Chapter 53: Phoenix
But all fiefdoms will pay tribute, but Donghai Muller is the opposite, not only no taxes, no tribute, and in the more than ten years of the queen mother's life, almost every year Chu Wei will give Chu Mu all kinds of treasures, which can be described as extremely indulgent to Donghai Muller.
Chu Mu was already good at management, coupled with Chu Wei's connivance, but in a few years, he built a deserted island full of smoke and miasma, poisonous snakes and mosquitoes, into a rich and rival city, not only with countless gold and silver treasures, but also built his own army and armored ships.
Xiao Liang's second minister, after the death of the queen mother, admonished Chu Wai to send troops to encircle and suppress Muller, but Chu Wai refused in the name of the queen mother's funeral, and it didn't take long for the two to return to their hometowns and die one after another.
After the death of Xiao Liang, Chu Wei became more and more absurd, pampered Yan Qing, and let the Yan family control the government for many years.
As time passed, the power and ambitions of Mueller, who was far away in the East China Sea, gradually grew, and the king of Mueller, Chu Mu, was no longer satisfied with one city, and even openly defied Chu Wei, and launched provocations against the coastal inland of Dongchen, with constant friction.
But at that time, Chu Wei was unable to extricate himself from the gentle township of the West Palace, singing every night, and had no intention of ruling at all.
When he fell seriously ill and suddenly woke up, Chu Mu had already occupied the entire East China Sea, proclaimed himself emperor, and openly rebelled in the name of Chu Wei being bewitched by the demon girl Yanqing and being mediocre.
How much Chu Wei connived at Muller at the beginning, how difficult it was when he recovered Muller.
Muller is an island that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, coupled with a sophisticated navy and new types of armored ships, which can match the invincible when galloping on the seas.
Dongchen sent troops to suppress it three times, but they were all defeated.
It was also that year that Princess Muller of the East China Sea gave birth to a pair of twin sons, a boy and a girl, at the age of 40.
It is said that when the two sisters and brothers were born, a hundred flowers bloomed, the warblers and swallows flew one after another, the sky was shining, and the burning clouds condensed into a phoenix spreading its wings and taking off in the air, which was shocking and extraordinary, which was a sign of the phoenix coming to the world.
Such an auspicious omen made Chu Mu, who had a son very happy, because the sister and brother were smart and handsome since childhood, and they were called the Phoenix Twins.
Chu Wei was suspicious in his later years, and his suspicion was extremely heavy, especially in the purge of eradicating the Yan family, and he killed many important ministers of many countries.
Even his own flesh and blood were not merciless, and personally ordered the killing of three sons, and the other two sons died of torture in prison, the second prince went crazy after being imprisoned for a long time, and the fifth and sixth princes hanged themselves on the day the decree was issued.
In his later years, Chu Wei seemed to be a different person, with a vicious mind and cruel methods, and he still treated his son like this, let alone Donghai Mueller.
After purging the Yan clan, Chu Wei continued to send troops to suppress Donghai Mueller.
It's just that at that time, the East China Sea was no longer a place that could be easily handled, so the battle of the East China Sea lasted for several years, and although a lot of manpower and material resources were invested, it could not be attacked for a long time.
After the fall of Yan Mansion, Yan Qi joined the army and went to the East China Sea, and the old department of the West Palace was promoted from an unknown soldier to a deputy general.
Yan Qi knew that with the current situation, the success rate of attacking Muller head-on was extremely low, so he designed to divide Muller.
Less than two years later, Chu Mu's eldest son Chu Jing staged a coup d'état in Mueller, attempting to murder his father Chu Mu and usurp power, but he was defeated and fled in the battle and was rescued by Yan Qi.
Under Yan Qi's persuasion, Chu Jing took the initiative to surrender and helped him attack Mueller.
Chu Mu was old, and his old illness recurred due to his perennial battles, and he was betrayed by his parents and children, which made it even worse, and he died of illness not long after.
Although Muller tried his best to conceal the news of Chu Mu's death, but in the end the paper could not contain the fire, the two armies faced each other, the prince rebelled, the commander died of illness, Muller's army was unstable, and it was difficult to cohesion, and it didn't take long for Yan Qi to take Dongchen's banner to Mount Muller Island.
In this battle, the general of the Central Plains East China Sea was seriously injured and died, Yan Qi made great achievements, and the West Palace, which had been dormant for a long time, seized the opportunity and issued a false decree to seal Yan Qi as the general of the East China Sea, commanding 100,000 soldiers, and gathering forces from all sides to attack Haotian City in one fell swoop, and put the first emperor Chu Wai under house arrest.
Of course, in this coup d'état, Chu Jing, who was controlled by Yan Qi, also did his part.
After Chu Qi ascended the throne, Chu Jing was named the new king of Muller, and in order to show favor to Dongchen, Chu Jing sent Muller's Phoenix Twins to Haotian City as protons, which was not so much a proton as a **.
The Phoenix Twins were originally Chu Mu's favorite children, after Chu Mu's death, the sisters and brothers were like the meat of the board to be slaughtered, Chu Jing wanted to kill the half-brother and sister, it can be seen that these two children are becoming more and more dexterous and lovely, and they feel pity, so they are given as gifts to Chu Qi, the new emperor of Dongchen.
Just last night, the two children finally arrived in Haotian City after a long journey, and almost the entire palace was talking about the siblings.
Chu Qi has experienced a life of exile for ten years, he has become ill from hard work, his physical condition is worrying, although he has been on the throne for two years, he is not full of harem, he is busy with government affairs all day, and he is not interested in anything like that.
Seeing that the Phoenix Twins sent by Mueller were just delicate 8-year-old children, they had no intention of asking and were casually sent to the palace to be raised.
The first time I saw the Phoenix Twins in Qisheng was in the West Palace, and the two children were taken to the Queen Mother to greet Chu Qi after they met.
The elder sister of the Phoenix Twins is called Qing Yu, and the younger brother is called Qing Shang.
Because of the long-distance fatigue, the two sisters and brothers have sallow complexions, thin skinny and bones, and seem to have a deficiency disease, it seems that they must have suffered a lot along the way, and they are lucky to arrive in Haotian City alive.
The two of them were dressed in wide, ill-fitting old-fashioned cloth clothes, with their heads bowed and trembling, like wilting lotus flowers in an autumn pond.
Except for being a little more delicate than ordinary children, I really can't see any difference, let alone the legendary appearance of the Alluring City.
is only 8 years old, his body and appearance have not yet developed and shaped, and no matter how handsome he looks, he can only be said to be cute.
What kind of beauty and the like are mostly exaggerated statements by the people of Muller.
The Queen Mother looked at the two sisters and brothers, and said coldly: "But that's it." So he sent the two sisters and brothers away.
arranged the residence of the two in a small courtyard next to the Huanyi Bureau, and only raised two more people to eat.
"Do you think you look so good? What Muller Phoenix, I can't think of one ten-thousandth of you, Sister Yu'er. Chu Feng said.
"You can't judge people, you can be called the Phoenix Twins, there must be something outstanding. What's more, their sister and brother are tired of traveling and driving, and they are strong in their spirits in such a situation, and they have a degree of etiquette when they meet the West Palace, so that people can't find the slightest mistake, which is rare. ”
These two siblings are by no means things in the pool, they know how to hide their edges and protect themselves.
People rely on clothes and horses rely on saddles, in this era dressing not only represents a person's taste but also a symbol of status, although they are the protons sent by Muller, but they are also the blood of the Chu royal family, but they choose to wear cloth clothes to the palace.
This has at least two advantages, the first is to reduce the risk of being included in the harem by Chu Qi, and the second is to meet as a criminal slave of Mueller, not daring to cross the line, reducing aggression and letting the other party relax their vigilance.