Lord of the House

Zhao Hu personally led two battalions of elite soldiers on a galley fast boat, followed by Gao Zongting and Sun Wenbing, secretly rushed to Jiangning, and landed on the prison island in the early morning of the 25th.

Gao Zongting's hunch was correct, as soon as he landed on the prison island, Lin Xulu, who stayed on the prison island, told the first news in Jiangning City: "Lin Xiang and Lord Huang had just left Jiangning on the front feet, and rumors spread on the back that Lin Xiang and Lord Huang had just left. Abandon Jiangning first, Huaidong will sit and watch Jiangning City collapse... Just yesterday, rumors spread in Jiangning City that the wind is raining."

"Before She Feihu, Du Rong worked for the She family in Jiangning for many years, and it was not so easy to dig out..." Gao Zongting was not surprised. As Li Zhuo's staff in his early years, he also spent a long time in Jiangning, and he was very interested in Jiangning City. The various situations here are also quite clear. Behind the rise of the rumors and the matter of persuading Emperor Yongxing to go out to Jiangning to patrol Huaixi, there must be the shadows of the extravagant family making waves, but Emperor Yongxing, Chen Xiyan and others. All guard against Huaidong, even Lin Xuwen and Huang Jinnian's powers are greatly restricted. At this time, Sun Wenbing, Lin Xulu and others were restricted from entering and leaving Jiangning, not to mention using Huaidong's power to stop the spread of rumors in Jiangning City.

Gao Zongting said helplessly: "...the rumors spread around, it will shake the morale of the imperial army and the people in the city. It depends on whether the court has the means to stop it in time, otherwise the situation is not optimistic. However, even if it has an adverse impact on Huaidong , and easy to remove.”

Sun Wenbing thought about it too, Huaidong's goal this time is lofty, and many things can't block the world's leisurely mouths.

Although there are some rumors that are unfavorable to Huaidong, if Jiangning really can't keep it, the responsibility can't be put on Huaidong's head. Rather than worrying about Huaidong's reputation being affected, it is better to worry about whether Jiangning has the means to contain the rumors in time.

If the rumors continue to spread wildly, how much morale will the Royal Battalion, which is already vulnerable, still have the morale left to defend the city?

If only Sun Wenbing was there, Lin Xulu could still rely on the identity of the Lin family to make up his mind on many things. At this time, Gao Zongting and Zhao Hu came in person, and Lin Xulu also knew how to advance and retreat, and asked, "What should we do now, or stay on the sidelines of the prison island?"

Gao Zongting told Lin Xulu the speculation that Emperor Yongxing might abandon Jiangning and escape, and then asked, "Have the two adults Zhao Shuhan and Zhang Yubo been in touch?"

"Send someone to go through the door," Lin Xulu said, "Zhao Shuhan and Zhang Yubo are unwilling to leave the city, and Old Guogong Zeng also refuses to leave the city, so it is useless to persuade. Going into the city for safety?"

"Well," Gao Zongting nodded. Before leaving, Lin Fuyou mentioned the safety of Zhao Shuhan, Zhang Yubo, and Mu Guogong, but they didn't want to leave the city, and they couldn't force them out, and said, "If the emperor really wants to leave the city, they will They may also follow them out of the city; even if they don't come out, the extra family can't kill them indiscriminately..." It's a pity that there are only a few officials and noble relatives who are willing to live and die with Jiangning City.

Sun Wenbing didn't have much to say. Jiangning was about to fall. Tens of thousands of troops from the She family entered. The most important thing for them was to defend the prison island. Zhang Yubo was rescued. Nowadays, the extravagant family is slaughtering and looting in Xuanzhou, Mingjiang, and Lishui, mainly targeting civilians. Reputable gentry and nobles do not dare to kill arbitrarily.

Zhao Shuhan, Zhang Yubo, and Lao Guogong Zeng were very prestigious in their own right. If the luxury family caught them, they would be imprisoned, and the possibility of direct killing was not high.

Perhaps the one who made Gao Zongting frown, he should consider how much the more and more crazy rumors spread, how much impact it would have on the officials in Jiangning City.

The She family is now slaughtering and looting in Xuanzhou, Mingjiang, Lishui and other places. There are only two possible consequences: one is to make Jiangning military and civilians more determined to defend the city, and the other is to make Jiangning military and civilians more fearful , escape intention.

Because even if they surrender, they may not escape the bad luck of the massacre. Maybe more people want to escape the life of right and wrong, and few people have the courage to live and die with Jiangning City.

The She family has made it clear that they will not occupy Jiangning for a long time. In the case of Huizhou getting sufficient supplies, they still slaughter and plunder their troops. Fundamentally, they want to destroy the foundation of Jiangning's periphery, so that after occupying Jiangxi, the She family can get sufficient rest and recuperation. Opportunity - After the fall of Jiangning City, it must be a disaster for the millions of people in the city.

The She family used the slaughter to show its position. How many officials in Jiangning City are willing to live and die with Jiangning City?

A few days ago, the officials of the prefectural court petitioned Emperor Yongxing to patrol Huaixi, which was just an introduction. Although Emperor Yongxing was reprimanded by the court and punished with a court stick, it is difficult to block the human heart once an opening is opened.

Lin Xuwen and Huang Jinnian, it sounds good to say that they are out of the city superintendent to urge the line, but to say it badly, isn't it the rumor that they are fleeing from Jiangning, the right and wrong place, to protect their own safety first?

If there are officials who constantly persuade Emperor Yongxing to go out of the city to patrol Huaixi for his own safety, will Emperor Yongxing still insist? In fact, as long as this situation occurs, people's hearts are shaken and morale fluctuates, Jiang Ning can no longer defend.

Perhaps the most important thing at the moment is to consider what should they do when Emperor Yongxing abandons Jiangning and flees? Do you really want to send troops to intercept it?

Gao Zongting had to consider the situation that Emperor Yongxing might abandon the city and flee to Huaixi. What Zhao Hu urgently needed now was to arrest the defense of Prison Island.

After Lin Fu left Jiangning, Lin Xulu purchased all the land on Prison Island on behalf of the Lin family and the Dongyang Township Party. Prison Island is next to Jiangning City, so it is impossible to build a solid barrier directly on Prison Island, but there are protective walls along the island.

The retaining walls are made of boulders, plastered with glutinous rice mortar. Although the chest-high stone walls are not thick, they are exceptionally strong.

The stone wall was built on the water level in summer. At this time, the river water was low, and a large area of ​​​​the river beach was exposed outside the stone wall. However, on the beach that was easy to land on, a wooden pile wall was temporarily built on the periphery, and iron thorns and pits were scattered around the island.

There were a lot of people withdrawing from the estuary. Even if they can be evacuated to the north shore, unless they go back to their hometown in Dongyang, they can only eat and sleep on the north shore. More people prefer to stay on the prison island and watch the situation.

Fortunately, the previous prison cell was very large, and later it was changed to a warehouse, and many warehouses were added. Before Zhao Hu and the others came, the prison island was not crowded.

After seeing it, Zhao Hu said resolutely: "Except for Xiangyong's family, everyone else will be evacuated from the north bank by boat. The She family has no ability to cross the Chaotian Dang, and the north bank is safe; on the contrary, after Jiangning fell, the She family We will definitely send troops to use the prison island as a nail to pull it out..."

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The noon sun does not enter the deep Wenhua Hall, and the light in the hall is dim.

The sun finally came out, but the weather became more and more gloomy and cold. With the passage of time, Yuan Jianwu gradually lost his patience, and his temper became more and more irritable. The palace maid and the **** were cautious, for fear of making a small mistake, he was tortured with a cane and gave half his life.

"Had Huaidong's troops and horses pulled out from Xiaoshan, and why is there any news from Chizhou?" Yuan Jianwu paced back and forth in the hall, and asked sternly, "Lin Fu is a slippery person. Does Yue Lengqiu want to live up to my trust?"

Zhang Yan was speechless, and at this time, he couldn't pick on the emperor's heart. Even if he guessed that Yue Lengqiu might be trying to preserve his strength, he could only say a few good words to him first: "Jiangzhou is attacked by the enemy, and the generals want to go back. The siege of Jiangzhou was solved first, and Yue Xiang finally managed to push it down. However, Chizhou was short of food, and the army was not easy to move. If you count the time, Lin Xiang should be able to reach Chizhou today. As long as the Jiangzhou army moves, it will be fast, from Qingyang to Nanling, As long as the Jiangzhou Army enters the Yijiang River, they can stop the rebels from extending their right wing, and then they only need to wait for the Huaidong Army to come..."

"Where is Huaidong," Yuan Jianwu asked impatiently, "the snow has stopped and the sun has come out. Huaidong's troops and horses should also be heading north from Xiaoshan, how come they can't see a single move?"

"The snow-melting road is wet/slippery. The weather here in Jiangning is cold, and the wind blows overnight, and the wet soil can freeze; the climate in Hangzhou and Huzhou is warmer than Jiangning, and the road after the snow is probably more difficult to travel." Zhang Yan said.

"This is difficult, that is difficult," Yuan Jianwu said sharply, "It won't be easy for Jiang Ning to take down the She family, right?"

"Your Majesty calm down..." Zhang Yan said.

The **** of the Huangmen trot came in and reported, "The Minister of the Household, Wang Xueshan, is asking for a meeting outside the palace..."

"What is he here for?" Yuan Jianwu snorted coldly, Yulingguan's defeat, although he took Xie Chaozhong and Liu Zhichao to prison, he still resented Wang Xueshan a little in his heart, and secretly said: If Wang Xueshan had not stood up and intervened, The matter of Xie Chaozhong's dispatch of troops might be stopped by Chen Xiyan, and there would be no such thing as the following.

"It is said that there is a secret affair." Huangmen **** replied.

"Let him in!" Yuan Jianwu said impatiently.

"Wei Chen will retire first," Zhang Yan said.

"Wang Xueshan can have any secrets~www.wuxiaspot.com~ You can also stay and listen." Yuan Jianwu said.

After a while, Wang Xueshan came in with the **** of Huangmen, saw Zhang Yan in the hall, and after kowtowing, he said, "I have an urgent secret to play..."

"If you have something to say, Zhang Yan doesn't need to avoid it." Yuan Jianwu said.

Wang Xueshan rolled his eyes twice, Zhang Yan was beyond his expectations here, worried that he would see a loophole, but after leaving the Wenhua Palace, he could only bite the bullet and say, "This minister has a secret report, King Hailing and the Empress Dowager secretly received the Huaidong Army's barracks in Chongzhou three days ago..."

"What, Huaidong is so brave!" Yuan Jianwu suddenly stood up and glared at Wang Xueshan, as if Wang Xueshan had brought King Lu over.

Zhang Yan knew that this matter was no trivial matter, and regardless of disrespect, he questioned Wang Xueshan sternly: "Master Wang, what is the basis for saying this?"

"What basis do you want, Huaidong's troops have not moved for a long time, but that's the idea!" Yuan Jianwu asked Zhang Yan irrationally, "until now, you still have to defend Huaidong?"

Zhang Yan repeatedly pleaded guilty, and Wang Xueshan wiped sweat from his heart. Although he had prepared witnesses, he was afraid that the old man Zhang Yan, Chen Xiyan and others would see the flaws. He didn't expect that the emperor would be the first to believe it.

Although he said that, Wang Xueshan said cautiously: "The minister and the Duke of Pengcheng have always been at odds, and everyone in Jiangning City knows it. The Duke of Pengcheng rose to Jiangning and was good at using ruthless means, so the minister had to take precautions. The informant was recruited to work at the Pengcheng County Mansion, thinking it was spying. The fact that King Hailing entered the Huaidong Barracks was secretly passed on in the Pengcheng County Mansion. ; In addition, both inside and outside the Hailing Palace are also soldiers of the Huaidong Army, and it is difficult for outsiders to approach..." My QT room is open! More vulgar official QT room number [9167] Click to enter