first minister

Longshou Prefecture, the city of the state.

"Master Bai, come and respect you!"

"Master Bai is a hero in this world, and we really admire him!"

"We are so lucky to be able to work with Mr. Bai!"

"Of course, as the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together, people flock together. If Mr. Bai is not the best among men, how can he be a close friend with Xia Langzhong?"

"It is said that Mr. Xia is a genius that is rare to see in a century. I think Mr. Bai is no worse than him!"

In a high-end restaurant in Zhoucheng, several local officials and gentry enthusiastically toasted Baiyun while touting them.

On that day, the rebels captured Longshou Prefecture and incorporated the city's defenders. There were still many people trying to make a move in this prefecture city that had been run by Xiao Fengshan for many years.

But after Mr. Zhao personally came to "visit" the heads of several major aristocratic families, they all immediately became honest.

Not only did he provide money for labor, he also offered to send his direct descendants to integrate into the new order in the state.

And as the Yu family, one of the four leading families in Shilin, took the initiative to voice its support, at least on the surface, the city seemed to be stable.

Today's banquet at a restaurant in the city is a vivid reflection of the current harmonious situation in the city.

Bai Yunbian was not a calm and thoughtful person to begin with. He was quite a bit carried away by the adulation from everyone. He refused to accept anyone who came, and he was already a bit drunk after drinking.

He stood up unsteadily holding the wine glass, stretched out his hand to press it, closed his eyes and tilted his head, and slowly chanted:
"Thieves in three rivers are called heroes, and people all over the world are ruined. But with the white clouds here, chatting and laughing can go to the end of the world!"

"it is good!"

"Good spirit!"

"What a literary talent!"

They all clapped and cheered, holding up Bai Yunbian's waist and swelling his chest. He was so proud that he raised his glass to invite everyone, "All the virtuous people have arrived, let's all drink together!"

"Drink together!"

boom!
The door was pushed open, and a man dressed in red blew into the room with the autumn wind.

"Everyone, sorry to disturb you."

Ye Hongluan first bowed to everyone solemnly, then looked at the white clouds and said calmly: "I'm going back."

Bai Yunbian was drunk, "Hui, what, I'm drinking happily here!"

When Ye Hongluan heard this, he knew that Bai Yunbian was really drunk. He would not dare to talk to her like this even if he had not given up his courage, so he softened his tone and said, "Mr. Zhao has something to do with you, and there are many official matters in the house." Just deal with it and it’s almost done.”

Bai Yunbian waved his hand, "Why rush? I have made such great achievements and been tired for so long, but I still can't enjoy it."

Halfway through his words, a hand knife hit his neck accurately. Ye Hongluan directly picked up Bai Yunbian and said, "You guys are laughing."

Then, they turned around neatly and went out, and the two accompanying guards thoughtfully closed the door for them.

Everyone stood by the window, watching Ye Hongluan cross Bai Yunbian on the horse, urging the horse to leave, and sighed, "It is indeed a rouge tiger! In the past, we only saw rouge, but today we can see the power of the tiger."

Da da da.

The sound of horse hooves stopped in the Zhou Mu Mansion, where Bai Yunbian, Su Yuanshang, Mr. Zhao and others now live.

Ye Hongluan took Bai Yunbian down and carried him into the mansion himself.

After placing him in the main hall, Ye Hongluan asked someone to bring him a basin of cold water and wiped his face himself. Then Bai Yunbian also woke up leisurely under the stimulation of the cold water.

The drunkenness was still lingering, and he looked at Ye Hongluan with drunken eyes, a little displeased, "What are you doing?"

Ye Hongluan said calmly: "It just so happens that you and I are not married yet. If you are still like this, then we will terminate our engagement and part ways."

Upon hearing this, Bai Yunbian was so frightened that he almost woke up from the wine, and quickly said: "What are you doing!"

Ye Hongluan looked at him, "Succeeded in occupying the state city. If you had great ambitions, you should have immediately received the account books and documents left by the state, mastered the state's taxes and population, and understood how Xiao Fengshan was in charge of the state's government and military affairs, so as to quickly Improve your political capabilities."

"And you? Since entering the city, you have been drinking and feasting every day, drunk and dreaming. If you feel that this is your only ambition in life, there is no need to say more, but although I, Ye Hongluan, do not necessarily want to find a peerless hero to serve as my Husband, but I don’t want to spend my life with a person who has no ambition.”

Bai Yunbian was still a little confused when he heard this, and subconsciously defended: "Uncle Su Shi is here for government affairs, and Old Man Zhao is here for military affairs. I contacted the big families and helped with people's affairs, so I didn't waste my time!"

"shameless!"

Mr. Zhao, the owner of the village, walked in with a cold face, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he avenged the fact that he had been so angry with this bitch several times in the past few days.

"If you want to learn, what can't you learn? How can I and Chongjiu stop you? You clearly feel that you have made a small contribution, so you are satisfied and feel that it is great and you can enjoy the admiration of everyone! Tails! You deserve to be raised to the sky!"

"Hey!" Bai Yunbian pressed the armrest and stood up. Just as he was about to confront the old guy who was adding insult to injury, he found Ye Hongluan looking at him coldly. He immediately did not dare to sneer and muttered: "What do you mean by a little credit? You Just jealous of me!”

"Am I jealous?" Mr. Zhao took out a secret letter from his arms and slapped it into Bai Yunbian's hand, "See for yourself! What does great work mean?"

Bai Yunbian held the letter, but did not open it immediately. Instead, he glanced at the old village owner Zhao suspiciously, "You are so skilled in your footsteps. Could it be that you have prepared this move to regain the situation?"

The old village owner Zhao stared at his thoughts. Before he could speak, Ye Hongluan coughed slightly. Baiyunbian immediately became scared. He honestly began to read the letter in his hand.

Then he was dumbfounded.

He always felt that he had taken chestnuts from the fire, thought that ordinary people would not dare to think of, subdued Xiong Baoquan, and then quickly conquered the two counties and laid a solid foundation for the overall situation of Longshou Prefecture. It was not only a rare achievement, but also the essence of Xia Jingyun's behavior. There was even a feeling that youth was better than blue, but unexpectedly, Xia Jingyun turned the sky upside down.

He looked at the pieces of information written on the letter paper, as if Xia Jingyun was personally demonstrating to him what it means to take chestnuts from the fire, and what it means to think about things that ordinary people dare not think about.

The most important thing is, just think about it, and it will be done!

In comparison, my own achievements seem to be nothing to be proud of.

What?It is already very powerful compared to ordinary people.

When did I, Mr. Bai, need to compete with ordinary people?
He looked up to the sky and sighed, "If there is whiteness, why is there summer?"

Seeing his suddenly dejected look, Mr. Zhao, the owner of the village, snorted angrily, "A man, what's the use of being pretentious here!"

Bai Yunbian rolled his eyes at him, said nothing or moved.

The old village owner Zhao stepped forward and kicked him, "Get up! I will give you another great achievement!"

Bai Yunbian glanced at him again, his eyes seemed to say: Just you?

"Hey! Forget it!"

Mr. Zhao turned around and was about to leave, but Bai Yunbian immediately stopped him and said, "I was wrong. Mr. Zhao, please tell me."

The old village owner Zhao whispered a few words in his ear.

Bai Yunbian's eyes lit up and he looked overjoyed. He looked at Old Manor Master Zhao, "Old Manor Master, you are so kind! If you don't abandon me, I would like to be your adoptive father."

"Get away! I belong to your grandfather's generation!"

Mr. Zhao, the owner of the village, walked away and said, "If things go wrong, just find a piece of tofu and kill yourself!"
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Xiangyang.

On the city wall, a tall man with a steady appearance stood on the city tower, reaching out and pressing the bricks of the city wall. Although his body was still upright, his eyebrows were wrinkled into a Sichuan character, quietly betraying the pressure in his heart.

Following his gaze, opposite him were layers of military camps. Standing on the high city wall, one could clearly see pieces of siege equipment being built and piled up, and a support army gathered here.

Surabaya and Yunmeng prefectures are vast and rich in resources. Just looking at this formation makes people feel powerless.

Wang Jixiong's ears seemed to still have an adult's advice, "You are the person I trust the most. I will entrust you to guard Xiangyang, a most important place. No matter what happens, you only have to do it for me." Xiang stops Yunmengzhou's soldiers and horses, and the rest will be taken care of. Can I trust you?"

Wang Jixiong remembers that at that time he answered decisively "Yes!" 】

Therefore, even now, facing several times the number of enemies outside;

Facing officials and gentry who constantly persuaded and lobbied for their surrender;
Faced with the obviously better choice and ending;

He remained unwavering.

There is only one city, facing two states,

Then use one city to shake two states!
He slowly tore off the letter paper in his hand. The letter paper with the imperial court's message and the admonishment of the general opposite turned into crumbs and flew down the city. The first snowfall of the year began in Xiangyang City.

"General."

A soldier came over and said solemnly: "Just now, Liu Youcai and the others captured another group of rich people in the city who gathered to try to start a rebellion in Kaicheng to support them. How should we deal with them?"

Wang Jixiong said solemnly: "At the cost of their lives, let these rich families provide money and food. If they can't get it, they will be killed!"

Once you have made up your mind, there is no turning back!

An hour later, there was a loud shout of killing.

Xiangyang has entered the bitterly cold winter ahead of schedule.
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Guanglingzhou, Jinling City.

This city is so famous that even if it is regarded as the state city of Guangling Prefecture, it has not lost its name like other state cities and is still proudly called Jinling.

Guangling Prefecture, which is the most prosperous in the world, and Jinling County, which is the most prosperous in Guangling, are the most prosperous places in the world after Zhongjing.

The head of the Shi family, who had amassed a huge amount of wealth with the help of the Records of the Stone, was not even considered the top rich man in Jinling City, which shows how wealthy Jinling was.

Those who can sit here are absolutely trusted ministers of the emperor.

When the late emperor died and the prince succeeded to the throne, Xiao Fengshan, who was in charge of the power, made his first personnel adjustments. Even his trusted Longshou Prefecture had not had time to move. The first person to comfort him was Guangling Prefecture Mu Xiang Xiyuan.

The reason why it was comfort rather than exchange was because Xiang Xiyuan, the pastor of Guangling Prefecture, was quite charming and cunning in character. He was reprimanded by Su Zongzhe in person and his official career was suppressed. Later, he followed Qin Weizhong's path and was slowly promoted.

Therefore, he and the Su family were determined not to pee in the same pot.

Emperor Chongning arranged for Xiang Xiyuan to sit in Guangling, also with the intention of guarding against the Su family. This arrangement was complete enough, and Xiao Fengshan, who had just taken power, did not act rashly again.

At this moment, Xiang Xiyuan was sitting in the governor's mansion, with a messenger standing in front of him.

"Sir, following the message sent by Fei Ge from Xiangyang, the Yunmeng Prefecture army came out of Xiangyang. They fought in Xiangyang last night. The battle was fierce and there were many casualties on both sides."

Xiang Xiyuan held the tea cup and blew the foam gently, "What about Longshou Prefecture?"

"Longshou Prefecture, under the command of Wudang Cavalry Colonel Xia Yunfei, is mobilizing a large army to pursue Xiang Xiao's army."

Xiang Xiyuan slowly breathed a sigh of relief, "In this way, I can sit back and relax."

He collapsed in relief, "I am really afraid that they will attack from both sides and leave Zhongjing alone to attack me in Guangling Prefecture. If the imperial reinforcements fail to arrive in time, I will call for help from heaven and earth, and the earth will not work." .”

The aide on the side waved his hand to ask the messenger to step aside, and then said softly: "Proprietor, are you really not considering accepting the message from the Central Government? Raise the flag to respond?"

Xiang Xiyuan shook his head, "Response to what? The old dog of the Su family has gained fame this time. What benefits can I gain by following this court?"

The staff frowned slightly, "But now that they occupy the great cause of the imperial court, as soon as this memorandum comes out, there will definitely be many people who will join in. How about we remain indifferent?"

Xiang Xiyuan shook his head again, "As an official, I have the right to not rush to take sides. What's more, the current situation will remain the same for a month. Who can guarantee that whoever is in power now will definitely win? Mr. Yingying and Xiao Fengshan There are at least [-] troops, and they are all near Zhongzhou and can arrive in less than two or three days. If we raise the flag rashly, what will happen if the document has not been delivered to Zhongjing and someone has changed on the throne?"

After hearing this, the staff had nothing to say, so they cupped their hands and said, "My boss, I think I'm stupid."

Xiang Xiyuan waved his hand reservedly, "It's not that you are stupid, it's that your position is not high enough, so naturally you can't understand."

The staff suddenly thought, "What if they raid Jinling like what happened in Longshou Prefecture?"

Xiang Xiyuan was startled, then shook his head, "Most of their troops are on the front line of Xiangyang, and capturing Xiangyang, opening up the road to Zhongjing, and supporting the isolated city of Zhongjing is their top priority, and they won't do it."

He stood up and clasped his hands behind his back, "Besides, we have tens of thousands of naval troops in Jinling arrayed outside and a fortified city with high walls to protect the inside. How can they just randomly send a team to make a surprise attack? I am not like Ma Lirong. Wait for the waste!"

The staff finally breathed a sigh of relief and nodded slowly, "What the proprietor said is true. I am worrying too much."

Xiang Xiyuan smiled softly and his tone became a little more relaxed, "Now that the crisis is over, let's have a banquet tonight to relax."

The staff member smiled and bowed his head, "I'll make arrangements right now."

Night fell quietly, and the pattering autumn rain sprinkled into Jinling City.

In the Prefectural Shepherd's Mansion, there was a lot of cheers and cheers.

"What a pity, without the music of silk and bamboo orchestra, this feast lacks some fun!"

"Be careful! The Emperor Daxing has not yet gone to the funeral, how dare you have fun with silk and bamboo."

"Yes, yes, I made a mistake!"

"Listening to the solitude of the autumn rain and seeing this hall full of distinguished guests, isn't it a different feeling?"

"Haha, wonderful!"

"Brother Zheng, do you think our Guangling Prefecture, which is connected to Yunmeng to the west and Longshou to the north, will be okay?" "It depends on what the two sides think, but according to common sense, they will still rush to Zhongjing. For them For us, it’s not a big worry for us! What’s more, there is a naval force waiting outside Jinling City, and there is such a solid city defense inside, it is not so easy to break through!”

"Brother Zheng, thank you very much. I feel relieved now!"

On the main seat, Xiang Xiyuan raised his wine glass and said loudly: "Everyone, the overall situation of Guangling Prefecture depends on you. Let us drink this cup together and prosper together for a long time!"

The sound of the banquet in the governor's mansion could not be heard by the riverside outside the city.

The autumn rain weaves a dreamlike mist on the river surface, and it is also like a bead curtain that blocks people's sight.

On the river, more than a dozen warships slid down the river, sliding silently towards the location of the Jinling Navy amid the surging waves.

On a watchtower by the river, Niu Hailong slowly walked up the stairs.

As a junior scout of the Jinling navy, he could not afford his parents' expectations that he would become a dragon in the sea. He could only serve as the lowest level of the scouts, watching alone on the watchtower in the dead of night and at the worst time.

Watching the enemy is like watching his illusory future.

But he is not a perfunctory person. Even under such circumstances, he still sticks to his duties. He does not sleep in the leeward corner of the watchtower like others, nor does he relax because the big shot in the city said today that the enemy will not come again. alert.

He just stood like a javelin, his eyes sweeping across the calm river surface, watching for all possible movements.

Nothing at all.

He was used to this kind of futility and did not relax because of it. He was holding a spear in one hand, and his body seemed to be competing with the spear to stand tall. His eyes were on duty within his duty time, without any slack.

The night was getting darker, and the big shots in the city must have fallen asleep tiredly after enjoying themselves. The laughter that could not reach his ears was probably gone.

The autumn wind gradually filled the entire naval camp with a chill. The soldiers in the camp must have rested their heads on the waves, smiling happily in their sleep.

Niu Hailong took a deep breath, shuddered, and moved his somewhat stiff hands and feet.

When he picked up the spear and cast his gaze towards the river, he suddenly saw groups of black shadows, like silent ghosts, following the waves of the river towards the navy camp.

"Enemy attack!"

He immediately grabbed the horn in a hurry and blew out a distant sob in the autumn night.

But a cold light suddenly enlarged in his pupils. Before he could dodge, he felt a pain in his chest and fell down on his back.

But his dedication and hard work were not in vain. That warning finally woke up his fellow sailors who were looking downstairs.

Ever since, the continuous sound of horns sounded one after another in the cold wind of autumn night.

The navy's warships were also awakened one after another, and they took action one after another, rushing towards the warships that were moving down the river like ghosts.

Seeing that they could not make a sneak attack, the enemy warships on the attacking battleship lit up the lights instantly, illuminating the river in the dark night. What was supposed to be a sneak attack massacre turned into a hand-to-hand battle because of a serious sentry.

When anxious information was introduced into the city, Guangling Prefecture Mu Xiang Xiyuan, who woke up from his concubine's broad mind, was frightened out of his drunkenness. He hurriedly climbed up the city wall in his outer robe and looked at the city from a distance. A fleet came from upstream, patting the cold bricks and stones of the city wall and shouting curses.

"Damn it, I knew that the old dog of the Su family was not a good thing! You are still thinking of sneak attack on my Jinling!"

He looked sternly, looked at the not-so-big battleships, and shouted coldly: "Send the order! All the navymen come out! We must annihilate this fleet! Let the old dog of the Su family know that my Jinling is not that easy to fight!"

Following the drums and flags, the warships of the Jinling Navy seemed to be moving slowly but in fact they quickly gathered upstream. The high-rise ships raised their rackets, the iron-wrapped collision ships gathered momentum, and the soldiers on the cruising speedboats drew their bows and fired. .

The murderous aura is quietly condensing.

Facing the tall ships of the Jinling Navy, these dozen or so medium-sized warships that failed to make a sneak attack seemed to be doomed to their inevitable fate.

In the midst of the hustle and bustle, not many people on the broad river noticed that dozens or hundreds of black shadows jumped from those warships, fell into the river, and disappeared immediately.

This did not include Sun Anshui, deputy commander of the Jinling Navy, who was standing high on a ship. Those dumpling-like black figures instantly sent a chill down his spine.

Before he could shout out, a gorgeous meteor shower flashed across the sky.

When the meteor shower fell in front of him, he realized that it was not a meteor shower at all, but a rocket with the glory of death!
The rockets accurately hit the warships that were originally thought to be filled with soldiers and naval forces. The ships were doused with oil in advance and filled with flammable materials, and they burst out with brilliant light in an instant.

Beautiful, gorgeous, and eye-catching, autumn rain cannot diminish it at all.

But in the eyes of Jinling Navy, he seemed to be the most terrifying devil in the world.

"Turn around!"

"Turn the rudder!"

"Avoid them!"

Anxious shouts suddenly sounded on the river, but it was too late.

More than a dozen medium-sized warships on fire crashed into the Jinling Navy ship group that was caught off guard.

The fire spread quickly, as if a grand fireworks were set off on the river.

While Sun Anshui tried his best to direct the navy officers and soldiers to escape and flee, he turned his head and took a look. His scalp was numb and his soul was gone.

I saw a huge ship that was almost the same size as their navy ship cutting through the dark night and approaching quietly.

Behind it, one ship, two ships
Like a killer lurking in the dark night, when the Jinling Navy was in chaos, it revealed its bloodthirsty fangs!
"Enemy attack!"

Sun Anshui roared with all his strength. On the city wall, Xiang Xiyuan naturally noticed their movements. His face suddenly changed with fright, and he said fiercely: "Send the order, soldiers from all over the place support the navy! We must preserve the combat strength of the navy. No matter what the cost, we must wipe out this group of thieves!"

The expression of the general on the side changed slightly and he opened his mouth to speak. Xiang Xiyuan turned his head and cursed: "Are you deaf? Go quickly!"

The general hurriedly responded with clasped fists, turned around and hurried away.

He left, but others came.

A group of gentry from the city came in a hurry, "Sir, the enemy is attacking?"

Xiang Xiyuan looked confident in front of these people at this moment, pointing to the river not far away, "It doesn't matter, the enemy has used some tricks, but our naval force is strong. Please join me to see the soldiers." How can we win!"

Qinglongkou is located on the northeast river of Jinling City. In the past, nearly [-]% of the Jinling navy was stationed here to prevent enemies from the north entering the river from the Huaihe River.

But at this moment, as the battle upstream began, under military orders, the place was completely empty, with only a few teams of old and weak people on duty.

The autumn rain was pouring down, and these people were just resting in the camp, not willing to brave the cold wind and rain to go on a pointless lookout.

Jiang Er was a veteran of the navy. He was resting in the tent with a group of comrades when he suddenly heard a rustling sound. He stretched out his foot and kicked the person next to him, "Hey, Did you hear it? There seems to be movement outside!"

"You are getting old, are your ears blocked by wax?" The man beside him turned over impatiently, wrapped himself in a smelly quilt, and continued to sleep.

After all, Jiang Er was a veteran. After listening again, it seemed that there was indeed a sound. He immediately put on his shoes and clothes and walked out.

When he opened the tent, a cold wind blew, but the next moment he suddenly froze.

I saw a wave of soldiers rushing towards the city along their location.

Just as he was about to speak, a sword light suddenly lit up.

Tick ​​tick tick, what is dripping on the tip of the knife is unknown whether it is rain with blood or blood with rain.

On the river, the battle has entered its most stalemate stage.

Although the Jinling Navy suffered heavy losses and was against the current, after all, fighting at home, the fleet personnel were far superior to this surprise attack. After panic, with the support of the big shots in the city, they still withstood it. The pressure did not turn into a rout, but regrouped and gradually stabilized the position.

The two sides launched a bloody battle in which no one could take advantage.

In Jinling City, everyone's attention was attracted by the battle on the river. No one knew that under the east city gate, a group of men in black rushed to the city gate. After an almost silent massacre, they quietly opened the door. The city gate.

A flood of soldiers poured in along the city gate.

Several groups of little beggars, led by their leaders, jumped through the streets and alleys, shouting, "The officers and soldiers have broken through the city, and the state pastor is dead. Surrender and serve, and don't wait until the time comes!"

The clear and childish shouts were heard in every mansion and courtyard in the rainy night, bringing fear and panic.

A sergeant wearing the armor of a court officer hurriedly climbed up the stairs and came to Xiang Xiyuan. He looked at Zhou Mu who was surrounded by a group of gentry and shouted: "My lord, it's not good! There are rich people in the city offering their services to the city. Tens of thousands of dragon-headed troops have already arrived." Entering the city!"

"what?"

Xiang Xiyuan looked back hurriedly and saw long dragons holding torches passing through the city, rushing towards the Prefectural Shepherd's Mansion.

Xiang Xiyuan grabbed the sergeant's clothes and asked, "Who do you think they are?"

The sergeant quietly pulled out a dagger from his waist and stabbed it accurately into Xiang Xiyuan's chest, "We are the Dragon Head Army!"

He immediately faced the horrified gentry in the city and the soldiers who surrounded the city in an instant, and shouted angrily: "The imperial army has broken through the city, Xiang Xiyuan is dead, and Jinling's defeat is determined! Those who want to survive, surrender quickly!"

All the gentry were stunned. Suddenly, a gentry took a look at the battle below, gritted his teeth, rushed out, took the knife from the sergeant on the side, and slashed Xiang Xiyuan's body with the knife.

"The Tao family of Jinling is willing to follow Master Wang!"

Someone took the lead, and immediately a second person rushed up, took the knife and chopped it down, "The Xue family of Jinling is willing to follow Master Wang!"

"The Jia family of Jinling is willing to follow Master Wang!"

"The Cao family of Jinling is willing to follow Master Wang!"

With loud shouts and slashes, Xiang Xiyuan was already bloody and bloody. As all the defenders on the city disarmed, the overall situation in Jinling City was completely stabilized.

The sergeant was leaning against the city wall, his back completely soaked with cold sweat, and his fingertips and calves were still trembling with excitement.

But they won!

On the surface of the river, Dongting Navy Commander Zhou Gongjin wiped the rain from his face and cursed: "Damn it, what's going on with Master Zhao! If nothing happens, all the men under me will die. !”

As soon as he finished speaking, a chorus of shouts suddenly sounded from above the city, "Jinling City has been destroyed, Xiang Xiyuan is dead, surrender and be spared!"

The torch illuminated the city head, illuminating the clear flags.

【white】.

"Beside me, Bai Yun, the leader of the thieves is dead. The remaining crimes will not be punished! Surrender quickly and avoid death and punishment!"

The officers and soldiers repeated his words together, and their shouts resounded in the night sky, shattering the courage of all resistance.

On a rainy night in Jinling, it was completely quiet.

In the autumn of the 24th year of Chongning in the Great Xia Dynasty, on the third day after the new emperor succeeded to the throne, Dongting Navy and Longshou Army made a surprise attack on Guangling Prefecture, and descended to Jinling on a rainy night beside white clouds!
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In Zhongjing City, order has slowly been restored.

Different from the previous time when the prince usurped the throne, the whole city was permeated with a kind of majesty and righteousness, and everyone was no longer panic-stricken, worried that one day they would suddenly be imprisoned for questioning.

Under such a trend, the order of the harem, the operation of the court, and the reputation of the capital have gradually returned to normal.

However, there is another thing on everyone's mind, and that is the enthronement ceremony.

What they were worried about was not the emperor's formal sacrifice to the ancestors of heaven and earth through the enthronement ceremony and his assumption of the throne, but the matters of merit, deeds and rewards that had been ignored by His Majesty and the Central Committee.

They were curious whether Old Xianggong Su, who was the first to raise the flag to support the King of Jiaodong County, would come back and become prime minister again;
They wonder whether Wanxiang will still repeat his tragic fate and become a prime minister who does not deserve the name;

They were curious about whether Wei Yuanzhi, the former Minister of Revenue, could take advantage of the situation and enter the center, and what position he could take;
They wondered who would fill the vacant positions after killing so many nobles;
What they are most curious about is whether the number one scholar who made the great contribution to supporting the dragon will repeat his feat of moving three times in one day, or will he ascend directly to the sky in one step and become the leader of the central government; will he be granted the title of a marquis, a duke, or even a king?

In the streets these days, countless people are eating roast duck and drinking wine, happily discussing these topics.

At the center of the conversation, Xia Jingyun was in the bamboo forest outside the city, looking at Jiang Yuhu who was leaping on a horse with a spear in hand, and bowed deeply.

"Thank you!"

Jiang Yuhu glanced at him and frowned, "There's so much nonsense, and he smells sour and rotten."

Xia Jingyun smiled, "I'm waiting for your good news."

"if not?"

Jiang Yuhu snorted, "Is there anyone else in this court who can do this?"

"just wait!"

Jiang Yuhu whipped his riding whip and headed straight for Sishui Pass with a few personal guards.

There, Yue Pingwu led 1 people to garrison.

Jiang Yuhu will take over the command and challenge the British Duke and Xiao Fengshan's tens of thousands of troops face to face.

On the eve of the enthronement ceremony, the news finally came that Duke Yingying and Xiao Fengshan each led their elite troops and marched towards the central capital, which shocked the capital.

Xia Jingyun was sitting in the Hou Mansion, smiling at the situation. (End of chapter)