Lang Yi

It was already past noon, but the sun in the far southern Xinjiang was very scorching. The pebbles on the river beach were scalding hot, and the heat penetrated through the soles of the boots and rushed straight to the soles of the feet.

Tian Zong was dressed in a military uniform, set up an awning with his hands, and looked upstream, but he staggered on the smooth moss-covered stone without paying attention.Before he had time to stand still, the young guards who followed him laughed in a similar manner: "Oh, our Royal Highness Lin Wang is getting more and more delicate now, and he can't walk steadily, he looks like a little lady. "

Tian Zong pretended to be angry, shook the Wujin horsewhip in his hand, and said with a smile: "Ning Xingye! You wild boy, you are the commander of the king's bodyguards. .But this king will not punish you, just tell your elder brother later."

Thinking of that man, Tian Zong couldn't help being distracted.

——Xinghe, you must be blaming me and blaming me, but if I do that, it is the wisest choice for you and me.

Ning Xingye jumped up and shouted: "If you want to be punished, you will be punished! No matter how you punish your subordinates, you are not a good man! But your Highness wants to tell me what is going on with my elder brother? The subordinates are not children, they still need family members." Discipline!"

Tian Zong snorted: "Let your elder brother deal with you, and save me the trouble of the king."

While speaking, the wind direction changed, and the smell of gunpowder smoke came to his nostrils.Tian Zong lowered his head, stared at the slightly blood-colored river at his feet, and sighed: "Tell the soldiers to pack up the corpses on the battlefield as soon as possible. The weather is hot and plagues are prone to occur."

Expansion of territory has more or less appeal to every emperor of Daying; but Tianzong, as a prince, does not like conquest from the bottom of his heart.Maybe it's because he lacked the blood of his ancestors in his bones, or maybe it's because he grew up amidst piles of brocades and was used to being rich and comfortable. He always only loves Qingdu City's ten-foot-long world of mortals, bustling and romantic, playing the piano against the moon, Flowing cups and composing poems, all elegant people in Qingdu admire and respect this prince.

It has been nearly 500 years since the founding of the Daying Dynasty, with several ups and downs, but the capital, Qingdu, has always been impregnable; Leaving from the atmosphere of noble heritage, he went to the edge of Central Continent to witness the bloody conquest of the South Ruins.

Ning Xingye saw the solemn expression on his face, and quickly replied seriously: "I have explained it, and I must clean it up before tomorrow morning."

Tian Zong nodded and remained silent.He had visited the battlefield in person before, but when he thought of the purgatory-like scene on the red field just now, his heart was extremely heavy. He didn't know how to feel for a while, so he just stood by the river bank and silently watched the river flowing eastward.

The roaring Nuruo River rushes for thousands of miles along the way, and it is destructive. When it arrives here, the terrain is flat, the river is wide, and the flow speed slows down, gradually becoming gentle.On the stretching river beach, there are exactly seven bends, and the yellow sand carried by the water is deposited one after another. The Nanxu people who have lived here for generations have only discovered the secret in the sand in recent years: there is gold placer mixed in it.As a result, countless gold diggers came to this river, and the gold panning industry became the number one industry in Xiaoxiao Nanxu Country; hence the name of the river: Flowing Gold River.

Relying on the gold brought by this river, Nanxu Kingdom, which is located on the border of Central Continent, became rich and attracted coveted people.The powerful Ming Dynasty continued to expand, and after gradually encroaching on and annexing the neighboring countries of Nanxu, it finally set its sights on this Liujin River.

The Lu family, a vassal in the southwestern region of Daying, spoke to the current emperor, saying that the golden river in the southern ruins of the Ming Dynasty is full of gold, and volunteered to conquer.Everyone in the court was excited, so Emperor Daying sent his second prince, Ji Tianzong, as the marshal of the army, to the South Ruins, and the Lu family gathered troops from the southwest garrison to attack the South Ruins.The Lu family's army was brave and good at fighting, and they took down most of the territory of Nanxu in just three days.

But thinking of seeing Lu's actions all the way, Tian Zong couldn't help frowning deeply.Seeing that he had been standing for a long time, Ning Xingye reminded him, "His Royal Highness, the people we brought now have controlled the river, and the original gold diggers on both sides of the river have also taken control." They are all subdued and registered, so should we go to the Nanxu Palace in the middle of the city to have a look?"

Tian Zong was also worried about this, nodded and said: "Okay, let's set off immediately."

A group of silver-armored guards galloped with their whips up and their Daiqing cloaks fluttering, following the sky as they rushed into the Nanxu Palace, it was almost night.

Tian galloped his horse inside and jumped off his horse in front of the main hall, his face as dark as night.

Along the way, there were corpses strewn all over the field, he only said that the two armies were fighting and casualties were inevitable.However, after entering Fan'a, the capital city of Nanxu, there are still many dead and wounded, the wounded groan/groan, and children cry, just like a hell on earth.He could see clearly that those were ordinary people.

Entering the palace, the screams were endless.He looked around and saw the corpses of internal eunuchs lying everywhere on the blood-stained palace road, and the soldiers running around were still laughing and chasing the disheveled maid running in panic.

A burly general came forward to greet him and bowed to him.This man has thick eyebrows and big eyes, a square nose and a square mouth, and an eagle and vulture emblem is engraved on his shoulder straps.

Tian Zong suppressed his anger, frowned, and didn't tell him to get up, but walked straight in front of him, his boots almost touching his hands on the ground, and then asked in a deep voice: "General Lu, do you know that I'm always angry? Expansion of territory, countless battles, big and small, never killing civilians, never humiliating their masters?!"

Lu Xiuluan was fully expecting the second prince to say a few words of praise and encouragement, but when he heard that his words meant reprimand, he immediately showed a little dissatisfaction: "Reporting to Your Highness, these Nanxu people are very hateful, not only soldiers, but even civilians They also risked their lives to resist our big army. It is a small town of Fan'a, and our brothers lost a lot of people under the city. It is inevitable that the crowd will be angry. Therefore, after entering the city, we accidentally killed a few more. "

Tian Zong sneered with his hands behind his back: "It's nonsense! Which battle does not damage the soldiers?! From my king's point of view, I'm afraid it's because you, General Lu, don't manage the army strictly and allow your subordinates to make trouble."

Lu Xiuluan, who was kneeling on the ground, couldn't help clenching his hands, his chest heaving with anger: "Your Highness's words, I, Mrs. Lu, cannot be convinced! My Mrs. Lu has fought for the Southwest for Daying for many years, and I have overcome many difficulties and obstacles. It can be said that I am loyal! Now the brothers are no more than Kill a few more captives and rob a few women, and you will be called a riot?!"

The lieutenants kneeling behind him were already showing dissatisfaction, but when they heard what their master said, they even stiffened their necks, and did not hide their dissatisfaction with the young prince.

Tian Zong had known for a long time that the Southwest Army was rebellious, but he didn't expect them to be so bold and rebellious, and he became angry for a while.

When he was about to speak again, Ning Xingye behind him suddenly stepped forward, drew his saber out of its sheath "shua", pointed at Lu Xiuluan and shouted violently: "Lu Xiuluan! You are only a third-rank general, how dare you disobey His Royal Highness Lin Wang! You, Mrs. Lu You are a vassal of Da Ying, and it is your duty to fight for Da Ying, how dare you put on such a face of asking for credit! It is obvious that you ignored the rules of Da Ying, killed innocent people indiscriminately, and disobeyed His Highness's discipline,—— Don’t you, Mrs. Lu, want to make a big fuss?!”

Lu Xiuluan was taken aback. Although he was always domineering, he knew that being accused of rebellion was no joke.Before he could answer, Ning Xingye had already rushed forward, slapped his shoulder with the saber in his hand, and his two distant eyebrows, which seemed soft and beautiful, stood upright: "Bold Mrs. Lu! I really have a different heart, I'm so proud of you!" Now I will get rid of you for His Highness!"

Seeing this, the kneeling lieutenants all came to their senses and hurriedly kowtowed and begged for mercy: "Your Highness, calm down! How dare General Lu have a different heart!"

"Commander Ning, you can't just slander General Lu."

Ning Xingye grinned, his snow-white teeth reflected the torches in front of the palace, but they were shining coldly, and looked at these generals of the Lu family with contempt: "He dares to disobey His Highness, and he clearly has a heart to punish! Let me kill him first, if In the future, when it is found out that General Lu has the same intentions, and I killed the wrong person, I, Ning Xingye, will commit suicide in front of his grave and make amends to him!" As he spoke, the blade swung across and wiped off Lu Xiuluan's neck!

Lu Xiuluan finally came to his senses, but although the young man looked thin with arms and legs, he was so strong that he couldn't dodge under the pressure.As soon as he raised his face, he saw Ning Xingye's eyes showing the ferocious murderous intent of a wolf, the sharp knife was approaching, his body was so frightened that he was paralyzed, his eyes were closed tightly, and his hands and feet were unable to move.

The surrounding generals and soldiers knelt on the ground before they could get up, and opened their mouths wide in surprise. Seeing that Lu Xiuluan was about to die on the spot, Tian Zong shouted: "Xingye, don't make mistakes!"

When Lu Xiuluan opened his eyes, the blade was attached to his neck.Just as he trembled slightly, the skin on his neck was cut thinly, and a drop of blood burst out immediately.If it weren't for the fact that his generals were still present, he would have almost cried out in disregard of his face.

Ning Xingye smirked and blinked at him, but before he saw the movement clearly, the other party put the knife into the sheath swiftly, returned to Tian Zong's side, and bowed his hands in salute: "It's Xingye who is reckless, please punish him, Your Highness!"

Tian Zong didn't answer, and cast his eyes coldly.

Although Lu Xiuluan softened his hands and feet in fright, fortunately he didn't completely frighten his head, and hurriedly bowed his head to the ground: "It's all my fault! Commander Ning taught me a lesson! I definitely didn't disobey His Highness, but I lost my head on the battlefield today, so You are full of nonsense! I will immediately rectify military discipline and appease the common people!"

The generals behind him immediately kowtowed to make amends.

Tian Zong watched coldly these people changing their faces quickly when they saw the wind, and felt contemptuous in his heart, and became more on guard; but he smiled on his face, stepped forward to help Lv Xiuluan who was pale with fright, and said kindly: "This king always knows General Lu is a member of the army, but his personality is straightforward; although you are reckless today, what you said is not completely unreasonable, how can I care about it?" He raised his hand to signal the generals to stand up: "This time to conquer the South Ruins, The Southwest Army has indeed contributed a lot, and this king will definitely tell his father to reward him for his merits. However, the military rules and regulations of the Great Insufficiency cannot be violated, and everyone should keep them in mind."

When the generals heard the word "reward", they were overjoyed, and at this moment they were submissive and expressed their loyalty one after another.Lu Xiuluan was frightened after passing by, but now he seemed to have escaped from death, he was also grateful, he repeatedly confessed his guilt, and then retreated with the generals.