Chapter 4: Imperial Strife
There are four empires in the Tianlan Continent, the Dongsheng Empire in the east, the Bright Empire in the south, the Oss Empire in the west and the Zoro Empire in the north.
About thirty years ago, there were spies in the Dongsheng Empire, fornicating with the Zuoluo Empire, through Qiao Zhuang and other means, a large number of elite soldiers of the Zuoluo Empire entered the imperial capital Tianliang City, and went straight to the imperial palace, the border army has not been able to return to help, the commander of the Praetorian Guard Liu Yuan led the Praetorian Guard to resist desperately, but he was outnumbered, except for the commander of the Praetorian Guard: Liu Yuan and the deputy commander: Zuo Qiubo, the Praetorian Guard all died.
Liu Yuan's martial arts are very high, but he also has several knives in his body, Liu Yuan stood in front of the palace door holding a spear, and did not dare to take a step back, because the emperor was in the palace, he knew very well that if the enemy attacked the palace at this time, the consequences would be unimaginable, if the emperor died, the Dongsheng Empire would be in chaos, but suddenly, an old man in the palace suddenly became difficult, although the deputy commander of the inner guard, Zuo Qiubo, reacted very quickly, but he also came to block it soon, and he could only save himself, and the deputy commander Zuo Qiubo died on the spot to save the emperor. The emperor was also seriously injured, but fortunately, the guards in the city, the yamen, and the soldiers of various provinces arrived in time, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable.
After this incident, the second day Emperor Long Yan was furious, ordered people to investigate in detail, and all the people involved in this matter exterminated the nine clans, at that time, everyone was in danger, and the eunuchs in the palace were all executed, and the border pass soldiers, my Dongsheng Empire and the Zuoluo Empire hated each other, and the Zuoluo soldiers sneaked into the imperial capital and no one knew, which was a shame, and slapped the Dongsheng Empire in the face.
Liu Yuan, the commander of the Praetorian Guard, recuperated from his injuries for half a year, and after his injuries were healed, he wrote a letter to recommend himself to be transferred to the border city of Musai, which was close to Zuoluo, and the emperor agreed.
However, due to the emperor's serious injuries, he remained in the hospital bed for six years, until he finally died on the hospital bed.
The Praetorian Guard commanded Liu Yuan, Liu Yuan went for fifteen years, except for the death of the emperor and the return to the imperial capital once, and the rest of the time he has been fighting in the Zuoluo Border Pass.
Liu Yuan continued to go north, after more than a thousand battles of all sizes, no specific number, the Zoro army from the Dongsheng Empire's Crow City to the Musai Side, and from the Musai Border City to the Zoro Empire's Alda River, at that time the Zoro Empire was in danger, but because the Alda River was easy to defend and difficult to achieve, this led to Liu Yuan failed to lead the Dongsheng Empire's army across the Alda River, if Liu Yuan really let Liu Yuan cross the Alda River and the Yima Pinchuan straight into the Zuro Imperial Capital.
The depth of the hatred between the two empires can be imagined, so to this day there is constant friction at the border.
In the end, Liu Yuan resigned, some people said that it was because Liu Yuan was away all the year round, and his grandsons were all adults, but he had never seen each other.
In the Dongsheng Empire, in the imperial capital of Tianliang City, two eleven or twelve-year-old boys in the Zhenguo Mansion were humming and practicing swords. Although he is not very old, he came with a sword dance.
At this time, there was an old man standing in the attic, about seventy years old, with bright eyes, not angry and arrogant.
The old man is Liu Yuan, Liu Yuan has been fighting abroad all the year round, until the eldest grandson's twelfth birthday, he did not take off his armor and return to his hometown, that is, at that time, the emperor named Liu Yuan as the prince of the town, although it is just an idle position, there is no real power, but this glory is self-evident.
Liu Yuan looked at the two grandsons who were sweating profusely and practicing seriously, and nodded with a smile unconsciously satisfied.
Liu Yuan suddenly thought of something, and said to the old housekeeper behind him: Lao Shen went to call Haoxuan I have something to find him.
After a while, the housekeeper Lao Shen followed a middle-aged man who walked in, the middle-aged man was Liu Yuan's only son, Liu Haoxuan, although there was a great contrast between his name and physique.
The middle-aged man entered the house and said: I don't know what my father is looking for me?
Do you remember what day it is? Liu Haoxuan whispered to himself: Is today an important day, why don't I know. At this time, Lao Shen behind him said: Today is the day when the eldest prince comes back from the army to visit his relatives.
Liu Haoxuan suddenly realized, and looked up to see the old man looking like he was going to smoke him. hurriedly walked out, and said as he walked: I'll pick up Meng'er. Don't look at the old man's age, if he starts to move, there is no ambiguity at all, and he can't help but speed up his pace when he thinks about it.
Liu Meng is the eldest son of the Liu family in Zhenguo Mansion, joined the army at the age of fourteen, and has been away from home for seven years, from an ordinary soldier to the current deputy general. Liu Meng looked at Tianliang City not far away, and was full of emotion, holding the reins in his hand, and galloping away on horseback.
It is not grand outside Tianliang City, there are only four people standing, Liu Meng's father Liu Haoxuan, mother Ye Hongmei, and two eleven or twelve-year-old teenagers, it is the two people who are practicing in the martial arts field, the two are twins who are twelve years old this year: elder brother Liu Qingfeng, younger brother Liu Feng, Liu Qingfeng's personality is very lively like most children, and Liu Feng is different, he can't even speak before he is ten years old, he has always thought that he is a mute, and he has not seen the problem with many famous doctors.
One day after the age of ten, when a mysterious spirit person was treating Liu Feng, he suddenly heard Liu Feng say, I am not sick, and the whole room was stunned, but the hearts of the family members were also put down, but although Liu Feng occasionally spoke, the number of times he spoke was also pitiful, and the outside world even rumored that his brain was not good.
Liu Meng came close to the father, mother, and child back. Ye Hongmei was very happy to see Liu Meng, and pulled Liu Meng to ask long and short questions. Liu Qingfeng and Liu Feng also stepped forward and shouted: Big brother. Liu Meng was also happy when he saw the two younger brothers, and happily said that the second and third brothers had grown so tall. Tell the eldest brother if he has practiced well. I'm powerful now, now Zuo Qiuhe is no longer my opponent, I defeated him the day before yesterday.
Liu Haoxuan heard what his second son said, and reprimanded: I ran out to mess around again, don't be looking for trouble with Zuo Qiuhe in the future, father, it was he who troubled his younger brother first, then you should also try to have a good relationship, seeing his son bowing his head angrily and silently, Liu Haoxuan said in a low voice: His grandfather and your grandfather were lifelong friendships, and Zuo Qiuhe's grandfather Zuo Qiubo died because of the rescue, and his father Zuo Qiuwang also fought for half his life and made great achievements. He has been friends for many years, although I don't force you to have a good relationship, but I don't want your generation to look at each other angrily, at this time Ye Hongmei interjected: Okay, okay, how old is the child, how serious is it, and he is still angry.
Liu Qingfeng bowed his head, and the child knew that he was wrong.
Putting aside the above, just talking about Liu Qingfeng's talent, it is excellent, it is no exaggeration to say that Tianliang City may not be able to find a second one, of course, his twin brother Liu Feng's talent is also good, but compared with Liu Qingfeng, it is a little different.
At this time, Liu Haoxuan opened his mouth and said: In two days, it will be the day when the Lingwu Academy will recruit disciples, and then let your second or third brother enter it.
Why didn't my father let the second and third brothers enter together, the royal Tianliang Academy? There are only two historical martial arts academies in the territory of the Dongsheng Empire, and the Tianliang Academy is a royal academy opened in the imperial capital. As for the Lingwu Academy is located in the easternmost part, the Lingwu Academy is only separated from the Hopeless Sea by a mountain range, the first generation of the Lingwu Academy has a mysterious origin, according to rumors, it is rumored to come from the depths of the Hopeless Sea, and now few people see the dean or even dead or alive It is not known, and now the head of the Lingwu Academy is the vice president.
As for why one of them was sent to the Lingwu Academy, our Liu family's family rules are like this, we must exercise ourselves and adapt to survival, otherwise how can we survive on the battlefield in the future, if the two of them are together, they will not be able to play the role of experience.