Chapter 579: Flooded Peony City

If you want to say where is the most unstable place in the Eastern Continent of the East Courtyard Domain, Kurosawa, who has always regarded no rules as a rule, must be the first to bear the brunt in people's hearts.

This is not the case.

The three major dynasties north of the Great Jin Dynasty and south of Tianlu, the Great Moon Empire, the Fierce Fang Empire, and the Great Yan Dynasty by the sea in the east, because of their small territory and the fact that there are no famous people and places, are little known among the dynasties on the continent that are geographically far apart, after all, for those mortals who have no cultivation or low cultivation, it is already a place that they cannot reach in their entire lives.

Among the three major dynasties, Da Liao is also known as Xiao Tianlu.

More than seventy percent of the land of Daliao is grassland, and the other thirty percent is a bitter cold land full of monsters, limited by it, the living habits and customs of the people of Daliao are no different from Tianlu in the north.

There are even rumors that 10,000 years ago, this was the territory of Tianlu, just because there was an irreconcilable contradiction between a certain Tianlu's real power royal family and Tian Khan, so he set up his own door, and in the place bordering the Great Jin Dynasty, he supported the army and established a dynasty.

But it is obvious that the relationship between Da Liao and Tianlu in the past few hundred years is still not very harmonious.

The specific situation is probably the same as that of today's Southern Tang Dynasty and the Great Jin Dynasty, although there is no major war that blocks all the national strength, and the bloody war of life and death has never stopped.

As for the Great Moon Empire, it is a rare empire on the continent with a narrow east-west territory, and the north of the entire empire is almost completely bordered by Tianlu, and they have been fighting with each other for many years.

Unlike the Great Liao, which was not popular in the north and south, the Dayue Dynasty served as a barrier between the powerful Tianlu and the Southern Dynasty, and in the south, it was strongly supported by the Great Wei, the Great Jin Dynasty and even the Great Yan Dynasty.

Therefore, although the Great Moon Empire is only a small country, it has been able to survive tenaciously in the face of Tianlu's attack for thousands of years. First, because everyone knows too well the truth of cold lips and teeth, and no one wants to face Tianlu's cavalry to step south, so they try their best to support it behind their backs.

Unlike most of the dynasties on the mainland, Dayue is a place founded on commerce and trade, at the beginning of the country, although there was some force, but it was really not very powerful, but in the following thousands of years, in order to survive the strong invasion of Tianlu, they spent a lot of manpower, material and financial resources, in the war machine, the art of war and weapons, armor, and the study of battle formations and soldiers' cultivation can be said to be almost omnipotent, especially in the aspect of the blade, a lot of achievements.

From the notorious vampire knife, the Otsuki Slasher, to the Moon Spear and Otsuki Scimitar used by ordinary soldiers, they are all among the best blades of the same material.

Especially the moon spear and the big moon scimitar, the material of the casting weapon is just ordinary fine iron, but the strength after the oven can be compared to the high-level treasure, and because the raw materials used are big road goods, so the price is so lower than the ordinary treasure, so the big moon scimitar in the southern dynasty is particularly good, whether it is the official of the major dynasties or those families and individuals with rich backgrounds, there are a lot of contacts with the big moon empire in the sale of weapons.

Now this has also become a major source of economy for the Great Moon Empire.

As for the vampire knife, it is even more highly regarded in Otsuki.

This also stems from its so-called blood-sucking qualities.

The Vampire Knife is not sold to the outside world, but is only used in Otsuki's foreign wars, and the recovery work after the war is also very rigorous.

Although it was occasionally captured in the war with Tianlu, after nearly a thousand years of research, the Tianlu Dynasty still failed to figure out what material this knife was made of and what kind of process it needed to cast it.

Of course, although this vampire knife is called bloodsucking, it is not really able to absorb other people's blood to repair itself.

Such a terrifying sword may really be able to be made, but it is impossible to mass-produce it in the middle of a war like the Great Moon Empire.

In fact, Otsuki's so-called vampire knife is nothing more than after killing the enemy, through the direct contact between the blade and the opponent's flesh and blood, using a special method to refine part of the flesh and blood in his body into essence, to a certain extent, improve the master's ability to fight for a long time.

As for the legends on the mainland that are so divine that they are close to absorbing the essence and blood of others, repairing their own injuries, and even using this to improve their own cultivation, they are all exaggerated, just listen to them.

If there is really such a knife, what else do others cultivate, kill 1.8 million, and directly prove the Tao, and the Xia will soar.

However, the improvement of staying power, and the consumption of local essence blood, have been able to play an extremely terrible effect in the war, because over the years, although Tianlu's cavalry is very powerful, but in the real war, when encountering the fangs and sharp cannons of the Great Moon Dynasty, in the war of the same magnitude of troops, it is rare to be able to take advantage.

It's just that, even so, in the past ten years, Tianlu's southward and lower reaches of Dayue, Daliao and Dayan have not decreased, but have intensified somewhat, and every year is better than another.

Without him, because they have been counting time since decades ago.

Counting the time when the barbarians were advancing north on the other side of the Tianduan Mountain Range.

The three kingdoms in the north are the lips and teeth of many dynasties in the south, and in the era of peace, they naturally support it vigorously, and they don't want Tianlu to take the next step in the south.

However, once the barbarians advance north, when they are too busy to take care of themselves, the defense lines of the three northern countries will lose their support and become thin, and this is the best time for them to go south.

Especially in the two years that the high priest Yue Yun led the barbarians to the north, the wars on the border of the three kingdoms became more and more frequent, and it was obvious that Tianlu had begun to continue to probe, once the defense line of the three kingdoms showed fatigue, they would immediately take advantage of the weakness, ride their horses and whips, and go south to the Central Plains.

In this long period of time, the fierce and aggressive Great Liao and the Great Moon Empire, armed to the teeth, have not shown any flaws so far, but the third dynasty in the north of Kurosawa and the east of the continent, Dayan, has begun to be a little unstable for a while.

Among the Three Kingdoms, if you talk about territory, Dayan is actually the largest, but unfortunately, their internal and external environment is much worse than that of Dayue and Daliao.

If you want to find a word to describe Dayan's current situation, it can be said that it is difficult internally and externally, embattled.

Different from the other two countries, although Dayan is located in the north, its customs and customs are more similar to those of the Great Jin and Daqi dynasties, and the farming dynasty is not very good at immediate war, and the means to deal with the northern Tianlu are relatively soft and weak. In addition, the Great Liao in the west will also give them such a moment on the border from time to time, after all, in their bones, they are actually the same kind as the people of the Tianlu Dynasty.

As for the south, not to mention, the people who live in Kurosawa, in addition to being born here, the rest of the people are mostly lawless and unruly, and the world will not tolerate great evil, so there are countless masters who have fled here, and occasionally go to the neighboring country to kill a person and set fire to rob a robbery or something, that is all normal operation, and the person behind the partial family Kurosawa They can't afford to provoke Da Yan, so they can only pinch their noses aggrievedly and admit it, after all, compared to the war in the west and the north with the country as the unit, Kurosawa's harassment is just the itch of ringworm, and the forbearance will pass, if even Kurosawa's side has to go to war, they really can't bear it.

Speaking of this, some people will think, you Dayan is east of the sea, and there is no country, there will be no trouble, right?

But the house leak happened to rain overnight, and he still had a big problem!

There is a Shikoku Islands in the East Star Sea, and there is a group of dwarves on the island who claim to be descendants of some great serpent, who are good at water warfare, sneak attacks, and stealth, and also have a very different way of fighting on the mainland, they are born pirates.

They landed on the east bank of Dayan, burning, killing and looting, and did all kinds of evil, pinning down a considerable part of the dynasty's troops.

The southeast, northwest, and northwest frontiers were very important, which led to the emptiness within the dynasty, and the dynasty's rule over the people was much weaker.

There are many families here, and there are many factions, all of which are open and secret, and they are just passable on the surface, and there are few who really obey the jurisdiction of the dynasty.

The royal family does not know whether it is due to the environment or forced to do so, and they still like to play that trick of checks and balances, so that officials are painstakingly trying to figure out their intentions all day long, and those who are really willing to calm down and do things for the people and contribute to the country have gradually become rare.

Finally, King Huan was able to defeat the Tianlu army one after another, and let the battle line of the Tianlu army retreat hundreds of miles within ten years, but the narrow-minded King Yan was worried that the other party's merits were high and the lord supported the army, so he transferred King Huan back to Yandu with a paper order, although he was a high-ranking official and a mansion beauty waiting, in order to prepare for emergencies, he did not dare to tear his face with a bow, but, no matter who knows, this King Huan, who has sat in the position of the king with a different surname, is now under house arrest in disguise.

It's strange to say, if this is a change of people, I am so loyal to the country but you treat me like this, I must be dissatisfied, and even secretly contact the old department, rebellion, and it is possible to be the emperor himself, but this King Huan seems to be enjoying it, after returning to Yandu, eating, drinking and having fun is not bad, the emperor will spend the money he gives, he will live in the house he will live, and he will play when he gives him a woman, it is not polite at all, and since then, he has not mentioned anything about returning to the north to take charge of side affairs, as if he has been a little happy.

When people mentioned King Huan, they all said that he was a military wizard who had not been encountered in the dynasty for 500 years, and he felt unworthy and sorry that he was now under house arrest and Yan was not allowed to go out, and some people even secretly hoped that he would oppose the unprincipled King Yan and be the master of the golden palace himself, which was enough to see his reputation.

His Majesty the Emperor also praised him, and his rewards almost never stopped throughout the year.

It's just that, unlike others' praise for King Huan's martial arts, what the emperor appreciates more is his knowledge of advance and retreat.

When King Yan was criticizing Zhu in the study, he once said with a smile to the left and right that was widely circulated in the inner court.

The original words are now unknown, to the effect that every emperor hopes to be suitable for monarchs and ministers, spread through the ages, and become a good story, but many times, they can't do it. The reason is very simple, it is because those who have made great contributions and helped the emperor do great things cannot put themselves in the right position afterwards.

If they are willing to lay down their power and prestige afterwards, surrender their power, and discredit themselves a little, he will not mind letting those people and their descendants enjoy all the glory and prosperity and earthly bliss in their lifetime.

In the final analysis, glory and wealth, a peace of mind for the emperor, is good for everyone.

But when there is no such thing as power, it is like looking at the moon in the water, but it is enough.

But if you gain and lose, it's a completely different feeling.

King Hwan did it, so he's alive and well now.

However, it is precisely because King Huan is alive and well that no one in the Dayan Dynasty can stand up now.

In the recent wars with Tianlu, Dayan has lost one after another, and the territory that King Huan had worked hard to fight back in the previous ten years has now lost most of it, and it is now about to retreat to the northern gateway - Yongmen Pass.

The Dayan Dynasty is not as good as the Southern Tang Dynasty, as a small country, there is no depth at all, once the Yongmen Pass is broken, the entire dynasty will no longer have a moat that can be defended, and the land of Yanyun will be a flat river, and when the time comes, the Tianlu cavalry can almost mow the grass and push all the way, and there will be no more obstacles.

Recently, the entire court of the Great Yan Dynasty has been in a mess, the emperor is busy with anxiety, but he is still helpless, and there are many people who believe that the emperor can reactivate King Huan and keep Tianlu's army out of the country.

But the emperor was aware of the taboo and changed generals one after another, Zhennan, Pinghu, Suibian, and Hengye The four generals were urgently transferred back to Beijing one after another to take charge of the defense of the north, but after four wars, the army of Yan was defeated without exception, and the voice of the subjects and the people had reached the most boiling point.

The matter of King Huan leading the troops seems to have become the trend of the times, the desire of the people, and it is no longer a matter that His Majesty the Emperor can dictate alone.

King Yan was 10,000 unwilling in his heart at the moment.

If he successfully blocks the Tianlu cavalry in the north, his reputation and popularity are very likely to surpass his own emperor's majesty, and when the time comes, the position of King Huan, the feudal official, will be stable, and he will no longer find any reason to transfer him back to Yandu.

But if it weren't for him, the entire Dayan Dynasty might be gone directly.

The lesser of two evils.

Therefore, after several days of fierce ideological struggle, His Majesty the Emperor still decided to let King Nahuan go back and be his wolf king in the north.

Only this time, King Huan, who has always been humble and obedient, released a big pigeon for the emperor.

On the tenth day of the eighth month of the year of Jihai, it is the season of white dew in the pale leaves.

Early in the morning, the eunuch beside the emperor, Gonggong Wu, who was always in the middle of the house, had already brought an edict to the palace outside the palace of Huan, and on the tall seven steps of the palace, there were already accompanying little eunuchs who were tirelessly knocking on the door.

The gate was soon opened, and the people of the palace led the way in front of the head, passing through the artificial lake and the rockery corridor, and walked into the courtyard several times in succession, and Gonggong Wu finally came to the outside of the council hall, but the people of the palace who went to report one step earlier did not return for a long time.

In the big autumn, although the sun is not dry, but the weather is not very warm, on weekdays in the deep palace compound, with the emperor's side to serve, Wu Gonggong will rarely suffer from this crime, which time came out to spread the fingers, those who received the order are not only respectful and respectful?

This time it was good, but I was stunned to leave him outside and blew the cold wind for more than an hour, and I was immediately a little unhappy.

Xin said: "King Huan is a prince, the emperor still asks him at this time, just forget about it, what's the matter with a few of you people in the palace, really think that you are a third-grade official in front of the prime minister's door, and you don't even pay attention to our family?

The sun was high, and it was almost noon, just when Gonggong Wu was impatient and was about to go in to ask for an explanation, a little guy panicked, stumbled over, knelt on the ground in a daze, and said in a panic: "King Huan, Lord Wang, he's dead!"

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Yannan has not been peaceful in the past two days, like the successive defeats in the north have made people panic, and then there are evil people from Kurosawa who have come out to do their power, and the power arranged by the dynasty in the local area is not worth mentioning in front of those masters, and many officials are also powerless, they are still too busy to take care of themselves, how can they have the ability to protect those ordinary people.

The only thing that had a heart was a few urgent documents written by the royal court, which were nothing more than asking for help, but they were all sunk in the sea, and they did not get any response.

Obviously, Kurosawa's people were so unscrupulous because the Yan Imperial Court didn't have the energy to take care of these things.

All of a sudden, public grievances arose.

At this time, an even worse news swept through the market like a raging wind.

I don't know who got the news from where, in short, in a few days, the entire Yannan up and down people have heard that the gods are angry, the heavenly punishment has descended into the world, and there will be great water in the land of Yannan, and only by believing in the great god of Yaqi can it be possible to survive the disaster and establish a new order!

Ordinary people are not stupid, they like to spread rumors, exaggerate facts, and brag indiscriminately, but it is not as easy as imagined to make them really believe such groundless things.

So, when you first hear the news, everyone just thinks it's funny, like if you sit here and suddenly hear someone say that tomorrow is the end of the world, you will talk, you will ridicule, and you will even speculate about the intention of the person who speaks, but you just won't believe it.

Then within a few days, the Peony City near the river was submerged.