Chinese New Year's Eve Chinese New Year's Eve night, Bianliang, Tokyo.

This is supposed to be the most celebratory day of the year, and in previous years, even at night, the city could still see many people going out to celebrate, walking through the streets and alleys, not to mention the smell of food, wine, meat, and laughter in the air.

But today's Bianjing does not see the slightest festive atmosphere, the streets are empty, only a team of forbidden troops like the walking dead mechanically patrol the past, but in front of the city gate in the south, until dark there are still hundreds of people staying, unwilling to leave for a long time, they are helping the old and the young one by one, holding the family property is soft, but they plan to escape from this most luxurious city in the world.

In fact, as early as a month ago, when the grain in the south of the Yangtze River suddenly cut off and the price of grain in the city rose sharply, those merchants and small people who lived here had set off in time, but more people still chose to stay, because they believed that the imperial court would definitely solve the problem. You must know that in the eyes of many people, the Great Song Dynasty is now moving towards Zhongxing, after defeating Liaojin and other strong enemies in the north, and recapturing the sixteen states of Youyun, the Great Song Dynasty has never been as strong as it is today.

But then the situation took a sharp turn for the worse, and even though the government tried its best to control the leak of the news, the news of the changes in the north spread like the wind throughout the city of Tokyo. It turned out that Sun Tu, the Marquis of Yue, who was regarded by everyone as a great hero, suddenly raised the banner of the Qing monarch and rebelled, and the soldiers and horses in Jiangnan and Shandong also quickly followed up and cooperated, which was the key reason for the sudden food shortage in the city.

What is even more alarming is that the rebels in the south have won many battles, and have occupied all the large areas north of the Yellow River almost without much effort, and now they have reached the north bank of the Yellow River, and they may cross the danger at any time and kill them directly under the city of Tokyo.

When the bad news finally spread in the city, the people finally became scared and thought of escaping Tokyo. But it was too late, because Bianjing, which had not closed the city gates for decades, closed more than a dozen city gates at the same time, and no one was allowed to enter or leave, and the people who wanted to escape from here were also stranded in it, and they could only go to the city gate every day to beg again and again, hoping to give themselves a way to live.

But the imperial court has already issued a strict order, and even the boats on the Bianhe River have stopped entering and leaving, so how can the gates of the city be opened again? As a result, the entire city of Tokyo fell into unprecedented fear and unease, and this year was really a big pass in the eyes of all the people, and no one knew what would happen next, how many days they would live, and what the nobles in the court would do.

Of course, people are most concerned about their own survival, but the high price of food in the city has caused the prices of all items to jump to the top like flowering sesame seeds, making ordinary people look at their homes and run out of food. So, on this Chinese New Year's Eve, not only can you not hear the slightest laughter in the city of Tokyo, but you can always hear mournful cries from someone's house.

In the city of Tokyo, both the military and the people have been in chaos, and they have fallen to an unprecedented level.

As for the officials in the DPRK and China, in fact, they looked similar, and all of them looked like they were in a state of despair, feeling that the sky was about to fall. Because they know better than ordinary people, just this morning, an even more ridiculous and terrible news has come back, the Yellow River defense line was lost two days ago, the imperial court officials and troops completely collapsed and fled, the rebels have calmly passed the frozen Yellow River, and Zhang Shuye, who everyone has high hopes for, has killed himself in the chaos......

Even those who were accustomed to the constant news of defeat fell into despair when they heard such bad news, because it meant that their last bit of hope and reliance was shattered by the rebels, and it was only a matter of time before hundreds of thousands of rebels reached Tokyo.

Even though he was as powerful as Cai Jing, who was favored by the emperor such as Liang Shicheng, or Yang Jian, who had always been with the emperor, and other high-ranking officials and favored ministers, after learning the news, they were completely stunned and had no idea at all. The only thing that can be done is to report this matter to the Son of Heaven immediately, so that Zhao Ji can prepare as soon as possible.

"How so?" Today's Great Song Dynasty officials no longer have the graceful demeanor they used to be, like a person who has attained the Tao, their whole face is wrinkled, their bodies are trembling, and their bloodshot eyes are staring at the courtiers in front of them: "How can this be?" Didn't you swear that you could use the Yellow River to block the rebel offensive, and then slowly drag them down with time, and finally let the court win? Why is it like this? What about Uncle Zhang, who you are trying to protect, why is he so incompetent? And what about the officials and soldiers of my Great Song Dynasty? Where did they go? On weekdays, why don't you see any people coming to King Qin at such a time? ”

In the face of the Son of Heaven's neighing and questioning, these high-ranking officials of the court were speechless, and all of them were pale and unable to say half a word. Until the end, it was Cai Jing who said on behalf of everyone: "Your Majesty, things are far from despair, my Tokyo City has been expanded for several dynasties and repaired for a hundred years, and it is the strongest city in the world. As long as His Majesty orders the whole city to be defended, Lao Chen believes that it will be impossible for him Sun Tu to break through the capital in a short time.

"And as long as we hold on for a while, all the soldiers and horses loyal to the imperial court in the world will come to King Qin at night, and at that time, the righteous imperial army will definitely be able to annihilate this rebel army under the city of Tokyo."

"Really...... Can Tokyo really hold on? Zhao Ji still had some trust in Cai Jing, and when he saw that he was sure, he asked again.

"Of course, there are still hundreds of thousands of forbidden troops in my capital, and the city is high and deep, and it is definitely not something that the rebels can easily break. As long as His Majesty gives an order to encourage the morale of the army, the old minister dares to guarantee that they will not be able to defeat my Tokyo. Your Majesty, the minister did all this not for selfishness, but for my Great Song Dynasty, that Sun Tu has brazenly rebelled, once he enters the city, he will kill the king desperately, and it is not a pity for the ministers to die, but Your Majesty is the root of my Great Song Dynasty, and there must be nothing to do......" In the end, Cai Jing was even more emotional, with tears in his old eyes, kneeling and kowtowing.

The other courtiers also knelt on the ground and said: "Yes, Your Majesty, the only way to survive now is to defend Tokyo to the death, and only when Your Majesty gives an order and promises a generous reward can you inspire the morale of the army and let the forbidden army in the city fight to the death!" ”

The fear of death and the trust of these important ministers of the court finally made Zhao Ji make a final decision: "Okay, I will make an order and call on the whole city to defend the city together." As long as you can defend Tokyo and pacify the thieves this time, you and others will all be heroes, and the soldiers below will also receive the most generous rewards! ”

With the standard thin gold characters appearing on the finest silk silk, and using the seal of one person in the world, this final declaration representing the first person in the Great Song Dynasty was also presented, and then Cai Jing and other rulers quickly took over, and then stamped with the big seal of the political hall, so that this holy decree became the most legally effective written article in the world, enough to make the soldiers and civilians of the city obey the dispatch and fight to the end.

After arranging everything properly and comforting Zhao Ji, Cai Jing and the others hurriedly left the palace. It was also until this time that their faces changed again, and Cai Jing even looked at Yang Jian, who followed him out: "Yang Shizhong, the next affairs in the palace will be entrusted to you, but you must not let the official family know that Sun Tu is playing the banner of the Qingjun, otherwise, you and I will die without a place to be buried." ”

"Our family understands, Taishi can rest assured, the people in the palace, especially the people around Your Majesty, are already under the control of our family, and it is impossible for Your Majesty to know that there is such a statement." Yang Jian hurriedly replied in a low voice.

They are both "six thieves", and they naturally know what kind of fate they will face once Sun Tuzhen enters Tokyo, so even if they are bullying the king, they must go all the way to the dark at this time. Although this Yang Jian is not too famous in the court, his influence in the palace is very great, and he has long overshadowed Tong Guan, who always likes to lead troops to fight, and Liang Shicheng, who deals with the affairs of foreign courts, and is a real figure in the palace who covers the sky with one hand. With him taking care of him in the palace, he can naturally isolate the inside and outside, so that Zhao Ji doesn't know the truth outside at all.

Cai Jing nodded in satisfaction, and then left the palace in a hurry with the others. Now that the situation in the city is tense, he doesn't dare to slack off in the slightest.

After leaving the palace gate, Cai Jing glanced at Liang Shicheng again: "Taifu Liang, I heard that you sent people to surround Sun Tu's Yuehou Mansion early in the morning?" ”

"Exactly. It's not that they're afraid of causing some trouble in the city, but let's also make sure that they are safe and not harassed by the people. Liang Shicheng hurriedly explained. Cai Jing didn't dwell on this matter, but said, "You did a good job." Next, the Sun family and others, especially Sun Tu's two wives and children are the most important bargaining chips in our hands, and you must hold them in your hands. ”

Cai Jing knew very well that with only the combat power of the forbidden army in the city, it would be difficult to really defend Tokyo City, otherwise Sun Tu would not have been able to kill all the way from Youzhou to Gyeonggi in just two or three months. So he had to stay behind and keep himself safe. Then, he set his eyes on Shang Zhen, the newly appointed privy envoy: "Captain Shang, you are much more familiar with military affairs than the old man, and there are also security matters in the city, but they are all entrusted to you." As for logistics and food, the old man can promise you, and there will be no mistakes. ”

"Xiaguan, Xiaguan must do his best to ensure that Tokyo City is safe." This veteran, who was still unknown in the court before, was busy clasping his fists in response, but there was not much confidence in his tone, it was really Sun Tu's fame that was too big, and he came too quickly and fiercely.

This last day of the seventh year of the Great Song Dynasty is destined to have many people unable to sleep, and when the new year comes, what will Tokyo be like?