The drum has been beaten for four watches, and the political envoy of Henan, Nian Fuhe, and the general Dou Chongguo, and Xuan Wuwei commanded Tao Ruoxin to ascend the Renhe Gate Tower, nervously watching the more and more refugees gathered outside the city.

After receiving the news that the Yellow River had broken in Guide Mansion, Yu Qian hurried up that night, and only took a dozen servants out of the east gate of Kaifeng Mansion and went straight to Guide Mansion. Everything in Kaifeng Mansion was handed over to the political envoy Nianfu.

The "sir" city gate official hurriedly came to Nian Fu and other high-ranking officials, bowed down and said: "There are more than 1,000 refugees gathered below, and there are refugees coming from the east one after another, and there are probably more than 1,000 people gathered at the Lijingmen in the south. ”

"What about the other gates?" Nian Fu asked nervously.

"Nanyanmen and Anyuanmen have fewer people, only a few hundred. The western girder gate has not seen a single refugee so far. The gatekeeper replied one by one.

"Got it, you go down." Nian Fu waved his hand, "Pay close attention to their movements, and report anything wrong in time." ”

"Yes, sir." The city gate officer hurriedly retreated.

"General Dou, Commander Tao, how are the men and horses under your command gathered?" Nian Fu asked with a solemn face.

"Henan is not as good as the border pass," General Dou frowned, "Originally, there were few garrisons, and now Kaifeng City has stationed the soldiers and horses of Xuanwu Wei and the First Guard, and the transfer of garrisons from other provinces still requires a warrant from the governor, and this staff general has no right to transfer." ”

"Only a guard horse?" Nian Fu's eyes widened and he looked at Xuan Wuwei's commander Tao Ruoxin.

"Your Excellency," Commander Tao bowed his hand and gave a military salute, "Henan is in the interior, and the training of non-commissioned officers is not as good as that of the Beijing army and the border army. After hesitating for a moment, Fang said: "Excluding the vacancies, the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled, the number of officers and soldiers who can go into battle in Xuanwuwei is 3,200. ”

"Only three thousand?" Nian Fu was even more surprised, if a large city like Kaifeng had only 3,000 people in response to a crisis, then it would not be able to complete even the most basic defense.

"Nian, my lord." General Dou said: "Since the Yongle period, Emperor Taizong cut off the three guards of Kaifeng, and now in addition to the 3,000 people of Xuanwuwei in Kaifeng City, there are about 3,000 people in the honor guard division of the Zhou Palace, plus the inspection department of Kaifeng Mansion, temporarily recruit some people, and it is estimated that it can reach 10,000 people in a short period ......of time."

"10,000 people are not enough...... Nian Fu's face became excited, and he glanced at the dark outside of the city, "When the day dawns, the refugees gathered outside will become tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands......

"Your Excellency is too worried," General Dou Shen comforted: "Kaifeng has a lot of grain in stock, as long as there are more porridge sheds outside, I believe that the people's hearts will settle down soon." ”

"But how do you get out of the city gate now?" Nian Fu snorted coldly, "I'm afraid that as soon as the city gate is opened, refugees will flock in, and the city doesn't even have the strength to suppress it." He suddenly envied Yu Qianlai, threw the big stall of Kaifeng to himself and said to leave, and there was no need to worry about these troubles.

In the wing room of the Cunxin Hall of the Zhou Palace, the prince Zhu Zi knelt in front of Zhu Youyi, the king of Zhou, with a face full of anger. Princess Hanyi, Zhu Zi, and Zhu Zi stood beside them.

"Say, where have you been these days?" Zhu Youjiao asked with his reddened eyes.

"Erchen didn't dare to hide it from his father," Zhu Zi said with a calm face: "Erchen has been in the Kaifeng Tribute Courtyard for the past few days to participate in the imperial examination in Henan this autumn. ”

"What?" Zhu Youyi's eyebrows and beard trembled, showing that he was extremely angry, "You are a prince of the palace, regardless of your identity, but you go in and out of the tribute courtyard with the untouchables, have you forgotten the instructions of the emperor?" ”

Zhu Zi hung his head and was silent, his cheeks trembled slightly, his lips moved a few times, and he never spoke.

"Do you know what day tomorrow is?" Seeing that he was silent, Zhu Youjiao suppressed his anger and asked.

"It's my father's birthday." Zhu Zi replied in a deep voice.

He didn't say it, but as soon as he said it, Zhu Youyi rushed up even more angrily, "You still know that it is the birthday of a widow, you are an unfilial son, your son and son are busy in the palace, but where are you ...... of the world" The more he said, the more angry he became, and he raised his hand to go forward to fight.

"The prince is angry," Princess Hanyi hurriedly stepped forward to stop. "Father" Zhu Zi and Zhu Zi also rushed forward to persuade him.

"Evil obstacle" Zhu Youjiao

He was still angry, "As a son of the world, he does not keep his duty, ignores government affairs, behaves debauched, what face does he have to live in the world, widow...... The widow slew you to comfort the spirits of your fathers and fathers. ”

"Son, son," Princess Hanyi said hurriedly: "Why don't you take the prince down quickly, do you want to watch the prince die of anger?" ”

Zhu Zi and Zhu Zi hurriedly stepped forward to help Zhu Zi and pull him out of the hall......

......

"I'm so angry," Zhu Youyi was persuaded by Princess Hanyi to return to the dormitory, and his anger was uncontrollable, "I want to play the emperor, deprive him of the position of the prince, and expel him from the clan, my Zhu family has no such unscrupulous descendants......"

Princess Hanyi helped him to sit down in front of the bed, personally served a cup of tea, and said with a smile: "Lord, you dissipate your anger first, and it's not too late for you to scold after drinking this cup of tea." ”

Looking at her caring voice and smile, Zhu Youjiao stopped scolding. He didn't pick up the cup of tea, gasping for breath.

"No matter how the prince is not, the prince can't be so angry." Seeing that Zhu Youyi didn't accept the teacup, Princess Hanyi put the teacup on it, sat down next to him, and stretched out a slender hand to caress his back, "If you are angry, how can you attend tomorrow's birthday?" ”

"If I don't abolish him, I will be angry with this unscrupulous son sooner or later," Zhu Youyi exhaled heavily, his face was a little depressed, and he gently held Princess Hanyi's soft hand, "Hanyi, you said that if I establish a son again, who is suitable for the two of them?" ”

"Lord Wang, isn't your anger still gone?" Han Yi had a smile on his face, "To abolish the prince, you must first play the emperor, and the emperor will order the Zongren Mansion to thoroughly investigate the mistakes of the prince, and then decide on the abolition." This can't be done overnight," his eyes rolled, "Now the prince wants to comfort the prince first, after all, tomorrow's birthday, the prince will lead other princes and county lords to congratulate the prince on his birthday," Seeing Zhu Youyi's gloomy face and not saying a word, he continued to persuade: "If there is a conflict between the prince and the prince, it is also the prince's family matter, and tomorrow there will be a group of officials in Kaifeng to congratulate the prince on his birthday, and the prince doesn't want to lose the dignity of the palace in front of outsiders, right?" ”

Zhu Youyi nodded, the anger on his face gradually disappeared, and he patted Han Yi's hand gently, "You still know things best, if the sons under my knees are half as sensible as you, I will be content." ”

"The prince praises the concubine like this, but he can torture the concubine." Han Yi's eyes were like silk, "It's getting late, let the concubines serve the prince and rest." ”

......

Zhu Youyi's snoring soon sounded in the bedroom, and Han Yi quietly got up and came outside the dormitory. She walked down the corridor into a dark side room, and a man in black flashed out and bowed to her: "Banner Master"

Han Yi nodded and lightly opened her lips, "How are things going?" ”

"Deputy Banner Master Xing has encouraged the refugees to come to Kaifeng Mansion, and thousands of people have gathered under the city." The man in black said.

"Only a few thousand?" Han Yixiu frowned, "What about the imperial court?" Have the gates of the city been opened to welcome refugees into the city? ”

"No," the man in black said, "Yu Qian, the governor of Henan, has gone to Guide Mansion to fight the disaster, and now Kaifeng City is in charge of all affairs by Henan political envoy Nianfu......"

"Yu Qian is gone?" Han Yi's eyes lit up and interrupted him, "This is a hard character, not being in the city makes it easier for us to act," she paced back and forth in the room for a few steps, "Although Nian Fu is also a cadre, he is indecisive when it comes to major events...... "Raise her head, "Where are those refugees gathered under the city gates?" ”

"Now they are mainly gathered in the Renhe Gate and Lijing Gate in the east," the man in black said carefully, "In addition, the Nanyan Gate in the south and the Anyuan Gate in the north also gathered hundreds of people each, and the Daliang Gate in the west did not let anyone pass according to your orders. ”

"Good" Han Yijie praised: "Tell Xing Jiangyan that when the follow-up refugees arrive, don't take a step close to the west side of the girder gate." ”

"Yes, Bannerman." The man in black replied, a hint of incomprehension appeared in his eyes.

"You don't understand why I'm doing this, do you?" Han Yi keenly caught his eyes, and the corners of his mouth hooked slightly, "The officers and soldiers in Kaifeng City have never experienced a battle formation, unlike the Beijing army and the border army, which have been on the battlefield for a long time, once they encounter turmoil, their psychological defense line is easy to collapse. Give them a gap so they can escape. Militarily speaking, this is called encircling three queyi. ”

"The banner lord is high," the man in black said: "By noon tomorrow, the refugees will be able to gather about 100,000, and as soon as the banner lord succeeds in the palace, his subordinates and Deputy Banner Master Xing will launch an attack outside, so that the internal and external attacks will be at your fingertips." ”

"Well," Han Yi nodded, "As soon as I succeed here, I will serve Zhu Zi, the second highness of the Zhou Palace, as the master, and after you attack in, you must also listen to his orders." ”

"Banner Master?" The man in black was taken aback, "Our Holy Sect and the Zhu Ming Dynasty do not share the same heaven, how can we serve a person surnamed Zhu as the master, if the sect leader and his old man know about it, he will definitely not agree." ”

"Zhuang Shengzhi," Han Yixiu raised his eyebrows, and said in a gentle voice: "I did this for the sake of the Holy Sect, the Ming Dynasty has been established for eighty years, and the orthodoxy has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Now that we have made up our minds to occupy Kaifeng, we are going to make a banner......" At this point, her tone paused slightly, "In this situation, there is nothing more cohesive than the banner of a child of the Zhu Ming royal family. Moreover, the person who has been erected is only a puppet, and all power is still in the hands of the Holy Religion. ”

The Holy Envoy Zhuang was silent for a moment, and then said slowly: "Does the Holy Lord know about the Banner Lord's thoughts?" ”

"I haven't had time to tell the Holy Lord yet," Han Yi glanced at him and said, "But I'm sure the Holy Lord will agree with me when he hears it." ”

"The banner lord won't have true feelings for the second highness of the Zhou Palace, right?" Zhuang Sheng's envoy said such a sentence abruptly, and his eyes became flickering.

"What do you mean by that?" A trace of anger flashed in Han Yi's eyes, "I, Chu Mingxin, am loyal to the Holy Sect and the Holy Lord, and everything I think and plan is to be able to magnify the Holy Sect, and the relationship between me and Zhu Zi is just a scene, do you even have to doubt this?" ”

"Don't be angry," Zhuang Shengenvoy smiled, "I'm just talking casually, and I hope you don't mind." ”

Han Yi snorted coldly, "It's not too early, I have to go back, I hope you don't make any mistakes in the things I explained." ”

"Don't worry, the banner master," Zhuang Sheng's envoy bowed slightly, "It's about this sect, and I will definitely go all out." ”

"Hmm." Han Yi glanced at him and turned to leave.

"Banner Master?" Zhuang Shengenvoy hesitated for a moment, but still shouted.

"What else is the matter with the Holy Envoy Zhuang?" Han Yi turned around and said coldly.

"That Yang Muyun doesn't seem to be the soul of the flag master." Zhuang Shengenvoy said lightly.

"What?" Han Yi's face stiffened when she heard this, and her delicate body was also shocked.

"As for the reason, the subordinates haven't found out yet," a hint of coldness flashed in the eyes of the Zhuang Holy Envoy, "But I have sent the Yin and Yang Twin Sword Han brothers to follow him quietly, and if there is a chance, ......" He raised his right palm and slashed in the air, "I believe that it won't take much effort, and they will carry Yang Muyun's head to see the banner master." ”

"Very good," Han Yi's eyes narrowed slightly, "You are always very reassuring to do things, and I believe that this time will not disappoint me." ”

"Lady, where did you come from? Where are you going? Yang Muyun saw that an old woman in the refugee team had accidentally fallen, so he hurriedly went over to help her up and asked.

"Little brother doesn't sound like a person from our place when he hears the accent," the old woman sighed, and said with a sad face: "The old man is from Gegangji, Kaocheng County, Guide Prefecture, don't you know, our river section has burst, and when the flood comes, everything is washed away, and there is nothing in the house......" said with red circles in her eyes, and she almost cried, "I heard that there is food in Kaifeng Mansion, and our whole village came, as well as people from several nearby villages." He shook his head and staggered forward.

"Childe, what should we do now?" Ah glanced at the endless flow of refugees around him and asked Yang Muyun.

"Now we have to hurry back to Kaifeng," Yang Muyun faintly felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't say what was wrong, "I always feel as if someone is secretly encouraging them, we have to hurry back to Kaifeng Mansion and tell Lord Yu that we must properly deal with these refugees." ”

"It's too late," a gloomy voice said, "You go to the Netherworld and then go and tell Lord Yu!" ”