Li Ji is the general of Zheng Sipin, commanding the Jiaodong Army. There are a total of thirteen garrisons like this. Li Ji, who is about thirty years old, is loyal, strong in martial arts, good at leading troops, and is a leader among the young generation of generals.

Now that Li Ji has died at the hands of a bandit, even Emperor Yongming feels heartbroken. The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were indignant, and the generals asked for help one after another, and they wanted to go to Qingzhou to behead Zhou Sui.

Xu Jing took two steps forward and surrendered his hand to the battle: "Your Majesty, the minister will ride a fast horse to Qingzhou, cut off Zhou Sui's head and bring it back to the capital. The Ministers are willing to make a military order!"

The crown prince frowned, stepped forward, and hid the impassioned Xu Jing behind him slightly: "Father, the new army has just been established, and it has not yet become an army, although Cousin Jing is sincere and loyal, it is not suitable to go to Qingzhou."

Emperor Yongming didn't have this intention at all, so he nodded smoothly: "What the prince said is reasonable. Marquis Zhongyong has led his troops to Qingzhou, and I will pass on my will to Marquis Zhongyong, and be sure to bring back Zhou Sui's head."

The prince secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

After retreating from the court, the prince glanced at Xu Jing, and Xu Jing obediently followed the prince back to the East Palace for training.

As expected, after entering the study, the prince made a straight face: "When will your impulsive temper be completely changed?"

"Can you talk casually in the Golden Luan Palace? Can a military order be made casually? What if my father and emperor answer today, and let you go to Qingzhou?"

Xu Jing raised his eyebrows: "Then when will I kill Zhou Sui, and when will I come back!"

The prince glared angrily: "That Zhou Sui is a Qingzhou giant bandit. Murong Shen led the Praetorian Guards to suppress the bandits, but he failed to kill Zhou Sui. Now even Li Ji died in the hands of Zhou Sui, which shows how powerful Zhou Sui is. If you open your mouth, you're going to kill Zhou Sui, what a big breath!"

"The son of a daughter, he can't sit down. You won't be ignorant of such a simple truth. The dignified prince of the North Sea, what is the strength of a bandit. There are many generals in the court, Li Ji is dead, and there are others. Marquis Zhongyong had already led his troops to Qingzhou. Kill Zhou Sui, why do you need to go out!"

Xu Jing was silent for a moment before he said, "Zhou Sui and I have exchanged hands once. That time, Zhou Sui escaped from me. I swore at that time that I would personally kill Zhou Sui in this life."

The prince said lightly, "As long as you can kill Zhou Sui, whoever makes a move will be the same. You don't have to risk it yourself."

"Chunsheng, you have to remember that you are the prince of the Beihai King, the commander of the new army, and my brother. You have a wife who has just entered the house, and a child who will be born in a few months. Your life is too precious to fight with a bandit."

Speaking of Zhao Xiyan, Xu Jing's cold and unruly face suddenly softened a lot, and he was finally willing to bow his head and admit his mistake: "What my cousin said is that I was too impulsive today."

The prince raised the corners of his mouth and patted Xu Jing's shoulder with a smile: "When I have free time, I will go back to the palace to accompany my younger brothers and sisters." By the way, have my brother and sister had morning sickness lately?"

Xu Jing smiled helplessly: "It's so powerful, I have to vomit five or six times a day."

The prince thought for a moment and said, "You bring a skilled imperial doctor to the palace to take care of your younger siblings. I told my mother about it."

Xu Jing was overjoyed and hurriedly thanked the prince.

"The princess of Qiqi, the prince has returned home."

The hosta smiled and reported it, and added in a low voice: "The prince also brought back a palace doctor."

Zhao Xiyan snorted, lay lazily on the bed, and did not get up. In the past half a month, she had severe morning sickness and was tossed a lot. I vomited once just now, and now my whole body is weak and weak.

Xu Jing strode into the bedroom, sat on the edge of the bed, reached out and touched Zhao Xiyan's slightly reduced face, and felt distressed: "Sister Crescent, thank you for your hard work."

After becoming pregnant, Zhao Xiyan became sensitive and squeamish, put his face on his palm, and said aggrievedly, "I just vomited. The child in the womb is not honest at all, and he tosses me all day long."

Xu Jing immediately said, "When the child is born, I will teach you a lesson first and give you a breath."

Zhao Xiyan was reluctant again: "That's not good. If you want to beat me, I will do it, and you are not allowed to beat my child."

Xu Jing obeyed: "Okay, I will listen to you."

The little couple laughed and talked silly for a while

Then he got down to business: "General Li died in battle, what countermeasures does the imperial court have?"

Xu Jing told the story of what happened in the DPRK and China today.

Zhao Xiyan sat up from the bed, looked at Xu Jing and said, "Brother Chunsheng, what the prince said is very reasonable. Your impulsive temper really needs to be changed. In case the emperor really approves your request and asks you to make a military order. If you can't kill Zhou Sui, you will be dealt with by military law."

"Zhou Sui's life is rotten, and even a single hair of you can't compare. It doesn't matter when he dies, anyway, you can't be fine."

Xu Jing touched his nose and coughed, "I'll change it in the future."

Zhao Xiyan smiled at this time: "You answered me, I can write it down."

In front of the beloved, the steel will also become a finger twister.

Xu Jing grinned, took Zhao Xiyan into his arms, and whispered in her ear, "Beihai County is safe. You and I can breathe a sigh of relief. Don't think about anything, the most important thing right now is to take care of the baby."

That being said, if he didn't receive news from Zhao Yuanming for a day, how could Zhao Xiyan feel at ease?

Zhao Xiyan replied softly.

Xu Jing knew what Zhao Xiyan was thinking, and comforted him softly: "Father-in-law, they have not heard from them, so it can be seen that as we expected before, they must have found a place to hide. Now maybe it's back to Beihai County, and the messenger is on the way. Don't worry."

With pregnancy, it is really not advisable to worry all day.

Zhao Xiyan cheered up and said, "I'm a little hungry."

Xu Jing immediately smiled and said, "I'll let the kitchen make your favorite silver silk noodles."

Qingzhou, Beihai County.

The bandits were repulsed, the Beihai County garrison suffered heavy casualties, and nearly half of the 1,000 soldiers in the royal palace were lost. Of the 4,000 men recruited, more than 600 died.

In Beihai County, more than 600 households hung white flags, which was quite miserable.

In the Beihai King's Mansion, there was no joy on the Beihai King's face, and his expression was solemn.

General Zheng Xie Junshou came, and each sat under the head of the King of Beihai, and the two of them were also in a gloomy mood and had a bad face.

"Lord Wang," General Zheng was the first to break the silence, "the bad news of General Li's death in battle has been sent to the imperial court. I wonder how angry the court will be!"

The King of the North Sea sighed, "There are no immortals in war. It was also Li Ji's poor luck, and he was ambushed when he was chasing the bandits."

Zhou Sui suddenly burst into flames and killed Li Ji. The morale of the Jiaodong army was defeated, and it was clear that the number was superior, but it was killed in pieces.

Zhou Sui led the remaining 1,000 people to continue to flee.

Li Xiao was shocked to hear the bad news of his brother's death in battle, and despite the fact that his back injury had not healed, he led the remaining Jiaodong army to pursue Zhou Sui.