On a dim night, the confrontation in the wasteland was undoubtedly the first beginning of the outbreak of the bloodline of which king, and it was also the inexplicable confrontation that opened the great legendary deeds of a celestial warrior in addition to the identity of a king, but the record of that accident in the history books is very simple.

"Chu, Historical Records, Biography of the First Emperor" recorded: "In the fourth year of Emperor Zhou Ai, on April 17, the emperor came out of Shuofeng, and the emperor crossed the original mouth of Shuofeng in Zanglan Mountain, and met Xiaozhong.

Before the battle, the power of the ancestors of the emperor Fen drew a knife and cut the horse, cut his throat, cut off his head, and saved himself from danger.

The rest of the armies retreated, and could not reach them.

The army shouted and bowed, shocked the four fields, cherished the emperor's talent, collected the sword and went back to the north.

In the sixteenth year of the emperor, he led the army of white horses at the beginning, and later said to Taifu, 'My blood is first revealed, and I know the greatness of the world'. ”

At this time, when the first emperor talked about the beginning of this legendary deed, the ashes of all the enemies had sunk in the soil of the land of Jiuzhou, and the emperor sat high on the throne of the Taiqing Palace, his eyes indifferently crossed the layers of clouds, crossed the mountains and rivers, and went to the endless distance, under his feet, all the people tamed.

Eastern Continent, Tianyuan City.

The white-tailed pigeon fluttered its wings and swept across the clear sky.

The pigeon's whistle on the ground sounded clearly, and the pigeon swirled in the air, suddenly rolled over and fell, and with a flick of its wings it retracted, and landed lightly and obediently on the whistler's finger.

The pigeon's brown paws are tied with small bamboo branches as thick as fingers.

The sound of the piano echoed from afar, and there was a cold and cold breath in the sound of the piano, like a very thin ice spring falling from the top of the snow-capped mountain, splashing a beautiful bunch of water.

In the middle of the golden chrysanthemum garden sits a beautiful young man in Tsing Yi, who kneels on a bamboo mat carefully woven by fine bamboo, and in front of him a pot of sake and two crystal clear jade porcelain cups on a small sandalwood table.

His fingers, as slender as white jade, gently clasped the tabletop, and let out a low sound, which secretly coincided with the sound of the piano in the distance.

April 19 is the day of the traditional "early spring chrysanthemum" in the imperial capital Tianyuan City.

For the ministers up and down Tianyuan, in addition to the Spring Festival, only the "Qingqing Festival" in March and the "Chrysanthemum Appreciation Festival" in the same month can be called an annual event.

The nobles of Tianyuan are all strict with their children, and the big families all attach importance to etiquette and prevention, and they will never let them walk out of the boudoir half a step on weekdays, let alone show their faces outside.

The young girl and the amorous son can only take these two excellent opportunities to convey their affection and secretly communicate with each other to promote good things.

And General He, who held the authority of the current dynasty, not only did not prohibit it, but was happy to see it become and vigorously promote it.

Over the years, according to the old customs of the Taiqing Palace in the past, the emperor would go out of the palace to celebrate the festival with the ministers of the scholar clan on these two days, and the civil and military ministers would also gather in the suburbs with their wives and daughters to enjoy the wine and flowers, but if there are no two days today, how could the lion sitting on the court let those ministers and ministers who indulge in pleasure all day long take the little emperor who was only four years old out of the palace.

The half year that General He Jin occupied the imperial capital can be called a half-year period without day.

He Jin is the lord of the hegemon, with 50,000 wolf-like elite soldiers in hand, Tianyuan City's city defense is tightly controlled, sneering and sitting high on the court, holding the power of life and death alone.

It is a military order at every turn, and the minister who dared to touch his moldy head will be ordered to be imprisoned in prison, if the minister still refuses to bow his head, General He will give another military order, that is, there is only one result left, and the punishment at the mouth of the West Market at noon tomorrow.

In the six months that General He held power, the families and wealthy merchants in Tianyuan City were in panic, and the sky above the imperial capital was full of clouds and people's hearts were disturbed.

The princes who went north this time suddenly raised troops, and then the battle report came, saying that the princes' coalition army was fierce, and they were confronting the soldiers and horses left by General He Da in Shanhaiguan, and everyone in Tianyuan City felt that the clouds and mist were about to disperse, and they would be able to see the blue sky immediately.

The wealthy families lined up colorful silk and red lanterns on both sides of their homes, went out to distribute food to the beggars on the street, and prayed in secret for the blessing of the gods of the heavens, so that the princes of the north could break through the Shanhai Pass in one fell swoop, and then eradicate the evil star of the troubled times of He Jin.

Taking advantage of General He's departure from the court to supervise the battle, the Empress Dowager He, who controlled the Tianyu Army and Jin Wuwei, changed the old state of hiding in the palace and being silent, and on the first day of General He's departure from the court, he announced the resumption of the "chrysanthemum appreciation" custom that had been interrupted for a year, and also opened the royal chrysanthemum garden to the princes and nobles of the Manchu Dynasty to show that the Son of Heaven and the people were happy.

The civil and military ministers carried luxurious brocade blankets and various colors of silk, and surrounded each other with silk in the vast chrysanthemum garden.

In the narrow royal chrysanthemum garden by the clear water pool, there are hundreds of small pavilions surrounded by brocades of various colors of water blue, apricot yellow, maple red, dew purple, and moon white.

The young man in Tsing Yi is proficient in silk and bamboo musical instruments, although he is not as talented as some of the heirlooms in Tianyuan City, but it can be regarded as extremely elegant.

The Queen Mother ordered the officials not to play music privately, and only let the young man in Tsing Yi sit on a high place to play the piano before that. The sound of the piano is like flowing water, and it is not stained with the dust of the world.

This delicate but unpretentious building sits on a natural boulder in the middle of the chrysanthemum garden, completely made of unpainted square wood, and there is not even a single iron nail in sight, as if it had been built up as a huge building block.

It is a long time ago, and the simple and gorgeous patterns can still be seen on the dark wood.

There are no walls around the water pavilion, and the wind passes through the water pavilion, stirring a golden curtain hanging in the center.

The old man nodded slightly to the maid who was leading the way, and he was not restrained, he lifted his black robe and sat calmly on a legless bamboo collapse opposite the veil, and looked at the person in the veil not far away.

There was an irresistible majesty in his calm, neither of them spoke, and the young man in Tsing Yi walked up to the figure, folded his hands in his sleeves, and stood silently.

A woman's low laughter came from the veil: "Old Prime Minister, how long has it been since we sat together like this to see and enjoy the chrysanthemums?" ”

"Ten years, ten years ago, when the Queen Mother had just become the queen, we met in the imperial capital, and accompanied by the first emperor, we still enjoy chrysanthemums today." The old man smiled slightly.

The old man straightened out his black robe and sat down: "The first question I want to know is, when the princes have taken Shanhaiguan and occupied the gateway to the imperial capital, the Zhou royal family will happily watch this happen, and they don't care about the danger?" ”

"Dangerous?" The Queen Mother asked quietly.

"Since the founding of the First Emperor, Shanhaiguan has been the gateway to the imperial capital and the important pass guarded by the Tianyu Army.

The first man to occupy it was General Ho, and if the princes could break through, then the second was the southern princes. At this time, there is a coalition of the princes of the four roads in Shanhaiguan, and my second question is, who else can stop the southern princes who command the 60,000 elite troops in the Eastern Continent today? ”

The old man's words were silently sharp.

The Queen Mother pondered for a moment: "He Jin is the number one general in the world, the 60,000 elites of the princes, no one can stop such a corps in the Eastern Continent, but even the princes at this time are unbearable to fight with He Jin again." Although, He Jin also struggled to resist the attack of the southern princes. ”

The old man smiled coldly: "Then if the princes have the intention of forcing the imperial capital and coercing the emperor, he is the second He Jin!" Isn't that so? ”

The woman was silent for a while, and whispered for a while.

"How many troops does the royal family have at their disposal now?" The old man's eyes were shining, and he asked directly.

"Originally, the Tianyu Army had a total of 30,000 cavalry armor and garrisoned the imperial capital.

When He Jin first entered the court, he arbitrarily reduced it to 20,000, and moved the main camp of the Yulin Heavenly Army to a small city on the edge fifty miles outside the city. ”

"So I took the initiative and used the money of the royal treasury to raise a group of sons of the family to serve as the Jinwuwei, and the number of this Jinwuwei has increased year by year over the years, and now there are about 10,000 more.

I think He Jin also sees these things, but he didn't coerce me to cut off my troops and horses, I think the threat of Jin Wuwei is not in his eyes, these children of the family, pampered, although they also hate the rebels and rebels, but if they are placed in front of the two armies, maybe the cavalry under the command of 3,000 He Jin can also wipe them out. ”

The Queen Mother said hatefully, "Sometimes I also hate that iron is not made of steel, and I feel that I have fallen for He Jin's design, and I have spent a lot of money in the inner treasury, but I only got an army in vain." ”

"Exactly as I guessed." The old man nodded slightly, "However, an army may not be able to fight in its form. ”

"Fighting?" The Queen Mother's voice was full of doubt, "Who are you fighting against?" ”

"Who does the Queen Mother think that 10,000 Yulin Tianjun and 10,000 Jin Wuwei can fight with?" The Queen Mother hesitated for a moment and shook her head: "With the current scale and training, I'm afraid that this army will not compete with He Jin's strong army, even the armies of other princes among the princes can easily defeat it." ”

"Not bad. With all due respect," said the old man, "the Queen Mother may persuade herself to call in the royal army, but this army is like a thin wolf and a pack of tigers compared to the strength of the princes. If it had suddenly rushed into the battlefield where the tigers were fighting, it might have been torn apart in no time. ”

"It's not good, but it's true." After all, the Queen Mother's voice still revealed frustration.

"But," the old man said, "if the tigers are already in an unstoppable fight, the thin wolf watching by them may easily bite the victorious tiger." The tiger was badly wounded, and the others had died in its mouth. ”