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Since Lan Shixun's soldiers came to the city, Jinling City has lost its former prosperity and hustle and bustle, because Jinling City has been surrounded by Lan Shixun's army, the emperor personally ordered the Jinling City Gate to be closed, and no one is allowed to enter and leave at will before the war is over. www.biquge.info In fact, even if the emperor does not give this order, I am afraid that ordinary people will not have the courage to step out of the city gate, after all, the outside of the city are all 'jackals, tigers and leopards', unless they are not killed, otherwise who wants to go out of Jinling City to die?

Although the holy area is large, but now Jinling City is in a state of isolation, under the heavy siege of Lan Shixun's army, Jinling City has cut off all contact with the outside world, water and rice do not enter, no information, this is why Lan Shixun was so determined to adhere to the 'siege but not attack, Jinling self-destruction' The main reason why. Under the stalemate between the two sides, a rather interesting situation was formed, that is, Lan Shixun's army could not be withdrawn, and the gates of Jinling City could not be opened. The reason why the gate of Jinling City was not opened was very simple, because there were more than 100,000 enemy troops waiting outside to watch day and night. And Lan Shixun's army did not withdraw because he didn't want to let go of Yan Chong, who was finally invited into the urn, and the two sides formed a strange stalemate.

The lives of the people of Jinling have also lost their former splendor, the bustling streets are now empty all day long, and the hawkers who used to shout on the streets from early in the morning have disappeared without a trace because they have no goods to buy, and even the once most lively street vegetable market has now become extremely depressed. Although there are still some large-scale rice merchants and noodle merchants are still relying on a small number of inventories and struggling to support, but the price is already high and scary, compared with the price has increased hundreds of thousands of times, and the rice noodles in a bag of ten silver shells on weekdays are now a thousand silver shells a bucket, and each household can only buy three buckets at most a day, and no more rice shops will not sell. This kind of appalling price makes ordinary people dare not expect it at all, so most people can only rely on the surplus grain at home and can save it, and they really don't have to eat to sell some belongings to buy some rice and noodles to barely make a living, and the people of Jinling today can really be said to be a few grains of rice in the rice porridge, and there are no drops of oil in the vegetables. In order to eat as little as possible, everyone almost closed their doors, reduced physical activity as much as possible, and sat quietly at home in the hope that the bowl of clear soup they drank yesterday could make them last a little longer.

Although Emperor Yanchong has the intention to save the people from fire and water, the grain in the treasury of Jinling is not enough to supply tens of thousands of defenders, so how can he take out the surplus grain to the ordinary people? And the traders are actually very helpless, they are not completely making a fortune, in fact, there is an extremely important reason for the price to rise to such an incredible situation, so if the price does not rise, the inventory in the shops will be snapped up in an instant, how many rich and powerful people are in Jinling City? Any one of them could buy a rice shop, and then only a few would be fed, and most would starve to death. Instead of starving everyone to death, it is better for everyone to eat less, but at least they can barely survive.

The tragic situation in Jinling City, from the nobles of Jinling Imperial City to the ordinary people, was greatly affected. Even the Yuelou, which used to be the favorite pastime and enjoyment of the magnates, is now a city that has lost its former door, and has become a crowded door, deserted and scary.

Just after noon, a carriage was unhurriedly coming in the direction of the moon tower from a distance, and this carriage was hung high in silk and silk, and at a glance, it was clear that it must have come from a family that was either rich or noble.

"Phew!"

With the coachman's order, the carriage slowly stopped in front of the empty Moon Tower, and the guys who were listlessly tidying up the lobby in the Moon Tower hurriedly greeted them, they hadn't greeted guests for a long time, so when they heard the sound of a carriage outside the building, these guys were both curious and excited.

Outside the building, I saw the coachman first turn over and get out of the car, and then carefully lift the curtain to invite a man in a brocade robe out of the car. This person is no stranger to the well-informed Yuelou guy, he is none other than the Saint West King with a prominent status in the Holy Domain, Yan Zheng. And the driver who is driving for Yan Zheng today is also his henchman, Zhou Xin.

"Master, we're here!" Zhou Xin said in a respectful whisper to Yan Zheng, who slowly stepped out of the carriage.

Yan Zheng didn't pay attention to Zhou Xin's words, but looked up and down by himself, and then looked at the Yuelou guys in front of him who were laughing more ugly than crying, and couldn't help but smile humorously: "On weekdays, the carriage of this Yuelou can't get close to the gate at all, and this king has to walk from a hundred meters away every time, and now the world is confused, this king can get off directly in front of the door, and it is the first time to say it!"

"That's what King Saint West said!" the men nodded and complimented, "Now that the war is in full swing, the guests who often come on weekdays don't want to come lately, and our business is getting worse and worse!"

"It's not that they don't want to come, but they don't dare to come!" Yan Zheng broke through the mystery in one sentence, and smiled nonchalantly, "Now that even His Majesty the Emperor is worried about the battle situation day and night, how dare these magnates come here to indulge in it?"

"Yes, yes, yes!" The guys couldn't help but look at each other for a while when they heard Yan Zheng's words, but because of Yan Zheng's esteemed status, they naturally didn't want to ask much, so they could only nod their heads one by one, "I don't know what King Shengxi plans to eat today......?"

"Hot pot of wine, two dishes are enough!" Yan Zheng smiled lightly and waved his hand, "This king is also busy, last night with His Majesty the Emperor all night discussion until just ended, now sleepy and tight, thinking of coming here to drink two sips of wine and take a rest." ”

"Okay, good, please come in the Holy West King!" the guys hurriedly got out of the way, bent down and bowed, and watched Yan Zheng, who was smiling, striding into the Moon Tower with Zhou Xin.

As usual, as soon as Yan Zheng entered the Moon Tower, he went directly to the seventh floor, this floor seemed unattainable to others to Yan Zheng as if he was going back to his own home, and it was quite casual and natural to go up. Soon after Yan Zheng entered the seventh floor, the guys hurriedly sent a series of delicious dishes with good color and aroma, although Yan Zheng only said that he wanted to hot the pot of wine and two plates of side dishes, but in fact, it really changed the taste in the ears of the guys in the Yuelou, for the King of Shengxi, who is now very popular in the court, how dare they really use a pot of wine and two dishes to deal with it? For the guys in the Yuelou, a table of delicious dishes and a pot of valuable wine are equivalent to the two dishes of the King of the Saint West.

When the last dish was served by the guys, Zhou Xin gently closed the door on the seventh floor, and he himself stood straight on the stairs to guard the door for Yan Zheng.

"King Shengxi should rest for a while after eating, and no one is allowed to come up and disturb him!" Zhou Xin coldly instructed his fellows, "All red tape is avoided, and no one is allowed to come up to greet him!"

"Yes yes yes ......"

The so-called seven-rank official in front of the prime minister's door, let alone the king of Shengxi, so the guys naturally readily agreed to Zhou Xin's words, and then the guys timidly retreated.

At this moment, in the main hall on the seventh floor, Yan Zheng was facing a table of delicious dishes but he couldn't arouse the slightest interest, I saw him listening carefully to the movement downstairs, and after a long time, he hurriedly stood up, walked to the window in three steps and two steps, stretched out his hand to push open the window and poked his head out to look carefully left and right, as if he was looking for something, but there was nothing unusual outside the window except for the empty street.

"Why haven't you come yet?" ...... Yan Zheng muttered to himself vigorously, the expression on his face also became a little impatient, and his eyes kept looking out from side to side.

"The King of Saint-West is so focused that he doesn't know what he's looking at?"

Suddenly, a low and deep man's voice suddenly came out of the room, and the frightened Yan Zheng's body couldn't help but be smart, just now he had been focusing on his spirit and looking out of the window, and he didn't expect that someone would appear in the room behind him.

Hearing this, Yan Zheng turned around suddenly, and at this moment, he saw a fierce man sitting quietly next to the table full of dishes, and this person came like a ghost without warning, so that Yan Zheng didn't notice it at all.

"Your Excellency is ...... King Xuanzong Ming under the command of the Eastern Sect Master...... Long Hou?" Yan Zheng tried to calm his worried heart while caressing his chest with his hand, and asked tentatively, "In the lower Shengxi King, Yan Zheng!" At the same time, Yan Zheng did not forget to report to his family.

"I am the Dragon Marquis!" the Dragon Marquis said lightly, "I am here today to talk to the Holy West King on the order of the Sect Master!"

Hearing the other party's acknowledgment, Yan Zheng's uneasy heart slowly let go, and his face quickly returned to the calm and calm smile he had before, only to see him slowly walk to Long Hou's side, take advantage of the situation to raise the wine glass on the table, and said with a smile: "King Long Hou Ming is really unfathomable, this king admires! Please!" Yan Zheng said that he drank all the spirits in his cup to show his sincerity.

"I don't drink today!" In the face of Yan Zheng's flattery, Long Hou's answer was extremely embarrassing, if it weren't for Yan Zheng's thick skin, I was afraid that after Long Hou's blunt refusal, anyone's emotions would be greatly affected.

"Okay!" Yan Zheng laughed and relieved his embarrassment, "King Longhou Ming is really fast-talking, this king likes to deal with frank people like Longhou Mingwang!"

"The King of the Holy West doesn't need to be falsely praised, I'm just here to ask the King of the Holy West a few questions for the sect leader!" Long Hou's tone was still gloomy as water, and when this person spoke, it was as if he had never given anyone a good face, "The first one is, is the King of the Holy West really willing to be loyal to the Eastern Sect Master?"

"Of course!" Yan Zheng happily agreed, "Since I am willing to take the initiative to serve the Eastern Sect Master, I will never go back on my word!" Yan Zheng's brows couldn't help but raise slightly, and then asked thoughtfully, "It's just that I don't know Lan Shixun's ......."

"The Eastern Sect Leader thinks that the Holy West King is the one who can really achieve great things, and Lan Shixun is really far from being compared with the Holy West King, so Lan Shixun has now been abandoned by the Eastern Sect Master, and only the Holy West King is the friend that the Eastern Sect Master is willing to cooperate!"

As soon as Long Hou said this, Yan Zheng's eyes suddenly flashed with excitement. Once upon a time, Yan Zheng has always regarded Lan Shixun as the biggest obstacle to his seizure of imperial power, and now that Lan Shixun is dead, Yan Zheng is naturally like a fish in water.

"The sincerity of the Eastern Sect Master is really touching this king!" Yan Zheng said with a grateful face, "Since the Eastern Sect Leader is an honest gentleman, then this king is by no means a dirty villain, since I have promised to hand over the power of the Holy Domain to the Eastern Sect Master after seizing the throne, then there will definitely be no regrets!"

"However, the King of the Holy West can also be completely assured, the sect leader has no interest in the false name of the emperor, so when the time comes, you can be the emperor of the holy domain for a lifetime, and no one will compete with you for the throne!"

"Understood!" Yan Zheng secretly replied, "With the support of the Eastern Sect Master, then the King can naturally sit back and relax! As for whether the power is in his hands or not, this King really doesn't care, I just think that I can manage the huge holy domain for the Eastern Sect Master, and I don't seek merit but no fault!" Yan Zheng said this very against his will, although Yan Zheng also knew that Long Hou would never believe his 'heartfelt words', but the words in some scenes were known to be false, but he still had to say it when he should say it.

"King Shengxi is a person of the Yan clan who has been replaced by a fake, and it is naturally justifiable for you to inherit the throne of Yan Chong. Whether it's public or private, or reasonable, you're the most suitable candidate!" the Dragon Marquis continued, "But don't forget that when you ascend to the throne, you must first abolish all the academies in the Sanctuary. The sect leader doesn't like a large number of martial cultivators to appear outside the sect!"

"That's nature!" Yan Zheng assured with a solemn face, "The leader of the Emperor Sect is the one who can live in harmony with the martial arts, and the responsibility of the Emperor is to be responsible for the cultural governance of the Holy Domain. ”

"Now the person in charge of the troops outside the city is Chu Lingtian, and he is now also the person who is loyal to the Eastern Sect Master!" Long Hou didn't pay attention to Yan Zheng's 'show of loyalty', but just said to himself, "When the time comes, you will join forces with the army outside the city to conquer Jinling City in one fell swoop, and your hegemony will be successful!"

"This is natural!" Yan Zheng actually showed some hesitation when he said this, "It's just that now the general who guards the city is Han Xiao, and the emperor has put all the power into his hands, even if the king is afraid, it will be difficult to intervene......

"This is the second question that the Sect Master asked me to ask you!" Long Hou looked at Yan Zheng with a straight gaze, "The Sect Master doesn't like mediocrity, he hopes that King Shengxi can prove his ability as soon as possible. I don't know how the King of Saint West plans to interfere with Han Xiao's defenders, and how can he cooperate with Chu Ling Tianli?"

"This ......" was asked by Long Hou, Yan Zheng couldn't help but become a little hesitant, "I need to let me think about this matter carefully!"

"Time is running out!I now kindly remind the King of the Saint-West that if you don't do anything again, if you really wait until the day when Jinling City is completely destroyed, then the weight of the King of the Saint-West in the sect leader's heart will plummet!" The threat in the Dragon Marquis's words was self-evident, and he seemed to have never understood the tactfulness of his words.

But the more simple and direct the words are often more touching, at this moment Yan Zheng was deeply touched by the threat of the Dragon Marquis, in the case of having neither military power nor backing, if Yan Zheng wants to succeed in seizing the throne, this may be his only chance.

"I will definitely not disappoint the Eastern Sect Master!" Yan Zheng assured through gritted teeth.

"By the way, I'll tell you one more thing, it can be regarded as a helping hand for you!" Long Hou said lightly, "There is a person named Lu Yifan in Han Xiao's army, this person is Han Xiao's confidant and favorite general, and he is also the master of the Soul Sect, and the 10,000 people with the strongest combat power in Han Xiao's army are the disciples of the Earth Soul Sect under this person's command! And there is also a friend named Ji Yuan next to Lu Yifan. Now Ji Yuan is followed by a woman named Ji Yi'er, who is Ji Yuan's long-lost sister and Ji Yuan's weakness. I can tell you now that Ji Yi'er is a member of our Soul Sect!

"Ji Yi'er?" Yan Zheng frowned slightly, "Is this person reliable?" Will he betray me......

"Absolutely not!" Without waiting for Yan Zheng to express the worries in his heart, Long Hou replied bluntly, "Ji Yi'er was deliberately placed by the sect leader by Ji Yuan's side, you can rest assured of her loyalty to the sect leader, even if she can't help you, she will never harm you!"

"That's good......" Yan Zheng was just about to nod his head in agreement, but an extremely bold idea suddenly flashed in his mind, and then a flash of excitement instantly burst out in his originally sorrowful eyes, "I think I have found a way to cooperate with Chu Lingtian!"

"What's the solution?"

"If you want to cooperate with Chu Ling Tianli, then you must have a certain amount of power in the defenders!" Yan Zheng said with a slightly hideous face, "I think of a person who has a pivotal position in Han Xiao's army, if we have this person's help, our great cause will definitely be accomplished! Of course, the reason why I am looking for him is because I have been very kind to him and his family more than once! So, this person may be able to help me!"

"Who?"

"Lu Yifan!"

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