Chapter 18: The Silver Bottle Breaks

Qi Hao stood at Su Mi's side, and the originally cold wind was mostly blocked by his body. "As soon as the morning dawns, the Liao army is probably about to start attacking the city, you go down first, the palace is still safe for the time being, I will go to the front tower to check the battle." ”

"Well," Su Mi nodded, she understood that it was useless for her to stay here, she turned around and said softly, "Be careful yourself." With that, he quickly walked down the Shenwu Gate.

"Mother, where are we going now? Do you want to go back to the Palazzo de Caiwei? Because of such a sudden catastrophe, everyone seemed to have lost their proportions, and Mi Qing's voice was still trembling with a hint of trembling, and the Liao army formation outside the city that she saw on the palace wall just now made her tremble, and her feet were still weak.

At this time, the two saw Xiao Luzi's figure, and he was looking around anxiously. Seeing Su Mi, he ran up overjoyed, "Niangniang, Niangniang, now that the Niangniang of each palace is gathered in Fengyi Palace, there is a shortage of you." ”

"Let's go to Fengyi Palace," Su Mi sighed and said. She can imagine how frightened these palace concubines are now.

Walking into the familiar palace gate, Su Mi heard a voice raised from a distance: "...... This palace knows that the rumors are not endless, and the people are panicking, but there is no need to worry, we are all strong, and we are about to unify the world. This time, the Liao people made a desperate bet, desperately killed, and the labor expedition was already the end of the strong crossbow, so there was no need to worry. Prince Yu, who was just in front, also sent a message, saying that someone had been sent to the front line to deliver the letter. Now it has been less than half a month since the emperor left. Moreover, the royal guard of honor walked slowly, and now it is only in the area of the Nanxun River, and it is seven or eight days of hard work to return to the aid of the horse......"

It was the queen's voice, and all the concubines were standing in the main hall of Fengyi Palace at this time, and all of them were absent. Su Mi quietly walked in and stood behind. Everyone was staring intently at the queen who spoke. No one noticed her arrival.

Hearing the queen's words, the expressions on the faces of the concubines relaxed a lot.

"But I heard that this time the soldiers and horses of the Liao army surrounded the city, and it was difficult to fly at all, how could the people of Prince Yu escape from the city to report to the emperor?" It was a low-level concubine who spoke.

The concubines were in an uproar again.

The queen glanced at everyone majestically, and when the voice of discussion gradually subsided, she said sharply: "Concubine Yuan, is this the rule for you to talk to this palace?" ”

That Yuan Concubine was stunned. Now that the situation is in crisis, people's hearts are panicking, where is there still time to consider the etiquette palace rules on weekdays. At this time, when asked by the queen, Concubine Yuan immediately realized the rudeness she had just spoken.

The queen was very powerful, and Concubine Yuan hurriedly knelt down in panic and said in a lamented voice: "Niangniang forgives her sins, and the concubine is guilty." ”

Being disturbed by her like this, the originally heavy atmosphere eased a lot.

The queen did not pursue it further. He looked up at the concubines and said: "All the sisters are people who have received the blessings of the royal family, and now we are in a great Qi country, although the situation is in crisis, it is not irreparable, it is the time for us to work together to tide over the difficulties." If those of us who are masters are in chaos, what do the minions think? ”

"Just now someone suspected that Prince Yu couldn't send the message, even if Prince Yu's news couldn't be sent, could it be that the people outside the city were stupid, how many people in the villages and towns outside our Daqi capital city? They are all sons of our Great Qi, and they all hate the Liao people to the core, can the Liao people still be able to kill them all, as short as five days, as fast as ten days, the news will definitely reach the ears of His Majesty. The queen said categorically.

"But someone said......" Concubine Li Xian looked up at the queen. Today, the Queen's imposing presence is especially imposing. She hesitated for a moment, but still whispered, "This time...... This time, the Liao people were helped by immortals. Otherwise, how could they appear under the walls of our capital overnight......"

The concubines were in a panic again, which was a more sensational and shocking remark than Yuan Concubine's doubts.

"Dare to come up with this kind of strange and chaotic rhetoric! It's a shame that you're still a lady from a famous family. The queen shouted at her, then took a long breath and said, "You all know that the Liao Kingdom also hit under the walls of our capital a few years ago, right? ”

"At that time, our national strength was still weak, far from being as strong as it is today. At that time, the Liao State was still unable to capture our city, so how can they capture it now? As she spoke, the queen looked at the concubines with firm eyes, "Now our capital is far from being comparable to the past. In the past 20 years, the city wall alone has been repaired and strengthened I don't know how many times, it is indestructible, the city has enough food and grass, and the soldiers and armor are complete. Compared with the past, it is more than ten times better, in the last war, the Liao people besieged the city for nearly half a year, and they returned in vain, this time, we only need to hold on for more than ten days, will we still not be able to hold on? ”

The queen's words were conclusive, reasonable, and the concubines' faces calmed down a lot.

"Those magical immortals are just deliberately making rumors to create panic. If there really was such an immortal technique, the Liao people would have appeared directly in the palace a long time ago. Why do you have to work outside the city? At this time, it was Ni Guifei who spoke, as usual arrogant, delicate and lazy voice, but what brought the concubine at this time was not fear, but a strange kind of peace of mind.

No one paid attention, and Di Xia Zhen beside her couldn't help but raise her head when she heard these words, and glanced at her master who had served her for many years, with unconcealable hesitation and ...... in her eyes Commiseration...... It was only a moment's work, and she lowered her head again.

"Sister Ni is exactly what she said. The queen's voice turned to mildness: "This time the Liao army came really suddenly, but it is not without a trace, although Juyu Pass is strong, but the Liao army makes a sneak attack, it is not impossible to conquer, such a city gains and losses are purely ordinary in the war, let the Liao people hit in front of them is of course the border guard will be incompetent, but our capital of Daqi is not comparable to the small Juyu Pass?" ”

Perhaps infected by the queen's confident and confident momentum, the panic of the concubines gradually calmed down.

The queen said word by word: "At present, the soldiers in front of us are fighting bloodily, and even if we can't have any actual help in the rear, we must not cause trouble to the front again." From today on, let the palace hear which palace and which room the people are, whether they are masters or slaves, talk about the war without authorization, and slap their mouths on the spot! And rumors of these strange and chaotic ......" Her eyes were as sharp as a sword, and her tone was unprecedentedly fierce and solemn: "Kill on the spot!" ”

When the concubines heard this, their faces became awe-inspiring and cautious.

The queen saw that everyone was panicked for a while, and then said: "There is no other news, let's disperse, don't forget, all the affairs in the palace will be handled as usual, and you must not slack off." ”

The concubines dispersed one by one as they said.

Envy and power, convincing people based on reason, appeasing people's hearts in a timely manner, and rectifying the harem. At this time, Su Mi couldn't help but admire the queen a little, and I have to say that this woman does have the momentum of a mother's world. She was also about to turn around, but she heard a soft shout behind her: "Concubine Lian will stay for a while." ”

Su Mi paused, turned around with a little surprise, and looked at the queen who called her.

Seeing that everyone had dispersed, the queen collapsed on the phoenix chair in despair,

is used to seeing the queen or arrogant, or beautiful posture and demeanor, Su Mi will have such a tired and gaffe when she sees her for the first time. For the first time, Su Mi realized that the person in front of her was just a weak woman, just like herself. Perhaps it was just that the upright posture she had been trying to maintain for so long naturally created an illusion that she had nothing to beat.

"Concubine Lian has just returned from Prince Yu, what do you think of this matter?" After a moment of silence, she asked.

Su Mi hesitated for a moment. How should she answer, casual response is just an insult to the wisdom of the woman in front of her, but such ominous news...... And......

The queen looked up at her and said with a smile: "This palace has no malice at all, Concubine Lian, please feel free to speak, in fact, this palace also wants to go to the front hall to pull those courtiers and scholars to ask clearly." At such a moment of national calamity, no one will bite the usual rules and etiquette. ”

Su Mi nodded and said, "The concubines have heard the content of the court's discussion, and the opinions of Prince Yu and all the adults are to stick to the city and wait for the emperor's return." It's exactly what the queen said just now. As he spoke, he carefully explained the discussions of the ministers he heard in the Heart Cultivation Hall from beginning to end.

After listening to Su Mi's words, the queen shook her head, and she suddenly smiled: "Prince Yu didn't tell the truth, these are just comforting words that hide people's ears and eyes." This time the Liao people attacked, and the crisis of the situation was only far above the battle in the early years of Emperor Wu...... Alas," he said, with a long sigh, and said nothing more.

Su Mi's eyelashes fluttered slightly, the queen's insight is also extraordinary, it seems that she also realized that the key this time is that there are too few troops left in the capital, no matter how strong your city is, how sufficient the grain and grass are, someone must guard it, and only when you have enough manpower can you give full play to these advantages.

When the Liao army besieged the city, although Qijing did not have such a high city and deep pond as it is now, with abundant grain and grass, at least there were still 100,000 permanent soldiers and horses in the city.

Seeing that Su Mi didn't have any words, the queen waved her hand and said, "You can also step down." ”

Su Mi bowed down and retreated, she had just turned around. A loud bang shook the imperial city. It was the sound of a trebuchet, and then there were layers of shouts and killings faintly erupting outside, although from a long distance, you could also feel the murderous aura in it.

The Liao army has finally begun to attack the city!

At this time, the two women in the main hall of Fengyi Palace couldn't help but lean up and look at the sky in the distance, their eyes full of sorrow and anxiety.

In that place, the clouds gathered.

At this moment, there is no intrigue or conspiracy to frame, they are just two women who are also full of hesitation and helplessness in their hearts, just like all the women in this Great Qi Palace, just like all the women in this Great Qi Capital...

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