The Qing army leader hurried to the gate of the Gongyuan.

He saluted Chen Ziling, who was already outside the sedan chair, and said, "Thank you for the reward from the prince and the lady, I will collect these carts of wine and meat for the brothers." ”

Chen Ziling frowned, "I was ordered by the prince to reward the soldiers, how can you be the one who will be killed?" Get out of the way, Mrs. Ben must personally distribute the wine and meat to each soldier, so as not to waste the prince's heart. ”

The leader of the Qing army was a little embarrassed, but he thought about it, since the prince knew about it, he had also reported it.

This woman is also the prince's person, and it is not a matter of being too offended.

He turned his head and glanced at the ten people, "Have you checked carefully?" ”

The ten people nodded and said, "I have checked, even the lady's sedan chair has been checked, and there is no abnormality." ”

Chen Ziling took advantage of the situation and snorted coldly: "Don't get out of the way?" ”

In desperation, the Qing army leader had no choice but to give way, slowly retreated to the side, and let the convoy enter the tribute courtyard.

Looking at the back of the convoy, the leader of the Qing army scolded in a low voice, "Shameless woman!" ”

The ten people stepped forward and said with a smile: "Zuo Ling is right, the Nanban woman is the most shameless." ”

"Shut up. Go and inform the brothers, you can eat anything else, you must not drink alcohol, who dares to disobey the order, I will cut off his head if something happens! The leader of the Qing army shouted angrily.

……。

Wine, without the slightest problem.

But there's something wrong with the wine world.

There is no problem with meat, melons and fruits, but there is a problem under the car.

There is no problem with the sedan chair, but there is a problem with the sedan chair driver and the coachman.

When so many problems come together, that's the big problem.

Half an hour, Chen Ziling led the convoy out of the Tribute Courtyard.

No one in the Qing army noticed that one of them was missing.

Less than a pillar of incense left the convoy, the Gongyuan caught fire, and the flames soared into the sky, and smoke rose into the air, accompanied by the explosion of gunpowder.

……。

When the light of the fire shone in the sky over half the city.

The soldiers of the Northern Expeditionary Army noticed it, and Wu Zheng also noticed it.

Everyone thought that the Tartars were slaughtering the people and burning the houses in a brutal and tyrannical manner.

As a result, the crowd was indignant, and the soldiers asked Wu to fight.

Wu Zheng agreed, and he changed his decision because of this inexplicable fire.

As a result, the 4,000 Northern Expeditionary Army quickly advanced from the main street in the city to the northern city.

……。

Dordor and Bolo also saw the fire.

At first, both of them thought that their men were plundering the people of the city.

Originally, they were going to stop it, but now, neither of them is sure that they will be able to win the battle with the Ming army tomorrow, so they don't have the heart to stop it, and letting the soldiers go crazy can also boost morale, right?

But not long after, the Qing army leader came again, but he did not break into the house directly to report, but asked the guards at the door to spread the word to the house.

After a while, Bolo came out, and the Qing army leader stepped forward and muttered a few words.

Bolo's face turned pale instantly.

He was stunned for a moment, and did not come to his senses until the priest in the room called to him.

Bolo turned around, but quickly turned back, and told the Qing army leader: "She has been to the Gongyuan, and she must not mention it again." Leak a word, I'll take you to ask. ”

"Yes."

……。

In fact, there is not much grain hoarding in the Gongyuan.

Nor is it the most important factor in the situation of the war.

The granary was burned, but there were 200,000 or 300,000 people in the city, that is, there was really no food, so they could take food on the spot and grab it, which is what the Tartars often do.

Therefore, this incident actually did not have much impact on the Qing army.

But everything depends on timing.

In the current situation of the fiasco in Dongcheng, the granary was burned, which is undoubtedly worse and a huge damage to the already low morale.

Even Dordor sat down on a stool when he heard the news of the burning of the granary.

When I heard the soldiers report that the Ming army had begun to launch a night attack.

He began to consider Bolo's suggestion and withdrew his troops to Taizhou in order to prepare for the future.

Dordor gave the order for the entire army to retreat.

……。

Boloze galloped.

He was rushing to the elegant courtyard of the Golden House.

When he reached the door, Bolo hesitated, raised his foot several times to step in, and then retreated.

He circled the door several times.

Finally, he took a deep breath and pushed the door open.

Walking to the main hall, Bolo found at a glance that Chen Ziling was sitting upright without a moment's time.

"Why are you still sitting stupidly, the enemy has hit the door, why don't you clean up quickly...... Uh, don't pack up, come with me. Bolo hurriedly stepped forward and tugged on Chen Ziling's sleeve.

Chen Ziling slowly withdrew her hand, "The prince will go by himself." I'm not leaving. ”

Bolo's hand froze in the air, "Why?" ”

"Actually, the prince should be able to guess that the Gongyuan ......."

"Say no more!" Bolo hurriedly spoke to stop him.

"The Tribute Courtyard is actually ......."

"Shut up!" Bolo was furious.

"I actually burned the Gongyuan." Chen Ziling said calmly and firmly.

Bolo's color changed instantly, his face turned blue and white, then turned red, and then ...... Returning to normal, he was not in a hurry or angry, and he said lightly: "You...... You shouldn't say it. As long as you don't say it, I don't know. But you want to say it, and now that I know, you should know what the consequences are. ”

Chen Ziling nodded and said, "I know." ”

"You...... Don't regret it? ”

Chen Ziling shook her head, and even had a hint of a smile.

"Why?" Bolo couldn't help but get excited, and asked loudly, "Is it because of him?" He doesn't want you anymore! ”

A trace of sadness flashed in Chen Ziling's eyes, and she shook her head, "It's not because of him, he's ...... Unworthy! ”

"And why are you?"

"If I say that it is for the three hundred and twenty-seven people of Wuzhuang who died unjustly under your butcher's knife in front of Guanqiaotou and Chaiwang Temple, do you believe it?"

Bolo was stunned.

Chen Ziling was crying, "I want him to die, I look forward to him dying day and night, all the time!" But I didn't want to involve those people, but they all died because of me. Do you know that many of those 300 people I knew, and I could even call them by name, but they died, and I killed them. ”

Bolo shook his head unconsciously, "This is war, and their death is not on your head." ”

Chen Ziling smiled and laughed miserably, "He doesn't die, I hate it so much that I can't sleep every night, I can only prick my arm with a needle to remind myself that I live to see him die...... Now, I can't sleep anymore, and I can only use a knife to cut my arm to relieve the guilt and guilt in my heart. ”

Chen Ziling pulled up her right arm, and her right arm was covered with new and old knife marks.

Bolo smiled bitterly: "In your heart, after all, you are still on his side...... Is that right? ”

"Nope." Chen Ziling shook her head, shaking very resolutely, but very miserable, "If there is no war, I may be willing to go with you...... Unfortunately, from the very beginning, we were a deal, I don't owe you, and you don't owe me ....... ”