When Emperor Jingwen was on the throne, King Yan also put in a lot of effort and sweat in order to compete for the throne. He always believed that he was the most valued prince of the late emperor and would definitely inherit the throne and become the new emperor of the Yun Dynasty in the future. Later, when Emperor Hongxuan was in danger and was appointed to the throne, King Yan was disheartened and felt that he had no chance to take the throne. After being awakened by his aide Mr. Wu, he saw through Emperor Jingwen's imperial intentions, so King Yan rekindled his fighting spirit to assist Emperor Zuo Hongxuan and help Hongxuan.
The emperor handled the government affairs and shared the pressure for him, just to hope that one day he could once again see the hope of inheriting the throne.
However, during the period when he was assisting Emperor Zuo Hongxuan, King Yan found that Emperor Hongxuan performed extremely well. He not only stabilized the situation in the court, but also eradicated many remnants of the Xian Wang Party who had been planted in the court. The thunderous method was quite promising.
The style of Emperor Wen.
Thanks to Emperor Hongxuan's efforts, the Yun Kingdom became stronger and stronger day by day, and the people were full of praise for the young emperor Hongxuan. Scholars from all over the country recognized Emperor Hongxuan.
As a result, King Yan doubted himself.
King Yan often wondered, if he were the emperor, would he be as outstanding as Emperor Hongxuan? Would he be even more outstanding than Emperor Hongxuan?
If I really hope to inherit the throne in the future, but can't do better than Emperor Hongxuan, won't I become a joke among scholars all over the Yun Kingdom?
So in this mood, King Yan kept reflecting and comparing, and finally he discovered a very cruel reality.
In terms of running government affairs, he is actually not as good as a teenager!
Seeing the unprecedented unity of the civil and military officials in the court, working hard to make the Yun Kingdom the most powerful country in the human race, King Yan's desire to inherit the throne was constantly being worn away.
In the end, King Yan thought that as long as he could make the Yun Kingdom prosperous, even if he was not the emperor, it didn't seem to matter much.
After all, no matter who becomes the emperor, he is the blood of his brothers.
"Fourth brother is right. It is precisely because of you, Your Majesty, that our Yun Kingdom has such a prosperous day. You are the emperor of our Yun Dynasty. With you leading us, we will definitely make our Yun Kingdom the most prosperous country in the human race."
For a strong country, when foreign countries come to court and the world returns home, it will be a blessing to the people of our Yun Kingdom." King Xia said.
King Ji also said to Emperor Hongxuan: "When the late emperor was in power, you always served the late emperor. You have already obtained the late emperor's true biography. If you hadn't stabilized the court, I'm afraid that we in Yun State would have been attacked by the wise king's party without knowing it."
No matter what happens, I believe that you are the best candidate to serve as the king."
"I sincerely ask the emperor to continue to sit firmly on the throne. I will dedicate myself to assisting my young master Zuo, and I dare not violate it." King Chong said.
Emperor Hongxuan's expression changed and he said seriously: "But the late emperor left an imperial decree and asked me to pass on the throne on his behalf, so I have no choice but to obey."
"We know that your Majesty is not a person who covets the throne. If you had been withholding the imperial decree of the late emperor, or secretly destroyed the imperial decree of the late emperor, you could sit on the throne and sit back and relax. But you did not do that. Instead, you told our brothers frankly that so
I am a saintly and virtuous king, and I am willing to follow you to the death to repay my emperor for his kindness."
King Yan suddenly knelt down in front of Emperor Hongxuan, cupped his hands and said: "I beg you, my emperor, to sit firmly on the throne. I will do my best to assist you, even if you die."
"Support the left with all your strength, and we will not give up even if we die!"
"Support the left with all your strength, and we will not give up even if we die!"
The other three kings also knelt down and begged Emperor Hongxuan to continue to be emperor, saying that they would do their best to assist the left and would never dare to have second thoughts.
Emperor Hongxuan was very pleased to see his brothers supporting him so much. This meant that his efforts had been recognized by everyone and he had lived up to the great trust of the late emperor.
"But Fourth Brother, I really..."
"Brother Fourteen, if you really still regard us as your brothers, don't refuse."
King Yan resolutely refused to accept Emperor Hongxuan's concession and said loudly: "Long live my emperor!"
"Long live my emperor!"
Everyone shouted together.
"This...okay!"
Emperor Hongxuan said: "Since the fourth brother is unwilling to accept Zen, I cannot force him to be honored. All brothers, please come up quickly."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
The three of them smiled and stood up again.
Brothers, you look at me, I look at you, and then we laugh together.
The grudges that once occurred over the struggle for heirlooms and heirs have disappeared. Now everyone has only one common thought, which is to develop the Yun Kingdom wholeheartedly and make the Yun Kingdom the most powerful country in the entire human race.
As long as the country is strong enough, it will not be bullied by any foreign enemies.
After laughing, Emperor Hongxuan said: "The King of Jin, Du Ning, forced the Rakshasa and Yao tribes to sign a ten-year war-free agreement with our Yun Kingdom. We in the Yun Kingdom no longer have any worries. We must all work together as brothers to strengthen ourselves."
The national power of Yun Dynasty, no, is the strength that strengthens our entire human race."
"We will obey the order."
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After Du Ning settled the border affairs and returned the power to Di Zonghu, he returned to the capital of Yun Kingdom.
After returning to Beijing, Emperor Hongxuan couldn't help but hold a grand banquet to celebrate Du Ning's success.
Du Ning fought for ten years of peace for the Yun Kingdom and made outstanding contributions.
At the banquet, the civil and military officials hoped that Du Ning could stay in the court to assist Zuo Youzhu and make every effort to develop the national power of Yun State.
Moreover, Du Ning is a great talent in the human race. With his talents, he can be inferior to one person and superior to tens of thousands of people in the court.
Even the kings have to give Du Ning a little favor. In the future, he will be a high-ranking and powerful person, and he will have power over the government and the public.
Of course, the power here refers to the fact that Du Ning served the country, was deeply loved by the people, and was given extremely high power.
This is not to act arbitrarily, exclude dissidents, etc. Du Ning would never be able to do such stupid things.
"Thank you princes and adults for your kindness. Du is grateful."
Du Ning said to everyone: "Within ten years, we in the Yun Kingdom will no longer have any worries. Next, Du plans to return to the Holy Academy to lay the foundation for the future Confucianism, so he can only resign from many positions in the court.
I will punish myself by not being able to work with you colleagues."
After he finished speaking, he drank three glasses of wine in succession and apologized to the kings and ministers.
After hearing what Du Ning said, everyone fell silent.
Although they very much hope that Du Ning can stay in the court and work with everyone, Du Ning is a unique talent and his future achievements are limitless.
After all, the space above the court is only a small area. Even if it is less than one person and more than ten thousand people, it seems worthless compared with the holy way.
Du Ning is a civilized king of the human race. He is not only working hard for the Yun Kingdom, but also sacrificing his life and blood for the entire human race. There are many important things waiting for Du Ning to do.
Letting Du Ning stay in the court will not only limit Du Ning's vision, but also limit his growth.
Du Ning has the qualifications to be a saint, and he will most likely become the new saint of the Yun Kingdom in the future, becoming a pillar of the human race!
"I sincerely ask your Majesty to grant your request and allow me to return to the Holy Academy to practice." Du Ning said to Emperor Hongxuan again.
"Du Jun is ambitious and cares about the common people. How can I be wrong?"
Emperor Hongxuan was deeply reluctant to give up, but he never dared to delay Du Ning's pursuit of the holy way, so he had no choice but to agree: "Then let Du Jun's suggestion be followed, Du Jun will be relieved of his position in the court, and Du Ning will retain his position in the court.
Title."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Du Ning said gratefully.
"This time Du Jun has made great contributions to our Yun Kingdom. After discussion with the kings and ministers, I have made Du Jun the Duke of Zhenguo to highlight Du Jun's achievements."
"I would like to thank my emperor for your great kindness."
Du Ning accepted the title from Emperor Hongxuan, and from then on gained another title of "Zhenguo Gong".
All the kings and ministers congratulated together and celebrated Du Ning.
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After staying in the capital for a few days, Du Ning returned to the Holy Monastery to practice.
In the following time, Du Ning went to the Holy Academy every day to attend the lectures given by the great scholar, and devoted himself wholeheartedly to his studies.
There are constant invitations to the house every day, and they are all social invitations from the major families in Kongcheng. In order to establish friendship with Du Ning, they all want to invite Du Ning to a restaurant for dinner.
Du Ning wrote and sent people to reject them one by one, and did not attend any banquet invitations.
After all, this kind of worldly sophistication is very complicated. You either don't go there. Once you go to one of them, you have to go to other people's banquets. Otherwise, it will be true that Du Ning is now a noble scholar and only attends the aristocratic families that he respects.
Banquet, but ignore the aristocratic families who look down upon them.
Even if Du Ning doesn't have this intention, others will inevitably say some unpleasant gossip, which will be bad if it spreads around Kongcheng.
In addition to invitations to dinner, Du Ning also received numerous invitations to cultural gatherings, hoping that Du Ning would attend some small literary gatherings held by aristocratic families to support them, or to invite Du Ning to serve as the host of the cultural gatherings.
Wenhui is an important place for scholars to communicate and discuss.
The growth of almost every scholar is inseparable from literary activities.
Because at the literary meeting, you can compete with various scholars, increase your knowledge, and exercise your talents and comprehensive abilities.
Therefore, Du Ning did not reject all cultural events, but selected relatively important and meaningful ones to participate in.
Studying also requires a balance between work and rest. Studying on weekdays is inherently difficult, so naturally you need to participate in some activities to relax yourself appropriately.
In daily life, in addition to studying and participating in literary conferences, Du Ning buys newspapers and magazines from various countries in the Holy Court every day to learn about the strange things in various countries.
In particular, information about the demon clan and Rakshasa clan appears in newspapers and periodicals almost every day.
After the human race demonstrated the power of the mysterious cannon, the demon clan and the Rakshasa clan became much calmer and did not dare to attack the human race's territory easily again.
Afterwards, the Monster Clan and the Rakshasa Clan fought more than ten battles, both large and small, with both sides winning and losing. However, judging from the content in the newspapers, it was obvious that the Monster Clan took more advantage.
The overall strength of the demon clan is already stronger than that of the Rakshasa clan, but the Rakshasa clan is too complacent and arrogant, looking down on the human race and the demon clan, thinking that both the human race and the demon clan are defeated by the Rakshasa clan. As a result, the Rakshasa clan every time
The defeat brought great humiliation to the Rakshasa clan.
Nowadays, the Rakshasa tribe reluctantly admits that they cannot defeat the human army. They thought they could get some benefits from the demon tribe, but they still lost to the demon tribe several times. I have to say that the Rakshasa tribe is indeed a bit pitiful and ridiculous.
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The fourth day of August.
Seven Islands Sea Country.
Thousands of warships appeared in the endless sea, mighty and menacing, and were approaching the islands of the Seven Island Sea Kingdom at an extremely fast speed.
The flag on the warship was flying, and the words "Lingwu Continent" were written on it.
That's right, it's the warrior from Lingwu Continent.
"Lord Wu Zun, not far ahead is the Seven Islands Sea Kingdom."
"Oh? This is the Seven Islands Sea Country?"
The leader is a man wearing a white robe. This man's name is "Miao Fengyun". He is a fourth-level practitioner. Martial arts geniuses who reach this level will be dubbed "Martial Master". p>
"I heard that the Hailong Gang in our Lingwu Continent was wiped out by the Seven Islands Sea Kingdom. I don't know if Shi was really that powerful." Miao Fengyun's eyes were burning.
Another warrior next to him said: "No matter whether the Seven Islands Sea Kingdom really has such powerful combat power, in short, it is an indisputable fact that the Sea Dragon Gang was destroyed by the Seven Islands Sea Kingdom. Although the Sea Dragon Gang is a pirate, it is our Lingwu after all.
People from the mainland, the Seven Islands Sea Kingdom killed them all without any reason. It was clearly a slap in the face of our Lingwu Continent. The Seven Islands Sea Kingdom must give us an explanation for this matter, otherwise the Seven Islands Sea Kingdom would not be able to do anything.
It must exist in the endless sea."
At the same time, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, showing a bit of ridicule, showing contempt and disdain for the Seven Islands Sea Country.
Miao Fengyun said: "I heard that not far from the Seven Islands Sea Kingdom is the Holy Forest Continent. It used to be the territory of our Lingwu Continent. Now it has been occupied by aliens for thousands of years. It is time to return the Lingwu Continent to us, and wait until we take it.
After the Seven Islands Sea Kingdom, the next one is the Sacred Forest Continent."
After the words fell, many martial arts masters showed very excited expressions.
Reclaiming the Holy Forest Continent for the Lingwu Continent is a great achievement. It is enough to leave a name in history.
At this moment, the warship navy of the Seven Island Sea Kingdom appeared on the sea ahead.
The leader is none other than Geng Cunshan, the Grand Governor of the Seven Islands Sea Kingdom.
After learning that Lingwu Continent's warships appeared in the endless sea, Geng Cunshan immediately mobilized the navy and came outside the sea.
There has never been any intersection between the Seven Islands Sea Kingdom and the Lingwu Continent, but now there are warships from the Lingwu Continent appearing in the endless sea, and they are also using the banner of the Lingwu Continent. I am afraid that the comer is evil.
Geng Cunshan stood on the deck, looking at the Lingwu Continent warship in front of him, and said in a loud voice: "In front of us is the territory of our Seven Islands Sea Kingdom. Are you warriors from Lingwu Continent? You have mobilized troops to come here, but I don't know why.
Something?"
Listening to the language that is very similar to the Lingwu Continent, many warriors looked surprised. It is true that as the legend goes, there is a civilization here that is very similar to the Lingwu Continent.
Miao Fengyun looked in the direction of Geng Cunshan and saw at a glance that Geng Cunshan was only at the fifth level. He thought that the military commander of the Seven Islands Sea Kingdom was only so powerful, and he looked down on the Seven Islands Sea Kingdom even more. "I am Miao Fengyun, a fourth-level martial master from the Lingwu Continent. On the order of the Martial Saint from the Lingwu Continent, I came to investigate the destruction of the Hailong Gang." Miao Fengyun said.