Daxia Lingxian

Chapter 416: Yong State is in danger.

Lu Pianpian added: "Prestige is earned through fighting. When the situation calms down, I will personally lead the army to attack Yong and destroy it!"

What?Your Highness the Princess wants to destroy Yong?
When the close female generals heard this, they were surprised and very excited.

What they didn't know was that Lu Pianpian not only wanted to destroy Yong, but also wanted to bring all the ancient books from various countries to the Yan Kingdom.

They thought Lu Pianpian was motivated by ambition, but they didn't know that Lu Pianpian was just looking for Luo Ning and a way to leave this world.

"Also. The Yong Kingdom can change the law, but our Yan Kingdom can't?"

"I not only want to change the law, but also want to come from behind and be even better!"

When Lu Pianpian said this, she once again said shockingly:

"Next, it's time to make an alliance with the kings of the other countries. The Yan Kingdom is the leader of the alliance, so of course I will take over as the leader of the alliance!"

She took out a huge map of Kyushu and pointed at a certain location:
"Kou can go, so can I!"

"I want to persuade the kings of all countries to gather the most elite soldiers and horses from each country into an independent army, and then take the initiative to attack!"

"It's time to give the arrogant Yong Jun a surprise!"

……

Yong State, Chang'an.

There are nine capitals in the world, with Chang'an as the leader.

Chang'an City has a beautiful shape, overlooking Guanzhong.The city is dotted with markets, shopping malls and restaurants, with a population of millions and a ninety-mile radius, and all industries are prosperous. It is the best city in the world.

The entire Chang'an is divided into three levels: the inner city, the middle city, and the outer city.

The inner city is the central and confidential area such as palaces and ancestral temples.The middle city is where the nobles, high-ranking officials and wealthy businessmen, and the official offices of the imperial court are located.

Only the outer city without city walls is where the common people live, and it is also the most lively and smoky place.

The dignitaries living in the middle city would go out of the city to the outer city markets from time to time, condescendingly enjoying the food and department stores in the outer city.

Now, Yong State has annexed Yu State.

He also defeated the three kingdoms of Liang, Jing, and Ji, forcing them to cede territory and seek peace, causing the three kingdoms to lose their troops and territory, and their vitality was greatly damaged.

This made Chang'an's goods more abundant and its commerce more prosperous.

Fur products and wild ginseng from Ji, brocade and painted pottery from Liang, snow salt and frosted sugar from Jing... are no longer rare goods in Chang'an.

At this moment, in the Qin's Restaurant on Qujing Street, several well-informed drinkers were talking loudly about national affairs.

"Now that the Yu Kingdom has been destroyed, the Liang Kingdom, the Jing Kingdom, and the Ji Kingdom have all been crippled by our great Yong. They have ceded territory to seek peace, so there is nothing to fear."

"I, Dayong, already own one of the three territories in the world."

"In today's world, only the Yan Kingdom, the Yang Kingdom, the Xu Kingdom, and the Qing Kingdom have not lost their strength. Among them, the ones we can worry about are the Yan Kingdom and the Yang Kingdom."

"Nie Gui, King of Yan, is said to be a heroic leader. In the ten years since he has been in power, Yan's military strength has greatly increased, its troops and horses are strong, and it has become the leader of the Eastern Alliance!"

"That's right! Now my only powerful rivals in Dayong are Yanguo and Yangguo."

"Nie Gui, King of Yan, is a hero and should not be underestimated! This man gathered all the countries and formed a coalition of all countries to surround Dayong on three sides. It's abominable."

"Yes. I heard that the king is worried about this matter. The coalition forces claim to be 500 million strong and are surrounding our country on three sides. This battle will definitely be protracted."

"Who says it's not the case? With so many people in the coalition, even if I, Dayong, win, we will still suffer heavy losses."

When the drinkers talked about this, they were all a little worried about the coalition forces surrounding them on three sides.

No matter how powerful Yong is, tigers cannot defeat wolves.

Now that all the countries have been united by Yan King Nie Gui, it is no longer difficult to deal with them.

This battle for unification is estimated to last for decades.

A drinker changed the subject and said:

"Forget it, these things are the affairs of the king and the gentlemen. We don't need to worry about it. Recently, there was a nursery rhyme in Chang'an, but it alerted the spies of the Black Clothes Mansion. Have you all heard about it?"

"I heard it!" another drinker said, "It is said that the Black Clothes Mansion has been arresting people, saying it is a rumor, and tracking down the person who spread the rumor, but nothing has been found."

"I've heard about it too." Another drinker said with a mysterious face, "I heard that the nursery rhyme even alarmed Ling Kang and Prime Minister Zhang."

The Black Clothes Mansion is the spy agency of the Yong Kingdom.

Although all countries use spies, only Yong State has set up a special intelligence agency.

The Black Mansion is very powerful.The spies and agents of the Black Clothes Mansion are all over the world.

Today, the Black Clothes Mansion is in the hands of Kang Ye, the eunuch close to King Yong and the magistrate of the CRRC Che Mansion.

Suddenly someone said: "What are you talking about, gentlemen? May I ask what kind of nursery rhyme it is?"

The first drinker to speak laughed and said, "Are you a foreigner? The nursery rhyme goes like this: 'The phoenix comes out of the east, and the Lord of the Underworld descends the Yong River. The sun rules the world, and Kyushu worships the holy ghost.'"

"You said, isn't this a treasonous statement? However, the source cannot be found."

The phoenix comes out of the east, and the Lord of the Underworld descends into the Yong River.On the day of the unification of the world, Kyushu worships the holy ghost!

People who have never heard this nursery rhyme think that it sounds a bit weird, as if it is a prophecy.

A scholar-looking drinker sighed and said with a wry smile:
"It's just a nursery rhyme. Why make such a fuss out of it? Why has the Yong Kingdom become more and more strict in the past two years and started to clamp down on speech?"

"I came from Jing Kingdom. I originally came to your country to seek an official position and find a way out."

"Who knows, let alone not seeing the face of King Yong! Even the face of the prince can't be seen!"

"The people from the Prime Minister's Palace sent me away and I have been hanging in Chang'an for a year."

"But they have time to track down a nursery rhyme!"

"Is your country confident that it can dominate the world and no longer needs talents? Or is King Yong's order seeking talents false?"

The drinker who spoke before put down his glass and said with a smile: "Sir, you came at the wrong time."

"Of course the king's request for talents is true. In the past few years, there has been an endless stream of gentlemen from all over the world coming to Chang'an. Many of them have been entrusted with important tasks by the king."

"But there are more and more foreign scholars coming to Chang'an to seek official positions. How can the king receive them? The king is busy with all kinds of affairs and military affairs all day long. He can't personally assess the foreign scholars, right?"

"Now, the king has handed over the matter of receiving foreign scholars to Prime Minister Zhang Sui and Kang Ye, the magistrate in black."

"If the Prime Minister and Kangfu Ling think he is a great talent, he will recommend it to the king. Ordinary talents, or people who are just trying to make up for the numbers, will be stuck at the level of Prime Minister Zhang and Kangfu Ling. There is no need to trouble the king."

"In this way, the king can meet the great talents in person without spending too much time."

"Sir, you didn't see the King. Maybe it was Prime Minister Zhang's intention, not the King's."

Another scholar said angrily: "The past two years have indeed been a little different!"

"The wars are getting fiercer and fiercer, the territory is getting larger and larger, and the king is getting busier and busier. But the power of Prime Minister Zhang and Kang Fu Ling is also getting bigger and bigger!"

"I heard that many people who want to meet the king have to be recommended by the prime minister and the palace order."

"Without the recommendation of the prime minister and the palace magistrate, you can't enter the palace at all. Even if you are really talented, it still depends on whether the prime minister and the palace magistrate want to recommend you."

"If we don't go through the Prime Minister and the government order, foreign talents, even if they are national scholars, will not have the chance to see the King!"

"I know of two great talents. One is from Liang and is of the same clan as Mr. Wei Xiang. His name is Wei Jifeng."

"There is another person named Luo, who is from the Yu country. Although he is blind, he is really a scholar of the country!"

"If these two great talents were changed before, the king would definitely entrust them with important responsibilities."

"It's a pity that they have been in Chang'an for more than a year, but they have never been able to enter the palace to see him."

When he said this, someone immediately winked and reminded him: "Keep your voice down! Do you want your life?"

He could only lower his voice and said: "Why do you think it is? Because the prime minister and the governor are jealous of the talents of these great talents, and are afraid that they will be reused by the king and affect their own power."

"So, the prime minister and the government officials deliberately set up barriers and refused to recommend them, thus cutting off their access to the meeting."

The Jing scholar heard this and sneered:
"That's how it is! It's so abominable! I never thought that the Yong Kingdom, which was thirsty for talents before, would actually be controlled by the prime minister and the government officials to wield great power!"

"That would be fine if they were public-minded, but they are selfish!"

"If this continues, how can people with lofty ideals from all over the world not be disappointed in the Yong Kingdom?"

"Hush!" said another drinker, "Sir, please be careful! If you are overheard by spies in black, you will have to peel off your skin!"

The scholar let out a long sigh, "That's all. I never thought that all the skills I have learned in my life can be regarded as the skills of governing a country, but I can't even see the face of King Yong."

"This order to seek talents has actually been changed by time."

"It's even more unbelievable that Yong Guo has this black-clothed mansion, where he can't even speak freely, and he can be easily convicted for his words!"

He put down his wine glass heavily, "If the world is going to be like this after it is unified, then why don't we not want this kind of unification!" After saying that, he stood up, "If I don't stay in Chang'an, I will leave Chang'an!"

"I heard that Yanguo is also recruiting talents, so I might as well go to Yanguo!"

"If you don't believe me, there will be no way out for me, Han Kuang!"

He was really sad.After coming to Chang'an for so long, I have been rejected by the Prime Minister's Mansion, and I can't see King Yong at all.

He is full of knowledge about the world and governing the country, but it is all useless!
At this moment, a drunkard suddenly rushed into the Bai family wine shop and said loudly:
"Failed, defeated! It's amazing!"

What failed?Everyone looked together.

The man panted and pointed outside, "News has just reached Chang'an! Lord Wu Xin was defeated and captured in Puyang, losing 30 troops!"

"It is said that Princess Wuyang of the Yan Kingdom mobilized the most elite soldiers and horses from all countries to form the 'Sirius Iron Cavalry'. She marched five hundred miles overnight, attacked Qicheng, and took away our army's food and grass..."

"After that, the coalition forces besieged together, and Princess Wuyang led the Sirius cavalry to cross the Huaxia River in just one night and appeared in Qingyuan, where our army's defenses were weakest."

"It is said that there are only more than [-] Sirius cavalry formed by Princess Wuyang, but there are [-] cavalry among them. The men and horses are all wearing heavy armor. They have seen and heard nothing before. They swooped down to attack the defenseless camp of our army, which was like an overwhelming force."

"As a result, our army was in chaos. More than a million coalition troops took the opportunity to attack, and our army was severely defeated!"

"In the end, our army lost more than 30 men! Most of the Eastern Expeditionary Army was lost! Even Lord Wu Xin himself was captured by Princess Wuyang!"

Everyone in the wine shop who heard the news felt like they were struck by lightning and couldn't believe it.

"Nonsense!" someone shouted immediately, "I know you are well-informed, but this time it must be a lie!"

"I, Dayong, have been victorious in all these years, and I am invincible! How can I be defeated like this?"

"Even if we lose by chance, it's just a small defeat. Ha, we lost 30 troops, Guixin!"

As soon as he finished speaking, there was suddenly a loud noise outside.

There was also a lot of crying in it.

Many people's expressions changed when they heard the crying.

"The Eastern Conquest Army was defeated. Even Mr. Wu Xin was captured. My son will definitely not be able to come back. Wuwu..."

"Uuwu...my husband, could it be that he died in battle..."

How could everyone not know that the news was actually true?
Immediately afterwards, another Wuhou strode into the wine shop, put down the gong, drank a large gulp of a bowl of wine, wiped his beard, and said with a sad and angry expression:
"Something happened!"

"Wu Xinjun's army to conquer the east was defeated in Puyang! We, Dayong, have suffered an unprecedented defeat since the founding of our country!"

"The news has been confirmed. More than 30 people were captured and killed in battle! Most of the Eastern Expeditionary Army has been lost, and the remaining army has retreated to Luoyang!"

"But Luoyang may not be able to defend it!"

"I heard that Princess Wuyang has led the coalition to pursue Songcheng!"

"Moreover, Princess Wuyang found a distant clan member of the Yu Kingdom, established him as the King of Yu, and announced the restoration of the Yu Kingdom!"

"This woman is such a scorpion! Especially her cavalry, both men and horses wearing heavy armor, are invincible and unbeatable!"

"Not only was Lord Wu Xin defeated by her, but Lord An Ling was also defeated by her! I, Dayong's famous general in hundreds of battles, was defeated again and again!"

"Now, the morale of the coalition forces of various countries has been greatly boosted. Princess Wuyang is preparing to capture Luoyang, form a coalition shogunate, call herself the overlord, and threaten to destroy Yong!"

.........

Yongkangfang, Persimmon Lane.

In a small courtyard of the common people, there were two men in white playing chess.

Three big men with knives sat down lazily at the entrance of the yard to bask in the sun and catch lice.

One of the two hand talkers turned out to be a blind man with dim pupils.

The two people playing chess are both Meifengyi, with outstanding grace and unforgettable appearance.

Especially that blind boy, he was even more elegant.

Moreover, he can actually know the position of the chess pieces on the chessboard through the position of the sound of the falling pieces, which shows his keen hearing.

"Oh. No more." The man playing chess with him sighed and suddenly started coughing.

"Cough cough...cough cough!"

A girl immediately rushed out of the house and patted the man on the back.

"Sir, let's go back to Daliang. It's been more than a year, and we haven't even been able to see King Yong..."

The man stopped coughing and looked even more lonely.

"I'm not in a hurry, I don't want to be an official, I just want to show my ambition."

"Oh, it's a pity that I don't have many days to live. It's not a holiday, but I can't accomplish anything."

The blind boy accurately threw the chess pieces in his hands into the chess box, and said with a worried look: "I didn't expect that it would be so difficult to see King Yong now."

"It's been fifteen months, and I just can't wait for the opportunity to go to the palace to see you."

"It can be seen how far Zhang Sui and Kang Ye control their official career."

These two people are, of course, Luo Ning and Wei Jifeng.

After the two came to Chang'an, they realized that the rules had changed.

Foreign scholars who came to Chang'an to seek official positions could no longer see King Yong directly.

Because there were too many people asking to see him, and the good and the bad were mixed, and the good and the bad were mixed, King Yong couldn't see him.

Therefore, the authority to screen was given to the Prime Minister and the CRRC Fu Ling.

Only the talents who have been screened by the two have the opportunity to enter the palace to see him.

Originally, this was normal.

But the problem is, both the Prime Minister and the CRRC Governor have selfish motives!

The two of them didn't know the depth before, but after meeting the prime minister and the government order... nothing happened anymore.

Has been "forgotten".

In desperation, Wei Jifeng sent generous gifts, but nothing happened.

The reason given by the prime minister and the imperial edict was that the king was busy and had no time to summon him.

In this way, it has been delayed for more than a year. The two of them thought of more than one way, but they were stuck at this level.

Some foreign scholars were disappointed and had already left Chang'an.

"Brother Luo," Wei Jifeng said, "Seven days ago, there was news that Dongfang was defeated, Yong's army lost hundreds of thousands, and Lord Wu Xin and Lord Anling were captured one after another."

"That Princess Wuyang has now helped the Yu Kingdom recover."

"You are a noble of the Yu Kingdom. You might as well go back to the Yu Kingdom."

He sighed, "I originally thought that the Yong Kingdom could dominate the world. But now looking at Princess Wuyang, it may not be possible!"

"Even if the Yong Kingdom could unify the world, such unification would be meaningless just because of its current style of suppressing speech and using ruthless officials and spies."

Luo Ning shook his head, "My family is dead, and returning home will only make me sad, so let's forget it."

"This defeat of the Yong Kingdom is unprecedented. After all, King Yong is a wise king, and there must be changes in the court. This is also our opportunity."

"I don't believe that the Prime Minister and the government officials can still cover the sky with one hand."

As the two of them were talking about this, suddenly a big man entered the courtyard, saluted and said: "Sir, there is news from the east again."

"Yong Jun, lost Luoyang!"

What?Yong Jun lost Luoyang?

Wei Jifeng and Luo Ning both frowned.

Luoyang is the capital of Yu State.After the Yu Kingdom was destroyed, it became the eastern capital of the Yong Kingdom and its position was very important.

The big man continued: "Princess Wuyang captured Luoyang, and General Meng Rui of the Yong Army died in the battle. The entire hometown of Yu Kingdom was recovered by Princess Wuyang's coalition forces."

"Princess Wuyang personally supported the Yu Kingdom clan to succeed to the throne in Luoyang and officially announced the restoration of the Yu Kingdom."

"Princess Wuyang has been respected as the overlord by all the countries, and she has become an ally through bloodshed. Together, we will destroy Yong and carve up the Yong Kingdom!"

"Yong Kingdom is in danger."

PS: What to do next?Good night, Crab!

(End of this chapter)