On the first day of January in the fourteenth year of the Great Cause (618), the beginning of the new year. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

With the sound of earth-shattering cannons, the drums suddenly burst into play.

Cao Xu sat in the middle of the ride, and the official below shouted: "Get up!"

Suddenly, the sound of "My king is a thousand years old, a thousand years old, a thousand years old!" rushed straight in, although Cao Xu had already been mentally prepared, but at this moment, he still felt a burst of intoxication.

In front of the altar, the public opinion landed, and the ceremonial official opened the public opinion door, only to see a person sitting inside.

Cao Xu is dressed in a crown costume, with nine crowns, painted dragon, mountain, Chinese insects, fire, Zongyi five chapter patterns, embroidered algae, pink rice, 黼, 黻 four chapter patterns, a total of nine chapters.

With a smile, stand up calmly, and get down to the public opinion, this is the king of Yang and Jing.

At this time, the bell rang endlessly, the ceremonial officials responded loudly, and the civil and military officials knelt on the ground.

"My lord, the hour has come. The ceremonial officer reminded.

Cao Xu nodded and said, "Let's start." ”

The ceremonial officer respectfully led the way, and Cao Xu stepped up to the altar step by step.

"My king is Chitose Chitose Chitose!" The tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians who were fortunate enough to witness this scene, and saw Cao Xu praying to heaven from afar, all fell to the ground and cheered loudly.

In the kneeling of all the people, Cao Xu personally burned sacrifices to the Emperor of Heaven and recited the recital.

"Minister Yang Xuyan respectfully tells the Emperor of Heaven: The world is overturned, the people are not happy, ghosts are rampant, the ministers are cool and virtuous, only obey the mandate of heaven, and take the throne of King Wu, and they will work hard all night to plan for the country and the people's livelihood, go to heaven in the dark, and learn from the hearts of the ministers!"

A large cloud of smoke swirls into the sky, lasting for a long time, like a symbol of auspicious clouds, a spectacle.

The onlookers were far away and couldn't really see everything on the high platform, but they could see the difference in the air clearly.

For a time, everyone was in awe.

With the completion of the recital, the heirloom jade seal in Cao Xu's arms vibrate, and countless pictures poured into his mind.

I saw the long river rolling, the mountains towering, the plains and the land, but there were countless Li people, fishermen sprinkled fishing nets, farmers wielded sickles, merchants drove horses and chariots, and scholars read and ...... in the wind.

In the darkness, I saw countless white qi converging from all directions, and the white qi converged on the top, turning into a red cloud, and a small tripod with three legs and two ears was suspended inside.

The vision in front of me disappeared, and the ceremony of worshipping the heavens ended.

Cao Xu got off the altar and ordered: "Spread the decree, go to the court, and return to the palace!"

"Yes!" someone immediately answered.

Only three cannon shots were heard, the flags were raised to cover the sun, and the soldiers and civilians were like dragons, and they marched back to the city.

In the main hall of the palace of King Wu, which has been rebuilt long ago, hundreds of civil and military officials gather together.

Cao Xu was on the throne, and the ministers knelt down and shouted according to etiquette: "The king is a thousand years old, a thousand years old, a thousand years old!"

shouted, and bowed their heads together.

"All the Qing family, don't be polite. Cao Xu's voice contained endless majesty.

"Thank you, the king!" the hundred officials got up and stood up in turn according to their official positions.

Subsequently, there was the personnel adjustment of the three major institutions of the Political Affairs Hall, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the recently established General's Mansion and the Imperial Court.

This is an issue that needs to be considered holistically, not only to meet the needs of Yangzhou officials, but also to leave a place for Chang'an officials who are likely to go south in the future.

After being crowned the king, Cao Xu was ordered by the heavens, and the rumors of God's favor became more and more intense. The people of Xuanwu Hall are fueling the flames in the shadows, pushing the news to spread further.

This played a very big role in the Yangzhou army, no, now the Wu army, to further control the situation in Jing and Yang.

In a side hall of King Wu's palace, Cao Xu was greeting Song Shidao who came from afar.

"Meet the king. Song Shidao said.

Cao Xu nodded and said, "Gongzi Song is coming from afar, please take a seat." ”

"Thank you. After Song Shidao sat down, he said.

Cao Xu asked, "I don't know what Lord Song's opinion is on my proposal to ask for Miss Yuzhi?"

Song Shidao frowned and said, "My father is very interested in this matter, and I just hope that King Wu can go to Lingnan once in person." ”

The atmosphere in the main hall suddenly became solemn.

After a while, Cao Xu suddenly smiled and said, "'Heavenly Sword' Song senior, it's really interesting." ”

Song Shidao let out a sigh of relief and said with a wry smile: "I also know that this matter is not appropriate, but it is just my father's intention, and it is not something I can change." ”

"I don't know if the descendants of Cihang Jingzhai have been to Lingnan these days. Cao Xu asked.

Song Shidao shook his head and said, "I don't know about this. ”

Cao Xu said: "Next month, I will use troops against the south and strive to end the fighting before spring ploughing. After the road to the south is completely cleared, he will go south to meet the predecessors of the 'Heavenly Sword'. ”

"Since this is the case, I will convey the meaning of King Wu to my father. Song Shidao said.

After Song Shidao retreated, Cao Xu thought in his heart.

Lingnan is actually a large area, referring to the vast area south of the five ridges, Yuecheng, Dupang, Mengzhu, Qitian, and Dayu.

The Song family started with the operation of livestock, jade, pearls, rhino elephants and other local products, first started in Xiongqu, developed into a local force, and later gradually became one of the four major valves in the world.

Although they insisted on Han unification, they were all ethnic minorities in all parts of Lingnan.

The county guards were sent by the imperial court, but the chieftains of the tribes still managed the internal affairs of the nation, no matter how powerful the Song Que's sword skills were, and how huge the influence of the Song lords was, it could not change the situation that the ethnic minorities in Lingnan had the majority.

Therefore, if the so-called Song lord's Lingnan army mobilizes the chieftain army affected by the Song lord in a short period of time, the number may reach 100,000. However, this kind of army is almost all foreign troops, and even if it enters the interior, it will be difficult to succeed. And the real Song family army, with all they have, is actually only ten thousand, and it is not able to compete for the world at all.

After taking off the mystery of Song Valve and understanding the real situation, Cao Xu no longer looked forward to it as much as before.

However, this matter is still very influential politically.

Unifying Lingnan can eliminate the worries of the Wu army, and there is no need to worry about being attacked by the enemy, which has a great impact on the stability of the entire imperial court.

In addition, the influence of the Song valve in Shuzhong is also very strong.

Cooperate with the next step of Wu's westward expansion strategy, which plays an important role in the eventual unification of the south.

In February, the Wu army, with Li Zitong as the main commander and Xu Shiji, Shan Xiongxin, and Cheng Zhijie as the deputy generals, commanded 100,000 troops to cross the river to the south, and the troops were directly aimed at Shen Faxing of the Wu army and Du Fuwei of Huiji County.

The Jiangnan clans, who had long been at odds with Wu Jun, responded one after another, and the Wu army was overwhelmed and did not encounter any decent resistance at all.

Du Fuwei gave full play to his rogue nature and continued to flee in the direction of Yongjia County and Jian'an County in the south.

And Shen Faxing was besieged by the Wu army in Wu County, and it was difficult to move. (To be continued.) )