Chapter 283 Feng Hao returns to Beijing (4000 words two in one chapter)
"I can only wait quietly."
Taoist Priest Qinglian looked a little helpless when he said this, not at all like he used to scold Fang Qiu.
"Now we can only wait passively?"
Zhao Xun obviously couldn't accept this answer.
But what can be done now?
Whether it's the sacrificial rituals of the prairie barbarians or the dark door, they are both legendary things.
Seeing is believing, hearing is believing.
Perhaps only when he actually sees the door can Zhao Xun know whether the person walking out of that door is actually a demon.
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Feng Hao returned to Chang'an.
After half a year, he finally returned to this great city in the world.
But when he saw the dark northern barbarian cavalry, he felt mixed emotions in his heart.
Although he had thought about this scene, when he actually saw it, he had a completely different state of mind.
Chang'an was under martial law and was surrounded by grassland barbarians.
Just like one of his relatives being bullied, Feng Hao felt as if his heart was being cut with a knife.
But he has no time to vent his emotions now, because the most important thing right now is to return to the city and lead the bad guys in time to fight the upcoming war.
Although Chang'an City is under martial law, it is not difficult for Feng Hao to return to the city.
This is the advantage of practitioners.
Feng Hao is a second-grade practitioner, a real high-grade strong man.
Although his level has declined after the Battle of the Western Regions, after a period of rest on the sandbank, his condition has recovered to seven or eight points, and he can still easily return to Chang'an City.
Feng Hao suppressed his disgust for the grassland barbarians, silently recited a sentence of determination, and then used his strength to rise into the air and walked all the way to Chang'an City.
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The scene inside Chang'an City is not much better than outside Chang'an City.
The streets are full of desolate scenes.
Even Zhuque Street, which used to be very prosperous in the past, is very deserted.
Feng Hao felt uncomfortable all over and headed straight towards the imperial city.
The bad guy's office is in the imperial city, and his top priority now is to go back and take charge of the overall situation.
He could even imagine how much pressure Zhao Xun endured during his absence.
However, when Feng Hao came to the Delinquents' Yamen, all the delinquents were shocked.
"Feng Shuai, are you back?"
"Master Feng, you are back!"
"Great, this is really great."
"It's really God's blessing."
"Go tell Master Zhao quickly!"
Zhao Xun was naturally very excited when he learned that Feng Hao was back.
If Jia Xingwen is his guide among bad people, Feng Hao is the towering tree that protects him.
It is precisely because of Feng Hao's protection that Zhao Xun can thrive without any scruples.
Now Zhao Xun has achieved some success, but he has not forgotten Feng Hao’s original cultivation.
He wanted to rely on his actions to help Feng Hao and help bad people.
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Bad guy, second floor government office.
Zhao Xun made a respectful cross-hand salute to Feng Hao: "I'm here to see Master Feng."
"Zhao Xun, you performed very well during my absence. I am very pleased."
Zhao Xun noticed that there was a smile on Feng Hao's cheek.
He felt a little unbelievable for a moment.
is this real?
In Zhao Xun's impression, Feng Hao is a man who is calm and unsmiling.
Zhao Xun had never even seen Feng Haoxiao.
But now, Feng Hao actually smiled?
Because he has grown up?
"My subordinates are all doing things according to Master Feng's instructions and don't dare to take credit."
Feng Hao shook his head when he heard this and said, "I don't agree with this."
"I'm far away in the Western Region, how can I keep giving you instructions? I just said that after arriving at the sandbank, I used teleportation to deliver a letter to you. It was just to remind you to beware of a few purple-robed bad guys. How can you be so perfect?
It’s me.”
After saying that, Feng Hao changed the topic and said: "How about it, they didn't make things difficult for you, did they?"
Zhao Xun said quickly: "No, they still know the general situation. The situation in Chang'an is critical now, and they can still weigh the priorities at this time."
Feng Hao nodded and said: "That's good. There are no unbroken eggs when the nest is overturned. If the city of Chang'an is destroyed, all of us will die. Although a few of them are greedy for profit, they still retain their sense."
After a pause, Feng Hao continued: "Now that I have returned to Chang'an City, according to the rules, I should enter the palace to meet the saint. You can report to me in detail about the Yamen matters after I return."
"As commanded."
Zhao Xun quickly cupped his fists and said.
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Daming Palace, Zichen Palace.
Emperor Xianlong looked at Feng Hao kneeling in the hall with a very complicated mood.
The reason why he sent Feng Hao to the Western Region in the first place was because he hoped to stabilize the situation by relying on Feng Hao's status as a second-grade practitioner.
But now, under the attack of the Thirty-six Kingdoms of the Western Regions and Buddhism, the Anxi Army abandoned their armor and fled all the way to the sandbank in embarrassment. Emperor Xianlong felt that he had lost all face.
If it were in the past, Emperor Xianlong would definitely hold Feng Hao and others accountable, and not even Anxi Protector Liu Lin or his generals would be able to escape.
But the current situation is special, Chang'an City is tightly surrounded by northern barbarians.
At this time, if Emperor Xianlong still focuses on pursuing responsibility, people's hearts will definitely be lost.
"Well, you are not entirely responsible for this matter. You have done your best. Get up."
Emperor Xianlong raised his hand and motioned for Feng Hao to stand up.
"I thank your Majesty."
Feng Hao stood up tremblingly. He knew very well that Emperor Xianlong was very unhappy. The reason why he did not deal with him was due to many concerns.
"Right now, Chang'an City is in danger. Now that you are back, you should sort out the situation. I don't want the barbarians to cooperate with each other and cut off my Great Zhou Dragon Veins!"
Chang'an was Emperor Xianlong's bottom line.
He didn't care that much about what happened to the Western Region, what happened to Jiannan, or even what happened to Jiangnan.
As long as Chang'an is still in its hands, Dazhou has hope of making a comeback.
But if even Chang'an is captured by the barbarians, it will be all over.
Emperor Xianlong had been seriously ill before, and his health was no longer as good as before.
The reason he was still holding on was because he knew he couldn't let it out.
As long as he is not discouraged, the Zhou soldiers will fight to the end.
Now that Feng Hao is back, Emperor Xianlong feels that he is a little more confident.
With two loyal ministers, Zheng Jie and Feng Hao, at least his life is safe.
In addition, the mountain chief and the supervisor are fighting against the demon sect on the outside, so the overall situation is relatively stable.
Next, let’s see how the demon sect and the barbarians launch an attack.
"I obey the decree. Your Majesty, please rest assured. I will do my best to investigate and uncover all the remnants of the Demon Sect hidden in Chang'an City!"
Feng Hao quickly pledged his loyalty.
"Okay, I'm tired too, please step back."
Emperor Xianlong waved his hand to signal Feng Hao to step back.
"I excuse myself."
Feng Hao respectfully stepped back out of the Zichen Palace, and happened to meet Zheng Jie entering the palace.
Zheng Jie smiled slightly: "Master Feng, you are fine."
"Mr. Zheng."
Feng Hao hugged Zheng Jie and said, "Thanks to Mr. Zheng during my absence in Chang'an."
Feng Hao was grateful to Zheng Jie from the bottom of his heart. Because of Zheng Jie's existence, he could safely leave Chang'an and go to the Western Regions.
Because he knew that as long as Zheng Jie was in charge of Chang'an, there would be no major changes in the palace and Emperor Xianlong would not be in danger of his life.
"It's our duty as ministers. Don't be polite, Mr. Feng. Now that you're back, support the bad guys and help His Majesty share your worries. Chang'an has not been peaceful recently."
Seeing that there was something wrong in Zheng Jie's words, Feng Hao was not annoyed and smiled slightly: "Don't worry, Mr. Zheng, I will definitely give a satisfactory explanation to Your Majesty and Mr. Zheng.
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Feng Hao left the Delinquent Office and went to the Daming Palace to meet the Holy Spirit. Zhao Xun felt a little nervous as he had not come back for so long.
The main reason is that Emperor Xianlong has not been a man for many years, and Zhao Xun is quite unsure of Emperor Xianlong.
"Ming Yun, don't worry too much. Lord Feng has been with your Majesty for so many years, and your Majesty will not do anything to him."
Jia Xingwen comforted him with kind words.
Zhao Xun thought that Brother Jia was still too young.
The profession of emperor is the most shameless profession in the world.
Only those who are thick-skinned to a certain extent can easily control this profession.
Anyone who is thin-skinned will not be able to succeed in the profession of emperor.
Emperor Xianlong is shameless and can definitely be ranked at the top of the ranking list of emperors.
People with his personality are the most mean and unkind.
He is only allowed to feel sorry for others, and never allows others to feel sorry for him.
Although Feng Hao had followed him for many years, his reinforcements to the Western Regions this time could only be described as half-hearted and did not meet Emperor Xianlong's expectations.
In addition, Chang'an has not been peaceful recently. The northern barbarians came to the city and slapped Emperor Long's face with slaps.
Emperor Xianlong was hiding in the palace like a tortoise, not daring to go anywhere, and his face was almost swollen.
In this case, Emperor Xianlong definitely needed to vent his emotions.
It happened that Feng Hao came back at this time and got close to him. If Emperor Xianlong didn't take out Feng Hao, who would he take out?
Zhao Xun was very worried about this.
"It's back, it's back, Mr. Feng is back!"
At this moment Wangcai ran over with excitement on his face.
Zhao Xun was immediately stunned.
"Master Feng is back?"
"Yes, Lord Feng is still looking for you everywhere, asking you to go to his place."
Hearing this, Zhao Xun could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
It doesn't seem to be a big problem.
He obviously underestimated Feng Hao's status in Emperor Xianlong's mind.
In other words, now is the time to employ people, so Emperor Xianlong would not be too harsh on Feng Hao.
Otherwise, if it hurts people's hearts and chills the hearts of all the ministers and soldiers, the defense of Chang'an will be even more difficult.
"Well, just wait here, I'll come back as soon as I go."
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"Tell me, what is the situation in the city now?"
Returning to the Bad People's Yamen again, Feng Hao has completely regained his feelings.
The current situation is actually very critical, but he knows that at times like this, he cannot panic, but must slowly peel off the cocoons and respond step by step.
"Reporting to your lord, my subordinates have been searching for the remnants of the Demon Sect in the city during this time, and have indeed captured some Demon Sect practitioners. It's just that these Demon Sect practitioners have mastered magic and can commit suicide by self-destruction. It's not good for my subordinates to guard them, so let them Committed suicide."
Zhao Xun knew that this kind of thing could not be hidden, and the sooner he told it, the better.
If Feng Hao were to find out, Zhao Xun would definitely have nothing to gain by then.
"Well, it's not entirely your fault."
Feng Hao knew that Zhao Xun was inexperienced and was pushed to the position of acting as a bad coach. It was already very good to be able to reach this point.
"anything else?"
"Also, my subordinates discovered that the practitioners of the Demon Sect were deliberately destroying the talisman array in Chang'an City. They destroyed nodes in various places and markets, and the array was severely damaged. My subordinates ordered all the bad guys to be investigated one by one, and then
Together with my mentor, Taoist Priest Qinglian, and some of his old friends, we will repair the formation."
Zhao Xun felt aggrieved when talking about this incident.
It’s just that the majestic capital of the Zhou Dynasty was infiltrated by Xizuo, and that Xizuo could be allowed to destroy the protective talisman array. This is simply humiliating.
"It seems they came prepared."
Feng Hao sighed and said: "Don't blame yourself too much. I understand that you have tried your best."
"Right now, we should still do our best to search the entire city to ensure that no accidents occur. Especially the palace."
Feng Hao paused and said: "Well, the manpower of the bad guys is actually somewhat insufficient. I will ask the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division, Shence Army, Jinwu Guard, and Longwu Army to conduct a joint search."
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Hanzhou.
Looking at the countless corpses thrown into the city by trebuchets, all the Hanzhou generals were stunned.
They really didn't expect that the southern barbarians would be so vicious and use such despicable methods to deal with them.
"Sir, how should we dispose of these corpses?"
The southern barbarians had a very direct idea, relying on the trebuchet to throw these corpses into Hanzhou City.
If the soldiers in Hanzhou City cannot properly dispose of these corpses, it means that the corpses may rot. Once a plague breaks out, it will be a devastating blow to the soldiers and civilians of Hanzhou.
"Bury all the bodies."
"But sir, how big a hole must be dug to bury so many corpses."
"How big a hole should you dig? Do you need me to teach you this? If it's not deep enough, just dig deeper!"
This is of course not a long-term solution.
But that's all for now.
"What should we do if the barbarians continue to throw corpses into the city?"
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"Be cowardly before fighting, believe it or not, I will kill you!"
"You will eventually be convicted."
"What's so scary about soldiers coming to cover up the water and earth? I don't believe their corpses are endless. Just dig holes and bury them!"
"As commanded."
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Outside the city, there is a large tent of the Chinese army.
The leader of the witch and Gu master looked calm.
His men had already followed his request and threw the corpse into Hanzhou City with a trebuchet.
No matter what the soldiers in Hanzhou City did next, as long as the corpses were not completely burned, he could "bring them back to life" by using magic.
Of course, these corpses can only be manipulated to act. They essentially have no thoughts and are just a group of walking zombies.
But this is enough for the southern barbarians and wizards.
Just imagine that a group of corpses launched an attack on the soldiers and civilians of Hanzhou. There would be chaos in the city of Hanzhou.
By then they will definitely not be able to focus all their attention on defending the city, and the Nanman will have an opportunity to take advantage of it.
The leader of the witch and Gu master is planning a series of tricks. As long as the soldiers and civilians of Hanzhou fail to deal with the first ring, they will go wrong step by step.
