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As soon as everyone entered Yacheng, they were isolated by the defenders, and the guards carried thirty people with large shields, and Tang Luzhen took the lead, and after Fang broke through, he protected Wang Chengyuan and entered Wang Chengyuan's bedroom in the back house of Jiedu Mansion.

At this moment, the shogunate of Chengde, the chief officials of the prefectures and counties, the generals of the unified army, the elders of the family and the wives, children, sisters, brothers, children and nephews of Wang Chengzong are all here.

Seeing Wang Chengyuan coming, his mother Mo, Wang Chengzong's wife Rong, and several brothers Wang Chengtong, Wang Chengdi, and Wang Chengrong stepped forward to catch Wang Chengyuan together, just crying, Wang Chengyuan comforted him a little, and did not dare to stay longer, and came to the inner room.

Wang Chengzong fell ill after nightfall, saying that he was overworked and suddenly fainted. However, Sima Xi, who presided over the affairs of the military government, and the Duzhu Yawang Shibao had another version:

After nightfall, he watched the singing and dancing alone, drank too much, and pulled a dancing girl to have a good time, his physical strength was not good, he swallowed pills to help the fun, and his blood collapsed for a while, and he was unconscious.

After waking up, he was covered in a cold sweat and told everyone that he had gone to the Netherworld and saw the bull-headed horse face and the life-seeking Yaksha, and the judge in charge of the Hades Mansion told him: "Ruyang's longevity is over, and the limit is in the third watch." The description is vivid, and the hair of the people who say it is cold.

Left and right did not dare to conceal it, reported to the two ladies, Mrs. Mo ordered the family doctor to diagnose, sentenced the words "the oil is exhausted and the lamp is dry", and the lady knew that she was unable to return to the sky, so she ordered the elders of the clan and the shogunate to come over to explain the future.

Wang Chengzong has been closing his eyes and recuperating, dying, everyone asked who could inherit the throne, Wang Chengzong did not say anything, said a few names, just shook his head, Mrs. Mo had to ask if she liked Wang Chengyuan, Wang Chengzong nodded.

Hearing that Wang Chengyuan was coming, Wang Chengzong opened his eyes, took his brother's hand, and shed tears before speaking, and Wang Chengyuan also burst into tears.

Wang Chengzong said: "The foolish brother is not guilty, he hates the impermanence of heaven, he is powerless to turn the tide, and the family will be humiliated on you." Wang Chengyuan nodded and said, "Brother should do his best." Wang Chengzong's face was a little pale, he repulsed left and right, and explained the future to Wang Chengyuan. After talking about a cup of tea, the black eyes suddenly gave birth to a white barrier, and the other side could not recognize people, Wang Chengzong knew that the limit was coming, and suddenly became frightened, grabbed Wang Chengyuan's hand, and shouted urgently: "Blood, blood, a lot of blood"

Words are gone, and they are angry.

Crying inside and out, Wang Chengyuan untied his brother's hand, helped him lie down, and covered the brocade quilt for him.

Wiping away tears and coming out, Mrs. Mo has already fainted from crying, she has lost two of her closest men in a row in the past six months, first her husband died, making her lose ten pounds in a month, and she has not yet eased up.

Wang Chengzong's death was a fatal blow to her, and she still had a dragon and tiger son when she asked for peace yesterday, how could she say that it was gone in the blink of an eye, Mrs. Mo was stunned, and she fainted after crying twice.

Wang Chengyuan informed his sister-in-law of his brother's death, since the start of the war, her husband has been under too much pressure, and his spirit and body have already collapsed, he can hide it from others, but he can't hide his wife, for her husband's death, Mrs. Rong has been prepared in her heart, and she hates that her husband is leaving in this way, so she just tears silently, but she can still hold on.

Wang Chengyuan wiped away his tears, gave a deep bow to the civil and military officials guarding the courtyard, and everyone replied. Observing the deputy envoy Xi Qingwen is the oldest, he said: "The three armies cannot be left without owners for a day, and the prince should mourn and change smoothly, focusing on the overall situation." ”

Wang Shibao is Wang Shizhen's cousin, the most senior in the army, and the general of the tooth army that Wang Chengzong relied on the most during his lifetime.

Wang Chengyuan bowed again: "A certain person has a loose temperament, and he has no intention of worldly fame and fortune, if I have a handsome person in Zhenzhou who is worthy of a great responsibility, I can gather the morale of the three armies and survive this crisis, whether it is a descendant of my Wang family or not, Chengyuan is willing to let the virtuous and will never regret it." ”

Wang Chengyuan's eyes swept away, and all the generals bowed their heads in contemplation.

Wang Chengyuan said: "If you can tie Wang Chengyuan to the court and save your lives, why should Wang Chengyuan regret this body, in order to repay you for decades of loyalty."

The crowd was silent.

Xi Qingwen said: "Only virtue and talent, not a son, no one can be a handsome." Since Li Mao entered the dynasty and was detained, the imperial court has cut off the road of Zhenzhou to obedience, and the Chang'an Emperor wants to complete his work in one battle, and he will become a hundred virtues, and we can only ask for peace. ”

Everyone was furious at this statement, and first scolded Tutu Chengxuan, Fan Xichao, and Liu Ji for being greedy and wanton for murder, and scolded and scolded someone in the Chang'an Palace.

Marching Sima Xi was afraid that the situation would get out of control, so he hurriedly pressed his hand, stopped the generals from shouting, lifted his armor skirt and half-knelt in front of Wang Chengyuan, and pleaded: "God abandons my Zhenzhou, my Zhenzhou can't give up on itself, please Gongzi reluctantly embarrass him, and lead the soldiers of my three armies to overcome this difficulty." We soldiers swear to follow to the death, and there is no second heart. ”

The officials of the civil class knelt on the ground and prayed for Wang Chengyuan to be the marshal.

Few generals responded, and some people in the Wang clan snorted.

Wang Cheng was only fifteen years old, his temperament was scattered, he was devoted to cultivation, he had never led a army, and his seniority in the army was zero, and his reputation was zero. Marching Sima Xi invaded the civilian official background, and was despised by the generals, and it is not surprising that there were few responders to his words.

As for the elders of the Wang clan who have the ability to influence the selection of the successor of the Jiedu envoy, they have their own preferred candidates, or advocate Wang Chengtong, or are optimistic about Wang Chengdi.

When Wang Chengyuan wiped away his tears, he peeked around, and his heart was half cold for a while.

At this moment, I suddenly heard the sound of a wooden cane knocking on the ground, but I saw a group of brocade-clothed servants walking over tremblingly around a white-haired and dry old woman.

Seeing this, the military generals dodged one after another, or knelt down, or bowed for a long time, and the salute was very respectful.

This person is Wang Shizhen's aunt, Wang Shizhen lost his mother since he was a child and was raised by her. After Wang Shizhen was handsome, she specially went to the court to ask for the title of Mrs. County Jun for her, and her status in Zhenzhou was extremely lofty, but she was self-aware, low-key, and never showed up in front of people.

Wang Shizhen died of illness, and the old man was heartbroken and seriously ill, so he closed his door and did not see any guests. After only half a year, Wang Chengzong died of illness again, and everyone was afraid that she would not be able to bear it, so they concealed it and did not report it to her.

Wang Chengyuan stepped forward and kowtowed, held the old man's thin arm, and asked, "Auntie, why are you here?"

The old man raised his eyebrows and said: "The family and the country will fall, and a good man should be a prancing horse with a horizontal sword, and he will lead the three armies into battle to kill the enemy, turn the tide and fall immediately, and protect the family." Who wants you to learn the posture of a child, come to me and say goodbye to me, an old immortal, and go away"

Wang Chengyuan retreated in shame, the old woman walked in front of the generals with a cane, and the bluffing generals lowered their eyebrows and did not dare to take a breath.

The old lady stood in the middle, leaning on crutches, and asked the people, "Do you have any other way to go now?"

Everyone said, "There is no way." ”

The old woman said: "It's my Wang family who is immoral, am I sorry for you?"

Everyone panicked: "No."

The old lady raised her crutches and pointed at Wang Shibao, Xi Invasion Society, and Xi Qingwen as the leader: "You three fools, you are getting old, the older you are, the more confused you are, it's time for you to argue with me here." If the court was willing to open the net, I would have let Chengzong bear the guilt, and give him up in exchange for everyone's peace, why not die of fear for him. Now that the catastrophe is coming, you yourself don't have the ability to turn the tide, so let go of your prejudices and help the capable person sit firmly here, gather morale, and tide over the difficulties together. It's not good for everyone."

Everyone woke up and applauded in unison.

The old lady turned around and grabbed Wang Chengyuan's hand, and under the embrace of the generals, she pulled him to the front hall.

At one time, the drums gathered the generals, and the generals pushed Wang Chengyuan to stay behind for the Chengde Army.

Wang Chengyuan didn't want to be the queen, but the situation forced him to make up his mind as early as the death of his brother Wang Chengzong and fight for the survival of the family. It's just that his qualifications are too shallow, and he is afraid that the public will not accept it, so he pretends to be humble, who knows that this concession will give up big trouble, and the family elders who support his brother actually ignore the catastrophe and still have the idea of pulling him off the horse and choosing someone else. It was when it was difficult to ride a tiger, but fortunately the old lady broke the siege, so she pushed the boat down the river and left behind.

The situation was critical, and the people and team left by his brother to him, he did not move, but only promoted everyone's officials to one level, and then rewarded the three armies to win people's hearts. The officials and lords promised by the empty mouth are easy to do, and they can only be fulfilled after subduing the army of the court outside the city, but how to honor the promised reward is a big trouble, the public treasury has long been empty, and Wang Chengyuan's mother and sister-in-law's private money has long been squeezed out by Wang Chengzong to reward the soldiers, and now the Wang family is poor, and a liter of rice can't be scraped.

When Wang Chengyuan was anxious, the old lady smiled faintly, knocked on the crutches, and the servants immediately took out thirty boxes, opened them and saw that they were all new money, gold beads, precious jade, and gold silk.

Wang Chengzong burst into tears and said, "This is all the Wang family's filial piety to you." The old lady smiled: "To this day, are you still an outsider silly child, get up, the daughter is gone, let's get together again, the family is defeated, but there is nothing." ”

Thirty wooden boxes of property and rewards for the army were still thin, and Mrs. Mo and Mrs. Rong also stood up at this moment, and donated all the jewelry, toys and cloth of the singers, dancers, concubines, slaves and maids and hostesses in the family, as well as the field deeds for their respective marriages, to Wang Chengyuan to reward the soldiers.

When the officers and soldiers of the three armies saw these rewards, they knew that the Wang family's financial resources had been exhausted, and now they were sharing weal and sorrow with them, and they saw that Wang Chengyuan only ate two meals a day, with clear soup and little water, and only an ignorant Taoist boy by his side served, doing everything himself, and not pretending to them, and the enjoyment he got was just one more plate of pickles than them at each meal.

The generals were moved to tears, and saw that the officers and troops were besieging the city on all sides, leaving no way to live, and they were filled with grief and anger for a while, and the morale that was about to collapse was reunited.

At the beginning, Wang Chengzong died violently, and some people advocated blocking the news, but Wang Chengyuan did not agree, Zhenzhou City was already dead, and it was the emperor of Chang'an who refused to surrender and cut off their way of life.

Zhenzhou lost two commanders in a year, and now it is facing the catastrophe of annihilation, it is the time when the same enemy is angry, and the mourning army will win, and it is not smart to block the news

Gathering momentum, Wang Chengyuan set his sights on the outside of the city, hoping that a daredevil would jump out and give him a sacrificial knife.

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