At the beginning, I became a county magistrate with greed of 500 million. The empress asked me to be

"Sir, what's wrong?"

Xu Wan'er noticed that Xia Yun's expression was not right and asked quickly.

Xia Yun handed the letter directly to Xu Wan'er.

Xu Wan'er took the letter and read it.

In an instant, Xu Wan'er's face also revealed an extremely obvious look of surprise.

This made the generals present extremely confused and curious about the content of the letter.

"Master Xu, what exactly happened?"

"Yes, what's in the letter?"

"..."

Jiang Wen, Chong Chong Black Fox and others spoke one after another.

Xu Wan'er immediately responded.

"Your Majesty, we have arrived in Hangzhou."

As soon as this sentence was heard, Jiang Wenzhong and others quickly understood the reason why Xia Yun and Xu Wan'er were surprised.

All of a sudden.

The atmosphere in the entire central military tent suddenly became extremely strange.

"That is to say, Your Majesty has seen everything in Hangzhou City, right?"

After a moment's silence, Qin Tianye spoke first.

Xu Wan'er nodded.

There is no doubt that as long as the empress was in Hangzhou, he must have known everything.

Especially the city of Hangzhou, the city wall that does not comply with the imperial regulations can be seen clearly by anyone who is not blind.

"What should we do now?"

The incident of worshipping the Black Fox swept over Xia Yun and Xu Wan'er one after another, with an obvious sense of uncertainty in his voice.

"If the enemy comes, we will fight him; if the water comes, we will block it with earth. If Your Majesty is not satisfied with me, let Your Majesty fight this battle yourself."

Zhao Xinlei curled his lips.

To him, His Majesty and the imperial court are all empty words.

As long as Xia Yun gave the order, he could leave with Xia Yun at any time.

In fact, what Zhao Xinlei was thinking at this moment was also the thoughts of everyone else present.

"Not only His Majesty, but also the Ninth Prince, they are all in Hangzhou now. Judging from what Xiao Haiyang said, they should be on a private visit in disguise."

"Since it's a secret visit, it's fine if they see everything in Hangzhou. After all, one day, Hangzhou will be exposed to the court."

After getting familiar with the time, Xu Wan'er analyzed calmly.

No matter what, Hangzhou City is there, and the truth will come out sooner or later. The imperial court will know the current situation of Hangzhou City one day.

"Master Xu is right. An ugly daughter-in-law will eventually have to meet her parents-in-law. If His Majesty is not satisfied, we will rebel."

Qin Tianye spoke again, his voice firm and powerful.

Immediately afterwards, a sound finally came out of Xia Yun's mouth.

"Let's ignore the matter of Hangzhou for now. No matter what the emperor thinks, our most important thing right now is to eliminate all the Japanese pirates in Fujian Province."

Xia Yun finally made the final decision.

His expression also became calm and composed again at this moment.

He couldn't guess what the empress was thinking, and he was too lazy to guess.

He knew this day would come.

In this case, he was too lazy to pay any more attention to it. If the empress turned a blind eye, then both sides could continue to maintain this situation.

And if the empress wants to take action against him, then she can't blame him for being disloyal!

As Xia Yun spoke, the atmosphere in the central military tent quickly returned to calm.

The day passes quickly.

When the next morning arrived.

The 80,000 soldiers under Xia Yun's command had already assembled early.

Under the overnight arrangements of Xu Wan'er and Qin Tianye, the army has formulated a strict battle plan.

"Pass on my order, set off!"

At the foot of Zigui City, an order came from Xia Yun's mouth.

Jiang Wenzhong and Chong Heihu each commanded 10,000 cavalrymen and launched a roundabout encirclement of Nan'an City where the Japanese pirates gathered.

Zhao Xinlei led 10,000 cavalry as the vanguard and headed straight for Nan'an City.

Qin Tianye commanded 30,000 heavily armored infantry as the main force for the siege.

Xia Yun led 10,000 elite infantrymen as the central army.

Chen Bao led 10,000 heavily armored infantry to cover the rear.

In this battle, all 80,000 soldiers under Xia Yun's command went out in full force.

As the morning sun slowly rose from the east, the army set out in a mighty force.

……

"Your Majesty, gentlemen, ahead is Huwei Mountain. Once you cross the mountain, you will be in the territory of Nanzhili."

The fringe areas of Southern Zhili and Zhejiang.

A large group of people appeared here.

The leader was none other than the empress and her entourage who set out from Hangzhou City and headed for Nanzhili.

Following him was Lieutenant General Zhao Daxun sent by Xiao Haiyang, and two thousand guards.

The crowd traveled through mountains and rivers.

Finally arrived at the edge of Southern Zhili.

"Tiger Mountain? Are there any bandits there?"

Yun'er looked at the towering and endless mountains in her sight, with curiosity in her eyes.

"To answer your question, there was indeed a group of bandits on Huwei Mountain in the past, but they went up the mountain to become bandits because of persecution by local lawless officials and years of famine."

"Later, Lord Xia Yun went from Zhejiang to Ningdu to take up his post. When he passed through Huwei Mountain, he recruited all the bandits who had gone up the mountain to become bandits and pardoned their crimes."

Zhao Daxun continued to explain.

Xia Yun's story of recruiting bandits on Huwei Mountain had already spread throughout the two provinces.

While many people praised Xia Yun's benevolence, they also admired Xia Yun's ability to distinguish right from wrong.

If Xia Yun had been replaced by any other official at that time, he would have wiped out all the bandits on Huwei Mountain without any explanation.

If that happens, there will be thousands more wronged souls on this tall and continuous mountain.

"There is such a story on Huwei Mountain. Lord Xia Yun is really amazing."

After listening to Zhao Daxun's explanation, Yun'er praised him repeatedly, and a look of yearning unconsciously appeared on her face.

It was not until Yun'er noticed the empress's strange look that she quickly restrained her expression.

"Let's go into the mountains."

The empress then spoke.

There were many inns and cities along the way from the capital to Hangzhou, and they were able to get a good rest most of the time.

However, along the way from Hangzhou to Ningdu, there were basically no inns to be seen.

Therefore, they had to hurry up and reach Ningdu as early as possible.

As the empress gave the order, the group quickly entered the mountains under the escort of two thousand soldiers.

When everyone reached the top of the mountain, it was already noon.

Although it is already autumn, the remaining heat still makes everyone feel very stuffy.

The empress and others appeared at the highest point of the mountain, looking down at the scenery below the mountain, feeling quite emotional for a moment.

"Uncle Jiu, have you ever seen such a scene?"

In the empress's sight, there appeared continuous villages, sparse rivers, and towns standing on the plains.

This was the first time she had seen such a magnificent scene since she was born in the capital and ascended the throne to become emperor.

"Never seen it before."

Xiao Yan shook his head when he heard this.

Although he was much older than the empress, he had never been to Jiangnan.

He lived in the capital all his life.

Even when he went out, he led his troops to the northern desert to fight against the barbarians.

Most of the scenery he saw was open grassland and desert.

For him, this kind of scene of climbing high and looking far was also his first time to experience it.