Chapter 232 The Army Attacks

Xiao Tingxuan's anti-bandit manifesto was like a thunderbolt, spreading throughout the Jiangnan region at lightning speed, and quickly reached the ears of those noble families who regarded themselves as noble and prominent.

When these noble families saw this manifesto with their own eyes, their faces, which were originally as calm as water, were instantly drowned in anger.

They were so angry that they blew their beards and glared, and kept scolding Xiao Tingxuan.

You said Xiao Jiyun, so just say Xiao Jiyun. Why do you want to involve them? Aren't you afraid that these noble families will make things difficult for Xiao Tingxuan and prevent him from entering Kyoto?

To be honest, these noble families really don't know what Xiao Tingxuan is thinking. Before he even started, he had offended everyone in the world. Who would want to play with you if you do this?

"Who is Xiao Tingxuan?"

After scolding Xiao Tingxuan, those noble families gradually calmed down and began to think carefully about the name Xiao Tingxuan.

They felt very unfamiliar with this name, and they couldn't remember which prince he belonged to among the previous emperor's.

Just as they were thinking hard, someone stood up and told the master of the family: "Xiao Tingxuan is the ninth son of the previous emperor, the Xiao Tingxuan who was named Su Wang and whose fiefdom is in Sanhe."

"Oh, it's him!"

Hearing this, everyone suddenly realized and remembered that Xiao Tingxuan was this person.

Before this, they had always mistakenly believed that the so-called Xiao Tingxuan was just a puppet supported by a wealthy family, but they never expected that this person was the Xiao Tingxuan who was not favored by the previous emperor and whose territory was limited to Sanhe.

Back then, when Xiao Tingxuan was named Su Wang by the previous emperor and his fiefdom was in Sanhe, it was a big joke.

However, it was such a useless prince with no background and living in a remote place. Why was he so arrogant that he dared to declare war on Xiao Jiyun and all the noble families in the Great Zhou at the same time.

Where did Xiao Tingxuan's confidence and courage come from?

In the eyes of these noble families, Xiao Tingxuan is simply an insignificant little person. Not to mention the attack on Kyoto, as long as they use a little trick, Xiao Tingxuan will probably hit a wall in the Jiangnan area.

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Soon after, the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

The palace was quiet and peaceful, but at this time Xiao Jiyun stared at a document in front of him with a gloomy face, which was the anti-traitor manifesto issued by Xiao Tingxuan.

"Ah~"

After reading the anti-traitor manifesto issued by Xiao Tingxuan, Xiao Jiyun's anger exploded in his heart, and he finally couldn't help but act in anger, and slapped the desk in front of him with a palm.

There was a loud bang, and all the pens, ink, paper and inkstone on the desk were shaken and scattered.

Then Xiao Jiyun was heard shouting loudly: "Good Xiao Tingxuan, how dare you slander me like this!"

Xiao Tingxuan dared to slander him like this, if the world knew about it, they would think that he, Xiao Jiyun, had some special hobby.

Thinking of this, Xiao Jiyun gnashed his teeth and hated Xiao Tingxuan even more.

He had just defeated the prince and Xiao Tianyu, and his mood had improved slightly, but now he became extremely irritable because of this manifesto.

In his eyes, Xiao Tingxuan was just a useless prince of Sanhe who had no ability. Such a person dared to jump out and oppose him. He was simply ignorant of the height of heaven and earth.

Whether it was those aristocratic families or Xiao Jiyun, they didn't take Xiao Tingxuan seriously at all. In their eyes, Xiao Tingxuan's behavior was just a farce.

The aristocratic families and Xiao Jiyun thought so, but this time they were probably going to be disappointed.

After half a month of trekking, the 300,000-man army finally walked out of Sanhe and arrived at the first stop in Jiangnan, Liaocheng.

In Liaocheng, the Zheng family, a member of the Jiangnan gentry, lived.

At this moment, on the city wall, the soldiers guarding the city gate suddenly felt that the ground under their feet began to tremble slightly.

He was puzzled and looked up. He saw countless dense figures emerging not far away, slowly approaching Liaocheng.

He predicted that the number of people in this team was no less than 200,000.

Faced with such a large army, the guards were terrified and immediately shouted loudly: "The enemy is attacking, close the city gate quickly, and send someone to report to the commander and the county governor."

His voice echoed on the city wall, alerting other soldiers guarding the city.

Other soldiers guarding the city moved nervously to prepare for this sudden crisis.

County Governor's Mansion.

At this moment, the atmosphere in the county governor's mansion was also solemn, not for anything else, but because of the trivial matter between the noble family and Xiao Jiyun.

The Zheng family, the largest aristocratic family in Liaocheng, also participated in the expedition team of the prince and Xiao Tianyu.

As a result, these aristocratic families were defeated.

The aristocratic families were defeated, which made it difficult for them, the local officials.

Xiao Jiyun has not officially ascended the throne yet. If Xiao Jiyun ascends the throne and comes to settle accounts with these nobles, will these local officials obey Xiao Jiyun's orders or choose to stand on the side of the nobles?

This is a very difficult choice. They can't afford to offend either side.

Just as they were discussing how to prevent and properly handle this matter in the future, a garrison soldier hurried over and reported in a panic: "Sir, something bad has happened. Hundreds of thousands of troops suddenly appeared outside Liaocheng!"

This news was like a bolt from the blue, shocking everyone present.

Liaocheng Commander Zeng Huajun and County Magistrate Xiao Yunzheng's faces changed drastically, and a strong fear surged in their hearts.

They stared at each other with their eyes wide open, and asked in disbelief: "How could there be hundreds of thousands of troops outside Liaocheng? Are you sure you are not seeing things?"

This happened without any signs. How could such a large army appear outside Liaocheng? It was really puzzling, and the commander Zeng Huajun and the county governor Xiao Yunzheng couldn't believe it.

Faced with the doubts of the commander Zeng Huajun and the county governor Xiao Yunzheng, the visitor replied: "I dare not lie."

The visitor was so sure that he didn't seem to be lying, so this must be true, and there are really hundreds of thousands of troops rushing towards Liaocheng.

For this reason, Zeng Huajun and Xiao Yunzheng couldn't help but fall into deep thought, and various possibilities flashed through their minds.

Suddenly, the two seemed to think of something.

Not far south of Liaocheng is Sanhe, and not long ago, Xiao Tingxuan issued a manifesto to fight against the bandits.

Could it be that this mysterious army was led by Xiao Tingxuan?

Impossible, absolutely impossible.

This idea was quickly rejected by them.

Sanhe is just a remote place with scarce resources and sparse population. How could Xiao Tingxuan gather such a large number of troops?

But think about it, if it wasn't Xiao Tingxuan, who else could it be?

For a moment, Zeng Huajun and Xiao Yunzheng fell into confusion and bewilderment again.

Damn, it's been so long, another batch comes before this one is dealt with.

Zeng Huajun and Xiao Yunzheng shouted at the same time: "Hurry up and lead the way."