When Emperor Jianwen heard this, his spirits perked up and said, "Who is this?" Aiqing speaks quickly. ”

Zhang Shixing said: "The son of the King of Zhongshan, Xu Huizu, the Duke of Wei. ”

After hearing this, Emperor Jianwen's face darkened, and he was noncommittal.

Fang Xiaoru said to Zhang Shixing: "Commander Zhang, don't you know that Xu Huizu is the brother of Princess Yan, and he is a close relative of King Yan. Moreover, in the battle of Lingbi, the generals were captured, and he alone escaped from him, and his situation was suspicious. At this extraordinary time, the suspicious person is not needed, and the employment is not suspicious. ”

Zhang Shixing said: "Although Wei Guogong is the brother of Princess Yan, this person is loyal to the imperial court. In the battle of Lingbi, I also escaped on my own, can it be said that I also have something to do with the Yan King? ”

Emperor Jianwen said: "Hongyi (Zhang Shixingzi), you don't have to worry about this matter, I have my own arrangements, you go to Jinchuan Gate to assist Li Jinglong and King Liao to defend the city, the most important thing here is that if there is a situation, come and report to me quickly." ”

Zhang Shixing had no choice but to retreat as ordered.

There are only a few henchmen in the palace, such as Fang Xiaoru, Huang Zicheng, and Qi Tai.

Huang Zicheng said with a sad face: "Your Majesty, the situation is critical, in case the capital is not defended, there is no way out." It is better to drive Luan to go first and prepare for the sea ship, if the situation is unfavorable, you can learn from Song Gaozong to take refuge overseas, wait for the Yan army to retreat, and then return to the capital. ”

Qi Tai shook his head and said, "No." The Jin soldiers are alien invasions, unable to gain a foothold in Jiangnan, and will retreat by themselves. However, King Yan has the same root as me, and if he occupies the capital, the world will be in his hands. Your Majesty is not as good as Xingshu, Shu is easy to defend and difficult to attack, our army will contact Xiping Hou Musheng in Yunnan again, sitting on the southwest half of the country, and the Yan thief around, it is still expected to restore the mountains and rivers. ”

Huang Zicheng said: "I'm afraid that Xiping Hou Musheng will not help each other at both ends, so what can I do?" ”

Qi Tai said: "Absolutely not. In the first year of Jianwen, the king of Yunnan and the Marquis of Xiping fought over trivial matters, His Majesty supported the Marquis of Xiping, and abolished the king of Min. ”

Fang Xiaoru shouted loudly: "The king is dead, how can he abandon the Jingshi and wander around? There are still more than 200,000 guards and horses in the city, more than twice as many Yan soldiers, as long as they hold on for more than a month, the soldiers of the king of Qin will be able to turn defeat into victory. The swallow thief will die and have no place to be buried. ”

Everyone was silent when they heard this, and they all looked at Emperor Jianwen to see how he decided.

Emperor Jianwen hid his face and sighed: "The matter of cutting the feudal domain is all out of the ideas of Er and others, but now he wants to abandon the ancestral mausoleum and go, and he is also sad!" "Anyway, I can't help myself.

Huang Zicheng and others kowtowed and apologized, crying bitterly.

In the evening, the king of Zhou came to the palace of the king of Liao, the two brothers met, greeted each other, and sat down as the guest and host.

King Liao arched his hand and said, "Congratulations to the fifth brother for restoring the prince." ”

King Zhou snorted and said, "If it weren't for the old four soldiers coming to the city, I would still be in the circle of the Zongren Mansion now, how can I be happy?" ”

King Liao nodded and said, "I'm a little impatient to do things today. It is no wonder that young people who have never been in the world suddenly occupy a big position, surrounded by traitorous ministers, and will inevitably have to suffer a little. ”

King Zhou said contemptuously: "Suffer a little? I'm afraid it's not that simple this time? ”

Huo Ran, the king of Liao, was shocked and said: "Could it be that the fourth old man entered Beijing not only on the side of the Qing monarch, except for traitorous ministers, but coveted the throne?" ”

King Zhou made a silent gesture and said, "Fifteenth brother, you should be quieter." I went out of the city today to negotiate peace, and I heard the old four people say that they want to arrest the traitorous ministers, do you know who are on his list of traitorous ministers? ”

King Liao was a little curious: "Who are they?" ”

King Zhou said: "In addition to Qi Tai, Huang Zicheng, and Fang Xiaoru, there are as many as 124 people, and almost all the Wenchen of the left class above the fourth grade are wiped out. ”

King Liao said: "That's categorically impossible." No wonder Your Majesty ordered me and Li Jinglong, Zhang Shixing and others to strictly guard the Jinchuan Gate, it seems that there will be a fierce battle between King Yan and the imperial court. Who will win or lose? With that, King Liao stared at King Zhou's eyes.

King Zhou said earnestly: "Fifteenth brother, you are so confused. King Yan's subordinates are all elite soldiers in a hundred battles, killing all the way from Beiping to Jingshi, and winning all battles. Although there are as many as 200,000 guards and horses in the Beijing Division, they have not been in battle formations and do not know the soldiers, so they are really vulnerable. Isn't it clear who wins and who loses? ”

The King of Liao was shocked when he heard this: "Fifth brother, then how should I deal with myself?" ”

King Zhou said: "Those who know the times are Junjie, fifteenth brother, you should have thought about how to deal with yourself a long time ago." ”

King Liao said: "Fifth brother, you and the fourth brother are brothers of the same mother, and he will definitely not treat you badly." Not necessarily. ”

King Zhou lowered his voice and said, "If you can sacrifice the Jinchuan Gate, I will definitely give you a few good words in front of the fourth child." ”

King Liao nodded and said, "Thank you, Fifth Brother." Just don't let me go back to that bitter cold place in Liaodong. ”

King Zhou said: "This makes." ”

King Liao said: "However, I am not alone in guarding the Jinchuan Gate, Li Jinglong is really responsible, he should be called to come and discuss with him, and the big thing can be done." ”

King Zhou said: "Okay, you prepare an ambush in the palace, if Li Jinglong refuses to obey and cuts off his head with a knife, you and I will open the city overnight and welcome the fourth." ”

The king of Liao said yes, and ordered his subordinates to send Li Jinglong to discuss the matter.

After a short time, Li Jinglong came to the Liao Wangfu, saw the Liao and Tuesday kings present, and hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed. ”

Li Jinglong shook his head and said: "Since the founding of the country, the Beijing division has not heard the sound of golden drums for more than 30 years, and the tools of war and defense have all decayed and are difficult to resist the enemy. The minister has stepped up the repair, and it is expected that the repair will be completed within ten days before it can be used. ”

The King of Liao said angrily: "By the time you finish repairing within ten days, the Yan army will already enter the city." ”

King Zhou slapped the table and said: "Li Jinglong, you once had an army of 500,000 but could not destroy Yan, and now you are delaying war preparations, I think you are colluding with the king of Yan and plotting against you." ”

When Li Jinglong heard this, he was so frightened that he hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, pointing to the sky and swearing: "At this very time, Jinglong is loyal to the country, and there is no second heart. ”

King Liao said: "That is the case, Lone will show you a clear way, I don't know if you will obey?" ”

Li Jinglong said: "King Liao, please speak, Jinglong is looking forward to the two princes." ”

King Liao continued: "Okay. King Yan is obedient to the sky, invincible, invincible, I discussed with the fifth brother, decided to surrender, sacrifice Jinchuan Gate, what do you think? ”

Li Jinglong's face changed when he heard this, but he saw King Zhou and King Liao staring at him murderously, and it seemed that if he didn't agree to them, he would die on the spot immediately. He thought that he was not the opponent of King Yan, and it was better to surrender than to die in battle, so he kowtowed and said, "Jinglong is willing to surrender." ”

The King of Liao was overjoyed, and hurriedly got up to help him up, and said, "This is very good, let's think about how to lead the Yan army into the city." ”

Li Jinglong pondered for a long time and said: "My subordinates are not happy to fight, and they can be understood as soon as they say it. However, that Zhang Shixing, who was a fellow acquaintance of Jinyi Wei and a confidant of His Majesty, will never descend. Your Majesty has sent him here to oversee you. ”

When King Zhou thought that it was Zhang Shixing who arrested him and escorted the whole family here, he gritted his teeth with hatred, and made a head-killing gesture and said: "Kill him, or it will be a hundred." ”

Li Jinglong shook his head and said: "This person has experienced a hundred battles and is strong in martial arts, if he escapes, it will ruin me and other major things." ”

King Liao said: "How are you doing?" ”

Li Jinglong said: "I will find an errand tomorrow and break him away, and I will open the city gate and welcome King Yan into the city." Even if Zhang Shixing has three heads and six arms, he is helpless. ”

King Liao said: "Okay, just follow this plan." ”

Early the next morning, Li Jinglong called Zhang Shixing and ordered: "Commander Zhang, you take people to the arsenal to receive 100,000 arrows and transport them to Jinchuanmen for later use. ”

Zhang Shixing didn't know what to do, so he took the order and left.

Seeing him leave, Li Jinglong ordered his corporal to open the city gate and withdraw the defenders from the city. Li Jinglong hugged Lingqi and said: "This is a plan to lure the enemy into the depths." ”

The sergeants said: "If you lure the enemy deeper, why not set up an ambush?" ”

Li Jinglong's face sank, and he waved the order flag and said: "I am ordered by His Majesty to guard the Jinchuan Gate, and I have my own opinions, no need to say more, those who dare to disobey the order will be beheaded." ”

The King of Liao said on the side: "Lone is ordered by His Majesty to supervise the army, and those who dare to disobey the orders of Cao Guogong will be beheaded." With that, the two of their personal guards drew their swords and stepped forward to look at everyone.

The crowd did not dare to disobey and did as ordered.

On this day, King Yan was worried that the capital was well garrisoned, and he did not dare to attack suddenly, so he ordered Huo Zhen to lead more than 1,000 rangers to investigate. Huo Zhen led his troops to the area of Jinchuan Gate, and saw that the city gate was wide open and there was no one in the city, so he felt strange, and hurriedly galloped back to the camp and reported to King Yan.

After Zhu Neng heard this, he said to King Yan: "This must be the enemy's plan to lure the enemy, imitating Zhuge Liang's empty city plan back then, but His Royal Highness is not that Sima Yi." ”

King Yan asked Huo Zhendao, "Who is the person who is stationed at Jinchuan Gate?" ”

Huo Zhen said: "It is said that it is the King of Liao, Li Jinglong and others. ”

King Yan nodded and said, "Li Jiujiang is my defeated general, and he is as lonely as a mouse and a cat." If he wanted to defend it, he would not dare to take such a risk. If the gates of the city are wide open, they must want to surrender. ”

King Yan then led a large army to the Jinchuan Gate, lined up, and sure enough, he saw that the gate of the city was open, and the head of the city was quiet, and there was not a single soldier in sight.

King Yan said to the generals on the left and right: "And whether he plans to empty the city or surrender, I only need to send a guard and horse to attack the city, and I will know." With that, he was about to give the order for the siege of the city. I saw two horsemen in the city galloping out of the door, and when the time came to the front, King Yan fixed his eyes and saw that the person who came was the King of Zhou, and he was followed by the King of Liao. The two of them came to the front of the king of Yan, and bowed their hands and said: "Fourth brother, my two brothers have persuaded that Li Jinglong to come and surrender, so the city gate is wide open, and I respectfully invite the fourth brother to enter the city." ”

King Yan laughed and said: "Fifth brother, fifteenth brother, this time you can win the capital without spending a single soldier, you will make great contributions." ”

After that, King Yan led a large army into the city, and the two kings of Zhou and Liao followed behind, and Li Jinglong led the soldiers of the Yulin Army to crawl on the ground, shouting loudly: "King Yan is a thousand years old, a thousand years old!" ”

Yan Wangzhi was proud, looked up to the sky and smiled: "Don't I want Zhu Di to have today!" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, suddenly a Yulin guard soldier jumped up from the ground, holding a sharp blade, the cold light flashed, and stabbed at him.