This is teaching the way of governing the country. As he was talking, the sun gradually set, the bright red sunset appeared, and a gust of wind blew in. The emperor saw it and said: "It's getting late. I know that you have promised to be the true king of Pei Ziyun. This is a rare gift from a Taoist, but it is nothing to the imperial court. In fact, when the matter in Yingzhou is over, I will summon this Pei Ziyun to the capital to take a closer look in person, and if he can still be kept, I will seal him off."
"If he can't stay, I will still seal him, but I will ask him to go to the Netherland to be the true king."
"Don't feel pity. There are so many talents in the world. Who has never killed a talent by mistake? If you kill a talent by mistake, you kill by mistake. Don't think too much about it, eh?"
"Yes!" The prince was speechless. He kowtowed deeply and was about to slowly retreat. At this moment, rapid footsteps came and someone came in. He fell down with a "pop" and did not get up. He kowtowed: " Your Majesty, what's wrong, the Qinzhou Incident, King Lu rebelled, and even accused the prince, the prince... "
"What? Say it quickly!" The emperor sat up immediately, stared at him and drank loudly.
The eunuch who reported the news knelt on the ground and kowtowed quickly: "Your Majesty, King Lu accused the prince of seizing the palace, imprisoning your majesty, using power only, appointing treacherous villains, and raising the banner of being honest and diligent in the king's affairs."
"You traitor, how dare you." The emperor was furious and slapped the side of the dragon couch hard. A rush of blood rushed to his head, and his face turned red.
He stood motionless for a while, then suddenly gushed out blood and fell down.
"Your Majesty!" The prince and the people nearby rushed forward and supported him as he lay on the dragon couch. The prince was shocked and shouted: "Quick, xuan imperial doctor."
After a while, several imperial doctors hurriedly came over to hold the pulse. One of them looked at it carefully and said, "The emperor is suffering from acute pain and is obsessed with it. It doesn't matter for now."
"Then you don't need medicine to treat it?" the prince drank.
Qibei County
The sky was filled with dark clouds, which made people feel very uncomfortable. The Marquis of Jibei's army was densely packed, and it looked like there were still 40,000 people. However, the attacks of the Marquis of Jibei's army were getting weaker and weaker, and the battles had been sporadic recently. The defenders of the city The soldiers all felt a little more relaxed.
"Tell me. Is the Marquis of Jibei going to evacuate?" A soldier said as he moved his things forward.
Another soldier was slightly older, with a dark face and wrinkles. Hearing the words of the soldier in front of him, he turned and looked down the city. He could see the Jibei Hou camp in the distance.
Under the sunshine, the Jibei Hou Camp seemed to have calmed down, and he felt a little relaxed. He said with a smile: "Yes, it seems that this Jijun rebel will not stay any longer."
"Originally there was no war. It was so comfortable with my wife on the hot bed and my children by my side. Now everyone is fighting, and many of them died in the battle. The Marquis of Jibei must die a good death." Another middle-aged man who was older and had a simple and honest face The young soldier said with resentment on his face.
It can be known that the Marquis of Jibei is preparing to evacuate soon. I heard that the imperial court has recovered two more counties, and the world will be at peace. The hard work now is nothing.
At this time, Uncle Zhongqin led a dozen guards and a deputy general to inspect. The soldiers who were talking lowered their heads and became quiet.
Uncle Zhongqin patrolled the city and saw people constantly preparing gold juice, stones, and kerosene tools, ready to be prepared for a sneak attack by the Marquis of Jibei at any time.
Looking at these preparations, Uncle Zhongqin couldn't help but nodded: "Well done."
Listening to Uncle Zhongqin's compliments, General Pian smiled and said, "Thank you for your compliments, but these are all things that uncle told me to do. How dare we neglect them?"
Uncle Zhongqin nodded: "It's good that you are fully prepared. Although the Marquis of Jibei may escape at any time, at least not yet. As long as there is no escape for a day, the city's defenses must be prepared, and no mistakes are allowed." "
"Yes, uncle." General Pian responded.
"How many times has the Marquis of Jibei attacked now?" Uncle Zhongqin asked.
The general said quickly: "Uncle, the Marquis of Jibei had to attack seven or eight times a day at first, then three times a day, and now once a day. Recently, there has been no attack for two days. I think there seems to be less smoke in the camp." many."
"It's no wonder. Our army has a city with more than 5,000 casualties. The Marquis of Jibei has lost at least 10,000. Uncle, the Marquis of Jibei seems to be in a hurry and can't hold on for much longer."
Uncle Zhongqin stopped and looked towards the Jibei Hou camp in the distance. There was a faint smoke. The army below was still training, and the shouts of killing were loud.
"What a strong army. The Marquis of Jibei was my colleague back then and was quite capable, but I never thought that he would be in the position of a traitor." Uncle Zhongqin said with emotion as the clouds passed by in the sky and shadows fell.
The lieutenant general remained silent for a moment and said: "Uncle, all rebels and traitors have their reasons, but no matter how many reasons there are, they are not reasons for rebellion."
"Yes, this is not a reason for rebellion." Uncle Zhongqin sighed, his face heavy, rubbing the ring in his hand, seeming to be thinking.
Not far away, a soldier was hanging on a rope, and the city wall was lowered into the air, inspecting the city wall that had been damaged by the catapult.
"Uncle, the corpses on the battlefield belong to the soldiers, and our current situation has passed the most difficult period." The deputy general pointed: "The most dangerous time was when the traitors first came. At that time, the city was in danger every day, but now, unless If there is a sudden big change, it will be difficult for the bandit army to threaten our city again."
"Now the rebels may have to escape back to the city and survive for a while longer."
"Although we are still practicing now, the murderous intention is still there, but if we continue to fight for a while, the entire camp will collapse."
Hearing what the lieutenant said, Uncle Zhongqin looked at it and saw that although the camp was still intact, it had lost its previous vigor. He smiled and said: "Yuan'an County and Pinghu County have been pacified, and the Marquis of Jibei is at the end of the road. When the army arrives, When we arrive, we will be able to reconcile the inside and the outside and defeat them in one fell swoop. The war will finally be over. We will return triumphantly and the world will be peaceful and prosperous again. The court will surely reward us."
"Haha, it's all thanks to my uncle." The general said, and Uncle Zhongqin laughed: "You're so flattering. It should be said that it's all thanks to the blessing of the court and the emperor."
"Ha ha"
Uncle Zhongqin and the general both laughed. The battle was about to end, and everyone could not help but let out a sigh of relief. The sun shone on the city. Uncle Zhongqin turned around and was about to return home. At this time, suddenly, Dozens of soldiers and horses rushed out from the Marquis of Jibei's army, and the armored soldiers on the city wall instantly became vigilant.
The cavalry rushed out and shouted at the city wall: "Listen to the city, I was ordered to tell you that the prince forced his mother to be killed and invaded the palace. The emperor had already issued an order to question him, but he was imprisoned and issued a pretentious edict. Now, King Lu and King Qin returned to the capital and have been officially granted the title of Lord Ji Guogong."
Some cavalrymen shouted at the foot of the city: "We are not rebels, we are King Ying Tianqin. If we surrender quickly in the city, we still deserve the destiny. Otherwise, if King Lu comes to the capital, you will all be traitors and it will be too late to regret."
Following these words, the army of the Marquis of Jibei shouted: "Qing the king, get rid of the villains, support the virtuous ministers, and bring order to the world. King Lu will live a thousand years, a thousand years."
The Ji army shouted loudly, and the whole place was shaken. The morale that had been depressed was greatly boosted. But on the city, the soldiers looked at each other in shock, and they all stagnated.
Uncle Zhongqin couldn't help but change his color, his face turned red: "Shameless, extremely shameless, hurry up, preacher, contact the court to see if King Lu is really rebelling?"
Uncle Zhongqin ordered, staring at the crowd below the city and saying bitterly.
General Pian hurried to the preacher. Without much time, he came to Uncle Zhongqin's side and whispered: "Uncle, it's bad, King Lu has really rebelled."
"Asshole, shameless, hateful." Uncle Zhongqin heard the curse, and he didn't know whether he was scolding King Lu or the Marquis of Jibei.
The army marched along the official road with no end in sight and no end in sight. It marched forward in a mighty and mighty manner, with the sun shining down and bringing with it some heat.
Seven days had passed by this time, and the army had received sufficient rest. Moreover, Pei Ziyun killed the resisting officials and ransacked their homes. He was rewarded very heavily. Many people were thinking about how much reward they could share if they won another battle. Moreover, due to successive victories, they could not The young recruits gradually gained confidence and no longer changed their colors when hearing the enemy.
The march itself is not an array, but it is based on battalions, separated by cavalry patrols in the middle, so there is no confusion. One battalion advances one battalion after another.
The sentry riders spread out far away, reporting the surrounding situation at any time.
At this time, behind the motorcade, a Taoist official whipped his horse and rode forward, approaching. The crowd was a little commotion. Pei Ziyun frowned and looked over, and ordered: "Bring them up."
"Master, it's not good, King Lu has rebelled." The Taoist official approached and bowed to report.
After hearing this, Pei Ziyun's face suddenly changed. Although he had expected it, he was still surprised when it was actually implemented. The Taoist official continued to report: "Master, King Lu has defeated the Qingjun side, got rid of the villains, supported the virtuous ministers, and helped the world." Slogan, the military front is directed at the prince."
The Taoist official's face turned pale: "He also said that the prince forced his mother to be killed and invaded the palace. The emperor had issued an order to interrogate the emperor, and the prince imprisoned the emperor. The orders issued now and in the future are all false edicts."
"King Lu calls on the world to respond to King Qin."
Hearing this, Pei Ziyun's expression changed drastically. After thinking about it carefully, he completely understood that this was not just King Lu raising his own troops, but also wanted to call on the towns: "A poisonous plan, this is really a poisonous plan."
Pei Zi was silent for a moment, touched his waist, and sighed: "This plan must have been proposed by Xie Chengdong. It is extremely vicious, but it will bring harm to the world. Aren't you afraid of divine punishment?"
"Real person, Uncle Zhongqin sent a message. King Lu made the Marquis of Jibei the Duke of Jiguo. Now the morale of the Ji army has been greatly boosted." The Taoist official continued to report.
Pei Ziyun was stunned, thinking deeply, showing a ruthless look.
"Hmph, Marquis of Jibei, this is just a shot in the arm to restore morale for a while, but the shot in the arm cannot replace the loss, nor can it truly replenish the vitality."
"And even if King Lu rebels, how can he support the Marquis of Jibei with his troops and generals even though he is more than a thousand miles away? It's nothing more than empty verbal support."
"If the Marquis of Jibei scares him, maybe he can be given a chance to breathe."
"It's not strange, but it's the defeat that's blamed. When someone comes, the whole army will not change its direction and continue to move towards Qibei County. I want to see, Marquis of Jibei, will you fight me decisively or withdraw from the city?"
"If we retreat to the city, I will immediately surround the city and capture the remaining two counties. At that time, we will still be catching turtles in the jar, but it will only take a little longer."
(End of chapter)