The heavens set sail from the courtyard

On the endless grassland, smoke and dust were everywhere. Led by Luo Kedi, the commander of the temple guards, 50,000 cavalrymen of Xiling went deep into the grassland and joined the coalition forces of Dahe, Yuelun, Yan and other countries.

Inside the military tent, Luo Kedi summoned the commanders of various countries in the name of the commander-in-chief of the allied forces.

The one who came to the grassland from Yuelun Kingdom this time was Qu Ni. She was the elder sister of the King of Yuelun Kingdom. She looked like an old woman, but she was also a cultivator who specialized in Buddhist techniques.

This time when she came to the grassland, Qu Ni brought a lot of Buddhist masters with her. She was very high-profile and even Luo Ke Di did not dare to neglect them.

The person from Dahe Country is Mo Shanshan, a disciple of the calligraphy saint of Dahe Country, a bookworm who is one of the three idiots in the world, and a talisman master in the Dongxuan realm.

The one who came from Yan State was Prince Chongming, who should now be called Crown Prince Chongming. Ever since Longqing exchanged him back to Yan State, he was made Crown Prince by King Yan. Now he leads the most elite cavalry of Yan State and holds military power.

However, after the war with Tang State, Yan State had lost many talents, especially practitioners, who were almost extinct, and became the weakest side in the coalition.

Many forces gathered together to fight against the barbarians and the Golden Horde, but no one was willing to send troops. Either they had their own ulterior motives, or they were waiting for the Tang Dynasty's heavy cavalry in black armor.

A month ago, King Tang Li Zhongyi agreed to send troops and sent his third prince Li Hunyuan as the general, assisted by Ning Que, the thirteenth master of the academy. The troops set out from Chang'an and should have reached the grassland by now.

"Hasn't the Tang army arrived yet?" Luo Ke asked his subordinates.

“Hmph, the Tang army has not arrived yet. Do they not take the oracle of the Xiling Temple seriously?” Qu Ni said sarcastically.

"It shouldn't be. Since the King of Tang has promised to send troops and let the third prince be the general, he will not go back on his word. Maybe something delayed him on the way!" Mo Shanshan said softly.

"The Tang Kingdom's black-armored heavy cavalry moves like the wind, traveling a thousand miles a day and eight hundred miles a night. Even if they crawl from Chang'an, they should be able to reach the grassland." Qu Ni continued:
"Besides, Tang Weicheng is the closest to the Golden Horde. If they send troops directly here, they should arrive first. I think the King of Tang wants to openly defy the oracle."

Mo Shanshan didn't want the coalition forces to have conflicts before the battle even started, and when she wanted to speak for the Tang Kingdom again, Qu Ni interrupted her.

"Master Mo, I heard that you are the disciple of the Great River Calligraphy Master, not a disciple of the academy. Why do you always speak well of the Tang Kingdom? Could it be that the Great River has become a vassal state of the Tang Kingdom?"

Mo Shanshan frowned slightly, she didn't expect Qu Ni to be so sharp-tongued.

"Cough!" A crisp cough came from Luo Kedi.

Ye Hongyu, wearing a red robe and a red sword, said coldly: "Send someone to ask where the Tang army is?"

Luo Kedi was slightly displeased. He was the commander-in-chief of Xiling this time, and Ye Hongyu was only a supporter of the Judgment Department. She had no right to give him orders.

"Report, people from the Tang Kingdom have arrived outside the camp and request an audience." A Xiling knight walked into the tent to report.

Luo Kedi was delighted and said, "Please come in quickly."

"Wait." Ye Hongyu interrupted Luo Kedi and said, "Let the Tang army camp outside the camp, and the commander will come alone to discuss matters."

Luo Kedi's face darkened and he became even more dissatisfied with Ye Hongyu, but since there were outsiders present, he couldn't get angry.

The Xiling Knight hesitated and said, "There are only three people from the Tang army, and no large army is following them!"

"What? Three people!" Rock Enemy shouted, "Where are the Tang army?"

The Xiling Knight replied: "The scouts did not see the Tang army."

Luo Kedi said coldly: "What does Tang Guo mean?"

Ye Hongyu said calmly: "Let the people from Tang come over first."

Luo Kedi waved his hand, signaling the Xiling Knight to bring the person over.

A quarter of an hour later, the three men walked into the tent. When the Crown Prince Chongming of Yan State saw them, he immediately stood up and said respectfully to the three men:
"Chongming has met Mr. Thirteen, the Third Prince of Tang State, Mr. Wang Da."

The people who came were Wang Gang, Li Hunyuan and Ning Que.

After Luo Kedi learned the identities of Wang Gang and the other two through Chongming, his expression looked a little better.

"Third Prince of Tang, where is your Tang army? Why are only the three of you here?"

After Li Hunyuan and Chongming greeted each other, he said to Luo Kedi: "Don't blame me, General Luo. The Tang army encountered a mudslide on the way and was stuck halfway. We couldn't arrive in time. In order not to delay the great task of exterminating the barbarians, the three of us will come first, and the army will follow." Luo Kedi said unhappily: "How long will it take to follow? There must be a time!"

Li Hunyuan said calmly, "My father has already urgently dispatched the Zhenbei Army, and they will arrive in ten days at most!"

"Xiahou's Zhenbei Army." Luo Kedi felt relieved when he heard the name.

There are five great guest officials in the Xiling Temple, namely Liu Bai, the sword saint of Southern Jin, Wang Shusheng, the calligraphy saint of Dahe, Yan Se, the magic talisman master of the Tang Dynasty, Li Qingshan, the national teacher of the Tang Dynasty, and Xiahou, the great general of the Tang Dynasty.

Among the five guest officials, except Xiahou, the other four are all great practitioners of the time. Even the temple has to be wary of them. Giving them the status of guest officials is more for the purpose of appeasing them.

The reason why Xiahou can be ranked alongside the other four is not because of his high level of cultivation, but because of his special status.

As the General Zhenbei of the Tang State, Xiahou is also the biological brother of Queen Xia Tian, ​​but he has a shameful identity.

Disciple of the Demon Sect!

Because of this identity, Xiahou was constrained in every way and was controlled by the Xiling Temple, doing a lot of dirty and tiring work. Ning Que's family was wiped out. On the surface, it was Xiahou who did it, but in fact it was the Xiling Temple who secretly instructed it.

Luo Ke Di had always thought of Xiahou as a dog of the Xiling Temple. When he learned that Xiahou was leading the army to the grassland, he immediately smiled with joy.

But Wang Gang poured a bucket of cold water on him at this moment.

"This time, the third prince is the commander-in-chief, and Xiahou is only the deputy general. Everything must be under the command of the third prince." Wang Gang said to Luo Kedi.

Luo Ke Di immediately understood what Wang Gang meant.

"The King of Tang wants to take away Xiahou Zhen's military power over the Northern Army!" Luo Ke Di was secretly shocked.

No wonder Luo Ke Di thought so. As everyone knows, Xiahou’s sister is the Queen of the Tang Dynasty. As the king’s brother-in-law, Xiahou can only support his nephew Li Hupo.

But now that Li Hunyuan has come to power, he is deeply loved by the court and the people, and he is only one step away from the position of crown prince. The person standing in his way is Xiahou.

Xiahou holds the power of the Zhenbei Army, and even the King of Tang is wary of him. If Li Hunyuan is really made the crown prince, God knows what Xiahou will do.

It would be strange if Xiahou was willing to hand over the military power of the Zhenbei Army to Li Hunyuan at this time, and he would definitely not come to the grassland to hand over the power.

Everyone present was a smart person. They instantly understood the seriousness of the situation and looked at Li Hunyuan differently.

This move is really too advanced.

If Xiahou Ruo brought his troops to the grassland, Li Hunyuan would naturally be able to obtain the military power of the Zhenbei Army.

If Xiahou did not come, it would be deceiving the emperor, and Li Hunyuan could use this as an excuse to accuse Xiahou of being a self-respecting mercenary and refusing to obey orders.

Li Hunyuan got the advantage on both sides. This was a blatant conspiracy.

Luo Kedi was thinking even deeper. This time, the Xiling Temple sent troops to the grassland, in addition to suppressing the barbarians who came from the south, there was something more important.

After the barbarians moved south, the great priest of the Xiling Temple predicted that the lost scroll of the heavenly book would appear on the grassland.

Xiling's headmaster Xiong Chumo immediately dispatched troops to the grassland, and at the same time sent out oracles to various countries in the name of Haotian to borrow troops.

Xiong Chumo's fundamental purpose is to take advantage of this opportunity to wipe out the barbarians and weaken the military power of various countries, especially the Tang Dynasty's black-armored heavy cavalry!

Now that the Tang Dynasty doesn't send troops, what good will the Xiling Temple do?

As for the Heavenly Book of Mingzi, Luo Ke Di looked at the calm Wang Gang and felt unsure!

It hasn’t been too long since Wang Gang pressed down Taoshan with a ruler, and Luo Ke Di witnessed it firsthand!
There was a hint of excitement in Ye Hongyu's eyes when she looked at Wang Gang. If there were no outsiders present, she would have wanted to meet her teacher.

Wang Gang gave Ye Hongyu a look and asked her to meet him in the evening! (End of this chapter)