From eunuch to emperor

The old groom didn't have any naive look on his face, his cloudy eyes looked cold and fierce.

"Shi Le just returned to the city, and was defeated by Long Chengen at Zhenguo Temple."

"Three generals were lost yesterday, Kong Ji and Shi Haoran were just sent back today."

"At Zhenguo Temple today, it is estimated that 8 or [-] horses were lost. Shi Le lost a lot this time."

The old groom stood in front of the kang, and Gan Xin sat on the kang, pulled out the tobacco rod from his waist, untied the gold silk pipe, took out shredded tobacco and stuffed it in, lit the torch, and slowly took a puff of the tobacco.

"Hmm... This Long Cheng'en is too strange, six people besieged one of him, but they couldn't take him down."

"The landlord said that Long Chengen's cultivation level is inferior to his. Now it seems..."

This old groom is Gan Xin's confidant, so it doesn't matter what he says about Shen Wanjin.

The old horseman said: "Master, this subordinate thinks that Long Chengen must have obtained the Empress's secret technique, and his cultivation base will suddenly increase."

"I remember that when dealing with the Tianxiahui last year, Long Chengen also sought help from the landlord, which means that at that time, Long Chengen was still at the stage of the Martial Emperor, and he couldn't deal with Ji Ba and the elders alone."

"But yesterday he was one against six, even with the assistance of Zhang Qian and other female generals, it is enough to show that his cultivation is likely to break through the Martial Emperor realm as rumored."

"The only secret method that can break through the realm of the Martial Emperor is the Empress's Hundred Birds Facing the Phoenix Jue."

Gan Xin was smoking a dry cigarette, and the dim candlelight shone on his wrinkled face.

"The landlord's vision is still vicious, so he chose to cooperate with Long Chengen."

Gan Xin originally disapproved of the cooperation between Shen Wanjin and Long Chen, but now he feels that Shen Wanjin's decision is correct.

"That's right. Back then, I thought that Long Chengen and the world would fight against each other and it would not end, but I didn't expect this guy to actually make it happen."

The old horseman knew the situation at that time, at that time he and Gan Xin had the same idea, and they didn't agree to help Long Chen.

After Gan Xin finished smoking a pipe, he knocked on the soles of his feet, and the ash was scattered on the ground.

Gan Xin looked like an ordinary old man in Xixia, and there was no difference at all.

"Go and ask Yan Shuangyu, how did Long Chengen arrange it, we made preparations well in advance."

Long Chen is so powerful, Gan Xin dare not neglect.

Because Gan Xin was lurking in the dark, Shen Wanjin didn't want to expose Gan Xin's identity, so he asked Yan Shuangyu to be the intermediary.

Yan Shuangyu is already the hall master of the Jade Buddha Building, her identity has been made public, and everyone has seen it.

Of course, there is also the reason why Shen Wanjin wanted to use Yan Shuangyu to trick Long Chen.

The old groom nodded and said, "Okay, I'll ask tomorrow."

...

The back office of the prefect's mansion.

The imperial guards guarded the gate, and there were guards on all sides.

Shi Le lived in Houya after dinner.

In the yard, Shi Le picked up the halberd and waved it, feeling a faint pain in his abdomen.

call...

Shi Le exhaled slowly, holding the halberd tightly in his hand, the zhenqi in his body broke through the triple burner, Ren Du's two channels began to circulate, and gradually a faint golden light appeared around his body.

Roar...

Shi Le yelled violently, and smashed the halberd in his hand on the ground. The stone floor was smashed to pieces, and the shattered stones flew out, stabbing into the surrounding walls, and piercing through the doors and windows.

The imperial guards guarding the door rushed in immediately, they thought there was an assassin.

"Kings!"

Shi Le slowly put away the halberd, and said, "It's all right, I'm practicing kung fu, you guys go out!"

The Imperial Army saluted and withdrew from the Houya.

Shi Le picked up the halberd, looked at the pit on the ground, and said to himself: "Long Chengen has practiced the Hundred Birds Facing the Phoenix Jue, and his cultivation level has broken through the realm of the Martial Emperor, but he is not a real emperor."

"This King's Wild Lion Art seems to be able to suppress him, but it's not hot enough."

Yesterday when fighting generals, Shi Le and Long Chen fought head-on, and he felt that his skills could suppress Long Chen.

It's just that Long Chen's cultivation base is higher than his, so Shi Le is at a disadvantage.

As long as he refines the Wild Lion Art, Shi Le feels that he can at least draw with Long Chen.

"Hundred birds facing the phoenix formula, that is a technique for women to practice."

Shi Le remembered that the Hundred Birds Facing the Phoenix Jue was only suitable for the female emperor's family to practice, and the effect of men's practice seemed to be not very good.

This is also the reason why Shi Le felt that as long as he had practiced the Wild Lion Art well, he could defeat Long Chen.

Shi Le put away the halberd and went back to the room alone.

Sitting cross-legged on the bed, Shi Le began to practice.

Shi Le didn't have a sense of urgency in cultivation before, but now he is in a hurry and must improve his cultivation.

In this world, martial arts is the king, and if one's cultivation is not good enough, one will be pushed to the ground and beaten violently by a eunuch.

Shi Le closed his eyes and silently meditated on the image of the lion.

...

When Shi Le opened his eyes again, it was already dawn.

Shi Le walked out of the room and arrived at the front office, where Lu Qichang was waiting in the hall.

"My humble minister pays homage to the king."

Shi Le sat down and asked, "How much?"

Lu Qichang said solemnly: "The monks and soldiers of Zhenguo Temple and Zhaoti Temple were almost wiped out, and the iron kite also lost a lot. In total... 16 people died."

Lu Qichang only mentioned the casualties of monk soldiers and iron harriers, not tenants and miscellaneous soldiers. If they were added up, it would be almost 20.

Shi Le sighed secretly in his heart, regretting that he was red-eyed yesterday and made the soldiers keep rushing forward.

Such an offensive method is extremely stupid, almost equivalent to death.

"How many soldiers and horses are available?"

Lu Qichang replied: "There are still 14 cavalry and [-] infantry available."

Shi Le frowned when he heard the word "Chuan", and there were only 17 available soldiers and horses left, which was about the same as the number of Long's army.

Long Chen still has four Martial Emperor masters under his command, the generals do not have the advantage, and the strength does not have the advantage.

Shi Le regretted it at the beginning, if he had listened to Lu Qichang's suggestion, built fortifications in Yangcheng, and waited for Long Chen to attack, the situation would not have become what it is today.

Although he felt remorse in his heart, Shi Le wouldn't say it out of his mouth.

As the king of a country, Shi Le must know his mistakes and be able to correct them, but he must never admit his mistakes.

"Conscription again! 17 is definitely not enough!"

Lu Qichang said in embarrassment: "Your Majesty, the last time Long Chengen attacked Zhenguo Temple, 17 people were lost, and this time another 16 people were killed or injured. We lost more than 30 people in less than half a month. I am afraid..."

Xixia has a small territory and a small population. In the past, because of its good relationship with the barbarians, its national power overwhelmed the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.

Later, Long Chen killed Yeluhong, supported Tuzhi to ascend to Shanyu's position, and the barbarians became Eastern Zhou's allies. Since then, Eastern Zhou's national power has surpassed that of Western Xia.

Now that Xixia has lost so many troops in a short period of time, it is already very difficult to conscript.

Shi Le said coldly: "This king knows it, but at this time of life and death, all subjects must defend the country against enemies."

"The Privy Council enlists troops from all over the country. If Yangcheng cannot be defended, the Great Xia will perish and everyone will die."

Lu Qichang felt helpless, so he had no choice but to pay homage: "This humble minister leads the decree!"

Shi Le thought for a while, and said: "Also, let the second girl form an army. If there are not enough men, then women will join the battle."

"Women of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty can fight, how can the women of the Great Xia be inferior to those of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty!"

Lu Qichang bowed again: "The humble minister leads the decree!"

Shi Le nodded and said, "Go!"

When Lu Qichang left the prefect's mansion, Shi Le immediately wrote an imperial decree in hand, sent someone back to the palace, and ordered the second princess Shi Jingxiang to form a women's army.

Lu Qichang came out from the prefect's mansion and returned to his yard.

This was originally a rich man's mansion, but it was temporarily requisitioned by Lu Qichang and became Lu Qichang's residence.

After entering the yard, Lu Qichang had a sad face, and he took a step forward and sighed.

The governor of Yangcheng saw Lu Qichang sighing non-stop, and asked, "What's wrong with Mr. Lu?"

Lu Qichang shook his head slightly, went into the room and sat down, and said: "The king ordered me to recruit soldiers, but Daxia's current strong and strong men are...almost there."

"If you want to recruit soldiers, you can only let the young and old be recruited into the army. In this way, there will be unrest in the country."

"Moreover, the common people may not be willing to join the army. They don't want to fight. When they get to the battlefield, they will die or even surrender."

Lu Qichang is not mediocre, he knows that too many conscriptions have serious consequences.

If the best and the strongest in the country are sent to fight, there will be no one to plow the land and farms, and the army will be expropriated to raise soldiers, and the entire country will be hollowed out.

The prefect of Yangcheng thought for a while and said, "Lord Lu, I have a plan."

Lu Qichang immediately asked: "Prefect, please tell me!"

This Yangcheng prefect is known as a wise and resourceful man. Hearing that he has a plan, Lu Qichang asked him immediately.