During the Xuanbao period, there was a war. The border cities in the northern region are smoky, and the people are struggling to make a living.

A few days ago, the newly established wolf lord of the Celestial Wolf Country, Wolf Tianli, raised an army of 200,000 to kill from north to south. After besieging the city for ten days, he broke through Beiyancheng, the first fortress in the Northern Regions. The 100,000 soldiers and civilians in the city were slaughtered, and none of them were spared. As soon as the war began, a large number of refugees fled south with their families. The refugees were forced to leave their homes, and the spring plague was exerted along the way. Nine out of ten of the victims suffered from grief and suffering.

And after the wolf soldiers occupied Beiyan City, they saw that the empire was slow to send troops to help, and they were even more unscrupulous. They marched to Chang'an, burning and looting along the roads, and everywhere they went, they turned peaceful villages and towns into scorched earth. The wolf lord even issued an order that no one was allowed to see the existence of the Central Plains people within a radius of 100 miles wherever he went. Therefore, the cruel wolf soldiers are all red-eyed. The innocent people of Middle-earth are not treated as living beings at all.

Why did the imperial capital Chang'an delay in sending troops to rescue him? It was only because the nobles of the Tang Dynasty's Xinna Prime Minister's Mansion had not asked about political affairs for many months. That noble person is Shen Qinghui, the beloved daughter of Prime Minister Shen of the dynasty, who was born with the beauty of the country. When he saw it in the Prime Minister's Mansion, the Son of Heaven couldn't help but be granted by the soul and was doubly favored.

However, there are many ministers in the palace who have the courage to advise the king not to indulge in the desire of wine-colored beauties, and to put the world first. However, the king listened to Shen Xiang's slander and ignored it. Therefore, all the important matters in the Changle Palace at this time were accepted by the high-ranking prime minister.

The prime minister almost covered the sky with one hand in the court, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty called him Mr. Shen Da. This Mr. Shen Da is quite relied on by the Tang King, and his power is tilted towards the government and the opposition. Moreover, this person has a greedy temperament, and there are rumors in the neighborhood of Chang'an City that Zeng Yunxiang built a Tianxing Tower in the mansion, and among the tall buildings, countless gold, silver, pearls and jade are piled up into ten gold mountains. It can be seen how generous this Mr. Shen has become.

Before the destruction of Beiyan City this time, the news of the battle from the border pass every day flew like snowflakes in the Changle Palace. But these 100,000 urgent war reports and emergency military letters could not be presented to the Tang King. Instead, he was taken into custody by Mr. Shen Da and the powerful ministers of the court and the central government he encircled, and on the one hand, he covered up the battle reports on the front line of the border pass, and on the other hand, blocked the direct ministers who asked to meet the Tang king. There was no intention of sending troops to the border to rescue the emergency.

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In the Qinghe Palace, several palace maids carried dim lanterns. Penetrated into the depths of the pavilion and came to the outside of Princess Huashan's bedroom.

"Your Royal Highness the Princess, outside the palace, there is a minister who wants to enter and ask for a meeting, and I beg Her Royal Highness the princess for permission. ”

"Who's the leader?"

A gentle woman's voice came from the boudoir where the candle was still lit. Through the window, you can vaguely see the beautiful figure in the candle shadow still sitting next to the desk. At this time, it was late at night, but she was still reading by candle, and she had not taken off her makeup and rested.

"The leader is the imperial historian Qin Guan and the imperial lieutenant Dong Xing. and many ministers of civil and military affairs. He has been waiting outside the temple for a long time. ”

In the room, Princess Hua Shan was silent for a long time, and then said: "Since all the ministers of the court and the central government have arrived, this palace can't be seen." Then lead them to the front hall to watch tea. ”

The palace ladies took the order and left. Princess Hua Shan sighed. She Bing Xue is smart, how could she not know why these civil and military men who are dedicated to the Tang Dynasty come here late at night. But what happened this time is not so simple to solve. However, if you don't do it all the time, you will fall into an absolutely passive situation. This is a result that Princess Huashan and even the entire Tang Dynasty cannot face.

She changed into her red-hot clothes. Like a flame without regrets.

Princess Hua Shan came to the main hall. But seeing the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, nearly half of them have gathered here. Some of these courtiers are gray-haired, but their faces are full of grief and indignation, and old tears are full of tears. When they saw the princess in front of them, they bowed their heads and fell to the ground.

"Your Royal Highness the Princess, the old minister, waiting, I've been waiting for a long time......

When the ministers of the court, including Qin Guan and Dong Xing, the imperial historian, saw the princess, they were all in tears and couldn't cry. For the whole day, the ministers were worried about the national disaster, and they had gone to the Changle Palace more than once to collectively admonish the Tang King. However, he was blocked from entering by the guards of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Dozens of courtiers knelt in front of the main gate of Changle Palace, waiting from dawn to sunset. Bitter See.

And as a result, the Tang King did summon them. However, on the bank of the lotus pond behind the imperial garden, he ordered the singers and dancers to play ceremonial music and arrange a venison wine banquet to entertain the ministers. The ministers wanted to spread the news of the border battle to the sky, but the Tang King was happy to sing and dance to promote peace, and was completely unwilling to talk about military and political affairs with the ministers.

The ministers were unable to meet the Son of Heaven for several days, so they had to take advantage of the late night to gather in Princess Huashan's Qinghe dormitory to discuss strategies to protect the country and the people and repel the Hulu.

"Everyone, please get up. Princess Hua Shan sighed and said: "Although the palace lives in the deep boudoir, the palace already knows what everyone has done for my Tang Dynasty in the past few days. But the father was in a drunken dream at this time. Even the main palace is difficult to dissuade. ”

"Princess...... The old minister is nearly eighty years old and is dying. But the rivers and mountains of Datang are still thriving. Now that the family and country are in trouble, the Duke of Zhenbei has died in battle...... If Chang'an doesn't announce the world with the king's sword, and sends troops to the north to attack the wolf, then my Tang Dynasty will be destroyed, and Kyushu will die!"

"The old ministers and others couldn't sleep at night, and after deliberation and weighing, the only way to ask the princess to leave the palace and go north first to stabilize the morale of the army. Only when Your Royal Highness the princess and the soldiers on the front line face a strong enemy together, the soldiers will fight to the death for my Tang Dynasty and the wolf clan. Our imperial capital, Chang'an, is expected to resist the invasion of wolf soldiers!"

Qin Guan, the imperial historian, has a white beard, he has worked hard for the empire for half his life, and he can be said to have done his best, and at this time, he has saved the country with his old body, which is really the loyalty of the country. He was short of breath and coughed incessantly. The pain in my heart was like a knife, and between my wrinkled cheeks, two lines of muddy old tears flowed.

"Although the old minister is in the position of the captain, he can't mobilize the troops and horses, and now the political affairs of the Taiwei Mansion are under the supervision of Shen Xiang all the time. There is nothing full of blood, but it cannot serve the country loyally. Alas, woe!"

Taiwei Dong Xing sighed in the buttress of the wall, because of the high position and power of Shen Xiang in the court, everything was under the surveillance of the prime minister. Taiwei has the heart to serve the country, but he has no power to return to heaven. That Mr. Shen Da's eyeliner is all over the government and the opposition, if it weren't for the ministers of the court and the central government taking advantage of this dead of night to visit Princess Huashan in Qinghe Palace and plot the war in the Northern Regions. Then, this matter will definitely be noticed by Shen Xiang.

"It's been a long time since I suffered you. Now the situation of our dynasty is very unfavorable. Early tomorrow morning, the palace will personally go to the Northern Regions to supervise the war. And the affairs in the palace, please bother. I, Datang, can't live without you. Please also be sure to convey the battle report from the front to my father. ”

Princess Hua Shan's tone paused, and she said heavily: "But the father is ...... This time he was only blinded, he was by no means the kind of king who was sloppy and inactive from the bottom of his bones. The first emperor once opened the prosperous era of the Tang Dynasty, and now in our lifetime, it will definitely not let our glorious kingdom collapse and wither. ”

"The old minister also thinks that His Majesty has always been discerning, but this incident is too strange. The old minister dared to guess what His Majesty was thinking, but he wanted to ......"

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Yongzhou, Shanglu City.

A hazy light rain drifted from the familiar Gujing stone bridge. The figure of the young man stood on the Yong'an Bridge, which seemed to be in harmony with the apricot blossoms outside the eaves, like a silent landscape. It's just that in this painting style full of nostalgia, there is not a beautiful woman holding an umbrella.

The raindrops falling outside the umbrella moistened the moss growing on the stone steps, and each drop of pure raindrop reflected the young man's handsome, but slightly haggard face. When I revisited the old place, one after another memories came to my heart. The reflection on the water echoed under the stone bridge, adding to the loneliness.

"May I ask you, son, why have you been looking at me? Is there anything strange here for the little girl?"

"Under ...... I only think that the girl is like the person in my dreams, but I don't know if I see the girl in this Shanglu City, whether I am also in a dream......"

Familiar words still echo in my ears. All this seems to be just a big dream, both on earth and in heaven. However, the world in front of me is only rainy and foggy, the old scene is the same, and there are few people.

"Shopkeeper, give me wine, I want the strongest shochu!"

Lu Yang walked into the restaurant and casually threw a large silver ingot to the shopkeeper, he just wanted to use spirits to anesthetize himself. Take a break from those painful memories of the past. Suddenly, the shopkeeper came to the table with wine, and when he saw Lu Yang's dignified expression, he thought about it in his heart, not only said: "Young man, you went to the Northern Regions to join the army, right?

"Hmm...... It's just that I don't have any relatives, but I came here to revisit the old place and remembered some things from the past......" Lu Yang smiled bitterly, now there is a war going on in the north of Shang Lu City, and he has to go to the Chang'an City Palace to go with the army first. It is also in a similar situation to the men who go out to fight.

"Young man, since this land has an extraordinary affection for you, then, when you are on the battlefield in the future, you must always keep in mind and protect this place! I heard that after the destruction of Beiyan City, the surrounding villages and towns were all killed by wolf soldiers. At noon today, I still heard those military masters defending the city talk about the military situation ahead, those wolf cubs are not people! They have burned down a large number of our villages and towns, and this is to exterminate the seeds of our people in Middle-earth!"

As soon as he mentioned those murderous wolf clans, the shopkeeper scolded angrily. For the wolf clan, all the people of Middle-earth hated it to the core. I can't wait to send troops immediately and completely beat this group of wolf cubs out of the territory of Zhongzhou.

"Early this morning, I heard that the first pass of the Hetao, Lingxi City was also broken. The wolf soldiers are still marching on the victory. It is estimated that tomorrow, those refugees on the border will rush to the outside of Shanglu City......"

"What?

Hearing the shopkeeper's words, Lu Yang was really shocked and angry. The army of the Heavenly Wolf Kingdom had been repairing in Beiyan City for less than three days, and it really continued to march along the Hetao area. They went there with only one purpose, that is, the imperial capital, Chang'an! As long as they captured Chang'an City at all costs, they captured the current Emperor of Zhongzhou. Then it will definitely shake Kyushu and the whole world will collapse!

When he was angry, a person's face suddenly appeared in Lu Yang's mind, it was in the Snow Wolf Mountain in the Northern Regions, the arrogant words that the third prince Wolf Tianli said to the group of heroes:

"Our army is stationed here, and it will not be long before it will march south and set foot in Beiyancheng. When that time comes, your country will be destroyed......"

So far, what Wolf Tianli said has come true. Lingxi City was attacked by wolf soldiers in one day, and now those people who have not had time to flee are still in danger. Now, the wolf clan is marching forward, and the people are likely to be trampled by the iron hooves of the wolf soldiers as soon as tonight. They desperately need a force to protect their lives!

"I can't just watch the people of Middle-earth die in the war. ”

Lu Yang smiled fearlessly, went out with a jar of spirits, and immediately said goodbye to the store. The direction of his departure was not towards Chang'an City in the west, but towards the north.

Even though he is alone, he will face the thousands of troops of the northern wolf clan. But he has a sword in his hand.

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