His name was Chun Yan and he had joined the Hu army a few days ago. But with his natural strength, he quickly gained a place in the army.
At first, the other generals looked down on him but after the battle, he immediately displayed his extraordinary strength and was the only general who could fight against Pan Yu.
Now that he was praising someone so highly, everyone could not help but look at him.
Yamucha squinted his eyes, "Oh, why don't you tell me, I would like to meet such a person."
Chun Yan said, "This person is my teacher, surnamed Lu and given name Ke. He is proficient in astronomy, geography, poetry, the Six Secret Arts and Three Strategies, divine arts and demonic arts. He is the Zhou's Lu Wang, the Han's Zi Fang and the Three Kingdoms' Kong Ming."
Yamucha asked, "Where is he?"
He did not care about astronomy, geography or poetry but when he heard about divine arts and demonic arts, his interest was immediately piqued.
Chun Yan said, "He is outside the camp."
Yamucha invited Lu Ke into the tent. Lu Ke did not bow and stood with his hands behind his back. He was dressed in Confucian robes and three strands of beard fell on his chest. It was Lu Dongbin in disguise.
Although he hid his divine aura, he had the demeanor of the Duke of the East. Even Yamucha, the Khan, felt that he had to lower his head and the other generals did not dare to look him in the eye.
Yamucha knew that he was not an ordinary person and calmly asked, "Mister, why are you here and what do you have to tell me?"
Lu Dongbin said, "I do not have any request but I heard that the Khan's army is lacking in Xia. I am here to help and take over the Central Plains."
Yamucha doubted, "If I am not wrong, Mister is also from the Central Plains."
Lu Dongbin's smile disappeared, "Dynasties change but it is normal. Xia's destiny has come to an end and someone will replace it."
Yamucha said, "I see. Xia has many soldiers and their generals are brave. How do you plan to defeat them?"
Lu Dongbin said, "Although the Xia soldiers are brave and good at fighting, they win with formations.
Then I will use what I have learned to arrange the Southern Sky 72 Formations.
Xia's ruler and ministers will not know and will be heartbroken and unable to come up with a plan. "
Yamucha listened to his relaxed tone, as if the Central Plains was already under his control. He could not help but stood up and paced around the tent several times. Suddenly he ordered everybody to leave and stayed in the tent to spy.
The generals waited outside the tent for several hours before the tent was opened. Lu Ke's expression was still calm, but Yamucha was overjoyed. He immediately issued an order to acknowledge Lu Ke as the military advisor, to manage the internal and external military horses, and no one was allowed to disobey him.
Pan Yu was bending over a desk to deal with military affairs. Military affairs were very complicated, but she handled them appropriately. She easily deployed tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. Not only did she not feel it was difficult, but she also felt as if she was riding a fine horse and galloping unhindered.
Throughout the ages, although there were many women who could interfere in court politics like the Empress Dowager, she was the only woman who could truly command an army and fight to the death against the Hu Lu at the frontier fortress.
Of course, he hadn't been able to do this just because of his personal ability. More importantly, he had relied on the Pan Family's influence in the army.
Otherwise, with her age, no matter how powerful she was, it would be difficult for her to subdue those arrogant generals and make them listen to her orders.
It couldn't be denied that this was the main reason she was able to take on such a great responsibility in the face of danger.
At this time, a scout came to report, "Marshal, the Hu Lu retreated thirty li and set up camp again. It seems they are rehearsing some formation?"
Pan Yu put down her brush, "Oh?
Tell me what you saw. "After listening for a while, she immediately summoned the generals to discuss matters.
Outside the tent, the marshal's flag fluttered and the generals under it entered in a line. They silently separated into two sides and took their seats. Only the sound of clanking armor could be heard.
The generals looked at their marshal in awe. Pan Yu wasn't wearing any armor. She was still dressed in black, and her figure appeared somewhat frail.
However, no one in the tent would treat her as a weak scholar. In the previous battles, she had personally led the troops into battle. Wherever she went, no one could stop her. With three great victories, she had convinced the generals wholeheartedly.
Pan Yu recounted the information she had just obtained, one by one.
The generals were shocked and scolded, "I don't know what the Hu dogs are up to. Why don't we take advantage of the situation to launch a sneak attack and kill them all."
However, Pan Yu only told the generals to calm down and send more scouts to investigate. Although she didn't know about Lu Dongbin's matter, she was very clear that among these Hu people, there might be gods and monsters involved. They had to be careful.
Thus, she made up her mind to bide her time and wait for that person to come.
She believed that he would definitely come.
In the Imperial Palace, Xu Xian bowed and said, "Your Highness summoned me to the Palace, why did you summon me to the Palace?"
The Empress Dowager suppressed the doubts in her heart, "You went overseas to raise the prestige of our country. Aijia and His Majesty haven't had time to reward you. I want to ask your opinion?"
Xu Xian found it strange that this Empress Dowager was more polite to him, but her guard seemed to be even more serious. However, after thinking about it, he understood. This was probably the work of the Taoist priest from Mount Longhu. That Taoist priest came from a famous family and must have seen through his cultivation.
He straightened up and smiled, "Your Highness, if you have something to say, just say it. Forget it, I will go to the frontier fortress and see if I can solve the Hu people's matter."
If someone saw the situation of Lu Dongbin in the Hu people's tent and the situation of Xu Xian in the hall at the same time, they would find that there was a shocking similarity between the two. They had almost the same relaxed attitude, but under this relaxed expression, there was a seriousness that normal people couldn't detect.
They both understood that the people they had to face were each other.
The Empress Dowager took a deep breath and held the jade pendant that Zhang Tianshi had given her firmly in her hand, "Xu Xian, a straightforward person doesn't resort to insinuations. I know you're not an ordinary person. If you have any requests, just say them. I can satisfy them appropriately."
Xu Xian shook his head helplessly, "I don't have any requests. I just want to ask Your Highness to extinguish the hostility and wariness in your heart. Not everyone in this world is afraid of your power, and not everyone has designs on the imperial power.
I'm only staying here to make up for Master's mistake, which is Wu Yazi's as you know him. I also don't want the world to fall into chaos and cause millions of people to suffer. That's all.
"As for fame and wealth, if you're willing to give it to me, then you can reward me with any official position. If you're not willing, then I'll just be a county magistrate for the rest of my life. It doesn't matter."
The Empress Dowager was speechless. She suddenly felt that all her previous words and actions against Xu Xian were so ridiculous. It turned out that he had never put her in his eyes. "You really are that demon … Old Daoist's disciple." After a long silence, she asked, "Is … is he well?"
The "he" she was referring to was, of course, Emperor Jiayu.
The little Emperor also clenched his fists.
Xu Xian said, "I don't have many interactions with Junior Brother Zhou, but that Old Daoist you spoke of is now a Celestial Immortal, able to stand side by side with the Four Royals.
It should be good for Junior Brother Zhou to follow him. After all, he can get rid of all the troubles of the secular world and enjoy the happiness of longevity in the mountains. It should be better than drifting in this world. "
The Empress Dowager looked up at the sky and sighed. She felt disheartened and waved her hand, saying, "I'm tired." Then she turned to the back of the hall, leaving only Xu Xian and the little Emperor staring at each other.