Plundering the Dao of the Immortal Journey Chapter 439: Chunlei

The vast night fell, and there were large thick clouds on the dark sky. The Lu army who had withdrawn for a day camped and lit a bonfire. The snow had become smaller, but it was more cold. King Lu sat on the pier in a daze. He was dripping blood, and his 30,000 army was over, and Wang Tu's hegemony was also over.

The entire army has been dampened out of spirits, the order is dissipated, and the face is indifferent. Some people have secretly escaped halfway through, and now there are more people whispering.

Wang Lu stayed for a while, came to his senses, looked at Shen Shen Ye, and faced Father Liao: "Do you think the enemy will steal the camp at night?"

"Your Majesty, no, it is difficult to tell the enemy from ourselves in secret, and the enemy has suffered a lot. We must be clearing up the battle now. We should be safe at the moment."

"How many more do we have?"

"General Yan is counting, returning to the establishment, appointing and dismissing generals. Now it seems that there are more than a thousand people left." Grandpa Liao said in a low voice, his expression distressed. In today's battle, almost the entire army of 30,000 soldiers was wiped out.

"Where is the food?"

"There is not much food. Right now I am killing a horse and eating meat. Otherwise, it will be frozen into ice immediately in this cold weather."

Wang Lu was silent for a long time, and he sighed to the sky, and in a blink of an eye he has recovered his calm and majesty: "Come on, I will send my personal guards to form a supervision team to rectify military discipline, who dares to escape, kill without mercy, and who dare to talk secretly about sabotaging the army Morale, the same will kill without mercy."

Wang Lu spoke to a school lieutenant who followed him. The lieutenant had a brave face and immediately responded and turned to arrange for the inspection team to inspect.

"The defector, kill without mercy."

"Disrupt the order in the army, kill without mercy."

The supervision team ran back and forth, shouting loudly. A cavalry just happened to want to escape secretly. The supervision team rushed up, grabbed it, chopped it off with a knife, blood spattered, and his head rolled off.

Looking at this, a fishy smell came up from King Lu's throat, and he couldn't help covering it up with his hand.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?" Seeing Wang Lu's face changed, Father Liao hurried forward.

"Wow" King Lu spit out a mouthful of blood, and his chest was relieved. Grandpa Liao was shocked: "Prince doctor, quickly pass on the doctor..."

Speaking of this, I woke up, there is no such thing as a doctor at this time.

"I'm fine." King Lu stretched out his hand to stop.

"The emperor, take care of the dragon body." Father Liao shed tears, and King Lu settled down and said: "I'm fine, don't make a fuss."

"Now that our army has suffered heavy losses during the defeat, Chen Zhou can no longer hold it." Wang Lu said coldly: "Retreating to Zhoucheng is to be surrounded. Now the most important thing is to tighten your fists. Lest there be a global crash."

"Under your arrangement, find some people who can calm down among the guards, and ride to the counties to send orders, so that the guards of the counties will quickly retreat to Jinju with food." At this point, King Lu was again My heart ached, and there was a **** smell in my throat.

"Also, order Han Hongwu to reunite with Gu." King Lu ordered.

This decision is correct. Because of the defeat, there are no more than a thousand people. If the court army catches up, it will be all over. The most important thing now is to gather the army and stabilize the front. But even though he thinks this way, King Lu only feels There was a chill.

Beijing·Imperial Palace·Imperial Study Room

The beast-shaped stove is vigorous and the roasting is warm. Several eunuchs and maids waited at the door. A voice came from the royal study room: "Your Majesty, the war is very important. All soldiers from all over the country must be prepared. Isn't it a decreed preparation?"

Emperor Qitai listened, remembering the strategy offered by Pei Ziyun, and was silent for a moment: "Aiqing drafts an article, if the war is unfavorable, transfer to the King of Army Qin."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

At this time, Cabinet Minister Yue Ji took a step forward: "Your Majesty, the minister has this memorial. There has been heavy snow in various places this year, and many places have been hit by disasters, so they have to allocate money for relief."

"The army that encircles and suppresses King Lu is still using soldiers. The money spent this month has more than doubled compared with the previous two months. Now that the soldiers are mobilized, the treasury is really hard to support!"

Emperor Qitai raised his face and groaned, holding a teacup and sipping without a word, and then said for a long time: "Let’s talk about the disaster relief first. I remember there is still a lot of food in the library?"

"The emperor, the past few years have matured, and there is grain in stock, but to calm Jibeihou, military expenditures, and disaster relief, a lot of grain has been used. Although there is still some foundation, there is not much."

"What does Qing think should be handled?"

"A commissioner can be sent for disaster relief, and the adjustment will be based on half a catty of coarse grains per person per day, so that this year will not be starved. As for the silver, the minister really has no choice."

Emperor Qitai was silent for a long time before saying: "What do you think about the battle?"

"From a minister's point of view, the camp is surrounded. It is already difficult for King Lu to break through the encirclement, but if you slowly pass away, it will take at least three to five years. This military expenditure and food payment are very difficult." Jiang Shuyu of the Ministry said: "Last year, the national treasury used 3.5 million taels. Looking at this situation, it will be 5 million taels this year, but there are only 10 million taels left in Huku."

"With this little money, it will last two years at most, and you will fall into a situation where there is no money available."

Emperor Qitai's face changed: "Why did this happen? I remember that there were at least 30 million taels in the household library when the first emperor was!"

Jiang Shuyu listened and swallowed: "Your Majesty, the war has lasted for several years. The Japanese pirates eroded the southeast and the Jibei Hou was in trouble. Now they are conquering King Lu, building a mausoleum, and your majesty's ascension to the throne. , The tax on the battlefield is greatly reduced, and you have to get a pension. It’s really hard to make ends meet."

"The emperor, the ministers are terrified. For the sake of future calculations, can I give more taxes?"

Emperor Qitai listened, stretched out his hand and stroked his forehead, feeling upset.

Before becoming an emperor, I only felt that the position was high, and I was the only one who was in control of the life of the world, and the wealth, wealth and glory of all the court officials were all in their hands, but when they really reached a position, they understood the responsibility.

Emperor Qitai looked at the snowflakes in the distance, and refused to look away for a long time, and said: "No, I have only ascended the throne before changing the yuan. Is it necessary to increase taxes? How will the world view me?"

"The relief of the relief, the appropriation of the appropriation, the Ministry of Household as far as possible to raise, you Aiqing can have a plan, can offer it."

The cabinet minister looked at the expression of Emperor Qitai and glanced at each other.

Luo Gui coughed at this time: "Your Majesty, it may be possible to open up more places to trade. Yingzhou has a tax of one million taels last year, which is the number one in all states. More maritime bans are imposed, and trade is convenient. , It can increase by at least three million taels."

Listening to this, Emperor Qitai nodded: "Yes"

The minister was talking. Suddenly, an **** bowed and reported: "Your Majesty, there is news from Zhenjun Pei."

"Quick, show me." Emperor Qitai listened, and the minister hurried over and forwarded it. The emperor opened the memorial and looked at the title, but he couldn't help but was surprised. When he looked at it again, his hands trembled a little: "Mr. Pei King Lu has been defeated, eleven generals killed, 10,000 killed, and 20,000 captured, King Lu only freed a thousand riders."

Emperor Qitai was a little sad, but at this moment he was shocked, surprised and unbelievable.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, Congratulations, King Lu's defeat, it seems that the world is peaceful, and it is not far away." The cabinet immediately congratulated, and Emperor Qitai only recovered, his face was happy, and said: "Okay, okay, as expected. Pei Ziyun, defeated King Lu in one fell swoop, and the world is at peace again."

Hearing this, the expressions of several ministers changed. They exchanged glances and nodded. Yue Ji straightened his clothes and stepped forward: "Your Majesty, the ministers have something to play."

"En?" Emperor Qitai was taken aback, looking at the serious expressions of his officials, his smile couldn't help but he could not help but the whole study was killed.

Cijiu Po

The gods are not beautiful, it rains, but there are soldiers on the hillside to block all the roads, no one is allowed to pass, and from time to time there are Taoists patrolling back and forth, and when Yu Yun and the elders arrived, Taoists immediately led them up, a number of lines People wore the clothes and climbed up the stairs. In fact, the mountain is not high, but it is only one hundred. There are some pine trees planted around, and the cold rain is blowing, but a few people don't notice it.

An elder smiled bitterly to Yu Yunjun and said: "You have accepted a good apprentice, we are not as good as you."

Yu Yunjun also smiled bitterly: "The head is the blessing of the destiny, the talent is extraordinary, and you can't wait for it."

"And whether it’s yours or mine, this is the blessing of Songyunmen. Last time, the head of the Dao Fa has been sent back. I have already read it. I want to discuss the basic Dao Fa. I am afraid that Qixuanmen will May not exceed."

"This time the leader has passed through the thunder tribulation, he will surely bring Songyunmen to the forefront. If this is the case, I will have the face to see the ancestor in the blessed land a hundred years later."

"Well, let's rush over to protect the law."

Laughing, when I reached the top of the mountain, the hem was soaked, I looked around~IndoMTL.com~ But seeing the rain, the mountains were chaotic in the distance, but there was a hexagonal pavilion on the top of the mountain, and you could see Pei Ziyun looking down with his hands. Wearing a Taoist robe and looking at the sky, the wind and rain fell, and all slipped past, and the corners of the clothes were not wet.

Yu Yunjun looked at the sky and knew that the hour was short, so he asked: "We rushed over and heard that you defeated King Lu, but why not take this opportunity to take down King Lu completely?"

After hearing this, Pei Ziyun smiled and shook his head: "King Lu's reaction was very quick. He didn't return to Zhoucheng at all, and he returned to Jinzhou directly."

"More importantly, I defeated King Lu and regained Chenzhou. It was a great feat. Do you think the court and Emperor Qitai will allow a Taoist to completely defeat King Lu?"

"I am already a true monarch, the highest position a Taoist can get. I won't be rewarded for my work!"

Pei Ziyun exhaled as he spoke, and smiled melancholy: "King Lu is at the end of his life by this blow, but he has to live for a while."

"Hmph" Yu Yunjun listened and said bitterly: "The court Guo wants to cross the river and demolish the bridge."

"Yes, but which court is not like this? After all, in the name of the overall situation, do individuals have to obey!" Pei Ziyun said, seeing everyone still angry, looking at the black cloud, he was silent for a while and said:" The most important thing is that the foundation of our Taoists is not here."

The sky is surging with the clouds, and the yin and yang merge, giving birth to spring thunder. Pei Ziyun looked at it a little: "Look, this year's first spring thunder is here."

"This Chunlei is where the mighty force of my generation is."

"Now I am too eye-catching everywhere, but I like to watch the beautiful scenery, everyone knows it, so I use the excuse of hiking to watch the rain as a pastime, and only bring soldiers and Taoists."

"Why don't you take advantage of this opportunity, I'm afraid it will happen in a blink of an eye, which will cause a lot of trouble."

This is thrilling, Yu Yunjun still wanted to ask, only to hear a "boom", there was a muffled thunder flashing in the clouds, like a wheel running over a bridge hole.