Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi returned to Lingwu with the remaining defeated generals.
Emperor Yu Su was furious!
But the second general is the pillar of the country, so he can't blame him too much.
"Your Majesty, the failure in recapturing Luoyang this time was entirely caused by the ministers and others underestimating the enemy. Your Majesty, please offend the ministers and others!" The second general knelt down and said.
The young Emperor Su took a long breath and said, "In order to protect the country, the two beloved ministers risked their own lives to eliminate the evil rebels, which is really a great achievement. Victory and defeat are common things for military strategists. If I don't reward them, I will blame them." You guys, it seems that I don’t understand.”
The two generals didn't know how to respond.
A short-bearded civil servant next to him bowed to the emperor and said: "Your Majesty, since you have opened the mouth of gold, why not just reward these two generals."
When the two of them took a look, the person speaking was Du Shimei, the newly appointed admonishment collector.
The two of them were immediately grateful to him.
Yu Suhuang was just casually talking about "reward", but he didn't expect that Du Shimei would invisibly capture his army.
There were hundreds of civil and military officials standing around. It would be really ugly if he went back on his word at this time.
Now that the imperial court is in a precarious situation, regretting it will colden the hearts of all the ministers.
"Now that I have said it, I will not go back on my words. Come on, these two generals will be rewarded for their hard work!"
Emperor Yu Su then rewarded the two with many gold, silver and silks, and the two generals expressed their gratitude.
afternoon. Du Shimei's mansion.
"Master Du argued for me in the court today, and I am deeply grateful. I wanted to come with General Li, but I was afraid that others would say that I was waiting to form a clique for personal gain, so I had to come alone. General Li also said, Come back tomorrow to say thank you."
Du Shimei smiled and said: "Old General Guo is so polite. It's just a trivial matter. It doesn't matter. Now that the country of Dayu has slightly improved, it all depends on the general!"
Guo Zixin smiled bitterly and said, "I'm ashamed. I didn't expect that Shi Xue'an's son would risk his life to come to the rescue. He had suffered a big loss in Changning before, and we all thought he would be unable to recover, but we didn't expect that he would travel a long distance to rescue Luoyang..."
What he said was quite disturbing.
"Young people who win by luck will not escape the punishment of God in the end. The old general doesn't need to worry too much."
Du Shimei said slowly while adding tea to Guo Zixin.
Guo Ziyi sighed, nodded, picked up the teacup, blew on it, and took a slow sip. …………
Niyazhou. Lushan.
Lu Yuan frowned and his eyes were as bright as a torch.
In the meeting hall, everyone was silent and the atmosphere was dull.
After a long time, Liu Qianqian's baby voice suddenly sounded, which seemed a bit out of place.
"Should we go find a Taoist master to divine the whereabouts of that thing using the celestial eye technique?"
Geili said: "I invited several Taoist masters earlier. That shield is indeed a divine weapon, and it can actually cut off the search for divination and mysticism on its own. No one knows where the shield is now."
Zhou Wanzhi paced slowly: "It's a pity that the clues we finally found were cut off like this."
General Monkey said: "How could the shield be lost at this juncture? Did someone steal it?"
As soon as he finished saying this, everyone laughed.
General Monkey immediately came to his senses, scratched his head and laughed, "Although I used to like to do little tricks, I haven't picked up this old business for a long time."
Many people here have experienced General Monkey's snitch skills before, so when he talks about it, everyone laughs.
Lu Yuan frowned slightly and said, "General Monkey's words reminded me. Maybe this is really possible."
Guili asked: "Who would be so bold as to steal the artifact?"
Liu Qianqian immediately said: "Who else can it be? Shi Xueyuan!"
Everyone immediately started talking.
Lu Yuan said: "General Monkey just said that the artifact was stolen. The first thing I thought of was the stone thief. But I don't know how he obtained it."
Zhou Wanzhi asked: "Have the two junior uncles sent any relevant information?"
"Not yet," Lu Yuan said
, "No matter what tricks the old thief plays, we must not relax in our preparations for war!"...
After several battles, the world's current situation has also undergone considerable changes.
After Ning Fuhai's death, his son Ning Qingxu relied on the family fortune saved by his father and with the help of foreign troops to withstand several waves of Yu army attacks. Although its sphere of influence has shrunk, its dominance in its core areas has not been lost.
The Shixue'an tribe still occupies nearly half of Suiyang. After the main force of the Yu army attacked Ning Qingxu, their offensive against Suiyang weakened, so they were able to survive.
The Dayu royal family established a firm foothold in Ningwu in the north. After recapturing Changning, they have begun to return it all. Although the military strength to defeat the rebels has been suppressed, the overall situation is still developing in a good direction.
Several forces were gathering strength, and no one took action easily for a while.
But the undercurrent is constantly surging behind the scenes.
Suddenly one day, explosive news came from Luoyang's hidden pile:
Shi Xue'an led his army to sneak attack Luoyang, captured the city with lightning speed, and beheaded Ning Qingxu! !
The court was both happy and worried about this news.
Fortunately, the two thieves attacked each other, and now only one is left.
The worry is that the stone thieves may take advantage of the boost in morale to attack Changning near Luoyang!
Within two days, the document asking for help had arrived in Lushan.
Lu Yuan called everyone together and said, "If we don't go to the rescue, Changning will probably change hands again. But if we go, Lu Shan's defense strength will be weakened again. What do you think?"
Everyone discussed for a while and expressed their opinions.
After a while of discussion, Lu Yuan said: "Lushan is our foothold and there is no room for loss. Soldiers, we are not going out this time. But this place is not far from Changning. We have gathered heavy troops in the northern part of Lushan near Changning." border. At the same time, we have raised the level of preparation to the highest level so that if something happens, rescue will be more timely."
Everyone says this is a foolproof strategy.
When Emperor Yu Su from the north received Lu Yuan's reply, his face twitched and he looked unhappy.
He asked his attendants to tell everyone this letter of faith, and the ministers immediately started talking about it.
Many people immediately accused Lu Yuan of not relieving the national crisis and being unjust.
Du Shimei sneered and said to those people: "Master Lu Xian is a foreigner who doesn't care much about the affairs of the mortal world. He helped us before, which was considered as a sign of affection. Even if he didn't help, it was a duty. Everyone, you have achieved military merit, but Master Lu Xian received a generous reward from the emperor for his great contribution to the recovery of Changning, but he did not seek fame or profit, and refused any reward. Don't you think it's ridiculous to ask him like this now?"
A minister shouted: "Lu Shan's forces are in the south of Changning. If he doesn't help us, if one day he suddenly turns against us and attacks us, who will be responsible?"
Du Shimei said proudly: "General Liu can be said to judge a gentleman with a villain's heart. I have friends with Master Lu Xian, so I naturally know his character. Why did he attack Changning?"
Another general Wang said angrily: "He who leads the land is definitely a minister of the king. Since he, Lu Yuan, is within our great Yu, he must obey the orders of our emperor. If he disobeys his orders, he will be treason, and the nine tribes will be punished!"
"Hahahaha!" Du Shimei raised his head and laughed, "General Wang, do you think that even if we accuse Lu Xianshi of treason, he will just surrender and be captured? Take a step back and say, who in the world can defeat him?"
Emperor Yu Su naturally knew how powerful Lu Yuan was. He even heard that Lu Yuan could evaporate a city from the ground in an instant.
When I heard Du Shimei's words, I felt deeply convinced.
A large bead of sweat slipped from his cheek.
