Chapter 641 A Bunch of Idiots!
Luo Zhao just lost face, but Yan Guo shocked the government and the public.
The princes of the Five Routes can be said to be the last reliance in the country of Yan, and they were still defeated by the rebels under the joint efforts. The shock to the country of Yan can be imagined.
The people of Yan State were in panic, as if Yan State was about to be destroyed, and the subjects of Yan State couldn't help asking, even if the five princes joined forces, they were not the opponent of the rebel army. Who could be the opponent of the rebel army?
There was a lot of noise in the hall.
Someone proposed to send troops from the border to counter the rebellion, but another group of people firmly opposed it. The reason was that the border was the last line of defense of the Yan Kingdom, and once the assembled troops withdrew, the Han and Song troops would inevitably take advantage of the situation. Those who insist on mobilizing the army believe that if the army does not withdraw, there will be no one inside to stop the rebels. Dayan's internal collapse, can the frontier army still hold on? If you fight against the outside world, you must first settle down inside!
Some people also suggested that an order should be issued to Nanzhou to dispatch Nanzhou troops to suppress the rebellion.
This issue is also controversial. The biggest question is, Nanzhou even dares to intercept the military rations of the imperial court, can it listen to it? What if we join forces with the rebels? Xue Xiao must be allowed to contain the Nanzhou troops in Nanzhou at all costs.
There was a lot of noise in the court hall, and the three major sects behind the court hall were also very disturbed. All the high-level personnel related to the three major sects were urgently summoned to a large hall in the palace.
Long Xiu, the head of Xiaoyao Palace, Gong Lince, the head of Zijin Cave, and Meng Xuan, the head of Lingjian Mountain, stood side by side with a calm face.
Elder Zijin Cave Yue Yuan behind Gongzhou, Lingjian Mountain Elder Yuanlong behind Tuzhou, Lingjian Mountain Elder Zu Ande behind Fuzhou, Xiaoyao Palace Elder Shi Sheng behind Haozhou, Xiaoyao Palace behind Changzhou Elder Nong Fengting, the five elders got down and stood in a row.
Qiao Tianguang, the elder of Zijin Cave behind Bozhou, and Bi Yuntao, the elder of Lingjian Mountain behind Qizhou, these two did not come, because Bozhou and Qizhou are already on the heavily defended border, and the two elders are sitting in the place where heavy troops are assembled , so they were not summoned.
In fact, there was no intention of summoning the two elders, only the five elders from the three sects Yue Yuan, Shi Yuanlong, Zu Ande, Shi Sheng, and Nong Fengting were recruited.
Others, including some disciples, were all excluded, and only the people present had obvious intentions.
Gong Lince broke the calm, and said with a cold face: "Everyone must know the situation of the five princes suppressing the rebellion. There are no outsiders here today, and we don't need to beat around the bush. The situation has reached this point, and the life and death of the three factions are at stake. Once the country of Yan is lost, the three factions will become bereaved dogs and go to other places where no one will tolerate them. The decline of the three factions will collapse. I'm sorry, my disciples."
Long Xiu continued: "Today, the three of us only need a word from the five of you, can you order the five princes under your control to work together to put down the rebellion?"
Nong Fengting of Xiaoyao Palace sighed: "Master, it's not that we didn't try our best to supervise, but that people's hearts are unpredictable!"
Long Xiu became angry, "Do your best to urge us? Can't we be blind and deaf? The monks of Jin, Wei, and Qi are about to turn against us. The five princes didn't try their best to fight at all. They fled when they touched the enemy. Did you try your best?"
Zijindong Yueyuan said: "Master Dragon Palace, don't be upset, it's not what you think. Elder Nong's so-called unfathomable people's hearts are not referring to anything else, but to the army's morale. , how to fight this battle?"
Master Yuan Long of Lingjian Mountain also nodded and said: "Yes! The three leaders also know that these five princes are all from the old army of King Ning. If they were not desperate, they would not support themselves."
Zu Ande, another elder of Lingjian Mountain, also said: "That's true. The imperial court was bloodbathed back then, and they still harbor resentment. How could they work for the imperial court? Do the three masters know what the soldiers below said? They said, we fought for the imperial court. If you die, you will not receive the slightest mercy from the imperial court, but will be regarded as a traitor by the imperial court, why are we fighting?"
Shi Sheng, the elder of Xiaoyao Palace, said, "The soldiers of Haozhou also have the same mentality. The battle is arranged, and the troops are promoted, but when the battle happens, the troops immediately turn around and run away. Who can stop them? Let alone tens of thousands People, even tens of thousands of pigs can't stop them, they just don't want to work for the court, so we can't kill them, right?"
Nong Fengting sighed: "We are also anxious about this matter."
The five people said one sentence to another, with reason and evidence, and the three leaders were speechless.
Meng Xuan, head of Lingjian Mountain, said with a dark face: "According to what you say, is this the end of Yan Kingdom, and the end of our three sects?"
Nong Fengting hurriedly waved his hands and said: "You can't say that, even if there is still a glimmer of hope, we should do our best. The matter has not reached the point of irreversibility. Isn't there still Nanzhou people?"
Yue Yuanli said: "That's right. Back then, the heroic and powerful guards of the Yan Kingdom shook the world, and now they are in the hands of Nanzhou. They fought with Zhou Shouxian and Xue Xiao. They showed their sharpness. When it comes to fighting on the battlefield, today's Yan Kingdom In China, the Nanzhou troops are probably second to none, and the Nanzhou army should be urgently dispatched to fight against the rebellion."
Shi Yuanlong nodded, "Indeed, I agree."
Zuander: "Yes, it's time for them to play."
Shi Sheng: "I think I want it."
These five elders have long known Nanzhou's desire to go to war, otherwise the coalition army would not be defeated at the first touch. After all, they still know that someone is willing to be a scapegoat in order to preserve their own strength. They are also uneasy about the current defeat, longing for this day to come, and let the Nanzhou troops go out early.
Even if the Nanzhou troops can't defeat the rebels, they can greatly consume the strength of the rebels. At that time, it will be easy for them to come out to clean up the mess, and they will not have to pay any price.
For this reason, the five of them did not hesitate to lie, none of them took out Meng Shanming's letter, and the letter had already been destroyed by them, otherwise the defeat of the coalition forces would not be explained.
Long Xiu: "It's easy for you to say. Nanzhou has intercepted the imperial army's rations. He has flirted with Han Song for a long time. I'm afraid he has turned against him. It's too late to hold him down. Let the Nanzhou troops be released. Once they join hands with the Cangzhou rebels , the consequences will be disastrous!"
Shi Sheng: "Master, with the current situation in Yan Kingdom, it is understandable that Nanzhou is a bit selfish and wants to accumulate some strength. I don't think they will rebel."
Shuai Yuanlong also agreed, "Shang Dynasty Zong is the royal family of Yan Kingdom after all, and he is also a bloody person. If he really wants to betray Yan, how can he be worthy of his ancestors?"
Looking at the expressions of these people, Meng Xuan said in a deep voice: "What do you mean, I heard it right? They are all speaking for Nanzhou, have you discussed it?"
Long Xiu and Gong Lince also showed suspicion.
The five elders looked at each other, they really hadn't discussed it, but they all knew it well.
Nong Fengting sighed: "Master Meng, do you still need to discuss the situation at this point? The military spirit of the princes of the Five Routes is slackened, can't they wait to die with nothing, even if there is a way, they have to try!"
"That's right, that's exactly the case. If you don't try it, how will you know Nanzhou's attitude?"
The five people persuaded again and again, trying their best to persuade the three heads to let Nanzhou send troops.
The situation has reached this point, and it is impossible not to try, but the problem is that when the Nanzhou troops rush to the battlefield, it is not known what will happen to the situation where the rebels are raging. In the end, the five elders promised together that they would personally supervise the battle, and try their best to make the five princes entangle the rebels...
In the guest house, the ghost mother and Yunji had a great time seeing each other, and Niu Youdao watched happily from the side.
This ghost is twice as old as Guan Fangyi, but looks much younger than Guan Fangyi. Especially the ghost mother, whose appearance seems to be fixed forever in her early thirties, at the age when she passed away.
The ghost mother has led a thousand ghost cultivators from Yinshan Mountain to arrive, and all the ghost cultivators from Duyun Mountain have been secretly arranged around the thatched villa. Together with the garrison outside the Maolu villa and the three factions inside, outsiders want to get close to the Maolu villa easily. It's almost impossible not to be detected.
After the two sisters talked about the old days, the ghost mother suddenly looked at Niu Youdao and sneered, "I heard that you and Yun Huan are sworn brothers?"
She didn't know about it until she went to Duyun Mountain.
Niu Youdao felt embarrassed immediately, touched his nose and said, "Sister, I really didn't know about your relationship with Duyun Mountain earlier."
The ghost mother sneered again and again, "What do you think about this seniority?"
There was a teasing look in Yunji's eyes, her seniority would not suffer anyway.
Fortunately, Guan Fangyi arrived at this time and urgently reported: "Master Dao, Longxiu is here." At the same time, he handed over a letter.
Hearing Long Xiu's name, Ghost Mother and Yunji's expressions turned serious, while Niu Youdao slowly turned his head to look in the direction of the villa, and said slowly, "It's finally here!"
He picked up the letter and read it, and found that it was a letter from Quan Taifeng, saying that Cangzhou rebels had captured another state, asking when Nanzhou would raise troops, and so on.
Niu Youdao directly tore the letter into pieces, then apologized to the two sisters, and left...
In the water pavilion of the mountain villa, Long Xiu stood leaning on the railing, Niu Youdao came in a hurry, bowed his hands from afar and said: "The lord of the palace is here in person, Niu Youdao is far away to welcome you, please forgive me, the lord of the palace!" He bowed close.
Looking back, Long Xiu glanced coldly up and down, and snorted coldly, "Forgive me? Will you still take me seriously?"
Niu Youdao was surprised, "Why did the palace master say that?"
Long Xiu: "Are you pretending to be confused with Bengong?"
Niu Youdao was stunned for a moment, then suddenly raised his hand and patted his forehead, "Understood, but the palace master is talking about the batch of military rations? It's ready here and can be sent out at any time."
Long Xiu: "How to deliver? Another group of robbers appeared and burned the grain truck again, or did the grain truck break down again?"
Niu Youdao: "It's absolutely impossible. Nanzhou has already prepared a solid grain cart. This time Nanzhou personally sent a large army to escort the grain to Dingzhou. Don't let it make any mistakes. If there is any mistake, the Palace Master can help you." Take me to blame, and never refuse!"
The joy was unbelievable, Long Xiu was blocked and had nothing to say.
However, he didn't come here for this matter today, so he put aside the topic and asked lightly: "Have you heard about the counter-insurgency war?"
"Hehe!" Niu Youdao laughed, disdainful and mocking: "A bunch of idiots!"
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