Just as Li Chang'an rushed back to the village.
A memorial, delivered by express courier, was sent to the capital.
The messenger, with a yellow flag tied to his back, rushed swiftly toward the city gate.
Upon seeing the flag, the general defending the city immediately ordered his men to remove the barricades.
As the courier approached the city gate, he shouted loudly, "Great victory in Lingnan! 140,000 Liao soldiers have been beheaded, including the Liao's second prince, Yelü Tuolei!"
"A great victory in Lingnan! 140,000 Liao soldiers were beheaded, including the Liao's second prince, Yelü Tuolei!"
"A great victory in Lingnan! 140,000 Liao soldiers were beheaded, including the Liao's second prince, Yelü Tuolei!"
He shouted three times before rushing into the city gate and flying away.
The people along the way were in an uproar.
The garrison commander was also shocked!
How could that be?
Isn't it said that if the Liao army has fewer than 10,000 men, they are invincible?
Moreover, just a few days ago, I heard that the King of Lingnan and this year's top scholar were besieged at Jiayang Pass.
The situation was extremely precarious, so how did we suddenly achieve a great victory?
Surely it wasn't a divine intervention that saved them?
Or did the King of Lingnan and his accomplices also kill innocent people and claim credit for their crimes?
The courier rode his horse directly through the capital and ran all the way to the outside of the palace.
The palace gates have been closed, and no one is allowed to enter or leave.
The imperial guards were surprised to see someone riding a horse and rushing over.
Who is this blind fool who dares to run wild under the emperor's nose?
Before they could react, they heard the courier shout.
"Urgent message: Great victory in Lingnan! 140,000 Liao soldiers killed, Liao's second prince Yelü Tuolei beheaded! Release him immediately!"
Upon hearing this, the imperial guards immediately opened the city gates and shouted in unison.
"A great victory in Lingnan! 140,000 Liao soldiers were killed, and the second prince of Liao, Yelü Tuolei, was beheaded!"
The sound traveled all the way to the Qianqing Palace.
Emperor Jianyuan, who was reviewing memorials in the palace, heard the commotion outside and spoke to his personal eunuch.
"Zhengchun, go and see what's going on outside the palace. There's all this commotion and noise, no peace and quiet."
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will go and see."
Cao Gonggong, one of the three chief inspectors of the Eastern Depot and responsible for protecting the palace, walked out with small, quick steps.
Upon arriving at the gate of the Qianqing Palace, a courier dismounted, holding a box, and knelt on the ground.
"A great victory in Lingnan! 140,000 Liao soldiers were beheaded, including the Liao's second prince, Yelü Tuolei!"
"This is the head of the bandits, along with secret letters from the Imperial Envoy and Eunuch Wang. Please report this to His Majesty."
Upon hearing this, Cao Zhengchun froze on the spot, momentarily thinking he had misheard.
What constitutes a great victory?
What does it mean to "slap the horse and behead 140,000 Liao soldiers"?
What the hell do you mean by beheading the second prince of the Liao Kingdom?
Did I hear that right?
Since the late emperor, the Ming Dynasty has never won a battle against the Liao army.
The beheading of a hundred Liao soldiers would be enough to make His Majesty happy for half a day.
How did 140,000 people suddenly beheaded?
His first reaction was that it was impossible.
I took the box, which also contained several letters.
Look at the seal of the Imperial Envoy stamped on it.
There were also secret orders from Wang Zhongxian and memorials from Meng Sanguan, the King of Lingnan.
He suddenly felt that this might be true.
After all, Meng Sanguan could lie.
However, Wang Zhongxian was His Majesty's confidant, and Zhang Jiadi was an honest man known throughout the Ming Dynasty.
They wouldn't lie to anyone, would they?
He was holding the box when he suddenly started trembling.
He turned and ran towards the Qianqing Palace.
He saw His Majesty looking at him.
Cao Zhengchun devised a plan, stepping on his right foot with his left, and stumbled along the way, calling out in a choked voice.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations on the great victory in Lingnan! A great victory in Lingnan!"
Upon hearing this, Emperor Jianyuan stood frozen in place, staring at the appearance of this lackey.
"What?"
"A great victory in Lingnan! Wasn't the King of Lingnan surrounded by the Liao army at Jiayang Pass? How could he have won such a great victory? Quickly, quickly, hand over the memorial so I can take a look."
Emperor Jianyuan disregarded everything else and hurriedly went over to take the memorial and secret letter from Cao Zhengchun's hand.
He first read Meng Sanguan's memorial.
After reading it, I was stunned for a moment, then suddenly burst into laughter.
"Good! Good! Good!"
The three consecutive "good"s showed his excitement.
In recent days, disasters have been occurring continuously across the country.
He had been filled with worry these past few days, until the arrival of this memorial brought him a smile to his face.
After reading Meng Sanguan's memorial, Emperor Jianyuan opened and read the secret letters from Zhang Jiadi and Wang Zhongxian.
The more he looked, the more his brows furrowed.
He recognized all the words written in the letter, but it looked like gibberish to him.
A white-robed immortal? A disciple of Hongjun?
Golden armor, the armor of the sun god in the sky?
A single sword can level a mountain?
A giant 100 meters tall?
Tiga Arhat?
What is that?
Is this definitely not a fairy tale told by a storyteller?
Can it conjure up millions of dan (a unit of weight) of rice with a wave of its hand?
Emperor Jianyuan fell into deep thought.
It's not that he doesn't believe it?
Rather, it's just too fantastical.
He sat in his chair, waved to dismiss the other palace maids and eunuchs, leaving Cao Zhengchun alone.
"Zhengchun, you take a look for me, is what that dog Wang Zhongxian wrote true?"
Eunuch Cao took the secret letter, glanced at it, and was also completely dumbfounded.
No, Lao Wang, you've switched to writing storybooks, haven't you?
What the hell are you writing?
"Yu Jie's letter is the same as his, saying that he met an immortal in Lingnan and beheaded 140,000 Liao soldiers, as well as the second prince Yelü Tuolei. Do you think it's true or false?"
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