Although Nanyang is not a poor country, the conditions are much worse than the imperial palace in the capital. Coupled with the continuous rain, there was a decadent atmosphere of defeat from top to bottom.

When Jin Yongkang was introduced into the backyard by the chamberlain, he immediately trotted over and said with sincere grief: "Your Majesty, you are suffering!" ”

Zhang Yuqing followed behind, secretly saying that if Lu Wei had this ability, the emperor would not treat him as his own son!

The chamberlain opened the bamboo curtain.

The room was dimly lit, only a soybean oil lamp was lit, and in the dim light, Emperor Taichang sat on a chair, his eyes were very gloomy.

"How did you get here?" Emperor Taichang asked gloomily.

Jin Yongkang knelt down, crying and grabbing the ground to tell that he had encountered bandits along the way, and almost lost his life several times, but he still did not forget the errand ordered by the emperor on his shoulders, and in a very difficult situation, although he got lost and lost his way from the capital to Nanyang, he still completed the task assigned by the emperor and brought Mrs. Lu from Liangzhou to the emperor.

Emperor Taichang's face showed old and tired, waved his hand, signaled Jin Yongkang to stop crying, and turned his eyes to Zhang Yuqing.

After two years, he still remembers a hurried glance at Zhang Yuqing in the main hall of Huangjue Temple, a quiet and beautiful girl. Of the two Zhang family girls, one became the daughter of Fengming and married the prince, while the other married Lu Wei.

The prince responded to Lu Wei in his heart, wanted to kill people with a knife, and sent Lu Wei to Baochuan to join the army, he was just pushing the boat down the river, and Lu Wei was the grandson of the royal family of the previous dynasty, and it was better to die.

But who would have expected that Lu Wei would turn the tables in Baochuan Jedi, his power expanded step by step, and he was forced to seal Lu Wei as the commander of Liangzhou, so that Lu Wei could hold the power in exchange for border peace.

On the other hand, their father and son, although they married the "daughter of the phoenix", there is no stable place in this world!

The prince complained to him more than once, saying that Kude did not explicitly say that Zhang Yuying was the daughter of Fengming at that time, and it was clear that they were deceived by Zhang Yuying, a vain and shallow woman!

How else to explain Lu Wei's vigorous luck, and what their father and son hear every day is either this or that? Even the war against the King of Jiangxia was so bumpy!

Thinking of this, the emperor was a lot more polite to Zhang Yuqing, no matter whether Zhang Yuqing was really a "daughter of the phoenix", she was so prosperous, at least it showed that this woman's luck was really good, with her in Nanyang, the god of fate would favor him a few points, maybe Lu Wei would lead troops to help Nanyang.

"Mrs. Lu, it's been hard all the way." The emperor softened his expression and said, beckoned to summon the chamberlain, and asked the chamberlain to find a place to place Zhang Yuqing and serve him well.

Zhang Yuqing saluted and thanked him.

At this moment, the sound of hitting the city gate, which had been stopped for a while just now, sounded again, and the killing shouts outside the Nanyang prefect were loud and the footsteps were panicked.

The sound of the crash at the city gate continued, and it seemed to hit everyone's hearts one by one, which made people's hearts beat.

"Your Majesty!" A chamberlain ran in in a cold sweat, "The traitor is here again!" ”

Emperor Taichang's tired and old face forcibly suppressed a frightened look, waved his hand and scolded: "It's just a small group of rebels who can't make a climate, and he has Jin Yongxiu to kill them all, and then make a loud noise and kill you on the spot!" ”

Jin Yongkang was scared in his heart, and asked boldly, "What's the situation outside?" ”

The chamberlain whispered, "The city gate has been broken through a crack......

"What? The gates are broken? Jin Yongkang was shocked and immediately looked at Emperor Taichang.

The chamberlain hurriedly said: "It's just a hole, Lord Jin has already asked someone to remove the door panel and plug it!" ”

Jin Yongkang was anxious and angry, "Can this be the same?" ”

The gates are made of the strongest wood, covered with iron sheets and inlaid with copper nails, which are extremely strong, so that they can withstand the impact of the enemy again and again. Replacing the ordinary door panel to repair it is just an extra hour and a half of time.

According to Jin Yongkang, there is no way to change the final fate of the city gate being breached.

"Your Majesty, long before I came to see your old man, I told Jin Yongxiu that he should be in Nanyang, and I will escort you away! You are the body of a thousand gold, the body of all saints, how can there be a mistake? It's good that he won't agree to let me escort you away with the little military merit he has saved before! He only has his military exploits in his eyes, and there is no you at all! Your Majesty, let's go! It's too dangerous here! Keep the green mountains here, don't be afraid of no firewood! Jin Yongkang shouted in a panic.

The emperor's face was extremely ugly, and he said for a while: "Yongxiu is also a very talented person, and we have hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in our hands, so we will not have to retreat." ”

Jin Yongkang didn't dare to say that the soldiers and horses of the imperial court might have not eaten a full meal for several meals, and they were staggering when they walked, waiting for the food and grass supply from the imperial court. If he was really not afraid of Jiangxia traitors, Jin Yongkang didn't lead his troops out of the city to fight the enemy army earlier, and spoke with his fists? Why not be harassed by a small army of thieves and adopt a conservative strategy of not going out!

Zhang Yuqing spoke, "Don't panic, Lord Jin, let's go out and see what the actual situation is." If there is a case, it will be too late to leave. Although we are not afraid of the Jiangxia traitor, but after all, the sword and gun have no eyes, and the emperor's safety is the most important thing, and there is no room for any mistakes! ”

"Yes, yes, we are not afraid of traitors, we just want to protect the emperor! The emperor can't make a mistake! Jin Yongkang agreed again and again, and finally found an upright reason for himself.

Emperor Taichang was also very frightened in his heart, so he got up and said, "Let's go, go and see!" ”

The group walked out of the prefect's yamen and walked in the direction of the city gate.

The sky was dark and heavy, the rain was fine, the bluestone pavement was wet and slippery, the fierce autumn wind wrapped the rain, and the hands and feet of the frozen people were cold.

Jin Yongkang supported the emperor, and when everyone was about to walk to the city gate, the sound of the crash disappeared.

Zhang Yuqing said: "It seems that it is indeed Lord Jin who is brave, and a small group of rebels is not a climate." ”

The emperor breathed a rare sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Yongxiu is really the pillar of my Great Xia, the mainstay!" As soon as the supply of grain and grass arrives, he can lead the soldiers to kill Nanyang and directly take the head of the Jiangxia rebel! ”

Jin Yongkang smiled awkwardly, not knowing whether to be happy or sad.

The city gate gradually fell silent, and the soldiers who were crowded at the city gate with their flesh and blood against the city gate scattered in twos and threes, apparently the rebels who had come to harass had already fled.

Emperor Taichang felt safe, so he wanted to put up the emperor's shelf and go to the city gate to see, after all, how to reflect his martial rule by always hiding in the house?

As soon as he arrived at the city gate, Jin Yongxiu received the soldier's advice and hurriedly came to greet the holy driver.

"How's the battle going?" The emperor has his hands behind his back, full of majesty.

Jin Yongxiu arched his hand and said confidently: "It's just a bandit who can't make a climate, please rest assured, the emperor will not lose Nanyang City!" ”

"You'd better talk less!" Jin Yongkang reprimanded unhappily, "Be vigilant, the emperor's safety is the most important!" ”

The emperor patted Jin Yongxiu on the shoulder and said with emotion: "With Yongxiu here, I can rest assured." ”

Before he could finish speaking, there was another heavy muffled sound at the city gate.

The place that was ordered by Kim Yongxiu to be pressed against with an ordinary door panel cracked with a click, and wooden blocks splashed everywhere.

A spear appeared in front of everyone's eyes, glowing with cold silver in the dim candlelight.

"It's the masked general!" Some soldiers shouted in fear.

"The masked general who can shoot a gun is here!"

The soldiers guarding the gate shrank back in fright, and they didn't dare to step forward no matter how much Jin Yongxiu yelled.

When Zhang Yuqing saw the gun, her breathing stopped for a moment, and her hand clenched into a fist in her sleeve.

She hadn't seen Sheng Guixin in a long time.

The silver spear head immediately retracted, and in an instant, it slammed into the city gate with a thunderous momentum, shattering the ridiculous patch-like door panel.

Illuminated by torches outside the city, a masked face was revealed through the hole, and a pair of sharp eyes reflected the firelight.

Kim Yongkang was frightened and sat on the ground screaming.

The masked general laughed a few times outside the city, and shouted, "Jin Yongxiu, come out to fight!" If it's a man, don't be a turtle with a shrunken head! ”

Jin Yongxiu shouted angrily: "Release the arrow!" Shoot the arrows! ”

The torches outside the door were extinguished, it was pitch black, the autumn wind was fierce, and the arrows couldn't shoot at all, even if they were shot at the right place, they could only hear a few muffled bangs, obviously the other party had already blocked the arrows with a shield.

"It's better for you and me to fight alone, if I lose, retreat a hundred miles, and avoid seeing you in this life, how about it?" The general outside the door shouted haughtily.

Jin Yongxiu's face was ugly, and he only ordered the soldiers to find wooden planks to plug the gap in the city gate, and did not mention anything about going to the battle.

More than a dozen people who accompanied the mask general outside laughed, and they all shouted and scolded Jin Yongxiu for being a soft egg that he didn't plant, and even a few of them were afraid of it, and the voices of humiliating Jin Yongxiu were endless, and the Jin family was greeted cordially from the eighteenth generation to the next eighteenth generation.

"Shame on you! What a shame for the ancestors! Jin Yongxiu, you still have the face standing here! Jin Yongkang, who was "cordially greeted" together, couldn't hold back on his face, he and Jin Yongxiu are the same ancestor, what is the difference between scolding Jin Yongxiu and scolding him?

The generals called the battle, and shouted by name, how could they ignore it? In the future, the soldiers will know that he is a turtle with a shrunken head, who will obey him?

Of course, Jin Yongxiu knew what Jin Yongkang had in mind, and immediately said: "Your Majesty, this is the thief's radical method, don't fall for their tricks!" At this moment, it is dark, windy, and rainy, and it is not appropriate to open the city gate! The safety of the saint is the most important thing! Lord Jin, if you can't listen to it, why don't I let you down from the castle tower, and you go and have a try with that thief!" ”

The emperor reprimanded unhappily: "Yongkang, you don't say a word!" ”

"Now we just need to wait for the grain and grass reinforced by the imperial court, as long as we wait for the grain and grass, we can immediately lead the troops out of Nanyang, recover the lost territory, and directly take the head of the Jiangxia anti-thief and present it to the emperor!" Jin Yongxiu said sonorously.

The soldiers were so hungry that they couldn't hold knives and guns, their morale was low, and they went out to fight to send the enemy's head, and if they were not careful, the city gate might be breached by the enemy, and Jin Yongxiu couldn't afford to gamble, so he would rather be humiliated than go out of the city.

After all, being scolded for a few words will not be less meat.

Jin Yongxiu glanced at Jin Yongkang, who still wanted to scold him, and his eyes were cold, "As long as the emperor's safety can be guaranteed, what is it if you are scolded for a few words?" Am I growing up with less humiliation and abuse? ”

(End of chapter)