As the Zijin Gate was opened, more and more Yong troops entered the city and fought fiercely with the city's defenders.
In front of the second-level soldiers of the Yong Army, the army reinforced by the imperial court seemed extremely weak at this moment.
It can be said that Yong's army pushed almost all the way and defeated the officers and soldiers in front.
Of course, more and more officers and soldiers arrived, using their numerical advantage to delay the advance of Yong's army.
The right guard of the prison gate transferred by Wang Cunzhang rushed to the inner side of Zijin Gate and organized a defense based on the streets.
As for how long this line of defense can last, only God knows.
Because of this, Wang Cunzhang, as the commander-in-chief of the city defense, rushed to the palace as quickly as possible.
The prison guards he mobilized have already appeared around the palace.
Soldiers and horses came and went to set up defenses. Although their troops were strong, the soldiers had worries on their faces.
It's normal to feel like this. After all, Yong's army has invaded the city, and the so-called city defense has essentially been broken.
As the chief defender of the city, Wang Cunzhang had the highest right of passage and could naturally enter the palace smoothly.
His behavior of leaving the command center is strictly speaking irresponsible.
The reason for this choice was that Wang Cunzhang concluded that the capital could no longer be defended.
At this moment in the palace, Zhao Weilong has learned that Yong's army has entered the Zijin Gate.
Fear and uneasiness lingered in Zhao Weilong's heart.
Zhao Weilong was scolded by Zhao Yanxun in the morning, and Zhao Weilong had not recovered yet. How could he have imagined that such a thing would happen again in the afternoon.
According to his conservative estimate, the capital's defense can last at least a month.
One month is enough time for King Qin's troops from all over the country to arrive. This is Zhao Weilong's only hope for victory.
Although hope is slim, it is definitely better than no hope.
But even this slim hope was shattered by the news that Yong's army had entered the city.
"What's going on? Have you found out?" Zhao Weilong asked loudly, holding his sword.
Outside Qian'an Palace, the eunuchs standing there were frightened.
Just now, the three eunuchs and two maids who could not answer had died under Zhao Weilong's sword.
"Talk, talk..."
Zhao Weilong looks like a madman. At this moment, he is in a state of madness, which profoundly explains what it means to be a king who subjugates his country.
"Traitor, traitor... I will kill you bunch of traitors!"
As he was cursing, Zhao Weilong raised his sword and struck, causing the eunuchs and maids to panic and scream, and fled in all directions.
"You bastards, how dare you run away... you rebelled, you all rebelled!"
Zhao Weilong looked like a madman, but Wang Cunzhang, who rushed into the palace, could not see it.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."
Unfortunately, the surroundings were in chaos, and Wang Cunzhang's shouts were directly covered up by the screams of the eunuchs and maids.
Wang Cunzhang was about to go inside, but was knocked down by the eunuch who was fleeing. He watched helplessly as Zhao Weilong rushed out of the palace gate.
It was obvious that the emperor had a psychological breakdown.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
Wang Cunzhang struggled to get up and chased Zhao Weilong out.
After stabbing to death and injuring more than a dozen palace ladies and eunuchs from Qian'an Palace to Chongzheng Palace, Zhao Weilong gradually calmed down.
Carrying his sword and entering the Chongzheng Hall, Zhao Weilong looked around and saw not even a single eunuch on duty.
Doors and windows were opened in pieces, making "pop-pop" sounds when blown by the wind, which made the place even more cold and desolate.
"Where are the people? Where have all the people gone?"
Quickly walking up the imperial steps, Zhao Weilong turned around, looked at the empty hall, and shouted with all his strength: "Go to court... Go to court!"
When he learned that Zijin Gate had been lost, Zhao Weilong immediately sent someone to deliver the order and summon officials to discuss matters.
All government offices are within the imperial city, and the slowest one can reach Chongzheng Hall, which only takes twenty minutes.
Now more than ten minutes have passed, but there is no one in Chongzheng Hall.
"Where did the last court...the last court...all go?"
"They are all rebellious ministers, they are all rebellious ministers..."
At the entrance of the main hall, Wang Cunzhang looked at the mad emperor and shouted: "Your Majesty, the capital is in chaos and no one will come!"
Seeing Wang Cunzhang appear, Zhao Weilong dropped his sword and quickly walked down the imperial steps.
Perhaps because he was too nervous, his last step missed and he fell to the ground.
Despite the severe pain, Zhao Weilong didn't waste any time, staggered to his feet and ran towards Wang Cunzhang.
"My beloved, you are finally here...you are a loyal minister, you are my great loyal minister!"
Supporting the emperor, Wang Cunzhang bent his waist, looked at the emperor's face at close range, and said: "Your Majesty, Yong's army has invaded Zijin Gate. Please evade it quickly!"
Seizing Wang Cunzhang's official robe, Zhao Weilong said with a cry: "Can you keep it? Can you keep it?"
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
"Wang Qing, can you hold on?" Zhao Weilong was extremely frightened.
Wang Cunzhang said loudly: "Your Majesty, the Purple Gold Gate has been captured. Please evacuate immediately!"
This loud roar was like a wake-up call, causing Zhao Weilong to finally wake up.
"Avoid? How to avoid?" Zhao Weilong asked quickly.
Since the word "avoid" is used, it naturally means that the capital cannot be defended.
"There is chaos in the city now, and hundreds of thousands of people are mixed together. As long as the emperor infiltrates among the people, he can avoid the murderous hands of the rebels!"
This morning's conversation with Zhao Yanxun made Zhao Weilong understand one thing, his ninth uncle would definitely kill him.
So after returning to the palace, he had been thinking about how he could escape if the capital really couldn't be defended.
After hearing these words from Wang Cunzhang, although Zhao Weilong was interested in making a move, he still asked: "Wang Qing... is there really no room for redemption?"
"After the emperor has escaped, he may be able to regroup and clean up the country and drive out the rebels!"
Zhao Weilong sat paralyzed on the ground. At this moment, he was completely helpless and his inner being was on fire.
At this moment, Chen Changhe appeared outside the hall, followed by more than a dozen eunuchs.
These people, eunuchs and eunuchs, were of all ages, and wore all kinds of clothes, and they were all dressed up by poor people.
These people were carefully selected by Chen Changhe to protect Zhao Weilong from infiltrating among the people.
Compared to the army and imperial guards, these rootless eunuchs are actually more trustworthy.
Entering the main hall, Chen Changhe, who had gray hair on his temples, said loudly: "Your Majesty, don't waste time!"
Zhao Weilong was the successor designated by Emperor Tai'an, so Chen Changhe was naturally loyal to him and regarded Zhao Yanxun as a rebel traitor.
"Your Majesty, before I came here, I had sent people to spread the word in the city, saying that the rebels would massacre the city after they entered the city..."
According to the practice of the times, it was not uncommon for the siege army to enter the city and massacre the city.
Therefore, many people will believe what Wang Cunzhang preaches.
Wang Cunzhang continued: "As long as I order the city gates to be opened, hundreds of thousands of people in the city will flee for their lives. The emperor can blend in with the people and escape from the city together!"
"Wang Qing, where did Master Huang go?"
Wang Cunzhang didn't know much about this. He only heard Chen Changhe say: "Your Majesty, Mr. Huang has gone to Zijin Gate!"
Without Huang Zhicheng accompanying him, Zhao Weilong always felt uneasy.
But before he could send someone to look for him, Wang Cunzhang on the side said: "Your Majesty, there is no time. Please leave as soon as possible!"
"Your Majesty, please leave quickly!"
Looking at the two people kneeling in front of him, Zhao Weilong felt very relieved. At least at the last minute, he still had such a group of loyal ministers.
"Wang Qing, Eunuch Chen... you come with me!" Zhao Weilong was filled with tears.
"Your Majesty, I want to go to Zijin Gate, and I want to fight against the rebels!"
"Your Majesty, this old slave can't walk anymore and can't accompany the Emperor!"
The two loyal ministers were unwilling to accompany them, and they both had the most sufficient reasons, leaving Zhao Weilong at a loss as to how to persuade them.
"Your Majesty, please leave quickly!"
Looking at the firm eyes of Wang Cunzhang and Wang Cunzhang, Zhao Weilong knew that his persuasion was useless, so he wiped away his tears and stepped back.
After walking out of the hall, Zhao Weilong changed out of his dragon robe and asked someone to ask the queen to leave.
"Let the queen change into the clothes of a palace maid!"
In the end, the only person he could rely on for life was his wife.
After changing into common people's clothes, Zhen Xianglian also dressed as a palace maid and hurried over with a maid.
"Queen, I have become a lost dog!"
Upon hearing this, Zhen Xiangliu said solemnly: "Your Majesty, I am willing to accompany you!"