1. Dust to dust and dust to dust

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In the northern border of Chu State, deep in the mountains, the magnificent palace gate is draped in linen and filial piety, and in the dull sound of drums, the golden road to the pinnacle of power is gradually revealed.

Wearing platinum chain mail and wearing platinum long feather helmets, the soldiers lined up neatly, and the whole palace was full of white silk and wailing.

"Emperor Qinglong has ascended to heaven" A sharp male voice mixed with sadness but not losing stability startled a white bird.

The wailing was even louder, and from the dragon chair to the courtyard, everyone's tears had become streams.

"Princes, kneel ......" Directly below the dragon chair, more than a dozen princes wearing linen and filial piety, with extraordinary temperament, still have the look of the past, all of them look sad and angry, and they can't kneel for a long time.

"Ministers, kneel ......" Behind the princes, the ministers wearing white plain clothes and the first batch of white linen did not know whether they were sad or not, and hurriedly knelt on the ground, these eunuchs and traitors should be happy in their hearts, this Ming Jun who has reigned for 100 years is finally dead, and their good days are coming.

"Soldiers, kneel ......" The soldiers on both sides of the Golden Avenue knelt on one knee in unison, and this kneeling momentum was like a rainbow, shaking the sky and the earth.

The eunuchs and traitors in the palace were frightened by this voice, and the emperor was gone, but his Praetorian Guards were still there, and this group of soldiers had already had the intention of killing them.

"Sitting ......" four naked men who were two meters tall slowly lifted the dragon chair, moved forward lightly, and walked outside the palace.

The towering glazed tower of the palace is surrounded by clouds and mist all year round, and it is rarely visited.

A thread of silk fluttered in the direction of the palace with its back to it.

"What about a hundred years of reign, if you don't bring it in life, you don't bring it in death, after all, the dust will return to the dust, it's better to drink wine, and it can still help the fun when you are cremated, hahahahahaha."

A woman, dressed in a blue and white long silk, carrying a Qingfeng sword at her waist, raised her head and poured a mouthful of Qingjiang aged wine, laughing miserably. In this cloud and mist, it is like a ghost coming into the world.

"Xiao Qinglong, in this life...... Never again, hehehe" The miserable laughter accompanied the green smoke rolled up after the woman left, drifting into the sky.

In the 100th year of Qinglong in the Chu State, the first emperor of Qianqiu, who reigned for a full hundred years, suddenly died in the early dynasty, and the entire Chu State was full of gloom for a while.

History is running according to the same trajectory, no matter how strong the country is, if there is no prince, there will be chaos.

The crown prince has not been decided, the body of the emperor Lao Tzu has not been cold, and a battle for the throne involving the entire Panlong Star has begun.

People go to tea and cool, whether you are a prince or a prince, and the common people are the same.

The death of the emperor was not a good thing for the people of Chu. In the 100 years of this Ming monarch's reign, the country is rich and the people are sufficient, the border is stable, and the entire million Qinglong Army is already the number one overlord of Panlong Star, and it is powerful in all directions.

Fifteen years after the emperor's death, in the winter of 115 years of the Qinglong calendar, the eighteenth day of the lunar month, Qingjiang County on the border of Chu State.

"Little bunny, don't run." The hoarse roar accompanied by the shaking ground drew the attention of the villagers.

A fat mother-in-law, struggling to catch up with a teenager, every step caused a shock, good things in this boring winter, can see such a good show, can't help but cheer behind the mother-in-law's back.

Presumably annoyed and angry, the fat woman stopped, stared at the people behind her viciously and scolded: "Dare to look at the old lady's jokes, looking for death?" ”

After saying that, he threw himself into the crowd.

Everyone giggled and scattered, and the angry fat woman had round eyes, panting, but helpless, and returned to her shop in a huff.

"Brother Lin, Brother Lin, this way, this way." A small sound came from behind the stack of firewood.

Brother Lin looked around in a ghostly manner, and after making sure that there was no one, a wheel rolled to the firewood stack, and then the sound of two people was heard.

"It's there, Ringo." A little doll dressed in red with her head tied into pigtails stared at Brother Lin expectantly in a childish voice.

"Cut, I don't believe you Brother Lin so much, look what this is." Brother Lin opened his hand, and a glittering glass ball caused the doll to laugh.

Brother Lin was so frightened that he quickly covered the doll's mouth, and after quietly looking around to make sure that there was no one, he said angrily: "Xiaohong, be quiet, it's you every time, if it weren't for the fat woman who couldn't catch up with me this time, we would have been caught again."

Xiaohong nodded aggrievedly, wiping her rosy eyes as a default.

"Okay, okay, here you go" stuffed the glass beads into Xiaohong's hand.

Xiaohong burst into tears and laughed, and Brother Lin looked helpless for a while.

"Let's go, go home." picked up the naughty Xiaohong and walked towards the old house in the north of the village.

The silence of the bustling streets was broken by the sound of horses' hooves.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way, you can't stop it if you rush for eight hundred miles, otherwise you won't be killed" A scout and a fast horse quickly entered from the county entrance, stopped at the door of the government office, and scolded loudly: "Qingjiang County is the capital, come quickly to receive the order." ”

The yamen has completely exploded at this time, and they are all full of suspicions, the emperor is dead, who issued the holy decree, is it possible for the new emperor to ascend the throne? A spirit, carrying all the officials in the palace, hurriedly knelt in front of the palace gate, waiting for the holy decree to come.

"Fengtian carrier, the queen mother edict said, order your county to recruit 100 people to join the army within three days, without delay, Qin this."

Wait, the Queen Mother's edict? Feelings, that old witch is pro-government? Alas! The female ruler will be in trouble.

Seeing that Li Sheng had not moved for a long time, the scout jumped off the fast horse and came to the capital with disdain: "Why, don't you accept the queen mother's order?" Li Dutong waited for wine and other dishes, why did he kill his head? ”

This Li Dutong is like an emperor in Qingjiang County, who dares to talk to him like this on weekdays, he is angry but he doesn't dare to attack, his hands are raised above his head, and he trembles and receives the holy decree: "Li Sheng accepts the decree and sends his relatives to him." ”

After waiting for a long time and not hearing the sound of the fast horse leaving, Li Sheng quietly raised his head and found that the envoy was still there, so he lowered his head again in fright.

"Oh, Master Li, why are the officials getting bigger and bigger, have you forgotten the number of etiquette?" said to Li Sheng's ear gloomily.

"Etiquette? My etiquette is in place, is this dog's envoy here to find fault? "Complaining is complaining, Li Sheng is not a fool after many years of officialdom, and hurriedly made a gesture to the clerk behind him to get the money.

In a moment, the clerk carried a heavy silver bag to the envoy.

"Master Li, are you very proficient in the way of being an official, hahaha." When the envoy saw Qian, he changed his face just now, picked up Li Sheng and said quietly: "Penetrate the wind with you, this conscription is Qingfeng of the Qinglong Army." ”

"Okay, Master Li, prepare well, someone will come here to lead the troops in three days" As soon as he got on the horse, the envoy regained his high-spirited demeanor again and left.

"Damn, as soon as the old emperor died, the court was in chaos so quickly, and a mere envoy dared to ask for a bribe, and he wanted to change his previous ......" Li Sheng stared at the distant envoy and scolded for a while.

"Master, you dissipate your anger, this kind of miscellaneous can't be done, don't forget which one is the big man three days later" The clerk reminded Li Sheng.

Who is Qingfeng, presumably the entire Panlong Star has heard of this person, he came to personally recruit troops, this is to cause chaos in the world, and the undercurrent of fifteen years has also reached the time to break out.

Li Sheng was apprehensive and hurriedly went back to draft the paperwork.

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