In the brightly lit room of the Northern Province Provincial Governor's Mansion, Shao Dengyun personally marked the situation of Yan Kingdom's rebellion on the map.
Yang Shuang took the report and walked in quickly. He reported, "Milord, bad news. I just received news that the Imperial Court has captured Junwang Yongping."
"What?" Shao Dengyun suddenly turned around. The small flag in his hand fell to the ground. He quickly took the report and read it. The more he read, the angrier he became. Finally, he cursed, "A bunch of fools. Changing generals at the last minute is a taboo for military strategists. Don't they know this?"
"Why is Milord Shao so angry?" Peng Youzai's voice came from outside the door. The two turned around and saw Peng Youzai walking in.
Shao Dengyun's face was full of anger. He waved the thing in his hand, "See for yourself."
Peng Youzai came closer and took it. He hesitated, "I just received the news. I came to discuss with Brother Shao about the impact of this."
Shao Dengyun was so angry that he laughed, "What impact? The external enemies are watching and the internal rebellion has not been quelled. At this time, they dare to make a move against the Commander of the rebellion. Don't they know that Shang Chaozong still has hundreds of thousands of troops? Don't tell me you want to force the people of Nanzhou to rebel at this time? "
Peng Youzai also sighed, "I also don't understand. Why are they so impatient? Why would the Imperial Court do such a stupid thing at this time?"
Shao Dengyun pointed in the direction of the capital, "There is nothing I can't understand. Do those people even need to think? There are the three sects who think they are infallible. They think they can control Yan Kingdom and treat the people below them as ants. If an ant dares to kill their Elder, what can they do? In addition, there are a bunch of treacherous officials who cater to the Emperor's wishes. These two groups hit it off. What can't they do? How many stupid things have they done? Is this the only time? Otherwise, Yan Kingdom would not have fallen to this point! Shang Yongzhong's ability to curry favor is only suitable for working in the imperial court. How can he be used to deploy troops? At this time, they actually let an idiot like Shang Yongzhong command the army in battle. Look at those corrupt officials that the imperial court has sent to our Northern Province. What have they done to our good Northern Province? This is the end of the country! "
"Ai! Whatever you fear will come true. " Peng Youzai was also quite helpless. He waved his hand and said, "Brother Shao, let's not talk about this. We can't care too much about it. Let's take care of ourselves first. With the current situation, if Yan can't be saved, what should we do? Brother Shao, do you have any good ideas to discuss with me?"
"Good plan?" Shao Dengyun looked up to the sky and sighed. "There are too many treacherous officials in the imperial court. Even if we have the heart to kill them, we are powerless to do so. How can there be a good plan? Once Yan Yan's life is in danger, we can just wait for the Han army to invade!"
Peng Youzai said, "How can we just sit and wait for death?"
Shao Dengyun shrugged. "What else can we do? Right now, I'm not the only one in the Northern Region. The imperial court has also gathered a large number of troops in the Northern Region, making it difficult for us to move. Was he going to betray Yan and defect to Han again? The Northern Prefecture has gone back and forth, and the Han Empire is already furious. Even if we sincerely join them, we will definitely be punished afterwards! "
Peng Youzai paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back. His heart was in turmoil, and he was also cursing at the three major sects. The suppression of the rebellion was at its peak, but they actually did something like this halfway. What kind of people were they?
Yang Shuang did not say anything, but his eyes flickered. He was secretly thinking about Shao Pingbo's suggestion. Once something went wrong, he would arrange for Shao Dengyun to evacuate to Great Jin.
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"Can't contact him? What do you mean can't contact him? "
Long Xiu was angry. He was angry at his own disciple early in the morning.
Yi Shu felt wronged. "Indeed, we can't contact him. The birds that were in contact with Niu Youdao couldn't find their way after they were released. They circled around for a while and then came back. They must have cut off contact on purpose. The people who went to Thatched Cottage Villa also sent back news that everyone in Thatched Cottage Villa has disappeared. Only Yu Cang's wife and son are left to look after the house. "
Long Xiu said angrily, "Pass down the order. We must find those who are in contact with Niu Youdao. We must find Niu Youdao."
He had to be angry. The consequences of capturing Shang Chaozong were obvious. The rations had been intercepted again.
Meng Shanming led the hundred thousand cavalrymen and intercepted a batch of rations for the rebel suppression army. He did not say that he was robbing them. He only said that there were so many people who needed to eat, so he directly requisitioned them. Hundreds of thousands of captives acted as laborers and escorted the rations towards the Southern Prefecture.
With the rations in their hands, they did not have to worry about food. The army traveled at a leisurely pace. They did not provoke anyone, nor did they provoke anyone.
However, the imperial court did not dare to mobilize troops to attack them. If they attacked the Southern Prefecture at this time, they would be forcing the Southern Prefecture to rebel.
The problem was that they had to have the strength to do so. All the feudal vassals were suppressing rebellions, and a large number of cultivators from various prefectures had been mobilized to the borders. Even the three major sects could not spare any manpower.
Meanwhile, news from the Southern Prefecture showed that the Southern Prefecture was in an uproar because of Shang Chaozong's capture. Troops were being mobilized urgently. Something could happen at any time. Xue Xiao of Dingzhou panicked and reported to the imperial court!
Outside, Meng Xuan and Gong Lince arrived together. Both of them did not look good.
Gong Lince threw out a piece of news. "Take a look. It's from Star picking City. There are rumors that the three major sects have joined forces with the imperial court to murder Shang Chaozong and Niu Youdao."
Long Xiu read the news, and his face darkened.
Meng Xuan asked in a low voice, "Have you found Niu Youdao?"
Gong Lince snorted. "There are already rumors about him being killed. Shang Chaozong has already been captured. Do you think he would dare to meet us?"
Meng Xuan said, "This rumor came at the right time. If it's not Niu Youdao's doing, then it's someone with ulterior motives. Either Niu Youdao is trying to force us to release them, or someone with ulterior motives is trying to make Yan fall into chaos. "
Gong Lince sighed. "Long Xiu, I've said it before. It's not a good time to touch Shang Chaozong. We should wait until the rebellion is over. Yet, you insisted on taking action now. You even said that by capturing Shang Chaozong, you can force Niu Youdao to come out. That bastard is as cunning as a monkey. From the beginning to the end, he has never shown himself in the army. No one knows where he is hiding. He has been leaving himself a way out. Now, listen to this rumor. Come out my ass. Whether or not Niu Youdao is behind this, he doesn't care about Shang Chaozong's life. He's hiding. Let's see what you can do! "
His words were filled with anger. It was hard not to be angry. It wasn't just Xiao Yao Palace's problem. All the clans were in the same boat.
Long Xiu's face turned cold. "I don't believe that he will never show himself."
The reason why he made a move against Shang Chaozong was largely related to Niu Youdao. He was afraid that Niu Youdao would come up with some tricks to protect Shang Chaozong. Thus, he acted decisively.
Gong Lince placed his hands behind his back. "Yes, he will show himself sooner or later. We will find him sooner or later. But with the current situation, can we wait until then? Where are we going to find him now? "
"Ai!" Meng Xuan sighed. It wasn't hard to understand Long Xiu's actions. Otherwise, the two clans wouldn't have agreed to Long Xiu's request.
In the Yan Nation, there were many who dared to go against the three major sects. However, there weren't many who dared to go against the three major sects. Niu Youdao wouldn't dare even if he had a hundred guts. As long as the deed was done and they forced Niu Youdao, Niu Youdao would have no choice but to comply.
No one expected that the situation would develop to this point. Niu Youdao actually pretended to be dead and didn't show himself. Long Xiu's punch had really landed on cotton.
The key point was that it was unknown if Niu Youdao was pretending to be dead or if the rumor was really made up by someone with ulterior motives, which scared Niu Youdao so much that he didn't dare to show himself. In short, Niu Youdao had already found a way out. Even if they were to face each other in the future, Niu Youdao could say that he was scared by the rumor and went into hiding.
Long Xiu said in a deep voice, "As long as Shang Chaozong is in our hands, Nanzhou won't dare to act recklessly unless they don't want Shang Chaozong to live. Also, as long as Great Zen Mountain doesn't cause trouble, Nanzhou won't be able to go anywhere. Contact Great Zen Mountain immediately. As long as Great Zen Mountain can stabilize the situation, there will be plenty of benefits for them. Cangzhou can be handed over to them. "
Gong Lince was instantly unhappy, "Cangzhou has always been managed by my Purple Golden Cave. Why don't you hand over Haozhou and Changzhou to them?"
Long Xiu, "I'm only giving them benefits to stabilize the situation. Once the situation is back to normal, can they still take it by force? They won't believe it if we say other places. Cangzhou is a land without a master. Great Zen Mountain will only believe it if we say it's Cangzhou. "
Gong Lince was silent.
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"The main commander of the rebellion was changed to Shang Yongzhong?"
Wu Gongling, who was tired from the journey, squatted down by the stream to wash his face. He raised his wet face and asked in surprise.
The temporary sect master of Tong Xian Pavilion, Dan Dongxing, squatted down and sat cross-legged at the side, "There's no mistake. It's been confirmed. It's because Shang Chaozong killed Xiao Yao Palace's elder Shi Sheng."
Wu Gongling was stunned for a while before laughing loudly, "Heaven is helping me. I was just worried about being annoyed by those people …" He stopped halfway because those people who annoyed him came again.
Quan Taifeng, Hui Qingping, and the other cultivators of Han and Song Sects came again.
To them, if it wasn't for the fact that Wu Gongling was still useful, they would have killed him long ago. Not to mention that 500,000 troops were lost, the cultivators of the six sects from the two countries also suffered heavy losses in that battle. The six sects hated this guy to the bone.
"General Wu, are you trying to negotiate? Why do we look like we are running away? We support you with all our strength, not to let you run away! "Quan Taifeng gritted his teeth.
Wu Gongling stood up and chuckled, "You guys finally saw through me."
Seeing that he finally admitted it, Quan Taifeng was furious. He grabbed Wu Gongling's clothes and said, "You dare to fool us? Are you tired of living?"
Wu Gongling said disdainfully, "You guys know nothing about war. Since you've seen through me, I won't hide it from you guys. Today, I'll teach you guys what it means to be deceitful in war!" He turned around and shouted, "Bring me the wine and the map!"
The elders looked at each other. Someone gave Quan Taifeng a meaningful glance, signaling him to calm down and see what this bastard had to say.
Quan Taifeng pushed Wu Gongling away.
Soon, a jar of wine and a map were brought over. Wu Gongling removed the seal on the wine and drank a mouthful. Then, he signaled the soldier to unfold the map.
He held the wine in one hand and pointed at the map with the other. "Previously, the armies surrounded us and couldn't defeat us. It wasn't because they were weaker than us, but because they wanted to protect themselves and couldn't work together against us. The Southern Prefecture went to war and unified their orders. The situation immediately became dangerous for us. We were no match for them. Continuing to resist would only be courting death. After Shang Chaozong killed Shi Sheng, I immediately saw an opportunity. I know those people from the Yan Imperial Court too well. I pretended to lose because I knew that once the Yan Imperial Court felt that quelling the rebellion was as easy as lifting a finger, some people wouldn't let Shang Chaozong go. Now, the Yan Imperial Court really fell into my trap, and the unified order was broken. Shang Yongzhong? He can brag and flatter in the Imperial Court, but he is an idiot when it comes to war. With this person as the Commander-in-Chief, the Yan Imperial Court will fall! "
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