Without the support of the Xi Sect, Zhao Fan now felt that all his plans had been disrupted.

He now had two choices, that is, to ascend the throne immediately, or to accumulate grain and delay his claim to the throne.

But the actual situation is that he can only choose the former, if he does not ascend the throne immediately, and wait for the news to spread, the puppet emperor Xiangwang, who is now expelled, is likely to become the real emperor.

Once King Xiang became the de facto emperor, then Zhao Fan could either only be attached to, or he could only be regarded as a rebel, and the world would condemn him.

At that time, it will be very passive, Zhao Fan will not only lose the name of orthodoxy, but the team that his subordinates have formed with great difficulty is also very likely to fall apart because of their disappointment in him, especially Kong Wei and Du Rangneng and others.

But if he is called emperor at this time, Zhao Fan will face more problems, first of all, the current Shouwang army is still too weak to support such a big scene, in addition, now Zhao Fan is not ready to make corresponding preparations, once he is called emperor, he will enter everyone's eyes, and it will be very difficult to continue to grow.

And the current situation is that no matter how he chooses, he is in a dilemma and full of difficulties.

……

In Xingyuan City, Tian Lingzi took control of the situation as soon as possible, and completely blocked the news of Xizong's murder, and all those who knew about it were eliminated, including many princes and ministers present.

Externally, it was claimed that Xi Zong was unwell and should not meet guests in the near future, and everyone was already accustomed to Xi Zong's sick body, and no one suspected anything.

Tian Lingzi originally thought that if he killed Xizong, he would kill him, and it would be a big deal to help a puppet emperor and it would be over, anyway, the military power of the Shence Army was in his hands, and there were a lot of royal bloodlines and jade seals in his hands, so who would be the emperor, didn't he have the final say?

However, after he killed Xizong, he was completely dumbfounded, the jade seal was gone, and the princes and princes who came to Xingyuan with him were also killed by Xuzong in advance.

Tian Lingzi looked at the corpses all over the room, even the baby who was still in swaddling clothes, he couldn't help but expose the bruises on his face, a hot current in his chest rushed to his throat, and a mouthful of blood spurted out.

"Lord Tian, Lord Tian, are you okay?" The commander of the Shence Army on the side saw that the situation was not right, and hurriedly stepped forward to support Tian Lingzi.

"Li Yi, you are so ruthless!" Tian Lingzi looked at the corpse on the ground with a blank head, and said viciously, "General Du, pull out Li Yi's corpse, I want to whip the corpse!" ”

"This ......" General Du hesitated for a moment and did not act.

"So, what are you waiting for? Didn't you understand what the official said? Tian Lingzi swept General Du with compassion, and a trace of murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

"Yes, the Admiral understands!" General Du shrank his head and hurriedly replied.

"What are you doing in a daze? Why don't you hurry up? Tian Lingzi glared at General Du and shouted dissatisfiedly.

"Yes, yes, I'll do it!" General Du nodded, and hurriedly rushed out of the room to drag the corpse of the sect.

Poor Emperor Xizong, who still has to suffer this humiliation after his death, is still the eunuch who is most trusted and closest to him, I don't know how he would feel if he knew about it.

Tian Lingzi, who lost his Xizong and lost the jade seal and heir, was completely crazy, and after killing the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military forces, he went to Chengdu and went to his brother Xichuan Jiedu to envoy Chen Jingxuan.

However, he still claimed to the outside world that Xizong was still in the army, but because of the cold weather in the north, he went to the south to recuperate.

……

In Luoyang City, Wei Ruqian and Qiao Yi were sitting in the Wei family's mansion, studying the drawings left by Zhao Fan.

It was a drawing of a musket, and it didn't have much on it, but it was a rough description of how the musket worked and how it was constructed.

Surprisingly, Joey seems to have some pretty high talent for mechanics, even far more than Fu Qinghe.

During Zhao Fan's absence, she even studied the production method of the Flying Fish Crossbow, and also improved the arrows to a certain extent, and the improved Flying Fish Crossbow not only has a longer range, but also has a stronger penetrating power, and has been equipped with the city defense army of Luoyang City for redressing.

"Sister Yi'er, this musket can't be made, where is the main problem now?" Wei Ruqian looked at the drawings on the table and asked with a frown.

"The most difficult thing at present, on the one hand, is that the purity of gunpowder is not enough, on the other hand, the barrel needs to withstand a large instantaneous pressure, with our current forging technology, it is still difficult to forge a suitable barrel." Joey stretched and said a little lazily.

"Then what can I do, the prince is very concerned about this musket, it should be more urgent." Wei Ruqian stroked the tips of the hair that fell from her forehead, sighed and said.

"Sister don't worry, I've already asked someone to find my senior sister, and after she comes, this shouldn't be a big problem." Joey smiled sweetly and said with some joy.

"Sister Yi'er's senior sister? Why have you never heard my sister mention it? Wei Ruqian put away the drawings and asked with some curiosity.

"This is a secret!" Joey blew his fingers and said mysteriously.

"You..."Wei Ruqian poked Joey's forehead and smiled helplessly.

Joey was not to be outdone, so he pinched the soft flesh that Wei Ruqian saw, and for a while there was laughter in the small courtyard.

"Report!"

Just as the two were frolicking, a shout came in from afar outside, and the two who were fighting hurriedly regained their posture and maintained their manners.

"Report! Two princesses, Chengnan Urgent! ”

As soon as the two of them packed up their clothes, a soldier dressed as a herald hurriedly walked in, kneeling down to report to the two of them from a distance.

"What's so alarming?" Wei Ruqian glanced at the panting soldier, frowned, and said.

"Report to the princess, eighty kilometers south of the city, a large number of enemy troops have appeared, and they are slowly coming towards Luoyang!" The soldier gasped and said anxiously.

"Don't panic yet, how many enemies are there?" Wei Ruqian motioned for Xiao Tao to pour a glass of water for the soldier and asked slowly.

The soldier glanced at Wei Ruqian gratefully, and said slowly after drinking the water, "There should be about 50,000 people, and it is the Qinzi banner!" ”

"Fifty thousand?" When Wei Ruqian heard this, her face changed, and she glanced at Joey, both of whom had a heavy face.

"You go and inform Scar and the bearded general first, as well as Mr. Qiao Xinchao, and let them go to the Wei family hall to discuss the strategy of retreating from the enemy." Wei Ruqian was silent for a moment, and said with some concern.

"Yes!" The soldier saluted the two and trotted out of the Wei family's mansion.

"Xiao Tao, you quickly arrange for someone to go to Shaanzhou and inform the prince that Luoyang is in an emergency." Wei Ruqian thought about it, and then instructed Xiao Tao.

"Yes." Xiao Tao answered, and asked someone to arrange it.

"Wait a minute!" Just as Xiao Tao was about to go out, Joey suddenly stopped her and said softly, "Forget it, sister, let's think of a way by ourselves, the prince is now in a critical period, we can't let him be distracted by us, if it really doesn't work, it's not too late for us to ask the prince for help." ”

"Well, my sister is right, but my sister didn't think about it." Wei Ruqian nodded and said in agreement.