Fortunately, Tong Yuanwei is easier to deal with than Wang Xiao. As long as he gets the benefits, he doesn't have to destroy himself.

Guan Ming knew that as long as he had some strength, he could spend some money to send Tong Yuanwei, and he had thought about all the words.

"Old boy, everyone is their own people, why bother to fight to the death? If you fight with me, you will lose your troops and generals, it would be better to keep me as the gateway for you as Huai'an, right?"

"What's more, what if you take Xuzhou? Are you willing to leave your Huaian mansion? At that time, a deputy general will be sent to help you get the salary. It would be better to let my brother give you the salary."

"Let's do this. This time you have worked very hard to lead the army to supervise the formation for your brothers. How about raising five million taels of silver to express your gratitude to you? I'll give you some money every year in the future..."

I think Tong Yuanwei will definitely agree to these conditions. Of course, only five million taels may not be passed, so I will bargain at that time.

As for war, who is not for money... As for where to do it?

Guan Ming knew that his Pingxing Bo Mansion had been emptied by Wang Xiao, and he would have to collect more food and donate to the households in Xuzhou.

To give Tong Yuanwei a few million taels, he still has to buy a few million taels again, and his soldiers have to pay the rewards... It's a lot of money.

"If you don't take the lead, you don't know how expensive rice is. The more you think about it, the more you feel sad..."

~~

Inside Xuzhou City.

"Don't worry, I will make it clear to the Duke of the People. I ordered you to help defend the city. If you dare not disobey your order, the Duke of the People will not blame you." Zuo Mingjing said to the guards.

After she said that, she looked at Nancheng and felt a little aggrieved, but she was not wronged for herself.

——Others say that he has become more and more majestic recently and is unpredictable. But in fact, even if he scolds others a few times, has he really dealt with because he is rebellious?

Isn't he worried that his subordinates would really make unforgivable mistakes and would have to deal with them at that time? It was not what he wanted to uphold this majesty, but it was just for the sake of more people.

Zuo Mingjing recalled his gentle smile and running around for the victims, and felt a little more understanding in his heart.

Others say that he has changed, but he knows it.

I am a melancholy guest in the world, and I know you, what's the matter with tears...

The guards in the hall said again: "We are not afraid of the punishment of the government, but because we thought that we had neglected our duties and almost killed Lord Zuo, so we blame ourselves and beg our punishment."

"Then I will punish you to wait for the guards' office, go down."

After retreating these guards, Zuo Ming sat down in front of the case and was still unable to calm down.

I recalled Wang Xiao's words in my mind, "There are still some official duties in the government office, so Lord Zuo will help me with it."

The city is about to be broken, so how much official business is there...

She thought about this, and her beautiful eyes couldn't help but look in the direction of the south city again.

Then, suddenly, he thought that His Highness the Princess treated her deeply with her kindness.

"You must not think about Zuo Mingjing anymore. You are a vassal of the deceased husband. You are a child of the Zuo family. You are a confidant of your noble family. You must not let down your noble trust."

After whispering like this, Zuo Mingjing shook her head gently...

"Sir, Li Xiangjun is asking for a meeting." Dong Xiaowan came in outside and said, interrupting her thoughts.

Zuo Mingjing then asked her to bring Li Xiangjun in.

Looking at Li Xiangjun's face was covered with dust and blood on her sleeves.

When asked about his purpose, Li Xiangjun saw Gu Hengbo and Dong Xiaowan were helping to defend the city. He also heard that Guan Ming had a bad record, so he took his servants to help carry the wounded soldiers, but was finally taken back to the yard by the Jinyiwei to protect him.

"Although the young woman is a weak woman, she has received teachings from her foster mother since she was a child and has the intention of eliminating violence and maintaining good deeds. Therefore, please let me help me."

Zuo Mingjing replied: "Your adoptive mother has always been a hero, and I know that I am really chivalrous when I see you today. But you are not a woman in the city, so how about you waiting for the marquis when you go back?"

"Since the civilian women violated the laws of Xuzhou, somehow they were sent to take care of them?"

After Zuo Mingjing said that, he smiled gently and said, "Don't worry, we don't want to take care of you. Your good man, Hou Chaozong, is planning major events for the people. If he returns successfully, you will be hurt, how can the Duke of the Kingdom see him? By the way, we have no intention of threatening Hou Chaozong. We just wait for the military battles in Xuzhou to stop, regardless of whether the matter is successful or not, we will let you go."

Li Xiangjun was smart and understood by just hearing these two sentences... What Hou Fangyu did for Wang Xiao was extremely important.

Although she didn't know what was going on, she couldn't help but shine in her eyes when she thought of her beloved "planning big things for the people."

She was the most beautiful woman, and this ray of light added to her eyes makes her look even more brilliant.

Dong Xiaowan saw it aside and couldn't help but sigh softly.

After seeing Li Xiangjun off, Dong Xiaowan reported to Zuo Mingjing again. After handing over a few trivial matters, Zuo Mingjing suddenly asked her: "Why did you sigh just now?"

"Sister Xiangjun is so affectionate to Hou Chaozong, but I am afraid that she will eventually fly into the fire."

Zuo Mingjing thought about Dong Xiaowan being deceived into Xuzhou and said with a smile: "You know how to talk about her. If one day you meet your lover, you will probably have a moth flying into the fire than Li Xiangjun."

"Xiaowan doesn't know." Dong Xiaowan didn't believe it in her heart and said softly.

...

When Dong Xiaowan left, Zuo Mingjing stopped the pen in her hand, looked at her back, and thought to herself: "In this life, I am destined to be different from you. No matter how bright or dazzling the fire is, I shouldn't go to sweep..."

~~

The next day.

Wang Xiao and Qin Xiaozhu put on each other's armor.

Qin Xiaozhu is not as cheerful as usual, and she is rarely a little depressed because she has never fought a cowardly battle in her life.

It’s not that she can’t lose, but that she feels that losing to Jiangbei and other ragged generals is really unhappy.

"What if we can't hold on to Xuzhou today?"

"Then retreat to Pei County." Wang Xiao lowered his head and tied her a belt, saying, "In short, the longer this battle is, the better."

"I know, I'm waiting for the news from Kaifeng, I say that every time."

Qin Xiaozhu muttered with a pout.

——A few scholars came to Kaifeng to do business. They couldn’t beat Guan Ming even if they couldn’t wait for their news. I was going to be angry to death.

She turned around and tidied up Wang Xiao's armor and said, "Do you know? Losing to that idiot Guan Ming will be a big blow to your prestige."

"It's okay." Wang Xiao hugged Qin Xiaozhu and said, "Look at the battle today. When I give an order, you will go back to the city immediately and take away the King of Qi and the civil and military officials. Do you understand?"

"clear."

"No one left?"

"Don't worry." Qin Xiaozhu nodded.

"That's good……"

~~

Zuo Mingjing was ordered not to leave the government office today.

The order was under the small firewood. King Qi and many officials from Xuzhou were gathered together in the government office, but did not cooperate with the city.

There are also people like Li Xiangjun who are also placed in it as an official’s family.

Everyone was uneasy. It was obvious that Xuzhou City could not be defended anymore, and the Duke of the State was preparing to withdraw...

For officials like Zhang Duan and Jiang Ying, this is equivalent to the hard work of governing Xuzhou during this period, which makes people feel sad.

In the lobby, a group of officials gathered together and discussed in panic. Zhou Yan glanced at Zhang Duan from time to time...

Although Zuo Mingjing and other women came to serve as officials, they also avoided them. She took several of her confidant female officials to sit in the public room.

Naturally, she felt that her mind was not in her mind, but she was still complacent and wanted to inspire people.

You could still hear the shouts of killing from the city wall here. At the sprint of the sun, there was a noise in the government office, but Qin Xiaozhu had already led his personal guards over.

"Hurry! Come out with me and everyone gets on the carriage..."

The government office was prepared for a long time, and the King of Qi was in charge, and everyone was in order in chaos.

People like Wang Ying are even more experienced in the capital. They muttered in their hearts that Xiao Ge'er was pretty good. He thought he was going to die in Xuzhou, so he could arrange for him to run away.

Others were helpless in thinking about the matter so much that Xuzhou would lose it. Shandong's strength is still there, and it doesn't matter.

...

Zuo Mingjing had already stepped onto the carriage, but suddenly had an ominous premonition in her heart. After thinking about it, she couldn't help but get off the carriage and quickly walked through the messy crowd to find Qin Xiaozhu.

"Xiao Zhu, where is the Duke?"

"He is still defending the city. Get on the carriage and don't cause trouble for me..."

Zuo Mingjing turned around and left. She passed by her carriage, but did not go up again. Instead, she quickly glanced at the guard who was being pushed away, lifted her official robe and ran towards the south city...

At this moment, she thought a lot, and then something suddenly collapsed her reason, like the collapse of the Yellow River.

She understood why Wang Xiao did all this for, and he might hold on until the last moment and try the most time on the brink of danger.

But what if there is any?

She didn't know if he could escape from the dangerous extinction every time, but she had already had enough of it.

——You go on the battle again and again, I wait again and again... But this time I don’t want to wait anymore, I don’t want to hide behind you anymore, I’m going to be by your side, I want to live together, and I want to die together.

"Master Zuo!"

There were people calling her behind her, but Zuo Mingjing did not turn around and ran towards the city wall at a speed she had never had before.
Chapter completed!