Nanjing City, Beiyan.

This large city of Northern Yan Zhujing can be regarded as the closest to Southern Wu - it has nothing to do with the Nanjing that Yue Qianqiu knew - because of the sudden arrival of the Northern Yan Emperor and his own soldiers, it is in a hectic situation.

However, the emperor, who arrived in a hurry with 800 pro-troops, did not let people clean up the palace in the city and move in immediately, but directly requisitioned Beppu, the former king of Jin, Xiao Jingxian, without taboo at all, and was not afraid of someone taking the opportunity to assassinate him.

Even those subordinates in Beppu who had already learned that Xiao Jingxian had defected, and the civil and military officials who were guarding Nanjing acted immediately, and they were almost killed after being imprisoned, he just threw them to the Akikami Division to dispose of. On the way, he had already passed down an order not to touch Xiao Jingxian's properties and slaves in various places, and only to let those slaves go out casually and wait for the Qiu Hunt Division to screen them.

Although Yue Xiaosi, who was temporarily in charge of the Autumn Hunting Division, learned that Xiao Jingxian had only been here once in recent years, he claimed that since Nanjing City was too close to Gu'an, since Xiao Jingxian could erect a rebel flag in Gu'an, it was very difficult to say whether he would make trouble in Nanjing, so he didn't pay attention to the people of Beppu who had been imprisoned, and was only busy cleaning up the city.

These are nothing to the civil and military officials stationed in Nanjing. But they persuaded the emperor to move out of Beppu, the king of Jin, but they didn't get any results, and soon witnessed an unheard of anecdote.

Because Yue Xiaosi, who was in the name of Xiao Changhui, the king of Lanling County, late at night on the second day when the emperor lived in Beppu, he actually broke into it in person in the name of a fire, and under the escort of a group of pro-soldiers of the Son of Heaven, he directly carried the emperor out of Beppu and sent him into the palace of General Nanjing. And this is only half a day after the Nanjing general was forced to vacate the house by him in a half-believed.

Afterwards, the emperor learned that the fire was set by his son-in-law himself, and after a little smoke, the wheat straw burned and was extinguished! In a fit of rage, the emperor immediately ordered the forbidden army to escort the bold man over, only to hear some crooked reasoning.

"So many adults in Nanjing City exhorted in unison, but the emperor ignored it, and the ministers really had no choice but to make this decision. When I was in Beijing, the powder magazine suddenly exploded in the middle of the night, and the sound shook the sky, and the emperor was not there, so I didn't understand it, but the minister never wanted to take this risk again. What if Xiao Jingxian's Beppu also buried a bunch of those things and directly bombarded you into the sky? ”

"Shut up! I don't need you to teach me a lesson! ”

Yue Xiaosi saw that although the anger on the emperor's face had not subsided, his eyes had obviously calmed down, so he said very shamefully: "The minister knows that arson is really bold, but he really can't think of any other way, so he can only make this decision." If the emperor wants to blame, he will blame one of the ministers, this mansion of Nanjing General Xiao Fengming is absolutely safe, and the emperor is invited to live in peace......"

Before he could finish speaking, the emperor was too lazy to talk to this guy.

"Tell Xiao Fengming that he doesn't need to send troops and generals, gather tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to conquer Gu'an City. I'll take people out tomorrow. If Xiao Jingxian really thought that he had blocked the surrounding passages by the two rogues, coupled with the soldiers and horses in Gu'an, he would be able to completely eat my eight hundred elites by setting up an encirclement, and I would let him know what it meant to break through! ”

Yue Xiaosi didn't expect the emperor to leave so soon, and subconsciously wanted to advise. But when he saw that the eyes that came over him were full of killing intent, he couldn't help but feel awe-inspiring in his heart, and he turned around and left. But just when he arrived at the door, he heard the voice of a guard outside: "Your Majesty, there are people who have escaped from Gu'an City......

"I remember that the emperor said a long time ago that none of those wastes who escaped in fear don't want to see them!"

Yue Xiaosi drank vigorously, and opened the door with a look of worrying for the king, but saw the guards outside hurriedly bowing their heads and reporting: "Back to the king of Lanling County, there is a group of rough men in tattered clothes, claiming to be carrying goods and delivering goods in Gu'an City." They did not come on horseback, but walked on two legs for three days and two nights, sleeping only two hours a day, before they came here. That Zhen Rong ...... your mansion"

After listening to the first half, Yue Xiaosi was puzzled for a while, thinking about when those guys who claimed to be the pro-army of the Son of Heaven were so good at talking, and when he heard the end, he realized that it was Zhen Rong who was a good person again, so he coughed dryly and said: "It turns out that the stinky boy is nosy again, you don't have to worry about it, I'll go see them." ”

Before he finished speaking, the emperor's voice came from behind him: "No need, you go to Xiao Fengming to spread the word, let Zhen Rong bring someone in, I want to ask in person!" ”

Yue Xiaosi turned his head, and there was just the right amount of astonishment on his face, and then he bowed his head and responded under the emperor's stern eyes, and then walked out quickly. When he arrived at the gate, he saw a group of guards surrounded by more than a dozen stout men in ragged clothes, and there seemed to be a donkey-pulled cart in the middle, he couldn't help but move his eyebrows slightly, but then he turned a blind eye and came straight to Zhen Rong.

"Nosy, do you think you are still the head disciple of Qingcheng now? Or someone from the Southern Dynasty mission? When you become a slave, why don't you know how to keep to yourself, and you just want to die like this? Yue Xiaosi raised his foot and kicked over while scolding, but when he touched Zhen Rong's shinbone, he withdrew his strength, and then glared at the person, "The emperor asked you to bring someone who can talk to him, you speak to me carefully!" I'm going to find Xiao Fengming at this time, and when you go wrong, no one will plead with you! ”

Zhen Rong found that the kick was menacing but powerless, but it only left a footprint on the hem of his shirt and pants, and he knew that this was more of a reminder to himself. He hurriedly said yes, and when he saw Yue Xiaosi put down his words, he took the reins handed by the person next to him, turned over and left, he calmed down his emotions, and then came to everyone.

Just now, everyone in the Strength Gang heard it, and Li Li'er, who was lying in the cart, would not miss a word. Knowing that the young man who spoke for them just now, which made them not driven away by the guards, turned out to be a Wu person, some of the rough men were full of anger, and some didn't know what expression to show, and Li Lier was a little surprised.

Without waiting for Zhen Rong to speak, he took the initiative to say: "Little brother, I am barely the leader, please take me to see the emperor." ”

"Helper, you have injuries on your body, or I'll go!"

"No, no, big brother, I'll ...... it anyway"

"Shut up! When you meet the emperor, do you know what to say? Help me up, I'm not dead, I can walk! ”

Seeing that Li Li'er barely struggled to get out of the car, but even walked with vain steps, Zhen Rong groaned slightly, and said, "Since it is not convenient to walk, it is better to have one more person to support you." If the emperor investigates it, I will take responsibility. ”

Zhen Rong is so easy to talk to, whether it is the person who was hostile to him just now, some are not sure whether to be grateful for his previous care, or whether it is the person who hates him because he was born in Southern Wu, all of them feel that this young man is indeed kind and gentle. At that moment, everyone elected a tall man who was quite clever to support Li Li'er, and watched the two of them follow Zhen Rong inside.

Thinking of those companions who had dispersed into the countryside to wait for news after leaving the city before, the rest of the people couldn't help but have high hopes for Li Li'er's visit. They left Gu'an City in a bad mood and rushed to Nanjing day and night, didn't they just think that maybe they could break a way out in addition to taking a breath?

However, Li Li'er, who was pinned on high hopes, was searched over and over again through the heavily guarded courtyard, and finally came to the emperor, as soon as he came into contact with the two eyes of the middle-aged man on the throne, he showed an expression that seemed to be frightened, and involuntarily knelt down on his knees, as if he didn't know how to speak.

He couldn't help but sigh secretly when he caught a glimpse of his companion who had helped him in and fell to his knees faster than him, and he didn't dare to come out.

If he was really just a rough man who worked hard, seeing Da Yan Tianzi at this moment, he was afraid that he would really turn his head and go crazy with joy.

At this time, out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Zhen Rong, who had brought them in, kneeling down on one knee and saluting, and then silently stepped aside, bowing slightly to him, with a little encouragement in his eyes. It was only then that he began to speak.

"Your Majesty, grass people...... The grass people have important things to tell about Gu'an City! He pretended to stutter a little, and after raising his head slightly, he bit the tip of his tongue vigorously, and then continued, "Li Li'er, a grass citizen, has pulled a large number of subordinate men in Gu'an City, formed a strength gang, and has a strength to carry goods and other forces to make a living, and the other three gangs have their own territory. But now those three gangs have taken refuge in King Jin, so King Jin not only has local soldiers and horses, but also at least hundreds of accomplices with good martial arts! ”

The emperor's eyes froze, and then he asked lightly: "You came here to see me on purpose, just for such trivial news?" ”

Li Li'er saw the emperor's coldness and impatience, so she simply let it out, and pulled away the clothes on her body, revealing visible wounds everywhere

"Because there were many merchants in Gu'an City in the past, there were often disputes, and although the strength of the grass people and the other three small gangs were not masters, they were often fighting in the past, although they were not as good as the serious army, but they could indeed fight! That Yue Qianqiu swept through all the gangs in the city for several days in a row, intending to subdue everyone to fight against the imperial court soldiers and horses who came to conquer him......"

He paused for a moment, then bowed his head and said: "The grass people are not good at learning, they can't beat him, and they almost lost their lives, or the other brothers came to the door with resentment, and forced each other to die, and Yue Qianqiu came out to save my life." The grass people were unwilling to rebel with the King of Jin because of his life-saving grace, he said that he didn't want to help the King of Jin to get out, and asked people to call the other three gangs to talk, and the grass people knew that they couldn't stay any longer, so they ran out with the brothers of the Strength Gang! ”

It wasn't until he heard Li Lier say that he was beaten like this by Yue Qianqiu that the emperor was a little moved.

As soon as he pushed the handrail, he stood up and walked in front of the other party, and saw that the four guards who were accompanying him in the room immediately took a few steps forward, one by one, as if they were facing a great enemy, and Zhen Rong took a step closer without moving, he knew that the former was afraid that he would be assassinated, and the latter was also afraid of being assassinated, but he was afraid that it would be more because he was afraid that that kind of situation would affect Xiao Changjun, so he showed a trace of surprise.

Before the meeting, the rough man who was originally bent on his waist immediately straightened his back, and the bruises on the back of his chest were clearly visible, and the emperor actually reached out and pressed it in several places, and when he pressed it on his chest, he heard an irrepressible cry of pain, he frowned and asked, "That kid also broke your bones?" ”

Li Li'er forgot what to call at this time, and gritted her teeth and said: "Not only did I break two bones, but I also ...... He must have poisoned me, and the doctor had diagnosed me with a verdict that I was going to die! Later, when the brothers carried me to seek justice, when Yue Qianqiu came out for treatment, I smelled the smell of medicine in his hands, and even the doctor who had treated my injuries was so suspicious, and he also escaped from Gu'an with me! That Yue Qianqiu is to beat a stick to give a sweet date, let us serve him, and do things for King Jin! ”