Although the secret road from Beijing used by the emperor is much safer than the flames of Yanjing City; But from Emperor Zhou Yuanqing to the most ordinary eunuchs and palace maids, they all had no confidence and confidence in the outcome of this war, and their minds were also filled with anxiety and anxiety. In such a tense and depressing atmosphere, the queen mother's bland and almost indifferent old voice was as piercing as a sharp blade scraping through a bluestone slab, which made people feel sad when they heard it......

As the saying goes, it is difficult for a clean official to decide family affairs; And the housework of the heavenly family is even more intolerable to others. It seems that the queen reprimanded His Majesty, this kind of thing is not just as simple as two people fighting, raising the bar and bickering; If anyone accidentally hears it on weekdays, they may be killed by the rod; What's more, now this echo is shocking, don't say that Tang Fuquan, an old goblin, even if he is a palace maid who doesn't know the rules, he will treat his two ears as an ornament; I didn't even dare to leak a clue with my expression, for fear that I would be burned!

When Emperor Tianyou came back from his shame and chagrin, he immediately used his sweaty right hand to clench Tang Fuquan's arm, and whispered weakly and urgently:

“… Go... Bring the Queen! Go...... Hurry up!! ”

After receiving the order, a small inner supervisor hurried to the resting place of the Son of Heaven; After a while, he ran back with a pale face. He knelt down in front of Emperor Tianyou, and before he could speak, tears were already raining down; Choked for a while, and just after a note was issued, Tang Fuquan immediately flew up and sealed his mouth and nose......

"Dog minion, won't be an errand! Your Majesty's will is clear, let you go and invite the queen to come over to see you, and you bold little brute, how dare you return alone? ”

After scolding, Tang Fuquan squatted down and pulled up the little inner prisoner who was bleeding from his mouth and nose, but his eyes flashed again and again; And this little inner prisoner is also very clever, and uses his blood-drenched lips to silently compare a few lip shapes......

It turned out that the queen mother, who risked the world's disapproval, lamented His Majesty and died on the golden dragon chair!

Tang Fuquan waved his hand and summoned the two Imperial Forest Soldiers, and dragged out the little inner eunuch, who was obviously unable to speak; Then he came to Emperor Tianyou's side, thought for a long time, and then said:

"Your Majesty! The old slave just ......"

Bang!

As soon as Tang Fuquan spoke, there was a noise behind the door; Two little eunuchs, who were waiting for the prince to bathe in the stone chamber, were struggling to carry a bath bucket out of the room; After handing it over to the person who came to replace them, the two of them knelt on their knees and replied to Emperor Tianyou and Tang Fuquan:

"Your Majesty, Chief Manager Tang, the minions and others have finished bathing and changing clothes for the prince."

Tang Fuquan, who didn't think about how to report the funeral, breathed a sigh of relief in his heart and hurriedly took advantage of the situation to change the topic:

"The old slave is going to go" and please "the queen's mother......"

Emperor Tianyou's mind was a little dazed, so he nodded indifferently, turned around and walked into the stone room. At this time, the stone chamber was already filled with a rich agarwood fragrance, and the previous stench was also swept away. The prince, whose hair was still a little damp, had already changed into a new apricot-yellow prince robe, and was sitting on a gum of teeth sluggishly, looking in the direction directly opposite......

was washed away by the quaint taste of agarwood, and Zhou Yuanqing also came back to his senses a little. Seeing that the prince's mood had stabilized, he thought about it for a while, and then said:

"Yong'er, there is no one else here, and my father has something to say. Although your fourth brother's credit is great, it can't fall on him alone. I will reward the meritorious soldiers of the Heavenly Blessing Army, and break up and divide this national defense as much as possible; And Chen Qichang, the secretary of the Ministry of War, will also come forward to investigate the reason why Wang Kenong died on the battlefield after the world is peaceful, and finally ends up in a fateful end. As for Chen Shijie's treason and defection to the enemy, I will also leave it to you to investigate and deal with it personally; Although the dog thief is a relative of your mother, after all, his surname is Chen and not Zhang; For you, the prince, to come forward to kill the Chen family, it can be regarded as a complete disconnection from this matter......"

Emperor Tianyou paused when he said this, and looked carefully at the prince who still looked sluggish; With the faint oil lamp in the room, Zhou Yuanqing, whose eyes were not good, vaguely felt that a faint smile seemed to appear at the corners of the prince's eyes and mouth......

As a result, Zhou Yuanqing was even more sure in his heart that his son was pretending to be crazy and stupid!

"Yong'er, Wang Faxiang is not allowed to have personal feelings, and you don't complain about your father's cruelty; Even if you attract 3,000 diners, you have only collected a few people who climb the dragon and attach the phoenix and flattery, and you have no real talent and learning, let alone become the pillars of the future of the Northern Yan Dynasty. Remember, Yong'er; Being a monarch and choosing materials are all based on the idea of the common people's society, and they can't come from their own preferences. All the right people, whether they are faithful, good or evil, good or bad, virtuous or foolish, have a role; But there are so many mediocre people in this world, but there is no one in the world. In his life, his father only found two close friends and confidants; Your mentor Cai Xi and Prime Minister Wang Fang ...... Yong'er? Are you listening to your father? ……”

Zhou Yuanqing talked about the way of being a king, and at the same time carefully stared at the prince who pretended to be crazy and stupid and evaded responsibility; I don't know if it's because of the lack of light, or because the prince's qi cultivation kung fu has quietly cultivated to the point of perfection; Rao is Emperor Tianyou is so heart-wrenching, but he has never seen any emotional changes in the prince......

"Yong'er...... Isn't your body not very refreshing? Father will help you send the imperial doctor to diagnose and treat you......"

Zhou Yuanqing inquired about the prince, and at the same time reached out and stepped forward, wanting to touch the full forehead and test the temperature; But just as his left arm slowly approached Zhou Changyong's face; The stunned prince suddenly widened his eyes, forbade the bridge of his nose, and opened his mouth to bite the inside of Emperor Tianyou's forearm......

Since beating people over middle age, Emperor Tianyou has hidden himself behind the light of the two rulers; Most of his time was spent on self-cultivation; Every morning, he has to get used to performing a trip to the inner family boxing of Xuanyue Dao Palace. Emperor Tianyou learned boxing, not to fight with others, but to relax the muscles and invigorate the body, and prolong life. Now his left arm was suddenly bitten by the prince; With his left hand, he subconsciously pulled out a beautiful cloud hand, turned his palm, and pushed back the right cheek of the prince......

"Brute...... Relent! ”

Although he coped with it well, Zhou Yuanqing was an old man in his seventies after all, and his reaction was a step slower, and his skin and flesh were already loose. The prince's bite of "going up", coupled with Zhou Yuanqing's push in the opposite direction, tore off a layer of aging and drooping forearm flesh......

"Crazy, this beast is crazy!"

Zhou Yuanqing, who was in pain both physically and mentally, covered his fleshy little arm, and stumbled out of the stone room amid the crazy laughter and chewing of the prince! Those guards and inner prisoners who avoided from afar in order to avoid suspicion, when they saw that the body of the Heavenly Blessed Emperor Dragon was damaged, and the blood flowed everywhere, they shouted and made a mess......

"Shut up! Tang Fuquan! ”

"Your Majesty, the old slave is here! This...... This is...... Taiyi ...... Tell the Imperial Doctor! ”

"Panic what! It's just a skin wound! Queen, tell that slut to come and see, this is the good son he raised......"

"Your Majesty, the old slave should be damned...... But now, I can't hide this matter at all! Your Majesty, the Queen Mother has died......"

This unexpected bad news completely broke the last trace of defense of Emperor Tianyou in one fell swoop; Everyone only heard the sound of "poof", and saw this ancient saint who was already in his last years and had few days left, spurting blood from his mouth, rolling his eyes, and then falling down into Tang Fuquan's arms......

Due to the blood spurting from the mouth of the Emperor of Heavenly Blessing, the underground palace immediately fell into chaos; However, Pang Qingshan's headquarters in the southeast of Yanjing City has already installed 25 giant trebuchets and is ready to be detonated.

Pang Qingshan, the commander of the Worry Liberation Army, took a deep breath, and slowly pulled out the general's sword worn at his waist, and the tip of the sword pointed directly at the head of Yanjing City! As the handsome flag rolled and fluttered, in the trebuchet array in the southeast direction, those powerful first-class auxiliaries picked up the big axe in their hands and struggled to cut the beast tendons that restrained the throwing arm! There was a tooth-chilling sound of cracking strings, and twenty-five boulders the size of a grinding plate roared up and flew straight towards Yanjing City......

The sound of the huge stones breaking through the walls and towers is like a cannon battle on Chinese New Year's Eve, which can be described as earth-shattering; And the tip of Pang Qingshan's sword is still pointing at the collapsed and toppling city wall towers, feeling the tremor from the earth, admiring the cries and moans of the people of Yanjing, only to feel that his heart is unprecedentedly hearty, and there is a faint sense of compassion and hypocrisy......

"Yu Pang Shuai, it's not good! Our catapult is broken! ”

Just when Pang Qingshan was putting on a vulgar appearance, savoring the comfort of being invincible in the world and galloping on the battlefield, a herald hurried back, interrupting his complacency. In fact, the damage of equipment in battle is extremely common on the battlefield, and it does not reach the level of "making a special trip to report".

The essence of throwing boulders by catapults is the principle of levers of different shapes and textures after transformation and deformation. No matter how it is improved externally, the basic principle is the same. Whether it is animal tendon or wooden rocker arm, it has its upper limit and service life; In addition, the army is a long-distance march here, and it has encountered many private fights before, and the daily maintenance of siege equipment has long been forgotten.

Along the way, there are thousands of mountains and rivers, and it is already an unexpected joy to be able to play a role; As for battle damage, that's perfectly normal.

Pang Qingshan, who was interrupted from his train of thought, frowned when he heard this, and reprimanded the other party angrily:

"If it's broken, it's broken, and I didn't break it, what are you yelling about? The damage to the trebuchet is not without precedent, so why is it worth making such a fuss......"

"Pang Shuai, it's not too late for you to listen to me and then train! …… In that salvo, twenty-five catapults, and eighteen were scattered; The broken rocker arm was smashed and injured thousands of our brothers...... It's worth making a fuss about, right? ”

"This ...... How is this possible! ”