Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Chapter 437 Fly in the ointment
In the city of Panyu, smoke and dust billowed, and the pungent smell of smoke and dust wafted in the air.

The Qin army patrolled the streets back and forth in the city, and they have completely controlled the situation. There is a porridge shed not far away, and many hungry people are queuing.

The prolonged siege left many people in the city starving.

After the Qin army entered the city, in addition to taking over the top of the city and the important places of the government's treasury, they also needed to appease the people, otherwise riots were likely to occur.

In contrast, this siege battle was very simple. The attack was launched that morning, and artillery, trebuchets, etc. began to bombard.

Due to the preparation of sufficient logistical supplies, the Qin army fired artillery and catapults for a day and a night.

By noon the next day, a section of the ruined city wall in disrepair in the south of the city was directly bombarded by artillery and trebuchets, revealing a Junda gap at the bottom half waist high and about five steps wide.

The sound of the collapsing bricks, stones, sand and soil resounded across the wilderness, and many people looked to the south of the city nervously, not knowing that something was wrong.

The generals Jing Si and Han Baozao led the elite soldiers to avoid the scorching sun in a small forest outside the city and prepared to attack the city, because they were all wearing heavy armor, with several layers of cowhide on the outside, and holding big axes. Offensive gap.

Jing Si was originally tall and powerful, rare in the army, today's emperors praised his bravery, after rushing up, he was invincible, and he chopped down people one after another at the gap with arrows.

His proficient martial arts and combat experience also make him unbeatable. Although Han Baozheng is not as brave as Jing Si, he is eager to make contributions and works hard.

The general was so desperate, the surrounding Qin army also moved forward bravely, and quickly won control of the gap. Then a large number of Qin troops poured into the city, shouting in unison, scaring the Southern Han defenders at the gap to flee.

As soon as the follow-up reinforcements turned out of the street corner, they saw the bloody Qin army rushing towards them, and they dispersed immediately.

After the follow-up troops invaded the south of the city, they quickly controlled the city. The street battles in the city were basically not fought. After the Qin army entered the city, the Southern Han defenders began to surrender on a large scale.

It's just that they soon found out that something was wrong. After asking the Southern Han army for directions to the palace, they all rushed to the palace, thinking of setting up the extraordinary feat of taking down the king. After rushing across two streets, they found the palace The direction is blazing!
The soldiers told them that the fire had been burned a day ago, and it was the order of the king.

This immediately made everyone dumbfounded, which meant that the fire had been burning for two days. This incident made everyone dumbfounded, and then they began to get nervous.

Jing Si and Han Baozheng's faces turned dark, because the officials repeatedly told them to take back the property in the palace, and even said that even the gold powder on the pillars was scraped and brought back, but now they are being punished by the nasty Nanhan Kingdom. The Lord is on fire!

Everyone was furious, and immediately filled with righteous indignation, after forcing the king of the Southern Han Dynasty to settle down in the Yamen of King Xing's Mansion, he quickly killed him without stopping.

There are thousands of Southern Han imperial guards outside Xingwang's mansion, but what they are facing is the menacing and furious forward elite of the Qin army. They don't know why the Qin army is so fierce and angry, but facing the angry Qin army, the most elite of the Southern Han country The forbidden army quickly disintegrated and opened the gate of the government office in the rear.

The soldiers of the Qin Army who were armed to the teeth rushed into the courtyard. None of the eunuchs and maids inside dared to stop them. There was only one witch who didn't know whether she was crazy or forced. The wooden sword, holding the talisman water in one hand, kept chanting wildly, let it splash on Jing Si who led the way in, and stabbed Jing Si with the wooden sword in his hand.

The people in the hall behind were still looking at her expectantly.

The top of the wooden sword remained motionless on the iron armor, but was pinched by Jing Si, who yelled angrily and slashed backhand, splitting the witch in half. The force was so strong and the scene was so bloody that many people behind were scared to death.

The sorceresses, maids, and eunuchs surrounding the lord Liu Wei all moved out of the way quickly, letting out the bewildered Liu Wei.

Liu Wei was quickly dragged out by Qin Jun.

Coach Pan Mei originally planned to enter the city the next day to appease the people.

As a result, after learning the news that the palace was burned that night, they immediately went in to check and organized staff to put out the fire.

It's just that the fire has been burning for two days and two nights, and it's too late to save them.

The palace and the treasury in the palace were all reduced to ashes.

Pan Mei's face was ashen, and she said angrily: "At first, I thought that Liu Wei was a member of the same country, and wanted to give him some face, but now it seems that he is courting death!"

Immediately, people tortured Liu Yan, why did he burn the palace, and whose idea was it.

Because Pan Mei knew that if the officials found out about this, they would be very angry.

As a result, before the torture, Liu Yan confessed in tears, saying that this matter had nothing to do with him.

It was his subordinate Kaifuyi who planned with the Third Division, the Sixth Army's military envoy, the general of the hussars, Li Tuo, the grand master, and Xue Chongyu, the eunuch, and said, "The coming of the Northern Army will benefit our country's treasures."Burn it all now, so that the empty city will not be able to stay for a long time, and it should be returned, so that the siege of Panyu can be solved. '

That's why they set fire to the treasury and palaces, all of which were destroyed overnight.

Pan Mei was almost laughed at by them after hearing this. He didn't know whether these monarchs and ministers of the Southern Han Dynasty were really ignorant because of the lack of information, Yelang was arrogant and ignorant, or they were all born with pig brains!

To actually come up with such a bad idea at this time is simply courting death!
He only knew that when such a thing happened, Li Tuo and those eunuchs, the officials would definitely kill them, and whether Liu Yan could save his life was the question.

He didn't dare to be arbitrary, so he asked people to explain the situation clearly and report it back to the court.

Later, people also investigated the background and situation of Li Tuo and others, and wrote a memorial.

After a search, I found out that Li Chengwo, the leader of the Southern Han Dynasty who was killed in battle against them under the Lianhua Peak, was the son of Li Tuo. No wonder he led the army alone. It turned out that his father was the confidant of the Southern Han Dynasty .

The reason why Li Tuo's status is stable is that he is also an eunuch, and the other is that he is a veteran of the Southern Han Dynasty. After Liu Yu took the throne, Li Tuo sent his two adopted daughters into the harem in order to further win Liu Yu's favor. In the end, his eldest daughter was a noble concubine, and his second daughter was a beauty, which further consolidated his position.

After the Qin army completely took over Panyu City, Pan Meigen discovered a strange situation.

There were more than 7000 eunuchs in the entire Nanhan Palace at the end!Basically the same as the number of court ladies.

This was after many people had fled. According to Li Tuo and others, there were usually more than [-] eunuchs, which directly stunned the Qin generals.

You must know that the population of the Great Qin Dynasty was more than ten times larger than that of the Southern Han Dynasty. There were only eunuchs in their early 80s in the palace, and the officials still disliked too many eunuchs. It was stipulated that there should be no more than [-] eunuchs in the palace in the future.

In contrast, even if there are more than 1 court ladies in the Mengchang Palace of Houshu, they still understand, but what are the [-] eunuchs in the Nanhan Palace!
Pan Mei and other generals couldn't help but feel disgusted, and wished they could chop Liu Wei up and down on the spot.

You must know that the Southern Han Dynasty is comparable to their Great Qin Dynasty. This is a small piece of land. According to the household registration registered with the Ministry of Households when the ruler of the Southern Han Dynasty surrendered, there are 17 households in the Southern Han Dynasty, nearly 360 people.Of course, due to the scattered villages of ethnic minorities, many populations were not included in the statistics, but a conservative estimate is at most about 90 million people.

There are so many eunuchs in a country with more than 100 million people, which shows the cruelty of its rule and the cruelty to the people.

Many generals and soldiers in the Qin army hated Liu Yan and his trusted eunuchs, court ladies, and witches very much.

And it will take a lot of time to deal with the aftermath, so Pan Mei had no choice but to detain them alone and send troops to protect them, for fear of being shot coldly by the soldiers.

At the end of October, special envoys from Dali Temple sent by the government came to Panyu, headed by Dou Yi.

Pan Mei greeted her personally, knowing that the officials were really furious, and sent someone to investigate thoroughly.

Dou Yi said that the officials were very angry. This time, Liu Yu and his cronies might not be able to receive preferential treatment like the emperors and ministers of Houshu.

Pan Mei understood Dou Yi's meaning, she cupped her hands and said: "The angel is only investigating the case, and I will fully cooperate, and everyone is in custody, and I will send people to dispatch, and the final decision will be entirely up to the officials."

Dou Yi nodded. After thanking her, she immediately led the officials of Dali Temple to investigate the matter. The emperor personally confessed, and they did not dare to neglect, but this time the wealth of a palace was burned, and someone must be in trouble.

(End of this chapter)