bookcurios Chapter 62: Ah Huan Extra ~ War
Chapter 62: Ah Huan Extra ~ War
Sheng Jiang gave Ah Huan some enlightenment pills, some body-strengthening and marrow-cleansing pills, and taught him martial arts.
One day outside is equal to 10 years in outer space.
Ah Huan soon became resourceful and unparalleled in the world.
He began to follow Fang La in his campaigns, quickly conquering a vast swathe of territory. The Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun were all taken, and the south was unified.
There happened to be a gang of bandits in the east, who had taken over the mountain and were the kings of the area. Their leader was called Song Jiang, the Timely Rain.
This person only wants to join the court and enter the system.
The imperial court then sent people to negotiate terms, saying that the court could accept them, but they had to destroy Fang La first.
Song Jiang discussed with his brothers.
Some people immediately objected, unwilling to be the court's lackeys.
Song Jiang was furious, but he remained silent and signaled Li Kui with his eyes. Li Kui suddenly had a clue and took out his axe: "Do you want to test whether my axe is sharp?"
Wu Song refused to give in: "My sword is not at all bad!"
The scene froze for a moment.
Song Jiang burst into tears, "Brothers, it's not that I'm greedy for wealth and officialdom. It's just that our Liangshan Lake is so small. If we don't find a place to rely on, whether the court sends 10 troops or Fang La passes by in the future, our tiny place will be wiped out."
Wu Yong also chimed in, "My brothers and I are the same. We were all forced to go to Liangshan to survive. Now we are negotiating with the court for the same reason."
Song Jiang interjected, "And the court has also said that if we defeat Fang La in the future, we will be promoted according to our merits. We can also give our wives and children titles in the future."
Several loyal fans of Song Jiang followed suit to show their support.
After some deception, a group of people who were not very smart to begin with basically believed that everyone had a bright future, and they believed in Song Jiang even more.
On this day, Song Jiang and Fang La were having a conversation across the city wall.
Fang La said, "Could it be that you are Song Gongming, the timely rain known in the martial arts world?"
"Song Jiang, I am here to negotiate with General Fang by the order of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty."
"I am now the ruler of a country, you should address me as Your Majesty."
Song Jiang: "Haha, you are the self-proclaimed emperor."
"How did the Song Dynasty gain power? It was his ancestors who seized it from others. If his ancestors seized it, why can't I?"
"However, whether or not we can seize it is another matter. You know the outcome of an army of hundreds of thousands approaching. Knowing that they will be annihilated, why not leave a good ending for yourself and your brothers?"
"Humph! Do you think being a lackey of the imperial court like you can lead to a good ending?!"
"Hahaha, General Fang is just speaking in anger. You and I have been fighting for over a month, and both sides have suffered casualties. Song Jiang cannot bear to see more of his brothers die in this battle, so he has negotiated a truce with General Fang, regardless of the wrath of Heaven in the future. I hope General Fang will treat me with sincerity."
"I have a word of advice for you, General. You are a local hero, and your brothers are all capable and brave warriors. If you and I can unite our forces and bring peace to the world, there will be no worries about your future. Why should you serve under a tyrant and surrounded by treacherous people, relying on others for support and taking advantage of their filth?"
"General Fang must know that every dynasty's kingdom was won at the cost of rivers of blood and mountains of corpses. For the sake of his own throne, General, you've sent your own men to their deaths one after another! How can you feel at peace even if you sit on the Dragon Throne in the future? Isn't General Fang's insistence on having his own way a bit too selfish?"
"General Song, you were originally just a mountain king, but in order to gain a small official position, you sold out the brothers from Liangshan to the imperial court and used their blood to paint your official robes red. You are more than just greedy!
"General, you met with me to negotiate peace without your court's knowledge. How could Cai Jing and Gao Qiu tolerate you? General Song, I'm truly worried about your future. If you and I were to join forces to defeat the tyrant, wouldn't you still be able to ennoble your wife and children, and leave your name in history?!"
Song Jiang was speechless. "Upholding loyalty and righteousness, obeying Heaven and protecting the country is the purpose of my life and what everyone expects. General Fang, are you not afraid of being ruined by going against Heaven?"
Fang La rolled his eyes speechlessly: Why do some people always try to portray themselves as great and glorious? As if they were Ultraman.
"Since that's the case, those with different ideals cannot work together. We should each follow our own aspirations. I hope General Song won't regret it."
After saying this, Fang La retreated.
That night, Ah Huan sneaked into Song Jiang's tent and chopped off Li Kui's head.
As for why Song Jiang wasn't killed first? Of course, it was to let him live an exciting life first, which was more exciting than going to Liangshan to kill people, write anti-government poems, and still be rescued.
When Song Jiang woke up, he found that the word "crime" that he had just removed from his forehead had reappeared. He immediately became furious and wanted to call Li Kui over.
After shouting for a long time, no one answered. He went to the next door and saw that Li Kui’s head was gone?! ! He was so scared that his face turned pale.
As he was wailing, Hua Rong came in and said, "Brother, Fang La is holding Li Kui's head and attacking us from outside. Let's go and take charge!"
Song Jiang stopped crying and ran over. He saw that more than half of the people had died. When the brothers gathered together, only less than half were left.
He couldn't help but fall to the ground and cry, "Brothers, I, Song Jiang, originally wanted to lead you to a good life, but who would have thought that you would suffer such a disaster. Song Jiang is so sorry for you!"
He looked around and saw a large tree that he was about to crash into. Hua Rong quickly held him back and said, "Brother, this is not your fault. It was Fang La who went too far! One day, I will avenge my brothers!"
Song Jiang continued to cry.
Hua Rong had no choice but to knock him out and send him back to the tent.
That night, Huarong's head disappeared again!
This time Song Jiang cried even harder: He didn't have many loyal brothers to begin with, and only these two could fight. Without them, how could he still hold on to his position as the boss?
This time he also wanted to die, and did not pretend to repent in front of Lin Chong. He just said with a choked voice, "Brothers, to avenge our dead brothers, kill!"
After this battle, Song Jiang became a commander without troops. No, not really, there was still Wu Yong.
But Wu Yong had no time to pay attention to him. He was questioning himself, "Was it wrong to kill Chao Gai and recommend Song Jiang to the throne?"
Soon he had no time to think about it.
Because his head also moved.
Song Jiang was left alone.
He was too scared to sleep in the middle of the night.
Ah Huan asked Duoduo to release the souls of those bandits and meet Song Jiang.
Then Song Jiang heard Chao Gai's question: "Song Jiang! You shameless man! I handed my brothers over to you, and you led them to a miserable death?!"
"Brother, it's so cold down there. Come and keep us company. Let's continue having fun!"
"Brother, we are all the stars of heaven and earth. Now that you are here, we are complete!"
"Exactly. Life was much better back in the old days when we could eat meat and drink wine to our heart's content!"
Song Jiang was terrified: "Brothers, no, I didn't mean to hurt you. Please forgive me."
After saying this, he fell to the ground and cried bitterly.
Unfortunately, these are just a group of ghosts who don’t care about these things. “Brother, we don’t blame you. We just want you to come and live a carefree life with us.”
After saying that, all the ghosts rushed forward and tore Song Jiang's body into pieces alive.
Afterwards, all these souls were collected into the space.
I guess Song Jiang must be very happy to be with his brothers.
The court had no major reaction to Song Jiang's downfall. Song Jiang was just a pawn.
The emperor then asked, "Who is willing to fight?"
After asking three times, someone finally stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, although I am not talented, I am willing to use my eloquence to meet Fang La."
But the person who came was not Fang La, but Ah Huan.
It turned out that Fang La knew that the death of Song Jiang and others was related to Ah Huan, and he also knew that he was no match for him, so he happily gave up the throne and was willing to be an idle prince.
Ah Huan agreed.
At this time, General Wang looked at Ah Huan and asked, "Is this General Fang?"
Ah Huan: "No, I am the new emperor Sheng Huan."
General Wang: Never heard of it.
But that didn't affect his next words: "I've long heard of your great name, and it's a privilege to meet you today! Since you understand the will of heaven and know the current situation, why would you raise an unknown army and invade our borders?"
"The current imperial court is incompetent and incompetent. Since the Zhao dynasty, how much land has it ceded to the Khitan, Mongols, Liao, and Jin? If this continues, the land of our great China will sooner or later be completely divided up. What's the point of keeping such a court? Therefore, I am acting on behalf of Heaven and overthrowing this incompetent court. How can I be called nameless?"
"Since the end of the Tang Dynasty, when Huang Chao rebelled, the world was in turmoil, the country was in danger, and the people were in dire straits. Our Emperor Taizu swept across the world, conquered the world, and won the hearts and minds of all people. His virtue was admired by all quarters. This was not achieved by force, but by destiny!"
Our great ancestor, the Emperor, was a man of both civil and military talents. He inherited the great throne, acting in harmony with Heaven and in harmony with the people, following the example of Yao and Shun. He ruled China to govern all nations. Is this not the will of Heaven and of mankind? Now you possess great talent and ambition, comparing yourself to Guan Zhong and Yue Yi. Why do you choose to act against the will of Heaven and against human nature? Haven't you heard the ancient saying: Those who follow Heaven will prosper, those who go against Heaven will perish.
Today, my army boasts a million soldiers and thousands of skilled generals. How can the glow of your rotten grass compare to the brightness of the moon in the sky? If you were to surrender, lay down your armor, and surrender with courtesy, you would retain your title, and the country would be safe and the people happy. Wouldn't that be wonderful?
Ah Huan laughed wildly several times, fanning himself with his hand and answering, "I originally thought that as a veteran official of the Song Dynasty, you would have something profound to say when you came to the battlefront and faced the soldiers of both armies. I never expected you to say such vulgar words!
I have something to say, and please listen carefully. The Zhao family's former rule was simply a seizure from others. Seizing the throne was nothing, if only they could hold on to it. But now, they are cowardly, incompetent, selfish, and hypocritical. They use all sorts of so-called morality to constrain the Han people, but they are servile to unruly foreign enemies!
Throughout the temple, officials are made up of rotten wood; within the palace steps, beasts eat the salary. As a result, the ruthless and heartless are in power, and the servile and fawning are in power, causing the country to be reduced to ruins and the people to suffer misery!
"At this time of national crisis, what has General Wang done? I know all about General Wang's life, and he is just as bad as that dog emperor!"
General Wang angrily pointed his finger at Ah Huan: "You... Sheng Huan, how dare you..."
Ah Huan stood up angrily: "Shut up! Shameless old thief, don't you know that everyone in the world is willing to eat your flesh alive, how dare you talk nonsense here! Now that you are a flattering minister, you can only hide your head and live a simple life. How dare you boast about fate in front of our army! White-haired man? White-bearded old thief!"
General Wang: I, I, I...
Ah Huan shouted, "You traitor, you've lived to be seventy-six in vain, yet you've accomplished nothing in your life. All you do is talk nonsense! You've aided Zhao in his atrocities! You're a broken-backed dog, yet you dare bark wildly in front of our army! I've never seen anyone so shameless!"
General Wang shouted angrily, "You, you...ah..."
He fell off his horse, and when his attendants came forward to help him up, they found that he was already dead.
After that, Ah Huan led his troops to battle with unstoppable force, crushing the enemy with ease. The Zhao family's kingdom was in imminent danger, so they hurriedly sent envoys to seek peace.
Ah Huan never shows up.
Kill one if one comes, kill a pair if two come.
The last time, the troops arrived at the gates of Kaifeng. The emperor ordered all members of the Sheng family to be tied up and placed on the city wall.
"Sheng Huan! If you don't withdraw your troops, your family will be in danger!"
Sheng Hong was so timid that he trembled all the time. He suppressed his fear and shouted to Ah Huan, "Huan'er, I, your grandfather, really didn't know about your parents' past. Now they are all dead, and you have avenged your great hatred. I hope you will save our Sheng family for the sake of our blood relationship."
An officer holding a knife nearby shouted, "Stop talking nonsense! If you say another word, I'll kill you first!"
Then he shouted to Ah Huan, "Sheng Huan! Have you figured it out?"
Ah Huan pretended to be in pain, "If you have anything to say, come to me! Why are you arresting my family? What kind of hero are you?"
The people below felt sorry for their boss, "Your Majesty! Let's charge into the throne room!"
Ah Huan remained silent for a long time, his face looking extremely painful.
The general on the tower was delighted to see that Ah Huan didn't care about his family as the rumors said. "If General Sheng is willing to withdraw his troops, I can ensure the safety of his family!"
Ah Huan suddenly burst into a curse, "Who the hell do you think you are? How dare you kidnap my family? If you don't let them go today, tomorrow I will trample through the capital and demolish the Golden Palace! Believe it or not!"
The general had little patience to begin with, and upon hearing this, he chopped off Sheng Quan's head.
The Sheng family was terrified and burst into tears.
Ah Huan was furious. "How dare you, Old Deng, kill my family? Guys, just break down the city gate!"
The general wanted to kill more of the Sheng family and force Ah Huan to retreat, but Ah Huan didn't stop banging on the palace gate.
Soon the city gate was broken.
Ah Huan's men, filled with rage, finally had a place to vent their anger, and they killed people like chopping vegetables and melons, even killing all the members of the royal family.
This broken and cowardly royal family is scheming against each other every day.
As a queen, why did she choose to marry her sister off to any other talented young man?
The emperor knows everything but cares about nothing.
He only knew how to seek peace with the outside world and even planned to send a beautiful princess to Ah Huan.
Bah! I'm the emperor, what kind of beauty can't I find?
Fortunately, this rubbish royal family was destroyed by Ah Huan, otherwise they might have mobilized the entire country to select beauties and send them to foreign countries.
After destroying the royal family, Ah Huan went to the homes of the powerful people in Beijing at night in stealth: My God, they are all so rich, not any worse than the royal family.
After collecting a batch of supplies, they continued to move northward until they destroyed Liao, Xixia, and Jin. Their territory was once unprecedentedly large.