The Qinzheng Hall of the Jingtang Palace was quiet and terrifying, and Li Ji watched the anger in the hearts of the courtiers standing below burning.

"There is such a big thing in the north, I only know today, you all enjoy the court's wealth, the treatment of nobles, and the royal grace, and now you can't even defend an evil spirit city."

"Your Majesty, the minister is guilty!" The old man of the Wen family took two steps forward and knelt down: "The minister is incompetent and has not been able to share the worries of His Majesty, the child Wen Yu has just taken office as the head of the northern state and is dedicated to investigating the murder of the previous state capital and the mysterious king of the north, so that even if he fails to help the evil spirit city and the evil spirit city is lost, the minister is willing to take the blame for the child!" ”

Grandpa Murong looked at Grandpa Wen's sad and indignant face, and secretly cursed the old fox in his heart, saying that Wen Yu was guilty, but in his words, he was saying that the reason why Wen Yu failed to help Evil Spirit City in time was because he was bent on investigating the murder of the previous state capital.

Everyone knows that the main purpose and only task of the emperor sending Wen Yu to the north is to investigate the murder of the state capital, and at that time, there was no king of the north, and Bai Zhirong was also rumored to be dead on the way. Where is this plea, it is clear that it is exonerating.

He took a step forward and said: "Your Majesty, Wen Yu, as a first-class lord, did not notice the changes in the northern border, and he should be removed from his position as the governor of the northern border according to his guilt, and he should be recruited to return to Beijing to receive the crime." And Bai Zhirong is a sinner in my Jingtang Dynasty, and I must not let it go. ”

Li Ji didn't speak, what he thought in his heart was that now that Yanhua was quelling the chaos in southern Xinjiang, Wen Yu was the most important among the talents of the younger generation of generals. What's more, Wen Yu is now in the middle of the northern territory, and he can also balance the rebel forces, if he is recruited back, wouldn't he take the initiative to give up the entire northern territory to the king of the northern realm who has just appeared.

"Yanqing, what do you think about this?" Li Ji looked at Yan Lie.

Yan Lie stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty." The minister thought that it was not appropriate to recruit Lord Wen to return to Beijing at this time, nor should he be removed from his position, and Lord Wen was originally going to investigate the assassination of the state capital. He can't be blamed for the loss of Evil Spirit City. The minister thinks that Lord Wen is a general, and he will definitely be able to live up to the emperor's expectations and quell the rebellion in the north. If he is recruited back to the north, it will not be handed over. It is better to let him stay in the north and annihilate Bai Zhirong and the king of the north and his party. ”

His statement is in line with Li Ji's thoughts, Yanhua is needed in the south, and the southwest is not at ease now, and troops must be used everywhere, and Wen Yu is now the best candidate to quell the chaos in the north.

"Wen Yu really didn't do anything wrong, Wen Qing's family, please get up." Li Ji continued: "Spread my will, and Wen Yu, the current capital of the northern state, will quell the chaos in the north. The thief who claims to be the King of the North must be brought to justice. ”

Grandpa Wen hurriedly bowed: "Thank you Emperor Longen!" ”

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Bai Zhirong becoming the lord of Evil Spirit City is really a crime of treason, and according to the law, his nine clans should be destroyed!" Yan Lie said righteously. He thought that Bai Zhirong was dead, but he didn't expect that the woman's life was so big that she was still alive. If he continues like this, he will definitely ruin his son's great cause. How could he tolerate it.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Grandpa Yan is serious, and what Bai Zhirong did is not treason. And a qiē is the behavior of Bai Zhirong alone. It has nothing to do with the Bai family, and after Bai Zhirong was convicted, the Bai family had removed her name from the temple and severed ties with her. The minister thought that he only needed to kill Bai Zhirong, and then the evil spirit city would be restored to its original appearance. ”

Yue Beicheng finally stood up, and he couldn't ignore Zhiyao when it was involved. He and Bai Zhiyao have just gotten married, if the Bai family suffers, then the Yue family, which is one with the Bai family, will not escape the disaster, so he must think of ways to protect the Bai family, as for Zhirong's life and death, he still had a little mercy before. Now I hope she's better off than dead.

In fact, Li Ji made a mistake in the matter of Zhirong, because he threw Zhirong into the Criminal Law Bureau to be tortured and exiled. Xia Yunsheng's attitude towards him changed suddenly, and he no longer agreed to be his concubine, and he didn't say a word every time they met.

And when he heard that Bai Zhirong was still alive, Li Ji breathed a sigh of relief, because he could finally give Xia Yunshang a satisfactory answer, and he could also make the other party smile again. But who would have thought that girl would actually take the evil spirit city and set herself up as the city lord to oppose the court, which really gave him a headache.

Although the northern border is a place of exile on the surface, the minerals there are inexhaustible, and one-third of the supply of Jingtang depends on the northern border. Bai Zhirong really gave him a problem.

"Can the emperor listen to the ministers?" Qiu Zuoxiang, who had been speechless for a long time, suddenly opened his mouth.

Someone came up with an idea, and Li Ji was naturally happy: "Aiqing, but it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

Qiu Zuoxiang said slowly: "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that the title of the city lord of the evil spirit city is just a false name, and the former city lord Shen Qi is also a criminal fanatic, and now Bai Zhirong calls himself the city lord, but he is still a criminal in his bones." The evil spirit city was already full of fanatics, but the emperor's grace had given them some favors for many years. ”

Li Ji nodded, he had never recognized the identity of the previous evil spirit city lords, they were just some criminals who could still contribute to the imperial court, and they could be punished when they were not needed. Aiqing continued.

"This time the change in the evil spirit city thought that it was just a struggle between prisoners, and the minister wondered if he could use the strategy of Huairou, just like before, the court gave a small favor and let Bai Zhirong that criminal serve the court, which is also her blessing."

After Prime Minister Qiu finished speaking, he saw that Li Ji did not have an angry look, and his heart was slightly settled, it seems that King Ming really understands the emperor.

"Well, then let's follow what Qiu Aiqing said first." The knot in Li Ji's heart was finally stretched, "The king of the Northern Regions ordered that the king of the Northern Regions arrange someone to go to the Evil Spirit City to negotiate with Bai Zhirong." ”

The city of evil spirits was lost, and the king of the Northern Regions didn't know anything about it. Before that, the palace was burned down, which really made Li Ji angry. Northern Regions City is really useless in this generation. However, Northern Regions City is a barrier after all, so it is only fitting to send the Northern Regions King's people to negotiate.

After the ministers dispersed, Li Ji hurried to Xia Yunsheng's residence, while the other major families also went back to discuss further countermeasures.

In the palace of the Ming Dynasty, Li You listened to Prime Minister Qiu's flowers, and his heart finally landed, he pretended to be sick today and did not go to the Qinzheng Palace because he was afraid that Li Ji would suspect him and protect Zhirong, so he told his thoughts to Prime Minister Qiu. And his father-in-law did not live up to his expectations, and finally let Zhirong escape.

"Father-in-law. The Murong family still needs you to worry about it. Li You was afraid that the Murong family would hate Zhirong and make a move from it, so he told Prime Minister Qiu.

Prime Minister Qiu was flattered and hurriedly said: "Lao Chen doesn't dare to be, serving His Royal Highness is the duty of the old minister." After his daughter married Li You, the Qiu family wholeheartedly supported Li You, and he was still looking forward to being the grandfather of the country in the future. Naturally, he obeyed Li You's words.

And on the Yan family's side, Duan Ziyan sat on the chair and listened to Yan Lie's words, and couldn't help frowning, "So that girl can't die!" However, the grandfather still persuaded the emperor to let Wen Yu stay in the north, which was enough. In this way, no one in the capital can really stop Hua'er. ”

Yan Lie was originally in a cold sweat, but then he relaxed when he heard Duan Ziyan's praise: "This is all Madame's clever plan, I'm just talking about it with my mouth." ”

"Concubine Yu is about to give birth, and Hua'er's family affairs are about to be decided. All these years of planning are finally coming to fruition. ”

Duan Ziyan smiled, as dazzling as the prosperity of May, and Grandpa Yan was dumbfounded for a while. He hadn't had a chance to set foot in Duan Ziyan's yard for nearly a year. Now I finally saw her smile again, and my heart was ecstatic.

In the midst of the fierce joy, he was about to shake Duan Ziyan's hand, but he grabbed it.

Duan Ziyan smiled: "I'm tired, and my grandfather still has affairs to do." When Hua'er's great cause is accomplished, we will have no burden, and at that time, I will definitely accompany my grandfather to enjoy the mountains and rivers. With that, he went into the inner chamber with his retinue.

Yan Lie had no choice but to go back stupidly. After Yanhua was born, he would never have been able to step into the courtyard without Duan Ziyan's summons, in order to get Duan Ziyan's people and hearts, he did not hesitate to use his family to back her up. Now he only hopes that Yanhua's great cause will be achieved, and he can really have Duan Ziyan.

Yan Lie was not stupid, he knew that Duan Ziyan was willing to give birth to a child for him entirely because that child could fulfill her wish to restore the royal family in southern Xinjiang. And Yan Hua is not only his son in his eyes, but also the only link between him and that cold woman.

Yan Hua, who was in southern Xinjiang, was silent for a long time after learning the news of Zhirong, he looked at the beautiful scenery, but what came to mind was the cold of the north. Zhirong becoming the Lord of the Evil Spirit City is not the main point, what matters is that Jade Gongzi and the King of the Northern Realm.

"Jade Prince. Hmph, Jin Zixuan, you are really still alive. You actually fled to the north, I underestimated you. Yan Hua punched the wall. He and Zhirong are all over the world, but Jin Zixuan is by her side, which is what really makes him sad and unbearable.

"Grandpa Yan, our princess invites you to go, and today you have made an appointment to go up the mountain to hunt." The aunt next to Princess Snow Lotus of the Tianze Department came in and gave Yan Hua a big salute.

"You go back to the princess, I'll change my clothes and go." Yan Hua didn't even look at her, and went straight into the inner room.

The aunt was not angry, but said 'yes' and went back. Anyway, sooner or later, he will be his master, and he will be the king of this southern Xinjiang in the future, so it is not surprising to have such a demeanor.

The weather in the north is getting colder and colder, and Zhirong has just taken Evil Spirit City and has a lot of things to deal with, but fortunately, with Jin Zixuan in her hands, she won't be in a hurry.

That day, Yan Hua found the key on Shen Qi in the underground palace, and several people went out of the underground palace smoothly. And Jin Shi's kid was big enough to escape the quicksand catastrophe and take people out of the Evil Spirit City, Shen Yuanshan and the others heard that Zhirong was gone, so they wanted to lead people to attack the Evil Spirit City.

After Zhirong went out, he found that Shen Jiajun had arrived in the city, and in this way, Shen Jiajun and Jin Zixuan's people joined forces to control the Evil Spirit City, and Jin Zixuan took out the jade seal of the country, which actually made those fanatics lay down their weapons and worship.

Who would have thought that the notorious evil spirit city maniac would have such respect for the ancestor's heirloom jade seal.

And Jin Zixuan's thunderous methods are even more admirable, he not only took the evil spirit city, but also broke all the original structures in the evil spirit city, reselected and hired people, eliminated dissidents, and reorganized the army. It also allowed him to establish his prestige in the City of Evil Spirits.

However, Zhirong was not inferior to his cousin, and Zhirong's first directive was to abolish the slavery system of the people in the city of evil spirits, and at the same time allow the people to do business, and develop a long-term business plan and management system.

As soon as this order was issued, the slaves were all grateful to Dade, and the fanatics were also impressed with her. Zhirong stood on the tower of the city to all the people of the evil spirit city.

"We have been seen throughout the ages as wicked people, sinners, and fanatics who do all kinds of evil. And from today on, we want to let the people in the north see, let the people of Jingtang and other countries see that we are the same people, there are no high and low, let them have a good look at the real rise of our evil spirit city! ”

Jin Zixuan kept looking at her with a warm smile that could melt the ice. She has changed, she no longer just blindly relies on Yanhua, but she hasn't changed, it's that perseverance.

"You've been eyeing the North for a long time?" After the celebration, Zhirong and Jin Zixuan entered the city within the city to talk.

Jin Zixuan also said bluntly: "A long time ago, I came to the north and found that this is a good place, if the Jin family can't survive in Jingtang, this is a retreat, so I have been arranging it for many years." I didn't expect it to come in handy. ”

Zhirong couldn't help but admire, Yanhua controlled the southern frontier, and Jin Zixuan controlled the northern territory, these two people were really natural enemies.

"The people of the Jin family can finally return it to you now." Zhirong thought of the children of the Jin family.

"They have been with you for so long, they are already your people, and I must be bloody, and they are blessed to follow you." Jin Zixuan said sincerely.

Zhirong shook his head: "Now that I know that you are still alive, I have no reason to take care of them anymore." They are very loyal to their family, and they can't be sure if they stay with me. ”

Jin Zixuan sighed helplessly, those are just children and they are all collateral, how can they have so much loyalty to the family, these are just Zhirong's excuses. "The destruction of the Jin family has nothing to do with you, I will settle accounts with Yanhua and Li Ji."

"What about Li You? He has no ill will towards you. He also did not participate in the destruction of the Jin family. Zhirong knew how strong Jin Zixuan's revenge was, and she was really afraid that the fire of anger would burn on Li You.

Jin Zixuan slowly approached and looked at her fixedly, and said coldly: "What if I want to kill Li You?" ”

"I have not repaid his kindness to me, and I will protect him with my life." Zhirong said without hesitation. "And I will repay your kindness in another way."

The atmosphere between the two was as cold as if an iceberg was separating them, and the people who were waiting next to them didn't dare to come out, and Shen Qing on the roof held the sword tightly and waited for Jin Zixuan to turn his face and save his master. And Shen Heng pressed her shoulder, afraid that this little girl would be reckless and bad.

After being silent for a long time, Jin Zixuan exhaled deeply: "Count Li You's life, I only want Li Ji's life and the entire Yan family." ”

He then smiled bitterly: "Zhirong, although I have experienced the nightmarish torture and family abandonment of the Ghost Valley, and the destruction of the family, I am still me." Why don't you understand? (To be continued......)