Chapter 6: The Mysterious Masked Man
On December 22, 1214 in the Tianyun calendar, this day was called the change of Chengtian by later scholars. After various researches and analysis of the situation at that time, later historians unanimously agreed that the Chengtian Emperor at that time was by no means the so-called poisoning of the military advisor Mu Ershan, and the murderer must have been someone else. And the biggest suspect is his successor, his own brother, a generation of tyrant King Hailing. Because in the Tianyun Continent, the true emperor will be protected by the power of the starry sky. As long as the Emperor Star is not extinguished, ordinary poisoning is ineffective against the King. In other words, the Emperor Star will endow the Emperor Chengtian with a magical body protection qi to protect him from poison. It's just that these historians never dreamed that Emperor Chengtian was indeed poisoned, and his protective true qi was useless because of the mutation of the Emperor Star. Ironically, the mutation of the Chengtian Emperor Star also made the later Chengtian Emperors no longer be protected by the power of the starry sky, and their luck plummeted. And this is also the reason why King Hailing was finally killed by the Five Heroes of the Tianshan Mountains. This is a later story, so I won't mention it for the time being.
As for why King Hailing chose to poison in the end in the Chengtian Change, the reason is very simple, because he had a dream, and when he woke up, he had an extra bag of mysterious poison in his hand. So sometimes the truth is as simple as that, even though it will forever be buried in history and no one knows.
Of course, there is one thing that these later historians reasoned correctly, that is, the Emperor Chengtian did die at the hands of his own brother King Hailing.
After the death of Longshan 3,000 years ago, the Tianyun Continent went through thousands of years of melee and finally formed four great powers. They are the Chengtian Empire, the Beihai Kingdom, the Great Song Dynasty, and the Guyue Kingdom. Among them, the Ancient Moon Kingdom and the Beihai Kingdom are both very ancient kingdoms.
The Ancient Moon Kingdom is located in the southwest of the Tianyun Continent, while the Beihai Kingdom controls most of the northeastern part of the Tianyun Continent and the Black Mountain County in the East China Sea. However, in the famous Battle of Montenegro, the Great Song defeated Beihai, captured the resource-rich Montenegro County, and took control of the East China Sea. The Battle of Montenegro greatly damaged Beihai's national strength, and finally had to sign an armistice treaty with the Great Song Dynasty, only controlling the four counties of Mulan, Menglan, Beihai, and Hanshan. And the Great Song Dynasty, which captured Montenegro County, has further strengthened its strength. In addition to Black Mountain County, the Great Song Dynasty also controlled all the lands south of the Yun River, the largest river in the Tianyun Continent.
As for the Chengtian Empire, it is the number one power in the Tianyun Continent. The Chengtian Empire, which rose in the extremely northern steppe, was the vanguard of the destruction of the Longshan Empire back then, controlling the vast land north of the Yunhe River. In the entire Tianyun Continent, except for the Guyue Kingdom at the southwest end, it is very common, and the north of the Yunhe River occupies six of them. Among these six points, the Beihai Kingdom only accounts for a quarter of them, which is the three counties of Beihai in the traditional sense (Hanshan County, where the Great Snow Mountain is located, is also in it, but because the Hanshan County is uninhabited except for the wooden gate on the Great Snow Mountain, the world only calls the other three counties when it comes to Beihai). The Chengtian Empire occupies the remaining three-quarters. Moreover, as the largest river in the Tianyun Continent, the Yunhe River is also wide and majestic. On the Yun River, there are countless small countries, a total of 72 small countries, the world calls it the 72 caves of the Yun River.
Therefore, the cloud river is unimaginable. Because of its magnificence and vast area, it is the best choice for people to escape the war. As early as the era of the chaos of the heroes, the major powers had concluded a treaty, that is, the seventy-two small countries on the Yunhe River were permanently neutral. Therefore, Yunhe is rarely affected by war, and it is an important place for countries to carry out diplomatic activities. In addition, the seventy-two countries of Yunhe are united to the outside world, and the naval army is invincible, so Yunhe has become the utopia of the Tianyun Continent.
A poem once said: "Although the dream orchid is good, it is not as good as the dream of Yunhe." Colorful butterflies dance, and the joy is not wasted. It can lead the Nine Heavens Dance and the Milky Way to fall. Drunk and lying down for a moment, thousands of years have passed in the world. ”
After the conclusion of the Tianyun Peace Treaty, Yunhe became more and more prosperous. Everywhere is singing and dancing, pavilions, pavilions, luxury buildings and ships, all of which are drunk and dreaming of death. Although there are many small countries on the Yunhe River, there are four major powers behind them, and they usually fight openly and secretly with each other. Generally speaking, Da Song's control over Yunhe is stronger than that of Chengtian. Because compared to the Chengtian Empire, the merchants of the Great Song Dynasty were more able to do business, and the naval army was stronger. The most important thing is that in the battle to destroy the Longshan Empire that year, the Chengtian Empire suffered heavy losses and was unable to invade the south at all. This forced the Emperor Chengtian at that time to sign the "Tianyun Peace Treaty" with the other three kingdoms.
However, the dream of prosperity is over, and the sheng song of this night is about to become the yellow flower of tomorrow, and the other side of the prosperous Yunhe River is about to become a hell on earth with a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. Marked by the change of the heavens, the sorrow of Shura, which lasted for nearly 800 years, officially began.
On the night of December 21, 1214 in the Tianyun calendar, Tianyun City, the capital of the Chengtian Empire.
This night, Tianyun City was as quiet as usual, and the Chengtian soldiers guarding the city lay listlessly at the city gate, yawning, and warming themselves around the bonfire. Tonight the wind was not strong, there was no snow, and the weather was pleasant.
And in this quiet night, a mysterious guest was welcomed into the mansion of Saharako, the deputy military commander of the Chengtian Empire.
"See His Royal Highness King Hailing, Lord Saharako. A mysterious masked man said.
"Dare to ask who this master is?" Saharako asked in a stammering tone as he looked at the masked man in front of him in a panic. No wonder the Saharako was so panicked, given that when the mysterious man arrived, King Hailing was discussing with him about the murder of the Emperor. Just now, King Hailing talked to Saharako about a dream he had last night, and in the dream a master said that the emperor star was dim tomorrow night, and it was the best time to seize the throne. After waking up, King Hailing found an extra pack of white medicine in his hand, which at first glance looked commonplace. Suspicious, King Hailing fed a little medicine to a puppy in his backyard. What made King Hailing feel terrible was that the puppy died in less than a second, and even the bones turned into powder.
Later, King Hailing took this miraculous medicine to poison an old man on his death row with incomparably powerful force and sages. This old man is a Jiangyang thief, and his strength is even higher than that of King Hailing. Ten years ago, in order to catch him, the Chengtian Empire had spent a lot of effort. In particular, the power of the sages can play a certain degree of immunity to all the poisons in the world, and the stronger the power of the sages, the more they can resist the poison. And it was this old man who had reached the silver color of the sage's strength after drinking the white potion soaked in a little powder, and after only struggling for less than ten breaths, he turned into a pile of powder like the puppy.
"Your Majesty, how could you come up with such a bad idea as poisoning because of a dream. No matter how powerful the poison is, the Emperor Chengtian is blessed by the power of the starry sky, and he has the ability to protect the body and qi, and it will not invade a hundred poisons. Saharako said anxiously.
"So, how do you explain this packet of poison?" the widow opened his eyes and saw it in my hand. Moreover, I tried it, and the crazy old man in the widow's prison drank a little powder-soaked water and died instantly. Perhaps, this is really the heavens that want to fulfill the widow?" King Hailing, who had already decided to make a move, couldn't wait to call himself a widow at this moment.
After hearing this, Saharako also seemed quite hesitant. And at this juncture, the mysterious person in front of him came to them quietly, and this was the previous series of conversations.
The mysterious man's face was covered by a black veil, and he couldn't see his appearance clearly, but his voice was unusually hoarse, like a ghost, and it was eerie.
"Lord Hailing, this pack of medicine is a natural poison, and for your brother, it is a great tonic. The mystery man let out a shrill laugh.
Hearing this laughter, King Hailing was immediately displeased, and said sharply: "Don't pretend to be a ghost in front of this king, who are you?"
"Hehe, he is worthy of being the first warrior in the mainland, and his bearing is really extraordinary. Your Highness, don't worry, the old man is from the Demon Canyon of the Ancient Moon Country. The mystery man said.
"Demon Canyon, the number one Jedi in the Tianyun Continent!" Hearing the mysterious man's answer, King Hailing said in disbelief. If there is anything else in this world that makes King Hailing afraid, then Demon Canyon is definitely the first. The second is Leng Yue, the protector of the ancient moon country, and Mu Yi, the head of the wooden gate. Apart from these three, there is nothing in the world that makes King Hailing fear.
"Your Majesty, the old man is just a member of the Ancient Moon Demon Army stationed in the Demon Canyon, named Rafi. Presumably, His Majesty should have heard of the death of Longshan back then. The general of the Ancient Moon Kingdom, that is, the protector of the ancient moon country today, Leng Yue, led the remnants of more than 10,000 soldiers to retreat into the Demon Canyon, and returned to the ancient moon city safely after a few months. ”
"Yes, everyone in the Tianyun Continent knows about this matter. But what does that have to do with you?"
"Hehe, Your Majesty only knows one thing, but not the other. The old man is a descendant of that unit. Because it could be stationed in the Demon Canyon, the King of the Ancient Moon had General Leng Yue's troops stationed at the edge of the Demon Canyon for generations, called the Ancient Moon Demon Army. And old Frafi is the leader of the Ancient Moon Demon Army. ”
"It turned out to be the general of the Ancient Moon Kingdom. So, this pack of poison is yours?" asked King Hailing tentatively.
"It can be said that it is mine, but it is not mine. In short, you can poison your dear brother with it. Raffi said.
"But that guy has the protection of the Emperor. King Hailing said with a frown.
"It's okay, there will be purple light entangled in Chengtian Emperor Star tonight. At that time, his body protection true qi would be useless to this pack of heavenly poison. Presumably, with His Majesty's means, it can be said that entering the palace is as easy as a finger. ”
"Oh, if that's the case, it's good. But you have put so much effort into it, you must have other plans. King Hailing looked at the masked man in front of him and said coldly.
"Your Highness is truly brilliant. Presumably, the Saharako military division should also know that compared with the other three countries, our Guyue Kingdom has a narrow territory, a corner of security, a harsh environment, and a vast and sparsely populated land. To tell the truth, in order to suppress the Demon Canyon, every ten years, our Guyue Kingdom has to sacrifice three thousand boys and girls in the Demon Canyon. The masked man sighed.
Saharako was shocked when he heard this. When King Hailing, who was sitting on the dragon chair, heard this, he frowned and continued to ask, "What does this matter have to do with you helping me?"
"Here's the thing. If His Majesty succeeds in ascending the throne, the old man hopes that His Majesty will grant 100,000 boys and girls to Guyue Kingdom to solve the urgent needs of our country. Raffi pleaded.
"Your Majesty, no! Never!" Hearing Rafi's request, Saharako's face turned green, and he hurriedly persuaded him: "Your Majesty, if you take 100,000 boys and girls in the country, it will definitely provoke a popular uprising!"
"The military is very true. Master, no matter what, the widow will not be able to use our people to meet your requirements, after all, you still have to dominate the world. The dead don't care, but the widow can't do such a horrific thing as sacrificing 100,000 boys and girls alive. King Hailing hesitated.
"Your Majesty, don't worry. The old man didn't say that he wanted people from you, didn't there be any boys and girls in Beihai and the Great Song Dynasty?"
When King Hailing heard this, his brows immediately stretched: "That's okay, the boys and girls of Beihai and the Great Song Dynasty, I will give you as much as you want." As long as you can help the widow to ascend to the throne of God, all things are negotiable. ”
"Hehe, then thank you, Your Majesty. The old man doesn't want much, 100,000 is enough, enough. After speaking, the three of them smiled tacitly and reached an agreement.