Situ Ce arrived in Beijun half a month ago, but he didn't go directly to Beiwangfu to find Lu Chen, he lived in Yancheng for half a month, looked around, and inquired about the opinions of the people in Beijun about Lu Chen.

As he thought, the reputation of the North King has been completely reversed, and now the people of the North County are very supportive of the North King.

This was something Situ Ce expected, and he didn't feel too strange.

During this time, Situ Ce heard a more interesting remark in the mouths of the people of Beijun, and many people in Beijun said that Beiwang was the son of destiny and a person who was blessed by the gods.

After some investigation, coupled with the information collected by the shadow guards, Situ Ce quickly understood why the common people believed that the Northern King was the son of destiny.

It is rumored that on the day the barbarians attacked Beijun, countless thunderbolts fell from the sky, splitting the barbarian army into a stream of urine.

Although the common people did not go to the battlefield, they also heard a lot about what happened on the battlefield.

Situ Ce naturally didn't think that the rumors heard by the people were true, but since the people were spreading them, it meant that there was indeed something related to the thunder that day.

At this time, Situ Ce turned around and left the notice board at the gate of the city and went directly to the camp of the imperial army.

Soon the imperial army is about to return to the capital, and Situ Ce plans to find Lin Xiuming to find out what they saw after coming to Beijun before Lin Xiuming led the imperial army back to the capital.

At this time, Lin Xiuming was preparing in the camp tent for the report on Beijun that he needed to submit after returning to Beijing, when a soldier entered the camp and reported: "General, there is a white-haired old man outside the barracks who is looking for you with a jade pendant, saying that there is something important. ”

If it was an ordinary old man, the soldiers would basically ignore it, and it was likely that they would drive the other party away.

However, as soon as the other party came up, he took out the jade pendant given by the emperor, and the soldier didn't know whether it was true or not, so he had to show the jade pendant to Lin Xiuming.

The soldier's voice fell, and he put the jade pendant in his hand on the desk.

Lin Xiuming was still a little curious about who would look for him with a piece of jade pendant, but when he saw the jade pendant, he was stunned in place.

Ordinary people are not qualified to see the national teacher, and few people have seen the national teacher, even some ministers in the court have not seen Situ Ce.

But Lin Xiuming is different, Lin Xiuming is the son of Zuo Xiang, and he has met the national teacher Situ Ce a few times.

And he also happened to know the jade pendant on Situ Ce's waist, seeing this jade pendant, Lin Xiuming knew that it was Situ Ce who came to find him.

However, he was very surprised, it was the national teacher, the national teacher was the pillar of Great Xia, and he usually would not leave the capital, why did he come to Beijun in person?

After coming back to his senses, Lin Xiuming immediately said, "Hurry up and invite that old man in!" ”

Lin Xiuming also did not point out Situ Ce's identity to the soldiers, since Situ Ce came to Beijun, he must have a very important task, and Lin Xiuming did not intend to expose Situ Ce's identity.

When the soldier saw Lin Xiuming's face change greatly after seeing the jade pendant, he knew that the identity of the old man was definitely not simple, so he immediately said: "My subordinates will invite that old man in!" ”

As soon as the words fell, the soldiers turned around and left the tent, and it didn't take long for Situ Ce to appear in Lin Xiuming's tent.

Lin Xiuming immediately said to the soldiers: "You withdraw first, and let the soldiers outside stay twenty steps away from the camp tent!" ”

"Yes, General."

After the soldiers left the camp, Lin Xiuming immediately saluted and said, "I've seen the national teacher!" ”

After saluting, Lin Xiuming stepped forward with the jade pendant, handed it to Situ Ce with both hands, and then asked:

"National Teacher, why did you come to Beijun?"

Situ Ce touched his beard, smiled and said, "The old man came to Beijun, naturally he has something important, so this General Lin doesn't need to ask more." ”

Hearing Situ Ce's words, Lin Xiuming instantly reacted, the national teacher will come to Beijun, most likely for the king of the north, it is very likely that Emperor Xia gave the national teacher some task, this is indeed not something that a general can inquire.

Lin Xiuming then changed the topic and asked, "It's me who overstepped, I don't know what you came to me for?" ”

Situ Ce said: "The old man wants to know what you have seen after you arrived in Beijun. ”

Hearing this question, Lin Xiuming's mind instantly appeared The bloody scene outside Yancheng, Lin Xiuming led the imperial army to stay in Beijun for almost two months, and he didn't dare to let the soldiers investigate, just for fear of touching the reverse scales of the Northern King.

Lin Xiuming was not a fool, he could see at a glance that those huge pits and the miserable condition of the barbarian corpses must have been caused by some weapon.

It's just that this is obviously not something he can get involved in, they are still in Beijun, and they are still under the surveillance of the North King, if they have any small actions that are discovered by the North King, I am afraid it is difficult to say whether he will be able to return to the capital at that time.

So Lin Xiuming ordered the soldiers in the barracks to prohibit discussing the scene they saw when they came to Beijun.

At this time, Lin Xiuming's face was a little pale, and then he replied solemnly: "After we came to Yancheng that day, we saw that there were big pits everywhere outside Yancheng, and the ground was full of stumps and broken arms of barbarians, and those big pits were at least six or seven steps wide. ”

Hearing this, Situ Ce continued to ask, "According to General Lin's judgment, what caused those big pits?" ”

Lin Xiuming replied, "I can't think of anything that can cause such a big pit, but it should be caused by a special weapon." ”

"Judging from the distribution of the corpses of the barbarians at that time, although the 50,000 heavy cavalry of Beijun played a great role, there was no mysterious weapon to defeat the 300,000 army of the barbarians, and it was difficult to defeat the 300,000 army of the barbarians by relying on the 50,000 heavy cavalry alone."

Lin Xiuming is a general and a person who has been on the battlefield, he just glanced at the distribution of the barbarian corpses on the battlefield, and basically restored in his mind what happened when the barbarian army attacked Beijun.

The only thing he couldn't tell was what that mysterious weapon was, and that's what he was worried about.

At this time, Lin Xiuming suddenly thought of something, so he continued to add: "By the way, during this time, I heard that on the day the barbarians attacked Yancheng, the people of Yancheng heard the rumbling thunder, and it was a continuous thunder, so I guess those big pits have a lot to do with the sound heard by the people of Yancheng." ”

Hearing Lin Xiuming's words, Situ Ce pondered for a moment.

To create a big pit six or seven steps wide, no grandmaster can do it, at least he, the great grandmaster, has to personally take action to have such destructive power.

Thinking of this, Situ Ce asked, "Is it possible that there was a great grandmaster in Beijun that day, and those pits were caused by that great grandmaster?" ”

Lin Xiuming said: "I thought so at first, but I carefully checked those big pits, and found that they didn't look like they were caused by the great grandmaster, the width of those big pits was very uniform, and the most important thing was that there were more of them, from Yancheng to Wanning River Valley, there were such big pits. ”

"If you make a move, I'm sure you can make a big hole like that, but if you want to make hundreds of big holes like that, I'm afraid it's ......."

Lin Xiuming didn't continue, he only knew that Situ Ce was a great grandmaster, but he didn't know what his specific strength was, Situ Ce rarely made a move in front of people, and he had always been very mysterious.

But Lin Xiuming still didn't think that Situ Ce could create hundreds of big pits in the Wanning River Valley with manpower.

Situ Ce said at this time: "The power in the old man's body is indeed not enough to create so many big pits. ”

"If these big pits are not made by manpower, then it will be a bit troublesome, if Beijun really has a terrifying weapon with a destructive power comparable to that of the Great Grandmaster, and this matter is still spread, I am afraid that it will not be long before several major dynasties will join forces to deal with Great Xia."

Now the Great Grandmaster is the pillar of the country on the bright side of every dynasty, no matter how much war breaks out in various countries, they will never send a strong person above the Great Grandmaster to participate in the war.

But once there is a weapon with lethality comparable to that of the Great Grandmaster, then the status of the Great Grandmaster will be completely pulled down, and the balance between the major dynasties will be broken.

When the other dynasties learned about this, they would definitely unite against the country that possessed such a mysterious weapon, which was a forbidden.

After hearing Situ Ce's words, Lin Xiuming's face instantly became more serious, and he naturally understood the truth.

Then Lin Xiuming asked: "I've been worrying about how to report the battle in Yancheng to the imperial court, and I also asked the national teacher to teach me." ”

Speaking of this, Lin Xiu saluted Situ Ce.

Although the imperial army led by Lin Xiuming did not catch up with the big battle between Beijun and the barbarians, they came to Beijun after all.

Lin Xiuming, as the main general who led the imperial army to the north this time, must report to the imperial court what he saw and heard in Beijun after he returned, which made Lin Xiuming very embarrassed.

The heavy cavalry is okay, the imperial court should have known that the North King has heavy cavalry in his hands, but the mysterious weapon in the North King's hand makes Lin Xiuming really not know whether to report it or not.

The destructive power is comparable to the weapons of the great grandmaster, if the whole court knows about it, not only will the entire court be noisy, but I am afraid that the major dynasties will immediately fall into turmoil.

Although Lin Xiuming is only a military general, as the son of Zuo Xiang, he still has some political acumen, and he also knows that this matter is not trivial.

Now it's okay, the national teacher is here, the national teacher should know how to report, right?

Situ Ce thought for a while, and then said to Lin Xiuming: "General Lin, don't mention those big pits in the middle of the play, just write that there is a big grandmaster in Beijun." ”

"As for the matter of those big pits, after the old man returns to the capital, he will personally tell His Majesty."

Lin Xiuming's eyes lit up, and then he said again: "Thank you, National Teacher!" ”

Situ Ce nodded slightly, and continued to ask, "I wonder if General Lin has found any other abnormalities during his time in Beijun?" ”

Lin Xiuming replied: "Not for the time being, I have never dared to let the soldiers pay too much attention to what happened in Beijun, for fear that it will cause the dissatisfaction of the Northern King." ”

Situ Ce said: "Well, General Lin's approach is right, it is true that the imperial army cannot make too many small moves at this time. ”

Speaking of this, Situ Ce immediately turned around, "Okay, General Lin, let's stop here today, the old man is going to the Beiwang Mansion next." ”

Hearing this, Lin Xiuming was stunned, the national teacher really went to the king of the north.

"The national teacher walks slowly!"

Situ Ce quickly left the barracks where the imperial army was stationed and went directly to the Beiwang Mansion.

Meanwhile.

North Palace.

After Lu Chen returned to the Beiwang Mansion, he didn't rush to find his own woman to fall in love, he sat on the stone bench in the pavilion in the outer courtyard, carefully checking the latest map of the North drawn by Jin Yiwei.

Since he wants to include the entire Northland into his fiefdom and make the Northland completely his own territory, he must find out how big the Northland is and the topography of the Northland.

At this moment, a red-faced little maid entered the outer courtyard, "Lord Wang, a white-haired old man came to the gate of the palace, and he said that he wanted to see you." ”

Hearing this, Lu Chen was stunned for a moment.

"White-haired old man? Is he alone? ”

Under normal circumstances, Lu Chen, the prince, is not something that anyone can see if they want to.

It is impossible for ordinary people to come to the gate of the palace and clamoring to see Lu Chen, Lu Chen will meet him in person, then he doesn't have to do anything all day, just receive the people.

After defeating the 300,000 army of the barbarians, there were always some people who came to the door with gifts and wanted to see them, of course, most of these people were from the major forces in Great Xia.

For example, those families, and then the envoys of some vassal kings.

However, Lu Chen basically didn't pay much attention to them, and the gifts could be accepted, but people didn't have to see them, and he didn't have so much time to watch them pat himself in front of him.

Hearing that someone was looking for him, Lu Chen's first thought in his heart was that someone from a certain force had sent someone to pat himself on the back, but then his focus was on the words "white-haired old man".

If it is someone sent by some forces to give gifts, or to pat him on the back, it should not be possible to send an old man.

The little maid said at this time: "Yes, he is the only one. ”

Lu Chen continued to ask, "What token did he not hold in his hand?" ”

If ordinary people come to the palace without a token, and they do not explain their identity and intentions, the subordinates of the palace will not tell Lu Chen that someone is visiting, but will directly drive the other party away.

The little maid replied, "No." ”

Speaking of this, the little maid suddenly reacted and immediately added: "Lord Wang, it was Commander Bai who asked the slave maid to tell you." ”

The new little maid, the training was not in place, and she realized that ordinary people were not qualified to meet the prince, so she quickly said that Bai Qingqing asked her to come in and tell her.

Bai Qingqing's position has not been removed, and now she is still the head of the guard, but she is not usually in charge of the inner courtyard.

Hearing that the little maid said that Bai Qingqing asked her to come in to tell him, Lu Chen instantly reacted, the person who came was definitely not an ordinary person, otherwise Bai Qingqing would not have let the maid come to tell him.

Lu Chen glanced at the little maid in front of him, and then said, "Bring him to me." ”

The little maid immediately said, "Yes, lord." ”

Then the little maid quickly turned around and walked out of the courtyard.

Looking at the back of the little maid, Lu Chen felt a little emotional, when he was in the capital, there were only a few maids in his mansion.

Now he doesn't know how many maids and how many servants there are in his mansion.

The status of people has increased, and everything has become more accessible.

The little maid not far away looked like a newcomer, and she wasn't an ordinary child.

Recently, many families have been stuffing maids in the northern palace, trying to get them to mix with their own beds.

But how can his bed be so good, it seems that he has to talk to his concubine, and he doesn't want to accept all the maids in the future.

Let's not talk about whether those little maids have a rating of 90, just talking about the young appearance of those little maids, he is not interested at all, he still prefers mature beauties like Chu Yuqin and Yelu Nanyan.

(End of chapter)