In the main hall of Jiang'an City, this banquet seems to have been held for an extra long time tonight.

In the past, the dinner party that would end in an hour at most was actually opened to the end of the hour, and Concubine De didn't seem to have the slightest intention of ending.

Everyone was surprised, but they didn't dare to say anything, for fear of angering His Majesty's favorite concubine who had a high prestige in Surabaya Prefecture these days.

But after all, there are some old qualifications here, not to mention the question of whether they dare or not, and the body really can't bear it.

So when it was past half of the hour, someone finally couldn't help but get up and said, "Niangniang, there is a luncheon tomorrow, why don't you rest earlier?" ”

Concubine De was noncommittal when she heard this, and said calmly: "You are wondering, why did this palace leave you for so long tonight?" ”

Everyone looked at each other, and those who were qualified to speak said respectfully: "Please solve your doubts." ”

Concubine De said lightly: "Listen carefully, have you heard any movement?" ”

When the words fell, the hall quietly quieted down, and after listening attentively, a noise that was not small came from afar.

"Mother, what is this?"

The crowd was shocked.

Concubine De glanced at the field and calmly picked up her wine glass, "Jianning Taishou Zheng Yuanwang led his son to make a rebellion, colluded with the bandits to rebel, and is now leading the rebels to attack Jiang'an City. ”

"Huh?"

"What!"

"No, it won't!"

As soon as these words came out, the magnates in the hall were shocked, got up one after another, knocked over tables and chairs on the ground, and spilled soup and wine everywhere.

What's more, it was directly dark in front of his eyes, and he fell headlong.

At a glance, everyone saw that it was Zheng Tianyu's mentor, and Song Yanzhi was a state scholar.

Feng Xiuyun stepped out, raised her head with her chest up, and said in a deep voice: "Isn't Niangniang also here with the princes, so flustered, what kind of system!" ”

The majestic tone, with the unique penetrating power of the woman's voice, entered the hearts of everyone, like a slap in the face.

Everyone also reacted, yes, the sky has fallen and there is a high top, if it is really dangerous, will the mother still sit here?

So since the mother is not leaving, what is there to be afraid of?

The field gradually quieted down, and Concubine De said slowly: "After all, it is a rebellion, this palace is worried that there will be thieves taking the opportunity to make trouble, at this moment, there is no safer place in the city than here, so I will leave the princes here, don't blame the princesses." ”

"Thank you for your kindness."

Concubine De then slid out a note from her sleeve and handed it to Feng Xiuyun, "Xiuyun, take the guards, invite the people above to the side hall, eat and drink alive, and wait for this matter, and then talk about it." ”

On this note, which the three of them discussed before, it was written that there were a large group of people who were very close to the Zheng family, including Song Yanzhi, the state school official, Zhao Hongfei, the commander of Jiang'an County, and others.

After finishing all this, looking at the empty seats, Concubine De poured a glass of wine, "Princess, let's have a drink, suppress the shock." ”

"Thank you for your kindness!"

It's a shame that a group of big men actually need a woman to stabilize the morale of the army.

But all the princes in this hall were unwilling to admit their weakness, so at this moment, the image of Concubine De in their hearts became taller.

Then, they began to denounce the Zheng family father and son to make a stand.

"Zheng Yuanwang is really a wolf ambition! The court treats him well, he actually raises an army, and the old man really wants to eat his flesh raw! ”

"On weekdays, this father and son are used to pretending, but now that the emperor is graceful and the world is peaceful, this pair of thieves have done such things that people and gods are angry about!"

"What bullshit is the first son of Surabaya Prefecture, such people are only worthy of generations of cattle and horses! What a face is alongside us! ”

"No king, no father, disloyal and unfilial, it should be cut with a thousand cuts!"

Concubine De just sat upright, as if she had turned a deaf ear to these.

After a while, the shouting became louder.

A guard hurriedly came in from outside the hall and reported a few words to Feng Xiuyun.

In the expectant eyes of the audience, Feng Xiuyun walked up to Concubine De and was about to whisper, Concubine De said directly: "Say it loudly, the situation in the city, all the princes here have the right to know." ”

Feng Xiuyun was originally resolute, and he did not hesitate when he heard the words, and said directly: "The rebel army is powerful, although Zou Jirong, the county lieutenant in the city, wanted to join forces with the outside and was captured and killed by General Jin on the spot, but the rebels were numerous, and drove the labor camp workers outside the city to attack the city, although the defenders at the head of the city suffered great casualties, but the city wall was low, and it was difficult to resist the enemy. And he is not good at field warfare, and he is not good at defending the city and resisting the enemy. Therefore, General Jin had already decided to divide his troops, and in the afternoon, he had already disguised the 100 cavalry out of the city and the 100 cavalry in the city, and attacked the rebels in front and rear, striving to crush the main force of the rebels, reduce the combat strength of the rebels, and defend the city. ”

"What?"

"! No! ”

"Niangniang, this must not be done!"

One by one, the frightened people stood up and spoke one after another, giving out one after another panicked dissuasion.

Concubine De's expression was calm, "Why not?" ”

Everyone was clamoring and shouting, and finally a county guard stood up, "Niangniang, where the city is attacked and defended, the defender of the city can occupy the advantageous position to maximize the killing and depletion of the enemy army." Although the city wall of Jiang'an City is low, it also has a city wall, and our side just relies on the geographical advantage, with one as ten, killing and wounding the rebels, why do you want to go out of the city to fight, is it not to attack the other with your own shortcomings! ”

Immediately, someone chimed in, "What Lord Liu said is very true, now that we have thousands of people, we are defending the city, and it is difficult for the rebels to break through the city unless there are five or six thousand, so why do you need to go out of the city and lose your troops!" ”

Everyone nodded their heads in deep agreement.

Concubine De shook her head slightly, "The princes are wrong, yesterday there were six hundred Wudang troops to support the bandits, and now there are only four hundred troops in the city. ”

The buzz in the hall instantly became louder.

The originally stable atmosphere was instantly flustered like the hearts of the people in the field.

"Then it's better to defend the city and wait for backup!"

"Yes, it's just such a few people, it's not enough to defend the city, how can you still go out of the city to fight!"

"Field battles sound refreshing, but once something happens, it's too late to regret it!"

At this time, everyone was not like before, and they still took care of their dignity and qualifications, and they opened their mouths with nonsense, as if this could relieve the panic in their hearts.

"Enough!"

At this time, a cold drink came, but it was not from Concubine De, but from Wei Yuanzhi.

After a long talk with Concubine De a few days ago, this important minister of the dynasty who said that he still had to consider it got up slowly, and glanced at everyone first, "Gossip, how can Niang Niang decide?" ”

Then, he walked to the middle of the field and arched his hand towards Concubine De, "Niangniang, the words of the princes are not unreasonable, now our few soldiers are a disadvantage, and the city is an advantage, just use our strengths and avoid weaknesses to resist the rebels, and go out of the city to fight, it is really too risky." Once there is a loss, the city is lost, and the rebels enter the city, the impact is far-reaching, and they will definitely lose everything. Please also ask Niang Niang Mingjian to stop General Jin quickly! ”

His words were very vague, but after the previous exchanges, he knew that this first-class imperial concubine in the show of wisdom could understand.

Concubine De really understood, and nodded slightly, "Lord Wei's meaning, this palace understands." But this palace asks you, if you are good at fighting, which of you and I will be strong with the golden sword? ”

Wei Yuanzhi sighed, "Since General Jin is far better than Niangniang and Xiaguan. ”

"Then in that case, since people know the soldiers and are on the front line, why do we want to go beyond our bounds and intervene in the battlefield decision?"

Concubine De looked at everyone, "This palace is shallow in learning, and I also know that manpower is poor, so this trip, the political affairs are entrusted to the court officials, the money and grain are paid to the merchants, and the military relies on the army. It's the same this time, General Jin's impromptu decision, this palace believes it, and then, no matter what the result is, this palace also recognizes it! ”

In the end, Concubine De was categorical and resolute.

Wei Yuanzhi looked at this elegant and dignified concubine sitting behind the desk, and in a trance, it seemed that there was an emperor sitting there with the appearance of a bright monarch.

He hurriedly collected his mind and said respectfully: "It's the old minister who is not thoughtful, don't blame the mother!" ”

He was about to retreat, when an old man got up and stepped out of the ranks, snorting and tearing, "Niang Niang Shengming!" However, the life of this full house of ministers and gentry is decided by the hands of a martial artist, in case he has two hearts, our lives are small, and the body of the mother's daughter can be dangerous! ”

Concubine De's apricot eyes glared, "If he has two hearts, why don't he just bring troops over, and there is one person here who can stop him?" ”

"But if the matter is defeated, there are only two hundred defenders left in the city, and dozens of soldiers, how can they be prepared?"

Concubine De's willow eyebrows were raised, and she shouted angrily: "This palace is here, and your life can be more precious than this palace!" ”

The hall was instantly silent, and no one dared to speak.

Concubine De hid her trembling hand in her sleeve and squeezed out a smile on her face, "Xiuyun, take a few palace maids to pour a glass of wine for the palace to suppress the shock." ”

"Yes!"

Feng Xiuyun also pressed the deep worry in her heart, and took people around the hall.

"Ladies and gentlemen, drink!"

"Xie Niangniang."

This sound, for the first time, was not so neat, not so loud, like the wine shaking in the glass at this moment, with apprehension and trembling.

"Report!"

Bang!

With a loud shout, the door of the temple was slammed open, and many people's wine glasses fell to the ground.

A non-commissioned officer of the Wudang Army, who still had blood stains on his body, said excitedly: "Niangniang, General Jin and Captain Li Duwei have broken the thief army, beheaded hundreds, and have completely dispersed the thief army!" ”