The situation in the imperial capital is getting worse day by day. The panic that had always hung over the head seemed to be getting stronger and stronger.

Of course, this is mainly for wealthy people such as officials and wealthy businessmen.

For ordinary people, they are tired of hearing about the topic of the current situation.

What they are more concerned about is how much the price of food has risen today. Even if the price of grain has risen, the question of whether the rice shop will still sell rice today.

The Grand Canal has been cut off from the three feudatories. The supply of grain from the south has been cut off.

The granaries of Zhili and the imperial capital have been put in grain many times. It is said that there is not much food left today.

Fortunately, the autumn harvest has just been completed, and the grain in the countryside has just been harvested, so it seems that it can hold on for a while.

However, according to past experience, these grains can't last long.

According to the grain merchants, if the grain routes in the south cannot be opened by the time of the Chinese New Year, the imperial capital will have no grain to supply.

Judging from the current situation, the three feudatories have occupied almost all of Zhili, and the hope of opening up the grain route is getting slimmer and slimmer.

In addition to the food issue, the most discussed topic in the imperial capital recently is the topic of the imperial throne proposed by the three feudatories.

Now, the topic is almost a topic of public discussion. It turns out that people are still relatively taboo about this, and even if there is a discussion, they mostly talk about it behind their backs.

Now, among the officials and scholars, this matter is almost unscrupulously discussed.

The Jinyi Army, the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses, and the Shuntianfu Yamen didn't care about this matter, and even they themselves often talked about it.

People with a sensitive sense of smell have already caught the direction of the wind from this discussion. That is, it is time for the mind to change.

It's not because of how good the San Francisco will be, but because people have had enough of the current days.

If there is anyone who can keep the price of grain down and don't have to worry about life all day long, if the yamen can distribute the money on time and change the emperor, it is actually nothing.

Anyway, whoever is the emperor has to live his own life. Whoever can make himself live a good life is a good emperor.

By noon, a piece of news spread in the imperial capital.

The soldiers and horses from all over the country who came to King Qin arrived.

For ordinary people, whether this news is good or bad, they can't tell the difference.

However, it is good news for the Son of God. So he took a group of ministers and rushed to the east school field with great interest.

When walking along the way, Tianyou imagined a grand scene of crowds, strict queues, and swords and guns. Gradually, it became a little enthusiastic.

He even thought about how to talk to the soldiers when the time came, boost their morale, and then these enthusiastic soldiers would go to the battlefield and beat the rebels of the three feudatories to the ground.

When necessary, he can also drive the expedition himself, and when the time comes, he will capture the traitor with his own hands.

When he arrived at the East Campus, Tianyou didn't see the scene he imagined.

On the huge school ground, there are some people, but it seems that there are only 1,800 people, wandering around randomly.

"Li Yuan, where are King Qin's people?"

"Back to the emperor, the ministers have not been to the yamen recently, and they are all handled by Hou Xiaolian at this time. Hou Xiaolian, where are the soldiers and horses of King Qin? ”

"Isn't that all there is to you?"

"How many people came?"

"Back to the emperor, the ministers don't know. Wait for the minister to go over and ask. ”

After a while, Hou Xiaolian led a military general over.

"Who the hell are you doing? Call us King Qin, and no one will answer when we come, what do we eat and what do we live? Where is the weight of grain and grass? ”

"Presumptuous, who are you? The emperor is here, and he still doesn't kneel! ”

Li Yuan came to the majesty at this time.

"Huh? Emperor? Knocking on the emperor for his humble duties, he didn't know that the emperor was here, and he deserved to die for the crime of being humiliated. ”

"Well, get up. Who are you and how many people have come? ”

"Back to the emperor, Zhangbei guarded Liu Huaide, and brought 1,200 men and horses this time."

"Who else came to King Qin?"

"This? Back to the emperor, I don't know what to do. ”

"Li Yuan, where are the hundreds of thousands of horses you are talking about?"

"Back to the emperor, I'm on my way here."

"When will I get here?"

"I'm sure we'll be there soon."

"Soon, do you want to wait until the three feudatories capture the imperial capital and I become their prisoner, and then come to the rescue?"

"I don't dare."

"Hou Xiaolian, where are all the soldiers and horses you trained?"

"All on the way."

"When will I get here?"

"I'm sure we'll be there soon."

Tianyou was about to get angry, when he saw a horse galloping, and when he came to him, the man dismounted, and spoke angrily.

"Bastard Li Yuan, why don't you give food and grass to our army?"

It was Chu Yuanji, the governor of Zhili.

The governor of Zhili is a well-known minister. At this moment, there is still the appearance of an important minister of the court, and his expression is almost no different from that of a scoundrel.

"Chu Yuanji, the emperor is here, he dares to say nothing, are you tired of living?"

"Li Yuan, don't change the topic, I just ask you, why don't you give me grain and grass? My army of 10,000 has been without food for three days, and is currently fighting to the death with the three feudatories. ”

"Chu Yuanji, you don't want to spew blood, where is the grain and grass for you now?"

"You're lying, I've just come from the East Daying, where there is a mountain of grain and grass. I asked, and said you wouldn't let it go. At this time, what is your intention to withhold the grain and grass and not send it? Your Majesty, Li Yuan harbored evil intentions, and could no longer be the secretary of the Ministry of War, so please impeach Li Yuan. ”

"Chu Yuanji, don't talk nonsense, what's wrong with me? The emperor, Chu Yuanji's battle was unfavorable, and he also slandered the old ministers, and the ministers asked Chu Yuanji to be impeached. ”

"Forget it, you two don't quarrel. These are extraordinary times, and we should work together. Chu Yuanji, what is the situation in your place? ”

"Back to the emperor, now the situation is precarious, 60,000 soldiers and horses of the three feudatories have captured Baoding, and the old minister led the soldiers to fight desperately, but the thieves are powerful, and it is really difficult to stop. Now there is no food and grass inside, and there are no reinforcements outside, so it is difficult to resist for too long. ”

"Didn't the cavalry battalion go to 15,000 soldiers and horses a few days ago?"

"Where are the fifteen thousand soldiers and horses? There were less than 8,000 men in all, and more than 3,000 ran on the road, and the remaining 5,000 were crushed at the touch of a blow as soon as they fought. There are no more riding camps today. ”

"Aren't there seven thousand? Where did it go? ”

"Where there are 7,000 people, they are just empty quotas."

"Hou Xiaolian, pass on my will, and ask Chang'an to go to Zhili for reinforcements."

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness Chang'an is now fighting with Han Qi at Juyong Pass."

"Then ask Wang Zi Teng to go, and ask Wang Zi Teng's Beijing camp to go for reinforcements."

After Tianyou finished speaking, he saw the ministers looking at him blankly, and then he understood.

Wang Ziteng and Jingying are no longer there.

"Li Yuan, why don't you give Chu Yuanji grain and grass? Didn't I tell you to give it to him? ”

"Back to the emperor, these grains and grasses are prepared for King Qin's soldiers and horses."

"Hmph, Li Yuan, where are your Qinwang soldiers and horses? King Qin's soldiers and horses are here, did you give them? I just saw someone go to get grain and grass, but they didn't get it, and they went back in a rage. Your grain and grass are for the three clans, right? ”

"Chu Yuanji, don't spew blood."

"Still spewing blood? Who doesn't know that you hooked up with the three clans, and over the years, you have received less benefits from them? ”

"Your Majesty, Chu Yuanji slandered the old minister for no reason, and asked the emperor to make the decision for the old minister."

"Well, you give him food and grass first."

"The old minister obeyed. Hou Xiaolian, you go to convey the emperor's will. ”

"Chu Yuanji, let's go."

Hou Xiaolian and Chu Yuanji left, and Tianyou stood on the school ground, not knowing what to do for a while.

At this moment, Liu Huaide's men and horses from Zhangbei were already lined up, and in a moment, they galloped towards the outside of the school field.

When passing by the side of Tianyou, he didn't stay, just passed by with high spirits.

"Liu Huaide, where are you going?"

Li Yuan shouted.

"I didn't eat or live here, and I drank the northwest wind? Let's go. ”

Liu Huaide ignored everyone and left.

"Your Majesty, look at it, a small garrison dares to do this. It is purely a great rebellion, and the ministers please take him down to set an example. ”

"Forget it, let's go back to the palace."

Liu Huaide led his more than 1,000 soldiers and horses and soon left the city. All the way to the north, gradually detached from the ground of the imperial capital. In the evening, we arrived in Changping.

I was about to set up camp, but I saw a team of people coming in front of me, and when I inquired, it turned out to be 2,000 people from Luo Xingshan, the prefect of Datong.

Liu Huaide was a person in Wang Ziteng's Beijing camp in his early years, and he was Luo Xingshan's subordinate at that time. At this time, I heard that Luo Xingshan was coming, so I went to meet him.

Luo Xingshan was also very happy to see Liu Huaide. So he ordered his men and horses to set up camp. And the two of them came together and talked.

"How did Wynder get here? Is it going to be gone? ”

"Alas, Lord Luo, don't mention it. Don't go, go back. ”

"How so?"

So Liu Huaide told what had happened.

"Now that the traitorous ministers are in charge, the emperor is mediocre and incompetent. Na Luo Qihua, Jia Yucun, Li Yuan. Hou Xiaolian and others all have different intentions. said that it was King Qin, where did a few come from? Now everyone understands that this court is finished, and even if we go, we will just die in vain. These sons and daughters are also raised by their parents, so they can't bear to send them to death? ”

"Chu Yuanji is also a loyal minister, Li Yuan actually withheld grain and grass and refused to give it to him. We went, and no one paid any attention. Do you really want us to burn, kill and loot in the imperial capital? ”

"It's ridiculous that the emperor even asked Lord Wang to lead the Beijing camp to reinforce Zhili. At this time, I thought of Lord Wang, what did he do earlier? ”

Listening to Liu Huaide's words, Luo Xingshan fell into deep thought. After a while, I sat down.

"Huaide, actually, I don't want to come, do you know why I'm here again?"

"I want to hear about it."

"We are all people of Lord Wang, and the three feudal clans regard Jingying as an enemy. In the future, when they win the world, will they let us go? That's why I came with a glimmer of hope, and now it seems that this road is not going to work. ”

"How's that to be?"

"I had a solution."

"What's the solution?"

"Now that His Royal Highness Chang'an is fighting with Han Qi in Juyong Pass, we will go to His Highness Chang'an."

"His Royal Highness Chang'an is not bad, but in the current situation, I'm afraid she won't be able to return to the sky."

"Do you know whose disciples His Royal Highness Chang'an is training troops? What was the reason why the Beijing camp was invincible in the first place? ”

"Lord Luo, do you mean Jia Min and Jia Huaiyuan?"

Liu Huaide seems to have opened up a little.

"His Royal Highness Chang'an has a life-saving grace for Jiafu, if His Highness is in trouble, can Jia Min sit idly by?"

"Lord Luo, you mean that Jia Min will help His Royal Highness Chang'an?"

"That's right! At the beginning, Lord Wang admired Jia Min very much, and I also knew this person's talent very well. Now that he is in Beihai, even if he can't help the world, at least he can guarantee the safety of His Highness. ”

"Your Highness is safe, and we will be safe."

"Exactly."