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In the evening of the next day, the first two 5,000-strong reinforcements from Qinzhou and Chuzhou had arrived.

As soon as the 10,000 troops arrived, the ministers in Pingjing City immediately settled down.

However, there was no sound of trumpets in the deep forest to the south that night.

Trained troops exited the city through the south gate, searching for enemy tracks in the darkness of the night, only to find only the site of an abandoned tent and the countless remains of a longbow that had been smashed.

Until the end, the guards in Heijing City failed to figure out what happened outside Pingjing City during the first two nights.

At dawn on the third day, the second group of troops, about 100,000 people, who had rushed all the way to the capital, had hurried to thirty miles north of Pingjing.

It was still Zhang Shouzhong who went out of the city to greet him in person. It is said that there should be 200,000 troops coming from Chuzhou and 100,000 in Qinzhou, but for some reason, only 100,000 people from Qinzhou came

Knowing that the crisis in Pingjing seemed to have been resolved, the generals did not move forward, but rearranged the large army to be stationed on the spot, waiting for the next news in Pingjing.

And so it passed for another three days.

During this period, Zhang Shouzhong received a reply from the general of Chuzhou - after discussing with the general of Jiangzhou, he felt that something was wrong, so he decided to disobey Pingjing's order and continue to hold the same place with his army of more than 100,000 troops.

When the news was delivered to the cabinet, the government and the opposition were in an uproar, and several civilian officials participated in such retrograde actions on the spot.

However, Sun Beiji was noncommittal, and did not make a decision on the spot, but just said that the current enemy is present, and the matter of severe punishment and punishment will be discussed later.

Zhang Shouzhong saw that Sun Beiji wanted to put things off for a while, so he also echoed his own reasons and appeased the restless ministers for the time being.

When the crowd dispersed in private, Zhang Shouzhong just shook his head and sighed.

"It's not surprising, it's not hard to understand everyone's reaction." Sun Beiji said lightly, "After all, everyone in Beijing is in danger now, if Pingjing really falls, and the emperor goes out and does not return, it will indeed be a little difficult to do." ”

"I'm sighing at the guards of Chuzhou," Zhang Shouzhong said in a low voice, "At this critical juncture, but not listening to the order of Jingzhong, is this also a disobedient heart?" ”

"Not necessarily, Chuzhou is now guarded by Xue Jichong...... I still know this person, and I won't do anything that deceives the king. Sun Beiji said softly, "Let's take a look first and see what he wants to do." ”

Over the past three days, nearly 10,000 people have been searching outside the city for potential threats – but there have been no suspicious people outside.

The Cabinet ordered the surrounding state capitals to keep a close eye out for any anti-thieves, but no one saw any suspicious troops passing by, whether in Yuezhou, Huizhou, or anywhere else.

The roar that resounded through the sky a few nights ago, and the arrows that pierced through the clouds, were like a dream, leaving some painless traces, and then evaporating from the world.

The large army stationed thirty miles away from Pingjing, after making sure that the capital was safe, soon went north again. They were originally going to transfer the troops to the north to resist Jin, and this back and forth was delayed for nearly six days, although the grain and grass were abundant, but it was also a large expense to carry it out.

Heikyo finally lifted the siege completely, but still maintained a nightly curfew.

However, it was around this time that worse news came from the north.

- Chen Yicong was ambushed by troops suspected of being Jin on the way from Jiangzhou to Chuzhou.

When the news reached the cabinet, several ministers fainted on the spot.

"The gold thief?" Zhang Shouzhong's eyes widened, "How can there be a gold thief in the hinterland of my Great Zhou?" The defenses of the North have never been breached! ”

"General Li judged that this group of gold thieves may have come from the southwest over the mountain." The messenger replied, "They are still investigating the specific situation!" ”

"Where is the emperor now?"

"I don't know ......," said the rumor, gritting his teeth, "The troops of Qinzhou and Chuzhou who went north from Pingjing before are now fighting fiercely between Chu and Jiang, and no trace of the emperor has been found!" ”

Zhang Beiji, who had been standing and listening to the conversation below, sat heavily on the chair.

When the messenger had finished talking about the situation at the front, several ministers gathered around him and talked about their opinions.

In the midst of this chaos, Sun Beiji suddenly slapped the table, and the noise stopped abruptly.

"How many people is the emperor bringing with him now?" Sun Beiji frowned, his eyes were like refinement, and he looked at Zhang Shouzhong, "I remember that the previous report said that the emperor left a part of the troops in Zhuozhou?" ”

"Yes." Zhang Shouzhong nodded with a pale face, "The current accompanying troops, even if you count the thousand people we sent to guard the tomb earlier, there are only two thousand and a half troops around the emperor. ”

"That's enough." Sun Beiji clenched his palm, "If the emperor has been captured, the golden thief will inevitably take the first step to coerce the Son of Heaven to coerce our army, if something happens to the emperor, 2,500 people will all die, and it will also be a mountain of corpses." ”

The cabinet members were stunned for a moment, and there was slowly hope in their eyes.

No news...... That's the good news.

The emperor may have broken out of the shell of the golden cicada and fled!

"The Jin people claimed to have a surprise attack with an army of 300,000, and they wanted to attack the east and the west, taking advantage of the chaos to eat the three state capitals of Xiajiang, Chu, and Qin, but Jiangzhou and Chuzhou did not go south this time, so they reacted quickly." Sun Beiji said in a low voice, "Now the battle line is still between Chuzhou and Jiangzhou, we can't panic ourselves." ”

The next person walked out, "Elder Ge, why don't you take this opportunity to let the garrison of Zhuozhou go south and fight this group of gold thieves together with our troops in the Jiang and Chu areas?" ”

“…… Cannot. Zhang Shouzhong immediately said, "What if this is also a sound attack?" As soon as Zhuozhou's troops go south, the gold thieves will take the opportunity to attack the south again, and your 'flanking attack' will become 'being flanked'!

"The North can't move." Although Sun Beiji's voice was not loud, it was a bit reassuring and serious, "Wait." ”

"Wait? What are you waiting for? ”

"Wait for the emperor to come back." Sun Beiji frowned and said, "The emperor lost contact in Jiangzhou, and when he returned to Pingjing from Jiangzhou, he quickly stepped up and whipped, three days is enough." ”

……

That night, Ai Songqing came back from outside, and as soon as she entered the house, Bai Ling raised her index finger and made a silent gesture - Nian Nian was taking a nap, and finally fell asleep.

Ai Songqing really had something to say, so he came to his mouth and endured it again.

Bai Ling took a few steps closer and poured Ai Songqing a glass of water, "What's wrong?" ”

Ai Songqing sighed, "Didn't you say a few days ago that Pingjing had lifted all the crises except for the night curfew...... I went out today, how do I feel that the outside control has become more and more strict recently. ”

"What's the law?"

"Patrols are everywhere, and if they see anyone who can be detained and interrogated on the spot." Ai Songqing frowned, "I went out with my master today to match the piano with new strings, but when I was talking, I was heard by the patrol, saying that I had a Chuzhou accent, and they would arrest me for interrogation if they didn't listen to my explanation." ”

Bai Ling was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly approached Ai Songqing to take a look, "They didn't embarrass you, did they?" ”

"No, it was a little father-in-law beside Gonggong Yuan who happened to pass by and gave me a guarantee before letting me come back," Ai Songqing wiped the sweat from his forehead, "Otherwise, I will be arrested and sent to the camp on the south side of the city." ”

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