Chapter 462: Return to Luoyang
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The snow fell silently through the dry branches of the trees and silently in the newly completed Yixian Zhai Courtyard in the Eastern Capital.
Although it was already a month, a cold wave had just come, which made it snowfall again in Luoyang City. This early spring is colder than the midwinter of the New Year.
The elegant and chic Yixian Zhai stands in the snow, like a dream.
A red squirrel leaps over the trunk of a tree covered with ice slag, making the dead branch crippled by the snow make a faint crunch. It raised its head and looked alarmingly at the door of one of the rooms in the Medicine Immortal Zhai, although it was late at night, the room was brightly lit, and it was clear that the owner was not asleep.
The squirrel's pointed little nose twitched incessantly, as if there was a hint of foreboding.
At this time, the brightly lit room in the Yixian Zhai suddenly opened, and a faint white shadow floated out of it, like a wisp of light smoke, coming with the wind.
The little squirrel turned his head and ran, his flaming fur like a jumping flame, and he walked swiftly through the big trees in the courtyard with flashing flickering. But the white shadow was faster, and in an instant it floated like a ghost to the little squirrel.
The little squirrel screamed at this time, and its neck suddenly tightened, but its body soared into the air and was grabbed by the neck.
The white shadow lightly crossed the courtyard wall, and then jumped into the courtyard next to it.
In the courtyard here, there stood a tall old man with white eyebrows, although he looked too old, but his face was full of red, and he was full of energy.
"Master, I've caught this little squirrel, and now I'm ready to be a teacher, right?" The white shadow had fallen to the ground, and said in a crisp and pleasant voice. The voice is soft and beautiful, and the so-called natural sound is nothing more than that.
Under the lights in the courtyard, a pretty face is reflected that is whiter than snowflakes. This white shadow was actually a young girl dressed in white, who did not look more than twenty years old, with exquisite facial features, white skin against delicate and ruddy lips, like a budding rose. Her silky black hair is mixed with flakes of snow, floating slightly in the cold wind, and it looks so elegant and beautiful. Her delicate face was as pure as the bright moon in the sky, emitting a hazy faint white light in the moonlight.
If Yu Ming was here, he would definitely scream in surprise, because this girl turned out to be the dream he had been haunting all along.
It is surprising that the medical immortal Shumeng can do martial arts, and it is so high.
"Hmmm! It's also time for you to show up. If there is chaos today, if you don't cut through the chaos quickly, let these princes attack each other, I don't know what year and month it will end. If you don't get it right, you will go back to the era of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and the chaotic years when the North and the South were divided for more than two years. The crane-haired old man touched his long beard under his chin and nodded slightly.
This person's identity is naturally about to come out, and he is the convener of this Luoyang Conference, the master of dreams, and Sun Simiao, the king of medicine.
"Actually, my brother has always had a question, I wonder if Master can answer it?" Shumeng asked, pursing his lips.
"Say it!"
"Master, the general trend of the world is actually clear: Li Liang in Xiliang, Liang Shidu in Hetao, Lin Shihong in Yuzhang, Li Tong in Hailing, etc., are all unable to become angry, and under the attack of the surrounding powerful forces, destruction is just around the corner. Those who are qualified to dominate the world are only Li Yuan, who occupies Guanlong and Bashu, Yuming, who occupies Hebei, Shandong, Liaodong and other places, Du Fuwei, who occupies Jianghuai and Jiangdong, and Xiao Mian, who occupies Jingxiang. Shumeng said softly.
Sun Simiao nodded and said, "Well, the current situation is indeed very clear, don't talk about you, even ordinary taxis can see it." ”
Among these four people, Du Fuwei has no ambition to dominate the world, since he started the army, he has never opened a warehouse to help grain, and he only knows how to take it by force. This is also the reason why although he started very early, his power is not small, and he has repeatedly defeated the Sui army, and he has occupied Yangzhou, one of the capitals of the world, but he has not been supported by the major families. Such princes can only be called warlords, and it is okay to be a soil emperor on one side, but it is difficult to become a true destiny! Shumeng then continued.
"You're right, move on!" Sun Simiao said with a smile with interest.
Shu Meng was encouraged, blinked a pair of beautiful big eyes, and then continued: "Xiao Mo is the royal family of Nanliang, and he is quite famous in the Jiangnan area. The place where he raised his troops was also chosen in the Jingxiang area, which was also carefully considered. This person has the right place and people, but he is a few days away. ”
"Oh? What do you mean by that? Sun Simiao frowned.
"He chose a good location to start from, and there are many Jiangnan Shi clan support, but he is unlucky, like him, there are many Jiangnan Shi clan brothers who have ambitions to win the world. Since he started his army, he had to fight with the surrounding Zhu Cang, Lin Shihong, Shen Faxing, etc. These people are also from the Jiangnan Shi clan, and each has a group of followers. Although Xiao Mo won in the end and occupied the land of Jingxiang, he also suffered a lot of losses. lost the excellent opportunity to go east to the south of the Yangtze River and west to Bashu. As a result, Du Fuwei occupied Jiangdong and Li Yuan occupied Bashu, but he could only trap Jingxiang and became the weakest of the four major forces. Xiao Miao's chances of winning the world are only lower than Du Fuwei! "Lyric thought very methodically.
"What about Li Yuan?" Sun Simiao then asked.
"Li Yuan is the grandson of Li Hu, one of the Eight Pillars of the Western Wei Dynasty, and was born in the big family Li Valve, which is one of the Longmen valves. He is also the cousin of Emperor Yang Guang of Sui, and his younger brothers Li Shentong and Li Xiaogong, Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin are all talented and good generals who can fight well. And there are Pei Lian, Liu Jing, Qu Tutong and other good generals, occupying important places in Guanlong and Bashu. It can be described as a strong contender for domination in the world! Shumeng sighed.
When she said this, she closed her mouth tightly and said no more.
Sun Simiao asked a little strangely at this time: "Shumeng, why don't you continue to talk about Yuming?" ”
Hearing Yuming's name, Shu Meng took a deep breath and said quietly: "My brother doesn't dare to analyze it, because I'm afraid that it will be unfair to say it." My most optimistic is Yuming! Although I don't dare to say that he is invulnerable, if you ask who can win in the end, I think Yuming has the greatest chance! ”
Hearing the words of the dream, Sun Simiao was also a little moved and said: "Disciple, it seems that you are really deeply rooted. If Yuming really has love for you, and when he learns that the Luoyang Conference is held, he also has to determine who your husband is, then he will go to participate in it desperately! ”
"But...... Now the situation in Luoyang City is so complicated, although he has strong martial arts, he has offended many people. Luoyang is not his territory Beiping, if someone really wants to plot against him, the Luoyang conference is the best opportunity......" Shu Meng said worriedly: "So, although my brother hopes that Yuming can come to the conference, he is worried that something will happen to him, and he is very troubled in his heart......"
"That's it! Lyric dreams, there is no need to mention this matter again! Sun Simiao interrupted her words and said: "If the man you choose doesn't even have the courage to come to Luoyang, then I, Sun Simiao, will not hand over the heirloom jade seal to a person who is not responsible!" Li Yuan and Xiao Mo had already arrived in advance, and Du Fuwei also sent someone to inform him, saying that his fleet had entered the Yellow River along the canal and would arrive in Luoyang tomorrow afternoon......
At this moment, the soldiers outside the door hurriedly walked in, saluted Sun Simiao and said: "Report to the King of Medicine, General Wang Shichong sent someone to report, saying that Yuming has led the army to arrive outside Luoyang City, and is now going through the procedures for entering the city!" ”
"I knew he was coming!" A pair of pretty eyes suddenly showed a look of surprise.
Sun Simiao's expression was also a little better-looking, and he snorted coldly and said, "Then let him go to the post house to live first!" At the same time, he told General Wang that a banquet could be held tomorrow night to entertain the princes of the Quartet! ”
"Yes!" The soldier answered, then bowed and saluted, and then turned around and walked out of the medicine immortal zhai.
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Sun Simiao and Wang Shichong were obviously prepared for the possibility that the princes might lead a large army to Luoyang. When Yuming entered the city, he was told by Wang Shichong, who came to greet him, that each prince could only lead five cavalry into the city, and the rest of the army could only be stationed outside the city.
In desperation, Yuming had to let his master Li Jing and the Red Whisk Girl lead 10,000 cavalry to camp and wait outside the North City Gate. Then he and Red Sleeves and Zhang Zhongjian led the five most elite soldiers.
Walking on the streets of Luoyang, Yuming couldn't help but feel a little in his heart, this is the city he has lived in for more than five years after crossing over. Walking through the metropolis city, Liren City, and Suzaku Street, looking at the houses are still the same, but the pedestrians on the street are already very few, so that Yuming has a feeling that things are wrong.
In the past few years, there have been wars all over the world, and although Luoyang has not been attacked, there have been civil strife before and after. This inevitably affected the popularity of the eastern capital, making the country's largest city feel a little lifeless.
"His Royal Highness King Zhou, please come here! Your accommodation is in the North Wing! "The general who guided Yuming into the city was Wang Shichong's second king Xuanshu, who was two years older than Yuming, and his appearance was quite handsome, quite a bit of Confucian style.
It can be seen that for the leaders of the four major forces such as Yu Ming, Li Yuan, Du Fuwei and Xiao Miao, Wang Shichong is much higher in terms of reception specifications. Liang Shidu, another prince who arrived at the same time as Yuming, did not have such treatment, and the only one who guided him to the post house was Guo Shiheng, a general of Wang Shichong. This made Liang Shidu unhappy, and he kept a straight face, as if someone else owed him a lot of money and didn't pay it back.
"By the way, General Wang, I don't know if Ling Zun is here now? This king wants to go and see it! Yu Ming glanced at Liang Shidu, but he didn't care at all, but instead talked to Wang Xuanshu.
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