In the rain, the charge between the imperial guards and martial arts masters has been suspended.
After killing and injuring more than a dozen masters in a row, these Jianghu sects and aristocratic families are scared. Although we are stronger, we still have to trade lives for lives. When all our masters are used up, there will still be more imperial guards.
"My Tan family will take the first step."
The masters of the Tan family retreated calmly, and a group of masters walked away lightly, treading water.
Masters from Chunfenghuayu Tower, Wanyun Villa, Blackwood Cliff, Five Poison Sect, and other places have also left. There is no point in staying here and continuing to fight.
If they want to kill Su Yun, they have many ways, and they don't need to fight with the guards here.
Lin Gang waved his sword:
"Chase, catch up and kill them all."
"No need to chase."
Su Lu ordered:
"Collect the bodies of the brothers who died in the battle and arrange for burial."
"This revenge must be avenged, but not now. You are no match for them. Keeping them will cost too much and is not worth it."
Su Yun looked at the rebel masters huddled in a corner, frowning, it was really annoying. He had finally managed to gather a group of rebel masters, and he had explained so much in one go.
It seems that he wants to listen to his second brother and find a way to recruit some experts for his own use.
Lin Gang carried a long knife and stepped into the pavilion through the rain. He took off his bag and threw it on the stone table. He wiped the rain on his face and said:
"Second brother, I feel that we made a miscalculation this time. We should have used the spear formation. Our Han army relied on the spear formation to defeat the world. This long sword formation is not the strength of our army, and there is still a lot of rust in our cooperation."
Su Lu thought to himself that if he sets up a spear formation today, unless I take back all the military and military god cards hanging on Su Yun and Gao Dabao, otherwise, if he sets up a spear formation, he will be killed by these martial arts masters.
The shit is flowing.
"Okay, if you lose, you lose. If you think carefully about what you didn't do well, go back and think about it. There is no need to blame everyone here."
The night rain gradually stopped, Lin Gang and Su Yun both left, and the corpses around the pavilion were cleared away. The Ouchi guards came in and replaced the guards on duty to protect Su Lu's safety.
Su Lu waited until the last injured imperial soldier was bandaged before getting up and going back to the bedroom.
The next day, when the sun shined through the window lattice and fell on the ground in front of the bed, and the cry of orioles sounded in the yard, Su Lu woke up from his sleep.
"What time is it?"
Su Lu asked the waiting female officer.
The female officer was blessed and said respectfully:
"It's already time."
Su Lu ordered while dressing:
"Prepare breakfast. Will there be any discounts from the palace in the next two days?"
The female officer did not move, and still maintained her respectful movements:
"Two reports came from the palace, talking about the reorganization of the rebel army. It seems that there is a lot of quarrel between the government and the opposition. The ministers all accused the eldest princess of being ambitious and complicit in treason."
Su Lu finished dressing, and the maid who was waiting on him had already brought in thick porridge and side dishes and snacks, and placed them on the table.
Su Lu thought that Su Yun had acted too quickly and went straight to Li Qing to make excuses. Liu Men's hand and claws reached out to the Ministry of Punishment. There were many parties involved and they had not been straightened out.
Su Yun actually dared to come on stage.
So brave.
"Back to the prince, your majesty agrees with the eldest princess's memorial. He believes that the development of the rebel army is quite unbalanced. Coupled with Ye Qingmei's short-sightedness, the development of the rebel army in recent years has made your majesty quite dissatisfied. Your majesty thinks that the eldest princess's method is acceptable.
Give it a try.”
The female officer continued.
Su Lu, who was eating Xiao Long Bao, glared at the female officer. He didn't like the way the female officer spoke.
"Any other news?"
Su Lu asked angrily.
The female officer didn't understand that she didn't say her words well and made Su Lu unhappy. She lowered her head and whispered:
"The leader of the Snowman tribe came to Beijing again yesterday and made a defense regarding the coal mines on the border of Rouran Grassland. Huerhaci argued that those who occupied the coal mines were not members of his Snow tribe."
Su Lu became interested after hearing this:
"If he's not from the Snow Clan, who is he?"
The female officer lowered her head and continued:
"According to Hurhachi, those people should be Slavs, Slavs from further north. Slavs are good at magical arts. When magical arts are combined with that kind of special gold, they can exert extremely powerful power."
When Su Lu was about to say something, bold laughter and chaotic footsteps suddenly sounded in the yard.
"Master, I heard a funny thing."
Before the four Wangs arrived, the voice had already arrived.
Su Lu continued to drink the porridge without raising his head:
"Si'er, that wind has brought you, the commander-in-chief of the Western Army, here so early."
Wang Si's face was full of confusion. What's going on? I haven't been here for a long time. Didn't I just come last month? He winked at the general following him and signaled that it's your turn to step forward.
"Your Majesty Mingjian, Hua Xun wishes you well.
Hua Xun saluted Su Lu respectfully.
Su Lu raised his head, glanced at Hua Xun, and said with a smile:
"Hua Kuangshang, why don't you go to General Kang Mazi's house to pay a visit, and why are you here with me?"
Hua Xun chuckled, showing a row of big white teeth:
"Your Majesty, you have learned from me that our Xiting Guards participated in the Western Expedition, and we have made great contributions along the way. It has been decades since then."
"Old brothers are thinking about their hometown and want to return to their roots. I hope the prince will allow it."
Hua Xunchang bowed to the ground and spoke sincerely.
Su Lu nodded and gave instructions:
"Then let's do it. I will ask the Ministry of War to issue a document later to let those old brothers return to their hometowns. It was my lack of consideration that made them suffer at the border."
Hua Xun knelt down and kowtowed to Su Lu:
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."
Wang Si was also saying next to him:
"Look, I told you a long time ago that this matter would have been solved long ago if I told the prince."
"The imperial edict has arrived. Your Majesty has an edict to please the prince to return to the palace."
A eunuch with a male duck voice spoke to Su Lu who was sitting upright in the courtyard, nodding and bending.
Su Lu put down his chopsticks, nodded and said:
"Okay, your matter has been settled. Is there anything else?"
Wang Si and Hua Xun looked at each other, and finally Wang Si asked:
"Sir, there are rumors in the market, in the rivers and lakes, in the army, and in the court that you are unable to command the army due to serious injuries. Is it true or false?"
Hua Xun also added next to him:
"I've heard it many times in the West, especially those Jianghu people, who talk about it the most."
Su Lu shook his head:
"Okay, Xue Man comes to Beijing again. Your Majesty has urgently summoned me to discuss something, so I won't say more to you."
"After you go back, control your sergeants and don't cause chaos."
The two of them respectfully agreed.
When Su Lu returned to the palace, Li Qing was losing his temper.
"It's not what you Snow Clan did, so why are those people saying the words of your Snow Clan? The heads left behind also look like people of your Snow Clan. It would be unavoidable for you to reject the hard work of so many people in our Han Kingdom just by saying no."