Lord of the House

On the 24th day of Liyang's attack and defense, it was so intense that Meng Yishan had to put on his armor to boost his morale.

She Feihu secretly told more than a dozen excellent archers to shoot him at the bottom of the city. Unfortunately, Meng Yishan was shot in the cheek by a stray arrow.

The life and death of the main general were unknown, and the generals of the Hanghu Army were relieved, and finally gave She Feihu a go-ahead to attack Nancheng.

Thousands of soldiers of the Hanghu Army abandoned the city and fled out of the north gate, which was not surrounded by solid ground.

Liyang is not far from Jiangning, but because the Zhejiang-Fujian army occupied Liyang at the western foot of Maoshan Mountain as early as 21 years ago, in just a few days, the scouts infiltrated the area east of Maoshan, and Liyang was defeated. The news just dragged on for a day to reach Jiangning.

Tian Chang and She Feihu led an army of 30,000 soldiers and horses from the Middle Zhejiang-Fujian Road, with tens of thousands of people under threat. On the night of the capture of Liyang, they took advantage of the freezing cold in the wet soil, and they pulled their camp north from Liyang and headed for Jiangning. Come.

The county magistrate of Jinshan in the southwest of Jiangning abandoned the city and fled, and captured it effortlessly for the Zhejiang and Fujian outposts.

On the 25th, it was also the day when Gao Zongting secretly arrived in Jiangning, and also the day when Wang Xueshan secretly played Huaidong to receive King Lu into the barracks. The Zhejiang-Fujian Army Middle Road and Right Wing armies of about 60,000 troops were sent from the southeast and southwest directions. Approaching within a hundred miles of Jiangning.

In Wenhua Hall, to report the loss of Liyang and the unknown life and death of Meng Yishan, Chen Xiyan was also stunned on the spot, grief welled up from his heart. With the sound of "bang bang", he said: "The loyalty of the court to the imperial court can be seen from the sun and the moon. If the emperor wants to leave the capital, the government will still be there, and the imperial family will not survive!" Although Chen Xiyan's voice was hoarse, it was deafening.

Yongxing Emperor Yuan Jianwu was originally shocked by the news of Liyang's fall, but when he heard Chen Xiyan's words, his eyes were green with anger, and he scolded indifferently: "You old man, dare to curse the clan, not afraid that I will rule you and deceive you. Your sin?"

Zhang Yan, Zuo Chengmu, and Cheng Yuqian panicked and knelt down to persuade them, saying: "Your Majesty, calm down, Chen Xiang is also sincere and heartfelt, and he is in a hurry..." At this time, Wang Xueshan was also forced to kneel down to plead for Chen Xiyan.

"Kneel down!" Yuan Jianwu suppressed the anger in his heart and wanted to drive Chen Xiyan out, and he was already annoyed by Chen Xiyan. If it weren't for Jiangning's situation, Chen Xiyan could not be separated from it, and he wished he could give Chen Xiyan to die on the spot.

Chen Xiyan's head banged and banged, Zhang Yan was afraid to signal to the **** of Huangmen beside him to let them take Chen Xiyan out.

The blood on the forehead, flowing into the eyelids, and blurred vision, Chen Xiyan helped him out, dizzy, and rushed Wang Tian and Yu Xinyuan to the palace.

Chen Xiyan returned to the political affairs hall to wrap his wounds and apply medicine, and sat for a long time without seeing the emperor. In addition to being so dizzy and disheartened, Chen Xiyan didn't care about how the emperor negotiated with everyone in the Wenhua Palace, and asked the king to prepare a carriage and send him back to the manor to rest. He still hoped that the emperor would not. He would be so stupid that he really took the step of abandoning the city and fleeing, and he was still saddened by the destruction of the Hanghu Army.

Meng Yishan may be suspected of greed for merit, but if it wasn't for Chen Xiyan's appointment, he wouldn't be able to go to Beijing alone to face the Holy Spirit.

As long as Meng Yishan does not enter Jiangning City, the Hanghu Army can follow the example of the Jiangzhou Army and stay on the periphery for the time being.

The carriage stopped, Chen Xiyan thought that he had arrived home, and just as he opened the curtain, he found that the carriage was parked on the street, and there was a person standing on the street.

"It's Mr. Zeng Guogong." The staff Wang Yue said in Chen Xiyan's ear.

"Grandpa Zeng, please get in the car." Chen Xiyan also had doubts in his heart and needed to ask Zeng Mingxin for advice. Seeing that he took the initiative to block in front of the car, he asked him to get in the car.

Zeng Mingxin had gray hair and no servants to follow. With the help of Wang Yue, he climbed into the carriage with difficulty, sat down opposite Chen Xiyan, looked at each other, and said nothing for a long time.

"The old prince sees the world as clearly as a candle, so dare to ask the old prince if Huaidong has any ambitions?" In the end, it was Chen Xiyan who broke the silence and asked this taboo topic.

Wang Yue, who was sitting on the carriage instead of the driver, was secretly shocked when he heard this. He didn't know the details of the Wenhua Palace dispute, but after listening to Chen Xiang talking about this sensitive topic with Zeng Mingxin so unabashedly, he could also know that the situation had arrived. the most critical moment.

The critical situation is not only that the Zhejiang and Fujian rebels are about to invade the city, but the will of defending the city inside and outside the imperial court is on the verge of collapse.

"If Jiangning can hold on for more than a month, Huaidong will have different ambitions and no ambitions; if Jiangning collapses in an instant, Huaidong will have no ambitions, but what will happen to the people in the world?" Zeng Mingxin said.

Wang Yue was very emotional when he heard it outside the curtain of the car, and said to himself: After the Shejia lost Mindong, it has become a trapped beast, and can only gamble in Jiangning for the last time. After the Zhejiang and Fujian troops captured Huizhou, they stopped in Ningguo, just to lure the reinforcements to come and attack them. The Huaidong Army came in a hurry, even if it won, it would be a tragic victory. Only Jiangning has a strong wall and clear wilderness. As long as Jiangning City is not lost, the Huaidong Army will slowly approach from the left flank, the Jiangzhou Army will slowly approach from the right flank, and go north from Yishan to the vast area of ​​Jiangning City. Big pit. Even if the luxury family gets food from Huizhou and can support it for half a year, the military spirit and morale will definitely not be able to support the storming Jiangning for a month.

When the Zhejiang and Fujian troops became exhausted under the city of Jiangning, the Huaidong Army and the Jiangzhou Army joined forces to attack it, and the outcome was self-evident.

It is also based on this point that Wang Yue persuaded Chen Xiyan to invite the Hanghu Army to enter Jiangning to assist in the defense. He did not expect that it was his proposal that caused Meng Yishan and the main Hanghu Army to cover Liyang.

Just as Mr. Zeng said, as long as Jiangning does not fall, Huaixi has Dong Yuan, Jiangzhou has Yue Lengqiu, and Jinghu has Hu Wenmu, and Huaidong will hold on even if he has a different heart.

The situation has developed to this stage, and Wang Yue's heart is only depressed, disappointed, and lost. The ambition to assist Chen Xiangqian in his career has long been gone.

"Since the old man said so, why didn't he stay in Jiangning City again?" Chen Xiyan asked.

When Lin Fu set up Huaidong Bank and came to Jiangning to raise money, Mu Guogong was the first one among the rich and powerful in the city to respond. Even if some secrets are not known to outsiders, Chen Xiyan and Wang Yue are sure that Zeng Mingxin supports Huaidong's position.

"The Zeng family has also benefited from the emperor's family for generations. Jiangning is falling apart, and some people will always be buried for it. This old man is no longer useful for other purposes, so he came to be a companion with Chen Xiang!" Zeng Mingxin said calmly. .

"Has the news about the Wenhua Palace spread out?" Chen Xiyan asked.

"It's known all over the city!" Zeng Mingxin said.

Wang Yue was also stunned. The matter of the court battle in the Wenhua Palace was originally a secret discussion, but it became known to the whole city in a short time.

The people in the Wenhua Hall must have been bought by the luxury family. Who would that be? Although Cheng Yuqian and Zuo Chengmu have selfish intentions, they don't look like the eunuchs in the palace are not so capable. Is that Wang Xueshan?

There is Wang Xueshan in every step of Jiangning's stinky chess, but he can't figure it out. As a minister of the household, what benefit can Wang Xueshan gain by selling it to a luxury family? Even if the She family captured Jiangning, it would be difficult to defend it under the attack of the Jiangzhou Army and the Huaidong Army. The She family should seek Jiangxi. What benefits can Wang Xueshan get from the luxury family? Could it be said that Wang Xueshan has a reason to fall into the hands of the luxury family?

Wang Yue shook his head. Even if he had doubts at this time, there was no way to trace it at this time. Emperor Yongxing fundamentally no longer trusted Chen Xiang, and secretly said: The situation has developed to this point, even if Emperor Yongxing is determined to stay. , also can not save the military turmoil.

"The emperor doesn't want to leave, no one will push him away; if the emperor wants to leave, it's hard for you to keep Mr. Chen, and the more you stay, the more enemies you will become," Zeng Mingxin said sadly, "No matter who spreads the story of Wenhua Palace After coming out, the matter is irreversible, can Chen Xiang blame Huaidong for taking advantage of the situation?"

Chen Xiyan was speechless and burst into tears, and said, "This is a great country, this is a great country!" He felt a pain in his heart and could no longer speak.

As night fell, the rebel outpost had reached the gate of Wangshan in the south of the city, and the city was full of panic.

The palace sent people to invite him twice, but knowing that Emperor Yongxing did not change his mind, Chen Xiyan was disheartened, and twice rejected the courtiers in the palace, until Zhang Yan came over in person, before letting him in.

"The luxury family won't last long in Jiangning, and there is still something to do in Huaixi!" Zhang Yan persuaded.

"Jiangning always needs people to stay behind. If the emperor still trusts the old man, the old man still has a head to offer," Chen Xi said decisively, "Wang Xueshan, Wang Tian and the others persuaded the emperor to go to Huaixi, then let them go to Huaixi, old man. Wait for them under Jiuquan!"

Hearing Chen Xiyan's words, Zhang Yan still felt a chill in his heart. Seeing that he had made up his mind, it was hard to persuade him. Besides, the emperor didn't really want Chen Xiyan to accompany him to Huaixi. Jiangning always had to leave someone to clean up the mess.

Although Wang Xueshan said that he was familiar with Jiangning's situation, and the emperor went to Huaixi, Jiangning was not irreversible, but Zhang Yan also knew that even if there was no conclusive evidence, things that might be cheap to Wang Xueshan could never happen.

"Is the emperor going to Jiangmen?" Zeng Mingxin asked.

Zhang Yan's face showed hesitation.

"Bah!" Zeng Mingxin said angrily, "This old man really shouldn't ask more about it. Going east to Weiyang, why aren't you afraid of the 20,000 troops of the Huaidong Navy coming to 'welcome'? Go north, why aren't you worried? Lin Tingli and Huaidong wear the same pair of trousers? Apart from going westward to Luzhou or Chizhou through Yijiangmen, what other options do you have? This old man is really stupid, and you will be suspicious if you ask this! Bah!"

Wang Yue sneered in his heart, Mu Guogong was determined to die. At this time, thinking about the old relationship of the clan, he couldn't bear it in his heart. He asked this more because he wanted to show the emperor a way to survive, but he gave up Zhang Yan's hesitation.

When Lin Fu first set up the bank, Mu Guogong took out a large sum of money, and his vision has its own advantages, and he should have a deep understanding of Huaidong.

Mu Guogong had this question, did he guess that Huaidong would greet him halfway?

Zhang Yan was ashamed, and he had no face to ask Zeng Ming for a new policy, so he bowed and retire.

Soon the edict that appointed Chen Xiyan to stay behind in Jiangning was sent to the mansion, but it did not specify when Emperor Yongxing would leave Jiangning with the officials.

Although Emperor Yongxing went to Huaixi for a hunting tour, he only conveyed a secret order to officials above the fifth rank to accompany him, but the news quickly spread throughout the streets. Even if there is no traitor to make waves, the news will not be concealed by this time.

People with a little face and face are eager to pack up their furniture and escape from Jiangning. There is a mess in the city, and no one has the intention to clean up.

A large number of guards at the head of the city fled, and even the Jiangning navy who was escorting the patrols also appeared in a large number.

For a time, the people in Jiangning City were in a panic, and they were in complete chaos.

Chen Xiyan reluctantly cheered up, Zeng Mingxin and Wang Yue followed him around the city, and some loyal personal soldiers followed, barely stabilizing the situation in the city, but there were people rape, rape, and murder everywhere in the city, as if it was the last madness , standing at the head of the city to see that more than a dozen places in the city were on fire, and the yamen class workers were completely paralyzed.

At dawn, there was a faint light of fire in the sky, and it seemed that a larger outpost of the rebels was approaching the periphery of Jiangning. At this time, there was also a team of people in the direction of Miyagi holding torches. UU reading www.uukanshu.com to The navy garrison in Yijiangmen went to the camp.

The emperor left the palace—Chen Xiyan knelt down at the place where the fire was held and bowed three times, which was considered a farewell for the emperor.

Chen Xiyan stood up and looked at the group of people coming out of the palace at the top of the city, full of sadness and reluctance, and asked Zeng Mingxin: "Old Prince, tell me the truth at this time, Huaidong will be half way. Are you welcome?"

Although the main force of the Huaidong Navy was still far from Jiangning City, and only a small number of outposts entered the prison island outside the mouth of Jinchuan River, it was uncertain what other forces would be available in Huaidong; it was also possible that Lin Tingli had been convinced to lead the army to the south of Luzhou. Welcome.

Even at this moment, even if he knew that the matter of the emperor going to Huaixi was irreversible, Chen Xiyan still hoped that the emperor would enter Shouzhou smoothly.

Although Huaixi was headed by Dong Yuan, Liu Tingzhou, Tao Chun, Xiao Kuian, and King Yuan Hancheng of Chu were all powerful, so it was possible for the emperor to gather forces loyal to the imperial family in Huaixi.

"Stupid, stupid!" Zeng Mingxin scolded, "If Huaidong doesn't welcome him, will Dong Yuan or Yue Lengqiu really have the strength to accommodate him? It's so stupid! It's so stupid!"

"What?" Chen Xiyan asked in surprise, "Even if you let the emperor go to Huaixi, will Huaidong still have a plan?"

"Gao Zongting is in Jiangning, will you see Chen Xiang or not?" Zeng Mingxin said.

"What can Lin Bie do when he is close, the situation is over, unless Huaidong can become 20,000 elite soldiers here!" Chen Xiyan said in frustration. The front troops of the rebels were less than thirty or forty miles away from here, and the military hearts of the four cities in Jiangning were fluctuating. As long as the emperor leaves the city with the navy, I'm afraid he won't be able to hold on for half a second, and Huaidong's troops won't be able to catch up even with their wings.

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