At this time, it was six o'clock in the afternoon, Ye Xin led 20,000 cavalry to arrive at the city of Chenling, a large number of people outside the city waiting to enter the city gathered here, Ye Xin asked to open the door, but was told that the queen mother died, King Xian ordered the closure of the four gates, and no foreign army was allowed to enter the city during the state funeral.

"This general is the Metropolitan Governor Ye Xin, who led the army into the city on the order of the king, and the king is here to report, you wait to report it."

Ye Xin shouted under the city, and the West Gate guard hesitated for a moment and returned:

"Governor Ye, the last general will go to ask the king, and I hope the governor will wait."

As soon as the words fell, the Ximen guard no longer took care of Ye Xin, and sent a fast horse to report the news, and at the same time, the archers secretly transferred hid on the slope of the horse road [Note 1], and as long as Ye Xin's department had any abnormal movement, he would immediately shoot with arrows.

No matter how Ye Xin shouted under the city, there was no reply from the tower. It wasn't until two quarters of an hour later that Gongsun Yue's order came, requiring the four gates not to let Ye Xin's troops enter the city, in order to stabilize Ye Xin for a while, Gongsun Yue ordered the West Gate guard to speak to Ye Xin like this:

"Governor Ye, the king has an order, the war on the Yongxing River is tight, please return to the Yongxing River immediately to garrison!"

Ye Xin Wen Xun said:

"Ben General just came from the Yongxing River this morning, the thieves have been repulsed, and there is no emergency military situation, you have a king's order!"

The Simon guard was stunned, where did he have any instructions.

"Governor Ye, this is the king's command."

The more Ye Xin thought about it, the more wrong it became, and said:

"Ben is going to enter the city to meet the king in person, you quickly open the side door and let Ben enter the city."

The West Gate guard is annoyed, this is not to hit the south wall and not to look back. If you really open the door and let Ye Xin enter the city, the 20,000 horses behind him will not rush into the city.

"Governor Ye, the king has an order, foreign soldiers are not allowed to enter the city, and the last general will not dare to disobey the king's order, and please ask the metropolitan governor Haihan."

At this time, Ye Xin was even more suspicious, and he couldn't see any white stripes of filial piety, and then thought of the various abnormal situations before and after the guard, Ye Xin began to worry, worried that something must have happened to Chenling.

It is impossible to say that the rebels have shown any flaws, but the question is that there are seven or eight hours between last night and this afternoon, and why are there no mourning clothes and rituals in place between seven or eight hours?

Moreover, from the mouths of the people stranded outside the city, it was learned that the city gate was hastily closed an hour ago, which means that the city gate was still open during the time period of Mao Shi, Chen Shi, and Si Shi, during which Gao Xun and King Xian had time to send someone to inform Ye Xin, but there was no news.

And generally speaking, whenever an important member of the royal family is mourned, the whole city must wear filial piety, at least it means it. The first to wear filial piety is the palace and courtiers, followed by the head of the city, not to mention the guards of the army and a mourning dress, but it is necessary to hang a white stripe and a white flag at the head of the city, and a white flag should be hung on the head of the city gate to mourn.

Now, seven or eight hours have passed, and the defenders have not even beaten a white flag, nor have they tied a white scarf, isn't it hell? Even if there is a rift between the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother and Son, at least the most basic etiquette system should be, otherwise it will not be shameful for the world to spread it.

Thinking of this, Ye Xin also had an extra heart, and pulled 20,000 people out of the range of the crossbow, in case someone shot into a hedgehog with an arrow under the city. Then he summoned all the people in the tent to discuss urgently, and told them his thoughts.

To say that since the Shao Ping gate was opened once, these generals under Ye Xin's command have also opened their minds a little, and when Ye Xin said this, Xu Jin, Xiao Qu, Gu Zhong and others all felt that there was indeed a problem. Lu Gao is now the governor of the right capital, and he has the right to attend the meeting of senior generals, so Ye Xin asked him:

"General Lu is from the forbidden army, you said that if you started the funeral last night, you would have time to wear filial piety today?"

"This ...... The palace treasury is equipped with mourning clothes all the year round, and each battalion should also have white cloth, and there is no shortage of white cloth in the wounded camp. ”

Lu Gao did not affirm Ye Xin's statement, after all, Ye Xin's meaning was already obvious, there might be changes in the palace, and tough measures might have to be taken. But after all, it is a great rebellion, and before there is conclusive evidence, rashly attacking the city, if it is mistaken, King Xian will inevitably be punished.

At this time, the atmosphere was silent, at this time from west to east came a horse team, the horse team came from the river wharf south of the Lingling, the carriage was loaded with ice cubes sent to the Lingling, the ice cubes were packed in a thick wooden box and a wooden box made of gypsum, and the outermost layer was also wrapped in a thick special quilt, and the outermost layer of the quilt was printed with the word "Imperial Division" three.

The carriage came from the main road and was quickly noticed by Ye Xin. He was curious in his heart, not knowing what was inside, so he stepped forward to stop him.

"What's on the car, why it's so huge, and it's wrapped in a quilt."

The palace official led by him glanced at Ye Xin and found that the armor was not bad, so he didn't dare to slack off:

"Back to the general, the car is the cold ice that the vanguard general Wei Xian dedicated to the king, and it is about to be transported to the ice cellar in the palace."

"Oh......" Ye Xin's eyes also lit up, he had already heard that this kid Bailiyan was a sperm and could turn into ice on a hot day. At the beginning, Zhao Xun also used a white powder to turn a basin of water into a basin of ice in front of everyone, and now dozens of truckloads are transported in one go, and he can be regarded as an eye-opener.

But after thinking about it, Ye Xin asked again:

"This father-in-law, when are you waiting to leave the city today?"

"In the early hours of this morning, I went to the Zhaofeng Ferry Wharf in the southwestern suburbs, boarded a ship to get the ice ashore and transport it into the city."

"Oh, I see."

Zhaofengdu is in the southwest direction of Chenling, the closest to the West Gate, and the ice vehicles enter and exit from the West Gate every time.

After some inquiry, Ye Xin already had a plan in mind at this time, and after letting the transport cart and horses go, he called Lu Gao:

"General Lu, you hurry up and gather the men and horses under your command, follow the royal division to transport the ice chariot and horses, and go to the West Gate."

"The Governor wants to test the defenders?" Lu Gao guessed.

Ye Xin nodded, and said with a stubble:

"Ice is something that the king enjoys, and it will be transported from Yongxing City once every three days, so it can be seen that it is a necessary thing that cannot be supplied. General Lu led his troops to follow to the city, and if the defenders opened the door, General Lu would force his way into the city, and my army would press the formation behind. If you don't open the ......" Ye Xin's eyes froze, and then said: "I'm afraid there will be changes in the city, you and I will inform Zhao Shuai as soon as possible and prepare for the worst." ”

"Shhh...... But there is an ice cellar in the palace, and if the defenders refuse to open the door on the grounds that there are reserves in the palace, we still don't know the reality of the city. ”

"I have asked that person just now, that person is the eunuch of the ice cellar of the Imperial Division, according to him, only a few dozen stones of ice are transported into the palace each time, and the remaining cold ice is only a few stones each time, and there are only twenty or thirty stones of ice in the ice cellar in the palace, which is less than three or five days. Therefore, the king had a strict order that if it was not for the fact that Yongxing City could not melt the ice, it should not be stopped, so the ice must be transported into the city today.

Besides, now that the queen mother has died, the palaces in the palace will inevitably have to receive envoys from various countries during the mourning period, and the ice required is very huge, if there is no abnormality, the defenders will inevitably open the door, and it is not inappropriate for General Lu to enter the city in the name of escort. If you don't open it, then I'm afraid you really have to plan for the worst. ”

Ye Xin is also shrewd, he estimated that there is not much ice storage in the palace, and the amount of ice used during the national funeral will inevitably increase sharply, and the ice storage is not enough at all. If King Xian is still in control of the situation, he is bound to open the door and let him go. If the Chenling is out of control, even if it is a convoy transporting cold ice, it will never be released, which confirms that the Chenling is out of control and the King of Xian is in danger.

Lu Gao was born in the forbidden army, and he had multiple identities as the governor of the Inner Chamberlain, the Forbidden Army and the Xianjun Garrison, and was the guard of the Inner Palace of the Xian King.

Lu Gaolong's military camp was only 1,500 or 600 people at this time, and after returning to Yongxing River, there was no replenishment of men, and there was an establishment of a right governor. Following the royal ice convoy to the West Gate again, Ye Xin led his troops to pretend to retreat westward, creating an opportunity for Lu Gao to enter the city.

When he came to the city, the escort eunuch showed the royal waist card, and the guard saw that there were 15,600 cavalry following after the chariot and horse, and there was still no intention of opening the door.

"Father-in-law, where are the soldiers and horses behind you!" The Simon guard asked.

"General, it's not our entourage, please open the door. If you make a mistake, our family can't afford to be guilty. The official said.

When the Ximen guard heard the news that 1,500 or 600 people behind him were not entourage, he immediately thought of Ye Xin, who must have been sent by Ye Xin.

"Hey, where are you waiting for soldiers and horses, don't you know that foreign soldiers are not allowed to enter the city during the national funeral!"

Lu Gao's hand guard Lang Guanguan shouted:

"This general is Lu Gao, the guard of the forbidden army, who returned to the city to hand over the order of the king, and if he doesn't open the door quickly, let alone when!"

"The king has an order, not to open the door, the general should not blame me for offending. If you don't leave, Ben will chase you away with random arrows. ”

As soon as the words fell, the Ximen guard waved his big hand, and hundreds of crossbowmen rushed up to the city from the horse road, eyeing more than a thousand people from Lu Gao.

The royal eunuch's face turned pale:

"This General Lu, you better retreat, the king is still waiting to use ice."

Lu Gao ignored it and continued to shout to the guard:

"If there is no handwritten edict from the king, I will not leave today!"

"Then General Lu is waiting, the king will come sooner or later, but there is no guarantee when the edict will come."

After that, the guard retracted his leaning body into the female wall and ignored it, Lu Gao stalemate for a moment under the city, leaving the large group of men and horses, and returned to the army alone to join Ye Xin.

"Governor, this is not good."

"Well, it seems that there has indeed been a change in Chenling. The defenders are all soldiers and horses of Sima Luan Chong of the city government, and Luan Chong is the son-in-law of the great Sima Jiang Yan, Jiang Yan was poisoned, and it is difficult to ensure that Luan Chong and others will not jump off the wall in a hurry. ”

Ye Xin only thought of Luan Chong at this time, and he didn't expect that it would be Gongsun Yue who launched a rebellion. At this time, Xu Jin said:

"Metropolitan Governor, if this is the case, you should quickly move Zhao Shuai to send troops, and it will change later."

The voice fell, but Xiao Qu said on the side:

"But the rebels are eyeing each other, and how many soldiers and horses can Zhao Shuai send to force the city."

Lu Gao was inspired and said:

"Aren't the two generals Gao Pei and Zhong Heng serving as envoys in the Liang army, Antaihou and Li Yike, the grandson of Jing Shanggong, are both in the city, in case there are three long and two short, how can the Liang army send a bus to the Son of Heaven and Jing Shang, or contact Gao Pei and Zhong Heng first, and bring the Liang army to the city of Chenling, even if it does not attack the city, it can deter the defenders and buy time."

"Well, what General Lu said has a point." Ye Xin affirmed Lu Gao's strategy, and continued: "But after all, the Liang army is a foreign army, whether it will help me or not, I don't say, once the changes in the tomb are spread out, my Xianguo still wants the Liang army to send troops to quell the chaos, and I am afraid that it will be unfavorable to the national body and national prestige." In my opinion, Zhao Shuai was informed in advance, and at the same time, Gao Pei and Zhong Heng were invited to come here in order to act at the opportunity. ”

Ye Xin decided to discuss with Zhao Xun first, and then decide whether to join forces with Liang to besiege the city. After all, the capital was taken by the rebels, and the foreign army had to send troops to recover the capital, which not only damaged the national prestige, but also destroyed its own prestige.

[Note 1] Horse Road: The slope of the upper and lower city walls is between 278 and 35 degrees, and most of them are about 30 degrees. The slope of the horse road of about 30 degrees has a moderate length, height, climbing speed, and physical energy consumption, and if the slope is too low, the length is too long, the distance increases, the physical energy consumption also increases, and the climbing time is extended. The slope is too steep, the length is short, the climbing time is shortened, but the physical exertion is greater, and the reason is the same as climbing the stairs.