The ancestor of the apocalypse is so cool after being reborn!

Since the first year of Jianyuan, Xiao Qi has not had a few comfortable days.

The troubles we face every day, both unwilling and helpless, are really torturous.

He tried hard to eliminate the rebels in Jizhou as early as possible, but these damn rebels were like cunning foxes, hiding here and there, which made his troops exhausted and the effect of counterinsurgency was not satisfactory.

"Sir, there's a letter from home." The guard came in and handed him a letter.

Xiao Qi now gets a headache whenever he hears a letter, because he hasn't received any good news since the new year. Not only that, when he took the letter and opened it, he almost became so angry that his blood pressure soared.

Seeing his angry look, the staff quickly asked: "Sir, what is written in the letter?"

"Humph, read it for yourself." Xiao Qi threw the letter in the face of his staff and snorted coldly: "I worked hard for the Li Dynasty on the front line, and how did they repay me? They poached me in the rear. , forget it, now even the Xiao family’s property in the capital has to be plundered, is it possible that in the eyes of the queen and the prince, everything is profit first?”

"This" the staff member really didn't know how to answer the message after reading the contents of the letter.

This kind of thing has never been seen before, and it has never been heard of in ancient times. The imperial court is short of money and just adds taxes. This is the first time that the capital has been occupied and re-sold.

In the entire capital, how much silver does it cost to sell the ten miles east and west Zhuque Street?

In fact, what made Xiao Qi most angry was not the three million silver, but the fact that Dayu's vitality was not exhausted, which made all his plans come to nothing.

In this current situation, he was unable to advance or retreat. He was being led by the queen all the time, and he could not resist.

If he resists, he will be a sinner in the world.

Those officials in the court who are eating vegetarian food are not really vegetarians. If they catch the political opponents, they will kill you in this pit.

He sighed and asked, "Sir, what do you think we should do now?"

This is a serious question. The staff pondered for a while and said: "In the current situation, you can only maintain the character of a loyal minister. At least the court may not be monolithic. In the past, there may not be any conflicts in Prince Qian's palace, and the family is quite harmonious. But now Moving to the capital, or even sitting back in the Jinluan Palace, has a completely different meaning. We just sit back and wait for them to fight for power. Please stay tuned to see what the outcome will be!"

I don’t know since when, the situation of the heroes competing for hegemony has changed. It is impossible for everyone to compete in the Central Plains, unless there is an exception in the world.

Ugh!
A good situation leads to a virtuous circle, which makes people feel unwilling!
After hearing what his staff said, Xiao Qi felt unhappy after all. He always felt that he should do something to vent the anger in his heart, otherwise he would feel uncomfortable holding it in his heart.

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

"Damn it, what does this surname Xiao mean?"

Zhenghe was a little confused. He could understand that Jizhou soldiers and horses blocked their way back to Yanzhou. Now even the roads to other places in Jizhou were blocked.

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

Zhenghe frowned: "Do they want to force us into a corner and see us again?"

When the generals heard this, their expressions became solemn.

The best place for rebels to hang out in disaster years is in the Central Plains, because the land is vast, the resources are vast, and the population is large, so people are most likely to be incited if they can't survive.

However, the customs of the people at the border are strong. Last year's disaster has eased, and the rain has been normal since the beginning of spring this year. I hope that in the fields, the people will not be able to join their team, and it is impossible to expand the team.

Then they were forced into a desperate situation by being forced into the north.

Seeing everyone's low mood, the deputy general had a bad intuition: "Don't be so pessimistic, everyone. There is Youzhou to the north of Jizhou. At worst, we will enter the territory of Youzhou."

Zhenghe’s brows knitted into knots, “The farther we are from Yanzhou and Qingzhou when we enter Youzhou, it will be difficult to get back to the base camp. And don’t forget, Youzhou is a real border state, and the folk customs there are Even more powerful, Youzhou soldiers and horses are even more powerful!"

The only ones that can compete with Youzhou's soldiers and horses are probably the current imperial soldiers and horses.

After entering Youzhou, it is still unknown whether there will be a chance to step out.

Zhenghe couldn't figure it out. They were occupying Yuzhou well, how could they be forced to this point?

Yuzhou was recaptured by the imperial court. In fact, it was not that the rebels and the puppet imperial court had no intention of recapturing it, but the imperial soldiers suppressed it, preventing the rebels from crossing the border.

The rebels in Yanzhou were afraid that their forced capture of Yuzhou would trigger a desperate counterattack by the imperial troops, which would put Yanzhou and Qingzhou in danger.

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

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

"Youzhou?" Xia Jing squinted her eyes slightly. To her, Youzhou was just like its name, shrouded in a mysterious veil. It made people want to lift this veil and see how powerful Youzhou's soldiers and horses were. Strong.

"Tsk, leave it alone for now and let them continue to seek death. The most important thing for us right now is to take Jizhou back and clean up Jizhou's officialdom."

It seems that she pushed Xiao Qi into a panic, forcing this old man to drive the rebels to Youzhou regardless of brotherhood.

But what kind of person is this Youzhou governor?This made Xia Jing a little curious.

Thinking of the governor of Youzhou, Xia Jing was reminded of the man in black, Fengzhang, the eldest son of Youzhou. He had the appearance of a dragon and a phoenix, with a tall figure and three-dimensional facial features. She was a rare beauty.

But this beauty always gave her the feeling of being dangerous and poisonous.

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

In recent years, every state capital in the world has suffered different disasters, and Jizhou is also unavoidable.

Xia Jing summoned the officials from the Jizhou government office to discuss the matter. She looked at the Fu Cheng who was in charge of household registration, money and food: "What has been the tax situation in Jizhou over the years? How come the officials are in arrears?"

Fu Cheng handed Xia Jing the general ledger of the past years: "Back to my wife, if there had not been a disaster year, Jizhou's taxes, apart from those paid to the court, could barely cover the expenses of the state capital."

"But in the past few years, droughts have caused the state capital to be unable to make ends meet. We, the governor, are dedicated to the people. We couldn't bear the victims to starve to death, so we opened warehouses to provide disaster relief. This is why other state capitals have ten rooms and nine empty rooms, while Jizhou's population is still there after the disaster. So many reasons.”

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

The Fu Cheng felt a little more relaxed after receiving the affirmation, and continued: "Although we collected some taxes for post-disaster reconstruction last year, a state's government also spent a lot of money. The local government alone withheld nearly % of its debts. The remaining taxes were transported to Jizhou City, and another % was lost."

Xia Jing frowned slightly: "Twenty percent is lost in transportation alone? Where is the rest of the tax?"

Fu Cheng sighed: "The remaining taxes will first be paid off for the debts owed during the disaster year, and the remaining balance will basically be invested in military expenditures. The reason why Jizhou soldiers and horses can become a strong army in the north is that military expenditures must be indispensable. , Otherwise, how can the soldiers fight if they don’t have enough to eat or clothing to keep warm?”

"Empress, Dayu has suffered many disasters in recent years. Not to mention other state capitals, we in Jizhou have tried our best to stabilize the situation, and now all our wealth has been used up."

What Fu Cheng said was sincere, and I didn't know if Xia Jingxiang didn't believe what he said. Anyway, I only saw her nodding and not expressing any opinions.

I don’t know what the situation will be this year. The rebels rushing into Jizhou will have some impact on the spring farming in Jizhou.

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

After Fu Cheng finished his report, the Jizhou city guard general reported to her the situation in the military camp.

The guard reported the situation of the military camp in Jizhou, and finally asked: "Madam, I heard that the soldiers and horses of the imperial court are all well-equipped now. I wonder when the soldiers and horses of Jizhou will be equipped like this?"

This question was very tricky. Xia Jing smiled and said: "Want to be well-equipped? You need to know how much a set of well-equipped military equipment costs for the imperial court. If you want to be well-equipped, you must at least be an elite soldier. If you want good equipment, you must at least strengthen your training." , when the order and prohibition are reached, it is like using the arms and fingers.

Just like the soldiers and horses of the imperial court today, there are orders and prohibitions, and they will fight wherever I tell them. Can you do it? "

Guard: "."

Isn't this a subtle question of whether he can be loyal to the court?Can you be loyal to her?
He was promoted by Xiao Qi, so he really didn't dare to commit, but if Xiao Qi was loyal to her, he would have no problem.Xia Jing naturally noticed his hesitation, looked at him with a half-smile, and asked the next official to report.

The situation reported by Jizhou officials, at least on the surface, did not allow her to find any problems, but Xia Jing knew that there must be a problem, but where was the problem?Where to start from, she had no rules in her mind.

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 Guancang to check the situation first, and then go to Xiao Mansion or the government office to check the situation?"

Once you decide, take action.

Generally, the official warehouses of government officials are not too far away from the yamen, and they are all within range that can be protected.

The official warehouse in Jizhou is only three or four miles away from the government office, and is in line with the prison in the state capital from the south to the north.

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

As for the filth in the Jizhou government secretly, she couldn't find out by wandering around like this.

After walking around the official warehouse and finding nothing unusual, he went straight to the Xiao Mansion.

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

"Beauty, we meet again!"

As soon as she arrived outside the wall of Xiao Mansion, Xia Jing was looking for a way to climb over the wall, when a sudden sound startled her.

She took a few steps back cautiously and looked intently to find a man in black sitting on a tree pole protruding from the courtyard wall. But hearing his voice reminded Xia Jing of Feng Zhang.

"It's you!"

I was careless and met him again.

"Ah, my beauty still remembers me. What an honor!"

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

Seeing him approaching her, Xia Jing held her hand against him: "Back off, keep your distance!"

This man is poisonous and should only be viewed from a distance without being blasphemed.

Fengzhang remembered that Xiao Nizi had slipped away the previous few times, but this time he didn't obediently keep his distance, and kept approaching.

Before Xia Jing spoke again, with lightning speed, she grabbed her wrist and pushed her against the courtyard wall.

"you"

Xia Jing was so angry that she raised her leg and kicked him in the lower third.

The two were equally skilled. Feng Zhang hurriedly clamped her bent knee, and his face softened: "Beauty, you are so cruel!"

"We are each other!"

While talking, Xia Jing greeted him in front of him again, and this time her other hand was clenched tightly again.

In order to prevent Fengzhang from attacking him again, she still wanted to resist when he used his hands and feet, so he could only suppress her with his body.

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

Xia Jing felt the other party's strong body and was extremely embarrassed. She twisted her body and said angrily: "Get away, otherwise I will be rude!"

Fengzhang suppressed it with all his strength and said jokingly: "Well, why are you going to be so rude to me, beauty?"

What lingered on his nose was this woman's unique fragrance, and the other was the soft touch on her chest, which made his body stiffen for a moment.

He originally wanted to imprison the beauty and want her to chat with him more, but why did he end up in this situation?
Xia Jing has been single since her mother was born. Although she is the mother of a child in time, she has never been touched by Li Jingfu since then. It can be said that it is the first time in her two lives that she has such close contact with a man.

The touch had never made her heart palpitate before, and it was in such a stimulating environment.

Damn it!
The one who wants to scream is Fengzhang. If the other party said that he was single, he would be a clean person. All the people waiting in the room are servants. When has he ever been so close to a woman?

If you focus on the woman in front of you, your feelings will be more subtle, and the blood in your whole body will almost boil.

This feeling was so wonderful that he was reluctant to let it go, or in other words, after letting go, he was afraid that the beauty in front of him would explode and hurt someone.

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 was so ashamed and angry that she didn't care that this was outside the wall of someone else's house. She cursed angrily: "Damn man, stinky scoundrel, get out of the way!"

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

Xia Jing was so frightened that she took a breath, "I won't move, then let me go!"

Feng Zhang also felt embarrassed, but he was thinking about how to let her go without getting hurt by her.
"I clearly heard someone's voice here just now, why didn't I see anyone?"

The confused sounds of the guards came from inside the wall.

The voice of another guard came: "Maybe it came from outside."

"It's possible. I think I heard the voices of a man and a woman. Maybe it's a man and a woman from outside who came here to have an affair."

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

"Let's go and patrol somewhere else."

The 'dog men and women' outside the wall: "."

Xia Jing was going crazy. She never thought that one day someone would use the word 'dog man and woman' against her.

Being pushed against the wall by a man, her whole body was surrounded by his cold fragrance. What was terrible was her natural psychological reaction, which made her legs weak and her mouth dry.

In order to ignore her own psychological reaction, she could only say harsh words: "If you don't let me go, we will fight to the death! Even if you are at the end of the world, I will cut you into pieces!"

"Girls, don't be so rude. You always mess with me. The corpses are broken into pieces. It's too bloody."

Saying that, without waiting for Xia Jing's reaction, Fengzhang had already retreated several feet away with a sudden force.

Xia Jing suddenly breathed in the fresh air, and her eyes were filled with wonder: What a beautiful Qinggong!

"Are you OK?"

Seeing that she was leaning against the wall and not moving, Feng Zhang wondered if he had hurt her just now, so he asked cautiously.

Xia Jing withdrew her eyes in amazement, took a deep breath, and her powers traveled around her body, and the lost strength returned to her body.

Today I have to take the high-speed train to Changsha. In order to keep updating, I got up from five o'clock in the morning to code.

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