Yuhuang Yin Shang

All the ministers looked serious, and when they saw the Emperor Yue approaching, they immediately knelt down and saluted, "Long live my king, long live, long live!"

"Let's get back on your feet, what do you want to tell my lovers?"

Commander Chen, the defender of the capital, came out: "I have something to report. According to reports from the spies, the Chu army withdrew [-] miles west and north yesterday. They were not trying to retreat... but were digging trenches."

Seeing the embarrassment on the faces of all the ministers, the Emperor Yue became nervous: "Didn't you say yesterday that the Chu State and the Wu State were fighting against each other, and the two armies were confronting each other at the junction, as if they were going to withdraw their troops to fight Wu State? What is the intention of the Chu army?"

General Qi took a step forward: "Your Majesty, I think that the Chu army retreated fifty miles. On the one hand, it can help another Chu army that is confronting Wu at any time. On the one hand, it is convenient to plunder the grain of various villages and towns in the outskirts of Beijing. It takes a long time to dig trenches." Trapped us to death in the capital."

"Then what to do!" Yue Huang panicked.

"The current plan can only force the big households in the capital to sell the stored rice grains to the court, and wait for the king Chen and the young master from the southwest to come to the king."

"Report..." The scout rushed to the Hongde Hall and knelt down, lowered his head, and raised the letter to his head: "Your Majesty, I just received the letter from the Chu army!"

Eunuch Li quickly took it and handed it to Emperor Yue, who opened it quickly, stood up angrily and slapped it on the desk with one hand, spewed blood, and passed out.The letter in his hand fell feebly to the ground.

Eunuch Li and several father-in-laws behind him immediately supported Yue Huang.The ministers were all in a mess.The national teacher stepped forward and scolded: "Hurry up and carry the emperor back to the palace, and quickly pass on the imperial doctor. The ministers go to the bedroom and wait for the news together."

Several father-in-laws and guards immediately carried the emperor to the bedroom.The ministers followed suit.

General Qi picked up the letter and followed immediately, waiting anxiously outside the bedroom for news, and opened the letter to read it.His complexion changed several times, he was almost untenable, and he was very sad: "King Chen and the young master's Qin Wang army have been defeated. King Chen and the young master were seriously injured and captured. They have surrendered to Chu. We have no reinforcements. gone."

The ministers were all very anxious and talked a lot. "What should we do if we continue to be trapped like this? Why don't we abandon the capital and retreat to the eastern coastal areas. What does General Qi think!"

"In the coastal areas, there are no high mountains or large cities as barriers, so it is easy to be captured by people. There is the sea behind, and there is no way to retreat. It can be said that the front cannot be defended, and the back has no retreat."

Ministers, you talk about each other in a low voice.The national teacher broke their discussion: "General Qi, what else did you say in the letter?"

General Qi picked up the letter and said tremblingly: "The Chu army wants us to surrender. Otherwise, they will burn, kill and loot the people outside the city every day. When the city is broken, it will be the day when the city will be slaughtered. Let the people all over the world know that the Emperor Yue Selfish, disregarding the life and death of the people of the Yue Kingdom, leaving behind eternal infamy..."

Eunuch Li ran over, out of breath, and ran to the imperial study room, bending over and panting: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty is awake..., all ministers, please go to the sleeping hall."

The ministers immediately followed Eunuch Li to the bedroom, and saw Emperor Yue leaning on the bed, Concubine Li was feeding medicine and was about to kneel down to salute.

Emperor Yue: "Excuse me, everyone read the letter. What's your opinion!" Seeing the ministers coming in, the noble concubine bowed and left.

Hubu Shangshu said: "Your Majesty, we still have 30 soldiers. The Chu army besieging us is the weakest in the east. Why don't we break through the encirclement in the east and withdraw to the eastern coastal areas, and stay in the capital. Even if there is a tall city, The [-] enemy troops will not be able to attack for a while, but the rice and grain in the capital are almost gone, and everyone will starve to death and be trapped here in a month. It will be too late to withdraw by then. It is better to move the capital to the coastal areas, and then make plans ...."

The Book of the Ministry of Rites immediately stopped him: "Your Majesty, you can't, we have withdrawn, what should we do with the millions of people in the capital? Your Majesty will bear the eternal infamy of leaving millions of people alone!"

General Qi nodded in agreement and said, "Even if Your Majesty moves the capital to the coastal areas, the troops guarding the city must be transferred back to protect the emperor, royal family and nobles, officials and their families. Then there is not enough manpower to guard the city. As soon as you see the west gate, north gate, and south gate of the capital, there are fewer guards, and you will immediately break through the gate. We have a lot of old and weak women and children, and we have food stored in the capital. The evacuation is slower, not as fast as the cavalry. Here we have not had time to retreat, the enemy is chasing us. What's more, the people in Beijing will flee when they see us evacuating. The road will be blocked at that time. If we can't walk, it's better to inspire morale and unite as one to resist the invasion... .”

The Emperor Yue waved his hand to signal them to stop, and closed his eyes, "Let General Qi lead the army in the capital to defend against foreign enemies!"

That night, several ministers entered the palace overnight, and persuaded the Emperor Yue to leave the capital secretly at night and move to the capital. As long as he did not raise a torch on the road in the capital, the common people would not know about it, and a large number of people would not flee with him.Preserve strength and seek future development.When the Chu army knew about it and attacked the city the next day, my emperor had already retreated to the east and could not be pursued.After hearing this, Yue Huang decided to leave after the third watch.

When General Qi received the news, he immediately entered the court, walked to the Meridian Gate, and saw a row of imperial guards ready to go, and the emperor's Chengyu was also ready.

General Qi knew that the Emperor of Yue had changed his mind again, so he anxiously pointed at the Imperial Guard loudly: "Are you willing to stay and guard the ancestral temple of the Yue Kingdom, or are you willing to run away with the Emperor?"

The imperial guards replied in unison: "Our parents, wives and children are all here, and we are willing to defend the capital to the death!"

After listening to the Imperial Guard's answer, General Qi was about to enter the palace to meet the Emperor Yue, but saw the Emperor Yue come out with his concubines, princes and princesses.

General Qi knelt down and said: "Your Majesty has promised to stay, why are you suddenly leaving again? The parents, wives and children of the Sixth Army are here, and they are willing to defend the city with death. His Majesty forced them to escort them out. If the guards scattered back to the capital halfway, who would Come to defend His Majesty? What's more, it's dark at night, the mountain road is rough, and Chengyu is running slowly. The Chu soldiers are already outside the city gate, and the distance is already very close. Even if the city was captured the next day, the scouts found out Chengyu's direction and chased after it with light cavalry. , how can you resist it? What's more, how does His Majesty face the people of the capital?"

Only then did Emperor Yue wake up.

In order to stabilize the hearts of the people, General Qi immediately told the army and the people: "The Holy Majesty has made up his mind and is determined to defend the city. Anyone who dares to leave the capital and disturb people's hearts will be killed!" The six imperial guards stayed behind and stood firm, shouting "Long live! "

The Emperor Yue and his concubines waited together and went back to the palace to rest.

The next day, Emperor Yue summoned the national teacher in the imperial study.

The Emperor Yue stood up, stood with his hands behind his back, and looked out of the window. The bleak autumn and winter scene: "National Teacher, didn't you say that as long as there are descendants of the Feng clan, the Yue Kingdom will not perish? Didn't you say that the Tenth Emperor is Can the fortune star support the life, can you bless the people, what do you say now?"

The national teacher looked around to see if there was no one: "I have approved one for the Yue Kingdom. The Yue Kingdom can indeed be saved, but there will be disasters. The Tenth Prince is indeed a dragon and a phoenix. If we can bring peace to the people and help the world, we will not only stabilize the country, but also unify the world and create a foundation for all generations! It is a pity that there were disasters twenty years ago. Only through these disasters can we unify the world.”

Yue Huang turned his back to the national teacher, and smiled wryly, "Unify the world? Now that the country is almost ruined and the family is destroyed, you still talk about unifying the world? How long will Aiqing continue to lie?"

"Your Majesty, the minister has been loyal for generations, the queen is the minister's sister, the prince is the minister's nephew, and your majesty is the minister's brother-in-law. His blood is thicker than that of a relative. How dare the minister deceive the people and endanger the country of Yue. What good will this do to the minister?"

The national teacher walked up to His Majesty and continued: "The worst thing about two wars is that there is no peace to discuss. There is no surrender to surrender. Temporarily eradicate the roots, kill them all, and cut off their children and grandchildren. That is the real end. There is no hope. Even if you surrender, you can negotiate a peace. The Minister of Civil and Military Affairs of the Manchu Dynasty is still there, and the people of the Yue Kingdom are still there, so we will have a chance for revenge in the future. The former Yue King spent ten years on hard work, and later became the overlord of the Central Plains, which is our best example."

Yue Huang lowered his head and thought for a while: "It makes sense, let's continue."

"Your Majesty, let us temporarily send envoys to seek peace, pretending to be humble, and pretending to be humble. Bow down and surrender, obey everything, come to confuse the Chu people, wait for the right opportunity, and secretly dispatch to recuperate, and wait for the little highness to grow up slowly. The most important thing is not to tell others about the fate of the little highness, otherwise the Chu country and even other countries will regard the little highness as a thorn in the side, thorn in the heart, and get rid of the little highness. Now that everyone is concerned about the war, no one has ever asked the little highness. So that His Highness can be raised as a princess. I hope to save the life of the little Highness and save the day."

"Okay, I have no choice but to trust you again. If you deceive the emperor, I will kill your nine clans. Just do as you want. You go and tell the ministers about my peace negotiation decision. You are fully responsible for the peace negotiation. Ten I will order the Minister of Rites to handle the matter of the princess giving the treasure certificate, and it will be announced to the world immediately. If you have time, go and comfort the queen. I am tired, so go down."

"Yes, I retire."

The author has something to say:

Ziyu (Jingyu decoration) was born in a time of turmoil.Originally a legitimate son, became a legitimate daughter.Therefore, both the Chu State and the Chu Emperor have resentment.But the Prince of Chu likes Ziyu (Jingyu)

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