Just when the Fierce Tiger Legion was dragged by the Suzaku Army and other troops. Zhao Xin's eastward marching corps finally cleared the last stronghold outside the city of Fuzhou and approached the city of Fuzhou.

And this also stimulated the imperial court, and under the strict orders of the imperial court, Shangguan Jinglei began to intensify the offensive and move forward at all costs.

In fact, although Zhao Xin had just hit the city of Fuzhou, the battle for Fuzhou had already begun.

Because Fuzhou City is not only an important coastal town of the Qianyuan Empire, but also the two top nobles of the empire, they are Shen Xilin, the Duke of Wu, and Ji Yude, the king of Qianyuansu.

Shen Xilin, the Duke of Wu, is a fictitious nobleman, although he has no fief, his family is very prominent, and he has many marriages with the imperial family, and there have been two queens in history.

The contemporary Duchess of Wu Guo is the daughter of the previous emperor and a princess with an official title.

And Su Wang Ji Yude is the ninth son of Emperor Qiande, but his background is not good, and his mother is just an ordinary palace maid. So he was kicked out of the battle for the throne by his brothers very early and rushed to Fuzhou to become a vassal.

No matter what, Ji Yude is also the orthodox prince canonized by the emperor, if he is captured by the Suzaku army, then the face of the imperial family will be lost.

Therefore, when the imperial court confirmed that the eastward target of the Vermilion Bird Army was Fuzhou, it immediately dispatched troops to reinforce Fuzhou. It is precisely because of this that the battle between the imperial court and the Suzaku army around Fuzhou has long been fought on the periphery of Fuzhou.

However, Zhao Xin's eastward march was strong, although the imperial court did everything to prevent it from continuing eastward. But Zhao Xin still broke through all the way and hit the city of Fuzhou.

In order to ensure that Fuzhou was not lost, the imperial court transferred most of the troops from the surrounding state capitals. Therefore, as long as this enemy army is completely annihilated, the state capitals around Fuzhou will become a vacuum, which is very beneficial to the battle below the Suzaku army.

Therefore, Zhao Xin not only wanted to break through these enemy forces, but also to annihilate them. So Zhao Xin took a while, set up a game, and finally annihilated this enemy army.

When this enemy army was completely annihilated, the periphery of Fuzhou was empty, so Zhao Xin besieged Fuzhou on the one hand, and ordered the follow-up Rong guards to take over the unsuspecting state capitals.

As a result, in addition to Fuzhou, dozens of state capitals in the east of Cangnan changed color almost overnight.

In the Wuguo Mansion in Fuzhou City, Shen Xilin's face couldn't help but be heavy after listening to the spies' report. Then he waved his hand and motioned for the spies to go down, and then he couldn't help but worry about the situation of the battle.

In fact, Shen Xilin had long wanted to escape from this place of right and wrong, anyway, he was not a fiefdom noble, and he had no responsibility to defend the land. However, Emperor Ji Fengming of Qiande strictly ordered him and Su Wang Ji Yude not to leave Fuzhou without instructions.

The official rhetoric is that the Suzaku Bandit Army is just a small rogue and the Imperial Army can be destroyed at will. If in front of this kind of rogue, the nobles of the court fled in the wilderness, what kind of system would it become.

But the real reason is the power struggle within the empire.

And Shen Xilin and Ji Yude, as the two nobles with the highest titles in Fuzhou City, naturally became the leaders of the aristocratic groups in the city, and the other nobles all looked forward to their horses.

Therefore, if Shen Xilin and Ji Yude do not leave, other nobles cannot leave, otherwise they will be punished.

But whatever the reason, the composure of the aristocratic community did play a role in stabilizing people's hearts. Therefore, although the Suzaku army besieged the city, the form in the city was still relatively stable.

However, under this seemingly stable situation, there is also an undercurrent.

Just when Shen Xilin was worried, the housekeeper of the Guogong Mansion came to report: "Grandpa, Dongyang Bo asks to see you." ”

Shen Xilin waved his hand as soon as he heard this, looking extremely impatient, "I don't see!" Missing! I won't see anyone who comes when I tell them to go down! ”

"No!"

As soon as the housekeeper left, Shen Xilin looked angry.

In fact, there is no need to see it, Shen Xilin also knows what Dongyang Bo is here for, because these nobles are all some guys, and they can't afford to be early.

Although Emperor Qiande's will was given to Shen Xilin and Ji Yude, the other nobles were also confined to Fuzhou.

Because if you leave at this time, it is tantamount to having no confidence in the rebellion of the empire. In addition, the two aristocratic leaders in Fuzhou did not leave in the name of righteousness. Therefore, if they leave at this time, they will definitely anger the imperial court and have a negative impact on their future.

Originally, the Vermilion Bird Army was still far away from Fuzhou, and those nobles were still tense, but now that the Vermilion Bird Army had come to the city, everyone began to panic. In addition, the Suzaku Army's severe crackdown policy on the nobles made those nobles unable to sit still.

Fortunately, Fuzhou is a coastal city with developed shipping, so those nobles have already prepared their ships to leave. But even if they leave, they can't go like this, because if the court blames them, they can't afford it.

So they need a reason to leave openly, and that is Shen Xilin and Ji Yude. As long as these two noble leaders leave, then they can also leave.

Even if the court blames it in the future, there are these two big men in front of them, and the board can't fall on them.

So these days, the nobles in Fuzhou City are almost about to break the threshold of Shen Xilin and Ji Yude. So much so that Shen Xilin had a headache when he heard someone visiting, he naturally knew the intentions of these people, so he hated it even more!

"Dash...... Da ...... Da ...... Da ......"

But just when Shen Xilin was worried, a sound of footsteps sounded in his ears, and Shen Xilin couldn't help but be furious when he heard it, and immediately turned around and shouted, "Didn't I say it?" I don't see anyone! ”

However, as soon as he turned his head, he saw his wife, Ji Fengqing.

"It's Madame!" Seeing that it was Ji Fengqing, Shen Xilin couldn't help but soften his tone.

He has great respect for Ji Fengqing and Shen Xilin, not only because of his status as a princess, but also because of the true love between the two.

"Master, are you worried about the Vermilion Bird Thief Army coming to the city?" Ji Fengqing guessed the reason for Shen Xilin's annoyance.

I saw Shen Xilin smile bitterly and said: "Madam, the Vermilion Bird Thief Army is besieging Fuzhou, and with the siege speed of the thief army in the past, Fuzhou is afraid that it will not last long!" But His Majesty's decree has not yet arrived, and it is inconvenient for us to evacuate......"

"These thieves! Is it to let the master die here to be willing? Ji Fengqing couldn't help but be angry when she heard this, and she didn't know if she was angry with those people with ulterior motives in the court, or the Vermilion Bird Army besieging Fuzhou.

Glancing at Ji Fengqing, Shen Xilin immediately grabbed her and said, "Madame, listen to me, you hurry up and evacuate with Rui'er Han'er, the Vermilion Bird Thief Army may break the city at any time!" ”

But Ji Fengqing's expression was firm, "If the master doesn't leave the concubine, he won't go anywhere, and the concubine won't abandon the master!" ”

"Madame......"

Seeing his wife's affection, Shen Xilin's heart couldn't help but waver.

So after thinking about it, for the sake of his wife and a pair of children, Shen Xilin couldn't care so much at this time, and then he immediately ordered: "Someone! ”

"Grandpa!"

"The order goes down and boards the ship immediately, and everyone evacuates Fuzhou immediately!"

"No!"

In fact, Shen Xilin didn't know that Emperor Qiande Ji Fengming's imperial decree to let them retreat had actually been issued a long time ago. But for some reason, the imperial decree was not sent to Shen Xilin and Ji Yude.

Emperor Qiande Ji Fengming was not mediocre, although because of the remarks of some people, he issued an order to restrict the actions of Shen Xilin and Ji Yude. But when things can't be done, he won't really give up his son just like that.

At this time, almost all the nobles in the city were outside the mansion of the Duke of Wu and the palace of King Su.

Like Shen Xilin, the Duke of Wu, Ji Yude did not make any statement in the face of the agitation of those nobles, but he was also ready to evacuate.

When Shen Xilin began to evacuate, the nobles in the city seemed to get a signal and began to retreat one after another. Because the nobles had been prepared for a long time, and it was only the one who was waiting for the leader, they evacuated very quickly.

Unlike Shen Xilin, Su Wang Ji Yude seemed much calmer. Because he is both a prince and a prince, he has a princely guard composed of royal masters, and a flying unit drawn from the Yellow Dragon Legion.

In addition, Ji Yude has just been in Fuzhou, and there are not so many pots and jars, so he can leave at any time.

So unlike Shen Xilin, when Shen Xilin was troubled by those nobles, Ji Yude and his princess were drinking and having fun in the mansion.

"Good! Madame's dancing is truly unparalleled in the world! ”

Ji Yude drank a glass of wine and couldn't help but praise the dancing princess.

Princess Su Xue Wanran is the daughter of the Ministry of Rites and a famous beauty in Haotian Imperial City. Especially her dancing skills are unparalleled in the world, when Xue Wanran danced on the birthday of the Queen Mother, she was a blockbuster, and even Ji Fengming praised her, and even had the idea of accepting her as a concubine.

After the dance, Xue Wanran was a little tired, and Ji Yude immediately greeted her and said, "Madame has worked hard, come and have a drink." ”

"Hmm."

After drinking a glass of wine, Xue said gracefully: "Lord Wang, now that the thief army is besieging the city, when will we leave?" ”

Ji Yude smiled and said, "What, is Madam scared?" ”

Xue Wanran nodded when she heard this: "Lord Wang, I heard that this Vermilion Bird Thief Army is extremely ferocious, if the city is broken, the people of this city will all suffer." ”

And Ji Yude didn't feel much, even if he was a prince and often talked about the people, but how could he really take the people to heart!

"What Madame said is very true, but this king is just an idle prince, and he really has more than enough heart but not enough strength!"

However, just when Ji Yude was full of emotion, his subordinates came down to report, "Lord Wang, Wu Guogong has begun to evacuate." ”

"Humph!"

Ji Yude snorted coldly when he heard this: "This old boy finally can't hold on!" ”

Then Ji Yude took a deep breath and said, "Madam, since Wu Guogong has left, then we should also leave." ”

"Okay then, the concubine is here to clean up." Xue Wanran confessed and left.

As soon as Xue Wanran left, Ji Yude's eyes revealed a cold light.