July 19th.
Outside the Great Ming Palace in the capital!
Emperor Wu Yun walked on the road and recalled what the Retired Emperor had said. Emperor Wu Yun sneered.
The Crown Prince's rebellion back then was not what the Retired Emperor had said.
Back then, the Crown Prince was wise and loved by all officials. Even if he was bewitched, he would not rebel.
After all, at that time, everyone knew that the Crown Prince would be the next Emperor. There was no need for the Crown Prince to take the risk of rebelling.
If it wasn't for the Retired Emperor's extreme suspicion and listening to the slanderous words of some villains, saying that the Crown Prince was not satisfied with being the Crown Prince and wanted to ascend the throne ahead of time, the Retired Emperor would have abdicated.
The Retired Emperor, who was already very afraid of the Crown Prince, directly ordered the Eastern Palace to be sealed off. The Crown Prince was forced to rebel helplessly.
Emperor Wu Yun knew that the Crown Prince's rebellion was to shut up the world.
Emperor Wu Yun was already an adult at that time. When the Crown Prince was killed, he saw the Crown Prince walk into the palace alone without any soldiers.
Throughout the history books, there was no such thing as a solo rebellion. After seeing the Crown Prince walk into the palace, there was nothing else.
Even if the Crown Prince was at fault back then, it was mostly the Retired Emperor's fault of being suspicious, cold-blooded, and heartless.
However, the Retired Emperor's words about the person behind the civil officials should be true.
After he ascended the throne, he slowly felt it, but he did not care. He thought that the person in charge of the civil servants was the Retired Emperor.
But according to the Retired Emperor, there was someone else behind the civil servants.
The Retired Emperor has no need to lie to me about this matter, so this matter should be true. But who is the person behind this?
Other than the Retired Emperor, who else would have such great power?
Emperor Wu Yun couldn't figure it out, so he stopped thinking about it. After all, although this matter was related to him, he still needed to accumulate strength to fight for military power with the Retired Emperor.
Putting aside this matter, after playing Tai Chi with the Retired Emperor for so long, he finally saw the light of dawn today. From the Retired Emperor's words, it was obvious that he was giving up power.
But why would the Retired Emperor give up his power? Emperor Wu Yun sneered.
"I'm afraid that Retired Emperor's body has some problems and has begun to give up power.”
Then, he quickened his pace and left the Great Ming Palace.
In the Great Ming Palace.
As soon as Emperor Wu Yun left, the Retired Emperor's body, which had been sitting upright, suddenly wilted and his aura weakened.
"Has the Emperor left?"
"Replying Retired Emperor, this servant personally saw the Emperor walk out of the Great Ming Palace.”
Dai Quan said as he carefully served the emperor.
Emperor Wu Yun was right. There was something wrong with the Retired Emperor's body.
Retired Emperor ascended the throne at the age of 20 and reigned for 30 years. Now, he was already 56 years old. In this ancient era where the average life expectancy was only 45 years, Retired Emperor could be considered to have lived a long life.
After he abdicated, although the Retired Emperor had been taking care of his body, he had no choice but to accept his fate when he reached his age.
Therefore, the Retired Emperor made two preparations. In the three years he was in Wuyun, he first sent people to refine Longevity Pills. On the other hand, he slowly delegated power to Emperor Wu Yun. Even if he was reluctant, the world must belong to the royal family. No one else could touch it.
"What did Daoist Wang say?"
Retired Emperor turned his head and asked Dai Quan beside him.
"Retired Emperor, the ingredients for the Longevity Pill have not been gathered yet, so Daoist Wang has not started refining it.”
Dai Quan looked at the Retired Emperor's expression and said in a low and cautious voice.
"Bastard, it's been three years and they still haven't found all of them. What are these people doing? Tell them that I'll give them another three months. If they still can't find them, then there's no need to look anymore.”
The Retired Emperor said with an embarrassed expression.
"Yes, sir!"
July 18th.
Yanmen Pass on the border.
Wang Ziteng, who was still on his way, received an urgent report from the imperial court and learned of the great victory at Yanmen Pass.
The letter also ordered him to lead his troops to Yanmen Pass and hand over the 50,000 soldiers to Zhao Gan before returning to the capital.
This made him a little depressed. He originally wanted to come to Yanmen Pass to get some battle merits.
From what he knew, the Tartars would usually return to the grasslands after taking cities. They wouldn't defend the city. At his current speed, he could return to the capital to receive the reward after he reached Yanmen Pass and led his troops to attack a few small Tartar tribes.
But now that the war was over, the victory at Yanmen Pass had nothing to do with him. He had come for nothing.
"Cousin, what's wrong?"
Wang Ziyu, who was standing at the side, saw Wang Ziteng's depressed expression and asked curiously.
Wang Ziteng looked at Wang Ziyu. This was Wang Ziteng's clan brother. They had come together this time to gain some military merits and plan for the future.
"You'll know when you see it."
Wang Ziteng passed the letter from the imperial court to Wang Ziyu.
"This, is this true? Jia Hu that kid was so fierce, could it be that Zhao Gan lied about his military merits?”
Wang Ziyu said in disbelief after reading it.
"You muddle-headed, the Imperial Court's letter can't be fake. Moreover, I know the Marquis of Ding Yuan, Zhao Gan. He is upright and upright, so this is 80% true!”
Wang Ziteng looked at Wang Ziyu and replied in disappointment.
"Cousin, what should we do? It's not easy for us to come out, but in the end, we didn't get anything. Are we going back just like this?"
Wang Ziyu said gloomily.
"Let's go to Yanmen Pass first. Pass down the order to speed up and try to reach Yanmen Pass tomorrow.”
At the same time, inside Yanmen Pass.
Jia Hu stood at the top of the battle stage. Below him were less than seven hundred elite soldiers, including four hundred from the Tiger Battalion. It was obvious how fierce the battle was.
The reason why Jia Hu was standing here now. It was because the Marquis Ding Yuan, Zhao Gan, was injured in battle and was currently recuperating at home.
The other three officers who had discussed the matter on the city wall had all died in the battle with the Tartar soldiers. The only person with more prestige in the army was Jia Hu.
Now, all the affairs in the inner city of Yanmen Pass were handled by Jia Hu.
Two days ago, the reinforcements from Shanhai Pass had arrived, but the battle had already ended. The Shanhai Pass general who had come to support Zhao Gan paid a visit to the Marquis of Ding Yuan and gave Jia Hu a few instructions before returning to Shanhai Pass with his troops.
Shanhai Pass had also been harassed by the Tartars recently. Since they had won the battle at Yanmen Pass and had a fierce general like Jia Hu guarding the place, the Tartars would not attack for a while and hurriedly returned to Shanhai Pass.
Before he left, the Shanhaiguan general wanted to leave behind two thousand soldiers to assist Jia Hu, but Jia Hu refused.
Jia Hu also knew that the Imperial Court had been in the air for two days now, and the troops at the border had always been in a state of insufficient armaments. The amount of military pay that was sent to the hands of the soldiers was getting lesser and lesser.
The number of soldiers guarding the border did not exceed 20,000. Now that the general of Shanhaiguan was willing to leave behind 2,000 elite soldiers, it was already a great kindness.
Moreover, Jia Hu was confident in himself and was getting more and more familiar with his body. Even if he were to face the 20,000-strong army of the Tartars, Jia Hu could confidently defeat them.
"Jia San, how is the construction of the Jing Temple on the frontier?”
Jia Hu stood on the high platform and asked Jia San.
"General, Jing Guan has been completed in the past two days. It's all thanks to the people in the city. Without their help, we don't know how long it would have taken for us to complete it with just a few hundred soldiers.”
"Alright, let's see if the Tartars dare to attack Yanmen Pass again!”
That's right, Jia Hu wanted to build the Capital Temple. This time, he had killed more than 40,000 Tartar soldiers, enough to build a large Capital Temple. He wanted to make the Tartars tremble in fear every time they passed by.
"After cutting off the Tartar's head, burn it on the spot. Surround the Jing Guan with quicklime.”
"Yes, this subordinate will arrange it now.”
Although Jia San didn't understand why Jia Hu did this, he didn't ask anything and obediently carried it out.
"Wait, there are also our soldiers who will be burned separately. After burning them, put the ashes separately. When I return to the capital, I will bring them back together.”
Jia Hu thought of something and called out to Jia San.
Jia San's eyes were a little red as he replied,""Yes, General!"
In this era, the plague could not be underestimated. Without modern medical standards, if one caught the plague, there was only death. Jia Hu could only use the simplest and most effective method.
As for Jia Hu's own father, Jia Mu, Jia Hu had personally burned him and stored him away.
In ancient times, they paid attention to proper burial. Now that Jia Mu's body was separated, this was the only way.
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