It was near dusk when Yun Ke's carriage arrived in Jiangxia City, but the sky was almost completely dark. The rain seemed to be a little lighter than the previous two days, but it still didn't mean to stop. The majestic Jiangxia City stands under the low clouds, as if standing on the city wall and raising your hand you can touch the sky. Thunder came faintly from the clouds. Not very loud, muffled, like rolling. From time to time, a few bolts of lightning would be shot out among the clouds that were pressing down, and the light of the lightning flashed across the sky, illuminating Jiangxia City one after another.
"My lord. I'm afraid we won't be able to enter the city." The carriage stopped on a high slope outside the city. Du Xia reported back and forth, "Refugees who don't know where have come from have surrounded the periphery of Jiangxia City, and the governor of Jiangxia has ordered the city gate to be closed."
"En." The person in the carriage responded with a sleepy voice, the curtain of the carriage moved slightly, and a token was handed out, "Take this king's token and ask the defenders in the city to open the door. Just say this king I have brought His Majesty's imperial decree. These refugees must be let in." After traveling for several days, Yun Ke, who was not well injured, caught wind and cold on the road, and is now suffering from a high fever. I almost lost all strength.
"Yes." Du Xia took the token respectfully, and rode his horse down the slope.
The outside of Jiangxia City was already surrounded by refugees, he could only circle around the periphery on his horse, and kept shouting, "Give way, I'm sent by the imperial court."
The refugees have long been numb from the heavy rain. They built simple sheds outside the city with whatever they could find to shelter from the rain. Their hometowns have been flooded. They survived the flood and finally came to Jiangxia City, but were blocked by the city guards, the resentment and anger in their hearts had long been accumulated to the extreme. With such heavy rain, there was not even a shelter, and many people fell ill. The despair brought by death hangs over the hearts of every refugee outside Jiangxia City.
Du Xia's shout was suppressed by the sound of thunder and rain, but it didn't spread very far, it was useless at all, no one made way for him, he could only wander around the periphery, and couldn't get close to the city wall at all.
"Your hope is in my hands!" Du Xia had no choice but to use his internal force to send out his voice, "If you let me go, I guarantee that our prince will persuade the governor of Jiangxia City to let him open the city gate and let you go Go in. At that time, you will no longer have to eat and sleep outside."
Du Xia's voice was heard clearly this time, and when those refugees who had no hope at all suddenly heard such words, a glimmer of hope seemed to be ignited in their hearts.
The refugees who were close to Du Xia moved their place doubtfully. As soon as they moved, the people behind followed them. Soon, a narrow passage appeared in front of Du Xia.
Du Xia cupped his hands on the horse, and said in a loud voice, "Thank you!" He rode his horse forward, quickly came under the city wall, flashed the token in his hand, and shouted loudly, "Soldiers on the city, listen, Here are the guards of King An's Mansion, holding the token of His Highness King An, His Highness King An has come to the city gate to provide disaster relief, you open the city gate and let us in!"
When he shouted like this, the refugees stood up one after another. Is it really His Royal Highness An? Although they don't care who is His Highness Wang An, but it is a prince who came, the people in the city can't shut the prince out of the city gate, maybe they can really enter now, they are already waiting outside the city It's been a few days, and now there is hope, the crowd suddenly became excited, rushing towards the door like a tide, living in Du Xia's place even with a human instead of a horse, the horse snorted uneasily, and hoofed on the ground non-stop .
Du Xia was afraid that the refugees would startle the horse and cause more turmoil, so he had to comfort his horse while shouting loudly, "Why don't you open the door quickly?"
The defenders on the city looked at each other, they had heard Du Xia's words, but who dared to open the city gate, stood on the city wall and looked down, the refugees below were densely packed like locusts, what would happen if they poured into Jiangxia City!
"Brother guard, wait a moment, let us report to the Sheriff." A man with the appearance of a sergeant shouted down, and after he finished shouting, he said to a soldier next to him, "Hurry up to the sheriff. Mansion, what are you still doing?" The soldier suddenly came to his senses, and immediately ran down the tower. The pool died.
"Open the door!" Seeing that the city gate hadn't been opened for a long time, some refugees rushing forward couldn't bear it any longer, they couldn't help but slapped the heavy city gate, and shouted loudly. When they shouted, the people behind followed suit. The sound was higher than the sound, and the wave was higher than the wave. The sound echoed between the sky and the earth, and it carried a palpitating power.
Du Xia's horse was startled by the sound, and it trotted even more restlessly, wishing someone could stand up, Du Xia tried his best to control and comfort it, he looked around anxiously, and suddenly felt that his strength was coming He seemed to be very small in front of so many refugees. He was like a small boat drifting in the crowd, and he might be swallowed by the crowd at any time.
On the hillside far away, Yun Ke also heard the shout from the city gate, he raised the curtain of the carriage, and immediately a guard came over and opened the umbrella to cover his body, and helped him out of the carriage.
"My lord, it's very cold outside, you'd better rest in the carriage." The personal guard said in a low voice, looking at Yun Ke's pale face with a little worry, there was a trace of abnormal flush on his face, it was a high fever due to.
"It's okay." Yun Ke shook his head, looked at the crowd in the distance, and frowned deeply. "Is the letter addressed to the king sure to be delivered?" he asked.
"Yes. My lord, I'm sure it has been delivered." The personal guard nodded and said. "It was handed over to King Ding by the humble staff."
"En. Then he should be coming soon." Yun Ke nodded, and just as he finished speaking, he heard a sound of horseshoes coming from the official road behind him. He looked back, under the dark sky, between the vast world, a big flag first came into his eyes. Although it was raining, the big flag could not be unfurled, but the eye-catching red and black, like As if piercing through the darkness in the sky and the earth, a group of cavalry gradually appeared behind the banner, marching rapidly towards this side.
"Here we come." The guard pointed happily and said to Yun Ke, "It must be the cavalry of His Highness King Ding."
It was indeed King Ding's cavalry team.
A gleam of light flashed across Yun Ke's eyes. He was too familiar with the red and black flag. In his last life, he ascended the throne as the emperor. This sixth brother was very dissatisfied. In his eleventh year as the throne, Gu Yuqi set fire to it. The winter of the year when I burned myself finally couldn't bear the rebellion.
The cavalry team quickly arrived behind Yun Ke's carriage, and the leading knight jumped off his horse and walked towards Yun Ke quickly.
"Fourth Brother." Seeing him walking in, Yun Ke cupped his hands and saluted, "It's really my fault that I asked Brother Fourth to run in person."
He first called him Fourth Brother to show his closeness, and then changed his name to Fourth Brother, calling himself a courtier to express his submission and admiration. He knows himself as the fourth brother too well. If it wasn't for his conceit, he would really be a rare general. Unfortunately, it was his excessive conceit that killed him.
"Where did the seventh brother talk?" Yun Qing strode over and held Yun Ke's arm. He was only wearing armor, not a coir raincoat, and the rain flowed down his armor onto Yun Ke's arms. On the ground, with a chill, Yun Ke couldn't help shivering slightly.
Realizing that Yun Ke's body temperature was different from that of ordinary people, Yun Qing couldn't help being slightly startled, "Is the seventh brother sick?"
"It's just that I was infected with the wind and cold, and my brother lived in the capital for a long time. He fell ill when he came out rarely. It's really useless." Yun Ke said humbly. He knew his fourth brother's temper. It's easy to say, and I will take good care of you.
People are good people, it's a pity... Yun Ke sighed silently in his heart, but it's a pity that he still died by his own hands in the end.
He raised his eyes to look at his fourth brother, Yunqing has a very handsome face, in fact, after a hundred years of precipitation, the royal children of the Yun family are very outstanding in terms of temperament and appearance. He is half a head taller than himself, because of his long-term experience in the military camp, his eyes and eyebrows are somewhat different from the heroic and mighty princes in the capital, his skin is also a healthy wheat color, and his teeth are white. The smile looks very kind and hearty.
If he doesn't rebel in the future, perhaps apart from Sixth Brother, he will have one more person who can talk, Yun Ke can't help but feel a little regretful in his heart, such a Ding Wang is really a rare general, if he is around, It can keep one party safe.
"You are often in the capital, so you are not very used to the climate here. Especially this year, it is raining like a ghost. It is difficult for you. I have already sent someone to meet the food you want. Don't worry about refugees. It's just that the food delivery team is relatively slow, and it will take five days to get here." Yun Qing patted Yun Ke on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Let's go, I'll escort you into the city." Because Yun Ke deliberately Due to his humility and physical weakness, Yun Qing felt a little close to Yun Ke, and did not pretend to be king in front of him, but used the most common address. After all, he hadn't seen his brother from the capital for a long time in Daying Jiangbei. Moreover, this younger brother is the one who has the least interest in seizing the heir among the many brothers. He only needs to be on guard against him. There is no need to damage the brother's relationship in vain. Yun Ke could get closer.
"I'm afraid it's difficult." Yun Ke turned his head to look at the location of the city gate. Yun Qing followed his gaze, and couldn't help being startled, his brows furrowed, "What's the matter with the Jiangxia Sheriff? city gate."
"Yes." Yun Ke replied lightly, but his heart felt a little chilly. The defenders in the city were all from Yunqing. Did he not know about Jiangxia County Guard's closing of the city gate? I'm afraid that if the city gate doesn't open, it won't be able to get away from Yunqing.
He should have a lot of property in Jiangxia City. In his last life, he relied on the Jiangbei Camp and started a rebellion based in Jiangxia City. He has been operating in Jiangxia for many years, and there are probably Yunqing's people all over Jiangxia City. people and eyeliner.
Yun Ke's heart moved slightly, without the father's hand, the army of Jiangbei Camp could not be moved at will, and he, Yun Qing, could not leave Jiangbei Camp at will. He was on the mission of disaster relief, and he brought Yunqing to help protect the safety of the relief food, so he had a reason to mobilize the army. In his last life, he was infected with the plague after he entered the city, and he became very ill. This time, he can properly investigate Yunqing's background in Jiangxia City.
Yun Ke also let out a long sigh in his heart, so even the fourth brother has a lot of selfishness, compared to them, he looks a lot cleaner.
For those who want to work hard towards that position, who can say that they are as clean as a blank sheet of paper
"It's okay, brother is here, Xiaoqi doesn't have to worry." Seeing Yun Ke's pale face and flickering eyes, Yun Qing thought he was afraid, but he couldn't help but look down on himself as the seventh brother, who can get himself out of trouble wherever he goes. If you are sick, what else can you do? I don't know what the father thought, but he actually sent such a soft-legged shrimp to relieve the disaster. Even if Yunyi recommends such a person, I'm afraid there will be no one around.
"Yes. Of course, I have to rely on my fourth brother." Yun Ke knew that he felt a little contempt for him, so he smiled faintly in his heart, and continued to follow his meaning. "I also ask the fourth brother to send more people to protect my safety."
"That's natural." Yun Qing couldn't help but slightly twitched the corners of his lips, as expected he was greedy for life and afraid of death.
That's fine, in the future, he can live a peaceful and prosperous life as a prince of An Le, but he is afraid that if he gets too close to Yun Yi, he will inevitably hurt himself in the future.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help probing, "I heard that you came to rescue the disaster, and the fifth emperor strongly recommended you in front of the father?"
Yun Ke deliberately let out a long sigh, didn't say anything else, just said softly, "People have to bow their heads under the eaves."
Yun Qing raised his brows slightly, but with just this sentence, he also had a care in his heart. The fact that Yun Ke and Yun Yi got close was probably forced. That's good!
On the city wall, the soldier who went to report to the sheriff's mansion ran back out of breath, "Boss, the sheriff said that if the city gates were opened, these refugees might flood in and make trouble. The man only brought I don’t know if the token is real or not, what if it is fake? Who will be responsible?”
The sergeant heard that, too, it’s not a problem to go on like this, he leaned out half of his body and shouted to the people under the tower, "Hey, brother guard, our county guard has said it. I can't confirm your identity, This city gate cannot be opened!"
Hearing this, Du Xia frowned deeply. Now he is trapped in the crowd with both horses and men, unable to advance or retreat, even if he wants to go back, he cannot squeeze out.
Yun Ke gave him the order to open the city gate, since he refused to listen, then don't blame him for giving courtesy first and then fighting. Thinking of this, his body rose into the air.