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Zong Yuan smiled and asked: "General Lei won't think that I want to escape right?"

"Of course not!" Lei Zhen was shocked, he anxiously shook his head and said: "This general is just curious, with such a big matter, how could Master Zong not participate in the discussion?"

Zong Yuan asked: "Then what does General Lei think of this matter?"

Lei Zhen said: "This general agrees with Prime Minister Shangguan's point of view, we cannot move the capital."

"Yes!" Zong Yuan nodded and sighed: "That's right, the Yan City is an auspicious place. If we want to move to the capital, it would be the sign of a country dying."

Lei Zhen knew that Zong Yuan was an expert in profound arts, and upon hearing his words, Lei Zhen asked anxiously: "If that's the case, then why didn't Master Zong step out and speak up for him?"

Zong Yuan shook his head: "It's useless! As of now, most of the Minister of Imperial Court s are born together with the King, so they think themselves to be the founders of the kingdom and do not put anyone in their eyes. As you have seen, they would not even listen to the words of the Prime Minister, much less a mere Young Palace like me! "

That was true. Normally, the ministers treated the prime minister with great respect, and their attitudes were respectful as well. However, at critical moments, no one listened to the prime minister, and they all held their own opinions, not giving in to each other.

"But... Since it's like this, Master Zong cannot go home! "

"Who said I was going home?!" Zong Yuan snorted and laughed: "I'm going to invite someone who can suppress them."

"Oh?" Lei Zhen became excited and immediately asked: "The person Master Zong wants to invite is..."

"Madam!" "Madame Lepin!" Zong Yuan said before he began walking towards the Northern Courtyard.

Tang Yin's royal palace was made up of four large manors that had merged together. Tang Yin's own bedroom and the three wives' residences were all in the Northern Courtyard. But Zong Yuan had a special identity, he was a member of the Young Palace and was in charge of Tang Yin's personal belongings. Naturally, he was able to enter and leave the backyard freely, and many times, he had to meet Fan Min to discuss things.

However, the status of each country's Young Palace is extremely high. It belongs to the Nearest Minister s who are by the Sovereign King's side, and is also the person who can speak properly.

Ah!" "So that's how it is." When he heard that Zong Yuan wanted Madam Le Ping to dance, Lei Zhen heaved a sigh of relief. However, at the same time, he was shorter by half. He could accompany Zong Yuan to other places, but to the Northern Courtyard, he did not dare or have the right to enter. He cupped his hands and said, "Since that's the case, then ?" "This lowly general will return to the hall first ?

Zong Yuan said: "Rather than listening to the ministers nagging endlessly, it's better to just follow me to invite the mistress!"

"This... This lowly general is a foreign official, can he enter the Northern Courtyard? "

"Normally it won't work, but this is an extraordinary period, so there's no need to worry too much." The reason why Zong Yuan asked Lei Zhen to follow him was also because he wanted to help him speak up and help Wu Mei strengthen his courage.

Of course Lei Zhen wanted to go, after hearing Zong Yuan's words, he immediately bowed and said: "Thank you Master Zong."

Zong Yuan brought Lei Zhen to the Northern Courtyard. Upon seeing Zong Yuan, the guards outside the Northern Courtyard automatically let them go, but they stopped Lei Zhen in his tracks. Zong Yuan told the guards, "General Lei and I have something to discuss with Madam.

"But ?" The guards were embarrassed.

Zong Yuan raised his eyebrows, and said with a deep voice: "If you delay something big, you cannot afford to wait!"

The guards' expressions changed. They didn't dare to say anything else and quickly retreated.

Zong Yuan walked along the familiar road and directly brought Lei Zhen to the courtyard that Wu Mei was staying in.

Lei Zhen had never seen Wu Mei before, but he had heard of him before. It was rumored that Madame Le Ping was extremely charming and had a myriad of styles. Lei Zhen felt that it was weird. If the rumors were true, would such a woman be able to shake the officials?

Seeing Wu Mei, Lei Zhen finally understood that the rumors were not groundless rumors, Wu Mei's appearance was definitely more exaggerated than the rumors. Wu Mei's appearance could already be considered peerless, but the most important thing was that she had a type of captivating charm that others would be unable to extricate themselves from with a single glance.

Lei Zhen was startled for a good while before he realised that he was being rude, he immediately lowered his head, and looked at his nose, mouth and heart, not daring to look anymore. Not to mention him, even Zong Yuan, who often met Wu Mei, would not even look at his face, for fear that he would be imperceptibly rude to Wu Mei.

Wu Mei had already heard the news that the Zhen Jun was nearing the capital, and was anxiously walking back and forth in her room. Seeing that Zong Yuan had come, her eyes lit up, and went forward, and asked: "Master Zong, I heard that the Zhen Jun is nearing the Yan City, what's the current situation?"

Zong Yuan and Lei Zhen first greeted each other. After standing up, Zong Yuan sighed, shook his head and said: "It's a mess, the imperial government is in a mess!"

When he said that, Wu Mei was shocked, and anxiously asked: "What happened?"

"Many ministers were afraid of death. As soon as they heard the Chastity Army closing in, they all shouted about moving to the capital!" Zong Yuan sighed.

Capital move? Wu Mei's heart moved. After thinking about it carefully, even she felt that this was a method to avoid enemies.

Zong Yuan was the best at observing his words and looks, and was able to see through people's hearts. After sneaking a look at the changes on Wu Mei's face, he immediately understood what Wu Mei was thinking.

He said sternly, "Madam, you mustn't move to the capital! The King and his soldiers are fighting with the main body of the enemy, and once they hear about the move back to the capital, their morale will be shaken, and they will be in danger. "" The King and his men are fighting with the main body of the enemy, and once they hear about the move back, the King will be in danger! "

After hearing Zong Yuan say that moving the city would put Tang Yin in danger, Wu Mei immediately changed her mind and said firmly, "Then we can't move the city!"

"But there are too many ministers who are proposing to move to the capital. Even if there are some who object, no one will listen!"

"Even the Prime Minister Shangguan agrees to move their capital?" Wu Mei asked in surprise.

Zong Yuan quickly replied, "Prime Minister Shangguan is definitely against it, it's just that ?"

"But what?"

"It's just that the ministers don't listen to the prime minister's advice at all. With the king gone, the ministers no longer place anyone in their eyes." Zong Yuan's words were somewhat exaggerated, as if the matter of moving to a capital was already set in stone.

Wu Mei did not think too much, she only knew that moving to the capital would cause her husband to be in danger.

Zong Yuan said: "Now, only with Madam personally coming out will we be able to stabilize the fear in the hearts of the people in the imperial court." As he spoke, he turned to look at Lei Zhen and asked, "General Lei, if we do not move to the capital, in your opinion, how should we defend against the enemy?"

Lei Zhen was the general selected from the military recruitment token. Back then, his last battle with Nan Ye was earth-shattering and left a deep impression in the hearts of the people, but he was not a simple martial general.

Hearing Zong Yuan's question, he frowned and thought for a long time. Then, he said in a low voice: "In my opinion, the city should transfer all available troops to the Wan City, and use the Wan City to delay and consume the enemy as much as possible. As for the capital city's side, we should immediately organize the people's groups, prepare the armor and weapons, and disguise ourselves as a regular army.

Zong Yuan thought about it carefully, then asked: "What if the enemy troops were not scared off, and came out to meet them instead?"

Lei Zhen sighed secretly, lowered his head and said: "If that's the case, then the consequences would be unimaginable."

His method was actually just an empty city stratagem. It was just an empty city stratagem. There was no such thing as an empty city stratagem, but would the Chastity Army be scared off by your empty city stratagem? Lei Zhen himself was not sure about this either.

Wu Mei shook her head and said: "This kind of tactic is too risky, it's not advisable." Wu Mei was someone who came from the military, so she could roughly judge whether the tactics were good or bad. She said, "Rather than leaving fate to the enemy, it's much better to let oneself take control."

Lei Zhen looked at her strangely, feeling suspicious. Could it be that you have a good idea?

Wu Mei bit her lower lip and thought for a moment. Without saying anything, she turned and walked into the house. Not long later, she came out again, holding an exquisite sword. She nodded at Zong Yuan: "Alright, Master Zong, I will go with you. I really want to see what kind of heart all of you Masters have!"

Zong Yuan bowed to the ground and said, "I will have to trouble you, Madam."

Wu Mei raised her head and said: "Master Zong is courteous."

At this time, Wu Mei's little face was tight.

Zong Yuan and Lei Zhen succeeded in inviting Wu Mei out, and when they arrived at the great hall of the front courtyard, the argument inside had not even come to a conclusion, but it was getting more and more intense, the people's voices got louder and louder, some people's faces and necks reddened, and were no longer discussing, but screaming and shouting.

Just as the main hall was in chaos, a guard outside loudly sang: "Madam Le Ping has arrived!"

As he said this, the officials were secretly shocked. Madame Le Ping? Why is Wu Mei here? The ministers were all silent, the hall became unusually quiet, the people looked at each other, their faces filled with confusion.

Before the ministers could react, Wu Mei had already walked into the hall accompanied by Zong Yuan and Lei Zhen. When she walked past all the ministers, she did not glance at them, but walked leisurely and generously, all the way to Tang Yin's throne, stood by his side, then turned around and looked at the rest of the ministers, and asked curiously: "What is it? My lords, do you not even bother to greet me? "

Everyone's body jolted and came back to their senses. They said in unison, "We pay our respects to Madam Le Ping!" As they spoke, everyone kneeled down to pay their respects.

Wu Mei waved her hand and said, "Masters, all of you can stand!

"Thank you Madam."

"I've heard that the lords are proposing to move to the capital. Is that true?"2

When everyone was arguing, they could shout, but in front of Wu Mei, they all had a lower imposing aura, and stood there silently with their heads bowed. After a long while, Zhang Xin opened his mouth and said: "Madam, the matter of moving to the capital is urgent, now that the chaste troops have taken over the Feng City, they can go straight to the Wan City and kill them in less than a few days, if we do not move the capital, I'm afraid the capital will fall ?"

Before he could even finish her sentence, with a smack, Wu Mei slammed the sword in her hand onto the table. She pointed at Zhang Xin and shouted: "Shut up! Zhang Xin, you cowardly bastard, back then you were Zhong Tian's trusted subordinate, the King that sided with Zhong Tian only after he lost all his power. The King did not kill you, and even used you as an important person, but you still do not know how to repent, and you are still so afraid of death.

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