Chapter 45: The Siege of the City on All Sides

The new emperor has only been on the throne for five years, and at the turn of spring and summer, the mountains are full of flowers, and the water is clear and the moon is clear. But at this time when the spring breeze is thick and the summer rain has not arrived, the world is not peaceful after all. I heard that the new emperor gathered troops and horses in the capital and colluded with Lord Mu Fu, and allowed Mu Jinghong to take half of the country, so that he firmly grasped the capital in his own hands. Waiting for thousands of troops and horses to cross the Yumen Pass, there will be a vigorous battle with the heroic general who has killed thousands of miles.

This is nothing, it is nothing more than a drama of a courtier seizing the throne and a general killing the king, in this troubled world, people have long been accustomed to such a drama, and no one wants to believe who will be a virtuous monarch. It's just that I heard that news came from all over the world, and they met the lord of Rong'an, and fought on the battlefield with General Chu, winning the battle for the people of Fuwan. And the lord of Rong'an has been in love with Chu Lingran since the beginning of the fight, and he is really a fairy couple. The news of his death in the court before was nothing more than a scene directed and acted by Rong An.

The uneasy letters in the capital were all received by all parties, whether they were in the rivers and lakes or in the localities, and they were all ambiguous and perfunctory, nothing more than waiting for Chu Lingran's attitude, and they heard that Chu Lingran quickly rushed to the western frontier after the battle of Dongying, this back and forth, if it really won the support of the king of the western frontier, the He dynasty would not even have a chance to struggle.

Sure enough, a few days later, even the letters did not flow to the capital, and I listened to the word of mouth of the people that Chu Lingran's soldiers and horses in the Yellow River area and the soldiers and horses in the western Xinjiang went out to conquer the thirty-six countries in the east and west, and the north and south of Xinjiang, which was nothing more than an automatic pandering attitude to create a prosperous and brilliant world with Chu Lingran.

Chu Lingran and Mu Ruoying and their entourage did not stay in Western Xinjiang for a long time, they waited for the king of Western Xinjiang to settle down the affairs of Western Xinjiang, push Liu Ren to a high position, and hand over full authority to Liu Ren to be in charge of national affairs within one month of his expedition. He was a civil official, and it was not suitable for him to travel tirelessly, and it was the best plan to wait for Li Mingjian to return victoriously in Western Xinjiang.

The soldiers and horses of Western Xinjiang and the Central Plains followed Chu Lingran along the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River all the way to the countries of Southern Xinjiang. In this desolate land thousands of miles away from the capital, since the mountains are high and the Yellow Emperor is far away, they are used to being free eagles, so they naturally forget the horror of tigers. Chu Lingran's army landed on the land of Southern Xinjiang, and the lord of Southern Xinjiang realized that things were not so simple, until Chu Lingran's soldiers and horses broke into the city, Chu Lingran and Mu Ruoying sat on the bed of the king of Southern Xinjiang, and the king of Southern Xinjiang woke up.

"You... What exactly do you want? ”

Qingfeng sent a team of soldiers and horses to restrain the king of southern Xinjiang and all the forbidden troops in his palace, and now there are only a few people in the palace. The last meeting between the king of Southern Xinjiang and Chu Lingran should be traced back to the time of his father, Chu Lingran was still an eighteenth son, but in this bloody battlefield, he was like a ghost who caught the soul in hell, and his father fought all his life, but in the end he still lost. He left behind only deep regret and passed away.

"What else do you want to do?"

"The king of Nanjiang should have heard some crazy words from the outside, but since this message has reached your ears, it is not as simple as a simple message. The king of southern Xinjiang can't stay in this square inch anymore. ”

Chu Lingran has long seen through the mentality of the king of southern Xinjiang who wants to sit and watch success or failure, his southern Xinjiang is located in a vast area, but it is sparsely populated, and it is really difficult to hold this acre of square inches, although he has no majestic strategy to seize the world, and he is not a bargaining chip for the two tigers to fight. But before the sandpiper and the clam compete, the clever sandpiper will kill the fisherman first, as for who is the most powerful, that is a legend left to future generations.

"Doesn't General Chu just want the entire southern Xinjiang to be your backing and look forward to you?"

"Since the king of southern Xinjiang is a smart man, he doesn't have to waste too many twists and turns. All the countries in southern Xinjiang are going to be wanted. The king of southern Xinjiang only said it, or it didn't happen. ”

The king of southern Xinjiang was pressed by Chu Lingran's people, so he had no right to speak, but if the southern frontier was full of fish and meat, today's visit to Chu Lingran would only delay the time for southern Xinjiang to be a slave.

"Success, so what; No, so what? ”

"It's done, I will allow you to expand your territory in southern Xinjiang, and you will be in peace forever. No, that Dongying is really a bad species, and before my Central Plains Iron Cavalry has started its muscles and bones, they are all destroyed. I can let them move their muscles and bones here, and it will not be too late to dare to go to the Central Plains. ”

"Then I have a choice?"

As long as Chu Lingran takes the southern frontier, the king of the northern frontier is a person who understands the times, and Chu Lingran does not need to go to the northern territory at all, he can get the support and maneuver of all countries in the world. This is their last stop, and next, facing those "old friends" in the Central Plains, Mu Jinghong's life, Chu Lingran wants to compensate the entire Chu Mansion, and to compensate Qingfeng and the former Chu Xiang for their kindness. As for the man who is now sitting on his throne, his dynasty, right now... and it will fall.

"I don't think it's always a smart man's choice. Smart people have their own decisions. ”

"I know, I will send a letter to the world tomorrow morning, and the Southern Xinjiang Zhou Kingdom will obey the general's instructions."

Chu Lingran sat on the throne of the king of Southern Xinjiang, and the entire hall was silent, only then did he know that the throne was not comfortable, but the world was ridiculous to chase it, and the height was unbearable. They were willing to abandon their humanity in pursuit of fame and fortune, Chu Lingran looked back at Mu Ruoying, he knew that the closer their goal was, the more Mu Ruoying's mind sank. They are about to return to Beijing, and Mu Ruoying has to face the fall of the entire Mu Mansion and the worship of the people of the world. This is not the life Mu Ruoying wants, but how can this be the life that Chu Lingran wants?

The night is deep and heavy, these days, in order to come to Southern Xinjiang before the Central Plains, they have traveled day and night, the army is tired, and they fell asleep early, in this Southern Xinjiang Palace, only Chu Lingran is still in the main hall, looking at the bright moon in front of the door, there seem to be no stars, thinking about the future.

"You haven't slept yet?"

Mu Ruoying got into bed, but she couldn't sleep, she wanted to go to Chu Lingran to talk about his plans when he arrived in the capital, but Chu Lingran was not in the dormitory. He also has only one place to go, in the court hall in southern Xinjiang, when the six gates are opened opposite each other, there is a very long court, which is the place where hundreds of officials play, Chu Lingran is the highest throne, where can I see the treacherous hearts under the face of every person with his head down. It's so cold that the throne is really cold and biting.

"Ying'er? It's so late at night, how can you be here? ”

Chu Lingran had a lot of thoughts, and occasionally felt cold in the world, the more he noticed Mu Ruoying's resistance, the more he understood that Mu Ruoying might not be able to accompany him to sit on the highest position in the capital and spend a lifetime of loneliness. The freedom that Mu Ruoying wants, he shouldn't imprison that woman, the world is so big, she should have a prosperous world.

"I'd like to talk to you."

"You say."

"When your revenge is avenged, how many wives and concubines are you going to take in to stabilize the regime?"

Mu Ruoying was a little hurt, she didn't want Chu Lingran to see that she was not an open-minded woman, and as Chu Lingran went all the way, she understood more and more that in this troubled world, only Chu Lingran could give the displaced people a life in peace. But she also knew that she didn't want to share her husband with anyone, and she didn't want to think about where the man was in the courtyard tonight.

"I promised to marry you only in this life. You forgot ......."

Chu Lingran stepped down from the throne, he walked in front of Mu Ruoying, wanting to hug her, but he knew in his heart that even if there was only one queen in the Central Plains, and the emperor of the Central Plains would only marry one wife in his life, he would imprison Mu Ruoying in the palace and be a dignified queen of a country. Mu Ruoying is by no means a person who wants the world, what she wants is very simple, but it is the only thing he can't afford in the whole world.

"I haven't forgotten... Deeper and heavier, go to sleep. ”

They are all running away from this problem, as if they are all running away from their final ending, if they didn't fall in love at the beginning, maybe they can be more free and easy in the later stories. Mu Ruoying knew very well that Chu Lingran couldn't give up the country, just like Chu Lingran also knew very well that Mu Ruoying couldn't give up her freedom. But they still don't want to take the last step, it's never their style to get by, but isn't it a luxury for them to be greedy for a while?

"Hmm... Rest early. After tomorrow, the army... It's time to go back to the Central Plains. ”

"yes......"

Southern Xinjiang is too peaceful and Taitai, and several small countries around it have also written to ask for help, divided into four routes, east, west, north and south, and transferred to the capital. In this way, the thirty-six countries in the frontier, Chu Lingran did not waste any big troubles, and they were all included in the bag. Chu Lingran didn't sleep all night, and Mu Ruoying didn't toss and turn, they gathered the three armies as soon as dawn and rushed to the Central Plains.

"Miss, the big picture has been decided. Why care about these hours? The army was just able to sleep more peacefully last night, and I haven't slept in a long time in a long time. ”

Ling'er was sleepy-eyed, she had come all the way, since Mu Ruoying fed her medicine, which made her miss the opportunity to live and die with her, she ignored Mu Ruoying in every way. No matter how Mu Ruoying persuaded her, she still glanced over her head and scoffed at Mu Ruoying's overtures and begging for mercy. Who would have thought today, but took the initiative to talk to her.

"The sun is coming out in the west?"

"If Miss makes such a joke again, I will ignore you!"

Ling'er reconciled with Qingfeng last night, so naturally she got up this morning, so she didn't have to trouble Mu Ruoying. Qingfeng can be said to have coaxed Ling'er all the way, along the way, the mountains are high and the water is long, no matter when and where they are at the back of the team, Qingfeng begged for mercy in every way, Ling'er Quan didn't see it, but the tears fell several times, and the breeze was even more dilemma. Mu Ruoying and Chu Lingran saw it in their eyes, and they felt more and more funny, if Qingfeng could accompany Ling'er for a lifetime, they could be regarded as beautiful after tasting countless hardships in the world.

The army did not encounter too many barriers along the way, from the frontier to the Central Plains, and the people along the way were all royal courtesies to Chu Lingran, and it seemed that they were clear enough in their hearts that this dynasty was about to die. The emperor ordered all the gates to be locked, but Chu Lingran's army did not make any moves, but just stopped under the city gates, and the checkpoints were just self-defeating.

They walked to Linglongdu, which was only a hundred miles away from the capital, and through this place, the armies of the two northeastern frontiers were waiting not far to join them. The army is getting bigger and bigger, and there is no one to stop it in the Central Plains. They had a long night of traveling, and Linglong decided that it was only a few days away from the capital, so they rested here.

"Why don't you sit next to your sweetheart?"

Chu Lingran has been resting beside Li Mingjian for the past few days, which makes Li Mingjian really unhappy. Obviously, before the journey, he looked like glue, but since he returned from southern Xinjiang, he has become more and more twisted. Originally, I thought that the little couple would have a conflict, and I could just turn a deaf ear, but the situation became more and more wrong, Chu Lingran didn't say anything, just drank and looked at the moon beside him.

"You... But what's the concern? ”

"I lived for so long, but I finally realized that I had never lived for myself."

Chu Lingran took advantage of his drunkenness to vent the sadness hidden in the deepest part of his heart under this bright moonlight. He is not familiar with Li Mingjian, but heroes never need so many reasons, and most of those who are remembered by history are connected by their hearts.

"In this troubled world, how many people can really live for themselves?"

Li Mingjian was only willing to be a free prince, but he was abandoned by the Western Frontier, but he came back because of the people of the Western Frontier. The title of King of Western Xinjiang is destined to imprison his life, and he has no way to change it. But he found that the people were chaotic, and it was not easy for him to protect the people of a country.

"But how can you be willing to let that person spend the rest of her life with her?"

Chu Lingran turned his head to look at the woman who was joking with Ling'er, when he fell in love with her, it was the sorrow in his eyes that made him feel sorry. But now that she can still be happy, how can she be willing to let her bright eyes be fogged again?

"How do you know that she will be happy without you?"

"As long as her eyes are bright and have expectations for tomorrow, it is enough, and for these reasons, I am even willing to give up my life with her."

Chu Lingran's eyes lowered, he couldn't bear to look at that girl's mother's grace in the world, but he followed the rules and was not at peace all day long. He still remembers that Mu Ruoying said that what she wants is nothing more than a world where she can live her life freely and leisurely. He was afraid that the filth of the imperial city would ruin the last cheerful courage of him and her, and the world would hurt, but she was the only one, and he didn't want to hurt it.

Li Mingjian had already known that Chu Lingran's injury at the moment must be for Mu Ruoying. Since ancient times, heroes have been sad to pass the beauty pass, and even Chu Lingran is no exception. He had never heard of the lingering love between the young general on the battlefield and the lord of Rong'an in the world, but he knew that people like them, if they fell in love, they promised each other with their lives. If this is the case, then the so-called freedom, the future, and the past can also be discarded.

Chu Lingran looked at Mu Ruoying, could he really be at peace with Mu Ruoying? Maybe... He didn't care about that throne at all, all he wanted was Mu Ruoying's life?