Xue Chengyi chose to die!

In the surprised gaze of Xiao Zhongze and Xiao Jingteng, he walked calmly to the edge of the big table, raised the wine pot, and drank the wine in the pot in one breath without leaving any traces of silk.

The general of the auxiliary country fell down, fell into Chen Fengxiao's arms, and closed his eyes calmly in the other party's call. From beginning to end, he did not say a word. No one knew what the general who had commanded tens of thousands of soldiers was thinking before his death. He hated Xiao Zhongze's betrayal and lamented his bad luck. He chose to leave with a peaceful look on his face, with everyone's doubts.

The gates of Tongzhou were wide open, and Xiao Zhongze, Xiao Jingteng, Chen Fengxiao and others led the civil and military officials of Tongzhou to surrender to Li Xiao, and Tongzhou changed hands. Xiao Zhongze prepared a lot of apologizing to Li Xiao without a chance to say it, because Li Xiao was not in Su Can's army at this time.

Yi'an, Li Xiao and Cheng Qun sat down at each other.

The whole thing to annihilate Xue Chengyi was a honeymoon for two people. With the demise of Xue Chengyi, the short honeymoon period of the two was also declared to end. Cheng Qun no longer believed in anyone at this time. He had experienced too many things over the years, which made him deeply realize that only if he was strong enough can he control his own destiny, rather than being slaughtered by others. Li Da was not trustworthy, and Li Xiao was still not trustworthy. When they could use you, they could be brothers and friends with you, but once they were not needed, it would be much slower to turn against each other than to turn over the book.

"Fourth Master, I have fulfilled my promise. Now, it's your turn!" Cheng Qun looked at Li Xiao and said word by word. "I need food, salary, weapons, and assistance after I cross the river."

Li Xiao was a little annoyed. Although he annihilated Xue Chengyi, the road ahead was still not smooth. If Cheng Qun could confess to cooperation all the way and work together, it would be much easier to get the job of going to Beijing, but he also knew that this was impossible. The cooperation between him and Cheng Qun was based on their common interests in a short period of time. Now, Cheng Qun would never damage his strength for himself.

"General Cheng, don't worry, Li promised you no less. But you also know. Over the years, Su Can and Congliang have also struggled, and there was no extra stuff in the army. I believe you have seen it too. As long as you take down Tongzhou, you will have everything. Then, I will satisfy you first."

Cheng Qun nodded with satisfaction, "Thank you, Fourth Master. Fourth Master, actually helping me, is also helping you. I cross the river to fight, which actually relieves your worries. The battle between Mengren and Yun Zhao will not last long. I must hurry up. Once they decide the outcome, I will pay more money when I cross the river."

"Maybe the situation will not be that bad!" Li Xiao looked at Cheng Qun, "I will definitely give you what I promised you, but it is already the middle of winter, and heavy snow is everywhere in the north. It is no longer suitable for military use. It is obviously impossible for the confrontation between the Mongol Yuan and the Northern Expedition Army to end their previous confrontation this winter, and our side is different. General Cheng. If we continue to cooperate, we will be able to end the war in the Central Plains faster. Restoring the peace of the Central Plains. I think a unified Central Plains, a calm Central Plains, and a Central Plains that restore economic and people's livelihood will be of greater help to your combat in the North."

Cheng Qun stood up and said decisively: "Fourth Master, Cheng Qun will not step further south. Maybe you don't know Yun Zhao, but over the past few years, I have watched this person grow from a not-to-not-not-known young general to a behemoth today. His tenacity is surprising. The wind and snow will not stop this person from moving forward. The faster the calm speed of the south, the faster he will attack the Mongol Yuan, because he will not want to see a peaceful and unified Central Plains appear in front of him. No matter what you think, I think that this winter, Yun Zhao will try to end the war against the Mongol Yuan and turn his attention to Jiangnan. If he succeeds, then I will have no place to stand in the north. This is not good for me, and I think it is even more beneficial to you."

"So, I don't want to cause trouble. I will lead my troops back to Jingzhou. Once I cross the river to fight, Yun Zhao will inevitably order him to launch an attack on Xiangzhou in the Fifth Battalion of Xiangzhou. There, he has more than 20,000 elite soldiers of the Fifth Battalion and the Bailian Army. His strength cannot be underestimated. Fourth Master, I hope that the sooner you promised me to arrive in Jingzhou, the better. My victory will make the rule of the Great Yue in the Central Plains more stable, and you will have more time to work hard to govern, reorganize and prepare for war, so as to recover the northern land in the future." Cheng Qun bowed and said, "Fourth Master, I will say goodbye!"

Li Xiao nodded, "General Cheng, in the future we will be both monarch and minister and ally. I hope you can show your might in the north, look down on your shoulders, and set up a powerful barrier for the Central Plains!"

Cheng Qun's face showed a smile, "This is what I wish! The prosperity of Dayue has always been my wish. No matter how current affairs change, this has never changed in my heart. This is also one of the reasons why I am willing to cross the river to fight. Goodbye, Fourth Master, Cheng wishes you all your wishes come true and smooth sailing, recover Yanjing as soon as possible, reorganize the country, and rebuild the rivers and mountains."

"I won't give it to you!" Li Xiao said with a smile.

Looking at Cheng Qun's back as he strides away, Lian Zhongwen behind Li Xiao said angrily: "Fourth Master, this person is too rude and has no rituals from the monarch and ministers. If you let this person go, you will raise another wolf."

Li Xiao didn't care, "He did become a wolf, but this wolf is still loyal to Dayue. This wolf is stronger, which is beneficial to us. Beidi... Beidi! It can be predicted that Beidi will definitely become a major concern for me."

Lian Zhongwen paused for a moment, "Second Master, since it is a wolf, why do we have to return the families of these people who have been rescued from a lot of hardships to them and put them in our hands, wouldn't it be better?"

Li Xiao laughed, "Why do you have to do this villain? Cheng Qun will never change anything because of these things. If I deduct his family, he will underestimate me. Why not send this favor to the end? After all, he will leave some incense. If he goes to the north, if he can defeat the Mongol Yuan and Yun Zhao, his family will dominate, he will inevitably fight me in the end, either surrender to me or perish. If he is defeated by the Mongol Yuan or Yun Zhao and cannot gain a foothold in the north, he will have to come back. At that time, such a talented wolf is also what I need. I hope he can hold on in the north. The longer the time, the more beneficial it will be for me!"

Lian Zhongwen nodded, "The Fourth Master is far-sighted and far beyond his ability. I respect you!"

"You went to Shangjing this time and met Xinmei?"

"Yes, the Fourth Master, Mo Jiang sneaked into the capital. He was originally planning to rescue the Empress when he secretly took out Cheng Qun and others' families, but the Empress refused and said that her goal was too big and that once she disappeared, it would inevitably cause a search in the city, which would be unfavorable to the Fourth Master. So he would rather stay in the capital than leave with Mo Jiang!" Lian Zhongwen lowered his head and said.

Li Xiao was silent for a moment, "With this happening to his wife, what's the point of saying? Zhongwen, are they mother and daughter okay?"

"The two princesses are very nice, but the empress looks very old!" Lian Zhongwen whispered: "I saw countless white hairs on the empress's head!"

With a thud, Li Xiao punched the case with a punch, and bowed his head in pain, "I and the boss are alive and die. How can she be in the capital? Her family has been implicated and killed and injured. She is so worried and afraid. How can she not grow old? Xinmei, Xinmei, you must live well, I will compensate you."

"Fourth Master, please rest assured. When I left the capital, I asked to meet Cao Cao. He had promised to protect the Empress's safety. No matter what happened, the Empress and the two princesses would not be harmed." Lian Zhongwen said.

Li Xiao nodded, "It's so good. Cao Yi is not a person who promises casually. Since he said that he should be able to do it. I didn't expect that Cao Yi's power is so powerful and weakened by the boss so drastic, he can still control the overall situation of the world and successfully make him loyal to me, which is better than a hundred thousand army! Tongzhou is sent as soon as he sends a letter, and Weizhou is already in control. It won't take long before we can come to Beijing."

"Fourth Master, your success is the failure of the uncle. If the uncle still regards Cao Yi as the chief assistant, I am afraid that our journey to Beijing will not be so smooth." Lian Zhongwen smiled and said, "Fourth Master, Cao Yi's son Cao Zhen is still in Tongzhou now, and is waiting to see you!"

"Oh?" Li Xiao nodded, "It seems that Cao Yi has something to tell me, well, Zhongwen, let me know, I'll go to Tongzhou right away."

Shangjing, the core of Dayue, was already in panic. He was at the center of Dayue, and under the feet of the emperor, the war was never so far away from them. But this time, the residents of Shangjing truly felt the threat of war for the first time. The bad news of the destruction of the 100,000 troops of Xue Chengyi, the general of the auxiliary country, had not yet been digested. Tongzhou magistrate Xiao Zhong, surrendered the city and the rebels once again shocked the capital. Tongzhou fell, and Weizhou was directly exposed to the attack of hundreds of thousands of enemies. After Weizhou, Shangjing was Shangjing.

The capital was in chaos, prices soared, and it had almost reached an out of control. The prices of daily necessities were rising. The chief assistant Xu Enmao tried all his best, but he still could not stop the economic storm that swept the capital. As Shangjing's economy was on the verge of collapse.

Xu Enmao had no choice but to do anything. He really lacked the experience of being in charge of a country's political affairs. Under such circumstances, an aide gave him a note. You might as well ask Cao Yi for advice. Cao Yi has been in charge of the Chief Auxiliary of Dayue for decades and has encountered countless unexpected things. He has rich experience in dealing with such things.
Chapter completed!