In September of the eighteenth year of Yuanle, the Yan State in the west of the Dasheng Dynasty sent 100,000 troops to attack the Dasheng border.

At that time, Zhao Yong, a general stationed at the border, was afraid of losing his life because of the enemy's menacing and overwhelming momentum, so he secretly took the border defense map to the enemy without waiting for the arrival of reinforcements.

The Yan people became more and more courageous in battle, and in less than two months, they captured the twelve border states of Dasheng.

The 12 border states in the western part of Dasheng have always been turbulent, with rogues rampant, fierce people, and many frictions and disputes between various states, like a plate of scattered sand.

The attack of the Yan State was precisely due to the riots in the five most border states of Lianzhou and Xianzhou.

The energy of the officials in the west has been focused on the people's riots, and they have not paid much attention to the Yan people outside the mountains and passes, and the national strength of the Yan country is not stronger than that of Dasheng, with fewer soldiers and horses and materials, and they have bowed down to Dasheng in the past 20 years, so the officials guarding the pass do not care about the weak Yan State gathering troops, and then there are more and more Yan troops, so many that they can not hide their traces, and when they are stationed ten miles away from the mountains and passes, they will report it again, it is too late.

Emperor Zhaowen was furious when he heard that Zhou County had lost its position, and sent his third son, King Cheng, and the general Wang Tianxiao to march west to fight against the Yan army.

Three months later, Dasheng's army regained Sizhou, and King Cheng and the general retreated together, forcing the Yan soldiers to the fallen Hezhou.

In and around Hezhou City, the two armies have been in a confrontation situation for half a month.

Just as King Cheng was about to attack, Emperor Zhaowen suddenly issued a holy decree to escort His Royal Highness King Cheng back to Beijing, and sent the fifth prince King Yu to replace King Cheng against the Yan army.

It turned out that there was a secret spy report, and King Cheng had a correspondence with Zhao Yong, a frontier guard who had already surrendered to the enemy, and the letter mentioned cooperation with the prince of Yan.

All this is a conspiracy between King Cheng and the prince of Yanguo, and King Cheng uses this to gain military merits and compete more effectively for the crown prince.

And if King Cheng succeeds to the throne, Dasheng will cede the twelve western states to the Yan State.

As soon as this news came out, the government and the opposition were shocked, and the officials and the people all insulted Cheng Wang.

Some officials who supported Cheng Wang also wrote to Cheng Wang, asking for a heavy punishment for Cheng Wang.

King Cheng's kind image over the years collapsed like a torrent in an instant.

On the way back to Beijing, King Cheng knew that he could not escape his guilt, and committed suicide by drinking poison in a post station near Gyeonggi.

In the twentieth year of the king, there was no concubine in the house, only a side concubine who was about to give birth.

When the concubine heard the news, she fainted on the spot, and then she collapsed during childbirth, and the fetus died in the womb, and the mother and son went with the king.

The Chengwang Mansion collapsed, and its henchmen in the court and the central government were suppressed.

In June of the 19th year of Yuanle, all the twelve western states were recovered.

His Royal Highness King Yu pursued the victory, led his troops to attack the border of Yan State, Yan State was defeated, and the monarch Yeluda immediately issued a letter of surrender, handed over the traitor Zhao Yong of Dasheng, and called Dasheng a tribute.

Zhao Yong was personally beheaded by King Yu under the hateful gaze of several Dasheng soldiers.

Less than a year after the war ended, the riots in the 12 western states also ceased in the repeated fighting between the two countries.

King Yu became more and more famous in the court, and won the hearts of the people.

Emperor Zhaowen Zanyu Wang His Royal Highness is young, but heroic, there are great achievements, in the court of several ministers of the letter to the third year of the crown prince.

The Dasheng Dynasty entered an era of unprecedented prosperity.

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In the spring of the thirty-second year of Yuanle.

In a dilapidated inn hundreds of miles from Gwangju City, four men in cloth clothes sat around a table in the corner.

One of the grizzled men was eating his meal with a hearty meal, and said in a slurred voice, "I heard that Your Majesty is going to Ansan to cultivate with Ziyang Zhenren." ”

"If Your Majesty goes to the Tao? So how to manage this government? The other round-faced man was a little worried.

"Isn't there a prince?" The bearded man poured a bowl of wine and said indifferently, "How can we worry about this important matter of the court." ”

He continued: "Your Majesty has ascended the throne at the age of twenty and has been the emperor for more than thirty years, and it is time to rest, otherwise, the crown prince will not be able to wait." ”

"Whoa!" The round-faced man covered his mouth in surprise, then lowered his hand and reminded him in a low voice, "Li Ge, be cautious and cautious." ”

They are ordinary people, and it doesn't matter if they talk about political affairs in private, but if His Majesty is heard, they may get into trouble.

The bearded man named Li Ge laughed, but he didn't continue the topic just now.

The round-faced man breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this, he looked around, and no one paid attention to them, so he asked, "Li Ge, do you know what Steward Li is going to Yizhou for?" ”

Originally, this errand to Yizhou was done by Steward Li, but the second master temporarily sent Steward Li to Suzhou, which was farther away, so this matter fell on their heads.

"I don't know." Li Ge shook his head: "Steward Li didn't tell me, he just handed over this matter to me and left in a hurry." ”

"I guess it's a bit urgent." He added.

The man who was eating happily next to him stopped the movement in his mouth: "Li Ge, how many days can I go back to Gwangju?" It's been more than 20 days, and I want to go back. ”

After he finished speaking, he grabbed a pig's trotter and took a big bite to gnaw it, as if he hadn't eaten for many days.

Li Ge couldn't help but laugh at him: "Yu Wu, the second master agreed to let us go to Yizhou, that is to look up to us, why do you look like you have been greatly wronged?" When you go back to the Li Mansion, I'll let you eat enough at one time! ”

Yu Wu's eyes lit up and thanked him gratefully.

After eating and drinking, the group left the inn and walked in a carriage on the flat path back to Gwangju.

This road has been around for some years, and although it is not an official road, it has a different taste.

Lined with lush greenery, a vibrant green spreads to the end in sight.

The creaking of the carriage and the chirping of birds in the forest are intermingled with the vitality of the spring day.

Walking to a mountain, the surrounding sounds suddenly disappeared, and the sound of uneven footsteps was heard in the wind.

"Frightened! Rob! More than a dozen strong men wielding broadswords jumped out of the mountain, looking at the carriage with fierce expressions.

The driver, who was driving alone, was so frightened that he urgently reined in his horse and shouted: "There are mountain bandits robbing!" ”

The horses neighed in fright and raised their hooves, shaking the people in the carriage dizzy.

Li ...... Li Ge, someone...... Robbery ......," the round-faced man said in a trembling voice.

Li Ge's face turned pale.

Before, he had never heard of mountain bandits on this road, how could he ...... today?

"Get out of the car! Hand over everything you have valuable! One of the mountain bandits had already walked to the carriage, stabilized the panicked horse, opened the curtain with a sharp knife and threatened Li Ge and them, "If you don't follow my orders, I will kill you!" ”

Yu Wu was shaken by the knife and screamed: "Spare your life!" ”

Several people hurriedly pushed and shoved out of the carriage, and were surrounded by mountain bandits armed with large knives.

"Bring it!" A mountain bandit scolded and snatched the cloth money bag that the round-faced man hesitated to take out.

Several other bandits swung large knives to scare them, giving the impression that they would kill and kill them.

Li Ge secretly complained in his heart.

This time to Yizhou, when I went to the heavy rain, I met the mountain bandits on the way back, which can be described as very difficult and dangerous, and I was expecting to go back to the Li Mansion to get the reward of the second master, but now it seems that I am afraid that there is no chance.

After scavenging all the money on their bodies, the mountain bandits led by them carried the big knife on their shoulders and said to the younger brothers: "You can solve these people." ”

Yu Wu and the others, who were kneeling on the ground, trembled with fright, and their faces were pale and speechless.

A young mountain bandit with a mole on his chin was eager to try, and the sharp knife in his hand trembled with his excitement: "Big brother, I'll come first!" ”

Li Ge sweated behind his back, and hurriedly closed his eyes when he saw the young mountain bandit swinging a knife over.

He only heard a sharp knife sound, and the pain that should have appeared for a long time, he couldn't help but open his eyes to see that the young mountain bandit had an unbelievable look on his face, and the sharp knife in his hand had been inserted into the ground in the distance.

A man with a sword at his waist jumped down from a tree, he was wearing a coarse cloth robe, but he could not hide the sharpness between his eyebrows, his face was angular, his eyes were slender, with a tall nose, and thin lips, which looked very flamboyant and dazzling.

"What the hell are you kidding! Fuck off! The leader of the mountain bandits probably saw that this man was thin and weak, and his momentum immediately increased, and without saying much, he directly waved his knife at him.

The man dodged, raised his leg and kicked the bandit leader next to the lone sharp knife.

"Get out!" He spat out a word softly on his thin lips.

The leader of the mountain bandits groaned a few times in pain, and scolded at his companions: "Are they all dead! Don't give it to me yet! Chop him up for me! ”

A dozen or so mountain bandits looked at the man in fear, raised their feet and slowly stepped forward, and looked at him with a little startled eyes.

"Big ...... Big brother, we ...... Let's go. A mountain bandit stammered, "My brothers can't even beat you, and this person can't beat you." ”

"Yes, big brother! It's important to save your life! A group of younger brothers chimed in fear.

They dragged and carried away the mountain bandit brother who was lying on the ground and couldn't get up, and scolded in his mouth.

I didn't expect the matter to be solved so easily, Li Geru was relieved, and he bowed his hand to the man and thanked him: "This brother, thank you for saving our brother's life, I want to ......"

He touched his waist and wanted to take the silver money as a thank you, but found that Fang Cai was so excited to see the fight that he didn't even react to the bandits running away with their money.

He had no money on him, only a few pieces of broken silver in his boots that he couldn't handle, and he suddenly felt embarrassed.

Yu Wu knelt on the ground because his legs were weak, and he kowtowed to the man gratefully: "What is the benefactor's surname, and where does he live?" When I return to Gwangju, I will find a way to repay my benefactor! ”

"Not necessarily." The man said lightly.

"Yes, yes!" Li hurriedly said, "The grace of saving lives is greater than the sky, benefactor, I see that you are also single, and you are also away from home, I don't know where you are going?" ”

The man looked in one direction: "Gwangju." ”

Li Ge's eyes suddenly lit up: "Why don't you walk with us for a while, and when we return to Gwangju, we will definitely thank you well!" ”

Yu Wu and the others also echoed, quite a posture of kneeling on the ground and not getting up if they didn't agree, and the man had to nod his head in agreement when he saw this.

"I don't know what to call you, brother?" Li Ge has a good impression of this handsome life-saving benefactor.

The man looked at him blankly.

"My name is Xue Yan."

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