Fenghou

Chapter 1511
Lin'an City has been surrounded by [-] Western troops. After the news of the destruction of gold, Li Muqing and Lu Gui, the north and south generals who besieged Lin'an Mansion, immediately acted. , Northwest, Zhengxi, Southwest and Zhengnan five directions, set up five camps, of which Li Muqing was in charge of the three camps in the north and west, and Lu Gui was in charge of the two camps in the south and southwest.

This means that there is actually only one city left in Lin'an in the Wei Dynasty.

There are only [-] defenders left in Lin'an City, and Empress Wei still maintains them with a high salary of ten guan qian per month, otherwise they would all run away long ago.

The gate of Lin'an City was closed tightly, and the soldiers on the top of the city were watching the camp outside the city nervously. All the soldiers knew that there was no city wall for a long stretch of the West Lake, and it was easy for the Western Army to enter the city. Just deceiving themselves, many soldiers have already considered how to escape.

Although ten pennies a month is not bad, it is by no means a fortune, it can only be counted as a small amount of money. Is it worth losing your life for such a small amount of money?

More importantly, there is no money to spend now.

The city of Lin'an is in a state of depression, almost all the shops are closed, and the merchants are almost gone. Only a few official rice shops are still open, and the common people have no choice but to buy rotten rice grains worth [-] ren per bucket. Today, salt has also risen to the sky, and the price of salt per catty is always the same, which is the official price.

There are only two restaurants that are open in the city, but the prices are skyrocketing. You can order a jug of wine and two side dishes at least [-] yuan to start. The only customers are soldiers. The soldiers complained that their monthly salary was only enough to drink A jug of wine is not as good as before.

The people had no way of living, and the people had no choice but to flee. All the people whose families were not in Lin'an City ran home, and walked from the West Lake. Although there were soldiers blocking them, it was strictly forbidden to go out of the city, so a special out of the city business was born. In the dead of night, every small boat was fully loaded. The people who left the city left the city by water, and the soldiers on guard saw it, but they turned a blind eye and closed their eyes, taking advantage of others, so it was natural to make things easier for others.

The smugglers are also the same group. Grain, salt, oil, and vegetables are brought in at night, and the common people also buy them by the river at night, which is much cheaper than the official. Rice is 110 yuan per bucket, salt [-] yuan per catty, and side dishes More than ten yuan, it is this salt price that makes people vaguely guess their identities, they should be the Western Army.

Xu Xiantu sighed, "I see, when will the Western Army enter the city?"

But not every household can survive. Many poor families have only a few pennies left, and they have no place to sell things if they want to sell them. They are starting to fall into desperation.

In the wilderness about ten miles away from Lin'an City, the Western Army set up a temporary shelter camp. This is also a place to temporarily resettle the people in the city. Many plain homes have run out of food and copper coins, and they can no longer support them. Therefore, Lu Gang then suggested that the army build this shelter camp to provide a shelter for desperate families so that they can have food and survive.

"That's right!"

"Empress Wei has publicly announced the end of the Song Dynasty, and now she is asked to announce it as the Queen Mother of the Song Dynasty. Isn't that funny?"

The shelter camp covers an area of ​​several thousand acres, and 1 tents were set up. At first, 3 households were considered to be sheltered, but in fact, more than [-] households came, so another [-] large tents had to be added in the north. Definitely a tent, because they are double-body tents with a curtain in the middle, so it doesn't matter if you live in two families.

"But can His Highness accept the conditions she offered?"

The biggest advantage of coal-burning stoves is that you can drink boiled water. This is also a strict order of Chen Qing. Soldiers are not allowed to drink raw water, and it has gradually become a social custom. Few people in Jingzhao drink raw water. Taoist infectious diseases have been greatly reduced, physical fitness has become stronger, and it is not easy to get sick, and the life expectancy of ordinary people has also increased.

Under the night, three black shed boats stopped in front of the small river in front of the sales house. At this time, the door of the sales house opened, and several black shadows led a group of gray-haired old people out of the yard. People, these are lonely old people. During this time, the Western Army has transferred hundreds of people, and this is the last batch.

"Slow down, old people, get on the boat slowly, ten people are enough for each boat."

Dozens of old people were supported and boarded the boat one by one, and the three black-covered boats sailed out of the city.

During the day, there were people standing guard by the West Lake, but at night, the guards disappeared, and the people were allowed to drag their families out of the city. In one night, more than [-] people escaped.

At this time, in Xu Xiantu's mansion of Zuo Xiangguo, Lu Gang was having a secret conversation with Xu Xiantu in the room.

Lu Gang pondered for a while and said, "I can tell you that His Highness wants Empress Wei to issue a decree publicly as the empress dowager of the Song Dynasty, to announce to the world that Yong Kingdom is the only legal successor of the Song Dynasty."

It was Wei Yanzong who supported the old man to get on the boat. He took hundreds of people to transfer the people at night, and delivered food and salt to the people. He has done a lot of meritorious service over the years, and he has been promoted by King Yong to be the commander of the upper army.

Xu Xiantu nodded, "Your Highness wants me to persuade her?"

Each big tent has two stoves. The military provides briquettes. This is not a new thing. It has been popularized in Lin'an a few years ago. Special merchants have shipped it in large quantities from the north. It has a high calorific value and is much cheaper than burning wood. , very popular among the middle and lower classes, and almost every household has coal-burning stoves.

"Whether she announced the end of the Song Dynasty is not important, what matters is whether we admit that her role is to make everyone forget the Song Dynasty, but we did not recognize the end of the Song Dynasty, so let her announce it again, and her historical mission is over. .”

Xu Xiantu's mood was very low, and he said slowly: "There are only fifteen officials left in the imperial court, and the others have all run away. There are only less than 300 people left in the palace that originally had thousands of people, and everyone who can be stolen is stolen. Those who left have all gone, and the rest are homeless people, and the court has nothing to do. I haven't seen Queen Wei for almost a month, and there are no memorials to review, except for drinking tea every day. Drinking tea, perhaps only Zhu Shengfei was a little busy, he was in charge of the warehouse.

Lu Gang laughed, "From ancient times to the present, have so many kings' abdication edicts been issued by themselves? Those kings probably died a few months ago, and they didn't dare to say that he was dead if they needed him to live. If you know the current affairs later, King Yong can ignore her evil and give her a good death, if she doesn't keep up with the current affairs, then as long as she is alive in name."

All the generals wanted to leave a way out for themselves, so they also reached an agreement with the Western Army. They could not do it during the day, but they could enter and leave by water at night.

"Frankly speaking, I don't know. I'm still waiting for the notice, but the Kingdom of Jin has already been destroyed, King Yong's prestige is enough, it won't be too long, just wait for His Highness King Yong's order!"

Xu Xiantu couldn't bear it anymore and wanted to leave Lin'an. This time Lu Gang specifically persuaded him to stay.

To tell you the truth, I really don't understand, this Wei Dynasty has lost all people's hearts, what is His Royal Highness King Yong still doing in it?You said it was to make people forget the Song Dynasty. In fact, no one wants to go back to the Song Dynasty. Isn’t the Song Dynasty responsible for the death of Lin’an today? "

Lu Gang smiled and said: "His Royal Highness King Yong is doing every step in an orderly manner. Now that the army has surrounded Lin'an City, it is time for the transition. Soon, the defenders will surrender, and the Western Army will enter Lin'an City. Surrounding the palace means that the time for Xu Gong to play his final role has arrived, and if we persist for another month, I believe His Highness will never treat Xu Gong badly."

At this moment, a news spread quickly in Lin'an City. The Western Army set up a shelter camp outside the city. Each household had a tent and was provided with basic rations every day. This made many desperate people see Hope, they all packed their things and left the city at night.

"Tell me, what exactly does His Highness want?"

That night, more than 2000 people escaped from the city and were led to the northwest corner by soldiers. There are still some empty tents here, and more than 2000 people have been settled in a large tent for every two families.

A group of lonely elderly people were also arranged to rest in ten large tents.

The words of the soldiers when they left gave everyone hope.

"Don't worry! You will be home soon."

(End of this chapter)