The western plateau of the Tang Empire faced the towering Pamir Mountains.
Shu Cheng, the Great General of the West, commanded the western army to fight several battles with the enemies of the Yuelun Kingdom.
Although the western army was the least valued and the weakest in the Tang Empire, it was very strong against the cavalry of the Yuelun Kingdom and had won many battles.
Until a group of ascetic monks came from the Pamir Mountains.
At this time, the western army of the Tang Empire had surrounded the Chaoyang Cavalry of the Yuelun Kingdom and was about to destroy the enemy. However, the ascetic monks walked past the battlefield silently as if they could not see the tragic scene.
They were the ascetic monks from the Xuankong Temple.
The ascetic monk at the front had only seven fingers. He was the chief monk of the Hall of Respect of the Xuankong Temple, Master Qi Mei.
Master Qi Mei walked towards the Tang army's camp, his footsteps slow and steady.
Countless arrows landed on his body, but they were unable to pierce through his skin and fell to the ground.
Countless podaos fell on his body, but they couldn't make him tremble in the slightest.
Master Qi Mei did not fight back. He just walked silently towards the Tang army's camp.
He walked towards the Great General of the West, Shu Cheng.
Shu Cheng felt a little bitter in his mouth, and smiled helplessly.
As the main general, he knew that he could not retreat.
Then he would die here.
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The army of the West-Hill Divine Palace finally arrived at the shore of the Great Swamp on the warships of the South Jin Kingdom Navy.
The Tang Navy's warships were anchored by the shore and there was no movement. A few warships had traces of fire, and the largest one had sunk to the bottom of the water.
The people of Qinghe County welcomed the invaders with complicated expressions.
In the words of the warlords, the army of the West-Hill Divine Palace was a sacred liberator.
The military discipline of the West-Hill Divine Palace was much better than what the people of Qinghe County had imagined. Even the soldiers of the South Jin Kingdom who had a grudge against Qinghe County did not look sideways when they walked on the street.
Two sacred sedans and several luxurious carriages were behind the army of the Divine Hall.
The Great Divine Priest of Revelation personally went to the Cui Garden by the Fuchun River to meet the warlords of Qinghe County and bless them.
The Great Divine Priest of Judgment did not care about these things. She was looking forward to meeting the powerhouses of the Tang Empire.
The luxurious carriages were very quiet.
Although they did not see it with their own eyes, everyone had already guessed that the world's most powerful person, Sword Saint Liu Bai, was probably in the carriage. What kind of big shots were sitting in the other carriages?
The army of the West-Hill Divine Palace did not stay in Qinghe Prefecture for too long.
The horses galloped across the quiet bluestone path, crossed the exquisite stone bridge, passed through the houses with white walls and black eaves, and headed north. Finally, they arrived at the periphery of the famous Verdant Canyon.
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Countless experts of the world walked toward the Great Tang.
The Great Tang was on the verge of destruction.
There seemed to be nothing that could stop this from happening.
At this time, Ning Que accompanied the Empress and the Sixth Prince. They left Wuzhou and continued on their way to Chang 'an.
He did not know of the perilous situation in the south, but he could guess at what the Great Tang was facing. But in the face of such overwhelming momentum, not even he had the power to change anything.
The only thing he could do was to return to Chang 'an as soon as possible.
The Headmaster built Chang 'an City and set up the God-Stunning Array.
Master Yan Se passed the array eye pestle of the God-Stunning Array to him.
He had inherited the legacy of the two teachers, so he had to guard it well. As long as he could return to Chang 'an and take back the array eye pestle, he could at least guarantee that Chang' an would not fall.
They traveled day and night. After traveling for two hundred miles from Wuzhou, the Empress and her entourage were stopped on a bridge near Liangxiang. They were stopped by a group of prefectural soldiers from Liangshan State, led by a eunuch.
The Grand Secretary of the Hall of Illustrious Persons, Mo Han, was from Liangshan State.
The eunuch, Chen Jinxian, was the chief eunuch of the Department of Rites. Before the war, he was ordered to Liangshan State for official business. After hearing the news of the Empress's return to the south, he did not even have time to ask Chang 'an City before he led the prefectural soldiers from Liangshan State to stop them.
Eunuch Chen stood in the middle of the stone bridge and looked at the carriage. He bowed and said proudly, "His Majesty has decreed that Chang 'an City is in danger. Empress Dowager, please stop here and choose a place to hide."
Ning Que rode on the horse and did not speak.
The Empress' calm voice came from the carriage. "Eunuch Chen, where is the decree? I would like to take a look. "
Eunuch Chen's expression stiffened slightly, but his voice became tougher. He said, "This is His Majesty's verbal decree."
"I see."
Ning Que said, "I am talking about the siblings in the palace. They are not so stupid."
Upon hearing this, Eunuch Chen's expression became extremely ugly. He shouted, "How dare you! How dare you be so disrespectful to His Majesty and the Regent Princess! "
Then he looked at the carriage and said coldly, "Empress Dowager, are you going to defy the decree?"
The Empress said, "In name, I am still their mother. Isn't the verbal decree too disrespectful? It is also against the laws of the Tang Empire. How can I follow the decree? "
Eunuch Chen frowned slightly and said, "According to the laws of the Tang Empire during wartime …"
Before he could finish, Ning Que's brows were already furrowed. He looked back at the carriage and said, "We have already wasted some time. I do not want to waste time on these trivial matters."
The Empress said softly, "The laws of the Tang Empire must be followed."
Ning Que shook his head and said, "Empress, you can guard. I do not need to guard."
The Empress said, "Then what are you going to do?"
Ning Que said, "I will kill the messenger, and Empress will naturally be able to cross the bridge."
After a moment of silence, the Empress said, "That makes sense."
Upon hearing this, Eunuch Chen could not help but be extremely angry. He took the horsewhip and lashed it heavily on the bridge. He shouted, "Who are you! How dare you say that you will kill an angel! "
When he was in the palace, he was famous for being good at using the whip. His Majesty had also taken notice of this and thus gave him the opportunity to climb up the ranks. At this moment, the whip was extremely loud and clear.
Ning Que glanced to the side.
A commander of the Northern Battlefront Army rode forward and slapped the eunuch's face hard. The sound of the slap was extremely clear and loud, far louder than the previous sound of the whip.
Eunuch Chen was stunned.
The commander of the cavalry snatched the whip from his hand and threw it into the river under the stone bridge. Then he pulled out his sword from the sheath and pointed at the hundreds of prefectural soldiers on the other side of the stone bridge. He said expressionlessly, "Charge."
The sound of hooves could be heard. Five hundred Tang cavalrymen charged toward the other side of the bridge with a cloud of dust in their wake.
The prefectural soldiers of Liangzhou could not fight against these ferocious regular cavalrymen. They could only hear cries of alarm as their flags fell and their horses ran away. In a moment, they were scattered and fled in all directions.
The eunuch on the stone bridge was already covered in blood from being trampled by the messy hooves. He was unconscious and no one knew if he was alive or dead.
Ning Que pulled the reins lightly and came to the window. He looked at the chaotic scene under the bridge and said, "When I was in the Academy, I read a few history books in my spare time. Every time I saw those princes and generals being humiliated by eunuchs or civil officials just because of the Emperor's edict, and they gathered their troops but did not dare to cross the river. I found it unbelievable."
The Empress pulled the curtains and said, "This is the etiquette that the Headmaster cares about the most. Without the etiquette, this world is a chaotic one. It will always be in the dark hours where the strong prey on the weak."
Ning Que said, "The first lesson I learned in the Academy was etiquette. At that time, Professor Cao Zhifeng told us that the rules of the Academy are very simple. Whoever is stronger has the final say. This is etiquette."
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