It was more accurate to say that a storm was brewing in Shengjing City. Although Su Xin did not know the reason, it was definitely a major event that could affect the entire imperial court.
Therefore, after entering the city, Su Xin reported his arrival and headed straight for the palace.
However, before Su Xin could enter the palace, Tang Xian personally came out to welcome him.
"Lord Su, long time no see. His Majesty and the others are waiting in the palace. Please come in."
Tang Xian was very respectful toward Su Xin. He had watched Su Xin rise step by step. When he first came to Shengjing City, he was surrounded by enemies. Now, he had completely become an important official in the imperial court, the Northwest King who guarded the northwest. Right now, Su Xin was an existence that Tang Xian could only look up to.
However, although Tang Xian was envious, he did not have any other thoughts. He was already old and did not have much ambition. It was enough as long as he could keep his current position.
Ji Yancheng's personal eunuch, Feng Ying, was too weak and could not take up the position of the Chief of the Imperial Household. Therefore, he still had to rely on Tang Xian.
Tang Xian was already old. He also knew that although he could hold his position firmly, he would not be able to hold it for long. Therefore, Tang Xian simply took Feng Ying in as his godson. When he retired, he would help Feng Ying become the Chief of the Imperial Household. This way, he would still have some connections in the palace.
Su Xin nodded and asked, "Eunuch Tang, do you know what major event has happened? Why is the imperial court so anxious to summon me back from the northwest?"
Tang Xian sighed and said, "These are troubled times. Things are a little complicated. Lord Su, you'll know when you enter the palace."
By the time Su Xin entered the palace's conference hall, there were already many people waiting there.
Chief Constable Tie Zhan from the Six Fan School had arrived, while Ji Xuanyuan from the Ji Family was still there.
Most of the people from the military had come. Among them were the Mighty General Lin Zongyue, Qi Feiyang, the Chief of the Dragonwu Army, Nangong Wuwei, and Yuan Wude, the Chief of the Flying Bear Army.
These people were all people that Su Xin was familiar with. They were military experts who guarded Shengjing City all year round, and there were also some military experts who guarded the borders among the people who had come this time.
One of them was extremely conspicuous. This person possessed a cultivation at the Yang God Realm, had a rugged appearance, and emanated an iron-blooded and murderous aura.
The most eye-catching thing about him was that he was extremely tall. He was more than two meters tall, several heads taller than ordinary people. Standing in the main hall, he was like a crane among chickens.
Moreover, the power of blood and Qi in his body was very rich. Even though he did not release his aura, Su Xin could feel the terrifying power contained in his body.
This person was Xiang Chukuang, one of the three Great Generals of the Zhou Kingdom. When the Zhou Kingdom was established in the past, he had been guarding the border between the Zhou Kingdom and Eastern Jin Kingdom.
As a former rival of the Zhou Kingdom, although the Great Jin Kingdom had been defeated and had become the struggling Eastern Jin Kingdom, a centipede would not die. Eastern Jin Kingdom had inherited a lot of the Great Jin Kingdom's resources, so it had to be guarded. Therefore, as one of the three Great Generals, Xiang Chukuang had to guard the border of Eastern Jin Kingdom all year round.
The other person also had the strength of the Yang God Realm, but his aura was much weaker than that of Lin Zongyue and Xiang Chukuang. Obviously, he was either at the early stage of the Yang God Realm or at the middle stage of the Yang God Realm.
Moreover, this person's appearance was very easy to recognize. He looked handsome, but there was a hint of scarlet in his eyes, which gave people a very evil feeling.
This person was the general director of the northern army, Pang Yuande, the 'Red-eyed Flying Tiger'.
The top of the military of the Zhou Kingdom was naturally Lin Zongyue and the other two Great Generals, while the lowest level was the general director of the 49 armies of the Zhou Kingdom.
In fact, there were still some people who had a higher status than the general directors of the various armies. For example, the three field armies, the Flying Bear Army, and the Tiger Army, as well as the four armies of the East, North, South, and West.
The minimum requirement for the general director of the 49 armies was the Divine Transformation Realm, while the minimum requirement for the commanders of the three field armies and the four armies guarding the border was the Harmonious God Realm.
This was especially true for the four armies guarding the borders. Due to frequent battles or conflicts, they suffered the most casualties and battles. But at the same time, their overall strength was also stronger than the three field armies. Naturally, their status was a notch higher.
In normal times, the general directors of the four armies guarding the border were respectfully addressed as the Great General to highlight their status.
Of course, no one would call them that in front of real Great Generals like Lin Zongyue and Xiang Chukuang. That was purely to sow discord within the military.
The northern enemy of the Zhou Kingdom was the Golden Horde Kingdom, which was also the strongest among the many enemies of the Zhou Kingdom. Therefore, the strength of the northern army was also the strongest.
Right now, Gu Donglai, the Great Commander of the Army of Jiangnan Circuit, used to be the Great Commander of the Northern Army. However, Jiangnan Circuit was too chaotic later on. The Xiao Family, the White Lotus Society, and the others were playing dirty tricks in the dark, even to the point of lawlessness. They had no choice but to suppress them. Therefore, the imperial court transferred Gu Donglai to Jiangnan Circuit as the Great Commander of the Army. It was not a demotion but an important task.
After Gu Donglai left, the person who took over the Northern Army was Pang Yuande. He was also a veteran in the military, and his talent was quite extraordinary. Soon after taking over as the general director of the Northern Army, he was promoted to the Yang Spirit Realm.
Of course, even if he reached the Yang God Realm, he was still not qualified to become the fourth general of the Great Zhou Dynasty's army. This was because the three generals of the Great Zhou Dynasty had fought for their positions with countless military merits. Only then did they have the qualifications to lead the entire army.
If Pang Yuande could make enough contributions, he would be qualified to sit in the position of the general. Otherwise, he could only continue to be the general director.
There were so many people present. When they saw Su Xin come in, they greeted each other and exchanged greetings.
Among these people, although Su Xin was a junior, in terms of strength and achievements, Su Xin was not inferior to them. He was even stronger than the "Red-eyed Flying Tiger" Pang Yuande.
Therefore, no one present treated Su Xin as a junior. Whether they were familiar with him or not, their attitude was very polite.
Of course, there was one exception, and that was Han Jiangli.
A year ago, when he stood up for the people of Buddhism in the Western Frontier, he was severely taught a lesson by Su Xin. At that time, Su Xin did not even show him any mercy, which made Han Jiangli very angry.
Now that he saw Su Xin again, it would be strange if he gave Su Xin a good attitude with his personality.
Therefore, when he saw Su Xin, he just snorted coldly and did not even say a word of nonsense.
Moreover, this was under the circumstances that they were in the palace. Otherwise, he would have easily scolded Han Jiangli in any other place.
The people present did not express much. There were so many warriors in the Zhou Kingdom, and on the surface, they were divided into four military organizations. Moreover, there were countless organizations and factions of various sizes under them. Even they had internal conflicts. It was not a big deal that Su Xin and Han Jiangli did not get along.
Moreover, they had all heard about the previous incident. In general, they were still on Su Xin's side and felt that Han Jiangli had done something wrong.
They all knew what kind of person the Tantric Sect was. Although the Tantric Sect was considered the Great Zhou Dynasty's national religion, in reality, they were not on the same side as the Great Zhou Dynasty. On the other hand, Su Xin was a member of the imperial court from the very beginning. He was also the most outstanding expert of the younger generation that the imperial court had nurtured over the years. In terms of closeness and distance, how could you, Han Jiangli, stand on the Tantric Sect's side?
Moreover, at that time, when Su Xin wanted to destroy the Merriment Temple, Han Jiangli could plead for leniency for the Merriment Temple, but what Han Jiangli had said had reached their ears.
Han Jiangli actually dared to call Su Xin a junior in public, as if he was teaching him a lesson. In this way, it would be strange if Su Xin gave him face.
Among the people present, whether it was the powerful Lin Zongyue and Ji Xuanyuan, or Tie Zhan, who was Su Xin's immediate superior in the past, none of them dared to treat Su Xin as a junior and teach him a lesson. Han Jiangli actually dared to do this. If this was not asking for trouble, then what was?
Of course, these people only thought these things in their hearts and would not say them out loud. However, Pang Yuande, the Chief of the Northern Army, glanced at Han Jiangli with strong dissatisfaction in his eyes.
The last time Han Jiangli had left the Xijiang Sect, the Buddhism had not only offended Su Xin, but also him.
Throughout history, the Zhou Kingdom had guarded the borders, in addition to the Four Armies and the Yang Spirit Realm royal consecrators, in order to guard against high-end combat power from all sides.
Everyone knew that the royal consecrators of the Zhou Kingdom had never been in power.
Therefore, under normal circumstances, when these royal consecrators guarded the borders, even if the Chief of the Four Armies was at the Harmony Spirit Realm, they had to report to the Chief of the Four Armies if they had something to do. Of course, this was just a process. If something happened, no one would stop them. After all, these Yang Spirit Realm royal consecrators were the trump card of the Four Armies.
In the end, Han Jiangli was ordered to guard the borders, but when the people of Buddhism came to look for him, he immediately left with the people of Buddhism. He did not even say a word. He simply did not take Pang Yuande, the Chief of the Northern Army, seriously at all.
One had to know that Pang Yuande was also a warrior at the Yang Spirit Realm, but Han Jiangli still had such an attitude. One could imagine how arrogant he was usually.
Originally, Pang Yuande wanted to complain about Han Jiangli, but he had just advanced to the Yang Spirit Realm and still needed Han Jiangli's combat power. Therefore, it was not good to fall out with him.
Moreover, the northern border was also the one where the Zhou Kingdom was under the most pressure. His falling out with Han Jiangli would affect the entire Northern Army. Therefore, for the sake of the overall situation, Pang Yuande could only bear with it this time. Of course, if Han Jiangli still went overboard, then he would directly report to the imperial court. Either he would leave the northern border, or Han Jiangli would leave the northern border.
After Su Xin arrived, all the people for the meeting had arrived. Tang Xian also immediately went to invite Ji Yancheng.
Although the major and minor matters of the Zhou Kingdom were basically decided by the experts after discussion, Ji Yancheng was now the Human Emperor of the Zhou Kingdom and still had some power. At the very least, those orders had to be approved by him.
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