Early in the morning, in the backyard of Muzhou Prefectural Government Office.
There are few flowers and plants in the courtyard, a few rockeries, a quiet small lake, and vines wrapping around the walls.
Two Qianniu guards guarded the backyard door, and anyone who wanted to enter would be stopped.
The door to the study room in the backyard was open, and Li Xuan, wearing white underwear, stood behind the desk inside.
A rough map of Muzhou was placed in front of him.
Li Xuan frowned slightly and pressed the location of the vast mountains on the map with one hand, with a hint of worry in her eyes.
The map in front of me is really too rough.
The surrounding areas around the city and counties are acceptable, but the mountains in the west are simply outlined and given names.
If there is no local guidance, then one will be in a trance and will not know how far he will deviate.
As for Local Guides…
Li Xuan shook his head. He could only wish Huai Jin good luck and not accidentally meet a die-hard Tianyin Sect believer.
That would be lively.
Smiling slightly, Li Xuan rolled up the map in front of him.
An imperial edict and a secret book were immediately revealed on the table under the map.
The imperial edict was to confer him the title of Muzhou's pacifier. I wanted him to contribute, but I didn't want to give him much merit.
The faint smile on Li Xuan's face faded, and her eyes fell on Mi Zhe.
This was a rare reply that Li Xuan received from the East Palace. However, although this letter came from the East Palace, it was filled with the emperor's own words.
After Tianyin Guo is captured, anyone who dares to stop him can be killed first and then punished.
Li Xuan took a deep breath and looked solemn.
After the emperor asked him to capture Tian Yinyu, should he capture her alive or live or die?
Having said that, Li Xuan had no chance of capturing the queen alive.
I am afraid that even the emperor himself knows how powerful the queen is, so...
"It should be life or death, as long as the body is dead, but what does the emperor want after Tianyin's body? Does he want to confirm her life or death, or simply wants her body." Li Xuan's mind suddenly jumped out of the Tianyin Kingdom. Four words come.
His intuition told him that Li Zhi's purpose must be this.
Either for himself a hundred years later, or for his own illness.
Can the Tianyin Kingdom cure the emperor's illness?
Li Xuan couldn't help but shook his head. In this world, not even the resident immortal like Medicine King Sun Simiao dared to do anything in the emperor's mind, let alone such an absurd and weird kingdom of gods...
In other words, can anything else be born in this so-called Kingdom of God?
Li Xuan's face suddenly darkened.
He once asked Zhang Wanyu and Wen Fuzhi more than that why the Tianyin Sect was so impatient in doing things.
Whether it was Meiling Pass or above the Wujiang River, they all felt like they were in a hurry and wanted to break through the level immediately, not even willing to slow down even half a step.
The only reason for this, only one reason, is that the end of the queen's life is coming soon.
The sooner Wuzhou is captured and the Wuyue states are captured, the longer the queen's life will be.
This is the answer he got.
But why exactly is this happening? Even Zhang Wanyu herself doesn't know the answer.
If you connect the two together, something seems to be coming out.
But the most crucial thing is missing, making it impossible for people to understand it.
Shaking his head, Li Xuan put the imperial edict in his sleeve, then stood up and walked to the clothes rack.
Li Xuan took off the purple round-neck robe with five pythons and five chapters on it, wore a black three-color seven-beam crown, black leather boots with jade patterns, a red gold and jade belt with gold and fish charms, etc., all tied around her waist.
Opening the door, the sun immediately shone on Li Xuan, making her look solemn and noble.
Turning up his left sleeve, he immediately strode out.
After walking out of the backyard, Yu Ze, Wang Bo, Qiu Zhenmu, Du Bixing, Xu Jian, Qi Guang and others immediately stood up and bowed, cupping their hands and saying, "I have met the prince!"
"Everyone!" Li Xuan returned the salute, then stepped forward
He walked quickly towards the lobby of the state government office, and the others quickly followed.
While walking, Li Xuan turned sideways and looked at Yu Ze. Li Xuan asked directly: "How is the situation in Weiping, Xishan?"
Weiping in Xishan Mountain is the exit of Huizhe Mountain Road and Muzhou.
The entire mountain range is high in the west and low in the east, and the exit is a gentle hilly area.
"Governor Duan has personally supervised the formation in Xishan. The entire Kuaiji Mansion's troops have been fully deployed. Chariots, crossbows, and even catapults are all ready. As soon as the enemy appears, they will immediately face a fatal blow."
Although Yu Ze's voice remained calm, he still asked with some confusion: "Your Majesty, it seems that both your Majesty and the Governor think this is a tough battle. Why is this so? The Tianyin Sect has clearly retreated from Shezhou. "
"If it is really a defeated army, naturally there is no need to be so cautious, but what if the situation here is different?" Li Xuan's expression immediately darkened.
Duan Baoxuan read the secret message from Baiqisi. Tianyin Sect has captured Beiye and is about to approach She County.
Once She County is captured, the next step is Shezhou City. Once the city city is defeated, the entire southeast will be shaken.
At that time, as long as a general is sent to guard Beiye and block the entrance to Beiye Mountain Road, the soldiers of General Ji Mansion can be firmly blocked within the mountains.
Just like Li Xuan did at Meiling Pass before.
Shezhou had resisted the Tianyin Sect for so long before, relying on this geographical advantage.
Under such circumstances, how could the Tianyin Sect suddenly withdraw eastward?
That's why Li Xuan proposed a direct attack on the Tianyin Sect's home base, considering that the Tianyin Sect would definitely send troops to try to retake Muzhou after learning that Muzhou was recaptured by officers and soldiers.
However, he never imagined that the Tianyin Sect would not just send troops to retake Muzhou, but all members would return eastward.
You know, they were about to capture Shezhou, but at this time, the Tianyin Sect was defeated in Shezhou, and the official documents about the hasty escape were delivered to their case.
If it weren't for several verifications, they would even suspect that the official document was forged by the Tianyin Sect.
"The official document did not detail the details of the battle between Shezhou and the Tianyin Sect, the damage to Huangshan Prefecture itself, the damage to the Tianyin Sect, how many people from the Tianyin Sect retreated eastward, or even how many soldiers Qiu Zhonglang led to pursue them. I didn’t mention it, this is so inconsistent with the character of our Qiu Zhonglang general.”
Li Xuan suddenly remembered something, looked sideways at Qiu Zhenmu and said, "Brother Qiu, I don't have any other intentions."
Qiu Zhenmu was slightly startled, and quickly waved his hand and said, "The prince is overly concerned, and the subordinates didn't think much about it. However, the prince's concerns are indeed very reasonable. The subordinates also felt that something was wrong at first. Although my uncle is not public, he behaves well." Ling Li, if he really had a chance to win, I'm afraid he would have sternly asked the Kuaiji soldiers to cooperate in various ways in the official document, instead of speaking softly like now."
Acting fiercely is already a rather euphemistic way of saying it.
Qiu Zhenmu didn't directly say the word domineering, which was already a great deal of face for Qiu Shen.
When Qiu Zhenmu said this, everyone present heard something strange in the official document.
Li Xuan waved her hands and said, "We have no way of knowing what the specific situation will be. We can only prepare for the worst."
Having said this, Li Xuan looked up towards the western mountains and said with solemn eyes: "Although the Weiping area in Xishan is not a suitable place for setting up an ambush, it can allow Kuaiji soldiers to spread out as much as possible. In this way, even if Even if we don't win, we can still block Tianyin's soldiers in the mountains."
Everyone's expressions suddenly became solemn. They originally thought that during this trip to Muzhou, they would be able to easily break through the Tianyin General Altar, but they did not expect that the situation would be so difficult.
"One more thing!" Yu Ze suddenly remembered something and whispered to Li Xuan: "Now in the city, there are rumors that the prince massacred tens of thousands of Muzhou priests in Wuzhou. Now that the prince is in Muzhou, he has already He is known as the Butcher."
"There are people!" Li Xuan couldn't help but shake her head.
Even if the trees are beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy them.
His achievements in Muzhou during this trip are indeed not small. In comparison,
, both in Kuaiji Prefecture and Shezhou, they are inferior.
Especially in Shezhou, the news from Baiqisi was that Beiye had fallen, but Shezhou's official document did not mention anything.
It's secretive, and even has a hint of calculation.
Poor Huai Jin didn't even notice it, and always thought Qiu Shenji was doing it for his own good.
After retracting his thoughts, Li Xuan looked at Yu Ze and said: "Send an order to let the people under you spread the word. Today it is said that the king killed 20,000 people in Wuzhou, tomorrow it will be 40,000, the day after tomorrow it will be 100,000, and the day after tomorrow it will be 100,000. It’s a million.”
"My subordinates know what to do." Yu Ze immediately handed over his hand and used rumors to dispel the rumors, which was the simplest way to deal with it.
"Also, ask someone to send all the grain, grass and weapons sent to Xishan every hour to my king." Li Xuan said lightly, and everyone present looked stern.
It's not Li Xuan's style to just be beaten without fighting back. Even if he fights back, he will cause others to feel severe pain.
While he was talking, the front had reached the main hall of the state government office, and everyone immediately became solemn.
A low noise came from the front hall, and Li Xuan walked in from the back with a solemn expression, and walked straight to the position of governor under the plaque.
Yu Ze, Wang Bo, Qiu Zhenmu, Du Bixing, Qi Guang and others immediately walked to both sides of the lobby.
The noise in the hall suddenly disappeared without a trace.
A group of old squires and senior officials stood at the door and immediately fell silent. When they saw Li Xuan walking to the desk in the middle hall, everyone immediately raised their hands and said, "I have seen the Prince of Nanchang and Prince Qianqiu!"
Loud sounds rang in the lobby, and Li Xuan ignored them.
He took the edict out of his sleeve and placed it on the black print box on one side.
The seal of the Muzhou governor was originally supposed to be placed in the seal box, but the seal of the governor inside was thrown away long ago.
After placing the imperial edict, Li Xuan raised his head and looked at the crowd, solemnly saying: "Everyone, please stand up."
Everyone present immediately stood up straight. At the first glance, they saw the purple python robe of the king that Li Xuan was wearing and the imperial edict placed on one side.
Seeing this scene, everyone present even breathed a lot lighter.
The majesty of the imperial court was clearly imprinted on the hearts of these people at this moment.
