Three days later, Zhou Ziru's army arrived in Rongcheng belatedly.

The city is no longer full of devastation, and the city is full of timber and boulders, looking like a hundred ruins waiting to be rebuilt. Even the soldiers and civilians of the two armies who died had already been properly buried by Yi Xiaodao's army.

"Report to Zhou Xiang, the spies have found out that the two fathers, Duke Wuding and Duke Zhongyi, led the Nanhuai Army and the rest of the soldiers and horses, have been going north for three days." The Junior High School reported the news that had just been collected.

Zhou Ziru took a deep breath, and then coughed violently: "Ahem... Ahem, ahem, do you still need to say this? Can you report something I don't know? ”

The colonel lowered his head and was speechless. The spies sent out quite a bit, but they didn't gather any useful information. Whenever the spies approached Yi Xiaodao's army, they were always knocked unconscious inexplicably, and they didn't even know who they were knocked out of. By the time they were discovered by their companions, the army was gone.

After a few days, Zhou Ziru's spies didn't know anything about Yi Xiaodao's army.

"That's it, I also guessed that Yi Xiaodao wouldn't stay in Rongcheng honestly, waiting for me to take it in. It's just that he didn't expect him to move so fast, and even the bones of Rongcheng and the building materials needed for the construction of the city have been prepared. ”

"It's a talent... cough, cough, cough," Zhou Ziru sighed.

The guard general on the side walked over: "Zhou Xiang, your body..."

"Don't worry, I know what I know." Zhou Ziru waved his hand: "Don't worry about Yi Xiaodao first, I have also thought about his going north." The top priority is to solve the trouble of Xigui first. Is there any news from Xigui? Zhou Ziru's eyes swept over and looked at the school.

The little colonel got up and ran away, and after a while, he turned around and ran back: "Back to Zhouxiang, Zou Huaixin, the king of Xigui, has led 100,000 soldiers and horses out of Xigui, and collected the rout troops on the road, and now leads 180,000 soldiers and horses to enter Bincheng and guard the Yangtze River. ”

"Only in Penn... When did it arrive? Zhou Ziru asked.

"I have been in Penn for three days and have not continued to march."

Zhou Ziru nodded silently, turned around and asked the grain officer: "How much grain and grass is left in the army?" When will the grain and grass in the court be delivered? ”

The grain officer hurriedly replied: "Qi Qi Zhouxiang, there is still half a month's amount of grain and grass left in the army. It will take 10 days for the grain and grass to be delivered. ”

"Well, if there is no problem with grain and grass, then you will not be afraid. Although the time is pressing, if you get out of Rongcheng, there will be no danger ahead. The order was given, and all the soldiers and horses entered the city to rest and recuperate, waiting for the opportunity. Take advantage of these times to find out the craftsmen in the army and repair the houses in the city. ”

"When Xigui is retreated, the Sichuan, Shu and Xigui will also be under the control of the imperial court, and they will be repaired at this time, and then they will be relocated to the people." Zhou Ziru thinks quite long-term.

The surrounding generals were ordered to leave and went about their own business.

Zhou Ziru led his guards to the palace of Rongcheng Sichuan and Shu, and before he had gone far, he saw a group of soldiers and horses walking out of the city and coming towards him.

The guards behind him hurriedly stepped forward and protected Zhou Ziru in the middle, while looking around vigilantly, beware of possible dangers at any time.

"It's the sea of them!" Zhou Ziru saw the huge dragon head on the chest of Chen Congwei from afar, stretched out his hand to remove the guards beside him, and greeted him. The guards also breathed a sigh of relief, it was Chen Congwei who came. There is no safer place in the entire city than here.

"Zhou Xiang." When everyone saw Zhou Ziru coming over, they saluted one after another. In addition to Chen Congwei, there was also a squad of dozens of people and a man with his head bowed and silent.

Zhou Ziru noticed the man, although the other party was dressed plainly at this time, but he exuded a sense of nobility all over his body, and his movements were soft and elegant, which could not be pretended.

"Who is this?" Zhou Ziru vaguely guessed his identity, but still asked.

Jia Hai took a step forward and said, "Zhou Xiang, this is Zou Wen, the eldest son of Xigui." At the time of the grassy hills... Because he conspired with the gangsters to frame Guan Chenzi, he was captured by us. Before Wu Dinggong left, he ordered him to stay here, and when Zhou Xiang came, he would be handed over to Zhou Xiang to deal with. ”

Zhou Ziru recalled the thick thunder that was laid above the nine heavens in the capital, and he couldn't help but feel a little frightened in his heart, and asked coldly: "I heard in the capital that the eldest prince has long been famous, and his benevolent heart is well known to the nobles of the West, why is it now doing things to help the gang and frame the loyal and good?" ”

Zou Wen slowly raised his head, shook it slightly, and sighed: "I may have been a good person, but I am not a smart person. If I had known there was an ambush on that mountain... I can't harm the immortal chief... Now it's not even a good person. ”

"Escort it first, and when Xigui is broken, escort it back to Beijing together, and hand it over to Your Majesty." Zhou Ziru had already understood Zhao Yizhi's feelings for Guan Chenzi, glanced at Zou Wen with a little pity, and sent him back to the capital, 10,000 lives were afraid that it would not be enough for him to die.

The Yulin sergeant behind him stepped forward to take Zou Wen and was about to escort him down. Zou Wen took a few steps, suddenly stopped, turned around and said: "Zhou Xiang, if you have a place to go, you will never give up..."

"The eldest prince of Xigui will help the imperial court to attack Xigui?" Zhou Ziru was a little funny: "As far as I know, King Xigui has four sons, and the remaining three sons have all died, and now there is only the eldest prince left, and the eldest prince is willing to let go of Xigui's foundation?" ”

Zou Wen smiled bitterly: "Heh, Xigui Foundation? The name is dead..."After speaking, he turned around and left with Yulin Jun, and was voluntarily detained.

Zhou Ziru looked at Zou Wen's back, and suddenly laughed inexplicably in his heart.

……

Penn City, the hall of the government office.

"Mr. Wu, what do you think is sitting in Penn now?" Xigui Wang Zou Huaixin's face was calm, and he looked at a middle-aged man with a broken arm and asked.

Mr. Wu now only has one arm left, and he can't bow his hand, so he has no choice but to stand up, bow down and say: "Back to the prince's words, although my Xigui army took advantage of the victory at the beginning and captured Rongcheng. It's just that our army has been defeated several times in these days, and Rongcheng has also been recaptured by the imperial court..."

Mr. Wu paused, and King Xigui waved his hand and said, "Sir, it's okay to talk about it." ”

"Now that the morale of our army is low, we should march quickly and fight a decisive battle with the imperial court. In this way, we can enhance the morale of our army and keep the morale of the army away. If you just sit here, I'm afraid..."

King Xigui smiled: "What Mr. Wu said is also the truth, but... Present! ”

Outside the door, a Xigui sergeant walked up with a square plate, covered with a white cloth, and the corner of the white cloth still had red blood. Combined with the bulge of the white cloth, it is not difficult to guess that this plate is holding a head.

"Lift it up and give Mr. Wu a look." King Xi Gui ordered.

The sergeant turned around, lifted the white cloth, and handed the square plate to Mr. Wu.

"Ahh This..."After Mr. Wu saw the face of the head clearly, he was so frightened that he took a few steps back. Brought down several tables and chairs.

In the square plate, it is Chen Jing's head!

"It's... How could it be..."Mr. Wu panicked, his legs weakened, and he fell to the ground.

King Xigui smiled: "What Mr. Wu said is not bad, but Mr. only knows one and does not know the other. I can stay in this city thanks to this man. With that, with a wave of his hand, the sergeant covered himself with a white cloth and left with his head.

"This Lord Chen used to be the secretary of the criminal department of the imperial court, and then fled here and reported all the information of the imperial court to me, so I dared to stay in this Bincheng."

The head has been taken away, and Mr. Wu held on to the fallen table and chair, and slowly got up: "The villain is stupid, please ask the prince for guidance." ”

"This Lord Chen reported to me the information on the handles of the officials of the court and the central government, the defenders in various places, and the topographic maps of the mountains, rivers and mountains. I have sent people to the Central Plains to secretly contact many ministers, and I am staying here just to wait for the court to become chaotic. Hahahaha! ”

Mr. Wu patted his chest with his only remaining hand, and he was shocked, and the moment he first saw the head, he almost thought that his fate would be the same.

King Xigui continued: "Since they have all been handed over to me, it is useless for him to keep them, and it is enough to cut them off." To put it mildly, it seems that it is not a big living person who died, but a senseless cat and dog.

"The prince is a god, the villain is not as good, please forgive the prince." Mr. Wu bowed and replied.

"Useless people naturally have only a dead end. Mr. Wu, what do you think? King Xi stared at Mr. Wu's eyes tightly, and there was something in his words.

A cold sweat broke out on Mr. Wu's back: "Lord Wang, below... There are treasures to be given below! ”

"Oh? Please speak, sir. King Xi seemed to have known Mr. Wu's reaction for a long time, and asked with a smile.

"The villain... When the ancestors of the villain could not escape the western nobles, they brought out a lot of treasures in the Nanshu Palace, and the villain was willing to dedicate it to the prince to help the prince achieve great things! Mr. Wu said busily.

A hint of pride flashed in King Xigui's eyes, but he pretended to be amazed and stood up: "Is this serious? There is no joke in the army! ”

"It's true! The villain doesn't dare to say half a lie! ”

"Good! Where? I immediately sent someone to escort Mr. Wu to go, and I hope that Mr. Wu must find the secret treasure, if he finds it, Mr. Wu will make the first miraculous achievement! ”

Mr. Wu agreed again and again, got up and even forgot to say goodbye, and left the hall as if he were fleeing.

Not long after Mr. Wu left, a general walked in from outside the hall: "Lord Wang, this Mr. Wu... If that's laissez-faire... I'm afraid it's going to get in trouble. ”

"Laissez-faire? When did I say I was going to let him go? As long as he brings back the secret treasure of Nanshu, he will kill or scrape it when the time comes, isn't it the king who has the final say? ”

"Lord Wang... Shengming. The fighter Nono retreated.

……

Time flickered, and nearly a month had passed quietly.

The Imperial Palace of the capital.

"Your Majesty, it's not good, something happened!" Wang Zhenliang came to the outside of the imperial study, looked at the closed door of the imperial study, and said loudly: "The grain and grass sent to Zhou Xiang by the DPRK and the central government are gone..."

The door of the imperial study squeaked and slowly opened: "Come in and talk." ”

Wang Zhenliang rushed into the imperial study and told Zhao Yizhi all the news he knew.

Zhao Yizhi nodded: "I already know, I have already sent two additional grain transportation armies, I hope it will be in time." ”

"It's... Your Majesty should investigate this matter thoroughly..."Wang Zhenliang said on the side.

Zhao Yizhi slowly closed his eyes, and his divine consciousness suddenly came out, haunting Jinling City...