Gu Mansion that he realized that he had been exposed without him knowing.
The area was surrounded by soldiers and horses, and Song Ting had no way to escape.
Zhong Yuxi, who was staying with Song Ting, was in a panic at the moment. If Song Ting was caught, she would be finished too.
But if..., Zhong Yuxi finally gritted his teeth and sent him and Song Ting out of the capital.
Song Ting was delighted by this scene. He held Zhong Yuxi's hand and pretended to be affectionate: "Yuxi, thanks to you. When I accomplish my great cause, you will definitely be my queen."
Zhong Yuxi's face turned pale and he forced a smile, "I am honored to do this for Your Highness."
Sending her and Song Ting out this time has used up all of Zhong Yuxi's luck points, which means that she can be killed easily.
Zhong Yuxi was extremely heartbroken, but looking at Song Ting, she didn't feel so regretful. As long as Song Ting succeeded and Zhou Ningning died, she would still be the heroine, the only heroine.
In this way, Zhong Yuxi went to Huzhou despite the bumpy journey through Song Dynasty and started a rebellion.
They thought they could advance unhindered. With the bows and crossbows and so many soldiers, Song Ting attacked all the way to Hengzhou.
There were not many obstacles during this period. Song Ting was overwhelmed by excitement and thought that they were afraid and gave up resistance.
But he didn't realize that his people never grew, and his people did not appear wherever he went.
Song Ting's stronghold had been quietly taken down by Song Yizhou's men. No one stopped him simply because they didn't want to cause unnecessary casualties. Also, all the soldiers were transferred to gradually eliminate the Song Ting's strongholds that Lin Yan had informed them about.
When Song Ting realized something, it was too late. Hengzhou was a deserted city with no people living there. Xiao Jin had been waiting here for a long time.
Song Ting's men were beaten back step by step. Only then did Song Ting realize why there were so few of his men.
The battle lasted only three days before Song Ting could no longer hold on and fled.
Returning to his old nest in Quzhou, Song Ting discovered that Prince An had not come, and Xiao Jin was leading his troops to search for them. At this time, Song Ting realized that it was over.
Seeing Song Ting returning in a hurry, Zhong Yuxi knew that he had been defeated. She screamed: "What! You were defeated? How could you be defeated?"
Song Ting, who was feeling upset at the moment, heard this and slapped Zhong Yuxi hard, "What discouraging words are you saying? I didn't lose, I didn't lose!"
Zhong Yuxi covered her face and looked at Song Ting in shock, her chest heaving. She had never expected Song Ting to look like this.
"Sorry, I lost my composure." Song Ting realized that something was wrong. Regardless of Zhong Yuxi's resistance, he hugged her in his arms and whispered to comfort her: "Yuxi, I was too reckless. You know the future and you can send us out of the capital. You still have a way, right?"
No matter how stupid Zhong Yuxi was, she knew that Song Ting's current appearance was his true self. In the past, he was just using her.
"What else can I do? I've told you everything I can, and my luck points are all used up," Zhong Yuxi cried, giving up hope: "I really regret believing you."
Hearing this, Song Ting's face changed instantly and he threw Zhong Yuxi to the ground, "Since it's useless, then get out."
After saying that, Song Ting flicked his sleeves and left.
Zhong Yuxi sat on the ground, lost in pain and filled with regret. Yes, he is a villain, how could he like you? If I had known this, I should not have believed him.
Lin Yan hid in the dark, watching all this, and sighed, "This Song Ting is really a piece of shit."
"Zhong Yuxi is also stupid," Song Xuan commented.
Madam Shen stood in the distance, looking at Song Ting deeply.
When Song Ting saw her, his expression changed immediately. He took her hand and greeted her warmly: "Mother, why are you here? Go back to the house quickly, or you will catch a cold."
Madam Shen stroked Song Ting's hand away and said coldly: "Go away, you are not my son, I don't have a son like you."
Song Ting was stunned, "Mother, you..."
Before he could finish his words, an arrow flew through the air. Song Ting reacted in time and dodged it. When he looked up, he saw Lin Yan squatting on a tree, looking at him with a smile.
Seeing Song Xuan beside her, Song Ting's pupils dilated, "Why are you here?"
He immediately reacted and shouted, "Help come here."
In an instant, the soldiers surrounded them.
Song Ting smiled, with a cruel look in his eyes, "Since you are here, don't even think about leaving alive."
"Brother, you are too slow. Why haven't you come yet?" Lin Yan's tone was helpless, but there was no fear in his eyes.
"Doesn't this give me room to show my abilities? I still have people here. General Xiao will surely be here soon," Song Xuan said nonchalantly.
Hearing that the two of them didn't take him seriously at all, Song Ting said angrily: "You still want to wait for Xiao Jin? Now is the day you die."
The next moment, Lin Yan and others started fighting with Song Ting's men.
At this moment, Xiao Jin was fighting fiercely with the guards outside the old nest. This was worthy of being Song Ting's old nest. All of them were elite soldiers trained by Song Ting, so it would be troublesome to kill them.
Hearing the fighting sounds inside, Xiao Yue shouted, "I'll go help my sister."
"Go ahead, I'm here"
After saying that, Xiao Yue rushed into the nest on horseback, saw Lin Yan in the sea of blood, and shouted, "Sister, I'm here."
Seeing Xiao Yue wearing armor and holding a red spear, Lin Yan smiled with relief, and then concentrated on fighting with Song Ting's men.
In just one stick of incense, most of Song Ting's men were killed or injured. During this period, Song Ting knew that he was at the end of his strength and wanted to take the opportunity to escape.
Lin Yan would never let him go. He shot an arrow through his leg so that he could not escape.
All those who were still resisting were killed, and the remaining people who laid down their weapons and surrendered were helped and dealt with later.
Song Ting was pinned to the ground, unable to move, shouting, "You can kill me or chop me up, it's all up to you."
Lin Yan walked closer and said, "Don't worry, you won't die that easily."
Then he waved his hand, asking the soldiers who were holding him down to let him go.
Madam Shen walked towards him with an indifferent expression.
Song Ting, whose face was ashen, had some light in his eyes at this moment. He knelt down and approached Madam Shen: "Mother, you still can't bear to see me die, right? You still have me as your son in your heart, right?"
"I was very happy when you were born." Even though Mrs. Shen hated her son, there was a different emotion in her eyes.
Song Ting's eyes showed more expectation, and then he listened to Madam Shen say: "But since your sister left, you have been taken by Prince Jing to be taught personally, and it is no longer the case."
"So from the beginning to the end, you only loved my good sister, then why did you give birth to me?" Song Ting shouted.
Mrs. Shen shook her head and said, "I don't like you because you are too much like your father. I am a noble lady from aristocratic family, but your father framed me and forced me to marry him. I hate him, and similarly, I hate you who is so much like him."
“Mother, as long as you want, I can become the son you like. Look at me.” Song Ting’s eyes were full of paranoia. He pulled Madam Shen’s hand and put it on his face.
Mrs. Shen pulled her hand away, her face full of disgust, "You are cruel and ruthless, without any humanity. In this life, I don't want to recognize you as my son."
Song Ting started to go crazy, "I am cruel and ruthless? I am inhumane? If it weren't for me, you would have died long ago."
Madam Shen sneered, "Do you know how difficult my life was after you rescued me? The fire brought me endless pain and made me live in agony every day. I could have died peacefully to atone for my sins, to atone for my sins as the wife of a traitor."
"But you threatened my Xi Shui, making her live in pain and almost driving her to death. You are no longer my son." After saying that, Mrs. Shen's head began to hurt.
Lin Yan supported Mrs. Shen in time and ordered someone to take her away.
"Song Ting, you were wrong from the beginning. You even dreamed of your mother's love. Go to hell and look for it. Be a good person in your next life." Lin Yan kicked him and said coldly.
Song Ting sat slumped on the ground, tied up by the guards. He didn't move, his eyes were dull, and no one knew what he was thinking.
At this time, Zhong Yuxi suddenly rushed out from nowhere and hugged Lin Yan's legs, "You are a time traveler, and I am also a time traveler. Please help me, please help me."
Lin Yan tried to pull his legs free but failed. He had no choice but to squat down and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Actually, I didn't travel through time. I don't understand what time travel is. It's purely a coincidence that I can ruin your plan. I can just hear your thoughts."
Zhong Yuxi widened her eyes, "Then why do you want to ruin my plan? How have I offended you? Why do you treat me like this? Just because I want to return Zhou Ningning, why should she get everyone's help just because she is the heroine?"
"You are so greedy that you harm others and yourself."
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