Spring goes and autumn comes, for many years.

Gusu is quiet, under the small bridge with bruises, gurgling water, rippling blue waves, the girl supports the boat pole and wipes the sweat beads from her forehead.

"Second girl, Madame called you home."

The fair-skinned girl was startled, and hurriedly handed the boat pole in her hand to the boatman on the boat, and left in a hurry.

Gusu County Mansion.

After the extremely high wall, it is said to be a mansion, but in fact it is a small city fortress, why is the gate lord clan strong, is because it has this kind of vast area, almost self-sufficient manor, and with the Shang clan soldiers, as long as it is not attacked by the imperial army, in the face of those ordinary bandits, it can be called unbreakable.

Luo Youzhi and Luo Xianzhi attacked the gate lord clan, attacking political privileges and controlling the upward channel, and did not directly deal with the economic foundation of the gate lord clan, the reason is very simple, the Gusu Luo clan could not hand over their own safety.

After all, the Gusu Luo clan is not like the main branch in the past, it has extraordinary abilities to use for self-protection, and things like Wubao are what the Luo clan needs.

Otherwise, if you run into a faint monarch like Cao Chenghe, or a madman like Er Zhurong, it will be all over.

At this time, the atmosphere in Luo's Manor was very solemn, and it had been ten years since Luo Xianzhi's death at this time, and as he expected, Xiao Yan's ambition did not last long, and he entered a period of extreme comfort.

He widely summoned monks with advanced Buddhism into the palace to preach, and widely sought the real people of Taoism, seeking the elixir of life, the older people live, the more afraid of death, in Xiao Yan's body, it can be said that it is vividly embodied.

"In the wars between the imperial court and the Yan State over the years, there have been many losses and few victories, how many generals there are in the Yan Kingdom, but the Great Liang has never had a pillar, the Yellow River defense line has become the Xuhuai Defense Line, the Great Liang has been defeated and retreated, I don't know what the future will be, where should I go from here?"

Everyone has confusion on their faces, and all they can do is to advise the emperor, but those exhortations are like stones sinking into the sea, and there is no reply, how many people in Liang Guozhong advise Xiao Yan?

But for Xiao Yan, the most important thing is to seek immortality now, or to be able to enjoy bliss after death.

is in response to what Luo Xianzhi said to Xie Daoyun - old and immortal are called thieves.

……

Murong Chui was finally crowned a real emperor in Jicheng, and after unifying the Yan Kingdom, the first thing he did was to move the capital to Yecheng, the purpose was simple, he wanted to preside over the war against Liang.

Heluo and Qingyan are both his targets.

He wanted to drive the Liang State completely south of the Huai River in the Qinling Mountains.

He really deserves to be the number one god of war today, plus there are a large number of generals under his command who can fight well, to put it bluntly, after collecting the subordinates of Kanto and Er Zhurong, ninety percent of the generals in the whole world who can fight are under his command.

If it weren't for the fact that the Guanzhong faction and the Kanto faction that had grown up with him were fighting too hard, even to the point where water and fire were incompatible and dragging each other back, he would have captured Heluo and Qingyan by now.

This problem is difficult for him to solve, because his current situation is somewhat similar to the Jin State during the Bang Zhou period, his close relatives of the Murong clan were killed by Er Zhurong, and his relatives and close ministers were killed by the former Yan Emperor.

……

The majestic Luoyang will always shine like a blazing sun, shining on the summer.

Even though it looks a little dilapidated under the front of the army for many years, from the undamaged city wall, you can still see the prosperity of the past.

Murong Chui appeared under this holy city on a tall horse, and he listened to the surging Luo water in his ears, forming a cloth belt like the Milky Way, and the Luo water irrigated into the moat, and the wide river was wide, and there were blue-green aquatic plants fluttering.

Yang Cheng, Gao Huan and the others who followed him all stared at Luoyang with fiery eyes.

Duduwang looked at the weeds that grew under the city of Luoyang, and said with emotion: "Now Luoyang is a little dilapidated, I don't know when it will be able to recover to its peak, compared to Chang'an, although it is not a good place to go to Dingdu, but as the eastern capital is the best choice, rebuilding Luoyang is a top priority." ”

Luoyang City is somewhat dilapidated.

This is the power of time, at the time of the war, Luoyang City was in the hands of Liang and Yan, exchanging back and forth, and even some bandits fought the autumn wind, even if everyone put their hands away, but war is war, and it is not easy not to destroy Luoyang City.

The biggest problem brought about by the war was that the public facilities that kept Luoyang running were in disrepair, and the resources needed for a large city with the largest population in the world were sky-high.

At the simplest point, food, grass and water do not appear in a vacuum, and are provided by the surrounding area.

It was obvious that it was impossible to bear during the war, so a large number of people left Luoyang to earn a living, either actively or passively.

Not to mention those rich businessmen and magnates, in order to save their lives, most of them ran away to Shuzhong, which has become the second place of refuge outside of Jiangzuo Huiji.

Population is popularity, and Luoyang, which has no popularity, will grow some weeds casually, and if it encounters a little fire, it will cause irreparable damage.

The Luoyang that Murong Chui saw was the third time it fell into his hands, and this time, he was sure that Liang Guo no longer had the ability to recover Luoyang, because Liang's field army was wiped out by him in Xingyang, and a full 60,000 elite soldiers were buried in the bones.

Almost the first battle of the Liang State against Murong Trai PTSD was played, and when the Liang generals heard Murong Trai's name, they only felt trembling, and they didn't dare to fight him at all.

When Murong Chui rode into Luoyang on horseback, he suddenly asked everyone, "Since the collapse of the Later Han Dynasty, am I the first monarch to own two capitals at the same time?" ”

……

Murong Chui was in high spirits, and Xiao Yan was deeply doubting himself, the Liang State had never had such a big setback, all the north of the Huai River was lost, and the power of the north and the south was directly unbalanced, unless the Hu people on the grassland rose now and restrained the energy of the Yan State, otherwise the Liang State could really only defend the city and defend it along the line of Qinling, Xiangyang, Yangtze River, and Huai River to resist the iron hooves of the Northern Dynasty.

He is in the main hall, surrounded by vermilion and golden yellow, Buddhism has the custom of gilding the Buddha statue, so the palace is also full of gold, a statue of the Bodhisattva and the Vajra Arhat carved on the pillars of the hall, those tops naturally needless to say, there is green smoke curling in the hall, enshrined the statue of the Buddha and the Bodhisattva, these people are looking at Xiao Yan with compassionate eyes.

Xiao Yan rubbed the Buddha beads in his hand, he doubted himself for a long time, he didn't understand why Daliang fell to the current appearance, he muttered for a long time, and finally turned the Buddha beads in his hand, and said to himself: "It must be that I am not pious enough."

I am already a son of the Buddha, and if Murong Chui dares to venture into my kingdom, the Buddha will definitely punish him. ”

Xiao Yan decided to gather thousands of high-ranking monks to curse Murong Trai and let him die early.

As for whether there are so many senior monks in the Southern Dynasty, it is too simple, there are 480 temples in the Southern Dynasty, but one temple sends two people.

No one knows whether the huge curse ceremony organized by Xiao Yan to curse Murong Trai has any effect, but Murong Trai is indeed in trouble.

……

The land of Yan extends to the desert in the north, in the grassland in the north, divided by mountain ranges, there are a total of three regions, which happen to be the territory of the Xiongnu royal court and the left and right Xian kings, and for countless years, the nomads have been thriving in these three regions.

Can nomads be exterminated?

Everyone knows that it is impossible, after the Hu people suffered a fatal blow, there will be people from other places who will come to the grassland, the people of the Central Plains, the people of the Western Regions, and the Donghu in the deep mountains and old forests of Liaodong.

When Yan destroyed the Mandate of Heaven of the Hu people, he briefly gave up the northern defense for a while, but after twenty years, the Yan State had to take up the northern defense again.

However, the current Hu people are still relatively weak, and there are a large number of Hu people in the Yan Kingdom, who are too familiar with the grassland, and the Han Dynasty could not find the location of the Hu people, but the Yan Kingdom did not have such concerns.

The Hu people in the Yan Kingdom always wield butcher knives to rob their relatives living on the grassland, and they never get tired of it, but everything can't always be smooth sailing.

This time, the army of the Yan Kingdom that went to the grassland to rob encountered unprecedented resistance, and finally caused huge casualties of nearly 20,000 people, which can be said to have spit out all the previous advantages at one time.

The top leaders of Yan Guo immediately became nervous.

Murong Chui hadn't yet sat on a hot ass in Luoyang, and when he heard about it, he said directly: "The Southern Dynasty is small, and the Northern Border is big, I immediately led the troops back to Jinyang, and Shang Shuling and General Che Cai were responsible for guarding it." ”

Shang Shuling is Wang Meng, and the general of Che Cai is Dugucheng, one of the generals that Murong Chui relies on the most, and he is the top military boss in today's Yan Kingdom.

Regarding Murong Chui's statement that the Southern Dynasty was small and the Northern Border was big, no one had any objections, and everyone had a serious look on their faces.

The battle to exterminate Hu decades ago not only made the Hu people pay a heavy price, but also the Xia people paid a heavy price.

If it weren't for the destruction of the Xianbei Xia Kingdom, then Murong Ke would be the next generation leader of the Xianbei Xia Kingdom, and there were countless talents, and I felt my scalp tingle when I thought about it.

More than a thousand years of continuous victories have blinded Zhu Xia, and that war has awakened the entire Zhu Xia world, and the Hu people must not be taken lightly at all, and they must be on guard at all times, and they must not be allowed to resurrect.

If there is a next time, there will be no Rock's lead.

As for the Southern Dynasties......

The current Yan State generally despises the combat effectiveness of the Southern Dynasties, especially after the loss of Heluo and Qingyan, if it is not for relying on the natural dangers of mountains and rivers, now the Liang State should surrender directly.

After all, there are ten points in the world, and seven points have already fallen into the hands of Yan Guo, what else can Liang Guo turn around?

When Shuzhong, Xiangyang, and Xu Huai are lost, one of these three points is lost, and the Liang State can be declared extinct, in the eyes of Wang Meng and others, as long as it develops step by step, the demise of the Southern Dynasty is only a matter of time.

The current Yan State, for the offensive of the Southern Dynasties, the temporary capital is Yecheng, but Murong Chui basically does not work in Yecheng, he spends most of his time in Jinyang, the reason why he is here is because Jinyang is much safer than Yecheng, and in Jinyang you can remotely control the entire North China Plain, which is also a deterrent to Yecheng.

Murong Trai's departure made Liang Guo breathe a sigh of relief, at least for a short time, he didn't have to worry about Yan Guo's attack, and waited until Murong Trai returned from the north, maybe at that time, Murong Trai was already dead.

After all, Murong Chui's age is not too young, and he is still running around on the battlefield at this age, so it is not surprising that there is an accident.

……

Wang Meng stayed in Luoyang City, and he almost turned the entire city around, and then fell into silence, and only shook his head after a long time.

After his investigation of Luoyang, there were too many problems to be solved, first of all, the problem of repair and expansion, and the problem of dredging the river.

The amount of manpower and material resources needed to restore the city's water supply and make it possible for the city to accommodate the capital's population is astronomical.

In response to this situation, Wang Meng made his own judgment, and sure enough, Chang'an is more suitable as the capital, where there is no need to repair, the current palace and city can be used, and there is no problem with all kinds of supporting engineering facilities.

Luoyang can be used as a city of worship such as academies for the time being, and assume a function similar to a temple and Taoist temple, but the function of the capital is still forgotten, and it is not necessary.

When making this judgment, Wang Meng only felt extremely regretful, this is Luoyang.

The holy city in the hearts of the people of the world, who doesn't want to see a majestic and glorious Luoyang City?

In the ancient mythology, King Su built the divine capital here, who doesn't want to be able to leave a heavy mark in the history of building Luoyang?

But Wang Meng knew that he couldn't do that, he couldn't make the already not wealthy Yan Kingdom worse for the sake of his reputation, he would report to Murong Chui truthfully, and then give his own advice - "When the world is not restored, don't carry out large-scale repairs to Luoyang City." ”

……

In the second year of Murong Trai's expedition, Wang Meng, who was guarding Luoyang, was seriously ill, and he came to the end of his life, and Dugucheng hurriedly sent the news to Murong Trai's army.

Murong who learned the news looked down at the soldiers who were already quite tired, and finally decided to withdraw the army, driving 100,000 cattle and sheep back to the Central Plains, this time going to the grassland is still very fruitful, the reason why he is reluctant to come back is because he found some more potential opponents, and he wants to solve these people in a battle.

But Wang Meng's sudden serious illness let him know that this was the will of heaven, and if something happened to the people sitting in the rear, he had to retreat and return to China for rectification.

Who knew that when he was walking on the road, he learned the news of the death of his eldest son, Murong Ling, who was also the prince of Yan Kingdom, Murong Ling died suddenly and violently one morning, and the imperial doctor suspected that he died of poisoning, but there was no evidence.

Murong Chui was like being struck by lightning, and the little joy of victory was immediately thrown out of the clouds, and his body on the horse was shaky, he couldn't believe that the prince he had high hopes for would suddenly go one step ahead of him.

This sudden news, like a haze, shrouded the entire Yan Kingdom, the people in the palace trembled, the generals whispered, and the Confucian scholars were indignant that someone was murdering.

Who can ignore Murong Ling's death?

This is Murong Trai's most outstanding son, who can be civil and martial, and he is more prestigious in the government and the opposition, everyone believes that even if Murong Trai cannot unify the world, at most by the Murong Ling period, the world will be unified.

But Murong Ling is now dead.

Then who will inherit Murong Chui's throne next?

Not to mention ability, there is no enough prestige alone, and no one knows what the future result will be for such a large number of arrogant soldiers in Yan Kingdom.

……

Xiao Yan has been encountering the problems encountered by Murong Chui for many years, and he has also made what he thinks is a perfect and thoughtful arrangement, that is, the throne is left to one grandson, and the others are divided into feudal areas to enjoy the glory and wealth.

But he seems to be old, and he enjoys some family fun, so he often summons his sons and grandchildren to come to Jianye to live, facing the prosperous Jianye, the political center of the entire Daliang, the majestic palace, the supreme imperial power, these Zongwangs who already have the blood of the Xiao family, the seed in their hearts involuntarily rises, and the seed called ambition grows.

The stories of the Northern Dynasty stirred in their hearts, and no one in this world seemed to be able to become an emperor, and no one in this world seemed to be loyal.

After all, even my father (grandfather) created the rebellion of the Chu family, so that today's Xiao family is rich, in this case, why can't we follow suit?

Moreover, the emperor has become more and more mediocre in recent years, and there have long been people in the government and the opposition who are dissatisfied.

Xiao Yan naturally didn't know that his sons and grandchildren who were smiling at him kindly, some of them had ulterior secrets in their hearts.

He was also immersed in the peace of the four seas, and he was also immersed in peace and tranquility.

……

There has never been a feast in this world that never ends.

There has never been an undefeated nation in this world.

There has never been a person in this world who can be immortal, whether he is a prince or a general, or an ordinary person.

Murong Chui came to the end of his life, and Murong Ling's death hit him too hard, especially when he vaguely knew that this matter was done by his other son.

This made him even more unacceptable.

He was not an infallible hero, he had great military talent, but his political ability depended almost entirely on Wang Meng, and after Wang Meng's death, he fell into chaos, and he was also a man who valued friendship very much, and was somewhat indecisive.

He was furious and wanted to kill the son who had committed a great crime, but in the end he couldn't do it.

On a stormy night, Murong was lying in the palace of Jinyang, he had Chang'an and Luoyang Erjing, but he had not lived there for a long time.

Now feeling the wet rain blowing by the strong wind, the hall is brightly lit, and dozens of eunuchs and maids are kneeling on the ground, waiting for Murong Chui's order at any time.

The corner of the curtain hung down, half-placed at Murong Hang's feet, slowly stroking with the wind blowing in.

Murong Chui saw Murong Ke and his father Murong Chengguang, who had never seen him in his memory, and both of them were smiling at him.

"In my life, the north is Hu people, the south is Xiao Liang, I have experienced hundreds of battles in my life, and almost all the famous generals in the world have fought again, there have been no defeats, and there are few draws, so I guess I have done a good job.

It would be nice if the prince was still here. ”

Murong Trai listened to the crackling sound and thought silently.

If it weren't for Wang Zuozhicai, who had met two generations of Luo's in a row, Yan Guo would have drunk the Yangtze River by now, and even crossed the Yangtze River to enter Jianye.

……

Xiao Yan survived another opponent by virtue of his age, he was so good at living, his peers were almost dead at this time.

You must know that he is the emperor who once participated in the battle to destroy Hu, and the Wei and Han kingdoms that participated in that battle together have all perished, not to mention Murong Chengguang of Yan State, even Murong Chengguang's son is dead, but Xiao Yan is still alive.

He has survived the two generations of Luo's capable ministers, and now it even seems that he can continue to survive the third generation of Luo's family, which is really speechless.

If he can maintain the same ambition as when he was young, with his lifespan, he will be invincible in the world, and maybe even dominate the country.

But it's a pity.

The opponents he encountered when he was young were stronger than one another, Murong Chengguang, Liu Chen, Murong Ke, Murong Chui, Wang Meng, even with Luo Xianzhi's assistance, Liang Guo was just barely trying to maintain it.

The strongest time was to take advantage of the civil strife in Yan to seize Qingzhou, but soon his own internal chaos was also chaotic, with the death of Luo Xianzhi, the situation in the country became more and more chaotic.

Hearing the news of Murong Chui's death, Xiao Yan only felt a burst of ecstasy, and then he breathed a deep sigh of relief, now he didn't have to worry that the iron hooves of Yan Kingdom would break through the scenery of the southern country at any time.

He believed that this was the result of that great puja, and he became more and more convinced of the Dharma, believing that immortality was not out of reach.

……

Xiao Yan never thought that he would see an army outside Jianye City that did not belong to him.

No.

It should be said that he heard it, and it should be that before he left the palace, this army had already entered Jianye, and then came directly towards the palace.

He watched the palace ban being easily breached, and he suddenly thought of a question-"What about those local officials and sect kings?" ”

The answer to this question is very simple, the kings and officials in those places watched this army swagger across the border, did not react, and did not move.

The reasons for this are very complex, some are misfortunes, some are unwilling to come forward, some have different thoughts, and some are deliberately indulgent.

But no matter which one it is, in the end, it is the result in front of Xiao Yan's eyes.

"Your Majesty, the minister heard that there was a traitorous minister, so he led the army to escort him."

This is the first half of the sentence, and the second half of the sentence is not said openly, "E: Kaifu Yi and the three divisions, Lu Shang Shushi, and the military governor inside and outside." ”

After another month, Xiao Yan became the emperor.

He can now recite the scriptures every day.

The palace of the Emperor Taishang is naturally not as spacious as the emperor's, Xiao Yan was lying on the bed, he stared at the slightly dilapidated curtains, but Luo Xianzhi's face appeared in front of him.

His ears remembered those words that Luo Xianzhi had advised him many times.

These words now sound more sobering than the Buddhist scriptures in the mouths of those eminent monks.

A painful expression flashed on Xiao Yan's face, he only felt that it was a little difficult to breathe, and muttered: "Lingxiu, Lingxiu, I was wrong, I was wrong." ”

"Qingyun, you're here too, woo~

The oath we made together at the beginning, now that the foundation of Daliang has been ruined by me, and I have ruined the fifty years of hard work of your father and son, I really deserve to die.

I am the disgrace of the Lanling Xiao clan. ”

Xiao Yan had already had extremely serious hallucinations, and Luo Xianzhi and Luo Youzhi appeared in front of his eyes alternately, making him recall those things over and over again.

He couldn't even numb himself, the words were so clear that almost every sentence was not a simple exhortation, but a prophecy of the present.

He could only admit his mistake in a panic.

"If there were an afterlife, I wouldn't have made these mistakes."

When the nightmare ended, Xiao Yan was soaked in cold sweat, he could only hope that reincarnation was true now, and if there was an afterlife, he would definitely remain a Ming Jun until the end of his life.

The curtain was pulled down by Xiao Yan, and the cloth on the table was torn off by him, accidentally knocking over the things on the table, there was the sound of plates crackling and falling on the ground and breaking into several pieces, the sound of food falling on the ground, and the snorting sound of the candle flame being knocked over.

The candle flame lit the tablecloth almost instantly.

In the firelight, Xiao Yan swayed through the gap in the curtain, faintly, and he saw Luo Xianzhi and Luo Youzhi again, both of them with solemn faces.

Until this moment, Xiao Yan finally felt that he had returned to his youth.

At that time, he dared to charge on the battlefield, capture the flag, and take the lead in the battle, at that time, he didn't put life and death in his eyes at all, he was like the rising sun in the morning, only endless vitality.

The more he feared death, the closer death came to him.

Death also turned him into the person he is now, and he is the complete loser he is now.

He was supposed to be Emperor Wu!

But now he may not be able to get this nickname, even if he can get it, I'm afraid it will be an explanation of how poor he is, if he uses this to explain, he would rather get a nickname of Zhuang or Huan.

At the end of his life, he wanted to prove that he had completely repented by committing suicide to prove that he no longer feared death!

Raging flames burned from the tablecloth to the bed.

Then the surging dense spread throughout the palace, and it was not until the billowing smoke and flames that rose into the sky appeared in front of everyone that the soldiers who were guarding Xiao Yan realized it later.

Fire and water are the most ruthless things in the world.

Both bring life to man, but also bring endless death and destruction.

Man comes clean, but in the end he is carried away by fire, leaving nothing in the world.

Xiao Yan didn't want anyone, especially those who were rebellious, to touch his corpse, he just wanted to burn himself to ashes in this fire!

……

It's over.

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In the process of dominating the world, the most regrettable thing is probably that it is difficult to achieve the great cause of evenly matched heroes, and a sigh of the hero in the twilight of the heroes, after thousands of years, still makes us sigh, Yan and Liang are like this, they stepped on the peak together, and fell to the abyss together, this is a joke of God, falling on people, falling in history, leaving only a line of names and surnames, and history has opened a new chapter. - "Zhuxia: Northern and Southern Dynasties"

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