Hearing that Tang Yin accepted Lei Zhen's request, Qiu Zhen grinned secretly, stepped forward quickly, and whispered: "Your Majesty, once this precedent is set, I'm afraid... there will be endless troubles!"
What he considered was not unreasonable. If today Lei Zhen's request of "I only want to stay in the Feng Kingdom and do not want to go abroad for expeditions" is accepted by the king, then tomorrow other generals will make the same request, but the king will still agree.
Agree? If all the generals are unwilling to go to war, then who will lead the army to go to war in the future?
Tang Yin understood Qiu Zhen's concerns. He pondered for a moment and said, "It's just this time, it won't be the same next time!"
Alas! Qiu Zhen sighed and said no more.
How could Lei Zhen let go of such an opportunity? He was afraid that Tang Yin would regret it. He took a deep breath, kowtowed and said loudly: "General, thank you for your kindness!"
Tang Yin raised the corners of his mouth and smiled, but the smile was a little far-fetched. He waved his hand and said, "Get up!"
As Lei Zhen surrendered to the army, all sixteen Lingwu masters selected by Tang Yin to issue a military order entered the Feng Kingdom army. These sixteen people were later called the Sixteen Xiongfeng Generals, and they accompanied the Feng Army in the north and south.
, conquering cities and villages, going through life and death, and also made great contributions to the revitalization of Feng Kingdom.
Tang Yin recruited troops and horses in Feng State, recuperated his strength, and issued successive orders of words and military orders to select a large number of civil and military talents for Feng State. These actions also laid a solid foundation for Feng State's second war against Ning.
Base.
After conquering Lei Zhen, Tang Yin finally had a worry in his mind. Next, what he had to do was to wait for Mo Wang Shaofang to come to Yancheng to conduct final negotiations on the two countries joining forces to destroy Ning.
Lei Zhen was left to reunite with his family, and Tang Yin took Qiu Zhen back to the palace.
On the way, Qiu Zhen said with a wry smile: "The king treats Lei Zhen very differently!"
Knowing what he was referring to, Tang Yin smiled and said: "He has such capital, doesn't he?"
Qiu Zhen nodded. The power of Lei Zhen Lingwu is obvious to all. It is estimated that only Shangguan Yuan Rang in the entire Feng Kingdom can rival him. Thinking of Shangguan Yuan Rang, Qiu Zhen raised his head and said thoughtfully: "Think about it,
Yuan Rang's injury should be almost healed."
Tang Yin smiled and said: "The battle to destroy Ning cannot be separated from Yuan Rang."
"Why not let Yuan Rang return to the capital and recuperate from his injuries. Staying in Hedong may not be conducive to Yuan Rang's recovery from his injuries!" Qiu Zhen was a little worried.
Tang Yin didn't want to transfer Shangguan Yuan Rang back. He shook his head and said: "With Yuan Rang in Hedong, the Ning army does not dare to cross the river to invade, and the mob in Hedong does not dare to cause trouble. The deterrence of Yuan Rang is far better than that of a hundred thousand troops.
"
Qiu Zhen looked up and smiled in agreement, this is the role of a famous general.
As he was walking towards the palace, Qiu Zhen was stunned for a moment, then pointed in front of him and said: "Your Majesty, the place with black smoke in front of you seems... to be the palace!"
"Well?" After Tang Yin heard this, he looked up and saw thick smoke billowing in the direction of the palace. Although he couldn't see the fire, the smoke was quite large.
He frowned and without saying a word, he urged his war horse and galloped towards the palace. Qiu Zhen hurriedly shouted to the left and right: "Hurry, follow the king and protect him strictly!"
As he got closer and closer to the palace, Tang Yin became more and more sure that the thick smoke was indeed coming from the palace. He didn't know what was going on, and he was so anxious that he galloped faster like a whirlwind.
Before arriving at the palace, he reached the street entrance when Sergeant Youfeng hurried towards him. Tang Yin slowed down his horse and asked loudly: "What's going on in the palace? Why is there a fire?"
"Reporting to your Majesty, there was a fire in the woodshed and it has been extinguished!" A captain of the guard rushed to Tang Yin's horse first and stepped in to salute.
There was a fire in the woodshed? When Tang Yin heard this, he finally felt relieved, and then asked with a cold face: "It's so good, how could there be a fire in the woodshed?"
"This..." the captain of the guard said while wiping cold sweat: "General Wang is investigating, and I don't know the specific reason."
"Huh!" Tang Yin didn't ask any more questions. He urged his horse to the front of the mansion, got off his horse, and strode inside.
After entering the palace, there was chaos inside, with maids, attendants, and guards rushing back and forth, and people shouting and neighing. It was so lively.
Tang Yin took a deep breath and walked straight to the woodshed where the accident occurred.
The woodshed has been controlled by groups of guards. Looking inside, the huge woodshed has been completely burned, leaving only a pile of broken bricks and tiles. Fortunately, it was discovered in time and the fire was immediately controlled.
Take control, otherwise we don’t know how many houses will be involved!
Tang Yin clenched his fist and shouted: "Who is in charge here now?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a general quickly ran out of the crowd, came to Tang Yin, knelt down on one knee and saluted, and said: "The last general, Wang An, meets the king!"
Wang An served as a guard, responsible for the protection of the palace. Now that the palace has become a palace, Wang An, the guard, has become the "general guard of the palace".
Tang Yin glanced at him and asked, "Has the cause of the fire in the woodshed been found out?"
Wang An whispered: "It hasn't been found out yet."
Tang Yin raised his eyebrows and asked: "Then what do you do as a guard? If you can't find out such a big thing as a fire in the house, what's the use of you?"
Wang An shivered and almost fell to the ground. He said tremblingly: "Your Majesty, please calm down. I will find out the cause of the fire as soon as possible..."
Before he finished speaking, a young man wearing black brocade clothes and a sword hanging from his waist appeared out of nowhere, quickly came to Tang Yin, stepped in and saluted, and said: "My subordinate Zhang Xiao meets the king!"
Zhang Xiao? Tang Yin was stunned for a moment before he remembered who this person was. Cheng Jin had mentioned to him before that the new captain of the Second Dark Arrow Team was named Zhang Xiao.
He looked at this person, and saw that Zhang Xiao's appearance did not match his name at all. There was no smile on his face, and he was rigid and serious, giving people a cold feeling. After looking at it for a moment, he asked, "What's the matter?"
Zhang Xiao looked around, took a step forward, leaned close to Tang Yin's ear, and whispered: "The fire in the woodshed must have something to do with Princess Shaoxuan."
"Well?" Tang Yin looked at him doubtfully and asked, "Wasn't she locked in the room by me?"
Zhang Xiao said expressionlessly: "The guards can't stand Princess Shaoxuan."
When he heard this, Tang Yin didn't know whether to be angry or laugh. Shao Xuan had never learned Lingwu and was only a girl of thirteen or fourteen years old. How could the guards not see her? However, Hidden Arrow has always been strict.
The evidence will never be lied about.
He pondered for a moment and asked, "How did she escape?"
Zhang Xiao replied: "I don't know where Princess Shaoxuan got a strange medicinal powder. When sprinkled on people, it will make people extremely itchy. The itching can only be relieved after taking a bath. The guards guarding Princess Shaoxuan's courtyard are the ones who were
She used this kind of thing to drive away."
In Tang Yin's palace, the guards were a protective net on the surface, while the hidden arrows were a protective net hidden in the dark. Almost all the movements in the palace could not be hidden from the eyes and ears of the hidden arrows.
Listening to Zhang Xiao's story, Tang Yin's brows furrowed deeper and deeper. How come this little girl has so many tricks up her sleeves?! Where did she get all these strange things? When Zhang Xiao finished speaking, he asked angrily: "
Where is she now?"
"I've gone back to the princess's room."
Tang Yin asked no more questions and turned angrily towards Shao Xuan's yard.
At this time, he felt that his hands began to itch again, and he had the urge to spank Shao Xuan's butt.
There was a lot of commotion in the woodshed, but Shao Xuan's place was extremely quiet. The guards guarding outside the courtyard all had their helmets crooked, their clothes were disheveled, and their faces were ugly.
Seeing the king coming, the guards hurriedly adjusted their clothes and armor, and then knelt down to salute.
Tang Yin looked solemn and asked, "Is Shao Xuan inside?"
"Yes...yes, Your Majesty!" the leader of the guards replied in a trembling voice.
"Did she go out just now?" Tang Yin asked casually.
"Subordinate... I don't know..." Seeing Tang Yin's sharp eyes falling on him, he shivered with fright, his head dropped so low that it was almost buried in his knees, and he didn't dare to breathe.
Seeing this, Tang Yin understood something in his heart. It seemed that what Zhang Xiao said was true. He walked into the courtyard, entered the main room, and asked sharply: "Where is Shao Xuan?"
Seeing Tang Yin approaching angrily, the maids of the Servant Shao Xuan were so frightened that they all knelt down. One of them replied with a trembling voice: "In...in the bedroom..."
Tang Yin walked through the crowd, opened the door, and walked into Shao Xuan's bedroom.
When I looked up, I saw that Shao Xuan was indeed there, sitting on the bed and embroidering something seriously.
Tang Yin clenched his fists and walked forward. Before he could speak, he grabbed the white silk embroidered by Shao Xuan.
"ah--"
Shao Xuan screamed in fright, raised her head, and looked at Tang Yin pitifully with her big eyes.
Seeing her pitiful and innocent look, Tang Yin felt a little soft-hearted for a moment, but then he thought about Shao Xuan's viciousness, and his anger burned to his forehead again. This time her eldest lady burned the woodshed, and next time she might have to
Burn the entire palace, and if you don't teach her a lesson, I'm afraid I won't be able to wait until Shao Fang arrives in Yancheng to pick her up, and I'll be homeless.
He asked coldly: "Is it you who did it again this time?"
"Wha...what?" Shao Xuan blinked, pretending to be confused.
"Stop pretending to be confused with me!" Tang Yin suddenly bent down and pressed his hands on the bed on both sides of Shao Xuan. Their faces were less than three inches apart. He asked word for word: "How dare you say that the woodshed
The fire had nothing to do with you?"
After secretly muttering, Shao Xuan also knew that she had caused a big trouble this time. Looking at the handsome face that came closer, her eyes rolled around and she glanced out the window and said hurriedly: "The weather is really nice today, let's go together.
Let's take a walk outside!" As she spoke, she moved her butt to get out of bed.
Tang Yin didn't speak or move. His arms showed no intention of moving out of the way. At the same time, he stared straight at her.
Shao Xuan was pinched by Tang Yin's arms on both sides, and he was blocking her in front, so she couldn't go anywhere.
The innocence on her face first turned into anger, then helplessness, then fear, and finally turned back into an innocent and pitiful look.
She carefully pushed Tang Yin's arm and whispered: "I...I didn't mean it..."