Although there were 40,000 right troops in the capital of the Eastern Yuan Kingdom who had just fled back from defeat, this battle could not be fought in the capital, so it was necessary to close the city gate.

It's easier to defend a city than to besiege it.

Emperor Yuanhong gave an order, which soon reached the city guards at the four gates of the capital.

The people of the Eastern Yuan Kingdom, who were about to enter and leave the city, looked up and saw wolf smoke billowing in the distance, and they were dumbfounded.

"What's going on?"

"Who are those people?"

"Is it our sergeant from the Eastern Yuan Kingdom?"

"What are you doing shouting and killing?"

The people at the gate of the city pointed with the soldiers who defended the city towards the smoke and dust that was rising in the distance.

At this moment, someone came with a flying horse and said loudly: "Spread Your Majesty's will: close the city gates and prepare for battle!" ”

"What? Against?! ”

"Close the gates?! But my home is outside the city! ”

"My mother-in-law went back to her parents' house yesterday, and she hasn't come back today!"

The city gate suddenly exploded.

But since His Majesty the Emperor has made a decree, even if you have one foot outside the gate and one foot inside, the city gate will be closed.

Soon, with a creaking roar, the tall and heavy gates were quickly closed by the city guards.

The Li Zhengguan of the major fang cities in the capital began to beat gongs and drums, announcing that the Northern Qi forbidden army was coming, and the four gates of the capital were closed, so that everyone should not be afraid and prepare to fight.

Of course, the common people do not have to go up to the city tower to kill the enemy, but if the city wall collapses and the city gate needs to be repaired, they all have to contribute, which is conscription.

The people in the capital panicked for a while, thinking that His Majesty the Emperor was still in the palace. There is an army guarding the capital, and it will soon settle down, so what should I do.

The market is open for business as usual. It's just that the scope of everyone's chat on weekdays has shifted from "have you eaten" to "have you started?" ”

Some people even began to recall the time when the Northern Qi soldiers came to the city more than 30 years ago, and how they survived the danger at that time.

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When Ying Sleeve knew the news, he had just come out of Shen Yongjie's Loyal Lady Mansion.

Pedestrians on the streets are in a hurry, beating gongs and drums, and walking through the streets. Spread the news to every household in the capital.

Yingsleeve shook his whole body, lifted the curtain to look at it, and asked, "What's the matter?" We're defeated?! ”

How is this possible?!

Fifty thousand against twenty thousand. The Northern Qi Forbidden Army came from afar, they waited for work, how could they not be defeated?

But looking at the situation outside, it's not just defeated. And he was chased to the gate like a rabbit!

The Northern Qi forbidden army besieged the city. The four gates of the capital are closed, has the situation reached such a serious point?

Ying sleeves lowered the curtain of the car, and ordered in a deep voice: "Order someone to go back to the prince's mansion and ask Xiao Lei to come out and enter the palace with me!" ”

Xiao Lei came out early, picked up Yingsleeve halfway, rode on the horse and said to her: "Sister, let's go to the palace to see the emperor's grandfather!" It's a mess out there, and I want to know what's going on! ”

Yingsleeve breathed a sigh of relief. From the car window, he said, "I just want to go to you, let's go to the palace together." There was a pause. reminded Xiao Lei again: "If the situation is really bad to this point, Dad's funeral will end immediately, and he will be stopped directly." ”

At this time, no one had the heart to hold a complete funeral for Yuan Jianren.

If you are buried, you won't be able to lift it out for a while, so you can only sprinkle lime to stop the spirit.

Because his tomb is outside the city.

Xiao Lei nodded, "I can save it." After a pause, he couldn't help but ask, "Sister, how can we be surrounded?" No news at all! ”

Yingsleeve leaned back against the wall of the car, closed his eyes, and said lightly: "This, let's talk about it in the palace." ”

The two sisters and brothers stopped talking and came to the palace together, asking to see Emperor Yuanhong.

At the gate of Emperor Yuanhong's bedroom, they met Yuan Yingjia, the emperor's grandson, who also came to see Emperor Yuanhong.

"His Royal Highness." Yingsleeve and Xiao Lei saluted.

Yuan Yingjia hurriedly raised his hand and said, "Yingsleeve, Xiao Lei, do you also come to see the emperor's grandfather?" ”

Ying Sleeve bowed slightly, and said, "What about the queen?" At this time, shouldn't the queen come out to speak? ”

Yuan Yingjia smiled bitterly: "Lone just persuaded the imperial grandmother for a long time, but the imperial grandmother just refused to see people, and Lone had no choice." ”

Emperor Yuan Hong had just returned to the dormitory and had just eaten something, when he heard Yingsleeve, Xiao Lei and Yuan Yingjia begging to see each other.

He put down the porridge bowl in his hand, smiled, and said gently, "The children are scared." Let them in. ”

Yingsleeve, Xiao Lei and Yuan Yingjia were led in together by the eunuchs.

After the three of them saluted, Emperor Yuan Hong didn't wait for them to speak, and said, "I know why you are here, but you don't need to panic, I have my own ideas." ”

Yuan Yingjia took a long breath and said, "The emperor's grandfather Zhizhu is in his hands, he must be fine." The grandson persuaded the imperial grandmother for a long time just now, but the imperial grandmother refused to see anyone, I wonder if the imperial grandfather can personally persuade him? After a pause, he said, "Imperial grandfather, imperial grandmother listens to you the most." ”

In fact, in the past, Emperor Yuanhong listened to the words of Empress Qi Xueyun, after all, the reputation of being a pet for decades is outside, and everyone's concept will not change for a while.

"What do you ask her to do?" Emperor Yuan Hong looked at Yuan Yingjia's eyes, "That's her mother's family." ”

Yuan Yingjia hurriedly said: "But the emperor's grandmother has married to the Dongyuan Kingdom, that is, the Dongyuan Kingdom, and the grandson is also from the Dongyuan Kingdom, so she should put the interests of the Dongyuan Kingdom first!" ”

Emperor Yuan Hong glanced at him deeply, lowered his eyes and said, "Jia'er, you are really different from your imperial grandmother. ”

Yuan Yingjia understood what Emperor Yuan Hong meant, and he also understood what Empress Qi Xueyun meant, but he didn't want to.

Rather be the head of the chicken than the queen of the cow.

No matter how strong and beautiful the Northern Qi Kingdom is, for him, it is just the country of his grandmother's mother's family, what does it have to do with him?

No matter how weak the Eastern Yuan Kingdom is, it is also his own country, not to mention that he will be the emperor of the Eastern Yuan Kingdom in the future, how can he be of the same mind as the Northern Qi Kingdom?

He also privately thought that the imperial grandmother was old and confused, and he was bent on letting him curry favor with Northern Qi at all costs.

"The emperor's grandfather, grandson is the imperial grandson of the Eastern Yuan Kingdom. In his position, it is incumbent on his grandson! Yuan Yingjia arched his hand and replied very loudly.

Ying Sleeve and Xiao Lei glanced at each other. The perception of Yuan Yingjia has improved slightly.

No matter what festivals the two families had before, at this juncture, Yuan Yingjia didn't think about selling the Eastern Yuan Kingdom to show favor to the Northern Qi Kingdom, which was enough to make them look at each other differently.

Xiao Lei immediately said: "Imperial grandfather, His Royal Highness is right, and we are duty-bound!" ”

Emperor Yuan Hong took a deep breath, smiled and nodded. "Well, you wait until you are needed. Naturally, I will pass the word. ”

Yingsleeve, Xiao Lei and Yuan Yingjia made up their minds, bowed to Emperor Yuan Hong together, and turned to leave.

After they left, Emperor Yuan Hong went to the Kunhe Hall of Empress Qi Xueyun.

"Azusa Tong. What the hell is your royal brother going to do? Would you like to write a letter back and ask? Emperor Yuan Hong sat down. frowned and asked her, "It's okay if the 50,000 army marches to Xingzhou, what does it mean that the 20,000 forbidden army sneak attacked our capital?" ”

Queen Qi Xueyun was also thinking about this in her heart.

She knew about the 50,000 troops of the Northern Qi Dynasty who went to Xingzhou, but she didn't know anything about the 20,000 forbidden troops of the Northern Qi Dynasty, so she had to spread her hands when she heard the words: "Your Majesty, the concubines of the 20,000 forbidden troops are also confused, so naturally they want to ask." ”

Emperor Yuan Hong saw that she was willing to write a letter. Only then nodded slightly, "Then you write quickly." When I'm done, I'll send it to you. ”

"Your Majesty, I heard that the capital is surrounded on all sides, how do you send the letter out?" Empress Qi Xueyun spread out the snow-white rice paper, reached out and took a sheep's hair pen, and began to write a letter to the emperor of Northern Qi.

"You don't have to worry about that." Emperor Yuan Hong stood up, "After writing the letter, seal it and send it over, I will immediately order someone to send it to Northern Qi." ”

"But far water can't quench your thirst." Queen Qi Xueyun muttered: "Why don't the concubines go to the city tower and ask them to see what is going on?" ”

Emperor Yuan Hong was stunned, "Jia'er came to persuade you just now, but you didn't want to go?" ”

Empress Qi Xueyun smiled behind the veil, "The concubine is waiting for Your Majesty." ”

It means that Yuan Yingjia's face is not enough, and she needs Emperor Yuan Hong to come forward to invite her before she will go out.

Emperor Yuan Hong was slightly sunny in his heart, and his face was grateful: "Zitong, then I have to work for you." ”

Queen Qi Xueyun smiled slightly, ordered someone to prepare Feng Yuan, and drove her to the gatehouse of the city wall to shout.

As soon as Yingsleeve and Xiao Lei returned to the prince's mansion, they heard that Empress Qi Xueyun was going to the city tower to shout to the Northern Qi Forbidden Army and ask them to retreat.

Yingsleeve's heart moved, and secretly said when Qi Xueyun could take care of the overall situation like this? She really didn't believe it at all......

"Xiao Lei, you stay in the palace well, and my sister will go out." Ying Sleeve nodded to Xiao Lei, touched his head, went back to Xie's house by himself, put the special set of water in his coat, and then carried a special mask left by Xie Dongli for her.

After changing her clothes, she slipped out of the back door of Xie's house, wearing the special mask on her face, and waited at the west gate where Empress Qi Xueyun was going.

When she arrived at the West City Gate, she found that Queen Qi Xueyun had just arrived, and she happened to see her from the phoenix chariot holding the hands of the head of Qingda and walking up to the tower of the West City Gate.

Queen Qi Xueyun came to the top of the city tower, and through the snow-white veil in front of her, she saw the neatly arranged Northern Qi forbidden army, with black heads, azure armor, shining in the sun.

The battle formation was solemn, with a chilling murderous aura.

The chief eunuch Qing Daguan beside Queen Qi Xueyun shouted in a sharp voice: "This is our queen mother, and also your Royal Highness the princess of Northern Qi, let your head come out, and the queen mother wants to talk to him!" ”

The forbidden army of Northern Qi all knew that the queen mother of the Eastern Yuan Kingdom was the princess of Northern Qi, and she was also the most painful sister of the current emperor of Northern Qi.

As soon as the head of Qingda shouted, the Northern Qi forbidden army was really in a commotion, and they all set their eyes on their leader Liu Fei.

Liu Fei wore a helmet covering his face, stepped forward on his horse, and said loudly: "But the queen? Under Liu Fei, the head of the Northern Qi Forbidden Army, came by the emperor's order! ”

Empress Qi Xueyun smiled and said behind the veil: "Is it Leader Liu?" You go back and say to your saint, just say that the palace is fine, it's all a misunderstanding, and after two days, when the body of the palace is safe, you will go back to Beiqi to see the imperial brother. ”

Naturally, the Northern Qi forbidden army did not dare to disobey her words, but the main general did not speak, and they did not dare to act without permission.

Liu Fei stared at the woman wearing a white veil and an apricot yellow phoenix robe on the high city wall. Squinted his eyes and said, "What misunderstanding?" I have the permission of the Eighth Prince of the Prison State to bring the forbidden army to the Eastern Yuan Kingdom for important matters. Why does the queen wear a veil and hide her head and tail? ”

This is to suspect that the person on the city wall is not the real queen Qi Xueyun.

Empress Qi Xueyun saw the battle of the Northern Qi forbidden army, and thought that another 50,000 Northern Qi troops were confronting the army of Murong Chen, the Marquis of Changxing, in Xingzhou.

She had an idea, and thought of a plan, and she planned it. Immediately said: "In this case, open the city gate, and the palace will go out of the city." Negotiate with them personally! ”

"Queen Mother, don't do it!"

"Queen Mother, you have to think twice!"

The people around Queen Qi Xueyun were frightened, and they were busy crying and shouting to persuade her not to go.

Queen Qi Xueyun knows very well that she can't bear the rules of a wolf if she can't bear the child. Besides, she has revealed her identity. The Northern Qi Forbidden Army didn't even dare to touch a single hair of her!

She insisted on going, and the city guards at the West City Gate had no choice but to open a small gate on the side of the city gate that only allowed one person to pass through, and let the queen Qi Xueyun and her palace maids and eunuchs rush out.

Yingsleeve couldn't keep up now, and in broad daylight, she couldn't climb over the wall, so she had to stand in the crowd, squinting at the excitement, and pondering in her heart. What kind of ghost idea does Queen Qi Xueyun want to harm others and herself?

Empress Qi Xueyun, under the escort of the palace maids and eunuchs, came to the front of the Northern Qi Forbidden Army.

Liu Fei had no choice but to dismount. and let her go to the place where they had encamped.

Leaving all the palace maids, eunuchs and guards outside the tent to stand sentry, Queen Qi Xueyun followed Liu Fei to their tent alone.

Liu Fei bent down and saluted the queen Qi Xueyun: "What advice does the queen have for you?" ”

Empress Qi Xueyun stared into his eyes and asked, "Why did you come to the capital of the Eastern Yuan Kingdom?" ”

Liu Fei said bluntly to her: "The county lord of Dark Xiang was arrested, and the eighth prince was furious, let us bring troops to save her." ”

"Huh." Queen Qi Xueyun felt very uncomfortable, she didn't come for her, but for Xia Yanxiang's little slut!

"Queen Mother, this matter has nothing to do with you, you can leave it alone." Liu Fei sat back in his place, "Are you really for the sake of the Eastern Yuan Kingdom, ignoring the face of the Northern Qi Kingdom?" ”

"Xia Yanxiang, that little slut is also worthy of the face of the Northern Qi Kingdom? She's got a big face! Queen Qi Xueyun couldn't help but sneer.

Liu Fei's face changed suddenly, Huo Ran got up, and said angrily: "Queen Mother, please be careful!" The county lord of Dark Fragrance is innocently affected, it is already pitiful enough, how can you speak out and humiliate her? ”

Queen Qi Xueyun is from here, and as soon as she looks at Liu Fei's look and demeanor, she knows that this man should be another confused worm who was bewildered by Xia Dianxiang......

However, Liu Fei came under the banner of the Eighth Prince, and Empress Qi Xueyun was worried that the Eighth Prince also fell in love with Xia Yanxiang.

As far as she knew, the imperial brother was not at ease with other princes, only this young eighth prince was a suitable candidate for the crown prince in the imperial brother's mind.

Since this is the case, she can't get along with Xia Yanxiang, so as not to offend the Eighth Prince of Northern Qi.

Besides, since they were for Xia Yanxiang, she might as well use it to get the maximum benefit for herself and Yuan Yingjia.

"General Liu, this palace will make a deal with you." Queen Qi Xueyun said calmly, "You help this palace achieve your wish, and this palace guarantees to release your dark incense county lord completely." ”

"Why should I make a deal with you?" Liu Fei shook his head disdainfully, "My soldiers are coming to the city, and Emperor Yuanhong still dares not to let go?" ”

"Yes, you strongly demanded that people be released, and our majesty is cowardly, so maybe he will let him go. But have you thought about it, what impact will you have on Xia Dixiang if you come here with such fanfare, and even do not hesitate to provoke the sword soldiers of the two countries, just to save a woman? Does she want to be a person in the future? Will you let her live? Queen Qi Xueyun stretched out a hand, picked up the tea cup on the table, and threw it on the ground.

The teacup clattered and shattered.

"It's like this teacup, you hit a mouse, but you hurt the jade bottle. To do so is to roast her on a fire. Even if she doesn't die this time, after being rescued by you, she will definitely die. Queen Qi Xueyun said word by word, she stared closely at Liu Fei's face, observing the change in his expression.

Liu Fei really changed color, and after a long while, his face turned pale and said, "It's that I thought too simply." ”

He originally thought that he would attack with a large army of thousands of miles and force Emperor Yuanhong to release him, not only to successfully rescue Xia Dianxiang, but also to make her grateful to herself, really put herself in her heart, and win her golden heart.

But after listening to Queen Qi Xueyun's words, he realized that he was very wrong.

Thankfully, he hasn't said publicly what his purpose is......

Liu Fei obeyed this time, stood up in shame, and said to Queen Qi Xueyun: "Thank you for mentioning it." Say, what do you want Liu to do? ”

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