twin moon

Chapter 238 No.30 Act Two Entering the Northern Wilderness Part [-]
All disputes began 800 years ago.

Before the Great Ascension and the Establishment of the Dynasty, there was a brief period of peace in the world.A sage who didn't know where he came from, set up a barrier with his own strength, and drove the beast from Yanjiang and Qinglan Mountains, and drove it to Suoyang Pass hundreds of miles away.After that, for more than a hundred years, the world, who lived under the threat of ferocious beasts all day long, had nothing to hide, and was precarious, finally had to plan Kyushu, farm acres, raise six animals, build villages, and finally had to recuperate and prosper day by day.

However, just when the world gradually forgot about the existence of fierce beasts, and even thought that they could enjoy eternal peace, the enchantment set up by that sage disappeared overnight!
The first to bear the brunt is the virgin forest area from the east bank of Mingshui in northern Sizhou to the Guannan hills.The ferocious beast hides at sunrise and emerges at sunset, and in just half a month, the village with a radius of hundreds of miles has been slaughtered.

At that time, Bai Jiangxi, the founding emperor of Dasheng, was just a young man herding sheep in Huxieping.The first time he saw the bloodthirsty beast rushing out of the dense forest and biting all living things, he thought he had encountered a bear, tiger and leopard on the mountain.However, when he saw that those ferocious beasts were not purely for predation, but just for killing, they tore open the stomachs of living people and bit off the throats of their prey. He suddenly understood that this was the most terrifying beast in the legends—— Chi Lang!
When Bai Jiangxi, who was lucky enough to escape from the mouth of the beast, returned to the village, he could no longer find a complete body.The ground and walls are filled with the flesh and blood of humans and animals mixed together, just like a large pool of deep red mud, so that those who enter rashly will be enveloped in the lingering bloody smell, unstoppable stomach churning, and bursts of dizziness .

It is recorded in "Shengshi Taizu Benji":

"In the spring of the 17th year of [-] in the Archaic Era, fierce beasts came again, wreaking havoc on the two prefectures of Wan and Si, causing countless deaths and injuries.

Taizu was nineteen years old, and his parents and relatives died one after another. Only the four remaining brothers and sisters were buried without a coffin and without a grave. They left their hometown in grief.Nai married the Qi family from the same hometown to avoid disaster in Feiyun Gorge, and it was because of Ye Guode Huan Sheng Gong.

In the same year, there was a great famine, starvation and death everywhere, and epidemic diseases broke out everywhere. Nine out of ten households on both sides of the Mingshui River were empty.At that time, there began to be people in Mianzhou who used sickle hairpins and farm tools to take possession of fierce beasts.Taizu led more than a hundred people into Mianzhou, using river branches and hills as obstacles, and circled around Huanshui and Lingxi.

In the next year, iron ore was found in Mian. Taizu sent people to forge armor and soldiers, and finally fought against the fierce beast.In the middle of the year, he won nine out of ten battles, so he drove the fierce beasts to the north of Hejian, and his reputation rose.The refugees from the two prefectures of Mian and Mian came here admiring their reputation and gathered under their command, and there were many of them.Then, take Mangdang and Qinglan, and then enter Wan...

... 38 A.D., autumn.After the evil beasts are eliminated, Kyushu will be established. Millions of righteous men from all walks of life will gather at the foot of Qingying Mountain, and all respect the Taizu as their superior, and wear crowns and brocade robes.Taizu Xinran slaughtered and cooked the six animals to worship the heaven and the earth, and then became the emperor and appointed generals.Li Dasheng, the capital of Yushui River.Since then, it has been passed on for hundreds of generations and to the end of the world. "

However, there was no mention of the mysterious sage who set up the enchantment.Not even a single word about the enchantment.And the truth of the facts has also become increasingly blurred during the long thousand years...

On the eighth day of May in the second year of Shengyuan, at the turn of spring and summer, the vegetation is green, and the insects are singing and the birds are singing.Just after the Wuyang Festival, a convoy carrying the golden sunflower pattern banner on a white background, escorted by nearly a thousand guards, entered Wanzhou from Suoyang Pass all the way, and crossed the Yanjiang River from Xiyin. Come to Mulu City.

Sitting in the car were the founding emperor Bai Jiangxi, who had not returned to his hometown for a long time, and his younger sister Bai Jiang Jingshu.But they didn't follow the official path of many people during their trip, and they didn't even know the person they wanted to meet on this trip—the Lord of Ye Kingdom, Qi Sheng.When Ye Guogong learned that the emperor was coming, the convoy from Yujing was only thirty miles away from the gate of Mulu City.

Qi Sheng immediately led all the officials of the court out of the city to greet them, and when the two met at the gate of Dongfubo in Mulu City, the first thing he saw was not the old friend from the same hometown, but the slim and handsome man in the motorcade. The young girl opened the door curtain in front of her and waved her hand vigorously.

Bai Jiang Jingshu is Bai Jiangxi's most beloved little sister, and she is also the only girl among the four brothers and sisters of the Bai Jiang family who survived from the claws of fierce beasts.

When her elder brother took her to survive in the world, she was just a babbling two-year-old child.When he was promoted to the dynasty, Bai Jiangxi entrusted his two elder brothers with outstanding military exploits to Yubei Tongwei Liang, but he only kept this younger sister who he grew up with and bestowed the title of Nansheng. Princess.

Standing on the horse, Bai Jiangxi glanced back at his younger sister who was overwhelmed with excitement, and signaled with his eyes that she should not be too willful and lose her sense of proportion.However, Bai Jiang Jingshu was a little displeased with her elder brother's putting on airs. She puffed up her cheeks and gave him a look, before lowering her head and sitting back in the car again.

Qi Sheng did not dare to disobey the etiquette of a monarch and his ministers, so he dismounted immediately to perform the grand ceremony.Unexpectedly, Bai Jiangxi jumped off the horse, and took two quick steps to support the opponent who was half kneeling on the spot:

"You and I are as close as brothers, why are you so rigid about etiquette? Today I am not here for state affairs, but I want to get back some of the carefree days when I was drinking and eating meat in the village."

"I don't dare. This is all the military symbols in my hands, please be sure to accept it, Your Majesty."

At that time, Ye Guogong, who happened to be 40 years old, was in his prime, but he suddenly took such a move, which caused an uproar among the civil and military officials who followed him.

The corners of Bai Jiangxi's eyes trembled slightly, and he was a little embarrassed by this sudden scene, but he took the soldier talisman handed over by the other party without hesitation:
"What did Duke Qi say? Today you and I will meet again after a long absence, and we will enter the city first. It's not too late to discuss the matter of the military talisman."

Duke Ye paid another salute respectfully, but kept bowing all the time, and retreated to a hundred paces away before turning back into the city and driving his horse to clear the way for the emperor himself.

Bai Jiang Jingshu, who was sitting in the car, saw all this, but couldn't hear what the two were talking about.It was only after my elder brother came back on horseback that he hurriedly asked questions.However, Bai Jiangxi only said that he and Qi Sheng hadn't seen each other for many years, and he prevaricated on the grounds that he should not be too rude in front of the officials, and didn't mention anything about the military talisman.

It was night, Duke Ye hosted a banquet in Wende Hall to welcome the emperor who came from afar.However, after drinking for three rounds, the words between the two of them can be counted with one hand.Bai Jiangxi never even mentioned the purpose of his trip.

During the banquet, Duke Ye made an excuse to relieve himself and walked to the courtyard behind the palace alone.At that time, twin moons were in the sky, reflecting a silvery white in the courtyard.He had no intention of admiring the beautiful scenery in front of him, instead he stared at the dark blue night sky above his head and let out a long sigh.

"Why are you sighing here alone, is it because my elder brother bullied you again?"

Suddenly there was a voice behind him, startling Qi Sheng to turn his head quickly, he was relieved when he realized that it was Princess Nansheng who was standing in the car and waving to him during the day, then bowed and bowed again:
"This place is no different than the Yujing Imperial Palace. There are bonfires everywhere. The night is cool and windy. Please go back and rest, Your Highness the Princess."

"Look at you."

Bai Jiang Jingshu pouted, but continued to walk in front of the opponent, and stopped until there were only a few feet left, "When you and my brother fought in all directions and killed fierce beasts, you always rushed to the front , have you ever been so afraid?"

"I'm not afraid. It's because the etiquette of the emperor and ministers is the rule established by the sages in ancient times. Although thousands of years ago, the world has never had such a great unification. But now that there is an emperor, it cannot be easily overridden."

Ye Guogong's words were not revealing, but it made the girl in front of him even more unhappy:

"I also said that you are not afraid. I have seen everything that happened during the day. Do you think that if you hand over the soldier talisman, brother will completely let go of Ye Kingdom?"

"Of course I know he won't. But now, the Son of Heaven has not only disbanded and reorganized all the illustrious armies of various countries, but also forced all the princes to hand over their soldiers, as if they were going to punish them..."

There are too many things in Qi Sheng's mind, and he has kept them in his heart for too long, when he was hooked by the girl in front of him, he suddenly couldn't stop him anymore.But even if she is the younger sister of today's son, he is not at all worried that any word he said will reach Bai Jiangxi's ears.

"What crime do you want to add? Do you want to rebel against yourself?!"

Princess Nansheng couldn't help raising her voice.However, Qi Sheng was shocked when he heard this, and quickly stepped forward and pressed the opponent's mouth:
"If you say this in front of the Son of Heaven, then no matter what I do, there will only be a dead end! Your elder brother—in fact, he has never put us princes with different surnames in his eyes."

Bai Jiang Jingshu was silent for a moment, before she opened her mouth again and murmured:
"So, all of you humerus ministers who have made great achievements in battle are planning to let him continue to act like this? If so, what will be waiting for you next? Is it possible to stand by and watch yourself deserved to be punished? Besides taking it away a little bit, have you never thought of any other way?"

"Your elder brother—he is an all-powerful hero. If he hadn't ruled back then, the heads of the people in Dasheng territory might have been turned into a mess, and all of them had been reduced to the claws of ferocious beasts. Now, how can we avenge our kindness?"

"But you are grateful for his kindness in the past, but he may not miss your old love! You know that just at the beginning of spring this year, my brother put Yu Bei, Wei Liang and my other two brothers into the Yujing Sky Prison on trumped-up charges. Then, they forced their descendants to change their surnames, one was given the surname Zuoqiu, and the other was given the surname Luqiu. From then on, only Yujing's lineage is left in the world to call themselves descendants of the Baijiang family!"

The two argued again.Facing Bai Jiang Jingshu's gradually widening eyes, Qi Sheng was stunned for a long time, and finally heaved a long sigh:

"A month ago, I ordered people to confiscate the whole country's soldiers and weapons into the national treasury, melt them all into a copper bell, and wrote a letter with the words "Stop the soldiers to support the people, and the country will be solidified" and hang it on the bell and drum tower in the city of Mulu, hoping to persuade the emperor to cancel it. Concerns about me and Ye Kingdom."

"You're doing nothing to help!"

When Princess Nansheng heard this, she shouted more and more eagerly.Qi Sheng on the opposite side finally couldn't hold back the anxiety and uneasiness in his heart, and shouted at her:

"But other than that, I have no other choice! Don't accuse me of doing something wrong. What have you done in Yujing all these years? He is your elder brother!"

Bai Jiang Jingshu had never seen the other party so groggy, she was taken aback for a moment, and then lowered her eyes:

"The current him is no longer the elder brother who obeyed me in the past. However, there is one thing I can control, which is why I begged to return to Wanzhou and Ye Kingdom during this trip—"

As she spoke, she paused.When I looked up at the other party again, my eyes were full of determination, "Although I can't help all of them, I can at least help you!"

The next day, Bai Jiangxi, who had been drinking for a long time, woke up on the bed, rubbed his forehead that was still aching, but saw a figure standing beside him at some point, he was frightened into a cold sweat, turned around and drew out his long sword to stab, but Hearing a sound on the ground, the sword edge was stopped by an invisible barrier in front of the figure, and his mouth was numb from the shock, and the weapon fell heavily on the ground when he dropped the weapon.

"Master, if you dare to be so rash again, I will order you to be dragged out and beheaded!"

Emperor Dasheng said angrily, but the remaining drunkenness was completely awakened.

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty. I just want to ask, did you ask about Lord Ye at the banquet yesterday?"

The man on the opposite side, known as the national teacher, was wearing a large cloak that was extremely disproportionate to his figure.The cloak covered his face, and at first glance, there was only a dark and deep hole left.

"I'm not that impatient. Yesterday Qi Sheng handed over all the tiger talismans in his hand, and it was heard during the banquet that he had already confiscated the soldiers of the whole country and fused them into a big bell. If he really knew the location of the city left by the ancestors, at this moment If not, when will we wait?"

Bai Jiangxi waved his hands angrily, but changed the topic, "I have something to bother you, what does the unknown national teacher think?"

"I would like to hear the details. It is the duty of the minister to share the worries of His Majesty."

The person known as the national teacher bowed and saluted, and he was completely different from the way he blocked the sharp knife before.

Bai Jiangxi seemed to be used to this, but he just said angrily: "My ignorant younger sister asked to be married to Ye Kingdom in public yesterday at the banquet! Tell me, how should I refuse this matter, and how can I refuse it? Wouldn't it make her too sad?"

"Princess Nansheng and Duke Ye have a good relationship with each other and have a deep relationship. It is really a beautiful thing. Why should His Majesty stop it?"

The national teacher sang the opposite tune.Hearing this, Emperor Dasheng became furious, grabbed the opponent's cloak, and reached out to get his own sword again:

"Bold and bold! She is the sister I love the most. If she marries Qi Sheng, a traitor, the country of Ye will turn from decadence to prosperity in the future. How will we check and balance it then?!"

The national teacher was not at all afraid, but continued to suggest without being humble or overbearing:
"The reason why your majesty invited me to sit in this position of the national teacher is because I helped you kill the beasts before, and then exposed the rebellion of Yubei and Weiliang, and then offered a plan to lure the lord to Beijing. I did not miss a single bit. Now However, this subject feels that it is time for His Majesty to make a choice."

"Do you want me to use my sister as bait to exchange for that map? Damn it, damn it, damn it!"

Bai Jiangxi scolded angrily, but put down the hand holding the sword.

"The power that can change the color of the world, and overthrow the country - is it possible that His Majesty is not worried that it will fall into the hands of others?"

"But I can't even judge whether that power is real or not!"

"Your Majesty, the enchantment that the sage of the past set up to block the beasts is this power. Don't you remember it at all?"

Faced with Bai Jiangxi's doubts, the national teacher became more persuasive and seductive, like a poisonous ass spit out a letter.Because of the tearing, the cloak slipped off his head, revealing a thin face.The thick bookishness on his face conceals the ulterior secret truth behind the seemingly sincere smile.

(End of this chapter)