Realm of Power

"Is the news confirmed?"

Long Xueshan looked away from the huge outline of the imperial capital that spread for more than thirty miles in the distance, and looked at the Long family messenger behind him with a stunned expression who had just brought the news. Dozens of soldiers wearing red armor of the Long family were all at this moment. They put on ordinary clothes and armor. Under the armor were old robes. After hearing the news, they all looked at Long Xueshan.

"It has been confirmed. Just last night, thousands of unidentified prairie cavalry raided the imperial camp. As a result, they were ambushed by the emperor. At least three thousand people were killed. During the chaos, the imperial envoy Bertrand Bonnie suddenly He was seriously injured." The Long family messenger replied with a firm expression, "There is news that, The raid last night may have been carried out by the military generals within the Yelu family who were dissatisfied with Yelu Hongtai's choice to defect to the empire. Some people said that it was the Fengtai tribe from the north. Some even said it was Wang Ting. After all, for the Yelu family The most dissatisfied person about the establishment of the Royal Court is the Prairie Royal Court in the north! "

"Okay, I get it!"

Long Xueshan nodded and snorted. He was already sure in his heart that it must be Monroza from the Fengtai tribe who was responsible. The other party was so bold that he actually attacked the imperial envoys less than fifty miles away from the Yelu family's imperial capital. And it has achieved such incredible results. Now I don’t know how many forces have heard about this news.

What a shocking blow

Long Xueshan took a deep breath. If the empire fell out with the Yelu family because of this, I am afraid that the entire power structure in Central and South Africa would change. Without the support of the empire, only the Yelu family could dominate the Fengtai tribe and the Long family. It's not easy to survive the two-line attack, let alone establish a royal court!

"I'm just talking about how the Fengtai Department looks so determined to win. It turns out that there are thousands of troops lurking in the imperial capital. It may be to deal with the imperial envoys. If it is to deal with my Long family, I am afraid that we will not be able to withstand thousands of troops. The attack of the prairie cavalry severely damaged the imperial envoys this time. Regardless of whether it succeeds in the end, it will definitely have a major impact on the alliance between the empire and the Yelv family."

A young man with a stern look came up from behind and said with some gloating on his face. He was Long Hua, the deputy envoy of the Long family envoys this time. During the battle of Long Yingkou, he rescued Long Yingkou without authorization and returned to Long Yingkou because he violated military orders. The family base camp was immediately detained. Only when Long Po returned to the army did he be released, but by that time, he had already been expelled from the branch by Longshan.

Because of the original adventure to rescue Long Yingkou, and because he had been expelled from the Longshan branch in name, he was reused by Long Po. He is now the commander of a new army of the Long family. Although the new army was formed after the Southwest War It was just expanded, but after all, it can be regarded as a serious step into the ranks of family generals.

He became a family general at the age of twenty, which is definitely the first of its kind even in the Southwest Long family, which is full of talented people. The face of young man L is naturally full of arrogance.

"Things are not as simple as you think." Long Xueshan shook his head and waved indifferently. "Thousands of cavalry raided the imperial camp and encountered an ambush. This in itself shows that the empire has received the news and even made arrangements. It’s a trap, so in the end there was such a result. I’m afraid something happened in the middle that we didn’t know about.”

The young man is still too impatient. If he had a few more years of experience, the young man in front of him might be able to become a commander in charge of an army. But now, it is obvious that he is still too immature. Long Xueshan originally wanted to persuade the young man The thought of being more mature fell on the ears of young people, but it completely lost the flavor of admonishment and became even more It was like an elder's preaching. When he saw the young man's frown, Long Xueshan knew that he might have said the wrong thing. Although he was the envoy of the envoy, in fact, the reason why the family leader appointed him as the person in charge of the envoy was because This so-called gift may provoke the Yelu family to start a killing spree. It is not an exaggeration to say that it will lead to a narrow escape from death.

Who dares to come knowing that he may die?

Therefore, no one in the envoy group was willing to take on the role this time. Finally, after much picking and choosing, the head of Long Xueshan who was still in custody was selected. It can be said that Long Xueshan was based on the principle of waste utilization and was charged with death. Yes, the chance of being able to return to the Imperial Capital alive was so slim that it was almost impossible to see. Even before setting off, Long Xueshan made final preparations and explained the funeral arrangements to his family.

The young man is different. He is destined to be a senior member of the Long family. Longshan is almost using the entire family to pave the way for this young man. He even puts all his connections over the years on this young man. Longshan decisively decided at the beginning If Longhua opens a branch and has a clear relationship with himself, we can see how great Longshan's expectations are for his grandson.

The moment he strictly ordered all armies not to rescue Long Yingkou, he only let Long Hua out of the city. Long Shan was already paving the way for his grandson. After all, at that time, only Long Shan knew that the head of the family, Long Po, was already on his way back to the army.

Not to mention that after the Battle of Southwest, Longshan took the initiative to hand over the entire southern military power as a condition and asked the family Long Po to withdraw the punishment for the Long family generals who suffered a disastrous defeat. Who doesn't know that the family leader Long Po has already lost control of the southern military power. He has been coveting it for a long time, but he has been suffering from the family's instructions, so he has to endure it. Now Longshan offers to hand over the military power in the south. For the family leader Long Po, it is like sending a ball of heat in the cold winter.

Sure enough, after three polite rejections, Long Po was able to take back the punishment order for the generals without any difficulty, and smoothly took back the military power on the southern front that had been deviated from the power of the family leader for decades. Longshan spent a lot of time The 80,000 iron troops on the southern front who had been forged with a lifetime of hard work were included in the Longpo army. This was a huge favor!

The general from the south was originally trained by Longshan, and now he is exempted from punishment because of Longshan. This huge favor, together with the joy of the family leader Long Po after taking back military power on the southern front, the person who ended up in the end was the young man in front of him. , Longhua

"What do you mean, Master Long Xueshan? What do you mean by an accident that we don't know about?"

"The battle formation is ever-changing, and no one knows what will happen next. Just like the battle at Longyingkou, when I led the cavalry to arrive, if you had not blindly defended, the result might not have been like that. At that time, I was The entire Song army was thrown into chaos. It’s a pity that such a fighting opportunity was wasted by your lord.”

The young man had a brooding look on his face and a rather unwilling tone in his voice as he continued to say

"Anyway, I can be regarded as Lord Long Xueshan's savior. Now I am the deputy envoy of the envoy group. In terms of military position, I am the commander of an army. I am not under your authority at all. This time I escorted Lord Long Xueshan to the Imperial Capital at my own risk. In the danger of a narrow escape, the tone and expression of the adult's words are still like an elder scolding the younger ones. How is this okay?

"Long Yingkou..." Long Xueshan's expression changed, and he was speechless for a moment. Long Shan refused to save Long Yingkou, and almost let Long Xueshan and 10,000 elites be chopped into pieces by the Song army. However, given the circumstances at that time, Long Xueshan had to admit that Longshan’s decision to order to prevent the rescue was correct.

In that case, the Song fleet was ready to go upstream, and could cross Longyingkou at any time, but it was delayed. It was obvious that Longyingkou was regarded as a pocket. No matter how many reinforcements the Long family sent, they would eventually It was because he was trapped and killed at Longyingkou. If the news that the clan leader Long Po had not returned to capture Lichang happened to come, he and the young man in front of him would never have been able to evacuate from Longyingkou that night.

But how do you say this?

Especially for the young man who risked his life to come to the rescue,

"At Longyingkou, I, Long Xueshan, do owe you a life." Long Xueshan looked serious, took a deep breath, turned around, mounted the horse behind him, and raised his riding whip, "Five miles ahead is the Imperial Capital, and it is already within the scope of the Imperial Capital. Your escort mission has been completed, go back, if I can come back alive, I will pay it back!"

"I didn't leave you alone at Longyingkou. Could it be that the Imperial Capital is more dangerous than Longyingkou?"

Long Hua said with a sneer. According to the order, Long Hua, as the deputy envoy, returned after arriving at the outskirts of the Imperial Capital. However, Long Hua undoubtedly did not want to go back. He looked at the Imperial Capital in front of him with bright eyes and said, "Zhongbia Imperial Capital, since the initial visit to the Imperial Capital, After the Tang Dynasty banned our Long family from entering the Imperial Capital, for decades, as Is Master Long Xueshan going to enjoy the honor of entering the Imperial Capital alone? This is too unethical. At worst, I won’t go in with you. Anyway, there are so many people coming and going during the founding ceremony of the Yelu family. There are just a few people mixed in, who can detect it?"

"I don't know what will happen when we enter the Imperial Capital. I guess I'm lucky if I don't get chopped into pieces by the Yelu family. You don't need to take risks with me! Go back, this is my order!"

Long Xueshan's eyes were a little red. He knew Long Hua's painstaking efforts and risked his life to enter the Imperial Capital. No one knew what his fate would be. Once the Yelu family wanted to kill him, there were so many Long family members in the Imperial Capital to support him. At least there would be something for him. A person collecting corpses is much better than dying and being eaten by wild dogs, but it is too risky to let Long Hua go in.

The Longshan lineage has been in a state of decline after the Southwest War. They have resigned from all positions to the head of the family, Long Po.

The Northern Expedition suffered a disastrous defeat and lost hundreds of thousands of troops. Longyingkou refused to save him, and almost allowed the Song people to defeat Longyingkou. These two indisputable facts are there. No matter how high Longshan's status is in the family, Moreover, no one dares to stand up and retain the prestige of being in charge of the Southern Army for twenty years. And Longshan has shouldered all this. How can he bear to let Longhua, who has high hopes for Longshan, follow him? Venture into the Imperial Capital.

"Long Xueshan, if I ask the Yelu family not to kill you, can you tell me who shot my disciple?"

At this moment, a thick voice came from behind. Long Xueshan turned his head suddenly and saw a slightly fat young man coming from a distance. Behind the young man, he was covered in black armor and looked like a god of death from hell. The imperial cavalry, densely packed like folded wings, surrounded them.