Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

"Drive! Drive!"

The sound of rushing horseshoes suddenly resounded in Jinling City.The scout horse, who was in charge of conveying the emergency military information, galloped into the city.

Thanks to the battle clouds covering Jinling City and the tense atmosphere, not many people still lingered on the streets, allowing Tan Ma to send the emergency military report to the palace as quickly as possible.

"Report!"

"His Royal Highness, Gyeonggi Express!"

"Yunguo Zhendong General Yang Dayan's subordinates, the vanguard of [-] Yunjun, raided Jingkou, and stormed for six days. The Jingkou garrison general resisted desperately and died in battle. The [-] soldiers of Jingkou Garrison will all be defeated. Forward General Le Yi has led his troops towards the capital!"

Jingkou Jingkou, Jingshi port.

Just by hearing the name of the city, one can tell that this is the last line of defense in the eastern part of Jinling City, the capital of Xia Kingdom.

The loss of Jingkou means that before the Yunjun attacked Jinling City, there was no city pass that could block the Yunjun Yang Dayan!
When the 12-year-old Crown Prince of Xia Kingdom heard the news, an expression of uncontrollable panic suddenly appeared on his face, and he suddenly exclaimed:
"The Yun army has come? Why so fast?"

"Where is the Gyeonggi Camp? The army of the local King Qin, or the soldiers of the prefectures and counties? No matter who they are, let the court order to send all the soldiers and horses, and they must block the Yun army!"

The senior official in charge of the military, with a look of despair on his face, said in a shy voice:

"Your Highness, the vicinity of the capital is now empty, and there are no more soldiers to transfer! It will be too late to transfer from other places."

At this time, not only the Prince Xia, but also a large part of the officials in the palace, after hearing the news, they couldn't help showing panic.

Just yesterday, there were still people who opposed the move of the capital and the imperial court's northern hunting.

But at this time, facing the Yunguo army that is already approaching the capital, everyone is hating, why didn't they prepare to move to the north earlier
"Then, then, how long do you need to prepare before you can leave the capital?" Prince Xia asked stammeringly.

"At least ten more days."

Before the official could finish replying, Gong Yingzong interrupted immediately:
"It's too late! From Jingkou to the capital, it doesn't take two days for the army to march!"

Having said that, Gong Yingzong immediately turned to look at the little prince, and said:
"Your Highness, at this critical time of life and death, you should give up something! Except for the important officials in the palace, the rest of the officials have become a burden, so there is no need to be scrupled. Please also issue an order quickly, and lead the important officials in the court to leave Beijing!"

The reason why the court migration was not fast was because there were too many middle- and lower-level officials, and it was difficult to organize them quickly.

And even if they try their best to win ten days to let all the officials leave together, they will inevitably become a burden that slows down the escape speed, and eventually lead to being overtaken by the cloud army!
So at this time, only by abandoning all the middle and lower officials above Xia Guochaotang, can it be possible to escape the pursuit of the cloud army.

At this time, Gong Yingzong was actually stunned in his heart, and he didn't realize what his words would make the important officials in the palace think.
Many of the middle- and lower-level officials in the DPRK are the subordinate students of the important ministers in the palace, and they are old friends.Abandoning them and leaving directly, anyone who has the heart will feel a little bit unbearable.

...

And now that Gong Yingzong is able to abandon those middle and lower officials in the court so easily, there is no guarantee that he will not abandon them, the important officials of the court, when he encounters a crisis again in the future!
All of a sudden, the faces of all the officials in the palace were ugly, and while being chilled and vigilant, they couldn't help feeling a little strange.

The prince of Xia Guo is still young and has not experienced training.At this time, Yun Jun, who was approaching the capital, was terrified again, his mind was in a muddle, and he couldn't notice the complex expressions of the officials in the palace, so he nodded without hesitation and said:

"Okay, just follow what Lord Gong said, and leave Beijing as soon as possible!"

Gong Yingzong immediately clasped his fists in salute, and said loudly:
"Yes!"

At this time he,

With all his heart and mind, he led the prince of Xia to flee Jinling City, reset the court in the north, and rectified the army.Then relying on the natural danger of the Yellow River, separatist regime in the north, and continue to fight against Yunguo, waiting for changes in the weather.

He has already ignored the rest of the courtiers' heart and the people's heart and other trivial matters!
And until the news that the Xia Kingdom's court decided to flee the capital city caused a lot of commotion in the city, and when everyone was terrified, the last breath of heart that supported the Xia Kingdom's subjects finally dispersed.——

The capital city of Xia State, Caishiji camp, has been captured by the cloud army at this time.Xia Jun's flag was taken down and replaced by the Yunlong flag standing like a forest, fluttering in the wind in the camp.

Xiao Cheng slowly climbed to the high platform in the camp, watching the Yangtze River in the distance.

Then you can see the cliffs facing the river, the mountains are steep, the water is turbulent, the rocks are strange, and the scenery is magnificent.

On the battlefield not far away, there were still sporadic shouts of killing, which added a bit of gold and iron horses to the beautiful scenery in front of them, and the chilling atmosphere of the battlefield conquest.

Xiao Cheng's heart was full of pride and emotion, and he was quite touched, and he chanted loudly:

"Raising the long sword generously, how can we invite fame to help the world. The stars and flags are raised with lightning, and the sun and feathers are flying in the sky. Thousands of horses are stationed in the fields, and the fifth battalion is stationed near the river. Climbing the martial arts festival, carrying the gods on their backs. In the past, fighting, Now the universe is at peace."

This poem is about Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, who came back to pacify the heroes of the Kwantung.

I led thousands of troops here and set off a bloody war, not because I wanted to gain fame and fortune, but because I wanted to completely end the war and stabilize the world.

This is involuntary, and it is generally the same as Xiao Cheng's state of mind at this time.

And hearing what Xiao Cheng said, the cabinet walker He Shen who was accompanying him immediately praised:

"This poem fully expresses your majesty's aspirations. It is really a wonderful five-character imperial poem! Your majesty is well equipped in both literature and martial arts. I am afraid that no one in ancient and modern emperors can stand shoulder to shoulder with your majesty!"

Hearing this, Xiao Cheng burst out laughing, looked at He Shen and said:
"If you don't say these nonsense at this time, but can reconcile with me in a poem, and keep it as a good story for future generations, I will be even happier."

He Shen heard the words, quickly bowed and smiled flatteringly, and said:

"In terms of poetic talent, I'm far inferior to Xin Qiji and Mr. Xin. How can the poems I wrote be put together with your majesty's poems!"

This is taking a turn and flattering Xiao Cheng again.

Xiao Cheng was very happy to be flattered, and was about to continue talking to He Shen, but saw a general of the imperial army, and suddenly came forward to report:

...

"Return to Your Majesty, General Zhao of the Central Guard Army is back!"

Xiao Cheng's eyes lit up when he heard Zhao Yun's return, and said:
"Have you ever brought Emperor Xia back?"

As a general of the Central Guard Army, Zhao Yun should be guarding Xiao Cheng at all times.

That is, before that, Xiao Cheng ordered him to go to help Zhuge Liang and capture Yu Zhaoling himself by the way.

"Return to Your Majesty, bring it back!"

Hearing this, Xiao Cheng laughed again, and walked away quickly with He Shen.

In the big camp, the original imperial tent of Emperor Xia Yu Zhaoling also temporarily became the place where Xiao Cheng stayed.

Xiao Cheng walked into the imperial tent, and directly saw Emperor Xia Yu Zhaoling who was guarded by Zhao Yun himself, who was quite embarrassed.

At this time, Yu Zhaoling also came back to his senses a little bit, raised his head and looked at Xiao Cheng.

Speaking of which, this is not the first time the two have met.

Xiao Cheng and Yu Zhaoling had met many times back then in Zhongqing City when they were seeing off relatives and negotiating the first contract between the two countries.

Yu Zhaoling looked at Xiao Cheng fixedly, was silent for a long time, finally sighed, and said:
"I regret it, I regretted it a long time ago!"

"Emperor Yun, you just came to power back then, when the country of Yun was troubled by domestic and foreign troubles, and the country was unstable, you should go south to attack the country of Yun regardless of everything. If so, how could our Great Xia society be in such a state today?"

I heard Yu Zhaoling's
After saying that, Xiao Cheng felt inexplicably moved.

At that time, even Xiao Cheng, who was with Goldfinger, never imagined that in seven or eight years, he had already led troops to attack Xia Guojing

The land of Ji is about to overthrow Xia Guosheji and rule the world.

"I never expected that the day when you and I will meet will come so soon."

Speaking of this, Xiao Cheng suddenly froze, with a solemn expression, and continued:

"However, even if you defeated Dayun back then, it was just letting me lie dormant for two years. The final result will still not change in any way!"

Anyway, Xiao Cheng with the golden finger in his body, as long as he survives, even if he starts his business from scratch, Xia Guo will eventually be doomed.

Hearing Xiao Cheng's words, Yu Zhaoling was taken aback for a moment, then thought for a long time, and then nodded silently.

With Xiao Cheng's literary and martial arts, political means, and the art of controlling people, he can truly be called the first-class among emperors throughout the ages!
Such a destined generation of heroes, even if they encounter setbacks, will eventually rise again
After another moment of silence, Yu Zhaoling continued to speak:

"I have secretly sent out the jade seal and imperial edict of Chuanguo. I, the prince of Daxia, will succeed to the throne."

Speaking of this, Yu Zhaoling also specially looked at Xiao Cheng's expression.

But Xiao Cheng still looked extremely calm and didn't care at all.

After all, the current Xiao Cheng is not yet [-] years old, and he has plenty of time.Even if this battle cannot be completed in one battle, it is nothing more than delaying the unification of the world for a few years.

Seeing this, Yu Zhaoling let out a long sigh and continued:
"After this, the new emperor will hand over a surrender form to Yunguo, and only the emperor Yun will be invited to save the new emperor's life and my Great Xia Ancestral Temple!"

In Xiao Cheng's eyes, there was finally a trace of waves.

He did not expect that Yu Zhaoling would accept the reality so quickly after this battle.

...

Xiao Cheng immediately nodded without hesitation and said:
"Okay, I agree! As long as the new emperor of the Xia Kingdom surrenders, grants him the title of Duke of Anle, and keeps the ancestral temple, he can worship at four o'clock, and the incense will continue. As long as he does not violate my Dayun's laws in the future, his title will never be removed, and his life will never be taken away!"

Such an oath, in fact, it is difficult for people to completely rest assured.

But what can Yu Zhaoling do now? We can only hope that Yu Xiaocheng can keep his promise.
"I would like to ask Emperor Yun to remember one sentence, the one who started it will have no descendants?"

"Be kind to the blood of my Daxia royal family today. Thousands of years later, the country of Yun will be destroyed, and this will become an example for future generations!"

To be honest, this sentence actually meant to curse the destruction of the country of Yun.

But Xiao Cheng obviously wouldn't be so angry just because of this sentence.

Yu Zhaoling had finished what he was supposed to say, and his heart finally settled down. He closed his eyes and said quietly:
"I have finished speaking, I hope Emperor Yun will think more about it39
For the staunch Yu Zhaoling, surrendering to Yun Country was obviously unacceptable.At this time, he chose to close his eyes and wait for death.

Humiliation of an opponent does not bring any joy to Xiao Cheng, he is willing to let this opponent, Yu Zhaoling, get an ending that he can accept.

Xiao Cheng immediately said in a deep voice:
"Son of heaven, there should be a way of death for a son of heaven, how can you have a sword on your body?"

"Come on, prepare wine!"

The palace servants who were waiting on the side hurriedly bowed in response.

For the accompanying imperial doctors, it is not difficult to prepare a cup of dove wine, but the imperial doctors are obviously very taboo about this, and they will not make poison if they kill themselves.

Fortunately, in the army now, there is a Wudang flying army composed of soldiers from the Ailao tribe.Their arrows are coated with poison that can seal their throats with blood, and this is considered to have prepared poisonous wine.

A moment later, when the prepared poisoned wine was brought to the imperial tent.

Yu Zhaoling slowly opened his eyes, looked at the poisoned wine in front of him, took a deep breath, reached out to take it, and said to

Xiao Cheng nodded
Road:
"Thank you, Emperor Yun!"

Xiao Cheng waved his robe, turned around slightly, and said in a deep voice:

"Go ahead."

The corners of Yu Zhaoling's mouth curled slightly, not knowing what he was laughing at, then he raised his head abruptly and drank the poisoned wine.

Seeing the blood-sealed throat poison, the onset was very fast, and after only a few breaths after drinking, Yu Zhaoling's face turned dark, bleeding from his mouth and nose, and his body limply fell backwards.

The general of the Forbidden Army in the imperial tent cautiously stepped forward to check, and then reported to Xiao Cheng:
"Your Majesty, the Emperor Xia is dead!"

Xiao Cheng nodded slightly, and ordered again in a deep voice:

"Pass the decree, honorable burial!"

"Yes!"

And just when Yu Zhaoling was confirmed to be dead, in the dark, above Jinling City, the nearly shattered Xuanlong of Qi Luck of Xia Kingdom, barely assembled into one body, raised his head and let out a sympathy, no matter how difficult it was to condense his luck.

The power of Xia Guoguo's destiny escaped from the Qiyun Xuanlong at an extremely fast speed, strand by strand.

In the entire Jinling City, a drizzle suddenly fell without warning.

And what is even more surprising is that after this drizzle, Jinling City, which was originally full of dragons and tigers and full of purple and gold dignity, suddenly gave people an inexplicable sense of decadence, which fully showed The image of the end of the dynasty.

After dealing with Emperor Xia Yu Zhaoling, Xiao Cheng sorted out his mood a bit, and immediately summoned all the civil and military officials.

"This battle has been won, and I have the fate of the sky in my hands. The world is in a mighty state, and it is difficult to reverse it. The opportunity to unify the world is right in front of us!"

All the ministers were solemn, and immediately shouted in unison:

"Congratulations to His Majesty, congratulations to Dayun!"

Xiao Cheng's eyebrows were full of fighting spirit, and he shouted loudly:
"I will pass on my will, the army will go straight to Jinling, and the Central Plains will be completely settled!"

"Follow the order!"

The sound of Qi Qilang shouting resounded through the imperial tent, and even wafted over the entire Caishiji camp.