In the first year of the founding of the Yuan Dynasty, since the year after the year, Xiao Qi has not had a few days of comfortable days.

The troubles faced every day are both unwilling and helpless, which is really torturous.

He tried his best to wipe out the rebels in Jizhou one day earlier, but these damned rebels were like cunning foxes, hiding in Tibet, exhausting his soldiers and horses, and the counterinsurgency effect was not satisfactory.

"My lord, there's a letter from my hometown." The guards came in and handed him a letter.

Xiao Qi now has a headache whenever he hears the letter, because he has not received a good news since the year, so he took the letter and opened it to look at it, and his blood pressure soared in anger.

Seeing his angry appearance, the staff hurriedly asked, "My lord, what is written in the letter?" ”

"Hmph, see for yourself." Xiao Qi threw the letter in the face of the staff and snorted coldly: "I worked hard for his Li dynasty on the front line, and how can they repay me?" Dig my corner in my big rear, forget it, now even the property of the Xiao family in the capital has to be looted, is it that in the eyes of this queen and the prince, everything is the supremacy of interests? ”

After reading the contents of the letter, the staff really didn't know how to answer.

This kind of thing is really unprecedented, unheard of, the imperial court lacks silver and taxes, and it is the first time to see the scene of occupying the capital and re-selling.

In the whole capital, how much silver does Vermilion Bird Street have to sell for ten miles from east to west?

In fact, what made Xiao Qi most angry was not the three million silver, but Dayu's vitality was not exhausted, and all his plans were in vain.

Now in this situation, he can't advance or retreat, he has been led by the queen by the nose, and he can't resist yet.

If he resists, then he is a sinner in the world.

The officials in the court who eat vegetarian meals are not really vegetarians, but if they catch the handle of their political opponents, they will kill you in this pit.

He sighed and asked, "What do you think we should do now?" ”

This is a serious question, the staff pondered for a while and said: "Now this situation, the adults can only maintain the loyal ministers, at least the court may not be monolithic, the former Qian Wangfu may not have any contradictions, the family is quite harmonious, but now that they have moved to the capital, and even sat back in the Jinluan Palace, the meaning is completely different, we will sit and wait for them to fight for power and profit, what is the outcome, please look forward to it!" ”

I don't know when the situation of competing for hegemony has changed, and it is impossible for everyone to compete in the Central Plains anymore, unless there is an outlier in the world.

Alas!

The good situation is moving towards a virtuous circle, which makes people unwilling!

Xiao Qi listened to the words of the staff, after all, he was upset, and he always felt that he should do something to vent this breath in his heart, otherwise he would feel uncomfortable in his heart.

Besides, the rebels who have been fighting guerrillas in Jizhou and Jizhou have a really hard time.

"Damn, what does this surname Xiao mean?"

Zhenghe was a little confused, he could understand that the soldiers and horses of Jizhou blocked their way back to Yanzhou, and now even the road to other places in Jizhou is blocked.

Chi Zhongjun also noticed that the situation had changed, "General, looking at the current situation, they are trying to force us to retreat to the north. ”

Zhenghe frowned: "Are they trying to force us into a corner and try to see each other again?" ”

When the generals heard this, their expressions became solemn.

The rebels are best mixed in the Central Plains in disaster years, because the land is vast and the population is large, and people are most likely to be instigated if they cannot survive.

The people at the border pass are fierce, the disaster situation has been alleviated last year, and the rain has been normal since the beginning of spring this year, and I hope that in the fields, it is impossible for the people to join their team, and it is impossible to strengthen the team.

Then they are forced into the north, and they are forced into a desperate situation.

The deputy general saw that everyone's mood was low, and his intuition was not good: "Don't be so pessimistic, there is Youzhou north of Jizhou, it's a big deal for us to enter the boundary of Youzhou." ”

Zhenghe's brows twisted into a pimple, "The farther away we are from Yanzhou and Qingzhou when we enter Youzhou, it will be difficult to return to the base camp, and you don't forget, Youzhou is a real border state, where the people are more fierce, and the soldiers and horses of Youzhou are even more fierce!" ”

The only thing that can compete with the soldiers and horses of Youzhou is probably the current imperial court soldiers and horses.

It is unknown whether there is a chance to step out of Youzhou after entering Youzhou.

Zhenghe can't figure it out, they occupy Yuzhou well, how can they be in such a state now?

Yuzhou was recovered by the imperial court, in fact, the rebel Northern Imperial Court did not want to retake it, but there were imperial soldiers who suppressed it, so that the rebels could not cross the border if they wanted to.

The rebels in Yanzhou were afraid that if they forcibly seized Yuzhou, it would cause the imperial court soldiers and horses to counterattack, and then they would be in danger of Yanqing and Qingdao.

Xia Jing was also aware of the intentions of Jizhou's soldiers and horses.

Long Yutian stroked his beard and said, "Master, are we really watching him drive the rebels into Youzhou?" ”

"Youzhou?" Xia Jing squinted slightly, for her, Youzhou was just like its name, covered with a veil of mystery, which made people want to lift this veil and see how strong the soldiers and horses of Youzhou were.

"Tsk, don't care for the time being, let them continue to die, the most important thing for us at present is to take back Jizhou and purge the Jizhou officialdom."

It seems that she forced Xiao Qi to be in a hurry, forcing this old man to drive the rebels to Youzhou regardless of brotherhood.

It's just that what kind of person is this Youzhou Thorn Shi? This made Xia Jing a little curious.

Thinking of the history of Youzhou, Xia Jing reminded me of the man in black, Fengzhang, the eldest prince of Youzhou, who looks like a dragon and a phoenix, has a long body, three-dimensional facial features, and is a rare beauty.

It's just that this beauty has always given her the feeling that it is dangerous and poisonous.

Speaking of Jizhou officialdom, on the first day Xia Jing entered Jizhou City, she met Jizhou officials asking her for salary.

In recent years, all state capitals in the world have suffered different disasters, and Jizhou is also inevitable.

Xia Jing invited the officials of the Jizhou Mansion to discuss the matter, and she looked at the Fucheng who was in charge of the household registration money and grain: "What is the situation of Jizhou's tax payment over the years?" How can you owe officials a service? ”

Fu Cheng handed the general ledger of the past years to Xia Jing: "Hui Niangniang, if there is no disaster year, the taxes in Jizhou can barely cover the expenses of the state capital, except for those paid to the imperial court." ”

"But in the past few years, the drought has caused the state capital to make ends meet, and we are dedicated to the people, and we can't bear to starve to death, so we open a warehouse for disaster relief, which is why other state capitals are empty, and there are so many reasons after the population disaster in Jizhou."

Xia Jing nodded: "It is undeniable that Jizhou is a good example among many state capitals. ”

Fu Cheng was affirmed, his mood was a little lighter, and he continued: "Although last year's post-disaster reconstruction, some taxes were also collected, but the cost of a state was also large, and the local government's arrears alone withheld nearly forty percent of the taxes, and the rest of the taxes were transported to Jizhou City, and two percent were lost. ”

Xia Jing frowned slightly: "Twenty percent of the loss of transportation alone?" What about the rest of the taxes? ”

Fu Cheng sighed: "The rest of the taxes, first pay off the arrears of the disaster year, and finally the rest is basically all invested in military spending." The reason why Jizhou soldiers and horses can become a strong army in the north is that military spending must be indispensable, otherwise the soldiers will not have enough food and clothing, how to fight? ”

"Niangniang, Dayu has had many disasters and difficulties in recent years, not to mention other state capitals, let's just say that we Jizhou has tried its best to stabilize the situation, and now we have used all our family funds."

What Fu Cheng said was sincere, and I didn't know if Xia Jingxiang didn't believe his words, anyway, I only saw her nodding, and I didn't see her make a statement.

I don't know what the situation is this year, but the rebels' invasion of Jizhou has more or less had an impact on Jizhou's spring ploughing.

As for the impact, we will have to wait until after the autumn harvest.

After Fu Cheng finished reporting, it was the Jizhou city guard who reported to her the situation in the military camp.

The guard general reported the situation of the military camp in Jizhou, and finally asked: "Niangniang, I heard that the soldiers and horses of the imperial court are all well-equipped now, I don't know when the soldiers and horses of Jizhou can be so equipped?" ”

This question was asked very trickily, and Xia Jing smiled: "Want to be well-equipped? You must know how much the court is equipped with a set of well-equipped ordnance, and if you want to be well-equipped, you must at least be an elite division, if you want it, you must at least strengthen your training, and when you reach the order and prohibit, such as an arm and a finger.

Just like today's imperial court soldiers and horses, orders are forbidden, where I refer to fighting, can you do it? ”

Guard: "."

Isn't this a veiled question of whether he can be loyal to the imperial court? Can you be faithful to her?

He was promoted by Xiao Qi single-handedly, and he really didn't dare to promise, but if Xiao Qi was loyal to her, he would naturally have no problem.

Xia Jing naturally noticed his hesitation, glanced at him with a smile, and asked the next official to report.

The situation reported by the officials in Jizhou, at least on the surface, made it impossible for her to find out the problem, but Xia Jing knew that there must be a problem, but where was the problem? From where to check, she didn't have a charter in her heart for a while.

I couldn't sleep at night, so I put on my night clothes and ran out again.

Walking aimlessly on the street, Xia Jing looked around: "Why don't you go to the official warehouse to check the situation first, and then go to the Xiao Mansion or the government to check the situation?" ”

If you decide, you act.

Generally, the official warehouse of the government will not be too far away from the yamen, and it is all within the range that can be guarded.

The official warehouse in Jizhou is only three or four miles away from the government office, and it is on the same line as the prison of the state capital in the south and north.

After all, Jizhou is the first in the world, and there is still a lot of grain in the official warehouse, just like Fu Cheng said, these are the expenses of officials and the army in the months before the autumn harvest.

As for what is dirty in the Jizhou government secretly, it is impossible for her to find out if she is wandering around like this.

After going around the official warehouse and not finding anything abnormal, he went straight to Xiao's mansion.

Xia Jing thought that between the government and the mansion, from the perspective of safety, important things would be hidden at home.

"Beauty, we're meeting again!"

As soon as she arrived outside the wall of Xiaofu, Xia Jing was looking for where to climb over the wall to enter, and the sudden sound startled her.

Vigilantly took a few steps back, and looked intently only to find that there was a man in black sitting on the tree pole sticking out of the courtyard wall, but listening to his voice, Xia Jing remembered Feng Zhang.

"It's you!"

I was careless and met him again.

"Ah, it's an honor for the beauty to remember it!"

Feng Zhang jumped from the tree, he didn't know that the other party already knew his identity.

Xia Jing saw him approaching her, and held him with one hand: "Stand back, keep your distance!" ”

This man is poisonous, and he can only be seen from afar, and not blasphemed.

Feng Zhang remembered that he had been slipped away by Xiao Nizi a few times before, but this time he didn't keep his distance obediently, and he was still approaching.

Before Xia Jing could speak again, she grabbed her wrist and forced her against the courtyard wall with lightning speed.

"You"

Xia Jing was angry, raised her leg and kicked towards his lower three roads.

The two were on par, Feng Zhang grabbed her bent knees in a hurry, and his face eased: "Beauty, ruthless enough!" ”

"Let's be with each other!"

As she spoke, Xia Jing beckoned to his façade again, and this time her other hand was clenched again.

In order to prevent her from attacking herself again, Feng Zhang still wanted to resist when she used her hands and feet together, so she could only suppress her with her body.

It's just that this posture is a little awkward.

Xia Jing felt the other party's sturdy body, was embarrassed, twisted her body, and said angrily: "Get out of the way, otherwise the old lady will be polite!" ”

Feng Zhang suppressed it vigorously and teased: "Well, why are the beauties going to be unkind to me?" ”

The nose lingered with the unique aroma of this woman, and the soft touch of his chest made his body stiffen instantly.

originally wanted to imprison the beauty, and wanted her to chat with him more, how did he get into the current situation?

Xia Jing's mother has been single until now, although she is the mother of the child when she crossed over, but she has never let Li Jingfu touch it since then, it can be said that it is the first time in two lives that she has had such close contact with a man.

It was the kind of thing that had never felt before that made her heart palpitate, and it was in such a stimulating environment.

Damn!

There is also Feng Zhang who wants to shout fat, if the other party says that the mother is single, he is also clean, and the people waiting in the room are all small maids, when have you ever been so far from a woman?

If you pay attention to the woman in front of you, the sensation is more subtle, and the blood in your whole body is about to boil.

This feeling is too wonderful, he is reluctant to let go, or after letting go, he is afraid that the beauty in front of him will burst out and hurt people.

You must know that the force of the person in front of you is not weaker than his.

Xia Jing felt the changes in his body, and she was ashamed to die, and she didn't care that this was outside the walls of someone else's house, and scolded angrily: "Dead man, stinky rascal, you open up for the old lady!" ”

"Don't move!" Feng Zhang's voice was low and hoarse, and in this dark night, it was very tempting.

Xia Jing gasped in fright, "I don't move, then you let me go!" ”

Feng Zhang also felt embarrassed, but he was thinking about how to let go of her without being hurt by her

"I heard someone here just now, why didn't I see anyone?"

The guards' voices of confusion could be heard from within the walls.

Another guard's voice came: "Maybe it's coming in from outside." ”

"It's possible, I seem to hear the voices of a man and a woman, maybe it's a dog man and woman from outside who came here to cheat."

After all, in this location, there is a dead alley outside the wall.

"Let's go, go on patrol elsewhere."

'Dog men and women' outside the fence: "."

Xia Jing was going crazy, she didn't expect that someone would use the word 'dog man and woman' on her one day.

was slammed on the wall by a man, and all around her body was the cold fragrance of men, and what was terrible was her natural psychological reaction, a little weak legs, and a little dry mouth.

In order to ignore her own psychological reaction, she could only say cruel words: "If you don't let go, we won't die!" Even at the ends of the earth, the old lady will break you into pieces! ”

"Girls, don't be so rude, it's an old lady at every turn, it's too bloody to break thousands of pieces."

As he spoke, without waiting for Xia Jing to react, he suddenly exerted force, and Feng Zhang had already withdrawn a few zhang away.

Xia Jing breathed in the fresh air suddenly, and there was an exclamation in her eyes: what a beautiful light work!

"Are you alright?"

Feng Zhang saw that she was leaning against the wall and didn't move, thinking if he had hurt her just now, so he asked cautiously.

The rebels found themselves on a narrower and narrower path.

Some people talk about Xia Jing's reputation among the people.

Today, I want to take the high-speed train to Changsha, and in order to keep changing, I get up at five o'clock in the morning to code words.

Dear queens, is it okay to count the votes?

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