"Fine!" Shang Chaozong clapped his fist and made up his mind, "Indecisiveness will lead to trouble. That's settled then. Seize the opportunity and make the first move! I will contact the Korean side now. "
As for the Yan Imperial Court, he could ignore it. The three major Yan factions would definitely take advantage of it.
Meng Shanming suddenly said softly, "We still need to ask Daoye's opinion."
"Of course." Shang Chaozong nodded.
Although Niu Youdao told them to mind their own business, this was not a small matter. It was better to ask for their opinion. If there was any disagreement, it would be awkward.
In the end, there was no change. Facing Shang Chaozong's request, Niu Youdao only said, "Do as you see fit!"
Only then did Shang Chaozong relax. However, he realized that this Taoist was quite carefree. Even such a big matter was not a big deal to him. He didn't even bother to ask about it. Thinking back to the time when they fought against the Song Kingdom, he had been following the movements of the army in secret, afraid that something unexpected would happen.
In fact, Niu Youdao didn't care about this so-called war. Shang Chaozong and the others were quite capable.
Lan Ruoting was in charge of internal affairs. Lan Ruoting was in charge of internal affairs.
As for military affairs, Shang Chaozong was quite good. Moreover, he had Meng Shanming, a top master in strategy and tactics.
These people didn't seem to be worried about losing anything in a war. They didn't know how to fight anyway. They could do whatever they wanted. They were not reckless people and wouldn't do anything stupid.
If there were any problems in the world of cultivators, whether it was one of the three major sects or another, he would be able to help the Shang Chaozong and the others settle it. With his current strength, there was nothing to worry about.
He only had one restriction on these people from the Shang Dynasty, and that was that they had to be firmly under his control. Once he needed to influence the situation he was facing, they had to be ready at any time!
After a short meeting with Shang Chaozong, Yun Ji sent a message from the Sainted Realm.
After reading the news, Niu Youdao frowned slightly and mumbled to himself, "Medicine Valley …"
Some things could not be hidden from the Seven Sages. Yuan Se's trip to Medicinal Valley had already been discovered by the other six Sages.
The Six Sages could easily guess why Yuan Se went to find the Ghost Doctor. It must be to treat his eyes. As for how, they were not sure.
This piece of news was one of the reports sent by Rulai Sha. Niu Youdao only glanced at it and did not take it too seriously. The key was that it was not easy for him to get close to the Medicine Valley, so it was inconvenient for him to play any tricks.
Based on his understanding from Rulai Sha, the Ghost Doctor's existence was a bit awkward. It would be a pity to kill him. He could still be useful. However, if he belonged to one of the Nine Sages, the others would not be willing. Thus, they created an island to keep him.
There were people from the Nine Sages on the island. Now, it should be the Seven Sages' people. If they wanted to get some medicine, the Seven Sages just had to send a message and the Medicinal Valley would arrange it.
…
Han, inside the imperial study. Emperor Nie Zhenting and Grand Marshal Jin Jue stood in front of the map.
After reading the message from Shang Chaozong, Jin Jue repeatedly compared it to the map. Finally, he nodded. "Shang Chaozong is right. It is possible that a high rank would do this. We should take the initiative … I'm afraid this is Meng Shanming's foresight!" He sighed.
Nie Zhenting smiled. "Grand Marshal, why are you sighing?"
Jin Jue shook the paper in his hand and smiled bitterly. "If I didn't see this reminder, I wouldn't have thought of this. That old man Meng Shanming's strategic foresight is indeed sharp. His grasp of the changes in the battle situation can be said to be as clear as a blazing fire. Just this foresight alone is enough for me to admit my inferiority. On the battlefield, this foresight can give him a big advantage … Sooner or later, this old man will be a big trouble for Han! "
Nie Zhenting said, "Grand Marshal is worrying too much. It's not like Grand Marshal hasn't restrained this old man's edge before."
Jin Jue shook his head. "It's not that I'm worrying too much. I've fought with him before. As long as this old man goes on the battlefield, he is invincible and almost invincible. Anyone who faces him will be scared. The previous Wu Gongling was like this. In the beginning, he was still arrogant and looked down on everyone. When that old man came out of the mountain, Wu Gongling completely lost the courage to face him and could only run around in fear. "
"It's purely an exaggeration to say that I can restrain his edge. Back then, no one could stop him. That's why the former emperor had high hopes for this old man. Little did he know that this old man was also forced into a corner by this old man. What if I can't win? Then, I can only defend. I can't escape, right? This old man was forced to think of ways to study the way of defense! If I have the confidence to win, why would I blindly defend? "
What he said was the truth. Nie Zhenting smiled and said, "Grand Marshal is worrying too much! Human strength cannot defeat the heavens. Grand Marshal is younger than him, so he has the chance to win. Meng Shanming is not young anymore and is already old. How many more years can he live? He will be dead after a few more years. A dead man is nothing to worry about. "
Jin Jue was silent for a while. He thought that it was reasonable and cupped his hands. "Your Majesty is wise!"
…
Huyan Wuhen withdrew all his troops and no longer defended against Great Jin. This move moved the world.
However, the one who was truly shocked was the imperial court of Qi.
Prime Minister Liang's trusted aide was killed without reason. He was furious and submitted a memorial to the imperial court, asking the imperial court to punish Huyan Wuhen severely.
Although the anger was real, it was just a show for the people below. Who could do anything to Huyan Wuhen? If the imperial court had the ability to replace Huyan Wuhen, they could try. Who would dare to do so at this time? Even if it was someone else, they would not be able to subdue the millions of troops.
Military power was not a dish. It was not something that could be placed on the table for anyone to eat.
The Prince Regent, Hao Hong, was both angry and shocked. Huyan Wuhen had bypassed the Imperial Court and placed a military order above the Imperial Court's decree. What was the meaning of this? Was he using his military power to make the Imperial Court and himself a mere figurehead? Military orders overshadowed the imperial court's edict. Military orders were more effective than imperial court's edict. How could he still govern?
The most frightening thing was that the imperial guards who protected his safety were also in the hands of the Huyan family. He could not remove Huyan Wei from his position as the commander of the imperial guards. He could only reward Huyan Wei to appease him. He also had his mother visit the Huyan family often in the name of visiting her daughter and granddaughter, often looking for Huyan Wei to have a heart-to-heart talk with him.
Since ancient times, emperors feared their opponents who held military power.
But what could they do? They did not dare to do anything at this time.
Hao Hong could only look for the three big sects. However, the three big sects themselves seemed to be unable to make up their minds. They were also confused in the face of the situation. Their attitude was somewhat ambiguous.
In the eyes of the world, Huyan Wuhen was angry and wanted to take revenge for his son's death.
But the effect was obvious. Huyan Wuhen seemed to have come with personal grievances. He ignored the imperial court. Those who provoked his anger were all exterminated. Even the imperial court could not restrain him. The rules of the game were useless against Huyan Wuhen. He could no longer play the hypocritical game. Who was not afraid?
For a moment, everywhere the military orders went, there was no one who did not carry them out with fear. In a short period of time, another 200,000 troops were gathered. They braced themselves and went to fight Gu Yuanda's rebel army!
However, at this point, Qi was already riddled with holes. The country was no longer a country. It was indeed a lost cause.
Previously, when they saw that the situation was not right, many people had already secretly colluded with Jin. Many people had already taken the initiative to give Jin a handle to show their sincerity.
After Huyan Wuhen's actions, they did not dare to openly rebel. Jin's distant water could not quench the present thirst. Whoever jumped out now would be courting death.
Even if they gathered together, they did not dare to fight Huyan Wuhen. Even if Jin forced them, it would be useless.
They could only play tricks in the dark. Hence, the troops that were gathered together were repeatedly defeated by Gu Yuanda's rebel army.
However, they still somewhat delayed the speed of Gu Yuanda's army. This bought some time for the reinforcements of Qi and Qin army.
When the three big sects of Qi saw this, they were surprised. They realized that Huyan Wuhen's reckless method was quite effective. At this point, who cared about the life and death of the imperial court? Their words towards the imperial court were becoming more and more ambiguous.
Faced with the disadvantageous situation of stopping the rebel army, Huyan Wuhen was not a fool. He could see through the trickery on the battlefield. However, since the situation was like this, he did not expose it. If he really shed all pretense of cordiality, those people would have no choice but to openly rebel.
Since this group of people was playing like this, he would not be polite. Wherever the army passed, he would open up the storehouses and plunder the grain. He wanted to squeeze out all the grain that some people had stored privately.
It was useless to hide the grain. Hand over the grain, or simply rebel. It was up to them. It was not forced at all.
If they handed over the grain within the stipulated time, they would be spared from death. If they did not have enough grain, they could rebel however they wanted.
If they could not hand over the grain, but were willing to hand over their heads, it would naturally be easy.
If they were willing to rebel, they could give it a try. They would accompany them at any time!
Want to run? The military spies were not to be trifled with. The speed of the Valiant Cavalry was not bad, and they had a large number of cultivators at their disposal.
Moreover, the cultivators of the three big sects of Qi were quite cooperative.
Huyan Wuhen was born to lead troops in battle. He would not fight a battle unprepared. Before he made his move, he had already arranged for the cultivators to cooperate in advance. For example, he had controlled the families of some people. By the time he made his move, everyone was caught unprepared. They did not expect that Huyan Wuhen would dare to do such a thing.
The Great General had started to be unreasonable. Therefore, the relevant parties were also unable to reason with them. There was no one who was willing to hand over their heads or who dared to rebel in front of the Great General's army. The only way was to hand over the grain.
Some of the grain that belonged to the high-ranking officials of the Imperial Court had been confiscated by Huyan Wuhen's troops. He called it a donation, and said that the Imperial Court would return it after the war.
He had sent out spies to investigate the situation. No matter who was backing the Imperial Court, he would immediately send troops to 'force the donation' once he discovered that there was grain. He had even killed Prime Minister Liang's men. Why would he care about anyone else?
In short, Huyan Wuhen only wanted to raise enough grain to sustain the survival of his army in the shortest time possible!
This was no different from robbery. However, Huyan Wuhen had no other choice. He could only gather the grain through normal channels. He complained and presented difficulties everywhere.
The country was about to be destroyed. Since everyone was facing difficulties, Huyan Wuhen had no choice but to personally solve the problem!
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