The Counterattack of the Villains

In the main bedroom of Prince Xin's Mansion, Zhu Youjian slowly opened his eyes and subconsciously stroked his arm.

At this time, he could still feel the dull pain in the place where he pinched just now, which meant that what happened in the dream just now was indeed true.

Zhu Youjian couldn't help but get excited. He sat up gently and whispered: "Master Li, Master Li, are you there?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Mu's voice rang in his mind: "I'm here. I've just made the maids and guards fall asleep. You wake up the princess and get dressed. I'll wait for you in the courtyard."

"Okay, I'll be here soon." Zhu Youjian responded and quickly shook the princess beside him: "My dear, my dear, wake up quickly."

Princess Zhou, who would become the benevolent and virtuous Queen Zhou, was soon shaken awake by him and asked in a daze: "Your Majesty, what's wrong?"

Zhu Youjian said excitedly: "Don't ask anything, change clothes quickly, don't call the servants, hurry up, hurry up."

After saying that, without waiting for the princess to get up, he jumped over her, jumped out of bed and started dressing himself.

He is not a pampered person who can open his mouth when he comes to wear clothes, and he doesn't even know how to put on clothes.

Seeing this, the princess finally woke up completely. She quickly got up and got out of bed. While helping Zhu Youjian organize his clothes, she asked: "My lord, what happened? Where are you going in the middle of the night?"

Zhu Youjian suppressed his excitement and said in a slightly pretentious manner: "I am going to save all the people from the fire and water and protect the Ming Dynasty."

"Ah?" The princess paused her hands, opened her mouth slightly, opened her eyes wide, and looked at Zhu Youjian blankly.

Seeing her stunned look, Zhu Youjian was really cute. He couldn't help but hold her pretty face and pecked her lips. Then he smiled and said: "My dear, don't be confused. You will know what to say in a moment."

It’s okay, let’s change clothes quickly.”

Princess Zhou was born weak and slender, but she had ice-cold muscles and jade bones, and was extremely beautiful.

Her appearance is described in history books as "the queen's face is like jade, she doesn't need to be painted, and her country is full of beauty".

The beauty of the country is the drunkenness of wine in the morning, the fragrant sky and the dyeing of clothes at night. The beauty of spring is drunk in the Dan scenery, and the bright moon asks about the date of return.

Although she is only sixteen years old now and has not yet fully grown up, she has already shown her unparalleled beauty and beauty.

After hearing what Zhu Youjian said, the princess stopped talking and quickly put on her clothes.

Seeing that Zhu Youjian was so eager, she no longer dressed up carefully. She just used a wooden comb to comb her hair smooth and tied it with a silk ribbon.

Anyway, she is naturally beautiful. Even if she doesn't put on any makeup and has a bare face, she is still graceful and beautiful.

Although this casual hair style makes her a little less elegant than a lady from a common family, it makes her a little more delicate like a little girl. It gives Zhu Youjian a different feeling.

After the princess had finished her preparations, Zhu Youjian couldn't wait to hold her little hand and quickly walked to the bedroom.

When he left the bedroom and went to the outer room, he saw the maid who was waiting at night lying on the ground, motionless.

The princess was startled and was about to speak when Zhu Youjian turned around and put a finger to her lips, making a silent gesture.

"Don't be afraid, they just fell asleep, it's okay."

The princess felt a little relieved after hearing this, but she was very curious about Zhu Youjian's mysterious behavior and didn't know what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd.

The two of them walked through the main room and opened the door, and immediately saw a white figure standing in the courtyard.

Lanterns were hung under the eaves around the courtyard, and it was not completely dark, so Zhu Youjian recognized Li Mu at a glance.

Although it happened in a dream, this dream was different from ordinary dreams, and Zhu Youjian remembered all the details clearly.

When Zhu Youjian pulled the princess to the front, Li Mu cupped his fists and said, "I have met the prince and the princess."

Zhu Youjian raised his hand and said, "No need to be too polite. We've kept Master Li waiting for a long time. Are we leaving now?"

Li Mu nodded and said, "It's not suitable to stay here for a long time. Let's leave now."

After saying this, Li Mu pointed his sword, and the flying sword was unsheathed, still turning into four handles just like in the dream.

"Ah, this, this, this is..." The princess was stunned again.

Li Mu stepped directly onto the flying sword in front of him. Zhu Youjian held the hilt of the sword with his familiar hands and raised his feet to stand on the flying sword at his feet. Then he turned back to the princess and said: "My beloved, come up quickly and hug my waist."

The princess said a little confused: "Your Majesty, where are we going? What is going on?"

Zhu Youjian said seriously: "We are going to Nandu. I will explain the details to you on the way. Come up now!"

Hearing what Zhu Youjian said, the princess stopped asking any more questions. He was her husband and her god. She would go wherever he went.

She first grabbed Zhu Youjian's waist, imitated his movements, and stood sideways on the flying sword.

After he stood firm, he changed his grasp to a hug, wrapped his arms around Zhu Youjian's waist, and pressed his little face against Zhu Youjian's back.

Zhu Youjian turned to Li Mu and asked, "Master Li, how long will it take to get to Nandu? I'm afraid the princess won't be able to stand."

He knew that when the sword was flying, a layer of protective magic would emit from the flying sword to protect them from falling and repel the strong wind.

However, while in the dream, he discovered that the flying sword was not flying very fast.

At that time, he was still sighing in his heart. The idea of ​​traveling to Beihai in the morning and staying in Cangwu in the evening seemed to be just a figment of the world's people who didn't understand the Sword Immortal.

Real sword flying is not that fast.

The trip to Nandu was two thousand miles away, and the princess was of fragile constitution, so he was afraid that she might not be able to hold on if she stood for too long.

Li Mu smiled and said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I didn't use full speed last time. After all, the distance is only so small. It only takes a cup of tea to get from the capital to Nandu. The princess will not be affected."

Zhu Youjian suddenly realized it, finally relaxed and said happily: "Then let's set off."

"Okay." Li Mu responded, and immediately made a seal with both hands. The flying sword immediately extended a thin layer of red spiritual light, forming an oval-shaped protective shield to protect the person.

Then it soared into the sky and turned into two red streams of light, flying towards the south.

Although she didn't feel a breath of wind, as she flew higher and higher and looked at the earth that was quickly moving away, the princess was so scared that she closed her eyes and felt that her legs were a little weak.

But Zhu Youjian didn't feel any discomfort at all, but was very excited.

Looking at the mountains that were quickly passing by under the moonlight, as well as the dotted lights in the city, Zhu Youjian felt very happy.

Slowly, he let go of the hand holding the sword hilt, and spread his arms as if flying.

At this time, the spiritual shield extended by the flying sword under his feet made him feel like walking on flat ground, and he would not fall even if he did not stand on the sword.

Riding a sword and riding the wind, carefree in the world, turned out to be such a refreshing feeling.

If you can become a swordsman yourself, what can you do if you are an emperor, let alone a prince?

However, the condition for Master Li to teach him the art of sword control was to be a good emperor, so he could only work hard to take care of the country first.

"Your Majesty, we are flying."

The princess was not afraid of heights. After getting over the initial discomfort, she finally dared to open her eyes and was surrounded by the refreshing feeling of flying with a sword.

Being able to fly freely is the dream of almost all human beings. Who has never dreamed that he is flying since he was a child?

Both Zhu Youjian and the princess once flew freely while dreaming, but now, this dream has become reality.

"Haha, yes, we are flying, but now we are being carried by others. One day, I will fly by myself."

The princess said happily: "Then I also want to fly with the prince."

"Okay, let's fly together."

Looking at the loving couple, Li Mu smiled knowingly.

Although Li Mu has multiple women in some worlds, those are special circumstances, and in most worlds they end up with one woman.

He himself prefers a life-long relationship. When the young couple become a couple, I believe Zhu Youjian will no longer be interested in other women.

Anyway, among the emperors of the Ming Dynasty, it’s not like there were only one emperor who was a woman.

Zhu Youtang, Emperor Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty, had only one Queen Zhang in his life and no other women.

Since there is already a precedent, I believe that Zhu Youjian only has one Queen Zhou, and no one will say anything.

…

An island covered with peach blossoms, flying cranes and spiritual beasts.

Five people from Zheng Zha, three from Fu Tianchou and his daughter, three from Zuo Qianhu, plus dozens of military attachés wearing helmets and carrying armor, were sitting around a peach forest.

This is another dream created by Zheng Zha. He connected the spirits of related people and pulled them into the same dream.

Those dozens of military attachés were officials at all levels of the Nanzhili Capital Command and Envoys Department. In addition to officials from the Capital Command and Envoys Department (equivalent to the headquarters), there were also the commanders and envoys of various garrison posts.

Zuo Qianhu sighed: "You really have magical methods, and you can actually make people see you in dreams. I admire you."

Fu Tianchou agreed: "Yes, discussing matters in this dreamland is extremely safe. No one can spy on it."

Zheng Zha smiled and said: "It is with this in mind that I will use such methods. Here, everyone can speak freely without any scruples."

Fu Tianchou nodded, glanced at the military attachés, and said, "Everyone, Mr. Zheng used his magic power to pull you into a dream today. There is a major matter related to the danger of the Ming Dynasty, and I want to discuss it with you."

"I believe you have all received orders from me to rush to Nandu to discuss matters. With this dream discussion today, you can save yourself a trip."

"Now I will explain the matter to you first. You can choose on your own what to do. I will never force you."

After saying these opening remarks, Fu Tianchou did not hesitate and immediately explained the matter of Pudu Cihang to everyone in detail.

After listening to Fu Tianchou's narration, there was silence in the place. You looked at me, I looked at you, but no one spoke first.

After Fu Tianchou waited for everyone to digest it, he then continued: "If you have any ideas now, you can tell me. If you want to speak, stand up."

After a few more silences in the field, Liu Shouming, the commander of the Southern Zhili capital, stood up first and asked Fu Tianchou: "Master Fu, dare I ask if this information has been confirmed?"

Fu Tianchou looked at Zheng Zha. Zheng Zha saw this and stood up and said: "Master Liu, not only have these news been confirmed, but I also had a preliminary encounter with Pudu Cihang in the capital."

Liu Shouming frowned slightly and said hesitantly: "But after all, this is just your one-sided statement. Since Mr. Fu has not seen it with his own eyes, how can we be sure that what you said is true?"

Liu Shouming did not deliberately have trouble with Zheng Zha. He was the same type of person as Zuo Qianhu, but he simply did not dare to believe Zheng Zha because he could not produce evidence.

After all, this thing was too unbelievable. All the civil and military officials in the capital were possessed by demons. This was too terrifying. He neither dared to believe it nor wanted to believe it.

Zheng Zha said seriously: "My battle with Pudu Cihang was witnessed by many people in the capital. It is easy to ask for a witness."

"It's just that the place where we fought was high in the sky, and the people didn't know the truth. They just thought that some demon was invading the capital, and was driven back by the protector of the country."

"In that battle, both of us only fought tentatively and did not go all out. Therefore, it was a tie without a winner."

"But because Pudu Cihang has won over the Black Mountain Old Demon and the Yin-Yang Dharma King, it is impossible for me to defeat him alone."

"That's why I evacuated first and waited until all the people were available before officially launching the battle between good and evil."

Most of the military attachés present are from martial arts backgrounds, and are no strangers to the term "battle between good and evil".

Even ordinary people have heard more or less about the story of the Shushan Sword Immortal fighting against demons and demons hundreds of years ago, not even the warriors.

Even the common people only know that it is a legend, and many of the ancestors of warriors in the world are related to the spiritual world.

So they know better that Shushan Sword Immortal and Demonic Giant really existed hundreds of years ago.

When they first entered the dreamland, Fu Tianchou had already introduced the origins of several people, so they did not have much doubt about Zheng Zha and others.

Liu Shouming's question was just a normal inquiry.

After listening to Zheng Zha's words, Liu Shouming basically believed it, so he said: "Since the source of the chaos in the world is Pudu Cihang and those demons."

"Then as long as you wipe them out, everything will be fine? Why do we still need to raise troops?"

Zheng Zha said seriously: "Because all the civil and military officials in the court have been possessed by demons, and even the generals in the three major camps of the capital may have been devoured. When the time comes, they will definitely mobilize a large army to encircle and suppress us."

"After all, they are all our soldiers of the Ming Dynasty. They were just deceived by demons. We can't kill them all."

"Another one, the Ming Dynasty has reached this stage, and the current emperor has an unshirkable responsibility."

"I believe you all know better than me what our emperor is like. Ask yourself, is he really suitable to be an emperor?"

"this……"

Liu Shouming was speechless, and all the commanders showed embarrassment on their faces, and they all whispered about the current emperor.

After all, this is a dream, so there is nothing wrong with discussing it.

A guard commander stood up and said: "But even if we raise an army, it is impossible to defeat the imperial court with the troops and horses of Nanzhili!"

As soon as he said these words, the place immediately became quiet again.

There were 547 guard posts in the Ming Dynasty, and Guangnan Zhili had 54 guards. According to the establishment, there should have been 300,000 troops.

However, the establishment of some health centers is not the standard 5,600 people, and some health centers are not satisfied with the staff.

For example, Fengyang Guard is divided into Fengyang Left Guard, Fengyang Right Guard, and Fengyang Middle Guard.

These guard posts only have the strength of two thousand-household posts. They are said to be three guard posts. In fact, only one guard post has the strength of one thousand-household post, which is equivalent to a strengthened guard.

There are many similar situations, so after a 20% discount, in fact, there are only 120,000 troops in South Zhili.

The three major battalions of the capital and the soldiers and horses of Beizhili totaled more than 300,000 troops.

There are also about 200,000 soldiers and horses on the road from Yingdu Tianfu in the south to Shuntianfu in the north. If they are all mobilized, the imperial court can gather an army of 500,000 in a short period of time.

In particular, the Shenji Battalion among the three major battalions in the capital is equipped with the most advanced fire cannons at the moment. This Shenji Battalion alone can withstand 100,000 soldiers.

With just 120,000 troops using cold weapons, how could they possibly win?

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