Ying resolutely stared at the paper for a long time, silent.

Right now he was in the apse. There are four candles lit in the house, which is not very bright. Although this apse is called a temple, it can only be regarded as a slightly larger room. In fact, it was a part of the former Rongcheng Yamen - it was rebuilt from the main hall.

The country of Rong has only been in the country for a year, and although the territory has expanded nearly 100 times in the south and the north, it is still not time to build a new imperial residence. Originally, it was possible to use the palace in Kyoto, the former Yukuni. However, during the attack on Kyoto, the remaining army resisted stubbornly, and the battle was extremely fierce. In the final battle, not only did both sides invest nearly 100,000 total troops, but also monks and demons took action.

If someone with supernatural powers strikes, the battle damage will be extremely difficult to control. Most of Kyoto was in ruins, and the Imperial Palace was razed to the ground. The monks of Mu Nanju thought that there were too many dead souls in Kyoto, which was the appearance of great evil, so they abandoned Kyoto City and designated Rongcheng as the place of Longxing.

Fortunately, although the temple is small, it is extremely quiet. The lieutenant standing in the darkness held his breath, not daring to let the sound of his breathing disturb the silence. He saw a faint shadow on Ying Ran's face. Although I knew that it was a projection of a candle flame, I also felt that it should represent a certain emotion in the heart of my master.

That Li Yunxin is coming...... Your Majesty should not feel very happy.

Because even he, a lieutenant, doesn't feel very happy.

They are people. Many people in this world have been suppressed for too long. Once upon a time there was a high gate. Xuanmen controls everything in the world, and even the emperor has to bow down. Later, the Xuanmen was destroyed, but there were demons and demons, and they still had to be above people. Now, after a difficult war, the threat of demons has begun to fade, and it seems that people can finally raise their eyebrows.

But this lieutenant knows that there is still a shadow on this majesty's body.

It's the one who dominates behind the scenes.

This kind of thing...... Ordinary people don't know much. Only a henchman like him knows a little bit of the details. His Majesty was originally a thief in the grass, but with the help of Li Yunxin, he embarked on the road of hegemony and began to compete for the world.

Although Li Yunxin has never shown up, his influence lingers.

For example, the "Divine Dragon Cult" in the country.

Since the collapse of the Xuanmen, the divine light on the monks has faded. For a time, cults were rampant in China, each advocating that "oneself is the true destiny of heaven." They gathered together many poor people who were dissatisfied with the war, and there was a hidden tendency of turmoil. Fortunately, this momentum was detected in time, and Rong Jun quickly suppressed those sects one by one. and gave a law that commanded no one to claim to be holy or to cause trouble to the hearts of men.

The only exception is the Divine Dragon Cult.

The Divine Dragon Sect believes in the Great Sage Dragon King Weishui Jun, who is one of the incarnations of Li Yunxin. At the beginning of the Rong Army's uprising, this sect made great contributions. Many "immortal elders" in the sect went out with the army, and recruited "strange people" in various places to display all kinds of magical powers. The Rong army attacked the city and pulled out the fortress because of what many people couldn't do, and those immortal elders could do it.

But this lieutenant knows that those so-called immortal chiefs are actually demons.

The sect leader worshipped by the Divine Dragon Sect, which is now in the Rong Kingdom, is also a demon.

His Majesty wants to reign over the world...... He will soon have unrivaled power. However, even then, it is necessary to bow down to some being above the human world. Even a physically disabled person like him felt unwilling to think about it.

Then Li Yunxin really came to Rongcheng...... What attitude should Your Majesty take to greet him, as an emperor, or as a member of the sect and a subordinate?

These thoughts swirled in his mind, and he heard the emperor in front of him breathe a sigh of relief. The lieutenant immediately raised his eyes and looked at him.

"How has the matter of clearing up the remaining party of Mu Nanju been done recently. ”

The lieutenant pondered for a while in a very short time, and said softly: "Return to Your Majesty." According to His Majesty's orders, hunt but not kill. Three hundred and forty suspects have now been imprisoned. The identities of 119 were confirmed. Others are being interrogated. The rebellion of Munanju in the Gyeonggi area has disappeared, and some people in the northwest and southeast areas are still active. But it is inevitable that the war will cease there. It took half a year to carefully search and arrest, and it will soon be calmed down. ”

Zhongguan also knows Mu Nanju better than ordinary people.

The people of Mu Nanju also made great contributions at the beginning of the uprising. Even more meritorious than those immortal elders in the Divine Dragon Sect. They are ordinary people, but they are also the most terrifying craftsmen and assassins. But later, it is said that Li Yunxin turned against the owner of Mu Nanju, and His Majesty announced that those people were all rebellious and began to purge and arrest.

However, when he thinks of his past merits, he only catches and does not kill. He felt that His Majesty did this because he couldn't bear it in his heart, but he had to follow Li Yunxin's will. This kind of thing...... It's really breathtaking when I think about it.

Now I ask what this is for? Is it to dedicate it to Li Yunxin when he comes? Let him send it? So that he will know that the people of Rong Guo are loyal to him?

But he didn't want his majesty to ask another irrelevant matter.

"The art of immortal compilation, do you have eyebrows?"

The lieutenant was stunned for a moment, and immediately replied: "Recently, I found four more monks from the former Xuanmen. But the realm is not high. I asked people to ask, but they all said that they had never heard of that method. ”

Ying Ran didn't speak, staring at the piece of paper on the desk and became silent.

The lieutenant's heart tightened. After thinking about it and thinking about it, he said the words that had been hidden in his heart for a long time: "Your Majesty, the old minister ......"

"You want to say that thing doesn't exist. Huh?" Ying said in a low voice, slowly turning his back on his back.

Zhongguan took a deep breath: "After all...... Just barbarian words. ”

The barbarians in his mouth refer to a Rakshasa countryman. The Rakshasa people who should have been delayed a hundred times.

The Rong army destroyed Tochar before two months. Tocharian and Rakshasa people have a different appearance from the Central Plains. The nose is high and the eyes are deep, and the color of the hair is also interesting. Most of them are engaged in business, which is not very common in the hinterland of the Central Plains, and there are many legends of the Central Plains people who are very different. After the conquest of Tochar, the captured Tocharian royal family was escorted into Beijing.

Among them, there was a Tocharian prince who was pardoned by His Majesty because he was proficient in the culture of the Central Plains, and stayed in Rongcheng to do the editing, asking him to write some anecdotes about the countries of the Western Regions, so that they could be compiled into the "Chronicles of the Customs of All Nations".

As a result, a legend written by the prince happened to appear in Ying Ran's sight, and aroused his great interest.

The legend says—

Once upon a time, the Rakshasas also had a powerful emperor called "Dai Da Rus". This emperor likes to cultivate immortals and wants to become a monk. But just like now, not everyone has the talent to cultivate, so they can't cultivate. But he really wanted to gain the power of an immortal, so he turned to a female alchemist.

That female alchemist refined a kind of "immortal compilation technique". The charm was engraved on the emperor's bones, and he was truly blessed with immortal powers and supernatural powers.

It is said that this happened a long, long time ago. At that time, the Middle Continent was not a large piece that was completed as it is today, but was divided into two parts, east and west. Later, the celestials became angry because of this power, destroyed everything and recast the world, and only then did they become what they are today.

Ying resolutely fell in love with this legend. He had been concentrating on the war, but after the fight, he began to study it. It seems that he also wants to gain the same power as the emperor.

The lieutenant was worried. What he cares about is not the truth of that story, but His Majesty's pursuit of divine power.

He knew that a man like His Majesty, after having incomparable power, would inevitably want more. Want...... Completely erase the shadow from your head. But he couldn't practice. Even if they can practice, it is difficult to compare with those monks who have practiced for hundreds or thousands of years. He will not be willing to start all over again in his practice. If you are already an emperor, how can you bow to others again?

That's why he wanted a shortcut.

This shortcut...... In addition to the legendary method, there is actually another one.

It is death.

Didn't the former Emperor Li, Emperor Qing, and Emperor Yu all die?

If that happens, what can we do now?

Isn't that powerful departure from the country because of the death of the emperor and the internal fighting of the prince that the national strength has been greatly damaged, so that half of the country has now been conquered by the Rong army!

It was with these things in mind that he said those two words. It's a very risky thing to do. You must know that this Emperor Rong is not good-tempered, or rather...... The temper is inscrutable. Even someone like him, who has been with him day and night for more than half a year, often wonders what this majesty will do next.

But he was not angry. Instead, he shook his head: "You don't understand." Forget it, let's not talk about it. ”

He raised his hand and dotted on the piece of paper, as if he had thought of something again, and then said, "You go and draw up the will." Prepare to meet the Dragon Master. ”

"Order all the armies, including those who are fighting outside, to stop their military work for a day and worship the Dragon King of Weishui. Then call the city to prepare for the ceremony, and call the people of the Shenlong Sect to open the altar. Then the road from the six city gates to the palace was paved with bluestone bricks, washed and cleaned, and no one was allowed to step on it. Then the red carpet was rolled out and covered with flowers. Isn't there a monk? The idea of flowers for them to think. ”

"There was a feast in the city, and the grain was put for three days. Every household is given cotton cloth from the inner treasury, and everyone must have new clothes, and they must have a smile on their faces. ”

The lieutenant kept these things in his heart one by one, and then said: "This is ......"

Liu Gongzan said that he likes beautiful scenery and people. Ying resolutely said, "The people of Mu Nanju should also change into new clothes and hand them over to him when the time comes." ”

The lieutenant sighed in his heart: "Yes." ”

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......

On the same day, Li Yunxin appeared on a hill.

In ten days, he drove thousands of miles. The scenery around us has also changed dramatically.

When I met the black chicken essence, the mountains and fields were still green. But now the slopes are covered with heavy snow. The scenery of the south and the north are different in the same season.

He came to the territory of the current Yeongguk and the former Gyeongkook. Looking down from here, there is a flat field. There should have been some homes on that flat land. Nowadays, it should be the smoke curling and each cooking on his own fire.

But now there are no houses, only ruins. The ruins were buried white and clean by snow, as if no one had ever lived here, and no one had ever left here.

The small village where he had lived for more than ten years had been destroyed.

Li Yunxin walked down on the snow without leaving footprints. When he arrived at the entrance of the original village, he picked his finger. So a small broken flag jumped out of the snow and unfurled it in front of him.

The flag was burned by fire, and only half of it remained. It reads: The Darong Dragon Scale Army is unified and the two are ......

After taking a few more steps, he raised his hand again. Then another small flag jumped up and spread out from the snow. There are traces of swords and axes on this flag, and they have become one by one. It was glued together by the dried blood and turned into a filthy ball. Now unfolded, the handwriting is even more blurred. But it can also be seen clearly that what is written on it is: Xu, the commander of Daqing Dingzhou.

The snow couldn't stop him from looking. He swept around again, and saw some remnants of armor. Most of them are slightly familiar styles, which should be Qingjun's. A small number of strangers should be Rong Jun's.

There was a fierce battle here. The Qing army and the Rong army fought here, and the war destroyed the village.

He stood in the snow for a moment and waved his hand. The snow cleared in an instant, and the broken armor beneath it turned to ashes. It was a wasteland again.

In fact, except for Lao Liu, no one knows that this is his hometown. When Lao Liu was in Rongjun, he had a very high status. It will only appear in the event of a big war. And here, Li Yunxin calculated a little, and knew that it was just a small battle with a total number of people no more than five hundred.

Lao Liu shouldn't know that this kind of thing is happening here. It should be decisive, and it should be unclear. It's just that the creation made people, maybe a small group of Qing troops fled into the village in the deep mountains, and the Rong army pursued them. A fierce battle broke out here and the place was destroyed.

Maybe it's providential.

But it is providence that this is the case.

Li Yunxin sighed and said softly: "Then, the fate of you and me is over." ”

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......

The Wind Watch keeps coming with news. Li Yunxin was more than 100 miles away from Rongcheng, and he killed three more demons.

When the news arrived, Emperor Rong was on stage.

For two days. From the dawn to the rising moon, he was dressed in a heavy imperial dress and stood quietly on a ceremonial platform just built with pine, dragon cypress, gold and silver.

Below the stage are the immortal elders of the Divine Dragon Sect and the civil and military ministers in the city. More outwardly, are the godly people. The golden incense stick and jade candle are lit and are not extinguished all day. Layers of tribute were piled up on top of half of the high platform.

In the afternoon of the first day, there was a strong wind and heavy snowfall. Zhongguan and Empress Lan persuaded the emperor to return to the palace to rest for a while, and when there was news that the Dragon King of Weishui was coming, they would come on stage to greet him. But the emperor was silent, still standing in the snow.

The next day did not snow, but it was colder than the first day. The emperor's bare face and incense-clad hands were frozen purple. Empress Lan was so distressed that she cried, and the emperor agreed to the Zhongguan to offer a warm shed.

People were moved by the emperor's piety, and many wept. But when the moon rose, Li Yunxin still did not appear.

At noon on the third day, another report from the wind watcher arrived.

Li Yunxin has gone to Rongcheng, 1,400 miles.

The emperor was silent for a long time holding the tissue paper. But he stood in the snow until evening, and then until dawn.