low-key is king

Chapter 167 Xuanyang Confucian General
Dongyuan City, outside the city!

This is a city far away from the southeast of Lincheng, and the first fortified city encountered by the South Army from Watanabe Castle was Dongyuan City.

In the dark night, sparks lit up outside the city, and it was the place where the army from the South Road camped. However, the faces of everyone in the main tent at this moment were a little unsightly, and there was even a hint of deep worry.

The commander of the Southern Army is not a military general, but the Prime Minister Zhao Qidong, who is nearly seventy years old. Although he has no cultivation, but his status is there, no one dares to disobey him.

You must know that Zhao Qidong is not just the prime minister of Xuanyang Kingdom, he is also the father-in-law of Zhendong King, and he is accompanied by a five-realm powerhouse, who dares to refuse?

It's just that there are no figures of Zhao Qidong and Zhang Zhizhao in the big tent at this moment, which may be the reason why everyone in the tent looks gloomy.

"Brother, isn't it a bit too risky for my father to do this?"

Zhao Minglou, the second son of the Zhao family, finally couldn't bear to ask, causing everyone's attention to turn to Zhao Bicheng, the eldest son of the Zhao family.

Now that Zhao Qidong is not around, all the generals are headed by the brothers of the Zhao family, and among the two brothers, Zhao Bicheng is the more stable, and he is also the person who has the temporary military power specially ordered by the prime minister.

It was originally a big taboo for civil servants to hold soldiers, but due to the special identities of Zhao's father and son, no one said anything, but at this moment, Zhao Bicheng really didn't know what to say.

"With Steward Zhang's support, there shouldn't be any problems!"

After pondering for a moment, Zhao Bicheng could only place his hope on Zhang Zhizhao, the strong man of the Five Realms, and he heard him say: "Besides, the city lord of Dongyuan City was once a student of his father, so it is impossible for him to deceive his master and destroy his ancestors, right? "

"That being said, who knows what's going on in Dongyuan City today, just in case..."

Zhao Minglou was still a little restless. From the prime minister's mansion where he once had a lot of power, he suddenly fell into this field. He was already a little frightened, and he always felt that his father should not take such a big risk.

"Oh, my father has already gone, what's the use of talking about it now?"

Zhao Bicheng was not worried, but he had to control the overall situation. If something happened to Zhao Qidong, the [-] troops outside the city still needed him to take charge of the overall situation.

"The best strategy for siege is to subdue without fighting. Second brother, have you ever thought about it? If father can really persuade the lord of Dongyuan City to sacrifice the city, how many fewer people will die? ?”

Zhao Bicheng, who Zhao Qidong regards as his successor, can understand why his father made this decision.

Because he knew that if he forcibly attacked the city, even if he could take it down, his side would suffer heavy losses.

Zhao Qidong is the prime minister of the entire Xuanyang Kingdom. His philosophy has never changed for many years, which is the word "benevolence".

Since the city lord of Dongyuan City has a very close relationship with him, how could he not give it a try?

"Just wait, I believe father will succeed!"

Zhao Bicheng didn't say any more, but such words could not dispel the worries of the generals in the account.

But things have come to this point, and they have no other way to go except to wait.

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Dongyuan City, a corner of the north gate wall!
puff!
There was a soft sound, and then the guards fell down without a sound, without disturbing anyone nearby, and the figure of the city defense patrol team just disappeared around the corner in the distance.

Whoosh!
A black shadow climbed up like an ape, and when he swept up the city wall, it was not one figure but two, one of which was lying on the former's back, looking a bit cumbersome.

"Master Xiang, are you going directly to the City Lord's Mansion?

A deep voice came out, it turned out that these were Zhao Qidong and Zhang Zhizhao who came from the outside army. Naturally, the city wall of tens of feet could not stop the powerful people of the five realms.

"Let's go, be careful!"

Zhao Qidong turned his head, first glanced at the big tent outside, and then took a deep breath. In order to reduce casualties, he didn't mind putting himself in danger.

The reason why Kuiye ventured into Dongyuan City was because the current city lord of Dongyuan City had studied literature for three years under the chancellor's tutelage, but later his cultivation aptitude appeared, so he abandoned literature and went to martial arts.

Therefore, Zhao Qidong is clearly the husband of the lord of Dongyuan City. With this relationship, he believes that if he comes to persuade him personally, he may be able to avoid a siege of Dongyuan City.

When Zhang Zhizhao protected Zhao Qidong and went directly towards the city lord's mansion, what they didn't notice was that another dark night shadow also quietly entered the east wall from the gap in the north city.

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Dongyuan City, the City Lord's Mansion!
The innermost room on the second floor of the City Lord's Mansion was brightly lit at the moment. Although there were only two figures sitting and standing, it gave off a very chilling atmosphere.

The figure sitting by the table is none other than Guan Xu, the lord of Dongyuan City.

Although he is a martial artist with complete four realms, he exudes a bookish air, and he is a Confucian general who has a great reputation in the whole Xuanyang country.

When Guan Xu was young, he studied under the Chancellor's Mansion for three years, but later, for some reason, he became a martial artist, and he was promoted very quickly in the army, and soon sat on the position of Lord of a city.

Some people said that Guan Xu had good luck. He met a doctor in the fifth level of middle school and took a special elixir, which gave him the aptitude for martial arts cultivation, but these are just rumors.

No one really knew why Guan Xu suddenly had the aptitude to practice martial arts. He didn't say anything, even his closest people never knew the real reason.

The gray-haired old man next to him is the chief staff member of the City Lord's Mansion.

The old man named Huang Yanting, on the surface, is a martial artist of the four realms, as for the truth, it is unknown.

"Mr. Huang, what do you think of our victory?"

Guan Xu, who was looking down at something on the table, suddenly raised his head and asked such a question. It seemed that he knew something about the enemy army outside Dongyuan City.

Dongyuan City was not like Lin City, which was easy to defend and difficult to attack. There were only about [-] soldiers in the city, while there were [-] troops outside the city. Once the siege battle started, it would be extremely tragic.

Guan Xu is the city lord who changed from civil to military, so he admires the benevolence and righteousness of civil governance even more, and he also has some ideas in his heart, and he will not remain unchanged just because he is guarding this Dongyuan City.

"Hehe, the city lord is worrying too much. If you want to talk about Prime Minister Zhao Qidong, he is good at writing and writing. The so-called essay on rebellion is even more exquisite, but leading the army to fight is not something you can do with your pen and mouth Win!"

The Chief Staff Officer Huang Yanting seemed to have thought of his speech a long time ago, but after he said these words, it was obvious that Guan Xu frowned, but he didn't take it seriously, and even a sneer flashed in the depths of his eyes.

As the chief staff member of the City Lord's Mansion in Dongyuan City, how could Huang Yanting not know the relationship between Guan Xu and Prime Minister Zhao Qidong?
But now, the two sides have already set up battles inside and outside the city, and they will soon become enemies of life and death. What else does he have to worry about?

"Mr. Huang thinks, is the content above that article true?"

Guan Xu didn't criticize too much, but asked another key question, and Huang Yanting was already prepared for this question, without any hesitation at all.

"Of course it's a bunch of nonsense. Then Lu Mingyang just wanted to be relegated to Watanabe City because he was upset, trying to make a comeback. His Majesty the Monarch is now in Tianyang City. Otherwise, how could there be an order to overwrite the imperial seal to Dongyuan City?"

Huang Yanting talked eloquently, and he heard him say: "The Empress is conscientious, for the sake of Xuanyang Kingdom's great cause, but Lu Mingyang is still not resting, do you really want to attract Luo Youshan's thunderbolt to be reconciled?"

The chief staff member naturally knew what people like Guan Xu were most afraid of. They may not be afraid of the Yan clan, but they must not be afraid of the fairy Luoyou Mountain on the mountain. It is said that this is the real reason for the downfall of King Zhendong.

"Well, no matter what, Zhao Xiang and I were also masters and apprentices. Now that swords and soldiers meet each other, do we really want to sever this teacher-student friendship?"

Guan Xu seemed to be persuaded by Huang Yanting, but he was more concerned about Zhao Qidong, the prime minister who had been his husband for three years. If possible, he didn't want to meet in battle.

"It's simple. Tomorrow, on the city wall of the east gate, the city lord will personally go up to the city and shout out. If Zhao Qidong can find his way back, based on your relationship, everyone will be happy!"

A strange light flashed in Huang Yanting's eyes. Of course he knew that this proposal would not succeed, but he also wanted to test Guan Xu's attitude so that he could make further plans.

"I understand Mr.'s temper. At this point, it is absolutely impossible for him to compromise. I am afraid that this big battle will be inevitable after all!"

Guan Xu had been Zhao Qidong's disciple for three years, and he really knew the Prime Minister very well, so he never thought of being able to persuade Zhao Qidong.

That being the case, there is no room for relaxation in this war.

"Why not?"

Just when Huang Yanting was about to open his mouth to say something else, a voice suddenly came from outside the door, which shocked the two people in the room.

Guan Xu even stood up directly from the chair, with a look of surprise on his face.

"Whether this war can be avoided, so that both sides will die less and more people, depends on your thoughts!"

There was another sound from outside the door, and then the door of the room was pushed open from the outside, two figures walked in hand in hand, and beside the door lay a motionless body.

"gentlemen?!"

Seeing the old face suddenly, Guan Xu rubbed his eyes in disbelief.

When the two words were called in his mouth, Huang Yanting's eyes beside him could not help but flash a glint of cruelty.

The two figures that came in from the outside were naturally the prime minister Zhao Qidong and the housekeeper Zhang Zhizhao. With the latter's status as a martial artist of the five realms, no one in Dongyuan City could stop them.

(End of this chapter)