In such a situation, with such a high status, saying something like that made him look weak.
Yue Yuan had no other choice. He didn't expect the Wan Shou Sect to deny it no matter what. They wanted him to show them evidence, but where could he get any evidence?
If the Wan Shou Sect didn't have any evidence, he couldn't say anything.
Xi Hai Tang walked out of the palace and watched Yue Yuan leave. Xi Hai Tang heaved a sigh of relief and whispered, "I'm afraid they are going to look for evidence, are they safe?"
Chao Jing replied in a low voice, "Don't worry, Sect Leader. Everything has been arranged. The other side should know the consequences. Once our people are exposed and we can't get out of this embarrassing situation, it's very likely that we will withdraw our reinforcements. It won't do them any good. The three major sects will do their best to protect our people and won't let our people fall into the hands of the other side.
Xi Hai Tang nodded.
However, the news of Meng Shan Ming's defeat had shaken all the other kingdoms. The three biggest sects of the Yan Kingdom weren't the only ones who came to ask about it. All the big clans of the other kingdoms were asking if the Wan Shou Clan had intervened in the battle.
Especially the three major sects of Qi and Wei, they even sent a warning to the Wan Shou Sect, telling them to change their stance, or else they wouldn't be polite.
The situation was clear. The Yan Country wanted to defeat the Song Country and fight against the Han Country together. That way, they would be able to stabilize the situation. This was related to the interests of the two countries, so they had to send a warning to the Wan Shou Sect.
But the Wan Shou Sect still said the same thing, they didn't do it, they wouldn't admit it.
The Wan Shou Clan had their own considerations. After all, they weren't just any small clan. They didn't have any territory, but they were able to fight for a place in the Misty Pavilion. They had their own strengths. For example, they were able to make the Yan Kingdom suffer losses, so they were able to make the other countries suffer losses as well. As long as this incident was over, the situation would be stabilized. Which sect would still want to fight against the Wan Shou Sect to the death?
"Did they lose?"
In a small room in the Imperial Study, Shang Jianxiong turned around and asked.
He hadn't slept so well in a long time, but Tian Yu woke him up. She told him about Meng Shan Ming's defeat.
Tian Yu nodded, "I heard that the Wan Shou Sect attacked, they lost five hundred thousand men."
Shang Jianxiong slowly sat up and crossed his legs on the couch, not saying a word for a long time.
Previously, he was eager for Meng Shan Ming to lose. Now that he heard the news of Meng Shan Ming's defeat, he became anxious.
He could not help but think of an outcome. Once Meng Shanming was completely defeated in the Song Kingdom, there would be no threat from the Song Kingdom. Would Luo Zhao still need to retreat? Even if they didn't immediately come back to threaten Beijing again, would they make a comeback after regrouping? Given the situation in Yan Country, who could stop it then?
"Summon Tong Mo and the others," Shang Jianxiong said solemnly.
"Yes!" Tian Yu agreed, glanced at the bed, and asked tentatively, "Your Majesty, do you want to go back to the harem to rest tonight?"
Speaking of the harem, the shadow in Shang Jianxiong's heart was still there. It was as if he could still hear the cries of those women. He angrily said, "Do your thing!"
"Yes!" Tian Yu bowed and quickly left, not daring to say another word. She could tell that this person was still a little afraid to return to the inner palace.
When Tong Mo and the others arrived, the emperor and his ministers discussed for a while and decided to look for Meng Xuan. They wanted to persuade the three main sects to force Meng Shan Ming to retreat.
The defense of Yan Country was weak, and without their main forces, they were not confident. If Meng Shan Ming really killed the Yan Country's elite troops in Song Kingdom, what would they do? Since Meng Shan Ming had hit a brick wall, they could use this opportunity to call their men back.
Meng Xuan also received the news of Meng Shan Ming's defeat. He was not confident in persuading the emperor and his ministers, so he did not agree or reject them. He only said that he would discuss it with Gong Lince.
When Gong Lince received Meng Xuan's message, he was also hesitant. He could not do anything to the Wan Shou Faction, and Chen Shaotong was leading the army to chase after the Yan Country's army. The Yan Country's army had been avoiding the battle.
If this continued, it would be difficult for them to stop Luo Zhao's army from retreating.
Gong Lince also thought of retreating to preserve his forces, so he looked for Meng Shan Ming to discuss it.
However, Meng Shan Ming rejected him. His reason was that if Song Kingdom was able to preserve their main forces, the State of Han would definitely attack the weaker Yan Country. By that time, not only the State of Han, but the State of Zhao and the State of Song would also be involved. If the three countries attacked together, the Yan Country would definitely die!
Gong Lince did not know if the unknown would happen, but why was he being chased by Chen Shaotong? He asked Meng Shan Ming what he was going to do.
Meng Shan Ming did not tell him about the secret message from Niu Youdao, he only said that he was looking for an opportunity to fight.
Meng Shan Ming did not tell him about the secret message from Niu Youdao, he only said that he was looking for an opportunity to fight.
… …
They are really old acquaintances!
Zhou Tiezi, who had barged into a forest, was stunned. He looked at Niu Youdao and Guan Fangyi who walked out of the forest. One of them was smiling, the other one was smiling.
Zhou Tiezi did not expect to see them again after leaving the Wan Shou Faction. He did not expect that they would want to see him.
He was just a disciple of the Wan Shou Faction. When the Spiritual Beast Gathering happened, he was responsible for taking care of the two of them. Niu Youdao even wanted to become sworn brothers with him.
Suddenly, he received a letter asking him to meet an old friend. He was curious about who it was. He did not know many people in the outside world, and he did not think that anyone would want to harm him. He did not expect it to be these two people.
"Brother Zhou, why don't you recognize me?" Niu Youdao smiled and asked.
Zhou Tiezi was a little nervous, but he still greeted them politely: "Daoye, Hong Niang."
"Why are you being so polite? I passed by this place and thought that I have not seen you for a long time. I was afraid that people might misunderstand us, so I decided to hide my identity and ask to meet you. How are you doing?" Niu Youdao started to chat with him.
When Zhou Tiezi heard that Chao Shenghuai's men were fighting with the Song Kingdom, he was a little worried.
Niu Youdao wanted to find out more about the situation in the Wan Shou Faction, but when he saw Zhou Tiezi, he did not make things difficult for him. He just wanted to confirm if Chao Shenghuai was in the Wan Shou Faction.
Previously, when he heard that Chao Shenghuai was placed under house arrest in Song Capital, he and Hong Niang went to Song Capital. However, when they found the place where he was placed under house arrest, they found that Chao Shenghuai was no longer there. They didn't know where he had gone. Since it involved Jia Wuqun's confidential matters, they wouldn't make it public.
Niu Youdao immediately came to a conclusion. Meng Shanming was not sure if it was the Wan Shou Faction, but now that Chao Shenghuai was no longer there, he was sure that it was him.
Niu Youdao wanted the Wan Shou Faction's help, but it was inappropriate to detain the Wan Shou Faction's elder's grandson. Niu Youdao suspected that Chao Shenghuai had returned to the Wan Shou Faction.
Zhou Tiezi confirmed that Chao Shenghuai had indeed returned.
Niu Youdao saw that Zhou Tiezi was a little scared, so he stopped talking and took out a letter from his sleeve. He passed it to Zhou Tiezi and said, "There is someone I know in the Wan Shou Faction, I wanted to greet him, but I can't stay here for long. Brother Zhou, please pass this letter to me."
Zhou Tiezi took the letter and looked at the envelope. He did not see the recipient's name, so he asked, "Who is it for?"
Niu Youdao said, "It's the one I just asked, Chao Shenghuai. In order to avoid trouble for Chao Shenghuai, please don't let the others know that I am the one who sent this letter. Also, I don't want Chao Shenghuai to cause trouble for you. "
Zhou Tiezi nodded. "Alright, if there is nothing else, I will leave now."
"No hurry!" Niu Youdao stretched out his hand and took the note from Guan Fangyi. It was worth ten thousand gold coins. "This is just a small token of my appreciation, please don't mind it."
Zhou Tiezi was just a small disciple, he did not have the guts to accept money from outsiders, so he kept rejecting it. Niu Youdao had no choice but to give up.
…
"Brother Chao, your letter."
Chao Shenghuai was also very sad. His grandfather Chao Jing punished him to sweep the floor for three years. It was to punish him and also to show his fellow disciples.
While he was sweeping the floor, a fellow disciple came over and handed him a letter.
Chao Shenghuai was stunned when he received the letter. "Who is it from?"
The fellow disciple said, "I don't know, Zhou Tiezi from the Miscellaneous Affairs Division brought it here. He said that he met someone when he was coming back from outside."
"Zhou Tiezi?" Chao Shenghuai was stunned. There were too many disciples in Wan Shou Faction, how could he remember all of them, especially those who did miscellaneous affairs? But he remembered Zhou Tiezi, he used to serve Niu Youdao in the guesthouse.
Because of this, Chao Shenghuai's heart tightened. He forced a smile and thanked his fellow disciple, then continued sweeping the floor.
When there was no one around, he slipped away to a secluded place and quickly took out the letter from his sleeve. He opened it and read it. It would have been better if he did not read it, but once he read it, his face darkened.
There were four names written on the letter. They were the four disciples that he asked Niu Youdao to kill.
Other than the names of the four disciples, there was another sentence. They asked him to meet at a certain place, and if he missed it, he would have to bear the consequences.
It was needless to say who was looking for him. Chao Shenghuai's face darkened. He gritted his teeth in anger, but he could not turn back from what he had done.
He did not know why Niu Youdao was looking for him, but every time he looked for him, nothing good would come out of it.
He had no choice but to find an excuse to leave Wan Shou Faction temporarily.
When he arrived at the designated place, he finally saw the evil smile on the face of Niu Youdao. Chao Shenghuai rushed in front of Niu Youdao and said angrily, "You said that it was fine, but you caused me to be imprisoned by the imperial court for so long, and you still have the face to look for me? What do I have to do to make you let me go? Let me tell you, I will not help you with anything anymore. If you dare to force me again, I will tell everyone that you tried to kill Envoy Song! "
Niu Youdao smiled and said, "Brother Chao, don't worry. I am not here to ask you to do anything, I just brought you some money and asked you some questions. Don't be nervous."
Chao Shenghuai was suspicious. "What questions?"
Niu Youdao said, "The Song Army and the Yan Army were fighting. Suddenly, the Song Army found someone who could control animals, snakes, insects, rats, and ants to help the Song Army. Was it someone from your Wan Shou Faction?"
Chao Shenghuai said impatiently, "I heard that the Yan Army came to interrogate us, but the Wan Shou Faction refused to admit to it. If the Wan Shou Faction refused to admit to it, it would be a secret. How could I know about it?"
"If that's the case …" Niu Youdao smiled and took out a letter from his sleeve.
Chao Shenghuai's body suddenly stiffened. His eyes widened and he fell to the ground. He was ambushed.
Guan Fangyi, who was standing at the side, retracted her finger and waved her hand. Wu Laoer came over.
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