At the end of spring, the early-growing summer flowers can't bear the loneliness, arching through the shallow soil and revealing their heads.

The new army of Donglin has no fear along the official road and is unimpeded, and the rich merchants of Tongzhou have already lined up on both sides of the road to greet them, not really loyal to the monarch and worried about the country, but they are afraid that they will not be able to catch up with the trend, and they don't know who is in the world.

Rong Yun straddled his horse, wearing a silver-plated armor and silver boots that shone in the sun. The inky cloak swayed in the wind, like a dark cloud in the night.

Looking at the people holding food and fruits on both sides of the road, Rong Run couldn't help but be full of joy. In the past, I only read the sentence "Eat pot pulp" in books, but now I really saw it with my own eyes, but I didn't expect it to be such a grand occasion. Rong Run touched his chin to hide the smile at the corner of his lips. If Xiao Rongshen saw such a situation, he would probably be angry and jump around like a live shrimp, right?

The Donglin Army didn't even stop when it was in Tongzhou, but drove all the way to ten miles away from the capital before stopping. Set up camp and send envoys to Beijing to persuade him to surrender. However, the guards sent by Xiao Rongshen to defend the city were all very hard-tempered, and no matter what the envoys said, they refused to open the door through a small crack.

The envoy originally thought that he would enter the city in a big bamboo basket like the Candle Zhiwu retreating from the Qin Division, but who would have thought that the general guarding the city would wave his hand and show two rows of crossbow arrows with a brush. Shooting from above, the bow and arrow were smashed down as if they didn't need money, and the envoy was a civil official, so how could he dodge for a while? In an instant, he was shot into a hedgehog by the bow and arrow.

The envoy was carried back to the camp, and the two pawns knelt on the ground and drew out their bows and arrows one by one, and this one drew a hundred and thirteen arrows. After removing the arrow, the general could see the human form clearly, but the face had become a blood gourd, and the facial features could not be distinguished at all. The generals and generals present all closed their eyebrows, this scene was so tragic that even the generals who were used to seeing life and death couldn't bear to look at it directly.

"Prince, this Xiao Rongshen's person is also wild? Even the envoys are killed, he has no intention of making peace with us, he has always wanted to fight?" Tu Boan said angrily: "This attack is too dark, ten thousand arrows pierce the heart! Where is this killing, this is the prestige of killing our Donglin Army!"

"Okay, there's a kind!" Rong Zhan stared at the corpse of the envoy, and only said this sentence for a while.

"Second brother, let the younger brother go and call the battle, and in less than an hour, he will be defeated in the city!"

As the saying goes, when two armies are at war, they don't cut them off. Rong Run saw the tragic death of the envoy, and he trembled with anger. Where is this because Xiao Rongshen doesn't know how to engage troops? He is clearly demonstrating to the Donglin Army!

"The crown prince, kill chickens with a cattle slaughtering knife? Don't work hard for the sixth master, just give this small credit to the last general!" Shangguan Linrui also stepped forward.

Rong Zhan glanced at Yuan Xi, this battle is a matter of death, although Rong Run and Shangguan Linrui are both masters with excellent martial arts, but the sword has no eyes, and it is not good to hurt any of them.

"This ......" Rong Zhan looked at Shangguan Linrui, and his words were a little hesitant.

Shangguan Linrui also knew Rong Zhan's worries, so he turned to Yuan Xi and said, "Nephew, you can tell Your Highness for the second uncle, you also know that if the second uncle doesn't fight for a day, this old bone will be uncomfortable." ”

Yuan Xi pursed his lips and smiled slightly: "Prince, let the second uncle go." At that time, the old courtiers pretended to pass on the holy decree and transferred the army of the Shangguan Mansion into Beijing, and the Shangguan Mansion was beheaded all over the house. Now I ask Your Highness to give me this opportunity to go to the official mansion and confirm this crime. It's not in vain that the prince has worked hard for me to go to the official mansion!"

When Rong Run heard this, he sneered, waved his hand and said, "Yes, General Shangguan, since you say so, this merit should not be fought with you, if you want to go, go it." ”

Rong Zhan held his belt with one hand and pressed the sword with the other, and condensed Shangguan Linrui for a while. This Shangguan Linrui is indeed a fierce general, when the army first arrived in the capital, there should indeed be an earth-shattering sound, and it was just right for him to go, Xiao Rong, who was able to fight, was trembling.

"Your Highness, I have been wronged in the Shangguan Mansion for more than ten years, so I ask Your Highness for your grace to let me avenge the more than 300 people who died on behalf of the Shangguan family today!" Shangguan Linrui bent his knees and knelt in front of Rong Zhan: "Please let the last general take the lead!"

Rong Zhan nodded: "General Shangguan is majestic, and General Shangguan is naturally the most suitable." It's okay, Lone will be with you 10,000 soldiers and horses, and you will be limited to three days to break through the capital. But you have to remember that in today's battle, the Donglin Army is to rescue the people of the capital and revive my Great Chu world, not to avenge your personal revenge on the official mansion. ”

"The last general remembers, the last general receives the order!" Shangguan Linrui received the order, went out of the tent to gather troops and horses, and took the ladder artillery and drove straight to the east gate of the capital.

Rong Zhan looked down at the hour lying on the ground, and there were more than a hundred holes in his body, and the blood was about to drain.

"Bury him, on the hill opposite the capital. This is the first person who sacrificed in our Donglin Army to recapture the country. ”

......

Xiao Rongshen has a little fever these days and is sweating on the bed. The dream was vague, and a loud noise was suddenly heard in my ears. His body shuddered, and he almost jumped out of bed.

Yuan Jia was sitting beside him, and before he was frightened by the loud noise, he was startled by Xiao Rongshen's reaction. Yuan Jia hurriedly stepped forward to support him: "Your Highness, what's wrong with you?

Xiao Rong broke out in a cold sweat, his body suddenly refreshed a lot, and his head was sober. Was the loud bang just now a dream?

Seeing Yuan Jia sitting beside him in a good manner, remembering the fire he saw in his dream, he rubbed his temples vigorously and comforted himself: "Dream, I have nightmares again." ”

"What did Your Majesty dream about?" asked Yuanjia.

Xiao Rongshen smiled reluctantly: "It's nothing, it's just that I dreamed of a fire, which is also strange, and I heard a loud noise in my dream, just like thunder in the sky." I woke up in one fell swoop," Xiao Rongshen shook Yuan Jia's hand and said with a smile: "Did I scare you just now?"

Yuan Jia remembered the loud noise just now, and looked at him blankly: "Your Majesty, just now...... There was indeed a loud bang just now, not a dream. ”

The smile on Xiao Rongshen's face froze in an instant, what? Is there indeed a loud noise? Not a dream? Xiao Rongshen slowly retracted his hand and stared at Yuan Jia: "What happened?"

Yuan Jia didn't know, he didn't know how to explain, he only heard a message from the inner supervisor outside the dormitory. Yuan Jia's heart drooped, there must be something big happening, and the inner supervisor changed his tone in a hurry.

"Whoever is making noise outside, call him in!" Xiao Rongshen was weak, he just wanted to lie down quietly and sweat, and when outsiders spoke loudly, he would have a headache.

Yuan Jia helped him lie down, tucked the quilt for him and said, "Your Majesty, if you can't stand it, let's rest, what is the government, it's not too late to look at it tomorrow?"

This illness has been going on for several days, and the table has long been piled up with the political recitals. What's the use of resting for an extra day, the illness won't be good anyway.

"Call him in. It's been a long time, and now it's an eventful time, so you still can't indulge yourself too much. Xiao Rongshen raised his hand and instructed Yuan Jia: "Go and open the door, and I will lie down and listen to him." ”

"Yes. ”

Yuan Jia opened the door, and saw that the inner supervisor was sweating, and even his hair was scattered, he couldn't help but be a little surprised, and the inner supervisor hurriedly bowed down to greet Yuan Jia, and said, "Niangniang, something happened in the capital." ”

Yuan Jia was a little alert, hurriedly pushed the inner supervisor out of the dormitory, and asked in a low voice, "What's the matter?"

"The Donglin army has already reached the capital! Now Shangguan Linrui is entering the east gate of the palace with his troops, and they are attacking fiercely, and they see that the capital is about to be lost!"

Yuan Jia's body shook and slammed into the temple door weakly.

"Niangniang, I have to ask Your Majesty to have an idea!"

What other ideas are there to take? The capital is surrounded like an iron bucket, not to mention that the messenger can't break out, even if he does, who will lead troops to save the capital?

Yuan Jia suddenly remembered someone and said, "What about the fourth master?

"This ...... The little slave didn't know if the fourth master knew. ”

"Then go and send a message to the fourth master, and tell him to enter the palace immediately. You can explain the news of the capital to the fourth master and see if he can think of a way. ”

"Yes. The little inner supervisor nodded, turned around and was about to leave.

"Come back!" Yuan Jia stopped him: "Go to Gao Xiang's Mansion again, as well as Zhao Shangshu's Mansion, and call Gao Xiang and Zhao Jiagongzi together." There is also the Prince's Mansion, and the Prince's Concubine Zhao is also called to discuss. ”

"Yes!" the little inner supervisor ran away.

Yuan Jia leaned on the door panel of the main hall, squinting at the golden sun on the palace wall, what a beautiful scenery, but unfortunately it was also dusk.

"Big sister, big sister!" Yuan Jie didn't even put on her coat, and ran in the direction of Yuan Jia while wearing it.

Yuan Jiawang was in a hurry, and his heart suddenly felt quiet. Yuan Jie stopped and said, "Eldest sister, you heard a loud noise just now, do you know what's going on?"

Yuan Jia looked at her quietly and said flatly: "It's the Donglin Army, they are about to break through the capital." ”

"What?!" Yuan Jie staggered in fright, and was supported by the maid behind him, barely standing firmly. This news came too suddenly, and on the way here, Yuan Jie had already come up with a hundred possibilities, but he didn't expect it to be Xiao Rongzhan. Didn't he say that he had already asked someone to write to him in the name of the empress? How could he dare to come? Did he really care about the life or death of his own mother?

Although she felt strange in her heart, Yuan Jie still didn't have much heart to complain about Xiao Rongzhan, she was more afraid in her heart. In Wei Yuanxi's eyes, she is a lackey by Wei Yuanjia's side, if Xiao Rongzhan really breaks the capital, he will definitely kill Wei Yuanjia to relieve his anger. So what do you do?

When the time comes, won't his little life be in the hands of Wei Yuanxi?

Although she has not been as ruthless as Wei Yuanxi and You Shi in these years, she has also had a lot of bad ideas openly and secretly. Wei Yuanxi and Wei Yuanjia have already drawn a clear line between the Chu River and the Han River, and when they defected to Wei Yuanjia, wouldn't it be tantamount to openly drawing a line with Wei Yuanxi?

Wei Yuanxi didn't say a word at that time, which was already very telling.