long live the queen

Chapter 80

"What did you say?" Wei Yunqing just woke up from a deep sleep and almost thought he was dreaming.

With good news coming from ahead, Wei Yunqing thought that the city could be easily defended, so he was half at ease, but he didn't expect that it would only take a day, and the situation would take a turn for the worse, making it hard to guard against!
"Go back to your mother, the You'an Gate in the East City has been broken! Quickly pack up some valuable things, or it will be too late if you don't leave!" Huang Bajin said anxiously.

"Only the You'an Gate was broken? What about the other city gates?" Although Wei Yunqing was nervous in his heart, he tried his best to appear calm.Be calm when things happen, be sure to be calm!

Huang Bajin was stunned for a moment, seeing that Wei Yunqing didn't show any signs of panic, the panic in his heart seemed to be appeased, he took a deep breath and said, "Master got the news that only the You'an Gate was broken."

"Do you know more specifics?" Wei Yunqing asked, "For example, how many Song troops attacked the city gate, and where did they attack? Have soldiers from other city gates been sent there?"

As Wei Yunqing asked questions one by one, Huang Bajin gradually calmed down.

He tried his best to recall the news he had heard before, and said quickly: "Go back to your mother, according to the servant who reported back, there were probably thousands of soldiers from the Song Dynasty who invaded the city before he came, and there were a lot of people outside. I don't know how many there are, but the defenders in the city are fighting with each other. On the way back, he saw that the guards have all been dispatched, vowing to stop the Great Song Army outside the imperial city!"

Hearing this, Wei Yunqing calmed down a bit.Although the outer city is broken, there is still an organization in the inner city, which can at least give the people in the imperial city time to escape. What's more, if the block is properly blocked, it may be able to support the defenders from other gates to come over and unite to fight People will be driven out again.

Compared with the entire Great Song Army, the city gate is still small. Even if the Great Song Dynasty has an army of 20, only a small number of them can actually enter the city and fight with the soldiers in the city. , the Great Song Army that entered the city would become a turtle in the urn, and it would take some time to clean it up.And she believed that He Zongbing could do this.

At this moment, Wei Yunqing wasn't too flustered, and thought of a question, he asked, "Then how did You'anmen be broken?"

Huang Bajin said with an angry look on his face, "It seems that someone opened the city gate from the inside."

Wei Yunqing's heart skipped a beat, another traitor? !
"Let's go, let's go to the emperor's side." Wei Yunqing said to Huang Bajin, then turned back to Lantian and Lucui, "Pack up some important things and wait in Yanxi Palace."

"Yes, ma'am!" Lan Tian and his wife nodded firmly, their faces tense, but they were also affected by Wei Yunqing's calmness.

Wei Yunqing took Yun Xin and Ming Zhu to Qianqing Palace with Huang Bajin, the place was already in chaos, the palace people ran around and things were scattered all over the place.

She shouted angrily: "Why are you running? It's just that the outer city gate was broken. The emperor's 26 guards are blocking the inner city. He Zongbing has already dispatched people to beat the Song army out. Look at you! It looks useless!"

The palace people stopped suddenly and looked at Wei Yunqing in a daze, with panic on every face.

Wei Yunqing shouted coldly: "Even if you want to leave, are you in such a mess? Can you escape by yourself? Stay in the Qianqing Palace for me. If you really want to retreat, you will have your own guards Escort everyone away!"

Outside the Qianqing Palace, there was a guard army composed of big Han generals in Jinyiwei. Unlike the messy appearance of the palace people, they stood upright, and although there was hesitation on their faces, they were not in a mess.

It was the first time for the palace people to encounter such a dangerous and chaotic situation, and they had long lost their minds. Seeing Wei Yunqing's calm expression at this moment, it seemed that he was not frightened at all by the Great Song Army outside, and the fear and anxiety in his heart gradually dissipated while admiring him.They knew that what Wei Yunqing said was reasonable, in the chaos of the army, it was too difficult for them, powerless people, to survive, it would be better to stay by the emperor's side.

Seeing that the palace people had calmed down, Wei Yunqing walked into Qianqing Palace.

There were no guards in the palace, so she walked in and saw a bulging quilt on the bedroom bed after a while.She turned her head to let Yun Xin and Huang Bajin go out, then walked over to pat the bulging quilt, and said in a low voice, "Ah Yi?"

The body under the quilt froze, and then the brocade was lifted, revealing Yang Yi's panicked face.

"Sister Yunqing! The Great Song Army has come in! I... I, the emperor... have nothing to do, right?" He looked miserable, as fragile as when Wei Yunqing first met him.

Wei Yunqing felt pity in his heart, and sighed: "The matter hasn't reached that point yet, don't be afraid."

She lifted the quilt, pulled Yang Yi out of bed, and said softly: "You are the emperor, you have to show the integrity of the emperor. If you are panicked, how can you make the people under you feel at ease? Now it is just a broken city. It’s just a city gate, the matter has not reached the point of no return, don’t lose your confidence first. Stand up, give courage to your servants like an emperor, tell them that you are here, don’t panic.”

Yang Yishun got off the bed obediently, but held onto Wei Yunqing's hand tightly, with a confused look on his face: "I... I'm very scared, I can't do it..."

"You can do it." Wei Yunqing interrupted him, "Come on, I'll go out with you, you are Emperor Liang, show me the majesty of being an emperor!"

Yang Yi shook his head, turned to look at Wei Yunqing, his eyes struggling and flickering.

In the end, he overcame the trembling of his body, swallowed his nervous saliva and said, "Mmm! Let's go out!"

When Wei Yunqing and Yang Yi walked out of Qianqing Palace together, the palace people outside were still looking around blankly. When they saw the emperor Yang Yi appear, they immediately looked over as if they had found the backbone.

Yang Yi took a deep breath, and said loudly: "Don't be afraid! There is still He Zongbing outside, and the Song Dynasty thieves can't come to the inner city! You all perform your duties, don't mess up!"

When the palace people were at a loss, Yang Yi's rare responsibility miraculously calmed them down, looked at each other, and really went back to their respective posts.

Yang Yi returned to the Qianqing Palace, his legs softened as soon as he left the sight of the palace people, he held onto Wei Yunqing tightly, and said in a panic: "Sister Yunqing, Mr. He can really drive the Great Song Army out! City?"

"It's definitely possible!" Wei Yunqing said firmly, "You have seen it before, Zongbing He has stopped the Great Song Army outside the city several times, and he will definitely be able to drive them out this time!"

These words were meant to comfort Yang Yi. At this moment, Wei Yunqing remembered the doubts raised by He Zongbing and Zhao Zhen before, and then recalled what happened tonight, and the past doubts were answered.Li Zhuo sneaked into Shangjing several times, but it was just a cover-up, and the real killer move was the mole who sneaked into the city at some time, and opened the city gate at night to enlarge the Song army to enter.Therefore, part of the reason why Zongbing He was able to repel Li Zhuo's surprise attack before was because of Zongbing He's foresight, and a bigger part of the reason was probably because Li Zhuo had intentionally released the water.

After appeasing Yang Yi, Wei Yunqing also stayed in Qianqing Palace and did not leave.She has to wait, waiting for a good news, or bad news.

After a while, Cao Jun heard the news from Huang Bajin that Wei Yunqing was staying in Qianqing Palace, and rushed over immediately. After saluting to Yang Yi but getting no response from the other party, he looked at the man in a trance as if he was in a dream. Yang Yi walked up to Wei Yunqing's side and said in a low voice: "Madam, I'm afraid this Shangjing will not be able to hold on, why don't you leave?"

As the saying goes, a friend in adversity sees the truth, seeing that Cao Jun did not escape alone, but came to persuade her instead, Wei Yunqing smiled.She glanced at Yang Yi, who was in a daze and didn't know what he was thinking, so she signaled Cao Jun to go out with her, and came to another room and said, "Isn't there news from the front? I think, hold on."

"If the news really came, I'm afraid it will be too late!" Cao Jun looked anxious.

"If it's too late, then it's too late." Wei Yunqing smiled again, and that smile was reflected on her slightly pale face, and she was slightly cold, "It's not necessarily that running away will be much better than staying here."

"This..." Cao Jun's expression changed again and again, and he was also very contradictory in his heart. He didn't want to die yet, but he didn't want to leave Wei Yunqing alone and run for his life.

"Eunuch Cao, you can go first, I don't force you to stay." Wei Yunqing laughed softly, "Thank you for the help you gave me earlier, I am very grateful to you, this time the situation is really dangerous, you still have family members , no one will blame you even if you leave now."

Hearing what Wei Yunqing said, Cao Jun's originally hesitant mood became firm instead: "Your Majesty, what you said is wrong. Although the servant is an eunuch, she is also kind and righteous. If you don't leave, the servant will naturally not leave, even if you really don't. Well, I can also accompany you on the last journey." He paused, then smiled, "What's more, the servant's children and grandchildren have already left the city, and the servant has nothing to worry about."

"You are planning ahead." Wei Yunqing looked at Cao Jun with a complicated expression, and finally smiled.

Cao Jun flattered and said with a smile: "It's not easy for slaves to recognize a few sons and daughters they like. They have to protect them so that they don't feel bad about recognizing me as a father. After all, it is always despised to recognize an eunuch as a father. Now if you don't even There are no benefits like this, so the previous humiliation was in vain."

"It's true." Wei Yunqing smiled slightly.

At this time, Huang Bajin suddenly ran in in a panic. Cao Jun frowned and said, "Why are you panicking? If you have something to say, speak slowly. The more critical the situation, the more you must obey the rules, you know?"

Because he has made up his mind to stay and live with Shangjing, Cao Jun has no burden in his heart. The left is only a word of death. He has lived a prosperous life in the first half of his life. This last moment is a vigorous one, and it is not in vain to come to this world. once!Of course, it would be the best if he could be given a good reputation of integrity in the history books in the future. He has stayed to live and die with the emperor and concubine, so those unscrupulous things he did before should be written off. right?

"Yes, master! I made a mistake!" Huang Bajin hastily admitted his mistake, and finally calmed down, "Just now there was news from outside that the Great Song Army has fought against the inner city guards!"

Cao Jun nodded, glanced at Wei Yunqing, and then asked Huang Bajin again: "Is there any way to stop it?"

Huang Bajin nodded: "The Great Song Army doesn't have many people coming in at this time, so they can probably stop them."

Although the words Huang Bajin used were very uncertain, but he dared to say this at this time, and he must have some confidence in it.

"That's all right? I don't know which horn bumps our family taught you to throw you into. How can you be so flustered?" Cao Jun snorted, "Is there anything else? If not, you Go out first, come in when you have something to do."

"Yes, master." Huang Bajin nodded, turned and walked out.

Huang Bajin just walked to the door, when someone rushed in, Huang Bajin didn't watch out for being hit and staggered, finally stood firm and saw who bumped into him, and immediately bowed and said, "Ms. Zhuang Concubine!"

The person who came came ignored him and went straight into the room.

Cao Jun and Wei Yunqing took a closer look, and found that the person who came was Concubine Zhuang with a flustered expression.

Seeing that Wei Yunqing and Cao Jun were the first people she saw when she came in, Concubine Zhuang stopped suddenly, the panic on her face subsided, and her arrogance once again appeared between her brows.

Wei Yunqing is the highest-ranking woman in Yang Yi's harem. Because of her privileges, other women in the harem rarely come to trouble her. She has her own troubles, and she won't bother them if she has nothing to do. Besides, she might not recognize the other concubines.

The last time I saw Concubine Zhuang was on the road two days ago. The two walked towards each other. When passing by Wei Yunqing, Concubine Zhuang snorted coldly and left without looking sideways, showing that she didn't take Wei Yunqing seriously at all. Proud and self-confident.

"Where's the emperor?" Concubine Zhuang asked coldly.

Cao Jun chuckled: "Concubine Zhuang, Your Majesty doesn't want to see anyone now, I think you should go back."

"Why don't you want to see people?!" Concubine Zhuang gasped for breath, and finally couldn't hold back and shouted loudly, "The Great Song Army has come in!"

"This servant knows it, and the emperor knows it too." Cao Jun laughed and said, "Concubine Zhuang, you'd better go back to Jingren Palace, pack your things first, and someone will let you know if you want to leave."

According to Concubine Zhuang's thoughts, the destruction of the outer city of Shangjing, the destruction of the inner city and the imperial city is nothing more than an instant thing. Hurry up and pack up your things and escape from Shangjing. But Cao Jun doesn't seem to be nervous at all. There is no sense of urgency at all!

"Cao Jun, do you know what's going on at this moment?" Concubine Zhuang exclaimed incredulously, "The outer city is broken! When the Great Song Army rushes into the palace, no matter how much you try to escape, you won't be able to escape!"

"Your maidservant knows." Cao Jun sighed in his heart, even though he was arrogant and domineering and bossy on weekdays, Concubine Zhuang was still too petty, not like our imperial concubine, who was not afraid in the face of danger.
Concubine Zhuang's expression changed again and again, she bit her lips and said, "You...you get out of the way for me! I'm going to see the emperor!"

Cao Jun hurriedly stopped her: "Concubine Zhuang, you can't force your way in! The emperor already knew what you know, and it's useless for you to go in. On the contrary, you are making trouble for the emperor. Seriously, my servant Yes, you should go back to Jingren Palace, maybe when you wake up after sleeping, everything will be over."

Concubine Zhuang really couldn't figure out how Cao Jun, who was usually greedy for money and afraid of death, became so fearless this time. A flash of inspiration flashed in her mind and said angrily: "You...you have surrendered to the Song Dynasty? Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."

Cao Jun's complexion changed, and he said unhappily: "Oh, Concubine Zhuang, you can't talk nonsense like this! The servant is loyal to Daliang and the emperor, so why did he lower the Song Dynasty?" He sighed, and then Said, "You see that this servant is not flustered at all, but has become suspicious? As the saying goes, if a servant makes a mistake in a hurry, accidents are more likely to happen, don't you think, Concubine Zhuang?"

Concubine Zhuang looked at Cao Jun suspiciously, then turned her eyes to Wei Yunqing.

Wei Yunqing came in from Concubine Zhuang, and when Cao Jun greeted her, she automatically switched to the mode of watching a movie. If she had melon seeds at hand, she might still start nibbling.

Cao Jun is right, now they are still worrying about the battle ahead, how can they have time to entangle with Concubine Zhuang?

"The two of you, you have already done harm to the emperor, right?" Concubine Zhuang complained sharply with a look of surprise on her face.

Cao Jun had a straight face, and his high-pitched voice easily overwhelmed Concubine Zhuang: "Concubine Zhuang, please be careful! You can just say slaves and maidservants, how can you slander the imperial concubine? If it weren't for the imperial concubine , Your Majesty still doesn't know what will happen, how can the Empress Dowager harm the Emperor? Please go back!"

Cao Jun said, and said loudly: "Ba Jin, send Zhuang Concubine back home!"

Huang Bajin was waiting outside, when he heard his master call, he immediately brought a few servants in, and respectfully said to Concubine Zhuang, "Mrs. Concubine Zhuang, please go back! The little ones will see you off!"

Several servants invisibly formed a siege, separating Concubine Zhuang who broke in alone from Cao Jun and Wei Yunqing.

Concubine Zhuang's face was ashen, and she glared at Cao Jun angrily: "How dare you!"

Wei Yunqing coughed lightly, and said warmly: "Concubine Zhuang, you go back first. The emperor doesn't need you here, so you should go back and clean up your own things."

Concubine Zhuang said angrily: "If I don't see the emperor today, I won't leave the Palace!"

Wei Yunqing frowned slightly, thought for a while and signaled to Concubine Zhuang, "Come with me." Then he turned around and left.

Concubine Zhuang glanced at Wei Yunqing suspiciously. Although she was in doubt, she didn't show it, and followed Wei Yunqing with her head held high.

Wei Yunqing led Concubine Zhuang to the door of the inner room, pointed inside and said, "Look, the emperor is sitting there properly!"

Concubine Zhuang looked sideways, and she really saw Yang Yi was sitting at the table blankly, thinking about something, and the movement outside didn't disturb him at all.

"Huang..." Concubine Zhuang was about to speak out when she was forcefully pulled away by Wei Yunqing.

Looking at Concubine Zhuang who was glaring at him, Wei Yunqing shrugged and said: "You have already met the emperor, let's go."

"You..." Concubine Zhuang was startled and furious.

Wei Yunqing snorted coldly: "Why, what I said just now, but I forgot it in a blink of an eye? But you forgot, but I will not forget. Let's go. If you are afraid, run with Xirou first. I want to come to you To know the situation outside the palace, there are some connections."

"You...you..." Concubine Zhuang stared at Wei Yunqing, and finally said bitterly, "Is this palace a cowardly person? I will stay here with the emperor, not going anywhere!"

Wei Yunqing snorted: "You want to stay here, so I let you stay? You will only add to the chaos if you stay."

"You stayed too, why can't I stay?" Concubine Zhuang really made up her mind not to leave, she turned around and found a chair to sit down, as if she was desperately relying on whoever came to chase her away.

Wei Yunqing was a little dumbfounded, if the situation was not as urgent as it is now, she might play with Concubine Zhuang, but now, she is not in the mood.

But seeing Concubine Zhuang sitting silently by the side, Wei Yunqing changed his mind and decided to leave her alone.

Suddenly there was a faint shout of killing outside, and several people in the room were startled, and all of them looked outside unconsciously.It's just that there are walls blocking it, so I can't see anything.

On the other hand, Yang Yi suddenly rushed out from behind, with panic on his face: "What's the matter? What's the sound outside?"

Wei Yunqing didn't have time to appease Yang Yi, so he took the lead and ran out.

In the Qianqing Palace, the palace people became confused again because of the faint shouts of killing in the distance, and the guards also clenched their waist knives, showing nervousness.

Seeing Yang Yi and Wei Yunqing coming out, the leader of the guards who took the lead exclaimed: "Your Majesty, please leave with my servant!"

The city was broken, and the outer city, inner city, and imperial palace were all spared.

At this moment, Wei Yunqing's heart was filled with panic and despair.

Was the decision to defend the city wrong from the beginning?Is it her that caused Yang Yilian and a group of people to fall into such a dangerous situation?

"Sister Yunqing, let's go!" Knowing that he was going to run for his life, Yang Yi didn't delay any longer, and when he turned around and saw Wei Yunqing seemed to be in a daze, he immediately pulled her.

Wei Yunqing looked at him blankly, then looked back at the Qianqing Gate not far away.

The originally closed gate of Qianqing was knocked open, and a soldier rushed in holding a knife and shouting to kill. Behind him were many soldiers, all dressed in the same Song Dynasty soldiers. She had seen it before and could not forget it.

These Song soldiers had a fierce look on their faces. When they saw the magnificence of the palace, they seemed to see the endless rewards and glory in the future, and rushed in like hungry wolves.

Suddenly, a sharp arrow pierced the sky and shot into the back of the front soldier like lightning. He staggered and fell to the ground.

Immediately afterwards, another louder shout of killing sounded, which overwhelmed the shouts of the Great Song soldiers in a moment. Among the chaotic Great Song soldiers, a man charged in on a fine horse, raised a knife in his hand, and hacked and killed. Looking at the Song soldiers who were already in a panic.

In the dancing lights, the man's face was illuminated, and his handsome face was full of chills.

Wei Yunqing stared blankly at the man, wanting to take a closer look, but was afraid that he would disappear like a phantom as soon as he closed his eyes.

——That's Yan Rusong!He is not dead!he is alive!

(End of this chapter)