Shangguan Wei has two eagle eyebrows, gray temples, a face with ridges and ridges, and his eyes are calm and intimidating, with a sense of intimidation and domineering.
Seeing his two sons come back disgraced, Shangguan Wei secretly thought something was wrong.
"How could this happen? Linjiang City was lost?"
200,000 powerful Tianwei troops defend an impregnable fortress. Even a fool can defend it.
"Father."
Shangguanxiu had half of his hair burned off, his forehead was burned, and the blood on his ribs dyed his clothes red. He looked extremely embarrassed.
Shangguan Mu was even more embarrassed. The blood on his left shoulder was soaked through his clothes. His face was pale, as if he was about to collapse at any time.
"Tell me! What's going on!"
Shangguan Wei didn't feel sorry for their injuries, he wanted to know what happened.
The one sent by the Eastern Zhou Dynasty was Di Luoxi, a princess of the junior level of the Martial Emperor. Shangguan Xiu was the junior level of the Martial Emperor. In addition, Shangguan Mu's cultivation at the peak of the king should not be defeated unless the empress took action herself.
The empress clearly didn't leave her daughter's city, so why did she lose so miserably!
"Linjiang City is gone. It was destroyed instantly and turned into a sea of fire."
Shangguan Mu still can't believe that such a huge fortress city was completely destroyed in the blink of an eye.
"What!"
Shangguan Wei thought he heard wrongly.
At this time, Shangguan Wei's wife Murong Yan came out and helped her two sons up in distress.
"They are all like this, what else do you say?"
Murong Yan immediately asked the doctor in her family to treat their injuries.
Shangguan Wei entered the main hall and asked Shangguan Xiu to explain the battle in detail.
After listening to what they said, Shangguan Wei felt extremely ridiculous.
"How is that possible! Could it be that there is a huge amount of kerosene buried under Linjiang City?"
"Father, the child can only think of this possibility."
Shangguan Wei was stunned for a long time and said: "It must have been buried by Long Ye, but why did he do this? The Long family is already dead, who would know about this?"
At this time, Shangguan Mu suddenly said: "Father, I doubt that Long Chen is not dead."
Shangguan Wei and Murong Yan were shocked at the same time.
Everyone knows that the Long family is dead. How could someone slip through the net?
"The boy and his eldest brother were besieging Emperor Luoxi when they were suddenly hit by an arrow in the left shoulder. The flight path of the arrow and the place where it was hit were the same as Long Chen's technique. The boy suspected that Long Chen was in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty."
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Shangguan Wei and Murong Yan were both stunned.
"you sure?"
"I'm not sure, kid."
Shangguan Wei stood in the room for a long time, then walked back to the room with heavy steps. The servants helped him change into court clothes, and Shangguan Wei entered the palace bravely.
When I arrived at the back hall, I saw a hunchbacked eunuch. This eunuch was Zhong Gui, the personal eunuch of Emperor Li Chengdao of Nanliang.
"General Shangguan, congratulations."
Eunuch Zhong Gui looked flattering. He thought Shangguan Xiu would win Linjiang City this time.
Shangguan Wei looked calm and said: "Eunuch, is the emperor here?"
Zhong Gui smiled and said: "Yes, at Concubine Shu's place, please wait a moment."
After saying that, Zhong Gui immediately went to report. Not long after, Zhong Gui came out and led Shangguan Wei into the inner court with a smile.
It is a kind of trust and honor for a foreign minister to enter the inner court.
Entering the inner court, I saw a middle-aged man wearing bright yellow clothes. This man was Li Chengdao, the Emperor of Nanliang.
Li Chengdao has red phoenix eyes, a broad face and square forehead, and a pair of ape arms that are very long, almost reaching his knees.
"I am a humble minister, Shangguan Wei, and I pay my respects to the emperor."
"No courtesy, please sit down."
Shangguan Wei didn't dare to sit down while standing.
Normally, he would have sat down, but now he had lost 200,000 troops and Linjiang City, so how could he dare to sit down again?
"What? Something has changed in Linjiang City?"
Li Chengdao immediately noticed something unusual.
Shangguan Wei knelt on the ground, kowtowed and said: "The humble minister deserves to die, Linjiang City is destroyed, and the Tianwei Army loses its troops and generals."
He did not say that the 200,000-strong army only returned with two sons.
Li Chengdao's eyes sparkled and he shouted, "What's going on!"
Shangguan Wei crawled to the ground and told the story of the battle in detail.
"Linjiang City was destroyed? The fire oil buried by Long Ye?"
Li Chengdao couldn't believe his ears.
"Linjiang City must have a self-destruct mechanism, otherwise it would be impossible to destroy all the city walls instantly. Moreover, I suspect that there are remnants of the Long Family Army from the Eastern Zhou Dynasty."
Shangguan Wei didn't say he suspected Long Chen was there
In the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, it was only said that there were people from the Long Family Army who were suspected.
Li Chengdao's face was cold, but he was not surprised: "There are more than 100,000 people in the Long family. It's not uncommon for fish to slip through the net. Long Ye, an old man, set up a self-destruct mechanism and didn't report it to me. It's not unfair for me to kill his whole family."
"With Linjiang City destroyed, the Eastern Zhou Dynasty had no foothold south of the river and would naturally retreat to the north of the river."
"Please step back."
It's strange that Li Chengdao didn't blame Shangguan Wei, he said it lightly.
Shangguan Wei bowed and left the palace.
"Your Majesty, Shangguan Wei has suffered a huge defeat. If we don't deal with it, I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince the public."
A concubine walking like a weak willow supporting the wind came from behind. This person was Concubine Shu.
"He can't do anything about the mechanism Tatsuno left behind."
"Zhong Gui, immediately send someone to Linjiang City to investigate and see if he is telling lies."
Zhong Gui immediately sent people to Linjiang City to investigate.
There is another reason why Li Chengdao is not angry. After Long Ye's death, the Shangguan family became too powerful. 200,000 people died in this battle, which just suppressed Shangguan's power.
Shangguan Wei has not knelt down to Li Chengdao for a long time.
When Shangguan Wei returned home, Murong Yan immediately came over and asked about the situation: "How will the emperor punish me?"
Shangguan Wei shook his head and said: "There is no punishment."
Murong Yan was very surprised, how could she not be punished after such a huge defeat?
At this time, a young eunuch came in from the door, and the man behind him brought some healing medicine from the Imperial Medical Office.
"General Shangguan, the emperor has given me some healing medicine."
Shangguan Wei quickly answered the call and thanked him with fear.
"The emperor's thoughts are really confusing."
After the eunuch left, Murong Yan didn't understand why.
"We have suffered too much loss this time, and we must rebuild the Tianwei Legion."
Shangguan Wei immediately summoned the generals to recruit troops.
The Prince's Mansion in the East Palace.
Li Chengtong was in the study when a eunuch quickly walked into the room and whispered in a low voice.
Li Chengtong looked shocked: "What? Shangguan Xiu's 200,000-strong army was wiped out? Only the two brothers escaped?"
Linjiang City is impregnable, and the Tianwei Legion's fighting power is even more tyrannical. How could it be completely wiped out?
"Di Luoxi doesn't have this ability. Could it be that the empress Did you take action? Are the rumors false?"
Li Chengtong really couldn't understand why Shangguanxiu failed?
"Go and find out why Shangguan Xiu was defeated!"
The eunuch immediately went to inquire.
Linjiang City.
Hundreds of thousands of soldiers worked together, and the people in the city were also recruited by Di Luoxi to build the city, and everyone was given wages.
Li Xiannan led people to supervise the work, while Long Chen and Di Luoxi were in Diaoyu City.
On the couch, Xuan Yi and Qing Yue were wearing thin clothes, with their hair hanging behind their fair skin, looking as beautiful as gods.
There is a jade platform in the middle of the bath, and Di Luoxi is there, outlining perfect curves, like a beauty carved from white jade.
Xuan Yi and Qing Yue gently squeezed their shoulders, while Long Chen was doing curve care for Di Luoxi.
"You are prone to obesity due to too much marching and fighting, especially riding horses. Massage like this can prevent the growth of fat."
Long Chen imitated the massage videos of later generations, first applied sesame oil on his hands, and then pressed slowly.
Di Luoxi snorted slightly and allowed Long Chen to push slowly.
"Xiao Longlong, when are you going to give us some maintenance? I feel a little fat."
Xuan Yi looked at her figure and it seemed like that.
"Okay, but massage is very hard, and you have to pay for it."
The brothers have settled the scores. Long Chen and they are good friends, but they can't do it for free.
Qingyue curled her lips and said dissatisfied: "We are so familiar, talking about money hurts our feelings."
Long Chen said resolutely: "No, I can't let you take advantage of me."
Xuan Yi said contemptuously: "Stingy!"
After finishing her body shaping and maintenance, Di Luoxi washed herself in the bathtub, then changed into clothes and lay lazily on the couch.
"How is the reconstruction of Linjiang City going?"
Di Luoxi took a sip of tea and put her long legs on Long Chen.
"General Li is supervising the work. The main outer city wall has been completed and is still being reinforced. It should take about ten days to completely rebuild it."
Long Chen calculated the construction period by calculating the time for cement preparation and complete solidification.
"Xiao Longlong, it's all your fault this time. When you return to Daughter City, I will go to the Queen Mother to recommend you."
