This bronze mirror was a magical artifact given to Yang Cheng by Jiang Kai. It originated from the Shang and Zhou dynasties and can be used at will.
A moment later, Jiang Kai's figure also appeared in the bronze mirror, though it was rather blurry.
Yang Cheng asked, "How's the situation on your end?"
Jiang Kai said, "It went very smoothly. King Wu Ji Fa was eager to find talented people, and I also saved the people from the Zhou army and denounced Emperor Xin as a tyrannical and incompetent ruler on the spot. So I easily won Ji Fa's trust and was entrusted with important responsibilities."
"I'm in a similar situation; I also secured a position by Di Xin's side."
Moreover, I seem to have had pretty good luck; on the very first day, I discovered two fragments of Laozi's divine authority, both on the bodies of those close to Emperor Xin.
Jiang Kai's expression suddenly became somewhat complicated: "Actually, I was also very lucky. I directly discovered three fragments of divine authority."
Upon hearing Jiang Kai's words, Yang Cheng suddenly fell silent.
Something's not right, something's definitely not right.
Their trip was going way too smoothly, almost too smoothly.
There were only seven fragments of divine authority in total, and they found five of them in the blink of an eye. Wasn't that a bit too easy?
After a moment, Jiang Kai asked, "Brother Yang, do you think there might be something wrong with this? Could it be that the magical artifact the Heavenly Emperor gave us to examine the fragments has malfunctioned?"
Yang Cheng shook his head and said, "The things the Heavenly Emperor gives us will never have any problems."
There's definitely something wrong with this, but we don't know exactly what it is right now.
Therefore, there's no point in thinking about these things now. Let's kill a few people first and seize the fragments of divine authority from them.
Yang Cheng and Jiang Kai exchanged the intelligence information they possessed, preparing to take action when the opportunity arose.
The next morning, Boyi knocked on Yang Cheng's door.
"Urgent military situation!"
The King commands us to proceed to the Deer Terrace immediately!
Yang Cheng, as the commander of the guards, has not yet been assigned specific duties, so naturally he does not need to enter the Deer Terrace to protect Emperor Xin at this time.
However, in cases of urgent military emergencies, he, as the commander, must also participate.
At this time, a large number of people had gathered in the main hall of Lutai, including civil officials and generals.
Di Xin's face was full of anger. Daji was holding Di Xin's arm, as if she was trying to persuade him to give up.
"Useless! All of you are useless!"
The Rensu army, numbering 30,000, consisted of elite troops who had followed me since my campaign against the Yun race, yet they were all wiped out in a single battle!
Is this how you repay me, Your Majesty?
Fei Zhong lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down. This time, it was truly the traitor Zhou Wu who was too cunning."
The other side brought in the Earth Spirit Clan, who hollowed out the entire mountain as an ambush.
The chieftain of the Tuling tribe, Mutu, possesses the ability to burrow underground and is said to have the bloodlines of both Kuafu and the Ling tribe.
He first infiltrated our underground base, then launched a surprise attack, killing our general. The Earth Spirits, hidden in the mountains, then emerged to attack our soldiers.
The general who was wiped out this time was recommended by Fei Zhong, so he can be considered to have misjudged people. He had already been criticized by Di Xin once before.
A general from the Shang Dynasty said angrily, "That Ji Fa claims to be a benevolent and righteous army, but it's all bullshit!"
Those savages of the Earth Spirit Clan are all cannibalistic barbarians!
Not a single one of my 30,000 troops survived; they were all eaten clean by the Earth Spirit Clan!
Your Majesty, this grudge must be avenged!
Moreover, the Raoshan Mountain, occupied by the Tuling tribe, is one of the key passes for our army. Once Raoshan Mountain is captured, the eastern side of our Great Shang will be defenseless, and the traitor Zhou Wu could easily drive straight in!
Di Xin let out a long breath and said in a deep voice, "Which of my beloved ministers is willing to help me reclaim Raoshan?"
The ministers present exchanged glances, but none of them spoke first.
Currently, King Wu of Zhou has convened a meeting of all the tribes and states, and they have already formed an encirclement around the Shang Dynasty.
Therefore, most of the Shang Dynasty's army was fighting outside the capital. They couldn't send many people to Chaoge, so what difference would it make if they went there?
And Fei Zhong's general was no nobody either; he had already died there, so going there would only be suicide for them.
Furthermore, this time Di Xin is clearly really angry. If he wins, all will be well, but if he loses, even if he doesn't die at the hands of the traitor Zhou Wu, he will die at the hands of Di Xin.
That's why they wouldn't ask for such a difficult task right away.
Yang Cheng then stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I have just been entrusted with an important task, so please let me go to this battle."
This will allow everyone to see that I have lived up to Your Majesty's trust and expectations!
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