At the third gate of the South Gate Tower, Chang Yu leaned sideways against the window and looked south, squinting his eyes and frowning.
"Do you still remember that after you recovered from your injury in the palace, you were anxious to find a way to leave the palace every day?" Chunxiang stared at Chang Yu beside him and said thoughtfully.
Chang Yu hummed and turned to look at him.
"At this time, you are in great power. You are no longer a lowly eunuch back then, but you have also been involved in the torrent." Chunxiang let out a long sigh.
Chang Yu closed his eyes and took a long breath: "The sword has not yet been forged, but it is already in the world! You can't help yourself in the world, Chunxiang!"
"Is it true that I can't help myself, or is it that I really don't want to leave? If you want to leave, who can stop you at this time?" Chunxiang said softly.
"The greater your ability, the more responsibility you have to bear. When I was just a humble little eunuch, my biggest wish at that time was to escape from the palace with you and our lives."
Chang Yu sighed slightly: "However, fate has played a trick on people. At this time, I have the power, but I want to be a coward and run away, letting the people of the world suffer in water and fire. I am willing to live in poverty all my life, and let the thieves harm the country and the people.
Are the Tatars wreaking havoc on our Ming Dynasty?"
"I know that you are loyal and patriotic, and I also know that you will eventually achieve greatness, but I'm afraid that you will not end up well!" Chunxiang roared, tears bursting from his eyes: "You rose to prominence too quickly and attracted the jealousy of others, and you offended so many people with your perverse behavior.
You make people jealous, you do things at any cost to achieve your goals, you take too many blames, and you will eventually..." As he spoke, he began to cry.
Chang Yu approached Chunxiang, reached out and patted him on the shoulder. He was moved in his heart. He became famous overnight and rose to prominence. He offended so many people, and even more people flattered him. But Chun was the only one who could really maintain his original intention.
Xiang, this simple and kind-hearted little eunuch, has never been arrogant because he has this big mountain at his back. Instead, he has always been walking on thin ice.
He doesn't have any literary talents or martial arts, but he is indeed the person who cares about Chang Yu the most!
"God has been kind to me. If I survive a catastrophe, I will be lucky in the future. Don't worry. I will go to Beijing with my salary and recuperate well. When I succeed, you and my brothers will get drunk!"
Chang Yu comforted.
"Do I have to go back to Beijing?" Chunxiang said with a bitter face: "If you..."
"If I die in the battle, you should immediately leave the city and go south, as far as possible!" Chang Yu looked cautious, but then laughed: "But I can't die, so you wait in the capital for me to return."
"But why do you have to go back? I'm not seriously injured and bedridden..."
"Chunxiang, me letting you return to the capital to recuperate is just one of the reasons, but it is not the ultimate foundation. You just said that I have offended too many people, and too many people want me to die. The palace is my foundation, and I need someone.
Do you understand that people are sitting in charge?"
Chunxiang seemed to understand, but felt it made sense, so he stopped worrying and nodded heavily: "Then when will you be able to return at the earliest, and tell the truth, can Taiyuan be defended?"
Chang Yu's eyes passed through the window and only fell on the continuous firelight in the south of the city: "Actually, it is not important whether Taiyuan can be defended. What is important is whether the intruder will be beheaded or cut in half by me!"
"It's best to cut it into eight pieces!" Chunxiang burst into laughter!
"Okay, I'll do as you wish." Chang Yu laughed and patted him on the shoulder: "Let's leave early!"
"Take care!" Chunxiang wiped his tears, smiled at Chang Yu, turned around and went downstairs.
The beacon fire of the bandit camp in the south of the city stretched for miles. Looking at it in the dark night, the momentum was even more shocking. The people on the city frowned deeply, their faces were heavy, and the atmosphere was extremely depressing.
At this time, the Gongji Gate in the north of the city opened wide, and dozens of carts slowly drove out, followed by nearly a thousand soldiers to protect them.
After leaving the city gate, Chunxiang looked back at the towering city wall in the dark night, gritted his teeth, stretched out his hand to wipe his eyes, and shouted: "Let's go quickly, pass Yanmen Pass before dawn."
In the past, only the imperial court sent money to local governments, and there had never been such an act of repayment. But now it actually happened. The reason is very simple. The imperial court was too poor and had too many places to spend money.
Chunxiang led this paid army with only a thousand troops, which barely met the standard because Taiyuan really could not spare any extra manpower at this time.
Even if these thousands of troops arrived at Yanmen Pass, they had to turn back, and they would be escorted by troops stationed in the places they passed through the rest of the way. He had Chang Yu's warrant, and it was reasonable and legal to mobilize local troops to escort him along the way in the name of Dongchang.
The night has come to an end, the sky is dark, the cold wind is howling, and there is a killing scene. The bonfire is burning in the rebel camp outside the city. Officers and soldiers are visiting the trenches from time to time. Occasionally, they meet face to face with the rebel spies, shouting and cursing in the distance.
But neither party took action.
Below the city, Yang Zhenwei's troops have entered the city to rest and recuperate. Wang Yongkui's men and horses have been mobilized for defense, and strict patrol posts have been set up around the city. The main force is still stationed in front of the South Gate.
"The bandit army did not get any benefits from the afternoon battle, so they will definitely not give up. Tonight is a night of injustice..."
In the south gate tower, Wang Jimo looked solemn and sighed softly, and everyone around him thought it was true.
"The thieves are out and circling the city. Do you think the thieves will deploy troops to surround the city, or abandon the south gate and focus on attacking other gates?" Cai Maode raised his head and asked everyone.
After the two confrontations between the enemy and us in the afternoon, the bandits' scouting horses continued to circle the city. However, it was already dark at this time, so Zhou Yuji ordered not to intercept them, because it was meaningless and there were too few people to stop them. When the army left the city, it was playing into their own hands. It was not allowed to do so.
Just watch it if you want.
"The south gate has the best fortifications. The rebels will pay a heavy price if they just want to get close to the moat and reach the city. However, there are almost no fortifications blocking the west gate and the north gate except the moat. So I think it is very possible for the rebels to give up attacking the south gate and choose other options.
Supervisor Mao Wenbing said.
"So, we should try our best to intercept the rebel army at the south gate. We can also think of other gates, but we will have to pay a heavy price!" Deputy Chief Soldier Ying Shisheng said and glanced at Zhou Yuji.
"I'm afraid that they will attack with two prongs or pretend to attack in the east and attack in the west. They will pretend to attack each other. This is not only false but true, it will make us exhausted from mobilizing our troops back and forth."
Zhou Yuji also frowned deeply, but he thought that Chang Yu was the most clever and liked to feel the pulse of the intruder, and his number was quite accurate. Let me listen to his opinion, but this guy is also strange. When the intruder is hundreds of miles away, he usually
He was almost always present during the discussions, but now that the troops were approaching the city, the dragon was invisible and did not show its face.
"In short, we can't let the thieves besiege the city easily, but for now we should deal with it tonight. This will be the first sleepless night." Cai Maode sighed deeply.
In the dead of night, outside the high wall of the Jin Palace in the north of the city, Chang Yu was still wearing his armor, holding a sword in his right hand, and walked along the street outside the wall with his head held high, followed by more than ten guards.
One of them is the newly added confidant Tu Yuan.
Tu Yuan was behind Chang Yu at this time, staring at the figure of the person in front of him in amazement. An hour ago, this person was injured and lost strength, but he was able to get on his horse in less than half an hour, and now he was able to stride like a meteor. Where?
It looked like his leg was injured. If he hadn't seen Gu Kecheng's power with his own eyes, he would have thought Chang Yu was just faking it.
How did he know that Chang Yu's body was different from ordinary people's, with extraordinary self-healing capabilities, and his wounds healed very quickly. As long as he wasn't hit hard like a headshot, it would be really difficult to die!
Chang Yu had just listened to the lurking report from Qin Xing, Jiang Quan and others in the secret courtyard of Jinyiwei. When he came out, it was already past You hour, which was around seven o'clock in the evening.
After walking for more than a hundred meters, there is a government office in front of you. Looking sideways, you can see the Chief Secretary's Office, which is right opposite the Xihua Gate of the Jin Palace.
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