Liu Xiule was happy, for no reason, why did he ask this.

He couldn't say anything more about Xi Cheying's rhetorical question.

After sitting here for a while at Xi Cheying, Liu Xiu got up and left.

After Liu Xiu left, a maid walked up to Xi Cheying and whispered: "It's rare for Your Majesty to come to Lecheng Palace, why didn't the beauty mention to Your Majesty about accompanying the king?" ”

Liu Xiu has always had a habit of taking his 'wife' with him, and this 'wife' may be his wife, like Guo Shengtong and Yin Lihua, or it may be a concubine, like Xu Xiling.

Now that Guo Shengtong has just given birth and gave birth to the third prince Liu Kang, his body has not yet recovered, and it is impossible to go on the expedition with Liu Xiu, and Yin Lihua is about to give birth, and it is impossible to go on the expedition with Liu Xiu.

Xu Xiling is very likely, that is to say, the only one who can compete with Xi Cheying now is Xu Xiling.

Xi Cheying glanced at the maid and said slowly: "If I take the initiative to speak, Your Majesty will definitely not allow it, but I can let Your Majesty take the initiative to come to me." ”

The maid looked at Xi Cheying strangely, Your Majesty has already left, but before Your Majesty left, she didn't say that she wanted to take your Xi Beauty! Xi Cheying smiled confidently and said conclusively, "Your Majesty will definitely come to me." ”

Liu Xiu did not come to Lecheng Palace again, but Liu Xiu asked Zhang Kun to bring a message to Xi Cheying that tomorrow, she could go on the expedition with the Son of Heaven.

Xi Cheying knew very well that compared to Guo Shengtong, Yin Lihua, and Xu Xiling, His Majesty did not look at him differently.

Not to mention that she can't compare to the favored Yin Lihua and Guo Shengtong who has the status of a queen, even Xu Xiling, who is also a beauty with her, she can't compare.

What else can you do if you are not particularly favored, but you want to receive special treatment?

There is only one way, and that is to make yourself useful, so that Your Majesty can not do without him.

Liu Xiu's expedition, Zhang Bujun's movements are particularly important, whether the Han army has to face the three enemies of Zhang Bu, Dong Xian, and Pang Meng at the same time, or face the two enemies of Dong Xian and Pang Meng, there is a world of difference.

It is precisely because of this that whether or not we can grasp Zhang Bu's movements in time is the key to this battle.

In front of Liu Xiu, Xi Cheying deliberately revealed that she knew Zhang Bu's every move very well, which made Liu Xiu have to carefully consider whether she should take Xi Cheying on the expedition together.

In Liu Xiu's harem, Xi Cheying's foundation is the thinnest, and she has no imperial heir, but her position is very stable, and it all depends on her own ability.

If you put Xi Cheying in modern times, it must be an admirable workplace elite.

People thought that Liu Xiu's royal expedition was likely to bring Xu Xiling, but no one expected that Liu Xiu would unexpectedly bring Xi Cheying.

Liu Xiu has been to Lecheng Palace only a handful of times, and in the influence of people, Xi Cheying is not favored, but now, his previous cognition seems to be wrong, and His Majesty has a place for Xi Cheying in his heart.

This time, Liu Xiu personally drove the expedition and transferred 5,000 cavalry from Luoyang, and more than 50,000 infantry, plus the accompanying tiger ben, Yulin and logistics, all the troops added together, close to 70,000.

Liu Xiu led the army, starting from Luoyang, passing through Chenliu County and entering Liang County.

Liang County was Liu Yong's old nest, and Suiyang was here.

The Han army besieged Suiyang twice before and after, and Liangjun also suffered from war.

In the past, Liang County was definitely the richest county in Yuzhou, but now, Liang County's situation is not as good as other counties.

To the east of Liang County is Chu County, to the north of Liang County is Shanyang County, further north, is Rencheng County, and further north, is Dongping County, where Pang Meng is located.

Liu Xiu's first destination was Rencheng County, and his edict to Wu Han, Gai Yan, Wang Liang, Wang Chang, Ma Wu, Wang Ba and others also asked them to gather troops and horses in Rencheng County.

After entering Liang County, Liu Xiu led a large army and stationed it outside Mengcheng.

Meng County Commander took the county government officials out of the city, entered the Han army camp, and met the Son of Heaven.

Liu Xiu did not come to Liangdi to inspect this time, but passed by Liangdi during the battle, but what he saw and heard along the way made him a little worried about the situation of Liangdi.

After meeting the Mengxian Order, he learned about the situation here in Mengxian County.

Mengxian originally had a population of more than 30,000, but now there are only more than 10,000 left, and the population loss is very serious.

After listening to the introduction of the Mengxian order, Liu Xiu frowned and said: "People are the foundation of a place!" If there is no one, there will be no roots, in the future, what are the plans of the Xin County Order for the governance of Meng County? ”

Meng Xianling's name is Xin Gui, he is in his thirties, with a fat body, a round body, and a smiling face, looking less like an official and more like a businessman.

Hearing Liu Xiu's question, he said with sincere fear: "Weichen...... Wechen must do his best to govern Meng County and not let His Majesty down! ”

When he said this, Liu Xiu was very disappointed.

Liu Xiu asked him how he was recuperating in Mengxian County, and he replied to Liu Xiu with an empty sentence.

Liu Xiu said slowly: "What I need is not your loyalty. ”

"Uh, Wechen...... Weichen ...... "Seeing that Xin Gui was hesitant and sweated in a hurry, Liu Xiu waved his hand irritably and said, "Okay, you can go back." ”

"Wechen...... Wechen retired. ”

Xin Gui also knew in his heart that this time he had smashed his performance in front of the Son of Heaven, and he didn't know how he got back to Mengcheng.

Liu Xiu was disappointed in the county order of Xingui, Mengxian County, which originally had a population of more than 30,000, now only has about 10,000 people left, as the order of a county, Xingui has never thought about how to recuperate and restore the vitality of the county, what is the use of such an official?

As soon as Shin Gyu walked on his front foot, Xi Che Ying walked in from outside.

She smiled and said with relief: "Your Majesty doesn't have to be angry, Xin Gui was originally an official of Liu Yong, and later General Gai attacked Liangdi, and Xin Gui surrendered the city."

General Gai has been fighting all the time, and he has no energy to govern Liangdi, and he has always retained the officials who surrendered. ”

Gaiyan is very good at fighting, but his ability to govern the local area is really not very good.

At the time of the First Eastern Crusade, Gai Yan had obviously conquered Suiyang, and later he was able to restore Liu Yong, through this, it is not difficult to see how poor Gai Yan's ability to govern the place is.

Liu Xiu glanced at Xi Cheying, shook his head and said: "Liangdi is chaotic, it is difficult to last long, and when the class teacher returns to the dynasty, Liangdi must be rectified." ”

He originally planned to rest here in Mengxian for two more days, but the next day, news came back from the front that Pang Meng had led a large army and launched a fierce attack on Taocheng.

The person currently stationed in Taocheng is Chen Jun, the Taishan Taishou.

Pang Meng was in the north of Taoxiang, Chen Bing's intention to attack Taoxiang was already very obvious, how could Chen Jun, who was the Taishan Taishou, sit idly by.

Chen Jun has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, but these soldiers and horses have to be used to defend Zhang Bu, he arrived in Taoxiang, and the soldiers and horses he brought plus the local soldiers and horses in Taoxiang are only about 10,000 people in total.

More than 10,000 people have to resist the tens of thousands of troops of Pang Meng's personal commander, and the danger of this battle can be imagined.

After Liu Xiu got the news, he didn't care about resting again, he personally commanded thousands of light cavalry and 30,000 elite infantry, did not carry baggage, only brought rations, set off from Mengxian, all the way north, to Rencheng to make a rapid march.

Before leaving, Liu Xiu didn't plan to take Xi Cheying with her, after all, the rapid march was too hard, and she was a woman, and her physical strength might not be able to support it.

Xi Cheying didn't care, and Zhengse said: "Your Majesty doesn't have to worry about the concubine, this hardship, the concubine can bear it!" ”

After a pause, she said again: "What's more, the concubine came out with Your Majesty, where Your Majesty is, the concubine should be there!" ”

Her words moved Liu Xiu a lot, and after thinking about it, she finally decided to bring Xi Cheying.

Xi Cheying was wearing a gorgeous dress, which was not suitable for riding a horse for a long distance, Liu Xiu was thinking about letting her change her clothes, but when Xi Cheying walked out of the camp, she was already wearing a helmet and a burqa belt, heroic and handsome.

Seeing Xi Cheying wearing armor, Liu Xiu was stunned, and Long Yuan, Xuying and others who followed Liu Xiu were also startled.

A dignified beauty, wearing it like this, it's too impolite, right?

Unexpectedly, Liu Xiu's eyes lit up, and he nodded again and again.

Xi Cheying walked up to Liu Xiu, and in the manner of a general, he intervened in Liu Xiu's salute, and asked with a smile: "Your Majesty is still satisfied with the concubine's dress?" ”

Liu Xiule was happy and said with a smile: "Very good! ”

As he spoke, he asked the war horse to be brought over, and then he pulled the reins with one hand and Xi Cheying's arm with the other, trying to lift her onto the war horse.

Xi Cheying's martial arts are much more exquisite than Xu Xiling's, even if he wears heavy armor, he doesn't need the help of others to get on the horse.

However, she did not refuse Liu Xiu, smiled at Liu Xiu, and with Liu Xiu's support, her body jumped up, and she stepped on the war horse with light and chic movements.

Liu Xiu praised in his heart! He also got on his horse and said, "Give the order to go down and set off for the north!" ”

5,000 light cavalry and 30,000 infantry, carrying no baggage, all of them went into battle lightly, left their own camp, and began to march northward.

From Mengxian to Rencheng, it is necessary to pass through the entire Shanyang County.

Don't look at Liang County and Rencheng County are both small counties, but Shanyang County, which is sandwiched before these two small counties, is a large county, and there are ten counties in the territory.

Liu Xiu and his entourage had to walk more than 100 miles to get to Rencheng.

It's okay to say that the light cavalry is good, after all, there are war horses to walk, and the most bitter is the infantry, and the journey of more than 100 miles has to be completed on two legs.

To make a long story short, Liu Xiu and others only took one day to complete the whole process.

Entering the territory of Rencheng County, Liu Xiujun first arrived in Kangfu County.

When I arrived in Kangfu County, not to mention that the infantry felt that their two legs were about to break, even the cavalry and even the war horses couldn't stand it.

A general ran to Liu Xiu and said breathlessly: "Your Majesty, now that it is dark, our army ...... Our army is resting for the time being! ”

Liu Xiu's face sank, and he said: "No, the war in Taoxiang is critical, and there is no delay for a moment, even if you rush overnight, you have to rush to Rencheng tonight!" ”

After speaking, he looked at Xi Cheying beside him and asked, "Cheying, can you still hold on?" ”

Xi Cheying wiped the beads of sweat from her forehead, nodded heavily at Liu Xiu, and said, "The concubine can continue to hurry!" ”

Hearing this, Liu Xiu's eyes showed a look of relief, and at the same time he turned his head to look at the general.

My concubine, who can still go on her way, yet you tell me that you can't hold on anymore and must rest?

Liu Xiu didn't say this directly, but the meaning was already obvious.

The general was so embarrassed that his face was red, and without saying a word, he turned back to his team and shouted, "Tonight, we must rush to Rencheng!" Hold on, brethren! Ten more miles! ”

When Kang's father arrived in Rencheng, it was already very close, and there was only a gap of more than ten miles between them.

At Liu Xiu's insistence, the exhausted Han army traveled more than ten miles, and finally arrived in Rencheng County on the evening of the same day.

Liu Xiu led the army to come over in a hurry, and his troops and horses became the first team to arrive in Rencheng, and the teams of Wu Han, Gai Yan and others were still on the way to Rencheng.

The news that Liu Xiu drove the expedition in person and led the Han army to Rencheng also reached Pang Meng's ears as soon as possible.

Pang Meng gasped and said secretly: Liu Xiu came so fast!