Chapter 479 Sending People to Guancheng
"The commander-in-chief has left. Now let's go on. Guess what? Was it really General Luo who did the incident at Jiaoshan?"
"Impossible!" a soldier said bluntly, "I am still a soldier under General Luo. General Luo is a very upright man. He even bought us food out of his own pocket."
"You can't say that. Even if it wasn't intentional, so many people died. General Luo must be held responsible!"
"Who said it wasn't? That's 50,000 people. Just think about it, if we died, how would our families live?!"
"But..." The soldier standing on Luo Tingshan's side was about to say something when someone suddenly covered his mouth. "Someone's coming. Let's go, let's find a hidden place and talk!"
The footsteps faded away.
Mr. Xu, who was hiding behind the tent, looked unhappy.
Now that he is the boss, everyone is loyal to Luo Tingshan.
What does it matter if they are sincere? The Luo family is now like a grasshopper in autumn and will not survive for long.
He had secretly inquired about it a long time ago, and the incident in Jiaoshan was indeed not simple, but it also showed that those people would never let the Luo family go.
In this way, the Xu family's position remains stable.
Thinking of this, Xu Zongzhen's expression eased slightly. As long as he could stay in Jicheng, everything would be fine there.
"Master Xu, why are you here?"
Suddenly, a serious voice came from behind.
Turning around, it was Wei Cai.
Xu Zongzhen snorted coldly: "Do I need to report to you where I am?"
Wei Cai was the captain of the Jicheng military camp, his official rank second only to General Xu, and he used to be a member of the Luo family army.
Ever since General Xu came to town, he has always disliked Wei Cai and has gradually taken away his power and marginalized him.
Although Wei Cai now holds the position of a captain, his close associates have long been dispersed.
"I just wanted to remind you, sir, that drill time has long arrived. The soldiers have been waiting for two quarters of an hour. If you don't go now, I'm afraid it will damage your reputation!"
Commander Xu sneered, "Do you need to tell me whether I am the commander or they are the commander? You don't even want to wait, so why are you joining the army? You might as well go home and farm!"
After saying that, he flicked his sleeves and left.
Wei Cai took a deep breath and clenched the sword in his rough arms. When would this horrible day end?
God has eyes, please let General Luo come back!
Such quarrels not only occurred in Jicheng, but also in all the big towns in Nanxia.
Wherever there is an army stationed, everyone knows the power of the Luo family army.
Luo Tingshan is the idol and guiding light for all soldiers.
It can only be said that most of the soldiers were clear-eyed and clear-minded. Even if they had never seen Luo Tingshan in person, if they thought about it carefully, how tragic it would be that no one survived out of the 50,000 soldiers?
If you think about it more deeply, you will feel that there is something fishy.
Duke Xu, who was in charge of the Southern Xia army, felt this the most deeply.
"Dad, are you worried about losing your official position?" Xu Yan asked when he saw his father frowning.
Duke Xu glared at his son and asked him what nonsense he was talking about.
"Actually, my son thinks this isn't the most important thing. We have no grudges against the Luo family. Even if the Luo family regains its former glory, it won't affect us!"
Duke Xu scolded him, "What do you know? Luo Tingshan, after what he's been through, can he still be as indifferent to military power and status as before? If what we have obtained is taken away by others, how will others view our Xu family?!"
Xu Yan sighed: "So you, you sometimes care too much about power and status. Now that the Xu family is in a state of turmoil, you must take a step back!"
Duke Xu stood up and said, "Alright, stop talking. I have something important to do!"
Xu Yan looked at his father's back as he left, his brows furrowed tightly.
The scene of the Huaxiang Building on fire suddenly reappeared in his mind, along with the evidence brought by the group of men in black, and Liang Huanyu's unexplained disappearance...
He didn't understand it before, but now he seems to have figured it out. The Luo family has been hiding in the dark.
Showing up now means that people are no longer afraid.
The more he thought about it, the heavier Xu Yan's mood became.
…
The eldest prince's palace.
Duke Xu came to the eldest prince's bedroom and looked at the man still lying in bed. He approached worriedly and asked, "How are you feeling today?"
The eldest prince waved his hand and was about to speak when he felt a discomfort in his chest and started coughing intermittently, as if he was going to cough out his heart and lungs.
Duke Xu quickly patted his shoulder and handed the warm water next to him to his mouth.
After the discomfort subsided, the eldest prince finally called out, "Grandfather."
Duke Xu nodded and said, "I came to see you today. How come your situation is getting worse?"
The eldest prince laughed bitterly: "I don't know how much longer my body can hold out."
"Don't talk nonsense!" Duke Xu disagreed. "I've already found out where Divine Doctor Hua is. We can always find a way."
The eldest prince was stunned and asked doubtfully, "Did you really find it? Did you lie to me?"
Duke Xu nodded and said, "Grandfather wouldn't joke about this. Don't worry, even if I have to tie him up, I'll bring him here!"
The eldest prince's depressed expression finally showed a hint of joy, and the depression in his heart gradually dissipated.
"Thank you, Grandpa. Did you come here today just to talk about this?"
Duke Xu patted him on the shoulder and said, "You must have heard the news about the Luo family."
The eldest prince nodded slightly: "I didn't expect that Luo Tingshan is still alive. We need to readjust our plans."
Duke Xu laughed and said, "That may not be the case."
The eldest prince:?
An hour later, the eldest prince fell asleep exhausted.
Duke Xu left the eldest prince's palace.
…
The next day, the court.
Emperor Jiancheng looked at the silent officials below and said coldly, "Are all of you, my dear ministers, speechless?"
"Your Majesty, please calm down!" Everyone immediately knelt down and kowtowed.
Emperor Jiancheng's expression was unhappy: "Calm down?! I think you are getting bolder and bolder. Even for such a small matter, no one is willing to take on the task. What use are you?!"
After a fit of rage, Emperor Jiancheng knew that these people would definitely not stand up on their own initiative.
If Luo Tingshan died, the Luo family would no longer be a threat.
But he is still alive.
A great general who could command hundreds of thousands of troops of Nanxia, a person who survived a battlefield where he was sure to die, especially the Luo family who was treated like this by the court, anyone who was ordered to go to Guancheng would definitely be in trouble!
Especially, if you fail to bring it back, you will be punished by His Majesty.
It's a situation where you can't please both sides, and everyone present is smart, so no one would seek trouble.
"Lord Liang!" Emperor Jiancheng fixed his gaze on Liang Zongwen. "What do you think?"
Liang Zongwen trembled and said, "Oh my God, Your Majesty cannot be so cruel."
Their family and the Luo family have a mortal feud!
"Your humble servant..." He stammered and couldn't utter a word, and finally fainted in the court meeting.
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