Chapter 318 Palace Coup
After clearing the remaining enemies in the city, Yang Yanzhao and his father joined forces, and the 6,000 Huoshan Army rested in the city for a night.
The father and son of the Yang family continued to divide their troops into two groups. Yang Ye, the Golden Sword Commander, led 10,000 troops to cooperate with Meng Liangjiaozan to capture Xinzhou City, while Yang Yanzhao rushed to Wuzhou to cooperate with His Royal Highness the Regent Prince to fight an ambush.
Yelu Xiu Ge waited for a day at Gubeikou, but did not wait for the Liao army that retreated from the four states to gather, but waited for another 10,000 troops to block the gate from the north of Gubeikou. He almost vomited blood again!
He couldn't wait any longer. The defenders of Guizhou, Xinzhou, and Wuzhou probably had a tragic fate of being annihilated.
There were still more than 4,000 people left in the army led by Yelu Xiu'ge, plus the 3,000 defenders who escaped from Guizhou City, and the 2,000 troops guarding Gubeikou, which together were less than 10,000 people. They could only rush north through the pass and fight to the death, and count every one who escaped.
After Gao Yingxiong captured Shanhaiguan with an army of 10,000, he came to Gubeikou to join Cao Wei. Cao Wei came to Gubeikou first after capturing Xifengkou, and tried his best to carry out the prince's mission of closing the door and beating the dog.
It was said that there were 20,000 troops, but when capturing Shanhaiguan and Xifengkou, each lost thousands of people. But with these more than 18,000 troops, Cao Wei and Gao Yingxiong also had the confidence to close this door.
At this moment, they didn't know that there were less than 10,000 Liao soldiers left in this gate, and they were ready to escape. Otherwise, their confidence would be soaring to the sky.
The people were well fed, and the horses were well fed. Without the order to mobilize, these more than 9,000 Liao soldiers would fight to the death to rush north. With the order of Yelu Xiu'ge, the northern gate was opened, and the Liao soldiers rushed forward bravely!
Gao Yingxiong shouted: "Here they come! Archers, greet them!"
The 6,000 archers in ambush shot a hail of arrows on both sides of the gate. The Liao soldiers didn't want to fight at all, they just shot arrows and hid in the pedals to avoid the arrows, and rushed forward with their heads down! ...
Cao Wei and Gao Yingxiong led the cavalry, blocking the road and attacking the Liao army that rushed out with a rain of arrows.
This was a crushing defeat without any suspense. The Liao army that rushed through the Song army cavalry formation was no more than three or four hundred people. Yelu Xiu'ge was protected by hundreds of personal soldiers and rode his horse to the long-dreamed grassland. Xiao Yanluping, the cowardly guy, was chopped off his horse by Gao Yingxiong with a single sword and could only return to his hometown.
Seeing that no Liao army rushed out of the pass, Cao Wei and Gao Yingxiong looked at each other with wide eyes.
"Gone? Eighty or ninety thousand Liao troops only escaped with this little?" Gao Yingxiong couldn't help but ask.
: "Your Majesty and General Yang are so brave and valiant. It seems that the Liao army has only managed to escape this far!" Cao Wei concluded.
: "Then! Let's lead our troops through the pass, shall we?" Gao Yingxiong was still a little dumbfounded and could not believe it.
: "Let's go! Enter the pass." Cao Wei concluded for him again. ...
This was an inspiring and joyous victory!
All the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun were recovered, and more than 100,000 main forces of the Liao Kingdom were wiped out.
The army celebrated the victory, and the Han people of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun also rejoiced. Those Khitan nobles who did not have time to escape were like the bereaved parents, and those ordinary Khitan people were terrified and no longer dared to boss around the Han people and show off their power.
After rewarding the three armies, Regent Prince Zhao Defang arranged for Cheng Yu, Cao Wei and Gao Yingxiong to lead 20,000 troops each to guard the border. Sima Qingyun took over all the political affairs of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun. The King of Chu and the King of Xiang also willingly stayed here to cooperate with Mr. Sima to implement the new policy reform and implementation test points of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun.
Regent Prince Zhao Defang decided to rest the army for a few days. After all the military and political affairs of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun were on the right track, he returned to the capital.
He missed the princess and Lin'er, but he was so anxious that he didn't know that at this moment, the princess and the youngest son in the capital were in danger. ...
In the study room of the imperial palace in the capital, the little emperor Zhao Wuji stubbornly tightened his little face and looked coldly at the more than 30 court officials in front of him. The man in the lead was his own uncle, Cheng Haodong, the uncle of the emperor.
"Uncle, you keep saying you're doing this for me, but I want to ask you, after my father passed away, have you ever visited the Prince of Wei's mansion to show your concern for me and my mother, the poor mother and son? If I remember correctly, you never visited the Prince of Wei's mansion once, and you wished you had severed all ties with your sister and nephew.
After I ascended the throne, you went to the palace every other day to ask to see my mother, and my mother, out of consideration for family affection, begged me to come back ." Please ask me to promote you to a higher position, to a second-rank official, and to the position of the Minister of War.
My second uncle Cheng Haonan was also promoted to the position of Palace Guard, with military power in hand. I am very kind to your Cheng family, right?
The Regent Prince agreed to all this, and he was very kind to your Cheng family, right?
Now, you took advantage of the opportunity that the uncle led the army out of the capital to fight, but you want me to remove him from his position as Regent Prince and regent of the country. He took away his military power. He has ulterior motives and is totally devoid of conscience!"
Cheng Haodong's face turned red and white when he was scolded by the little emperor. He was angry and embarrassed. "Your Majesty, I am loyal to you, and the world can see it! However, the emperor is the supreme son of destiny. He should hold the imperial power and not be controlled by any ministers. He is not a plaything in the hands of any ministers. The regent Zhao Defang took away
his military power. He is not a plaything in the hands of any ministers.
The emperor commands the princes and is overbearing. He never takes you and the empress dowager seriously. If this continues, the minister will be strong and the emperor will be weak. If he has wolfish ambitions, how can you sit firmly on the throne?
I beg your Majesty to take advantage of the good opportunity when the regent Zhao Defang is not in the capital to deprive him of his title of regent, deprive him of his military power and power to govern the country, arrest him and bring him back to the capital, and put him under house arrest! "
"Your Majesty, please make a wise decision! ..." "
Your Majesty, good opportunities are rare and will never come again. I beg your Majesty to make a wise decision and take back the imperial power!"
More than 30 ministers shouted in unison, risking their lives to advise.
The little emperor Zhao Wuji clenched his fists and bit his lower lip, but he tried his best to hold back his impulsive thoughts and calm his mind!
These guys have joined forces to fool and threaten my seven-year-old child. My uncle is not in the capital now. They have been scheming and have already planned. Most of the imperial guards in the capital are in their hands. Wei Jiutong, the chief eunuch, is also their accomplice. I must remain calm.
Thinking of this, the little emperor Zhao Wuji laughed instead of being angry. : "Uncle, I am only a seven-year-old child, and I can't even recognize all the words! If the power of the Regent Prince and the Emperor's uncle to govern the country is taken back, I will not deal with those troublesome political affairs. Wouldn't the Song Dynasty court become a decoration that misleads the country and the people?"
Cheng Haodong raised his head with a fiery face, "Your Majesty, I can help you with government affairs! There are so many loyal and good ministers to share your worries, you don't have to worry about this." Zhao Wuji
couldn't help it, and his face turned cold with anger!
: "Uncle, do you want to replace the Regent Prince and the Emperor's uncle and govern the country?"
Why not? Cheng Haodong hurriedly coaxed him with sweet words: "Your Majesty, we are close relatives, connected by blood, we share the same fate, and I will never let your Majesty down!"
You are so shameless and ambitious that you have united to seize the kingdom of my Zhao family!
The little emperor Zhao Wuji suppressed his anger and stood up, "I am sleepy and it is time for a nap. You can leave now!"
"Your Majesty!..." Cheng Haodong, who wanted to coax the little emperor to be crowned king and govern the country, grabbed the little emperor's sleeve in a hurry.
The little emperor's face turned cold!
"Cheng Haodong, do you want to kill the emperor and seize the throne?"
"I dare not!" Cheng Haodong was so scared that he quickly let go of his hand, "I am loyal to the emperor, and the world can witness it!"
The little emperor flicked his sleeves with a gloomy face and walked out!
The more than 30 ministers kneeling in the study looked at each other, and no one dared to stop him.