Chapter 731: The Battle Begins
"Isn't this the time yet?There are still ten days before the altar opens, and the people are so anxious?" After all, Mo Wuxian grew up in the deep palace since he was a child, although he was smart and received the correct teaching. But he still doesn't understand the people's dedication to the pursuit of land and cultivation.
"Your Majesty, you know that there are still ten days, but the people of Liangzhou don't know. And this time, it wasn't the whole family. The minister asked them, and they were all the pillars of the family. There are 150,000 refugees outside the city, and there are almost no women and children. What does the emperor think?"
"One family is enough, why do you need to move your family here? It's not a ...... to flee" Suddenly, Mo Wuxian's eyes became gloomy, and his eyes looking at Zhang Ru were a little more scrutinizing. With his understanding of Zhang Ru, Zhang Ru is a tendon and never beats around the bush.
"Your Majesty, because of those women and girls, I am afraid that if you can't get to the sheep's head fort, you will starve to death on the way. Your Majesty, walking requires physical strength, and where does it come from? Eat in your mouth! But the food in their homes is only enough for one person to eat. They were not forced into a desperate situation, and they would not come to greet the emperor and invite the emperor back to Liangzhou. ”
"Food is only enough for one person?" Mo Wuxian chewed on the content of this sentence, and the more he chewed, the more sour his heart became. Originally, the grain that could only live one person, but now that the whole family has to live, I am afraid that the rice grains in it will have to be counted and eaten.
"My people...... It's so difficult to live...... Mo Wuxian's eyes suddenly flashed with tears, "Zhang Ru, didn't you say that last year's disaster relief had been completed? Why are the people of Liangzhou still so difficult? Could it be that Ning Yue is bullying the king?
"Your Majesty, disaster relief is to let the refugees survive, as long as they don't starve to death. However, at the beginning of spring this year, most of last year's grain stocks have been turned into seeds and planted, and the grain stored in previous years has been used for disaster relief and counterinsurgency.
Besides, the victims of Liangzhou suffered a disaster, and it was natural for Kyushu to be rescued by food. However, now that it's May, if the people of Liangzhou are not self-reliant but still want Kyushu to save them, what should the people of Kyushu think?"
Mo Wuxian gently stroked his brows, his eyes flashing with helplessness, "Forget it, don't worry about this problem." Zhang Ru, such a huge gathering, I don't believe that the people did it spontaneously, and someone must have taken the lead in instigating it. The people are innocent, but the instigator will not be tolerated for any purpose!"
"This ...... Back to the emperor, the people who instigated it have been ...... by the people of Liangzhou Killed...... The original instigator was the remnant of the Xuanyin Sect, and because the emperor had not arrived for a long time, his ambitions were revived.
threatened that the period of heavenly punishment had not expired, and the emperor would lose his morality and the people would lose his trust in heaven. Then he instigated the people to attack the sheep's head fort and take the emperor to sacrifice to the sky. As soon as the remnant caused a commotion, he was stoned to death by the angry people.
But what the remnant said also reminded the people that it was better to go and meet the holy car than to wait. After one person proposed, they all responded. Then they set off from Liangzhou on foot, during which the number of people gathered more and more, and gradually formed the current scale of 150,000. ”
Mo Wuxian lowered his head and was a little silent, and after a long time, he let out a long sigh, "Go out with me, it seems that there are some things that you have to explain to the people of Liangzhou." ”
"Congratulations to the Emperor—"
Outside the south gate of Yangtou Fort, the people of Liangzhou who came one after another arrived. By the time the sun was rising, there were very few people gathered in the distance. However, looking at the seemingly endless number of people under the black pressure, the forbidden army on the lookout platform still felt a little chill in his heart.
Even in the face of the charge of 150,000 steppe wolf riders, he would not feel cold in his heart. Because behind him, there are 150,000 brothers of the forbidden army, and this invincible divine artillery. However, in the face of these ragged and defenseless people in front of him, he rose with a deep fear.
He was not afraid of being killed by the rioting refugees, he was afraid of killing them. The emperor is in the sheep's head fort, which is not a secret in the Yangtou fort. If there is a little riot among the refugees, it is an assassination.
Even if the forbidden army has tens of thousands of unwillingness in their hearts, the duty of the soldiers will make them unsheathed. But once something like this happens, how do they go about it? How do they deal with it afterwards?
From the first day they marched into the barracks, they were told three iron laws, first, loyalty and patriotism, second, obey orders, and third, defend the country. The three iron laws are the code of conduct for the life of the forbidden army.
Which home is it to protect the family and defend the country? Naturally, it is the home of Kyushu! What is Kyushu, and the people of Kyushu are Kyushu.
The people outside the city gate were looking forward to it, but the forbidden army on the city wall was trembling. The atmosphere became more and more solemn and tense. Even though the weather is not hot now, beads of sweat the size of beans are dripping from the foreheads of the forbidden army.
Suddenly, the gates underneath opened. The movement of the city gate not only made the forbidden army upstairs tremble slightly, but also made the refugees outside the city gate nervous. Although they tried their best to avoid misunderstandings, they gathered outside the sheep's head fort, and such an act was enough to threaten the emperor.
On impulse, they gathered together, but after the impulse, the refugees began to panic again. They are just farmers who don't have enough to eat and want to return to their homes to continue farming, and they are not alone, they have wives, elderly parents, and children to support at home.
The refugees who had sat down to rest stood up one after another, craned their necks and looked into the slowly opening gates. At a glance, they looked horrified and frightened. For they saw the light of the fire, which burned violently from within the gates like a rushing wind.
"Chirp—"
A phoenix roared through the heavens and the earth, and endless flames broke through the city gate like an explosion. After rushing out of the city gate, the refugees could see clearly what kind of ordinary flame was in front of them, and it was clearly a phoenix with wings spread.
"Phoenix?"
"The phoenix has landed—"
150,000 people exclaimed, and one by one they fell to their knees in rows like collapsed wheat stalks, shivering. What is the phoenix? It is a sacred beast, representing auspiciousness, majesty, and sacredness.
Just like the corresponding real dragon, it is the most noble symbol in the world. Legend has it that the phoenix does not fall into the land of no treasure, but does the sheep's head castle have treasures? Of course there is, and what is more precious than the true dragon emperor?
The people kept kowtowing and admitting their mistakes, but the Phoenix Army led by Princess Changle couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. At least judging by the performance of the refugees, it is true that they did not come to cause trouble. You can't blame Princess Changle and the forbidden army for being too nervous, they are really Mo Wuxian here, and anything that happens can cause an uproar in Kyushu and the world.
The Phoenix Army slowly retracted its military formation, and the three thousand phoenixes stood quietly in front of the refugees as motionless as a mountain, one by one still there like a living statue. The atmosphere was oppressive, the sky and the earth were colorless, the sun in the sky was obscured by heavy white clouds, and the cool cross wind slid by, rolling up a puff of smoke and dust.
Stomp ...... The sound of horses' hooves sounded, and the sound of striking on the stone slabs was so crisp, that the refugees crouching on the ground slowly raised their heads, and in the hidden afterglow, they saw a noble dark gold line slowly approaching the city gate.
In front of Xingyuan, Mo Wuxian stood quietly with his hands in his hands, and his eyes coldly swept over the refugees crouching in front of him. His eyes were cold, and he couldn't see the expression on his face clearly. But at this moment, Mo Wuxian was far from being as calm as he was on his face.
Because in Mo Wuji's eyes, he saw a skinny figure, a yellow-skinned face, and a pair of eager eyes. Mo Wuxian was angry in his heart, but he was angry not because of others, but for himself.
Before him are his people, his people. It was his fault that the people did not have enough to eat, and it was his fault that the people experienced the famine. Even if it wasn't him, it was his fault.
Mo Wuxian gently opened his arms, and the black dragon robe waved in the wind, "Flat body-"
The figure is like a breeze blowing through everyone's ears and accurately sending it into everyone's ears. But the refugees who knelt on the ground bent down in fear and lowered their heads.
"The emperor has an order, everyone is even-" The eunuch beside him shouted sharply, his voice sharp and inexplicably deterrent. The refugees finally moved and began to stand up tremblingly.
Someone took the lead, and gradually the refugees stood up silently. A pair of expectant eyes stared at Mo Wuxian, and they knew in their hearts that it was wrong for them to do so. But looking at their barren land, if they don't spring plant, they will starve to death, and they won't live this year.
"My people, I understand what you are here for, and I understand your anxieties. The famine in Liangzhou is not your fault, but my fault. I failed to detect it early, I failed to provide timely relief, and I failed to understand your suffering.
However, I will not give up, give up any of the people of my Great Zhou Dynasty. I have said that I will pray to the heavens to send down spiritual power again. I promised to wait and let the black soil of Liangzhou be fertile again. My golden mouth will definitely come true.
Maybe you're waiting too much, you're waiting too anxiously. However, the reason why I stayed in the sheep's head fort was not to avoid you and others, nor to repentance of my oath. The steppe wolf rider has begun to form an army and will attack at any time. As the Son of Heaven, I must not only govern the world, but also guard the country. Can you understand my difficulties? Would you like to give me another ten days?"
"The grass people deserve death for their crimes......"
"The grass people deserve death—"
Looking at the black and oppressive figure, Mo Wuxian's eyes were slightly touched, "Since you are waiting for a hundred miles to pick me up, it is not easy for me to dismiss the public opinion." In this way, I will go back with you, and when the aura of the land of Liangzhou is restored, I will come back ......"
"Boom-" Suddenly, an earth-shattering sound interrupted Mo Wuji's words. Everyone looked into the distance in horror, and in the northern sky, a pillar of smoke suddenly rose to the sky.
The sound just now was so familiar, it was the sound of the Great Zhou Shenwei artillery. At first, Mo Wuxian thought it was an artillery misfire. But after that cannon fire, a dense artillery burst out in an instant, accompanied by endless wolf smoke rushing straight into the sky.