"The rebels are attacking the city. Your Majesty, please return to the palace to take shelter temporarily!"
When Wei Zaode and Zhu Chunchen heard the sound of cannons, they immediately stepped forward to ask Zhu Yuanzhang to return to the palace.
Fan Jingwen, Ni Yuanlu, Ma Shiqi and others surrounded Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Cixiang, staring at the panicked people with vigilant eyes.
"Escape temporarily?"
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at them dissatisfied, snorted coldly, and said: "We are the emperor, how can we be afraid of these bandits and bandits?"
After saying that, he pushed away the crowd and shouted to Wang Shoulin: "Wang Qing, take your people and follow us to the city!"
When Wang Shoulin heard this, he was stunned, and then responded excitedly: "The last general takes orders!"
"Your Majesty, you have a body of ten thousand gold, and it is really not suitable for you to go into dangerous places! If you are really worried about the city's defense, let an old minister inspect it on your behalf. Please give your Majesty your permission!"
Just after Zhu Yuanzhang flew on his horse, Fan Jingwen stepped forward to hold his horse's rein and dissuade him.
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Wei Zaode and Zhu Chunchen who were standing behind the Jinyi Guards, and said softly: "Fan Qing is interested, but war is not your specialty. You should sit in the cabinet and coordinate and handle cabinet affairs for us!"
After that, he said to Zhu Cihong: "Prince, help Fan Qing down for us and send him back to the cabinet!"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Cixi hurriedly stepped forward and pulled away Fan Jingwen, who looked surprised.
Zhu Yuanzhang tightened the reins, and the horse neighed and immediately galloped towards Guangqumen.
When Wang Shoulin saw this, he also hurriedly chased after him.
After Zhu Yuanzhang followed Wang Shoulin, he asked him again: "Why are you here if I didn't ask you to protect Shen Qing and others?"
Wang Shoulin said: "The general was originally with Master Shen, but Master Shen heard about the food and was worried that the rebels would take the opportunity to assassinate His Majesty, so he asked the general to come to escort him. Unexpectedly, the general caught up with him."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said, "Besides that, what else did Shen Qing say?"
A solemn look flashed in Wang Shoulin's eyes, and he said: "Master Shen asked the general to tell your majesty that he has found out that the secret method used by Zhenren Zhang is an elixir. It is said that this elixir is the treasure of the Zhengyi Sect, and Can only be used once."
"Master Shen said that although he only has one chance, he will fight to the death to fulfill your majesty's trust. Please rest assured, your majesty."
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, his body trembled slightly, he stopped his horse and stopped moving forward.
When Wang Shoulin saw this, he stopped hastily and looked at him with fear.
Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a while and said: "Go and tell Shen Qing that the mission must be completed, and he must live!"
Wang Shoulin showed a hint of joy on his face, and then said worriedly: "Your Majesty, you are heading to the outer city now, how can the general leave you!"
Zhu Yuanzhang pointed forward and said: "Look, Xin Lehou is back, so you can go with peace of mind, but you must remember what I told you!"
Wang Shoulin looked forward and saw Liu Wenbing galloping towards him with a group of cavalry.
He bowed his hands respectfully, then turned his horse's head and ran towards the Huangji Palace.
When Liu Wenbing saw Zhu Yuanzhang, he quickly got off his horse and saluted him respectfully.
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said, "There won't be any more problems at Guangqumen, right?"
Liu Wenbing said: "Master Li has distributed food for ten days to the soldiers and their families in Guangqumen. The city guard Zhang Qingzhen also killed several people who led the trouble in public. Now they are all fine."
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he was surprised and said: "Are you talking about Li Jing? Why did he go to Guangqumen? And where did he get so much food and salary?"
Liu Wenbing replied: "Master Li originally persuaded the wealthy Shen Wushuang in the outer city to open a warehouse to save the people. When they heard about Guangqumen, Shen Wushuang immediately donated 5,000 shi of grain and 100,000 taels of silver."
"Master Li immediately sent people to transport food to the military camp and the homes of the soldiers who had no food. At the same time, he arranged for the Shen family's shops and soldiers to donate food to the outer city."
"So the outer city has not been affected by the increase in food prices. Now the people are all grateful for God's grace, and many people have even taken it upon themselves to defend the city." "I saw that although the rebel offensives in the two southeastern areas were fierce, they were insufficient in number and firearms. It is believed that the rebels’ focus is still on the west and north.”
"Therefore, after discussing with Consort Gong, he commanded more than 2,000 people to patrol the east and south city gates, while I led the crowd to report to His Majesty, and then rushed to the aid of Zhangyi and Desheng gates."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and looked up at the sun again.
It was almost the end of the hour, less than an hour away from the auspiciousness Zhang Yingjing said.
So he said to Liu Wenbing: "Five thousand new soldiers have been added to Changyi Gate, and Desheng Gate is also guarded by five thousand soldiers brought by Wang Jiayan. Even if the rebels attack the city, there should be no problem in a short time."
"Now the rebels' offensive has not fully emerged, and we don't have many troops left in our hands. We can't mobilize them easily. You can return to the palace first and make arrangements from the center!"
Just as he finished speaking, a burst of intensive artillery sound came from the north, causing the ground to tremble.
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned, turned his horse's head, and galloped towards the imperial city.
Liu Wenbing saw this and hurriedly followed.
Zhu Yuanzhang and his party had just arrived at Zhengyang Gate when they encountered an urgent document sent by Wei Zaode, saying that there were 780,000 or 80,000 rebels and more than 100 artillery pieces near Desheng Gate.
In just a quarter of an hour, Wang Jiayan had lost nearly 3,000 men. The situation was now very critical and he requested support.
Liu Wenbing was shocked when he heard this. He was about to step forward to ask for orders, but was stopped by Zhu Yuanzhang.
He took the document from the stranger's hand and glanced at it, then threw it to the ground and yelled: "That's nonsense. Since the war is so urgent, why is this document so neat?"
"It's obvious that those kind of scholars are timid in the face of the enemy and are hiding behind the scenes to make up random things. If you dare to spread such remarks again in the future, we will definitely not let you off lightly!"
After that, he rode on again, leaving behind the trembling entourage.
"Fan Qing, are there any urgent documents sent from each department?"
After Zhu Yuanzhang entered the cabinet, he glanced at Wei Zaode who was sitting at the top and asked Fan Jingwen.
Hearing this, Fan Jingwen hurriedly stood up and said respectfully: "At present, except for the Desheng Sect that has sent documents asking for help, there is no news from other sects."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said, "Then what do you think of this matter?"
Fan Jingwen replied: "I feel that this document is exaggerated, and I have not prepared to report it to His Majesty. However, Wei Shoufu said that this matter is important and it is best to be judged by His Majesty. I also agree with Wei Shoufu's opinion."
Zhu Yuanzhang pressed the jade belt, looked at Wei Zaode who was bowing, and said, "Wei Qing, do you think Fan Qing's exaggerated words are correct?"
Wei Zaode's body trembled and he said respectfully: "I am not familiar with military affairs, so I sent someone to deliver the message for fear of missing something important. If there is anything rash, please forgive me!"
Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly and said: "As the chief assistant, you are trying to excuse us by saying that you are not familiar with military affairs?"
"Not to mention that the city of Deshengmen is strong, and we are defending the city. Even if it is a field battle, it is impossible to send a battle report of the loss of thousands of people within a quarter of the battle begins. This is obviously the work of villains, deliberately confusing the public and the public. Destroy the determination of the military and civilians to defend the city!"
"Not only are you unable to detect evil intentions, but you condone such remarks, I think you don't have to do this anymore. Go home and wait for our treatment!"
When Wei Zaode heard this, his body trembled and he kowtowed repeatedly to apologize.
"Boom!"
At this time, another burst of intensive gunfire came from the direction of Changyi Gate.
