Three days passed by in a hurry. Unexpectedly, Xuantian Sect did not make any unnecessary movements during this period, and it was terrifyingly calm!
This is very abnormal behavior. Normally, if you choose to take action, you should go all out and defeat the opponent in the shortest time. How could you suddenly stop and give the opponent time to react?
It stopped abruptly in the middle of the process. If Xuantian Sect was not weak, it was holding back its ultimate move and brewing a more violent storm!
Tang Emperor Li Junlin's order has been issued, and troops from nearby states and counties are continuously gathering towards Chang'an City, and it is Xuantian Sect who is on guard.
Xue Potian's "Iron Buddha" has not been evacuated. It is camped on the spot outside Chang'an City, ready to wear armor and go into battle to kill the enemy at any time!
"Iron Buddha" has strict discipline, but in order not to disturb the people, they did not choose to enter the city after repelling the white-clothed men. This also allowed them to respond quickly when the enemy came and not be passive.
In the court, the relevant debate about Xuantian Sect's response strategy has been going on for a long time.
During this period, they were basically divided into two factions. The military generals headed by "Gun God" Lin Ye and Xue Potian insisted on carrying the war to the end, and they must fight to the death with the Xuantian Sect!
As for the civil servants, they all seemed relatively calm. The Xuantian Sect paid a heavy price this time, but the same was true for the Tang State. And if it continues, Tang Guo may not be able to win. In their opinion, the best way is to negotiate a peace and buy time.
Since no one can get better if we continue to fight, why not stop the loss in time?
Zuodu Yushi Yuanzhen said: "Your Majesty, as I see it, the current situation is really not suitable to continue fighting with the Xuantian Sect. After all, now that the Southern Barbarians and the Western Wilderness are invading, there are repeated rebellions within the country, and there are also people from the Northern Desert Buddhist Kingdom. At this time of internal and external troubles, a protracted war with such a behemoth as the Xuantian Sect will plunge our Tang country into a quagmire and make us unable to extricate ourselves!"
After the words fell, many officials agreed.
"Gun God" Lin Ye came out of the queue, glanced at Yuan Zhen first, and then raised his hands to Emperor Tang and said: "Your Majesty, as I see it, Master Yuan's statement is completely wrong!"
"The Xuantian Sect's wolf ambition is now well known to everyone. If it cannot be completely defeated this time, then I am afraid that our Tang country will usher in bad luck before the day comes!"
Yuan Zhen sneered: "General Lin only saw the threat in front of him, but he did not see that if the fight continued, it would be our country, the Tang Dynasty, that would be shaken."
"Furthermore, although the Xuantian Sect is the leader of the Taoist sect, our Tang country cannot be manipulated by others. If they make a desperate move, other sects will definitely take advantage of it. I believe they will not be willing to do so in this situation. have witnessed!"
"So, it is a good thing for both parties to stop the war temporarily. In order to ignore the country's foundation for a moment, it is actually a disadvantage!"
There was a sinister tone in his words, insinuating that Lin Ye only knew how to fight, but was short-sighted and could not see the problems behind it.
"Humph, he's just a common man. After all, he only knows how to convince others with his strength. He's very vulgar!" Yuan Zhen thought in his heart, but on the surface he looked like he was considering the overall situation.
Lin Ye didn't like him either. He snorted coldly and said, "When Xuantian Sect was attacking the city in white clothes, I wonder what Master Yuan was doing? Now he is boasting in front of the court. He is really sharp-tongued and sharp-tongued!"
This angle is not tricky, but it is fact, and Yuan Zhen cannot refute it.
When the men in white clothes attacked the city, he naturally received the news. In fact, which one of the princes in the court was not a sharp-sighted person? How could he not know about such a big thing?
But most of them choose to wait and see. There are many parties in the court, the forces are complicated, and the interests of all parties are entangled. In fact, their loyalty is not to the king, but to the person sitting on the dragon throne!
There is a big difference. Frankly speaking, even if the person sitting on the throne is Prince Jianyuan, as long as the benefits are sufficient, it is acceptable to them.
At this time, the Minister of War came out and said: "Your Majesty, the defenders of Chang'an City have suffered serious losses in the previous battle. They should rest and recuperate and should not start another war!"
Lin Ye frowned when he heard this and was about to speak, but he saw Xue Potian coming out of the queue, looking around the audience, and said: "Have you forgotten something? This battle is not that we, the Tang Kingdom, want to fight, but have to fight! Xuantian Zong has already wielded the butcher's knife, if we don't resist now, are we waiting for the country to be destroyed and our species to be destroyed?"
The Secretary of the Ministry of War was about to retort, but he saw Xue Potian's sharp gaze, which contained endless chill, making the former tremble in his heart. He has stayed in the court for a long time and has enjoyed peaceful days for a long time. However, Xue Potian has been fighting in the field for many years, and the ferocious aura in his body is undisguised!
After shocking the Minister of War, Xue Potian continued: "The princes have been peaceful in Chang'an for too long, and I'm afraid they have already forgotten what war is! It is not a matter of words, it requires the blood of thousands of soldiers. We have to protect the territory with our lives. At this time, we cannot retreat. Once we retreat, it will be difficult to have a chance to fight back!"
"To put it bluntly, the Xuantian Sect has already regarded us as the Tang Dynasty as fish on the chopping board, just waiting to boil the pot and feast! Now talking about peace talks is really ridiculous!"
Yuan Zhen, the censor of Zuodu, frowned and said, "How is General Xue treated?"
Xue Potian said loudly: "One word, fight!"
"Dignity is achieved through fighting, not speaking out! So what if he is the leader of the Taoist sect? In the many years that our Tang Kingdom has been standing, have we ever been afraid of anyone?"
Lin Ye clapped his hands and said, "Well said!"
As a passionate man, your enemies are bullying you. How can you bear this tone?
Forestry, who was born as a military general, has a straightforward personality. He doesn't know how to compromise and doesn't care about any interests. What he cares about is the dignity of the country, so he should not retreat even half a step!
If you compromise now, how can you be worthy of the many dead soldiers, how can you face the people of Tang Dynasty, how can you be qualified to say that you are a Tang person!
At this moment, the guards outside the palace came to report in a hurry and interrupted the discussion.
This is actually very against the rules, but if it is so, it means something terrible may have happened!
The guard knelt down and cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, there have been changes in Qizhou, Huazhou and Shangzhou. All the people and soldiers in the city have disappeared. Now it has become a dead city!"
After saying this, all the princes in the court were in an uproar. Emperor Tang's body trembled, and he leaned forward uncontrollably and shouted: "Can you find out the reason?"
The guard shook his head and said: "The news has just been sent back. There was nothing abnormal before that."
In the deathly silence, everyone seemed to have the same sentence in their hearts: "How is this possible?"
From their stunned faces, you can feel the shock brought by this sudden news! This is like dropping a huge boulder in a calm lake, causing a huge storm in an instant!
Xue Potian's face was gloomy. These three states were not too far from Chang'an. Although they did not cover a large area, they had a combined population of hundreds of thousands. Now they suddenly disappeared. This is an unimaginable event!
"The house leaks only when it rains all night." Now that the Xuantian Sect's crisis has not been resolved, but such a big thing has happened again, has the national destiny of the Eastern Tang Dynasty really begun to decline?
At the same time that the war between Xuantian Sect and Tang State started, such strange things happened in the three states. Xue Potian, relying on his intuition of many years of marching and fighting, instinctively felt that there might be a key to these two things, but it was difficult to understand for a while. Find out the key!
There was one more thing that needed to be discussed next. Li Junlin sat on the dragon chair, the sadness between his brows becoming more and more solemn...
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Meng Yifan and Feng Lao returned to the academy after the battle. The latter had a broken arm, and his combat power was weakened due to the unrecovered injury.
After Lin Yan said goodbye to the two of them, he did not return to the academy for the time being. After all, his identity as a descendant of the Mo Sect was still relatively sensitive, and there were many people in the academy who were hostile to him.
He took Ming Ya back to Old Man Yang's small courtyard. Although the old man complained about Lin Yan on the surface, he was quite happy in his heart.
The old man lived here alone without any children. When Lin Yan and Ming Ya were there, it was a happy time for him.
Later, both of them left, and he also learned from some channels that something had happened to Lin Yan, and he couldn't help but feel sad. See you again now, but it is an unexpected joy!
Xue Nichang and Xu Dahai were called here, along with some friends from the academy, such as Mo Li, Tao Xiaotao and other girls. Everyone looked back on the past and couldn't help but sigh.
Now, only a few years have passed, but things have changed. Li Zongsheng joined the army to fight abroad, and some students of his generation have had their own encounters, and their lives have developed along different trajectories.
Lin Yan is now a warrior in the Xiantian realm, and he even shined in that battle, attracting a lot of attention, but he himself doesn't care much about it.
Continuous battles with high-level warriors made Lin Yan deeply comprehended, his state of mind became more and more perfect, and his understanding of sword skills deepened.
The road to martial arts is long, difficult and difficult, and cannot be achieved overnight. No matter how amazing Lin Yan is, he will not be able to achieve another breakthrough in the short term. He can only improve in other aspects and keep improving.
In the past few days, he even took the time to go to "Xu Ji", where there were still a lot of dividends! No matter when, money is still very important!
Of course, he mainly wanted to meet Xu An. After realizing something, continuing to practice is not necessarily a good thing. Meeting his old friend for a while might bring light to the dark side!
Xu An was naturally very happy to see Lin Yan, and the latter taught him some tricks of mechanism. It was inconvenient for Lin Yan to reveal the profound things, which would make Xu An, an ordinary person, angry. Fortunately, he only made some small objects, and his superficial knowledge was enough.
The Xuantian Sect will inevitably make a comeback, but Lin Yan has no intention of leaving. He wants to fight here, not for the court or the king, but for the sake of his heart!
In the past few days, he understood more clearly why he drew the sword, what he was facing, and what he wanted to protect!
What he wants to guard is not the city, but the people he values in the city!
