Chapter 695

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 greets Your Majesty!"

Wei Yuan walked to the front of 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 skeptical about the appearance of the figure in green.

Wei Yuan had died in Jingshan City for half a year. Outsiders only knew that Wei Yuan had sacrificed his life for the country, but they knew more details. When he died, he didn't bring his body back.

How could he be resurrected 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 helped him reconstruct his body and summon his soul back … The officials were enlightened, and the doubts in their hearts dissipated.

It wasn't that they didn't trust the empress. Well, they just didn't.

Even if the empress was talented, she was still a mortal. They didn't believe her when she said that she had resurrected Wei Yuan.

But if it was Xu Qi 'an, they were willing to believe it. This was because Xu Qi 'an was a Second Stage Martial Artist, one of the top figures in the world.

"So, Xu Yinluo already had a plan."

"He has been secretly trying to resurrect Wei Yuan for a long time."

"If I had known earlier, I wouldn't of this."

"If I had known, I wouldn't have worried every day."

It turned out that Xu Qi 'an had done so many things unknowingly. That brat sometimes made people gnash their teeth in hatred, but when they were on the same side as him, they felt an inexplicable sense of peace.

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.

Bang!

The middle-aged eunuch flicked his wrist and the whip landed on the shiny floor.



The empress's voice was cold and dignified.

"Let's talk about the past after the court session.

"It was Duke Wei's idea to retreat to the capital. What do you think?"

The same question was asked for the second time, but the officials didn't say anything.

They looked at each other, then at the empress, and then at Wei Yuan. After a while, Liu Hong, Zhang Xingying, and the other members of the Wei faction shouted,

"We will follow Her Majesty's decision."

Then, Qian Qingshu and the other members of the Wang Faction agreed to the empress's decision to retreat to the capital and fight with the Yunzhou Army.

They weren't following the trend, but they genuinely felt that there was hope. Even the Wang Faction, which used to be Wei Yuan's political enemies, felt like a ray of light had broken through the dusky sky when Wei Yuan appeared.

From the fledgling war in the north to the shocking Shanhai Pass battle, 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 of you to work together with Duke Wei to defend the capital.

"Court session is dismissed!"

…

"Go!"

The luxurious carriage sped along the wide streets of the imperial city. The coachman kept whipping the horse. He wasn't anxious, but the Grand Secretary in the carriage kept urging him.

An ominous premonition surged in the coachman'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 walked quickly into the residence.

He passed through the outer courtyard and winding corridors until he arrived outside Wang Zhenwen's bedroom. The housekeeper accompanied him 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. He became more and more exhausted. With his experience and knowledge, he knew that it was only a matter of time before Yongzhou was lost.

He just didn't expect it to be so soon.

After Yongzhou was lost, the Yunzhou Army would arrive at 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. Fighting in the capital is definitely better than fighting in Yongzhou. Be it troops, walls, equipment, or 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 hearts are scattered, there's no way to fight."

Qian Qingshu sighed and said, "Brother Wang, you see things clearly!"

Qian Qingshu sighed and said, "Today, when I heard that His Majesty took the initiative to abandon Yongzhou and retreat to the capital, I also felt like I was facing the end of the world. But … Wei Yuan is back. "

When he finished speaking, he saw Grand Secretary Wang's expression suddenly become sluggish, as if it was a frozen painting scroll.

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 repeatedly observed him. He is indeed Wei Yuan. His appearance has changed, but his bearing, gaze, and manner of speech cannot be imitated.

"Moreover, there are many 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 hearing this, Wang Zhenwen was stunned for a long time.

"How did the civil and military officials react?"

Qian Qingshu answered,

"Now they are 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 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 suddenly trembled. He called out with trembling lips,

"Brother Wang?"

He stretched out his trembling hand, his eyes mournful, and carefully checked his breathing.

The next moment, Qian Qingshu felt relieved, and his expression relaxed.

He just fell asleep.

The maidservant beside him whispered,

"Master hasn't been sleeping well recently. Even if he falls 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 rose 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 Level.

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 at most. 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 Level 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 this 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 Level. 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 with a deep dent in its chest.

If it were a Fourth Level Warlock, this kind of injury would be enough to make him lose the ability to fight.

However, the puppet wouldn't die and didn't feel pain. Xu Pingfeng stayed close to the ground and teleported twice before he finally arrived at 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.