Chapter 681: War on the Back Road

Emperor Yongyuan immediately called the accompanying imperial physician to treat Wang Wenbin. This sudden change frightened everyone a little at a loss.

After all, there were only a few people with high cultivation on the scene. Although they had official positions, it was useless to encounter these completely unreasonable desperate people.

Wang Wenbin was in charge of Luodong City and his status in the Daxing officialdom was not low.

But such a high-ranking official was attacked for no reason last night. He thought he was safe and sound, but the consequences broke out now.

"Your Majesty, Prefect Wang suffered serious internal injuries and his life is at stake. He needs to go to another place to rest."

After the imperial physician made a diagnosis, he immediately made a judgment.

"This group of cunning and murderous people dared to murder my Daxing officials in this way."

"Come on, quickly carry Prefect Wang down to treat his injuries, and make sure to save him!"

Emperor Yongyuan immediately ordered, and someone immediately took the dying Wang Wenbin down.

At the same time, Li Xuan licked his paws on the roof and smiled coldly.

Last night, of course, he was entrusted by Emperor Yongyuan to re-enter the arena as Mo Tiansheng and put on a good show.

And this is just the beginning.

Emperor Yongyuan's ghost ideas are no less than his.

"Bring the bodies of those murderers up, I want to see if these evil demons really have three heads and six arms, or have eaten a bear heart and a leopard's courage to repeatedly challenge the court."

After Emperor Yongyuan finished speaking, a eunuch in flowery clothes immediately brought up several bodies left in the government office last night.

The officials standing aside frowned, but they couldn't help but cast their eyes over.

These bodies naturally didn't have three heads and six arms, they were just a head, two arms and two legs.

Everyone couldn't see why, and didn't think these bodies were special.

But they all knew that Emperor Yongyuan would not do useless work.

Just as they were waiting for Emperor Yongyuan's next words, no one noticed that King Zheng's face unconsciously darkened a little.

Because he recognized the identities of these bodies.

That's right, it's still his secret guards.

It's just that the secret guards have been missing for a long time and lost contact with Zhu Wufeng at about the same time.

Unexpectedly, I met them again here today.

King Zheng didn't recognize every secret guard in the palace.

Although the secret guards were loyal to him, there were quite a few of them.

It's just that the clothes and equipment on the body are exactly the same, and the face looks familiar.

Without Wu Cheng, the leader of the secret guards, to confirm, King Zheng almost had a clue in his mind.

King Zheng was also sure at this time that everything last night should be a trap set by Emperor Yongyuan.

I thought that Emperor Yongyuan would be more obedient when he arrived in Luodong City, but it seems that King Zheng was too optimistic.

After confirming the identity of the body on the ground, King Zheng no longer looked at it and retracted his gaze.

Emperor Yongyuan also pretended to look at them, and then angrily said to the officials:

"I think these evil demons are nothing great, and they will die too."

"In that case, kill them all and let the world see that the majesty of the court is inviolable."

"I must avenge Prefect Wang!"

Emperor Yongyuan said loudly, and then gave orders.

"Duke Jiang, listen to my orders!"

Su Dingan immediately stepped forward to listen to the orders.

"I am here."

"I specially appoint you as the prefect of Luodong City temporarily, commanding all affairs of Luodong City, and responsible for issuing arrest warrants to arrest the criminals headed by Qian Teng Mo Ji. All the expenses you need can be freely withdrawn from the Luodong City Treasury."

When Emperor Yongyuan said this, the local officials of Luodong City changed their faces.

They were about to report, but they were all interrupted by Emperor Yongyuan.

Emperor Yongyuan continued:

"Luodong City and the available garrisons are at your disposal. If there are chivalrous men who respond to the court's arrest, they must be treated with courtesy."

"When I return from my southern tour, I must see the result, otherwise!"

Emperor Yongyuan's tone was stern, but his tone paused here.

"Otherwise, I will bring my head to you!"

Su Dingan took over the words with great pride.

Everyone present was shocked.

A Duke used his life to sign a military order. What is this concept?

And this outrageous thing happened so vividly in front of them.

The local officials of Luodong City, who had something to say, opened their mouths at this time, but could not utter a word.

If they said no, wouldn't it be to kill Su Dingan?

At Su Dingan's age, not to mention their Su family, he alone has great influence in the noble family and the military.

If this drags down this gentleman, who can bear the consequences?

And Emperor Yongyuan added a sentence at the end.

"Duke Jiang, whoever does not do his best in this matter is violating my will and disrespecting the face of the court."

"I grant you the imperial sword, you can kill first and report later, and act according to the situation."

Emperor Yongyuan waved his hand, and Wang Xi, who was standing beside him, immediately presented a gorgeous sword with a dragon carving.

Su Dingan took it with both hands, thanked him and accepted the order.

"Long live your majesty!"

Su Dingan took the imperial sword, then turned around and bowed to the local officials of Luodong City and said:

"Next, I will ask you to cooperate with me to capture the criminal."

"Whether my head can be saved depends on you all."

Su Dingan smiled and spoke politely, but the threat in his words was obvious to all these old officials.

They didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and silently looked at Prince Zheng and the officials around him.

But these people were in a similar state, and they didn't know what to say even when they opened their mouths.

Emperor Yongyuan's order was reasonable, and Su Dingan had signed the military order himself. They objected at this time because they thought Wang Wenbin and the Luodong City government office were doomed to fail, or because they thought Su Dingan didn't have the ability to handle this matter.

After thinking about it, Prince Zheng finally shook his head gently, and the others also breathed a sigh of relief.

Otherwise, it would be difficult to oppose this matter.

Prince Zheng also chose to watch Emperor Yongyuan messing around.

Anyway, when the southern tour team left Luodong City, Su Dingan would be alone here.

Even with Emperor Yongyuan's imperial edict and the Shangfang sword, the word "delay" alone would make Su Dingan return empty-handed.

The officials of Luodong City will naturally grasp the degree of this, and King Zheng does not need to give instructions even for these trivial matters.

Let them make trouble if they want.

Emperor Yongyuan will not be able to jump for a few days.

Thinking so, King Zheng swallowed all his anger, and led other officials to express their opinions and agreed with Emperor Yongyuan's decision.

"Okay, this matter is settled!"

Emperor Yongyuan also made the final decision.

Li Xuan also nodded on the roof.

As expected by Emperor Yongyuan, the matter was still settled for him.

When Li Xuan pacified the court of the government office last night, he secretly left a cat's paw mark on Wang Wenbin.

Although he had other means to injure Wang Wenbin remotely, the cat's paw mark was the most obscure.

Just now, at the right time, Li Xuan directly detonated the cat's paw mark, but did not directly take Wang Wenbin's life.

Emperor Yongyuan just wanted him to be seriously injured but not dead, and then let Su Dingan take over the overall situation of Luodong City.

According to the original words of Emperor Yongyuan, if no one helps him to watch over here, he dare not take the boat to the south.

It can be seen that Emperor Yongyuan asked Su Dingan to help him to look after his retreat.

Thanks to the long-standing contradiction between the nobles and the civil officials, the nobles are determined to stand on the side of Emperor Yongyuan.

Otherwise, when King Zheng comes to power, they will not be able to get any good results. They will most likely face a bloody purge to make room for the people under King Zheng.

Su Dingan received the imperial edict and mastered all the powers of Luodong City. The most important thing is that he can mobilize the garrison to help.

With the army in hand, it is much easier to control these civil officials.

Emperor Yongyuan has no choice but to take a risky move and can only think of a way out for himself as much as possible.

To be honest, he has made a lot of money by finding an opportunity to fight King Zheng.

"Okay, Lord Jiang, get started right away."

"You don't have much time left."

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Emperor Yongyuan said and asked everyone to disperse.

As the meeting ended, a group of officials gathered around Prince Zheng and escorted him to discuss elsewhere, without even a hint of avoidance.

Li Xuan listened to their discussion and his eyes turned cold.

These people already held high positions in Daxing, but they still hoped to get more by following Prince Zheng.

People are greedy and want more.

Even if Prince Zheng really succeeds and can satisfy their temporary desires, he can't satisfy their desires for a lifetime.

From this perspective, their ending has long been determined.

No matter who wins or loses in the end, it is the same ending, it's just a matter of time.

After dismissing everyone, Emperor Yongyuan returned to his room and summoned his confidants.

Li Xuan also climbed in through the window in a dignified manner and found a comfortable position on the table to lie down.

Emperor Yongyuan touched his head and encouraged him silently.

Then, Emperor Yongyuan first called the two dukes to discuss the next things.

Su Dingan had to stay in Luodong City to preside over the overall situation and take care of the retreat for Emperor Yongyuan. Only Hou Zhongguo would continue to accompany him on the next journey.

Emperor Yongyuan had already discussed this matter with them, and now it was just a matter of specific details.

"Your Majesty, this old minister will definitely guard Luodong City for you."

"Old Duke, I'll leave this to you."

Emperor Yongyuan solemnly instructed.

"You must keep guards around you. King Zheng has recruited many vicious and evil people. Be sure to be prepared."

The old Duke laughed immediately and said without comment: "Although this old minister is old, he can still fight. Your Majesty can rest assured."

A gleam of light flashed in Su Dingan's eyes, changing his previous kindness and showing a little edge.

At this moment, Li Xuan actually realized that Su Dingan's strength was not weak at all, and he was a real upper third grade.

Usually, this old Duke is a low-key person. He always dozes off or tries to smooth things over in the court. I didn't expect that he is actually a master.

Li Xuan was quite surprised by this.

He thought that these Dukes relied on family inheritance and merits on the battlefield to gain a foothold. Compared with personal cultivation, they should be better at war command.

But now it seems that at least this old Duke is quite good at fighting.

"Yes, if this old man didn't have some real skills, his head would have been taken away on the battlefield."

Although martial arts are prosperous in this world, the confrontation between two armies is quite special.

As long as enough soldiers cooperate tacitly, and with the help of battle formations and various battlefield equipment, the difference in grades is very small, and this is the case until the fourth grade.

Perhaps among them, the fourth rank is just a bigger piece of sand in the desert.

Only after reaching the upper third rank will there be some changes, but this change is extremely limited even for the second rank strongman.

On the battlefield, as long as enough price is paid, it is easier to kill a second rank strongman.

With the combination of soldiers, formations, equipment and other factors, the second rank strongman can only create bigger waves.

After unfolding the Dao realm to connect heaven and earth, the second rank strongman does have almost unlimited continuous combat capabilities in ordinary battles.

But on the battlefield, it is difficult to do, unless the opponent's generals make a huge mistake and fail to make timely arrangements to respond.

These things, Li Xuan, who has never been on the battlefield, is not clear.

He doesn't know how many mountains of corpses and seas of blood these dukes have crossed to have the lofty status in the army today.

The rules in the army are much simpler and more straightforward than those in the officialdom.

You can indeed have a higher starting point if you have a good family background, but not being strong enough will only make you die faster.

The army only respects the strong!

This is the only iron rule.

During the conversation between the two dukes and Emperor Yongyuan, Li Xuan looked at the two dukes curiously.

It was not until they left that Li Xuan reluctantly withdrew his gaze.

"What are the strengths of the two dukes?"

Li Xuan asked Emperor Yongyuan curiously.

"The dukes are all third-grade, but they are different from the third-grade warriors in the world."

Emperor Yongyuan patiently explained to Li Xuan.

"When Duke Jiang was young, he could easily kill a lone second-grade warrior with the battle formation, and his hands were stained with the blood of many third-grade warriors."

When Li Xuan heard this, he immediately widened his eyes and climbed up.

"Is this battle formation so powerful?"

Emperor Yongyuan said seriously:

"Ah Xuan, when you have achieved success in cultivation in the future, you must remember that there are many powers in this world beyond your own cultivation."

"Take this battle formation as an example, it can allow generals to exert power far beyond their grade."

"Soldiers are the power of the general; the general is the soul of the soldiers."

"The battle formation can rely on the blood and morale of thousands of soldiers to exert unimaginable power. Its principles and formations are somewhat similar."

"But the battle formation is difficult to practice, and the requirements for generals are also extremely high. It is already a rare good general to be able to command a battle formation of thousands of people."

"Now the best in the army who master the power of the battle formation are Su Dingan in the front and Qin Zongyong in the back."

"They can all perform battle formations of tens of thousands of people, and their power is unmatched."

"But the cost of performing this level of battle formation is not small, and it will not be performed easily."

When Li Xuan heard this, his eyes lit up immediately.

"Then why don't you use the battle formation to kill the damn King Zheng!"

Emperor Yongyuan showed regret and sighed.

"Do you think I haven't thought about it?"

"First of all, King Zheng will never give me this opportunity."

"Secondly, if you force the battle formation to be used in a place like the capital, not to mention whether you can keep King Zheng who is guarded by experts, the people of the capital will definitely suffer a catastrophe."

When Li Xuan heard this, he found that Emperor Yongyuan had actually studied how to use the battle formation to deal with King Zheng.

"Moreover, battle formations cannot be deployed casually. Not only are high requirements placed on military commanders, but also on soldiers. It is difficult for elite soldiers who have not been trained for many years and have tacit cooperation to exert their due power."

"But these elite soldiers have been on the front line all year round. If they were suddenly transferred back, King Zheng would have noticed something was wrong."

"And since he dared to rebel, he must have had a plan to deal with it."

"This should be the fundamental reason why he is close to civil officials but has a bad attitude towards nobles."

Li Xuan was thoughtful. He did not expect that at this point, there were still many things he did not know.