News of the cities being breached came to the palace one after another. Now the palace of King Mo was filled with panic and chaos. The guards were rushing back and forth as if they were facing a powerful enemy, while the maids were busy avoiding disasters. They were frightened.
Running around.
In the main hall of the palace, Shao Fang sat on the king's chair with a gloomy face, clenched his fists, and cursed angrily: "These villains, sycophants, usually talk about being loyal to the emperor and serving the country, but at the critical moment
, either defecting or fleeing, I was really blind before using these treacherous ministers and traitors!"
As the saying goes, when a tree falls, the monkeys scatter. Now there are less than ten Mo ministers left with Shao Fang, among whom the highest-ranking one is Tian Zhong.
General Li Jin and Grand Tutor Zhang Rong had already defected to the Feng Kingdom. Guo Hui, the left minister, also ran faster than a rabbit and had disappeared. The huge Mo Kingdom court and so many important ministers and dignitaries were fleeing at this time.
They surrendered and hid, and in the end, only Tian Zhong, a mere Tingwei, was left.
Shao Fang cursed for a while, then stopped talking, lowered his head and looked down. There were only a handful of civil servants and generals left in the hall. After seeing this, he couldn't help but feel happy again, but his happiness now was uglier than crying.
His eyes fell on Tian Zhong and asked: "Tian Zhong, it's now this time, why don't you run away?"
Tian Zhong is a veteran of the former dynasty, not a direct descendant of Shao Fang. Moreover, he has a stubborn temper and is not good at pleasing people, so Shao Fang usually doesn't like him very much, so he keeps him here.
, it’s just that I haven’t found a more suitable candidate to be a Tingwei than Tian Zhong.
Shao Fang was somewhat surprised that Tian Zhong would stay with him at this moment.
Hearing that the king asked about him, Tian Zhong raised his head, cupped his hands and said, "As a Mo person, I will die as a Mo ghost. Even if I die, I will die before the king."
His words were obviously reciting mourning sutras. If it were normal, Shao Fang would have been furious. Even if he didn't kill him, he would have scolded him. But now, instead of being angry, Shao Fang was quite annoyed.
move.
He nodded, closed his eyes, and murmured in a low voice: "This...why bother..."
Through Shao Fang's whisper, everyone present could realize that the king was now desperate.
Tian Zhong suddenly bent down, picked up a small package placed at his feet, walked directly up the steps, and placed the package on the table in front of Shao Fang. Then, he opened the package and found a set of rough linen clothes inside.
Tian Zhong said seriously: "Your Majesty, the capital is in chaos now, and the enemy army has not been able to control the whole city. Taking this opportunity, Your Majesty, you should run away quickly! If you keep the green hills, you are not afraid of running out of firewood. As long as Your Majesty can escape from this situation,
After all, when we get to the south, we can regroup and make a comeback!"
Shao Fang stared at the clothes on the table for a moment, then raised the corner of his mouth and gave a wry smile. He slowly raised his head, looked at Tian Zhong eagerly, and said quietly: "If I wanted to run away, why did I wait until now? Zhenjiang
It is the foundation of our Mo country. If Zhenjiang is not there, it will be like our Mo country will perish. Although I am not a wise king, I don't bother to be a subjugated king who is greedy for life and afraid of death!" As he spoke, he waved his arm and turned the table over.
All his clothes were swept to the floor.
"Your Majesty..." Seeing this, Tian Zhong and other ministers shed tears in unison. Yes, Shao Fang was indeed not a wise king, but he was not a weak-minded monarch either. He clearly had the opportunity to escape, but he chose to
To live and die together with the capital.
"You don't have to persuade me any more!" Shao Fang waved his hand, stood up unsteadily, and said in a hoarse voice: "You all should go, I am tired too. I want to go back to the palace and have a good sleep..."
Shao Fang, who was so young and strong, and so high-spirited at the time, now looked as if he had aged by more than ten years. His face had lost its luster and was replaced by a dead gray.
Tian Zhong and others still wanted to stop him, but Shao Fang had already turned around and left, heading towards the harem.
As a monarch, Shao Fang is like this, so you can imagine the morale of the soldiers below. The capital's forbidden troops, palace guards, and Central Army skirmishers who fled back from defeat totaled more than 100,000 people, and the walls of the palace
It is also tall and strong. When defended, even if there are many enemies, it will not be easy to defeat it. However, now the soldiers of the Mo army have no fighting spirit at all. Even the imperial army and the palace guards are in turmoil.
Let's talk about Shao Fang. When he returned to his palace, as soon as he entered, he heard the sound of tassels, and then a fragrant wind rushed towards him. Shao Fang raised his eyes and saw that it was one of his most beloved wives who came towards him.
Xueyao.
Seeing her, Shao Fang's face showed a rare gentle smile, and he asked: "Yao'er, you are not in your own palace, why are you here with me?"
"Your Majesty, I heard that the Feng Army has already invaded the city?" Xue Yao's beautiful face was slightly pale. She walked up to Shao Fang and subconsciously grabbed his arm.
Shao Fang gently stroked her cheek, pushed her tightly furrowed eyebrows, and said with a smile: "Are you afraid?"
Xue Yao shook her head vigorously and said: "As long as the king is here, Yao'er is not afraid of anything!"
What if I'm gone? Shao Fang sighed in his heart. Looking at Xue Yao's stunning beauty, he couldn't imagine what would happen to her after she was captured alive by Feng Jun. Thinking of this, his heart felt like being pricked by needles, and the pain was excruciating.
Tolerate.
Shao Fang narrowed his eyes and was silent for a long time. Then, he took a long breath and pretended to be relaxed and said: "Yao'er, go help me make a cup of tea. I like your tea-making skills the most."
Xueyao did not doubt that it was there, so she responded softly, turned around, and walked into the hall.
But the moment she turned around, Shao Fang suddenly drew out his sword, without warning, and stabbed Xue Yao in the back of the heart. There was only a thud, and the cold sword edge penetrated Xue Yao's body, and the edge of the sword was on her chest.
Find out.
There was no struggle or even a cry. Xue Yao's delicate body fell limply to the ground. The gurgling blood instantly dyed the blanket on the ground red. Seeing this scene, the surrounding guards and maids were frightened.
I was stunned. Normally, the king would treat Mrs. Xueyao as a treasure. He would hold it in his hands for fear of being frightened, and hold it in his mouth for fear of melting away. He was extremely caring and doting on her, but now he actually killed Mrs. Xueyao!
After looking down at the corpse lying on the ground for a long time, Shao Fang held the sword dripping with blood and suddenly laughed like crazy. He didn't know whether it was to the people around him or to himself and yelled: "My wife, there is no such thing."
People can get their hands on it."
As he spoke, he suddenly raised his head. When he looked at Shao Fang, his handsome face was distorted and his expression was ferocious, like a ghost. The palace maids and guards around him all trembled with fear, and were frightened again and again.
Back up.
Shao Fang ignored the people around him. He squatted down slowly, picked up Xueyao's body and cried bitterly. People looked at each other, with only one thought in their minds. The king was crazy. The enemy troops who invaded the capital made the king crazy.
Got it!
Everyone was on tenterhooks and retreated again and again, not daring to stay with Shao Fang any longer.
Even though he is crying and crying now, who knows if he will go crazy again and kill people with a sword. The maids and guards are not fools. Who would be willing to stay and wait for Shao Fang to kill him at this time.
The palace was in such chaos and full of despair. At this time, the Fengyu coalition had already attacked the main entrance of the palace.
There are two generals leading the way, one is Guan Yuan Rang from the Feng Kingdom, and the other is Shi Xiao from the Jade Kingdom. This is the second time they have cooperated after Fazhen. They are old acquaintances, so it is easy to work together.
Handy.
The two of them were ordered to lead the charge. They looked at the tightly closed palace gate in front of them and Mo Jun standing on the top of the palace wall as if facing a formidable enemy. The two of them met and smiled. Guan Yuanrang handed the three-pointed two-edged sword to his left hand and turned back.
Pointing at a general, he shouted loudly: "Hurry up and push our army's trebuchet over. Today, no matter what, we must break open the wall of the palace!"
After hearing his words, Shi Xiao also ordered his men to quickly move over large siege weapons such as trebuchets and city-breaking crossbows. Fengyu and Yu's two armies pushed their respective trebuchets and city-breaking crossbows to the main entrance of the palace.
Move forward, draw up your posture, and prepare for a strong attack.
At this moment, Tang Yin's messengers arrived quickly with command flags and ordered Guan Yuanrang and Shi Xiao not to use trebuchets and city-breaking crossbows when attacking the palace.
Guan Yuanrang frowned, grabbed the messenger's neck and brought him closer to him, and asked: "Is this really the king's order?"
The messenger trembled with fright and stammered: "General Yuan Rang, just...even if a villain has great courage, he would not dare to pretend to convey the king's will."
Guan Yuanrang sent the messenger away, and then asked angrily: "Why doesn't the king allow the use of trebuchets and city-breaking crossbows?"
The messenger shook his head repeatedly and said: "The king didn't tell me, and the villain doesn't know either!"
Guan Yuanrang waved his hand in annoyance and said: "I understand, you go back and take your life again!"
"Goodbye, little man!" The ordering soldier was relieved and ran back quickly.
After he left, Shi Xiaoqian whispered: "Maybe His Highness Feng Wang didn't want to damage Prince Mo's palace, so he ordered us not to use large weapons."
Guan Yuanrang couldn't understand this, and muttered angrily: "What's the use of leaving this unlucky place for the country's subjugation? In my opinion, it should be burned cleanly!"
Shi Xiao was happy. His idea coincided with Guan Yuan Rang's, but they had to obey the Feng King's order. They could only follow Tang Yin's wishes, abandon large siege weapons, and directly use manpower to push forward.
The order to give up attacking King Mo Palace with large weapons was indeed issued by Tang Yin, and Shi Xiao really guessed it right. Tang Yin did not want to damage King Mo Palace.
Now, Tang Yin has begun to make plans for the future. After annexing Mo State, Feng State's territory can be expanded to a large extent, but by then, the location of Yancheng, the capital of Feng State, will be too inappropriate. It is remote and far away
It is inconvenient to move anywhere in the center of the country. It is inevitable to move the capital to the south, and Zhenjiang is the best choice for Feng Kingdom to move its capital in the future. Not only is it well connected in all directions, the surrounding environment and even the climate throughout the year are much better than Yancheng.