It can be said that Empress Dowager Shen has been let go, or that she has nothing to do, she knows the consequences of transferring her army to Guanzhong, which is equivalent to giving Guannei Dao to Zhang Chongjun, and it is equivalent to giving Jinzhou to Huangfu Wujin.

She knew that she was drinking to quench her thirst, but even if she knew, she was helpless, after all, once Shenji invaded Yongjing, her rule would be over, and the entire court would be finished, that idiot, did he think that if he sat on the throne, someone would support him?

Even if he can't agree to his conditions, he wants to be the regent with real power, and he wants to make his young son who looks exactly like him the emperor, so what should she do with the Empress Dowager? Which minister agreed? She would rather compromise with Uncle Shen Guo and push the administrative hall system.

Under the trade-off, she had no choice but to decide to give up Jinju and Guannai North Province, first eliminate Shenji to keep Guanzhong, and then talk about Beitu.

"Queen Mother, Bai Xiangguo asks to see you!" A eunuch reported at the door.

Empress Dowager Shen sighed, "Please let him in!" ”

Bai Mingkai was temporarily hiding in Chufeng Tea House, but he was the left minister after all, if Empress Dowager Shen didn't leave, out of a sense of responsibility, he still had to come forward and couldn't escape.

Soon, Bai Mingkai was taken into the imperial study and bowed, "See the Queen Mother." ”

"Bai Xiangguo, haven't you left yet?" Empress Dowager Shen asked with a wry smile.

"Back to the Queen Mother, if the Queen Mother doesn't leave, the ministers won't leave."

Originally, Bai Mingkai wanted to say that just rumors could not scare away the important ministers of the court, but he couldn't say this sentence, there were only two of the six Shangshu left, and only three of the twelve squires left, this was not a rumor.

Empress Dowager Shen nodded, "How is the situation with the ministers?"

"Back to the Queen Mother, the minister just went to inquire, there are probably more than 100 courtiers, Li Mo, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and Wen Zhiyuan, Taichangqing, are all there."

"More than a hundred?"

Empress Dowager Shen smiled self-deprecatingly, "The day before yesterday, there were still five or six hundred people who petitioned the mourning family, but today there are only more than a hundred left?" A mere Shenji scares them like this? ”

Bai Mingkai saw that the Empress Dowager Shen was still a little obsessed, and couldn't help but say seriously: "The Empress Dowager, there is something that the ministers have to say, in fact, it is not that the ministers are afraid of anything, but they are resentful in their hearts, resentful of Shenji's cruelty, resentful of the royal family being slaughtered, Jin Shilang and Pei Shaoqing They told the ministers, saying that they are loyal to the Daning Dynasty, and now Yongjing is no longer the Daning Dynasty, they are no longer nostalgic, the Queen Mother, this is the root of the problem." ”

If it was before, Empress Dowager Shen would definitely stand up and angrily reprimand Bai Mingkai for confusing the public, but at this time, she didn't want to reprimand this minister's advice anymore, she knew that he was telling the truth, in fact, the real reason was not in Shen Ji, but in herself, she wanted to ascend the throne as the empress, and acquiesced in Shen Ji's growing strength day by day, and squeezed out the only Uncle Shen who could restrain Shen Ji, which led to today's evil consequences.

Empress Dowager Shen understood in her heart, but she refused to admit it, she nodded silently, "The mourning family also knows that Shenji is a scourge, but there is no way, the first emperor appointed Shenji to stay in Xijing, so that he mastered the military power, speaking of which, the first emperor was deceived by Shen Ji's appearance and honesty, which led to today's evil consequences." ”

She sighed again, "Forget it, don't talk about this, Bai Xiangguo, the mourning family wants to invite Shen Xiangguo back to Beijing and implement the administrative hall system, what do you think?" ”

Bai Mingkai smiled bitterly in his heart, he knew today, why did he bother in the first place? But then again, if she hadn't been forced to this extent, Empress Dowager Shen wouldn't have been able to give in.

"Since the Queen Mother has decided, the minister has no opinion."

"Alright! It was decided that Bai Xiangguo, the mourning family would be deployed to defend the city, but to appease the emotions of the people in the city and stabilize prices, it would be annoying Bai Xiangguo, and if there was anything, you could contact the mourning family immediately. ”

"Obey the order!"

The situation was urgent, and the Empress Dowager Shen did not mention the establishment of the new emperor for the time being, so she used the excuse that the emperor was sick, and the little emperor did not ask about the government anyway, and it was difficult for his disappearance to attract the attention of the ministers.

．．．．．．．． The gate of Yongjing City was completely closed at night, and the panicked people were no longer allowed to flee, and Empress Dowager Shen immediately ordered another 400,000 stone of grain to be put into the capital to stabilize the price of grain, and followed Zhang Jinjie's example to recruit 30,000 soldiers with a commission of one tael of silver per day.

Bai Mingkai led more than 100 officials, and requisitioned more than 300 officials from Wannian and Chang'an counties, everyone was busy together, distributing leaflets in various squares, appeasing the people, Yongjing treasury had sufficient money and food, recruiting new troops effectively, and soon, the army was stationed on the city wall, and the embroidered guards patrolled the city to maintain law and order.

Under a series of means, the situation in Yongjing City gradually stabilized.

At two o'clock in the night, the 180,000 Guanzhong army arrived at Yongjing City, standing on the head of the city, only to see the boundless army below lit torches, like a sea of red stars, the sea of fire immediately split into three pieces, scattered in all directions, an hour later, the 180,000 troops surrounded the east, west and south gates respectively, leaving only the north side unblocked, the north side is the mountain plain, it is difficult to surround.

Shen Ji rode on the war horse, staring at the swarthy city wall, at this time he already understood that the Empress Dowager Shen would not accept his suggestion, or not, the surname Suo would do it in one fell swoop.

"General, can we take the city?" A confidant general asked in a low voice.

Shen Ji shook his head, "Don't worry, I'm here to besiege the city and send reinforcements, kill her reinforcements first, and then take the capital." ”

"General, I am worried about ..... of my humble duties"

"Say no more!"

Shen Ji waved his hand and interrupted his suggestion, "I know it in my heart, you don't need to say more." ”

Shen Ji looked at Yongjing City, he was thinking in his heart how many days his food could last?

．．．．．．．． Yonghe County, Longquan County, here is the nearest place to cross the Yellow River from the west of Taiyuan Prefecture, at night, an army of more than 100,000 people stopped from the east, ready to start crossing the Yellow River west, this army is the main force of the Empress Dowager Shen stationed in Jinzhou, a total of 120,000 people, led by Luo Zhiyu, the deputy marshal of the Yongjing Dynasty.

Luo Zhiyu has received an urgent order from the Empress Dowager Shen, ordering him to withdraw the army to Guanzhong and urgently support Yongjing.

Empress Dowager Shen had a total of 200,000 troops, of which 150,000 were in the area of Taiyuan Prefecture, and the other 50,000 were in Shangdang County in southern Jinnan, commanded by Shen Ji's eldest son Shen Junyi.

Luo Zhiyu was the first general of Meihuawei, Meihuawei was restructured as the general of the Yulin Army, and made great contributions to the death of Huangfu Xuande and the power of the Empress Dowager Shen, and was named the secretary of the military department and the generalissimo of Guannei by the Empress Dowager Shen, commanding 200,000 troops for the Empress Dowager Shen, and not long ago he was crowned the Duke of Jin, in the entire Yongjing Dynasty, he and Shen Ji and Shao Jingwen shared the power of the army.

Empress Dowager Shen's urging was quite urgent, Luo Zhiyu also knew that Guanzhong was empty and the situation was urgent, so he left 30,000 troops to guard Taiyuan Mansion, and he led 120,000 troops to march simply, each with only three days of dry food, and rushed to Guanzhong to rescue.

At this time, it is the seventh day of the first month, the New Year has just passed, it is the midwinter season in the north, the weather is cold and frozen, the Yellow River is frozen and solid, the soldiers each send a bunch of straw, march directly from the ice to cross the Yellow River, in the night, a group of soldiers lined up down the dock, walk out to the Yellow River, under the moonlight, the Yellow River is like a bright jade belt, embedded in the Qin-Jin Grand Canyon where the cold wind is howling, the cold wind on the river surface is cold, the sharp howling sound is like a monster coming from the flood wilderness, the soldiers are thin in armor, it is difficult to resist the cold wind on the river surface, they are all shivering from the cold.

More than 10,000 troops had crossed the wide river and reached the opposite bank, but most of them marched the ice.

Luo Zhiyu stood on the surface of the river, looking at the soldiers crossing the river with difficulty, his brows couldn't help frowning, and his general Song Yuan said in a low voice: "Dashuai, it's too cold to cross the river at night, I see that the night sky is clear, there will be sunshine tomorrow, it's better to cross the river tomorrow, what does Dashuai think?" ”

Luo Zhiyu sighed, "I also know that it is not easy to cross the river at night, but the capital is in danger, if I go late and the city is captured by Shenji, I am afraid that it will cause a massacre in the capital, and I, Luo Zhiyu, will have a crime for eternity." ”

"Marshal, there is a saying in a humble position that I don't know whether to say or not."

Luo Zhiyu glanced at him and said, "You have been with me for many years, what else can't you say?" ”

Song Yuan hesitated for a moment and said: "I think that the Yongjing Shen clan has usurped power, and the royal family has been killed, in fact, it is no longer the Daning Dynasty, and the court officials have all left Yongjing and found a way out. ”

Luo Zhiyu was taken aback, "What rumors did you hear in the army?" ”

"Marshal, it's not a rumor, I talked to more than a dozen senior officers at noon, they all have this intention, they don't want to work for the Shen family, Marshal, the army is worried!"

Luo Zhiyu was silent for a while, he was not a person who was loyal to the Empress Dowager Shen, when Huang Fuheng fled from Huaqing Palace, he let Huang Fuheng go, wanting to leave a way back for himself, now the situation is so grim, how can he not consider it? It's just that Empress Dowager Shen treats him well, and it is difficult for him to make up his mind.

"Let's solve the crisis first, even if it is not for the Empress Dowager Shen, we must consider it for the people of Yongjing."

At this moment, there was a rush from the rear, and countless soldiers wanted to rush forward, throwing off their armor and being embarrassed.

Luo Zhiyu was furious, "What's wrong?" ”

"Marshal, the Xiliang cavalry is coming from behind!"

Luo Zhiyu was taken aback, he was afraid that he would be ambushed during the day, so he chose to cross the river at night, but he still encountered an ambush, and it was the Xiliang cavalry, I don't know how many troops they came?

The Yongjun army was caught off guard, ambushed by the Xiliang cavalry, and suddenly there was a big chaos, the soldiers rushed to the Yellow River, and the soldiers on the river did not care about the cold, and ran to the west bank, Luo Zhiyu shouted that the army was calm, but the formation was chaotic, and he shouted and did not know.

He stood on a boulder and looked eastward, and in the moonlight, he saw the black cavalry several miles away, boundless, killing from all directions, and this formation alone was at least more than 80,000.

Luo Zhiyu suddenly remembered something terrible, and he suddenly turned his head to look west.

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(To be continued)