The reinforcements of 40,000 troops, the two commanders and Yan Hongyi's army faced each other, and the battle stopped for ten days, not to say how difficult it was to take the guards, but how cunning the guards were, and they couldn't hold it for a while.

Yan Hongyi learned from the experience of the veteran to reformulate the plan, and also asked the Wing King, wanting to hear the Wing King's views and opinions on this battle.

The Xi Dynasty has nothing to add, just let Zhan Jun fly out of the kuài to get out the topographic map of the Patriotic Palace, it is good to say on the ground, if there is a secret passage hidden underground, the important people run away is tantamount to abandoning the previous efforts, there is such an uncertain factor in the occasional whole incident is enough to make people scramble.

Zhan Junfei is using the eyeliner he has planted to look for, but he has no clue, the construction of the Patriotic Palace will be too hidden, and the time to reduce the danger of being discovered is likely to be prolonged.

In the past few days, Zhan Junfei is looking for someone to go to the private treasury of the Emperor Wei to find, about the problem of the underground secret passage, but where the palace has been established for a hundred years, how can there be no secret passage for the emperor to escape, for this reason, not only to find a craftsman who understands the palace building, but also to explore whether there is an entrance in and out of the palace where the emperor lives.

Xi Chao proposed, to find a veteran who is good at digging graves and robbing tombs, the underground is not empty to listen to the sound and defend the position, there may be a few floors of chance to find out where the underground secret passage is, draw a map for reference.

The idea of the Wing King is wonderful, Zhan Junfei agrees, why didn't he think that this layer is all ordinary means, and extraordinary means should be used in extraordinary times, or the Wing King has an idea.

The Xi Dynasty also mentioned the officials and families living in the imperial city, and none of these people could be let go. The important thing is to put people into custody first, not only their respective mansions, yamen, and even the outer rooms of some people. Each of them set aside a group of people to do this.

Yan Suyi nodded in agreement, and divided 10,000 people into the east and west, the Yan army was in charge of the east and the west, and the whole army was in control, and the overall situation was decided, and then it would be dealt with separately.

Xi Chao didn't have anything to say, and on the way back, Xu Mian couldn't stop his doubts, and glanced at the Wing King from time to time.

Xi Chao saw only when he didn't see it. Until he entered his big tent, sat down and signaled Xu Mian to speak.

"Why do you look like you're giving advice to Yan Jun?" On the other hand, it shouldn't be like this. Xu Mian became more and more unable to see through the meaning of what the Wing King did.

"Why do you say that?" Xi Chao drank tea casually, amused by Xu Mian's question.

"Find the secret passages of the palace and seal off the mansions of the Patriotic Officials." Xu Mian was puzzled, "Don't talk about the latter and just talk about the former, since you know the meaning of the Patriotic Palace, you shouldn't make up your mind for the surname Zhan without reservation." ”

"Whoever can occupy the Patriotic Palace in the end is the real master there. The final battle was used to determine the ownership of the imperial city. I think that the Yan Kingdom also wants to seize the Imperial Palace of the Patriotic Kingdom, because the previous covenant is not expressed. Xu Mian found it hard to believe in the character of the Yan brothers, "At the last moment, it is difficult to ensure that they do not play tricks secretly, and it is already cheap for them to give them fifteen cities in Yan Kingdom, and then how can they be robbed of the imperial city that should belong to me!" ”

"The palace is full of good things, if it is stolen by the Yan brothers, wouldn't it be even more infuriating to give you an empty shell!" Xu Mian frowned with an unwilling expression.

"Maybe there are good things hidden underground, how can Yan Guo take the lead, now is not the time to abide by fairness at all." Xu Mian looked at the Wing King's calm and relaxed appearance, not arrogant or impatient. It's like a punch on cotton, and it suddenly feels weak and weak.

"Rest easy, nothing should be missing from us." The Shio Dynasty has no interest in plundering other people's things. and never allow others to get their hands dirty.

"Do you have a way?" When Xu Mian heard this, he immediately stretched his eyebrows, his eyes were shining, and he was ready to follow the Wing King to fight and get the Patriotic Palace.

"Zhan Junfei has someone in his hands, and I don't lack it in my hands." The comparison is who makes the fastest move, Xi Chao has already laid out the chess game, and there is no impatience at all, "Wait patiently, the generosity and trust that should come out of the table on the bright side are unavoidable." ”

Wing King: Is this going to pretend to be a pig and eat a tiger? Xu Mian was overjoyed, with this affirmative word, what else was he worried about, the Wing King had never been a loser, and then he was waiting to see the stunned faces of the Yan brothers after the bamboo basket was empty, just thinking about it was worth looking forward to.

Xu Mian put away his excessive excitement and said with a little uneasiness: "What if the Yan brothers are in a hurry to unilaterally tear up the covenant?" "With the insidious and cunning ruthlessness of the royal family, it is very likely that the Patriotic Palace will turn its face and deny people for the sake of the world's wealth.

"It doesn't matter, it should be that Mu Guo's territory has been reached, and Yan Guo's side has not yet ended, and breaking the contract is a big loss for Yan Guo." Xi Chao smiled lightly, "Just as we use Yan Jun to take the lead, Yan Jun also has this mentality, using and being used are mutual, and the heart will be balanced." "It's normal for people to want to be pressed because of their inferiority.

"What you mean is that even if Yan Guo spreads rumors and makes trouble, it won't be able to make big waves." Xu Mian instantly remembered what the Wing King had done before entering the Patriotic Border City, it turned out that this was the case, and the Wing King was so calculating.

"I only know that the people who defend the country are benevolent and benevolent by Mu Jun, and they have used their own eyes to witness and experience the most authentic answers, and how many people can believe that others rashly spread rumors and slander, but the people are simple but not stupid, and they know that the inappropriate means of distinguishing between right and wrong is in vain." The chess pieces that fall step by step in the tide are all of great use, don't look at the most inconspicuous one, and it will only show its profound use when it is used.

Xu Mian chuckled and pointed to the five-body throw that the cunning Wing King admired, "It's too late for the Yan brothers to incite the people to rebel against the Mu army, who let the smart you use benevolence as a guise to appease and send consolation money, the people really don't want much, so you were bought, and the people used are still patriotic soldiers, this trick is not high." ”

"What about the family of patriotic officials?" Xu Mianle was enough and asked about another thing, "They also have silver, and the family is even richer." ”

"The army is about to reach the foot of the imperial city, and the courtiers or families who hear the wind will sit back and wait to die?" The Xi Dynasty can imagine what kind of situation the imperial city is in now.

"No, it won't." Xu Mian said in a firm tone, "Instead of waiting for the army to enter the city and your family will not end well, it is better to drag your family and take your belongings and run away while it is still safe and you still have the strength to go, and find a place in the mountains and wilderness to live temporarily." Wait until the fighting subsides before it returns. ”

"However, the question is that there is still a paradise in the country?" Xu Mian thought with one hand on his cheek, "It is obviously impractical for a large number of people to enter and exit. The Imperial City should have been sealed down now. ”

"Not to mention that money can make ghosts grind, a large family has old and small battles, there can be no robbery on the way, robbing money and robbing people to die in the middle of the road, it is far better to stay at home and wait for death, and it is better than exposing corpses in the wilderness." Xu Mian thought that those people from big families shouldn't be so brainless and rushed to the doctor, throwing them back and forth and dying. ”

"All I want is for them to transfer all their net worth." That's enough. The tide is looking at people, and when the time is right, they will make a move.

"By the way, the guards who played the strikers before...... "Where did they go?" Xu Mian suddenly remembered that there was no such thing as a special group of people who were not his own.

"Shh Xi Chao put his index finger to his mouth and made a quiet gesture, and winked at Xu Mian playfully, "The Buddha can't say it." ”

Xu Mian didn't understand anything when he saw this. The Winged King had made preparations in advance, and it seemed that he was very well prepared, and a half-hung heart fell back to its original place, and smiled back at the Winged King. A qiē is all in the words.

Hongrui came in at this time and said, "There is news from the master's border pass. The roadbed had been laid, the road had been widened at the request of the master so that three carriages could run side by side, the number of the guards fleeing was gradually decreasing, the news of cannibalism had spread among the guards, and there was a small riot, but fortunately it was resolved peacefully, and there were no casualties on either our side or the guards. ”

"What are you doing with such a wide road?" Xu Mian knew that there were multiple benefits for the Wing King to build the road, but he didn't need to build it so wide. Not to mention the time-consuming and laborious process, it may become a shortcut for those with other intentions to infiltrate the country of Mu.

Xi Chao couldn't tell Xu Mian that if he wanted to get rich, he should build a road first, so he organized a language and said: "You can use it in the future." Half of the territory of the country will be returned to the Mu country, and the current border gates will no longer be in the future, and trade between the two countries will be more convenient. ”

Xu Mian didn't say much after hearing this, the Wing King has always had his own calculations, as long as the Wing King knew the existence of the crisis.

"What about the Guards prisoners of war who finished building the road?" Xu Mianfu worries about other people's affairs again.

"Building a road is not done overnight, when this road is repaired, other places will also start, and all roads leading to the north and south will only move towards prosperity." Xi Chao expressed his thoughts in a flat voice, "Those people have the skill of building roads, and those who are willing to do it don't have to worry about eating and drinking, and in the end, they can also leave a useful craft, how good." ”

"You, you use the word to the extreme." Xu Mian can think of Wei Jun's future career as a coolie.

"Master, there is one more thing." Hong Rui said: "One of the three princes of the country has fainted, do you want to ask Doctor Xu to take a look?" ”

"Weakness is certain, fainting is a bad idea." Xi Chao didn't have any sympathy, and said to Xu Mian, "Let's go and see together at night, don't you pretend to be sick." ”

"Okay." Xu Mian laughed gloatingly.

In the evening, Xi Chao and Xu Mian came to the detention place, and when they opened the door, there was an unpleasant smell, in addition to a musty smell, mixed with the rancid smell of people who have not changed their washing for a long time, and the smell of the three big men was even stronger.

It's a shame that Xi Chao didn't let people put the gong bucket in the house at the beginning, otherwise the smell in the house would be even more unpleasant, almost as bad as the prison cell.

Xi Chao and Xu Mian are both people who love cleanliness, they didn't enter the house and only stood at the door, asked a few words or the original words, and didn't mean to save people at all, the two of them went crazy and couldn't maintain normal activities just by drinking water, and they didn't even have the strength to stand up, and they fell to the ground with their teeth and claws full of malice, which was extremely funny.

That is, what to do if you don't toss blindly from your fate! Xi Chao glanced at the three of them like fools, leaving a sentence that the deadline was approaching, and whether he wanted to live a few more days or not was up to everyone's choice.

After Xu Mian went back, the two of them still couldn't stand the unpleasant smell and took a bath, and their clothes were burned directly, I was really afraid that there would be an epidemic.

Xi Chao's whereabouts could not be hidden from the Yan brothers in the camp, Yan Hongyi listened to the report of his subordinates, scolded a woman for being hypocritical, subconsciously smelled the smell of his body, and wrinkled his nose.

Yan Su was happy about his younger brother's actions, urging him to either wash it now, or wait until this battle was over.

Yan Hongyi didn't feel that he had a smell on his body, but after listening to what the Wing King did, coupled with his brother's ridicule, he suddenly felt uncomfortable all over his body, and he didn't know if it was because of his heart, so he slapped the table hatefully and ordered someone to prepare water and go by himself.

Since the Emperor Wei vomited blood and woke up again, his body was not as good as before, one of his limbs was unable to exert strength, and his speech became stumbling, and sometimes he was so anxious that he couldn't even say a complete sentence.

The emperor's illness was so bad that the ministers of the court and the concubines of the harem were asked about the imperial doctor, who only said that he needed to recuperate, and did not give a definite answer as to when he would be completely cured.

The sky over the royal family was suddenly shrouded in gloom and gloom, and the imperial city, which was originally unstable, was once again covered with an indelible shadow due to the fall of the emperor.

The imperial city has long been ordered to be closed and martial law, no one can leave the city without approval, whether it is the guards guarding the city or the people in the city, the anxious life is in the urgency of the catastrophe, the atmosphere is like a boulder pressing on people's hearts, and it is extremely heavy, but it cannot be moved.

In order to prevent accidents, the people in the city rarely go out behind closed doors, and the former lively and prosperous scene no longer exists, and the whole imperial city looks like a sense of empty depression.

The Mu army is about to call, and the courtiers can't help but think about themselves and their families, and now they can plan a way out in advance before the Mu army enters the imperial city, maybe there will be a glimmer of life, as for the reinforcements, they will definitely not be able to wait, the only two remaining border passes are blocked by the Yan State, and there is no extra force to support the imperial city, and the remaining 20,000 troops in the imperial city are undoubtedly a drop in the bucket to the 50,000 Mu army, which cannot solve the current dilemma.

The emperor was seriously ill and couldn't control the situation in the court, the four adult princes were captured, and the final fate couldn't avoid a dead word, the young and infant prince was too young to be used, and the army was in danger of escaping the royal heirs. The courtiers don't want to end up with the royal family, as for loyalty, what is it, and they can't be eaten as food, and they should be a gold medal for avoiding death, and now whether they can save their lives and the lives of a large family is imminent, so why not care about the lives of others.

According to the current situation, the defense of the country is in danger, there is no force to protect it can only be slaughtered by the Mu army, there is no better way to redeem the established defeat, the courtiers are not fools, and there are no foolish and loyal people, they can mix to the current status without any means, they exchanged glances with each other, set the principle of temporary mutual help, and instructed the family to quickly pack their belongings and prepare to escape from the imperial city, and everyone's strength can only be gathered in one place to go out of the city gate to make a plan to hide from the sky and the sea, the emperor is still in the middle of the year, and he can not bear the infamy of disloyalty and injustice for a lifetime. Wherever he goes, he is pointed out by the world and cannot lift his head.

Poor Emperor Weiguo, he hasn't returned to the west yet, his four sons are gone, and the courtiers have their own little abacus, not to mention the frightened concubines in the harem, all of them are trying to find their own way, and they can't stay in the palace and wait to be killed.

The palace maids and eunuchs were impetuous, and some of them were bold enough to steal valuable small objects in the palace and plan to escape from the palace in exchange for silver taels, so as not to starve to death on the way.

The idea is good, the reality is not satisfactory, since the emperor is sick in bed, he has ordered to block the palace door and not to enter and exit without permission, and some people are too frivolous to let people see the clues at a glance, and the end can be described as miserable, in order to deter those palace people who also have the intention of fleeing.

Emperor Wei killed a group of palace people in a fit of anger, and all the people left around him were the people who had been used in the past, and he had to consider the impending danger as soon as this matter happened.

At this point, the suspicion in the heart of the emperor was heavier, no one believed it, and asked for the keys and tokens of the inner treasury and other valuable places that had been handed over to the trusted ministers in the past, and ordered someone to immediately find a locksmith in the palace to replace the new lock, and the key was placed on his body.

The harem concubines ordered people to be locked in a large palace room to prevent changes, and when it came to the critical time, the only credible people were themselves and the chief eunuch who had followed them since childhood, and they also considered what to do if the city broke through the enemy army and invaded on a large scale, and it was difficult to hold the imperial city with only 20,000 troops in the palace.

Who doesn't want to live, but unfortunately can you really find a glimmer of life in danger? The vigorous and vigorous patriotic royal family must not fall into the hands of the enemy, many thoughts filled his mind, and the patriotic emperor stared blankly at the front without saying a word. (To be continued......)