Early in the morning, Yu Jingtang, Shen Tuying, Pei Shihe, Yao Chongshen, and Zhao Hanqin were hurriedly called into the palace.
Inside Fuluan Hall.
The Queen threw down a confidential military information form and looked a little ugly.
Several people picked it up and looked at it together, with disbelief on their faces.
"Wen Ying lost the battle?!"
"How can this be!"
Seeing the reactions of several ministers, the Queen frowned and asked, "What is the origin of the rebel leader?"
Seeing this, Yao Chongshen hurriedly said: "Empress Tian, that person's name is Pei Xiao. His ancestral home is Youzhou. His ancestors are all military members. He joined the army when he was young and was promoted by Zheng Zhuoming."
"Pei Xiao, Pei Xiao..." The queen muttered the name.
Yu Jingtang looked at the text on the secret report with a solemn expression. After receiving the order, the above-mentioned Wen Ying quickly dispatched the vanguard army to quell the rebellion, with an army of 10,000 following behind.
However, they did not want the vanguard army to lose the first battle. The main army encountered an ambush during the march and returned with a heavy defeat. The main army Wen Ying was also injured in front of the battle.
Although Yanzhou had a garrison, the total number was only a few thousand. Because Xuantang soldiers were all special troops wearing armor, the total number was not that many.
Kill the traitorous minister and slay the demon queen!
Yu Jingtang suddenly had a hunch that there was more to this rebellion than that.
"Queen of Heaven, the top priority is to regroup and dispatch troops to suppress the rebellion!" Shen Tuying said.
"Who should be sent?" asked the Queen of Heaven.
According to military intelligence, Wen Ying was seriously injured and could no longer command in front of the battle.
Everyone was silent, and Shentu Ying said: "Wu Shiwei."
The queen's gaze swept over the others: "What do you think?"
"Wu Shiwei is worthy of this responsibility!" several people said one after another.
This is also the background of Shentu Ying's subordinates, but except for Shentu Ying, they have no real say in marching and fighting.
The Queen of Heaven asked again: "How are you going to tell the ministers about this secret report at the court meeting?"
"You can hide it for now and wait until Wu Shiwei destroys the rebels, then let them all know." Pei Shihe said.
After hearing this, the Queen frowned and thought, and suddenly asked: "What if Wu Shiwei also loses?"
Yu Jingtang said: "The rebels are far inferior to us in terms of size and ordnance. Wen Ying must have been careless and underestimated the enemy during this trip, which gave them an opportunity. Wu Shiwei has learned from the past and will not make the same mistake again."
"You please retreat... Duke Zhen Guo stays."
Yu Jingtang, Pei Shihe and others all resigned, leaving only Shentu Ying still here.
The Queen stood there and stared at Shentu Ying: "Do you think Wen Ying really lost because of his carelessness and underestimation of the enemy?"
Shen Tuying looked calm and said after hearing this: "I have seen the armament of the army led by Wen Ying in the newspaper. It is only the ordnance and equipment of the vanguard army. The Yanzhou Army cannot be an opponent. The secret report said that Wen Ying's vanguard army is attacking. Thousands of miles away, the Yanzhou army was waiting for work and defeated Wen Ying's vanguard army head-on."
"Why is that?" the queen asked with a stern face.
"I don't know either."
"You really don't know?"
"...There are some guesses, but it is too ridiculous to say it."
"explain!"
Shentu Ying was silent for a while and then said: "The first possibility is that Pei Xiao's Yanzhou rebels have expanded their armaments and are no less powerful than us. However, we have always tightly controlled military equipment. It is even more impossible for the Institute of Technology to fund them."
Tian Hou said expressionlessly: "Keep talking."
"The second possibility is that Wen Ying lost on purpose. Being ambushed is okay, but in a head-on battle, the vanguard army alone is enough to wipe out the Yanzhou rebels countless times, unless the first possibility is true."
The Queen of Heaven looked at Shentu Ying closely: "Didn't you bring Wen Ying out by yourself?"
Shentu Ying looked indifferent: "I know people, they know faces, but they don't know their hearts. As I said, I think this kind of thing is ridiculous."
The queen was silent for a long time.
"Preach my will and let Wen Ying come to the capital of Gods to recover from her injuries!"
After Shentu Ying left, An Yan came out from behind the screen.
"How credible is what he said?"
An Yan's understanding of state affairs was not as good as that of Queen Tian, but he also knew that if the rebellion was not put down quickly, it would affect the overall situation in the future.
The Queen said: "We will know when Wen Ying comes."
After thinking about it, An Yan said, "Aren't you afraid that Shentu Ying will lie to you?"
The Queen of Heaven glanced at An Yan and said calmly: "He alone in this world will never betray me!"
The next day, An Yan received another news.
Shentu Ying asked his own son, Shentu Junshi, to follow Wu Shiwei to the battlefield.
This also made An Yan put aside her doubts about Shen Tu Ying.
Xuantang is located in the land of Jiuzhou, and rebellions have happened before, but the final results are all the same, and no one can achieve anything.
The power possessed by the royal family is so powerful that just the Tiangongyuan and the Guardians of the Divine Capital are enough to suppress any rebels.
When the late emperor ascended the throne, he also encountered a large-scale rebellion. The strength of the rebels at that time was far greater than now, but he personally led his troops to put them down.
An Yan was not worried about this.
Inside the Purple Orchid Hall.
"Have you heard about Wen Ying's defeat?" An Yan looked at Master Xuan Yi and said.
"It's not difficult for those who are interested to know." Master Xuanyi's voice was clear and clear, and his eyes were quiet. "It won't be long before all the officials in Luoyang know about it."
"Will it affect our plan?" An Yan asked.
Master Xuanyi shook his head, and then said: "I have seen that Pei Xiao."
An Yan was slightly surprised.
"When I was young, I traveled around the world with our Taoist Mother of the Zhen Sect of the Xuan Zhen Sect, and I met that Pei Xiao at that time."
"My Taoist Mother saved his life, so he regarded her as the true immortal in the world. He wanted to join my Xuanzhen sect, but he was rejected."
An Yan thought of Master Xuanyi once saying that the Xuanzhen Sect did not accept male disciples, and he was not a member of the Xuanzhen Sect in the strict sense. At that time, Master Xuanyi had only said that to the Queen of Heaven.
"Then what kind of person is Pei Xiao?"
"I forgot. I didn't think he had any ambition at that time, so much so that he personally killed his mentor Zheng Zhuoming." Master Xuanyi said.
Seeing An Yan thinking, she thought he was worried about something, so she said: "Don't worry, you don't understand the true power of Xuantang. No one can really overthrow this country. The Yanzhou rebels can't do it. If Otherwise, I would not dare to open the Three Realms Gate, Xuantang is the foundation to suppress the monks outside the gate."
An Yan smiled and said, "Of course I'm not worried."
"Um."
"By the way, I'm going to get married in a few days." An Yan said again.
"..."
"Is there still no way for me and my future wife to consummate the marriage?"
Master Xuanyi looked at him expressionlessly: "Do you care about this kind of thing?"
An Yan shrugged and said, "After all, it is a gift in life. She is my wife."
"She's just a human being."
"I can take her to practice."
"..."
An Yan looked at Master Xuanyi thoughtfully: "You don't want to?"
(End of chapter)
