【Ancient Journey】 Act 19 [Preparation]
"Then this Lu Weiwen can now settle in Mingyue City?" As his understanding deepened, Yun Fan's interest in Lu Weiwen became stronger.
Yun Ji: "I originally placed him in Mingyue, but he wanted to go to Jingyue, saying that he wanted to help the reconstruction of Jingyue City, and I saw that this child was stubborn by nature, so I went with him." ”
Yun Fan: "What is the specific location?"
"Jingyue City South, Jingsheng District, the intersection of Guanghua and Souyun Streets, Lu Yuan. Yun Ji sighed, "I wanted to find an opportunity to introduce you to each other. ”
Yun Fan smiled: "Now that I know each other, it's good to be impressed." ”
Yun Ji: "I don't want to see him die before he becomes a lonely minister." ”
Yun Fan: "He has to be a lonely minister?"
Yun Ji: "Since you don't want to see him become a lonely minister, then why didn't you say what he said for me tonight." ”
Yun Fan: "These words are not suitable for me." After all, I don't know what has happened in Ji Country and what has happened to Shu Country in the years since I left. In the absence of a clear understanding of the current situation, blind Liwei can only divide the internal, and now stability is more important than anything else. ”
Yun Ji: "Since stability is important, why don't you succeed to the throne?"
Yun Fan: "Naturally, there is a reason why I have to succeed to the throne. ”
Yun Ji: "What is the reason?"
"At present, with only the Chiyan warriors in the city and the warriors of Sabe who followed me, it is more than enough to defend Mingyue City. Just the prestige of the Chiyan warrior is here, whoever wants to die can come to Mingyue City to try it. Yun Fan smiled, "But." ”
"But what?" Yun Ji looked at him suspiciously, "Don't sell it, say it quickly." ”
Yun Fan: "These people alone can't regain the territory we lost. His eyes flashed with determination, hatred, and a hint of murderous intent, "There is no way to make some people pay for their blood debts." ”
"So, is that why you don't plan to succeed to the throne for the time being. Yun Ji asked.
"Yes," Yun Fan said, "we need people, more people, as well as supplies and money." ”
"Now there is only Mingyue City left in the country, and the Mirror Moon City that is still being rebuilt, and the war over the years has cost the people and money, and many familiar faces have either died in battle, or have fled here one after another. Yun Ji stroked her forehead sadly, letting a trace of hanging hair fall from her fingertips, not hiding the tiredness in her eyes. "Our former allies are long gone, and our former friends are now strangers. There are no more people today who can face these things with us. ”
"I know. Yun Fan gently patted the back of Yun Ji's hand, signaling her to relax and rest assured. "Don't worry. ”
"Why did you suddenly sensationalize. From Yun Fan's concern, Yun Ji felt relieved, "I'm thankful that you don't cause trouble for me." ”
"I'll find a way to solve these things, no matter what, the people sitting in the hall tonight are still the people of the country, but if I need to be powerful, I have many methods, and I will definitely let those people remember. Yun Fan said, "But what the country needs most now is people, and it needs people like Lu Weiwen even more, the more the better." ”
"Too many people either go with the flow or protect themselves. Yun Ji sighed, "I don't want to see the scene of thousands of horses when the soldiers are coming to the city. ”
"I will regain everything that has been lost in my country. Yun Fan's expression was solemn, "But before that, please ask my sister to guard the throne of the Yun clan and wait for my news." ”
The firmness in Yun Fan's eyes melted the uneasiness and doubt in Yun Ji's eyes at this time. "Okay, I promise you. ”
Between the words, Yun Ji seemed to remember something. Then he turned his mind to look at Yun Fan with a puzzled expression, Yun Fan tried to understand the doubts that were lingering in Yun Ji's eyes at this time, but in the end he found nothing, so he asked, "What, is there anything else?"
Yun Ji: "You didn't see a thousand feathers of smoke when you came back this time, why aren't you curious at all?"
Yun Fan: "What is there to be curious about? That woman knew that I had made up her mind, and she went to Beilu to look for me, isn't this looking for scolding? Those barbarians in Beilu have never seen a Chinese girl with fine skin and tender flesh like her, if I hadn't reacted quickly to drive her away, it is estimated that she has now become the female slave of a certain barbarian prince!"
Yun Ji: "I don't know what happened between you, and she didn't mention it. After the "Heavenly Fire Tribulation", Qianyu Yanyun left the country of Shu with her people, and now moves to the territory of the country of Luo. Liang Yi was able to form an alliance with Ling Wujian, the lord of the Luo Kingdom, and she had half of the credit. ”
Yun Fan: "She never thought of the Yun family's goodness. ”
Yun Ji: "She hates you very much. ”
Yun Fan smiled: "Don't love me!"
Yun Ji: "Although the thousand feathers of smoke and clouds have been hidden, they are still secretly affecting the pattern changes of the entire Dongji in their own way, and many things seem to be coincidences, but they are not coincidences. ”
Yun Fan: "I don't care about her deeds. ”
Yun Ji: "But you have to know more or less about these things. ”
"By the way, why didn't I see Jing Xuan when I came back this time, where did he go?" Yun Fan didn't want to discuss Qianyu Yanyun with Yun Ji anymore, so he changed the topic and said, "Is it to leave the country of dreams, or ......?"
"He is still alive and has not died in battle. Yun Ji knew what he wanted to say, so he said in advance. "When Mexico invaded for the first time, he followed his father to the front line, and after a great victory, he suddenly parted ways. and took away three thousand Hanjia troops. ”
Yun Fan: "Then, is there any news of him?" ”
Yun Ji: "It is said that he is now the commander of the 100,000 forbidden troops in the imperial capital. ”
Yun Fan looked at Yun Ji suspiciously, she didn't look like a joke. "What's the story of what happened along the way?"
Yun Ji: "I don't know, according to some of the reports of the Hanjia Army that came back, it was he who found the exiled prince, who is now the Son of Heaven in our Dongji, and protected the Son of Heaven, and sent the Son of Heaven to Liang Yi, the lord of Qiguo, who is now in the limelight." ”
Yun Fan: "I have heard of this Liang Yi's deeds, the cloth lord of Qiguo. But since it was sent to Liang Yi, why did the imperial capital choose the territory of the Luo Kingdom instead of the territory of the Qi Kingdom?"
This is Liang Yi's brilliance. Maybe it was a little cold, Yun Ji put her hands in her long sleeves and said slowly. "It was still difficult to defend the imperial power with the Qiguo at that time, so Liang Yi used the Son of Heaven as a bargaining chip in exchange for the support of the country, and then used the alliance between the two countries to lobby the countries and frame Dongji. Although the imperial capital is now in the territory of the Luo Kingdom, the people responsible for guarding the royal city are all Liang Yi's diehards. ”
Yun Fan: "So, where is this Liang Yi now?"
Yun Ji: "People are in the imperial capital, in the posture of Fang Bo, and the son of heaven is the king." ”
Yun Fan fell silent.
Yun Fan's silence was thinking, thinking about what contributed to such a pattern in today's Dongji Dynasty. How bold and charming it must be for a lord of another country to give the Son of Heaven to the princes of a neighboring country, and to regent it on the territory of a neighboring country. Yun Fan secretly thought in his heart that one day, he must meet this Liang Yi.
Yun Ji understood Yun Fan's doubts and continued.
"After the First World War of Jingweiguan, the seven countries of Dongji signed an alliance and did not offend each other. Before the war, the princes of Dongji, each with a ghost, Liang Yi took the lead in attracting the support of the Luo State with the Son of Heaven as a bargaining chip, and then the Luo and Qi countries held high the banner of supporting Dongji, and sent an invitation to the surrounding princes to join the alliance, Liang Yi personally went to various countries to lobby the princes, and finally with his own strength, he promoted the formation of an alliance between the seven countries of Dongji and went to Jingwei Pass to resist the invasion of the Eight Pillars of Xiji. ”
Yun Fan: "Is this the Jingwei Pass Alliance?" ”
Yun Ji: "That's good. ”
Yun Fan: "I heard you say in your letter that our country is also among the Seven Nations Alliance, since there is an alliance, then why does Mexico dare to invade us? This alliance is paper-paste?"
Yun Ji: "In the battle of Jingwei Pass, my father disappeared into the wind and snow after defeating the essence of Tianwu Kingdom and Thousand Thunder Kingdom with Blue Wolf and Han Jia. In order for Dongji to continue, he took away the main force of the country. As a result, after losing the blue wolf and the cold armor, we have the field we have today. ”
"Wind and snow?" Yun Fan wondered, "Jingwei Pass is located in the Jiri Mountain Range in the territory of Mexico, where it is located in this part of the Dongji Mountain Range, the climate is dry and hot all year round, and there is basically no rain, how can it snow." ”
However, the battle was covered by this sudden and unusual weather. Our dream country is located in the north of Jibei, and we have long been accustomed to this kind of weather. Such a cold battlefield environment doesn't affect us much. So at that time, Liang Yi chose to let Shuguo take the lead, and his father agreed. Yun Ji continued, "When our army of the Su Kingdom defeated the elites of the Thousand Thunder Kingdom and the Heavenly Martial Kingdom in the wind and snow, the snow gradually stopped. And the father and the blue wolf Hanjia also never came back with this gradually disappearing wind and snow. ”
Yun Fan: "Is the source reliable?"
Yun Ji: "The news was brought back by some of the returning soldiers. ”
Yun Fan: "Who are they, the Blue Wolf Rider or the Cold Armor Army?"
"The blue wolf cold armor didn't come back, and my father took away not only the blue wolf cold armor, but also some soldiers who were responsible for the baggage. Among the living generals, General Qin Shen, who is seated in the military general seat in the palace today, is one of the main generals of the first war in Jingwei Pass. Yun Ji said, "The rest of the people who came back died in the battle between China and Mexico in the future. ”
"If it is General Qin Shen, there should be no fake. "Yun Fan knows that General Qin Shen is Yun Chen's cronies, Yun family's retainers, since it is the news he brought back, there should be no fake, and there is no need to lie, just to see people alive and dead to see corpses.
Between the words, Yun Fan had already taken the matter of finding Yun Chen's traces to heart, but for some reason he didn't tell Yun Ji about his plan, and just continued to ask: "What about later." ”
Yun Ji: "Later, after the end of the First World War at Jingwei Pass, the Mexican State saw that my country was lonely, and forcibly launched an invasion against us in disregard of the agreement of the Seven Nations Alliance. ”
"What about this Uncle Liang Yi, he doesn't care about this?" Yun Fan sneered, "Call brother when you need it, and don't ask when you don't need it?"
"Fang Bo Ri took every opportunity, and by the time he learned about this, the army of the Mexican Kingdom had already surrounded the three cities of Dianxing, Yaoguang, and Liuyun. Her gaze became deep again, as if sinking into a memory, "At his suggestion, the Son of Heaven ordered the Marquis of Mo to withdraw his troops under the Eight Holy Decrees, but to no avail. During this period, many princes were courting our long-cherished celebrities and generals. ”
"The birds are all hidden, and the rabbits are dead and the dogs are cooked. Yun Fan sneered, "Ridiculous, ridiculous." ”
Later, the three cities fell, and the army and envoys of the Qi Kingdom also began to march towards Mingyue City when the soldiers of the Mexican State were under Mingyue City. At that time, it was the envoy of Qiguo who arrived first, and told me that when Qiguo arrived, he would definitely stop the invasion of the Mexican army. At that time, we only had Bright Moon City left, and Mirror Moon City was not counted, after all, it was a ruin. Yun Ji sneered, "If you were me, would you believe it?" ”
"No, it won't. Yun Fan said coldly, "It's really here to help us, it's already been helped, why wait until we only have one city left." I'm afraid I'm just here to grab food. There is a bird in Hokuriku called the corpse vulture. They often haunt the desert, following the dying and attacking them when they are about to fall. These vultures often fight each other for food. In my opinion, this Liang Yi is quite similar to a corpse vulture. ”
"It was also at this time that the Great Xia Kingdom issued a marriage to us, and under the escort of the wolves, I had no choice but to take risks. Yun Ji took a breath of cold air and said, "Fortunately, you came back in the end." ”
"Over the years, it's hard for you. Yun Fan said distressedly, he wanted to say something to comfort Yun Ji, but when it came to his mouth, "Sister." ”
"Huh?" Yun Ji looked at Yun Fan curiously, Yun Fan hesitated for a long time, and finally said, "Let's get here first today, it's not too early." ”
"Hmm. Yun Ji didn't mean to keep him, but she still asked more when Yun Fan got up and was about to leave. "By the way, since you don't plan to succeed to the throne for the time being, what are you going to do next?"
Yun Fan: "Didn't Sister just say that when the Mexican Kingdom was at war with us, the Dongji countries took the opportunity to attract many of our generals and celebrities. ”
Yun Ji: "That's good. ”
"In a few days, I will leave my dream country for a while. Yun Fan said with relief, "The Chiyan Warrior and my brothers from the Sa Department will stay in Mingyue, and I have also brought back the bloody eyes and frost hooves of our long-cherished Zhenguo Beast, you can go and see it when you have time." ”
Yun Ji asked, "Where are you going?"
"Let's go to the countries of Dongji. On the way back, I thought it all out. First use the army to help my sister shock the inside and outside, relieve the siege of Mingyue, and then go to meet a few old friends to see if they are willing to help me. Yun Fan stretched, "What is most lacking at the moment is people, time waits for no one, the later you act, the more dangerous it will be for Su Guo and her sister." ”
Yun Ji asked, "Are you going to go alone?"
Yun Fan replied: "Well, go alone. ”
Yun Ji: "I'll let Liu Fengchen's younger brother Liu Fengsoul accompany you." ”
Yun Fan: "I heard that Liu Feng Soul kid is now the leader of my sister's palace guards?"
Yun Ji: "Well, before Jing Xuan left, he recommended it to his father by name." ”
Yun Fan: "Then let him stay in Mingyue City to protect his sister." I'm used to being alone, and I'm not used to being followed by a tail. ”
"Then don't cause me any more trouble, I don't have time to care about you now. Yun Ji frowned, "When will you come back?" ”
"I don't know, let's do it as soon as possible. Yun Fan thought for a moment and continued, "If you want to fight, you can't have people, money, and materials. In fact, as long as there are people, these are easy to do, and if there are no materials and money, let's grab them if we can't do it. ”
Yun Ji reminded: "You are also the future lord of the country, don't be a gangster, just talk about robbery at every turn." ”
"That's how I survived when I was in Hokuriku. Yun Fan smiled, "Sister, don't worry, I will come back as soon as possible, if the clan comes to disturb, it will be said that I am not sick with water and soil, and I am recuperating, I will let my six subordinates cover for me, and the sister of the lord of the country will act first, as for the Xia country?"
"You don't have to worry about the affairs of Xia Guo, I have my own way. It's just that you've just come back, and I still have a lot of things to tell you. Yun Ji looked at Yun Fan, the more she looked at it, the more distressed she became, and took advantage of Yun Fan's doubts, she suddenly gave him a deep hug, which made Yun Fan not know what to do for a while. "In this world, I am the only one left with you. In any case, you must return safely. As long as I live you, nothing else matters. ”
Yun Ji's words warmed Yun Fan's heart, and he smiled at Yun Ji slightly, with both reluctance and perseverance in his eyes. He promised Yun Ji and said, "Okay, I promise you." ”
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Dongji, Xia Kingdom, Yuanzhi.
In the Greedy Tiger Pavilion, the game that was about to fill the chessboard had not yet been decided. At this time, Ao Chun had no interest in finishing this game of chess. He looked at Xie Qingyan suspiciously.
"This marriage strategy was proposed by you to the widow at the beginning, and now that you are today, have you thought about what kind of situation it will create? ”
"Although there are twists and turns in the process, everything is in the palm of your hand. Xie said confidently, "Soon, there will be a big change in the world." ”
"What a big change?" Ao Chun looked at the young man in front of him suspiciously, he knew that this child never said big things, but was just curious about what would happen next. "What will this bring to the widowed Xia Kingdom. ”
"My Xia Kingdom will take advantage of this change to become the head of the kingdom under heaven. Xie Qingyan promised Ao Chun very confidently. "However, Yun Fan can't die, and the kingdom of Shu must always exist. ”
Ao Chun didn't speak, this middle-aged man who had been on the battlefield for a long time and was well versed in power struggles, for the first time, turned his questioning eyes to the young man in front of him who had given him countless tricks.
This is a pair of eyes deep enough to kill, and these eyes have long since been in the past few decades I don't know how many hearts have been penetrated. The candle flame continued to burn in a deathly silence. In the face of Ao Chun's temptation, Xie said lightly that the ancient well was not wavering, and the young man's eyes were still as clear and clear as when Ao Chun saw him. The palace people who had been waiting by Ao Chun's side were sweating profusely by this suffocating atmosphere. Suddenly, Ao Chun looked at Xie Qingyan and said, "Go and get pen and ink." ”
"Wow. ”
With the palace person's reply, Ao Chun's gaze became soft and loving. He didn't look at Xie Qingyan again, but returned his gaze to the chess game on the chessboard on the table that had not yet ended. After hesitating for a moment, the calloused hand picked up the chess piece and slowly stretched out the robe embroidered with Blood Rose. Ao Chun's move fell in a position on the chessboard that was insignificant to the outcome of this chess game.
"This step, the lord of the country can think about it. ”
Xie asked lightly with a smile, but Ao Chun did not answer.
At this time, the palace people had already brought pen and ink.
Ao Chun didn't plan to write on his own, so he said to the palace: "Tell Ao Ye, who went to greet his relatives, that his marriage with the lord of the country of Shu has been canceled, don't come back yet, let him take the 50,000 troops who are rushing to the country of Shu, and station them in place when they are approaching Mingyue City, and guard the main road between the North Continent and the country of Shu, and you are not allowed to act rashly without the order of the widow." Ordered Wang Biao to mobilize all the spies in Mingyue City to closely monitor Yun Fan, and report to the widow as soon as there was any movement. Ao Chun thought for a moment and continued, "In addition, let Wang Biao tell the spies in the capital of the Mexican Kingdom to spread some news to the fool of Moyi Cassia Ming, just say that the marriage between the Xia Kingdom and the Shu Kingdom has been canceled, and the widow is very angry, especially when he learns that the Chiyan warriors have formed an alliance with the Shu Kingdom, he is even more furious, so he let the army of Yingqin be stationed near Mingyue City, and may start a war with the Shu Kingdom at any time, see how he reacts." ”
The candle flame went out between the palace people's brushstrokes, and Ao Chun asked Xie Qingyan, "You see what else needs to be added." ”
"Killing two birds with one stone, the lord of the country is wise. Xie Qingyan waved his hand and looked respectful here, "There is nothing to add to Qingyan." ”
"This game is not over yet. Ao Chun calmly picked up a chess piece and hid it in the palm of his hand, then put his hand in his sleeve again, and said to the young man in front of him, "It's your turn." ”
Xie Qingyan's thumb rubbed the second joint of his index finger, looking at the chess game on the table at the moment, the winner was actually already known in his heart. In the next move, he will draw a perfect end to this game of gunsmoke.