The Blood Crown

As the commander of the garrison, Zhu Lanting is in charge of all the troops inside and outside the Forbidden City. If this person is taken down, the battle will be won. Otherwise, they will have to forcibly break the city within three days before King Qin's army arrives, and they will have at least twice as many troops. soldiers and horses.

Yan Sikong knew Zhu Lanting well. This person was born in a powerful family, and the Zhu family had always been a prominent family in Dasheng. After a woman from this family gave birth to the current emperor, their power reached its peak.

The Empress Dowager Zhu and her younger brother Zhu Taishi are very sober. They are relatives of the royal family and have never been involved in the party struggles between the eunuchs and the gentry. Except for persecuting Emperor Zhaowu in the matter of establishing a crown prince, they have always been Emperor Zhaowu's greatest reliance.

Zhu Lanting was well-clothed and well-fed since he was a child, and he became the head of the Zhu family after the death of Grand Master Zhu. His life has never been lacking in glory, wealth, praise and respect. Such a person, except for greater rights, has nothing to seduce However, he has a good character and attaches great importance to reputation. He will only let Chen Yu, the prince recognized by the Zhu family, inherit the throne. It is absolutely impossible for Fengye to usurp the country for his own selfishness.

Even if his cousin gave birth to a prince who is half of Zhu's bloodline.

Yan Sikong knew that it was impossible to persuade him to become a traitor, and Feng Ye knew it too, so Zhu Lanting and Chen Kui had to be separated so that they would not have the chance to join forces.

The first thing they had to do was to make Zhu Lanting feel the crisis.

So that night, Feng Ye sent troops to the border fort to further besiege the Forbidden City.

Although there are walls in frontier fortresses, they are not real cities. They are equivalent to city guard posts, but the guard posts of ordinary cities are on the city walls. Only the guard posts of the Forbidden City are several miles away, and the city walls have been built to prevent The possibility of the city being attacked by surprise.

But the border fort didn't have much defensive power. When the army came, the smoke rose suddenly, and the guards retreated one after another. Before dawn, the Feng family army came to the outer wall of the Forbidden City and set up camp on the spot. The city lined up and invited the battle, making a loud noise, and when one wave was tired, another wave was replaced.

At the moment when the Forbidden City rose from the ground, after hundreds of years of wind and rain, it was very rare for the rebels to fight against the city. No matter which time it was, it was a stroke in the history books.Most of the soldiers who stick to the city have never seen the scene of the army pressing down in their lives.

Yan Sikong looked at the majestic and magnificent city in the distance, it was like a luxurious and huge monster, lying between the endless mountains and rivers, using its magnificent appearance to lure the world's insightful people into it, and then using fragrant wine and The intoxicating power killed them unconsciously, some lost their lives and some lost their souls.

In this city, there have been many conspiracies and tricks, blood and tears, joys and sorrows, but everyone wants to enter, and everyone who enters wants to climb up, climb to the supreme peak, and step on everyone. underfoot.

Steady footsteps came from behind, without turning back, Yan Sikong knew that it was Feng Ye.

"You can't get out of bed yet." Feng Ye said.

"I was just whipped, not broken." Yan Sikong still looked at the Forbidden City in the distance intently, and said with emotion, "When I left, I didn't expect to be back so soon."

Three years, just three years, he helped Feng Ye kill him back.

"I didn't expect that my father, mother, and eldest brother must protect me in heaven."

Yan Sikong recalled the day he left Beijing, he rode his horse out of Yongding Gate with great ambitions, and when he looked back, he remembered Huang Chao's poem, "After my flowers bloom, a hundred flowers will kill them", which contained many He failed the rankings for the first time, was unrecognized for his talents, and had a surge of ambition and pride. Later, he set up an uprising and entered Chang'an.

Hundreds of years later, Emperor Taizu also rose up and ruled the world. He used the past to describe the present, leaving "I don't send out the flowers, but if I send them out, I will be scared to death."

Now, he and Feng Ye are standing here.

Will they become the writers of the history books after all, or is it an insignificant chapter?

A hundred years from now, how will the world write about them, say about them, and look at them?

Feng Ye seemed to see through Yan Sikong's thoughts, he focused on the territory he was bound to win, and said softly: "Are you wondering what kind of writing will be left for us in the history books?"

Yan Sikong murmured: "The official historian's pen, the heart-killing sword, let's see how they will kill me stroke by stroke."

"Winner and loser, your life has not yet been concluded."

Yan Sikong shook his head: "I don't think extravagantly."

Seeing Yan Sikong's sad look, Feng Ye suddenly felt uncomfortable.

"This is for Zhu Lanting." Yan Sikong suddenly took out a letter from his sleeve, "Send someone to deliver it."

Feng Ye took the letter, unfolded it, scanned it, and put it away: "Do you really still have the letter you passed with Zhu Lanting?"

"It's already burned." Yan Sikong said, "But if necessary, I can forge it by copying his notes at any time. I remember all the contents. Let's scare him first."

"Okay, I have ordered people to spread rumors, and the generous gifts to Zhu's Xichuan hometown have already left."

"Chen Kui is suspicious by nature. Even if he thinks that this might be our plan to separate us, he doesn't dare to trust Zhu Lanting. After all, when I was in Yunnan, I said that Zhu Lanting is my internal correspondent in the court." Yan Sikong was expressionless. The expression said, "If Zhu Lanting doesn't take the bait, he will too."

"But these are probably not enough to pry open the gate of the Forbidden City."

"Preventing Chen Kui and Zhu Lanting from joining forces has already bought you a lot of time." Yan Sikong suddenly thought of something, "When General Feng conquered Shuntianwei, where was Yin Zhou Yudao of Shuntian Prefecture?"

"It's closed." Feng Ye seemed to remember something, "His son...what's his name?"

"Zhou Mixing." When Yan Sikong said the name, he suddenly felt a little far away, "I have quite a friendship with him."

"I don't know if this person is in Shuntian or in the capital. I'll order someone to investigate." Feng Ye called the guards and gave orders after speaking.

"He is probably in the capital, and he loves the hustle and bustle of the capital." Yan Sikong thought, "Although Zhou Mixing has a lot of contacts, he has no official position."

Feng Ye sneered: "What if he is allowed?"

"He is a dude, Zhu Lanting looks down on him, he can't speak in front of Zhu Lanting." Yan Sikong narrowed his eyes, "However, if he can convince his father, his father may help us win over some officials. He thought for a while, then shook his head, "But if he's not in the same place as Zhou Yudao, it's useless, we don't have time to contact him."

"I'll ask someone to investigate first. Even if it's useless now, when I go to Beijing in the future, I need important ministers to stand by my side."

"Feng Ye." Yan Sikong said in a deep voice, "If you really entered the capital, what would you do?"

"Why, are you worried that I'll become emperor right away? I'm not that stupid." Feng Ye had a smile on his lips, but there was no smile in his eyes, "As you and I said before, I will support a little prince, what a pity My aunt doesn't have a son, if I wish Lan Ting to be acquainted, he will be the Thirteenth Prince."

Yan Sikong also guessed it in his heart, but he was still worried that Fengye would... After all, with Fengye's audacity, there was nothing he couldn't do.

"Don't worry, I didn't lie to you, I also want to stabilize the prince."

Yan Sikong nodded: "Okay, what about Que Wang? Que Wang is still in Chen Kui's hands, what if he threatens you with Que Wang?"

"If he was smart, he would trade Que Wang's life for his own."

Yan Sikong squinted at Feng Ye: "It is also possible to kill Que Wang to take revenge on you, and show his determination to swear against you."

Feng Yehan said: "He dares."

Yan Sikong sneered: "In your heart, the country is far more important than a single person. How can I expect you to rescue Que Wang?"

Feng Ye stared at Yan Sikong, gritted his teeth, and said, "I treat Que Wang as a brother, and I will do my best. But since the day Que Wang followed me to rebel, he has been prepared to go through life and death for me. You want me to take If Jiang Shan goes to replace him, what face do you want him to live on?"

"I didn't ask you to trade Jiangshan for him, I'm not that naive." Yan Sikong gritted his teeth, "I want you to trade me for him when you have nothing to do."

"Impossible!" Feng Ye categorically vetoed, he stared at Yan Sikong, his eyes were red, "Don't mention this kind of thing to me again!" After he finished speaking, he turned around and was about to leave.

"Feng Ye!" Yan Sikong sternly said, "If Que Wang is dead, I will hate you forever."

Feng Ye stopped in his tracks, turned his head and glanced at Yan Sikong, his lips moved slightly, although he couldn't suppress the pain in his heart, he still calmly replied: "What's the difference between that and now?"

Yan Sikong stared blankly at Feng Ye's back until he disappeared.

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As soon as Yan Sikong's letter urging Zhu Lanting to return to the capital arrived, all kinds of rumors spread rapidly, saying that Feng Ye had secretly conspired with Zhu's family to abandon the King of Chu and support the Thirteenth Prince instead. In a few days, Feng Ye The news of the generous gifts sent to the Zhu family's ancestral home in Xichuan will also spread throughout the world.

Rumors are not long-handed, but they can kill.

At this time, the military situation was at a critical moment, and it was not so easy for the imperial court to fall into this scheming. After all, the Zhu family was a relative of Emperor Zhaowu and had always been loyal to Emperor Zhaowu, but Chen Yu knew that he and Zhu Lanting had secretly communicated. That's enough, if Chen Yu believes it, the other Qin Wangjun will believe it.

After the letter was sent, it disappeared without a trace. Naturally, it was impossible for Zhu Lanting to reply to his letter, especially when rumors spread everywhere.

But it doesn't matter, once Zhu Lanting and Chen Yu cannot form an alliance, and they are threatened with breaking the city, there is a possibility of surrender under the balance, so they must be pushed to a desperate situation.

Feng Ye was making the final preparations for the siege of the city. He wanted to compete with King Qin's army for time, at least to capture the outer wall of the city before King Qin's army arrived.

The war is about to break out, and it will definitely set off a stormy sea that will shake the world.