The sacrificial enthronement ceremony begins at the beginning of the afternoon and lasts until the end of Shenzheng, a full three hours.

It was another hour after the sealing, and after all the ceremonies were completed, it was dark.

Zhu Wenzhi objected and wanted to shorten the time as much as possible, but Liu Yongtang said that it was very difficult.

Because this is different from the regular ritual, starting from the noon when the yang energy is at its peak and ending when the yin energy is getting stronger, it is about the intersection of yin and yang, and the qi of heaven and earth.

"Your Majesty, the ceremony can't be curtailed any longer, otherwise, if you don't get the recognition of God, how can your throne live with heaven and earth and be passed on from generation to generation?" Liu Yongtang explained with a smile.

Wu Chenliang hurriedly said:

"Your Majesty, rest assured, there are 30,000 defenders in the city, plenty of food and grass, and there are 300,000 troops outside the city, and the last general can defend it! What's more, they won't be able to summon a large army in a few days, and they will never be able to interrupt your enthronement ceremony. ”

In this case, Zhu Wenzhi had to be at the mercy of the master of ceremonies of the Ministry of Rites.

Zhu Zhanji was in a hurry to attack the city, but he didn't want Zhu Wenzhi to ascend the throne smoothly.

Hu Yanjin ventured into the city to save his master, or burn down the arsenal, also to prevent Zhu Wenzhi's enthronement ceremony.

But the two walls of Emperor Taizu are impregnable, even if there are only a few thousand soldiers left, as long as the city is defended and there are no traitors, it is difficult to get in from outside.

In the first hour of the drum of the sacrifice, Liang Ge organized the first siege of the city.

Hua Qiao followed Hu Yanjin to the fence gate. There is no moat here, but there are many protective buildings near the gate, and the Lion Rock in the city is guarded by condescending soldiers, and it is almost impossible to get close.

"Senior brother, there is another door inside the fence gate, in the process of entering, he was either shot to death, or he was beaten into a sieve by the firecracker, this is not a matter of trying, what is the difference between this and the imperial brother forcibly attacking the city?"

"Yes, it must be my father who is responsible for guarding the city, Zhu Wenzhi will not trust the original generals in the city too much in a short period of time." When Hu Yanjin said this, he was actually very depressed.

Under the military membership system, it is common for fathers and sons to go into battle, but it is rare for fathers and sons to be divided into opposing camps.

On the way back to the camp on horseback, there was a section of the road where the outer Guo city wall could not be seen, before they looked for the city gate and walked around the soil ridge, but now, Hu Yanjin found that although there was a moat, this soil ridge was very close to the moat.

"Ah Qiao, let's climb up and take a look, we should be able to see the city here."

There is no city gate in this section, because it is all hilly, the surrounding area is deserted, and even the moat is made of local materials, using the original small river.

The two of them climbed the earthen ridge, which was much higher than the city wall, and the scene inside the outer wall suddenly came into view, and even the inner city wall and inner city buildings could be seen from afar.

Hu Yanjin turned her face to look at the buckwheat, the wind was strong on the mountain, she was afraid that the big tie would be blown away by the wind, so she dragged the edge with her hand, but the tie of the big buckwheat was blown up by the wind.

"What are you looking at?"

Hu Yanjin smiled and hugged her in his arms from behind:

"Look at you."

"I don't believe it."

"I'm looking at which way your streamers are going. This location is really good, it is to the northeast, if you can resist the wind and float to the city, it should not be a problem. To the north of the city is the arsenal of the Nanjing garrison. ”

Hu Yanjin gently rested his chin on the top of Hua Qiao's head, and the two of them faced the city, thinking about the same thing in their hearts.

"But...... Flying in the air is a live target, and you don't have the power to fight back......"

Hu Yanjin didn't answer her words, only took her hand and quickly went down the mountain.

Before he got close to the barracks, he had already seen the flames of war, and sure enough, as Hu Yanjin said, the fire guns made it impossible for the soldiers to get close to the city wall at all. An hour passed, and the only good thing was to use up some of the city's ammunition.

"Coming back? How's that over there? Is there any hope of getting in? Zhu Zhanji asked repeatedly.

Hu Yanjin shook his head, if he attacked the city from the riverside, it would not be much better than here.

Hua Qiao didn't go into the big tent with him, and walked towards his tent, only to see Can'er walking anxiously outside the tent, and when she saw Hua Qiao coming back, she hurriedly rushed forward, grabbed Hua Qiao's arm and whispered:

"Princess, someone is looking for you......"

"Looking for me? In the barracks? Hua Qiao untied the big curtain, and opened the curtain and walked in quickly.

"Celestial Princess!"

A woman dressed in white and wearing a white gauze hat untied her veil and called for buckwheat with some excitement.

"You...... Are you Lanxi? ”

"Celestia, thank you for remembering me." Lan Xi took off her hat and tearfully wanted to kneel down to Hua Qiao, but Hua Qiao stopped her and asked suspiciously, "Isn't the city closed?" How did you end up outside the city? ”

"Back to the princess, we have been operating in Yingtianfu for 20 years, and some of them are channels. There are two gates in the inner city, and there are also two gates in the outer city.

But this is an extraordinary time, and it is not easy to come out. We...... It was carried out carrying the dead of leprosy. Princess, I'm here to tell you that Uncle Hua has been rescued by Zhang Yue. ”

"Zhang Yue? Are you sure? Great......" Hua Qiao's tears fell, so that Daddy would not be pulled up to the city.

Also, the enthronement ceremony will continue until dusk, and Zhang Yue is trying to find a way to stop the ceremony...... I'm afraid...... He's going to die......"

"He ......"

Originally, he had ventured into the palace to persuade those ministers, but the emperor ...... Zhu Wenzhi insisted that he had a jade seal, and Master Hua predicted that he was the true son of the dragon. ”

Hua Qiao sat down slowly, looking at the bronze mirror on the low table. Can'er is exquisite, combing men's hair buns, and putting a mirror out.

The true dragon emperor? How can you prove that he is not?

"Xiao Gao! Bring Daddy's box! Hua Qiao seemed to think of something, and screamed excitedly.

Xiao Gao hurriedly went to get the box and put it on the low table in front of Hua Qiao.

Hua Qiao opened the box, reached into the mezzanine, and took out something a little bigger than a palm. She said:

"I'll go back to the city with you, and I have a way to prove that he is not a true man."

"Princess!" Xiao Gao and Chan'er both screamed at the same time.

"This ...... Too risky...... When we came out, I was only allowed to bring out four mothers-in-law, and when we went back, there would be no one more without the corpse......"

Mother-in-law? The few simple makeup tools that Can'er brought were not enough to turn her into a mother-in-law, and Hua Qiao also frowned. She looked at Lan Xi and asked calmly:

"Does the mother-in-law know your passage in and out of the city? Also, if you help us like this, aren't you afraid of Du Chunshan?

"They know the passages, and it's usually them who run in and out of the city, and this is the first time I've followed them out. I told them that it was the emperor who asked me to come out and send instructions to Neiying, and they didn't suspect it. ”

"What about you...... This is for ...... Zhang Yue? ”

Lan Xi pursed her lips and only squeezed out one sentence:

He said the same thing about returning to the court. I also don't want there to be more people like us in Daming, whose families are ruined and who have to grow up in fear and hatred. ”

The love in the heart can change a person. Tao Qingyu is like this, how is the Lanxi in front of him not like this?

Hua Qiao turned her head to stare at Xiao Gao beside her, and said with a serious face:

"Stun her!"