"Didn't Wei Yuan just capture the headquarters of the Wushen Cult? Didn't he drill through the heart of Yan State?"
Qian Qingshu's eyes widened in shock.
According to the estimates of the gentlemen, the Wushen Cult, which suffered heavy losses, is likely to swallow its anger and conserve its strength.
Or, it may initially appease the people, repair the city, and then deploy troops, but these tasks will not be completed in a few months or even half a year.
The war took place in the territory of the Wushen Cult, the people could not escape, the city fell, and even the headquarters was captured and destroyed.
Post-war reconstruction, appeasement, etc., is a long and troublesome process.
Who would have thought that less than a month after Wei Yuan captured Jingshan City, the Yan and Kang countries actually gathered 80,000 troops to attack Yuyang Pass? !
This behavior that was not in line with the normal state of war made the several university scholars present shocked, angry and confused.
Wang Zhenwen's face was as gloomy as water: "How is the battle situation....."
After a pause, he changed his words and said: "How many cities in Xiangzhou were captured?"
The two countries have a coalition force of 80,000. The enemy army is wrapped in the flames of revenge and will definitely fight to the death. The morale of the border defenders has been low after Wei Yuan's death.
The number is also very different, and Li Yi has returned to Beijing... and other information is telling Wang Zhenwen that Yuyang Pass has fallen and the people of Xiangzhou are being trampled by the iron cavalry.
This made the old prime minister, who was cunning, a little anxious, so that he was restless. .
Hearing this, Li Yi instinctively smiled, and a trace of longing flashed in his eyes.
He smiled... Zhao Tingfang and others looked a little dazed, and then they heard Li Yi say:
"Fortunately, Xu Yinluo was there at the time. He almost helped us to stop the enemy with his own strength."
Hearing this, the university scholars instinctively breathed a sigh of relief. Given Xu Qiyan's previous ability to do things, he could always solve the problem, whether it was through violence or other extreme means.
Immediately, I felt something was wrong. With Xu Qiyan's level of cultivation, where did the four words "one person's strength" come from?
Wang Zhenwen frowned slightly and asked his doubts.
Li Yi said: "Xu Yinluo single-handedly broke through the enemy, killed more than 10,000 enemy soldiers, killed Kangguo commander Su Gudu Hongxiong, and killed Yanjun Nurhejia with one knife among thousands of troops..."
Listening to Li Yi's story, the university scholars were all stunned? The same expression froze on each old face.
The teacup held by Wang Shoufu slowly tilted, and the boiling hot tea flowed again, waking him up with a startle, and he almost trembled.
"Is it true?!"
Wang Shoufu heard his own voice trembling.
"I dare not lie about military intelligence. I have already reported the incident to the Ministry of War. I came here on behalf of Commander Zhang, hoping that Lord Shoufu and the others can make a decision as soon as possible and send reinforcements to the border of the three states." Li Yi said.
Wang Shoufu nodded slowly and said, "You go outside and wait. We will discuss for a while."
After Li Yi left, the meeting room was silent for a while.
In the minds of the scholars, the figure of the little copper gong in the year of the Beijing inspection emerged at the same time. At that time, he was just a small figure who relied on Wei Yuan's favor and jumped up and down.
Now that Wei Yuan died in battle, he has become a legendary figure who can stand alone.
Things have changed.
Zhao Tingfang sighed:
"I didn't expect that he has grown to this point? Five years at the shortest? Ten years at the longest? It won't be a problem for him to replace the King of Zhenbei and become the first warrior of Dafeng."
He killed nearly 10,000 enemies under the city and killed Yan Jun Nurhejia with one sword.
With this merit alone, it is not a problem to be awarded the title of Marquis.
It's a pity that such a person cut off his waist badge with a sword and no longer served as an official.
Qian Qingshu, who has a hot temper, snorted coldly:
"Your Majesty broke up with him completely for the sake of the King of Huai and the face of the royal family. He can't serve as an official in the court again. And with Xu Qian'an's character, even if Your Majesty forgives the past, he will not return to the court."
What a pity!
The Grand Secretary of Huagai Palace whispered: "After Wei Yuan's death, he may leave the capital..."
The Grand Secretary was silent.
Qian Qingshu slapped the table and opened his lips, but he didn't curse those two words after all.
Wang Shoufu glanced at his best friend and changed the subject: "I didn't expect that the revenge of the Wushen Cult would come so quickly. This is unreasonable."
Chen Qi, the Grand Secretary of Jianji Hall, thought for a moment: "Nurhejia may be blinded by hatred, but Kangguo is not. There are also high-quality wizards of the Wushen Cult above him.
"Jingguo is fighting in the north, Yanguo has suffered heavy losses and urgently needs to rest. Only Kangguo's troops are well preserved. This surge may be a temporary success, but once Dafeng reacts and dispatches troops, there will be a risk of extinction for Yanguo. "
The current situation is that Jing State in the north is restrained by demons and barbarians, the main temple of Jingshan City has fallen, and the casualties of low- and middle-level wizards are tragic.
As long as Dafeng grits its teeth and fights another large-scale battle with the Wushen Cult, Yan State will be in danger of extinction, and Kang State will not be much better.
That is why Wang Shoufu proposed to transfer troops from various states, but was rejected by Emperor Yuan Jing.
Grand Scholar Chen Qi looked around at everyone: "So what is the reason that makes them invade the south regardless of everything?"
"Maybe the Supervisor can tell me." Wang Shoufu said in a deep voice, then looked at Qian Qingshu and said: "Qingshu, please invite the general in."
Li Yi reentered the meeting room, and Wang Shoufu said in a gentle tone: "Is there anything else?"
Li Yi hesitated for a moment and said: "Has Chen Ying arrived in the capital?"
Wang Shoufu recalled a little and remembered who Chen Ying was, shook his head and said: "No, what else is there? "
It seems that he won't be that fast.......Li Yi immediately showed indignation:
"Except for the food and grass brought when we went on the expedition, the logistics troops never sent food and grass support again. The army was fighting in the enemy, but the Three States Revenue Department cut off our supply. After we withdrew, we questioned the officials of the Three States Revenue Department and found out that the military food was gone. "
As soon as these words came out, the faces of the university scholars present changed drastically, and Qian Qingshu stood up.
Wang Shoufu tapped the table with his fingers, and his tone became more urgent:
"What do you mean the military food is gone? Where is the food and grass that was escorted to the border before the army went on the expedition? Didn't the Three States Revenue Department count it? Didn't you count it? Where is the escort officer? Where is the food and grass supervisor? "
What is the most important thing in a war?
Food and grass are the first. Ten thousand people, people eat and horses chew. If there is no food and grass, there will be mutiny.
"We naturally sent people to count, but when we withdrew, we found that the food and grass were gone. They had been secretly transported away. The officials in charge of escort and food and grass transportation were missing.
"Chen Ying questioned the officials of the Ministry of Revenue, and those dog officials only said that they were acting on orders, and said nothing else. So... Chen Ying chopped them all in anger."
Li Yi lowered his head and said all this.
Boom!
It was like a thunderbolt, and the university scholars were shaken.
"Acting on orders, whose orders did he follow? Whose orders did he follow?! Then, that Chen Ying... who told him to chop people, he chopped people, who should we ask?
"Reckless man, damn reckless man! "
Qian Qingshu, who had a bad temper, was furious.
Only Wang Shoufu sat there motionless, silent for a long time. When the ministers had almost finished arguing, he silently picked up the official hat at hand, put it on, and walked out slowly.
"I'm going to see the Supervisor. "
His voice was neither happy nor sad.
......
At this time, in the Ministry of War, the Minister of War was sitting in the hall, examining the contents of the report.
It recorded two things. First, the coalition forces of Yan and Kang attacked Yuyang Pass, but were defeated by Xu Qian'an alone. He killed ten thousand enemies and killed Yan Jun, and the coalition forces were defeated!
Second, food and grass disappeared for no reason.
In addition to the report, there was also a handwritten letter from Zhang Kaitai, begging the Minister of War and other censors such as Zhang Xingying to help save Chen Ying.
Killing officials from the Ministry of Revenue was tantamount to mutiny.
Since ancient times, in mutiny, soldiers can be forgiven, but the leaders must die.
The Minister of War was promoted by Wei Yuan and was the backbone of the Wei Party.
The Minister of War pondered for a long time, summoned his confidants, and said: "Leak the contents of the report, only say one, not the other. "
The matter of grain and grass has not been determined yet, and it is of great importance, so it is not appropriate to disclose it now.
But Xu Qiyan's deeds can be spread, the purpose is to publicize the victory of this battle. Your Majesty is hesitant, isn't he unwilling to give Duke Wei a good reputation? Then he will give it a push.
......
Soon, Xu Qiyan's deeds of single-handedly resisting the two countries of Yan and Kang began to spread among the officials of the capital and the market under the promotion of "interested people".
In a high-end restaurant in the inner city, a group of officials from the capital entered together.
After entering the private room, ordering wine and food, and talking about it, a Beijing official said after a few drinks:
"Just now, a good friend in the Ministry of War learned the news that the day before yesterday, the coalition forces of the two countries of Yan and Kang gathered 80,000 elite troops to attack Yuyang Pass."
The faces of his colleagues changed drastically: "Xiangzhou fell?"
"No, no. "
The official waved his hand, looked around at everyone, and said vividly: "Xu Yinluo happened to be there. He killed more than 20,000 enemy soldiers with one sword, including the commander of Kangguo. He even killed Yan Jun."
"Nonsense, eat more food, drink less, and talk drunkenly." Colleagues did not believe it.
"This is absolutely true. You will know about such a big thing sooner or later, why should I lie to you. Is Su's reputation not worth money?"
"What happened? Tell me quickly..."
Outside the private room, the waiter heard it clearly, and immediately ran downstairs, flushed with excitement, and went to find the shopkeeper.
"Shopkeeper, shopkeeper, something big happened."
The shopkeeper behind the counter changed his face: "Are there customers fighting?"
The waiter waved his hands repeatedly, then danced and shouted: "80,000 coalition forces from the Yan and Kang countries attacked the border, but were killed by Xu Yinluo alone. Even Yan Jun died."
The noisy restaurant lobby was instantly silent.
........
A brothel.
"Have you heard that Xu Yinluo single-handedly resisted 100,000 troops from the Yan and Kang countries at the border of Xiangzhou and killed them all."
"Isn't Xu Yinluo in the capital?"
"Who told him that he was in the capital? This is confidential information from the court. I only know about this because a relative of mine is an official in the court. A full 100,000 troops, my goodness, the pile of corpses is higher than the city wall."
......
At the entrance of the alley.
Someone shouted loudly: "Everyone listen to me, I'm going to tell you an exciting story next. You can disbelieve it, but I can guarantee that every word is true."
"What's the matter?"
Pedestrians stopped to watch.
The shouter announced: "Yesterday, Xu Yinluo was at Yuyang Pass, and he alone resisted the Wushen Cult's 150,000 troops. One strike was 10,000. After 15 strikes, the enemy army was wiped out."
"Are you serious?" A passerby didn't believe it.
"I've heard about it, but it was said that there were 200,000 troops, not 150,000. Don't discredit Xu Yinluo's achievements."
"Hey, wasn't it 250,000?"
"Is this a rumor?"
"What rumor? If it was Xu Yinluo, he would definitely be able to do it. Have you forgotten? Last year in Yunzhou, Xu Yinluo alone resisted 20,000 rebels and put down the rebellion with his own strength."
People in the crowd kept speaking out.
The news spread quickly among the people in the capital.
The people in the capital were happy to hear it, and their faces showed "It's worthy of him". Some people were excited and thought that God bless Dafeng.
Some people were worried and thought that if Xu Yinluo continued like this, the world would not tolerate him anymore. He would go to heaven, and Dafeng could not bear this loss.
......
The palace.
The prince was stunned when he heard the first-hand news from his trusted officials. The degree of shock in his heart was no less than that of Wei Yuan's death in battle.
After hearing the news, his first reaction was to find Lin'an.
The prince had already noticed that Lin'an and Xu Qi'an had feelings for each other during the Fufei case. Especially his sister who didn't know the treacherous human heart, it was not an exaggeration to say that she was deeply in love with him.
As Xu Qi'an showed more and more ability, the prince felt very complicated. On the one hand, he had offended his father and was doomed to die.
On the other hand, he was so useful that the prince felt that if he recruited Xu to his side, his throne would be more stable.
Apart from anything else, if a top martial artist with a high level of cultivation was loyal to him, at least he would be safe.
Now, the prince is more and more convinced of this fact.
After leaving the East Palace, he soon came to Shaoyin Garden, which was not far away. At the notice of the guards, he saw his sister in a red dress in the back garden.
Her face is round and white, her facial features are delicate, and her watery peach eyes always give people a feeling of affection. She is charming but not coquettish, and she is charming but not frivolous.
As a brother and sister, the prince has a natural immunity to Lin'an's beauty, but at this moment, he only thinks that Lin'an's beauty and inner charm are really an excellent weapon.
"How come you have time to come to me, brother prince?"
Lin'an sat in the pavilion, enjoying the autumn scenery, looking back and smiling.
The prince strode in and said with a hearty smile: "I'm here to share a big thing with my sister."
He told Xu Qian'an about his feat in Yuyang Pass.
After a pause, she asked tentatively: "Lin'an, Xu Qian'an is a rare talent. What do you think of him?"
Although his words may be suspected of using his sister to win people's hearts, as a prince, this is basic operation.
Lin'an was stunned, and his beautiful oval face was expressionless for a long time.
After a long time, she whispered: "He went to the northeast border..."
"Yes, one person broke through the formation, killed ten thousand people, and scared away fifty thousand enemy troops. This is a rare feat in the history of Dafeng." The prince said excitedly.
Lin'an just felt distressed. What made him rush to the border from afar and fight in the front?
Wei Yuan's death must have been a big blow to him.
When you like someone, the first thing you consider is always his joys and sorrows, not the glory and brilliance he brings.
Of course, Lin'an also heard his heart pounding.
That man already has the ability to overthrow the Heavenly Palace and bring the princess of heaven to the mortal world.
........
In the military quarters where the Imperial Sword Guards were, Xu Pingzhi received congratulations from his colleagues and superiors.
"Congratulations, Lord Xu. The Xu family is truly a loyal family. Erlang followed the army to the battle, and Dalang defended the border alone and made great contributions."
"If you ask me, Lord Xu has a good vision. He saw that Xu Yinluo was a martial arts genius with natural talent."
"Yes, yes, I used to secretly curse Lord Xu for not being a son."
There is no need to say this, you vulgar warrior... Xu Pingzhi responded with a complicated smile.
.......
Observatory.
Wang Zhenwen, dressed in a scarlet robe, climbed onto the Bagua platform. As far as he could remember, he had climbed onto the top of the Observatory no more than five times.
He also met the Supervisor no more than five times. This patron saint of Dafeng, a god who had watched the world for five hundred years, was clearly in the mortal world, but he found himself out of it.
Since Wang Zhenwen entered the court as an official, the only time he really saw the Supervisor intervene in the government was when he forced Emperor Yuan Jing to issue a self-criticism edict.
What are you thinking about?... Wang Zhenwen sighed, and then said:
"Is your disciple... not well?"
Not far away, Yang Qianhuan squatted there, with his back to the two of them, and kept muttering. Wang Zhenwen vaguely heard a few words:
"I'm not jealous, I'm not jealous... Damn Xu Ningyan, Damn Xu Ningyan, Damn Xu Ningyan..."
"Don't pay attention."
The immortal Supervisor seemed to choke.
Wang Zhenwen nodded, told the story of the two reports, and bowed, saying, "Please teach me, Supervisor."
The first report was about Wei Yuan's death in battle, and the second report was about food and grass.
The Supervisor had his back to him, holding a wine glass in his hand, and chuckled, "Master Prime Minister, do you think that in Dafeng, who can cut off the food and grass of a hundred thousand troops?"