It has been more than a month since Eastern Wu and Southern Chu sent troops, and the reaction of the Great Liang court was not only the turmoil in the court, but also caused public anger in various places. Many chivalrous men in various states and counties rose up to resist the imperial court and were indignant for the soldiers of Nanjing. Especially in several border counties in Qingzhou and Huizhou, countless men volunteered to resist the coalition forces of the two countries. On the battlefield, you can clearly see young people with jerky knives and guns, and although they can't kill enemies on the battlefield, they can also transport baggage.

In Taiping City, countless young people who came to the recruitment office enthusiastically signed up, and countless strong men from all over the country signed the big names to enter the military camp. The imperial court only recruited 200,000 soldiers, which made many people who went late full of regrets. And the whole country enthusiastically signed up more because since the start of the war, there has been no movement in the imperial court, and the hard work of Dongjing and Nanjing has spread to all parts of the country.

Many ministers of the imperial court did not refute the new emperor's caution, although they exaggerated the losses of the imperial court, in exchange for the smooth recruitment of troops from all over the country. Especially south of Taiping City, 200,000 people were enlisted in the army in a dozen days. The Ministry of War issued a series of policies and began training new recruits in an orderly manner. Liu Ce's book on the dusty "Pingnan Shu Yi" for eleven years many ministers in the court and the central government struggled to stop it, the new emperor Xiao Yin is not the first emperor after all, and today's Liang is no longer the Liang of eleven years ago.

Emperor Xiao Yin's decision to go east suppressed the opposition of the court and China, and Liu Ce resigned from the post of secretary of the military department and regained his armor and was awarded the title of generalissimo of Pingnan. In the past 20 years, only two people have been awarded the commander-in-chief of a country, first Lin Xie's Grand Sima, and then Pingnan Generalissimo Liu Ce.

South of Taiping City is close to the Suizhou camp, and once again gathers 100,000 Taiping garrisons, and then recruits 200,000 troops from all over the world, a total of 300,000 troops. This is only part of this Eastern Crusade, plus 100,000 border troops stationed in Dongjing, and 30,000 Li Shanhai's divisions. There will be 450,000 troops in this eastern crusade, and Liu Ce, who served as the commander-in-chief, commanded half of the country for the first time. Fifteen years ago, there were only 150,000 troops in the north of the town, and now Daliang has mobilized 450,000 troops to march eastward.

In the large camp, the old and new soldiers stood densely on the vast square, and a seven-eight-foot worship platform was erected in the center. On the platform, Liu Ce was wearing black iron armor and facing the 300,000 army of Daliang. Emperor Xiao Yin held a sword in both hands, followed by two eunuchs each holding a golden seal, and the tiger talisman ascended to the high platform step by step.

Liu Ce knelt down on one knee, Xiao Yin held the sword in his hand and handed it to Liu Ce and said: "This Tianzi sword, holding the sword is like seeing me, if there is a person in the place who does not obey the order, Liu Dashuai can be cut first." Liu Ce took the sword. The commander of an army beheaded those who corrupted military discipline and those who lost the war, but the local officials could not be beheaded. Give the Sword of the Son of Heaven to Liu Ce, and Liu Ce will have the power of life and death above the imperial power, and no one in the world can kill him. It can be indiscriminate, and everyone can be beheaded.

At this point, Liu Ce was still speechless, and Xiao Yin took the golden seal from the eunuch's hand. Holding his hands high, he said: "This Fang Ping Nan Marshal Seal, holding the Golden Seal to command the armies of Dongjing and Nanjing. He picked up the tiger talisman and handed it to Liu Ce, and said: "Tiger talisman, mobilize any army in the country, and hand over the military and political affairs of a country to the general." I hope that the general's departure will be smooth, and the swords and guns will point to the land of Daliang. ”

Liu Ce took the token of the three parties, slowly got up, stepped over the emperor, and raised the sword of the Son of Heaven high. The eunuch behind the emperor recited "Pingnan Ce", which came from the pen of Shuangshang, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy of the contemporary great writer: Qin Liguo has two out of thirty, Qin Jun is not benevolent, the world is chased, the country is divided into seven, and Liang has one of them. After a hundred years of three kingdoms, Chu got the third, Wu got the one, and the Liang dynasty was five emperors in a hundred years. Gaozu founded the country Liang Ku, the scriptures, Wuzong to the first emperor. After a hundred years of war, the Three Kingdoms have been in full swing, and they have been in flames for many years, and they are miserable. ........ Zun Tian will be entrusted to my emperor, and the sword and gun will point out, and the beacon will stop fighting.

After a thousand words, the people suffered after a hundred years of war. A "Pingnan Strategy" said that the Central Plains land has been in flames for a hundred years, and the Seven Kingdoms have been fighting for more than 100 years. The three kingdoms have been at war for more than 30 years, and they have never stopped.

After the loud voice, the worship of the general fell silent. At this point, the generals and generals who did not reach the heavenly court knew that this battle was no longer to defend the country, but to fight abroad. The new emperor succeeded the ambition of the previous emperor, pacified the Central Plains and unified the world, and reproduced the glory of the pre-Qin period.

Liu Ce distributed the tokens of the three parties to the three lieutenant generals, lifted the red tasseled spear standing in the center of the worship platform, and waved his arms. 300,000 Liang soldiers knelt down on one knee and shouted: "Long live my emperor, the Liang army is mighty, long live my emperor, the Liang army is mighty." ”

Dressed in a black gold dragon robe, hunting in the wind, the young emperor Xiao Yin's face was firm. shouted one after another, and the 300,000 Liang Erlang under the audience will be invincible like the dragon descending into the world. Da Liang is no longer the Da Liang of twenty-three years ago, he will not make a living in the world dominated by the Great Chu Xiong, and he will not be called a barbarian by Dongwu.

In the wind, Xiao Yin walked like a mountain, standing side by side with Liu Ce and shouting: "The Liang army is mighty, the Liang army is mighty." ”

The voice of 300,000 Liang Erlang resounded in the sky, and Liu Ce's spear was interrupted and turned around to bow in the army. Xiao Yin said in a majestic posture: "I will hand over 300,000 soldiers to the general, hoping to open up territory for Daliang and reach the South China Sea." The imperial court needed in the army poured all the strength of the whole country, and I waited for the general's victorious return in Taiping. ”

Liu Ce said: "The last general will definitely lead 300,000 heroes to smash Huanglong. "Not called Weichen, but the last general, the young emperor on the platform is the commander of the 300,000 army.

Xiao Yin held up Daliang's first real power in the world's soldiers and horses with both hands, and said: "I wish the general a smooth journey." ”

Liu Ce decisively got up and held a red tassel spear, and 300,000 soldiers got up one after another. One person walked down the podium, and the three deputy generals behind him followed with tripartite tokens in their hands. Xiao Yin stood on the platform and bowed with his hands, worshipping the 300,000 troops of the Eastern Expedition who were about to go on an expedition, and the Eastern Expedition would reach the South China Sea smoothly. This time, Daliang will do his best to give Dongwu a chance to breathe, nor will he let Nanchu have the heart to regain its glory.

Looking at the army marching out, Xiao Yin looked at the mighty army, and the dust was flying. This emperor, who has never been on the battlefield, has lost his battlefield heroism.

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The top of Hongshan looked at the south in white clothes, where is both the hometown and the battlefield of the resurgence of smoke. I don't know how many villages like Peach Blossom Village will be annihilated in the war, and the monstrous flame in my heart can be extinguished by any water in the world. The only relative fell under the Chu saber, and the neighbors who had been with him since childhood were burned by the fire, and the shouts of help lingered in his ears.

Two days ago, his father-in-law Liu Ce came to Ziyun Temple for the first time, and looked at Yulian with a haggard face and didn't say anything. In addition to Lu Xiaozhao and Feiying, the third person to visit in the year after entering the mountain. Liu Ce didn't say how Taiping City is now, nor did he say how his family is, let alone how Liu Zhixing is in Nanjing.

It is mostly said that some of the little ones in the family miss Sister Yulian very much, and they go to the Ziyun Temple in Hongshan, but they can't come to the Guanyin Temple alone. Yulian didn't say anything about this, and the biggest regret in her heart was that no one from the Lu family had come to visit so far. Lu Xiaozhao once said that Taohualou is no longer the Lu family's property now, and Lu Xiaozhao cried when he said this. said: "The Peach Blossom Building was bought by the master in exchange for his life, and it has nothing to do with the Lu family. ”

Yulian doesn't understand how the old shopkeeper exchanged his life for a peach blossom building, since leaving Peach Blossom Village, now he wants to really regard himself as a relative, in fact, there are only Liu Zhixing, Liu Ce, Wen Xiaoming, Hongyi, and Lu Xiaozhao, who seems to be unconcerned, and Lu Jiao, the old shopkeeper who has left the world.

Accustomed to grief, loneliness is just a little heartache. Recalling the scenes of leaving Peach Blossom Village, it is like a world away. The past is like a cloud, dissipating on the top of the mountain.

The red-clothed Lu Xiaozhao stood not far away, and Lu Xiaozhao asked, "What's wrong with the owner, I seem to be very unhappy today." ”

Looking at the sad sister, Hongyi said, "Master, I said a lot about going up the mountain the day before yesterday. Today is the day of the master's expedition, and my sister should want to see him off here. ”

I don't understand why Liu Ce is unhappy when he goes to the east, and some things are only understood by the red clothes. Yulian's background is even inferior to herself and Lu Xiaozhao, and one accident after another changes her life. Twenty years old should be the age of leaving the cabinet, with flowers and moons, and see the glory of the world. The world seems to have gone through a lifetime for three years, how can I be happy.

Hongyi continued: "Sister has been waiting for a person on the mountain, and that person has never appeared for a year, not even at all. ”

"Is it Liu Gongzi?" Lu Xiaozhao asked curiously.

With a sad face, the red clothes said, "No. ”

"Have you seen it?"

"Nope."

The breeze blows the delicate face of the girl, and it can't blow away the sad face hanging on the face. The summer wind is slightly bitterly hot, and the verdant green leaves are dying. Bai Yi watched the white clouds drift through the air and gently rubbed his emaciated cheeks.

Holding on to the rocks and slowly leaving the cliff edge, Tsing Yi changed to white clothes and did not remember the past. He walked up to the two of them and said, "Father-in-law, they should have already set off." ”

Lu Xiaozhao, who knows something about the military, said: "At this hour, the general should set off. ”

Yulian nodded lightly and said, "Let's go back!" It's too late to go back, and Mrs. Keats is going to talk about it again. Xiaozhao, go down the mountain, you don't need to go up the mountain often. ”

Some didn't understand Yulian's words, Lu Xiaozhao felt strange, and today's owner was particularly strange. I had no choice but to say, "I'll send you back from the host, and I'll go down the mountain." The red clothes stared at Lu Xiaozhao, who was a little lost.

Walking on the mountain path, Yulian's mind was extremely heavy. Hongyi whispered to Lu Xiaozhao in the back: "Do you like your sister?" ”

Looking at the serious eyes of the red cloth, Lu Xiaozhao immediately explained: "What's the matter, the owner is the person I respect the most after my master passed away." Besides, I have someone I like, you don't dare to talk nonsense in red. ”

The red-clothed who was suddenly in high spirits kept asking, but Lu Xiaozhao pretended not to hear it. The chattering Lu Xiaozhao kept pushing and said silently: "You really don't understand the red clothes, or, if you don't understand!" ”

Yulian, who was walking in front, slowly returned to normal, and the news came from the Lotus Gang long before Liu Ce went up the mountain: "The gang leader has recently entered Hongshan with many people from the rivers and lakes, and I hope the gang leader will be more careful." ”

Yulian never understood this sentence, since she entered Taiping City, she has not done anything to embarrass others, but has been calculated everywhere. After entering the palace, he couldn't move an inch in Qinglin Palace, and the only motive in his heart was Huangqu Lu's family. There are some things that Feiying didn't say, they were so obvious that they couldn't be imagined. Although he has no ingenuity and strategy, he is not stupid.

The footsteps were walking very slowly, and suddenly the footsteps in the mountains and forests continued. Yulian immediately stopped, and Lu Xiaozhao quickly pulled the red clothes close to Yulian. I remembered what Feiying had said before leaving: "Xiaozhao, you are at ease with me, and the general is also at ease." ”

At the time, I didn't understand what Flying Eagle meant, but now I understand.