On the tenth day of March, when it was approaching the fourth anniversary of the Three Expeditions to the East Yi, the tyrant, the fatuous king, the hairy monster, the land supreme, and the second emperor of the Wei Dynasty died on the throne of the Chengxiang Hall of the Jiangdu Palace.
The faint king is dead, the wind is warm and the sun is shining, blood is splattered all over the ground, and the world is in good health.
This is not nonsense. Next, the Forbidden Army Group that controlled the situation in Jiangdu showed strong execution, combat effectiveness, and unity. It also appeared to be very strategic in dealing with problems, and even showed considerable flexibility...
The situation around Jiangdu improved rapidly.
First of all, after the Three Sima came to power, they immediately announced the crusade against the tyrant and the establishment of a new king. They did not conceal the regicide... The reason is very simple. First, if the Wei Dynasty also collapses, then the world will be ruined.
There has been continuous chaos for hundreds of years, and although regicide is more eye-catching, it is not uncommon, and everyone has done it this way; secondly, based on what Cao Che did, it can be said that the world has been suffering for a long time.
To be honest, the response has been really good.
It cannot be said that there are no opponents in Jiangdu City, but the Forbidden Army has maintained unity as a whole, which is enough to suppress everything. The Queen, Niu Du Gong and other miscellaneous forces in the city have all received safety guarantees from the Forbidden Army, and all parties have chosen to attach themselves to the Forbidden Army.
This group has temporarily reached cooperation.
This is internal.
Externally, the Forbidden Army did not choose to go to war directly against Lai Zhan'er. Instead, they sent a large number of envoys, including Lai Zhan'er, to talk about everything. Even the Du Po Formation that currently occupies Xuzhou and the Du Po Formation that occupies the upper reaches of the river
Xiao Hui, and of course the Dongdu direction, and even the gang, all had envoys sent out.
Generally speaking, we have finished our work. Now we have to go back to Dongdu. After packing up our things and preparing food and supplies, we will leave. Those of you who want to go will come with us. Those who don’t want to go, please get out of the way. Those who are not on the road will do the same.
Don't hold us back.
In a daze, he seemed to have forgotten Cao Che who had just been killed.
In fact, I did forget it.
"I don't know... Anyway, when I came here, I left it on the throne in the palace. I didn't dare to look at it." Secretary Yuan Ying took the initiative to choose to be the envoy to Zhan'er. After meeting, she burst into tears.
After a little tidying up the scene, when I talked about the emperor's corpse, I felt sad again.
Obviously, this is a royalist.
"Aren't you even collecting corpses in the capital?" Lai Zhan'er, who was like a little giant, sat slumped on the couch in front of the hall, his eyes red. "No one is collecting them in the entire Jiangdu?"
"Not before I came here." Yuan Ying confirmed. "On the contrary, in the palace and outside the city, there are quite a few officials, soldiers and people singing, dancing, and drinking."
"I have one here too." Lai Zhan'er responded, but he was frustrated. "I know that Your Majesty is unpopular, and I know that people in the world have hated him for a long time, but as far as I am concerned, if His Majesty hadn't been a Jian, I would still be on this river.
A bandit...how could I not be grateful? My life belongs to him!"
"That's what I mean." Yuan Ying sighed and said. "Your Majesty has failed the world, but he has not failed me, let alone the Sima family. After all, we are all emperors and ministers. In any case, I cannot be in the same category as the Sima family... So
I just looked for a chance to escape."
"Are there... many people like Yuan Jian there in Jiangdu?" Lai Zhan'er asked tentatively.
"Of course not many." Yuan Ying said sincerely. "But the key is not that there are too many, but that there is no way to gather and communicate... Now everyone in Jiangdu wants to go home. Who comes out at this time and rises to the rank of General Yiwei?
Down to the ordinary soldiers, even Duke Niu, I am afraid he will be hacked to death by the imperial army... So, Lai Gong, don't expect there will be internal agents in Jiangdu."
"How about the Queen and King Zhao?"
"The queen should be fine, but King Zhao will be killed sooner or later... Those people killed the saint, the King of Qi, and the two brothers and sisters of King Zhao. How could they possibly spare King Zhao's life? I'm afraid they will be killed once they cross the Huai River.
I’m going to take action.”
"Just for this matter, I have to try my best to save someone... Is it true that Governor Niu was an accomplice with the Imperial Army that day?"
"The news I got is that Duke Niu is in a dilemma. He was actually considered a loyal minister during the incident... But the palace people and servants below all hated the saint and blocked him. Duke Niu is a
People without roots, on the other hand, say that the roots are in these people, so they followed the trend and stayed in Cangcheng to look after those people...I also heard people say that the saint was found because of the way the palace people showed him."
"So, Jiangdu actually seems to be united?"
"Yes... I'm going back to the Eastern Capital. Whenever I hear this, everyone's eyes will be filled with excitement. It's been four years!"
"That's really difficult." Lai Zhan'er shook his head helplessly.
"What's going on here, General Tuwan? Did you negotiate with the Forbidden Army? They belong to the same lineage." Yuan Ying asked back.
"Old General Tuwan should have nothing to do with Jiangdu this time. It was the imperial army who found out about Wang Huaitong and framed him in turn to lure me out of the city. But after all, he really met Wang Huaitong and was unwilling to give up his troops and go to Jiangdu City to gamble his life.
, and then the confrontation started." Lai Zhan'er said seriously.
"Yes." Yuan Ying was also extremely helpless, but she tried to cheer up. "But it's okay, we can still leave a gap now, otherwise they would have joined forces to attack you directly after the incident... How are you going to deal with it now?
?”
"I want to contact Old General Tuwan and Old General Yujiuluo first, and Xiao Hui also needs to contact him. If they react in the same way and are willing to eradicate the Sima clan, they may not be unable to do it...but..." Lai Zhan'er was obviously helpless.
Half, after being stuck for a long time, he spoke. "To be honest, if I had stayed in Jiangdu that day, I might not have been able to stop San Sima with his momentum, but at least that way I would have been loyal to the death and paid for the saint's life... But
Now, if neither Tuwanchanglun nor Yujieluo are willing to take action, I'm afraid I can only sit back and wait for them to leave and regain Jiangdu; if they are persuaded to join forces with the Sima family, I will go to Jiangdong first.
Or go upstream to avoid them, there is simply nothing you can do.”
"I guess that's the case. No matter what, I'll stay here with the manager and won't go back." Yuan Ying immediately expressed her position. "I don't have any other hope, just that I can't be ranked with the Sima family."
"Then please allow Inspector Yuan to stay with peace of mind." Lai Zhan'er nodded immediately.
In this way, Secretary Supervisor Yuan Ying only stayed in Wujiang City at the foot of Liuhe Mountain. In fact, Lai Zhan'er and his more than ten thousand Jiangdu soldiers had just arrived here yesterday for only a day. He heard the news from the rear and was shocked.
We have just given up the advance on Liyang City ahead... This day is March 14th, but there are some clouds covering it from time to time.
After Yuan Ying was settled and the envoy was dispatched, Lai Zhan'er was a little tired. However, he said he wanted to rest early, but he didn't eat dinner or go to bed. He just sat on his wooden couch that served as a chair and looked at the candlelight on the table.
I was in a daze until the two moons were as high as a wheel.
To be honest, since Zhan'er's extremely talented physical condition coupled with his master's cultivation, it is unlikely that he is really tired. Rather than being tired, it is more like some kind of uneasiness about the situation and not knowing what happened after the emperor's death.
The external manifestation of measures.
Lai Zhan'er asked himself that this life is still very exciting.
The world was not good when he was born, and it was in troubled times, but he was fortunate to be gifted. When he grew up, he relied on his talent to learn from his predecessor, Mai Tiegang, and become a thief to support his mother. Then he also wanted to imitate the old man, Mai Tiegang, again.
Go and serve as a soldier in the Chen Dynasty, and then earn an official position for my mother.
Unexpectedly, suddenly the Wei Dynasty was established, Dong Qi in the north was swallowed up, and everything north of the river became the territory of the Wei Dynasty.
Then my mother disappeared too.
When he was confused, King Jin came to Jiangdu to open a business. He heard about him and called him to hold an umbrella. After seeing more, his mind became more vivid.
At that time, everyone in the river said that there was a Mai Tiegang in the south of the Yangtze River who held an umbrella for Master Chen, and a Lai Zhan'er in the north of the Yangtze River held an umbrella for the King of Jin. Then they remembered the senior thief again... Later, the fate of the two of them seemed to be the same.
They got entangled together... When Chen died, Mai Tiegang followed Yang Bin, and he also followed the king of Jin; then, Yang Bin became the grand master, and the king of Jin became the prince; then Yang Bin died, and the prince became the emperor again...
In the process, Mai Tiegang and Lai Zhan'er were all in a better position.
They all got married and started careers, became high-ranking military officials, became Dukes of the country, and became the pillars of the country. When they were in the Eastern Capital, they were all generals with a guard, and they were both Southern generals with a real fire in their families.
Became a master.
In fact, the two of them have no friendship and no common experience, but they are a bit like rivals and a bit like brothers.
Then, the conquest of Dongyi suddenly began.
There was nothing wrong with conquering Dongyi. In the past, it was very easy to defeat the Wu tribe and force the Northern Territory to surrender... But for some reason, the saint began to become ridiculous and began to treat the important affairs of the country as a child's play.
In the first battle, Mai Tiegang, who looked like himself in the mirror, died.
From then on, Lai Zhan'er seemed to have lost his fame and beacon of spiritual practice. He began to stall in his spiritual practice and began to feel at a loss politically.
But fortunately, the saint trusted him and sent him back to his hometown in the land of Jianghuai. Then he worked with Zhou Xiaoming to set up a navy and build the Xuzhou camp.
When I returned to my hometown, I could often see the rivers and peach trees that I had seen since childhood, and I was surrounded by southerners who spoke my hometown dialect. I slowly untied my knot, and became closer to Zhou Xiaoming. Politically,
The military people all listened to this shrewd and capable southern land native, and even began to learn to arrange their children's marriages, purchase real estate, and donate to the Cultivation Fire Temple.
This kind of comfortable and stable life was not broken even by the Second Expedition. This was mainly because the battle between the main forces of the Second Expedition was too fierce, the results of the battle were too tragic, and the process was too fast. The Xuzhou Camp did not have time to fully participate in the war.
Let him hide away.
However, at the turn of spring and summer four years ago, the Three Marches came.
The good friend I finally made again in the second half of my life, my new brother Zhou Xiaoming, died just like that. The tens of thousands of sailors from the Xuzhou camp who worked hard for many years to build the camp have not returned. One of his sons also died. It was like the entire army was reported to the army.
It was like swallowing it up in one gulp. If Zhou Xiaoming's youngest son didn't hate him to the core and fought with him so fiercely, and even directly turned against him, he would almost think that this battle was a dream.
And then, without letting him take a breath, the most terrifying thing happened. The emperor actually abandoned the country and came to Jiangdu.
From the moment when the remonstrance failed that day, there was only suffering in Lai Zhan'er's life... He didn't know what Yu Changji wrote before his death, "The hateful wind is empty and you are evil." If he had known it, he would have felt the same way.
Who made them all so-called loyal ministers? And being a loyal minister to such an emperor, what else is there besides suffering?
In short, my mother is gone, Mai Tiezhang is gone, Zhou Xiaoming is gone, and now, the saint who was despised by everyone, betrayed by all his relatives, and left alone is gone.
All the things he had experienced in his life, those heroes like mountains and heroes like the wind, seemed to be solidified with the heaven and earth. The magnificent and great Wei Dynasty was all gone.
Lai Zhan'er feels like a candle without a root. He doesn't know where to float, let alone where to get the oil to continue burning... You can't go to the True Fire Temple to watch the brazier, right?
But the True Fire Cult only accepts female disciples. When men join the True Fire Cult, they obey the orders of the leader. Now even the leader is a traitor under Xiao Hui. Do I want to act as a slave to those people? How is it possible!
Just as he was thinking about it, the fire on the desk in front of him suddenly went out.
The wind wasn't very strong today, but a gust of wind blew out the candle.
Lai Zhan'er had no choice but to snap his fingers, and a burst of Lihuo Qi gathered on the candle wick, and the candle was rekindled.
Immediately, I fell into that long, emptiness and exhaustion that I didn't know where to attach myself to, as well as the memories of those people and things.
I don't know how long it took, but suddenly another gust of wind swept into the house, and the candle flame went out again.
Lai Zhan'er raised his head blankly, stared at the candle, and then slowly raised his hand, but did not light it easily again... As a Jiangdu native, a southern man born on the edge of the river, he is a natural believer in true fire.
He is the worshiper of the Red Emperor Empress, and he is also a master... Therefore, after waking up from the extreme emptiness and memories, there are various legends about the Red Emperor Empress and some real fire cases that he has personally experienced.
Thinking of this, he felt a little stir in his heart... Is the Red Emperor Empress reminding herself, or is she pitying herself?
With some doubts and uneasiness, Lai Zhan'er lit the candle for the second time.
Immediately, he stood up and walked out of the house. His giant-like figure tensed slightly, and the light red Lihuo Qi flashed out of the air. The next moment, the giant appeared in the air, and underneath him was
A huge red brazier like a round seat.
"Lai Gong actually noticed it!"
In the Liuhe Mountains, which were only a few miles northeast of the city, under the firelight of the city below, amidst a commotion, Sima Jinda, the nominal commander of the trip, exclaimed, and then looked at the actual commander Zhao Xingmi beside him. "Why?
manage?"
Zhao Xingmi was calm: "First of all, this man's life should not be terminated; secondly, I have to ask my right servant, if we still launch an attack, do you think General Tuwan will take action as promised?"
"I think so." Sima Jinda was silent for a moment and gave the answer. "Everyone wants to go back to Dongdu, which means that we took advantage of him before, but isn't it the one who is still lying dead in the Immortal Hall that he should really resent?
Is that a joke? I think even Lai Gong wanted to understand this and suddenly became alarmed."
"Then take action!" Zhao Xingmi made the decision without hesitation. "Destroy this Jiangdu army, kill him without leaving a single piece of armor, and tell Lai Zhan'er to get lost. Then, without any worries, he gathered all the forbidden troops and returned with the three masters.
Dongdu! Even if the Supreme Being descends to earth, he can’t stop us from going home!”
"Okay!" Sima Jinda no longer hesitated.
Immediately, military orders were issued one after another, and specific bonfires were lit on the top of the mountain and on various mountain roads. Countless troops, illuminated by the fire, poured out along the multiple exits and roads of Liuhe Mountain. There were actually tens of thousands of them.
!
Lai Zhan'er saw the movement here from a distance, but did not pounce on it immediately... The reason is very simple. First of all, he was also shocked by such a big movement. After all, the scene in front of him meant that the Dongdu Forbidden Army was controlling the situation in Jiangdu.
After that, he immediately dispatched most of his troops to deal with him without any hesitation. How decisive this was!
Secondly, he also knows that there are countless masters in the Forbidden Army. There are more than ten people who can achieve elixirs, and dozens of people who can condense elixirs. Even if they are half of them, he is the master. Once they fight, they will not be able to gain any advantage. Instead, they must avoid it as much as possible.
Trapped.
Finally, as Lai Zhan'er expected, in and around Wujiang City below, with the suddenly revealed night attack on Liuhe Mountain, there was an instant instability trend, and this was the key.
And just when Lai Zhan'er was making a judgment and preparing to patrol the city defense from the air, suddenly, he got sweaty again. He turned around in horror and looked to the southwest behind him. On that side of the Wujiang River where Wujiang City was named, there was also
Countless firelights lit up, and above the firelight, a huge light blue bow and arrow was pulled up like a full moon, and the arrow was already pointing at himself.
That was the result of Tu Wan Chang Lun imagining the long bow of the Wu clan on the battlefield of the Wu clan.
I should have thought of it earlier.
An arrow flew into the air and hit the brazier. Countless Lihuo Qi scattered in Wujiang City along with the brazier that seemed to have been knocked over, quickly igniting many fires.
And in mid-air, the braziers did not gather again, but turned into a stream of red light and headed northwest... This was the only place he could go. There was another Yujiuluo in the southeast... And it was obvious that that
Even the huge long bow was not ready to let him go. The long bow turned into a burst of green light, leading to chase to the northwest along with several streams of light on the northeast side.
As for Wujiang City, it had quickly fallen into a state of bombing the camp following that arrow... Jiangdu's army opened its four gates and fled in panic before engaging in battle.
In the chaos, secretary-supervisor Yuan Ying was trampled to death by the rebellious army.
As for Grandmaster Lai Zhan'er, he disappeared in the direction of Huainan without knowing his life or death after a pursuit that lasted for half a night.
On the next day, March 15th, the Jiangdu army, which was like a nail between Jiangdu, Liyang, and Jiangning on the other side of the river, disappeared overnight... and Jiangdu-Liyang-Jiangning were also reconnected into one, and the three places
The three Forbidden Forces reunited and formed a new, complete military group.
To be precise, this is a complete military group in exile. It has a queen mother who is recognized by everyone, an emperor who may not be recognized by everyone, a complete system of six departments, Nanya and Beiya, as well as three grandmasters and dozens of Chengdan.
Among the masters, dozens of masters of condensation, and a total force of up to 70,000 to 80,000 people, the proportion of practitioners of Qijing and Zhengmai is much higher than that of any army in the Central Plains.
The last military essence of the Wei Dynasty has been preserved in a complete way. In terms of hard power, it is still enough to dwarf all the armed separatist forces in the world.
And now, having solved their worries, they will return to Dongdu soon.
PS: Thanks to the new leader, jackchenYL, for the reward... I'm very grateful.
