The Ming army was preparing for tomorrow's siege and filling the moat to facilitate direct impact on the city walls. They were very busy.

However, at the same time, Lin'an City is not a state where people's hearts move together. On the contrary, Lin'an City is filled with the grievances and dissatisfaction of a large number of people who do not want to start a war.

The reason is nothing special, because a rumor suddenly spread and spread throughout Lin'an City in a very short time, and rumors were rampant.

The reason why the Ming Kingdom launched a military war against the Southern Song Dynasty was that Emperor Zhao Xing and Ping Zhang's military affairs Yu Yunwen privately planned to destroy the Yellow River Dam in Ming Dynasty and caused the breakdown, and the people sent to carry out the mission were discovered by the Ming people, which caused the inventor's country to be extremely angry. So the Ming army went south and then this battle occurred.

The rumors also show that the country has informed the Southern Song Dynasty of the reasons for the war and demanded severe punishment of Yu Yunwen. Zhao Sheng himself had to pay a price, otherwise he would not give up.

However, because the matter involved Emperor Zhao Xing, Zhao Xing ordered the blockade of the news and not to be leaked.

Then we have to drag everyone to die together, or to say more accurately - we have to die for him first, and then he will look at the situation and see if he can survive. If he can survive, he will survive. If he can't survive, he will talk about it.

Anyway, he is the emperor, so he will not easily seek death.

The effect of this news spreading in Lin'an City was terrifying.

Just one hour after the envoy left the Ming army camp and entered the city, the news spread everywhere.

The officers and soldiers guarding the city, officers at all levels, the people of the city, the small officials and officials in the city, etc., all knew about it, and were in full swing, and they were all concerned about this matter.

Emperor Zhao Xing soon learned about this matter and was so scared that he was scattered and immediately ordered Yu Yunwen to deal with the matter.

Yu Yunwen had no good way to deal with it in a hurry, so he could only order a ban on the verdict. Anyone who dared to communicate such content would be beheaded. He sent 500 imperial guards as a law enforcement team to arrest more than 100 people to kill them in public, suppressing the discussion momentum...

Then I refute the rumors, saying that this is fake, it is completely a rumor. Your Majesty and Yu Yunwen cannot do such a thing. These are all sinister behaviors of people with their hearts. Rumors stop at the wise, so don’t believe them.

However, the more strictly prohibited it, the deeper this statement becomes ingrained in everyone's hearts. Looking at the beheaded people, the credibility of this statement continues to increase in people's hearts. A considerable number of people believe that the reason why this war occurred was because of the deliberate instigation of the Southern Song Dynasty.

Because of this incident, Zhao Xing threw his anger on Shen Gai.

The reason is that Shen Gai is well aware of the inside story and was ordered to block the news. As a result, the news was leaked, and Zhao Shen's situation suddenly became sinister.

Shen Gao defended himself from multiple parties, saying that he did not disclose the news, and that he and his subordinates were very strict and had absolutely no leakage of the news.

He swore to God that he did not.

But Zhao Xing was so angry that he could not listen to his explanation?

"You don't? I think it was you who did it! You hate me for not agreeing to Mingguo's request, so you colluded with Mingguo to spread the news to shake the hearts of the army and the people, and tried to threaten me to submit! Isn't it?!"

"How can the officials speculate on the old ministers so much?!"

Shen Gai was shocked: "The old minister was loyal to the official family. How could he do such a thing? How could the official family doubt the old minister's loyalty?"

"Loyalty? Is it a rebellious heart?!"

Zhao Xing stared at Chen Gai viciously.

Chen Gai suddenly felt extremely chilled.

He did not want to fight and wanted to promote peace, but he had never had the idea of ​​betraying Zhao Sheng, a seller and seeking honor.

He was just too afraid that the Ming army would liquidate him.

"If the official believes that the old minister is guilty, please provide a clear evidence to prove that the old minister has committed a crime. Then, the old minister is willing to deal with the old minister, and he will never say anything. He will let the official deal with it. But if not, the old minister will never plead guilty!"

Chen Gai was very unhappy and contradicted Zhao Xing.

Zhao Xing was furious and in anger he picked up the teacup in his hand and smashed Chen Ji's forehead. He even dismissed him as the Right Chief of Shangshu, and asked him to keep his mistakes closed and think about his mistakes, saying that he would be severely punished after the war.

Chen Gai was injured by the emperor and almost fainted. His head was wrapped in circles of gauze. Even so, the gauze was still bloody.

A group of officials from the lords and factions stared at his head, his face full of sadness.

"How can the officials be so unhappy with ministers?"

Gu Ju

"Officials such as us do our best to do our jobs for the officials. How can the officials treat loyal ministers like this?"

"What did we do wrong? No one in the official's office told me about the Yellow River Dam. How can I not let my heart be disappointed if I do this?"

"This is not the treatment of a Confucian official!"

"He, Yu Yunwen, is also a bastard! He did stupid things himself, and insisted on dragging us to death together!"

Although a group of people were very dissatisfied with Zhao Xing's behavior, they did not dare to criticize Zhao Xing directly, so they could only criticize him severely.

Chen Ji sat on the bed with a dark face and said nothing, as if he was surrounded by a thick black air, which was daunting.

After everyone discussed it, there was no way to stop Zhao Xing and Yu Yunwen. They were reluctant to hang out with Zhao Xing and others to wait for death, but they were powerless. In the end, they had no choice but to retreat. Please rest assuredly, they would find another way.

After everyone left, Zhang Feng secretly ran back and paid homage to Chen Gai.

"What's the matter with respect to you?"

"Of course it's for the public."

Zhang Shi said softly.

"Mr. I am no longer a husband. Now I am just a guilty person without an official position. I don't know when I will be exiled from Lin'an City and exiled to the ends of the world. If I have a less luck, I will die halfway."

Chen Jiong had a dark face and sneered: "Did Jingfu come to see me for a joke? Is it because I have always been incompatible with Ling Zun?"

"This is a mistake in my husband's words. My father has passed away for a long time, and what does the death of my father have to do with my husband?"

Zhang Feng said, "I really can't agree with what my husband said about not having an official position. In the past, Dong Zhongshu left his post and returned home. Whenever Emperor Wu of Han had any problems that could not be decided, he would send someone to the mountain where Dong Zhongshu lived to ask. People at that time called him the prime minister in the mountain. It can be seen whether he had the honor of his husband and whether he had the position of his husband."

Chen Qiao heard what was said in Zhang Feng, and suddenly felt something was wrong.

"I have no friendship with Jingfu all day long, and Jingfu has just arrived in Beijing. Why do you say such things to me, the enemy of Lingzun?"

Chen Gao found it strange.

Zhang Shi is Zhang Jun's son, and he is Zhang Jun's political enemy, and the two never deal with each other.

Of course, Zhang Jun was ordered to be killed by Zhao Xing. Chen Gai was already excluded by Zhang Jun with Tang Situi, and was dismissed from Lin'an, and he did not have the ability to control Zhang Jun's death.

So strictly speaking, Chen Pi has nothing to do with Zhang Jun's death.

But then again, Zhang Feng had always held cultural and educational positions in Changsha area, and was in charge of Yuelu Academy. He was the main cultural official in the court who opposed and criticized the "Hongwu Political Commentary". He criticized the "Hongwu Political Commentary" and was a very famous literati leader in the Southern Song Dynasty.

The reason why he is now in Lin'an is naturally because of the complete failure of the Song army in the battle of Xiangfan and the large-scale southward of the Ming army afterwards, so that he could not continue to stay in Changsha.

Tens of thousands of Ming troops attacked Jinghu South Road. As a major town, Changsha soon fell into the Ming Dynasty. Naturally, Yuelu Academy could not stay. He led most of the students in the academy to run wildly and fled to Lin'an, struggling to survive.

Zhao Xing was already guilty of killing Zhang Jun, so he gave Zhang Feng a position. Now Zhang Feng holds a small official position in Lin'an.

Chen Jiao and Zhang Feng have never had any friendship, but today, when everyone is in danger, Zhang Feng ran over to say such words, what is the purpose?

When Chen Ji asked, Zhang Xiao smiled.

"Do you really think this is the final ending? Your husband thinks that the Ming army outside the city can break through Lin'an City?"

"How can I say this correctly?"

"Then my husband thinks which one is more difficult to attack, Xiangyang City or Lin'an City?"

"Of course... Xiangyang City."

Chen Gai said in a deep voice: "Although Xiangyang City is smaller than Lin'an City, the wide moat of Xiangyang is unique in the world, the city walls are tall and thick, and there are still years of food and grass savings in the city. If it is an ordinary army, it may not be able to successfully conquer Xiangyang in ten years, and Lin'an City... Although it is a little larger, its defense does not seem to be the strongest."

"What my husband said is very sincere, and I think so, not to mention that the Ming army also has a new type of firearm called artillery, which is very powerful, so I think Lin'an cannot defend it."

Zhang Shi said slowly: "The Ming army said that as long as they reject their conditions, they will definitely fight until they break through the city wall. Although there is still an inner city wall to break through the outer city wall, the outer city wall is still not guaranteed. How long can the inner city wall resist the Ming army?"
Chapter completed!