If Zhu Lian had not confirmed it, Niu Gao would never have believed that the huge black pit in front of him was the Jiying Hall where the palace hosted banquets for ministers.
There were no broken walls or bloody human remains, only a big black pit, just like the land after the explosion of the Doom Mushroom in Plants vs. Zombies.
You can't even find any remains to confirm it.
Zhu Lian's tears fell like beads that had broken off the string, with teardrops as big as beans falling down.
Niu Gao didn't know what to say to comfort him. In fact, he found it a little difficult to bear. A few hours ago, he heard him being Versailles Diao Chan and inviting him to eat the imperial gift. He thought the good emperor was fine, but now he was gone, not a single bone left.
Yue Fei, Wang Gui, and Zhang Xian all looked at each other in silence. They felt a little regretful for their malicious speculations about the emperor and for accusing him of betraying his teammates. Obviously, they didn't allow the three of them to rush into the Jiying Hall because they didn't want them to end up like this.
They were silent for a long time, and it was Zhu Lian's hoarse voice that broke the deadlock.
"Niu Gao, there are several other heroes. I wonder if they can temporarily obey my arrangements. His Majesty practiced and upheld the principle of resisting the Jin until his death. Even if he is gone, I will not let the Jin soldiers take even a single step into Bianliang City."
Niu Gao turned to look at his elder brother Yue Fei, who agreed without any hesitation. He did this to repay Zhao Huan for saving his life.
"Thank you all, there will be rewards in the future."
"Hey, we're not here for this. Fighting the Jin soldiers and defending our country is the responsibility of every Song Dynasty man."
"What should we do next?"
"There's nothing good to stay in the palace anymore. Let's go to the defense line of Bianliang City. If the city survives, the people will be there. If the city is destroyed, the people will die."
"Mom, I'm going too." A clear voice suddenly came from behind: "I want to live and die with Bianliang City just like Mom and Dad."
It turned out that not long after Zhu Lian and others left Funing Palace, Zhao Xi woke up and ran towards Jiying Palace despite the maid's obstruction.
There were still two traces of mud on the little face, and his red eyes revealed a firm will.
"good!"
We will definitely defend the city of Bianliang.
Decades later, the Jin Dynasty had already become an inseparable part of the territory of the Song Dynasty, and the Song Dynasty had become a powerful empire spanning the Eurasian continent and colonizing Australia and America.
When Zhao Huan took Zhu Lian to travel around the world, Zhao Xi became the empress of this huge empire.
Yue Fei, who was over fifty years old, thought that a long time ago, when the empress was probably a child of four and a half years old, he had already recognized this person in his heart and was willing to fight for her all his life.
Between people, no matter how old or young they are, what matters most is the affinity between them.
The author has something to say: Niu Gao was Zhao Huan's younger brother. Yue Fei, Zhang Xian, and Wang Gui, though already 23 years old, were loyal fans of the four-and-a-half-year-old Zhao Xi, willing to fight for him their entire lives.
The author has something to say: Do you think Tang Huai was miserable? Four of his five brothers had already established connections with the highest authority in the Song Dynasty, yet Tang Huai was still working behind enemy lines along the Yellow River. In fact, it was even worse: Tang Huai was tricked by Qin Hui into running away, and the whole group went to Goryeo.
No matter how firm Zhu Lian and Zhao Xi's attitude was, they were still a little unwell. The maid Xiao Tao went to find the imperial sedan chair in the palace, and Niu Gao and others carried it towards Bianliang City.
When they reached the Daqing Palace Square, they met Huangchengsi and Zhao Kai who had hurried over.
"Greetings to the Empress. I heard that there was an explosion in the Bian Jing Palace, so I hurried here. His Majesty..." Zhao Kai didn't say anything else. Zhu Lian's face didn't look very good.
Zhao Kai was originally the chief of the Imperial City Department, which was the highest official. When Wang Fu and others rebelled, one of their biggest reliances was that Zhao Kai was one of them.
After controlling the Imperial City Bureau, the fighting in the Bianjing Palace was in full swing. People from outside could not get in. Five hundred heavily armored soldiers were enough to control everything. If he came again and turned his back on them and became emperor directly, Zhao Kai would not be able to do anything to him with the support of the Jin Kingdom.
Who would have thought that Zhao Kai actually rebelled and no longer wanted to be emperor. He was determined to protect Zhao Ji and made Wang Fu suffer a great loss.
Although Zhao Huan was unable to persuade Zhao Kai to surrender, his father, Song Huizong, could. As for how Zhao Ji persuaded Zhao Kai to happily give up the throne in just one incense stick, it remains a mystery.
"There's nothing left to defend in the Bianjing Palace. Take your men to the city defense line. We must withstand the Jin army's offensive no matter what."
Zhao Kai nodded silently without saying anything. His quirky sister-in-law was nothing special, but Zhu Lian's serious demeanor tonight made Zhao Kai feel a little intimidated.
Yes, Zhu Lian is Zhao Kai’s sister-in-law.
The two brothers Zhao Huan and Zhao Kai married the two sisters Zhu Lian and Zhu Fengying.
People from the Imperial City Bureau replaced Niu Gao, Yue Fei and others, and the group continued to move towards the defense line of Bianliang City.
At some point, the sky became gloomy again, and faintly visible, snow began to fall from the sky. The weather this year is a bit weird, and snowing at this time is really not a good sign.
Zhao Kai came close to Niu Gao, licked his face and asked in a low voice: "Niu Zhuangshi, what is going on?"
Niu Gao told the story of how Jin Wushu's 5,000 elite soldiers rushed out from in front of the Daqing Palace through an underground secret passage, and how more than 500 guards in the Bianjing Palace fought with the Jin soldiers for a while, and finally ignited the black gunpowder buried under the Jiying Palace, and died together.
Zhao Kai was speechless for a long time. What Zhao Huan said at the coronation ceremony, that the emperor guards the national border and the king dies for the country, was not just talk, but what he practiced.
There's black gunpowder under the Jiying Hall. Could it be prepared for the ministers' banquet? I thought I was doing him a favor. Zhao Kai shuddered. If the situation got out of control, Zhao Huan wouldn't just round up everyone in the court.
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