Pei Zheng laughed, not caring at all, "Your father is I who has watched him step by step to get to where he is today, and I know his temperament clearly, he will not do anything to the old man for such trivial matters." Speaking of which, the old man still has something unclear, dare to ask His Royal Highness, do you know what His Majesty's intentions are in such a hurry to let the old Zhong family and the princess get married? ”

Wei Sa crossed his shoulders and watched the ministers in the corridor leave one after another, looking at Pei Zheng's gray face for a long time, "Old Prime Minister, why do you think it is?" ”

Pei Zheng nodded his finger and smiled at him, "You, you." People are very small, or Lao Huang always says that you have a bright future, the old man didn't believe it at first, thinking that the old guy was saying good things for his students and putting gold on his face, but I didn't expect it, what he said was not all right, Your Royal Highness, you should be more unfathomable than he said. Wei Sa walked side by side with him, listening to him praise himself one after another, with a smile on his face, and shook his head gently, "I don't dare to be, old prime minister, there is no one else here, you don't have to mix with me, according to age and seniority, I just call you grandfather." ”

"Ouch, ouch." Pei Zheng leaned his back, stretched out his thin palm and patted Wei Sa's shoulder, "If you call the old man's grandfather, then your old man will come to cut the old man's neck." The two talked and laughed, and walked slowly all the way.

Wei Sa looked around at no one else, and then lowered his voice and said to him, "Old man, you just asked my father why he was in such a hurry to handle the marriage of Zi Yan and Zhong Wuyan, I thought about it for a long time, and after thinking about it, I thought of it a little, and I said it to you, what you said is not right, don't laugh at your old man." ”

Pei Zheng squinted, waiting for him to say.

Wei Sa took two steps forward, flicking his sleeves, his cynical attitude was undoubted, "In my opinion, my father can't trust the generals in the court, and his move is to press the treasure capital on Zi Yan's body." Do you still remember, when your grandfather passed away, he personally handed over the tiger talisman that dispatched half of the soldiers of the Great Qi Kingdom to Zi Yan. To this day, he still can't figure it out, he doesn't understand why his grandfather, who has always had a very serious concept of male superiority and inferiority, would entrust such an important thing to Zi Yan, who was still a yellow-mouthed child at the time.

Pei Zheng saw the puzzlement on his face, he smiled, and then his face full of ravines regained his steadiness, he pondered for a moment, as if he was looking at the endless palace buildings, gold bricks and blue tiles, vermilion walls and red paint, full of prosperity told the victory of the Great Qi Kingdom, but at the same time, it was also ignored that this prosperity was built on the flesh and blood of many people, as well as other races that were forcibly plundered of land and life.

"Do you know why Your Majesty named your sister Yan?" Pei Zheng sighed leisurely and asked, Wei Sa listened to his tone, not wanting to ask, more like sighing for some kind of memory in the past.

Wei Sa replied softly, "That year, my father led the troops into the North Underworld and conquered the city in one fell swoop, I have heard people say that Yan is the national flower of the Northern Underworld, and my father gave this name to my sister in order to commemorate the success of the Great Qi Kingdom. ”

Pei Zheng nodded, "Your Highness, what you said is right, however, the reason is not only this. He wiped the edge of the railing with his sleeve, sat down on his ass, patted the place next to him again, and motioned for Wei Sa to sit down as well. Wei Sa sat down with a sigh of relief, and he didn't mind his gorgeous satin pressing out folds. Pei Zheng put his hands on his knees and muttered to himself, "The East wants to know, and Mo Daoqing is early." The great battle between the Great Qi Kingdom and the Northern Underworld is still a mystery that is difficult to solve. Third Highness, although you accompanied His Majesty on the expedition at that time, you must not know that twenty years before that war, Great Qi had also marched against the Northern Underworld. However, that time, the Great Qi Kingdom was defeated, and even more unspeakable was that our troops could not get close to the area within a hundred zhang radius of the Northern Hades King City. ”

"Can't get close?" Wei Sa frowned, "Could it be that the arrows of the Northern Darkness are sharp, can't we get close?" ”

"Not really." Pei Zheng shook his head and denied his speculation, "At that time, there was still a long distance from the Northern Hades King City, and even the soldiers on the city tower couldn't see it, let alone be blocked by the attack of the people?" But in such a situation, our soldiers began to have nausea, dizziness, vomiting and even convulsions, which is strange to say, as long as we retreat and go out of the area around the royal city, this phenomenon will gradually disappear, and the soldiers will wake up as if nothing had happened. Because the situation was so strange, your grandfather decided to temporarily retire and return to the court. At that time, there were all kinds of legends about the Northern Hades City in the troops of our Great Qi Kingdom, saying that there was magic power and demon law in that place, and if our people approached, they would die, and you said, in this way, this battle is impossible to fight. ”

Wei Sa also listened with a look of surprise, he has followed Wei Ying since he was a child, and there have been no less than 100 battles of all sizes, and he has never seen such a strange and special situation, Pei Zheng glanced at him, "Your Highness, don't believe it, our old ministers in the court know that we have followed the first emperor to go to the Northern Underworld, but every time we return with a feather, so we are not embarrassed." ”

"In order to crack the so-called demon law of the North Underworld, your grandfather even invited a monk and Taoist priest to accompany him, but these people were unable to avoid that phenomenon when they got there, and they fell ill one after another, for three years in a row, your grandfather led troops to attack the North Underworld, and returned in vain for three years. Hey, maybe your grandfather's ambition was too heavy, he was eager to open up the territory and expand the territory of the Great Qi Kingdom, and several unfavorable expeditions even made his health gradually deteriorate, and he gradually exiled the military power and handed it over to your father. It was also at that time that several of our old ministers began to assist him, and little by little handed him the truth of being the king. Hey, don't say it, your father is a natural king, and if you have something to say, you can understand it clearly and clearly, which makes people have to admire. He looked at Wei Sa beside him and nodded approvingly, "Well, that momentum, it's on par with you now." ”

Wei Sa smiled and patted his forehead, "Old man, you are making Wei Sa blush, compared to my father, my ability is at most a child's game, and I can't be elegant." ”

"Don't be modest," Pei Zheng smiled, his eyes flashing with a bright brilliance, "Although the old man is old, he is very good at this pair of eyes, and he looks good." He paused and continued the topic just now, "It was when your grandfather was lingering on the sickbed that a wandering Taoist came to the palace, said to your grandfather for a long time, left three pills and left. It's strange to say that the first emperor took the medicine left by the Taoist, and most of the disease was cured. Gradually, he was able to move around on the ground, and we all thought that he would be in charge of the government again, but after he recovered from his illness, he kept his mouth shut and did not mention political affairs, chanted sutras and recited Buddhism every day, and pushed the entire government to your father. ”

"Until the next day, Your Majesty suddenly got the help of the masters, and sent troops to the North Hades again, this time he united our allies and distant lords, combined their troops and troops, did not think that this time it really became, our troops smashed the North Hades King City, all the way without resistance, easily took the entire territory of the North Hades, it was a big surprise, the whole country rejoiced, however, after your grandfather learned the news of His Majesty's triumphant victory, he panicked instead, kneeling in the Buddha Hall and refusing to come out every day, such a toss, The old sick boy was also hooked, and by the time your father returned to the dynasty, he had run out of oil and had reached the end of his life. Pei Zheng was empty, and there were tears flashing in his old eyes.

Wei Sa listened quietly, he knew that he was about to reach the key to Pei Zheng's words, so he didn't bother him, just waited quietly for him to continue. Pei Zheng looked at the sky in the distance, his expression solemn and sad, "Hey, it was also at that time that he summoned a few of our ministers, since he retired, this is the first time he summoned us alone, I didn't expect that it was also the last time I would see him in my life." ”

But what he told us was even more surprising and frightening. He told us that the Taoist priest told him that the reason why the Northern Hades King City could not be approached was because thousands of years ago, when the North Hades royal family settled in the city, they made a contract with the earth immortals with blood, and the people of the North Hades will believe in the earth immortals for generations, and the earth immortals will also block all foreign invaders for them in return. Because of this contract, the Northern Hades King City also has a nickname, called the Blood Alliance City. ”

The oath of blood was naturally to be conquered at the cost of blood, and the Taoist priest told the Emperor that he must give up the idea of taking possession of the Northern Underworld, because if anyone did not heed the advice and forcibly captured the Blood Alliance City, then his people would also have to leave their blood in this land until the last drop of blood was exhausted as a forgiveness. He is a battle-hardened person, so he naturally doesn't believe in ghosts and gods, but he can't help but believe in some of the things that followed, because the soldiers who contracted the disease because they stepped into the border of the Blood Alliance City died one after another within a few years, and even General Cao, the commander who led the troops at that time, was not spared. Your grandfather was also seriously ill at that time, and he took the pill given to him by the Taoist priest with a fluke mentality. From there, he stopped paying attention to political affairs, and in order to alleviate the murderous sins of his life, he began to live a monk-like life, worshipping the Buddha and burning incense every morning and dusk. It's also quiet, if it weren't for your father carrying him to study the matter of breaking the Northern Underworld with Mu Siya, the lord of the distant country, he might still be able to live a good life. Pei Zheng sighed, this is human life, even if he has retired, he will not escape the pursuit of fate.

"Since the Northern Hades King City is blessed by the gods, how did his father lead his troops to attack it? I remember that at that time, that battle was not hindered much, and it was as easy as a tiger entering the flock all the way to the royal city. Wei Sa frowned and pondered, this was too weird, he couldn't help but think about it.