A month and a half later, Yao Bi was invited to the consultation hall by the minister. Yao Bi was overjoyed. His father finally knew that he was imprisoned and sent someone to release him.
Along the way, I was thinking about how to complain after seeing my father. It would be best if my father would order to seize the crown prince's position and make me succeed as the heir apparent.
When I arrived at the meeting hall, I found that the person sitting in the middle was still the crown prince Yao Hong, and my father was not there. Yao Bi asked in surprise: "Where is your father?" Yao Hong knew what Yao Bi was thinking and said coldly: "My father is recuperating in the palace, and he was the one who ordered you to be released." Yao Bi heard that it was Yao Hong who released him. He glanced around and saw that except for Yao Min, Dou Wen, Wang Bi, Yin Yuan and other close friends were not there. Some of the other people in Afu did not dare to look into his eyes and lowered their heads one after another.
"Yao Bi, do you know you are wrong?" Yao Hong said. Yao Bi's thoughts flashed through his mind, but Yao Hong didn't say anything.
The word "sin" means intentionally forgiving yourself. He sneered in his heart, as the eldest brother of the prince, he always showed his magnanimity and benevolence to others, and deceived the world. But in this case, he might as well follow the trend and get out of the house first, and then find a chance to see his father in the future, and then sue him.
"I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have listened to the rumors, acted recklessly, and disturbed the Holy Master." Yao Bi said in a seductive voice.
Yao Hong frowned slightly. It seemed that Yao Bi was unrepentant and asked him to be careful in commanding the army and to send people to monitor him.
He signaled Ren Qian, the attendant, with his eyes to inform Yao Bi of the current situation. When Yao Bi learned that the Jin army had arrived at the city, he roared angrily: "Soldiers are a major matter for the country, the place of life and death, and the way to survive. The prince is not good at leading troops, so why?" He can lead the army to fight and destroy the Great Wall. Now it is extremely urgent to let me out. I want to see your majesty and express my love to him." Hu Yidu, the general of the auxiliary country, said sarcastically: "Victory and defeat are common matters for military officers. Duke Guangping Leading an army in battle, won't you win less and lose more?" Yao Bi was furious and stepped forward to fight Hu Yidu. Shi Censor hurriedly stepped forward to separate the two.
Shangshu's right servant shot Liang Xi and shouted: "The national crisis is facing us, do you still want to fight in your den? When you become a prisoner and are taken to Jiankang, you will have time to fight with each other." Yao Hong slapped the table heavily and said: "Don't stop yet. Yao Bi, since you promise to be a master of military affairs, Duke Dongping will lead the army with you to defeat the enemy. Duke Dongping will be the leader and you will be the deputy. Duke Dongping is in poor health, so you will do more of the specific things. The mobilization of troops and horses must be done through Only when Duke Dong Ping agrees." When Yao Bi heard this, he said angrily: "I am incompetent, Your Highness, you should hire someone else." Yao Bi glared at Yao Shao hatefully, how would he have fallen if this old boy hadn't betrayed him? To this point today.
Yao Shao advised: "Guang Ping Gong, the national crisis is at hand, don't act out of emotion." Yao Min stood next to Yao Bi, tugged on his sleeves, and whispered: "Third brother, you might as well agree first, and then we can get out of trouble. ." Yao Bi said happily: "Forget it, I will come back to discuss it after the enemy troops have retreated."... Standing on the east city of Chang'an, Yao Bi saw the Jin army's camps connected together, stretching for more than ten miles. The city of Chang'an is surrounded on the east and south sides, with banners like a forest, the sound of drums faint, and the horns thick.
General Yao Baoan, the left guard guard at the east gate, introduced: "The Jin army broke into Ankang City a few days ago, and reinforcements arrived. The number of troops outside the city has reached 60,000." Yao Bi said in a dull voice: "There are 40,000 soldiers and horses in Chang'an City. , The Art of War says, "Surround the city ten times." It is not terrible to besiege the city by a mere 60,000 Jin army. What is terrible is the weird ordnance of the Jin army, which is hard to guard against. The Jin army in Aoguan used something that could cause huge earthquakes, and there were continuous attacks in Lantian. Catapults, the navy outside Ding City, and the prince being burned at Hongmen, these things are terrifying." There was silence above the city, and everyone's hearts felt as if they were pressed by huge rocks.
On April 2, the Jin army launched an attack at the east gate, dispatching watchtower carts, trammel carts, trench bridges, ladders, city chargers, catapults and other ordnance. The Qin army on Chang'an City used crossbows, rolling logs, and stone beatings. They counterattacked with catapults, arrows, etc. At noon, Yang Anxuan ordered the troops to withdraw.
The battle only lasted for an hour and a half. The Jin army lost five catapults, three ladders, damaged 16 catapults, and injured dozens of soldiers. The Qin army's casualties were even smaller, with only thirty casualties. Several soldiers lost some rolling stones and six crossbows and two catapults were hit by flying stones.
Yao Bi watched the Jin army slowly retreat at the top of the city. He felt no joy at all. The next battle would become more and more intense.
When he learned that Yao Yi was independent in Puban and that reinforcements from all walks of life could not arrive, Yao Bi's heart became cold and he had no confidence that he could repel the Jin army.
A courtier rushed up from the horse path and panted: "Guang Ping Gong, go to the consultation hall quickly, your Majesty summons you." When his father woke up, Yao Bi was ecstatic. After he was released, he wanted to enter the palace several times. Everyone who came to see Yao Xing was blocked by the palace guards, who claimed that no one could disturb the emperor's peaceful recovery without the prince's permission.
After going down to the city and mounting his horse, Yao Bi galloped towards the palace, thinking in his mind how he would cry out to his father for bullying him, and seize the opportunity to seize the military and political power and seize the throne.
The Jin army attacked the city today, and the sound of drums and horns reached the Xianyang Hall. Yao Xing had been fighting for most of his life and was extremely sensitive to the sound of horns. He woke up from a coma and asked the chamberlain why the trumpet was blowing.
The servant could not hide it, and reported that the Jin army was attacking the city. Yao Xing was shocked. The Jin army came to the city to attack Chang'an. The situation was so critical.
Yao Xing took the elixir and ordered people to carry a shoulder cart to the consultation hall to ask about the Jin army's attack on the city. Seeing that it was difficult to conceal, Yao Hong briefly described the Jin army's capture of Lantian, Ankang and other cities, the failure of Hongmen to stop the enemy, and the surrender of Yao Gu to the enemy in Zheng City. Sixty thousand Jin troops were stationed in the east and south of the city.
Yao Xing felt that his body was hot and his chest was tight. He clenched the light fur on the soft couch tightly with his hands. He breathed hard for a while and asked, "Why don't you call Yao Yi and Yao Hui to come back for help?" Everyone was speechless and queued up. Yao Geng'er in the middle was also locked up in the mansion for a period of time because he was attached to Yao Bi. He was restrained everywhere, and he was holding back his anger. He finally met his father. How could he miss this opportunity.
Yao Geng'er is the thirteenth son of Yao Xing. He is only fifteen years old. He is a young man with a naive mind. When he saw everyone was silent, he just felt aggrieved and wanted to express his grievance to his father, the prince.
"Father, the second brother established himself as emperor in Puban, and the prince buried all 20,000 elite soldiers in Hongmen..."
"Shut up", several angry shouts sounded at the same time, but it was too late. Yao Xing, who was on the soft couch, suddenly jumped up and fell heavily back onto the soft couch.
Yao Xing felt erratic, and flashed through his mind as he served as a prince in the former Qin Palace when he was a boy, and fled after learning that his father had raised an army; when his father died, the country was unstable, and he did not dare to claim the title of emperor and general, facing Fu Deng's attack was calm and calm, and he finally eliminated Fu Qin and established Yao Qin to dominate Guanlong.
With the help of his uncle, brothers and ministers, he worked hard to govern the country and bring peace to the people, making Da Qin a powerful dynasty.
He wanted to unify the world like the king Fu Jian, but he was defeated by Wei, Jin, Daxia, and Nanliang one after another, and the country's power declined greatly.
Just when I was about to regroup, I was seriously ill and was powerless, but I never thought that my Qin State was about to perish.
Yao Xing's eyes wandered, his head tilted, and he collapsed on the soft couch.
"Father," Yao Hong, who was standing next to him, hurriedly stepped forward to check and shouted: "Quickly call the imperial doctor." Yao Bi strode into the hall and saw everyone in the hall was in a mess. He stopped him and was about to leave in panic. Yao Geng'er asked: "Thirteenth brother, what's going on?" Yao Geng'er knew that he had caused a big disaster, so how could he dare to tell the truth? He said in a nonchalant voice: "My father suddenly fainted, third brother must make a decision early." Yao Bi let go of Yao Geng'er, Ignore him. Last time, he misinformed about the death of his father, so he launched an early offensive. As a result, he almost lost his life. This time, he must not act rashly without understanding the situation.
Your Majesty, Yao Hong ordered someone to lift the shoulder carriage. When he looked up, he saw Yao Bi trotting forward. His heart moved and he said to Yao Yu beside him: "Eleventh brother, please do not relax the control of the palace to prevent someone from taking the opportunity to cause trouble." Yao Yu glanced at Yao Bi and whispered: "Brother, don't worry, I know it." Yao Hong glanced at the main hall and said: "Yao Bi, Yao Min, Yao Shao, Yao Yu, Ren Qian, and Liang Xi went with me to show off. In the Yang Palace, other ministers are on duty and must not slack off." In the Xianyang Palace, Yao Xing never woke up again.
At the time of Haishi, Doctor Xu apologized to the prince in horror and said: "Long live Long Yu has passed away." Yao Hong was so sad that he shed tears like rain. Yao Bi on the side burst into tears. Yao Min, Yao Shao, Yao Yu and others in the palace all cried bitterly.
Outside the palace, Liang Xi and others heard the crying in the palace and knew something was wrong. Ren Qian, the servant, did not enter the palace, but knelt outside the palace door and shouted loudly: "At this critical moment of life and death, you must not mess up your position. Please take care of yourself and put state affairs first." Yao Hong heard that Ren Qian He shouted, knowing that the news of his father's death would definitely cause chaos among the army and the people. The Jin army was just outside Chang'an City. If the city was in chaos, it would be destroyed without an attack.
He stretched out his hand to wipe his tears and signaled Yao Yu to close the palace door. Yao Hong stood in front of Yao Xing's couch and said to everyone in the palace: "Father, Emperor Bintian, this is a general matter. The Jin army is besieging the city, but the morale of the army must not be shaken. Pass on the order, Except for the chamberlain and the imperial physician, no one else is allowed to approach the Xianyang Palace." The chamberlain and the imperial physician were already frightened out of their wits, thinking that their lives were in danger, so when the prince asked them to stay in the palace, they kowtowed repeatedly to thank him.
Yao Hong said to Yao Bi, Yao Shao and others: "We cannot announce the death of our father to the outside world at the moment. Let's wait until the Jin army retreats before we bury our father in a grand ceremony." Yao Bi had mixed feelings in his heart. Once his father died, he would succeed him. The matter of his position had come to nothing. He took a look at Yao Hong and felt really unwilling. However, the city of Chang'an was in danger at this time. Yao Bi also knew that there should be no internal fighting, so he nodded and said: "This is the only way." Yao Hong looked at Yao Bi and Yao Min and spoke seriously. He said authentically: "Third brother, seventh brother, the overall situation is of paramount importance. If the two brothers can help me fight against the enemy, I will definitely live up to you in the future." Yao Min looked at Yao Bi, and Yao Bi said calmly: "Brother, don't worry, little brother. I will work with you to repel the enemy." The Jin army was trapped in the East City and South City. There were no Jin troops in the North City and West City, so news from outside the city could still be sent in.
For Yao Hong, bad news keeps coming. When the Hu tribes in Bingzhou, Dingyang, and Ercheng learned that the Jin army had attacked outside Chang'an City, they rebelled against Qin one after another.
The Xiongnu tribe took advantage of Yao Yi to send troops to attack Yao Chengdu. They elected their leader Cao Hong as the Great Chanyu and led the rebels to kill and loot everywhere.
Yao Hong looked at the report and felt sad. The rebellion of these tribes was due to his father's excessive tax collection and military conscription in recent years. He had tried to persuade his father, but it was a pity that his father was eager to destroy Nanliang and Western Qin and did not listen to him. Advice, now you have to bear the consequences yourself.
The Great Qin Empire is leaking from all sides, and the building is about to collapse.
