I am a soldier in the border army

Chapter 341 If there were no me in the world! I wonder how many people would claim to be alone!
Man lives in this world, but his life span has an end.

This is destiny!
Once your destiny arrives, no matter how invincible you are in the world, you cannot escape your fate.

The same is true from generation to generation.

When the destiny is no longer there, no matter how glorious and glorious it once was, it may suddenly collapse overnight.

Just like the Former Qin Dynasty.

When the destiny favored him, he mobilized the remaining strength of six generations, swept across the world and unified all the nations.

Any barbarians in the four seas who disobey will be immediately punished and destroyed!
Its power is as brilliant as the scorching sun in midsummer.

Even if we look across this long river of time through history books and observe it from across the "bank", we can still feel a sense of trembling and awe.

But so what?
Once the Mandate of Heaven was lost, such a powerful dynasty suddenly collapsed in just a dozen years and was replaced by the Yong Ji clan.

In addition to the sigh-inducing feeling every time he reads history, Emperor Taikang at this moment, when he thought about it carefully, only felt uncontrollable trembling and fear in his heart.

Because... they are so similar!

Today, the Dayong is too similar to the omen before the demise of the Former Qin Dynasty!

This resemblance even made Emperor Taikang feel as if the rebels would attack the divine capital Haojing and appear before him in the next moment.

Then he unscrupulously mocked the incompetence and stupidity of the Emperor of Dayong.

Destroy the ancestral temple of the Ji family, kill all the descendants of the Ji family, and put an end to the incense and sacrifices to the Ji family in the future!

All kinds of horrible scenes appeared one by one before Emperor Taikang's eyes, making his eyes filled with fear and his face gradually distorted.

"No...no...I don't want to be the king of a fallen country!"

"This Yong Ji clan must not perish in my hands!"

"Otherwise, if I fall into the underworld in the future, how can I face all of you ancestors?"

Emperor Taikang murmured to himself.

The expression seemed to be anger, unwillingness, and fear, and finally turned into a suppressed growl.

"What should I do?"

A thousand-mile embankment collapses in an ant nest.

The current situation of the Yong Ji clan did not happen overnight.

The roots had already started to rot when it was in the hands of his good father and good grandfather!
He, Ji Taikang, just happened to take over this mess!

What's wrong with him?

Perhaps his biggest mistake was that he failed to resist the great temptation of the throne and repeated the mistakes of his predecessors.

He has tried his best over the years.

He admitted that he did not have the scheming, cunning, ruthlessness and determination of Taizu.

It also lacks the awe-inspiring courage of King Sejong.

He could only be like a diligent ordinary paperhanger, carefully sewing and mending the shabby house in Dayong.

But unfortunately, the house in Dayong was already full of holes.

No matter how careful he was, it still leaked where it should leak, and the hole was getting bigger and bigger.

Now it has become so big that it is showing signs of collapse.

How could Emperor Taikang not feel depressed and resentful?

……

I don't know when it got dark.

Perhaps because they felt the dull and oppressive terrifying pressure, none of the palace servants waiting outside the hall dared to go in and light the lamps.

Until a soft sigh was heard in the hall.

"Li Jin."

Li Jin, who was summoned, arrived in an instant.

"Your Majesty, the old slave is here."

The hall, with lights turned off, was empty and deep.

Li Jin knelt respectfully in the hall, unable to see the expression of the emperor above him.

Li Jin, who usually stays by the emperor's side for a long time, should be able to feel the emperor's emotions clearly, but at this moment he is a little unpredictable.

Angry, maybe.

After the October 15th Festival, those Yellow Heaven villains were quiet for a few days, but they eventually rebelled.

He attacked prefectures and counties and swept across the four directions with unstoppable force.

What is most chilling is that the noble families in the eight states were indifferent from beginning to end, as if they were watching the fire from the other side of the river.

Is it funny?
Actually, if you think about it carefully, it’s not funny at all.

After all, if someone hadn't deliberately concealed the information and deliberately let it go, how could Huang Tiandao have developed to this point today under the noses of those people?
On October 15th, he followed a group of people from Chaofeng Palace to Jizhou.

It should have been killed in advance.

But those bastards in the Chaofeng Palace deliberately delayed, which eventually led to the disaster today!
For all these reasons, even he, an old servant of the Heavenly Family, was filled with rage and wished he could kill all these bastards.

How could His Majesty not be angry and indignant?
The thought suddenly came to Li Jin, who felt depressed, and said.

"I am incompetent and have failed to help Your Majesty. I deserve to die!"

"But Dayong cannot be without Your Majesty!"

Li Jin kowtowed heavily.

"Your Majesty, please take care of yourself and don't worry too much."

In response to Li Jin's apology and words of concern, Emperor Taikang suddenly asked a question.

"Li Jin, what do you think of me as the Emperor?"

Hearing this, Li Jin trembled and kowtowed again in a hurry.

"Your Majesty is a wise and virtuous man, and has benefited all the people of the world. All the people in the world are grateful to Your Majesty..."

Li Jin blurted out this flattery, but before he could finish, he was interrupted by the laughter hidden in the shadow of the throne.

"The Divine Martial Saint?"

There was no emotion in Emperor Taikang's voice, but the question was full of sarcasm.

Sure enough, the next sentence was, "I'm afraid it's only in the eyes of an old slave like you, right?"

"In the eyes of the world, I can hardly escape the reputation of being a tyrant or a mediocre ruler."

Li Jin looked anxious when he heard this.

"Your Majesty! This is absolutely not the case! The people of this world..."

Emperor Taikang waved his hand to interrupt.

"Okay, you old dog, stop making up stories just to please me."

"I know, I know everything."

As he spoke, Emperor Taikang sighed.

"But I am still a little dissatisfied with such an evaluation."

"I ask myself, although I cannot be called a wise and virtuous ruler, I am also not worthy of the title of a foolish ruler."

"Am I right?"

Hearing Emperor Taikang's casual tone, Li Jin was silent for a moment and then slowed down his tone.

"Most people in the world are ignorant and only believe what others say."

"Then prejudice is formed, and a leaf blocks the view of the mountains and the sea."

Hearing this, Emperor Taikang in the shadows nodded as if in agreement.

"That's true."

"They don't understand me."

After Emperor Taikang said this, he took a deep breath as if to cheer himself up.

Then, without waiting to spit it out, he raised his voice a bit and said in a deep voice.

"They don't know that if there were no me in this world..."

"Nowadays, I wonder how many people in Yong will call themselves the sovereign and how many will call themselves the king!"

“They don’t even know!”

"Once I, the so-called incompetent ruler in their eyes, die, the world will be in chaos and war in an instant!"

"Then there will be a sea of ​​blood and bones everywhere! How many people will be able to escape?"

Hearing Emperor Taikang's words, Li Jin, who was kneeling on the ground, couldn't help but feel a little excited.

Your Majesty, what you said is very true!

The ignorant people are ignorant! How can they understand your Majesty's painstaking efforts?
How do we know that when Your Majesty is here, Great Yong will be safe?

If Dayong is at peace, the whole world will be at peace!

If the world is at peace, then these ants and insignificant people will also be at peace!

A thought flashed through his mind, and Li Jin kowtowed again.

"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"

Emperor Taikang smiled faintly.

"It's not the case that he is wise."

"I just feel that I have done good deeds in this world."

Emperor Taikang paused for a moment, then spoke with some lack of confidence.

"Since you have made great contributions and have great virtues, why would you abandon Dayong?"

Li Jin heard this and said decisively.

"It must be so!"

"Your Majesty has both virtue and merit! The destiny of heaven will be in Dayong! It depends on the Ji family and your majesty!"

Perhaps it was because Li Jin's tone was too firm, the figure on the throne in the hall seemed to stand up straighter.

But he did not continue to respond to Li Jin's words, but suddenly fell silent again.

The emperor's heart is unpredictable.

Li Jin didn't dare to say anything more.

I can only remain silent with His Majesty.

After a long time, Emperor Taikang finally said.

"The old director of the Imperial Observatory has just passed away."

Li Jin is also in the upper third realm.

The death of an Eight Realm Celestial Being, even though the old supervisor deliberately concealed the celestial phenomenon when he was leaving, he still vaguely sensed it.

What's more, he holds the Lantai Pavilion in his hands, so he has good ears and eyes.

"The old slave knows."

Seeing Li Jin nodding obediently, Emperor Taikang, who was in the shadows, sighed.

"I am sorry for him."

There was regret and sadness in his words.

How precious is an eighth-level celestial being who is willing to die for Dayong and the Ji family.

Now that he is gone, it will undoubtedly be like cutting off one of his arms.

But there is nothing we can do about it.

Once the National Guardian Dragon Cauldron is broken, the dragon energy will inevitably dissipate and escape.

By then, not only would Dayong's national destiny be shaken, but he, the carrier of Dayong's fortune, would undoubtedly die due to the backlash of its luck.

So the truth is that the old eunuch was using his own life to exchange for the life of Emperor Taikang.

In a sense, it even prolonged the reign of the Yongji clan.

Li Jin was well aware of this and said with sympathy.

"Your Majesty, I mourn for you."

"Old Jian Zhenggong was loyal to the country and was a pillar of our Great Yong. It is heartbreaking to see him gone now."

"But it can be said that we have achieved what we wanted, and the old supervisor has fulfilled his loyalty."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Taikang nodded lightly and said.

"I remember that the current director of the Imperial Observatory is his direct disciple."

"Go and give me a generous reward."

"Also, I promised him that I would restore his ancestral name. You should also pay attention to it."

The former of these two sentences is reasonable.

The latter surprised Li Jin a little.

Just thinking about the name of [Butian Pavilion], perhaps it would be a little taboo when the world is prosperous and stable.

But for Dayong today, it may be a "good omen".

The Bu Tian Pavilion is built to repair the sky that is about to collapse.

It is just the right time.

So he responded.

"Here."

"Your Majesty, rest assured. I will definitely handle this matter properly and will not let down the old eunuch's loyalty."

Emperor Taikang heard this and said.

"good."

But after he said this, he suddenly said again.

"By the way, do you remember a prophecy from the lineage of fortune tellers in the early years?"

Li Jin was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then asked tentatively.

"Your Majesty, are you talking about those absurd things about Water Virtue and the Black Dragon?"

[A black dragon will emerge from the north, and use the virtue of water to overcome the virtue of fire. It will slay the red dragon and rule the world].

Thinking back to the time when this prophecy came out, it immediately made the late emperor furious.

Afterwards, he issued an order to kill all the people of Wangqishi lineage.

Such a big commotion was still fresh in Li Jin's memory even now.

After all, they, the Lantai Pavilion, were the ones who were responsible for the massacre of the entire Wangqi lineage.

When Emperor Taikang heard Li Jin's reply, he did not respond directly. Instead, he suddenly asked a seemingly irrelevant question again.

"I remember... Gongsun Du's Liao-suppressing Army was still black?"

Li Jin's expression froze when he heard this.

These two sentences of Emperor Taikang are nothing if you take just one of them.

But when the two are combined, it's really heartbreaking.

But he still spoke honestly.

"Your Majesty, that's right."

Emperor Taikang leaned against the throne, his whole body immersed in darkness.

"Tell me, is this a coincidence?"

Li Jin was silent for a moment before speaking in a trembling voice.

"Your Majesty, this...I don't know."

After saying that, he couldn't help but muster up the courage to remind him.

"Your Majesty, the Zhen Liao army is now fighting with the Wuhuan tribe that is heading south..."

"Moreover, the chieftain of the Wuhuan tribe seems to have made peace with the Black Dragon tribe of the North Sea. If we talk about the consistency of the prophecy, it seems... it seems that the chieftain is more likely!"

Hearing Li Jin's words, Emperor Taikang in the shadows fell silent again.

Li Jin dared to say this in front of him, which was a bit risky.

Imperial power is the most exclusive thing in this world.

Many times, even just a suspicion can cause a bloody storm.

Just like at this moment, if he didn't understand the temperament of this loyal dog of the royal family, and if he, the emperor of the current dynasty, did not have the capital to act recklessly.

Just based on the two sentences he just said, he was asking for death.

But Emperor Taikang had to admit that what Li Jin said did make some sense.

Let’s put aside the fact that the war has already started.

The Wuhuan bandit chieftain was indeed more in line with the prophecy than Gongsun Du's army to suppress Liao.

"The Black Dragon Clan of the North Sea..."

Emperor Taikang gently stroked the dragon head of the imperial throne with a gloomy expression.

In fact, deep down, he didn't take the prophecy to heart.

It has been more than a hundred years since the prophecy was first spread.

Such a long period of time is enough for everyone to think that the prophecy was just a misunderstanding and fallacy.

Including his Emperor Taikang.

If it weren't for the ambiguous words left by the old supervisor before he left, he wouldn't even have remembered it at all.

But once I thought about it, coupled with the current precarious situation.

The prophecy was like a thorn in his heart.

It made him think too much.

Especially since there is still that kid named Han in the Zhen Liao army...

"If your majesty is interested, you can pay more attention to Youzhou."

"If in the future... it can save the Ji family a glimmer of hope."

Emperor Taikang kept recalling the words that the old eunuch left before he came to the throne.

A ray of hope...

"So... this ray of hope is that someone will save the Ji family when they are in danger?"

"Or are you just saying... to preserve some blood for the Ji family?"

If it is the former, it would naturally be a great joy.

But if it's the latter...

What's the solution?

Emperor Taikang was confused for a moment.

He didn't blame the old warden for not making his words clear.

Because the secrets of heaven are inherently unpredictable, sometimes explaining them too clearly can do harm.

After a long time, Emperor Taikang could only slowly exhale a breath of foul air.

"Do you think the Zhen Liao army can win this battle in Youbei?"

After saying this, Emperor Taikang realized that he was really a little confused.

Asking a eunuch about his experiences on the battlefield is like asking a blind man questions.
As expected, Li Jin shook his head.

"Your Majesty, how dare I, a eunuch, talk about what happened on the battlefield?"

Upon hearing this, Emperor Taikang sighed.

Just as he was about to speak, he heard Li Jin suddenly say something.

"But as far as I know, the traitor Beigong...sent a concubine's daughter to Youzhou."

As he spoke, he glanced at Emperor Taikang cautiously.

"It is said that she is to be given to Marquis Guanjun as a concubine."

As soon as the words fell, a huge pressure suddenly rose in the originally peaceful hall.

"When? How come I don't know?"

The voice was full of surprise and anger that was not concealed.

"Or... are you, old dog, deliberately hiding the truth from His Majesty?"

Li Jin felt somewhat wronged.

After October 15th, Emperor Taikang has been recuperating in the Zhaixing Tower because of the backlash of his luck.

How dare he disturb me so easily?
After some kowtows and explanations, Emperor Taikang's anger gradually eased.

However, Emperor Taikang also understood the meaning of Li Jin's words just now. The traitor Beigong has always been a person who would not release the eagle until he sees the rabbit!
No matter what his purpose was, he actually gave up his dignity and gave his concubine's daughter to someone else as a concubine.

But since we have done this, it means that we are certain that the guy named Han will win this battle!
Emperor Taikang suddenly laughed.

"I have already experienced the shamelessness of Beigong."

"But... that guy dares to take any woman into his room, which really surprises me!"

"What? Is he trying to hedge his bets?"

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(End of this chapter)