All the officials, nobles, and members of the royal family were looking at the figure in green.
Wei Yuan … He's back.
The familiar green robe, the familiar appearance, the familiar temperament, and the familiar … white sideburns.
Inside and outside the palace, it was strangely quiet at this moment.
Da Yin was silent. After the initial shock, there was only silence.
"Wei Yuan pays his respects to Your Majesty!"
Wei Yuan walked to the throne and cupped his hands.
Huaiqing glanced at the officials and smirked.
"Why aren't you saying anything?"
Up until this point in time, the hall was still silent. No one responded to the empress's words. They stared at Wei Yuan. Some of them widened their eyes, trying to find evidence that this was a fake. Some of them had slightly red eyes and were about to burst into tears. Some of them were ecstatic and trembling with excitement.
"Wei … Duke Wei?"
The eyes of the current leader of the Wei Faction, Liu Hong, were red. He trembled as he took a step forward.
He choked and said, "Didn't you die in battle in Jingshan City?"
He asked the question that was on the minds of the officials in the palace. They were suspicious of the green robe that appeared in front of them.
It had been half a year since Wei Yuan died in Jingshan City. Outsiders only knew that Wei Yuan sacrificed his life for the country, but they knew more details. When he died, he didn't bring his body back.
How could he come back to life without a body?
Wei Yuan smiled gently.
"It's just a resurrection. There's nothing strange about it."
Resurrection? That's all?
The empress added,
"After Duke Wei sacrificed his life, Xu Qi 'an has been thinking of ways to resurrect Duke Wei. He reconstructed his body and made artifacts to summon his soul. On the day of the Spring Sacrifice, I personally summoned Wei Yuan's soul back. "
Only then did the officials realize that the empress wasn't present during the Spring Sacrifice.
They thought that she was in a bad mood and didn't want to attend the Spring Sacrifice. They didn't expect that she had secretly resurrected Wei Yuan.
It was Xu Qi 'an who reconstructed his body and summoned his soul back … The officials suddenly realized what was going on, and their doubts dissipated.
It wasn't that they didn't trust the empress. Well, they just didn't trust her.
Even though the empress was brimming with talent, she was still a mortal after all. When she said that she had resurrected Wei Yuan, none of the officials believed her.
However, if it was Xu Qi 'an, they were willing to believe it. That was because Xu Qi 'an was a Rank-2, a top-notch figure in the world.
"So, Xu Yinluo already had a plan."
"He has been secretly working hard to revive Wei Yuan. He has been planning this for a long time."
"If we had known, we wouldn't have had to worry every day."
The officials discussed among themselves with complicated feelings, but their hearts were set at ease.
Unknowingly, Xu Qi'an had already done so many things. That brat sometimes made people gnash their teeth in hatred, but it was still the same thing. When they were on the same side as him, they felt inexplicably at ease.
Seeing that the officials had started to discuss again, the backbone of the Wei Party was full of excitement, and they were speaking incoherently. The empress took a glance at the eunuch who was holding the seal.
Pa!
The middle-aged eunuch flicked his wrist and the whip struck the shiny floor.
The officials quietened down.
The empress's voice was cold and dignified.
"Let's talk about old times after the court session is over.
"It is Duke Wei's idea to retreat to the capital. What do you think, my beloved officials?"
The same question was asked for the second time, but the officials didn't speak.
They looked at each other, then looked at the empress, and then looked at Wei Yuan. After a while, Liu Hong, Zhang Xingying, and the other members of the Wei Party shouted,
"We will listen to Her Majesty's decision."
Following that, Qian Qingshu and the other members of the Wang Party expressed that they would listen to the empress's decision to retreat to the capital and fight it out with the Yunzhou Army.
They weren't subservient to the general trend, but they genuinely felt that there was hope. Even the Wang Party, which used to be Wei Yuan's political enemies, felt like a ray of light had broken through the dusky sky the moment Wei Yuan appeared.
From the fledgling war in the north to the shocking battle of Shanhai Pass, to the autumn harvest, when 100,000 soldiers flattened the headquarters of the Witchcraft Cult in Jingshan City, the Daibun God of War had never been defeated.
Huaiqing pursed her lips and said with mixed feelings,
"I will have to trouble all my beloved officials to work together with Duke Wei to defend the capital.
"Court dismissed!"
…
"Go!"
The luxurious carriage sped along the wide streets of the imperial city. The carriage driver was still whipping the horse. It wasn't that he was anxious, but the Grand Secretary in the carriage kept urging him.
An ominous premonition welled up in the carriage driver's heart. He suspected that the old Grand Secretary Wang Zhenwen didn't have much time left, and Grand Secretary Qian was in a hurry to see him for the last time.
Soon, the carriage stopped outside the Wang residence. Qian Qingshu didn't give the retainers a chance to help him up. He steadily jumped off the carriage and quickly walked into the residence.
He passed through the outer courtyard and winding corridors all the way to Wang Zhenwen's bedroom. The housekeeper accompanied him all the way and said,
"Grand Secretary Qian, Grand Secretary Qian … Allow me to report to Master."
Qian Qingshu ignored him and went straight to the bedroom. He then looked at the housekeeper and gestured for him to knock on the door.
The housekeeper frowned and did as he was told.
He whispered, "Master, Grand Secretary Qian is here."
He didn't dare to shout too loudly, afraid that he would disturb Wang Zhenwen's rest.
Soon, a young servant girl opened the bedroom door and said in a low voice,
"Master invites you in."
Qian Qingshu stepped over the threshold and entered the bedroom. He saw Wang Zhenwen sitting on the bed with a defeated expression. He turned his head to look at him.
"Judging by your expression, you seem to have encountered something major."
Wang Zhenwen exhaled and said in a low voice, "Has Yongzhou been lost?"
After Xunzhou was lost, Wang Zhenwen often suffered from insomnia and would wake up in fright. His mind became more and more exhausted. With his experience and knowledge, he knew that Yongzhou would be lost sooner or later.
He just didn't expect it to be so soon.
After Yongzhou was lost, the Yunzhou Army would come to the capital.
Qian Qingshu was silent for a moment before he said,
"Yongzhou is indeed gone, but this is an order from His Majesty. He said to retreat to the capital and fight to the death with the Yunzhou Army."
Wang Zhenwen's face was full of worry.
"This is a dangerous move. I understand His Majesty's intentions. It is definitely better to fight in the capital than in Yongzhou. Regardless of whether it is the army, the city walls, the equipment, or the resources, the capital has abundant reserves. It can fight a war of attrition.
"But she neglected human nature. The army's arrival in the capital will definitely cause panic among the people and officials. Once the people's morale is gone, there is no way to fight."
"Brother Wang, you see things clearly!" Qian Qingshu sighed.
"Today, when I heard that His Majesty took the initiative to abandon Yongzhou and retreat to the capital, I also felt a sense of panic, as if it was the end of the world. But … Wei Yuan is back. "
After he said this, he saw Wang Shoufu's expression suddenly freeze, like a frozen painting.
After a while, the old man twisted his neck and turned his withered face around. He stared at Qian Qingshu and said clearly,
"What did you say …"
Qian Qingshu said seriously,
"Wei Yuan has been resurrected. Xu Qi'an reconstructed his body. During the Spring Sacrifice Day, His Majesty personally recalled his soul. Today in the court, I observed him repeatedly. He is indeed Wei Yuan. His appearance has changed, but his bearing, gaze, and manner of speech cannot be imitated.
"And there is no lack of experts among the nobles. If he had disguised himself, they would have seen through it long ago. His Majesty said that it was Wei Yuan's decision to retreat to the capital. "
After listening, Wang Zhenwen was stunned for a long time.
"What is the reaction of the civil and military officials?"
Qian Qingshu answered,
"They are now actively participating in the defense and performing their duties. When the court was dismissed, I carefully observed them. Although they still did not look good, no one was pessimistic. Sigh, as long as Wei Yuan is around, people will feel at ease when it comes to leading troops to war.
"He came back at the right time. The people in the capital can be at ease …"
As he spoke, he suddenly noticed that Wang Zhenwen's head was tilted and his eyes were closed. He did not move for a long time.
Qian Qingshu's heart skipped a beat. His lips trembled as he shouted,
"Brother Wang?"
He stretched out his trembling hand. His eyes were sorrowful as he carefully checked his breathing.
In the next moment, Qian Qingshu felt relieved. His expression relaxed.
He was just asleep.
The maidservant beside him whispered,
"Master hasn't been sleeping well recently. Even when he is asleep, he often wakes up and stares blankly."
Qian Qingshu nodded slowly and said softly,
"Take good care of him. Don't disturb him."
Before leaving, he stopped at the door of the room and looked back at Wang Zhenwen's peaceful sleeping face.
You can finally have a good night's sleep.
…
The Northern Region!
A figure in white was rising in the Light, flickering constantly. Each flicker covered a distance of three miles.
This figure in white looked exactly the same as Xu Pingfeng. It was a doppelganger refined by him. It was essentially a puppet made of fine iron and engraved with twenty-eight formations. Its combat strength was roughly equivalent to that of an expert who had just entered the Fourth Stage.
Xu Pingfeng separated a strand of divine thought and attached it to the puppet, treating it as a doppelganger.
He could only control two doppelgangers at the same time. One was left in Hidden Dragon City, and the other was carried with him.
Any more and it would be easy to be distracted. It didn't matter in normal times, but he still had to deal with the Second Stage Warrior in Kouyang Province, so he couldn't split too much of his divine thought.
The war in the Northern Region involved the entire war situation. The White Emperor and the Galo Tree still hadn't won, which made Xu Pingfeng feel that something was wrong.
He had to see what was going on with his own eyes.
Passing through the vast No Man's Land and looking into the distance, he saw dark clouds and a sandstorm at the end of the desolate plain.
From the distant clouds, Xu Pingfeng sensed the aura of the Heaven's Tribulation.
As expected, Luo Yuheng's Thunder Tribulation hadn't ended. Judging from the aura, it should be the Earth Thunder Tribulation … Xu Pingfeng slowed down the teleportation speed and approached cautiously.
After all, this puppet was just an expert who had just entered the Fourth Stage. A strand of the aura of the Heaven's Tribulation and a trace of the aftermath of the extraordinary battle could destroy it.
"Boom!"
When he was three miles away from the Tribulation Cloud, a terrible shockwave rose like a raging tide.
Xu Pingfeng immediately propped up a defensive formation and condensed a hexagonal barrier in front of him.
"Bang!"
The defensive formation only lasted for three seconds before it was torn apart by the violent shockwave. The puppet's body was sent flying on the spot, and its chest was deeply dented.
If it were a Fourth Stage Warlock, this kind of injury would be enough to make him lose his combat ability.
But the puppet wouldn't die, and it didn't feel pain. Xu Pingfeng stayed close to the ground and teleported twice. Finally, he reached the edge of the Tribulation Cloud.
At the same time, he saw two battlefields. He saw the White Emperor Xu Qi'an, Galo Tree, Azuro, and Jinlian Zhao Shou.
The others were directly ignored. The appearance of Xu Qi'an made Xu Pingfeng confused.
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