"Huo Ran, the leader of the anti-thieves, wants to take Jiankang City, and his troops have come to the city."

Xiao Qixuan clasped his hands and looked cold.

After both wind and rain, running wildly all the way, Xiao Qixuan led the army of the Ping Domain to return to Jiankang in a hurry.

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In Jiankang City, many people flocked to the city, many of whom slept on the streets, because of the hot and humid weather, malaria was frequent and spread rapidly.

The imperial court quickly placed the exiled people in the major temples in the city, according to their health and illness.

The common people of the city and the monks of the temples also organized themselves to treat those who were sick.

Drugs for the treatment of malaria, such as Artemisia annua and Changshan, were in short supply for a while.

In the imperial court, Shang Shu ordered Yao Yao Gongwei to urgently convene important ministers to discuss how to defend Jiankang City next.

Yao Gongwei's face was solemn, and his voice was low.

"Although Huo Ran's vanguard has been driven back to Jiangbei, if King Qin's division is difficult to arrive as soon as possible, Jiankang City is still in danger."

Tang Minjie, the new secretary of the military department, did not look much better, because it was the rainy season, and the army of King Qin, who came from all over the country, walked hard in the heavy rain, and the progress was naturally slow.

Yao Gongwei glanced apologetically at Yushi Zhongcheng, who did not say a word, when Mu Zhongcheng came back from Langya County, he was worried that if there was an accident for the old general Zhuge , the generals under the old general might have different intentions, and he strongly advocated taking advantage of the old general Zhuge to send someone to take over.

However, Mu Songyang's proposal to send someone to take over the military power of Langya County was vetoed by Yao Gongwei and other important ministers.

"You can't hurt the heart of the old general Zhuge , if you are still alive, you will be confiscated from the army."

But Mu Songyang could guess that the old general Zhuge was actually worried that after his death, his subordinates would not accept the dispatch of the imperial court.

The old general Zhuge once hinted that after Mu praised his death, the army of Langya County might rebel.

It's a pity that at that time, no one listened to Mu Zhongcheng's words.

It wasn't until the news of Huo Ran's rebellion came that Yao Gongwei knew that he had missed the opportunity.

Those people have followed the old general Zhuge for many years, and their ambitions have long been inflated.

Langya County used to be a place where the former prince Xiao Qiyi often came and went, and Xiao Qiyi's former East Palace had two concubines, both of whom were from Langya County.

One of Bao Lin's elder brothers is Huo Ran, who is now rebelling.

As soon as Xiao Qiyi died, Huo Ran lost the news of his only relative.

The flame of ambition can be ignited with a little grudge.

In addition, he was dissatisfied with the young Xiao Qixuan's claim to be emperor, Huo Ran took advantage of the fact that most of the Imperial Forest Army in Jiankang City followed Xiao Qixuan to recruit in person, and decided to raise troops, conquer Jiankang, and establish himself as the king.

Huo Ran's vanguard killed all the way, and the courtiers who had already received the news were furious, and in addition to being angry, they were also fully prepared.

If Huo Ran wants to take Jiankang, he must come across the river.

Jiankang was in the lower reaches of the river, and Huo Ran Pioneer crossed the river by boat, arrogant.

But in summer, the river is wide and the water is urgent, and the boat that Huo Ran's vanguard is riding is still circling in the river, and the defense army formed by the imperial court is already waiting on the shore.

Rockets fired in unison, and many ships burned and capsized in the river.

But nearly a thousand ships, some of which also went ashore.

Seeing this, the defenders of Jiankang retreated to the city by the same route.

Huo Ran's pioneer led the horse ashore and went straight to Jiankang City.

But what awaits them is a dug trap and a tightened bowstring.

The war horse fell and fell into the hay, and the flaming rocket fell, and Huo Ran's vanguard was killed and wounded most of them.

The surviving people finally came to Jiankang City, and the last eight-hundred-mile rush sent to Xiao Qixuan was sent at this time.

Of course, as early as when Xiao Qixuan received the first urgent military information, the distress messages sent to the generals and the princes had also been sent.

Now, Huo Ran's vanguard, who had been in the city, fell countless times in the rain of arrows on the city tower, and finally, the city gate opened, and Huo Ran's vanguard was beheaded by the guards who rushed out of Jiankang City.

The few remaining pioneers fled back to Jiangbei by boat in a hurry.

"Mu Zhongcheng, next, how should we defend Jiankang?"

This time, Shang Shu ordered Yao Gongwei to humbly ask Mu Songyang.

"If you want to keep Jiankang, you have to keep the river."

Everyone nodded one after another, as long as the river is guarded, Jiankang will not be in danger.

"However, if the rebels change the location of the river crossing and the middle and upper reaches of the river go down the river, Jiankang will have no danger to defend."

Mu Songyang was calm and calm, but there was worry in his eyes.

Glancing at the important ministers in the Taihe Palace, Mu Songyang continued:

"Although the river is dangerous, the river basin is too long, if Huo Ran goes down the river from the middle and upper reaches of the river, the place where they land is flexible and mobile, and they can go ashore all the way.

At that time, the defenders of Jiankang City and the people of the temporary organization alone would not be able to resist Huo Ran's soldiers and horses. ”

After Mu Songyang's words were finished, everyone fell into deep thought.

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In the palace, Mu Yunyin, who was more than six months pregnant, took the lead in donating money and materials, and wanted to send the donated property outside the palace to contribute to the guards of Jiankang City.

However, in the end, Mu Yunyin found that apart from her, the property of other people in the palace was pitiful.

Qin Meiren and Ye Meiren have a little family background, and Li Liangren only has a small amount of silver.

Mu Yunyin donated the two boxes of gold, silver and jewelry that Xiao Qixuan gave her later, as well as some headdresses.

When he was about to send someone out of the palace, Xie Neiren also sent the property donated by the Empress Dowager He.

Among them, there was a small box of valuables, which the Xenei people said had been donated by the grounded Mrs. Dai.

Mu Yunyin looked at the box of jewelry and gold ornaments, which were only available in the palace.

Xiao Qixuan naturally wouldn't send such a valuable thing to Mrs. Dai.

Mrs. Dai's maiden family is even more of a poor countryman, it is impossible for her to bring these things into the palace, Mu Yunyin knows that this is donated by the Queen Mother instead of Mrs.

Mu Yunyin didn't say anything, and asked people to write down the name of Mrs. Dai on the donation booklet.

Even the people in Xiao Yuyu's palace also sent some things, as well as clothes that Xiao Yuyu no longer wears.

"Niangniang, Qiu Tong listened to Niangniang's instructions, and has already asked Mufu to donate five thousand taels of silver to those properties outside.

The daughter who donated the second aunt said that she got married, why did she go to her in-law's family? Is this going to support thousands of families for my mother-in-law's family this year?

Even Fukang and Sister Feng said that Niang Niang donated generously, and almost donated all the money she had earned in the past two years.

These hairpins and phoenix hairpins, or keep them for the mother? ”

Mu Yunyin glanced at Huang Li unhappily, and said lightly:

"It's all something extraordinary, and it's more important than anything else for the people who participate in the guarding of Jiankang to eat a little more good.

If Jiankang City is lost, the country will not be a country, you and I will be lucky to live, and we will be displaced, how can there be any money-making livelihood to do?

In addition, refugees who have fled from outside the city to Jiankang continue to spread malaria, and they need good medicine.

Let Qiutong tell Fukang and Sister Feng that don't feel sorry for the income of the Mu family's industries, and donate all the money to buy medicine. ”

When Huang Li heard it, those few of the headdresses that Niangniang liked were not kept, don't take out all the property of Mufu, so she didn't dare to squeak anymore, for fear that Mu Yunyin would take those properties out again.

Because of the money, the refugees in exile received medical treatment, and the malaria was quickly alleviated and controlled.

The monks of Tongtai Temple, holding the newly issued Changshan and Huanghua Artemisia annua, were busy boiling medicine for the patients.

Suddenly, an Imperial Forest Army hurriedly entered the temple and guarded the entrance and exit of the temple.

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