The emperor frowned: "If I lead my troops back to the palace, the situation at the city gate will be even more difficult, and I will not be able to leave. Unless this place is completely unbearable, then I will withdraw to the palace."
Stubborn! He Chang'an shook his head. The emperor is too stubborn. Every time he refuses to have the consciousness of a superior person, he always has to wait until the end, which greatly increases his own risk factor.
However, it is precisely because of him that every battle can always have a good result.
With a long sigh, He Chang'an admitted it, and continued to follow the emperor to the death.
As soon as the prince and prince joined forces, even if the emperor was at the gate of the city, he couldn't last for two days. The gap in numbers was too great, and Yu Wenjie had to lead the soldiers to rush out for the last wave, driving the enemy back half a mile, and then Return to Yanjing, close the city gate, and lead the defenders to the palace.
The situation in the palace was not yet clear, but Prince Xi didn't intend to entangle with the emperor. When the emperor entered the palace, he withdrew and took the queen mother out of the palace.
"Prince Xi is so filial?" He Chang'an was a little surprised: "He also took the queen mother away?"
Yu Wenjie didn't understand why he took the queen mother away, maybe he was afraid that the queen mother would be used by him to threaten him? He also thought too much, after all, she was also his biological mother.
Back at the palace, he counted the remaining soldiers. He only has these 6,000 people around him now. It should be no problem to guard the palace for a day or two, and because of the battles these days, these soldiers are convinced by him and their morale is extremely high. One It can hold up to three, which is considered safe for the time being.
But, why is there no news of the reinforcements so far
"Your Majesty!" Eunuch Qin hurried in and said, "A letter has arrived from General Huo!"
Yu Wenjie was taken aback for a moment, got up quickly, took the letter, and opened it to read.
He Chang'an stood aside, looking at the dignified expression on the emperor's face, he had a bad premonition in his heart.
"What's wrong?"
Gathering up the letter paper and burning it in the palace lantern, the emperor said in a deep voice, "Zichong really was ambushed, and now he is blocked by Prince Xi's people so he can only take a detour. The advantage is that the detour will pass through King Qi's fiefdom, which can persuade Qi to take a detour." The king borrowed troops, but the downside is that we have to defend for another five days."
"This..." He Changan frowned, "It's really difficult."
"There is no other way." The emperor took a deep breath and said, "Hold on, as long as I'm still alive five days later, it's Prince Xi's death."
Although it seems that Prince Xi has a better chance of winning.
The city gate of Yanjing was broken, and Yu Wenxi officially raised a flag to rebel, and launched an attack on the palace in the name of the Qing emperor.
The common people couldn't understand, why should Qing Dynasty be sidelined? There have never been any treacherous and evil courtiers around the emperor.
Prince Xi proclaimed to the world with a document:
"The concubine Hua, formerly known as Hua Jinghua, was the former prime minister. The emperor was bewitched by her, concealed her identity as a woman, and took advantage of the opportunity of beheading to steal her and change her position, allowing her to make waves in the harem and control the government. This king cannot use persuasion to persuade the emperor. If you are sober, you can only use force to make the emperor understand that beauty is a disaster, and you should not stay longer! If the emperor is willing to hand over Hua's family and behead him in the street, this king is willing to retreat and become a minister again. If the emperor is unwilling, then this king can only capture the palace , to rectify Yuwen Jiangshan!"
This document seems very reasonable, and it also caused an instant uproar among the people all over the world. Prime Minister Hua, who has assisted the emperor for so long, is so loved by the people, is a woman
In an instant, Taoist priests and literati from all over the world were not calm, and wrote articles accusing Hua Jinghua of bewitching the emperor, deceiving the world, and plotting wrongdoing.
The literati's pen was very useful in ancient times, because the article is the only thing that can be circulated, which is equivalent to modern news, so the people who don't know it are instantly a little angry. How can women go to court and be respected? For such a long time, how could the government be controlled behind the emperor's back
The people who were very supportive of the emperor turned their backs one after another, and then were persuaded and led by someone with a heart, they blocked the gate of the palace one after another, demanding that the emperor hand over Hua Jinghua.
"It's ridiculous!" He Chang'an frowned: "He just has a piece of paper, without any evidence, and the people believe it all?"
"Otherwise?" Anticipating that Yu Wenxi would use Hua Chunlai as an excuse early on, the emperor's reaction was much calmer: "The people are ignorant, they don't know the truth, they just follow what others say. If he sends such a document, Hua Jinghua's crimes will be doomed for a lifetime." It can't be cleaned either."
Rumors are fiercer than tigers, no matter how many good deeds Hua Jinghua has done before, no matter how good she is to the people, as long as she makes a mistake once, the people will forget all her good things and unanimously blame her. This is the heart of the people.
"Is there nothing we can do?" He Changan gritted his teeth: "Just let them slander Jinghua?"
Glancing at him, Yu Wenjie said: "This is not considered slander, it is basically a fact, but she did not control the government. It is useless to explain it this way. What Yu Wenxi wants is only the name of being a teacher, and Hua Chun just gave it to him. It's just a chance for him."
He Chang'an frowned: "But they said that the concubine concubine bewitched the monarch. This crime is too serious for a concubine..."
The emperor was silent, thought carefully, looked at He Chang'an seriously and said: "I think what they said is right, I was indeed bewitched."
What? He Changan was taken aback for a moment, and then felt a little angry. How could the emperor say that, but this is...
"It's so bewildering, I haven't seen you for a few days, and I'm almost sick of missing you." Yu Wenjie added the second half of the sentence slowly, with deep eyes and a soft tone.
He Changan: "..."
His grandma's, without any warning, was numb with goosebumps all over his body! The emperor is not in this style, when did he start to talk about love? !
Turning around and seeing He Changan's appearance of being struck by lightning, the emperor curled his lips in a good mood, then got up and said: "Everyone has issued documents, and our imperial edict will be handed over to you, there is no need to mention the matter of Concubine De , it is enough to point out Prince Xi's intention of treason."
"...Yes." He Changan agreed, shook his robe and stood up, looking at the gloomy sky outside.
He had a bad premonition that even if the emperor was the reincarnation of the god of war, with 6,000 people, he would not be able to resist the tens of thousands of people outside the palace for a long time.
The emperor's edict went down, and he scolded Prince Xi for passing on non-existent things to cover up his rebellious ambitions. The two sides officially went to war, and the people of Yanjing fled one after another. All the shops on the street were closed. In just one day, no one else could be seen except the soldiers. .
Relying on the large number of people, Yu Wenxi directly launched a siege to the palace, not only from the main entrance, but also from various palace walls with ladders. Because they are familiar with the layout and weaknesses of the palace, it is very easy for the people on Prince Xi's side to take down the palace. Even if the soldiers inside are worth three, at worst, he can take four and beat one, and he can clean up the inside properly. defenders.
"What should we do?" The lieutenants were all in a hurry, surrounded the emperor and said: "The emperor must be safe, but we can continue to stay and guard."
He Chang'an said: "It's already the current situation. There is not much difference between the emperor's presence and absence, so I implore the emperor to leave the palace and save my life."
Yu Wenjie asked: "I just need to live, right?"
Everyone nodded.
So the emperor packed his things, took Eunuch Qin, and went to Zichen Hall.
This tunnel was built when he succeeded to the throne, just to prepare for today's situation. It should be easy for him to survive. No one will know if he goes to Zanlong Mountain to stay for a few days. Even if the palace is broken, they won't be able to find him.
However, the development of things was somewhat beyond his imagination.