I want to do research even if I have no money

The sacrifice of Lao Li and the others resulted in the death of a Beiyuan general.

At the same time, in a town near Pingcheng, the magistrate led his subordinates to surrender. They knelt in front of the tall Beiyuan soldiers, but they hadn’t heard anything for a long time. The surrender did not bring back the mercy of the Beiyuan Army, and the whole town fell into purgatory.

Burning and looting, rape and looting, the city was filled with the wailing of the people. After the Beiyuan army had vented their anger, the people would gather and bombard the town, turning the town into a dead city.

In Hucheng, the Beiyuan Army is attacking for the second time. Old General Jian and the boss of the Jian family led the soldiers of the entire Northwest Army camp to resist tenaciously. However, the strength of the two sides was very different, and they soon fell into a passive position.

"It's almost impossible to hold this place!" The boss of Jian's family shouted.

"If you can't keep it, you have to keep it!" Old General Jian ordered his subordinates to use lighter oil to make oil bottles, ignite them and throw them directly under the city wall. Now they don't have many weapons left, but for the sake of thousands of people behind them People, they must hold this place.

Even a moment longer is good, old general Jian thought, a moment longer, the possibility of escaping from death will be more.

Back to Situ Meng's side, Jian Feihan called Jing Shen away alone, and Situ Meng led Fu Erdai and Mengmeng to the side to wait.

Seeing that there was no one around, Jian Feihan said to Jing Shen: "Your Majesty is critically ill!"

"Sick... what? What are you doing?"

"At present, this news is still blocked, and not many people know about it. I also know it from my little sister's secret letter." Jian Feihan said: "Your Majesty is critically ill, and there are fears of accidents in the palace. My little sister asked me to tell you this if I saw you." Tell you, let you return to Beijing as soon as possible!"

"No, wait!" Jing Shen waved his hand, turned to look at the crowd, thought for a while, and said: "The situation in the palace is unpredictable, and the emperor is in the capital, so he can handle it better than me. It's useless to go back alone, and it won't have much impact on the situation."

"This……"

Jing Shen looked at Jing Shen, who was doing nothing but walking the dog and the monkey, and said: "In this way, we will take the common people and the vanguard troops and rush back to the capital first. If we see a suitable place for the common people to live on the way, we will settle the common people first. The army will rush back to the capital at full speed as fast as possible!"

**

In the capital, in the palace.

Since the emperor suddenly contracted an illness a few days ago and passed out in the morning, he has never shown his face in front of everyone and refused to meet anyone, except for the third prince Jing Man.

The third prince led his private soldiers and the Beiyuan army disguised as the people of the Great Zhou to surround the imperial palace, euphemistically saying that the emperor was critically ill, and they wanted to "clean the emperor's side".

The five princes and the seven princes are under house arrest together with other princes and princesses in the palace; while those who have been crowned kings or married outside, such as King Xian, Princess Xueyang, and Princess Xueqing, are under house arrest in their own mansions.

King Jing saw the wind and turned the rudder, and when he saw that the form was wrong, he immediately stood by the third prince's side and successfully escaped.

Concubine Chen Gui wanted to stand up and preside over the overall situation, but the third prince wanted to take away her phoenix seal and pass it on to his own mother, Rong Zhaoyi, on the grounds that she was pregnant with a dragon son and a phoenix girl, which should not be hurtful.

This dynasty has not established a queen since the emperor ascended the throne. The harem Fengyin is jointly in charge of Concubine Chen and Concubine Jian. Usually, Concubine Jian does not care about the affairs of the harem, but the one in power is Concubine Chen.

The third prince thought that he could take away Chen Guifei's phoenix seal this time, but he did not expect that Chen Guifei had already transferred the phoenix seal to Jian Guifei.

Concubine Jian is backed by the Jian family army, and most of the Forbidden Army in Beijing are also involved with the Jian family army, so the third prince can't touch Concubine Jian for the time being, and the matter of taking away the Phoenix seal will be nothing.

In the previous dynasty, senior officials such as Chen Xiangguo were also placed under house arrest in the palace, and the third prince had no time to deal with them.

Chen Xiangguo was trapped, but he did not respond negatively. He used his own strength, together with a few loyal ministers, to instigate some people around the third prince, and placed a few trusted disciples beside the third prince.

On their side, they were making arrangements in full swing, while on the other side, the third prince finally showed his minions, killed the emperor, forged the emperor's will, and proclaimed himself emperor.

After the third prince came to the throne, he reshuffled the power in the court. All the loyal and capable ministers were accused of various unreasonable crimes. The serious ones implicated the nine clans, and the light ones beheaded and made trouble in the city.

Chen Xiangguo was naturally also one of the targets that the puppet emperor wanted to get rid of. He was sentenced to be beheaded in the city for a total of [-] crimes including "having no emperor's law, allowing people to bully the people, forming a party for private gain, enriching private pockets..." and so on.

Chen Xiangguo knew that he would not be able to escape this catastrophe, but before he died, he still had to do his last bit for the country—

Among all the princes remaining in the capital, only the second prince, that is, the virtuous king, can pose the biggest threat to the false emperor.He could think of this point, the puppet emperor could only understand better than him.

The puppet emperor sent killers to enter the palace of King Xian at night, but found that everyone inside was gone. It turned out that Chen Xiangguo had expected this early in the morning, and secretly sent people to the palace of King Xian to take everyone away first.

The puppet emperor was furious when he knew this, and immediately changed Chen Xiangguo's punishment from beheading to Ling Chi.

On the day of the execution, the market was full of people, and the people came out to see him off for the last time, preparing to collect his body.

In addition, there are some officials who survived because their stance was not firm enough. When they saw Chen Xiangguo being pushed to the execution platform, they all felt sad.

Chen Xiangguo's disciples and the second prince were also hiding in the crowd. Chen Xiangguo was over sixty years old, his hair was messy and dirty, and the puppet emperor didn't even give the old man the last bit of face.

The young disciples couldn't help but wanted to go to the rescue several times, but they were stopped by the two senior brothers in Tsing Yi and Blue Yi.The second prince disguised himself as a woodcutter and mixed in the crowd, seeing his savior walking towards death step by step, he secretly decided to avenge him with his own hands.

In the harem, the news of Chen Xiangguo being informed by Ling Chi reached the ears of Concubine Chen. Concubine Chen was heartbroken, and her fetal gas caused her to give birth prematurely. The false emperor wanted to take this opportunity to eradicate Concubine Chen, so that her biological mother could become the empress dowager.

"You...you can't go in! My mother and concubine are giving birth! Let me go! Jingman, you bastard! It's not enough for you to kill my father, you also want to kill my mother and concubine!"

The pseudo-emperor Jing Man sneered, and allowed his subordinates to support the fifth prince, "I am the emperor, pay attention to your words! Don't wait for the imperial concubine to die, and no one will send her to her death..."

"Who is dead? Who has no one to see her to death?" A cold voice sounded, and before the false emperor could react, Concubine Jian appeared in a mighty manner with a group of court ladies and most of the forbidden army in the palace.

Her maids of honor are all members of the Jian family. They have practiced martial arts since childhood and volunteered to serve her in the palace. Their martial arts are even stronger than entering the palace.

They surrounded the false emperor and Rong Zhaoyi, and removed the person holding the fifth prince. The fifth prince was previously addicted to drugs. Although he has quit drugs, his health is not as good as before.

He was thrown on the ground, his head was drenched in sweat, and he was helped up by his sister, "Sister Huang?"

Concubine Jian said to Princess Xueyang and the Fifth Prince: "Go in and accompany Concubine Chen!"

Princess Xueyang got the order, and immediately took her younger brother into the palace. Now the harem is the eyes and ears of the false emperor, so she doesn't worry about those aunts who deliver the baby.

The false emperor was stopped by Concubine Jian, he didn't dare to move, but he still refused to admit defeat, "Concubine Chen gave birth, Concubine Jian, what are you doing here?"

"Then what are you here for?" Concubine Jian chuckled, and then stared sharply at the pseudo-emperor, "Now that His Majesty has passed away, and all the funeral ceremonies have not been completed, no matter how you got the throne, now It's not time for you to ascend the throne. And..."

"What was your name, Ben Gong? This is an old man who didn't hear you clearly. Say it again?"

The puppet emperor's forehead was covered with sweat. He really used his tongue just now to deliberately not call Concubine Jian Gui respectfully. He did not expect that Concubine Jian Guifei, who usually eats vegetarian food and recites Buddha, rarely appears in front of people, is so difficult to deal with.

He reluctantly twitched the corners of his mouth, "Imperial Concubine, just now I saw that Concubine Chen gave birth prematurely, I was too impatient, I didn't call it wrong on purpose."

"I don't think you dare."

The false emperor clenched his fists to hold back his breath, but his mother Rong Zhaoyi has been suppressed for so many years, and now her son is about to become emperor, and her status has also risen.

She smiled eccentrically and said: "My sister is very capable. She doesn't usually show up. Now that His Majesty is gone, you are playing around everywhere. Although my emperor has not yet ascended the throne, the edict is clearly written. It is only a matter of time before he ascends the throne." In my sister's opinion, it's better to restrain your prestige."

"What are you? How dare you call me sister in front of me?!" Concubine Jian suddenly yelled angrily. Rong Zhaoyi was standing in front of her, and when she yelled at her with inner strength, her legs were so weak that she was about to kneel Fortunately, the maid beside her supported her, so she didn't fall down.

Concubine Jian: "Your Majesty is indeed gone, but his previous imperial decree has not yet expired, 'no matter who ascends the throne in the future, Concubine Jian and Concubine Chen must be regarded as empress dowagers, and the status is above everyone', which means , even if your son ascends the throne and proclaims himself emperor, you don’t want to be equal to me!”

After she finished speaking, Rong Zhaoyi's face was pale, and Concubine Jian looked at her with pity, "Rong Zhaoyi is not feeling well, she should rest in the palace and not see people, let alone go out. Take her back to Yunlin Palace." , before the imperial doctor says her illness is cured, no one is allowed to disturb her."

"You...you...let go! I'm not sick! Let go of me..."

Rong Zhaoyi yelled and was taken away. Concubine Jian smiled at the third prince and said, "How? Do you still want to stand here?"

The third prince was furious, but now is not the time for him to tear up his face with Concubine Jian, and Rong Zhaoyi has been forcibly taken away, so it is impossible for him to stay here to wait for a pregnant woman.

"The imperial concubine is so brave!" The third prince gritted his teeth and said these words, and left with his sleeves thrown.

Everyone who saw the third prince withdrew, Concubine Jian stayed in Tai'an Palace and personally waited for Concubine Chen to give birth. Just when it was getting dark, there was a cry from the bedroom.

Concubine Chen Guifei successfully gave birth to the last bit of His Majesty's blood. She was a little princess. Because she was the ninth princess among the princesses, she was nicknamed "Xiao Jiu".

**

Beiyuan, Wang Zhangzhong.

A young soldier came outside the king's tent with a letter. After the servants went in to report, he went in with the envelope.

"Your Majesty, this is a letter from the capital!" The soldier knelt down, holding the sealed envelope with wax in both hands.

The man on the throne opened the envelope, and inside was the latest movement in the capital, as well as the false emperor Jingman's inconsistency.

"This Jingman is such a bastard! He clearly promised the king to give you the ten cities in the northwest of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but now he doesn't keep his promise!" The counselor next to King Beiyuan also saw the contents of the envelope and said angrily for the king.

King Beiyuan snorted coldly, and said: "This king has long expected that he would not easily hand over the city."

The counselor was puzzled, "Then you still help him attack the border of Da Zhou?"

"It's just to use his hand to eradicate some people!" Beiyuan Wang said in a deep voice: "Since he doesn't keep his promise, then we will go get it ourselves!"