Devil’s Advent

Inside the handsome tent, the fragrance curls up.

Liu Dahu brought dinner, which was fried noodles.

The prince and the prince were sitting there, stirring their own noodles with chopsticks.

Si Niang sat next to her, reached out and touched the back of her son's head lightly, "like" a kind mother.

Zheng Lin frowned slightly, silently put down his chopsticks, reached for the garlic on the table, and began to peel it.

He had seen it before, when Brother Tian was still studying in the palace, every time the family ate, Brother Tian would peel the shrimp if they ate shrimp, peel garlic after eating noodles, and Brother Tian would help light the cigarette after the meal.

But when it was his turn to "inherit\

,"Zheng Lin was still a little awkward.

It's not the same as before that she simply looked down on her own father as a mortal,

In fact,

After this entry,

His father's performance made him solve a lot of doubts,

Why is there such a group of people, a large group of people, who are willing to sacrifice their lives to follow this "mortal" all the way.

However,

Zheng Lin just instinctively felt that something was wrong,

You said that this dear father in front of you is really seventy and eighty and can't carry his shoulders and is sick in bed, that's all, maybe I can do something about it myself.

But the problem is that my own father is obviously in his prime, and he is a newly promoted third-rank martial artist, with a strong physique.

He simply enjoyed the feeling of his son serving him.

I took a clove of peeled garlic from my son, took a bite, and served it with a big mouthful of noodles. The taste, huh...

In fact, my son was right.

The prince just likes the feeling of being served by his son.

This child can't be used as a little servant, what's the point of being born?

On the opposite side of the table, Yao Zizhan was also holding a bowl of fried noodles, eating with relish.

This old guy, you can say that he is amazing, he has good calligraphy, good poetry and good articles, and most of the time, he can be happy with the surrounding environment;

If you want to say that he is not good, you can also point out a lot of his unworthy sides.

"Oh, I've thought about this for a long time. Back then in Shengle City, I liked Shengle City's wine, Shengle City's food, and a small bowl of noodles. I ordered someone to make it in other places, but this taste , it is not as authentic and enjoyable as the bowl in front of the prince."

Some oil stains stained the beard, Liu Dahu saw it, and handed Master Yao a clean wet handkerchief.

The prince smiled slightly, took another piece of garlic from his son, and said:

"Man, I only live this life. Sometimes I take a step back and think about it. Being able to eat and drink well is actually a great blessing."

"What the lord said is true, what the lord said is true." Yao Zizhan immediately nodded in agreement.

"However, this is the difference between humans and beasts;

Before you can't eat enough, there is only one problem on your mind... and that is hunger.

And once the stomach is full, do you think the problem is gone? However, the problems suddenly increased.

Look at the red walls and green tiles next door, see other people's comings and goings in sedan chairs, look at other people's silk and satin, and then look at other people's beautiful branches;

When I see it, I feel that I am inferior to others, and I feel distressed. "

"What the prince said is, isn't this just not worrying about being few but worrying about inequality?"

"Lonely feels that it is purely full."

"My lord's words are wrong. People want to go, so they go."

"Master Yao said that he was taught alone."

Yao Zizhan blinked twice;

"So, I don't dare to let go of my ambition to be a man for a moment, because counting eight hundred years ago or even eight hundred years in the future, there are only people who are full of food in this ancient land of the Great Xia in the Gan Kingdom... …most."

Yao Zizhan swallowed, suddenly felt that the bowl of noodles in front of him was no longer delicious.

Talking and talking, talking and talking, it is impossible for me to pass my mission in front of the King Yan.

It's not as simple as asking you to bow your head and admit defeat,

What they want is for you to lead the sheep out in plain clothes, kneel down and salute in front of its horseshoes.

"My lord, can't... be more accommodating?"

The prince smiled,

road:

"To talk about business, to do business, you need capital. What capital do you think is worth making a...concession now that you are a country?

Half of the south of the Yangtze River has been lost and attached to Zhao Yuannian, the new official family, and the dry river has been cut off by our army. This season's autumn grain has not had time to be transported to Shangjing. I am afraid that it is your capital city that is already causing trouble. There was a food shortage.

Southwest Toast,

Northern Qiang tribes,

I have responded to Dayan's rebellion;

On the three sides, the emperor of my family is leading the army to continue the confrontation.

The dry man's hands and feet are already tied up,

well,

Only one mouth is left. "

"My lord, I have hundreds of thousands of forbidden troops in the capital, and I will be loyal to the officials and the court!"

Yao Zizhan spoke uprightly,

But the prince just sighed silently.

"Add more spicy peppers."

Zheng Lin shaved some hot peppers into his own father's bowl.

Master Yao was a little embarrassed;

In fact, he knew in his heart that his bluff was useless in this person's eyes, but due to his mission, he had to continue to push it away.

Next, continue to eat noodles.

After the prince put down the chopsticks,

Yao Zizhan, who had long lost his taste for food, immediately put down his chopsticks.

Liu Dahu sent a handkerchief to the prince to wipe his mouth. After the prince wiped his mouth, he folded it over and said while wiping his hands:

"Gu's request is very simple, just one.

Zhao Mugou,

Hanyu Suyi led the sheep out of the city and asked Gu to surrender. "

"But my lord..."

"There is no room for bargaining. If you can't satisfy the solitary one, then the solitary one will let go to Beijing and become history from now on."

Threatening words really depend on who comes out of them.

Not only the status and weapons of the regent,

In fact, the biggest threat effect is that,

The prince in front of me, he has done a lot of human massacres, for example, in Houshan Town right now, the human blood has not been done yet...

It's just that Yao Zizhan tactfully didn't mention this issue, and he wouldn't be foolish enough to seek justice for the dead people of Houshan Town and the Qi refiners on Houshan at this time.

Yao Zizhan stood up,

pursed his lips,

road:

"My lord, there is another sentence that someone taught me."

"explain."

"My lord, you have an army of troops to contain the Jiangdao, hanging outside the capital, but you are not in a hurry to attack;

The prince's headquarters even crossed the river twice, once to the north of Gyeonggi and then to the south of Gyeonggi to the back mountain.

It's not because the prince thinks that although I don't have hundreds of thousands of troops in Gyeonggi, the number of forbidden troops... is actually quite a lot.

In the heart of the prince,

Still unwilling to throw limited soldiers and horses into the vortex of Gyeonggi at this time. "

This remark is undoubtedly of a very high level, because it is right.

The prince picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea,

road:

"What did Li Xundao tell you?"

"yes."

"Go back and tell Li Xundao."

"You say."

"This big swallow is about to win, and everyone knows that this country is about to fail.

It is difficult for people to put all their eggs in one basket and fight for a possibility;

but,

If you are destined to win, then everything is not a problem.

Gu is now by my side, although the soldiers and horses are good, but they are indeed a little small. After the troops are divided out, it is to ignite the flames of war in various places. At present, the one in the headquarters plus the one in the east of Gyeonggi is really not enough to go straight to you. place.

but……

Let's see

The emperor in the lonely house,

Against the wind, I don't know what he can do;

But if he can't do well in this kind of downwind situation, then Gu Zhen will have to consider whether to make this rebellion so that he can come down early to rest.

this word,

Not only told Li Xundao,

Also tell Zhao Mugou and those ministers, as well as the ministers of your court,

Don't think that if you stick to Gyeonggi, you can wait for a turning point.

you waited,

It will be the entire Yan Kingdom, and millions of troops will go south completely.

Now,

kneel down,

Zhao Mugou, Gu can give a decent honor;

Manchu civil and military, can also leave a suitable placement;

This dry land can also store more vitality.

But if you pass this village,

Sorry,

There will be no more room for discussion. "

Yao Zizhan bowed silently to Zheng Fan, turned around, and was about to leave, but was stopped by Zheng Fan again:

"Master Yao."

"My lord, what else can I order?"

"Actually, from the perspective of long-term stability, Gu, I don't want you to bow your heads. Gu is more inclined to clean up the whole house."

"Yes, my lord."

Yao Zizhan stumbled out of the tent.

Zheng Lin asked with some puzzlement: "If that's the case, why give them a chance to bow their heads?"

Zheng Fan reached out and touched his son's head, saying:

"Sometimes, even a victorious general cannot prevent a country from dying."

"But in this way, there will be residual troubles. In many places, it is only a nominal surrender, just like when Uncle Gou was the savage king in Xueyuan."

"I know, but if your Uncle Gou hadn't been blocked in Jindi by your father and me back then and couldn't go back, just look at those tribes on the snowfield, who would dare to make trouble in front of Uncle Gou.

In the same way,

I, Zheng Fan, did not die for a day,

Those old and young who were beaten to the ground by my own hands did not dare to stand up and jump.

He has to kneel, he has to lie down, he has to lie down,

As my gaze sweeps over,

One by one put on a smiling face and offer flattery.

As for the future,

Our two sons are not vegetarians, are they? "

"Father, are you tired?" Zheng Lin asked.

"Oh, fuck off, your father and I are still at the peak of our age.

That's enough, son, go to camp for your father, your father and I are going to rest early today. "

His Royal Highness got up and left the tent.

immediately,

Liu Dahu came over with another cup of tea, and the bright red goji berries floating on it were full of festiveness and stubbornness.

Si Niang leaned on her man's shoulder,

Gently caressing his chest with his palm,

Asked the same question as my son before:

"Husband, are you tired?"

"I don't know if it's tiring."

Zheng Fan reached out and took Siniang's hand,

"But looking at it, this battle is coming to an end, and whether he goes to the capital, no matter whether he surrenders or not, he will not have many days to jump around.

this tone,

It can also be Panasonic.

Those guys who have something to do with Daxia's prophecy, if they can't do anything else, they are very cowardly, and they haven't seen the real chapter until now.

Moreover,

They don't have the qualifications to ask me to take a breath or something.

so,

You said it would be fine if I was an old man with gray hair,

But at my age, although I am no longer young, it really has nothing to do with being old. "

"So, Husband feels a little empty in his heart, doesn't he?"

"That's right... hiss..."

"Husband...are you still empty..."

"Full... Enriched..."

…

Yao Zizhan returned to Shangjing and passed on the words of the regent of Yan Kingdom.

What surprised Yao Shi and made him feel reasonable was that,

After listening to his speech in the imperial study room, the emperor and the princes,

Didn't fly into a rage,

on the other hand,

Everyone seemed very calm.

After Yao Zizhan finished speaking, he silently closed his mouth.

In the period of the first emperor, he was a memorial archway standing there relying on his literary name, and it is the same in this dynasty, and he himself has self-knowledge.

The oppressive atmosphere in the imperial study lasted for a long time, because no one really spoke.

at last,

The official got up and left.

All the princes also got up silently and left the imperial study.

The power of the country, just like the one in the imperial study, seems so helpless.

Yao Zizhan habitually left the imperial study room with Li Xundao, and came to Li Xundao's exclusive signing room.

after sitting down,

Yao Zizhan said directly:

"The back mountain...is gone."

Li Xundao nodded and said, "I see."

Obviously, this news went faster than Yao Zizhan.

"Is the situation getting worse again?" Yao Zizhan asked.

He just came back, so he definitely doesn't know some new news, but it is clear from the previous situation in the Imperial Study Room that the situation must have deteriorated again.

"Um."

"Where is Jiangnan?"

"No, Zhao Yuannian of Jiangnan is actually a puppet. The people of Yan know that he is a puppet, we know that he is a puppet, he himself, and even the whole of Jiangnan, actually know that he is a puppet.

Whoever wins and whoever stabilizes the situation, Zhao Yuannian is actually nothing to be afraid of. "

"That is, southwest or northwest?"

"If those chieftains were really capable of breaking out of the mountains and forests and conquering cities, they would have done so long ago. On the northern Qiang side, they are a mess of sand, and they can't make any waves.

Although they did involve soldiers and horses from several counties, preventing them from coming to King Qin, but on the frontal battlefield, it was still a duel between me and the people of Yan.

The problem, is to the north. "

"Three sides... something happened?"

"Liang Town has been broken, but the trilateral system is not just a Liang Town. The problem is that the emperor of Yan Kingdom has issued a new decree, which has just been passed on to Shangjing."

"What purpose?"

"The emperor,

decreed,

All males from Yan and Jin Dynasties, over the age of fifteen and under the age of sixty, were recruited as civilian husbands, auxiliary soldiers, and soldiers... determined to join the army. "

In Yao Zizhan's mind, what the prince in the handsome tent said suddenly appeared;

He said, if the emperor of his family doesn't know how to handle the favorable situation, then...

Of course, Yao Zizhan didn't say these words in the imperial study, because there was no need for it.

Li Xundao looked at the pen holder in front of him and smiled,

road:

"The emperor of the Yan Kingdom, this time, is much more courageous than his father was at the beginning."

After all, the first emperor of the Yan Kingdom even emptied his family back then, and he wasn't so crazy.

But this one did it.

This is the real home... But, just to gnaw down this battle.

Yao Zizhan let out a long sigh,

road:

"That's because the people of Yan feel that they are sure to win, and the people of Chu have split up again, and the land of Chu can no longer hold back the people of Yan."

"yes."

Li Xundao raised his head slightly,

"The general trend, there is no turning back.

in two days,

I will take the lead and write to the official's house, please surrender. "

"you……"

Yao Zizhan did not explode in anger and reprimanded Li Xundao, but with concern and heartache in his eyes:

"Xundao, why are you so..."

"Before Master went to Yanjing, I didn't persuade him, and Master is gone.

The back mountain is the place where I grew up and practiced, and I didn't keep it.

This is a big deal,

It was me, it was my father, and I couldn't protect the place where I was determined to maintain it.

seek way,

In my life, I have searched for the Tao all my life, but in the end, what I found was nothing.

I don’t regret it, Master Yao, I don’t regret it at all, at least I’ve seen, heard, and thought about it;

But since you came empty-handed, allow me to go empty-handed. "

"The reputation..."

Yao Zizhan is a literary sage, and he is most sensitive to the word reputation;

"Xundao, you came down the mountain in white clothes back then, and entered the imperial court as a chancellor, do you know that if you took the lead in submitting a letter asking you to surrender, how would the people think of you, and how would history books write about you?

a hundred years later,

You, Li Xundao, are listed in history books and rumors,

He will be like that unscrupulous Taoist priest, flattering the king, ruining the country, and treacherous villains...

On the stage, there will be a clown playing you, accompanied by a man in a royal robe, and when facing the iron cavalry of the Yan people, he will show the ridiculous skill of turning beans into soldiers! "

"Master Yao is worthy of being Master Yao. I even wrote the playbook for me, hehehe."

"dare you laugh!"

"It doesn't matter. The so-called emptiness means the emptiness in the heart. As for what is carried on the back, what is wrapped around the arm, and what is worn on the head, you don't have to care about it."

Li Xundao picked up the pen,

Start writing notes:

"Zhong Tianlang committed suicide in Menhai Town;

Meng Gong was among the defeated army and died under the Shuai Banner;

Le Huan was chased to a desperate situation by Na Jinshu Ke, and would rather die than surrender;

Han Lao Wu has returned, but his soldiers and horses have long since been scattered.

Right now it's a big deal,

Fighting everywhere, fighting everywhere;

Every day of delay, countless soldiers and civilians died in vain in this battle with no chance.

lose,

not their responsibility,

It's me, it's you, it's us, it's Your Majesty, it's us carnivores, our own skills are inferior to others.

why bother

Let them continue to bleed.

Not to mention...

If the emperor of Yan State raised the soldiers of the whole country and poured them into the dry land;

That Yan people,

What is missing at home, what is lost,

It must be replenished from dry land!

at this point,

You and I, everyone, actually know it in our hearts.

The first emperor was a good emperor;

Now this official is also a good official.

It's just that no one is willing to take the lead at this time.

so,

I'm coming.

Master Yao, please help me grind ink. "

"ah……"

"Only grind ink, you don't need to write for you."

Yao Zizhan blushed, got up and helped grind ink.

"Xundao, please sign for me."

"Hehe." Li Xundao smiled.

Yao Zizhan became anxious and said, "I'm serious."

"It's really not necessary, Master Yao, please Master Yao, write more poems and more articles for the rest of your life.

in the future,

In the history of our country, we want to be remembered by future generations,

can't say,

I still have to be honored by Master Yao. "

...

Two groups of Yan troops entered the capital of Qianguo from east to west.

More than a dozen counties in Gyeonggi directly surrendered in Kaesong;

The Yan army continued to advance without any resistance, and finally arrived at the capital of Shangjing.

The officials of Daqian have issued an edict of guilt to the whole world a few days ago.

immediately,

Under the leadership of Li Xianggong, the officials agreed to the request to surrender to Yan.

Under two wills,

The defenders of the entire Gyeonggi region and the people of the Gyeonggi region breathed a sigh of relief from the bottom of their hearts.

that person,

Even if he does nothing,

as long as he is near,

It can make the whole Gyeonggi breathless.

...

Li Xundao got into the carriage, and the carriage drove out of the prime minister's residence.

At the door, there are stones, rotten vegetable leaves, insulting words, and the smell of excrement that can be clearly heard.

Xiangfu's carriage enters the street,

Many people on both sides began to point at the carriage and curse, and many people threw things over.

Li Xianggong in the carriage just closed his eyes, motionless as a mountain.

It wasn't until the carriage left the city and headed west of the city that the swearing around stopped.

Because there, it is very close to the Yanren military camp.

The people in Shangjing dare to scold Li Xianggong, call him a disaster for the country and the people, a traitor and vicious, and bewitch the officials with evil words,

But he never dared to run wild in front of the Yan people's camp.

Before the gate of the camp, the carriage stopped;

Li Xundao, who was dressed in an official uniform, stepped out of the carriage and saw the two drivers who were driving the carriage for him, their heads were bleeding, but they didn't say a word.

Li Xundao bowed to salute, and then to the surrounding soldiers who escorted him all the way out of the city:

"thanks everyone."

The crowd also saluted:

"I feel wronged, Mr. Xiang."

Li Xundao shook his head,

Since he asked His Majesty to surrender, not only has his reputation among the people directly slipped into a stink, even the students from the Imperial College and other places have flocked outside his mansion to scold him. Received a lot of seals from him;

But he still didn't feel wronged,

Because although he is a person who came down from the mountain, he is not unreasonable;

It was precisely because I knew who they were that I didn't have the slightest surprise about their performance, and everything was just normal.

tomorrow,

It is the date when the officials left the city and surrendered;

And today,

It was he, Li Xundao, who came here as the Prime Minister, to go through the last procedure in finding the King Yan.

What surprised Li Xundao was that after sending the imperial edicts and edicts from his home, the Yan army's military camp could immediately return the edicts and edicts of the Yan kingdom.

The distance is far away, so it is impossible to deliver it so quickly, all this only shows one thing, the imperial decree was forged by the prince;

It's not distracting, it's not concealed, it's grandiose.

However, no one would doubt its effectiveness. After all, the regent king in Dayan already promised everything.

Powerful ministers and generals, for this sake,

There is no one anymore.

waited for a long time,

Have not waited until release;

Li Xundao was about to send someone to inquire, but he saw a tall figure in a black python robe, riding a brave figure, slowly coming out.

"Please trouble the prince to meet Li in person, Li is grateful."

The prince looked at him calmly,

look at this

The man who once "invited" himself to the back mountain.

"Gu, I've already waited for tomorrow, and I don't bother to go through any more trouble, so go back and tell your officials;

It's not the first time he knelt down to me,

Even if you are born again,

But this time,

It must also be very familiar. "

Li Xundao bowed and made a gesture to go back to the carriage.

The prince was slightly surprised,

asked:

"Not here to die?"

Li Xundao stopped his figure and said doubtfully:

"My lord wants to kill Li at this moment, fulfilling the oath of the year?"

"Lonely is not in a hurry,

But Gu originally thought that since tomorrow you will be kneeling in front of Gu when you are an official of the country, you, Li Xianggong, logically say that you should end yourself today. "

"My lord, what's the matter if you die here? Isn't it just to preserve your own reputation and trap your father in an injustice?"

"Li Xundao, if you are willing to come here sincerely, you can consider the matter of the lotus pond in Houshan that day, and I will spare you."

"My lord should know that my father is a man with a stabbing face."

"I know that."

"Seeking the way is not a talent, but I dare not insult the lintel."

"Why bother?" the prince said with a smile, "your father's fate is not good."

Dry people have regretted countless times,

In the past ten years or so, if the stabbing-faced gentleman of Daqian is still there, what will happen to the situation?

At least,

In the very beginning, he wouldn't be so embarrassingly defeated again and again, and after that, he probably wouldn't fall into a passive position step by step, and even the current... powerless.

However,

Regrets are regrets,

Whether it is the people of Qian State or the court of Qian State,

But he has never really done justice to the prickly face.

They didn't feel that it was wrong to assassinate their husband in the face, the mistake was...to kill them too early.

Li Xundao was silent for a long time,

road:

"A great cadre raises a scholar for a hundred years, and raises a mountain for a hundred years.

There should always be someone to give an explanation.

Be fair and feel at ease. "

"Look at the marks of being smashed on your carriage, and the wounds on the faces of your coachmen and guards, what's going on, I can't even see the justice in people's hearts, where is he.

Li Xundao,

Today you cast yourself under the command of a solitary,

Gu can help you,

Dangping this capital city;

It can also help you and rehabilitate your father. "

"My lord knows that Xun Dao won't agree, so you just say it casually, and Xun Dao responds casually.

master,

and the gentleman's family,

I have been waiting on the mountain to find the way to taste tea.

As for justice and people's hearts..."

Li Xundao put his hand on his chest,

"I, just feel at ease."

"It's all about deceiving yourself and others." The prince smiled.

"If a person lives for a lifetime, being able to lie to himself is already a remarkable skill.

In addition, Xundao heard that the prince shouted at the foot of the back mountain, this world will be educated by you personally in the future. "

"good."

"That seeks the way,

Sincerely, my lord,

Can educate the world well!

No matter where you are,

seek way,

Everyone will congratulate Zhu Xia and congratulate the prince! "

finished speaking,

Li Xianggong returned to the carriage, the carriage and the team turned around and drove back.

The prince shook his head,

I don't know why, but after sighing, I also returned to the handsome tent.

at night,

There was news from Shangjing City.

Liu Dahu walked into the commander's tent,

At this time, the prince was playing chess with his father.

"My lord..."

"What's the matter?" Wang Ye asked after dropping a son.

"After Li Xundao returned to the city, he went to the palace to return to his command.

after that,

On the way out of the palace and back to the mansion,

He pushed back the surrounding guards, dismissed the servants, got out of the carriage, and walked into the street alone. "

hear here,

The chess piece twirled at Zheng Fan's fingertips,

"Then what?"

"Li Xundao was beaten to death by the angry people of Shangjing. It is said...just like when Wilbur Hu was in the capital of Liang, the corpse was also shared among the people."

"Oh, I see."

The prince replied calmly, and continued to play.

Liu Dahu stood by the side for a while, seeing that the prince had no other orders, and was about to leave the handsome tent first so as not to disturb the prince playing chess with his father, but just as he was about to reach out to lift the curtain, he heard the prince's voice:

"Big Tiger."

"The subordinates are here!"

"Send another letter to Shangjing;

tomorrow,

The official is not allowed to wear plain clothes, only to go out bare chested;

in addition,

Tell the people in Shangjing,

When my army entered the city,

Up to the princes and nobles,

down to the common people,

Which door does not hang a black flag,

That is to say, there is a heart of disobedience and conspiracy,

Will kill it. "