Zhao Shiqian also wanted to see Zhou Leping. Knowing that she was coming, he put down what he was doing and ran to Zhou Le'an palace.

Zhou Le'an, Zhou Le Qi and Zhou Le Ping sat around a table. The atmosphere on the table was not good, and the food was very rich. However, the three of them were talking with their needles hidden in their mouths. The tip of the needle was to Mai Mang, and all the maids who were waiting nearby were very frightened.

Zhao Shiqian's arrival is like lighting a fire on a handful of dry firewood. Zhou Leping doesn't like to see him and doesn't even bother to dump him. However, Zhou lean is very attentive and happy, as if he is really a family having a simple meal together.

Zhao Shiqian's eyes and attitude are very different from before. He is still a little frivolous, but at least he won't do anything out of the ordinary in front of Zhou Le'an. He talks about Zhu GuanLiang as if he were chatting. "I heard that you dismissed all the women in the harem a while ago. Zhu GuanLiang didn't say anything. Can he really accept that he has no children in his life?"

Zhou Le flat expressionless way, "we don't trouble you."

"I'm just curious. By the way, he didn't stop you this time?"

Zhou Leping looked at him with a deep look, as if he was looking at a fool. Zhao Shiqian got goose bumps and frowned.

Zhou lean said, "the emperor underestimated her feelings for her brother. Her father's good daughter and brother's good sister are not always like this. She is so great that she can not even have her own life."

Zhao Shiqian stood up, went to the window and looked out. He was filled with emotion, "this day has finally come."

Yes, it's finally the day. As long as this matter is finished, it's all over.

Zhou Leping stares at the wine in the glass. In fact, she doesn't want Zhu GuanLiang to take the risk to save her, but at the same time, she knows very well that he will come.

The wind will rise, and the dark clouds will cover the moon.

After all, Zhu GuanLiang failed to stop Zhou Leping. He first sent spies in the state of Zhao to inquire about the news. He knew that Zhou Leping had been taken to the imperial palace. Now he should be with Zhou Leqi. Zhao Shiqian wanted to use them to threaten Zhao Deng to withdraw, so she should not be in danger for a moment.

But Zhao Shiqian holds such an important card as Zhou Leping in his hand. How can he just ask Zhao and Deng to withdraw?

Zhao and Deng are his enemies, but compared with Zhao and Deng, Zhu GuanLiang's existence scares him even more. It's not too bad if he doesn't take the opportunity to coerce Zhu GuanLiang into something.

It's not enough to ask for money. He has to ask for land. Let Zhu GuanLiang cede 20 cities to him, and put his people in the weaving yard.

Of course, the courtiers will not agree to this condition. Zhu GuanLiang is also considering it. He is not considering whether Zhou Leping is worth it or not. He is trying to cede the city and install Zhao Shiqian in the most important yamen of Qi state. This is tantamount to suicide.

The courtiers always put Qi State and their own interests first. It is obviously not worth doing this for one person, no matter how important this person is in Zhu GuanLiang's heart.

Zhao Shiqian only gave Zhu GuanLiang five days to consider. During this period, Zhao and Deng's troops arrived in Beijing and Hebei, and the general faced each other. The atmosphere was tense and war was imminent.

Standing opposite Zhao and Deng is Bai Lei, a former general of Hussars stationed in the East. He is also the only general who can hold hands in Zhao Shiqian's hands.

After Bai Lei was transferred back to Beijing, he didn't want to be the enemy of Zhao and Deng. On the one hand, Qi Si and Qi Miao in Zhao and Deng's army once fought side by side with him, which can be regarded as the friendship of life. On the other hand, Zhao Shiqian sometimes did not agree with him.

He is just like Zhou Leping, a cavity of blood, heart is filled with Zhao, and willing to pay everything for it.

In fact, most of the people who are still willing to stand beside Zhao Shiqian are those who were once loyal to the former Emperor, or their descendants. The former Emperor is a generation of Emperor Ming, and his benefaction spreads all over the future generations. It was originally a good thing, but now Zhao Shiqian is almost in trouble.

The explosives around the capital were buried by Bai Lei himself. Once these explosives were ignited, not only his soldiers who didn't have time to retreat would die, but also the people who didn't have time to evacuate in the city would die. It was a strategy to hurt the enemy by one thousand and lose eight hundred. He also discussed with Zhao Shiqian about another method, but Zhao Shiqian didn't listen. Bai Lei also knew that he didn't care about the lives of these soldiers and the people.

The only thing that soldiers and soldiers can stick to is the country and the monarch behind them. A wise monarch is worth their lives, but Zhao Shiqian is not.

Zhao Deng once wrote a letter to Bai Lei, urging him to abandon the dark and turn to the light, but there was no response.

Zhao Shiqian also knew about this. He invited Bai Lei to drink, chatted with him like a friend, and then talked about his family. "Your daughter is very lovely. I sent someone to take her into the palace a few days ago. General Bai, if you win this battle, I will make her a princess. You are my right arm. Now you are the most trusted person. If you are loyal to me, I won't do you any harm to your family."

Words are good words, but the meaning is not good. He threatened Bai radium's daughter. Even if Bai radium was shaken in his heart, he would make mistakes for his daughter.

Zhu GuanLiang heard from spies that the general of the capital was Bai Lei. He also said that Zhao Shiqian had taken Bai Lei's family. This is the reason why Bai Lei, who had been shaken, was suddenly determined.

It's not easy for Zhao and Deng to start. His influence in the capital has almost been eradicated, so now the only thing he can do is Zhu GuanLiang. Now, Bai Lei is not insurmountable. As long as he saves his family from Zhao Shiqian, there is still hope. On the one hand, Zhu GuanLiang ordered people to go to rescue people, on the other hand, he lobbied all the officials to cede the 20 cities under false pretence. When Zhao Shiqian relaxed his vigilance, he attacked them unprepared. There are not many people who support him. To be specific, there should be only dozens of people, including Zhong Weiran and Xue Yao. Xue Yao is a very rational man. He thinks that Zhao Shiqian is exhausted. Now he only dares to coerce 20 cities because he has hostages in his hand. He saves people first and then sends out troops. Anyway, even if he puts people into the weaving yard, he can't get into the weaving yard in four or five years. They have enough strength to take the city back. Moreover, with Zhao Shiqian's current military strength, he could not eat the 20 cities. Even if he ate them, he could not dispatch so many people to garrison them. But the ministers still didn't agree. Once they agreed, they would admit defeat. First they sent things out, and then they tried hard to get them back. Once they came back, they still lost. Zhu GuanLiang's brain is in pain. This matter has even been poked in front of the sage. After hearing that, the sage who does not care about government affairs firmly does not agree with Zhu GuanLiang's decision to cede the city. Even if he is the emperor, such a big matter can not be decided by himself. The ministers and the common people are determined to act alone and have endless troubles.