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The southeast of the empire is in chaos, Hebei is in chaos, and it has begun to spread to the territory of Fuhai Road, and Central Sichuan is also in chaos. Although the power of the Central Sichuan Rebels is far inferior to Tianmen Road and Qingtian King, and they are fighting on their own, the officers and soldiers in Central Sichuan are still devastated. quiet.

The northwest seems to be very peaceful, but everyone knows that the northwest has been a place of bravery and ruthlessness since ancient times. As long as the world is in turmoil, it is impossible for the northwest to live peacefully.

Today, the Northwest Three Dao is full of power, and many people know that the three Dao are all in the process of mobilizing troops, and they may fight at any time. It seems calm, but in fact it is the most powder keg in the world, and the imperial court has no ability to control it. The Northwest, the heroes of the Northwest, cannot live in peace.

In Ruojing City, the princeling party and the Qi royal party are fighting bloody and cruel. The internal struggle is no less than the turmoil brought about by Tianmendao and Qingtianwang.

If there is a pure land in the world, it may be in Hexi Road.

Hexi Road and Hebei Road are bounded by the Canglan River. Hexi Road is west of the Canglan River, but it is in the north of the empire. Linguguan is the throat from south to north, belonging to the southern gateway of Hexi Road.

As we all know, among the four major passes in the world, Yanmen ranks first, Xigu Pass in the northwest ranks second, and Lingu Pass ranks third.

To the north of Linguguan is the land of Hexi Road, and the capital city of Hexi Road is to the north, in the territory of Baozhou, and it is called Wuping Mansion.

The empire was in turmoil, and the emperor of the empire was currently in the Pure Land Wuping Mansion.

Everyone in the world knows that the emperor's northern tour is closely related to the Tiangong built on Hexi Road. Hexi Road has undergone a lot of construction work. Governor Feng Yuanpo built a palace for His Majesty. The main hall, Tiandao Hall, has already been completed. A group of palaces, built according to the number of Tiangang, together with the Temple of Heaven, a total of 36 palaces are integrated.

The Tiangong group occupies a very large area. There is only one Tiandao hall, which is majestic and majestic. Although the auxiliary hall is still under construction, the uncompleted palace group is already amazing.

The palace complex was built less than [-] miles south of Wuping Mansion, facing Wuping Mansion City far away, less than [-] miles southwest of Wuping Mansion, is the largest Beili Mountain in Hexi Road, and its main peak, Tianyou Peak, rises from the ground , straight into the sky, like a sword that holds up to the sky standing in the vast land.

At the highest point of Tianyou Peak, a new Tiange was built, which is so beautiful that the emperor can overlook the Immortal Palace from the Tianyou Peak.

The white snow makes Beili Mountain seem to be wearing a set of white clothes, adding to the atmosphere of the world. On the mountain road, a long procession is winding up the mountain. Although the mountain road leading to Tianyou Peak has been repaired, But it is not an easy task to climb a high mountain. Except for the emperor and empress in sedan chairs, the accompanying officials and guards climb on foot.

Xuanyuan Shao is the commander of the guards, and those who lead and protect the emperor are also carefully selected warriors from the guards. It may not be difficult to climb the peak, but all the officials are exhausted, and many of them have not reached halfway. On the mountainside, he was already out of breath. If it wasn't for the emperor's order, no one would want to suffer such a crime.

The mountain road is not wide, so only two people can carry the sedan chair up the mountain. In front of the emperor's sedan chair, Feng Yuanpo, the governor of Hexi Road, personally carries the sedan chair, and behind him are specially selected warriors.

It was cold and snowy in winter, but Feng Yuanpo didn't wear official robes, only a thin black dress. Although it was freezing cold, sweat was streaming from Feng Yuanpo's forehead.

When climbing the mountain, he had to rest several times along the way, otherwise the officials would definitely not be able to make it up.

Climbing on foot is already difficult, let alone carrying a sedan chair to the top of the mountain. Among the accompanying officials, some people felt that Feng Yuanpo was indeed a first-class loyal minister.

The emperor looked at Feng Yuan's sweating profusely, and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, I'd better change to someone else."

"Your Majesty, that's absolutely impossible." Feng Yuanpo said with a simple and honest smile: "In the past, I was in the northern border, thinking about the Holy Majesty, but it was always a pity that I couldn't serve you by my side. Now that I have such an opportunity, I will never pretend to be someone else. Your Majesty To my family, I have a great grace, we were originally pig dealers and butchers, if it wasn't for the Holy One, how could we have the glory we have today? Even if I climb up, I have to carry the Holy One to climb up."

But for those who come from poor backgrounds, once they achieve success and gain status, many people will draw a clear line from the past, especially about their previous backgrounds, and keep silent.

But Feng Yuanpo is not the same. He never shy away from his background, and often laughs at himself that he was a pig butcher, but he got the emperor's favor and became the imperial official of the empire. I think Feng Yuanpo is honest and straightforward.

The emperor stroked his beard and smiled. When he reached the top of the mountain, it was already past noon. Although the Tiange was not large, it was more than enough to accommodate 60 to [-] people.

There are three floors of Tiange, which is beautiful and beautiful. It lives on the top of Tianyou Peak, like a pearl inlaid on the peak.

After the emperor came to Hexi Road, Feng Yuanpo served him carefully from beginning to end. The chef has already started cooking delicacies here. On the first floor of the Tiange, there are six or seven tables of banquets, and inside the Tiange, the charcoal fire is burning. When you enter the inside, it is as warm as spring, and it is like a two-way street from the cold outside. world.

"Your Majesty, this is the heaven pavilion specially designed for His Majesty to overlook the fairy palace." Feng Yuanpo, who had already changed into an official robe, respectfully said to the emperor: "Meals have been prepared for His Majesty on the third floor, and His Majesty can have a meal with the Empress at the same time." Let's watch the scenery together!" Having said that, he looked at the queen and said respectfully, "I wonder if you feel unwell when you ascend the height?"

Today the queen is dressed in a bright yellow brocade with a purple jacket and a bun. Although she is over forty years old, her skin is fair, and her beautiful face does not look old because of the passage of time. Full of mature charm, she exudes the maternity demeanor that women in the world rarely have. The beautiful and enduring face is combined with mature and dignified charm, making her full of rare charm in the world.

"I'm not feeling any discomfort. I'm loyal and you're looking forward to it." The queen didn't know if it was because of the cold weather, the skin on her face was slightly pale, and she smiled lightly.

The accompanying officials, in addition to the Beijing officials brought by the emperor from the capital, were also some local officials from Hexi Road. There were so many of them, it was naturally impossible for all of them to go up to the tower to see the scenery.

The emperor ordered Nayan Zhou Ting and Lin Yuanfang, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, to accompany him to the tower to view the scenery. After Xuanyuan Shao entered Hexi, he was protecting the emperor's safety day and night. Sitting in the town in person, at this moment, of course, he did his part to follow upstairs, and he was the first to rush upstairs, everyone knew that it was Xuanyuan Shao who went upstairs first to check for safety, so they didn't take it seriously.

In fact, many officials knew that the emperor's northern tour, safety is of course extremely important.

During the emperor's northern tour, the security work was naturally entrusted to Xuanyuan Shao. The [-] royal guards, except for some who stayed in the capital, almost came out in full force.

When the Qin State was founded, the control of the army was very strict. Except for the guards established by various provinces, there were only three frontier armies and the twelve guards stationed in the capital.

Although they are known as the three major frontier armies, in reality, the two most powerful frontier armies have always been Feng Hanxiao's Northwest Army and Chiliandian's Liaodong Army. Feng Yuanpo and his son guarded the extreme north of the empire. Most of them are the barbarians in the north, but the formation of the army has never been according to the formation of the frontier army.

Compared with the threat of Xiliang and Goryeo, although a group of scattered barbarians were fierce and warlike, many ministers in the imperial court did not agree with the establishment of frontier troops in the north because of too much internal fighting.

The frontier army's supplies are all borne by the imperial court, and the consumption of raising a frontier army is too great. When the country was founded, Feng Yuanpo and his son also asked the imperial court to play, hoping to deploy frontier troops on the northern front line. In the early days of the founding of the country, a lot of waste was waiting to be rebuilt, and the national strength was weak. The two frontier armies of the Northwest Army and the Liaodong Army had already made the court a heavy burden. If they set up a frontier army in the north, the court would be even more courageous.

For this reason, there is actually no real frontier army in the north, but although the threat of the barbarians is far from being comparable to that of Xiliang and Goryeo, it is still a scourge in the north. Therefore, the imperial court has never dared to ignore the defense of the north. In the land of the three states of Hexi Road, the number of state troops and guard troops stationed in the empire is much larger than that of other provinces in the belly of the empire, and the emperor has given a special decree that once the barbarians invade, the governor of Hexi Province has the right to mobilize Hexi All the soldiers and horses in the territory of the Dao, including the Governor's Imperial Guard, the Army of the States, and the Guards, do not need to consult the Ministry of War, so as not to delay the battle. It can be mobilized on the fly, and this is the only governor among the sixteen realms of the empire who can mobilize all the soldiers and horses in the whole territory.

Of course, the condition for mobilizing soldiers and horses can only be invaded by barbarians. In addition, the Governor of Hexi Road, like the governors of other provinces, cannot easily mobilize Hexi soldiers and horses.

Although the power is much weaker than the commanders of the Northwest Army and the Liaodong Army, people all over the world still regard the soldiers and horses of Hexi Road as the frontier troops guarding the northern border.

In addition to the three frontier armies, the most powerful legion in the empire is the Twelve Guards guarding the capital. In addition to the Wu Jingwei, which is affiliated with the Right Guards and defends the capital, the eleven guards are stationed in There are east and west sides of the capital.

Once the twelve guards responded from east to west, and the capital was as stable as Mount Tai.

But today is different from the past, civil strife broke out everywhere in the empire, and Han Santong led four of the twelve guards stationed in the capital to quell the chaos in Hebei, and Lei Guheng suppressed the southeast. The Weisuo troops drawn from various branches, but because of the difficult battle in the southeast, three garrison guards were also mobilized to participate in the war in the southeast. Therefore, those near the capital, including Wu Jingwei, now only have five garrison guards left. On both sides, there are two guard troops stationed on each side, with a total strength of only 5 to [-] troops.

Even so, the emperor's northern tour was such a major event, and the most elite royal guards were mobilized from the capital to ensure the safety of the emperor.