By the time the water reached the capital, it was already late at night, and the sound of water could still be heard in the capital on this day, and many people found that the river in the capital had risen for the first time, especially those living on the riverbank.

"Wife, why do I feel like the river is rising?" The woman asked, a little strangely.

"That's right, I also heard the sound of the water, isn't it ......." The couple hurriedly got up and woke up the people around them, thinking that there was another disaster and the river embankment had collapsed.

On this day, many people in the capital lit lamps to see what was going on, and when they heard the rumbling sound getting closer and closer, the people ran to the branches of the trees, or the city wall to see what was going on, and let their wives and children climb to the roof. Taking advantage of the night, including the guards and the peasants, they could see clearly that the river in the capital had risen. The canal built by Chen Ye was opened to water.

"The canal is open, the water of the canal has arrived."

The people cheered and ran to tell each other, very happy, beating gongs and drums everywhere to celebrate this event (qíng), and the whole capital did not sleep. The news is being talked about everywhere in the capital, and for the people, the canal is open, and they can work on the wharf to earn money in the future, and they no longer have to worry about the disaster of floods, and their crops can be harvested in drought and flood. Materials can be continuously transported to the capital, prices will be lowered, and life can be better.

For the emperor in the palace, this is the best news in recent times, as long as the canal is repaired, there is no need to worry about the lack of water and food in the capital, the barbarians will not upload, and they cannot attack the boats on the river, which can ensure the transportation on the ship and the safety of the capital. This is the last retreat of the capital, and it has played an immeasurable role in the future development of the capital.

When the emperor got the news, he locked himself in his room and stayed up all night.

The next morning, Lu Allied Army was called into the room, and many people didn't know what they were talking about, but they were very happy when they knew that the emperor came out.

At the court meeting, regardless of the minister's opposition, he directly rewarded Chen Ye with a dragon mace, and built an ancestral temple for Chen Ye so that he could worship him. Many ministers didn't understand it at all, thinking that since Chen Ye was dead, His Majesty would do it if he wanted to do this (tào). In the end, it was the crown prince who took the lead and reached a certain degree of reconciliation.

I thought that Chen Ye was dead, and the reward would be rewarded, there was no need to give the dead people a hard time.

Regarding the control of the canal, the emperor did not let go, saying that the canal was managed by Chen Ye, after all, he had a holy decree. Zheng Xin also arranged the name of a Caoyun Festival envoy and asked him to manage the canal. For a while, Zheng Xin became everyone's sweetheart, and many people were close to Zheng Xin, and the more time came, Zheng Xin didn't go out at all, and he didn't see guests.

Many people want to win him over, but unfortunately he is now in the Central Plains region and not in the capital.

For the hub of the canal already managed, for those who wanted to be forcibly taken over in all places, Zheng Xin arranged for his subordinates not to stay (qíng), and there were constant conflicts. Those officials and squires died a lot, and when they reported on the imperial court, the emperor didn't care, but just said: "You deserve to die, and you should look at things that you shouldn't like"

With the emperor's order, the prince's 100,000 soldiers and horses were smoothly stationed in the capital and took over the defense work in various places. and Yu Anping's 30,000 horses also quietly settled in the capital. The barbarian soldiers and horses wantonly looted, burned, killed and looted along the road, and the people wailed and lost their lives.

There is no way, the emperor does not have many soldiers to drop now, the army in the south is under the hands of the fourteenth prince, the army in the hands of the second prince is hiding in Luoyang, and the troops in the northeast have to guard against the Japanese invaders, and the capital can only protect itself now.

The barbarian army wantonly killed and plundered the five (rì) before arriving at the gate of the capital and directly surrounding the capital, without the intention of attacking directly, but sent an envoy to ask for what to talk about.

"Your Majesty, let's make peace, as long as we can get the barbarians to withdraw, we'll talk about it later." A minister said what the emperor thought, and Emperor Han Qing didn't want to negotiate peace.

"Your Majesty, let's fight to the death, let the second prince come to the rescue, and the barbarians will be defeated if they are attacked inside and outside." Emperor Han Qing is not like this, I am afraid that the assassin himself, an excellent second son, is eager for the capital to fall, so he will make another move, this method can be tried to see if he can give generous conditions.

"While we are talking about peace, we will send someone to let the second prince rescue him." Emperor Han Qing decided to take the two measures in parallel to see if there would be any turnaround.

This negotiation is completely different from the previous one, and barbarian discrimination can no longer be described as arrogant. It is not strange to flirt with women in the capital at will and forcibly take goods. The people dare not speak out in anger, and the officials are also cowering.

The barbarian negotiations directly listed eleven articles: "Among them, it is necessary to cede a city, compensate 20 million taels of silver, pay vassals to the Manchus, pay tribute every year, and so on." ”

The barbarian also said that he had to agree to these eleven articles before he could continue the talks, and stopped until the barbarian demanded, and the emperor refused to negotiate on the spot, so it was a big deal not to talk about it. The barbarian's negotiator said that it did not matter, and waited for His Majesty's reply to calm down.

The barbarians are not in a hurry to negotiate, anyway, they can let the soldiers below burn, kill and plunder at will, and the looted gold, silver, treasures and grain accumulate at a rate that is visible every day.

The second prince's verbal promise was very positive, there was no movement, and the troops did not move at all. Emperor Han Qing felt that there was no way back to retreat.

There is no way, Emperor Han Qing made a condition, as long as the second prince can himself, he expressed his willingness to hand over the throne to the second prince, but the news was stopped by the prince before it was sent.

The crown prince Han Zheng's face was indescribably terrifying, holding the newspaper and trembling with anger.

Sure enough, he is not the son most recognized by his father, and the throne has nothing to do with him.

When they were about to negotiate with the barbarians again, the barbarians said that they didn't want to continue the talks, and they directly said that the barbarian khan felt that Emperor Han Qing was not a qualified emperor and asked the emperor to abdicate and let Xian. The barbarians were ready to make peace with the future Son of Heaven, and Emperor Han Qing felt that he had been insulted, an unprecedented insult.

"Let the prince come and see me" Emperor Han Qing felt that this might be the prince's (yīn) trick, why did the barbarians suddenly change their words at this time, it is very likely that the prince is doing it from the middle, except for the prince, the other princes do not have this ability.

"The prince is sick, lying sick (chuáng)." Gonggong Zhou replied.

"My good son, one is better than the other" Han Qing slapped himself directly.

Emperor Han Qing didn't expect that his crown prince would betray him, it seems that his recognized prince also received the support of the barbarians at the critical moment, and when it came to the court meeting, there were few people in the entire court meeting. After understanding the reason, it turned out that all the people of the gang went to the East Palace to kneel (tiǎn) the future prince.

Sooner or later, this throne will not belong to the prince, so why is the prince in a hurry.

The crown prince may not have been in a hurry before, but now that Emperor Han Qing's secret letter has been intercepted, he knows that his status in his father's heart is probably not worth mentioning, and all the plans were launched in advance.

Realizing that the situation is not good, since the prince has done this, it means that the prince is completely prepared.

If the prince hadn't seized the opportunity, when the second child came, he would have nothing. Guessing that something was wrong in many places, Emperor Han Qing immediately asked Lu Allied Army to take all the brocade guards to defend himself and stay within the city walls. After knowing the emperor's intentions, how could the crown prince sit back and wait for death, and directly lead 10,000 soldiers and horses to attack the palace.

Yu Anping wants to manage the guards of the capital, and at this time, Xu Jun's heart is not weak, and if the barbarians attack at this time, his plan will be all in vain.

No one expected that the situation in the capital would change so quickly.

The allied army of Lu had no choice but to gather all the Jinyi guards and hide within the palace walls. Protect the emperor and defend the palace to the greatest extent. There were also some loyal guards, all of whom were loyal to the emperor, who blocked the city gates, desperately trying to stop the attack of the prince's troops.

"Hurry up and open the door, don't struggle, the entire capital belongs to the prince, and now you can avoid death by surrendering." The prince's people are still fighting in their hearts, hoping to retreat without a fight.

"Eat the king, share the worries for the king, and die well." When the people outside hear it, since they don't listen to the persuasion, then don't stay (qíng).

There will be special weapons to break the city, ramming hammers, generally speaking, dozens of soldiers carry it, and hit the city gate with all their might, basically dozens of times the city gate will not be able to withstand it. The palace didn't expect the crown prince to attack at all, so it didn't leave much for a strong defense.

The people inside the palace gate resisted stubbornly, but the other party's hammer was too cold, and some soldiers were bleeding from their mouths, but they also insisted.

With a loud bang, the city gate was smashed open by the stone hammer of the rebel army in Sang Li's despair, and the rebels rushed in, and every time the rebels took a step forward, one person fell.

The soldiers inside the palace gate also flinched, desperately trying to stop the rebels.

These guards and brocade guards desperately stopped, and people kept falling.

". This group of people really has blood (xìng), it's a pity! "The rebels also have some regrets. In fact, the leader of the rebel army did not want to see this kind of situation, and ordered his soldiers not to stay (qíng), but to be the opponent and be a qualified enemy.

Death must also fight a way, only success and not failure.