This news was beyond Zhang Jun's expectation. He was devoting himself to construction and increasing the number of people in order to strengthen his authority as the Human Emperor. He never expected that the massive Xia Emperor's army would be so unbearable.
With one blow, he suffered heavy losses in just over a month. Emperor Xia even looked down on him and invited him to go to the Western Front again, and even called Prince Jing along with him.
The imperial edict who delivered the order had a flattering look on his face. When he saw Zhang Jun, he saluted with his head almost on the ground. He opened his mouth to be the King of the South China Sea and closed his mouth. In fact, Zhang Jun was not worthy of his name as the King of the South China Sea. He had not even set foot in the South China Sea.
, he is still running his Nanhai Kingdom.
The moment he received the imperial edict, Zhang Jun felt deeply that Emperor Xia was very thick-skinned, and no official could match him. The King of Nanhai, who had just given him a piece of cake some time ago, now begged him again.
He took the imperial edict and read it over and over several times, seeming to appreciate the mighty and majestic handwriting of Emperor Xia. However, the edict below was constantly wiping cold sweat. To be able to become the edict of Daxia, he was certainly not a fool. He knew
Some time ago, Emperor Xia was indeed unkind to King Nanhai. Now he is begging for help. Is it useful?
You must know that whether it is worthy of the name or not, he is a king with a high degree of autonomy in theory. Even if Daxia encounters a situation and needs to mobilize its troops, it must be discussed in a tone of discussion. If the king is not willing, then Xia
The emperor cannot use force.
What the imperial edict is most worried about right now is that Zhang Jun will not accept Emperor Xia's orders. In that case, he will not be able to explain to him when he goes back, and he might be killed by Emperor Xia in anger. That's why he behaved so grovelingly to avoid offending Zhang Jun.
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Zhang Jun read the imperial edict for a long time and suddenly said to the edict: "Thank you for your hard work, Shangguan. Please go to the back hall to rest first."
"What about sending troops to the west?" The imperial edict pitifully hoped to get a positive answer.
Zhang Jun sighed and said: "It's not that I don't want to go, it's just that I don't have many soldiers and horses in my hands. The previous time I went on an expedition, I had to help from all the princes to barely win. This time Emperor Xia issued an edict, and I should have rushed to the front line at all costs.
However, if I have enough ambition but not enough strength, I'm afraid I won't be able to obey the imperial edict!"
The imperial edict rolled his eyes and felt relieved. Before he came, Emperor Xia had specifically given instructions. If the King of Nanhai still cares about what happened last time, then he should be granted some benefits and explain the bottom line of the so-called "benefits".
As long as Zhang Jun's request is not too excessive, he can agree to it.
So the imperial edict immediately made an expression of deep understanding, nodded vigorously, and said: "What the prince said is true. As the saying goes, it is difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice. The emperor does not need hungry soldiers. Since Emperor Xia has an edict,
Naturally, we have arranged troops and equipment for the prince, which will definitely satisfy the prince."
Zhang Jun thought to himself that this is what I was waiting for, so he mused: "The Emperor Xia has considered it so carefully, how can I not go all out? However, can Shangguan tell me about Emperor Xia's arrangements?"
The imperial edict thought to himself, since Emperor Xia gave me the bottom line, then I will follow the bottom line and show my sincerity. In this way, the King of Nanhai will not be in trouble for me. Thinking of this, he never hesitated.
He took out a list, handed it to Zhang Jun, and said sincerely: "Your Majesty is a great hero of Great Xia. I dare not hide anything. The above is the bottom line given by Emperor Xia. I will tell you everything. I also ask Your Majesty not to refuse anymore."
, rush to the front line immediately, turn the tide, and save the people of the Western Region from the fire and water!"
Zhang Jun was stunned and asked: "What happened to the people in the Western Region?"
The imperial edict sighed and said: "Since the defeat of the Great Xia Army, the Demon Clan has marched thirty thousand miles away! Wherever the Demon Army passed, lives were reduced to ashes, dead bones were everywhere, and countless innocent people were eaten alive. The scene was too horrific to behold. Emperor Xia
I once shed tears and blamed myself, and issued three edicts for my sin."
Zhang Jun also let out a long sigh. He was well aware of the ferocity and ruthlessness of the Demon Army, and this situation was to be expected. He nodded slowly, without looking at the contents of the list, and said in a deep voice: "The Emperor of Xia has his destiny, how dare he not
From now on, I will immediately prepare the three armies and march to the front line within three days!"
The imperial edict was overjoyed that this important matter was accomplished. After he returned, he was promoted to at least three levels. He immediately said: "My prince is unparalleled in his loyalty and bravery, and the world admires him! He will surely succeed immediately and drive the devil bastards out of Daxia!"
Zhang Jun said calmly: "Shangguan, don't speak secretly in front of a wise man. Eighty billion elite soldiers, nearly twenty heaven-level battleships, millions of chariots and ballistae, and the assistance of Ling Tianhou and Nu Tianhou
, can’t even repel the defeated demon army, is there any other reason for this?”
The imperial edict's expression changed, but then he sighed: "Your Majesty has a keen eye, and something has indeed happened. The demon tribe suddenly received a group of reinforcements, which were large in number and equipped with very terrifying weapons. This directly led to
The rout of the royal army."
"That being the case, why didn't Tianyu send out experts?" Zhang Jun said, "Isn't it worth it for those reclusive experts to take action at this juncture?"
The imperial edict gave a bitter smile: "The Heavenly Territory is the bottom line of Daxia. Once the power inside is used, the hostile forces will react immediately. The prince must know that we are not the only big forces nearby. Once Daxia's
With all your trump cards exposed to the sun, I'm afraid it will immediately lead to the plot of a powerful enemy."
Zhang Jun immediately remembered the day when the leaders of the five major forces discussed entering the Broken Plane. Just as the edict said, there was more than one major force nearby, and each force had the intention of annexing other forces. The reason why they are still there
Peace is maintained because no force has the power to annex the other.
He nodded and said: "Sir, please come back. I will set off within three days."
The imperial edict said calmly and calmly: "The Emperor of Xia has ordered me to accompany the prince. If the prince has any request, I will give full consideration to it."
Zhang Jun didn't take it too seriously and said, "Okay, then I'll be the official."
After the edict went down, Zhang Jun discussed the expedition with everyone. Bai Yujing, King Xie Tian, Yuwen Jinghua and others were all present. Zongyuan looked angry and said in a hateful voice: "This Emperor Xia is really shameless. He just cheated me."
Dad, now you still want me to go to war? What, you know that I am not going to be able to do it? If you had known this, why did you do it in the first place!"
Chu Chu smiled slightly and said: "Zong Yuan, this time may not be a bad thing for dad. Didn't Emperor Xia give him a benefit?"
Zong Yuan remembered this question and said quickly: "Dad, what exactly did you give me?"
Zhang Jun smiled slightly and said, "I haven't had time to read it yet, so you can read it to everyone."
Zongyuan looked surprised and shouted: "What? Dad agreed without even looking at it? What if the things given are not valuable?" As he said, he grabbed the list and read loudly, "30% of Qishiyuan
Shares, 300 million taels of top-quality talismans, ten large spiritual veins, five heaven-level battleships, twenty spirit-slaying chariots..."
After reading this, Zong Yuan couldn't close his mouth and murmured: "Isn't the emperor being too generous this time?"