"Admiral Chen Tianzhu, King of Qin, Changling shook his head:

Since the rebellion of the Yu Dynasty, Fu started in the border, often sacrificed his body to go to the country, the heart of revenge, the liver and gall, the road blue; To the throne of Taizong, the remnants of Fen III, Zhen Chang and all went to Beijing, set the world, Wuyi was served, and the horns were transformed; In the imperial universe, the four seas are peaceful, and the princes are one. As for His Majesty, he held the Great Zhou artifact, brought the first emperor Weiling, Liuhe Ningding, eight tables without dust, and the country was governed.

The ministers were stupid people, young and young, loved by the emperor, trusted by His Majesty, so that the ministers were on standby, and the weak crown was a vassal. It is advisable to concentrate on the thoughts of the side, and there is no way to repay the violent wreckage, but those who dare to discuss it with him will sincerely see that His Majesty is worried about the world, and pity the people to forget themselves, and depreciate food and waste.

His Majesty recorded the ministers of micro labor, promoted from the army, had not been ten years, led the heavenly pillar general, located on the prince, the rank exceeded the merit strategy, the number of grace looked at the cabinet auxiliary, and increased the weight of the name, so that the ministers were sacred, opened the palace and built the festival, and proclaimed the roads.

Today, Feng Hong presented a table, wanting to attach the three counties, a total of Mu Wanghua, and His Majesty and the ministers of the army and horses, so that Ji Huitu, in case of a gap can enter, then raise troops straight to Liaogi, according to Fuyu, Anshi, Xuansu, in order to call on the five rebels, Shun Nu heard it, will give up Jinzhou and escape, then Songshan, Xingcheng, Liaoyang can be restored, as for the counties of Liaoxi, the ministers and brothers pay Su Mingshuo, Hu Zuoyu, can also be established. I hope that Your Majesty will inherit the sky and respond to the people, and the ministers are willing to plan for the total victory, expect to collect the land in the Bohai Sea, spit on Yanshan, and finally sweep away the sins, swear to the world, when the order Ji Feng to call the domain, the restoration of the Central Plains in the past, the minister is overjoyed, and there is nothing to hate, because of the above table performance, the minister Xiao Changling bowed his head and bowed again. ”

In the imperial study, there is an elegant ambergris incense, and there is snow outside the window, which is particularly quiet.

At this moment, at the time of Shen, Xiao Changyao, the son of the Great Zhou Dynasty, was wearing a light blue imperial civilian clothes, sitting on the cold throne without saying a word; The civil and military ministers who stood down, such as Zai Fu Gao Dingcheng, Xuanguo Gong Ling Tao, and Xie Yang, a regular attendant of the loose cavalry, all held their breath and stared at His Majesty the Emperor sitting on the dragon throne with unusually nervous eyes.

In the huge imperial study, there was a dead silence, the Son of Heaven was silent, the ministers were silent, only the sound of breathing could be heard, and it was suppressed to the extreme.

I saw that on the bright yellow wide dragon case, there were mountains of songs, Xiao Changyao looked calm, coldly browsing the music in front of him, his eyes became more and more cold, and the depth was invisible; The standard golden wrong knife, the pen is strong, like a mountain and a river in the Great Zhou Empire, reflected in the emperor's sharp dragon eyes.

This note is the upper table of Xiao Changling's request to recover Liaodong, and under this Pingliao note, attached to the table of surrender offered by Feng Hong, as well as the household registration book and account book under the rule of Yingzhou, were placed in front of the case of the Son of Heaven.

Suddenly, Xiao Changyao looked away, picked up a jade book, and gently opened the thick pile of household registration books, making a "whoosh" sound from time to time; However, the more he looked down, Xiao Changyao's brows wrinkled tighter and tighter, as if two iron chains were rigidly entwined together.

Bang!

Xiao Changyao threw the book in front of the desk, showing a trace of disdain on his face, and sneered coldly.

"Hmph, this Feng Hong ...... is just a rebel in Beiyu, and he is not worthy of being a slave of the Great Zhou, how dare he casually give me a book!"

The cold words of the Son of Heaven revealed a touch of murderous intent, and the three ministers who stood down couldn't help but tremble, and they all hung their heads silently, no one dared to look directly at His Majesty's murderous eyes, and no one dared to be the first to answer; In the end, it was Ling Tao who took the lead and slowly spoke.

"Your Majesty is angry. Feng Hong is the old department of Gongsun, known as the name of Liaodong for bravery, this time to return to sincerity, because he was dissatisfied with his lord's suspicion, so he came to ask for surrender. In the past, Meng Xuancheng abandoned Southern Chu and surrendered to my Great Zhou, which was reused by the first emperor and awarded Yingchuan County Guard, but today I know that Feng Hong will not be the second Meng Xuancheng? ! The minister thought that if Feng Hong came to vote, His Majesty should severely reprimand his rebellious behavior, and then educate him with the etiquette of the national dynasty and infect him, so that he could always be a minister of the Great Zhou. ”

After listening to Xuan Guogong's words, Xiao Changyao's originally cold expression was slightly calm.

"What Xuan Guogong said is extremely true. Since Feng Hong has come to ask for surrender, I should treat him with courtesy, if I refuse, it will make the people who want to surrender in the world feel cold, it is better to allow him to invite. ”

As soon as the words fell, Xiao Changyao proudly raised his face, his eyes were like electricity, and he shot straight at the three courtiers standing in the imperial study, among them, Gao Dingcheng was in the Zaifu, the leader of the civil official, Ling Tao was a first-class national prince, with the title of secretary of the military department, and was the representative of the military, as for Xie Yang, he was the son of Taibao Xie Hao, and he was the brother of the noble concubine, and his majesty the emperor was also Uncle Lang's in-law; For a long time, Xiao Changyao's face was expressionless, and the whole person spoke in a deep voice without joy or anger.

"By the way, King Qin said in the recital, the surrender of Yingzhou this time is a godsend for our dynasty, he wants to raise troops to the east, will hunt Liaodong, how about Qing and others?!"

For a moment, the imperial study was silent.

Compared with the dullness of the imperial study, at this moment, the hearts of these three princes and nobles have already turned over the river and the sea, rushing endlessly; In fact, when His Majesty the Emperor personally confirmed the news that was enough to shock the world, they clearly realized that this day had finally come.

Although, the remnants of Beiyu who seized Liaodong have always been a knot that lingers in the hearts of the emperors of the third dynasty of the Great Zhou, and the imperial court has also planned to send troops to attack Liao, completely exterminating the remnants of the Beiyu regime, but finally failed to implement it for various reasons, and later the Great Zhou Empire destroyed Chu and Yan, and attacked Rouran in the north, and had no time to take care of Liaodong, so the matter was permanently delayed.

But now, the King of Qin has brought up the old matter again, and is ready to take advantage of the surrender of Yingzhou, dispatch the elite of Jingbei, recover Liaodong, and destroy the Gongsun clan. You know, who is His Royal Highness King Qin? Everyone in the world knows that it is the king of Jingbei who holds an army of 400,000 tigers and wolves, spanning the three states in the north, and with a light finger of the sword, he can teach countless heroes to bow down to the king of Jingbei, and the things he decided have never wavered, because he, the man named Xiao Changling, the word Hanqing, and the small character Apu, is the most powerful hero in the world, and the most terrifying hero in the world.

In an instant, the palace was silent, and the three ministers were silent, and they stood with their hands bowed.

The violent northwest wind roared wantonly outside the window, knocking on the window lattice, making a "fluttering" sound, as if it wanted to chisel through the stagnant water; Outside, the winds swept up one after another, which further set off the solemnity of this royal study.

Seeing that the three of them were silent, a cold shadow shrouded in Xiao Changyao's eyebrows, Da Zhou Tianzi's expression changed drastically, and he patted the dragon case lightly, as if he was venting his emotions as an emperor, and said indifferently.

"Why don't you speak?! Isn't it quite possible to talk about everyone in the court on weekdays?! Now it's up to the wall! I don't have to be named one by one! ”

Xiao Changyao sat on the cold dragon chair, was silent for a moment, and the corner of his eyes swept towards Ling Tao, the Duke of Xuanguo.

"Xuan Guogong, you are the secretary of the military department, and you have been in the army for a long time, you can talk about it first."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Ling Tao, who was born in Wuxun, still did not move.

Ling Tao slightly dressed up.

"Your Majesty. If you accidentally offend Your Majesty with your words, please forgive Your Majesty. ”

"Aiqing, but it doesn't hurt to say it." Xiao Changyao stretched his brows and raised his hand to signal.

"Your Majesty, this land of Liaodong was the homeland of the Central Plains many years ago, only because the countries were in turmoil at the beginning, and there were many feudal towns, it was ceded to Beiyu by the thief Tian Chenghei, and the Great Zhou Dynasty opened the country, Gongsun Kang escaped to Liaodong, and had to be protected by Rouran, and was the enemy of our dynasty, and it has been more than 50 years; Now, the Great Zhou Dynasty has entered the Central Plains and pacified the Quartet, but the corner of Liaodong has not yet been recovered, and it is still in the hands of the traitor. Therefore, the minister thought that His Majesty could take advantage of the Gongsun clan's Wen Tian and Wu Xi, and when he was in trouble inside and outside, he waved his army to conquer and destroy it in one fell swoop. ”

After listening to Ling Tao's eloquent conversation, Xiao Changyao was silent, but the cold air in his eyes was already stacked.

"According to Qing's opinion, if I send troops to Liaodong, who should I send to be the commander?!"

It seems to be an inquiry, but it is actually the imperial power and temptation from a generation of emperors.

Ling Tao's demeanor is still the same.

"Your Majesty, looking at the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, the king of Duqin and the eldest princess have the most prosperous military achievements, if Your Majesty entrusts him with the important task of commanding the army, he can choose between the two of them; However, the eldest princess guards the northwest all the year round, commands the Zhenxi army, and passes through the north, which is not her job. Therefore, according to the old minister's opinion, to capture Liaodong, His Majesty can make King Qin the commander. King Changling of Qin, sitting in the north for many years, tired of serving in the army, leading the soldiers of Jingbei to conquer the north and the south, wearing strong and stubborn, outstanding meritorious service, and prestige in the army, so that the six divisions are respected, it is really the first god of war in our dynasty, the minister believes that with the handsome talent of the king of Qin, he will be able to sweep away Liaodong and destroy the rebel party! ”

Suddenly, Xiao Changyao hooked his lips slightly, and an unpredictable smile appeared on his face.

"Oh! King Qin! ”

After a while, Xiao Changyao's lips were pursed, frowning and looking around the imperial study; Soon, Emperor Hao's gaze fell on Xie Yang's polite face.

He stretched out his hand and pointed at Xie Yang.

"Zino, what do you think?"

As we all know, Xie Yang, the Marquis of Juancheng, was born in the Xie family of Chen County, is the son of Xie Taibao, the elder brother of the noble concubine, and is a peerless talent of the younger generation of the Xie family, and is a young best friend with His Majesty, just like Emperor Taizong and Xie Taibao back then; Therefore, Xiao Changyao and Xie Yang, one is a close friend, the other is Uncle Lang, which is comparable to ordinary monarchs and ministers, and it seems logical for the emperor to ask him.

"Your Majesty." Xie Yang's long body was jade, his facial features became clearer and clearer, and his eyes slowly moved away from the Son of Heaven.

"Your Majesty, the minister is a civil official, he doesn't understand military affairs, but the minister has been adhering to the court training since he was a child, concentrating on the classics, although he doesn't dare to say that he is familiar with the conquest, but he also knows a little about it; Your Majesty, there is a cloud in the "Martial Arts", "soldiers, murder weapons, saints have to use them as a last resort", except for the eight wildernesses, it has violated the training of the saints, besides, the filial piety of the first empire has not been removed, and His Majesty has first ascended to the great treasure, if he suddenly fights at this time, and fights on a large scale, not only is it inconsistent with the etiquette system, but also will put His Majesty on the cusp of the storm, and ......"

Xie Yang wanted to speak and stopped.

Seeing this, Xiao Changyao had a cold light in his eyes, and waved his dragon robe with displeasure on his face.

"Say it all at once, don't always spit out and swallow half by half!"

The emperor's face became colder and colder, but Xie Yang's face was like a moon.

"Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that the traitors in Liaodong are gathering, doing injustice, and resisting Tianwei, which is not Your Majesty's fault, because the world was in turmoil that year, Tian Chenghei in order to please the Yu Ting, cut the Central Plains in the past to benefit the barbarians, and the Gongsun family gradually got involved in Liaodong. Since Emperor Taizu, this dynasty has tried to recover Liaodong, but neither Huairou nor fetters have succeeded; In terms of the policy towards Liaodong, the first emperor followed Gaozu and did not meet him in arms. Chen once heard his father say that in the seventeenth year of the emperor's first year, before Taizu's southern expedition, the king of Zhongshan had advised the army to go east and pacify Liaodong in one fell swoop. What's more, everyone in the world knows that the "Book of Filial Piety" has a cloud, "If you don't change your father's way for three years, it's for filial piety", and now, after the first empire is mourned, if Your Majesty is eager to raise troops and go out to fight, wouldn't it be a shame for Your Majesty to bear the name of unfilial piety! Therefore, please think twice about sending troops. ”

Staring at Xie Yang who was like a crown of jade in front of him, Xiao Changyao's eyebrows were slightly constricted, the expression on his face was calm like water, and he couldn't help but look at Xie Yang a few more times. This evaluation, placed in the temple of the Great Zhou, which advocates military merits, is obviously not a friendly evaluation; Therefore, after Xiao Changyao heard this, he could only reluctantly show a smile.

"High phase." Xiao Changyao was on the dragon throne, and his cold gaze stabbed straight at Zai Fu Gao Dingcheng, who was standing in the center of the three people.

"The minister is here."

From the beginning of the court discussion, this purple-haired and blue-eyed Lord Zaifu, like an old monk in a fixed state, never moved, did not say a word, as if this matter had nothing to do with him; Decades of ups and downs have never left any traces of joy and sorrow on his face, and it will always be as calm as water.

"You don't have anything to say?!"

The words of a generation of emperors are as clear as a frozen lake, obviously condensing a terrifying coldness, which makes people shiver.

However, Gao Dingcheng still did not move, and only moved half a step forward.

"Your Majesty forgives your sins. The minister, ......, as the prime minister of the country, and the leader of the scholars, among the hundreds of officials and generals, should be the duty of the minister, and the minister should be outspoken; However, above the hundred officials, between the blood relatives of the heavenly family, it is not something that the ministers can talk about. Therefore, before the minister's words, I hope that His Majesty can forgive the minister's sin of rebellion, and the minister dares to speak out. ”

Xiao Changyao smiled.

"Haha, I can't imagine that Gao Xiangguo is also afraid. You can rest assured, the family law of the ancestors of the Great Zhou Dynasty has always been based on leniency and benevolence, this dynasty has established the country with force, ruled the country with literature, never tortured the doctors and those who neglected to say things, nor punished the crime because of their words, and encouraged admonition, Aiqing can say as bluntly as possible, no matter what you say today, I will forgive you for your innocence. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Gao Dingcheng gave a long salute, and his eyes became complicated.

Under the gaze of the Son of Heaven and the Dragon, Gao Dingcheng slowly spoke.

"Your Majesty, minister, do not approve of sending troops, even if you send troops, the minister does not approve of being led by King Qin."

Suddenly hearing Zaifu's words, Xiao Changyao's eyes flashed with a strange brilliance.

"It's ......, but it's new."

Xiao Changyao raised his hand and motioned for Zai Fu to continue, Gao Dingcheng said calmly.

"Your Majesty, there are two reasons for the minister's opposition, one of them, Liaodong has been difficult and dangerous since ancient times, most of the remnants of Beiyu are hidden in Liaodong, each raising swords and soldiers, although it is troublesome, but it is a disease of mustard after all, there is no need to worry, if I want to recover Liaodong, in fact, I don't have to be in a hurry, I might as well wait and see what happens, and when the Gongsun soldiers are exhausted, send a general to the conquest, and I will sit on the fisherman's profit again, wouldn't it be twice the result with half the effort; Second, if His Majesty decides to send troops, the minister will risk his life to say that the commander of the Eastern Expedition must not let the King of Qin take charge of the army. ”

"Why!" Xiao Changyao asked coldly.

"Your Majesty, King Qin's genius, looking at the four seas, known as the ambition of attacking Kyushu, and his prestige in the army is getting louder, his military achievements are outstanding, and he will be a great disaster for the country for a long time. Today, the King of Qin has 400,000 troops, dominates the three states, splits the soil and divides the seal, raises Kou and fattens himself, the city palace is inferior to the capital of the Son of Heaven, the royal feather forest with excellent armor guards, and the Jingbei army under his command is the division of tigers and wolves, and the world is invincible; Your Majesty, if the King of Qin occupies the land of Liaodong again, at that time, Jingbei and Liaodong will be in a state of horns, and the world will not be able to stop it. Therefore, Your Majesty, for the sake of the long-term peace and stability of the Great Zhou, we must not let Liaodong also float the banner of the King of Jingbei......"

Speaking of this, Gao Dingcheng knelt down slowly, his face full of anger.

"These words, the minister should not have said them, if Your Majesty thinks that the minister deliberately provokes the flesh and blood of the Heavenly Family, then please ask Your Majesty to punish the minister for the crime of false words."

"What Zaifu means ......, my younger brother, the younger brother of my mother's compatriots, wants to seize my throne and destroy the Great Zhou Jiangshan that he has laid down with his own hands, right?"

The Emperor's masterpiece.

The atmosphere of the imperial study was instantly condensed and the ice was over, the three important ministers knelt on the ground together, Xiao Changyao's eyes were cold, as if they had gathered endless frost.

After all, the Son of Heaven is the Son of Heaven, and the emperor is the emperor after all. Xiao Changyao quickly calmed down, swept away the coldness and anger in his eyes, and sat alone on the noble and majestic dragon chair, his sitting posture was very casual, just sitting quietly, sitting indifferently, sitting lonely.

He is not his father, nor is he a peerless commander like Apo.

"I don't know what you're talking about! Don't I want to be arbitrary, Weijiahaine?! But what can I do, who else can I use without his ......? I can't let me go to the expedition myself. ”

Xiao Changyao rubbed his eyebrows tiredly.

"Let's make a decision."

Outside the palace, the chill condensed into frost and snow, slowly falling from the sky, completely covering the gray and dreary Shangjing, rendering it into a snowy scene.

……

Jinyang, Hutuo River.

The cold wind rose suddenly, and the earth was pale and yellow, and there was no life; What I saw along the way, except for the vast wilderness outside Jinyang City, there were occasionally a few neighing horses, and there was a slight movement, and everywhere I passed, it was extremely deserted.

The north swept through the wilderness, and the leaves withered away, leaving the eyes completely desolate.

Huge snowflakes poured down densely along the gaps in the clouds, filling the mountains and rivers and annihilating the wilderness; The boundless sound of bangbang, as if erupting from the depths of the heavenly dome, like a continuous war drum, beating people's hearts trembling slightly, it was a string of rolling winter thunder.

In an instant, the heavy snow, like an endless white veil, covered the surface of the Hutuo River more than nine miles wide, sealed into a flat river, birds and beasts returned to their nests, pedestrians were extinct, and it seemed that the entire Jinyang Wangcheng and the northern frontier were swallowed by the wind and snow.

Thunder and lightning, a blizzard hit the top and hit straight ahead.

At this moment, on the bank of the Hutuo River, a towering Yuanmen tent was temporarily erected, which looked solemn and solemn, like a natural barrier, standing at the foot of the royal city, bearing the invasion from the blizzard.

The so-called Yuanmen Tent was originally used by the generals in the army to control their subordinates on the battlefield, mainly used to handle emergency military affairs and give orders; Now, the garrison of Wangcheng, on both sides of the Hutuo River, and then set up a camp tent at Yuanmen, it is quite strange.

I saw that inside and outside the camp tent, the banner was like a forest, and more than 1,000 Jingbei elite soldiers were like javelins, wearing iron pockets and chain mail, holding black spears with Jingbei knives, and their bodies were as straight as pines, standing in front of the gate in rows.

The camp was full of sharp soldiers, two hundred halberds were in the middle, the horses were arranged in layers, the shields were like walls, the tips of the spears were glowing with cold light, and the longbow stood solemnly with the bow in hand, and the eyes were blazing.

In the murderous aura, there are dozens of horsemen, hundreds of horsemen and righteous followers, constantly out of the formation and wandering, shuttling between the gates, and then when approaching the banks of the Hutuo River, look up and watch, with a horse whip combat knife, towards the other side of the river, whip pointing......

The black iron armor and the bright spear are surrounded by a Chinese military shogunate.

The master of this shogunate is a generation of famous generals in the Jingbei Army, in charge of 100,000 soldiers in the Beida Battalion, known as "killing Hu" in the name of the three armies, deterring the enemy's courage, and the hussar general Su Yi and called the "Jingbei Wings" of the immortal generals,—— champion general, Zhuguo, Zhenbei Hou, general Hu Kun.

Inside the gate is the barracks, and outside the gate is the execution ground.

It is said to be an execution ground, but in fact, it is an extremely simple wooden platform.

Nowadays, on the execution ground, there is a lot of slaughter, and the eyes are full of fierceness. More than a dozen rebels in prison uniforms, escorted by Jingbei soldiers, were sent to the guillotine by Wuhua and forcibly knelt down; They are all the eyeliners planted by the imperial court in the Jingbei army, most of them were born in the Imperial City Division, even if they exhausted the organs and worked hard to be alone, they still could not escape death in the end, and they were destined to die under the sword of the king of Jingbei.

On the cold guillotine, there are countless executioners in the army, they are expressionless, their eyes are fierce, the ghost-headed broadsword is polished and shining, just wait for an order, you can wave the butcher's knife and harvest the lives of those ants and rats.

"Martial arts calamity to the country! Mess with me big week! ”

"National thief!"

"Human slaughter!"

"One husband!"

For a while, outside the gate, the sound of cursing was endless.

This is the last cry of those imperial court eyeliners, and it is also their last struggle.

Click!

The fire order is thrown.

With a few sounds, more than ten ghost-headed knives were raised in unison, flashing with dazzling light in the vast snow and mist.

"Execution—"

With this order, the executioner raised and fell, and countless thick-backed machetes cut out a shining arc, the knife shot in all directions, and the sound of popping through the air sounded, and suddenly blood splashed, and the smell of blood became stronger.

Three-way drums sounded.

The broadsword swung through.

A world of ice and snow was dyed all over the ground with blood in an instant.

As the royal city of Jingbei, Jinyang is more than Yanjing, Gao Junxiong is very beneficial, you can ride a horse on the top, you can reclaim it below, and even the camp tent of General Hu Kun is also set up on the bank of the Hutuo River, in the darkness, revealing a fierce killing. Only a few jumping candles shone on the faces of everyone in the camp.

The tent was silent, and there was mutton and shochu on the table; The flames turned into a fiery color in Hu Kun's eyes, and he looked at the clear waves in the cup faintly, and opened his mouth with a cold voice.

"The flying pigeon spreads the book, and the king of secret music: all the fine works in the army have been killed."

"Yes, General." The Jingbei warrior knelt on one knee and replied loudly.

Hu Kun was silent, silently drank the wine in the cup.

Dusk, twilight is sad.

Under the gray sky, the red blood stained the river red; On the broad surface of the river, a layer of golden and red foam floated, and with the surging waves, it slowly flowed eastward, and the black and pressed headless corpses floated on the river, attracting eagles to peck at food, and the stench of decay filled the countryside.

……

Shangjing, Qin Wangfu, study.

It seemed to be a very calm night, with no wind, no frost, and no snow; The clear moonlight, covered with a layer of floating clouds as thin as cicada wings, gently sprinkled into the windows, shaking people's eyes.

The moonlight is like water.

Xiao Changling stood quietly in front of the window, his hands behind his back, his clothes were better than snow, he held a secret letter between his fingers, his face was as calm as Yinghu, and he didn't say a word; Suddenly, with a flick of his hand, he threw the thin scroll of secret letter into the brazier at his feet, and burned it clean until it was reduced to ashes.

The bright moonlight poured on Xiao Changling's body, dressed in white and proud of the snow, just like the white-clothed horse tour of the imperial capital, high-spirited and uninhibited; The cold eyes of the king of Jingbei have always been unwavering, as if gathering a vast ocean, through the small space, the sky is full of snow.

Xiao Changling muttered to himself.

"It's snowing......"