Father's love is like a mountain

Chapter 175 Ariel: I don't want to be emperor

After squinting at the county town in front of him for a while, Xia Qilie turned his head and smiled at the people behind him, "This county town's armaments are slack, and the city walls are in disrepair for a long time. The spies reported that there are only more than 500 old and weak soldiers in the city. They lack food, fodder and arrows, and the ordnance is also outdated. It’s damaged, so it’s not difficult to take it off. We should have dinner in this county in time.”

His own subordinates and aides naturally laughed and held the ground, while the liaison officer sent by the fourteenth prince said respectfully: "Xia Sima's martial arts are world-class, and his generals are like a cloud. Naturally, taking this city is like picking something out of a bag." Before this, Xia Sima was invincible and invincible, and the rebels would definitely run away. In my opinion, maybe next month, Xia Sima will be able to have a banquet with the emperor at the Golden Palace!"

"Hahahaha!" The generals behind Xia Qilie laughed triumphantly, and the cheerful atmosphere spread.

"General Li!" Xia Qilie shouted suddenly.

"The end is here!" A burly man in armor came out in a row.

Xia Qilie ordered: "Take 3000 troops under your command and take this city for me. My army will rest in the city tonight. Can you do it?"

The strong man said with high spirits: "If you can't break the city tonight, I will come to see you at last!"

"Okay!" Xia Qilie looked at the guest servants of the Xia Mansion again, "Liu Gongfeng, Chen Gongfeng, I trouble you two to dispatch and sit in General Liu's army. If the other party has any means, I hope you will take it. If the other party has nothing Special means, then you don’t need to take action.”

"I accept the order!" The two priests of the Martial Art Opening Realm both agreed loudly.

Duan Hong has been watching silently, without speaking.

Seeing Xia Qilie's majestic and decisive actions, his eyes showed a look of relief.

The eldest son of the third master was born and raised by him. Emotionally, he is just like his own biological son. He didn't even have such high expectations for his own biological son, nor was he so close.

General Li led 1000 troops under his command to attack the city. Duan Hong was not even interested in taking a look, so there would be no surprises.

He followed Xia Qilie and entered the tent.

"Uncle Duan, sit down," Xia Qilie greeted, "The battle is going well, it's time for us to think about the future."

Duan Hongdao: "This subordinate is just a martial artist and doesn't understand any major family and country affairs. If the young master wants to consult someone, I'll call the fourth and fifth masters over."

"No need!" Xia Qilie raised his hand to stop him, "I don't want to talk to them now."

Duan Hong understood, Xia Qilie was angry.

A few days ago, the fourth master Xia Xianggui and the fifth master Xia Qubin tried their best to persuade Xia Qilie to marry the daughter-in-law of a family as his concubine, to manage and strengthen his own power, to fight against the current royal family, and finally replace him.

They said, why can't the Xia family be the emperor of Chu?
And Xia Qilie didn't want to talk about it with them, so they broke up in the end.

However, in Duan Hong's view, their persuasion is not without reason.

Since the first emperor of Chu passed away a few months ago, the imperial edict has been passed down to the sixth prince.

Xia Qilie resolutely joined forces with the unwilling third princes to revolt, using the reason that "the sixth prince corrected the imperial edict, the third prince should inherit the great treasure", using the power of Xia's mansion to cooperate with the power of the third prince's previous snare, quickly launched a mutiny.

In the imperial city at that time, people were panicked, and many people were still waiting and watching, not wanting to make a choice immediately.

The guests of the Xia's mansion and the dead men were very powerful. They brought thousands of imperial troops bought by the third prince, and caught them off guard. They occupied the capital, and even broke into the palace at one point, searching for the sixth prince everywhere.

Then the sixth prince fled the capital in a panic under the protection of a small group of loyal generals and officials.

The third prince immediately announced his ascension to the throne, and Xia Qilie, who had made great contributions, was named the Great Sima.

In the state of Chu, civil servants must be promoted according to the system, and it is almost impossible to reach the sky in one step.

The military officer and Xungui didn't have so many concerns, not to mention that Xia Qilie was still a relative of the emperor, and suddenly he was in a high position. Although some people were dissatisfied, in general, because of his big fists, and Xia Yongchu had done a lot of foreshadowing before, There are many dignitaries on good terms with the Xia Mansion, so Xia Qilie quickly assumed greater power and stabilized his position.

Then the army was sent to pursue the sixth prince. It can be said that the situation was very good at that time.

However, the third prince, the pig teammate, jumped out anxiously, and first liquidated some officials and dignitaries who did not support him at the beginning.

That's all right, everyone can understand the emperor and the courtiers.

But his methods are too cruel, he kills people all over the house at every turn, and the female relatives are assigned to Jiaofang Secretary. You must know that some of the dignitaries and the royal family are also related to each other. Many grievances.

Afterwards, the third prince did a few more stupid things. He thought that he could act recklessly on the throne. Not only did he make a lot of adjustments to officials at all levels, he turned a good court into a grass-roots team; he even dismissed several Fengjiang in one fell swoop Big official, you have to replace your confidant,

He also collected all the beauties from all over the world to act as a harem, without the slightest appearance of a famous monarch, he was very happy, although he was smart but very stubborn, he could not listen to advice, but he felt good about himself, thinking that his destiny belonged, and was blindly optimistic.

As a result, in just one month, the people's resentment boiled over (this should be deliberately instigated by someone, and at the same time, local officials deliberately let it go), which led to rebels all over the world. The chief official of the frontier announced that he would fall to the sixth prince.

After all, Xia Qilie was young and inexperienced. He could neither persuade the third prince, the current emperor, nor suppress the subordinates well.

As a result, the good situation gradually lost, the sixth prince marched into the capital with an army of 20, and declared the third prince a rebel.

After a series of battles, the new emperor felt timid—and indeed there was no reinforcements from outside, and he offended many local forces that might have become reinforcements.

So he fled the capital in a panic with his grass-roots team.

Naturally, Xia Qilie could only follow and flee aggrieved.

A well-established orthodox government has become a government-in-exile. Who can I ask for reason?

After thinking about it, Xia Qilie realized that although he didn't do well enough, he didn't make any big mistakes.

The key to playing such a good hand is because of the pig teammates.

Then change teammates.

So on the way to escape, Xia Qilie made up his mind and made some adjustments.

For example, the new emperor accidentally caught wind and cold, and then he was bedridden, and the situation took a turn for the worse.

It was not long before he died.

Poor the third prince, he had only been on the throne for more than a month, and he died of illness before he could enjoy his blessings. Before he died, he passed the throne to his fourteenth brother, who is the younger brother of Princess Zhaochang with the same father and mother.

The team fled to the territory of the Xia Mansion, and then they stopped fleeing and began to rectify.

This fourteenth prince is not yet ten years old, it is impossible for such a child to make decisions.

Therefore, as the great Sima of the regime in exile, Xia Qilie naturally held the power, and fought against several bigwigs to cleanse the newborn small court.

Clean out the naysayers.

Of course, this purge was not very cruel, at least it was much more benevolent than the purge of the third prince when he first came to the throne.

Among the opponents, some belonged to the direct line of the third prince, and these were all included in the purge, either killed or imprisoned, and did not harm their wives and children.

There were also some civil servants and generals who were not loyal to the third prince, but loyal to the emperor and the orthodoxy. They felt that the third prince's death was unclear and disliked Xia Qilie's actions.

For this kind, Xia Qilie usually gave him a idle job after seizing power, or expelled him, without killing his body.

In short, after some rectification, the small imperial court stabilized and soon began the Northern Expedition.

Due to the strength of the Xia Mansion itself, there are many allies; in addition, there are still many ambitious people in the world. They don't want the country to be unified quickly, and they want to see two new emperors who claim to be orthodox fight back and forth, so that they can make money out of the fire.

Therefore, the Northern Expedition went very smoothly, and the process can be described as overwhelming.

In many counties, it is determined by the propaganda.

Even if they encounter relatively strong resistance, they can push through all the way - the key is that there are too many monks under the command of Xiafu.

Even if Xia Qilie himself and his few brothers and sisters who could barely be regarded as masters did not make a move in person, they were just some low-level monks who practiced Qi and established a foundation.

Even if these low-level monks don't take action directly on the battlefield, they just assassinate the key defenders of the opponent's city, burn the enemy's food and grass, or just use deception techniques to confuse a few internal agents, which can make the war much easier.

Therefore, on the side of the fourteenth prince, he rushed to the capital again at a speed not much slower than when he fled in panic.

It was against this background that many speculators began to have frequent contact with people around Xia Qilie.

They are not satisfied with the current situation and want to carve up a bigger piece of the power cake.

And if you want to achieve this goal, shuffling the cards is the fastest way.

What could be a greater reshuffle than overthrowing the old dynasty and establishing a new one?
Therefore, there is such a group of people who hope to marry Xia Qilie, and then go a step further and make Xia Qilie the new supreme ruler of the Chu Kingdom by letting the fourteenth prince take the throne.

Therefore, the root of the matter is not whether to marry several concubines or concubines for marriage.

That's not the point at all.

The key is whether Xia Qilie should continue to support the existing royal family of Chu, or start a new one!

"Uncle Duan, let me tell you the truth." Xia Qilie carefully arranged a soundproof formation before saying to Duan Hong, "I don't care if I become emperor or not. I just think that I should change something so that the state of Chu can change." It will become a better place where people can live and work in peace and contentment.”

"When my father taught me before, he said a lot of things that maybe he didn't pay attention to. Many things, he didn't know how to do them, but he was too lazy to do them. All his thoughts were to practice and seek longevity."

"I don't think my father is wrong, but I think, I don't have to be like my father, I can have a life of my own choice. Let me do what my father is too lazy to do."

Duan Hong said lightly: "The young master can do whatever he wants, and if he needs his subordinates to do anything, just give orders."

Xia Qilie stared at him for a while, then looked away with a wry smile, "I know, Uncle Duan, you don't understand what I want to do at all, and you don't want to understand, because you don't care at all, you just chose because of your oath to your father." Help me wholeheartedly."

"Yes, I really don't understand, and I don't want to understand."

"However, it's not because of the oath, young master," Duan Hong said seriously after admitting it openly, "an oath is something unreliable. I never made any oath to the Lord, and the Lord never asked me to do so." What an oath. If I have to say it, it is a "heart promise", I promised in my heart to die for the Lord; the Lord also knows that although I didn't say it, I agreed in my heart, and he also trusts me."

Xia Qilie nodded, feeling a little emotional: "I hope that one day, I can also have the mind and courage of my father, and have a hero like you who will die for me."

Duan Hong smiled and said, "There will be."

After a pause, he said, "Fourth Master and Fifth Master, after all, are our own people, so the young master should reconcile with them."

Xia Qilie shook his head and smiled, "I'm not angry with them, I don't see them, it's a signal."

After hesitating for a moment, he added: "The fourth and fifth uncles are too impatient. Some things, even if you have an idea, you can't act too hastily. Now is not the right time."

Duan Hong was a little surprised: "What does the young master mean?"

"I don't mean anything," Xia Qilie quickly explained, "I don't have any ideas right now, I just want to have a stage where I can reform the state of Chu according to my ideals. If the fourteenth prince...if the new emperor supports me, I will be a courtier for the rest of my life." nothing."

He didn't say what he would do if the new emperor didn't support him.

Duan Hong didn't need to ask.

"But young master, I remember the Lord said that when you want to change the status quo, you will often encounter great resistance, because there will be many vested interests who do not want the status quo to change. And those vested interests are often The powerful side. In the past, they drank blood on the body of the country, and drank until the country became extremely sick, and even died of illness. After a period of dormancy, they will continue to find ways to lie on the body of the new country drink blood."

Xia Yongchu stroked his short beard, showing a nostalgic smile: "Father also said similar things to me... The older I get, the more I can understand. His words hide wisdom as deep as the ocean."

"I know that reform will always be difficult. I don't know if I can make it, but I'm sure that in this life, I want to do this."

I don't know if it's an illusion, but Duan Hong always feels that Xia Qilie's recent progress in cultivation is very fast.

In fact, the Lord's righteous sons and daughters also had a time when their cultivation improved faster, but that should be the credit of the Lord's elixir.

And now, the young master has not taken pills to practice for a long time.

I always feel that it is because of some changes in his state of mind, or because he has a deeper understanding of cultivation, that he has accumulated a lot and made rapid progress.

"By the way, Ah Xi has been sent to the Huaming School, right? Is there any news?" Xia Qilie changed the subject.

"It's already arrived. It is said that Head Qu is ready to choose a day to personally accept disciples," Duan Hongjin said, "Master, I must remind you that it is a good thing for Master Xi to send Master Xi to the Huaming sect, but he will not accept you." He may not appreciate it. He might even hate you, blame you for depriving him of his freedom, and feel that you pushed him out to monopolize the Xia Mansion's property."

"It's okay, mother understands, and when Ah Xi grows up, she will understand." Xia Qilie said indifferently.

He has enough things to worry about, how can he care about his younger brother now!
Sending my younger brother to the Huaming School is good for everyone.

(End of this chapter)