In the days when I was dressed as the king of a subjugated country

Gu Li regretted deeply once again.

If he didn't study meteorology in college, he wouldn't be unable to find a job after graduation.If he can't find a job after graduation, he won't want to take the civil service exam.If it wasn't for the fact that Kao Gong stayed up all night reviewing the line test and fell asleep, he wouldn't have traveled to this place either!

The land is still that land, China is still that China, but the dynasty is not the dynasty he is familiar with.

This dynasty is called "Hou Chu". In the history of Hou Chu, there are also the Spring and Autumn and Warring States, the prosperity of the Han and Tang Dynasties, the Northern Song Dynasty and the Yuan Dynasty, but it was not Zhu Yuanzhang who overthrew the rule of the Yuan Dynasty, but a man named Gu Xuliang. .

Then, like a train that turned into a fork, history took another path. After Yuan, it was not Ming, but this dynasty called Hou Chu.

"I may have entered a parallel time and space." Gu Li comforted himself.

Anyway, because of a small accident in history, Zhu Yuanzhang failed to proclaim himself emperor, and there was no Zhu Di's rebellion, the change of Tumubao, the rampage of the Eight Tigers, the east factory and the west factory, the Qing army entered the pass, and Chongzhen hanged himself.

Thinking of this, Gu Li murmured: "But what does this have to do with me, I'm about to become the king of subjugation..."

Although the history has changed a lot, the dynasty called Hou Chu has come to its end, and what should come will always come, for example-peasant uprising.

What the hell has already hit outside the city!

The eunuchs beside him urged: "Your Majesty, Yang Hongjian is standing outside, you and your highness should leave the secret passage first!"

Yo huh?Your Highness?Is this a big reward for time travel, and I brought my son as a gift.

Before Gu Li had time to speak, a servant entered the palace, and he saluted back: "Your Majesty, Yang Shangshu sent someone into the palace to bring you a message."

Gu Li nodded: "Call someone in."

As soon as the words were finished, a soldier hurried in and knelt down on one knee: "Your Majesty, the [-] forbidden troops in the capital are all standing on the top of the city. Yang Shangshu asked whether it is a fight or peace, and please tell your Majesty clearly."

Before the soldiers finished speaking, the eunuch scolded: "What kind of bastards are you talking about! How can I ask for peace with that illiterate mud leg when I am dignified and dignified? Didn't your majesty already say yesterday that you ordered Yang Hong See guarding the outside of the city, His Majesty sits in the city, vowing to live and die with the people of the capital!"

Just now he was still trying to persuade himself to run away quickly, but now he said with a righteous face that we live together and die together, this eunuch really has a different heart.

The soldier lowered his head, gritted his teeth, suppressed the disgust on his face, kowtowed and said: "Since Your Majesty's intention to go to war has been decided, Yang Shangshu has a handwritten letter, and ordered the villain to present it to Your Majesty."

The eunuch took two steps towards him, and the soldier said: "Yang Shangshu ordered the villain to hand it over to His Majesty."

Gu Li said, "Come forward."

The soldier lowered his head, walked towards Gu Li, and put his hand into his arms, as if to win his trust.In a blink of an eye, he drew out his dagger, walked around to Gu Li's side in two steps, and put the dagger against Gu Li's neck.

This accident happened suddenly, the servant was so frightened that he was paralyzed, and the eunuch also screamed: "You have the guts! You have the guts! You are a traitor! You are a traitor! Come here!"

He suddenly remembered that in order to abandon the palace and escape together with the emperor, he had already rejected the left and right palace people.There are no guards outside.

Gu Li's brain ached from the sharp voice of the eunuch, and he said softly, "Shut up."

The eunuch was dumbfounded.

Gu Li glanced at the soldier beside him, and when he got closer, he realized that the child was surprisingly young and handsome.A pair of round eyes, showing a bit immature.Seeing Gu Li looking at him, the soldiers shouted: "The dog emperor! You trust the villain, and indulge Wang Zheng, the dead eunuch, to form a clique for personal gain, to fight against dissidents, to embezzle and accept bribes, to disrupt the government, to harm the people, to collude with the captives, to collude with the enemy and betray the country! Yang Shangshu led a city! The soldiers are fighting bloody battles, you are better off, just escape by yourself!"

It seems that the original owner's plan to escape through the secret passage in the palace has been revealed.

The chief eunuch shouted injustice: "Your Majesty! The villain is wronged! This thief spouts blood, Your Majesty must not believe it!"

Regardless of how he complained, Gu Li just thought, so the eunuch's name is Wang Zheng.Well, it has the same name as Wang Zhen, the dog eunuch next to Ming Yingzong.Is this a coincidence from heaven, or a hint of fate?

How can you not be nervous when you are pressed against your vitals by a sharp and thin blade?When people are nervous, they will think wildly. Gu Li was lost in thought, his eyes fell on the faces of the soldiers beside him, and his eyes became straight.

Seeing that Gu Li was looking at him, the soldier felt a little vain, and cursed, "What are you doing looking at me? Believe it or not, I'll kill you!"

Gu Li came to his senses, blessed in his heart, and said, "You won't kill me. If you kill me, how can you explain to Yang Shangshu when you go back?"

The soldier's expression changed suddenly: "Today's incident was done by me alone, and it has nothing to do with Yang Shangshu!"

Gu Li figured it out, how could no one instigate it?When the soldiers approached the city, only the emperor personally supervised the troops to boost their morale. Maybe the people in the capital still had a glimmer of life. If the emperor ran away, the army would be defeated like a mountain.Yang Shangshu obviously did this move to guard against the emperor's escape.Seeing his trembling hands, Gu Li was also afraid that he would really cut his carotid artery with one trembling hand, so he quickly comforted him: "Don't get excited, I will follow you to see Yang Shangshu, you put down the knife first, and hold the knife against me , I’m afraid I can’t even get out of this hall.”

On the outer city wall of the capital city, an old general with a gray beard is leading a man to inspect the defense. This man is none other than Yang Hongjian, Minister of the Ministry of War and Governor of Northern Zhili.It was early spring, and in the chilly spring, Yang Hong met with a solemn expression, and the soldiers and generals around him were all preoccupied.

The emperor is fatuous, trusting traitors and sycophants, making troubles for the government, the empress dowagers stare at him outside, and the refugees rise up to make trouble inside.

It's just that some people are worried about their own way out, while Yang Hongjian is worried about another thing——

It's been about an hour since Xiao Tan entered the palace, I don't know how things are going?It would be best if His Majesty could be successfully brought to the city.

It's just that this is a rebellion after all, and when the urgent need is resolved, he will have to apologize with death.

"Isn't the Duke of England here?" Yang Hongjian asked.

The men shook their heads.

"Where's Marquis Wu Ying?"

There are still as many as 2 members of the royal family in the capital, if the family can be organized, it might not be a fighting force.

"They all said they were not feeling well, and they were sick."

Yang Hongjian sighed slightly.When a catastrophe is approaching, these relatives behave exactly the same as the one in the palace, and they are indeed in the same line.

Just thinking about it, a high-pitched voice came from far to near: "Governor Yang, how is the defense of the capital?"

Looking at the reputation, a white-faced eunuch came with his head held high, followed by several people, including the admiral of the nine gates, the commander-in-chief, the commander of the army and horses of the five cities, and other officials.This white-faced eunuch is Cao Cunlin, the supervisor who supervises the defenders of the capital.

Seeing that Yang Hong was in the Minister of the Ministry of War and was leading the governor of Beizhili at this time, he was much older than Cao Cunlin. When he saw him at this time, he had to bow his head and salute: "Director Cao, 5 troops have been arranged to defend the capital. There are [-] defenders at the Nine Gates, and the remaining [-] will be deployed at Chaoyang Gate, Anding Gate, and Fucheng Gate. In addition, two Hongyi cannons and [-] bird guns will be prepared."

There are seven gates in the capital city, seven gates in the inner city, and four gates in the imperial city. The outer city has seven gates, and the inner city has nine gates.

Cao Cunlin asked: "Why are there only 5 soldiers in total? Don't the three major battalions in the capital have 12 soldiers?"

When Yang Hong heard the words, he wanted to laugh.When the dignitaries of the DPRK and China worked their hands in the military registers of the capital's defenders, falsely reported their positions, and pretended to receive military pay, this Director Cao did not miss the benefits, and excluding those military prisons and hereditary military households, he could have [-] available soldiers. Not bad, but now I have the nerve to ask why the actual number of people does not match the one on the roster?

Yang Hongjian said indifferently: "It's not just that the army book is wrong with the actual number of personnel, even the total number of armaments such as Hongyi cannon, Flang machine, and bird blunderbuss produced by Wang Gong's factory is also inconsistent with the reported quantity. I will discuss this matter in detail." I report to Your Majesty."

Wang Gong's factory is a firearms factory in the inner city, and the person in charge of the factory is Cao Cunlin's nephew Cao Moru.

Whether it's ginger or old spicy, when Yang Hong saw the move out of Wang Gong's factory, Cao Cunlin immediately couldn't say anything, so he gritted his teeth secretly.

At this time, the subordinates came to report: "Xie Lian, a student of the Imperial College, and 120 eight students of the Imperial College came to help!"

Yang Hong was surprised when he looked down, and there were hundreds of people standing bustling under the city wall, most of them were young people, all of whom were students studying in the Imperial College. The leader of them was smiling, with delicate features, and saluted Yang Hongjian from afar. , looks very gentle and kind.

Yang Hongjian remembered that this person was the only son of Xie Chixing, the former Liaodong governor. After Xie Chixing died, Xie Lian entered the Imperial Academy as a shadow prison.

Unexpectedly, when the country was ruined and the family was destroyed, it would be Xie Chixing's son who would step forward and donate his life to serve the country.

Seeing that Yang Hong was in a complicated mood, he ordered people to take the supervisors to resettle him.

Yang Hongjian sighed deeply, looked into the distance, and then widened his eyes.

A team came from Zhengyangmen Street. Apart from the inner court guards and servants, there were dozens of Beijing officials behind the team. The person sitting on the chariot in the team was a young man with a beautiful appearance and a face like a good woman. Hongjian eagerly awaits His Majesty the Emperor.

Sitting in the car, Gu Li felt a sense of trance ever since he left the palace at the Meridian Gate—looking around, there were no reinforced concrete skyscrapers, surrounded by row upon row of squares, ordinary people dressed in common clothes, and disheartened , Officers and soldiers with knives on their waists, he really went back 400 years ago!

He took a cursory look, and saw that the capital city was so big that he couldn't see the edge at a glance. The total population of Beijing in 2018 was 100 million. Gu Li roughly estimated that the total population of the entire capital is now between 70 and 80.

That's a lot of people too.

If the city breaks down, the 80 people will be in dire straits.After all, the rebel army was mixed with dragons and snakes, good and bad were mixed, and looting and massacre were common occurrences.For example, during the Huangchao Uprising in the last years of the Tang Dynasty, Huangchao sent troops to loot and massacre, harming the people and causing many prosperous cities to become ruins.There are historical records: "Everyone went out to plunder, burn shops and kill people all over the street."

Gu Li looked at the people kneeling on both sides of the road with complicated emotions. Only now did he finally feel the heavy responsibility on his shoulders.

Gu Li looked up at the vast sky, the wind is about to blow!

Suddenly, someone in the crowd shouted: "Thieves have besieged the capital, and the people in our city may not survive!"

The sound was like water pouring into a frying pan, and the people beside the road were worried for their lives. They couldn't help covering their faces and weeping bitterly, cursing in whispers, making a lot of noise and making a mess.

The imperial guards beside Gu Li scolded, and then went forward to search for the noisy person.Gu Li held him down, stood up, and said loudly: "The rebel army caused rebellion and harmed the people. If we don't get rid of this disaster, I am ashamed of my ancestors! Today I went to the top of the city to supervise the battle. If the rebel army does not retreat, I will not go down to the city!" If the city was destroyed and died, I would be the first to donate my life for the country. If I die before you, why are you not reconciled?! I, the people of Chu Chu, are definitely not the people who are greedy for life and afraid of death!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Beijing officials behind him knelt down and shouted. The people were incited by Gu Li's words, and they were all filled with anger, and shouted: "We, the people of the later Chu, are by no means greedy for life and afraid of death. !"

Gu Li glanced at it and sat down with satisfaction.When he just left the palace, he passed the official office, and there were a dozen or so people scattered in the official office.According to the statistics of previous dynasties, at the end of the dynasty, the bureaucratic system expanded. No matter what happens, there should be two to three hundred people in the capital. In addition to the small officials in various ministries, there will be no less than 300 people working in total. I did not expect that there are only a dozen people in the government office. up.

These people were not in the mood to do things, and they were at a loss for what to do. Gu Li called all these officials, no matter how many people there are, the strength is great.

He glanced at the sky and frowned, alas, look at the clouds, it seems that the north wind is about to blow, and it will rain heavily. I don't know if there is a place to hide from the rain on the top of the city.

A group of people surrounded Gu Li, passed the Shanchuan Temple and the Temple of Heaven, and arrived at the top of the city, with Yongding Gate at their feet.All the soldiers were already waiting in line, and Cao Cunlin was standing at the front. Yang Hongjian was half a step behind him, standing with the commander-in-chief, the commander of the Wucheng Army and Ma Si, and others.