Cao Su looked at the two people leaving and fell into deep thought.
Ouyang Xuanji appeared from behind him, confused: "Brother Cao, these two..."
"you do not know?"
Cao Su glanced at Ouyang Xuanji. He didn't believe that Ouyang Xuanji didn't know these two people.
The alchemists are very well-informed, and the Chunqiu Pavilion is the organization with the richest intelligence in the world. When Ouyang Xuanji is with Cao Su on weekdays, she will explore the information in many ways, and then use special magic weapons to pass them to the pavilion in exchange for her own "
work points”.
Ouyang Xuanji shook her head and said, "I only know Shen Xuefeng from the 'Tianjian Sect'."
Shen Xuefeng is so famous that no one in Shendu knows him.
As the most outstanding young disciple of Tianjian Sect in his generation, he has perfected the "Sword Heart" and his swordsmanship is extremely fierce. He ranks among the top ten in the Phoenix Young Ranking and is famous all over the world.
The person who confronted him just now was a disciple of the Tianyin Sect.
The reason why Cao Su felt familiar was because he had seen disciples of the Zhaoxin Sect. The temperament of the disciples of the Tianyin Sect was exactly the same as that of the disciples of the Zhaoxin Sect.
The Tianyin Sect is in decline, and the most outstanding disciple of the current generation is not among the top twenty on the Phoenix Young List.
But the aura of that person just now was not inferior to that of Shen Xuefeng. He must have been an outstanding disciple secretly cultivated by the Tianyin Sect.
"It is rumored that Shen Xuefeng is arrogant and arrogant. When we met him just now, he didn't seem so arrogant."
Ouyang Xuanji and Shen Xuefeng met for the first time. Shen Xuefeng was very good-looking, and he looked like a young master in white clothes, which left a good impression on her.
No matter where you are, appearance is always an important criterion for first impression.
Cao Su was suddenly stunned when Ouyang Xuanji said this.
Compared to the first time I met Shen Xuefeng, this guy seemed to be much more restrained.
This is really Shen Xuefeng, could it be a fake?
Or is it that this guy has something in his heart, so he doesn't dare to make mistakes?
"These sects were very active before and after the Miyagi Incident, but they were unable to participate on the front stage. They could only hide in the shadows and slowly release their influence."
"The assassin who assassinated the general has not been found yet. Maybe he was trained by these sects."
Cao Su was making alarmist remarks. Anyway, only Ouyang Xuanji was listening to his analysis now, and no one noticed his rants.
However, Ouyang Xuanji fell into deep thought and was convinced of Cao Su's groundless speculation.
Ouyang Xuanji asked: "Where are we going now?"
"Go to the General's Mansion."
Cao Su stopped staying and took Ouyang Xuanji away.
Continue to climb over the walls along the way.
After a while, they arrived outside the heavily guarded General's Mansion.
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The General's Mansion is heavily guarded.
Since that day when the general encountered this moment, the alert intensity of the entire general's residence has more than doubled.
Inside and outside the mansion, there are military veterans guarding everywhere.
The General's Mansion occupies a very large area, with the gate alone being hundreds of feet long. There are two majestic stone lions at the door. The interior of the mansion is brightly lit, with countless soldiers patrolling back and forth.
These are extraordinary times.
The General's Mansion, which has just experienced the changes in the imperial palace, is in some turmoil.
The person in power is Yang Rui, the general's younger brother, General Zhenxi.
Yang Rui was guarding the main hall. In addition to the general, there was also Qin Hu, the right general, who was also lying here.
The morale of the generals including the generals was low.
He who dies before leaving the army is talking about a general.
It was not easy for him to gain power, but he was assassinated by a villain and lost the upper hand.
The same goes for Qin Hu. Although he was a second-grade martial artist, he was shot by Yan Da without checking anyone. Under the cold arrow, his whole body was seriously injured and had a high fever, and he was unconscious.
Under Qin Hu's command, Wang Meng, Wei Kai and other senior generals were all there.
They gave the decision-making power to Yang Rui, who represented the general to a certain extent.
"Let's wait until brother wakes up. If he doesn't wake up, the next situation will be difficult."
Yang Rui was just a guard of Xiguan before, so it would be okay to let him have a fight, or find two girls in the Jiaofang Department to have a drink, but now the control of this situation is completely beyond his ability.
"Prime Minister Yuwen is very loyal. He and the general have always been on the same page. I think he won't embarrass us too much."
The generals under Yang Rui still have illusions about the current court.
After all, Yu Wenyi was just a civil servant. Although he now holds the central power, civil servants have no military power, so the danger is much less than that of the chamberlain group.
But Yuwen Ji also represented orthodoxy, holding the emperor in his hand.
Any decrees promulgated by Yu Wenqian were promulgated by the new emperor. If everyone still considers themselves to be the people of Shendu and the people of Qianyuan, they must abide by the decrees.
This is to use the emperor to command the princes, and no one dares to disobey.
At least for now, the royal family's order is still there, and it has a strong voice in the central area.
But what about outside the hub?
Yang Rui looked unhappy and said in a deep voice: "The news just came that the Ruzhou Prefecture cooperated with Yuan Zong to defeat the Wanping Army and beheaded more than ten thousand people. I am asking for reward from the imperial court."
"Isn't this a good thing? Why does General Zhenxi look like this?"
The soldiers were a little puzzled.
Yang Rui cursed loudly: "Is this the first good news this month? This guy Yuan Zong has made it clear that he doesn't want to return to Shendu. He is now covering each other with the Wanping Army in Ruzhou!"
The imperial army and the rebels provide cover?
After hearing what Yang Rui said, all the soldiers were shocked. Is this true?
No way? Are they already so rampant?
Yuan Zong is a loyal minister of the imperial court. The man who defeated the General of the Shrine back then is now going to betray the imperial court? Who else can this imperial court rely on?
All the soldiers were half-convinced and felt that this matter was a bit outrageous.
"Not only Ruzhou, but rebels have also emerged in Xizhou in the past few days. A group of strong men captured several cities and were known as the 'Sky Generals', disrupting the stability of Xizhou."
Xizhou has always been in chaos, and now that the King of Northern Liang is gone, Liangzhou will definitely fall into turmoil again.
The imperial court was so busy taking care of itself that it had no time to take care of Xizhou's affairs.
"There are also rebels in Guangzhou, Liaozhou, Youzhou and other places in the north, but these rebels don't have much climate. The largest group should be the rebels in Liaozhou. It is said that they have gathered tens of thousands of people."
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The imperial court was weak, the emperor died suddenly, the entire Qianyuan royal family now lost all prestige, and the empire fell into unprecedented turmoil.
"The general and the right general are seriously injured and unconscious. If one of them wakes up, today's situation will be much better."
Some generals sighed.
This was not a good thing to say, and the leader Yang Rui's face instantly became even uglier.
Although he also knows that his prestige is not good, after all, he is in power now. Isn't it a slap in his face to say such a thing?
"The general said before that once he helps the new emperor ascend the throne, he will definitely send a large army to guard it in all directions."
"Today, Prime Minister Yuwen issued an edict to reduce the number of imperial troops in the divine capital. Is this the same intention?"
The number of soldiers and horses in the Imperial Army cannot be reduced simply by reducing them.
Now, there are at least 200,000 forbidden troops in the city. If half of the forbidden troops are cut off, where should the chopped off forbidden troops go?
If you are guarding all parties, you must have enough money and food.
"The construction of Xiyuan has been stopped. Once Xiyuan is stopped, the treasury will lose a certain amount of expenses. It should barely be enough to provide food and salary for the 100,000 forbidden troops in the divine capital."
Yang Rui only focused on fighting and had never considered such a thing before.
When he was reminded by the people below, he felt that his brother and Yu Wenji had reached some agreements. Otherwise, why would Yu Wenji have been prepared and issued these three edicts, each one more sharp than the other?
Refers to outstanding issues in the court.
However, even if Xiyuan is suspended, it will only be a drop in the bucket. There are too many places for the court to spend money, and its ability to make money is not good.
This is a vicious cycle, and Yu Wenji's method only treats the symptoms rather than the root cause.
After everyone mentioned this topic, they all became interested.
Which Imperial Guards will be laid off? There is a lot of explanation in this.
No one wants to be laid off and go to the locals to endure hardships. Now, the local areas are full of bandits. Compared with Shendu, although Shendu has been a bit troubled these days, with the new emperor's accession to the throne, Shendu will definitely stabilize quickly.
, where in the world can there be such stability as the gods?
Especially now that the border areas are in turmoil and bandits are raging in every state. Wherever they go, fierce fighting is inevitable.
Many of the generals present have already reached the rank of generals of the fourth rank or above, standing at the top of the empire, and have basically seen the end of their official career. From then on, it will not depend on ability or qualifications, so there is really no
It is necessary to go to another place to endure hardships.
Yang Rui also knows the thoughts of the people below.
He snorted coldly, a little dissatisfied.
The reason why we are suffering today is because the current bureaucracy is too complex and complex. The generals in the army seem to be like wolves and tigers, but in fact they have long lost their vigor and are far inferior to those young generals who have just entered the official career.
When he thought of young generals, he thought of Cao Su.
Cao Su was unable to attend the meeting because of his duties in the Jingyao Division. He immediately reacted and called the messenger outside the door to come in.
"Hurry to the Northern Army Changshui Xiaowei Camp and invite Pingxi General Cao Su to come and discuss matters."
"Yes, why did you forget to call Cao Su?"
A group of generals below were shouting that Cao Su must not forget.
Cao Su was so majestic today that he led his cavalry to kill two people in front of the palace city. He also beheaded Jinwu, the leader of the Yulin army, on the spot, which could be regarded as avenging Qin Hu.
Cao Su is now a general in the empire, and many people can't help but feel worried.
His 20,000 cavalrymen were originally supposed to gallop on the grasslands of the northwest or northeast, so they were not suitable for the imperial army!
The young general can just lead the troops and get some training. Doesn't it just fit in with the general's strategic intention of sending elite troops to guard the four directions?
It also perfectly solved Prime Minister Yuwen's order to reduce the imperial army.
Thinking of this, many people's eyes were extremely eager, and they were looking forward to Cao Su coming to discuss matters and solve everyone's predicament.
As soon as he thought of this, the messenger outside the house retreated.
"what happened?"
Yang Rui frowned.
The messenger soldier flashed, revealing Cao Su in military uniform.