Chapter 1008.
Snap!
A white jade ring ruler, struck the young girl’s head.
“Aaah!”
Princess Qing Yun, who was in pain, shrunk her head and revealed a pitifully bitter look, “Master ……”
She had already received a full five feet in today’s morning lesson in the upper study room.
The door of her brain was knocked red.
However, Wang Dust, who held a volume of Taoist books in his hand, did not have the slightest bit of pity, and said in a cold voice, “Cultivation emphasizes cultivating the heart, you’re so distracted, that cultivating anything is all for naught, and it’s a complete waste of your own time and mine!”
Princess Qing Yun lowered her head in shame, “Disciple knows her mistake.”
Actually, she couldn’t be blamed entirely because today was King Jing’s enthronement day in Da Ye.
It was also the deadline that Shangguan Wu Ji had set for the peace procession!
Wang Chen was about to give her another foot to make her remember, when he suddenly had a movement in his mind and took a step to the windowsill.
He looked in the direction where the imperial capital was and said in a deep voice, “The Son of Heaven has collapsed!”
The sense of Qi in the underworld allowed Wang Chen to gain insight into the drastic changes that had occurred thousands of miles away!
Princess Qing Yun first froze, and then large crystalline tears came out of her eyes.
Although it was said that she had anticipated the outcome after Emperor Shao Wu was deposed, after all, after King Jing ascended to the throne, if he did not completely resolve Emperor Shao Wu, then his own imperial power would certainly not be solid.
After all, he was not in the right position.
However, now that she heard Wang Chen’s words, Princess Qing Yun still could not hold back the great mourning within her heart.
Emperor Shao Wu was not qualified as an emperor, but as an older brother, he favored Princess Qing Yun far more than normal people.
Even if Princess Qing Yun was allowed to marry Great Yan, it was completely out of necessity.
This was because in Princess Qing Yun’s heart, her favoritism towards Emperor Shao Wu could not be erased.
“Master …….”
She couldn’t help but flutter over to hug Wang Duan and mournfully cried.
Wang Dust secretly sighed and reached out to gently touch this young girl’s hair to show his soothing intentions.
“Taobao Wang, Your Highness!”
It was at this time that Sun Zhengheng suddenly rushed inside the upper study room.
Seeing the scene in the study, this Featherwood Guard Commander froze, unable to move in or out for a moment, and was caught in an awkward situation.
Princess Qing Yun hurriedly let go of Wang Chen and wiped her tears as she withdrew a few steps.
Without changing his face, Wang Chen asked, “What happened?”
Sun Zhengheng’s expression was incredibly grave: “The beacon fire at Hanhai Pass has ignited!”
Wang Dust’s gaze flickered, “Let’s go, let’s go take a look.”
He turned his head and said to Princess Qing Yun again, “Your Highness, stay here and don’t run around, I’ll go and return.”
Princess Qing Yun nodded, “Uh-huh.”
Although she was young, after experiencing this drastic change, she had matured a lot and did not have the naive willfulness she used to have.
Wang Chen and Sun Zhengheng came together on top of the palace wall.
As the Emperor’s palace, Ming Yu Palace had architectural specifications equal to a fortress fortress, and in addition to the comfort of living there, the defense was of a first-class standard.
Standing on the high palace wall and looking west, one could immediately see the wolf smoke rising from the rolling snowy mountains in the distance!
Hanhai Pass was one of the most important components of Hanhai City, located at the exit of a ravine, holding the main transportation route between Great Yan and Great Liang.
In order to ensure the stability of this majestic pass, the Great Liang of that year also spent huge manpower and material resources to build the majestic Great Wall high up in the snowy mountains, which in turn greatly enhanced the defense capability.
Due to the existence of Hanhai Pass, if Great Yan wanted to invade Dazhi, it had to either take down Hanhai City or go around for thousands of miles, which was very difficult to imagine!
Not to mention the fact that Da Liang had stationed 50,000 elite border troops in Hanhai City, and there was also Shangguan Wu Ji, a sixth-ranked Martial Exalt, in attendance.
But Wang Chen had told Sun Zhengheng earlier that Great Yan would definitely come to attack Hanhai City!
King Jing’s plot to usurp the throne and change the sky was by no means something that Great Yan would wish to see, and once Great Liang reached an alliance with Da Qi, Great Yan would surely be faced with a catastrophe.
And with such a big thing happening in Da Liang, it is impossible for Great Yan to not get the news.
As long as they realize that the situation is critical, they will certainly take action, and will not be able to sit back and wait for death.
Taking down Hanhai Pass is the only option for Great Yan.
Because of the Hanhai Pass, the Great Liang side can attack and retreat, occupying the strategic initiative, can always threaten the Great Yan’s hinterland.
At that time, Great Liang and Daqi from the east and west at the same time to attack Great Yan, Great Yan is very likely to die.
Wang Duan’s judgment was based on this.
However, he did not expect the army of Great Yan to come so quickly, and looking at the color and intensity of the beacon fire, the enemy’s strength was beyond imagination!
And looking at the beacon fires in the distance, Sun Zhengheng’s expression was a bit odd: “I wonder what mood Great General Shangguan is in right now!”
For the past three days, the Hanhai Army had been surrounding Ming Yu’s Palace, and although Shangguan Wu Ji had not appeared again, his attitude was undoubtedly very firm.
Originally today, it was the time when this commander of the Hanhai Army would give an ultimatum to the peace procession.
It was just that right now he definitely didn’t have the heart to care about this.
According to reasoning, when Great Yan attacked, Sun Zhenghang should make a common enemy, but at this time, his heart instead had a hidden hint of pleasure.
And just as Sun Zhengheng thought, at this moment Shangguan Wu Ji, his mood is bad to the extreme.
The Hanhai Pass, which was as solid as gold, couldn’t bring even the slightest sense of security to this Sixth Order Martial Exalt!
Only to see thousands of cavalry appearing on the plains ahead, they were like a tidal wave surging towards Hanhai Pass, flags fluttering and horns blaring, bringing up an earth-shaking sound.
Behind the cavalry, a much larger number of foot soldiers appeared.
These warriors were clad in iron armor and held lances, advancing forward at a neat pace, their footsteps making the earth tremble.
In the middle of the foot soldiers were siege wagons and stone throwers pulled by dozens of bullocks.
These behemoths had never appeared in front of the Hanhai Pass before, but their appearance meant the arrival of an unprecedented battle.
If it was just such a scene, it wasn’t enough to shock Shangguan Wu Ji.
This was because he was confident in the defense capabilities of the Hanhai Pass.
The problem was that Shangguan Wuji sensed three auras from the Great Yan army.
Three auras that were not weaker than his in the slightest!
Great Yan had gone mad!
This was the first thought that surfaced in Shangguan Wu Ji’s mind.
One must know that Great Yan only had three Sixth Order Martial Honors on the surface, one less than Da Qi.
But now that the three Great Yan Martial Exalts had gathered at Hanhai Pass, how could Shangguan Wuji not be under pressure!
What made Shangguan Wuji even more jealous was that the Great Yan side’s response was so fast and fierce, it was clear that they were going to attack Hanhai Pass at all costs, so could they rely on him and 50,000 Hanhai troops alone to hold this majestic pass?
“Incoming!”
This Hanhai army commander took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, “Pass on this seat’s order, immediately withdraw all the generals surrounding Ming Yu’s palace, and then invite Wang Taibao to come here to have a talk!”