"Hey! Zhang Shougui is a vicious tiger. Did the letter mention that if we reduce our armies, Zhang Shougui will take advantage of this opportunity to attack? "
Yeon Gaesomun crossed his arms and slightly leaned back, his entire body exuding the aura of a cheetah, brimming with violent energy.
"The Imperial Minister of Ouzan says that everything has been arranged. The Confucians have already promised that after the peace talks, if Zhang Shougui dares to disobey orders and attack, the imperial censors of the Confucian school will impeach him in court. Even if they can't stop Zhang Shougui, they can use this opportunity to capture him!"
The guard said. To his surprise, Dalon Trinling had apparently predicted that Yeon Gaesomun would ask this question.
Yeon Gaesomun's pupils constricted, and then he laughed.
"Haha, good! As long as we can kill Zhang Shougui, we will definitely cooperate in this disarmament! Pass on my order. The entire southern region is to immediately reduce our armies by two hundred and eighty thousand! "
Yeon Gaesomun's roaring laughter caused the entire roof of the hall to tremble.
In the entire Tang Dynasty, the one who could truly threaten Goguryeo and make everyone, including Yeon Gaesomun, feel pain was the Andong Protector-General, Zhang Shougui. To Goguryeo, the Tang Dynasty was equivalent to the Youzhou Protectorate army, equivalent to Zhang Shougui.
Moreover, the Goguryeo Empire was divided into the southerners and the northerners. The northerners were brave and skilled in battle, while the southerners were skilled in agriculture and commerce, not particularly strong in fighting.
The two hundred and eighty thousand soldiers that Yeon Gaesomun had promised to reduce were the southerners. Exchanging two hundred and eighty thousand southerners for the enormous threat that Zhang Shougui posed was definitely a worthwhile trade for Yeon Gaesomun.
A few moments later, several green sea eagles charged out of Bisa City like sharp swords, bringing news of Goguryeo Emperor Yeon Gaesomun to the south.
… …
The entire eastern world was quaking as this unprecedented disarmament attracted everyone's attention.
"Young Master, the surrounding countries have officially begun to reduce their armies!"
In an elegant tea house in the northwest corner of the capital, a messenger pigeon flew down. A young Confucian scholar was holding a letter in his hand as he excitedly walked up to a white-robed Confucian. Behind the white-robed Confucian scholar stood a black-robed old man and a white-robed girl.
"Got it."
Next to the sandalwood table, Li Junxian gently put down the white porcelain teacup in his hand and indifferently said. His expression was incomparably calm, as if what he had heard was just a trivial matter that couldn't be more common.
"Young Master, the nations have reduced their armies. The wish of our Confucian Sect's predecessors can finally be realized!"
After the young Confucian scholar left, the white-clothed young woman said with a happy expression. All the countries around the Tang dynasty had reduced their armies unanimously. This was an unprecedented feat, and all of this was accomplished by the Young Master.
"Now is not the time to celebrate."
Unexpectedly, Li Junxian's voice was abnormally calm, devoid of any joy.
"It's just reducing the armies, not completely abolishing them. Right now, countless people are watching us, both in the open and in the shadows. The moment we make a mistake in reducing our armies, they will assuredly use this as a pretext. Moreover, although the sovereigns of all the countries have agreed to reduce their armies, we cannot rule out the possibility that some countries will only pretend to agree to reduce their armies but refuse to carry it out or offer a large discount. We have to guard against these things!
"A man who is untrustworthy is no good. Regardless of what the sovereigns of the countries were thinking when they first agreed, since they agreed, we have to make sure that they carry it out!"
Li Junxian's eyes became extremely sharp.
"Yes, Young Master!"
The old man and the young woman turned serious and hurriedly bowed.
"We will go and arrange for people to supervise the disarmament!"
"Mm! Peace is the will of the people, and the Harmonious World is the trend of the times. Neither the militarists of the Tang dynasty nor the sovereigns of the various countries can stop this. You must have the heart of a Bodhisattva and the methods of a thunderbolt. Go! "
With a wave of Li Junxian's sleeve, the two immediately left.
… …
At this moment, in another part of the Tang dynasty's capital, three thousand five hundred carefully selected elites had gathered in front of the Bureau of Military Personnel.
These people all had bright and sharp eyes, their temples bulging, and their hands covered in thick calluses. It was clear at a glance that they were skilled martial artists.
"This time, you will form groups of four hundred people. I want you to go deep into Ouzan, Mengshe Zhao, the Xi, the Khitans, Goguryeo, and Arabia to closely monitor the disarmament process. Remember, you are all ordinary people with no official rank in the army. Even if something happens, the Imperial Court will never admit it. In addition, the entire process must be carried out in absolute secrecy. No one can discover it, understood! "
An official from the Bureau of Military Personnel with the clear mark of a general on his body harshly ordered.
When he had moved from the Annan Protectorate to the capital, Zhangchou Jianqiong had brought many generals from the southwest with him. These people would later become the backbone of the Bureau of Military Personnel, and this official was one of them.
"Understood!"
The three thousand elites of the Bureau of Military Personnel replied in unison, their loud voices resounding through the heavens.
"Go!"
Following the order, over three thousand warriors quickly mounted their horses. In the blink of an eye, they were immediately divided into eight teams of over four hundred people. They galloped off in different directions, disappearing into the distance amidst the clattering of hooves.
Once this army was gone, the official on the steps finally turned around and began to walk toward Zhangchou Jianqiong.
"Milord, everything has been taken care of."
"Mm. You are in charge of this matter. I need to know what is going on in all directions at all times, "Zhangchou Jianqiong sternly said.
"Yes, Milord!"
"Yes, Milord!"
… …
Several hours later, in Wang Chong's residence, experts gathered in Wang Chong's study. A significant portion of these people were unfamiliar faces. Other than the experts sent by The King of Song, Elder Ye, Elder Zhao, and Zhangchou Jianqiong, most of them were experts and experts that Wang Chong had recruited from the martial arts world.
Wang Chong's status as the Son of Heaven's disciple, an Imperial Prince of the Tang Dynasty, and the formidable fighting power he had displayed in killing Qutaybah at Talas had allowed Wang Chong to successfully attract this group of experts.
"Have all of you memorized the places I marked on the map?"
A few moments later, Wang Chong suddenly asked, his hands held behind his back.
"We've memorized them all!"
Everyone in the study had solemn expressions as they spoke in unison.
"Very good!"
Wang Chong's eyes flashed as he nodded in satisfaction.
"The Imperial Court is currently in a precarious situation, and the foreign countries will definitely use this chance to weaken the Tang Dynasty. Lord Zhangchou will definitely be discovered, and their mission is to force the foreign countries to reduce their armies. Whether they're willing or not, they must at least put on the surface. If they want the Tang Dynasty to pay the price, they will have to pay the price themselves.
"But whether it's Dalon Trinling, Ishbara Khagan, or Goguryeo Emperor Yeon Gaesomun, none of them are ordinary people. No matter what they've agreed to, it's definitely an expedient measure. They've agreed to reduce their armies on the surface, but that's definitely not what they're thinking. The places I've marked for you are the most suspicious places in the foreign countries, the easiest places to hide and continue training after reducing their armies. Your mission is to find their tracks and grasp all their movements. Do you understand? "
Wang Chong sternly said.
"Yes, Milord!"
"We will definitely not fail you!"
… …
Everyone bowed and shouted at the same time. Their eyes were filled with unprecedented determination.
"Go!"
With a wave of his sleeve, Wang Chong gave the order. Whizz! With a command, the door of the study swung open, and a group of people shot out like lightning. After leaving, they didn't gather together. Instead, they unleashed all sorts of divine abilities and techniques. Like ghosts, they leaped over walls and into the courtyard, vanishing without a trace.
At the door of the room, a hint of worry appeared in Xu Keyi's eyes as he watched these people rapidly vanish.
"Your Highness, can these people really be trusted?"
From the way they had left, it could be seen that they were in a state of disunity, completely different from the well-trained soldiers.
"Everything has its own benefits. They are people of the sects, people of the pugilistic world. Even though they lack training and don't have much cooperation with each other, being scattered has its own benefits. They are flexible and flexible when they encounter problems. They won't stick to a single pattern, and they won't arouse too much suspicion. Of the experts Zhangchou Jianqiong selected from the Bureau of Military Personnel, at least thirty percent of them will be noticed. That's why I've reminded him to be on standby at any time.
"As for them, no matter who they were or what they did, I believe that there will be no problem with their loyalty when it comes to their country! The Tang people will always be the Tang people! "
With these final words, Wang Chong looked out the window, his eyes turning profound. At that moment, not even the nearby Xu Keyi noticed the deep concern in Wang Chong's eyes.
The Tang Dynasty was currently plagued by internal and external threats. Li Junxian and his Confucian Sect had provided the wilderness with an extremely rare opportunity. The news from the west was that Ouzan's Imperial Minister, Dalon Trinling, had already emerged from seclusion. This was an existence that even the Crown Prince's Junior Guardian, the previous Tang Dynasty War God Wang Zhongsi, feared. And Ishbara Khagan, Ozmish Khagan, Yeon Gaesomun, and the Arab Caliph were all ambitious sovereigns of the present age.
Li Junxian had thought too simply of them. He had personally opened a gap in the impenetrable wall of the Tang Dynasty and summoned a pack of wolves.
Right now, Wang Chong not only needed to stop Li Junxian from wreaking havoc on the Tang Dynasty, he also needed to contend with Dalon Trinling, Yeon Gaesomun, and Wunu Shibi, all of these supreme heroes of the present age, to keep the Tang Dynasty at bay.
The study was quiet as Xu Keyi stared in a daze. After a long while, he seemed to understand something, and the doubt in his eyes vanished.
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