After the divorce, I became the Lord of the Six Houses

Chapter 167
Xiao Ting saw more and more rebels going to the gate of the city to grab steamed buns wrapped in oil paper, and said sharply: "They are all greedy and afraid of death! Come, kill these traitors without mercy!"

For a time, horns sounded continuously.

Many rebel soldiers had just received the steamed buns, and they were so hungry that they were pierced through the lungs by an arrow before they took a bite.

Xiao Ting's actions made people feel more and more chilling.

Before they could attack the city, chaos broke out within the rebel army, and Xiao Ting had to withdraw his troops again.

But this time Xiao Yi did not go as Xiao Ting wished, and he quit after withdrawing.

Instead, he led the remaining nearly [-] soldiers and horses in Chang'an City to pursue the victory and attack Longxi City!
There was no food and grass in the rebel army, and the same was true in Longxi City. The entire Longxi City had suffered from a food shortage for a long time. Except for some officials and rich merchants, the common people could only eat weeds.

Xiao Ting could only go to the rich merchants in Longxi City to grab food, but even if these rich merchants hoarded most of the food, it was just a drop in the bucket for the army.

Xiao Ting had no choice but to order the evacuation of Longxi City, all the way back to Yuncheng, to rest for a while.

One of the things that Xiao Yi did after he entered Longxi City was to order his subordinates to distribute the food brought from Chang'an to the people in the city.

Seeing the legendary "puppet" little emperor bring food into the city to save them in crisis, they all knelt down and shouted like a tsunami, long live His Majesty.

Xiao Yi did not treat the captives of the rebel army who were too late to evacuate, and distributed the food.

Xiao Yi and Su Liu rode around Longxi City.

Su Liu said to Xiao Yi: "Your Majesty, Mrs. Hu said before that Longxi is fortified to the south of the Yangtze River. There is a lot of food, vegetables and fruits here. These abandoned fields here should have been fertile fields in the past."

Xiao Yi said: "Xiao Ting has been in Longxi City these years, recruiting men between the ages of 40 and [-] to join the army. These men have all joined the army, and women, children and the elderly alone cannot take care of so many fields.

Alas, Fangyuan, pass on my decree to exempt Longxi city from agricultural tax for three years. "

Fang Yuan quickly responded.

Su Liu said again: "Your Majesty, are we going to take advantage of the victory to attack Yuncheng and Xiliang? Xiao Ting has never seized the food stocks of those rich merchants and officials before. If he seizes the merchants in Yuncheng, his army can make a comeback."

Xiao Yi nodded and said, "Take a break today, and continue on tomorrow..."

While the two were talking, Yingchun drove over, dismounted and saluted: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty is very happy to hear that Your Majesty has captured Longxi City. My Majesty wants His Majesty to rush back to Chang'an immediately, and don't chase after the poor."

Xiao Yi was worried about Su Jingyan's injury, so he said, "Go back and tell your mother to let her recover from her injuries. After I take back Yuncheng, I will definitely rush back to Chang'an immediately."

Yingchun kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty wants His Majesty to return to Chang'an right now."

Su Liu said from the side: "Your Majesty, Auntie is worried about your safety, why don't you let General Qiu lead the troops to chase after you, so you don't have to go in danger."

Xiao Yi thought for a moment and said, "I'll go back and see Ah Yan first."

……

In Chang'an city.

Su Jingyan stood at the window and saw that the sky outside was getting darker and darker, and those nightmares became more and more clear these days.

Now that the crisis in Chang'an has been resolved, Xiao Tingmin's heart has been lost and the loss has been heavy, so Xiao Yi no longer needs to go to the conquest.

Su Jingyan didn't want the dream to come true, nor did she want Xiao Yi to die tragically on the battlefield.

Su Jingyan heard the commotion outside, and went outside, saw Yingchun coming in and asked repeatedly: "Where is Your Majesty?"

Xiao Yi came up behind Yingchun, saw Su Jingyan only wearing a tulle, and said, "You are injured, you shouldn't be standing in the wind."

Seeing Xiao Yi, Su Jingyan breathed a sigh of relief, hugged Xiao Yi tightly and said, "Your Majesty, shall we go back to Luoyang? Xiao Ting suffered a heavy loss this time, and it will not be so easy to make a comeback, not to mention he has already lost a lot. Military spirit."

Xiao Yi said softly: "No, Ah Yan, I can't listen to you this time. Xiao Ting is a poisonous snake. If we don't get rid of the roots, we don't know when he will attack again!"

Su Jing said: "But...you understand the reason why the poor don't chase after you."

Xiao Yi couldn't bear Su Jingyan's disappointment, so he had to persuade: "A Yan, I can't miss this good opportunity, and I can't give Xiao Ting any chance to breathe."

Su Jingyan took a breath and said, "It hurts, my shoulder hurts so much, Xiao Yi, can you accompany me back to Luoyang to see the imperial doctor?"

Xiao Yi heard that Su Jingyan was rarely acting coquettishly, and said, "I sent someone to take you back to Luoyang first."

Su Jingyan said angrily: "I promised you that you want to conscript yourself, but now that Xiao Ting has suffered a lot, are you unwilling to listen to my letting go? Is it really so important to you to defeat Xiao Ting personally?"

Xiao Yi said: "Of course it's important, I want to be an emperor with great power, but I don't want a poisonous snake staring at the throne.

I want to become the real Ninth Five-Year Lord, so that I can better protect you, Niannian! "

Su Jingyan looked at Xiao Yi and felt a little strange, but it made sense.

Xiao Yi has been in charge for almost a year. He is the emperor, so he definitely wants the power of the emperor, and he definitely doesn't want the power of the emperor to be sidelined.

Even if he has become a father now, he is only 17 years old after all. Can the officials in the court really convince a king who is not weak?

If Xiao Yi killed Xiao Ting with his own hands, the emperor's prestige would increase greatly in front of the subjects of Datang and the kingdoms all over the world.

Xiao Yi is no longer the pitiful little girl she was when she was a child.

Su Jing said: "Forget it, I won't stop you."

Seeing Su Jingyan's disappointed expression, Xiao Yi persuaded her, "Ayan, trust me, I will return safely."

After Xiao Yi finished speaking, he kissed her red lips, considering the injury on her shoulder, he could only forcefully endure his desire to eat meat.

Xiao Yi breathed steadily and said, "Go back to Luoyang first, and wait for me to come back."

Su Jingyan watched Xiao Yi leave, and she never thought about going back to Luoyang.

Instead, he asked Su Liu for help, and followed Xiao Yi all the way to Yuncheng.

Summer passed and autumn came, and this cloud city was not captured until before the Mid-Autumn Festival.

The military rations were sufficient, Xiao Ting was at the end of his strength, and the troops from all parts of the court who were waiting to see the situation also came to support, and the court army entered the Xiliang territory like a broken bamboo.

However, Xiao Ting, who was "enthroned" in Xiliang, was so angry that he smashed a lot of bronze bowls when he heard the news of the defeat in batch after batch.

Xiao Tinglian asked Yu Wenzhou: "The imperial army's offensive is so fierce, and food is scarce in Xiliang in winter, how can we win?"

Yu Wenzhou didn't expect that his nephew would be able to lead troops into the territory of Xiliang himself. Yu Wenzhou was proud and satisfied to have such a nephew.

Xiao Ting's general situation is over, and Yu Wenzhou doesn't want to make false claims with him, "Everyone gets to punish the rebellious officials and thieves, and this result is not unexpected."

Xiao Ting glared at Yu Wenzhou and said, "What did you say?"

Yu Wenzhou lifted off the golden mask he was wearing, looked directly at Xiao Ting and said, "Xiao Ting, do you still remember me?"

Xiao Ting looked at the face in front of him in amazement, he hated this face very much, "It's you! I should have thought of it earlier, Yu Wenzhou, Wen Zhou, you are still alive!"

Xiao Ting and Yu Wenzhou were about the same age, he was the late emperor's younger brother, and Wen Zhou was the younger brother of Concubine Wen!
But in Luoyang City, Xiao Ting is not as good as Wen Zhou and Xie Heng.

Xiao Ting had harbored a grudge for a long time, and accidentally learned that the ancestor of the Wen family was surnamed Yuwen, who was a descendant of the Northern Wei royal family, so he denounced the Wen family as a remnant of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

Never thought that Wen Zhou was still alive!
(End of this chapter)