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The cabinet did not dare to procrastinate, and quickly drew up a vote after reaching a consensus, so Chen Entropy became a young emperor, and Chen Xing became an overlord.Dear, Baidu search eye & fast, read a lot of novels for free.Now no one cares about Chen Xing anymore. In addition to the important event of the young emperor's registration, everyone also has to attend to the funeral of Concubine Geng—the old concubine couldn't bear these troubles. After confronting Concubine Hu Gui, she survived He died in two nights.Although the overall situation is settled, it is not clear. The king and queen in the harem fell ill because they were too sad to support themselves. She wanted to check and balance Concubine Hu Gui, so she issued a decree asking Yuxiang to assist Chen Entropy in his daily life.

After all, Concubine Hu Gui wanted to avoid suspicion of her relative's reputation, so she didn't object, and she stopped a lot.Although Yuxiang took over the affairs of the harem in a legitimate way, he had no one to help him, and he was so tired that he couldn't sleep well for several days.

In November of the 11th year of Jiankang, it was extremely cold. The funeral ceremony of Concubine Geng had just finished, and the enthronement ceremony of Chen Entropy was the next day.Just after Yinshi, Chen Yuxiang arrived at the East Palace. Now that Lu Jing was serving the prince, he came out to greet the princess himself.

"Get up, is everything ready inside?"

"Everything is ready, princess, please warm up inside, and the servants will go to wait for the prince to go to bed later." Lu Jing saw that Chen Yuxiang's face was very bad, thinking that she might not have slept for several hours last night, he felt very uncomfortable, and it was not good Tell her about the prince's temper tantrum.

After the princess was settled, Lu Jing hurriedly walked into the Nuan Pavilion. As soon as he entered, a court lady came up cautiously: "Eunuch Lu, His Royal Highness still refuses to change clothes."

Lu Jing sighed, and had no choice but to come in again: "Prince, my ancestor, if you don't change your clothes, it will be too late!"

Chen Entropy ignored him and just covered his face with the quilt.

Lu Jing wanted to help him, but he didn't dare to help him, he turned around in a hurry.It took another half an hour for this commotion, and Chen Yuxiang asked people several times, but it seemed that he couldn't hide it anymore, so Lu Jing had no choice but to tell the truth truthfully with a face full of shame.

Chen Yuxiang knew that Chen Entropy was sad, but there were too many things to do in the past few days, and he couldn't care about him. He was also worried that Chen Entropy was ill, so he hurried in in person.

"Entropy, get up and change clothes, Chaohe's civil and military ministers are coming soon."

"..."

"Entropy? Entropy?" Yuxiang had no choice but to forcibly hug him.

"Aunt..." Chen Entropy's face was flushed from crying, "Entropy'er doesn't want to be emperor."

"Why is this?"

"Is it... the emperor is gone?" Chen Entropy's long-stored emotions finally broke out, and he burst into tears.

"Of course the father is here!" Chen Yuxiang said so, but tears couldn't help but flow out: "Didn't Master Wei say it? The father must be fine, those rumors are all from the villains."

"Master Wei is lying! I don't want to be the emperor, I want my father to come back, my father, my father!"

Tangtang heard the prince crying outside, and quickly opened the curtain to come in: "Princess, princess, the time is coming!"

Chen Yuxiang embraced the struggling Chen Entropy, his heart pierced like a knife: "Master Wei did not lie, when did Master Wei deceive Entropy?"

Tangtang made a rough guess, and hurriedly said: "Why don't I invite Master Wei over? Prince, Prince, stop crying, the eldest princess hasn't slept well for several nights, she is tired and sick."

Only then did Chen Entropy cry better: "Auntie, Auntie, let Master Wei come to accompany Entropy, okay? Entropy doesn't want to be emperor."

Chen Yuxiang sighed: "Master Wei is not the Minister of Tuogu, at this moment, I'm afraid it's not very good..."

Tangtang slammed the handkerchief on her hand: "Why don't you care about this now! Anyway, he is waiting outside the palace! This servant will send someone to bring him in right now!"

Although everything was kept simple, all civil and military officials still had to come. Wei Chi arrived around Yinshi, the snow was heavy and the wind was cold. When the eunuchs found him, he had already been frozen outside the palace for an hour.The eunuch seemed to have forgotten etiquette, and dragged Wei Chi away rashly, and the rest of the people couldn't help talking.

Wei Chi was a little embarrassed: "This father-in-law...you..."

"Lord Wei, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince refuses to change his clothes, but just wants to see you, and it seems that the hour is about to pass, so don't ask, hurry up!"

Refuse to change clothes?Wei Chi felt a headache.But there was really no time to give Wei Chi a headache. Although this trip was a horseback ride, it would take a quarter of an hour to arrive at the East Palace. It seemed that he was really going to miss the hour.The cabinet did not calculate that the little emperor would lose his temper. They only regarded him as a little plaything for appearance, but they forgot that he was just a child. He experienced fright, and his elder died, and he still had to worry about his father. The safety of this child is about to collapse in panic and grief.

Chen Yuxiang finally coaxed Chen Entropy to get dressed and wait for Wei Chi in the study, and coaxed him to eat a bowl of red bean porridge.

"Master Wei hasn't arrived yet?"

After asking more than a dozen times, Wei Chi finally arrived covered in wind and snow.

"His Royal Highness!" Wei Chi was still panting heavily.

Seeing Wei Chi, Chen Entropy's eyes turned red again: "Master Wei, is it true that my father is no longer here?"

Wei Chi's heart softened: "Prince, the minister did not say such a thing in the urgent message read by the cabinet. How could the prince think so?"

"Is it because the father...the father...is gone...that entropy is the emperor? Is it...the father is gone?"

Chen Entropy's words made Wei Chi speechless for a while.

"Master Wei! Speak! Speak!" Chen Entropy was anxious.

"Prince, you are worried about your father's safety. You must have had a hard time these two days, right?" Wei Chi stepped forward and hugged Chen Entropy in his arms: "I never lie to the prince. Does the prince know what I say? letter?"

Chen Entropy looked at Wei Chi's face and nodded.

"The life and death of the emperor is unknown." Seeing that Chen Entropy was about to cry, Wei Chi emphasized his tone: "Similarly, there are many soldiers who accompanied the emperor's personal expedition. The life and death of the emperor are unknown. If the prince is unwilling to ascend the throne, the government and the people will not unite to fight against foreign enemies. At that time, The imperial court will no longer exist, and will be ruled by outsiders. The empress dowager, the princess, and the ministers will all be doomed. Do you still remember what the prince said to you?"

"Master Wei said that he will assist Entropy, and he will accompany Entropy until Father comes back no matter what." Chen Entropy wiped away his tears.

"The minister also said that the prince will be an adult from now on, and the empress dowager, the princess, the minister, and the people of the whole country have all been entrusted to the prince!" Wei Chi took the crown of the prince from Yuxiang and tied it on the crown. Chen Entropy's head.

Chen Entropy's sedan chair finally set off, and the Dachen Palace was still at night due to the heavy snow.Wei Chi couldn't make it to the front court in time, so he could only wait in the corridors of the outer court and the harem. When passing by a small garden, Wei Chi smiled.

"Why did Master Wei laugh?" Chen Yuxiang was curious.

"That night, when I entered the palace, I passed by here and ran towards the Hede Palace. I was almost discovered by the people of Jinyiwei. If I was discovered, I might be hacked to death." Wei Chi said here, and found himself Somewhat lost his composure, he hurriedly prepared to move forward, but Chen Yuxiang stopped.

"your Highness?"

"..." Chen Yuxiang looked at Wei Chi, his appearance was the same as when we met for the first time: "Master Wei, the front is the back door of the front court, and I will send you here."

The sky was slightly bright, and Wei Chi had disappeared without a trace. Tangtang walked over and carefully helped her tighten her collar: "Princess, it's very cold, let's go to the side hall and wait."

Yuxiang ignored her and walked straight into the small garden that Wei Chi had mentioned.Tangtang didn't dare to ask more questions, and signaled that the waiters were waiting outside.Yuxiang walked in and found that it was just a flower gallery, except for the green pines and cypresses, the rest were covered with snow.Suddenly there was a tinge of loneliness and even a tinge of fear. At this moment, she could best understand Chen Entropy's worries - family troubles, national disasters.Perhaps in the eyes of others, I, like Chen Entropy, shoulder the unshirkable responsibility, but who still remembers that I and Chen Entropy are just weak girls and young children from separated families?

Did Wei Chi also forget?

Looking at the high eaves of the imperial palace from a distance, the snowflakes are rolled up by the north wind in different tones, suddenly careless... suddenly dense... just like the mood of the people in the corridor.

Bells and drums rang in the main hall, and the grand ceremony began. The year name of Jiankang will no longer exist from today, and the new year name-Zhenglong is one year old, but there are still more than a month left.

The common people commented that this winter was really cold, strangely cold, and unnervingly cold.Wei Chi still remembers Gu Island in Fengyi City?Remember the mysterious Jinghu Lake?It is said that the lake will never freeze, and the defense of Gu Island is unbreakable.

But in the winter of the first year of Zhenglong, it froze, and the Monan army who broke through Fengyi City killed Gudao, tearing a gap in Daqi's defense line with the momentum of breaking bamboo.In just ten days, the Monan cavalry arrived at the most prosperous city in the north - Jiaxing.The city is located on a plain and is not suitable for defense, and its city defense can only resist for a month.

It was not until the Monan army arrived at the outskirts of Jiaxing that the urgent delivery was delivered to the capital.The new emperor had only been enthroned for a few days, and the powerful enemy was about to approach the city, and there was a quarrel in the court.Calculated at this time, there are only two factions, one faction wants to defend, and the other faction wants to leave.The majority are going to leave, and it's no wonder that these people are greedy for life and afraid of death. At this time, there is not even a decent general in the capital.Wei Chi's opinion is more inclined to go. Although he is out of morals, he is a person who has personally fought in battle. He knows that it is far more difficult to defend the capital than to defend Fengyi. If he tries to be brave for a while, he may suffer a big loss instead.What's more, those who insist on guarding are not many nerds, but they are full of great principles, and they can't even come up with a decent way. You can't expect these people to fight with knives!

While the ruling and opposition parties were discussing, the cabinet showed amazing unity. On the day it received the urgent delivery, it drafted an imperial edict to resist the enemy.Although Yu Mian is not a waiter of the Ministry of War, but at the moment all the seals of the Ministry of War are in his hands, so he is naturally the supreme commander of guarding the capital.Wei Chi knew that Yu Mian was very capable, but he hadn't heard that he could fight, so he couldn't help but feel even more worried.At night, an urgent edict was sent to Wei's mansion, the content was to transfer Wei Chi to the military department immediately, and immediately enter the palace for discussion.

When we arrived at Xiyuan, besides the cabinet, there was also Mao Yixuan who opened the city gate that night.Wei Chi sat down suspiciously and looked at Yu Mian.

"This is an urgent message from the Ministry of War, requesting reinforcements for Jiaxing." Yu Mian took out a letter.

Zhou Wenyuan stuffed the letter into Wei Chi's hands: "Master Wei, several people in our cabinet don't know how to fight. You don't have to shy away from superiority and inferiority. The national situation is urgent, so please be frank."

Wei Chi swallowed: "I don't approve of reinforcements."

Mao Yixuan nodded secretly at the side: "I don't agree with reinforcements either. If Gudao is not defended, Jiaxing will surely fall. It doesn't matter whether you send it or not. Moreover, there are no more than three officers and soldiers in the capital. Ten thousand people, 3 thousand people can't defend the capital at all, how can we divide the troops?"

The capital is no better than Fengyi. It is a huge city. 3 people are barely enough for shifts. Moreover, the capital has a large population and the situation is complicated. In case of civil strife, manpower may be assigned. It is almost impossible to defend the city without reinforcements.These current situations have an inseparable relationship with Chen Xing-the Wang family, the Geng family, the King of Qin, and the Hu Runzhi are not allowed to bring troops into Beijing. This is a rule established by Chen Xing. Someone listened to him, and it was difficult for these few people to arrive in time.

"Will General Wang come?" Zhou Wenyuan seemed to be asking himself.

"This lower official will figure out a way." Yu Mian seemed to have a plan in mind.

"Can King Qin and General Hu come?"

Wei Chi can answer this question: "Wo Tuolei's old fiefdom is outside Yulong Pass. If we divide our forces at this moment, Yulong Pass will definitely fall."

"3 people can hold the capital."

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Everyone looked at Yu Mian in surprise, Yu Mian was not Wang Yunyi, Wei Chi believed in his character, but did not believe in his ability.

"Master Yu is willing to lose his good fortune, but he is reluctant to lose the capital city. I really can't understand it." Mao Yixuan said what Wei Chi wanted to say.

"If I can keep Jiaxing, I will not give up. Jiaxing is doomed to fail, but the capital can."

If Mao Yixuan represents Yang Ge's power, it proves that the cabinet is not as united as imagined, at least not most people support Yu Mian's plan to defend the capital.Wei Chi knew that Yu Mian was a kind-hearted person, and he must have made this decision because he didn't want to see the people in the capital being tortured, but this decision was too impulsive.Maybe he let himself come because he believed in his passion and believed that he could stand by his side, but Wei Chi felt that although running away was shameful, it was better than being brave and foolish.

"Although the capital is well-defended, the capital is too big and surrounded on all sides. If it is surrounded by enemies, even 10 people will not be able to defend it. What's more, after the autumn harvest, hundreds of thousands of people outside the capital are full of grain in their homes. If the enemy army comes at this moment, not to mention the innumerable grains that Jiaxing has captured, it is another supply at this moment. Wouldn’t it be possible to besiege the capital for a year? There are more than [-] enemy troops and hundreds of thousands of our people. Our food and grass are exhausted, does this mean that we do not choose a dead end?"

Yu Mian suddenly laughed: "It seems that Mr. Wei was frightened of starvation when he was guarding Fengyi City."

Wei Chi also couldn't care less about maintaining a good temper: "The lower officials are not people who are afraid of death, but this time it's really different from Shou Fengyi. The lower officials don't want to fight a battle that is destined to be lost."

"At this moment, my heart to guard the capital is the same as Mr. Wei's heart to guard the righteousness. It is not a heart of determination, but a heart of victory. Think about it, everyone, although the situation is urgent, as long as you give time to the reinforcements from all walks of life , we can reinforce the capital in one month, but if we abandon the capital, the bandits will have a foothold in the Central Plains. If we gain momentum, we may not be able to take back the capital in two years. It is true that defending the city requires people, but it is not It is not called defending the city when it is on the city wall. The city wall of the capital is high and thick, but the area is too wide. If people really need to defend it bit by bit, the capital may not be able to accommodate these defenders. To defend the capital, the only way to attack is to take the initiative .”

Take the initiative?Facing the Monan cavalry?Wei Chi felt that these were simply ridiculous.

But Mao Yixuan seemed to be interested: "My lord, it is said in military books that with the help of a city, 1 people can resist the attack of 10 people. Now we have only 3 people on our side, and we have to take the initiative to attack. Isn't it just a glance?" Looking for strengths?"

"Judging from the battle reports, it didn't take much time for the Monan army to conquer Fengyi, because they had been thinking about conquering Daqi's city for several years, but it doesn't happen every year that Qing Lake freezes, although the opponent The attack is fierce, but there is no long-term preparation. The way they attack the capital will still be the old way of attacking Fengyi. We have also thought about conquering the Monan cavalry for several years. Since the visitors are guests, of course we must entertain some new things. "

At this moment, Yu Mian smiled very much like Wang Yunyi.

"Whether the food outside the city is withdrawn or not, the food in Jiaxing is enough for them to eat. They will definitely correct their troops in Jiaxing and prepare to besiege the capital for a long time. What we have to do is not to wait for them in the capital, but to dig Make good trenches, prepare firearms and poison. The outside of the capital is not the outside of Fengyi City. The houses outside the capital stretch for tens of miles. Wo Tuolei thinks he can go directly to the city? Let these people from Monan, who are not familiar with the place where they are born, have a good time with us. Let's have a street fight outside the city."

Mao Yixuan also laughed, he felt that the Minister of the Ministry of War was not a nerd, he knew how to fight.

"Although there are only 3 defenders in the capital, the men who lost their land and property outside the city are all from their hometowns and came to Beijing. Most of them are tenant farmers. If they can be recruited as sergeants at this moment, the number can be expanded to at least 8. , Most of them come from the north, and they are tough in nature, so this is the right time, place, and harmony."

"We only have one month. There is no way to train these farmers into soldiers." Although Wei Chi felt that it made sense, it was still not feasible.

"Down with the official." Mao Yixuan changed his opinion just now.

Elder Yang Ge, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly looked at him.

"If you all work together, the capital will definitely be able to defend. If I am the only one, it will be difficult. Ladies and gentlemen, the lower officials can order the generals of the military department at will, but after all, the officials are soft-spoken, and I hope to get your full support. "Yu Mian said this to everyone, but he looked at Elder Yang Ge.

Before, Yu Mian tried his best to defend Zhou Wenyuan, and somewhat offended Yang Shenyun. Yang Ge didn't speak up, so this matter is not easy to handle.Although Mr. Yang Ge was a wise man, he didn't understand the art of war at all, and he didn't understand much of what he said just now.Mao Yixuan was his relative, he thought that Yu Mian had let this unlucky little guy here just to save him face, but he didn't expect this kid to talk about it.Although his relatives agreed, at this moment, Yang Ge still couldn't get around that hurdle, and didn't want to make Zhou Wenyuan feel better.

But he really underestimated this relative of his - Yu Mian really didn't call Mao Yixuan because of this, this unknown young general showed amazing combat ability that night in the imperial city .Yu Mian was deeply impressed by his intelligence, wit, courage and bravery.This young man was not only brave, but also very assertive. He didn't pay attention to Yang Ge's petty emotions. After he heard Yu Mian's battle plan, his heart was full of respect.

When Yang Ge saw that his people had "turned against him", he couldn't hold back anymore, so he nodded his head as a promise.

Old man Yang Ge is upright, what he promised is still guaranteed, Yu Mian heaved a sigh of relief, and looked at Wei Chi.

Wei Chi couldn't help being flattered, even though he had 1 doubts in his heart, he quickly nodded.

When he walked out of the palace gate, Wei Chi kept drooping his head, Mao Yixuan had a dissolute personality, a bit like Xu Lang, he joked about Wei Chi: "Come on, Master Wei, your heart is too narrow, just like a little daughter-in-law. "

Wei Chi looked at him angrily: "It's easy to say, if you say that you are waiting for reinforcements, then General Wang is willing to come..."

Wang Yunyi hated Chen Xing so much, it's strange that he can be so kind... Wait?Wei Chi suddenly thought of...

Mao Yixuan pointed at the tip of Wei Chi's nose with his little finger: "This is the fan of the authorities."

Wei Chi opened his mouth wide... He didn't expect that he would be tricked by the kind and generous Master Yu!ha?right!Wang Jiajun, I am Wang Jiajun