On the official road, a total of 6,000 elite soldiers marched south along the road and stationed in front of Menghu Pass.
"The next step is the Tiger Pass. Once we pass through it, we will arrive in Ning'an Province. In less than a day, we can reach the capital."
The first person to speak was Mu Ci, the commander of the Tianwei.
After all the hardships along the way, she finally completed the task assigned to her by His Majesty.
Xu Liang, the lieutenant general of the Zhenbei Army who was traveling with her, looked at the towering city gate in the distance and nodded.
Menghu Pass, as the first pass to enter the Central Plains, is known as the first pass of Da'an. It really has the momentum of one man blocking the way for ten thousand men at first glance.
"There's no time to lose, let's go through the customs first."
Mu Ci made the decision first, and then he led the leading general towards Menghu Pass.
Behind him, more than 6,000 elite Yan troops also set out.
But within a short while, he discovered that the gates of Menghuguan were tightly closed.
On top of the city wall, a group of Dutch soldiers were already on high alert, and it seemed that they did not regard the army outside the pass as their own.
"stop!"
"Whose troops are you? How dare you force your way through Tiger Pass? What are you trying to do?"
Chu Yan glared at the people outside the pass, as if he didn't recognize that the woman leading the group below was none other than Mu Ci, the commander of the Tianwei.
When Mu Ci heard this familiar voice, his expression changed.
It's really interesting. When she left the capital, it was Chu Yan who blocked her way.
Now that I have finally returned to Guanzhong, Chu Yan has stopped me again?
"General Chu, please open your dog eyes and see that the person coming is me, the commander!"
Mu Ci scolded harshly with a cold face.
If she hadn't realized something was wrong, she wouldn't have wanted to say this.
Chu Yan was naturally not blind and recognized Mu Ci's identity.
But there was no way, because the person he was stopping today was the Commander of the Heavenly Guards.
He coughed and shouted at the top of his voice:
"What commander? I'm stopping you, the commander of the Heavenly Guards!"
Mu Ci: “???”
Is this Chu family's San Gouzi sick?
Did I provoke you?
She really didn't want to hear the same words again.
Mu Ci noticed that Xu Liang's eyes had changed.
It seems that this commander-in-chief does not have much say?
How could he be scolded like this by a mere General Menghuguan?
Xu Liang really wanted to ask, how about the decisiveness of your Tianwei?
He was far away at the border and had no idea what was happening in the court.
Little did they know that today's emperor has no dignity at all in front of the Chu family, let alone a mere commander of the Heavenly Guards.
"Chu Yan, you really want to go against this commander, right?"
"If you dare to stop me from leading the Zhenbei Army into the pass without any reason, do you believe that I, the commander, will directly lead the army into the pass today?"
Mu Ci spoke sternly, and this time her tone and attitude were very bad.
This kind of thing can only happen once.
Doesn’t she, the Tianwei, have any dignity?
Are you, a dog, blocking me from inside and outside?
Chu Yan obviously did not expect Mu Ci's attitude to be so fierce this time, and was stunned for a moment.
Looking back at the few hundred soldiers in the pass, he was a little worried that a real fight might break out.
Although the terrain of Menghu Pass is dangerous, there are more than 6,000 elite troops outside.
After thinking about it, he decided not to joke anymore and said directly:
"Master Mu!"
"It's really not that I, the general, am targeting you. It's because..."
After saying this, he took out a bright yellow imperial edict from his pocket and spoke in a long tone:
“There is a decree!”
Mu Ci: “…”
OK!
There's nothing to say about that.
She wanted to see what kind of decree Chu Yan could come up with.
Yes, Mu Ci noticed something strange at the first moment.
She thought of the letter His Majesty had sent her a few days ago, saying that the Chu family might try to obstruct her and asking her to be on the lookout at all times.
The emperor now needs the elite troops of Yan to enter the capital, and there is no possibility of suddenly stopping the elite troops of Yan outside the pass.
Even if there really was an unexpected situation, Chu Yan could not be sent to convey the order.
Even if a dog is sent, it cannot be Chu Yan.
Seeing that the people outside the pass were stunned by the imperial edict in his hand, Chu Yan looked a little dissatisfied.
"Why? Commander Mu doesn't need to kneel down and salute when he sees the imperial edict?"
Hearing this, Xu Liang, who didn't know the truth, was stunned for a moment, then he dismounted and knelt down.
Then everyone fell to their knees with a loud noise.
Mu Ci also dismounted and bent down slightly.
"This commander is in charge of the Heavenly Guards. Your Majesty has granted me special privileges. Therefore, I do not need to kneel when listening to the imperial decree!"
Seeing that Mu Ci was clearly unwilling to kneel, Chu Yan was silent for a while and nodded.
Anyway, the imperial edict in his hand is fake, so it doesn’t matter.
Besides, even if it was true, he didn't care.
"In that case, then let it be."
"Mu Ci, the commander of the Heavenly Guards—accept the order!"
"I accept your order!" Mu Ci said loudly.
"I have received intelligence today that Lieutenant General Xu Liang of the Zhenbei Army is a Qi State spy. He intends to take advantage of the Zhenbei Army's entry into the capital to cause civil unrest. For safety reasons, I have decided to close the Menghu Pass and temporarily prevent the army from entering."
"As for the spy matter, I hope you can find out the truth as soon as possible. If it is true, arrest Xu Liang immediately!"
The imperial edict was just a few words, and after saying that, Chu Yan put it away.
Outside the pass, Xu Liang was stunned by the coaxing.
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