Chapter 356: Breaking the City (4)

Shen Guang's arrival was really unexpected by him, Mai Mengcai was a little stunned for a while, and Qian Jie hurriedly reminded: "General, let's talk about it!"

"Yes, let's talk about it!"

Mai Mengcai immediately came back to his senses, invited Shen Guang into the big tent, and ordered the personal soldiers guarding the gate to be vigilant and temporarily refuse other generals to enter the tent.

After entering the big tent, Mai Mengcai noticed that Shen Guang had been followed by an unfamiliar general, and asked, "Brother Shen, who is this?"

Shen Guang didn't answer, but sneered and said, "Give your life to the traitor who killed the king, the two generals are very comfortable!"

Mai Mengcai was suddenly ashamed, "Brother Xian scolded well!" ”

Qian Jie was also so ashamed that his face was flushed and he didn't dare to raise his head.

"I'm not here to scold you, I just want to ask, what are you going to do? Are you going to follow Yu Wenhua and the traitor to bear the charge of killing the monarch and rebelling for the rest of your life, or do you have other plans? ”

"How could we be willing to die for that traitor?"

Mai Mengcai looked sad and sighed: "It's just that the traitors were powerful that day, and Your Majesty had been killed by them, so we didn't want to die in vain, so we pretended to take refuge in the traitors, intending to find an opportunity to avenge Your Majesty."

Qian Jie was silent, nodding in approval.

Shen Guang fixed his eyes on the two of them, and only said slowly after a while: "In this case, there is now a chance to avenge Your Majesty, I wonder if the two brothers are willing to make a move?"

Mai Mengcai and the two were a little surprised, looked at each other, and said at the same time: "If there is a possibility of success, we are willing to take action, even if we die!"

Mai Mengcai suddenly came to his senses, he glanced at the strange general who had been silent, and asked in a low voice: "He saved you, he is a member of the Allied Army?"

Shen Guang nodded, "He was the one who rescued me from the Praetorian Guard!" The Allies are planning to attack the city in the near future, and I want to ask you for help! ”

After speaking, he pointed to the strange general and introduced it to the two: "This is General He Qingming, a student of Lai Guogong."

Mai Mengcai was stunned, a little surprised, he had also heard of He Qingming, and knew that He Qingming was one of the personal students of Su Shang, the marshal of the Allied Army.

Since learning that the allied army's three-way army was coming to Jiangdu City, Yu Wenhua was worried that the allied army would break the city by combining the inside and the outside, so he ordered the city to be closed at the first time, and the whole city was under martial law to strictly prevent contact between inside and outside the city, and even idle people were not allowed to enter within a hundred steps of the city gate.

Unexpectedly, the important people of the Allied Army have been active in the city all the time, and they have a wide range of friends and magical powers, and they can also save people in the Praetorian Guard camp.

Thinking of this, Mai Mengcai was secretly a little frightened, and the expression on his face couldn't help but change slightly, but soon he returned to normal.

At this time, He Qingming took a step forward and bowed and said: "Donglai He Qingming, I have seen General Mai and General Qian!"

The two also hurriedly returned the salute, and after a little chat, He Qingming's face turned straight, and he went straight to the point, saying: "Two, the situation is urgent at this time, I will say it directly, my marshal vows to kill the Yuwen traitor to avenge the saint, and now the siege is imminent, so I want to ask the two of you to do a favor!"

Mai Mengcai immediately turned pale and said, "General He, if you need help, please say it directly!" As long as he can avenge the saint, Meng will never give up! ”

"Qian is too!"

"Okay, the two of you are indeed loyal ministers!"

He Qingming sighed and said: "I have received news that the Praetorian Guard will have civil strife tonight, and my marshal will also break through the city gate tonight, so I want to ask you to lead the army to protect the safety of the Empress Dowager and hundreds of officials!"

Mai Mengcai and the two were secretly a little frightened when they heard this, they looked at each other, Qian Jie nodded, and Mai Mengcai immediately said: "Okay, we agreed!"

After speaking, he frowned a little and said: "There are too many officials, and they have already returned to their respective homes, we only have two thousand soldiers, and we may not be able to protect too many people!"

He Qingming also frowned a little when he heard this, pondered for a moment, and said, "Then only protect the Queen Mother and others!" There are private soldiers and generals in the mansions of hundreds of officials, and they should be able to protect themselves. ”

"Okay, we'll get the job done!" Mai Mengcai said with a smile.

At this time, Shen Guang also smiled and said, "Then I will also stay to help the two brothers!"

……

After the mutiny, Yu Wenhua still needed Empress Xiao's help, so he was not rude to Empress Xiao, but he also did not treat her well, Empress Xiao was actually under house arrest in the dormitory, only a dozen personal palace maids followed her, and the surrounding of the dormitory was full of Yu Wenhua's henchmen and guards, and they were not allowed to step out of the dormitory.

The husband died, the son died, the grandson fell, and lost her three closest relatives in one day, Queen Xiao became very silent, and the whole person became very haggard and old. She often sat alone at the dresser, staring in the mirror in a daze, for a long, long time.

"Queen Mother, Imperial Doctor Zhang asks to see you!" Just when Empress Xiao was sitting in front of the mirror in a daze again, a eunuch reported outside the door.

After the mutiny, Empress Xiao was sad and depressed, and Yu Wenhua was worried that she would have an accident if she was too sad, so he sent Zhang Kai to come over every day to diagnose her pulse and treat her pulse.

And Zhang Kai diagnosed her with heart disease, so he persuaded Yu Wenhua and asked her to collect the bodies of Yang Guang's grandson and bury them. It is precisely because of this that, to a certain extent, Empress Xiao no longer resents Zhang Kai and no longer juxtaposes him with Yu Wenhua and other traitors.

"Let him in!"

A moment later, Zhang Kai was brought in by a palace maid, and he knelt on the ground and saluted: "Weichen see the Queen Mother!"

Empress Xiao's expression did not move, and she said coldly: "The time for pulse diagnosis has passed, what is the matter with Imperial Doctor Zhang looking for the mourning family?"

Zhang Kai glanced at the palace maids on both sides, and said in a low voice: "It's a matter of confidentiality, please let the palace people avoid it!"

Empress Xiao was stunned for a moment, and looked at him for a long time, then waved her hand to the left and right, "You guys go down!" ”

After the palace maids retreated, Zhang Kai lowered his voice and said: "Weichen was entrusted by the secret agents of the alliance army to inform the queen mother of two news. First, Yu Wenhua and Sima Dejiao and others are about to fight in civil strife, and second, the allied army will break through the city gate on the fifth watch tonight, and the army will enter the city. For the sake of the Queen Mother's safety, please prepare to move elsewhere. ”

Empress Xiao was stunned, is it going to be dog-eat-dog so soon?

Then he was a little happy, his son-in-law was finally coming to save himself, and finally wanted to avenge his father-in-law, his brother-in-law, and his nephew.

She pondered for a while, and then asked a little puzzled: "Where is Imperial Physician Zhang going to let the mourning family move, and the guards outside Imperial Physician Zhang have been sold?"

Zhang Kai smiled bitterly, "How can Weichen have such great ability, Weichen is just entrusted to inform the Queen Mother to make preparations, but the King of Qi has already sent someone to contact Mai Mengcai and them, presumably they will make arrangements." ”