The dormitory was quiet.

The huge manna hall seems to be shrouded in a suffocating frost, sweeping away the dullness and depression bred by the scorching summer; The silent silence just sets off the solemnity of this imperial palace.

The emperor had already stepped down from the Danqi, so at this moment, the cold dragon couch above the Danqi was empty, and there was no trace of human figure in sight; A few pieces of different thicknesses and dense folds, lying quietly on the imperial case of the Ganlu Palace, faintly covered with a little imperceptible dust, it is conceivable that in these few days, these dead and silent twists and turns, I don't know how many times they were read by the stable and tenacious hands of the Great Zhou Emperor, and then it was like being forever forgotten by the supreme of the world, and they were casually put aside, and no one cared. The faint summer sun outside the palace fell on the cover of the song, reflecting countless golden rays, as if they had been roasted by someone on a fire, slightly hot.

Deep palace, condensed as ice.

"How long have you been in charge of the North Battalion?"

Suddenly, a cold, indifferent, and rich voice with the middle-aged man's signature calmness and maturity sounded slowly, like a chirping through the long night, breaking the quiet and tranquility of the Manna Palace.

This is the voice of the emperor!

Emperor Xuan held his hands behind his shoulders, just raised his eyebrows slightly, and with his awe-inspiring and inviolable deep gaze, he glanced at the child standing upright beside him,—— Xiao Changling in white.

At this moment, the doors and windows of the palace were wide open, and the summer wind blew, blowing the black hair on Xiao Changling's cheeks, and swept back slightly; His appearance, which was already handsome and abnormal, coupled with his unangry and self-authoritative expression, made his whole person's uninhibited style and bearing unobstructed, as if it was a thousand-year-old jade produced in the West Sea Forest Peak, and after the summer breeze blew like this, it became more and more prominent The wind of the Zhilan jade tree on the young prince's body was more and more prominent.

The summer breeze was silent, blowing softly from the window, blowing the dusty white clothes on Xiao Changling's body, hunting sounded, and quickly turned into snow-white waves in the vast ocean, and then condensed into countless patches of abundant snow, covering every grass and tree in the sun, moon, mountains and rivers.

Under the white clothes, there is Xiao Changling's innocent face, those cold eyes, a resolute lip arc, and an extremely exquisite jaw, and a sharp smile floating at the corners of his lips.

At this time, Xiao Changling also imitated the appearance of his father, with his hands behind his back, his handsome and upright posture, left behind and independent, and it was unforgettable at a glance; But I saw that he was dressed in white, standing majestically and proudly, his eyes were deep and bright, but his face still maintained the same cold and fierce killing as always, and he was not invaded by any foreign objects.

"Two years."

The faint two words, mixed with the young general's resolute and powerful voice, through the melting summer light outside the window, followed Xiao Changling's cold and hard lower lip, like a wisp of green smoke, drifted into the ears of His Majesty the Emperor.

"Oh, it's been two years......"

Obviously, His Majesty the Emperor's bland reaction seemed to be all expected by Xiao Changling. This middle-aged man dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe with an extremely cold expression just nodded casually, as if he was repeating a habit that had accompanied him for many years, as if he had merged with the imperial majesty that penetrated deep into his bone marrow and became a part of his life.

Immediately, Xiao Longxian's dark and scorching gaze slowly moved away from Xiao Changling's handsome face, and threw himself into the vast "Kyushu Territory" on the wall, and as far as the Son of Heaven could see, he fell into the vast territory of the extreme north of the empire's territory, where there were vast grasslands, thousands of miles of Gobi Desert, countless impregnable dangerous towns, and undulating Yanran Mountains, as well as the "Difficult River" regarded as the birthplace by the sons and daughters of Rouran......

Looking at the vast world in front of him, Xiao Longxian's chest and abdomen suddenly swelled with an incomparably scorching sensation, which was a kind of agitation as the lord of the world overlooking the universe, and it was also a kind of grandeur looking at the four seas; The Great Zhou Tianzi, dressed in bright yellow, stood motionless, standing with his hands in his hands, just silently looking at the boundless mountains and rivers in the north......

I think that back then, when this eloquent emperor was still the crown prince, he personally led his troops to conquer the south and the north, and made great achievements, which was tantamount to "the first general in the Eastern Continent", and no one could compete with him; It is only in the past ten years that Xiao Yingxue and Xiao Changling, the younger generations of talents, have emerged, and they have covered up the glory of His Majesty the Emperor in expanding the territory.

"Erlang, if I'm not mistaken, when you first took over the Beida Camp, it seems that there were less than 10,000 horses."

The emperor's words were extraordinarily calm.

As a king who holds the most abundant national resources in the world, the more his heart is agitated, the more quiet the expression on his face becomes; At this moment, the emperor's face and eyes were like a bottomless cold pool on both sides, shooting out a bone-chilling chill, as if he was about to swallow the entire Manna Hall under the cold dragon eyes.

"Yes, father, those brothers, are all the siblings who went out of the Northern Expedition with their sons, their parents and brothers, most of them, died under the butcher's knife of the Rouran people, if you talk about loyalty, they are definitely the most loyal soldiers in the Great Zhou, and they hate Rouran to the bone, the name of the Beida Battalion is still given by the father after the Northern Expedition."

Xiao Changling's face was calm and calm, his eyes were as sharp as a sword, shining with a piercing cold light, and through the thin back of his father, Ming Huang, he stared deeply at the northern section of the map, looking calm and calm; The only slight difference was that between the eyebrows of the white-clothed commander, a faint heaviness seemed to emerge, outlined on his expressionless face.

The heaviness of indifference to the extreme, presented on Xiao Changling's cold cheeks, looked faint and gloomy; This kind of heavy look is not compassionate, not sentimental, nor self-pity for no reason, but a deep reminiscence of the golden iron horse in the past, as well as the memory of thousands of heroic souls.

"You're really angry. I think that at the beginning, when I handed over the Beida Camp to you, the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty were boiling, and they all thought that I was nepotistic and harmed the country with pampering, in their eyes, how could you be a hairy boy who did not do more, how could you afford to take on the heavy responsibility of commanding the army, but what was the result? In less than half a year, my son has built a new army of less than 10,000 people into the Beida Battalion, which now has 70,000 elites and is famous in the world, which is amazing! It is not in vain that I entrust you with great use. ”

Xiao Longxian did not look back, still staring intently at the map, his tone was gloomy and solemn, and the power of a generation of emperors had not diminished by half a point at all; However, from the words of Da Zhou Tianzi, he can still hear his different favor and preference for his son, but he never showed a trace of a smile on his face, never smiled, and maintained a cold winter cold.

At the moment, Xiao Changling stood in place, his figure did not move like a mountain, but he raised two sword eyebrows in a chic manner; The commander who has gone through the smoke of the Northland, his eyes are bright, he is dressed in white, although he is not contaminated with dust, but the corners of his eyebrows and eyes still have a strong killing intent and blood.

"The throne and military power of the sons and daughters are all given by the father, even the ancients knew, 'The sage lives in the world, and he will perform his duties and show himself with virtue', everything that the sons and daughters have now originally belonged to the father, and the name is not enough!"

"Have you read "Xianwu Shuyi"?!" The emperor slowly turned his head, looked at Xiao Changling's face like a crown of jade with a smile, and said.

I saw that Xiao Changling raised half of his cheeks slightly, met the sharp gaze of Emperor Lao Tzu, his face was open, and he spoke in a deep voice for a long time.

"Let my father smile, my father is erudite, and my son is not as good as what if. The child entered the military camp at a young age, and he had been fighting for many years, and he had only dealt with the warriors in the army. Therefore, the son wants to read more history books in his spare time. ”

"Really?! What books have you been reading lately? Hearing this, a relieved smile appeared on the corner of Xiao Longxian's mouth.

"Back to my father's words, I have a little dabbling in the Six Classics. However, recently, Erchen has been quite interested in "Yide Anthology". Xiao Changling hung his head, his handsome appearance, set off the upright facial features of the prince in white, and his clear eyes, he could no longer hide the innate freedom and recklessness of this heavenly nobleman.

"Okay, the prosperity of ancient literature, flourishing in the previous dynasty, the four masters of the country, especially Mr. Yide, opened the ancient style of writing, his "Anthology", is really worth reading. If you understand the Yide style, you will be familiar with the ancient texts, and you will also understand what the real eternal articles are, and you must read them carefully. Xiao Longxian nodded with relief, and his majestic gaze gradually softened.

The next moment, Xiao Longxian slightly stretched out his dragon robe and gently patted his son on the shoulder.

"But, Erlang, reading is studying, but don't waste military affairs. You have to understand that Wen Tao is important, but Wu Strategy is the foundation of the world, if there is no stable and prosperous unified country, who will care about the poems and songs in the book. ”

"Yes, Erchen understands." Xiao Changling raised his head slightly, his face calm and waveless.

As soon as the word "understand" landed, Xiao Longxian had already turned around with a gloomy face, facing the vast territory of the Great Zhou, and only reflected his thin and tall back into Xiao Changling's pair of black pupils; At this moment, the emperor's profound gaze, no, is not so much a gaze, but rather a blade of the sword of the Son of Heaven, sweeping every inch of the empire's territory, from the north to the south of the Yangtze River, and from the south of the Yangtze River to the west, and then to the Shu land, which is known as the "Heavenly Danger", until it is fixed to the southern Yunnan fortress where the Tubo people live...... The great rivers and mountains are all lingering in the eyes of the emperor.

Xiao Longxian was full of momentum.

"In this world, sooner or later, it will be in my bag, and I have time to play with them; If we talk about land warfare, I dare to say that there is no army in this world that can match the iron cavalry of our Zhou army, but if you want to go south, you still need to practice the method of water warfare. ”

After a while, Xiao Changling's gaze instantly condensed together, and gradually changed from the previous cold and cold to unprecedented firmness; The white-clothed Shengxue reflects his long and jade demeanor, majestic figure, and heroic appearance, which makes him add a bit of fortitude that can only be shown after Nirvana to the nobility of the royal children.

Then, Xiao Changling groaned slightly, slowly lowered his arm, and spoke arrogantly like frost.

"Father, the world says, 'Southerners drive boats, Northerners ride horses', Ke Erchen firmly believes that one day, even if there is no warship, my Great Zhou's Jin Ge Iron Horse can still go all the way south, step on the thousands of miles of river defense of the Southern Dynasty, and unify the north and south;

What a hero!

And how proud it is!

Only a commander who is unparalleled in the world can have such a strong will and will; Only a general admired by tens of thousands of people can have such self-confidence and pride, and he, right in front of him, is this young man in white - Xiao Changling, the king of Rencheng!

The iron cavalry company camped across the river, and tens of thousands of heroes threw whips to cut off the stream, and smashed the south of the Yangtze River, which is a great cause that even Xiao Longxian, a generation of heroes, has never done, but now, it is so understated, from the mouth of a sixteen-year-old boy, and it is so categorical, all showing the confidence of pointing the country; Xiao Longxian's expression showed a brief hesitation, and he smiled self-deprecatingly, as if he was a little intoxicated, maybe thinking in his heart, it seems that I am really old, and I am not as bold as a little guy.

"Well, I am very pleased that my son has this ambition. Erlang, you four sisters and brothers, only your temperament is the most like me, you have had high hopes for you since you were a child, and that's because I have long seen that you are a natural commander. In my opinion, it is not enough to put you in charge of a Beida camp. ”

"Father...... What does that mean?! Xiao Changling slowly pressed his right hand on his waist, trying his best to suppress the doubts in his heart, from beginning to end, there was no fluctuation on his face, and it was always like the cold silence of a 10,000-year-old ice lake.

The emperor was silent for a long time, and the wrist that had been bearing behind him finally hung down naturally at his side, looking a little careless.

Xiao Long smiled slightly.

"This is what I want to say to you today, the old general Qin is old, and he can't bear the heavy affairs in the army, and he has resigned a few days ago and returned to his hometown, and his main general of the Dongda Battalion has a vacancy; Therefore, I have decided that from now on, all the 50,000 soldiers of the Eastern Battalion will be placed under your banner and will be subject to your control. ”

What?

The 50,000 soldiers of the East Battalion were all under the command of Xiao Changling.

Today, fortunately, it is not in the court, otherwise, it will definitely cause a lot of shock among the courtiers; Originally, as a young and promising general of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Xiao Changling at this time had long been the commander of the first army in charge of 70,000 elite soldiers in the Beida Battalion, and now, his father used his mouth to work hard, and then put 50,000 soldiers and horses under his own account, which means that from now on, Xiao Changling's command has two strong teams, holding 120,000 horses, and has the strength to split the territory and divide one side, which is a power that the princes of all previous dynasties have never had.

But when Xiao Changlingfu heard this, his brows furrowed slightly, and the pair of black and bright pupils subconsciously shrank inside; His face was gloomy, and his eyes were clear, staring straight at the unfathomable figure of Xiao Suo in front of him, leaving a dark color full of bright yellow.

……

"You...... Are you going to hand over the East Camp to me as well? Xiao Changling's face was full of peace, his body moved back slightly by half an inch, and the frowning brows that had been being frowned on until now finally stretched out and said calmly.

At the moment when Xiao Changling's words came out, the gaze in the eyes of His Majesty the Emperor, like two swords, penetrated the oppressive air of the Ganlu Palace, and finally landed on Xiao Changling's face that was permanently lined with youthful spirit.

"That's right, it's my decision."

A few words, in the gentle and low, show the undoubted dignity of a generation of heroes.

Xiao Changling stood behind the emperor, without saying a word, his eyes were still cold as frost.

However, the emperor, who was dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe, did not pause for a moment, but removed the smile from the corner of his mouth and continued.

"Erlang, in the past two years, you have brought the soldiers in the north, and you have also brought the soldiers in the capital, I believe in your ability, so I can rest assured that the Dongda Camp will be handed over to you, can you bring the Beida Camp so well, are you afraid that you will not be able to control the 50,000 horses?"

Unexpectedly, Xiao Changling still didn't say a word, his hands were staggered in front of him, the whole person looked at his nose and nose, his nose looked at his heart, just like an old monk in his mind, letting the summer breeze blowing in from the window, pulling the white clothes on his body.

Suddenly, Xiao Longxian's expression was slightly abrupt, his eyes showed a decisive expression, and a cold gaze glanced at Xiao Changling coldly.

"What?! You don't want to? ”

Until this time, Xiao Changling was finally no longer silent, he looked up at the outside of the hall, facing the dazzling light of midsummer; A large golden halo sprinkled on Xiao Changling's angular face, as if plated with a layer of gold, glowing with calm gold.

"Yes, father, my sons do have concerns."

"Say." Xiao Longxian frowned slightly, and the corners of his lips oozed a rare peace.

Without thinking for a moment, Xiao Changling took a deep breath, the solemnity on his face dissipated, and instead with an extremely firm gaze, he went straight to his father's face that had begun to show vicissitudes.

"Father, the son is the commander of the Beida Battalion, and I am familiar with the generals of the Beida Battalion, not the East Battalion; Moreover, if the Eastern Battalion is under the command of Erchen, how will the two troops be coordinated, how will the grain and grass be allocated, who will be the main force and who will be the partial division, and if there is internal strife between the two armies, what should be done, suppressed, or appeased? I don't know these questions, has my father thought about it? In addition, you also know that Changling uses soldiers and has always been accustomed to using his own people, so ......"

Xiao Long listened first, his brows condensed slightly, his face became extremely solemn, and a pair of eyes flashing with black and golden light stared at Xiao Changling, who was dressed in white, as if he wanted to weld this sixteen-year-old boy under his hot gaze.

"Your own people?! What are your own people! I don't believe it, when you took over the North Camp, were they your people from the beginning?! If you are not your own people, you will find a way to turn them into your own people, as for how to coordinate and deploy, that is your business, not my business, if you can't even settle this little thing, you really can't take on the responsibility of this imperial army, the sword mountain and the sea of fire, this is my test for you. ”

Every word, every word is like a knife, this is the coercion from a generation of overlords.

After speaking, Xiao Longxian's eyes narrowed slightly into a line of sharpness, and the cold light in his eyes flashed away, quietly observing the subtle changes in Xiao Changling's expression; To the surprise of His Majesty the Emperor, this son of his, with his tenacity of heart, calmness of will, and inner strength, far exceeded his own age and identity.

The wind swept the white clothes, Xiao Changling's eyes, at this moment, were like a 10,000-year-old snow-capped mountain, extremely cold and indifferent, condensed to the extreme, without a trace of anxiety caused by the power of the Son of Heaven, but reflected a few sharp sword qi, more and more showing his nobility and arrogance, showing a kind of ambition to return from the bloody Shura field.

Xiao Changling deliberately straightened his body, and then slowly spoke, his calm tone like water, without losing his majestic sonority, with a palpitating determination, floating in the sky above the empty hall, as if countless torrential power gathered in the bottom of his heart burst out in an instant.

"Father, the son understands, this is the thorn rod that the father gave to the son, the father can rest assured, this thorn cane, the son can hold it!"

The Emperor smiled with satisfaction, "I am very relieved that you can think like this. But one thing you said was wrong, this is not a cane, but a knife I gave you, and you have to hold it for me. ”

"Yes, Father." Xiao Changling leaned over and bowed deeply.

Immediately after, the emperor glanced at him and quickly changed the subject.

"Actually, I also understand your concerns, after all, Dongdaying is the old department of the Qin family for twenty years, not your descendant, if you want to completely control these 50,000 people, it will not happen overnight. I have thought for you, you can combine the 50,000 soldiers of the Eastern Battalion with your Beida Battalion into one army, and from now on, all the 120,000 male soldiers of my Great Zhou will be assigned to your subordinates, and you will personally command them, and there will be no distinction between the Beida Battalion and the Eastern Battalion. As for the banner of this army, I have already thought about it, so I will call it ...... Jingbei! ”

"Jingbei?!" Xiao Changling's two sword eyebrows were slightly raised, and the resolute outline in the middle of the eyebrows was sandwiched with a clearly visible imprint, which was a touch of the soul devouring of a thousand armies of blood, fearless, fearless, and proud.

The two battalions were combined into one.

From this day on, the "Jingbei Army" that will dominate the world in the future has been born since then, such as the most dazzling North Star in the sky, which is about to shine in the Central Plains, crossing the dark night sky of the troubled times in Kyushu, and illuminating this eternal and immortal night.

"Jingbei, Jingbei, Jingbei is smoky, and the world is in turmoil."

Xiao Changling muttered to himself.

Clothes are better than frost and snow.

The young Xiao Jiaerlang raised his head proudly, looked out of the window with his eyes fixed, followed the scorching sun on the horizon, his expression was solemn, his face was shy, and in his eyes, there was an endless fire burning, staring affectionately at the northern border far away in the bitter cold land; At this moment, he seems to see herds of cattle and sheep everywhere, the dome that covers the sky and the sun, and the endless grassland, just like when the white clothes went out of Youzhou, riding horses and howling the west wind.

"Come with me."

The father and son moved their feet to the vast territory.

Every inch of land, every city, every river, and the vast territory of the Great Zhou Empire on that map were like the blood in the body, which had long been integrated into the meridians of this supreme emperor and into the depths of the eyes of the Son of Heaven.

"Erlang, in the future Central Plains, there are not many opponents in the Great Zhou, the Sima clan of Southern Chu and the Murong clan of Western Yan are already lingering, there is no need to worry, it is a matter of time before the country is destroyed; What I'm really worried about is not the dying Chu Yan, but the entrenched Yidi. ”

"What does Father mean...... The external troubles of the Great Zhou are on the border of the northern continent. Xiao Changling's deep gaze gradually changed from the previous indifference and silence to a hole that could penetrate the chess game, and fell on the northern frontier that had been smoky for many years.

Xiao Long glanced back first, glanced at his son, a smile of affirmation appeared on the corner of his mouth, and then turned his head to stare directly at the four borders of the empire.

"That's right. Qianghu in the northwest, Tubo in southern Yunnan, and Rouran in the north will all be great troubles for my Great Zhou in the frontier in the future. ”

Xiao Changling smiled.

"Therefore, my father sent my eldest sister to sit in the northwest, and now, I have ordered my son to take charge of the Jingbei Army, which is also for the future."

At this time, the emperor's gaze became deeper and deeper like two ancient wells.

"Well, although your eldest brother is not good at military strategy, he has been helping me to assist in the administration of the government all these years, presiding over the Zhongshu Sect, and also taking charge of the errand of Zongzheng Temple, your eldest sister went to the northwest to take charge of the army, which is my will and her own choice; Now, only the candidate for the commander of the northern territory is left undecided, and I think about it, it is none other than you. ”

"I'm the only one who is suitable!"

When the words fell, Xiao Changling had already raised his head high, slowly raised his right arm, and pointed in the air; Steady fingers, along the outline of the mountains and rivers in the surface, crossed the desolate desert and Gobi Desert in the north, and happened to point at a striking northern Xiongguan - "Jinyang"!

Immediately, Xiao Changling opened his mouth in a cold voice, with a heroic spirit that swept the Eight Desolations.

"Jinyang, the fortress of northern Xinjiang, with the river in the mountains, can be destroyed when entering, and can be defended when retreating, it is a place where soldiers must fight; If Jinyang is not guaranteed, it will inevitably lead to the opening of the country, the danger is heavy, and the world is consensus! In the past, all the cars, grass, money, and grain sent by the Beijing division had to pass through Jinyang, and the Yanjing garrison could not bypass the jurisdiction of this place when it went south. Jinyang, Shangjing, thousands of miles apart, the end of the place is not down, the court is deeply affected by its disadvantages, nowadays, Rouran Tiger looks at the outside of the pass, may enter the Kou at any time, the son of the general of Zhenbei, is willing to share the worries for his father, guard the north border for the Great Zhou Town, and ensure the peace of one side! ”

There was silence.

A moment later, a wild long laugh broke through the wind and resounded inside and outside the hall.

The laughter was endless.

"Good! That's what I want! Erlang, I want to tell the world, canonize you as the king of Qin, and let you take charge of the 120,000 Jingbei army, and I also want to tell the people of the world that from now on, you will be the lord of the northern territory of my Great Zhou. ”

King Qin!

Lord of the North!

Xiao Changling, who was dressed in white, looked at the face of the Great Zhou Tianzi with eyes like a torch.

"You're going to crown me king?!"

The emperor spoke extremely indifferently, and his words revealed a kingly bearing that had already penetrated deep into his bones and lingered.

"You don't joke."