When the news got out, the Yuechuan Mansion was shocked.
Many forces who were paying attention to the war did not even have time to react.
One day ago, Dongxuan Celestial Sect was still at an absolute advantage. Their army had invaded the territory of Extreme King Cliff and occupied six cities. They were plundering as they pleased, like dark clouds pressing down on the cities. It felt like they would be able to destroy Extreme King Cliff in a few days.
However, in just one day, the Dongxuan army that invaded the Extreme Emperor Cliff was almost wiped out, and the Extreme Emperor Cliff counterattacked and entered the territory of the Dongxuan Celestial Sect.
"Whatever you get, keep it all to yourself."
Li Mu, as the temporary commander, directly gave the order.
Such an order made the entire Western Punitive Army rejoice.
In the beginning, the Western Punitive Army was forced by Li Mu's "tyrannical power" to chase after the enemy. But now, as the war entered the state of counterattack, the soldiers of the Western Punitive Army fell into the state of killing and plundering, and had completely entered the state of active attack.
When they killed the enemy, not only would they be rewarded, but any spoils of war would also belong to them.
That turned the soldiers of the Extreme Emperor Cliff into greedy bandits.
On the next day, the Western Punitive Army directly broke through the four big cities of the Dongxuan Celestial Sect in the Cao Chuan Mansion, looting countless resources, minerals, and fairy crystals. Their strength snowballed.
Until then, the invasion of the Western Punitive Army stopped because of the battle line.
At the same time, Li Mu's prestige in the Western Punitive Army also rose to a terrifying level.
On the way, no matter how strong the enemy or how difficult it was, it was Li Mu who dealt with them with a single strike of his sword. He showed his unparalleled strength and won the respect of the soldiers. In addition, Li Mu promised the soldiers to keep the spoils of war for himself. With the combination of benefits, Li Mu's orders and will were carried out smoothly in the western punitive expedition.
At this time, the forces in the two prefectures, the Yuechuan Mansion and the Cao Chuan Mansion, finally came to their senses.
"General, the envoy from the imperial city, the imperial envoy from His Majesty has arrived."
In the temporary General's Mansion in Xuanfeng City.
A deputy general strode in and reported to Li Mu.
"Congratulations, General."
"It must be a reward from His Majesty."
"General has made such a great contribution. His Majesty will definitely reward you handsomely."
"Congratulations, General."
When the generals heard this, they immediately expressed their stance.
Even some of Zhou Kefu's trusted generals were sparing no effort to flatter Li Mu. The hall of the General's Mansion was filled with excitement. Everyone was thinking that since they also had a share in such a great contribution, His Majesty would surely reward them handsomely.
A trace of indifference appeared on Li Mu's face.
The Emperor finally came back to his senses.
Following this, his position as the temporary commander-in-chief would definitely be unstable.
However, under his command, the army of the Extreme Emperor Cliff had already invaded the territory of the Eastern Xuan Celestial Sect. They killed and pillaged, inflicting heavy damage on the Eastern Xuan Celestial Sect. This could be considered as the enmity between the two factions. Both factions wanted face. This time, no one could back down.
The stall was rotten to the core.
Be it Extreme Emperor Cliff or Dongxuan Immortal Sect, they would never compromise.
The war would definitely continue.
"By the will of Heaven, the Emperor decrees …"
The one who came to announce the decree was the most trusted eunuch of the Emperor. At the same time, he was also an expert half a step away from the Golden Immortal Realm. He looked solemn, without any sign of joy or sorrow.
In the decree, the Emperor greatly praised everyone in the Western Punitive Army. Even the generals were promoted. At the same time, the imperial guards brought over countless resources such as fairy wine, armor, fairy crystals, elixirs, and herbs to reward the army.
But the only strange thing was that there was no mention of reward for Mu Mu, the "hero".
Only in the last sentence of the decree, it mentioned that Mu Mu should return to the imperial city to report on his work.
But the generals in the army did not have any doubts about the Emperor's decision.
After all, General Mu Mu had made such a great contribution. It was reasonable that the Emperor wanted to see him in person. Besides, although there were three Golden Immortals from the Extreme Emperor Cliff with the imperial envoy, the Emperor's decree did not mention changing the commander-in-chief.
"Commander Mu, go back with me. His Majesty has been waiting for you for so long."
The old eunuch said with a smile.
Li Mu nodded and said, "Okay, let's go."
It was good to go back to the imperial city.
There would definitely be a storm on the battlefield. It was a good time to go back and hide for a while.
…
…
"Does he still care about me, the Emperor?"
In the Royal Palace of the Extreme Emperor Cliff, the Eighth Prince of the past, who was now the Emperor with great power, was currently in a state of rage.
Xiao Xiao and the other trusted officials, who were kneeling on the ground, were trembling in fear.
Now that they thought about the battle report that came back from the Western Region's front line, it was enough to make every one of them dumbfounded.
The reversal of the situation was so fast and unbelievable.
And the one who started all of this was Mu Mu, who was the vanguard and killed Zhou Kefu, the God of War of the Extreme Emperor Cliff, in Luori City.
It was important to defeat the invasion of Dongxuan Immortal Sect.
But it was obvious that the Emperor cared more about Zhou Kefu's death.
To be more precise, Zhou Kefu's death wasn't unacceptable. What was unacceptable was that Mu Mu had killed Marshal Zhou Kefu without authorization, issued a fake imperial edict, assumed the position of the Great Marshal of the Western Punitive Army, decided the strategy of the Western Punitive Expedition on his own, allowed the officers and soldiers to take the spoils of war as their own … each and every one of these things was a huge taboo.
Li Mu's behavior was definitely not something an official should do.
Only the Emperor could do this.
Doing so was disrespecting the Emperor.
It was like treason.
The more capable such an official was, the more terrifying he would be.
He could not be allowed to live.
"Your Majesty, this Li Mu is really disrespectful and reckless. If we don't teach him a lesson this time, I'm afraid he will do even more terrible things in the future," Fan Min, the Deputy Right Minister, said loudly, banging his head on the ground.
"Your Majesty, Minister Fan is right. If we don't punish this kind of behavior, people will imitate him in the future. What will happen to Your Majesty then? "Ke Yilun, the leader of the military, also said loudly.
He was Zhou Kefu's old friend and his son's in-law.
The anger on the Emperor's face grew.
He looked at Xiao Xiao and said, "Tell me about it."
Xiao Xiao knelt down and said, "I'm guilty. At that time, it was I who made the decision to recruit Mu Mu to serve under His Highness. But at that time, I didn't expect that this man would be so crazy and unscrupulous. He did such a rebellious thing. I'm willing to forfeit my salary as an apology. "
"Oh?" The Emperor said, "You also think that Mu Mu should be killed?"
Xiao Xiao said, "He is indeed guilty of the most heinous crime."
The Emperor said flatly, "Mu Mu has exonerated many things for you … Alas, tell me, how should we deal with Mu Mu?"
Xiao Xiao's heart skipped a beat when he heard that.
The power of heaven was unpredictable.
Did His Majesty still approve of Mu Mu when he said that?
Xiao Xiao had followed the Emperor for so many years, so he naturally knew that the Emperor was suspicious and worried. All of a sudden, so many people said bad things about Mu Mu and wanted to put him to death. That would only make the Emperor think more deeply and not want to kill Mu Mu.
With that in mind, Xiao Xiaoshe took a deep breath.
He thought about it and softened his tone. "Your Majesty, he can be spared from death, but he cannot escape punishment. Mu Mu's crimes are indeed unforgivable, but considering that he has made great contributions for Your Majesty and that he turned the tide this time and defeated Wei Xianshan and the others … Your Majesty, Eunuch Liu has already gone to announce the edict for a day. I believe that Mu Mu is already on his way back. When he returns, Your Majesty can question him personally and give him a chance to explain. "
"If Mu Mu disobeyed the edict and went against Your Majesty, what should we do?" Ke Yilun, the leader of the military, asked.
The Emperor's expression suddenly turned cold again.
If that happened, it would definitely be a huge blow to him.
In the past, he really hated Mu Mu so much.
At this moment, a report came from outside.
"Your Majesty, Commander Mu Mu has returned and requests to see you," the eunuch reported.
Everyone in the hall was shocked when they heard that.
Mu Mu really obeyed the edict and came back.
And so quickly?
What did that mean?
It meant that after Mu Mu received the edict, he did not hesitate at all and rushed back immediately. He had no intention of disobeying the edict and going against the Emperor.
Soon, Li Mu strode into the imperial hall.
The Emperor's gaze fell on Li Mu.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty."
Li Mu saluted solemnly.
The Emperor stared at Li Mu for a long time before saying, "Mu Mu, you don't have to be so polite. Servants, give him a seat."
A eunuch carried a chair over and let Li Mu sit down.
Xiao Xiao, Fan Min, Ke Yilun, and the others looked at each other. They had the same thought: What does this mean? Just now, His Majesty was furious. Why did he treat Mu Mu so kindly and kindly?
"Xiao Zhongcheng and the other ministers have something to ask Mu Mu."
The Emperor said slowly.
He glanced at Xiao Xiao and the others.
Xiao Xiao immediately understood. He came to Li Mu and coughed. "Commander Mu, about the death of Old Marshal Zhou, someone said that you killed him. Do you have anything to say?"
Li Mu said straightforwardly, "Yes, I killed him."
Huh?
Everyone was stunned.
"Did he admit his guilt so directly without any explanation?"
"You madman, why did you kill Old Marshal Zhou?" Ke Yilun asked sternly.
Li Mu told him the situation at that time and said confidently, "There was only one chance to completely defeat the invading army of the Dongxuan Immortal Sect. It can't be missed. It won't come again. What Zhou Kefu wanted was not to share the burden of Your Majesty, nor to recover the lost land, but to take my credit and fight for power. I should punish such a deceiving general for Your Majesty."
"You … you are quibbling!" Ke Yilun roared.
Li Mu didn't care about that old guy.
He stood up, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, everything I did was for Your Majesty. As the saying goes, when a general is out on the field, there are some orders that cannot be obeyed. The situation at that time was not an opportunity to be missed. If I missed it, it would be a long and arduous journey to recover the lost land of the Extreme Emperor Cliff, and the losses would be even greater. Zhou Kefu was short-sighted and ignorant, and blindly tried to stop me. Seeing that the opportunity was about to be missed, I had no choice but to make a prompt decision to kill him … The facts have proven that what I did was right. If not for that, the six cities of the Western Region would still be in the hands of the Eastern Xuan Celestial Sect.
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