Chapter 476 Your Majesty wants to... fight in the field? (Double monthly pass required)
Twilight all round.
The warm mountain breeze blew through this official road, and the smell of blood on the ground became rich.
Ouyang Ye's eyebrows were pierced by silver prismatic nails. His life was cut off without any suspense, and his body without limbs fell completely.
When he died, his eyes were wide open, with residual fear and confusion.
Zhao Duan turned around and glanced at the illusory Pei Niannu with slight surprise - with his caution and the influence of countless movies and TV series in his previous life, he would not be so careless.
Therefore, although his back was turned to Ouyang Ye, he gave the "guard" order to Pei Niannu, who was floating in the air.
This is the change in ability he gained after he advanced to the worldly realm: he can, to a certain extent, control the person in the painting imagined in the "Divine Seal" realm.
Just like when Ouchi worships Tang Jinxi, he can summon "General Futu" to possess him.
However, after Pei Niannu "protected the master", he killed someone with his backhand, which was beyond his expectation.
At this moment, they were looking at each other like a ghostly sorceress in wedding clothes and golden armor. The latter looked confident and confident, as if she had just done a trivial thing.
"...It's a pity, I originally wanted to keep this person to torture for information." Zhao Duan sighed helplessly, feeling a little regretful.
It seems that Pei Niannu, as a hidden figure in the "Six Chapters", still retains a certain degree of independence even after he advanced to the world.
Although he wanted to keep Ouyang Ye, senior Pei Niannu obviously didn't have this consciousness.
"However, for such a dead soldier, there must be nothing that can be asked, so if you kill him, you can just kill him."
Zhao Duan smiled and added, his expression natural and relaxed.
The enemies they had chased before were out of breath and running in panic, but now they looked like chickens and dogs.
Of course, he also knew very well that his worldly realm was far stronger than others. Because of Pei Niannu's special characteristics, he had short-term explosive power that was much higher than that of ordinary strong men in the same realm.
Yes.
Short term burst!
"Although it is buggy that one person is equivalent to two worlds, such an outrageous bonus does come at a price, which is an astonishing consumption... Pei Niannu's action is also consuming the internal energy in my body..."
"If I were alone, I might not be able to keep all these people."
Zhao Duan silently summarized, turned around, and couldn't help being stunned. He saw the empress sitting in the prison car staring at him with resentful eyes.
There seemed to be thousands of complex tender feelings hidden in those eyes.
From the regret of being arrested and worrying that they would never see each other again, to the urgency and emotion when seeing Zhao Duan running over, to the joy of seeing him advance... How can all these emotions not be complicated and difficult to describe?
The last assist came thanks to Ouyang Ye's sneak attack before his death.
"Zhao Duan, do you dare to deceive me?"
Xu Zhenguan suddenly became hoarse and said these words with a straight face.
Naturally, it was referring to the fact that he had just pretended to lie to himself even though he had not been stabbed.
However, because he had cried just now, his nasal voice was very strong, and combined with the embarrassed appearance he was sitting in the prison car, he did not have the slightest bit of majesty in the Jinluan Palace. Instead, he exuded a rare and pitiful sense of weakness.
Zhao Duan hurriedly squatted down, making himself eye-level with the empress sitting in the car, and said seriously:
"I deceive the emperor and ignore my superiors. I deserve to die! However, your majesty's body of thousands of gold is heavier than Luoshan. Please allow your majesty to accept the crime and perform meritorious service. I will escort your majesty back to the capital, eradicate the rebels, and return the emperor to the capital!"
Xu Zhenguan looked at his serious look with a straight face, burst into laughter, turned his head and wiped his slightly red and swollen eyes, and said softly:
"I'll spare you this time."
If this scene fell in the eyes of the princes in the capital, I don't know how many eyes would be lost.
Shout out: The character collapses.
Ever since the Xuanmen Coup, the empress of the Yu Kingdom, who once ascended the throne and looked down upon the world, had never shown such a coquettish look?
Zhao Duan looked at Xu Zhenguan, whose eyes were red and swollen in the prison car, and was stunned for a moment.
"What do you think I am doing? Why don't you take me back?"
Xu Zhenguan couldn't help turning her face sideways as he stared at him, then stretched out her feet to indicate that there was still a chain on her feet that had not been opened.
"Oh, oh oh." Zhao Duan looked a little embarrassed, and quickly broke off the anklet, and helped the empress get out of the prison car.
After losing his confinement, Xu Zhenguan adjusted his breathing slightly and regained his mobility.
She walked up to Ouyang Ye and kicked off his hood, revealing his face covered with large tattoos. She couldn't help but be stunned for a moment:
"It turns out to be him!"
"Your Majesty knows this person?" Zhao Duan was curious.
Xu Zhen nodded and said:
"During the reign of Emperor Father, he was the number one scout in the southwest frontier army. He went deep into the hinterland of the Li people. He was also one of the few Yu people who had direct contact with the Li people and escaped unharmed.
However, he was later arrested and brought back to Beijing for committing a serious crime and sentenced to exile. It seems that he was secretly rescued by Prince Jing.
No wonder the secret agent of Prince Jing's palace can do something very impressive, second only to the shadow guard. This person is indeed good at this. ”
"The Li people?" Zhao Duan was not interested in Ouyang Ye's past. He was more concerned about this alien race in the southwest outside the Yu Kingdom's territory.
"Well, they are a group of aliens living in the mountains, and they are also the targets of the Southwest Frontier Army's vigilance. However, the population of the Li people is not large, and they have been relatively peaceful in recent decades. The Southwest Frontier Army mainly suppresses border banditry." Xu Zhenguan explained casually. Finished sentence.
Zhao Duan nodded. There were even more mysteries outside the territory of the Yu Kingdom. For example, what exactly did Lao Xu do in the depths of the Mubei Forest back then... was a mystery that he cared about very much.
But these are still too far away from him now.
"With Ouyang Ye's death, the royal spies will definitely be injured. This is good news for us. It will be much easier next time... However, the death of an entire team will also arouse the vigilance of Prince Jing and other rebels. I'm afraid the next If we send chasing troops again, they will no longer be at this level, but masters who can threaten the world..."
Xu Zhenguan analyzed calmly.
Suddenly I heard a "puff" sound coming from behind me, and I turned my head and was stunned:
"What are you doing?"
I saw Zhao Duan picking up a sword and "whipping the corpses" carefully one by one. Hearing this, he calmly said: "Take up the sword."
"...Have you finished it?"
"Pfft... Okay, it's confirmed that everything is dead. Your Majesty, please follow me back to the village first. Baihua Village was burned, and there must be a follow-up."
"Well..." Xu Zhen nodded and walked in another direction:
"When I was arrested, I deliberately left the Tai'a sword in the mountains. I went to get it back first."
……
When the monarch and his ministers returned to Baihua Village again, they saw only faint black smoke rising from the houses in the village in the blue sky.
That is the afterglow after the flame is extinguished.
Villagers lit some wooden lights and were removing surviving items from their houses.
Xiao Baihua was sitting on a wardrobe in front of her courtyard, holding her chin and looking at the path into the village. She suddenly stood up and shouted:
"Sister Xu and the others are back!"
After hearing the news, the villagers came one after another and gathered at the entrance of the village, looking at the approaching monarch and minister with mixed emotions. At this moment, they have realized that this must be a great "noble man", otherwise how could they attract a large number of officers and soldiers?
Xu Zhenguan looked ashamed. As the emperor of the Yu Kingdom, it was her fault that she caused harm to the people under her jurisdiction.
The only good thing is that these rebels still wanted to make meritorious deeds, so they only arrested people and did not massacre villages. All they lost were property.
Zhao Duan stepped forward and said to the villagers:
"Those are the rebels from Prince Jing's Mansion, they came after us, but now I have killed them all."
Wow - the villagers were in an uproar.
Zhao Duan didn't wait for them to express their stance and continued to say with a straight face:
"As expected, more rebels will arrive soon. If you don't want to be implicated, escape as soon as possible and find shelter with relatives. The rebels are after us, and they won't waste any effort looking for you people. ”
He took out thousands of taels of silver notes from his arms, handed them to Liu Qi in public, and said:
"There are three thousand taels here as compensation for you. If you don't want to die, please leave as soon as possible."
He deliberately kept a straight face, showing force and majesty first, and then making amends.
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He knew very well that these villagers must be resentful of the two at the moment, but they were afraid of their identity and force and did not dare to explode.
However, this is not the time to be affectionate. Three or two thousand silver is enough to renovate and rebuild the entire village more than once.
At the same time, from another perspective, the rebels of Prince Jing and Prince Mu have not yet reached here, so Baihua Village is still peaceful.
But even if the monarch and his ministers don't come, how long can the peace here be maintained?
As a flower field dedicated to the royal family, there is no doubt that it will be taken over by the rebels. It may also be a good thing to let these villagers avoid disaster in advance.
"This..."
As expected, when they heard the amount of three thousand taels, the villagers were stunned, and most of the anger in their hearts was extinguished.
An old man in the village shook his head and said:
"Young Master, it's not that we don't want to run away to avoid trouble, but that we are all craftsmen. Once we run away without authorization, we will be held accountable by the court in the future..."
Xu Zhenguan came out at this time and said seriously:
"You may disperse, but as long as the State of Yu is still there, nothing will happen to you."
The villagers looked at each other in shock. Although they didn't believe it in their hearts, the fear of the military disaster drove them to quickly reach an agreement. They went home to pack their belongings and prepare to leave overnight.
Zhao Duan looked at the busy villagers and suddenly said:
"If the officers and soldiers come too fast, they may not have time to withdraw."
Xu Zhenguan said calmly:
"So, we can't leave. We need to continue to live here for a while and wait for the villagers to leave completely."
Zhao Duan glanced at Zhenbao in surprise:
"Your Majesty is not in a hurry to return to the capital? Now that I have made a breakthrough, the speed at which I can lead Your Majesty can be greatly increased."
Xu Zhenguan didn't look at him, but stood side by side with him in the night, the night wind rolling up her long hair.
The empress’ voice was also a little soft:
"Perhaps the top priority right now is no longer returning to Beijing."
Zhao Duan felt relieved, his mouth was a little dry, and he carefully tested: "Your Majesty is referring to..."
Xu Zhenguan turned his head, his cheeks were like red flowers, and said softly:
"Didn't you say that besides Feng Chan, there is a second plan?"
After a pause, she stroked her hair unnaturally and said:
"It will take some time for this wave of rebels to die before new pursuers will arrive... The time should...should be enough."
Zhao Duan's breathing became heavier again, his Adam's apple rolled, and his eyes anxiously scanned the burned-out village. He found that almost no house was suitable for a new house, and he couldn't help but become more and more anxious.
Suddenly, his eyes fell on the endless sea of flowers outside the village, and he said thoughtfully:
"Your Majesty...want to fight in the field?"
"Ah?" Xu Zhenguan turned to look at him blankly, with a cute expression on his face.
……
……
On the border of Huai River, above the canal.
The densely packed warships sailed northward. On top of the first warship, Prince Jing, dressed in rich clothes, stood on the bow.
Behind him were the crown prince Xu Jinglong who looked tired but excited, and the princess Lu Yaner who had no expression on her face and was accompanying the army.
"Father, is this Prince Chen of Binhai Road really going to be a coward? He is actually blocking the coast. If we can't get out, we can go in. He seems to be ceding the land and occupying the mountain to become the king. Isn't it inappropriate?" Xu Jinglong couldn't help but ask.
Prince Jing stood with his hands behind his back and said calmly: "What's wrong?"
Xu Jinglong’s rational analysis:
"On this trip, the main force of our army will go north, and the built road will inevitably be empty. If we leave King Chen on the side, it will be..."
Prince Jing nodded appreciatively, then shook his head:
"If you can think of this, you are not stupid. But there is no need to worry. King Chen has never had great ambitions. He is not a hero at all. His skill and ability can only control one area, which is not enough to compete in the world.
Moreover, the Binhai Road private army is good at water warfare. Once ashore, their strength will be greatly reduced. How can it be so easy to build a surprise attack?
Even if he succeeds, so what?
In the Yu Kingdom, the most important thing is the capital after all. As long as we enter the capital to serve the king, we will have lost the construction and can get it back later. Now that the world is in chaos, we must not look forward or backward and miss the opportunity to fight. ”
Xu Jinglong looked enlightened and said:
"It's a pity that when Xu Zhenguan went south to enshrine Zen, he left a way out and stationed civil servants and generals in the capital. If we want to capture it, we must attack with a large army. Otherwise, we only need one elite soldier to go north via the canal, which is the fastest.
But if we want to lead the army forward, we can only take a short distance through the canal. In the end, we still cannot avoid Huai River and Linfeng. ”
Prince Jing’s eyes flashed and he said faintly:
"But that's not necessarily the case. As long as Ouyang Ye succeeds and arrests Xu Zhenguan, the people in the capital will naturally give up resistance."
The empress disappeared. Although the group was leaderless, she was just "missing" after all!
Although the capital is in chaos, the court's defense will not collapse immediately.
Not to mention Huai River, it may not be able to be captured quickly due to the clampdown of King Mu next door.
Even if the Huai River is occupied, Linfeng Road, which is the strongest barrier outside the capital, is absolutely difficult to break through.
It's a tough nut to crack.
"It's a pity that if the chief envoy Gao Lian had not been killed by Zhao Duan, otherwise... with Gao Lian as the internal coordinator, why would this happen?" Prince Jing's eyes turned cold.
Xu Jinglong smiled and said:
"Father, don't worry. Now that Hai Chunlin and others have been restrained by Duan Shuishui and others, with Ouyang Ye's ability and the cooperation with the elite of the army, it is only a matter of time to capture Xu and Zhao. Maybe they have succeeded now. .”
At this time, suddenly an eagle flew through the clouds in the sky and was caught by the scouts on the warship.
A few moments.
The scout hurried to the deck, knelt on one knee, and held a secret message in his hands:
"Your Majesty, urgent report from secret agents!"
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