Nine secrets to cover the sky

Chapter 112
At the same time, on the east side of the imperial city, Prime Minister Hong Wu took his eldest son Hong Cheng and Wu Nv, and walked in the opposite direction through the crowd of people who were crying and rushing towards Dianjiang Square like a tide.

When Hong Cheng and Wu Nu saw this scene, their hearts were inevitably touched, and their expressions were a little complicated, and they just walked around in silence without saying a word.

However, the prime minister obviously had more important things on his mind, so he turned a blind eye to all of this. At this time, his pace was obviously quickened, and he also ordered: "Hong Cheng, Wunu, most of the seven countries we are going to have not teleported." However, in order to win assistance from one more country, we must go to every country, but the time is limited, we must act separately, now remember my words.”

Hong Cheng and Wu Nu immediately turned their attention and listened carefully.

"Wu Nu, you go to Song State and Zhao State, Hong Cheng, you go to Zheng State and Chu State, and leave the rest to me." The old prime minister said: "There is one thing that must not be forgotten, that is, we have people who are subjugated now." Dangerous, so if the monarch you see bargains with you, asks for benefits, even if it is for a city, you must agree without hesitation. In short, we must invite reinforcements at all costs to keep the foundation of Jin!"

"Yes!" The woman said solemnly.

But Hong Cheng hesitated and asked: "Father, according to your estimation, how long can the Jin Kingdom last?"

The old prime minister sighed and said, "I'm afraid that within five days, Xirong will hit the foot of the imperial city..."

Both Wu Nu and Hong Cheng's expressions changed.

"So we only have five days at most to call for reinforcements, and it takes nine days for reinforcements to arrive, and the imperial city's defensive formation can last just eight days, so the sooner we call for reinforcements, the danger of a kingdom will be avoided. Hurry up " said the old prime minister, then took a deep breath and quickened his pace.

Wu Nu and Hong Cheng glanced at each other and hurriedly followed.

In order to find reinforcements as soon as possible, the three chose Chu, Zhao, and Tang countries with teleportation formations as their first stops, and went to meet the kings of the three countries without stopping that day, but it was a pity that these three kings did not know it was intentional. Didn't see it, or something really happened, and it was a coincidence that they were not in the country.

The three of them knew that time was running out and they couldn't wait any longer, so they started on the road non-stop that day, relying on spirit beasts to go to the next country without a teleportation array.

Time passed day by day, and the three of them went to five countries in total that were not affected by the war, but they all failed to meet the king and couldn't lobby. The Prime Minister also began to worry anxiously, not to mention the two juniors, who were already wandering around in a foreign country.

But in the country thousands of miles away, the situation these few days is much more severe than everything they have encountered.

After the battle where the prince was almost completely annihilated, the morale of the Xirong Allied Forces was high, and they continued to invade the depths of the Jin Kingdom without stopping.

Even though the emperor made the decision to close the gates of each city and wait for reinforcements without fighting, it is a pity that most of the cities do not have the large-scale defense formations of the formation masters, and the Xirong and Xirong armies have siege weapons, so even if The city gate was closed tightly, but it couldn't stop the iron cavalry of the Xirong coalition army at all.

In the past four days, the Xirong Allied Forces captured eight important military areas including Hanyuguan, Dama Town, and Hedong. After that, they took down twenty cities like lightning.

On the fifth day, the Xirong Allied Forces had penetrated thousands of miles into the hinterland of the Jin State, reached the foot of the imperial city, and camped by the river a hundred miles away, staring at them.

There was already chaos in the imperial city.

Refugees from the occupied cities poured in like locusts in the past few days. First, the supplies in the city were extremely tight, and then the inns were full. Finally, old people and children in ragged clothes could be seen everywhere on the streets.

Most of the people in the imperial city who know benevolence and righteousness will help some refugees who have become beggars, and then stay at home quietly to tide over the difficulties with the country, while the people who are frightened by the war can escape as early as a few days ago. They escaped as far as they could, leaving houses full of refugees.

The remaining troops in the city were constantly dispatched, and groups of heavily armed soldiers ran around in the imperial city, making the people in the city tense all the time.

And on the tall city tower, a few military generals watched the densely packed banners of the Xirong and Rong armies waving in the wind a hundred miles away. Meaningful commands, no countermeasures.

Stabbed to death with this, above the court.The emperor sat upright, his expression forced to be calm, but his hands and feet had already started to tremble. He had listened to the report of the ministers below, and finally couldn't help interrupting at this moment, asking: "If the Xirong coalition forces start attacking the city tomorrow, what will our guards do?" How long can the city formation last?"

"If the four celestial masters don't participate, it can last for eight days. If they participate, it can last for six days." A minister who is a formation master replied.

The emperor asked even more anxiously: "Is there any news from the prime minister who went to ask for help?"

Another counselor stood up and said: "The news from yesterday shows that the Prime Minister has not received assistance from a single soldier. Perhaps there will be a breakthrough today."

The emperor turned pale, and then asked a key question: "If you are invited, how long will it take for the nearest country's army to arrive?"

The counselor minister was silent for a while, and under the eager eyes of many ministers and the emperor, he reported a number for a long time: "Nine days!"

Hearing this, the officials were terrified, and the emperor's face turned pale in an instant, and he asked with a dry throat: "That is to say, it is too late anyway, and the imperial city will always be breached?"

The counselor nodded heavily.

So the emperor went limp and lost his mind for a long time before he sighed and said: "In that case, everyone, please prepare for the following and follow me to transfer."

"Transfer?" The ministers were in an uproar when they heard the words.

Because everyone present understands that this transfer is ugly to say that it is fleeing. The emperor left the imperial city and fled. Shame to follow the state of Jin forever!

No one wants to be a subjugated slave, because in this event that is destined to be recorded in the annals of history, each of them's name will appear on it, and they will bear the crimes and be infamous for thousands of years.

But at the same time, most people don't want to die.

So after being shocked, except for a few people who stood up and tried their best to stop it, most people remained silent.

Seeing the mess, the emperor said annoyedly: "I have made up my mind, those who are willing to go with me, go home as soon as possible to clean up, and those who want to stay, then stay."

Hearing this, the Generalissimo, who had not expressed his intentions all this time, came out, half-kneeled on the ground with a "boom", clasped his fists and said, "Old minister, please fight!"

The emperor waved his hand directly: "No!"

The Grand Marshal raised his head, his expression was livid, staring at the emperor and said: "Now the imperial city is majestic and accessible, the emperor wants to protect the transfer of the royal family's blood, the veteran agrees, and is willing to stay to resist the Xirong coalition for a few more days, in order to protect the safety of the emperor in the rear, this This is already the third time that the old minister asked for a fight, and the emperor refused to allow it three times, so I dare to ask the emperor, why is he not allowed this time?"

The emperor took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and said in a very soft but extremely heavy voice, "The prime minister is gone, if you want to stay, who can protect me?"

The Grand Marshal was taken aback when he heard the words.

The emperor immediately opened his eyes, stared at the generalissimo, and said: "The opponent has more than 20 troops and four masters of the three realms of heaven and man. The old marshal knows in his heart that the imperial city will be destroyed sooner or later. Even if the generalissimo stays, it will change." It’s nothing. The reason why the generalissimo called for battle is because the generalissimo would rather die in the imperial city than flee in disgrace. But if the generalissimo dies and the coalition forces continue to advance, the royal family will soon be destroyed. I want to ask Generalissimo, you selfishly abandoned the royal family in order not to leave infamy, are you worthy of the cultivation of the former emperor and the kindness of Jin State to you?!"

As soon as these words came out, there was a sudden silence in the court hall.

The old marshal had a complex expression, staring at the emperor who was also looking at him for a long time, finally got up silently and returned to his position, instantly aged a lot.

The court fell into silence again.

After a while, the emperor stood up slowly, and said weakly: "That's it, everyone who wants to follow me, go back and prepare, but don't let the wind leak. We still have to rely on the defenders in the city, even the 10,000+ The refugees can still hold out for a few days after the fall of the city, and buy as much time as possible for the prime minister's reinforcements. So we can't make people feel confused now, otherwise we won't be safe for long even if we move."

The ministers immediately acted upon hearing the words.

And a minister who wanted to stay suddenly said: "Dare to ask, after the emperor leaves, who will this imperial city be handed over to?"

So all the officials stopped and looked at the emperor.

But the emperor didn't take it seriously, he still stood and said casually, "What do you guys think?"

The officials didn't speak when they heard the words.Because those who want to leave are of course unwilling to stay, and those who stay only want to die solemnly and quietly with the fall of the imperial city, but they don't want to be the leader, as the general at the time of the country's subjugation, to be recorded in the annals of history, and to be spit on by later generations.So they didn't want to recommend anyone, and they didn't want to recommend themselves to take this thankless scapegoat. They were silent for a while, and no one spoke.

Only the former counselor hesitated for a while, stepped forward and said: "The old prime minister told the minister before he left that if there is such a situation, he will recommend someone."

"Who?" asked the emperor.

The counselor hesitated for a while, and then said: "Fang Jie."

"Fang Jie?" The emperor was taken aback: "Is that the glory of the Jin Kingdom, the Fang Jie with double fate?"

The counselor nodded: "Yes."

When the ministers heard this, their expressions suddenly became strange.

Because they couldn't help but think, at this time, recommending Fang Jie as the number one subjugated slave, does the old prime minister have any deep hatred for Fang Jie?
The emperor was also quite strange, but he thought about it, and finally said: "Forget it, anyway, the imperial city is about to fall, no one can do anything to turn the tide, and it will not make the situation worse. Since the old prime minister recommended Fang Jie, then stay For the next section, you can arrange it as soon as possible."

"Yes." The counselor nodded.

So the emperor announced the disbandment, and all the officials returned home, or packed up and prepared, or waited to die.

(End of this chapter)