Receiving the call of the monarch, Dongfang Pingtai put down his chopsticks and prepared to change his clothes and enter the palace.

Lin Chengyin took out a piece of meat from the pot, threw it in his mouth and said while chewing, "Don't you want to eat it, it's not too late to go after eating." ”

"If you don't eat it, there must be something important for the monarch to summon me so late. As he got dressed, he said, "Leave me some for supper when I get back." ”

Lin Chengyin said with a smile: "I can't guarantee if I can stay, maybe I will eat it all when you leave, and I won't even leave you a bite of soup." ”

Dongfang Pingtai glanced at the clothes on his body, looked back at the steaming stew pot, rushed over in two steps, picked up chopsticks and fished out a piece, and said while gnawing: "Then I still eat a few more pieces while I haven't left, and I don't know what happened, I entered the palace at night to discuss matters, this is the first time since the monarch ascended the throne." ”

After eating three pieces of meat in a row, he reluctantly left, and when he came to the palace gate, he happened to see Wu Han getting off the carriage, so he greeted him and said, "Is Taiwei Wu also called?"

Wu Han nodded and said, "Your Highness has also called you over, which means that it is a very serious matter, does the priest know the inside story?"

Dongfang Pingtai shook his head and said, "I don't know, but I guess it should be related to the National Power Competition." ”

"Makes sense, Lord Priest, please. ”

"Lord Lieutenant, please. ”

The two walked into the palace study, and saw that Sun Chengwen was already standing inside, a master and a servant with the same worry on their faces, and after the two saluted the monarch, Dongfang Pingtai opened his mouth and asked: "Your Highness, what is the matter with summoning us into the palace late at night?"

Monarch Chen Mingda stood up, handed over the secret letter on the table to Dongfang Pingtai, and sighed: "Lord Priest, take a look for yourself, this is the secret report that the widow just received, and it was sent by a spy sent to Shuofang Kingdom. ”

Dongfang Pingtai opened the letterhead and looked at it, and his eyes immediately widened: "How can this be, there are four more Enlightenment Realm martial artists at once!" Shuofang Kingdom is notoriously weak among the vassal states, and it is at the bottom of every competition, I didn't hear that they have so many talents in reserve." ”

He handed the secret letter to Wu Han, Wu Han only glanced at it, then frowned and said, "It turns out that the rumors are true." ”

Chen Mingda raised his eyebrows: "Taiwei Wu knows about this?"

Wu Han Zhengse said: "A few days ago, the minister received a secret military report, saying that Shuo Fangguo suddenly sealed four generals, all of whom were masters of the Ming Realm, and the minister doubted the accuracy of the information, so he ordered his subordinates to continue to investigate, and prepare the news to report to His Highness when the news is accurate, since you have also received the news, it means that the information is correct." ”

"So that's the case, then does Taiwei Wu know how these four generals came out?" Chen Mingda asked again.

Wu Han replied: "According to unconfirmed information, the king of Shuofang married his daughter to the king of Wei as a side concubine, and the two families became in-laws, and these four warriors of the Mingqi realm were sent by the king of Wei. ”

Sun Chengwen sneered and said: "It's unlikely, the princess of Shuo Fangguo married King Wei as a side concubine, even if she is a concubine, she can't exchange it for four masters of the Ming Realm." ”

Wu Han glanced at him and said, "If you add two beauties who are captivating the country and the city, the Prime Minister should know that there are two stunning beauties in Shuofangguo." ”

"Of course, the Yang sisters are known by the world as the appearance of the shy flowers in the closed moon, and the two sisters are very similar, and they are rare beauties. Sun Chengwen twisted his beard and said: "But everyone knows that the Yang sisters were recruited into the palace as concubines by King Shuofang very early, and both of them are famous people, even if King Shuofang wants to befriend King Wei, he will not give away his beloved concubine, take 10,000 steps back, even if he dares to send King Wei, dare to ask for it?" King Wei married the daughter of King Shuofang, that is, the son-in-law of King Shuofang, and the Yang sisters are the concubines of King Shuofang, equivalent to the mother-in-law of King Wei.

Wu Han smiled: "The prime minister only knows one but doesn't know the other, long before the two families made a marriage contract, King Shuofang demoted the two to palace maids on the grounds that the Yang sisters were immoral and could not have children, responsible for the daily life of the princess, and the princess married the palace maid to marry into her husband's family, which is a very normal behavior, and the Yang sisters went to Wei in this way. King Wei has long coveted the two of them, and King Shuofang hugged this big thick leg and did not hesitate to give away his beloved concubine, which was simply a political transaction to cover up people's eyes. ”

Chen Mingda's face was black, and he said angrily: "The hateful King Shuofang, the widow still wondered before, even if the Shuofang country is small and the people are poor, but after all, it is also a prince, and the daughter can be regarded as a golden branch and jade leaf, how can he willingly marry his daughter to the vassal king as a side concubine, it turns out that he is taking this opportunity to win over the king of Wei, and send his daughter and his concubine to blow the pillow wind to the king of Wei, as long as the king of Wei is comfortable on the bed, other things will become easier." ”

Dongfang Pingtai shook his head and said: "I have to admit that King Shuofang has made a good move, and the directly subordinate vassal countries do not need to participate in the national strength evaluation competition, and a few more or fewer masters of the Mingqi Realm will have no effect, but it is different for our vassal states. ”

In the ranking of the Lower Seven Kingdoms, Dongping Kingdom is the fifth, that is, the third-to-last, and now there are three Enlightenment Realm martial artists and two third-level priests in the country, adding up to a total of five points.

And Shuo Fang Guo is the penultimate one, and there are three people who meet the points requirements, so it stands to reason that Dongping Guo does not need to put Shuo Fang Guo in his eyes. But now their points have reached seven points, two points more than Dongpingguo, which means that if Dongpingguo can't get two points in the game, they will be ranked behind Shuofangguo, not only can not advance one or two places, but will retreat one place.

Sun Chengwen smiled bitterly: "Your Highness Qiqi, the minister received news related to Jichuan Kingdom, just a few days ago, their Holy Temple Deputy Priest successfully advanced to the third-level priest, and their current points are six points. ”

"Huh?" Chen Mingda almost fainted, he was still happy for the advancement of the deputy priest of his own holy temple two days ago, but he didn't expect the same thing to happen to the sixth-ranked Jichuan Kingdom, and now he ran to the front of Dongping Kingdom.

According to the current situation, the two teams of Dongping Province will need to score at least two points in the game to overtake Jecheon Province and possibly Shuofang Province and retain the third-to-last position.

According to the rules of the competition, the bottom three have no points, the fourth place can get one point, and the third place can get three points, but it is not easy to make it to the top three.

According to Dongfang Pingtai's previous speculation, there should be no problem for the freshman team to reach the top four, and it will definitely get a point, if the youth team can also get a point, Dongping Guo will be able to move forward steadily, if the youth team can't get a point, the chance of rising to one place is also more than sixty percent.

But the current situation is extremely not optimistic, you have to get two points to keep your current position, and three points are not guaranteed to rise one place, is it really going to be the bottom one this time?

Chen Mingda can't accept such a result no matter what, he has just been granted permission by the emperor to use the prince's guard of honor, which is obviously one head higher than the other princes and kings, and if the ranking of national strength can rise by one place, it is the icing on the cake, and it is barely reasonable to stand still, but if he really takes the penultimate place, he will definitely become a laughing stock, and how can he have the face to use the prince's guard of honor in the future.

Dongfang Pingtai is also aware of the seriousness of the matter, although it is a ranking of national strength, but the players participating in the competition are from the National Academy, if they can't achieve good results, the Chinese Academy will also become the object of ridicule, and he can't stay out of the matter as a priest.

Chen Mingda smiled bitterly: "Three Aiqing, do you have a good countermeasure? It is a matter of the face of the country, and the widow also asks the three of them to abandon their previous suspicions, and they must help Dongping Guo to tide over the difficulties, and the widow is here to thank the three of them in advance." ”

After speaking, he bowed deeply to the three of them.

"Your Highness can't do it. The three of them hurriedly stepped forward to help the king up.

Dongfang Pingtai said: "Our talent pool is very limited, it is difficult to get new points before the start of the competition, we can only rely on the performance of the children on the field, the old man suggested that the two teams should be called back urgently, find a safe, quiet and closed place for training, hoping to improve in the rest of the time." ”

Wu Han immediately said: "The minister agrees with the priest's suggestion. ”

Sun Chengwen also nodded and said: "The minister seconded the proposal, so far, there is only this feasible way." ”

As he spoke, a hint of imperceptible insidiousness flashed in his eyes, and he thought to himself that if the freshman team lost Ye Yunyang, would it still be possible to get points in the competition?

The monarch pondered for a moment and made a decision: "Recall the two teams, let them conduct intensive training in the widow's private training ground, strictly ensure the content of the intensive training, and leave this matter to the Eastern Priest to be fully responsible, what kind of resources are needed, you can just say, the widow will do his best to meet it! Taiwei Wu, you send a thousand Imperial Forest Army to guard the training ground, and no one is allowed to approach without the consent of the widow." ”

"Yes!" said the two in unison.

The monarch turned his gaze to Wu Han and Sun Chengwen, and said, "The two of you have to work harder, send more people to spy on the intelligence of Shuofang and Jichuan, and report it to the widow as soon as possible." ”

"Yes. ”

Early the next morning, a small group of Royal Guards arrived at Wild Bear Mountain with two wagons and found the camp for the first grade.

Chen Guhe was very excited when he saw the carriage, thinking that his father must have sent someone to pick him up, so he didn't have to stay in this place where birds don't.

The squad leader ordered his men and carriage to stop at the gate of the camp, dismounted and walked in alone, and read the order to the oracles: "The monarch will dictate the order, and the members of the new team will immediately pack up and return to the national capital." In addition, the priest Dongfang Pingtai ordered Dongfang Yixue and Qiu Yuanlong to return to the national capital, and the specific matters will naturally be arranged for you when the national capital arrives. ”

In the crowd of students, Ye Yunyang frowned and said to himself: "Why did you suddenly let me go back, did something happen?"

Yin Zishi also expressed his incomprehension: "Didn't you say that we should cultivate a tacit understanding of cooperation in the wild, why was it recalled on the third day?"

Wu Junyan shook his head and said, "Don't speculate here, everything will be understood when you arrive in the national capital." ”

At this time, Chen Guhe came to the team leader very unhappily and asked arrogantly: "I am a princess, did my father ask you to take me back?"

The squad leader shook his head and said, "I didn't receive such an order. ”

"What, you say it again?" Chen Guhe was furious.

The team leader Zhengse said: "The task of the humble duty is to escort the members of the freshman team and the two priests back, and I did not receive the order to take the princess back together." ”

Chen Guhe's face was pale, and several irrelevant people were called back, why did I stay here?

At this time, the monarch was full of thoughts about how to keep his ranking, and he couldn't remember that he still had his daughter staying in Wild Bear Mountain.