At night, the north wind suddenly picked up, and the dim lights in the prison flickered uncertainly. Tie Xuan, whom he had never met before, actually came to the prison to visit, which surprised Wan Lei. However, this guy was very upset as soon as he came, and Wan Lei finally
I understand, this guy is not here to visit the prison, he is here to visit.
Why? Because recently the Northern Army has repeatedly "defeated" the Yan rebels. They directly drove the Yan rebels to the Mongolian grasslands to drink in the wind. Encouraged by these successive victories, many people have the illusion that the Yan rebels
He is very incompetent. Tie Xuan leads hundreds of thousands of troops, but he cannot even defeat such an incompetent enemy. He is really incompetent.
It's okay to say that he is incompetent. Those colleagues who were suppressed by him in the past are now taking advantage of the emperor's proximity and began to take turns to write letters to impeach him. From being cowardly and cowardly to the enemy, to taking rewards for taking merit, to misusing rewards and punishments, to using official funds for personal use.
, in short, all those who could be scolded were directed at him.
And he is not cotton, and he does not have the attribute bonus of not being afraid of bullets. Now everyone in the court has a bad look at him, and the emperor also has many complaints about him. He also knows that if this continues, sooner or later, his family will be moved to prison. Now
Coming to "visit" can be regarded as building good relations with neighbors, because he will soon be neighbors with Wan Lei.
Facing Tie Xuan who was pouring out his bitter drink, Wan Lei still drank the wine brought by him in silence. After he finished pouring it, he apologized and said: "Hey, I promised to make ointment for you, but now it seems that I have to break my promise."
Already."
"My dear nephew, please stop saying these things. Brother, I am extremely ashamed that I cannot seek the justice that my dear nephew deserves."
"Master Tie, there is no need to blame yourself. As the saying goes, justice lies in the heart of the people. I have already received the justice I deserve. As for the sorrow and glory behind my death, I am no longer concerned about it. The only regret is that I can't see the people living and working in peace and contentment."
"My good nephew is in jail and still cares about the people. I'm really ashamed of myself. Come on, I'll give you a drink. I won't go home until you're drunk tonight." Tie Xuan drank a glass of wine, his chest heaving ups and downs, and he murmured: "Grape
A luminous cup of fine wine. If you want to drink, play the pipa immediately. Don’t laugh when you are lying drunk on the battlefield. How many people have returned from the ancient battles."
"You are so drunk and lying on the battlefield, Lord Don't laugh. Come on, let's have another drink and drink yourself to death. If we meet again in the future, we will fight the King of Hell together in the Palace of the King of Hell."
"Yes, let's drink it to death tonight." Tie Xuan drank another gulp, his face turned red and his neck was thick, and he chanted: "Why don't you bring Wu Gou? Let's collect it from Guanshan Fifty States. Please go to Lingyan Pavilion for a while. If you are a
Scholar Wanhu Hou?"
In the cell, they drank heavily and drank poetry. The two of them drank one glass after another until they were drunk. The two large jars of wine were drained. Tie Xuan was still yelling at the jailer to get some more jars. The jailer also knew whether the depressed old man could be hurt.
He got up and immediately went to sell wine. But at this moment, the sound of war drums came from outside the prison, which aroused the memory of Tie Xuan's bloody battle with the enemy a few days ago, and even poems came out of his mouth.
But before the jailer returned, two government officials rushed into the prison. Tie Xuan was so drunk that he couldn't tell who the visitor was, so he just reached out and asked them for a drink. The two government officials looked at each other.
Without saying a word, he lifted him up from the ground and carried him away without shaking his head: "Sir, wake up quickly. The Holy Spirit has sent an edict to summon all the civil and military officials in the city to come in quickly."
"Drink, drink him to death, he is a saint, let's ignore him for the time being." Tie Xuan was really drunk and started talking nonsense. When the two officials saw him, they also knew that dragging someone into the palace like this would make a fool of themselves.
After just one glance, he lifted Tie Xuan to a washbasin and pushed his head into the water.
Being stimulated by the cold water, Tie Xuan suddenly trembled, and then vomited on the ground. He woke up four or five minutes after drinking. When he saw that he was being held by two men, he shook his hands and broke away, saying angrily: "What are you doing?
, do you want to take me as an official? Is there an imperial edict?"
"Your Majesty, you have misunderstood. I am not trying to take advantage of you, but I have a decree from the Holy One to tell you to come in quickly. I have no choice but to take this tactic. I hope you will not blame me."
"What's the matter? You're summoning people to see him this late at night?" Tie Xuan said with some resentment toward the court, but this was inevitable. Those who had merit but were not rewarded would be punished. No one would be mentally balanced if this happened.
"I don't know, I think we are going to discuss the matter of defending the city. Sir, please sit down and sober up first. I will get you the official robe right now."
"Defend the city? I don't even have any soldiers under my command, so how can I defend the city!" Tie Xuan was still full of alcohol and resentment. In contrast, Wan Lei's drinking style was better. Even if he was drunk, he would not talk nonsense and cause trouble.
After my friend was taken away, he fell into a deep sleep, thinking that the constant sound of war drums outside the prison was a lullaby.
Outside the prison, the entire city of Beiping was in chaos. The defenders in the city were scattered in all directions to catch men. As long as they were men, they were pulled out and pushed to the top of the city to defend the city. At this time, the people of Beiping City were not happy.
, many of them were new soldiers who had been driven out of the military camp not long ago. They had long accumulated grievances, so they took the lead in making trouble, and some even started violent confrontations.
But it’s no wonder that they throw people out when they are not needed, and pull people in when they are needed. No one would be happy to encounter this kind of attitude of the imperial court that does not treat people as human beings. Therefore, no matter what the imperial court says, Peking City
The common people refused to give in. Even if they were forced to the top of the city, they would do so non-violently and non-cooperatively.
The city was in chaos, and the emperor's people were also in chaos. Hundreds of civil and military officials gathered in the main hall, chatting non-stop. The officials cursed Li Jian for his incompetence. Fifty thousand elite soldiers were ambushed by the rebels.
The entire army was wiped out, incompetent, so incompetent.
However, the annihilation of the elite troops is not the most fatal thing. The most fatal thing is that the bandit army has already attacked Tongzhou and will soon approach Peiping. However, there are only 70,000 defenders in Peiping City. It is difficult for people with such a small number to defend Peiping.
Up to the sky.
"Your Majesty, the only plan is to lead the army to evacuate Peiping and protect your Majesty when he returns to the south." An old minister added.
"Your Majesty, you must not do this. If you abandon the fortified city and return south in a hurry, if you encounter the rebel army on the way, wouldn't it be very bad?" Xu Huizu was not at a loss because the enemy was approaching the city, so he hurriedly advised.
"However, there are not enough defenders in the city and their morale is low. They are simply not strong enough to resist the incoming enemy. If you insist on holding on, you will be destroyed. There may be a glimmer of hope for you to return south." Huang Zicheng no longer had the momentum of guiding the country during the day, and became a runaway who was afraid of death.
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"I am the Yin of Shuntian Prefecture. The city will be destroyed as long as the people are there! Whoever wants to abandon the city must get out of Beiping City immediately!" At this time, Tie Xuan, who was half drunk and half awake, staggered onto the hall and saw
Someone suggested that Beiping City should be treated as an abandoned son, and he immediately became angry. The shouts of anger made the ears of his colleagues hurt, and the hall suddenly became silent.
"Tie Aiqing is here. I want to ask you, do you have any good strategy to defend Beiping City?" Emperor Jianwen asked hurriedly. As for Tie Xuan's failure to greet him, he no longer took it to heart.
"With a humble position, no talent and no virtue, we cannot defend Peiping." Tie Xuan knelt down and kowtowed.
"Since you can't keep it, why did you yell just now?" Huang Zicheng became angry and jumped out to ask.
"As the Yin of Shuntian Prefecture, it is my duty to defend the city. Unlike some ministers who talk about war on paper but dare not go into battle." Tie Xuan didn't even look at Huang Zicheng and said again: "No matter whether you, Shangguan, abandon it or not.
If you abandon the city, I will live and die with Beiping, and I will die in Beiping City. If you want to escape, I forgive you for not sending me far away."
After Tie Xuan finished speaking, he kowtowed three times to the emperor on the dragon throne, and then said: "I have important matters to do in my humble position, so I apologize and resign." After that, without waiting for the emperor's reply, he stood up and walked down the hall quickly.
"This Tie Xuan is getting more and more outrageous. He is willing to ask the Holy Father to punish him for the crime of disrespect." Huang Zicheng said angrily.
"Criminal? It's important to defend the city now. When the crisis in Beiping City is resolved, it won't be too late for Mr. Huang to punish him." Xu Huizu sneered.
"Mr. Xu, what do you mean by this?" Huang Zicheng became anxious and immediately responded tit for tat. However, Xu Huizu ignored him at all and instead spoke to Emperor Jianwen: "Your Majesty, although Tie Xuan is arrogant and rude, he dares to do whatever he wants.
As for the person who is responsible for the matter, I will leave the city of Beiping to him to guard, and he may be able to complete the city."
"This..." Emperor Jianwen was still hesitant, and Qi Tai also stood up and said: "What Mr. Xu said is true, and I also believe that we should defend the city to wait for reinforcements."
"Your Majesty, this is absolutely impossible. Your Majesty is so powerful, how can you risk staying under the dangerous city?" Huang Zicheng advised again.
"Master Huang doesn't want to stay under the dangerous city, then please go back south by yourself." Xu Huizu glanced at Huang Zicheng coldly, and then said to his colleagues: "If anyone agrees with Master Huang, you can flee south with him."
.My father-in-law is old and can’t run anymore, so I won’t run anymore.”
After hearing this, all the officials from the escape faction were embarrassed for a while and remained silent for a long time. However, Qi Tai came out and said: "If you want to stay or go, please make a decision as soon as possible!"