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"Haha, you're trying to trick me. Feelings don't necessarily have to be between men and women. They can also be between family members or friends."

"Your Highness, do you believe what you are saying now?"

Xiao Yan teased for a while, and then said: "I think Miss Yu also misses Your Highness very much. As soon as the mourning period is over, she can't wait to return to Xizhou. Your Highness, who do you think she is so eager to come back for?"

Zhou Chen did not feel embarrassed at all because of being teased by Xiao Yan. Instead, he replied nonchalantly: "You are a monk. Don't you understand the principle of seeing through but not speaking out?"

Xiao Yan smiled happily: "I understand, of course I understand, I just didn't expect that the great little Prince Nanchen would actually have a day of missing someone. Miss Yu is so lucky, and His Highness is also so lucky."

"Stop talking nonsense and drink."

The two clinked glasses of wine with each other.

Putting down the wine glass, Xiao Yan suddenly changed the subject: "Your Highness, don't blame me for being nosy. In order to reassure the royal family, you swore such a poisonous oath. This may become an obstacle between you and Miss Yi. After all, Miss Yi is the daughter of the Yi family, the most prestigious family in Northern Chen."

Zhou Chen just smiled calmly. He clinked glasses with Xiao Yan again and said, "When you reach the mountain, there will always be a way out. I appreciate your kindness and concern."

"Hearing what Your Highness said, I believe you have an idea in mind. It is I who am worrying for nothing."

A few days later, Zhou Chen was sitting in the commander's tent in the military camp outside the city, with Xiao Yan standing on his right.

Hong Xiaoyu and others escorted a middle-aged man who was dressed in fancy clothes, looked rather embarrassed and had a face full of reluctance, into the general's tent.

"Master, the person has been brought here."

Zhou Chen looked at the middle-aged man in front of him. This man was Liu Changshan, a member of the royal family who had rebelled not long ago. His army was defeated by King Nanchen's army not long ago, and he himself was captured.

"Liu Changshan, do you have anything else to say?"

Liu Changshan then raised his head with a look of disdain on his face: "I don't feel wronged for losing to you, Little King Nanchen. I'll give you my life."

Zhou Chen was really speechless. Take the Northern Chen Dynasty. It was okay that other princes rebelled, but even the Liu royal family itself was constantly rebelling. The ability of centralization was really too poor. Except for the Zhongzhou area, the emperor's orders had almost no authority when they reached the local areas.

Zhou Chen was too lazy to say more to Liu Changshan. He waved his hand and let Hong Xiaoyu take him away.

"What is your highness thinking about?" Xiao Yan suddenly asked.

"Nothing, I'm just sighing. Power is something that can easily lead people astray. Just like Liu Changshan, as a member of the royal family, his life is already more luxurious and comfortable than most people in the world, but he is still unsatisfied and wants more. He never understands the principle of contentment."

"Your Highness's realm is not something that ordinary people can achieve. If everyone in the world is like Your Highness, knowing how to be contented, how could there be wars in the world again? Human desires are infinite. Once you get something, you want more..."

Xiao Yan started chatting with him about Zhou Chen. Both of them were at a level beyond that of ordinary people, so their conversation was quite in-depth.

"Your Highness, do you think that if the world can be unified, war can be avoided?"

"Unification? Let's not talk about whether the world can be unified. Even if it is unified, can the people live well? When the country prospers, the people suffer; when the country perishes, the people suffer."

Xiao Yan clapped his hands and praised: "When a country prospers, the people suffer; when a country perishes, the people suffer. Your Highness's words really describe the suffering of the people of the world. I admire you."

"No need for compliments, I just see too many of them."

Yes, he had indeed seen too much. He had experienced the ancient world several times alone, and he had participated in hundreds or thousands of wars. His men had already killed many people.

But even though he had been the emperor for decades, he had to admit that the lives of the common people were only slightly better. In a truly prosperous era, only the nobles and officials would live a life of luxury and debauchery. The greatest benefit for the common people might be that they did not have to worry about being exiled, and could keep their lives safe and lead a hard and ordinary life.

Although he is a time traveler and has lived for many years, honestly speaking, never expect one person to change the world, unless it is a high-level world where one person can suppress the world.

It's not that he didn't make reforms during the years he was emperor, but to be honest, it's not a big problem if you push the times forward a little bit, but if you push too fast and take too big steps, you will ultimately fail. He had experienced it himself, so he understood it better.

It is precisely because he has experienced so much that he has become more open-minded. The world will be the same without anyone. He relies on the system to enjoy life, not to save the world. He is not a saint, and he does not have that kind of awareness. Why should he make his life so tiring?

"Master, this is an expedited letter from Xizhou City."

Zhou Chen took the urgent letter handed over by Hong Xiaoyu, opened it and saw that it was a letter asking for help from the siege of Yongcheng. There were too many rebellions in Northern Chen, and the princes in various places were all indifferent to the matter. Therefore, the Southern Chen King’s army could not put down the rebellion alone, and often received such letters of help.

But this time it was different. He remembered that in the plot, Yongcheng was besieged. Li Shiyi agreed to Yang Shao's request to rescue Yongcheng, but was besieged in Yongcheng. In the end, his third disciple Xie Yun was seriously injured and became disabled.

Now that he knew about this, he naturally wouldn't let it happen.

"Xiao Yu, immediately mobilize 10,000 cavalrymen and send them to the battlefield to rescue Yongcheng."

When Hong Xiaoyu heard this, he immediately looked embarrassed: "Master, isn't it a bit too few to bring only 10,000 cavalrymen?"

Xiao Yan also advised: "Your Highness, General Hong is right. We don't even know the situation in Yongcheng very well now. We shouldn't bring only such a small number of troops."

Zhou Chen said in a deep voice: "Speed ​​is of the essence in war. I am worried that something unexpected will happen."

Xiao Yan seemed to be thinking about something, and then he said in a deep voice, "Your Highness is worried about Miss Ji's convoy? I remember that Miss Ji has already set out from Qinghe County and will pass through Yongcheng on the way to Xizhou. Your Highness is worried that Miss Ji and her group will encounter the rebels near Yongcheng?"

Zhou Chen looked at him in surprise. This military advisor was indeed competent. He guessed his concerns before he said anything.

"Part of it."

That is indeed one part, and the other part is naturally about Xie Yun.

"Xiao Yu, go and recruit the troops."

Seeing that Zhou Chen had made up his mind, Hong Xiaoyu said no more. As it concerned the safety of her junior sister, she was indeed worried.

Ten thousand troops were quickly assembled. Before setting off, Zhou Chen said to Xiao Yan, "Military Advisor, Xiao Yu and I will lead ten thousand cavalrymen to Yongcheng for support. You and Feng Qiao will lead the remaining troops to support Yongcheng as well."

Xiao Yan said worriedly: "Your Highness..."

"Don't worry about me. I've been through mountains of blood and mountains of corpses. What can a mere rebel army do to me? I'm confident."

After Zhou Chen gave his instructions, he and Hong Xiaoyu led 10,000 cavalrymen to set off quickly. The cavalrymen were fast, and he didn't know what the situation was in Yongcheng, or whether Shiyi and the others had entered Yongcheng, so he had to hurry there as quickly as possible.

To him, Xian Shiyi is more important than anyone else in this world. No matter whether it is about their feelings or the mission, Xian Shiyi cannot afford to make any mistakes.

"set off!"

The Nanchen King's army was well-trained and attacked at full speed at an extremely fast speed. When they arrived at Yongcheng, they found that there was fighting going on in Yongcheng and rebels were attacking the city. On the right wing, an army was fighting with the rebels, and the flag they were holding was the dark blue flag of the Nanchen King's army.

Seeing this scene, Zhou Chen commanded his army without hesitation and charged towards the enemy's left wing.

Cavalry might not be able to attack a city, but for infantry, charging on the battlefield is absolutely invincible and unstoppable, not to mention the elite cavalry of the Nanchen King's Army led by Zhou Chen.

"kill!"

Zhou Chen, holding a Fang Tian Hua Ji, led the army and charged forward, chopping down the rebels in front of him like cutting wheat.

On the battlefield, Zhou Chen still prefers to use long weapons like the Fang Tian Hua Ji. Combined with his invincible strength, he has almost no rivals on the battlefield.

With enemy forces on both wings, the rebels quickly blew the horn of retreat and retreated in panic.

Seeing the enemy army began to retreat, Zhou Chen ordered his men to stop after only chasing them for a while. They had been running all the way here and were already exhausted, so it was not appropriate to chase them at this time.

The general of the Nanchen King’s army on the other side quickly came over and knelt on one knee in front of Zhou Chen.

"Greetings to Your Highness."

"General Gan, please stand up."

After General Gan stood up, he immediately reported to Zhou Chen that when he was on his way back, he heard that Yongcheng was under siege, so he brought his troops to support it, and he also said that he met Xi Shiyi's convoy on the way.

When Zhou Chen heard that Xi Shiyi had not arrived yet, he felt relieved. It seemed that he had arrived in time with his rapid speed. If Xi Shiyi and Xie Yun had not arrived, he could have prevented the tragedy with his own hands.

After a while, the soldier in charge of reconnaissance came back to report that the rebels had retreated ten miles away and set up camp on the spot.

Zhou Chen didn't say anything, he just directed everyone to enter the city. The governor of Yongcheng had already died in the city, so when he arrived and took over the defense of Yongcheng, he did not encounter any resistance.

Half a day later, Zhou Chen was patrolling on the city wall when he suddenly saw a group of people approaching the wall quickly.

"Master, this is the convoy of the Yi clan. It should be the Junior Sister who has arrived. I will go to greet her right away."

Hong Xiaoyu was also very excited when he saw the Yi army. He reported to Zhou Chen and after getting Zhou Chen's permission, he immediately went out of the city to welcome them.

A moment later, Hong Xiaoyu brought Shiyi and others to the city wall to meet him.

It has been more than two years since we last parted in Zhongzhou. When I saw Shiyi again, she had become more mature. Eighteen or nineteen years old is the most beautiful time for a woman. Although Shiyi is exhausted, she still can't hide her unique temperament and grace.

"Master."

When Shiyi saw Zhou Chen again, she was also extremely excited and happy. Originally, she just wanted to bring people here to relieve the predicament of Yongcheng, but she didn't expect to meet her master here. It was really a pleasant surprise. She was not prepared for the meeting.

Zhou Chen showed a gentle smile and said softly: "Eleven, you have grown up."

When I first met Xi Shiyi, she was just over thirteen years old. Now she is nineteen. Girls of this age are almost all married. It is really rare for a noble lady like her to not be married at this age.

Just as Zhou Shiyi was about to say something, Yang Shao beside him suddenly knelt down in front of Zhou Chen.

"General Yang Shao, I thank Your Highness for your rescue."

"Are you Yang Shao?"

When Zhou Chen saw this man, he couldn't help but look at him twice more. This Yang Shao could be said to be the final winner in the plot. He was brave and resourceful, ruthless, but also loyal and righteous, and had extraordinary abilities.

In short, he is a capable and ambitious person.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 1335: Nan Xiao's Trip, Madam

Before Zhou Chen had time to say a few words to Shiyi, something strange happened outside the city.

"Your Highness, the rebels are about to attack the city again."

The rebels were previously defeated by the cavalry led by Zhou Chen. Less than half a day later, they started to attack the city again, and the scale of the siege this time was larger than the previous one.

"Go and see."

Zhou Chen took the lead and came to the edge of the city wall, and then he saw black shadows approaching from a distance. From a rough look, there were at least tens of thousands of troops.

Zhou Chen was not surprised to see so many rebels. Although this world was a fictional history and its counterpart should be the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, there were great differences. At least in terms of the population of China, it was far greater than that of the ancient Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. Otherwise, it would be impossible for any rebel group to gather tens of thousands of troops.

However, Yongcheng now has Zhou Chen's 10,000 cavalrymen, the 3,000 men brought by Li Shiyi, the several thousand men brought by General Gan, plus the original garrison, which adds up to more than 20,000 people. Even if facing an enemy that is several times larger than themselves, it will definitely not be a big problem if they only defend and do not attack.

"How long can the food and grass in the city last?"

Zhou Chen asked. Several generals of the garrison remained silent. It was Yang Shao who spoke up, "Your Highness, Yongcheng has been under siege for many days. There is not much food left in the city."

Shi Yi said: "Master, we still have some food left, but we can't hold out for long."

General Gan said, "Your Highness, we did bring a lot of food, but with so many people and the civilians in the city, we probably won't be able to hold out for a few days."

"It will be enough to hold out for a few days. The military advisor will soon bring reinforcements. Give orders to defend the city with all your strength."

Zhou Chen looked calm, not worried at all. Although there were tens of thousands of rebels, in his eyes, most of them were a mob. If he didn't want to suffer serious losses, he would be confident that he could defeat them by leading his cavalry.

But soldiers' lives are also lives. Unless necessary, he does not want to let his soldiers take risks. In comparison, the losses in defending the city will be much smaller than those in a head-on battle.

After all, it is easy to defend a city but difficult to attack it.

Without any warning from either side, the rebels started attacking the city by beating drums. Zhou Chen stood on the city wall, commanding the soldiers to defend the city.

This siege lasted for more than two hours. Towards dusk, the rebels could no longer hold on and began to retreat.

After the battle, all the soldiers were exhausted and began to clean up the mess. After confirming that the enemy had retreated, a team of people went out of the city to clean up the battlefield outside.

Zhou Chen also stayed on the city wall until night before returning to the governor's mansion in the city to rest.

"Master, please wash yourself."

As the main general, Zhou Chen didn't need to go into battle, but he still led the way and participated in the battle. Although he was not injured, his body was covered in blood.

So when Shiyi saw this, his eyes turned red and he hurriedly fetched water to wash Zhou Chen.

"Don't worry, I'm not injured, it's just someone else's blood."

Zhou Chen did not refuse Shiyi's cleaning, but enjoyed her wiping him.

Shi Yi tried hard to hold back her tears. Although Zhou Chen was not injured, today she truly witnessed the horror of war. Not being injured today does not mean that she had never been injured before.

Today's war was a huge shock to her, but her master had been living like this most of the time over the past decade or so. She didn't know how she managed to survive.

In the end, I couldn't control the tears and they rolled down my cheeks.

Zhou Chen raised his hand, gently wiped away her tears, and said softly: "Don't cry, our Eleven is so beautiful, it will not look good if you cry."

Shi Yi said in a low voice: "Master, I am useless and cannot share your burden. If I could be like my senior brothers and sisters, I could share your worries."

"Don't say that. Everyone has a different division of labor. They can fight on the front line. You are also very useful to me. As long as I think of you worrying about me and praying for me in the rear, I will have strong confidence on the battlefield. I will definitely send you the victory report and make sure I return to see you intact. Your position in my heart cannot be replaced by others."

When Tu Shiyi heard Zhou Chen say this, she was stunned for a moment. She had never thought that her status in her master's heart was so high. Even on the dangerous battlefield, he still missed her. This moved her very much.

"Master, Yongcheng will definitely be able to be defended."

Zhou Chen immediately laughed: "Eleven, you are questioning my ability. I don't take these rebels seriously at all. I just don't want to sacrifice more soldiers, so I am ready to wait for the military advisor to lead the army to join the encirclement and suppression. So, there is no need to worry about this problem at all."

Seeing Zhou Chen say this, Shiyi felt relieved. She didn't know much about the battlefield. Although she knew that her master had always been invincible, she had no idea in her mind.

"In two days at most, these rebels will be destroyed."

Just as Zhou Chen said, two days later, when the reinforcements led by Xiao Yan arrived, they cooperated with Zhou Chen's cavalry and quickly defeated the rebels with a swift momentum, forcing the rebels to flee in panic...

The rebels who had put Yongcheng in danger from all sides were mostly wiped out by King Nanchen's army within a few days.