Red makeup against the world

Chapter 1005
Wu Zhengxiang walked in the long corridor of the palace with a dignified face, with tall vermilion palace walls on both sides, and a sky covered with lead clouds above his head.

The entire palace, as if knowing that it lost its male master, looked mournful and depressed.

However, the imperial palace is just a building, how can there be emotions?It is Wu Zhengxiang's heart that is really mourning and depressing.

Emperor Qinglong passed away, but the net he had laid by burning his life had only just been opened.It's just that I didn't expect that the fish was hooked, but I didn't expect that the first one to be hooked was the big fish of Gyeonggi Daying.

In the capital camp, there are [-] elite soldiers and [-] auxiliary soldiers, totaling more than [-].

Don't look at it literally, this amount is not much.But looking down from the city wall, the camps are densely packed, and the military flags are like a forest, and the darkness is overwhelming.

In order to prevent rebellion, there are not many soldiers and horses stationed in Luoyang City, and there are many factions standing on hills.

In the imperial palace, Wu Sheng led the Imperial Guards in the North Yam to only 5000 people, and the number in the South Yam was no more than this number.

There are five city soldiers and horses in the capital, responsible for the safety of the nine gates, patrolling and arresting thieves, etc.The soldiers guarding the city gate belonged to the soldiers and horses.In addition, Jingzhao Mansion, Ministry of Justice, Dali Temple and other places each have yamen servants, but the total number of these places is only three thousand.

Calculating the total force, there are only more than [-] people after all the additions. Why should we fight against the army under the city?

What's more, due to Wei Ming's personality of guarding against weaknesses, the Gyeonggi Daying is like a monolithic one, with one heart and one mind.Moreover, the soldiers in the battalion are all veterans of hundreds of battles who have accumulated military merits from the borderlands, and their combat strength is incomparable.

In a word, the situation in Beijing and China is quite grim.

No matter how bad Wu Zhengxiang and the crown prince were at odds, they had to settle the last matter entrusted by Emperor Qinglong.

Xuanzheng Hall, front hall.

The Gyeonggi Daying pulled up the anti-flag, and the matter was of great importance. The crown prince summoned important ministers and noble clans to discuss matters here.

The disparity in military strength made everyone feel like a heavy stone was weighing on their hearts, and they couldn't relax.

"Returning to Your Highness, the walls of Luoyang City are thick and well-defended, and it is more than enough to defend."

Although the words of Wu Shangshu from the Ministry of Rites sound beautiful, they did not reassure the prince.

The defense was able to defend, but the rebels surrounded the capital, and all food and grass backups were blocked.Under the daily attack, how long can Jingzhong last?

At the time of peace and prosperity, the number of people, soldiers, officials, gentry, nobles, and clans in Luoyang, as well as palace maids, concubines, emperors and queens in the imperial city, exceeded one million.

With so many people, the daily food consumption is an astonishing amount.

It's just that Luoyang City is usually located on the Luoshui River that flows from south to north, and there is a large amount of goods in circulation every day, so I don't feel it.

When Luoyang becomes an isolated city, this problem will emerge and become the most important problem.

"Your Highness," Gong Shangshu of the Ministry of Household Affairs took a step forward and reported, "After the calculation of my ministers, there will be a shortage of food in the city in ten days. All the food in the official warehouse will be taken out to implement the food quota, which can last five days longer."

There is not much food in the official warehouses in Luoyang City, but it is just stored regularly to prevent famine.The real military warehouse was built on the bank of Luoshui, dozens of miles away from Luoyang City.

It was chosen as a military warehouse for the convenience of transportation and the ability to quickly mobilize food and supplies.Who would have thought that the Gyeonggi camp, which was originally loyal to Emperor Qinglong, would dare to rebel without permission, using such a thought-provoking reason?

Those who have experienced what happened back then will either shut their mouths forever, such as Tong Huachi.Or never reveal half of it, such as Wu Guangqi.

But in fact, in the hearts of everyone, it is not without care.

At the beginning, Emperor Qinglong favored and trusted King Ruyang, who was still the crown prince. He was never favored by the late Emperor, and he was almost abandoned several times.But later King Ruyang did the next outrageous thing, which annoyed the late emperor and made him fall out of favor.

But that matter, King Ruyang has always refused to admit it, claiming that it was Emperor Qinglong who framed him.But compared with the solid evidence, his refutation is extremely pale and weak.

Later, after the death of the first emperor, Emperor Qinglong inherited the Datong, and immediately imprisoned King Ruyang in Tailing.What happened back then has become a taboo in the palace, no one dares to mention it.

Gyeonggi Daying dug up this old story, and held the last emperor's decree, it must be said that it has a certain deterrent effect.At least from the point of view of fame and righteousness, it is completely tenable.

The imperial court currently refers to Wei Ming as a rebel general and an anti-thief, and his soldiers as rebels.But if Wei Ming really succeeds in capturing the capital and supporting the son of King Ruyang as emperor, it's hard to say how the world will react.

The ministers in the palace are no different from ordinary people, they think more, such as family interests, meritorious service from the dragon and so on.Among them, there are naturally some fools on the wall, and people who start to make two-handed preparations in their hearts.

Fortunately, Emperor Qinglong cleaned the court once.Most of the people present were loyal to him or the crown prince, and only a minority had dissent.

When everyone heard that there was only enough food for half a month, they felt that the big stone on their hearts was falling down twice as much.

Zhu Zihou stepped forward and said tremblingly: "Your Highness, in such a situation, I hope that the emperor can give a shout and calm people's hearts."

With the prestige of the people that Emperor Qinglong has, he can keep the capital from chaos, and then discuss the next step.

The prince looked solemn, but he smiled wryly in his heart.Father has passed away for two days, where can he go to turn into Emperor Qinglong for everyone?

Thinking of this, he hated even more.The emperor gave Wu Zhengxiang face-to-face instructions, but kept silent to himself.What exactly are they planning?This feeling of being hoodwinked is really uncomfortable.

One's own plan has not seen its success, but the enemy is approaching the city.Father, father, is this your plan?You throw such a big problem to me, don't you worry about whether I can handle it?
If it really can't handle it, I'm afraid this country will really have to be replaced by another person.

The prince let out a long sigh in his heart, depressed and helpless.But no matter how uncomfortable he is, this problem is still in front of him, and he will continue to face it.

"No." The crown prince rejected Zhu Zihou's proposal, saying: "Father is seriously ill and weak. Letting him know of Wei Ming's rebellion at this time will only make matters worse. As a son, how can he be so unfilial and make his father worry."

There are many benefits for Emperor Qinglong to come forward, but the prince suppressed it with filial piety, and no one dared to speak up.

Next, redistribute the defensive forces in Beijing, and exchange the generals of the Wucheng Bingma Division with the government officials in Beijing to prevent the enemy from buying the generals in advance.

Ding Guogong was appointed as the general who defended the city, in charge of all defenses.At the critical moment, the prince still trusted his mother clan.

In addition, it is urgent to break out of the siege and ask for help, send messages to the soldiers from all over the country to come to serve the king, appease the people, count the weapons, food and grass, and so on.

Slowly, the number of people in the hall became less and less, and everyone received the task and left one after another.

"Your Highness, the Empress Dowager is here to invite you." Koizumi stepped into the hall lightly and said respectfully.

(End of this chapter)