Wu Zhengxiang walked in the long corridor of the palace with a solemn face, flanked by high vermilion palace walls, and overhead was the sky covered with lead clouds.

The whole palace, as if knowing the loss of the male host, seemed to mourn and depress.

However, the imperial palace is just a building, so how can there be joy, anger, sorrow, and sorrow? What really mourns and represses is actually Wu Zhengxiang's heart.

Emperor Qinglong died, but the net he laid by burning his life had just opened. It's just that I didn't expect that the fish was hooked, but I didn't expect that the first one to be hooked turned out to be the big fish of Gyeonggi Daying.

In the Gyeonggi battalion, there were 30,000 elite soldiers and 20,000 auxiliary soldiers, totaling more than 50,000.

Don't look at it literally, this is not much. But looking down from the city wall, the camp is dense, the military flag is like a forest, and the black pressure is overwhelming.

In order to prevent rebellion, there are not many soldiers and horses stationed in Luoyang City, and there are many factions on the hills.

In the palace, the Northern Ya Forbidden Army led by Wu Sheng was only 5,000 people, and the Southern Ya was only this number.

There are five city soldiers and horses in the capital, which are responsible for the safety of the nine gates, patrolling and arresting thieves, etc. The soldiers guarding the city gate belong to the division of soldiers and horses. In addition, Jingzhao Mansion, Criminal Department, Dali Temple and other places have their own officials, but these forests add up to only 3,000 people.

Counting the total strength, there are only more than 13,000 people after all the additions, why should they confront the army under the city?

What's more, due to Wei Ming's short-term personality, the Gyeonggi camp is like an iron plate, with one heart and one mind. Moreover, the sergeants and soldiers of the battalion are all veterans of a hundred battles who have accumulated military merits from the border areas, and their combat strength is not the same.

In a word, the situation in Beijing is quite serious.

No matter how bad Wu Zhengxiang and the crown prince are, they must do the last thing that Emperor Qinglong explained.

Xuanzheng Palace, Front Hall.

The Gyeonggi camp pulled the anti-flag, and the matter was very important, and the crown prince summoned the important ministers and nobles to discuss here.

The disparity in strength made everyone's hearts feel like a heavy stone, and it was not easy.

"Back to Your Highness, the walls of Luoyang City are thick and well-prepared, and it is more than enough to defend them. ”

Wu Shangshu's words from the Ministry of Rites, although they sounded good, did not reassure the prince.

The defense was able to hold it, but the rebel generals surrounded the capital, and the grain and grass support were blocked. Under the daily attack, how long can Jingzhong last?

In the peaceful and prosperous era, the people, soldiers, gentry, nobles, clans, palace maids, concubines, emperors and queens in the imperial city have exceeded one million.

With so many people, the amount of food consumed daily is a staggering amount.

It's just that Luoyang City is usually located on Luoshui from south to north, and there are a large number of goods circulating every day, so I don't feel it.

When Luoyang becomes an isolated city, this problem will become apparent and become the most important problem.

"Your Highness," Gong Shangshu of the household department took a step forward and said, "After Weichen's calculations, there will be an emergency of food in the city in ten days." All the grain in the official warehouse was taken out to implement the grain quota, which could last for five more days. ”

There was not much food in the official warehouse in Luoyang City, and it was just a regular reserve in case of famine. The real military warehouse was built on the bank of Luoshui, dozens of miles away from Luoyang City.

The reason for choosing there as a military warehouse is to facilitate transportation and quickly mobilize grain and grass materials. Who would have thought that the Gyeonggi battalion, which was originally loyal to Emperor Gyeonglong, would dare to rebel privately, using such a reason worth pondering?

What happened back then, people who experienced it either shut their mouths forever, such as Tong Huachi. Either never reveal half a point, such as Wu Guangqi.

But in fact, in the hearts of everyone, it is not without care.

At the beginning, the first emperor favored King Ruyang, and Emperor Qinglong, who was still the crown prince, was not loved by the first emperor, and was almost abandoned several times. But later, the king of Ruyang did the next big rebellion, and he was annoyed that the first emperor fell out of favor.

But King Ruyang has always refused to admit it, claiming that Emperor Qinglong framed him. But compared to the ironclad evidence, his argument pales in comparison.

Later, the first emperor died, and Emperor Qinglong inherited the unification, and then imprisoned the king of Ruyang in Tailing. The events of that year became a taboo in the palace, and no one dared to mention it.

The Gyeonggi camp turned out this old story, and held the will of the first emperor, which has to be said to have a certain deterrent effect. At least in the sense of the name, it is completely defensible.

The imperial court currently calls Wei Ming a rebel and a thief, and its soldiers are a rebel army. But if Wei Ming really succeeded in capturing the capital and established the son of King Ruyang as emperor, the world's reaction is really hard to say.

The ministers in the palace are not ordinary people, they think more, family interests, dragon merit and so on. Among them, there is naturally no shortage of people who have begun to prepare for both hands in their hearts.

However, fortunately, Emperor Qinglong purged the court once. Most of the people present were loyal to him or the prince, and only a few had different intentions.

When everyone heard that the food was only enough for half a month, they felt that the big stone that was pressing on their hearts fell down doubled.

Zhu Zihou stepped forward and said tremblingly: "Your Highness, in such a situation, I hope that the emperor can ascend to the top and stabilize people's hearts." ”

With the prestige of the people owned by Emperor Qinglong, the capital can be kept from chaos, and then the next countermeasures will be discussed.

The prince's expression was solemn, but he smiled bitterly in his heart. His father has been dead for two days, where can he go to change a Qinglong Emperor for everyone?

Thinking of this, he hated it even more. The father and emperor gave Wu Zhengxiang a face-to-face lecture, but he was silent about himself. What are they planning? This feeling of being blinded is really uncomfortable.

Their own plans did not work, but the enemy came to the city. Father, Father, is this your layout? You threw me such a big problem, and you didn't worry about whether I could handle it?

If you really can't cope with it, I'm afraid that this country will really have to be sat by another person.

The prince let out a long sigh in his heart, depressed and helpless. But no matter how uncomfortable he was, this problem still lay in front of him, and he had to continue to face it.

"No, you can't. The crown prince rejected Zhu Zihou's proposal and said, "My father is seriously ill and frail, and letting him learn of Wei Ming's rebellion at this time will only make matters worse." As a son, how can he be so unfilial and make his father feel tired. ”

Emperor Qinglong came forward with many benefits, but the prince pressed it down with filial piety, and no one dared to put his beak anymore.

Next, the defensive forces in Beijing were redistributed, and the generals of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division were exchanged with the officials of the Beijing Dynasty, so as to prevent the enemy from bribing the generals in advance.

He appointed Dingguo Gong as the general of the city defense and was in charge of all defenses. At the critical moment, the prince still trusts his mother.

In addition, it is urgent to break through the siege and ask for help, send summons to the local government soldiers to come to Qinwang, pacify the people, count the ordnance, grain and grass, and so on.

Slowly, there were fewer and fewer people in the temple, and everyone received the task and left one after another.

"Your Royal Highness, the Queen Mother is invited. Xiao Quanzi walked lightly into the hall and said respectfully.