After all the sacrifices have been made to speed pass, who is still practicing hard skills?

Tianyuan City.

Tianyuan Palace.

At this moment, the atmosphere was depressing to the extreme.

As for the reason, it is naturally that the emperor's decree has come.

In order to get the news back to Tianyuan City as quickly as possible, Ji Wenhao used several means of communication. As a result, the emperor's edict arrived here in a very short time, not long after the court meeting ended.

However, the emperor's decree made the generals in Tianyuan City somewhat dissatisfied.

Draw 300,000 elite troops from Tianyuan back to the Central Plains, and add Grand Tutor Wen Tianzhong and two generals. This is the first time since the founding of the country and a unique event.

After all, Tianyuan City is too important. Once it is broken, the demon realm will invade in large numbers.

Therefore, at the beginning of the founding of the country, Taizu had left an edict that all the troops transferred to Tianyuan City must not return to the Central Plains without reason, and in the future, the local areas should not easily transfer troops.
But now, the emperor's order has come.

It also put them in a dilemma.

"Everyone has read his majesty's decree. Please tell us what you think." Wen Tianzhong sat at the top, and it was impossible to tell whether he was happy, angry, sad, or cheerful.

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The four Saint Realm Marshals looked at each other in bewilderment. Finally, it was General Yang who spoke first:
"Grand Master, you must not return to the court. Once the troops are sent back, if the demon realm learns of this and launches a massive invasion, it will be extremely difficult to resist with the remaining strength."

Although the God King Kaoshan repaired the gap in Tianyuan, the battlefield is still there. If we don't fight with the demon clan, Tianyuan City may still be breached.

Yang Zhaowu absolutely does not want anything to go wrong in Tianyuan City.

"Yes, Grand Tutor, you must not lead the army back to the court. Otherwise, with the remaining strength, there is no guarantee that Tianjian Mountain will not think too much." Another general also spoke up.

It is true that Tianjian Mountain is stationed in Tianyuan City, but the ancestral teachings have always been to assist the human race in defending the territory. Once the imperial court itself chooses to give up, how could the people of Tianjian Mountain possibly die here?

"Taizu left us an instruction that we cannot return easily. What's more, the person His Majesty has asked us to deal with is the Duke of Wu'an." In addition to Xue Pingzu, the last general also frowned.

Jiang Che is a man who risked his life for Tianyuan City and made great military achievements. If we lead troops back to deal with him now, at least he would be reluctant to do so.

After all, he didn't have much idea of ​​loyalty and patriotism towards the emperor.

"Don't forget, everyone. This is the order of His Majesty. Jiang Che has rebelled and defied the court. He is no longer a meritorious official. Now that King Kaoshan has passed away, the power of the court is declining.

Your Majesty has no choice but to rely on Buddhism. If the Grand Master does not return to take charge, it won’t be long before all the supplies in Tianyuan City may be cut off.”

Xue Pingzu said in a deep voice.

At the beginning, he admired Jiang Che's existence the most, and even intended to establish a good relationship with him. For this reason, he drank with him several times. If it weren't for the fact that the Xue family didn't have a suitable girl, and Jiang Che had already been married.

He would definitely take Jiang Che as the son-in-law of the Xue family.

Even when the news of Jiang Che's death reached back to Tianyuan City, he felt quite regretful about it, and even secretly criticized the emperor for being incompetent and forcing loyal officials to death.

But the problem is that his interests are not firmly tied to Jiang Che's.

The legitimate daughter of his Xue family is the current empress and is completely tied to the Ji family. As a royal relative, he cannot really sit idly by and watch the court be overthrown, otherwise the Xue family will inevitably be liquidated in the future.

Therefore, at this moment, he showed his absolute support for the court's decision.

As for Jiang Che
From the moment the other party started a rebellion and rebelled against the imperial court, the friendship between the two sides ended completely. Therefore, among the four generals, he was the only one who chose to support the Grand Tutor's return to the court.

Moreover, as long as the Grand Tutor is willing, he will immediately transfer the Xue family's elite troops back to the Central Plains to quell the rebellion.

"Humph, Xue Pingzu, stop exaggerating. In my opinion, it is because of the queen of your Xue family that you have disregarded the interests of Tianyuan City.

Don't forget that the Xue family is a great family in Tianyuan, and it is impossible for them to return to the Central Plains. Even if you perform well, the Xue family will not get any benefits. "Yang Zhaowu frowned immediately.

"That's right, Xue Pingzu, aren't you thinking that after the rebellion is quelled, the child born by your Xue family's daughter will become the crown prince? Haha. According to the current situation, it is obvious that Buddhism will become more powerful.

The one who is most likely to ascend the throne in the future is still the second prince."

"You two old bastards, stop talking nonsense. When did I ever have such an idea? It's just that as the saying goes, you must first stabilize the country before you can resist foreign aggression. If the Central Plains is not at peace, how long can our Tianyuan City hold off the demon domain with its own strength?"

Xue Pingzu was furious and quickly retorted.

"King Kaoshan risked his life for Tianyuan City. Have you all forgotten his achievements? You should know that Jiang Che is the successor of King Kaoshan. Besides, you know this.

Jiang Che rebelled because he was forced to do so by Your Majesty. What a foolish king! " The last commander did not finish his words, but everyone knew what he meant.

In fact, Yang Zhaowu and others were not really disloyal to the court.

But the imperial court did not remember them when they risked their lives in Tianyuan City. Now that the imperial court cannot mobilize troops, it thinks of them and is even thinking of withdrawing 300,000 elite troops to quell the rebellion.

What on earth was the emperor thinking?

It is easy to suppress a rebellion, but after suppressing it, according to the current situation, the 300,000 elite Tianyuan soldiers may never come back. Who will replenish these troops at that time?

With soldiers and generals at their command, they are the commanders.

If they have no soldiers or generals, they are just martial saints.

"Please be careful with your words. In addition, I would like to remind you again that regardless of how Jiang Che rebelled, he did rebel and directly betrayed the court.

Do you think that if King Kaoshan was still alive, wouldn't he take action to clean up the family?" Xue Pingzu said coldly.

Even if Ji Chengdao values ​​Jiang Che very much, he is still a descendant of the royal family with the surname Ji. How could he possibly ignore the royal family and take care of Jiang Che?

But his words made Master Wen frown, and the scene of his meeting with Ji Chengdao emerged in his mind. He still remembered what Ji Chengdao said:
"If one day the dynasty is in danger of overthrowing and the emperor urgently summons the Grand Master to return to the court, I hope the Grand Master will refuse."

He didn't think there was anything wrong at the time. He just thought that Ji Chengdao felt that Tianyuan City was important. In addition, in order to repay Ji Chengdao for his help, he nodded and agreed to this matter.

But if compared with the current situation, Master Wen quickly realized that something was wrong.

"Could it be possible? Ji Chengdao had already anticipated this?"

"Could it be that Jiang Che's rebellion was instigated by Ji Chengdao?"

"But why?"

Master Wen had a myriad of thoughts in his mind, all of which were very confusing.

As a prince of the royal family, how could Ji Chengdao say those words at that time?
Could it be that Ji Chengdao can see the future?
Master Wen felt that such a thing was absolutely impossible, but considering the current situation, he felt that it was very deliberate. Thinking of this, his gaze turned in a certain direction.

That was the direction where Ji Chengdao fell.

While Master Wen was lost in thought, the four generals had already started arguing. They had a heated debate over whether to return to the court or not, and each of them had his own reasons.

"Well, we are all commanders, how can we quarrel like ordinary women here?" Wen Taishi frowned and spoke. With the prestige of Wen Taishi, the four commanders all quieted down as soon as he spoke, and they all turned their eyes upwards, waiting for Wen Taishi's final decision.

Whether in terms of strength, official rank, or prestige, Master Wen is worthy of the position of the Lord of Tianyuan City. His words are the golden rule here.

"What do you think, Grand Master?"

"yes."

Master Wen glanced at everyone and a hint of hesitation flashed in his eyes. If Ji Chengdao had not said that, he would definitely not refuse the emperor's order.

After all, as Grand Masters, he and Ji Chengdao are the two true pillars of the Great Zhou Dynasty court, and they have the responsibility to protect the country and its borders. Now, the court is in danger of collapse.

He will definitely go back.

After all, he couldn't just sit back and watch the court being overthrown, nor did he want to create any rift with the emperor because of it. After all, he was supported by the Ji family. Without the Ji royal family, he would definitely not be where he is today.

What's more, only by stabilizing the Central Plains can we better resist the demon realm.

Furthermore, since Ji Chengdao filled the sky abyss, the Demon Realm has not launched any major war so far, and it is obvious that they will not take action in the short term.

He was able to mobilize troops and return to the capital.

But the problem is, in order to repay Ji Chengdao's kindness to Tianyuan City, he promised the other party personally that he would never go back. Ji Chengdao's death is still before his eyes, and he really can't get over it in his heart.

After thinking for a moment, Master Wen sighed softly:

"Send a message to the imperial court, saying that the demon realm is invading on a large scale and that Tianyuan City is unable to spare the time. I hope that Your Majesty will choose someone else as the commander, and that the troops of Tianyuan City must not be easily returned to the imperial court!"

"what?!"

Xue Pingzu was stunned for a moment, with some shock in his eyes.

He originally thought that given Grand Tutor Wen's loyalty to the court, he would definitely not sit idly by and watch the court be overthrown. After all, the court was now in trouble and it could only be solved by a human immortal.

But the problem is that with the death of Ji Chengdao, the only human immortal left in the court is Master Wen.

The King of Beidi, Feng Yujiang, may have combat power comparable to that of a human immortal, but the other party is a king of a different surname, sitting in the desolate Beidi, which is almost a fiefdom of the imperial court, and he will not fight to the death for the imperial court.

Apart from this, the last helper the court could rely on was Buddhism.

But how can the great Central Plains Dynasty rely on the power of one party?
As time goes on, can the emperor still have the final say in this world?
He didn't expect that Master Wen would actually refuse.

"Grand Master, make a wise decision!"

"Grand Master, make a wise decision!"

The other generals spoke up one after another.

Xue Pingzu looked as if he wanted to say something but hesitated, and wanted to persuade him again:
"Master, please think twice about this matter."

Master Wen waved his hand:

"Okay, everyone, please leave first."

"Rebellion, everything is reversed!"

Holding the report sent back from Tianyuan City, Ji Wenhao's face was filled with shock and anger, with some disbelief in his eyes.

Master Wen actually refused to return to the court!

He had never expected that someone would directly disobey his imperial will. He even suspected that Master Wen might take this opportunity to establish himself as a lord.

After all, he knew something about Tianyuan City.

Ever since King Kaoshan sacrificed himself to Tianyuan, the demon clan has not launched a large-scale invasion so far, and it is even impossible to start a war in a short period of time, so he issued that decree.

But...it was still rejected.

For a moment, Ji Wenhao even had some self-doubt.

Is it possible that the Great Zhou Dynasty is really going to perish in his hands?
Feng Yujiang obeys orders and not announcements, Jiang Che starts a rebellion, the Qingtian Sect causes chaos everywhere, and now even Master Wen, the person the court relies on the most, turns out to have his own little thoughts.

Who else can he count on?
Buddhism?
But the problem is that it is difficult for Burning Dust Bodhisattva to come out of retreat, and Xumire Bodhisattva alone cannot suppress Jiang Che. After all, even Duan Yuntian cannot take down Jiang Che. It is really precarious for a human immortal.
"Your Majesty, I feel that there must be something fishy about this matter. Perhaps we can ask Eunuch Wei to take a trip." Li Chengzhong, who was bending over at the side, whispered the idea.

Ji Wenhao's eyes moved, and he nodded helplessly:
"Go and invite Eunuch Wei to come."

"As you command."

"Master Wen actually disobeyed the order?" Eunuch Wei, who was invited to the imperial study, felt a little unbelievable when he heard this.

You know, he and Master Wen are from the same era and have a close relationship with each other. He knows Wen Taishi very well, although he disagrees with the emperor's decision to withdraw troops from Tianyuan.

Before this, he had no doubt about Master Wen's loyalty.

Otherwise, the previous generations of emperors would not have entrusted the important task of guarding Tianyuan to Master Wen. It can be said that this was the greatest honor given to him, and Master Wen and King Kaoshan were also called the Jade Pillars of the Dynasty.

It is no exaggeration to call him a die-hard fan.

"This is the current situation. Does Eunuch Wei have any solution?" Ji Wenhao asked with a somewhat grim look on his face. Something had happened that he could not have predicted.

It is really impossible to maintain the original dignity.

Eunuch Wei narrowed his eyes and asked in a low voice:
"Your Majesty, I can go to Tianyuan City, but, are you really sure about sending troops from Tianyuan City? It is the gateway to the Spirit Realm. Once it is breached,
Even if the world is restored to peace, the human race will still be in danger, and the importance of Master Wen is beyond doubt. If he leaves, some unpredictable things may happen. "

Ji Wenhao frowned:
"In the current situation, who else can solve it except Grand Master Wen? It is very likely that Bodhisattva Xumire alone cannot suppress the villain Jiang Che. At least two human immortals will be needed to take action.

As for Tianyuan, I can guarantee that as long as the chaos in the Central Plains is quelled, all the troops will be transferred back to Tianyuan, and I will support Tianyuan with all my strength. "

"I understand." Eunuch Wei nodded and did not continue to refute. He knew something about the current situation in the court and understood that His Majesty really had no other choice.

Immediately he said:
"Your Majesty, please draft another decree. I will personally go to Tianyuan City to meet Grand Master Wen."

Ji Wenhao raised his head and nodded heavily:
"This time, I'll leave it to Eunuch Wei."

Eunuch Wei waved his whisk and chuckled calmly:

"This is what an old slave should do."

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