Chapter 242: Whoever Loves the Emperor (Ending)
As soon as the day enters winter, the grain storage in Zhongshan County is getting shallower and shallower, and Lord Xiao is sad these days.
"Ji'er, those big vegetables made by Yueniang really grow a lot of things?"
"Yes, father, the vegetables grown from the burned farmland are growing well, but the oil film paper is too small, so I planted more than 100 acres of fields, otherwise, I will definitely be able to survive this winter." Xiao Ji replied truthfully.
Xiao Heng sighed and said, "How long can the grain in Zhongshan County last, or if we save some food, can we survive this winter?" ”
"Father, you have calculated many times, there is only so much food in total, no matter how much you save, it is difficult to wait for the spring of next year, father, you really don't want to consider Yueniang's words?" Xiao Ji didn't dare to tell the county government that several village chiefs had already come to complain, for fear that his father would be even more anxious.
Lord Bai of the county commander suggested to him that if he didn't drive these refugees away, at least this surplus grain could help the local people in Zhongshan County survive this catastrophe.
Keeping the refugees here, relying on the relief food of the people and the yamen, will naturally not be able to hold on for a long time.
"Because of the famine, we attacked the imperial city and took food, what does this make the world think of us? No, I can't. Xiao Heng shook his head, he is a literati, he has the nobility of a literati in his bones, he is afraid that after capturing the imperial city and seizing the grain, the world will criticize him, and people can't live regardless of their reputation.
He doesn't object to what Yueniang said about overthrowing the court and establishing a new dynasty for the benefit of the people, but there must be enough reasons to overthrow the court, and it can't leave criticism for the world, right?
"Why don't you go to Liu's mansion, the eldest daughter-in-law of Liu's mansion used to be in the rice grain business, let's see if I can dig out her boss's hidden rice grain from the fourth daughter-in-law of Liu's mansion." Xiao Ji has always listened to his father, and it makes sense that his father did not consider Yueniang's advice.
If they are only for their own selfish desires, they will rebel, and in the future they will surely become great rebels in the eyes of the world, and this reason is indeed not a good plan for them to attack the imperial city.
Xiao Heng said: "You don't have to go, then Liu's mansion has been copied by the emperor, and there can only be one old fourth daughter-in-law in Liu's mansion, and her father has also invited her to come to the mansion to drink tea, and there is any hidden grain in her mansion, which has been copied by the emperor." ”
The father and son sat in the study for a long time, and they didn't come up with any way.
Liu Linzhi has been in excitement for the past few days, he has been preparing for so long, there should be news from the imperial city in the past few days, otherwise, Liu Linzhi, who was drinking tea, heard a distant direction outside the city: "The Liao army has broken through the imperial city!" The Liao army broke through the imperial city! ”
"Quick! Gather 100,000 soldiers and fight into the imperial city! We can't let the Liao army take the city. "In the past few days, Lian Hao, Di Jie, Xiaowu, and these people have been bowed here by him every day to drink tea, and there is finally news from the imperial city.
"Let's go." Di Jie Xiaowu listened to the order, turned around and went to gather troops and horses.
Lian Hao didn't look anxious at all, and asked Liu Linzhi: "Uncle, have you been arranging this for a long time?" My recruits who have just finished training were transferred to the capital by you as much as 50,000, were you transferred to the capital? ”
"They are recruits, how can they complete such a huge task, to tell you the truth, I transferred half of them to the coastal guards, and half to the Dragon and Lion Army, the imperial city is guarded by the elite, and the Liao army wants to take the imperial city, it is not so easy." Liu Linzhi said confidently.
"You transfer your 30,000 elite soldiers to the imperial city, and the coastal pirates are coming, how can those recruits hold on?" Lian Hao is in a hurry, in order to attack the imperial city, he doesn't want his back, in case the Japanese invaders, wouldn't it be dangerous for Yueniang? "No, I'll go to guard the coast in person, you can take them."
"What are you anxious about?" Liu Linzhi grabbed Lian Hao and said, "Am I so stupid to transfer all my 30,000 elite soldiers to the imperial city?" I only transferred 5,000, and I exchanged the new recruits for the elite of the Dragon and Lion Army, rest assured, there are a few lieutenants on the coastal border, and it will be okay to keep it. ”
"But what if?" Lian Hao can put his mind at ease.
"No case, my 30,000 elite soldiers can stop the Japanese from moving, not to mention that now there are 50,000 people guarding, the Japanese have already retreated to their own country to fish, even if they gather troops and horses to attack us, it will take more than ten days, then we have already taken the imperial city, you follow me." Liu Linzhi has Liu Linzhi's arrangement, how can he let Lian Hao go to guard the coastal border?
After taking the imperial city, he also counted on pushing Lian Hao to the throne and his Yue'er as the queen.
"......"
Lian Hao wanted to say something, but was dragged out by Liu Linzhi, "There's nothing to do, follow me to the imperial city." ”
The soldiers and horses of Zhongshan County walked for two hours, and Leng Yue only got the news, Leng Yue really hated that she was pregnant at this time, otherwise she could have followed her brother and Lian Hao to the battlefield.
"Sister-in-law, you said that after the Liao army broke the imperial city, did it attack the palace first, or grab the grain first?" Leng Yue couldn't go, so he had to discuss the war with Willow Wicker at home.
"The Palace." Liu Zhi thought for a while and said, "I heard Gongzi say that the Liao army is greedy, and now they finally have a chance to enter the imperial city, why don't they take the palace first?" ”
"Makes sense." Leng Yue now wants to know what happened to Princess Luxuan.
She tried her best to kill her father, blame Concubine Li, and help her younger brother get rid of her half-brother, thinking that this would allow the crown prince to sit firmly on the throne, but she didn't know that it accelerated the demise of her Xiao family.
How can the crown prince be compared to the previous emperor? The emperor had a strategy, and he would take care of the overall situation, and he was more tolerant, and he could naturally suppress the ministers in governing the government, so naturally there would be no chaos.
But people have their own weaknesses, no matter how the emperor could calculate people's hearts, he didn't calculate that he would die in the hands of Princess Luxuan, whom he has always loved, which is really ironic.
"Can't sit still?" Willow Branch and Wicker glanced at each other, each smiled, and Willow Branch said: "Yue'er don't worry, as long as your brother stabilizes the situation, he will send someone to pick us up." ”
"I'm not going, I'm not going to that place again." Leng Yue shook his head and said, "I'm still staying here comfortably, what are I going to do there." ”
"If Lian Hao is respected by everyone as the emperor in the imperial city, you won't go?" Willow asked.
"He dares! Just the pen and ink in his belly, he is still the emperor, don't harm the people, if you want to do it, it is my brother, or let someone from Xiao's family do it, anyway, it can't be Lian Hao. "Leng Yue didn't let Lian Hao do anything about the emperor, what's so good about being the emperor, three palaces and six courts, Lian Hao hasn't broken her heart yet.
If he dares to be the emperor, she will dare to take the child in her belly away, and she will not forgive him in this life.
"Sister, I think Yue'er is serious, why don't we send someone to talk to the son, don't cause their husband and wife to quarrel." Wicker looked at the willow branch.
"Okay, I'll let someone tell Childe." Liu Zhi is also afraid that Gongzi will really put Lian Hao on the throne, what should Yue'er do if she is angry?
"You're really thinking about it?" Leng Yue was also speechless.
The imperial city was in chaos, some stragglers of the Liao army wanted to take the opportunity to rob the people's money, turned into the people's dragon and lion army has been protecting the safety of the people, after killing the Liao army on the street, the soldiers instructed one by one: "Go back to the house quickly, no matter what you encounter, don't open the door, come out." ”
"Who are you?" Some of the people were afraid that they would take advantage of the fire to rob, and asked in fear.
"We were sent by General Lian and General Di to protect everyone, with us here, don't be afraid." Before the soldiers of the Dragon and Lion Army entered Beijing, they had already received military orders, and in case of war, they would put the people first.
The people of the capital only listen to General Lian, as for General Di, they have not heard of it, General Lian has always been strict in governing the army, and the capital is protected by General Lian, so they are not afraid.
Princess Luxuan never dreamed that the Liao army would rush into the palace like this, how could she have time to save her brother, taking advantage of the chaos in the palace, she hurriedly packed up and escaped from the palace dressed as a palace maid.
"Help, help." As soon as Princess Luxuan came out of the palace, she saw that there were manpower enemies against the Liao army and then rescued the palace maids and eunuchs who had escaped from the palace, and she quickly mixed in with it, and she was saved.
"Don't be afraid, General Lian will enter Beijing soon, and he will bring reinforcements to rescue you." The lieutenant general of the Dragon and Lion Army shouted.
"General Lian is coming?" Who here doesn't know General Lian? His princess's attached horse, but the princess is too domineering, and she has wanted to kill General Lian's wife many times, and General Lian was angry and cut off contact with the court, but he didn't expect the capital to break the city, or General Lian sent troops to save them, and General Lian was too righteous.
Princess Luxuan heard that Lian Hao was coming, she didn't feel good, she knew that the Liao army would come in so quickly, how could she not send someone to burn the farmland in Zhongshan County, she and Lian Hao were already incompatible, if these people knew that she was a princess, they were afraid that they would definitely divide her five horses, so she better find a place to hide.
When Liu Linzhi and Lian Hao rushed to the capital, although the capital was full of wolf smoke, the casualties of the people were not large, and the deputy general stationed in the capital came to greet him and replied: "Zhi Gongzi, General Lian, the current situation in the capital is quite stable, that is, the Liao army has rushed into the palace to burn and loot wantonly, and I also ask for instructions, do your subordinates want to bring people to attack the palace?" ”
"Where is the grain and grass in the treasury? Is there a loss? Liu Linzhi is most concerned about whether his subordinates have protected the grain and grass, which is the focus of their arrival.
The deputy general replied respectfully: "No, my subordinates sent 10,000 elite soldiers to guard there, and the Liao army broke through the imperial city, and when they entered the palace, they had already robbed the property and grabbed the red eyes, how could they take care of the grain and grass in the treasury." ”
"That's good, then what are we waiting for, rush into the palace and kill the Liao army!" After robbing for so long, if you don't destroy the Liao army, I am afraid that the gold and silver treasures in this palace will be robbed by the Liao army, and then Lian Hao will be the emperor, and he is also a poor emperor.
"Kill!"
150,000 soldiers and horses, straight into the main gate of the palace, the Liao army killed the people in the palace, and moved the gold, silver and jewelry of the treasury to move the head of Xing, suddenly heard the deafening killing shout, and was immediately stunned.
When they put down their gold, silver and jewelry and took their knives to resist, in less than three hours, they were killed by Liu Linzhi and them.
Lian Hao looked at the emperor who was hacked to death with a knife and had no wisps of his body, so he took off his robe and covered him, the country is about to die, and he still has the heart to pamper the harem, no wonder the emperor always wants to abolish him, it is really difficult to take on a big responsibility.
Di Jie and Xiao Wu went all the way north, defeated the Liao army, and recaptured several prefectures and counties lost in the hands of the emperor.
Leng Yue couldn't say it, but he was afraid that these people would really put Lian Hao on the throne, and he still came to the capital with a belly that was a little pregnant for three months, and he wanted to bring Lian Hao back to Miaoshan Village, who loves to be the emperor, anyway, don't look for Lian Hao, she is not rare.