Golden branches and jade leaves

Chapter 75
Chapter 18: The Silver Vase Breaks

Qi Hao stood by Su Mi's side, the originally biting cold wind was mostly blocked by his body. "At daybreak, the Liao army will probably start to attack the city. Go down first. The palace is still safe for the time being. I'm going to the front tower to check the battle."

"Well," Su Mi nodded, she knew that it was useless for her to stay here, she turned around and said softly, "Be careful with everything." Then, she quickly walked out of the Shenwu Gate.

"Your Majesty, where are we going now? Are we going back to Caiwei Palace?" Because of such a sudden disaster, everyone seems to have lost their sense of proportion. The formation of the Liao army outside the city made her tremble with fear, and her feet are still weak.

At this time, the two saw the figure of Xiao Luzi, who was looking around anxiously.Seeing Su Mi, she ran up overjoyed, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, now the empresses of all the palaces are gathering in Fengyi Palace, and you are missing."

"Let's go to Fengyi Palace," Su Mi said with a sigh.She could imagine how terrified these concubines are now.

Walking into the familiar gate of the palace, Su Mi heard a voice from a distance: "...I know that there are endless rumors and people are panicking, but you don't need to worry. Our Daqi army is strong, and the world is about to be unified. This time, the Liao people Desperate, desperate to kill, the labor expedition is already at the end of the battle, so there is nothing to worry about. Just now, Prince Yu also sent news, saying that he has sent someone to the front to deliver the letter. It is less than half a month since the emperor left, and the royal guard of honor , walking slowly, and now we have only reached the area of ​​Nanxun River, and it will take seven or eight days to return to the aid quickly..."

It was the queen's voice. All the concubines were standing in the main hall of Fengyi Palace at this time, and none of them was absent. Su Mi walked in quietly and stood behind.Everyone was staring at the talking queen, and no one noticed her coming.

Hearing the queen's words, the expressions on the faces of the concubines relaxed a lot.

"But I heard that this time the Liao army's soldiers and horses surrounded the city, and it was impossible to fly. How could Prince Yu's people escape from the city and report to the emperor?" The one who spoke was a low-ranking concubine.

The concubines were in an uproar again.
The empress cast a majestic glance at everyone, and the voices waiting for discussion gradually subsided, and said sharply: "Concubine Yuan, is this the way you talk to me?"

Concubine Yuan was taken aback, now that the situation is critical and people are panicking, there is no time to consider the usual etiquette and palace rules.When asked by the queen at this time, Yuan Bin immediately realized the impoliteness of what she just said.

The queen's prestige was very strong, and Yuan Concubine quickly fell to her knees in panic, and said in a mournful voice: "Your Majesty, forgive me, this maid and concubine are convicted."

Being disturbed by her like this, the originally heavy atmosphere eased a lot.

The queen didn't pursue further, looked up at the concubines and said: "You sisters are all people who have received the grace of the royal family. Now our Daqi country is facing a crisis. Although the situation is critical, it is not irreversible. It is time for us to work together and tide over the difficulties together. , if us masters mess up first, what will the slaves think?"

"Just now someone suspected that Prince Yu could not send out the message. Even if the news of Prince Yu could not be sent out, could it be that the people outside the city are all idiots? How many villages and towns are there outside the capital of our Daqi? They are all sons of our Daqi , They all hated the Liao people to the bone, how can the Liao people still kill them all? The shortest is five days, and the fastest is ten days, and the news will surely reach the ears of His Majesty." The queen said firmly.

"But someone said..." Concubine Li Xian looked up at the queen. The queen's aura is particularly powerful today. She hesitated for a while, and then said in a low voice: "This time... this time, the Liao people got the help of immortals, otherwise how could they be able to do so overnight?" Appeared under the walls of our capital..."

The concubines were in panic again, this was a more sensational and shocking statement than Yuan Bin's doubts.

"You dare to come up with such strange and chaotic rhetoric! Fortunately, you are still a lady from a famous family." The queen shouted at her, then took a long breath, and said: "You all know that a few years ago, the Liao Kingdom also once Hit under the walls of our capital?"

"At that time, our Daqi's national strength was still weak, far from being as strong as it is today. At that time, the Liao Kingdom could not conquer our city, so how can they conquer it now?" As she spoke, the Queen looked firmly at us. The concubines said, "Our capital city is far from what it used to be. In the past 20 years, the city wall alone has been repaired and strengthened countless times. It is indestructible. The food and grass in the city are sufficient, and the armor is complete. Compared with the past, it is more than ten times better. In the last war, the Liao people besieged the city for nearly half a year, but they returned without success. This time, we only need to hold on for a dozen days, so why not hold on?"

The queen's words were convincing and well-founded, and the faces of the concubines calmed down a lot.

"Those rumors about the gods and immortals are nothing more than deliberate rumors to create panic. If there were such fairy arts, the Liao people would have appeared in the palace long ago. Why do they have to work outside the city?" It was Concubine Ni who was speaking at this time, with her usual arrogant, soft and lazy voice, but what brought the concubine this time was not fear, but a strange kind of peace of mind.

No one noticed, Xia Zhen beside her couldn't help but raised her head when she heard these words, and glanced at the master she had served for many years, there was unconcealable hesitation and...pity in that look... It was only a split second before she lowered her head again.

"Sister Ni is exactly what she said." The queen's voice turned gentle: "This time the Liao army came suddenly, but it was not without trace. After all, such city gains and losses are just normal in the chaos of war, and the frontier guards are certainly incompetent for the Liao people to fight in front of them, but how can the capital of our Daqi be compared to that small Juyuguan?"

Perhaps infected by the queen's confident and confident aura, the panic among the concubines gradually calmed down.

The queen said word by word: "At present, the soldiers in the front are fighting bloody battles. Even if we can't provide any practical assistance in the rear, we must not cause trouble to the front. Starting today, let me hear that there are People in any palace or any room, no matter if they are masters or slaves, talk about the war without authorization, and slap their mouths on the spot! And rumors of these strange powers..." Her eyes were sharp like sharp swords, and her tone was unprecedentedly fierce and solemn : "Stand dead on the spot!"

When the concubines heard this, their expressions became serious and cautious.

Seeing that everyone's panic had eased, the queen said: "There is no other news, let's all disperse, don't forget, all palace affairs will be handled as usual, don't slack off."

The concubines dispersed one by one.

With both kindness and power, convincing people with reason, calming people's hearts in time, and rectifying the harem.At this time, Su Mi couldn't help admiring the queen a little bit, and had to say that this woman did have the aura of being the mother of the world.She was also about to turn around, but she heard a whisper from behind: "Concubine Lian, stay here for a while."

Su Mi stopped in her tracks, turned around with some surprise, and looked at the queen who called her.

Seeing that the crowd had dispersed, the empress sank down on the phoenix chair,
Accustomed to seeing the queen's arrogance, or her graceful posture, it was the first time Su Mi saw her being so tired and losing her composure.For the first time, Su Mi realized that the person in front of her was just a weak woman, just like herself.Maybe it's just that the neat posture she has tried to maintain for a long time makes people naturally form an illusion that nothing can beat her.

"Concubine Lian just came back from Prince Yu, how do you view this matter?" After a moment of silence, she asked aloud.

Su Mi hesitated for a moment.How should she answer, casual coping is just an insult to the wisdom of the woman in front of her, but such ominous news...and...

The queen looked up at her, and said with a smile: "I have no malicious intentions at all. Concubine Lian, please rest assured to speak. In fact, I also want to go to the front hall to ask those courtiers and scholars to clarify. At this moment of national crisis, No one will cling to the usual rules and etiquette."

Su Mi nodded and said: "I have heard the content of the court meeting. The opinions of Prince Yu and the adults are to stick to the city and wait for the emperor's return. It is exactly what the empress said just now." , and carefully explained the discussions of the ministers heard in the Hall of Mental Cultivation from beginning to end.

After listening to Su Mi's words, the Queen shook her head, and she suddenly smiled and said, "Prince Yu didn't tell the truth, these are just comforting and deceptive words. This time the Liao people attacked, the crisis of the situation may be far away from Emperor Wu On top of the battle in the early years... oh," he said with a long sigh, and didn't say anything else.

Su Mi's eyelashes trembled slightly. The queen's insight is also extraordinary. It seems that she also realized that the key this time is that there are too few troops left in the capital. No matter how strong your city is and how abundant your food is, someone must go It's good to be defensive. Only when there are sufficient manpower can these advantages be brought into full play.

At that time when the Liao army was besieging the city, although Qijing did not have the high city, deep pools, and abundant food and grass, at least there were still [-] permanent troops in the city.
Seeing that Su Mi had nothing to say, the queen waved her hand and said, "You should also step back."

Su Mi bowed to leave as she said, she had just turned around. A loud bang shook the imperial city.It was the sound of a trebuchet, followed by the faint sound of shouts of killing outside. Even though it was a long distance away, one could still feel the aura of murder.

The Liao army finally began to attack the city!

At this time, the two women in the main hall of Fengyi Palace couldn't help but leaned up and looked at the distant sky, their eyes were full of sorrow and anxiety.

At that place, the clouds gathered.

At this moment, there is no intrigue or conspiracy to frame them, they are just two women who are also full of helplessness, just like all the women in the Daqi Palace, just like all the women in the Daqi Capital Same.

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