Outside the city of Jinling, hundreds of thousands of soldiers came to the city. On Jinling City, the soldiers guarding the imperial city are also wearing armor and waiting for the battle.

It seems that even God knows such a tragedy of monarchs, ministers, uncles and nephews meeting each other, and thick dark clouds cover the sky above Jinling, which makes people deeply feel what is called "black clouds crushing the city and wanting to destroy it".

Nangong Mo rode a horse and stood beside Wei Junmo, none of them stood in the rear of the army and did not participate in the siege, but just watched the confrontation between the two armies in front from a distance.

"Can you take it?" Nangong Mo looked at the defenders on the city tower and asked with a frown.

Wei Junmo said lightly: "It's difficult." ”

Nangong Mo nodded, she thought so too. After all, Jinling is an imperial city, and the strength and height of the city are not comparable to other places. Of course, this is not the most important, the most important thing is that at this time, the defenders in the city are still neat, and it is obvious that Xiao Qianye is not panicking. Forced to this point, if the defenders in the city are united and desperately defend the city, it will not be so easy for them to capture Jinling City.

"You're really not going?" Nangong Mo raised his eyebrows and said, "Uncle is a little angry." King Yan naturally hoped that Wei Junmo could personally lead his troops to win this great feat, but Wei Junmo was obviously not interested in this. King Yan hopes so much not only because he trusts and loves his nephew, but also because of the overall situation. No matter which general is the first to attack Jinling, he will definitely be a first-class hero in the future. In case one of the three brothers of Xiao Qianchi takes the shit luck to attack first, then the other two brothers will not look good in the future. If it's Xiao Qianchi, it's okay, in case it's Xiao Qianwei, I'm afraid that Xiao Qianchi's position as the son of the world will really not be able to sit steadily.

For example, when Li Tang founded the country, was the crown prince Li Jiancheng really an incompetent person who did not learn and did not know how to do it? No. Compared with Tang Taizong, what is worse is not intelligence, nor is it an incompetent person, but just military merits. King Yan must not want his son to make another change in the Xuanwu Sect in the future, right?

Wei Junmo shook his head, "Don't go, wait first." ”

What are you waiting for?

Soon it was known what to wait for.

A man dressed in ordinary people's clothes was brought to the two by the guards. After just one glance at Nangong Mo, he knew that this person was not an ordinary person, and the other party obviously did not deliberately want to hide it, so he simply presented a letter, "I have met Gongzi Wei, the county lord of Star City." ”

Wei Junmo glanced at him coldly, "What does Gong Yuchen want to say." ”

The other party was stunned for a moment, and soon smiled: "Wei Gongzi is really powerful, what the pavilion master wants to say is in the letter, please take a look." Nangong Mo took the envelope and opened it, the contents were not very novel, and the two of them had some numbers in their hearts. Gong Yuchen's request was naturally that Nangong Mo and Wei Junmo were not allowed to participate in the siege battle.

Nangong Mo raised his eyebrows, and handed the letter to Wei Junmo. Wei Junmo just glanced at it and said, "Got it." ”

"Wei Gongzi means ......" The other party obviously didn't expect the two of them to agree so happily, and Da Aoshi was a little stunned for a while. Wei Junmo looked at him indifferently, "I said I know, don't want to leave?" Only then did the man come back to his senses, and his heart jumped and he hurriedly said, "Thank you Gongzi Wei, I will retire below." ”

In fact, this kind of work of delivering letters to the enemy is almost all done at the risk of his life. Since people don't plan to attack him at all, why don't you leave at this time? If Wei Junmo changed his mind, he wouldn't be able to leave even if he wanted to. Nangong Mo sighed and said, "So you were waiting for this?" ”

Wei Junmo said lightly: "Since Gong Yuchen wants to delay time, how can he not do anything." ”

Nangong Mo smiled: "I just don't know what Gong Yuchen's expression would be if he knew that you didn't want to participate in this battle at all?" ”

Wei Junmo said: "He will still write this letter." "Gong Yuchen is smart enough and powerful, and he will never lose to Wei Junmo in terms of resourcefulness. But the only difference was that he wouldn't believe that Wei Junmo was really unmoved by the great merit of capturing the imperial city

Farmer's doctor. Even if this credit will bring some bad dangers, in the eyes of Gong Yuchen, it will be more beneficial than disadvantageous.

Nangong Mo nodded, thinking about it. It's just..."Now that everyone is busy, isn't it good for us to be idle like this?" "You can't be too maverick. Wei Junmo didn't care, "They can understand." Nangong Mo glanced sideways at the battlefield in front of him, and couldn't help but wonder: There is one less person who is a strong competitor, and he must be able to understand.

"What are we going to do now?" Nangong Mo asked.

Wei Junmo said: "Looking for a young man." Since Gong Yuchen wants to put all the bets on Jinling. Presumably... The forces outside don't want it anymore. Then we'll take care of it for him. ”

A smile flashed on Nangong Mo's beautiful face, "That's right, but the people of the Water Pavilion are only afraid that the ten* are all in Jinling now." "But this refers to those who have combat power, such as the Water Pavilion Killer Guards, and the like. But for example, those shops that are opened in various places, eyeliner and the like, there is no way for Gong Yuchen to move to Jinling all at once. After this battle, no matter what the result is, the name Gong Yuchen will not be able to gain a foothold in the Central Plains. Unless he changes his name. In that case, why don't they help him solve the burden of a group?

"You two are idle." Nangong Xu Cema walked over, looked at the two people standing here and watched, and said lightly.

Nangong Xu stayed in Yundu before to deal with the aftermath, but he felt Jinling a little later than the army. In any case, it finally caught up with the battle to attack Jinling. Nangong Mo and Wei Junmo don't need this credit, but since Nangong Xu has joined the army, military merit is naturally indispensable.

Nangong Mo Yanran smiled and said, "Big brother, why do you have time to come here?" ”

Nangong Xu said: "Today is just a temptation, King Yan ordered me to be responsible for attacking the West Gate." ”

Nangong Mo nodded, "How is it arranged?" ”

Nangong Xu said: "General Chen attacked the east gate, Xue Jiangjun attacked the north gate, the three sons of the Xiao family attacked the south gate together, and I was in charge of the west gate." ”

Nangong Mo thought for a moment and nodded. Yan Wang's arrangement is quite appropriate. Xue Chen and the two generals naturally led each way, although Nangong Xu had a slightly lower seniority, but after all, he was the supreme commander of the Chenzhou Army below Jun Mo, and with his age, his military exploits were already quite good. The three sons of the Xiao family are in charge of one place, both because their age and military exploits are relatively weak. It also eliminates the possibility of the three of them comparing with each other in the future. It's just that Nangong Mo was a little suspicious, was it right to bring Xiao Qianjiong back from King Ning before? Perhaps, it would be much better to let Xiao Qianjiong follow King Ning than to mix in a bunch of messy things.

As if knowing what Nangong Mo was thinking, Wei Junmo held her hand and said lightly: "Flawless, these things have nothing to do with you and me." He couldn't run away for the rest of his life. "Waiting until Jinling City is broken is a real beginning for many people.

Nangong Mo smiled faintly and nodded.

Nangong Xu frowned slightly when he heard his words, and then let go, Wei Junmo asked, "How are the defenders?" ”

Nangong Xu said: "It seems that the defense has just been adjusted, and the person in charge of defending the city should be a master." "The defense of the Jinling Imperial City, Nangong Xu has also studied," Fang Cai tried to fight at the east gate, and the defenders were very powerful and were blocked back. ”

Wei Junmo nodded and said, "Now the defenders of the city should be Eguo Gong, Nangong Huai, and Gong Yuchen." ”

Nangong Xu was taken aback, he came late, and when he came back, Nianyuan was no longer there. Everyone in the army also had a secretive attitude towards this matter, and Nangong Xu just listened to Changfeng Gongzi's chatter and said a few words. Because of what happened before, he was not very surprised by Nianyuan's identity. But it was also because he had tossed Nianyuan before, and he also knew how capable Nianyuan was. These three men joined forces to defend the city... It is not an exaggeration to say that this Jinling Imperial City is impregnable.

However, the defensive side of the two armies is not dominant. Now that the Youzhou Army can be said to have achieved a comprehensive victory, just a Jinling City, even if it is grinding, it can be grinded down for him, take your time, don't worry.

Nangong Mo said with a smile: "I wish the eldest brother a victory." ”

Nangong Xu smiled indifferently and said, "Don't worry."

The unparalleled princess in the world is too arrogant. ”

There is no need for Wei Junmo and Nangong Mo to speak, Nangong Xu can think of why Wei Junmo did not participate in this siege battle. Since Wei Junmo can't participate, then... It belongs to the Chenzhou army, and he must help take it back. If Jinling City was opened by Wei Junmo himself, it would be feared by everyone. But if it is opened by the Chenzhou Army, it will only increase everyone's attention to the Chenzhou Army. After all, the Chenzhou Army is a new army, and it must have enough outstanding military exploits to be able to stand on its own. As for the meritorious and shocking the Lord or something, it is far from that point.

The sound of daily fighting in Jinling City continued, and the people in the city hid in their homes, and rarely walked around the streets if there was no need. Fortunately, under the strict defense of Eguo Gong and Nangong Huai, the Jinling Imperial City was still stable and did not waver because of the huge momentum of the Youzhou army. The literati in the imperial city of Jinling talked a lot, but most of them criticized King Yan for rebellion. For a while, countless poems and songs, articles and theories were born, and I couldn't wait to scold the dog scolded by King Yan with blood. Many of these articles even spread to the Youzhou army outside Jinling City. King Yan glanced at it, then snorted lightly and threw it aside and ignored it.

Zi Yan wore a light veil on her face, sitting in the wing room of a teahouse, listening to the high-minded talk coming from outside, while flipping through the articles in her hand. When I saw something interesting, I couldn't help but chuckle. The little girl standing beside her was a little helpless, "Girl, why are you still smiling?" "These articles are all scolding His Royal Highness King Yan, and many of them are connected with the prince and the county lord. These scholars are the most annoying, so they will only write a few sour articles, and they will open their mouths to be loyal, filial and righteous, and they will not see any of them climb up the city tower to help the defenders defend the city. Sure enough, it's useless, it's a scholar!

Zi Yan flicked the article in her hand and put it aside and said, "Suddenly so lively, do you think these people suddenly burst out with the heart of loyalty and patriotism?" ”

The little girl rolled her eyes and said, "Of course I know it's not, someone must be secretly instigating." However, aren't these people afraid that they will be unlucky after His Royal Highness King Yan wins? ”

Zi Yan took a sip of tea and said lightly: "These people are only afraid that they feel it, and they are not the only ones who scold again." When the time comes, King Yan can't cut everyone down, right? As the saying goes, the law does not hold the public accountable. ”

The little girl stuck out her tongue and said: "That's not necessarily, I heard that when the first emperor was in power, the Manchu Dynasty could kill more than half of the civil and military forces at the most powerful time." "King Yan is the person with the most Xiao Xiandi personality, and this kind of thing does not exist in his eyes. The most excessive thing is..."Dare to scold the son and the county lord, and I will let people kill those bad mouths when I turn around!" ”

Although they were only a place for the Zixiao Hall to collect and transmit information, their strength was not very outstanding. But it's okay to kill a few sour people quietly.

Zi Yan glanced at her lightly and said, "Hugh is messing around, there are a lot of people in the Water Pavilion in the city in this short time, we are not opponents, it is better to keep a low profile." ”

The little girl thought about it, and could only nod listlessly. Recently, there have been a lot of Water Pavilion masters in the city, and they have to carefully clamp their tails. The prince and the county lord are not there, and neither are the first-class masters in the palace, and they don't have the capital to fight with the water pavilion master.

Zi Yan glanced out the window, in the past, the streets of Jinling Imperial City were always full of people, but now although the streets are not silent, it can be seen at a glance that there are at least seventy or eighty percent less people. Those who dare to walk outside, except for those who do have an accident, that is, those who have some family background. Youyou sighed, and Zi Yan said: "We can't touch the defense of the city tower, and the right servant of the Ministry of Rites and the palace must be kept a good eye on it." The rest of the people should not act rashly. ”

They also thought about probing the defenses of the imperial city, but unfortunately they failed several times. Even almost exposed his whereabouts, and the letter from the prince and the county lord also said that it was not reluctant. Zi Yan had no choice but to give up.

"Rest assured, girl."

Zi Yan nodded, "There's nothing new and good, let's go back." ”

"Yes, girl."

Zi Yan got up, walked to the door and was about to open the door, but the people in the wing room were pushed open from the outside. A servant-like man flashed in and whispered, "Girl, please wait a moment. Zi Yan frowned, "What's wrong?" ”

The man closed the door and said in a low voice, "There is a person outside, it may be the Pavilion Master of the Water Pavilion."

Honey love in marriage. ”

Hearing this, Zi Yan's heart was also terrified, "You read that right? ”

The man shook his head, "Although I haven't seen the Water Pavilion Master, the few people who followed him are all Water Pavilion people, and they won't admit their mistake." ”

Zi Yan sighed, nodded, and turned back. Gong Yuchen shouldn't be here for them, right? Thinking about what they were doing these days, Zi Yan thought a little uneasy in her heart.

Gong Yuchen sat leisurely at the window and listened to those Confucian scholars scolding her mother, neither participating nor commenting. Although those Confucian scholars said with high interest, they also had a bit of eyes, whether it was the dress or the temperament, or the few people standing behind him, they didn't look like they were easy to mess with.

Gong Yuchen picked up the teacup and squinted, the best tea made his eyebrows more relaxed.

Gong Yuchen is not very optimistic about these things made by Zhou Xiang and Han Min, he does not think that King Yan will be a person who is swayed by the remarks of the outside world. However, it did not stop it, the scholar occupies an extremely important position in the Great Xia court, if these people are against King Yan, even if they can't do any real harm to King Yan, it is okay to add to him.

"Pavilion Master." Gong Qi came up from downstairs, walked to Gong Yuchen's side and whispered.

Gong Yuchen raised his eyebrows, "What?" ”

Gong Qi said in a low voice: "There is a movement on the Zhu family's side. ”

"Oh?" Gong Yuchen was not surprised, and asked lightly, "What does the old man of the Zhu family want to do?" ”

Gong Qi said in a low voice: "Gao Yihou has been hesitant since he received Zhu Chuyu's secret letter, and now that the Youzhou army is in the city, he must have finally made a decision. The old man of the Zhu family heard the news that the emperor planned to recruit them into the palace, and he was secretly contacting several families......"

Gong Yuchen snorted lightly, "Xiao Qianye's waste!" You can't do a little thing well. ”

Gong Qidao: "Presumably, Xiao Qianye is still counting on these families to pay for food." "After several years of defeat, the richest people in the Jinling Imperial City are not the treasury but the private treasury of these families. Gong Yuchen thought for a moment, and said lightly: "Send someone to keep an eye on them, don't worry about anything else." Just don't let them spoil the things of this seat. Xiao Qianye also reminded him that he couldn't even win over his father-in-law, and he deserved to be forced to this point by King Yan. ”

"Yes, Pavilion Master." Gong Qi nodded. After thinking about it, Gong Qi asked, "Pavilion Master, do you want to warn Zhu Chuyu?" ”

For Zhu Chuyu, Gong Qi is still familiar with it in the past two years. A smart woman indeed, it's a pity... Too self-righteous to be a smart person. Knowing that the pavilion master was in Jinling, he dared to demolish their platform, obviously because the pavilion master had been too lenient to Zhu Chuyu in recent years.

Gong Yuchen touched his chin and thought for a moment, shook his head and said: "That woman Zhu Chuyu, poor and smart, I am only afraid that she will have a bamboo basket to fetch water." "Even if Zhu Chuyu can really help King Yan take Jinling bloodlessly, with King Yan's character, he will only be more jealous of her, and he will never value her more. Even if King Yan really plans to establish Xiao Qianwei in the future, Zhu Chuyu's woman will not be destined to become the queen. With the shrewdness of King Yan, he would not really let his daughter-in-law ride on his son's head.

Why does King Yan value Nangong Mo, no matter how powerful Nangong Mo is, he still loves it? Because King Yan can see that Nangong Mo's feelings for Wei Junmo are true, Nangong Mo has no ambitions. No matter how brilliant Nangong Mo is, her and Wei Junmo's interests will always be the same. She would never do anything unfavorable to Wei Junmo for the sake of her power and ambition. If Zhu Chuyu was able to do this from the beginning, he might not be able to become the second Nangong Mo, but unfortunately... That woman's ambition is too great, and some people in the world feel that everyone in the world is stupider than her. As everyone knows, in the eyes of a truly smart person, the stupid person is herself.

"Will you just let her go?" Gong Qi couldn't help but say.

Gong Yuchen raised his eyebrows and smiled: "It's more useful to keep her than to kill her, and I've been raising her for several years." You look at it well, she's there, hehe... The family in Yanwang's Mansion can't be too peaceful. ”

Gong Qi thought about Zhu Chuyu's general manager in the past few years, and then suddenly realized, "The pavilion master is wise." "However, capital sins can be forgiven, but living sins are unforgivable. A warning is still necessary.