The total martial law in Jinling City lasted for three consecutive days and showed no sign of lifting, and the situation in the city has gradually calmed down during these three days.

Three days later, in the early morning, Ning Shuo's general Liu Xuan led an army of 30,000 to assemble outside Jinling City.

The Shence Army of the Gongwei Jingshi has always been under the overall command of Xiao Yan, and the 30,000 troops led by Liu Xuan this time are basically from the Shence Army.

The prestige of the Shence Army has always been high among the armies of the Southern Liang, and it can also be seen that the old emperor is determined to set up the King of Huiji this time.

However, less than two days after the army left Jinling, the imperial court received the news that Jinyilang had sent back urgently for 800 miles.

Xiao Buxian, the king of Huiji, raised troops in Baoning City under the banner of the Qing monarch's side, and Xiao Yuanhuai, the king of Changsha, and Xiao Jingshan, the king of Shangguang, responded with troops.

So far, among the four kings who had the accident, except for Xiao Lan, the king of Shu, there has been no movement, and the other three are all opposed.

The news was transmitted back to the capital, and the government and the opposition set off a thousand waves for a while.

Huiji County is adjacent to Sujiang County, where Jinling is located, and Baoning City is only more than 500 miles away from Jinling, so Liu Xuan's army can arrive in time to stop the deterioration of the situation in Huiji County. But the other two places are extremely far away from the capital, that is, the army is gathered at the moment, and it must be a situation of misery after arriving at the two places, not to mention the military strength of Xiao Yuanhuai, the king of Changsha, and Xiao Jingshan, the king of Shangguang, are not weak.

Even if the court is passive, it is rare for the government and the opposition to agree on the way to deal with the matter, that is, to immediately send troops to suppress the thieves.

Prime Minister Xun Jiwu suggested that he send the general Zhao Kang to lead 30,000 troops from Jinling, and then order the captains of Linyao County, Yuzhang County and Qinghui County to lead troops to help and jointly encircle and suppress Xiao Yuanhuai and Xiao Jingshan.

Xun Jiwu's suggestion is the safest, and the Shence army around the capital cannot be transferred all at once, so Xun Jiwu's idea is to reserve 50,000 people. Moreover, the military talent of the great general Zhao Kang is obvious to all, and everyone who sent him was relieved.

After listening to Xun Jiwu's suggestion, Xiao Yan adopted it, but he gave Zhao Kang 50,000 soldiers and horses, leaving only 30,000 in the capital, and only gave Zhao Kang a maximum of two days to set off.

It is very risky for 30,000 soldiers and horses to stay in Beijing, but Xiao Yan's mind is no longer in return.

In addition to the rebellion of the Three Kings, another headache for everyone is that the whereabouts of Xiao Xiang, the princess of Changle, are still unknown.

In the past few days, almost all the elites of Jinyilang's Tianzimen and Dizimen have been dispatched and still haven't found any clues, although in the process, Jinyilang has gained something like exterminating a team of people from the Nanzhao Duan clan, but the most important princess still hasn't been found.

Among the people of the Nanzhao Duan clan who were exterminated by this gang, Jin Yilang deliberately left two people, and now they have been handed over to Song Zhen to dispose of.

At the mention of this issue, the court became unusually quiet, and for those officials who could stay out of the matter, not speaking was the best way to protect themselves.

However, Jingzhao Yin, Xu Youda, and the city defense army were both commanded, making it difficult for Qu Tong to get out, and although he was not executed, he each received fifty boards.

Qu Tong is a martial artist who can still bear it, but Xu Youda is a complete civil servant, and half his life is almost gone.

However, the old emperor will not care about this, if there is no further progress, they should fall to the ground in the next step.

Although the news in Jinling City has been blocked in the past few days, Xiao Huai'an, who is in the Linshan Courtyard, still learned about it one by one.

And Song Wan will also convey these news to Xiao Xiang every day.

Xiao Xiang is not as silent as Song Wan thinks, on the contrary, she and Song Wan will chat for a long time every day, but they never care about their own situation.

Today, the two are still talking as always.

Xiao Xiang already knew about the rebellion of the three vassal kings, and judging from the current situation, the court could still deal with the three of King Huiji, King Changsha and King Shangguang, so Xiao Xiang was not too worried.

Seeing Xiao Xiang's expression as usual, Song Wan asked curiously, "Aren't you afraid that the imperial court's army will be defeated?"

Xiao Xiang glanced at Song Wan when she heard this, and she chuckled lightly at the corner of her mouth: "Who can predict the victory or defeat, I just believe in the Shence Army and the two generals who command the army."

The information on the main characters of Nanliang in the Jiantian Division is very comprehensive, so

Liu Xuan and Zhao Kang's names Song Wan also understand.

Song Wan then said, "This is just the king of the Three Roads Domain, if there are more imperial courts, can you deal with it?"

Xiao Xiang said lightly: "Song Tiansi asked knowingly, yes, Xiao Huai'an hasn't made a move yet."

Xiao Xiang meant something, but after saying that, he didn't say anything more, and he no longer looked at Song Wan.

Xiao Xiang hadn't seen anyone in the courtyard in the past few days except Song Wan, and Xiao Huai'an didn't seem to plan to do anything to Xiao Xiang, but at the beginning, he took an object from her that could prove her identity, and brought it back by the staff of the King of Huiji.

Even if the emperor doesn't save it, the Jian'an Gu clan will save it, and no matter what, it can slow down Liu Xuan's pace of resolving the rebellion.

And if Zhao Dang encounters something wrong all the way, then the entire Nanliang will fall into a big chaos, which is exactly what Xiao Huai'an wants to see.

Because Song Wan can't show up again in a short time, she is now similar to Xiao Xiang, and she can be regarded as a state of captivity.

Song Wan has actually always wanted to know Xiao Xiang's plans, and in Song Wan's opinion, Xiao Xiang is by no means a person who sits idly by.

It's just that Xiao Xiang never said much on this topic, she just warned Song Wan that if someone is not honest, they will die ugly.

After the dispersal of the dynasty this morning, the old emperor Xiao Yan went to the Buddhist hall of Ninghua Building in the palace accompanied by Chaoqi, which is also the place where Xiao Yan worships the Buddha on weekdays.

Chao Qihou was outside, and the old emperor Xiao Yan knelt sincerely on the futon facing the golden Buddha, and he leaned over lightly and was reluctant to get up for a long time.

After a long time, Xiao Yan knelt on the futon and folded his hands to face the big Buddha, and he said in his heart, "I beg the Buddha to bless my son well."

As an emperor, he never showed joy and sorrow on his face, but as a father, he was always worried about his children.

Maybe he did too much murder when he seized the world in the early years, so now many times Xiao Yan is reluctant to kill people anymore, but it turns out that there is no strong means to solve the problem in front of him.

Two days later, the general Zhao Dang led 30,000 troops from Jinling, and this time Xiao Yan also came forward in person.

The holy decree requesting reinforcements from the three counties of Linyao, Yuzhang and Qinghui was also urgently transmitted by the post station 800 li before the departure of Zhao Kang's army, and the three counties could receive it after the army left Jinling.

At the same time, Song Zhen, who had been in charge of dealing with the remnants of the thieves, brought Xiao Yan a piece of good news, and Song Zhen, who had been delaying the progress, found it in the mind of the Nanzhao Duan clan through the technique of searching for the gods.

The stronghold of those thieves is just outside the city.

Although the scope has been narrowed, there are countless residential courtyards around Qixia Mountain, and there are countless villages and towns, but since there is a direction, Jinyilang also has a direction of action.

Xiao Yan also gave the news to Yuan Zhenhuan as soon as possible.

Shen Guo has been relatively leisurely in the past few days, and in addition to practicing in the courtyard every day, he just walks around.

Occasionally, warm wine would let him give him guidance on swordsmanship, and Shen Jing would gladly respond.

The identity of the building outside the building is special, so Jin Yilang's actions cannot affect them.

In order not to cause unnecessary misunderstandings, Jiang Ning chose the same decision as Xiangdong Palace, and resolutely did not have anything to do with this matter, even if he stayed at home, he would not go anywhere.

The news of the rebellion of the three vassal kings and the emperor's two expeditions was also learned, and the chaos finally began.

The leisurely and wandering Jiang Ning didn't do anything, and the purpose was achieved, and she became more and more leisurely.

Just when Shen Jing was instructing him in the swordsmanship of warm wine, Jiang Ning found Shen Jing and said that he could arrange for him to leave the city in the next few days.

Shen Kuang didn't ask her what method she had, as long as she could leave quickly, it was enough, because the same dream was still lingering recently.

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The biological mother of the crown prince Xiao Tong, Queen Wang, came from the Langyu Wang family, one of the four major families of Southern Liang.

Xiao Tong was sent to the border to inspect and got a batch of brocade clothes, these are trivial things in Xiao Tong's opinion.

The old emperor's move was not only to punish him, but also to put pressure on the Northern Wei Dynasty by his hand, but with the current situation, everything in the dynasty is not optimistic, but in Xiao

It seems that the system is also an opportunity.

Among the officials of the prince's mansion, the most trusted person by Xiao Tong is named Wang Pei, who is also from the Langyu Wang family.

Wang Pei is not only politically talented, but also his mother's maiden family, so Xiao Tongyi directly entrusted him with important tasks, and even took him with him when he left Beijing this time.

The border patrol said that it was an inspection, but it was actually a formality, and then Xiao Tongyi stayed in Weiting City, and because he did not get the order, Xiao Tong could not return to Beijing for the time being.

During this period of time, Xiao Tong has been paying attention to the situation in the capital, especially in the recent period of time, there have been more and more things happening in the capital.

With the rebellions of the kings of Huiji, Changsha and Shangguang, the domestic situation began to become turbulent.

What Xiao Tong's ambitions are, Wang Pei knows very well, and Xiao Tong can also rely on the Langyu Wang family, so his ambitions can be supported.

After receiving the news of Liu Xuan's troops, Xiao Tongshi's expression was complicated.

Wang Pei saw through Xiao Tong's thoughts, if he said that he was in favor of the Northern Expedition before, he was both selfish and suspicious of flattering, but now the situation has become different, and some things that he didn't dare to think about before can now be thought of.

Wang Pei pondered for a moment and then said slowly: "Your Highness, Liu Xuan's dispatch of troops is only the first round, and the court will definitely send troops to solve the matter between the King of Changsha and the King of Shangguang, and the garrison of the capital will be greatly reduced at that time. And don't forget, Your Highness, there is another person who is hidden in the shadows, and if we can contact him, it will be a great thing."

Xiao Tong was indeed a little moved when he heard this, but he still hesitated: "Xiao Buxian, there really can't be saved over there?"

Wang Pei said, "If we can contact that person, Xiao Buxian still has the possibility of being saved."

Xiao Tong said: "I know that Xiao Buxian has another person who has been in contact, and there is a high probability that he is the one who conspired with the Northern Wei Dynasty. Mr. Wang, how should the King of Xiangdong deal with it?"

Wang Pei pondered for a moment and then said slowly, "Your Highness, rest assured, Your Majesty will not appoint Xu Mu until the end. No matter how cautious he is, His Majesty will not be unguarded."

Xiao Tong nodded when he heard this, "Let me think about this matter for a few more days."

Wang Pei said, "There is no rush in this matter."