"Da Su, don't worry, I just took a look and returned this wish. Emperor Wen is Emperor Wen after all, I know this very well, don't worry. On the contrary, it is you ......" Zhu Zhitong frowned and said: "He and you have 5,000 people is already enough, how can you pay off another 1,000 people?" How can a mere 4,000 people capture the capital of the Wanhua Emperor? That's where the royal capital of Cangwu Kingdom is, do you plan to let Huo Qinglin help you secretly? ”

Su Xiaochen shook his head and said: "Senior brother's current 50,000 soldiers and horses are only stationed at most, and they will never help me return to the imperial capital to quell the chaos. In fact, I guessed from the beginning that Emperor Wen would not agree to give me 20,000 horses, and I didn't plan to ask for so many. It's just that if I only have 5,000 people, with his suspicious nature, I am afraid that there will be extraneous branches, so I will bluff and bargain. ”

Eagletail couldn't help but ask on the side, "The slave maid heard that Master Su is resourceful, but the number of people besieging the city is too small...... Since General Huo can't help from the side, or the slave and maid will go back to Meilongyu, although the number of my Liuxia warriors is not large, there are still about a thousand people. ”

Before Su Xiaochen could answer, Zhu Zhitong was puzzled: "Since you planned to only have 4,000 people from the beginning, you might as well tell me earlier, so that I can let Liu Mingyan transfer 4,000 people from the Baisha camp with you." Anyway, the Baisha Battalion is under my orders, and you can rest assured that you can use it, no more than Emperor Wen's secret thoughts, and I am afraid that there are more precautions for you to give 4,000 people. ”

Su Xiaochen smiled: "I see that you have been staring at him since you entered the account, don't you see any clues?" ”

Zhu Zhitong said with a displeased face: "Emperor Wen has a different heart and mouth, and he has no trust in you. Offering you 4,000 men is only the result of weighing the pros and cons, and I suspect that he will confess that the 4,000 soldiers are secretly watching you, and that if you make any move to collaborate with the enemy, they will immediately take your life. Wouldn't it be asking for trouble with such a force in your hands? ”

"Xiao Tong, I believe in your mind-contemplation technique, the Emperor Wen you see is indeed a cunning person. However, these 4,000 people have to borrow from him, although your Baisha camp is loyal, but I don't know anything about the terrain of the imperial capital, I have no way to use it. ”

"Is it so important to know the terrain?" Zhu Zhitong really couldn't figure it out.

"Yes! Extremely important. I also knew that Emperor Wen would secretly let the soldiers spy on me, and he would not completely obey me. But I won't let these soldiers fight with the garrison of the imperial capital at all, because once they do, what will happen to the people of the imperial capital? Shall they not be afflicted? According to my uncle's temperament, he will definitely use the people as a barrier to block the periphery, if I force the city and cause the people to lose their lives, then it will inevitably lose the hearts of the people, and it will be even more difficult to fall into the city. ”

"You all know your uncle's tricks, why don't you want me to let Liu Mingyan help you? It's really the emperor who is not in a hurry,......" Zhu Zhitong just wanted to say the word "eunuch", but felt that it seemed wrong to use it here.

Su Xiaochen couldn't help but smile and said, "You believe me, I have my own good plan." As he spoke, he turned to Eagle Tail and said, "It's great that the warriors of Luxia are willing to help, and I want to ask Brother Qiuyue to lend me some warriors who are proficient in the art of the five elements." ”

Seeing that he was willing to ask for someone, Washio was overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "Okay, the slave will go back and explain the reason to Lord Tsukushi, I believe that Lord Tsukushi will do his best to help, and the warriors who are proficient in the art of the five elements are estimated to have no problem with more than 300 people." ”

"No, I only need ten people." "Ten...... Ten people? Eagletail was taken aback again.

"Yes, more is not beneficial."

Zhu Zhitong and Eagle Tail felt that no matter how surprised they were, they could neither read the confident smile on Su Xiaochen's face, nor could they convince him to bring more people.

Knowing that the situation was as urgent as possible, Washio stopped persuading them and saluted the two of them, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Su Xiaochen looked at the sky and said, "Then it will take about half a day for Emperor Wen to transfer troops, so let's go to the side and take a turn." I know there's a lake not far from here, and the scenery is amazing, so it's a rare opportunity, how about going for a walk? ”

"Do you still want to play in the mountains and rivers?"

Su Xiaochen smiled and took out a map from his sleeve, unfolded it, and it turned out to be "Jingzhou Landscape Chronicles Attached Map".

"What is this?"

"This was left to me by Senior Brother Huo before leaving, saying that it was useless and left for me as a pastime. See, that lake isn't very far from here. ”

Zhu Zhitong looked at the mountains in the distance and sighed: "Da Su, I think of the year before last, you and I were carefree in Taiye City, and I only thought about how to play in the mountains and rivers every day, and in the blink of an eye, the world has changed. Although you have abandoned the position of the lord of Imuran, in fact, how could I ever want to be the emperor, I only hope to be able to escape from this world with you, and find a small island with no one to spend the rest of my life, and I have no other wishes. ”

Su Xiaochen was greatly moved when she heard this, and stroked the green silk on her forehead and said, "Although I don't dare to forget Uncle You's entrustment, I don't dare to forget the revenge of killing my father, but I promise you, as long as everything is settled." I will accompany you, no matter where the sky and the sea are, I will never be separated. Luckily? ”

Zhu Zhitong said softly: "You are always a little soft-hearted, but I am afraid that I will encounter some heavy responsibilities that I can't take off and tie myself up for the rest of my life, but I can't say what I can't say." When it comes to family hatred and national hatred, I am much deeper than you. If I am not capable of finding revenge, I will ask you, the lord of Imulan. ”

Su Xiaochen didn't feel forgetful: "How do you want to ask for it, but say it, if I can pay for it, I won't say a word." ”

"What if you can't pay it?"

"If you can't pay it...... I don't know, I can only say what you say, it's what you say......."

At this point, both of them were already red-faced, their lips trembled so that they couldn't speak clearly, and they only hugged in one place.

In the distance, the azure landscape is like ink.

* * * * * *

Emperor Wanhua is a mountain city, and the imperial palace leaning on Miaodai Mountain from the halfway point of the mountain is the northwest corner of the imperial capital, and it is also the highest place in the entire imperial capital. With the Imperial Palace as the source point, the terrain gradually lowers and widens, like terraced rice fields.

On this sloping fan, there are thousands of ambergris mouths, which send the water of the waterfall of Miaodai Mountain to all parts of the city, until the bottom edge of the southeast of the imperial capital, converging into a natural moat.

Condescending, the passes are heavy, easy to defend and difficult to attack.

The Mu Yun clan has not only poured their own wisdom into this imperial capital, but also the painstaking efforts of several generations of continuous renovation and construction. The mere sight of such a city has made people feel retired, and no one has ever thought of attacking it for a hundred years.

However, since the assassination of the crown prince, the entire imperial capital seems to have fallen into a fog.

On the surface, everything is the same as usual, the civil and military officials perform their duties, and the people of Li have their own place. Within the imperial city, Prince Yue temporarily led the prison country, and the big and small political affairs were only shared by the six departments. Under the imperial city, although it is a little more deserted than before, the vendors and pawns are still there.

There is only one difference: the Dragonscales.

The current dragon scale army is an existence that everyone is deeply surprised.

This obscure force stationed in Gyeonggi for many years has always been outside the imperial capital and rarely enters the city. But now, most of it has settled in the city, scattered in all corners of the imperial capital, and the remaining small half is guarded around several gates in the imperial capital.

Cao Feihu's head was still hanging there, and it was obvious that the Dragon Scale Army had changed hands.

But who is the master of the Dragonscale Army?

No one inside or outside the government and the opposition knows.

Chen Zheng, the two deputy commanders, said that they were ordered by Prince Yue to mobilize the Dragon Scale Army to act, but the blind could see what kind of role Prince Yue was. And the prince has not appeared for a long time, and even the crown princess and the prince who are close to him have never been seen again, and after a long time, the rumors have gradually risen.

And behind this rumor, there seems to be a mysterious figure faintly, controlling every grass and tree in the imperial capital with invisible silk threads.

Most of the palace people in Zhangren Palace have been cut by half, and they have become more and more deserted.

No one noticed that in a royal courtyard ------in Qinghuai Villa not far from the palace, a new owner was silently ushered in: Ye Zhiqiu, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites.

After the Snow House was blown up, Ye Zhiqiu quickly cleaned up the hidden secretary letters in his mansion, and then sealed the entire Shangshu Mansion.

Since you want to control the entire imperial capital, you must find a place close to the imperial palace as a new stronghold. The old Shangshu Mansion was too remote and not an easy place to live, so it had to be moved.

Qinghuai Villa is a royal palace where Emperor Wen occasionally goes out of the palace to stay. Located in a secluded and unobtrusive place, Ye Zhiqiu asked Chen Qi to transfer five hundred dragon scale troops to guard all parts of the villa, and he lived in a simple place, mobilizing everything in the imperial capital.

Two secret letters from the pigeon harrier have been sent, and Wen Lan will definitely not miss such a good opportunity. Ye Zhiqiu believed that the momentum of the flanking attack on Emperor Wen had been formed, and then it was up to the other party to respond.

Ye Zhiqiu believed that his step was to take the initiative by waiting for work, but his caution still made him dare not slack off in the slightest. Even in such an inaccessible royal capital, he still felt that he had to take precautions everywhere. You must know that it is almost impossible to attack such a large city from the outside, and it is an obvious fact that Emperor Wen does not have such a large number of troops today. So if you want to do it, will Emperor Wen consider secretly doing things from the inside?

After thinking about it, Ye Zhiqiu decided to transfer the 15,000-strong Dragon Scale Army into the imperial capital, with the intention of monitoring all parts of the city at all times, and as long as there was the slightest disturbance, he would immediately kill suspicious characters.

As the saying goes, open guns are easy to dodge, but hidden arrows are difficult to defend.

Ye Zhiqiu knew very well that once this battle started, it would be held impenetrable for a month at most, and the other party would be finished, so there was no need to be impatient at all. Because unlike the usual confrontation between the two armies, the enemy's supply lines are controlled by themselves. As long as he said a word, Pei Ran's side would immediately cut off the supply.

Although he doesn't have the scheming and tricks of Mu Yun's clan, when it comes to acting calmly and strictly, Ye Zhiqiu is confident that he will not lose to anyone.

Moreover, he had plenty of troops and food and grass in his hands, and he hid in this fortified city and any army for half a year.

In such a situation, Mo said that Emperor Wen was just a descendant of the Mu Yun clan, that is, the third master of Mu Yun was reborn and reincarnated, and I, Ye Zhiqiu, could also fight.