That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 808
Xu Beiyou's sword box is not an ordinary thing, but it was left by the founder of the Jianzong sect, Shangqing Daodaojun. It is a self-contained space, which can hold hundreds of thousands of swords, and naturally it can also hold a dragon stele.

Although at this time Xu Beiyou's realm began to decline, and he had fallen from the seventeenth floor of the Earth Immortal to the sixteenth floor of the Earth Immortal at the peak, but it is not difficult to put away this dragon stele. The sword pried up the huge dragon stele, and then forcibly "lifted" it into the sword box with the power of the flying sword.

I have to say that this dragon stele is indeed a wonderful thing. No matter how many things Xu Beiyou puts into the sword box or takes out of the sword box on weekdays, the weight of the sword box will not change even the slightest bit. But after putting this dragon tablet into it today, Xu Beiyou obviously felt that the sword box was a bit heavier, which could make a small cave world feel the weight. It can be seen that this dragon tablet is indeed as Xiao Zhinan said, extremely Heavy.

After putting away the dragon stele, Xu Beiyou and Xiao Zhinan left Jundao, and the team set off again, crossing Dongting Lake by boat and headed for Yu Kuang's rear camp.

Although the flames of war have spread to this place, fortunately, Xu Beiyou and others have not encountered any accidents along the way. They have not encountered Wei's navy, nor have they been stopped by a large number of Taoist masters. They came to Yu Kuang without any surprises. Water village camp.

Yu Kuang personally went out to welcome His Majesty's coffin into the camp and worshiped it, and then invited Xu Beiyou and four others to enter the camp of the Chinese army.

Today's Jiangnan Rear Army has directly fought against the Wei State, so the camp is a little chaotic at this time, with soldiers constantly coming and going in the mud, and even the general Yu Kuang's boots are covered with muddy water .

In the big tent, there is no usual gorgeousness and delicacy, but there is more icy coldness that should be seen in wartime, and the imposing sense of swords and halberds emerges spontaneously.

After being seated, Yu Kuang showed grief and said slowly: "The battle of Jundao that day, I was ordered by the late emperor to take charge of the navy to support it, in case of accidents. Now that the late emperor passed away, I cannot absolve myself of the responsibility."

Xu Beiyou glanced at Yu Kuang, but didn't rush to speak.

Among the chief generals of the five forbidden armies, Xu Beiyou, Zha Qing, the left governor of the right army, and Zhao Wuji, the left governor of the central army, were only acquainted with each other a few times, and they did not have a deep friendship, let alone understood each other. , is only famous, and the ones who can really talk about friendship with him are Zhang Wubing, the left governor of the left army, and Yu Kuang, the left governor of the rear army, but compared to the gentleman's friendship between him and Zhang Wubing, Xu Beiyou and Yu Kuang Because they are in the same place in the south of the Yangtze River, there are many unspeakable interests.

Yu Kuang is a man with deep thoughts and a deep city.

Xiao Zhinan was the only member of the royal family and the person with the highest status present. At this time, she said: "The matter of Jundao had nothing to do with Governor Yu, the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, and even more nothing to do with Taoism. During the tour, this is God's will."

Xiao Zhinan deliberately emphasized the death of illness and God's will, and completely determined the matter.

Yu Kuang frowned slightly, but his expression was a bit relieved, and he said softly: "Your Highness's words are very true, this minister made a slip of the tongue."

Xiao Zhinan asked: "How is the battle in Jiangnan now?"

Yu Kuang smiled wryly, "Now that Her Royal Highness, Lord Xie, Mr. Ping'an, and Elder Xiaoge are all here, I am not afraid of your jokes. Previously, I overestimated my Jiangnan navy and underestimated King Wei. Navy, this battle is very difficult to fight. Wei Guo’s navy is far superior to our navy in terms of warships, artillery on board, and even the quality of soldiers and battle tactics. Now the Jiangnan Navy still has the power to fight. , but the result of this battle is likely to be close to death."

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The Xiao family is already thin in number, and if you throw away the feudal lords, the royal family in the imperial capital is becoming more and more rare. This year, King Zhao Xiao Qi died, and His Majesty the Emperor and the Queen Mother passed away one after another. His Highness is far away in the south of the Yangtze River, and now there are only two members of the Xiao family in the huge imperial city.

In the empty Ganquan Palace, all the eunuchs and court ladies were pushed back, and there was silence, and the footsteps of the two seemed to be very clear in it.

An old man and a young man walked slowly on the black ground where the reflection was clearly visible. The one walking in front was Xiao Bai, the third emperor of the Great Qi Dynasty. He stopped in front of the emperor's throne and asked Said: "Old Ancestor, what do you think of Xiao Jin and Lin Han's rebellion?"

Xiao Shen sneered, "It's beyond stupid."

Xiao Bai turned around and asked, "How?"

Xiao Shen said: "In my opinion, the so-called general trend of the world is nothing more than two words. No matter how prosperous a dynasty is, it will eventually be destroyed. No matter how miserable and troubled times are, it will eventually end. Time is like water, Wealth and splendor are nothing but a fleeting moment, the throne of the emperor is just a dream, only the avenue of longevity is eternal, but the gods in the sky watch all kinds of disputes in the world, just like watching bluebottles competing for blood and termites competing for nests."

Xiao Bai stared at the emperor's throne from the corner of his eye, and remained silent.

Xiao Shen continued: "Although His Majesty is now the Emperor of Daqi, it is impossible to be the co-lord of the world forever. There has never been a century-old emperor in the world. This is the law of heaven, so Your Majesty should make plans early."

Xiao Bai murmured: "So what about a century-old emperor, he will eventually turn into ashes."

Xiao Shen said with a blank expression: "The old man told His Majesty about the Way of Longevity before, and he needs to accept the luck of the Son of Heaven for his own use. This is not a day's work. Even if Your Majesty has become the Emperor of Daqi, it will still take ten years. Now that the world is about to undergo great changes, if Your Majesty cannot make up his mind early, if there are other changes in the future, and he cannot be the emperor for ten years, I am afraid it will be too late to regret it."

Xiao Bai's face changed slightly, "The old ancestor means that I can't keep this world?"

Xiao Shen said slowly: "Although the old man is not familiar with military affairs, he can also tell that Xiao Jin and Lin Han intend to go to the south of the Yangtze River and try to form a north-south pattern with Daqi to rule the river. At that time, you will still be a big Emperor Qi is no longer the co-lord of the world, and the luck of the emperor will inevitably be greatly reduced, what should you do?"

Xiao Bai sighed, "You can't have both."

Xiao Shen raised his head to look at the emperor's throne behind Xiao Bai, and suddenly said with a smile: "No matter how good this chair is, after all, it's only for a moment, a moment or a lifetime, whichever is more important, you still have to be aware of it."

Xiao Bai exhaled heavily, as if he had made up his mind, and said: "The emperor has been the emperor for 30 years, and then he is happy in the sky. This is my life's wish."

Xiao Shen finally had a little smile on his face, nodded and said: "Exactly, as long as your majesty is determined, you might as well take a step back and say, if Xiao Jin and Lin Han can really occupy the south of the Yangtze River, what is your majesty afraid of? Wait until the autumn leaves After the ascension, who is His Majesty's all-in-one enemy?""

"Even if we take another step back, under the general trend, Xiao Jin's army is approaching the imperial capital, and the situation is completely corrupted, so what? The imperial capital should be handed over to Xiao Jin. Your Majesty stands in the world as a fairy, who dares to underestimate it?"

Speaking of this, Xiao Shen raised his palm and then put it down hard, "The immortal is at ease, living forever in the world, and the world is divided and united, so why worry?"

Xiao Bai was silent for a long time, then he walked to the throne and sat down slowly, laughing at himself, "The ancestor is right, if Xiao Jin can really push me to this point, it is his ability, I am convinced that I lost, the world So what if I give it to him? All I need is..."

Xiao Shen hid his hands in his sleeves and remained silent.

Xiao Bai leaned his upper body forward slightly, and said softly, "Longevity."

(End of this chapter)