Volume 1 Chapter 323: The Thatched Hut Family
After saying this, Xiang Yun stood up and returned to Longxi Pass without needing Wei Qian to give him an answer.
With his status, there was no need for him to treat Wei Qian as an equal, and he was not discussing with him, but just informing him.
If the Baiwu Kingdom wanted to fight again, he really didn't mind making a trip. After all, the journey would not take him a day.
With Xiang Yun's imperial edict in front of them, although the soldiers of the Fire Cloud Army were angry, they did not dare to attack Wei Qian again. They just stared at him fiercely, said some harsh words and insulted him, and the most excessive thing was spitting at him.
Wei Qian suffered all the humiliation in his life today. Now he was allowed to survive. He didn't know whether it was luck or suffering. Wei Qian himself couldn't figure it out.
Suddenly Wei Qian wondered if he was getting old. He couldn't understand so many things and felt conflicted. Was he really not fit to lead troops in battle? Should he return home to retire?
The Huoyun Army withdrew from Longxi Pass, leaving only an empty pass. The pass that had been fought for by millions of troops became very cheap at this moment. Xiang Yun didn't even leave a single person to guard it.
Because of his absolute strength, even if Longxi Pass was taken away by the Baiwu Kingdom, Xiang Yun could make them hand it over in person.
No one knew when Wei Qian outside the Shanhai Pass left. No one saw him off, and no one watched him leave. The area within a hundred miles was empty.
When he came, he brought an army of five million with great vigor and high morale. When he left, he was alone, and even his clothes were torn and charred.
Three days later, an imperial edict spread throughout the Dayun Empire, leaving all officials and common people dumbfounded. After hearing it, they were speechless for a long time because they didn't know whether to be angry or happy.
Jiang Yue, the Great General Protector of the Nation and Marquis of Shenwu, was guilty of an unforgivable crime because he disobeyed the imperial edict and delayed military affairs, resulting in the innocent deaths of millions of Huoyun soldiers. However, considering his advanced age and past military merits in serving the country, he was pardoned the death penalty, stripped of his title and official position, demoted to a commoner, and allowed to live in the Jiang Mansion forever, and not to go out at all.
The Left Prime Minister Zhu Qiyu was cowardly in battle, afraid of death, and had no concern for the people and his country. He was stripped of his post as Left Prime Minister, demoted to a Cabinet scholar, and given the title "Zhu of the Thatched Hut".
General Zhao Zhong was killed in the north because he disobeyed the imperial edict and contradicted the emperor. He was punished with 200 military sticks and was willing to be beaten to death.
After receiving the news of these imperial edicts, the Huoyun Army troops marching back to the capital were in an uproar and started talking about it. Some people spoke up for the three men, but more people felt that His Majesty's move was extremely wise and it relieved the anger in their hearts.
Jiang Fei had a blank expression on his face after hearing this, and he looked no longer happy, but he seemed to have a more weathered look.
His life was short to begin with, and now that he had less than a year left, it was not unacceptable for him to be able to stay at home and live a peaceful life.
Zhao Zhong didn't even wait for the troops to return to Beijing. He asked two soldiers to capture him and beat him with military sticks on the road. He said bluntly that they would just beat him to death. Anyway, he had killed so many brothers and he didn't want to live anymore.
His leg injury had not healed yet, and everyone knew clearly what was right and wrong, so at this time the two soldiers would not kill him no matter what.
Anyway, he was hit with a military stick, and the force was not light, but at least Zhao Zhong was able to breathe a sigh of relief, and from then on he was carried along all the way.
The most heartbroken was Zhu Qiyu. For a scholar like him, what he cared about most was reputation. If his name could be passed down through the ages, he would even sacrifice his life for it.
But now, the title of Zhu from the Thatched Hut Family can definitely be passed down through the ages, but it has been ridiculed by people all over the world for thousands of years, and will be ridiculed forever.
Even now, when he was walking in the marching team, many Fire Cloud Army soldiers were looking at him and smiling, and whispering to each other.
Zhu Qiyu had to admit that although his punishment seemed to be the lightest, it was actually the heaviest for him!
He can never wash off this stain. Even if he regains the emperor's trust and returns to the court, everyone will still remember his title and laugh in their hearts.
The news that the five million-strong army of Baiwu Kingdom was completely annihilated exploded the king of Baiwu Kingdom's brain into a mess.
In the Ten Thousand Dynasties National War, the country that participated for the first time had to fight a defensive war to guard against attacks and invasions from the two empires.
Starting from the second time you participate, in addition to defending against a country's attack, you also need to launch an attack on a country and win.
Sometimes it is even necessary to send troops to two or even three countries. This scene is a complete melee.
This is the third time that Baiwu Kingdom has participated in the Ten Thousand Dynasties War. This time, not only does it have to send troops to attack the Dayun Empire, but it also has to defend against an invasion from another country.
Therefore, most of the domestic military forces were actually used to guard the borders. The five million troops that attacked the Dayun Empire were actually all the remaining troops of the Baiwu Kingdom, and they were elite troops!
The entire army was annihilated. These four words were too unfamiliar to the King of Baiwu Kingdom. This word had never even appeared in his dictionary. But now, it was right in front of him.
After the King of Baiwu Kingdom saw that Wei Qian had understood the situation, he immediately ordered the news to be blocked. The defeat must not be known to the people in the world, especially those aristocratic families.
Once they find out, his throne will be in danger.
Wei Qian saw that the king had been worrying about his throne and the stability of domestic politics, but had never mentioned the next steps to be taken to capture the Dayun Empire, so he could not help but ask, "Your Majesty, do we really have to make peace with the Dayun Empire and stop the war?"
The king stopped thinking and asked, "General Wei, do you have any way to defeat the emperor of Dayun Empire?"
"This..." Wei Qian was speechless, and finally sighed and said: "But if we negotiate peace, this war between the Ten Thousand Dynasties...how will we explain it?"
The king suddenly smiled and said in a deep voice: "Just tell the truth. Even if his cultivation is high, can he be higher than the people from the eight major sects? He interfered in the war between the Ten Thousand Dynasties without authorization. Someone will take care of him afterwards!"
In the imperial study of the imperial palace in the capital of the Dayun Empire, Xiang Yun frowned, thinking carefully about something and weighing its feasibility.
According to the infiltration of the Anbu, the news received recently was that Wang Shu was secretly detained after entering the capital of the Chixiao Dynasty. He has been missing since then, and even the Anbu could not find him.
After many days of investigation by the Anbu, it was found that there was a large mansion in the capital that was heavily guarded and difficult to penetrate. The Anbu members had tried to sneak in three times, but all ended in failure, and six members had been sacrificed.
However, the captain of the secret department of the Chixiao Dynasty analyzed that Wang Shu was most likely hidden in that house.
There are three prime ministers in the court today. Zhu Qiyu is capable, but his actions at Longxi Pass disappointed him greatly. He felt disgusted just looking at such a person who has no courage at all and he thinks he is not fit for any important task.
However, Wang Shu was very much to his liking. The Anbu had discovered all the sufferings Wang Shu had endured along the way and informed him of them, which made him value Wang Shu even more.
Therefore, the Dayun Empire cannot do without Wang Shu now, and nothing can happen to him!
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