Episode 43

The Crown Prince and Empress Xuan both came forward, but Emperor Wen still did not get rid of the anger in his heart, and wanted to cancel the marriage between Cheng Shaoshang and Ling Buyi. It was not until Concubine Yue came to see Emperor Wen that he planned to let Cheng Shaoshang go.Empress Xuan also wanted to do her part, but she and Emperor Wen had never been like Concubine Yue. The two of them could talk about what was in their hearts. If Emperor Wen had not formed an alliance with King Qian'an, she would not have been able to take the position of queen, butJoffe had already looked away, but hoped that Queen Xuan would not be too troubled.

It was precisely because of this heartfelt confession that Empress Xuan had mixed feelings. When she returned to Changqiu Palace, she found that Cheng Shaoshang was unhappy. She knew that Cheng Shaoshang was far more determined than imagined, and finally agreed to allow her to leave the palace on the grounds of visiting relatives.That night, Cheng Shaoshang packed his bags and said goodbye to Queen Xuan with the decree of leaving the palace and the customs clearance document. Queen Xuan was originally ready to plead guilty on her own, but Cheng Shaoshang did not want to implicate her and actually forged the warrant temporarily.

Cheng Shaoshang went to the prison alone. It was really uncertain that he could get through. Fortunately, Yuan Shen came to the rescue.At the same time, Mrs. Cheng was still angry and refused to eat. Xiao Yuanyi deliberately stimulated her with words in order to restore her desire to survive.Mrs. Cheng was completely opposite to Xiao Yuanyi. Xiao Yuanyi persuaded her daughter to stay in Changqiu Palace with peace of mind, while she entrusted Cheng Shaoshang to use his savings to save the male family member.

Ling Buyi was deployed at the border, but there were many bandits along the way. If he wanted to go to Shouchun from this road, he had to deal with the bandits first.The children of the aristocratic families who are now accompanying the army are all delicate and rich, and they are clamoring to go into battle to kill the enemy all day long. However, if there is any loss, the nobles of the capital will definitely settle the score in the future.

Unexpectedly, at this time, the children of the aristocratic family ignored the obstruction and went to suppress the bandits privately. Ling Buyi had an idea and simply used the trick to spread the news that the bandits had won a great victory and captured the children of the aristocratic family.As expected, Peng Kun believed it and wanted to take the opportunity to transport grain and grass back to the city. Before the convoy left the mountains and forests, dozens of arrows and soldiers formed a double-team.

Even though General Liang Yi had become a trapped beast, he still scolded Ling Buyi and mocked him for wearing chicken feather armor. Ling Buyi seriously corrected him that he was a mandarin duck.Liang Yi refused to hand over Shouchun's defense and continued to conceal the shortage of supplies. Ling Buyi was not in a hurry and took people to explore the nearby terrain while he was still thinking.

Since the city of Shouchun was defended on all sides, and the city gate was a wooden hanging gate that was raised and lowered by ropes, and there were moats on both sides, it was difficult to break into.In order to avoid a large number of casualties, Ling Buyi was prepared to respond with strategies. As long as his supply was cut off, Shouchun would not be able to survive for more than a month and would definitely collapse without any attack.

The subordinates suddenly urgently reported what happened to the Cheng family, and roughly understood the cause and effect. It turned out that only half a day after Cheng Shi followed Yan Zhong out of the city, someone already entered the city with the county magistrate's seal. The other party was Ma Rong, the Shouchun rebel general.After Ma Rong occupied Tongniu County, instead of harming the people, he paraded the county magistrates Li Feng and Yin Lao, who preferred death over surrender, to the public, and immediately put them in jail. Li Feng angrily cursed Yan Zhong for surrendering to the enemy, and the whole city was shaken.Everyone knows it.

Now that Tongniu County has been lost, Shouchun has not yet been captured, and Emperor Wen has no time to distract himself, so the case is temporarily shelved, with the intention of trying Li Feng again after Tongniu is recovered.Zuo Yu Shifei said that Cheng Shaoshang fled out of fear of crime, which further proved that Cheng Shi's crime of collaborating with the enemy and treason was true. Ling Busuo was anxious, but he still refused to launch a strong attack because he thought about the safety of his troops.

After Ling Buyi's repeated persuasion, General Liang Yi transported him to Shouchun City via a grain and grass truck, thereby avoiding the inspection of the soldiers guarding the city.Ling Buyi sneaked into Peng Kun's room at night, but he didn't know that Peng Kun was not afraid at all and there was a secret hidden in his words.Just when Ling Buyi wanted to ask more questions, Mrs. Peng came in from outside the door. Seeing this situation, she screamed and ran away, attracting the attention of the soldiers in the city.

Faced with layers of siege, Ling Buyi had difficulty getting out, so he had to hold Peng Kun hostage and walked out of the room.Peng Kun laughed at Ling Buyi for being too stupid. Such behavior would be equivalent to getting his own life. No matter how high his martial arts skills were, he would not be able to leave.Before Peng Kun could finish speaking, he suddenly heard the rumble of horse hooves coming from far and near. The Liang brothers led the black-armored guards to attack Shouchun City, but unfortunately the city gate did not move at all.

Following Peng Kun's order, the archers fired a volley of arrows. Even though the black-armored guards were brave and powerful, they couldn't get close at all.Ling Buyi noticed the iron chain mechanisms that controlled both sides of the city gate, and rushed to dismantle them while counterattacking the soldiers who besieged him. What followed was a sea of ​​blood and killing, like the God of Death wielding a scythe to harvest lives.

Until the mechanism was completely abolished, and seeing the city gate open, Peng Kun picked up his long sword and attacked Ling Buyi sneakily. Fortunately, Cheng Shaoshang's soft armor protected him and he was not injured at all.The Black Guard army arrived, and Ling Buyi gave the order to escort Peng Kun back to the capital for trial. All other rebels whose hands were stained with the blood of soldiers were killed on the spot.

Ling Buyi wondered in his mind that Cheng Shaoshang must not have fled the capital as rumored, but wanted to know the truth behind it. Therefore, Cheng Shaoshang would only go to one place, and that was Tongniu County. After thinking of this, he immediately drove away.The horse goes.At the same time, after the Liang brothers learned that Ma Rong had occupied Tongniu County, they were willing to follow Lou Yao within a few days.