The entire Yutang Empire was boiling almost instantly!
The nine gods appeared and defeated the enemy army!
This thing with a strong color of legends and monsters was told vividly from the mouths of hundreds of thousands of troops on the battlefield... God knows how much shock it will cause!
Three thousand miles in a hurry, the good news was reported on horseback; everyone screamed desperately along the way. In just seven or eight days, the entire Yutang Empire was completely bombarded by the news!
With a great victory on the battlefield, the country is protected; with the retreat of powerful enemies, the country is safe. And in such a war, the legend of nine gods came to light.
Teahouse.
"Did you know? The nine adults have appeared again!"
"I only know that I heard that Lord Nine appeared and defeated Dongxuan's army."
"Yes, yes, a fire burned millions of soldiers of Dongxuan's army! Let the mainland's first general Shenhan Shanhe return in defeat, it is very satisfying."
"Thanks to Master Jiuzun, otherwise..."
"I know that good people are rewarded, and the Nine Masters are definitely not dead!"
"It is said that he is dead... This time it is a spiritual appearance..." someone said hesitantly.
Suddenly, the lively atmosphere stopped.
Several people turned to look at the guy who said Jiu Zun was dead with unkind expressions.
This guy suddenly panicked: "I didn't mean that..."
"Then what do you mean?" Someone shouted loudly: "You dare to say that the nine people are dead... Brothers, fuck him!"
A crowd of people swarmed up!
"Shut up if you don't know how to speak! Fuck you Yi La Niang... even if your whole family dies, even the Nine Lords won't die..."
"Spare my life..."
The whole country was in jubilation.
…
Tie Zheng had a thick pile of writing written on it.
"I am guilty... I was almost defeated. Please punish me..."
"I have something to say... In this battle, I saw the remnant army voluntarily participating in the battle... risking their lives to fight... I feel this in my heart. On behalf of the 300,000 soldiers, I ask for credit for the remnant army! And I sincerely ask your majesty to give you mercy and honor. .”
"... Of the 100,000 cavalry, 37,500 died in battle; the 300,000-strong army now has more than 200,000... Our soldiers shed blood and sacrificed their lives, which is the right thing to do, but the remnant soldiers volunteered to fight, and the whole country gathered 83,000 remnant soldiers to fight Twenty-seven thousand three hundred and sixty people died! No one was injured! I, I am ashamed."
"Facing such battle losses, I feel ashamed..."
…
Tie Zheng's letter was partly an apology.
Half of it is asking for credit.
Please excuse yourself and take credit for the remnants of the army.
However, there is no sentence in the entire letter that mentions the word "Nine Deities".
Morning.
His Majesty the Emperor read with emotion.
"There are so many passionate warriors in our Yutang! With such people, what do we have to fear in our Yutang! It's just... I was the one who mistreated these heroes in the past!"
Marshal Qiu Jianhan and Leng Daoyin came out at the same time.
"A war broke out at the border and our army was in danger. Disabled retired sergeants voluntarily joined the war. There were people from all over the country... Even a few days after the end of the war, on the road, we continued to encounter remnants of distant troops who spontaneously formed teams to join the war..."
"...Zhaozhao loyal, awe-inspiring and passionate, the military spirit of Yutang..."
"Old minister, here are the remnant soldiers who have collectively submitted a letter. Please pass it on to Your Majesty."
Qiu Jianhan said.
"Read it!" His Majesty the Emperor's face turned red with excitement and said loudly: "Read it, read it to all our civil and military officials; let everyone remember it in the future, and also teach... officials at all levels how to do it well, parents and officials everywhere !”
"yes."
The old marshal agreed, took out a letter from his arms, opened it and took a look, and was stunned for a moment. Immediately, the burly body trembled, and the tiger's eyes suddenly turned red.
"Only a few words." The old marshal's voice trembled.
"Long live your Majesty, the subjects are blessed, and the beauty of the sky can be seen in the book... I was once a lieutenant in the army. I only regret that my ability is low and I am disabled on the battlefield. I can no longer fight in the bloody battlefield with my colleagues and contribute to the country. I feel ashamed... "
"... Your Majesty has provided you with pensions every year, and we deserve it... Now that the country is in danger, we kill the enemy on our own initiative. This is our duty and we do not ask for rewards. When the war is over, we will disarm and return to the fields."
"Wei Wan Sheng implores Your Majesty that in this battle, our brothers died in battle... We all have wives, children, and children at home. Please be generous and generous to Your Majesty. Our wishes are fulfilled and we have nothing else to ask for!"
"I was a man in the army, and I have a lot of blood in my chest. Whenever my family and country need me, I will fight on the battlefield again!"
The representative of the remnant army wrote a letter. It can be clearly seen that although it has been modified, the letter is really not well written, the wording is average, and even a little confusing, not to mention literary talent.
But the great loyalty and passionate spirit in it are vivid and vivid!
Old Marshal Qiu Jianhan read out word for word, and the entire court hall fell into silence!
"Okay, okay, okay!" After a long time, His Majesty the Emperor, with tears in his eyes, praised three times and said loudly: "These are my people! These are the children of Yutang! I am deeply pleased and deeply moved!"
"In the face of such hard-hearted and loyal people, if we don't commend him..."
Before His Majesty the Emperor finished speaking, the old marshal apologized and said: "Your Majesty calmed down and asked the old minister to interrupt... These remnants of the army have returned home since the end of the war, and now they are scattered... I'm afraid, it will be difficult to get together again." .”
It was extremely rude to interrupt the emperor. But Marshal Qiu had to say it, because "...if His Majesty the Emperor talks about commendations or other things, what kind of ceremony is needed, etc... Then it will be really difficult to gather people, and it will become an embarrassment."
His Majesty the Emperor was a little disappointed: "This... doesn't mean that I have treated my hero badly..."
Leng Daoyin stood aside, sighed, and said: "I can guess a little bit about the thoughts of these old brothers... They don't think that they have made much contribution; rather, they think that all this is what they should be. …”
"Moreover, they also feel sorry for those brothers who went out together but did not come back together..." Leng Daoyin sighed longly: "Your Majesty... everyone who has spent the rest of his life on the battlefield will feel that... living is already the greatest gift from God. The gift!”
"No matter how bad it is... no matter how difficult life is... I am much better and happier than those brothers who are already lying on the battlefield..." Marshal Qiu also knew this feeling.
"Hey..." His Majesty the Emperor sighed.
"In this case, the twenty-seven thousand three hundred and sixty remnant soldiers who died in the battle... will be heavily compensated!" His Majesty the Emperor said solemnly: "Each household... will be compensated with ten taels of gold; the children in the family will be subsidized for schooling."
"Also, this pension must be properly supervised. If there is anyone who embezzles it..." His Majesty the Emperor said in a stern voice: "... the nine clans will be punished!"
…
After leaving the court.
Everyone dispersed.
But Marshal Qiu was retained by His Majesty the Emperor.
His Majesty the Emperor was impatient: "Is there any news?"
Qiu Jianhan shook his head: "No."
"No?" His Majesty the Emperor looked at Marshal Qiu suspiciously: "Tie Zheng didn't tell you?"
Marshal Qiu smiled bitterly: "The letter is here."
He took it out of his arms and handed it to His Majesty the Emperor.
"This..." His Majesty the Emperor read it carefully and his eyes widened in disbelief: "Tie Zheng... He also said... Appearance?!"
Marshal Qiu had a dark face and didn't know what to say.
"Bastard!" His Majesty the Emperor finally couldn't bear it any longer and jumped to his feet and roared: "Do you believe it?!"
Marshal Qiu grinned: "I don't believe it either."
"Then... Tie Zheng, is he fooling a ghost?" His Majesty the Emperor was furious: "Am I so stupid?! Appearing? Tie Zheng must be a fool! Call him back to me! I will punish him severely! !”
"Your Majesty, wait!" Marshal Qiu quickly stopped him and said after careful consideration: "I can understand a little bit about Tie Zheng's thoughts... Moreover, from the current point of view, it is indeed a manifestation... more appropriate."
His Majesty the Emperor gasped for breath, but finally began to think in his heart.
After all, he was not stupid, he was just concerned and confused. When Qiu Jianhan nodded, he suddenly understood something in his heart.
"Nine... Nine people always go out together... But this time, only the Wind and Fire Lords appeared." Old Marshal Qiu Jianhan said with a heavy face: "Moreover, Tie Zheng said in a secret message that he felt that the Wind and Fire Lords showed His abilities are much inferior to those before..."
His Majesty the Emperor's face darkened.
"The battle at Tianxuan Cliff must be true... Even if the Nine Lords are lucky, some of them survived... But the others... I'm afraid..."
"And the ability to be damaged is... expected..."
"In this case, there are too many strange things in the battle of Tianxuan Cliff..." Marshal Qiu considered each word and said word by word: "It is better to confirm this news as a manifestation... and then... and so on..."
"In this way, the country can be stabilized and the enemy can be paralyzed. Moreover, several major empires will definitely be suspicious and dare not attack... This will give us an opportunity to attack..."
"The Tribulation of the Nine Lords... Not to mention foreign countries and the world, but the traitors in the court and even... among the major classes... must be found, otherwise, there will be endless troubles. Can they get rid of Tianxuan Cliff? Can’t we do it a second time?”
"If that happens... it will really be... a disaster..."
Marshal Qiu spoke earnestly and tried his best to persuade.
"As for Tie Zheng, the Tiegu Pass is now in ruins and waiting to be renovated. Let him sort it out first... wait until the foreign affairs are calmed down, the reconstruction of Tiegu Pass is completed, and it is confirmed that there are no foreign troubles in Dongxuan... Then we can summon Tie Zheng to the capital. , let him report to His Majesty in detail... It’s not too late.”
"When the time comes, your Majesty will beat or punish this kid... it's not just a matter of a word..."
Marshal Qiu said.
"This makes sense..."
"However, Tie Zheng has a request." Marshal Qiu said.
"What request?" His Majesty the Emperor asked.
"He wants to get married, and then invite all the brothers in the army to drink from his wedding wine, including... the soldiers who died in battle!"
Marshal Qiu's face was heavy, and he told all the circumstances of the matter. The causes and consequences were also introduced in detail. He sighed: "This..."
His Majesty the Emperor grinned: "Tie Zheng... invites so many people to drink, does he have so much money?"
Marshal Qiu coughed and said nothing.
Inviting hundreds of thousands of troops to drink, and inviting brothers who died in battle to drink, this is really an astronomical figure.
"I am here to pay for this!" His Majesty the Emperor gritted his teeth: "Although the treasury is empty, this wine money... must be paid."
Marshal Qiu sighed and stopped talking.
Now that we have been fighting for years, all the country's money has been spent on the army and on pensions. In this regard, His Majesty the Emperor has never been soft-hearted.
But now the country is really out of money.
This amount of money for drinks... is definitely an astronomical figure.
If it were spent, it might cause another riot or even impeachment. The emperor will face tremendous pressure: now that the people are in dire straits, you spend such a large sum of money to buy wine and pour it on the grave
But if it doesn't take...then the last wishes of tens of thousands of dead heroes, and such an insignificant last wish, won't be fulfilled
They just want to drink a glass of handsome wedding wine!
The old marshal felt that it was really not easy for His Majesty the Emperor.
…
His Majesty the Emperor paced and suddenly lowered his voice: "Lao Qiu, you said... the Wind and Fire are still alive... This should be true, right?"
Qiu Jianhan had a black streak on his head.
I made it clear just now that we'd better not talk about this matter anymore... How do you...
"Old minister, I feel... it's similar, but not unlike..." Qiu Jianhan hesitated.
His Majesty the Emperor became more and more interested: So what do you think... If the Wind and Fire are still alive, is it possible that the other ones are also still alive? "
The old marshal kept his eyes open.
Are you thinking too much
Even for these two, it’s still unclear whether they are true or false...
"Then my child..." His Majesty the Emperor was full of hope: "...is it still..."
At this point, a pair of eyes were filled with light: "...still alive?!"
“…”
Marshal Qiu felt that he was going crazy.
Others may still have a one to two to three thousandth chance of being alive, but it is absolutely impossible for Tu Zun... If Tu Zun is still alive, even if he only has one breath, the only one who knows the news first is His Majesty the Emperor. !
"This... is a bit confusing."
The old marshal was very honest.
His Majesty the Emperor's eyes suddenly widened, and his anger suddenly surged up again: "How dare Qiu Jianhan dare to deceive the emperor!"
“…”
The old marshal was suddenly speechless.
When did I deceive you again? Even if you are the emperor, you can't just press charges!
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