While the Tianlan was mobilizing troops, Wanyan Lin's army was growing.
The first 20,000 people and horses brought out from Imperial Capital had increased to 200,000. These soldiers would not be temporary troops, but hidden piles arranged by Wanyan Lin everywhere. Most of them were skilled or capable of becoming military experts. Some of them were arranged by travelers, but all of them were put into logistics. Wanyan Lin would never rest assured that they would come to the front.
On this expedition, Wanyan Lin also brought Xuezhu to his side. After the words that the two of them had said to each other, Wanyan Lin wanted Xuezhu to witness with his own eyes how he recovered and brought Su Mianyue back to his side.
Two people who hated each other sat in a carriage and occasionally played a game of chess. Wanyan Lin probably wouldn't avoid Xuezhu when he gave the order, but they rarely had a good word to say.
Now that his subordinates had just finished reporting how many more soldiers were added, Wanyan Lin only gave a faint "Yes" to show that he knew, but Xuezhu sneered." The emperor is indeed a man of strength, but I don't know if so many soldiers can understand the war flag on the battlefield. The regular army of the Tianlan's million-strong army is not a bunch of fools."
"We'll see when we get to the battlefield. Even if he's a genius, Shangguan Pei has to continue to be his general. Millions of troops don't have the backbone of Shangguan Pei. I want to see the difference between them and the mob." Wanyan Lin was so excited that he couldn't hold back from saying something confidential.
Xuezhu's heart skipped a beat, but her face remained expressionless. She was trying to figure out what Wanyan Lin meant by these words and how to pass the news to Su Mianyue, but her movements were limited and there was no one she could use.
"Really? That concubine will have to wait and see. The mob has no army to fight against, but it is still an interesting low-level battle. The scene of a hundred miles of corpses must be very spectacular." After flipping through a page, Xuezhu sneered, "But I'm curious. The emperor is afraid that he can't defeat the god of war, so he plans to do something secretly? I heard that General Shangguan is very good to mianyue. I wonder if he will be impressed by her beauty and already fall in love with her."
Wanyan Lin's face darkened and his sharp eyes looked at Xuezhu. If he had not planned to execute Xuezhu so easily, he would have killed her right now.
Sensing Wanyan Lin's murderous intent, Xuezhu smiled nonchalantly and casually threw the book on the small table to pour himself a cup of tea to moisten his throat. He smiled coldly and said, "Your majesty can't help but want to kill his servants and concubines again? I remember Mianyue once said that it was instinctive for a person to do things according to his temper, and it was a skill to control his temper. It seems that the emperor's ability to cultivate is not yet at home, but the concubines think that if the emperor really killed his concubines, it would be considered a man's true colors. A woman who dislikes each other and appears in front of you all day. I don't feel comfortable even thinking about it. Besides, you're still an emperor, aren't you?"
"Don't try to provoke me. I won't let you die so easily. If you want to die, you have to die in front of Mianyue. I want you to die without dignity. I want you to die with dignity trampled on in front of the two people you hate the most in your life!" Wanyan Lin said, clenching his fists.
"Hehe." Xuezhu chuckled and asked provocatively, "How did the emperor know that this was a way to provoke, not a way to survive? People, no one can determine the extent of success or failure in this life until the moment of death. If the emperor said that his concubines would return to the emperor today, perhaps one day the emperor would be the one who was trampled on his dignity and died miserably. And the concubines would smile and see how the emperor died, and would find a taoist priest to do it for him. Let the emperor suffer from hell's reincarnation forever. Even if he dies, he will not be able to live in peace."
Xuezhu said with a smile, but the hatred was not hidden at all. If not for the great disparity in strength, he would have taken revenge for the child.
Killing an enemy was far more enjoyable than having to face it every day. As for the consequences, they were never considered by Xuezhu.
Looking at Xuezhu's twisted face with hatred, the anger in Wanyan Lin's heart disappeared in an instant. He laughed out loud and invited Xuezhu to play chess with him. He did not care if the woman sitting next to him wanted to eat her flesh and drink her blood.
Not to mention the fact that Wanyan Lin's army was close to jianzhou city, but also the Yan Country in Imperial Capital, the situation has become increasingly tense these days, the crown prince yundonglai was poisoned again and the imperial doctor was helpless, civil and military officials began to have a new trend of standing in line, and the royal palace's Imperial Guard was clearly divided into two harems.
Yun Wansheng and the virtuous concubine were their confidants who were responsible for protecting them, while the empress Ji Ruyun and princess Nanyue were Ji Ruyun's confidants who were waiting for yun dong to swallow his last breath. There was no need for any movement in the hall, and the harem would launch an attack to force the palace. If he lost, he might not even be able to do it as a prisoner.
"Mother, is the poisoning of brother really related to father?" Ever since yun donglai was poisoned, Ji Ruyun had focused on protecting his only daughter. Yun Nanyue was no longer the naive and capricious princess. She had not spoken a word for several days, and she had lost a lot of weight.
Looking at Yun Nanyue's haggard face, Ji Ruyun, who had always been strong, could not help but cry. She had not slept for a few days because she was worried about the situation in the east palace and the situation in the palace.
Now, do you think your mother will lie to you?" The last time your brother had an accident, the empress dowager had already obtained the evidence, but your father destroyed all the evidence in order to protect that bitch Zheng Xiuru and the wild seed she gave birth to, and even took the opportunity to let that bitch and the empress dowager manage the affairs of the six palaces together. Your father has no mother and son in his heart. He wants the ji family to be completely changed into the yun family. He doesn't allow my ji family to survive. Ji Ruyun gritted his teeth as he spoke, wishing he could break a silver tooth.
Raising his godless eyes, Yun Nanyue found his voice for a long time and asked, "Mother, I have been wanting to ask you for so many years. Was the fire in the palace really an accident? Uncle xun was in charge of the government. Why is it that uncle xun is still alive outside, but father didn't send anyone to find uncle xun?"
"Those are all rumors! Who dares to gossip in the palace? Your uncle was buried in the fire, mother saw it with her own eyes. Your father had to say such things to stabilize the court. Your uncle is dead, dead!" Ji Ruyun suddenly stood up and shouted at Yun Nanyue excitedly with an incomprehensible madness in his eyes.
Frightened by ji ruyun's madness, Yun Nanyue kept shaking her head but couldn't find her voice. Many things she didn't ask didn't mean she didn't know, but ji ruyun's reaction had already told Yun Nanyue the truth, the truth that she had been telling herself was just a rumor.
Ji Ruyun felt much more comfortable after he let out a cry. When he was sober, he realized that he was scared of his daughter. He tried to reach out to hold Yun Nanyue to comfort her, but was pushed away by Yun Nanyue.
"Don't touch me! Don't touch me with your bloody hands. I feel dirty!" Yun Nanyue screamed and cried out in tears, "How could you be so cruel? For the sake of a throne that should not belong to you, you went to kill the first emperor and the first empress. Even uncle xun refused to let go. They are your closest relatives, your blood relatives!"