Chapter 8 The Sudden Change of the Situation
Digging Tu looked around, and the other three subordinates were all old faces. He instantly understood that this newcomer was obviously inserted by Situ Fu through an internal line.
He couldn't help but get nervous.
My father is outside, could it be that Lord Neizai arranged to come in? Is it to help him escape? Or do you have other plans? He glanced at it again, but the man was very calm, and he was working with his head bowed like an ordinary subordinate, in stark contrast to the panic of the dug. He blushed unconsciously, and sighed that he was not as good as a subordinate, so he fidgeted at the right look. This should be placed in the revolutionary era, and it is a rhythm that must be properly exposed. Digging Turf managed to calm down and decided to wait and see.
At noon, he deliberately sent three other servants downstairs to clean and prepare food, and he pretended to hide upstairs to take a nap. The newcomer was very clever and quickly followed. After making sure that the others were not aware, the man quickly fell to his knees in front of the dug.
"Childe, in Xia Nie Rang, it was Lord Neizai who inserted it to assist you."
"Hurry up, please, it's an extraordinary situation, no need to be polite!" The two quickly returned to their normal master and servant appearances, pretending to be chatting casually, "How do you want you to help me?" ”
"Express the news, wait for the opportunity."
"How's the battle going out there?"
"The Wang Division was at first overwhelmed, but after besieging the Xishen capital, it fell into a stalemate, and there was no progress for more than a month."
"How's my father?"
"The gentleman divined in private, and the future is not good, and it may change at any time. He had secretly collected the land and household registration information needed for the eastward migration, and when he had the opportunity, he would take advantage of the opportunity to mess with some official documents to deter the kings of the two countries. ”
Digging suddenly, he knew that the chaos of the Western Zhou Dynasty in the history books was imminent. Although it was not clear how he would get out, he began to worry about Zhong Jilai. When the city was broken, King Youwang and Zheng Huan were martyred, and Bao Xi and his son became victims. Zhong Ji is too humble for anyone to record her whereabouts, can she escape this catastrophe?
Throughout the day, the worry circulated like a spell in the digging brain. Even when he was chatting with Zhong Ji, he was absent-minded. Little Lori saw that her handsome brother was always distracted, and she didn't have a match for talking, and she didn't know why, so she had to leave early. Looking at her weak back in the distance, she sighed and sighed, feeling sad for her jealousy and red face.
He looked lonely against the railing, but found that a rolling yellow dust had risen on the western horizon, pressing down on the pickaxe capital like a sandstorm. When they got closer, the figure of a cavalry flashed out of the yellow dust. The chaotic formation and the loud whistles in the sky clearly showed that the comers were not good. According to the experience on the way to Beijing, eighty percent are dogs.
At this moment, it is almost the time of unitary, and it is the peak of the people's return to the city. The people on the ground could not see far away, and they had not yet noticed the danger, and a large number of carts, horses, cattle, and peddlers and pawns were still walking slowly towards the city gate. The guards of the city walls on the high ground apparently noticed the danger and hurriedly began to sound their trumpets and beat drums. The desolate sound of trumpets and the rapid sound of drums intertwined, quickly spreading panic around every corner.
There was a commotion outside the city, and people and animals rushed to the city gate in the dark. But the speed of the cavalry was too fast, and soon they caught up with the lagging team, showed their weapons and began to plunder. The guards of the city panicked and hurriedly cut the slings, and the heavy gate fell with a bang, leaving the people outside the city to curse and wail. The raids quickly escalated into massacre, and began to move towards the other gates, leaving behind the belatedly assembled ranks of archers. In this way, the dog Rong fought counterclockwise around the base of the city wall of Hokyo, and the archers also chased around the top of the city wall, but did not hurt the enemy at all, but accidentally injured many people.
Standing on the commanding heights of the whole city, the dug tu witnessed the tragedy throughout the whole process. For the first time, he experienced first-hand the slackening of the army in the Western Zhou Dynasty, and the system of early warning, defense, and attack all failed. Seeing so many people killed, but the army had nothing to do, he was so anxious that he stomped his feet. He turned around and asked Nie Wei what was going on, but he didn't know, and he could only contact the informant outside the palace to get information when he went out to get food tomorrow.
This night, digging and tossing and turning could not sleep. According to the records of the "Historical Records", he will definitely be able to go out alive and lead Zheng Guo to carry forward. But now that the battle has been fought under his nose, he has not yet been given any chance to escape. Where's the turnaround? Won't this time the "Historical Records" be inaccurate? If he also gave King Zhou You a funeral like his father, then the crossing plan he had pondered before would be in vain again. What made him even more anxious was that this time there was one more concern. Not only does he have to escape from here to continue his journey, but he also has to find a way to save Zhong Ji from danger.
The next day, Zhong Xi missed the appointment for the first time, and he became more anxious, worried that something had happened in the palace. When Nie Rang came back, he hurriedly pushed others aside and asked, "How is it outside?" ”
"Yesterday was indeed a raid by dogs."
"Isn't there an alarm around the perimeter? Why was it so caught off guard? ”
"There was an alarm in the surrounding area before, but because of the corruption of the government, no one paid attention to it. Today, the Zhou family, the Zhao family, the Mao family, the Shan family and other elders and clans surnamed Ji in Beijing gathered in the court to make trouble, accusing the father of the emperor Yu Shi and the queen of disrupting the country! ”
When I heard it, I felt that something was wrong. He is familiar with history books and knows that these clans are all veteran families since the founding of the Western Zhou Dynasty, and they have participated in politics for a long time and have deep influence. Especially the Zhou and Zhao families, on weekdays, Li Ji and Jiang infighting disdainfully come forward in such crises, and only when the rebellion of the three prisons and the rebellion of the people of the dynasty are at stake, they come out to settle the situation.
"In recent decades, it is not uncommon for dogs to harass the hinterland of the Western Zhou Dynasty, why did this time alarm an elder surnamed Ji of Zhou Zhao's level?"
"In the past, it was unorganized and scattered tribes who came to grab something. This time it is different, it is reported that it is the main force of the dog Rong, and it is a killing spree, obviously it is not a robbery that will stop. ”
Di Tu couldn't help but be surprised: "Could it be related to Wang Shi's crusade against the Xishen Kingdom?" ”
"Yes, although there is no news yet on the specific operation, the dog Rong must be involved."
The situation that Zheng Huan Gong was worried about before finally appeared, the internal worries of Ji Jiang's dispute and the external troubles of the dog Rong chaos were finally intertwined, and together they sounded the death knell of the Western Zhou Dynasty!
For the next few days, there was always a tense atmosphere in the palace. The children playing in the Qiongtai Palace disappeared without a trace along with Zhong Xi, obviously because of the safety problem. The battle situation on the front line is also becoming clearer and clearer, and the dog Rong sneaks up from behind, cutting off the retreat of Wang Shi. King Zhou You and Zheng Huan Gong can't take the capital of Xishen now, and they can't return to the city of Haojing when they retreat, and the morale of the army has plummeted.
One day, he stood on a high platform, watching the frequent movements of the palace guards as usual. Suddenly, a petite figure alertly interspersed between different patrol teams and slipped into the Qiongtai Palace. He rubbed his eyes and looked at it, it was Xiao Zhongxi, who was thinking about it day and night. He hurried to the front of the steps, anxiously waiting for her to climb up.
"Brother Ditu, my sister doesn't let me go out these days, and I finally found an opportunity to come here today." Xiao Zhongji said as she showed her trademark moon-eyed smile.
"Brother misses you so much. Now there are many things in the palace, you have to pay attention to safety! Remembering the ensuing turmoil, he asked worriedly, "Does your sister have a plan for your arrangement?" ”
"I don't know, my sister has been going in and out frequently recently, and it seems that she often quarrels with the minister, and sometimes she hugs me and cries at night." Saying this, Zhong Ji's eyes also turned red.
When I saw it, I felt a lot of pity in my heart, and I couldn't help but hold the little Lori in my arms to comfort her.
"Dig out!" Suddenly, there was an angry shout from the audience, and I don't know when, Bao Xi chased him to Qiongtai Palace. Regardless of her manners, she strode up and pulled her sister over: "Zhong Xi, I told you not to run around, it's dangerous outside now!" From now on, you can't leave your sister half a step! ”
Seeing Zhong Ji crying with pear blossoms and rain, Di Tu couldn't help but say: "Queen, at this point, even the elders surnamed Ji of the Zhou and Zhao clans have come out to make trouble, and you are already unable to protect yourself!" Zhong Ji will only be more dangerous by your side! You've got to think of a way to get out! ”
"So what? The Yu family is from the brother of King Wen of Zhou, who is older than Zhou, Zhao, Mao, and Dan, and has the highest rank among the Ji surnames, so it is not so easy to turn the tables! As long as the Wangcheng Guards are in the hands of Father Yu Shi and me, the outcome is still unknown. Bao Xi raised her head slightly, trying to maintain the remaining arrogance, "I don't need you to teach me how to do it now!"
"The dog Rong has cut off the queen's back road, the king will be defeated, and the next step is to besiege the pickaxe capital with the rebels! On the day the city is broken, the jade will be burned, don't let Zhong Ji and your son Ji Bofu be buried together because of your own luck in politics! In order to save her beloved little Lori and persuade her sister to prepare for the escape, Di Tu simply spoiled the history behind, and specially emphasized Bao Xi's most precious relative, the prince Ji Bofu.
However, it was too late after all.
At this moment, the three dynasties and five gates in the distance suddenly became noisy, and everyone on the stage could see it clearly. It seems that the foreign enemy has not yet arrived, and the city is the first to be in chaos. Bao Xi held Zhong Xi's hand and began to tremble. Soon, a disheveled warrior ran to the front of the stage and shouted with a crying voice: "Queen Niangniang, Zhou and Zhao have led private troops to force the palace, and they have come straight to the harem!" ”
"What about the Kingsguard?"
"It's already a defection!"
"Where's Father Yushi!"
"He got the news a long time ago, secretly packed up the softness, and secretly ran out of the city to the northeast last night!" He cried and cried.
Bao Xi couldn't hold it anymore and collapsed to the ground, completely devoid of majesty.