The rise of the prince

Chapter 714 The Theory of the North
Standing outside Shangjing, Liu Xu felt as if he had lost his mind. The cold wind was howling, and it began to snow in the north.

He came back with joy, Qiyan Tribe, Kelie Tribe and many other prairie tribes obeyed the order of the Great Jin Kingdom to send troops. Such a great joyful event, so he thought about it day and night to achieve it, and dreamed of it.

On the day of success, regardless of his fatigue, he ran day and night from the distant Mobei grassland, beside the Onan River, and flew back to Beijing, hoping to tell his monarch and his benefactor the great news.

In the end, he arrived outside the city, but heard bad news.
In an instant, he was stunned outside the city, at a loss, joyful, excited, and slowly dissipated, an indescribable emotion welled up in his heart.

Is it sadness, maybe but not all, there are diffuse, loss, emptiness, and many inexplicable things lingering in my heart.

Liu Xu stood blankly outside the city gate, among the crowd, and said softly, "Master, let's go in."

"Go in." He was a little choked up, "Yes, I should go in." I am a minister of the Great Gold, he said to himself in his heart, but his steps became heavier and he couldn't take a step.

In fact, he knew in his heart that once the emperor died, he would lose that sense of belonging to the Kingdom of Jin and to Shangjing.

Until a group of people came out, the leader was Princess Wanyan Yingge, a person who made him embarrassed.

"The old minister pays homage to Her Royal Highness the Princess."

"My princess and all the lords have come to pick up Zhong Shuling Taishi Liu Xu and lord Liu back to Beijing." Wan Yanying sang.

"Teacher?"

"Father left a will on his deathbed, Mr. Jia will be the Grand Master, lead the Zhongshuling, the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, and assist the new Emperor Wanyanli." Yelu Yali said.

"Your Majesty!" Liu Xu burst into tears instantly. He had never been so sad in his life in his 50s.The first emperor not only saved his life and gave him wealth, but even gave him such kindness at the last moment of his life!
"Lord Liu, go back to the imperial city to meet the emperor. After all, you are the Grand Master now, receiving the order of the Chinese Secretary." Wanyan Yingge's tone was flat, lacking all the previous feelings.

"Please trouble the princess, let's go back now." Liu Xu said.

Wanyan Yingge didn't speak, and turned to lead them into the city. The snowflakes were still floating in the sky, and there were hardly any pedestrians around.

Liu Xu followed behind, vaguely feeling that the princess was a little strange today, and this woman who made him most embarrassed was exceptionally quiet today.

Enduring the grief in their hearts, they quickly entered the imperial city and came outside the palace. The surrounding officials and nobles saluted him one after another.

Wanyan Yingge suddenly stopped, turned her head and said coldly: "My younger brother, the new Emperor Dajin, has promised me to the new patriarch of Haixi Jurchen."

"Congratulations to the princess on the happy marriage." Liu Xu cupped his hands.

"This is what you're looking forward to." Tears welled up in Wanyan Yingge's eyes, "Let me marry a scumbag, a wine bag and a rice bag! No wonder Uncle Huang said that you Han people don't have men. Problems, problems that you dare not face, use benevolence and morality as an excuse to cover up your cowardice!

Liu Xu, I used to respect you, admire you, and admire you so much, but today, today I can see you clearly."

She said that she couldn't hold back her tears any longer, and hurriedly turned around and disappeared into the snow curtain.

Liu Xu stood where he was, with mixed feelings, without a word of explanation, until Wan Yanliang came out and respectfully invited him to go in. Many things, many problems, and many emotions were on Liu Xu's heart. He was fifty years old. People in their early years know what to do.

"Teacher, Your Majesty is a little emotional." On the way, Wanyan Liang said tactfully and helplessly: "Something is different from before."

"Different?" Liu Xu frowned.

Wan Yanli sighed, "That's right, before his death, Emperor Father was still thinking about three people. One is the Emperor's Uncle. After Master Liu left, the Tatar tribe rebelled, and the Emperor's Uncle took command of the expedition. Father's concern for the Emperor's Uncle is also about the war in the north."

Liu Xu nodded, and he also understood the former emperor very well in his heart. The Tatar tribe is on the west side of the Great Xianbei Mountain. After passing the Great Xianbei Mountain, it is the territory of the Kingdom of Jin. The land is connected by a large area. If the threat of rebellion is too great,

"What about the second?"

"The second is you, Mr. Liu. Before he died, my father kept asking you when you would come back. I wanted to see you for the last time. It's a pity." At this point, Wan Yanliang lowered his head and didn't say any more. It's a pity that he didn't see you. .

Liu Xu closed his eyes in pain, his heart ached, and he couldn't speak. Wan Yanliang hurriedly supported him, "I'm ashamed of my late emperor! I'm ashamed of my late emperor."

"Master Liu's condolences"

"In the end, who is the last person the late emperor cared about?" He asked curiously.

Wan Yanliang stopped in his tracks and sighed, "Oh, this is exactly what the emperor is dissatisfied with."

"The last person the late emperor cared about before he left was not his beloved daughter, nor His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but King Jin of Jingguo."

"King Jin!"

"That's right, it was King Jin who only met his father once. At that time, he was still King Pingnan. His father just talked with him, and he never forgot it. Before he left, he mentioned it and was very worried about the situation in the south. He thinks that with King Jin around, sooner or later, Jingguo will become a serious problem for my Dajin." Wan Yanliang sighed.

Liu Xu nodded slowly: "The former emperor's eyes are like torches."

"But in this way, the second brother will inevitably have emotions. The father mentioned King Jin repeatedly, but he didn't give any instructions to the second brother who is the crown prince. He also said that King Jin is incomparable to anyone. Second brother, he" said here , Wan Yanliang didn't go any further, but Liu Xu understood everything.

He didn't say it, but he knew in his heart that in the final analysis, the former emperor was right, and the current emperor doesn't even have this bit of tolerance, so how could he possibly stand shoulder to shoulder with King Jin.

Involuntarily, he felt the courage on his shoulders suddenly heavy.

With mental preparation, he entered the side hall, and the new emperor of the Jin Kingdom, Wan Yanliang, was already waiting.

"Prime Minister, you came back just in time, I have something to discuss with you!" Wan Yanli came down from above and took his hand. The young man who succeeded to the throne inevitably had a high-spirited and domineering air.

"The old minister dare not, please tell the emperor." Liu Xu cupped his hands.

Wan Yanli's eyes became sharper: "The battle in the north has been decided, the emperor's army has won, and with the help of the prime minister, the Qiyan tribe and the Kelei tribe will send troops from the west, and the Tatar tribe will soon be defeated."

"It's just that God bless me, Your Majesty, Dajin." Liu Xu said hastily: "In this way, the north will be peaceful, and the south will ignore it. My Dajin will have time to recuperate for several years. This is also the strategy that the first emperor thought of. After a few years Afterwards, my Dajin will fully recover, and no one in the world will be able to compete with us."

Liu Xu hurriedly said, what he said was superficially flattering, but in fact he used the previous emperor to suppress the new emperor without any trace. He could vaguely feel the arrogance and arrogance in Wanyanli who was just waiting for the throne. It is not a good thing for Jin Guo.

Wan Yanli waved his hand, "No! When the war in the north is over, I will let the emperor's army come back and go south to Shanhaiguan!"

(End of this chapter)