The continent where Yanhui was reborn is called the Shenzhou Continent. On this continent, there is a country that claims to be the head of all nations. This powerful country is called the Great Yan Empire. Before dawn in late autumn, in an ordinary courtyard in Fengtian City, the capital of the Great Yan Empire, Yan Hui was born in a brightly lit room.

With Yan Hui's loud cry, in the sky with a crescent moon, a golden starlight pierced the night sky and soared straight into the purple microstar in the sky. The moon seemed to be afraid of this golden light and quickly ducked into the clouds. Everywhere the golden light went, all the stars retreated, but the target of the golden light, Zi Weixing, was dim and weakened at the moment.

That golden light rushed to Zi Weixing with the momentum of wind and thunder, and burst out with a dazzling light, which illuminated the earth. For a time, the roosters all over the world crowed, the birds soared, the war horses neighed, and the beasts were terrified. Only the fierce tiger in the mountains raised its head and roared, and the sound was long, shaking the heavens and the earth.

There was a click, and a loud thunderclap rang out. It was still a clear night sky, but at this time it was full of dark clouds, with lightning and thunder. The rain poured down from the sky, washing the earth clean in a matter of moments.

The rain came and went quickly, but in just a moment, standing in the center of Fengtian Emperor City in a dragon robe, the emperor of the Great Yan Empire, Suzheng Emperor Long Yanhe, who was standing in the center of Fengtian Emperor City in a dragon robe, was drenched all over. However, Long Yanji didn't feel the cold, because his heart was colder than his body, and it was a bone-chilling chill brought by boundless fear and anger.

He could see the scene just now. This strange celestial phenomenon was simply a disaster for Long Yansi, who had always believed in the astrological theory. Ziweixing is the emperor star, which represents the emperor's fortune, what does the golden light impact on the emperor star mean? It shows that someone will seize the throne of Long Yanhei.

Long Yansi was indignant in his heart. Could it be that he is really not the true son of heaven, and the words that are privately passed on by the government and the opposition are true?

Since Long Yanji ascended the throne, the seemingly peaceful Dayan Empire has been in turmoil in private. The government and the opposition privately rumored that Long Yanji was not the orthodox royal family. And there is neither the bravery of Emperor Taizuwu, nor the virtue of Emperor Gaozuwen, nor the strategy of Emperor Shengzuren, even the first emperor, the king of success. With his royal Yuanzhi, a small county king, how can He De ascend the throne and control the Great Yan River. also said that he was unclear and indecisive, and he didn't look like a promising gentleman no matter how you look at it.

In addition, since Long Yansi ascended the throne, he has vigorously suppressed Yan, Zhuang, Qin, Zhuo, Gao, Zhao, Han, Ling, Huangpu, and Sima, who have all tried to promote King Yan as emperor. It made the people of the government and the opposition panic, the ministers of civil and military affairs were in danger, and the officials were full of complaints, which made him even more unpopular.

What's even more of a headache for Long Yansi is that as soon as he ascended the throne, Dayan was plagued by natural disasters. If it weren't for the relatively solid foundation laid by the first emperor during his reign, this natural disaster alone would have allowed the Dayan Empire, which had been inherited for five hundred years, to cause a disaster.

As a result, the government and the opposition are even more rumored, and the throne of Long Yanhei is not right, which angers the heavens. For the king, the unkindness and the chaos of the people. This made the anger in Long Yansi's heart unquenchable for a long time, and today, seeing this strange celestial phenomenon made him even more angry.

Long Yansi didn't care about his image, and shouted at Gao Ping, the inner servant beside him, with his teeth and claws: "The left servant of Chuanshangshu Province shot Li Ke, and the Qintian Prison Supervisor came to see me quickly. Go, go. ”

Long Yanji was already so angry that he even forgot to say the emperor's self-proclaimed "I". Gao Ping praised again and again, lowered his head and turned around and ran, and only when he ran far away did he dare to wipe a handful of spittle sprayed on his face by Long Yansi.

In the Taihe Palace, Emperor Su Zheng looked at Li Ke and Sikong Fu standing in front of him with an angry face. These two are his henchmen, and when Long Yansi was still a small county king and guarded the remote Liaodong fiefdom, these two people followed him and gave him advice. It is precisely because of the existence of these two that Long Yanhei, who is not very capable and narrow-minded, can step by step on the throne.

After he ascended the throne, despite the opposition of hundreds of officials, he deposed Zhao Zhen, the left servant of Shangshu Province, who was originally highly regarded by the public, and directly appointed Li Ke, who he thought was a clever plan, to replace Zhao Zhen. Li Ke, who was less than 30 years old, became the prime minister of Dayan with a body in white. It really makes speculators envious and jealous, and upright people despise.

It's not that Li Ke is not talented, on the contrary, Li Ke's talent, scheming and resourcefulness are all the best choice. It's just that when Li Ke took refuge in Long Yansi, he dedicated his fairy-like sister Li Fanghua to Long Yansi. Long Yansi married Li Fanghua, and he was constantly favored every day, and he was also coaxed by Li Fanghua.

After Long Yansi became the emperor, he immediately canonized Li Fanghua as the empress. For this reason, Long Yansi attaches great importance to Li Ke and entrusts Li Ke with important tasks. Li Ke's ability also satisfied Long Yansi, who basically obeyed Li Ke's words. But all the ministers were not very interested in Li Ke, thinking that Li Ke was pulling the skirt and taking the phase, and secretly gave Li Ke a nickname of "nepotism".

Those upright and conceited ministers are unwilling to be in the company of Li Ke, for fear of being ridiculed and given the nickname of "nepotism".

Sikong Fu was not as talented as Li Ke, but he was proficient in astrology and physiognomy, and was an excellent astronomer and feng shui master in today's terms. If you don't get involved in politics, you might be able to become a famous scholar and a god.

It's a pity that this guy is more ambitious, and what he has learned is exactly what Long Yansi likes. Therefore, whenever a major decision is made, Long Yansi has to look for Sikong Fu to look at the stars. To say that as a Ninety-Five Emperor, governing the country does not ask the common people to ask ghosts and gods, it is putting the cart before the horse. However, Long Yansi believes this, so he also attaches great importance to Sikong Fu.

Don't look at Sikong Fu is just the official position of Qintian Supervisor, but the salary is not low and the power is not small. Long Yanhe's appointment of officials must be checked by the commonplace. Sikong Fu said that this person is good, and Long Yansi dares to use it, so Sikong Fu has the nickname of "Sikong Officials". That means that if you want to be an official, it doesn't matter what the officials say, you have to open your mouth and agree. From here, it can be seen that the emperor Long Yansi is really ridiculous.

Long Yansi first said to Sikong Fu: "Sikong Aiqing, did you see yesterday's celestial phenomenon?" What does this celestial sign sign? ”

"Your Majesty, this celestial phenomenon is indeed extraordinary. The minister looked through the archives of Qin Tianjian, and there had never been such a celestial phenomenon since the founding of Dayan. The ministers watched the stars and looked at the qi, and with great effort, they finally understood. ”

"Oh? Let's hear it. ”

"Your Majesty, there are two signs for this celestial phenomenon. One good and one bad, which one does Your Majesty want to listen to? ”

"Let's talk about it first."

"Your Majesty, after the minister realized the stargazing last night, he discussed it with Gao Ping, the chamberlain. The minister dared to be sure that this astrological sign was fulfilled in the queen. The queen has been pregnant for nearly ten months, and the birth is imminent. The minister thought that this fetus must be a prince. Moreover, it must be the person who will inherit His Majesty's great unification in the future, and I congratulate you and congratulate Your Majesty. ”

"Hahaha, that's good news, good sign. Sikong Aiqing has worked hard, and when my prince is born, I will definitely reward you heavily. ”

Li Ke: "Your Majesty, since Sikong Fu followed Your Majesty, whenever there is a major event, stargazing and looking, everything he says is accurate. The minister thought that what Lord Sikong said this time must also be true. Therefore, the minister dared to ask His Majesty to immediately canonize the soon-to-be-born prince as the crown prince. Your Majesty ascends the throne to rule the world, and then establishes the crown prince, and Your Majesty's throne can be as stable as a mountain. ”

Long Yansi hesitated slightly when he heard this, and looked back behind him. The brocade curtain behind him was made up by a small hand carved in pink. The flower looks like a faint appearance, the bright eyes are flashing, and the autumn waves are bursting. hooked Long Yansi like a hundred claws scratching his heart, and he couldn't wait to pounce on the clouds and rain immediately. Needless to say, what is hidden behind the brocade curtain is Queen Li Fanghua.

Long Yansi turned his head and said loudly: "What Li Aiqing said is extremely true, Sikong Aiqing chose an auspicious day for me, I sacrificed to heaven and earth, and crowned my son as the crown prince." By the way, Li Ke, I have to give the prince a name first. ”

Sikong replied: "Your Majesty, the minister has already prepared. According to the minister's calculations, the prince's name is best with the word Xingrong. His Majesty's ancestor is the king of Liaodong, Long Xingguo, and the prince takes the middle word of his name to express the meaning of revitalization. This Rong word is better, and the word Xing complements each other, taking the meaning of revitalizing and prospering the king of Liaodong. What does Your Majesty think? ”

Long Yansi: "Okay, it's called Long Xingrong." ”

Some people may wonder, how did Li Ke and Sikong Fu know that the queen must have given birth to a prince, which is also a crown prince and a title, in case it is a princess, aren't these two guilty of bullying the king? The facts will tell you that Li Ke and Sikong Fu have already calculated it, and they have nothing to fear. Because the crown prince Long Xingrong they are talking about is now sleeping in the cradle of a secret room in the queen's palace, which is amazing. Maybe you still want to ask, Long Yanhegui is the son of heaven, and he doesn't even know when his son will be born? I can only say that the child was indeed born to the queen, as for whose seed it is, why do you hide it from Long Yanhei, you will find out slowly in the future.

After Long Yansi settled the matter of the prince, he looked behind him again, well, the queen is gone. She should have gone back satisfied. Long Yansi turned around and continued: "Sikong Fu, you can talk about the bad news again. ”

"Your Majesty, the bad news is that there is a person who will be born on the same day, the same month, the same year, and the same month as the crown prince, and this person will threaten the country of Your Majesty and the crown prince."

Bang, Long Yansi jumped up from the chair and slammed the jade cup in his hand to the ground.

"Who is it, Sikong Fu, have you found out who it is? I'm going to kill them. ”

"Your Majesty, the heavens are unpredictable, and the minister only calculated that the person was in Fengtian City."

"Your Majesty, the minion received a secret report from the Snow Wolf Guard. When Zhuo Yujiao, the abandoned wife of the Yan family, was expelled from the house, she was already pregnant. The Snow Wolf Guard had already reconnoitred the place where they were hiding, and at the same time as the natural vision just now, Zhuo Yujiao gave birth to a boy named Yan Hui. The person Lord Sikong said threatened His Majesty and the Crown Prince, could it be Yan Hui? The one who said this was the chamberlain Gao Ping, who was also the commander of the "Snow Wolf Guard", the direct guard in charge of Long Yanhei.

Li Ke: "Your Majesty, what Gonggong Gao said is very true, and the minister thinks that it must be so." ”

Long Yansi said to Gao Ping with a gloomy face: "Let the Snow Wolf Wei secretly keep an eye on Zhuo Yujiao and Yan Hui, and as long as they leave the capital, they will be arrested immediately." Zhuo Yujiao, secretly sent to the palace under house arrest. That Yanhui, killed. ”

Sikong Fu: "Your Majesty is wise, the so-called people who achieve great things are not informal, and doing so will never cause trouble." In addition, the minister asked His Majesty to recruit the children of good families into the palace and cultivate cronies for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. The minister watched the stars and looked at the qi, relying on the heavens to mention the point and the blessing of the gods, and sent down the will of heaven to tell the minister that His Majesty should recruit from Liaodong Prefecture, the land of hidden dragons. ”

Long Yansi: "That's right." Li Qing will do this matter. Also, what happened to my royal sister Princess Sheng An marrying Yan Chengyu? ”

Li Ke: "Yan Chengyu has divorced his wife in accordance with His Majesty's will, and is preparing to marry Princess Sheng'an. ”

Long Yansi: "Hmph, even if it is a hundred-year-old martial arts family, it is just a slave of my Long family." Such a great grace was given to him, if Yan Chengyu dared not continue, I would call him the Yan family to leave no grass behind. Alas, if it weren't for Sheng An's deep love for Yan Chengyu, how would I be willing to marry her into the enemy's family. I hope Yan Chengyu can understand the current affairs and not kill himself. Hum. ”

After Li Ke and Sikong Fu left Taihe Palace, the two looked at each other for a moment and smiled.

"Brother Sikong is so calculating, thank you for the foolish brother."

"Whatever Brother Li said, he doesn't have to be polite. It doesn't matter what his providence is, right or wrong, just collapse the Yan family, it's best to let the Yan family cut off their children and grandchildren. ”

"That's exactly what it is. Brother Xian, how about a few drinks at Brother Fool's house? ”

"The elder brother calls, but the younger brother dares to disobey."

The two hooked their shoulders and walked out of the palace.

A few days later, it was the auspicious day of the zodiac, and the Duke of Qin's mansion was full of lights and was ready to marry Princess Sheng'an. On the post road outside Fengtian City, a team of chariots and horses under the banner of the Duke of Qin, under the escort of fierce warriors, walked in the direction of Youzhou. The team of people and horses did not go far out of the city, and they followed the convoy in twos and threes, and followed the convoy not far away.

Two days later, it was the eighth day of the lunar month. There are more people who enter the city and go out of the city, visiting relatives and friends, and the inspection of the city gate is also relatively lax. An old man drove an ox cart to the city gate slowly. The general guarding the gate stopped the old man.

"Uncle, where are you going?"

"What? What do you say? ”

"Where are you going?"

"Oh, there's a hurdle at the city gate, it's okay, I'll drive over slowly. Don't look at me old, but I'm an old driver, it's okay, it's okay. ”

"No, where are you going?"

"Huh? There are several hurdles. Hey, why are there so many hurdles in the city gate? I'm going to have to take a closer look at this and don't crash my car. ”

The general couldn't help but laugh and waved his hand to let the old man out of the city. The old man was about to catch the car, but was stopped by a man wearing a chamberlain's costume.

"Don't go, old man, let us see what's in your car."

"What? You told me to watch out in the aisle. Okay, you're such a good boy, I'll be careful. ”

"Hey, old man, you're still playing this set with our family, and our family has to watch it today."

The chamberlain did not wait for the old man to stop him, reached out and lifted the curtain of the car, glanced inside, and immediately retracted his head.

"Oh mom, it's scared of our family. Old man, it's your daughter in the car, why do you look so shabby. ”

"What? You said it was your aunt and grandmother in the car. You kid is just talking nonsense, the old man doesn't have an unlucky grandson like you. Don't get in the way, annoyed the old man, arrested you to Dali Temple with a complaint, accused you of disobedience and unfilial piety, and asked you to squat in the class room and drink cold water. ”

"Hey, okay, I'm afraid of you, our family doesn't have the same knowledge as you, let's go quickly."

The old man drove the ox cart out of the city gate slowly, swayed all the way for more than 20 miles, turned into a village, and came to the door of a farmer's house. The old man opened the door and drove the ox cart in, and the woman in the cart walked into the house with her head down. The woman carried the package through the hall to the firewood room in the backyard, knocked her hand on the wall, and with a bang, a hole appeared in the ground. As the woman walked down the hole, the ground returned to its original state.

The woman walked for a long time in the dark tunnel, turned a corner, and suddenly opened up in front of her. It is a modified natural cave that is wide and about the size of two football fields. Torches were lit on the walls of the cave, illuminating the cave as if it were daylight. In the cave stood more than two hundred tall warriors in iron armor and fully equipped. Under the light of the fire, these warriors exuded a fierce murderous aura. In addition to the samurai, there were more than 100 men and women in power suits. When the more than 300 people saw the woman walk in, they bent down neatly and saluted.

"I'll see the wife of the head of the family, and see the young master."

"You are exempt, in the future, you will follow me to Suzhou, this road is extremely dangerous, life and death are unpredictable. If any of you do not want to go with me, you can withdraw. ”

The crowd stood straight, and none of them moved. Needless to say, this woman is Zhuo Yujiao in disguise, and the one she is holding in her arms is Yan Hui. The people standing here are all retainers and generals of the Yan family, who have followed the Yan family from generation to generation, and are loyal and reliable.

Seeing that everyone was not moving, Zhuo Yujiao nodded and said: "The only son in the family is listed, those who have not started a family are listed, and those who have no heirs in a family are listed." ”

These few words are what the generations of generals of the Yan family must ask before every death battle. It is intended to leave behind the soldiers who are ready to go to the battlefield and fight to the death. At the same time, it is also a promise made by the generals to the soldiers, promising to take care of their parents and widows. This is also one of the reasons why the Yan family has unified the army and won every battle for five hundred years.

An old retainer with a wrinkled face walked out of the queue, bowed slightly and said, "Madame doesn't need to ask, I will be in the same boat with Madame and the young master, and we will share life and death." ”

"Together through thick and thin, life and death are shared."

Zhuo Yujiao hugged Yanhui and bowed to everyone.

"The friendship of the gentlemen, Yujiao wrote it down. When the Yan family revitalized the lintel, I wish you all the heroes of my Yan family. ”

The old retainer: "Madame doesn't have to be like this, we and the Yan family have long been in the same breath, blood, and share honor and disgrace." Madame protects the young master, and my Yan family will rely on the young master in the future. Madame, it's not early, let's go. ”

The crowd came out of the tunnels in the night, and the horses and vehicles were already ready. The samurai changed their iron armor and, under the command of the old retainers, lined up in a marching formation, guarded the carriage in the middle, and hurried along the official road in the direction of Suzhou.

Yan Hui didn't fall asleep, he saw the scene just now. The Yan family's heritage is unexpectedly rich. Looking at the firm gaze of these people, Yan Hui knew that these people were the direct elites of the family. Looking at the orderly advance and retreat of these people when they were on the road, none of their actions did not conform to the art of war. Cooperate with each other tacitly, the order is strict, and the small team of 500 people walks on the official road, except for the sound of horses' hooves, there is no noise. Yan Hui nodded secretly, the quality of this team is only stronger than that of modern armies.

Yanhui is very satisfied. With such a foundation, when I grow up, I can use these people as tinder, and use the military theories of my time to quickly build a strong army, and who else in this world dares to compete with me.

Yan Hui, who comes from modern times, has no consciousness of loyalty in his mind at all. Besides, the faint gentleman caused his own flesh and blood to be separated, and he was displaced at a young age, and he couldn't be happy under his parents' knees. It hurts that he can't be the second generation of officials, he can't enjoy the glory and wealth, the wine and beauty, and he is in danger of dying at any time, such a gentleman is still loyal. The ancients said: There is no owner in the world, and the virtuous live in it. The sage once said: As long as you are full of guts, we dare to kill the emperor. Thinking of this, Yan Hui secretly stretched out his little hand, raised his middle finger, and gestured in the direction of Fengtian City.

"Long Yanhei, you wait, wait for the master to clean you up in the future."