After retiring from the court, Xie Guang went straight back to his Shangzhu Palace. As soon as he entered the door, he couldn't help but cursed: "Liu Ce, the bastard who has been stabbed a thousand times! Sooner or later, I will destroy the entire Liu family in Ye County!"
Di Xian stepped out from behind the screen in the study, reached out to take Xie Guang's cloak, and asked with concern: "Shangzhu Kingdom, what happened?"
"What happened? I saw the cooked duck flying! Today in the court, the strategy I planned before was only one step away from succeeding. I immediately obtained the military symbols of hundreds of thousands of troops. But unexpectedly, the prince was killed in the middle Young Master Liu Ce intervened and made the emperor change his mind!"
Xie Guangwu was angry, cursing and telling Di Xian everything that had happened in the court just now.
After hearing this, Di Xian thought for a while, smiled and comforted Xie Guang and said: "Shangzhu Kingdom need not worry. Liu Ce's words are just a small disturbance. In the face of major military and national affairs, your Majesty still has to rely on you. Finally, the military symbols are also You can only hand it over to us obediently."
After Xie Guang finished complaining, he breathed a long sigh of relief, nodded and said: "What you said makes sense, I'm just a little angry. Little Liu Ce can't interfere with the overall situation of this commander at all. Di Xian, speaking of it, You are still safe and reliable in doing things, you did a great job in Liangzhou, and you are the first to win for me, I want to reward you well!"
When Di Xian heard this, his brows were filled with joy and he quickly knelt down on the ground: "Shangzhuguo has shown kindness to me, just like a father. I am honored to be able to go through fire and water for Shangzhuguo!"
Xie Guang stretched out his hand to help Di Xian up and asked, "I heard that those of us who stayed in Liangzhou to observe the situation discovered that Shen Lie was actually involved. What happened next?"
Di Xian replied seriously: "Reporting to Shangzhu Kingdom, according to the information from the informants, Shen Lie came back from the direction of Western Xinjiang. He seemed to have learned about our and Mr. Lao's plan from somewhere, and then he took action and secretly By mistake, the conflict between the Liebian Army, Liangzhou Army and Xu Youchang was suppressed, and it failed to trigger the battle we expected, which also hindered the plan to further disrupt Liangzhou."
"Shen Lie actually knows?" Xie Guang frowned and said to himself: "This guy is like a dog with a sharp nose, but don't let him ruin my commander's plan. He is now Woolen cloth?"
A cold smile appeared in Di Xian's eyes: "Don't worry, Shangzhu Kingdom, I have already sent an order to the guys over there to keep an eye on Shen Lie, and we will never let him have the opportunity to return to the imperial capital."
"Well, that's fine." Xie Guang nodded: "Ni Linsi has always been the emperor's ears, eyes and arms. Destroying Shen Lie is equivalent to cutting off one of Li Chengwu's hands and blinding two of his eyes. Shuai’s plan is more beneficial. However, we must keep our hands and feet clean, otherwise those guys in Beiya will go crazy and our life will not be stable. "
Di Xian solemnly raised his hand and said, "Follow the teachings of Shangzhu Kingdom. I will send someone to deliver the message in a moment, so that the brothers must act in secret, and they will hit with one hit!"
Xie Guang smiled with satisfaction, picked up the tea, and asked, "Are there any new developments in Western Xinjiang?"
"Not yet." Di Xian responded: "In the battle of Crescent Bay, almost no one from Zhenjiang and Liebian armies survived by chance. The entire governance system of Shengtang there was plunged into chaos. Our intelligence It has also been affected to a certain extent. I am trying to contact Mr. Lao. As long as I find him, the news will flow smoothly again. "
After hearing this, Xie Guang was lost in thought for a while, and suddenly sighed softly: "Oh, Ash's weight is really amazing."
Di Xian was slightly stunned. He didn't understand why Shangzhu Kingdom suddenly mentioned the great khan of the Turkic Empire, so he could only agree: "Yes, he is a man of great talent and strategy, and he is resourceful and worthy of the title of a wise master. Compared with Our emperor, that is really different."
Xie Guang smiled disdainfully: "Our emperor? Hey, compared with others, isn't that far behind? Not to mention anything else, just the battle not long ago is simply incomparable."
He paused briefly, pointed to the topographic map of Western Xinjiang on the desk, and continued: "One hundred thousand elite Turkic cavalry, led by the Prince of the Temple, crossed the border and entered Persia directly. Then they neither attacked the city nor After plundering the land, they quickly advanced northeastward along the Dunva River. In less than ten days, they crossed Persia and broke into the northern foothills of the Tianshan Mountains in Western Xinjiang. After that, the army marched secretly through the Hondus Canyon. , arrived at a hidden place only a few miles away from Crescent Bay without anyone noticing."
Di Xian nodded slightly and continued following Xie Guang's words: "Yes, a hundred thousand troops spared such a far arc and arrived directly at the core of the battlefield. The Zhenjiang Army was not even aware of it. It can be called a divine dragon's sight. The beginning is missing. If you don’t have a strategy, it would be impossible to conceive of such a magnificent plan!”
"That's not all," Xie Guang said with emotion: "The soldiers and horses of the Prince of the Temple are certainly very impressive, but the Western Xinjiang rebels also performed well in this battle. With the help and command of the Turks, those weaklings The fact that they were able to unleash an astonishing combat power against the 120,000 main force of the Zhenjiang and Fierce Blade legions really impressed me. If they hadn't held Zhang Sanpi back, they might not have been able to perform the miracle of Crescent Bay. .”
Di Xian agreed and said: "I'm just about to say this. The Turkic Iron Pigeon Army, together with Mr. Lao, condensed the scattered Western Xinjiang rebels into a steel knife in the blink of an eye, which shows that the Turkic Great Khan grasped the situation. Very clever. Now the Turkic soldiers and horses are approaching Zijin Pass, and they have defeated the imperial army all at once, putting the emperor in a dilemma and being completely led by others, haha."
Xie Guang glanced at Di Xian lightly and said in a deep voice: "Di Xian, do you know why I mentioned this matter?"
Di Xian was a shrewd person, and he immediately noticed Xie Guang's intention, and said quickly: "I think that the Shangzhu Kingdom wants to remind you to pay great attention to Ashina Zhijin?"
"Clever!" Xie Guang slapped his thigh and said with a smile: "Today's allies are also tomorrow's enemies. Now the Turks are using me, so why am I not using them? Once the big thing is successful, we will soon face the challenge of the Turks. At that time, who will have the last laugh?”
Di Xianggong cupped his hands: "Needless to say, of course it is the Shangzhu Kingdom! The reason why Ashina Zhijin is so powerful is because he sits on the throne of the Turkic Empire, and his current opponent - Emperor Shengtang is a You idiot. On the other hand, if the world falls into the hands of the Shangzhu Kingdom, and the hundreds of thousands of Shengtang troops are all at your disposal, then no matter how powerful the Turks are, they will still have to surrender!"
"Hahaha——" Xie Guang looked up to the sky and laughed when he heard the words, his expression full of arrogance: "Di Xian, Di Xian, when that day comes, you will be my chief adviser, and you will be granted the title of marquis or prime minister. Do you know ?”
Di Xian looked overjoyed and responded solemnly: "I am humble enough to follow you to the death! Oh no, Your Majesty!"
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Sima Dixian, a member of the Xuanjia Legion, was young, promising and resourceful, and was known as the "Little Zhuge" in the army. The Xuanjia Army relied on his plans many times in its previous campaigns and achieved brilliant achievements one after another.
However, this time, Di Xian overestimated himself and underestimated Shengtang's Nilin Director Shi.
Shen Lie is the kind of person who is born with an extremely keen sense of danger. He was like a fox in the mountains, able to smell the approaching murderous intent at any time.
Therefore, when Liangzhou Zhechong Prefecture dispatched a convoy to accompany Shen Lie out of Liangzhou City and just embarked on his way back to Beijing, Shen Lie used some tricks to sneak out of the cavalry in disguise and followed behind.
Things did not go as he expected. When the whole team reached a remote mountain forest area, they were suddenly attacked by a large number of masked warriors. Those killers were highly skilled in martial arts, ruthless in their attacks, and the ambush location was chosen very cleverly. From the moment they came up, they showed that they did not intend to leave anyone alive.
With just one stick of incense, the more than fifty accompanying Liangzhou cavalry guards were killed. As soon as the battle ended, the assassins spread out and carefully identified the bodies. However, what surprised them was that Shen Lie was not found among them. The assassins immediately panicked. After some discussion, they hurriedly chased along the mountain road towards the imperial capital.
After they were all gone, Shen Lie emerged from the bushes in the distance, dusted off the leaves and weeds on his body, and continued on his way.
With this lesson learned, he did not dare to underestimate the enemy or rely on his superiors, so he did not choose the shortest official road back to the capital. Shen Lie knew in his heart that if the opponent failed to assassinate him despite such a layout, he would definitely not give up and would definitely set up many secret checkpoints on the road, waiting for him to fall into his trap. After careful calculation, he decided to take the Ganliang Mountain Road instead, making a huge detour and returning to the imperial capital from the northeast.
This weird route, let alone Di Xian, would not have been able to figure it out even if Ashina Zhijin, the Turkic Khan who was best at detours, came in person.
Although he had walked for half a month longer, Shen Lie's journey was uneventful. As he gradually approached the imperial capital, the number of pedestrians on the originally remote road increased day by day, and various news began to pour in.
Among the various pieces of news, there were two that shocked Shen Lie the most.
The first news was the Crescent Bay fiasco. The two elite armies of the empire were attacked from the front and back by the rebels from Western Xinjiang and the Turkic cavalry, and the entire army of 120,000 soldiers was wiped out!
Shen Lie couldn't believe his ears, and at the same time he was even more worried about the safety of Li Jiangyao and others.
Although they had not been dating for a long time, the group of passionate men stationed in Metasequoia Lonely City had already left a deep imprint on his heart. For Nilin Director Shi, who is known for his ruthlessness, Li Jiangyao and the others are his dead brothers just like the Nilin agents.
However, compared with the safety of his deceased brother, the second news made Shen Lie even more anxious.
Traveling common people spread rumors that the imperial court decided to appoint Xie Guang of Shangzhu State as the general manager of the march, leading the 500,000 Holy Tang army to march to the Western Xinjiang. The last team ordered to assemble, the 100,000-strong Long Sword Legion, had arrived outside the imperial capital yesterday evening, and the Western Expedition Army was about to gear up and set off.
Based on the current situation, Shen Lie's biggest worry is that Xie Guang will monopolize military power. In his opinion, handing the tiger talisman to Xie Guang would be worse than Ash's army approaching the imperial capital.
Shen Lie did not dare to delay for another moment. He completely put aside his safety concerns and accelerated on his way, determined to reveal the conspiracy of the commander of the Xuanjia Army to His Majesty before something happened to Xie Guang.
