The eldest princess pampered the beautiful, strong and miserable proton queen

"Wow!"

A piercing cry pierced the sky. The vigilant defenders raised their heads and looked at the gray sky. They saw a line of fire appearing where the sky and the earth met. The glow was blooming, the sky was shining brightly, and a peregrine falcon was hovering in the sky.

The heavy crossbow in the sentry tower was aimed at the peregrine falcon, preparing to kill it with one blow.

The soldiers suddenly felt some vibrations in the earth. Someone suddenly fell to the ground and put his ears to the ground. The rumbling sound almost deafened his ears.

"Enemy attack!"

"There is an enemy attack!"

He lay on the ground like a toad, shouting at the top of his lungs until his voice broke: "The enemy's strength is unknown. There are about 300 large siege engines, about 50,000 heavy cavalry, and about 50,000 heavy infantry. One hundred thousand, light cavalry, archers, crossbowmen..."

There was quite a commotion on the tower.

The cavalry general hurriedly climbed up the city tower. The sun jumped out of the glow with brilliant golden light. Flags were fluttering. On the golden flag, a long black dragon was tumbling in the auspicious clouds. It was tearing towards Luojing City with its teeth and claws.

That was the "Tenglong Army" led by Emperor Guanghe. This army was originally an old part of the Yu family army. It accompanied Emperor Guanghe on a personal expedition and defeated the three major tribes of the Qiang people. It also came to the battlefield in Jizhou and defeated the 300,000 Northern Expeditionary Army. After conquering the Southern Dynasties for only half a year, they attacked the city and captured the territory all the way to Luojing City.

"Jiang Jun is coming." The soldiers looked into the distance nervously.

Emperor Guanghe led an army of 200,000 troops to the city. Jiang Jun surrounded them but refused to attack. They tied up Jiang Lingrong and his party and called for formation under the city tower.

The defenders who stood on the city tower learned that Emperor Nan Xiao had not long ago abandoned the capital and fled south with the civil and military ministers of the DPRK and China, as well as some soldiers and horses in the capital, and was captured alive by Jiang Jun. When the Southern Dynasty was already in name only, they all He looked blankly at the dark army below the tower.

Emperor Guanghe ordered the soldiers of Dajiang to surrender and persuaded the soldiers guarding the city to surrender.

The defenders vowed not to open the city gate and confronted Jiang Jun on the tower.

The news spread throughout the streets and the people were horrified.

Everyone thought that Jiang Jun had just reached Yongning County and had to capture several cities one after another. It would take at least more than a month to reach Luojing.

Therefore, many people in the city are not in a hurry to escape. They are doing their best to deal with the properties under their names, planning to bring more belongings with them, and then take their families out of Beijing to avoid the limelight.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Jun suddenly came to the city.

The entire Luojing City was in panic.

The dignitaries knew that they could not escape, and there was no news of their escape. They were all panic-stricken, thinking about who else in the city would be able to protect themselves after Emperor Guanghe entered the capital. They did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to establish relationships and clear up connections. , for self-protection.

Ordinary people had no way to ask for help and had nowhere to escape, so they could only close the door tightly and hide in their homes in fear.

After Jiang Fuguang was woken up by Yingluo, he was at a loss for a moment before his mind came to his senses: "What's the matter?"

The medicine prescribed by Yu Hengzi had a soothing effect. Every time she took the medicine, she would feel a little drowsy. After several months of meditation and recuperation, her health improved significantly.

"Prince Cheng, General Dingyuan, Shangshu Shi, Shangshu Zhao, Yushi Guo..." Yingluo reported more than ten people in a row, "come to see the eldest princess and wait in the front hall." Qin, some are Qingliu ministers in the court, and some are generals headed by Qi.

Jiang Fuguang was not surprised. Jiang Lingrong abandoned the capital and fled south. The imperial court was in name only. These powerful ministers were leaderless and could not escape. They did not want to sit back and wait for death, so they had to come to her for advice.

Jiang Fuguang dressed up and went to the front hall.

In April, the temperature rose, and everyone else put on thin spring clothes. The eldest princess still wore a cloak, covering her chest, back, waist and abdomen. Perhaps she had been ill for two years, and the eldest princess had become very thin. , his face looked sick, his complexion was not very good, and his spirit was a little tired.

Shi Shangshu and his party saluted the eldest princess according to etiquette.

The Southern Dynasty existed in name only, but no one here dared to look down upon the eldest princess. The eldest princess had a reputation as a "virtuous and sage" and was the aspiration of the people. Her confidence came from the millions of people in the entire Southern Dynasty, and also from the Qi family army who was fighting against foreigners. .

As long as the Qi family army does not fall, there is no way they can defeat her.

Even if Emperor Guanghe invades Luojing City, nothing will happen to the eldest princess. But if Emperor Guanghe wants to be a wise king and holy master, he must first win over the eldest princess, appease the Qi family army, make the people return to their hearts, and make the princes dare not commit rebellion. Instead of killing the eldest princess, the newly pacified Southern Dynasty would fall into civil strife again.

Jiang Fuguang smiled: "You don't have to be polite, please take a seat."

The group of people quickly thanked them and felt a lot more at ease when they saw that the eldest princess had a gentle attitude and treated them just like before.

Jiang Fuguang changed the topic and asked about the injuries of Shi Shangshu and others.

Shangshu Shi replied on his behalf: "That day, we were severely tortured in the palace and were carried home by the Imperial City Secretary. We were already dying. Our family sent people to look for doctors in the city, but there was no way to ask for help. Even in the past, My close friends and relatives also treat me like a snake and a scorpion, so I am ready to die."

Speaking of this, he couldn't help but blush. If it weren't for Emperor Nan Xiao's instructions, how could the dignified Shangshu Mansion not even hire a doctor?

They were all important ministers of the late emperor, ministers of the Qingliu faction, but they were at odds with the Gu faction. The eldest princess was seriously ill, and after Doctor Liu resigned, the Qingliu faction was leaderless and was suppressed by the Gu faction.

Some people were discouraged and chose to become officials, and some were forced to leave the court. Young officials such as Wen Yiqian and Huang Jingzhou did not want to waste their time in the court, and preferred to be decentralized to local officials. Can benefit one party.

Only these old-timers in the officialdom are left. They are so suppressed by Gu that they can't even lift their heads, but they are still struggling to support themselves, dreaming that one day the eldest princess can return to the court and bring order to the chaos.

Unexpectedly, a northern expedition shattered their illusions.

Emperor Nan Xiao felt that Minister Qingliu was obsessed with the late emperor and did not know what was good or bad, so he could not tolerate them for a long time.

Shi Shangshu's face was full of gratitude: "Thanks to the eldest princess for sending doctors from the palace to carefully diagnose and treat us, we have been able to save our lives. The eldest princess has been a life-saving grace for us, and her kindness cannot be expressed in words." , From now on, our lives belong to the eldest princess, and we must do everything for her, without any hesitation."

Zhao Shangshu, Guo Yushi and others all agreed.

The atmosphere became more lively. Jiang Fuguang smiled and said: "It's just a small effort. You are serious. You are all ministers who were highly valued by the late emperor. You have made great contributions to the country. Human lives are at stake. Since I can help, it is my duty to do so."

Shi Shangshu and his party all felt a little sad and hurriedly said they were ashamed.

General Dingyuan couldn't stand these civil servants. Luo Liba kept talking for a long time, but he didn't get to the point. He was a direct descendant of the Qi family, so he didn't need to try his best to build relationships with these civil servants.