Chang Yu had an excellent memory. Even though the palace had many twists and turns, he did not need any servants to guide him and went straight to the north gate. On the way, he happened to meet the crown prince Zhu Cian who had turned back and saluted him quickly: "Master, are you going out, your subordinates are all still there."
Asleep..."
Chang Yu passed him by and hummed without stopping, Zhu Cian said quickly: "Does the factory supervisor want to leave the palace? You are not familiar with Qingzhou, why don't you bring a few servants to lead the way?"
"I have someone to lead the way. You don't need to worry, Your Majesty. You should go and help your father with some practical things. Don't be busy doing useless things in the palace." Chang Yu left the palace without even looking back. Zhu Cian looked at his back with a complicated expression.
Extremely.
Chang Yu walked out of the palace and looked around, then walked north along Wangfu Avenue. He saw chaos everywhere in the streets and alleys, and people running with their families in large and small bags towards the city gate. He couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly.
, Tanshou took out the token from his arms and tied it around his waist. He held the handle of the Qingque knife at his waist with his right hand and walked slowly along the street.
Several cavalry officers and soldiers galloped past on the street: the Tatars were about to approach the city, Li Shoubei ordered the city gates to be closed, and the people to go home quickly...
"Ah, the city gate is closed, what should we do if we can't get out?" There were cries in the streets, and people were panicking that the Tatars were coming. If there were only a few thousand people, it would be fine, but how could an army of tens of thousands resist it? As expected, Chang Yu
As expected, many people wanted to leave the city and take refuge in the mountains.
Chang Yu, who was walking north along the street, grabbed the person next to him and asked for the direction to the nearest west gate before turning into an alley. After walking for more than ten steps, he suddenly turned back, looked at the two people a few steps behind him, and whispered: "From the Wangfu?
Or from Jin Yiwei?"
The two big men looked at the token on his waist, clasped their fists and said, "Are they brothers from Dongchang?"
Chang Yu smiled slightly: "You two don't have good eyesight. You have followed me since you left the palace and you haven't seen it clearly yet?" He picked up the token and threw it over.
The person at the front took it and smiled: "We have been working outside for a long time, and we don't care about the badges of the brothers in Jingdong Middle East Factory..." As he said this, he glanced at the token in his hand and knelt down with a pop: "The little Jin Yiwei Guo Chongshan has paid his respects to the factory.
Mr. Gong" suddenly knelt down and the man behind him was startled. However, his reaction was quick: "Little Wen Han pays homage to Mr. Factory Gong."
Chang Yu frowned: "Get up, since when did Jin Yiwei become so fashionable!"
"No, no, no, I didn't expect it to be you... I couldn't help it." Guo Chongshan is also an interesting person. He thought that Chang Yu was an ordinary fan of Dongchang, and he might even have heard it in Dongchang.
Ling's Jin Yiwei, who knew he was the boss of Dongchang, was so sudden that he knelt down in shock.
The Jinyiwei, the most powerful intelligence agency of the Ming Dynasty, once deployed overseas. Jinyiwei was visible or covert in every city in the Ming Dynasty. Wherever there was a vassal king, there must be one. Everyone knows why.
These Jin Yiwei, who were responsible for monitoring the vassal king, noticed something unusual in the palace early in the morning. Prince Heng, who had always been reclusive, actually went out of the city to greet a troop of troops, which aroused their curiosity. Then the whole city spread rumors that the Tatars were coming, and there was Dongchang.
Someone comes to supervise the battle and so on.
So they took notice and put the palace under control. Sure enough, they saw Chang Yu leaving the palace alone, which was very suspicious, so they focused on him. Later, they saw a sign hanging on his waist and followed him all the way. However, Chang Yu had discovered it early, and he was in this alley.
Li took the lead.
"How many people are there in the city?" Chang Yu asked.
"There are fifteen light and dark ones in total," Wen Han rushed to say, and Chang Yu said oh and nodded slightly: "After passing the order, everyone will reveal their identities. Two people will be assigned to each of the four city gates. The gatekeepers will not be allowed to enter or exit for personal gain."
"Wen Han, go and do this." He then pointed at Guo Chongshan and said, "You go around with me."
Wen Han left with the order, and Chang Yu ran westward under the leadership of Guo Chongshan. After a while, he arrived near the west gate. From a distance, he saw a sea of people, bustling, crying, cursing, and crowded with people who were leaving the city.
I thought there were vast mountains outside the west gate.
"Mr. Factory, there are too many people to squeeze through." Guo Chongshan tried hard to get through but to no avail. He was mistakenly thought to have jumped in line and was almost beaten.
Chang Yu raised his head and glanced at the city wall: "Take me up to the city."
It must be said that Li Shiyuan's execution ability was very high. Chang Yu ordered his men to immediately block the city gate, which aroused the anger of the people.
"The Tatars are about to attack. If we are not allowed to leave the city, are we going to wait here to die..."
"Yes, open the door. We want to go out. If you want to die, then die. Let us out..."
"According to the orders of the garrison master and the prefect, all city gates are immediately closed to prevent Tatar spies from entering the city. No one is allowed to enter or exit. You should go home as soon as possible. If you mess around any more, you will be arrested." The gatekeepers roared and threatened, brandishing their swords.
"We are afraid that spies are not allowed to come in and out of the city. Why do we have to be locked up in the city?" Some people asked loudly, which resonated.
"I am following the order, don't mess around and go home quickly. The Tatar army is coming soon. Don't think that you will be safe after leaving the city and entering the mountains. They will still enter the mountains to chase you. Besides, there is no food in the mountains. How many days can you survive?
...Everyone, please rest assured that Li Shoubei will defend Qingzhou City with you..." The leader of the gatekeepers would also say.
"It is your duty as soldiers to defend the city and kill the Tatars. Even if you die in battle, it is natural. But why should we be buried with you?" Someone cried hysterically, and many people agreed.
"Li Shiyuan swore to defend the city to the death because this is his home, but don't forget, this is your home too! Officers and soldiers can risk their lives to protect your home, but why do you give up your home so easily!"
Just when the crowd was excited, a man on the top of the city roared loudly, suppressing all the voices in an instant. The people below the city looked up and saw two people standing on the city wall, but they couldn't see their appearance clearly.
The people were silent for a while, but soon another voice sounded: "But we want to survive!"
"Yes, we want to survive!" echoed loudly.
"Who said that you will live if you leave the city, and who said that you will die if you stay in the city. The Tatars are coming to destroy Qingzhou City, why can't you drive them away and defend your homeland! We have swords and arrows.
With money, food, people, and a city wall, what are we afraid of? Are the Tatars just three-headed and six-armed?" Chang Yu yelled at the top of the city, as long as we can defend the city, we can all survive!
The people in the city suddenly started talking: There is money and food, where does the money and food come from...
"Prince Heng has made a decision and is willing to spend all his family property to defend his homeland with the army and the people. The squires in the city are also donating money and food. As long as you take up arms and bravely join the battle to protect Qingzhou City, you can divide your money and food, which is better than living in the deep mountains and old forests.
It’s much better to starve to death.”
This sentence immediately caused a lot of discussion below. Chang Yu saw that the heat was almost over, so he said again: "Everyone, please go home first. Later, the prefect will personally come out to make an announcement. Finally, I want to tell you one thing. There are tens of thousands of people outside the city."
Reinforcements!”
"Are there tens of thousands of reinforcements?" The people's hearts immediately stabilized. Chang Yu then gave Guo Chongshan a wink, and Guo Chongshan shouted to the people in the city: "Li Shou has ordered, if there are anyone who forcibly leaves the city, opens the door for partiality, or gathers to make trouble,
Behead without mercy!"
Ah, the people below the city were shocked, and some people began to disperse slowly.
It was Qian Lianghan's job to appease the people, but I don't know where he was busy at this time. Chang Yu took the opportunity to do it for him and walked north along the city wall.
Looking at their figures, the few officers and soldiers guarding the entrance to the city took a long breath, and one of them said: "I didn't even know that we have Jin Yiwei in Qingzhou City. When they showed the sign just now, I thought it was a joke. Hey, what do you mean?
Our Qingzhou City is not that big, so why are Jin Yiwei doing here..."
"Are you stupid?" Another person kicked him, and then pointed to the southwest corner where Prince Heng's Mansion was.
Several people suddenly had a look of realization on their faces.