In the imperial capital, outside the east city gate, there were not even half a citizen left, and the ground was in a mess.
Outside the moat, a hundred thousand cavalry stretched for ten miles, with flags covering the sky, horses' hooves reaching, and dust flying.
At the front of the cavalry, Xin Zhuo, surrounded by Murong Xiu, Jiang Man'er, Sai Qingzhu, and hundreds of tiger generals, rode a two-horned demon horse and stared at the imperial capital and the "Shenwumen" in front of him.
He made a special detour. When he arrived by boat with Zhang Guangpu and others from the border area, he was shocked by the majestic and majestic gate of the imperial capital, and even developed a sense of inferiority.
Now that I come back, I feel nothing.
This is the difference between mentality and status. When you are an ordinary citizen, you feel envious of even bigger houses. But when you become an official in a locality, you feel that the whole city is no more than that.
But when you are an anti-king and plotting for the world, you will look at the imperial capital as if it were nothing.
He withdrew his gaze, examined his body, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly. His meridians shrank further, and his body was like a sieve, constantly losing life span. The journey of several hundred miles had already stolen the life span of more than 3,000 sacrificial souls.
If not for this, even if he had great abilities, he would be reduced to a withered skeleton now.
If he didn't have the status of King Qin and had too many soldiers, how could he develop so many sacrifices to the spirits?
But having said that, everything in the world has gains and losses. The starting point for you to gain status and have countless lifespans to worship spirits is that you have to conquer the imperial power. But if you don’t conquer the imperial power, how could I create this situation?
His only hope now is that by offering sacrifices to the Great Zhou, then to the Confucians, and forcing the immigrants to enter the land, things will surely be better by then?
Smiling, he turned back and asked Cui Ying'er: "You said on Fulong Mountain that year that the Longzhou Jiedushi led 30,000 cavalry to attack the imperial capital, but was repulsed by an old eunuch from the palace. I don't know what happened. Will the old eunuch take action?"
Cui Ying'er's face froze, a little embarrassed and awkward: "I didn't know it at first, and the nonsense I said was all told to me by the old boss!"
Back then, the old master was only at the ninth level, and she was a girl who didn't know the slightest bit of martial arts. How much vision and structure did she have? It's all just hearsay, and even the realm of warriors is specious.
"Shixian Palace doesn't dare!"
However, Ying Jianying stepped forward and said: "Longzhou Jiedushi had only one or two prefectures and thirty thousand soldiers. He was dissatisfied with the imperial court's troop reduction order and came to the imperial capital to show off his power.
And His Highness owns tens of thousands of miles of land in the Western Qin Dynasty. Now he has conquered half of the country, has millions of soldiers, and has become an emperor. Even the earth immortal dare not stroke the tiger's beard!
Therefore, Longzhou Jiedushi and His Highness are not the same! "
Xin Zhuo stopped talking. He had already seen clearly the suspension bridge rising from the moat and the densely packed Zhou soldiers on the city wall. They were eagerly preparing to defend the city. A group of purple-robed officials and officials from the Sixth Division were waiting in full formation.
"Your Highness! What should we do?" Jiang Man'er looked murderous, eager to try.
Xin Zhuo was silent for a long time and then ordered: "The emperor has no troops leaving the city. He arranged for his sons to build siege equipment, and then sent people to send a message to the city wall, saying that I, Jiang Yuqing, will enter the imperial capital to help Sheji!"
"Here!"
Jiang Maner and dozens of generals went down to arrange everything.
Not far away, on higher ground, guards had already set up a handsome tent.
Xin Zhuo dismounted and walked into the handsome tent. His body twitched instantly, white hair grew on his head, and he staggered a little.
"Your Highness!" Ying Jianying, Sai Qingzhu, Cui Yinger and others who followed in were shocked and hurriedly stepped forward to help.
Xin Zhuo shook his head, sat cross-legged in a book, and once again grabbed the life span of the new sacrificial spirit.
After a while, the white hair on his head turned black again, but the problem of the meridians could not be solved.
On the way, he tried to use "xxxx" medical skills for treatment, but it was of no use. It was as if the hidden injury came from heaven and earth and could not be cured by medical skills at all.
"Your Highness, are you really okay?"
Sai Qingzhu, Hongshu and others, who had been worried all the way, had tears in their eyes and were crying.
Cui Yinger and Han Qiniang also turned their heads and wiped away tears.
Xin Zhuo's physical condition was very clear to the people who were close to him. Sometimes his appearance would age easily, and sometimes it would return to normal. However, there was an unbearable pain on his face. This was completely different from when His Highness pretended to be ill and killed the masters of the imperial court. !
They knew that there was something really wrong with King Qin’s health!
Xin Zhuo is not only their master, but also their spiritual support. He is also the master of tens of thousands of miles of land and millions of troops in Western Qin. If he loses his power, the sky will fall.
"No need to cry! It's okay!"
Xin Zhuo comforted a few people, but unexpectedly the crying started to get louder. With his temper, he was really innocent and would not talk like this at all. He would only tease people.
"Okay!" Xin Zhuo had no choice but to change the subject, "Have Tai Xun Gong and the others arrived?"
He led his army to approach the imperial capital, and Tai Xun Gong and others pursued him all the way. After all, where the King of Qin was, the military and political center of Western Qin would be there.
Before Sai Qingzhu and the others could reply, Tai Xun Gong and others' embarrassed replies came from outside: "I've been waiting for you!"
As he spoke, the curtain opened, and a group of people including Tai Xun Gong, Song Lao Chu and Yu Siliu walked in.
"Does Your Highness have a specific plan?" Taixun said straight to the point: "Should we attack the imperial capital, or..."
Xin Zhuo smiled and asked instead: "Gentlemen, why don't you talk about the situation in the world first? As I expected, I'm afraid it won't be good."
Tai Xun Gong and others looked at each other, and Song Lao Chu smiled bitterly and said: "That's right! As His Highness said, our army also suffered heavy casualties in the two battles. Not only that, the Nan Li Army once again increased its troops, and Su Wuji and Nan Ling Wang joined forces, abandoned the front line of Damang Mountain, and killed Lin Haotian and others.
In the north, Bai Xuanji encountered a desperate attack from the elite troops of the Nine Front Army!
Other soldiers and horses from all walks of life were also bitten by local powerful and local magistrates, governors, and military governors! "
After a pause, he sighed: "The Great Zhou Qi is not exhausted yet!"
The actual meaning of not being exhausted is that people's livelihood is not so bad that they can't survive. The landlords feel that their small life is good. The current royal family is okay. If you rebel against the king, what if you touch my cake? Do I still have my land and wealth? That won't work!
Of course, there are also many truly loyal, courageous and benevolent people!
Sometimes some people just can’t accept it!
From this aspect, Western Qin is evil and defies the disapproval of the world.
Yu Siliu hesitantly handed over a stack of thick memorials.
Xin Zhuo took it, flipped through a few pages at random, and sighed. From his own perspective, they were all idiots who resisted tenaciously, but thinking from another perspective, they were all heroic deeds of King Qin’s divisions from all over the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Why did Ma Degao, the prefect of Jianglin Prefecture, lead all the loyal men in the prefecture to defend the city to the death, fighting bloody battles for three days and three nights, the city was broken, and all the men in the city died in battle!
Why did Lianjiang County Magistrate Yin lead more than 300 strong men from his family and the entire county's government officials to fight to the death until no one survived?
Wait, wait, wait, I can’t finish telling the touching stories.
Instead, he became the second best person in "An Lushan"! Fortunately, I don’t have a son!
Xin Zhuo smiled and threw it aside.
Taixun Gong struggled for a while and said: "Besides, there are still capable people in the court. The old Marquis Ninglingbo has many talented people. He fights in various places. He does not fight directly with our army. He just sets fire to the granaries in various places. Jing, falsely preached the imperial edict, and recruited the troops of the King of Qin from all over the world. Our Western Qin army was stuck in a quagmire.
Food and grass... I'm afraid it will be difficult to last for three months! The imperial capital..."
The implication is that the Imperial City cannot be defeated!
"No need to attack the imperial capital!"
Xin Zhuo's original intention was not to capture the imperial capital. The imperial court, which had not lost the support of the people and whose court officials were not treacherous and incompetent, wanted to capture such a great city that would last for hundreds of years. Let alone a mere 100,000 cavalry, even if it dispatched another three to five million, I'm afraid that It’s quite annoying!
"Then... what is the purpose of the soldiers outside building siege equipment?" Tai Xun Gong and others asked in surprise.
Xin Zhuo stood up, walked to the handsome tent door, and looked at the majestic Zhou Dynasty: "Scare them, and then ask for benefits, money and food, step on Da Zhou's face into the smelly ditch, and ask Ji Chunjiu to abdicate, the emperor I stand!"
Of course, we have to sacrifice the spirit!
