The Wei State, which occupied the eleven states of the Central Plains, inherited the Zhou State, prospered and flourished for more than 200 years, witnessed many changes in the long river of time, and many people living in this land died of old age, sickness and death.

In this long time, the world is peaceful, except for occasional natural disasters, there are few more human disasters, the Great Wei who inherited the Zhou Dynasty Guozuo will continue to extend this peace, to Zhao Chuanting's life, his two sisters, respectively married to the monarchs of Liang and Qi, which further consolidated the peace in the northwest.

People are accustomed to such a peaceful world, forgetting the war, and only with Yue, Wu, Yan, Liang, Qi, and the borders of the five countries have heard of small-scale wars, but they are only used as after-dinner conversations.

Later, an uprising broke out in the Yan Kingdom, and many people watched this scene even more happily, and many people rejoiced when they heard that their own troops had sent troops to attack Fenzhou, as if they wanted to witness the expansion of the territory of the Great Wei Dynasty, which had been silent for a hundred years.

However, when the butcher's knife of the beacon fire fell on their heads from the north, they still did not change their opinion, and the small country in the north was difficult to compare with the rich and prosperous Central Plains, not to mention that the Wei State was strong and strong, how could it lose?

When the front spread, a series of defeats were accumulated in people's hearts, and the self-confidence of the Central Plains power for two hundred years was gradually shattered.

A thriving peaceful and prosperous world fell into a gray and white bleak situation in a few months.

The army of the Yan State cleaved the waves, and slaughtered the outside of the capital of the Wei State in one fell swoop without hindrance, and the trembling people waited for hundreds of thousands of troops, and even the soldiers and horses of the four countries, they cheered, as if they had seen the destruction of the other party, and left in disgrace.

However, when hundreds of thousands of Wei troops were wiped out and the capital was breached, everyone could not sleep that night, listening to the hysterical fighting on the city wall, listening to the sound of iron hooves galloping on the streets outside, it was a thrilling feeling.

Soon after, the emperor, known as the King of Bears and Tigers, died.

The entire Luyang fell into the hands of the Yan army, which they looked down on.

During this period of time, many wealthy gentry were robbed by the Yan army, but they did not commit any crimes against the people, so that many gentry and big families began to sell their properties in and out of the city and fled one after another.

However, when they left with real money, a team of horses with surrender letters rushed to the states, which embarrassed them, and some of them were angry and called on the states and counties to rise up to resist, but such a voice did not have any effect, because the family forces behind the household department Shangshu Longqiao and the military department Shangshu Yuan Feng had a certain influence in the states.

They are more inclined to the Central Plains to be peaceful, and the family is fine.

After all, the Yellow Turban is still abusive, and from the mouth of the Xia King, he knows that the outbreak of the Yellow Turban is all from the hands of Zhang Jiao, the national teacher of the Yan Kingdom, and soon after, the other party will stop all the activities of the disciples and will come to Luyang to meet the Xia King of the Yan Kingdom.

They passed through Ganzhou, and the Taiping Taoists who had been destroyed everywhere were surrendered one by one, and the bandits who took advantage of the fire to rob were attacked by these Yellow Turban Sects.

From here to Yangzhou, up is Gwangjeju, here is the second state through which the Yan army went south, four counties and thirty-six counties, almost at the first time when the letter of surrender came, it chose to surrender.

No one knows better than them how strong the army under the command of the Xia King of Yan is how, and then Shangzhou, which is separated by a river from Yan State, has surrendered to the whole state at this time, and here was once upon a time the bridgehead of the Xia King of Yan State, since the landing, the nearby states and counties have long been subdued, and the soldiers and horses have been killed, except for surrender, there is no other way to go.

To the west, Huizhou, the closest to Luyang, was suspicious because of the death of Zhao Guangshi, and then the old Huizhou general named Meng Dao returned with the Tiefeng Yijie Army, and the whole Huizhou was surrendered soon after.

Once those soldiers and horses of the Four Kingdoms who were invited to come fled like crazy along the prefectures and counties, and had to enter Meizhou in the northwest of the Central Plains, the news of Emperor Wei's death also spread here, and the remnants of the army that withdrew to the Liang State rushed to the capital of the Great Liang - the Western Capital with this shuddering news.

Mid-August.

The air was dry, and the northwest sky seemed to be covered with a thin layer of sand fog.

The breeze blew, and the dark-skinned shepherds bared their thin chests for the wind to blow on, and smiled on their calloused faces as they watched the flocks move and nibble on the grass.

Not far away, two pigtailed children ran up and picked them up on a pile of soft dirt, and soon the sound of fast horses sounded in the road, causing them to stand up and look at them.

Several sturdy knights, with swords and bows on their backs, rounded the bend at the foot of the mountain along the official road, and galloped forward, crossing a small river flowing southward, and a quaint and magnificent city in the distance gradually came into view.

Daliang Western Capital.

The city, which has experienced several wars and has not been subverted, is mottled with traces of wind and rain erosion, as well as dirt left by war and blood, which merge with the years and become a symbol of this ancient city.

Its role is undoubted, it blocked the 76 countries of the Western Desert at the same time, but also together with the trade between the east and the west, the northwest is barren, just by collecting taxes from the trade on both sides, it is enough to make it stand for more than 300 years.

Connecting the trade between the east and the west, there are a large number of Hu people in the Western Regions in the city, and there are also Xirong people in the north, the buildings here are completely different from the Central Plains in the east, the buildings are mostly rocks for bones, and the loess is tamped for the flesh to build, with a strong Western Regions style, and from time to time you can also see the canopy of leather felt, and the roof.

Between the uneven streets, pedestrians come and go, and the sound of silk and bamboo from the Central Plains is also mixed with the sound of Hu.

At the end of the long street, there is a magnificent imperial city, and the dome of the palace stretches inward, where many white and purple robes of civil and military ministers are discussing national policies, talking about the contradictions between the states.

As a young emperor, he argued with the ministers and the leaders of various tribes with high spirits, and then gave advice, but every time, the emperor wearing a golden crown and a red robe would look at the queen mother on the side, Zhao Xifeng, the empress dowager of Liang.

"Queen Mother, what do you think of what I just said to the ministers and tribal leaders?"

The military system of the Great Liang is different from that of other countries, most of the military units are composed of various tribes, while the Wenchen is promoted by the Great Liang alone and participates in the governance of the country.

However, as an emperor, he naturally has his own army.

On the side, the Empress Dowager Liang, who was already gray, laughed, and the golden hairpin on her head shook in laughter, she looked at the red-faced tribal leaders arguing below, and shook her head: "People are selfish, and of course all tribes will benefit their own tribes, but such a system is not good for the emperor, Liang has experienced five civil strife in three hundred years, and such a system has to be changed." ”

"yes." The young emperor nodded, his eyes widened, looking at the arguing crowd below, with a hint of pain, and then facing out of the main hall, looking at the golden sunshine, "..... this, I agree with the Queen Mother, and I have been following the example of my uncle in the Central Plains, slowly changing the military system, and building the tribes into a complete army, not like now." ”

"Well, you have to think carefully and be cautious, don't be like the emperor of Yan Kingdom, who broke up your family."

Zhao Xifeng paused for the crested golden scepter in his hand, "At this point, you can learn from your uncle and the younger brother of the queen mother, he is the lord of the Central Plains, the king of the bear and tiger, and the soldiers and horses in his hands are extremely strong." ”

The gray-haired old woman's face was a little excited, she had been married for many, many years, and had never returned to the Central Plains, and the appearance of her younger brother had become blurred in her memory.

Everything that is known is from the family letters, and also from the information transmitted by the post house.

"What the queen mother said is that my uncle recruited 400,000 troops this time to besiege the lone army of Yan from all sides, such an idea and strategy, I have to learn more."

The twenty-five-year-old emperor's voice was slightly hoarse and low, and his eyes calmly turned to look at Zhao Xifeng, and then he spoke to the leaders of the various tribes arguing below to tell them to stop.

The following argument is that after the victory of 45,000 troops sent this time, how many gifts should the Wei State in the Central Plains give back to them, and then how to distribute them, after all, 45,000 people, except for the emperor's 5,000, the remaining 40,000 were formed by warriors drawn from various tribes.

The young Emperor Tuoba Kui stood up and raised his hands.

"Haha, don't fight, wait for our warriors to bring back the gifts of the Emperor of the Central Plains, and then it's not too late to argue, if you can't argue, I will put down the heroic platform, and you will each send warriors to fight, and whoever wins will take a little more."

"Then listen to Your Majesty!"

"Hmph, when the time comes, it will depend on whose warriors are powerful!"

A group of Wenchen looked at the leaders of the tribes who drank Mao Ru's blood and wore animal skins speechlessly, shook their heads and turned their faces away with a sigh, they all admired the knowledge of the Central Plains, if they were officials there, they should be much stronger than here.

At the same time, outside the city, among the soldiers and horses returning from the Central Plains, several captains who were fast horses rushed into the Western Capital, and then rushed into the imperial city, and the sound of chanting spread.

"Central Plains Emergency-"

In the palace of the imperial city of Daliang, the court meeting is ending, and they don't care too much about the war in the Central Plains, the northwest is barren, most of them rely on taxes to collect property, and then feed many tribal people, and also compete with the Xirong people in the north for some grassland with abundant water and grass.

They are a strong people, but they also have a lot to deal with.

"That's all for today's court discussion, and when the war in the Central Plains is over, I will ask my uncle in the Central Plains to send you more gifts." Tuoba Kui's voice was flat, just a simple wave of the sleeves of his robe, and the queen mother Zhao Xifeng on the side opened her eyes, with a loving smile, and nodded: "The Central Plains is rich in resources and has strong financial resources, if you want to go to the Central Plains to see the flower world in the future, I can also send you to see it, but it's just a matter of saying hello." ”

Her younger brother is the male lord of the Central Plains, and the leaders of all tribes know about these things.

Just as everyone laughed and gave up, the sound of horses' hooves galloped outside the palace, and several unkempt generals rushed in and bowed to the ground.

"Your Majesty, Queen Mother...... I have more than 40,000 warriors...... was defeated by the Yan State, and General Xifeng, as well as General Li, were all beheaded by them......"

There was a mournful voice echoing in the hall, and it rang in everyone's ears very clearly, like a thunderclap exploding, deafening. Emperor Tuoba Kui's lips were pursed, and he turned his head to look at his mother, Zhao Xifeng, who was stunned for a moment, as if something was stuck in his throat.

She asked softly, "What about later?" ”

"The last general and the others fled back...... Rumors were heard on the way...... Luyang was breached, Emperor Wei killed himself, and Kyushu had surrendered to the Central Plains......"

Hearing the news of his brother's death, it was as if a lightning bolt exploded in the mind of the Empress Dowager Liang.

The golden phoenix staff in her hand was thrown out, and smashed in front of the generals, she gritted her teeth and glared angrily.

"Nonsense!! Central Plains Power...... How can it be so easy to disappear! You will definitely be defeated, excuse yourself, and find excuses! Left and right, drag me out and cut it! ”

"The Queen Mother! (Queen Mother)" Tuoba Kui interrupted her, and the tribal leaders and Wenchen below also stepped forward.

The old woman knew that she had lost her temper, she nodded, turned and left the hall, and soon after, more definite news came back, just like that of the generals.

"Ahh She shut herself in the dormitory and began to cry.

And in the country of Qi in the north to the Xirong grassland, the monarch of the state of Qi, who also received the news, was also taken aback by this news, he was already timid and cautious by nature, if it wasn't for the queen to blow the wind and let him send troops to help her brother, he would not be willing to use troops, not to mention 45,000 people.

Qi is sparsely populated, and Xirong went south in the autumn and winter of last year, and he was even more reluctant, however, the Central Plains Wei State is a big country, and it is also a relationship between in-laws, and his prince still has to call Zhao Chuanting an uncle, how can he not help.

Now that the news came, Zhao Chuanting died, and the eleven states of Wei and nine states had surrendered, he became nervous and couldn't sleep for several days.

"Fuck it...... It's all soldiers of a hundred battles, what if you take revenge on me? What if Yan State unites Xirong and attacks Qi State in the north and south? ”

Thinking of this, he became a little nervous.

And his queen, when she heard the news of her brother's death, smashed everything that could be smashed in the dormitory, and set up a mourning hall for Zhao Chuanting in linen and filial piety, so that her husband could raise troops to avenge his brother!

Yue Guo.

The emperor pinched the news that came, his hands trembled slightly unconsciously, what a ruthless person, 400,000 people were beaten hard, who dared to touch its edge?

He frowned, clenched the paper, and his eyes showed a cruelty.

Regarding the turmoil in the Central Plains, the news that the army that came out from the north defeated 400,000 enemies, took the capital of Wei in half a day, and forced Emperor Wei to death, is frantically pouring into all countries and continuing to ferment in various countries and states.

It's not uncommon for less to win more, but it's terrifying like this, and it's done in a short period of time, it's terrifying.

The figure of the Emperor of Wu was dismissing the court and walking alone in the flower garden of the harem, thinking of sending soldiers and horses to assist the Wei State, he was worried after all, and how to deal with the other party's investigation.

On the other hand, he was also weighing in his heart whether his army could resist and how long it could resist.

After a few days of anxiety, an envoy from the Vietnamese country came......

……

Meanwhile.

Another piece of news is quietly spreading in the Northwest.

In the hands of King Xia of Yan Kingdom, there is the art of immortality of rejuvenation.

I will continue to write later, and finally make a general direction of the background plot

(End of chapter)