Huangfu Jingde immediately showed a childish smile.
"However, since my son begged for mercy from the 300 great families in the city, the death penalty can be avoided there, and the living crime cannot escape. Except for the chief culprit, half of the family property is confiscated, and the right is for admonishment."
"Your Majesty is merciful."
Knowing that this was already Huangfu Jingde's biggest concession, and it was also a plan he had already made in his heart, Huangfu Taiming sighed secretly, and bowed to thank him.
At this time, the 100,000 troops of the imperial court had already pressed forward, only five miles away from the damaged city wall, and the 200,000 troops further away were also moving slowly, preparing to open the city gate after the army in front occupied it. Take Luodu City.
And at this moment, in the farther west, there was a sudden shout of killing that shook the sky.
Huangfu Jingde was taken aback, he shook his head and looked around, wondering which army would dare to openly rebel at this time and directly kill Zhongzhou.
You must know that the large army that can be dispatched in Zhongzhou is basically within Huangfu Jingde's calculations. Huangfu Jingde has done his best, and there will never be a second army with more than 10,000 people in the entire Zhongzhou area. This is why He is also confident that he can regain Luodu after losing it.
The imperial court besieged Luodu with a total of 400,000 men and horses, and another 100,000 troops were stationed at the north and west gates of Luodu City, and he attacked from the east gate, surrounded three people, and opened the south gate to leave a way for Fengyi Pavilion to escape. To prevent Fengyi Pavilion from jumping over the wall in a hurry and fighting him to the end.
But at this time, the sound of chaos suddenly came from the west, which surprised Huangfu Jingde, and he didn't know why there was a battle in that direction.
No matter how stupid Fengyi Pavilion is, it won't give up the south gate and rush out from the west gate, right
It wasn't long before this question started, and there was also a loud shout of killing from the direction of the north gate. Within the visible range, the army over there actually evacuated the defense area without authorization, and gradually moved closer to the east.
"This, this... Well, Zhongli Shangxian dared to disobey my order, abandon the camp, and shake up the army privately. Could it be that he wants to rebel?"
The one who commanded the 100,000 troops at the North Gate and the West Gate was the "General Zhenbei" back then, and now the "Marquis of Anle" Zhongli Shangxian.
As soon as Zhongli Shangxian's 100,000 troops moved, the army that was planning to attack the city gate was immediately unable to move forward. They changed their formation and took a defensive posture. Amid the sound of bull horns, they gradually retreated and gave up their attack on Luodu City.
When the situation is unclear, it is indeed extremely safe to do so. It can be seen from this that the commander in front of the battle is indeed a general who knows how to deal with it properly.
"Come here, go and ask what's going on?" Huangfu Jingde's order hadn't been handed down yet, a figure approached quickly not far away, everyone's eyes shrank, and they could see that it was the general who was assigned to supervise the army beside Zhongli Shangxian Eunuch An Zhongxin.
At this time, the old eunuch was panicked and angry again. After approaching quickly, he didn't have time to pay attention to etiquette, so he shouted: "Your Majesty is not good. It was Beidi's cavalry who invaded. The sudden attack broke the 50,000 army of Ximen. , General Zhongli led the remaining 50,000 troops to resist, and asked the old slave to come over and ask His Majesty to retreat and fight again at another day."
"What Beidi cavalry?"
Huangfu Jingde suddenly turned pale with shock, and asked: "How many troops are there, and who is the leader?"
An Zhongxin breathed urgently, and said: "At this time, there are at least 100,000 cavalry, of which 30,000 Golden Wolf Guards have all appeared. There are at least 300,000 cavalry when these armies go south, and there are 100,000 cavalry here, there must be other cavalry besieging from other directions, General Zhongli asks His Majesty to retreat quickly, so as not to be surrounded by the city."
"Oh, what annoyance!"
Huangfu Jingde let out a roar, extremely sad and indignant, and roared: "Fengyi Pavilion bitch is a traitor, and even colluded with foreign enemies to invade China, you bastard, you bastard!"
Huangfu Jingde felt his eyes go dark when he was so anxious, he spat out a mouthful of blood and fell on his back.
"Father!?"
Huangfu Taiming stepped forward in panic, and hugged Huangfu Jingde's body, An Zhongxin was even more frightened, he hurried forward to pinch the person and rubbed his chest.
"Oh, what can I do, what can I do?"
An Zhongxin panicked in a hurry, but the enemy didn't know what to do at the moment.
At this critical juncture, Huangfu Taiming felt ruthless in his heart, stood up abruptly and gave an order: "Come on, pass on the order, the rear army will change to the front army, and retreat to the south with the central army, order the 100,000 front troops under the city to cooperate with the left army, General Zhongli After the division is cut off, fight and retreat, cover the main force to cross Luoshui in the south... "
An Zhongxin was shocked when he heard this, and asked anxiously, "Master Thirteen, aren't you going back to Zhengzhou City?"
Zhengzhou City is in the southeast of Luodu, where the Huangfu family raised troops, and Zhengzhou City is also under the control of King Xiaoyao. If they withdraw their troops there, they will undoubtedly return to their roots and have an opportunity to counterattack.
But Huangfu Taiming shook his head and said: "From here to Zhengzhou, the thousand-mile plain is suitable for cavalry to attack. Our main force is heavy infantry. Isn't it waiting for the cavalry to slaughter on the plain? Besides, I believe in General Zhongli's judgment The Beidi cavalry is definitely more than the 100,000 army in front of us. The most likely situation is that the remaining 200,000 cavalry are waiting on our way back to Zhengzhou City, trying to encircle us in one fell swoop. And our only way out now is to It is crossing the Luoshui River to the south and entering Jingbei, where the waterways are crisscrossed, which is not suitable for large-scale battles by the northern cavalry, and it is enough to throw off their pursuit, temporarily forming a confrontation across the river."
Although An Zhongxin was loyal, he was only a powerful minister. Hearing the words, he replied, "I don't understand military affairs. Since Thirteenth Lang understands these principles, then he has full power to decide..."
Huangfu Taiming nodded firmly.
Looking up at the still majestic walls of Luodu City, he sighed helplessly, Luodu City, the city that has never been destroyed for a thousand years, it seems that your name will continue to be preserved.
"Come here, Ming Jin, order to withdraw the troops!"
Dangdang, sharp voices spread across the entire battlefield, the sound of horns and drums, in conjunction with various flag orders, conveyed the order, and the hundreds of thousands of troops began to change in an orderly manner.
The 100,000 troops under the city were approaching Zhongli Shangxian with neat steps, their spears like forests, and their attitude was strict. The Beidi cavalry in the distance, who were about to eat all the 50,000 remnants of Zhongli Shangxian, finally gave up their attack. Letting Zhongli Shangxian's remnants retreat back into the phalanx, the armies of both sides faced each other and retreated slowly.
Although the Beidi cavalry has absolute maneuverability, they will never be so stupid as to charge forward against the dense gun array.
Zhongli Shangxian is worthy of being the "General of Zhenbei" who has fought against Beidi for decades. He commanded the army properly and did not give the Beidi cavalry the slightest chance. He escorted the army to the north bank of Luoshui. intersection.
"The Thirteenth Master, what should we do now?" An Zhongxin looked at the boundless river, his heart was cold. Could it be that the Thirteenth Master was going to fight with his back
Huangfu Taiming breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "Eunuch An, don't be nervous, we... will be fine."
"Ah?" An Zhongxin was inexplicably surprised, and Huangfu Taiming pointed to the river again. When the old eunuch looked again, countless sails emerged from the sky, thousands of them, big and small, including ordinary fishing boats and others. Slightly larger merchant ships also have four or five-story warships.
The appearance of the army and the people working together is really amazing.
On the first large ship, Jiang Shuihan looked at the army on the riverside, and the three people who stepped forward next to him were the ghost tiger, explosive bear and gray dog in the "Seven Seizing the Sky Beasts".
At this time, a man came jogging, cupped his hands and said in a salute, "My lord, the last fleet has also arrived according to your order, including our Dajiang League, the boats from the Eighty-one Village on the Jingzhou Waterway The teams are all in place.”
Jiang Shuihan sighed slightly, and said calmly: "According to the original plan, welcome the army to cross the river..."
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Huangfu Jingde frowned during the swaying waterway all over the sky, and finally recovered his breath slowly under Mr. Huanye's treatment, but although his breathing became smoother, he still didn't wake up.
Around Huangfu Jingde's bed, Xue Gongwang, An Zhongxin and the "Xiaoyao King" Huangfu Yanzhao were at the very front, while Wei Wugui, Duan Juncheng, Zhu Shengbei and other court ministers were on the second floor. Martial arts masters such as Lin Nanxuan, Sikong Jianchou, and Chu Lingxu were farther away.
Mr. Huanye checked Huangfu Jingde's pulse, and gently put his hand back into the bedding.
"Happy King" Huangfu Yanzhao stepped forward and asked in a low voice, "How is your Majesty doing?"
Mr. Huanye sighed and said: "The situation is dire. Your Majesty has lost his body. This time, he was in a hurry and hurt his heart and brain. Although he temporarily stabilized the injury with the elixir, his body suffered too much and he was exhausted. At the stage of the lamp drying up, I'm afraid..."
An Zhongxin asked anxiously, "Is there really no other way?"
Huan Ye shook his head helplessly.
Xue Gongwang gritted his teeth, and said solemnly: "Since this is the case, I hope His Majesty can pass down the decree, let's see which prince will pass this broken country..."
An Zhongxin and King Xiaoyao sighed at the same time and remained silent.
It is really not something that people like them can participate in. There are too many taboos here, so as not to create comments by interested people, which will in vain provoke the dissatisfaction of the new emperor.
Although the thirteenth son Huangfu Taiming was closest to Emperor Jing'an recently, the other seven sons and fifteen sons all returned to the fief early to avoid disaster.
"Uncle Huang..."
A faint voice came suddenly, and amidst the exclamation of everyone, Emperor Jing'an woke up so abruptly.
"Jingde? Are you awake? Uncle Huang is here..."
"Happy King" Huangfu Yanzhao hurried forward and grabbed Huangfu Jingde's hand.
Huangfu Jingde's eyes had already begun to slacken, and the wasted vitality prevented him from even returning to the light. He just firmly held Huangfu Yanzhao's hand and said, "Jade, Yuxi, Chuan, Guoyuxi..."
"It's here, right here..."
Huangfu Yanzhao took out a tightly wrapped letter from his arms, and handed it to Huangfu Jingde.
No wonder the Chuanguo Yuxi was never found. It turns out that the old emperor handed it over to the oldest and most unambitious "Xiaoyao Wang" in the family. That is to say, he has the strength to protect the Yuxi, but he will not be tempted by power. , Do things that corrupt Chao Gang.
Huangfu Jingde kept flipping his hands, and lifted all the cloth on the jade seal, and finally, with a flash of glory, the jade seal showed its real body, and under a jade tripod coiled by nine dragons, there was a Sifangtai with inscriptions on it.
Huangfu Jingde looked excited, and slowly stroked the large characters on the jade seal with his hand:
"Wulin is orthodox, ordered by heaven"!
In the end, a part of the Tianzi was broken, and there was an obvious sword mark...
Huangfu Jingde muttered to himself, repeating the eight words "Wulin is orthodox, and is ordered by heaven" until tears filled his eyes, and he couldn't support it.
Everyone was very sad to see it, and they were so sad that the old emperor who had ruled the world all his life had such a miserable scene in the end.
An Zhongxin saw that the old emperor's emotions turned agitated, worried that he would faint again, and hurriedly stepped forward to comfort him: "Your Majesty, don't be too sad, your body is important, the world is still waiting for your majesty to calm down..."
As soon as he heard the word "Tianxia", Huangfu Jingde's body trembled, he regained consciousness, and said suddenly: "Little Anzi..."
An Zhongxin's body trembled, he suppressed tears, and said in a trembling voice: "The servant is here."
"Call Thirteen Lang over here, and Zhongli Aiqing over here..."
When everyone heard it, they knew that there was something important to convey, and it was even very possible that it was a matter of entrusting the posthumous affairs, passing on the throne to Thirteenth Lang Huangfu Taiming.
A young eunuch immediately ran out and summoned the thirteenth prince who was still directing the retreat of the army.
Not long after, the armored Huangfu Taiming and the blood-stained Zhongli Shangxian arrived together.
"My son joins the royal father!"
"The last general greets His Majesty!"
"Get up, get up..."
Huangfu Jingde firmly held the two right hands together, said: "Ai'er, Aiqing, I can't do it anymore. In the future, my country will be passed on to the thirteen sons. In terms of internal affairs, there is An Zhongxin, and in terms of martial arts, there is Xue Aiqing. On the one hand, Thirteenth Lang can consult the emperor's uncle... But the world is in chaos, and what I can't rest assured about is strategy. Calming the world is a top priority. Zhongli Aiqing is a capable person in this regard, but please remember to help Thirteenth Lang calm down The world!"
Zhongli Shangxian burst into tears, "The old minister will remember His Majesty's instructions."
Huangfu Taiming cried: "Father is in good health, and he can lead his ministers to pacify the world. My son will not accept this throne..."
"Nonsense!" Huangfu Jingde got angry, and coughed again and again. Everyone rushed to help, and it took a long time to regain their breath, and continued: "Father knows the condition of his body, and he is exhausted. You don't have much." Say, listen to my order..."
Huangfu Taiming nodded repeatedly in fright, not daring to say another word.
Huangfu respectfully recited his decisions one by one, and everyone kept them firmly in their hearts.
At the last moment, Huangfu Jingde looked out of the window, stretched out his right hand, scratched forward, and said: "Peace... the world..."
As soon as the breath was cut off, the right hand fell down.
"Father!"
"His Majesty!"
Everyone cried out in grief.
A generation of emperors of the Huangfu dynasty finally closed their eyes in endless anger and regret, leaving behind a broken dynasty that was once complete but now fell apart.
The huge fleet, after entering the waters of the great river, went upstream all the way, occupied Xiangyang City, further controlled the entire waterway, and went south to control the entire Jingzhou, and connected it with Yunzhou in the southwest. A solid rear.
And with the news of Huangfu's demise, the world's heroes stand side by side, and there are countless people who claim to be kings and emperors from all sides. There are as many as twenty people in the Huangfu family who claim the title of king after ceding land. There are definitely not a few forces that conquer each other.
Among them, the most powerful one is the White Lotus Sect in the south. The imperial army has many orders. The White Lotus Sect forces finally rushed through Motianling, occupied the entire Yangzhou except Yangzhou City, and sent the "Dragon King" to the coalition forces such as Pohai and Dajimen. The forces oppressed a corner of Yangzhou City, unable to move an inch.
The Taipingdao forces of Taihang Village in Jizhou rushed out of Jizhou, spread their forces eastward, and occupied the entire Qizhou.
The Beidi cavalry occupies the entire Youzhou, and occupies a part of Jizhou and half of Liangzhou. I had to accept it with humility.
Huangfu Taixin, who was promoted to the throne by Fengyi Pavilion, was named "Tianhe", and his power could hardly leave Luodu City. In order to have a strong army, he even worshiped Beidi Wolf Lord as his father, and called him the ridiculously generous "Emperor Son".
Relying on the strength of the Beidi cavalry, they barely swept the entire Zhongzhou, and with Xiping, Yan'an, Fengxiang and Zhending, the military power of the four town governors was in their hands, and Huangfu Taixin barely had a bit of the emperor's face in his hands.
However, Huangfu Taiming held the Jade Seal of Chuanguo in his hand, but he sat in Xiangyang, firmly controlled Jingzhou and Yunzhou, and echoed with the Eagle King in Liangzhou to resist the attack of Beidi cavalry.
Although Huangfu Taiming resisted the attack of the Beidi cavalry by the waterway, the Eagle King was confronted with enemies on all sides, and the situation was precarious. However, if he wanted to rescue the Eagle King, the primary purpose was to open up the channel between Yunzhou and Liangzhou. The state became the top priority.
At the same time, Huangfu Taixin and Fengyi Pavilion, whose power was limited in Zhongzhou, also set their sights on Shuzhou. Because they are surrounded by Beidi's sphere of influence to the north, Taiping Road to the east, White Lotus Sect to the southeast, and Jingzhou to the south. The direction of influence that can be expanded can only enter Sichuan westward and compete for Shuzhou.
And it's not just these two parties who have such thoughts.
The ambitious Beidi, the Xiqiang who wanted to share a piece of the pie, the Zoroastrianism who occupied the Western Regions, and even the Great Western Fan Kingdom that came along the mountains all took their fancy to Shuzhou, a treasured place of geomantic omen, almost at the same time.
The claws of all the major forces stretched out together, turning this treasured land that was originally a paradise into an arena for all parties to compete for. Disputes after the chaos in the world ignited like a raging fire.
The new year is coming soon.
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Ye Qingxuan seems to be in love with this completely relaxed life now.
It's spring again.
The cherry blossoms that are full of trees are raining, and the sky and the earth are full of fragrance.
Under the big tree, Ye Qingxuan and Mei Yinxue were playing chess while drinking small wine, their comfortable life was sweet and beautiful.
After more than half a year of treatment, the thousands of different forces in Ye Qingxuan's [Bone-cutting and Tendon-shrinking Hand] have been completely resolved.
Originally, Mr. Zanghua was not very sure, at most he could save Ye Qingxuan's life, but the guarantee of martial arts is completely invalid, but he didn't expect that after Ye Qingxuan understood the principle of [cut bones and shrink tendons], he would rely on [ The powerful method of Beiming Shengong] is to try little by little, to dissolve it little by little, to test out the different true energy hidden in each meridian little by little, and then completely dissolve it, it is fast and simply does not leave any sequelae Mr. Zanghua was also dumbfounded by such means. It never occurred to him that this vicious technique that has been passed down for thousands of years and claimed to be unsolvable would just become invisible in Ye Qingxuan's hands.
Moreover, not only the strength of "cutting bones and shrinking tendons" was completely eliminated, Ye Qingxuan's meticulous work made him a blessing in disguise, and the smooth meridians in his whole body became more than ten times stronger than before, and his skills improved because of this. Fly.
At the beginning, Ji Guanglan claimed that he could see where Ye Qingxuan's strength could go, but after a year, when Ji Guanglan visited this grandson-in-law again, he shook his head repeatedly. Even he, who claimed to be invincible, could not see Ye Qingxuan's strength. How strong is his strength
"Now Ye Xiaozi, even if he encounters 'Ghost Claw' Nie Tu again in public, he still has enough strength to kill him..."
Ji Guanglan's words proved that Ye Qingxuan no longer had the strength to challenge Tianjue, but was completely a master of "Tianjue level".
The thirty-sixth ranked "Ghost Claw" Nie Tu can win, but what about the top ten "Wandering Soul" Song Bieli again
Everyone didn't dare to speculate, but Ye Qingxuan didn't care about it at all, as if the disputes in the world had completely gone away from him.
Tranquil life makes him very comfortable.
It's just that in the comfortable life at this time, there is an extra Meng Yuanyun, who chatters and complains non-stop.
"A night of cold plums and snow, half a pool of flying willows are as light as smoke. The shade is picturesque and the white leaves are startling, and the butterflies are falling to the sky. Hey, I have always said that there is no such thing as our "seventh sibling" among the top ten beauties ', but never thought that the first sentence of "one night lonely and cold Mei Aoxue" refers to our seventh younger sibling Mei Yinxue! It's amazing, amazing. Our Ye Zi married the most beautiful woman in the world, which is really enviable Jealousy hates so much... "
Ye Qingxuan smiled and remained silent, Mei Yinxue didn't care.
Unattended, Meng Yuanjun still maintained a vigorous conversation, and continued: "This time, I took advantage of the information to inquire about the news, and I did a good job of tutoring. Except for the first sentence of 'One Night's Lonely Cold Mei Aoxue' said Besides our seventh siblings, the fourth sentence "Pianpian Chu Die Yi Luotian" refers to the second sister-in-law Chu Die Yi. Hehe, our brothers are really domineering. And the second sentence "Banchi Feiliu is as light as smoke" said Do you know who it is?"
Still answering silently, Meng Yuanjun slapped his thigh and said excitedly: "It turned out to be a lady from the Liu family in Yangzhou, Jiangnan, named Liu Qingyan. It is rumored that this Miss Liu has a beautiful temperament like a dream, and Gentle and gentle, full of the charm of Jiangnan women, she was originally a lady of the family, but because of a Japanese pirate raid on Yangzhou, this Miss Liu defeated hundreds of Ying people in a row with the power of a sword. The top warrior in Zhou, showing amazing swordsmanship that astonished the world. Only after this battle did people in the martial arts know that this beautiful woman from the branch of the Liu family turned out to be the closed disciple of the master of Tingchao Pavilion in Donghai. Speaking of... Hey, you said that old man Gui Hai Yizhen, is he really boring? He has taken such a beautiful female apprentice and won't announce it to the public. Are you planning to hide her beauty in a golden house? Haha, haha... "
Meng Yuanjun laughed dryly, but what he got in exchange was still the indifference of Ye Mei and the two of them.
"Okay, since you are willing to listen, let me tell you about the third beauty, that is, the 'Yin Yin Ru Hua Jing Bai Ye'. This beauty also comes from a famous family, and she is the head of the Tai Bai Sword Sect Master Tai Bai. His youngest disciple, with a graceful and sad demeanor, is said to be unavoidable for anyone who sees it. Hey... how can there be such a beautiful woman in the world, how can she be so sad, if I can make her smile, I will throw it away Life is also without regret... Listen, this is passed on, it is amazing. Because of this, this woman named Ye Yinbai... Hey, I am of the same clan as you, Ye Zi. This mysterious woman has won the New Year's Universal In Miscellaneous Records', the first place in the vote of 'the strange woman you want to see the real face'. How is it? Isn't it amazing?"
Meng Yuanyun's playful smile earned the two people's ignorance again.
"I know that you are willing to listen, the top four peerless beauties. Of course, our seventh siblings are also included. Hehe, these four beauties are ranked in no particular order, because the world really can't tell who should be ranked first and who should be ranked first." In the fourth place. If this ranking caused a bloody battle in the world, wouldn't it be ridiculous. Hahaha... "
Meng Yuanyun seemed to be amused by his own words, the situation was weird...
"I know you are willing to listen. If you don't object, I will talk about the remaining six top ten beauties, hahaha..."
Ye Qingxuan finally couldn't bear it anymore, sighed, and said: "I don't want to listen. Meng Lao Liu, do you have the right to torture yourself and us like this? Isn't that girl Situ Yilan rejecting your confession, expressing that she has a crush on Beibei?" That kid Ming Yuzhuo? You were hit like this yourself? You tortured yourself like this? As for you... "
As soon as the name "Situ Yilan" appeared, Meng Yuanyun was speechless immediately, his expression changed from indescribable excitement to mournful wormwood in an instant, tears welled up in his eyes, and when he turned his mouth, he was about to burst into tears.
"Oh, I really admire you!"
Ye Qingxuan immediately raised his hands in surrender, expressing his admiration.
Meng Laoliu took advantage of going to the south of the Yangtze River to deliver news to Yu Pohai, and also met Situ Yilan in Yangzhou City. After getting along with him a few times, Meng Yuanyun thought the time was right, so he expressed his love for the girl, but was rejected. Situ Yilan refused on the spot and said that she already has someone she likes.
Meng Yuanyun was in a state of desperation, and after being pressed several times, Situ Yilan was really impatient, so she revealed the fact that she loved Beiming Yuzhuo.
Meng Yuanjun was deeply shocked, and after he came back, he had been in a daze. Until recently, he suddenly changed his mind. He came to chat with Ye Qingxuan every day, pretending to have nothing else to do, but his mental state was even more worrying.
At this time, Ye Qingxuan broke his mind, and Meng Yuanyun fell into a state of trance again. Seeing that he was on the verge of collapse, Ye Qingxuan had no choice but to stand up and wanted to escape from this place with Mei Yinxue.