At dusk, a slightly cold wind blows. Everywhere in the palace, the vegetation is swaying and dead leaves are flying, as if they are making a final struggle. Once the winter snow comes, they will completely sink into the soil.
On the long stone platform of Zhanlong Palace, Wuweihou Liu Hong, Guan Yu, Huang Zhong, Zhang Fei, Li Yuanba, and Pei Yuanqing were striding toward the imperial study.
A little while.
Outside the Imperial Study Room.
Xiao Guizi's voice sounded, and Emperor Chu ordered everyone to enter the palace.
Entering the imperial study, after all the ministers greeted him, Emperor Chu motioned for everyone to sit down and his eyes rested on Liu Hong.
"Marquis Wuwei, now I have raised troops to capture the imperial city of Xuantian Empire, but Da Qin and Huanyun are eyeing each other. They are also entrenched in the Xuantian Empire city, forming a confrontation with Wu Chu's army."
"In order to completely defeat the Qin army, I hope that Hou Wuwei can help the three armies raise food, grass and baggage in the shortest possible time. I believe that this matter should be easy for Hou Wuwei without any difficulty!"
"Your Majesty, please rest assured that Wei Chen has tried his best to handle it. In addition, Your Majesty, please ask Grand Tutor Ning Yong to supervise this matter together with Wei Chen."
"Okay, that's right!"
Emperor Chu's sonorous voice spread and he signaled Liu Hong to retreat. He looked at the many generals under his command and said: "Su Lie, Pang De, Yuan Qing, and Yide listen to the order. I have important matters to return to Beast Imperial City and fight against Dragon City."
Leave the defense to you and the other four, and there must be no mistakes."
"In addition, Yuanba and Yun Chang will set off with a hundred thousand soldiers and horses. When Wuwei's grain and grass supplies are ready, the two of you will escort the grain and grass to Xuantian City to fight against the Qin army with Yue Fei and Ran Min."
"Winter is about to enter, and the Qin army will be exhausted even if it is exhausted."
The Qin army has come from thousands of miles away, and the follow-up troops, horses, food, grass and baggage will not be as fast as the Chu army. With the two commanders Yue Fei and Ran Min in charge, and an additional 100,000 troops, the Qin army in the Xuanming City can be guaranteed to be safe.
The generals were ordered to leave the imperial study one after another. Emperor Chu called Naya'a, Cao Zhengchun, and Huanwan and ordered them to go and inform Jiang Shang to wait outside the city gate and prepare to leave overnight to return to the Beast Imperial City.
About an hour later.
Jiang Shang and four others were waiting outside the city. Emperor Chu came with Xiao Guizi on horseback. Without any delay, the six of them neighed their horses and disappeared at the end of the dark wilderness as fast as the wind.
Xiao Guizi had already followed Emperor Chu's order and ordered the secret guards to send all the news to various places as quickly as possible.
Di Renjie went to Ziwei City to investigate the frequent occurrence of strange phenomena and the spread of rumors. Shen Wansan needed to use the power of the No. 1 Village in the World to escort and transport all the spirit stones mined from the Ziyun City Spirit Stone Mine in the Wuyue Empire to the Beast Emperor City.
Inside.
All arrangements have been completed. Nothing major should happen before winter. Emperor Chu returns to the Beast Imperial City and can safely complete the trial operation of the train with the Academy of Sciences.
As night fell, the sky and the earth were swallowed up by endless darkness. The few stars in the sky gave off a faint light. Emperor Chu and his entourage, covered with stars and moon, disappeared without a trace.
............
Half a month later.
Inside the Beast Imperial City.
Emperor Chu and his party of six arrived. He did not return to the palace first, but rode to the Academy of Sciences. The train was just ready, Mo Gong was attacked by a sneak attack, and the Academy of Sciences was in danger. He decided to go to check it out in person, so that he could feel relieved.
The horses' hooves rumbled, and the six people rode the wind and ran wildly. They rushed from the city gate to the outside of the Academy of Sciences in an hour.
Emperor Chu flew off his horse, raised his hand and threw the reins to the oncoming guards. He turned around and narrowed his eyes slightly, looking around, but found no suspicious person.
"It seems that with Ye Gucheng and Ximen Chuixue in charge, the effect is still very obvious. A group of young people do not dare to come to the Academy of Sciences to make trouble."
Mutterings to themselves sounded, and Shen Kuo, Ou Yezi, and Lu Ban from the Academy of Sciences had already appeared at the door. They looked extremely respectful and stepped forward to salute with their fists.
"My dear friends, there is no need to be polite. Come in with me and then we'll talk!"
Emperor Chu raised his arm to indicate that everyone did not need to salute, and strode into the Academy of Sciences. After all, a group of people were standing at the gate. The target was too big, and there were many people on the long street.
The top priority right now is to find the assassin who assassinated Mo Gong, and to clean out all the assassins and enemy spies hiding in the Beast Imperial City, the news of the trial train will spread out soon.
There is no airtight wall. All scientific research within the Academy of Sciences is the highest level secret of the Chu State, so the news must not spread.
Once the various countries know about the existence of the train, I believe they will spare no effort to destroy it. It is just a prototype now. If it is damaged, it will start all over again. Emperor Chu has no time to wait.
As long as the trial operation of the train is successful and mass survival begins, even if the countries do not want to know, they will deliberately tell them that the appearance of the train will be a shocking feat and will completely change the single practice of marching with war horses.
It will be an unprecedented change, and all countries will be completely shocked, fearing that they will be in panic all day long.
"Shen Qing, how is Mo Gong's injury? Where is he now?"
"Back to Your Majesty, Mr. Mo is recovering from his injuries in the secret room of the Academy of Sciences. His injuries should be no longer serious, but Mr. Mo has never left the secret room."
"Well, take me to have a look!"
Mo Gong's injuries have recovered, why hasn't he appeared in the Academy of Sciences yet?
There can only be one reason, and that is that he feels that the secret room is safe and will continue to commit murders once an assassin appears. He is more afraid of assassins, and Emperor Chu suspects that Mo Gong should know the identity of the assassin.
Under the leadership of Shen Kuo, a group of people appeared outside the secret room. After a while, Mo Gong, who was notified, appeared in front of Emperor Chu.
"Wei Chen Mo Gong, pay homage to Your Majesty!"
"No need to be polite, Mo Aiqing. How are the injuries on your body?"
"Back to Your Majesty, Wei Chen's injury has recovered and there is nothing serious."
Mo Gong's expression was still very vigilant, his deep voice spread, and his eyes glanced left and right from time to time, all of which was reflected in Emperor Chu's eyes.
There are various signs that Mo Gong is indeed very afraid of the existence of assassins.
"Mo Aiqing, since your injuries have healed, why are you hiding in the secret room? Are you worried that the assassin will assassinate you again?"
"His Majesty............"
When Mo Gong saw Emperor Chu seeing through his thoughts, his heart skipped a beat, a wry smile appeared on his face, and a voice of panic rang out. Emperor Chu looked calm and composed, and asked again:
"Mo Aiqing, tell me who came to assassinate you!"
"Back to Your Majesty, Wei Chen does know who assassinated him, but they are powerful and have complicated background. Wei Chen does not want to cause trouble to the Academy of Sciences."
Hearing Mo Gong's voice, the Emperor of Chu showed a ferocious smile and said loudly, "Ai Qing is my loyal minister and the mainstay of the Academy of Sciences. If you dare to come to Chu to assassinate Ai Qing, you are an enemy of the Chu State."
"I never look for trouble, but if trouble comes to your door, how can I be afraid of it?"
"No matter who they are, they dare to commit murder in the Beast Imperial City, I will not let them leave easily."
Emperor Chu's domineering voice sounded, and the train trial operation was about to begin. Mo Gong was the core figure in the whole matter. How could such a major event as the train trial run be shelved because of a few assassins? (To be continued)