"Miss, Marquis Xiao has left Yingtian with his troops." Mama Zhou walked in quickly.

"It seems that Marquis Xiao can't wait, go and call those strategists to the study, I have something to ask them." Zhou Xiya got up.

When Zhou Xiya arrived at the study, Xiao Jingqing's mouth and the three trusted strategists were already waiting there, and the three of them saluted.

"Excuse me, I called you here, and I also have something to ask you, you should know about Marquis Xiao leading his troops to leave Yingtian." Zhou Xiya sat behind the desk and looked at the three of them.

"Yes, we have received the news, Marquis Xiao has been preparing for a long time, this time it is not surprising to send troops, Marquis Xiao went to Shanxi with 200,000 soldiers under the pretext of raising troops to save the chaos, and can directly capture the capital, far from the northwest to the southern hinterland, recover the land of rebellion, and force the emperor to abdicate, now the emperor has no military power in his hands, only some Praetorian Guards can be used, the emperor has been in Yangzhou for a long time, and the soldiers around him are all northerners, homesick, I heard that the people around the emperor have begun to defect, Now the emperor's side is not worried, it's just a dying grasshopper, what we are worried about is the rebels, the rebels have attracted a lot of refugees under the slogan of recovering the previous dynasty, and Marquis Xiao will definitely have a tough battle to fight this time. One of the advisors pointed to a map hanging in his study to illustrate the situation.

Zhou Xiya nodded, judging from the current situation, it is Marquis Xiao who has the upper hand, and the emperor's side is completely out of play.

"If Marquis Xiao can say that the Zhou army in the northwest will not move, they will guard the northwest and resist the Turks. It is only a matter of time before Marquis Xiao unifies the country. Another strategist pointed to a place in the northwest, where was the Zhou family army led by Zhou Xiya's father and brother.

"Marquis Xiao took away 200,000 soldiers, the whole Yingtian is empty, now Xiao Ruiqing is sitting in the rear, you pay more attention to the movements over there, I think Xiao Jingqing should be in a round with Marquis Xiao soon, it is estimated that Marquis Xiao will be the emperor in a short time, there are still many things that need to be prepared by you, do you understand what I mean?" Zhou Xiya is meaningful, if Marquis Xiao really lays down this country. So who will be the crown prince in the future. You have to think about it, and there are some things that should be fought for.

The strategists should be, since they are following Xiao Jingqing, they naturally want a chance to make a name for themselves. Seeing that the big war is imminent. It's time for them to fight. If you win, you will leave your name through the ages and lose. There is no place to turn over-

In the Yangzhou Palace, there was a lot of commotion everywhere, not the guards all ran away, and there were some palace maids and eunuchs left, and those who had a lot of thoughts also fled with the palace valuables, and Zhou Xiwan, the queen's order, was not listened to, and the emperor was drunk and dreamed of death in the hall, and everything changed in half a year.

"What about people, what about people, bring me wine" The emperor threw the empty flask on the ground, looked at the empty hall, and responded to him only with the echo of the hall.

With a squeak, the door of the main hall was pushed open, and the sudden sunlight made the emperor involuntarily cover his eyes, and when he saw the comer, the emperor smiled, "The queen is here, come and drink with me"

"What to drink, why don't you get drunk to death" Zhou Xiwan walked to the emperor's side, grabbed the wine jug and threw it aside.

"Presumptuous, you dare to talk to me like this, I want to send you to the cold palace" The emperor was annoyed and angry.

"Beat me into the cold palace, you still think you are the emperor who is high, hehe, you are just a lost dog now, I am really blind, I tried my best to marry you, not only hurt myself for a lifetime, but now I am in this situation, why are you so useless, how long have I been the queen, why did I wake up from my dream so quickly." Zhou Xiwan grabbed the emperor's shirt and panicked, she knew that the previous three princes would be emperors, but she didn't know that the emperor would become the king of the dead country, if she had known this, she would not have calculated so much and ruined her life.

It all seems to be a dream, and now that she wakes up, what should she do, her mother's family is gone, her husband's family is about to die, and she has no children, who can she count on

"Fuck off...... You still have the face to complain about me, it should be me who should regret it, otherwise if I marry you, a mourning star, how could my country be gone so quickly. The emperor shook off Zhou Xiwan and angrily charged her.

"It's useless yourself, you're a faint king, you kill the emperor, you kill the queen mother, all this is your retribution, hahaha......" Zhou Xiwan laughed wildly.

Now she and the emperor are left with each other's complaints.

"Shut up, don't laugh, I haven't reached the point of exhaustion, I still have 300,000 troops in the northwest in my hands, as long as Zhou Jianxiong is willing to send troops, these rebellions are not to be feared, I am still the emperor of this country." The emperor thought of Zhou Jianxiong and hurriedly went to pull Zhou Xiwan: "You go and beg your father and ask him to send troops"

"Pg him? You, the emperor, can't instruct him, what can I do, Marquis Xiao has already sent troops, your country is about to end, it's going to be over. Zhou Xiwan is a little crazy, she knows that no matter how much she begs, her father will not be on her side, and the Xiao family also has a Zhou Xiya, and her father will definitely stand on the side of the Xiao family.

"No, no, I won't lose the country, this country belongs to me, and no one can take it away." The Emperor walked out drunk.

The emperor opened the door of the palace and saw Dugu Jin standing outside and a team of people behind him.

"Cousin, it's great that you're back" The emperor immediately sobered up a lot, how could he forget Dugu Jin, who was fighting in the north, "It's too good for you to come back, I'm very relieved"

"Is it" Dugu Jin was noncommittal, and with a wave of his hand, his men and horses withdrew.

The emperor pulled Dugu Jin into the main hall, "Cousin, the rivers and mountains of Dayan are stormy, I need you to help me stabilize the country, and when the time comes, I will serve you as a prince and share the splendid rivers and mountains of Dayan."

He really has no adjustment in his hands now, so he can only pin his hopes on Dugu Jin.

"Your Majesty, I think you may not know my other identity," Dugu Jin said something that was incompatible.

"What identity" the emperor was puzzled.

"To be honest, I would like to thank you, Your Majesty, if it weren't for your efforts to send troops to attack the small northern country. Where do I have the opportunity to master those soldiers, today I came to Yangzhou, just to inform you that I Dugu Jin wants to establish myself as the king, and you are a good opportunity for me to establish my authority. Dugu Jin suddenly smiled, born in troubled times, naturally he had to fight hard, although they Dugu Jin was not prepared, but he could rob it. Go and fight.

"You...... What do you want to do......" The Emperor took two steps back. Zhou Xiwan, who was in the hall before, also hid to the side.

"Of course, I'm here to take your head to sacrifice the flag, cousin, don't blame me for being ruthless." Dugu Jin slashed over with a sword, and the emperor's head fell.

"Ah......" Zhou Xiwan screamed in fright.

"Shut up," Dugu Jin scolded impatiently.

Zhou Xiwan covered her mouth in fright.

"The Queen's Mother. Shouldn't I settle the battle with you?" Dugu Jin walked over with a sword.

"Dugu Jin. Spare me. I didn't do anything, you spare me" Zhou Xiwan knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.

"Nothing? The queen is really a noble person who forgets things, if it weren't for you. Maybe Zhou Xiya and I are already married, and my aunt's people, the queen dares to say that you haven't done anything, Zhou Xiwan, how do you say our accounts should be calculated. Dugu Jin pointed at Zhou Xiwan with the tip of his sword.

"I didn't, I didn't do anything, Dugu Jin, you let me go, I don't have anything now, you just let me go" Zhou Xiwan burst into tears, she was really scared now, she didn't want to be like the emperor and have her head cut off.

"Let you go, how can it be so easy, Zhou Xiwan, you are a scourge, don't you try your best to marry the emperor, now that the emperor is dead, of course you, the queen, will be martyred, maybe for the sake of Zhou Xiya's sister, I can also give you a whole corpse, and I will bury you in the future." Dugu Jin's face was ruthless.

"Don't ...... Don't......" As soon as the words fell, Dugu Jin's sword stabbed into Zhou Xiwan's body, and Zhou Xiwan spit out a mouthful of blood, and her eyes were full of dryness.

Dugu Jin walked out of the hall with the emperor's head, looking at the sky outside, Xiao Jingqing, I'm waiting for you, there will be a battle between us-

Two months later

Zhou Xiya is talking to the strategist about the current battle situation, and now there are four major forces in the whole country, including the army of the Xiao family, the refugee army supported by the previous dynasty behind the scenes, the army of the Zhou family at the border pass, and the rest is the army in the hands of Dugu Jin.

These four forces are holding each other back, and it seems that the power of the Xiao family is the greatest, because the Xiao family and the Zhou family are in the same branch, which occupies half of the country. The rebels and Dugu Jin are weak, and they have the intention of uniting to fight against the Xiao family together.

Now the whole Dayan is out of order.

"Madam, I just got the news, Marquis Xiao has entered the capital, and he is called the emperor in the capital, and the emperor is called Xiao Gaozu" A strategist walked in quickly.

"Got it" Zhou Xiya said without replying, it was a matter of time before Marquis Xiao called the emperor, so there was nothing to be surprised about.

"Madam, now the closest to our Yingtian is the rebels of the previous dynasty, their army is at most a day's journey away from Yingtian, and they are fighting with Gaozu's army at this time, but most of Gaozu's army is deployed in the capital and Shanxi Bashu generation, if they lose, Yingtian will not be able to keep it." A strategist pointed to the map and frowned slightly.

"What's going on over there is Xiao Ruiqing, it's impossible for him not to prepare for such a big thing, Ying Tian is the foundation of the Xiao family, and Ying Tian can't afford to lose." Zhou Xiya glanced at the map, now Yingtian is indeed short of troops, and the power of the rebels continues to expand and has developed to the south.

"The eldest prince just mobilized the only soldiers and horses to defend, and asked Gaozu for help, Gaozu's family is here, Gaozu will not care, but madam, don't hope for the eldest prince, we feel that if Ying Tianzhen can't hold on, the eldest prince will definitely run, now that Gaozu is in the capital, the eldest prince will go there, and please prepare for Mrs. early." One said.

Zhou Xiya frowned, if Xiao Ruiqing wanted to run, he would definitely not take her with him, Xiao Ruiqing hated her very much, where would he care about her life and death, it would be good not to hand her over to the rebels.

"Where is Xiao Jingqing now?" Zhou Xiya asked, if it really came to that point, she could only take the child to find Xiao Jingqing, but now that the army is in chaos, even if she goes out with an escort, it is not a safe choice.

"The second son should be in Shandong now, and the chaos should be quelled," said a strategist.

Xiao Jingqing is fighting now, and he is not fixed in one place, and it is not a good idea to go to Xiao Jingqing, for the safety of herself and her children, she can only go to her father, who should be in the capital now.

Five days later, a strategist hurriedly came to Zhou Xiya, "Madam, it's not good, the eldest prince took Mrs. Xiao and they ran out of the city."

"When is it?" Zhou Xiya got up.

"Just now, we have been sending people to keep an eye on Xiao Ruiqing, the eldest prince is going to leave Ying Tian, madam, you are also ready to leave, Ying Tian should not be able to hold it." The strategist is very anxious, and the lady must not have an accident.

"How many defenders are there in Yingtian now?" Zhou Xiya, if she doesn't resist, she runs away, it's not her style.

"The eldest prince took away 5,000 people, and now Yingtian still has 5,000 soldiers, but the rebels have 30,000 troops outside Yingtian City, and these horses and horses in Yingtian can't resist at all" Yingtian is rich, if it weren't for the crisis of the situation, Xiao Ruiqing would not want to leave Yingtian, Yingtian is the base camp of the Xiao family.

Zhou Xiya walked around the room, Ying Tian didn't say that these big families, even there were many merchants, if there was no one to defend the city, after Ying Tian was breached, there must be a lot of burning, killing and looting, the army composed of these refugees was the most undisciplined ragtag army, according to the way they disposed of the territory they had laid before, Zhou Xiya was really worried.

"How's the situation in the city now?"

"The people knew that the rebels were going to attack Yingtian, and some nobles and wealthy families were evacuating with their families, and the people were panicking, and the city was already in chaos."

"It seems that Yingtian can't hold it, organize the remaining five thousand soldiers, let them escort the people who are willing to leave, you also go back and prepare, let's go tomorrow too" Zhou Xiya made a decision.

"Yes," the advisor withdrew.

"Miss, don't worry too much" Mama Zhou brought in a bowl of bird's nest.

"I don't have an appetite, Mama, you should also prepare, I don't know how to mess up the next days, I just hope that the two children can be safe." Zhou Xiya looked at the moonlight outside and looked worried.

probably knew that the second lady of the Xiao family would leave Yingtian with the soldiers and horses, and she was well-informed and waited at the gate of the city, ready to go with Zhou Xiya, and follow her, there are soldiers on the road to escort her, and it will be much safer.

"Childe, let's go too," the steward beside Li Mu reminded.

"Let's go, let's go to the city gate too" Li Mu nodded.

At this time, Zhou Xiya walked out of the mansion, Bijin hugged Xian'er, Jinxiu held Zheng'er, Zhou Xiya got into the carriage, and the convoy drove towards the city gate.

"General, I just got the news that the eldest son of the Xiao family ran away, and now only the second daughter-in-law of the Xiao family is still in the city, let's hurry up and attack the city, otherwise they will all run away, how can we use them to threaten the Xiao family." In the rebel camp, one person suggested to the general.

"Okay, then fight, remember, you must catch the people of the Xiao family." The generals ordered directly. (To be continued.) )