Although the soldiers in Qingren County have fled, there are still more than 600,000 soldiers in Linhu City, and there are only 350,000 soldiers and horses in Linhu City.
Of course, there are Long Family Army and Beida Camp soldiers in Linhu City. They are all elites. Even if there are many ghosts, it will not be a problem.
The most worrying thing is Gui Fei. If he leads Li Chengdao to attack the city, the empress will not be able to resist it alone.
Yingfeng also said worriedly: "Your Majesty, I suggest that Master Ziyun and Master Miaoyin be asked to reinforce, as well as Zhang Qian and the others."
"There is strength in numbers. Even if King Wu cannot come back, there should be no problem in defending with so many of us."
The ghost fetus is very powerful, and the Empress cannot defeat it alone.
If Master Ziyun and Master Miaoyin are added, as well as Di Luoxi, Di Lingyi, Zhang Qian and others, it shouldn't be a problem to defend Linhu City.
The empress nodded slightly and said, "Okay, send an order immediately and ask them all to come and defend."
It is impossible to predict when Long Chen will come back, so the empress must prepare for the worst.
Yingfeng immediately conveyed the order.
At the Ministry of War in the city, Wang Wei was reading the documents of his subordinates.
Wang Wei's excuse for coming to Linhu City was to train troops. When he got here, he naturally had to put on a show and organize the prisoners for training.
A little girl came through the window and walked gently to Wang Wei.
This person is Xiao Yu'er, Wang Wei's special messenger.
When Wang Wei usually works in his room, everyone goes out and there is no need for anyone to serve him.
This is of course done to facilitate the entry of small fishes.
"Wang Shangshu is so busy."
Xiao Yuer walked over with a giggle. Wang Wei was startled and immediately put down the paperwork.
"You're here? What do you want?"
Xiao Yu'er walked to the case, stood on tiptoes, reached out to grab the document, looked at it, and said: "The Emperor asked me to ask you, do you know where Long Chen is?"
Li Chengdao has returned to Qingren County. After discussing with Guitai, he felt that something was fishy and Long Chen might really not be in the city.
In order to confirm whether Long Chen was there or not, Li Chengdao sent Xiao Yu'er over to ask.
Wang Wei shook his head and said: "I'm afraid only the empress knows where Long Chen is, and no one else knows."
"The only thing I can be sure of is that Long Chen is still here, even if he is not in Linhu City, he is still in the surrounding cities."
The order Wang Wei received was to insist that Long Chen was still in the city and not allow the ghost to act rashly.
Xiao Yu'er stared at Wang Wei's eyes for a long time, nodded slowly and said, "Why do you say that?"
Wang Wei said: "The soldiers and horses are still mobilizing. Long Chen wants to capture Zhangcheng and deliberately hides his whereabouts."
Xiao Yu'er said coldly: "Now that Zhangcheng has withdrawn its troops, when will Long Chen attack?"
Zhang Cheng's troops have retreated. If Long Chen is in the city, he should send troops.
Wang Wei was surprised and said: "Zhangcheng withdrew its troops? Why?"
He didn't know the news yet, so he was really surprised.
Xiao Yu'er sneered: "It's useless, I don't know what's going on outside. I'm waiting for you. You must give me an accurate answer today as to whether Long Chen is here or not!"
Wang Wei nodded heavily and said, "Okay, I'll go find out right now."
Xiao Yu'er's figure flashed out of Wang Wei's room.
After they left, Wang Wei felt that something was wrong.
Obviously, Gui Fei became suspicious and this matter must be reported to the Empress.
Picking up a memorial, Wang Wei walked quickly to the empress's yard.
When I arrived at the door, I happened to see Yingfeng. She had just sent someone to deliver the message to Diaoyu City.
"Wang Shangshu, do you have something to report?"
Yingfeng asked with a smile.
Wang Wei looked gloomy and said, "It's urgent."
Yingfeng immediately brought Wang Wei into the room. Without waiting for Yingfeng to report, Wang Wei first said: "Your Majesty, just now Li Chengdao's special envoy came to Weichen and asked whether King Wu was in the city. He must give an accurate answer today!"
Wang Wei actually didn't know whether Long Chen was in the city or not, because the empress didn't tell him the truth.
The empress told Wang Wei that Long Chen was indeed in the city, and asked Wang Wei to also tell Li Chengdao that Long Chen was ambushing him in the city.
The empress did this because she could not trust Wang Wei.
For such an important matter, if Wang Wei knew about Long Chen's absence and actually reported it, it would be over.
Wang Wei felt that the empress said this on purpose. The so-called falsehood was true, and she deliberately said that Long Chen was there, so that the ghost would suspect that Long Chen was not there.
The empress laughed and said: "I have heard that Li Chengdao is very suspicious. He is indeed suspicious. I have told him, but he still comes to ask?"
"You told the truth, why doesn't Li Chengdao believe it?"
In fact, the empress was very nervous. She thought the news had been leaked and she had to ask what was going on.
Wang Wei said: "The special envoy said Liu Feibai withdrew from Zhangcheng, why didn't King Wu attack?"
The empress thought to herself: So it's because of this.
Previously, Long Chen pretended to be in the city and relied on increasing troops towards Zhangcheng.
Now that Liu Feibai has taken the initiative to withdraw his troops, it seems unreasonable if Long Chen does not occupy Zhangcheng.
"It turns out that it was for this reason that Liu Feibai did withdraw his troops, but I heard that there was an ambush in the city, so I asked King Wu to hold his troops for the time being and wait until two days later."
"Oh, Li Chengdao doesn't believe it, so what should I say?"
The empress leaned back on the chair with a funny look on her face.
Yingfeng smiled and said, "Why don't you tell Li Chengdao that King Wu is not here?"
The empress laughed and said: "I think it's okay. Since he doesn't believe it, then tell Li Chengdao that Long Chen is not here."
Wang Wei looked confused and asked awkwardly: "Then...what did Wei Chen say?"
The empress knocked on the table and said, "Let's just say Long Chen is not here and see what Li Chengdao's reaction is."
Wang Wei bowed and said: "Wei ministers accept the decree."
After exiting the room, Wang Wei returned to the courtyard of the Ministry of War.
After they left, Yingfeng said anxiously: "Your Majesty, Gui Fei is suspicious. I'm afraid the news of King Wu's absence won't be kept secret for long."
The empress looked sad and said: "I know, but... Long Chen has gone to the grassland, and we can't contact him now. Even if he is exposed, we have to carry it ourselves."
Yingfeng said: "Wei Chen urges Master Ziyun to come here as soon as possible."
The empress nodded, as of now, this is the only way.
Wang Wei returned to the room, and Xiao Yu'er walked out from behind the screen and asked, "How is it? Where is Long Chen?"
Wang Wei looked suspicious and said: "The Empress just said that Long Chen is not here."
Xiao Yu'er's expression suddenly changed, his two little eyes narrowed into a straight line, and asked: "Where is Long Chen?"
Every time Long Chen disappears, something big happens. Just like last time, after disappearing for a month, Li Zhaoliang proclaimed himself emperor.
Wang Wei shook his head and said: "I asked, but the empress refused to tell me. I was afraid that I would be suspected if I asked too many questions. The empress just said that Long Chen is not actually in the city."
Xiao Yu'er stared at Wang Wei for a long time and threatened: "Wang Wei, have you betrayed Daliang?"
Wang Wei was so frightened that his face turned the color of pig liver and said: "How dare I? If the emperor exposes my identity, I will definitely die!"
"Long Chen has wanted to kill me for a long time. If I hadn't been the Minister of War, he would have done it long ago."
"How dare I betray Daliang? I don't want to die!"
Xiao Yu'er said coldly: "It's good to know. Your life is in Daliang's hands. If you dare to betray me, you will die miserably!"
After saying that, the little fish flew out of the room.
