These people came from surrounding areas. They were unwilling to leave with the court, so they hid in the mountains.
The imperial army didn't have the leisure to chase them all over the mountains and plains, so they didn't care.
Shanshan had a headache, so he could only lead them to cultivate land while writing letters to his family asking for food.
However, Shanjiabao faced the same problem, there was no excess food, and although Shilin Mountain City was convenient for transportation by water, they were on the imperial side and could not transport food.
Finally, the second lady Du Xiaoyun took the letter and went to Jiang Feiping.
Jiang Feiping said that there was food, but she had to guard the base camp and not move.
The second lady understood and decided that she and Luo Wendao and his wife, who had just arrived, would deliver the food and carry the flag of Shanfu by water.
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On the other side, the capital.
Leng Xin, the lord of Lengmei Palace, arrived in the capital. His unkempt beggar-like appearance made the soldiers guarding the gate feel their jaws dropped.
Is the Palace Master Lengmei Palace like this? This is really fake.
Leng Xin smiled, feeling very funny.
He looked at Master coldly from a distance, pretending he didn't recognize her.
I asked her to change her clothes, but she wouldn't, so there was nothing I could do.
When the news reached the palace, Emperor Duanmu Yu also had a headache, because even if it was serious, should he be asked to go out to meet a beggar?
The emperor simply asked Situ Yi to pick him up, and at the same time notified the academy to let the old men in the academy take a look.
Situ Yi went there, and looking at Leng Xin, who was younger than him, it was difficult to judge whether it was true or false.
Leng Xin looked at him, "From the Situ family?"
"I'm Situ Yi."
"It's a pity that this qualification is not interesting. Let's go and take me to see the emperor."
Situ Yi held back his anger and said, "Xia, you came unexpectedly. Your Majesty is busy with affairs and I really don't have time to see you now."
Leng Xin shook his head, "Ah, this emperor is really bad. Is there anything in the world that is more important than me?"
"You are absolutely right. Being able to see the Palace Master face to face is a great blessing in life."
An old man in purple clothes came to him while he was talking, and Situ Yi quickly saluted, because he was Duanmu Yu, the grandfather of the new emperor Duanmu Yu, who was now in charge of the ancestral temple.
"I've met my lord."
"Duanmu Lu has met the Palace Master, not for many years, but the Palace Master is still so lazy."
"Haha," Leng Xin smiled dryly and touched his chin, "I think I've seen you before. You were already a top master at that time. It's a pity that your skills haven't improved much, and it's not interesting."
Duanmu Yu was not angry, "I'm here to tell the palace that Jiang Feiping came out of Hancheng in the southeast. He was in his early thirties. He had been floating dozens of feet in the air for several hours. He slaughtered thousands of officers and soldiers in the rain. General Bian Ping and his two deputies were both extremely skilled, and it was said that they were killed with one move.”
Leng Xin became interested, "Oh, are you sure you are in your early thirties?"
"OK." Duanmu Yu nodded.
"This is interesting." Leng Xin touched his chin and glanced at the city gate, then pointed at the city wall ten feet away.
"I went to the southeast. I gave this sword to the emperor. I hope he can gather more masters to avoid killing everyone with just one sword."
Leng Xin rose into the sky and floated away to the south, leaving only words echoing in the air.
Duanmu Yu jumped to the city wall out of curiosity, waving his sleeves and shaking.
"boom……"
The city wall collapsed, not a section, but a full thirty-foot-long section of the city wall collapsed.
Many people stopped to watch, but they were driven away by the officers and soldiers who arrived.
Situ Yi was feeling cold all over. From a distance of ten feet, he turned his finger into a sword and smashed through the thirty-foot long city wall. What kind of skill was this?
For a supreme master like him, even if he holds a magical weapon, it would be good if he could send his sword energy ten feet away.
Now, I finally believe that this beggar-like woman is Leng Xin, the palace lord of Lengmei Palace.
Emperor Duanmu Yu would be beheaded in the blink of an eye if he was an enemy of such a person.
The late Emperor Duanmu's palace in Huancheng was very deep, and it was not without reason that he took good care of Lengmei Palace.
Faced with such a master, it is difficult for the late emperor Duanmu Huan to remain in power for decades.
Facing such a master, if you want to encircle and kill him, a hundred top masters may not be enough.
Duanmu Yu couldn't help but sigh, "Situ Yi, don't tell me, the emperor really plans to surround and kill Leng Xin?"
"This..." Situ Yi didn't dare to say.
"Stupid, really stupid." Duanmu Yu shook his head, "If Leng Mei Palace was easy to kill, I would have already killed him in my father's generation. Why wait until now?"
"Well, I'm afraid Duanmu Yu left in a hurry and didn't make it clear to his son."
"I, the Duanmu Royal Family, have always used killing to suppress the world. I killed everyone I could. At that time, the entire world had no choice but to surrender."
"There are only a group of crazy women like Leng Mei Gong who are not interested in foreign objects at all and are only interested in martial arts."
"They are among the best masters. Killing average masters is just like killing first-rate masters."
"Only a genius like Mr. Yunxiao can hope to catch up with them in his lifetime."
"I have to say that it is really difficult to practice wholeheartedly."
"Fortunately, they have no interest in the world. As long as you don't provoke them, they can stay in the snow-capped mountains for the rest of their lives."
"We tried every means to provide for them and support them, corrupting a large number of people, making the number of people in the outer palace more and more, and the number of people in the inner palace less and less."
"And the top masters in the outer palace are only slightly more powerful than ordinary top masters, and the gap is limited."
"In this way, although it takes time, it also makes Leng Mei Palace less powerful."
"Anyway, the world belongs to our Duanmu family, and we have plenty of time to wait."
"It's not too late to eradicate Lengmei Palace until it's gone."
Situ Yi felt chilled again when he heard this. This was the real emperor's mind.
Duanmu Yu sighed again, "Go and tell Duan Muyu that I have lured Leng Xin to the southeast."
"No matter what the outcome is, let him not make mistakes."
"Besieging and killing Leng Xin at the funeral, let's not say whether it will be successful or not, let's just say how many people will die."
"Without those masters in charge, even if Leng Xin is killed, the world will no longer belong to him."
"It won't take long for countless assassins to flood into the capital. With his martial arts skills, he won't be able to survive for more than a month."
"He is just on one path now, hibernating, practicing martial arts and military training at the same time."
"Rely on the advantage of population to achieve final victory."
Situ Yi handed over his hand and said, "Situ Yi will obey your request and will definitely inform your Majesty."
"Finally, put the city wall together and see how many swords she fired."
"yes."
Duanmu Yu left, and Situ Yi was surrounded by officials and generals who came to ask what happened.
Situ Yi did not dare to claim that the city wall was damaged. He could only say that it was suddenly broken.
Duan Muchu happened to be passing by and grabbed him and gave him a few words.
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royal palace.
Situ Yi reported to Emperor Duanmu Yu alone, which shocked Emperor Duanmu Yu so much that his face turned pale.
Situ Yi tactfully relayed Duanmu Yu's words, which made Emperor Duanmu Yu feel embarrassed and annoyed.
Is there anything you can’t say in person? Don't you look down on him and don't want to bow to him?
However, Emperor Duanmu Yu still suppressed his anger, clenched his fists, gritted his teeth and wrote an imperial edict, awarding Lengmeigong the trade route he wanted.
He had to admit that he was really scared.
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