Under the bright moon, the top of Black Dragon Ridge.
Densely packed tents have been erected on the peak.
Sima Chengzhen and Li Xuan stood on a large rock on the top of the peak, looking at the Immortal Valley in the distance.
Starting from their feet, the entire mountain began to gradually decline, and finally fell to the bottom in the Immortal Valley.
"Did King Nanchang see it?" Sima Chengzhen pointed at the surrounding terrain and looked towards the last valley.
Li Xuan nodded lightly, and then said: "All of this is like an immortal with open arms to embrace everything. Everything that enters it will inevitably enter the Immortal Valley and be used by the queen."
"That's right!" Sima Chengzhen waved the whisk in his hand and said calmly: "The method of finding a way out that the king just mentioned is indeed a method. The Pindao Association will inform Qiu Shenji and ask him to send people to find it; but it is also Please make more plans, Your Majesty, maybe there are other ways."
"Xiao Wang will definitely try his best!" Li Xuan handed over.
He knew that the planning power he had shown during this period was indeed valued by many people.
Sima Chengzhen told him so much because he was worried that he would not try his best.
After all, Li Xuan had a lot to worry about. The estrangement between him and Qiu Shenji and Huai Jin, as well as the suspicion in the court, all made him in a dilemma.
But Sima Chengzhen still hopes that Li Xuan can try his best to help the army enter the Immortal Valley at this time.
"There should still be a few days before the Queen's breakthrough." Sima Chengzhen looked at Li Xuan gently, and said with encouragement in his eyes: "Your Majesty, you only need to think of a solution within these few days."
Li Xuan smiled bitterly and asked carefully and tentatively: "In order to avoid accidents, I wonder if it would be possible for the Zhonglang General to evacuate some of the soldiers inside?"
"My lord, don't worry. Master Shiyin can do something like this better than us." Sima Chengzhen looked relaxed.
Although he and Ming Chongyan were competitive to a certain extent, Sima Chengzhen still admired Ming Chongyan's ability.
Li Xuan nodded slightly. With Ming Chongyan by his side, it would not be easy for Empress Qiu to plot against Qiu Shenji.
At this moment, Sima Chengzhen's voice stopped for a moment, and then he turned around and asked with a smile: "When everything is settled, I'm afraid it's almost the Mid-Autumn Festival. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, I'm afraid the king will return to Chang'an to prepare for the wedding, right?"
Li Xuan was stunned for a moment, then looked at Sima Chengzhen and said cautiously: "Yes, the time is just right."
"After the wedding, Your Majesty will have a nine-day holiday. After the nine days, I am afraid that Your Majesty will have to return to Wuzhou immediately and take on the heavy responsibility of leaving." Sima Chengzhen had already told Li Xuan about Li Xuan's future in just a few words. Months of events are sketched out.
"Actually, Tianyin is teaching, and my duties in Wuzhou have come to an end. The rest is just a waste of time. Perhaps in view of this, Your Majesty will give me some more time and leave." Li Xuan Smile lightly.
In fact, in this dynasty, official weddings were only a nine-day holiday, which already included the time spent on the road.
However, any smart official knows how to use public service for personal gain.
At that time, all you need to do is turn the personal business into a business trip and count the time spent on the road as part of the business trip. Then the nine days after the wedding will be wedding leave.
Of course, although most people won't hold on to this, if you offend too many people, and if someone in the court wants to deliberately target you, then if you don't pay attention, you will plant hidden dangers for yourself.
For Li Xuan, with an old official like Yu Ze by his side, such a thing could be completely avoided.
He could even specifically request the emperor to give him more time off, and presumably both the emperor and the central ministers would be happy to agree.
"That's right!" Sima Chengzhen nodded slightly, and then said: "Your Majesty will not be in Wuzhou for too long, but has your Majesty ever thought about where he will serve when he returns to the central government in the future?"
"Everything is at your Majesty's discretion." Li Xuan raised his head and looked in the direction of Luoyang, slightly holding his hands with a solemn expression.
Sima Chengzhen waved the fly whisk and said softly: "Perhaps His Majesty is already making arrangements."
Li Xuan was stunned for a moment, and then she
Already reacted.
Shaoqing of Honglu Temple.
Li Xuan is now the Shaoqing of Honglu Temple. As long as the word "inspection" is removed, he will truly be the Shaoqing of Honglu Temple.
The Shaoqing of Honglu Temple is an official position from the fourth rank.
Li Xuan is currently a Wuzhou Biejia under the fifth rank. As long as she makes special achievements, she can be promoted to the fourth rank.
As for ranking from the fourth grade up or down, it all depends on the requirements of the official position.
If Li Xuan wants to be promoted from Wuzhou Biejia, who is in the fifth rank, to Honglu Temple Minister, who is in the fourth rank, it depends on how many meritorious deeds he can make.
"Thank you sir for your advice." Li Xuan bowed respectfully to Sima Chengzhen and thanked him.
"Your Majesty is very talented, and he may be able to help the country." Sima Chengzhen's words made Li Xuan's expression change slightly.
Li Xuan's heart immediately calmed down. He raised his head, looked at Sima Chengzhen, and said seriously: "Everything depends on His Majesty's arrangement."
Sima Chengzhen smiled and said with deep meaning: "Everything depends on His Majesty's arrangement."
Li Xuan opened the tent curtain and just entered the tent. There was a sound of "Peng" and the fire lit up.
Duan Bao
"Yes!" Li Xuan bowed her hands, then walked to the opposite side of Duan Baoxuan and sat down.
Duan Baoxuan looked at Li Xuan's steady movements, nodded with satisfaction, and asked, "What do you think?"
Li Xuan thought seriously for a moment, and then said: "There must be something in the Queen's body that is needed by everyone, and also by herself. That thing can help her break through Yang Shen, and even unite Yin and Yang. Achieve the golden elixir."
What Sima Chengzhen said was not clear, but Li Xuan guessed that that thing was what everyone wanted.
"It should be roughly like this." Duan Baoxuan looked at Li Xuan, nodded with satisfaction, and then said seriously: "I have been ordered to defeat the Tianyin rebels. Master Sima is responsible for all other matters, and the nephew's affairs should also be taken care of. Under my command.”
"My nephew understands." Li Xuan nodded seriously and said, "Thank you uncle for your advice!"
After a moment's pause, Li Xuan said seriously: "Now that I want to break through the Immortal Valley, break through the many secret passages under the Immortal Valley, and enter the underground palace, the best way is to find a secret passage that can lead directly from the outside to the inside. Then charge in... This is the only convenient way, other than that, we can only make progress step by step."
"Nephew, do you think Qiu Changshi can be found?" Duan Baoxuan then asked an urgent question.
Li Xuan hesitated for a moment, but still nodded, and then added: "It's not difficult to find it, but it's not easy to break into it."
The Tianyin Sect's retreat has been used so many times. As long as you look for it with your heart, you will definitely gain something.
It's just that you can find it, but you may not be able to break into it.
And as far as Li Xuan knew, the Tianyin Sect had more than one secret channel to the outside world.
There are even some cases that only core figures like Empress Dowager and Zhang Wanyu know about.
Of course, very few people can pass through this secret passage.
The empress has been operating in the main altar for more than twenty years, but how can she be so easily broken into by the army?
If there are fewer people entering, it will become someone else’s lunch.
"What if the nephew is here to do it?" Duan Baoxuan looked at Li Xuan with a taste of testing.
Li Xuan's expression became solemn and she thought for a moment.
He picked up the teapot on the side, poured a cup for Duan Baoxuan, and then continued: "Everything should be done step by step, targeting each level, breaking or demolishing it, destroying the mechanism to the greatest extent with the least casualties, and then peeling off the cocoons step by step. Entering the deepest part of the tunnel...if you are not in a hurry, this is the best strategy."
"But what if it's urgent?" Duan Baoxuan asked again.
Li Xuan picked up the teapot and poured herself a cup, and then said softly: "My nephew has been observing the sky at night recently. In the past half month, the weather has been sunny and there has been no rainfall in the mountains. Occasionally, fog rises, but it disappears in an instant, so Capture the underground palace, the best way, but also
The poisonous smoke goes first, then the rolling stones follow, and then the river water... In fact, it is all a meticulous operation, and it is still a step-by-step approach, but if you find the right path, the speed can be accelerated. "
"If not, all we have to do is fill the hole with human lives." Duan Baoxuan couldn't help but sigh.
Li Xuan smiled faintly and said: "Uncle only needs to control the soldiers who restored Kuaiji Mansion and the soldiers of the six states. Then the rest is the matter of General Qiu Zhonglang and Huangshan Mansion. There are not many people, so naturally they will not Impatience and rashness.”
"Not bad!" Duan Baoxuan nodded seriously, with a stern look on his face.
Standing at the door, watching Duan Baoxuan go away, Yu Ze and Qiu Zhenmu walked out from behind Li Xuan.
Li Xuan glanced at the two of them and said helplessly: "Nowadays, everyone regards me as a wise boy."
"Why did the prince perform too well before?" Yu Ze smiled faintly, looked up at Li Xuan, and asked, "Does the prince really have no other choice?"
"No!" Li Xuan shook his head, turned around, opened the door curtain and walked inside, and said at the same time: "The Immortal Valley and its underground palace in the mountain have been run by the Tianyin Sect for decades. The interior has long been built with copper and iron walls. Water attacks fire. There are all kinds of things inside. Countermeasures, it’s very difficult to destroy.”
There is no need to say that fire attack is difficult. The key lies in water attack.
On the top of the peak two thousand feet behind the Immortal Valley, there is a secret Tianchi that is unknown to the world.
Once the Tianchi slopes down, it will only have a devastating impact on the army below, but it will also be a threat to the hinterland of the Tianyin Sect itself in the mountains.
Unless the Queen wants her men and officers and soldiers to die together, she must have already thought of a countermeasure.
"Then Prince, what should we do next?" Yu Ze looked at Li Xuan, they are already here now.
"Wait, wait patiently." Li Xuan shook his head slightly and said softly: "Now, with General Qiu Zhonglang and Master Shi Yin in front, it is not my turn to make irresponsible remarks. Seniors, they are not simple. A character."
An undetectable sneer appeared at the corner of Li Xuan's mouth.
Whether it is Qiu Shenji, Ming Chongyan, Sima Chengzhen and Duan Baoxuan, they are all extraordinary figures.
The Tianyin Sect's underground palace is indeed complex, but not all of it may have flaws. Qiu Shenji and others each have their own methods.
The reason why I came to ask Li Xuan was just to see if Li Xuan had any better methods and then incorporate them into their own scheme.
Although Li Xuan dished out some methods, they were all common to the world and not much surprising.
It's not that he really has no ideas, it's just that for the time being, he just wants to sit back and watch the tigers fight.
