There was news of Zhang Shuo from the city gate official.

"Mr. Zhang left in a carriage before noon, and the carriage was empty, and he was the only one."

Li Zhang didn't have the heart to care about Zhang Shuo's affairs anymore. He needed to gather his forces immediately to fight the besieging enemy. Soon, the Praetorian Guard, Long Wuwei and the 20,000 people of the Xiao Cavalry Battalion were all lined up. There are eight gates, and the troops need to be dispersed.

Li Zhang is used to fighting the battle of breaking the city, and it is the first time to fight the battle of defending the city.

However, although he is not good at it, he is a good general. When the people were mobilized, as long as they were thirteen years old and not yet sixty, they were to be used as militia. The capital is quite large, and everyone is united, just waiting for the war.

In the military department's martial arts hall, the prince's staff gathered together to discuss important matters.

"The crown prince told us to act cheaply, saying that if the regent has the intention of deposing, there is no need to disobey, and the most important thing is to preserve strength. But now that we are defending the city, we also have to listen to the regent? The military department Shangshu Luo Yan said.

"That's nature." The old Chen Ang said: "Preserving our strength does not mean that we have to live here, if the city is destroyed, who will be the victims of the royal family?" The people are the worst. ”

Everyone nodded.

"In order to defend the city, all must be united."

"We must be all of one!"

In the county lord's mansion, Zheng Shuwei stood outside the red tent as if he was sluggish.

"The wedding is tomorrow, and it ......"

"Your Highness," Lao Hao patted her on the back gently, "Don't panic, the Lord Regent will definitely meet the enemy with all his might." The wedding is just postponed and will not be cancelled. ”

Won't cancel?

Her heart was bitter.

Fortunately, Li Zhang had already followed her request, and led the troops to the island to deter Zheng Xie with the Jiangnan Provincial Jiedu envoy, and made sure that Zheng Xie took the initiative to ambush Zheng Xie in order to take care of the family. She is still very satisfied with this result.

The bustle of the capital turned into panic, and everyone panicked in the fear of facing the great enemy.

Su Yiming's family was also in chaos.

Tomorrow is the day when Su Wei crosses the door and enters the regent's mansion, although she is only a side concubine, the mansion is also a group of joy. But now Su Yiming has a gloomy face and orders his family to take off the red silk from the top and bottom.

"Madam," only he and Wei were there, and he finally spoke: "Now that the situation has changed, I ...... in my heart."

Wei poured tea for Su Yiming and said slowly: "Is it because Nanyi is besieging the city?" Although the concubine is a woman, if the city is broken, she will never survive. It's just that Qiang'er is in the Taoist temple on the mountain, and she doesn't know if she can save her life. ”

Su Yiming's hand gently held Wei's arm: "I don't move for the destruction of the city in my heart, for the regent Li Zhang." ”

"How?" He never discussed family affairs with his wife, but now that he even mentions it, he must be really depressed.

"He never mentioned the deposition of the prince to me. Although he is a vassal, he is not qualified to influence the regent's intentions. But I don't believe that the prince can deceive others by plotting rebellion to assassinate His Majesty. The crown prince has already led his troops north, if he wants to assassinate His Majesty, how can he be in the current situation when the regent is pervasive and controls the government before he goes out? ”

"What do you mean?"

"I mean, perhaps, I have entered the party struggle with my innocence over the years, and I have made the wrong entry and chosen the wrong person."

Wei's hands couldn't help but tremble.

"Now that the second daughter Su Wei is about to marry into the regent's mansion, at this time, I feel that I am not a person, is it ......?"

"Don't worry," Su Yiming said: "I, as a father, did something wrong at Qiang'er's time, and I will never mistake Wei'er again." ”

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