Chapter 43: The Way Home
After a day and a night of emergency repairs, the flood in the city has basically receded, and the residents who escaped from the Enchanting Mountain have also returned to the city one after another and began to clean up the ruins in the city.
The city of the North Shore, which had been singing and dancing a day ago, was like a hell on earth at this time, with broken limbs scattered everywhere and beginning to emit a foul smell, and it was the end of summer, and if the bodies were not disposed of quickly, they would cause a plague.
"Young Pavilion Master!" Ye Zhuofan took the blue bird to find him, and handed over the flying letter from the imperial capital just today, which was an order from the Bipolar Society, asking him to return to Tianyu City before tomorrow.
Shuangji will ask him to return to the city so urgently, it must be that those high-ranking officials in the court who have long wanted to pull him off the horse can't sit still, after all-more than 100,000 dead and wounded in the North Shore City, one fugitive is dead and one missing, no matter which crime is pressed down, it is enough for him to lose the position of the head of the military pavilion!
"Take Lan Xin's body with you and follow me back to the imperial capital. Xiao Qianye closed the order, but she was not worried.
"Young Pavilion Master, are you ...... Do you want the marshal to accompany you? I am afraid that it will be dangerous for you to go back alone. Ye Zhuofan couldn't hold his breath anymore, as the son of Mrs. Ming Qi, he naturally knew about the intricate power struggle between the DPRK and China, Xiao Qianye shook his head, "No need, the mess in North Shore City will not be handled well for a while and a half, and the rotting corpses in the city are very easy to cause plagues. ”
"But!" he raised his tone abruptly, "but it's none of your business if the sea devil fled and caused the Biluohai tsunami!
"What's the use of you being dissatisfied?" Xiao Qianye scolded, seeing the suppressed anger in Ye Zhuofan's eyes, he sighed, "This morning, Xiao Yibai asked me to resign and resign from the White Tiger Legion, one of the ten generals. ”
"At this time?" Ye Zhuofan was taken aback, why? At this time when the enemy was being attacked on his back, the brother of the young pavilion master actually took the initiative to delegate power, didn't this make the situation of the young pavilion master even more difficult?
"I agreed. He then added a sentence flatly, the corners of Ye Zhuofan's mouth twitched, puzzled, "The subordinates don't understand, the North Shore City is under the jurisdiction of the Blue Bird, and it can't stop the sea demons, and it can't hunt down the fugitives, that is also the personal dereliction of duty of the subordinates, the White Tiger Legion is far away in the Weeping Snow Plateau of Jialuo, why should he resign?"
"It's better for me to be punished alone than for my family, after all, he came to Northshore City without permission. He muttered inexplicably, turned the sword spirit, and asked, "How is the situation in the county where the forbidden army is located?"
"Ah...... The subordinate has already gone to Pingshui County to contact Captain Gao, and then ...... "He twisted his hands and hesitated, "The forbidden army said that Captain Gao never went back after entering the city yesterday afternoon, and his guard Mu Xizhao also said that he had sent someone out to look for it, but most of them were ...... Already killed. ”
"Killed?" Xiao Qianye repeated the word coldly, Mu Xizhao entered the city with Gao Jingping, why did he go back alone?
"Where is Mu Xizhao now?" As if sensing that there was something else hidden, Xiao Qianye asked vigilantly, and Ye Zhuofan hurriedly said, "It seems that I have received an urgent letter from the Governor and have returned to the imperial capital." ”
"Walk so fast...... Xiao Qianye's eyebrows tightened, there won't be any extraneous variables, right?
"Zhuo Fan, you ask Zhengfan to pay a little attention to see if you can find Captain Gao's body. He carefully instructed, there was a trace of uneasiness in his heart, the open and secret battle between the military pavilion and the forbidden army is not a hidden secret, Governor Gao originally came to the jurisdiction of Yudu, and now his task is not completely completed, but it cannot be said to be a complete failure, the final jurisdiction of Yudu will be killed, and it will wait for the bipolar meeting to decide.
The decision of the Bipolar Society the day after tomorrow will undoubtedly be the center of this dispute, and it will inevitably set off earth-shattering waves! And to what extent His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can protect him is still unknown at this time.
The sea that receded from the tsunami was sparkling, and the sunlight jumped on his side face, and for a moment, the young master of the military pavilion couldn't help but raise his hand to cover the excessively dazzling sunlight.
The sun shone from the sea, shining all the way to the distance where he could not see the end - there, the center of this isolated island, the Imperial Capital Heavenly Domain, after the North Shore City was baptized by the crazy tsunami, the imperial capital should finally usher in an unprecedented transformation, right?
The tsunami can wash away the filth of the city, but it can't wash away the darkness of people's hearts, and I always feel that there is something strange in my heart, as if I am looking forward to this change.
"Young Pavilion Master......" Ye Zhuofan looked up at him, but he seemed to be a little unfamiliar.
"Let's go, go back to the imperial capital. ”
"Young Pavilion Master......" he stopped Xiao Qianye, his eyes flickering, "That, Yunxiao, she...... Where did she go?"
The major general's face flushed slightly, and he quickly lowered his head, not daring to look directly into the eyes of his boss, he and Yun Xiao have also known each other since childhood, and when they followed their mother to visit Kunlun, they were also attracted by such a good-looking little girl at a glance.
"I was taken away by Feng Ji. "Of course, Xiao Qianye knew the careful thoughts of his subordinates, but he was generous and did not hide it," Feng Ji said that she would take her to the fine snow valley to heal, after the matter in North Shore City is over, if you are free, you can also go to see her, it is not far from the vicinity of Snow City. ”
"Oh. Ye Zhuofan didn't dare to say more, but just whispered a sentence and relieved himself.
Snow City is located at the junction of the imperial capital and Jialuo, because of the year-round snow is called "Snow City", it is even the Central Plains of the famous city, and the city of Luo, the ancient capital of the Great Oblivion and called the three major cities of Feiyuan, the city lord of the past dynasties also served as the palace master of Danzhen Palace.
The fine snow valley is the most famous medicine valley near Syracuse, and it is said that it is the hometown of one of the three holy spirits, "Frost Phoenix".
"Gone. Xiao Qianye urged, and Ye Zhuofan hurriedly came back to his senses and followed the wings of the heavenly bird.
At this time, on the top floor of Xiao Qin Tower, Xiao Yibai opened the curtains, and the moment the sun shone into the room, Gongsun Yan, who had been sleeping for a long time, barely opened his eyes.
"It's afternoon, it's time to get up. Prince Mingxi just urged, Gongsun Yan covered his abdomen, his face was bloodless, and complained, "I'm a patient, if you don't take care of me, forget it, and if you sleep for a while, you will be nagged." ”
"If you sleep again, you won't be able to go back today. Prince Mingxi glared at him, "The Bipolar Society has already notified that a cabinet meeting will be held early the day after tomorrow, so you can't be absent." ”
"So anxious?" Gongsun Yan instantly fell asleep, struggling to sit up, although the imperial capital claims to be three pavilions, two palaces and one meeting, but in fact, the Bipolar Society is the real center of power, it is headed by the current six sons of the royal family, gathering the four major capital lords, the three major city lords, covering the military pavilion, the mirror pavilion, the ink pavilion, the Star Sacrifice Palace, the Danzhen Palace, and even the navy and the forbidden army have to accept the tasks arranged by the bipolar society according to the situation!
The cabinet meeting of the Bipolar Society is usually only once a year, and most of the time at the end of the year, the local lords report on the situation of the year, and only in rare cases will it be held urgently.
"You've got to go back and help me deal with those old stubborns. Prince Mingxi said silently, "I can't talk about them alone." ”
"Do you want to negotiate the punishment of Xiao Qianye?" Gongsun Yan endured the pain and walked to the window, saw the Blue Bird Legion flying everywhere outside, and quickly shrank back, and asked, "What about the others?"
"Of course it's to deal with the mess in the city, otherwise can I sleep like you?"
"At this time, he still has the leisure to deal with the mess in the city, shouldn't he deal with his own mess first?" Gongsun Yan scolded angrily, only to see the prince wave his hand, signaling him to sit down and not worry, "I want to keep him, so ......"
"How to protect it?" Gongsun Yan was anxious, "I didn't expect the sea devils to cause a tsunami before I came, if only two fugitives ran away, how can I protect it now?"
"I will arrange another thing for him, to atone for his sins. Prince Mingxi is not in a hurry, and obviously knows that this matter is difficult, "In the matter of the sea devil, I will try my best to throw the responsibility of the Star Sacrifice Palace, after all, they also failed to keep the seal, but Governor Gao will definitely not let go of such a good opportunity, he has long wanted the military pavilion, I can't let him get his wish." ”
"What do you want to do?" Gongsun Yan asked curiously, Prince Mingxi had a calm face, and said: "The things that can keep him at this time are undoubtedly the most important things for the royal family! I will let him go back to the 'Shen Yue', so it is a great achievement, and it should not be difficult to atone for his sins." ”
"That's right! Shen Yue!" Gongsun Yan also suddenly came to his senses, "Shen Yue is on Yun Xiao, just take it back directly!"
"Well, but you can't let him get it back so simply, after all, the imperial capital has been looking for Shen Yue for more than 20 years, and there has been no whereabouts, and it is too easy for him to take it back but arouse suspicion. Prince Mingxi was cautious, planned carefully, and said, "Since Feng Ji intends to assist me, she will inevitably gather all the tribes of the foreign race, I want to contact Feng Ji first, and let her order someone to make some trouble in Jialuo first, so that I can take the opportunity to transfer Xiao Qianye over and pretend to suppress it, and then harvest Shenyue by 'accident', isn't it justified?"
"That's right! Jia Luo happened to be in Xiao Yibai's charge! It's convenient!" Gongsun Yan breathed a sigh of relief, and before he could be happy, Xiao Yibai said coldly, "I have already asked him to resign this morning, and he agreed." ”
"Huh?" Gongsun Yan jumped up, pulled to the wound in his abdomen, and bared his teeth in pain, "You, you, you...... Is there something wrong with you?"
"I've been stationed in Garo for many years, and what I can find out has long been clarified, and it's just a waste of time to keep what I can't find. Xiao Yibai didn't care, "Since I have figured out where the bloodline on my body comes from, I must know how to control it, otherwise...... Otherwise, if that day happens again, I can't even guarantee that I won't kill you together. ”
He pressed his forehead hard, even if he was just talking, the murderous aura in his eyes could not be concealed.
"Ahem, it's fine. Prince Mingxi hurriedly came out to play a round game, "Since he has reached an alliance with Feng Ji, he should really think about how to control himself first, and it will not hurt Qianye, as for the vacated White Tiger Legion generals, you will be staring at them first." ”
"Hey, you can't keep an eye on this. Gongsun Yan waved his hand with interest, the ink pavilion is an important place for government affairs, Your Excellency has two ministers on the left and right, the left minister is in charge of the eight halls of the military aircraft, and the right minister is in charge of the eight halls of law cultivation, and every year selects excellent seedlings from all over the territory to enter the academy to practice, and then provides them to the three pavilions and two palaces to choose, the current left minister happens to be his father Gongsun Zhe, but his father's antique temperament does not match him at all, and he can't keep an eye on the person his father will choose anyway!
Every year, the spring election of the forbidden army and the autumn election of the military cabinet, if Xiao Yibai resigns at this time, this vacated position will be just in time for this year's autumn election.
Since Xiao Qianye succeeded to the military cabinet, the conditions for selecting soldiers and generals have also relaxed a lot, he will not only personally test the people reported by the Eighth Hall of the Military Aircraft, but also let people who do not have the status of the academy try to take the initiative to sign up to participate in the autumn election.
But after all, it is difficult for a poor family to produce a noble son, without the professional training of the Imperial Capital Academy, most of the confident people can only return in the end, carefully calculated, at present, many major generals and deputy generals in the military cabinet are not from the academy, and there are only four people, Xiao Yibai is one of them.
Xiao Yibai is undoubtedly qualified, although he was once questioned because of his brother's relationship, but he is the only one who has been selected in the autumn of so many years and is intact under Xiao Qianye.
Prince Mingxi turned his jade wrench, his face heavy - although the plan seemed seamless, he didn't know how far his father and the Night King had joined forces, and whether he already knew the secret behind the Xiao family.
The Night King left in a hurry, listening to Feng Ji's words, the God of War Emperor Zhong is of great significance to the Heavenly Realm, and the Night King doesn't seem to want to make a noise, if he speculates like this, maybe his father may not know everything.
That's all I can do...... He sighed and stood up: "Okay, Gongsun, you go back with me first, Xiao Yibai, you go to contact Feng Ji and tell me in time if you have something." ”
"Hmm. Xiao Yibai replied absentmindedly, suddenly remembered something, and said, "By the way, the little girl who escaped from the mirage, you bring her with you, the contract in her hand is something of the Lingfeng Clan, and it may still have the value of use." ”
"That stinky girl......" Gongsun Yan's face darkened, although he was reluctant, and it was difficult to refuse, so he had to reluctantly agree.