So the people gradually became quiet because they discovered that the emperor in the south and the famous Chu Shanggong were not easy to deal with.
It was almost dark before the army was fully stationed in Yongcheng. After working hard all day, it was time to rest.
Yongcheng Nei started cooking on the street. The soldiers took turns to rest and adjust. The first thing Chu Yuning did was to seize the warehouse. When she saw that all the rice and grain in the warehouse had been splashed with various filth, the stench was overwhelming.
.
It is a pity that a warehouse full of rice was wasted like this.
"Who the hell is this brainless person who does this?" Chu Yunning was so angry that her teeth hurt.
Not only that, but all kinds of treasures were also destroyed. This meant that we were ready to destroy everything rather than destroy everything.
"Where is the prefect of Yongcheng?" Xiao Jingheng asked someone with a cold face to bring the prefect over.
After a while, the prefect came tremblingly. Before he even got close, he kowtowed directly to Xiao Jingheng: "Long live the emperor, long live the emperor."
"Who made this warehouse look like this?"
Every city would have a rice grain warehouse, especially the cities closer to the border. The imperial court would transport large quantities of rice grain every year to prepare for emergencies.
The prefect immediately said: "Go back to the emperor, this is all the intention of the Imperial Preceptor. The Imperial Preceptor ordered that the rice warehouses within the three cities must be destroyed, and 3,300 people must die in each city. If they can't get it together, the people of this city will be killed."
People come and join in."
When they heard this, everyone present was dumbfounded and could hardly believe what they were hearing.
"Why 3,300 people?" Chu Yunning's voice was trembling. Who is so vicious?
The prefect shook his head.
Without saying a word, Xiao Jingheng kicked the prefect in the heart with his foot, fast and hard, sending the prefect flying far away, rolled around and returned to Xiao Jingheng.
"Your Majesty, have mercy...Weichen's family, young and old, are all under control. This matter was not Weichen's idea. The general hanging at the gate of the city came from the capital, and he was also responsible for the warehouse incident."
The prefect's timid explanation.
Chu Yunning looked at the magistrate as if he was lying, so she looked at Xiao Jingheng: "There are three thousand three hundred people in the three cities... the total is nine."
The meaning of the ninety-five nobles.
What kind of vicious method is this?
Chu Yunning felt as if she had fallen into a deep pit, getting deeper and deeper. Xiao Jingheng covered his nose and gently tugged on her sleeve: "Get out first."
"Um."
The air outside indeed smelled much better, but Chu Yunning felt that it was not enough to relieve his anger, so he winked at Vice General Li.
Lieutenant General Li understood the idea and drank water once every two hours and changed it to drink water with filth, as long as he did not die.
Chu Yunning rubbed her forehead and let out a long sigh, feeling a little helpless. Xiao Jingheng could see what she was thinking: "Do you have any other ideas?"
"We have come to this point. We can only move forward. Sooner or later, I will catch this vicious national master."
Xiao Jingheng couldn't laugh or cry.
"Since the other party has given us three cities, don't let the other party down, and immediately ask Changyang Houjia to send manpower to support us."
Xiao Jingheng nodded: "You and I thought about it together."
Three days later, Changyang Marquis led an army of 200,000 to guard the border, while Xiao Jingheng continued to attack.
Before I even got close, there was a strong burning smell in the air, and the smell got worse the closer I got.
As if she had realized something, Chu Yunning almost vomited from the nausea. She gritted her teeth and a terrible thought flashed in her mind.
Could it be...
"Your Majesty, there is a fire burning in Dezhou City. The fire has gotten out of control and burned countless people to death." The guard came to report.
really!
Chu Yunning suppressed her nausea and her face turned pale. She didn't understand why the Imperial Master would do this?
You don’t even spare people from your own country, don’t you want to lose your reputation?
Xiao Jingheng stood at the gate of the city and did not order an attack. Instead, he opened the map and immediately discussed with several lieutenants on the spot.
Along with Dezhou City, there are Yunzhou and Qixian. If the three cities mentioned by the Yongzhou magistrate should be Yongcheng, Dezhou City, and Mucheng.
"What if we directly bypass Dezhou City and go directly to Yunzhou or Qixian County?" Lieutenant General Li said.
Xiao Jingheng also had this intention.
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aventurine
Battle reports came to the palace one after another, and Queen Mother Dugu couldn't sit still: "In just a few days, the soldiers in the south have almost breached two cities. If they continue, they will reach the imperial capital sooner or later."
She twisted her graceful waist and came to Xiao Jingyan, with a somewhat uneasy tone: "Your Majesty, are we really going to sit idly by and ignore it?"
Xiao Jingyan was reading the memorial. Hearing this, he raised his eyes and glanced at Queen Mother Dugu. Her eyes were quiet and cold, and she was so frightened that she immediately distanced herself from her.
"There is a huge disparity in military strength between the two countries, so why bother?" Xiao Jingyan slowly began to write down a few words.
Queen Mother Dugu on the side had many questions in her heart, and she wanted to ask them several times, but when the words reached her lips, she swallowed them back.
"Don't worry, I won't let you be displaced. This position of Queen Mother will always be yours, and no one can pull you down." Xiao Jingyan said calmly, clapped the memorials in his hands and silently put them aside, and then picked up another one.
Ben continued to look, and there was no trace of panic on his face.
Gradually, Queen Mother Dugu persuaded herself to feel at ease.
At this time, the young eunuch came to report: "Your Majesty, the Imperial Preceptor wishes to see you."
Xiao Jingyan stopped writing, hummed at the young eunuch, and winked at Queen Mother Dugu, who stepped back in a wise manner.
After a while, the imperial master came in. He was still wearing a large black robe. His expression was invisible, and he saluted Xiao Jingyan, the superior, in a low tone, "I am here to see you, Your Majesty."
"The Imperial Master does not need to be polite." Xiao Jingyan personally helped the Imperial Master.
The two sat opposite each other, and the Imperial Master lowered his voice: "I wonder how the emperor's preparations are going?"
"Everything is ready."
The laughter of the Imperial Master came from under the black robe: "The emperor's imperial fortune is getting stronger and stronger. I believe that he will be the first in the world soon, and this nine-day evil plan set up will not be in vain."
Xiao Jingyan raised his eyebrows: "What if they don't go to that place?"
"Do you know why Chu Yunning must attack Dongling?"
"Please also ask the Imperial Master to give me some advice."
The Imperial Master's gloomy voice was filled with a biting chill: "Because Chu Yunning's eldest son is not dead yet, he is poisoned, and the antidote is in Dongling. We must come here."
"But I remember that Chu Yunning has superb medical skills, how could he not be able to save his child?
"Xiao Jingyan was dubious. He had witnessed Chu Yunning's medical skills, and he killed the eldest princess without anyone noticing.
The Imperial Master smiled and said: "It doesn't matter if you have superb medical skills. You can't handle that child's frailty. If the medicine is not used correctly, he will most likely die. Chu Yunning has a protective temperament."
He knew everything that happened in Yongcheng, including how Chu Yunning dealt with the guards.
It seems like he really hates the other person.
"Xiao Jingheng's imperial luck was originally stolen. Those innocent people died because of his killings. God will not forgive him easily. He only needs three cities and he will exhaust his imperial luck." The imperial master said in a low tone:
"Your biggest enemy now is not Xiao Jingheng, but that kid named Beibei."
Xiao Jingyan frowned. He almost killed this child back then. If he had known better, he should have strangled him to death with his own hands to avoid any further trouble.