"Drive! Drive!"

The sound of rapid horse hooves suddenly sounded in Jinling City. Tan Ma, who was responsible for conveying urgent military information, galloped into the city.

Thanks to the war clouds now shrouding Jinling City and the atmosphere was tense, not many people were still lingering on the streets, allowing Tan Ma to deliver the urgent military reports to the palace as quickly as possible.

"Report!"

"Your Highness, urgent report from Gyeonggi!"

"Yunguo Zhendong General Yang Dayan's forward 8,000 Yun troops raided Jingkou and attacked for six days. The generals guarding Jingkou resisted desperately and died in battle. All 3,000 soldiers garrisoned at Jingkou were defeated and Jingkou fell. The Yun army

The forward general Le Yi has led his troops towards the capital!"

Jingkou Jingkou, Jingshi Port.

Just by hearing the name of this city, you can tell that it is the last line of defense in the eastern part of Jinling City, the capital of Xia Kingdom.

Losing Jingkou means that before the Yun army attacks Jinling City, there will no longer be any city pass that can block the Yun army's Yang Dayan!

When the 12-year-old Prince Xia heard the news, his face suddenly showed a look of uncontrollable panic, and he suddenly exclaimed:

"The Yun army is already here? Why so fast?"

"Where is the Gyeonggi camp? Where is the army of the local king of Qin, or the soldiers from various states and counties? No matter who they are, please let the court issue an order and mobilize all the troops and horses to stop Yun's army!"

The high-ranking official in charge of military affairs in the DPRK looked desperate and said in a harsh voice:

"Your Highness, the area around the capital is now empty. There are no more troops to mobilize! It's too late to mobilize them from other places."

At this time, not only the Crown Prince of Xia, but also a large number of officials in the palace could not help but show panic after hearing the news.

Just yesterday, there were still people who were opposing the relocation of the capital and the imperial court's expedition to the north.

But at this time, facing the Yun State army that was approaching the capital, everyone was hating why they hadn't prepared to move to the north earlier.

"Then, how long do you need to prepare before you can leave the capital?" Prince Xia asked somewhat hesitantly.

"It will take at least ten more days."

Before the official could finish his reply, Gong Yingzong immediately interrupted:

"It's too late! From the entrance of the capital to the capital, it only takes two days for the army to march!"

Having said this, Gong Yingzong immediately turned to look at the little prince and said:

"Your Highness, at this critical moment of life and death, you should give up something! Except for the important ministers in the palace, the other officials have become a burden and can no longer be cared about. I also ask your highness to quickly issue an order and lead the important ministers in the palace to leave the capital!"

The reason why the imperial court could not move quickly was because there were too many middle- and lower-level officials, making it difficult to organize them quickly.

And even if we desperately fight for ten days to let all the officials leave together, they will inevitably become a burden that slows down their escape, and will eventually be overtaken by the Yun army!

Therefore, at this time, only by abandoning all the middle and lower-level officials above the Xia Kingdom's court can we escape the Yun army's pursuit.

At this time, Gong Yingzong actually had a demon in his heart, and he did not realize what his words would make the important ministers in the palace think.

Many of the middle and lower-level officials in the court are students and students of important ministers in the palace, and are close friends. Anyone who has a heart to abandon them and leave directly will be a little intolerable.

…

And now that Gong Yingzong can abandon the middle and lower-level officials of the court so easily, there is no guarantee that he will not abandon them, important officials of the court, when encountering a crisis again in the future!

For a moment, all the ministers in the palace looked ugly, and while they were cold and vigilant, they couldn't help but have some strange thoughts.

The Crown Prince of Xia Kingdom was still young and had no experience in training. At this time, he was frightened by the Yun army approaching the capital. His mind was so confused that he failed to notice the complicated expressions of the officials in the palace and immediately ignored him.

He nodded hesitantly and said:

"Okay, just follow what Mr. Gong said and leave the capital as soon as possible!"

Gong Yingzong immediately clasped his fists in salute and said loudly:

"yes!"

At this time, he

All he wanted to do was to escape from Jinling City with the Prince of Xia, reestablish the court in the north, and reorganize the army. Then rely on the natural dangers of the Yellow River to separate the north, and continue to fight against the Yun Kingdom, waiting for the weather to change.

He has ignored all the other trivial matters such as the hearts of the other courtiers and the hearts of the people!

And until the news that the Xia Kingdom's imperial court decided to flee the capital caused an uproar throughout the city, and everyone was frightened, the last breath of hope that supported the Xia Kingdom's subjects finally disappeared.——

The Caishiji camp in the capital of Xia Kingdom had been captured by the Yun army at this time. The Xia army's flag was taken down and replaced by the Yunlong flag standing like a forest, fluttering in the wind in the camp.

Xiao Cheng slowly climbed to the high platform in the camp and looked at the Yangtze River in the distance.

You will see cliffs facing the river, steep mountains, turbulent water and strange rocks, and magnificent scenery.

On the battlefield not far away, there were still some sporadic sounds of shouts of death, which added to the beautiful scenery in front of them, adding a bit of a chilling atmosphere of fighting and conquering on the battlefield.

Xiao Cheng's heart was full of pride and emotion, and he chanted loudly:

"I caress the long sword with great enthusiasm, but I am not famous for helping the world. Stars and flags are raised with lightning, and the sun's feathers are flying in the sky. Thousands of horses are stationed in the fields, and five camps are stationed along the river. Mountains are climbed to command martial arts festivals, and magic soldiers are carried at the back of the water. In the ancient war,

Now the universe is at peace."

This poem was written by Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, when he returned from pacifying the heroes of Guandong and was satisfied with his ambition! The whole poem is full of awe-inspiring righteousness, with neat dialogues and sonorous rhymes, fully displaying the heroic ambitions of a generation of emperors.

I led thousands of troops to come and start a bloody war, not because I wanted to fight for fame and fortune, but to completely end the war and stabilize the world.

This can't help but be the same as Xiao Cheng's mood and thoughts at this moment.

After hearing what Xiao Cheng said, the cabinet minister Xing Heshen who was accompanying him immediately exclaimed:

"This poem fully expresses Your Majesty's ambitions. It is truly a wonderful five-character imperial poem! Your Majesty is so talented in civil and military skills that none of the ancient and modern emperors can compare with Your Majesty!"

When Xiao Cheng heard this, he laughed, looked at He Shen and said:

"I would be even happier if you didn't say these flattery words at this time, but could reconcile the last poem with me and leave it as a good story for future generations."

He Shen heard this and quickly bowed to please with a smile and said:

"In terms of poetic talent, I am far inferior to Master Xin Qiji. How can the poems I have written be put together with your Majesty's poems?"

This is turning a corner and trying to flatter Xiao Cheng again.

Xiao Cheng was very happy to be flattered and was about to continue talking to He Shen when he saw a Forbidden Army general who suddenly came forward to report:

…

"Back to Your Majesty, General Zhao of the Central Guard Army is back!"

When Xiao Cheng heard that Zhao Yun had returned, his eyes suddenly lit up and he said:

"Have you ever brought Emperor Xia back?"

As the general of the Central Guard Army, Zhao Yun should be at Xiao Cheng's side to protect him at all times.

It was just before that, Xiao Cheng ordered him to help Zhuge Liang and capture Yu Zhaoling in person.

"Your Majesty, I brought it back!"

Hearing this, Xiao Cheng laughed again and walked away quickly with He Shen.

In the camp, the imperial tent of Emperor Xia Yu Zhaoling had become Xiao Cheng's temporary residence.

Xiao Cheng walked into the imperial tent and directly saw the very embarrassed Emperor Xia Yu Zhaoling who was being guarded by Zhao Yun personally.

At this time, Yu Zhaoling also recovered slightly, raised his head and looked at Xiao Cheng.

Speaking of which, this is not the first time the two have met.

Xiao Cheng and Yu Zhaoling had met many times when they were in Zhongqing City to see off their relatives and discuss the first contract between the two countries.

Yu Zhaoling looked at Xiao Cheng steadily, was silent for a long time, and finally sighed and said:

"I regret it, I regretted it a long time ago!"

"Back then, Emperor Yun, when you had just come to power, when the country of Yun was troubled by foreign troubles and the country was unstable, you should risk everything and attack the country southward to destroy the country of Yun. If this was the case, how could it be possible for our country, Daxia, to reach such a state today?"

I heard Yu Zhaoling

After saying this, Xiao Cheng felt inexplicably emotional.

At that time, even Xiao Cheng, who had a golden finger, never expected that within seven or eight years, he would lead his troops to attack Xia Guojing.

The land of Ji is about to overthrow the Xia Kingdom and dominate the world.

"I never expected that the day when you and I would meet like this would come so quickly."

Having said this, Xiao Cheng suddenly paused, with a solemn look on his face, and continued:

"But even if you defeated Dayun back then, you would have just left me dormant in secret for two years. The final result will still not change in any way!"

Anyway, as long as Xiao Cheng, who has a golden finger, can survive, even if he starts a business from scratch, the Xia Kingdom will eventually be destroyed.

Hearing Xiao Cheng's words, Yu Zhaoling was stunned for a moment, then thought for a long time, and nodded silently.

The literary and martial arts, political methods, and skills of controlling people displayed by Xiao Cheng can truly be regarded as the best among emperors throughout the ages!

Such a destined generation of heroes, even if they encounter setbacks, will eventually rise again

After another period of silence, Yu Zhaoling continued:

"I have secretly sent out the imperial seal and imperial edict. I, the Crown Prince of Daxia, will succeed to the throne as king."
To be continued...