"Your Majesty." Liang Fengmian heard in the military camp that Qi Bingyu had fainted in the Jinluan Palace, so he hurriedly came to the palace and saw the emperor lying on the sickbed with gray temples, he was heartbroken, and he didn't know what to say, "Weichen is guilty." ”

Qi Bingyu closed his eyes and didn't speak, but the slightly trembling frowning eyebrows proved that he was awake, he heard Liang Fengmian's words, and two lines of hot tears oozed from his closed eyes, flowing into the gray bun along the corners of his eyes.

The century-old foundation of the Celestial Empire, Bingyu has been fighting for more than 40 years, fighting against Daliang for decades, and for the first time, the border city has been broken and directly entered the Central Plains...

Liang Fengmian was originally the captain of the border city, knowing that the border environment was difficult and it was not easy to defend the city, he is now far away in Shangjing, in a high position, and he is always worried about the soldiers in the border city, and now those brothers who used to fight side by side are all buried in the loess and turned into white bones, and the iron cavalry is broken and disappears without a trace.

Liang Fengmian always wondered if he had sent reinforcements earlier, if he had given more prepared orders, would it not have been like this.

Liang Fengmian knelt on the ground, the cold iron armor hit the ground, making a ping-pong sound, he kowtowed with a bitter face, and shouted sadly: "Your Majesty..."

Concubine Mei, who was waiting on the side, looked sorry, and when she saw the general kneeling on the ground, she hurriedly stepped forward to help her up: "General... The emperor is tired. ”

Gonggong He and Rong Fu also stepped forward to help Liang Fengmian up, but Liang Fengmian insisted on refusing to get up.

The palace maids and eunuchs who served in the Qinzheng Hall all stood in place with their heads down, and there was no life in the hall.

Qi Bingyu closed his eyes, his expression was painful, he couldn't imagine how miserable the people in the city were when Da Liang's iron horse stepped into Cangzhou City.

The ten-mile long street was burned, and the corpses of women and children in the city were all over the field, and the cries and shouts resounded through the world, mourning and destroying the bones...

When the Daliang army broke through the border, He Fang's army was transferred to Chicang Prefecture, the first city in the Central Plains, to support, but the speed of the city breakthrough was so fast that people were caught off guard.

The people of Shangjing live and work in peace and contentment under the protection of the emperor, and now they have not felt the cruelty of the war, but the people of Shangjing are the people, the people of Jingzhou are the people, and the people of Cangzhou are also the people...

Qi Bingyu blamed himself in his heart, he was overwhelmed with grief, he only wished not to wake up again, and was willing to bury the loess with the dead Cangzhou people and border city soldiers forever.

"Nowadays... What is the situation in Cangzhou? Qi Bingyu didn't want to wake up anymore, he was also the emperor of the Celestial Empire, and he would rather be a monk for a day and ring the bell for a day than escape his responsibility, he sighed and asked heavily.

After Qi Bingyu became ill, all military affairs were handed over to Liang Fengmian, and he trusted that Liang Fengmian had reached such a situation.

Liang Fengmian raised his head with a sad look, the loss of Cangzhou City was also a great setback for him, he had been marching for decades, and guarding the border was more than half of the marching year, when did such a situation occur on the border.

"Your Majesty, Cangzhou has fallen... Refugee... The refugees have fled in the direction of the Central Plains..."Liang Fengmian really couldn't speak, "The minister has ordered the governors of the state capital to prepare to respond, and make sure that the refugees who have escaped have a place to live." The armies of the state capital are also strengthening and assembling the city, and the enemy army of Daliang is camping outside the city. Please rest assured that the emperor will not let the state be lost! ”

Xia Rongxin stood on the side, and Gonggong He and Rong Fu also knelt aside.

They have lived in the deep palace for a long time and know that Cangzhou is lost, the people and the army will definitely doubt the ability of the imperial court, Cangzhou is the first city in the Central Plains after the border town, the city defense is the most stable, even Cangzhou has been lost, and the Daliang army will attack again, but I don't know how long Cangzhou can last.

The border fortress resists the incursion of several small countries all the year round, the court is treacherous, the ministers have their own ghosts, and seeing that Qi Bingyu is weak, they have long been planning behind their backs to help which prince ascend the throne.

Qi Jingyang is the crown prince, with insufficient ability but noble birth, and is the eldest son of the queen, in line with the ancestral system of succession to the throne; However, Qi Jingqin, the second son of the emperor, has outstanding ability and is the best candidate to take charge of the world in order to inherit the unification, but his identity is insufficient, and his mother's family is far away in the capital of Qinhuai, and there is no backer above the court, so he has to rely on the few supporters to compete with the princelings.

The ministers have different hearts, and the border war is only supported by Liang Fengmian, Qin Yuandao and other good ministers and generals.

Cangzhou was lost, I am afraid that the officials below have no confidence in the war behind, Qi Bingyu fainted early, and the two parties are preparing for a change of position.

The people present in the Diligent Administration Hall knew all this.

"My people, I'm very disappointed in me..."Qi Bingyu opened his eyes and looked at the longevity pattern on the top of the main hall, which was lifelike and vivid, depicting the prosperity of the Celestial Empire.

The people present were all Qi Bingyu's cronies, he did not hide his worries, he knew that as an emperor, he had to win the hearts of the people in order to succeed to the throne stably and sit firmly in the world.

However, now that Cangzhou is lost, the people are ruined, their wives are separated, and they are displaced, all of which are his responsibility.

Qi Bingyu I Mingjun, who reigned for more than 40 years, was conscientious and conscientious, treated the people like a son, and was a good emperor praised by everyone.

"I am ashamed of the people of the Celestial Empire, and I am ashamed of the trust of the first emperor in me." Qi Bingyu still remembers that when his father died, he personally handed over the jade seal of the country to him, and warned him to be diligent in government and love the people, and work hard to govern the country.

"If I can be twenty years younger, I will definitely take command of Daliang in person!" Qi Bingyu couldn't help but feel sorry when he thought of the agitation, now that he is old and frail, he has more than enough strength to do it.

"Your Majesty..."Xia Rongxin stood aside with a sad face, squatting down beside the dragon couch, the goose-yellow brocade dress on her body merged with the curtain of the dragon couch, she took Qi Bingyu's hand and held it tightly, trying to give him a little comfort.

Qi Bingyu coughed violently a few times, his facial features were tangled together, as if he was going to cough out his liver and lungs, Xia Rongxin hurriedly stepped forward to cover Qi Bingyu's lips with a handkerchief and patted his chest.

When he took off the handkerchief and looked at it again, there was a bright red on the pink silk, Qi Bingyu closed his eyes and panted, looking extremely weak.

"Doctor! Tell the Doctor!! Xia Rongxin couldn't help but look at the bloodstains, and shouted hysterically.

Gonggong He saw it and ran out of the Qinzheng Palace: "Imperial Doctor! What about the doctor!! Tell the Imperial Doctor! ”

The palace maids and eunuchs of the Qinzheng Palace were in a panic, and they all ran out one by one to bring water and medicine to the imperial doctor, and those who didn't know what to do were all kneeling on the ground, and even more scared and sobbed.

Liang Fengmian's expression was also painfully tangled, he couldn't cry, tears flowed down the weather-beaten ravines on his face, and his knees rubbed on the ground and approached the dragon bed step by step: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

Xia Rongxin had already cried for a long time, Qi Bingyu was the love of her life, seeing him so painful, she couldn't wait to suffer so much for him: "Your Majesty..."

Fine beads of sweat appeared on Qi Bingyu's forehead, he had been dealing with government affairs day and night for many years, and those paperwork had already squeezed his body dry, and his heart was so painful that his liver and gallbladder were broken, and he was miserable.

"Fengmian—" he raised his hand with difficulty.

"Your Majesty... The old minister is here! Liang Fengmian immediately stepped forward and grabbed his hand, "The minister is here." The minister is here. ”

"Liang Fengmian." Qi Bingyu said word by word, "This broken mountain and river, you must firmly guard it for me." ”

Qi Bingyu's voice was weak, it sounded like an order, but in fact it was a helpless plea of an emperor, he didn't know how long he could last, but he always wanted to see the moment when the Haiyan River was clear and the country and the people were safe.

"The Imperial Doctor is here! The Imperial Doctor is here! Gonggong He led the imperial doctor and ran in.

Xia Rongxin hurriedly greeted him, crying and said, "Lin Yuantou, come and see, the emperor... The emperor coughed up blood just now, come and take a look..."

She burst into tears, making people break their hearts and intestines just by listening to it.

"Mother, general, you all go out first." Lin Yuanshou was extremely calm, and walked straight to the dragon couch to ask for a pulse.

"Niangniang, general, let's go first, with the head of the forest courtyard here, the emperor will be safe and sound." Gonggong He and Rong Fu persuaded him.