walk to the water

Chu Xiang in his arms was also awakened by the huge momentum and opened his eyes.Fu Ling's blood sprayed all over Chu Xiang's chest. Seeing the surprised and concerned expression in his eyes, Fu Ling raised his hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth, and smiled reluctantly: "Are you okay? Just bear it a little longer. Fifty miles to the east is the sea, and I have arranged ships and people to meet him at sea, and it will be safe to board the ship." Chu Xiang was speechless, nodded slightly, and his eyes were a little moist.

Fu Ling galloped his horse for a while, reined in the horse's head and looked back, only about ten guards were left, and the rest were probably killed, and there were still a few war horses wandering under the city wall in the distance, waiting for their masters. , refused to leave.Fu Ling's heart felt sour. Seeing the smoke and dust rising from behind, Jiangning's Jingdu defenders opened the city gate and lowered the suspension bridge, and the brigade had already rushed out of the city.Fu Ling couldn't stay, and with his legs clamped, Mo Yun raised his hooves and ran, quickly leaving everyone behind.

In addition, Prime Minister Wang Yun heard that someone robbed the court, rescued Chu Xiang, killed Mr. Xue, and ran away from the east gate. He hurriedly brought people to the east gate and asked about the details.At this time, the defenders had built a ladder, took down the long sword inserted on the city wall, put it on a tray and presented it to Wang Yun.Wang Yun saw a mighty dragon's head carved in pure gold on the hilt of the sword. Two dark blue gemstones were embedded in the eyes of the sword, shining brightly. There was a huge luminous pearl in the opened dragon's mouth. Surprised, Wang Yun picked up the sword and looked at it carefully, and suddenly felt that the blade of the sword was cold and murderous.Wang Yun didn't dare to stare, he let go of his hand, and the long sword fell to the ground with a slap, hitting his right foot just in time!Wang Yun groaned in pain, bent down and hugged his feet, the back of his feet was already bleeding.The left and right rushed forward to help, Wang Yun looked up at the top of the city wall, with a strange expression, but asked the accompanying officials: "Do you know who is robbing the court?"

The accompanying officials saw Wang Yun's expression was different. .Didn't dare to say much, they all shook their heads to show they didn't know.Just as Wang Yun was about to speak, he suddenly galloped up.Immediately, a eunuch in brocade clothes said loudly to Wang Yun: "The emperor ordered the prime minister to go to the palace immediately to meet the saint. There are important matters to discuss!" This order was exactly what Wang Yun wanted, that is to say, people took the long sword and followed the eunuch into the palace.

Wang Yun entered the hall of benevolence and virtue, and found that there were several civil and military officials standing in the hall, although no one spoke.But everyone looked solemn, and an atmosphere of panic and depression was coming.Wang Yun originally had the privilege of going to the court with swords and shoes and not worshiping in front of the imperial court. Just as he was about to salute Zhou Emperor Zhao Bei who was sitting on the dragon chair, Zhao Bei stood up, walked quickly to Wang Yun, grabbed his sleeve, Trembling voice: "Ai Qing, something is wrong!"

Wang Yun heard his tone anxious.Still crying, his usually ruddy face turned pale, and he asked curiously, "Why is the emperor so anxious?"

Zhao Bei said: "I just received an urgent military report. Hundreds of thousands of Qin's army crossed the Yangtze River last night and captured Jinling!" Half of Zhou's country.It all depends on the protection of the natural danger of the Yangtze River.Now the Qin army is crossing the river, and Jinling is lost.Although Jiangning is still hundreds of miles away from Jinling, there is no danger to defend, and it is already in danger.Before Zhao Bei finished speaking, he was so anxious that his forehead was sweating, and he walked around in circles in the hall, "Qin Jun came as soon as he said, and I didn't hear the slightest news. What should I do? What should I do! Ai Qing Wang Yunfu Hearing the news that the Qin army raided the crossing river, he was also taken aback, but then he thought of the long sword just now, and frowned. This is a golden opportunity! He hurriedly comforted Zhao Bei and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I have something important to report , the emperor only needs to send [-] Imperial Forest Army and [-] elite naval divisions, and the Qin army can retreat in half a day! "

Zhao Beibo said angrily: "In the face of national crisis and hundreds of thousands of enemy troops, the Prime Minister should not make such a joke!" Yun said: "I have brought something, please have a look at it!" Then he made people hold the long sword , Zhao Bei looked at him in bewilderment, Wang Yun said: "Today is the execution day of the traitor Chu Xiang, but before the execution, someone robbed the execution ground!"

Zhao Beicai remembered the matter of Chu Xiang, managed to stabilize his mind, and asked, "Oh? There is such a thing? Can you catch the rebellious party?"

Wang Yundao: "The person who came here had a careful plan in advance, and his martial arts are extremely strong. He is now hunting, but the leader left this long sword behind!" The sword is the royal sword "Chengxi" handed down from generation to generation by the Qin royal family. It is said that it is the most powerful weapon in the world! It is none other than Fu Ling himself! Now they are leaving the city and fleeing eastward. Fifty miles east of Jiangning is the sea , Fu Ling must have arranged for a ship to respond at sea, but since it is only for saving people, there cannot be too many people to respond. Your Majesty, please quickly dispatch the elite imperial guards and sailors to chase and intercept Fu Ling who was seriously injured by Chu Xiang..."

Wang Yun was excited to speak, and Zhao Bei only heard half of it, and waved his hands again and again: "Ai Qing, don't be whimsical, Fu Linggui is the king of a country, how could he sneak into Jiangning alone to rob the dharma field for a little Chu Xiang, it is simply a big deal What a joke! What's more, the battle report I received stated that it was Fu Ling's imperial conquest, and the battle ahead was urgent, so could it be that he still has the ability to transform himself from Jinling to Jiangning?"

Wang Yun stepped forward and insisted: "Your Majesty, this sword..."

Zhao Bei interrupted him and said: "Ai Qing needn't say any more, swords are dead, people are alive, even if it's Fu Ling's imperial sword, how do you know it's not his trick to divert the tiger away from the mountain? Send someone to bring this sword on purpose Use the robbery field to divert attention, draw out the elite of the imperial forest, and then take advantage of the emptiness of the defense to cause trouble in Jiangning. The most important thing right now is to guard Jiangning, Jiangning! How can you lose the big because of a small one? Come, send an order, and order the troops to chase after Chu Xiang Regardless of whether the fugitives are caught or not, all return to the city immediately!"

Wang Yun listened to Zhao Bei's decree, and it was obvious that the emperor was only worried about his own safety and life, and wanted to stomp his feet with hatred.Calculating the time, Fu Ling and the others should have arrived at the seaside by now.Jiang Ning has no danger to defend, instead of sitting here waiting to die, it is better to make preparations to flee to the south, and retreat to figure out how to get out and go back to pack up the soft belongings.Just as he was thinking about it, he suddenly heard Zhao Bei call out: "Prime Minister?"

Wang Yun replied: "The minister is here!"

Zhao Bei said: "If the Qin army doesn't come to the city every day, what good strategy does the prime minister have?"

Wang Yun secretly scolded the faint king!Now that you have issued an order to recall the army horses, and the cooked ducks have already flown, you still come to ask me for a good plan?Because of this difficulty, he pondered for a moment and said, "I think that now that the Qin army has crossed the south of the Yangtze River by surprise, the momentum is in full swing, and it is difficult to raise the troops of King Qin in the south in a hurry. Your Majesty might as well avoid their edge, go on a southern tour first, and send people Talk with Qin to win the opportunity to turn around, and it will not be too late to plan a counterattack."

Zhao Bei couldn't stop nodding, and said: "What Aiqing sees is very much in line with my wishes. I will start my southern tour of Minzhou from now on, and the prime minister will stay in Jiangning to supervise the country. I entrust Qing with full authority for the peace talks!"