After seeing this report, Gao Jiancheng realized that the man from Maolu Villa was really not a bad person. The three major factions had come forward, and he still dared to harass him. He was very courageous. Shang Jianxiong provoked that man. Asking for trouble.
From another angle, it showed that he was capable and confident. In this way, Gao Jiancheng breathed a sigh of relief.
It is easy for smart people to deal with smart people. He is just afraid of running into a fool. If he is really defeated by the court in three or two times, then he will be dragged to death. What he does secretly will be exposed sooner or later.
Xue Xiao will definitely take the blame for the unfavorable war. Shang Jianxiong is angry, but there is no other way.
The edict was useless. The Nanzhou army was still obsessed with the matter of the Shang Chaozong woman being robbed. They wanted to eliminate the traitors for the imperial court and wanted the imperial court to kill Xue Xiao to give an account. Shang Jianxiong can make Xue Xiao take the blame, but it is impossible to kill Xue Xiao, at least not in the near future.
At least he can't be killed because of Nanzhou's request. Otherwise, if the imperial court's reputation is different, it will also chill the hearts of all the border officials. Once people are divided and everyone makes plans, the threat will be the stability of Shang Jianxiong's position. , so this time Shang Jianxiong must protect Xue Xiao no matter what.
There was no other way, so Shang Jianxiong had no choice but to ask the three major factions to come forward again.
When the news reached the three major sects, Long Xiu was furious. Niu Youdao actually dared to follow his example. How could he not be angry
The three major factions sent a message to Dachanshan and ordered them to withdraw immediately.
Dachan Mountain is in a dilemma, give me a hair, the people of the Shang Dynasty lineage will not retreat, I can't kill them, right? I started to mess up Nanzhou. The interests of Dachan Mountain are at a loss, who is responsible? Who doesn’t know how to say something light-hearted? Do you three major factions dare to cause great turmoil in Nanzhou
Dachanshan could only pretend to be confused. Anyway, Niu Youdao had promised him earlier that he could push the responsibility onto him.
Since they had an appointment in advance, Dachanshan was not polite and pushed the responsibility to Niu Youdao. He made a complaint to the three major sects, saying that the merchants and Niu Youdao wore the same pair of trousers and put the knife holder here. It's useless on their necks, so there's nothing you can do!
Niu Youdao also received notifications from the three major factions to withdraw troops.
Niu Youdao's reason is even more absolute, not to retreat, but to postpone.
One of the reasons is that the Nanzhou troops are searching for the remains of the soldiers who died in the battle and it takes time.
The second reason is that the Nanzhou troops testified that some of the sergeants were captured by Xue Xiao's troops, and asked Xue Xiao to hand them over, so that they could speed up their retreat.
The first reason is easy to deal with, but the worst thing you can do is wait a while.
The second reason is really hard to explain. There is no way to fight without killing people. When people die, they die without evidence. We draw up a list of dead people. We must say that they were captured by Xue Xiao. We must let them die. Xue Xiao handed over the person. Where could Xue Xiao hand over the person
Xue Xiao said that it was useless to arrest him. The Nanzhou people were killed by Xue Xiao because they were killed. He also wanted the three major factions to uphold justice. Since the war had ceased and I was asked to withdraw my troops, why didn't Xue Xiao release them
This means there are strategies above and countermeasures below.
Of course, there is one more thing. Niu Youdao said that he had a large number of witnesses. It was indeed the imperial court who sent people to sneak attack on the Thatched Villa. The garrison and monks together suffered more than 10,000 casualties. He asked the three major sects if they should just forget it. Do we deserve to die
what's the situation? The two masters of Zijin Cave and Lingjian Mountain rushed to Xiaoyao Palace immediately.
Of course the two heads wanted to find Long Xiu. It was Long Xiu who took the initiative to go to Maolu Villa to get it done. Is it you, Long Xiu, who did it
The two leaders must ask Long Xiu for a clear explanation.
Long Xiu calmed down after getting angry. He couldn't help but calm down. He saw with his own eyes that Niu Youdao and the people from Lingxiao Pavilion and Tiannv Sect were sworn to him. He really wanted to force Nanzhou to rebel, and the entire Yan Kingdom couldn't bear it.
Niu Youdao agreed to a truce to give face to the three major factions, but refused to withdraw his troops because he wanted an explanation from the three major factions.
Niu Youdao had already made it very clear what he should have said at the beginning. The imperial court had repeatedly attacked him and put him to death, so let's forget it like this? Is it wrong to seek justice from the three major factions? If we really let it go like this, then it would be in line with Niu Youdao's words, wouldn't it mean that we would not be able to survive
Needless to say, what are the consequences of not giving cattle a way to survive
As for how Long Xiu explained to Zijin Cave and Lingjian Mountain, Niu Youdao had already told him that Shang Jianxiong had indeed gone too far. He repeatedly attacked the three major sects behind his back and seemed to have forgotten that this world is a world of monks. It's time to teach him a lesson.
Another question is, do you really want to force Nanzhou to rebel
The court was at fault first, and it is reasonable for people to want an explanation, but how to give this explanation is a problem.
It was inappropriate to deal with Shang Jianxiong. The three heads discussed it over and over again, but they could only teach Shang Jianxiong a lesson and transfer the three counties of Dingzhou to Nanzhou.
It is conceivable that this incident will inevitably cause a violent rebound from Shang Jianxiong.
So Long Xiu, the head of Xiaoyao Palace, Gong Lince, the head of Zijin Cave, and Meng Xuan, the head of Lingjian Mountain, all came to Dayan Palace in person.
After learning the decision of the three major factions, Shang Jianxiong was shocked. How could he agree to such conditions
No matter who takes the blame for what happened, he knows in his heart and everyone knows who caused it. If he agrees to this humiliating condition, where is his majesty as an emperor? He can only imagine how many people would poke his spine from behind, or ridicule and sneer at him.
In the main hall, facing the heads of the three factions, Shang Jianxiong tensed his cheeks and said word by word: "I cannot agree to this condition!"
Gong Lince and Meng Xuan's eyes suddenly turned cold, staring at Shang Jianxiong coldly.
In silence, Tian Yu and others stood in silence, and could feel the suddenly oppressive atmosphere in the hall.
"What did you say?" Long Xiu slowly stepped forward and faced him at close range.
Tian Yu and other eunuchs were startled, and all of them, including Ga Miaoshui, quickly stepped forward behind Shang Jianxiong. They all stared at Long Xiu with high vigilance.
A group of monks sitting in the palace immediately stepped forward, pointed at Tian Yu and others and scolded, "You are so outrageous, get back!"
Tian Yu and others were indifferent, but Shang Jianxiong turned his head and waved his hand, "Everyone, stand down."
He knew in his heart that if he really wanted to take action, Tian Yu and others would not be able to protect themselves.
Tian Yu and others could only retreat slowly with solemn expressions.
Long Xiu stared at Shang Jianxiong and said word by word: "What if we have to make you agree?"
Shang Jianxiong: "I will never agree to make concessions to rebellious ministers. If you want me to agree, you might as well kill me!"
Long Xiu sneered, "Now that you know you are going to die or live, why didn't you say this when you were sneaking behind our backs? Why didn't you say this when you begged us to make peace? Now that Dayan is surrounded by foreign enemies, you, the emperor, don't want to retreat from them. , but are busy causing internal strife, what do you want to do?"
Shang Jianxiong: "Why is it so secretive? Someone is maliciously framing me. How can the palace master trust it easily? If it refers to the matter at the Thatched Cottage, I don't know anything about it! This matter has nothing to do with me. If the palace master wants to explain, I will definitely find out the truth and tell the three people." Give me an explanation!"
"Do you want people to take the blame?" Long Xiu snorted and took out a piece of paper from his sleeve. It was the explanation that Shang Jianxiong had written to the three major sects earlier. "Some things don't need evidence. Who did it? Everyone You know it very well, so don’t fool me with these things. You have to agree today if you agree. If you don’t agree, you, the emperor, have gone too far!"
Snapped! The paper in Long Xiu's hand hit Shang Jianxiong directly in the face.
Shang Jianxiong stood there indifferently and said slowly: "I have been ruling the Yan Dynasty for nearly twenty years and have killed many people. The Yan Dynasty is in turmoil and is in danger!" This is also a warning to the three major factions.
"You dare to threaten me?" Long Xiu sneered, tilted his head slightly and ordered: "Your Majesty is ready to abdicate. Go and invite the crown prince to take over the throne from his father. He will officially rule Yanyan, command the ministers, and stabilize the people of the government. ! I don’t believe how chaotic the court can be if our three major factions join forces to support us!”
The words "Prince and Crown Prince" succeeded to the throne instantly hit Shang Jianxiong's weak point, causing Shang Jianxiong's cheek to twitch violently.
This is one of the reasons why Qi Emperor Hao Yunsheng was reluctant to establish a crown prince.
In the end, Shang Jianxiong gave in when the three major factions tried to force him.
It was Tian Yu who knew what he was thinking, assessed the situation, and stepped forward at the right time. He knelt in front of Shang Jianxiong and begged with tears, and finally got Shang Jianxiong to agree to cede three counties to Nanzhou.
The storm that was about to set off was suppressed in an instant. From the beginning to the end, Gong Lince and Meng Xuan basically said nothing. It was Long Xiu who didn't clean up the matter, so naturally it was Long Xiu who came out to be the villain.
Thanks to the fact that the heads of the three major sects came together in person, they had full decision-making power on behalf of the three major sects. Otherwise, others would really not be able to suppress Shang Jianxiong. Shang Jianxiong had been operating in the Yan Kingdom for many years and was not a vegetarian.
After Shang Jianxiong agreed, Tian Yu asked the three major factions to compromise, leaving a trace of face for the Emperor of Yan.
The cession of the three counties was not made public. Xue Xiao of Dingzhou was notified in the form of a secret decree, and Nanzhou silently defended the area currently controlled by the two armies.
Just when the golden wings were released to send a message to Dingzhou, a disciple from the Zijin Cave outside the hall ran in.
A secret letter was handed to the leader. After reading it, Gong Lince's face changed slightly and he frowned.
Almost at the same time, a eunuch stepped in from outside the palace and handed an urgent report to Tian Yu.
After Tian Yu looked at it, he said to the livid Shang Jianxiong: "Your Majesty, Cangzhou is reporting urgently. Wu Gongshan, the governor of Cangzhou, suddenly fell ill and passed away!"
Shang Jianxiong glanced at Gong Linche and said calmly: "You traitor, you may die well!"
Meng Xuan, the leader of Lingjian Mountain, turned back to Gong Linche and asked, "There are so many monks around Wu Gongshan to help with his treatment, how could he suddenly die of illness?"
"I'm afraid something is going to happen in Cangzhou." Gong Lince looked solemn and handed the letter to Meng Xuan to read.
Hearing that something was going to happen, Long Xiu immediately came forward and watched together. The two of them were frightened when they read the contents of the letter.
Qu Yunkong, the leader of Tongxian Pavilion, was assassinated!
Tongxian Pavilion is the cultivation force guarding Cangzhou.
At almost the same time, Wu Gongshan, the governor of Cangzhou, died of illness, and the head of Tongxian Pavilion was assassinated. The leaders of Cangzhou's spiritual and secular circles died at almost the same time. How could such a coincidence happen, especially when Qu Yunkong was assassinated.
And this Qu Yunkong also has another identity. His wife is the daughter of the previous head of Zijin Cave. Tongxian Pavilion can be said to be the sect that Zijin Cave single-handedly supported.
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