The black tide stopped in the far field. Even with the Tang family's specially made binoculars, it was difficult to see the origin of these cavalry.
Not long after, more than a hundred riders left the team and galloped towards Wenshui City, completely ignoring the divine crossbows on the city. Looking at this scene, even though they have practiced countless times on weekdays, the guards and guards of the Tang family are still nervous, after all, they have never had real experience.
Accompanied by his subordinates, the city lord hurried to the top of the city, not even fully dressed, let alone wearing armor.
Looking at the tide of cavalry in the distance, and the hundreds of cavalry getting closer, the city lord's face became paler and paler.
Seeing that more than a hundred riders had already entered the attack range of the divine crossbow, he did not dare to order an attack, and sweat poured out like slurry. He looked at the guards of the Tang family and shouted in panic: "Where is the master's house? Why is there no one from the master's house?"
The lord of Wenshui City was personally appointed by the imperial court, but he knew very well that he would never be the lord of this city.
The owner of this city has had only one surname since countless years ago, and that is the Tang family.
It has been a while since the alarm sounded, no matter how slow the reaction was, the people from the Tang family should have arrived.
Why until now, there are only those guards on the city wall, but no one from the Tang family can be seen
An aide stared at the approaching hundreds of riders, thought of a possibility, and said in a low voice: "There is no movement at the master's house, which means there must be nothing wrong."
Hearing this, the city lord felt that it made sense, wiped off the cold sweat from his face, and asked in a trembling voice: "Then... who is it?"
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As time passed, more than a hundred cavalry came to Wenshui City.
There was no fighting, as the men on the walls quickly learned each other's identities.
What came to Wenshui City was not the expeditionary army of the demons, but two thousand guardian cavalry.
Their mission was to escort the three archbishops into Wenshui City.
The reason why the three archbishops came to Wenshui City is even simpler - to serve His Majesty the Pope.
No matter how unhappy the soldiers and civilians in Wenshui City were with the sudden movement this morning, they had no reason to keep each other out of the city.
—The vast majority of the two thousand guardian cavalry remained in the field without any hostility.
The heavy city gate that had just been closed for a short time slowly opened.
Escorted by a hundred cavalrymen, the two chariots entered Wenshui City under the eyes of countless pairs of complex emotions.
Archbishop Eulin and the city lord spoke a few words through the curtain, but did not intend to leave the chariot.
Some people on the street looked curiously at the figure in the chariot, and some knelt down and kept praying, very pious.
The King of Ling Hai and Taoist Baishi were still sitting in the same chariot.
"The Tang family reacted very quickly, so it's not easy to attack."
The King of Ling Hai looked through the curtain and landed on the guards of the Tang family who were obviously not from the imperial army on the city wall a little far away, and said expressionlessly.
There are many deep meanings hidden in this sentence, Taoist Baishi smiled slightly and said nothing.
The King of Ling Hai glanced at him and said, "Wenshui City has never been in a war. Why is the Tang family so vigilant and careful, even going beyond the regulations to set up a crossbow formation, and raising so many private soldiers? Could it be that...they Want to rebel?"
The meaning of this sentence became clearer, and Taoist Baishi suppressed his smile, but still didn't say anything, because he didn't know how to answer.
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Two thousand guardian cavalry escorted the three state religion giants to Wenshui City.
Their reasons are very good, because they want to ensure the safety of His Majesty the Pope.
No one can say anything.
But no one will forget the key point in this matter, that is, Li Gong did not notify Wenshui City in advance.
Taking without asking is stealing, and taking without asking is attacking.
Two thousand guardian cavalry suddenly appeared outside Wenshui City, and the thunderous hoofbeats tore through the morning light.
Although nothing happened, the entire Wenshui City felt nervous and uneasy that morning.
Thousands of years ago, the demon army invaded south and surrounded Luoyang City for a long time. The forward was only three hundred miles away from the capital, but never reached Wenshui City.
Looking further back in history, in the chaotic era when the heroes were fighting for hegemony, the mainland was full of wars, the people were displaced, and the land was scorched for thousands of miles, but Wenshui City was the only one that was not attacked by any attack, just quietly watching the turmoil in the world.
For countless years, this was the first time Wenshui City saw the army with its own eyes.
What does the state religion mean by doing this? Demonstrating against the Tang family and the court? Worried about the pope's safety? Or do you want to intimidate some people in Wenshui City
As an imperial envoy, King Zhongshan did not return to Beijing immediately after leaving the Songshan Military Mansion. Instead, he patrolled the northern military mansions on behalf of His Majesty the Emperor. When he received the news, he was embracing the Blue Pass. The first question that came to his mind was not these , but people in the state religion didn't go to Congzhou
On that day, the King of Linghai and other three state religion giants led two thousand guard cavalry to the Songshan military mansion with the force of thunder, and took advantage of the Pope's assassination case to take away the god general of the Songshan military mansion. position, largely because they came too suddenly.
The more than 2,000 state religion cavalry have been stationed around Xunyang City, and the road to Songshan Military Mansion is mostly wasteland. It is understandable that they can hide from the court's sight. On the other hand, no one knows.
Naturally, the imperial court will not allow such a thing to happen again. After the three state religion giants left the Songshan Military Mansion with 2,000 State Church cavalrymen, their whereabouts have been under the control of the Dazhou Military Mansion. Everyone knows that they are heading towards the Congzhou Military Mansion. .
This is something that many people in the DPRK and China have expected.
Naturally, it is impossible for the national religion to put on such a big formation just for the position of the Songshan Military Mansion.
The military mansion of Congzhou is to the west, the conditions are difficult, and it is extremely important. The most important thing is that this is the place where Xue Xingchuan rose to prominence. Even though he has been dead for three years, and the court has carried out many purges, it is still impossible to influence him. Force is completely cleared.
No matter from which angle you look at it, the Congzhou Military Mansion should be the next target of the state religion.
Who would have thought that the three giants of the state religion and 2,000 cavalry guards would cross the dead stone mountain Gobi overnight and suddenly appear outside Wenshui City!
What exactly does the state religion want to do? Could it be that the young His Majesty the Pope really went crazy and prepared to slaughter Wenshui
King Zhongshan finally started to think about these things, and his expression became more and more serious.
He would not believe such absurd inferences at all, because he was sure that His Majesty the young pope could not do such a thing.
And two thousand cavalry just want to Tu Wenshui? This is too underestimating the IQ of His Majesty the Pope and the unfathomable strength of the Tang family.
At this moment, cheers suddenly resounded on the street outside the military mansion.
King Zhongshan frowned slightly and asked, "What's the matter?"
After a while, the voices outside the mansion did not intend to stop, but became louder and louder, as if the whole Yonglanguan was celebrating something.
God General Jianxi walked into the military hall and said in a low voice, "I just received the news that a new batch of cinnabar pills will be distributed tomorrow."
King Zhongshan's eyes became darker and darker, thinking that His Majesty the Pope's IQ is ignorant, but his demeanor is indeed extraordinary.
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Wenshui is one of the few ancient cities in the world. It is the deep winter season, and the remaining snow and yellow leaves complement each other, making the scenery even more profound.
Looking at the mottled and old city walls and the unchanging signs that have gone through hundreds of years of wind and rain, anyone can feel the heavy history.
Thinking of the aristocratic family in the city, this heavy historical meaning will add a touch of vicissitudes and strength.
Even the king of Ling Hai, after entering the city, his mood was not as irritable as usual, and he became a little taciturn.
He lifted the curtain, first saw the people standing or kneeling on the street, and then saw a piece of water.
Wenshui City is northerly than Kyoto, and the famous river that passes through the city has never frozen over in the cold winter, which means its endless flow.
Only the frost-stained grass by the river and two or three small yellow flowers that have obviously been frozen to death prove that the weather is irreversible.
Outside the Daoist Hall, the chariot stopped, and the King of Linghai walked in along the stone steps in the forest, followed by Taoist Baishi and Archbishop Yulin.
At the end of the quiet stone steps is the divine gate of the apse.
A pear tree was planted inside the door, and a young man stood under the tree.
The King of Ling Hai didn't like this young man.
Never liked it.
Even after knowing the identity of the orthodox successor of the other party's state religion, he still couldn't understand why the Pope, whom he respected so much, would appoint this person as his successor.
In his opinion, although this young man is not cowardly, he still lacks sharpness, is lifeless, and has no interest.
No fun means no love and hate, and without strong love and hate, one will not know what responsibility is.
It wasn't until this moment, when he saw the figure under the pear tree, that he vaguely understood something.
It turned out not to be dead.
It's calm.
This young man is like a stream.
The water in the stream may be shallow, but it is very clear, and you can see the fish swimming at the bottom and everyone themselves.
The stream looks weak, but it is the toughest, even the sharpest sword cannot cut it.
The stream looks calm, but in fact it contains unimaginable surging power, which can open up mountains and land, and flow westward to the sea.
Just like Wenshui City, everyone knew that he shouldn't come, or that it was inconvenient to come, but he came anyway.
The King of Ling Hai finally understood His Majesty's choice.
He bowed down peacefully.
Taoist Baishi and Yu Lin looked at each other with a slightly different expression, and then bowed down.
The young man turned around and said, "Get up."
As the breeze came, countless tiny white flowers fell from the tree, sprinkled on his body, and stayed on his shoulders, looking like fresh snow, extremely clean.
There are small white flowers everywhere, falling all over the ground.
Now is the cold deep winter, but there are such beautiful scenery, why
It may be because he was refining alchemy in the Dao Palace yesterday, and the garden suddenly became warm and full of vitality.
Then, like a spring breeze overnight, the pear trees were all in full bloom.
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Volume VI West Wind