However, no matter how worried the people of the world are, the sky in Nanqi has not collapsed.

The atmosphere is like the weather in the winter when the south wind blows, and it is gloomy all day and night, and everyone thinks that it should be brewing a violent snowstorm, but it refuses to come quickly, and only hangs overhead to make people anxious.

And so it wasn't until the beginning of March that there were finally rumors that -

Don't get me wrong, the new emperor is not dead.

It's just that the Marquis of Yongning called, and it is only a hundred miles away from Shangjing, and the city will be attacked in about a day or two.

Oh.

Yes?!

Oh, my God!

Siege, fighting......

So is the next step to be the loss of the city, the people are not able to live and be displaced?

It's better for the new emperor to die!

The people of Shangjing were doubly frightened. Some wealthy businessmen and tycoons packed up their soft and wanted to run away overnight, but they found that the city gate had been taken over by Jin Wuwei, and posted a notice saying that the people in Beijing were not allowed to go out of the city, gather crowds, or discuss political affairs.

Rebellion is the sin of the whole clan.

The panicked people had to return home in disgrace, and then gradually realized that the Korean and Chinese elites had not run away.

These days, the reaction of the ruling elite is unusual. They didn't seem panicked, just busier than usual. I went to the court before dawn, and immediately after the dispersal of the court, I went to do things, and often drove back to my house late at night with a tired body.

Of course, there is a reason for such busyness.

The emperor in the palace did not know whether he was alive or dead, and the Marquis of Yongning burned and looted all the way outside, and the victims in the north had not been completely settled, and the spring ploughing was delayed in the south because of the continuous rain.

In this world, it is finally going to be chaotic. The hearts of the people were confused.

In fact, the court was even more chaotic than the people thought.

In the early morning of this day, the most serious quarrel broke out in the palace, and the military generals of Wenchen could not suppress their tempers, and finally staged a full martial arts in the court.

Fights began.

Luan Zhongcheng was protected by An Guogong behind him, looking at Wang Shangshu who was bleeding from the corner of his mouth opposite, his face was full of anger: "It's just that others are cowardly, as the head of the military department, do you want to take the lead in surrendering to the enemy!" ”

Wang Shangshu took out a handkerchief from his sleeve to wipe the corners of his mouth, and said coldly: "The lower officials are dedicated to the peace of Southern Qi, and Geng Geng's loyalty can be seen every day. ”

"Loyalty," Luan Zhongcheng laughed angrily at him, "Your way of expressing your loyalty is to open the gates of the city and pin the lives of Your Majesty and the lives of the people of the whole city on the 'discovery of conscience' of the thieves?" ”

Wang Shangshu said unhurriedly: "Why is Lord Luan so angry? What anti-thief is not anti-thief, they are all soldiers of Southern Qi. If you can surrender the army without a fight, it is also a good story. ”

An Guogong said coldly: "Wang Shangshu is afraid that he is not a soldier who surrenders without a fight, but plans to surrender without a fight, right?" You just said that the court sent an envoy to recruit peace, what does it mean that you are recruiting anti-thieves for the imperial court, or are you going to ask the anti-thieves to accept you? ”

As he said the word "you", he looked up and looked around the hall.

There were about a dozen people who shouted "second" after Wang Shangshu just now, and two of them were earlier than Wang Shangshu said.

These people have a common characteristic that they are not afraid of death, and they do not shirk their suggestions to others, and by the way, they volunteered to see the Marquis of Yongning and persuade him to return to the imperial court.

It's really interesting, I haven't seen them offer advice and take the lead in such a courteous manner.

After a quarrelsome confrontation in the market, Wang Shangshu suddenly smiled: "Luan Zhongcheng and An Guogong, let's just open the skylight and say something bright - you two have been hiding it from us, and you are not allowed to discuss it in the court, how long do you think you can hide it?" Even if our Majesty hasn't taken it yet, these days it's all up to the little county lord's rejuvenation hand to hang his life, right? Now that the Marquis of Yongning has come to the city, can you two give us a good word: How many days does Your Majesty have left? ”

When it came to this, everyone was no longer polite, and immediately took it up with a gossip:

Seeing that Your Majesty's time is running out, this cumbersome government can't be handed over to the courtiers to deal with, right?

Has the new monarch been chosen?

Among those who can choose now, one is too upright, one is brave and unscrupulous, and one is humble in his mother's family, only the youngest one is very intelligent, although he is only five years old, he has already known hundreds of words, memorized more than ten articles, and has been praised by the master in the study many times.

So, which one to choose?

Fools know to choose the smartest one.

Then the question arises: what did the Marquis of Yongning rebel for in the first place? Isn't it just to support the Ninth Highness as the king?

Everyone is the pillar of Southern Qi, what is there to quarrel about? What is there to fight? It's enough to support the Nine Highnesses together! Turning hostility into jade silk, the people of Shangjing will be spared from being destroyed, and the towering imperial city will be spared from being burned, isn't this the best of both worlds!

……

The group of people led by Wang Shangshu was arrogant, and their voices were getting louder and louder, although there were only less than twenty people, their momentum was even stronger than the remaining seventy or eighty people.

That's the confidence.

Not to mention, at least their favorite Nine Highnesses are lively and cute, and there is a very powerful grandfather with tens of thousands of soldiers and horses guarding outside the city, which can ensure the safety of the world and the stability of the imperial court.

Speaking of this, some people can't hold it back, and they will immediately send someone to the palace to carry His Royal Highness Jiu out to ascend the throne.

Luan Zhongcheng was so angry that his face turned pale: "Wang Chonglong, you are crazy!" If you say that it is excusable to establish a prince, you say 'enthronement'...... Your Majesty is still here, who dares to ascend the throne? Are you going to blatantly usurp the throne! ”

Wang Shangshu stood proud, not afraid at all: "Why is Lord Luan so angry, everyone in the world knows that Your Majesty's time is short, and it is a matter of time before the new emperor ascends the throne, sooner rather than later!" ”

As soon as these words came out, they attracted a chorus, which made Luan Zhongcheng and the others who were silent on the opposite side more and more weak.

Until, a cold voice from outside the hall broke into the door and knocked on the ear drum: "I haven't gone out for many days, but I don't know that my time is long, I really close my eyes and listen!" ”

Wang Shangshu's heart jumped, his legs weakened, and he knelt down: "Your Majesty...... Your Majesty! ”

The hall cheered, and the ministers rushed to kneel first.

The sentence "Welcome to His Majesty the Emperor", some people shouted out with their throats wiped their tears, some people looked at the door with their necks straight and everyone only opened their mouths without making a sound, and some people trembled all over their bodies and used their only remaining strength to tremble and say.

After shouting, everyone felt a little dazed, and suspected that they were hallucinating.

But someone finally walked in at the door.

Golden-crowned soap boots, ink-black dragon robe, with a straight back and a burly figure. Even if he wasn't wearing armor, he still couldn't hide his blade-like sharpness.

It was clear that there was a pretty little girl next to him who was trying to support him, but it inexplicably made people feel that he had not been lying in the palace for more than ten days, but had just returned from the battlefield, and the sound of the long sword at his waist was endless.

The ministers, who were still shouting vigorously just now, were frightened by the second shock, and completely collapsed, and fell to the ground one by one, like burning a pot of bread that was too soft to pick up.

Ye Han walked straight to the throne above and sat down, bowing his head and looking around at everyone: "The early dynasty is so lively, it seems that the ministers are quite attentive to the government." ”

Wang Shangshu hurriedly raised his head and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, yesterday's news, the gang of anti-thieves is only more than 100 miles away from Shangjing, and now the people in the city are panicking, afraid of civil strife!" Dare to do it, please let Your Majesty leave the palace for a while, just in case! ”

"Oh?" Ye Han smiled, as if he was interested: "Wang Shangshu, you didn't say that!" ”

"Minister......" Wang Shangshu sweated on his forehead, and said forcefully: "The minister has not seen the face of heaven for many days, and he rushed to the doctor in a panic, so he gave birth to such a ridiculous idea, and he deserves to die!" Fortunately, His Majesty is safe, and the ministers are overjoyed...... The minister is willing to be a pawn of the horse, to wipe out the enemy for His Majesty, and to ensure the peace of the world! ”

He prostrated loudly, and his attitude was very reverent.

The ministers in the palace were impressed, and on the one hand, they secretly hated that they were not as thick-skinned as him, and on the other hand, they hated that they did not have the flexibility to see the wind and rudder like him.

Ye Han was also deeply impressed by this person's brazen behavior.

He knocked on the corner of the table to signal the little eunuch next to him to open the box he brought, took out a small note from it, and read: "Yongning Hou Dunshou: The new emperor in the palace is indeed seriously injured, and his days are short. Hou Ye waved his army into Beijing, and drove straight into Keye. The thirteenth king of the military department respects. ”

Wang Shangshu's face was already pale when he read the first few words, and when he heard the end, he simply put his limbs on the ground and couldn't straighten his waist.

That note was clearly written by him himself, and the flying pigeon passed on the book to exchange news with the Marquis of Yongning, how could it fall into the hands of the emperor!

Wang Shangshu suspected that he was dreaming.

Ye Han casually grabbed some notes and objects in the box and played with them, looking at everyone: "When my father was there, he once said, 'The military generals in the court and the central government are more pedantic, and they have no responsibility and no opinions, and all major matters are decided by the king's word'." Now I look coldly, it is my father who looks down on you. In just more than ten days, you have not only arranged the future affairs for me, but also planned all kinds of major events such as the succession of the Nine Kings and the auxiliary government of Yongning, and you are really all the pillars of the country! ”

"Your Majesty," an official raised his head tremblingly, "the country cannot be without a king for a day, and the ministers' actions are also difficult for the peace of Southern Qi." Now that His Majesty is known to be safe and sound, it is natural to ...... Everyone was happy. ”

Ye Leng snorted: "Everyone is happy? I'm afraid your hearts don't rejoice. ”

With a wave of his hand, the box full of money flew off the dragon case and fell to the ground, and the letters, papers, and various seal tokens in it were scattered all over the ground.

Entering the dynasty as an official, each for the future. The ministers have been planning painstakingly for several days, and the gods have blocked and killed the gods and Buddhas, thinking that they have cleared all the obstacles, and they can soar from the dragon's power when they only wait for the nine kings to ascend the throne and return to the dynasty, but they didn't expect that the whole thing was under the control of the emperor.

What is not a worldly achievement, it is just a dream of a clown who jumps off the beam.

The hall was silent for a long time, Wang Shangshu suddenly straightened his waist, held his head high and made a solemn statement: "The way to govern the army, faith and righteousness come first; The way to govern the country, the word 'faith' also weighs more than a thousand pounds! This time, His Majesty set up a bureau, but the minister did not pass the test and did not dare to complain. I only hope that Your Majesty will listen to the words of the ministers: the king does not doubt the ministers, the ministers do not doubt the king, and work together to achieve a long time! ”

This is the way to go the road of outspokenness.

Many officials kneeling on the ground were a little muttered, and secretly felt that the emperor had set up a situation to frame them, which was really too unreasonable.

Ye Han looked around at everyone, and his expression was cold: "I have been guarding the northwest for many years, and the way to govern the army has never been 'faith and righteousness first', but loyalty and courage first!" Now that the Marquis of Yongning has not yet attacked the city, you have already planned to kill my loyal ministers, sacrifice my people, and exchange your own body for your own soaring prosperity, and the word 'loyalty' has long been left behind, and what face does it have to mention the word 'Xinyi'! ”

Wang Shangshu opened his mouth, feeling that his throat hurt badly, and he couldn't say what he wanted to say later.

Ye Han flicked the sleeves of his robe and sat upright, and said coldly: "I am not here to reason with you. There were a few rats in the court of the Southern Qi Dynasty, and I was disgusted for a long time, so I had to take a lot of effort and give up a jar of rice to lure them out. Today, I have come to exterminate rats! ”

Don't reason with the emperor, the emperor is the truth.

"Yushitai," Ye Leng said coldly, "I'll leave the rest to you!" ”

Luan Zhongcheng bowed his head and responded, as solemn and calm as always: "The ministers must do their best." ”

As soon as these words came out, the dust settled, and immediately a chamberlain stepped forward, and couldn't help but say that he took off the black gauze hats of Wang Shangshu and others, and took them out of the court and sent them to the Yushitai for trial.

While the rest of the ministers were happy, they were inevitably a little apprehensive in their hearts, afraid that the emperor would plan to catch a few sparrows or something by the way after catching mice.

Fortunately, Yehan didn't mean that. When the order in the court returned to peace and solemnity, he spoke again: "The list submitted by Luan Zhongcheng and the ministers of An Guo has been approved, and I can immediately send a letter from the Ministry of Officials to transfer him." In the coming period, there will be more personnel transfers from the six departments, and I hope that the secretaries will focus on the overall situation and work together to overcome the difficulties. ”

When the ministers heard this, they hurriedly said in unison, "Obey the holy message," and most of their previous worries had dissipated.

Luan Zhongcheng came out again and said: "Your Majesty, now that the court is empty, and the people of the six departments are exhausted, transfer and promotion can only solve a temporary emergency, and it is not a long-term solution. Nowadays, there are still a large number of people stranded in Beijing, and there are many difficulties in their livelihoods, so please make an edict as soon as possible to reopen Enke to select talents and talents for the world. ”

As soon as this remark came out, it immediately caused a chorus, but some people objected loudly: "Now that the tens of thousands of troops of the Marquis of Yongning are approaching Shangjing, and the life and death of the people are still unpredictable. Now that most of the civil officials in the DPRK and China are from your disciples, you are still not satisfied, and you want to compete for this year's main examination, intending to form a party in the DPRK and China for personal gain? ”

Luan Zhongcheng's face sank and he was about to answer, but Ye Han had already spoken: "Yongning Hou, approaching Shangjing?" ”

The official hurriedly bowed his head and said yes, and said, "Your Majesty, the top priority now is to protect the city gate with all the strength of the whole city!" In case Shangjing is breached, the consequences are unimaginable! ”

As soon as the words fell, another official came out and said, "What Lord Su said is extremely true! Now there are less than 5,000 soldiers in the Jingying camp, and there are only more than 1,000 Jinwuwei in the palace, which is far from enough to resist the enemy. Your Majesty...... Consider moving the capital. ”

"Poof!" Ruan Qingzhi, who was standing next to the throne, couldn't hold back and laughed.

The official suddenly blushed, and said with a straight face: "Does the county lord of Qingyang think what Weichen said is inappropriate?" ”

"Huh?" Ruan Qingzhi was stunned for a moment, and then came back to his senses: "Oh, okay! Excellent! It is not easy for the Marquis of Yongning to enter the city, let's move the capital to him in a hurry and give him Shangjing, so that he can capture the city without blood, ascend the throne as the king, and then justifiably send troops to strangle us, which is really wonderful! ”

The official was so angry that he almost turned his back. If he hadn't known that this little girl had always been arrogant when she was favored by the new emperor, he would have pointed his nose and scolded "a woman's opinion" on the spot.

Ruan Qingzhi didn't say enough, pouted and said: "Only 50,000 soldiers are scared like this, and they have to move the capital and run away...... Where is the face of the commander of your Northwest Army? ”

The official who spoke just now suddenly remembered that the "Grand Commander of the Northwest Army" was now sitting on the dragon chair, and he couldn't help but blush more and more, and hurriedly argued: "At this time and that time, Your Majesty is no longer the Grand Commander of the Northwest Army, but the Son of Heaven of Southern Qi!" The Son of Heaven is in danger of the world, how can he be as brave and ruthless as before! What's more, Your Majesty is injured......"

"Okay," Ye Han said with a smile, interrupting the man's chatter: "What's the matter, don't make any noise." ”

Ruan Qingzhi muttered softly, "If you don't make noise, you won't make noise", but the official's face turned even redder.

He was obviously talking about a major matter related to the world, how could the new emperor say this, as if he was going to quarrel with the little girl? It's a shame!

Fortunately, the new emperor was really tolerant when he was tolerant, not only did he not care about the quarrel between him and the little girl, but also smiled very kindly: "Don't worry about it, it's really not time to move the capital now." I just received news this morning that the 50,000-strong army of the Marquis of Yongning will not be able to come. ”

？！！

The ministers were shocked.

Ye Han patiently explained to them: "When my father ordered me to suppress bandits a few years ago, I was worried that the northern mountains were easy to defend and difficult to attack, so I secretly ordered 8,000 soldiers of the Northwest Army to go south. Although it was useless to suppress the bandits, it happened to come at a good time to solve the urgent need of Beijing. ”

Eight thousand.

The hope that had been ignited in the hearts of the ministers suddenly shuffled when they heard this number.

Eight thousand against fifty thousand, that sounds like ...... Like a joke.

It's good to be young, but you can't rely on your youth! Take the 8,000 soldiers of the Northwest Army to meet the 50,000 army of Yongning Hou, isn't it a game!

The ministers were eager to shout these words, but they had to swallow it because of the emperor's face, and their faces turned purple.

Ye Han looked at their expressions and smiled again: "Last night, the Northwest Army had already joined the soldiers of Sheng Gongshan and blocked several nearby mountain roads. The Marquis of Yongning was trapped in the mountains, his baggage had been cut off, and he did not care about each other, at least three days, or at most half a month, and he had to choose between surrender and starvation. ”

The ministers were stunned for a long time, and then they were in an uproar.

Yongning Hou is trapped? 50,000 soldiers were trapped by the 8,000 Northwest Army plus thousands of Shenggong Mountain defenders?

Therefore, the rebellion of the Marquis of Yongning, which scared them so much that they almost wetted the bed for more than half a month, is about to be resolved?

That's a bit too much, isn't it?

Ye Han reluctantly turned around and smiled at Ruan Qingzhi, quite owed: "Did I say it too quickly?" Should I take my time? ”

Ruan Qingzhi shook his head, lowered his voice and said, "You shouldn't have intercepted the news sent back by Sheng Gongshan." In order to catch mice, you freak out chickens, ducks and geese! ”

Ye Han heard her compare the Manchu Dynasty civil and military to chickens, ducks and geese, and she couldn't hold back for a while, and laughed.

The ministers were even more frightened.

Ye Han hurriedly coughed and straightened his face, and said, "Now we can start discussing Enko's affairs." I mean that the scientific expedition should be sooner rather than later, and as for the specific arrangement, please speak freely. ”