Chapter 183: Don't mess up in the face of danger

Qu Shiyun knew that although the official title seemed to cost a penny, every abuse of the seal was consuming the prestige of the imperial court.

Therefore, Qu Shiyun would rather give more money than let the official title of the Ming Dynasty depreciate like a piece of waste paper.

But what can he do in this situation?

As if he had been pulled out of the backbone, he said, "What else, take a step, count it as a step." Let's get past the current hurdle first. ”

Zhang Tongchang and Qu Shiyun are old friends, and he has never seen Qu Shiyun like this. I also sighed in my heart, not knowing what to say.

"Report to your lord, something is wrong, Yangshuo is lost, and the Xia army has 100,000 iron cavalry, and they want to attack Guilin City from two roads." A servant stumbled in and said loudly.

"." Qu Shiyun was suddenly furious and said: "Where is there 100,000 iron horses in Zhang Xuan's hands, 100,000 is good, how can 100,000 come from?" ”

"But it's all over the city." The servant said.

"What?" Qu Shiyun and Zhang Tongchang stood up at the same time and said loudly.

The two of them looked at each other and immediately felt that something was wrong. Before the two of them could carefully analyze what was wrong, they heard someone stumbling in outside and said, "My lord, the people in the city heard that the thieves were coming, and they were all preparing to flee through the west gate." ”

Qu Shiyun said: "Has the requisition order been issued? ”

"It's been ordered." The low-level civil servant said.

Qu Shiyun took a deep breath, he immediately sorted out the logic, and said secretly: "I don't want my order, but let the thieves take advantage of it." ”

The people in the troubled times couldn't be more sensitive.

Especially Guilin, a city that has just been hit by war. The rebellion of King Jingjiang was not far away. At that time, Guilin was one of the main battlefields, and Qu Shiyun overseers came in from Wenchang Gate and quelled the rebellion of King Jingjiang.

However, whether the war is just or unjust, it is the people who suffer the most.

Naturally, the people still remember such things vividly.

If it's just a rumor, it's good to refute the rumor, but with the addition of Qu Shiyun's levy order, it will naturally be interpreted as a different taste.

If the Ming Dynasty is replaced by Daxia, many people will miss the Ming Dynasty, not only the Ming court, but also their original self. But if they want to shed their last drop of blood to defend the Ming Dynasty, they will be grateful.

Actually, if the Qing court did not have a shaving order. The situation in the south will never be in full swing for more than 10 years.

For the impending war, the first reaction of the people is always to flee.

Qu Shiyun immediately said: "You can't let this situation spread, Brother Zhang, immediately take your headquarters to block Xicheng."

Shing mun. No one is allowed to leave the city without my warrant. ”

There are not many soldiers in the city, and the strength of the people must be relied upon, if the people in Guilin City have fled, how can this Guilin City be defended?

Zhang Tongchang said: "Okay, but don't you go to Xicheng to inspect it?" ”

Qu Shiyun said: "I have one more important thing to do. ”

Zhang Tongchang doesn't know what this more important thing is? But now he could faintly hear the noise on the street. It's almost like a temple fair outside. But apparently not a temple fair. I know that if this mess is not settled down quickly, I am afraid that something will happen.

I left in a hurry.

Qu Shiyun tidied up his clothes, immediately commanded left and right, and said, "Go to the palace." ”

That's right, Qu Shiyun thinks the most important thing is to let the palace person settle down. Although the escape of the people was troublesome and chaotic, it was still a small matter. If the emperor fled, Guilin City would not have to be defended at all.

Qu Shiyun sat in a sedan chair and went out of the house.

I originally wanted to rest on the sedan chair for a while to relieve some of my spirit, and I thought about how to say to Yongli after waiting for a while. But when he got out of the governor's yamen, he hadn't walked a few steps before he could walk, and Qu Shiyun heard the noise in front of him.

So I got off the sedan car and took a look. At a glance, the streets are congested by the people.

No matter how many officials tried to open the road, they did not open a road that could accommodate the sedan chair.

Qu Shiyun's heart was even tighter, and he immediately got off the sedan chair and found a horse from his entourage. Turning over the horse, coupled with some guards, they forcibly carved a road in the middle of the street, and the people were more afraid of the officials.

Therefore, although it was crowded, they did not dare not give way to Qu Shiyun.

Stopping and stopping all the way, I finally came to the street in front of the imperial city.

This street is empty, and there are no people. Guy is next to the palace, and there are no families, and even if there are, they are high-ranking officials. The people will not live here. Naturally, it is sparsely populated, and there are not many people.

However, as soon as Qu Shiyun arrived at the main gate of the palace, he found that the group had just walked out of the palace gate.

Although this group of people was light and simple, Qu Shiyun could see at a glance that the person at the head was Pang Tianshou and Ma Jixiang, who was in charge of the guard. Who is this team, Qu Shiyun naturally understands it very well, it is the team of Yongli who escaped.

Qu Shiyun's worst fear happened in his heart.

He turned over and dismounted, knelt down on the street, and said, "The minister asks to see him." ”

Qu Shiyun knelt on the street alone, but as if there were thousands of troops, the convoy naturally did not dare to move.

Yongli heard Qu Shiyun's voice behind him, and immediately panicked, and said, "Qu Qing is here, this is like this."

What is good? ”

Yongli's feelings for Qu Shiyun are also very complicated, Yongli trusts Qu Shiyun very much on the one hand, Yongli is not stupid, of course he knows that many people around him support him in name, but in fact, he can't control it at all, if Liu Chengyin and others.

But Qu Shiyun is different.

Although Qu Shiyun was more strict with Yongli, he was indeed loyal to the Ming Dynasty. For the sake of the Ming Dynasty, you can give everything. But in the current situation, Qu Shiyun has to act in a hurry, so Yongli feels a kind of pressure. I was also secretly afraid of Qu Shiyun in my heart.

When Yongli couldn't make up his mind, Qu Shiyun shouted again: "Chen Qu Shiyun asks to see." ”

Yongli suddenly knew that this time he would not be able to meet each other, and said, "Xuan." Xuan, Xuan. ”

Yongli gave an order. Pang Tianshou immediately led Qu Shiyun onto the carriage where Yongli was.

The space above the carriage is not very large, it can only accommodate a case, Yongli is behind the case, Qu Shiyun is kneeling in front of the case, he is not ambiguous, and asks directly: "Where does Your Majesty want to go?" ”

Yongli said: "I don't want to go anywhere? ”

Qu Shiyun said: "Since this is the case, the minister has a play." ”

Yongli said: "Qu Aiqing, please speak." ”

Qu Shiyun said: "The thief has broken Yangshuo, and within a day or two, he will come to the city, and there are less than 10,000 soldiers in the city, and the soldiers of Yue Guogong are stationed in the north, and there is no news yet." The people were afraid, and the soldiers were worried. This is an existential crisis. ”

Yongli said: "In that case, let's leave Guilin." With Qu Aiqing's escort, I am also at ease. ”

Although Yongli is secretly afraid of Qu Shiyun in his heart, he still believes in Qu Shiyun's ability.

Qu Shiyun was shocked and said, "Who should behead His Majesty for this?" ”

Yongli was really taken aback, and said with some confusion: "Why is this so? ”

Qu Shiyun said: "Zhang Thief is here, known as 100,000 elite horses, the minister estimates, there are no 100,000 elite horses, but there are 350,000 fine horses. And the Cao thief was crisscrossing the Central Plains at the beginning, and the thief was the left and right hand of the rogue, so it was good to attack the thief, and the Cao thief was good at fighting. ”

"In the current situation, in Guilin City, there are only more than 1,000 cavalry of General Jiao."

"How can more than a thousand riders protect the safety of His Majesty's holy car?"

Qu Shiyun's words, false and real, true and false, there is no need to say that it is true, but what is false? The fake is that north of Guilin, west of it, mountains spread, plus there is the Li River separating it. If Yongli walked fast and entered the mountains, he would naturally be able to avoid Zhang Xuan's tracking.

Some generals can naturally see that this is inappropriate, but Yongli does not have that level. Therefore, when Yongli heard this, he immediately sweated profusely and said, "How should this be?" ”