The First Tyrant of Daxia

When we arrived deep into the Protectorate, we could hear countless sounds of iron hammering. Countless blacksmiths were bare-chested, grunting as they hammered iron tools.

Boom!

Fire splattered.

chi chi...

When the red-hot iron tool was put into cold water, green smoke immediately came out, which was extremely harsh.

Jiang Tie no longer did the work himself, but kept running back and forth, reminding his subordinates to be meticulous, like a "chief engineer of the gun."

His voice was already hoarse and he was sweating profusely from anxiety.

Looking at the entire forging site, Qin Yun had a solemn expression, as if everyone was a soldier. He couldn't help but look in the direction of Youzhou. There should be mountains of corpses and seas of blood there, right?

He felt inexplicably troubled!

Just like this, he sat here, from late night to day, from day to dusk.

It was not until the battle report from Youzhou arrived that he began to relax.

"His Majesty!"

"Youzhou was under siege, and more than 20,000 Turks were killed, but they still couldn't take even a single step past Youzhou City!"

"But General Long Xiao and many other soldiers have already started to suffer from heat stroke. The guards on the city wall have already started to rotate, and the Turks hide back to rest when the sun is at its hottest every day."

"As one side gains, the other loses. The situation is very bad!" the scout said worriedly.

Qin Yun frowned deeply. He knew it was not difficult to defend Youzhou City since there were so many elite soldiers there. But the biggest problem was the scorching hot weather.

At the end of July, the hottest days are still not going away.

"Is there any shortage of water or food in the city?" Qin Yun asked.

The scout's face was grim: "Your Majesty, this matter is unclear. Youzhou City has been surrounded and we cannot enter."

Qin Yun glared: "At all costs, find a way to enter Youzhou City, get in touch with Mu Le and others, and tell them to hold on for another seven days!"

"I will go back and rescue them!"

The scout gritted his teeth and said resolutely: "Yes! I will pass on the message to you at my death!"

After the people left, Qin Yun pinched his brows hard. He only hated that the Red Cannon could not come out earlier.

"Your Majesty, I have a way to reduce the pressure on the soldiers in Youzhou City so that they don't have to endure the heat." Murong Shunhua suddenly spoke softly from behind.

Qin Yun turned around, looking suspicious: "What method?"

"Your Majesty, have you forgotten someone?" Murong said.

Qin Yun hesitated for a moment, then blurted out: "Are you talking about Xuan Yunzi?"

"Yes, Your Majesty. He is the youngest leader of the Dao Sect and is in charge of the Meteorological Department. This is within his scope of responsibility. It shouldn't be difficult for him to pray for rain, right?"

Qin Yun's eyes flickered. Yes, how could he forget about this guy? This charlatan is not ordinary, maybe he is really capable.

"quick!"

"Go find him for me!"

Murong Shunhua rarely smiled: "Then your majesty, drink the porridge first, I will go find it right away."

Qin Yunduan picked up the cold porridge and took a sip: "Go quickly, go quickly!"

"Yes." Murong Shunhua left, looking back every few steps.

Not long after.

Xuan Yunzi was lifted up by Murong Shunhua. Yes, she lifted him up... Xuan Yunzi's legs didn't even touch the ground, and his whole body was floating over.

"Cough cough cough..."

He coughed frantically: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, what's wrong? I can walk by myself. Don't bother Madam Murong again next time."

Qin Yun was in no mood to bullshit him, so he said seriously, "I want you to pray for rain, can you do it?"

Hearing this, Xuan Yunzi took a deep breath, his clear eyes regained their calmness, and he nodded heavily: "No problem, to be honest with you, Your Majesty, I have already started."

"In this scorching heat, the soldiers don't have to fight. If they stand for a few more days, they will collapse."

Qin Yun was excited: "What are you waiting for? Do it now!"

"I want the heaviest rain to fall on Youzhou City to wash away the dead air and the heat, even if it only takes half a day. I cannot let the soldiers keep wearing armor and standing under the scorching sun to be on guard against the enemy!"

As he spoke, his eyes turned slightly red. This kind of torture was not something a human could endure. When it was the hottest, even weapons would be too hot to touch.

Seeing this, Xuan Yunzi didn't dare to say anything.

"Your Majesty, just wait. There will be heavy rain in Youzhou City late tonight, and the weather will gradually get colder afterwards."

Qin Yun waved his hand: "Go quickly, go quickly, don't delay any longer."

"If you can't handle this matter well, I will hold you accountable!"

Murong Shunhua took a step forward, grabbed Xuan Yunzi's clothes behind his head with one hand, and was about to take them away, taking them back to where they came from.

She is very fast and can save some time.

"Wait!" Xuan Yunzi exclaimed and looked at Murong Shunhua in fear. Ever since he erected a tombstone for Wang Min, he always thought of Murong Shunhua as a "murderer".

Qin Yun frowned: "What's wrong?"

Xuan Yunzi frowned and said, "Your Majesty, there is one more thing you must deal with."

"During the siege of Youzhou, the bodies of the dead were dragged to the wilderness. No one cleaned them up, and generals like Mu Le had no chance to clean them up."

"I observed the celestial phenomena and it is a blood disaster. If the bodies are not dealt with in time, under the scorching sun, I am afraid it will cause a plague."

"Once the plague breaks out, the entire Youzhou, and even the Central Plains, will inevitably be washed away by blood. It will definitely be no less than an invasion by foreign races!" He said with an extremely solemn expression.

Murong Shunhua's beautiful eyes were filled with worry. She loosened her hand and looked at Qin Yun.

"Okay, you can go now. I will have someone handle this matter." He said with a very unhappy look. The best way to avoid the plague is to burn a large number of corpses.

But in this case, not only could the soldiers not return to their hometown, but they didn't even have their remains, so they could only erect a collective monument.

There was nothing that could be done about it, but Qin Yun still felt sad about it.

After the person left, it was a long time.

Qin Yun asked quietly, "Where are the Jinyiwei?"

Black shadows flashed by, and dozens of people knelt down collectively: "Your Majesty, we are here!"

Qin Yun said sadly: "It is no longer realistic to ask the army to burn the bodies. You can go there, get some sesame oil from Jinzhu, bring some rockets, and secretly burn all the corpse pits around Youzhou."

"Also, please light a stick of incense from afar on my behalf..."

As soon as he finished speaking, a sense of sadness filled the air all around, and everyone was infected by Qin Yun.

"Yes!"

"We will definitely get this done!"

Dozens of people left quickly. They were agile and would not be discovered by the Turks if they moved individually, so it was most appropriate for them to burn the bodies.

Qin Yun thought for a moment, then said in a low voice: "Notify everyone to keep the rosters of each army well protected, especially the Imperial Capital Military Department."

"I cannot take them back, but I must erect a monument for them. I cannot let them disappear quietly. I want the people of Daxia to remember the heroes and the martyrs of Youzhou City!"

"I want them to be remembered forever!"

"Yes!" Everyone around burst into tears and knelt down together.

Murong Shunhua's beautiful eyes turned slightly red. She had never been so fragile before, but now seeing Qin Yun sad, she couldn't help but feel sad. She felt proud to have such a husband who was so wise and loved his soldiers like his own sons.

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The King of the North Courtyard, the King’s Tent.

The alert Yuan Gu had already noticed something was wrong.

"What's going on? Why has Mu Le become the guard of the East Gate again? Is someone leaking information?!"