Dawn of the Empire

Chapter 373: The Murderous Vegetation Shaking (1)

At this time, dozens of cavalry came rushing from a distance, and the three behind them had faces, but their horses were much taller than other prairie cavalry.Bo Shenghuo Mierbo's face was slightly stern, he watched the three riders galloping forward, and one of them got off the saddle first, and saluted: "The envoy, Yelu Shuxue, is recruiting envoys to the northwest of Daliao Kingdom, Bo Shenghuoda Greetings from Khan." He took out a yellow-skinned book from the saddle bag, handed it to the front respectfully, and said, "This is the order of His Majesty the Emperor to recruit envoys to the Northwest."

Bo Shenghuo was not arrogant, but he did not get off his horse at this moment, but perched on the saddle, beckoning the guards to take over the order, he unfolded it gently, his brows furrowed, and he looked at Yelushu thoughtfully. .Seeing this, Uruk quickly asked, "Khan, what's the matter?" Without waiting for Bo Shenggao to answer, he turned his head and stared fiercely at Yelushuxue.Although the grassland tribes to the west of the Xiaohai were nominally subject to the Liao Kingdom, the relationship between them was extremely loose.Now Uruk is only following Bo Shenghuo's orders, even if he wants to start a war with the Liao Kingdom tomorrow, he will be unequivocal.

Yelvshu Xue also held his breath. He stood on the ground and looked at Uruk unceremoniously.

After a while, Bo Shenghuo sighed, and said to Uruk: "The Khitan Emperor said that the Datong Mansion had already given the Mierbo people a territory, and it is still counted. His Majesty has already let Urgon and Tachi take the land. The subordinates go first." He turned his head, looked at Ye Lvshu coldly, and said in a low voice, "Please tell your Majesty, since the Daliao Kingdom has kept its promise, we Mierbo people will not break our promise."

Yelvshu Xue Daxi: "Thank you, Khan!" He thought to himself, indeed, the poisonous tiger does not eat its own child.I heard that Bo Shenghuo indulged too much in the past, and several of his youngest sons were killed by the people of Xia. Now Xiao Tachi has only one son, so naturally he doesn't want him to be lost in the city of Yunzhou.

"Khan!" Uruk reminded, he instinctively felt that this Yelushu Xue looked like a fox.But Bo Shenghuo interrupted him, looked into the distance, and said in a deep voice: "Although the Khitan people may not have any good intentions, this is also an opportunity for us. It seems that Yelu Dashi is going to go south in a big way. We cannot let go of this opportunity."

The sea breeze blows into the cabin with a hint of warmth, and the guest room where Chen Kang lives is next to the captain's cabin.There were two sergeants guarding the outside all the time, and he didn't bother to get out of the cabin. He had nothing to do, so he simply found the map and a fine ruler on board, and marked the recent movements of the Liao and Song brigades on it. It is Yelu Dashi, how will he deal with the current situation.Thinking about coming and going, I feel that the current situation of Liao Kingdom is not optimistic.The [-] troops of the Song Dynasty "pressed" Yunzhou directly. It would be better if Xia Guo took the challenge.But the Huguofu retreated under the pressure of Guanzhong.Anton Army Division did not want to fight this battle from the beginning.The idea of ​​the generals, school lieutenants, Shangzhu Kingdom, and tribunes who lead Guanzhong is that it is better not to fight than the Song Kingdom.Either the war of prosperity and destruction will completely swallow up Kanto, or else we will do business honestly and maintain the prosperity of the market.

The Xia army retreated, and before Xijing stayed behind in Yelubijie, Yang Yanqing approached the city and forced the Liao army to withdraw from Yunzhou.The mighty generals and elite soldiers in the Hedong camp were the top in the Song Dynasty, and it was not easy for the Liao army to come to Liao.In addition, the Song Army divided up its forces to take over the other prefectures behind the mountains with great fanfare. The Xijing camp only defended Xia Guo, and did not attack Guanzhong.In the past few days, the Huguo Mansion has also understood it, and is happy to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight.On the other hand, the Liao Kingdom, even though it has wiped out the confidant of the Jin Kingdom, has hundreds of thousands of troops fighting fiercely for several months, and it has become the end of its strength.The Liao army rushed from Huanglong Mansion and Liaoyang Mansion to Datong Mansion, more than 2000 miles away, and there are probably only tens of thousands of elites who can rush to rescue Yunzhou in time.In addition, Nanjing Road had to guard against Song's Hebei camp, and its military strength was also stretched.

Yunzhou has become the center of the struggle between the Liao and Song Dynasties. Chen Kang leaned over the map and used a ruler to measure the distance, estimating the time it would take for the various Liao troops to arrive at Yunzhou. A sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth. It is very likely that the Xijing Road will not be kept. Yelu Dashi led the Song Dynasty to reject the Liao Dynasty, and the result is his own fault.

At this moment, Miss Han came to visit Tong Bing, Chen Kang immediately put down the ruler and stood up with surprise on his face.Seeing Han Ningshuang standing at the door in a cloak, she hurriedly said, "It's windy outside, come in and have a seat." After she finished speaking, she was let in, and she searched for tea and water all over the room, pouring the tea hurriedly, because Excited, but also spilled a lot.

Han Ningshuang's eyes were reddish, she looked at Chen Kang doing these things with a complicated expression, and remained silent without speaking.After putting away the tea set, Chen Kang also came in the chair, and said with a smile: "There is nothing good on board, the dragon and phoenix group is still from last year, you take care of it." tea ceremony.When Chen Kang first saw her displaying this art, he was shocked, so he always kept the Song Dynasty tribute dragon and phoenix tea by his side, just to entertain Han Ningshuang.

I saw the boiling water gurgling into the rabbit hair cup, and the tea and water met, and the soup flowers suddenly looked like elegant ink and wild cursive script.Chen Kang was able to achieve this level of tea ceremony without putting too much thought into it, which is no less than those of Bianliang's young masters who hang out in elegant gatherings all day long. , there is no such strict control as Prince Chen Zhong, and he acts a little more casually.With the slight stirring of the tea whisk, the tea powder flows with the waves, and the water veins in the soup change into various patterns, which are delicate and picturesque, and disappear after a while, leaving only the fragrance of tea in the room, which makes people feel the impermanence of life.

Han Ningshuang said in a low voice, "I'm here to say goodbye to you."

This is a strange statement, because usually the person who leaves says goodbye, not the person who sends it off.Chen Kang's face changed slightly, and the tea whisk in his hand trembled slightly. He lowered his head, and he couldn't see people's eyes clearly in the white mist of the tea fragrance.He forced a smile and said, "When the Ming Dynasty sets sail, it's not too late to say anything else. Come." As he spoke, he pushed a cup of fragrant tea to Han Ningshuang.

Han Ningshuang took the teacup with both hands, and still said: "There is an old custom in the country of Kang. Whenever a new king succeeds, if he is not married, he will be specially selected for a few days. The king chooses, and the chosen one will be rewarded with gold peaches, and made the princess. After returning to Kangju City, if there is no one he likes, you might as well follow this method and choose a good match in the country." Her voice was slow and clear, Chen Kang Hearing it was as cold as being in an ice cellar. He asked, "Ningshuang, are you really so ruthless? The Han family doesn't even have any males, so revitalizing the Han army is so important? Don't you want to marry for the rest of your life?"

Han Ningshuang shook her head and said in a low voice, "There are some things you don't understand."

After she finished speaking, she stood up and hurried away as if she was escaping from something.She walked with her head down in a state of confusion, not wanting to bump into a person before taking a few steps, almost fell, but was supported by her shoulders, Han Ningshuang was annoyed, and was about to push him away, but when she looked up, she saw Zhao Xingde worried. Looking at himself, the circles of his eyes suddenly turned red, and he said angrily, "Why is it you again?"

"I'm here to find Lieutenant Li, I have something to do." Zhao Xingde explained.He looked to the left and right, it was windy at night, very few people came to the deck, and Han Ningshuang met here by chance, it seemed like a pre-arranged appointment.Zhao Xingde was a little embarrassed, and didn't know what to say, so he just looked at Han Ningshuang, saw that her eye circles were slightly red, as if she had been wronged, she turned to face the sea, her shoulders trembling slightly.Zhao Xingde followed without knowing it, and stood beside Han Ningshuang.Neither of them spoke, a waning moon in the sky was like a moth's eyebrows, under the clear light, the sea surface in the distance was dark and gloomy, only the sea 'tide' was rising and falling, bringing up a line of white waves.

After being silent for a long time, Han Ningshuang said in a low voice: "You have been tempted, haven't you?" She turned to look at Zhao Xingde, her eyes were very clear, as if she could see through a person's soul.Zhao Xingde hesitated for a moment, nodded, and said in a low voice: "I'm sorry." A sense of shame welled up in his heart, making him dare not look directly at those eyes that looked like smoke.At this moment, Han Ningshuang suddenly took a step forward, wrapped his arms around his neck, and stood on tiptoe.Zhao Xingde only felt that the cherry lips were delicate and fell into a trap of tenderness.Both felt each other's rapid heartbeat.

Han Ningshuang raised her head, with tears on her face.She whispered: "Don't forget me." With a little force on her arms, she broke free from Zhao Xingde's arms, walked forward quickly, and quickly ran out of the dark deck.The bow of the ship was shrouded in the halo of lanterns, Han Ningshuang called the sergeant and put down the basket.The small boat of the Han army has been waiting under the gunboat. After picking up Han Ningshuang, the two sailors paddled vigorously, and the boat swayed silently, making circles of ripples, and slowly sailed towards the dark shore...