The news that the Khitan army of 500,000 went south to Youzhou has spread throughout the Central Plains and is spreading to the south of the Yangtze River.

Since Hebei fell into the hands of Li Cunxu, a large amount of taxes was reduced, which made the merchants in the Central Plains unable to say anything. Not only did the heavy tax burden beneath the shoulders, the large number of corrupt officials who sold official positions were even worse.

In recent days, people with wise eyes have vaguely noticed that Kaifeng has been doing frequent moves recently. The officials and runners in the yamen collected food and fodder from house to house. In the middle of the night, a large amount of food and fodder was pulled out of the city and went to the military camp.

On May 13th, a war against the Khitan broke out in Youzhou. The Emperor of Liang issued an order to prepare for the war and would definitely take Wei Bo back and take it back to Hebei. The army began to gather, and the generals and generals of the army quickly returned to the camp from their homes to report.

At this time, Zhu Youzhen had an aura in the court that could not be rejected by others, suppressing the civil and military opposition from the court. After all, fighting against the Khitan was to resist foreign enemies. It was a bit disgusting to attack Hebei at this moment.

"Li Cunxu took me from Hebei without any effort. Has he said this? I just took back the land that originally belonged to me. What's wrong with it? As a minister of Daliang, how can you say this?!"

"His Majesty!"

"The grain and fodder gathered, and the army was on the string, and we had to send it. Today's court discussion is here and we will retreat!"

Zhu Youzhen's robe sleeves were whipped, and he waved everyone away. He got up and walked down the imperial steps and walked straight to the side hall. Soon, Zhang Handing, Zhang Hanjie, Zhang Hanlun, Zhang Hanrong, and Zhang Hanrong, as well as Zhao Yan, the Minister of the Secretariat, followed quietly. This was the tacit understanding of several people. After the court discussion, they discussed the subsequent matters with the emperor in private to prevent other civil and military favors in the court.

"Your Majesty is so powerful in the court today. Those opposing civil and military officials were so scared that their faces turned pale."

"Yes, yes, yes, it seems like Taizu's rebirth, the power of the divine being unpredictable!"

Hearing the word "Taizu", Jingxiang's taciturn eyelids twitched. Who is most familiar with Zhu Wen here is him. Zhu Youzhen is far from Zhu Wen at the moment. He has never inherited any of his civil and military skills. If he hadn't been lucky, he would have been able to capture lots and thrones that year.

It’s hard to say that Zhu Youwen is better than him.

"Stop flattering me, where can I compare with the late emperor?" Zhu Youzhen's face showed anger, but in fact he looked at the jesters behind him lightly, but his eyes contained a smile. He still felt comfortable with compliments.

"By the way, you are waiting outside, but can you find out what happened to the King Yong in Chang'an?"

"I don't know, when our people passed Tongguan, they fell into the pond with stones, splashed a little, and there was no news." Zhang Hanlun spread his hands and saw the emperor frowning, he quickly smiled and pleased him, "Your Majesty, don't worry, I still have the means. The caravans in Kaifeng have always known some of the situation there. I heard that there are also troops and horses in Chang'an, as if they were going to prepare to go north."

Go north?

Shouldn't you come to Kaifeng?

Zhu Youzhen frowned, looked towards Jianyuefang, raised his hand casually, waved his wide sleeves back, and let Zhao Yan, Zhang Hanjie, Jingxiang and others leave, and then continued to move forward alone. The surrounding guards then slowly approached, guarding the emperor in the middle, and heading towards Jianyuefang.

The yard is not a separate building, but a yard composed of dozens of ordinary houses or rows, which are lined up and down in a row. Most of the people here are palace servants with positions in the palace.

Of course, there are also like the old people in the previous dynasty who were old and old, and they were here to take care of them. They were waiting for the future to kick their legs and sent them to the calender furnace. Finally, they were taken to the cemetery that they bought outside for burial. The rich could erect a stone tablet and engrave them with their names so that they could know who he was.

Li Qi lived here for eleven years, from a teenager to a twenties, with a thin figure, a thin and blue face, lacking food and clothing on weekdays, and even doing some rough work with his mother to eat. Occasionally, when encountering good festivals, the emperor became kind and went into the water and lived a bit of meat in his stomach.

As the young emperor of the previous dynasty, being able to survive until now is already a gift from God in his mother's words.

Li Qi, who had swept the aisle, put down his broom and looked at the distant scenery outside the yard. He was mostly envious. Just as he was looking around, a eunuch in green robe suddenly ran over, pushed him away and knelt on the ground, and whispered: "Look down, your head is here."

Li Qi's heart skipped a beat, and his body shook his head down with some trembling, while the heavy footsteps spread toward this side. The guards in the palace were guarding everywhere. In his lower vision, the apricot yellow robe and dragon boots approached him and stopped.

"Are you not dead yet?"

It was Zhu Youzhen's voice. He held his hands in his arms and looked at the figure who was kneeling down and drooping his head, and snorted disdainfully. If Geng Qing hadn't taken care of him, he would have killed the mother and son, so how could he stay in front of him?

He said, seeing that the other party did not refute, he raised his foot and kicked Li Qi to the ground, turned around and walked to the dilapidated old house in front. He deliberately arranged this place, just to want this mother and son who were used to being frugal and well-dressed, to be tired and sick and cold until death, saving him a lot of trouble.

Unfortunately, the two of them were really hard-working. After ten years, they just survived it.

A eunuch pushed open the door and could see all the things in the room. In the once beautiful and plump Empress Dowager He was kneeling beside the dilapidated tables and chairs, with patches in cloth and hairpins, and many places were sewn. He was much thinner and said, "Greetings to Your Majesty!", his simple face was raised, and his eyes looked particularly clear and bright.

The woman is no longer young. After ten years of hard work, she sleeps in the open. She originally had black hair and a lot of white hair. Her once beautiful face has climbed on many wrinkles, and she looks more like a simple and elegant lily.

"stand up."

Zhu Youzhen called out softly, then raised his hand to let the guards and eunuchs go out to wait. Li Qi pinched the corner of his clothes and looked inside. He was stopped outside by the guards. When the door closed and the light outside was cut off, the emperor with a tall figure inside suddenly raised his hand, and a crisp sound of "bang".

The woman slapped her cheek hard, and her thin body immediately fell to the table, and her hair tied up also scattered her shoulders.

"Bitch! What did you hide from me when you wrote to Geng Qing? Why haven't he come here yet after so long?"

Zhu Youzhen looked like an angry beast. She stepped forward and grabbed the woman's scattered bun, pulled her face up, and slapped her again, kicked her in the other person's thigh, kicking her to the ground.

"Say it!"

"Why didn't he come?!"

Zhu Youzhen ran over like anger, lifted her feet and stepped on He Renjun's ankle, thighs, and abdomen, "Did you tell him secretly? You are the queen mother of the previous dynasty... and she actually had an ambiguous relationship with King Yong of this dynasty, and she was shameless!"

Another kick was stomping off the woman's abdomen.

He Renjun covered his stomach and screamed "Ah--" and rolled on the ground, begging repeatedly, "Your Majesty, don't beat me, I didn't...I didn't...Ahh!"

As soon as the rolling stopped, there was another foot on the back, in the center of the vest, and the woman's mouth was directly covered with blood, and it curled up against the base of the table.

"mother!!"

Outside the house, Li Qi rushed to the door anxiously when he heard the screams, and then was smashed to the ground with a scabbard and threw it out of the eaves. When he got up, there was another 'broken' sound in the house.

The broken bowl was bounced from the woman's shoulder to the ground. After Zhu Youzhen threw wildfire, he felt relieved. He spitted at the curling woman, turned around and opened the door and raised his hand to Li Jie who was struggling to get up.

"I've returned your mother to you."

He comfortably brushed his sleeves and carried them behind him and strode around the disabled man who had climbed up. The three armies were about to set off, and Zhu Youzhen had many things to deal with, so he left first.

"mother!"

On the other side, Li Qi rolled and crawled into the eaves, rushed into the room, hugged the woman with her feet curled up in her arms, looked at her trembling mother, and wiped away the blood from her mouth.

Li Qi gritted his teeth and cried out in tears.

.........

The bright sunshine is approaching, gradually shrinking after the clouds, and the sky is gloomy, as if rain is coming.

Jingxiang took a carriage out of the imperial city, and watched the bustling streets pass through his eyes one by one. When he was about to reach the mansion, the coachman outside suddenly shouted: "What are you doing...Oh..."

A figure grabbed the coachman, then lifted the curtain and came in, and a strange strong man sat facing Jing.

The other party slapped a sharp knife on the low table and a token of the two cavalry commanders. The man tilted his head in a certain direction, and his voice was low.
Chapter completed!