Jiankang City, except for the imperial city, has all fallen into the hands of the Tang army.

He Fang sent troops to drain the water around the palace, but he did not rush to attack, but waited for Wen Yi to come.

Breaking through the imperial city and capturing the enemy emperor alive is a great achievement, and it is also the finishing touch of the whole battle.

If Wen Yiyuan was thousands of miles away and it was inconvenient to come over, he would fight. Now Wen Yi is close to Zuo, if he doesn't know humility, he won't be a man.

And doesn't the emperor know why he didn't do it? Apparently impossible.

Everyone knew why he did this, and the emperor knew better, and he must have thought of him in his heart.

At his level, meritorious deeds and the like have long been enough, and the height to which height he can climb has nothing to do with merit, it all depends on the emperor's intentions.

Wen Yi really understood He Fang's thoughts, and he really needed this skill to destroy the country.

There is an upper limit to the merits of a retainer, but the emperor's need for merit is unlimited. The more countries are destroyed, the higher the prestige, and the more stable the country.

So after receiving He Fang's recital, he did not hesitate and entered Jiankang City with the Praetorian Guard.

All the way to the Great Sima Gate - yes, the main gate of the Eastern Jin Dynasty Imperial City is called the Great Sima Gate - where the soldiers were worshipped.

"Long live our emperor! Banzai! Hooray......"

The sound of long live sounded like a tsunami and shook the whole city.

The frightened faces of the soldiers of the Jin Kingdom at the head of the city were bloodless, and they could no longer talk about morale or morale. If it weren't for the fact that there was nowhere to escape, if this was not the Imperial City, they would have left their weapons behind a long time ago.

Wang Tanzhi was also frightened and uneasy, and said, "This ...... It's not that the Tang Emperor is here. ”

This is a nonsense, Wen Yi's movement when he came over was too big, and the Son of Heaven's honor guard was very obvious, as long as he was not blind, he could see it.

The already restless hearts of the people are even more frightened.

Wang Biaozhi on the side was very disdainful of Wang Tanzhi's performance, it was really in vain, and he had no courage at all in case of a major event.

Fortunately, he is from the Taiyuan Wang family, not the Langya Wang family, otherwise the face of the Langya Wang family would not be lost.

But this is not the time to care, he said to the guard next to him: "Go to the palace and tell the Queen Mother that the Tang Emperor is here." ”

When Chu Lianzi heard the news, the last bit of extravagant hope in his heart disappeared.

Although I have long known that there is no possibility of being spared, people will always subconsciously have a fluke mentality, just in case.

The arrival of the Tang Emperor broke this eventuality.

"Take out all the money in the palace and reward the soldiers, if you can get through the difficulties, the court will not forget their merits."

She knew that money was of little use by this point, but it was the last resort she could think of.

Outside the palace, the arrival of the emperor made the morale of the Tang army high, and they were eager to take Jiankang Palace immediately.

Wen Yi didn't rush to attack, he had promised Xie Yi before that if he could, he would spare Chu Garlic's life.

And he himself admires Chu Garlic very much, without her support, Jin Guo doesn't know what the chaos will become.

The sword has no eyes, let alone a powerful firearm, and no one knows if she will be killed by a stray bullet.

So find a way to keep her safe.

Wen Yi already had an idea, and now he was waiting for a suitable person to appear, and he knew that person would inevitably come.

Indeed, as he thought, people came in less than an hour.

"Poor Dao, see Your Majesty." Du Zi, who had already had white hair, said respectfully.

"See Your Majesty." Sun Tai also saluted.

"The two Taoist leaders are exempt, please take a seat." Wen Yi smiled: "I haven't seen you for many years, don't you come here unharmed?" ”

Du Zigong said: "No, the poor Dao is already old, and he may go to see Tianzun at any time." ”

Wen Yi said: "Hey, where is the Dao Chief, if you look at your spirit, you will definitely be able to live a long life." ”

Du Zigong smiled and said: "By Your Majesty's auspicious words, I hope so." ”

The two chatted for a while, and Du Zigong said with a straight face: "I haven't congratulated Your Majesty yet, you are about to dominate the world and become the master of all living beings." ”

Wen Yi bowed his head and said: "The meaning of this mass of squabbles is that hundreds of millions of people are burdened, and I often can't sleep at night, for fear of disappointing the expectations of sentient beings." ”

Du Zigong said: "I also understand Your Majesty's policy, and from my shallow knowledge, it is really an unprecedented good governance. ”

Wen Yi shook his head and said, "Forget it, let's not talk about these things first, there is something I want to ask Sect Master Du." ”

Du Zigong said politely: "Your Majesty's words are serious, please feel free to give orders if you have a place to get a poor road." ”

Wen Yi said: "I am tired of going to the palace and handing over this letter to the Empress Dowager Chu. ”

Du Zigong said without hesitation: "Okay, what else does Your Majesty command?" ”

Wen Yi said: "Take her to a safe place, or take her to a fixed place, so as not to hurt her." ”

Du Zigong said: "Empress Dowager Chu usually handles government affairs in the Empress Dowager's Palace, and there is a Taoist shrine there, I will find a way to drag her there." ”

Wen Yi said: "Thank you so much Sect Master Du." ”

Du Zigong got up and said, "Then the poor road will go first." ”

Wen Yi personally sent him to the door of Da Sima.

There are very few monarchs and ministers of the Jin Kingdom who don't know Du Zigong, and when he comes over at this time, the first thing that comes to everyone's mind is naturally a lobbyist who persuades him to surrender.

Therefore, the Jin army at the head of the city did not attack, but put down a hanging basket and lifted him up.

Wang Biaozhi asked knowingly, "Sect Master Du, why are you getting mixed up with Tang Guo?" ”

Du Zigong said with one hand: "Wang Xianggong, Poor Dao is just a lobbyist, I don't know where the Queen Mother is, can it be convenient for me to visit?" ”

The crowd looked at each other, and no one stopped them.

Wang Biaozhi then said: "The Queen Mother is in the palace, so I will send someone to report it." ”

Du Zigong said: "Thank you." ”

Taking advantage of the waiting time, Wang Biaozhi asked, "Sect Master Du, is the Tang Emperor outside the city?" ”

"Exactly."

He ...... What kind of person is he? ”

"The face of a king."

Wang Biaozhi is helpless, this answer is equivalent to not answering, the Tang Kingdom is about to unify the world as soon as he makes a move, isn't it the appearance of a human king.

But he didn't dare to persecute Du Zigong too much, after all, he was a famous old immortal, and the Taoism behind him was also very powerful, and no one dared to provoke him.

And from another point of view, he is a lobbyist of Tang Guo, and hurting him is equivalent to completely cutting off his own back road.

As a scholar family, there are few who are willing to fight for the family and fight to the death with the Tang Kingdom.

"I don't know what conditions Tang Guo has?"

It's a question that everyone wants to know.

Du Zigong sighed in his heart, people had no intention of talking about conditions at all, if they didn't want to protect Empress Dowager Chu, they would have attacked a long time ago.

But he naturally couldn't say this, and shook his head quietly: "Emperor Tang just asked me to bring a letter to the Queen Mother, and didn't say anything else." ”

Everyone looked at him with a blank eye, eager to snatch the letter, but no one dared to do so.

This is the prestige accumulated by Chu Garlic several times in the imperial system, even surpassing the emperor.

Not long after, a group of chamberlains came over with a chariot to welcome him into the palace. All the ministers looked at each other, and then their hearts were raised.

……

Sitting on the chariot, all the way to the Queen Mother's Palace. He had walked this road many times and was very familiar with it.

But unlike before, this time I saw a panic.

The face of the dead country.

Strictly speaking, men can't go to the harem casually, but Du Zigong is an exception. The old man in his seventies and nearly eighty is still a famous immortal, and no one doubts what he will do.

Chu Garlic had obviously just cleaned herself up, but from the reddened eyes, it could be seen that she should have cried.

If you think about it, it is understandable that it is too difficult for a woman to support a country that is in turmoil, and those with slightly worse psychological quality have collapsed long ago.

With a secret sigh in his heart, Du Zigong saluted and said, "Queen Mother." ”

Chu Garlic forced a smile and said, "Sect Leader Du, I didn't expect you to come over." ”

Du Zigong said: "I didn't expect it either, but Poor Dao is happy to run this trip." The Queen Mother is kind to me and Taoism, and I must come. ”

Chu Garlic smiled bitterly: "It's rare that you can still remember this, but only later...... Ay. ”

Du Zigong said: "Why should the Queen Mother be sad, it is not impossible for the matter to be resolved peacefully, it depends on how you choose." ”

Chu Garlic said: "Oh, I don't know what conditions the Tang Emperor offered?" ”

Du Zigong took out the letter and said, "There is a letter here, you can understand it after reading it." ”

Immediately, an attendant came over to deliver the letter, Chu Lianzi opened it and was stunned for a moment, she was too familiar with this handwriting, it was written by her cousin Xie Yi.

She immediately thought of the Huan Wen army, had it been completely annihilated, or had it surrendered?

I hurriedly read the contents of the letter, and the more I read it, the more shocked I became.

Cousin Xie Daoyun is the queen of the Tang Kingdom? Has the Kingdom of Yan perished? Hundreds of thousands of Yan troops all surrendered? Huanwen's 200,000 troops surrendered without a fight?

It sounds like a fantasy, how could such a thing happen?

Xie Daoyun has been missing for more than ten years, isn't he dead? How did you become the queen of the Tang Kingdom?

How long did Tang Guocai send troops? How could such a powerful country as Yan fall so suddenly?

And Huan Wen, how unstoppable, she really couldn't believe that such a proud person would surrender.

If all this is true, then how strong should the Tang State be?

But when she thought of that powerful weapon, and the sturdy walls of Jiankang City being easily breached, she felt that she should take it for granted.

However, she still held on to the last bit of luck and asked Du Zigong: "Sect Master Du, these ...... Is it all true? ”

Du Zigong said: "The truth is like this, Wu Yigong will not lie to you." If it weren't for this relationship, the Tang Kingdom would have started attacking the city a long time ago, and it wouldn't have waited until now. ”

Chu Lianzi said resentfully: "It's rare that they still remember my relative, I should really thank them." ”

Du Zigong could understand her feelings, but he couldn't answer this, so he had to say: "Please think twice about the Queen Mother." ”

Chu Lianzi also knew that now was not the time to lose his temper, and said: "Whether to surrender or not is not something I can say alone, and it has to be allowed by the ministers and soldiers." ”

"And if you want them to agree to surrender, Tang must show sincerity."

Du Zigong sighed: "The Queen Mother still didn't understand what I meant, if it weren't for you, the Tang Kingdom would have attacked the city a long time ago." ”

Chu Garlic was stunned for a moment, then reacted, and his face changed greatly: "You mean...... It's impossible, there are hundreds of officials from the noble clan here, and killing them all will make the Tang Kingdom lose the heart of the scholar clan. ”

Du Zigong said: "As far as I know, the Tang State has already made a move in Huiji County, and the forces of the Wang family and the Yu family there have been uprooted, and they are taking action against other families. ”

Chu Lianzi couldn't believe his ears: "How is it possible, aren't they taking the initiative to push the Shi clan to the opposite side by doing this?"

Du Zigong said: "So what? Even Jiankang City can't last a day, let alone other cities? Tang Guotie was determined to take advantage of this opportunity to uproot the Shi clan in order to prepare for the subsequent innovation. ”

Chu Garlic's face kept changing, and his heart was full of envy for the royal family of the Tang Kingdom, this is the real monarch.

It's like the Sima clan, there is no way to mention it, and there is no way to be ridden on the head by the scholars.

"The situation of the Jin Kingdom is also clear to Sect Master Du, it is not for me to call the shots, if the Tang Kingdom is unwilling to give enough conditions, I am afraid that the people outside will not surrender."

Du Zigong bowed his head and said: "I know, His Majesty the Tang Emperor also knows, so this time I am not here to persuade surrender, but to protect the Queen Mother." ”

Chu Garlic said puzzledly: "Protect me? How to protect? ”

Du Zigong said: "As long as you stay in the Queen Mother's Palace, it's fine." ”

As soon as the words fell, an earth-shattering roar was heard in the distance, and the Tang army attacked.

Chu Garlic's body shook, but he still held on and did not fall, but looked at Du Zigong with a scrutinizing gaze and said, "What is the relationship between Sect Master Du and Tang Guo?" ”

Du Zigong stood up and bowed, and said apologetically: "I met His Majesty the Tang Emperor as early as seventeen years ago, when he was not the emperor. ”

Chu Garlic said self-deprecatingly: "I see, the Tang Emperor is so scheming, and the defeat of the Jin Kingdom is not unjust." ”

Then he turned around and left and went to the back hall, never looking at Du Zigong again, nor saying a word to him.

Du Zigong sighed and lost another old friend.

But he doesn't regret it, and even if it were a new one, he would still choose to do it. The more he knew about Emperor Tang, the more jealous he became, and the more he couldn't resist.

The only way to face such a person is to join him.

It didn't take long for a group of chaotic soldiers to flee into the Empress Dowager's palace in disarray, but before they could do anything, they were captured or slaughtered by the Tang army that caught up.

Soon the Eastern Jin Dynasty Imperial Palace Jiankang Palace fell into the hands of the Tang Army - the capital of the Eastern Jin Dynasty was called Jiankang City, and the imperial palace was called Jiankang Palace, also known as Taicheng.

Wang Biaozhi, Wang Tanzhi and others were directly killed in the city, and the rest of those who escaped were also found out one after another, including Emperor Sima Yi.

Wen Yi didn't give them a chance to surrender at all, nor did he humiliate them, and directly ordered them to be executed.

Then he came to the Queen Mother's Palace to see Chu Garlic, and he was very curious about this strange woman.

It's just that Chu Lianzi knelt in front of the Taoist Temple and recited the Taoist scriptures silently, ignoring him at all.

Wen Yi was not disappointed, and she could still use silence to confront the person who controlled her life and death, which was a kind of courage in itself.

So he didn't bother Chu Garlic, and after seeing each other, he turned around and left.

He had so much to take care of that he didn't waste his time here.