Chapter 113: Clever Plans to Protect the City

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When Shen Ruoyu returned to Tiexuan's room, it was pitch black. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Info He was a little surprised, didn't say anything, tiptoed to the edge of his bunk, and lay down.

Sleepy to death; Maybe he was too tired, but he couldn't sleep. He lay down for a while, sat up, looked at the dark Tie Xuan's bed, sighed softly, got off the ground, and touched the door.

Before he could touch the latch, Tie Hyun's voice suddenly sounded behind him, and he shuddered and screamed.

"What are you going to do?"

Shen Ruoyu gasped: "Brother Dingshi, you are scared to death!" ”

Tie Xuan's voice was as calm as ever: "Why are you scared like this? What do you want to do wrong? ”

Shen Ruoyu said: "It's not only those who are unfortunate who are afraid! People with insomnia, in particular, can't afford to be frightened. ”

Cheol-hyun's hand gently rested on his shoulder. Shen Ruoyu heard him let out a heavy sigh, and then pushed the door open.

"I can't sleep either. I didn't actually fall asleep all the time. Let's go outside. It's so stuffy inside. ”

The two men walked into the hall. It's breezy outside. Tie Xuan found a pot of herbal tea and poured two cups.

"It's not easy, you can still find tea." He laughed, "In the two days before the water receded, I suspected that I would never be able to drink tea from fresh spring water again in my life. ”

Shen Ruoyu sat down on the steps of the cloister and took a light sip of herbal tea. The irritable mind quickly quieted down. He looked up at the night sky above him. Starlight looms. Surrounded by a thin layer of clouds, he couldn't be sure if it was the smoke of the artillery fire that had not yet dissipated.

Tie Xuan sat down beside him, was silent for a moment, and asked softly, "Do you have any ideas in mind, about the city wall?" ”

Shen Ruoyu smiled helplessly. "Brother Keystone, when I hear the word 'city wall' now, I have the same headache as I hear the sound of cannonballs during the day."

Tie Xuan shook his head and smiled bitterly, "It's understandable. I'm not. But we have to find a solution. You can't just sit back and wait. ”

Shen Ruoyu said with a slight mockery: "Anyway, it's better than a flood." If this continues, the Yan army will at most break through the city wall, and we will all die. The people will not suffer. ”

Tie Hyun said worriedly, "Who knows; King Yan is already mad, the city wall has collapsed, I wonder if he will slaughter the city. Haven't you heard what he's doing in his arms? ”

Shen Ruoyu shuddered for a while.

They were silent for a long time, until they drank the cup of tea. Tie Hyun stood up.

"I went back. You should go to bed early, it's good to sleep for a while. The longer the war drags on, you can't drag yourself down first. Well? ”

He patted Shen Ruoliao's shoulder. "Relax." Then he went back to the house.

Shen Ruoyu pinched the empty teacup and sat outside alone for a long time, silently looking up at the psychedelic starry sky above his head, and sat until his whole body was cold.

The dawn has come. The eastern horizon has whitened. Shen Ruoyu stood up, stretched his limbs, walked around the corridor, and then walked down the steps, walked into the courtyard, and pulled out the autumn breeze.

He looked at the cold blade of the long sword, put the teacup on the tip of the sword, and then shook his arm slightly, and the teacup shook into the air; The sword in his hand flew, and in the morning light, there was a cold phantom.

After a few moments, he stopped. Still too tired. He didn't feel like he was in the mood to practice swords.

When you are not in the mood, the autumn breeze seems to have no soul.

He withdrew the autumn breeze, still took the teacup, and returned to the hall. The eastern sky was half-white, and the horizon was shining red. The sun is about to rise. The entire hall was filled with a faint red glow of early morning, casting his shadow on the ground for a long time, softly rendering the entire four walls.

Shen Ruoyu's heart suddenly moved, stopped, and his eyes widened, staring at the two huge picture scrolls on the north wall.

Those were two portraits; In fact, when he first entered the Jinan Mansion, he had already seen these two portraits. The characters depicted in the picture, he could see at a glance, were the late Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang and his beloved wife Queen Ma. The scroll is long and wide, covering the entire wall. The painting is very good, the faces of the characters are serene and calm, slightly melancholy, and through the plain brocade, the eyes are still looking outward.

Since the days when he was recuperating from his injuries in the palace, he had become so familiar with this hall and these two paintings that he had completely forgotten their existence.

Shen Ruoyu's heart jumped up excitedly and jubilantly. He rushed headlong into Tie Hyun's room; Tie Hyun hasn't woken up yet. Shen Ruoyu couldn't bear to call him, and lay down on his bed and clothes, but he couldn't be quiet, and kept turning over excitedly.

His movement woke Che Hyun up.

"What are you doing?" Lord Tie glanced at him and asked in a daze, his voice slightly hoarse. "You still can't sleep?"

Shen Ruoyu sat up.

"Am I arguing with you?" He asked apologetically.

Tie Hyun sat up as well, one hand on his forehead wearily.

"Nope; It's already dawn. You should wake me up. ”

"Brother Dingshi," Shen Ruoyu said softly, "I just had an idea, maybe I can block the Yan King's artillery fire. I don't know if he'll buy it, but it's worth a try. ”

Tie Hyun instantly came to his senses: "Let's hear it." ”

Shen Ruoyu said: "The portrait of Emperor Gao and Empress Gao in the hall may be able to protect us." ”

Tie Xuan was slightly stunned: "What do you mean-"

"We can hang the portrait on the city wall to see if his Yan army dares to bombard the city."

Tiehyun stared at him with wide eyes in disbelief. "You're a bit of a ghost. But the problem is - if King Yan doesn't buy it, you and I will be sinners of the Ming Dynasty. The portrait of Emperor Gao, but no matter what, he can't be moved. ”

Shen Ruoyu was splashed with cold water by him, and was a little depressed. "Then I have no other tricks." He said discouragedly.

Tiehyun shook his head, stood up, and walked out of the room. After a while, he came back with some breakfast in his hand.

Shen Ruoliao ate absentmindedly; Tie Hyun is just as absent-minded. Suddenly, Lord Tie broke his silence and asked softly:

"Do you estimate that if this is really done, how likely is it that King Yan will cease fire?"

Shen Ruoyu thought about it. "It's hard to say. King Yan is really going crazy, he doesn't care about anything, just like the bestiality he came in his arms. However, if he is still conscious, this method should work. After all, his banner is revenge for his father, and on the side of the Qing monarch, he keeps saying that he is the son of Emperor Gao and Empress Gao. If Jinan was his last battle, maybe he wouldn't care about anything. But now, even if Jinan is broken, he still has a long way to go in front of him, and it will be very unfavorable to him to bombard the statue of Emperor Gao. ”

Tie Xuan smiled slightly: "I'm afraid only you can think of this kind of bad idea." It's like the last time you bullied my daughter, the bad idea always works the best, but that doesn't change the fact that it's a bad idea. ”

Shen Ruoyu's face turned red for a moment: "Brother Dingshi, please don't mention that incident in the future!" I'd rather you hang me from the tower to block the cannonballs. ”

Tie Hyun sneered kindly: "Occasionally take you to a pot, do you really think you are a green onion?" If I really hang you on the city wall, the artillery fire of the Yan army will only be more intense, and I will still hang the emperor like a benefit. ”

Shen Ruoyu's heart moved: "So you agreed?" ”

Tie Xuan smiled helplessly: "What can I do." You can't sit still. At this juncture, he grabbed a straw and used it as a lifeline, and he did whatever it took to do it. If God bless me Daming, Emperor Gao should bless me Jinan. ”

Shen Ruoyu said: "You don't have to worry so much. 'The people are precious, the community is secondary, and the monarch is light', remember? ”

Tie Xuan raised his eyebrows: "Emperor Gao hates this sentence the most." It seems that I can't get rid of my sin. ”

Shen Ruoyu said: "Don't worry." If King Yan ceases fire, you will be a hero of the court; King Yan wants to bombard the statue of Emperor Gao, and all the charges will be his own, right? ”

Tie Xuan smiled, "That's not right. But do as you say. ”

At the end of the day, the Yan army and dozens of cannons re-lined up under the city of Jinan. Zhu Di, the king of Yan, rode high on his horse, waved the Flying Sun Sword in his hand, and was just about to give the order to open fire, when he suddenly saw a wave of flags on the city wall, and Tie Xuan's face appeared from the city tower.

"Your Highness, don't be in a hurry, and after seeing two portraits, it's not too late to open fire."

With that, Tie Xuan waved his hand, and two large long scrolls slowly unfolded on the walls on both wings of the tower. The sky is clear and there is plenty of daylight; The two portraits, placed in the hall of the government, appear to be extremely huge, but they are very small when they are hung on the city wall at the moment. However, this did not prevent the Yan Jun below from seeing at a glance who the person depicted in the portrait was.

Zhu Di's eyes widened in surprise, and the hand holding the sword was unconsciously lowered.

Tie Xuan could see clearly from the castle tower, and laughed loudly:

"Now, please let Your Highness open fire on the city."

Zhu Di still had the same demeanor, and asked with a smile: "Dare to ask Lord Tie, who is the source of such a defensive strategy?" ”

Tie Xuan said: "Speaking of which, it is the credit of His Royal Highness that he has cultivated such a genius for the imperial court. The person who came up with this strategy was His Royal Highness's former popular guest of honor. ”

Zhu Dilong frowned: "Shen Ruoliao? He's not dead? ”

Shen Ruoyu came out of Tie Xuan's side, looked at King Yan, and grinned: "What do you say, Lord Wang?" Qiu'er is still waiting for me to have a baby with her at home, where can I die so cheaply. ”

Zhu Di was silent for a moment, and ordered gloomily: "Withdraw; Back to the camp. ”

"Father!" Zhu Gaoxu was taken aback: "We can't just withdraw!" ”

Zhu Di said coldly: "Didn't you understand what I said?" Collect the troops and return to the camp. ”

"Your Highness," Tan Yuan shouted, "We can't just fall for Tie Xuan and Shen Ruoxiao!" ”

Qiu Fu also shouted: "That's it! This wall can't be bombarded, and there are three other sides! I don't believe they have so many portraits that they can fill all four walls? ”

"Fart!" King Yan finally couldn't help but be furious, "The statue of my father and queen mother is hanging there, let me ask you, are you planning to bombard their left, or right, or behind??" What do you think is the difference between banging on your face?! You've got pig brains?! ”

The entire Yan army was silent.

King Yan returned to normal, glanced at the people around him sternly, sighed, and said in a cold tone:

"Collect the troops and return to the camp."