When Yongjia City and even all parts of the south of the Yangtze River were cheering for Lei Ze's victory, the whole country panicked in the territory of Yan Kingdom.

If you continue to go north, come to the distant and vast northern continent, and enter the territory of the Jing Dynasty, the most powerful in the world today, the defeat in that war did not make too many waves.

To the south of Huoshan Mountain and to the east of Yunhu, there stands a city that covers a vast area and is covered by dangerous terrain on all sides, and here is the capital of the Jing Dynasty.

Although it is not as profound as the thousand-year-old city of Heluo, after decades of development, most of them have become a veritable center of the northern continent.

On the natural hunting ground in the mountains of Beicheng, a tall man with slender limbs was dressed in a strong suit, erected a three-stone hard bow in his left hand, and took out a long arrow from the quiver at his waist with his right hand.

His face is handsome, his facial features are angular, and his narrow eyes are shining with sharp light.

More than twenty feet ahead, there was a majestic white-fronted tiger lying in the grass, which also noticed the middle-aged man, and couldn't help but let out a low roar from time to time.

The man's lips were slightly hooked, his right hand raised, and he stretched out his bow and arrows.

Beside him stood a middle-aged man in his forties, who was none other than the Marshal of the Southern Courtyard of the Jing Dynasty and Wang Qingyugong of Changshan County, and then there were more than a dozen royal guards with vigorous postures and bright eyes.

Qing Yu stood with his hands in his hands, a faint smile on his face.

Perhaps feeling the faint murderous aura ahead, or perhaps not catching enough prey these days, the tiger raised its forelimbs and rushed forward more than ten steps, but stopped suddenly, roaring while looking at the enemy in sight.

The man in the prime of life and the tiger looked at each other, and little by little he pulled the bowstring, breathing extremely gently.

The tiger did this again and again, gradually approaching within twenty feet.

It shook its body restlessly, perhaps the hunger in its belly made it make the most direct choice, and when it opened its mouth, it suddenly let out a tiger roar that shook the mountains and forests, and rushed away like lightning!

"Huh!"

At this time, the man in the prime of life draws his bow like a full moon, and his arrow goes like a shooting star.

In an instant, the long arrow passed through a distance of more than ten zhang and accurately shot into the tiger's right eye, straight through the tiger's brain!

The tiger roared in pain, although its body swayed, but the momentum of the forward rush did not change, and the wind and thunder roared, and pounced on the middle-aged man with the last strength and consciousness.

But I saw Qing Yugong, who had been standing with his hands in his hands, stepped forward two steps and stopped in front of the middle-aged man, slashed at the tiger's forelimbs with one palm, and came first with one palm, slapping the tiger's head with a thunderous momentum.

Hunting in the mountain wind, the tiger flew upside down for more than a kilometer, curled up on the ground with a wail, and then there was no movement, but I don't know whether he died from the wound of the long arrow, or because of Qing Yugong's palm.

The middle-aged man threw the strong bow and quiver to the royal guards next to him, and praised: "The king of the county is worthy of being the number one master of our Dajing Dynasty, and it is easy to kill such beasts with his bare hands." ”

Qing Yugong turned around and saluted: "Your Majesty praises falsely, and the ministers dare not be ashamed." If it weren't for His Majesty's divine archery technique to penetrate the tiger's head, it would be difficult for the minister's palm to achieve results, but it was just icing on the cake. ”

"Hahaha, the county king is too modest."

The man in the prime of life laughed loudly and looked heroic.

He is the current Emperor of the Jing Dynasty, Ali Hehuandu, who was thirty-five years old at the age of Chinese New Year's Eve and ascended the throne as emperor fourteen years ago.

There are several major surnames within the Jinglian clan that are extremely noble and very powerful, the first of which is naturally the royal Alihe clan, followed by the Qingyu clan and three other big families, and the current Marshal of the North Courtyard Sa Gai belongs to one of them.

Ali Hehuan is the second son of the founding emperor of the Jing Dynasty, Ali Hewugu, who has been brilliant since he was a child, followed several great Confucians to study the culture of Qi, and began to carry out continuous restructuring after ascending the throne.

During the reign of Ugu, the court of the Jing Dynasty still retained the habits of the tribal period, and he, the founding emperor, was more like a tribal leader, and there was always chaos below the court meeting.

This is not to say that Jing Chaoxungui disrespects him, but that the habits that have been cultivated for decades are difficult to change.

As for the chaos in the army, it abounds, after the Jing army broke the city, burning, killing and looting all kinds of evil, just 18 years ago to break through the Jinghe defense line to 14 years ago to break through Heluo 14 years ago, there are 29 clearly recorded massacres in these four years.

Fourteen years ago, Ali Hehuan defeated his other brothers to inherit the throne, and the first measure was to temporarily stop the pace of Jingjun's expansion, while secretly supporting the Yan state, and on the other hand, to the west of the Zhao state to exert a soft policy, focusing on the interior.

Over the years, Emperor Jing has solved most of the problems of chaos in the court and the army through various means of division, co-optation, suppression and inducement, so that the Jinglian people have gradually completed the transformation from a tribal alliance to a dynastic system.

Without his more than ten years of reforms, if the Jing Dynasty had followed the pace of expansion during Wugu's reign, it would inevitably have fallen apart because it could not maintain internal order.

After many years of recuperation, Emperor Jing finally showed his sharp minions outward, and as soon as he made a move, he was like a thunderbolt, and it took less than a year to annex the Zhao State in the west.

Under the command of Qing Yugong, the Jing army had already broken through Changshui, the last city of Zhao half a month ago, and the royal family of Zhao was completely killed, and since then this country name has been completely erased from the world.

After Qing Yugong completed all the subsequent arrangements, he returned to Dadu to face the holy ceremony, and then Emperor Jing invited him to come to the royal hunting ground to relax.

The two gentlemen and ministers walked slowly, Qing Yugong took half a step back, and said apologetically: "In the battle of the Razor Plain, our army suffered heavy losses, but the minister did not arrange it properly, and Huai Jin's child was too impulsive, and asked His Majesty to surrender." ”

At the insistence of Emperor Jing, the Jing Dynasty now imitates the regulations of the Southern Qi Dynasty in many aspects, and there are many Tongwen Museums in the capital, among which there are some great Confucians in the world, most of whom are literary masters invited by Emperor Jing from the northern people.

Judging from words and deeds, there is almost no difference between the high-level of the Jing Dynasty and the Southern Qi Dynasty today.

Emperor Jing's expression was indifferent, and he said leisurely: "There is no need to be afraid of a defeat, not to mention that this time the elite of Southern Qi came out, Xiao Wangzhi and Li Tianrun joined forces side by side, even if you go to the battlefield in person, you must be cautious, not to mention those young people who lack experience." I know you're guilty, but don't blame that girl Yongping. ”

Speaking of this, he turned his head and glanced at Qing Yugong, and emphasized: "This battle was planned by Mou Lianghu and others, Yongping only participated in it, and did not forcibly interfere with the decision-making of several generals. ”

Yongping refers to the lord of Yongping County, Qing Yu Huaijin.

Qing Yugong bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty is lenient, and the ministers thank the Holy Grace on behalf of Huai Jin." ”

Emperor Jing waved his hand and said with a smile: "Having said that, that Lu Shen of Nanqi made my eyes shine. I thought that Xiao Wangzhi was old and Li Tianrun was not in good health, these two people would not live to be a few hundred years old, and the generals below could lead an army and it would be difficult to take the overall situation. I thought that the Southern Qi border army would have no successor in the future, but I didn't expect that a Lu Shen would suddenly appear. ”

Qing Yugong did not despise him in his eyes, and muttered: "Although this son is young, he does not follow the rules in the use of soldiers, and he is especially good at risky layout, which is different from Xiao Wangzhi and Li Tianrun's style. Before leading his troops south, the minister specially told him to guard against the other party finding an opportunity to launch a surprise attack in a roundabout maneuver. ”

"To be able to get this evaluation, I think that Lu Shen is indeed young and promising."

Emperor Jing smiled, did not care about Qing Yugong's later words, and said slowly: "In fact, the defeat of the Battle of the Razor Plain can also remind the military generals of the Chinese courtiers of the Shu and Dynasty that Nanqi is not as weak as we imagined. In the past ten years, our dynasty has lived with the people, and the Southern Qi has gradually eased up, Li Duan is much stronger than his father, plus the generals of the Southern Qi border army who are good at leading the troops, the battle of Jingqi may not be easy in the future. ”

"What Your Majesty said is very true, but in the eyes of the minister, it is not a bad thing for our dynasty for Nanqi to continue to counterattack."

"Oh?"

"Your Majesty, there are many internal contradictions in the Southern Qi Dynasty, the political views of the left and right are opposed, and there are great differences between the emperor and the Jiangnan scholars. At present, they can suppress the opposition of the DPRK and China by virtue of the victory of the border army, and once the border army loses, it will inevitably cause a backlash. Moreover, the longer the front is stretched by the Southern Qi, the more loopholes there will be. On the contrary, if the Southern Qi Dynasty held the Yangtze River and relied on the peaceful corner of Jinghuai and Jinghuai, it would be more difficult for our dynasty to attack strongly. ”

Qing Yugong naturally knew the situation in the south well, and analyzed it concisely.

Emperor Jing bowed slightly, suddenly stopped to look at the vast and clear sky above his head, and said leisurely: "Why don't the county kings look farther?" ”

Qing Yu bowed respectfully and said, "Please give your majesty advice." ”

Emperor Jing said: "The barrier of Southern Qi is nothing more than Jingzhou and Huaizhou, of which Jingzhou is more important, because it guards the Hengjiang waterway, but our dynasty does not have to attack Jingzhou in the future." ”

Qing Yugong's eyes condensed slightly, and he said slowly: "Your Majesty refers to the seven departments of Shazhou in the upper reaches of the Hengjiang River?" ”

"This is the reason why I want to take Zhao State first, Yan State will not be left for the time being, after pacifying Zhao State, our dynasty can go south along the northwest mountains, as long as we continue to control the seven divisions of Shazhou in our hands, and then we can build warships and go downstream."

Emperor Jing turned his head to look at him, his eyes shining.

Qing Yu praised respectfully: "Your Majesty Shengming." ”

Emperor Jing asked: "I plan to hand over the task of seeking the seven divisions of Shazhou to the North Courtyard to Sagai, what does the county king want?" ”

Qing Yugong bowed his head and said: "This matter should be judged by His Majesty, and the minister thinks it is very appropriate." ”

Emperor Jing smiled and continued to move forward: "Although the Zhao State has been destroyed, it will take a while to subdue the people's hearts in the future, and I don't feel at ease when this matter is handed over to others. The king of the county will continue to sit in charge, and I will let someone else take over in half a year at most, and then you can go south to lead the annexation of the Yan Kingdom. I said a long time ago that in the future, Heluo City will be the fief of your Qingyu clan, and I will not break my word. ”

Qing Yugong saluted and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!" ”

"Hurry up."

Emperor Jing raised his hand and said, "In a few days, I will hold a banquet in the palace to celebrate your achievements, and then you will return to Zhao Realm." ”

"Obey the order!"

In the cold mountain wind, Qing Yugong lowered his head and lowered his eyebrows, and there were no waves in his eyes.

After leaving the royal hunting ground, Qing Yugong rode forward surrounded by more than a dozen fierce guards, and after walking for several miles, he suddenly waved to the side.

A guard approached and asked, "Does the prince have any orders?" ”

Qing Yugong raised his eyes and looked at the far south, and said softly: "You immediately send someone to send a message to Zhongwang, and ask him to guard against the Southern Qi border army, the other party's target may not only be Dongyang Road, but may also point to Heluo." ”

"Yes, lord."

The guards respectfully complied, and then immediately left the group and disappeared into the streets.

(End of chapter)