At night, the military camp stationed outside the capital fell into a deep sleep. Xia Jing tied her hair behind her head, wore a black riding uniform, covered her face to avoid the guards who were keeping watch, and left the camp quietly.
Bypassing the city gate where there were more guards, Xia Jing walked lightly to a more remote city wall and let go of her consciousness. There were only a few people on duty around her.
Great, here it is.
In the dark night, the tightly wrapped figure jumped up the city wall, making no sound and no one noticed it.
He flew again and jumped from the city wall to a rooftop on the opposite side.
The rows of eaves in the capital are like stepping stones for Xia Jing. She flies on the eaves and runs like a civet cat discovering its prey in the dark night.
The body is strong and strong, and it is as fast as the wind.
Her goal is very clear, which is the palace at the center of the city.
After the watchman entered the house, Xia Jing climbed over the high palace wall.
In Yangxin Hall, after seeing off several generals, the Eighth Prince of Beidi went to bed early because he still had many things to do tomorrow.
Not to mention that Beidi's people are generous and confident. Even when the army came to the city, they still ate, drank, pooped and slept, without affecting their daily life at all.
Xia Jing arrived at Yangxin Hall and walked around casually. When she saw that the people inside were fast asleep, she searched elsewhere.
When the capital was moved, there was an emergency. Many belongings in the palace, including the entire capital, were not able to be moved away. Moreover, some things could not be moved, so they were all left in the capital in the end.
After Beidi occupied the capital, many items they considered valuable were transported back to the grassland in batches.
Beidi people thought that the iron products such as iron pots and knives found in the kitchens of every household in the capital were scarce items and transported many of them back to the grassland.
Not to mention grain, grass and cloth, except for the food and clothing left in the capital, all other looted items were transported back to the grassland.
On the contrary, the gold, silver and jewelry were left to be transported last. Not long ago, a batch of grain was transported back to the grassland. The gold, silver and jewelry that the Beidi people collected from all over the capital were all piled up in a palace.
This palace is not far from the Yangxin Palace, and there are many guards on duty.
Xia Jing didn't know what was going on inside. At first, when she saw so many people guarding her, she thought there was a big shot living inside.
After a lot of effort, I sneaked in, only to find that there were all treasures inside. "This is the time to get rich!"
"Tsk, tsk, after collecting so much treasure, they dug up all the underground treasure rooms in the mansions of officials from major aristocratic families in the capital?"
Xia Jing thought like this, then looked back at the figures swaying under the weak lantern outside, and then looked at the mountains of treasures in the dark room.
Tsk, it would be a shame for her status if she didn't move away.
When Xia Jing came to ancient times, her life was very comfortable compared to the last days.
Her space utilization rate is not high, and she rarely uses her space under normal circumstances, but some valuable personal items and commemorative items are stored in the space.
With the gradual cultivation in Lingnan, the space has restored the area of the previous life.
Some supplies collected in the previous life were all piled up in an open space, and there was very little food, only some that had been placed in the kitchen of the villa.
Most of the piles in the open space of the space are various machines, tools and daily necessities collected from the end of the world, and they have not been cleaned up.
Some tools and daily necessities can be taken out and used, and the machines can be used mechanically, but most of them are powered by electricity or fuel, which could not be used in ancient times. This is quite a pity.
Xia Jing circled around the pile of treasures, collecting all the boxes and the treasures that fell on the ground into the space. Then looking back at the empty hall, she laughed silently and stepped away!
After coming out of the main hall, Xia Jing returned to the Nourishing Heart Hall, but this time she felt four powerful auras coming from the four corners of the main hall.
Now she didn't dare to be careless, and carefully walked into the Yangxin Hall through the original route. On the dragon bed where the emperor slept, there was a grown man sleeping in all directions.
It didn't take much thinking to figure out that this man should be the leader of Beidi, some eighth prince who led the army to capture the Gyeonggi region last time.
Xia Jing first used her spiritual sense to explore and found that the man was asleep, then she slowly walked out of the darkness.
Because there was a night-time oil lamp beside the dragon's bed, although the light was dim, Xia Jing did not dare to get too close.
If she walks into the light range, her shadow will be reflected on the window, and the guards on duty outside the palace and the masters in the dark will be able to detect it immediately.
Although the distance is a bit far, it does not affect her ability to assassinate.
A dagger, as sharp as iron as clay, was thrown out, and under the control of Xia Jing's mental power, it accurately nailed the man's neck.
The man's throat was cut directly with one knife. If the blade of the dagger had been wider, the man's neck might have been cut off.
The man didn't even make a sound and just became silent.
Xia Jing left the palace and did not leave the city directly. Instead, she went to a Yamen street, namely Zhuque Street in front of the Meridian Gate of the palace.
The section of this street close to the imperial palace is where all the central government offices are concentrated. The government offices of the three provinces, six ministries, and twenty-four divisions are all located here. It can be said that the imperial officials of the imperial court basically work here.
In the warehouse area of the household department, tonight was not as quiet as expected, but was filled with people.
"Hurry up and seal the bags of grain. The people behind will load the sealed bags of grain onto the carriage."
"General, we have been busy all day. We are tired. Can we take a rest?"
"Don't think about being lazy. We must finish bagging and loading the grain in these warehouses before dawn the day after tomorrow. If you dare to guarantee that it can be loaded before dawn the day after tomorrow, then I won't rush you, okay?"
how?
Not so!
Looking at the soldiers who were loading bags and carts conscientiously, the general snorted coldly, "I just finished eating. Don't use excuses like lack of energy or hunger. Speed up and work hard for me!"
"You have to know that if we pack an extra bag of grain today, our families in the grassland will have an extra mouthful of food. Instead of piling the food here and burning it, it is better to pack more and transport it back to the grassland so that our parents can have more food!"
The last sentence touched everyone's heart. Didn't they come out to fight just to grab more supplies and go back to feed and clothe their families?
Xia Jing was lying on the roof, looking at the energetic Beidi people below, and frowned slightly. There were too many people and it was hard to start!
But she was not willing to let the food become cheaper for the Beidi people!
"Meow meow!"
A cat meowed from the roof nearby. Xia Jing followed the sound and was startled. When did this person lie down here?
If the person lying on the roof next to him had poor eyesight, he really wouldn't be able to notice it.
The person on the roof next to her gestured to Xia Jing and climbed over lightly.
When he approached, Xia Jing backed away slightly, obviously wary of him. Fortunately, the other party stopped two meters away.
"Can we get to know each other?"
When the other party spoke, it was a mellow male voice.
Xia Jing's eyes swept over his vigorous figure and shook her head. Both of them had their heads covered and their faces covered, so they couldn't see the light of day. Why should they know each other and seek trouble?
The man's eyes swept over Xia Jing's body. She looked like a woman in stature. Although he didn't speak, he was sure she was a woman.
The fact that a woman could have such a high skill aroused his interest.
"Hey~"
Xia Jing immediately stared at him warily, her body ready to attack at any moment.
The man waved his hand slightly and whispered: "Don't be nervous, we are not enemies."
Xia Jing's eyes were filled with suspicion, and the man could see clearly through the light of the torch below.
"I mean no harm to you."
Xia Jing snorted coldly in her heart. Bad people are not engraved on their foreheads. They know people but not their hearts. Who knows what kind of ghost this man is?
Seeing that Xia Jing was still ignoring him, the man scratched his head and said, "Do you know why the people below worked all night to load grain?"
Xia Jing glanced at him. This was where she was confused. Moreover, she had just heard from the general below that the food should be packed before dawn the day after tomorrow.
That means the grain will be transported away the day after tomorrow. Are the Beidi people planning to escape?
When the man saw him asking the most tempting questions, Xia Jing ignored him and muttered: "This woman is so boring!"
Because of the appearance of this man in black, it was inconvenient to do anything. Xia Jing looked around and found nothing else, so she flew back and retreated.
A few neat movements disappeared, and the man looked at the disappearing night with a trace of interest in his eyes.
Xia Jing found that the man did not follow her, so she took a detour to the grain warehouse, passing by several warehouses where no one was packing bags, and used her mental powers to collect the grain separated by the wall into the space.
Xia Jing felt dizzy due to the excessive consumption of mental energy from moving things across the air. Xia Jing did not dare to go shopping anywhere else, so she went straight out of the city this time.
When Xia Jing returned to her tent, her head hurt so much that she fell onto the bed and fell asleep.
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Yangxin Hall of the Imperial Palace.
The fish belly turned white when spitting out fish belly in the east, and the attendants on duty outside quietly entered the hall, trying to blow out the oil lamp that had been burning all night.
But as soon as he turned to the inner room, he smelled a strong smell of blood, and then his face turned pale and he almost knelt down.
"Come on, come on!"
There was a tremor in his voice when he opened his mouth, praying that nothing happened in the inner hall, and that everything was just his imagination.
His voice attracted the guards. The warrior's nose was more sensitive than that of the bodyguard. They smelled the smell of blood in the air as soon as they entered.
They were shocked: "Zhuo! Something happened!"
The attendant who was blocking the door was instantly pushed down and hit against the wall, with blood streaming from both nostrils.
The tragic scene in the palace made the guards who rushed in feel like they had been restrained. They were all stunned and their heads were buzzing.
It's over, it's all over!
They all have to be buried with him!
The eighth prince of Beidi was brutally murdered. The assassin was able to kill their eighth prince under the eyes of a master, which shows his skill and high level of martial arts.
The Eighth Prince was assassinated. This was not the most horrifying thing. The most horrifying thing was that the treasure house, which was guarded by layers of guards, was all emptied out overnight.
And the guards didn't notice it at all, which is very scary!
Disappeared out of thin air, which makes people have to think more!
The leader was killed quietly, which sounded the alarm to other generals.
How dare they live in this imperial city? They don't want to stay here anymore, especially when they miss the grassland very much.
So before the disappearance of the grain in the grain warehouse was discovered, the Beidi generals gathered their troops and fled from Xuanwu Gate one after another.
On the second floor of an abandoned inn facing the street.
The man in black saw the long queue down the street through the slightly opened window.
"When did Beidi become so weak?" The man was puzzled: "He was only besieged for a few days, and now he ran away with his tail between his legs?"
It was already half noon when an abnormality on the city wall was discovered outside the city.
"Princess, princess, the Beidi barbarians have escaped!"
Ye Fei couldn't hide the excitement on his face and quickly walked into the tent to report to Xia Jing.
Hongmeibu had finished her breakfast. When she heard Ye Fei's words, she looked at him in disbelief, "Captain Ye, what you said is true. Where did the Beidi barbarians escape? Why did they escape?"
She used too much mental power last night, which caused her head to hurt like pins and needles. Now that she had rested for a night, her mental power has recovered.
But Xia Jing still had no energy, and she looked a little sleepy.
After listening to Ye Fei's words, she thought about it and guessed that it was probably the chain reaction caused by her killing the eighth prince last night.
If Beidi's soldiers and horses don't withdraw from the capital, maybe she will visit the generals' dormitories every night.
In ten days and a half, Beidi's deputy general and above may all die in the line of duty.
By then, Beidi's troops will be leaderless and defeated, and it will be a matter of time before they take back the capital.
"Princess, are you happy to hear the news?" Hongmei asked, seeing the calm expression on her face.
Xia Jing took a sip of peanut dew and nodded: "Happy!"
Hongmei picked up a small steamed bun and put it into the bowl in front of her: "Look, Yi Nu, the princess must have been tired from traveling during this period, and her body has not recovered yet, so she will feel very tired when she wakes up!"
Xia Jing ignored her nagging and ordered Ye Fei: "Since the Beidi barbarians have escaped from the capital, you ask Feng Tu to send troops to pursue them and beat them up."
"yes!"
"Tell them to remember that if they pursue for fifty miles, they must retreat. Be careful of Beidi barbarians jumping over the wall!"
"One more thing, send troops and horses into the city and sort out the streets in the city to prevent any fish from slipping through the net."
At this time, Xia Jing couldn't help but think of the man in black last night, but she didn't know which force he belonged to?
"Yes, I will make arrangements now." Ye Fei accepted the order and resigned.
Xia Jing's soldiers rushed into the city, dispersed one after another, and searched all over the city. Anyone who encountered suspicious people would be arrested and investigated.
In fact, when the capital was originally moved south, almost all the people in the city had fled.
If other people are found in the city at this time, they are basically people with questionable identities or spies from various forces.
Just like the man in black I met last night.
Although everyone had their faces covered last night, the man's male hormones rushed towards his face. Xia Jing was sure that he was a young man!
Young man?
Young body?
Xia Jing looked down at her figure, really envious of his young body.
Hongmei asked with a smile: "Princess, has our original intention of coming to Gyeonggi this time been fulfilled?"
Xia Jing glanced at her and smiled in a good mood: "It's half done!"
Driving the Beidi barbarians from Gyeonggi to the grassland is only the first step. This area has been plagued by Beidi barbarians for a year.
It can be said that this land is riddled with holes, the people have suffered a serious loss, and even the people have been kidnapped by the Beidi people.
Settling the people, setting up border defenses, repairing city walls, and arranging agricultural production are all complex and trivial things that require a lot of effort to do well.
How can a little girl say it is so simple!
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