Why empires are falling

Like waking up from a big dream

Why is the blood flowing

Ahead of the rhetoric

Why draw the ground as a dungeon

In the name of freedom, --- North Island

Guan Yu's men accepted the surrender of Huaiyuan's general soldier Cheng Hongzhuo, and the last so-called barrier to protect the capital of Daqi was useless, and it disappeared in an instant.

In order to show his sincerity, Cheng Hongzhuo sent people to deceive the gate of the capital, and the soldiers of the Red Turban Army, who had already been ambushed, jumped up and swarmed in. The battle for the city gate ended in half a day, and the officers and soldiers defending the city saw that the general trend was gone, and gave up after a little resistance, and willingly became prisoners of the Chu army.

The defense of the palace was even less worth mentioning, and the Praetorian Guards were desperately struggling, but they were an order of magnitude worse in numbers, and it was completely useless. It's like a bare-bottomed three-year-old boy gritting his teeth and carrying a small rock against a strong man with a giant axe, and the result is obvious.

The Chu army poured into the capital on a large scale, and the people in the city panicked at first and became a mess, thinking that a catastrophe was coming. Three days later, everyone found that although the Chu army was numerous, the military discipline was strict, and there was no legendary robbery, murder and arson. On the contrary, the Chu army quickly took over the local law and order, and also captured more than a dozen ruffians who took advantage of the chaos to smash and loot, and publicly beheaded them for public display. Only then did the common people put their hearts back in their stomachs.

The palace was occupied by the Chu army, the life and death of the emperor of Great Qi is unknown, it is said that he was killed in the chaos on the night of the Chu army's invasion, and some people say that he found a secluded place before the palace was breached, and committed suicide by hanging the beam. In short, his life and death are just used by the common people as an after-dinner conversation, and not many people really care about it.

In the chaos of the first three days before the Chu army invaded the capital, the courtiers were the most panicked. There are dozens of loyal ministers, tears flowing, throwing themselves into the river, taking poison and taking poison, and they will die clearly. There are also a few nerds who follow in their footsteps after weeping for mourning. There is no way to verify how many of them have terminal illnesses and take the opportunity to commit suicide to gain a good reputation.

More civil and military ministers are closed at home, hiding at home in fear like a lost dog, waiting to be caught in prison or stabbed sooner or later. There are also more lively, who changed into civilian clothes and asked people to find relationships everywhere, wanting to cling to the powerful people of Da Chu and changing the court. Although they did not have any vigorous careers in the Great Qi Dynasty before, they are confident that they will make new contributions in the Great Chu Dynasty after changing their courts.

Sure enough, it was a mess of coaxing you to sing and stop me from appearing, and I thought that the other country was my hometown.

These people account for the mainstream of the courtiers, and if you have money, you are your father, and if you have milk, you are your mother. The sun will always rise as usual, and it will continue tomorrow, so why do you have to live with yourself? It doesn't matter who is the emperor, anyway, when we see it, we all have to kneel down and salute the mountain and shout long live.

Strictly speaking, the political significance of the Chu army's occupation of the capital was much higher than the military significance. It marks the end of a decaying dynasty and the birth of a new dynasty that may not be much better.

"Sister, sister, I saw him!". The young pothos girl held the corners of her skirt with both hands, didn't bother to wipe the sweat from her face, and panted and rushed towards the girl like smoke.

Ruyan stopped stroking the jade fingers of the strings, raised her head suspiciously, and asked softly, "Who have you seen?" What all the fuss about? ”。

The green pothos stopped in front of Ruyan, snorting and panting for a long time, and then spoke: "Sister, do you remember the white-clothed boy who caused you and your mother-in-law to be sent to prison back then?" I met him on the street today! He turned out to be a general of Da Chu, I don't know how big an official is, I saw him riding on a tall horse with a dark body, hugging him in front and back, and he was majestic. ”

Ruyan didn't hide her shock, stood up suddenly, shook her head slightly, stared at the green pothos' eyes and asked, "Are you sure you didn't recognize the wrong person?" ”。

Green Pothos's face turned red, and she couldn't wait to swear by the curse, she pouted and said, "Sister, you are my only relative in this world, how could I lie to you?" You have to trust me! ”。

Ruyan was stunned when he heard this, and tears welled up in his eyes. She hurriedly took the little hand of the pothos and said, "Good sister, of course I believe you!" Just worried if you're not mistaken. ”

After receiving the assurances of the green pothos, Ruyan felt that her heart was "thumping" for no reason, and her white cheeks were also dyed with a touch of carmine.

"He's fine...... fine." A pair of beautiful eyes like smoke jumped over the tips of the pothos's hair, looked ahead stupidly, and muttered to himself.

"Sister, sister" Green Pothos had to raise her voice, Ruyan came back to her senses and said angrily: "What's the matter? My sister is not deaf, so she doesn't need to scream like this. ”

Green Pothos laughed and said, "Sister, you are distracted, you pinched my hands and didn't answer after calling you several times, shouldn't you be thinking about the boy in white?" ”。

Ruyan's face was particularly flushed, and he frowned slightly and reprimanded softly: "Hugh is talking nonsense, beware of me beating you!" ”。

Luluo was not afraid at all, and said with a smile: "My sister has always said to beat me since I started learning the piano, but I have never seen you do it." ”

Ruyan snorted lightly in his nose and said angrily: "You will know when the board falls on you one day." ”

Seeing that Ruyan let go of herself, she turned around with a heavy heart. Lu Pothos hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Sister, if that white-clothed boy is really some kind of general of Chu State, will we be considered to be able to survive it?" ”。

Ruyan glared back at her and replied, "You're talking nonsense again, what does he care about you and me?" Although this Yanliu River is not as prosperous as it used to be, it is more than enough to feed us, so why do we need to rely on others? ”。

While talking, she moved the lotus step lightly, sat down at the desk, picked up a bamboo pen, dipped it in ink, and danced a few times, and then put down the pen and called the pothos lightly.

When the green pothos came to him, Ruyan said: "You have to look carefully this time, if it is really the boy in white, you take my name sticker and send it in, just say that Ruyan invites him to come to the painting boat to sit and drink tea in his spare time, and there is no need to say anything else." ”

The green pothos happily took the delicate name card with both hands, raised her little face and spit out her tongue playfully like smoke.

Ruyan's face turned red, pretending not to see her grimace, and hurriedly turned around with a light wave of her long sleeves.

The foundation is not stable, and everything is waiting to be rebuilt. Brother Jingcheng has not arrived for a long time, and Guan Yu, the originally lazy king of Dingbei, has been busy these days.

He requisitioned the Dadu Mansion as a temporary office, and every day people came and went, and all kinds of people were shaking under his nose like marquees, which made him have a headache.

stabilized the situation in the city, and he was afraid that the army would crowd in the city and harass the people for no reason, so in addition to leaving enough people to maintain law and order, he ordered Cui Dakui to lead a large group of men and horses to re-station outside the city.

On this day, it was hard to catch my breath, and it was rare to relax for a while. The general he had assigned to garrison the palace hurried in again.

After the salute was finished, Guan Yu waved his hand, and said without waiting for the other party to speak: "What's going on in the palace again?" You only need to follow the general's instructions: the harem concubines, eunuchs, and palace maids will do as they please as long as they don't leave the palace gate, ensure the supply of food, and the garrison shall not be harassed. When my royal brother arrives in Beijing, what to do with these people is up to him. ”

The general said with a sad face: "General, we have been acting in accordance with the general's military orders. It's just that this time the matter is more tricky: there is a big eunuch in the palace who is crazy, sleepless all day, wandering around, scratching and biting people when he sees them, and talking nonsense, and his subordinates really don't know how to deal with it! “。

Guan Yu frowned and asked, "What is his position in the palace?" What nonsense are they talking about. ”

The general hurriedly clenched his fists and said: "The last general has inquired with the palace maids and eunuchs, and said that this person is the head of the Great Interior, and the red man in front of the Emperor of Great Qi seems to be surnamed Hong." He kept saying that his master was lost, the Great Qi Emperor was dropped, and the harem was full of unjust souls who died in vain......".

Guan Yu's eyebrows tightened when he heard this, and then asked, "Have you asked Junlang to show him?" What does Lang Zhong say? ”。

The general smiled bitterly: "Lang Zhong has invited a few, but no one can diagnose and treat his pulse." Just because this guy saw an unfamiliar face, he pounced on it and bit it, and two Langzhong were already bitten by this rabbit cub! ”。

Guan Yu straightened up, folded his arms in front of his chest, and then asked, "What kind of disease is that?" Lang Zhong has to give an opinion, right? ”。

"Lang Zhong said that this guy has a ruddy complexion and great strength, and he should not be in serious physical trouble. It can only be said that the yin qi of the harem is too heavy, and this guy is possessed by an unjust soul! ”。

Guan Yu snorted when he heard this, and said with a smile: "On the day of rushing into the palace, you and I both witnessed the Emperor of Great Qi wearing a dragon robe and holding a sword in his hand, and finally he was chopped to the ground by the angry brothers and hacked to death with knives, so that he was unrecognizable. How do you say that you want to drop the bag? ”。

The general hurriedly echoed: "Yes, what happened under the noses of the brothers can still be fake? ”。

Guan Yu pondered for a moment and said, "Since the Lang Zhong people all said that the unjust soul possesses the body and the evil qi invades, then it should be right. Perhaps this eunuch was too loyal to his master to see the destruction of the Great Qi, and after being overstimulated, he went mad."

(To be continued in this chapter)