As the sun sets in the west, like an old man in his twilight years, he begins to fall into silence./p
The sunset glow burned half of the sky, it was extremely gorgeous. It was just a sign of changes in the country./p
When Gongziyu and Prince Jing met for the first time, the structure of the Zhou Dynasty was destined to begin to change./p
Summer has passed and autumn has passed, and it is already winter./p
It's winter, and it's destined to be cold to the core. And this court has also fallen into freezing point./p
Over the past six months, the court has begun to undergo major changes. On the second day after Gong Ziyu and Mingyue Diji got married, a major event occurred in the court that shocked both the government and the public./p
The left servant of Shangshu Province sent a memorial to Yang Guogong on his chin. There were a hundred copies of that stack of memorials./p
Last year, there was a drought in Lianzhou. Emperor Zhou spent tens of millions of taels of gold and personally ordered Yang Guogong to go south to Lianzhou to rescue the people./p
Yang Guogong has been hereditary for generations, and his ancestor was the founding hero of the country. He has always devoted himself to the affairs of the Zhou Dynasty, but he did not expect that Yang Guogong had enriched his own pockets. He embezzled ten nine points. Only one million taels of gold were left for disaster relief./p
This million taels of gold were reduced step by step by the major officials in Lianzhou, and only one hundred thousand taels actually reached the hands of the people./p
One hundred thousand taels seems like a lot. But how can it be enough when millions of people in Lianzhou open their mouths? Under the drought, the people have no food and cannot escape death./p
There was a local registrar who couldn't bear it and reported it secretly. However, he could not escape the eyes of the major officials in Lianzhou. The registrar was assassinated the next day./p
The people were in dire straits, which eventually led to the people in Lianzhou rioting. Yang Guogong accused the Lianzhou mob of being the survivors of the country's subjugation, and sent troops to suppress it./p
Lianzhou County is above Beidi County and is very close to Dulong Ridge. King Jing was ordered to come in person. With 300,000 Yanyang troops, he sent troops south to suppress the name of Lianzhou, which was worth millions./p
Almost in a few days, Lianzhou turned into a dead city./p
These hundred memorials contain hundreds of crimes, ranging from the son of Yang Guogong raping and killing a daughter of the people to the most serious, inviting a strong man from the Tianji List to assassinate the former Shangshu Ling./p
Since the death of Shangshu Ling, the Shangshu Province has been vacant, and the left and right servants have been appointed as the lord./p
The death of Shangshu Ling of the previous dynasty was originally caused by Emperor Zhou secretly ordering Yang Guogong to ask a strong man to assassinate Shangshu Ling when he was fighting for the throne, thus breaking his opponent's wings./p
No one except Emperor Zhou and Duke Yang knew about this matter. But today it appeared in the court./p
This made Emperor Zhou feel sad about Yang Guogong. But the biggest crime among the idle charges was that Yang Guogong had secretly communicated with Yan State and smuggled weapons./p
This was already a crime of treason and could not be forgiven. Emperor Zhou Longyan was furious and ordered that the hereditary position of Yang Guogong be taken back and his entire family beheaded./p
The legitimate daughter of Duke Yang is the concubine of Prince Jing, and the Lianzhou riots have already implicated Prince Jing. All civil and military officials know that Duke Yang is a person of Prince Jing, which is the biggest helper. Among these crimes, some of them are related to Prince Jing.
Ties./p
Emperor Zhou and Prince Jing were monarchs and ministers, but they were ultimately father and son. Emperor Zhou still tried to sway the father and son to absolve Princess Jing of the crime. On that day, he sent troops to raid Yang Guofu, beheading both the women and the men in public.
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In addition to Yang Guogong's execution of his entire family, Emperor Zhou also took back the military talisman used by Prince Jing to control the Yanyang Army./p
Prince Jing was implicated, and such a heavy blow greatly damaged his vitality. No need to guess that Prince Ning was the one who got in the way of Yang Guogong's matter. But he didn't expect that even Minister Zuo Pushe, who had always remained neutral, would side with Ning.
The king's side./p
When Prince Jing learned that Prince Ning was also assisted by Zhu Tianjun of Southwest, one of the Nine Heavens, he confided in Gong Ziyu./p
The affair of Yang Guogong was just the beginning and the trigger. In the past six months, wars broke out in the court, and the battle for the crown prince officially began./p
The party struggle was fierce. In the court, the six ministers of the province, the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Husbandry, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of Industry, were dismissed one after another./p
The court was in turmoil, and even the six ministers began to waver./p
In just six months, most of the civil and military officials in the court have changed./p
Emperor Zhou was so furious that his hair turned gray almost overnight. Even he did not expect that there would be such a moth in the court./p
At the suggestion of Lord Haotian, he personally selected all the senior officials from the three provinces, as well as the important officials from the third to the fourth rank./p
In this party struggle, Gongziyu and the Southwest Zhutianjun fought secretly, and each had his own victory or defeat. But Gongziyu was the leader of the Nine Heavens after all, and the outcome was divided into seventy-three points./p
But even so, King Jing's vitality was severely damaged, and there was not much available in the court. Those newly promoted important officials were all stubborn people who only followed the emperor's orders and did not involve themselves in party disputes. King Ning's situation was even worse.
It has reached the point where no one is available./p
....../p
White snow is falling, covering the whole city. Gongziyu is still in the study, warming himself by the charcoal fire, looking at the scroll in his hand./p
There were light footsteps outside the house, and a woman walked into the house carrying a pot of hot tea./p
The weight is because the woman's body is as light as a feather. The weight is because the woman has been feeling sleepy recently./p
Probably this cold winter is annoying and makes people feel sleepy./p
Gongziyu saw the woman walking in, held the scroll, and said softly: "You can leave this kind of thing to the servants, why do you need to do it yourself."/p
The woman smiled, placed the teapot with hot tea on the desk, and said softly: "My husband always has a high opinion of tea, so if I make tea, I'm afraid it won't be to my husband's taste."/p
Gongziyu stood up, came behind the woman, picked her up, kneaded the soft jade body, and said softly: "Since you married me, I haven't taken you out for a long walk. Wait until April next year.
Once the position of crown prince is confirmed, I will take you out for a nice walk."/p
Zhou Zhiruo smiled softly and lay in Gongziyu's arms. This feeling, for some reason, was very wonderful to her, like lying in cotton on the ground./p
"It is said that the rivers and lakes belong to the husband. Wherever the husband is, the rivers and lakes will be there. For Zhiruo, where the husband is, the mountains and rivers will be there."/p
After hearing this, Gongziyu smiled softly and said: "For me, the place where the wife is is my world. Zhiruo, my husband is showing you the spring scenery in the south of the Yangtze River, isn't it?"/p
Zhou Zhiruo chuckled and said: "This is the cold winter, how can there be spring scenery."/p
Gongziyu bowed her head and kissed Zhou Zhiruo's face, her hands began to softly touch upwards, and said softly: "Madam, this is the beauty of spring in winter..."/p
The bonfire is lit, and the sound of spring is heard in this study. The woman's breathing is the resurrection of all things when winter passes and spring comes./p
Someone described the apricot blossoms blooming in the early spring in the south of the Yangtze River, and then the raindrops appeared dimly, and then the orioles walked on the water and the river leveled, a picture of spring suddenly rose in the winter snow./p
When Gongziyu and Zhou Zhiruo were painting this picture of spring, Prince Ning was already in a state of panic in his palace./p
His influence in the DPRK has been uprooted and there is no one left./p
"Sir, what's the next step? In the court, my people have been completely pulled out by Prince Jing. In this battle for the crown prince, I have lost!"/p
"Your Majesty, the battle for the crown prince is not over yet. You must know that Shangshu Zuopushe is still the prince's man. To be honest with the prince, the commander of the Imperial Army has long been my man. With these two people corresponding, it may not be impossible to win the game.
.The secret fight between me and Lord Xuantian of the North resulted in a thousand losses for myself and eight hundred injuries for the enemy. Although the prince's people in the court have all been uprooted, Prince Jing also has few people available."/p
Prince Ning shook his head and said: "General Huang, although he is from the first rank, he is not a member of the court, so how can he help me?"/p
Zhu Tianjun smiled and said: "Thirty days later, it will be the day when the Zhou emperor worships his ancestors. After the Zhou Dynasty conquered the five kingdoms, it moved to Hangzhou in the south of the Yangtze River as its capital. The tombs of the ancestors are still in the old city. Every three days, the Zhou emperor
Every year, the army will march into the old capital to worship ancestors. And this year is the year to worship ancestors. My lord, if you dare to be bold, not to mention the position of the crown prince, the throne is yours."/p
When King Ning heard this, his body was shaken, and his eyes were full of horror. He said in a trembling voice: "Sir... do you want me to send troops to rebel?"/p
Zhu Tianjun shook his head and said: "His Majesty the Zhou Emperor is now old and has withdrawn his loyal ministers. This is really not the prosperity of the Zhou Dynasty. Today's Zhou Dynasty needs a wise king, and this wise king must be the prince!"/p
Although King Ning was shocked, he also had this desire in his heart. He was silent for a long time, and then said: "Father, the emperor will worship his ancestors in the old capital this time, and he will be accompanied by a hundred thousand elite troops. How many soldiers and horses do I have to be able to withstand these ten
Ten thousand elite soldiers?”/p
Zhu Tianjun smiled and said: "The old capital passes through Dongdu County, and the governor of the county controls 50,000 troops. After Emperor Zhou leaves the city, Huang Datong will immediately blockade Kyoto and control the power in the capital. And the prince can use the name of Qingjun as his side.
Send troops to save the Lord, the war is raging, there will be countless casualties, no one will know in whose hands Emperor Zhou died."/p
"Qing Jun's side?" Prince Ning was stunned and a little confused./p
Zhu Tianjun smiled and said, "Does the prince know who Li Yu is?"/p
Prince Ning stretched out his hand and flicked it on the table, and said: "I have already guessed Li Yu's identity. He is the first master of Tianji, Yu, and the first master of Jiutian, Xuan Tianjun."/p
Zhu Tianjun nodded and said: "Yes, Li Yu is the top one in the Nine Heavens. The nine of us are not divided into top and bottom, and no one believes in anyone, but Gongziyu occupies the top spot in the Nine Heavens, and Tianji Pavilion even boasts that he alone
He is worthy of our eight heavenly kings. We and our eight heavenly kings have long wanted to play a game with him. This game is between you and Prince Jing to compete for the position of crown prince."/p
"Haha, Xuan Tianjun, the leader of the Nine Heavens, is just a descendant of the dead Chu. Now that he has become King Jing, he must have an agenda. His purpose is nothing more than to destabilize the Zhou Dynasty so that the five kingdoms can be revived after their demise.
Just raise an army!"/p
"Sir, do you think this Lord Xuantian is the one who destroyed Chu?" Upon hearing this, King Ning's expression changed again./p
"Gongziyu is a mystery. He suddenly appeared and disappeared in an instant. In the past fifteen years, nothing but that name has been left in the world. Perhaps in this world, it is extremely difficult to find out this person, but for me
Waiting for Jiutian, it will not be difficult to find out. North Xuantianjun is the person who destroyed Chu, and his true identity is the direct prince of Chu! He was the son of the King of Chu and the Queen of Chu."/p
"Jun Xuantian assists Prince Jing and aims at Zhou's demise! Your Highness, Prince Ning, if you don't send troops, the world in the future will definitely not be your world, let alone the Zhou family's world, but chaos will return!"/p
King Ning's face was extremely ugly. He was silent for a long time and said: "I have intended to send troops to clear your side, but Dongdu County's 50,000 troops are far from enough!"/p
"His Royal Highness Prince Ning carries great righteousness. This time when His Majesty enters the old capital, he needs to pass through Dongdu County and then pick up Baima, Zhumen, and the four counties of Jingdong. Nearly 300,000 soldiers and horses can be used for it. Furthermore, I have prepared
Use Jianghu."/p
Prince Ning frowned and said, "Sir, this is inappropriate. This world belongs to Gong Ziyu. If he uses the power of the world, he will never be his opponent."/p
Zhu Tianjun smiled and said sarcastically: "One person has carried the world for fifteen years? The world in the north is indeed the world of Xuantianjun, but in the south! It is not his turn to make the decision in this world."/p
Zhu Tianjun laughed again and said: "The power of the Nine Heavens controls the lifeblood of the world, and each of them lives in nine directions. This land in the south is the Jianghu of the Southern Yan Tianjun. There are four families, five swords and six sects. The Liu family is the leader, and the Confucian sage is the respected one.
.One hundred first-level masters, plus Taoist saints and Confucian saints, even if Lord Xuantian is revered as a god, he will definitely die."/p
A month later, the winter snow fell more rapidly, with flying snow covering six counties, and the vast expanse was covered with silver./p
As early as the second day after King Ning planned to rebel, Emperor Zhou entered the old capital with his own troops. On the 28th, he finally arrived at the old capital./p
Although there are no ordinary people living in the old capital, there are still 30,000 elite troops stationed there. The residences of the princes and nobles are all in the former harem courtyard, and they have been taken care of by people for a long time./p
As the prince-in-law of the dynasty, Prince Yu naturally wanted to come with Zhou Zhiruo to worship his ancestors./p
Zhou Zhiruo took Gong Ziyu's hand and walked into the former harem residence. The courtyard was very large, but it had not been taken care of for many years and had become desolate. The grass marks here had long been covered under the snow, and there were only a few trees left in the courtyard.
Sparse trees./p
Gongziyu looked at the faintly exposed corner of Zhou Zhiruo's skin and said with a smile: "It's very cold outside, don't catch a cold."/p
Zhou Zhiruo shook her head and said: "This used to be my mother's palace. I still remember that when I was a child, I often stole fruits from that tree with my brother."/p
"Mother and concubine?" Gongziyu murmured, looking at the tree with only a few sparse yellow leaves. In a daze, he saw a woman wearing Chinese clothes and a phoenix on her head./
p
"Husband, mother and concubine have never wanted to see my father, and they rarely come here. When she was a child, Zhiruo often wondered whether her future husband would be as cold and ruthless as my father, or would he be kind to me in every possible way."/p
"Is your husband the same as your father?"/p
Zhou Zhiruo shook her head, leaned on Gong Ziyu's shoulder, and said with a sweet smile: "Of course you treat me well."/p
In the past few days, Zhou Zhiruo's lethargy has become more severe. Perhaps because of the long journey, she went to bed early when she arrived at this hospital./p
Gongziyu stood outside the door, looking at the desolate scene, shook his head and said with a smile: "Gongziyu, Gongziyu... Gongziyu does treat you as a close relative, but Chu Cheng wants to marry you.
To this world and the land of death.”/p
......./p
When Emperor Zhou entered the old capital, Commander Huang had already sealed off Kyoto. King Ning marched eastward with the imperial talisman and 50,000 imperial troops, entering Baima, Zhumen, and counties. Jingdong gathered troops and horses./p
"Emperor Mingyue wants to support Prince Jing to seize the East Palace and seize his throne. She has colluded with the dead Prince Li Yu of Chu and has been deliberately plotting against your majesty for a long time! The rebels are ambitious! The Zhou family is in turmoil! Now my father is emperor
We are in danger, and I will lead a large army to attack the old capital, save my father and the emperor, and save the country and the country!" King Ning held the ban on military orders, wore battle armor, and shouted loudly in front of the soldiers and horses of each county./p
"We are willing to go to the old capital with Prince Ning! Eradicate the rebels!"/p
With a loud roar, 350,000 troops pressed into the old capital. At the same time, the world began to surge. Hundreds of first-class masters from the Liu family in the south were dispatched. People from various sects and sects gathered together, and their direction was also the old capital./p
......./p
Two days later, the army arrived at the city. At first glance, it was dark like clouds./p
The war suddenly came, which frightened the princes and nobles in the city. Even King Jing did not expect that King Ning would send troops to rebel! The first thing he did was find Gongziyu./p
Gongziyu only replied with one sentence, to defend and wait for Jianghu to intervene./p
Everyone gathered in the palace of the old capital. Emperor Zhou was furious when he learned that King Ning had sent troops to the old capital./p
"Father! King Ning shouted in front of the city, who is the minister who colluded with Li Consort to kill the father in the old capital and seize... seize the throne... He even said that Li Consort is the prince of Chu."/
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As soon as these words came out, an old man became furious. He pointed at King Jing and shouted angrily: "My Li family has been the imperial master for three generations and has always been loyal to the royal family. You mean that my Li family are all the people who destroyed Chu!"/
p
This person was the Crown Prince and Grand Master. At this moment, his face was red with anger and he almost fainted from anger./p
"Shut up!" Emperor Zhou shouted angrily, his majestic air instantly coming out. Following this angry rebuke, there was silence in the room, making the shouts of killing coming from outside the city even more harsh./p
At this moment, a sound of piercing the air sounded from outside the hall, shaking it to pieces./p
An arrow struck, breaking open the palace door in an instant, and in an instant, pierced the head of Emperor Zhou./p
"Your Majesty!"/p
When Emperor Zhou died, the palace was instantly in chaos, with cries and shouts everywhere./p
Random arrows struck one after another, and blood flowers bloomed in the palace. How could these princes, nobles, concubines and princes know martial arts? Even if they did, they were just inferior kung fu. How could they escape the arrow rain./
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When Zhou Zhiruo saw this scene, her face turned pale and she was already crying. But no matter how fierce the arrow rain was, even with Gongziyu standing in front of him, he could not get closer than three meters./p
Prince Jing was struggling to catch the arrow. When he saw Gongziyu, he remembered that Gongziyu was the most powerful person in martial arts in the world, and immediately came behind him./p
The prince and grand master were even more surprised in the rain of arrows. No matter how many hundreds of arrows were fired, they could not get close to him./p
It's just that there was chaos in the palace, and no one noticed this./p
The wall of the old capital was cut through by a young man in gold robes with a sword. The army instantly pressed into the city and started fighting with 130,000 elite royal soldiers./p
The 130,000 elite soldiers were instantly defeated under the impact of the 350,000 army, a hundred first-level masters, and nearly 10,000 Jianghu masters. In one moment, the 130,000 elite soldiers suffered 30,000 casualties./p
The rain of arrows stopped. Among the hundreds of people under the rain of arrows, more than fifty people died. These more than fifty people were all princes and nobles with prominent status, including ministers in the court and even the queen.
Died in this rain of arrows./p
Hearing those shouts, King Jing in the palace was extremely worried. He looked at Gong Ziyu and asked, "The army has suppressed it. Sir, what should we do?"/p
Gongziyu raised his head, held Zhou Zhiruo's hand tightly, and looked outside the hall. He murmured: "This is my world."/p
Thirty-five troops have pressed into the city. King Ning looked at the battle in the city and was ecstatic./p
The throne is within reach! After today, this world will belong to him, Prince Ning./p
Suddenly, a wind blew up. At this moment, King Ning saw a patch of starlight, and then heard the splash of blood. The next moment, he saw the head of a horse, and then the forelimbs of the horse. Then he went down.
For a moment, he couldn't see anything anymore./p
Prince Ning's head rolled to the ground, and the expression of Zhu Tianjun beside him suddenly changed./p
The ground began to shake violently, thousands of horses galloped in the distance, and countless silver needles came overwhelmingly from behind, followed by rockets./p
The faces of the hundreds of first-level experts and martial arts masters from the Liu family changed drastically when they saw this scene./p
"It's Tang Sect, Wan Xuan Sect! Escape quickly!"/p
Four families and six sects, on this day, three appeared at the same time./p
"The world has entered the world, and it's time for me to leave." Zhu Tianjun glanced at the head on the ground, shook his head and sighed./p
"The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. He is worthy of being Lord Xuantian."/p
The next moment, two figures quietly appeared behind Zhu Tianjun, picked him up, and left towards the battlefield./p
Ten miles away, a tall figure blocked their way./p
In addition to three of the four and six sects, one god, two saints and three demons, four others also appeared at the same time./p
What stood in front of them was the Blood Demon, one of the Three Demons and Five Swords./p