But the problem is that the premise for the establishment of this mutual trust is that Chu Ge must obey Qi Yingzong's wishes, which is very detrimental to the defense of the capital.

In short, the matter has come to this, and it is temporarily unrealistic to consider another possibility.

Chu Ge decided to take a walk and try his best to help Li Gang defend the capital, and then he would be qualified to talk about other things.

If the defense of the city fails this time, think of other ways.

After some thought, Chu Ge decided to speed up the flow of time, go to the next court meeting as soon as possible, and look for an opportunity to follow Li Boxi and try to organize the defense of the entire capital.

However, what Chu Ge didn't expect was that as time passed by outside and it was getting dark, a servant hurriedly knocked on the door.

"Master, master!

"Sorry, I heard that Your Majesty... Your Majesty escaped from the city last night!

"The city is in chaos right now. Sir, please get up and take a look!"

Chu Ge couldn't help but be startled, and then said in shock: "What did you say?"

But before he could go out, white mist filled his eyes.

This means that his challenge this time has failed.

Before withdrawing from this slice of history, he once again saw the situation after the Jin soldiers went south from a God's perspective.

As the emperor fled, a large number of important ministers followed him out of the city. The news spread quickly and could not be concealed.

As a result, the entire capital became panicked and everyone was in danger. Many wealthy businessmen began to flee, and even the defenders were demoralized.

Although Li Boxi still worked hard to organize the defense, the Jin people were distracted and quickly defeated the capital.

Afterwards, the Jin people massacred, looted and looted the capital, and almost the entire northern part of the Qi Dynasty fell.

The Jingping Incident has arrived ahead of schedule.

Perhaps the only good news in this timeline is that because the two monarchs Qi Huizong and Qi Yingzong ran away quickly, they and some clan nobles were not kidnapped by the Jin people.

However, the appetite of the Jin people who captured the capital at an extremely fast pace became even greater, and they began to invade southward. During the exile, the emperor's decrees were blocked, and the garrison in various places did not have unified command. They even collapsed without fighting. The whole situation

It turned out to be even more difficult to deal with than the Jingping Incident.

Chu Ge's light spot in the capital dimmed the fastest, followed closely by Cenqiao Station, and then the nearby countryside and Heping County.

Obviously, the other three locations are basically dependent on the capital.

If the capital can block the main force of the Jin people, then there will be room for stubborn resistance in other places. Once the capital falls, the Jin people can divide their armies to quickly sweep away the surrounding areas, and then follow up with the Jin people who attack Taiyuan City.

The troops merged together and eventually it was out of control.

Returning to the original scene, Chu Ge slapped his forehead in annoyance.

“I hunt geese all the year round, but my eyes were pecked out by geese...

"I know that it is recorded in the history books that Qi Yingzong had the idea of ​​​​escape, but I didn't expect it to come so quickly and suddenly... Moreover, according to historical records, wasn't he stopped by Li Boxi?

"It's a pity that the other three buddies in this dungeon, I don't know who they are, were implicated by me."

Chu Ge couldn't help but blame himself.

The scribe he chose this time should be very confident in himself and wanted to carry, but he didn't expect that it would become a breakthrough because of an oversight.

"Come again!"

Chu Ge was a little speechless, but this was a simple mistake after all. It was just because he hadn't adapted to the brain circuit of this copy that he overturned.

Soon, Chu Ge came to the court again.

This time he made the same rhetoric as before. Whether the emperor was happy or not should be put aside first, and he should show his kindness to Li Boxi first. After all, defending the capital at this time is the first priority.

After returning to his home, Chu Ge didn't dare to turn his back on what was going on outside the window.

He directly asked his servants to prepare the carriage and went straight to Li Boxi's house.

…

The capital city at night seemed a little depressing in its silence.

Although the Jin troops were heading south at this time, there were still a few days left before they could actually besiege the capital.

But no one can tell exactly how many days it will take.

After the Jin people easily broke through the Yellow River defense line, they moved southward in an unstoppable manner. This is certainly the reason why the Jin soldiers fought bravely and the Qi army collapsed at the first touch, but more importantly, I am afraid there is also a gap in combat strategy.

Unlike the West Route Army that was blocked in the fortified city of Taiyuan, after the East Route Army easily captured Yanjing by surrendering generals, the entire East Route to the capital city was virtually undefendable, and there was no fortified city like Taiyuan like a nail.

It was also firmly nailed to the southward route of the Eastern Route Army.

From this perspective, perhaps it is understandable that Jin Bing is so unstoppable.

But in fact, people who know a little bit about the inside will know that although there is no strong city like Taiyuan, there are also various small towns on the road, and there are many prefectures and counties, and these scattered soldiers add up to a lot of usable soldiers.

of.

If these military officials could act decisively and use less troops to attack the grain road behind the Jin people and cover up and kill the lone Jin soldiers, the situation at this time would still be completely different.

But this better possibility in imagination never appeared.

In this huge chaos, every officer in charge of the army thought that he might be powerless. Facing the sharp edge of the Jin people, going alone was asking for death. But if all the Qi Dynasty troops on the entire east road were embracing

With this kind of thinking, the only possible final result is to be driven straight in by the Jin people.

Therefore, Qi Yingzong should also know that if he wants to run away, now is the best time.

If we delay a little longer, a few days will fly by in the blink of an eye, and by then the Jin soldiers will be at the city gates, surrounding the entire capital, and even if they want to escape, they will be unable to fly.

——The soldiers have no eyesight and fled in the chaos. If the Jin soldiers encountered them, it would be difficult to tell whether they were ministers or emperors. If something happened, it would be an unacceptable outcome for a noble person like the emperor.

Therefore, after today's court meeting, officials who were "good at figuring out what's best for them" privately asked to see the emperor and told them what the emperor had been looking forward to at the court meeting, but no ministers had ever dared to say it publicly.

that possibility.

Escape.

So, after a high-sounding statement of the pros and cons, the emperor decided to play such a farce at the instigation of some jester.

Under the cover of night, the emperor drove in a very low-key manner, without the usual pomp and show on the streets. Instead, he just dressed up like an ordinary high-ranking official and quietly but somewhat hurriedly headed towards the city gate on the side.

The Qi Dynasty was a dynasty without curfew, and there were some historical reasons for this.

The original Daliang City originally had many markets, which were closed and locked every night, and people could not take to the streets for no reason. However, as the commercial economy of the Qi Dynasty gradually developed, the boundaries of the entire market were quickly destroyed, so that at night

Maintaining the curfew has become very difficult and the nightlife is bustling.

After several unsuccessful attempts to restore the curfew, the capital had actually canceled the curfew at this time, and at its most prosperous time, it became a veritable city that never sleeps.

However, during this period, due to the Jin people going south, the entire capital became panicked. So the emperor issued an edict to strengthen patrols at night. In such a tense atmosphere, fewer people were willing to take to the streets late at night.

, so the entire capital seemed a little lonely at this time.

The emperor's driver deliberately avoided the busier streets and hurried toward the side gate.

In the spacious carriage, Qi Yingzong's figure swayed slightly with the bumps. However, he could not hide the joy of being about to escape from the cage.

And in this joy, there may be some anger: My father can run, why can't I run?

The relationship between the emperor and his son was actually far from as harmonious as most people imagined.

Although he was enthroned, Qi Yingzong was actually not Qi Huizong's favorite among the many princes. This fact, both father and son knew as clearly as a mirror.

What's more, being born into an imperial family, there is no family affection at all.

Imperial power was only allowed to be enjoyed by one person, and neither Qi Huizong, who became the Supreme Emperor, nor Qi Yingzong, who had just ascended the throne, was willing to share power with others.

No matter whether this person is his father or his son.

For Qi Yingzong, when he first learned that he was going to become the emperor, he was surprised and a little excited. But after he ascended the throne, various troubled things made him have more complicated emotions.

The Jin people are about to go south and surround the capital in a few days. Why can my father run away unharmed and leave this mess to me, but I can only live and die with the capital?

I am the Son of Heaven, so why should I put myself in danger? Why should I be subject to the control of hundreds of civil and military officials?

This kind of thought will naturally arise the moment everyone becomes the emperor, and will continue to ferment amidst the constant tension of the situation, and gradually become a strong idea that dominates the heart.

If imperial power is a good medicine for monarchs with great talents and strategies, allowing them to display their ambitions with even greater power, then for emperors with lower levels of talent, learning, moral character, and ambition, it is more like a possibility.

Addictive poisons will not only fail to stimulate any determination to achieve success, but will instead allow the selfish desires in the dark corners of the heart to expand without limit.

Therefore, Qi Yingzong thought that he could play a trick of "kill first and report later", and find a way to escape from the capital first, and let's talk about the rest later.

As those few jesters said, he is now the emperor, the most powerful person in the world. Even if he makes some decisions, it is for the sake of the overall situation. If the capital falls, he, the emperor, cannot risk his life...

Even if he leaves, the capital still has Li Boxi and a group of important ministers. It is also the problem of these ministers that they cannot defend the city.

Who dares to challenge the emperor?

But not long after, Qi Yingzong in the carriage began to realize that something was wrong.

The carriage stopped, and there were some noisy sounds ahead.

He slightly opened some car curtains and asked in a low voice: "What's going on?"

The personal eunuch quickly reported: "The official family, it's Li Boxi, Li Hao and others, stopped the driver, said yes, said yes..."

Before he finished speaking, the emperor heard Li Boxi's voice coming from the front.
To be continued...