The snow was not enough, and the sudden arrival of hail made Fang Juesuo's troops have to delay the march.

The pearl-sized hailstone is quite powerful, and if it hits the top of the head intensively, it will also be fatal.

The point is that the war horses will not be willing to gallop in such weather.

"It's been two days, when will it ......?"

Lin Bei was a little impatient, he wanted to return to Beijing earlier, because there was no military merit along the way, so he naturally returned to his heart like an arrow.

On the Ningzhou side, you have to rush for time, and you may not be able to fight, but you have to seize the opportunity.

Once King Ning takes the lead in lighting the beacon fire, it will be passive.

"Providence." Fang Jue stood under the eaves, looking at the scene outside Hanzhou, and said with a smile.

Originally, I wanted to rush back to Suzhou and go to Ningzhou again, but now it seems that there is not enough time.

"General, if you want to go to Ningzhou this time, it will be a bit of a detour to Suzhou again, and we can't delay." Wei Feng came to the eaves and said his thoughts.

Several generals also gathered in a large mansion outside the Hanzhou camp, sat under the eaves and ate hot pot.

"You're right, most of them can't go to Suzhou anymore, but I'm still worried that Qin Shiyi will make trouble over there in Suzhou."

Fang Jue said: "Send a thousand battalions of cavalry to Suzhou, it is enough to deter everything, who wants to lead the team?" ”

On the Suzhou side, Fang Jue doesn't have to go in person, as long as someone supports Qin Shiyi, this iron-headed baby will do better than Fang Jue.

More thoroughly.

"Uh......"

Hearing this task, the generals present all looked at each other, but no one responded.

Fang Jue's eyes swept Cheng Jie, Lin Bei, Wei Ran and others one by one, and they all avoided eye contact.

Everyone knows that Ningzhou has military merits to be fished, who wants to go to Suzhou to make a living.

"Why don't I go to Suzhou." Ye Hongyi recommended herself.

"Anyway, it's useless for me to go to Ningzhou, it's better to go to Suzhou."

Ye Hongyi's idea was that if she really started a war against King Ning, she would not command the battlefield, at most she would just be a guard for Fang Jue.

And Youdian led the team of guards in the battalion, Ye Hongyi didn't have to play the role of a guard, she could be completely liberated to do other things.

"It's okay, when the hail stops, you lead the team to Suzhou, and we will go straight to Ningzhou...... I have already sent a letter to Beijing, and Bai Qing's report and request for help has also arrived, and we are now famous for going to Ningzhou. ”

Fang Jue told everyone that he had completed the formalities and did not have to worry about the consequences of using troops without authorization.

It's also strange that after this hot pot is eaten, the hail really stops in the afternoon.

"Get out!" Fang Jue immediately ordered.

……

"Great Commander, Your Majesty has a letter saying that the young master will cooperate with us in Ningzhou."

On the trail, a group of cavalry equipped with black dragon armor passed one after another, and Mo Yuan sat on the back of a black dragon to watch the direction of the capital.

A hundred households riding a black dragon came to report and handed over a secret letter.

After Mo Yuan saw it, he said: "There is no need to hide your whereabouts, King Ning has already made up his mind to rebel, we must rush to Ningzhou as soon as possible and take the official road!" ”

Originally, he planned to attack Ningzhou for a long time, but King Kening was already on guard and could raise troops at any time, so secrecy was not important in this case.

Because His Majesty's original intention was also to kill King Ning before he raised his army.

This matter can be done near Gyeonggi, and King Koning ran fast and would have returned to the fiefdom a long time ago.

Mo Yuan had no choice but to take a black dragon rider from a thousand households battalion to attack Ningzhou!

In the absence of concealment of whereabouts, the fastest way to march is, of course, the official road.

……

Jinling Imperial Palace, Yangju Palace Warm Pavilion.

As soon as Yan Lanfeng came in, he felt a hot wind, which was in stark contrast to the ice and snow outside.

Outside the south gate, there were already beggars freezing to death, but this did not affect the temperature in the warm pavilion, which can make people sweat.

"Your Majesty."

"Yan Aiqing has arrived? Come, give a seat. ”

Yan Lanfeng sat down unceremoniously, the winter court clothes are a bit thick, and you have to tidy up when you sit down to have an instrument.

You can't lose your manners in front of you, Yan Lanfeng tidied up the folds, and then said:

"Your Majesty, the minister is here today to report something."

Xiao Pingsi put down the piece in his hand and asked with a smile: "Aiqing wants to report, is there a year-end settlement of the household department this year?" ”

"Uh...... Your Majesty, the year-end settlement, there is still more than a month, don't worry......"

Every year before the annual holiday, the household department has to settle a statement and submit it to the cabinet, or directly to His Majesty and then to the cabinet for archiving.

The various expenditures of the state treasury for a year should be listed in detail and compared with all the records of the state treasury revenues, such as salt administration, tea industry, and tax revenue.

If there is a discrepancy in the numbers, someone will be unlucky.

There are always a few unlucky people every year, and Xiao Pingsi is also a little curious, who will be stabbed at the end of the year this year.

Watching the ministers reveal their true forms, this is also one of the rare pleasures of Xiao Pingsi as an emperor.

"Then what did Aiqing come to report?" Xiao Pingsi said suspiciously.

At this time, officials are reluctant to enter the palace, and it is too cold to come this way, and they have to wait for the announcement outside the door.

Generally, it is not necessary, and he is unwilling to enter the palace at this time to report, Xiao Pingsi has rarely been chased into the warm pavilion by ministers recently.

"Your Majesty, something happened at the fireworks factory." Yan Lanfeng did not hide it and went straight to the topic.

"What's wrong?" Xiao Ping frowned.

Yan Lanfeng: "There was a warehouse explosion, just yesterday. ”

"Are there any casualties or civilians?" Xiao Pingsi became serious, "Didn't the young master tell me to be careful, these things are easy to get into trouble, and the household department is slack?" ”

Yan Lanfeng did not panic in the face of this accountability, but said:

"It's not a warehouse where finished fireworks are stored, it's a warehouse where gunpowder is stored, and there was a fire."

"Gunpowder?" Xiao Pingsi narrowed his eyes and paid more attention to this matter.

It was one of the warehouses for fireworks and musket ammunition.

It is more carefully managed than the finished product warehouse of the fireworks factory, and it is impossible to catch fire at all, because fire is not allowed.

"Fortunately, it was established in a remote place, and the young master had instructed the consequences at the beginning, so the ministers chose to be in a no-man's land, but they died a few guards."

No people were affected, because it was too secretive, hidden outside the remote capital.

The surrounding periphery is guarded by the forbidden army and the Hanging Sword Division, and the management of the warehouse is a joint effort between the Household Department and the Hanging Sword Division.

It's very secretive and safe, so nothing should happen.

"I know about this, and I will pay for it."

Yan Lanfeng said: "Your Majesty, there is a follow-up." ”

"What's the follow-up?"

"That powder magazine, which holds a lot of gunpowder, is supposed to explode more seriously than yesterday...... But it wasn't amazing, and not many people in the city even paid attention to it, thinking it was just winter thunder. ”

"Yan Aiqing, what do you want to say?" Xiao Pingsi hung up.

Yan Lanfeng is positive: "The minister suspects that before the powder magazine was detonated, someone had already guarded and stole it, or the powder magazine was blown up to cover up the lost gunpowder." ”

"What?" Xiao Pingsi stood up.