In the throne room, all the officials were furious and began to criticize Mount Liu.
The Minister of the Left's faction remained silent. Apart from a few people, no one dared to refute.
"If Minister Liu insists, then I will escort Fang Xusheng to the north." Chen Zhixu said.
The officials calmed down. Chen Zhixu was Jingguo's Grand Marshal. Unless the country was in danger, he rarely led his troops out. At most, he would send light cavalry out to check on the various armies.
Whenever the Grand Marshal wanted to go out, he would be accompanied by at least 100,000 soldiers, all of whom were the elites of the capital army.
The capital army was Jingguo's last line of defense.
If Jingguo was in danger, the Grand Marshal could bypass the cabinet and lead his troops out of the capital with an imperial edict.
After all, the Grand Marshal was on par with the Four Ministers.
Gu Mingzhou angrily said, "Grand Marshal Chen, why do you say that? If you leave, the capital will be empty. If the Barbarians launch a sneak attack, you will be Jingguo's sinner! "
"If Fang Xusheng goes to the frontlines and is surrounded by the Barbarians, I will also be Jingguo's sinner!" Chen Zhixu said.
Mount Liu sighed and said, "Since Grand Marshal Chen is so stubborn, then this Old Man will take a step back. There have been a lot of new soldiers in the capital recently. I think the Jade River Army and Green River Army should follow Fang Xusheng to the north. 100,000 soldiers should be enough. "
The officials were elated when they heard this, but they soon fell into deep thought.
The Jade River Army and Green River Army were formed less than three months ago, and they only recruited new soldiers.
Since last year, the age limit for new soldiers was relaxed. This caused the new soldiers to be of varying ages. There were 16 or 17 year olds and 40 year old middle-aged men. No one knew how long it would take for them to become capable of fighting.
The most important thing was that the Jade River Army and Green River Army were infantry. If the new soldiers went north, they would become a burden.
The sooner they rescue Zhang Poyue, the better. They should let Fang Yun lead the cavalry, and light cavalry at that.
The officials of the Left Prime Minister's party did not change their expressions, thinking that the older the ginger, the spicier it was. First pretending not to send troops, and then deciding to send troops, it was better not to send troops.
"Lord Left Prime Minister, as the Prime Minister of a country, you are targeting Xusheng like this. Aren't you afraid of being cursed by the people?"
Mount Liu calmly said, "The Old Man is the Prime Minister of a country, not the Prime Minister of the Fang Family. Moreover, the monarch is light, and Prince Ji is even lighter. The Old Man only cares about Jingguo, not Xusheng! "
Gu Mingzhou chimed in, "Everyone, please don't argue. Jingguo is in a precarious situation right now. If Fang Xusheng causes more trouble, Jingguo will definitely fall apart. Since Fang Xusheng was able to destroy the Flood Dragon Sage's inheritance, then saving Zhang Poyue shouldn't be a problem. All we needed to do was wait for Fang Xusheng's triumphant return in Ning An City. Right now, we can't afford to panic. "
Many officials gritted their teeth. Gu Mingzhou was threatening everyone with Jingguo's safety. If it was during normal times, then with Fang Yun's return, the Emperor's Party could easily remove Mount Liu from power. However, with the Barbarian Tribe's invasion, the entire Jingguo would definitely fall apart, regardless of whether the Liu Party was purged or all of them resigned.
If all of the Liu Party left, Jingguo would need at least a year to recover, and this year was enough time for the Barbarian Tribe to surround the capital.
In any history book, it was a great humiliation for the capital to be surrounded by the Barbarian Tribe.
Moreover, no one knew what Gyeongo would do after Mount Liu stepped down. What if Zong Sheng ordered Gyeongo's army to march north and invade Jingguo's territory in the name of pacifying the Barbarian Tribe? All the officials present could only watch and wait for Chen Guanhai to step in.
This would force Chen Guanhai to face both Lang Lu and Zong Sheng at the same time, and the consequences would be unimaginable.
In the past, the Emperor's Party was afraid of Mount Liu's party. However, ever since Mount Liu revealed his identity as a Dao Protector and the Barbarian Tribe's invasion, the Emperor's Party's attitude towards Mount Liu had changed. They could not attack Mount Liu, but they could not do nothing either.
Suddenly, a clap of thunder sounded in the sky, echoing for thousands of miles.
Then, dark clouds gathered and heavy rain poured down.
The autumn rain fell on the capital.
Many people were shocked. Looking out from the gate of the Throne Room, the sky was clear just a moment ago, but now it was covered with dark clouds. This was definitely not a natural phenomenon. Who was angry? Even the anger of the Great Confucian Scholar would not have formed such a wide range of clouds.
The rain in the city was pattering because of the Holy Temple, but outside the city, there was no place protected by the Holy Temple, so the rain poured down like a torrential downpour.
Soon, everyone turned to look at Fang Yun.
Fang Yun was Wen Xing Long Jue and the Lord of the Yangtze River. His control over the world's climate was on par with the Dragon Emperor's, second only to the Saints!
This Wen Xing Long Jue was angry.
Fang Yun stood up from his armchair and spoke as he walked out.
"The one hundred thousand infantrymen will remain in the capital. Bensei will only take his private soldiers to the Triple Fortress. If anyone is willing to follow me as an individual, they can set off from Ning 'an City. The cabinet and the Marshal's Mansion will prepare a great reading tomorrow. Bensei will personally write a poem to strengthen the troops and go north to save Zhang Poyue! Mount Liu, remember to guard the gates of Ning 'an City and welcome Bensei! "
Grand Marshal Chen Zhixu stood up and bowed to Fang Yun. "Tomorrow, this general will personally hold the drumsticks and cheer for Fang Xusheng!"
All the officials bowed respectfully to Fang Huo.
The palace guards watched as Fang Yun left. Their eyes were filled with envy. Apart from Chen Sheng, only Fang Yun could step on the clouds and descend as he pleased.
After sending off Fang Yun, the other officials remained in the throne room, arguing and dealing with government affairs.
Fang Yun walked out of the side door of the palace in the autumn wind and drizzle. The nearby rainwater drifted in all directions.
His green robes were untouched by the rain.
Fang Yun walked to the Prime Minister's carriage and said to the coachman, "I didn't take a carriage today. Send me back to the Spring Garden first."
The Prime Minister's coachman was confused. After a while, he hurriedly said, "Fang Xusheng, please get on. I'll send you back to the Spring Garden. However, you'd better send a letter to my master first. Otherwise, he'll go out and find that the carriage is gone. I'll be whipped when I get back. "
"Don't worry." Fang Yundao said.
"Fang Xusheng, my eighteen Flood Horses are very fierce. Apart from the Prime Minister, no one dares to ride them. You have to be careful." The coachman cautioned. The eighteen Flood Horses pulling the carriage often had bad tempers.
"Hmm?" Fang Yun glanced at the eighteen Flood Horses indifferently.
The eighteen Flood Horses neighed softly and knelt on the ground obediently.
"What the hell …" The coachman was stunned.
Fang Yun patted the coachman's shoulder and walked into the carriage with a smile.
After entering the carriage, Fang Yun fell into deep thought. He had to save Zhang Poyue. There was no danger in going to the Triple Battle Fort. The Barbarians would love for him to go to the Triple Battle Fort and surround him there.
Even saving Zhang Poyue was not difficult. The Barbarians did not care about the life or death of a Grand Scholar. The most difficult thing was how to return to Ning An City from the Triple Battle Fort.
The most important thing was to retreat.
Currently, there was only one army in Jingguo that could play a big role in the retreat. It was the Demon Iron Cavalry.
There were only fifty thousand Demon Iron Cavalry in all of Jingguo. Although they were preparing to expand, their actual numbers had not increased.
Out of the fifty thousand Demon Iron Cavalry, ten thousand of them were scattered around. Among them, two thousand were under Fang Yun's personal command. They were usually in Baling City. Now, they were riding on the Raging Waves Battle Platform with other private soldiers. They followed the Flood Dragons from the East Sea to the Yishui River and would soon arrive at Ning An City.
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