General mighty

Spring thunders, all things grow.

The night wind suddenly picked up, and accompanied by the sudden spring thunder, the windows of Mingguang Hall rattled.Lou Zhengxiang, the chief eunuch of Mingguang Palace and Yu Tianlu's apprentice, is in a panic commanding the palace staff and eunuchs to close the windows and secure them.

In the shadows under the eaves outside the hall, there was a man in black and in python kneeling silently. He seemed to be one with the night, like a statue standing quietly on the hall when he was silent.

Meanwhile, Yu Tianlu and Eunuch Yu held whisks in their hands, stood slightly bowed at the side of the hall, and looked down at the ground.

The sound of rain outside the window was loud. This was the first spring rain this year. The rain from the corners of the eaves quickly gathered into a rain streak, running along the high eaves of the Mingguang Hall, separating the entire hall from the darkness outside.

The eunuch in charge of Shangyu’s backup department was still kneeling, and Yu Tianlu was also waiting for Ling Cheng’s next reply——

The death of Pei Junhao, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, is not a trivial matter, and it is not something that can be settled by saying "the secret will not be mourned".So even though it was already midnight and Ling Cheng would have to go to court in two hours, this matter must not be delayed until morning.

Ling Cheng was wearing only unlined clothing and a bright yellow robe, leaning behind the desk, touching the table with his fingers once and for all, his frowning eyebrows were like a precipitous mountain creased in the southwestern brocade.

After finishing the four words "Secrets without mourning", Ling Cheng still had a lot to say, but facing the two eunuchs and the dark sky outside, Ling Cheng suddenly felt a little reluctant to speak.

Once upon a time, when he was silent, there would be a person beside him, with a somewhat contemptuous sneer, who would speak out what was in his heart.But now, if he doesn't speak, he can only sit with these two servants until dawn.

Pressing his chest to suppress the feeling of being out of breath, Ling Cheng said, "Those who know about this must keep their mouths shut. Lord Pei's body was properly restrained and transported back to the city quietly. It is still necessary in the Jiangnan war." Keep an eye on it, and if there is a change—report immediately!"

The eunuch, the head of Shangyu's standby department, nodded in agreement.

"For the Ministry of Rites, Master Mai, the director of priests, will take the top, and for Princess Tongjia..." Ling Cheng paused, then sighed, "Stay as long as you can. In addition, Yu Tianlu, After tomorrow morning, all the governors of the five armies will stay here, and I have something to explain."

After giving orders and leaving the idlers, Ling Cheng was also a little tired. He yawned sleepily, got up and returned to the bed, and Yu Tianlu waited on him, always looking at Ling Cheng hesitating to speak. .

"Speak up if you have something to say." Ling Cheng lay down on the bed, closed his eyes, and showed a trace of impatience on his face, "You are an old man who has served me since childhood. I can still hear a few words of disobedience."

Yu Tianlu smiled wryly, shook his head and lowered half of the veil for Ling Cheng: "That old slave can't say anything more, a sentence or two is very valuable, and the old slave has to wait until it's absolutely necessary and think it over carefully before saying it. "

"Cunning old thing!" Ling Cheng smiled, and opened his eyes to look at Yu Tianlu: "I hate people who talk half the most in my life, Yu Tianlu, have you set up a trick to let the real one do it? Tell me——I forgive you You are innocent."

"..."

Taking a deep breath, Yu Tianlu bowed and knelt down, and said: "If Your Majesty really wants to sit firmly in this world, this old slave thinks that he should find a way to bring Mr. Li back now."

"……why?"

Yu Tianlu didn't raise his head, because even if he didn't raise his head, he could still feel the sudden surge of anger and killing intent on Ling Cheng.But once the words have been spoken, they can only bite the bullet and continue to say:

"The old slave just thinks that when Mr. Li is by His Majesty's side, His Majesty lives... like that. And - Mr. Li treats His Majesty... His heart is a lesson, His Majesty sends him to Dayong Kingdom, even if It's for His Majesty's eternal foundation, it's just...it's just..."

"Are you saying I'm ungrateful?" Ling Cheng stood up, his voice suddenly cold: "Yu Tianlu, are you accusing me?!"

"I dare not, I just... say what I think in my heart."

Ling Cheng squinted his eyes and squinted at Yu Tianlu, and suddenly remembered how many years ago, his father stood outside the middle hall with his hands behind his back and stared at their mother and child—it was also such a spring rainy night, and it was also so cold and unfeeling. Emotional eyes.

At that time, the old eunuch knelt beside their mother and son, but stepped forward on his knees to take care of their mother and son recklessly.It was precisely because of this that Yu Tianlu was beaten forty times by his father and almost died, but their mother and son were not punished to leave the palace for their crimes.

The anger gradually dissipated, Ling Cheng got out of bed, without putting on his shoes, he straightened up Yu Tianlu, and sighed softly: "Eunuch Yu, it's fine to say it, it's fine to say it... let me I know what you're thinking."

Yu Tianlu understood Ling Cheng, so he naturally stopped talking.

It is precisely because of understanding how Ling Cheng abused Li Yinshang in the past, and how Li Yinshang endured pain and wanted to help Ling Cheng, Yu Tianlu did not open his mouth, did not advise Li Yinshang, and did not help Ling Cheng do evil. .

He knew what kind of terrifying beast lived in the heart of this little prince, the former prince.

If you don't achieve your goal, you will never give up.To achieve the goal, use any means.

Ling Cheng believes that heroes don't care about their origins, and even believe in winning the king and defeating the bandit.He doesn't believe in the way of heaven, and he doesn't believe in any fate.He only believes in himself, not even his parents, relatives and friends.

He killed his father and defended against his mother's family. After winning the throne, he even killed his relatives.

Yu Tianlu watched Ling Cheng walk up to the throne with bones and blood step by step, watched him sit more and more steadily, and also watched his road get darker and lonely as he walked.

Li Yinshang was the only person who walked into Ling Cheng's heart over the years.

However, Ling Cheng sent him away with his own hands.Three times and five times.Yu Tianlu saw it in his eyes and was anxious in his heart, so he couldn't help persuading him tonight, even though he knew that the result would be the same - Ling Cheng's decision could not be changed, but at least he would feel better in his heart.

So, after listening to Ling Cheng's explanation for a quarter of an hour, Eunuch Yutian Luyu dutifully asked His Majesty the Emperor to rest earlier, and he would have to go to court tomorrow.But Eunuch Lou, who was waiting outside the hall, watched their interaction and understood——

Being an errand in the palace is really a technical job.

It rained all night in spring, and the rain on the day of Grain Rain is precious.

In previous years, after the Grain Rains, the catkins in the south of the Yangtze River were gone, the peonies spit out their pistils, and the cherries were red and ripe. But this year, due to the flooding of the Dust Lake, even though there are still some farmers in the fields who are planting seeds and transplanting seedlings, melons and beans, the whole of Jiangnan is still in bleakness.

The coastal anti-Japanese navy led by Bin Longfei and Wang Huang, together with the Jiangnan rebellion army temporarily led by Yin Shi, are in Anlu County.The leaders of the rebels, Hongxuan and Qiu, have not been found so far. After Pei Junhao, there are more rebels in the generation of Chenhu.

Several important towns are in jeopardy, and it is difficult for the imperial court to send people over in a short time.

Pei Junhao was killed by the bombing. Seeing the secret decree sent over, Yin Shi and Bin Longfei frowned—whether His Majesty asked them to keep it secret?Even asking them to properly restrain the corpse and send it to the capital quietly?

Yin Shi almost lost his gray hair, and Bin Longfei even doubted the little eunuch from Shangyu's spare office who came to deliver the letter.The little eunuch rolled his triangular eyes and said coldly:

"Master Bin, it's over if you just listen to what you said, if our boss hears it—"

Bin Longfei immediately shut up, who doesn't know what Shangyu's spare place is for - a sentence "Have you eaten today" in that place can get you involved in conspiracy, and maybe the answer "I ate a piece of meat today" "Steamed buns" can lead to a fatal disaster.

Pei Junhao's death was indeed a bit strange.

At that time, Xi Hongxuan had disappeared after being defeated by Bin Longfei and others.And their Jiangnan rebel army has been staying at a large ferry near Jiangning Mansion.

Most of the rebel army is infantry, only good at fighting on the road, so during the truce to find Xi Hongxuan and others, Yin Shi led most of the troops on the warship and practiced fighting on the water.

And that night, the rebel army who didn't know where they came from suddenly launched an attack on them.

The big ship that Pei Junhao was on was completely blown up, and there were countless casualties on board. Pei Junhao was not seen among the wounded, and among the bodies that were salvaged afterwards, there were only one or two unknown corpses put together in front of him.

According to the wounded on the ship, Mr. Pei was reading a book in the cabin at that time, and the shell that hit the ship happened to pass through the cabin, blowing up the entire ship. Downriver found a corpse with a blurry face.

Although it was difficult to identify, the tattered clothes he was wearing were indeed Pei Junhao's official uniform.

In desperation, Yin Shi had no choice but to entrust Jiang Hui, the governor of Jiangnan, to the city to find a way to preserve the body, and even more so to keep his mouth shut and try to cover up the matter quietly——

Therefore, in the eyes of the soldiers of the Jiangnan rebel army, Pei Junhao was only seriously injured and needed to rest.And Yin Shi also specially found a room for "Pei Junhao" to recuperate.

However, with such a large Jiangnan rebel army, there will always be one or two good people who like to spread the word. After a while, rumors about Pei Junhao's "whether he is still alive" spread quickly in Jiangnan.

Once spread, rumors are like wind.

Jiangnan, Jiangbei, and then to Jingcheng, Jingji and Jingcheng, within three to five days, all kinds of stories about Pei Junhao's life and death were spread throughout Beijing.

Before Ling Cheng had time to get a headache, Princess Tong Jia led her troops out of Beijing directly.

When the first emperor was around, he gave this daughter supreme authority, commanding one-third of the imperial army was only one of them.The other princes and princesses need permission from the Dazong Court and the World Economic Bureau if they want to enter or leave the capital, but Princess Tongjia does not.

The capital is like her back garden, she can come and leave whenever she wants.

When the palace people went to the Mingguang Palace to report the news, Ling Cheng was receiving the commanders of the five armies. Han Junzhi, Shangguan Chen and the other five heard the news of Princess Tongjia's departure, and saw His Majesty's face suddenly darkened. They all knew——

The storm breaks, but it is only a temporary calm.

Contrary to the lifeless atmosphere in the capital and south of the Yangtze River, on the Baren Grassland in Saibei, after the rain, hundreds of flowers bloom on the grassland, the green grass is shining with crystal light, and the air is humid and has the fragrance of soil.

After Jiang Jun and Ling Wu disguised themselves, they rode their horses and followed Aluhun's brother Lahu to the altar.

Rahu can only speak a few simple Chinese, but Ling Wu understands Rongdi, so the communication between them is very smooth.Jiang Jun learned a little from Ling Wu. Although he is not fluent in speaking, it is by no means that he cannot understand it at all.

The three of them rode the horses that Rahu had prepared, and met many Rongdi grazing along the way.

On a spring day, the weather in the northern grassland was still a bit cool. A spring rain yesterday made the temperature of the entire Baren grassland drop again.And Rong Di's clothes are mostly bare | chest | exposed | breasts, after walking for a while, Jiang Jun felt chills on his shoulders——

They didn't bring any followers this time, so Wu Yan stayed in Prince Gong's mansion.

This kid is called brother and brother with several knights in the palace, and they also mix together to learn martial arts when they are free on weekdays.Jiang Jun knew that if he had died back then, Wuyan would have made a name for himself after learning from the painful experience.

So even if he survived, Jiang Jun didn't intend to let Wuyan be his servant for the rest of his life.

"Brother Lahu!" Ling Wu suddenly said, "Do you have a jacket with you?"

Lahu, who was riding the horse in front, was taken aback for a moment, and then turned around to see Jiang Jun riding the horse with his neck shrunk in an unnatural manner, nodded clearly, then took out a jacket and threw it to Ling Wu: "Go on!"

While Ling Wu was putting on Jiang Jun's jacket, Lahu raised the corners of his mouth and smiled, then nodded and said, "Brother is right, when you are old, you should find someone to take care of you."

Jiang Jun: ...

Ling Wu: ...

After wrapping up his jacket, the much warmer Jiang Jun was really in the mood to appreciate the beauty of the Baren Grassland—in fact, regardless of the hatred between his family and the country, the ordinary Rong and Di people were really pure and simple.

Along the way, they met many herdsmen, and their cattle and sheep passed by.

Seeing them, many herdsmen greeted them with smiles, and one or two enthusiastic ones insisted on giving them one or two small things, which is a custom of praying and sending blessings.

No wonder--

Jiang Jun remembered that Wei Wu had told him that the only male queen dowager in the Jin Dynasty followed "Eunuch Wei" back to this world: green grass, blue sky and white clouds, herds of cattle and sheep, and kind people.

The altar of Rongdi is located in the center of the entire Baren Grassland.

In the center of the altar is a stone slab carved with a condor, under which a half-person-high countertop is built with soil.Around the countertop, four different towers were built with different animal bones.

There are colorful small flags tied on the top of the animal bone tower, some new and some old, according to Lahu - the different colors of the flags here represent different meanings, red represents blessings, white represents condolences, and blue represents nostalgia Green stands for hope and more.

Every year during festivals and festivals, people from all tribes come here to pray for blessings.

But today, the people from the entire Boyan tribe gathered far away near the altar.Boyan Aluhun was darker than when we met last time, and he looked full of wildness.

And today can be regarded as a relatively important celebration in their tribe. He put on a wolf head hat representing the leader and strength of the tribe, and held a golden knife passed down from generation to generation in his hand.

Jiang Jun and Ling Wu jumped off their horses, and A Luhun smiled at them and was about to come over and say a few words.

But he only moved a step, and Jiang Jun heard a woman's voice, calling his name a little bluntly, and then Aluhun was knocked away fiercely, and there was a woman wearing a light white skirt The woman was running towards him quickly:

"Jiang Jun—!"

The girl was wearing clothes with too little fabric, and her figure was too good. Although Jiang Jun didn't recognize her as Erdo at the first time because of the paint on her face, he still used "the gay guy" Awakening, he took a step back a little later.

However, at this step, a fast cluster of silver arrows landed steadily where Jiang Jun was standing just now, and Er Duo, who was full of joy, was obviously stunned.

Aluhun and Ling Wu were shocked, and they acted at the same time to protect the important person.

The people of the Boyan tribe were even more serious, and the men quickly protected the old and weak women and children in the middle, forming a posture of defending against the enemy three times in and out.

And after a small hill not far from the Baren Grassland, a large group of black people finally appeared slowly. Among them was a woman who was wearing black clothes all over her body, but her style was almost the same as Erdo's.

"The Boyan tribe is really a well-deserved reputation for stealing chickens and dogs."

Her voice is strange and unpleasant, but once she speaks, it can be unforgettable.She is Tumen Renerma, the mysterious person who cut off the rope on the suspension bridge and caused Jiang Jun and Ling Wu to fall off the cliff, and she is also one of the successors chosen by the great witch.

The author has something to say: Tong Jia: Both younger brothers are cowards, mom, how angry!

Ling Wei: ...

Ling Wu: ...

Then Princess Tongjia shredded the devil (not) became the first queen in the history of the Jin Dynasty, changed the name of the country to "Ming", and became the first necromancer on the mainland of Jinzhou (not!)

-----------------------------

Jiang Jun: (∩_∩) Happy, I can finally understand Rongdi language after Chapter 97!

#On the language barrier that cannot be escaped at any time#

---------------------------

grateful: