Will Ming

Chapter 690 The sky is not on your side

The construction speed of the Daming Palace resumed after Li Xian visited once. The gray-haired Minister of Industry Yu Wenkai walked tremblingly in front of the completed Hanyuan Palace. The craftsmen were doing the final renovation. He looked at the The majestic hall in front of him had a proud smile on his lips.

Holding the servant's hand, he sat on the ground on the high platform in front of the hall.

"My lord, you seem very happy today."

asked the servant standing beside him.

Yu Wenkai smiled, turned his body slowly and turned his back to Hanyuan Hall: "From here, you can overlook the entire Chang'an City. Before I die, I can see the Daming Palace being built. How can I be unhappy?"

"His Royal Highness Yan Wang said that you are old, you should rest at home on weekdays. Anyway, the construction of the Daming Palace is almost finished, and the rest of the work can be supervised by the following people."

"Begin well and end well"

Yu Wenkai smiled and said: "I have never bothered to build Chang'an City or Luoyang City. This piece of palace city can be said to have exhausted all I have learned in my life... I am satisfied with this masterpiece in my life. Since this old bone If you still have the strength, then watch the completion of the Daming Palace from beginning to end. My life will be considered complete when the Daming Palace is completed."

"My lord, don't always say such things, your body is still very strong."

The servant comforted.

"Ha ha!"

Yu Wenkai said with a smile: "Although what you said is not beautiful at all and false, but I love to hear it... people are more afraid of death as they get older, and the more reluctant to die. I always feel that it is better to live one more day, and take a look at the first The rising of the sun for two days is also enough, but birth, old age, sickness and death are the laws of heaven and earth. People say that seventy is rare in ancient times. What extravagant expectations can I have at this age? What's more, when people get old, they expect to live one more day because of them. There are still unfulfilled wishes... I have built the Daming Palace, and I am full of ambition!"

"What a good sentence!"

A sound of admiration came from the side, Yu Wenkai turned to look and then got up quickly.It was Yan Wang Li Xian who came from the side of Hanyuan Hall and answered a sentence.

"Sit still!"

Li Xian came over to support Yu Wenkai, and then sat down on the ground next to his body.A group of generals of the Yanyun Army who followed behind him looked at each other, then walked away smiling.

"Why is Your Highness free to visit Daming Palace today?"

Yu Wenkai asked.

Li Xian smiled, beckoned for two jugs of sake, handed Yu Wenkai a jug, took a sip by himself: "A few days ago you reported in the memorial that the Hanyuan Hall was completed, so I just wanted to come and have a look. But after several days of heavy rain, there was another battle report from Dongdu, so I was alone, after dealing with the matter at hand today, I suddenly remembered, so I brought them over to have a look."

The two sat shoulder to shoulder on the ground, with their backs facing the Hanyuan Hall, overlooking Chang'an City.

"Dongdu... Your Highness is going to take back Dongdu?"

Yu Wenkai asked excitedly.

"It's always charged."

Li Xian said with a smile: "The delay has been long enough, the East is not peaceful, it is not good to launch troops against Hebei... Speaking of this, Yu Wenkai... Some people say that Gu is a warlord, what do you think?"

"minister……"

Yu Wenkai opened his mouth, but there was no way to continue.

"You have reached this age, what are you afraid of?"

Li Xian said with a smile.

"Hehe... yes, I have reached this age, what are you afraid of... I am an old guy who has experienced two dynasties and four generations of monarchs, and I have seen a lot. Your Highness wanted to ask me about this today, so I just said these things. Talk about what you saw clearly and didn't see clearly... When it comes to militarism, in fact, when Emperor Gaozuwen of the Sui Dynasty was in power, someone said that, and when Emperor Daye was in power, someone said that. But you can say this There are more people who are trying to gain fame and reputation, and few of the courtiers who are really relied on by the emperor in the court will speak up."

"In the last years of the great cause, Yang Guang conquered Liaodong three times...the first time was a disastrous defeat, the second time he returned without success, and the third time he was just pretending...But none of those important ministers said that the emperor was aggressive. Why?"

He didn't want Li Xian to answer, so he quickly gave the answer: "Because the emperor sends troops to foreign enemies, no matter who he sends troops to, there is nothing wrong with it... What's wrong is the timing and strategy of using troops. .If Yang Guang hadn’t been so self-righteous, I’m afraid he would have defeated Goguryeo the first time he conquered Liao. How could there be the next two times? If he had defeated Goguryeo the first time, the world would have been in a different situation.”

"Using more swords is not wrong in my opinion, especially at this time, it is much better than His Highness...to use more swords in the future."

He didn't say a word clearly, but Li Xian understood what he meant.

Yu Wenkai smiled self-deprecatingly, then shook his head and sighed: "I still can't tell the truth...at this age, but the problem of being careful and afraid of death hasn't changed."

Li Xian laughed loudly and said, "I understand what you mean."

Yu Wenkai smiled and said: "If His Highness sits in this Hanyuan Hall in the future and discusses who to attack all day long, I am afraid that more people will say that His Highness is aggressive, because when some people are used to being stable, their hearts will also be disturbed." I'm lazy. If His Highness keeps fighting until he unifies the world, he will naturally not need to use any more weapons in the future, but if he sits down without waiting for unification, the world will still be torn apart... After a long time, His Highness still has ambitions, the following The courtiers are all tired and lazy, and they don't want to move anymore. They have already secured high positions and won noble titles, and they will do the same if they fight again, so they lose their aggressiveness."

"So, the leader of the army...it's best to use it while you can."

Yu Wenkai took a sip of the wine, his eyes seemed to be blurred but had other meanings.

Li Xian nodded, but did not answer.

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"Take this person down!"

Duan Da yelled loudly while retreating quickly.

He really didn't expect that Shan Xiongxin, who had lost a foot and had more than twenty injuries all over his body, would still have some power.The words he said in a low voice obviously stimulated the cruel tiger, and Shan Xiongxin, who had fallen to the ground, jumped up violently, and punched Duan Da in the face, breaking two front teeth.

His fist was smashed by Duan Da's front teeth, but not much blood came out... He had already shed enough blood in the previous fight.

Shan Xiongxin's body tilted for a moment, and the broken leg without the sole of his foot poked him on the cold ground, making him yelp in pain, but he gritted his teeth and stabilized his body, turned around to let the three remaining soldiers under him He handed over his long lance: "It seems that we have only been away for two days, and Luoyang City has indeed been manipulated by villains. In this case, you and I are afraid that we will never have the chance to see His Majesty again, so we will go back This city is also a dead end."

His tone became more and more flat, and his trembling hands gradually stabilized.

"Since this is the case, then you guys will accompany me to die together. As a soldier, how can you wait for the slaughter? You support me and fight all the way to Dongcheng to meet His Majesty... I want to see, who dares to stop me ?”

Three soldiers who were also injured came up, two supported Shan Xiongxin's shoulders, and one stood in front of him with a horizontal knife. The expressions of the four blood men were exceptionally solemn.

"Wang Shou!"

Duan Da, whose mouth was full of blood, said angrily: "What are you waiting for, you haven't taken down this thief!"

"Idiosyncratic..."

The city gate guard Wang Shou hesitated for a moment, with a look of embarrassment on his face: "General Shan came back from a hard battle, even if he wants to see His Majesty, there is nothing wrong with it... a lowly position is not easy to stop."

Duan Da said angrily: "This person clearly has a different heart, if you don't do anything, don't blame me for letting someone take you down first!"

Wang Shou was aroused by these words, and he straightened his chest and said: "Your Majesty, Lord Duan can say whatever he wants, and he has no shame in his lowly position, and he dare not bend the law for personal gain!"

He turned around and ordered loudly: "Come on! Open the way! Take General Shan to see His Majesty!"

At this moment, they suddenly heard a commotion in the city. Wang Shou and others hurriedly looked into the city, only to see a black dragon coming from the east city.Along the main street, countless black dragon clones got into every alley and gradually spread to the whole city.

"Wang Shou!"

Shan Xiongxin said in a loud voice: "Lead your troops down to the city with me, and find me a horse!"

"Here!"

Wang Shou turned around and ordered: "The military order of General Shan shall prevail, have you all heard clearly!"

The few soldiers of the Zheng army agreed, and many showed fear.

"That's it!"

Shan Xiongxin sneered and said: "Why force others... Bloody man, follow me to save His Majesty! I won't embarrass you if you want to live, but don't forget to take off Dazheng's military uniform and kneel down to beg!"

These words made many people blush, and made Duan Da's face even more ugly.

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Zheng Jun, who had less than 500 people, followed behind Shan Xiongxin and Wang Shou and went straight to Dongcheng against the flow of people.All the people who ran towards us on the street were the people who were helping to defend the city wall. When they saw the enemy army entering the city, they were frightened and fled to their homes.The Zheng army team of more than 500 people is struggling to move forward in this flow of people.

After only traveling less than 500 meters, the elite soldiers of the Yanyun Army in front of them appeared in front of them.

Shan Xiongxin clenched his long spear, looked at the countless enemy troops in front of him, and suddenly remembered the scene when he fought for the first time. In that battle, he killed dozens of officers and soldiers, and his reputation was greatly shaken. Now ten years have passed ...I actually have half a head of gray hair.

"kill!"

He urged his mount fiercely, and rushed out first.

More than five hundred Zheng Jun in khaki uniforms rushed towards the violent and domineering black dragon.With a weak body, it is actually a matter of going retrograde and slaying a dragon.But... it's just loyal to their own courtier's heart