Troubled Times: Added six doors at the beginning, pushing the world horizontally

Chapter 259
After the bell rings eight times,

The entire Yanjing City fell into silence.

The heavy snow in the sky covered the entire Yanjing City. Looking from the top down, it was completely white.

The people in Yanjing City, and even many people in the world know that the former crown prince's health is very bad.

There have been rumors among the people that he might not live long.

When they first heard the news, many people sighed with emotion after dinner.

Oh, die, who can help but die!
Then the prince sat in the position of supervising the country for year after year, so long that most people almost forgot about it.

After more than 20 years of supervising the country, the people of Dayan have almost forgotten who the emperor of Dayan is. In their memory, isn't the person sitting on the dragon throne Xia Jingyi?

The people of Yanjing City knew this well, after all, they lived under the emperor's feet.

It's one thing to know, but it's another thing when it actually happens.

Although Xia Jingyi has been saying that he is ashamed of his ancestors and the people of Yan.

But in the hearts of the people, there is also a steelyard.

Whether their lives are good or not, they have the most say.

Many people still remember that in those years when the prince's health was still good, he would often go out to visit various places in Gyeonggi Province. They also saw with their own eyes the scene of the prince providing disaster relief in various places in the years of great disasters.

Whether it is good or not is not decided by history books, but by the people.

After the prince was deposed, many people heard the news and most of them didn't take it seriously.

Because in their opinion, the new prince will definitely not do as well as the prince, and he will be in power again soon.

Just these few bells broke the remaining illusion in everyone's hearts.

In the entire city, the only person worthy of eight bells ringing was the prince.

Many people have seen Xia Jingyi, and many people have never seen him.

Some old people were crying and secretly wiping their tears.

In fact, they don't know why they are crying, they just feel very sad suddenly, and they always feel that that person does not deserve to die.

For a moment, my heart suddenly became empty, as if something was missing.

Some people around him looked at him coldly, some were in tears, and some were in a daze.

In restaurants and teahouses, many knights and knights raised their glasses and slowly poured them down.

In the eyes of many officials in the DPRK and China, it is easy to fool an ignorant person who is illiterate. What do they know? But do they really not understand?

Outside the East Palace, rows of officials knelt in the snow.

They put their official hats aside, fell to the ground in respectful worship, and let the heavy snow fall on their heads. They endured the bone-chilling chill and their bodies trembled slightly.

No matter how sincere they are, at this moment, they should cry.

Xia Xinglin was alone, dressed in white, walking slowly from the snow, with a look of sadness on his face.

"Big brother."

Xia Xinglin sighed and said quietly: "Slow down and wait for us brothers."

cry?

In fact, he couldn't cry, he just felt a little sad.

The eldest brother's life is so tiring that he has never been himself for a day. He has been living for Dayan his whole life.

Now, I can take a complete rest.

Only when he actually sat in this position did he realize how difficult it was.

All things, so many things, he sometimes thought about it and just walked away.

But thinking of what Xia Jingyi told him back then, he had to force himself to go on.

Xia Xinglin did not enter the East Palace, but looked outside the East Palace for a while, then turned and left.

While walking along the way, looking at the noodle shop on the street, I suddenly burst into tears and staggered away.

……

Imperial Palace, Chaotian Temple.

The palace door, which had been silent for a long time, slowly opened. There was nothing in the dark palace, except for a vague figure.

His body was looming, both real and illusory, and there seemed to be a bright light emerging from his eyes, which were like divine stars.

His eyes fell into the distance, as if he had overcome many obstacles and entered the East Palace...

After a while, the palace door of Chaotian Palace slowly closed, and the figure disappeared, as if it had never appeared before.

……

The prince's funeral was not solemn, which was also at his request.

His cemetery has been built a long time ago. It is a small piece of land next to Dayan's imperial mausoleum.

In his opinion, he had no merit in his life and was not worthy of entering the imperial mausoleum.

In fact, with his current status, he should not be buried in this mausoleum belonging to the prince, but Xia Xinglin chose to bury Xia Jingyi here against all opinions.

Xia Jingyi had prepared everything needed for the funeral a few days ago.

Although the funeral was simple, it had all the necessary etiquette.

The coffin has been parked in the East Palace, and the one who is waiting in the East Palace is Lu Chengen, the servant who accompanied the prince.

Shen Du came slowly on horseback, with black gauze tied on his arms and plain clothes.

Outside the palace gate, various officials in the court had been waiting for a long time.

Shen Du and Cui Jingsheng walked into the palace together.

In front of the coffin, the newly appointed Minister of Rites was holding incense.

Due to a turmoil, nearly half of the officials in Beijing were reduced, and many officials in the six departments were temporarily promoted.

Although they are promoted temporarily, these people have their own abilities. However, they were limited by their connections and family background in the past, so they have been difficult to promote.

Shen Du stepped forward and burned a stick of incense.

"The six door gods arrested Shen Du, mourning!"

The officials of the Ministry of Rites sang the promise loudly.

"Six door gods arrested Cui Jingsheng, condolences!"

Xia Jingyi did not leave any heirs, so Lu Chengen could only do this.

In fact, after Xia Jingyi's death, Shen Du knew something.

Xia Shuyu of Famous Sword Villa is actually the prince's daughter.

When Lu Hongtian came forward, the real reason was actually Xia Shuyu. After all, this was Xia Shuyu's biological father. Lu Hongtian had to come forward in both emotional and rational matters.

Regarding this matter, it has always been a secret. Even Xia Shuyu herself did not know. She only knew that she was born in a declining royal family, but she did not know that she was the daughter of the current prince.

Until the moment of his death, Xia Jingyi did not call Xia Shuyu to come.

He was born into the royal family, so he was naturally aware of the intrigues within the royal family, so he did not want his only child to be involved in these turmoils.

As many officials arrived one after another, the funeral etiquette was coming to an end.

"Mourning!"

A slightly sad voice resounded.

Outside the hall, the long whip roared!
The dirge is played!
"Wake up!"

Shen Du sighed, silently stepped forward, and carried the coffin on his shoulders.

Seeing this scene, Cui Jingsheng on the side also silently stepped forward.

Zhao Wushang arrived outside the hall at some unknown time and walked behind the coffin, supporting the coffin with his shoulders.

Lu Hongtian also walked out of the crowd and followed behind.

Lu Chengen's eyes were slightly red and he said loudly:
"Wake up!"

"Wake up!"

The thick voice spread throughout the entire capital, stirring up a storm of wind and snow.

The burial procession was huge.

In the heavy snow,

The coffin walked in the front. Under the coffin, which was not very luxurious, were a few people who had reached the pinnacle of martial arts in this world.

Four dharma images!

Any one of them is a world-famous person.

The funeral procession left from the East Palace, passed through Changning, Changping, Qing'an, and Guangde Square, and finally left through the East Gate.

Many people poured out on both sides of the street. When they saw the funeral procession approaching, they knelt down silently.

When the first cry sounded, the continuous cry echoed throughout the capital instantly.

The long-standing depression seemed to be released at this moment.

Those who cry are not necessarily crying for Xia Jingyi, but more probably they are crying for themselves.

With the last white flag leaving the capital, since then, the era belonging to Xia Jingyi has also come to an end.

In the history books, the last stroke was that in the 25th year of Shunping, the former crown prince Xia Jingyi was deposed because of his moral misconduct and was relieved of the power to supervise the country.

A thin volume of history records his short life.

But only the people in Yanjing City knew that on that day, the four most powerful men in the world carried the coffin and sent each other off ten miles away.

One hundred thousand forbidden troops lined up to clear the way, their arms hanging with white cloth.

……

On the second day after the funeral, Yan's army began to march across the country's borders.

There are [-] Sufeng troops at Sufeng Pass, plus [-] barbarian border troops from the north, and [-] Great Yan Navy troops.

There are always border troops stationed at the borders of Taizhou states.

And this frontier army is a navy secretly trained by Xia Jingyi.

The Yan State and the Northern Barbarians have been fighting each other all year round. The cavalry is ranked first among all the countries, but they cannot cross the river because there are no water divisions.

Therefore, during these 20 years, Xia Jingyi secretly prepared [-] naval troops and built [-] warships, just for today.

……

Qianguo, the capital of the country.

Bianjing City.

At this time, Bianjing City was still full of singing and dancing.

As the capital of the Qian Kingdom, Bianjing city accommodated millions of people.Royal Palace, Chui Gong Hall.

This is where the emperor handles government affairs and listens to politics on a daily basis.

At this time, there was a debate in the court hall, and the noisy voice echoed in the entire hall.

Above the main hall, the current emperor of the Qian Kingdom, Zhao Chou, was sitting on the throne, frowning slightly as he listened to the noisy discussion below.

Zhao Yu is not very old, much younger than Xia Jingyi.

"enough!"

Zhao Chou shouted angrily at the case.

After hearing this, the civil servants arguing below became a little quieter.

At the beginning of the founding of the Qian State, it shouted the slogan of ruling the world with the scholar-bureaucrats.

The status of literati in the Qian Kingdom was so high only because of a stone tablet erected in the Ancestral Temple of the Qian Kingdom.

"Don't kill scholar-bureaucrats and those who write letters!"

In fact, few literati in the Qian Kingdom died for their crimes. If they committed a crime, at most they would leave the capital and be sent to another place.

In the hearts of literati, although the person on the dragon chair is the emperor, he doesn't actually have much majesty.

In the hearts of the literati of the Qian Kingdom, the Nine-Five-Year-Old Lord on the Dragon Throne is no longer sacred and mysterious.

They all know that he is just an ordinary person who will suffer pain and die.

The emperor of Qian Kingdom must listen to them.

But after all, he is the emperor, so he still has to give him some face.

Zhao Qian said coldly: "Do you know all the news about Yan State?"

"The wolves of the Yan Kingdom are ambitious. If the iron cavalry of the Yan Kingdom go south, how should we deal with ourselves?"

"Official!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a courtier stood up, cupped his hands and said, "We have the Yangtze River's natural chasm in our country, so why should we be afraid of Yan!"

"The people of Yan don't know how to swim. Even if they cross the Yangtze River by chance, our country has millions of troops, so why should we be afraid!"

As soon as these words came out, the rest of the people spoke in agreement.

"Gao Taiwei is right!"

"The lower officials seconded the proposal!"

"Officials, our country has millions of soldiers. The civil war in Yan has just ended and we are now weak. According to my opinion, we can send troops across the river to seize the city of Yan."

Seeing the conclusive words spoken by the people below, a trace of hesitation and excitement flashed in Zhao Chou's eyes, and she said in a deep voice: "Which of your beloved ladies is willing to lead the troops?"

As an emperor, he also has a heart of "expanding the frontiers and expanding the land".

Even though the Qian Kingdom was very large, Zhao Chou still had his own ambitions.

If Qian State could annex Yan State during his reign, it would definitely leave a mark in the history books.

Now the news of the civil strife in Yan has spread to all countries.

In his opinion, this was a God-given opportunity, and the Yan State was completely seeking death on its own.

Without the help of those aristocratic families, I am afraid that even the troops would not be able to gather together.

But what they didn't know was that the turmoil in Yan State had long been calmed down, and the forces of all parties had already been integrated.

The Forbidden Army had indeed suffered heavy losses due to the quelling of the rebellion, and was short of men and horses. If they had to fight across the river, with an exhausted army, even if all the soldiers of the Yan State were made of iron, they would not be able to survive.

Almost everyone thinks so.

The Northern Barbarians and Western Chu are also waiting for news.

Wait for Yan State to suffer a setback in Qian State, and then launch a massive attack.

The court hall was quiet for a while.

Although many officials argued fiercely and made remarks, they hesitated to lead the troops to the expedition.

Swords have no eyes. In their opinion, fighting is the business of those rough warriors.

Zhao Qian looked a little colder and said in a cold voice: "Captain Gao!"

As soon as the words fell, Gao Mou's eyes flickered, and he immediately cupped his hands and said: "Reporting to the officials, I have someone recommended by my minister, and it will definitely defeat the army of the Yan Kingdom!"

He knew that the officials were targeting him.

"Oh?" Zhao Chou became interested and asked, "Who is your beloved?"

Gao Mou said in a deep voice: "Annan Jiedu envoy Zhang Daokai."

"This person is the queen of the generals. He is familiar with the art of war and has been guarding the border for a long time. He is the most suitable person."

Zhao Qian pondered for a moment, looked at everyone, and asked, "What do you think, dear friends?"

Everyone looked at each other and said one after another: "The official sage!"

Zhao Qian nodded slightly, nodded and said, "Okay!"

"Then send him..."

"Official!"

At this moment, a person from outside the palace rushed in and shouted: "Officials, no!"

"The Yan Kingdom is approaching with great force. Don't underestimate the enemy."

"This time Yan State used the excuse to pacify Shaolin. If we start war again, it will give Yan State an excuse."

"As far as I know, the Annan Jiedushi does not know the military affairs and has not been in charge of military affairs for many years. Although he is talented, he cannot resist the Yan army."

"If he is in charge of the army, he will definitely be defeated!"

Zhao Chou frowned slightly.

"Lieutenant He, are your words too exaggerated?"

He was already dissatisfied.

He had already given up before the war even started, so how could he lose face?

Could it be that in their territory, Yan State can still make a long march into it?

In his opinion, this was an extremely shameless thing.

The Yan Kingdom doesn't even have an emperor, so saying this is clearly accusing him of being ignorant of people.

Now that the words have been spoken, how can they be taken back?

Gao Mou immediately sneered and said, "Lieutenant He, what do you mean by this?"

"You are clearly trying to boost other people's ambitions and destroy your own prestige!"

"Officials!" Lieutenant He said anxiously: "The Yan State has no name for raising troops. We can contact Western Chu and other countries to cooperate with them."

"At the same time, the Western Army can be mobilized to move south, and the commander of the Western Army, Shi Youdao, can be asked to lead the troops, and the Yan Army can be blocked from the Yangtze River."

The Qian Kingdom has not experienced war for a long time, but the Yan Kingdom is different. They have been fighting with the Northern Barbarians.

Although I really don't want to admit it, among the countries, even the Qi State, which is now in chaos, may have stronger soldiers than the soldiers of the Qian State.

Therefore, he only dared to talk about blocking the Yan army from the Yangtze River. As for wanting to defeat the Yan army, it was obviously unrealistic.

Taiwei He scolded angrily: "You treacherous ministers and traitors, don't try to deceive the officials!"

Zhao Qian snorted coldly and said in a deep voice: "If this is the case, then let Annan Jiedushi be appointed as the general of Zhengxi, and dispatch troops and horses from various places to defend the Yan Kingdom."

"At the same time, Youdao, the military division transferred to the west, appointed General Pingxi as the deputy commander."

Although he was very dissatisfied with Taiwei He's remarks, Zhao Chou also kept an eye on it.

"The official family..."

"Disperse!"

Zhao Chou waved his hand, without the slightest intention of listening to Captain He, he stood up and left.

Shi Youdao contradicted him in public at first. This man was unruly and despised the imperial power. How could he be allowed to command the army again.

It would be a kindness to have him serve as deputy commander.

As Zhao Chou left, all the officials in the palace also left one after another.

Gao Mou chuckled lightly and said calmly: "Lieutenant He, you just worry too much."

"Hear the good news!"

Annan Jiedushi is his man, if he can win this battle, his prestige in the court will definitely be further improved.

"Humph!" Taiwei He snorted coldly, tossed his sleeves and left.

……

When the Qian Kingdom was dispatching troops and generals, the Yan army had already begun to cross the river.

Warships sailed on the river one after another, with many banners standing there, like giant beasts in the sea, exuding overwhelming power.

The black dragon flag was flying high above the sky.

A main ship was filled with people from six doors.

The six gates gather the capital and the headquarters, and there are a total of [-] troops in each state capital.

The responsibility of the Six Gates is to eliminate the Jianghu people of Qian Kingdom, the masters of the army, and to destroy Shaolin.

As the new divine catcher, Shen Du is fully responsible for this matter.

Shen was independent on the bow of the boat, standing with his hands behind his back, wearing hunting robes, looking at the magnificent river in the distance.

Xiang Nantian didn't want to waste any words with Qian Guo. After the army was assembled, he ordered the army to board the ship and cross the river directly.

As for the navy of the Qian Kingdom, the navy of the Yan Kingdom had already been sent to intercept them.

In recent years, countless water bandits have been active on the river, half of which are disguised by the Yan Kingdom Navy.

It can be said that they have fought with the Qian Kingdom navy more than once and are very experienced.

"grown ups!"

At this time, Liang Ying came from behind and said respectfully, "I just caught a Jianghu man from underwater, and he wants to see you."

"See me?" Shen Du shook his head slightly and said, "Bring him here."

Not long after, a man with an ordinary face was brought to the bow of the ship.

Shen Du turned around slowly, stared at the visitor, and said calmly: "You want to see me?"

"Master Shen!" The visitor saluted with his hands clasped, forced to hold back the fear in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "By the order of the Holy Maiden, please meet me tomorrow at the Tianjin Mansion."

People from the White Lotus Sect?
Shen Du glanced at the man and said calmly: "Tell her that I will go there."

The man nodded, turned around and plunged directly into the water.

(End of this chapter)