Chapter 1: The first day of the first month
Today, on the Chinese New Year's Eve of the old calendar, the sky is full of snow. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
When night falls, the snow is getting heavier and heavier, but the imperial capital is becoming more and more lively because the New Year is approaching. This is the most powerful period of the Chu State, five months ago, the Xia State Zhao Hou rebelled, and joined forces with the king of the Chu State to catch the Xia State by surprise.
A month ago, after four months of fierce fighting, the Xia Kingdom was destroyed, and only two or three people of the royal family escaped, and they did not know where to go.
After destroying Xia, Emperor Chu canonized Zhaohou and rectified most of the land used to be in the Xia Kingdom, which was regarded as a trust and reward for him. Since then, the four kings and seven candidates of the Chu State have not competed for a while.
In the reign of Emperor Chu, he was decisive in governing the government and killing, and relied on his own wrists to keep the politics of the court in order. And his sworn brother is the master, who is invincible in battles and is known as the unparalleled general, taking the meaning of unparalleled in the world.
The state of Chu had a glorious history, but before the emperor of Chu was born, it was the darkest period of the state of Chu, the emperor ignored the government, the traitorous ministers covered the sky with one hand, and the people were oppressed and could not raise their heads under heavy pressure. The appearance of Emperor Chu and his righteous brothers can be said to be the dawn of the people and let the people see hope.
Those who have been given rights are fickle, and even more so those who have been given supreme rights.
People are always forgetful animals, and there are not many people surprised that they once dominated the battlefield and were revered as the unparalleled generals of this continent. The State of Chu only recognizes Emperor Chu, this is not that he has just destroyed the State of Xia, and he will attack the State of Zhou in the coming year.
Today is Chinese New Year's Eve, the corner of Dijing is very lively, although the Chu country is very strong, but the years of war are making this peace more and more precious, maybe the people only care about firewood, rice, oil and salt, only hope to be calm, only hope that the Chu country can no longer war.
Not all corners will have warmth, and there will always be places that will be forgotten. At the end of a street, a young man in ragged clothes was half-leaning against the wall, nibbling on a few steamed buns in his mouth, which were given to him by a passer-by just now.
"It's been three years, I haven't left, what am I nostalgic for, Chu State is already like this, isn't it enough, why force some things. Is there really that kind of longevity? The man muttered, smiling as if self-deprecating. The snow was still falling, and the man seemed to be stuck in some kind of memory, staying there, motionless.
"Bing'er, what do you think your happiness is?"
"Of course, the state of Chu will always be strong. ”
Master, where did you and your father go in, do you know, Bing'er has been so tired of being alone all these years, I lost the Chu State but I am still desperately defending it, will you blame me?
Late at night, the snow stopped, and the carnival of the imperial capital came to an end. The man was still there in a trance, and he didn't know if he was asleep or not, but occasionally he passed by on the watch, looked at him, and went on with his work. I thought he would freeze to death every day, but the next day he was doing well, and his vitality was really tenacious.
The second half of the night.
Maybe tired, this year's habit of keeping the year was canceled by an order from Emperor Chu, which is probably the quietest Chinese New Year's Eve in Dijing.
When the last bit of hustle and bustle also came to an end, and the silence around seemed to be condensed, the man suddenly opened his eyes. After a while, a black figure appeared opposite him, "Aren't you tired after following me for so long?" the man began.
The figure seemed to be a little shocked, but he still suppressed his surprise and said lightly: "Your vigilance is really high, I have been looking for the best time in the past few days, but I always return in vain, if it is not because I have to hand in the task, I really want to be more patient with you." ”
"You can't kill me. ”
"The person who wants to kill has never lived. ”
"It's really changed, Luo Ying's Yige has now become a tool for killing. ”
"You know the pavilion master, so who are you?" The bland sentence still couldn't hide the shock in her heart, and she actually called the pavilion master Luo Ying, who is this person, you must know that there is only that person in the entire Chu country who calls the pavilion master like this.
"Let's shoot, are the current killers so fond of talking nonsense?" As soon as the words fell, the ghost's sword had already penetrated the man's chest, and the man didn't seem to be surprised, he still had that kind of dumb eyes, as if there was a little relief, he never got up, so the sword was in his chest, as if it was nailed there. Mei didn't say anything more, glanced at the man, and disappeared into the night.
"I'm going to go over and have a look. ”
"No, Mei is always a one-hit kill, never missed. ”
"What to do with his body?"
"Someone will take care of it when it gets dawn. ”
"It's really a pity, that brother is so handsome and so talented, if it weren't for the Pavilion Master's sister personally giving the order, but then again, who needs the top killer of our Yige to take action, and even was not at ease and asked us to stay here. ”
"Whispering, where did the nonsense come from, you forgot that you were a killer? Remember, the best killer kills invisibly. ”
"Oh, Sister Yue, I know, didn't Sister Mei say a lot just now? Besides, I'm not still learning to be a killer, that is, I'm not a killer yet. ”
"Well, it's wrong to count my sister. "The waning moon is full of black lines, this little girl is not suitable for being a killer at all, but her sister used to be the most prestigious killer, I hope that Whispering can always be so cute, but when she is a killer, who is not without a story.
In this way, there is no match, and the waning moon and whispering are still gone. And the dawn is coming. In the era of war, it is normal for a person to die, but the day of the emperor was turbulent because of a sentence of corpses.
"The body is gone, didn't our people take it?" a young man in his early twenties reprimanded his men.
"My lord, the corpse is indeed gone, the corpse was no longer there when our people passed, and Mistress Mei did succeed yesterday. A middle-aged man in purple was sweating nervously.
"Has anyone seen who took the body? The young man continued.
"The subordinates are still investigating, and they should have results soon. The middle-aged man in purple was so nervous that he almost knelt down.
"Let's get out. "The young man's cultivation is still good, and he has calmed down after the anger just now.
The middle-aged man stumbled out of the door like an amnesty, and just a few steps out, he seemed to feel like he had hit a wall, and he stumbled and fell.
"What the hell is it today, so unlucky. The middle-aged man cursed silently in his heart.
"Uncle Lang, what's wrong with you, you look so ugly. Xue Lang looked up and saw a sturdy figure standing in front of him.
"Xiao Chuan, it's not a matter of corpses, who knows if Lord Mei killed him. Hou Ye called you here for the same thing, your kid has the most ghost ideas, you should be able to deal with Hou Ye, your Uncle Lang will leave first if he still has something to do. I don't know when Bai Lang got up and slipped away before Zichuan could react.
"Master Hou, the whereabouts of the corpse have been found, and it was taken away by the people of the general Yang Cheng's family. "Actually, Zichuan is here to tell the whereabouts of the corpse. "Yang Cheng, that's not surprising, those who know the inside story know that person has kindness to him. Yes, it's quite affectionate. "The young man seems to be in a good mood. Zi Chuan smiled and prepared to leave the Hou Mansion.
"Report ~ Your Majesty's holy words, and order the purple-clothed marquis to lead his purple-clothed guards to surround the rebel Yang Cheng quickly. A messenger said hurriedly.
"Yang Cheng is reversed?" the young man was a little surprised.
Zichuan asked him, "What are we going to do?"
"Chase!"
"Are you still catching up?"
"The play is going to be done. ”
Ziyi Hou didn't catch up with Yang Cheng, it seemed that he had planned it a long time ago, and he didn't give people time to react at all, and in a short period of time, he evaporated from the world. As for why he turned his face with Emperor Chu for the sake of a corpse, I'm afraid no one knows, people have different opinions, but there is never an answer that is convincing.
Time will always make people forget something, even if it is the defection of a great general, there will always be many people who can't fill this vacancy, just like life, when you think you are indispensable one day, but when you leave, people can always find a spare tire, in fact, it doesn't matter who is around us, it is good to have such a person and a feeling.
It was three months in a flash, and during these three months, Emperor Chu was surprisingly calm, guarding the throne and looking at his people. Just when everyone thought that the state of Chu could be peaceful from now on. Emperor Chu launched a sneak attack on Shangsi Festival, the most lively festival in the Zhou Kingdom on the third day of March.
In the face of the Zhou State, which is at the height of its national strength, this war is destined to be protracted, and our story has just begun.