"Then can you tell me why other recruits can live and rest normally, but my brothers and I have to undergo inhuman training every day?"
Zhu Wei was not willing to be dismissed like this. He wanted to say inhuman torture, but finally changed his mind.
After hearing what he said, the centurion looked helpless. He pointed at the passing recruits with a wry smile, "See for yourself, they are like paper figures, can they withstand high-intensity training?"
Zhu Wei followed his gaze and looked over. He knew the physical condition of the recruits, but even so, these were not reasons to torture them.
Judging from what he said, is it their fault that he and his brothers are strong?
"My brothers and I can't stand the long-term high-intensity training!"
The centurion patted his shoulder sympathetically, "Everyone, if you persist, I will also report your situation to Lord Sima, but I can't guarantee you any arrangements from above. What do you think of this handling?"
Zhu Wei sighed, "That's the only way it can be. Lord Sima will have to trouble you to worry about us."
The centurion nodded and looked at him with gratified eyes: "This group of people in your village is really not simple. They are all strong, have good health and have great righteousness. It is really rare."
"The other recruits are thin and weak. Although the recruits have entered the military camp, we still need to take good care of their bodies during this period before we can properly increase the training tasks. This process will take a lot of time, and we cannot force them."
Zhu Wei: "."
If you don't force the other recruits to come, then you will train their brothers to death!
"However." The centurion changed the subject and began to care about them again, "Although you have good health, I guess the food in the military camp is not as good as when you are at home, so in addition to your usual training, you also have to
Pay attention to your health. Although the food in the military camp is not good, it is enough, so you can rest assured to eat!"
Zhu Wei didn't want to talk at this moment. They were not idlers, they just didn't want to reduce the training intensity.
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The curtains closed and the palace door was locked.
The eightieth day of the siege of Jiankang passed safely.
The nearly eighty-day siege was not life-threatening, but it was extremely torturous.
In the first year of his accession to the throne, the new emperor was faced with internal strife and external troubles. He hoped for good fortune from heaven, so he discussed with his ministers and changed the name of the reign to Mingxi, and this year is the first year of Mingxi.
On the tenth day of the third lunar month in the first year of Mingxi, the emperor's bedroom in Jiankang Palace was dimly lit, indicating that Emperor Mingxi had gone to bed early.
The personal eunuch who was keeping watch stood motionless three feet away from the dragon couch. In the dead of night, the eunuch began to feel sleepy.
He vaguely felt a pair of sinister eyes staring at him like the king of hell seeking death. The night watch eunuch woke up from his dream. When he opened his eyes, he wanted to check the sleeping situation of Emperor Mingxi, but he did not want to directly face a pair of deep-set eyes.
, eyes staring at him momentarily.
"Ahhh!"
The night watch eunuch was so frightened that he screamed!
The screams coming from the emperor's palace in the middle of the night are definitely a very scary thing.
Before the screams of the eunuchs on guard could finish, the palace door had been pushed open from the outside, and all the eunuchs and imperial guards on duty outside rushed in.
On duty tonight was a eunuch named Dai Jie, the adopted son of Dai Yi. He was the last one to rush in. Because it was too crowded when he rushed in, he raised his hand to straighten the three-mountain hat on his head and faced the eunuch who was keeping watch.
Horrified eyes.
"What's going on? What's your name in the middle of the night? If this disturbs the Emperor, you will be responsible for your death!"
Speaking of the emperor, Dai Jie turned around and looked at the dragon couch. It didn't matter, there was no one on the dragon couch!!!
Dai Jie's heart skipped a beat, and he unexpectedly looked into Emperor Ming Xi's large, sunken eyes.
"Your Majesty!" He raised his hand to cover his racing heart, but just as he raised his hand, he suddenly remembered that this action was not appropriate in front of the emperor.
He moved forward smartly and calmly supported Emperor Mingxi, "Your Majesty, why did you get to the ground? Is this slave disturbing your dream?"
Emperor Mingxi's skinny body seemed to have lost all its strength, and all the weight of his body was pressed against Dai Jie's body.
Seeing that the emperor was not in danger, the other eunuchs and imperial guards took two steps back and stood still.
When he turned around, Emperor Mingxi said with his dry lips: "Pull him out and chop him!"
Emperor Mingxi's words stunned everyone present.
The first ones at the scene to react were the imperial guards. They stepped forward, gagged the eunuch on guard and escorted him out.
The remaining imperial guards checked the dormitory and found no danger before retreating.
When Dai Jie sat down to serve Emperor Mingxi, he realized that the back of his underwear was wet. "Your Majesty, your clothes are wet with sweat. I will help you change into another one."
Emperor Mingxi felt uncomfortable all over, his lips were chapped, and most importantly, he was still frightened. The nightmare just now really scared him to death.
The rebels besieged the city. Over the past few months, he gradually developed the habit of having nightmares every night. Whenever he fell asleep, he would be haunted by nightmares.
The scenes I dream about every time are strikingly similar, and they are all endings when Jiankang City was destroyed.
Such nightmares made his nerves tense every day, his body also collapsed, and he lost weight visibly to the naked eye.
Now he has almost become a paper man!
Emperor Mingxi changed into dry clothes and leaned back. He patted the dragon bed under his buttocks and said, "Jie Jie, do you like this position under me?"
After hearing his sensitive words, Dai Jie was so frightened that he knelt down and begged for mercy: "Your Majesty, this slave has only one life. You can give me ten thousand courages and I will never dare to think of it!"
Emperor Mingxi stared at the night outside the window and said faintly: "You're right if you don't dare to think about it. Everyone in the world is obsessed with supreme power, but you don't know that this position is the most deadly talisman in the world!"
Since sitting in this position, after the initial novelty has passed, he feels that every day of his life is a torment!
He thought about liberation, but he was afraid that he would not be able to explain to his ancestors when he went underground. It would be even harder to die and live. This kind of pain tortured him every day, making him worse than death!
Interpretation: "." He can't understand this feeling because he has already lost the opportunity!
It seemed that Emperor Mingxi didn't want him to answer, so he asked again: "Have the rebels outside the city attacked the city today?"
Dai Jie looked out the window and said, "Your Majesty, the rebels did not attack during the day. Now that it is dark, I think they will not be stupid enough to attack the city late at night!"
"You don't think they are stupid enough to attack the city late at night?"
Emperor Mingxi sat up and said, "Attack the city late at night! Attack the city late at night! You all think they won't do this, but I just dreamed about it."
Dai Jie didn't understand why Emperor Mingxi suddenly became excited, "Your Majesty!"
Emperor Mingxi ignored the explanation and shouted out the door: "Come here! Come here!"
"emperor!"
The imperial guard rushed in again, seeing Emperor Mingxi looking a little crazy, with doubts in his eyes.
Emperor Mingxi stood with his bare feet on the ground. He pointed to the door and shouted impatiently: "Go and inform the generals guarding the city to strengthen their vigilance. Don't sleep tonight. The rebels will attack the city tonight!"
Although the imperial guards did not know why the emperor knew that the rebels were attacking the city tonight, they did not prevent him from carrying out the emperor's orders.
After he left, Emperor Mingxi ordered other guards to inform Zhu Chong, the commander-in-chief of the Gyeonggi Camp, and Master Chen, the commander of the Five-City Army and Horse Division, and asked them to lead people to the city wall overnight to help with the defense with the generals defending the city.
After arranging the task, Emperor Mingxi found that his clothes were soaked with sweat again.
He leaned weakly on the dragon couch and allowed Dai Jie to change his clothes.
The night was spent peacefully amid everyone's anxiety. In the morning of the next day, some courtiers were dissatisfied with the emperor's actions last night.
"Your Majesty, now the food and grass consumption in Jiankang City is reduced by one day. Do you know that the labor and force mobilized last night consumed at least three more days of food and grass?"
"Last night, the Gyeonggi Camp and the Five Cities Military and Horse Division should not have used all kinds of soldiers. It made people in the city panic and was not good for defending the city!"
Dai Yi reminded the ministers, "That doesn't mean being a soldier, but it means being prepared and prepared for a rainy day!"
Emperor Mingxi sat on the dragon chair and yawned, and Dai Yi standing next to him understood his meaning instantly.
"If there is something going on, go ahead and leave if there is nothing going on!"
Mr. Zhang, the Minister of Household Affairs, gritted his teeth and took a step forward, "Your Majesty, Jiankang City has been holding on for nearly three months now. The consumption of food and grass has almost reached its limit. The rebels outside the city have shown no signs of retreating; the granary inside the city
The food is only enough to last for half a month at most, should we change the three meals to two meals next?"
Emperor Mingxi coughed a few times and waited until he recovered before looking at Mr. Zhang, "The whole city's frugality can't reduce the three meals a day for the soldiers guarding the city. Official, don't you know that you have been an official for many years and you don't know that your physical exertion can't keep up. Will the soldiers be able to do it?"
Kill the enemy with strength?"
"This" Mr. Zhang looks ugly. It is very difficult to carry out such a thankless job.
"Okay, defending the city is a big deal, so the local officials should make arrangements quickly."
After Emperor Mingxi finished speaking, he stood up and walked to the back hall without giving the courtiers a chance to refute.
Mr. Zhang: "."
He looked at the official minister next to him and shook his head: "Food and grass are such a big deal, and the emperor actually chose to evade it."
The Minister of Civil Affairs sighed: "With such a personality, even if he wants to be responsible, it will be difficult for him. A strong personality is not suitable for everyone!"
That night, Emperor Mingxi had the same dream again. Jiankang City was destroyed, and the rebels invaded the palace. He was forced to have no way to escape, and the rebel leader Qin Lang pierced his heart with a sword.
Emperor Mingxi was dripping with cold sweat. He woke up from a nightmare, gasping for air, with a bad premonition lingering in his heart.
"The nightmare of city destruction started last night. My head was cut off last night, and my heart was pierced today. Will I dream about being chopped in half tomorrow?"
This bad premonition kept lingering in his heart, making him unable to sleep again.
The eunuch who watched the night brought a cup of warm water for Emperor Mingxi to drink before waiting for him to change out of his sweaty clothes.
"Dong dong dong!"
The dense sound of drums spread far from the night sky.
The sound of drums seemed to hit everyone's heart.
When Emperor Mingxi heard the sound of the drum, his head was buzzing, and his body couldn't help but tremble, "Daban, what's going on outside?"
Dai Yi was on duty tonight and walked in quickly when he heard Emperor Ming Xi's voice.
"Reporting to the Emperor, this is the sound of drums on the city wall. It should be that the rebels outside the city are attacking the city again. The specific situation will have to wait for the news from outside!"
Even if there are speculations, Dai Yi has dealt with the emperor for decades, and his cautious character prevents him from speaking out the speculations.
News from the city wall quickly came in. As Dai Yi guessed, the rebels outside the city launched a general attack on the city tonight.
The momentum is so huge that it has never been seen before!
Emperor Mingxi's expression suddenly changed. Regardless of his weak body, he walked around the palace, muttering, "How could this be? How could this be so? Why did the rebels attack the city again before the dream was over when he was cut in half?
?Are they really going to fight me to the death?"
If Tan Lang knew what he was thinking, he would definitely sneer. The fish may die, but the net will never break!
"Your Majesty, please calm down and take a rest first, otherwise your body won't be able to bear it!" Dai Yi reminded.
After his reminder, Emperor Mingxi realized that his hands and feet were weak and he was indeed tired.
"My dearest companion, hereby pass the decree that all the palace doors in the palace should be closed tightly. No one in the palace can move around without an order. Anyone who resists the decree will be killed!"
"Another order is sent to the Gyeonggi Camp and the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division to go up to the city wall to resist the enemy! Anyone who doesn't obey the order will be killed!"
After the decree was issued, everyone in the palace could only wait for news from the front line.
Emperor Mingxi had never left the capital in his life. Since he fled to Jiankang, he was protected throughout the journey.
A man who has never experienced strong winds and waves has a cowardly character and is not suitable to be a king.
Just like the current situation of Emperor Mingxi.
He had a dark eye on the strength of the forces in each city, and the specific situation of the rebels outside the city could only be communicated through letters.
In Jiankang City, it was not just the imperial palace that was paying attention to the battle situation, the people in the whole city were eagerly waiting for the good news of repelling the enemy.
But the east is white, and the smoke outside the city is still filling the air.
Emperor Mingxi pinched his eyebrows and held on all night. He was too tired!
"Your Majesty, after one night, the rebels must have retreated. Can you have some liquid food before resting?" Dai Yi sent someone to Yushanfang to bring some simple breakfast.
"Then let's eat something." Emperor Mingxi felt a little hungry, so he waved his hand and said, "Except for the big companion, you all can go out."
"Your Majesty, it's not good, Your Majesty, the rebels have invaded!"
At this moment, the eunuch on duty outside the gate ran in in a panic: "The rebels are attacking Xihua Gate with their main force. The combined forces of several parties are no match for the rebels' 300,000 troops!"
"What?!"
Emperor Mingxi stood up suddenly and looked outside. Then he looked at Dai Yi.
The other eunuchs lowered their heads in horror, not daring to look at Xia Jing.
Dai Yi reminded him: "Your Majesty, at present we should block or lock the doors leading out of the palace. This can delay the rebels' attack on the palace!"
Emperor Mingxi came back to his senses with a jolt, "Come here, tell me my will. The Imperial Guards are divided into five teams. One team protects the emperor, and the other teams guard the four palace gates! If the Gyeonggi Camp and the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division
Come to defend the palace, let them resist outside the door!"
The moment of life and death has come, but I don’t know who will lose and who will win?
Dayu's troops fought and retreated. When they retreated to the Meridian Gate of the palace, they found that the door was closed, and no one in the palace opened the convenient door for them.
I can only watch helplessly as the soldiers who fall behind are killed by the enemy!
What tragic scenes directly stimulated the hearts of the soldiers, but the people in the Meridian Gate were indifferent to them!