The Taoist nun with whom they had many grievances and grievances died. The moment she committed suicide, she had a smile on her face.
They had no way of knowing what kind of love-hate relationship this grandmaster had with Li Yi's long-dead father-in-law decades ago, but that was no longer important.
The great feud between their Fang family and the Jingguo royal family also turned to dust with her departure.
She could no longer see what path the Holy Religion she had established and developed would take in the future.
Everything she had during her lifetime was buried in this small tomb.
Li Yi held three signs in his hand.
One piece was given to him by the Taoist nun before she died, representing the supreme position in the holy religion.
The other two pieces represent the left and right guardians of the Holy Religion respectively. One was something he already had. He also found the plaque on Fang Yu's body that was on the right.
Holding these three tablets in his hand, he held the entire Holy Religion.
He promised the Taoist nun that he would save Fang Yu's life, but he only asked Mr. Xu to abolish his martial arts. Fang Yu's next life will be very dull, but he will have enough food and clothing, and he will live an ordinary life, just as the Taoist nun said.
expect.
When Li Yi and Ruyi walked back again, Lao Fang, who was originally looking in the direction of the courtyard door, immediately turned his head.
In fact, there is nothing for him to avoid. Although he has very little eyesight, he has been without eyesight for more than a day or two. Ruyi will never silence him for this reason...
What made Li Yi a little regretful was that after confessing his love and kissing him, Ruyi was still unwilling to pay attention to him. After he came back, he locked himself in the room and refused to open the door no matter how hard Li Yi knocked.
In fact, he still had a lot to say to her, but he also knew how difficult it was for Ruyi to say those words and take that step.
He stepped back and saw Wanru standing in the yard, looking at him with a smile.
She looked at Li Yi and asked, "Is she okay?"
Li Yi sat down next to her and shook his head slightly.
"Don't worry." Wanru looked at him and said, "It will be fine if she has figured out some things."
Li Yi looked at her, she stretched out her palm, held his hand, and said: "Actually, when we were in Fengzhou, I always thought that you were eloping lovers. Later, when you told me the truth, I still thought
I thought you were lying to me..."
"But, I can understand the look in your eyes. Looks can't deceive anyone."
Li Yi sighed lightly and looked at Ruyi's closed door, feeling a little worried.
She patted Li Yi's hand and said, "You have to believe that you have been together for so many years, and no matter what difficulties and obstacles you encounter, you can overcome them..."
Mr. Xu stood in the distance, sighed, and said: "What is so good about this boy? How come he has met all the good women in the world..."
"Are you envious?" A voice came from my ear.
"I'm not envious." Mr. Xu turned to look at her and said, "It's enough for me to have you. Why would I envy him..."
Although Ruyi had taken that step, she still had some knots in her heart that were hard to resolve. Li Yi didn't want to disturb her, so he took out the three signs again.
Before leaving, there are still some things that need to be properly arranged.
…
Capital, Prince Feng’s Mansion.
A general half-knelt in front of Zhao Yi and said: "Your Highness, the prince's 150,000-strong army consumes huge amounts of food every day. I am afraid that the Gyeonggi area has been wiped out by them long ago. When the food is exhausted, I am afraid they will fight to the death."
Siege the city..."
"Deploy 20% more troops to guard the west gate..."
"Send people out of the city to find out where the reinforcements are!"
"Have people step up patrols at several city gates and shorten the defense change time by double!"
…
Zhao Yi gave several orders in succession before he had time to sit down and drink a cup of tea to moisten his throat.
These days, what they have to deal with is not only the strong attack of the 150,000 troops outside the city, but also various surging undercurrents within the capital. In addition, they also need to deal with Zhao Zheng and the undercover agents and spies of the Holy Cult in the capital...
If you relax your vigilance, undercover agents may even open the city gate to welcome the Gyeonggi garrison into the city.
If you are not careful and take one wrong step, you will be in an abyss.
And their reinforcements have also encountered countless obstacles on the way and have not yet arrived.
Zhao Xiuwen's originally handsome face was now unshaven. He walked to Zhao Yi and said slowly: "I'm afraid there will be a tough battle in the next few days."
Yang Yanzhou cleared his throat and said: "Now all the people in the capital are soldiers, and countless people in the capital have voluntarily joined the army. The strength of the imperial army is already better than that of the garrison in the capital. Even if there is a real war, we may not lose..."
Zhao Yi was silent for a moment and then slowly said: "If this is the case, the only option is to fight to the death!"
Outside the capital, in the camp.
Zhao Zheng paced around the tent with a look of impatience on his face. He looked at the person behind him and asked, "Where did your protector Fang go? Why hasn't he come back yet?"
The man looked calm, shook his head and said: "The whereabouts of the protector are uncertain, we don't know."
"I don't care where he goes, we must attack the city tomorrow!" Zhao Zheng waved his hand and said: "If we continue like this, it will be harmful to us. Zhao Yi and the others are at the end of their war effort. If they work hard, they will surely capture the capital!"
The man's face remained calm and he said calmly: "We will not act rashly without the orders of the Empress and the Protector."
Zhao Zheng said angrily: "I am the prince, and what I want to order are the guards of the capital. How dare you disobey my order!"
The man looked at him indifferently, but said no more.
Zhao Zheng's chest rose and fell a few times, but his mood calmed down.
He strode out of the big tent and came to another tent.
After sitting down in the tent, his face was so gloomy that it was almost dripping with water.
If he hasn't realized something is wrong by now, he's a complete idiot.
Fang Yu has unknowingly sidelined him. Most of the people who control the military power are members of their holy religion. They obey Fang Yu's orders even more than he does!
Suddenly there were footsteps outside the tent.
Someone came in from outside, looked at Zhao Zheng, waved and said, "Take it down."
Several men in blue walked towards him.
"What do you want to do!" Zhao Zheng's expression changed.
"What are you doing!" Zhao Zheng wanted to resist, but he couldn't resist the two men in blue. He looked ferocious and shouted: "Where is Fang Yu, let Fang Yu come out to see me!"
"Fang Yu can't come to see you." Xu Zheng looked at him and waved, "Take him down."
More than half of the senior generals of the 150,000-strong army were infiltrated by Fang Yu and the Taoist nun. No wonder Fang Yu is so crazy about the throne of Qi.
He is only one step away from that position.
If Zhao Yi hadn't stayed in the capital, Qi would have changed a lot.
Several generals who were still loyal to Zhao Zheng were captured immediately. The remaining generals were all elites of the holy religion. After seeing three more tokens, they immediately surrendered.
Of the eight purple-clad envoys of the Holy Sect, four died and one was imprisoned in Shengzhou. When they subdued the other three, they did not encounter much obstacles.
Changde walked to Li Yi and suddenly asked: "How do you plan to deal with the affairs of Qi State?"
Li Yi understood what Lao Chang meant.
The 150,000-strong army in the capital was already under their control, and it was easy to capture the capital.
What Zhao Zheng and Fang Yu can't do, they can easily do.
Of course, capturing the capital does not mean that you can take control of Qi.
After all, they are not the Zhao royal family, and Qi State is not like Wu State, where the whole country is in chaos. After taking control of the capital, Qi State will definitely be in chaos, and what they will face next may be countless rebels.
Li Yi doesn't want Qi State, and he has no interest in being an emperor either openly or secretly. The status of these things in his heart is not as good as seeing Ruyi smile again.
Li Yi thought for a while and said, "Just return the favor to him."
Lao Chang nodded and stopped talking.
Capital.
As soon as it got dark, a city guard general rushed into Prince Feng's Mansion. Before he saw Zhao Yi, he shouted loudly: "Your Highness, Your Highness, they have retreated!"
