Shi Le was sitting in the study, holding a glass of wine and drinking slowly.
Shi Le was very happy last night. He drank too much at the celebration banquet and was a little hungover. He drank some more when he got up in the morning. This is called soul-reviving wine, which is particularly comfortable.
Ma Fang pushed the door open and came in, saying: "Your Majesty, the Imperial Master has arrived."
Monk Kongji followed him into the study, looking a little unhappy.
"What happened to the Imperial Master?"
Shi Le asked with a smile.
He was still immersed in the atmosphere of returning from victory.
Monk Kongji sighed and said: "The poor monk is incompetent. My rebellious disciple actually lost to Long Chengen."
Shi Le put down the wine glass in his hand and said: "I know, it's normal to lose in the competition. King Jingtianlie lost even at his peak cultivation level, and Mojie just broke through King Wu. It doesn't matter."
Shi Le thought that Monk Kongji was talking about martial arts competition.
Monk Kongji shook his head and said: "That's not the case. Mojie actually debated Buddhism with Long Chengen. He lost and believed in Long Chengen's Wild Fox Zen."
Bang!
"What!"
Shi Le slapped the table and stood up. The wine glass on the table flew up and fell to the ground. The wine spilled all over the floor. Ma Fang quickly cleaned it up.
Monk Kongji sighed and said: "Mojie is not deeply involved in the world, and Long Chengen is too treacherous. Although the poor monk warned him many times, he still followed the path."
Shi Le's interest in celebrating his victory was gone, and he felt very embarrassed.
I lost in the martial arts competition, and lost in the debate on Buddhism. Not only did I lose, I was also brainwashed.
"What does the Imperial Master want to do?"
Coming here so early in the morning is definitely not to talk about the problem, but to come up with countermeasures.
"Long Chengen is too cunning. The poor monk wants to instigate believers in the Great Zhou Dynasty to revolt."
Monk Kongji has developed many followers, and these followers can be exploited.
Shi Le shook his head slightly and said: "I'm afraid it's inappropriate. The place with the most believers is near Jade Buddha Pass. But last time Long Chengen won people's hearts at Jade Buddha Pass, our attack at this time may not be effective."
Monk Kongji also knew about this and said: "The poor monk is worried that if he doesn't take advantage of it now, he will be destroyed by Long Chengen in the future."
Shi Le thought for a while and said: "No, we have been operating the layout for more than ten years, how can it be so easy."
"I think we should send Jing Tianlie and Jing Feng to the north. After winter, it's time to make some noise in the north."
Monk Kongji could not object to the king's order and said: "It's okay, we fully support the cooperation between Jing Tianlie's Red Flame Army and Yeluhong, hoping to open up the situation in the north."
Shi Le nodded and said, "I think so too."
"Xuan Jing Tian Lie and his son have entered the palace. I have something to give you."
Ma Fang immediately went to the General's Mansion to convey the order.
....
Fengming Palace.
The empress held two reports and said: "Your trick worked. Monk Kongji was imprisoned in the dungeon to think about his mistakes, but it is hard to say what the final outcome will be. We have to wait."
The shadow guard sent back the news about Xixia, and the matter of Mojie's imprisonment came to the empress.
Long Chen nodded and said: "Don't worry, Mojie is a very persistent person. Once he is sure about it, he will keep thinking about it. Give him some time."
The empress smiled and said: "Kongji has been training a disciple for 20 years, and you have just incited him to rebel. It's so powerful. No wonder my three daughters are surrounding you."
"Tell me the truth, have you learned the art of ecstasy?"
Long Chen smiled awkwardly and said: "The minister is just loyal to the Lord, and the three princesses fell in love with each other by mistake."
The empress snorted and scolded with a smile: "Don't do this to me. Do you think I don't know about the harem?"
Well...
Long Chen complained in his heart: I mean, you know everything your three daughters have done?
In this case, are you still like me? You are very open-minded!
Long Chen smiled and said nothing.
The empress took out another report and said, "There is also news that Xixia sent Jing Tianlie and his son to the north."
"Lingyi only has 50,000 cavalry in the north. The previous cavalry and Jingfeng's cavalry totaled 100,000, which could barely stop the barbarians from going south."
"The barbarians have experienced a winter and are already ready to move. If Jing Tianlie and his son join, the pressure on the northern border will be great."
Jingfeng had been at Yanmen Pass for many years, and he knew the deployment and defense of troops very well, as well as the weaknesses of the Zhou cavalry.
If they join the barbarians, the pressure on Emperor Lingyi will be very great.
"Jing Tianlie and his son are going north. This has been expected for a long time. Weichen has trained 20,000 cavalry in the Nanda camp, but the number is still a bit lacking."
"Weichen plans to transfer part of the cavalry and infantry from Jade Buddha Pass to Yanmen Pass. With the bed crossbow and divine arm bow, the infantry will also have strong combat effectiveness."
Generally speaking, the combat effectiveness of infantry is not as good as that of cavalry, but the Battle of Yufo Pass has proven that infantry can also restrain cavalry, as long as the crossbows are strong enough.
"Won't Xixia take the opportunity to stir up trouble?"
The empress was a little worried.
"Weichen only mobilized 10,000 cavalry and 20,000 infantry. There are still 170,000 soldiers and horses at Jade Buddha Pass, which is enough to resist Xixia."
Long Chen didn't plan to mobilize too much because the north was a barbaric area, and the biggest problem in attacking the barbarians was the food and baggage.
If too many troops are sent, it will be troublesome to keep up with supplies.
Long Chen's plan was to use elite soldiers to defeat the barbarians, regardless of numbers.
The empress nodded slightly: "Okay, 170,000 soldiers and horses are enough. If Xixia dares to attack by force, I will go to Jade Buddha Pass."
"Get ready, Jing Tianlie is leaving."
Long Chen bowed and said, "Wei ministers accept the decree."
Now that the matter is over, Long Chen refuses to leave...
"What else?"
The empress glanced at it with phoenix eyes, a hint of teasing on her face.
"Wei Chen seems to have something else, but I just can't remember it for a while. Wei Chen will think about it again..."
Long Chen chuckled and pretended to try to remember.
The empress put the memorial aside and lay down on the imperial couch. She supported her face with her hands, her jade legs were slightly bent, and her solemn and luxurious phoenix robe was gently lifted...
"You are more hateful than Jingtian Lie. Jingtian Lie only covets my daughter, but you dare to covet me too!"
"Tell me, what is the crime?"
The empress held her face with one hand and tapped her leg with the other. Her red lips were slightly parted and her eyes were filled with anger. She had the dignity of an emperor and the charm of a woman.
Long Chen chuckled and said: "Wei Chen is scared. Wei Chen is only dedicated to the Holy Emperor. How could he be like Jing Tianlie?"
"Then... Wei Chen resigns?"
The empress sneered and said: "Resign? Are you willing to leave? I'm lying down, you tell me to resign?"
Long Chen chuckled and said: "You can stay, please forgive me for the crime of disrespect."
The empress sneered and said: "If I didn't spare you, I would have beheaded you long ago. Come here!"
Long Chen obediently walked over and sat on the imperial couch, with the empress' legs draped over her.
"What are you doing standing still?"
The empress was slightly angry, biting her jade finger with her red lips, her phoenix eyes filled with affection...
The aloof empress behaves like a spoiled child to death.
"I'm sorry."
Long Chen started to take action.
....
Returning to Long Shuai's Mansion, Long Chen felt comfortable all over.
Su Yourong came towards me and asked with a smile, "Why are you so happy, sir?"
The weather was getting warmer, so Su Yourong wore less clothes and his walking was bumpy.
Long Chen supported Su Yourong's body and said with a smile, "Auntie has grown up again."
Su Yourong said shyly: "It's in broad daylight, please be more careful, sir, you've taught them bad things."
