Gentlemen, listen to the sword chant

Chapter 59 Meeting on the battlefield, never relent

The news of Emperor Tai'an's death spread all over the world, and the world was full of mourning and joy.The north is the place where the imperial power can see the most concentrated control, not only because of the royal families like the Western Region King Dongfang and the Xueguoyan. It can be called a relative of the emperor.In contrast, the heroes in the south were not so positive towards His Majesty's sudden death, but the ambitious ones also sensed something unusual. Now that the emperor has passed away, the dragons have no leader, and the complicated situation in the court hall is probably not a three or five In the year of the year, the emperor could not be elected for a long time. Is this a glimmer of chance?
There are many princes who claim to be far-sighted and far-sighted, but in fact they have long wanted to leave Great Liang. The 400-year-old Great Liang is like a lifeless giant dragon, lying between the sky and the earth, rotting inside.

Zhongzhou, Luoyang.

On this day, Prince Gong Ji Zai had a long talk with Takeshita Mibu, the commander of the Honshu Military Mansion, and no one knew what kind of conspiracy the two had reached.

But after that day, it was said that the Prime Minister of Dongying Cabinet issued a document, and the top generals of Dongying living in Luoyang and Wancheng, Zhongzhou, all brought their family members and evacuated to Huanghaikou on Qingzhou Peninsula and left by warship.

For these, the ministers in the court turned a blind eye and closed their eyes, and no one cared about it.The current situation is on fire, the eldest prince and the third prince are trying to win over the powerful, gearing up to fight for the throne.

The eldest prince's mother was a noble from the Western Regions, so the princes of the Three Routes headed by the king of the Western Regions, Dongfang Yu, were the eldest prince's staunch supporters.The Western Regions have strong soldiers and horses, Bingzhou wolves are brave, and Shanxi's fierce army is good at fighting. That is to say, if you really want to judge the outcome by force, if you fight, the First Prince will raise his arms, and the princes of the three routes can easily form an army of one million and point their swords at Zhongzhou.

The third prince is not bad either, his mother is a nobleman of Snow Country, so King Yan of Snow Country is the leader, Jizhou Mu and King Zhao are all supporters of the third prince.These three princes are all princes of the northern Great Wall defense line, guarding the northern mountains and mountains for the empire, and strictly preventing the invasion of the northern desert grassland people. For 400 years, blood has flowed with each other, regardless of each other.With a wave of his arms, the third prince could easily form a million allied troops to dispatch for him.

Therefore, the two fought openly and secretly.

As for the little prince, he is young, and his mother is a local nobleman in Zhongzhou, the niece of Lin Pojun, the old Marshal of the Qishan Marshal's Mansion. He does not have the influence of the previous two princes.But in Zhongzhou, there are quite a few people who support him. Although many people did not express their attitude, they can be regarded as looking for the little prince.

The 60 Zhongzhou Iron Army is powerful and unparalleled in the world.

I was afraid of the princes from the west and the north.

Of course, like those ministers in the court who didn't make a statement and just waited and watched, there were Qingzhou Mu, Shandong Wang, and Wanzhou Mu who didn't publicly express their feelings and didn't support a certain prince.

The princes from all walks of life in the south, the influence of the imperial power is difficult to spread, so let's not show it for the time being.

Since ancient times, the center of gravity of Great Liang has always been in the north, because the northern states are adjacent to grasslands and deserts, and those barbarians smoked Great Liang's vast and rich land.Therefore, in the eyes of the princes, the princes in the south and the princes in the north who did not express their views were just scumbags. It didn't matter who became the emperor. Anyway, they only obeyed the emperor's edict and did not participate in this kind of political fight.Even so, it is enough, as long as the princes from all walks of life do not interfere with their struggle for imperial power, it is enough.

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October 23st, [-]rd year of Tai'an.

The situation in Wuyue has been heating up for half a year, but there has never been a war. However, after these days, the King of Wu ordered the construction of fortifications, coupled with the continuous expansion of the army and the increase of taxes, the burden on the common people has become heavier.Although there was no war, in fact, such a day is breathless, the air is full of gunpowder, and the law and order in the city has become even stricter.

It is reported that on the basis of the original basis, the military expenditure of the four princes of Wu and Yue has more than doubled in the past few months.Some people speculate that the four princes of Wu and Yue can now mobilize more than 180 million soldiers and horses.

The princes of the four routes are importing grain, grass and ordnance from other states to hoard them in case of emergencies.

In such an urgent situation, the people’s life is really tightening their belts. First, the government buys grain at a low price, leaving only enough seeds for the people to feed themselves and cultivate in the next year. Secondly, all textile factories, wine, meat, melons and fruits flow into the barracks.Around the major cities, large-scale fortifications were concentrated.No one knows when the war will come, but there is no doubt that they are ready.

It is worth mentioning that this year's tobacco business, King Wu has done a lot, and dumped fourteen states, buying grain and horses.

Because tobacco is grown too widely, it is also prevalent in the army.

That's right, in this critical period, the nerves of soldiers are also tense. In addition to the special treatment in special periods, drinking alcohol is strictly prohibited in the army. It is said that some soldiers who can't control their crotch go out at night to have fun and are arrested by the supervising army. Then, in order to scare the chickens and monkeys, he directly chopped off his head, causing panic.The soldiers were depressed. Now that there is tobacco, nicotine stimulates the secretion of dopamine, which makes people calm down.

Guangling.

A certain bamboo forest.

"Snapped"

The two figures intertwined, and the battle was fierce.

It turns out that in just half a year, under the guidance of Uesugi Qi, Chen Ci's martial arts has improved by leaps and bounds, and now he has broken through the shackles of physical load, and barely joined the ranks of masters, and can be evenly matched with Uesugi Qi.

Of course, it was Uesugi who deliberately suppressed his breath, otherwise the statement would still be a long way from him.

"you lose."

Chen Ci thrust his sword between Shang Shanqi's eyebrows.

Uesugi threw his long sword and forced a smile, "That's right, you've made great progress."

"Humph."

Chen Ci sneered, turned around, and drank tea by himself, "Remember what you told me? You can't learn swordsmanship if your mind is not calm. If you are not calm, how can you fight me?"

Shang Shanqi is irritable and full of flaws, and Chen Ci is familiar with Shang Shanqi's sword habits, so he can easily defeat him.

Of course, in essence, Uesugi suppressed his aura, otherwise he would not be able to defeat him in any case.

"I'm leaving." Shang Shanqi had no choice but to tell the truth.

"Go? Where are you going?" Chen Ci became vigilant.

Uesugi pointed to Dongfang, "I have received a transfer order from the military government. I will leave tomorrow. I will serve in the cabinet. Chen, I'm sorry."

Chen Ci understands the meaning behind these words.

Uesugi received an order from the military government to go to the cabinet, which means that the Dongying people are about to launch a war and invade Guangling in an all-round way.

Is this day coming?

"Chen, it's a pleasure to get along with you. I'm a soldier, and a soldier's bounden duty is to obey orders. I'm sorry, but I will avoid meeting you on the battlefield." Uesugi said very seriously.

Chen Ci laughed to himself.

"Hahaha."

Uesugi Qi looked puzzled.

Chen Ci laughed more and more wantonly, and finally, the laughter was very cold. He held the ancient winter solstice sword and swiped it on the ground.

The edge of the sword is restrained with traces of sword energy.

A three-foot-long gully appeared.

"You are wrong, Uesugi. You are a soldier, and I will be a soldier. From the time you decided to take up arms, set foot on the territory behind me, and want to invade my hometown, it is doomed. We can only be enemies."

"We will definitely meet on the battlefield."

"I hope you don't hold back, because I will not be merciful."

"We are the enemy."

Uesugi stared at Chen Ci in a daze, but did not speak. In his heart, it seemed that something was broken after a war. He felt sad, but he couldn't express it.

"Anyway, I still hope that you don't meet me." Uesugi said.

Chen Ci turned around and squinted at him: "Uesugi, have you seen this line on the ground? The ancients said that cutting off one's robe cuts off righteousness. Today, you and I will cut off friendship. If we meet on the battlefield in the future, I will definitely I will kill you with all my strength.”

After finishing speaking, Chen Ci walked away.

Uesugi Qi stared straight at his receding back.

In fact, Chen Ci was not as carefree as he imagined, and he felt very uncomfortable and panicked.

In the past six months, he and Uesugi have been very close, like brothers.Uesugi was not stingy, he passed all the martial arts taught to him by the old lunatic to Chen Ci, without reservation, countless medicinal materials, countless days and nights.

The statement was not hard-hearted, but it still didn't hold back.

October 23th, [-]rd year of Tai'an.

At night, the first fleet of Dongying Honshu Military Mansion landed in Yincheng, Yuezhou, and fought unannounced. The Wuyue War that lasted for three years kicked off.

(End of this chapter)