Monk Lingqin's heart is not a little contradictory, but quite contradictory.

He knew that Guo Wenbing's words were right, but Hefei City was a heavy place, if Hefei was lost, the road to Beijing would be a flat river, and there would be no danger to defend, and the Qing Dynasty would be in danger.

And if he doesn't retreat now, the outcome of this Qing army in Hefei is conceivable, and more seriously, if he loses the protection of this army, the Qing Dynasty will only have to be slaughtered.

This decision is not easy to make, this is a decision that affects the fate of the entire Qing Dynasty, if it is not good, he will become a sinner of the Qing Dynasty through the ages.

Monk Greenqin as the royal family of the Qing Dynasty, this kind of great responsibility, he can never afford it, in his heart, can really make this decision, the master, can only be Emperor Xianfeng, but Xianfeng is far away in the capital, that is far from water can not quench the thirst, and at this critical juncture, only he Monk Greenqin can solve the urgent need.

When Seng Lingqin was in a dilemma, someone suddenly came to report that Prince Gong had returned.

Lao Gong? Monk Greenqin's eyes lit up, and his heart was overjoyed, he felt that it was too opportune for Prince Gong to come back, and with Lao Gong's presence, his pressure would be reduced a lot.

"Please." Monk Greenqin hurriedly said. After he finished speaking, he waved his hand again, and Guo Wenbing retreated with interest.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, an old man dressed in Hanfu and on crutches, with gray hair, hunched back and lame legs stood in front of him.

Where did this bad old man come from, Monk Greenqin couldn't help but feel angry, the guards outside here are too ignorant, this is the place where he Monk Greenqin deals with important military affairs, how can he let idle people and others come and go casually. He was about to summon someone to knock the bad old man out of the way, but the bad old man started talking.

"Old friend, long time gone." The bad old man looked at Monk Greenqin, grinned, and said vaguely. The teeth in his mouth had fallen out, and as soon as he spoke. It's leaking.

"What? What are you talking about, old man, this king didn't hear clearly, you may have gone to the wrong place, this place is not for you to come." Monk Greenqin is a dignified prince, how can he be as knowledgeable as ordinary people, and this person is still an old man in his last years. If he uses force and says it, won't it insult his name as the king of iron hats?

"Who says I can't come? I'm still here, what can you do?" The old man put the cane in his hand on the ground and said loudly.

"Uncle, uncle, your words, this king really can't hear clearly, do you think this is good, this king sent someone to take you out, you weigh it yourself, see if there is any need, you can tell him directly, he will make you satisfied." Monk Greenqin felt that he was really miserable, and he had to deal with such an old man at such an urgent juncture.

"Old monk, just drive me away like this, don't regret it." A very familiar voice came into the ears of Monk Grinqin.

This voice, Monk Greenqin is indeed too familiar, Lao Gong, it is the voice of Prince Gong, Monk Greenqin can be sure. He looked around nervously and kept looking around, he wanted to see where Prince Gong was talking. It's really weird, where is this old Gong talking? Monk Grinqin was a little confused.

"Old monk, it seems that my pretending to be easy is really good, even you can't see it." The bad old man standing in front of Monk Lingqin suddenly straightened up, and his speech was no longer blurred.

"You, you're ...... Lao Gong?" Monk Greenqin's mouth opened wide, his face was full of shock, and he was a little uncertain.

Is this really surprising to him, this old man turned out to be Lao Gong, this is also incredible.

"Yes, it's me." After the old man finished speaking, he reached out and tore off the human skin mask on his face, removed the wig on his head, and removed all disguises, revealing the true face of Lushan.

It's not Prince Gong, who else can it be.

"Lao Gong, you, you're pretending to be a little too similar." The look of shock on Seng Greenqin's face had not yet subsided, and there was still disbelief in his tone.

"If you don't pretend to be like a dot, how can you deceive the Taiping Army?" Prince Gong smiled bitterly and said.

"The Taipings? You've run into them, what's going on?' Monk Grinqin was shocked and uncertain.

Monk Greenqin because of the war, really forgot about Prince Gong to go to the east gate, at this time to listen to him, and then think of the Taiping army into the city, he suddenly realized.

"I almost couldn't come back, but thanks to the blessing of my ancestors and ancestors, I have the opportunity to stand here and talk to you, old monk, don't ask the reason first, let me rest first, and then tell you in detail." Prince Gong escaped death and felt a little emotional, which is understandable.

"Lao Gong, come, sit, sit down and rest." Monk Lingqin hurriedly let Prince Gong to the chair next to him, and then personally poured him a cup of tea and brought it to him.

Prince Gong took it, cooed and drank the teacup in one go, then poured another cup himself, finished it in one go, and then closed his eyes and rested for a few minutes, as if he felt that his strength had recovered slightly, and then he opened his eyes.

The moment Prince Gong opened his eyes, he saw that Seng Lingqin was looking at him intently, with a confused look on his face.

"Old monk, you also sit down, let me tell you slowly." Prince Gong pointed to the chair next to him and motioned for Monk Grinqin to do the same.

Monk Grinqin nodded and sat down woodenly.

Prince Gong glanced at Seng Lingqin again, took a deep breath, and then told him about his experience of this trip to the East Gate.

After Prince Gong led the convoy to break away from the army led by Seng Lingqin, he galloped along the official road towards the east gate. However, they had not gone far when they saw smoke and dust rising in front of them, flags waving, and people neighing.

Prince Gong was shocked, he thought it was Deng Dinggong's army, but he turned around and thought, if it was Deng Dinggong's army, it should be stationed in Dongcheng, why would Lu come towards him, if it wasn't the army led by Deng Dinggong, then who would it be? A bad premonition slowly rose in Prince Gong's heart.

He hurriedly sent out his horse to probe forward.

He didn't have long to come out of the horse, and he ran back in a panic, his face was like earth, and he stammered to report to Prince Gong that the army in front of him was, yes, the Taiping army!

The Taipings? When Prince Gong heard this, he almost fainted, he hurriedly asked Tanma if he was mistaken, Tanma nodded again and again, and promised that it was right.

Prince Gong's face changed drastically, and he lost his mind for a while. He couldn't figure it out, how did the Taiping army enter the city, how did they get in, what about Deng Ding's army, what about the defenders of the city gate, could it be that the city gate was broken so easily? A series of questions stunned him.

The Taiping army was approaching in a blink of an eye, and there was no room for the suspicious Prince Gong to think too much, so he could only avoid it from afar. Just after the Taiping army, Prince Gong suddenly remembered that they were heading in the direction of the army led by Seng Lingqin.

Prince Gong was shocked in his heart, if the Taiping army bumped into Seng Lingqin's army, wouldn't it be bad, he had to hurry back and inform Seng Greenqin.

At this time, Prince Gong couldn't care to check the situation at the East City Gate, so he just wanted to rush ahead of the Taiping army and report the news to Seng Lingqin, so that he could be careful.

Who knows, he and the escort team didn't run out of the road for a few steps, but they fell into an ambush and fell into the hands of the special operations team of the Taiping Army who was responsible for the guard behind them.

Seeing that Prince Gong was dressed gorgeously and with the escorts of the brigade, the special operations team guessed that this guy's identity was not simple, so they took him aside alone and interrogated him carefully for a long time.

This Prince Gong is also really good, he is not chaotic in the face of danger, and he insists that he is just a businessman who goes out to make a living, and he brings so many guards because the road is not smooth during this time, and it is completely out of safety considerations.

This is reasonable, and the special operations team can't find the slightest flaw, they checked Prince Gong's belongings again, and found nothing abnormal, so they had to let him go.

Although Prince Gong was a false alarm, he also wasted a lot of time, he was worried that there would be another situation on the road, so he specially changed his clothes and changed his appearance, so he quickly whipped his horse and rushed towards the direction of the army of Monk Greenqin.

The emperor lived up to his wishes, and after the last, he caught up with the army, but it was the Taiping army and the Qing army that were fighting to catch up, he was shocked, knowing that something had happened to Lu Dao, so he panicked to find out the situation with Monk Greenqin.

Then, there was the scene of the bad old man. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (biquge.info) to vote for recommendation and monthly pass. Your support. That's what motivates me the most......)