Chapter 174: One Word Shocks the World
"With a lonely outline, I ask the boundless earth, who is responsible for the ups and downs?"
Xu Yuanshou recited this poem over and over again, I drank three bottles of wine for this reason.
Not for anything else, he just wanted his students to finally have the consciousness of being a master.
When Lantian County only had one county, it was wise for Yun Zhao to be humble.
Nowadays, Lantian has covered sixty-eight states, and the land is more than a thousand miles away. It has 10 million people under its rule, 100,000 soldiers, and countless heroes hidden in the countryside. Just wait for Yun Zhao to say With this order, a million-strong army will surely sweep the world.
Today, Lantian is full of civil and military officials, and the country is rich and the people are strong.
If it is a latent dragon, its scales and claws should fly; if it is a young tiger, it should roar on the hills.
"Sad and lonely, I ask the boundless earth, who is responsible for the ups and downs?"
After Emperor Chongzhen heard this poem, he stopped having dinner...
In the main hall, I sigh until dawn.
Jian Nu, he can negotiate peace, Li Hongji, Zhang Bingzhong and others, he can use the power of the world to eliminate them, Yun Zhao... he has matured.
Counting the power in his hands, a strong sense of powerlessness invaded his whole body.
In the early morning, he forced himself to eat two bowls, killed two eunuchs who were an eyesore with a stick, changed into his dragon robe and went to the palace.
Today's court meeting was the same as usual, and the bad news still arrived as scheduled.
The officials are still chattering away at each other, and if you listen carefully, you can still hear deep fear in their words.
Yun Zhao's army left Guanzhong for the first time without any cover. Although it was aimed directly at Xiangyang under Li Hongji's rule, the feeling that that army brought to all the civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty was still fear. .
Every one of them knew the purpose of the emperor's court meeting today, but no one mentioned Guanzhong Yunzhao.
I just want to disturb the emperor's thinking with one bad news after another, hoping that the emperor can forget Yun Zhao's existence.
No matter how many bad things happen, they will eventually come to an end. The court meeting lasted from sunrise to afternoon, and when the ministers felt they had nothing to say, the emperor still sat high on the throne and did not announce his withdrawal from the court. intention.
Zhou Yanru, the first assistant, saw that the important ministers were no longer talking, so he sighed secretly and said: "Your Majesty, the eldest daughter of the emperor is already old. It is appropriate to choose a match according to the etiquette. I think it is my duty to instruct the officials, soldiers and civilians. Those who are thirteen or four years old, have good character, have a pure upbringing, and have good talents, sign up and go to the inner palace for selection."
Emperor Chongzhen said with an expressionless face: "It's accurate, Emperor. Women's weddings should be carried out in accordance with the official regulations such as palaces, crowns and clothes."
After the words of the monarch and his ministers were finished, the quiet leaves could be heard falling in the main hall.
After a while, the court hall was as lively as a vegetable market. Everyone began to praise the eldest princess for her nobility, elegance, good looks and intelligence. The princess's son-in-law should never be scorned. He is not worthy of the princess unless he is a peerless hero. .
Everyone knows the emperorAt this time, when the first assistant asked about the rationale for princess marriage, no one was willing to say the word Yun Zhao.
The emperor refused to retreat until no one said anything... So the emperor and his ministers remained in a stalemate until night.
"Sad and lonely, I ask the boundless earth, who is responsible for the ups and downs?
Back to King Chuang, Yun Zhao's meaning of writing this half-que poem is that besides him, who can be in charge of the Ming Dynasty? World?
It has the same meaning as when the King of Chu asked the Emperor of Zhou about the importance of the cauldron."
After Niu Jinxing answered Li Hongji's question, he retreated.
"Hahaha, the old yellow-mouthed boy finally got tough today. Grandpa thought he was going to be a bastard all his life, but he didn't expect that this yellow-mouthed boy's hair has grown all the way, and he finally dared to do it. Say something from your heart.
However, the world is so big and he can’t go anywhere. Why did he only choose Grandpa’s Xiangyang?”
Niu Jinxing said: “Yun Zhao?” The only concern is that King Chuang and the Eight Kings join forces and as long as they occupy Xiangyang, he can connect the already occupied Shizhou Guards in Kuizhou Prefecture into a line, and then completely surround Shuzhong in his territory.
In other words, Yun Zhao occupied Xiangyang, firstly to separate King Chuang from the Eight Kings, secondly to protect Hanzhong, and thirdly to facilitate his plot in Shuzhong and even Yungui.
Yun Zhao is ambitious, and Sima Zhao’s intentions are known to everyone. King Chuang will not let him succeed. The ministers believe that King Chuang should quickly resolve the grudges with the eight kings at this time, give up the pursuit of Luo Rucai, and work together to deal with it. Yun Zhao."
Li Hongji looked at Niu Jinxing with a wry smile and said, "It's not like we haven't fought with that wild boar spirit before. Ask Liu Zongmin, ask Hao Yaoqi, and then ask Li Jin and the others. Did you take advantage once?
You can't defeat it, but you can't defeat it. Do you think we can defeat it if we unite with Zhang Bingzhong?
The Lantian army is not the imperial army. We are used to it. , It's useless in front of the Lantian Army. They don't want money, they just want lives. The generals are all members of the Yun clan. The wild boar spirit will give an order and will not give up until the goal is achieved.
In the past few years, If the wild boar spirit hadn't been targeting the Jiannu, our life would have been even more difficult.
Grandma is a bitch. This wild boar spirit has regarded Ming as his meal a long time ago. No wonder he would rather take people to the grasslands to fight the Mongols and the slaves, but he ignores us.
He fundamentally looks down on us and thinks we are a group of bandits. Mud Legs.
Damn it, when did robbers start to divide themselves into different ranks?
He Yun has been a robber for almost a thousand years, so he is better than the rest of us. Is a person who has been a bandit for more than ten years smart?"
Song Xiance said on the side: "King Chuang should make a decision quickly. Yuan Zongdi is already on pins and needles in Xiangyang. If we want to defend Xiangyang, we must do it as soon as possible. Send reinforcements. If we don’t want to fight with Lantian, we will abandon Xiangyang."
Li Hongji looked at Song Xiance and said, "You must listen to me.Are you ready to give up on Xiangyang? "
Niu Jinxing sighed and said: "Now that King Chuang has made up his mind, we will issue a document and order General Yuan to evacuate Xiangyang. "
Seeing Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance leave, Li Hongji said to Liu Zongmin: "The land is of no use to us. There is nothing worth missing in Xiangyang. "
Liu Zongmin said: "What King Chuang said is absolutely true. People and horses are our lifeblood. As long as the people and horses are still there, we will have territory.
Li Hongji said helplessly: "I'm afraid that wherever we occupy, Yun Zhao will pursue us. At that time, our brothers will become his pioneers." "
Liu Zongmin said: "Everywhere we go, we plunder and plunder, leaving nothing but a white land for Yun Zhao. We want money, people, and land. As long as we have people and money, the world is so big that we can’t go anywhere! "
Watching his subordinates leaving one by one, Li Hongji couldn't help but sigh to himself: "I can't beat him, I really can't beat him..."
Strength is something Eternal decisive conditions!
Both Emperor Chongzhen and the bandit Li Hongji have a deep understanding of this thing.
Of course, Yun Zhao is also the same, and he is also a senior theory of strength.
After ten years of development and ten years of accumulation, Lantian County's accumulation is almost the best in the world.
In the east, Gao Jie is fighting against the Jianzhou warrior Yue Tuo. The grassland is filled with smoke and arrows are flying.
Every time a cannon is fired, a dark cannonball will fiercely penetrate into the ranks of the Jianzhou people, smashing the tall wooden shields and flying all the way. Waves of blood.
The gun was as motionless as a mountain, and wisps of flames were sprayed out of the barrel, killing two of the Jianzhou infantry who were approaching.
The cavalry on the side slowly moved closer to the main formation, and the horses had already taken small steps to charge in front of them.
The Jianzhou people's shield array was deployed again and again, and they were shattered by artillery again and again. Slowly retreating, although there were heavy casualties, the military appearance was still intact.
Gao Jie put away his binoculars and said to the ordering soldier beside him: "Bulls, three bursts, rapid fire. ”
As the flag swayed, the muzzle of the artillery began to rise. Then, shells erupted from the opening, flying into the sky with sparks, and streaked a high line in the mid-air.
At the same time, the cavalry led by Yunjuan put away their short muskets, drew their long swords, and shouted at the Jianzhou people's troops as their horses sped up. The formation rushed over.
The shells landed and exploded with countless black and red flowers, once again ruthlessly blowing the entire Jianzhou army to pieces.
Facing the two long dragon-like cavalry, the desperate Jianzhou Gushan Ezhen shouted, waving the sword in his hand and fearlessly facing the cavalry. Behind him, those Jianzhou soldiers who had just woken up from the blast were The people of the state, regardless of their formation, rushed down the hillside with their weapons raised.
The brave Gu Shan'er was really knocked to the ground by a grenade. Even so, he still stood up unsteadily, encouraged his men and continued to charge.
The explosion of the grenade caused the war horse to panic. Yunjuan controlled the war horse and continued to charge forward with a grin.
The rain of arrows poured down like a downpour, falling on the cavalry group, hitting the armor and helmets with a clanking sound, and there were screams caused by the arrows piercing the weak points of the armor.
The arrow-hit horse fell to the ground...
At this time, Yunjuan's horse had already rushed up the hill. He did not stop and continued to penetrate the Jianzhou army formation. .
The arrow rain only had time to send out a wave of arrow rain. Just when the arrows took off, the dark shells fell on the group of archers wearing only leather armor. The shell fragments flew everywhere and easily penetrated the leather armor and bodies of these archers.
The cavalry is wreaking havoc in the Jianzhou infantry formation, but Yue Tuo does not seem to care much about this place. Until now, the most elite Jianzhou cavalry has not appeared.
Gao Jie took a look at his artillery position, and then, amidst the captain's shrill whistle, the gunners advanced slowly with their muskets, and their connection with the artillery position was no longer so close.
The artillery still kept sending artillery shells to the places where they were most needed. As long as the dispersed Jianzhou people there tended to gather, the artillery shells would fall there, scattering the newly assembled troops again. .
The Jianzhou infantry finally could not withstand the charge of Yunjuan's cavalry and began to retreat. Yunjuan looked back at where Gao Jie was and saw that the commander's flag had not changed, and the flag representing the cavalry was still leaning forward.
He raised his sword and pointed it at the defeated Jianzhou infantry and said: "Kill!"