Inside and outside Lingbi County, there were more than 300,000 troops on both sides, which might be more than the population of the entire county.
On the twenty-ninth day of the winter month, all the troops of the Northern Army arrived at the Lingbi camp and completed the encirclement of the government troops.
The King of Yan summoned his generals in the central army and said, "He Fu's army has just been defeated, and morale is low. The official army is short of food, and the army is in turmoil. Our division urgently needs a big victory to boost morale. This king has decided to launch a large-scale attack on the camp tonight and take advantage of the situation to destroy Ping An and He Fu's army!"
There was a commotion in the big tent, but no one stood up to speak for a while.
Zhu Gaoxu originally thought that the government troops would sooner or later come out of the fortifications because they had no food. As long as he built another fortification o
Ping An rushed out of the east gate of the camp with his halberd and patted his horse. Outside, there was a crowd of people in chaos and flames. He turned around and saw that countless officers and soldiers were driven into the trench he had dug. He saw that the ditch was crowded with people, and the screams and cries of ghosts and gods were loud.He sighed and turned back to the barracks. At this time, a group of Yan's cavalry rushed over. Ping An looked carefully and saw that the person in front of him was not King Gaoyang.Now that defeat was certain, Ping An was too embarrassed to yell. He picked up his long halberd and decided to fight to the death with Zhu Gaoxu!"Damn it!" Ping An cursed in a low voice and rushed out on his horse.Unexpectedly, Gaoyang Prince Zhu Gaoxu shouted first, "General Ping, all you can do now is surrender to my father as soon as possible to reduce the unnecessary sacrifice of soldiers!"Ping An stared at Zhu Gaoxu,
It started snowing in the capital, and memorials from Huainan flew into the imperial city like snowflakes.The Yan rebels first asked Mei Yin of Huai'an and Xu An of Fengyang for permission to pass through the imperial mausoleum to pay homage and burn incense, but were rejected. Mei Yin also cut off the ears and nose of the Yan king's envoy.Then Sheng Yong wrote a letter, hoping to use the Huai River to delay the Yan army. Unexpectedly, a few days later, the Yan rebels crossed the Huai River and attacked Sheng Yong's camp from behind. Sheng Yong's army was defeated and retreated to the Yangtze River. The emperor then sent Xue Yan, the Minister of the Dali Temple, across the river to question Sheng Yong.Inside the imperial gate, Zhu Yunwen looked haggard, and his hair was a little messy. At this time, someone reported that Xue Yan had returned to the capital, so Zhu Yunwen summoned him to see the emperor.After Xue Yan finished his kowtow, Zhu Yunwen
Outside Puzikou City, corpses were strewn all over the ground, and snowflakes were floating on the messy corpses, making it particularly solemn and desolate. On the ground lay a fallen flag, the word "Ming" on it was already blurred in the mud and snow.A soldier wearing a wide-brimmed hat ran desperately in the snow, accidentally kicked a corpse and fell to the ground. He immediately turned over and stared at the whistling iron horse with terrified eyes. He pressed his hands on the snow behind him and kicked his feet to move his body backwards.A large flag with "Prince Gaoyang" written on it fluttered over, and on a large brown horse, Zhu Gaoxu, who was fully armored, raised his spear and stabbed at the soldiers on the ground. But the spear was suddenly retracted, and Zhu Gaoxu shouted on horseback, "Surrender and you can avoid death!""General, please spare my life!" the soldier finally shouted.Zhu Gaoxu then put away his spear. The soldier turned
"Wa wa wa..." Zhu Wengui, who was less than one year old, seemed to sense the danger. He kicked and cried in the arms of the eunuch Wu Zhong.Empress Ma was distressed when she heard this and looked back at Wengui several times. If Wengui fell into the hands of the enemy, he would be in great danger, but Empress Ma could not bear to take his life personally. After all, he was her own flesh and blood. She could only leave it to fate and let Wengui's fate take its course."Your Majesty!" Eunuch Wu Zhong knelt in the hall holding the little prince, "Your Majesty, please think twice..."Ma said, "I am the mother of the country. How can I be humiliated by a traitor?"Wu Zhong cried, "I am willing to follow the Queen."Ma pointed at the child in his arms and said, "Take good care of Wengui."Wu Zhong knelt there for a long time.Ma gritted her teeth and walked out of Kunning Palace without looking back. The spring snow outside had stopped,
The simple room in the temple was almost empty except for two pieces of crude wooden furniture and cloth bedding. Yao Ji propped her back against the wooden door and heard people outside discussing how to execute her!Yao Ji was terrified and angry, her hands and feet were shaking. She didn't want to die! She wanted a lot of things, but after more than ten years in this world, all she got was torture. How could she be willing?After a while, there was a "bang" sound, and Yao Ji stumbled when the door was lifted, and the thin door was knocked open. Then two nuns came up and grabbed her, and tied a hemp rope around her.Yao Ji struggled to her feet, staring at the old nun at the door, gritting her teeth and hissing, "If I die here, I will turn into a fierce ghost and make you all die miserably!""Shut her mouth!"Yao Ji bit her lip and spat out a mouthful of blood toward the door, staring at it with her big eyes....The capital city, with a p
A circle of white cloth had been hung on the Meridian Gate, and faint sounds of mourning were heard from the palace. Zhu Gaoxu stood on the Thousand-Step Corridor and heard Wang Bin say that the emperor had committed suicide by burning himself in the Fengtian Hall and had passed away.Zhu Gaoxu looked back to the north and thought to himself: When the Fengtian Hall caught fire, I went in personally, and I didn't see the emperor inside at all.He did not comment, but handed the reins to Wang Bin and said, "She is Yao Ji. You take care of her while I go to see my father first."Wang Bin said, "I obey your command."Yao Ji's bright eyes rested on Zhu Gaoxu. Zhu Gaoxu saw it and knew that Yao Ji didn't know anyone here except him, so he said kindly, "Don't worry, I'll be back soon."Wang Bin pointed to a mansion on the Qianbu Corridor, and Zhu Gaoxu walked towards that place alone.On the way, he was still thinking about one thing: before going
It looks very desolate among the carved windows and painted buildings.Zhu Gaoxu walked into the gatehouse and saw Yao Ji coming out of a wing room. She leaned against the door and looked at him, then took another step out, knelt down and bowed, her slender neck very straight.Yao Ji was still wearing a monk's robe, and it was a bit strange for her to perform such etiquette. However, she had lived in the palace before, so she performed the etiquette very properly."Forget it." Zhu Gaoxu said.The woman had to look at the ground while doing the salute. At this time, Yao Ji immediately raised her head and asked softly, "When the prince saw Queen Ma, what did she say?""I said some bad things about you." Zhu Gaoxu forced a smile and said, "But I defended you. You were born to be extremely beautiful, so you are jealous of others, and because you have been bullied for a long time, you have so much resentment."Yao Ji immediately cast a grateful
The people in Wuding Marquis's mansion were in mourning and weeping. They were not weeping because the emperor had passed away, but because the old Marquis Guo Ying had passed away!Yesterday, the Jingnan Army entered the capital. This morning, Guo Ying drank poison and died for his country. When he died, blood was gushing out of his seven orifices and his face was hideous. When the son-in-law Guo Zhen got the news, he hurried back to the mansion. At this time, the second son of the Marquis, Guo Ming, had already wiped the blood off his father's face and discussed with his brothers: when the funeral was held, they should say that their father had died of illness!Two brothers disagreed, but the eldest son Guo Zhen quickly sided with his second brother Guo Ming. The eldest brother had his own opinion, so the Marquisate claimed that Guo Ying died of old age and illness.At this time, many shops in the capital were still closed. The incident happened suddenly a