lcionline Chapter 480 It's Time to Move Out
Chapter 480 It's Time to Move Out
Xing Qiyu, looking somewhat exasperated, rubbed his head and remained silent for a while before saying, "In that case, let's temporarily follow Lord Liu's plan. I will immediately draft an edict and send it to the Northern Border, transferring the more than 100,000 royal troops to Yannan City, and ordering the garrison near Yannan City to send reinforcements to Yannan City to resist the Great Zhou's attack! That's all for today, you may all leave!"
At Yu's command, everyone withdrew.
"General Zhu, do you have any news about your son?"
General Zhu had just stepped down the stairs of the Imperial Study when Sikong Shu's voice came from behind him.
General Zhu quickly stopped and looked behind him with some confusion. When he saw that the person behind him was Sikong Shu, his face tightened slightly. He glanced at Sikong Shu indifferently and said coldly, "Oh, so it's Patriarch Sikong!"
Sikong Shu immediately forced a smile onto his aged face, clasped his hands slightly, and said with a smile, "It is indeed I, the old man. I wonder if your son has written back to inform me of his situation in the army?"
In fact, Sikong Shu was somewhat helpless. Ever since Sikong Jin became famous in the battle on the northwestern border of Dayong, he had been regretting it. If such a pillar of the family had been willing to devote himself to the family, how could their Sikong family not have prospered and become glorious?
Moreover, I've heard that he has a close relationship with the Northern Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Even if the two dynasties go to war and the Great Yong Dynasty is defeated, he can still ask the Northern Emperor to show leniency and spare their Sikong Mansion. In fact, the Sikong Mansion might even usher in a new era.
Unfortunately, after Sikong Jin led his army away from the capital, he never contacted him again. Even when he sent someone to deliver a letter, he never replied. Back then, when Su Yue and Sikong Mo were still in his hands, Sikong Jin was still relatively polite to him. Now that Sikong Mo and Su Yue were no longer his trump cards, Sikong Jin had completely excluded the Sikong family.
"Write a letter? What letter? That bastard hasn't written home for months, he's abandoned his wife and son! That son of a bitch! If I catch him, I'll skin him alive!"
General Zhu cursed and swore for a few minutes.
Sikong Shu listened with some disappointment. He had originally wanted to find out more about Sikong Jin, but these days he had only heard that he had led his troops back to Hangu Pass, or that he had actually sneaked back to the capital. He didn't know which answer was true.
The capital city is now rife with undercurrents. Although the Sikong Mansion was able to maintain a neutral stance before, now that Xing Qitian has fallen, the Sikong Mansion has become very passive, especially with the Liu Mansion being so aggressive, leaving them in a dilemma.
As for Xing Qiyu himself, Sikong Shu didn't have a high opinion of him. He was currently more optimistic about the Great Zhou, which was launching a fierce offensive. If they surrendered to the Great Zhou, it might even leave a way out for their Sikong clan. In any case, Xing Qiyu had lost the hearts of the people! Especially after the recent reshuffle in the court, the contradictions had become very obvious. Many forces were dissatisfied with his rule, including the Ji family and their Sikong family!
However, neither the Zhu family nor the Tang family knew the situation!
The Zhu and Tang families have always kept a low profile, and even he doesn't know who they are truly loyal to. They are not entirely satisfied with Xing Qiyu as he is now, so we need to observe the situation further.
The 100,000-strong royal army, led by Feng Lie and ordered to Yannan City to block the attack of the Great Zhou army, engaged in a fierce battle on the border of Yannan City, and was ultimately defeated and almost completely wiped out!
Shocking the government and the public!
They clearly underestimated the strength of Emperor Beizun. After this failed blocking battle, wherever Feng Yang's army went, the soldiers of Dayong surrendered without a fight. The entire Dayong was very negative because of this crushing defeat, and morale was extremely low.
Emperor Yongzheng was extremely uneasy and furious!
At this moment, Sikong Jin, who had been lying low for a long time, finally took action.
Inside the Fengyun Tower, deep within the Purple Bamboo Forest outside the Imperial City of Dayong.
Sikong Jin was sitting with her hands on the sand table, her starry eyes fixed on it intently. Beside her, Di Beizun stood with one hand behind his back, pointing to a spot on the sand table. His deep voice came, "Feng Yang has already led his army close to here. If we don't encounter any significant resistance, the army will reach the gates of the Dayong Imperial City in less than half a month. Ajin, I think it's about time we can make our move."
Sikong Jin raised her hand and touched her chin. After a moment of silence, she said calmly, "Well, it's about time. Emperor Dayong is currently in a state of panic and doesn't know how to deal with the situation. The court and the country are in chaos, and some are starting to get restless. If we can stir things up at this time, it will be more beneficial for our actions."
"What are you going to do?"
Di Beizun narrowed his eyes at her and asked in a low voice.
Sikong Jin smiled with interest. "Of course, we'll use what we have on hand. I've already contacted Grand Commander Ji. He's been ordered to lead troops to Yannan City and should be heading to the pass by now. As soon as I give the order, the troops at Hangu Pass will march on the capital. They'll immediately turn their attention to us. Tang Jingyao's side is also well-arranged. Now we just need to see how those forces coordinate to stage a few riots in the capital. Our people will take the opportunity to storm the capital and the prison, rescue the people, and then join forces with the attacking army to take down the Dayong capital."
"Have you made all the necessary contacts with the various factions in your court?"
Emperor Beizun asked.
Sikong Jin nodded with pleasure, “Don’t worry about that. Those people were originally loyal to my father or Lord Xingqi Tian. They have long been dissatisfied with Xingqi Yu’s rule. As long as we don’t mistreat them, they are not the kind of people who are blindly loyal. The unification of the world is an inevitable trend, so you can rest assured about that.”
"If they are truly loyal to me, I will certainly not treat them unfairly."
"Lord, Lord Sikong, please have your meal first!"
Just as they were having a good time chatting, the maid had already prepared the wine and dishes.
Di Beizun nodded to Sikong Jin, took the towel handed to him by the maid, wiped his hands, and then sat down at the table.
"Oh right, Ziyuan and Xiaomo and the others..."
"They've all settled in, don't worry. Have something to eat. I heard you haven't had much of an appetite these past few days. Isn't the food and drinks at the Hilton to your liking?"
Di Beizun elegantly placed a dish on her plate, his deep voice carrying a rare hint of tender concern.
Sikong Jin leisurely picked up her bowl, grabbed her chopsticks, picked up some food, and brought it to her mouth. "Running around all day, it's no wonder I have a bad appetite. But, ugh—"
Before he could finish a sentence, the aroma of the food was so enticing that a wave of nausea immediately surged up inside him!