Inside the city of Guangzhou.

"What's the fuss?

I tell you, the 200,000-strong army of the king of Dingyuan has arrived in Guilin.

It will be there in less than half a month.

The sky in Guangzhou has not yet fallen, Your Majesty's country is still like an iron bucket, don't think that Yang Feng will dare to rebel when he arrives outside the city, you need to know that Yang Feng is just flesh and blood, look at him these days, can he dare to attack the city? The 10,000-pound cannon went down with one shot, don't say that he was a human being, he was also broken by steel and iron bones, do you want him to take Guangzhou?

Daydreaming!

A group of people.

If you dare to make trouble again, you will all be beaten! ”

Guo Ang, the governor of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion and the commander of the capital patrol camp, rode his Indian horse and pointed at the poor people who were grabbing rice in front of him with his horsewhip.

Although there was no attack from outside, and there was plenty of food inside the city, it was impossible to expect the profiteers not to hoard the city, after all, such an opportunity was rare, and it was just the time to use the grain to drain the money of the people in the city. Therefore, these profiteers deliberately created a shortage of grain, and then used the continuous increase in prices to make a fortune in the country, and the price of rice, which was actually at most two or three hundred yuan, has now skyrocketed to ten yuan or one thousand copper coins. After all, in this situation, it is impossible for the treasure banknotes to maintain their normal currency value, and the banks are closed, and the original bank staff ran away before the siege, and the treasure banknotes have no place to exchange.

So copper coins became hard currency.

As for gold and silver, in fact, before the massive influx of silver at the end of the Ming Dynasty, it had never been the mainstream.

Not even a currency.

It's just a big deal or stored as wealth.

The price of rice skyrocketed, and the people in the city could not afford it, so they naturally grabbed rice after a long time.

Fortunately, this is just the beginning, so Guo Dudu can still play and suppress.

"Governor, the little ones are dying of hunger!"

"Ask the governor to give me a way to live!"

……

The Diao people in front of him knelt on the ground and shouted.

"They all have hands and feet, so why don't they go to work? Even if you don't go to work, you have a family and a job, can you still starve to death? If you can't do it, you can still go to be a soldier, go to the city wall to fight for the court, naturally take care of your food, don't go to work and don't want to be a soldier, and have the face to say starvation, sure enough, they are all a group of people! ”

Guo Dudu shouted.

Immediately afterwards, the cavalry behind him stepped forward, and one by one they picked up their whips and began to drive away the people.

A few Diao people still wanted to resist, but Guo Dudu immediately pulled the trigger at the sky.

"Those who dare to cause trouble will be killed!"

He shouted.

The cavalry immediately drew their spurs.

The people had no choice but to disperse in confusion.

However, in the chaos, Guo Ang saw a familiar face......

"Take down these Diao people, and don't cut off a few of your heads today, it seems that the law will not be serious!"

He shouted with a whip.

Those cavalry immediately stepped forward, and in the struggle and crying of those people, they were pressed to the ground, and then quickly tied up, and the other Diao people quickly fled, and the shopkeeper of the rice shop ran out and thanked Guo Dudu for his kindness, Guo Dudu waved his hand casually, after all, this shop was actually opened by his own family. He took his cavalry, escorted the captured Diao people, and returned to his patrol camp under the silent gaze of the people on the street, they were actually equivalent to the military police in the city, mainly responsible for the stability of the city, searching for spies and suppressing the Diao people. A total of 300 cavalry, and 3,000 infantry, are all military households in the city of Guangzhou, that is, the guards in the city of Guangzhou, not the warriors who defend the city.

So they are all young and strong.

However, the equipment is poor, that is, the three hundred cavalry have short guns, and the infantry is still cold weapons.

Jianwen didn't dare to trust the military household.

After all, the latter are all old and weak, and they can only use firearms on the city wall, while the soldiers of the military household are cold weapons, so that even if the military household is mainly young and strong, it is difficult to beat the color eye, which can ensure that the military household will not rebel and open the city gate.

After returning to the patrol camp, his cronies put the captured Diao Min in prison, but quietly took the man to his back office.

"How's it going out there?"

Guo Ang asked the man very dryly.

This is the family of the Hua family, and when Hua Mao was in the charge, although the identity is the family member, but speaking on the battlefield is more effective than commanding.

Guo Ang, who has been under Hua Mao for many years, certainly knows him.

"Dudu, Wang Bi died of illness in Hengyang, my lord is in Nanchang anyway, most of the imperial camp followed, Huang Zicheng retreated to Ji'an with 10,000 eyes, and the army of Wei Guogong and E Guogong has also crossed the Huai River, and the Sichuan Guijun led by He Fu has also arrived in Wuchang.

However, this is the previous news, according to the day, the army of the Duke of Eguo is estimated to have arrived in the capital. ”

The latter said.

After saying that, he handed over Hua Ying's letter.

"Wang Bi died of illness? He was as strong as an ox, why did he suddenly die of illness? Was he poisoned by Han Guan and Hu Mian? ”

Guo Ang sneered.

Everyone understands this, they are all relatives and friends, who doesn't know who!

Seeing that the building is about to collapse, Han Guan and Hu Mian, the main generals of the Guangxi army, will not continue to mess around with Wang Bi!

"I don't know about this little one, but my major general guesses that it won't be long before Han Guan and the others will surrender."

Jia Ding said.

"It's good for your Hua family, like me, trapped in the city every day in panic, King Guangze was bewitched by those traitors, and he couldn't listen to good words at all, and it was useless to persuade the ruler to do so, if he didn't kill those traitors, King Guangze was still bewitched by them after all. In fact, the ruling should bring a large army into the city, and tell the king of Guangze these things face to face, aunts and nephews, what else is unclear, your master will not persuade you, if the ruling is willing to attack the city, it will be easy for those old and weak to break through Guangzhou. ”

Guo Ang sighed and said.

Jia Ding smiled slightly.

"In that case, why don't you open the gates yourself?"

He said.

"Well, King Guangze treats me like a mountain, and I have to be grateful, and after all, King Guangze is the grandson of Taizu, and I don't know if the emperor is right or wrong, but this Taizu bloodline can't be changed, if I betray King Guangze, how can I face Taizu?"

Guo Ang hurriedly said with a righteous face.

"Then what if there is a rebellion in the city and murder the king of Guangze?"

Jia Ding said directly with a smile.

"Well, this, if someone really rebelled and murdered King Guangze, then of course I swear to avenge King Guangze and then ask for the guilt to govern."

Guo Ang also said with a smile.

"That's all the little one."

Jia Ding said.

Guo Ang waved his hand and motioned for him to step back first, but as soon as the family left, he called a cronie.

"Quick, immediately spread these news in the city, and spread the news separately, just say that Your Majesty wants to surrender."

He said with some urgency.

"Governor, should we catch a few people who spread rumors?"

The cronie said.

"Uh, yes, it's conclusive that the one who caught it."

Guo Ang said with a smile.

Indeed, only those who are caught can prove to be true.

Of course, there is no need for him to spread it, Jianwen already knows it at this time, because Huang Zicheng's secret music for Jianwen has also arrived, although Huang Zicheng does not know that Wang Bi has died of illness, but Hua Rong's secret music has arrived. At this time, most of the surroundings of Guangzhou had been reversed, but the line from Meiling to Shaoguan was still under the control of the defenders of the Jianwen Dynasty.

Guangzhou is indeed surrounded, but Yang Feng does not restrict entry and exit, but it is only forbidden to enter and exit the city.

So the messenger went to the city to identify himself.

Palace.

"Your Majesty, for the sake of today's plan, you can only go out of the city and blame yourself."

Qi Ge Lao cried and said.

Of course, Huang Zicheng wanted them to break through and go north.

It can be seen that Huang Ge Lao is still very naïve, and now this situation is still breaking through?

"Qing promised me that he would recapture the country for me, but now he wants me to be captured?"

Jianwen said as he sat there visibly decadently.

Qi Ge Lao ......

Qi Ge Lao seemed to be forced by him.

The old man of Qi Pavilion is safe and stable to retire from his post and take care of his life at home, and it was he and Fang Xiaoru who ran to force others to fight with him, but at this time, it is no longer meaningful to say this, they are already losers. It is impossible to break through, let alone break through to Ganzhou, they can't even break through to Sanyuanli now, or stick to the imperial army to attack the city, and then die in the chaos......

That's for sure.

Even if the little princess really didn't want to kill Jianwen, Yang Feng and those generals would kill him.

I understand it all.

It would be very embarrassing to keep him, and maybe there would be hidden dangers, like him would be killed, but the little princess couldn't kill her nephew, and the empress couldn't order her uncle to be killed, in this case, those sensible generals would naturally solve it. Let him be burned to death by stray bullets in the palace, and all kinds of death methods are arranged, even if he is captured by ignorance, he can finally fall into the water when he is on the boat.

In fact, even if he takes the initiative to blame, there is a possibility that he will fall into the water.

And the possibilities are enormous.

But now he had no other choice.

can only take this step, not to mention that he can save his children if he dies in the water, he has a son, but if Guangzhou is breached, his son will also die in the chaos.

"Your Majesty, the minister should apologize with death."

Qi Ge Lao said slowly.

He definitely can't surrender, and if he surrenders, it will inevitably be Ling Chi, so it's better to end it himself.

But he has long been prepared, those clans that follow him have long been put into various places as officials by him in various official positions and even new identities, and it is he who is in Guangzhou, not only him, but Huang Zicheng's clan is also like this, everyone is not stupid, like them, they can't gather together, in case of failure, they will be served in a pot.

Jianwen was just crying there.

Qi Tai didn't say anything more, in fact, they were all sober, so this secret music was only known to Jianwen and him.

Don't dare to divulge the news.

At least he didn't dare until Jianwen contacted the outside world to surrender.

After all, those Lust Warriors can't surrender.

If Jianwen chooses to surrender, then I really dare not say what they will do.

Qi Ge Lao lay on the ground, quietly took a few steps back, then stood up, looked at His Majesty the Emperor who was still crying, and withdrew gloomily from this palace, which was also named Qianqing Palace. His Majesty the Emperor behind him suddenly let out a howl full of grief and unwillingness, and Qi Ge Lao sighed and walked silently outside the palace. They didn't know that at this time, His Majesty's favorite concubine had also quietly left the palace through the back door of the palace.