Chapter 20: An Edict
Nie Jiesu walked out of the big tent of the Chinese army very satisfied, leaving many generals who looked at each other, and those who stood in high positions sought their own far, although these generals were already out-and-out big men in the eyes of ordinary people, but for him they were just loyal subordinates, how could they understand the true meaning behind his order.
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"Master Hou, Nie Jiesu has withdrawn the search for the cultivators of the Zhao Dynasty, and the wolf cavalry has all withdrawn from Yinshan, and now they have returned to Sihuai City. ”
A middle-aged man in a purple robe with a plump face like jade sat at the top and looked at the book, it was the person who attacked the Zhao army this time, Xie Yu, the Marquis of Dingding of the Yan Dynasty.
Putting down the dictionary in his hand, Xie Yu's eyebrows were slightly raised, but as if he had thought of something, he quickly stretched out again, waved his hand at the red-armored general who spoke, and then picked up the dictionary in his hand again, and did not say even half a word during the whole process.
The Red Armor general bowed and withdrew, and the entire camp became peaceful again, leaving only the sound of Xie Yu flipping through the scrolls.
"The wolf cavalry army retreated to Sihuai City, and after losing the elbow control of the wolf cavalry army, Zhao cultivators are like fish in water, and this battle of Hou Ye is much more difficult to fight than imagined!" A sudden voice suddenly sounded, the voice didn't know where it came from, there was still only Xie Yu in the entire big tent, and he didn't see the rest of the people at all.
After turning the last page, Xie Yu closed the scroll, his face was calm, and said: "This is the chess game between Lord Youjun and His Majesty, and we are just corner gametes, maybe in their eyes, the thirteen border cities are just a chessboard for them to compete." ”
"Slots may also determine the outcome of the chess game, not to mention that Hou Ye will not be as simple as a corner gamete. The voice appeared strangely, and it was still not heard from anywhere, like a ghost.
"Hmph!" Xie Yu snorted coldly, a hint of complexity flashing in his eyes.
"There will not be many people who are qualified to make a choice in this chessboard, Lord Youjun has already given Ye this qualification, but I don't know if Lord Hou will appreciate it!"
The mysterious voice sounded again, and a gust of yin wind suddenly appeared in the big tent, and the rich blood and scarlet light almost dyed the inside of the tent into a hell, and a man with black armor stood in the middle. Under him, as if he was stepping on a netherworld blood sea, it was Nie Zhusu, the commander of the heavily armored wolf cavalry.
Xie Yu frowned, and pointed at Nie Zhusu in the sea of blood, and a rich purple light was like a peerless divine sword. Directly tearing the sea of blood apart from the middle, Nie Jiesu's figure was directly cut into countless pieces.
As Xie Yu pointed out, the artistic conception of Ah Na in the big tent suddenly dissipated, and two blank pieces of paper fell from mid-air, as if they had just been torn apart.
Look at the scene in front of you. Xie Yu's eyebrows were slightly raised, only a cultivator of his realm knew what the meaning of these two seemingly ordinary pieces of paper represented.
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Yanjing City Dynasty Meeting
Emperor Yan sits high in the Dragon Court, the ministers below are divided into civil and military affairs, the ministers are headed by Prime Minister Guo Huai, and the first person standing in the military general is not Fengyuan Jun Yan Zhaochen, but a middle-aged man with red eyebrows and gold armor, the Yan Dynasty is precious to blue and gold, and the dragon robe worn by Emperor Yan at this time is cyan;
Wearing golden armor. Standing at the head of the generals, with a pair of red eyebrows at the same time, he can only be the Liewu Marquis of the two martial marquis of Dayan, Lie Zhanying.
In addition to the military generals of Wenchen, there were two young men standing close to Emperor Yan, one of whom was Yan Ji;
Another young man was also wearing a cyan dragon robe, but it was one claw less than Emperor Yan's five-clawed green dragon, and only one person in the Yan Dynasty was qualified to wear such a robe, and this person was the Prince of Yan, Yan Dan.
Yan Ji's face was calm. But his heart was already extremely nervous, he was not qualified to appear in such a court meeting in the past, let alone standing on the same level as the crown prince, this was the first time he stood here openly. And it is a condescending perspective to examine the ownership of the entire Yan Dynasty.
He knew that the reason why he was able to stand here today was because of the abnormal changes that had occurred in the Heavenly Tomb this time, and if he accepted the inheritance of the ancestors of the Great Shang Dynasty in the Chaoge Mausoleum, if he did not die young, he would definitely be a strong master of the Seven Realms in the future, and he was also a strong man of the Seven Realms in the royal family, so his status in the eyes of Emperor Yan alone would be different from the past.
Since returning to Yanjing, he really felt the feeling of the four words "imperial grace", and he finally walked into this dream palace after the holy grace of Rilong. He was also the first prince to stand at the court meeting other than the crown prince.
Clang!
With a heavy bell ringing, the door of the temple that was originally wide open suddenly closed, and with everyone kneeling and falling to the ground, the court meeting officially began.
"Xie Yu sent an urgent report, Yinshan County infiltrated a large number of Zhao cultivators, looted and burned grain and grass, assassinated generals, and spied on the military situation, the situation in Yinshan County has begun to deteriorate, and we will face a counterattack by the Zhao army at any time. Emperor Yan didn't have the slightest prelude, and said straight to the point.
"General Nie Jiesu led the heavily armored wolf cavalry to defend Sihuai City, the situation shouldn't be so bad!" Lie Zhanying stood behind a man in a marquis' suit, and said pointedly.
"The wolf cavalry army and the Zhao Di cultivators have already fought each other, and there are losses to each other, Xie Yu mentioned in the report that the wolf cavalry has lost nearly four thousand, and Nie Jiesu has withdrawn and returned to Sihuai City in order to ensure that the wolf cavalry does not lose its vitality. ”
"Your Majesty, Nie except Su is afraid of the enemy, and he should be severely punished!"
"Wechen Reconsideration!" "Wechen Reconsideration"......
As soon as Emperor Yan's words fell, several people stood up and accused Nie Jisu of harboring evil intentions and bad intentions.
Above the temple, the wilderness of the rivers and lakes, the family gate valve, the mountain clan, as long as there is a common purpose, many people can be entangled, forming countless dense relationship networks, and it is not uncommon for the court to form parties and fight against dissent, these people are Nie Jiesu's political enemies in the court.
Hearing that Nie Jiesu refused to send troops to quell the disaster in order to ensure his own vitality, these people immediately jumped out to criticize him, even if they couldn't bring him down, they had to try their best to smear him in front of Emperor Yan, and the intrigues of the temple were more difficult to prevent than a real gun.
"Your Majesty, Wei Chen thinks it's inappropriate, the wolf cavalry is the elite cavalry of our dynasty, their real role should be placed on the frontal battlefield, if they are divided into their already unfamiliar environment like this, and fight to the death with those cultivators with strange methods, it is tantamount to suicide to abandon their own roots and attack the enemy's strengths. ”
"Yes, the advantage of the wolf cavalry is to charge on the plains, they are a pack of wolves when they are together, and they are lonely sheep when they are scattered, and the wolf cavalry sergeant is not as strong as the cultivator, if even their only advantage is abandoned, it is no different from sending them to death!"
"If the wolf cavalry army is completely destroyed in order to search for these cultivators, the battle with the Zhao Dynasty will be even more difficult to fight later, not to mention that our dynasty will have to face more than just one Zhao Dynasty. ”
"Your Majesty......"
"Enough!"
Emperor Yan's face turned cold, and he didn't want to pay attention to these courtiers attacking each other at ordinary times, because the contradictions between the courtiers were more conducive to his rule, and he could divide and suppress them and stabilize the court situation, which was the basis of the emperor's mental technique.
But now the war between the two dynasties, the slightest carelessness will be lost, and now these courtiers can't even tell the severity, and they have to take this opportunity to suppress political opponents, which is a taboo of Emperor Yan.
Seeing that Emperor Yan was obviously angry, the officials and courtiers who had been arguing just now immediately quieted down, eager to bury their heads under their feet, and even several princes collectively became silent.
"Guo Huai!" Although Emperor Yan's voice was still cold, it was much gentler than before, after all, Guo Huai, as the prime minister of the current dynasty, his status was not comparable to those people before, even Emperor Yan had to be cautious.
Facing Emperor Yan's questioning, Guo Huai was obviously prepared, and said, "The nature of cultivators and the army is different, and the methods adopted to deal with them are naturally different. ”
"The cultivator himself has great strength, as well as all kinds of mysterious and unpredictable methods, if it is a frontal battlefield, the army will naturally have the advantage, but if it is a secret battle in the streets and alleys, no matter how many sergeants and soldiers in the army are not the opponent of the cultivator. ”
"Emperor Zhao ordered a large number of cultivators to infiltrate the hinterland of our dynasty to search for information and complete the task, but at the same time, it was not to consume the elite of our army in this way, so as to lay the foundation for the future war. After all, the soldiers who are qualified to hunt down cultivators are all the elite of our army. ”
"What does the prime minister mean by this?" Lie Zhanying frowned and said, Guo Huai said so much and still didn't say a countermeasure.
"Since Emperor Zhao sent cultivators into the battlefield, our dynasty can naturally follow his path, after all, my dynasty cultivation sect does not need them to be weak. ”
"The prime minister doesn't know that since the Supreme Emperor, there have been many contradictions between the sect and the imperial court, and the imperial court wants to override the sect, all of which will cause them to fight back fiercely, if they forcibly order the sect cultivators to enter the battlefield, I am afraid that it will backfire!"
"Emperor Zhao is able to integrate the cultivation sect in the court, why can't my dynasty, if the situation changes rapidly today, extraordinary times should do extraordinary things, sect cultivators can't go down comfortably, otherwise sooner or later they will come to the court, and the history of the Supreme Dynasty period will repeat itself. ”
"The suppression of the cultivation sect is not trivial, this is a major event that is turbulent in the society, and there is no room for the slightest mistake!" Lie Zhanying understood the strength of the cultivation sect, and naturally knew what kind of turmoil Guo Huai's move would set off.
With a cold smile, Wei Huai solemnly saluted Emperor Yan and said, "In this way, it depends on Your Majesty's determination!"
Emperor Yan frowned, as if he was considering Guo Huai's opinion, but if someone could see the cold glint hidden in Emperor Yan's eyes, they would inevitably guess that Emperor Yan had already had the intention of suppressing the sect, and what was missing was just an excuse.
Time passed, and Jiao Lan Hall became extremely quiet, and everyone didn't even dare to breathe loudly, waiting for Emperor Yan's final decision.
After a long time, Emperor Yan stood up straight and said, "Edict!"
The ministers all knelt, and Emperor Yan continued: "Order the Yanjing Cultivation Sect to move to Yinshan County, if there is any disobedience, the sect will be destroyed!"
The ministers bowed their heads and were silent, Emperor Yan had already issued an edict, and the matter was irreparable.
Walking out of the Jiaolan Palace, looking at the cloudless clear sky, I don't know how many people's hearts have a thick cloud, Yanjing City, the sky has changed! )