"Ah!" Jia Wuqun, who was caught off guard, cried out in pain.
When the guards outside the palace saw this situation, they immediately reacted, but were decisively stopped by the disciples of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, and people appeared from both sides, directly surrounding the guards.
Those few guards could neither watch Jia Wuqun being hurt nor dare to act rashly in Wanshoumen.
But if Jia Wuqun really wants to have something wrong with him at Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, they will not be able to make a deal when they go back, and they will really be in a dilemma.
Jia Wuqun was still magnanimous. He quickly gestured to the guards at the door not to mess around, and then let them go down the steps.
Xihaitang pulled the beard in his hand and casually dropped it, staring at Jia Wuqun coldly.
The senior officials of Wanshoumen who were present all looked at Jia Wuqun with evil looks in their eyes.
Jia Wuqun raised his hand and touched his chin. He looked at the bright red blood on his hand. The corners of his mouth twitched, then he smiled and shook his head with a wry smile.
Ignoring the eager stares from the Ten Thousand Beasts Gate, he looked left and right for a while, then walked away from Xihai Hall and walked to one side of the hall.
With a swish sound, he pulled out a sword from the sword stand on the side of the palace, and scratched the edge of the sword with his thumb to feel the sharpness.
Everyone thought he was going to fight with his sword or something, but they didn't know that he walked up to the bright copper pillar, used it as a mirror, pulled the beard on his upper lip, and cut it with his sword.
Later, he even became more exaggerated. He actually shaved his beard against the copper pillar with a sword in hand, and muttered, "Normally, the Prime Minister would never dare to mess with the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, but he really pushed the Prime Minister into a desperate situation. For his own sake,
Bao, I’m afraid the Prime Minister won’t be able to care so much.”
Huh! He blew the beard on the edge of his sword, "Of course, the Prime Minister doesn't have the ability to confront the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect head-on. He doesn't have hard power, but he still has soft power. If the Prime Minister falls, it will affect not only the Prime Minister, but also the Prime Minister's subordinates.
They are a group of people. In order to protect their own interests, they will definitely try their best to prevent the Prime Minister's big tree from falling down."
"For example, the vegetation here at Wanshoumen is lush and green, and the local people and horses around them will come to catch a bandit. If you are not careful, it is easy for a wildfire to occur. It is estimated that the bandits who are running around will also easily run here, and the local people and horses will inevitably escape.
I have to fulfill my duty loyally, and I hope Wanshoumen will not take offense if there is harassment. I think Wanshoumen will not let illegal things run rampant in the Song Dynasty. Otherwise, they will use their power to oppose the imperial court and the entire Song Dynasty.
The cultivation sects are against each other!"
"In short, things in this place have always been full of tricks. As long as the Prime Minister's prestige in the court still exists, he can still control it. If the Prime Minister's prestige does not exist, there is no telling what messy things the people below will do. When the time comes,
There will be endless troubles in the Ten Thousand Beast Sect. Some people will keep tossing and tossing until the three major sects are satisfied! In other words, the Ten Thousand Beast Sect will not be able to stay in the Song Dynasty any longer. But the Ten Thousand Beast Sect has left.
Where can the Song Dynasty go? Which country’s power would allow a behemoth like Wanshoumen to have a foothold in its own territory?”
"The Ten Thousand Beast Sect is engaged in the business of the people of the world. If they are worried about offending the Yan State, why are they not worried about offending the Song State? Again, even if the Song State is defeated, it cannot be destroyed! The Wan Beast Sect has been in the Song State for many years and has no one of its own.
The sphere of influence can also be guaranteed to be clean and undisturbed. The Song Dynasty court has done its best for the Wanshou Sect, and the Prime Minister has also done his best for the Wanshou Sect. Now that the Song Dynasty is in danger, the Prime Minister is also in trouble, and the Wanshou Sect is in trouble.
But he is unwilling to help. This truth cannot be justified anywhere. If this is really the case, neither the court nor the prime minister seems to have any need to maintain this friendship."
"His Majesty the Emperor is the head of a country. For the sake of the overall situation, he will be wary of some things and does not want to mess up his own family. But the Prime Minister is different. It is better to live in peace and harmony. If he is really forced to have no way out,
The Prime Minister can only protect his current situation, but he won’t care about how the Ten Thousand Beast Sect will retaliate in the future. If he can’t protect his current situation, why should he care about the floods in the future!”
The clarity of the reflection of the copper pillar was limited, and it was inconvenient to shave with the sword. Jia Wuqun shaved casually, raised his hand to touch the stubble, wiped the sword on his sleeve, and walked back to the sword stand to sheath the sword.
He turned around and wiped the blood on his lips with his sleeves, then walked back to Xihaitang, "Beard is a trivial matter. If it is gone, it can grow again. It is appropriate for the leader to give him a light punishment. Who made Jia Wuqun rude? But Jia
There is no other way. To be honest with you, the Prime Minister has issued a death order, asking me to bring an accurate letter back today. If the Wan Beast Sect is willing to help the Prime Minister, everything will be easy. If the Wan Beast Sect insists on breaking up with the Prime Minister, everything will be fine.
The relationships that the Beast Sect operates in the court can stop others, but they cannot stop the Prime Minister's anger. The Wan Beast Sect can now find another place and prepare to move. At least the Song Kingdom can no longer accommodate the Wan Beast Sect.
Already! Uh..."
Xihaitang, who was full of anger, suddenly grabbed his neck. How dare an ordinary man run into the main hall of the Ten Thousand Beasts Gate and be so rampant, which made him so angry!
Seeing that Jia Wuqun's face was red from being pinched and he rolled his eyes and was about to die, an elder came out from both sides and grabbed Xihaitang, fearing that he would really kill Jia Wuqun and cause a commotion between Wanshoumen and Zi Pingxiu.
There is no need to kill Zi Pingxiu's person before the final decision is made. After all, this person's relationship with Zi Pingxiu is not trivial.
As soon as Xihaitang let go of his hand, Jia Wuqun also fell to the ground, covering his neck and coughing repeatedly, gasping for air.
Jia Wuqun, who was slightly relieved and lying on the ground, said again: "Now is also a good opportunity for the Wanshou Sect. Usually the three major factions intend to suppress the Wanshou Sect and refuse to give the Wanshou Sect its sphere of influence. Now in this situation, the three major factions
The major factions are in danger, and if the prime minister prompts the court to put pressure on the three major factions, the three major factions will definitely relent. The Wanshou Sect can take the opportunity to capture this area and truly have its own sphere of influence. No matter what banditry occurs, it will also
The Ten Thousand Beasts Sect conducts self-examination, and it will be difficult for outsiders to interfere."
"Get out of here!" Xihaitang shouted angrily.
Immediately, two disciples came over and lifted up Jia Wuqun, who had just climbed up, and literally dragged him out.
Along with several of the guards outside the palace, they were all driven away and blasted out of the mountain gate.
Although he was driven out of the mountain gate, the embarrassed Jia Wuqun had no intention of leaving. He found a stone and sat down there to wait...
There was a lot of discussion in the main hall of Wanshou Sect. Zi Pingxiu's intention conveyed by Jia Wuqun had to be discussed. It was Zi Pingxiu's ultimatum to Wanshou Sect.
If you don't do anything, you will fall out, that's what Zi Pingxiu means!
Normally, the Wanshou Sect wouldn't think that Zi Pingxiu had such courage. Is the Wanshou Sect so easy to mess with? But this time it was different. Zi Pingxiu seemed to be driven to the point of jumping over the wall.
Elder Chao Jing walked in from outside the hall and asked, "I heard that Zi Pingxiu sent someone here to threaten us?"
Chao Jing became angry when he mentioned this. His grandson was involved, and he was very upset. "After repeated confirmation, he did see that the assassination of the Song envoy was done by someone from the Yan State envoy. It should not be possible."
It’s fake.”
Chao Shenghuai didn't dare to admit that there was something fishy about this matter even if he was beaten to death, so Chao Shenghuai bit him to death and refused to let go.
Xihaitang sneered: "The people of the Yan State are not stupid, how could they do such a stupid thing? The Song State must have done something behind this. The situation is obvious. The Song State wanted to provoke a war before, but I didn't expect to shoot a stone.
My own feet were beaten by the Yan State, and now I am in a hurry to seek medical treatment, but instead I am trying to drag my Wanshoumen into trouble, a bunch of bastards!"
Everyone nodded after hearing this. The matter was indeed obvious. If nothing else, they said that the Wu Gongling rebellion in Cangzhou of the Yan State was not a temporary initiative. It was clearly planned secretly for a long time. If the Song State did not do anything behind this, then that would be the case.
What a weird thing.
Now that Chao Shenghuai's matter was irrelevant, the topic quickly turned back to Zi Pingxiu's ultimatum. Some people were holding back their anger and even suggested sending people directly to Song Jing to kill Zi Pingxiu. But these were angry words.
The prime minister of a country can kill whoever he wants. He has expert guards around him. It doesn’t matter whether he can succeed easily. If he really wants to do this, then it won’t be Zi Pingxiu who attacks the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect alone...
First, they buried 600,000 prisoners alive, and then massacred the city. The Yan army's brutality was outrageous, but no one in the Song Dynasty court could stop them. Anyone who stood in the way was destroyed and killed. As the Yan army's advance expanded,
It has caused great panic to the people of Song Dynasty.
In the direction of the Yan army's advance, people in various cities and places supported the old and young, wiped away tears and fled their homes. After all, only a few dared to resist.
Gradually, as more and more refugees fled, the scope of the refugees' spread became wider and wider, which finally brought a huge impact to the national order of the Song Dynasty and disrupted the supply balance of the Song Dynasty. The loss and destructive power were huge.
of.
Just because a large number of people gave up large-scale farming, the internal supply and demand of Song Dynasty faced a gap, which would later tighten the supply and demand of the entire Song Dynasty.
The whole country is in panic, with no victory in sight and no comfort...
In the central military tent, Jin Jue stood in front of the map and said slowly: "The internal order of the Song Dynasty is out of balance and the national power is rapidly depleted. This is what Meng Shanming wants to see!"
The general accompanying him on the left said: "Song State has repeatedly urged the court to let us send troops to Yan State as soon as possible."
The general on the right pointed to the map, "Da Sima is right, Meng Shanming just wants to divert trouble to the east and let us Korea attack the Song Dynasty."
The general on the left said: "I know this, but Meng Shanming will not let us take advantage easily. As long as we defeat the Song Kingdom, the two countries will form an alliance against us, and we will get nothing by then. So.
I still think we should take advantage of the emptiness inside Yan State to invade!"
Jin Jue folded his arms and stared at the map, shaking his head and saying: "How can you get nothing? Song and Yan are fighting like this, and the country's national power has been greatly consumed, and we, South Korea, have taken a big advantage. Now the consumption is not enough, Song is still
If you have the strength, Meng Shanming's little thought... Let Meng Shanming continue to torment the Song Dynasty, and the Song Dynasty will be almost exhausted. Even if we don't send troops by then, the two countries will not be able to provoke our country for a long time.
, but we have to be submissive to our country. Isn’t this cheap? Don’t rush, be more prudent, it’s better to be prudent.”
The general on the left said: "Sir, it's not a problem for you to keep resisting the pressure from the imperial court!"
Jin Jue raised his chin towards Zhao Guo, "Zhao Guo is too quiet. I will not send troops rashly before I confirm that Zhao Guo will not take action. Once there is a stalemate in the attack on Yan, Zhao Guo suddenly takes advantage of me.
What should we do if the internal emptiness launches an attack?"
The general on the left was a bit dumbfounded and said: "If Zhao Guo is really restrained by Qi Wei and has not taken action, if we just wait like this, won't we miss a good opportunity?"
Jin Jue: "It was me who fooled those fools from Song State to join forces to attack Yan! I might as well say it clearly, no matter how tempting the fat in front of me is, as long as there are threats around me, I will not send troops. Only Zhao State will attack Yan.
, I will take action. I will not take any risks with South Korea's national destiny, nor will I let the soldiers die in vain. When it comes to fighting, it is better to be safe."
The general on the right asked: "Do we really want to sit back and watch the peace talks with Song Yan after the war is almost over?"
Jin Jue: "Wait a little longer, wait until the heat is almost over, let the court talk to Zhao Guo, Zhao Guo will send troops to attack Yan, and we will send troops to attack Song Dynasty. Only when Zhao Guo is dragged in, and there are no worries, is it time for us to take action.
.Don’t have a big appetite. It doesn’t matter if you give some to others. We just need to eat what we have. The key is to be able to eat it into our stomachs. If Zhao Guo refuses to send troops, then we will not move. We, South Korea, are pressing us. Zhao Guo
All you can do is stare blankly and don’t even think about taking advantage. In short, it’s better to be more prudent! Don’t be like that silly boy Luo Zhao who actually traveled a long distance to attack Yanjing. Tsk tsk, I really don’t know what you are thinking?”