One incense stick here, three incense sticks there, they fiddled with them for a long time, and finally it was the moment to pray to heaven.

  Incense burner, three sacrificial animals and five grains, the host lit incense, civil and military officials stood in two rows, a solemn atmosphere instantly filled the entire Qixia Temple.

  For a moment, Zhao Xi also became serious and silently recited some auspicious phrases in his heart, such as "wind and rain are favorable" and "the country is prosperous and the people are at peace".

  No choice, environment influences people.

  Some rituals, although known to be useless, are clearly perfunctory, but once in a ritual state, one can't help but get into the mood and immerse oneself in that atmosphere.

  Now Zhao Xi is like this. Whether praying to heaven works or not, he doesn't know, but he knows that at this time he should be sincere. However, for the sake of this trouble, for the sake of this large group of people accompanying him in making a show, he should also sincerely pray to heaven to have mercy on the people of Guangnan... They are really suffering!

  The program was tedious, but the host grasped it just right. Before Zhao Xi got impatient, the whole ceremony ended, leaving a feeling of wanting more.

  "Your Highness, attacking and defeating the bandits is now the most important task in Guangnan. I want to take advantage of your prayer for divine guidance to ask about the success or failure of our attack..."

  Uh... almost forgot what's important. Using Qi Tian as an excuse is just a ploy, and the real deal is Di Qing using this opportunity to play tricks on people.

  This time even I was brought into the solemn atmosphere and almost declared a return to the city.

  "May..."

  "Your Highness, gentlemen, I have prepared 100 copper coins. If they are scattered in the Qiántiān Temple with the characters facing upwards, then the expedition against the bandits will surely be victorious and unstoppable."

  Someone should have stopped him, right? Di Qing said, pausing for a moment.

  Zhao Xi also felt that someone should stop him... If no one spoke out, he would have to cooperate with Di Qing to finish this play.

  "Di Hanchen, how can we entrust military affairs to Heaven..."

  It's okay, just in time, Sun Mo hasn't summoned any ghosts yet. But the tone of Di Qing's voice was absolutely stern.

  Yu Jing... Heh heh, this old man has an extra thought, especially when it comes to things related to the Crown Prince. So, without a word, he stared at Zhao Xi.

  "Di Shuai, this is absolutely impermissible..."

  "Di Shuai, it was our Western Army's bravery that defeated the bandits, not because of..."

  "Hmm? Alright, didn't say anything reckless or taboo. This rough man's mouth, Zhao Xi truly worries that he'll drag him down to the point where he can't even cover for himself."

  There's a bit of an excuse, and it's possible that he'll be dragged out and killed by this group of Wen officials from Guangnan... After all, Di Qing has already killed quite a few colleagues from Guangnan.

  Then... then Di Qing, who wouldn't listen to advice, had already taken out a handful of copper coins...

  "Your Highness, Di Han thinks this is not feasible..."

  "Di Hanchen... You dare to be so bold, I will definitely report this to the imperial court..."

  While shouting, someone wanted to stop Di Qing.

  It was just a moment, and Wen Wu were mixed together.

  The Western Army didn't dare to get close, but the martial general of Guangnan was not polite and directly rushed over to snatch Di Qing's copper coins...

  "Ding Dong Dang Dang..."

  Hehe, Di Qing was purely intentional. When someone slightly touched him, the copper coins in his hand scattered...

  Good grief! Everyone's gone mad! Even Yu Jing is stunned! How did it end up like this? One hundred copper coins, how could they all possibly land face up?!

  It's all over now! The copper coins have been scattered everywhere.

  "Face up... this is face up!"

  "This is also literally facing upwards..."

  ……

  One by one they looked at the copper coins on the ground, and one by one they spoke out: Heads up!

  Everyone stared at the copper coins on the ground, but no one dared to reach out and touch them.

  Yu Jing was a bit skeptical and thought of bending down to pick up the copper coins...

  "Hey, old man Yu, this isn't the time to be serious."

  "Scholars, it is the will of heaven! We shall use iron nails to nail the copper coins onto this Qiuxia Temple, and on the day when the bandits are exterminated, we shall open them up as an offering to the heavens!"

  Looking at Yu Jing's action, Zhao Xi hastily called out...

  "Excellent!"

  Yu Jing's action of bowing was stopped just like that, and when he looked at the Crown Prince again... he understood!

  The guards rushed out in a group, and with a few swift movements, they nailed the copper coins to death... This is the biggest loophole in this game.

  Good heavens, the guards are supposed to be in charge of ceremony and security, what's with all the iron nails?

  Forget it! Yang Wenguang has already led the entire army of officers and men in cheer after cheer...

  This play... will just have to do, at least it can fool some people.

  It's quite effective. In Zhao Xi's eyes, this hole-ridden play actually boosted the morale of the entire army... It's time to put going into battle on the agenda.

  Chen Shu was defeated at Kunlun Pass, and Yang Wenguang also encountered difficulties in front of Kunlun Pass, which means that Kunlun Pass should be the key to punishing the Nong bandits.

  I flipped through all the classics of Guilin, but they were just a few words, and couldn't give people an impression of what Kunlun Pass was like.

  So, it must be checked on the spot. Di Qing and Zhao Xi are consistent on this point, both feel that they must see it with their own eyes to be sure.

  Six or seven hundred miles, even Lv Gong and others were opposed to Zhao Xie's personal visit, they all thought that Zhao Xie should stay in Guilin. But Zhao Xie insisted, not only that, he even moved directly into the military camp...

  It's time for me to submit my memorial to the imperial court, and the court should also make a statement about Ding Baochen and his followers. That is to say, the open letter of rejection should have arrived in Guilin by now...

  He had wronged people, and Zhao Xi didn't care, but the scapegoat for his actions was now in the imperial court, so these people would definitely come to him for help.

  Before these scums get the contempt they deserve, Zhao Xi doesn't want to reveal the truth yet, but he can't muster up the energy to pretend to be friendly with this group of scums anymore!

  ……

  Pang Ji was impeached because of the trivial matters of his children's family. So Fu Ye returned to the court and had something to do directly, and this participant in government affairs took over Pang Xianggong's affairs.

  "Yi Guo, is this matter really so clearly and openly retaliated?"

  Wen Yanbo was displeased with Yu Jing's memorial to the imperial court, which suggested that those who abandoned their cities and fled should be clearly identified by prefecture and county.

  In our dynasty, there are countless civil officials who fled before the soldiers in a critical situation on the battlefield. If they all act like this, many people in the imperial court will be implicated as a result.

  "It should be so!"

  "A gentleman can be killed but not humiliated!"

  "Kuan Fu, Your Highness has already agreed and there is no need to say more. As Higu said, those who abandon the city and its people are not worthy of being called gentlemen!"

  "We have not yet arrived in Guangnan and are unaware of the actual situation. Since Yu Xi Gu has submitted a request, the Crown Prince has also agreed to it. For the sake of the front line, the imperial court's approval is all that is needed!"

  It's settled with just a few words. Mainly because I couldn't see what these few have in common...

  So...

  These few people were attacked by stinky eggs and rotten vegetable leaves in their villas and government offices in Guilin!

  This was just the beginning. When the news of abandoning the city was also published in the newspaper, even their ancestral home had idlers blocking the door and scolding...

  Originally, the clan was proud of having a scholar-official in their family, but now he has become a target for everyone's criticism.

  Even a village woman would stop and spit at the gate when passing by to show her disdain for this family of scholars.

  The prince has entered the military camp, and Yu Xue Shi completely ignored them. The key is that they now have to wear green clothes and small hats just to go out, like a servant!

  What's going on here? I thought listening to the palace wouldn't be wrong, but who would have thought that the imperial court would operate like this and cause such a big commotion among the people...