Nightwatcher

"Didn't Wei Yuan just capture the main altar of the Witch God Sect? Didn't he dig through the hinterland of Yan Kingdom?"

Qian Qingshu's eyes widened in shock.

According to the estimates of the princes, the Witch God Sect, which suffered heavy losses, is likely to swallow its anger and recharge its batteries.

Or, initially appease the people, repair the city, and then dispatch troops and generals, and these tasks will not be completed in a few months, or even half a year. .

The war broke out in the territory of the Witch God Sect, the people fled, the city fell, and even the main altar was captured and destroyed.

Post-war reconstruction, pacification and other matters are a long and troublesome process.

Who would have thought that in less than a month since Wei Yuan captured Jingshan City, Yankang and Kang would gather 80,000 troops to attack Yuyang Pass? !

This behavior that does not conform to the normal state of war made the few grand scholars present shocked, angry and at a loss.

Wang Zhenwen's face sank like water: "How is the battle going?"

After a pause, he changed his words: "How many cities were captured in Xiangzhou?"

The two countries have an allied force of 80,000, and the enemy is bound to give up their lives with the flames of revenge. It is conceivable that the morale of the border guards was low after Wei Yuan died in battle.

The numbers were very different, and Li Yi's return to Beijing and other information were telling Wang Zhenwen that Yuyang Pass had fallen, and the people of Xiangzhou were being trampled by iron cavalry.

This made the deep old chief assistant of the city mansion a little anxious, so that he couldn't sit still.

Hearing this, Li Yi smiled instinctively, and a trace of admiration flashed in his eyes.

He laughed. Zhao Tingfang and the others looked a little dull, and then they heard Li Yi say:

"Fortunately, Xu Yinluo was there at the time, and he helped us block the enemy army almost by himself."

Hearing this, the Grand Scholars instinctively breathed a sigh of relief. Given Xu Qi'an's ability to handle affairs in the past, he can always solve things, no matter through violence or other extreme means.

Immediately felt that something was wrong, Xu Qi'an's level of cultivation, where did the words "one person's strength" come from?

Wang Zhenwen frowned slightly, and asked her own doubts.

Li Yidao: "Xu Yinluo cut through the enemy army alone, killed more than 10,000 enemy soldiers, killed Kang Guo's commander Su Gudu Hongxiong, and beheaded Yan Lord Nurheja among thousands of troops."

Listening to Li Yi's eloquent talk, the Grand Scholars were all stunned, and the same expressions froze on their old faces.

The tea cup that Wang Shoufu was holding was slowly tilted, and the hot tea flowed again, and then he woke up so hot that he almost trembled.

"true?!"

Wang Shoufu heard his voice trembling.

"I don't dare to lie about the military situation. I have already sent the report to the Ministry of War. I have been entrusted by Commander Zhang to come here. I hope that Lord Shoufu and all of you can make a decision as soon as possible and send reinforcements to the border of the three states." Li Yidao .

Wang Shoufu nodded slowly, and said, "Go and wait outside, I'll discuss it for a while."

After Li Yi left, the meeting room was silent for a moment.

In the minds of all the scholars, the figure of the little gong in the year of Jingcha appeared invariably. At that time, he was just a small person who jumped up and down relying on Wei Yuan's favor.

Now that Wei Yuan died in battle, he has become a legendary figure who can stand alone.

Things are different.

Zhao Tingfang said with emotion:

"Unexpectedly, he has grown to this point. It can be as short as five years or as long as ten years. It is not a problem to replace King Zhenbei and become the number one martial artist in Dafeng."

Nearly 10,000 enemies were killed under the city, and Nurheja, the Lord of Yan, was beheaded with a single blow.

With this credit alone, it is no problem to be named Marquis.

It's a pity that such a person cut off his waist badge at the beginning and no longer serves as an official.

The hot-tempered Qian Qingshu snorted coldly:

"Your Majesty completely broke with him for the sake of King Huai and the face of the royal family. It is impossible for him to enter the court as an official again. Moreover, with Xu Qi'an's character, even if His Majesty let the past go, he will never return to the court."

What a pity, what a pity!

Huagaidian University scholar whispered: "After Wei Yuan dies, he may leave the capital."

The Grand Maesters fell silent.

Qian Qingshu slapped the table, his lips parted, but he didn't swear those two words after all.

Wang Shoufu glanced at his close friend and changed the topic: "I didn't expect that the Witch God's revenge came so quickly, which is unreasonable."

Chen Qi, a scholar of the Jianji Palace, thought for a moment: "Nurheja may be dazzled by hatred, but Kang Guo is not, and there are high-level wizards from the Witch God Sect on him.

"Jingguo fought in the northern border, and Yanguo suffered heavy losses and urgently needed to rest, so Kangguo's troops were well preserved. Such a surge may be able to succeed for a while, but once Dafeng reacts and dispatches troops, it will be difficult for Yanguo. As far as the country is concerned, there will be a risk of destroying the country.”

The current situation is that the Jing Kingdom in the north is restrained by monsters, the main altar of Jingshan City has fallen, and the middle and low-level wizards have suffered heavy casualties.

As long as Dafeng gritted his teeth and fought another big battle with the Witch God Cult, Yan Kingdom would be in danger of being destroyed, and Kang Kingdom would not be much better.

Therefore, Wang Shoufu proposed to transfer troops from various states, but was rejected by Emperor Yuan Jing.

University scholar Chen Qi looked around at the crowd: "Then what is the reason that made them invade the south recklessly?"

"Perhaps the supervisor can tell me." Wang Shoufu said in a deep voice, then looked at Qian Qingshu and said, "Qingshu, invite that general in."

Li Yi re-entered the conference hall, Wang Shoufu said in a gentle tone, "What else is there?"

Li Yi hesitated for a moment, and said, "Did Chen Ying arrive in the capital?"

Wang Shoufu recalled briefly, remembered who Chen Ying was, shook his head and said, "No, what else is going on here?"

It seems that he is not so fast. Li Yi suddenly showed indignation:

"Except for the food and grass that we brought during the expedition, the logistical force never sent food and grass for support. The army was fighting against the enemy, but the Sanzhou Household Department cut off our supplies. After we withdrew, we asked the officials of the Sanzhou Household Department to question us. I know the rations are gone."

As soon as this remark came out, the faces of the academicians present changed drastically, and Qian Qingshu stood up abruptly.

Wang Shoufu quickly tapped the table with his fingers, and his tone became more urgent:

"What does it mean that the army rations are gone? What about the grain and grass that was escorted to the border before the army went out? Didn't the Sanzhou household department count? Didn't you count? Where's the escort officer? Where's the grain and grass supervision?"

What is the most important thing in fighting?

Grain ranks first, with 100,000 people eating horses and chewing horses, if there is no food, they will mutiny.

"Of course we sent someone to do an inventory, but when we got back, we found that the grain and grass were gone and had already been smuggled away. The officials in charge of the escort and grain and grass transportation were missing.

"Chen Ying asked the officials of the household department to question them. Those dog officials only said that they followed orders, and they didn't say anything else. So... Chen Ying chopped them all down in a fit of anger."

Li Yi lowered his head and finished all this.

boom!

Like five thunderclaps, the Grand Scholars shook their bodies.

"Following orders, whose order? Whose order?! Then, that Chen Ying. Who told him to cut everyone? If he cut people, who should we ask?

"Reckless, damned reckless!"

The irritable Qian Qingshu went crazy with anger.

Only Wang Shoufu sat still and remained silent for a long time. When the quarrel between the scholars was almost over, he silently picked up the official hat on his side, 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 yamen of the Ministry of War, the Minister of the Ministry of War sat in the hall, examining the contents of the Tang newspaper.

There are two things recorded above. First, the coalition forces of Yankang and Kang attacked Yuyang Pass, and they were defeated by Xu Qi'an alone. They killed thousands of enemies and Lord Yan, and the coalition forces were defeated!

Second, food and grass disappeared for no reason.

In addition to the Tang Bao, there is also a handwritten letter from Zhang Kaitai, imploring the Shangshu of the Ministry of War and Zhang Xingying and other censors to help rescue Chen Ying.

Killing the officials of the Ministry of Households has become like a mutiny.

Since ancient times, mutiny can be forgiven by soldiers, but the leader must die.

The Minister of the Ministry of War was single-handedly promoted by Wei Yuan, and he was the backbone of the Wei Party.

The Minister of the Ministry of War pondered for a long time, summoned his confidants, and said: "Let the contents of the pond newspaper be leaked, and only talk about one, not the other."

The matter of food and grass has not yet been settled, and it is of great importance, so it is not appropriate to disclose it now.

But Xu Qi'an's deeds can be spread, the purpose is to publicize the victory of this battle. Isn't Your Majesty hesitant, isn't he unwilling to give Duke Wei a posthumous name? Then he will push.

Soon, the deeds of Xu Qi'an alone blocking the Yankang two countries began to spread among the officials in Beijing and the market under the impetus of "people with good intentions".

In a high-end restaurant in the inner city, a group of Beijing officials entered together.

After entering the private room, ordering food and wine, talking about it, a Beijing official said after a few drinks:

"Just now a friend of the Ministry of War heard the news that the day before yesterday, the coalition forces of Yankang and Kangzhou assembled 80,000 elite troops to attack Yuyang Pass."

The faces of the colleagues changed drastically: "Has Xiangzhou fallen?"

"No no."

The Beijing official waved his hand, looked around at the crowd, and said vividly: "It so happened that Xu Yinluo was present, and he killed more than 20,000 enemy troops and the commander-in-chief of the Kang Kingdom. He even beheaded Lord Yan."

"Nonsense, eat more food, drink less, and talk drunk." Colleagues don't believe it.

"This matter is absolutely true. You will know about such a big matter sooner or later. Why am I lying to you. Is Su's reputation worthless?"

"What's going on, tell me quickly"

Outside the private room, the waiter could hear clearly, and immediately ran downstairs, blushing with excitement, and went to find the shopkeeper.

"The shopkeeper, the shopkeeper, something big happened."

The face of the shopkeeper behind the counter changed: "Is there a customer fighting?"

Xiao Er waved his hands again and again, then danced and said loudly: "The 80,000 coalition forces of Yankang and Kang attacked the big border, and they were all killed by Xu Yinluo alone. Even Lord Yan died."

The noisy restaurant lobby was instantly silent.

A certain fence.

"Have you heard that Xu Yinluo alone blocked the 100,000 troops from Yankang and Kangzhou on the border of Xiangzhou, and killed not a single one?"

"Isn't Xu Yinluo in the capital?"

"Who told him that he was in the capital? This is the imperial court's confidential information. I only know about it because a relative is an official in the imperial court. There is a whole army of 100,000, my good guy, the corpses are piled up higher than the city wall."

Alley mouth.

Someone yelled loudly: "Everyone listen to me, I'm going to talk about an exciting event next, you don't have to believe it, but I can guarantee that everything is true."

"What's up?"

Pedestrians stopped to watch.

The yeller announced: "Yesterday, Xu Yinluo was at Yuyang Pass. He single-handedly defended against a 150,000-strong army of the Witch God Cult. One cut was 10,000. After fifteen cuts, the enemy army was wiped out."

"Is this really true?" Some pedestrians didn't believe it.

"I've heard that too, but it's said that there are 200,000 troops, not 150,000. You don't want to discredit Xu Yinluo's achievements."

"Hey, isn't it two hundred and fifty thousand?"

"Is this a rumor?"

"What rumors? If it was Xu Yinluo, he would definitely be able to do it. You forgot? Last year in Yunzhou, Xu Yinluo alone blocked 20,000 rebels and quelled the rebellion by himself."

In the crowd, people kept making noises.

The news was spread to ten, ten to hundreds, and spread rapidly among the people in the capital.

The common people in Beijing liked to hear it, and they had expressions of "he deserves to be him".

Some people were frowning, thinking that if Xu Yinluo continued like this, the world would no longer tolerate him, and he was going to heaven, and Dafeng couldn't bear the loss.

royal palace.

The crown prince was dumbfounded when he heard the first-hand news from the confidant officials, and his shock was no less than when he heard that Wei Yuan died in battle.

After hearing the news, his first reaction was to go to Lin'an.

The fact that Lin'an and Xu Qi'an were in love with each other was already noticed by the prince when he was involved in the case of Concubine Fu. Especially his younger sister, who doesn't know the sinister heart, it's not an exaggeration to say that his love is deeply rooted.

As Xu Qi'an's ability became stronger and stronger, the prince's mood was extremely complicated. On the one hand, he offended his father and was doomed to die.

On the other hand, he was so easy to use that the prince felt that if he recruited Xu under his command, his throne would be more secure.

Among other things, if a peak martial artist with a high cultivation base is devoted to him wholeheartedly, then at least he will be safe and sound.

Now, the prince is increasingly convinced of this fact.

After leaving the East Palace, he soon came to Shaoyin Garden not far away. Under the notice of the guards, he saw his sister in a red dress in the back garden.

Her face is round and fair, her facial features are as exquisite as engraved, and her pair of watery peach blossom eyes always give people a feeling of affection, charming but not flirtatious, and she is full of charm but not frivolous.

As brothers and sisters, the prince is naturally immune to Lin'an's beauty, but at this moment, he only feels that Lin'an's beauty and inner charm are really an excellent weapon.

"Brother Prince, why come to me when you have time?"

Lin'an sat in the gazebo, admiring the autumn scenery, looking back and smiling at Bai Meisheng.

The prince stepped inside and said with a hearty smile, "Come and share a big event with my sister."

He told about Xu Qi'an's feat at Yuyang Pass.

After a pause, he tentatively said: "Lin'an, Xu Qi'an is really a rare and outstanding talent, what do you think of him?"

Although what he said was suspected of using his sister to win people's hearts, as a prince, this was a basic operation.

Lin'an was stunned, her beautiful oval face remained expressionless for a long time.

After a long time, she whispered, "He's gone to the northeast border."

"That's right, one person dug the formation, beheaded 10,000 people, and scared off 50,000 enemy troops, a rare feat in the annals of Dafeng." The prince excitedly said.

Lin'an only felt distressed, what made him rush all the way to the border, and take the lead in fighting?

Wei Yuan's death must have hit him hard.

When you like someone, the first thing you consider is always his emotions, not because of the glory and brilliance he brings.

Of course, at the same time, Lin'an heard his heart beating wildly.

That man already has the ability to challenge the heavenly palace and bring the princess of the heavens down to earth.

In the barracks where Yu Daowei was located, Xu Pingzhi received congratulations from his colleagues and superiors.

"Congratulations to Mr. Xu, the Xu family is really a loyal family, Erlang went out with the army, Dalang guarded the border alone, and made great contributions."

"If you want me to say, Master Xu has a better vision. He has long seen that Xu Yinluo is a martial arts wizard with the talent of heaven."

"Yes, yes, it's a pity that I used to secretly scold Mr. Xu for not being a son of man."

Needless to say this sentence, you vulgar martial artist. Xu Pingzhi greeted with a complicated smile.

Observatory.

Wearing a scarlet robe, Wang Zhenwen stepped onto the Eight Diagrams Platform. In his memory, the number of times he climbed to the top of the Star Observation Tower was no more than five times.

The number of times he saw the prisoner was also no more than five times. The patron saint of Dafeng, who had been watching the immortals in the world for five hundred years, was obviously in the world of mortals, but found out that he had left the world of mortals.

Ever since Wang Zhenwen entered the court as an official, the only one who really saw the prisoner interfering in the government was the last time he forced Emperor Yuan Jing to issue an imperial edict.

What exactly are you thinking in your heart? Wang Zhenwen sighed, and then said:

"Lingtu, but are you unwell?"

Not far away, Yang Qianhuan squatted there, with his back to the two of them, chanting non-stop, Wang Zhenwen vaguely heard a few words:

"I'm not jealous, I'm not jealous of the hateful Xu Ningyan, the hateful Xu Ningyan, the hateful Xu Ningyan"

"Never mind."

The immortal supervisor seemed to choke.

Wang Zhenwen nodded, told the story of the two pond newspapers, bowed and said, "Please teach me."

The first pond report was about Wei Yuan's death in battle, and the second pond report was about grain and grass.

The prisoner turned his back to him, twisted the wine glass in his hand, and said with a light smile: "Master Shoufu thinks, who can break the food and grass of a hundred thousand troops with this great service?"

PS: It's later but arrives, change first and then change.