Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

A few eunuchs and palace maids over there also knelt down and kowtowed one after another: "I beg your majesty, for the sake of serving the slaves every day, think of a way to save the slaves!"

Mrs. Huarui felt a little sad and helpless for a moment, she entered the palace alone at the beginning, and it was because of these talents that she established herself in the palace.

Because His Majesty is in poor health and always suffers from panting (asthma), the competition for favor in the harem is not so fierce. These concubines are also her good sisters, and everyone has a good relationship on weekdays.

But she was helpless in her heart. Usually, she did have her own ideas and ideas, and that was because she could read His Majesty's mind, know His Majesty's preferences, and follow His Majesty's instructions, and His Majesty's happy things would be done.

But now that a catastrophe is imminent, what can she do as a weak woman?

Chapter 291: Ice Muscles and Jade Bones Clear Without Sweat

At dusk, the palace was chaotic, the usually bustling palace was clear and cold, the broken hibiscus trampled by the corner was dying, the crooked utensils were messy, and the silk curtains fluttered in the evening wind...

Such a dilapidated scene is shocking and disturbing to look at.

Mrs. Huarui calmed down the crowd and let the rest of the people have already performed their duties, life must go on, so many people want to eat and drink, no matter how chaotic it is, it will not stop.

In order to make everyone feel at ease, she can only promise that she will find a way.

So the concubine returned to the palace, the eunuchs and maids performed their duties, and the cook also started a team. She even helped everyone to eat by cooking, because the manpower was completely insufficient.

No matter how frightened and uneasy, people still want to eat and drink.

In the evening, a eunuch suddenly came to report that His Majesty had come.

Mrs. Huarui went out to greet him, His Majesty looked a bit haggard, and was helped in by two eunuchs. After she greeted her, His Majesty just nodded, as if there was something difficult to say, but he remained silent.

She didn't understand, but was smart enough to feel sure and something.

So he left on the grounds of refilling tea for His Majesty, and motioned for an eunuch beside His Majesty to come over, and asked the eunuch in private to explain the reason embarrassingly.

It turned out that the cook in the imperial dining room packed up his luggage and ran away, and there was no one to serve him. They and His Majesty had been hungry for a long time, and there were not many eunuchs and court ladies left around His Majesty.

Mrs. Huarui immediately understood what was going on, and also understood why His Majesty could not open her mouth. She even called the eunuchs and maids in her palace to get busy in the kitchen.

After a while, get them something to eat.

After a day of hunger, His Majesty is not reserved. After eating, Mrs. Huarui asked the maids and eunuchs beside His Majesty to come over to eat together. Several people ate hungrily. They must have been hungry all day, but the King suddenly burst into tears.

Everyone was so frightened that they stopped their bowls and chopsticks.

Mrs. Huarui even served tea, and then said: "What's the matter, Your Majesty, we are all here, everyone is here."

Meng Chang was 41 this year, and couldn't stop crying. He shook his head and said, "I and the father and son of the late emperor have raised them for 40 years, but when disaster strikes, everyone abandons me, and they can't even eat!"

"Your Majesty, we are all here, and we are all trying to find a way for His Majesty. With us here, Your Majesty, let alone eat, think we will always serve you." Mrs. Huarui comforted her.

"You really won't leave me!" Meng Chang asked, holding her hand tightly.

Huarui nodded: "No matter what, I will never abandon Your Majesty. Although the concubine is afraid in her heart, she always remembers His Majesty's favor in her heart. I was originally just a lowly singing prostitute, and I was reduced to prostitution. Your Majesty not only let me enter the palace, but also kept me in court. A crystal palace was built on Hechi for courtiers and concubines.

The honorable status of a concubine, enjoyment, glory and wealth are all given by His Majesty, the kindness is like giving birth to parents, and no matter what, they will abandon His Majesty. "

Madam Huarui's affectionate words moved Meng Chan, and she was relieved a lot, so she said, "I have asked Li Hao to write the form of surrender, and it will be sent to the Zhou army's camp tomorrow."

For some reason, Mrs. Huarui was relieved to hear these people, and she even found that everyone around her was relieved.

Even though she was grateful to the lord, she also said that she would never leave, and she thought in her heart that if something happened, she could only die together, but death is not easy. Few people in the world have the courage to die, and most of them just say it That's all, especially people who live better are more reluctant.

Madam Hua Rui asked tentatively: "Your Majesty, will Zhou Jun kill people? Will he let us go? I heard that Shi Congyun killed people without blinking an eye, and he did many bad things in Jiangnan..."

After asking this sentence, Mrs. Huarui clearly saw a trace of panic in the eyes of the king.

However, he quickly said: "It will be fine, Zhou Jun's envoy has already guaranteed that Shi Congyun will never kill anyone, and will also preserve the royal family. As long as there is no resistance, the treasury will not be moved."

But in fact, the lord of the country must understand that what she asked is not only this, she also talked about Jiangnan.

Everyone in the world knows that Shi Congyun is a murderous and lecherous man. When he attacked the Southern Tang Dynasty, he directly robbed the princess of the Tang Kingdom; The tiger and wolf master really rushed to the imperial city. There are tens of thousands of concubines and maids in the palace, and there are more than 100 people who are avoiding disaster in her palace, and she, what are they going to do?

What kind of sins and tortures will they suffer?How to behave in the future, I am afraid that if I can no longer stand in the world and be accepted by the world, it would be better to die.

Rumor has it that Shi Congyun is not a good person...

His Majesty flickered his words and didn't answer her directly. Mrs. Huarui's heart was half cold but she didn't dare to break it. She was ice-snow smart and understood in her heart.

She likes poetry, is knowledgeable and sensible, and has read many books, including history books.

Taking history as a mirror, I know that at such a time, the king will not care about them.

Just like the emperor of the late Jin Dynasty, who was taken captive by the Liao people to the north. The Liao people wanted his concubine, his concubine, and his daughter. To survive.

Back then, the king of Yan even gave the head of the crown prince to the king of Qin for his own life, so what are these women worth?

But she didn't criticize His Majesty too much in her heart, she just saw it clearly.

Your Majesty is no longer so lofty, he is also a human being, and he is as afraid of death as himself and all the maids, eunuchs, and concubines in the palace, and he dare not disobey Shi Congyun.

Seeing that she was silent, His Majesty said again: "Our Meng family has been established for more than 30 years no matter what, and everyone in the world knows its reputation. He will not do anything too outrageous."

"Well, with His Majesty's protection, my concubine can feel at ease..." Mrs. Huarui forced a smile and saluted in agreement.

The king nodded, and hurried away with the eunuchs after not staying for long, perhaps because he was afraid that they would ask more embarrassing questions.

After His Majesty left, the uneasy atmosphere in the palace intensified instead.

His Majesty did not give any confirmation. The so-called not too outrageous thing was a vague guarantee that made people panic and frightened, and everyone became even more uneasy.

........

On the second day, there were fewer people in the palace and it was a mess. Mrs. Huarui wrapped herself up tightly, took a few eunuchs and the palace guards who hadn't left, and climbed up to the tower in the southwest corner of Chengdu.

From here, you can have a panoramic view of the scene outside Chengdu.

Not far away, there are many soldiers walking back and forth in the open space between the Yangma City and the main city wall. There are not many soldiers coming and going at the head of the long Yangma City. There are groups of three or four who talk or even gamble together, which is not like fighting at all.

In the distance, Zhou's military tents were neatly lined up, and as far as the eye could see, the densely packed military tents and the people passing by came and went from the foot of the mountains on the other side of the sky, like a square and regular black cloud, spreading hundreds of steps outside the city.

A large number of deer villages and horses lined up at the front, many soldiers lined up neatly on the periphery patrolling back and forth, and many cavalry teams were cruising around, everything was in order, full of an unstoppable sense of power and austerity.

There are still many banners and people moving in the north. It is Zhou Jun's soldiers who are still coming from the south, and there are more and more people.

After just looking at it for a while, an inexplicable sense of fear arose in my heart, and I felt that Chengdu would definitely not be able to withstand the attack of such a powerful army.

"The Eastern Army is too powerful..." The guards beside her couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

Even if you are not emotional, everyone still has this feeling in your heart. Shu has not fought a war for 30 years, and has never seen such an army. Compared with the Shu army in Yangma City, it is simply a world of difference.

This made Mrs. Huarui even more frightened. If Zhou Jun could call in casually, then the people in the city would not be qualified to negotiate, and Shi Congyun would be even more unscrupulous.

She asked herself in a panic, what else did she have?What else could make Shi Congyun let her go with the eunuchs, maids and concubines in her palace?

She originally expected His Majesty to protect them and speak for them in front of Shi Congyun, but from the conversation last night, she understood that the meaning of what His Majesty said was obvious. The Meng family could be preserved, but other than that There is nothing else to do.

Your Majesty cannot protect them.

Mrs. Huarui felt desolate and painful, thinking about it, her grand favor, the luxurious Crystal Palace, and the hibiscus planted in Chengdu for her were all in vain in the end.

Looking at the Zhou army camp in the distance, the handsome banner with its teeth and claws showing off its might, she found in her heart that in the end, the only thing that might interest Shi Congyun was her own beauty... No matter what, we must find a way to meet Shi Congyun before the army enters the city.

She is really the most shameless and disobedient woman in the world, she will be spurned by thousands of people in the future, Hua Rui thought, thinking about it, she couldn't help but shed tears, the eunuch next to her asked her what was wrong.

Huarui shook her head, and said: "It's windy in the city, I'm blinded; I'll find a way to let Shi Congyun let everyone go, and when Zhou Jun releases them, you should leave as soon as possible and don't come back."

Then he said to the guards beside him: "Do you know where Mr. Li Hao's house is, take me to meet him."

........

Shi Congyun didn't know about the panic in the imperial city, he had his own considerations.

Dang Qi hums and tells him that it is better to let him go, for fear that Dou Yi will not be able to frighten people.

Shi Congyun laughed and told him that if he wanted to talk about fooling people, ten Dangjins could not compare with one scholar. Dangjin was still unconvinced, and Shi Congyun didn't argue with him.

Afterwards, Dong Zunhui and Luo Yanhuan of the East Route Army brought the Xiaoxiang Army and the Jingnan Army to meet him, and immediately came to see him and report to him the battle situation along the way. The army besieging Chengdu increased to about 4 troops again.

The rest have not yet arrived, and there is a certain distance from Suizhou to Chengdu.

Shi Congyun asked Xiao Huanghua to polish his leather boots, and then rode a horse to inspect the two troops and say hello to the soldiers.

The Xiaoxiang Army was the garrison in Changsha, and the Jingnan Army was the garrison in Jiangling. They were both strong and strong after he destroyed Nanping and Wuping. Except for some backbones, the soldiers recruited were all locals.

He attaches great importance to the construction of these two armies, because Jingchu is also the Hunan and Hubei of later generations, and Jingzhou in the Han Dynasty, which is the main way to control the four directions in the world.

Traveling along the Yangtze River waterway, you can go to Ba and Shu in the west, and go to Nantang and Wuyue in the east; trace the Han River in the north to Hanzhong, go to Guanzhong in the north, and go to the Southern Han in the south, and later Guangdong and Guangxi.

Shi Congyun set up an army here, not only for the Kingdom of Shu and the Southern Tang Dynasty in the lower reaches, but also for the future and long-term dealing with the Southern Han Dynasty and the recovery of Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan Island, northern Vietnam and other places.

Apart from the Central Guard, he attached the most importance to the two Xiaoxiang Army and the Jingnan Army, which he personally ordered to form. He also sent two generals, Li Chuyun and Li Hanchao, to manage these two armies.

And because Hunan and Hubei are transportation hubs in the world, people from all directions can easily pass by, no matter whether they go south or north, or go east and west. Extensive exchanges bring broad horizons and insights, and this place has also produced talents in large numbers since ancient times. .

Shi Congyun personally inspected the troops on horseback, condolences to the soldiers of the two armies, and at the same time personally preached to them the discipline and attention to fighting in Shu, and also told them the importance he attached to the two armies and their future missions.

Shi Congyun's eloquent tongue was his innate skill, and he quickly won the hearts of the people and boosted morale.

He is indeed not bragging. This time he came to Shu to fight, but he just pulled these two armies out for training. After seeing the blood, their main purpose will be the Southern Han and Southern Tang.

In the afternoon, Shi Congyun inspected the camp, went to Feng Jisheng's to see the progress of the construction of the siege equipment, and chatted with Feng Jisheng for a while, both of them regretted that the cannon had not been brought to fire two shots.

In the afternoon, Shi Congyun returned to the big tent to take a rest. Xiao Huanghua fetched water for him from a copper basin, washed his face, and then ate the food brought by the gang leader. While writing letters to his wife in the tent, he studied the structure of the human body with the barbarian girl, making a small contribution to the scientific development of this era.

But just when he was in high spirits and was sweating profusely from work, someone outside reported that an envoy from the Kingdom of Shu had arrived.

Shi Congyun looked unhappy, and approached the envoy who came out of Chengdu. He was a scribe, and he said he was Han Baosheng, a scholar of the Imperial Academy.

He said very nervously that the prime minister and the crown prince of the Kingdom of Shu would go out of the city to send the surrender form in person, and if he accepted, Chengdu would open the gates to surrender in the morning of the day after tomorrow.

Shi Congyun was very unhappy because of the interruption of scientific research, so he waved his hands casually and said, "Let's do it this way. Also, why does your name seem familiar?"

The academician was so frightened that his hands and feet went limp, and he knelt down in front of him and said, "Please forgive me, Commander-in-Chief, I dare not hide it. My brother Han Baozheng is the forward general of the Shu Kingdom. already......."

It was only then that Shi Congyun came to his senses and understood why he was so afraid. It turned out that Han Baosheng was Han Baozheng's younger brother, and Han Baozheng was the forward general of the Shu Kingdom they captured in Xixia. No wonder he was so scared all of a sudden.

Shi Congyun's anger is still there, but it's not because he is angry that Han Bao is fighting with them, but because he disturbed Shi Dashuai and Xiao Huanghua.

He casually said: "Get up, I don't blame you, your brother is still alive, a certain Guan is in Xi County, although he doesn't know current affairs, he is also a man who will fight to the end, better than ninety-nine percent of your soldiers in the Shu Kingdom, Don't worry about this.

Go back and tell your prime minister and prince, and make an appointment to send the surrender form tomorrow, and surrender the city the day after tomorrow, so you can do things more quickly. "

Han Baosheng looked at him in surprise, bowed his hands to thank him, and then withdrew.

After he left, Shi Congyun was overjoyed, which meant that Chengdu would be his after two days!

When he was happy, he suddenly missed the poem. This time, he didn't know why, but he suddenly thought of a poem. He didn't know why he thought of it, but he just missed it...

"Ice muscles and jade bones are clear without sweat, and the wind from the water palace is fragrant and warm.

The curtain is open and the moon is alone to see people, and the pillow and hairpin are in chaos.

When Qionghu got up, it was silent, and sometimes I saw sparse stars crossing the river.

When the westerly wind comes, I'm afraid that the fleeting year will change secretly. "

Chapter 292, Feeding the Tiger

Li's Mansion is located on the south side street of Chengdu Imperial Palace. Because it is close to the imperial city, it is the best location. Most of the dignitaries and dignitaries in Chengdu live here.

Li Hao has been an official in Shu for 50 years. Both the former Shu and the later Shu were high-ranking officials, and he even served as a general and minister in the later Shu.

In Jiu'an in the middle of Shu, the children of the clan's nobles and high-ranking officials, feasting and feasting are popular, and there are 30 years old who don't know the five grains.Every spring, Huanhua River in Chengdu, full of songs and music, filled with pearls and emeralds, the son of the noble family, Huaxuan Caiboat, swim together on the Baihua Lake.Officials bent the law for personal gain, and incidents of corruption and bribery emerged endlessly. Even in the imperial examinations, those who bribed heavily were admitted to high-level subjects. The examiner used the amount of bribes to determine whether he was selected.

Under such an atmosphere, Li Hao, as a prime minister, is also advancing bravely, unwilling to be left behind.

His prime minister's mansion is also extremely extravagant. The white jade stone lion at the front entrance is about two feet thick with vermilion.

Li Hao usually acts extravagantly, not to mention money and treasures, there are hundreds of concubines and maids in his mansion alone, outsiders don't know how he, an old man in his 60s, can bear it.

It is precisely because of his wealth and wealth that he has accumulated countless wealth in the Shu Kingdom for 50 years. Li Hao was also the first group of people to persuade the Shu Kingdom Lord to surrender.

Because once Zhou Jun called, it was not up to Li Hao to decide how much property he could keep, so it was better to submit a form of surrender first, in order to protect himself.

But now he is afraid, the army has already arrived outside the city, Chengdu will definitely not be able to defend, whether Zhou Jun will really let them go, he keeps beating drums in his heart.

If Jianmenguan, Lizhou, Kuizhou and other dangerous places were still in hand, and there was still capital to negotiate with Zhou Guo, now they have all come to Chengdu, and it is already a favor not to kill.

Based on this, Li Hao is actually very afraid, afraid that his family wealth will not be secured, and also afraid that if he accidentally angers Shi Congyun, his life will be lost.

Therefore, he not only wrote the surrender form overnight, but also selected the three most beautiful concubines and maids in his home to give to Shi Congyun.

Everyone in the world knows that Shi Congyun is lustful, and it is not a secret. At the same time, he has prepared a lot of gold and silver at home to bribe Shi Congyun.

After he finished writing the surrender form, he asked his servants to prepare a sedan chair and was about to enter the palace to meet His Majesty, but as soon as he went out, he found that the servants waiting outside looked strange, and when he turned around, he found that there were a few large characters written on the Zhumen of his house, "Shi Revise and lower the table of the Li family."

Each character is as big as a bucket, and the writing is not neat. Someone must have written it quietly at night.