Taicheng, Linchun Pavilion, Chen Shubao, who had not been awake for a long time, lay on the couch to come back to his senses, exhausted from the wind and rain all night, so he didn't wake up until now, and then hugged the beauty to talk about the past and the present.

Of course, this ancient and modern is only the ancient and modern of Jiankang City, not the Northern Expedition from the past to the present.

The beauty presented by the concubine Zhang Lihua is not from Jiankang, and it is normal not to know about the situation in Jiankang.

Jiankang City, Jiankang City, said to be a city, in fact, there is a Qiankun inside, the big city is generally divided into inner and outer cities, both the city and Guo, Jiankang is no exception.

Therefore, Jiankang City in the usual sense actually includes Taicheng (inner city) and outer Guo (outer city).

Taicheng, that is, the palace city, Chen Shubao takes the chicken (egg) as an analogy, Taicheng is the egg yolk, surrounded by three city walls, and Jiankang's outer Guo is the eggshell, since it is Guo, then there is no city wall but a wooden fence, called the outer Guo fence.

There is a city gate open on the city wall, and the outer Guo fence is open to the fence gate, and the area between the outer Guo fence and Taicheng is the area where the dignitaries and dignitaries live and the peddlers and pawns live.

In Taicheng, there are not only imperial palaces composed of large and small palaces, but also various ministries and official offices, as well as areas and buildings such as Taicang, Arsenal, and East Palace.

Not only that, the rank of the officials of each ministry has reached a certain level, and they can also let their families live in Taicheng, of course, most of the dignitaries still like to live in the private places in the Qingxi area.

Qingxi, located in the east of Taicheng, flows from north to south, on both sides of Qingxi, since the Jin Dynasty is the place where dignitaries and dignitaries live, where the place is spacious, the magnates can build courtyard landscapes, and live extremely comfortable.

Qingxi flows into the Qinhuai River to the south, the Qinhuai River is located on the south side of Taicheng, flows into the Yangtze River from east to west, the Qinhuai River has convenient water transportation, and the banks are full of large and small markets and mansions.

Starting from the downstream of the entrance of Qingxihui, the wine shops, mansion shops, and bazaars on the south bank are lined up one after another, and they are called Bianhuai Columns, and the specialties and goods from the south and the north of the world are sold here, which is very lively.

To the south of the eastern section of the Bianhuai Lie, there are Wuyi Lane where Wang, Xie and other big clans live, and there are a large number of ordinary people living in Changganli, Changganli traverses from east to west, and its south side is the southern section of Waiguo Fence, there is Nanli Gate, and there is Nandaying.

And the west end of Changganli, is the famous temple Waguan Temple, there is a phoenix platform in the Waguan Temple, it is said that there was a phoenix inhabited in those years.

Waguan Temple north, is to transport into the Qinhuai River estuary, there is Zen Ling (Temple) Zhu, there is a bridge named Xinqiao next to it, this bridge is called Long Live Bridge or Zen Ling Bridge by the people again.

Yundu is an artificial ditch on the west side of Taicheng, an important waterway to transport grain, grass and materials to Taicheng, the grain ships starting from Ba, Hunan and Jiangzhou in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River go eastward along the Yangtze River, and after arriving at the riverside outside Jiankang City, they enter the Qinhuai River and then enter Yundu, and send the grain to Taicang in Taicheng.

The area west of Yundu and north of the Qinhuai River is also a large residential area, and the west out of the West Fence Gate is the Yangtze River, there are Shijin and Stone Town.

There are also dwellings, Buddhist temples in the north of Taicheng, there are large and small gardens, there are Jilong Mountain, Zhoushan Mountain in the North Guo Fence, Xuanwu Lake outside, and the east side of the Zhouzhou Mountain is the North Fence Gate, here is very close to Xuanwu Lake, there is an artificial ditch, this canal is the source of Qingxi.

Outside the north fence gate is the official road of Jingkou, through this road through Jiangshan all the way to the north to reach Jingkou, from Jingkou to cross the river to the north, can reach Jiangbei Guangling.

Speaking of this, Chen Shubao began to talk about a thrilling war: Last year, the northern captives and the southern invaders crossed the river from Guangling to capture Jingkou, and then went south to camp in Jiangshan, and the troops came outside Jiankang City.

The officers and troops formed a large formation outside the north fence gate, and fought a decisive battle with the invading enemy, fighting from morning to night, and won a complete victory.

"Official, this is really thrilling, if it is attacked by the northern captives, how can it be good?"

Facing the exclamation of the beauty, Chen Shubao smiled: "It's okay! Even if the northern captives break through the outer Guo fence, they can't attack Taicheng, Taicheng has a triple city wall, as long as they ensure that the city gate is not lost, they can't attack it even if they besiege it for a year! ”

"Taicang in Taicheng, there are mountains of grain, arsenals, and forbidden troops, and it's no problem to hold it for a year!"

Chen Shubao said easily at this time, completely forgetting the feeling of sitting on pins and needles when the Zhou army approached Jiankang City at the beginning of last year, and now Chen Guo is recovering the lost territory of Huainan, and Jiankang is no longer in danger, so he will naturally heal the scar and forget the pain.

When Hou Jing was in turmoil, the rebels broke through Jiankang Waiguo, but there was no way to take Taicheng, and it took almost half a year to break through, Chen Shubao felt that he was sitting in Taicheng, even if there was something, as long as the gates of Taicheng were closed, he could sit back and relax.

The beauty nodded, pretending to be suddenly enlightened, in fact, she had a general understanding of Jiankang's situation, and she was only ignorant in order to provoke a topic.

Chen Shubao said and came back to his spirits, planning to 'fight another round' with the beauty, but at this moment, he suddenly felt that there was some noise outside, and it seemed that there were many people shouting something in the distance.

If there was no such voice, at first Chen Shubao only regarded it as a rumor, but now, he felt more and more that someone was shouting, and he was about to ask the eunuch to inquire about any movement in the city, but he saw the eunuch running over in a panic:

"Official, official! Oh no, there's something going on in the city!! ”

"Something? What's going on? Chen Shubao asked, his heart became uneasy, the eunuch swallowed his saliva and was just about to answer, but there was a cry from outside the pavilion: "Official! Incredible! ”

It was the voice of Shen Keqing, a member of the Zhongshu House, and it was a close minister shouting, Chen Shubao hurriedly dressed himself, turned to the outside of the screen, and beckoned Shen Keqing to speak.

As soon as Shen Keqing came up, he hugged Chen Shubao's leg and cried, saying that Shi Wenqing, the internal supervision army, went to the southern camp today to preside over the redistribution of rewards, but he did not expect that some soldiers would incite the soldiers to make trouble, and despite Shi Wenqing's hard persuasion, a mutiny broke out.

Shi Wenqing with the accompanying soldiers and horses to suppress, but it was difficult to support alone, the mutiny deteriorated into a mutiny, and the soldiers and horses patrolling the city and the forbidden army rushed to reinforcements when they heard the news, and now they are fighting with the rebels in the area from Changganli to Zhuquehang.

The rebels seem to have been in tandem for a long time, making trouble in many places in the city, killing people and setting fires, and the Bian Huai Column was wantonly burned and looted by the rebels, and now the smoke is billowing out, which can be seen in Taicheng.

When Chen Shubao heard this, the corners of his mouth twitched and he didn't know what to say, and he was stunned for a few breaths before he came back to his senses: "Quick, close the city gate quickly!" ”

"The official family can rest assured, Weichen has ordered the city gate to be closed, and the rebels will never be allowed to rush in."

Hearing this, Chen Shubao was a little relieved, Taicheng is safe, he is safe, as for the rebels.... What the hell is going on?

Faced with Chen Shubao's question, Shen Keqing could only pretend to be crazy and stupid: "Weichen just listened to the news from Nandaying, and didn't dare to spread it randomly..."

What Shi Wenqing is going to do today, Shen Keqing probably knows that as one of the creditors, of course he agrees with the other party's plan, and he doesn't think that anything will happen, but it will really happen.

At this time, of course, he had to absolve himself of his responsibilities and pretend to be ignorant.

Seeing that Chen Shubao got up and walked back and forth, showing signs of seizures, Shen Keqing hurriedly persuaded: "The official, Weichen thinks that maybe it is the Beiyu who is fanning the flames in secret, and the chaotic soldiers are just a temporary success, and when the main force of the official army arrives, this group of soldiers will inevitably be corrected on the spot!" ”

"Yes, yes! It must be a ghost made by Beiyu! ”

Uncle Chen said angrily, his fists clenched, waving vigorously, his face was pale, he didn't expect that when the great time to recover Huainan came, such a thing would come out.

"These ruffians dare to make trouble at this critical time! I will not tolerate it! ”

"Rectify the Fa on the spot, rectify the Fa on the spot!"

Chen Shubao walked back and forth, scolding and scolding, and suddenly caught a glimpse of the eunuch who wanted to speak and stopped, and didn't dare to say anything, he couldn't help but get angry in his heart, and scolded loudly: "You, if you have something to say, just say it!" ”

"Official... The official family, the concubine went out of the palace early this morning to worship the Buddha in Waguan Temple, and she has not returned yet..."

"What do you say!!"

Chen Shubao heard what the other party said, only to feel that his chest was stuffy, his hands and feet were cold, Waguan Temple was at the west end of Changganli, and the forbidden army was fighting with the rebels in the area of Changganli at this time, in case...

In case his fairy-like concubine is taken captive by the rebels, how can it be good!

The concubine's skin is condensed, bright and moving, and it is very likely that she will be dragged somewhere by the dirty and beggar soldiers, and then she will be violated by the other party in turn, and ruined to the point that she is not human, Chen Shubao's heart is about to break when he thinks of this, and he roars hoarsely:

"Hurry, hurry, immediately send troops to Waguan Temple, and be sure to protect the concubine to return to the palace safely!"

Shen Keqing tried to ease Chen Shubao's emotions: "Official, from Waguan Temple to Taicheng, you only need to cross the Zen Ling Bridge, want to come..."

"Send troops!!"

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To the north of Waguan Temple, a large number of soldiers were running along the street, chasing the panicked team ahead, and there were not only soldiers in that ranks, but also women, many women, which was a great temptation for many soldiers who 'started an incident'.

The news of the Dog Officer's plan to massacre the soldiers who received the reward in the Nanda Camp quickly spread, and a large-scale mutiny broke out, and this group of soldiers was one of them.

It didn't matter if I came this time, I actually learned that it was the palace lady who was in the Waguan Temple, and there were many palace maids with him, which made the soldiers' eyes red.

They have been making trouble recently, and sooner or later they will be liquidated by the government, so if they can be happy, they must be happy, so they can be a happy ghost, many people have never even tasted the taste of women, how can they not be excited?

The forbidden army that accompanied the escort was quickly defeated by them, looking at the brightly dressed women, the soldiers were crazy about grabbing people, and those who grabbed were dragged aside to 'open meat', and several partners waited aside, and those who didn't grab continued to chase.

That's the concubine in the palace, like a fairy, if you can taste it, you won't regret dying!

The soldiers thought so, and their steps became faster and faster, and the loyal soldiers of the forbidden army sacrificed their lives, but they only delayed in vain for a while, and then were beaten to the ground by the clubs.

A golden carriage attracted the attention of the soldiers, and a slight north wind blew through the carriage, bringing gusts of incense to the pursuers in the downwind direction.

This enchanting fragrance intoxicated the soldiers, and the charming noblewoman was right in front of them, how could they not make the soldiers, who could only satisfy their hunger by hand, be horny, and they chased the procession and the carriage.

There were constantly palace maids who fell down while running, and were dragged to the roadside houses by the soldiers who caught up, and the cries and pleadings were endless, stimulating the people who failed to catch up with their prey.

They were getting closer and closer to the team in front, and the team was getting closer and closer to the Zen Spirit Bridge in front, there were fewer and fewer forbidden soldiers guarding the carriage, and there were more and more palace maids who were physically exhausted.

Zen Ling Bridge is also called Xinqiao, because it is located near Zen Ling (Temple) Zhu and got its name, from Waguan Temple across the Qinhuai River, take Zen Ling Bridge is a shortcut, than take the Vermilion Bird Voyage to save trouble.

There are a lot of pedestrians coming and going on weekdays on the Zen Ling Bridge, and it is very bustling and lively, and there are also many pedestrians on the road at this time, and they still don't understand that the smoke rising from the south of the city is a mutiny, and they stop and look into the distance one by one.

It wasn't until I saw two groups of people running over that I knew that something was wrong.

The speed of the fleeing procession was significantly reduced by the pedestrians who were clinging to the rats, and the soldiers who were chasing after them finally caught up and pounced on the panicked women.

Many palace maids were able to insist on running here, but they were so tired that their legs were weak, and their strength was not comparable to that of men, and they were dragged away or pounced by soldiers like wolves and tigers, crying and resisting, but in vain.

The dresses were torn, the palace ladies were pressed to the cold ground and violent, the cries began one after another, the coachman who drove the carriage also threw whips and fled for his life, several soldiers gasped to open the curtain of the carriage, only to see a richly dressed woman about to jump out of the carriage and escape.

A soldier reached out and grabbed the opponent's ankle, and then excitedly pulled it to his side, and a burst of aroma hit him, which made people feel refreshed.

The woman cried "don't", but it could not stop the atrocity, and several soldiers climbed into the carriage with a sinister smile, and the cries of the carriage were heard outside, and the moans and wheezing of the car converged one after another.

A disheveled body swayed in the cold wind by the Zen Ling Bridge, like a remnant flower falling into the snow with the wind.

Zhang Lihua, whose face was bloodless, covered her mouth, opened her eyes in horror, listened to the movement outside, and trembled against a dirt wall, she didn't see what was happening outside, but she knew what was happening outside.

If it weren't for changing clothes with her henchmen and maids, she would have fled to the side of the courtyard while she was in chaos, and now she was ravaged outside.

Zhang Lihua can imagine what kind of tragic experience she will have after being caught by the rebels, and she is afraid that she will be ravaged day and night, and finally tortured to death, even if she does not die, she will become a broken flower and a willow.

How can the remnants of flowers and willows be queens!

Zhang Lihua, who boasted that she had seen countless big scenes and could be pampered and humiliated, was so frightened that she lost her face at this time, but she was sober, and Chen Cheng on the side was already on the verge of losing control because of extreme fear.

Her mouth was covered by Zhang Lihua, she couldn't cry, but she twitched and twitched, she looked like she was going crazy, nodding her head constantly, Chen Cheng grew up in the deep palace since she was a child, pampered, clothed and fed, where did she experience such a 'exciting' scene.

She didn't see what was happening outside, and she didn't know what was going on between men and women, but the cries of the women, the laughter of the men, the moans, the gasps, and the strange sounds made her heart unbearable.

Zhang Lihua was just trembling, and Chen Cheng was so frightened that she couldn't move her steps because she was shaking so badly, at this time there were only two of her in the small courtyard, covering her mouth and not daring to make a sound, listening to the movement outside, pale waiting for someone to come to help.

However, a mouse that suddenly ran out made Chen Cheng shout out uncontrollably, and after a while, footsteps sounded outside, and someone ran this way.

Zhang Lihua only felt that her heart trembled violently, and she almost jumped out of her chest, and she was about to run to the earthen wall on the other side of the courtyard, but one hand was tightly grasped by Chen Cheng, and she couldn't shake it off after a few shakes.

"Run! If you don't run, you will be caught by them! ”

"!!Uhh

Chen Cheng, who was extremely frightened, was dominated by the desire to survive, and was able to take a step again, and followed Zhang Lihua to the hole in the earthen wall, but did not run a few steps, only to hear the sound of "bang" behind him, and someone kicked open the wooden door and entered the yard.

"Ah, woman, woman! There are also two women here!! ”

The shouts started, several soldiers chased Zhang Lihua and Chen Ming, the two were terrified, ran forward with all their might, and ran in a panic in the alley around the winding alley, and after a while, they ran to the guillotine alley, and the pursuers followed.

In despair, Chen Cheng was about to collapse to the ground, and was pulled by Zhang Lihua into a small courtyard next to her, she was just about to reflexively close the door, but was kicked away by the pursuers.

Zhang Lihua and Chen Cheng fell to the ground, looking at the pursuers who appeared at the door, looking at the malicious smiles on each other's faces, and finally lost control in extreme horror: No, no, no, no... Don't come here!! ”

She and Chen Cheng sat on the ground and couldn't help moving backwards, and they didn't go far before they came across something, and when they turned their heads, they saw that it was a monk, and under the thatched hut next to the monk, there was a famous man lying on a door panel, his face covered by a white cloth.

Next to her, a woman, a little child, all with tears on her face, looked at her in surprise with the monk, and looked at the soldier who appeared at the door.