The road leading from the capital to Hangu Pass, most of them were occupied by the enemy, most of them were controlled by the Chu army, the temporary barriers were one after another, the outposts were numerous, and countless pairs of eyes were staring at everything on the road. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"Take me to the emperor, I have news from the front." Don't die with blood and dust all over his body, chapped lips, bloodshot eyes, and a skinny body, as if he had just crawled out of the ground, and hadn't eaten in a long time.

The soldiers were taken aback, reported it layer by layer, and finally got an order to send this person to the temporary palace, and the emperor really recognized this strange person called "Don't die".

Don't be a good person, he was well entertained, he ate a little food, took a bath, put on new clothes, and originally wanted him to sleep for a while, but he shook his head, "Let me say a few words to the emperor first." ”

Han Ruzi hadn't seen it for a long time, and said with a smile: "Where did the strong man come from." ”

Someone taught him simple rules, don't refuse to obey it, stand in front of the emperor, don't kneel or bow your head, just bow your hand slightly, and say directly: "About a month ago, Nan Zhijin, the general of Guanzhong's forward, pardoned prisoners and formed an army, and recruited a group of people outside the city, a total of more than 1,000 people, to go to fight the enemy. ”

"Nan Zhijin?" Han Ruzi was surprised.

Nan Zhijin's grade is not high, the scale of the righteous army formed is not large, and when the capital can still transmit official documents to the outside world, there are many urgent and important matters, and this little matter is not mentioned, so Han Ruzi has never known.

Don't Nod his head, he continued as if reciting: "This army had few horses, did not take the main road, and traveled through the mountain path to the north, avoiding a large number of enemy troops. About twenty days ago, we attacked the city of Mancang, which had been occupied by enemy troops, and burned it down. ”

Han Ruzi stood up suddenly, startling several eunuchs and guards around him.

"Mancang City burned?"

Don't die and nodded, "I've seen it with my own eyes, but as for how far it burns, I don't know." There were many enemy troops, and everyone fought bloodily, and Nan Zhijin told me that burning Mancang City was a big deal, and the ministers of the capital should know about it. ”

When Qu Zixi defended the city, he had already ordered to burn Mancang City if necessary, but before the order arrived, the enemy army had already broken through Xiao Zhou City, marched south, and occupied Mancang City.

The enemy army came from afar, how long it can hold out, it all depends on the supply of grain and grass, if the city falls into the hands of the enemy, the capital will have to prepare for a long defense, and the morale will be greatly affected.

Han Ruzi has been troubled by this matter for the past few days, and the soldiers who withdrew from the front claimed that Mancang City had not had time to burn down, and they brought completely different news if they didn't want to die.

It turned out to be Nan Zhijin who did this, and Han Ruzi couldn't have imagined it.

"What about Nan Naojin and the others?"

"I didn't see it, but judging from the situation at the time, unless there was a god to help, they couldn't escape."

Han Ruzi sighed and sat down slowly, "You have done a great job. ”

"It's all the credit of Nan Zhijin, and the rest of the people are either for money or fame."

"Knowing the danger is enough to be a true hero, money and fame are a matter of course."

Don't die and laughed briefly, "I have been to the capital, but I couldn't get in, and I shouted a few times to the city wall, and the people above said that the emperor might be in Hangu Pass, and I think Your Majesty should also know the news, so I came." ”

"Thank you for your kindness." Han Ruzi was more polite about not dying.

Don't yawn," I should go to bed. ”

"Wait a minute, Yang Feng ......"

"I'll talk about it when I wake up, I'm really sleepy."

Seeing that he didn't want to go out, Zhang Youcai couldn't help but say: "Jianghu people really don't know how to be polite. ”

"They know politeness, but the politeness of the rivers and lakes is different from that of the imperial court, and they can get a promise that they don't want to die, sometimes it is more useful than thousands of troops, but unfortunately, I can't get this person, but Yang Feng can."

Zhang Youcai looked at the emperor in surprise, feeling that His Majesty's humility was too much.

Cui Hong asked for a meeting, and once again proposed that the emperor retreat to Luoyang on behalf of the ministers, "The enemy army has been moving eastward these days, apparently to attack Hangu Pass before the weather gets colder, and the offensive against the capital is said to be non-stop. The ministers thought ......"

"I won't leave Hangu Pass." Han Ruzi said.

Cui Hong sighed in his heart, he and the emperor are called Weng son-in-law, but they have never trusted each other, and the relationship is just an ordinary monarch and minister recently, some words are difficult to say, but today an exception must be made, even if there are many outsiders in the house, Cui Hong has to say.

"Although after requisition, there are less than 20,000 Chu troops inside and outside Hangu Pass, and the checkpoint barriers set up on the road can only suspend the enemy's offensive. Hangu Pass is similar to Shenxiong Pass, Shenxiong Pass failed to stop the enemy army, and Hangu Pass can't either, it is even more dangerous than the capital. If His Majesty's supreme body is trapped in the city, the ministers will be sentenced to death, and the world will be left without a master. ”

Han Ruzi pondered for a while and asked, "If Hangu Pass is lost and the enemy army goes east, how long can Luoyang be defended?" ”

Luoyang couldn't hold it anymore, so Cui Hong had to say: "Chu is vast, and Luoyang is not the last retreat." ”

"Although the world is big, once you retreat, you have to retreat again, and there will always be a time when you can't retreat. Taifu doesn't need to say much, I understand that the situation is critical, but I also understand a truth, some things must be known to be impossible, I have no choice, Da Chu has no choice, only to stick to the checkpoint until the outside can fight. ”

"Now that the weather is cold, it is difficult to start a war outside the Cypriot until the beginning of spring, and it will take at least three months."

"Therefore, the capital and Hangu Pass must be guarded for at least three months."

Cui Hong was dumbfounded, and said for a while: "This, this is impossible." ”

"Find a way, everyone has to find a way. Well, there was just good news that Mancang Castle was burned down. ”

"Really?" Cui Hong's eyes lit up.

"Someone has been there."

"Great!" Cui Hong's heart was relieved, but this joy didn't last long, and it quickly disappeared, "Once Mancang City is destroyed, it is difficult for the enemy army to make long-term plans, but with more than half of the accumulated grain in Guanzhong, it is still possible for the enemy army to hold out for a few months." ”

"Therefore, the capital and Hangu Pass must be defended, trapping the enemy army in the pass, and after a few months, the Saiwai Chu army will have a chance to win."

Cui Hong still felt that he couldn't do it, but he didn't say more, bowed down and said: "I hope Your Majesty thinks twice, it's not a pity for the ministers to die, but Your Majesty can't make a mistake." ”

"I will think twice, but only one thing, how to defend the city."

Cui Hong retired, and Han Ruzi knew that Taifu would come again, and he had to come up with a way to increase the chances of defending the city, and at the same time be able to convince the ministers.

All the tricks that can be used have been used, but none of them are foolproof.

Han Ruzi couldn't sit in the house, took people out to inspect the circle, and climbed the city wall to check, although Hangu Pass is not as tall as the capital, it is much thicker than the ordinary city, but Cui Hong is right, Shenxiong Pass did not block the enemy's attack, and Hangu Pass is also difficult.

Outside the city, many walls run through the road, leaving only small gates for entry and exit, which seem to be strong, but they are all built temporarily and cannot withstand the onslaught.

Han Ruzi still couldn't think of an idea, so he turned back to the palace and continued to read the chapters.

The chapter is divided into two stacks, one stack is ordinary content, and the other stack is higher, all of which are suggestions for defending the city put forward by everyone.

Soon after nightfall, the eunuch came in to report that the "don't die" woke up and wanted to see the emperor again.

Don't die After eating enough and sleeping enough, his appearance is much better, his demeanor is more polite, he bends down slightly when he gives his hand, and he is still straight to the point when he speaks, "Yang Feng's wife and children are in the capital." ”

"You picked them up from Lake County?"

"Well, Yang Feng told me to do this before he died."

At the moment of the great enemy, Yang Feng's affairs are not so important, but Han Ruzi has already had a headache when he wants to defend the city, and he needs to take a rest.

"You've known Yang Feng for a long time, haven't you?"

"Very early, when I was only a teenager, in order to gain fame, I couldn't even give up my life, but I really almost lost my life, it was Yang Feng who saved me, he said to me, you owe me a life, from now on, your life is mine, and you can't give it up casually."

Hearing this, it was like Yang Feng's words, and Han Ruzi smiled, "So you don't want to die, but you actually want to die?" ”

"It's a name that reminds me of my youthful ignorance."

"Fame...... So, you should know Yang Feng very well? ”

Don't shake his head, "I have known him for many years, but I rarely talk, he has something to tell me directly, and I tell him directly if I have something, Yang Feng is a weird person in my eyes, and I don't know anything about him." ”

Han Ruzi was silent for a moment, "In your eyes, what kind of strange method is Yang Feng?" ”

"Your Majesty will relieve the siege of the capital and rescue Yang Feng's wife and children, right?"

"Of course."

"Just one thing, Yang Feng has been looking for a mysterious organization, and even did not hesitate to become a eunuch for it."

"The Hopeful."

Yang Feng did not have a clear goal at the beginning, only said that this organization must be very hidden, and the bigger the official, the more he could not see clearly, so he wanted to be a eunuch and start from the smallest place. After the rebellion of the King of Qi, Yang Feng set the target as the Qi Hopeful and Chun Yu Xiao, almost to the point of madness. But in Yun Mengze, when he got the book, he said to me, 'That's it's just that.'" ”

"What do you mean?"

I didn't know, and I didn't ask, Yang Feng just said these four words, and then he held the book every day, didn't read it, just hugged it, and he couldn't be cured if he got sick, as if he was deliberately waiting for death. See, that's what I find strange about him: when he's obsessed, he's more than I was in the first place to be famous, and when I'm giving up, there's no reason at all. I am afraid of death and have seen through the illusion of fame, why is Yang Feng? I don't understand. ”

"Fame...... Fame...... Is it really unreal? ”

"Your Majesty should know Yang Feng better than I do." Don't look at the emperor, "I hope Your Majesty can give me an explanation." ”

Han Ruzi also shook his head slowly, "I'm like you, I can't see through this person." The book was destroyed, and only three pages remained, remembering a story that had something to do with fame. ”

The story says that Taizu Han Fu tracked down the descendants of Chen Qi and threatened the world's heroes, but several heroes would rather commit suicide in public than reveal the whereabouts of the Chen family, and a descendant of the Chen family committed suicide to thank him, and Taizu had to withdraw the threat to end the matter.

"Fame is so nothing, so many heroes died in vain." Don't say it.

"But there is also a real side to fame, after all, Taizu compromised because of this, and the descendants of the Chen family did not become extinct."

Don't frown, "That's just a story I don't know if it's true or not." ”

"'A story that I don't know whether it's true or not' can trick a group of hopefuls into making waves, is it interesting?" Han Ruzi smiled, "Thank you, I hope you can stay for a few more days, I have to talk to you about Yang Feng again, now, I am busy guarding the city." (To be continued.) )