Troubled times: Start practicing spiritual practice by taking care of your sister-in-law.

Chapter 545: Yue Puzi Wants to Imitate the Strange Thunder
March is the time when everything comes back to life, flowers bloom, and spring is in full swing.

Golden summer, Kyoto.

In a luxurious and ancient mansion, there is an alchemy room deep in the mansion.

After Wanyan Xiaji withdrew his troops from Yuzhou, he led his elite troops to withdraw from the Song Dynasty. After that, he stationed his troops in Dongyou Kingdom, and he led his personal guards back to Jinxia. The troops left in Longyou were just some miscellaneous troops, and there were not many of them. Their main purpose was to serve as spies and to trip up Chen Mo.

As soon as he came back from the morning court, Wanyan Xiaji walked towards the alchemy room.

"Master." Wanyan Xiaji called Yue Puzi while pushing open the door of the alchemy room.

Just at this moment, there was a loud explosion in the alchemy room, and thick black smoke and heat waves poured out, rushing towards Wanyan Xiaji who had just entered.

Wanyan Xiaji raised his eyebrows, and the next second, a barrier condensed by innate spiritual energy appeared in front of him, blocking all the incoming black smoke and heat waves.

"Real person?"

Wanyan Xiaji waved his hand, and a protective shield condensed by spiritual energy enveloped himself, and then he walked straight into the alchemy room.

"Ahem. General, you're here." A Taoist with dirty clothes, unkempt hair and a dark face came out coughing. After seeing Wanyan Xiaji, he wiped the stains on his face and sighed, "General, we failed again."

Upon hearing this, Wanyan Xiaji's face froze, and he asked in surprise, "Did you make that strange noise just now?"

Yue Puzi nodded: "I saw some progress, but I didn't expect it to fail."

Previously on the battlefield, Yue Puzi felt inexplicably familiar with the "strange thunder" used by Chen Jun. The smell it emitted was somewhat similar to the smell he usually had when refining pills.

So after that, he collected the residues left after the explosion of the strange thunder. From the residues, he smelled several substances, one was sulfur, and charcoal, and there was another smell that he could not identify on the spot, but after returning to Jinxia, ​​after some searching, he found that it was saltpeter.

So he found these three substances and started to study them in the alchemy room, but he failed every time.

However, judging from the noise made by the failed object, he was looking in the right direction.

"I guess something is missing, or a step has been missed." Yue Puzi said in a deep voice.

Wanyan Xiaji nodded: "I think so too. The power is too weak. Even the door is not damaged. The sound is not as loud as that strange thunder. And from the look of you, it seems that you can't even control it."

"It seems that we need to try more." Yue Puzi said: "General, I need more help, so that we can try faster."

"That's no problem. We have captured a large number of slaves from Dongyou Kingdom and the Song Dynasty this time. Just tell me how many real people you want." Wanyan Xiaji said.

"A hundred people will be enough. Also, I need a bigger place."

"I'll make arrangements for you."

"Thank you, General."

"No need to be so polite. If you can imitate Chen Jun's strange thunder, it will be a great achievement for Jinxia. I will then petition the Khan to appoint you as the national teacher." Wanyan Xiaji said.

Yue Puzi really didn't care about the Imperial Master or anything like that. He was now very interested in this "strange thunder". He sighed again and said, "It would be great if there was a complete strange thunder for me to watch."

Then Yue Puzi asked, "It's already March. How did the Khan deal with the complete defeat of the Eastern Route Army?"

The 80,000-strong army was almost wiped out. This was a huge blow to Jin Xia. It was no exaggeration to say that it had shaken the country. For such a serious matter, someone must be held accountable.

However, the commander-in-chief Temur, and his deputy generals Yelu Nuqi and Temujin were also killed in the battle one after another.

Therefore, Yue Puzi was very curious about who would take the blame for this matter. "Gar pleaded guilty and has been sent to prison," Wanyan Xiaji said in a deep voice.

Yue Puzi was stunned. My goodness, Gar was the general staying behind the Eastern Army. It was a joke for a mere fifth-rank warrior to plead guilty to this matter.

Yue Puzi asked, "Can he handle such a big thing alone? Is Prince Fulin okay? He is the supervisor of the Eastern Army?"

"It doesn't matter whether someone can carry the responsibility or not. As long as someone stands up to take responsibility, everyone can save face. If Gal honestly takes the responsibility, he will be the only one who dies in the end. His whole family will be fine and will enjoy the blessings left behind by Gal's death." Wanyan Xiaji whispered.

You know, the decision to attack the Song Dynasty was made by the Khan. Although Timur was the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Army, if the matter was really investigated, the Khan's prestige would be greatly damaged. Therefore, someone had to take responsibility for it.

As for Gar, he has neither background nor strength.

Hearing this, Yue Puzi smiled bitterly with sympathy and said, "That's right. Prince Fulin is the Khan's brother after all, and a top-grade warrior. How could he get into trouble so easily?"

"Master, please be careful with your words." Wanyan Xiaji interrupted Yue Puzi.

"The war against the Song Dynasty"

"We have to put it aside for now. The tribes in the north are becoming a bit restless." Wanyan Xiaji also sighed.

As Khan Tuoba Hui's confidant, Wanyan Xiaji knew that Tuoba Hui wanted to use the war against the Song Dynasty to accumulate enough prestige, and then use iron-blooded means to suppress several northern Di tribes.

But no one expected that it would lead to such a huge defeat.

"Doesn't this give Chen Mo some time?" Yue Puzi said.

"I know, but this is the only way under the current circumstances. If the Khan mentions attacking Song again, most officials in the court will oppose it."

……

Luonan.

Naturally, the news about Chen Mo holding the imperial examinations in the four states also reached Lu Sheng's ears.

In the study, Lu Sheng slammed the desk in front of him and shouted, "He doesn't even want to pretend now. Now it depends on who will fall out first between him and me."

"Prime Minister, Chen Mo's behavior is undoubtedly a contempt for you. We should ask His Majesty to punish him." Someone suggested.

And this so-called punishment was undoubtedly to suppress Chen Mo in the interests of the court.

"No." Luo Qingyang stood up to object, saying, "At least not openly. If the court issues an order to punish him, it would be equivalent to the prime minister publicly turning against Chen Mo. We can do it secretly."

Luo Qingyang’s meaning was very clear, which was to release public opinion, but not officially.

Lu Sheng nodded: "This is the only way."

"This little thief is really despicable."

After saying that, Lu Sheng cursed Chen Mo, then looked at the official in charge of the imperial examination and said, "Master Jia, how many students are here to take the exam this time?"

The official called Lord Jia said with a smile: "After hearing that the imperial examination was restored, students all over the country were excited and they all applied for the exam enthusiastically. So far, more than 3,000 people have applied for the exam."

(End of this chapter)