Dozens of miles west of the west gate of Lingyuan City, Liu Yan, the Son of Heaven, and Prime Minister Lu Zheng were riding horses westward.

The master and apprentice talked and laughed, as if all the troubles in the world had nothing to do with the two of them.

Suddenly, a team of heavy horses from the southwest came in the snow and pounced on the two of them, unknown banners.

Liu Yan and Lu Zheng stopped their horses suddenly, hearing the roar of the horses, their brows furrowed.

The Changshui Guard who went out with Liu Yan on patrol was already ambushed in the forests on both sides, if the opposite iron cavalry intended to rush and kill, he would be killed, and Li Changhong, the captain of the Changshui Guard, listened to the iron cavalry galloping in the dark, and was ready to be martyred.

Nearby, the black-clothed old man led by the heavy cavalry rolled off his horse, bowed his head and knelt down, "Old minister Jiang Cang, I am here to escort His Majesty out of Quzhou." ”

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Jiang Cang, the last patriarch of the largest family in Quzhou and the Jiang family, is a stirr. After the Battle of Gyeonggi, the strength of the Jiang family jumped beyond the eight old clans in Quzhou and became one of the most prestigious and powerful clans in Quzhou and even in the whole world.

Twelve years ago, Jiang Cang supported the eldest prince Liu Huai and participated in the Battle of Gyeonggi, as a reward, after this war, with the help of Empress Li Fengjiao, Jiang Cang got the rich fruit of the hereditary replacement of Quzhou Mu from Liu Yan, and since then, the Jiang family of Quzhou has begun to dominate Quzhou.

Later, Jiang Cang retreated into the background, and his son Jiang Feng succeeded as the pastor of Quzhou, in charge of the Jiang clan, Jiang Feng is a master of military science, known as the 'little army god', under his leadership, the Jiang clan in Taihao City, defeated the strong with the weak, defeated the coalition formed by the eight clans of Quzhou, and since then, it has really taken the lead in Quzhou.

After the Jiang family became dominant in Quzhou, the Jianghu sect and the small and medium-sized clans came to vote, and the strength of the Jiang family swelled again, just like the emperor of the soil, in recent years, the Jiang family has been in the hinterland of Quzhou, and there has been a hidden tendency to sit in the Central Plains, and the people often laugh at Jiang Feng before and after tea and dinner.

In other words, after Jiang Cang retreated behind the scenes, he stayed in the Taihao City Mansion all day long, rarely showing his head, and suddenly appeared in front of Liu Yan today, which seems to be quite meaningful!

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Suddenly seeing Jiang Cang, Liu Yan and Lu Zheng glanced at each other, and then looked at Jiang Cang's cold sword and iron armor, all of which were alive and well, and the two of them suddenly made a decision in their hearts.

Scold! This old Jiang Cang is here to show off his might.

Liu Yan didn't leak his voice, patted his horse forward, pressed the horsewhip on the horse's back, and said to Jiang Cang with a gentle face, "Jiang Aiqing, the last time we met, it was twelve years ago. I didn't expect that after saying goodbye that night, I would meet here again today, which is really a godsend. Jiang Aiqing, has she been in good health in recent years? ”

Jiang Feng raised his head slightly, caught a glimpse of Liu Yan's unpredictable eyes, and was suddenly stunned.

Liu Yan's eastern tour was extremely hidden, and even the 'Five Princes and Twelve Secretaries' of the imperial court official Wei Hehe didn't necessarily know, and he also relied on the many eyes and ears in Quzhou to find out the clues, Liu Yan and Lu Zheng were extremely smart, and they came here suddenly, it was impossible for the two of them not to have doubts, but Liu Yan didn't say a word about it;

Looking at myself again, since participating in the Battle of Gyeonggi twelve years ago, I always feel that sooner or later the world will not tolerate it. In order to protect himself, he resigned from the official position and lived in seclusion in his hometown, for 12 years, he did not take half a step out of Taihao City, and today he led the Jiang family iron cavalry, and suddenly went out of the mountain, and those who saw and heard it will be shocked, and the reason why he went out of the mountain, Liu Yan still did not mention a word, but he was polite with himself.

This couldn't help but make Jiang Cang's heart shocked, and he sighed to himself: The country has not changed, but the person in charge of the country is no longer what it used to be! If His Majesty could have the forbearance he has now, the world would have been extinct.

"Hey! Old Jiangtou, what's wrong? Old and deaf? Didn't you hear your majesty talking to you? ”

Lu Zheng scolded on the side, bringing Jiang Cang back to reality from his thoughts, Jiang Cang hurriedly kowtowed, and said hurriedly, "The old minister is old and weak, and his reaction is slow, please forgive Your Majesty." ”

Before Liu Yan could reply, Lu Zheng snorted lightly and scolded with a smile, "You old man, if the old man remembers correctly, how many years older than me, right?" When you are older, you will honestly hug your grandson at home, and what are you going to toss about? ”

Jiang Cang and Lu Zheng have been officials in the same dynasty for half their lives, and the two of them can be said to know the roots, if it weren't for the difference in Taoism and not conspiring with each other, the two could be regarded as confidants.

Hearing Lu Zheng's ridicule, Jiang Cang was not annoyed, and said slowly, "You old-fashioned thing still comes out to mingle with the world, and the old man can't come out for a walk?" Besides, the old man didn't leave the house either! ”

The conversation between the two came to an abrupt end.

The whole world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister, you Jiang Cang actually metaphorically said in front of the Son of Heaven that Quzhou is your Jiang family's territory, is it possible that you Jiang Cang wants to kill the king today?

Jiang Cang also realized that his words were taboo, and immediately prostrate on the ground, explaining, "The old minister is a martial artist, and if there is something inappropriate in his words, Your Majesty is not to blame. The minister means that the distance here is very close to the former residence of the old minister, Taihao City, and the horse gallops for a while, and then arrives. Ha ha! ”

Liu Yan didn't care, but smiled softly and said, "Jiang Aiqing has worked hard for the country all her life, and she can still be healthy when she is old, which is really a blessing for my generation and a blessing for the country!" ”

Jiang Cang hurriedly kowtowed and said, "This depends on Your Majesty's hard work!" Over the years, under the governance of His Majesty, the wind and rain have been smooth, the people have been rich, and the old ministers have been able to spend their old age in peace! ”

Liu Yan's face was as usual, he stepped off the horse, helped up the dusty Jiang Cang, pointed to the pavilion not far away with a horsewhip, and said, "In the middle of winter, you and I are kings and ministers, is it good to cook snow around the stove?" ”

Jiang Cang hurriedly responded, with his order, about 500 Jiang family iron horses in unison, scattered to both sides, the sound is magnificent, when the time is right, the sky is light snow, the sun is hidden in three winters, Liu Yan is wearing a red robe, walking in the cold iron armor, like Jing Ke who is alone on the bank of the Yishui River.

Halfway through, among the towering iron armor on both sides, a general with a figure like a mountain suddenly coughed lightly at Jiang Cang, and the eyes of all the Jiang family's heavy riders suddenly surged with murderous intent, and their thumbs were already buckled on the scabbard on their waists.

Hearing this, Jiang Cang's face changed drastically, and he couldn't help but panic.

Jiang Cang's original intention was to take the opportunity to ease the conflict between the Jiang family and the heavenly family, but once the son of heaven and a courtier, the Jiang family had already obeyed his son Jiang Feng, Jiang Feng After learning the news, he immediately found Jiang Cang and begged to send an iron horse to protect Jiang Cangquan, Jiang Cang refused at first, but he couldn't stand Jiang Feng's soft grinding and hard bubbles, so he could only agree.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, the actions of these cavalrymen actually planned to intercept and kill the Son of Heaven, which caught Jiang Cang off guard.

The grass and trees are blowing, and the murderous spirit is gradually rising.

Seeing this, Lu Zheng, who was following behind Liu Yan, asked, "Old man Jiang, these dolls are your soldiers?" ”

This sentence is explicit, which is equivalent to directly asking 'what these people are doing now, is it what you Jiang Cang meant'.

A cold sweat broke out behind Jiang Cang's back, and he barely squeezed out a smiling face, and replied to Lu Zheng, "It's Your Majesty's, it's Your Majesty's soldiers." ”

Without waiting for Lu Zheng to speak again, the mountain-like general coughed again, and the ring-headed knives on the waists of all the cavalry showed a hideous coldness, and when the leading general gave an order, he was about to step forward and chop this Ninety-Five.

Seeing that Lu Zheng didn't need to have something to say, he sneered, "Old man Jiang, with such hundreds of people, are you sure to leave me and Your Majesty?" Don't forget, the old man is a literati in the realm of immortality, don't you look down on people too much when you entertain the old man with such a little person? ”

Jiang Cang hurriedly explained, "Misunderstanding! It's all a misunderstanding! Your Majesty......"

Liu Yan didn't give Jiang Cang a chance to explain, but with a wave of his sleeves, he interrupted Jiang Cang, who wanted to speak and stopped, only to see Liu Yan smile warmly at Jiang Cang, and said, "Jiang Qing, I have a swallowing sword, which has been placed in Weiyang Palace, and has not been unsheathed for many years, does Jiang Qing want to see it?" ”

After that, Liu Yan didn't pay attention to Jiang Cang's reaction, his big sleeves danced, and a golden sword stood out from the depths of the red robe, Jiang Cang took a look, only to see that the sword body was extremely thin and cast in black iron, with a faint cold light, and the hilt of the sword was like a golden dragon carving, which looked extremely majestic.

Liu Yan moved lightly with one hand, the sword came out of the sheath, and the naked eye could see that the blade was extremely sharp, and it was a real blade like autumn frost at that time. Swallowing the hung out of the sheath, such as the white snake spitting letters, hissing through the wind, straight into the sky, and like a dragon shuttle, flying and soaring, walking in the air, sometimes light as a swallow, a sword and rising, sometimes suddenly like lightning, falling leaves and collapsing.

It was really a golden light rising from the ground, and thousands of miles had swallowed the blood of the Huns.

In the shocked gaze of the audience, the sword fell from the sky and returned to Liu Yan's hand, and an inch-long swimming dragon swam repeatedly on the hilt of the sword, demonstrating Liu Yan's inviolable majesty.

Liu Yan naturally changed the right hand of the Swallowing Hong Sword to his left hand, went around from behind Jiang Cang to Jiang Cang, held the sword in front of Jiang Cang at will, and said with a ruffian face, "Jiang Qing, the plain is windy and snowy, let's go to the pavilion to talk!" ”

Seeing this, the general who commanded the Jiang family's iron cavalry knew that Jiang Cang was taken hostage by Liu Yan, and hurriedly ordered his subordinates to put their knives back into their sheaths.

While walking, Jiang Cang looked helpless and whispered to Liu Yan, "Your Majesty, as you know, the old minister is an entry martial artist, and if you want to break free from your shackles, it is easy to break free." ”

Liu Yan smiled and said, "Jiang Qing is at ease, I don't mean anything else." It's just that the sword hasn't been unsheathed for a long time, and I'm afraid that many people will forget that I still have the sword! ”

Jiang Cang's face was frustrated, "Your Majesty, you know, the old minister didn't mean that today. ”

Liu Yan paused and said in a low voice, "The atmosphere has arrived, it's not interesting, but it's also interesting!" ”

Jiang Cang's expression gradually became decadent, and he regretted it, "The old minister regrets not being at the beginning, if he had led the army to serve the king back then, you and I would not have been so angry." ”

Liu Yan was expressionless and said coldly, "People always have to pay the price when they do something wrong, and I am no exception." At that time, I was full of spirit and determined to eradicate the clan, unify the government decrees, and create a prosperous world of peace with lightning speed. I paid a terrible price for my recklessness back then, and I was a puppet emperor for six or seven years before I gradually took power back into my hands, and I will not make such a mistake a second time. ”

Liu Yan breathed a sigh of relief, "Jiang Qing, Jiang Qing, what kind of price did you have to pay for the mistake of disrupting Gyeonggi back then?" ”

Jiang Cang stopped abruptly and said sincerely to Liu Yan, "The old minister is willing to persuade the dog to resign and retire to his hometown." ”

Liu Yan smiled lightly, "That's it, you say to your son!" If Jiang Feng is willing to disband his private soldiers and return to the field, I will never be stingy with a hereditary marquis of the Jiang family. ”

Jiang Cang immediately replied, "Please wait for good news, Your Majesty." ”

The conversation between the two was interrupted by the roar of the overwhelming iron horsemen, and the distant line, the black pressure and the endless torrent of steel, were lining up and galloping towards this side.

Long Xiangwei, known as the world's first cavalry, rushed to the rescue at the critical moment when Liu Yan was in prison.

Jiang Cang took a deep breath, "Your Majesty, you are safe." The old minister pleaded guilty to His Majesty for the dog's abrupt behavior. ”

Liu Yan sneered, "Today, as soon as I leave Quzhou, if the Jiang family is not destroyed, in this life, I will not be able to come back!" ”

Jiang Cang immediately burst into tears, "The country is Your Majesty's country, and the minister is Your Majesty's minister." ”

Perhaps it was Jiang Cang's tears that moved Liu Yan, Liu Yan put away the swallowing sword, and said softly to Jiang Cang, "The greatest happiness in the world is to live well until death, compared to life and death, glory, wealth, fame and fortune are all things outside the body, I hope Jiang Qing will remember my words." I'll give you a year. A year later, don't blame my men for being ruthless. ”

Jiang Cang tearfully received the order.

Returning to the Longxiang Guard, the army immediately marched all the way to the west.

While galloping, Liu Yan looked back to the east, his eyes full of expectations and expectations.

Liu Quansheng, Yi'er, work hard!

May you not bear the rest of your life, and shake your spirit into wind and thunder.