reborn on the happy hall

The turmoil in Beijing has already been seen. As the emperor is getting older, his control over the court has long been lost.As a result, the DPRK and China became more and more restless, and competition for power and profit could be seen everywhere. Not only the princes were vying for the reserve position, but the courtiers were not taking the opportunity to seize power?

The general's mansion who hid in Xinzhou early may not know that the current court is already full of smog!

Especially in the winter of last year, the old emperor accidentally caught wind and cold, and after he fell ill, the whole court became even more complicated.The princes vying for power, the powerful ministers vying for profits, all appeared on the stage in just a few months.Even Qingliu, who wanted to maintain neutrality, could hardly protect himself in such a situation, and many people had to choose to go with the flow in the end.

But even though the court was full of party disputes, even though there were intrigues everywhere, no one thought that the accident would be so sudden and terrifying—just after New Year’s Eve, Beijing Central received an urgent military report from northern Xinjiang. It's just that no one paid attention to it at the time.But who would have thought that in the blink of an eye, not only was the battle in Northern Xinjiang retreated in succession, even the impregnable Beichen Pass was accidentally lost!

In the study of the Xia Mansion, seven or eight officials from the official department gathered together, all of them were frowning at a glance.

The quiet study room was broken by a loud "bang". It was Xia Shilang who slapped the desk with his palm, and because of the excessive force, even the teacup placed on the desk jumped twice with this palm. .The collision of porcelain made a soft "ping-pong" sound.

Xia Shilang patted Qu Paihong's palm, then quietly withdrew his hand behind his back, and his tone was full of anger when he spoke: "Who is so insane that he would not hesitate to collude with the Hu tribe and lure the Hu tribe into the customs? Didn't you think about the consequences?!"

The room in the study was quiet, and no one dared to answer the words—the minister of the Ministry of Officials had written the papers for retiring years ago, but the old emperor was always ill, and retiring from the six ministers was a major event, so he kept the matter under wraps. approval.It's just that everyone in the official department knows that Shangshu is getting old, and more and more people are attached to Xia Shilang recently, but those who can be in this study today are all confidantes who can talk to Xia Shilang.

However, in such a situation, everyone didn't know what to say.

After a long time, someone timidly asked: "If you don't care about it like this, it should be done by that person who has no virtue, no ability and no hope. It should, it should have nothing to do with His Highness King Qin, right?"

The king of Qin is the descendant of the queen of the middle palace, so it is most logical to ascend to the throne.As a result, there are quite a few fans in the court, and it happens that Xia Shilang is the leader. Although the entire official staff has never surrendered to King Qin, they are all biased towards him.

Therefore, as soon as this remark came out, many eyes stared at the person who spoke.Including Xia Shilang, they all stared at the past, and said a little violently: "What nonsense are you talking about? Does His Highness King Qin need such means? Let those Hu people enter the customs, burn, kill and loot all the way to destroy their own great rivers and mountains, even if King Qin He can't do such a thing without fate!"

Some people also mentioned King Jin and King Han, but neither of these two is stupid. It is obviously not a wise move to lure the Hu people into the pass before Tu Qiongdeng meets them.Moreover, even an important pass like Beichen pass has been given up. The capital is at stake. Once the Hu tribe enters the city, they, the royal family, will probably be the first to be slaughtered. It is best to break into the palace and loot it!

As for the covenant and the like, for the Hu people, it was basically a piece of paper that could be torn up at any time. Xia Shilang didn't think those princes would be foolish enough to trust the Hu people's credit, so after thinking about it, he always felt that this matter was weird everywhere.

After a long silence, someone tentatively said again: "Could it be that someone has colluded with the Hu tribe, and they have planted spies in northern Xinjiang to help them break through the city defense?"

This inference made everyone scoff. After all, such a situation is so overwhelming, how can it be possible to bring about consequences that can be brought about by one or two careful operations?Among other things, at least there is no possibility of Beichen Pass being lost due to one or two subtle operations!

Everyone discussed the situation in the DPRK and China, and also expressed their views on the loss of the border, but generally speaking, although they were worried, they did not show much fear.There is no other reason, but everyone knows that the Hu people are greedy. After entering the customs, there will be a large area of ​​fertile land. According to the past practice, they will plunder all the way, and they will definitely not be able to make it to the capital in a month or so.As for the covenant with the traitor behind the scenes... No matter how well written it is on paper, how can it compare to the real money in front of your eyes?And the Hu people went south to occupy the capital and so on. With the surprise attack of tens of thousands of people, they would not be able to gain a firm foothold, and it is impossible for the remnant army in northern Xinjiang to do nothing.If they block the back road at any time, it is more likely that these barbarians can't even touch the city gate!

No matter how bad it is, more than a month is enough for the surrounding states to send troops to help.

Therefore, a room full of officials expressed their own opinions, filled with righteous indignation rather than worries about the future, or their worries were not at all about the Hu people who went south, but more concerned about the mastermind who planned all this.

But these civil servants were too naive after all, they were talking lively, but the door of the study was suddenly pushed open.Then with a loud "bang", the door of the study slammed against the wall, and Xia Huang, who was dressed in brocade, stumbled in.He was embarrassed and had an ugly face. He raised his head and said something that made everyone's jaw drop: "The barbarian soldiers are coming to the city!"

Xia Shilang's hands trembled, and he blurted out in surprise: "Why did you come so fast?!"

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From the very beginning, Xia Shilang was not as optimistic as those officials under him.He guessed that the Hu people would definitely come, but he didn't expect them to restrain their temperament, and they did not commit any crimes along the way, and marched directly from Beichen Pass to the capital in a hurry!

The Hu army came too fast, and the garrison in the suburbs of Beijing was caught off guard, and the atmosphere in Beijing suddenly became tense.

At the moment of panic, there were no more guests in the Xia residence, and the people in the study became Xia Shilang and his sons.His face became more serious, and after thinking for a while, he said to his youngest son Xia Chen: "There are several secret rooms under the garden. From today onwards, you will move in with your family members and your nephews. We will not pick them up in person." , you just watch over them and don’t come out.”

Xia Chen frowned, puzzled and said: "But dad, isn't the capital well guarded, isn't it too early to hide in the secret room now?"

Xia Shilang glared at him, without explaining, he said to his third son Xia Ang, "You will stay in the mansion to take care of business these days, don't go out easily, and be careful at night." After Xia Ang responded, he turned to Xia Tan He Xiahuang said: "The two of you will follow the father and walk outside."

Several people agreed and began to follow Xia Shilang's orders.

As a result, within a few days, before the gates of the capital city were broken, there was an extra group of "thugs" in the middle of the capital, who looted several mansions during the night.They not only robbed but also killed people, they almost slaughtered the entire family of those families, and when the Xiaoqiying Camp, which was in charge of public security in Beijing, arrived, these people disappeared without a trace, and no clues were even found afterwards. .

When the news spread, people in Beijing were panicked. Xia Chen, who had been chased away by Xia Shilang long ago to live in a secret room, finally calmed down, and even had lingering fears: "Father is still considerate, and luckily our family is fine."

Xia Ang casually stuffed the food box he was holding into his hand. Hearing the words, he said angrily: "You are lucky at this time, but how do you know that you will have such 'good luck' next time? The capital is already in chaos, inside and outside the city, I don't know who is a human and who is a ghost."

Xia Chen hugged the food box and was silent for a while, then said, "It's a good thing, sister left Beijing with her brother-in-law."

It has been almost a year since Xia Han left with Lin Yun. The brothers of the Xia family were quite critical at first, but now they can't help but rejoice when they think about it—fortunately Xia Han left with Lin Yun, and fortunately they were not in Beijing, otherwise this would have been a very difficult time. No one really knows what the consequences will be.Maybe until tomorrow, maybe tonight, the Xia family will also be attacked by "thugs"?

The two brothers looked at each other in silence for a moment, one of them returned to the ground, and the other entered the secret room, but they couldn't relax.Because they understand that even if they escaped the sweeping of the city, given the current situation, it would be too difficult to hold the capital.

At this time, the two brothers didn't know yet, because the old emperor was seriously ill, the military report was concealed, and the imperial edict to dispatch troops to serve the king did not even have time to issue!

The mansion was still like this, and the atmosphere in the court was even more gloomy. The three princes who were once high-spirited also became panicked under such a situation.They looked at their brothers, at the courtiers they relied heavily on, and felt that everyone looked like the culprit who attracted the hungry wolves.

Suspicion is maximized, ambition is also maximized.The elder King Jin stood up first and said to the courtiers: "There are still [-] garrisons in the capital, [-] Xiaoqi Battalion, and [-] Yulin Guards. It is not a problem to defend the capital. Moreover, the Hu people go deep alone, waiting for the Sifangqin King If the masters gather, these people will not be able to turn the tide. You can rest assured that only the "thugs" in the capital, this king will also urge Xiaoqiying to investigate."

After finishing the words to win people's hearts, the Prince Jin's Mansion was slaughtered that night.There were still hundreds of soldiers guarding the majestic palace, but in the end they were all slaughtered, and the strong smell of blood even spread throughout the entire street!This time, it wasn't just the courtiers who were panicked, King Qin and King Han couldn't sit still anymore, and moved directly into the palace with their concubine and children.

The capital became even more chaotic, and everyone felt like there was a knife on their head.However, in just a few days, the house of the general who defended the city was also slaughtered. This method is much sharper and more terrifying than in Xinzhou. Xia Shilang can't wait to hide all his sons in the secret room, and he will not show his face to others in the court. Stirring the wind and the rain, she only secretly contacted her contacts for self-protection.

At this time, only seven days had passed since the arrival of the barbarian soldiers at the city, and the capital was already in turmoil.

At this moment, Lin Xiao led [-] Qiang people, young and strong, and finally rushed over the mountains and ridges to Gyeonggi.They were the first King Qin's team to arrive. When Lin Xiao saw the tranquility of the road when he came, he was lucky, but not long after he entered the capital, he saw the beacon smoke burning on the towers of the capital from a long distance away!

The war had already started, and he came at just the right time.