Pingcheng, located in the northernmost part of Dayao, is only half a day's distance from the iron cable pass of Daxia.

This small city with a population of only 50,000 has been pointing at Great Xia for decades like the tip of a sharp knife, so that Great Xia has never been able to advance an inch.

The walls of Pingcheng are five feet high, and they are covered with traces of various burning stones, and there are tinkering everywhere, and blood stains in many places have long seeped into the city walls.

At this time, Pingcheng was more dilapidated than usual, and there were still many scattered rubbles outside the city, which were traces left by the Great Xia catapult.

It stands to reason that the Great Xia army retreated, and the soldiers and civilians of Pingcheng could take a good rest at this time, but at this time, the city head and outside the city were covered with torches, and Hongwu led a group of generals to welcome them outside the city.

After waiting for a long time, they heard the sound of hooves coming from the darkness, and everyone's faces showed joy.

After a few moments, silhouettes began to appear in the darkness, and then became clear.

Hongwu saw the human head hanging on the flying horse at a glance, the ancient clan did not have the habit of cutting off the enemy's head as a trophy, and the head of a colleague was always carried, and it was to be sent back to the 60,000 mountains.

When he saw the angry and round-eyed head hanging next to Li Tanhua's mount, Hongwu's face did not move, but he let out a sigh in his heart.

Lin Yao rides, his talent is very high, he is extremely optimistic, and he is very hopeful to reach his own point in the future.

When he saw Qi Shui, Hong Wu said in a long voice: "Ben will welcome Your Majesty", and his eyes poked straight at Ren Baqian on Qi Shui's back like a knife.

This time it was because of him.

Even if the empress came back at this time and destroyed the Nine Pavilions to become the fifth in the world, he hoped that such a thing would never happen.

Not to mention that at this time, Ren Baqian was still riding with the empress, he dared to do so, and His Majesty even allowed it.

Not only him, but the other generals also showed surprised eyes.

Ren Baqian felt everyone's gaze, and he also felt a little awkward.

It was good to say outside before, but now it seems a little inappropriate to ride with the empress under the noses of the generals. Coupled with this incident, these people will definitely not like themselves, so they will jump obediently.

However, as soon as he was about to jump off the back of the prayer water, he felt a numbness in his waist and eyes, and half of his body could not move, and then one hand grabbed his clothes and fixed himself firmly there.

"Let's go into town and talk. The empress said to everyone.

"Yes. The people immediately answered.

Ren Baqian rode into the city with the empress in full view of everyone, but Hongwu and a few others noticed the empress's small movements and secretly shook their heads in their hearts.

When entering the city, everyone's attention was on the accompanying flying horses, and just after a glance, everyone found that the number of flying horses was wrong, not less, but too much.

Now seven of the ten teams of flying horses have returned, which means that the empress has a maximum of three teams of flying horses and more than 400 people.

As far as they knew, this group of people had been intercepted at least three times, once not far from Yuyang Mountain, and once at Lianyin Mountain Pass, and more than 6,000 people had been killed in Great Xia, all of which had already received information from Great Xia, but everyone looked at it at a glance, and the number of flying horses was not lacking.

There is also the interception of the Falling Moon Gorge behind, although everyone doesn't know the specifics, they can guess some, so Hongwu arranged for Lin Yaoqi to lead thousands of people to pick up the empress.

But now, the heads of the 1,000 people have been brought back, and everyone can see the heads hanging on both sides of the flying horse mount at a glance, and also see the head of Lin Yao's ride, it stands to reason that the battle situation should be very tragic, but the flying horse is still not damaged.

This surprised everyone.

On the way back to the city, the crowd counted carefully, and there were six fewer people in total, and there were exactly six empty mounts.

Everyone had a question mark in their minds, not knowing what was really going on. But the other seven teams, except for the four teams that did not encounter any interception, there were also three teams that also had a lot of damage, and one of the teams only came back with half of them, and the rest of the people were also all hung up.

Entering the general's palace in the middle of Pingcheng, Ren Baqian was arranged to rest, and the empress sat with the generals.

"Originally, I was going to prepare to greet Your Majesty in person, but a few days ago, Great Xia began to storm Pingcheng, and I had to sit here, send Captain Lin Yao to ride to meet Your Majesty, and ask Your Majesty for forgiveness. Hong Wudang spoke first.

"It's okay," the empress said, waving her hand.

"Your Majesty......" Hong Wu first confessed, and then couldn't help but say.

"This time it was too reckless. ”

The empress waved her hand with a cold face: "Needless to say, I know it in my heart." ”

The aura is very full, but one hand is pinching his fingers in the sleeve. This time she was reckless, she didn't know it herself, she just didn't want to hear others say it. What's more, she was poisoned by someone just after she was elected as her husband, or did she use the poison of half death, where did she put her face?

Also, she didn't want to see Ren Baqian die.

After all, for the first time in so many years, someone made her heartbeat, so that she could think about it from time to time, and for the first time she felt her heartbeat.

It's just that these things and girlish feelings can't be said to outsiders.

Hongwu looked at the empress for a long time, and had to sigh in his heart that His Majesty had changed, and finally had to change his words: "Your Majesty has gone smoothly all the way?"

The empress tilted her head and thought for a while: "It's smooth." ”

"Can there be a large army to intercept the Falling Moon Gorge?"

The empress sneered: "There is a man named Jia Yugong, and there is also the second elder of Zhumu." The two of them waited for decades and luckily entered the top ten in the world, and they dared to fight my idea. ”

Hongwu was slightly startled, the second elder of Zhumu was indeed a tricky character, and he was actually invited by Da Xia.

After the news of His Majesty Breaking the Flower Scattering in the Nine Pavilions came back, he knew that His Majesty must have used a secret method to stimulate the bloodline, and it must not have recovered now. Looking at the breath just now, it is true that it has not recovered, not even fifty percent in its heyday, if you meet the second elder of Zhumu, I am afraid it will be difficult to get out.

But the empress was sitting here safe and sound at this time.

He asked, "What happened to those two?"

"Of course, I sent them to find flowers and scatter. The empress snorted coldly.

Everyone in the hall was startled, the empress not only killed Hua Sanliu this time, but also killed the two elders of Zhumu who had just been promoted to the top ten, but the two of them joined forces even if Hongwu felt that it was tricky, it was really terrifying.

If it were Ren Baqian here, he would definitely jump out and say: "Your Majesty Wencheng Wude dominates the rivers and lakes, and the East is undefeated and I am the only one." ”

However, these people actually patronized and amazed, and there was not a single sycophant.

So the empress always felt that that person was more likeable.

Hongwu was also surprised, but it was not good to ask about this matter, so it was more appropriate to go back and ask Feiqi.

"Your Majesty is mighty. Hongwu said something in the end, and then there was a sound in the hall: "Your Majesty is mighty." ”

"Lin Yao's cavalry is completely wiped out, I don't know what happened?" Hongwu asked again, not only did he want to know about this matter, but even others wanted to know.

"Go back and ask the Flyer. The empress shook her head slightly.

Lin Yao rode everyone on the way, and was ambushed and annihilated, she didn't want to say this.

After saying a few more words, the empress said: "I'm tired, you should step back first, and we will discuss something tomorrow." ”

After everyone left, only Hongwu was still standing in place.

"Is there anything else going on with the general?" When the empress faced Hongwu alone, her attitude was much kinder.

"The minister wants to ask, there are rumors that His Majesty poisoned the people of the Nine Pavilions, as well as the four thousand people of Lianyin Mountain Pass, is it true?"

The Empress nodded.

"Is it Ren Fucheng's handwriting?" Hongwu can be said to be one of the people who knows the empress best, maybe some things are not clear, but the empress will not use poison He is certain.

The empress thought about it, it should be regarded as his handiwork, and continued to nod.

"Your Majesty, this person is really dangerous in such a way, and as far as the minister knows, he has seen Pichi before, so I am afraid it is not suitable to be by Your Majesty's side. Hongwu said.

Although Ren Baqian still looks powerless, and he can't even beat a child, it is really terrible to poison thousands of people, and he is still by the empress's side.

Just looking at His Majesty's previous attitude, he can only exhort him in such a roundabout way, hoping that His Majesty will reconsider.

"This is my private matter, and I have known about the matter of Pichi for a long time, so I don't need to mention this matter again. The empress's face turned pale.

Seeing this, Hongwu knew that there was no way to persuade His Majesty now, so he had to say helplessly: "That minister will send Your Majesty to rest." ”

The empress nodded slightly.

Watching the empress walk into the room, Hongwu retracted his gaze and sighed for a long time.

At this time, his mood was more complicated than watching his daughter grow up and be arched by pigs, that person he didn't take seriously at first, but now it made him feel that it was not as simple as he saw before.

But now His Majesty is still making a posture that this is my private matter, and you all shut up for me, so that he knows that the empress has really made up her mind, although he has already guessed it from His Majesty to Great Xia before, but now it is even more certain, and it is difficult to speak.