Lu Chunqiu left, taking little Diao Chan with him.
Fan Li personally sent the two of them out of the city, feeling very reluctant to part with them.
In particular, Xiao Diao Chan's screams of "Daddy, don't forget Chan'er" made even his eyes wet.
But the feeling of family affection did not last long. Something big happened immediately, forcing Fan Li to collect his emotions.
"Start your Majesty!"
"Prince Wanli of the Ming Dynasty led 200,000 troops to attack Hongzhou."
"The Wanli army was defeated in the first battle with the Southern Tang army, with a loss of 30,000 troops. The defeated troops retreated to the territory of Hongzhou and re-stationed."
"Emperor Jiajing issued an edict to reprimand Wanli, ordering him to reorganize his army and fight again, and not to withdraw his troops and return to the court."
Ming Dynasty was defeated?
Fan Li was very surprised, but he believed that the Ming Dynasty intelligence sent by Hu Zongxian could never be wrong.
"Lieutenant, what is the specific situation of the battle?" Fan Li asked: "I want to know the combat power of Li Yu of the Southern Tang Dynasty and what level of cultivation he has reached?"
"Very scary!"
Hu Zongxian looked serious, as if he was on the battlefield in Hongzhou at this moment.
"Li Yu personally takes action in this battle."
"He stood at the top of Hongzhou City. Facing Prince Wanli's 200,000 soldiers, he actually went out of the city to meet the enemy without any soldiers."
Fan Li was also shocked when he heard this.
Is Li Yu so strong?
"What method did he use? Could it be [Pangu Giant Body]?"
Fan Li's cultivation was insufficient after all.
Based on his knowledge, he could only think of the divine power of [Pangu Giant Body] to be able to achieve the picture of one against two hundred thousand.
However, the Southern Tang Dynasty had just occupied Hongzhou and could immediately use the emperor's magical power?
Hu Zongxian shook his head.
"In this battle, Li Yu only has one shot."
"When it rained heavily, he used the rain as ink and the earth as paper. He splashed the ink and wrote out millions of soldiers in one stroke!"
Fan Li was no stranger to this.
A sum of millions of soldiers should be a way for Confucianism and Taoism to show off their temperament.
But, a million people are too many, right?
Fan Li asked hurriedly: "What did he write?"
If it hadn't been for the work of Heaven and Earth, it would never have been possible to have such a scene!
Hu Zongxian slowly recited: "Eight hundred miles away, my subordinates are burning, fifty strings are beating outside the Great Wall, and the battlefield... Autumn calls for troops!"
It's actually "Broken Array"?
Fan Li was slightly stunned, not understanding how this Song poem could become Li Yu's work.
"It can be seen that the leader of the Southern Tang Dynasty is not afraid of siege."
"The number of people is meaningless in front of Li Yu."
"In ancient times, it was rumored that the immortal family had the art of sowing beans and forming an army. Li Yu wrote a million soldiers in one stroke, and his methods directly matched the immortals."
Hearing what Hu Zongxian said, Fan Li just smiled bitterly.
To say that I am chasing after an immortal is already very modest. I am afraid that the leader of the Southern Tang Dynasty is a genuine immortal.
"As for the realm of cultivation... according to rumors, it should be the ninth level of the Mahayana realm." When saying this, Hu Zongxian was unusually hesitant.
Fan Li understood his mood.
Ninth level of Mahayana realm?
On the same level as Emperor Jiajing?
This is obviously a terrifying strength, but Li Yu came down from the fairy world.
It wouldn't be surprising if his cultivation was several times higher.
Why is it the ninth level of the Mahayana realm?
Fan Li shook his head to dispel the doubts in his heart.
He never gets into trouble with unsolvable problems. He doesn't understand it now because his knowledge is limited.
As long as he continues to explore and unearth the secrets of this world, Fan Li will eventually be able to solve the mystery one day.
"Faced with the methods of the ninth-level Mahayana realm, Wanli was not unjustly defeated." Fan Li said, but he was complaining in his heart that Emperor Jiajing was really cruel to Wanli.
Is this an opportunity for the prince to make contributions to his family?
It was obviously for Wanli to kill him.
Being able to retreat from the Hongzhou battlefield safely and alive, with only 30,000 troops lost, Wanli has indeed made great progress.
"After this battle, near Hongzhou in the Ming Dynasty, Luling and Chaisang became vassals of Li Yu in the Southern Tang Dynasty." Hu Zongxian added.
This is to be expected.
The Ming Dynasty has been arrogant to all countries in the world for many years, but once civil strife broke out and it was defeated again and again, it was understandable that people would lose their hearts.
There are opportunistic and cowardly people, and it is reasonable to surrender to the Southern Tang Dynasty.
"This is a trivial matter, not worth mentioning."
"The Southern Tang Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty faced off. To determine the real winner, the key depends on who is better, Emperor Jiajing or Li Yu."
"But Emperor Jiajing only sent Wanli to fight, which was a bit like borrowing a knife to kill people."
Fan Lizheng and Hu Zongxian analyzed the situation, and their expressions suddenly changed.
Something went wrong over at Dachu.
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The great Chu court.
"Mr. Jin, I want to lead the expedition myself. Can you hand me the talisman of the two hundred thousand garrison troops?"
Hearing what Xiang Chong said, Fan Li immediately darkened his face.
At this time, they were in the Dachu Court. Fan Li's clone was just going through the motions and clocking in to go to work, but he didn't expect that Xiang Chong seemed to have taken the wrong medicine and actually dared to reach out to him to ask for military power.
"What did your Majesty drink yesterday?"
Fan Li said, glaring at Eunuch Chen who was standing aside.
"If there are no peanuts, how about the imperial kitchen at least give His Majesty a cucumber?"
"See how drunk your Majesty is?"
How dare Eunuch Chen challenge Fan Li?
The old eunuch lowered his head and did not dare to refute.
Xiang Chong said: "Mr. Jin, I am serious! Xiongzhou is occupied by thieves. If my imperial commander personally marches to Xiongzhou, I only need to raise my arms and shout, and the people of Xiongzhou will definitely eat pots of milk to welcome the king's army!"
Fan Li's eyelids twitched.
Tao eats pot pulp?
Has this kid started reading recently? You actually know how to quote idioms when speaking?
"Your Majesty, this is impossible." Fan Li said expressionlessly.
"Why?" Xiang Chong was dissatisfied. "Don't the people of Xiongzhou miss their homeland? Don't they miss their emperor and father?"
"I don't care at all whether the people of Xiongzhou miss their homeland."
"I only care about whether Da Chu's most elite army is always in my hands."
Fan Li's answer was obviously beyond Xiang Chong's expectation.
"you you you……"
"As an important official of his country, how could Duke Jin say such narrow-minded and selfish words? Doesn't Duke Jin feel ashamed?"
Hearing what Xiang Chong said, Fan Li nodded.
"Yes, I don't think so."
Fan Li didn't care whether Xiang Chong really wanted to lead a military expedition or was just asking for military power as an excuse.
The 200,000 garrison troops were the basis for him to welcome Xiang Ning back in the future. How could they be wasted in Xiongzhou?
What's more, from the analysis of Li Yu's combat power in the Southern Tang Dynasty, Shi Jingtang of the later Jin Dynasty was probably not much weaker.
Let a loser like Xiang Chong lead the army?
It doesn't matter if he dies, the lives of two hundred thousand soldiers are precious!
"Your Majesty, please don't forget."
"Um?"
"I am as famous as Dong Zhuo of the former Han Dynasty and Yan Song of the Ming Dynasty. What does it matter if I only hold military power?"
Fan Li said, ignoring Xiang Chong's flushed face, and turned to face Man Chao Wenwu.
"If something happens, you will report it early; if nothing happens, you will withdraw from the court."
"Do you have anything else to do, ministers?"
Silence, very tacit understanding.
Fan Li nodded with satisfaction: "In that case, let's retreat from the court."
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Harem.
Xiang Chong complained to Bai Rong.
"Queen, how can that fellow Fan Li give up his military power?"
"You persuaded me to ask for military power from him, causing me to be humiliated in public for no reason, so that I would not be able to come to Taiwan after giving birth."
"Besides, if Fan Li agrees to hand over his military power to me, will I really go into battle to kill the enemy?"
"I heard that over in the Ming Dynasty, Prince Wanli just lost a battle. I don't want to die!"
Bai Rong waited for Xiang Chong to finish speaking without explaining first.
She served Xiang Chong and lay down on the dragon bed. She used her bare hands to knead and press various parts of Xiang Chong's body through the silky brocade material, which made him make a weird nasal noise.
"Your Majesty is still blaming me?"
"No...no way..."
Xiang Chong's character is that once he feels comfortable being served by a woman, he immediately becomes obedient to her.
Bai Rong was already familiar with handling him.
"Your Majesty, don't be impatient. Please listen to what I have to say."
"Fan Li controls the military, and I'm sure he won't agree."
"What I am fighting for for Your Majesty is just an attitude."
"After today, everyone in the Chu court knows that His Majesty is willing to conquer the lost territory personally, but Fan Li is narrow-minded and selfish."
Xiang Chong nodded repeatedly after hearing this.
"yes!"
"In this way, everyone in the world will know that Fan Li has a despicable character, and they will also see my character."
"But... Fan Li is a traitor to begin with?"
After Xiang Chong was happy for a while, he became weak again.
"Queen, what's the use of all this?"
Bai Rong didn't answer for now, and the kneading skills in her hands became even more fancy, making Xiang Chong tremble all over.
Bai Rong didn't explain until he was almost comfortable.
"Your Majesty wants to regain the lost territory, which is reasonable. Fan Li refuses to send troops, which is inconsistent with etiquette."
"If His Majesty's allies are willing to support Your Majesty at this moment, can Fan Li stop them?"
Xiang Chong was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and suddenly he was overjoyed.
"The Queen is saying that His Majesty Yaoguang supports me?"
"Of course." Bai Rong nodded. "The five-nation alliance has a profound friendship, especially Empress Yaoguang, who has a special regard for Your Majesty."
Xiang Chong's face flushed with excitement.
He turned over and got up from the bed with an embarrassed expression: "Hey, you didn't expect that I am so charming that your Majesty Yaoguang would be attracted to me?"
Bai Rong was stunned for a few seconds and almost couldn't help but slap Xiang Chong to death.
She suppressed her temper and said: "Your Majesty has misunderstood. What I mean is that Empress Yaoguang regards your Majesty as her nephew and younger brother, and she has always cared for you."
Only then did Xiang Chong react, and he couldn't help but blush.
"So that's it? I thought wrong, haha, fortunately...fortunately the empress couldn't hear it."
"Queen, how do you think His Majesty Yaoguang will support me? Daci has a sparse population and most of them are women. How can he support me with tens of thousands of female soldiers?"
Xiang Chong said with another look of disgust.
Bai Rong could hardly bear it.
But imagining the queen's throne that she had already obtained, and the tasks that Empress Yaoguang had assigned her to complete, she still held back after all.
"What did your Majesty say?"
"Although Daci has a small population, it is full of masters."
"Your Majesty Yaoguang means to ask your Majesty to recruit the garrison troops from all over Dachu except the garrison and put them under the command of Daci."
"Having the Daci Dynasty send a Holy Master to recover Xiongzhou for your Majesty will save your Majesty the hard work of conquering it yourself, right?"
I see?
Xiang Chong was elated when he heard this, and said repeatedly: "Okay, okay! Let's do it! The military power of the garrison in various places in Dachu is not all in Fan Li's hands. I can still allocate it."
He is not stupid and knows that there is no such thing as a free lunch.
"Um...Your Majesty Yaoguang supports me so much, do you have any requirements?"
Kevin, it’s a little less, sorry.
