At four o'clock, Jiang Jingqiao and Zhao Qingzhi crawled out of bed in the dark, both of them were formally dressed, they waited at the gate of the city before breakfast.

Before dawn, the gates of the city were full of court officials and royal family members, servants of each family held lanterns in their hands, and everyone's faces were filled with anxiety and worry.

After waiting for a while, they saw cavalry escorting the dragon chariot heading towards the city gate in the distance, and everyone knelt down hurriedly.

The dragon chariot stopped at the gate of the city, and Prime Minister Xu Youze stepped forward and knelt down: "Your Majesty, the royal family and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty hereby wish Your Majesty a victory and return to court as soon as possible."

Emperor Zhengde closed his eyes in the dragon chariot and said, "Well, Prime Minister, are all the ministers I named here?"

"Go back to Your Majesty, they are all here."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Zhengde slowly opened his eyes and said, "Let them mount their horses and beat the drums to march!!"

Xu Ning'er frowned slightly on the side, she didn't understand what Emperor Zhengde's purpose was for taking away those officials who strongly recommended to flee to the Qing Kingdom. On the battlefield, could these greedy and fearful officials be able to save them?

"Here." The prime minister stood up in response, sighed slightly at the officials who had prepared their own horses and dry food, waved his hands and said, "All those who accompany you on the expedition, get on your horses, and the Ministry of Rites will immediately sound the expedition drum!!!"

The ministers who advocated fleeing to the Qing Kingdom turned on their horses with bitter faces, and heard the sound of drums when they were young.

"Your Majesty's personal conquest, for the country and the people..." The Minister of Rites sang the levy, but was interrupted by Emperor Zhengde as soon as he opened his mouth.

"Okay, soldiers are expensive and fast, and all etiquette is exempted." The curtain of the dragon chariot was lifted, and Emperor Zhengde walked out in a military uniform, "I am going to war, and I don't talk about complicated etiquette. I am going to Liangzhou. , the flag was opened to victory, and the rebel army of King Ning was defeated together!!!”

"Flags open to victory, flags to victory!!!" All the soldiers raised their weapons above the heads of the country, and the sound shook the sky! ! !

"Come on, bring my imperial horse." Emperor Zhengde said loudly.

The eunuch led a white thousand-mile horse to the side of Emperor Zhengde. Emperor Zhengde got off the dragon chariot and got on the horse. "My soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty, follow me to the battle!!!!"

After saying that, Emperor Zhengde raised his whip and rushed out first.

When the soldiers saw that His Majesty rode ahead on horseback, their blood boiled with enthusiasm, and they all raised their whips to follow.

Emperor Zhengde rode all the way on horseback, while Xu Ning'er sat in the dragon chariot with the infantry behind him. After walking all the way, his waist was sore and he just wanted to see where he was going. Suddenly he felt that the carriage was speeding up, and he couldn't help looking at him. The confidant lady on the side said: "Go and ask, why did you suddenly speed up?"

"Here." The palace lady opened the curtain, looked at the soldier driving and asked, "What happened, why did you speed up suddenly? The road is full of bumps and bumps, how can the empress bear the speed?"

"Please report back to Your Majesty, His Majesty's order has come from ahead, and the whole army hastened forward."

The maid raised her eyebrows and asked, "Why?"

"I heard that King Ning led his troops to march last night, and they have already camped outside the moat of Liangzhou."

Upon hearing this, the maid put down the curtain and looked at her master: "Your Majesty, King Ning has arrived."

Xu Ning'er raised her hand and rubbed her waist, saying, "It's better to end it sooner, if you suffer more, you will suffer more, after this suffering, you will be finished."

The maid raised her eyebrows when she heard the words, as long as people are still alive in this world, how can they be exhausted?The palace lady hesitated to speak, her words were a bit unlucky.

At this time, in Liangzhou City, the torches were brightly lit. Wang Xin ordered people to prepare for falling rocks, and ordered two teams of archers to go up the city wall.

Wang Xin looked at the two yamen servants at the side and said, "You two go and open the north gate, and take the old, weak, women and children and the people who have fled here to the direction of the capital."

"My lord!!" Qixin found Wang Xin in the crowd, and hurried forward and said, "My lord, madam is looking for you."

"What's the matter?" Wang Xin asked while urging the two yamen servants to leave quickly.

Qixin panted, "Yes, it's Madam's elder brother who has arrived at the Sheriff's Mansion."

"What?" Wang Xin was startled when she heard that, Liangzhou had been under martial law for several days, and Wang Lei would definitely not be able to come in these few days, unless Wang Lei had already come to Liangzhou and only showed up today.

"Bring a few people and follow me." Wang Xin felt that Wang Lei must have some bad intentions in his stomach when he appeared at this moment. "Later, when I see Wang Lei, tie me up immediately!!"

"Ah?" Qi Xinyan was taken aback, "Then...that's Madam's elder brother, my lord!"

"It doesn't matter if you don't want such a brother, if I don't tie him up today, he will harm my whole family tomorrow!" Wang Xin had never seen this Wang Lei before, but she knew clearly what this man had done in his life from Wang Jing's letter.

Wang Xin led the crowd back to the mansion in a hurry, and when he saw the main hall, he saw a man sitting on the upper left hand.

"Xiang Rong, my brother is here today. You haven't met before, so you know each other today." Wang Xin looked worried, she knew Wang Xin didn't like her brother.

Wang Xin pondered for a moment when he heard the words and said, "It's time to get to know each other. You go and make a cup of tea. My brother and I will offer a toast."

Wang Xin was very surprised. She thought that Wang Xin would let her brother be driven away, but unexpectedly she had such an attitude, and she was overjoyed for a while.

"Okay, you sit with brother, I'll come as soon as I go." Wang Xin walked to the back hall with a smile.

As soon as Wang Xin saw his wife had left, he looked at the man who was sitting firmly in the seat.

"My sister is so lucky. Mrs. Wang is such a talented person that our family is the best." Wang Lei looked at Wang Xin, "Today is the first time you and I meet, and I have a generous gift for you. It should be a wedding gift for you and us. .”

"No, I dare not accept your congratulatory gift." Wang Xin said and waved his hand, "Tie him up to me!!"

Wang Lei's face changed drastically when he heard the words, and he was suppressed as soon as he stood up.

"Wang Xin, what are you doing? I'm your uncle!!! We're a family." Wang Lei called out.

"I and you will never be a family. Tell me, when were you sent to Liangzhou? What's the purpose of coming to Liangzhou?"

Wang Lei laughed a few times when he heard the words: "Sure enough, I have a bit of brains. To tell you the truth, I have come under orders to persuade you to surrender. As long as you open the city gate to welcome King Ning's army, I will protect you with a phoenix crown and a noble title."

"Hehehe, do you think I look like the kind of person who would surrender?"

Hearing this, Wang Lei looked Wang Xin up and down, and said with a sneer, "The governors of Qingzhou in Chuzhou have all surrendered. You are just a magistrate in charge of Liangzhou County. If such a big official has surrendered, what are you insisting on, a small official? As long as you take refuge in King Ning, at least you will be made a second-rank official, and it is better for people to know the current affairs."

"What kind of person King Ning is, I know better than anyone else in Huaiyin. King Ning connives every crime committed by his subordinates and makes the common people suffer. Even if I die, I will never be in the hands of this kind of person. I am an official under the rule." Wang Xin said and took a step closer, "Wang Lei, you are a lobbyist in vain, I am different from the sheriffs in Chuzhou and Qingzhou, although my official is not as big as them, but I know more shame than them!!"

"Qixin, the ties are tight. Throw them into the woodshed and ask someone to watch them." Wang Xin was about to leave when he remembered something. "When Madam asked, she said that Uncle Wang had something urgent to leave!"

"Understood." Qi Xin replied, and asked someone to lift Wang Lei up and leave.

When Wang Xin came to the main hall with tea, there was no one there.

"Xiang Rong? Brother?" Wang Xin tried to call out. Just as she turned around, she suddenly felt the man in black who had contacted her earlier.

"Ah!!!" Wang Xin cried out in fright! ! !

作者有话要说:感谢在2021-08-1823:41:25~2021-08-2201:48:11期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

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