Shangyang Palace.

back yard.

In the past few days, after Wu Zhao finished handling official duties, he would go to the back garden to enjoy the flowers and enjoy the cool air.

Compared with some time ago, her mood was obviously much better these days.

Now Xu Jingye's army is retreating steadily and has returned to Yangzhou.

Qiu Shenji's army has won consecutive battles, its morale is high and it is unstoppable. It is only a matter of time before it completely defeats Xu Jingye's army.

In addition, she is also concerned about the construction progress of Dayun Temples in various places.

As early as a few days ago, she had selected eminent Buddhist monks from various places to travel around and preach the Great Cloud Sutra.

Presumably there should be some results now.

Seeing that everything was developing in a good direction, she was naturally in a happy mood and had the leisure to enjoy flowers and scenery.

Shangguan Wan'er walked slowly to the front of Wu Zhaotang and whispered: "Mother, there is news from Lingnan."

When Shangguan Wan'er mentioned Lingnan, the smile on Wu Zhao's face gradually disappeared and he asked: "The Song clan finally couldn't help but follow what Lu Yan said, leave Jingzhou and occupy Yizhou?"

Shangguan Wan'er shook her head and replied: "Song lords Song Yushan and Song Yuhai led an army of 60,000 people and took advantage of Jingzhou to go down the river to Yangzhou."

Wu Zhao's face suddenly changed when he heard this, and he sat up straight with a sudden shock.

"What is the Song clan doing sending troops to Yangzhou at this time?"

"They took advantage of the road in Jingzhou. Could it be that they have colluded with the Li family?!"

Thinking of this, Wu Zhao couldn't sit still.

Qiu Shenji can suppress Xu Jingye now, but if Song Clan gets involved, the situation will be different!

Just when Wu Zhao was thinking about this matter, Shangguan Wan'er said again: "There is also news from Chengdu Mansion."

"Li Fan, the king of Shu, led an army of fifty thousand, and the troops left Jiameng Pass and rushed to Chang'an City."

This time, Wu Zhao's expression completely changed!

In Yangzhou, with Qiu Shenji's ability and Ruan Ruan's help, he can fight against Xu Jingye and the Song clan.

But if the city of Chang'an is lost, then the gods will be in danger!

"Who is the guard of Chang'an City?"

"It's Wu Chengsi and Wu Sansi."

When Wu Zhao heard Shangguan Wan'er say the names of Wu Chengsi and Wu Sansi, she remembered that because of Lu Yan's incident, Wu Chengsi and Wu Sansi were dissatisfied, so she transferred Wu Chengsi and Wu Sansi.

Went to Chang'an City.

On the one hand, it was to keep Wu Chengsi and Wu Sansi away from Lu Yan to avoid conflicts between the two parties.

On the other hand, they had some small thoughts of withdrawing from Chang'an.

Although she said no one would go to Chang'an, she still had to retreat to Chang'an as a last resort.

"Immediately send someone to deliver a message to Wu Chengsi and Wu Sansi. No matter what, they will defend Chang'an City for me!"

Wu Zhao immediately gave orders to Shangguan Wan'er.

Shangguan Wan'er accepted the order and was about to pass it on when Wu Zhao suddenly stopped her again.

"Tell Wu Chengsi and Wu Sansi to be on guard against the Guanlong nobles in Chang'an City. If they find any problems, they can kill them first and report later!"

"I understand."

After Shangguan Wan'er left, Wu Zhao let out a long breath.

It is almost impossible for Li Fan's 50,000 troops to break through Chang'an City, which is defended by tens of thousands of defenders.

But if the Long nobles cooperated internally and externally, then things would be different.

Therefore, she must give Wu Chengsi and Wu Sansi the right to kill first and then kill later. They would rather kill the wrong person than let them go!

Thinking of this, Wu Zhao ordered the maid next to him: "Go and invite Ruan Ruan over."

Soon, the maid invited Ruan Ruan over who was resting in the bedroom.

When Wu Zhao told Ruan Ruan the current situation, Ruan Ruan couldn't help but show a look of surprise on his face.

"The Song Dynasty suddenly moved, and this Li Fan actually thought of invading Chang'an?"

"This Li Fan has been moving for a long time and has been moving for a long time. But he moved at this time. There must be an expert guiding him from behind!"

After hearing Ruan Ruan's words, Wu Zhao immediately thought of Lu Yan.

Her face darkened and she said, "It must still be Lu Yan!"

Ruan Ruan shook his head and said, "I just met Lu Yan two days ago, and he said he didn't help Li."

Wu Zhao frowned when he heard this. Who else could take action if not Lu Yan?

Ruan Ruan suddenly asked: "Where is Dongfang Lan? Where is she?"

At this time Shangguan Wan'er came back, and she said to Wu Zhao: "I forgot to tell you just now that Dongfang Lan is in Li Fan's army."

Wu Zhao snorted coldly and said: "So, this Li Fan is the one chosen by Dongfang Lan!"

Ruan Ruan thought for a moment and said to Wu Zhao: "Senior sister, I have a plan..."

…

Chang'an.

Dou Mansion.

Ever since Dou Qing was sent back by Li Yuanba more than a month ago.

The entire Dou Mansion became much more peaceful, with few people going out.

During this period, invitations to banquets were declined as much as possible, and all contact with the outside world was almost cut off.

And all of this is just an illusion created by Dou Feng.

He had already been secretly buying connections and secretly sending the cronies the Dou family had cultivated over the years to the city defense army.

He also held a position in the city defense army with a small official title but very important powers.

Originally he did this to keep Wu Zhao out.

But now it can be changed and used to let Li Fan enter the city.

Li Fan had already sent someone to contact Dou Feng before going to Lingnan.

Dou Feng also replied to Li Fan that as long as Li Fan's army arrived in Chang'an City, Chang'an City would open its gates and welcome Li Fan into the city.

It was also because of this that Li Fan raised his troops and went straight to Chang'an with confidence.

"Wu Zhao has gone too far to bully others. This time, I want you to know how powerful my Dou family is!"

Just when Dou Feng secretly vowed to make Wu Zhao look good, the housekeeper suddenly came to report that Wu Chengsi's envoy had arrived.

Dou Feng didn't think much and asked the butler to lead the messenger in.

"Master Dou, this is an invitation from my lord. Please go to Wu Mansion to attend the banquet tonight."

Dou Feng shook his head and replied: "You go back and tell your family that I have been feeling unwell recently, so I won't go."

Over the past month, he has refused to attend more than one banquet, so he is not afraid that Wu Chengsi will be unhappy.

At this time, the envoy said: "My lord has said that anyone who does not go to the banquet tonight will be regarded as a member of the Li family. According to the decree of the Queen Mother, they can be killed first and then reported."

After hearing what the envoy said, Dou Feng took a deep look at the envoy and said, "I know, I will go to the banquet on time tonight!"

…

Zuixianju.

After these days of intensive study, Lu Yan has now become more and more familiar with the power of heaven and earth, and his affinity with it is getting higher and higher.

Now the range of the power of heaven and earth that he can mobilize has reached a radius of fifteen feet.

In addition, after these days of careful study and experimentation, he finally condensed the first real incarnation.

The current incarnation is almost exactly the same as Lu Yan, from appearance to figure to facial charm.

As long as he has a thought in his mind, almost the next moment the incarnation will do something according to his thought.

And it's smooth and natural, with absolutely no lag at all.

When he wanted the avatar to go out of the fifteen-foot radius centered on him, the avatar did so without any hesitation.

But when the incarnation stepped out of this range, the body began to show signs of collapse.

The further you walk, the faster your body breaks down.

"ah!"

Just when Lu Yan was trying to test the limits of his avatar, a cry of surprise suddenly came from the yard.

"Lu Yan, what's wrong with you?!"
To be continued...