Angry Banana
Chapter 652: Six Jia Divine Soldiers, A Millennium Sigh
Jingping Year One, also the early winter of Jinghan Year Fourteen, overcast and rainy weather enveloped Bianliang City.
The city was closed on all sides, and the atmosphere of the entire city was dim and oppressive.
To the north, the Jurchen's military camp stretched out beneath the city, and the siege had lasted for nearly half a month.
In the defense of the city, the Wu Chao defending army had withstood the first wave at a terrible cost. Then the Jurchen army began to quiet down. Headed by Wanyan Zongwang, the Jurchen God of War, and Marshal Nianhan, the Jurchens simply challenged every day, but did not attack the city. Everyone knew that the Jurchen army, already familiar with siege tactics, was busily building various siege weapons. With every second that passed, Bianliang's defenses would become more and more precarious.
From Jingping Year One onwards, that is, the winter of Jinghan Year Thirteen, the Jurchens had already made their first southward invasion. At that time, Zongwang's army besieged Bianliang for several months, and several strong attacks almost broke the city. Later, Bianliang City paid a huge price to finally repel them. This time, the people in the city mostly lacked confidence in whether the Bianliang city walls could still hold. In recent days, although the supplies in the city had not yet become scarce, the vitality of circulation between cities had dropped to a minimum. The notoriety of several Jurchen generals could stop children from crying at night in the past half month.
This day, when the overcast rain had slightly stopped, was November 18th. The sky was still dim, and the moisture in the city after the rain had not receded. The weather was cold and raw, seeping into the bones. Most of the shops in the city were closed, and people gathered in their homes, waiting for time to pass mercilessly, hoping for the Jurchens to retreat and the King-Protecting Army to arrive. But in fact, the King-Protecting Army had already arrived. Now, the plains north of the city towards the Yellow River were filled with the traces of retreating troops and slaughtered corpses.
The lively atmosphere came from an unknown source. At noon, the suona horns began to play in the streets, and the drums were also beating. A team was passing through the streets of Bianliang City, heading towards Xuanhua Gate. When the residents of the city came out to watch, they saw that at the front of the team were nine majestic golden-eyed giant dragons. Following around them were eighteen fierce and flamboyant bronze-headed giant lions. Behind them, the army came!
Sword dancers, staff wielders, acrobats, and fire breathers came one after another. At this time of Bianliang's siege, this army was full of confidence and vitality. On the high platform supported by the crowd in the rear, a celestial master sat high, his canopy wide open, yellow silk flying. Between the glazed decorations, the celestial master sat solemnly, making a magic seal, his majesty silent.
People in the streets and alleys began to inquire, and then they realized that Celestial Master Guo Jing had arrived!
Who is Celestial Master Guo Jing?
This person is the 59th generation descendant of Zhang Daoling of Longhu Mountain. He has obtained the true teachings of the Zhengyi Daoist tradition and has also integrated the strengths of both Buddhism and Taoism. His magic and supernatural powers are almost like those of a terrestrial immortal. Now that the Jurchens have invaded southward and the country is devastated, a hero will naturally emerge to save the common people. This team that is now following Guo Jing is the 7,777 "Six Jia Divine Soldiers" carefully selected and trained after the Celestial Master entered the capital.
The emergence of the "Six Jia Divine Soldiers" can抵挡百万大军, and although Wanyan Zongwang and Wanyan Zonghan were originally stellar demons in the sky, they will surely be able to break the formation and capture them alive under the Celestial Master's "Vaisravana Heavenly King Dharma"!
"Bianliang is saved..."
The crowd followed in a bustling manner. Some people came out and knelt by the roadside, while others cried out: "Celestial Master Guo, save the people..."
More and more people gathered nearby, and more and more people knelt down. In this way, the team of Six Jia Divine Soldiers passed through half of Bianliang City and arrived near Xuanhua Gate. There, the city walls were under martial law, and the people stopped, standing in the team, watching, and looking forward to it...
Soon after, Guo Jing ascended the city wall and began to perform his magic. Xuanhua Gate opened, and the Six Jia Divine Soldiers gathered at the city gate, arranged their formation, and began to perform their magic!
In the palace, the newly enthroned Jingping Emperor looked towards the north, his hands gripping the jade railing: "Now, it all depends on Celestial Master Guo to defeat the bandits..."
Outside Xuanhua Gate, the Jurchen general who was challenging the enemy was startled. A cavalry team was lined up on the outer positions, and they were also frightened at this time. In the Jurchen military camp, Zonghan, Zongwang and others hurriedly ran out, the north wind whipping their cloaks. When they climbed to a high place and saw the scene at the city gate, the expressions on their faces twitched.
Under the dim sky, Bianliang's city gate was wide open, and an army filled the space, chanting incantations in their mouths, and then "hei" changed their posture!
"This...what's going on..."
"A trick?"
"Empty City Stratagem?"
Even though they had traversed the world and seen all kinds of situations, Zonghan, Zongwang and others had never encountered the scene before them, and so there was an awkward silence.
"Then...let the front lines attack and see."
After a moment, the Jurchen cavalry charged towards the ranks of the Six Jia Divine Soldiers. Seeing the appearance of this team, the Jurchen cavalry team was also uneasy in their hearts, but there was no way to disobey the military orders. As the distance shortened, the uneasiness in their hearts had already risen. At this time, no rain of arrows fell from the sky, nor did the city gate close. The distance between the two sides rapidly shortened! The Jurchen knight in the front row shouted hysterically and slashed his long saber at the soldiers in front, who looked fearless—
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"...Alas, it is said that only in times of chaos will demons dance wildly. That mind demon, Ning Yi, is indeed a great demon that has brought disaster to Wu Chao. I don't know which bottles and jars in the sky broke and fell to earth. The court officials really had bad luck to meet him..."
The north wind howled, blowing across the continuous mountains. This was near Jiangning, a broken temple in the mountains. It was a bit far from the post station, but there were always travelers who used this place as a resting point. When people gathered together, they had to talk. At this time, some travelers from all over the world were recklessly saying things that shouldn't be said.
The one who spoke was a swordsman with a knife on his back. These kinds of outlaws were not controlled by the law as they traveled north and south. For this reason, they often spoke of things that others were interested in. At this time, he was poking at the campfire, expressing his sighs.
"Last year, at the end of the year, the Jurchens just left. The affairs in the capital were a mess. In June, the mind demon assassinated the emperor in court. It was in court, in front of all the officials, he killed...the late emperor. People in the capital said, what is this, a commoner's wrath, blood splatters five steps! Now, the Jurchens are attacking the city again. I don't know if this Bianliang City can be defended..."
Jiangning was too far from Bianliang. At this time, those in this broken temple were not officials. Except for one of the three people sitting in the corner who looked like a noble young master, the rest were mostly Jianghu wanderers, merchants and ruffians of the lower class. Someone whispered: "Then...how did he do it in the Golden Luan Hall?"
"This." The swordsman spread his hands, "The situation at the time was indeed heard from some people. It is said that the mind demon had sorcery. On the day of the rebellion, two huge things rose into the air, flying in the air and directly sending his reinforcements into the palace, and he also arranged people in the palace. Once he made a move, cavalry entered the city, and the sound of fighting was everywhere in the city. Several yamen were beaten to a pulp by the mind demon's people. Before long, they opened the palace gates and killed their way in. As for the situation in the palace..."
He lowered his voice: "In the palace, it is said that the mind demon wounded the late emperor and then held him hostage, and no one else dared to approach. Then, it was Cai Jing who secretly wanted to kill the late emperor..."
As soon as he said this, everyone was stunned. Some people blinked their eyes and moved a little further away from the swordsman, as if listening to these words would bring disaster. At this time, the noble young master squatting next to the broken temple also blinked his eyes and said something to a man beside him. The man walked over a little and added a piece of firewood to the fire: "You, how dare you talk nonsense? Although Grand Tutor Cai is said to be a traitorous official, how dare he kill the emperor? Don't you know that spreading rumors here will bring disaster upon yourself?"
The swordsman was slightly stunned, and then a haughty look appeared on his face: "Hey, I, Tang Donglai, travel the Jianghu, and I eat with my head tied to my waist. When have I ever been afraid of disaster! But when I speak and act, I, Tang Donglai, mean what I say. That's how things are in the capital. Maybe I won't talk nonsense in the future, but since I've opened my mouth today, I dare to say that this is the truth!"
"Good, then you say, how dare Grand Tutor Cai kill the emperor! What a joke, you actually treat such a rebellious event as child's play."
"Hey, what is child's play?" Seeing that the other party was disgusted, Tang Donglai's anger rose. He looked at the noble young master not far away, but then he said, "I ask you, if that mind demon killed the late emperor on the spot, with the guards present, wouldn't he be hacked to death by random knives?"
The other party nodded: "But even if he didn't do it for a while, why did Grand Tutor Cai want to do such a rebellious thing!"
"You ask well!" Tang Donglai clapped his hands and stood up, "Let me ask you, everyone, in the court, the emperor is restrained, you don't dare to leave, and you don't dare to kill randomly! The rebel's troops are outside, and there is sorcery flying around, and they may kill their way in soon. If you just wait like this, wouldn't you, the court officials, be killed cleanly by the rebels' people!"
Everyone did not speak, and all avoided eye contact. Tang Donglai was quite satisfied: "That mind demon rebel, that's what he was planning. As long as he held the emperor hostage, the court officials would not be able to fight or leave."
The man who spoke earlier became stern: "Then you are saying that Grand Tutor Cai killed the late emperor? Who are you, daring to speak up for the rebels!?"
"Humph, I didn't say that." Tang Donglai said impulsively to this point, even though he was a Green Forest hero, he was ultimately not in the Green Forest hero's group, and he knew the importance of things, "However, rumors in the capital said that not long after the late emperor was detained by that traitor, Grand Tutor Cai instructed the forbidden troops to shout that His Majesty had been assassinated and died, and he even wanted to release arrows into the Golden Hall. Then the rebel killed the late emperor with one knife, and then used Prince Tong as a shield to rush out. That Prince Tong was already seriously injured, and then he was chopped off two hands by that rebel and died with his eyes wide open! These things, near the capital, as long as you have ears and eyes, everyone knew about it later, not to mention that the rebel also scattered so many things in the capital..."
He said to this point, seeing that the other party was speechless, he hummed lightly.
"Humph, in fact, those high-ranking corrupt officials in the capital, how many good things are there? Do you know that the Six Prefectures of Yanyun were actually bought back, not fought back..."
Green Forest heroes licked blood from their blades, always caring about face. This person's luggage was old, and his clothes were not very good, but at this time he won the argument and had many inside stories in the capital to tell, so he couldn't help but reveal a bigger news. But as soon as the words came out, there were faint footsteps outside the temple, and then the footsteps were dense, constantly increasing. Tang Donglai's face changed. He didn't know if he had encountered secret agents from the Yamen specifically responsible for this regicide rumor. He poked his head out to look, and the broken temple was almost surrounded. Some people came in from outside the temple and looked around.
The noble young master stood up, waved slightly to Tang Donglai, and then said: "It's okay, it's okay, everyone continue to rest, I'll go first." He also said to those who came in: "It's okay, it's okay, they are just traveling merchants, don't disturb people's peace."
Most of this large group of people were in the standard uniform of the Prince's Mansion. The noble young master and his entourage walked out of the broken temple, went to the road not far away, and got into a spacious and elegant carriage. In the carriage, a woman with a noble air and the maid beside her were already waiting.
This noble young master was Zhou Junwu, the young prince of Kang's Prince's Mansion. As for the woman in the carriage, she was his older sister, Zhou Pei.
On the ninth day of June this year, Ning Yi, the mind demon who had once been their teacher, fled from Bianliang City after assassinating the emperor. As people of the Prince's Mansion, they could not know many of the details clearly. But after the mind demon assassinated the emperor, he scattered the black files of various aristocratic families all over the city, which they knew. This matter was not as important as regicide and rebellion, but it left countless hidden dangers. Tang Donglai obviously knew the details of Tong Guan, Cai Jing and others redeeming the Six Prefectures of Yanyun because of this.
After these news came, although Zhou Junwu felt great surprise, his life was basically unaffected. He was most interested in the two big balls that flew into the sky. However, during this half year, his older sister Zhou Pei was obviously depressed. She controlled a large number of businesses of Princess Chengguo's Mansion, and in the midst of her busy schedule, her emotions were also obviously suppressed. At this time, seeing Junwu get into the car, and after letting the team move forward, she spoke: "You should be more steady, you shouldn't always run to messy places."
"Hey." Junwu smiled and lowered his voice, "Royal Sister, I just met someone over there who might be one of Master's subordinates...of course, maybe not." He thought for a while and said, "Um, not cautious enough, it shouldn't be."
Zhou Pei just frowned and looked at him coldly.
"Royal Sister, do you know, I only heard that person say today that Master wanted to wipe out all the civil and military officials at that time. It's a pity, Jiang is still old and spicy, Grand Tutor Cai still broke the situation in that situation..."
"You shouldn't call him Master anymore."
"Okay, Ning Yi...no, mind demon, Royal Sister, do you know what's going on? The mind demon first detained the late emperor in court, planning to have all his people come in before killing all the civil and military officials, and then..."
Junwu enthusiastically finished telling the things he had heard in the temple. Zhou Pei just listened quietly, without interrupting him, just looking at her younger brother, who was almost cheering for the rebels, her fists gradually clenched, and tears gradually appeared in the corners of her eyes. Junwu had never seen his older sister like this. At the end, his expression was doubtful, and his tone gradually lowered. He only heard Zhou Pei say: "Do you know..."
Turning his head to look at his younger brother, tears streaming down, his voice choked: "Do you know..."
"Bianliang has fallen, the Jurchens have entered the city..."
The surrounding sounds seemed to be completely quiet for a moment. He was slightly stunned and gradually fell silent, turning his head to look aside.
The north wind howled in the wilderness outside the car, the carriage bumped, and the winter sun was setting early. No one knew if this was the sunset of Wu Chao...
In September of the first year of Jingping, the Jin people once again raised troops to attack Wu, advancing south along the Taiyuan line, driving straight in. In October, the Jin army tore through Wu Chao's Yellow River defense and approached Bianliang City.
At that time, there was a great swindler, Guo Jing, who claimed to understand the "Six Jia Dharma" and was good at employing ghosts and gods. Deceiving the Holy Intelligence, on November 18, he opened Xuanhua Gate to fight the Jin army with the "Six Jia Divine Soldiers" composed of 7,777 people selected from the city. After the initial surprise, the Jin soldiers launched a slaughter, and went straight into the city gate. On this day, the outer city of Bianliang completely fell.
An unspeakable humiliation had begun.
A chaotic era also began from then on...
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