After being exiled, I led my whole family to rebel.

Chapter 315 The north is exposed
Except her skin is slightly whiter.

But even though she was dressed in a nondescript manner, even though she looked so young and immature, no one here dared to look down upon her.

This woman could level the entire Qiongzhou with a wave of her arm.

The iron army behind her had a serious look and sharp eyes, guarding their goddess like heavenly soldiers and generals.

Mr. Cao, the Lord of Qiongzhou Prefecture, had already knelt down with everyone and called out "Kneel down and worship His Highness King Zhao" three times. Xu Zhenying quickly took two steps and helped Mr. Cao and all the civil and military officials to their feet. Her voice did not sound cold or cold. Hot, with the majesty of a superior, "There is no need to kneel on the territory of my Jinzhou Prefecture."

Everyone quickly agreed.

Xu Zhenying looked up again at the people on the city wall and at the city gate. Seeing them looking at her in shock and fear, a smile appeared on her face and she waved to everyone.

"Everyone, I didn't want to bother you with this trip today, but since I, Xu Zhenying, have entered the city, I might as well ask everyone to come out and see my face. From today on, you are my subjects, Xu Zhenying. Recognize my face. I am in the Qiongzhou government office. If you have any needs, grievances, suggestions, or would like to recommend yourself, you are welcome to come to the office as a guest!"

Finally, someone had the courage to ask: "Your Highness, will we also have universal education in Qiongzhou?"

Xu Zhenying looked at the person who spoke, "Where did you know about universal education?"

The man's face turned pale, and his voice sounded like a mosquito, "It's just... when the city was broken before, there were propagandists going door to door to announce it."

Someone else hid in the crowd and shouted loudly: "I heard it! It's said that over there in Xiangzhou, it doesn't matter whether you're a man or a woman, you can read and write!"

"That's right." Xu Zhenying replied with a smile: "Since they are all my subjects in Jinzhou Prefecture, I will naturally treat them equally. Whatever is available in Jinzhou Prefecture, you will have it! You should not only have heard of universal education, right? There are also cowpox vaccines, standardized breeding, and poverty alleviation. Don’t worry, since I, Xu Zhenying, are here, these tasks will begin soon! Please be patient and wait.”

The crowd instantly burst into cheers.

"Your Highness, by the end of this year, will every household be able to eat meat like the people of Jinzhou Prefecture?"

"Then you have to work hard. But by the end of next year, there will definitely be no problem."

The crowd cheered again.

When Zhou Heng was in Qiongzhou before, they could not see King Ming at all, let alone talk face to face like this. They all said that Jinzhou Mansion advocated the unity of government and people, and the officials were all polite and easy to talk to. Now that they met, everyone knew this. The words are indeed true.

It is said that the people of Jinzhou Prefecture live the life of gods, but now they want to become gods too!

The thoughtful people were thinking silently, Zhou Heng died well this time!

Qiongzhou Prefecture can finally be replaced by a powerful person in power who loves the people like a son.

Xu Zhenying slowly stepped into the gate of Qiongzhou Mansion amidst a burst of cheers.

However, something unexpected happened suddenly.

"Xu Zhenying, the rebellious ministers and traitors, everyone will find them and punish them!"

With a loud shout, a certain soldier who was leading the way suddenly turned around and suddenly flashed with a cold light. Xu Zhenying's expression changed and his body leaned back slightly.

The blade of the dagger was like a poisonous snake, crossing Xu Zhenying's eyes!

However, Xu Zhenying's security team responded faster!

Xu Zhenying only felt his arm being pulled, and he fell backwards. However, one of the security team who was closely following him turned half sideways and blocked it with his arm!
Then he kicked the man hard in the knee.

There was only a "click" sound of the joints breaking, and the man fell down in front of Xu Zhenying with a "thud"!
And almost at the same time, Jiang Yongkang also dragged her to one side, blocking her like a mountain!

"Your Highness!!!"

Several shouts came and went!
Everyone was shocked, and there was chaos in front of the city gate!
Even Mr. Lin turned pale with anxiety and came forward to check Xu Zhenying's safety, "Your Highness, are you injured anywhere?"

Jiang Yongkang grabbed her wrist tightly, and his whole body instantly erupted with a murderous aura that could not be seen directly.

Xu Zhenying shook his head.

Then she frowned and shouted: "Why are you panic?! He's just an assassin!"

Sure enough, the next moment, the man had been subdued, and five or six soldiers cut off his hands and dragged him to Xu Zhenying like a dead dog.

Jiang Yongkang was so angry that he stamped the man's face into the ground and asked in a cold voice: "Who sent you to assassinate His Highness?!"

But the man sneered: "If you want to kill or behead, come and have fun! Xu Zhenying, a witch, usurps the throne, which is unacceptable! In this world, I, Yang Zili, am not the only one who is dissatisfied, there are thousands of bloody men who are dissatisfied! Today, I, It's him tomorrow. As long as Xu Zhenying refuses to give up, there will be countless heroes from the Zhou Dynasty who want her life! Kill me if you can -"

Xu Zhenying raised his eyes and saw Yan Xuesong's arm from the security team had been pierced by a dagger and was bleeding profusely.

The dagger penetrated deeply into the flesh, and you could even see the churning flesh and blood on the arm.

Xu Zhenying asked: "How?"

Yan Xuesong was still smiling at this moment, "It's a small injury, it's not a problem. Your Highness, our security team is finally of some use."

Xu Zhenying felt extremely distressed, "What are you talking about, military doctor, take Xuesong down quickly and treat his injuries!"

The city wall soon returned to deathly silence, and the people in the city seemed to be frightened by the farce just now. No one expected that someone in Qiongzhou City would dare to set up an ambush to kill His Royal Highness King Zhao.

The temporary magistrate of Qiongzhou was so frightened that his face turned pale. He almost peeed when he arrived in front of Xu Zhenying. With a "pop", he knelt down in front of Xu Zhenying. He was almost trembling and couldn't speak clearly, "Your Highness, King Zhao, I deserve to die. I deserve to die." Damn it... I didn’t know that someone was ambushing you and wanted to assassinate His Highness——"

Xu Zhenying helped the magistrate up, but did not speak. He just looked at the assassin who was pinned to the ground by several people. The assassin seemed determined not to speak, clenching his teeth and refusing to speak no matter how others asked.

Fang Ruyu came up quickly from behind. When she saw this posture, she immediately said: "Your Highness, this person is a general under Zhou Heng, named Yang Zili! He is Zhou Heng's domestic slave, and he was promoted step by step to become a general who defended the city. , He is very loyal to Zhou Heng! This person will never surrender, and he must have planned to assassinate His Highness from the beginning!"

Jiang Yongkang immediately apologized, "Your Highness, it is my fault. I put these people into the team without verifying one by one whether they were sincere surrenders. Please punish me!"

Xu Zhenying raised her eyes and saw the officials and people around her looking at her tremblingly, as well as a group of young people dressed like scholars. When they stared at her, their eyes were fierce, with obvious resentment and dissatisfaction.

It's a pity that they are unarmed and dare not speak out.

If possible, these scholars would probably rush up like this Yang Zili and hack her to death, a rebellious minister and traitor!

"What should I punish you for?" Xu Zhenying glanced at Yang Zili coldly, "Only mediocre people in this world will not be judged by others. Ever since I, Xu Zhenying, occupied Jinzhou Mansion, there have been countless people who want to kill me, and I am here too Let me tell you, my head, Xu Zhenying’s, is here. If you have the ability, come and get it! Also, this Qiongzhou Mansion does not belong to a certain person, nor to a certain army, but to the entire people of Qiongzhou. Who do you think you are? Are you worthy of representing the millions of people in Qiongzhou Prefecture?”

There was silence at the city wall. Then some people feared being angered and boldly said: "Your Highness, these officials want to kill you. We, the people of Qiongzhou Prefecture, will protect you!"

"That's right! These gang of dog officials bully men and women. They only know how to arrest people for military service and ask unarmed people to stop firearms. They are nothing! Such people are not worthy of representing us, the people of Qiongzhou Prefecture!"

"We welcome His Royal Highness King Zhao! Your Highness is here, and our good days have just come!"

When one of the common people spoke, countless others followed, and the situation was reversed in an instant.

When Yang Zili heard this, he cursed loudly: "You bunch of wolf-hearted things, His Highness treated you so well, fed you and clothed you, but now that his bones are still cold, you surrendered to the enemy so quickly! Do you know the four words of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism?" !”

"Ah!" Someone spat at Yang Zili, "Loyal to the emperor and patriotic? Who is he, Zhou Heng, worthy of being the monarch of Qiongzhou Prefecture? Since he came to Qiongzhou, the people's lives have become worse day by day. All these taxes have been collected. Three years from now, I don’t know how many people in my hometown will starve to death——”

"That's right! The common people are quick to exchange children for food, but he keeps several beautiful concubines. Do you think we are all blind?"

Yang Zili shouted: "Stupid! It's all for making firearms! If you want to blame, you should also blame Xu Zhenying. Why should you blame His Highness Prince Ming? If there were no firearms, you would have died under the iron cavalry of Jinzhou Prefecture!"

Xu Zhenying said coldly: "There is no need to beautify yourselves. Zhou Heng and you are just greedy for power and want to be a master. Why bother beautifying yourself for the sake of the common people in the world? You don't have to make people disgusting."

Jiang Yongkang had already drawn his sword, "Your Highness, there is no need to say anything, just kill him."

"No need, let him go."

Everyone was shocked.

Mr. Lin hurriedly said: "Your Highness, you cannot be benevolent as a woman. This man cannot be educated. Letting him go is like letting the tiger return to the mountain. What if he comes back to assassinate him one day?"

Zhou Houfang also disapproved, "Your Highness, if you let the assassin go easily, then other people will learn that there will be no price for assassinating you, will they follow suit?"

Xu Zhenying smiled, "There are countless people in this world who want to kill me, Xu Zhenying. If I kill them all, I will do too many evils. The enemies are inexhaustible. Today there will be him, and there will be others tomorrow. Kill people." But I nodded, I just want those who hate me to live and watch me alive. Watch how I dominate the world, how the people follow me wholeheartedly, and how we build a brand new country! This is better than killing! It will be a thousand times more uncomfortable for them. As I said, I, Xu Zhenying, am standing here. If you want to kill me, just come!"

Xu Zhenying's last words were shocking.

Mr. Lin's expression froze, then he stroked his beard and laughed, "Your Highness, this is murder and heart-wrenching."

Xu Zhenying stepped into the city wall slowly. In the midst of the roaring tide, she walked steadily step by step. Her back was a little thin, but very strong. While strolling in the courtyard, it was completely impossible to tell that she had just experienced something. Troubles.

There was even blood on her clothes, but there was a smile on her face, as if she was not affected by the assassination at all.

Mr. Lin followed her behind and couldn't help but sigh, this woman's strong feelings and light heart are rare in this world.

We still need to find an heir quickly.

Mr. Lin was worried about Xu Zhenying's marriage. Mr. Lin had a strong premonition.

Xu Zhenying will definitely bring this dynasty to an unprecedented height.

The officials left behind in Qiongzhou Prefecture were all wiping cold sweat and cautiously followed Xu Zhenying into the city.

This... seems to be even more difficult to deal with than the previous Prince Ming.

Seeing that she acted like an emperor just now, and I heard that Jinzhou Prefecture has its own administrative system, this made some of the civil servants and generals in Qiongzhou Prefecture who did not go to the warehouse that day feel even more uncertain.

However, when Xu Zhenying entered the government office, a piece of bad news suddenly came.

An urgently encrypted military report was delivered to Xu Zhenying's desk. After reading it, Xu Zhenying frowned and remained silent for a long time.

However, several people around him were shocked.

Xu Zhenying has never shown such an expression.

The government office has been cleaned before and after, and the interior of the house has been re-decorated, but in accordance with Xu Zhenying's minimalist style, only the office area, canteen area, waiting area, secretary area, reception area, etc. have been roughly arranged, which is not a waste of time and money.

Even the acting magistrate felt that compared to the previous government offices, what was in front of him was too shabby.

However, the acting prefect also deeply felt the so-called "truth-seeking and pragmatic" government style of Jinzhou Prefecture. Look at the decoration style, so many benches are prepared for the common people who come to do things.

There are also those charcoal fires in the waiting area, which are all fine charcoal, and they are all placed there for the people.

In particular, a piece of space was cut out next to the main entrance to serve as a lounge for the guards and a reception window for the common people. With this cut, the government office still retains its former grandeur.

Xu Zhenying only managed to move the two stone lions at the door.

The acting prefect was feeling distressed.

But he had just arrived, and he took the initiative to surrender before taking advantage of the opportunity to become a prefect. Even so, the prefect was still a temporary one, and he might be beaten one day.

Therefore, the acting prefect was extra cautious. He would hit wherever Jinzhou Prefecture's people pointed them out, without saying a word nonsense. He would trot diligently all the way, smiling at everyone he saw, perfectly interpreting the look of a new official in the officialdom.

At present, he was not summoned to discuss matters in the large conference room, and he did not dare to step into it. He only dared to guard at the door.

However, even from a distance, I could see that Xu Zhenying's face was not very good.

Jiang Yongkang asked: "Your Highness, what happened to the west?"

Zhou Houfang didn't think so.

This battle report is not from Liu Dazhuang in the west, but from Bianjing City.

Only secret letters from Bianjing City can be written so densely.

Xu Zhenying raised his eyes and saw that all his confidants were in the room, so he stopped hiding it and said in a deep voice: "Something happened in Bianjing. Our stronghold was discovered. Feng'er was summoned to the palace by the queen and then disappeared into the harem. ”

Before the people in the room could react, Xu Zhenying gave another shout, "Zhou Chongchun was accidentally shot by an arrow while hunting and died on the spot. At the moment, Zhou Mian is leading people to search the city, saying they want to find the murderer of Zhou Chong. Bianjing City is in chaos, and several of our dens have been destroyed. Feng'er's life and death are even uncertain."

Xu Zhenying bit her lip gently.

Feng'er.

Her heart clenched tightly.

Xu Huiming's letter was very urgent, hoping that they would support her immediately! Otherwise, everything operating in Bianjing City will be in jeopardy.

Everyone in the room was stunned!

Jiang Yongkang was shocked: "Zhou Zhong is dead?"

But no one answered, everyone seemed to be digesting the sudden news.

Mr. Lin was the first to react and said anxiously: "Your Highness, there must be chaos in Bianjing at this moment! Not to mention that Zhou Zhong's death is highly suspicious, because this is not the key point in the first place. It is just that one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. Between Zhou Chong and Zhou Mian One of them will die unexpectedly, which is the outcome we have long expected. What we need to focus on now is whether we should take advantage of the chaos to capture Bianjing City!"

As soon as he mentioned taking Bianjing City, everyone in the room gasped.

No one expected that the final opponent would be so disorganized and leave such a big loophole for them to exploit.

If we take advantage of the chaos in Bianjing to go north, wouldn't it be five years ahead of schedule?
Xu Zhenying once said that rebellion is a long process. If you can reach Bianjing within ten years, you will be a strong man from heaven. According to history, it will often be decades of turmoil, and it is not unheard of to even last for a hundred years. There are very few people like them who start from scratch and can hope to conquer the world within five years.

Jiang Yongkang said: "It is not difficult to capture Bianjing City. What is difficult is that if Bianjing City is in trouble, Zhao Yi in the north will definitely take action. He can either rebel and stand on his own feet, or immediately send troops back to reinforce. It's okay if he rebels and stands on his own feet, but I'm afraid that if he sends troops back to Bianjing for reinforcements, the north will become like an uninhabited country, and the Tatars will inevitably move south, and millions of people in the north will immediately fall into the flames of war. "

Ming Xiaoshuang said: "Those who are not of my race must have different intentions. The Tatars are cruel and treat our Han people as two-legged sheep. After entering the city, they will burn, kill, loot and torture, leaving no one behind. We cannot let the common people in the north fall into the tiger's mouth." "

Zhou Houfang said: "Is there any way to make Zhao Yi become king on his own?"

"Zhao Yi will not proclaim himself king." Mr. Lin said, "Firstly, Zhao Yi is loyal to the Zhou Dynasty, and secondly, he knows that even if he proclaims himself king, he will soon be annexed by us, so I think he is probably Will choose to stand with the Great Zhou Dynasty.”

Xu Zhenying frowned slightly.

Jiang Yongkang on one side seemed to be staring at Xu Zhenying, and then whispered to her: "Your Highness is worried about Feng'er?"

Xu Zhenying nodded, "Zhou Mian hates us very much and is worried that he will not find a chance to deal with us. Now that the intelligence network in Bianjing City has been exposed, I am worried that Feng'er will be in trouble."

Upon hearing this, Mr. Lin immediately said: "In that case, let's just go to the north. In this way, we can rescue Miss Feng'er faster."

There was silence in the room.

No one mentioned that even if they set off now and head north, it might still be too late to save Feng'er.

After all, judging from the intelligence just now, Feng'er disappeared in the palace and was most likely captured by Zhou Zhong's people.

Since it is a rebellion, it means keeping your head in your belt and looking down on life, death and separation.

Maybe everyone will end up like this.

How insignificant is personal life and death in the face of such a huge achievement?

Xu Zhenying clenched the love paper in her hand and became entangled.

She has never been so confused.

It all happened so fast, much faster than she expected, and almost broke all her plans.

It was like a sudden gust of wind, disrupting her position.

Her original ten-year plan was to proceed step by step. First, she would start a woolen business with the Tatars, then she would educate them quietly, and finally achieve national integration. At the same time, it also slowly penetrates the sergeants in the north, so as to achieve a peaceful transition of power without any bloodshed.

It is already unthinkable to overthrow a political power in ten years.

However, the Zhou family's children are incompetent, and now they can't wait to give up the country to her.

Bianjing City, to take or not to take?
If you want to get it, how to get it?
Outmaneuver or directly suppress the army?

Now, although she claims to have an army of 300,000, Jinzhou Prefecture is fighting on three sides, with 100,000 troops advancing to Shushan from the west, 150,000 troops from the east, and only 50,000 troops remaining in Xingyuan Prefecture to guard.

If we want to fight against Zhao Yi's 200,000 troops, we need at least 100,000 people, plus firearms.

But the battlefield to the east has not yet been fully occupied. Zhou Heng's power tree is deep and complicated, and it contains local powerful people. If it is just conquered but not managed, it will be a disaster sooner or later.

Everyone in the room looked at Xu Zhenying calmly.

Only Mr. Lin is the main force in the battle. "Your Highness, although it is only a matter of time before we go north, the current chaos in Bianjing is the best moment for our northern expedition."

Zhou Houfang was puzzled, "Mr. Lin, why do you insist on taking the lead? Although this is a good time, the battlefield in the east is still unstable. Whether our current strength can completely annex the northern border, and where to mobilize manpower, these are all questions - —”

Mr. Lin sighed, his eyes drifted far away, and his voice was muddy and hoarse, "Your Highness, you always feel that you are not good enough. You always think about building one city and managing another, slowly growing and expanding. But have you ever thought about it? Do the people in the capital also want to live a good life like the people in Jinzhou Prefecture? "

Xu Zhenying frowned and looked at him, as if he didn't understand what Mr. Lin was talking about.

"Your Highness, it has been almost six years. After the promotion of standardized breeding, the price of pork has dropped. People in Jinzhou Prefecture can now eat meat for every meal. Even the poorest families can make a bowl of broth. As for starving to death and freezing to death, Death sounds like a long time ago. Even the people of Jinzhou Prefecture today simply don’t believe that anyone will starve to death in this world!”

"But I think today's Qiongzhou Prefecture is just like Bianjing today. I wonder if you have heard of this poem?" Mr. Lin said slowly with a sad and sad voice.

"Locust droughts have been common in the past few years, and the crops are chewing and seedlings are not growing. The price of rice has increased several times, and the people are struggling to make ends meet. The grass roots and leaves are full, and the children are croaking and crying to each other. The dust is flying from the cauldron and the steamer is extinguished, and the smoke is gone for several days. Asking for a meal of porridge. The government is running low on food, and the wealthy family is asking for debts. The poor people are still breathing, and their souls are buried in the spring soil. The industry is so sad that they are crying. Tears spilled will cause some blood——"

Mr. Lin said slowly, and the hearts of everyone in the room were also severely tugged.