Devil’s Advent

Yanjing City,

today,

It's the Lantern Festival.

According to the tradition of the Yan people, on the day of the Lantern Festival, lotus lanterns need to be placed by the river, implying that the wicks will bring the grief of the living and bring peace to the dead.

After winter, there are many festivals in Japan, and there are also many important festivals. In fact, the Lantern Festival is not an important festival in Dayan.

The origin of this festival is that when the Yan people faced the threat of the barbarians, they fought almost every year in the most difficult time. In this way, they used this method to pay homage to Yan Dierlang who died fighting for his country.

Over the past hundred years, with the guarding of the desert by the Zhenbeihou Mansion, the barbarians have been suppressed. For the folks, this festival is only limited to the extent that they know that today is this festival.

However, starting more than ten years ago, Dayan began to frequently use troops abroad, and gradually began to highlight its role during the Lantern Festival.

And this year's Lantern Festival, because His Majesty ordered the Ministry of Rites to organize it, it can be said that this festival that has been silent for a hundred years has been pushed back.

Even today, court officials are given extra rest and bathing leave.

The Liujin River where the lotus lanterns are placed is full of crowds, and the lights on the river are full of lights, like stars.

There is a large square in the capital, where a high platform is set up, and the oirans perform dances, but the oirans no longer compete for beauty, but all wear plain clothes;

There are talented people in groups of twos and threes, and they gather to sing and join the army. Poetry, rhythmic, sonorous and powerful;

Dayan's literati have always been looked down upon by other countries, as if matters such as culture and education are inherently unacceptable in Dayan;

However, with the continuous operation of the imperial examination system year after year, Dayan's writing style is growing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

But the literati in Dayan still prefer to wear a knife instead of a fan, and ride a strong horse instead of riding a sedan chair.

Because the prince regent of Dayan not only wrote books on military affairs, but also enlightened scholars all over the world on military affairs.

Dayan's regent prince doesn't like doing "poetry" very much, because he thinks it's tasteless;

This is actually what he said from the heart, but after it was spread out, it was interpreted by outsiders as Qian Guo, who deliberately targeted the target, and insinuated: a scholar who is useless.

Furthermore,

In recent years, letters between His Majesty and the Prince Regent have continuously flowed out from the Royal Study Room of the Imperial Palace.

The format of the letter is very formal, and it can be rubbed directly into the history books. In the letter, His Majesty and the prince are deeply concerned about Dayan's present and future, and seek a common direction.

However, what really attracts the attention of the people is the excellent work of the regent who occasionally leaks out of the letter.

Excellent works, those are really excellent works, each of which is a masterpiece through the ages; coupled with the unparalleled popularity of the story of the regent in teahouses and restaurants, his poems can often spread quickly.

Therefore, the current Prince Regent is not only the number one leader in the Dayan army, but also... a role model for the Dayan literati.

On the Wangchun Tower by the Liujin River,

Ji Chengjue, dressed in casual clothes, reached out and patted the railing lightly,

With a glass of wine in hand,

Facing Mao Mingcai, the head assistant standing beside him, he smiled and said:

"I hope that the literati of my Dayan can write poems, write articles, understand morality, and at the same time be able to ride a horse and hold a knife to secure the world. This is what a real scholar should look like;

It's not the gang of sour and rotten Confucians in Qianguo, who only know how old they are compared to a pear tree crushing a crabapple. "

"Your Majesty Shengming, in fact, this should be what a scholar should look like."

"It's a pity, the person surnamed Zheng doesn't want to be an official in the court, otherwise..."

"If the prince regent wants to enter the court, then the position of minister as chief assistant can only be handed over to him obediently."

"Hahahaha, don't mention this, don't mention this."

The emperor turned around and walked into the box, followed by Mao Mingcai.

There were not many people in the box, and Eunuch Wei and Nian Eungong were arranging the bowls and chopsticks.

The emperor sat down, and Mao Mingcai also sat down.

Eunuch Nian stood beside him with Eunuch Wei.

"Nian Yao."

"The slave is here."

"sit."

"The slave obeys the order."

Nian Yao sat down.

"Right now, I, Dayan, are fighting your second national war with Chu, what do you think?"

Nian Yao replied:

"Returning to Your Majesty, when the national war is in progress, the officials in the capital can take a bath, and the people can light the lamps. The Yan under His Majesty's rule is much more calm than that of the past and the previous emperor."

"I believe that this is what is in your heart."

"Yes, in terms of national strength, Dayan is already superior to Chu State, not to mention that the battlefield is still within the territory of Chu State.

The report that His Majesty showed to the servants, sees the point, in the land of the three counties, the rich land of Chu State is in the north, which is exactly the opposite of Qian State.

Moreover, this time the Dayan army entered with a majestic army, not like in the past, when they were hit and retreated, the damage to Chu's national strength would be extremely huge. "

"Keep talking, talking while eating."

Ji Chengjue picked up a shrimp with chopsticks, and Eunuch Wei next to him was about to step forward to help peel it, but Ji Chengjue moved it away;

The emperor peeled the prawns himself, twisted off the heads, dipped them in vinegar, brought them to his mouth, took a sip, and then dropped them;

Then, slowly peel the shrimp body, pull out the shrimp line, dip it in vinegar, and finally put it in your mouth to chew.

"Actually, the method Chu is using now is the same method that the servant used when he was the general of Chu in the past when he faced the Yan army. If you can procrastinate, you can procrastinate as long as you can."

"Do you think it can last?" The emperor picked up another shrimp and continued to peel.

"The servant feels that it can survive. Although it will greatly consume Chu's national power, if you take the initiative to attack, the price will be too high, and the odds of winning are really too low."

"hehe."

The emperor dipped the freshly peeled prawns in vinegar and threw them into the bowl of Mao Mingcai beside him.

He took another wet towel from Wei Zhonghe, wiped his hands,

road;

"Why didn't you keep it?"

"Slave is greedy."

"Then how can you guarantee that your successor will not be greedy?"

"Slave... really can't guarantee it."

"Actually, I don't know anything about war, and I don't bother to learn it, because I am the emperor, and I didn't have that opportunity when I was a prince. After I became an emperor, I really can't learn things randomly. I'm afraid that I will learn half a bucket of water." A little knowledge will harm the country instead.

Hehe, just like the Supreme Daoist Emperor of Qian Kingdom. "

The two most classic and widely circulated examples of Qianguo officials are,

One is that the regent, who was just a garrison, came to Beijing to meet the officials of the Qian State, and ridiculed him face-to-face for not knowing the soldiers;

Then the officials of Qian State sneered, thinking that they had the wisdom in their hands, and ordered the three sides not to return to aid, so that the Yan army, which was less than 70,000, swaggered in on the northern territory of Qian State, and then withdrew. At the same time, the Zhenbei Army and the Jingnan Army were allowed to use the way to open Jin.

The second example is that the officials of the state of Qian personally commanded troops to encircle and wipe out the regent who was still King Pingxi at the time. In the end, the regent succeeded in breaking through the siege, and at the same time, he also divided his troops to take over the capital of Qianren's country;

After returning to the ruined Shangjing City, the officials of the Qian State were shocked to find that the crown prince who had escaped from the war had already ascended the throne, and even gave him a posthumous title...

And it's not a beautiful posthumous title, there is a word "Li" in it.

these two things,

The parties involved are all regents, so they can't hide it at all. If the Ganren wants to hide it, the Yan people will not agree, and they will be eager to help him publicize it. The collective of the people is not pleasing to the eye, so everyone will work together to weave fables about Qianren.

However, on these two matters alone, the official in Qianguo did make a mistake;

But speaking from conscience, it is really justifiable.

For the first time, the official family of Qian State lost to Jingnan Wang Tian Wujing, who was completely seen through by Jingnan Wang, so he calmly excused himself, and even helped to make a countermeasure;

The second time, the officials of the Qian State confronted Pingxi Wang Zheng Fan, who thought he was not so good at fighting and was on the verge of "slightly understanding".

An official who likes to practice Taoism and keep in good health is good enough to be proficient in the art of the emperor's check and balance, but he has to end up in person and fight against the two generations of military gods of Dayan. Losing...is also a reasonable thing.

Nian Yao nodded, and said: "The two generations of sage kings of Dayan both knew how to recognize, employ and trust people. This is the foundation for Dayan to grow stronger."

The emperor actually doesn't like to put himself and his father together to praise,

When he was in court, he had no choice but to pinch his nose to recognize the political legacy and influence left by his father. In private...

"If my father really knows how to let go completely, there won't be the first defeat of Wang Jiang."

How could Ji Chengjue not know what happened to Wang Jiang's defeat for the first time?

Isn't it just that my father wanted to support the general surnamed Ji and arranged for his elder brother, but in the end he almost destroyed his elder brother.

"So, here, I have to learn a lesson. Those surnamed Zheng want food, give food, want civilian husbands, give civilian husbands, want soldiers and horses, give soldiers and horses, give whatever they want, and let him make it.

It's hard to buy peace of mind. "

"Your Majesty has a broad mind. Among emperors through the ages, there are very few who can match His Majesty."

"Do you want to say that Nian Yao was not treated like this when you were in Chu State?"

"The servant dare not..."

"My surname is Ji, not Xiong, so why dare not say it? Actually, I really don't blame your emperor for this matter. Are you worthy of being compared with that surnamed Zheng?"

"Slave, not worthy."

"It's not that I'm unworthy of talent, I've coaxed the one named Zheng, and I'll take my heart to him, and I can take the prince with me to sleep at his house with peace of mind.

You, Nian Yao, are a hungry wolf, the kind that you don't know how to feed. "

Nian Yao was silent.

"Nian Yao, there is something that I've always wanted to ask you. In your heart, do you hate me more, or the person surnamed Zheng more?"

Nian Yao seemed to be thinking,

immediately,

shake your head,

road:

"I can't wait anymore."

"real?"

"real."

"I don't believe it."

"Your Majesty, this servant is already like this, so why do you have any other thoughts?"

"I still don't believe it, you, Nian Yao, are not numb to that extent, and this is what surprises me the most.

well,

Too,

In the tide of all living beings, those who can lead the waves, even if they only fight for a while, will never be simple characters.

Nian Yao,

I feel sorry for you.

I also asked the person surnamed Zheng, was he afraid of losing?

The surname Zheng replied: I am afraid of death.

That's right, the more you win, the more you can't afford to lose. God knows what kind of situation you will be reduced to if you lose one game. "

"Your Majesty, this servant really doesn't care about anything else."

The emperor leaned back on the chair,

road:

"But when you ate the shrimp just now, you also smoked the shrimp thread."

"..." Nian Yao.

"Yes, remember to pull the shrimp thread when eating shrimp, which proves that there is still a little bit of attention, and being particular, proves that there is still thoughtfulness."

At this time, the waiter brought a new dish, a roast duck.

see roast duck,

The emperor smiled, pointed at it and said:

"I have personally roasted ducks before, and the most famous Quande Building in the capital is my former property.

So, sometimes I really feel that being an emperor is actually no different from being a cook.

The best precious ingredients, steamed and sprinkled with salt, are simple yet delicate, and you can even say that this is to eat its original taste.

And if you encounter poor ingredients, you have to add more oil and heavy ingredients to suppress the fishy or foul smell. Even so, it is easy to make people eat bad.

Grandpa Huang has drawn up the relationship with the Zhenbeihou Mansion. In order to pave the way for his father without delaying his efforts and to avoid stigmatizing his father, he took the pill himself and killed himself alive.

Father is an old bastard..."

Mao Mingcai, who was eating, shook his chopsticks, but pretended he didn't hear anything.

"But this old bastard, although he tossed Dayan hard, but before he died, he still remembered to help me raise that barbarian royal court.

hehe,

When I succeed,

Although there are worries inside, there is no serious trouble outside.

It was that Gan Chu teamed up and wanted to show some momentum, and I also had that surname Zheng as a helper, so I pushed them back.

When I was the prince, it was very hard and tiring, but I also became a relative and gave birth to a child. After I became the emperor, I became more comfortable.

To put it bluntly, the Xiong family's emperor in your family, or even the grand emperor of the Qian Kingdom, would not necessarily do worse than me if they changed positions with me.

The situation is different, and the outlets are naturally different.

The surname Zheng once said that when the wind blows, a pig can also be blown to the sky to explain the truth to you.

I,

My big swallow,

Right now on the cusp.

Nian Yao,

this time,

I decided to give you one more chance,

I,

Let you go to Jindong, let you report to the men surnamed Zheng.

Firstly, you are familiar with Chu State; secondly, there are many old subordinates in Chu State that you can contact.

The one surnamed Zheng didn't tell me how he planned to fight the war, so I don't know how he will fight this battle.

But I just think that he can win, and he will definitely win.

You also know that in this situation, under the current national situation, what will it mean for Chu to lose another game?

Chu State can no longer afford to lose.

I will let you go, and then give me a hard push on the beam of the house in Chu State.

I asked the person surnamed Zheng in the letter, and he agreed.

so,

Would you like to go? "

Nian Yao immediately left his seat, knelt down, and said sincerely:

"Sir, I am willing to share the worries for His Majesty, and I am willing to be loyal to Dayan!"

Six years ago, Nian Yao said the same thing, and the news came that his wife and children were drowning in the river.

Six years later, Nian Yao said the same thing again.

The emperor stood up, walked to the railing outside again, and looked at the scenery of the golden river flowing below.

The people below are spontaneously shouting:

"I wish the prince a great victory! I wish the prince a great victory!"

"Da Yan will win! Day Yan will win!"

The people of Yan people who are accustomed to victory in war have long since lost the most primitive fear of war.

Ji Chengjue's father once proved to him that as long as they can win, the people of Yan can endure hunger, and their endurance will be terrible.

In fact, it is not that the Yan Kingdom is terrible, but the ethos of the old Yan people is the most terrifying, because it is under this ethos that his father was born, King Jingnan and King Zhenbei were born, and a whole family was born. Yandi Haoerlang, who is willing to fight bravely for Great Yan.

The emperor took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and was enjoying the atmosphere at this moment.

At this time, Nian Yao walked over slowly, seemingly hesitant, but finally said:

"Your Majesty, can I really go?"

"Do you think I'm lying to you? No joke.

There is a general under the surname Zheng who has been stationed in Fancheng all these years. He is the former savage king.

The man surnamed Zheng killed Qu Peiluo's father, and indirectly killed his family, but he still dared to use Qu Peiluo to establish a camp with Chu characters.

You Nian Yao, what kind of special onion is it?

It's nothing more than the bottom one was cut off by him.

Under the general trend of Huanghuang, the sooner the Zhu Xia can be unified, the sooner the world will be at peace. Compared with the unification of the whole world, everything will seem worthless.

Zhen, I give you this chance, and the surname Zheng also promises to give you a chance.

you,

It's just this one chance. "

"Your Majesty's boldness, let me admire you."

"Compared to you, the emperor of Chu Kingdom?"

"Old master, he is actually a good emperor, and his heart is not bad. As your Majesty said earlier, the ingredients are different, and the cooking skills are also different."

"It's pretty honest."

"Chen, there is one more thing I want to ask. Although you have already answered your majesty, I still feel that your majesty suddenly trusts me so much, which makes me... a little flattered.

Your Majesty is really not afraid of the courtiers..."

At this time, the cry of a child came from the next room.

The emperor frowned,

road:

"It's noisy."

Wei Zhonghe winked, and the two Ouchi guards standing at the door walked out and entered the next box.

After a while, he walked in with an infant child in his arms, and the child was still crying.

"The disgusting little thing, I'm so annoying." The emperor waved his hand, and at the same time continued to say to Nian Yao, "I thought I would like children, but later I found out that I am actually very afraid of children crying and troublesome, so I only The prince has been well-behaved and sensible since he was a child, and he knows how to share his father's worries, and the boys below will be annoyed every time they see each other."

The emperor reached out and grabbed the swaddle, too casually, and the emperor was not a martial artist, so the child fell directly.

Nian Yao subconsciously reached out to catch it,

He lowered his head and glanced at the child, his expression suddenly turned serious;

This is a very inexplicable feeling, and when Nian Yao hugged the child, the child stopped crying.

"Yo, it's true that we kiss each other from generation to generation, and so does my prince. The old bastard only spoils him."

Nian Yao trembled, turned his head in astonishment, and looked at the emperor:

"Your Majesty... what did you just say?"

The emperor leaned over and looked at the child in Nian Yao's arms,

road:

"His surname is Nian, his name is Nian Fu, and he is your grandson."

"I...he..." Nian Yao's eyes began to turn red, he looked at the child in disbelief, and then at the emperor, "Your Majesty...this..."

Wei Zhonghe said at this time:

"Your wife suffered from an illness last year, after being diagnosed and treated by the imperial doctor, there is no serious problem, except her eyes, she can't see the light very well, her hands, feet and bones are still sharp.

Your son has long been married, a poor girl, but he looks decent, and has two sons. This is the newborn son, called Nianfu; your eldest grandson, called Nianli.

Your daughter is also married, and she recruited a son-in-law. She has a son named Nian Kuan, and now your daughter is pregnant again.

Eunuch Nian, our family is so envious of you that we are about to cry.

Our family can only accept a group of godsons to be grandsons, but you, father-in-law, are taking in your own grandsons and grandchildren, tsk tsk. "

Nian Yao opened his mouth and kept inhaling and exhaling, with tears in his eyes.

The emperor reached out and patted Nian Yao on the shoulder,

said to him;

"Did you just ask me why I let you out so confidently.

Because I am not at a loss,

If your Nian Yao never returns,

yes,

A young father-in-law left the palace, and another group of... young father-in-laws can enter.

I made money instead.

What do you say,

General of the year. "

Nian Yao took a deep breath and handed the child to the guards. Then, he took two steps back, knelt down on one knee, and put his fist on the floor:

"The last general, willing to destroy Chu for His Majesty!"

The emperor turned around and stopped looking at Nian Yao.

Wei Zhonghe leaned over and said: "General Nian, go down and tidy up, get ready to go, Your Majesty has already ordered our family to choose a house in the capital, only a plaque for the Nianfu is missing."

Nian Yao nodded, got up, took a last look at the baby, and walked out of the box under the guidance of another guard. From then on, until he entered Jindong and met the regent, he would be escorted by secret agents all the way... .

Mao Mingcai also requested to resign at this time. He still has to go to the cabinet to guard duty. Tonight is his shift. It is impossible for all the officials to rest.

all of a sudden,

Only the emperor and Eunuch Wei were left in the box.

"Wei Zhonghe."

"The slave is here."

"Let Lu Bing accompany Nian Yao to Jindong. After resting for a few years, it's time for Lu Bing to come out and do some activities."

"The slave obeys the order."

Facing Liujinhe below, the emperor stretched his waist and said:

"So, Nian Yao is far behind that Zheng."

"That's not true, after all, Nian Yao is defeated by the Lord Regent's subordinates."

The emperor shook his head,

road:

"I'm not talking about that, but about this thing."

"His Majesty?"

"You said, what would happen if the child surnamed Zheng was not his grandson Nian Yao who was brought over earlier?"

"hiss……"

Eunuch Wei, who accompanied two generations of kings with extraordinary determination and was a Qi refiner himself, immediately broke his kung fu after this hypothesis was thrown out and took a deep breath.

"Hahahahaha."

Seeing this, the emperor laughed out loud, very heartily.

Eunuch Wei also laughed along with him: "Hehe...hehe...hehehe..."

You know, when Zheng Fan killed Zhao Jiulang, the previous prime minister, on Pingxi Street in the capital, Eunuch Wei "witnessed" the whole process.

The dignified Dayan Zaifu was killed by the regent at that time like a chicken.

However, Wei Zhonghe knew that it was absolutely impossible for His Majesty to do such a thing.

Is it love?

No,

It's not just love, it has far surpassed love, and because of this, the love between your majesty and the regent, if it is firmly suppressed, will be extremely... unwavering;

The emperor raised his head,

Facing the bright moon,

Said with emotion:

"Fortunately, there is only one Zheng Fan in this world."

Eunuch Wei just planned to agree,

The emperor sighed again:

"Fortunately, there is a Zheng Fan in this world."