"Saint, the sword has no eyes, the battle in the city gate building is scorching, if you go to a good place, how can you call the slaves and maids to live!" Xiong Jinshui had a bitter face, and persuaded him in a good voice: "Holy Lord, can you spare the slave and maid, can the slave and maid go and inquire about the battle situation for you?" ”

"Fuck off!" Li Qitian was in a good mood, but he was irritable from being nagged, and he just kicked Xiong Jinshui.

Xiong Jinshui let out an "oops", staggered two steps to stabilize his body, and didn't dare to say more, so he had to quickly keep up with Li Qitian's pace to arrange the saint's departure from the palace.

Now is the time when the war is scorching, and as the Son of Heaven, it is not a trivial matter to go out of the palace. No one can guarantee that there will be any tartars mixed in the capital, and if one accidentally makes the saint miss again, all of them will not be able to afford to pay for the nine clans.

The chamberlains and guards worked hard to prepare, and carefully raised the spirit of 120,000 to prepare the carriage and horses.

The procession of the royal chariot and the guards left the palace gate and went all the way to the north gate.

Ji Zeyu was counting the casualties and deploying defenses at this time, when he suddenly heard someone return to the arrival of the Son of Heaven, and couldn't help frowning.

He strode down the city tower with his entourage, and saluted Li Qitian from a distance: "Holy one." ”

"Excuse me, you've worked hard this time. What's going on? After King Qin's team joined, did the war ease? ”

Ji Zeyu nodded honestly: "It is true that it can be relieved, but these horses are from all over the world, and they have different training methods on weekdays, and some soldiers can't even understand the normal Da Zhou dialect, which is not easy to deploy." ”

Li Qitian nodded understandingly: "Naturally, there is no way to do this." Fortunately, there are more people, and if the Tatars suddenly overwhelm the battle, we will not be confused because of lack of manpower. I also know that you are used to taking the Long Xiang army, but unfortunately now the Long Xiang army is trapped, at least more than half of the casualties, I also know your feelings, but you are really the king of a country, you always have to make a choice, and you will not satisfy everyone. ”

When Li Qitian said these words, Ji Zeyu just stood in place with his head bowed expressionlessly, as if he didn't hear it, and he didn't care if Li Qitian could meet his requirements.

Ji Zeyu has always had this cold appearance, and Li Qitian is used to his reaction like this, seeing that he didn't refute his meaning, his heart became more and more ironed.

"You have made great contributions to this battle, and I will definitely reward you heavily." Li Qitian's tone was extremely excited.

Ji Zeyu just said plainly: "The minister is just doing his job." It doesn't have to be that way. ”

"Hey, you are dedicated to the country, I know it in my heart, but you are high-spirited, but it doesn't mean that everyone is like this, there will always be those who sell their reputation and reputation behind their backs to slander me. At the time of the national crisis, there are many people with ulterior intentions who not only refuse to help, but also have been dragging their feet. ”

Li Qitian put his hands behind his back and walked slowly to the half-opened city gate due to cleaning up the battlefield.

Ji Zeyu frowned slightly, and then followed behind Li Qitian.

Li Qitian said in a deep voice: "You have also seen what Xiao Zhixi has done these days, and I am really worried about these days. Originally, the affairs of the court were complicated, and the Tatars were also very stubborn, and I had to feed so many troops to fight against the Tatars, and I thought that the people of Dazhou would spontaneously lend a helping hand when they encountered such a national disaster, and those large families with stored grain would also lend a helping hand for the safety of their own families.

"But I didn't expect that Xiao Zhixi would dismantle my platform! Where do you say he got so much money to buy grain from rich people? Isn't it under the banner of me to swindle outside, so that those people willingly take out money and food?

"He has earned a good reputation, but I can't raise food here because of his conspiracy, and I feel really uneasy to see the soldiers fighting Tartar hungry!"

Ji Zeyu's voice didn't have the slightest emotion, just a straightforward statement of the facts: "Holy Lord, food and grass are indeed a big problem, and people will starve to death if they don't eat." The dead could not compete with the Tatars. ”

Li Qitian's tone was choked, a little embarrassed, but also a little helpless.

He said so much, in fact, he didn't want Ji Zeyu to mention the matter of food, but anyone who is smart and knows how to get along with others, can understand that he doesn't want to talk about food at this time. But Ji Zeyu still said this.

Li Qitian didn't even know how to answer for a moment, seeing that Ji Zeyu had been silently waiting for his answer, Li Qitian said: "I know, I will think about it." ”

Thoughts, ideas, every time Li Qitian mentions these, he will prevaricate with such words. But in this way, the food in the army has not been improved. The reason why the soldiers were able to support it was all because he took the lead and rushed to the front like a banner, but fortunately, he also gained some false fame and some prestige in the army, otherwise how long could they last?

Moreover, Li Qitian's distortion of Xiao Xiao also made Ji Zeyu almost unable to suppress his anger.

Shouldn't the Holy Lord be rewarded for arranging for the owl to go to the disaster relief and refusing to give him rice, and the lord himself found a way to get the money to save the lives of the people? How could it be the fault of the owl to get the silver to buy grain, and delay the Son of Heaven to reach out to the rich merchants to ask for food for nothing?

In the past, Ji Zeyu also felt that Li Qitian was a Ming monarch, because they fought the country together, experienced the cruelty of the battlefield together, and understood the preciousness of life more clearly, and knew how much significance it was to the people to overthrow the Northern Hebei Kingdom.

It's a pity that time has passed, and they rose up in order to stop the people from suffering, but now Li Qitian has forgotten it, and he has become the culprit of the cruelty of the people.

Ji Zeyu shook his head, and after sending the Son of Heaven away, he pondered for a long time, and still wrote a letter to Xiao Xiao.

When he received the letter, it was already early March.

At this time, the group was stationed in a quiet field, and the grain they bought was stored everywhere near and far, and some people who were willing to follow the owl were now patrolling near the grain and grass truck.

Xiao Xiao ordered someone to arrange for the person who delivered the letter for Ji Zeyu to rest, and he read the letter carefully, and then frowned slightly, and his face was contemplative.

Qin Yining saw that Xiao Xiao's brows were twisted, so he put down the hot tea in his hand and asked worriedly, "What's wrong?" Is there something wrong in the capital? ”

Xiao Xiao hurriedly shook his head: "There is nothing." It was a letter from Alan. ”

Qin Yining raised his eyebrows: "Dingbei Hou rarely writes to you, this time it is suddenly like this, there must be something." After that, he tilted his head to look at him, and his long hair fell smoothly behind his back, making him look more delicate.

Xiao Xiao was defeated by her eyes, and while handing the letter to Qin Yining, he muttered in a low voice: "Didn't you say that you become stupid when you are pregnant?" Why is my sister Yi'er still so difficult to fool. ”

Qin Yining was beside him, so he naturally heard this clearly, and while reading the letter, he glanced at him on the other.

It's just that after seeing the content clearly, she laughed sarcastically and lost her mind to joke.

"How much the Holy Lord hates you, he actually said all this to Dingbei Hou."

In the letter, Ji Zeyu reminded Xiao Xiao that he must not return to Beijing this time, I am afraid that as soon as he returns to Beijing, the saint will kill him desperately. Because the dissatisfaction and jealousy of the Son of Heaven have reached an extremely serious level.

"Without your talent, and you refuse to tolerate people, such a person also loses his life, and he can still be the emperor for so many years."

Xiao Xiao was amused by Qin Yining's serious dislike of Li Qitian, and the depression in his heart disappeared for a while.

"Well, what is there to be angry about? Originally, since he was jealous of me, he could no longer trust me. Everything I did was wrong. Besides, he was right to be suspicious, it proved that his brain was not too stupid, although I didn't want to tear him down, but what I used for disaster relief was the money. It's just a difference in position. ”

Qin Yining shook his head, "As an emperor, you can't control your greed, which will cause tragedy. It may be too late for him to change his ways, but I don't think he will change.

Xiao Xiao spread his hands indifferently: "It doesn't matter, even if he is like this, what can he do to me when he is so nervous now?" ”

Qin Yining was also amused by the appearance of the owl.

Yes, they are fully prepared, and what Li Qitian wants to do depends on whether he agrees or not, but when he thinks of what Li Qitian did, Qin Yining is still depressed for a while.

She became more and more disgusted with Li Qitian, and also concluded that if Li Qitian did not change his death, the people would suffer in the future. The kind of thinking that overthrew Li Qitian gradually took shape and became upright.

Xiao Xiao went to write a reply letter to Ji Zeyu, although the person who sent the letter was Ji Zeyu's cronies, but it was not Xiao Xiao's.

The letter will be seen by those who care about it, because his reply to the letter is only a few words, and it does not involve the current situation at all.

And Ji Zeyu gradually lost patience here.

There was not enough food and grass, and all the soldiers were hungry. Li Qitian waited for his eyes to come up with a way, and even asked King Qin's army to bring his own two boxes with a shy face, so he almost wrote an IOU to borrow it.

Ji Zeyu has led troops all year round, and he has analyzed the war too thoroughly, and he can make a series of judgments with some clues. If Xiao Xiao is willing to join, he will definitely find a way to protect Xiao Xiao, and he will also keep Da Zhou in a quiet environment. But Xiao Xiao was blocked by Li Qitian, even King Qin didn't think about letting Xiao Xiao come, he said too much, he would only offend the Son of Heaven, once Xiao Xiao was targeted in the future, if he lost his sacred heart and lost his advantage, I am afraid that it would be impossible to say a word to Xiao Xiao at that time.

At this time, the people who were willing to follow the people were beyond Qin Yining's expectations. He ordered the people to make a roster to make it easier to mark the age of the people and the situation of the family. Qin Yining's morning sickness is getting worse and worse, and even eating some gruel will make him feel very nauseous.

Bingtang recuperated Qin Yining with his heart, and Mu Jinghu followed Xiao Xiao all day long, so as not to be calculated and unintentional.

At this moment, Tang Xiu hurriedly replied: "Lord Wang, there is a girl surnamed Qiu outside who asks to see you." ”