Volume 2 The Journey to Nanhuai Chapter 98 The Change of Donglu
Li Dingxing sat by the river in a daze, looking at the mighty river, his eyes were blank, he was holding a feather arrow in his hand, and he was unconsciously stroking.
Yi Xiaodao stood behind Li Dingxing, looked at Li Dingxing, and couldn't help sighing: "Don't think about it, why don't you go back to the capital with me." ”
Li Dingxing turned his head blankly and looked at Yi Xiaodao: "You say... Why did my eldest brother kill me? ”
Yi Xiaodao rubbed his chin and said, "Is it because... The seat of the king of Nanhuai? ”
Li Dingxing shook his head lightly and said: "My prestige is not as good as that of my eldest brother, he is the eldest son, and the king of Nanhuai is the eldest brother, which is recognized by the entire Nanhuai..."
"Then I can't figure out why... I thought that the eldest prince saw the death of the old Nanhuai King, so he wanted to get rid of you together, so that he could sit in the seat of the Nanhuai King. Yi Xiaodao shrugged his shoulders, when he first arrived in Nanhuai, Li Yaoyang helped Li Dingxing come out and beat Yi Xiaodao at the door of Nanhuai Palace, Yi Xiaodao still remembers it vividly.
Li Dingxing looked at the feather arrow in his hand, it was well-made, the arrow feathers were smooth, and it was indeed a feather arrow unique to the Nanhuai Army.
Li Dingxing grabbed the feather arrow tightly and said, "I want to go back!" ”
Yi Xiaodao was startled, and hurriedly came over and said, "Second son, this is not a joke, we finally escaped here, and it is not worth it to go back." In case the eldest prince turns his face and doesn't recognize anyone..."
"Then I'll admit it!" Li Dingxing looked at Yi Xiaodao and said.
Yi Xiaodao looked at Li Dingxing's determined eyes and asked, "Do you really go back?" ”
"Hmmm! I'm going to ask my eldest brother personally, even if my eldest brother really wants me to die... Then I'll go with my father..."Li Dingxing said.
Yi Xiaodao patted Li Dingxing's shoulder: "Okay, then I'll go back with you!" ”
When Li Dingxing heard this, he asked, "Why are you accompanying me back?" The eldest brother thinks that you hurt your father, and if you go back, the eldest brother will definitely not be able to spare you. I'll be fine then, I'll take you on board. ”
Yi Xiaodao smiled: "I took you out, so naturally I want to take you back." At the beginning, he fled because the eldest prince was angry, but now that so many days have passed, I think the eldest prince's anger should also disappear. Besides, if I catch that assassin, I will be innocent, so why don't I go back? ”
"But..."Li Dingxing still hesitated.
"My life is my own, I know better than you, not to mention that I cherish my life so much, how can I easily seek death? Someone else is waiting for me! ”
Li Dingxing thought for a while, but still shook his head and said: "Your affairs in Nanhuai have been completed, there is no need to go back to Nanhuai at all." In case there is a three-long two... Hey, what are you doing! Before Li Dingxing finished speaking, he was pulled up from the ground by Yi Xiaodao and carried it on his back.
"Mother-in-law, mother-in-law, like a girl, which way to go? Oh yes, here. Yi Xiaodao stepped on the rocks by the river, jumped to the shore in a few steps, and walked towards the way he came.
"Let me go, I can go on my own!" Li Dingxing's face was a little unbearable, the second son of the dignified King Nanhuai was ridiculed as a girl, which was really a bit of a fall.
"Your hair is too long, I can't see the way..."Yi Xiaodao carried Li Dingxing on his back, chattering farther and farther...
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Jingcheng, the palace of Chu Xiang.
In the conference hall, Ge Wangong, the king of Chuxiang, slapped his palm and smashed the table in front of him, and the civil and military officials in front of him did not dare to speak, and lowered their heads one by one, after all, it was none of their business.
A person in the hall knelt on the ground, and in front of him was the helmet of Li Rongqi, the old king of Nanhuai. At this time, he was trembling and sweating, it was Elder Tang who had escaped from the official road.
There was also a person sitting next to him, his clothes were also very shabby, full of rag patches, his head was hanging down scatteredly, and his face was very ugly.
"Gang Leader Jiang, how to calculate this account! Your people went out to help me rob the New Year's tribute, but the New Year's tribute didn't come back, but attracted an army of 90,000! King Chu Xiang stared fiercely at Jiang Rong, the leader of the beggar gang who was sitting on the side.
Jiang Rong glared at Elder Tang who was kneeling on the ground, Elder Tang could feel the dissatisfaction of the gang leader without looking up, and his head hung lower.
"Could it be that the prince is still afraid that the 90,000 Nanhuai army will not succeed?" Jiang Rong knew the background of King Chu Xiang, and at this time he was not to be outdone.
"Then will you bring the Western Guijun to this king next time? The East Lu Army? If this continues, when will this king be able to win the Central Plains? King Chu Xiang asked with a glare.
Jiang Rong knew that he was at a loss, so he stopped talking, grabbed the gourd on his waist, and drank the wine inside.
"Drunken maniac!" King Chu Xiang didn't dare to provoke Jiang Rong, after all, the other party was the leader of the beggar gang, so it was not good for him to get off the stage, so he scolded softly and sat down.
King Chu Xiang looked at the civil and military officials on both sides and said, "The top priority is to withdraw the troops, so don't provoke the capital side first." Fortunately, the old man Li Rongqi is gone, and although the 90,000 Nanhuai Army is a bit tricky, the problem is not too big. Which of you would dare to fight? ”
"The last will go!"
"The last general is also willing to go."
Two people were transferred out of the ranks of military generals, one of them had a tiger's back and a bear's waist, five big and three thick, and the green tendons on his neck were bursting out, and a sense of strength was revealed through the armor, which made people feel very oppressive. The other man has a thin body, hands like ape arms, but he is very heroic, but his eyes are slender, which always gives people the feeling of a treacherous villain.
King Chu Xiang looked at the two of them and nodded: "Okay, that kid from the Li family in Nanhuai gave him the nickname Xiaobawang, Tong Meng, Ma Liu, and the two of you are his opponents." I will give you 50,000 soldiers, can you have confidence? ”
"Why do you need 50,000? As long as there are 10,000 horses, I will beat them to the ground! The thin Tong Meng grinned.
"Be sober!" Ma Liu, who had a tiger's back and a bear's waist, stepped forward, scolded Tong Meng, and then arched his hand and said, "Take the order, and you will live up to the prince's trust!" After speaking, he pulled Tong Meng on the side and retreated.
"There are really a lot of capable people under the prince, this strong one is called Ma Liu, and the thin one is called Tong Meng? The personality is also like this rough man Ma Liu is more cautious, heh, interesting. After Jiang Rong and the others left, he couldn't help but laugh loudly.
King Chu Xiang snorted coldly: "This is much stronger than the wreckage of some gangs." ”
Jiang Rong knew that King Chu Xiang was referring to Elder Tang's matter, but he was angry in his heart, but he didn't dare to reply forcefully, he stood up and walked out of the hall, and none of the officials dared to stop him, and stood on both sides in a proper manner.
When Jiang Rong passed by Elder Tang who was kneeling on the ground, he raised his foot and kicked Elder Tang out of the hall: "Don't get out yet, useless thing!" ”
Elder Tang was kicked out of the hall by Jiang Rong's kick and hit the railing behind him, and a mouthful of blood gushed out. Jiang Rong walked out, grabbed Elder Tang and dragged him up, dragging him out of everyone's sight.
"Crazy! The whole gang is crazy! How could I partner with such a madman! King Chu Xiang couldn't help but scold angrily when he saw Jiang Rong, the leader of the beggar gang, being so vicious to his own people. The heads of the civil and military officials on both sides lowered even deeper, and they knew in their hearts that sometimes, this prince who was in the prime of life was even better than this beggar gang leader.
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It was late at night.
In the capital, Zhao Yizhi was lying on the dragon chair, his eyes closed, his brows twisted into the word "Sichuan", and his hand kept gesturing: he was looking at the map of the Daqi territory on the wall behind. Ever since the second chapter of "The Imperial God" came to mind, Zhao Yizhi began to cultivate his divine sense, consciously or unconsciously, all the time, exploring everywhere. It's also strange to say, such a simple sentence, just like the first chapter, there is no mysterious method and actual operation, but Zhao Yizhi is familiar with it, as if he was born to do the same.
"Your Majesty is so interested, why do you think of the territory map?" A voice came from outside the door, startling Zhao Yizhi to sit up straight, and Zhou Ziru paced in from outside the door.
"How do you know I'm looking at the territory map?" Zhao Yizhi stared at Zhou Ziru and felt a little incredible.
Zhou Ziru stretched out his hand and gestured in front of him: "Your Majesty just lay on the dragon chair, and your hand is so drawn, isn't it the distance between Nanhuai and Chuxiang?" It's hard for Your Majesty to remember the territory map so clearly. ”
Zhou Ziru's casual words made Zhao Yizhi a little frightened, his divine sense was indeed looking at the territory map, and his hand movements were also looking at the distance between Nanhuai and Chu Xiang, this Zhou Ziru could accurately guess Nanhuai and Chu Xiang just by the distance between his hands! I'm afraid that this map of the territory of the Great Apocalypse has been imprinted in his heart...
When Zhao Yizhi thought of this, he felt scared for a while, and then he was also a little relieved: Fortunately, he is a member of the Zhou family. The Zhou family has been the prime minister for generations, and the history naturally has the right to tilt the government and the opposition, but that is the time when the son of heaven is weak, less and no more, the court and the middle are all controlled by the Zhou family, once the emperor grows up, the Zhou family returns to power without exception, without nostalgia, which is commendable to this day.
Zhao Yi was afraid, and Zhou Ziru was also frightened, this little emperor used to indulge in pleasure and didn't know what the government was. Now, in just a few months, he can memorize the territory map of the Great Apocalypse, and he has practiced the art of war since he was a child, and secretly memorized geography, but the other party has worked in just a few months...
A monarch and a minister were shocked by each other at the same time.
"What's the big deal with Mr. Zhou?" Zhao Yizhi diverted the topic.
Zhou Ziru didn't ask questions, and sat on the chair on Zhao Yizhi's side by himself, and the monarchs and ministers were already more familiar with each other, and they didn't care a lot. The little eunuch outside the door had sharp eyes and immediately got in to make tea and pour water.
"There's a big deal." Zhou Ziru replied.
"Nanhuai and Chu Xiang have sent troops?" Zhao Yizhi's divine sense can distinguish people and things, but he can't guess what people's hearts think.
Zhou Ziru sighed and said: "This is an inevitable thing, no matter how stupid Weichen is, he will not bother His Majesty with such things." ”
Zhao Yizhi was a little curious and asked, "What's the matter?" ”
"The king of Donglu has been killed..."Zhou Ziru said slowly.
Zhao Yizhi sighed: "Alas, why did another vassal king die, and was he also assassinated?" ”
Zhou Ziru shook his head and said leisurely: "No, it's the people of Donglu." This matter also starts with the death of Li Taishi, after Li Taishi was punished by the three clans, there were riots in various parts of the Great Apocalypse, and a total of seventeen cities fell at that time. Of these seventeen cities, there are eleven in Donglu alone... Later, the uprising of these eleven cities intensified, sweeping the entire Donglu, and the tribute sent by the king of Donglu was also robbed by these thieves. Now there are only Pengcheng and Yancheng left in the entire Donglu, and the two cities are fine, and the rest of the cities have all fallen, and there are thieves everywhere..."
Zhao Yizhi couldn't believe his ears, the land of Donglu had all fallen in less than two months...
"Could it be that the king of Donglu... Arrogant and lascivious, causing the people to live in poverty, so they all rebelled? Zhao Yizhi said what he thought was the most reasonable explanation.
Zhou Ziru shook his head: "I don't know, I only know that the mansion of the king of Donglu was broken by the people three days ago, and the entire mansion of the king of Donglu was slaughtered, and no one was spared." ”