As Han Xi expected, only three days after Situ Bi's death, Situ Xi took out a "will" in Ningzhou, supporting Situ Yan, who was less than four years old, as the crown prince, and when he reached the age of ten, he ascended the throne as the new emperor. During this period, the middle palace was controlled by the prince's mother, Empress Situ Hehan, and Dazai assisted Situ Xi as regent and supervised the country. The first emperor's southern queen was specially named the queen mother of Huishu, because the queen mother missed the first emperor and became ill, moved to the Taiyu Palace on the outskirts of Beijing, and did not see the foreign ministers. The former emperor's concubine Zhuang and his youngest son Yongning Wang were the love of the emperor before his death, and his mother and son were specially ordered to go to the imperial tomb of Mingfeng Mountain to guard the spirit, and they were not allowed to return to Beijing without an edict.

One after another, the "wills" are like one thunderbolt after another, stirring people's hearts without peace. Clear-eyed people already know that the so-called holy will is just Situ Xi's meaning. The little prince is too young to govern at all. It was nearly seven years before he ascended the throne at the age of ten. During this period, the government and Guozuo were completely controlled by Situ Xi alone. Although he did not personally claim the title of emperor, except for a title, he was no different from an emperor.

At the same time, Situ Mu attacked again, approaching Ningzhou, wanting to capture Situ Xi. As soon as Situ Bi died, no matter how much Situ Xi suppressed it, there was still turmoil within the imperial army after all, and the army's morale was unstable, which affected the combat effectiveness. After half a month of continuous wars, the Qing army pursued all the way to the city of Ningzhou. The main forces of the two sides finally went head-to-head.

Tang Bu was dressed in silver and gray armor and hurriedly walked to his camp. Two days ago, the Qing army was fully in place and stationed on a wide field 20 miles outside the city of Ningzhou. Take Ningzhou. However, the terrain of Ningzhou is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the most elite army of the imperial army has been gathered in the city, and the troops are abundant, and this battle is by no means as easy as before. Tang Bujing barely closed his eyes these days, thinking day and night and planning countermeasures.

Han Xi specially boiled soothing jujube tea and waited for him in Tang Buxi's tent. Seeing Tang Bu lift the curtain and walk in, she stepped forward to take the helmet in his hand and pulled him to sit down. "You're back." I've been waiting for you for a long time. ”

Tang Bushu's face was tired, and his eyes were bloodshot, like beautiful jade and dust, which made people feel distressed when they saw it. He took a sip of hot tea. smiled at Han Xi with some apologies: "I have always discussed with His Highness and General Mu these days. I can't take care of you. Xi'er. When this battle is over, I will definitely accompany you well. ”

Han Xi shook his head: "It's okay for me to be alone, and I have Uncle Li's help." It's you. Always working so hard, can your body withstand it? ”

"It turns out that Xi'er is worried about me," Tang Bujing is tired, but as long as he looks at Hanxi, he will be in a good mood, "Well, my body is quite tough, although I have been very tired these days, but with your condolences and worries, no matter how hard and tired I am." ”

"Flim Flam," Hanxi sneered, "and you can still joke about me, it doesn't seem to be very tired." ”

Tang Bu pretended to be aggrieved and smiled: "It's just fun in suffering, isn't Xi'er allowed?" This has been fighting for half a month, attacking all the way, and finally hitting the city of Ningzhou. As he spoke, he frowned as handsome as a knife, "But in other words, the journey has been too smooth." Although the imperial army was in chaos due to the death of the emperor, with Situ Xi's strategy and ability, it would not be so unbearable. I always felt a little uneasy in my heart, maybe I was too worried......"

When Han Xi heard him say this, he was also full of doubts: "Actually, I also thought that this way to Ningzhou, except for rushing and normal battles, we really didn't have to spend much effort." It stands to reason that Situ Xi is proficient in the art of formation, and he has already kept his sister and Yi'er by his side, but he has not seen any action from him for a long time. Your concerns are justified, and we should be more careful. ”

On the other side, in Ningzhou City, Situ Xi has replaced Situ Bi in the Zhizhou Mansion. Han Xiao and Situ Hehan were also with him, listening to the spies' report on the battle situation. In the past few days, since the Qing army was stationed outside the city, Situ Xi had already released secret guards to inquire about the situation on that side.

After listening to the news brought by the spies, Han couldn't help but be worried. Since the Qing army was under the leadership of Situ Mu, it has rarely suffered defeats since the uprising. Mu Xianxing is a fierce general, with rich experience in the battlefield, and the fourth son of the Tang family has unpredictable skills, the two of them are one writer and one martial arts, and they cooperate seamlessly, which is simply an excellent partner. Along the way, due to the strictness and generosity of Situ Mu's rule, many people voluntarily defected to the Qing army. Originally, compared with the imperial army, the strength of the rebel army was quite different, but slowly, the two sides were evenly matched.

"I really didn't see that His Royal Highness the Prince, who was in the East Palace every day, actually hid a skill!" Ji Han sighed, she has been a husband and wife for so long, and now she knows that she has never really known Situ Mu.

"It's not just you, Han'er, even my father is impressed by him." Situ Xi gently twisted his beard and said, "Our former crown prince is obscure, and he never easily exposes his talents in front of the emperor. He saw it accurately and knew that the emperor was suspicious and jealous, so he chose to protect himself. Now, there is no one to suppress him, and he no longer needs to hide his strength. In addition, with the help of Tang Gongzi, it is even more powerful. I have also seen Tang Gongzi's ability, and I once tried to pull him into my camp, but I didn't succeed, what a pity! ”

Han Xiao had a cold face: "So, just tie your hands and arrest like this?" Let them attack the city, but we have nothing to do? ”

And Han and Han have a bad relationship with Han Xiao, but because of common interests and Situ Xi's face, they will be in the same place. Seeing Han Xiao's cold and hard tone at this time, she couldn't help but mock: "What are my younger brothers and sisters going to do?" Aren't you able to manipulate the ancient divine beasts, why don't you use your body to resist a thousand armies with the strength of one person to win victory for us? Or are you afraid of your sister who everyone loves and follows, afraid that you can't beat her, afraid that she will come to you to avenge the resentment of sisters killing each other three years ago! ”

"Empress Dexuan," Han Xiao's eyes gradually reddened, her hair danced without wind, and her body was steaming with murderous aura, which was a sign of the attack of demons in her heart, "If you are so unscrupulous, I won't care what your identity is!" ”

"Enough!" Situ Xi spoke out to stop the quarrel between the two, and said helplessly, "The enemy hasn't come over yet, but our own people have started fighting first!" You can rest assured, I deliberately made Situ Mu and them attack easily, and naturally there are countermeasures. When we go to war with him, I'll have a way of distracting his forces. ”

When he heard this, his expression was shocked, and he hurriedly asked, "Father, do you have a clever plan?" ”

Situ Xi smiled mysteriously: "The biggest difference between Situ Mu and us is that he has weaknesses and is too soft-hearted. What we can abandon is what he values the most. We'll see, but that's all it takes a few days...... When that time comes, we will concentrate all our forces and give him a fatal blow that will not be able to turn over in this life! (To be continued.) )