The Return of the King: A Generation of Prodigies

"Master, please don't worry. I will send someone to Fu Sheng Ruo Meng right away."

Chunchao went out in a hurry and soon came back in a hurry.

"Master, Sui Liang is here."

Hearing Sui Liang coming, Shen Tianjiao breathed a sigh of relief and ordered, "Let him in quickly."

Sui Liang was soon called in. Just as he was about to salute, Shen Tianjiao stopped him, "Forget it. Where is the Second Young Master? Where did he go with so many people?"

"In reply to the Queen, the Second Young Master led his men to Wuya Mountain, where Shen Pingzhi's father once trained new recruits."

"The day before yesterday, I received a letter via carrier pigeon. It was a letter from Wuya Mountain asking for help. They said that Wuya Mountain was running out of food and requested that food and daily necessities be delivered to Wuya Mountain."

"I told the Second Young Master about this matter. He guessed that there were private soldiers raised by Shen Pingzhi in Wuya Mountain, so he led people to recapture them."

Sui Liang came to the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion because he was worried. He didn't even know the situation clearly. The second young master took his men and left without saying anything. If something happened, he couldn't bear the responsibility.

Shen Tianjiao felt her eyes go dark and she almost fainted. Her second brother really relied on his own abilities to the point where he was fearless.

When marching and fighting, it is crucial to understand the enemy's deployment, which is the key to determining the success or failure of the war.

Shen Tingzhi had been to the battlefield and led troops in battles. He would not fail to understand such a simple principle. How could he make such a low-level mistake?

Is this because they rely on their numbers, or do they think they can win the battle from afar, so they don't care about anything else?

Shen Tianjiao calmed herself down and asked, "How much food do they need?"

Now we can only roughly guess how many people the other side has based on the food reserves they require.

"In reply to the Queen, they requested a large amount of grain, as much as one hundred thousand dan."

Things like secretly stationing troops and storing grain are highly confidential information, and Sui Liang would never be able to access it with his identity.

If Fu Sheng Ruo Meng had not been taken over by the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion, this secret would probably have been hidden until the day when Shen Pingzhi's plan was revealed.

"One hundred thousand dan of grain?" Shen Tianjiao took a breath. One hundred thousand dan of grain was no small amount. "How often will these grains be replenished?"

"Probably around three months. I'm not sure about the exact date. In the past, we didn't have the opportunity to handle such small matters. This date is estimated based on the contents of the letter."

Sui Liang saw Shen Tianjiao's face change and realized that this time he had really caused a big disaster. He had never been to the battlefield and only knew that 100,000 dan of food was a lot, but he didn't know how many people it could feed.

Oh my God, Shen Tianjiao couldn't help but sigh in her heart, has this disturbed the well?

What on earth had happened to Yun Li? Were these princes and powerful people so bold now?

Why do they keep hundreds of thousands of private soldiers at any time? What went wrong?

As the Grand Marshal of the Yunli Kingdom, her father was in charge of all military deployments within the Yunli Kingdom. It was absolutely impossible for him to embezzle and allow such a thing to happen.

But now these things happen again and again, and have reached an outrageous level.

She could understand why those princes and vassal kings kept private soldiers in their own territories. After all, no matter how strong her father's supervision was, there would always be areas in their territories that were beyond his control.

But someone like Shen Pingzhi, who is neither a prince nor a vassal king, nor an official of the imperial court, can do whatever he wants and raise troops privately just by relying on his power. How can this be tolerated?

This matter must be thoroughly investigated!

The country is seriously short of military force. Not to mention resisting foreign invasion, it is difficult to even ensure internal security.

These people all have their own troops and are self-reliant. Do they all want to rebel?

Kill! Must kill!

These people are not touching her, Shen Tianjiao's interests, they are touching the interests of the country, which is something Shen Tianjiao absolutely cannot tolerate.

This time she is not trying to make an example of him, she is trying to eliminate the trouble forever!

"Chunchao, take the token to the West Mountain camp and dispatch 30,000 troops. I will personally lead the troops to Wuya Mountain."

Thinking about Shen Tingzhi leading less than 6,000 people to fight against an army of hundreds of thousands, Shen Tianjiao's heart began to pound.

For the first time, Chunchao did not carry out Shen Tianjiao's order immediately.

"Why are you standing there? Didn't you hear what I said?" Seeing Chunchao standing still, Shen Tianjiao became angry for once.

Chunchao walked up to Shen Tianjiao, knelt down, and said with her face to the ground, "Master, please forgive me for not being able to obey your command."

"Today, you are not only the Queen Mother of Yunli, but you also shoulder the responsibility of Yunli's country and the education of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and the responsibility of training Yunli's next king."

"So anyone can go today, except you."

"Please, Empress, put the country first, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince first, and the people of Yunli first."

Sui Liang also knelt down quickly. What a joke! Who would dare to let the Queen lead the troops in person?

The Queen is now the ruler of Yunli Kingdom. Yunli Kingdom can do without anyone, but not her.

Shen Tianjiao looked at the two people kneeling on the ground and couldn't help but sigh. Her current identity had become a burden to her.

However, this also made Shen Tianjiao regain her sanity. It was not yet time for her to act recklessly.

Li Zhaohui had just been released today, and who knew what trouble he would cause next? If she didn't stay in the capital, someone would probably take advantage of the opportunity to cause chaos.

"Master, Chunchao is willing to lead the troops to Wuya Mountain to assist the Second Young Master. Although Chunchao has never led troops in battle, I think it will not be a big problem to just send these soldiers to the destination."

Although Chunchao has lived in the deep palace with Shen Tianjiao for a long time, she is by no means a weak woman. The ups and downs she has experienced with Shen Tianjiao over the years have also developed her courage and ability.

Qiu Tong is not here at the moment, so she is the only best candidate.

"No, you can't go. You have to stay at the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion to deal with any emergencies."

The Zhenbei Marquis Mansion doesn’t even have a master now, so there must be someone who can take charge.

The Zhenbei Marquis Mansion is stable, and today's Shangjing City can at least be half stable.

Shen Tianjiao lowered her head and thought, she was indeed too impulsive just now.

Shen Tingzhi has already asked Wang Zongyuan to bring out 5,000 elite soldiers from the Xishan camp, which is already a big enough commotion.

If she were to order the Xishan Camp to dispatch another 30,000 soldiers now, wouldn't that be equivalent to telling her enemies that the Xishan Camp guarding the capital is now short of troops, and you can come and look for an opportunity to cause trouble?

Her second brother's actions today were indeed a bit reckless, but who was her second brother? He was the second son of the Marquis of Zhenbei. He was good at fighting on the battlefield and good at governing the world.

He must have had a plan in mind when he did this today.

The combat effectiveness of Long Yin, Hu Xiao, Ying Chi and Feng is extraordinary. It is too exaggerated to say that they can fight against 100,000 soldiers, but it is true that each of them can fight against 100.

The five thousand people selected by Wang Zongyuan must have been carefully selected and were the strongest fighting force in the Xishan camp.

With the strength of these people and Shen Tingzhi's wisdom, Shen Tingzhi may not suffer a loss in this battle.

"There's no need to go to the Xishan Camp. Wang Zongyuan is not here. Who is the deputy commander of the Xishan Camp?"

Chunchao was stunned by the question. She had been in the palace for many years and rarely cared about these things.

"In reply to the Queen, the deputy commander of the Xishan Camp is Zhanshan. He used to be a subordinate of the Grand Steward Han."

Seeing that Chunchao didn't answer, Sui Liang spoke for her.

Before Sui Liang was placed in Fu Sheng Ruo Meng, he was with Han Ming and sometimes handled some military affairs for Han Ming, so he was more familiar with these things.

When Shen Tianjiao heard that Zhanshan was the deputy commander of the Xishan camp, she felt more at ease.

She knew Zhanshan. He was an orphan adopted by Han Ming and was trained by Han Ming himself.

"I have to go back to the palace now. Chunchao, you stay in the mansion so that we can deal with any emergencies. The Second Young Master will provide cover."

"Sui Liang, hurry back to Fusheng Ruoming. We can't let any chaos happen there. Also, be prepared to receive those people from Wuya Mountain."

"Yes, the servant understands."

"As you command, I'll get ready right away."

After settling down, Shen Tianjiao left the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion and returned to Yueguifang, ready to pick up Ruan Yuhu and return to the palace.

When Shen Tianjiao rushed to Yueguifang, the gate of Gu Mansion, she just saw Ruan Yuhu coming out.

Ruan Yuhu had fainted from crying in the Gu Mansion just now. Because there was no one to serve her, she woke up on her own after a long time.

Seeing Ruan Yuhu coming out, Shen Tianjiao hurried forward to support her and helped her into the carriage.

Ruan Yuhu was already old, and after the emotional crying just now, he was already exhausted.

As soon as he got on the carriage, Ruan Yuhu fell asleep.

Shen Tianjiao was watching silently by the side. She also needed a quiet space to think about what to do next.

When the two returned to the palace, Ju Ruo and Xia He were both worried about them. One was worried about where Ruan Yuhu had gone, and the other was worried about the two of them not returning for a long time.

Seeing Ruan Yuhu being carried out of the carriage with his eyes closed, Ju Ruo was scared.

But before she could ask anything, she heard Shen Tianjiao say, "Aunt, she's just tired and fell asleep. Don't disturb her. Let her have a good sleep."

"Also, summon the imperial physician to wait and take Aunt's pulse when she wakes up."

After giving these instructions, Shen Tianjiao left.

Ju Ruo didn't dare to ask more questions and had to do as Shen Tianjiao instructed.

At this time, Shen Tingzhi, who was being worried about by Shen Tianjiao, had safely arrived at Wuya Mountain with his warriors after a night of rushing.

At the foot of the back mountain of Wuya Mountain, Shen Tingzhi and everyone dismounted.

The reason why he dared to be so careless this time and rushed here with his men without even formulating a battle plan was that he had been to Wuya Mountain before and had some understanding of the situation inside Wuya Mountain.

Wuya Mountain is not very big, but it is located in a remote area and is surrounded by nearby mountains. If you are not familiar with the surrounding environment, you will not be able to find the place at all.

After Shen Pingzhi's father was stripped of his military power, the Marquis of Zhenbei sent Shen Tingzhi to bring people to Wuya Mountain to handle the follow-up matters.

Shen Tingzhi was young and active at that time. During the half month he stayed in Wuya Mountain, he almost ran all over the mountain.

Shen Tingzhi knew where the exit of Wuya Mountain was. He also knew the training grounds and hiding places of the soldiers who were privately raised here.

And if Shen Tingzhi guessed correctly, the person who is now guarding and training these soldiers for Shen Pingzhi should be Liu Hu.

Liu Hu's father was once a subordinate of Shen Pingzhi's father. Because Shen Pingzhi's father saved his life, he was extremely loyal to him.

After Shen Pingzhi's father was stripped of his military power, Liu Hu suddenly disappeared. Many people thought he had met with some misfortune, but in the end he came here and became a rebel.

Shen Tingzhi looked at the Wuya Mountain in front of him and ordered: "Everyone rest here and prepare for the battle later."

Although these soldiers have undergone rigorous training and are very strong in both physical strength and combat effectiveness, the long-term raids are still very exhausting.

Without a good rest, combat effectiveness will be weakened.

"Yusheng, come with me to survey the terrain."

Back then, Yu Sheng had gone to Wuya Mountain with Shen Tingzhi. They were familiar with the environment here and could waste less time.

As soon as Shen Tingzhi finished speaking, Wang Zongyuan walked up to him and said, "I'm going too."

Looking at Wang Zongyuan who wanted to join in every excitement, Shen Tingzhi felt powerless as if he had shot himself in the foot.

If he had known this would happen, he should not have let Yu Sheng go to the Xishan camp. He should have asked his sister Shen Tianjiao to order Wang Zongyuan to recruit troops.

Now he couldn't escape this scolding. He could already imagine how angry Shen Tianjiao was.

Thinking of this, Shen Tingzhi couldn't help but shudder. This was really a case of one mistake being too careful. It was his fault.

Shen Tingzhi was too lazy to reason with Wang Zongyuan. It was pointless to talk anyway, as Wang Zongyuan wouldn't listen. It would be better to save his breath and save some energy.

Seeing Shen Tingzhi turned around and left without saying a word, Wang Zongyuan followed him consciously.

Although Wang Zongyuan was well aware of Shen Tingzhi's strength, now that the two armies were fighting each other, all kinds of accidents and emergencies could happen.

Not to mention that Shen Tingzhi is the son of the Marquis of Zhenbei, just because he has called him "uncle" for so many years, Wang Zongyuan feels that he has an obligation to protect Shen Tingzhi.

The three of them walked together, exploring carefully along Wuya Mountain.

Although many years have passed, the layout of Wuya Mountain has not changed at all.

Perhaps Shen Pingzhi was too conceited and thought that no one could have imagined that he would go back to his old ways in this abandoned mountain, reserve troops and plot a rebellion.