Empress and Empress

Xia Zimo walked to the tea house and looked at the passers-by on the street lazily.The hustle and bustle is not different because of the war. People don't have the fear of war on their faces, and there is an endless stream of hawking.

The news of Yuan Xingye's defeat of the dog army has spread throughout Youzhou, and the people of Youzhou are no longer the people who talked about the dog army before.

Yuan Dong walked up the stairs, holding a letter in his hand. "My lord, Yuan Xi's reply." Xia Zimo took the letter and briefly glanced at it with a smile on his face. "Yuan Xi has done a good job. I wrote a letter to tell her not to stay in Cheng's mansion. Hurry back to Youzhou today." It's best not to let people know that she had any contact with Cheng's mansion.

"Yes!" Yuan Dong replied.But he didn't back down, Xia Zimo picked up the teacup and said lightly, "What's wrong?"

Yuan Dong hesitated for a moment, "My lord, I saw General Zhang on the way here, should we avoid it first?" Xia Zimo has been coming here regularly for the past few days. The rules of action.Yuan Dong still has lingering fears about what happened last time.

Zhang Duanran was no better than Cheng Jing, and he still had [-] infantry under his command. Xia Zimo, the [-] infantry left by Zangqi, could not command freely, so it was better not to take risks.

As soon as she finished speaking, Yuan Dong saw the half-smile expression on Xia Zimo's face, she was taken aback for a moment, and then heard the sound of Xia Zimo putting down the teacup.When he came back to his senses, he saw Xia Zimo holding his cheeks, and said lightly, "How many people did Zhang Duanran bring here?"

"About 200 people." Yuan Dong instantly understood that all of this was under Xia Zimo's control.It seems that Zhang Duanran must have gone and never returned.

Xia Zimo used himself as a bait to lure Concubine Xian and Zhang Duanran into the bait.If Yuan Xingye was here, he would definitely not agree to this matter. It seems that Xia Zimo made his own decision.

A drop of cold sweat dripped down. If something happened to Xia Zimo, Yuan Xingye would definitely punish them.This is not the key point, the key point is that Xia Zimo is still so calm knowing that there is danger.Yuan Dong secretly admired, but also secretly feared.

"Zhang Duanran really didn't take me seriously." Xia Zimo said lightly. "Go down, you just need to be responsible for my safety." Yuan Dong understood, bowed his head and walked out.

It's not that Xia Zimo didn't tell Yuan Dong and the others that they couldn't believe it, but it's better that as few people as possible know about it.But Yuan Dong didn't expect that something was wrong.And her original plan wasn't like this, Yuan Xingye naturally wouldn't let her put herself in danger.So this time she hid Yuan Dong, and she also hid Yuan Xingye.

After thinking about it, Xia Zimo laughed. The four of them, Yuan Xingye, taught the art of war since childhood.Although they are just guards, their abilities are not just guards.Thinking back, Yuan Xingye wanted to train them to become guards.Xia Zimo sighed, and took out Yuan Xingye's face mask from the box beside him.

The person on this side has been a little dry and cracked, and the color has dimmed a lot.Xia Zimo's hand slowly brushed the masker's cheek.Thinking of what happened before, a smile could not help showing on his lips.

Just as she was thinking about the little things she had with Yuan Xingye, she only heard the noise downstairs.Then came the quarrel.Soon someone came up to the second floor, and Xia Zimo felt that the whole small building trembled from the sound of footsteps.

In his mind, Yuan Xingye was smiling at her among the flowers, and then he was interrupted by the loud footsteps, and couldn't help but wrinkle beautifully.Only Yuan Bei's reprimand was heard in front of the door.

"Bold, which team are you from?" Yuan Bei held a sword in his hand and glared angrily at the soldiers who went upstairs.Everyone in the barracks knew them, and seeing that her original aura was much weaker.

"Master Yuan Bei, we---" a humane man in a captain's costume said, and was interrupted as soon as he spoke. "We followed the emperor's order to arrest Xia Zimo."

Zhang Duanran came up, his armor shining brightly in the sun.Behind him were two lieutenants.

Yuan Bei said angrily, "Zhang Duanran, the marshal and the supervising army treated you well, yet you colluded with the concubine Xian to frame the supervising army." Zhang Duanran had a cold face, "The last general just followed the emperor's order. In the face of righteousness, how can personal kindness be tolerated?" .”

Yuan Nan said coldly, "General Zhang, the supervising army and the marshal are serving the country on the front line, working hard day and night for Daqi's comfort. This is obvious to all the people in Youzhou and the 30 soldiers who conquered the North. You are talking nonsense here. Concubine Xian It's just a promise to betroth your younger sister to you, and you will work hard for her like this."

When Yuan Nan spoke, he used his internal strength, and his voice passed through the small building to the street, attracting a large crowd of people to watch.Many people saw many soldiers surrounding the streets of this generation.

"You---" Zhang Duanran said angrily. "What did you say? How dare you frame this general?"

"You also dare to call yourself a general. When you were in Youzhou, the dog army repeatedly invaded our borders. As a general, you were unable to surround your homeland. Not only that, but you were also unable to restrain your subordinates, and the army was not strict. Are you afraid that after you return to Beijing? , Your Majesty has clear rewards and punishments, and you will be punished."

"I didn't." Zhang Duanran said angrily.

Yuan Nan was about to say something, but the door of the private room suddenly opened, and Xia Zimo appeared in front of everyone.Xia Zimo coldly swept everyone on the second floor.Then he said, "Do you want to make trouble?"

Many people lowered their heads under Xia Zimo's gaze, not daring to look directly at Xia Zimo.Xia Zimo said coldly, "Have you forgotten the military rules for conscripting the Northern Army? Yuan Dong---"

"The subordinate is here." Yuan Dong said.

"What should you do if you commit a riot in the military regulations?"

"Anyone who commits a rebellion will be punished as a certain crime, his military post will be taken away, and his head will be beheaded as a public display," Yuan Dong said.Many people look at me and I look at you, and don't know what to do.

The 200 people selected by Zhang Duanran were all people who followed him before. He didn't dare to bring the people who conquered the Western Army, but Yuan Xingye's majesty had already penetrated into their hearts. Hearing Xia Zimo's words, they were a little hesitant .

"Don't listen to what she said, the emperor has secretly ordered the concubine Xian." Zhang Duanran said. "General Zhang really wants to offend?" Xia Zimo asked.

Zhang Duanran was also uneasy, but this time was the best time to kill Xia Zimo, she would come here every day, and only had three guards by her side.The rest of the time he was in the barracks, he had no chance at all.

"If you kill her, the Concubine Xian will reward you a lot." Zhang Duanran said.As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a hint of sarcasm flashing in Xia Zimo's eyes, and then Yuan Dong jumped out of the window with Xia Zimo in his arms, onto the street.

But Zhang Duanran's people have already surrounded the streets of this generation, and many people have bows and arrows in their hands.Yuan Bei and Yuan Nan also jumped out, together with Yuan Dong, they guarded Yuan Xingye in the middle.

Zhang Duanran went downstairs and said flatly, "Master Supervisor, I'm sorry. You must die here today." Xia Zimo laughed, whether it was Cheng Jing or Concubine Xian, the reason for killing her every time was the emperor's will.Is there no other excuse?

Seeing Xia Zimo's smile, Zhang Duanran only felt a little uneasy in his heart, but time did not allow him to think about it, and he was also afraid that Xia Zimo's words would make these people suspicious of him.After all, committing chaos is a serious crime.It's not enough to be held accountable.

"Fire the arrow." Zhang Duanran said.Arrows shot at Xia Zimo from the soldiers' hands, but at the same time there were screams.Zhang Duanran only saw many men in black flying down from the roof, blocking the arrows with their swords.Many soldiers were wounded by the rebounding arrows.

Yuan j□j suddenly thought that when Yuan Xingye gave Xia Zimo 100 people as guards, ten of them were killed by Cheng Jing, but the other 90 people were never seen again.

The black clothes of these people are not night clothes, and the style is a bit like the clothes of the black army, but much simpler.There are no other colors on the body, and they all use long swords as weapons.

Although the martial arts of these men in black may not be very powerful in the arena, they are still much better than ordinary soldiers. The most important thing is that they cooperate with each other and are very tacit.Not a single arrow hit their eyes.

Xia Zimo didn't need to say anything, these people directly rushed at the soldiers after blocking the arrows, and the sound of killing instantly sounded.

Yuan Dong was right. These people were the remaining 90 people. Yuan Xingye had been training them all the time, hoping to serve as one of Xia Zimo's guards in the future.Xia Zimo didn't dispatch everyone this time, so there were only 50 men in black present.

Zhang Duanran knew something was wrong when he saw these people appearing, but Xia Zimo was already prepared.He secretly regretted that Yuan Xingye had kept Youzhou under his control. Yuan Xingye had known about him and Concubine Xian for a long time.But he has always had a fluke mentality.did not expect---

It's just that it was too late to regret at this time, Zhang Duanran said to the humanity behind him, "Come on, I must kill Xia Zimo." He also drew his sword.Prepare to do it yourself.

But after he finished speaking, the people behind him didn't move.He turned his head, and behind him were two lieutenants and about fifty soldiers.These people all lowered their heads, as if they didn't hear him speak.

"You ---" Zhang Duanran understood instantly.These two lieutenants are people who followed him before, and the 50 people behind him are all subordinates of the lieutenant.He looked at the side of the street, and saw that most of his men had been killed, because they were killing Xia Zimo, basically everyone had no fighting spirit.

Many people dropped their arms and surrendered without resistance.These men in black are also very measured in their actions, basically they only slash but not kill, I think Xia Zimo explained it before.

"General, give up!" A lieutenant said.

"General---" another lieutenant said anxiously, "General, don't be obsessed."

"You traitors---" Zhang Duanran said angrily, "It's in vain that General Ben trusts you so much, you actually betrayed me."

"You are the traitor." Xia Zimo walked over, and the street was already under control. "You are the one who betrayed your comrades and comrades. Arrest—"

"Yes!" A few men in black stepped forward, but Zhang Duanran had no intention of resisting, and the men in black easily grabbed him.Xia Zimo said loudly, "What happened today, I see that you have been deceived and will not hold you accountable. Go back and reflect for three days."

The people who did the work just now were a little startled, and they all looked up at Xia Zimo. They were injured, and three days of introspection can be used to heal their injuries.Xia Zimo smiled and said, "You are all warriors who defend the country, and the supervisor does not want to see you being damaged here. Even if you die, you will die on the battlefield. Your family members can receive pensions, and your names can also be engraved on the stone tablet." On, the name will last through the ages."

"Thank you, Supervisor." The two lieutenants bowed down, sincerely convinced.Even the wounded soldiers looked at Xia Zimo gratefully with red eyes.

Xia Zimo nodded, "Take Zhang Duanran back, and the supervisor will interrogate him himself." After speaking, he turned and left.She also wants to use Zhang Duanran to move to Concubine Xian.I just don't know what will happen if Yuan Xingye knows that she has put herself in danger?I don't know if I will be angry, but thinking of this, Xia Zimo is a little distressed.