It's getting dark! But the siege battle continued, the strength of the defenders' will to defend the city in the imperial city was beyond Ji Ping's expectations, he originally thought that with the onslaught of his 60,000 army, coupled with sophisticated siege equipment, the 40,000 cavalry with little experience in defending the city would not be able to defend the gate of the imperial city, but it backfired, it was precisely he who underestimated the strong willpower of this defender.

Xiao Wu saw that Ji Ping was still smiling just now, but now his face had become a little unnatural, and he knew what Ji Ping was going to do. Sure enough, as soon as he thought like this in his heart, he saw Ji Ping calling him, he rode quickly to Ji Ping, and heard Ji Ping say sharply, "What's the matter?" It's all been attacked all afternoon, why can't a small imperial city be broken? ”

"Please rest assured, Your Highness, Xiao Wu will definitely capture the Imperial City before dark!" Xiao Wu said that he didn't argue too much about his incompetence, because he knew that the last thing Ji Ping wanted to hear now was this nonsense, and what he wanted to hear was when he would be able to capture the imperial city.

"This king will give you another hour, if you can't attack the imperial city again, don't come to see this king!" Ji Ping said in a sinister tone.

This battle is related to his life and death, if he can't capture the imperial city in another hour, and can't reach the Taiji Hall before dark to deal with the issue of Ji Wen's posthumous edict, then the rest of the matter will not be easy to do! Besides, there is Ji Qingchen who he is most afraid of in the imperial city, if he can capture the palace and kill Ji Qingchen earlier, he can get rid of his henchmen, in case he lets Ji Qingchen's men rescue him, he will be enthroned and called the emperor, and there is such a big threat around him, how can he live in fear?

"No!" Xiao Wu took the order, didn't talk any more nonsense, but rode away.

When he rode to the front of the Taiji Gate, the 60,000 army was divided into six squares, attacking the Taiji Gate in turn, and the defenders of the Taiji Gate were gradually decreasing, but the battle was still very brave, worthy of being the elite trained by Xu Zizhang, this combat effectiveness is not ordinary.

"Soldiers, this general will give you another hour of time, take the Taiji Gate within an hour, each person will receive ten taels of gold, and the official will be promoted to the third level, if you can't attack the Taiji Gate within an hour, you don't want to die to thank Your Highness!" Xiao Wu let out cruel words. He knew that there would be a brave man under the heavy reward, even if Ji Ping didn't give him the slightest order to make such a promise, but for the sake of the fierce army, he had to do it.

The promotion of the official to the third level is a bit illusory for the 60,000 soldiers, but ten taels of gold, which is real money that can be held in the hand, but it is still gold, which is enough for ten taels, how can this not make the besieging soldiers excited.

Therefore, as soon as Xiao Wu's words fell, 60,000 had already attacked for an afternoon, and 20,000 horses had been lost, and now only less than 40,000 soldiers were boiling. In an instant, their bodies seemed to be filled with endless strength, and they rushed towards the Tai Chi Gate with a scream.

The blood of the archers in the distance was also boiling, bending their bows and arrows, aiming at the defenders on the Taiji Gate, shooting arrow by arrow, and shooting the defenders on the tower of the Taiji Gate with one arrow after another.

Suddenly, the rebels grew in momentum.

Xu Zizhang in the city had been closely watching the movements outside the city, and he was also taken aback when he saw that the morale of the rebels was suddenly greatly boosted, as if there was a momentum of a tiger descending the mountain.

His 40,000 cavalry, relying on the tallness and sturdiness of the Taiji Gate, insisted on defending the Taiji Gate for an afternoon, consuming the combat effectiveness of the rebels little by little, reducing their sharpness to the extreme, and almost the rebels had no fighting spirit to attack the city again. But I didn't expect that the other party's generals didn't know what method to use, and the price of their 40,000 cavalry and the loss of more than 10,000 people in exchange for the rebels was about to collapse.

Odd!

Amaze!

Even more surprised!

"General, the enemy is attacking too hard, what should we do?" At this moment, suddenly an adjutant general walked up to him and asked. This deputy general is not tall and mediocre in appearance, but he is extremely important to Xu Zizhang and is Xu Zizhang's deputy general.

"There's nothing you can do, just one sentence, it's to stick to the Tai Chi Gate!" Xu Zizhang said fiercely, "If anyone dares to take a step back, they will be dealt with by military law!" ”

Seeing that Xu Zizhang had given the death order, the adjutant general hesitated for a moment, but still bowed down and replied, "No!" And he strode away.

When the figure of the deputy general climbed the tower of the Taiji Gate, Xu Zizhang turned around and walked towards the Taiji Palace, because Pei Wenju and others in the hall were waiting for his news, and he wanted to tell everyone about this bad news.

In the Taiji Hall, Pei Wenju, Bai Jin, Ye Qingzhi and others were waiting anxiously. The person they were waiting for was not Xu Zizhang, but Ji Qingchen, who had left the palace.

It's just that three hours have passed, and Ji Ping's army is still attacking outside the Taiji Gate, which makes them worried. Among them, Bai Jin and Liu Pingyuan were both famous generals back then, but now there are no soldiers around them, so they can only be a clever woman with no rice.

"Zizhang, how's the situation going?" Pei Wenju saw Xu Zizhang striding into the Taiji Hall, so he eagerly stepped forward and asked.

"Teacher, Marquis of Jin - the situation is not good!" Xu Zizhang sighed and said, "The rebels of Taijimen are attacking the city regardless of casualties, and they have sophisticated bows and crossbows and siege equipment, so it is no problem to defend for an hour or two, but if you want to hold Taijimen from being breached, I am afraid it will be difficult!" ”

"Will His Highness be able to reach the Taiji Hall in two hours?" Pei Wenju asked.

"I'm afraid it's not difficult, not to mention that Ji Ping has made a deployment in the new army, even if you want to break through the gate of King's Landing, you have to work hard!" Bai Jin shook his head and sighed.

"Difficulty, are we just going to sit back and wait?" Suddenly, Wang You on the side spoke.

He was Ji Ping's confidant, but after Ji Wen ascended the throne and became emperor, he abandoned Ji Ping and turned to Ji Wen. Because he is the one who is most afraid that Ji Ping will break through the Taiji Gate and attack the imperial city. He knows Ji Ping's character, he betrayed Ji Ping, and according to Ji Ping's heart, he will not let him go.

"Why don't we talk to Ji Ping?" Guo Xing, the secretary of the Criminal Department, said. As soon as his voice fell, he was approved by Zhao Deyan, who replaced Cui Jing's position as the secretary of the Ministry of Industry.

"Bastard-" It's just that as soon as Zhao Deyan's words fell, before everyone could speak, Ye Qingzhi, the governor on the side, scolded loudly. "King Ji Ping of Jin poisoned His Majesty, and led the army to attack the imperial city, full of rebels and thieves, you don't think about how to defend the imperial city against the army of thieves, but here to discuss how to compromise with the rebels and thieves, as scholars, are you still worthy of Your Majesty, worthy of the ancestors of Dayan?"

His words were righteous and righteous, which made Guo Xing and Zhao Deyan ashamed.

But when it was related to their own safety, Guo Xing and Zhao Deyan didn't want to swallow their anger, so they opened their mouths and asked, "Ye Zhengzhi said that the righteousness is awe-inspiring, I don't know what strategy you have to defend against the enemy?" With the meaning of Ye ruling the government, what should I do as a scholar to be worthy of His Majesty and the ancestors of Dayan? ”

"The strategy of defending against the enemy has its own decision between the prime minister and Jinzhou, Ye Qingzhi is not proficient in soldiers, so he can only mention one or two points to build yì!" Ye Qingzhi said in a stern tone, "However, as a scholar, living in a temple and the world, my generation should be honest in life and death, and the loess is buried in the bones, how can I steal my life because I am greedy for life and afraid of death, I have no backbone and lose my dignity?" ”

"My generation should be a writer of life and death—"

"My generation should be a writer of life and death—"

This sentence was said loudly by Ye Qingzhi, and he wandered in the Taiji Hall for a long time and could not disperse.

When everyone in the hall heard his words, their hearts couldn't help but boil, and their eyes looking at Ye Qingzhi showed respect.

Even Xu Zizhang, a military general on the side, heard this, and the blood in his body surged.

A scholar and a well-educated man have such a strong backbone, as a soldier, how can he lose the character and ambition of a soldier?

Suddenly, just when everyone was still immersed in Ye Qingzhi's words and couldn't extricate themselves, Xu Zizhang had already spoken, "Ye Zhizhi's words made Xu Zizhang embarrassed, please rest assured, teacher, Jin Hou, Ye Zhengzhi, you can rest assured, it is to fight to the death to the end that only Xu Zizhang is left, as long as Xu Zizhang still has a breath, he will not let the rebels break through the Taiji Gate." ”

As soon as the words fell, he strode out of the Taiji Hall.

"Xu Zizhang is a real soldier—" Looking at Xu Zizhang's upright figure, Ye Qingzhi couldn't help sighing.

"Prime Minister Pei Cheng has accepted a good apprentice!" Bai Jin also praised on the side.

Regardless of whether Xu Zizhang left a good influence on everyone before, but his words just now really impressed everyone with him.

With Ye Qingzhi's "My generation's book life and death should be a matter of Wenzheng-" coupled with Xu Zizhang's sonorous and powerful guarantee, the people in the Taiji Hall no longer quarreled, but began to deal with the matters after Ji Wen's death under Pei Wenju's instructions, such as the funeral etiquette system, the name and the temple number, etc.

Although these could only be promulgated in consultation with the new monarch who ascended the throne, they could discuss them in advance and present the contents to the new monarch.

Xu Zizhang walked to the Taiji Gate with a resolute face, looking at the soldiers who were defending the city in the middle of the loss, and his heart kept echoing Ye Qingzhi's words in the Taiji Palace.

I couldn't help but feel a warm current in my heart.

His blood boiled, and he saw his hand slowly put on the saber on his waist, the copycat version of the wolf blade that Ji Qingchen handed him.

When the sword was unsheathed, his people had already walked up to the tower of Taiji Gate step by step.