Chapter 731: The Fall of Kaifeng (1)
The governor of Henan, Wu Fu, had almost all of his hair turned white overnight.
The battle outside the city of Kaifeng, he saw it with his own eyes through a monocular, the imperial army that rushed to the aid took the initiative to evacuate, and suffered heavy losses, this scene hit Wu Fu's heart heavily, although there were also officers who asked for battle, and implored to lead the soldiers in the city to rush to the aid of colleagues outside the city, but this request was angrily reprimanded by Wu Fu, the Liukou is powerful, and it is very likely that the Kaifeng Fucheng will fall if you don't pay attention to it, and opening the city gate is not the best opportunity for the Liukou.
The city of Kaifeng was surrounded by the Liukou, Wu Fu could not get any news, he could only lead the soldiers in the city to defend to the death, but everyone knew that only with the thick and tall city walls, with about 20,000 soldiers in the city, it was unlikely to resist the attack of more than 100,000 Liukou for a long time, as long as the Liukou attacked from the city gates in the southeast, northwest and northwest, the soldiers would be due to the lack of troops to defend the city, resulting in a dangerous situation.
As an official for many years, Wu Fu is very aware of the efficiency of the imperial court, and the imperial army that rushed to the aid of Kaifeng Fucheng suffered a heavy defeat, and the next rescue does not know when it will be, and in this process, he must lead the soldiers in the city to the death.
The huge responsibility and the long-term rescue were too much for Wu to bear, but as the supreme governor of Henan, he had to put on a strong and confident posture so that he could encourage the soldiers guarding the city.
It's a pity that the defeat of the imperial army was not seen by Wu Fu alone, but also by some sergeants.
This news quickly spread in the city of Kaifeng, causing people's hearts to be extremely unstable.
Wu Fu couldn't eliminate these negative discussions, after all, everyone has ideas, but what Wu Fu didn't expect was that after a day or two, even among the soldiers guarding the city, a lot of discussions began. Many sergeants felt pessimistic and thought that they could not hold Kaifeng.
The emergence of such a situation is dangerous, and Wu Fu, who is terrified and uneasy, can only force his spirit and put forward clear requirements for officials and officers at all levels. We must do our best to defend the city, and I believe that the imperial court will definitely rush to the aid of Kaifeng Fucheng.
Governor's Yamen, wings.
Zhu Gongyu, the king of Zhou, entered the wing room with a worried face and saw the governor Wu Fu who was contemplating.
If it weren't for the fact that Kaifeng Mansion was surrounded by rogues, Zhu Gongyu was not qualified to enter the governor's yamen, according to the requirements of the imperial court, the prince was not allowed to inquire about things anywhere, if the court found that the princes in various places had collusion with the local government or officials, or the prince interfered in local affairs. That will be severely punished, and if it is serious, it will even be deprived of the title and fief, and thrown into the prison of the Zongren Mansion in Fengyang.
Because the Liukou suddenly attacked the Fengfu City, Zhu Gongfang once proposed a reward measure, that is, killing a Liukou and rewarding him with fifty taels of gold, all of which Zhu Gongqiao took out by himself, which helped Wu Fu to a large extent.
At such a critical moment, Wu Fu thought about finding Zhu Gongqi to discuss a solution to the crisis. This is also reasonable, and more importantly. Wu Fu knew that among Zhu Gongyu's guards, there were extraordinary talents, and if these people were used, they might be able to open up the connection between Kaifeng Mansion and the outside world.
Seeing Zhu Gongyu enter the wing, Wu Fu stood up and saluted.
"The lower official greets the prince."
"Lord Wu is welcome, the situation facing Fucheng. The king is clear, the current situation is critical, here inside and outside to rely on the adults to arrange the arrangement, the king hopes that the adults pay attention to the body, can not have any mistakes. ”
Wu Fu smiled bitterly. In front of Zhu Gongfang, he doesn't need to put on a confident posture, he is a prince, and he must know all the situations facing Kaifeng Fucheng.
"Don't hide it from the prince, these days the lower official is very worried, seeing the withdrawal of the army of galloping aid, the next Liukou must be crazy to attack the city, the lower official must lead the soldiers to resist, to ensure that the Kaifeng Mansion City will not fall into danger, the lower official is not particularly afraid of the attack of the Liukou, the Liukou has surrounded the Kaifeng Mansion for more than half a month, the lower official does not know any news from the outside world, it is difficult to make an accurate judgment, this is the biggest problem, today to invite the prince to come, is to solve this dilemma."
Zhu Gongqi expected that Wu Fu would make such a request, Kaifeng Mansion City is like a lonely city, and he doesn't know anything about the outside world, which is very fatal, as for the reason why Wu Fu found him to discuss this matter, it is nothing more than to find a warrior who can break out of the encirclement of the Liukou from the palace guards.
The composition of the palace guards is very complex, including the Jinyi Guard, there are also the fans of the East Factory, and there are more warriors in the army, this is an open secret, the Jinyi Guards and the fans of the East Factory, sneak into the guards, the purpose is to monitor the prince's every move, once an abnormal situation is found, it will immediately report to the emperor and the court.
These Jinyi guards and Dongchang's fans, many of them have extinct people, their mission is not ordinary, if they find that the local prince has rebellion or other major crimes, they can take action, of course, when the prince is in danger, these people must also stand up to protect the safety of the prince.
Now that Kaifeng Fucheng is in crisis, it is just able to use these people.
After so many years, of course, Zhu Gongfang has paid attention to the guards of the palace, and he can also detect which people are not ordinary, and even know which people are Jinyi Wei and which people are Dongchang Fanzi, but this is just a matter of knowing in his heart, he still does not dare to disclose the skills of these people, and if he does so, he will also encounter punishment from the emperor and the court.
Wu Fu's request was obviously to let these Jinyiwei or Dongchang Fanzi rely on their own skills to understand and grasp the situation outside, so that he could make relevant decisions.
When it is not critical, Wu Fu will not make such a request.
However, Zhu Gongyu's idea is different, he can take out money and encourage everyone in the city to resist the rogues and protect the safety of Kaifeng Mansion, but when it comes to his own guards, he can't say anything, even if he opens up the connection between Kaifeng Mansion and the outside world, he is very likely to encounter the punishment of the emperor and the court, and may even implicate the princes in other places.
"The adult's worries, Ben Wan knows, this king is also very anxious, the adult wants to know the news of the outside world, the king naturally wants to help, there must be a lot of strange people in Kaifeng Fucheng, this king is willing to take out 10,000 taels of silver, recruit such talents for adults, as long as they can break out of the encirclement of the rogues, and return to the city, they can receive 1,000 taels of merchant silver......"
Zhu Gongfang said this, Wu Fu was a little helpless, he knew Zhu Gongfang's difficulties, if he wanted to use the palace guards, he had to nod Zhu Gongfang, but until the last resort, Zhu Gongfang did not dare to use the palace guards easily, as for him, the governor of Henan, no matter what the circumstances, he could not dispatch the palace guards.
"The prince is sincerely grateful for his help, and it seems that there is only this way."
Wu Fu stood up and picked up the teacup, which meant that the tea was served to the guests.
Zhu Gongyu was also interested, and hurriedly stood up and prepared to say goodbye.
At this time, the governor of the governor's yamen hurriedly walked to the door of the wing room with the document in his hand.
Seeing the governor's panicked expression, Wu Fu sighed in his heart, he expected bad news, Kaifeng Mansion City has been surrounded by Liukou group, there should be no news from the outside world, could it be that there is something wrong in the mansion.
The governor saw Zhu Gongfang, the king of Zhou, in the wing, and opened his mouth without speaking.
Wu Fu didn't care about it so much.
"Just say something."
"Report to your lordship, Liukou has just shot the imperial court's palace report through a bow and arrow, and Lord Sun Chuanting, the secretary of the military department, the right deputy envoy, and the governor of the five provinces, has been killed......"
"Bang Dang ......"
The teacup in Wu Fu's hand fell to the ground and shattered, and the tea splashed everywhere.
Zhu Gongyu's face turned pale, and his body trembled slightly.
Sun Chuanting's ability, Wu Fu knows, it can be said that it is on a par with Hong Chengchou, the rogue shot the imperial court's newspaper, it is impossible to fake the newspaper, this news must be true.
This is a bolt from the blue.
Wu Fu has high hopes for Sun Chuanting in his heart, he believes that Sun Chuanting can relieve the danger encountered in Kaifeng Fucheng, and there are more than 100,000 troops under Sun Chuanting's command, as long as they arrive in Kaifeng Fucheng, the Liukou will naturally evacuate, but Sun Chuanting is actually killed, so the situation in Kaifeng Fucheng is even more dangerous.
Sun Chuanting was killed, the emperor and the imperial court must appoint a new governor of the five provinces, and the new governor of the five provinces needs time to take office.
The free time during this period is the best time for the Liukou to attack Kaifeng Fucheng.
Since Liukou shot the imperial court's mansion report, there must be more than one, and other people will also see the mansion newspaper, and the news of Sun Chuanting's death will soon spread in the palace city, which is also a huge blow to the sergeants guarding the city.
To put it bluntly, Liukou just wanted to let the officials and sergeants of Kaifeng Mansion know the news of Sun Chuanting's death.
After a while, Wu Fu came to his senses and took the newspaper from the governor's hand.
"The prince sits down for a while, and after the official has read the newspaper, please take a look at the newspaper as well."
The newspaper had apparently been cut, and there was only news of Sun Chuanting's death, and there was no news of the new governor of the five provinces.
"Lord Wang, the lower officials didn't expect that Lord Sun was actually killed, this blow was too big, the lower officials were a little confused, Lord Sun's death had a huge impact on Kaifeng Mansion, and the lower officials didn't know what to do."
"My lord, the soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, the more this time, the more your lord must be calm, only to lead the people of the whole city, desperately resist the attack of the Liukou, this king does not believe that the Liukou can really capture Kaifeng Fucheng."
"The lower official thanks the prince for reminding him, and I ask the prince to forgive me for the gaffe just now."
After sending Zhu Gongqi away, Wu Fu's face turned pale, he faintly expected the danger, the soldiers and people in the city, once they could not withstand the pressure, were very likely to do earth-shattering things, and now it was already about to come to this moment. (To be continued......)