The golden-armored guards lined up by the roadside to keep the bustling city citizens at bay. Li Yao rode in front of the emperor's car, and his steady pace was tapping. In front of him were two columns of cavalry with banners. Above the Xuanhei banner led by is the golden dragon that travels in the clouds, and on the red flag behind it is the phoenix that is bathed in fire.

Li Yao suddenly had an illusion, the scene in front of him seemed to be many years ago when he was still young, with his brother Crown Prince Li Xi coming to Chunyue to marry the county lord Yu Shu Jinyao, and it was as if he escorted Wuzong Li Yan's niece and prince Li Lie's daughter - Princess Li Yunyuan to marry King Chunyue. At that time, his clan was still in the supreme position of the Nine Lands, and he was also revered by the world as a prince, and he had supreme glory. However, the changes in the world are so ruthless and drastic, the old people are no longer there, and now they are still in this position, this banner, this scene, but only his lonely shadow and the only weak bloodline of the clan behind him that has nowhere to avoid, even today's scene is at the mercy of others. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a sadness in his heart.

But the dignity of being a royal family rooted in his heart immediately dispelled distractions. The Li royal family is the power of talent, and now in the face of danger, he must turn the tide and regain everything that was original, in order to comfort the spirit of the ancestors, protect the inheritance of the golden dragon bloodline, and save the people of the Nine Lands who are in trouble with fire and water.

The streets in the city of Chaohuang are lined with high platforms and Qionglou, the houses are lined up one after another, the long streets and waterways are vertical and horizontal, the crowds on the road are bustling, and the boats on the water are not stopped. Many people were dressed in brocade and embroidered robes, and those in plain clothes were often neat and decent, as if the southern border was prosperous, and the wealth was more prosperous than in previous years.

The people who were gathered on the side of the road and were in this heaven and earth who did not feel the flames of war exchanged heads and talked about each other, but when they saw An Straling on the snow-white horse, the air was magnificent, with a dragon head on his waist and the Xuanjin Mingguang armor that was not angry and arrogant, and the Prince Li who was deep and radiant in the sun, they all held their breath and did not dare to say more. Li Yao could think that he came here twice on behalf of the imperial family many years ago, bringing the marriage of the emperor and the feudal king, and this time, everyone in the world knew that the Li family was driven out of the dragon throne of Emperor Jun by the Changfeng clan and was bloodbathed, and people must be full of doubts and speculation.

Therefore, he straightened his body more and more, and his red eyes were as fierce as a torch. He wants people to see himself, let them see that even in a defeated situation, the Li clan is still thriving, and there is an emperor who is young but has an orthodox bloodline, and the Yushu royal family is in charge, so who would think that they can't turn defeat into victory and return to the top?

"The emperors were kind to us, without the emperor, there would be no Chunyue today! Long live my emperor, my emperor Sheng'an!" an old man in the crowd shouted emotionally, and then bowed down beside the carriage. Some of the others were infected, kneeling or standing on their knees, shouting "Long live my emperor". The street was boiling for a while, as if returning to the visit of the crown prince more than ten years ago. Li Yao's heart couldn't help but burn, and the heavy haze that had been there for a long time was dispelled, at least at this moment.

After walking for a long time in the middle of the crowd, the front of the road, towards the center of the Phoenix City, the Chunyue Palace came into view. This is a palace built on top of a lake, and even if Li Yao sees it again, he can't help but be shocked.

More than 100 years ago, the emperor and the king of Chunyue gathered tens of thousands of laborers, summoned nine skilled craftsmen, took 20 years, and almost rebuilt a city. The glazed palace in the center of the city also took 20 years from the construction of the lake to the completion of the final carving, and the luxury came from the emperor's palace. From this, it can be seen that Chunyue Yushu has the status of the second place of the nine lands.

Above the lake, within the palace walls, the palace seems to be shrouded in a layer of glittering light, revealing the high-walled buildings from afar to be colorful and splendid. This glow and splendor originates from the roof of the building, which is covered with golden glazed tiles. On the ridge of the roof with gold and green as the main color, with glass fine sculpture phoenix, golden dragon, pegasus, horned rhinoceros and other kinds of beasts, or full of head, or soaring and galloping, the eaves of the ridge are painted with colorful auspicious clouds, sun and moon, water and fire coats of arms, more shining, lifelike. In addition, under the eaves of the palace, glazed lamps are hung, and the red walls are decorated with exquisite patterns made of circular glaze.

The wide lake promenade carved with 10,000 colored glass birds carved on the railing and stone bricks passed through and came to the palace gate of the high house, where the carriages and horses stopped. Li Yao got off the horse, Li Yu and Li Ni were asked to get out of the car again, and Li Yao and others were already waiting in front of the car.

"My emperor, eldest princess, this is your home, welcome you home!" After Li Xuan finished speaking, he held Li Yu and Li Ni's hands with both hands, turned around and walked into the palace gate, Yu Shuhuanxiang followed behind, and the rest of the long team followed behind.

Today's princess is no longer the heroic, shrewd and capable princess in Li Yao's childhood impression, nor is she the elder who was in good spirits later, she has grown much older when she loses her son, her back is obviously rickety, her steps have been faltering, and the young king behind her is so immature that she can barely keep up with the footsteps of adults.

The golden tile colored beasts in the palace hall looked dazzling in the sunlight, and Li Yu was walking up the high white jade steps of the main hall surrounded by everyone. Li Yao inadvertently glanced sideways behind him, and saw that not far behind him, Nangong Ming in green shirt had a vague smile on his face, and the cold gaze cast in front of him, and the haze that had just been dispelled was enveloped in his heart again.

The palace is on the high steps in the hall, between the railings of the flowing gold and color, there are golden statues of the phoenix that flutter their wings on both sides, and in the middle is the phoenix couch of the second respect of the nine places and the highest authority in the south.

The emperor was led by Li Hao, walked up the steps, sat on the phoenix couch, and Li Yao stood aside with a sword. On the other side, a couch was added, and Li Xuan sat with Yu Shuhuanxiang.

The rest of the aristocratic officials sat in a row facing the king's couch in the spacious hall. Guards in armor and swords lined up on either side of the hall.

Everyone took their positions and once again bowed down to worship the new emperor.

After the worship was over, Li Yu suddenly got up and walked off the royal couch, Li Yao followed behind him, and the two turned to face Li Xuan and Yu Shuhuanxiang, and knelt down on one knee.

There was an immediate uproar in the hall.

"My emperor is up, King Yao is up!" Li Xuan hurriedly stepped forward and leaned over to support the emperor, "I'm waiting to kill me!"

The two of them didn't get up, and Li Yu's appearance and voice were childish, but at this time they tried their best to speak loudly so that everyone in the hall could hear it. This is the result of Li Yao and Li Hao's correspondence and discussion throughout the winter, and Li Yao taught Li Yu to practice many times, as soon as he opened his mouth, the hall was silent.

"Brother Chunyue, the old lady, the Changfeng thieves in the land of Fusang committed rebellion, rebellion, burning, killing and plundering the people of Emperor Jun, and even bloodbathed the imperial city, killing the royal family, the first emperor and the first queen were martyred, and my Li clan and many Yushu ethnic groups were killed. I implore King Yu Shu to pour out the strength of Chunyue and work with the Emperor Jun Guard as soon as possible to suppress the traitors, the hatred of the Snow Kinship, and save my people!"

Li Yu's voice was bright and powerful, and as soon as his voice fell, the steps became noisy again, some people were infected and cried, and more people were amazed and discussed.

"My emperor," Li Xuan said with trembling hands, "Since the upper capital was occupied by thieves, the old body is anxious every day, and it is difficult to sleep and eat! Protecting the family and defending the country and sending troops to fight is what Chunyue should do, why should my emperor and King Yao be like this, don't kill me anymore!"

"My king, the princess!" a hoarse voice under the stairs shouted with all his might, it was Lu Qiufeng, an old minister of the Luqiu clan with a crane pattern red dress on his thin chest, bowed down and admonished, "The royal family and the Yushu royal family are originally bloodlined, Emperor Jun and Chunyue have depended on each other for hundreds of years in life and death, and now that the imperial city has fallen, the so-called lips and teeth are cold, and the Changfeng thief will do the same poisonous hand to Chunyue! This rebel thief is indignant, I control the crane army to quickly send troops to conquer the rebels, and the emperor is right!"

"yes, yes......"

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

"The old minister also seconded the proposal, begging my king and the princess to issue an edict urgently!"

A group of old ministers stood up one after another, bowed down and asked for their lives. Now only these old ministers are still worried about the dynasty.

"Old Taijun," but the person who should have spoken the most has been silent, Li Yao deeply felt the depth of this person's city, and took a step forward and said to Li Xuan, "Chunyue has been hovering at the junction of the two places for more than a year, but it has not been able to join forces with the Long Xiang army, and I also ask King Chunyue and Lao Taijun to strictly order to fight!"

"How many troops does Di Jun have now?" asked a young man in a loud voice.

Li Yao turned around and replied truthfully: "There are still nearly 10,000 elite Longxiang in the fight against evil spirits, thousands of garrison troops in several states in the southwest to fight against evil spirits, and another 500 iron cavalry are attacking behind enemy lines. ”

There was another uproar in the hall.

"The land of Emperor Jun, hundreds of thousands of Xuanjin iron armor, now only a lonely city, if the Crane Army rashly attacked, suffered a defeat, the land of Chunyue behind him will be completely exposed to the iron hooves of Fusang, and then it will be irretrievable!" the man immediately questioned. Li Yao didn't squint, but in the afterglow, he saw that Nangong Ming was still not moving.

"yes, yes. ”

"Kunwu, Duguang and other places must think the same way. ”

More people chimed in.

"Bastard!" Lu Qiu, who had just admonished, straightened up and scolded everyone, "I, Chunyue Crane Army, have followed the gods to destroy ghosts and ghosts and create the century since ancient times, and later helped Sheng Taizu Ping Jiudi and Bao Changping, and has always been a loyal and righteous teacher who is brave and good at fighting, but now in the face of a group of chaotic ministers and thieves, do you want to shrink up like those people and become treacherous, weak and incompetent?"

This is a loyal minister, but his words did not elicit many responses, and the people still talk about it. In front of the palace, there were only two women, the eldest princess Li Ni and the county lord Yu Shuyifei, as well as Nangong Ming, who had been calm and had no change in his face, sitting without saying a word. "Changfeng rebelled, Emperor Jun was isolated and helpless, and he was defeated, whether it was Chunyue or any other place, do you want to ignore the laws of the Mandate of Heaven and the oath of duty, and be the promoter of this traitor who is afraid of the enemy and wait-and-see?" Li Yao suppressed the anger in his heart and asked loudly, his voice through the clouds and cracking stones echoed in the main hall, suppressing the noisy discussion for a while.

"Zhongshu Order!" Li Xuan on the stairs suddenly turned sideways, facing a person, and the eyes of everyone in the hall turned to the Qingyi Nangong, who had been sitting silently, and the atmosphere suddenly tensed to the extreme, "Could it be that as they said, my Chunyue army is afraid of the enemy, so I disobey the king's order and repeatedly urge and refuse to fight?"

Nangong Ming didn't answer immediately, and even barely responded, only raised his head and raised the corners of his mouth slightly, with a cold light in his eyes.

Before he could speak, someone had already bowed down and stood up and said: "The princess and princess of Qiqi, it is not our army that fears the enemy, just because of the natural disasters in the territory in recent years, not only is it difficult to collect taxes, but also has to open a warehouse to relieve refugees, and the people not only do not feel the king's grace, but also disturb the troubles, it is really difficult for the grain and grass servants to prepare for a while, and the long-distance expedition, if there is no sufficient grain and grass support, it may be difficult to continue for a long time......"

The princess and concubine said sternly: "At one time, it was said that the sergeants were not familiar with the drills, and at the other time they said that the monthly rest should be quelled, but now the preparations for grain and grass are not in order! I think that I am in a rich and prosperous land, and I have a monthly rest under my jurisdiction, and for such a long time, I can't even solve the problem of grain and grass conscription!

"Kill!" shouted Luqiu Feng.

"Don't come soon!" As soon as Li Xuan's voice fell, the two palace guards stepped over and set up the ministers who were suitable to block the Nangong.

"Wait. A calm and clear baritone, although not loud but loud, Nangong Ming finally spoke, stood up unhurriedly, and only bowed slightly, "Please also ask the princess to calm her anger." All the ministers know that there is indeed a matter of peace and chaos during the monthly holiday, and although it is difficult to escape the blame for the unfavorable raising of grain and grass by the household department, it is also excusable. Now, as far as the minister knows, all the military rations have been raised," he turned his head and looked at the minister who was erected by the guards with a panicked face with a cold gaze, "Hubu Shangshu, is this so?"

Shang Shu saw his eyes, and immediately replied: "The military rations and the widowers, mules and horses that transport the grain have been raised together, which can ensure that my Chunyue army is safe for five years, and I ask my king and the princess to forgive me!"

"That being the case," Nangong continued, "the minister thinks that a small punishment is enough. After that, our army has no reason to delay, and must attack bravely to relieve the danger of our emperor and the people of the nine places. ”

"Can this be taken seriously, when will we be able to win for our emperor?" Li Xuan softened his tone and asked.

"The minister is willing to personally lead the troops and make a military order to my emperor to recover Shangdu within three months. ”

"Three months!" the hall was in an uproar again. Li Yao was also shocked, and a pair of red eyes stared at the green-shirted man at the bottom of the stairs, but he couldn't see through his deceit.

"Okay! Zhongshu Ling, the old body knows that your clan is a loyal and righteous clan, and you should also be a person of great trust, and on the top of the hall today, I believe that this promise you made to our emperor will definitely be fulfilled! However, the matter is very high, so as not to say that there is no evidence, the old body wants you to submit a military order!"

The ministers in the hall were amazed, and the atmosphere of the deliberations had reached a climax. Li Yao saw everything in the palace, and Chunyue's delay in helping him for a long time was due to Nangong Ming's delay in controlling Chunyue's military and political delays, so he and the princess had to bring the emperor to face to face and force him to express his position under the imperial power.

In the glittering, noisy and agitated grand hall, Nangong Ming under the high ranks only looked straight ahead, still with a cold expression and an unhurried tone, "The military order can be established, and we can also go north immediately to fight the Fusang rebels." However, in this battle, if His Majesty the Emperor is in the lost territory, the royal drive is bound to be in danger, and the soldiers must be fettered by worry, but if they try to protect Your Majesty's thoroughness, it is difficult to kill the enemy wholeheartedly, and then take care of this and lose the other, I am afraid that the traitors can take advantage of it, so we implore His Majesty the Emperor to stay in Chunyue, protect the dragon body, and wait for the good news before moving the emperor. ”

"We implore His Majesty the Emperor to stay in Chunyue and preserve the dragon's body!" many ministers rose up one after another to second.

"No," Li Yao replied categorically when he heard this, and said loudly to everyone, "The emperor's soldiers and people are all looking forward to our emperor, and my emperor has the same hatred for the enemy with the soldiers on the battlefield, and he cares for the people in his hometown, which will definitely inspire our army to fight bravely and lead the people to return with one heart." ”

Nangong Ming didn't look at anyone, his eyes revealed a chilling cold gaze, and the corners of his mouth pulled out a trace of arc that seemed to be smiling but not smiling, and said: "Emperor Jun's soldiers certainly need this, but Chunyue's 100,000 army is more concerned about the safety of our emperor, if my emperor can't stay in the south, Weichen really doesn't know how to appease the army's heart and comfort the ministers." ”

There was silence in the hall for a while.

"I am responsible for the safety of His Majesty the Emperor, and I will ensure that the Emperor is unscathed, and the soldiers and subjects of Chunyue can rest assured. ”

"At this point, I'm afraid it will be difficult for Ming to dispel his doubts, Emperor Jun's 100,000 iron cavalry can't protect Kyoto, and now the remaining troops, I'm afraid it's difficult to protect myself, how can I guarantee that I can protect my emperor?"

Sneers could be heard in the quiet hall. Li Yao, who was not alarmed on the battlefield of Jin Ge Iron Horse and bloody rain, actually felt that cold sweat had penetrated the inner lining of the armor at this time, and the other party wanted the imperial power to become a puppet.

"Zhongshu Ling," Li Yu, the party who had never had a chance to speak, finally found a gap to speak, "You don't need to say more, the soldiers sacrificed their lives for our dynasty, and I should advance and retreat with them on the front line!" Although Li Yu was small, he also half understood, he heard that this Nangong Ming wanted to use Chunyue's military strength in exchange for him to stay here, he was quite uneasy, and he couldn't hide his nervous sideways eyes to look at his Uncle Wang.

The princess immediately took over his words and said: "Zhongshu Order, since Your Majesty's intention to conquer in person has been decided, we must not be disobedient. ”

The cunning Nangong Ming pulled the corners of his mouth upwards again, "Although Your Majesty's intention is sincere and palpable, I am afraid that our Chunyue soldiers and courtiers will feel that there is a gap in Your Majesty's heart." If the hope of the generals to be the protector of the country is not accepted, it will definitely affect morale, and then affect the war situation, and the pacification of the traitors and the safety of His Majesty the Emperor are also difficult to guarantee. ”

"Could it be that my emperor is not in Chunyue, can he really decide Chunyue's military heart, or will it only affect your Zhongshu Ling's mind?" the old minister Lu Qiufeng said bluntly.

"The minister's loyalty to the country is no different from the heart of the Chunyue army. Nangong Ming replied without looking back.

"The ministers are the same. And they agreed.

"It's all the same," Li Xuan raised his voice and reprimanded, "So, if your intentions are contrary to Your Majesty's holy will, this battle will not be fought in Chunyue, and the country will not be protected?"

"Whether you protect or not, it can't affect Your Majesty's personal expedition with the army, if you don't protect it, we will repel the evil, and we can also protect our emperor and recover the emperor!" Li Yao's tone was resolute.

"There are only the remnants left, how can they be preserved?" Nangong Ming raised his eyes and asked.

"Although the military strength is limited, the emperor's soldiers are all elite, and one is ten, what is there to fear!"

"I only know that King Yao is brave and unstoppable, and Emperor Jun's army of 100,000 was defeated in Fusang, so if he asks for help, how can he say that he is elite? Or King Yao sent his soldiers to try to prove it, otherwise, it will be difficult to calm people's hearts!"

"Okay, let's choose a day!" Li Yao stared at him and replied categorically. He already knew in his heart that now the Chunyue Yushu clan was also declining, and their future was unpredictable.