My wife is number one in the world

Chapter 1398 Li Baiyu's determination
After Shou Ningbo said the word artillery, the civil and military officials were slightly in an uproar.

Li Baiyu thought for a moment, then glanced at the civil and military officials below with deep eyes, especially the few officials who would be in prison.

The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty also followed Li Baiyu's eyes and subconsciously set their eyes on the officials who would be in prison.

Sensing everyone's attention, Shi Cheng, the commander of the Young Supervisor's Mansion, hastily stood up: "Your Majesty, the old minister guarantees with the head of the item that the general supervisor will not leave a single piece of artillery except for the number of artillery pieces approved by His Majesty for the expedition. A cannon."

A group of generals and supervisors behind Shicheng also hurriedly stood up: "I dare to guarantee the head of the item."

Li Baiyu breathed a sigh of relief, and turned his gaze to Song Yu.

"Song Aiqing, has the artillery in the treasury of the Ministry of War ever been lost?"

Song Yu shook his head slightly: "Except for the cannons taken away by the left, middle and right armies, there are still two hundred cannons in the treasury that have all been transported to the city wall to defend the rebels from attacking the city. There are no extra cannons."

"Your Majesty can send someone to check on the city wall. The old minister definitely did not approve a single extra cannon."

Li Baiyu slowly sat down on the dragon chair: "That is to say, it is impossible for the rebels outside the city to have artillery as a siege weapon?"

Song Yu wanted to say yes, but shook his head hesitantly when the words came to his lips.

"Hard to say."

Li Baiyu was startled: "Why?"

"Your Majesty, it is clear that the blueprints for the cannons have been in the hands of the first emperor of the National Bus Road for five years. During these five years, countless craftsmen who will be in charge of the Ministry of War have come into contact with the blueprints for the cannon casting."

"Now that the five kings are suddenly approaching the city, they must have planned for a long time to raise their troops to rebel."

"It's hard for veterans to guarantee whether they have paid some craftsmen to obtain the blueprints for casting cannons, so as to secretly forge cannons."

"If there is a craftsman who can't bear the drive of profit, he reveals the secret recipe of cannon casting."

"From my point of view, the rebels outside the city not only have cannons as a powerful siege weapon, but they also have a lot of them. At least twenty cannons are needed to start."

"As for the power, it's hard for the old minister to say."

"Although the craftsmen in the General Supervisor, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Industry are paid a lot of money, it is inevitable that they will not be tempted when faced with the huge promises made by the rebels."

"Besides, the five lords have special identities. If you find a little wording, you may be able to get something out of it. At that time, if you add a little coercion and temptation, it's not too difficult a problem at all."

"In this way, coupled with the fact that money is touching people's hearts, the craftsman may have leaked the blueprint."

Li Baiyu was stunned for a moment, then nodded with melancholy eyes: "I understand, I will send someone to investigate this matter."

"If the rebels outside the city really have artillery, I will find a way to order people to destroy these artillery."

"You and Shi Aiqing send a team to thoroughly investigate this matter to see if anyone has leaked the manufacturing drawings of the gunpowder paper. Once verified, they will be dealt with according to the law."

"The minister obeys the order."

Li Baiyu held his breath and listened quietly to the still peaceful capital and slowly stood up.

"My loves are waiting for orders in the Palace of Qinzheng, and there will be food delivered to you later in the imperial dining room. There is nothing important. I hope that all of you, loves, will stay in the Palace of Qinzheng and don't go out of the palace at will. Alright, so as not to cause any unnecessary misunderstandings."

The civil and military officials nodded with complex expressions: "I will wait for you to obey the order."

"I'll arrange for Ouchi's guards to investigate the situation of the rebel army first. If you have important matters, come to the imperial study to see me at any time."

"According to the order."

Chief Manager Zeng Hai followed Li Baiyu's footsteps towards the back of the hall.

"Your Majesty, is there no better way? Can we just passively defend and wait for the rebels to attack the city?"

"Should we go and inform the old ancestor, let him come out of the mountain to help, secretly sneak into the enemy camp outside the city, and see if we can capture the thief first and capture the king?"

Li Baiyu, who was rushing towards the imperial study, paused, with a hesitant expression on his face, he glanced at Zeng Hai, who was looking at him expectantly, and nodded slightly.

"It's a good way, but you must be careful and safe. My five brothers are surrounded by at least ten masters trained by the clan mansion to protect them. If they miss, even though Senior Zhou can withdraw from the enemy camp safely, it will be violent. Arouse the ferocity of my five brothers."

"Increasing the speed of their siege will not be beautiful at that time. Tell Lao Zhou to play by ear, and don't make a move if you are not fully sure."

"I see. Does Your Majesty have any other orders?"

"No, let's go and inform Senior Zhou first."

"Yes, let's leave."

Li Baiyu watched Zeng Hai's footsteps, and walked towards the harem at a faster speed.

"Fu Hai, it is said that the two concubines quickly brought Li Tao, Li Ye, Jing Yao, and Zhi Yao to the Imperial Study Room."

"According to the order!"

Unscrupulous tea kung fu, Chen Jie and He Shu, two women who have been canonized as noble concubines, appeared in the imperial study with Li Baiyu's four children.

There is a lingering worry in the brows of the two women. Obviously, although they are in the harem, the two women also know about the rebellion of the five kings.

"My concubine sees Your Majesty."

"The child sees the father."

"No courtesy, no courtesy at all."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Thank you, Father."

Chen Guifei and Chen Jie looked at Li Baiyu nervously: "Your Majesty, how is the situation outside the city? Are the five imperial brothers determined to rebel?"

Li Baiyu nodded melancholy: "The situation is clear at a glance, especially the second and third sons have coveted the throne for a long time. I thought that after my father's great success, I should be enthroned as the emperor. They will completely give up, even if they are unwilling. Will come to the foundation of the Li family, regardless of the big treason and injustice."

"But I was wrong. Their longing for the throne has long been ingrained, and they vowed not to give up without the throne. They took advantage of the time when millions of troops marched north, and when the rear was empty, they rebelled."

He Shu looked at Li Baiyu worriedly: "Your Majesty, what is the situation? Can the [-] imperial guards repel the rebels?"

Li Baiyu looked at the map and shook his head silently.

"The war hasn't started yet, so no one dares to jump to conclusions about the outcome, but now that the Northern Expedition Army has stopped, 20 elite reinforcements are rushing to King Qin of the capital to rescue him."

"Forty days, as long as you can hold on for forty days, everything will settle down when the army arrives."

"Forty days, how could it be so long?"

"Sister, there is no way to do this. Looking at the sky above the capital, it will snow in a few days. It is almost snowing in the capital. The situation in the Northland can be imagined."

"Once the road is blocked by heavy snow, I'm afraid I may not be able to make it back in forty days."

He Shu trembled after hearing Chen Jie's words, and seemed a little at a loss.

"Your Majesty, your ministers and concubines and Tao'er, what's the matter with Zhiyao? Is there any place where you need the assistance of your concubines?"

"The concubine is a weak woman from a woman's family, so she can't help much, but the concubine can donate all the jewelry and jewelry as supplies for the city defense, and give rewards to the soldiers to boost morale."

Chen Jie hurriedly echoed: "The concubine also has a lot of gold and silver jewelry, which can be donated like my sister to reward soldiers and boost morale."

At this time, Chen Jie no longer had the desire to compete with He Shu for favor, and was only thinking about how to help Li Baiyu put down the rebellion.

The intrigue of the emperor's woman is far beyond ordinary people, but the overall situation is also far beyond ordinary people.

The two women knew in their hearts that if Li Baiyu couldn't keep his throne, no matter how envious they were of the position of the harem master, it would be futile.

Once the rebels break into the city, not to mention the position of the harem master, whether they can save their lives is another matter.

"Father, my ministers also have gold and silver rewards from you, and my ministers can use them all to help my father put down the rebellion."

"There are sons and ministers too."

"There are sons and ministers too!"

Except for the babbling little princess Li Zhiyao, the three little fellows all expressed their filial piety.

Li Baiyu looked at his two wives and four children with relief. This is a happy family, but it's not the right time.

Li Baiyu smiled wryly twice, with a decisive smile on his face, and waved at the two women.

"Follow me with the children!"

"Yes!"

Li Baiyu took the lead and walked towards the back of the imperial study room, and pushed a cabinet at the back of the hall under the surprised eyes of the two women.

A secret tunnel revealed the true face of Mount Lu and appeared in front of several people.

The two women looked at Li Baiyu in surprise.

"Your Majesty, is this?"

Li Baiyu looked at the two women with complicated expressions: "Since the construction of the imperial city, there has been a secret way to prevent accidental escape."

"Listen to me, you two, I will send loyal Ouchi guards to secretly protect you from escaping from the city through secret passages."

"Jie'er, take Li Ye and Jing Yao to the north under the guard of the guards, and find a way to join Uncle Nangong Ye and Duke Ding Liu Mingzhi."

"Shu'er, you take Tao'er and Zhiyao to the northwest, and secretly meet up with the second sister Li Ran and Wu Guogong Wan Mingliang."

"With the green hills left, I am not afraid of running out of firewood. As long as I have their assistance, my lineage of Li Baiyu will definitely make a comeback."

"His Majesty."

Li Baiyu raised his hand to signal to Chen Jie not to say more, took out an imperial decree from his bosom, and then took a bundle from the table beside him and stuffed them into Chen Jie's hand.

"After meeting my brother-in-law Liu Mingzhi, hand it over to him. If anything happens to me, he will understand what to do when he sees the imperial decree!"

"Your Majesty, let's go together. As long as you are still alive, after joining King Qin's army, we can kill the traitors and take back the country."

"You said it yourself, if you keep the green hills, you won't be afraid of running out of firewood."

"Your Majesty, let's go with the concubine, recall the old department, and reorganize the mountains and rivers."

Li Baiyu slowly closed his eyes and sighed.

"Jie'er, Shu'er, anyone can escape, but I cannot escape."

"Once the capital falls, the second child and the others can't find a trace of me, and they will definitely slaughter all the officials and the common people to press for my whereabouts."

"When I leave, all the tens of thousands of people in the capital will be buried with me. I am the king of a country, how can I let the people under my rule be slaughtered?"

"I won't leave, otherwise I will go against my father's high expectations."

"The Li family only has heroic emperors who died in battle, not kings who fled in ruins."

"Li Baiyu would rather die than shame the ancestors of the Li family."

"His Majesty."

"Go! Don't hesitate to take the children away."

"I may not be able to defend the capital."

"just in case……"

"I have made up my mind to live and die with the capital.

(End of this chapter)