The candles in Duan Ben's palace were brightly lit and the sound of silk and bamboo. Liang Yuan Lianxi sang and danced in the hall. Prince Shi Chongwei was fascinated by the two-year-old daughter Princess Qingyang, and his hands were gently beaten. Princess Qingyang Shi Yunming was uneasy in his arms. She pulled Shi Chongwei's sleeves, and then pulled the black hair hanging from the prince's temples. Her black eyes were curious and swept around, turning around.

After the song, Shi Chongwei applauded and praised, "I have watched countless songs and dances, and my beloved concubine is the best in the world." Princess Qingyang obediently patted her two small slaps, and said in a slight voice, "Mom dances so beautifully, teach Ming'er."

Lianxi walked up to pick up his daughter, and smiled and said, "Ming'er is still young, I'll teach you when I grow up."

Shi Chongwei filled a glass of wine and handed it to her, saying, "My beloved concubine is burdened, drink this glass full."

Lian Xi said sweetly, "Thank you, Prince, I am not able to hold Ming'er and take a wine glass. I'm sorry to feed me." Shi Chongwei laughed and raised the glass to Lian Xi's mouth. Lian Xi opened her cherry mouth and kissed her on the jade cup, which was very tempting.

"Dongdongdongdongdongdong", the drum sounded, Shi Chongwei was startled, the cup in his hand shook, and the wine was poured out. Shi Chongwei threw the cup in his hand to the ground with a "pop" sound, and smashed it to pieces, shouting sternly, "Where is the drum sound."

A eunuch rolled out of the hall and crawled into the palace, knelt down and said, "Crown Prince, it's the drum."

Shi Chongwei was shocked. It was already the hour of Xu. At this time, the city gate, the fang gate, and the palace gate were closed. At this time, the drum sounded, there were only three things that could change the people, siege the city, and the disaster, and any of them would be a disaster.

"Go to Wenhua Palace", Shi Chongwei hurriedly changed his clothes, ignored the pale face Lian Xi and his crying daughter, and drove to Wenhua Palace. The drums in the night alarmed the four cities, and all the civil and military officials in Beijing were frightened. The horses riding horses and the sedan chairs were riding, and the sedan chairs were rushing to Wenhua Palace in the East Palace. The closed palace gate was opened again, and the soldiers on duty at the Zuo Jinwu Guard looked solemn, and the armor and weapons in the fire were shining with cold light, which made people shudder.

When the left prime minister Kong Sheng rushed to Wenhua Hall, there were already many officials in the hall. Prince Shi Chongwei ordered people to hand him a memorial. After seeing the news that Anbei army was defeated and Huiye Mansion was surrounded, Kong Sheng shook his hand and the memorial fell to the ground. Confucius Sheng returned from Mobei and knew the military situation of Zheng State. In a short period of time, it was difficult for Zheng State to send large-scale reinforcements.

Shi Chongwei asked, "Shangshu Ding, what do you think should do?"

Ding Dawei, Minister of War, thought about it, "Fifty thousand troops were drawn from the Sixteen Guards and the Eastern Palace in the capital, and quickly went to the Huiye Mansion to rescue. In the past two years, the court has been recruiting government soldiers and ordered the states to draw government soldiers to gather, recruit retired veterans, and join the army along the way. I think it can form an army of about 100,000."

"The Western Regions Alliance Army has more than 300,000, and these 100,000 troops are dropping the bucket, so it is unlikely to achieve success." Shi Chongwei said with great worries.

Kong Province came back to his senses and handed the memorial back, saying, "There are 400,000 troops in Zhenbei Daying. Our country and the Demon Kingdom have signed an alliance. There is no need to station too many troops. At least 100,000 to 150,000 troops can be drawn to Huazhou. In addition, Huazhou itself has more than 100,000 defeated soldiers, so the number of our army exceeds the Western Regions coalition. The Western Regions invaded only for plunder, and it was a coalition of multiple countries, and spears naturally appeared after a long time.

Shield will retreat naturally at that time.”

Yu Zhijie said, "I received a document from the governor of Huazhou a few days ago. The tax 2.78 million taels of Huazhou will be transported at the end of February. The Western Regions coalition forces are besieging the city, and they are afraid that the tax will be surrounded by the city. Please send reinforcements early, and if the Ye Mansion falls, the tax will also fall into the hands of the coalition forces."

Hearing that nearly three million taels of tax silver were trapped, Shi Chongwei's heart shrank, and the court asked for money everywhere, but a large sum of money was trapped in Huazhou. He complained, "I have long asked the states to transport tax silver into Beijing as soon as possible. There are always some people who are delaying and unwilling to comply. Huazhou is good. If the nearly three million taels of tax silver were taken away by the people of the Western Regions, I would have to ask Fang Shishu for a crime of dereliction of duty."

Yongchang didu couldn't sleep all night, and the lights of the yamen were lit one after another, raising money and grain for the army that was about to rescue Huazhou, arranging supplies on the road, sorting out military ordnance, selecting personnel, etc. People came and went between the yamen, and no one dared to slacken. The prince was waiting for news in Wenhua Hall.

In the West City, soldiers patrolling the night pass by the streets. The fur shop was shrouded in darkness, without a trace of light. The windows of the secret room were blocked by a thick sheep fur. Kalu was talking to a man with a beard. Kalu said, "The news that the coalition forces broke through the Zheng people's defense line in Huazhou should be told Liman Khan as soon as possible, and let the Khan launch an attack as soon as possible to restrain the Zheng army in Mobei City. It is said that the Zheng people intend to break the contract. Let the Khan spread the news of Zheng army's defeat in Huazhou, encourage the return of the tribes that surrendered the Zheng people, and tell Liman Khan that they might as well be generous to these tribes and not pursue their faults."

On the second floor of Hu Ji’s restaurant, Sha Duoju and his men drank around the table and whispered to discuss the matter of the coalition forces breaking through the Zheng army’s defense line. Sha Duoju smiled and said, “I heard the drum sound tonight. I think it was the news of the defeat of Huazhou. The Zheng people were not very fast to transmit military information. I received the news at noon.”

Mugli, the guard of the restaurant, was a tall Rong Mi. This man was originally a bronze guard in Rong Mi's army and was ordered to protect Sha Duoju. Mugli threw the sheep bones in his hand and said, "It's a pity that he can't make meritorious contributions in the army. It's really boring to stay in this Yongchang City."

Sha Duoju said, "There are many warriors in the army, and it's nothing less than you. But in this difference, we can save the lives of thousands of soldiers by sending the information from the Zheng people to the army, which is hundreds of times better than killing ten Zheng troops on the battlefield."

Mugri stopped talking and focused on dealing with the mutton on the plate. Shadoju ordered, "Tomorrow, everyone will go out to the streets to find out. Luolong, you are smart when you serve the guests. Listen to what the officials of Zheng State say. Teaniu, you invite the head of the Ministry of War to have a drink and see what news. This time the coalition forces advance eastward and the victory will be brilliant. In the future, the reward of the king will definitely not forget us."

In Wenhua Palace, Shi Chongwei was tilted in the chair and seemed to sleep. Zhang Jin called softly, "Your Highness, it's time for morning court." Shi Chongwei opened his eyes and yawned. A stack of official documents had been placed on the table. In the middle of the night, the hard work of countless people finally gave the matter of rescue of Huazhou.

Shi Chongwei praised, "All the ministers are diligent in the affairs of the king and work together, so why not be afraid of foreign enemies? I will report to Ming’s father and show my merits for you."

At noon, Shi Chongwei met the emperor Shi Fangzhen. The Western Regions Alliance broke through the Zheng army's defense line and besieged Huiye Mansion, and Yang, the commander-in-chief of Anxi.

Xiangliang died in battle, which was a big event. Although he knew that it might stimulate the emperor, Shi Chongwei still reported the news with a tough bullet.

After listening to Shi Chongwei's response, Shi Fangzhen was silent for a moment and said, "The emperor's disposal is quite appropriate. Rescue Huazhou quickly. Discuss with the court officials more when encountering problems. The Sixteen Guards and the Leading Mansion might as well draw more troops. After preparing, they will set out first. The soldiers from all over the country brought their own food and grass to Huazhou as soon as possible, and wait for the army on the border of Huazhou. Zhenbei Dachang may find it difficult to draw 100,000 troops. The desert people will not miss this opportunity, and they will definitely take the opportunity to cause trouble. We cannot take care of Huazhou and lose Zhenbei City. Huiye Mansion has 2.78 million taels of tax silver, so just treat it as the military pay of the army. Money and grain are just a temporary difficulty, so try our best to raise it."

"The trade taxes discussed last time are doubled. After you go back, let the Zhongshu Academy issue an order to issue and implement them. You must do it with your heart when selling the imperial village. Don't be reluctant to leave. The world will be yours in the future. What are the few imperial villages?" Shi Fangzhen glanced at his son and continued, "Let the Ministry of Personnel and the Censorate clean up the administration of officials, send Long Guards and Secret Guards to investigate, arrest a few more corrupt officials to search the property, let them buy their lives with money, and kill a batch of fattening pigs to collect five or six million yuan."

"There are also families and powerful people. You can't sit idly by the situation when the country is in trouble. Go and summon the Shi family members and raise two million taels of silver in the name of donating. The rest of the people are allowed to do it. If anyone donates less, send the Dragon Guard to check their bad feet and kill one or two chickens as role models." Shi Fangzhen said in a murderous manner.

After half an hour of discussion, Liu Weiguo saw that Shi Fangzhen looked tired and ordered someone to bring tea. He personally brought the tea over and said softly, "Long live, Prince, take a sip of tea and take a break."

Shi Chongwei understood and stood up and said, "Father, there are children in the capital who will take care of you. You can rest with peace of mind. I will come to see you tomorrow. My son will leave."

Liu Weiguo sent the prince away. Shi Fangzhen picked up the teacup and wanted to drink a sip of tea. He suddenly choked out a mouthful of blood, dyeing the teacup red. Shi Fangzhen looked at the blood in panic and threw the teacup like a scorpion sting. The teacup fell to the ground and made a crisp sound, alarming Queen Wang in the inner room and hurried out to watch. Shi Fangzhen looked frightened, with blood on the corners of her mouth, and quickly shouted "Send to the imperial doctor quickly."

Shi Fangzhen fell dejectedly on the soft couch, closing her eyes and gasping. The imperial doctor was in the side hall next to her. When she heard the summons, she hurriedly went inside to take the emperor's pulse. Queen Wang saw that the imperial doctor's face was heavy, and her heart became tighter and she didn't dare to ask in front of Shi Fangzhen.

After the imperial doctor had finished taking the pulse, he got up and went outside to write the prescription. Empress Wang tucked the warm quilt for the emperor. Seeing that the emperor stopped making any more sound, he hurried to the side hall to ask the imperial doctor how he was sick. Lin Haiqing, a famous doctor in Jiangnan who was scrubbing the emperor's pulse, was born in the ancestors to treat hemoptysis. After hearing the Empress's question, Lin Haiqing said with a bitter face, "Empress, the hemoptysis of the Emperor's hemoptysis is aggravated compared to when I first came. When I first came, I said that I could not make Wansui anxious and angry anymore. Today, coughing up blood is obviously caused by worry and anger. Empress, if I want to continue like this, I can do nothing, so I can only ask the Empress to ask for another wise man."

Queen Wang shook her body and almost fell to the ground. The maid beside her hurriedly supported her. Queen Wang endured her grief and said, "Doctor Wu, don't worry, from today, who will meet Long Live from Long Live, I will ask myself before letting her go, and I will never let Long Live get any more stimulation."

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