Poor Family Chapter 776

  Chapter 776 Reserved

In the night, groups of heavily armed soldiers were running on the streets, Panlou Street, Daxiangguo Temple, Zhouqiao, East Street, West Street, Santiao Tianshui Lane, etc. Soldiers were searching from house to house in all inner city streets. It aroused the great anger of the people in the city. Since the search took place at night, no large-scale street protests were formed.

The search gradually spread from the inner city to the outer city. From the middle of the night, the search of the inner city was completed, the gates of the inner city were closed, and 10,000 troops began to search the outer city. However, the outer city was sparsely populated, and most of them were empty houses. Quickly, within an hour, the outer city was searched, but nothing was found.

Zhizhengtang finally fixed his eyes on the New Taipei Army. From the very beginning, Bai Shizhong suspected that Li Yanqing was hiding in the New Taipei Army. After all, more than a hundred of his soldiers had served in the New Taipei Army. The military connections are very deep, and Dong Ping, the commander of the New Northern Army, was defeated by the Jin soldiers and abandoned his official position. The New Northern Army was actually controlled by Xu Ning and Zhang Qing. Even Xiangguo He Li may not be able to fully command this army.

  At five o'clock, Bai Shizhong and Li Bangyan rode to Xinfengqiu Gate surrounded by hundreds of soldiers. He Li stood on the top of the city and looked coldly at Bai Shizhong and his party coming from a distance.

He Li was originally a centrist, but now that the situation is deteriorating, he has no choice. He can either stand firmly against Jin, or be like Bai Shizhong, who will sell Song's interests to the maximum in order to compromise and seek peace. .

He Li chose the former without hesitation. A soldier can be killed but not humiliated. He would rather die under the sword of a golden soldier than succumb to the golden soldier. What's more, they still have 50,000 troops, a fortified city and a strong defense. Weapons, why can't we fight to the end with Jin Bing?

  Of course, He Li also knew why Bai Shizhong came here? The army tossed all night in the capital, probably not finding any trace of Li Yanqing, so they turned their ideas on themselves.

   "He Xianggong, I have something to ask!"

  Bai Shizhong did not come forward. He had a personal grievance with Li Yanqing, unlike He Li who caught this handle and arranged for Li Bangyan to come forward to negotiate.

  Li Bangyan got off his horse, stepped forward and said loudly: "Following the order of the official family, I came to the New Taipei Army to find someone."

  He Li sneered and said, "Is it really the government's order? Why do I think it was Li Xianggong who passed on the imperial edict!"

  Li Bangyan's face changed, "He Xianggong, you can't say such words!"

   "The official's jade seal is in the hands of Zhizhengtang. Does Zhizhengtang add a seal to claim it as an imperial decree?"

  Li Bangyan was speechless for a moment. This kind of false imperial decree can deceive others, but He Li can't.

Bai Shizhong cursed secretly, and had to rush forward immediately and said: "Mr. He, you are also very clear about the fact that the 200,000 Song army was wiped out by the Jin soldiers. We are no match for the Jin soldiers at all. Now the 200,000 Jin soldiers are coming However, we only have 50,000 defenders left, how could we possibly hold the capital, this is obvious."

   Before Bai Shizhong could finish speaking, He Li coldly interrupted him, "How did you hold on before then?"

"this"

Bai Shizhong was embarrassed for a moment, and continued: "No one wants the Great Song Dynasty to destroy the country. We just hope to preserve the Great Song Dynasty in another way. As long as we express enough sincerity, it is not impossible to negotiate and withdraw the troops. Please understand Mr. He We have worked hard to preserve Da Song."

   "Since that's the case, you take your Yangguan road, and I pass mine. The road is different, so don't conspire with him. Bai Xiangguo, please do it!"

Bai Shizhong didn't sleep all night, and his heart was already extremely anxious, but He Li talked to him mercilessly. His anger rose in his heart, but he had to restrain the eruption that was about to erupt, and he said to He Li: "Negotiate with Jin Bing, We need to hand over one person first, we have searched all night, and finally there is only the outer city wall left, can Mr. He let us go to the city to check?"

   "The person you are looking for is Li Yanqing! Sorry, he is not on the outer city wall, so you don't need to look any further."

"you-"

  Bai Shizhong's anger finally erupted, and he shouted angrily, "He Li, you don't want to toast or eat fine wine!"

  He Li waved his hand, and more than a thousand soldiers in the city raised their bows and arrows. He Li said coldly: "If you dare to speak rudely, don't blame me for not being a colleague!"

At this time, Li Bangyan hurriedly said: "What's the trouble, Mr. He? Your wife and children are also in the city. Once the Jin soldiers break through the city, you and I will be loyal to the country, but we must consider the safety of our family members. We are just trying our best to save everyone. Song, if the 200,000 troops are not destroyed, why do we bother to humiliate ourselves?"

   "You are going to negotiate with Jin Guo, I have no objection, but I said, Li Yanqing is not in the New North Army, so don't bother to find him."

   "But the gates of the city have been searched, and there is no trace of Li Yanqing, only the New Taipei Army has not searched."

He Li chuckled, "In such a big capital city, with a population of 700,000 to 800,000 people, you can search them all in one night? Besides, you can guarantee that every soldier is loyal to you, and you can guarantee that they will not be bought by Li Yanqing with a lot of money? Zong Ze and Li Yanqing were together yesterday. Did Li Yanqing leave with Zong Ze? You also searched the palace? You turned a blind eye to so many loopholes in front of you, but you just stared at the New Taipei Army, I think You have bad intentions!"

  Bai Shizhong and Li Bangyan were speechless. Their search was indeed too rough, and it was normal to not find Li Yanqing. It was just that Bai Shizhong suspected that Li Yan was in the New Taipei Army, but now they had nothing to do.

"what to do?"

  Baishi was very anxious in the center, and the other party gave dawn as the time limit. Now that the fifth watch has passed, it seems that it will be too late.

   "Bai Xianggong, if it doesn't work, use a backup plan." Li Bangyan suggested cautiously.

The so-called back-up plan is that they found a man who looked a lot like Li Yanqing, his appearance was seven or eight points similar, but his body was not the same, but they could claim that Li Yanqing committed suicide, and then handed over the head to Jin Bing, saying Maybe it can be fooled.

  Bai Shizhong sighed, and he also understood in his heart that if Li Yanqing really wanted to hide it, it would be really hard to find it in such a big capital city, as long as Li Yanqing put on casual makeup, they would have no way of finding it.

   "Let's go back first!"

  Bai Shizhong gritted his teeth secretly, the two turned their horses around and rushed towards the inner city.

Bai Shizhong actually guessed right. Li Yanqing was in the New Taipei Army at this time. Although he declined Zhao Huan's suggestion to make him the deputy defense envoy, it did not mean that he was really indifferent to military power. The reason why Li Yanqing agreed with Beijing Zhao Jun is temporarily stationed in Luoyang because he still has a backup, and this backup is Xu Ning's army.

Golden Spear General Xu Ning had a very deep friendship with Zhou Tong more than ten years ago. After Li Yanqing and others first arrived in the capital, Xu Ning was entrusted by Zhou Tong to continue teaching them martial arts, and had a close relationship with Li Yanqing and Yue Fei. The fate of the half division, and more importantly, Xu Ning's appointment as the commander of the New North Army was actually Li Yanqing's nomination. Li Yanqing's placement of his own soldiers in the New North Army was also the most thorough implementation in Xu Ning's army.

   The relationship between Xu Ning and Dong Ping was at odds. After Dong Ping was appointed as the general of the New North Army, he tried several times to replace Xu Ning, but Li Yanqing tried to protect him.

Although Dong Ping vigorously cleared Li Yanqing's confidantes in the New Taipei Army later, he only cleared out his and Zhang Qing's followers, while Xu Ning's followers still retained thirty of Li Yanqing's confidantes, serving as Each battalion is headed.

Li Yanqing stood at the gate of Nanxun Gate. He had already changed into a suit of armor. He wore a phoenix-winged hood on his head, armor with a Shunshui mountain pattern, and a long sword on his waist. outside the city.

  At this moment, Xu Ning walked up to him and said in a deep voice, "Du Tong seems to be very worried?"

Li Yanqing nodded lightly, "Zhentianlei is only deployed in the three cities of Tokyo, Jingzhao, and Taiyuan, and a small amount is also deployed on the south bank of the Yellow River. Now that Taiyuan and the south bank of the Yellow River are lost, I suspect that Jin Bing has at least a thousand pieces of Zhentianlei in his hands. .”

   "Soldiers come to block, water comes to cover, even if the golden soldiers are thundered, so what?"

  Li Yanqing laughed, "You're right, the thunder in the golden soldiers only makes it more difficult for us to defend the city, don't be afraid of it!"

  Xu was silent for a moment, then said in a low voice: "I just got the news that Bai Shizhong went to Xinfengqiumen just now, and wanted to search for you in the New North Army, but He Xianggong flatly refused."

  Li Yanqing smiled slightly, "He is not stupid, he knew that I would be in the New Taipei Army."

   "I heard that the city has been turned upside down by them. I really don't understand. Even if they hand you over, the golden soldiers will not attack the city? It's wishful thinking to think that you can bribe the golden soldiers to retreat."

Li Yanqing showed an indifferent smile on his face, "When the country is in crisis, there are brave warriors who are generous and righteous, and there are also traitors who are greedy for life and fear of death, but more are unrealistic and illusionary compromisers. At that time, they were better than Guo Yaoshi, Dong Cai, Liang Fangping and other traitors, but they were no less harmful than Guo Yaoshi and others. If they hadn't been passively preparing for the war and wholeheartedly making peace, the Song army would not have been defeated like this Miserable."

  Xu Ning sighed, and then said to Li Yanqing: "I guess the officials have come to their senses now, why don't I go to the officials now and ask the officials to hand over all the military power to you, I think there is still hope of defending the city."

   "Do you think the officials have really awakened?" Li Yanqing glanced at him.

   "Anyway, I have to try it to know. Although I respect He Xianggong very much, to be honest, I really don't like his command ability in defending the city."

  Li Yanqing nodded, "Since you think there is hope, then give it a try!"

  (end of this chapter)

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