Volume 1 Don't Use the Hidden Dragon Chapter 26 The Uncrowned King
Since coming to Dragon City, Pranya has not eaten and slept in the open air. Although some people think of her as a monster, she is no longer the ominous daughter that people call her. What's more, Prajna felt that both the Young Dragon Lord and the Little Dragon Girl sincerely regarded her as a friend, and also looked for a cure for her.
Growing up, Pranya was bullied a lot, and no one ever regarded her as a true friend. It wasn't until she met the young dragon lord and the little dragon girl that she knew what friendship was, that is, there was no prejudice, no fraud, and it was full of sincerity and selflessness.
At this moment, Prajna feels that although her life is full of misfortunes, she can still see the dawn of hope. At least, she's lucky now, because she's met two friends of her age.
The wind in late autumn is getting colder and colder, and the golden ginkgo leaves are fluttering and falling to the ground to form a sea of golden leaves. The young dragon lord and the little dragon girl walked into this most beautiful picture, they walked together, how well they looked, it was simply a pair of little mandarin ducks made in heaven.
This situation made Praruo can't help but sigh in his heart, if he also has a lover like the young dragon lord, how good it would be! However, now that people are not ghosts or ghosts, who would want themselves?
A knight on a fast horse broke in from the south, and he went straight to the young dragon lord and the little dragon girl, breaking the beauty in the picture.
Then, Praruo heard the shocked voice of the little dragon girl, "What? Gongsun Jingyang is gathering troops to prepare to attack the Dragon City?"
The Young Dragon Lord was unfazed, "Those who should come will always come, but this old guy is really good at picking the time!"
The knight said, "The Great Elder has sent a messenger to summon the Ten Masters of the Heavenly Dragon to come to the Dragon City to discuss matters. The subordinates came on the orders of Elder Wu to ask the Young Dragon Lord to go back and discuss the strategy of retreating from the enemy. ”
"The two Great Elders hold the military and political power, why do you need to consult with me, an idler?" said the Young Dragon Lord, "Go back and tell them that if there is anything, they will solve it on their own!"
"But......" The knight behaved in embarrassment, "Elder Wen specially instructed me to be sure to invite the two dragon knights back. ”
"I'm a good-for-nothing idler, why are you looking for me to go back? I'm in a good mood now, I'm enjoying the beautiful scenery here, don't bother me!" said the young dragon lord, turning his back to the knight, "Don't hurry up yet!"
After the knight was bombarded away by the Young Dragon Lord, Alan Jiyi said, "Young Dragon Lord, now the big battle is coming......
"Ah Lan," the Young Dragon Lord interrupted Ah Lan Jiyi, "Although the Dragon Kingdom is only a county now, I am the king of the Dragon Kingdom, and I am not a mercenary who can come and go at a moment's notice. ”
"Ah Lan understands, but we can't just watch the Dragon Kingdom fall into danger, right?"
"I want to take care of it, but I'm soft-spoken, I can't take care of it! Besides, do these sanctimonious Chang disciples really regard me as the Young Dragon Lord?
They don't, you and I are just the dragon knights in their mouths, and people only value you and me to control the dragon. In their eyes, we are nothing more than a warrior who can ride a dragon to fight. ”
"However, without their support, we would not have any hope of recovering the country!"
"Yes!" the Young Dragon Lord smiled bitterly, "Everyone thinks so!, if it weren't for these Chang Sect disciples, without the support of these Holy Warriors, I wouldn't be where I am today." Therefore, they feel that this Dragon Kingdom should belong to the Chang Sect, not to my Dragon Clan.
What's more, as the Young Dragon Lord, I can't govern inside, and I can't command the army outside. What kind of monarch is this? Theocracy reigns above all, and the monarch is just an ornament. Where do these gods put the king's power?"
"I understand your mood very well!" Arangiyi pointed out, "but if we refuse to participate in the proceedings, the elders will think that we are making trouble, and will we not be overwhelmed by the fact that we are being overwhelmed?"
"Hmph!" the Young Dragon Lord didn't care, "If they have the ability, they will find a way to retreat from the enemy themselves." Right now, I can't manage anything, and I don't want to care about anything!"
The dissatisfaction of the young dragon lord has made the outsider of Praruo exaggerated. Although she didn't know the specific situation of the Dragon Kingdom, she could know from the conversation between the Young Dragon Lord and the Little Dragon Girl that the Dragon Kingdom was now a state of religion. Perhaps it is the church that holds power, but the young dragon lord is a puppet-like existence.
And the young dragon lord has his own ideas, he doesn't want to be suppressed by the divine power anymore. And his only bargaining chips are two dragons, and he wants to take the opportunity of Gongsun Jingyang's attack on the Dragon City to negotiate with the elders of the Changjiao Holy Vehicles Sect to take back the power that belongs to the king of a country.
Although the young dragon lord didn't want to care about anything, he still decided to ask the front line about the situation.
After the outbreak of the great plague in the spring, the Son of Heaven led the army of ghouls to flee to the far north, and Nangongzi was proclaimed as the new king of the Chang Dynasty by the old ministers of King Changming, occupying the northern part of the Central Plains. And the powerful minister Gongsun Jingyang stole the beam and changed the pillar to put a wild species on the throne, and its sphere of influence was in the south of the Central Plains.
The former queen Gongsun Mingyue regarded herself as the queen mother, and all government affairs were controlled by Gongsun Jingyang. Although Gongsun Jingyang still claims to be Dazai, he is actually the same as Gongsun Mingyue, the uncrowned king.
And the Royal Dragon Kingdom, which is also located in the Central Plains, is sandwiched between the two forces of Nangongzi and Gongsun Jingyang. The Nangongzi forces stretched from the northern foot of Qianlong Valley to the Xuanwu Lake in the north, and the forces of Gongsun Jingyang basically surrounded the east, south, and west of the Royal Dragon Kingdom.
The Hetao Plain north of the Sancha River was originally a small earldom, and even if you add the mountains around Qianlong Valley within a radius of dozens of miles, its territory is only the size of two earldoms. The territory directly under the jurisdiction of Gongsun Jingyang has one marquisate and three counties, plus the major vassals loyal to him, the territory under his control is as many as 20 counties.
After absorbing the surrounding population, the population of the Royal Dragon Kingdom was as much as 100,000, but compared with the population controlled by Gongsun Jingyang, it was less than 20%. Although 20,000 troops can be summoned out of these 100,000 people, to fight with Gongsun Jingyang's 80,000 army is simply to hit a stone with an egg.
Gongsun Jingyang's purpose is very clear, that is, to recover the Hetao Plain north of the Sancha River and prepare for the Northern Expedition to Nangongzi. After all, the geographical location of the Dragon Kingdom is like a nail hanging over his head for Gongsun Jingyang. If he didn't pull out the nail first, then there was a good chance that the nail would turn into a sharp sword and plunge into his heart.
When Gongsun Jingyang decided to conquer the Dragon Kingdom, the most active ones were Gongliang Bo and Xianningzi, who had long wanted to annihilate the Dragon Warriors and regain their homeland in one fell swoop.