In the imperial capital city, Xiao Fan and Lu Qingya saw the general panorama for such a close distance, and it was also the first time to feel the majesty and enormity of this city, at least one or two hundred miles in radius.

Two rows of armoured soldiers at the gates of the city carefully examined the people entering and leaving. After more than ten years of war, the Great Yan Empire and the Red Wind Empire had sent a lot of fine works into the city, and after such a thing was discovered several times, the people who entered the city were investigated more carefully.

Xiao Fan and Lu Qingya came to the gate of the city, and several soldiers immediately stopped them with spears. Ask for the name, the name of the person, the approval of the government, etc. Xiao Fan and Lu Qingya naturally didn't have the approval of the government, and they didn't want these soldiers to be embarrassed, so they had to take out the identity of Tianxuanzong in the end.

"It turned out to be a disciple of Tianxuan Sect, I have been offended, and I hope to bear with me!"

A person who looked like a team leader hurriedly stepped forward, and after seeing Tianxuanzong's identity waist card, a surprise appeared in his eyes, and he hurriedly asked his soldiers to let him go.

Xiao Fan nodded, didn't say anything, and entered the city with Lu Qingya. These soldiers were also ordered to strictly check the identities of those entering and leaving to ensure that no enemy was involved, and Xiao Fan naturally did not blame them.

After entering the city, the excitement and prosperity exceeded Xiao Fan and Lu Qingya's imagination. Although the war lasted for more than ten years, the imperial capital was still prosperous. Although it was dusk, the streets were full of people, densely packed, and the cries of hawkers were everywhere.

The shops and restaurants on both sides of the street, groups of people come in and out, and business is very prosperous.

Xiao Fan and Lu Qingya were walking on the street, and when they passed by a pavilion, several women with heavy makeup walked up quickly, and regardless of whether Lu Qingya and Xiao Fan were together, they directly grabbed Xiao Fan's arm.

"Yo, this lord, how about going in and drinking two glasses of flower wine, our girl here is famous. ”

Xiao Fan frowned slightly, the smell of fat powder from the other party's body made him feel very disgusted, and he was about to push the two women away, but Lu Qingya stared coldly, and a cold light flashed in her beautiful eyes.

"Ahh

The two soliciting women in the Qinglou suddenly felt cold all over their bodies, their faces instantly pale as paper, and they stepped back several steps.

"Let's go!"

Lu Qingya said coldly, holding Xiao Fan's arm and leaving here quickly. It wasn't until their figures disappeared that the two soliciting women slowly returned to normal, full of fear for Lu Qingya.

Soon after, Xiao Fan found an inn and asked for a quiet upper room, and then strolled down the street with Lu Qingya.

"It's too far from the rest of the city. ”

Lu Qingya sighed softly.

"The imperial capital is the city where the emperor is located, and it is naturally extraordinarily prosperous. Those places affected by the war are full of bones and starvation, but many people here live a life of wine ponds and meat forests. ”

Xiao Fan shook his head.

They walked through street after street and saw a lot, and it was a stark contrast to the war-torn cities.

Early the next morning, Xiao Fan went to the palace, while Lu Qingya stayed at the inn and waited. Because he had the identity of Tianxuanzong on his body, Xiao Fan passed the palace guards smoothly and came to wait in front of the palace hall.

At this time, it was the time of the early dynasty, and hundreds of civil and military officials passed by one after another.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

In the main hall of the palace, there was the neat voice of hundreds of civil and military officials.

"Xiao Fan, the chief disciple of the Heavenly Xuanzong, enters the hall to face the saint!"

A sharp voice came from inside the hall.

"Xiao Fan, the chief disciple of the Heavenly Xuanzong, enters the hall to face the saint!"

Immediately after that, the same voice came from the entrance of the main hall.

Xiao Fan looked at the palace hall and walked forward.

After entering the main hall, he felt a serious atmosphere, and at this time, all the civil and military officials cast their eyes on him.

"Xiao Fan, the chief disciple of Tianxuan Sect, don't miss the etiquette if you don't meet the emperor soon!"

A sharp voice sounded directly above the main hall, Xiao Fan saw that it was a person with red lips and white teeth, neither male nor female, he knew that this was the palace eunuch who had never been heard and had never seen, also known as the eunuch.

However, Xiao Fan's gaze did not linger on the eunuch for long, and then moved to the person sitting on the throne directly above the main hall - Emperor Zhao Songhui.

This emperor looked to be in his thirties, with a little beard on his lips and chin, and he also looked at Xiao Fan at this time, with a look of majesty in his eyes.

"Xiao Fan, the chief disciple of Tianxuan Sect, has seen the emperor. ”

Xiao Fan bowed, did not bend down, nor did he kneel.

"Bold! I didn't kneel when I saw the emperor!"

Several ministers in the court who were standing at the front of the hundred officials shouted angrily.

Xiao Fan's eyes narrowed slightly, staring at those few humans: "Then I am a person from the cultivation world, and I came here in the name of the sect to help the empire retreat from the enemy, and what I did was a gift from the cultivation world!"

"Hehe, Xiao Fan is right, he is a disciple of Tianxuanzong, not a courtier of my empire, so the bow is waived. Prime Minister Tai, Taishi Zhao, you don't have to blame Xiao Fan. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The two ministers bowed in response.

Xiao Fan withdrew his gaze from the two ministers, and learned that these two people turned out to be the prime minister and the prince of the dynasty, and they were the heads of civil officials.

"Your Majesty, there is a letter here written by the sect master of my Tianxuan Sect. ”

Xiao Fan took out the letter, and the eunuch beside the emperor immediately walked down quickly, took the letter and handed it to Emperor Zhao Songhui.

Zhao Songhui opened the letter, and joy gradually appeared on his face, which made the officials who observed the emperor's face in the court puzzled, and Prime Minister Tai Yi and Taishi Zhao Quan glanced at each other.

"Well, good, good!"

Emperor Zhao Song Hui smiled.

"Yesterday, I received a message from the Tianxuan Sect saying that I would send someone to help my Dragon Empire. I am very happy in my heart, the disciples sent by the Tianxuan Sect must be extraordinary. After reading Ziyang Zhenren's letter today, I realized that the person he sent was far beyond my imagination. ”

"Xiao Fan, I heard that you won the first place in the sect's martial arts competition, and your cultivation is second to none among the chief disciples of the Tianxuan Sect. Such talents come to my Dragon Empire, and I will definitely use them again. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty. ”

Xiao Fan arched his hand and said.

Prime Minister Tai and Zhao Taishi glanced at each other, and then Zhao Taishi stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I don't know how Emperor Lu Dao wants to reuse Xiao Fan?"

"Xiao Fan is the first contemporary chief disciple of Tianxuan Sect, and his martial arts cultivation is amazing, of course, he has to make his skills useful. I plan to temporarily give him the official position of Sanpin General, commanding an army of 50,000 men, and soon go to war. ”

"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks it's inappropriate!"

Prime Minister Tai said.

"Oh, what's wrong?"

"Your Majesty, although Xiao Fan is the proud chief disciple of Tianxuan Sect, he is too young after all. As far as the minister knows, Tianxuanzong is good at cultivation, but he is not good at the intensive study of the art of war, which is different from the Tianwang Mansion. Xiao Fan has never been on the battlefield, has no battlefield experience, and does not know how to arrange troops, if he lets the troops fight so quickly, I am afraid it will be inappropriate. ”

When Emperor Zhao Songhui heard this, he thought about it slightly, and then nodded.

"The prime minister's concerns are not unreasonable. Xiao Fan is indeed young and has no experience in this area. Xiao Fan, I first named you the general of the third grade Yuyan, and gave you a mansion in the east of the city. ”

"Your Majesty, Emperor. ”

Xiao Fan arched his hand and said, he didn't want to go to the battlefield so soon, but Prime Minister Tai and Taishi Zhao helped him.

"By the way, Yang Zilong, the general of the Protector of the Kingdom, is the chief disciple of the Heavenly King's Mansion, he is going back to the empire recently, Xiao Fan, if you have time, go and learn from him how to lead troops to fight, and it will come in handy in the future. ”

"Yes. ”

Xiao Fan nodded lightly.

"Do you have anything to do? If you have nothing to do, just retreat. ”

"Playing the emperor, the minister has something to play!"

An old minister stepped forward.

"Tell me, what?"

"Your Majesty, the war on the front line is tight now. General Yang Zilong's 200,000 soldiers and horses were divided into two routes, respectively resisting the Red Wind Empire and the Great Yan Empire. The place where General Yang Zilong personally supervised the battle was good, and he would be able to retreat from the enemy in a few days. However, the soldiers guarding the southern city at his gate were not as brave as the generals, and they were seriously wounded. Although the army of the Red Wind Empire cannot capture Nanlin City, the army of Nanlin City must not be slackened for a day, and it needs to be defended for a long time. ”

"Yesterday, the old minister received the news that the soldiers in the west of the city have run out of food and grass, and the soldiers have sacrificed nearly 20,000 people, I hope the emperor sent the old minister to send them 20,000 grain and grass and elite soldiers, and the south city is the fortress of our empire, so don't lose it!"

"I agreed to the matter of grain and grass, but the matter of soldiers and horses is not easy to handle, where can I dispatch 20,000 elite soldiers now?"

"Your Majesty, isn't there 150,000 elite soldiers in Fengshou County, 500 miles away? In the past ten years of war, the elite soldiers of Fengshou County have never been dispatched, but countless military salaries, grains and grass are consumed every year, and now is the time to use them. ”

"Don't think about it!" Emperor Zhao Songhui's face suddenly turned ugly, and he stared at the old minister and said, "You remember, in the future, you are not allowed to mention the matter of mobilizing the soldiers and horses of Fengshou County and the soldiers and horses in the imperial city in front of me. ”

"Your Majesty, if these two places are not adjustable, I hope that the emperor can allocate 20,000 people from elsewhere to the south of the city!"

The old minister said.

Rong Zhen thought about it. Zhao Songhui thought for a moment, and then said: "In this way, transfer 20,000 soldiers and horses from Xifeng County to Nanlin City." ”

"The emperor is wise!"

The old minister was overjoyed.

"Your Majesty, Master Zhang is old, so you don't have to bother him with these things, and the ministers are willing to automatically ask Ying to handle them quickly. ”

Zhao Taishi took the initiative to stand up.

"Master Zhao, although I am old, these things still don't tire me, so I don't need to trouble Taishi. ”

"Eh, Elder Zhang, you are indeed old. Emperor Zhao Songhui shook his head, then looked at Zhao Quan and said, "I think the matter of grain and grass and troop transfer should be handed over to Zhao Taishi." ”

"Your Majesty!"

Master Zhang was in a hurry.

"Needless to say, this matter is so decided, retreat!"

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

The ministers bowed.

After the emperor and many ministers left, Master Zhao walked past Master Zhang, with a hint of a smile, and said: "Lord Zhang, you are so old and still running for the court, this master has done these things for you, you can go back and rest with peace of mind." ”

"Zhao Quan, you ......!"

Zhang Da was so angry that his chest continued to rise and fall. He knew that this matter fell into the hands of Zhao Quan, most of the grain and grass would be deducted, and most of the 20,000 soldiers and horses transferred were old, weak, sick and disabled.