The noisy sounds of the capital penetrated through the palaces and reached the imperial city.

A group of concubines turned pale and cried out in surprise.

"Did the Jin invaders come?"

These words made many concubines cry.

The Queen Mother, who was sitting at the top, didn't look much better, but she didn't cry like them.

"Why are you crying!" she shouted, looking at the concubines, "If the Jin army invades, you all must kill yourselves first."

The concubines couldn't help but look inside the palace.

Daggers and wine glasses were placed on the tables in the hall, and trembling eunuchs and palace maids were standing nearby, holding white silk in their hands.

Seeing these concubines cry even harder.

"We can't be like the concubines in Emperor Renxiao's harem." said the Queen Mother, and her face turned even paler when she thought of the concubines in Emperor Renxiao's harem.

Although she did not see it with her own eyes, after she followed the late emperor to escape here and establish the capital, she heard news from the Jin people that those concubines were treated like prostitutes in their hands.

At that time, she felt no sympathy, only ridicule and disgust. Why didn't these women die earlier? They would be abused by the Jin people and would bring disgrace to the Great Zhou.

So when the late emperor wanted to redeem Emperor Renxiao, she was the first to object. Not only was it because of the embarrassment of the late emperor's throne after Emperor Renxiao's return, but also because of those women. If those women were to step into the Great Zhou again, she would also be humiliated.

But I never thought that she would end up like this today.

The Jin army was about to invade, and her son ran away, abandoning her and the women in the harem.

The Queen Mother reached out and grasped her clothes tightly, feeling suffocated.

This beast.

"What's going on outside?" she shouted.

A eunuch rushed in, tumbling and crawling.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Lord Ning Yanning has called on everyone in the city to prepare to defend the city." He said happily, "All the people are here to defend the city and beat the golden man together."

People?

What can the people do?

The Queen Mother looked unhappy.

That's good. They can defend the Jin army in front. Maybe reinforcements from all around can arrive before the Jin army breaks into the palace.

"So." The eunuch raised his head and trembled, "The imperial guards were also transferred away."

The Queen Mother stood up.

"Imperial Guards!" she shouted, "Why were they transferred? Who could transfer them? If they were transferred, what would happen to the Imperial City?"

What should we do with the Imperial City?

If the capital city cannot be defended, how can the imperial city be defended? In fact, it is better to say that the imperial guards left on their own rather than being transferred away. When they stepped forward to block the enemy, they left behind these words.

"It was discussed by the elders in the palace," the eunuch said, then changed the subject as he thought of something else. "Now all the officials from the six ministries have begun to defend the city. Everyone has their own division of labor. The elders said that you can rest assured, Madam, that we will be able to hold out until the reinforcements arrive."

Now that the emperor had fled, she did not have the confidence to rebuke or oppose these court officials. After all, she was still counting on them to defend the city.

The Queen Mother gritted her teeth and sat down, clenching her hands tightly in front of her.

"They'd better not let me down," she said.

After saying this, he looked at the concubines who had stopped crying in the palace.

"Don't be reluctant to die. When the time comes, I will personally watch you go and will never let you lose face for the royal family." She shouted, looking at the eunuchs, "Close the palace gates and no one is allowed to enter or leave."

When he said this, a fierce look flashed across his face.

"Once the Jin army breaks in, you will set a fire and burn us to death here."

As soon as these words were spoken, the sound of crying was heard again in the hall.

Compared to the grief of the women in the palace, Prince Hyeon's mansion, which also has just as many women as the palace, seems much quieter.

"You have to take this." A woman put a pearl crown into the box. "This is what the prince bought for me at a high price."

"I can't fit all these." The woman on the other side stamped her feet and said as if to protest, and called the little girl, "Go, find another big box."

"Oh my ladies." A eunuch wiped his sweat and bowed, "The cellar can't store so many things. It's good enough to hide people. You can't take these things in."

The room was suddenly filled with wailing and angry sounds.

"My ladies, we are seeking refuge here. The Jin people are about to invade. Our lives are at risk." the eunuch said anxiously.

He said this and looked at King Hyun who was sitting beside him.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, please try to persuade the ladies."

King Xian seemed to be in a trance and only looked at him after he was called several times.

"What?" he asked.

Was the prince frightened silly? The eunuch wiped his sweat again. This was understandable. The emperor was scared away. For these royal children, their grandfathers were captured and died in the hands of the Jin people. This nightmare has not gone away yet.

"Your Majesty, didn't you tell us to hide in the cellar? Don't bring any jewelry. Just bring enough food and drink." The eunuch said, "Isn't that reasonable?"

The wise king shook his head.

"I don't know," he said.

Huh? The eunuch was stunned. What don’t you know?

"Just hide in the cellar and bring enough food and drink, will that be all right?" King Xian looked at him and asked.

What else? The eunuch was stunned. Was he worried about the cellar or the insecurity?

"Why don't we dig deeper before they break in?" he asked.

King Xian looked at him and smiled.

"Dig down and hide. Is this the only solution?" he said with some self-mockery.

What else can be done? The eunuch was even more confused.

What else can we do?

King Hyun held the armrest tightly and looked over to the side where a woman was unfolding a painting, seemingly considering whether to take it or not.

"This was painted by the late emperor himself for the prince." The woman muttered.

Yes, this was given by the late emperor, and it is a painting of a general.

He was still a child at that time. After listening to his teacher talk about the old grudge in Kaifeng, he was so angry that he asked someone to make a suit of armor for him to wear. He then went to tell the late emperor that he wanted to practice martial arts and fight to avenge his grandfather and redress the shame for the Great Zhou.

As the thought flashed through his mind, King Xian suddenly felt a lump in his throat and wanted to cry for no apparent reason.

He looked down at his own fat flesh, which was squeezed into a ball on the chair.

Look at what he has become like over the years.

Just for the sake of living, just for the sake of living, is it interesting?

"It's boring," he said.

The eunuch didn't hear clearly.

"What did you say, Your Majesty?" he asked.

King Xian looked at him.

"I say, it's boring," he said, pushing himself up to stand up. "It's boring to live like this."

Living like this is boring? Then what kind of life is interesting? The eunuch was stunned.

King Xian slapped his stomach.

"Someone, bring me my armor." he shouted.

As soon as he said this, the hall fell silent and everyone looked at him.

King Xian also paused.

"Forget it. I don't have any armor, and I don't think there is any armor I can wear." He said, patting his stomach again, "Bring me my court robes!"

The people in the temple finally came to their senses.

"Your Highness, what are you going to do?" everyone asked.

King Xian's eyes, which were squeezed shut by the fat, suddenly glowed.

"My king, I am going to defend the city and kill the gold thieves." He spoke word by word.

The hall was quiet for a moment, then it became noisy.

"Someone come quickly, the prince is frightened and crazy."

"Call the doctor!"

"My Lord, what's wrong with you?"

…

"Pooh, pooh, I am not crazy, nor am I confused."

After finally getting rid of the chaotic crowd, King Xian shouted.

"I don't plan to hide anymore. I want to defend the city with the people."

He pointed outside.

"The people are not afraid and dare to stay with the city. As a prince of the Great Zhou, why should I hide? What face do I have to hide? Am I worse than the common people?"

But that is a golden man.

Many people in the palace were not optimistic about these people. To them, the city could not be defended at all.

Many women began to cry.

But an official in the palace's eyes lit up.

"Sir, are you serious?" he asked.

King Xian looked at him.

"I have been telling lies for many years," he said. "Now that the emperor has run away, I want to tell the truth for once."

The meaning of these words made the faces of those present change slightly.

But the palace official's eyes became even brighter.

King Xian ignored him.

"Come here, gather all the guards in the palace, and go up to the city wall with me to defend the city." He said, although his chubby face looked funny, his expression and tone were no longer playful as before.

"yes."

A guard snapped back.

Following this response, the entire palace became tense. Countless guards took out armor that they had not worn for a long time and put on scattered weapons. Not only them, but also some eunuchs followed suit.

"Although we have no balls, we still dare to fight the Jin people." The leading eunuch shouted, holding up a wooden stick.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, we want to go too."

A group of gorgeously dressed women also came up.

"If the prince is not afraid, then neither are we!"

This made the originally tense and solemn scene become a little funny. King Hyun laughed, but did not scold these women. Instead, he hugged them from both sides.

"I knew that my woman would not be scared." He said, "I am a hero, and you are heroes too."

The women all laughed sweetly.

Could it be that he really wanted to take these women with him? That scene was a bit funny, and everyone present couldn't help sweating.

What on earth does this King Xian want? Is he really frightened and crazy?

"However, I am a man. I am in front and you are behind." The virtuous king said, "When I die in battle, it will be up to you. You must come and avenge me then."

After saying that, he pinched the women's buttocks hard.

This made the women, who were originally sad because of hearing about the death in battle, become coquettish, and the atmosphere became more cheerful.

Amidst the sweet chirping and coquettish words, King Xian jumped on his horse and swung the sword in his hand.

It was as if he was back in his youth, training his troops on the parade grounds, and facing off against Zhu Zan's group of powerful and noble children who looked down on him.

"Follow me and kill!" he shouted loudly.

That time, he was beaten into a pig's head by Zhu Zan's group of people. This time, he wanted to beat the Jin people into pig's heads.

…

The gate of the palace was wide open, and King Xian led the way, followed by a long line of guards and eunuchs.

The officials of the palace followed at the end. Compared with King Hyeon's high-spirited appearance, their expressions did not look very good.

"Why don't you try to persuade them?" an official whispered. "Isn't this nonsense?"

The other official smiled.

"Nonsense? Not necessarily." He said, his eyes sparkling, "This is an opportunity."

opportunity?

The previous official was stunned, then looked towards the street. There were many people walking on the street, and when they saw King Hyun appear, they all showed a look of surprise, but then they seemed to understand something, and their expressions were filled with surprise and reverence.

reputation.

The officials understood immediately.

At this time, the emperor had fled, but King Hyeon stepped forward. One can imagine his reputation among the officials of the People's Court.

King Xian always pretends to be stupid, but he suddenly does this now, could it be...

"I've known for a long time that King Xian is not a loser." The official whispered, "He was extraordinary when he was young, and he has been keeping a low profile for so many years..."

At this point, they looked at each other and saw the sparks in each other's eyes.

As an official in the royal palace, their fate for life is determined, and only the fate of the prince can change their fate.

Who wouldn’t want to go one step further and have a better destiny?

But fate is hard to change, the chances are slim, and they dare not even think about it in their daily lives.

Could it be that now is the opportunity?

Just as I was daydreaming, the team in front of me suddenly stopped.

"What's wrong? Is the prince regretting again?" the official asked hurriedly.

King Xian stopped his horse, looking thoughtful.

"This is an opportunity." He murmured suddenly, then turned his horse's head and urged it to go in another direction.

Where are we going?

The guards and eunuchs behind him looked at each other and hurried to catch up.

Miss Jun didn't know what happened here.

She stabilized the people, and Ning Yan stabilized the government. The originally chaotic order in the city was gradually restored, but this was only the first step.

The most important thing is how to defend the city next.

"In battle and defense, the most important thing is to defend well, and the worst thing is to panic." Miss Jun said.

Ning Yan nodded and looked at the imperial guards and officers from the Five Cities Army present.

"So we have to make good allocations, fully mobilize everyone and make the best use of everything," he said.

"The Qingshan Army will be deployed among your soldiers, and they will lead the defense." Miss Jun said, "You are more familiar with the specific deployment, so you can arrange it."

The generals responded in unison.

"Then now we need to select the best and brightest men in the city to reinforce the manpower on the four city walls." Ning Yan said.

Having said this he sighed again and looked down from the city gate.

“People’s hearts are still not stable enough.”

Miss Jun also looked over. The crowd on the street was not as chaotic as before, and many people were assigned to move earthbags, stones and wooden pillars needed for the city defense. However, they still gathered together from time to time, whispering about something, and their expressions were always a little uneasy as they looked around.

“…I said, I still feel uneasy when I think about it.” A young man whispered to the people around him while putting down the stone in his hand.

"Why are you feeling uneasy? Aren't Miss Jun and Lord Ning here?" someone said.

The young man shook his head.

"It's not that I don't trust Miss Jun and Lady Ning." He said, "I just think that these dignitaries are not coming out, are they letting us be the scapegoats?"

His words made the people around him even more uneasy.

"I say, everyone should be smart and not get carried away and work themselves to death..." someone couldn't help but say.

Before he could finish his words, there was a commotion on the street behind him, as if someone was coming.

"What's wrong?" They couldn't help but look.

There were countless people crowding there, seemingly competing to see something, and shouts could be heard continuously.

Miss Jun and others on the city gate also discovered that from the top of the city gate, they could see a group of people coming. Different from the guards of government offices and some officials' families, they were obviously dressed as royal guards.

"King Xian is here." A soldier came running over and said with a happy look on his face, "King Xian is here with his men to defend the city."

Wise King.

Ning Yan nodded, looking somewhat relieved, while Miss Jun was even happier, more emotional, and more proud.

She knew that this little uncle was not a good-for-nothing. She knew that a true descendant of the Chu family was not greedy and afraid of death.

"I'll go and take a look," she said, and hurried down the city wall. After taking a few steps, she heard even louder noises in the street.

"It's coming out, it's coming out." shouted a noisy voice.

Miss Jun stopped and looked over, and saw that the carriage that had walked into the crowd stopped, and someone lifted the curtain and walked out, but it was not the fat body of King Xian, but a small figure.

When this figure came into her sight, Miss Jun froze for a moment.

The people around were also stunned, and the noise gradually died down, allowing the voice of the person who walked out of the carriage to become clearly audible.

“Don’t be afraid.”

The clear voices of children echoed in the street, with a hint of childishness.

"My king is with you."

In the sunlight, on the carriage, a child wearing a prince's flowery robe and a golden crown stood with his hands behind his back.

Miss Jun's eyes were instantly blurred by tears.

She stood in the sunlight in her nine-legged gown.

Her nine robes came before the crowd.

Her nine skirts came out.