Chapter 136: Imperial Master, Why Are You Here in Beijun?

Situ Ce arrived in Beijun half a month ago, but he did not go directly to Beiwang Mansion to find Lu Chen. He stayed in Yancheng for half a month, looked around and asked what the people of Beijun thought of Lu Chen.

Just as he thought, the reputation of King Bei has been completely reversed, and now the people of Beijun are very supportive of King Bei.

This was what Situ Ce expected, and he didn't feel too surprised.

During this time, Situ Ce heard an interesting statement from the people of Beijun. Many people in Beijun said that King Bei was the son of destiny and a person blessed by gods.

After some investigation, coupled with the intelligence collected by the shadow guard, Situ Ce quickly understood why the common people believed that King Bei was the son of destiny.

It is said that on the day when the barbarians attacked Beijun, countless thunderbolts fell from the sky, smashing the barbarian army to pieces.

Although the common people did not go to the battlefield, they also heard a lot about what happened on the battlefield.

Situ Ce naturally did not think that the rumors heard by the common people were true, but since the common people were spreading the rumors, it meant that something related to the thunder did indeed appear that day.

At this time, Situ Ce turned away from the notice board at the city gate and went directly to the camp where the imperial army was stationed.

The imperial army was about to return to the capital soon. Situ Ce planned to find Lin Xiuming to find out what they saw after coming to Beijun before Lin Xiuming led the imperial army back to the capital.

At this time, Lin Xiuming was in the camp preparing the memorial about Beijun that he needed to submit after returning to Beijing. At this time, a soldier entered the camp and reported: "General, there is a white-haired old man outside the military camp looking for you with a jade pendant. He said... What's important?"

If it were an ordinary old man, the soldiers would basically ignore him and probably drive him away directly.

However, as soon as the other party came up, he took out the jade pendant given by the emperor. The soldier didn't know whether it was true or false, so he had to show the jade pendant to Lin Xiuming.

After the soldier finished speaking, he put the jade pendant in his hand on the desk.

Lin Xiuming was originally a little curious about who would come to him with a jade pendant, but when he saw the jade pendant, he froze on the spot.

Ordinary people are not qualified to see the Imperial Preceptor, and few people have seen the Imperial Preceptor. Even some of the ministers in the court have never met Situ Ce.

But Lin Xiuming was different. Lin Xiuming was the son of the left prime minister. He had met the national master Situ Ce several times.

And he also happened to know the jade pendant on Situ Ce's waist. When he saw this jade pendant, Lin Xiuming knew that Situ Ce was looking for him.

However, he was very surprised. That was the Imperial Preceptor. The Imperial Preceptor was the pillar of Daxia and usually would not leave the capital. Why did he come to Beijun in person?

After coming back to his senses, Lin Xiuming immediately said: "Please invite the old man in quickly!"

Lin Xiuming did not reveal Situ Ce's identity to the soldiers. Since Situ Ce came to Beijun, he must have a very important mission. Lin Xiuming did not intend to reveal Situ Ce's identity.

When the soldier saw Lin Xiuming's expression changed drastically after seeing the jade pendant, he knew that the old man's identity was definitely not simple, so he immediately said: "I will invite the old man in now!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the soldier turned and left the camp. Not long after, Situ Ce appeared in Lin Xiuming's camp.

Lin Xiuming immediately said to the soldiers: "Exit first, and keep the soldiers outside twenty steps away from the camp!"

"Yes, General."

After the soldiers left the camp, Lin Xiuming immediately saluted and said, "I've seen the Imperial Master!"

After the salute, Lin Xiuming walked forward with the jade pendant, handed it to Situ Ce with both hands, and then asked:

"National Master, why are you here in Beijun?"

Situ Ce stroked his beard and said with a smile: "I came to Beijun. Naturally, I have important matters. There is no need to ask more questions about General Lin."

Hearing Situ Ce's words, Lin Xiuming reacted instantly. The Imperial Advisor would come to Beijun, most likely for the King of Bei. It was most likely that Emperor Xia had given the Imperial Advisor some task. This was indeed not something that a general could inquire about. .

Lin Xiuming then changed the subject and asked, "I overstepped my bounds. I wonder why you came to me?"

Situ Ce said: "I want to know what you saw after arriving in Beijun."

Hearing this question, Lin Xiuming's mind instantly flashed to the bloody scene outside Yancheng. Lin Xiuming led the imperial army to stay in Beijun for more than two months. He never dared to let the soldiers investigate because he was afraid of touching the scene. Encountered the Northern King's reverse scale.

Lin Xiuming was not a fool. He could tell at a glance that those huge pits and the miserable state of the barbarian corpses must have been caused by some weapon.

But this is obviously not something he can get involved in. They are still in Beijun and are still under the surveillance of Beiwang. If they make any small moves and are discovered by Beiwang, it is hard to say whether he will be able to return to the capital by then.

So Lin Xiuming ordered the soldiers in the military camp not to discuss the scene they saw when they came to Beijun.

Lin Xiuming's face was a little pale at this time, and then he replied seriously: "When we arrived at Yancheng that day, we saw that there were big pits everywhere outside Yancheng, and the ground was full of barbarian limbs and broken arms. Those The pit is at least six or seven steps wide."

After hearing this, Situ Ce continued to ask: "According to General Lin's judgment, what caused those big pits?"

Lin Xiuming replied: "I can't imagine what could cause such a big hole, but it should be caused by a special weapon."

"Judging from the distribution of the barbarian corpses at that time, although Beijun's 50,000 heavy cavalry played a great role, without that mysterious weapon, it was difficult to defeat the barbarian army by relying solely on the 50,000 heavy cavalry. An army of 300,000 people.”

Lin Xiuming was a general and someone who had been on the battlefield. He just took a look at the distribution of the barbarian corpses on the battlefield, and basically restored in his mind what happened when the barbarian army attacked Beijun.

The only thing he couldn't determine was what the mysterious weapon was, which was what worried him all the time.

At this time, Lin Xiuming suddenly thought of something, so he continued to add: "By the way, during this period I heard that the day the barbarians attacked Yancheng, the people in Yancheng heard the rumbling thunder, and it was continuous thunder. So I guess those big pits have a lot to do with the sounds heard by the people in Yancheng."

After hearing Lin Xiuming's words, Situ Ce thought for a moment.

To create a large pit six or seven steps wide, even a grandmaster cannot do it. At least he, the great master, must personally take action to have such destructive power.

Thinking of this, Situ Ce asked: "Is it possible that a great master appeared in Beijun that day, and that the great master caused those pits?"

Lin Xiuming said: "I thought so at first, but I took a closer look at the big pits and found that they did not look like they were caused by the Grand Master. The width of those big pits were very even, and most importantly, they were relatively large in number. , There are such large pits scattered from Yancheng to Wanning River Valley.”

"If you take action, I believe you can create such a big pit, but if you want to create hundreds of such big pits, I'm afraid..."

Lin Xiuming did not continue. He only knew that Situ Ce was the Grand Master, but he did not know the specific strength. Situ Ce rarely took action in front of people and was always very mysterious.

But Lin Xiuming still didn't think that Situ Ce could create hundreds of big pits like the one in the Wanning River Valley with just manpower.

Situ Ce said at this time: "The skill in my body is indeed not enough to create so many big pits."

"If these big pits were not made by manpower, then it would be a bit troublesome. If Beijun really has a terrifying weapon with destructive power comparable to that of the Grand Master, and if this matter is spread, I am afraid it won't be long before several major dynasties will Join forces to deal with Daxia."

Nowadays, the grand master is the official pillar of every dynasty. No matter how war breaks out in various countries, they will never send anyone stronger than the grand master to participate in the war.

But once a weapon with lethality comparable to that of the Grand Master appears, the Grand Master's status will be completely pulled down, and the balance between the major dynasties will also be broken.

After other dynasties know this, they will definitely unite to deal with the country that possesses this mysterious weapon. This is inevitable.

After hearing Situ Ce's words, Lin Xiuming's face instantly became more serious, and he naturally understood the reason behind it.

Then Lin Xiuming asked: "I have been worrying about how to report the battle in Yancheng to the court, and I asked the national teacher to teach me."

Having said this, Lin Xiuming bowed to Situ Ce and saluted.

Although the imperial army led by Lin Xiuming did not catch up with the battle between Beijun and the barbarians, they came to Beijun after all.

Lin Xiuming, as the general who led the imperial army to the north this time, would definitely need to report to the imperial court what he saw and heard in Beijun, which made Lin Xiuming very embarrassed.

The heavy cavalry was okay, and the court should have known that King Bei had heavy cavalry for a long time, but the mysterious weapon in King Bei's hand made Lin Xiuming really not sure whether to report it or not.

The destructive power is comparable to that of a weapon wielded by a grand master. If everyone in the imperial court knew about it, not only would the entire imperial court be in uproar, but all the major dynasties would immediately fall into turmoil.

Although Lin Xiuming was only a military general, as the son of the left prime minister, he still had some political acumen, and he also knew that this matter was not trivial.

Now, the National Preceptor is here. The National Preceptor should know how to report, right?

Situ Ce thought for a moment, and then said to Lin Xiuming: "General Lin, don't mention those big holes in the memorial. Just write that there is a suspicion that a great master is involved in Beijun."

"As for those big holes, I will tell His Majesty personally after I return to the capital."

Lin Xiuming's eyes lit up, and then he bowed again and said, "Thank you, Imperial Master!"

Situ Ce nodded slightly and continued to ask: "I wonder if General Lin found any other abnormalities during his time in Beijun?"

Lin Xiuming replied: "Not for the time being. I have never dared to let the soldiers pay too much attention to what happened in Beijun, for fear that it would arouse the dissatisfaction of the North King."

Situ Ce said: "Well, General Lin's approach is right. Indeed, the imperial army cannot make too many small moves at this time."

Having said this, Situ Ce immediately turned around and said, "Okay, General Lin, that's it for today. I'm going to the North Prince's Mansion next."

Hearing this, Lin Xiuming was startled. The Imperial Master was indeed going to King Bei.

"National Master, walk slowly!"

Situ Ce quickly left the military camp where the imperial army was stationed and went directly to the North Prince's Mansion.

at the same time.

North Palace.

After Lu Chen returned to the North Prince's Mansion, he was not in a hurry to find his own woman and fall in love. He sat on the stone bench in the pavilion in the outer courtyard and carefully looked at the latest map of the Northland drawn by Jin Yiwei.

Since he wants to incorporate the entire Northland into his own fiefdom and make the Northland completely his own territory, he must understand how big the Northland is and the topography of the Northland.

Just then, a little maid with a red face entered the outer courtyard, "Prince, there is a white-haired old man at the gate of the palace. He wants to see you."

Hearing this, Lu Chen was stunned for a moment.

"White-haired old man? Is he alone?"

Under normal circumstances, Lu Chen, the prince, is not someone who can be seen by everyone who wants to see him.

It is not possible for Lu Chen to personally meet people who come to the gate of the palace and clamor to see him. Then he would have nothing to do all day and just receive people.

After defeating the 300,000 barbarian troops, there are always some people who come to the door with gifts and want to see him. Of course, most of these people are from major forces in Daxia.

For example, those noble families, and some envoys of vassal kings.

But Lu Chen basically ignored them. He could accept the gifts, but he didn't need to meet them. He didn't have so much time to watch them flatter him in person.

Hearing that someone was looking for him, Lu Chen's first thought was that someone from a certain force had sent someone to flatter him, but then he focused on the four words "white-haired old man".

If someone was sent by some force to give gifts or flatter him, they would not send an old man.

The little maid said at this time: "Yes, only him."

Lu Chen continued to ask: "Isn't he holding any token in his hand?"

If an ordinary person came to the palace without a token and did not explain his identity and purpose, the servants of the palace would not tell Lu Chen that someone was visiting, but would directly drive the other person away.

The little maid replied: "No."

At this point, the little maid suddenly reacted and immediately added: "Your Majesty, it was Commander Bai who asked me to report to you."

The new little maid, who was not trained properly, realized that ordinary people were not qualified to meet the prince, so she quickly said that it was Bai Qingqing who asked her to come in and report.

Bai Qingqing's position has not been removed. Now she is still the commander of the guards, but she is not usually in charge of the inner courtyard.

Hearing the maid say that Bai Qingqing asked her to come in to report, Lu Chen reacted instantly. The person who came must not be an ordinary person, otherwise Bai Qingqing would not have asked the maid to report to him.

Lu Chen glanced at the little maid in front of him, and then said: "Bring him to see me."

The little maid immediately said: "Yes, Your Majesty."

Then the little maid quickly turned around and walked out of the yard.

Looking at the little maid's back, Lu Chen felt a little emotional. When he was in the capital, there were only a few maids in his mansion.

Now he doesn't know how many maids and servants there are in his mansion.

As people's status improves, everything is easier to get.

The little maid not far away is obviously new, and she is not a child from an ordinary family.

Recently, many families have stuffed maids into the Beiwang Mansion, trying to get them into their beds.

But his bed is not so easy to get. It seems that he has to talk to his beloved concubine and not accept any maids in the future.

Regardless of whether those maids had a score of 90 or not, just based on their immature appearance, he had no interest in them at all. He still preferred mature beauties like Chu Yuqin and Yelu Nanyue.