"Shall the gates of the city be opened at will?" Chu Xiaotian glared at the defenders: "Don't open it!" ”

The sun was scorching, and I was already sweating profusely when I ran all the way over, and I couldn't get in yet. Although I can't annoy my father, I feel a little wronged in my heart.

Xie Yuchen gritted his teeth, turned around and walked under the city tower, and went to open the city gate in person.

"Xie Yuchen, if you dare to welcome her into the city, the old man will kill you together!" Chu Xiaotian shouted angrily, pulled the arrow and put it on the bow.

"I've died once anyway, what am I afraid of?" Xie Yuchen opened the city gate and stretched out his hand to the man standing on the horse under the scorching sun: "Come back." ”

Stunned, he slowly dismounted, sniffed and ran towards him.

"Big brother..."Throwing himself into Xie Yuchen's arms, he shouted softly, choking up a little in his throat and rubbing a few times.

"It's good to be back." Xie Yuchen said in a low voice: "Go and see the emperor." He's hurt. ”

Yun Yun nodded, let him go and followed him, but Chu Xiaotian came down and blocked their way.

"Daddy." Yun Yun looked at him and said in a low voice, "My daughter has been in the Han camp for five days." I also got a lot of information. Even if you want to kill me right away, you can wait for me to put those things to good use, okay? ”

Chu Xiaotian was stunned for a moment, looked at his face that had improved a lot, and sighed helplessly in his heart. He lost his bow and arrows, and said coldly: "Come with the old man." ”

Although the people in the new capital were affected by the war and were not allowed to leave the city, they still had to live their lives. The news was blocked in the palace, and no one knew that the concubine Niangniang had been taken away. No one knows who is coming back today.

Chu Xiaotian took Yun Yun to the council hall, and the emperor was sitting on a chair and wandering, with a cloak on his body and a haggard look.

"The old minister brought the sinner girl to the emperor for his guilt." He knelt down as soon as he entered. Frightened Taiwei Zhao and Bi Zhuo next to him.

Sima Xin's eyes slowly lit up, and he sat up straight and looked at the door.

Stepping through the door, he suddenly felt a little at a loss. Biting his lip, he looked at his father who was kneeling on the ground, and stepped forward and knelt down: "The concubine asks the emperor for peace." ”

There was no movement on it, and it was inevitable that he would be apprehensive in his heart. The emperor is not stupid, so naturally he will no longer tolerate her and Han Shuo's affairs as before, right? Although she was taken captive, after being with Han Shuo for five days, he was afraid that he was also angry.

"General Chu, get up." After a long time, the emperor spoke: "You all retreat first." Sin or not sin, more on that later. ”

"Your Majesty." Chu Xiaotian frowned, gritted his teeth and said, "The emperor must no longer condone Niangniang, and the crime should be punished." Otherwise, if the law is not established, how can it be right? ”

Bi Zhuo frowned: "The general's words are serious, it is not good to protect the mother, it is the responsibility of the forbidden army, how can it be regarded as the mother's sin?" Besides, the mother can return safely, it is already a happy event, why should she be punished? ”

Mrs. Zhao was silent.

Sima Xin quietly looked at the kneeling people below, and what came to mind was what had happened together before. Cough lightly. He felt like he was ...... Lately, I've been reminded of the past.

"Lao Chen feels that he has never had a way to teach his children and daughters." Chu Xiaotian grimaced and arched his hand: "The minister is willing to accept the punishment, regardless of whether the emperor blames the mother or not, the minister should bear all the responsibility." ”

Yun Yun was stunned for a moment, and Xie Yuchen next to him also raised his eyebrows.

The emperor came back to his senses and said with a smile: "I have said that the prince is not guilty, and the concubine is not guilty, so it's good that people are back." ”

Bi Zhuo smiled slightly. He arched his hand and said, "The ministers will retire first." ”

Taiwei Zhao walked over and helped Chu Xiaotian up and pulled him out. Xie Yuchen glanced at Yun Yun and went out with him. Following from afar, you can still hear Taiwei Zhao's sigh:

"Hey, old thing, why are you more stubborn than a cow? No one will blame the mother, what do you have to do? ”

"The emperor does not blame everyone, and others will inevitably criticize."

"If your mouth grows on someone's body, will they be dumb if you accept it? You old stubborn ......"

Xie Yuchen listened to two sentences, stopped his steps, and looked at the two in front of him with complicated eyes, I don't know when, his back was a little shaky.

"Get up, it's cold on the ground." The emperor walked up to Yun Yun, helped her up, and swept his eyes from her face with affection: "Are you wronged again?" ”

Yun Yun's eyes were still a little red, and he pulled the corners of his mouth and smiled: "No..."

I haven't seen him for a few days, how did he become so emaciated? Yun Yun hurriedly pressed the person back into the chair and asked a little nervously, "Does the injury on your shoulder hurt?" Is it serious? ”

Suddenly retreated to Xindu, I'm afraid it's also because of the wound. She looked at his shoulder and couldn't help but want to take off his clothes and take a look.

"Out of the way." The emperor looked at her deeply and smiled slightly: "It's just that I have to raise it for a while, and when you come back, I'm afraid you will have to take care of me." ”

For some reason, Yun Yun felt that Sima Zhen's appearance was a little strange, although she couldn't say what was strange, but it made her feel a little uneasy in her heart.

"Isn't it the concubine's job to take care of the emperor?" Yun Yun smiled, looked at his desk, suddenly remembered something, and said: "The concubine has read the battle report of Han Shuo's side, and now she has some thoughts about defending the city, and she wants to talk to the emperor." ”

Sima Xin's gaze never left her. With a strong attachment, she didn't dare to look back.

"Okay." He replied.

He took up his pen and wrote down everything he remembered. The emperor only watched quietly, the corners of his mouth curled.

Zhang Shu and Jiang Suiliu sat in the teahouse in Xindu and drank together. Although the enemy army overwhelmed the city, the people of Xindu were still at peace. Xiao Er served them a pot of fragrant tea. Jiang Suiliu looked at Zhang Shu, and finally couldn't help but ask, "What are you thinking about?" ”

He couldn't even understand what he had been doing lately. Jiang Suiliu always thought that Zhang Shu was doing things for the emperor, but how do you look at it now, how do you feel that it is wrong.

"It's not so much about calculation. It's better to go with the flow. Zhang Shu poured tea for Jiang Suiliu, and said with a smile: "Look at how prosperous this is outside, in your opinion, how long can these people's peaceful lives last?" ”

Jiang Suiliu looked sideways, the old man who sold baked cakes on the street was wiping the copper plate he had just received, the child holding the sugar gourd was holding his mother's hand with a smile, and the merchant carrying the goods walked through the street with a shout, and a few beautiful girls came out of Linlangfang on the opposite side, laughing at each other and leaving, in the bustling crowd. There are also people fighting.

If it weren't for the closed gates, it would have looked like a peaceful and prosperous world. Jiang Suiliu smiled bitterly, took a sip of tea and said, "Han Shuo has never been on the battlefield head-on, but he uses his soldiers with ingenuity. Although you shouldn't be angry with others to destroy your own prestige, but ...... If he had insisted on attacking the city, Xindu would have to hold out until winter. ”

"You're right." Zhang Shu laughed and squinted slightly in the fragrance of tea: "The old man won't do anything to harm his mother, don't worry, don't worry about me." Wait until the day when the world is decided, and then let's talk about it. ”

Is the world decided? Jiang Suiliu lowered his eyes. Niangniang will not give up, even if there is a disparity in strength, Niangniang is afraid that she will defend the city until the last moment.

And the emperor, the emperor has been very wrong lately.

"Concubine Ai has worked hard." Sima Zhen looked at the things in front of him and smiled slightly: "It really helped me a lot." ”

Yun Yun breathed a sigh of relief, sat down beside Sima Zhen and propped his chin and said, "That's all I can do." ”

The emperor turned his head sideways. Reaching out and pulling a strand of hair from her ear behind her ear, she whispered, "Tired, aren't you?" Let's go back to Pujia Palace. ”

"Okay." Yun Yun nodded, helped him up, and walked out slowly.

"Aifei, you say, is a person's life destined to carry a lot of things?" Sitting on the dragon bowl, the emperor suddenly asked curiously.

Yun Yun thought for a while and said with a smile: "People dominate the heavens and the earth, so they naturally live more tired than other animals. And the emperor, you are the dragon among people, and you carry more nature on your back. Heaven is fair after all. ”

Sima Zhen pursed his lips and muttered: "It's really hard, you see, I have the Sima family behind my back." And you love the concubine, carrying the reputation of the Chu family. Even Han Shuo is afraid that he is carrying the expectations of thousands of people. The three of us went around in circles, but we didn't live for ourselves after all. ”

After taking a breath, Yun Yun was startled by the emperor's words, and looked at him with some surprise.

"I feel it, don't be surprised." The emperor smiled slightly, stretched out his hand to hold Yun Yun in his arms, and said in a low voice, "You're back." At least I can accompany ......."

The words behind were vague, and Yun Yun didn't hear them clearly, so he turned his head sideways and asked, "What?" ”

"Nothing." Sima Zhen closed his eyes tiredly: "It's good that you're back." ”

Yun Yun didn't ask again, and went back to Pujia Palace, and Hugh Yu hugged her and cried again. Finally comforted her, sat at the table and had some supper, and then watched the emperor take the medicine, and then lay down next to him and fell asleep.

With Sima Zhen by her side, she can fall asleep quickly, because it is more reassuring. The emperor looked at her sleeping face and sighed almost inaudibly. Then a kiss fell on her forehead.

On the second and third days, there was a truce, and the emperor was recuperating from his wounds, and he seemed to be lazy and did not want to move, so he discussed the matter of defending the city with Bi Zhuo and others, and then relayed it to him. Just like when I was still in Luoyang before.

Sima Zhen was very cautious in his marching formation. It's the foolproof kind. Yun Yun was very relieved of him, and he was only worried about the problem of food and grass.

Han Shuo's side has not attacked in a big way, so I think there is also a supply of grain and grass? Bother. With so many people, it's a big deal to go hungry.

The summer passed slowly, the new capital was firmly guarded, and Han Shuo didn't seem to be in such a hurry to attack the city, just waiting for the grain and grass to be harvested in the autumn.

New capital is trapped, and grain and grass have always been a big problem. There is no need to worry about the self-sufficiency of the people, but the military rations are very problematic.

The emperor sent people down to collect grain, but there were no merchants and no treachery, and many grain merchants were preparing to make a fortune in the country, and the price of grain was once high.

Hu Tian was demoted, and he didn't look as arrogant as before. On the matter of collecting grain, he first took out his family wealth and said, "The country is important, and the family is light." ”

The ministers followed suit, and the people praised that the treasury was full, but Yun Yun stretched out his hand to stop Jiang Suiliu, who was going to collect grain, and said to the emperor with a smile: "The concubine thinks that it will be more advantageous to hand over such a thing to the concubine." ”

Whoop my paws! Urgent notice, the fifth watch was postponed to eight o'clock in the evening, and the egret rushed to the noodle base too late, kowtow!

Tomorrow from the third watch to lay the foundation.