In the city, there is gradually more of a lively atmosphere. A child ran out of the house, and the yellow dog wagged his tail and followed. There are peddlers walking the streets and alleys, selling all kinds of goods. There were hurried soldiers, vigilantly scanning all corners of the city.

A few days ago, when the city was closed and the battle was opened, many people in the city contributed their own strength, and after all, the activation of this large array would cause some harm to people, so most of the people in the city stayed at home to recuperate. On weekdays, you are not allowed to go out on the streets at night, and the whole city is like a huge cage.

The people of the city, however, accepted it with great obedience, enduring the harsh discipline and the inconvenience of having their lives disrupted. Because they know that short-term patience can only be exchanged for the safety of the family. In the history of Kuntianzhou, every change of lord will bring bloody rain. Every overthrown lord family faces only one ending, clan annihilation.

For the sake of themselves, for the sake of their children, for the sake of their families, they have to endure all this.

Now, the situation in the city is a little quieter, and people want to live after all, so fireworks appear in the city again. Although only one of the surrounding gates was opened, the east gate, which was responsible for transporting daily necessities to the city, but after all, it gave people hope to return to normal.

Outside the tall hall in the city, it was still heavily guarded, and the guards were looking around coldly, countless swords and crossbows pointed at the gate of the hall or around, and not a single bird wanted to get close to here.

In a mansion not far from Xiangtang, Ji Xin, who was supposed to be cultivating with the heads of various families in Xiangtang, was sitting at the table by the window, looking at the battle reports sent from all over the country.

There is another stand-in in the hall to accompany these family masters, and these family masters can't move around in the hall anyway, so they can't see any difference.

A guard came over with low eyebrows and lowered eyes, and Ji Bi asked to see him again.

Ji Xin frowned slightly, Ji Bi couldn't practice, and it was useless to be locked up in the Xiangtang, so he quietly let him go, took a walk with him, and talked about the situation in the province. In Zhaoqin City now, the only one who dares to talk to him casually is this younger brother.

Thinking that when he first ascended to the throne of the lord, Ji Xin was quite wary of this younger brother who almost snatched his position, not only did not allow his guards to exceed 3,000, but also sent people to beat them from time to time, and the two were incompatible for a while. It's just that as he gets older, and Ji Bi has never had any disobedience over the years, Ji Xin has loosened some of the shackles, and the two have gradually become harmonious again, and they have moved around more.

has been in a high position for a long time, listening to all kinds of flattery every day, even his children are not very close, the ambition of his youth has long been crushed by the wheels of time, every day in front of the empty mansion, hanging each other, Ji Xin sometimes can't help but feel lonely.

People need to talk to each other, regardless of their status. Ji Bi is the same age as himself, and he can speak casually, so sometimes Ji Xin will take the initiative to summon Ji Bi to Hanlu City to discuss some provincial affairs, in fact, there is someone to chat.

In the past two days, Ji Bi always asked when he could leave Zhaoqin City, saying that the hunting ground outside Wuling City had not been cleaned up for a long time, and some strange beasts in it said that they were going to be stolen.

At the moment, Ji Xin would not allow him to leave. Ji Bi, this miser, what is worth paying attention to in that broken hunting ground, and when the restructuring is successful, he will be rewarded with tens of thousands of taels of gold. The older I get, the more I have no pattern.

The two of them sometimes quarrel with their necks, but Ji Xin is annoying, but he also enjoys it. If Ji Bi was ordered to be cautious every day, with low eyebrows and pleasing eyes, he would be worried, afraid that Ji Bi was hiding something.

This quarrel is two sentences, but it has a different flavor, how many years, no one dares to complain in front of Ji Xin, this feeling of bickering, as if returning to the two of them when they were young, as if they saw the younger brother who followed his brother and asked for candy again.

"Big brother, you're really here, when can we leave?" As soon as he entered the door, Ji Bi complained again and again.

Without waiting for Ji Xin to speak, Ji Bi sat at the table, and his own servant handed over the tea.

"Second brother, the system is about to be restructured, and you are also going to be the person who wants to be the prince, and you have to talk about some rules after all." Ji Xin glanced at his younger brother and said reproachfully.

"Brother, don't worry, I follow the rules everywhere outside, and there are no outsiders at the moment, and the children are not there, so I can't be free and easy, and do all that red tape

Very much." Ji Bi didn't care, he could tell if his brother was really angry.

Inadvertently glancing at the table, Ji Bi asked tentatively, "Big brother, what's wrong, those thieves haven't been wiped out yet."

Ji Xin snorted coldly in his nostrils, and threw the paper in his hand to Ji Bi casually, "Ji Ye is really useless, and he was beaten all the way to Hanlu City. Originally, I thought that he would defeat these traitors earlier, and I could also return to Cold Land City with the heads of the various families and officially announce the restructuring. It's a good thing, it's been delayed for so long, and these family heads don't say it, and they are probably dissatisfied in their hearts."

Ji Bi looked up and down a few times, put the paper on the table and pushed it back in front of Ji Xin, "Big brother, you can't blame the second brother too much, the other party has so many more people than him, and it is not easy to fight step by step until now, and it is not easy to play a few *** games.

However, judging from the battle report, this kid named Wu Gen is quite capable of fighting, and he has accumulated a lot of strong soldiers under his command. Big brother, although this kind of person has voted for our Ji family again, he may rebel one day, and it is better to restrain one or two after the battle."

"I know that it's very good that Himeya can play to such an extent, even if I change it, I may not be better than him." Ji Xin sighed and looked up at the window, "It's just that the longer the time drags on, I'm afraid of the more variables there are. In the past two days, I have always had a bad feeling as if something is going to happen.

As for this Wu Gan, he is a talent, and he is familiar with the second child, so it's really a pity to scrap it, so let him jump for two days first. However, I always feel that this person is not simple behind him, if you and I take the throne after a hundred years, this person will not be able to stay, he will only be loyal to the second child, and will never obey the boss." net

"If it's not my race, its heart will be different, last time I impeached him, this time even if he made a splashing contribution, I still want to impeach him, this person is a backbone, and he can't be kept. Even I dare to do it, what else dare not do." Ji Bi said angrily, got up and refilled his brother's cup with some water.

"Big brother, you are about to ascend the throne now, so you think a little more about it. Those are the heads of the house." Ji Bi glanced at the towering hall outside the window, "Brother, you have already assigned them new official positions one by one, and you have made up your mind a lot. It's just that the only thing I'm worried about is that the second child can win against these rebels."

"Huh." Ji Xin sneered, "You have also read the battle report, although the second child was caught off guard in front of him, isn't this another big victory." Rest assured, the gap between the enemy's and our forces is getting smaller and smaller, and there is not much of a problem in this battle. By the way, second brother, my body has become worse and worse over the years, and it is estimated that it is the backlash of the method of extraction, and you say that after I leave, it is better to let the eldest take over or let the second take over."

Ji Bi's eyes rolled twice, and he said with a smile: "Let the third Ji Yan take over, this little girl is very smart."

"Slippery head." Ji Xin scolded with a smile, knowing that Ji Bi was unwilling to intervene in the succession to the throne, and he was just a temptation, so he didn't ask anymore, "Second brother, these family heads have official jobs, but you are still an empty prince, and you have been wronged."

"Whatever the eldest brother says, they are all from the Ji family, I know how to stabilize these outsiders first, I just hope that the eldest brother will reward more money, my mansion has not been renovated for many years, and it is already in tatters." Ji Bi didn't care, but asked for money.

While the two were talking and laughing, one of the guards hurriedly entered and knelt on the ground, glancing at Ji Bi with a vigilant face, but there was no sound.

Ji Xin glanced at the other party and smiled slightly, "It's okay, report something quickly."

The guard took out a secret report from his bosom and presented it with both hands, "Your Excellency, there is a group of men and horses of unknown origin from the north, and they have arrived in the area of Xingshan and are pointing directly at Hanlu City."

Ji Xin's face changed, and he quickly took the secret report, opened the sealing mud on it, and looked at it hurriedly. According to the secret report, there is a group of men and horses stretching for more than ten miles and is preparing to cross Xingshan. Although its origin is unknown, some people recognize that one of them is Shang Zheng, the commander of the northern guard army in the province.

Could it be that Cheng Wei Jun also reversed, Ji Xin's eyes were red, and the blue tendons on his forehead burst out. The commanders of this guard army were carefully selected by themselves to guard all parts of the province. Before entering Qincheng this time, he had strictly ordered all units of the guard army not to move without permission, but he didn't expect that someone would dare to disobey the order.

The Venus in front of him was rising, and under the rush of fire, Ji Xin only

I feel a little dizzy. Ji Bi hurriedly stepped forward to support his eldest brother, glanced at the guard, and ordered him to leave the house, so as not to see Ji Xin's gaffe.

After the guards left, they helped Ji Xin to the chair and sat down, and Ji Bi came over with a cup of tea, "Big brother will dissipate his qi first, and his body is important."

Ji Xin shuddered and took the teacup and reluctantly took a sip, but he didn't expect that the most reassuring part of him was that something went wrong, "These wolves who can't be raised, no, I'm going to Hanlu City, Ji Chen is afraid that he won't be able to withstand it." You...... What are you doing, second brother?"

Ji Xin stared at Ji Bi, who was struggling to stab himself in the abdomen with a sharp blade in his hand, and the tea cup in his hand fell to the ground with a thud. It's just that because Ji Xin's body has been cultivated for many years, it is as hard as iron, and the dagger is stuck halfway through it, Ji Bi is holding the handle of the knife with both hands, and is using all his strength to move forward.

"You're the opposite, you're the opposite." How did Ji Xin not know that this younger brother, who was usually around him and had always had no ambitions, had betrayed him.

Wow, with a flick of his long sleeves, Ji Bi was beaten and flew out, smashed the screen in the room, hit the wall and fell slowly, blood spurted out of his mouth and nose like an arrow.

"Yes, the soldiers and horses are coming from the north, so naturally they have to pass through Wuling City, no wonder, it turned out to be the rebels you put behind." Ji Xin gasped, covering his stomach with one hand and pointing at Ji Bi with the other.

The guards rushed in at the sound, and the sharp blades pressed against Ji Bi's body, making him unable to move.