Chapter 58 The difficult stage of defending the city
Chapter 58 The difficult stage of defending the city
Author: Guanghan Gongren
Chapter 58 The difficult stage of defending the city
Xiao Peiying gritted her teeth and said: "What Di Ji said is that the slave is not completely sure, but how can a person be willing to die when he is about to die? The slave also has his mother here, how can he not fight? Human nature is generally like this. There are few people in Tiele, so there must be a lot of trouble outside.
There are refugees who are really being instigated and coerced, and all the refugees want is to be well fed. Why doesn’t the Queen Mother order people to drop food from the city wall to mess with their minds.”
Before anyone else could express their opinions, Yu Linzhang's anxious eyes suddenly shone brightly. He didn't care about his superiority and he kept saying: "Wonderful, wonderful. This method was also used by General Qi Buchi back then. My dear,
Not to mention the refugees, even Tiele's elite soldiers are all poor people who don't have enough to eat. Once these steamed buns are cooked with meat, they will definitely be in chaos. Why didn't I think of it? It's better to be a scholar."
The Queen Mother did not have time to care about his vulgarity. As Miss Xiao said, no one is willing to die even if they have a chance to survive. She immediately commanded people: "Jin Xi, Xiao Yunzi, please quickly lead the maids to go.
When carrying food from the imperial kitchen, remember not to feel bad. Take what is good and then carry it up to the tower and hand it over to the soldiers. Be quick."
I noticed that the palace people around me were all shrinking back. After all, the Tiele people had deadly crossbows in their hands. Maybe a hail of arrows would turn them into dead souls. I had a flash of inspiration and said: "Mother, it's dangerous outside. You
A reward must be established."
The Queen Mother immediately reacted and said: "The family's decree is passed on. Whoever goes outside to carry the goods will be rewarded with monthly money for one year. If there is an injury, the maid can leave the palace regardless of age, and the son, nephew, and official will be imprisoned. The relatives of the martyrs will be given double the kindness."
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At this time, more people responded, and even Xiao Kuanzi, who was always smooth-tongued next to me, also followed. The temptation of Enyin's nephew was too great, and whoever was really willing to purify himself and enter the palace would not be able to survive at home.
And these people obviously sacrificed their lives for their parents, but most of them cared about the child in the family the most, like Xiao Kuanzi, who only wanted to save money to study for his nephew in the countryside and build a big house for his widowed mother and sister-in-law.
Thinking of this, I felt sour in my heart. No matter master or servant, we must survive.
As long as you survive.
Sister Hehe is not as cowardly as I am. She stood up and said loudly: "My dear, I am willing to lead the team and collect money and food."
The harmonious voice was not loud, but the meaning was very firm. Everyone couldn't help but be startled. Concubine Zhenmu hurriedly pulled her away and said: "Silly boy, what are you talking about? It's very dangerous outside. This was not done by girls.
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It was rare for He Hue to reply respectfully, but he did not change his original intention and said: "If the matter is urgent, I will obey the authority. If I leave, I can inspire the soldiers and palace people and convey the determination of the Zhou Dynasty royal family to resist the enemy. What's more, the Queen Mother promised a heavy reward to me.
I also have something to ask for.”
The Queen Mother was such a smart person, she said calmly: "What do you want?"
He Hu said: "I beg you, please give my biological mother the posthumous title Hu and enshrine her in the imperial mausoleum." As she spoke, her shoulders trembled slightly, obviously she was excited.
Her biological mother died after being convicted, and her status was so low that she could not even be buried in the imperial mausoleum. This was a hidden pain that had lasted for more than ten years. As long as there was hope, she would not give up on rectifying her mother's name.
Thinking about it this way, I somewhat admire her courage.
However, it was the empress dowager whose face was like sinking into the water at this moment that pushed her biological mother into eternal damnation.
But the Queen Mother didn't seem angry and said: "Time is urgent. The Ai family has no time to bargain with Di Ji. Jin Xi should go quickly."
He Hui was unwilling to give up and said: "Queen Mother, I am not bargaining. In the past, the Murong family had a big enmity with you, and the family conspired to rebel, and they were able to pursue you as noble concubines. Why can't my mother?"
The Queen Mother did not look at her, and only said: "The Hu family deceived the late emperor, and the Ai family has no right to pardon her. If you are destined to do so, you can go back and beg the emperor."
He He didn't hear the right words, so she was naturally unwilling, but now that things had happened, she really couldn't break up, otherwise she would not be able to escape death if the city was really broken. But seeing Aunt Cui and the others had already left the door, she carefully
He thought again and said: "Queen Mother, ten miles away from the Taiping Palace is your dear family's residence, and that's all there is to see. King Qi and King Jin both have royal guards in their hands, and there are thousands of people in total. But as vassal kings, they are
We definitely don’t dare to raise troops under the city, but we can find a way to ask for help.”
This was an important idea, and the Queen Mother couldn't help but ask: "How to ask for help? The soldiers are trapped here, and there is no need to think about a strong attack under the bow and crossbow."
He Hu said: "Why not burn the smoke? I read in the book that when the smoke rises, call for help. The emperor must understand this truth."
The Queen Mother said: "It's okay. The Ai family just ordered Ping'er to escort Gong Guo and King Qi two hours ago. Presumably he is still on the way and has seen the chaos here. I believe he will convince King Qi."
Chief Yu Lin went outside for another round of command, and when he came back, he heard the Queen Mother's words, saying: "My Lady, I'm afraid it won't be easy to handle. The Taiping Palace is not a defensive garrison. There has not been a major war in the Great Zhou Dynasty for many years, and there is simply not enough wolf dung."
combustion."
The Queen Mother said: "If there is no wolf dung, there must be Yantai. For the three generations of emperors who gathered the wealth of the world for the Taiping Palace, there will always be something to burn!"
Chief Yu Lin said yes.
For a time, everyone had a head start, and they all calmed down a lot. Those who are capable can find something to do on their own, just like being harmonious with sister. Those who are not capable can just take care of them honestly and don't cause trouble.
Soon, it was getting dark. But everyone in the palace gathered inside and outside the Jiyue Palace, and the huge palace was in darkness like never before. As expected, as Pei Ying said, the Tie Le thieves had the chance to win by attacking quickly.
Seeing that the delay was getting longer and longer, she became anxious and launched repeated attacks with bows and crossbows. The soldiers suffered heavy casualties. The Queen Mother personally wrote an edict to increase the gifts. Many eunuchs simply picked up spears and followed to guard the door.
The delicacies scattered on the wall were quite tempting to the famine-stricken bandits, and indeed caused commotion within them. Chief Yu Lin was also a capable man, so he took the opportunity to add a few tree stumps to seal the door.
This greatly improves the security of the defender.
But the Tiele people were so ferocious that their leader realized something was wrong and actually killed several hungry people who were collecting food. In a short time, they took control of the situation.
The news of tension and relief came alternately, affecting everyone's hearts. No one wanted to go to sleep. Concubine Zhenmu and Concubine Mu had nothing to do, so they went to pray in front of the Guanyin statue, and Sister Lingxi also followed.
I didn’t have that patience anymore, so I simply accompanied Peiying to see Su Ling who was recovering from her injuries in the house. There was no medicine at the moment. The wound on her right shoulder had been slightly inflamed and the pain was unbearable. Master Chengyi heard that her son
I was relieved not to be in the palace. But when I looked at my daughter again, I was so worried that I could only sigh.
I didn't know how to persuade her, so I had to say: "Your Majesty, we will definitely wait for reinforcements."
As long as the Tiele people are defeated, all problems will be solved.
Lord Chengyi glanced at me and said nothing. Maybe she really didn't like me, but under such circumstances, she had no intention of making any more moves.
But at that time, I didn't expect that I would have a great fate with her in the rest of my life. And most of the time, her attitude towards me was the same as today, she didn't like or dislike me.