In the siege of the city, Hu and Liang both had the will to die, but the only ones who were frightened and could not sleep peacefully were those "Zhao people" bureaucrats.

In fact, when the Chinese army had not yet closed the siege and Shile expelled the residents of the city, many officials changed their costumes and mixed in the crowd with the intention of running away. It's just a small official, a famous person among the courtiers, most of the Zhao soldiers know their faces, where is it so easy for you to escape?

For example, the law school sacrificed wine Yujing, and was arrested by Zhao Bing and escorted to see Shi Le. Shi Le couldn't help but sigh and said, "Qing thinks Zhao will die? Today, Hebei and Youzhou are still under my orders, if I can defend Xiangguo and expel Huakou, I still have the old gentleman's place - why do I want to abandon me? ”

So regardless of Yu Jing's kowtow like pounding garlic, he ordered him to be beheaded above the main hall and hung his head on the city gate to set an example.

But after all, it couldn't be stopped, and a lot of people still ran away, but after the Chinese army was completely encircled, there was really no chance to run...... Zhang Jing, Xu Guang and others were born in poverty, and they knew that there would be no good ending for subjugation, but they were still willing to plan and run for Shi Le; And those who are slightly taller can only weep behind closed doors.

Zhongxun came to see Pei Xian and asked Jing Si, do you think this city can be defended? The king of heaven said that as long as he expelled Huakou, there was still hope to resettle the two states of Youyou and Hebei, is it too wishful thinking?

Pei Xian sighed and said: "This question has its own answer in his heart, why bother to test me." After a pause, he said: "Although I persuaded the king of heaven the day before yesterday to send an envoy to Jiangdong and make an appointment with the king of Jin to fight Huakou, but I saw the envoy go, but I didn't see the envoy return...... Especially the king of heaven refused to go to the honorific title. Now that China is blazing, the ancestors will tens of thousands of people, straight into the long drive, even besiege the country, how can they retreat? Even if the food is exhausted and a little south, how can I come to restore the two states of Ningyou and Hebei to prevent their return?

"Zhao's death is not in this year, but in tomorrow...... I hope that he will die at this age, otherwise the siege will be long, and the soldiers will be hungry, and we will not be able to get coarse food. ”

Xun Xuan nodded, and said, "It's better to die this year." We just have to guard the door, wait for the Chinese to come, and then surrender...... After all, unlike Zhang Jing, Xu Guang and other Han Shu, we are all members of the family, and our relatives and friends are all over Luoyang, or we can ease our cheeks in front of the Chinese lord and avoid death...... Especially if you are the uncle of Lord Hua, you will be able to escape the catastrophe. ”

Pei Xian shook his head and said: "Jun Ke continued to work "Jin Hou Luo", with this book, even if he dies, he can be immortal, and he may not die...... I'm different, I'm going to be out of the five suits, I've always been estranged, and I've never met, how can I be spared because of this......"

Xun Sui said that no matter how estranged you are, after all, you are relatives of your own clan, you all have the same ancestor-"Wen Ling's younger brother Wenji, public performance, etc., are all in the highest grade of Huashi, and the lord of the county is the prince of the county, and he and the lord of Hua, aren't they also distant branches of the alienated clan?" ”

Pei Xian smiled bitterly: "Hugh said Wenji, public performance...... They will only jealous of me, how can they save me? The death of the former and Bozzi can tell his heart! ”

He Boqi is Heji, not long before the construction of the Hua Dynasty, he was kicked out as a scapegoat by Xun's uncle and nephew, and died for Pei Wei's frame...... But why did He Ji murder Pei Pi? The reason is that he secretly colluded with the thief, and it was Pei Xian and Pei Jingsi who made the match!

During the Jin Dynasty, the high families often in-law each other, and they would not easily deal with the poor families, or even if they were just second-class families, so between the high families, going around and around, most of them could always pick out some relatives. For example, in the early Jin Dynasty, King Hun, the prince of Jingling, once married a daughter to Pei Kai as his wife, gave birth to Pei Xian, and married a daughter to Hejiao, and gave birth to Heji - so Heji and Pei Xian are cousins!

- In fact, Wang Hun also has a daughter who married Wei Heng and gave birth to Wei Jue, who was originally killed in history and was "scolded and killed" by Pei Gai on this timeline.

Theoretically speaking, since He and Pei have a kinship, then Pei Wei shouldn't be so ruthless, even if you are forced by the situation, you can only kill and stop slander, you have to give your relatives a relatively honorary death, right? As a result, not only did he slander Ji Tongjiao, but also used him Pei Xian as a disguise, so Pei Wenji, Pei Wenyuo's uncle and nephew Yu Pei Kai and his family had no goodwill at all, which can be seen from this.

Xi Pei (Pei Bao, Pei Cui) and Pei Xian are from the same grandfather (Pei Hui), and the ancestor of Dong Pei (Pei Wu, Pei Wei) is Pei Ji, and Pei Gai's great-grandfather is Pei Qian; The blood relationship is sparse, and there is no contact, plus there is really no one else in the Pei Kai-Pei Xian team, so how many possibilities are there that Pei Wei, Pei Cai, etc., still care about the feelings of the same clan?

Pei Gai had previously ordered the clan to expel Pei Xian's branch; And in Pei Xian's mind, the bigger the family, the more fierce the internal branch fights, and there are already two Pei in the east and west, how can they tolerate adding another one. That's why he said to Xun Xuan, your Xun clan hasn't expelled you yet, right? Then you still have the possibility of living, but I have to die!

The two were discussing it, and suddenly heard a loud commotion in the city, and then a house slave came to report that Hua Kou had entered the city!

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Shi Le was naturally aware of the weakness of the ancestral army, so he kept carrying it to death, refusing to surrender or leave.

In fact, after the defeat of Santai, in the south of Xiangguo, there was no danger, and some ministers persuaded him to go hunting-that is, the relatively reputable statement of escaping-Jiao'an suggested going to Shangdang, because there was Taihang Mountain as a basis, it was relatively easier to defend; Xu Guang suggested going to Youzhou, the land was far away and difficult to cross, and it was impossible for the Chinese army to chase north.

However, Shi Le firmly rejected the advice of the ministers, saying: "Xiluoyang is broken, and the Jin lord refuses to leave, is it better for me to be as good as Sima Chihu?!" ”

The ministers said in their hearts, Sima Chi, did he refuse to leave? That's not going to go......

The main Shi Le considered that if he stayed in Xiangguo, he would still be able to strengthen the heart of the generals to defend the city, and if he took the initiative to flee, most of his subordinates would scatter in a hurry - you see Liu Yao abandoned Pingyang and fled, how many people are left around him? I can't even find out where he has gone, probably in some corner near the loop......

And where can I run? Go to the party, although you can rely on the mountains and dangers, but you are also closed in the valley, and there is no chance for revival and development. And when the Chinese have completely calmed down the Hebei and Hebei regions, and launched a pincer offensive from the east, south, and west, how many soldiers, horses, and food can be sent to the two counties of Shangdang and Leping, and how can I resist it?!

Let's go to Youzhou, although the Chinese may not be able to press for the time being, but Murong is in full swing, if he and Liu Kun join forces to go west...... I'd rather die in Hua than in Xianbei! Fortunately, Pei Gai and Zu Ti are civilized people, so they will not humiliate me too much...... Even if it's just a corpse.

Of course, there are also those who can see the overall situation clearly, but can't understand the current situation, and even proposed to ask Shi Le to go to the title of honorific and demote him to the king as a condition to negotiate peace with the Chinese army-in fact, that is, surrender - and was ordered by Shi Le to push out the Fa-rectification on the spot.

When he returned to the harem, Shi Le couldn't help but sigh to Cheng Hou: "In the past, under the city of Ningping, I sat in the tent, and the princes and ministers of Jin worshiped outside, and there was also Pei Wenyue in the middle...... I didn't want the world to change in ten years, so he fell and sat down in Luoyang City. But will I bow down? Death, easy to hear, the name of the Lord, must not be beared! ”

But then he also wept: "I have been in half my life, the prince has also been killed, and the Son of Heaven has also done it, even if I die, what is the regret?" The big husband was born vigorously, and died vigorously, and God is blessed! But it is a pity that you will die with me......"

Then he stomped his feet again and again, and said: "I regret not killing Pei Gai in the past, and I don't listen to the words of the right marquis, my death can be the ring of future generations - the loyal minister of the enemy, my revenge, can not be kept!" ”

However, such a decadent state and disappointed words, Shi Le was only willing to vent one or two in front of his wife and children, but when facing his ministers and generals, he always held his head high and looked confident. And as the war dragged on, Shi Le gradually felt that Zhao might not die, and I might not die - as long as I could hold the country of Xiang and temporarily force the ancestors to retreat, maybe there was really a chance to resettle the seclusion and Ji, but it is not known.

Youzhou and Hebei Prefecture, at present, theoretically still belong to Zhao State, but the state machinery has been completely ineffective, the homeless people are all over the road, thieves are all over the place, Jizhou is about half of the city, Youzhou also has about thirty percent of the city, all of them are unmanaged, even the remaining cities, Zhao Bing can only be guarded behind closed doors, even the suburbs, pavilions are powerless and dare not do enough. It is not an easy task to calm down such a chaotic situation in a short period of time, so that the people and the land can be used by one's own family. There are so many things and difficulties that even Shi Le himself occasionally thinks about it, and he feels that his brain hurts.

Is it difficult? It must be difficult, but Shi Le cheered himself up—no matter how difficult it was, could he still be sad when we waited for the only twenty horsemen in the past, and joined the Gongshi Domain from Jisang?

But that's a later story after all, first of all, we must firmly hold Xiangguo City, and wait for the Chinese to withdraw first, and then plan in the future - it's a pity that Zhang Bin is no longer there! Therefore, Shi Le led generals such as Jiao'an, Kong Chang, and Wang Yang to guard the city and wait for the Chinese army to retreat when they were tired or ran out of food.

Let's say that when he got up in the morning, he felt that his head was a little cloudy and his body was a little heavy, and he wanted to summon the imperial doctor to come for treatment, but he reported that the palace doctors were all Zhao people, and they had run away from the city one after another more than a month ago...... When Guo Ao heard the news, he recommended the doctor in his camp to come to see Shi Le.

Shi Le looked at Jian Dao up and down, vaguely recognized, and asked: "Qing used to join me in the 'gentleman's camp', but was it?" Jian Dao kowtowed and said, "As Your Majesty said." Shi Le asked casually: "Zeqing has served early and understands medical skills, why is he a small official in the army today?" ”

Jian Dao immediately replied: "The ministers refused to rely on Cheng Fuji, and even sank into the subordinates, and there was no hope of promotion......"

This is half-true and half-false - Jian Zhifan himself has no ability, even if he knows a little bit of medical skills, he can't be compared with a serious imperial doctor, let alone Cheng Yao, even Zhang Bin, Xu Guang and others don't look down on him very much, even if he wants to stick it up, then he has to be willing to take care of it. However, Jian Dao has been in the camp for more than ten years, and he can often be seen in the "gentleman's camp", logically speaking, there is no merit and hard work, and just boiling qualifications is enough to be promoted to the position of the county.

It's just that Cheng Yao, Zhang Jing, Xu Guang and other party henchmen have too many people to be placed, who would think of a useless simple and complicated one?

Xu Guang was once reprimanded by Cheng Yao, and Zhang Jing only listened to Cheng Yao's orders, so the Wenchen who was in charge of Zhao Zheng in the past few years respected Cheng Ziyuan, so of course Jian Zhifu would attribute all the grievances of not being promoted to Cheng Yao. Now that Cheng Yao was forced to go out and was not in the court, he happened to sue that guy in front of Shi Le.

Shi Le couldn't help but sigh: "It's all Cheng Yao's mistake...... I am the full-time right ...... Taifu, why is this! ”

Jian Dao was very bold, and after stabbing Cheng Yao, he didn't dare to puff out his lips anymore, and hurriedly stepped forward to check Shi Le's pulse. finished and said: "Your Majesty is just a little cold, but to recuperate your body, Weichen will prescribe a few more doses of decoction, and he will be cured in five days." It's just that it's windy today, and Your Majesty shouldn't go out of the palace and go to the city again. ”

Jian Dao didn't mention it when he went to write, and Shi Le urgently summoned Xuan An, saying that I was occasionally infected with wind and cold, and I heard that the wind was strong today, so I didn't go to the city. Then he asked, "Are you still using trebuchets to try to break down my city walls?" ”

Xuan An nodded yes, and then smiled slightly bitterly: "The trebuchet is not very accurate, and the city wall can be repaired as it is broken, but the soldiers carry the shield every day to the city, and it is inevitable that there will be casualties, but there is a little fear, and you must not worry about it......"

The trebuchet built by the ancestral army temporarily, the structure is relatively simple, and the strength is not great - according to the regulations of later generations, most of them belong to the "single cannon" - can only throw some stone bullets weighing thirty or forty pounds into the city, not to mention that the accuracy is too poor, one of the ten difficulties, even if it is hit, unless it happens to be smashed in the damaged place, the damage to the city wall is also quite limited.

It's just that the soldiers who go to the city to guard are occasionally hit by stone bullets, although there are not many of them, there are five or six or even a dozen people every day. Of course, this amount of attrition, the Zhao army can afford to be completely forbidden to defend - at least six or seven months of non-stop smashing down before the defenders can be severely damaged - but as long as they are shot, even if they do not die, they will have broken arms and legs, and there is basically no possibility of survival in the siege, which is somewhat a blow to morale.

Theoretically, if this happens, the defenders should send their elite outburst to try and destroy the trebuchets. It's just that the Chinese army has not dared to climb the city in recent days, and naturally there are a lot of troops that can be used to protect the trebuchet, and Xuan An has also tried twice, but it is like kicking the iron plate, not only did he return in vain, but he also suffered heavy casualties, so he did not dare to go out of the city again.

At this point, Schler could not come up with any good ideas. He originally planned to build trebuchets in the city and shoot at the Chinese, but most of the craftsmen in the army were "Zhao people", and most of them ran away one after another, and the rest of the trebuchets were not only limited in range, but also fell apart after three or four shots...... Chinese trebuchets can often last an entire day.

Therefore, Shi Le could only take the right not to hear Jiao'an's report, and hurriedly changed the topic and reminded: "Today's wind is strong, we must prevent Huakou from shooting rockets into the city and setting fire to me." ”

Dian An said that please rest assured, Hua Kou has not tried to release rockets before, but-"The houses within ten feet of the wall have been demolished, and food and food are stored in a safe place, even if the Chinese build a ladder near the city and let off rockets, I will not be harmed." "And your trebuchet is two hundred paces away from the city wall, and if you build a ladder and fire arrows, it must be at least a hundred paces away, and then the bow and arrows in my city can shoot you as well—will you set fire to it?" The ladders are all made of wood.

Shi Le made up his mind at this time, but who wanted to go to Xuan An not long ago, and suddenly a sergeant came to report: "Hua Kou has landed in the city!" ”