The heaviest snow fell in Luoyang in seven years. The snow covered the entire royal capital overnight, covering the scars left by Luoyang in the time, the rest of the rebuilt royal palace, and several eaves and tile roofs. Glittering under the rising sun.
The bronze bell was heavily polished, reflecting the early morning sun. The ancestral temple was rebuilt, but the interior was empty. In the main hall, there is a golden seal in the center of the emperor's case in the high place, and three swords hang on the walls of the Wanli Jiangshan after the throne.
The black sword is in the center, symbolizing the vastness of heaven and earth, the bright light symbolizing the sun wheel, and the Tianyue sword symbolizing the moon wheel.
Geng Shu changed into his battle armor and walked in front of the throne.
Prince Taki came to the main hall before he could drink a sip of water.
"Choose one," Jiang Heng said, "choose one and fight with you."
"Heng'er, you choose." Geng Shuchao Jiang Heng said.
Prince Taki raised his head and looked around. He didn't expect that the emperor's residence and the real court were actually the same. Now he finally knows why his father has been obsessed with it all his life, and spent his whole life in pursuit of orthodoxy and the recognition of some mysterious power. Why did my ancestors take Mei Yujue away from the Central Plains.
is the "mandate of heaven", and the number symbolizes solemnity. From the golden seal to the jade, to the sword, to the bell and the tripod, and to the hearts of millions of people, they have built a path.
As if he was in the temple, he was guarded by the power of the three swords. Holding the golden seal in his hand, he became the master of the land of Shenzhou.
"Black Sword." Jiang Heng said softly.
"I grant you the black sword, General Nie." Prince Taki .
Geng Shu took off the black sword, just like his father before his death, he casually took the heavy sword behind his back. Today, he has the right to inherit the sword, and he is the only person in the world who can legitimately use it.
"I'm leaving," Geng Shu said as he brushed past Jie Gui, "Take care of him."
Jie Gui nodded lightly, and Geng Shu left Luoyang and led 40,000 troops to the hinterland of Hanzhong.
Jinhui emperor thirty-six years, winter.
Yongguan Pass, occupying Luoyang, announced to the world, opened the Five Alliance Conference, intending to decide the ownership of Shenzhou in the way of the alliance.
Dai refused to admit it, and with 350,000 Chen soldiers in Hanzhong, Jianmenguan and other places, the war was about to break out. The Marquis of Wuling, Nie Hai, led the army to expedition, and refused to defend the Hanzhong Plain with a mere 40,000 troops. Resist the Xichuan army from Ji Shuang and Li's family.
When the ancient bell of Luoyang rang six times in a row, Zheng and Liang Erzhi arrived in Luoyang. Prince Taki led the ministers and went to the city gate to greet them in person. The convoy was so mighty that it was impossible to see the end.
Prince Taki: "After today is over, whatever the conclusion is, it will become..."
"It's not auspicious words." Jiang Heng interrupted Prince Taki with a smile, and said, "Perhaps Bijie thought the same thing at the Fourth Alliance Conference at the beginning."
Prince Taki said: "But there is no Geng Yuan anymore, is there?"
"It's better to be careful." Jiang Heng whispered, and then found a person in the envoy team, and smiled: "General Long Yu!"
Long Yu personally escorted Jun Zheng Xiaoli and Zhao Cong, the son of Zhao Ling, to Luoyang. In addition, there was Bi Shao, the king of Liang who was familiar to Jiang Heng. Bi Shao was the king of the dead. He lingered in Jeju for a long time. After the army of Yong withdrew, he retreated to Zheng's territory. Jeju was in chaos. In the end, Bi Shao took the seat of Dazheng, turned the tide and saved Zhao Ling. The home he paid for his whole life.
Zheng and Liang Er have always had a brotherly relationship. After the news of Ju Cong's death, a minister suggested that it would be better to invite Bi Shao to formally come to you. Anyway, it is reasonable that King Liang also has Zheng's blood.
But Bi Shao clearly rejected the proposal, and he didn't care about his own safety at all, and came to participate in the 5th Federation in person. Liang Ting was exiled, and now the last old minister, followed Bi Shao's side, went to Luoyang, and waited for King Yong Juicong to give them a way.
Long Yuze took seven-year-old Zhao Cong and fourteen-year-old Princess Zheng Zhao Hui. Zhao Cong hurriedly succeeded Mr. Zheng and began to learn the way of being a king from Bi Shao. He and Bi Shao were like Brothers in general.
Bi Shao was whispering something in the ear of young Zhao Cong, as if he was explaining the customs of Luoyang to him. They were both coming to the capital for the first time. Everyone has a sense of freshness.
Zhao Hui is even more beautiful. She inherited the eyes of Prince Ling, quite the heroic spirit of Princess Wuying, wearing a sword and looking at Prince Taki.
"You are welcome." Prince Taki nodded towards Zhao Hui.
Zhao Hui changed her mind to think, and then said nothing, Chao Prince Taki smiled reluctantly.
"Your father killed my father." Zhao Hui.
"It was your father who killed my father." Prince Taki said gently.
Jiang Heng immediately interrupted their conversation, bowed to the three of them, and said, "King Zheng, King Liang, Your Highness Princess, long time no see."
"It's not too long," Bi Shao looked at Jiang Heng and smiled, "It's less than half a year."
Jiang Heng was amused, and greeted Zhao Cong. The monarch had a calm demeanor, but Liang Chen and Zheng Chen, who accompanied him, hated Yong to death, and when they saw Yong Jun, they could not wait. Peeling the skin and dismantling the bones, naturally there is no good face.
Long Yu brought 4,000 soldiers and horses and stationed them in the city, while Wei Ben led an army of 10,000 imperial forests to defend the important places in the city.
Prince Taki didn't know what to do for a while, so let's say hello, his father killed Liang, let Bi Shao and his court exile him, and killed too many Zheng people, it is difficult to ask "Are you okay?" Is it?" That's a blatant irony.
"It's hard to walk when it's cold," Prince Taki finally said, "I didn't expect it would snow that much."
"It's not in the way." Bi Shao was very generous, waved his hand, and said to Zhao Cong, "The position is King Yong."
Zhao Cong and Juicy met each other as your lord, bowed to each other, and everyone suddenly started talking.
"Come from afar," Zeng Rong finally saved the field and said, "Your Majesty has worked hard, please come with me."
Jiang Heng winked, indicating that Juicy doesn't need to be too concerned, since others have come, they are negotiating in good faith.
"Master Jiang."
When the team of courtiers passed by Jiang Heng, a gentle female voice stopped him.
"Yeah!" Jiang Heng laughed, "Liu Hua!"
Liu Hua was in the team. Half a year ago, on the day that Prince Ling decided to stay and live and die with Jeju, everyone decided to send Bi Shao away from the capital, and let him take Zheng's prince Zhao Cong and princess Zhao Hui to keep for Zheng. The last bone and blood. Shi Jiang Heng suggested that Liu Hua should also follow Bi Shao to take care of the little prince and princess.
Although Liu Hua was reluctant to part with her, she knew that staying in the city would not help her. When dawn came to say goodbye to Jiang Heng and Geng Shu, the palace was so busy that Jiang Heng couldn't care to see her. Now she is back.
On that day, she was wearing a fancy dress, her hairpin was hanging down with a golden step, and her robe was embroidered with the holy beast Huanglong. Jiang Heng noticed the details and was immediately shocked.
"You... Liuhua?" Jiang Heng asked her tentatively.
"This is Princess Liang," Long Yu said, "you don't know yet."
Liu Hua blushed slightly, and smiled at Jiang Heng, Jiang Heng realized that Liu Hua accompanied Liang Wang Bi Shao to escape, most of which were people who lived and died together, had feelings for each other, and then decided on a lifelong matter!
"Congratulations!" Jiang Heng laughed immediately, "I haven't had time to prepare a gift for you!"
Liu Hua asked, "Where's your brother?"
Jiang Heng explained so that Liuhua didn't have to worry, but Liuhua had a worried look on her face. Jiang Heng knew that she was worried about Geng Shu, so Long Yu comforted him: "No problem, General Nie has always used his troops like a god, and he is a mere representative. Man, he will not be defeated."
Jiang Heng sent Liu Hua away and agreed to meet and talk before the meeting. The letter hurriedly came to inform Geng Shu that he had arrived in the hinterland of Hanzhong, and that he had preliminarily ascertained the military deployment of the generation, and was waiting for the next step of the court's instructions.
Juicy handed the military newspaper to Zeng Rong, and asked him to convene his ministers for a meeting immediately. In the evening, there was news that Mi Qing had arrived.
Ying now respects the eldest princess Mi Qing. After Xiong Lei and Xiong An's father and son died suddenly, Ying did not know where to find a 20-year-old prince named Xiong Pi. Xiong Pi looks fresh and handsome, obviously he was specially taught by the gentry when he succeeded him. He looks like he is wearing a prince's uniform, but his eyes reveal his nervousness and anxiety.
"Jiang Taishi, long time no see." Mi Qing put his hand on the back of Xiong Pi's hand and got off the carriage.
"His Royal Highness." Jiang Heng saluted her and said, "His Royal Highness."
Xiong Pi nodded and looked at Mi Qing. The names of the two were aunt and nephew, but they heard from Mi Qing. Now Mi Qing is in power in Yingdi, and they are unique. Jiang Heng recalled the past. He had only a few words with Mi Qing, and the princess almost became the queen of Yong. After Juicong died, she was the queen dowager. Creation tricks people.
Juicy expresses his condolences appropriately for the death of Xiong Lei and Xiong An. After all, it is not about Yong's business. Others died violently in their own homes, unlike the king of Liang who was afraid of making mistakes. talk.
"The Age of Rebirth"
Mi Qing also mourned a few words and entered the Luoyang Palace to stay. Jiang Heng's day's work was over here. When he returned to the main hall, Juicy suddenly felt emotional and said, "They are all here. ."
Jiang Heng: "Did you think no one would come?"
Juicy Taki: "I believe in you, and I also give you face."
"Just give Jin Xi face." Jiang Heng glanced at Jin Xi on the case and said, "I have to come, things have to be resolved, otherwise what should I do? If you don't want to fight, you must negotiate peacefully. Come, I'm my brother... what's the matter."
Jiang Heng opened the letter and sat on one side of the emperor's case, while Juicy Taki sat on the other side. After Jiang Heng read the military newspaper, and then read Zeng Rong's attached "Army's Proposal", knowing that the problem was solved, he stretched his back.
"If you have nothing to do, take a rest early," Jie Gui said next to him, "in a few days, there is still time to be busy."
Jie Gui's words were to remind Jiang Heng, but Juicy Taki mistakenly thought that Jie Gui was urging him, and joked, "I'm already a lord, do you still care about my sleep?"
Jiang Heng glanced at Jie Gui, but Jie Gui didn't differentiate, just walked to the side and sat down.
"I can't sleep," said Juicy Taki. "For a few days, I couldn't help but feel nervous when I thought of facing Mr. San."
"There's nothing to be nervous about," Jiang Heng said with a smile. "They're all mortals with one nose and one eye. You're afraid of them, and they're afraid of you."
Jiang Heng naturally knew that Juicy was also a king. Most of the so-called fear was because his father destroyed other people's sects, and he was rampaging in his heart. It was not the word "benevolence", like a thorn. It’s strange to come here. From the king to the common people, everyone agrees to the law of the weak and the strong. In a world of great competition, if you don’t kill others, others will kill you, so you have to start first. to be strong.
But the people of Fengrong are often afraid, and the people of Yong have no gods, so what they are afraid of is wrong.
Although I don't believe in ghosts and gods, there are first saints. Every time one person kills another person's family, exiles the emperor, and executes the commoners, he will always feel uneasy and guilty in his heart. Belief".
For many years, Confucius raised his ears and face, and Meng Ke was like a ghost, thinking incessantly, "the Tao is more helpful, and the one who loses the Tao has little help". Even Geng Shu sometimes feels uneasy in his heart. If he kills a lot of people, retribution will always come, either on himself or on his family.
It is the thorn that reminds everyone all the time, so that people will not turn into beasts.
However, Juicy sighed again and said, "Heng'er, do you know what I was thinking when I saw King Liang?"
"You are afraid." Jiang Heng said, "Because my father killed a lot of people, and your father killed almost everyone, leaving Liang Ren in the current situation."
Juicy Taki: "Zhou You and Zeng Rong are both reminding me not to be afraid of them coming for revenge, not to be afraid."
"But you're still caring." Jiang Heng raised his head in the military newspaper and smiled towards Juicy, "You're not afraid that they will hate you, or that they will come to take revenge."
Juicy nodded, even he didn't know why, he didn't even dare to look directly into Bi Shao's eyes.
"That's a perpetrator," Jiang Heng said, "anxiety about a victim. Even if it wasn't your fault, you did your best."
Juicy didn't say anything, and sighed wearily, "I now realize that without you and my brother, I can't do anything. Heng'er, today I even thought that if you were the prince, you would definitely be better than me. Much better."
"They asked for it all by themselves." Jiang Heng did not answer directly, but changed the subject.
Juicy: "?"
Jiang Heng put away the military newspaper, poured himself a cup of tea, and poured another cup of Juicy Taki, looked up at the main wall of the Wanli River and Mountain, and repeated: "I, today's situation, is all at my own fault, and I can't complain. other people."
Juicy said, "What did they do wrong?"
Jiang Heng: "At the beginning, the emperor and General Zhao died in the place. When they entered Luoyang, the four people never thought that the death of the emperor would push the world of great conflict to the end. abyss?"
Juicy Taki suddenly became clear.
Jiang Heng: "If the emperor was in power, sealed as before, and obeyed the laws, once the princes started a war, they would attack them in groups. Will things become so serious?"
Juicy suddenly responded, and Jiang Heng said again, "Brother, what do you think the Son of Heaven is?"
"I haven't seen him before." Juicy thought for a while, then.
Jiang Heng shook his head, "I don't mean what kind of person he is, but what is he? What exactly is he sitting in the seat?"
With that, Jiang Heng pointed to the vacant seat between people, that is the seat of the emperor.
Juicy Taki was silent for a long time, something that no one had ever discussed.
"A symbol," Jutaki finally replied, "Brother, I think he is a symbol."
"What symbol?" Jiang Heng smiled.
Juicy Taki: "Symbol of the world."
Jiang Heng stared at the juice, the position, and he was going to sit on it soon. The truth is, he always needs to know first.
Jiang Heng nodded and didn't say it any more. He realized the fact earlier than Juicy. Just as he said at the beginning of Haige, Ji Xun is the world. He is the symbol of China, the symbol of rules, and the symbol of kingship. Sitting there, he reminded everyone that "the world" is alive.
Not just a false name, tens of millions of people, the vast territory of the land, the birds and beasts, the plants, insects and fish, all the strength and spirit of the hundreds of rivers converged, and after the case of the king of this place, Transformed into a figurative "person".
The will of man is the will of Shenzhou. He exercises the kingship and maintains the kingly way. He has his responsibilities. identity to distinguish.
When he left Wang's case, he was Zhao Jie's lover. When he returns to sit in front of Wang's office, he must maintain his unity with the "world" and try his best not to deviate from his will.
Therefore, when the Son of Heaven is in peace, the world will be at peace; when the Son of Heaven dies, there will be great strife in the world.
He promoted all laws and regulations, only to maintain the stability of the world, to eliminate wars, and to make everything prosperous.
"You will become a symbol," Jiang Heng said, "and you will no longer be yourself."
"I'm ready." Juicy nodded, knowing that Jiang Heng was also reminding him that since you will soon become "the world", the pain of the people is also your pain. This is no longer the identity of the king, and there is no longer a different view.