Spring and autumn

The chaos in Chu State was worse than what was stated in the letter, and the originally prosperous Beijing suddenly became turbulent.Mi Hua's Yizhou army is still on the way, and Jinghuazhong has already built momentum.Seeing that people were panicking, Mihu sent out the imperial guards to hunt down possible rebels throughout the city. The filial cloth worn by the imperial guards for Duke Chu was still wrapped around his head, and the whiteness was shuttling through the streets of Jinghua.The incense in the palace and the fireworks in the city complement each other, and the whole city is shrouded in smoke and clouds.

Mihu, dressed in sackcloth, gave the seal to Jing Yang, who was kneeling in the hall, in front of the ministers. Before the funeral of the first father, the heir was in a hurry to pay respects without setting up an altar. This has never happened before. thing.The Xiaoman League was called by the late Duke to ask Xiangguo Mihua to go. A few days before the deceased, the doctor had already reported the ominous news. I am afraid that the late Duke himself had a premonition. Staying in Jinghua would be even more detrimental to the son. Although the son argued hard, he still made such an arrangement against all opinions.Looking at it now, this was actually the wisest choice Xiangong made at the end. Xiangguo, who had always been trusted by the prince, really rebelled.

Jing Yang was promoted from the position of high official after Jiang Chun went to Qi to be a Sikou, and he can be regarded as one of Mihu's confidantes. Now Mi Hua has turned his back on him, and in order to show the attitude of the office, he made an exception and worshiped as the Prime Minister.This Xiangguo is worshiped, but Xiangyin is not easy to get, and Jing Yang's mood is complicated by the heavy weight.Mihu hadn't smiled in the past few days, and stood sullenly in the hall after a simple salute, as if waiting for someone.

The damp summer wind lifted the white cloth at the door like a heat wave, and a young official hurried in from there. Mihu saw it from a distance, and hurriedly went down the steps to meet him, and shouted: "Mifu, how are you?" gone?"

Mi Fu was grabbed by Mi Hu, and hurriedly replied: "Qi Gong has already dispatched troops, but he will come via Xuzhou, and it will take six or seven days to reach Jinghua at the earliest."

"Six or seven days? Are you kidding me!" Mihu became angry when he heard this, "Another imperial guard officer was assassinated today, and all the forces hidden in Jinghua suddenly started to act. I, the heir, now even Miyagi I dare not go out, the Yizhou army is here, but there are still three or four days to go, on the sixth or seventh day, Jiang Chun is here to collect my body!"

"Your Majesty, calm down! Duke Qi was also very anxious when he heard that your Majesty was in danger, and wished he could fly over, but the journey is really far away, and six or seven days is the limit!" Mi Fu hurriedly explained that he was on a flying horse to send an envoy to the State of Qi. , but clearly saw Jiang Chun deeply worried.

Mihu was also annoyed at the fact that she blamed Jiang Chun for no reason, so she had to let go of Mi Fu resentfully. Let Xu Fei station troops in Jinzhou, from Jinzhou to Jinghua, you can arrive there in two days, if you hurry up, you might be able to intercept and kill the rebels on the way, why don't you consider asking Qin for help?"

"Qin State?" Mihu sneered, "Are you going to kill me? Xu Fei's troops are stationed in Jinzhou to defend our country. Asking Qin State for help, isn't it to lure wolves into the house?"

"That's not necessarily true. Mi Hua has no connection with Qin State. If he succeeds in usurping the throne, it will not benefit Qin State, but you and Qin State's Ying'an Xiangguo are classmates!" Mi Fu persuaded, "Now it is already There is no other plan. You have no soldiers to adjust. The imperial guards have lost more than half of them inexplicably. At the time of life and death, if you don't ask Qin for help, you are waiting for death. Asking Qin for help seems to have a chance. Your lord I can only go for a fight!"

The words are reasonable, but it is just embarrassing for no reason. Mihu held back his breath, clenched his fists, and said in a tired voice, "Then I will trouble you, and go to Qin State again."

Mi Fu took the order and left, but Jing Yang, who was holding Xiang Yin behind him, was deeply worried about this impulsive decision, and stepped forward to speak: "Your Majesty..."

"Okay!" Mihu raised his hand to stop him, turned around and walked towards the hall that was set up as a mourning hall.

Jing Yang froze where he was, looking at Sijun's increasingly lonely back, and slowly swallowed his worries.

He knew what it meant to lead the Qin army into the pass, and Mihu must also know it. It doesn't need to be said that he made such a choice just because he had no choice.

From a distance, he saw Mihu suddenly kneel down facing the late grandfather's coffin, and the white ministers hurriedly knelt down, but he heard the sound of grabbing the ground with their heads, and then heard the sound of mourning that resounded through the sky.Only Mihu is quiet, as if he is doing soul repentance, as if he is undergoing some kind of transformation.

Knowing that the Yizhou army is coming in menacingly, Jinghua is in chaos, but it is Mi Fu who is in charge of Honglu who is busy.Beijing has not had a war for a long time, and the imperial guards who have been serving as guards of honor for many years are difficult to pull on the battlefield, and there are obviously traitors in Beijing. To deal with this sudden situation, even though we are reluctant, we can only hope for diplomacy.Mi Fu is a young and weak young man in the office. He has just taken up the post of Honglu in the name of Gongzi Fu, when he encounters such a big event.After all, the ministers of the public office are different from those recruited. Their fate is closely tied to the prince, and they will live and die with Jinghua. Mi Fu also dare not take it lightly.It was late at night, and Xu Fei raised his tent to meet him to save face.

The state of Qin has always harassed the border, and the Chu people try not to have any relationship with the Qin people. Here, where diplomacy is almost zero, even Mifu feels humiliated. He handed over the letter of credence for help, regardless of whether he is still hungry. From time to time, he raised his eyes to see the expression of Xu Fei who was sitting above.

"Your Majesty, I understand." Xu Fei received the request for help, and said slowly, "Although I have a heavy army to guard one side, I am under the order of our Majesty. The guards of Jinyi Pass are very important. If there is no order from your majesty, I dare not send troops without permission."

Knowing what he would say, Mi Fu hurriedly persuaded him: "There are priorities, and the disputes of interest and interests have been explained in the request for help. Qin is already troubled by the usurpering state of Jin, so do you want to cause another chaos in the south? Is it the Chu State? Please think twice, general, to see if you can arrange to send troops and go back to ask for orders at the same time?"

"It is precisely because we need to think twice that we can't give an answer immediately." Xu Fei rejected his request with a look of embarrassment on his face, "Although the general will not accept the order of the emperor, but since he wants to ask for his order, the order must arrive. Only then can we act, kill first and play later, and where should we put the king? I will immediately send someone to Gongcheng to ask for orders, this is my duty as a general of Qin."

Mi Fu shook his head, and raised his voice anxiously: "But from here to Gongcheng, it will take three days to go back and forth. Even if your country approves the dispatch of troops, it will take five days at the earliest to arrive in Beijing. The soldiers are approaching the city, you can only come and clean up the battlefield!"

"I've already said that I can't be the master of such a big matter!" Xu Fei's voice became stern, and the iron armor on his body made him even more ruthless, "Jinyiguan's soldiers are elite cavalry, and they are moving south at a fast pace. , please come back, three days at the earliest. Three days is the shortest guarantee I can give to your country, if this delays the opportunity, then Hong Lu, please forgive me for being helpless in this matter.”

Having talked about this point, it is inconvenient for Mi Fu to mention anything more, and he is holding tighter and tighter in his hands the martial arts used by the state.Mi Fu bowed out with deep reluctance, and the hot summer night wind blew Jiemin, which made him feel a little shiver only in autumn night.Rubbing his eyes that hadn't closed for many days, he went to Qi State and Qin State these few days, knowing that the king was still waiting for news, Mi Fu didn't dare to take a break, so he got on his horse with his exhausted body on his back, and rushed to the starry night. Back to Jinghua.

It was the hottest time at noon, and in the main hall of Jinghua Miyagi, the voice of condolence from the outer hall was loud, and the military newspapers from the inner hall were like snowflakes. In the chaos, only Mihu sat firmly on the middle seat, waiting anxiously. Accumulated in the dark, it seems that it will break out at any time.

"Another corpse of a guard soldier was found in Jinhe."

"Si Kou, check it out yourself!"

"The defenders of the East Gate seem to have a tendency to rebel."

"Send Master You to patrol the army, be sure to stabilize the morale of the army!"

"Report - Yizhou Army has passed Zhangzhou!"

Jing Yang, who was dealing with one report after another, was stunned when he heard this, and hurriedly turned to look at Mihu, who was still depressed and didn't speak.At this moment, a person almost fell in from outside the door. Jing Yang watched Mihu suddenly jump up from the mat and grabbed the person. Jing Yang hurriedly followed and saw Mi Fu's face clearly.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty..." The exhausted Mi Fu gasped for breath, unable to speak.

"What's the matter, has Qin sent troops!" Mihu roared like a beast with strong hope in his eyes.

"General Xu said that he needs to ask Qin Gong for orders, otherwise he cannot send troops..." Mi Fu told the truth, watching the hope in Mi Hu's eyes dim like a shooting star in an instant.

Mihu gradually let go of him, and his whole body collapsed as if he had lost his support. Jing Yang hurriedly supported him from behind, only to see his eyes dull and muttering in his mouth: "It's over, it's over...it's too late..."

The voices of the inner hall's deliberations gradually fell silent following the despair of the new king, leaving only the long-lasting solemn and sad condolences from the outer hall. The breath of death was so close, as if it was not for the ancestors. It is not the funeral of the prince, but the collective burial of the country.

Silence, just silence, the decision-makers with excellent brains have no soldiers to use, the Yizhou Army has passed Zhangzhou, that is to say, they will be able to march to the city of Jinghua tomorrow, the usurper came so fast, the son has not yet had the enthronement ceremony , the bones of the First Duke are still cold, and the officials are still ignorant of what happened.

Like a solar eclipse in an instant, suddenly there is no light, and people who claim to be the wisest cannot resist.

Mihu buried her head in her hands, pressed her aching head and said in a tired voice, "You all go..."

The officials in the inner hall looked at each other, and they seemed to understand what the word "go" meant.Mihu didn't speak anymore, and everyone had no choice but to leave in a rustle. Some people kowtowed to the grandfather and left the cage-like palace, while others guarded the outer hall and refused to leave.Jing Yang and Mi Fu still stood there without moving, there were only three people left in the inner hall, and the atmosphere was terribly gloomy.