Chapter XXIV; The Land of the Red Abyss

The wind and clouds are surging, and there will be waves, and it is said that Changgong Yao rode back to Jinling, showed the secret order to Changgong Biannan, and persuaded him to lead the army to rebel and avenge his father.

Under the ironclad evidence, Changgong Biannan also had to believe that his father's death was committed by the imperial court.

However, as a general of the imperial court, he has always accepted the idea of being loyal to the monarch and serving the country, but now he wants him to avenge his father and raise troops to rebel against the court, which he really finds difficult to accept for a while, and the most important thing is that as soon as the war starts, the soldiers are everywhere, and the people are suffering, which is the last thing he wants to see.

Seeing that his brother was hesitant, Changgong said hara; "Brother, don't hesitate anymore, now if you don't go back, you have to go back, I have left a message in the Peony Pavilion, saying that my two brothers will definitely raise troops to kill in Beijing and avenge their father, I believe that someone must have passed this word into Beijing at this moment, at that time, the emperor will hear it, and he will definitely attack Jinling, not against it at this time, but when?"

Changgong Bian Nan was taken aback when he heard what Changgong Yao said, but he was still silent, he did not blame Changgong Yao's impulsive actions, he was also the son of Changgong Longcheng, for the death of his father, he would not grieve less than Changgong Yao, but as a commander, he saw the problem much deeper, and he knew that Jinling could not become the first feudal town to rebel against the imperial court at this moment.

Jinling is a foreign surname of the vassal king's territory, if it is not handled well, it will make enemies in the world, become a thief who is not easy to see, other vassal kings are already eyeing the land of Jinling, salivating, if they raise troops at this moment, Jinling falls into war, it is difficult to ensure that other vassal kings will not take advantage of the situation and eat the fat of Jinling.

So I have to wait for an opportunity, a chance to raise troops in the name of justice, and it is best to pull the opportunity for the princes of the world to rebel together, and now with this paper secret order in my hand, I can't achieve anything big.

On the side of the imperial court, Wen Qingcheng turned back to Kyoto and reported the matter to the emperor as it was.

In the side hall, Emperor Li Lin was dressed in purple, and it was difficult to hide the anxious look on his face, "Jinling has been reversed, what are your good plans?" The Emperor asked several of his confidants standing next to him.

Hearing this, the faces of several people in the hall changed drastically, and Zai Fu Lu Huaiyang asked; "Your Majesty, when did this happen? We have not yet received the report from Jinling. ”

The emperor pointed to Wen Chengqing, who was standing aside, and said; "I just got the news, so you can ask him about the details."

Hearing the emperor say this, several ministers turned their eyes to Wen Chengqing.

Wen Chengqing was also very knowledgeable, and stood up and told him what he saw in the Peony Pavilion.

After his explanation, several ministers probably knew what was going on.

But what puzzled them was, what did Changgong Haruka find in the Peony Pavilion? will make him directly believe that it was the imperial court that killed Changgong Longcheng, so he was so angry that he swore an inscription to rebel.

"Could it be that the death of Changgong Dragon City was really done by someone sent by the emperor?" The ministers speculated in their hearts.

But as their confidants, it stands to reason that even if others don't know, it is impossible for Lu Huaiyang not to know, and then looking at his performance at this moment, he really doesn't know anything about it, which is unreasonable.

So the ministers looked at the emperor, and Li Lin naturally knew what they meant, and explained; "I don't know why? There must be someone to blame the imperial court, but these are not the most important at this time, the most important thing is that once Jinling rebels, other vassal kings will inevitably respond, and the world will be in chaos at that time, how should the imperial court respond? ”

When the ministers in front of the palace heard this, they all started to discuss, but they all had no idea, because once the army started, it was difficult for the court to win, such as the vassal kings today each with heavy troops, if they rebelled together, then the court would fall into the belly and back of the enemy, embattled on all sides.

While everyone was discussing, Lu Huaiyang, who had been silent for a long time, stood up and said; "Your Majesty, the heart of the vassal kings has long been revealed, a few days ago, the minister got the news that the king of Qingyang secretly met with the vassal kings of Jinyang, Yan, and Shu, and it must be to discuss the matter of joint rebellion, and they may raise troops in the near future, so in fact, it doesn't matter whether Jinling is against it or not."

Hearing this, everyone in the hall was even more nervous.

"The four kings are united, in addition to Jinling, the king of the nine towns in the world, there are already five towns rebelling, or the strongest five towns, how should this be?"

Originally, Jinling alone had already made these courtiers tremble, but at this moment, with the addition of these four forces, it was like a catastrophe.

Everyone is anxious at the moment like ants on a hot pot, turning around.

Only Emperor Li Lin still remains calm and calm, to say that he is the emperor, just this Mount Tai collapsed before and did not change the bearing, it is very human can have. Just listen to him ask; "Since Zaifu knows about their secret meeting with the four kings, can he take any measures?"

He didn't blame Lu Huaiyang for not reporting him at the first time, because Lu Huaiyang is one of the most trustworthy people he has today, after all, as his auxiliary minister and father-in-law, whether it is public or private, it is impossible for him to help outsiders to seize his inheritance.

Lu Huaiyang replied; "The minister has already sent someone to go, but he hasn't received the news yet, and it is estimated that he will be rewarded in these two days."

The Emperor nodded!

When the monarch and ministers were discussing how to deal with the situation in the world, and the war was uncertain, news came from outside the palace that the four towns of Qingyang, Yan, Shu, and Jinyang had rebelled.

At this moment, Lu Huaiyang knew that the person he sent would not come back.

Although he was mentally prepared, this news, which was like a thunderbolt from the sky, still stunned everyone in the hall, and even Emperor Li Lin briefly lost his ability to think.

However, the emperor's heart is like the abyss, who can guess his true thoughts? I saw that he quickly reacted from the shock, and his body exuded the momentum of a king for a moment, and he quickly arranged a countermeasure.

At this moment, there was half a fear on his face, and it was more of the power of the emperor who entertained him, which also rekindled the fighting spirit of the ministers below.

After everything was properly arranged, Li Lin stood up from the Nine Dragons Hanzhu chair and said with a serious expression; "Now there are thieves everywhere, wanton murder, all the ministers are my ministers, as for whether it is glory and wealth or extinction, it is all up to you, I am a great country, please."

When the ministers heard this, they fell to their knees and proclaimed in unison; "Your Majesty, don't worry, your ministers will serve you to death."

Needless to say, the whole army of the imperial court is facing the enemy!

In the palace of the king of Chu in Jinling, the two brothers of Changgong Biannan also received the news that the king of the four towns had raised troops, and at this moment the three letters were placed on the bookcase of Changgong Biannan.

However, compared to Chang Gong Yao's happiness, Chang Gong Bian Nan was solemn and thoughtful.

Changgong Yao saw that Changgong Bian Nan was still hesitating at this moment, and began to doubt his determination to avenge his father, so he stepped forward and asked; "Brother, what are you hesitating about at this point? Do you want to avenge your father? Are you reluctant to give up the throne of your great general, and to your glory and wealth? ”

When Changgong Biannan heard his younger brother questioning like this, he immediately became angry, slapped the book case, and said angrily; "You say it again?"

Changgong Yao saw that his brother was angry, and he was also a little afraid in his heart, but he still yelled; "I said that you just don't want you to put on the black veil, nostalgic for glory and wealth, and you don't want to avenge your father at all."

"Smack!"

As soon as Changgong Yao's words fell, a crisp slap sounded, leaving a bright red slap mark on his face.

That's right, it was Changgong Biannan who gave him a slap, this is also the first time that Changgong Biannan has beaten him since he was a child, and it is really Changgong Haruka's words that are too annoying.

Changgong Yao didn't expect Changgong Biannan to really beat him, and he froze in place for a while, and a line of tears rolled in his eyes.

However, this slap also made him realize that what he said was a bit excessive, so he just stood in place, secretly scolding himself for being a bastard.

"How can a brother have less affection for his father than he does for himself? Since his father left, his brother is the most painful person, the burden of the whole family falls on him, and he has to bear the self-blame and remorse in his heart for not protecting his father. ”

Changgong Bian Nan regretted it as soon as he beat Changgong Yao, he had doted on this younger brother since he was a child, for fear that he would be hurt a little bit, and today he actually gave him a slap, and he hit him so hard.

Looking at the bright red slap marks on his younger brother's face, Changgong Biannan was distressed, and hurriedly apologized to him and told him the reason for his hesitation.

Now the four feudal kings have joined forces to raise troops, and they have also sent invitation letters to all towns to "raise troops and serve the king", which is obviously a long-planned rebellion. The kings of the four towns have sent them letters of invitation, if they don't accept it, with Jinling's current strength, they are afraid that they will be regarded as a thorn in the flesh in the future, and they will definitely be eliminated quickly. And once one of them is accepted, it is equivalent to becoming someone else's pawn, if it succeeds, it is good, if it is not successful, then the entire Jinling Mansion Army will be buried with it. ”

Changgong Biannan explained the hidden dangers in his heart to Changgong Haruka.

Hearing these words, Changgong Haruka knew that he was indeed wrong to blame the eldest brother, although he was the son of his father, he was also the commander of the party, and what he thought about was far more profound than his own.

And for his own selfishness, let the entire Jinling Mansion army fall, and he didn't want to do it.

I was carried away by anger, and I would think about doing anything to get revenge.

Changgong Yao shielded the hatred in his heart, sorted out his thoughts, thought for a while, and asked Changgong Biannan; "Brother, do you have the heart to compete for the world?"

Changgong Biannan didn't know why Changgong Haruka asked this, but he still replied actually; "I don't have the heart to be a king, now I just want to avenge my father, and then the two brothers and us will take our families to find a paradise to live in peace."

Since his father's death, this temple has not attracted much to him anymore, but he wants to stay away from this cannibalistic place.

The pain of losing a loved one, he didn't want to experience it a second time.

Changgong Haruka heard Changgong Biannan's answer and said; "In that case, then I have a plan, I don't know if my brother is willing to do it?"

Changgong Bian South Road; "Tell me?"

"That's right, we can dismiss all the Jinling Mansion army, and then you and I can choose one force to join, so that we can not only avenge our father, but also not affect the Jinling Mansion army. Even if it doesn't work, just you and my brother can withdraw at any time and not be burdened by it, what do you think? ”

Chang Gong Yao put his thoughts and thoughts in his heart, if Chang Gong Biannan has the ambition of the emperor, then what does Chang Gong Yao say will also help him take the world, since he is unwilling, then choose a vassal king and support a new emperor to come out.

At that time, as long as there is his Changgong family for one day, the world will be able to be peaceful and peaceful.

Changgong Bian South Road; "I've thought about it too, but it's just that more than 100,000 people want to be dismissed, how easy is it to talk about? And many of them are old people who followed their father to fight in the north and south, and the military camp is their home, once the team is disbanded, where do you let them go? ”

After listening to his brother's words, Changgong Haruka also nodded, it is indeed a difficult problem, and he can't refute it, the only thing he can do now is to find a way to solve this problem.

So the two brothers began to meditate, but after seeing for three or four hours, they did not think of a good solution, and even called all the people in the palace to ask one by one, but there was no suitable way.

After tossing for seven or eight hours in a row, when everyone was racking their brains and exhausted, Changgong Yao inadvertently glanced at the map on the wall, and saw that there was a small uncivilized country in the southwest border, named Chiyuan, and suddenly Changgong Yao thought to his heart and exhaled, "There is!" ”

Hearing that Chang Gong Yao had a plan, several people in the hall gathered around.

Tonomiya Biannan asked; "Ah Yao, what did you think of?"

Haruka Tonomiya pointed to the map on the wall; "In the southwest border, there is a small country, called Chiyuan, where thousands of mountains are stacked, rich in products, easy to defend and difficult to attack, but its people are fierce, and the people's wisdom has not been opened. We can have a general lead a large army stationed here, first, we can not dismiss the team, second, we can have a place to live, and third, we can also help them civilize the people's wisdom and spread civilization, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds. And if we get revenge in the future, and we retreat after success, we will have a place to go. ”

As soon as Chang Gong Yao said this, everyone present applauded and praised it, and said one after another; "It's still a young man's smartness, how could I come up with such a good method!"

Tonomiya Bennan also agreed with this idea, which is probably the best way so far.

But in fact, Chang Gong Yao still didn't say one thing, and the most important point, he had been to the Chiyuan country once before, although this place was steep in mountains, rugged roads, and scarce plains. But the climate is pleasant, the products are abundant, enough to raise hundreds of thousands of soldiers, if they can retreat in the future, naturally everything will be closed, but if there is a difference, these hundreds of thousands of troops can also be used as a backing.

This can be regarded as a back road left for himself and these people in Jinling Mansion.

The idea was made, and the rest was naturally to arrange for the army to go, and Changgong Bian Nan personally selected two personal guards around him and several old generals who had served the Changgong family for decades, and led the hundreds of thousands of troops in Jinling Mansion and their families to Chiyuan Country in batches.

Before going, Changgong Yao also deliberately set up three rules, the first one; Heavy penalties for disturbing the people, Article 2; The severed limbs of the robbers, Article 3; The murderer pays for his life,

With the deterrence of these three rules, coupled with the fact that the Jinling Mansion army was a well-trained army on weekdays, he believed that it would definitely be able to take root in the land of Chiyuan.