"Haha, this time, he wants to send me to the Western Wasteland again. He is trying to make the most of me."
When Lei Ren received the edict from the Seventh Immortal Emperor to send him to the Western Wilderness to deal with Emperor Xuanwu, a disdainful smile appeared on his lips.
The cunning rabbit is dead and the lackey is cooked. After the problem in Nanzhou was solved, because of the Western Wilderness, the Seventh Immortal Emperor had not yet dealt with Lei Ren. Instead, he played hard to get and rewarded Lei Ren with the title of Marquis.
However, if the problem in Xihuang is completely resolved, I am afraid that the Seventh Immortal Emperor will take action against him, a civilian general.
Although in the edict, the Seventh Immortal Emperor seemed to be telling Lei Ren in a very subtle way that as long as Lei Ren completed his mission and had the Xuanwu Party completely wiped out, he would definitely be made a Marquis of Lei.
But Lei Ren's heart is like a bright mirror, Lei Hou? This is just a mirror, Lei Ren will always be visible but intangible. Once he can touch it, I'm afraid, death will not be far away.
Of course, through the matter of becoming a marquis, Lei Ren could clearly see the current situation in the dynasty.
In fact, the Seventh Immortal Emperor has not yet gained a firm foothold. The old forces and aristocrats in the court, and many families have the power to subvert the imperial power of the Immortal City, such as the aristocratic families headed by the Feng family and the Ye family.
Therefore, in order to protect himself and divert the attention of those powerful wealthy families at this time, the Seventh Immortal Emperor supported him with Thunder Blade, gave him the right to recruit troops by himself, and wanted to make him a prince. To put it bluntly, Xuanwen wanted to
Those old nobles focused on dealing with his Thunder Blade, while Xuanwen himself quietly increased his strength.
This kind of trick can't be said to be ingenious!
Regardless of the fight between the old aristocratic giants and Thunder Blade, whoever wins and who loses will be weakened, and Xuanwen, taking advantage of the situation, just controls the situation, and even eradicates both parties and reshuffles the dynasty structure.
It's not impossible.
The reason why Lei Ren sneered at this assignment was because the Seventh Immortal Emperor did not mention the issue of leading troops there. Looking at his posture, it seemed that he wanted Lei Ren to go alone!
Going alone!?
Without Lei Jiajun, without Han Ziqian, Chen Chao, and Ni Qiang?
impossible!
Lei Ren sneered in his heart. If the Seventh Immortal Emperor was really planning to let him go directly to the border of the Western Wilderness to take office alone, then Lei Ren would never go.
Therefore, Lei Ren prepared to go to the palace.
"Lei Ren, I have also considered what you proposed. However, as you know, those noble ministers in the court have already objected before I proposed it. Many people objected, so I had no choice but to do so.
You have to be clear."
When Lei Ren explained his thoughts to the Seventh Immortal Emperor in the palace, the Seventh Immortal Emperor immediately put on a helpless posture and passed the responsibility to those so-called noble ministers.
Lei Ren sneered in his heart, you are the emperor, if you want to entrust me with military power, can anyone stop you?
"Your Majesty, the Lei Family Army is an army that I have trained hard, and I know its combat effectiveness best. In addition, I don't know much about Xihuang. If you ask me to go alone, I am afraid that the suppression of the rebels will not go smoothly. I sincerely request you
Your Majesty, please think twice!"
At this time, Lei Ren must lower his profile. He has no confidants and no military power. When he arrives in the Western Wilderness, even if he is the marshal appointed by the emperor, the troops in the Western Wilderness are complicated, who will listen to him?
By then, he will probably be a mere commander in the Western Wilderness. If he fails to complete his mission, the people of the Feng family will make trouble for him. The Seventh Immortal Emperor will probably add fuel to the fire and even attack him.
"Nowadays, the rebel party is gradually growing in power in the Western Wilderness, and most of the areas in the Western Wilderness are not ruled by dynasties. Once time goes on, and the rebel party colludes with the demons or sects of the Western Wilderness, I'm afraid we will try to kill them.
It will be very difficult to eliminate them completely."
Lei Ren was well prepared before he came. He knew that the Seventh Immortal Emperor would definitely push the envelope, so when he spoke at this time, he directly pointed at the Seventh Immortal Emperor's life gate - Emperor Wu!
Martial Emperor Xuanwu is entrenched in the area south of the Western Wasteland, and his army and territory are not small. In addition, he is also a member of the royal family, and theoretically may become an Immortal Emperor. This poses the greatest threat to the Seventh Immortal Emperor. It can be said that this
This is the biggest worry of the current Seventh Immortal Emperor.
Lei Ren seized the weakness of the Seventh Immortal Emperor and attacked fiercely, saying: "In my opinion, the matter in the Western Wilderness should be the most important matter of the dynasty at present. Two years have passed since the incident in Xiandu City. Now, the rebels are here.
Xihuang has not yet gained a firm foothold, but as time goes on, if we cannot quickly eliminate it and let it gain a firm foothold, I am afraid it will seriously threaten Your Majesty's rule in the future!"
Lei Ren's two consecutive words made the Seventh Immortal Emperor frown.
Lei Ren's meaning is very clear. You want me to go to the Western Wilderness alone to exterminate the rebels. You know that this is impossible. The Western Wilderness is full of the strength of the old nobles. If I go, it will only intensify the internal fighting.
This is not conducive to the suppression of the rebellious party. On the contrary, we are fighting within the Western Wilderness, and the rebel party takes the opportunity to develop. When the time comes, Emperor Wu Xuanwu may really have the capital to hide from your throne!
"What you say makes sense..."
The Seventh Immortal Emperor paced back and forth and nodded, "The matter in the Western Wilderness should be a top priority and should be put first."
Finally, the Seventh Immortal Emperor was moved by Lei Ren's words, and looked at Lei Ren: "I order you to be the general of Xihuang. You are fully responsible for the suppression of the rebels in Xihuang. How long are you sure you can destroy the rebels?"
Party, kill Xuanwu?"
Oh, when you need me, you become anxious.
Lei Ren glanced at the Seventh Immortal Emperor and sneered in his heart, but on the surface he was extremely respectful: "Your Majesty, the rebel party has at least hundreds of thousands of troops in the southern part of the Western Wilderness. It will not be easy to wipe them out in a short period of time.
If your Majesty allows me to lead the entire Lei Family Army and its generals, a total of more than 300,000 people, from Nanzhou to the Western Wasteland, I can guarantee that within three years, I will bring Xuanwu heads to the palace to see you!"
As soon as Lei Ren spoke, he could clearly see a sinister smile on the lips of the Seventh Immortal Emperor. It seemed that he understood what Lei Ren was thinking.
"If you bring all the Lei family soldiers and horses, Fenghou, Yehou and others will definitely not agree. Xihuang, they also have troops there, maybe they will falsely accuse you of supporting your own troops and intending to rebel. Lei Ren,
Let's do this. The Lei Family Army of Nanzhou can bring fifty thousand elites there. As for the generals, the generals of the Lei Family Army, you can also bring ten people there. Well, this is very good, and the ministers in the DPRK will not be able to find excuses."
"Your Majesty, fifty thousand people..."
"Thunder Blade listens!"
"...I obey your orders."
"I will appoint you as the General of Xihuang, command the 50,000 Lei family troops under your command, and immediately march from Nanzhou to Xihuang to take over the task of annihilating the rebels. If you cannot annihilate the rebels within two years, I will
