Although the name contains the word "mansion", it covers an area of nearly a hundred acres, occupying almost half of Luoyang City.
The decoration is grand and luxurious, and it is even called a palace in the city.
At this moment, in the magnificent inner palace of the mansion, King Li Zheng of Qiyang slowly walked out of the inner room.
Under the light, the robe on his body actually showed a faint golden light. No matter from the front or the back, there were five majestic five-clawed golden dragons showing on it, as if they were about to take off at any time!
This is not the python robe worn by ordinary vassal kings, but a dragon robe that only the emperor can wear!
"Meet the Emperor!"
At this time, several respectful voices suddenly sounded.
Li Zheng glanced at the several civil and military ministers who were kneeling in obeisance, with a satisfied smile on his face. He walked slowly, leisurely sat on the raised dragon chair, and waved his hand:
"Everyone loves you all your life."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
The civil and military officials were so loud that they all stood up and bowed.
They were dressed in different costumes and looked different, but the only thing they had in common was the respect and admiration for Li Zheng shown in their eyes.
"My dear friends, do you have anything important to say today?"
Li Zheng put one hand on the dragon chair and asked.
An old man at the bottom right took a step forward with a memorial and was about to speak. At this moment, a voice suddenly came from outside:
"Your Majesty, Du Zong would like to see you."
Li Zheng frowned slightly, this Du Zong was a confidant he had just promoted, but now he came at the wrong time.
He sighed, and then a breeze blew by, and then all the civil and military officials in the venue suddenly disappeared, and even the splendid room that looked like a palace instantly became much more "simple".
"Let him wait."
Li Zheng, who looked dissatisfied, also had a somewhat unkind tone.
He turned around and walked to the inner room. When he came out again, he had changed into a set of azure python robes...
"Do you have a problem with me?" Li Zheng asked casually.
Du Zong, who had just entered the door after receiving the summons, saluted and said:
"Your Majesty, the latest news is that the Jin army attacked early last night, and fighting has begun on the Qizhou front line."
"So what? Isn't it normal for the front line to have a small fight every three days and a big fight every five days?" Li Zheng said with an indifferent expression.
"No, this time is different. Judging from the situation, it seems that the Jin people launched a general attack. They seem to want to use this to completely establish a victory."
"oh?"
Upon hearing this, Li Zheng leaned forward slightly, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.
Du Zong lowered his eyes and continued:
"The military headquarters has previously sent several urgent military orders, asking us to send people to support."
Li Zheng waved his hand and leaned on the chair:
"Oh, don't worry about it."
"But your lord, if the front line is breached, our Luoyang City will be the next to have our turn..."
Du Zong's worries are not unreasonable.
Once the Qizhou frontline is lost, it will only take seven days at most, and the entire Qizhou will inevitably fall immediately. By then, their Luoyang City will not be able to escape no matter what, and will definitely fall into the hands of the Jin people.
"It's just Qizhou. If the Jin people want it, just give it to them. Once Qizhou falls, we will take the people back to Yuzhou."
Li Zheng said it very naturally. He had obviously thought of a countermeasure long ago.
Du Zong was startled and asked hurriedly:
"My lord, what do you mean by this? Are you going to give up on Qizhou directly?"
"Du Zong, Qizhou is Daqian's Qizhou, not my Qizhou..." Li Zheng raised his eyes and took a deep look at the other party.
"What the prince means is..."
Du Zong raised his eyebrows, and his expression suddenly felt a little wrong, as if there was something in his words.
Li Zheng didn't let him think too much and quickly sneered:
"Qizhou in Daqian is naturally guarded by Daqian. What does it have to do with me?"
"My lord, do you want to..."
Du Zong's words were stagnant, and his expression was extremely expressionless. Such rebellious words... He thought he understood what the other party meant, but a trace of unbearability immediately appeared on his face:
"But the people here..."
"Du Zong." Li Zheng called his name again, and the other party was so excited that he trembled:
"If you want to achieve great things, you will need some small sacrifices."
"This..." Du Zong hesitated, his face becoming more and more confused.
"Alas! In today's world, the Jin people invaded, and the rebellious remnants of Daqian Five Elements Sect and others were difficult to eradicate. My brother, the emperor, was seriously injured and difficult to treat. He ignored the government affairs for a long time. As a result, some people inside and outside Jingzhou began to get ready to take action. I think it won't be long before he comes. The world is going to be in chaos..."
Li Zheng sighed, suddenly looked at him with a serious expression and said:
"If you are willing to follow me and achieve something in this troubled world, you will be the founding father of the country in the future! I am the national master! One person is inferior to ten thousand people! You will enjoy endless glory and wealth!"
An imperceptible red light appeared in Li Zheng's eyes, and the scene in front of Du Zong suddenly changed...
He stood on the top of Jingzhou Imperial City and overlooked the world. Behind him was Emperor Li Zheng sitting on the dragon throne. In front of him were hundreds of civil and military officials kneeling on the ground. Beyond him were tens of thousands of soldiers and generals. , they were shouting in unison at this moment: "See the Imperial Master!"
After a moment the screen shattered.
But the scene just now left an indelible trace in Du Zong's memory.
That feeling of having great power and being looked up to by thousands of people...
His eyes gradually turned red, his breathing began to quicken, and finally he suddenly turned over and knelt down:
"I am willing to follow Your Majesty!"
He even changed his title unconsciously.
"That's very good. Come on down. I'll let someone notify you when we evacuate." Li Zheng raised a smile at the corner of his mouth.
What kind of fourth-level celestial expert didn't fall easily into the illusion and lies he weaved with his true intentions, and was completely aroused in his heart?
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Du Zong was overjoyed and left respectfully after saluting.
"Haha, it's my turn to sit on the dragon chair..." Li Zheng tapped the armrest of the seat with his fingers, looking satisfied.
Although his own realm is not high, he has just entered the celestial realm.
But he used Huang Liang's true intention, which can confuse people's hearts and arouse lust, to continuously control more than a dozen high-level astronomical experts over the years, making them willing to help him. He also used them to make a lot of arrangements in Yuzhou and recruit people. It took many hands.
Compared with his underground forces, the vassal garrison that was exposed to the public was not even one-tenth.
Now he just needs to wait quietly. When the world is in chaos, that's when he will make a big splash!
Li was thinking about his little thoughts. At this time, Du Zong came back again. He said directly:
"Your Majesty, the frontline military headquarters has sent someone over..."
"oh?"
Li Zheng looked surprised, but he didn't expect the military headquarters to take action so quickly.
Of course, this does not hinder his plan at all, but it is not yet time to completely break up, so he should deal with one or two first, and wait until the front line is almost broken...
"Hey!" Li Zheng curled his lips and said immediately:
"Hurry up and invite them! Well... let's arrange them in the Paradise Hall. You can arrange a banquet and find some women to join in the fun."
"As you command!"
…
Sun Yu and Fang Dong had already caught up with the main force.
After flying quickly for most of the night, they finally arrived at Luoyang City.
At this moment, everyone was walking towards the interior of Prince Qiyang's Mansion under the guidance of someone. However, the person leading the way was walking very slowly. Just following them gave Sun Yu and others a headache.
"Damn, what's going on with King Qiyang? The front line is in an emergency, this is a fatal matter, but he's good. He sent a turtle to greet us, and why do you want to take a rest? You're crazy!"
The speaker was a strong man standing next to Sun Yu. His upper body formed a perfect inverted triangle, and the strong muscles on his exposed arms were like steel bars. However, his face was extremely ugly at the moment.
This person is called Jiao Sha, the four-feathered black guard. He is the strongest among Sun Yu and his cultivation level is at the fourth level of celestial phenomena.
Logically speaking, with his level of cultivation, he should have been promoted to the Three Feathered Black Guards long ago. However, he has an undisciplined personality, and is a bit impulsive and reckless in doing things, so he has stayed in this position for decades.
.
"Just follow along, this is the palace, there's no point in hurrying us."
Someone next to me advised him uneasily.
"Hey! That boy, walk faster and take us to see the prince!"
Jiao Sha couldn't bear it any longer, so he rushed up and kicked the leader's servant on the butt, causing him to fall to the ground.
"Yes Yes……"
The servant saw that the other party looked scary, and after wailing, his speed became much faster.
After a while, he led everyone to Yiji Le Palace.
Sun Yu walked in and took a look, then frowned slightly. The prince did not see it, but instead saw a table of food and wine.
And every other seat is accompanied by a girl with a pretty face and cool clothes.
There were bursts of singing music all around, and even *women were dancing in the field...
Everyone was stunned for a moment. If it weren't for the four characters "Qiyang Prince's Mansion" that were still vivid in their minds before, they would have almost thought that they had gone the wrong way and arrived at a brothel somewhere.
"Haha, you Lords of the Black Guard, you have been working hard all the way. This is the reception banquet specially prepared for you by the prince. Please take a seat!"
Du Zong, wearing official robes, came out and smiled.
But everyone, including Sun Yu, looked unhappy.
They came here not to catch wind and wash away the dust, but to ask for help from the soldiers who were desperately fighting on the front line!
Sun Yu was the one leading the team on this trip. He suppressed the displeasure in his heart, stepped forward, saluted and asked in a deep voice:
"Sir, may I ask where the prince is? The battle on the front line is tense. I will wait for this..."
"well!"
Du Zong waved his hand to interrupt him:
"The prince already knows about this, but now he still has some things to deal with. You all need to wait for a while, why don't you take a seat and have a drink first?"
"Is it important? What the hell is more important than the lives of soldiers on the front line?"
Jiao Sha frowned and stared, his loud voice buzzing.
"His mother?" Du Zong glanced at him coldly:
"Haha, the prince is the seventeenth prince of the late emperor. You'd better be more careful what you say."
"You fucking..."
Jiao Sha glared and pointed at the other person and was about to get angry, but was quickly stopped by the black guards around him who were familiar with him.
"This matter is extremely urgent. I wonder when the prince will come?" Sun Yu asked again, staring at the other party.
"Is this..." Du Zong shook his head helplessly and chuckled:
"I don't know, but there's no other way for you to stand here. You might as well go inside and wait."
Sun Yu frowned and had no other choice for a while. He could only greet everyone to enter the hall and wait.
Although they took their seats, the black guards were a little restless and did not even take a second look at the beautiful women around them.
Those musicians and women were directly driven away by the black-faced Jiao Sha.
They don't have the heart to listen to these melodramatic sounds now.
Time passes slowly...
"Damn it, what the hell is taking so long? Why don't you come?"
Jiao Sha, who had been waiting for the prince for a long time, cursed in a low voice again.
Sun Yu's face was also much gloomier. He had just simulated it. Although King Qiyang finally came out, he had no intention of rescuing the front line, and the other party did not want them to leave here alive...
"It's troublesome..."
"What's the trouble?" Fang Dong asked casually.
Sun Yu glanced at him and didn't tell the whole story, but just said:
"Looking at this, King Qiyang is probably not willing to send troops to support us at all."
Fang Dong whispered;
"Maybe something is really wrong with the prince?"
Sun Yu gestured to the slightly extravagant surroundings, said nothing, and just shook his head.
Jiao Sha on the other side even snorted coldly and cursed: "Shit prince." Expressing his dissatisfaction.
Fang Dong looked at Sun Yu thoughtfully and asked:
"Then what do you want to do?"
"What do I want to do?" Sun Yu helplessly followed what he said before:
"I just want to complete the mission and let him send troops to the front line to support him. It's that simple."
Fang Dong smiled and said:
"Since he doesn't want to, why don't you try to take action yourself?"
"Take action yourself? What do you mean?"
Fang Dong explained: "Although there are troops stationed under the Daqian vassal king, these soldiers are not directly under their command. The vassal king only has the power to dispatch."
"so?"
Sun Yu still didn't understand what the other party meant, but Jiao Sha, who looked unhappy next to him, twitched his ears and cast his gaze over.
"The tiger talisman was given by the emperor, which is what these feudal kings used to mobilize their troops." Fang Dong paused and continued:
"As long as you can obtain the Tiger Talisman from King Qiyang, you can directly transfer the troops stationed here to the front line without his consent."
"Tiger Talisman..."
Sun Yu lowered his head and thought. He had never thought of this. Originally, he was thinking about how to escape and ascend to heaven.
However, since there are existences like Tiger Talisman, maybe I can kill two birds with one stone?
So, how should we obtain the Tiger Talisman from King Qiyang?
It seems that such valuable things are not easy to obtain, and even if the other party has malicious intentions...
Sun Yu smiled bitterly, let's simulate it first:
"Start simulation."
[At the age of nineteen, you are already a fourth-level true meaning master. Late at night, the Jin people launched a general attack. You broke through and led a team of black guards to the Qiyang Palace in Luoyang City, asking for support. 】
[After you have waited for a long time in the Paradise Hall of the Royal Palace, King Qiyang arrived late.]
[You inform him that the fighting on the front line is tense, and explain that you are here under orders, asking him to send troops to support the front line.]
[But the King of Qiyang looked at him and had no intention of sending troops to rescue him. 】
[The black guards around you all make verbal requests, hoping that he will think about the overall situation and the people of Qizhou, but even so, the other party remains unmoved.]
[During the stalemate, Jiao Sha suddenly asked the other party for the Tiger Talisman.]
[To your surprise, King Qiyang handed over this object without hesitation.]
[You leave immediately and take the tiger talisman to the garrison in Luoyang City to dispatch troops and generals, preparing to rush to the front line for reinforcements. 】
[But what surprises you is that Du Zong is also there. Under his interference, a small number of soldiers ignored the tiger talisman and refused to be dispatched. 】
[The war is getting serious and you don’t care so much anymore. Leave with the rest of the army.]
[Not far from Luoyang City, you were suddenly stopped by several figures, and the leader was none other than Qiyang King Li Zheng. ]
[He advised you to lead your troops back to the city, and even extended an olive branch, hoping that you would work under his command.]
[In just a moment, most of the black guards you brought agreed, even Jiao Sha, who disliked him the most. You and Fang Dong were the only two people left on the scene. 】
[You know it’s wrong, but King Qiyang didn’t give you a chance to speak, so he took action directly.]
[Under the siege, Fang Dong used a secret method to escape and ended up unknown. You died on the spot. Before you died, you suddenly saw everyone shouting at King Qiyang: See your Majesty...]
"No wonder this guy refuses to send troops. It turns out that he has the intention of rebellion and wants to be the emperor himself!"
"And if you can't recruit me, you still want to kill me and silence me. Okay, that's great..."
Sun Yu suddenly understood the cause and effect. There was a hint of coldness in his eyes, and he looked at the figure wearing a python robe that had just appeared at the entrance of the Paradise Hall...
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