mtlumby2d Chapter 287 What? The Ancestral Tomb of the Emperor of Kun Kingdom?
Chapter 287 What? The Ancestral Tomb of the Emperor of Kun Kingdom?
Shen Changgong shook his head and said,
“No, this time, I must catch those hateful rangers in one fell swoop.
Most of the rangers are experts, good at single combat and stealth warfare. The mountains are full of vegetation and forests, which are their home ground.
We must surround that mountain completely and not let any enemy escape.
If all else fails, we can set fire to the mountain and burn all those Rangers to death. No matter how many troops we mobilize, as long as we can kill all these Ranger sects, it will be worth it."
Everyone looked at each other in confusion after hearing this. Why did it seem like the prince hated the Ranger Sect?
In fact, Shen Changgong wanted to kill all those knights for the sake of the country, without any selfish motives.
The knights are good at misleading people and inciting the common people. They are unstable factors that affect the rule and must be eradicated as soon as possible.
After discussion, Shen Changgong decided to lead the 6th to 10th corps of the Changning Army, and bring five cannons, plus several generals such as Yang Hongying and Su Wuan, and the martial artists led by Fairy Meiyan and Zuo Sanhe, to set out together to attack Jiulin Villa.
Of course, in order to prevent the Kun Kingdom rangers from infiltrating the Yan army, they issued a gag order. Except for the people in the general's tent, no one knew that their target was Jiulin Villa, so they said they were going to attack Dingcheng.
After deciding on the plan, they each went back to their tent to sleep.
Poor Fairy Mei Yan, as the representative of the Jianghu wanderers this time, she doesn't even have a tent of her own. She can only squeeze in the same tent with Shen Changgong, and has to accompany Prince Shen to have sex every day. It's really pitiful.
The knights she brought with her were not blind. They had known for a long time that the owner of Jiutian Tower had become Prince Shen's concubine, and they were all heartbroken.
The most beautiful flower in Dayanjianghu was picked just like that.
After sleeping all night holding the snow-white body, Shen Changgong was pulled up by the snow-white body early the next morning.
"Let's go, let's go, hurry up, let's wipe out the Yan Society."
"Why are you so excited? It's no big deal, just a round of bombardment."
Shen Changgong yawned, got up, brushed his teeth and washed his face.
Every time he brushed his teeth with willow twigs, Shen Changgong felt that toothpaste and toothbrush should be invented, but he forgot about it when he was not brushing his teeth.
Fairy Mei Yan is also a good child who loves to brush her teeth and pay attention to hygiene, otherwise her mouth would be filled with the taste of Shen Changgong when she wakes up every morning.
After leaving the general's tent and having a meal, the 50,000-strong army was ready and set out towards the south in a mighty force.
Such a big commotion naturally could not be concealed from the Kun Kingdom. The Kun Kingdom's spies had been closely monitoring the movements of the Yan army.
When the Kun Kingdom court saw an army of 50,000 troops marching out, they were shocked and immediately held a meeting to guess what this Yan army was going to do.
The general stood up and said,
"Your Majesty, the treacherous chieftain of Yan, Shen Changgong, personally led an army of 50,000 south, claiming he was going to attack Dingcheng. However, Dingcheng only has 2,000 soldiers, consisting of local soldiers and government officials. Is it worthwhile for them to dispatch 50,000 troops to attack with such a small number of soldiers?
I think there must be something fishy going on here!"
Tang Xinyi frowned slightly and said,
"But there's nothing in the south except Dingcheng. Our troops in the south are fighting against Qi and Liang. Could it be that Shen Changgong is going to help Qi and attack our southern defenders from both sides?"
Prime Minister Yuan Chu stood up and said,
"Your Majesty, this is impossible. Shen Changgong would rather the Qi army not break in."
"Oh? Why is that? Aren't they allies?"
"They are allies, yes, but they also have conflicts of interest. If Shen Changgong brings in the Qi and Liang armies to attack Shengjing together, then the wealth of Shengjing will have to be divided equally among the three of them.
Shen Changgong would like to take over Shengjing for himself. How could he go so far as to help the Qi army defeat our army and then invite the Qi army in?
The Yan army was unstoppable along the way and must have looked down on our army, thinking that they could easily defeat our army and enter Shengjing. They would never ask Qi and Liang for help.
They led their army south, so they must have some other purpose."
"What purpose would that serve?"
Tang Xinyi asked.
At this time, Feng Chang, who was in charge of the affairs of the royal family, suddenly turned pale and said,
"Oh no! The imperial mausoleum is in the south!"
As soon as these words were spoken, all the ministers' faces changed drastically and their eyes widened.
"Could it be... could it be that these damned Yan soldiers are going to rob the imperial tomb? That's where all the emperors of our army are buried, with countless gold, silver and treasures buried with them."
"Oh no, Your Majesty! Please send troops to protect the imperial mausoleum immediately! The mausoleum must not fall into the hands of the Yan army!"
"How should we send troops? The troops we have now are not enough to guard Shengjing, so where will we get the troops to guard the imperial mausoleum?"
"How can we not protect them? There are only 5,000 retired veterans there. They are all old, weak and sick people who have come to the imperial mausoleum to retire."
"This...what should I do?"
Fengchang burst into tears.
To dig up the imperial tomb, to put it simply, is to dig up the ancestral graves.
What they dug up was not their family's ancestral tomb, but the ancestral tomb of the entire Kun Kingdom royal family.
For ordinary people, having their ancestors’ graves dug up is a great shame and an unforgivable crime, let alone a country?
Even if the country is destroyed, it will be nailed to the pillar of shame.
Tang Xinyi remained calm and shook her head.
"It's impossible to send troops. They're blocked by the Yan army before they even get there. It doesn't matter how many or how few we send."
"Your Majesty, are we simply going to watch helplessly as the imperial mausoleum is destroyed by this atrocious attack? If so, this old minister...this old minister will not live any longer!"
Old Fengchang cried heart-wrenchingly.
Fengchang was responsible for the royal family. All matters such as rituals of offering sacrifices to heaven and ancestors, birth, old age, sickness and death, and the titles of princes and fiefs were under the jurisdiction of Fengchang.
If his ancestral grave was dug up, how would he face his ancestors?
Tang Xinyi held her forehead with a headache and said,
"Stop crying and making so much noise. How about this? Send an envoy to the Yan army camp and say that we want to negotiate peace. Let's discuss the matter of the imperial mausoleum first and stabilize the Yan army first.
Anyway, we can't win the battle, so we have to negotiate peace sooner or later.
Tell the Yan army that they can make demands, but the imperial mausoleum must not be touched. This is our bottom line!"
The Imperial Censor said,
"Your Majesty is right. Let's discuss the officials, relatives, and gifts for the mission. We must first submit a letter of acclaim to the Yan army and send a letter of credence..."
boom!
Tang Xinyi slammed the table heavily and shouted angrily,
"The Yan army has already set out to dig up our ancestors' graves. They will arrive this afternoon. What are we still discussing? Send someone to the Yan army camp outside the city and tell them to stop immediately.
There's no need to discuss who to send. Since Lord Fengcheng cares so much about the imperial mausoleum, let Lord Fengchang go."
Zhu Xing, the diplomat in charge of foreign affairs, said quickly,
"Your Majesty, we should send a prince, one to represent the court and one to represent the royal family. This way it will show your importance."