My wife is number one in the world

Chapter 1397
Qinzheng Hall of the Imperial Palace in Beijing.

The Imperial Guard Commander Chu Lin ran into the hall in full armor.

Sitting on the dragon chair, Li Baiyu looked at Chu Lin who ran in with a gloomy look on his brows, his heart tightened, he knew that the deadline given by his brothers had come.

The civil and military officials on both sides were also like this, and bad thoughts came to their minds in an instant, which were different from Li Baiyu's thoughts.

"Report to Your Majesty, King Shu, King Qing sent generals to shout at the city. The three-day period has come. If Your Majesty has not yet considered abdicating the throne, don't blame the brothers for not thinking of brotherhood and starting to order the attack on the city."

"Brother always flaunts himself as a benevolent king. Thinking about it, he definitely doesn't want to see the capital turn into a piece of scorched earth and the people fall into the flames of war."

"Since that's the case, brother, think about what will happen to the [-] people in the capital once the war breaks out."

"The benevolent king actually watched the people under his rule fall into the flames of war. I hope that my elder brother will not be that kind of hypocrite who is inconsistent."

"There are thousands of miles in the country, not necessarily those who are virtuous, but those who are capable."

"shut up!"

Li Baiyu frowned, and looked coldly at Chu Lin, the commander of the imperial guards below.

Li Baiyu knew in his heart that these words were not for himself, but for all civil and military officials, especially those officials with ulterior motives.

Once these words spread to the people, coupled with some subtle actions to fan the flames, the people in the capital will be alienated from themselves.

This is not persuading to surrender, persuading oneself to abdicate and let the virtuous, clearly have ulterior motives, to confuse people's hearts and undermine morale.

Hearing Li Baiyu's stern voice, Chu Lin hurriedly stopped and lowered his head, without saying a word.

Right Xiang Tong Sansi frowned slightly, and walked out with Chaohu in his hand.

"Your Majesty, this is a trick of the rebels to confuse people. I suggest that Your Majesty immediately seal the gate of the palace. Except for the generals who guard the city wall, no one can enter the palace gates, so as to prevent rumors from spreading in the city and fall into the tricks of the rebels."

Li Baiyu can understand the meaning of these words, and Tong Sansi, the old foxes who are veterans of the two dynasties, are more aware of the intentions of Li Yunlong and Li Baihong.

Persuasion to capitulate is false, and false talk to confuse the public is true.

Li Baiyu nodded slightly: "Old Aiqing, you and Prime Minister Zuo will handle this matter together. No matter what the rebels shout outside the city, they cannot be heard by the common people."

Wei Yong hurriedly stood up and fought alongside Tong Sansi.

"The old minister obeys the order."

Li Baiyu nodded lightly: "Jingyuan Marquis Chen Jin Chen Aiqing, Guanning Marquis Lu Tao Lu Aiqing, Qingyuan Marquis Yan Benmo Yan Aiqing, Renwei Bo Shenzhong Shen Aiqing listens to the order."

On the side of the generals, among the twelve generals of the guards, the third waiter and one uncle stood up holding a chao wat.

"The old minister listens to the order."

Li Baiyu looked at the four of them solemnly: "The four old lovers are the pillars left by the former emperor. You have made great achievements in battle and are famous. I will entrust you with the responsibility of guarding the four main city gates!"

"Zhen, there are still more than [-] people whose wealth and lives will be handed over to you four old lovers!"

"I hope that the four lovers will not disappoint me."

Jing Yuanhou and the four of them looked at each other, the worry on their brows flashed away, and they nodded solemnly: "I will obey the order!"

"The veteran pledges his life. If the rebels want to enter the city, unless they step over the corpse of the veteran, the veteran would rather die than go down the city wall."

"The old minister seconded the proposal, I would rather die than go down the city wall."

"The old minister has received the emperor's grace, and the only way to serve the country is to die."

"Fight to the death, the city is with the people."

Li Baiyu took out four pieces of Tiger Talismans and handed them to Chief Manager Zeng Hai. Zeng Hai took the Tiger Talismans and immediately walked down the Dragon Platform, and handed them to Guan Ninghou and the other four respectively.

Li Baiyu quietly looked at the four people who took the tiger talisman, and looked at the palace gate with a solemn expression.

"Four lovers, please."

"Sir, please retire!"

The four of them straightened their robes, said goodbye and hurriedly retreated outside the hall.

The war is imminent, and there is no delay.

The four of them took their weapons from the unarmor stand and rushed towards the mansion, heading for the armor.

After the four of Guan Ninghou left, Li Baiyu looked at Jiang Yuanming, Shangshu of the Ministry of Households, and Song Yu, Shangshu of the Ministry of War.

"Jiang Aiqing from the household department, Song Aiqing from the military department."

"The old minister is here!"

"The rebel army besieged the city for three days, and now the people in the city must be in panic. I thank the two old love ministers who commanded the Ministry of War to patrol the city and the nine guards, and the officials from the registration office of the household department to calm the people in the city.

"As long as the people and the guards work together, the rebels outside the city will have nothing to fear."

"In any case, civil strife in the three cities of the capital cannot be tolerated. I will thank you, two old lovers."

"The old minister obeys the order."

"Report! To His Majesty, the Northern Xinjiang Golden Eagles pass on the letter."

A golden eagle stood on Fu Hai's shoulder, and he trotted out from the back of the hall holding a letter in his hand.

Li Baiyu was overjoyed, and just about to say to submit it, his lips stopped looking at Fuhai who was holding the letter: "Read!"

"According to the order."

"My emperor is above me, and the old ministers are polite."

"Knowing that the five kings are rebelling, the old minister is very worried."

"It's snowing in northern Xinjiang today. In the Kingdom of Jin, the Turks have withdrawn their heavy troops, the fighting has stopped, and the gate of the country has not been lost."

"Today, the army from the right side, Nangong Ye, will send [-] cavalry, and the army from the left, Liu Mingzhi, from the middle, will send [-] cavalry from the Unbearable Division to the king of Jingqin."

"Marshal Liu Mingzhi, under the command of the Army of the Central Army, left half of the Song and Qing troops to clean up Yunzhou. In the endgame of Ganzhou, [-] cavalry have traveled starry night and night to help the capital and save King Qin."

"Liu Mingzhi, the commander of the Central Army, has received the order and has withdrawn his troops from the Kingdom of Jin, and rushed thousands of miles to the capital to rescue King Qin."

"It's freezing cold, and if the road is blocked by snowfall again, it's hard to say that the marching speed will be delayed for a few days."

"The old minister suggests that His Majesty seal the city gate, delay the time, and wait for the troops from all walks of life to rescue him."

"Time limit, forty days!"

As soon as Fu Hai's words fell, some civil and military officials in Manchao were agitated, and some looked ugly.

It is really difficult to say whether the 40 Imperial Guards can stop the [-] rebels' forty-day attack.

Although the [-] imperial guards were all elites, and most of the rebels were government soldiers, the elite [-] imperial guards had hardly fought any battles.

Nine out of ten elite rebels under the command of the five feudal lords are elites who have seen blood, so the imperial guards will naturally fall short.

Forty days seems to be very short. If there is nothing wrong with the government, forty days are just dispensable for civil and military officials, and they can be spent with a little fun.

But the situation is tense right now, and there are 40 troops outside the city, threatening to show their teeth and claws.

These forty days are as difficult as purgatory for civil and military officials.

Li Baiyu took the letter from Fu Hai and flipped through it twice.

"My dear friends, do you think we can hold on for forty days?"

Shou Ningbo thought for a while and stood up.

"Your Majesty, the minister Qi Zuo."

"Precise play."

"Your Majesty, our capital is an important place, and the food and grass are sufficient to support the [-] Imperial Guards and the [-] soldiers of the Patrol Division for three years."

"If the rebels don't have a sharp weapon to attack the city, with the strong walls of the capital and the complicated terrain outside the city, it won't be a problem if they want to hold on for forty days."

Before Li Baiyu had time to rejoice, he frowned: "Uncle Shou Ning, what do you mean by siege weapon?"

Shou Ningbo hesitated for a moment and said lightly.

"artillery!"

(End of this chapter)