In danger, he traveled through time to save her, and the black-bellied prince doted on her

Suddenly, the sound of horse hooves came from far away on the long street. Sheng Panzhu looked up and saw some red stars twinkling. Was it Mu Jinan who was chasing him?

When the doctor pulled out the arrow, Sheng Panzhu's wound was still bleeding. If it was not bandaged immediately, he might bleed to death before the poison took effect.

Sheng Panzhu urged the doctor: "Stop the bleeding quickly."

The doctor had never seen such a scene as tonight. He wiped the sweat from his forehead with one hand, and his hands were shaking as he helped Sheng Panzhu apply medicine to stop the bleeding.

Sheng Panzhu bit the coarse cloth in his mouth and endured the pain. He thought that he had been scrambling for taxes and silver for many years. He was either looking at accounts, petitions for unjust cases, or documents on maritime trade items. He was a real civil servant.

Being able to withstand Mu Jinan's arrow today, he felt a little proud like a sharp knife in the spring night: "There is no noble family in the world, Sheng, I will open up a noble path for Sheng!"

The wind after the heavy rain was a little damp, blowing on Sheng Panzhu's pale face. There was no clarity, only unconventional persistence.

The doctor knew that Sheng Panzhu had no children, and that neither the nobles nor the common people in the city had ever seen Sheng Panzhu's relatives or friends. He wondered what was the point of him paving the way for the Sheng family?

He was like a single-plank bridge built by the gods across the sea, which was impossible to build across the sea, yet every step he took was so steady that it was incredible.

Sheng Panzhu held his forehead with his hand. The poison arrow had a sleeping pill in it and he was beginning to lose his concentration. He raised his head and looked carefully at the red stars.

Sheng Panzhu narrowed his eyes. The sparks began to connect together and were approaching him rapidly. His heart skipped a beat.

Sheng Panzhu remained awake when the drug took effect: "No, that's not the west, that's not King Xi!"

Before the doctor had finished bandaging the wound, Sheng Panzhu quickly bandaged it himself.

He mounted his horse and looked into the distance. Thick smoke swept across the sky, and the night sky, covered in the red light of siege, crashed into his pupils. He was completely stunned in the cruel battle of winners and losers.

One wrong move and the whole game is lost. Sheng Panzhu opened his mouth in surprise: "North! Mu Jinan led his troops to attack the north gate?"

Without waiting for the soldier to answer, Sheng Panzhu shook his head rationally: "Zhuozhou borders Hengzi in the north, and the new governor of Hengzi is Jiang Yao, the brother of the deposed Crown Princess Jiang Wangshu."

"At first, Lin Xiuyuan impeached the Crown Princess for practicing witchcraft, and the Crown Prince and Jiang Yao for forming a clique for personal gain. Later, Cheng Yu investigated the matter and Jiang Yao was acquitted."

"After the Emperor abdicated and Your Majesty ascended the throne, you appointed Jiang Yao as the governor of Hengzi. So is Jiang Yao now attacking Zhuozhou for Your Majesty?"

The horse pawed the ground irritably, occasionally bumping him a few times.

Sheng Panzhu tightened the reins with one hand, his eyes shining with wisdom: "The elite troops of Hengzi are far superior to those of Zhuozhou. If Jiang Yao captures Zhuozhou, he can surround Youzhou from the northeast and southwest."

"Chen Hengwang is in Yanzhou. He and Zhou Shenmao have formed an alliance to attack the south of Youzhou. Youzhou is surrounded by enemies on all sides. It's a dead end!"

"Your Majesty was able to ascend the throne smoothly, how could he be a person without strategy?"

Last year, when Mu Jinan went to Qique to marry, Emperor Hui followed the advice of the eunuchs and immediately appointed Fan Zheng as the governor of Youzhou.

Only Heng Zi was in his thoughts for several days.

Jiang Yao had previously served as the governor of Sui and Ting states. Although he was acquitted, Emperor Ming was still worried about him, so he demoted him to the north and never gave him any position.

After Emperor Hui ascended the throne, to show his benevolence, he allowed Jiang Wangshu, who had been a monk, to return to secular life, appointed Jiang Yao as the governor of Hengzi, and treated Jiang Wangshu's people well.

Emperor Hui once divorced Jiang Wangshu to protect himself, but Jiang Wangshu's clansmen despised his behavior.

But now he is the emperor, and the many ways he treats Jiang Wangshu are enough to make Jiang Yao loyal to him. Jiang Yao's clansmen are all in Sheng'an City, so even if he has ulterior motives, he will not change his fate.

At this time, Emperor Hui, who was far away in the bedroom of Ziming Palace in Sheng'an City, was sitting at the desk, flipping through the national policy left to him by Meng Songqing.

These books were all written for him by Meng Songqing himself.

Emperor Hui sighed as he read Meng Songqing's calligraphy, "Teacher, you let me appoint Jiang Yao as the governor of Hengzi, so I can now hold Mu Jinan hostage."

Emperor Hui was not proud. He always felt guilty for killing his teacher. He became more and more aware of Meng Songqing's talents and foresight.

Emperor Hui firmly believed that as long as he captured Mu Jinan, he could balance the pros and cons in dealing with the court officials, use both kindness and force, and then act according to the tips and policies for governing the country left by Meng Songqing.

He will surely be able to maintain his throne in the prosperous empire!

Emperor Hui looked at the map of Dasheng again, and he looked towards the north in the drizzle.

He looked at the chess piece that no one could see, his face solemn: "The four states of Hengzi, Zhuo, You, and Yan in the north must submit to me, resist the foreign races outside, and hold the Mu family hostage inside!"

Emperor Hui pointed from the northeast Hengzi all the way south to the three states of Zhuo, You and Yan, and then pointed to Xiheyuan and Beixuanshuo.

The eight connected states became a sea of blood for him to consolidate his imperial power. The sinister and aggrieved soldiers' bones screamed hard in the north of the Dasheng map.

But they could only be suppressed by his greedy imperial power. The soldiers could not hear the emperor's plan:

"Once Jiang Yao and Chen Hengwang have conquered Youzhou, the four states will have enough troops to take over Heyuan. Mu Jingyi will be dead for sure. The next ones will be Xuanshuo and the two states to the north of Heyuan."

"Zhou Sili's tax inspection is just one of the things I want to do. Unifying the northern troops is my real plan."

"I need to train loyal ministers and generals! When I conquer the eight most powerful states in the north, all the troops in the world will follow my lead. I will not be threatened by any aristocratic families, and I can create my grand ambitions!"

He is the legitimate crown prince and the emperor who inherited the throne in front of the court officials. He wants to hold all power in his own hands.

There were no concubines to serve him in the palace. Outside the palace, there was a panic. The lanterns under the eaves were swinging violently. The eunuchs stood on guard in the corridor, and the imperial guards patrolled every place with swords in hand.

The drizzle hits the imperial bamboo that never bows its head, and the bamboo forest makes loud calls in the wind and rain. It is impossible for Emperor Hui's back to be bent under the feet of Mu Jinan, a woman from a different royal family!

The bright red light rolled and jumped in the center of the Dasheng map, reaching Zhuozhou in the north.

Sheng Panzhu stood in the long street where the rain had stopped. He stared at the beacon fires to the north of Zhuozhou. The rising smoke and flames outlined the confident smile on Emperor Hui's face.

The powerful weapons who were sitting on the mountain watching the fight between tigers and were completely trapped in the chess game suddenly realized!

Zhou Sili is just a cover to provoke war, because Mu Jinan will not send troops easily, and she cannot ignore the five hundred orphans still trapped in Ziming Palace.

Emperor Hui wanted to wait for the collection of food and military pay, but the four states of You, Zhuo, Yan and Hengzi surrounded him closely in the north, so the march did not require a large amount of food and fodder.

In today’s siege, the four states can provide themselves with sufficient food and fodder.

The one who was anxious to lead the troops was Emperor Hui! Now that Mu Jinan was attacking Zhuozhou, Hengzi had a legitimate reason to do so, and no one could criticize Emperor Hui!

Sheng Panzhu shivered in the chilly spring night. He wanted to seek a career in the troubled times, but he didn't like the feeling of being controlled invisibly. He had his own plans.

Even the wisest man can make mistakes. He had been planning carefully for a long time and unexpectedly fell into Emperor Hui's conspiracy.

The drug made his mind even more confused. He had already lost Simon. What choice should he make?