The Emperor is Above

Chapter 454: What should we do if Xing Hou dies?
"Xing Hou is dead?"

Qing Yi's eyes froze, as if there was something stuck in his throat.

I even had a MMP in my mind, but I didn’t know whether I should say it or not.

What does it mean when it rains, it rains, and when the ship is late, it encounters headwinds? Can it be more unlucky?

Xing was already plagued by internal and external troubles, and had suffered a series of heavy losses. At the same time, it encountered the ambitious King Xianyu who was preparing to lead his army south to launch a war to destroy the country.

Just when people needed to be reassured and motivated, the extremely important king, Xing Hou, suddenly died? Even if he had died earlier, it would have been better than now!
What the hell is this? The life and death of Xing State is none of my business. But I can't just sit back and watch millions of people fall into war. Qing Yi felt like he had swallowed a cockroach at this moment.

"The king's death has made people uneasy, and the news that Xian Yu's army is heading south has spread, making people in the capital, inside and outside the court, even more panicked.

Fortunately, before his death, Lord Xing left an order that his second son Xing Zhongkang would succeed him as king, so there is no need to worry about the chaos of the eldest son seizing the throne."

Shi Dazhu couldn't help but shake his head repeatedly at the current situation in Xing State, but he felt helpless in his heart.

"Mr. Huo Yunya told me that my grandfather had originally planned to come to the border town to personally take charge of the response when he learned that the Xianyu army was heading south to invade, but unfortunately the new king had ascended the throne and he had to stay in the capital to stabilize people's hearts.

Otherwise, Qi Xi, Zhonghang Huan, Chunyu Fen and others who originally supported Xing Boyun might wait for the new king to die as soon as their grandfather left the capital, and then support Xing Boyun as the king. "

"The ruler is young, the ministers are strong, there are internal and external troubles, it is really a troubled time!"

Qing Yi really wanted to complain, what the hell is going on? Compared with the RMB player from Xianyu Tribe, Xingguo is simply in hell mode.

Of course, a certain lord voluntarily ignored his own cheating treatment, otherwise the Xianyu tribe, which had worked hard for hundreds of years, would be more wronged than the goose of the Dou family.

"Brother Yi, according to the grand ceremony of the king's death and the ceremony of the new king's accession to the throne, all 72 city guards, including you, must come to pay their respects.

Now is an extraordinary period and we have to keep things simple. After discussion among the ministers in the court, it was decided to only allow the defenders of more than 30 cities close to the capital to go to the capital.

Including the twelve cities in the northern border, the fifteen cities in the southeast, and the city guards in the southern cities, they must firmly defend the city and not leave without permission. Everything should be based on protecting the city territory as the top priority. "

Shi Dazhu couldn't help but express his relief again.
“Fortunately, my grandfather was able to advance to the Saint Realm in time last year. If he hadn’t been in charge of the capital, I’m afraid that the Chong Kingdom and the Black Wind Tribe would have been impatient to launch a massive attack to divide up the territory.

By the way, these are the letters that Huo Yun Yaqing asked me to pass on to you. In addition to the letters for you, there are also some letters written to Yang Hu, Zhu Zhiwu and their families. "

Qing Yi took over a thick stack of letters, which included letters from acquaintances such as Ran You, Zi Che Zhongxing, Qiu Yuan, Zhu Cheng, Xing Shu, and Niu Niu.

There were also letters from the three masters Bai Ze, Mu Cangwu, and Gui Yan, Xu Zhengjia from the Flying Eagle Camp, Taishu Bingxin from the Black Armor Cavalry, and Liangqiu Juzhong, and even Yue Chengqing, Linghu Ming from the Worship Hall, and even the Left Master Zhulong.

After distributing the letters from Yang Hu, Zhu Zhiwu, Jiang Gongfu, Lu Wangzhi and others, Qing Yi opened the letters sent to him one by one, and a faint smile appeared on the corners of his mouth.

As the direct descendants of Marquis Xing, these people are also the guardians who support the new king's succession to the throne. Under the current special circumstances, they are simply unable to leave the capital and head north.

Apart from a few people who hoped that Qing Yi could cooperate with Huo Yunyaqing to resist the Xianyu tribe, more people were concerned about Qing Yi's current situation in Longcheng Fengtu.

In particular, Ran You and Ziche Zhongxing both wrote in their letters: "Brother, our family members have fiefs in various places in the twelve cities of the northern border. If there is a war in the northern border, we will follow your arrangements."

What surprised Qing Yi the most was the letter from Xing Shu. After half a year of operation, Beihuang Grain and Oil Group had gained control of a large amount of wealth by using oil and maltose.

In addition to the base outside the capital, a base was set up in Yanjin City on the bank of the river. The wealth from the trade was used in accordance with Qing Yi's advice to continuously store large amounts of food, refining materials, and supplies. Large-scale reserve warehouses were built in Yanjin City, the capital, and other six major cities. Even if most of the northern part of Xing State fell, there was still abundant supplies to support it.

As the person in charge of the Grain and Oil Group who stayed in the capital, Xing Shu had unknowingly become the person who controlled the most wealth in the entire Xing State.

Even the new king, Xing Zhongkang, had to put on a smile and politely ask this rich woman for some financial assistance as a reward for his soldiers and ministers, which greatly increased Xing Shu's voice in the royal family.

Of course, there are people who covet the wealth controlled by Xing Shu.

But as Niu Niu's best friend, with the support of a powerful saint like Old Man Shi, even Qi Xi and Zhonghang Huan would not dare to have any inappropriate thoughts.

After reading all the letters patiently, Qing Yi said with emotion: "Since the ministers in the court chose Lord Huo Yunya to go north again, no matter what their intentions are, Lord Huo Yunya is capable after all.

No matter what, we must find a way to stop Xian Yu's army in the border town. I plan to go to the border town in person in the next few days to talk to Huo Yun Yaqing and see what he thinks of the current situation."

Before he finished speaking, he heard a female voice coming from outside: "Doctor Shang, I'm back with your scouts. The situation in the Xianyu tribe is indeed not good."

Following this charming female voice, He Qianxue, dressed in a refreshing outfit, was seen striding in. Her beautiful figure made everyone present unable to help but take a second look at her.

"Thank you for your hard work these days, Chief He. I wonder what happened in the Xianyu tribe north of Yunling?" Qing Yi looked at He Qianxue with clear eyes.

This made He Qianxue put away the sweet smile on her face, and she bowed respectfully and replied, "I followed the scouts under the command of the doctor and went two thousand miles deep into the north of Yunling, and also visited several other settlements under the command of the two mountain masters.

On the grassland stretching thousands of miles from east to west on the northern foot of the Yunling Mountains, almost all the Xianyu tribes were preparing for war, and some conflicts even occurred among the various tribes in an effort to prevent the Xianyu tribe from cutting down trees to make arrows.

There are also hundreds of thousands of herders driving their cattle and sheep westward. The large-scale migration of these herders is not only to provide supplies for the army led by King Xianyu, but the main reason is that the Xianyu tribe has to leave the grassland where they have lived for generations. "

"The Xianyu tribe had to leave the grassland where they had been nomadic for generations?" Qing Yi thought, "Could it be that the Xianyu tribe was defeated by a foreign army and had to flee southward?"

"No, no, no. Looking at the expressions of the Xianyu herdsmen, they are sad and reluctant, but not panicked at all. This should not be related to the foreign army heading south."

He Qianxue frowned slightly and said, "The grassland at the foot of the mountain to the north of our Baihe tribe is a pasture directly under the Xianyu royal family. It is also a relatively fertile pasture due to the many rivers and lakes.

However, winter came early last year and spring came ten days late this year. Coupled with a rare heavy snowstorm, many cattle, sheep, livestock and villagers froze to death.

After finally waiting for the beginning of spring, a major plague broke out in many tribes of the Xianyu tribe, causing the tribe to lose at least 200,000 to 300,000 people.

I guess there must be some kind of tacit truce between the Xianyu tribe and the aliens, and after the Xianyu tribe suffered a double blow, they are ready to take advantage of the current truce to go south to seize new pastures. "

"Brother Dazhu, you really guessed it right!"

Qing Yi immediately smiled bitterly and shook his head, “It seems that King Xianyu’s goal must be to break through the border defense line with all his strength and seize the warm land south of Yunling.

Even if they completely destroyed the State of Xing, they could gain a better strategic advantage, seize more food supplies, and even population resources to make up for the losses. "

After integrating the intelligence obtained previously with the intelligence obtained by He Qianxue, Qing Yi entrusted Shi Dazhu to go to the border town again to deliver a letter to Huo Yunyaqing, and also sent a letter to the capital to ask Old Man Shi to make full preparations.

Soon Shi Dazhu returned from the border town defense line. Huo Yunyaqing was very grateful to Qing Yi for the timely intelligence he delivered. He not only actively responded to the more severe battle situation, but also prepared to retreat to Beilin City in times of crisis.

(End of this chapter)