"That's right...... Ah Gou, today is my father's birthday, why are you still wearing this white clothes, and you are not afraid of colliding with the good interest of the big guy. ”

A cold male voice that has reached the peak of the extreme, like the cold wind in a winter night, fluttering, ruthlessly cutting on the rough and indifferent faces of the border soldiers, drawing countless deep blood grooves; Crown Prince Xiao Changyao's eyes are full of cold air, and against the backdrop of two long dark eyebrows, he looks bright, and his eyes look straight at his own anger that is not visible in color, and with a snap of his fingers, he can overturn the world, and he has the same noble blood as himself, and his own brother who is a fellow mother; But I saw that although there was a smile in the crown prince's eyes, it was still densely hidden with an unconcealable coldness and oppression, and the side face of the king of Jingbei's clear facial features gradually diffused.

"What's wrong with the white clothes?!"

Without waiting for Xiao Changyao to make a move, under the gaze of countless pairs of men and women, at this moment, Xiao Changling, the king of Qin, who was dressed in white and covered with black wind on his shoulders, put his hands flat on the wine case, and a very proud look passed between his eyebrows, and the sharpness and determination of the moment were fleeting, he was still the strange commander who was as immobile as a mountain, the man who led the men of Jingbei, stepped on the north for 3,000 miles, and whipped the desert to destroy the court.

Facing the compelling gaze from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Xiao Changling had a calm face, and a charming smile floated on the corner of his lips from beginning to end; He did not deliberately avoid the death gaze of the crown prince of a country, but instead raised his proud head and greeted him calmly.

I saw that in Xiao Changling's eyes, the bright light was flourishing in an instant, and it turned into two extremely powerful sword qis, which pierced straight into the depths of Xiao Changyao's pupils, and its momentum was so strong that it seemed to be burning the sky with a fierce flame, and Xiongyan swept in, as if it was going to burn the vast and boundless prairie in the north, covering all the grass and trees in the world under this endless red lotus karmic fire, and it would be burned to ashes in an instant.

The prince in Xiao Changling's eyes has a tall and strong figure, a deep-eyed and thin-lipped appearance, and a prince with a vermilion pattern on the bottom of the prince, which further highlights the noble identity of the prince of the Great Zhou; However, such an appearance, such a gorgeous costume, reflected in the deepest part of Xiao Changling's secluded eyes, what was presented was not the grace and elegance of the nobles, but an empty shell with a false appearance, which made him extremely disdainful and disdainful.

Moreover, Xiao Changling keenly found that the clothes he was wearing today as the eldest brother of the emperor had a unique style, with a vermilion nine-chapter Panlong Yuan dress on the outside, lined with a Xuan robe, and a pair of white Yu pairs on the left and right, the whole person was calm and solemn, sitting at the head of the Son of Heaven; Especially the dark clothes inside, the color of the clothes is black, and even the degree of darkness is like a long night, so dark that it is impossible to look at directly; It seems that Xiao Changyao's dull black color is deliberately competing with Xiao Changling's arrogant white clothes.

Suddenly, Xiao Changling's eyes were like a sword, and he immediately spoke in a deep voice, and his tone was arrogant and cold, as if he was a peerless powerhouse.

"The younger brother wore white clothes when he was a child, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not unclear! The white clothes are clean, the red clothes are purple and the ribbons are stained with the blood of the people, and I wear white clothes, just to be frank. It's Your Royal Highness, this crown prince's crown dress shoulders nine chapters, and it is extremely respectful, presumably His Royal Highness wears it on his body, and he also feels very restrained! In the eyes of the younger brothers, although His Highness's dress is bright on the outside, it is all black on the inside! ”

Although the words are euphemistic, the meaning is very clear, isn't this a gun and a stick to ridicule His Royal Highness the Prince's honey-bellied sword and hide the knife in his smile!

Under the whole world, he can mock the prince of a country under one person and above 10,000 people in such a condensed and calm tone, perhaps, there is only the white-clothed Qin King of the Northern Zhou Dynasty who is on the opposite side, and his face is cold and solemn, this white-clothed commander who holds 120,000 Jingbei male soldiers, is magnificent, and dominates the world.

Nowadays, Xiao Changyao's smile is light and peaceful, without a trace of annoyance; He raised his eyes slightly, only to see a sneer on Xiao Changling's lips, but there was no smile in his eyes, a pair of black eyes that were as sharp as knives, bursting out with a cold glow like stars, and hitting his warm face directly.

"The widow just asked casually, why is King Qin so aggressive?!" Xiao Changyao's thin lips suddenly twitched a few times, and he put down a sentence with an extremely light and deep tone, but the tone was slightly fierce.

"Really?!"

Unexpectedly, Xiao Changling smiled brightly, stared at Xiao Changyao deeply, and then gradually lengthened his gaze, looking at the Phoenix Mountain shrouded in mist and mist, and only after a while did he spit out a sentence coldly.

"Lonely and aggressive?! Hey, His Royal Highness the Prince's ability to kill people without seeing blood is really an eye-opener for Changling! No wonder you can be the prince, brother...... Consider oneself inferior to another! ”

When it came to the words "ashamed" at the end, Xiao Changling deliberately raised his voice a lot, as if to let everyone hear it clearly; The next moment, the noble King of Jingbei, tilted his head slightly, with two heroic sword eyebrows on his forehead, skimmed to the seat where the crown prince Xiao Changyao was sitting, and gently picked it, as if he was openly declaring war on the crown prince, so arrogant, so stubborn.

At this moment, Xiao Changyao, who was still smiling warmly, suddenly became gloomy, his eyes were full of gloomy, and he looked directly at the man in white who was facing him coldly, and his tone gradually turned cold.

"King Qin, what do you mean by this?! What you mean is that the widow is deliberately embarrassing you! ”

At this time, Xiao Changling couldn't help but smile, the whole person half turned around, leaned sideways on the seat, picked up a glass of wine in front of the case, and took a small sip comfortably; After putting down the wine glass, Xiao Changling looked as usual, staring at His Royal Highness the Prince, whose face had changed abruptly not far away, and his calm face showed a touch of cold killing intent that looked down on the common people.

"I didn't say that, if Your Highness has to understand it like this, then the courtier has nothing to say, after all, if you want to add to the crime, there is no excuse, you are the prince, you have power, you can lie horizontally and vertically, who dares to do anything to you! Lone means that if those words are replaced by others, then he must have bad intentions, if it comes from the mouth of His Royal Highness the Prince, the younger brother will never believe it, but you are the top man with your head on the sky, how can you do this kind of dirty deed that divides our heavenly blood relatives. ”

"So...... It's a widow with a small belly. Xiao Changyao stared at Xiao Changling's eyes, the murderous aura became more and more intense, and his eyes were almost about to erupt with fire.

Although at this moment, the crown prince's eyes were already full of scorching flames, but on the other hand, the expression on Xiao Changling's face was still as silent as a thousand-year-old cold pool, and he was not shocked; A faint ray of autumn sun, sprinkled behind him, reflected on the fluttering white clothes that were swept up by the wind, creating a layer of distant and blurry light.

"Big brother, you are also the prince of a country, don't be so angry, it's easy to hurt your liver."

The tone that is as light as a frozen lake is actually from the mouth of Xiao Changling, the king of Qin, who is cold by nature, and the voice of Qingyue is like a cold moon on a lonely night at the border, as if with the moonlight that is cold to the depths of the bone marrow, indifferently overlooking countless Zhou soldiers who have been guarding the frontier for many years.

After a while, Xiao Changling slowly sat up straight, a smile full of secret colors appeared on his face, and then he picked up a plate of golden melons, looked at his eldest brother lazily, and smiled indifferently.

"Your Highness has been talking for so long, you must be thirsty, the newly paid courgette in the Western Regions is very delicious, if you don't taste it, you will be defeated."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Changling reached out and picked up a piece of honeydew melon, gently put it under his lips, and made a clear and audible chewing sound in his mouth.

For a while, Xiao Changyao and Xiao Changling, tense and tense, could not hold each other, two pairs of eyes staring at each other, like two violent thunderbolts, were colliding with each other with an unusually magnificent momentum and posture, and an unprecedented shock wave erupted; In just a moment's gap, the gaze of the two Heavenly Brothers was like two off-string arrows, shooting straight out, and the arrows touched each other, rubbing out countless dazzling sparks.

Under the song and dance, the prince and the Qin brothers, in front of the emperor and the princes and nobles, you say a word to me, like a child's bickering, tongue and sword,-for-tat, and like two genius martial arts masters, condensed their own lifelong learning, entangled together, not to die, not for others, just to separate the autumn colors.

In an instant, the birthday banquet of the Son of Heaven in front of the Chenglin Hall seemed to have turned into a Shura field where the Xiao family brothers confronted head-on.

Everyone looked at each other.

A jaw-dropping picture slowly unfolded in front of the eyes of everyone in the hall:

But I can see that in the face of the extremely cold gaze of Xiao Changling, the king of Qin, the crown prince Xiao Changyao's complexion has not changed, and the pair of dark and dull black pupils have bloomed two dazzling rays in an instant; At the same time, Xiao Changling's face seemed to be covered with cold frost, and he himself was still sitting in front of the desk, his body did not move at all, and his eyes were like ice needles and long swords, tightly locked in the eyes of the crown prince, making it impossible to escape.

At this time, Xie Wanxin had already returned the money behind the curtain and sat quietly; However, when she witnessed the two beautiful young men outside the curtain, the girl's picturesque eyebrows flashed a faint uneasiness, and her beautiful eyes had already unconsciously drifted to the face, body, and hair of the man in white......

Suddenly, a deep low cough stopped the undercurrent between the two brothers.

The Xiao family brothers looked sideways, and raised their eyes to see Xiao Longxian, the Great Zhou Xuan Emperor proudly standing on the throne, gently fiddling with a tourmaline wrench between his fingers, and said coldly.

"Have you two made enough trouble! has been so virtuous since childhood, and when they meet, they quarrel, in addition to being noisy or noisy, they have to be shameless! ”

Xiao Changyao was about to get up, but was stopped by his father's interruption early.

"That's it! Shut it all up! The two of you, one is the crown prince and the other is the king of Qin, you should set an example for the children of the royal family, what is an example?! We must be lenient, keep the people in mind, and don't act willfully, and then look at the two of you, what kind of ...... are you like", Emperor Xuan paused slightly, and then rebuked sharply, "Remember to me, a word is false, and there are many troubles; One thing is false, and it will be harmful for life! ”

"Son, remember."

"Son, remember."

I have to say that the sonorous dragon chant of the Great Zhou Tianzi did have an excellent effect, and the two unruly princes, under the sound of the emperor's voice, immediately restrained their stubborn expressions, resigned sharply, and obediently saluted and apologized.

You must know that when His Majesty the Emperor was still the crown prince, he was the "No. 1 General of the Eastern Continent" with a high reputation, leading the troops to conquer the south and the north, sweeping the heroes of the Quartet, and stepping on the Central Plains, regardless of whether you are the crown prince or the commander in charge of the three armies, in the face of the absolute oppression of His Majesty the Emperor like a towering mountain, the meager strength of the individual seems so small, according to Xiao Longxian's own words: "When I personally led the Great Zhou Iron Cavalry to fight the world, you boys have not yet blossomed and borne fruit!" ”

Emperor Xuan glanced at his two sons lightly, Xiao Changyao's gloomy face as iron gradually unfolded, and the cold gaze in his eyes slowly retracted his pupils; As for Xiao Changling, although his two gazes still carried a chill, they had slowly moved away from Xiao Changyao's face, and the afterglow swept around.

The atmosphere of the birthday banquet once again returned to the previous Xuanhe liveliness, staggered and flowing.

"Second brother, what is your gift?"

At this moment, a milky childish child's voice sounded out at an inopportune time; Everyone looked back and saw that Xiao Changche, the nine-year-old king of Yuzhang, was pulling Xiao Changling's white-clothed clothes and a pair of beautiful Danfeng eyes, staring at the second brother who was seven years older than himself with a childlike look.

Accompanied by a child's voice from King Yuzhang, countless pairs of expectant eyes, as if they had obtained some magical instructions, gathered on Xiao Changling's white clothes and lingered for a long time.

At the moment, the autumn sun on the shore of the sky is gently sprinkled all over the Chenglin Palace, and Xiao Changling's tall figure is still motionless against the cool mountain wind. The faint autumn light pouring down, like an auspicious fall into the world, reflects the natural heroic spirit of the lord of Jingbei.

Seeing that Xiao Changling never said a word, Xiao Changyao's warm face showed a little sinister smile, "Ah Pu, you shouldn't have come empty-handed." ”

never expected that in the face of the attack from the prince, Xiao Changling did not reply at all, but looked up to the sky and smiled, his expression was full of joy; That kind of lonely demeanor, although embodied in a white-clothed body, but full of the heroism and domineering of the ruler of the northern realm, is terrifying, instructive, you can imagine how thrilling it must be when this young His Royal Highness the King of Qin launched a fierce offensive like a raging flame on the battlefield; If the 120,000 Jingbei disciples under his command had half of the military power of Xiao Changling, the king of Qin, it would be enough to make the Jingbei army the most difficult to shake in the whole world.

The wild laughter dissipated like the wind, and above Xiao Changling's thin mouth, there was a trace of confidence and pride that was better than Qiong Bing's broken jade, and the words were like knives.

"Who said to come alone empty-handed?! Today is the Christmas of my father, how can I be empty? The gift ......, Lonely, has already been prepared. ”

Smack twice.

Immediately, Xiao Changling lightly high-fived. Immediately, the sound of hurried combat boots colliding with the sound of gold and iron colliding with armor pieces came from dozens of feet away.

The light flashed, and it was a heroic voice of the golden bell.

"Newspaper—"

"Monan victory! Yanjing victory! ”

After a while, Liu Heima, who was covered in black armor and black armor, walked with vigorous tiger steps, held two pheasant tail military reports, strode to the front of the palace, and knelt on one knee.

"Your Majesty, my Jingbei army rushed thousands of miles, drove straight in, three thousand miles out of the south of the desert, conquered Longcheng in one fell swoop, captured more than 2,000 people in the north, won its sacrifice to the heavenly gold, and killed 73 people of its size, Rouran Tiger Silu Duo Department, the main force was killed and wounded, and the whole line was defeated, at present, our army is still chasing the north, approaching the Beiyi lair, and is about to set foot on the fishing sea."

"In the direction of Yanjing, the 50,000 thieves of the cowardly Xue army, on the way back to the division, under the siege and killing of my Jizhou Dao army on three roads, the army was defeated and collapsed, and all of them were destroyed outside Songting Pass; It was a battle, my Great Zhou Wang Division, pursued all the way, won three battles and three victories, annihilated more than 49,000 enemies along the way, captured more than 1,000 of his troops, intercepted a large number of grains, beheaded the king of the north, and won a great victory! ”

"Our army...... Conquered Dragon City? His Majesty the Emperor's eyes lit up and asked in a deep voice.

The billowing wolf smoke rose above the sky on the northern border, announcing to the world the majestic wind of the Northern Zhou army.

……

In the last years of Emperor Wai in Northern Chongqing, the Central Plains was bandang, and there were many feudal towns; Taking advantage of the fierce war of the Eastern Continent countries and the time when there was no time to look north, the Rouran royal court, which had been entrenched in the Mobei grassland for a long time, gradually sat large, completely broke away from the control of the Beiyu court, and became the first overlord on the northern grassland, controlling millions of strings, and the horses were strong; During this period, the iron cavalry of the Rouran people repeatedly entered the Kou, attacked and harassed the Chongqing realm, and its butcher's knife was directed to, the city and the palace were burned, and the children of the wealth and silk were all taken captive, and the stones were passed over the knife, and the ten thousand households were depressed.

Looking at the ancient and modern national wars, with only 18,000 iron cavalry, light troops raided, went deep into the enemy's territory, relied on their own devastating wind and thunder offensive, unexpectedly, uprooted the "Monan Dragon City" that was regarded by the Rouran people as a sacred place to worship the heavens, and expanded the territory of the Great Zhou Empire to the vast area south of the desert, thus subverting the cavalry advantage that the Rouran barbarians have always been proud of, which is undoubtedly the most brilliant military achievement created by the northern expedition to the grassland since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty; Such a huge work, people who are not eloquent and strategic, can not do it, except for the arrogant King Qin, who can have such a shocking spirit and courage.

The sky is clear, the clouds are slightly fluttering, and a bright sky light casts a small arc, reflecting Xiao Changling's calm and resolute demeanor, which is so handsome that people are obsessed; When a glass of fragrant and pure chrysanthemum wine was held in front of Xiao Changling's eyes, he gently raised his glass to his lips, but he didn't drink, but only took a sip slightly.

Putting down the wine glass, Xiao Changling's eyes showed a slight joy, only the firmness condensed between his eyebrows has not faded, he holds a thin ice blade in his hand, personally cuts the sweet orange, and his calm movements are so skillful, just like killing people with a knife on the battlefield, he peels the skin cleanly, and puts the flesh on the plate with his own hands.

Suddenly, Xiao Changling's eyes swept lightly, staring at the hard edges and corners of his father's square face, his expression was the same as always, and he smiled lightly.

"Father, this congratulatory gift from my son, I don't know if my father is still satisfied?"

With the great military exploits as a birthday gift, with thousands of miles of national territory to drink, I have to admit that His Royal Highness the King of Qin's birthday gift, is indeed ingenious, compared to the Jingbei Jian'er thousands of miles of expeditions, conquering the Dragon City, destroying Rouran's main force outside the Songting Pass, what other gold and jade calligraphy and painting, rare treasures, in the face of this brilliant historical exploits, instantly eclipsed, become worthless.

His Majesty the Emperor opened the war report, and after a cursory glance, the more he looked down, the smile on the face of the Son of Heaven became more and more intense, and when he saw the climax, the two thick black mustaches of Emperor Xuan Xiao Longxian of the Great Zhou Dynasty couldn't help but tremble, and it was difficult to hide the joy in his heart.

"Good! All right! With only 18,000 horsemen, they dare to go deep into the desert for 3,000 miles and capture Dragon City with the power of thunder. ”

After reading the battle report in his hand, Emperor Xuan was still unsatisfied, and couldn't help but take a few more looks; Then, the emperor's gaze was locked on Xiao Changling's face, and he laughed heartily.

"Erlang, it must be your kid's handiwork, it's really yours! Well...... This is the best birthday gift I've ever received today, Erlang, you have a heart. ”

Xiao Changling smiled but did not speak, the corners of his eyebrows and eyes were clear and plain, and he had a demeanor that was not shocked by honor and disgrace.

Immediately afterwards, Xiao Longxian raised his eyebrows slightly, and held the two good news, which symbolized the invincibility of the Jingbei army, high and displayed them in front of everyone, his eyes suddenly flashed brightly, and he said proudly.

"Who said that my Central Plains cavalry can't run long distances and kill into the grassland, take a good look, my King of Qin, my Jingbei soldiers, won't you do it!"

As soon as the words fell, His Majesty the Emperor stared, looked at the good news for a long time, and raised his head and asked.

"Who led the troops to capture Dragon City?"

"Back to my father, Xue Lancheng, the governor of the right camp of the Tiefutu, and the eight thousand Tiefutu under his command, plus 10,000 black horsemen in the North Camp, a total of 18,000 elite horsemen." Xiao Changling's expression was calm, and he replied calmly.

Emperor Xuan nodded slowly.

"Sure enough, it's a tiger general, extraordinary! Spread my will, and I will reward the meritorious soldiers. ”

"Erchen for me Jingbei Erlang, thank my father Emperor Longen." Xiao Changling smiled indifferently, his fair appearance, under the cool autumn wind, looked as cold as the snow in the Tianshan Mountains, and it did not melt for years.

The Son of Heaven let out a "hmm" and stared at the white clothes below, a strange light flashing in his eyes.

"Erlang, this time you have a good schedule and a good command, let's say, what reward do you want?"

"Father, this time the great victory of Monan and Yanjing all depends on the lord Longwei, and my Jingbei boy fights to the death to be able to plow the court and sweep the caves. Dingding great cause. How dare the sons and daughters be greedy for the merits of heaven and think that they are their own strength?! ”

Xiao Changling's tone was slow and powerful, masculine and pure, his well-defined jaw was slowly raised, and a mellow smile floated on the corner of his lips.

Unexpectedly, Da Zhou Tianzi waved his hand, and his eyes gently moved away from the wine case.

"Hey, don't confuse the concept, meritorious service is rewarded, and his wife is sealed, this has always been the rule of my Great Zhou, whether you Xiao Changling wants this reward or not, it is not for you to have the final say, but I have the final say, as long as Yu Sheji has merit, I will reward you well." The emperor thought for a while, "In this way, you are now the commander of Jingbei, with 120,000 soldiers and horses, from now on, the Yanjing camp and the northern Hebei cavalry, as well as the 83,000 men and horses in the six towns station, are all under the banner of Jingbei, hang the banner of Jingbei, and be controlled by you, how about it?" ”

The three armies of the Yanjing battalion, the northern Hebei cavalry and the defenders of the six towns were merged into the Jingbei Army; For a time, the overall strength of the Jingbei army soared from the original 120,000 iron cavalry of the Beida Camp and the East Battalion to more than 200,000 troops in an instant, which was undoubtedly an unexpected joy for Xiao Changling and the Jingbei soldiers; Since then, the rise of Jingbei has been an unstoppable torrent.

"Sons and daughters thank God for their grace." Xiao Changling tilted his head sideways, and his face was calm and waveless.

Then, His Majesty the Emperor raised the golden cup again and looked at everyone in the audience with a spring breeze on his face.

"Zhong Aiqing, for the great victory of Mo Nan, drink this cup with me——"

"Your Majesty has no borders!"

"King Qin's martial arts are brave!"

Suddenly, at the banquet, there was a thunderous sound of joy and drums played in unison.

On the occasion of thousands of people chanting, Xiao Changling gently closed his eyes and was silent for a long time, as if a harsh winter had been precipitated in his heart, endlessly; The young prince dressed in white looked up at the clouds, no longer opened his lips, and let the autumn silence cover his whole body, just to silently cherish the years that had long passed in the past.