Xue Linfeng and Ye Kai planned a counterattack against Binzhou to fail in the end. Xiongkuohai was defeated. The Binzhou Qufang opposite Hukou, which was originally guarded by Xiongkuohai, suddenly appeared empty. It was a great opportunity, but in Qufang, there were rivers and gorges.

Zongheng, it was extremely difficult for the large army to launch an attack, but Su Can, who followed Li Jian, reacted very quickly and immediately brought troops into Binzhou and pressed towards Qufang, forcing Xue Linfeng to retreat and return to Hukou to make matters happen.

Yi, Liao Daping, Fang Xiang and his Modao team defended Hukou. Xue Linfeng was unable to attack, and after the defeat of Xiong Kuohai, the Southern Army also urgently needed to take a breath and regain morale.

Then he became a stalemate.

On the other side, Li Qing, who had never suffered a defeat, finally suffered a loss. Ye Zitan adopted the strategy of luring the enemy into depth, tempting Li Qing and his unit to penetrate deep into Guizhou, and the three thousand cavalry of the Northern Expedition Army hidden on the Shaanxi-Guizhou border were in one day.

The marching of 300 miles in one night cut off the rear of the army and completely annihilated the 5,000-man Southern Army in Guizhou. As the Bailian Camp of the Northern Expedition Army entered Guizhou, the Fifth Battalion and the Cavalry Battalion were approaching, Li

Qing also had to shrink his troops in order to protect himself.

At this point, the troops entering Guizhou by the Northern Army already had Hao Ren's vanguard of 3,000 cavalry, more than 20,000 cavalry, nearly 20,000 cavalry, and nearly 50,000 cavalry, which greatly increased Ye Kai's courage. More importantly, the army of nearly 50,000 people had greatly increased Ye Kai's courage.

What is, in the past, Ye Kai had to divide his troops to defend the border between Shaanxi and Guizhou, but now the two sides have become friendly forces. Guizhou, Shaanxi, Jiangxi and even Jiangbei have become a large area. From a large strategic direction, he has overcome the most difficult.

The moment is no longer a lonely army.

Ezhou, Linjiang Garden. Rou Niang left the courtyard where she lived and arrived in the largest convention hall in Linjiang Garden. This was the first time she had been here since Li Xiao left Linjiang Garden. She sat the most in the middle of the lobby.

On the big chair above, Rou Niang pressed her hands on her temples and kept rubbing her.

The good situation suddenly turned into such a mock kiss. Everyone in the hall looked gloomy, and from one side to one's advantage to the current stalemate, it was really annoying to think about it.

"Your Majesty Li doesn't know how it happened. My elite troops in the south are in his hands. After many years of fighting Ye Kai, I haven't picked up my opponent. I killed Ye Kai earlier. Why is it that today, even if Yun Zhao in the north wants to reach out,

There was no name to extend his hand!" He Huaijin said angrily. "This time, he didn't say that the soldiers were damaged and the generals were defeated, and Li Jian fell into the hands of the Northern Army. I don't know how many things would happen. Yun Zhao clearly wanted to take Li Jian to him.

It's just a matter of talk."

Everyone in the hall remained silent, obviously most of them agreed with He Huaijin's opinion.

"Princess, what do you think about this matter? What are we going to do next?" He Huaijin looked at Rou Niang.

"Our army plays sings of triumph in every direction. Even if there are occasional small setbacks, what is it?" Rou Niang put down her hand, sat upright in a high position, and said with a calm face: "Uncle the emperor worked hard and made great contributions, but he did not have the strength of his years.

Reject Ye Kai, we have this peaceful scene in the three states of Jiangnan. He Zhizhou, you are saying this badly. The opposite of us is Wei Wei Ye Kai, not a bandit and mob. Don’t forget that Ye Kai was once.

After the Emperor took over the military power, have the three southern states suffered wars and were in danger of war? There was no way to win? Will the sky collapse if you lose a battle?

It’s because we have been so happy in the past two years that some people have been leisurely and cannot bear the slightest setbacks!”

Rou Niang's voice and expression were stern, and the strong dissatisfaction in her tone made everyone in the hall calm down. Rou Niang has always held the power in the Li Xiao group, and its power has been extended to the army in the past two years.

She is now no longer the shy village girl she used to be. With every word and action, a high pressure naturally emanates from above, especially after he gave birth to Li Si's eldest son, he has a position in the entire group.

The situation was even higher. Even though He Huaijin was one of the earliest confidants who followed Li Xiao, he could only lower his head due to Rou Niang's scolding.

"Yes, my subordinates have lost their words!"

"Small setbacks are not afraid, and they can better remind us that the days of success are still far away!" Rou Niang said coldly: "Next, while our three southern states attacked Guizhou, they must also raise a large amount of military affairs, food, and deliver them.

Going to Shangjing, although Shangjing has not suffered wars over the years, it is extremely difficult to be blocked. The Fourth Master is in Beijing without food or silver, and many things are difficult to deal with. Lord He, the three southern states, you are the leader.

You will coordinate one thing.”

"Yes!" He Huaijin said with a pleasing look on his face.

"In addition, Su Can and his men traveled thousands of miles to Jiangnan, and their subordinates had to reward them, and the money had to be obtained. After the emperor's uncle was defeated, his soldiers under his command also needed to be appeased. Xiong Kuohai's troops could come back alive, and even more so

Need a heavy reward!" said Rou Niang.

"Princess, Su Can and the others are fine, but the prince and Xiong Kuohai are both suffering from the loss of troops and losing their generals. It is already a lenient thing to not hold them accountable. Why do you have to spend a lot of money to reward?" He Huaijin said dissatisfiedly: "Three Southern State States"

, It is already very difficult to provide the world. Princess, save as much as you can!”

"Is that?" Rou Niang said two words coldly, "Mr. He, don't forget, where are the soldiers of the Emperor and Xiongkuo Hailai? They are all soldiers from the three southern states!"

Rou Niang is both harsh and sarcastic, "This money is not only for them, but more importantly, for the people of the three southern states. Not only should the living be rewarded, but the dead be given a lot of pensions! The three southern states are the Fourth Master

The foundation, the hearts of the people, and the morale of the army must be stable. He Zhizhou, don’t ruin big things for a little money!”

"Okay, but the treasury really can't make any turnaround!" He Huaijin said with a frown.

Rou Niang smiled coldly and glanced at everyone, "Are you? You can't turn around?"

"Yes, I really can't turn around!" He Huaijin said.

Rou Niang leaned back, half-closed her eyes for a while, as if she was talking to herself, "What should I do? Ziyan!"

"Empress!" Zi Yan took a step forward.

Rou Niang waved her hand.

Zi Yan walked to He Huaijin with a smile, pulled out a stack of paper from her sleeve, and handed it to He Huaijin.

He Huaijin, who was puzzled, glanced at Rou Niang who was silent in the hall, looked at Ziyan who was standing with a smile on her side, opened the paper in her hand, and glanced at her face. She had changed drastically. She finished reading it in a hurry.

A stack of files in my hand was already covered with sweat on my face.

Zi Yan smiled and took back the files from He Huaijin's hand, and walked back with a downed look on her face.

"Empress, the Ezhou treasury can still find some solutions. I think all the officials in the prefecture tried hard and saved up, and the silver was almost the same." He Huaijin said with a sweat on his face.

Everyone in the hall was stunned, for some reason He Huaijin suddenly changed his words.

"That's good!" Rou Niang stood up and sat upright. "There are still a lot of cash in the garden, and I can still take out a little of it. Zi Yan, and turn around and send it to Lord He."

"I dare not, I dare not, the money in the garden belongs to the empress, how dare the subordinates use it?"

"There's nothing I dared to do! What do I want so much money?" Rou Niang said lightly: "It's better to let them play a bigger role instead of letting them lie there and sleep."

"Empress Virtue!" He Huaijin bent down and said.

"Empress Virtue!" The officials in the hall stood up and bowed.

"Okay, let's do our duty next, and don't panic about the occasional failure of the front line. Doing your own business is the greatest loyalty to the Fourth Master. The military affairs are coordinated by the Emperor. As for the rest, I

Come and handle it, Li Jian, hehe, he won't live for a few days, I want to see what tricks the Zhengbei Army can do with a dead Li Jian!" Rou Niang said. "You go down and do it carefully

Erotic!”

"Yes!" The officials bowed and retreated.

He Huaijin stayed and did not move. Rou Niang sat back on the chair, looked at He Huaijin without saying a word.

There was no one else in the hall except Rou Niang and Zi Yan. He Huaijin's knees became weak and he finally knelt in front of Rou Niang.

"Empress, spare your life!"

Rou Niang looked at him but didn't ask him to get up, "Mr. He, I have never understood, what's the use of making such money? The Ezhou treasury is almost yours. I'll ask you for it. You have been in charge of Ezhou for many years. Over the years,

You have become the largest landlord and the largest businessman in Ezhou. Money flows to your house like flowing water, but you are still thinking about the public treasury. What is the reason?”

"Empress, my subordinates are just turning around. After this time, they can pay back the money from the treasury!"

"But now we are anxious to use the money!" Rou Niang said angrily: "He Huaijin, I don't care what method you use, and immediately make up for the deficit in the treasury. If you don't have money, you can sell the land and the house!"

"Yes, Empress, I'll do it right after I go down. Tomorrow, no, today, I will definitely make up the silver coins of Curry today!"

Staring at He Huaijin, Rou Niang's voice gradually softened, and she said softly: "Mr. He, you have always been loyal to the Fourth Master, I know that this. But if the Fourth Master knew that you dig his foundation like this, what would he think? Fourth Master? Fourth Master

I am a person who is hard to rub the sand in my eyes, and I am even more greedy. You have seen the methods of the Fourth Master cleaning up the three southern states back then!"

He Huaijin was sweating coldly, "Yes, yes, please be careful with the princess."

Rou Niang sneered: "If I hadn't been for my chastity, you would have lived in prison long ago and could have kneeled in front of me!"

"Thank you, thank you, thank you. I have no choice but to go through fire and water for you, and I will never refuse. In the future, only the order of the Empress will be followed." He Huaijin kowtowed like pounding garlic.

"Ziyan!" Rou Niang called softly.

Ziyan walked forward and handed the stack of papers in her hand to He Huaijin. He Huaijin quickly took them over and stuffed them into his arms.

"Quick the tail quickly and don't leave a handle that makes people sick!"

"yes!"

"You go, I'll do it well, I won't lose money to you!"

"Thank you, Empress!" He Huaijin got up and walked out of the lobby tremblingly.

"Empress is so skillful. He Huaijin is going to be devoted to it now!" Zi Yan said with a smile.

"If he doesn't be honest, he can make him have nothing with his backhand!" Rou Niang sneered and turned to look at Ziyan, "By the way, Kuohai was seriously injured and was on his way back to Ezhou. When he comes back, you

Take him into Linjiang Garden. The doctor here is good and has good medicine, so it will recover faster!"

"Thank you, Empress!"
Chapter completed!