A wide area about twenty miles west of Tiewang Mountain.

There are thousands of lamp tents here, and the fire is blazing.

These thousands of military tents are arranged along a main road, with one south and one north, with clear distinctions.

At this time, in a temporary military tent on the avenue, the commanders of the two armies were meeting.

"In this situation, what does Yun Jiedu think we should do?"

"It has been some time since we have been marching here. For such a long time, there has been no new order from the Supreme Emperor, and our people have not been able to go up the mountain.

Moreover, our army's scouts have just reported back that there are no signs of fighting on Tienwang Mountain. It seems that Xie Jing did not lie to us, and the rebellion on the mountain has really ended.

At this moment, I am afraid that something unexpected has happened to the Supreme Emperor and his old man."

Yun Guang let out a long sigh.

As the military governor of Chang'an, he was the closest military force outside the capital.

Therefore, after receiving the imperial order from the Supreme Emperor, he immediately led an army of tens of thousands and galloped towards Tiewang Mountain.

Unexpectedly, someone else came earlier than him.

Tao Ran, the commander of Guan Ning Jiedu, was clearly farther away than him, but he arrived before him. Later he found out that the other party only led 3,000 cavalry ahead, leaving most of them behind.

Although they arrived at Kintenet Mountain one after another, they were all blocked by a strict formation.

They blocked their troops and came up with Emperor Ningkang's orders. Neither of them dared to act rashly, so they agreed to join forces together.

During this period, they naturally also received "persuasion" from the garrison generals, asking them to leave their troops and go to Tienwang Mountain to face the Holy Spirit, or go back wherever they came from, otherwise they would be charged with treason.

In response, they replied that they had not received the emperor's order and did not dare to retreat without authorization.

As for going to Tienwang Mountain alone to meet the Saint... they are not stupid.

The commotion was so loud that even a fool knew something big had happened.

Although the emperor's decree to them only allowed them to lead troops to Tiewen Mountain to protect the king, he did not specify who was responsible for the rebellion.

But let's not talk about the "inside information" obtained from the eunuch who passed the order. In today's world, who else dares to rebel against the Supreme Emperor and has the ability to force the Supreme Emperor to send foreign troops to Beijing to protect King Qin? Who else besides Emperor Ningkang?

The so-called fight between gods and gods brings disaster to the fish in the pond.

Now the two saints are fighting against each other. If one of them fails, the generals with military power will die.

"How many troops will General Tao bring this time?" Yun Guang suddenly asked.

Tao Ran's face moved slightly, he took a deep look at Yun Guang, and said in an understatement: "This time I have been ordered to bring the soldiers and horses escorted by King Qin, including 3,800 light and heavy cavalry, and the remaining 8,000 elite soldiers.

."

Hearing this, Yun Guang was secretly jealous, and then pointedly said: "I heard that Lord Wang, the commander-in-chief of the nine provinces, also came to Beijing this time, and the troops he brought were several times that of you and me...

"

As the general of Jiuzhen Fang, Tao Ran could naturally hear Yun Guang's obscure meaning.

But he just thought about it briefly and then denied it.

Although the two sages of Tienwang Mountain are fighting this time, the world is not in chaos.

The 100,000 well-equipped Imperial Guards alone are not something they can compete with with the force they have.

Moreover, Wang Ziteng was a semi-monk, and had once served as a military envoy in the capital. He was not on the same path as them and had little communication with them. The other party also had more troops than the two of them.

If we really want to unite to do something big, who will listen to whom? I'm afraid they will start fighting among themselves before the big thing is accomplished.

Therefore, given the current situation, with their little strength, they want to imitate Dong Zhuo and enter the court to control the government. That is wishful thinking and a way to die.

Just looking at Tao Ran's expression, Yun Guang knew that the other party didn't mean that, and he was just thinking about it.

After all, the prosperity of the capital is contrasted with the hardship of Jiezhen, so it is normal to have some thoughts.

The court also knew that they would have some normal thoughts.

Therefore, under normal circumstances, the imperial court did not allow foreign troops to enter Beijing. This was also the reason why Emperor Ningkang felt that his father was old and dim this time.

The two plotted for a long time, and after determining the strategic direction of advancing and retreating together, they were ready to break up.

Suddenly I heard that I had sent troops to report: "To the two generals, the commander of the firearms camp of the Imperial Guard, Jia Lian, the Marquis of Zhenyuan, is asking to see the two generals outside the camp."

Upon hearing Jia Lian's name, Yun Guang and Tao Ran looked more serious, looked at each other, and immediately ordered the person to be brought in.

…

Jia Lian walked through the many military tents and looked at the gray and black tents, knowing that the conditions of these foreign troops were indeed inferior to those of the officers and soldiers in Kyoto.

This is still a foreign army relatively close to the capital. One can imagine what the conditions are like for those border troops in the Nine Borders.

One of the major drawbacks of the feudal empire is that the longer it survives, the more harshly it treats its remote soldiers.

This is not the subjective idea of ​​the emperor or the court, but it will be objectively expressed in one dynasty after another.

Jia Lian knew that one of the key points that Emperor Ning Kang wanted to change was to change the military system. The key point that he wanted to change was the hundreds of thousands of green battalions across the country who were both soldiers and bandits...

After walking along the main road for about a mile or two, I saw two armored veterans in front of an unexpected military tent, one on the left and one on the right.

When they saw him, they both came forward to pay their respects.

"The last general Yun Guang (Tao Ran) pays homage to His Royal Highness the Emperor and Sun."

Jia Lian originally came to welcome him, but he did not expect these two people to address him in this way.

After being stunned for a moment, I also knew that these two people were not ignorant of what was happening on the mountain.

"You two generals are very polite, please get up quickly."

Helping up the two old guys who were bowing slightly, Jia Lian said: "As for the identity of this prince and grandson, there is no conclusion yet. The two old generals should just call me by my name."

Yun Guang said: "Your Highness, please don't talk nonsense. How can the words spoken in public by the Supreme Emperor be said to be inconclusive?"

Tao Ran also nodded in agreement.

What else could Jia Lian say? In fact, even if he was really the illegitimate grandson of the Supreme Emperor, he could not be considered "His Royal Highness".

When you see the descendants of the Emperor's many grandsons, except for the princes and princesses of Emperor Ningkang, who else calls them His Highness?

Those who are orthodox are not even considered, let alone a shady one.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Jia Lian knows that Yun and Tao are not only giving him gold, but more importantly, they are acknowledging that he is a member of the Supreme Emperor's chariot, and they are the same.

People all the way.

Of course, it is unclear whether he is pretending to be confused because he understands.

Jia Lian did not argue with them on this issue. After a few words of greeting, they entered the big tent and sat down.

After serving tea, Yun Guang and Tao Ran looked at each other, and Yun Guang said, "Your Highness came late at night, but did you bring the Supreme Emperor's decree?"

Jia Lian took a sip of tea, put down the cup, and looked at the two Jiedushi with strange expressions on their faces.

He didn't believe that these two old guys didn't have any suspicion. If he were the envoy of the Supreme Emperor, he would have walked through Emperor Ningkang's defense line so arrogantly, and didn't seem to be in a hurry after arriving.

He didn't have time to go around the bush with them, he would have to go to Juyongguan later.

"I am here this time to inquire about the two generals with His Majesty's orders." Jia Lian shook his head.

Yun and Tao's expressions changed, and then Tao Ran said: "I wonder what your Majesty wants to ask me?"

"Both generals are governors of one side, responsible for protecting the safety of the capital. Why are they suddenly leading troops into the capital? Could it be that the two generals want to rebel?"

"Why do you say this, Your Majesty? We are loyal to the Wei Dynasty, why do we say rebellion?"

This trip to the capital is in accordance with the express decree of the Supreme Emperor, and King Qin escorts us to the capital, and we have the imperial decree as proof!"

"Where is the imperial edict?"

What was said before was just nonsense. Both parties knew exactly what was going on, and it was not that they had not negotiated before.

However, Yun and Tao knew that Jia Lian came here to formally negotiate with them on behalf of Emperor Ningkang.

In fact, they were not surprised at all that Jia Lian was the envoy of Emperor Ningkang.

Since they knew that the Supreme Emperor recognized Jia Lian's identity in public, they naturally also knew that Jia Lian did not help the Supreme Emperor in the end.

Seeing that Jia Lian asked to see the imperial edict as soon as he arrived, they hesitated for a while and ordered someone to bring it.

Jia Lian read both of the pretentious imperial edicts before nodding and saying: "So, it seems that His Majesty has misunderstood the two generals. Don't worry, the two generals, I will definitely tell the truth to Your Majesty when I return.

"

Yun and Tao had no intention of accepting Jia Lian's love. They frowned and asked, "I wonder what your majesty means?"

Jia Lian coughed and then said: "To be honest with you two generals, there is indeed a rebellion in Tiewen Mountain this time.

It was an urgent matter at that time, so the Supreme Emperor issued an imperial edict, asking the generals to come to Beijing to quell the chaos.

However, now that the rebellion on the mountain has been subsided, the safety of the Second Saints is no longer in danger.

Therefore, I hope that the two generals will lead their troops to retreat as soon as possible to avoid causing unnecessary trouble again."

"May I ask Your Highness, what kind of rebellion happened on the mountain, and who rebelled, and actually forced the Supreme Emperor to send us and others to the capital to quell the rebellion?"

"Alas, this matter is also embarrassing..."

Jia Lian sighed and explained one by one the causes and consequences of the prince's rebellion that Emperor Ningkang had already planned.

Especially the fact that the prince was dead shocked both Yun and Tao.
To be continued...