The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

Chapter 1997 Autumn Rain Furious

In the Jinluan Palace, the ministers were furious and accused Liu Shan.

Officials of the Left Prime Minister's party remained silent. Except for a few people, no one dared to refute.

"If Prime Minister Liu insists on doing so, then I will lead the army to escort Fang Xusheng to the north." Chen Zhixu said.

The officials calmed down. Chen Zhixu was the Grand Marshal of Jing State. Unless there was a danger of destroying the country, he rarely led the army out in recent years. At most, he would go out with light cavalry and simple clothes to comfort or inspect the troops.

Once the Grand Marshal wanted to go out, according to regulations, there would be at least 100,000 troops accompanying him, and they were all elite troops of the Beijing Army.

The Beijing Army is now the last reliance of Jing State.

If Jing State is in danger, the Grand Marshal can bypass the cabinet and lead the army out of Beijing as long as there is an imperial decree.

After all, the Grand Marshal is equivalent to the four prime ministers in terms of rank.

Gu Mingzhou said angrily: "Why did Marshal Chen say that? If you leave, the capital will be empty. If the barbarians attack the capital, you will be a sinner of Jingguo!"

"If Fang Xusheng goes to the front line and is besieged by the barbarians, I will also be a sinner of Jingguo!" Chen Zhixu said.

Liu Shan sighed and said: "Since Marshal Chen is like this, I will give in. There are many new troops in the capital recently. I think we should let the Yuhe Army and Qinghe Army go north with Fang Xusheng. One hundred thousand people are enough."

The officials were very happy when they heard it, but then they thought deeply.

The Yuhe Army and Qinghe Army were established less than three months ago, and they recruited new soldiers.

Since last year, the age limit for recruiting new soldiers has been relaxed, which has led to the fact that the new soldiers are old and young, with children of sixteen or seventeen years old and middle-aged people in their forties. It is unknown how long it will take for them to form combat effectiveness.

The most important thing is that the Yuhe Army and Qinghe Army are infantry, and the new infantry will become a burden once they go north.

The sooner Zhang Poyue is rescued, the better. Fang Yun should lead the cavalry, and it should be light cavalry.

The officials of the Zuo Xiang party remained calm, thinking that the old ones are the wisest. They pretended not to send troops first, and then decided to send troops, but it was better not to send them.

"Lord Zuo Xiang, you are the prime minister of a country, but you are targeting Xu Sheng like this. Aren't you afraid of being cursed by the people and pointed at by thousands of people?"

Liu Shan said calmly: "I am the prime minister of a country, not the prime minister of the Fang family. What's more, the king is insignificant, and Prince Ji is even less important. In my eyes, there is only Jingguo, not Xu Sheng!"

Gu Mingzhou echoed: "Don't argue, everyone. Jingguo is in turmoil now. If Fang Xu Sheng causes another big mess, Jingguo will inevitably fall apart. Since Fang Xu Sheng can destroy Jiao Sheng's inheritance, it is no problem to go to the north to rescue Zhang Poyue. We just need to wait for Fang Xu Sheng to return in Ning'an. At this moment, there can be no chaos."

Many officials gnashed their teeth, and Gu Mingzhou almost threatened everyone with the safety of Jingguo. If Liu Shan was like this in normal times, Fang Yun would return and take advantage of the power of the Emperor Party to abolish Liu Shan, but now the barbarians are attacking in a big way. Whether it is to purge the Liu Party or all the Liu Party members beg for bones and retire, the entire Jingguo will inevitably collapse.

If all the Liu party members leave, Jingguo will need at least a year to recover, and this year is enough for the barbarians to surround the capital.

In any history book, being surrounded by foreign races is a great shame.

Moreover, no one knows what Qingguo will do after Liushan steps down. What if Zongsheng orders Qingguo's millions of troops to march north and occupy Jingguo's territory in the name of pacifying the barbarians? All officials present can only watch and wait for Chen Guanhai to come forward.

In this way, it is equivalent to forcing Chen Guanhai to face Langlu and Zongsheng, two semi-saints at the same time, and the consequences are disastrous.

In the past, the imperial party was wary of Liushan's party, but since Liushan revealed his identity as a Taoist and the barbarians invaded in large numbers, the imperial party's attitude towards Liushan's party has become a rat-killing weapon. It is not right to move Liushan, and it is not right not to move.

Suddenly, there was a thunderbolt in the sky, resounding for thousands of miles.

Then, dark clouds gathered and heavy rain poured down.

Autumn rain fell in the capital.

Many people were shocked. Looking from the gate of the Golden Palace, the sky was clear just now, but now it was covered with dark clouds. It was definitely not a natural phenomenon. Which great figure was angry? Even the anger of a great scholar would not form such a wide range of clouds.

The rain in the city was drizzling because of the holy temple, but outside the city, where there was no shelter from the holy temple, the rain was pouring down like waves and walls.

Soon, everyone looked at Fang Yun.

Fang Yun was Wenxing Longjue and the Lord of the Yangtze River. His control over the climate of the world was equal to that of the Dragon Emperor, second only to the saints!

This Wenxing Longjue was angry.

Fang Yun stood up from the armchair and walked out while talking.

"Then the 100,000 infantrymen will stay in the capital. I will only take my private soldiers to the Sanlian Battle Fortress. If anyone is willing to go with me in their personal capacity, they can start from Ning'an City. The Cabinet and the Marshal's Office will prepare for a grand review tomorrow. I will personally write a poem to encourage my departure and go north to rescue Zhang Poyue! Liushan, remember to guard the gate of Ning'an City and welcome me!"

Grand Marshal Chen Zhixu stood up, bowed to see Fang Yun off, and said: "I will personally hold the drumstick tomorrow to beat the drum for Saint Fang Xu!"

All the officials bowed to Fang Yun and sent him off.

The guards of the palace watched Fang Yun leave, their eyes full of envy. Now, apart from Chen Sheng, only Fang Yun can step on the white clouds and fall, leaving and staying as he pleases.

After seeing Fang Yun off, the other officials still stayed in the Golden Palace, arguing and handling government affairs.

In the autumn wind and drizzle, Fang Yun walked out of the side door of the palace, and the nearby rain drifted in all directions.

The blue clothes are not wet with rain.

Fang Yun walked to the front of Wen Xiang's carriage and said to the driver, "I'm not taking a carriage today. Please take me back to Quanyuan first."

The driver of Wen Xiang looked confused. After a long while, he hurriedly said, "Fang Xusheng, get on the car. I will take you back to Quanyuan. But you'd better send a letter to my master first, otherwise when he goes out to check, he will find that the car is gone. I will have to be whipped when I go back."

"Don't worry." Fang Yun said.

"Fang Xusheng, my eighteen dragon horses are very hot-tempered. No one dares to ride except Wen Xiang. You have to be careful." The driver reminded carefully. The eighteen dragon horses pulling the car often have a donkey temper.

"Hmm?" Fang Yun glanced at the eighteen dragon horses indifferently.

He saw the eighteen dragon horses whining softly and kneeling on the ground together, obediently.

"It's really a ghost..." The driver was stunned.

Fang Yun patted the driver's shoulder and walked into the carriage with a smile.

After entering the carriage, Fang Yun fell into deep thought. Zhang Poyue must be saved. There is no danger at all in going to the Sanlian Battle Fort. The barbarians are eager to go to the Sanlian Battle Fort and surround themselves there.

Even saving Zhang Poyue is not difficult. The barbarians don’t care about the life and death of a university scholar. The most difficult part of the whole thing is how to return to Ning'an City from the Sanlian Battle Fort.

The retreat route is the top priority.

Nowadays, there is only one Jingguo army that can really play a big role in the retreat route, and that is the demon iron cavalry.

The Panoramic Kingdom also has only 50,000 demon iron cavalry. Although it is preparing to expand its scale, the actual number has not increased.

Among the 50,000 demon iron cavalry, 10,000 are in various places, including 2,000 demon iron cavalry dedicated to Fang Yun. They are usually in Baling City. Now they have taken the raging battle platform with other private soldiers and followed the Jiao Clan of the Yangtze River from the East China Sea to the Yishui River. They will soon arrive in Ning'an City.

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