Chapter 178, Night Trial
To be honest, you really can't blame these commanders too much, people actually feel a little aggrieved.
After the civil strife in Tianze, several large-scale military movements have touched the muscles and bones of various states, and no one can leave a coffin book to live.
Take out the old book, once this battle is lost, this day will not pass in the future, what do you let them do to resist the counterattack of the Southern Army.
Therefore, war weariness must exist, and selfishness is inevitable, not to mention, Chen Haotian has blocked everyone's retreat, some people will become dead-hearted, and others will become half-hearted, and it is not surprising that Yang Feng Yin is violated.
These people have always believed that with their scrap material combat effectiveness, they can be used as a reserve for the army and play the role of standing and cheering, which is already a small talent.
I didn't expect Old Man Tang to be more ruthless than them, and directly let them serve as cannon fodder, which can't let those ants go to the front line with two empty claws!
What to do, for a while, everyone is worried enough.
However, the wisdom of the masses is infinite, and some people thought of using wood to forge a fraud.
Let those monks in the camp, refer to the appearance of the soldiers, use wood to make fake weapons, masturbate, pout, pout, don't look like three points!
Then, carve a glowing array on it, and take a look at it from a distance, hey!
The point is that it is lightweight, and mortals can hold it, so that the problem will be solved.
When everyone heard this, their eyes lit up and they praised the idea as good.
So, the monks of the ragtag army all temporarily turned into carpenters and took up carpentry work with a sigh of chatter.
Some do things like that, some don't do things like them, some keep improving, some are so-so, anyway, everyone is still having a good time.
There are many people who work hard, and it didn't take two days, everything was ready to stop, and everyone had a "magic soldier" in their hands, and none of them were pulled down.
After Tang Dashuai agreed to send their troops, these guys immediately returned to the camp and ordered the army to set off immediately, without delaying for a moment.
After leaving the barracks, they first marched some distance.
When there was no one around, Shangfeng immediately passed down the general's order, and still marched in the previous way.
The order was given, and the monks had to hug, drag, carry, and clamp, anyway, those who could work hard, and rush to the front line as soon as possible.
Although these ordinary people have not cultivated, they are not stupid, this is another wooden weapon, and it is a rapid march, and many people have already guessed seven or eight points.
When they actually heard that they were going to the front, everyone immediately understood what was going on.
Mortals scolded in their hearts, you immortals fight, it's not enough to detain us to make up the numbers, and force us to go to the front line, isn't that just letting us go to death!
For a while, the ants were crying and crying, looking from a distance, like a funeral procession.
The generals were really upset when they heard this, and ordered the execution of a group of people who cried the loudest, and threatened the others: "Look at which of you dares to cry again, the more you cry, the faster you die!"
Mortals didn't dare to cry anymore, and a strange phenomenon appeared.
Many mortal lords were held or carried by the monks, like little daughters-in-law who had been snatched away, sobbing silently.
Tang Zhengquan didn't know these things, and Mu Jinyun wouldn't know about it, how could he guess that the majestic Tang Dashuai had been played by his subordinates as Tang Da's fool.
Tianze Tanma has reciprocated, saying that he heard the cry, which was quite loud at first, and then stopped crying.
After Mu Jinyun learned the news, he pondered for a long time, but he didn't understand, there was a cry, who died?
He thought about it for a long time, but he really couldn't figure it out, and when he asked his subordinates, everyone didn't know why, so he had to order the army to make adequate preparations to meet the upcoming battle of guarding the pass.
At night, Mu Jinyun once again climbed the gate and looked to the north.
The moonlight tonight is very good, the moon is as bright as day, the moonlight is like a veil, and the hazy moonlight is sprinkled on the field, as if a light veil has been spread on the earth.
Mu Jinyun looked left and right, there was no east and west gates in this guard, and the east and west sides directly reached the foot of the mountain in the demon domain and the ghost domain.
The previous Mu Jinyun was in the middle of the army, and due to the heavy curtains, he didn't have a very intuitive perception of these two exotic places.
Now standing at the highest place of the guarded pass, looking at the mountains on both sides, I only feel that the mountains are steep, undulating, and I can't see the edge at a glance.
In this silent night, standing on a high place, the roar of the demon beast and the strange laughter of the demon ghost sounded so harsh.
Mu Jinyun pointed to the two foreign lands with his hand, and asked the ministers beside him, "Zhongqing, who of you has ever traveled to these two foreign lands?"
Everyone shook their heads, and Ran Chang responded with a smile: "King, there are natural prohibitions in these two foreign lands. Due to the effect of the prohibition, people and animals outside the domain cannot enter, and the demon beasts and ghosts in the domain cannot come out. The old minister has lived for such a long time, and I haven't heard of anyone who has traveled in there, hehe!"
When Mu Jinyun heard this, he also laughed dryly, and then stopped paying attention.
Unexpectedly, Yan'er, who was beside Xiao Xiangyi, suddenly interjected and said, "Ran Xiang, when you were creating the teleportation array, you used demon crystal nuclei and a large number of ghosts. Those two things are very scarce in the outside world, and they are only abundant in the demon domain and the ghost domain, has Ran Xiang ever traveled there?"
Xiao Xiangyi said angrily: "Yan'er is rude, the king is talking to the ministers, how can you speak, don't hurry up and retreat!"
Yan'er stuck out her tongue and bowed down.
Ran Chang waved his hand again and again and said: "Miss Yan said that those two places are very sinister, how can I have the ability to go in, I haven't been there, I haven't been there." Also, Miss Yan must have misremembered, I never used those things. ”
Mu Jinyun never squeaked, and continued to look at the ground outside the gate in a daze, as if he hadn't noticed what they were talking about.
At night, Mu Jinyun returned to his residence, dragged Gong Shaoxue into the bedroom, and asked her in a low voice: "Close the wall, did you hear what Yan'er said clearly?"
Gong Shaoxue nodded: "Hear clearly, Brother Mu, Ran is often lying." ”
Mu Jinyun was furious and slapped the table fiercely.
"This old man is really hateful, his grandmother's mother, dare to blatantly fool me, Xue'er, ready to be tortured, Lao Tzu wants to judge Ran Chang at night. ”
"Okay, I'll pass him over!" Gong Shaoxue turned around and was about to leave the house.
Mu Jinyun grabbed her and said worriedly: "It's not good, if you pass him over, he will definitely be able to guess what my intentions are for him, this old guy is ghostly, maybe he can figure out how to deal with me on the road." ”
"Then, you hide in the realm treasure, and I'll take you to meet him!"
Mu Jinyun pondered for a moment, nodded and agreed: "Okay, you hide me in the realm treasure, take me to see him now!"
The two of them said they would do it, and after hiding Mu Jinyun, Gong Shaoxue left the palace and found Ran Chang's residence accompanied by the guards.
At this moment, the army was gathered, and important officials and key departments were gathered in the Guannei, and the houses in the Guanfu were not enough for a long time, so some of the houses were temporarily requisitioned from the people.
As an important minister of the imperial court, Ran Chang was arranged to rest in a private house with good conditions.
At this time, Ran Chang was meditating in the house when he suddenly heard the door 'bang!' and someone kicked it open.
Ran Chang was shocked, who was so bold as to dare to kick the door of the first-class official of the imperial court, and those guards in the courtyard were all eating idle meals?
Hurriedly opened his eyes and took a closer look, and saw that it was Gong Shaoxue who walked in angrily.
Although Gong Shaoxue and Mu Jinyun are not married, they are confirmed to be legitimate princesses.
The princess was powerful, Ran Chang was very panicked, and before he could react, the latter pointed to his nose and said: "Ran Chang, you can be regarded as a veteran of the dynasty, but you know the crime of bullying the king!"
Ran Chang suddenly understood the reason, the princess reprimanded in person, how dare he contradict it, and hurriedly knelt down to kowtow to the female owner to make amends, secretly calling it a fluke in his heart, but fortunately, the male master did not follow.
Immediately, the figure in front of him flickered, but it was Mu Jinyun who was released.
Mu Jinyun sat directly on the chair and asked, "Prime Minister Ran, how did you build my cross-border teleportation array?"
Ran Chang secretly complained to himself, and for a while he opened his mouth and stammered, not knowing how to answer.
Mu Jinyun slapped the table violently and scolded loudly: "You old dog, dare to deceive the Lord, in your eyes, is there still me, the king?"
These few sentences are too ruthless, it can be said that they are heart-wrenching, and if this crime is implemented, it will not be too much to kill him.
Ran Chang suddenly came to his senses, knelt on the ground with a plop, and touched his head to the ground: "The old minister provokes the king's anger, and the crime deserves death!"
Mu Jinyun said faintly: "Whether you should die or not, it depends on whether you tell the truth or not." What you need to do is tell all the truth, not what you need to say. As for how to decide, that's my business. I'll only tell you this once, and it's the only time, you have to remember it!"
Mu Jinyun was deliberately playing on the topic, and he wanted to take this opportunity to slap Ran Chang hard.
A trusted minister who selectively reports good news and not bad news is not good for the king.
You must know that when the minister deceived the emperor, it was not all because of bad intentions, maybe in the mind of this minister, he felt that it was right to do this, and it was really for the good of the emperor.
Mu Jinyun hopes that Ran Chang will become a capable minister, a close minister who can be trusted, and he doesn't want him to become a minister.
Deception starts from the first time, and when you get used to it, you will become accustomed to it.
Of course, Mu Jinyun didn't want to have to get rid of Ran Chang with his own hands one day, if that kind of ending happened, it would be both Ran Chang's failure and his Mu Jinyun's failure.
Therefore, this sign must be extinguished in advance, and this red line must be drawn heavily in Ran Chang's mind.
At this time, the invisible pressure of the superior was so oppressive that Ran Chang was sweating all over his body, and Ran Chang suddenly realized that he had made a big mistake.
In the depths of his heart, he still unconsciously regarded Mu Jinyun as the hairy boy in the mortal world, and always ignored that he was already his own king.
Mu Jinyun's words, like an initiation, made Ran Changmeng sober up.
In his previous life, Morrowind trusted him the most, and he could be said to be Morrowind's only favorite servant, holding all the secrets of Morrowind.
The reason why this is so is because he never hides anything from Morrowind, and always completes the things that Morrowind confesses.
Otherwise, with his ability, how could he be able to obtain the grace of Morrowind alone.
It seems that the vicissitudes of more than a thousand years in the mortal world have made me a little lost.
The various experiences he encountered with Mu Jinyun made him a little accustomed to deciding the trade-offs for Mu Jinyun.
In the past, when I was in the mortal realm, it might be okay to do this, but after returning to the immortal realm, if I continue to do this, it will definitely be a dead end.
If you want to regain the trust of the king, you must return to your original formality.