"Lord Qiqi, the emperor is eager to face the battle, and he has not stopped all night, and the whole army is marching rapidly. ”

The eunuch replied in a low voice again. Hearing the eunuch's words, Xia Min couldn't help but think in his heart: "It's over." "Li Congke, the emperor, although he has won a lot of feats in battle, but I don't know if he is inflated now, and he actually marches like this, if he encounters Shi Jingjiao's vanguard and directly charges with cavalry, it is estimated that he will be abolished.

"Where is the traitor? Xia Min couldn't help asking, feeling a little nervous, and only hoped that Li Congke would not fail so completely, at least he could bring back some troops. After all, there are still too few soldiers and horses in Luoyang, and if Li Congke only escapes back with a small number of soldiers and horses, he won't even be able to come back. Then relying on these soldiers and horses in Luoyang alone, Xia Min is not sure if he can hold it.

Xia Min's current physical fitness, although it is almost equivalent to invincibility, but it is in the chaos of the army, who knows if there will be any accidents. "Lord Qiqi, according to the speed of transmission of news, the traitor should be eight hundred miles away, and he should be in contact with the emperor the day after tomorrow. The soldier's quick voice replied, causing a new round of discussion among the officials. Their own family knows their own affairs, and the combat effectiveness of the army of the Later Tang Dynasty, they all know it in their hearts, compared with the Khitan coalition army, it will indeed be weak, and the number is not superior, if they want to destroy Shi Jingjiao, the chance is not great at all.

"Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow......" Xia Min couldn't help but start thinking. If the battle starts tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, although Li Congke has swelled, his ability to lead troops should still be there, and there will definitely be a few days of stalemate in the battle. In other words, in about seven or eight days, you can know how many soldiers and horses Li Congke has left after returning to Hou Tang. "Spread the decree, along the road of the rebels, implement the strategy of clearing the wilderness, mobilize the surrounding people, and set up more traps in the mountains, forests and fields. Xia Min thought as he spoke, although it was not very useful, but it was definitely enough to delay the time.

If there were still more than 60,000 soldiers and horses when Shi Jingjiao was besieging the city, then Xia Min would definitely not say a word, find the jade seal of the heirloom country, and run away immediately. If Shi Jingjiao's soldiers and horses were only forty or fifty thousand, then Xia Min would still have some confidence, after all, the ratio of siege battles was about ten to one. "Decree and order all the blacksmiths in the city to start making thistle. "Tell the order, all the carpenters, start crafting the falling stones. "And all the people began to hoard gold and water. ”

"Decree that all the prime of labor force shall be temporarily requisitioned. "Decree that all the people should go outside the city in their leisure time to widen the moat and dig a few more pits. ”

"Decree ......" Xia Min issued a series of seven or eight holy decrees, using all the methods he could think of. With Xia Min's words, those officials who had something to do had already secretly stood back in the line.

"Guys, is there anything else you'd like to add?" Xia Min finished his order and asked with a smile at the officials, his smile making people feel a little treacherous. The officials began to talk to each other, but no one spoke.

"Since that's the case, let's go and prepare, retreat from the dynasty, and Zhou Zheng stays. As Xia Min's words fell. "Retreat from the ......", "Retreat from the ......", "Retreat from the ......" The eunuchs and the forbidden army shouted three times in succession, and the officials took a few steps back, turned around and walked towards the outside of the imperial city. "Zhou Zheng, are you afraid of death?" waited until there was only one official left in the Jinluan Palace, and Xia Min spoke.

"The minister is afraid, but the minister is even more afraid of not knowing the so-called life. Zhou Zheng immediately bowed down and replied, his tone was categorical, without a trace of hesitation. "Good. Xia Min took out a dragon-shaped jade pendant from his body and put it in Zhou Zheng's hand. "This is a gold medal for avoiding death, you go out, take your own people, and start sweeping the city. As long as they have a bad reputation and oppress the good, all of them will be confiscated and imprisoned, and then all the copied family property will be counted in the register, made into a notice, and pasted all over the city. All of the confiscated property was used as military expenses, and it was necessary to ensure that all the soldiers were well fed and drunk. ”

Xia Min patted Zhou Zheng's shoulder and asked in a deep voice, "Do you understand?" Zhou Zheng's shoulders were already shaking with excitement, and he replied in a trembling voice: "Yes, after yesterday's day's actions, the results are as follows. There are 348 business tycoons who are not benevolent. A total of 46 officials were corrupt. With Zhou Zheng's words, the other officials lowered their heads. "Among them, 222 businessmen have been arrested, 33 officials have been arrested, and the rest are investigating and collecting evidence. ”

After Zhou Zheng finished reporting, he raised his hand and glanced at Xia Min, and then said in a trembling voice: "At present, the total value of gold and silver antiques that have been seized is about five million taels of silver, and the value of antique calligraphy and paintings is immeasurable. It is almost equal to the total amount of taxes paid in ten years of the dynasty. "It's good, it's good. Xia Min sneered: "Lone remember, last time my father asked you to raise military expenses in the inner courtyard of the palace, although Xia Min wanted to go, but not now, in case Li Congke came back, he got the news, and thought that Xia Min was in trouble in the harem, at least he had to wait for the news to come back and confirm Li Congke's life and death, Xia Min would go to the inner courtyard to take a turn and raise his eyes, if it is convenient, he can also secretly hehehe...... As for now, Xia Min can only go back to the palace and relax with Princess Yong. When Xia Min returned to the bedroom, Princess Yong was still sleeping, not really sleeping, just closing her eyes and resting, after all, she was too tired last night. "I'll ...... too"

Xia Min let out a low snort, stripped off his clothes in three or two clicks, pulled open the quilt and got in. "Lord Wang, the concubine is really not good, and she can't continue. Princess Yong lay on Xia Min's chest and drew circles on it with her index finger. "Then what do you say, the little brother of the lonely is very angry, and the consequences are very serious. Xia Min shook her body, making Princess Yong feel the anger of her little brother. "Lord Wang, look at Ying'er and Liu'er, they have been in spring recently. ”

Princess Yong said, feeling a little shy. "Ying'er, Liu'er, who is this. Xia Min really didn't know, he didn't even know if he had other concubines, and he was embarrassed to ask others. "Lord Wang, don't tease the concubines, last time, didn't you want to include them in the room, why did you forget about them in just a few days. Princess Yong's face had a smile on her face and her eyes looked at the door. "Are they your maids?" Seeing Princess Yong's gaze, Xia Min couldn't help but be a little excited, the two of them didn't say anything else, they were still very tender, they were estimated to have just become adults, and their faces and figures were very good. "Ying'er, Liu'er, come in. ”

Princess Yong shouted to the door, then got up and put on her clothes, and said no more. "Yes, Princess. The two girls replied in unison, opened the door, turned and closed the door, and then walked to Princess Yong's side and helped her get dressed. Both of them are the same, their heads are lowered, looking at their feet, their faces are slightly red, so the movements of their hands are a little clumsy. "Today, you two will serve the prince. Princess Yong patted the two girls on the shoulder, walked out of the door directly, and closed the door by the way.

"Well, you two are twins?" Seeing the two women in front of him, Xia Min couldn't help but be stunned, he hadn't looked at them a few times before, but now after a closer look, he found out. Both women have melon seed faces, small cherry mouths, a small nose, and a pair of dripping eyes, which look exactly the same. The only difference is that one bangs are to the left and the other is to the right, and it looks like he is no more than twenty years old.

Because the whole body is covered with clothes, I can't see the specific figure, but from the belt tied around the waist, it is definitely very slim.

"Yes. The two women responded in unison, then bowed their heads slightly. Seeing the appearance of the two girls, Xia Min instantly became curious, and asked with a smile: "What is the difference between the two of you besides your hair?" "......" "......" Ying'er and Liu'er glanced at each other, both lowered their heads silently, and then reached out to the opening of their clothes.

...... The next morning, Xia Min opened his eyes. Quietly, without making a sound, Xia Min put on his clothes and headed towards the imperial city, feeling as if he was working on the earth. "Something to start, nothing to retreat. The voice of the eunuch who was like a duck floated through the Jinluan Palace. The group of officials below were all practicing how to stand upright, and each one of them stood up straight, but their heads were slightly lowered, and no one spoke. "You've disappointed Lone...... "Xia Min adjusted his posture on the dragon chair, and finally settled on the half-lying sleeping position.

The "......" officials remained as silent as ever. "What's the use of the country raising you......" Xia Min picked up the wine glass held by the eunuch on the side and took a sip. "Zhou Zheng ......" As Xia Min's words fell, Zhou Zheng immediately flashed out of the team.

Even Li Congke himself was captured by Shi Jingjiao. What's even worse is that Shi Jingjiao's 60,000 soldiers and horses not only did not have one less, but also became 80,000. To put it simply, it was the military department Shangshu and the general who directly sold Li Congke. Li Congke's die-hard elements put up a little resistance and immediately surrendered.

"What kind of battle is this......" Xia Min was silent speechlessly. Xia Min whispered to a maid at the door: "Let the princess pack up and wait for me at the south gate, I'm going to run away." "Yes. The maid replied in surprise, and then hurried inside. "Let's go, go back to the palace. Walking on the way to the palace, Xia Min thought quickly.

With 80,000 soldiers and horses, besieging a Luoyang with only 5,000 guards is not too simple. Xia Min is ready to run, and now he is going to the palace to get the jade seal. Originally, Xia Min thought there was still hope, but now, let him learn from Zhao Zilong?