Chapter 53: The Eve of the Great War
Ling Zimo and the three of them sat in the desert to rest, and Lou Wenyu said: "This mirage must be broken, otherwise it will harm the living beings and save the people from it." Locals still regard it as a spectacle, and countless people come to see it. ”
"But with the three of us, we can't do it. I have to let Xia Mingxuan and Liu Ling come over together. Ling Zimo replied.
Lou Wenyu sent the news to Xia Mingxuan, and soon Xia Mingxuan and Liu Ling joined the three of them. In order not to be conspicuous, Xia Mingxuan took off the noble and gorgeous clothes of the prince of Ningxia in casual clothes. The same is true for Liu Ling.
"Lou Wenyu, why did you call us here?" Liu Lingben and Xia Mingxuan, these (day) people, have been meeting various officials, relatives and others, and there is no time to be alone at all, finally, today (day rì) the two can be free, walk together, and let Lou Wenyu pull over, Liu Ling said to Lou Wenyu unhappily.
"Senior sister, you husband and wife have a lot of time after the two of you, and today (day rì) let you come, it's the right thing. You see, this mirage is harming the people here, do you care about it? Just now, Ling Zimo almost couldn't get out, and he stayed there forever. Ling Zimo is an immortal (身shēn), and he can enter this building, not to mention ordinary people. Today, we will break this mirage to prevent future troubles. Lou Wenyu said with a serious face.
"I see, okay. Let me see. Liu Ling immediately turned back to business.
Lou Wenyu still conjured the Thunder Sword, cast a spell, and said: "Enter". The five of them entered the mirage together.
All kinds of flowers exude a strange fragrance, Nian Xue said to everyone: "Flowers have a fragrance, can enter people's consciousness, everyone can take this medicine, you can be fine." Nian Xue handed everyone a pill.
"Strange, when we entered just now, why didn't we have this strange smell?" Lou Wenyu said.
"Presumably, it was because the senior brother was already obsessed with the poison of incense at that time. Nian Xue replied.
After a while, there were seven floors in the building, and Lou Wenyu looked at the highest place, and there was an object similar to a spire at the highest point. He flew up, but he couldn't stand steadily, as if he was stepping on cotton, and the whole building was fluttering, and he couldn't stand steadily, he flew up, cut the spire with a thunder sword, and the building disappeared, and presented the scene of the garden, but after a while, the building appeared again. And so on and so forth.
The other four people saw that Lou Wenyu had no tricks, so they flew to the top of the building one after another, and it was really untenable here, so the five of them flew up like Lou Wenyu and conjured their own weapons. When the weapons of the five people were conjured at the same time, the weapons of the five people emitted a multicolored light, and the colorful light gathered together and condensed into a single light, which flew towards the spire of the tower, and in an instant, the entire mirage disappeared. There are no recurrences.
"It seems that the five of us have cracked this mirage. Lou Wenyu took back the Thunder Sword and said.
"Well, junior brother, you're done. Come to think of it, after we became immortals, our skills also increased greatly. Xia Mingxuan said to Lou Wenyu.
The five of them flew to the ground together, and Ling Zimo asked Xia Mingxuan, "Xia Mingxuan, when will we go back?"
Xia Mingxuan looked at Liu Ling, and saw a black wind drifting into the distance.
"You
Did you see a black wind just now? Xia Mingxuan asked.
"I saw it, I don't know where the monster is. Lou Wenyu said.
"This is the same as what you saw before when you were in the heart demon. Senior brother, are you okay?" Nian Xue had seen it before, so she asked Ling Zimo.
Ling Zimo was in a trance for a moment, and then returned to his original state and said, "Xue, I'm fine." This black smoke said to Ling Zimo: "You are a waste, in the near future, we will see you again, hahaha." "The black smoke whistled in the sky, and then flew away. Only Ling Zimo heard it. None of the others heard. So when they spoke, the black smoke was talking to Ling Zimo. So he was in a trance. He knew that this matter was not trivial, and he wanted to quickly go back to the Snow Pavilion to talk to his master.
After all, this is not the first time that you have been demonized. So as not to cause Nian Xue to worry, he said that it was okay.
"Let's go, let's go back. After a little more stay (日rì), we will go back. Xia Mingxuan took the lead and pulled Liu Ling's phantom away. Ling Zimo and the others followed back to the palace.
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After meeting with Nian Xue and the three of them in the jade shop, Yi Ze hurried back to the Central Plains and went straight to the palace to meet the emperor.
The emperor is still handling state affairs in the imperial study, and in recent years, the emperor has slowly held the real power firmly in his own hands, and he is no longer afraid of all forces in the DPRK and China. The emperor did not break it in one fell swoop, but slowly broke it one by one, and he relied on his wisdom to make the entire court and the opposition loyal to him. Therefore, he didn't care about Shen Xingyi and the others at all.
"Your Majesty, the minister has found Miss Nianxue and has met her in the jade shop, and Miss Nianxue replied that it is related to the five of them. Let the minister tell you that you don't have to worry about her. Nian Xue's original words were: "Don't worry about me, the Central Plains and Ningxia have a war, if it can be calmed down, then it should be the best." If not, it is also the will of God. ”。 ”
"Since it is related to the five of them, the prince of Ningxia must be Xia Mingxuan. The emperor said silently.
"Your Majesty, there is another thing, the minister really can't figure it out, when I asked Miss Nianxue, she only said later, but this time the time is not (允yǔn) Xu, so she didn't tell me. ”
"What?"
"When I was in the courtyard, there was no one in the courtyard, and suddenly, Nian Xue and the three of them appeared in front of me out of thin air, I don't know if this is a spell or?"
"Not only you, but the shopkeeper of the jade shop also told me about this kind of thing, and besides, the five of them, I only know that they are immortal cultivators, have they already done this? No matter who they are, they will definitely not harm innocent people. This matter, the next time she sees Nian Xue, maybe she will talk to me. I just don't know when the next time we meet......"
"Your Majesty, the armies of all sides have been prepared, and this time the soldiers have doubled their momentum, and the military rations and weapons have been fully prepared. A few years ago, the people on the border of Ningxia were miserable and in a situation of deep fire (heat). This time, the soldiers have made full preparations for this attack on Ningxia, and it will be foolproof to capture Ningxia. What's next?"
After a long time, he turned around and said, "Okay, this time, I."
, in person. ”
A few days later, the 800,000 Central Plains army officially marched towards Ningxia.
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When the Central Plains army reached the border of Ningxia, Ningxia received the news.
The lord of the kingdom summoned all the ministers to discuss the matter. The lord of the country sat anxiously on the imperial chair, holding his forehead, listening to the ministers discuss, you say a word, I say a word.
"The lord of the country, the other party has an army of 800,000, and the emperor of the Central Plains personally conquered it. This emperor of the Central Plains, the city government is very deep, from the beginning of the ministers no one responded, to now loyal to him. This person, if he is wise and foolish, he should not be underestimated, the lord of the country, I propose, it is better to value peace, and talk about peace. One of the civil servants proposed.
General Li came out of the rank and said: "Lord, I propose to fight, this time, the palace of the Central Plains Kingdom is personally conquest, presumably they are fully prepared, at this time, don't you let the Central Plains lead the way?" General Li said as he looked fiercely at the civil official who had just proposed peace.
This civil official first took a step back in fright, and then continued: "General Li, lest you say it too lightly, the Central Plains army has 800,000 soldiers, and all the troops of my Ningxia Kingdom add up to only 300,000 troops. How to resist?"
"In my opinion, you are a man who is greedy for life and afraid of death. What a civilian official knows, he only knows how to talk on paper and express his political opinions indiscriminately. General Lee looked contemptuous.
"General Li, do you want to watch the Ningxia Kingdom, which has developed with great difficulty, fall into ruin this time, abandon the common people, and let them live in the midst of fire and water?"
Our soldiers are not vegetarians, otherwise they would not have developed into the current Ningxia Kingdom after more than ten years of interruption. ”
The lord of the country couldn't sit still, so he stood up (身shēn), but he didn't stand firmly, but the subordinate next to him helped him, and the lord of the country stood still. The lord of the kingdom has gone through the war, he is old, and his body is not as good as before, and now this sudden change makes him feel powerless......
"Alright, alright, stop arguing. Isn't that messy enough? You've come up with a solution. What's the use of arguing here?"
The ministers, shaking their heads below, one of the ministers suddenly stepped forward and said, "My lord, if there is a war, I propose that the prince personally conquer it." ”
The lord's eyes widened, and he said, "Prince, I finally found him, and now you want him to charge?"
The minister replied: "My lord, if you make peace, the Central Plains will come with 800,000 troops this time, and they will definitely ask for a price. If there is a war, the entire Ningxia country knows that the prince has been found, and this time if the prince goes to war, he will definitely meet the hearts of the army and the people, and share the same hatred of the enemy. ”
Only then did General Li feel that what he said was reasonable, and stepped forward and said to the lord of the country: "The lord of the country is very reasonable. In my opinion, the prince is talented, extraordinary, and wise, and this time, he will definitely destroy the momentum of the Central Plains. ”
"Let me think again. "When the lord of the country asked Xia Mingxuan to inherit the throne, he was unwilling, and proposed to let Qi Yue inherit it. This time, the situation is urgent, I don't know, is he willing? And the son I managed to find with great difficulty, in case ...... His heart was also full of guilt,
Caught in a dilemma.
The lord of the kingdom withdrew from the court, and ordered the ministers to go back first, and he came to the queen of the country alone.
The queen of the country had already heard about it, and she was so anxious that she didn't know what to do. I didn't want to disturb the lord of the country anymore, so I was anxious in the palace (hall diàn).
The lord of the kingdom entered the door, "Queen of the country." He walked to the side of the back of the country (身shēn).
"Lord of the country, sit down, I made (奶nǎi) tea for you. "The queen of the country pulled the lord of the country to sit down and asked the people to bring fresh (milk nǎi) tea. Place on the table.
The tea exudes the fragrance of people, and the lord of the country picked up the tea, took a sip, and said, "It's very mellow, you haven't made tea yourself for a long time." The Emperor said.
After that, he put down the tea and continued: "Hey, I also came to you to let go of the shackles and settle down. Coupled with this (milk nǎi) tea, it was a little more relaxed. The queen of the kingdom is here this time to discuss with you about one thing (情qíng), which is related to the national system and the prince, so I want to hear your opinion. The lord of the country said earnestly to the queen.
(End of chapter)