In late March, the smoke-like blue cleared away the cold air of mid-winter.
The last cold wave in spring blew away the desolation and loneliness of the divine capital.
More than a month after the new emperor ascended the throne, the city of God gradually returned to its former prosperity and bustle.
The spring is bright and the grass is growing and the orioles are flying.
General Yang Ming woke up from seclusion.
Yang Ming was assassinated by a top assassin, and he never participated in military affairs again.
When he woke up, everything was different.
His opponent Wang Xian fell, and the King of Beiliang who was hiding in the dark and preparing a fatal blow was also taken away. In the end, in a roundabout way, the eldest prince Wen You, whom he supported first, ascended the throne of the emperor.
However, the protagonist who supported Wen You to ascend the throne was not him, but the Right Prime Minister Yu Wenji, whom he had never paid much attention to before.
The Yuwen family was powerful, and Yuwen Ji was originally the leader of the family. Now that he has the power of Conglong, he is even more powerful. The day before he woke up, the new emperor named Yuwen Ji the prime minister, Wupinghou, and powerful.
No two at a time.
At the same time, the differentiation tactics adopted by Yu Wenji were effective. Zhu Ming and Cao Su's troops have now gathered outside the city and will set off to the frontier early tomorrow morning.
"Brother, you finally woke up!"
Yang Ming had been lying down for a month, and many of Yang Rui's hair had turned white.
He looked at Yang Ming who reluctantly sat up from the bed with a look of help, his face looking very ugly.
Yang Rui complained: "If you don't wake up, our Yang family will be doomed!"
"Now the entire government and the public are only obeying the orders of Yu Wenji. The generals who were closer to us have begun to fall because of Yu Wenji."
"But today, when I am young, I regard Yu Wenji as an important minister. Yu Wenji holds the most important weapon of the country and no one can control it."
Yang Rui must not be able to defeat Yu Wenji. Yu Wenji is so skilled. In addition, he is a veteran of several dynasties. He is known as his disciples and former officials all over the world. His prestige in both the government and the public is extremely high.
The only one who can compete with Yu Wenji is the general.
Therefore, Yang Rui looked forward to the stars, the moon, and Yang Ming to wake up.
Now Yang Ming finally woke up, although he was still very weak.
But Yang Rui found his backbone immediately, and he helped Yang Ming walk to the courtyard.
Inside and outside the courtyard were all the faction generals waiting for Yang Ming to wake up.
In addition, there were guards and top-level experts surrounding him.
"Help me into the palace, I want to meet the emperor."
Yang Ming thought clearly, and after a moment, he immediately made the first decision to go to the palace.
Although entering the palace was said to be to meet the emperor, in reality it was to meet the Queen Mother Yan.
Now that Concubine Yan was established as the Queen Mother, she stood out from the harem disputes. Her younger brother Yan Dagui became Jinwu and took charge of the Imperial City's Yulin Army. The Yan family's power was not small.
If Yang Ming wants to regain power, Empress Yan must make the right move.
Therefore, it was a lie to meet the young emperor, but it was true to have a formal meeting with Empress Yan and exchange political opinions with each other.
Yang Ming shook his head repeatedly: "What a pity."
Unfortunately, it was a little late, and he woke up too late.
Now that Cao Su has led 50,000 imperial troops out of Youzhou in the north, the possibility of recovering Cao Su is too low.
The next day outside the city, Cao Jun's banners covered the sky.
Cao Su led 50,000 imperial troops northward, and it would be difficult to return to the divine capital in the short term.
Before the army sets off, it must carry out a series of regular procedures such as burning incense, praying, and offering sacrifices. This time, Cao Su invited Guo Shengxiong, the Minister of War, as the person to preside over the ceremony.
And he led his generals to line up in a row, looking at Guo Shengxiong, who was dressed in military uniform, and recited the memorial inscription loudly.
Guo Shengxiong also dressed up to attend. He attached great importance to today's event. He wrote a thousand-word memorial essay and spent a lot of pen and ink.
After all the readings were finished, Guo Shengxiong reluctantly came down from the stage.
"Cao Pingbei, the rest is up to you."
With tens of thousands of elite troops in front of him, Guo Shengxiong felt somewhat envious.
What man doesn’t expect to be able to lead an army on the battlefield?
It's a pity that he is too old to leave the Divine Pass, let alone go to Youzhou.
Cao Su nodded and pulled out his sword with a clang.
Today, he specially changed his sword to accompany him. He raised his sword high and pointed toward the northeast.
The fierce momentum was condensed, and finally turned into two simple words.
"Leave!"
With a rumble, Cao Su set off.
On a warm and sunny day, there was a spring thunder.
The expressions of Guo Shengxiong and his generals changed.
The army went out to fight, and there was spring thunder in the daytime. This did not seem to be a good sign.
However, Cao Su's expression remained as usual, and he laughed loudly and said, "It seems that even God is seeing us off."
After saying these arrogant words, the soldiers felt much calmer.
Guo Shengxiong looked at Cao Su in surprise. In his impression, Cao Su had always been very well-behaved and obeyed the orders of his superiors. Even when he left Youzhou this time, he just left without making any other noise.
Why are there some now
He didn't quite understand this change, so Cao Su cupped his hands and fists at him, then jumped onto his horse.
"Guo Shangshu, the general is going on an expedition now, so I won't send you back to the city. You can do it yourself!"
Guo Shengxiong also returned the salute. Cao Su pulled the reins, turned around and took away the war horse. The soldiers around him ran forward with him. The 50,000-strong army officially set off. Outside the city, dust suddenly flew up and the sound of horse hooves rumbled.
Spread throughout the city of God.
"Cao Su has really left, and the army has already set off."
"Follow us! See how his army is defended!"
"Let's go back and report to the Lord."
"There are more than 50,000 horse infantry troops. They are expected to leave Shenguan in early April and enter the territory of Yuzhou. They will reach the boundary of Youzhou in late April."
As soon as Cao Su's army moved, the whole god immediately started to move.
Countless informants who were paying attention to the army began to report one after another, and all kinds of intelligence appeared on the desks of the leaders of the major forces like snowflakes.
An army of more than 50,000 people, even if there are many cavalry, will not march fast.
According to his own arrangements, Cao Su mobilized a vanguard army of 10,000 men.
It was divided into left and right vanguards, with Zhang Ke leading the right vanguard and Luo Yi leading the left vanguard.
The two vanguard teams took the lead, building roads across mountains and rivers and building bridges to provide passage guarantee for the Chinese and rear troops.
Cao Su sat in command of the central army and marched, with Shi Yong guarding him.
Ma Chao hurried over on his handsome Ma family war horse.
"Sir, there are some little tails around."
Ma Chao is a master of the fifth level. He is also a rare young talent in the capital of the gods.
He had sharp ears and eyes. Many "masters" who followed the army did not know that such an ordinary young general had fifth-level skills, and they were discovered by Ma Chao one after another.
Ma Chao looked eager to try.
I have been in the divine capital for such a long time, and except for that day's battle in the palace, I have never touched anyone, and my hands have already become a little itchy.
Cao Su shook his head in a deep voice: "Don't act rashly."
"I'll deal with them when they get out of the prison."
Cao Su knew that some of the people accompanying his army were spies from major forces in the city of God, while others were simply gangster organizations.
Jianghu agencies took his information in exchange for their own interests.
In the realm of the divine capital, Cao Su has to be more restrained. Outside the realm of the divine capital, Cao Su has the final say.
By then, all the Jianghu people who dare to follow him will be arrested.
Cao Su remained unmoved, so the spies who followed the army felt relaxed.
Cao Jun looked majestic, but showed no sign of taking action. The work was comfortable, and he earned money just by walking.
"I'm afraid after thinking about it, there are so many spies, many of them are spies from Yuwen family, Ouyang family and other big families. Even Cao Su has to give some face."
Many Jianghu people are very proud of themselves. This big pot of rice is so comfortable to eat.
After ten days without incident, Cao Su's army passed through Shenguan.
It is easy to leave the customs but difficult to enter. Looking back at the boundary of the divine capital.
Thousands of miles away, only the surging Luoshui can be seen, bypassing the eternal and unchanging sacred mountain capital, rushing towards the boundless Yuzhou.
"Really gone?"
Above the Shenguan, I looked at Cao Su's army that was getting bigger and bigger.
Rongsheng, who came in a hurry, looked complicated.
Beside Rongsheng were two court officials.
One is Cao Su's former boss Huang Hao, the former Changshui captain, and the other is Jiang Xin, the minister of the Ministry of Rites.
They all wore casual clothes and black robes and witnessed Cao Su's army marching eastward.
"Just leave. As soon as Cao Su leaves, Yang Mingru will have his arm broken."
Huang Hao narrowed his eyes. He had a deep understanding of Cao Su's military strength.
Cao Su's military talent is even more outstanding than his personal force. Ever since Cao Su emerged from the Wanping Rebellion, he has always been victorious in every battle. He can even fight in bitter cold places like Xizhou.
The demon tribe and the Qiang tribe.
This is a place where even Feng Yuchan was defeated.
Jiang Xin said in confusion: "This is too easy. If I were Cao Su, I would definitely refuse to leave the capital of God."
In the eyes of people in the world, God is the center of gravity.
It is much faster to become an official in Shendu than outside. For example, Cao Su rose like a rocket after he came to Shendu. If the late emperor had not died suddenly, Cao Su might have been promoted again after the Battle of Xizhou.
Huang Hao heard about the deal between Cao Su and Yu Wenji, and said unconvincingly: "I heard that Cao Su obtained the magic secret book from the royal family and went to the Thunder Prison to practice once, so he was willing to leave the divine capital and go north to Youzhou.
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The more he said this, the more cautious he became, always feeling that there was something ulterior in it.
If Cao Su can agree to this condition to increase his personal force value, he is not a fool.
Rongsheng always had a gloomy face, always feeling like he couldn't see anything, which made him feel unsure.
"Go and check carefully. Find out what Cao Su got after he went to the palace. I want all the news after he entered the palace that day, including who he met and what he said to whom."
Rongsheng also didn't believe that the deal between Cao Su and Yu Wenji was so simple.
There must be some content that he doesn't know about.
At present, Yu Wenji's family is the only one, but Rong Taiwei is also among the three nobles. The more powerful Yu Wenji is, the more troubled the situation in the court is.
Rong Sheng clung to the city wall, his eyes filled with murderous intent.
"Cao Su, Yu Wenji, what deal did you make?"
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