The person sent to negotiate peace with the Jincheng army was the official department Shangshu, a member of the Great Chu court.

If it had been in the past, the official department would not have put a little barbarian city lord in his eyes at all, but now he has to let go of his identity, not only with a respectful expression, but also with a smiling face,

On the other hand, Wang Taiji's father and son don't give each other any face.

After listening to the other party's words, Wang Taiji sneered and said: "The Emperor of Great Chu is really generous, he even let us make a request casually, then okay, I won't be polite to him, you go back and tell him, there are not many people in this city, let him give me the throne, I won't fight,"

The official Shangshu's eyes widened, and on the way here, he had already thought that the other party would open his mouth, but he didn't expect Wang Taiji to say such a request.

"City Lord Wang, don't be joking," he still couldn't help but have a seizure, and he had to talk with a smile,

Wang Xuanye spoke: "My father is not joking, his words are the requirements of our Jincheng army, what else do you want to say, I'm sorry we don't want to hear it, tell Li Dingbang what he just said as it is, I warn you, if you dare to say more, I will immediately chop you into pulp,"

As soon as the words of the young city lord landed, dozens of people behind him pulled out their long knives at the same time, and they rushed up and slashed indiscriminately.

The official was frightened, and arched his hand to the father and son, turned around and ran, and when he went out, he tripped over the threshold and his shoes fell off.

He didn't dare to go back and pick it up, and continued to run barefoot, causing everyone to laugh.

At the same time, the emperor received the news of the defeat of Yucheng, and almost vomited blood.

On the one hand, he was angry, he boasted about Haikou in front of his ministers two days ago, saying that the defense line of Yucheng was as solid as a rock, and it would definitely be able to block the Pantheistic army.

But in just two days, it was a complete defeat, and nearly 130,000 people were captured and captured.

On the other hand, he was distressed, in order to reward the three armies, he himself took the lead in tightening his belt, and finally scraped together 1.8 million taels of silver, thinking that this money could inspire the military spirit of the soldiers in front, but he didn't expect that in the end, he made a wedding dress for others.

1.8 million taels, he wouldn't have looked at it at all before, but now that the north and south are tight, this money is particularly important.

He asked the ministers to retreat, leaving Liu Xun alone,

Liu Xun realized that something was wrong, and asked cautiously, "Your Majesty, what's wrong?"

Li Dingbang was about to cry and said: "Yucheng was defeated, 20,000 were killed, and the remaining 130,000 all surrendered,"

"Ah," Liu Xun's eyes widened, he couldn't believe it was true, he clearly remembered what the emperor had said two days ago, saying that Yucheng was as strong as an iron bucket, how could it be defeated so quickly,

There are 150,000 garrisons in Yucheng, as well as hundreds of people from the government's patrols and officials, even if it is 150,000 pigs, it is impossible to be killed so quickly.

The emperor wanted to cry without tears: "Even if the army is defeated, the silver that I managed to get together with great difficulty has also returned to the enemy's pocket,"

Liu Xun's face became ugly, he clearly knew that the treasury and the inner treasury were empty, and the huge imperial court could no longer take out a tael of silver for military expenses.

Li Dingbang stepped down from the dragon chair, took his hand and said, "Now that the matter is over, Aiqing must give me an idea, otherwise I really can't keep my country,"

Liu Xun's eyes flashed a sharp gaze, he is not a foolish person, but he also clearly knows that everything he has now is given by the emperor, if the emperor is gone, everything about himself will disappear cleanly,

Therefore, he must keep the emperor in order to save himself,

"Your Majesty, the minister does have a way to quickly fill the treasury," he said in a low voice, "In the imperial capital, there are no less than a thousand rich families with a fortune of more than 100,000, and no less than 100 families with more than 1 million taels, we only need to choose a few of them to start, and we can immediately obtain millions or even tens of millions of taels of silver as military expenses,"

The emperor's eyes glared: "Is it appropriate to attack the people?"

Generally speaking, Li Dingbang is still a qualified emperor, at least he understands the truth that water can carry a boat and can also overturn a boat.

Liu Xun said with a vicious face: "In extraordinary times, of course, we must use extraordinary methods, is Your Majesty willing to watch the country collapse, and besides, of course, we will not be stupid to the point of blatantly robbing money, we can pretend to be someone else's name, it is someone else who robs the money, and it is ourselves who takes the money,"

The emperor's eyes lit up: "Whose name is borrowed, King Qin's, or Pantheism,"

Liu Xun shook his head: "These are not suitable, there is one that is the most suitable, that kid is good at being alone, and the masters of the Holy Martial Realm can't stop him, only if he does the thing of robbing the house, everyone will not suspect anything,"

The emperor nodded like pounding garlic: "Aiqing is very thoughtful, then hurry up and act, you must do enough to make the scene happen, so that the people believe that Xiao Chen did it,"

"The lower official understands, this will be arranged, and it will definitely live up to His Majesty's expectations, you just wait to count the silver,"

In one night, the three wealthy families of the imperial capital were ransacked, and the loss of money amounted to one million taels, and some witnesses said that the murderer was a high-level soul warrior.

The next day, in broad daylight, the two wealthy families encountered an accident,

One thing is very strange, that is, every time the murderer commits a crime, there will be one or two eyewitnesses, and their descriptions are also strikingly similar.

And in the evening four more rich families were afflicted.

The murderer not only robbed the money, but also left the chickens and dogs killed by the rich family, and the methods were extremely cruel.

In the farm more than 300 miles away from the imperial capital, that is, the place where Xiao Chen was healed last time, Luo Qingsheng received the news from his subordinates, and he couldn't help but exclaim,

Several attendants broke into his room when they heard the sound and asked, "Grandpa Luo, what's going on?"

Luo Qingsheng pointed to the letter in front of him and said, "According to reliable information, the Holy Son ransacked more than a dozen large families in the imperial capital, scaring those rich people in the capital, and they didn't dare to sleep at night."

"No, it was really done by the Holy Son,"

"I don't believe it," he stood up and said as he walked, "Lord Holy Son is not like the kind of person who loves money, even if he kills someone, he should be someone close to the emperor, or a person from the heinous sect,"

An attendant speculated, "Could it be because of the revenge launched by the Holy Son when he was captured last time,"

Luo Qingsheng frowned and thought about it, and said: "There is such a possibility, last time, the Holy Son almost died in the imperial capital, and anyone will take some revenge, but I still don't believe it, the Holy Son is generous, he shouldn't attack the rich who have no grievances, I suspect that he is not in the imperial capital at all, you guys hurry up and prepare and send the news to Yucheng,"

"Yes,"

When Xiao Chen saw the person coming, after listening to the other party's words, he was directly shocked on the outside and tender on the inside,

He was on fire at the time: "Which bastard pretended to be a master, Lao Tzu's money would have been spent for a long time, as for robbing it,"

Piao Piao, who was sitting on the side, said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, I think this matter is very strange, they are ruining your reputation, they may want to lure you into the bait, I think you should investigate the situation first, instead of rashly taking action, because you not only have to catch the real culprit, but the most important thing is to restore your reputation,"

Xiao Hou Ye nodded and said: "You are right, reputation is very important, I must admit it if I did it, if I didn't do it, no matter if it was good or bad, no one would want to put it on my head,"