When the news came out, the Yuechuan Mansion was shocked.

Many of the forces that are watching this war have not reacted at all.

A day ago, the Eastern Xuanxian Gate was still in an absolute advantage, the army invaded the territory of the Huangji Cliff, occupied the six cities, and wantonly deprived it, like a black cloud pressing the city to destroy the city, giving people the feeling that it would not take a few days to destroy the Huangji Cliff.

As a result, only one day later, the army of the East Xuanxian Gate that invaded the Huangji Cliff was almost wiped out, and the Huangji Cliff counterattacked into the territory of the East Xuanxian Gate.

"But what you gain, you will keep for yourself. ”

Li Mu, as the interim coach, directly issued the order.

Such an order made the entire Western Expeditionary Army fall into a carnival.

If at the beginning, the Western Expeditionary Army was still forced by Li Mu's 'obscenity' and had to pinch their noses to pursue, then now, as the war has entered a state of counterattack, the officers and soldiers of the Western Expeditionary Army, who have fallen into the thrill of killing and plundering, have completely entered the state of active attack.

Killing the enemy not only gives credit to you, but also any loot belongs to you.

This made the soldiers of the Imperial Cliff become like greedy bandits.

On another day, the Huangji Cliff went west to conquer the army, and directly broke through the four big cities of the Eastern Xuanxian Gate in the territory of Caochuan Mansion, plundering countless materials, minerals, and immortal crystals, and the strength grew like a snowball.

At this point, the invasion of the Western Expeditionary Army was suspended because of the passing of the front.

At this time, Li Mu's prestige in the Western Expeditionary Army also climbed to a terrifying level.

This way of the campaign, any strong enemy, any difficulty, is Li Mu's shot, a sword to break it, showing unparalleled strength, so that the soldiers are in awe, coupled with Li Mu's promise that the soldiers will have the spoils of war for themselves, the binding of interests, two-pronged, let his orders and will, in the western expeditionary army, the implementation of extremely smooth.

And it was also at this time that the major forces in the two major state capitals of Yuechuan Mansion and Caochuan Mansion finally came to their senses.

"Report, Dashuai, the imperial city is coming, Your Majesty has arrived. ”

In Xuanfeng City, the temporary marshal's mansion.

A general strode in and reported to Li Mu.

"Congratulations, Greetings. ”

"It must be a commendation from His Majesty. ”

"The marshal has made such a heavenly achievement, and His Majesty will definitely reward him heavily. ”

"Congratulations, handsome. ”

When many generals heard this, they all expressed their positions one after another for the first time.

Even some of the henchmen and generals under Zhou Kefu in the past spared no effort to pat Li Mu's ass at this time, and in the lobby of the Shuaifu, there was excitement, and everyone was also thinking that they would have a share of such a big achievement, and their Majesty would presumably have a heavy reward.

A hint of indifference appeared on Li Mu's face.

The Emperor finally came to his senses.

Next, his position as a temporary marshal must be unstable.

However, under his command, the army of Huangji Cliff has already invaded the territory of Dongxuanxianmen, burned, killed and looted, and dealt a heavy blow to Dongxuanxianmen.

The mess is rotten.

Whether it is the Huangji Cliff or the Dongxuan Immortal Gate, there will never be any more compromises.

The war will definitely continue.

"Fengtian carrier, the emperor's edict said......"

The one who came to announce the decree was one of the most favored eunuchs around the emperor, and he was also a half-step golden immortal-level powerhouse, with a solemn face, neither happy nor sad, and he couldn't see any signs.

In the emperor's holy decree, he vigorously praised the top and bottom of the Western Expeditionary Army, but the generals were all rewarded, and at the same time, the Praetorian Guard transported countless resources such as immortal wine, battle armor, immortal crystals, pills, and herbs to reward the army.

But the only strange thing is that for Mu Mu, the 'hero', there is no mention of reward.

Only in the last sentence of the holy decree is it mentioned that Mu Mu should return to the imperial city to report on his duties.

However, the generals in the army did not have any doubts or associations about His Majesty's decision.

After all, Marshal Mu Mu has made such a world-class feat, and it is reasonable for His Majesty to want to meet him in person, not to mention, although there are three Golden Immortal powerhouses of Huangji Cliff who are in contact with Lord Qincha, but His Majesty's holy decree does not mention the change of commander.

"Commander Mu, go back with the old slave, Your Majesty, but I'm in a hurry. ”

The old eunuch said with a smile.

Li Mu nodded and said, "Okay, let's go on the road." ”

It's good to go back to the Imperial City.

On the battlefield next, there will be storms and waves coming, so just go back and avoid the limelight.

......

......

"In his eyes, is there still me as an emperor?"

In the Imperial City of the Imperial Cliff, in the Imperial Palace, the former Eight Princes, and now the emperor who is high in power, are in a state of anger at this time.

Xiao Xiao, who was kneeling on the ground, and several other confidant ministers, were all trembling.

The battle reports that came back from the front line in the west, now that they think about it, are enough to make each of them jaw-dropping.

The tide of battle turned so quickly, so incredible.

And the initiator of all this is to go out as a vanguard, but in Sunset City, he killed Zhou Kefu, the military god of the Huangji Cliff, and seized power and occupied the throne of Mu Mu.

Defeating the invasion of the Eastern Xuanxian Gate is of course important.

But obviously, His Majesty the Emperor is more concerned about the death of Zhou Kefu.

Or to be more precise, Zhou Kefu's death is not unacceptable - what is unacceptable is that Mu Mu killed Marshal Zhou Kefu without authorization, falsely passed on the holy decree, assumed the position of the commander of the Western Expeditionary Army, privately decided the strategy of the Western Expedition, and allowed the soldiers to take the spoils of war for themselves...... This is a big taboo.

Li Mu's behavior is definitely not something that a courtier should do.

Only an emperor can act like this.

To do this is to not take the emperor in his eyes.

It's like rebellion.

Such a courtier, the greater the ability, the more terrifying.

Can't stay.

"Your Majesty, this Li Mu is really unruly and bold, this time I won't give him some lessons, I'm afraid that in the future, he will do even more terrible things. Fan Min put his head on the ground and said loudly.

"Your Majesty, Master Fan is reasonable. If such acts are not severely punished, everyone will follow suit in the future, how should Your Majesty deal with himself?" Ke Yilun, the bigwig of the military department, also said loudly.

He is an old friend of Zhou Kefu and a family member of his children.

The anger on the emperor's face was even stronger.

He looked at Xiao Xiao and said, "Tell me about it." ”

Xiao Xiao knelt down deeply and said, "The minister is guilty." At the beginning, it was the ministers who recruited Mu Mu to His Royal Highness, but they did not expect that this person would be so heartbroken and unscrupulous, and do such a rebellious thing, and the ministers were willing to punish and apologize. ”

"Oh?" said the emperor, "Do you also think that Mu Mu deserves to die?"

Xiao Xiao said: "It is indeed a great crime. ”

The emperor said lightly: "Mu Mu has exonerated you a lot of things at the beginning...... Alas, what do you think of Mu Mu?"

When Xiao Xiao heard this, his heart suddenly swooped out.

The power of heaven is unpredictable.

Your Majesty just said this kind of thing, could it be that you still agree with Mu Mu in your heart?

Xiao Xiao has followed the emperor for so many years, and he knows that His Majesty's suspicious and worried character, all of a sudden, so many people say bad things about Mu Mu, and they want to put him to death, but it will make him think deeper, but he doesn't want to kill Mu Mu.

Thinking of this, Xiao Xiaoxiao took a deep breath.

He thought for a while, said softly, and said, "Your Majesty, the death penalty can be avoided, but the living crime cannot be escaped." Mu Mu is indeed an unforgivable crime, but Nian Zai has made great contributions to His Majesty, and this time, it was he who turned the tide and defeated Wei Xianshan and others...... Your Majesty, it has been a day since Gonggong Liu went to announce the decree, and I believe that Mu Mu is already on the way back, and when he comes, His Majesty can question him in person and give him a chance to explain. ”

"What should I do if Mu Mu resists the decree and opposes Your Majesty?" said Ke Yilun, the military boss.

The emperor's face suddenly turned cold again.

If that happens, it's definitely > him

How much he used to be a new woodman.

At this moment, the sound of news from outside came in.

"Your Majesty, the Mu Mu Commander has returned and asked to see him outside the palace. The herald eunuch said.

When everyone in the hall heard this, their hearts were shocked.

Mu Mu really obeyed the holy decree and returned.

And so fast?

What does this mean?

It shows that after Mu Mu received the holy decree, he did not hesitate at all, and rushed back as soon as possible, and he had no intention of disrespecting the holy decree and confronting the emperor.

Soon, Li Mu strode into the imperial hall.

The emperor's gaze fell on Li Mu's body.

"Your Majesty. ”

Li Mu saluted solemnly.

The emperor stared at Li Mu for a long time before he said, "Mu Qing doesn't need to be polite, come here, give me a seat." ”

A eunuch came over with a chair and asked Li Mu to sit down.

Xiao Xiao, Fan Min, Ke Yilun and the others looked at each other, and their thoughts in their hearts were almost the same: What do you mean? Your Majesty was still angry just now, how could he see Mu Mu and treat him so kindly?

"Xiao Zhongcheng and all Aiqing have something to ask Mu Qing. ”

The emperor said slowly.

His gaze swept away Xiao Xiao and the others.

Xiao Xiao suddenly understood, came to Li Mu, coughed, and said, "Commander Mu, about the death of Marshal Zhou, some people say that you killed him, do you have anything to say?"

Li Mu said very shamefully: "That's right, I killed it." ”

Well?

Everyone was stunned.

Is it not justified at all to confess his guilt so simply?

"You madman, why did you kill Marshal Zhou?" Ke Yilun asked sharply.

Li Mu told the situation at that time, and said confidently: "There was only one chance to completely defeat the invading army of Dongxuanxianmen, there was only one chance at that time, the opportunity must not be lost, and the loss will not come again, and what Zhou Kefu thought in his heart was not to share his worries for His Majesty, nor to recover the lost land, but to take away my merits, fight for power and profit, this kind of marshal who deceives the world and steals fame, I should punish it for Your Majesty." ”

"You...... You're quibbling. Ke Yilun roared angrily.

Li Mu didn't bother to pay attention to this old guy.

He got up, saluted, and said: "Your Majesty, everything the minister has done is for Your Majesty, the so-called generals are outside, the military order is not subject to it, the situation at that time, the opportunity must not be lost, if you miss it, it will be long and arduous to recover the lost land of our emperor's extreme cliff, and the loss will be greater, Zhou Kefu is short-sighted and ignorant, blindly blocking it, seeing that the fighter plane is about to be delayed, the minister has to make a decision and kill it...... Facts have proved that the minister's approach is right, if it weren't for this, the six cities in the west would still be in the hands of the Eastern Xuanxian Gate, if he and they had a firm foothold, there would be no hundreds of years of war, and the land would be difficult to recover. ”