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Chapter 803: The Hand of Heaven
"You are very powerful, King Han."

The murmurs of whispers gradually spread across the square in front of the Meridian Gate. The precedent of Prince Yuan made the confused court officials naturally connect the long laughter of the head of the Xu family with the disappearance of the empress. In the atmosphere of uneasiness, Marquis Wucheng suddenly spoke in a very calm tone:

"Everything seems to be going as you wish."

Hearing this, Xu Yuan gathered his thoughts and asked:

"It seems that she has told Mu Hou everything?"

Wu Chenghou squinted his eyes and replied indifferently:
"There must be someone who knows the whole plan in charge of Di'an."

"In other words, Lord Mu, are you tacitly approving?"

"No, I never agreed to it."

Wu Chenghou shook his head and said, "Your Majesty told me about this matter, and I have been trying my best to dissuade her until she secretly left the capital. Although the solution you provided to Your Majesty, King of Han, is perfect, we cannot confirm its authenticity."

The secret realm is an extremely scarce and extremely important resource. Ordinary people can only see the endless wealth left by their predecessors inside it, but as a general, the strategic significance of the secret realm far exceeds its economic role.

The role of hiding troops in an unknown secret place can even change the direction of a large-scale battle.

When he took out the map and the will, Li Qingyan saw Xu Yuan's intention, but the problem was that the royal family could not confirm the authenticity of those secret realms.

Thinking of this, Xu Yuan smiled playfully:
"Didn't you persuade her?"

"Ah."

Marquis Wucheng stood at the foot of the palace wall with his hands behind his back, looking up at the tower where the new emperor was supposed to appear:

"Your Majesty has been like this since she was a child. When she decides on something, she will stick to it and her opinions are never interfered with by outsiders."

"That's exactly what she is."

Recalling the past memories, Xu Yuan agreed with it, then turned around, lowered his voice, smiled and stretched out his hand to the burly old man in front of him:
"But since she has made her choice, it means that we are allies again, Mu Hou."

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The dim light in Wu Chenghou's eyes was not shaken at all by the goodwill shown by the man in front of him, and he glanced quietly at the hand extended by the other party.

Silent stare,

Xu Yuan was not annoyed, he smiled and took his hand back:

"It seems that you won't trust me until the military intelligence from Hongnong is reported back."

Wu Chenghou turned around, with his back to the rising dawn, and stared at him solemnly:
"When I saw the black dragon chariot just now, I really thought for a moment that the person coming down would be your father."

Xu Yuan's black pupils reflected the light of the rising sun, and he was silent for a moment:
"That should be considered a compliment."

"This is a fact."

As he spoke, Marquis Wu Cheng's eyes, which had seen all the vicissitudes of life, were filled with boundless vigilance, and he spoke in a low voice:

"Whether it was the withdrawal of troops from Hongnong, the mutiny in Di'an, or even His Majesty's personal expedition to Tianhe, all were calculated by you. This general trend is closely linked.

"Turning your hand makes clouds, turning it back makes rain, and using the world as chess pieces.

"I have only seen this kind of tactics in the late emperor and Prime Minister Xu in my life."

Xu Yuan looked at him and shook his head quietly:
"Without her trust, all that I have done would be in vain."

"The problem now is that Her Majesty chooses to trust you." Marquis Wu Cheng interrupted Xu Yuan.

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Xu Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly, deep as the ocean.

They looked at each other in silence, and the crowd was rustling.

There was a fierce look in Wu Chenghou's eyes. The murderous aura accumulated during his life of military service was frightening. He stared into the eyes of the man in front of him:
"King of Han, you should know the methods used by the late emperor to control the armies of Great Yan. The Northern Sealing Army, the Formation-Breaking Army, and even the Imperial Guards, each army has its own unique skills, and they are ultimately united under the sacred skills of the royal family."

"What exactly do you want to say?" Xu Yuan asked indifferently.

Wu Chenghou clenched his hands slightly under his sleeves and asked:
"In the opinion of the King of Han, what is the purpose of your Majesty's summons to the Zongmeng envoys to come to the capital?"

Hearing this question, if it was before today, Xu Yuan might have hesitated, but now he answered directly:

"In order to ease the internal pressure of the Imperial Party and paralyze the top leaders of your Imperial Party, I want you to think that the new emperor will ally with the clan alliance and take action against me, the traitor who killed Li Zhaoyuan."

Wu Chenghou's voice gradually lowered, to the point of being a little cold:

“Since you know this, you should also know that if the information on the map you gave His Majesty is false, the consequences will be almost devastating to the royal family.

"Li Yucheng, Li Zhaoyuan, and Li Yunqing, the three princes, died or fled. The royal family now has no other royal bloodline capable of taking on the throne except Your Majesty. Once Your Majesty makes a mistake, everything may go back to normal in the short term, but over time, these armies with different skills will begin to establish their own territories." Hearing this, Xu Yuan smiled slightly:
"I think I understand what you mean."

"No, you don't understand."

Wu Chenghou shook his head, murderous intent flashing in his eyes:
"Xu Changtian, the number of troops left in the capital region by your Xu family should not exceed 200,000, right?"

Xu Yuan's heart sank slightly, and he did not answer.

Wu Chenghou did not need him to answer, and said in a deep voice:

"From a general's perspective, your Black Scale Army is a terrifyingly well-organized army. They can break up into smaller units on the spot, rush to their destination as a small group, and then quickly reorganize. But I have led the army for decades, and I can still judge how much food and money a soldier spends on horses and food."

"I can assure you,

"If there are no black-scale soldiers in those secret realms as you promised, we will drag your Xu family to hell with us before the imperial party officials enter a state of separatism!"

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After listening to the threat carefully, Xu Yuan still did not feel annoyed at all.

Because he saw the loyalty of this veteran who had fought on the battlefield for decades to Dayan, and also because what the other party said was very right.

If the Black Scale Army did not exist in the Hongnong Secret Realm, Li Qingyan, who directly crossed the Tianhe River to attack the north of Hongnong, would most likely be in great danger, and the direct consequence would be the separatism of the imperial party officials, allowing the Xu family to benefit.

However, as the master of the Black Scale Army, he knew best whether there were any hidden soldiers in the Hongnong Secret Realm, so Xu Yuan smiled calmly at the old man who had fought for Da Yan all his life:
"Instead of wasting time here thinking about how to drag my Xu family to hell, it would be more realistic for you to use this time to think about how the imperial court should go south to suppress the rebellion after the defeat of the clan alliance in Hongnong."

Wu Chenghou still did not relax at all, and warned Xu Yuan almost word by word:

"I hope your laughter just now came from your so-called ideals rather than conspiracy, Xu Changtian."

Xu Yuan just smiled slightly when he heard this, glanced at the already restless crowd behind him, and said:

"Whether it is an ideal or a conspiracy, you will know it soon, Marquis Mu. Before that, I think you should appease the group of people behind you. Although I personally don't care much about the so-called etiquette, this is the coronation ceremony of His Majesty after all."

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After a moment of silence, Marquis Wu Cheng bowed to Xu Yuan:
"Goodbye, King of Han."

"Ah."

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Marquis Wucheng turned around and took a few steps towards the imperial party officials, then suddenly stopped.

"Anything else?" Xu Yuan asked.

Wu Chenghou pondered for a moment and whispered:
"I heard that your recent war in Jiangnan has been unfavorable, and Yuan Hao has been forced to the coastal area where he originally landed."

Xu Yuan did not deny this:

"That's true. After all, that place is the heartland of the clan alliance."

"I have been collecting logistics and military equipment in Qi and Lu these past few days. If His Highness sends back the news, I can immediately go south along the coast to support you. If the two armies can work together regardless of the cost, we should be able to try to open up a return route for Yuan Hao."

"That's not necessary." Xu Yuan refused.

"No need?" Wu Chenghou half turned his head, his gray hair fluttering in the wind, with confusion in his eyes: "Such a huge army, you don't plan to treat them as abandoned pawns, do you?"

Xu Yuan didn't think so at all, and said calmly:
"From the beginning of the planning of the entire battle, I was prepared for Li Zhaoyuan to stand aside and watch, so I naturally arranged Yuan Hao's retreat."

Wu Chenghou said nothing more after seeing this. He thought for a moment:

"There is one more thing. Her Majesty told me before she left. She said that you were in a hurry to kill Li Zhaoyuan. Something must be forcing you to do so. She asked me to help as much as possible if possible. I agreed to her wishes, but before Your Majesty's military achievements in Hongnong are realized, the voices within our imperial party cannot be united, so I cannot guarantee others."

Hearing this, Xu Yuan's eyes slightly curved, and a curve appeared at the corners of his lips:
"Thank you."

"Hmph, take care of yourself."

Wu Chenghou snorted coldly.

Give a slap in the face and give a date in return, an old man who speaks ill of others but acts upright.

Looking at the other party turning around and walking into the crowd of royal party members, Xu Yuan shook his head slightly.

then,

He looked back at Tian Ye who was silent on the side. As he turned around, he slowly stretched out his finger, lifted her chin, and half-squinted his eyes:

"Although it's not because of love, it seems that you are still willing to admit defeat, Tianye."

(End of this chapter)