Zhi Xuan

Before dawn, there was already a long queue outside the city of Zhongdu.

The teams lined up in two rows, including villagers waiting to enter the city and caravans from afar.

The caravan lights torches for the light.

The flames flickered, and the horses pulling the cart stamped their hoofs restlessly and neighed.In order to control the horses, man slaves are specially prepared in the team. They are tall and strong, and their facial features have obvious characteristics of Hu people.

The villagers gathered together, carrying farm tools or rattan baskets, and some people carried sacks, which were bulging, mostly tanned animal skins and sackcloth woven by themselves, and prepared to take them to the merchants for trading.

The caravans come from all corners of the country, and because of their different origins, their costumes and accents are different.They are not unfamiliar with each other, and they can quickly get along with each other when they meet for the first time, passing news to each other, and making deals before entering the city, which seems to be very warm.

"Have you heard that Marquis Xiyuan personally led the army and took down the eight cities of Dongliang Kingdom?" a businessman said.

"It's not just eight cities, I came from the east, and I've already visited ten cities!" Another businessman added.

The members of the caravan surrounding the area all pricked up their ears, their eyes widened at the same time, and they exclaimed in amazement.

"How long has it been?"

"Less than two months."

"Is the army so powerful?"

"I heard that the Marquis of Xiyuan is favored by the heavens, and he has magical powers. The soldiers of the Xiyuan Kingdom are invulnerable to swords and spears, and their bodies cannot be shot down by arrows!"

The more the businessmen said, the more outrageous they were, and they gradually moved closer to the theory of gods and ghosts from normal battlefield fighting.

The villagers in the other team were also attracted, and gradually stopped talking, and couldn't help approaching the caravan, wanting to hear the latest news.

Time passed by, the sun rose, the first ray of sunlight dispelled the darkness, and the heavy city gate slowly opened.

The first to enter the city was not a caravan or villagers, but a group of flying cavalry with feathers on their heads.

The cavalry came galloping on horseback and did not stop before the city gate.When the guard saw the red feather on the top of the helmet, he immediately retreated to the sides, not daring to stop him.At the same time, spears were raised horizontally to disperse the crowd, so as not to block the road and slow down the speed of the cavalry entering the city.

These cavalry came from the east and brought back the latest battle situation between Xiyuan Kingdom and Dongliang Kingdom.

It has only been two months since the troops were dispatched from Xiyuan Kingdom.

The armies of the five routes marched together, destroying the dead along the way, and even went down to the twelve cities of Dongliang Kingdom.The big and small clans along the way were unable to organize an effective defense, and the subjects were worried about the autumn harvest and were unwilling to fight, and most of them would collapse at the first touch.What's more, they were surprised to hear the rumors under Zhixuan's command and dared not confront him, so the clan took the lead and fled.

In this case, apart from the time for the army to travel, a city can be taken in at most two days.

It's fine to change to a small country, but it is a big country like Dongliang, which is also famous for its good wars, which makes Dongyi and surrounding countries frightened, and is so vulnerable to the army of Shangxiyuan Kingdom.

When the news came out, the world shook.

Let alone the vassal states, the entire city of Zhongdu began to feel restless, paying close attention to the situation on the battlefield, sending flying cavalry continuously, lest they miss any information.

The cavalry galloped into the city, passing through Shurenfang and Guorenfang all the way, without slowing down at all.After entering the clan workshop, the knight grabbed the reins, and the horse spouted hot air from its mouth and nose, and white foam hung from its mouth.

Before the morning court started, Doctor Qing dismounted in front of the palace one after another, walking together in twos and threes, talking about the situation on the battlefield.

Before the Xiyuan Kingdom sent troops, everyone thought that the two countries were of equal strength, and sooner or later this national war would fall into a tug-of-war.In order to avoid too much consumption and even affect the country, it is necessary to invite Zhongducheng to come forward in the end to give both parties a step of relaxation.

I don't want two months to pass, and the development of the war is unexpected.

People who thought they knew Xiyuan Kingdom were dumbfounded when faced with the battle report.

It was hard for them to imagine what Zhixuan did to make the army so strong.Based on the performance of the army on the battlefield, it is not an exaggeration to say that the divine soldiers are invincible.

Everyone couldn't figure out the Xiyuan Kingdom, and began to doubt the true strength of the Dongliang Kingdom.

Could it be that it was all an illusion before, that Dongliang was strong but not as strong as it seemed on the surface, so he was pressed and rubbed on the ground by Xiyuan country, and his nose was bruised and his face was swollen after a few punches.

"Amazing."

Things are contradictory.

If Dongliang is not strong, how can shepherd the east for hundreds of years and almost drive Dongyi into the sea.If it was strong enough, how could it be impossible to fight back when it met Xiyuan Country?

The feudal states couldn't figure it out, and neither could the city of Zhongdu.

The small countries around the battlefield had already evacuated their people, and the vicinity of Dongliang Kingdom had become a vacuum. If you want to know the detailed battle situation, you must either publish a document from Xiyuan Kingdom or Dongliang Kingdom to speak out.

The monarchs and ministers of the Xiyuan Kingdom were busy fighting, and they were having fun pushing the towers, so they had no time to waste on this matter.

The Dongliang Kingdom was beaten dizzily, and the clans lost their land one after another. Heijia and Shenniaoqi became the shadows hanging over everyone's hearts, and it was impossible to advertise the details of their fiasco to the world.

In this way, no matter whether the capital city of China or the vassal states who are listening to the news, they can only know that the army of the Xiyuan Kingdom has penetrated into the Dongliang Kingdom and successively captured more than a dozen cities. Open the city pool, defeat the defenders with incredible speed, and clear the way forward.

The flying cavalry arrived at the palace, and the morning court was about to begin.

The ceremonial officials sang and drank to the music, and the senior officials lined up to enter the hall, and sat down on both sides one by one, waiting for the arrival of the king.

The knight got off his horse and handed out the battle report he was carrying.

The soldiers in front of the hall reported to the inside, after a short while a servant ran over, carefully took the sweat-stained silk cloth, turned around and walked quickly to the hall.

The music stopped, and Wang Gao sat on the head.

The officials stood up and saluted, and sat down again after three prostrations.

The servant bowed and lowered his head, leaning against the wall and entering the hall without making a sound.

The battle report was handed over to Ren Wang's servant, who checked it and handed it to Ren Wang after confirming that there was no problem.

Similar situations would happen every few days, and the senior officials took it for granted, holding their breath and concentrating on it, and focused their eyes on the king.Everyone was paying attention to Renwang's expression, hoping to use this to deduce the content on the silk and estimate how fierce the battle was.

The prince and the three princes are all in court.

Originally, Wang Zihuai seldom showed up in the morning court, but gradually changed over the past year.To this day, unless he is ordered by the king to go out and is not in the central capital, he has to go to court every day, rain or shine.

The officials were surprised at first, but as time went by, they became accustomed to him appearing in the queue.

Seriously speaking, since they are both born of the queen and they are adults, the crown prince, Wang Ziliang and Wang Zichuan can all go to court, and Wang Zihuai should naturally be no exception.

Before that, he was all focused on making money. Even if he was reminded by his retainers, he spent three days fishing and two days posting nets, showing that he had no interest in political power.A year ago, the way of doing things changed. He went to court on time and did his duty as a prince.But unlike the three elder brothers, he seldom expresses his opinions on the government, and he never speaks when asked.

Such behavior made the prince and the two princes despise him, thinking that he was a mud that could not support the wall.The retainers reminded them that Prince Huai must have something in mind, and the three of them were still stubborn, showing their self-willed and arrogant temperament.

Doctor Chao Zhongqing saw everything in his eyes, the clan that had received the olive branch from Prince Huai began to loosen, and people began to move closer to him.

Everyone didn't think about it before, but looking at it now, Wang Zihuai is a direct son, has the Ji family and the Yuan family as in-laws, has a salt well in the fief, holds many businesses, has accumulated amazing wealth, and has almost no shortcomings.

If he wants to chase the top, it is by no means impossible to fight.

This time when Xiyuan Kingdom and Dongliang Kingdom were at war, Zhi Xuan performed amazingly on the battlefield.With such a powerful prince as an in-law, in terms of military strength, Wang Zihuai is firmly ahead of the three brothers, and the latter is hard to come by.

It is worth pondering that Wang Zihuai's side wife is Yuan Tao, and there is a concubine from the Liang family in the Prince's Mansion, who is said to be very doted on.

The in-laws of the two are both big vassal states, one has been invincible since the start of the war, and has been invincible; the other has been retreating steadily and was beaten to the ground.

From the face point of view, the prince is very embarrassed.

The clan marriage relationship is extremely complicated, and the performance of the in-laws of the two will more or less affect their own prestige.

What's more terrible is that Zhixuan and Zhao Hao's marriage will naturally form an alliance between the Yuan family and the An family.Once the armies of the Xiyuan Kingdom and the Bei'an Kingdom join forces, who in the world can match them?

In the eyes of the world, the great vassal states check and balance each other. Even if Zhixuan and Zhao Hao are married, with Dongliang Kingdom and Nanyou Kingdom present, Zhongdu City can still be as stable as Mount Tai.

A national war tore apart the appearance, and everyone suddenly discovered that the line of defense they thought was not as strong as imagined, completely vulnerable and fragile beyond imagination.

This brings up the question of whether the national war should continue.

Referring to the performance of the Xiyuan Army, it will be a matter of time before they reach the Eastern Capital.In that case, can Zhixuan really be able to withdraw his troops before crossing the boundary as said in the memorandum, so as not to destroy the Eastern Liang Kingdom?

Before switching to war, no one thought that there would be today.The king of people also took the initiative to cut off the way for Donglianghou to ask for help.

Things get awkward.

As the co-lord of the world, to intervene suddenly is to go back on promises.If you don't intervene and let the situation continue, the Dongliang Kingdom will not be destroyed, and it will be difficult to recover.

The king of men saw the newly sent battle report, his expression was cloudy, and he didn't make a sound for a long time.

Everyone in the hall was worried, but Wang Zihuai lowered his eyes, as if he was not worried at all.

The king of men put the silk cloth on the case and was about to speak when he heard an urgent report from outside the hall. The Bei'an Kingdom issued an outburst, denouncing the Nanyou Kingdom, accusing it of pretending to be a caravan and arresting the common people as slaves.

In an instant, the hall was silent.

Everyone was stunned and couldn't believe what they heard.

"Bei'an country issued a call to action?" Zhengqing spoke first, his voice difficult.

The servant was lying outside the hall door, apparently also frightened by the news, trembling while answering.

The King of People remained silent for a long time, his shock was hard to hide.

The hearts of the officials were beating wildly, and they suddenly felt at a loss.

The war between Xiyuan State and Dongliang State is in full swing, and the life of Dongliang State is hanging by a thread.At this time, Bei'an Kingdom issued an appeal because they thought the world was not chaotic enough, and they were going to join in the fun and let the four major vassal states start a war together?

The human king's brain was in a mess, and he really couldn't figure it out.Under the rage, his brain was like a needle prick, and his face turned pale from the pain.

The waiter realized that something was wrong, before he could speak, King Ren's eyes suddenly went dark, his body fell forward, and he fell unconscious on the spot.

"Your Majesty!"

It happened so suddenly, the prince was stunned on the spot, Wang Ziliang and Wang Zichuan were horrified, and they didn't know how to react.

Wang Zihuai suddenly stood up from the ground, rushed to the imperial case, and grabbed Ren Wang who was rolling forward.Seeing that his face was pale and his teeth were clenched, he firmly pinched the king's chin, and forced his fingers into the king's mouth to prevent him from biting his own tongue.

"Call the doctor!"

Only then did the crowd react, and quickly sent the king to the apse, and summoned the doctors in the palace.

Wang Zihuai always followed, his worry was beyond words.

The three princes looked worried and anxious.The gaze that looked at Wang Zihuai was extremely gloomy, with cold light flashing, as if quenched by poison.