The mourning hall was very quiet. The news that Qi Jingyang was deposed has not been known to others. There are only some rumors in Yongping. However, not all the people living here are ordinary people. Most of them are powerful and powerful families in the officialdom. They can Having established a foothold in the imperial court in Shangjing, one naturally understands what should be said and what should not be said, so there is no such thing as spreading such news in Yongpingfang.

Furthermore, most of the people who knew about this matter were already from Qi Jingqin's side. Prince Qian's Mansion became Prince Cong's Mansion, and Prince Cong's Mansion was the former crown prince's. This was a great good thing for them. This means that Qi Jingyang has stepped down, and the current situation in the DPRK is much clearer. This makes those who have always supported Qi Jingqin secretly happy.

After the plaque on Prince Cong's Mansion was replaced, at least all the major families in Yongpingfang already knew about it. But who exactly Prince Cong is, many people are still not clear about it. Who would have thought that it would be the deposed prince? Well, only a few families living nearby knew about it, but they were unwilling to talk about it when they met. The imperial edict had not yet been issued, so they did not dare to make rash assertions. If they spread the news in a hurry, what trouble would they get into in the past? I don't even know.

Yongpingfang is not usually very lively. The lively places are the residences of ordinary people. Those lively markets are usually places where gossip is flying everywhere. They only care about their own happiness and don't care about the things behind them. But the people who live in Yongpingfang They know who they are and what they should and should not say better than anyone else. Even if they meet on the street, they always look at each other, smile and talk about other things.

Royal affairs are so easy to discuss, and they might end up dead. But at this time, everyone must be well aware of the situation in the court, and they are eager to do something at this time. Other things, after all, when the crown prince succeeds to the throne, it is the most nervous time to go to Beijing. If the news had been revealed earlier, I don’t know how many people would have taken advantage of the weakest moment to come and intervene. As they are Although the important officials and ministers of the Celestial Empire compete secretly, they still have to ensure that they are unanimous in dealing with the interests of the Celestial Empire.

Now that the emperor is seriously ill and the palace is sealed off, although He Sheng only said that the emperor occasionally felt cold, the more astute courtiers can know what is going on. Isn't the most important thing now is to protect the capital?

What's more, there are so many refugees from the epidemic area outside Shangjing. This is the biggest headache for many Beijing officials, especially the governor of Shangjing. Since they have arrived in Shangjing and seek protection at the feet of the emperor, they have no reason not to Take care of them, but the epidemic is still not under control. Doctors all over the capital are working hard to treat it. Many people who know the news are busy going to pharmacies to get preventive medicine.

There was chaos inside and outside the city of Shangjing. Liang Fengmian personally led his soldiers to guard the gates in the southeast, northwest and northwest of Shangjing. The first thing was to prevent refugees from entering Shangjing. Nowadays, both civil and military officials in the city are busy. They did not tell the people directly because they were worried It caused panic. Fortunately, Prince Jing and Prime Minister Qin, General Liang, all came forward to take care of this matter. Even though the emperor was seriously ill, all the government affairs in Beijing could still be carried out in an orderly manner.

While the capital city was busy inside and outside, Prince Cong's Mansion was surprisingly calm.

Qi Jingyang's political power was deprived of power by the emperor a long time ago and was handed over to Qi Jingqin and various important ministers. Not to mention that he was not the prince now, even if he was, the current busy government affairs would have nothing to do with him.

Prince Cong's Mansion is very quiet. At this already particularly chaotic moment, Prince Cong's Mansion is a little strangely quiet, as if it is isolated in a paradise. I think Prince Qian had the same idea when he built this courtyard - no matter what the situation is. Whatever happens in the capital, as long as he is in his palace, he can completely stay out of it.

But obviously, the situation in Prince Cong's Mansion at this time is not optimistic. There are white flags everywhere, and the dignified Crown Princess... Even though she is Princess Cong now, she is at least still a member of the royal family. The funeral was so deserted, and there were only a few people in the mourning hall before. The palace servants who were serving in the Crane Garden of the East Palace knelt in front to mourn the deceased Zhao Peiyu.

Qi Jingyang slowly walked into the mourning hall and looked up at the decoration of the mourning hall, which was all black and white. When the wind blew by, the mourning flags whirred. Qi Jingyang smiled, as if he had lost his mind, remembering When my mother passed away.

Han Yao and others knelt in front of Zhao Peiyu's mourning hall. When they heard Qi Jingyang's footsteps, they quickly moved away from their knees. Han Yao had already cried so hard that she couldn't help herself. The palace maid next to her helped her move away.

They looked at Prince Cong, a little surprised that he would come to visit Zhao Peiyu.

Qi Jingyang walked to Zhao Peiyu's coffin, knelt down and added some yellow paper to her. Seeing the flames of the yellow paper almost burning his fingers, the palace attendants around him exclaimed in low voices: "Your Highness, be careful!!"

Just as Kong Yan hurriedly supported Qi Jingyang, Qi Jingyang took his hand back and looked at the ash stained on his white and tender fingers. He looked at his fingers blankly.

Kong Yan thought that Prince Cong was injured, and asked with concern: "My lord, are you okay? Do you want me to get some ointment to rub it on?" After saying that, he quickly winked at the palace maid behind him, "Why don't you go get some water quickly? Come!"

Qi Jingyang knelt down in front of Zhao Peiyu's coffin. He lowered his head and looked at his fingers in ecstasy. Then he didn't know why, but suddenly he felt very uncomfortable, as if there was a breath that was lingering in his heart and couldn't get out. He leaned down and held his chest and cried bitterly. He stood up, his voice whimpering, and he didn't dare to cry.

Kong Yan noticed something was wrong, and quickly leaned down next to Qi Jingyang and asked: "What's wrong? What's wrong with you, Your Majesty? Is it too painful? Ah? Your Majesty, please speak?"

Qi Jingyang bent over and curled up together. His face was filled with tears, the sky was red, and the veins in his whole head were bulging...

Then he raised his head and looked at Zhao Peiyu's coffin, and his heart suddenly became filled with despair... The last person in the world who was willing to stay with him was dead...

Then there was a sweet smell in his throat, and he spit out a mouthful of donated blood and sprinkled it into the brazier in the mourning hall. However, the flame did not go out. It burned on the yellow paper on the side, and the fire became bigger and bigger, just like Zhao Peiyu's endless love for Qi Jingyang. Calling and passionate love...

Everyone was in an uproar and quickly stood up and ran towards Prince Cong.

Qi Jingyang looked at Zhao Peiyu's coffin, slowly closed his eyes, and fell to the ground...

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Now, whether it is Yongpingfang or Changningfang, people all over the capital city are in panic. Officers and soldiers are walking around, telling the people who are wandering outside to go home quickly. Several doctors in the pharmacy gathered together and listened to what was going on in the palace. The imperial doctor was specially sent out to arrange the treatment, and the city gate was full of refugees. After waiting for several days, they could no longer wait. They all said that they could find a way out if they came to Beijing.

But now, the royal family has too much time to take care of itself. Yesterday's policy of Japan's resignation was delayed due to many things that happened, which aroused the dissatisfaction of the refugees. They shouted at the city gate that they wanted to see the emperor and enter the capital.

came, but because they carried the plague, Liang Fengmian did not dare to put the people behind him into chaos, so he could only close the city gate tightly and lock them out. The soldiers who went to the capital aimed their weapons at their targets.

The people who are guarding are used to protect the people behind them...

Liang Fengmian stood on the east wall of the city and looked at the people begging under the city wall. He felt very uncomfortable. Standing on the city wall, he could see the clear dividing line most clearly - the people outside the city were there.

Crying, the people in the city continued to live peacefully under the evacuation and protection of the officers and soldiers. Many children did not know what happened and continued to play with Cuju, but the child outside the city who was dying in his mother's arms,

Not so lucky.

They traveled a long way to Beijing to seek protection, but they did not expect such a thing to happen. Liang Fengmian looked at the child's slightly opened eyes. His mother was crying and wanted to come to the city and cry with everyone.

He shouted that he wanted to see the emperor, and wanted to show the emperor how much suffering his subjects were going through...

The child opened his eyes slightly and looked at Liang Fengmian on the city wall. Just like that, the two of them looked at each other. Liang Fengmian could feel that the child's eyes were bright, but at the same time, they were dull. There might be something wrong with him.

He was infected with the plague, and the half of his arm that was slightly exposed was covered with scabies in many places.

Liang Fengmian couldn't bear to watch anymore. Looking at the child's desperate eyes, Liang Fengmian thought of Liang Huanqing, who was lying on the bed dying yesterday. That was his child. Only he knew how painful his heart was. He thought that this mother was feeling the same at this time.

Heartache, right? These are the people he desperately wants to protect, but there is no other way now. He cannot let Shangjing fall again.

"General Liang! It's General Liang!" I don't know who shouted, and everyone shouted - "General Liang, save us! General Liang! Please save us!"

When Liang Fengmian was watching on the city wall, he didn't notice that he was seen by them. At this time, Liang Fengmian couldn't come forward to make any official commitment to them. It was best for the royal family to do this kind of thing themselves.

It was better to issue a statement. Liang Fengmian had not noticed that he had been seen. Now he saw the refugees calling his name under the city wall, and suddenly became very embarrassed.

Liang Ji, Wei Shen and Zhao Zhao were patrolling downstairs. They were urging the people who went to Beijing to go home as soon as possible, leaving as much open space as possible for the officers and soldiers, so that if they had to evacuate, there would be places to set up tents, but they could wait.

As soon as they returned, they heard the shouts of the people outside the city wall, one shout louder than the other, as if grasping the last straw, hysterical despair.

Liang Ji and Wei Shen and Zhao Zhao looked at each other and ran up quickly. When they saw Liang Fengmian standing on the edge of the city wall, they hurried over and asked, "General, what's going on?"

Why did the refugees under the city wall suddenly excitedly call General Liang?

Liang Fengmian took another look at the refugees under the city wall, then shook his head, sighed and said: "We are all human beings. If there is some way, who would want to see them like this?"

As soon as the refugees under the city wall shouted, the soldiers guarding the city wall were about to shout out, but were stopped by Liang Fengmian. Although Liang Fengmian was a military general who had fought many people and killed countless people on the battlefield, he usually had a bad temper.

It is true that a man who looks like a tiger sniffing out roses has a surprisingly soft heart and cannot bear to see them like this.

But now I don’t know what to do. Now both the government affairs and the emperor’s own family affairs have become extremely anxious and complicated. The emperor’s family affairs are equated with world affairs. After Qi Jingyang was deposed, everything

Everyone's attention turned to Qi Jingqin. In addition, the emperor was now seriously ill and bedridden. Everything happened suddenly, making them feel physically and mentally exhausted.

The people under the city wall were crying to see the emperor and calling Liang Fengmian's name. They desperately wanted the superior to save them. They came all the way from the epidemic area to the capital. This was the only way they could save themselves.

There are many resources in Shangjing City, and the best doctors in the world are all in Shangjing City. They thought that if they all went to Shangjing City, then the emperor would not ignore them, and then they would be saved...

But they didn't expect that they had been kept waiting for so many days. They only had a few tents and porridge delivered on time, but they didn't mention sending doctors to treat them. This was a lot of delay.

The best time to treat people was that they promised to deal with it in these few days, but they never expected that a sudden incident would happen. Unknown to the refugees outside the city, they struggled to death and tried to break into the capital to find the emperor.

Looking for an explanation, some say that as long as people who go to the capital are also infected, then the Qi royal family will take it seriously...

They didn't understand the specific situation, so they just messed around and made the situation very bad. Qin Yuandao said that the situation was uncontrollable, so he asked Liang Fengmian to lead the army to suppress it, trying to at least save the people in the capital... This is the worst result.

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But just letting them shout like this is not the answer. Liang Ji felt a little sad when he heard it. Aren't they training every day to protect their home and country and protect the people? I just walked around the city, why was it only one block away?

Why are the people on both sides of the city wall so different?

"Dad, what should we do now?" Liang Ji looked at the people under the city wall. They had no way out. There were also infected people in Jingzhou City, the city closest to Shangjing. They were too busy to take care of themselves in the city, and there were no refugees outside the city.

In terms of physical strength, coming to Beijing was a desperate decision, but I definitely didn't expect this result. "Are we going to let them fend for themselves?"

Wei Shen and Zhao Zhao also looked at Liang Fengmian like this. The people blocking the front line were all members of the Liang Family Army. They all wanted to give Liang Fengmian an idea.

Listening to the cries of refugees outside the city, Liang Fengmian felt extremely uncomfortable, but what can he do now? He sighed and said: "This matter cannot be decided by me alone. They are common people, but

There are so many innocent people in Beijing, can you guarantee that they will be treated if they come in? Can you guarantee that they will not be infected on a large scale?"

After Liang Ji, Wei Shen and Zhao Zhao heard this, they looked at each other and were speechless. Liang Fengmian looked at the people outside the city again, and then said: "Complete cure is a long-term thing. The only thing that can be done now is to stabilize the people's hearts.

, Now it’s not just about these refugees, the people in Shangjing City also need to be safe. We just need to try our best to prevent infected people in Shangjing City.”

The people of Shangjing City have always been well protected by this group of brave people. Until now, the people of Shangjing City are only a little worried and scared. There has not yet been a riot and panic, but if they are allowed to

If they knew that the emperor in the palace was also seriously ill, maybe their mentality would not be as good as this. All the officials in the capital did not mention this matter.

"Now, what can we do to appease them?" Zhao Zhao leaned against the city wall. When he lowered his head a little, he could see the refugees under the city wall taking pictures at the door. However, the city gate had been closed, allowing them to take photos as they pleased.

, it was impossible to open it. Zhao Zhao lost any anger in his heart after hearing such powerless words. He followed Liang Fengmian's words clearly. At this time, they could not do anything else. They were neither the supreme ruler nor a benevolent doctor.

, there is really too little that can be done.

Liang Fengmian said nothing, looking at the splendid palace in the farthest place, that was the answer...

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