Not long before Du Buyi and the third daughter met in Nanchang Mansion, because Zhu Yuwen, the king of Tang, suddenly entered Beijing to report the news that Zhu Chenmu, who had proclaimed himself King Ning, was going to raise troops, Zhu Chenmu had to hurry up after learning the news.

And at dusk, Zhu Chenmu with tens of thousands of soldiers suddenly jumped out of nowhere, and suddenly surrounded the entire Nanchang City.

At this time, all the people in Nanchang were panicked, and the shouting instantly spread throughout the streets and alleys of Nanchang City.

Du did not forget that he was still talking and laughing with everyone in the private room at this time, so he naturally didn't know what was happening outside.

After a while, with a rapid knock on the door, the shopkeeper walked in and said loudly to a few people:

"Ladies and gentlemen, you should quickly find a way to leave, now that the entire Nanchang City is surrounded by bandits, I am afraid that this city will be broken in two days. ”

At this time, all the people in the room were shocked by this news, and Du Buyi hurriedly called the shopkeeper to his side and asked:

"What the hell is going on, can you explain it to me?"

The shopkeeper told Zhu Chenmu, the descendant of Queen Ning, that he jumped over the wall in a hurry, and told Du Buyi about the siege of the city.

At this time, Zou Bin came over and asked Du Yiyi:

"Du Gongzi, what should we do now?"

Du did not forget to sigh:

"Alas...... For now, we'll have to go to the governor here. ”

In the yamen of the commander of Nanchang Prefecture, at this time, the governor Li Bizheng was anxiously sweating in the hall, and the imperial historian Chen Xi and the commander Liu Xingzheng were standing aside at a loss.

Li Bi shook his hands, sighed, stopped in front of the two, and asked:

"Did the political envoy Qu Xin and the prefect Qi Ying run away?"

Yushi Chen Xi hurriedly replied:

"Yes, as soon as the two of them heard that there were nearly 10,000 enemy troops besieging the city, and they didn't even bring their wives and concubines, the two of them fled, and even my imperial history was kept in the dark. ”

Li Bi smiled bitterly:

"What are you talking about in the future? If the bandits break through our Nanchang City, we don't know where our lives are?"

The commander of the capital, Liu Xing, said:

"If I don't organize the people now, even if the city is broken, we can still organize street battles, and if I die in the city, I won't choose to surrender. ”

Chen Xi smiled at Liu Xing:

"It's easy for you to say, it doesn't matter if you die alone, do you want the tens of thousands of people in the city to die with you?"

Liu Xing immediately said:

"But if you don't do this, there is no other way, Zhu Chenmu only gave us one day, do you want to surrender these bandits?

Chen Xi said:

"Commander Liu, you are the courage of the horseman, if I don't think it works, as long as Zhu Chenmu promises not to kill the people in the city and spare the lives of a few of us, then we will go out and surrender before noon tomorrow!"

Liu Xing immediately pointed at Chen Xi and responded:

"You are such a coward, you really read the sage book for nothing, what is the difference between you and that Qin Hui?"

Li Bi saw that Yu Shi and Du Commander made the two of them quarrel like this, and his heart was even more anxious, so he yelled at the two:

"Can you all get out of here for me, don't bother the official here. ”

At this moment, a soldier from outside hurriedly ran in.

Li Bi was about to tell the soldier to get out, but he heard the soldier say:

"Lord Governor, Du Tanhua has come to visit with a group of people from the rivers and lakes. ”

When Li Bi heard this, he ran over excitedly and grabbed the soldier's sleeve:

"What did you say? Did Du Tanhua really come? You didn't lie to me, did you?"

The soldier was startled at first, but after seeing the Governor Li Bi's expression full of joy at this time, he quickly nodded:

"We have confirmed, it is indeed Du Tanhua, that's right. ”

Li Bi happily said:

"Then what are you waiting for here, why don't you hurry up and invite Du Tanhua over?"

The soldier nodded:

"Good...... Good...... I'll go now...... Go now. ”

As soon as Du Buyi was carried into the Yamen meeting hall, Governor Li Bi, Yushi Chen Xi, and Du Commander Li Xing came out to greet him, and after saying hello to Du Buxing, the three of them personally carried Du Buyi to the Taishi chair in the council hall and sat down.

After the three of them introduced themselves, Li Bi first said to Du Yiyi:

"Du Tanhua, we have already heard of your name, I hope you can have mercy on our people in Nanchang City, and save us officials who are about to become captives!"

Du did not forget to smile bitterly:

"Lord Governor, you have raised me up like this, haven't you? After all, like you, I am just a mortal. ”

The commander of the capital, Li Xing, immediately said:

"But who of us doesn't know that Du Tanhua will win every battle, and you have a chivalrous demeanor!"

Du Bu didn't forget to wave his hand slightly:

"Okay, don't talk about those useless things, you should quickly tell me about the current situation in Nanchang City first!"

Commander Li Xing first said:

"Now all the soldiers in our Nanchang Mansion add up to less than 8,000, most of them are old, weak, sick and disabled, and the soldiers have outdated weapons and low morale, and it is difficult to resist the nearly 100,000 bandit troops outside the city!"

Du was stunned for a moment, and then asked:

"I've heard people say that the bandit army is not only tens of thousands, but now there are nearly 100,000, what's going on?"

Li Xing explained:

"It is said that there are only tens of thousands of bandits outside the city, and we ordered people to disperse them, mainly to temporarily appease the people, so as not to cause chaos before fighting. ”

Du Chu did not forget to nod:

"Oh...... So how much is there for the people and the food for the city?"

At this time, Yushi Chen Xi said:

"Now we have nearly 80,000 people in Nanchang City, and the grain stored in the Yamen treasury should not be enough for the people and villagers in the city for a week. ”

Du did not forget to ask again:

"Have you checked the grain stocks of the rich families in the city?"

Chen Xi replied:

"Who dares to investigate this? None of the rich families are related to those officials, or even Beijing officials, and if we investigate them, I am afraid that we will not be able to keep our jobs. ”

Du did not forget to say:

"Then can you bother with the Imperial History now, go and check all the people in the city now, and see how many people can participate in the defense of the city? ”

Chen Xi nodded:

"Okay, then I'll go now. ”

Du did not forget to say to Li Xing again:

"Commander Li, now you go and check the remaining weapons in the treasury and how many soldiers can really fight, and don't forget to summon all the generals in the city here. ”

Li Xing replied:

"Yes!"

Then the two of them went out to work.

Governor Li Bi asked:

"Du Tanhua, does this mean that he is going to fight?"

Du Chu did not forget to nod:

"Yes, in this situation, what can you do if you don't fight?"

Li Bi nodded:

"Yes, but the difference in strength between our two sides is too great!"

Don't forget to smile:

"If at this juncture, you always increase the morale of others, and destroy your own prestige, isn't this self-defeating?"

Li Bi immediately replied:

"Du Tanhua is right, I really shouldn't be like this!"

Du did not forget to reply:

"You are the governor of the hall, I will never forget a grass people, how dare I teach you a lesson?"

Then he said:

"I'd like to invite three of my friends to come in and discuss it together, I wonder if you have any opinions, Lord Governor?"

李必 says:

"Of course there is no opinion, so I'll let someone invite me now, right?"

Du Cheng Cheng said:

"Okay, just go and invite Zou Bin, Yang Feng'er, and White Lotus to come in. ”

After a while, Zou Bin, Feng Niang, and White Lotus came in and sat down beside Du Buzhi one by one.

Du did not forget and said to Li Bi:

"You have someone bring some paper and pen and ink now. ”

After the pen and ink arrived, Du did not forget to send it to Feng Niang and said:

"Feng'er, you can help me write an announcement on your behalf!"

Feng Niang nodded:

"Good!"

I just listened to Du not forgetting to read:

"According to the order of the imperial court, so the rich family must hand over all the grain and livestock in the house before tonight, and report the number of people in the house, if there is anyone who deliberately conceals it, the consequences will be borne by themselves!"

After Li Bi listened, he immediately said:

"Du Tanhua, aren't you forcing these rich families to rebel?"

Du did not forget a sneer:

"These rich families have been eating with their mouths full of oil leakage, and now that the whole city of Nanchang is in trouble, do they still want to stand by and watch? I expect that they will not dare to make trouble, you can send someone to invite all their masters to the yamen now. ”

Li Bi replied:

"Yes!"

Then he said to a guard beside him:

"Immediately go and invite Master Tang, Master Xu, Master Wang and Master Wu in the city to come to our yamen. ”

Du Bu Bu said again:

"Feng Niang, now you're writing an announcement!"

Feng Niang replied:

"Okay!"

Du did not forget and read:

"Now Nanchang City is in danger, if all the people and soldiers don't want to be killed by bandits or their families in the future, now they must cheer up and take up arms to defend themselves, you people can not resist, if Nanchang City is lost, the bandits did not kill you, and when the court soldiers and horses come back one day, that is, the end of you cowardly and dead elements, you must all know the strength of the Ming court. ”

After Li Bi heard this, he said:

"Du Tanhua, isn't this okay? Isn't this threatening the people?"

Du Chu explained:

"There is no way to do this time, we have to force them like this, they will be desperate to resist foreign enemies, if the people have any complaints in the future, or the court blames them, I am willing to take all the responsibility. ”

李必 says:

"Okay, if you are guilty in the future, I will carry it with Du Tanhua!"

Du Cheng said:

"Then hurry up and post these two notices now, and then Governor Li will personally write a recruitment notice!"

Li Bi nodded:

"Okay, I know how to write this!"

Du did not forget to say:

"When you write a recruitment, remember to add that if you win this battle, I will not forget to ensure that every soldier will not only enjoy the treatment of being promoted to the first rank in the future, but also that the parents, wives and children at home can also enjoy the exemption from any harsh taxes and miscellaneous labor, and this recruitment is not limited to men and women. ”

Li Bi asked again:

"This ...... This...... If we do this privately and without informing the court, won't the court blame us in the future?"

Du did not forget to reply:

"As I have already said, I will bear all the consequences, and you can just order someone to do it. ”

Li Bi immediately did not forget what he meant, wrote another recruitment announcement, and found someone to post it.

Then I came back and asked Du Bu not to forget:

"Then Du Tanhua, what should we do next?"

Du Cheng Cheng said:

"Now while it's not dark yet, you hurry up and supervise the recruitment of soldiers, and see how much grain those rich families have, I have to go out for a secret visit!"

After speaking, Du Buyi asked Zou Bin, White Lotus and Feng Niang to accompany him to visit everywhere in the city.

I don't know when I got up, Du Chuan was able to step on the ground, but he still had to rely on people to support him.