PS: The second chapter is in the evening

"Hair, you must send troops!" I couldn't see my face clearly in the curtain, and I could only hear the ringing bell, but compared to when she was by Zhao Wuxian's side, Nanzi's voice was a little less charming, more majestic and unquestionable.

"Poetry: Vote for me with a peach, and repay it with Qiong Yao. Bandit retribution, always think it is good! General Zhao's kindness to the Song State, the in-laws of the Zhao family and the Le family, have they all forgotten about the ruling power? Now is the critical moment of this battle, to help Zhao Zhao win, how can Song Guo stand by and watch? ”

After Nanzi turned into a great witch, Le Wei's feelings for her changed from the original admiration to fear and awe, he didn't dare to look at the pair of eyes like Qingqiu and nine tails in the curtain, lowered his head and muttered: "How can it be a standby, I have asked Chen Dingguo to lead 5,000 troops to defend the country, and also sent a division of soldiers to Lu State, and now the Song Kingdom is also empty, the thief who is not dead, and the Zhao family is going to be defeated, and he also instigated public opinion to force me......"

It has been more than three years since the Song Rebellion, and the Song State has gradually come out of the heavy blow of Song Jinggong's death, but internal and external troubles still exist: in the west, Zheng Guoren, the sworn enemy of the Song Dynasty, still occupies the six border towns of Mizuo, Qingqiu, Yuchang, Yan, Ge, and Tin . In the east, Xiang Chao relied on the support of the Wu people, and still divided Xiao, Yanyang, Xiang, Pei, and Liuzhuyi, named Song Qing, and was actually a pretender for the ruling position.

Since the war between the Zhao clan and the princes last year, the Song State exported a large number of soldiers and grain to support it, the Xiang clan also began to be restless, and Xiang Chao resolutely opposed to getting involved in the war, but proposed to move closer to the Wu State and sit back and watch the princes and the Zhao clan merge.

Le Wei was able to get the throne because of his father's legacy, he himself had no ability, and his character was not enough to serve the public, so as a ruling party, he could not get the support of the nobles. And Nanzi's position is also a little wrong, and there are rumors in the country that she has a personal relationship with Zhao Wuxian.

Back then, because Zhao Wuxian was in the limelight in Si. The nobles of the Song Kingdom dared to be angry with the two of them. Now that the Zhao clan is under siege, for a while, many princes who are dissatisfied with them have begun to clamour, such as demanding that the dispatch of troops be stopped, the increase in the position of the secretary, and the restoration of the fourth secretary to the original six qing; Nanzi put an end to the so-called curtain listening to politics. Returned to Song Gongjiao - although he was only thirteen or fourteen years old.

Under the turbulent public opinion, together with the Huang clan of the Dai clan, they also chose to stand by, but fortunately, Sima Ziniu, who held the military power, was a staunch supporter of the Le clan, but he also proposed that Nanzi stop interfering in politics after the monarch's crown ceremony.

Therefore, Le Wei was worried that if the public army and the Le clan soldiers that he could control were sent out again, Shangqiu would be empty, and the domestic opposition forces would take advantage of the situation.

As the "Chicken Sichen" referred to by Qianfu, Nanzi is much calmer than Le Wei. She sneered: "Xiang Chao, it's just a clown who jumps off the beam, since he dares to openly provoke the Heavenly Dao, the Heavenly Dao will be unhappy, so naturally he will not let him go......"

Nanzi asked people to put down the curtain and walked out with a footstep, with frost on her beautiful face, not letting the eyes of the eyebrows carry murderous intent. She bowed down to Song Jun, who was also stunned, and said, "Your Majesty, there are traitors who believe in heresy and try to make trouble. Subvert the rule of the king, it's time for the Heavenly Dao to punish them! ”

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Xiao Cheng was originally a fief of Le Daxin, and in the Song Rebellion three years ago, Xiao Cheng was sent by the prince of Wu and handed over to Xiang Chao, who was attached to him.

Xiang Chao has not been comfortable in the past few years, and his younger brother Xiang Wei is talking about the Song Palace. was beaten to death by a bronze rod of the great witch who was known as the possession of ghosts and gods, if it weren't for the presence of his husband at the time, I'm afraid he wouldn't have been able to escape this result. So in the past few years, although Xiang Chao is still Song Qing in name, he doesn't dare to go to the Shangqiu official office again.

In the past two years, Zhao Wuxian's power was too strong. No one in the small country of Sishang dared to disobey his wishes, and the same was true for Xiangchao, he did not dare to make a mistake, but shrank in Xiaocheng, trembling in the sight of the people of Wu State.

But feng shui takes turns, since last year, Zhao Wuxian's soldiers in the Lu State have been withdrawn, and the Sishang countries such as Ju and Di have begun to try to break away from the control of Song Lu, and Xiang Chao can't bear the loneliness and begins to expand the army to protect himself. Xiao Cheng was originally a big city, plus a few others, he also raised 5,000 soldiers, which was enough to resist the crusade of the Song State Army and the Le family.

In addition, at the end of last year, his husband became King Wu, and Xiang Chao's chin was about to lift to the sky!

For a time, the nobles of the old office who were dissatisfied with Sicheng Le and Nanzi in the Song Dynasty began to gather under the banner of Xiang Chao, waving their flags and shouting for him, and Xiang Chao was also ready to move, sending people everywhere to encourage the doctors to respond negatively to the conscription and preparation of the ruling army.

"Let the Zhao clan go to war with the princes, the Song Kingdom needs stability and rest!" Having said that, what Xiang Chao wants to see most is nothing more than the defeat of the Zhao family, in which case the Le family and Nanzi will definitely fall, and then he will take over the government.

But what he couldn't figure out was that this female **** must have raised countless noodles, and she hooked up with Zhao Wuxian, how could she still be a virgin!

"It must be fake, when the time comes, you must tear up the cover of your concubine, and let the people see what kind of dirty body is under the holy witch robe!" Sitting in the carriage bound for the southern suburbs, Xiang Chao thought viciously, shaking his fan and complaining about the sweltering heat.

Today is the beginning of summer, and according to the custom, Dr. Qing will go to the southern suburbs of the city to hold a "summer" ceremony, and Xiangchao is no exception.

Because the Song people are good at sacrificing ghosts and gods, although Xiang Chao disagrees with it in his heart, he has to put on a look of respecting the heavens and ancestors in order to satisfy the local people. If he neglected the sacrifice, and when Xia and Autumn suffered a disaster, maybe he would be blamed, Xiao Cheng's Wu Zhu admonished him like this, Xiang Chao also felt that there was some truth, Song Guo happened to encounter a disaster year in recent years, and it was not peaceful.

Originally, he had the opportunity to turn the spearhead to Nanzi and criticize her for causing disasters to Si Chen, but Nanzi took the lead in controlling the witches of Shangqiu and sent people to spread the "Heavenly Dao", saying that the Heavenly Dao is reincarnated, and there are frequent disasters and disasters, and it is demagogic everywhere, so that the attack on the nest has no effect. Nanzi was very eloquent, and he won the hearts of the people at the bottom, but he forced Xiangchao to the opposite side of public opinion.

Therefore, Xiang Chao is even more careless, he can't control it outside the territory, but he still has to fight for the hearts of the people in the territory.

So today, Xiang Chao is dressed in a vermilion dress, wearing vermilion jade ornaments, riding a red horse and a vermilion car, and even the flag of the car is vermilion. This red-toned summer ritual strongly expresses the Song people's desire for a bumper harvest of grains.

The red carriage drove slowly on the streets of Xiaocheng, with the dull rhythm of the horses' hooves and the squeak of the wheels, Song Guoqing Xiang Chao leaned on a comfortable cushion to rest, and the shouts of the retainers came from outside: "The big priest's car is coming, everyone avoids!" ”

Xiang Chao is very cautious, even if he travels in his own territory, he will bring enough two hundred personal guards, all of them fully armed and with swords in hand.

After leaving the city gate, it is the southern suburbs, and the witch of Xiang Chao has arranged a sacrificial mound by the river, but after lifting the curtain of Xiang Chao, he found that there are more people coming today than usual.

On the shore of Danshui, between his car and the mound, there was a sea of people, countless people wearing coarse linen clothes, and they were filthy. There were thousands of people around, and hundreds more on the other side of Danshui, and the smoke of the cooking stoves filled the eyes.

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"What's going on?" Xiang Chao was suspicious, and asked Xiao Cheng Wuzhu, a middle-aged wizard named Mo Yi, who was greeting him under the car.

"Last year, because the summer was not timely, the Danshui area suffered from floods, and many places did not harvest after the autumn, and everyone felt that it was caused by neglecting the gods, so this year's summer, the people from far and near all helped the old and the young, and came early to watch the sacrifice of the lord."

"I see." Xiang Chao stared into Mo Yi's eyes, only to find that there was nothing but piety and mercy for the people.

In the records of the Song State Office, Mo Yi should be the elder brother of Song Xianggong, after Gongzi Muyi. But he had long lost the demeanor of an aristocracy: his face was tanned by the sun, his feet were dressed in foot-grinding shoes, his arms under his witch robe were thin, and his palms were rough, and he was simply a contemptible man in the countryside.

He sang in a high tone: "Although there are deep streams and valleys, and there are no people's places, you must not be careless in carrying them out, and there are ghosts and gods everywhere...... Please also ask the secretary to get out of the car and walk. ”

"Only, in that case, then the sacrifice will begin." Xiang Chao frowned and hated these vulgar country people, but he still got out of the car and followed Mo Yi to the altar, with several guards behind him, and even a Wu swordsman who was given to him by his husband, whose faces were carved with carvings, making people know at a glance that they were Wu people.

"Wu people, when they passed through Xiaocheng, they robbed our family property, killed my father and brother, and robbed my wife and daughter......" In the crowded crowd, some people gritted their teeth and whispered, but their voices were blown away by the wind and muffled by the sound of breathing, and they were not heard by Xiang Chao.

It was only a hundred steps from the carriage to the altar, and the people on both sides were looking forward to it, but when they looked at the nest, they found that there was not a single smiling face. The expressions of the people on both sides of the Danshui were dull, gloomy, and hostile.

Or should I send troops to clear the road? Xiang Chao regretted it a little, but now he is difficult to ride a tiger, so he can only finish the sacrifice hard. When he returned to the city, he would clean them up and let the generals scare them away with a loud voice.

However, under the sword halberd of the road guard, under the gaze of Wu Zhu Moyi, they still reluctantly got out of the way.

Finally, Xiang Chao stepped on the mound, stepped on the sturdy pebbles, and there were no stinking commoners around him, and he breathed a sigh of relief. But then, hundreds of eyes stared at his back, which made him creepy again.

"Oh, I wish you all the gods, and listen to our prayers!" At this moment, Mo Yi had already begun to chant before the sacrifice.

Mu Zheng said Jumang, Huo Zheng said Zhu Rong, Jin Zheng said Harvest, Water is said Xuanming, and soil is said to be Hou Tu. Huo Zheng Zhu Rong is the summer official, in charge of the summer wind and rain, worship this Huo Zheng, naturally indispensable flames, not long after, the raging flames will be ignited on the mound.

Offering the prepared dogs and horses to the nest, they were killed by Mo Yi himself and thrown into the fire, and the enticing fragrance began to permeate the surroundings, and the nest could hear the sound of hungry ghosts swallowing saliva behind him, some of them seemed to be describing orange trees with deep-set eye sockets, apparently hungry, and seemed to be able to eat his horses alive. But the temptation of the scent did not cause chaos, and he felt that something was wrong, why were these people who should have been on their knees begging him for food so orderly?

It's as if there is an invisible force that brings these people from all directions together......

(To be continued.) )