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Chapter 263 He is already a great master
Although the court officials have recently focused on the war in the south of the Yangtze River, they still know some news about the Northern Kingdom.

Especially the news of the military parade in the North. The appearance of 20 troops in the North has made the officials of the imperial court realize that the North has grown to an uncontrollable level.

However, the Jiangnan rebels were not eliminated, and they did not have the energy to pay attention to what was happening in the North.

Before the rebels in the south of the Yangtze River were wiped out, they would run to cause trouble in the North, and they would most likely fall into a dilemma of being attacked from both sides. Therefore, the attitude of the court officials towards the North was very clear, that is, ignore the North and just pretend that the North does not exist.

Moreover, after they heard that King Apocalypse's 40-strong army was marching eastward, they also believed that there must be a battle between the Northern Kingdom and King Apocalypse's army. With King Apocalypse as a powerful enemy, the strength of the Northern Kingdom would inevitably be weakened.

But having said that, although they wanted King Apocalypse to further weaken the strength of the Northern Kingdom, they did not want to see the Northern Kingdom defeated by King Apocalypse like this.

Now the focus of the imperial court is in the south of the Yangtze River. If the northern kingdom is destroyed by King Apocalypse, it will be another disaster for Daxia. King Apocalypse is the great master, and the tribe of King Apocalypse is a large tribe that separated from the former barbarian royal court. , the barbarian soldiers under King Tianqi are all very strong, and they are a very powerful enemy for Daxia.

Once the Northern Kingdom is destroyed by King Tianqi's army, it will be like a sharp sword hanging over Daxia's head. This team will be extremely disadvantageous for Daxia.

Just when everyone in the civil and military hall thought that something had happened to the Northern Kingdom, Hong Ling's messenger loudly said: "Great victory for the Northern Kingdom!!! The Northern King led an army of 20 and killed 32 barbarians in Ningbei City and captured [-] barbarian soldiers. King Tianqi was also killed by our general!"

Hearing this, the hall suddenly became even quieter, and some officials couldn't help but take a breath.

They just thought that the Northern Kingdom was destroyed by King Apocalypse. Unexpectedly, it turned out that the Northern Kingdom defeated King Apocalypse's 40 army, and even killed King Apocalypse, the great master.

This……

how can that be……

How did the Northland do it?

As far as they knew, Zhuge Chongguang, the great master of the Northern Kingdom, had always been in Yancheng and had not gone to Ningbeicheng at all.

To kill a great master, there must be a great master in the Northern Kingdom. If Zhuge Chongguang did not go to the battlefield, wouldn't it mean that there is a hidden great master in the Northern Kingdom?
A small feudal country with two great masters?
Is this still considered a lockdown?
On the surface, the Great Xia royal family only has one grand master, the national master Situ Ce. As a result, there are two grand masters in the northern kingdom. If there is no rebelliousness in the northern kingdom, no one will believe it, right?

This made those who used to think that the North King was the Xia Emperor's chess piece couldn't help but wonder, is the North King really the Xia Emperor's chess piece? One chess piece needs to be surrounded by two grand masters?
When a chess piece has the ability to jump out of the chessboard, is it still a chess piece?
The court hall was extremely dull at this time. People seemed to have felt the imperial pressure released from Emperor Xia. None of the officials dared to take a breath.

After a long time, the eunuch beside Emperor Xia came back to his senses. He immediately walked to the red damask messenger, took the battle report from the red damask messenger's hand, and then returned to Emperor Xia tremblingly, giving the battle report. He handed his hands to Emperor Xia.

Emperor Xia took the battle report at this time, opened the battle report and glanced at the contents, but did not speak for a long time.

When he first heard that King Apocalypse was advancing eastward, he also believed that the Northern Kingdom would inevitably face a great crisis this time. Even if the Northern Kingdom blocked King Apocalypse's attack, the Northern Kingdom's strength would be greatly weakened.

As a result, the battle report now tells him that the Northern Kingdom not only defeated King Apocalypse's 40 army, but also killed King Apocalypse, the great master.

Has the strength of the North Kingdom become so strong in such a short period of time?
The key is that according to the information sent back by the shadow guard, Zhuge Chongguang did not go to the battlefield. There is at least one great master in the Northern Kingdom. He was still thinking that Zhuge Chongguang was the person behind Lu Chen at first, but now it seems that Zhuge Chongguang is probably the one behind Lu Chen. Shigemitsu is really not necessarily the person behind the changes in the North Country.

Looking at the contents of the battle report, Emperor Xia's face darkened and became very ugly.

Originally, the Northern Kingdom was a feudal kingdom of Daxia. The Northern Kingdom had won the war. As the emperor of Daxia, Emperor Xia should be happy. However, the feudal kingdom was too powerful and had seriously threatened the court and his status as the emperor. Location.

The Northern Kingdom is vaguely on the verge of losing control. It is obvious that the Daxia court can no longer control the Northern Kingdom and must find a way to deal with the Northern Kingdom.

After an unknown amount of time, Emperor Xia said coldly: "My dear friends, King Bei is brave and good at fighting and has achieved such military exploits. How do you think I should reward him?"

Hearing Emperor Xia's cold tone, no official in the hall dared to speak.

Obviously Emperor Xia was very unhappy with this result. A vassal king with such strong military strength was a huge threat to the court.

At this time, the right minister Zhao Wenhan stood up and said: "Your Majesty, although the King of the North has made great military exploits, the King of the North violated the military restriction order and expanded the army to 20 without authorization. Expanding the army without authorization is a very serious crime. , but considering that these 20 troops went north to resist the invasion of foreign enemies for Daxia, I believe that the merits and demerits are balanced, so there is no need to reward the Northern King with anything else."

Hearing Zhao Wenhan's words, Emperor Xia sneered and said, "It's not good if you don't reward him. If you don't reward him with anything, wouldn't it chill the heart of King Bei?"

At this time, Zhao Wenhan raised his hands and continued: "It all depends on His Majesty's wishes."

After the words fell, Zhao Wenhan retreated to where he was standing.

Zhao Wenhan was just talking to Emperor Xia. He could also see that Emperor Xia had no intention of rewarding King Bei, let alone a reward. Now Emperor Xia probably wanted King Bei to die suddenly.

The Northern Kingdom suddenly had such a strong military strength. After their suppression of the rebellion in the south, I am afraid that the court will start to cut down the vassal state again. The Northern King still wants a reward, so giving him a glass of poisonous wine is not enough.

At this time, Emperor Xia's eyes fell on Lin Gaoyuan, "Lin Aiqing, what do you think I should reward King Bei?"

Hearing Emperor Xia ask himself, Lin Gaoyuan slowly stood out of the queue, then bent down and said, "Your Majesty, I have the same idea as Prime Minister Zhao."

Although Lin Gaoyuan was on Lu Chen's side, it was really not easy to speak for Lu Chen at this time. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Emperor Xia's attitude towards Lu Chen had changed a lot.

Now the officials of the imperial court basically no longer think that King Bei is a pawn of Emperor Xia.

The development of the Northern Kingdom has obviously escaped the control of Emperor Xia. Emperor Xia is a traditional emperor. It is impossible for him to allow the people from Huanyu Academy to come to Daxia and cause trouble.

Perhaps the previous King of the North might have been Emperor Xia's pawn, but the current King of the North was definitely not.

Emperor Xia glanced at everyone in the court, and then asked: "Does anyone have other ideas?"

After the words fell, the court became quiet again. No one spoke. Emperor Xia said at this time: "It seems that you all think so."

"Since you don't want me to reward King Bei, then I won't reward him."

"But the King of the North has made such great contributions after all. Even if there are no physical rewards, verbal rewards are still needed. Zhao Aiqing, please go to the Northern Kingdom for me and convey a few words to me."

Hearing this, Zhao Wenhan was startled. He didn't want to go to the North Country. The current North Country was no different from the Dragon Pond and the Tiger's Den. Everyone could see that the North Country might rebel at any time. If he happened to catch up with the North Country's rebellion, Wouldn't it be that he wouldn't even be able to find the body by then?

But this was Emperor Xia's wish after all, and Zhao Wenhan did not dare to violate it, so he had no choice but to say: "I accept the order."

Emperor Xia continued: "Besides the war in the south of the Yangtze River, do you dear ladies have anything else to do? If not, I will be here early this morning. I am exhausted."

None of the ministers in the hall spoke. Everyone could see that Emperor Xia was in a very bad mood now. No one dared to get into trouble at this time.

Seeing that no minister spoke, Emperor Xia immediately stood up from the throne and shook his sleeves, "Since there is nothing to do, then so be it."

After the words fell, Emperor Xia left.

The ministers immediately saluted and said: "Best farewell to Your Majesty!"

When Emperor Xia left the Xuanzheng Hall and returned to the study, his expression became ugly, but this time he did not attack the surrounding things with Gang Qi. He opened his mouth and said to the shadow of the bookcase in the study: "Those two from Sifang Mountain and Dingfeng Mountain Did the old guy agree?"

Someone in the shadow of the bookcase said, "Back to Your Majesty, they are still hesitating."

Emperor Xia said coldly: "A bunch of timid young people."

For the current Emperor Xia, it doesn't matter how the Northern Kingdom develops, but Zhuge Chongguang will never be able to break through to the realm of heaven and man.

No matter how the Northern Kingdom develops, the Northern Kingdom will only be a secular force. However, if a powerful person in the Heavenly Realm appears in the Northern Kingdom, it will not be something Daxia can deal with.The Heavenly Realm is the highest realm of martial arts known to people. Before people discovered the Immortal, the Heavenly Realm was roughly equal to an Immortal. There were no Immortals in other countries or dynasties. If an Immortal appeared in the Northern Kingdom, then the Northern Kingdom would still be considered a secular force. ?
The disciples of Xuanyue Palace do whatever they want in all the major dynasties, but not many forces dare to target Xuanyue Palace. That is because Xuanyue Palace has a strong man in the heaven and human realm, and this strong man in the heaven and human realm has killed many great masters. This is That's why all the major dynasties have always been afraid of Xuanyue Palace.

Only those powerful forces dare to target Xuanyue Palace, such as the Chu family in Jiangnan. The Chu family went to provoke the disciples of Xuanyue Palace for a divine weapon. If it weren't for Chu Yue being the goddess of Xuanyue Palace, the world would have been destroyed. There is no Chu family anymore.

At this time, Emperor Xia continued to ask: "What did the Peach Blossom Valley say?"

The shadow behind the bookcase replied: "The owner of Peach Blossom Valley has agreed that if His Majesty wants to take action against Zhuge Chongguang, he can send someone to notify her at any time."

After hearing this, Emperor Xia relaxed a little, as long as someone agreed.

Zhuge Chongguang is not an ordinary grand master. It will definitely not be that easy to kill Zhuge Chongguang. He must recruit a few more grand masters before he can rest assured.

Thinking of this, Emperor Xia's eyes flashed with light, and he asked in a dull voice: "How is the investigation of the matter I asked you to investigate?"

"Back to Your Majesty, I still haven't found any evidence that Concubine Yue is having an affair with another man. Everyone in the palace has already investigated it, and members of the Chu family have also been there. Now, only the subordinates of Xuanyue Palace have not investigated. If Your Majesty thinks that Concubine Yue is having an affair with another man, then there is a high probability that that man can only be in Xuanyue Palace."

After hearing this, Emperor Xia fell into deep thought, and then he said: "Back then, there was a maid beside Chu Yue. She should know many things that others don't know."

The shadow behind the bookcase said: "Now Chu Yuqin is in the North Palace, and my subordinates cannot contact her for the time being."

Emperor Xia frowned, and then said: "Continue to investigate."

Although all kinds of evidence showed that Chu Yue had not been in contact with other men for more than a year before becoming pregnant, Emperor Xia still did not believe that Lu Chen was his child. He never woke up after going to Chu Yue's room. How could this make him believe what happened between him and Chu Yue.

If it wasn't for the purpose of stabilizing the throne and not wanting to offend the Chu family, he might have fallen out with the Chu family long ago.

Moreover, it was not a good thing for him as an emperor to cause such a thing to happen. It was a great shame and humiliation for him as an emperor. Even if he knew that Lu Chen could not be his child, he could not say it.

The reason why he is still having people investigate this matter after more than ten years is mainly because he can't get over it. Because of this matter, the shadow guard has killed many men related to Chu Yue, but he has not found a way out. Before Chen's biological father, he was still unwilling to give up.

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at the same time.

Dawu Dynasty, in a certain military camp.

Wu Yunwan, wearing silver-white armor, was talking to the leader of a certain rebel army. This was already the fourth rebel leader who chose to surrender to Wu Yunwan.

The main reason why Wu Yunwan countered the rebellion so smoothly was that she adopted a strategy of surrounding but not fighting. On the one hand, she used force to deter, on the other hand, she sent people to persuade the rebels to surrender, and she used various methods to bribe people around the rebels.

Wu Yunwan controls the Qianhai Chamber of Commerce, and at the same time she controls the most powerful intelligence agency in Dawu. She has money and connections. She wants to accurately bribe the people around the rebel leader, which is a very important thing for her. Easy thing.

After the negotiation with Wu Yunwan ended, the rebel leader left the military tent with a smile.

Looking at the back of the rebel leader, the smile on Wu Yunwan's face froze instantly, and then she asked the people around her: "This should be the last rebel leader who can persuade him to surrender, right?"

General Dawu next to Wu Yunwan immediately replied: "Yes, the remaining rebels are mainly supported by aristocratic families in the southwest. There is a high probability that they will not surrender."

After hearing this, Wu Yunwan immediately said coldly: "In a few days, we will find a way to deal with that person just now."

"Yes, princess."

Wu Yunwan values ​​the rebels, not the rebel leader. She bribes the people around the rebel leader in order to let the people around the rebel leader help her control the rebels. As for the rebel leader who bargains in front of her Man, it would be better to die.

At this moment, a soldier entered the military tent and handed an envelope to Wu Yunwan, "Your Highness, we have information about the Northern Kingdom."

Upon hearing this, Wu Yunwan immediately took the envelope from the soldier's hand, opened it and read the contents inside.

When Wu Yunwan saw the Northern Kingdom destroying King Tianqi's 40-strong army, her face suddenly became serious.

At this time Wu Yunwan asked: "Is this news confirmed?"

The soldier replied: "This news has been published in the official newspaper of the Northern Kingdom, and our people found out that the Northern King is already on his way back to Yancheng. Soon the Northern King will receive an envoy from the Dayue Dynasty, so this news is very likely it is true."

Hearing this, Wu Yunwan murmured to herself: "I thought it would be good if the North Kingdom could block King Apocalypse's attack. Unexpectedly, they actually directly destroyed King Apocalypse's army. The growth rate of the North Kingdom is faster than I imagined. Even faster."

At this time, Wu Yunwan suddenly thought of the news mentioned in the intelligence that the Dayue Dynasty sent an envoy to the North Kingdom. She then lowered her head and glanced at the contents of the intelligence, and then the expression on her face relaxed.

She also realized why her good sister sent an envoy to the Northern Kingdom at this time. Obviously, Emperor Yue planned to use the Northern Kingdom to divide the entire Daxia. Although the Northern Kingdom was very powerful, the strength of the Northern Kingdom was not important to the Daxia court. This is not a good thing for Emperor Xia.

After Emperor Xia resolves the rebellion of the Jiangnan family, I am afraid that the next thing Emperor Xia will do is to cut off the vassal vassal. If he can provoke a war between the Northern Kingdom and the Great Xia court, the split of Great Xia will be just around the corner.

The military strength of the Northern Kingdom has been verified. It is certainly not as willing to fight as the Jiangnan rebels. If the Northern Kingdom rebels, it will definitely be a disaster for Daxia, but for other dynasties, it will be a great thing. No Without Daxia, a powerful opponent, not only can they take the opportunity to expand, but they will also face much less external pressure in the future.

Wu Yunwan thought to herself that the Dayue Dynasty had already taken action, and Prime Minister Chai Jiliang should also know what to do.

Since Dayue wants to establish an official communication channel with the Northern Kingdom, Dawu must also get involved. This will make it easier to stimulate the Daxia court. When the Northern Kingdom has established diplomatic relations with other dynasties, the Northern Kingdom will be only a few steps away from de facto independence. It's not far away, and Daxia will definitely take action against the Northern Kingdom by then.

What the Dawu Dynasty has to do now is to fan the flames and make this fire burn brighter.

Thinking of this, Wu Yunwan said: "I will write a letter to Master Chai later. You can come to my tent in an hour to pick it up."

The soldier said: "Yes, Your Royal Highness the Princess."

……

half a month later.

Northland, Yancheng.

Today, the North Gate of Yancheng is crowded with people. Today is the day when the Northern King returns in triumph. The people of Yancheng spontaneously go to the North Gate to greet the Northern King.

In order to verify whether King Bei really defeated King Apocalypse, spies from various countries also mingled with the crowd, waiting for King Bei's return.

The people from Dayue's mission also found a place to wait for King Bei's motorcade.

After a while, King Bei's handsome and extraordinary figure appeared in the distance.

As the King of the North rode his horse slowly through the main road into the city, the surrounding people of the Northern Kingdom immediately cheered.

Murong Xueer, who was wearing black and white plain clothes in the crowd, glanced at Lu Chen who was riding a horse, and said to himself: "He is really a handsome man."

"It seems that we still underestimated King Bei. He is already a grand master."

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(End of this chapter)