Liaozhai Great Sage

Soon, a gust of wind blew up, and the two people in the yard disappeared immediately.

The breeze turned back, and the scrolls on the table flipped.

But it is a thousand-character text, which reads: Heaven and earth are mysterious and yellow, the universe is prehistoric, the sun and moon are full, and the celestial constellations are listed... At the same time, Xiaoqiao's cheerful recitation sounded in the village: "Heaven and earth are mysterious and yellow." , the universe is prehistoric, the sun and the moon are full, the days and nights are arranged, the cold comes and the summer goes, autumn harvests and winter hides..."

There was a girlish sweetness and a hint of hope for the future in the voice.

Hu Lanyu, who was flying among the white clouds, also touched the sachet on his chest that had been put away.

"Want to say goodbye?" Third Sister Hu chuckled.

Hu Lanyu shook her head slightly: "When the chaos is settled, I will come back. It won't take long."

"I hope so."

Chapter 422 Nine Mountain King

Winter and twelfth lunar month.

The bitter cold wind howled on the city wall.

The soldiers guarding the city curled up under the crenel coldly, hugging each other with their weapons to keep warm.

Some military officers with official positions had already hid in. In the turret, a charcoal fire was lit, and they were warming comfortably inside.

The patrolling soldiers were the most unlucky. Facing the cold wind, they patrolled the city wall and had to look south to guard against the rebels who were ready to attack again at any time.

Although the distance was a bit far, the patrolling soldiers could still see that on a hillside in the distance, the rebels had camped in the forest and had no intention of retreating.

At this moment, in the tower on the city wall, the few civil and military officials left in Jinling City gathered together.

The person in charge is Yang Shangshi who came from the capital.

Last time General Ji led his troops into the Hou's Mansion and killed many officials. In addition to Li Liangjin's rebellion, officials involved in the Hou's Mansion were dismissed and put under arrest. All kinds of officials are in short supply, otherwise how could it be the turn of a Jinling city for this envoy Yang to dictate?

At this moment, Shangshi Yang was wearing a thick fur coat, sitting in the city, grilling the charcoal fire in front of him, the bruise on his face hadn't healed yet, but right now he couldn't care less about grudges against Li Xiuyuan.

"Three, three times. The rebels have attacked Jinling City three times. They have completely blocked the inside and outside of Jinling City, and the rebels are camping outside the city. If this continues, Jinling City will definitely be breached." There was panic in his tone. , looking very disturbed.

In officialdom, he can rely on his father's name to run amok.

But encountering such a thing is not something he can handle. Once the city is broken, according to the style of the rebels, his head will definitely be cut off.

At the time of life and death, how could this envoy Yang still sit still?If he couldn't escape, he would have fled back to the capital alone.

"Master Yang, I took a look at the situation of the rebel army before I was appointed. Although the rebel army is large in number, their combat effectiveness is not strong. It is winter and they lack siege equipment and food. As long as we rely on the strong walls of Jinling City, Hold it for a month, and the rebels will surely be destroyed without attacking."

Zuo Qianhu next to him said that he was not pessimistic about the war in his words.

Envoy Yang was a little annoyed and said, "Should last a month? Are you saying that you want me to stay here for a month? You have seen the situation of these rebels attacking the city. Let alone a month, Jinling City cannot be defended even for ten days." I don’t even think about how many rebels there are, 15, a full 15, how many defenders of Jinling City? Less than [-].”

"The waste is a bunch of waste. It is said that there are 20 troops stationed outside Jinling City? As a result, the official found only [-] soldiers, and most of them were old, weak, sick and disabled. If they are required to guard for a month, I would rather let you protect me." rush out."

"You corrupt officials have emptied the barracks in Jinling City, and when you return to the capital, I must give you a book."

As he said that, he pointed angrily at the officials, big and small, in the tower, and said that there were also many generals in the barracks.

Hearing this, the faces of these officials and the generals all changed, and they dared not speak.

"I tell you, if you can't hold Jinling City, you will all have to move your heads, even if you try your best to defend the city. Jinling City is a big city, and the court will not just sit idly by. My father knows that I was arrested. Trapped in the city will definitely let the steward send reinforcements."

Envoy Yang said: "Now you have any good ways to tell us quickly. I am also a very open-minded person. As long as I can defend the city, I will allow them one by one. When the rebels retreat, I will do it for you." Please take credit."

"My lord, the rebel army attacked too quickly, and the military equipment brought in the barracks is still insufficient. The most important thing is weapons, armor, and arrows. Please allow me to send hundreds of people to clean up the battlefield to make up for some military supplies. "A general in the army said.

"This is a good way, but there are not many troops defending the city. Let the troops go out in case they are attacked by bandits. Let the people in the city go. There are so many refugees in the city, so let them go out and die. It's not a pity." Yang Shangshi said with a turn of his mind.

A civil official nodded and said: "This method is good. It is better to attract the common people than to waste the soldiers in the army."

"At such a critical moment of life and death, can Master Fu be released from the prison? After all, he is the Minister of the Ministry of War, and he knows some things about the war, which is beneficial to the defense of the city." Before that, General Na said.

Envoy Yang shouted: "This is absolutely impossible. Master Fu is a felon named by His Majesty, and he was involved in Li Liangjin's rebellion this time. If he is released, what if he colludes with the rebels?"

He is not stupid, let Fu Tianchou come out, if he gets the credit and is reactivated by the court, wouldn't he be in trouble in the future?

He will not do things to help political opponents.

So he won't let Fu Tianchou have any chance to stand up.

After about a moment.

A small official came to the city wall where the refugees gathered, and shouted: "Listen, the adults above have spoken. Since you refugees are cold and have no food or clothing, the adults have given you a As a job, a small gate will be opened under the city gate later, but people who go out of the city to pick up weapons, armor, and arrows will have food to eat, one pair of armor for three bowls of rice, one weapon for one bowl of rice, ten An arrow is exchanged for a steamed bun."

"Listen, the adults above have spoken..."

The little official repeated the words several times.

Huddled under the city wall, the frozen blue and purple refugees heard this voice, and many people raised their heads.

"I'll go out of the city and bring back a pair of armor to exchange for your meals."

An elderly farmer stood up tremblingly without thinking.

An old woman next to her was full of worry: "There is a war outside the city, can I come back after going? Let's forget it."

The old farmer said: "I haven't attacked the city for two or three days. It is definitely not possible to attack the city when it is so cold. I will come back after I go there. If I don't eat, I am afraid I won't be able to survive these few days. I can only survive if I am full." After this winter, next spring the rebels have retreated, and they can rush back to the village to sow seeds. This year’s snow is so heavy, next year must be a good year.”

"Then you have to keep an eye out, and come back if the momentum is wrong." The old woman said.

"Grandpa, come back soon."

A small head poked out from the old woman's arms, it was a little boy.

"Good grandson, grandpa will make steamed buns for you later."

The old farmer laughed, the wrinkles on his face piled up in one place, he pampered his grandson's head fondly, shrank his body to face the biting cold wind, and walked out of the city without looking back.

And not far from the side, a farm boy about thirteen or fourteen years old took a four or five-year-old sister by the hand, and said happily when he heard the news: "There is food to eat, little sister, let's go and pick up things outside the city." Eat instead."

"Okay, I have something to eat, so pick up something in exchange for food."

The little girl jumped up happily and clapped her hands.

"Let's go together, how about being a companion?"

There were a few older teenagers who came over and suggested.

The peasant boy nodded and said, "Then let's go together."