Rebirth: Overthrow Song Dynasty

Although Tongguan is not called the No. 1 pass in the world, it is definitely one of the most important passes in ancient times!

To some extent, this place decides the fate of the world! At the end of the Han Dynasty, the battle between Cao Cao and Ma Chao was here. After that, Cao Cao pacified Guanzhong and occupied the north! At the end of the Sui Dynasty, Li Yuan and Li Shimin also entered Guanzhong from here. After that, they guarded Tongguan, slowly developed in Guanzhong, and then left Tongguan to pacify the world! At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang captured Tongguan and cut off the connection between Guanzhong and the Central Plains, making it difficult for the Yuan army in Guanzhong, Sichuan, and Yunnan to go north, laying a solid foundation for the smooth destruction of the Yuan Dynasty! At the end of the Ming Dynasty, Li Zicheng also fought against the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty here, but was defeated by the officers and soldiers. He could only become a bandit and wander around the Central Plains without his own base!

The strategic position here is too important. Throughout the dynasties, this place has been a battleground for military strategists! Whoever wants to win the world must win this position first!

Now, in the first month of 1127 AD, here again it will play an important role!

Zhao Chen, Li Gang, Yue Fei and others had already arrived at the bank of the Yellow River. It was freezing cold and the Yellow River was still frozen. They dismounted from their horses and led the horses carefully across the Yellow River.

After crossing the Yellow River, they walked forward for a short time, and they finally reached Tongguan City in front of them!

In modern times, Tongguan has already been destroyed, leaving only some relics, but now Tongguan is intact! Looking from a distance, you can see the peaks and ridges gathered together, Tongguan is located in the mountain stream, the only way to enter Guanzhong from here, it is impossible to go around!

"The mountains and rivers are like clusters, the waves are like anger, Tongguan Road inside and outside the mountains and rivers! Looking at the west capital, he hesitated, sad, where the Qin and Han Dynasties traveled, thousands of miles of palaces and palaces have been turned into dust! Prosperity, people suffer, death, people suffer!" Looking far away At Tongguan, Zhao Chen couldn't help but think of the Yuan Dynasty composer Zhang Yanghao's "Tongguan Gu", and immediately read it softly.

"Good song, good song!" Li Gang clapped his hands aside and praised.

The so-called Tang Poetry, Song Ci and Yuan Qu, the Song Dynasty mainly focused on Ci, but Sanqu had also appeared in the Song Dynasty, but most of them were sung by some folk artists! In the Song Dynasty, Sanqu was not elegant, but Li Gang couldn't help admiring that Zhao Chen actually "composed" such a song with profound meaning.

"I don't know how many battles this Tongguan has experienced, and how many more dynasties have witnessed the prosperity! The prosperity of the dynasty begins here. Once it prospers, the emperor will build palaces and build large-scale construction projects. The people will not have enough to eat, and they will not be able to survive! Not to mention the distance, the near There is the disaster of the emperor's grandfather, who built a unparalleled royal garden. Unfortunately, the Song Jiang uprising appeared in the north, and the Fangla uprising appeared in the south. Why did the people revolt? Isn't it impossible to survive? Starting here, dynasties perish, wars continue, and the people suffer even more!" Zhao Chen said softly.

After hearing Zhao Chen's words, Li Gang, Yue Fei and others all stayed there!

They agree with Zhao Chen's statement that "the rise and fall of the people are suffering", but it is difficult for them to accept Zhao Chen's use of Song Huizong Zhao Ji as an example! The Song Dynasty was a dynasty in which Confucian Neo-Confucianism flourished, and Neo-Confucianism was the most concerned with principles and rules. The so-called "the emperor wants the minister to die, the minister has to die", "the father wants the son to die, the son has to die", no matter how serious the fault of Song Huizong, As a descendant, Zhao Chen can't blame him either, which is considered treason to a certain extent! But Zhao Chen is the king of Li Gang, Yue Fei and others, and it is difficult for them to blame Zhao Chen!

"The rise and fall of the common people is suffering. I used to read these things in books. Since Kaifeng City was destroyed, I really felt the truth behind it! From now on, I will end the suffering of the rise and fall of the common people, Let the people of the world never suffer from rise and fall again!" Zhao Chen said.

"It's great that Your Highness has such great ambitions, and the old minister will definitely assist His Highness to complete this matter in his lifetime!" Li Gang said.

"Let's go, Tongguan is ahead!" Zhao Chen laughed.

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They looked around on horseback, and after a quarter of an hour, they had already arrived under Tongguan.

From a distance, they could see that there were still soldiers stationed at the top of the Tongguan city, but these soldiers looked relaxed and leaned against the city wall one by one, some were talking and laughing, some were playing chess, and some were lighting a fire to barbecue. , No matter how you look at it, you don't look like a soldier!

It wasn't until Zhao Chen and others had arrived at the city that a few soldiers stood up and shouted loudly, "Who are you?"

The city wall of Tongguan is extremely high, and Li Gang's voice may not be able to reach it. Yue Fei looked at Zhao Chen, Zhao Chen nodded, and only heard Yue Fei's voice said: "His Royal Highness is here, we will escort His Royal Highness, you quickly open the city. Door!"

After hearing Yue Fei's words, the soldiers above were taken aback for a moment, then looked at each other, and some burst out laughing.

"We just got the news the day before yesterday that someone pretended to be His Royal Highness, presumably the people below?"

"It is said that His Highness the Crown Prince has been killed by the Jurchen, and it is impossible to escape here!"

The soldiers above were discussing a lot, and more and more soldiers came to the city wall. After a while, a school lieutenant arrived. He looked down and sneered, "Pretending to be His Royal Highness, deserves death! Come on, Kill them all!"

Following the captain's order, the soldiers above raised their bows and arrows and shot down.

For a while, there were constant swishing sounds, but the garrison in Tongguan was really bad, and their arrows didn't have much strength when they shot down, so Yue Fei picked all the arrows aside without much effort!

Everyone retreated slowly, Zhao Chen said, "What should we do now?"

Li Gang gritted his teeth, and said, "Who distributed this news? It actually said that His Royal Highness was killed by the Jurchens? Either the news was distributed by the Jurchens themselves, or King Kang... Your Highness, I will go and tell them!"

Regardless of Zhao Chen's obstruction, he went forward again. Zhao Chen had no choice but to let Yue Fei go up to protect Li Gang. Li Gang came to Tongguan City again and said loudly: "Old man Li Gang, does anyone recognize this old man? Come to Tongguan to read the imperial decree, and drink with you General Zhe, take a closer look, is this old man!"

His voice spread far away, and it has become extremely ethereal, but after all, a few people still heard Li Gang's voice! A few soldiers identified them carefully, and they were surprised at the moment!

"That's right, it's Master Li Gang Li!"

"I followed the Zhejia army back then, and once greeted Lord Li at Tongguan!"

"It's him!"

The bows and arrows above had stopped, and the soldiers stood there at a loss.

"It turned out to be Master Li, I'm sorry! Master Li, we have sent someone to inform the two generals that they are in Tongguan now and will arrive soon!" said the captain above.

"Tell them, come here quickly! His Royal Highness is under the city of Tongguan now, let them come and pay their respects!" Li Gang said.

"Lord Li, is the following really His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? His Royal Highness Kang Wang sent someone to inform that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been killed by the Jin soldiers!" the school captain hesitated for a moment and said.

"Sure enough, it's King Kang, the traitor! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince escaped from Kaifeng City a few days ago, how could he be killed by the Jin soldiers?" Li Gang gritted his teeth.

"One hundred thousand golden soldiers surrounded Kaifeng City, how could His Royal Highness escape?" the school lieutenant above couldn't believe it.

"I was also in Kaifeng City at the time. I was a civil official. Didn't I also escape? Let Zhe Keqiu and Zhe Yanzhi come over. They have also been to Kaifeng City and met His Highness the Crown Prince. They naturally know the truth. Fake!" Li Gang said.

"Lord Li, wait a moment!" The captain nodded.

There were no more bows and arrows shooting down from above, Li Gang waved to Zhao Chen and others, and Zhao Chen and others came here again. They had been waiting here for half an hour, but they still hadn't arrived, and everyone was a little impatient. At this time, the gate of Tongguan opened slowly!

Everyone thought Zhe Keqiu and Zhe Yanzhi would appear soon, but only a group of soldiers rushed out from inside. These soldiers surrounded everyone with spears and knives! The school lieutenant was among them!

"What are you doing? Your Highness is here, are you going to rebel? What about Zhe Keqiu and Zhe Yanzhi? Why don't you see them?" Li Gang said angrily.

"Master Li, Zhejiajun and the others said that your identities are unknown! We will not kill you until we identify your identities, but we will not let you leave either! Now you stay in Tongguan City, and wait until we identify your identities." After identifying your identities, we will decide how to deal with you!" said the captain.

"Damn it!" Li Gang couldn't help but cursed.

"Teacher, what should we do now?" Zhao Chen looked at the soldiers around him and asked calmly.

There are not many soldiers around here, only a hundred or so, with Yue Fei and three people here, if they want to leave, these people can't stop them at all! But Zhao Chen doesn't want to leave here now, if they leave here, they really have nowhere to go!

"Your Highness... let's go in with them!" Li Gang thought for a long time before suddenly saying.

"Okay! Just listen to the teacher, I believe in the teacher!" Zhao Chen said with a smile.

He knew that his political experience was far inferior to that of Li Gang. Now that Li Gang made such a judgment, there must be some reason for him, so listen to Li Gang!

At present, Zhao Chen and others were escorted into Tongguan City by these soldiers. Zhao Chen's expression did not change much along the way, and he was still looking at Tongguan City in front of him curiously! This is the checkpoint that determines the fate of the world, and it is impossible to see such an ancient checkpoint in modern times!

Soon, they were sent to a small courtyard, and the soldiers retreated one after another, but the soldiers guarded outside and refused to let them leave.