The county horse is a medicine jar

After fighting for a long time, the palace wall was still unbroken. The rebels outside the wall and the forbidden army inside were exhausted. Lin Sishen had to order the army to go forward immediately after taking over the military power. The first order he gave was to order the army to retreat and take a break to take stock of the manpower. .

The prince didn't know, so he sent someone to question why he stopped the offensive, but Lin Sishen only asked someone to tell him that if he wanted to break the city before dark tomorrow, the second prince would not interfere with her dispatch of troops. Although the second prince was dissatisfied, he He had no choice but to bet all the chips on Lin Sishen and let her make the decision.

So after a whole day and night of war and turmoil, the capital finally regained its former tranquility, but this tranquility did not make people feel at ease, but the tranquility made people more uneasy and frightened.Calm is just the appearance, and everyone can foresee the turbulent undercurrent brewing under the calm.

Sure enough, after Lin Sishen counted the manpower, a large number of rebels rushed into the homes of the people in the capital with a clear division of labor that night, searched for wood and iron, arrested craftsmen who were proficient in carpentry and smelting, and then forced them to rush to make climbing ladders and pointed wood all night. donkey.

Back then, the rebel army did not carry a large number of siege equipment in order to march quickly to be unobtrusive. The reason why they entered the capital so easily was that someone from both inside and outside attacked the city defenders by surprise.

Now the forbidden army is guarding the imperial city, and if they want to attack in a short time, they can't do it just by relying on a large number of people.

Soon the imperial guards on the city tower discovered the movement of the rebels. Seeing the rebels working together to catch up with the siege equipment, the imperial guards couldn't sit still.If the rebels rushed to build the ladders in large numbers and attacked the city together tomorrow, it would not be as easy for the small number of forbidden troops to defend it as it is today.

Fortunately, the palace had already prepared a large amount of kerosene, and the newly made ladders were too flammable to deal with them in time, so they could use kerosene to deal with the rebels, so the guards also moved out the kerosene overnight to prepare for the rebels' attack tomorrow.

But they didn't know that the reason why Lin Sishen made such a big commotion in the city, to create the illusion that he was going to attack the city tomorrow, was not to attack the city with those improvised weapons, but to force the imperial army to set fire to the city. All the oil was moved out, and they were falling into Lin Sishen's trap.

After a night of silence, as the first ray of light broke through the sky, the sound of drums suddenly sounded, and Lin Sishen finally began to attack the city on a large scale. She first asked the rebels to use newly-made ladders to climb the city wall to attack the city in batches, and then let a team with excellent arm strength The archers hid behind the houses and handed them feathered arrows coated with fire oil.

Everything seemed to start to repeat itself. The rebels who climbed the ladder were doused with kerosene, and fell to the ground covered in flames. Even the ladder was ignited and crackled, and the air was filled with the stench of burnt flesh.

Seeing the effect of this move was very good, the imperial guards carried barrels of kerosene up to the tower, and whenever there was a ladder on the tower, they poured it down, and then stabbed it randomly with guns.

Lin Sishen stood behind the army on horseback, watching the extremely tragic battle situation in front of her expressionlessly, until she saw that the time was getting riper, she finally raised her hand and swung it down heavily. The archer hidden under the house behind her immediately climbed up. He lifted the eaves, then lit the rocket, and headed towards the top of the city wall with all his strength.

Countless sharp arrows burning with sparks streaked across the sky, falling from the sky and falling into the city wall. Although the imperial army reacted quickly and wanted to block it with shields, but the rockets were so densely packed that there were always fish that slipped through the net.

An arrow just hit a wooden barrel full of kerosene on the tower. The kerosene overflowed and was ignited by the flames. The wet ground burned more and more vigorously, and the city tower was suddenly engulfed in a sea of ​​flames.

The city tower was in chaos, wailing for help, the flames almost turned half of the sky red, and almost the people in the entire capital heard the hysterical crying and howling, and they hugged each other tremblingly. Dare to go out and have a look.

Taking advantage of the imperial guards on the city tower rushing to put out the fire, the rebels climbed up the ladder and rushed into the sea of ​​flames with red eyes. In less than an hour, the outer gate of the imperial city was breached, and the palace gate was slowly pulled away. Open, the rebels swarmed in and rushed in.

Hearing this news, the second prince, who had been anxiously waiting all night, stood up and laughed, at this moment, he praised Lin Sishen without hesitation: "The tiger father has no dogs, what a Lin Sishen, I didn't expect that her purpose is to this."

The strongest part of the imperial city is the outer gate. Once the outer gate is broken, the inner gate is nothing.

Soon, the old emperor and the fourth prince in the palace also received the news. Seeing that the imperial guards who came to report were panting and anxious, the fourth prince did not make a sound, but secretly raised his eyes to look at the old man who was hiding behind the gauze curtain. emperor.

Under the cover of layers of gauze curtains, the figure of the old emperor was looming. He half leaned on the dragon bed, covering his lips from time to time and making a rapid coughing sound, which sounded extremely weak.

According to the imperial doctor, the old emperor was weak and afraid of the cold, so even if he met a few close officials and the fourth prince who had escaped by chance, there were only two people around him through several layers of gauze curtains.

An unattractive court lady serving beside him, and Shen Lingyu sitting not far from him.

Ever since the fourth prince brought Shen Lingyu back to the capital, the old emperor liked this little emperor's grandson very much. From time to time, he asked the fourth prince to send him into the palace and stay in the palace for a few days.

The forbidden army who came to report seemed to be able to feel the shadowy and cold eyes of the old emperor through the gauze curtain. He was sweating and trembling, and he faithfully repeated what the commander ordered: "Your Majesty, Commander Li is leading the forbidden army at Xuande Gate. Fighting to the death with the rebels, please Your Majesty follow the humble ranks and retreat to Fengyi Palace..."

Hearing the words, the old emperor coughed violently again, as if he was about to die. When he slowed down a bit, he scolded angrily: "Didn't you say that you can keep it for at least three days? It's only two days... Cough cough, you trash, even If the gate of the Taoist palace can't be guarded, what use will I have of you!"

As soon as the old emperor got angry, those close ministers were so frightened that they knelt down in fear and fear, and even the fourth prince knelt down along with him.

Shen Lingyu, who was closest to the old emperor, was not frightened alone. There was only a trace of worry on his delicate and immature face, and he tilted his head slightly, and he didn't know whether it was intentional or unintentional.

The maid looks ordinary, but she has a pair of extremely beautiful eyes, deep and clear like a pool of autumn waves, gentle and quiet.

Seemingly aware of Shen Lingyu's gaze, she lowered her eyelids and looked at Shen Lingyu for a second. Shen Lingyu stood up suddenly, and he carefully picked up the ginseng soup on the wooden table beside him, and presented it to the old emperor with respectful hands. , eyes flickering and flickering full of worry: "Grandpa, don't be angry, be careful."

The old emperor took the ginseng soup, coughed a few times, raised his hand to touch Shen Lingyu's head, and said with a long sigh: "If only my children and grandchildren are as sensible as you, Linger."

The fourth prince who was kneeling on the ground frowned slightly when he heard the words, and then cupped his hands and said in a loud voice: "Father, my son is willing to fight against the rebels with Commander Li. As long as it can be delayed for another day and a half, the reinforcements will surely reach the capital. I will personally... capture that traitor alive and hand it over to my father."

The old emperor ignored the fourth prince, but turned his head to look at the imperial guard who was kneeling on the ground, and asked in a deep voice: "I ask you, the palace gate was broken so quickly, but was it Lin Sishen's plan?"

As soon as the imperial army heard Lin Sishen's name, their teeth itched with hatred: "Reporting to Your Majesty, it was Lin Sishen, the traitor, who made a big move last night to find carpenters all over the capital to build ladders. Commander Li was afraid that she would attack the city today. There is a lot of fire oil, but I don't want her to be insidious, cunning and scheming, and take advantage of the loopholes, it is really..."

Hearing what the Forbidden Army said, Shen Lingyu suddenly muttered in a low voice: "Excuse..."

The old emperor raised his hand, and the imperial guard immediately fell silent before finishing his sentence. The old emperor turned his head to look at Shen Lingyu, and asked softly: "Linger, what did you just say, speak louder."

Shen Lingyu was startled at first, and then carefully observed the old emperor's expression. Seeing that the old emperor was not displeased, she stood up and said: "Sun Er said just now... what this imperial guard said was just an excuse to excuse his incompetence."

The old emperor raised his chin slightly, raised his hand and stroked his beard, as if he was waiting for Shen Lingyu to continue.

Shen Lingyu coughed lightly, and then glanced at the court lady next to the emperor, then put on a small face, turned to face the kneeling imperial guard, and said in a childish voice, "Lin Sishen is a traitor and a traitor, but But you said that she is insidious, cunning and full of tricks. On the battlefield, the winner is always the king. As a forbidden soldier, if you fail to defend and neglect your duties, you will be disloyal. Injustice. You dare to speak up in front of Grandpa Huang for such an act of infidelity and injustice, it is really ridiculous."

How could the forbidden army have thought that he would be charged with such a big crime after only complaining a few words, and he was so frightened that he immediately kowtowed: "I dare not, I am not an unfaithful person, I am loyal to Your Majesty." Heaven can learn from this, and please forgive me, Your Majesty."

The old emperor was quite satisfied with Shen Lingyu's generous statement, he nodded, then waved his hand lightly, and said calmly: "Then push it out and cut it off."

After the words fell, two people walked in outside the door to drag the imperial army out.

Shen Lingyu didn't expect the old emperor to be so fragile, and he wanted to kill if he said that he would kill. In desperation, he hurriedly pulled the old emperor's sleeve, and said softly: "Grandpa, you can't do it in front of the battle, let him make atonement." .”

The old emperor loved Shen Lingyu quite a lot, he turned his head and thought for a while, pulled Shen Lingyu into his arms and sat down, then said with a smile: "Hahahaha, okay, for my son's sake, I will spare his life. "

The rebels were about to come in, but I didn't expect His Majesty to be able to enjoy it like this. He really deserves to be a king, and those few courtiers couldn't help but feel ashamed.

The old emperor seemed to be in a good mood. He raised his eyes to look at the fourth prince who had been kneeling on the ground outside the gauze tent and hadn't gotten up for a long time. He seemed to praise him: "Fourth, you gave birth to a good son."

The fourth prince lowered his head, his eyes were full of haze and jealousy, but he respectfully smiled and said: "It is the father who taught well, and the son dare not take credit for it."

No one noticed this situation, the palace maid who had been serving the emperor all this time, her face expressionless and motionless, finally slightly raised the corners of her lips, revealing a faint smile that didn't reach her eyes.