After hearing Zhong Gui's words, Shangguan Wei slowly raised his head and responded: "Okay!"
After getting up from the chair with difficulty, Shangguan Wei ordered the housekeeper: "Take care of the affairs at home, and I'll change my clothes."
The housekeeper immediately asked people to help Murong Yan down, collected the body, and sent two maids to help Shangguan Wei wash and change clothes.
After changing into court clothes, Shangguan Wei's face seemed to have a new look.
"Father-in-law, I've been waiting for you for a long time."
Zhong Gui could see that Shangguan Wei was trying to keep his spirits up.
"Let's go."
Zhong Gui and Shangguan Wei entered the palace and went straight into the inner court. They saw Li Chengdao wearing a bright yellow dragon robe. There was also an eunuch standing next to him, who was Yu Fuguo, the envoy of the Supervisory Army. .??.
"The humble minister Shangguan Wei pays homage to our emperor."
Shangguan Wei bowed respectfully.
Li Chengdao was sitting at a stone table. The leaves of the trees around him were withered and yellow, the lotus leaves on the pond were withered, and the atmosphere was desolate in autumn.
"Failed?"
Li Chengdao spoke calmly.
Shangguan Wei lowered his head and replied: "Failed."
The monarch and his ministers just said this, and then there was a long silence.
When Shangguan Wei was defeated, Yu Fuguo and his men ran all the way back to Jinling and told the story of the battle.
Li Chengdao was shocked after hearing this.
Everyone felt that this battle was bound to win. With two generals commanding 400,000 troops, there was no way they could fail against a 20-year-old Di Luoxi.
But in the end, the 400,000-strong army was almost wiped out. Murong Xiao died in the battle, Shangguan Xiu, and Shangguan Mu died in the battle.
No one expected this result.
Of the five tiger generals of Nanliang, Long Ye and Murong Xiao died, leaving only three.
Shangguan Wei is not dead yet, but after such a heavy defeat, does he still have the courage to fight again?
There is nothing greater than grief. A general who has lost his morale is no different from a useless person.
"sit down."
After a long time, Li Chengdao said something.
Shangguan Wei bowed and sat to the side. He used to sit directly opposite Li Chengdao.
"Tell me what's going on."
Shangguan Wei stood up and bowed again, and recounted the story of the battle. .
Yu Fuguo next to him was sweating slightly on his forehead. What he just said was exaggerated.
After listening to Shangguan Wei's story, Li Chengdao said calmly, "So, you lost to Long Chengen, a eunuch?"
Yu Fuguo and Zhong Gui's eyes moved at the same time, and they didn't know whether they were happy or contemptuous.
Shangguan Wei had always despised eunuchs like them, but this time he was beaten miserably by the eunuchs of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, which felt a bit relieved.
"The humble minister is incompetent."
Shangguan Wei did not argue with the explanation and directly admitted it.
Li Chengdao said with a smile: "One eunuch, one eunuch killed you 600,000 yuan, and then Murong Xiao and your two sons were killed."
"Has Long Chengen's identity been found out?"
Shangguan stood up and bowed: "No."
Li Chengdao couldn't help laughing: "Then what did you get this time?"
Shangguan Wei was silent.
After laughing dryly, Li Chengdao immediately calmed down his expression, and his expression remained without sadness or joy.
"Why didn't the empress kill you when she arrived at Diaoyu City?"
Li Chengdao suddenly asked.
Shangguan Wei was stunned for a moment and replied: "I don't know."
In fact, he was also very surprised. When the empress arrived at Diaoyu City, she could easily kill Shangguan Wei by just taking a boat across the river, but she let Yingfeng come over to help and let him go.
There was another moment of silence.
Li Chengdao looked at the withered and lifeless pond and said: "Loss of troops and generals will shock the court. You should take care of yourself."
Shangguan stood up and worshiped: "Wei minister accepts the decree, wei minister thanks you!"
Li Chengdao looked expressionless, and Shangguan Wei left the palace.
Yu Fuguo lowered his head beside him, not daring to make any move.
Li Chengdao waved his hand and the two eunuchs went down.
At this time, a Taoist priest walked out, it was Xuan Jizi, the headmaster of Cangxuan Mountain.
"Taoist Master, why do you think the empress didn't kill Shangguan Wei?"
Li Chengdao asked.
Xuanjizi sat down, stroking his beard, and said: "Two possibilities. First, Shangguan Wei was deliberately let go. Anyway, he has become frightened and is no longer a threat. He can still let us take a look."
"Second, the empress cannot kill Shangguan Wei."
Li Chengdao frowned and asked, "Do you also think the empress is dying?"
Xuanjizi shook his head and said with a smile: "I don't dare to speculate, this is just a possibility."
While the two were talking, Zhong Gui came over again and said, "Your Majesty, Murong Xiao's body has been sent back."
After the empress killed Murong Xiao, she collected the body in a coffin and sent someone to bring the body back.
Li Chengdao immediately said: "Bring it in!" .??.
Zhong Gui was stunned for a moment. How could the body be carried into the palace?
Li Chengdao saw what Zhong Gui was thinking and said coldly: "Go quickly!"
Soon, a coffin was brought in and placed outside the pavilion.
Xuan Jizi and Li Chengdao stood up and opened the coffin with their own hands. Inside was Murong Xiao's body, with his head missing.
Li Chengdao carefully looked at his whole body, especially the wounds.
"Killed with one blow, no trace of struggle, the empress completely crushed Murong Xiao."
After careful inspection, Li Chengdao came to a conclusion.
Xuanjizi looked complicated and said: "So, the rumors are false."
Li Chengdao sat back, while Zhong Gui had the coffin carried out of the palace and returned to the Murong family.
Li Chengdao knocked on the stone table and said, "It's hard to tell the truth from the false."
Xuanjizi shook his head and said, "I can't tell."
After a period of silence, Xuanjizi returned to the Taoist temple in the palace, while Li Chengdao returned to his dormitory.
After the maids and eunuchs all retreated, Li Chengdao took out a booklet from the secret compartment and wrote a line on it: Long Ye Jinzou.
Looking through the booklet, Li Chengdaozai read every word carefully.
"Tatsuno, is what you said true or false?"
After reading the booklet, Li Chengdao put the booklet back into the secret compartment.
The Prince's Mansion in the East Palace of Jinling.
plum Chengtong was in the room listening to a eunuch's report. After listening, Li Chengtong looked shocked.
"Murong Xiao is dead? Shangguan Wei is over?"
Li Chengtong did not expect that Shangguanjia would actually fail this time and lose to an eunuch.
"I heard that the empress took action."
The eunuch whispered.
Li Chengtong was shocked: "Empress? No wonder, I said how could a eunuch kill Murong Xiao!"
"Sixth sister is pitiful. She was betrothed to Long Chen. Long Chen died. She was betrothed to Shangguan Xiu. Shangguan Xiu died."
He was talking about the sixth princess Li Yunji, who was originally engaged to Long Chen, but was later betrothed to Shangguan Xiu, but died again before they got married.
"This Long Chengen must be watched closely."
Li Chengtong had a vague feeling that Long Chen was a huge threat and was specifically targeting Nanliang.
Shangguan Wei's defeat quickly spread throughout Jinling City, and the Southern Liang Dynasty was shocked. Everyone was talking about Long Chen, saying that this Long Chen was not a real eunuch, but a very powerful hermit master.
Various speculations and stories began to appear, and Long Chen's affairs became more and more mysterious.
Long Chen, Di Luoxi and a group of people rode on horseback and escorted tens of thousands of prisoners into the daughter city.
The empress led the civil and military ministers of the DPRK and China to greet him at the door in person.
This time the welcome was more grand than last time.
Everyone knows that this time they destroyed the Tianwei Legion, killed Murong Xiao, and captured Caishi City.
A defensive battle turned into a siege battle.
The empress was standing in the middle, dressed in gorgeous clothes. Di Luoxi and Long Chen quickly dismounted from their horses to pay their respects.
"You fought very well this time and opened up territory for me in the Great Zhou Dynasty. Especially Long Chengen, you have made great contributions this time."
Long Chen paid his respects and said, "They are all saints and wise men, and humble ministers dare not claim credit."
The empress took Long Chen's hand and said: "If you have merit, you have merit. Come with me into the city."
The empress held Long Chen's hand and walked inside, but Di Luoxi stepped aside.
In the crowd, Jing Heng had a complicated expression. Long Chen glanced at him, and Jing Heng felt trembling all over.
Long Chen secretly thought in his heart: If you dare to plot against me, I will kill you!
