[Chapter 353] The big rock in my heart fell to the ground

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When Xu Xingxia and others came to the entrance of Huoyankou Manor, the guards of the Qing Palace at the door didn't know what was happening inside. They all opened the door tactfully and let Xu Xingxia and others sprint away. It was not until Xu Xingxia's back disappeared that they began to talk in a low voice, guessing what happened to Xu Xingxia. It was estimated that Hu Yan Aobo deliberately did not notify the guards here so that Xu Xingxia and others could leave easily.

As long as Xu Xingxia successfully leaves the Firekou Manor, things will be much simpler. On the contrary, if Xu Xingxia is caught or beaten to death, the matter will become very complicated. Because, in the former, everyone is targeting Xu Xingxia, and everyone's eyes will fall on Xu Xingxia. Before catching or killing Xu Xingxia, anything else can be thrown out for the time being. In the latter, everyone is targeting Prince Qing's Mansion.

The consequences of the Qing Palace and the Jinyiwei face-to-face confrontation can be imagined. Even if the Qing Palace is a vassal king and the most powerful existence in Ningxia Town, it is still incompatible with a giant like the Jinyiwei. Especially when it comes to the emperor's private interests, it is even more taboo. If the Jinyiwei adds fuel to the emperor, it makes things happen out of nothing and maliciously slanders, the fate of King Qing Zhu Shuaixian will definitely be very bad.

However, now, Xu Xingxia ran away, and all the spearheads will be pointed at him. The people from the Qing Palace will also shift all the blame to Xu Xingxia. Zhu Shuaixian will swear that everything that happened at the Firekou Manor has nothing to do with the Qing Palace. Everything is made privately by Xu Xingxia. As for the guard relationship between him and the Qing Palace, temporary workers can also be replaced by temporary workers. To be honest, Xu Xingxia is really a temporary worker in the Qing Palace. He has never worked in the Qing Palace at all!

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Xu Xingxia, Zhang Tianhao and others, rushed back to Weizhen Fort. It was already night. At this time, Weizhen Fort seemed particularly calm. Since the White-clothed Army was stationed in Zhenyuan Pass, there were also scattered soldiers of the Eagle Cavalry on all the main roads of Helan Mountain, it was basically impossible for the Tartar cavalry to attack south. Therefore, even if it was night, the gate of Weizhen Fort was not closed. There were no special guard posts on duty above the city tower.

Those hard-working military households have returned one after another. Without the threat of the Tartars, their lives have enough hope, and their mood seems quite happy. Many people hummed Xintianyou on the way home. Some people accidentally discovered Xu Xingxia and others, and they all looked here curiously and secretly guessed why Xu Xingxia came to Weizhen Fort. Of course, they would not have thought that the storm would soon fall over Weizhen Fort.

"Da da da da!"

Xu Xingxia, with the scattered soldiers of the Diaoqi Army, rushed into Weizhen Fort like a gust of wind.

The sides of the Cross Street in Weizhen Fort are much more lively than before. Not to mention that more than a dozen new shops have been opened, these shops have not closed after dark. The bright lights from the shops almost illuminated the entire Cross Street. This made Xu Xingxia very moved. In the past, the Cross Street was pitch black at night and there was no sign of anything. In a year, there was a huge change!

For Xu Xingxia, Weizhen Fort is his home. He has grown up here since he was a child and is familiar with everything here. Whether it is something that can be seen or cannot be seen, he is very familiar with it. In Weizhen Fort, even in the most remote corner, he has been playing with. With his eyes closed, he knows what is around him. Seeing Weizhen Fort getting better day by day, Xu Xingxia was definitely sincerely happy from the bottom of his heart.

Unfortunately, everything that is gratifying may soon be in trouble again. Once the court mobilizes heavy troops to siege the White-Clothed Army, Weizhen Fort will definitely be the front line. The White-Clothed Army's craftsmanship workshop is in Weizhen Fort. The imperial army will definitely focus on besieging here. The war is flying and the war continues. No one knows what Weizhen Fort will become in the future.

"Well!"

Xu Xingxia suddenly strangled the war horse.

Wang Qinian's grocery store has a little dim light.

Xu Xingxia jumped off his horse and went straight into the grocery store. He found that Wang Qinian was lying on the counter, fiddling listlessly. In fact, he, the Jinyiwei household, did not need to rely on the grocery store to make a living. The information funds assigned by Xu Xingxia could be as easy as he could make himself rich and prosperous. This small grocery store was just his disguise. However, in terms of Wang Qinian's own personality, perhaps, he would rather be a real small grocery store owner than have any entanglements with the Jinyiwei.

When he found Xu Xingxia coming, Wang Qinian slowly raised his head and said expressionlessly: "I just received the latest news that Lin Danhan sent someone to find Sumu Puri, probably for Tesna's business. He was so hard that he was soft. Also, Feng Qingwu effectively held Sobud. Two days ago, Sobud passed through Blue Star Gorge..."

Xu Xingxia interrupted him and said bluntly: "During the day, at the Firekou Manor, I killed Tian Ergeng and Xu Xianchun, and sixteen Jinyi Tiqi. The guards of Prince Qing's Mansion did not intercept me. No one intercepted me along the way."

Wang Qinian was stunned, not even noticed saliva seeping out of the corner of his mouth. He was an old man from the Jinyiwei and a veteran in intelligence. His cultivation skills had long reached the state of Mount Tai collapsed before his face. Even if a thunder sounded in his ears, he would not react at all, and he would not blink his eyelids. However, the news Xu Xingxia gave him was indeed too shocking, and he, the veteran in intelligence, was so stupid.

Of course, he knew that Tian Ergeng and Xu Xianchun were coming, and why they came and who they came for. He even knew what actions they would do after they arrived in Ningxia Town. The three of them worked together when they were young, and they knew each other very well and were very familiar with each other. The reason why they did not tell Xu Xingxia their names was that he did not want to use Xu Xingxia's hands to deal with them. However, he did not expect that Xu Xingxia would kill them directly. Xu Xingxia directly cut off all the roots of his disaster and wiped them out.

Of course, Wang Qinian knew very well that Xu Xingxia told him the news was not to seek credit from him, nor to blackmail him, but to seek his opinion. After killing the two thousand households of the Jinyiwei, do you still want to continue to get along? This is simply impossible! There is only one way to choose, that is to rebel! Fight against the court! Xu Xingxia told him the news was asking him, should you, Wang Qinian come and do it with me?

Wang Qinian said without hesitation: "I don't thank you for your kindness, what do you want me to do?"

Xu Xingxia was very satisfied with Wang Qinian's answer. The biggest stone in his heart fell to the ground, and his mood immediately became relaxed. Xu Xingxia was most worried about the people around him. In fact, Wang Qinian's intention to rebel was even stronger than him. Now, Wang Qinian also agreed, so he had nothing to worry about. He said casually: "In your Lao Wang's opinion, do I have no other choice?"

Wang Qinian was so excited that he said expressionlessly: "What do you think? Do you really think that the thousand households of the Jinyiwei are for a good meal? You can only kill them suddenly. If their five hundred cavalry were all around you, you might not be able to kill them. Luo Sigong would probably be angry when he heard this news. The Jinyiwei's face cannot be ruined in his hands. Do you think you have any other choice?"

Xu Xingxia nodded and said calmly: "It should be gone."

Wang Qinian cheered up again and said deeply: "Make a decision early! Sit and wait for death is the worst strategy! No matter what decision you make, I, Wang Qinian, will participate in one! In addition, I will compile all the military intelligence materials in various places under the Jinyiwei to provide you with reference."

He suddenly became decadent again, lay on the counter again, muttering listlessly, "Can you be able to be energetic only when fighting? If there is no war, you will immediately want to go to bed? Thinking about it, when I was in North Korea, I tried five days and five nights and basically didn't close my eyes! In the end, I killed two Japanese pirates!"

Xu Xingxia pondered for a moment and said slowly: "How long does it take for the imperial court to mobilize heavy troops?"

Wang Qinian stood up again and said with his finger: "Now the imperial court's troops are basically empty. It is not empty, and there is no war. If the imperial court wants to deal with you, it must mobilize war soldiers from all over the country. The number of war soldiers in Ningxia Town is only 15,000. The number of war soldiers in Guyuan Town is only 20,000. The number of war soldiers in Yansui Town is only 13,000. The number of war soldiers in Gansu Town is only about 10,000."

"The total number of soldiers in the four northwest towns is about 60,000. Of course, it is impossible for these 60,000 people to be drawn out to deal with, and at least half of them have to be left in place. In fact, even the remaining half may not be able to be dispatched. I estimate that at the beginning, they can only send at most 10,000 soldiers to deal with you."

Speaking of this, Wang Qinian suddenly became interested and asked Xu Xingxia: "By the way, I happened to ask you, do you know why?"

Xu Xingxia said in a deep voice: "The money and food cannot be supplied!"

Wang Qinian nodded and said slowly: "Yes, you have come to the point!"

He sighed with emotion, sat down slowly, stroked the counter with both hands, and said in a leisurely manner: "Actually, the court now really doesn't want to fight. It's not that he doesn't have the courage to fight, but he can't afford it. If he has no money or food, how can he fight? He fought three major battles before, and basically used up all the Taicang and the treasury. Although in the end, all the battles were won, I guess His Majesty the Emperor was also a little regretful."

"So, in his later years, he was determined not to take any action, unless the situation was really dangerous, and he had to mobilize the whole country again. Well, what I meant was the national mobilization of money and grain. Now the imperial court's money and grain income is short of money and grain, and a little bit of big noise requires national coordination and national mobilization. It takes time and effort to transport money and grain from far away places, and the efficiency is still quite low. However, if it is not transported from the whole country, it will not be able to meet the needs at all."

"The biggest threat the court faces now is actually in Liaodong and Nurhaci. In the first month of last year, Nurhaci announced the establishment of the Great Jin Kingdom and tried to be on an equal footing with the emperor, which made the emperor feel very uncomfortable. I thought that in the next few years, there will definitely be war in Liaodong. What our current emperor is most intolerable is that others challenge his emperor's authority. Now, money and food from all over the country are consciously gathering in Liaodong. As the saying goes, before the troops move, food and grass will come first. You will know the court's mind when you look at the flow of money and food."

After a pause, Wang Qinian said in a bitter tone: "You are an outsider, and I guess you won't know that the current court is glamorous on the outside and full of holes inside. The annual silver income of Taicang warehouse is less than 10 million taels, but the expenditure is more than 20 million taels, and the gap in the middle is 10 million taels. Even if you have the ability of a god, you can't fill this gap back. The treasury can only support it for a while and cannot last long."

"The biggest trouble in the northwest region is money and grain. In the bitter and cold areas of the northwest, the grain output is already very low. The drought in recent years seems to be expanding. The supply of money and grain by the Shaanxi Provincial Administration Commission is insufficient. There are four military towns in the territory, with 300,000 military households, and their respective families, a total of millions of people. These millions of people need to be supported by the imperial court. You can imagine how heavy the burden is?"

"In the past, the court cooperated with the big salt merchants. The big salt merchants transported the grain to the border, and the court sent corresponding salt turbulences to solve the problem of insufficient food in the border military towns. However, now, these salt turbulences have been filled with personal pockets, and no food from the Central Plains has arrived at the border. Therefore, the four major military towns must have very few foods. It is basically impossible to provide enough money and grain for the large army to travel long distances. Three or five thousand people may be barely enough. Even with the coordination of the three-sided governor, it is impossible to fundamentally solve the problem of money and grain supply."

"I guess that the foreign tourists must provide food in Ningxia Town itself. Ningxia Town itself does have a lot of food that can meet short-term needs. However, from a long-term perspective, once Ningxia Town falls into war, production and life, it will suffer huge damage, and grain production will definitely be affected. At that time, the court must transport food from outside. This is a very cumbersome and huge project. As long as you think about it, it will be difficult."

"So, from the perspective of the court, of course, it is to suppress the rebellion at the lowest price and at the fastest speed. However, your white-clothed army is so powerful that even if all the soldiers in Ningxia Town are dispatched, they will not be your opponent. Therefore, the court's strategy of quick battle and quick decision will definitely go bankrupt. Once the quick battle and quick decision cannot be achieved, the court will be passive."
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