In the State of Qi, after agreeing with Fu Xi's opinion, Chen Luo made a decisive decision against all odds, concentrating all his troops and intending to launch a full-scale attack on Shengjing City.

The idea was good, but after he actually gathered his troops to attack the city, he still encountered unprecedented setbacks and the progress was not very smooth.

On the contrary, after all the troops in the southern border of Qi were withdrawn, Queen Mother Ci was unable to take care of the land in the southern border and simply acquiesced in giving up a large amount of territory.

The imperial court and the prince's party ignored it, and southern Xinjiang was completely occupied by Shi Qingxue and became the territory of An Guo.

Realizing that the situation was very different from what he had expected and that countless soldiers had been killed or wounded, Chen Luo also panicked.

"Someone come!"

"Bring the demon envoy to me!"

"Demon Envoy! Where's the Demon Envoy?"

He was extremely angry. After all, all this was Fu Xi's idea. Although he was very angry about Fu Xi's decision, he could only find Fu Xi first.

Chen Luo thought that Fu Xi was extremely capable and might have other ideas.

For example...bribing the witch's subordinates.

By then, with the help of inside and outside, he will still have a chance to attack the imperial city.

But unfortunately, when Chen Luo thought of Fu Xi after the battle, Fu Xi was nowhere to be found.

Only when he was furious did one of his men hurried forward and said, "Your Majesty, the Demon Envoy seems to have disappeared a few days ago, and we haven't seen him either..."

"What!"

Chen Luo's face suddenly changed when he heard this. "Why would she leave for no reason? Did she think I was untrustworthy and deserted the battlefield?"

"I don't know..."

Chen Luo was very angry and almost scolded Fu Xi to death for disappearing.

But when he thought of the scene when he first met Fu Xi, he didn't dare to say anything.

After all, the magic envoy's abilities are real. If I curse at this moment and Fu Xi suddenly appears to kill me, I might not have the power to resist at all.

Besides, it was indeed largely due to the magic envoys that he was able to reach where he is today.

After calming down for a long time, Chen Luo finally shifted the topic to the current difficulties he was facing.

"That's all..."

"Sitting the city is still difficult. I think a blitz is not enough, so we should use wits to defeat it. Does anyone know how to persuade the people of Shengjing to rebel?"

There was silence in the tent for a long time, and finally an elderly general stood up.

"I am an old friend of Xu An, the garrison commander of Dezhou. Perhaps I can persuade him to return to the right path... If we can capture Dezhou and other places, Shengjing will be isolated. Your Majesty can surround it and attack the reinforcements. Within three months, you can wear down that vicious woman!"

Dezhou is west of Shengjing. Now, the imperial court controls only a few cities to the east of Qi State, in addition to the Shengjing capital area.

As for the northern territory, except for some places that support Chen Luo, the rest are basically wavering and will follow whoever wins.

After hearing the general's reply, Chen Luo, who had already been impatient, finally nodded.

"Alright! Although it's not Shengjing, it's better than nothing. Now that things have come to this, let's discuss it again after we take Dezhou."

…

The war in Qi was still going on intensely, and in Taining City of Da'an, the envoys of Western Xia had to return to report after receiving no news from the Empress Anguo.

Faced with the request of the Western Xia envoy, Xiao Ling finally dragged on.

It was not until Mu Ci brought back confirmed news that she took the initiative to reveal her intention before the New Year, expressing to Xixia her intention to go to Yan'an in person.

As for the specific itinerary, she did not say it clearly. After all, according to her previous idea, she also planned to go on a trip with Chu Ze.

The news was sent to Western Xia in the form of a secret letter at the beginning of the year, and even the officials in the court were unaware of it.

The Lantern Festival had not yet ended. On this day, after arranging the affairs of the court early, Chu Yi asked Xu Zizhuo to prepare two inconspicuous carriages in advance.

After disguising himself, he took Chu Yin and the little empress on a journey to Yan'an.

The journey was peaceful and tranquil, with no one disturbing us.

After setting off for a long time, Xiao Ling looked at the hills in the distance and then withdrew his gaze.

"Chu thief, you know what, I smell a conspiracy from this."

"Yes, so do I, Minister."

Chu Yi nodded. The matter of the fairy beast had been delayed until now, and even Emperor Qingyuan had not mentioned anything about the little princess.

Throughout the entire story, there is only the story of Princess Tianfu.

He didn't know whether the little princess had been cured or had died early. In short, everything was very suspicious.

Xiao Ling sighed, "It's not that I'm worried about safety or anything like that. I'm just afraid that I won't be able to see my mother, or that the Xixia Emperor's conditions will be too outrageous, and I won't be able to make a decision."

"I can only say that I am controlled by others,"

Facing the current situation, Chu Yi did not have a very good face. "But if Emperor Qingyuan really dares to send the Queen Mother here, it would be a good thing. Even if there are people around the Queen Mother, we don't have to worry too much. At worst, we can find an opportunity to arrange for someone to kidnap the Queen Mother."

That being said, he was still worried about whether he could meet the Queen Mother.

According to the current plan, as long as Emperor Qingyuan dares to release the person, Chu Yi will let Zi Zhuo secretly kidnap him.

But if you can't even see the real person, that's another matter.

Every time Xiao Ling heard about Chu Yi's bandit-like behavior, he would stroke his forehead and lament, "How could I have such a minister?"

There are robberies and plunders every day, it's really abominable.

But its purpose makes me like it very much.

"That being said, does your Zizhuo really have that ability?"

Xiao Ling still didn't dare to agree with Xu Zizhuo's strength.

Chu Yi smiled and said, "Zi Zhuo is still very reliable. After all, he was responsible for most of the corruption that led to my forming a clique. As long as we know the Queen Mother's movements, we can kidnap her and reunite Your Majesty and daughter."

Xiao Ling: “…”

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