Xiaoyao Xiaojunhou

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What he is thinking about now is more about how to spend this turbulent time and how to protect the safety of his family and personal "assets"...

Perhaps it is a good choice to go to Liang Guo to seek refuge with Liang Guoqian Wang.

"The current situation is chaotic... what's the best plan for you dear friends?"

While Zhu Xiuyuan was thinking wildly, Emperor Chen, who was sitting on the dragon throne, took a deep breath and slowly glanced at the ministers below.

After all, Emperor Chen has been in a high position for a long time.

This time, the capital was surrounded by enemies from both north and south, and Chen's kingdom might be ruined in his hands. But after all, Emperor Chen had great ambitions, and he was not completely incompetent.

However... in this situation, the ministers in the entire hall were silent.

In fact, they wanted to end the court meeting early so that they could rush back to the mansion and start making preparations immediately...

Whether you are escaping for your life or relying on your new master after the city is broken, you always need to be fully prepared.

Chen Huang slowly turned his head and glanced at the ministers in the hall several times. No one came out to speak, and there was no strange color on his face. It seemed that he knew this would happen.

"Congratulations, Aiqing!"

Chen Huang's slowly turning head suddenly stopped and his eyes fell on Zhu Xiuyuan, "Ai Qing, what's the best plan?"

After Chen Huang finished asking, he stretched out his hand to pick up the tea cup on the dragon table, preparing to drink tea to calm his shock.

However, only Concubine You noticed that Emperor Chen's hand holding the tea cup was trembling slightly.

In Chen Huang's heart, he was not as calm as he appeared on the surface...

Just as Zhu Xiuyuan recovered from the thought of "taking the entire Jiangcheng uncle's mansion to escape", he heard Chen Huang's question.

He was stunned for a moment, then walked towards the center of the hall.

Taking advantage of these two short steps, Zhu Xiuyuan was already thinking about Chen Huang's question quickly.

Yes, can the capital be saved now?How to save?

When he stood up straight and faced Chen Huang, he already had a plan in his heart.

"Your Majesty, in my opinion, the capital city is currently under attack from both sides and has no way out. We have no choice but to fight with our last ditch! Gather all the manpower and material resources in the city, defend the city, and fight to the death against the Yan people and traitors!"

Zhu Xiuyuan was impassioned and filled with passion.

But... it seems that there is no other way. Both the north and the south are enemies. If we don't fight, will Kaesong surrender?

This is actually a "one-size-fits-all" idea.

A head-to-head confrontation may be like throwing an egg against a stone. Anyway, there is no clever strategy for "turning one's hands into clouds and turning one's hands into rain" or "turning one's hand into a cloud and turning one's hand into rain."

"Your Majesty, this minister agrees!"

Han Qingshan took the initiative, looked at Zhu Xiuyuan with bright eyes, and stood side by side: "Uncle Jiang Cheng is right, for this plan, we have no way out, we can only fight!"

"The ministers also seconded!"

Immediately afterwards, the ten lieutenants of the Beijing camp also stood up side by side: "There are still 14 elite soldiers in the Beijing camp, who can stop the enemy outside the city. In addition, there are imperial guards stationed on the four walls of the capital, a total of [-] elite soldiers. .”

"If we recruit civilians and others in the city, it is estimated that the total number of people will reach more than 20! With these 20 people, if we hold on to the capital, I believe we will be able to wait for reinforcements from the states and counties in the south!"

The lieutenants of the Beijing camp were all wearing helmets and armor like iron towers. Their heroic words were actually much more domineering than those of Zhu Xiuyuan and Han Qingshan.

"The ministers also seconded the proposal..."

Then the generals of the Kingsguard, Kingsguard, and Guardsmen also came out to second their opinions.

So far, in the entire hall, almost all the military officers have come out to second, and they are all main fighters.

As for the civil servants, they were still looking at each other, unmoved.

Finally, dozens of bloody civil servants, such as Shaosi Kou, came forward to support the fight to the end.

However, most of the civil officials, led by the Prime Minister Li Zhong, remained motionless, acting like outsiders.

"Master Prime Minister, what do you think?" Chen Huang looked directly at Li Zhong.

Until this moment, Li Zhong seemed to have just woken up. He raised his head slightly, glanced at Concubine You on the imperial steps, and then walked to the middle of the hall.

"Your Majesty, there is no other way at the moment. The only way to have a chance of survival is to fight. Please rest assured, Your Majesty, the veteran will do his best to supervise the recruitment of civilians, supplies and other matters to ensure that the capital can last longer!"

"but……"

Li Zhong just said those words with his hands folded. Now, he stood up straight, raised his head, and glanced at Concubine You on the imperial steps.

"The King of Jiangyin is a naughty boy who has never done anything before. How could he think of rebellion? Your Majesty, there may be another reason for this. I hope Your Majesty will understand clearly!"

As soon as these words came out, all the ministers smelled a smell of conspiracy in the air of the hall.

Chen Huang frowned. He knew what Li Zhong was going to say, but he still asked, "What's the reason?"

"Your Majesty, I don't know the specific reason. But this matter is strange, and your Majesty must pay attention to it. What I said is just to fulfill the duty of a human minister..."

Li Zhong glanced at Concubine You faintly again, but did not say clearly that "Concubine You is the mastermind behind it".

Emperor Chen and Concubine You looked at each other, and then Emperor Chen looked at Li Zhong: "The Prime Minister is right to remind you, I should send someone to find out about this matter..."

Then Emperor Chen looked down at all the ministers below the main hall: "Now, the capital is in a critical moment. I hope that all my dear friends will work together to overcome the difficulties. When the reinforcements from the southern states arrive, the crisis in the capital will be relieved. All my dear sirs have contributed a lot." Those who do this will be rewarded heavily afterwards!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Without further delay, all my dear friends, please go down and get busy and retreat from the court!"

Chen Huang leaned on the back of the dragon chair and waved, but this time he did not leave immediately.

After all the ministers saluted, they quickly left the hall one by one and walked towards the palace gate...

After a while, only Chen Huang and You Guifei were left in the huge hall, sitting on the dragon chair and the phoenix chair respectively.

Other than that, it was empty, even the serving maids and eunuchs had been kicked out.

The hall fell silent, without a sound, it was eerily quiet.

Although there were blazing candles that illuminated the main hall brightly, Concubine You always felt that the main hall where monarchs and ministers discussed matters looked very gloomy...

"Your Majesty, all the ministers have left, let's go back too." Concubine You turned her head and looked at Emperor Chen who was leaning on the dragon chair.

"My beloved concubine, give me a hand." Chen Huang held onto the armrests of the dragon chair with both hands. Blue veins appeared on the back of his hands. It looked like he was exerting great effort, but he just couldn't get up.

Concubine You understood instantly and quickly stood up to help Emperor Chen.

"Your Majesty, that rebellious son... is all the concubine's fault. He has no way to teach the son, and the concubine is willing to accept the punishment!"

Concubine You supported Emperor Chen, and the two of them walked to the harem without the eunuchs and maids waiting on them.

"My beloved concubine, I don't blame you for this. As the saying goes, it is a son's fault that he does not teach his father. Even if there is a fault, it should be blamed on me and it has nothing to do with my beloved concubine!"

"Your Majesty, but..."

"Don't worry, my beloved, I am the Prime Minister who will make the decision for you! No one can hurt you except me!"

"My concubine, thank you Your Majesty..."

Concubine You slowly breathed a sigh of relief, her heart finally falling to the ground.

Meanwhile, outside the palace.

After the dynasty dispersed, Zhu Xiuyuan rushed to the temporary base of the Divine Thunder Army as soon as possible.

There was also a heated discussion in the camp, because the news that both the north and the south of the capital were enemies had spread throughout the capital.

Not to mention the Divine Thunder Army, even ordinary traders and lackeys are aware of it.

The capital city was already in chaos.

There are also matters such as recruiting civilians and various materials, etc., which have also begun, further causing chaos...

Zhu Xiuyuan had a conversation with Lin Bochang, Huang Zhigao and others in the temporary Chinese army tent, and asked them to get ready. This time their Shenlei Army should also go to the battlefield.

They held a secret discussion in the Chinese army's tent, and then Lin Bochang and the others took action, working intensively to make all possible preparations.

Zhu Xiuyuan wandered between the Shenlei Army camp and Shenlei Square, checking for leaks and filling them in...

On the other side, the Prime Minister Li Zhong has not returned to the Prime Minister's residence since leaving the palace.

Instead, he wandered around and arrived at a secret place.

It was a dilapidated house, in a basement. He waited for a while.

Soon, General Yulin Zuowei, Yulin Qianwei General, and Yulin Backguard General all came.

There are a total of four generals in the Royal Forest Guards. In this small secret room, three of them came together to meet with the Prime Minister in private...

Naturally, the fourth General of the Royal Guards who did not come was the newly promoted General of the Royal Guards, Han Qingshan.

But Han Qingshan didn't know it either, because at this moment, he was having a secret conversation with Chen Dongyi, the counselor of the Jinling Palace, in the basement of a teahouse.The faint fire in the secret room, a little candlelight, reflected everyone's shadow on the wall of the secret room, and swayed with the jump of the flame.

After a cup of tea, they seemed to have finished talking.

The three great generals of the Royal Guards left in batches one after another.

Li Zhong was the only one left in this secret room.

Half an hour later, the secret room welcomed a guest again.

The two guests who came this time were very unusual. They were actually the two generals of Kingo Left Guard and Kingo Right Guard...

After the two Jinwu Guard generals left one after another, Li Zhong stayed inside for a while. After his men were sure it was safe, he wandered away from the place.

As soon as Li Zhong stepped into the palace of the Prime Minister, a servant came to inform him that it was Empress Li from the palace who had sent eunuchs to invite the Prime Minister to the palace to discuss something.

Empress Li, Li Zhong's daughter, although she was squeezed out by Concubine You Gui, she was still a queen after all, and her status was there.

Therefore, if she wants to see her biological father, it is still possible. She only needs to send a eunuch to deliver the message.

However, Empress Li also knew how powerful she was, and she rarely sent people out of the palace to invite her parents' family.

So when Li Zhong heard the news, he was stunned for a moment: "The Queen...sent someone to invite me to the palace for a briefing?"

"Yes, Your Majesty the Prime Minister, the eunuch who came from the palace has just left. He said that he will invite you into the palace when you return. The Queen has something urgent to discuss with you." The servant cupped his hands and said.

Li Zhong frowned and rolled his eyes, he had already guessed it.

Empress Li, why did you invite him to the palace?

Reminiscing about old times is probably fake, but asking about her precious son, King Jinling, is probably the real thing!

When I think of King Jinling...

Li Zhong sighed in his heart.

King Jinling went on an expedition with King Zhongshan. Now King Zhongshan’s [-] troops are trapped in the north of the Yangtze River. So what will happen to King Jinling...?

If Li Zhong and Queen Li knew that in Qingliu County in Chuzhou in the north of the Yangtze River, King Jinling and War Horse were "neighbors" and suffered from broken arms all the time, I don't know what their expressions would be.

Li Zhong shook his head and did not enter the mansion. He turned back and rushed towards the palace...

The current capital city shows that both the north and the south are enemies, and there are undercurrents surging behind the scenes. This is the real internal and external embarrassment.

In addition, the Yulin Guards, Jin Wu Guards, Shen Lei Army, and the Beijing Camp are recruiting civilians, various materials, etc., causing public resentment.

In addition, all kinds of rumors are flying everywhere...

As a result, the current capital city is really in chaos.

It's like a big furnace. Everyone in the city is a "delicacy" being roasted, and they are subjected to all kinds of suffering, pain, and fear at every moment.

And maybe at some point, someone will come to lift the lid of the stove and clean up all the "food" inside.

Fear, rumors, cries, and curses have always hung over the capital.

Everyone is restless.

Beatings, smashings, lootings, even setting fire to houses, and visits to seek revenge occurred one after another and occurred all over the city.

His father-in-law, Dong Cheng, was extremely busy as the governor of Runzhou Prefecture.

And the magistrates of Shangyuan County and Jiangning County under him are also very busy, putting out fires everywhere...

It can be said that chaos has emerged in the capital.

If the external situation continues to deteriorate, I am afraid that chaos will occur within the capital itself.

However, this is truly a critical moment for the capital's life and death. Neither the Royal Guards, nor the Jinwu Guards, nor the Divine Thunder Army stationed in the city have time to pay attention to the chaos in the capital.

As for the soldiers in the Beijing camp, they are still outside the city, so naturally they cannot take care of things inside the city.

The Yan army north of the Yangtze River is now known to number more than [-], and they will attack at any time.

The Jingying, Yulinwei, Jinwuwei, Shenlei Army, etc. need to make all preparations as soon as possible, the sooner the better.

In other words, they are too busy with their own affairs, so how can they have time to manage the chaos in the city?
Therefore, the Runzhou government office, which is responsible for maintaining stability in the city, seems to be in a hurry.

Fortunately, Dong Cheng, the governor of Runzhou, is the father-in-law of Zhu Xiuyuan, the general of the Divine Thunder Army.

Zhu Xiuyuan naturally could not stand idly by. In addition to the generals of the Jiangcheng Bofu to protect his safety, he also mobilized more than a thousand soldiers of the Divine Thunder Army to help put out the fire.

But this amount of manpower still seems to be a drop in the bucket in front of the entire capital, and it is simply not enough.

But at least Dong Cheng's safety was guaranteed. Apart from that, Zhu Xiuyuan really didn't dare to spare more manpower...

Busy, time flies fast.

Before I knew it, it was approaching noon.

Zhu Xiuyuan walked out of Shenleifang and looked up at the sky. It was sunny and windy today, but it was a good weather.

"Prepare the car and go back home!"

Zhu Xiuyuan kept looking up at the sky, and gave instructions to Yan Dashan beside him.

"I obey!" Yan Dashan handed over his hand and ordered the surrounding generals to make preparations.

"My benefactor, the chariot is ready." After a while, Yan Dashan returned.

"How are you doing in the house? Is there anything wrong?" Zhu Xiuyuan looked up at the sky and walked towards the carriage.

"Don't worry, my benefactor, there are still [-] generals in the mansion, who are patrolling and guarding in various parts of the mansion to ensure that the mansion is safe and sound. Only a quarter of an hour ago, a general came to report that everything in the mansion is fine!" Yan Dashan followed closely! Wish you good luck in your progress.

"Where is my father-in-law? Are you in any danger?" Zhu Xiuyuan asked again.

"My dear benefactor, please rest assured. There are two hundred generals who are protecting me openly or covertly. Everything will be fine."

"Ah."

Zhu Xiuyuan nodded, got on the carriage, and when the driver was in place, he led hundreds of generals to the Jiangcheng uncle's mansion.

The reason why Zhu Xiuyuan returned to the mansion at this time was to go back to have lunch and take a look at the situation in the mansion with his own eyes.

The only person he couldn't worry about was Dong Shuyu.

Because Dong Shuyu has no power to bind a chicken, and she is a weak woman by standard, if there is chaos in the city, Dong Shuyu will be very prone to problems.

As for the young lady Dong Shuzhen, he is actually not very worried.

The only thing he worried about was that Dong Shuzhen would get too excited, let go of her temper, and run after people on the street to beat her...

Zhu Xiuyuan couldn't help but smile when he thought of Dong Shuzhen's strange character while sitting in the rickety carriage.

Zhu Xiuyuan was smiling when the carriage suddenly stopped and came to an abrupt stop.

Zhu Xiuyuan frowned and opened the curtain. At that moment, Nayan Dashan leaned his head over.

His face looked a little embarrassed, a little nervous, and a little scared... These expressions were really strange on the face of Yan Dashan, a rude man.

"Benefactor, note!"

He said Dashan was mysterious and his voice was very low. It was estimated that even the coachman who was kicked out of the carriage couldn't hear him, and he handed over a note in a cryptic manner.

Zhu Xiuyuan frowned, stared at the note in Yan Dashan's hand, reached out to take it, then waved, put down the curtain, and sat back in the carriage.

Sending notes through Yan Dashan was one of the ways he and Kou Wanwan agreed to deliver news.

In other words, there is news from Kou Wanwan.

Zhu Xiuyuan suppressed his excitement and took the small bamboo tube in his hand, with the note hidden in it.

Pulled out from the bamboo tube, it was a roll-shaped note. Unfold it, the entire note was only as long as the palm of your hand and about an inch wide. There were two lines of beautiful handwriting on it:

"Sir, please go to the Yang Building on your left and check into the Tianzi room. There will be a surprise!"

This was Kou Wanwan's handwriting, and Zhu Xiuyuan seemed to smell her fragrance.

Zhu Xiuyuan didn't think much, thinking that Kou Wanwan had first-hand information about the enemy troops outside the city.

So he hid the small note, jumped out of the carriage, and looked to the left. Sure enough, there was a restaurant called "Yang House" there.

Zhu Xiuyuan calmed down and walked away.

Yan Dashan and the other generals behind him didn't know what was going on, but no one ran to ask. They just followed behind him, keeping an eye on all directions and listening in all directions to protect Zhu Xiuyuan's safety at all times.

Today, the capital is in chaos. Many shops, restaurants, restaurants, etc. are closed. For example, Dong Yulou in Jiangcheng Bofu and Dong's Tea House began to close their doors yesterday.

(End of this chapter)