Jiaohua

Chapter 360
The light of dawn penetrated the clouds very late, and the strong wind could not disperse the low-hanging dark clouds all over the sky, making it a haze for thousands of miles.

It wasn't the first time that refugees from outside the city gathered under the city, but it was the first time on such a large scale.

More and more people began to call and agitate. They were crazy hungry and cold. Finally, the refugees who couldn't bear the hunger and cold all stood up from the ground.

People were everywhere outside the city gate, roaring loudly and cursing wildly. The guards dared not even go up the city wall for fear of being hit by rocks.

The common people near the city gate came out one after another and stood on the other side of the city wall, looking at the towering tower uneasily.

The sky is full of clouds, and the sky seems to have opened its eyes, looking down from the sky. The long, vast and endless city wall is like a clear dividing line. There are two worlds inside and outside, one side is silent, and the other side is manic and angry.

Suddenly there was a huge shock behind him.

The people turned their heads one after another, and then quickly hid on both sides.

Countless soldiers came running from afar, with striding strides and iron armor like clouds, rushing towards the city wall in fractions.

The wind howled, and the snowflakes gradually grew bigger. The first crossbowman landed on the city wall and raised his arrows at the rioters outside the city.

"Go back!" The general who led the army yelled angrily, pressing the sword on his waist, "If you don't go back, you will never be forgiven!"

The stone was thrown up, although the city wall was seven feet high, it was extremely difficult to throw it to anyone, but the guards around him still guarded their shields tightly in front of the general.

"Go back!" the general shouted again, "If you don't go back, you die!"

"We will die when we go back!"

"Let us in!"

"The Dog Emperor! Kill the Dog Emperor!"

"Give us a bite to eat! We don't want to die!"

……

What responded to the general was greater restlessness.

"Go back!" The general's face was cold and his voice was loud, "If you don't want to die, go back!"

"Open the city gate!"

"We're not going back!"

"Going back is death, if you don't go back!"

"Open the city gate!"

"Open the city gate!!"

"Open the gate!!!"

……

In the end, all the people shouted together, and the three words "open the city gate" were shouted in unison, as thick as thunder beating drums, and the mountain shook the ground with regret.

"Mother, I'm afraid." A boy hugged his mother inside the city gate.

The woman stroked his head, looking uneasily at the nearly ten thousand armored soldiers on the city wall in the distance.

"Father, will you shoot those people?" A girl on the other side asked very low.

The father beside him shook his head: "I don't know..."

"But," the girl said with a trembling voice, "I hope to kill them, otherwise what should we do if they come in?"

"Yes," my father nodded, "after they come in, we're finished."

"Kill more, kill more, definitely kill more..." the girl looked at the city wall and murmured.

"Open the city gate!"

"Open the city gate!!"

……

The cries outside the city continued, wave after wave.

The blood of anger burned in their hearts, and they pushed aside the fear of death for a while, even though the sharp edge was high, even if the stone wall in front of them was like iron, they roared angrily without fear.

The general looked cold, raised his hand, and said in a deep voice, "Let go!"

With an order, more than 500 crossbow arrows were released from high altitude and shot towards the sea of ​​people.

There was a huge panic outside the city, some people wailed and avoided, some people begged for death loudly.

The people in the city turned their heads and closed their eyes, as if it happened right in front of them.

The well-trained soldiers quickly set up their crossbow arrows, the general continued to warn, and then there was another cold "let go".

More and more crossbow arrows were shot.

The people in the city gradually became calm and numb. They looked at the city wall over there, some of them went back, some didn't know what to do, and some even wanted to climb up the city wall to watch the excitement.

……

"It turned out to be the capital city."

After hearing the movement, Liang Nai shook his head.

The officials beside him didn't speak. Everyone was busy with the work at hand. In fact, they didn't know what they were busy with, and they couldn't get busy at all.

Liang Nai also felt bored looking at the files in his hand.

There was too much backlog, so he simply kept it backlogged. He had plenty of assistants, and it was not his turn to do it himself.

At this time, another yamen guard ran in from the outside: "My lord!"

"Say." Liang Nai said.

"I heard that they have dispersed," the Yawei gasped. "The ministers in front of the palace gate have all dispersed and gone back to their homes. However, the Minister of Rites and the Minister of Industry seem to have taken people to the city wall to have a look."

Liang Nai nodded: "Understood."

It's really free.

Now he is really glad that he didn't go over there and stand together foolishly. How many people can stand the cold this night?
Thinking of this, Liang Nai asked curiously: "By the way, do you know who hasn't gone?"

"What?" Ya Wei looked at him strangely and said, "My lord, only Zhang Puxiang, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, and Song Du, Minister of the Ministry of Households, went with some people."

Did he not understand what he said just now?

"It's not this, it's not the city gate." Liang Nai pointed in the direction of the palace, "Palace gate, who didn't go to the palace gate?"

"No, isn't it you?" Yawei said in a low voice.

"Except for me?"

"Except for you?" Ya Wei frowned, thought for a while, and said, "It seems that the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment didn't see it either."

"Lu Ronghui?" Liang Nai asked.

"Yes," Ya Wei nodded, "It seems that he didn't see him."

This is Lu Ronghui.

Liang Nai clicked his tongue again, at least he could send Zhu Xian there, there is an excuse to evade, this Lu Ronghui is really arrogant.

"My lord!" Another voice came from outside, "My lord! It's not good!"

Liang Nai looked up: "Yelling, what's the matter?"

Another yamen guard ran in, his body was dirty, and his face was covered with blood: "There are more than [-] assassins in the prison, and they let all the prisoners go!"

Liang Nai was startled, and hurriedly stood up: "What!"

In fact, the Jingzhao Mansion Prison is seldom used. Death row inmates will not stay here.

Therefore, the entire Jingzhao Mansion Prison now basically detains those who are teaching and storytelling, and now someone has come to break in, and the purpose is obvious.

"Have those assassins left?" Liang Nai hurriedly asked, "Are there any casualties?"

"Let's go, they're gone, our casualties are not serious, but it seems that they will go to the prison of the Ministry of punishment later..."

Just leave.

Liang Nai walked around the desk: "Go, go and have a look!"

After walking behind the threshold, Liang Nai's footsteps suddenly stopped.

The house is as warm as spring, burning smokeless silver charcoal.

And the wind was howling outside, and the wind and snow rushed to his face.

He raised his ruddy face, looked at the wind and snow in the sky, and suddenly felt that something was wrong...

"What's the matter, my lord?" Li Zong who followed behind said.

"It's very strange," Liang Nai frowned uncomfortably, and looked at Li Zhengeng, "This is actually the capital."

Different from the mocking sigh just now, his voice was full of confusion and doubts.

This turned out to be the capital.

There were hundreds of thousands of refugees outside the city walls. They clamored to enter the city, but were shot and killed by the highest-ranking soldiers of the royal family with bows and crossbows.

Outside the palace gate, the most powerful ministers standing in the center of political power stood overnight, but they could not see the king, and were blown by the cold wind all night.

And his Jingzhao Mansion, this is the Jingzhao Mansion in the capital of Dagan, the Jingzhao Mansion that governs the capital and all the state capitals in the country, unexpectedly, was broken into and ransacked?

"It turned out to be the capital city." Liang Nai said in a daze.

　Thank you for the reward of the half-life of Hongchen, (`)
　　
　
(End of this chapter)