Start from the thief

Fortunately, it was Yang He, and only Yang He, who could calmly give up the wealth accumulated by the Red Lotus Sect for so long and was willing to voluntarily withdraw from the competition for the position of the world's supreme ruler.

At least the Left Emissary of the Underworld can't do it, otherwise he wouldn't be so crazy.

The person the academy ultimately plans to support might not be something others could imagine, but Zhao Yushu guessed it almost instantly.

Well, the first queen of this plane was born.

It’s the same old saying, because there is no distinction between male and female monks, the status of women in this world is far higher than in the feudal dynasties of the previous life.

But men still dominate this world. Women can be officials, even very high-ranking ones, but there has never been an empress.

Therefore, there was a lot of resistance for Li Tong to become the new emperor of the Tang Dynasty, but not that great.

Many people would oppose her, but the college supported her.

Many people would shut up at this time, but they would still watch coldly to see whether this beautiful woman was a puppet of the academy.

Li Tong needs a huge victory to prove her ability and keep her seat firmly in that chair.

The source of this victory was the Liao army that occupied the most important Tongguan and Wuguguan in Guanzhong and headed straight for the Eastern Capital.

At this critical moment of life and death, Li Jian chose to escape, and Li Tong chose to accept the task, and she was qualified to sit at the table.

If she can defend the Eastern Capital and force back the Liao army, then she will pass.

And if she could defeat the Liao army at the gates of Dongdu, or even push back all the way to retake the two passes, she would get 80 points.

Going a step further, when she walked into Chang'an, walked into the Daming Palace, and conquered the world, she was the leader of the Tang Dynasty's revival.

How far can you go?

Zhao Yushu glanced at Yang He, the current leader of the Red Lotus Sect, and suddenly felt that a full score was not far away for Li Tong.

"The East has its own business, and we have our own business."

Zhao Yushu shook his head: "Let me help you take Songzhou first."

Yang He hesitated for a moment, wanting to say something but stopping himself, and finally just nodded heavily: "Okay!"

"So, what are we going to do now?"

"Wait."

Gao Xu's success was an accident, but accidents cannot be used as the deciding factor in the plan. The real plan lies with other people in Songzhou City.

When Tubo conquered the countries in the Western Regions, many people from the Western Regions surrendered to Tubo. This group of people was like the Han army that surrendered to the Jin Kingdom after the fall of the Northern Song Dynasty in the previous life. In Tubo, they were called Sha people.

The status of the Sand People is very low, and they are often used as cannon fodder on the battlefield. Three levels of them must be beheaded to remove their slave status and become the lowest level of soldiers. In Bruno's hands, there are also two Sand People soldiers from Dongdai.

These two sand people from Dongdai are one of the academy’s backup forces.

Yes, just one.

The rumor inevitably began to spread in Songzhou City. At first, it was only circulated among a few Dongdai people, but after some leaders intentionally or unintentionally indulged in it, and even exaggerated it, Songzhou City fell into a special and weird atmosphere.

"Cai Bang, you are the leader I respect, you have to help us ask, we heard something, no matter it is true or false, leader Bunuo should give us an explanation, that Duoji, is it true that he likes men like that Tangren said, then how can he be our Ye Ru's father!"

Cai Bang glared at the leaders in front of him and said, "You want me to go ask?"

"Yes!"

"If what Chief Buno says is true, what do you want?"

Several leaders looked at each other in bewilderment, and no one dared to be the first to speak the truth.

Cai Bang snorted: "Why, have you also learned the tricks of the Tang people and are planning to do something evil?"

A leader who was on good terms with Cai Bang stood up and said, "Cai Bang, if it's true, we want to follow you."

Cai Bang was immediately furious: "I have followed Chief Buno for decades! You want me to betray him? Even the gods won't accept traitors after they die!"

"Cai Bang! It was Doji who betrayed us first! Everyone wanted to fight this battle and ask the goddess for his hand in marriage, but look at what he did after he went to the Tang people's place! Tell me for yourself, is he worthy of leading Ye Ru again?"

Cai Bang's face turned pale, but he didn't know how to refute.

The leader below saw the situation froze and sighed: "Besides, we are just asking. Maybe the Tang people are just talking nonsense. As long as Duoji swears to the gods that he has never done such a dirty thing, we will apologize together."

Cai Bang looked at his close friends of many years in front of him. Although the tribes and population controlled by these people were not large, they were strong enough to tear Ye Ru apart when united. If Ye Ru was gone, how would Gan Bu suppress the other tribes that had been eyeing her covetously?

Is Tubo really going to perish at the hands of Dorje?

Have the gods really given up on us?

"Let's go."

Cai Bang’s back is lonely. When you know the ending but are powerless to change it, it is more painful than not knowing the ending.

Bruno looked at the crowd of middle and high-level generals in front of him. His originally gray hair had now turned almost completely white.

"Doji, I have suffered a lot along the way and am resting now. If you have any questions, please ask me tomorrow."

"Chief, we are already here, and we will not leave until we have understood clearly. But if you say a few words, and Doji stands up and swears an oath, we will feel at ease."

Bu Nuo narrowed his eyes and said, "Are you threatening your master? Cai Bang, you tell me!"

Cai Bang lowered his head and walked out of the crowd: "Chief, I don't know what to say. If Pandita or Samantabhadra Bodhisattva were here, they could make the decision directly. Why don't we wait a little longer?"

"They haven't come back yet, so they must have met with something bad. Doji is the only Tibetan who escaped back. He should also tell us what happened."

The generals below did not buy it and continued to press.

"Okay," Bu Nuo sneered, "You just want to know if Doji is qualified to be Ye Ru's master, right?"

The generals looked at each other and nodded in unison.

"Then I will tell you that Ye Ru will only have one master in the future, and that is Doji, and Doji does not need a servant who dares to doubt his master."

"What did you say?"

"Do it!"

The shrill sounds of police whistles suddenly rose and fell in the night sky of Songzhou. The already stable Songzhou City was plunged into war again. Tens of thousands of troops fought against each other in the small city, and countless soldiers died at the hands of their comrades in broad daylight without even understanding what was happening. In just one day, more than half of Ye Ru's 50,000 troops in Tubo were killed or wounded. Ye Ru Ru Ben Buno won a tragic victory and was forced to return to Tubo with the remaining less than 20,000 soldiers to wipe out the remnants and consolidate the precarious position of Ye Ru.

A few days later, the young Tibetan Gambu led his 60,000 troops into Songzhou City with a gloomy face. After leaving 5,000 defenders, he divided his troops into two groups. Fifteen thousand troops pressed southward to press Jianmen Pass, and the remaining 40,000 guards marched northward without stopping, heading straight for Chang'an City.

Of his original 200,000 troops, 30,000 remained in Songzhou forever, and the remaining nearly 100,000 either turned around or stayed in place to wait and see. Everyone began to prepare for the upcoming civil war on the plateau.

Li Qi looked at the Tibetan camps lined up below the city with a cold gaze, neither happy nor sad.

Yang He rode on his warhorse, looking at Songzhou City from afar. No expression could be seen under the mask. He just waved his hand lightly.

The 20,000 Red Lotus Cult troops, which had been dormant for a long time, marched towards Songzhou in a mighty force.