Chapter 545 Yue Puzi Wants to Imitate the Strange Thunder

March is the time when everything revives, flowers bloom, and spring is full of joy.

Jinxia, ​​Kyoto.

In a luxurious and antique house, there is an alchemy room deep in the house.

After Wanyan Xiaji withdrew from Yuzhou, he led his elite troops to withdraw from the Song Dynasty. After that, he stationed his troops in Dongyou State. He then led his personal army camp back to Jinxia. The troops and horses left behind in Longyou were just some miscellaneous ones. There are not many soldiers and horses in the army. Their main purpose is to serve as eyes and ears, and to provide some obstacles for Chen Mo.

Just after returning from the morning session, Wanyan Xiaji walked towards the alchemy room.

"Real person." Wanyan Xiaji called Yue Puzi while pushing open the door of the alchemy room.

Just at this moment, there was an explosion in the alchemy room, and a thick black smoke and heat wave poured out, rushing towards Wanyan Xiaji who had just entered.

Wanyan Xia Ji raised his eyebrows, and the next second, a barrier condensed with innate spiritual energy stood in front of him, blocking all the incoming black smoke and heat waves.

"Real person?"

Wanyan Xiaji waved his hand, and a protective shield condensed with spiritual energy enveloped him, and then he walked straight towards the alchemy room.

"Ahem. General, you are here." A Taoist with dirty robes, unkempt hair and a dark face coughed and walked out. After seeing Wanyan Xiaji, he wiped the stains on his face. He sighed and said, "General, we failed again."

Hearing this, Wanyan Xia Ji's face condensed and he said in surprise: "Did you, the real person, make the abnormal noise just now?"

Yue Puzi nodded: "I saw some clues, but I didn't expect that it still failed."

When he was on the battlefield before, Yue Puzi was inexplicably familiar with the "strange thunder" used by Chen Jun. The smell it gave off was somewhat similar to his usual alchemy.

So after that, he collected the residue left after the strange thunder exploded. From the residue, he smelled several substances, one was sulfur, and charcoal, and there was another smell that he couldn't detect on the spot. But after returning to Jinxia, ​​after some searching, he found that it was saltpeter.

So he found these three substances and studied them in the alchemy room, but failed every time.

But judging from the sound the failed object made, he was heading in the right direction.

"Pindao guesses that there must be something missing, or a step that has been missed." Yue Puzi said in a deep voice.

Wanyan Xia Ji nodded: "I think so, the power is too weak, even the door is not damaged, and the sound is not as loud as that of the strange thunder, and I see you like this, it seems that you can't even control it. "

"Looks like I need to try more." He said. Yue Puzi said: "General, Pindao needs manpower, so the trial can be made faster."

"That's no problem. This time we captured a large number of slaves from Dongyou Kingdom and the Song Dynasty. You can tell us how many slaves you want." Wanyan Xiaji said.

"A hundred people are enough. Also, Pindao needs a bigger place."

"I'll make arrangements for you."

"Thank you General."

"No need to be polite. If you, the real person, can imitate Chen Jun's strange thunder, it will be a great achievement for Jin Xia. When the time comes, I will ask the Great Khan to make you, the real person, the national master." Wanyan Xiaji said .

Yue Puzi really doesn't care about being a national master. He is now very interested in this "strange thunder". He sighed again and said: "It would be great if there was a complete weird thunder for poor Taoist people to watch."

Saying that, Yue Puzi said: "It's already March, how did the Great Khan deal with the complete defeat of the Eastern Route Army?"

Almost all the 80,000-strong army was wiped out. This was a huge blow to Jin Xia. It would be an understatement to say that he was shaken. For such a serious matter, someone must be responsible.

However, the commander-in-chief Temür, the lieutenants Yelu Rongqi, Temütie, and others also died in the battle.

Therefore, Yue Puzi was very curious as to who would take the blame for this matter.

"Gar has pleaded guilty and is already in prison." Wanyan Xiaji said solemnly.

Yue Puzi was stunned. Good guy, as a left-behind general of the Eastern Route Army, Gar, a mere first- and fifth-level warrior, confessed to this matter. It was simply childish.

Yue Puzi said: "Can he carry such a big thing by himself? Is Prince Fulin okay? Is he the supervisor of the East Route Army?"

"It doesn't matter whether you carry it or not. As long as someone stands up and takes responsibility, everyone will be okay in terms of face. If Gar takes the responsibility honestly, he will die alone in the end, and his whole clan will be fine, and they will enjoy The blessings left behind after Gar's death," Wanyan Xiaji said in a low voice.

You know, the attack on the Song Dynasty was decided by the Khan. Although Timur was the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Route Army, if he really wanted to pursue it, the Khan's prestige would be greatly damaged, so there must be someone who can do his best to win over him. Come down.

As for Gar, he needs background but no background, and he needs strength but no strength.

Hearing this, Yue Puzi showed a sympathetic smile and said: "That's right. No matter how you say it, Prince Fulin is the brother of the Khan and a top-grade warrior. How could something happen so easily?"

"Real people be careful what they say." Wanyan Xiaji interrupted Yue Puzi's words.

"The war against the Song Dynasty"

"We can only put it aside for now. The tribes in Beidi are a little restless." Wanyan Xiaji also let out a long sigh.

As a confidant of Khan Tuoba Hui, Wanyan Xiaji knew that Tuoba Hui wanted to use the war against Song Dynasty to accumulate enough prestige, and finally use iron and blood methods to suppress several tribes in Beidi.

But no one expected that it would cause such a huge failure.

"Then doesn't this give Chen Mo time?" Yue Puzi said.

"I know, but this is the only way to deal with the current situation. If the Khan mentions attacking Song again, most officials in the court will oppose it."

...

Luonan.

The news that Chen Mo held the imperial examination in the four states naturally reached Lu Sheng's ears.

In the study, Lu Sheng slammed the desk in front of him and shouted, "He doesn't even want to pretend now. Now it depends on who will fall out first between him and me."

"Prime Minister, Chen Mo's move is undoubtedly a contempt for you, the Prime Minister. We should ask His Majesty to punish him." Someone suggested.

And this so-called punishment is undoubtedly to suppress Chen Mo from the righteousness of the court.

"No." Luo Qingyang stood up to object, saying, "At least not on the surface. If the court issues an order to punish, it means that the Prime Minister has publicly fallen out with Chen Mo. We can do it secretly."

Luo Qingyang's meaning is very clear, that is, to release public opinion, but not officially.

Lu Sheng nodded: "It's the only way."

"This little thief is really hateful."

After saying that, Lu Sheng cursed Chen Mo, then looked at the official in charge of the imperial examination and said: "Master Jia, how many students are here to take the exam this time?"

The official called Master Jia smiled and said: "After hearing that the imperial examination was restored, all the students in the world were excited. Everyone is eager to take the exam. So far, more than 3,000 people have taken the exam."