The next day, the atmosphere in Luoyang Palace was quite tense, and the guards were sent to patrol. However, there were not many garrison troops in the palace. Among the 800 people, 90% were elderly people in their 50s. Their swords were rusted and mottled, so they could only look around for warnings.
The young people were all transferred and guarded in front of the main hall, but the special envoys of Ying, Dai, and Zheng arrived on the same day.
Then, they had a fierce quarrel in the temple.
"As the king of the world, my king should never be involved in danger," said the special envoy of the State of Ying. "What if things fall into the hands of barbarians? Yingdi is bounded by the Yangtze River, and it can be defended by natural danger, even if the Yubi Pass. If it is broken, the whole country is also willing to protect the emperor’s integrity.”
The special envoy of Daiguo said: "King Daiwu has guarded the gate of Jianmen. There has been no war in Daiguo for a hundred years. Yingdi is prone to miasma. It is also a Nanyi. You and the Yong people are ordinary barbarians! My king, you have to follow let's go."
"Zheng is adjacent to the East China Sea," said the special envoy of the State of Zheng, "with three mountains as a barrier, the Queen Mother of the State of Zheng, and the emperor and the mother-in-law are sisters of the same clan.
Dai Guo's special envoy said: "Dai Wu Wang's grandmother was also born to the same mother as the previous king of Jin. Princess Ji Shuang is also the adopted daughter of the Dai Wang. Speaking of Dai Guo and the royal family, they are also related by marriage. Why was there only Zheng Guo?"
Liang Guo's special envoy said: "Our carriage and horses are ready. As long as the emperor is willing, we can set off immediately. My king, the situation is dangerous, and the Yong people will invade Luoyang at any time! come to…”
Wang Ting was silent, all of them were old people who couldn't sit still, Dazai cast a pleading glance at Ji Xun, but Ji Xun was unmoved.
"I'm tired," Ji Xun said. "Please leave the envoys first. The rest will be discussed in a few days."
The envoys panicked again and said, "No, Your Majesty!"
The special envoy of Liang State first stepped forward, and then, the other special envoys of the three kingdoms surrounded him. They approached the emperor with a passover ritual, and wanted to persuade or threaten again.
"Retreat!" Suddenly, there was a clear and angry shout from behind Ji Xun, but it was Jiang Heng who was writing.
Ji Xun was also very surprised. At this time, Jiang Heng actually stopped the rude behavior of the envoys. Today, Zhao Jie went out to arrange the city defense, and he never stayed by Ji Xun's side. Fortunately, Jiang Heng shouted and drank several people in the hall.
But when the envoys found out that the Taishi behind Ji Xun was a child, they were no longer afraid of him.
"My king." Liang Guo's special envoy didn't take Jiang Heng seriously at all. He took a step forward and, looking at the appearance, he actually wanted to pull Ji Xun off the throne.
"Someone!" Jiang Heng said angrily.
The second sound fell, and Geng Shu walked in from outside the hall, followed by the sound of a sword being drawn.
The hall was silent, Jiang Heng said, "Whoever dares to offend my king again, take a step forward and ask to be executed on the spot to thank the world."
"Yes." Geng Shu replied.
There was silence in the hall for a moment, Geng Shu was already very tall, with a straight body and a fierce look in his eyes. The envoy did not dare to make a mistake.
This is not like the war between the two countries, and if there is no slaying, although the emperor has declined, he is still the master of the world. If they were killed on the spot on the grounds of "offensive", all countries could only accept it.
The envoys slowly retreated to the bottom of the steps, and Ji Xun showed a mocking smile.
"Let's step back," Ji Xun said, "I naturally know what to do."
"Special envoy of the Yong Kingdom, Princess Juling is here—" It was communicated outside the hall.
All the messengers changed their faces in an instant, and saw a young woman wearing a black cloak walking quickly outside the hall. When she took off the cloak, her face was so beautiful that it seemed to light up the dimly lit hall.
The woman was dressed in a military uniform and had fair skin, but she was only in her twenties. She glanced at the hall first, as if she understood what was happening at a glance, and walked to the front of the steps.
Jiang Heng took a deep breath, but Ji Xun turned slightly and waved at him, indicating that it was okay.
Seeing this, Geng Shu stepped aside, and the beautiful woman first knelt down on the ground.
"How long does my king have to eat? How long does he sleep? All the people in the world are thinking of the Son of Heaven. It is a great honor to be summoned."
"It's all good." Ji Xun replied, "Princess Ju Ling."
Only then did Ju Ling get up and gave the envoys a contemptuous look. Then, Zhao Jie also came in.
Zhao Jie strode in, walked up the imperial steps, with his hands behind his back, his wrists behind him, his feet slightly apart, standing beside Ji Xun, like a mountain.
Ju Ling said with a smile: "My king, my elder brother invited the emperor to visit Luoyan City, and specially ordered me to come here to protect the emperor's safety. I asked the king to drive and move to Yongdu."
The envoys from the five countries gathered, and no one spoke for a while. In the silence, Ji Xun spoke slowly.
"Go back and tell Juicong, and tell your king," Ji Xun said, "I will not go anywhere. If the fire of war spreads all over the world, it should also burn to Luoyang. At that time, the emperor should die with all the people and retreat."
In winter, the dusk is bloody, Jiang Heng came out with the silk of the day, and Geng Shu was already waiting outside the door.
"Tonight, I'm going to kill them all." Geng Shu took off his helmet and said.
Jiang Heng changed his voice: "Don't! What's the use of killing the special envoy?"
Geng Shu was obviously still angry about today's scene, Jiang Heng said: "Once the Yong Kingdom enters the pass, the army of the Four Kingdoms will enter Luoyang, and sooner or later they will come. As long as Ju Cong doesn't enter the pass, they may not be so bold. "
The Yubi Pass is still in the hands of Yong Guo, and since the Qin Ming Dynasty, the Jui clan has firmly guarded the only pass leading to the Northland. Now that the four kingdoms want to regain the Yubi Pass and drive the Yong Kingdom army back to the north of the Great Wall, they are bound to take Luoyang to the north and fight a tough battle.
In the past few days, Jiang Heng has read through the military documents from ten years ago, and roughly estimated that Dai, Zheng, Liang, and Ying could summon an army of 500,000. The Yong army was good at riding and not walking, and the further south they advanced, the more unfavorable the mountains and hills were for cavalry warfare. Not to mention the fact that the Ying Kingdom still has the natural dangers of the Yangtze River and the 100,000 navy army. If Ju Cong is wise, he should not leave the customs and go south to fight the coalition forces at this time.
Geng Shu was silent for a moment. In three years, he slowly regarded Luoyang as his new home. As long as Jiang Heng was there, all this was no different from Xun Dong.
"Are we going?" Geng Shu said.
"Where are you going?" Jiang Heng asked rhetorically.
Xun Dong's scenes seemed to be still in front of him. At this moment, Geng Shu suddenly understood Mrs. Zhao's choice.
"Yes, just stay." Geng Shu nodded, even if the world is big, there is nowhere to go. Three years ago, they escaped from Xundong. If they escaped from Luoyang again, then he and Jiang Heng would be wandering around in this vast land in the end.
They saw Zhao Jie again, and this time Zhao Jie came to find the two of them specially and motioned them to follow him.
Ji Xun was waiting for them in the bedroom. After entering, Zhao Jie turned around, closed the door, and stayed outside.
Jiang Heng originally thought that Ji Xun wanted to say a few words about today | the court, but he still kept quiet - said nothing, and looked at the two with a smile.
"How have you been recently?" Ji Xun said, "You both have grown up since the first day you came to Luoyang."
Jiang Heng was about to bow, and he thanked the emperor for asking according to the number of rituals, but Ji Xun said, "No need to bow again, just get up."
After a long silence, Ji Xun sighed leisurely and said, "Have you seen the special envoy of the Yong Kingdom today?"
Jiang Heng had to answer: "Yes."
Ji Xun looked at Jiang Heng's face, as if thinking of something, but didn't say anything.
"I don't know if I can protect Luoyang Zhouquan," Ji Xun said, "General Zhao doesn't know either, I won't let Juicong hold him and be his king flag, but you are different. Jiang Heng, you and Geng Shu, this is the case. Follow Princess Juling back, and I will repair a book later, and the Tuoyong royal family will take care of you on your behalf."
Jiang Heng: "!!!"
Jiang Heng turned to look at Geng Shu, but Geng Shu took on the responsibility of deciding the fate of the two at this moment, and blurted out: "Yong is the enemy, we won't go."
Ji Xun was taken aback and explained: "Your father is a state scholar of the Yong Kingdom. Although I don't agree with the actions of the two brothers, Juicong will definitely treat you well..."
"Because of this," Geng Shu said, "I won't go. I don't care about any countrymen. They want to destroy our home. How can I recognize a thief as a father?"
Jiang Heng didn't understand what Geng Shu meant. This was the first time that Geng Shu didn't ask him what he meant when they were together for many years, so he blurted out and made a decision.
But Geng Shu's words were exactly what he wanted to say.
Geng Shu added: "They will make Henger do a lot of things and want Henger to work for Yong Guo. My father has already sacrificed his life. Neither of us is him. We do not owe Yong Guo anything."
Jiang Heng nodded and said, "Wherever my brother says to go, I will go."
Ji Xun's eyes became gentler, then he nodded and said, "It's just as General Zhao thinks, that's fine, then, whether Madam Zhao comes back or not, you can leave at any time, don't worry about us. ."
Geng Shu was still a little worried, but when he was about to speak, Ji Xun said: "Don't worry, I didn't tell Ju Ling anything about your background. She will leave early tomorrow morning." After speaking, she turned to Geng mysteriously. Shu blinked.
It was night, Jiang Heng and Geng Shu lay side by side on the couch.
"Brother." Jiang Heng whispered.
Geng Shu: "Yes."
Jiang Heng touched the back of Geng Shu's hand under the quilt, and Geng Shu turned his hand over and held it with him. Then, he turned over and put Jiang Heng in his arms. They have all grown up, and Jiang Heng has the body of a young man. Although Geng Shu is only fourteen years old, he is almost as tall as the guards in the palace.
Jiang Heng was a little embarrassed at first, but Geng Shu's burning body and smell were still so familiar.
"If there is danger," Geng Shu patted Jiang Heng's head and whispered, "you must follow me. Wang also meant it."
"I know." Jiang Heng whispered.
The next day, Ji Xun sent all the messengers away and announced to the world that the emperor would leave the court indefinitely.
It is said that the court is over, but it is just hanging a wooden sign at the gate of the tattered palace. The feudal kingdoms have long since obeyed the emperor's order and respected the emperor's etiquette, and no one cares about the emperor's decision, or what decision he is about to make. If it wasn't for mutual respect and Zhao Jie's sword, there would have been messengers who had already reached the king's rank and dragged Ji Xun out of the frame.
Geng Shu hung up the sign of leaving the court and looked at each other with Jiang Heng.
"It's New Year's Eve," Geng Shu said. "Whatever you want to eat, I'll buy it for you."
Jiang Heng said, "Let's go together, I haven't been in Luoyang for a long time."
The end of the year in Jin Dynasty was the winter solstice. In the fog, Luoyang City had a rare lively atmosphere. The street market opened. Although there were only forty or fifty shops, Geng Shu and Jiang Heng strolled from beginning to end in three years. From the end to the end, everyone recognizes it.
But even so, Jiang Heng was still very happy. I saw red lanterns hanging up everywhere, peach talismans inserted in front of every door, and self-brewed Tusu wine.
"I want to buy a jar of wine to drink," Jiang Heng said. "Can I drink?"
Geng Shu always doesn't let him drink, and he doesn't drink himself. Because their father doesn't drink, he once said that drinking was a mistake.
"Drink," Geng Shu said, "don't drink too much."
Jiang Heng could finally taste what the adults were drinking, so Geng Shu paid for a jar. But today in the outer city of Luoyang, for some unknown reason, many beggars from outside came.
"Why are there so many people?" Jiang Heng asked in surprise.
There are many people in the Central Plains, and at a glance, there are tens of thousands of people, and they flock to Luoyang. Everyone spoke in a dialect they couldn't understand, and Jiang Heng asked around, but couldn't figure out the truth.
"The Yong Army has entered the Yubi Pass!" someone wailed, "It's over! It's over! Luoyang is over! The world is over!"
Suddenly, Jiang Heng saw a person from Xundong City and heard a familiar accent.
The man was a neighbor two blocks away, but he could no longer recognize Jiang Heng, and said, "Who are you? Are you from Zheng too? What's your name?"
Jiang Heng realized that after three years, he had grown up and his appearance had changed, not to mention that when he left the Xuanwu Temple, the people in the city only glanced at him. He had never gone out before, so almost no one recognized him.
"King Kong Is Not Bad Dazhai Master"
"What happened?" Jiang Heng said, "Why did you all come to Luoyang?"
"We're going to fight!" the man said anxiously, "Can you share some rice for us? My children and mother-in-law are all over there, and Zheng and Liang's troops are coming! If they want to occupy Luoyang, they will be here with Yong. People are fighting!"
Jiang Heng was startled and said, "When did you come?"
However, Geng Shu was very vigilant. He pulled Jiang Heng to prevent him from talking to the Xundong people, so as not to be recognized, he said rudely, "Don't pay attention to him!"
People all over the street kept begging to the residents of Luoyang, the weather was freezing cold, and after turning a street, Jiang Heng saw more people fleeing.
"The Yong people have entered the customs, and the troops of the four countries have also arrived," Jiang Heng said. "They must have robbed the people on the road! Otherwise, there would not be so many refugees!"
Jiang Heng guessed right, the coalition forces were coming aggressively towards Luoyang. Yubi Pass was far away from Luoyang, and the Four Kingdoms were close to Luoyang, so the coalition army arrived in Luoyang one step ahead of Yong's army.
Wherever the army arrived, they looted the villages along the way. This is a lack of restraint, and it is also unwilling to restrain. After all, once you enter the capital, it is Luoyang territory, and it is no longer within the territory of Zheng and Liang.
Jiang Heng took a deep breath and said, "I have to go back and remind Zhao Jie."
"He knew it long ago," Geng Shu said, "the defense is being deployed. In a while, the army won't arrive, so don't worry."
"Then..." Jiang Heng thought about it, and then said, "Or give them the money?"
The two brothers had so much money that they couldn’t spend it all. If they really wanted to fight, they couldn’t take it away. Geng Shu was always very open to things outside his body. The money was crashing down, leaving the refugees to scramble to snatch it.
"Don't do this!" Jiang Heng said immediately, "You're going to trample people to death!"
Geng Shu replied: "Not much, it will be divided in a while, let's go."
The more than 1,000 money seemed like a lot, but in fact it was not enough for the common people to share. It was all robbed in the blink of an eye. Jiang Heng felt guilty in his heart. I am afraid that such loose money would cause many disputes and pushes, but Geng Shu had long since stopped. Dong had seen through people in the past, and he didn't want Jiang Heng to talk to them any more, so he dragged him away.