Chapter 22 The Beacon City is in Flames
The crown prince Li Yan returned to the court and presented a secret report to the old emperor, but it was evidence of collusion with the bandits among some courtiers collected during the encirclement and suppression of the bandits.
To add insult to injury, Beiyi came to attack, and the border was in an emergency.
Before the courtiers could discuss whether it was war or peace, another urgent military report came to the capital, and General Ding Wei, who was guarding the border pass, was defeated and surrendered to the enemy country without a fight, opened the city gate, the border pass was lost, and the Beiyi army went all the way south to the capital.
For a while, the smoke of wolves was everywhere, the flames of war were raging, and the people were displaced, facing life and death at all times. Without the 'anger for the crown' in his previous life, Ding Wei still opened the city gate to lead the Beiyi army into the customs, and the so-called "anger for the red face" was just an excuse for their selfish and shameless behavior.
The momentum of the Beiyi army was like a rainbow, and the siege of the city in the south was like a bamboo, and the Tianyan army was defeated and retreated due to lack of preparation for the war.
The old emperor took several princes and his ministers to flee the capital to the south to avoid trouble, unlike the previous life, the prince did not accompany him, but asked for an order to lead troops to meet the enemy, and when he left, the old emperor finally sighed and left a confidant and a secret decree.
More and more refugees poured into Yuzhou, causing more and more riots and unrest, and armed fights broke out in the city from time to time, and everyone was in danger. The Yuzhou government had no choice but to order the city gate to be closed, and the incidents of refugees attacking the city gate became more frequent.
Mu Wanyi was worried all day long in the Xie Mansion, and the hundred guards left by the prince were enough to protect the Xie Mansion, but Li Yan, who was far away in the capital to fight the enemy, was in danger. In the end, Mu Wanyi decided to go north to help the prince.
The Xie family had little opinion on Mu Wanyi's insistence on going north, except for the old lady and the two uncles, but they had a lot of complaints about Mu Wanyi's desire to take away the guards and wait for the guards.
The refugees attacked the city gate, and it was impossible for Mu Wanyi to take the guards out of the city, and when the city gate was opened, the refugees would pour into the city and create chaos.
Mu Wanyi stood on the city tower and looked at the refugees outside the city, most of them were displaced, ragged, tired, hungry and cold, but the eyes were full of madness, it was winter, and there were people freezing and starving to death outside the city every day.
Mu Wanyi went down to the city tower, went back to Xie's house and had a long talk with Mrs. Xie and the two uncles, and then the leader of the guard took advantage of the prince's position to put pressure on local officials, and finally raised a batch of supplies.
The city gate was wide open, and the refugees outside the city rushed to the city frantically, and before they could rush into the city, they saw a beautiful woman sitting under the city gate, stroking the yaoqin in her hand, and the sound of the qin hit the heart directly.
It was as if people had returned to the good old days before the war, when their loved ones were still there, their homes were still there, and life was peaceful and peaceful. Suddenly, one day, the iron hooves of the Beiyi Tatars trampled on all peace, relatives died tragically, homes were destroyed, people fled miserably, and they could be killed by the Beiyi soldiers at any time, and their lives and safety could not be guaranteed. Many people began to cry, crying about their lost loved ones, crying about their miserable situation.
People were still immersed in grief and couldn't extricate themselves, the sound of the piano stopped suddenly, Mu Wanyi stood up and walked slowly to the crowd, the guards nervously stepped forward to guard, but were stopped by Mu Wanyi's eyes.
"Uncle, I don't know where your family lives?" Mu Wanyi asked a middle-aged man in front of her who was crying bitterly.
The uncle was still crying about his son and daughter-in-law who died tragically and his little grandson who starved to death, and when he heard someone ask, he replied, "The old Han family lives in Han County, Jizhou"
"Auntie, what about you?" "I'm also from Jizhou, but in Jing County."
Mu Wanyi walked up to a little girl again, lowered her body and asked, "Little sister, where is your home?" What about your family? ”
When the little girl saw her beautiful sister asking, she couldn't help but cry again when she thought of her parents who had died under the knife.
A few words of questioning once again aroused people's emotions, and the cry came again.
Mu Wanyi returned to everyone and said loudly
"Ladies and gentlemen, you come from different places, but today you are blocked at the gate of Yuzhou City, why?
You used to have a family to rely on, relatives and children, but now you have left your hometown, with no clothes and no food, why?
How many wives are separated, how many families are broken, we are born like ants, and our lives are like grass, why? ”
"It's Beiyi! It was the Beiyi Army who killed our family! Ruined our homeland! ”
"How long will it take to flee like this? Where else can we escape? If the heavens fall, where in the world will we still have a foothold? "The crowd is silent, yes, all the time on the run, from north to south, all the time on the run, where can I escape? There was a look of confusion on everyone's faces.
Mu Wanyi suddenly shouted, "Run!" …… Hehe! This is our homeland, why should we run away?! The hatred of the country and the family has not been avenged, why should we flee?! Do we want to let the relatives who died tragically under the Yellow Spring die without turning a blind eye? ”
Like a hammer that woke up the confused crowd, "Revenge!" Avenge! Avenge! "The crowd is angry and the fighting spirit is high.
Chang'an was mixed in the crowd, and couldn't help but praise Mu Wanyi, a talented bloody woman!
At Mu Wanyi's signal, the prince waited for the leader of the guard to stand up, saying that the national crisis was at hand, and the prince urgently recruited soldiers to fight against the Beiyi army.
Hearing that there was going to be a war, the crowd was silent again, and Mu Wanyi stood up, "The rise and fall of the country is the responsibility of the husband." Although Wan'er is a weak woman, she is willing to do her best to drive out the Tatars and defend my heavens, and the hatred of the country and the family will not be avenged in the living world! ”
Chang'an was in the crowd and said in a deep voice, "I miss my dignified seven-foot man, but I am not as good as a woman, it's a pity!" , instead of fleeing all day long, it is better to rise up and resist, avenge your relatives, expel Beiyi, and swear to defend my heavens! Count me in! ”
Some people started up, and more people joined in, and some people joined in the distribution of supplies, and in the end there were as many as 1,000 people after the conscription.
Chang'an took this opportunity to recognize Mu Wanyi as Mingyu, and strongly requested to follow Mu Wanyi to the north.
Mu Wanyi didn't agree, but she couldn't stand Chang'an's pleading and finally had to agree, and the crying jade probably stayed by her side in the same way.
Mu Wanyi followed the temporary conscription of recruits all the way north, met homeless people along the way, and lobbied passionately, and more and more people joined the army.
Every time I go to the state capital Yamen, and then collect war readiness supplies on the order of the prince, when the materials are tight, Chang'an takes the opportunity to add some military supplies from time to time, anyway, the materials of Qingfeng Village are more than enough to deal with these.