Realm of Power

After receiving the report of the Lu Family Army's disastrous defeat, Fatty was just surprised for a moment before placing this masterpiece on the table, which represented the first alliance between the civil and military factions of the Central and Asian courts.

"Isn't your Majesty surprised? The Lu family's night attack suddenly suffered such a disastrous defeat. Sixty thousand troops attacked the Aden Army's forwards at night, and actually killed forty thousand people. To be honest, if it hadn't been confirmed, I couldn't believe it was true. No matter how weak the Lu family's army is, it can't be like this!" Li Yuehua, who sent the information, looked at the emperor with a strange face. She believed that the emperor, who had experienced many battles, had the final say in matters like this on the battlefield.

"Should it be a surprise?"

Sure enough, the emperor did not disappoint her. He closed a document in his hand, shrugged his shoulders, and curled his lips in disdain. For him, this matter was really normal." Luzhou, as the Central and Eastern Court and the The core of the connection between the southern provinces and the place where southern taxes must pass. The Zhongbia court spent so much food to redeem Luzhou from the Aden people. How much do you think it is possible to return to the Lu family? " "This... shouldn't be willing to be returned to the Lu family," Li Yuehua said to himself with an unexpected surprise on his face.

A weird smile appeared on the corner of the emperor's mouth, he stretched out a finger and tapped on the report, and said slowly, "Since the Long family became independent, the Lu family has become the representative of local power. With the example of the Long family, In the past, one can imagine how dazzling the Lu family was to the Zhongbia court. During the Deyang battle between the empire and Zhongbia, the Lu family displeased Tang Yu, who had just taken over the military power, because of their unruliness. As for the fact that after the empire withdrew, the Lu family's 60,000-strong army was still stranded in Deyang. After the Aden army was able to land, it quickly defeated the Lu family's headquarters in Luzhou, where the main force was away. To a certain extent, this was the same as the mistake of the Central and Asian courts. It cannot be separated from the relationship. If it were not for the deliberate detention of the Zhongbia Court, the Lu family would never be in the tragic situation where the camp was destroyed. How much trust would the Lu family still have in the Zhongbia Court? " "I'm afraid there won't be any points left!"

There was a wry smile on Li Yuehua's pretty face, which was funny to say. The Southwest Long family suddenly withdrew, and the Central and Asian military was panicked. As Tang Yu, as a confidant of the Central and Asian emperor, took over the military power, he must use thunderous means to suppress the establishment of all parties. With his own authority, looking at the local power, is there any bigger enemy than the Lu family? The Lu family obviously felt this and were not willing to be dragged out as an example in vain, so they took advantage of the opportunity of the imperial army to suppress Deyang and clashed with Tang Yu many times, hoping to weaken his influence. It was best to force this Tang Yu Go back to Xinjing, China

This is an internal struggle within the Central and African military, and also a confrontation between the central and local warlords of the Central and African courts.

Originally, the Lu family believed that the empire was strong and had never failed since entering China, and the terrain in Deyang was not defensible, so a mere Tang Yu was nothing! As long as the resistance failed, Tang Yu would be discredited. Who knew that the empire suddenly withdrew its troops? Tang Yu won in vain without a battle in Deyang. Internally, he promoted the huge momentum of the Sino-Belgian army's defeat of the empire, which immediately made this original The little-known confidant of the emperor suddenly became a famous general comparable to the head of the Long family. In this situation, even the Lu family had to bow their heads. Tang Yu, taking advantage of the victory in the Battle of Deyang, would naturally not let go of what he wanted. Calculate your own Lu family

Forcing the Lu family's 60,000 troops to stay on the front line in Deyang was for the whole of Central Asia to see. Sure enough, the local forces suddenly became honest. Who knew they would encounter the Aden people landing at Liucheng Port, and then they would attack Luzhou and defeat them. In the Lu family's base camp, the south was shaken and war was spreading. At this moment, Tang Yu himself might have regretted it.

Originally, they just wanted to establish their authority. After suppressing the Lu family, they released them. Who knew that they would turn the Lu family into mortal enemies? That's why they were even more afraid to transfer the main force of the Lu family back. Once the Lu family returned to Luzhou , is the dragon returning to the sea. With the Long family in front, who dares to say that the Lu family will not be the second Long family.

If this is the case, Li Yuehua's delicate body trembled slightly, as if she thought of something, and she suddenly took a breath of cold air. She covered her lips with her white fingers, and her short black satin-like shoulder-length hair was neatly gathered on her shoulders, letting that Zhang Qingli's unparalleled face is even more delicate. What is different from the past is that today, the bright red on her plain lips makes her pale skin more transparent and pure, but it also adds a vitality and vitality. "Your Majesty means that the Lu family The disastrous defeat was probably not only due to poor combat power, but also because the Zhongbia court was betraying the Lu family. "You're not too stupid!"

The fat man rolled his eyes speechlessly. "Since the Zhongbia Court does not want to return Luzhou to the Lu family, the best way is to directly abolish the Lu family's military strength. The Zhongbia Court may not have such power, but the Aden people do, and the Zhongbia Court Tang Tang joined forces with the Aden people, and with the combat capability of 200,000 Aden troops, it is not unusual to kill 40,000 Lu family troops in one night, whether by calculation or not. It is really surprising that you still need to think about such a simple and obvious thing for so long. I'm disappointed"

Li Yuehua was obviously still deeply shocked by the fat man's glare.

After all, the Lu family is also the army of Zhongbia. Although it is disappointed with the court, it is far from the level of rebellion. Moreover, for the Zhongbia court, which is already short of military strength, the Lu family's 60,000 The war army is definitely not always a dispensable force. Just because of fear and just speculation, the Lu family's 60,000-strong army was brutally strangled by the 200,000-year-old Aden army. If such a thing is told, I am afraid that the entire Central Plains will be affected. Bia will be shocked! Even though she was completely disappointed with the Zhongbia court, she could not help but feel a surge of anger in her heart. The court's scheming was really chilling.

She could see that report, it was extremely tragic.

Nearly 40,000 of the 60,000 Lu family's troops died in the battle that night. Eight of the Lu family's generals alone and more than 50 officers were killed. Most of the most elite Lu's army was lost. It can be said to be a real "heavy loss." Forty thousand people died in the battle. Among them, more than 15,000 were killed on land, while the remaining 20,000 were injured by arrows and washed away by the current when they retreated to cross the river. They were set up by the Aden Army downstream of Lujia. They dragged all the hooked nets ashore and killed them, and then threw their bodies into the Lujiang River, so that the entire fifty-mile stretch of the Lujiang River was the color of human blood. This move by the Zhongbia court was indeed cruel. After this, the Lu family army In the first battle, not only was their strength greatly damaged, but they were also labeled as disobeying military orders. Since they no longer had the strength to take Luzhou back from the court, the Zhongbia court naturally took over Luzhou! "This time, no matter how you calculate it, it's all the fault of the Lu family. This is where the other party is so clever!"

The fat man clearly saw what she was thinking. He sighed and said, "The Zhongbia court gave the order to the Lu family to give way and did not let the Lu family attack the Yaden people. It was the Lu family who went to attack the Yaden people. Now It's hard to be beaten like this One can still blame the Zhongbia court, but at this moment, the remarks that the Lu family did not allow military orders and went out without permission and suffered a disastrous defeat have already spread throughout the streets and alleys of Xinjing, Zhongbia. In terms of comments, Lu The family has been completely nailed and there is no way to stand up.”

The fat man paused for a moment, took out a piece of information from the drawer on the table, and handed it to Li Yuehua in front of him. "And news just came from Xinjing. The Central and Asian Courts announced the order to recruit talents yesterday morning, requiring five-level officials from all over the country. Each of the above families recommends ten members of the family to participate in the examination held in the center of the court. I believe you should know what this means! "

"At this time, we will hold a talent competition!"

Hearing this name, Li Yuehua's face couldn't help but change.

Zhongbia adopts a nine-grade selection system. Officials are only selected from the richest families. The so-called examination is just a formality. The real decision is the recommendation from the big family, which is the so-called meritocracy. Generally, the time is not fixed. , but the central court organizes them according to needs. This is equivalent to the central court firmly holding the power to appoint officials.

Under normal circumstances, it would not be a big deal if the Zhongbia court held the "Examination of Talents" this time. After all, the biggest enemy, the Yelu family, has ceased war. After experiencing the impact of refugees, the southern regions have gradually stabilized, and there are still more openings in the mountainous areas of the south. A large area has been expanded, and local officials are urgently needed to fill the gap.

Moreover, the "examination of talents" is also a method used by the Central Court of China and Biya to win over local forces.

But if the "Examination for Promoting Talents" is placed in the context of the Lu family being severely damaged and the Aden army marching north along the Aden route, it is a completely different matter. What is the difference between the so-called promotion of talents and forcing local nobles to send hostages! Li Yuehua shook his head with a wry smile, a look of death on his beautiful face, and returned the report to the emperor.

"Speaking of which, it was I, Li Clan, who proposed the Examination for Talents in the first place. It was to give local sects a chance to be promoted in a court where high-ranking sects gather. I never thought that they would be taken advantage of by the Zhongbia court in this way. I am looking for death." , it’s no one’s fault.”

Looking at Li Yuehua's pretty back, the fat man stuffed the report back into the drawer. It seemed certain that after jointly defrauding the Lu family, the Zhongbia court finally started to take action against local clans. Tang civil and military forces joined forces to suppress the Lu family on the surface, but in fact it was to frighten forces in other places. The Aden Army marched north, and the northward route was It is not up to the Zhongbia Court to decide which way the Zhongbia Court chooses to go. For the Zhongbia Court, this is a good opportunity to kill someone with a borrowed knife. For the people of Aden, this is an opportunity they will never let go. The opportunity to make a fortune has passed, and what the Yading Army has done, Luzhou has already put it there, and now it releases the "Examination for Talents", which is obviously a message that Shunchang will die!

An imperial guard in black uniform walked in with a report, "Your Majesty, this is from Beijing, China!" The fat man took it and took a look, his eyes flashed sharply,

Dijing West Road Pier,

The early morning sun shines on the water of the river, creating a rippling golden color. The weather in Dijing in early winter has turned cold. In the early morning, there is still a layer of pale white mist floating on the water of the river. A Chinese and Libyan merchant ship floats along the river. The water comes in, and the square, flat bow does not have a deep draft. Driven by the sail, the hull seems to be gliding on the lake.

A middle-aged man wearing a Zhongbia robe came out of the cabin and glanced at the dock in front of him with complicated eyes. His lips were slightly opened, obviously he was surprised, and he couldn't help but let out a cry in his heart, it was simply too much. It’s so big. Even in the heyday of the Central Asian Empire, this river terminal where the three rivers converge has never been so huge. The original width of the river was only thirty or forty years old. meters wide, and a hundred meters on the inner curved pier is considered large. However, the pier in front has completely changed its appearance. The entire river has been dug out more than twice, and the water is so vast that it unexpectedly expanded into a Coming from a large lake, the continuous berths are almost invisible at a glance. The masts of merchant ships docked on the piers are like patches of forest, blocking the view ahead.

"Brother Bai, I am able to come back smoothly this time. I would like to thank Brother Bai for escorting me all the way. As a landlord, I would like to ask Brother Bai not to refuse tonight's banquet." Lu Yangyu stood on the bow of the ship in Tsing Yi and bowed towards the middle-aged man. He cupped his hands and looked at the familiar Dijing Pier in front of him. His eyes became hotter and hotter. He took a long breath and the depression in his heart suddenly disappeared.

Dijing West Road, I, Lu Yangyu, am back!

Lu Yangyu clenched his fingers suddenly, and a powerful aura spread from his body. The Zhongbia court had come to this point, so the culprit who originally led the imperial army to go south to occupy Huizhou would not be left in Xinjing. In this way, Only then can we say to the outside world that the Zhongbia court has released us, and the empire has no reason to continue. If we continue to occupy Huizhou, we should retreat to the north of the river, so that the Central and Asian courts can say that they are the righteous party, and can explain why they united with the brutal Aden Army to fight against the empire. Such a small move may have negative consequences for other countries. Maybe it's useful, but when it comes to the empire, it's a joke!

Even if it's a conspiracy, it still requires strength.

The Central and Asian courts have become too accustomed to using conspiracies, but they have forgotten the struggle between countries. To put it bluntly, it is still about who has the biggest fist, slaughtering the city and destroying the country, and what is justice under the iron cavalry? If verbal and written criticism could be effective, Central Asia would not have been massacred by the grassland army going south, so that the entire north of the river was completely lost. I am used to standing on the commanding heights of righteousness and pointing out the country. I really think that with righteousness in hand, I am invincible. Relying on talk to dominate the world, this is the traditional habit of civil servants in China and Belgium. I thought so at the beginning, but now I realize that talking about harming the country is really harmful to people and the country.

The Imperial Capital Pier is already crowded with people.

"Are you here yet?"

"It's coming soon, it should be coming soon!" Various comments

Carriages representing all parties in China and Biya stopped. The news that Imperial Bank Deacon Lu Yangyu returned to Dijing West Road was like a bomb dropped on Dijing West Road, which had just calmed down. It spread like a shock. After a night of bloodbath among the powerful families of China and Bia, the leaders of all the forces on Dijing West Road were on the dock. Waiting, the number of people suddenly reached thousands. Seeing Lu Yangyu's ship arriving, they immediately rushed over. How could such a good opportunity to be flattered be missed? Who doesn't know that Lu Yangyu is a deacon of the Imperial Bank, holding a Chinese currency? Asia Business has the power of life and death, and behind him stands the strong support of the imperial military.

"It's really lively!" The fat man looked through the window curtains of the carriage, raised his hand, handed a portrait out of the window, and said to the imperial guards in casual clothes outside, "Go to the third floor of the second floor of Lu Yangyu's ship." Check the cabin and bring this person over."