twin moon

Chapter 236 No.30 scene planning three

In the second year of Zhaoxi, the first day of October.Under Suoyang Pass, the princes will form an alliance.The banners and flags are unfurled, and the flags are like a forest.

October is commonly known as Yangyue among the people.Because of the early establishment of the Great Ascension Dynasty, when Bai Jiangxi sent people to unify the calendar of the world, he called it: "The moon is eclipsed, and all the grasses fall. However, the yang energy is not exhausted, but the expectations for the coming year are set, which can be called the sun moon." name.

Right now, six groups of people from the four states in the south of Suoyang Pass are standing next to the pass.The armies of the princes deliberately left a wide avenue wide enough for three four-horse carriages to pass side by side. They had no intention of fighting or retreating with each other, so they just stood at the gate like this.

An indescribable silence enveloped the sky above Suoyang Pass. Under the blue sky and broad daylight, it was so quiet that only the heavy breathing of the army formation could be heard one after another.

A shadow was projected from high above the army formation.It was a golden eagle with its wings spread out. Accompanied by a chirping of the eagle that resounded through the sky, a resounding horn blew from Suoyang Pass at the same time.The big flag standing on the top of the city with Luqiu written on it suddenly gave way to a gap, and a man in a crimson official robe stepped forward with strides.

However, upon closer inspection, that person was not the official imperial envoy that the Baijiang Clan had always used, but a stalwart warrior who had changed his robe with a red flag that he didn't know where, and hastily draped it over his armor.

Although the visitor was ordinary in appearance, he was the heir of Wei Liang Guan Ning Wu's apoplexy, and he was born with a loud voice.As soon as he opened his mouth, the sound vibrated on the roof tiles, even if he stood in the army formation one mile away from the pass, he could still hear every word clearly.The enthronement edict written on the yellow silk in his hand is extremely simple and brief:
"Xuan: In the face of danger, to inherit the throne of the emperor
In ancient times, there was an emperor of Baijiang, who was dependent on thousands of soldiers. After several years of hard work, he was able to chase away fierce beasts.The more brilliant the work is, the more fragrant the waves will be.But today, the army has been suffering for a long time, so that the country has been overthrown, and the fertile land has been barren; as for recent months, the fierce beasts have reappeared, the people and soldiers have all died, the northern land has been lost, and the country is in danger.However, under the overthrow of the nest, there is no virtuous king or famous general to re-safety the world, how sad!

Luqiu was originally a relative of Baijiang, relying on the grace of heaven, he was able to seal the land of Guannan.Today, the Baijiang clan is extinct, and the Zuoqiu clan is dead. Looking at the world, only Weiliang is the mainstay.Therefore, I was ordered to ascend to Suoyangguan in the second year of Zhaoxi in the ascending dynasty. I followed the emperor's career, ascended to Dabao for the first time, changed Jingshu to the new capital, named Xin, and built Yuan Yaoning. From now on, it will be the first year of Daxin Yaoning. , also at the beginning of the new year.

I think about Hongye, all those who are sincere and wise, and those who are expelled from Jiangguanshe, will be rewarded for their merits.I hope that all of you will take Guizhou and Li as the most important thing, as my shoulders, and discuss good strategies to defend against the enemy and build a community.

Announce it to the world, and the salty envoys will hear it. "

After the edict was read, the military formations of the vassal states under the city did not move. After a long pause, they fell to their knees one after another in disorder, and the mountain shouted long live.

Then, the main gate of Suoyang Pass opened, and a group of Guan Ning soldiers with a thousand soldiers came out in unison and stood under the pass wall.A total of six chariots and horses with different styles and styles were also driven out from the center of the military formations of the various vassal states, but it seemed that they had been agreed long ago, and there was no follower following them.

Under the guard of Guan Ning's military soldiers, the carriage slowly moved towards the open closed door.And behind them, the armies of the Six Kingdoms, who had been on guard against each other like tight bowstrings, finally relaxed as if they were relieved from a heavy burden.

At the same time, above the city of Suoyangguan, Luqiu Borong, who had just been declared emperor, just watched what was happening at his feet coldly, as if he was watching several colonies of ants appearing on the sand at the same time, but his eyes gradually drifted away. .

"Your Majesty, these princes and states in the south have finally come, and you can finally breathe a sigh of relief. Now the princes and kings are waiting for orders in the pass, do you want to see them?" Seeing the female princess in deep thought for a long time, a female official behind her Couldn't help but stepped forward and arched his hands.

Since the next battle in Yujing City a few months ago, the once mighty Lord Wei Liang seemed to be a different person.On the surface, it seems that Fu Zaiyin's death did not have any profound impact on him, and even the ordinary mourning for the passing of his brave generals did not last long.

But those who cared gradually discovered that Luqiu Borong replaced all the servants and eunuchs around him with women in a calm manner.Even before the enthronement edict was issued, even the important official positions in the court hall that had been vacant due to death or injury, such as Cheng Tiansi, who formerly commanded the [-]th Army of the Wuwei Army, and the second division, Sicheng, who was in charge of rituals and sacrifices, were also absent. All let several female officials take office.

Come to think of it, this resolute-looking female national leader did not want to see any man with outstanding ability by her side to replace Fu Zaiyin's position in her heart.

"Naturally, we have to see." The new emperor who came back to his senses nodded, but he didn't intend to leave at all, "But not now. All countries have come prepared this time, so tell them to wait a little longer. There will be more omissions in each other's words, and it will be more beneficial to Wei Liang."

"Your servant doesn't know, what does it mean to come prepared?" The female officer beside her looked puzzled.

"Previously, the monarchs of Huaiyou, Nanhua, Yu, Dun, and Cheng died violently in the city of Yujing. Now that the new monarch has just established, everything is in turmoil, and those who have been imprisoned are all pretentious masters. If it hadn't been for my order before I brought Chi Lang's head to the south to preach that today, more than half of these princes and kings will not show up at Suoyang Pass, let alone bow their heads and kneel in front of me."

She paused, and continued, "Everything in the world cannot escape the word 利. The flags of various families standing in the forest under the city, of course, there are many weak Yu and Dun among them, and they have to rely on me, Wei Liang. , in order to seek protection under the threat of man-eating beasts; there are also people like Huaiyou who almost perished because of the war, and hope to ask me to support them and discuss justice."

As the new emperor said, he stretched out his finger and pointed at the princes' army formation under his feet, "But other than that, you see that Cheng Guo, who was severely injured in the melee of the princes, is probably trying to take advantage of the opportunity of the emperor's new establishment this time. Reconciled with my Luqiu family, and took back the thousands of miles of fertile fields in the Mangdang Plain that originally belonged to them. The man who stood there was a fisherman who benefited from the war and took the opportunity to sit in Nanhua, probably because he was worried about his previous allegiance to Gaoli It will provoke public anger, so I came here to find out the truth, but I am not afraid of another war..."

These words were calm, but the determined look on Luqiu Borong's face seemed to have seen the vassal kingdoms with their own evil intentions clearly, and then changed the subject, and asked the female officer behind him loudly:
"Have you ever seen the sea falcon flag of Ye Kingdom today?"

"Never seen."

The other party shook his head and bowed forward.The new emperor seems to still be brooding over the young man in white who once defeated him in the city of Yujing, and refuses to let it go:

"Did you ever send envoys to the south to hand down the previous edict?"

"It's passed—it's passed on, but——"

The female officer suddenly faltered, as if she didn't want to refute the other party's interest on the big day of enthronement.However, the more so, the more Luqiu Borong persisted in asking:
"But what? The boy in white has retired, but now he refuses to come forward to see him. He is determined not to respect me as emperor. As the saying goes, those who follow me will prosper and those who oppose me will perish. One day, I will let him Pay the price!"

"That's not the case—it's just that the current state of Ye is probably unable to go north again. It's not even known whether the young master of the Qi family is alive or dead at this time."

After the female officer answered, her complexion changed awe-inspiringly, only then did she realize that in just two months, the country of Ye, which was once rich and could even stand against Wei Liang, had undergone a terrible change.

"The calamity of the war has just come to an end, and most of the main routes to the south have been blocked. There are only rumors that an elite fleet from the Peng Kingdom arrived from the sea a few days ago, captured the Baisha camp, and slaughtered the city in Mulu for several days. All living things were killed, including birds. None of the beasts were spared. Perhaps Duke Ye has also decapitated at this moment, and has become a wild ghost with no one to mourn—"

The female officer bowed and continued to play.Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by the new emperor in front of him waving:
"No. It is impossible for that boy in white to have such a short life if he was able to retreat from the confrontation with Guan Ning's military pawns, and to break through under the attack of galloping wolves. But the Peng Kingdom's fleet—"

Speaking of this, Luqiu Borong's brows gradually frowned, "Is that Ying Ren here today?"

"Well, here we come. Duke Peng only brought dozens of guards, and he did not line up with the rest of the country, but entered the pass early."

"It's good as long as you come. I just want to ask him, what is his intention when he refused to use the blue flame to fight against the wolves, but instead sent troops south to capture the capital of Ye Kingdom!"

After half a stick of incense, the princes and dukes, who had been waiting impatiently, finally met the new emperor Shi Ran who had come late in the large camp tent set up in Luqiu Borong Pass.

The new lords of Yu and Dun immediately got up from the banquet, went forward to kowtow and salute, calling each other His Majesty one by one.The State of Yu has always been bullied by others, and the descendants of the Xiu family have already cultivated a thick-skinned face that does not allow anything to be tolerated.However, Lu Song, the new king of Dunguo who inherited the elder brother's position and has passed the old age, tried his best to keep a smile on his face in front of a woman who was about the same age as his own daughter. .

Yin Qianzhi on the side was a little hesitant. He wanted to go forward to talk, but he couldn't be neither humble nor overbearing for a while. His face turned red and white, wondering if he remembered the shame of being defeated by Guan Ning's soldiers before.Tan Yijian, the lord of Nanhua, dismissed the behavior of those flattering small countries, and just sat cross-legged, sipping a pot of green tea that was cooked by the attendant on the spot.

Luqiu Borong's gaze swept across the faces of the princes and kings with different expressions one by one, but he didn't stop on his feet. After standing still in the center of the big tent, he asked loudly and unceremoniously:
"In the listed countries, most of them have watched Gao Li's enthronement ceremony in Yujing before, right?"

Hearing this, the original smiling faces of the rulers of Yu and Dun froze suddenly, and then their legs gave way and they were about to kneel down, but they were grabbed by Luqiu Borong's accompanying female officer .

"Don't kneel to me. I suddenly mentioned this matter today, but I just want to tell you that I know the truth of self-protection in troubled times. But since you are here today, I will let the past go."

When he said this, the new emperor's eyes passed the descendants of the Xiu family and the Lu family in front of him, and looked at the silent Yin Qianzhi and Tan Yijian in turn.

After all, Cheng Guo's national power collapsed and weakened like an avalanche before, and it is no longer the big country that dominated Guannan when Yin went to Jian.Yin Qianzhi heard the words "Let the past never be blamed" from Luqiu Borong's mouth, and the last trace of fear and doubt in his heart was dispelled. He crossed his hands, raised them above the top, and bowed deeply to him.Although there is still a trace of worry in my heart, the uneasiness of years has all disappeared at this moment.

Although Nanhua does not have elite soldiers and strong generals, it is not weak and brave.Right now, relying on the two barriers of Xunshui and Mangdang Mountains, Qiguo is able to defend the easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack terrain of the Mianzhong Plateau.Therefore, Tan Yi Jian, who inherited his father's arrogance, still sat upright, but slightly bowed his body, and said very plainly:
"Nanhua is willing to do its best to protect the peace of Mianzhou forever."

What he said was smooth and thoughtful, and his advances and retreats were well-founded.He neither confronted the other side directly, nor did he clearly say who was trying his best.It can be said that Baomianzhou Wanshi Taiping is to defend the capital and be loyal to the new emperor.Retirement can be said to be for Nanhua, for his Qin family to establish a solid foundation, and to gather strength for the future competition with Wei Liang.

It's just that although Luqiu Borong knew this well, he didn't show much dissatisfaction on the surface.Rather than suppressing the dissatisfaction in her heart, it is better to say that in her eyes, the dissatisfied princes are still unable to pose a direct threat to herself.

Her gaze finally settled on the Duke of Peng Yingren.Since entering the account, the pair has been standing in the corner for convenience.If you don't say it, you will think that this hideous-looking man who can't tell the age is a personal bodyguard brought into the account by the arrogant South China Lord.

"Uncle Ying, I haven't seen you for many years, are you here all right?"

Luqiu Borong nodded to Duke Peng.His father and the other party fought side by side during the Shuodi Rebellion, and they can be regarded as bloody comrades.However, now, this once intimate address seems to make the atmosphere between them even more unnatural.

Ying Ren finally walked into the area illuminated by the candlelight. Half of her face was covered with scars like a melted candle, which really shocked the other princes and kings who had never met before.

"Trouble your Majesty to be concerned. The old minister has something to say to you, can you please avoid the irrelevant people?"

Duke Peng was straight to the point.This move certainly aroused the dissatisfaction of Tan Yijian, the lord of Nanhua, and put down the teacup in his hand, without any respect in his tone:

"Since you are all kings and princes here, you must speak openly and honestly. What right do you have to drive us away—"

However, before he could finish speaking, he saw that Ying Ren's figure moved, and he rushed to the other party, holding the dagger he carried with him firmly against his throat:

"Little ghost, this is the way of etiquette that you have practiced in Nanhua for many years? Back then when I led an army to defend this pass and fought against those barbarians from the Di people, I am afraid that the world would not have you. The number of lives in the hands of the widow is no less than ten thousand." There are thousands of them, and I don’t worry about adding one more. If you talk too much, it will be like you come from this world in the future, how about it?!”

Such an iron-fisted response immediately made all the princes and kings, including Qin Yijian, dare not speak up again.In the end, it was Luqiu Borong who broke the deathly silence in the tent:

"Uncle Ying will grow old and strong, so I can rest assured. The rest of the people will withdraw, and those who trespass without permission will be executed!"

(End of this chapter)