Nanami Castle, the castle lord's mansion.

There are only three days before the Spring Ploughing Festival, according to the custom, this day is the day when the major vassals in the province of Seven Seas meet Tang Lan, although Tang Lan is in Lanyan City, but the various vassals still received invitations, and they came from all over the country, and the war horses and carriages entered the original duke's palace in an endless stream, and Tang Xu, who was one of the leaders of the Tang family, was in charge of a qiē reception.

The banquet was arranged in the hall of the mansion, Tang Lan had always been simple, but only this hall was richly decorated, a total of 17 vassals and princes entered the hall, and the waiters began to be busy serving wine and food, and in a blink of an eye, the banquet was filled with wisps of the fragrance of dishes, and everyone also entered the banquet.

Tang Xu clenched his fists and said, "There is a need for deliberations in the lobby, so please invite all the guards and ladies of your lordship to the side hall for dinner, and invite everyone Haihan if you are not careful." ”

Everyone was stunned, and one of them, Bo Luzhong, said to the two sons beside him: "Chong'er, Shan'er, you two go to the side hall for dinner, Dad is going to stay here." ”

"Yes, Father!"

A group of guards and servants dispersed one after another, and in a blink of an eye, there were only 17 people in the lobby plus one Tang Xu, but anyone with a discerning eye could see that there was also a group of iron guards of Nanami City behind Tang Xu, this group of people were shrouded in armor, with swords hanging from their waists, and the eyes under the helmet had a faint killing intent.

For a while, all the vassals were a little uneasy and took the seats one after another.

Tang Xu said loudly: "Close the door." ”

"Squeak......

The door to the hall slowly closed, and even the deadbolt was closed.

"Commander Tang Xu, why is this?" asked an old man in the crowd.

"Old General Zhou Chong, because there are some things that need to be kept secret. Tang Xu smiled slightly and said, "Come here, please young master." ”

"Young master!?" Zhou Chong, Lu Zhong and the others were stunned, as we all know, the Tang family in Seven Seas City has been extinct, and the last two direct bloodlines Tang Lu and Tang Tian were assassinated, almost everyone thought that Tang Lan would choose an heir from Tang Xu, Tang Xi, and Tang Zhen, which were the side Tang family bloodlines, where did the young master come from?

The side door of the hall slowly opened, and a person covered in a black cloak sat on a chair and was carried in by two guards, he lifted the cloak, revealing a terrifying face that had been burned, and said with a slight smile: "What, don't you adults already know me Tang Lu?"

Zhou Chong was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly knelt down and hugged his fists and said, "The young master is not dead...... Great, there is a successor to the Tang family!"

Tang Lu said lightly: "Thank you Old General Zhou Chong, I really didn't die, Lin Muyu wanted to harm me, Empress Qin Yin wanted to harm me, but I didn't die so easily, our Tang family is tenacious and unyielding, how can we give in to them!"

Lu Zhongjian's eyebrows tightened, and he didn't say a word when he listened to Tang Lu's words.

"Your Excellency, take your seats. ”

Tang Lu said: "It's still like in previous years, first eat and drink enough, and then we will discuss the major affairs of the Seven Seas Province." ”

Everyone didn't dare to disobey, one by one respectfully hugged their fists, and then began to drink and eat meat, but the door was locked, and Tang Lu appeared in the hall very strangely, making people feel creepy unconsciously, this meal is bound to be a good feast.

After three rounds of drinking, Tang Lu raised his voice and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, please listen to me Tang Lu." ”

Everyone said, "Young master, please speak." ”

Tang Lu said: "You are all loyal vassals of my Tang family, and you have enjoyed the fief of the Tang family for many years, and now you have also seen that the Seven Seas Province is rich and has given birth to countless talents, and the number of our conscripts has reached 400,000, and nearly 300,000 of them are in your hands, originally...... The Tang family serves the empire, and it is natural for the Qin family to serve the Qin family, but we are suspicious, and my grandfather is even more bullied in Lanyan City, and even, the people on the throne want to wipe out my Tang family, and even send cronies to murder me and my younger brother Tang Tian, fortunately I was spared from death, but my brother Tian has died tragically in Lingbei Province, my Tang family is loyal to the world but has come to such a result, people and gods are angry!"

All the vassals were silent, no one dared to express their position, and they were all waiting for Tang Lu's next words.

"So ......"

Tang Lu smiled and said, "I have prepared a Covenant Blood Banner for all of you, come here, bring it up." ”

Two guards walked up with a battle flag, on which was the emblem of the Tang Gate, a very beautiful seven-core begonia.

Tang Lu said: "As long as you write your name in blood on this blood flag of the Covenant, you will be loyal to my Tang family, only my Tang family is from, everyone, the empire is tens of thousands of miles away, but it can no longer tolerate my Seven Seas Tang Gate, if we don't protect ourselves, we will eventually be erased by Qin Yin from the territory of the empire." ”

Lu Zhong's face turned pale, and he said, "Young master, this is ...... Is this going to be a discipline of its own?"

"That's right. ”

Tang Lu smiled slightly: "Tianji Bodong is like watching the fire, since Qin Yin is not benevolent, we can't sit still, my lords, Tang Jiarong, you will be honored, Tang Jiarong will be defeated, you will be defeated, after writing your name on the blood flag of the covenant, the covenant will take effect, if Qin Yin makes a move on our Seven Seas Province, we will be killed!"

The veteran Zhou Chong couldn't help but gasp and said, "Young master, we are making trouble! The Tang family has been loyal to the empire for a hundred years, how can it be ruined in our hands!"

"Old General!"

The corners of Tang Lu's mouth raised: "You are also too benevolent to be a woman, in ancient times, Yunjun was unkind, and the minister could replace him, and now Qin Yin favors Lin Muyu, Feng Jixing, Yong Yifan and others, disdainful of my Tang family, making things difficult everywhere, and even harming my Tang family heirs, if we don't take the initiative to attack, it will be tantamount to sitting and waiting to die, do you want to be glorious for a lifetime, or do you want to fall to the ground?"

In the crowd, a young general stood up, hugged his fists and said: "Young master, I, Dong Chan, have been favored by the emperor for generations, and the first emperor Qin Jin has rewarded my father many times when he was alive. ”

As he spoke, Dong Chan stood up and walked away.

"Look for death!"

Tang Lu's palm was raised, and the Heavenly King's cultivation spirit seal broke out of the air, and a "bang" slammed on Dong Chan's back, Dong Chan had already stumbled on the wall and died without even screaming, and his back was burned into a big black hole, and his death was extremely tragic.

"Who else wouldn't want to surrender to my Tang family?"

Tang Lu looked at everyone lightly and said, "Who is still unconvinced, can stand up?"

Everyone was frightened, Tang Lu actually killed the vassals in public, how bold and reckless this was!

In the crowd, Lu Zhong trembled and clenched his fists and said: "Veteran Lu Zhong, willing to follow the young master, since the Qin family is unkind, we are unjust, the population of Seven Seas Province is tens of millions, if Qin Yin is unkind, we can tear the earth and seal the king, why do we need to rely on people!"

Tang Lu couldn't help laughing: "Tianji Bo really knows that the current affairs are Junjie, come and divide the fiefdom of the Dong family to Tianji Bo, and the Dong family's military power will also be handed over to Tianji Bo." ”

Lu Zhong stepped forward, bit his index finger, and wrote his name on the battle flag.

Immediately afterwards, the second and third people also wrote their names one after another, who would not be afraid of death, after all, people live to seek a glory and wealth, and the so-called loyalty, sometimes that is, just say.

Zhou Chong was the last veteran to write his name, and when he finished writing his name, he couldn't help but sigh: "From now on, I'm afraid there will be no turning back." ”

Tang Lu sneered: "Why did the old general say this, has the old general already decided that my Tang family can't succeed?"

Zhou Chong didn't speak, but walked back to his seat in a dejected manner, drinking one glass of wine after another.

......

Tang Lu supported the table with both hands, slowly stood up, and said, "The Tang family will listen to the order!"

Everyone left the table and knelt down.

Tang Lu's eyes surged with endless anger and unwillingness, and said: "The Qin family is unkind, we can only be unjust, from now on, block the seven customs, prohibit trade with Lingbei Province, you adults rush back to the fiefdom early tomorrow morning, and complete one thing for me Tang Lu, first kill all the state and county consuls in the fiefdom, and then break the temple, and take all the troops gathered in the temple as their own, and those who do not obey will be killed!"

Everyone was frightened, and their voices responded unevenly: "Yes......"

Tang Lu squinted his eyes at everyone: "Half a month later, lead all the troops in the fiefdom to the Seven Seas City Alliance, and all the troops in the Seven Seas Province will be trained and supplied in a unified manner, in addition, we will send additional people to build the Tang Family's Begonia Flower Battle Flag and Badge, take off the Purple Inn Flower, and be sure to wear a Begonia Flower Military Emblem for each of our 300,000 troops." ”

"Yes!"

Tianji Bo Luzhong immediately raised his hand to pick off the golden purple flower on his neckline, with a sneer in his eyes, and said, "The era of the Qin family's rule over the continent is completely over!"

......

Lanyan City, the palace of the Seven Seas.

In the middle of the night, in the palace deep in the palace, Tang Lan suddenly woke up from the nightmare, he was panting rapidly, his face was a little pale, in the dream, he saw Tang Lu covered in blood and shouting "Grandpa save me", as if it really happened.

"Someone. ”

"Your Highness. Outside the door, a veteran pushed the door in and said, "Your Highness, what do you command?"

"Is there any news from Nanami City?"

"Not yet, what's wrong Your Highness?"

"I suddenly became uneasy, I'm afraid something is going to happen, you immediately write a feather letter and send it to Seven Seas City, tell Tang Lu not to act rashly, now is not the time, wait for my order before acting. ”

"Yes!"

The veteran paused and said, "Your Highness, has it really decided?"

Tang Lan was depressed, described as extremely old, and said: "No matter what, I must think about my children and grandchildren, so this matter is probably imperative." How is the situation in the Dixing Province, and how is the recruitment?"

"The Tang raid commander recruits troops day and night, but the population of Xingxing Province is poor, not as good as Qihai Province, I am afraid that the total number of troops will not exceed 150,000. ”

"150,000 ......"

Tang Lan muttered to himself: "550,000 people...... It is comparable to the strength of the Boxers besieging Lanyan City at the beginning......"