Chapter 245 The Princess's Conspiracy

The princess unceremoniously occupied the central military tent and immediately issued a series of orders.

Dongjie Kingdom also had a larger army stationed a hundred miles away. The princess wrote a concise and tough letter, ordering them to come to defend Jiehe. It was stamped with the seals of the princess and the commander-in-chief of Dongjie Kingdom.

Taifu Xin's more than 400 guards were divided into dozens of groups, and with the same number of soldiers from the Dongjie Kingdom, they rushed to major cities and ordered the defenders and people to change their flags and pledge allegiance to the Xijie Kingdom.

The orders came one after another, as if there was a think tank of hundreds of people advising the princess. Every order she gave was carefully thought out, and she knew exactly what cities, key passes, and armies there were within a radius of 500 miles.

The commander-in-chief of Dongjie Kingdom stood respectfully beside the princess, responsible for stamping the commander's seal on the paper. He was so admired that the last bit of shame disappeared. He even found a high-sounding reason for his groveling: only the princess of Xijie Kingdom can To protect Dongjie Kingdom, King Dongjie has fled to the imperial capital, and the tens of thousands of troops left behind need a real leader.

The princess put down her pen, thought for a while, and waved her hand. All the generals in the tent walked backwards and left the tent. Only a few were allowed to stay.

The princess didn't take off her helmet until then. Her head was covered with sweat, and her face was red and white. She was obviously extremely exhausted, which was completely different from the vigorous and resolute behavior she showed. She was so tired that even the talisman could not relieve her.

"I want my warriors to be treated like heroes. Third Master, I leave this matter to you." The princess sat down and said weakly. She finally no longer had to pretend to be tough.

Mr. Pan said yes. He was also very tired and injured, but this was the trust given by the princess. He only felt honored and would never refuse a word.

There were only two people left in front of the princess, Mu Xingqiu and Xin Youtao. In the past, this would have been impossible. The princess has to abide by a series of rules and regulations of the royal family. Now, she makes her own decisions and doesn't have to pay attention to any rules, but she still has to keep her brother by her side.

Xin Youtao hurriedly took out the kerchief and handed it to her sister.

The princess wiped her sweat, smiled at Mu Xingqiu and said, "This is the trouble of ordinary people. They often have more than enough to do but not enough to do anything. Taoist priests will not be as embarrassed as me.

Mu Xingqiu also smiled. He actually didn't look like a Taoist priest now. He was wearing soldier's clothes. His whole body was dirty, and there were obvious scorch marks on his clothes. Only his bun and long hairpin could prove his identity, but the princess was right. Although his face was not clean, he was not tired at all.

"You have won, a great victory." Mu Xingqiu congratulated, his blood had completely calmed down and he had regained the calmness unique to a Taoist priest.

"It may sound a little hypocritical. But I sincerely hope that this victory also belongs to you and belongs to Pangshan Taoism."

"Pangshan Taoism has achieved its goal, and we are very grateful to the princess for her help and support."

The princess doesn't know magic, let alone telepathy. But she can still guess what the other person is thinking, even if he is a Taoist priest, "Do you think what I am doing is inappropriate?"

Mu Xingqiu shook his head, "You did what you should do. I am not a member of the royal family, just an ordinary Taoist priest, and I am not qualified to make irresponsible remarks."

"No. I hope you can make irresponsible remarks as a last favor to me. I want to know what kind of person I am in the eyes of Taoist priests." The princess glanced sideways at the younger brother beside her, "You Tao can't do it. , He has never been fair and honest in front of me."

"Eh? When did I..." Halfway through his words, Xin Youtao had to admit that his sister's words were correct, "I am your biological brother."

The princess raised her lips slightly as a reply to her younger brother. She still stared at Mu Xingqiu. Although her face was pale, there was no fatigue in her eyes.

Mu Xingqiu thought for a while, "You have prepared everything and are just waiting for this victory. Everyone and all wars are your tools."

The princess did not deny that the whole plan had been hidden in her heart. Now she wanted to speak out, not only to gain the trust of the Taoist priests, but also to talk, "People think that war can win everything, but in fact it is not the case. They will use war." Only people can win everything, so there are so many soldiers who sacrifice their lives and blood, but in the end they can only get a small reward. The royal family is neither the most courageous nor the wisest, but we know when. And how to win a great victory.

Mu Xingqiu didn't react, but Xin Youtao blushed a little. What the princess said was something he understood, but he had never practiced it well. At the same time, as a Taoist priest, he vaguely felt that this approach was a little bit... despicable.

"Don't think of us as too bad people." The princess's smile is always pleasant. This is her skill and her cover. "This is the only thing we are good at, just like Taoist priests are good at magic. These Someone has to do it, either me or someone else. If I die on the battlefield, the person who does these things will be Taifu Xin. If I don't die, he will be redundant. "

"But you didn't kill him."

The princess did not kill Taifu Xin who "escaped during the war" at the gate of the military camp. Instead, she imprisoned his entire family.

The princess sighed, "There is not much left in Xijie Kingdom. I don't want to cause another split. The influence of the Taifu family is very deep, and it can't be eliminated by killing one person. The Zifu Army resented him today, and they may regret it tomorrow. I want to ensure that Xijie Kingdom remains a whole and can only tolerate the existence of Taifu. He will still be my enemy in the future, but he will be a cautious enemy and will no longer openly oppose me. This is more cost-effective than creating a group of new enemies without scruples."

Mu Xingqiu had nothing to say. Just as it was difficult to understand the thoughts of high-level Taoist priests, he could not accept the code of conduct of the royal family. In fact, he was very happy that he did not have to participate in these things. " If someone must seize the fruits of victory, I will also choose Her Royal Highness the Princess.

The princess smiled, "Believe me, I am just the first one to take action, I will not be the only one. The armies of the Shengfu Dynasty and various vassal states are rushing here at this moment, and soon Duanliu City will become more crowded."

"To share the honor of the war." The princess said lightly, "And I have already sent an invitation to them. Remember the wounded soldiers who went to the south? The various armies will rush to send them back."

Xin Youtao was more and more surprised. After the war, he had been with his sister. He only left for a short while to entrust Xiao Qingtao to pass on a message to Mu Xingqiu. He didn't expect his sister to have done so many things.

"Then take over the cities of Dongjie. Have you arranged it?"

"It can't be said to be an arrangement. I just wrote letters of condolence to the nobles of Xijie who fled to the cities of Dongjie. If they are willing to help me, I will not refuse."

Xin Youtao shook his head in admiration, "King Dongjie must regret that he fled too early."

The princess lowered her eyelids, "There is nothing to regret. He is afraid of war, so let him stay away from it."

"The war is not over yet." Mu Xingqiu said.

The princess nodded, "Of course, the demon soldiers have suffered a series of defeats. It has affected the morale of the entire army. The giant demon king will definitely do his best to attack Duanliu City next time, so I need the 500-li land of Dongjie Kingdom as my rear, and I also need the armies of various countries to strengthen my strength. They came to grab the fruits of victory, but I want to keep them and knock down more fruits together."

Mu Xingqiu understood the real intention of the princess to invite him, and bowed slightly, "Zuo Liuying used the Duanliu City and the soldiers and civilians of Xijie Kingdom to attract the giant demon king Qi Wushang, and the princess used Taoist Pangshan to win a victory. This is very fair. In the final decisive battle, we will still cooperate happily."

The meaning of "use" is what the princess and Mu Xingqiu said when they first met, and both of them still remember it. Nodding to each other and showing a tacit smile, Xin Youtao was confused and felt that the two spoke too bluntly. It was different from their usual behavior.

"I'm going back to the city, and I'll wait for the news that the princess is in control of the army." Mu Xingqiu said goodbye and turned to Xin Youtao. "What about you? Stay here or go back with me?"

Xin Youtao thought for a while, "Sister, I have to go back to the city to see the chief."

"Go ahead, you are a Taoist priest of Pangshan, cherish this title, it is more valuable than the identity of a prince." The princess looked at her brother lovingly, showing her true feelings.

Mu Xingqiu couldn't help thinking that the princess spared no expense on Xin Youtao, and when she got the reward, there might be more conspiracies and tricks.

Flying out of the camp and into the sky, Xin Youtao turned back frequently, "I'm really worried about leaving my sister alone."

"She knows what she is doing." Mu Xingqiu advised, "She is like a fish in water here, with a group of loyal soldiers around her, no one can touch her."

The celebration in Duanliu City has just begun, and the two Taoist priests flying in the sky caused cheers. Many people recognized "General Mu" and followed them all the way until they landed long after the call stopped.

There were only a few Pangshan Taoist priests in the courtyard of the inn. The other Taoist priests were not there. Yang Qingyin snorted, "General Mu is back. Didn't you get promoted to marshal?"

Mu Xingqiu shrugged, "The marshal's helmet is too fancy. I don't like it." Everyone laughed. He asked, "Where are the others? Why are they gone?"

"They left after the battle, saying that they were not interested in meeting Zuo Liuying." Yang Qingyin hummed for a long time, as if a little confused, "I haven't fought enough, but they said they don't want to participate in the battle anymore and want to go back to concentrate on surviving the disaster. Those casual cultivators also left, saying that they were chivalrous and did not ask for rewards. I gave them some magic weapons."

"They just don't want to die here." Shen Hao said. A total of 43 supporting Taoist priests came, and nearly 20 of them died outside the city. Their inner alchemy was taken away, but their bodies were left in a foreign land forever; the casual cultivators suffered even greater losses, and more than half of them died.

Pangshan also suffered losses. w.kaco Eleven breathing Taoist priests were left with only eight. Everyone looked at each other, and no one mentioned the names of the dead.

Zuo Liuying's door opened, and Lan Qizhang walked out, "The first seat needs an altar, nineteen feet, three feet, seven inches high, with a square top and seven feet, seven inches wide."

Zuo Liuying was finally going to do it himself, which meant that the ancestral tower had been repaired. Although Lan Qizhang's words were cold and he didn't say a word of condolence to the Taoist priests who made great contributions, everyone was relieved. They had shouldered the heavy responsibility for too long, and finally they could hand it over to more powerful senior Taoist priests.

Lan Qizhang raised his right hand and picked up an egg-sized thing, which was wrinkled like a dehydrated fruit, and it was completely unrecognizable. "This is the heart of an ancient demon clan, which was hidden underground for more than 100,000 years. It was dug out by the demon clan and awakened with magic."

He stretched out his arm and handed the small heart to Mu Xingqiu, "The abbot said it belongs to you."

Lan Qizhang stepped aside, and Zuo Liuying walked out of the room himself, with his right hand on his chest and abdomen, holding the small ancestral tower.

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