However, Qin Qiong and other royal generals did not bring many soldiers, after all, this was Sima Shimin's temporary idea, and it still took them a night to rush to the ship with a few Shangshu, and then dispatched the 20,000 defenders of Tongguan to kill them.

Of course, if Xinlan and the others thought that they were as easy to deal with as the defenders of Chang'an, they would be very wrong.

In order to deal with the ability of the jade seal, Sima Shimin promoted the six Shangshu to the first grade, and gave it greater power. Among them, the military department is particularly terrifying, and it can even grant the privilege of "the general is outside, and the king's order is not affected...... In other words, among the 20,000 people now, as long as they are generals above the regiment commander level, they are not afraid of the deprivation of the official position of the jade seal.

Of course, the total size of the troops that can be given by the military department Shangshu cannot exceed 20,000, and it is obvious that the people of the world are still a little cautious, but even so it is twenty dozen and one, and if this happens, they will lose...... Well, there are no ifs.

It can be said that the self-confidence of the five Shangshu on this trip is not weaker than that of the four royal generals, why are there only five? Shimin did not let some mad dog-like criminal department Shangshu come with him, for fear that it would affect the image of the imperial court.

"It's almost here, what do you have to do?"

Qin Qiong expected that a few civil officials alone would not be able to deal with Xinlan's 1,000 people, but out of courtesy, he still came over to ask for instructions.

"The general doesn't need to worry!" Wang Lang, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, took the lead in standing up in the car, completely ignoring that he was already more than seventy years old, his slender white beard fluttered in the wind, but his old face was full of passion that did not match his age, "In front of the two armies for a while, the old man only needs one word, which will make him ashamed, and then the general will lead the crowd to cover up and kill, they will inevitably throw away their armor and flee from the wind!"

The military department Shangshu almost laughed, although they were both civil officials, he was not naïve enough to make the enemy retreat without a fight, not to mention that the emperor had already told them in person, the enemy was Xie Xinlan, the former sword saint! It seems that the Ministry of Rites Shangshu regarded the enemy as those literati who usually didn't dare to breathe more in front of him.

"If you want to boost the morale of our army, please ask Lord Wang!" Qin Qiong bowed his hand, not sneering but full of anticipation.

Of course, he doesn't expect a soldier who surrenders without a fight, but the special effect of the official position of the Ministry of Rites is a well-known "incentive", as long as Wang Lang talks about patriotism, dedication, prosperity and strength...... Qin Qiong doesn't remember the exact number of Great Song Dynasty Honor and Disgrace, these 20,000 soldiers will definitely boost their morale and burst out with more than three times their strength, so the Ministry of Rites Shangshu wants to speak, why not?

"Don't worry, I'll do it later. Zhang Guifang, the head of the household department, added.

"Thank you very much. ”

Qin Qiong didn't expect the Six Shangshu to be able to win a big victory, but it was still possible to cause big trouble to Xinlan and the others—after learning about Zhang Guifang's ability, he was very sure of this.

It didn't take long for the two sides to meet in a wilderness, this is the battlefield specially selected by Qin Qiong after the intelligence officers surveyed, although the 20,000 army is not much, but to fully deploy, the basic battlefield width is still needed, after all, only people above the fourth order can fly, and it can't last, and the importance of terrain can not be ignored.

It can be seen that Qin Qiong is not incompetent, but it is a pity that he ...... Because it was the other party who seized the battlefield and sent intelligence officers to investigate, Xinlan and the others did not put out the Ten Absolute Formations, but even if they could, they had to let Yuan Fang take a rest, he was only a sixth-order magic, even if the formation skills were outstanding, it was impossible to fight all the time.

Wang Lang did not hesitate, and soon let people push the cart out, the feather fan in his hand shook gently, his expression was solemn, and he looked like a Confucian.

"Plagiarism, it's live plagiarism. Jiang Ai saw Zhuge Ming's appearance, and immediately complained, or Liu Tian was not there, he was finally able to take his place, thinking that he took Liu Tian into this way, and was unconsciously surpassed by Liu Tian...... However, the others didn't pay attention to the sadness in his heart, and Shen Kuo, an intelligence agent from Jiangdong, quickly narrowed his eyes when he saw the old man.

"It's Wang Lang, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites. ”

He quickly told Xinlan about Wang Lang's relevant information.

"I see, have they finally woken up to the ability to use their official position?" Xinlan is not surprised, she has already deduced a lot of situations in the past month, and the action of the six Shangshu is expected, but it is just ...... Xinlan's eyes flashed with a fleeting cold light, but in the end, she sighed.

"Is it Her Highness Xinlan?" over there, Wang Lang had already used amplification magic to speak.

"It's me. Xinlan replied softly.

Excellent amplification magic comes with the ability to receive replies, otherwise the person who responds will also perform amplification magic, the picture is too beautiful to imagine, maybe the original magic is like this, but magic technology has developed to the point where it is today, and there is no such stupid drawbacks for a long time.

Therefore, Wang Lang quickly replied.

"I have heard the name of Princess for a long time, and I am honored to meet you today...... Princess Suwen has only known people, and she is a rare wise person in the world, why is she leading the crowd to do something rebellious now?"

If you want to overwhelm the other party in words, you must wait for the other party to put forward an argument and then completely refute it, so Wang Lang stopped and waited for Xinlan to reply, but for some reason Xinlan didn't mean to speak.

What's the matter? Could this force her to be speechless? No, Wolong's tongue battle group is not fake, how can it be this level! Wang Langlian shook his head.

Everyone wants to be famous, and Wang Lang is no exception, but what he wants is to defeat Xinlan, the second-generation Wolong, in a tongue battle and move the world with his fame...... Yes, those naïve words to Qin Qiong before were just his words to preempt the first move, so he was not so stupid!

But Xinlan didn't accept it at all, which immediately made him a little confused, and when he was thinking about it, he found that Xinlan raised a flute.

"Sonata, Sound of Clearing!"

……

Wang Lang had a dream, a dream from the past.

He was born in the province of Confucius, read poetry and books since childhood, and wanted to use this to enter the official career to show his strength, but the Northern Tang Dynasty, which was in turmoil for several years, did not attach importance to the literati at all.

In the Song Kingdom, due to the protection of the Yangtze River, the domestic environment was relatively good, so he mixed a small civil service with his own knowledge, but his northerner status restricted the hope of promotion, and he had to live a life of getting by and specializing in knowledge in his spare time.

In fact, there are also people from the north who have been promoted through up and down, but he has always been proud of diligence and thrift, and he spent all his savings just by buying books and doing studies, so how can he spare money to honor his boss, so his work is not smooth, and wearing small shoes has even become a part of life.

He had thought more than once about abandoning his official position and leaving again, but the Three Kingdoms were all the same to be honest, could it be that he was going to the Shu Kingdom where the prime minister and the emperor were intrigued?

He was discouraged, but Heaven opened a new door.

The battle of the water has nothing to do with him as a little person, what has to do with him is a series of reforms brought about by the new emperor, although the emperor is essentially arbitrary, but no matter how bad the person is, there will be followers, just because he is one of the people who profited.

He gave up his official position, gave up this official position through recommendation, and participated in the imperial examination carried out by the imperial court.

"It's gorgeous, I know that you write very well even if I don't understand it, and the third is well deserved!"

Later, he read the articles of the first two, and the strategies of the two were far better than his own, but the literary style was far inferior to himself, so after that, he established his own path, that is, to continue to do learning, and to develop his strengths and avoid weaknesses.

Facts have proved that his choice is correct, and now he has become a scholar in the Ministry of Rites, compared to ordinary people, compared to the down-and-out scholar who had several ups and downs at the beginning, he can be said to have achieved great success.

Of course, he understands that he is only a drop in the ocean in the long river of history, and it is already remarkable to be mentioned by others, or to appear as a character in a film and television work for a few minutes.

Thousands of horses are easy to get, Bole is hard to find, and today's achievements are all because of that emperor.

But he deliberately forgot about it, and even buried his head in the quilt, not caring about the things around him.

Then he insensitively became a minister of the new emperor.

Even if it was the one who killed him, he would write a psalm of praise for him with the brush he should have used to study, and sing the praises of his exploits by his poor eloquence.

Now, he still wants to insult the people who want to avenge that man...... He's so shameless.

In the darkness, Wang Lang's soul lowered its head in shame, wanting to be silenced in nothingness.

However, someone grabbed him.

"He doesn't want you to do that. ”

"But what do I have to live. ”

"Live, and then Mingzhi, that's what you're supposed to do. ”

The darkness dissipated, and a light flew out of Wang Lang's body, and it was he who took the initiative to offer the official position of the Ministry of Rites!