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Chapter 446 I Depend on You

Yongzhou, Guyuan City.

No matter how Fang Tang tried to hint at it, Tao Yunjiang, knowing that she was not good at talking, refused to agree to her request for the reed wreath in person, and instead pushed all the responsibility onto Xie Lingwan.

Without Ling Wan, I, Tao Yunjiang, would just be a stupid Mingwu!

Fang Tang also knew that if he continued to impose his demands, Tao Yunjiang would most likely not make any more concessions.

It seems that I still have to find an opportunity to meet Xie Lingwan as soon as possible, no matter whether it is because of family matters or state affairs... The little empress thought secretly.

"Yun Jiang, have you talked to your second uncle?" Fang Weihan brought in a few dishes from the meeting room outside and invited the two to eat together.

"We've talked about it." Tao Yunjiang looked at the big pork elbow on the plate, with a look of desire in his eyes.

No, with Fang Tang here, she has to maintain her image.

The girl swallowed her saliva and said, "I didn't expect that Second Uncle Fang would be the Yi Yin of Qingming. Sigh, I really didn't expect it."

Fang Tang elegantly picked up a fried peanut, held it with the power of Qi and put it into her mouth, without letting any oil touch her skin at all.

"The King of Hedong is indeed quite secretive, but the late emperor holds him in high regard, so it is reasonable for him to have such an identity."

Fang Tang saw Tao Yunjiang's hesitation and couldn't help but smile:

"Yun Jiang, there's no need to be restrained. I'm about the same age as you, and I'm not some old man who's stuck in etiquette and is old-fashioned."

"Eat whatever you want, don't worry about what I think."

Tao Yunjiang turned her head to look at Fang Weihan again, only to see her obedient disciple winking at her and instantly jumping for joy.

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I'll be more than welcome then."

Fang Tang had just forced her to drink a large bowl of medicinal porridge, and now the taste in her mouth was so bland that it was unbearable. The girl could hardly take her eyes off the greasy pork elbow in front of her.

Tao Yunjiang picked up the pork elbow, took a bite, and narrowed his eyes with a flash of happiness in them.

"Eat slowly."

Fang Tang considerately poured her a cup of tea, while his eyes swept across her chest inconspicuously.

She looked down, compared them, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly.

Apart from the guilt she felt towards her teacher, the little queen had almost absolute confidence in herself. If she remembered correctly, General Tao would be 20 this year. How could she have room to grow if she ate so much? Before she traveled through time, she had just celebrated her 18th birthday... There was nothing to be afraid of.

Oh, just let the teacher hold it. It must not feel very good.

As for Tao Yunjiang, she can just be bribed and won over; her real enemy is that guy in the south.

"Speaking of this, sister, I have a question for you." Fang Weihan turned his head and said, "Just now I asked Fang Xun about my background, and he obviously didn't know the inside story. Do you know anything about it?"

Fang Tang was stunned for a moment, and then looked at him with a strange expression, as if he was aggrieved, as if he was looking at a heartless man.

What happened to him? Fang Weihan was confused by her gaze.

"Didn't you read the letter I wrote to you?" Fang Tang asked aggrievedly.

"Letter?" Fang Weihan hadn't reacted yet, "Which letter?"

Tao Yunjiang held his big elbow, his cheeks puffed up, and looked at the two of them with a confused and curious look on his face.

"It's the letter in which I ordered you to return to Beijing." The little queen gritted her teeth and her face turned red with anger.

"What's wrong with the letter?" Fang Weihan looked puzzled, and then suddenly reacted.

Oh yes, there were also large blank spaces on the letter. At that time, Fang Weihan thought that Fang Tang didn’t know what to write. Now it seems that it was also because of Tianji’s blocking?
"There are a lot of blank spaces on the letter. It's probably blocked." Fang Weihan explained quickly.

After hearing this, Fang Tang's expression slowly eased. If Fang Weihan really said something like he threw the letter away without even reading it, she would probably be really sad for a long time.

"So what's written in the letter?" Tao Yunjiang swallowed a mouthful of food and asked vaguely.

"A few days ago, I was investigating my brother's background and found many suspicious points, which I wrote down in the letter." Although Fang Tang had calmed down, he was still a little unhappy.

Originally, this letter was meant to mend the relationship. Maybe Fang Weihan would return to Beijing after seeing how busy he was for him! But unexpectedly, Fang Weihan didn't even see the letter.

She said! How did the relationship with Fang Weihan become like that? It turned out that it was all because of the damn Heavenly Dao that covered it up, causing her to suffer for so long in vain.

"The main reason is that the records of your biological father and mother at the Zongzheng Temple are different." Fang Tang explained the results of his previous investigation to Fang Weihan and Tao Yunjiang, "Based on the records of your origin alone, there are five suspected biological fathers. Your biological mother is confirmed to be a woman named Zheng Yingyun from the Zheng family of Xingyang, but the Zheng family of Xingyang claims that there is no such person in their clan."

"Was this the emperor's doing? Or the aristocratic family?" Tao Yunjiang asked.

"No, neither of them. Even if the emperor and the noble families are all-powerful, they cannot create such a chaotic and disorderly result." Fang Tang shook his head slightly.

"This seems more like something done by Linyuan Pavilion."

This time it was Fang Weihan's turn to shake his head: "This incident might not have been done by Linyuan Pavilion."

"Why is this?" Fang Tang was puzzled.

Fang Weihan thought about it and decided not to tell Fang Tang about his and Wen Zhexue's inference that there might be a traitor inside Linyuan Pavilion. Before verification, anything involving Linyuan Pavilion must be handled with extreme caution.

"Linyuan Pavilion is not the only sect in the world that can correct cause and effect. Wen Zhexue is the current Yuchen. I have talked to her about this before." Fang Weihan said, "Like Fansheng Temple and Chi Lechuan, they also have the ability to erase cause and effect."

"Chi Le Chuan..." Fang Tang's eyes turned cold for a moment, and then disappeared in an instant, "Chi Le Chuan will soon cease to exist."

Tao Yunjiang didn't say anything, but just lowered his head and ate silently. The two long swords leaning against the side of the table flickered.

"I think the Wang family army from Yizhou will be arriving soon." Tao Yunjiang said suddenly.

"Well, according to the feather letter reported from Fufeng, Hanzhong has surrendered to the Wang family. Now Wang Yu's army is only a hundred miles away from Dasan Pass." Fang Tang pursed his lips and said.

Fang Weihan began to think about the current situation.

The aliens attacked Zhou from three directions. Currently, the Western Army and the Central Army were both defeated by the imperial army, and the remnants retreated to the Mobei grassland. The only alien army left in the Great Zhou was the Eastern Army, which was the one on the front line in Lujiang. It was said to have 800,000 people and was the main force of the aliens.

However, the Eastern Route Army was too far away from him, and their target was Jiangnan. He did not need to consider the threat of this army for the time being, and dealing with them was Wanwan's job. Fang Weihan now had only one real enemy left: the Wang family of Shangyuan.

The main force of the Wang family is currently fighting with the Luoyang court in the Guanhe defense line. Although it is in a stalemate, it is obvious that the isolated and helpless Luoyang court will not be able to hold out for long. After Wang Boguang has dealt with Fang Ying, his next step is most likely to go west to Tongguan and strangle the Changming court when its power is weak.

Bingzhou troops came from Tongguan in the west. If Yizhou troops attacked from the southwest at Sanguan, the Minghe Valley would be difficult to defend. To solve this dilemma, Fang Weihan had to eliminate the Yizhou troops before Fang Ying in Luoyang could no longer hold on.

"Except for the city defense troops, the Changyuan Iron Guards only have about 30,000 soldiers left, and after a short period of recovery, the Eastern Palace Guards can gather about 40,000 soldiers." Fang Tang analyzed, "Add to that the 40,000 Western Region reinforcements brought by the King of Hedong this time, and we can mobilize a total of 110,000 troops, enough to compete with the forces of Yizhou."

"I received a letter from Wuyuan. The 30,000 Changyuan Iron Guards from the three central towns are on their way south and are expected to arrive in Changming in a month." Tao Yunjiang added. "Well, in that case, our chances of winning are even better, but it's still not optimistic." Fang Tang frowned and said, "There are 100,000 troops from Yizhou and more than 100,000 from Tongguan, including elite Bingzhou cavalry."

"But..." The girl changed the subject.

She placed her hands on the backs of Fang Weihan and Tao Yunjiang's hands and smiled: "I have my brother and Yunjiang leading the army. No matter how big the difficulties are, they will be easily solved."

Tao Yunjiang was somewhat touched, while Fang Weihan looked at her helplessly.

It's a bit unnecessary to use this trick with your own teacher.

"I will certainly live up to your Majesty's trust," he said.

……

……

Yanzhou, Henei County, Yewang.

The county magistrate's mansion was filled with the smell of blood. Wang Boguang sat on the main seat, admiring the landscape painting in front of him.

"Sir, the people in Hanoi are resisting paying taxes. The people we sent out were driven back by them and can't even enter the village." Qin Xin said.

"They are just some unarmed civilians. If they die, they die. They supported Fang Ying, and this is their own fault." Wang Boguang said coldly, "Let the high-level monks lead the team. If they don't hand over the food, they will all be killed."

"Yes!"

"What does Fang Ying say?" he asked.

"He rejected our request." The confidant beside him said respectfully, "The gates of Luojing are closed, and the people are entering the city one after another. It seems that they are ready to defend to the death."

Fang Weihan in the west was not on good terms with him, and with Fang Tang by his side, he could not be tolerated. Jingzhou in the south belonged to the Xie family, and Xie Lingwan and Fang Weihan were on the same side, so he could not be tolerated either. Looking around the world, Fang Ying had enemies everywhere, and he could only stay in Luojing alone, fighting like a trapped beast.

Under such circumstances, I ordered him to abdicate and pass the throne to Fang Jin in exchange for a way out. This was originally his only chance, but Fang Ying did not allow it.

Wang Boguang sneered: "What a hopeless fool."

Uehara Wangshi only extends his friendship to those who know what's appropriate. Since he doesn't allow it, don't blame me for being rude.

"Tell Zheng Chongping that I agree to his conditions. Let him take action at the right time." Wang Boguang said lightly.

"Yes!"

A trusted confidant came out with the order.

"What's the current situation in Changming?" Wang Boguang asked.

"After Fang Tang drew out the Xuan Yao Sword, she displayed the power of the peak of the seventh rank. With just one sword, she defeated the Yuwen tribe's army and forced them to retreat. It is said that someone witnessed a huge golden flaming sword energy of several hundred feet, which was extremely powerful." Another confidant said respectfully, "This power is too sensational. Some people even suspect that she has reached the eighth rank."

"Eighth turn? If she is really the eighth turn, I'm afraid she will come to me immediately and kill me with a sword while the time for the revival of destiny is running out." Wang Boguang was dismissive of such speculation.

"It's not like there are no cultivators at the seventh level in my Shangyuan Wang family. The reason why Fang Tang didn't come is either that her cultivation has not reached the eighth level, or the price for her to display this kind of power is that she cannot leave Changming."

"Your Excellency is right. Not long ago, someone witnessed a real dragon appearing on the west side of Changming." The confidant said respectfully.

"I think he should go to look for Tao Yunjiang."

Wang Boguang looked at the map of Great Zhou in front of him, and his eyes swept across the Shu Road.

"He Tong, once the siege of Guyuan is lifted, what do you think Fang Weihan will do next?"

After thinking about it, the confidant said, "The Minghe Valley is full of dangers. The only thing we can rely on for defense is the four passes. Now all the military officers at Xiaoguan and Sanguan are there, but Tongguan is missing. If I were Fang Weihan, I would definitely lead my troops eastward, seize Tongguan first, and then make plans for the rest."

Wang Boguang shook his head and sighed, "So you can't become Fang Weihan."

The confidant bowed and said, "I don't understand."

"Capturing Tongguan is important, but in the short term, it will not bring any benefit. Instead, it will disperse the already stretched government forces. This is not the best option at the moment."

"Then according to your Excellency's wishes..."

"He knows that I will definitely attack Changming after I capture Luojing, so the only time he can seize is the time before then."

Wang Boguang said coldly.

"He has to deal with Wang Yu's people first."

The confidant couldn't help but gasp.

Wang Yu has 100,000 soldiers, which is more than the total strength of the Great Zhou army. If Fang Weihan's entire army enters Shu, then once they advance eastward from Tongguan, won't the Changming court be finished?
"Sir...if Fang Weihan does this, isn't it a bit too risky?" the confidant asked cautiously.

"No, you don't understand Fang Weihan." Wang Boguang said calmly, "Every victory he has won was achieved through taking risks, every time, whether on the battlefield or in the court."

"If a risk succeeds once, it's luck. If it succeeds twice, it's luck. What about three times? What about more? This person's sense of smell is very sharp. His ability to seize opportunities is even stronger than Tao Yan's. He will definitely not miss this great opportunity to divide my Wang family."

"Then sir, if Fang Weihan really chooses to attack Yizhou in the south, what should we do?"

Wang Boguang stroked the jade pendant on his waist, his face full of coldness.

Time is the most precious thing now. Fang Weihan needs time to deal with the Yizhou army, and Wang Boguang needs time to deal with Fang Ying in Luojing. At the same time, they are also waiting for news from Lujiang, which is the real main battlefield.

If the aliens win, then his plan will have no loopholes. And in another almost non-existent possibility, if Xie Lingwan can really withstand the pressure and drive the aliens back to Huaibei... then Wang Boguang will immediately change his strategy.

"Tell Wang Yu to hold on in Hanzhong and not to act rashly. It would be best if we could drag the Changmingjing army to death in Hanzhong. Within a month, we must capture Luojing and then turn to the west."

"Yes!"

"One more thing." Wang Boguang asked, "How is my father doing?"

"The Secretary is being closely guarded by the Eastern Palace Guards, and his life or death is unknown. The two priests have had their meridians destroyed, and are being treated as serious criminals." The confidant reported with some trepidation.

After a while, Wang Boguang's voice came from the shadows.

"I see."

He took down the landscape painting on the wall, lit it with a fire stick, and watched it turn into bright fireworks.

"Father, I will let this empire be buried with you." Wang Boguang said, "I will also have your name engraved on the Monument of Royal Achievements."

(End of this chapter)