Chapter 1,082 Summary of the War (fourth update out of four today)
Chapter 1082
"Eight million troops!..."
Fang Yun was silent for a long time. He could fully imagine what a tragic scene it would be like with such a huge number on the battlefield.
"Take out one billion taels of gold as a pension! Give it to the widows of these fallen soldiers!"
Fang Yun looked at Zhao Boyan and ordered.
Zhao Boyan was startled, this was not a small number. However, based on their relationship with Jubao Pavilion, some magic weapon transactions, plus the few gold mine veins Fang Yun plundered from Yinghuang, should still be enough.
"Yes, sir!"
Zhao Boyan readily agreed.
What Fang Yun thought of was to appease the fallen soldiers and their legacy. But what Zhao Boyan thought of was to take advantage of this opportunity to win over people's hearts.
The chaos in the imperial court has just ended, and the use of gold has not yet become so obvious and important. It is a good time to take this opportunity to win over people's hearts and establish the kindness of the champion. Although Fang Yun will probably not agree with what he will do next, but do
If you are a subordinate, shouldn’t you share your worries with your master?
Zhao Boyan suppressed the thoughts in his mind and did not say them out.
Fang Yun nodded and continued to look down.
This time the tigers devoured the dragons, the imperial court's losses were not just as simple as eight million soldiers. Behind this data, there was also a long list of names. I don't know how many military masters and princes who were good at fighting were killed in all directions.
On the battlefield, the Marquis of Shanzhan, the Marquis of Wuchang... the long list made Fang Yun sigh in his heart.
Many of these princes, whom Fang Yun had talked with before, belonged to his lineage. But they died on the battlefield just like this.
Marquis Shanzhan died in battle, Marquis Manghuang had his meridians cut off and lost all his skills, Marquis Zhongxin lost his left arm... and countless other princes died in battle.
For the Great Zhou Dynasty, the death of these princes was a great loss. Although this victory was achieved, the vacancy in command created by these princes would be difficult to fill for a long time!
In addition to the ordinary regular army, the military forces responsible for guarding the capital during this trip to the capital also suffered heavy losses.
The Forbidden Army was directly crippled. There were only 80,000 people left in the extermination army. The Divine Guard Army suffered the heaviest losses. It almost lost its establishment. Only a few hundred people remained. However, those who survived were all the best among the best.
The strongest among the strong!
The eight princes of Wu, Weiwu, Yongwu, and Liewu from the imperial court were killed in the battle, while Shenwu and Yuanwu were seriously injured. Only Wang Xichao and Shengwuhou were relatively unharmed. The remaining Tianwuhou was missing. However, Fang
Yun vaguely remembered that when the sect was defeated, out of the corner of his eye, he saw a streak of demonic energy wrapping around the place where Marquis Tianwu was standing. Then, he disappeared without a trace.
"This guy won't be so unlucky, right?"
Fang Yun murmured to himself, with a strange look in his eyes. If he remembered correctly, that Qi should be the unique "Chaos Qi" of the Chaos Demon Ancestor. Marquis Tianwu survived the most brutal killing process
, but when the sect was finally defeated, it fell into the hands of the Chaos Ancestor. The luck behind it was astonishing.
To be fair, Fang Yun is not the kind of person who adds insult to injury. When he saw Tianwuhou being kidnapped, he did not take action. It was just that the distance was too far at that time. Moreover, the strength of the Chaos Ancestor was too strong. He was just in a daze. Tianwuhou
He disappeared without a trace. It was too late to save him.
"Evil people will be punished by evil people! Marquis Tianwu! Because of your identity, I could attack you. However, I didn't expect that the ancestor of Chaos did it for you!"
Fang Yun shook his head secretly in his heart. The capture of Marquis Tianwu was a big loss for the court that had gone through many troubles. Fang Yun would not rejoice in others' misfortune, but he would not be guilty of false mercy either. Marquis Tianwu was very hostile to the Fang family at first, and when they met
Hou, when he opens his mouth, he rebels and when he shuts up, he rebels, which makes people very unhappy!
Now, being kidnapped by the Ancestor of Chaos, I can only blame him for not being tough enough, not others!
"I asked you to find out the information about San Gong. Has it been found out?"
Fang Yun roughly browsed through the contents of the news, glanced over it, and then fell on Zhao Boyan on the ground, paused, and asked:
"I asked you to find out the information about the three masters, Taifu, Taibao and Dazai. Is there any information?"
During this period, there was one incident that caused a lot of commotion in the court. That was that after the war, the whereabouts of the three princes were suddenly unknown and there was no trace at all.
Fang Yun remembered the battle in the capital city clearly. After he toasted Zhuang Sichen and sacrificed his sword with his body and turned it into dust, the three princes were still standing behind him and were unscathed. Later, the Emperor summoned his ministers and
When rebuilding the earth, Fang Yun was concerned about his mother and didn't pay too much attention.
But unexpectedly, when the court was about to reorganize the six divisions later, the three princes suddenly disappeared without a trace. It was as if they had evaporated from the world.
The three of them left without saying goodbye and disappeared without a trace. Even Zhang Ying, a disciple of the Taifu, did not receive the slightest hint of disappearance. The three three men, who had no power to bind a chicken, just disappeared under the eyes of a group of martial arts experts.
Wow, this kind of thing is simply unbelievable!
The "Three Dukes" have been in charge of the imperial court for so many years, and the reputation and influence they have accumulated in the government and the public are unimaginable. Moreover, Zhuang Sichen was given a wine toast at the Imperial Ancestral Temple, and at the expense of the lifeblood of Confucianism for thousands of years, he sacrificed his body to the sword and re-keyed the Holy Sword of the Emperor.
, finally turned things around and reversed this chaos, and the reputation of Confucianism reached an incredible level after the war.
The existence of Confucianism plays an important role. As the leader of Confucianism, San Gong plays an important role that cannot be ignored!
At this special moment, San Gong suddenly disappeared, which was a huge and unbearable blow to the entire Zhou Dynasty! Now, I don’t know how many people are looking for San Gong’s whereabouts.
"Back to the Marquis, in the past few days, I have ordered moths from all over the country to search for the whereabouts of San Gong. Pay special attention to the old people who have entered the city. However, so far, there is no news."
Zhao Boyan has been running the Eye and Eye Information Agency under Fang Yun's name for several years. Its current scale can be said to be one of the best or second best in the world. Even the remote wilderness in the north, a cold place like that, has
He penetrated it.
It can be said that with the current huge network, even if a mosquito flies into the city, Zhao Boyan can disappear immediately. Let alone three living people.
"Master Hou..."
Zhao Boyan frowned, glanced at Fang Yun, and said with some hesitation: "There is something that I don't know whether to say or not."
"There is nothing that should be said or not. Just say whatever comes to your mind."
Fang Yun waved his hand and said.
"Since I received the order from the Marquis, my subordinates have been thinking about this matter. Until now, my subordinates still feel that this matter is weird."
Zhao Boyan paused, and when he saw that Fang Yun didn't look unhappy, and even looked thoughtful, he felt calm and continued:
"Based on the status of the Three Dukes, this is the time for them to reassure people. Even without the Human Emperor's order, they should have done so. They ignored it completely and left at this time. Moreover, the Marquis also
Having said that, they were not kidnapped by the sect. Then this matter is completely weird."
"what do you want to say in the end?"
Fang Yun frowned.
"Master Marquis, I will tell you straight away. If you are from the sect, that's fine. But the Grand Tutor and the Grand Master are ordinary people, and their hands are not strong enough to tie a chicken. Moreover, they are old and cannot stand the trouble at all.
The only one who has the ability to take them away is the Taibao. But traveling through the void is a huge load on the bodies of Taifu and Dazai. For their bodies, it is impossible for the Taibao to do this. The only one who can leave Shangjing City
It’s the land route used by ordinary people.”
Zhao Boyan said bluntly:
"But the surroundings of Shangjing City are all within the scope of my eyes and ears. Let alone three living people, even mosquitoes have come in. My subordinates have discovered it long ago. If San Gong leaves by land, there is no way he can escape my eyes and ears. Moreover,
In a short period of time, they couldn't go far at all. We ignored them and couldn't find them."
Fang Yun was silent. What Zhao Boyan said had actually occurred to him a long time ago. He just didn't want to think about it that way.
"...So, I'm afraid that the Three Lords are not retiring in the ordinary way or anything. Moreover, given their status, they don't care about leaving without saying goodbye at all. Unless they feel something. After thinking about it, my subordinates have figured out that there is only one person who can make them
Only today’s people do this——”
"enough!"
Fang Yun made a decisive decision and stopped Zhao Boyan's words with a loud shout:
"Zhao Boyan! Do you know what you are talking about? - Do you want to bring disaster to everyone?"
Zhao Boyan came to his senses after Fang Yun shouted loudly. Suddenly he thought of something, his face turned pale on the spot, and he was dripping with cold sweat. It was as if he had died.
He was used to being in front of Fang Yun without any worries. But he completely forgot that this was the capital city, at the feet of the emperor. If he had just uttered the last word, people would probably know it immediately.
It would be fine if the facts were completely different from what he knew. If it was really what he thought, then not only him, but also the Sifang Houfu, Fang Yun, and everyone else would suffer disaster!
In the beginning, civil and military administrations were combined to control each other. It was okay to say that the imperial power was sidelined. But now, the power of Confucianism has collapsed. The Zhou Dynasty is now a military and political system. Zhao Boyan understands the harm caused by this system more deeply than Fang Yun!
God’s power is unpredictable, and your heart is unpredictable!
"grown ups……"
Zhao Boyan suddenly fell to the ground, as if he had collapsed.
"Remember from now on not to talk nonsense about state affairs."
Fang Yun glanced at Zhao Boyan and stood up: "Remember from now on, the court will deal with the affairs of the court. Don't speculate on your own."
"My subordinate understands."
Zhao Boyan murmured.
Fang Yun glanced at Zhao Boyan. Zhao Boyan had followed him for so many years. After all, he felt a little unbearable:
"Bo Yan, there are some things that even I can't say. You have been following me for many years, and I can't bear to have you get killed just because of your quick words!"